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BUILDING THE PRODUCTION BASE OF YOUR PROPAGATION ENTERPRISE part 1
ISSUE # 16 page 3 APRIL 1998
In previous articles I have discussed the mechanics of the business
operations, the accounting, cost allocation, tax and other office related
aspects of the enterprise. I have also discussed in other articles the
planning for your long term production goals and building the production
and developing a customer base.
to grow some brood stock and then to reproduce them.
Grow your business at home until it can begin to grow itself
The tanks are in two rows, of 12' with a 3' aisle between them, with two sumps on the floor between them that service 8 tanks. There is a 4' aisle on the outside side of the tanks with a work counter about 30'' wide to work on.
On the far side of the tanks there is a 3' aisle, and then the two rows of vats begin. with a 3' aisle between them and a 3' aisle on the far side of the rows of vats. The whole space takes up a room of 16' by 26' to raise the corals. Cement rocks are made in another area.
I have designed this modest layout to be a moderate income producer for the first year of operation, and will expand it as business can be built. I also intend to do some fish rearing in an adjacent space and this will probably involve another dozen large tanks, 55s and 75s plus some vats and smaller tanks for larvae and fry production and also a artemia and rotifer and phytoplankton rearing area.
The first years production, by one worker is planned to be a gross net of about $25,000. The planning is to average sales of 7 boxes of corals a week at an average price of $100 per box, delivered. keep in mind that boxes vary in size, mine will accommodate about 15-18 pieces, of various sizes.
So, how do I arrive at the figure of $25,000 gross net (before taxes)? Remember in previous articles I showed how to figure gross sales needed to reach the break even point (where sales equal and cancel out expenses) and how to figure sales needed to reach a target income.
The formula for reaching the figure for the net before taxes is:
I do not yet have a complete overhead budget from past history so this had
to be estimated, the figures for that are as follows:
rent $3600.00
electricity 960.00
salt 480.00
water 250.00
replacement lamps 2160.00
bags 150.00
insurance 500.00
delivery expense 600.00
miscellaneous 800.00
telephone share 400.00
for OPERATING OVERHEAD. This is not including any building expenses, just operating expenses. Some supplies I have and others will be added, but this gives a working figure which will in all probability be raised in future budgets. For now, its a figure to work with.
So I need to make annual GROSS SALES OF $35,000 to make a NET of $25,000. This is an average of 7 boxes a week but in the summer slow season this is not apt to be realized. These are planning figures, and actual results will vary, but, if all goes according to plan the year end results will be somewhere approximately around this.
you will experience burn out and not give your livestock the care and
attention that they need. But, if you do have a passion for this then
you can make it work.
Note, these figures do not include any debt payments. All equipment is paid for by the enterprise and no loans for business building or operation are anticipated. Once an enterprise begins sales, however small, the enterprise can build itself, and should, if, it wont pay its own way then its probably better to think of it as a hobby, and enjoy that. You do need a passion for this, if you do not, you will not succeed, you will experience burn out and not give your livestock the care and attention that they need. But, if you do have a passion for this then you can make it work.
The first years income is a modest projection, but it is well able to increase in the future with more experience and bigger and more brood colonies.
One other thing to point out and to emphasize, this assumes that I, and anyone doing this, can keep and maintain corals successfully, that I can reproduce them, and that I can establish relationships with businesses to sell them to at a price that they can make a profit with, and that I can get the finished product to them. If you read my bio in the Jan and February newsletter you can see that I have done all of these for some years. To enter into this kind of an enterprise without the experience and knowledge to do these things would be a fatal mistake for the enterprise.
find out what they like to sell
and what sells well for them,
and build a product list that you can live with.
If, you do not have the experience, then get it by doing it. One thing I would strongly suggest is to work part time in a good pet shop to get a feel for what their needs are. While doing that set up several tanks of corals and begin to grow some brood stock and then to reproduce them. Grow your business at home until it can begin to grow itself. You will reach a point where you can swap corals to stores for more equipment, watch the classified ads in bigger city newspapers and begin to pick up tanks and equipment. Build some vats for coral cutting growout. make them shallow to get best advantage of your lighting. Experiment on your rock making and develop ones that work for you and your customers. It all takes time, but, it all needs to be gone through.
I have a degree in animal and fisheries science, and masters work in fisheries, plus associates degrees in business and accounting, but, that is not the main requirement, I still had to learn what I know best from applied experience. You can learn what you need to learn from the net, from others and from your own experiences, share them with others, and find out how others do things. The biggest part of this is using your common sense and being willing to learn and taking advantage of chances to do so. Visit shops and see what they are selling, find out what they like to sell and what sells well for them, and build a product list that you can live with. You can also add other products to your line besides corals, look at what is needed and see what you can come up with.
Read, and reread Paul Hawkens book titled, GROWING A BUSINESS. Then apply it to your own enterprise. Watch your expenses like a hawk, and improvise and make do while you are planning on growing your own business. Most of all, ENJOY IT!!!! If you do not enjoy what you are doing, do something else! This is not for everyone, but, if it is for you, then go for it.
Share your experiences with us through GARF, email me on any questions.
We have been collecting several types of leather or cabbage corals. These corals can grow very fast in the right aquarium set up. They seem to do better when they are grown in bright light and strong water flow.
Several of the corals we grow have nice large polyps along the edges of the body. These types are very popular. I used to think that these corals did not do very well in our marketing research because we did have very many of them in the lab. I learned that there were only a few left because they sell very well. They need plenty of room to grow and after being propagated tend to shrink up and the polyps take awhile to extend.
This mother colony actually came from a very kind young man who had to leave for Ireland for a year or two and didn't want to just give away all he had strived for. So he drove this beautiful animal amoung many others to the Foundation for our care. We find that you can propagate this animal and glue other specimens such as green stars to the same rock. It does not seem to fight or sting other corals. This well developed mother made over 30 cuttings. We take this animal out of the reef tank and propagate in the open air and dip the mother in a bowl of fresh salt water before placing it back into the system. The mother will recover and grow back slowly.
|The group of soft corals we are working with this month are all in the order Alcyonaria and they are sold under many common names. We have seen them sold as Leather corals, Cabbage corals, Lettuce corals, Cauliflower corals , and Finger leathers. The corals in this group come from any one of several genera including Lobophyum, Sarcophyton, Sinularia, and several others. All of the corals in the the leather coral group can be propagated using this method.
The corals we used in the pictures are some of the more difficult to attach because they can shrink to a very small size. We have found that by using a thin strip of bridal veil netting along with the glue we can attach the corals very fast. The netting is streched across the base of the cutting after it is glued to the plug.
It is very important that the cutting is dipped into reef water as soon a possible. The glue heats up when it cures and you must cool the cutting before damage can take place. The glue will seal the cut and help keep the cutting from becoming infected.
|It is best if you can remove the coral from the brood stock aquarium before you cut it. We have had some problems with these types of corals when we cut them underwater. Many of the softer types bleed quite a bit when they are cut and the fluid can be toxic. We placed this large coral in a bowl of water from the aquarium it came from. A second bowl of reef water was set aside for the cuttings. After we finished cutting the large coral we washed it before placing it back in the reef to grow again.
It is important to watch the temperature of the smaller bowls so they do not drop below the safe zone of 74 to 80 degrees. You do not want to stress the cuttings any more than you have to. We are certain that by being able to process all 30 cuttings in a few minutes by using the glue we reduce the stress.
When the coral is in the bowl you can start to map out the best way to cut it so that you can get the best cuttings while doing the least damage. We try to remove the edges of the soft corals so we can keep the main body of the coral whole. The corals seem to have a strong repair mode they go into and the central part of the stalk may not heal as fast as the edges. We do not often remove more than 1/2 of the tissue around the outside of the corla.
BE BOLDUse very sharp scissors and make fast clean cuts, do not saw through timidly. You want the cuts to be as clean and smooth as possible so the coral can form a skin over the damage.
When the skin has formed over the top of the stalk it only takes about a week before the entire healed cut starts to grow polyps. We take the head of the coral into Sally Jo's office and cut it into 1/2 inch slices that look like a pizza. We drop the slices into the bottom of her cutting tank for a week and they heal and start to attach to the gravel. The Sarcophyton cuttings are heavy enough to sink right to the bottom. When we tried that with Sinularia and Lobophytum cutting they almost always blow into dark corners and die. That is why we needed to develop a method that would attach these corals to rocks without the trouble of them working loose in the cutting tanks. It takes a lot of extra time to remove empty plugs after we have set a group of corals for a grow out.
|This method can be tried when the other two methods we use on these corals do not seem to be working. The first and fastest method that we try on a new coral is the one that works fine on the Sarcophyton from Palau. We just put a bit of glue on a plug and glue the coral to the rock. These corals do not shrink much and the glue holds them in place until they grow onto the rock.
The second method we use for very soft corals is the one where we cover the entire cutting with netting and then we rubber band it in place. The corals stay put but there are two problems with this method. the corals often do not get enough water flow under the netting and they die. When they do grow, they sometimes stick to the netting instead of the rock.
You can see in this picture how the netting is over just the base of the cutting. The netting is embedded in the glue so it gives the cutting support. The netting allows us to pull the cutting down into the glue so that it can not shrink out from under the glue. We have have very good success with this method on the flat growing soft corals.
When the cutting is attached we trim off the extra netting, and the rest of the netting and the glue soon grows coralline algae. We will have some pictures of these cuttings in a future issue.
This month I am going to discuss another 'mechanic' of beginning the reef enterprise, the actual mechanics of building the production base of your propagation enterprise.
" you begin where you are at, with what you got"!
Whether that is a ten gallon tank
or a large array of long established tanks.
The only way to begin is to begin.
In past issues I have referred to a "production module". What I have meant by this and explained is an array of equipment planned out to achieve a sustained production of reef organisms. In order to achieve this you need brood stock and a place to house them, and a place to put cuttings of the brood stock while they grow out to saleable size. For some species this can be achieved in one tank and in others you will need several. I find for growout that shallow tanks or vats work best. I like the tanks for maintaining the colonies for the visibility that the clear glass sides gives to observe the brood stock.
it is enough to start with, and to grow from.
Once you have a number of corals grown out you
can begin swapping them for equipment and supplies
I think that making your own rocks is far preferable to other methods and will give you a superior product. I have found that for a one man operation an area 8' by 12' or so will give me enough room to make the rocks I need. I let the rocks cure after pouring for two days and then give them a 6-7 week soak in fresh water and then I store them in Rubbermaid 'trash cans' for several weeks until I need them. This has been covered in other issues of the newsletter and elsewhere, in detail. one thing I would point out is that it is not a good idea to make the rocks in the same area as you are growing marines, the cement dust can contaminate your water, or you could easily accidentally put a raw rock into a tank thinking it is cured, keep the work areas separate.
Whatever amount of equipment that you have now it is enough to start with, and to grow from. Once you have a number of corals grown out you can begin swapping them for equipment and supplies and as you gain experience and expertise in producing corals you can begin selling them. I stated early on in this series that it is good to develop a working relationship with one or more shops that you plan on doing future business with. You can get a very good idea of the market for corals in your area by studying the prices of the shops that are doing a good volume of business.
Compare prices between shops, and divide the prices by 2-3 times to get an idea of what the shops are paying for their corals. This is a rough ballpark method but will give you an idea of what you will need to be selling your corals at to compete. You WILL have a superior product, if you give them enough time to grow out and develop. Your products being captive raised will already be acclimated to aquarium conditions, and there will be ONE water change from your tanks to the dealers, as against the numerous ones that they experience coming from abroad. Your product will be healthier and stronger as a result. You WILL have a superior product. But, you will still have to compete with cheap shipped in corals. Keep this in mind.
As I said, looking at the dealers prices, and doing some simple arithmetic will give you a good idea of what they are paying for them, do not get the idea that they are 'making a killing', they are not. The old joke in the pet business is that the best way to make a small fortune in it is to start with a big one. It is a tight margined business with a lot of overhead and costs that are not readily visible to the customer. Without the contribution margin of the corals markup they will, and do, go under fast.
So, lets assume that you have visited a couple dozen shops, and have a good idea of what they are buying their corals for. Now, how do you figure out how to make a living from that?
If, you are unsure then begin on a hobby level
and gain expertise in growing corals while you get the feel of it
and decide if this is what you want to do.
The simplest way is to figure out how much that you want to realistically make from your business. Is it to be strictly part time, or do you want to eventually work it into a full time thing? Or do you just want to grow out enough stuff to swap for the supplies and equipment that you want for a hobby? All are equally valid goals, and all realizable. Each goal can be achieved by estimating, carefully how much that you can produce, with the equipment that you have, and plan on obtaining. First, you really need to know what you want to do, and begin to work towards that. You can start with one tank, and grow from there. If, you are unsure then begin on a hobby level and gain expertise in growing corals while you get the feel of it and decide if this is what you want to do. For sure, if it is not workable for you as a hobby it wont be as a business. But, start somewhere.
Lets look at typical arrays of equipment , and what can be done with them.Lets say that you have a 55 gallon reef tank set up with a variety of corals that you have assembled as a hobby tank. you probably have the basic brood stock that you will need to begin to build a product list of. Some corals will do well for you, some will be difficult. Corals that others have problems maintaining will do well for you, and you wont be able to keep some that others say is a snap. The difference will be water, and your own style of husbandry. Find out what works well for you and concentrate on them.
You should over a period of time come up with a list of 5-10 corals that you can produce regularly and have available to your customers in good condition and sizes. Do not make all of your corals the same size rocks, vary them, offer more small ones then big ones, the small 3-5" rocks sell easier for the stores then the big 20lb specimen rocks. But, have an assortment, and be consistent with what you offer, a small, medium and large rock that is about the same from batch to batch. I sell most of mine in mixed box lots and that works out well for the customer as they get an assortment and it is easier for me to put box lots together. Works well all of the way around.
Now, with your reef tank and the 30 gallon you can begin to gain experience making cuttings and growing them out. You will find that most cuttings take 2-4 months to make a saleable product, so your production from the 30 gallon tank will be somewhat limited. The other thing that you will notice is that the 55 gallon reef tank while lovely to look at, is inefficient in space usage. You will have a lot of space used up by rocks that the corals are setting on. For colony tanks I suggest building racks to hold your corals, they allow more water in the tanks and give you much more efficient use of space. You can make racks of plexiglass, I have some made of scrap pieces of egg crate left over from making plenums. They have shelves of about 4" width, and about 46' long on other pieces of egg crate, tied together with plastic tie bands. I have 4 shelves in a 75 gallon tank that hold about a 100 cutting rocks of various sizes. I can also easily keep 20-30 colonies of various sizes on these racks. This will give you much more efficient use of your space.
Now, if you have a colony tank, you need a place to put your cuttings for growout. I use 2-3 cutting growout tanks for each colony tank. This is what I call the basic production module. With it you can turn out several boxes of corals every 4-6 weeks, depending on the size of your boxes.I have 3 different packs, one box with a large specimen rock, and 10-12 smaller 3=5' rocks, one box with several medium rocks and 8-10 small rocks and one box with 12-15 of the small rocks. There is a variation on this production module that is worth looking at, that is the use of plywood vats, either 4' or 8' long by 2' wide, with 1'' by 1'' in the corners and seams to give more screw space. These are lined with clear plastic or pool lining, I like 46 mil clear plastic. They are 12" deep, and can be stacked 3 high to make a space efficient growout array.
You can grow a LOT of cuttings out in such a vat and this is my unit of choice for coral cutting growouts. I use plain 2" by 4'' s for a rack to hold them and put two 48" shop lites on each 4' rack. If you have enough room make the vats 8' long.For the 4' long vats I use half inch plywood. I went to the 4' by 2' as 3 sheets of 4' by 8' plywood makes 4 of the vats. Somewhat cheaper then buying tanks. But, for colony maintenance I prefer the tanks. BTW, the cheapest way to buy tanks is to watch your classified ads in your local newspaper, or that of the nearest large city, you can buy the sizes that you want very reasonable over a period of time, well below wholesale.
my expectation is that 12-15 of the 75 gallon tanks for colony tanks
and 10-12 of the 4' vats will produce enough corals to make a
modest income with one person doing it.
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PORTOROŽ: The Slovenian/Croatian/Bosnian/Serbian coproduction Riders / Jezdeca began shooting on 19 May 2019. The road drama about two best friends in their mid-twenties is the first feature by 32-years-old Slovenian director Dominik Mencej.
TREBON: The young Serbian animation house Origin Tales will coproduce the eight-part TV series Move It or Lose It. The project was pitched by Italian director Raffaele Compagnoni and producer Feberico Riboldazzi from the Italian production company TIWI at the CEE Animation Forum, taking place during the Anifilm festival, which concluded on 12 May 2019.
TREBON: Polish production house Badi Badi builds on the international success of their previous projects with The Guardian of Legends, which was pitched at the CEE Animation Forum, taking place in tandem with the Anifilm festival of animated film, that concluded on 12 May 2019.
TBILISI: Georgian artist/director Tatia Skhirtladze has started shooting her long documentary The Encounter with co-director Anna Khazaradze as a coproduction between Austria, Georgia and Serbia.
TBILISI: Georgian director Irakli Metreveli is in postproduction with Roma and the Camel Man, a long documentary that he shot in Georgia from 2017 to 2019. The film is produced by Nodar Nozadze through Pansionati.
TREBON: The Polish/German team of director Eliza Plocieniak-Alvarez and film student producer Laura Messner presented their animation cut-out TV series The Very Hairy Alphabet at the CEE Animation Forum, running 6 - 8 May 2019 in tandem with Anifilm festival (7 – 12 May).
TREBON: Producer Radim Prochazka of Produkce Radim Prochazka and writer/director Petr Vodicka introduced their stop animation children's film Babu in the Night City at the CEE Animation Forum, taking place in the Czech Republic on 8 May during the Anifilm Festival, running through 12 May 2019.
TREBON: Serbian/Canadian producer/director Vojin Vasovic and Serbian producer Milorad Kocic presented the family animated film in development Twice Upon a Time at the CEE Animation Forum on 8 May 2019, taking place during the Anifilm Festival, running through 12 May in the Czech Republic.
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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Jays Rating: C. I had one eye open.
Actors: Dustin Hoffman / Jason Bateman / Natalie Portman
In the warm-hearted family film, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, all of the toys come to life and the store itself is magical. Edward Magorium (Dustin Hoffman) is the 243 year old proprietor of a magic toy store for over 113 years. (And I thought 10 years as a blind movie critic was a long time.) Mr. Magorium knows he is about to depart from this life so he informs his lovely young store manager Molly Mahoney (Natalie Portman) to prepare to take over the Emporium. Molly lacks the confidence to run the Emporium so the toys become unhappy and the store begins to from its colorful appearance to dull gray. A regular visitor to the store is a young boy named Eric Applebaum (Zach Mills) who has no real friends of his own but feels the magic of the Emporium. With the help of Eric and an accountant named Henry Westton (Jason Bateman) who was hired by Mr. Magorium to determine the store's value, Molly finds the magic within herself. (As if we didn't realize what was going to happen in this feel good plot.) This is an original story but nothing in it is original. That line is about as confusing as the title but it makes sense. The characters don't have any substance and worst of all this film is supposed to be about magic and there is no magic to the story. Kids will love the special affects, parents will be happy there's nothing offensive and best of all – it's only 90 minutes long. (I think I aged a year in those 90 minutes.) This is a charming film that the kids will enjoy and didn't put me in a coma, so I'm giving it a C rating.
This movie has been given a G rating by the MPAA
Although I am blind, I can appreciate a good movie as well as sighted individuals.
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"What we learn with pleasure,
we never forget."
-Alfred Mercier
We are so fortunate to celebrate our 17th graduation on Saturday. From Hi no de pier, we sailed in to Tokyo Bay with Haneda airport and Odaiba in the background, we enjoyed children's performances, our graduation ceremony, and our guest performers.
Great company, the cruise was filled with laughter, tears of joy, children were stoked, parents were proud. But above all, there were feeling of accomplishment from all corners of the room.
Graduates and students worked hard to be better than yesterday, and to understand their best work. They put on amazing performances, so well- they looked ready for Hollywood. Inspiring poems from the graduates made all of us proud! It was clear that they appreciated their parents, enjoyed their friends company and loved learning and spending time at J's. With friends all continuing into other international schools, Nishimachi and St. Maur's to name a few.
A little glimpse from the graduation.
"On the day of my son's high school graduation, I vividly remember his kindergarten graduation[at J's, 13 years ago]. He was a lot smaller and a lot cuter. However, his love of learning hasn't change at all. Thank you for creating such a strong foundation of learning."
A beautiful ceremony to conclude a beautiful school year. Thank you to everyone who made this day possible.


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7 Most Violent Movies of Bollywood
Bangalore: When it comes to commercial movies in Bollywood, action, comedy, thrill and power packed violence are the super hit formulas. But there are some movies that take you through an unpleasant journey and give you goose-bumps. These movies are known to feature extreme violence that portray through brutal murder, physical violence, sexual abuse among many other things.
Below is the list of such violent movies of Bollywood:
1) Bandit Queen:
Year: 1994
Shekhar Kapur directed Bandit Queen which is one of the most violent movies ever in Bollywood. Bandit Queen is based upon Phoolan Devi's life and was released in the year 1994. The film portrays a true story of legendary female warrior Phoolan Devi and her journey through her life. The title character was played by Seema Biswas in this film and the film faced lot of controversy and censorship because of the depiction of gang rape, extreme violence and rough language.


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long distance hiker, day hiker, occasional gear talker generally just enjoying the outdoors and a 2015 Continental Divide Thru Hiker
Monday, October 1, 2012
A few post trail thoughts
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Hi Maya--ReplyDelete
I posted to you awhile back--thank you for your response. Do you have an email addy I could reach you at? I'm in the Bay Area. Would love to connect as I plan my 2013 hike!
Thank you for all your work on the journal and the posting of your videos.
I've followed your posts from Campo and met you one mile north of Snoqualmie Pass where where you took the time to chat and answer my many questions ... Thx.
Maybe bright colored clothing will help to ward off the "pity party" as well as they made you look great on the trail.
I'd like to see your gear reviews.
'til later,
jon (Gandalf) class of 2013
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You make my heart happy
You get carted around from place to place and you remain content. When I look at your beautiful face, you smile with your whole body and I return the grin. It's amazing to me that just under 4 months ago you were tucked away in my warm belly. I can't imagine my life without you here to hold & squeeze & love, and just to make every day just … really good. I love you with my whole heart Leo.


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Category: Angel Eyes
Angel Eyes and Beauty Dior Stripping Together
March 4th, 2014 in Angel Eyes, Beauty D'ior, Pornstars
Fantastic set of legendary porn stars Angel Eyes and Beauty Dior getting naked together on a lunch break. I would love to eat some of that ASS for my lunch.
Pictures from: Bang Bros
See the FULL video at Bangbros Network – The home of Ass Parade and other legendary porn sites!
Angel Eyes Drops a Blue Thong
October 4th, 2012 in Angel Eyes, Pornstars
Sexy porn star Angel Eyes drops her blue thong to pose naked on a terrace! Always loved her big booty.
Pictures from: Bangbros Network
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Cherokee D'Ass and Angel Eyes in Dildo Action
October 23rd, 2009 in Angel Eyes, Cherokee D'Ass, Porn
That Essence and Cali post made me crave some more double booty action so I dug up this set it the backyard of my harddrive of Cherokee D'Ass gettin' nasty with Angel Eyes! Angel's pussy look mad wet when Cherokee stick a dildo all up in it. Nice!
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Alexis and Angel get Nasty
June 26th, 2009 in Angel Eyes, Porn
You have the ass of Angel and the tits of Alexis, its like the perfect blend. These girls seems nasty as fuck and I wouldnt mind spending friday night alone with them.
Pictures from: Sorority Sistas
Pornstar Angel Eyes
April 28th, 2008 in Angel Eyes, Pornstars
Oh man, her sweet ass is begging to be fucked.
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Acclaimed concert pianist, Angel Joseph-Gordon, will present at a special fund-raising concert for Kia Ora Gaza at 7:30pm on Tuesday 17 April at the Auckland Irish Club centre, Rocky Nook Ave, Fowlds Park, Morningside.
Angel will also perform a fund-raiser for Auckland Women's Refuge 7:30pm on Monday 16 April. Entry to both concerts is $10.
Kia Ora Gaza has launched a public appeal to support New Zealand/Aotearoa participation in the 2018 international Freedom Flotilla to challenge Israel's illegal 10-year blockade of Gaza.
Our Appeal Target is $40,000, which includes our nominee's airfares, accommodation and our share in the purchase and upgrade of the flotilla boats.
Link to the FaceBook events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/168284673984393/?active_tab=about


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10 businesses named after family members
Choosing a name for a business is tricky – it's got to be catchy, memorable and sum up 'you' too. We searched the web for crafty companies who took family names as the ultimate personal inspo. Find out how this line-up of crafty businesses came up with their shop names.
So you're looking for a business name. How about naming it after Nan, or combining your name with your partner's like celebrity power couples? If all else fails use our trusty craft business name game: take your favourite colour and find the quirky paint name for it, use one word from the colour name, add your craft of choice and the name of the street you grew up on (or a family member's name). Shuffle them round until they make no sense! So, Dayroom Crochet Orange or Henrietta Embroidery Villa. Huzzah, it works! Now you try.
1. Flossie Limejuice
Shelagh called her business "Flossie Limejuice" after her mother-in-law's nickname for her grandson's toy rabbit. Aww!
Image © Flossie Limejuice
2. Anais & Aiyla
Mish named her business after her daughters Zoie Amelia Anais and Emilie Aiyla Aeon. She says: "When we moved back to the UK from the Cayman Islands, one way I found to help them adjust to their new (very cold) surroundings was to crochet for them."
Image © Anais & Aiyla
3. Bobostitch
Cross stitch queen Hannah Sturrock named Bobostitch after her son's mispronunciation of his sister "Baby Olive"'s name. "She was born around the same time," says Hannah. "The name is a constant reminder for me that the business is totally intertwined with our family life."
Image © Bobostitch
4. Lily & Val
Owner Valerie McKeehan says: "Lily is a nod to my mother. We both share a love of flowers, in particular, stargazer lilies!"
Image source: Lily & Val
5. Mingo & Grace
Designer Farrah Gee named her children's clothing brand after her little twins' middle names.
Image © Mingo & Grace
6. Kit and Nancy
Maker Laura named her business after her grandmas: Kit and Nancy.
Image © Kit & Nancy
7. Bob & John Knitwear
Jonie Worton's knitwear company is named after her equally hands-on grandfathers, engineer John and builder Edgar – known as Bob.
Image © Bob & John Knitwear
8. Clarise Crafts
Alyssa borrowed her business name from her mother Denise, who set up a jewellery business with her friend Claire under the name "Clarise", merging the two friends' names. Alyssa says: "I do get called Clarise but I see it as my crafty alter-ego!"
Image © Clarise Crafts
9. Holly and Evie
Let's not forget the most important family members of all! Lucy Vernon named her knitwear company after her first dog Holly, and her current pooch, Evie.
Image © Holly and Evie
10. Lily & Dot
Aussie "vintage whimsy" store Lily & Dot was named after two very creative grandmas.
Image © Lily & Dot
Named your business after loved ones too? Leave your business name and link in the comments below and tell us why you chose the name.
Good read: 5 steps to naming your creative business
Name your business in 10 seconds or less


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During one walk near Glastonbury, I ventured into a field and just happened to catch this on my camera. You never know what to expect with Walk Innovation. This walk was particularly good for many reasons. These 2 short videos captured a small slice of why….
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFQks2AEKNg] There are certain guildlines I try to think about in ad making:
Storytelling. Emotion over logic. Show don't tell.
Well, this ad has them all. I showed it to my partner, afterwards his face was red and he was teary eyed, I had a similar reaction, that's from two jaded political ad professionals.
Great ad. I could talk about the execution or whatever, but in an ad like this, all that doesn't matter. All that matters, is that its an amazing story, that says something critical about the candidate's character, and it does so in an emotionally compelling way.
They say positive ads don't move numbers, well if any positive could move numbers it's this one. Might be the best ad I've seen this year.


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Realty Access Global has appointed Title Trustees International Limited as trustees of their fractional property ownership scheme in order to protect the Participants.
The team of Title Trustees draws on more than three decades of escrow and trustee experience and has a reputation of being innovative, flexible and receptive to the practical needs of both clients and Participants alike.
Title Trustees International is part of the Hutchinson Group, which is the largest trustee and escrow service provider to the leisure and real estate in the UK.
The head office or corporate office is in the UK and they are well placed to serve a global client base with group offices in Thailand, Spain, China and India.
Title Trustees International assists clients by providing essential full service back-office administration, including escrow and registrar services. They ensure the proper receipt and distribution of purchase funds and purchasers' returns (where applicable) using credible and secure bank accounts.


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The Google Trusted Stores plan lets shoppers know that participating retailers supply a excellent buying expertise and superb client service – giving them the self-assurance to make a obtain. At the moment none of the e-commerces from significant retailers of home improvement products offer you totally free shipping when delivering directly to buyers households. Unlike other sectors such as style and electronics , which have seasoned an enhanced adoption of on the web sales channels by local customers in recent years, house improvement products have remained largely commercialised in physical retailers.
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Being sick is something that we all hate and dread, but is sometimes inevitable - even if you live a healthy lifestyle. In addition to hating the feeling of being sick - between work, family life and social life - it can really throw a wrench in things. Ain't nobody got time for that - so let's talk about some things you can do to aid in quicker recovery.
Make sure to seek a health professional immediately if your symptoms are severe. These tips apply across the spectrum for the majority of illnesses and are by no means a replacement for seeking professional medical advice if necessary.
I hope these tips were helpful - have a great and healthy week!


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August 25, 2018
How many people do I need to form a Team?
Your team will need a total of 20 paddlers and one drummer. At least 8
of the paddlers must be women. You may add more people to your team
and take turns paddling if you like, just remember that you must have at
least eight women paddling at all times. You may want to ask a few people
to act as alternate paddlers for your team just in case you need to substitute
someone at the last minute.
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Do we need a Team Captain and Manager?
Appointing a Team Captain should be one of the first things you do.
The Captain is responsible for making sure you have enough paddlers,
keeping the team informed, booking your practice time and being the primary
contact for the Foundation Staff. You should also consider appointing a Team
Manager although it is not mandatory. The Manager doesn't need to be a paddling
member of the team so if you have someone who would like to be involved but
isn't keen on getting in the boat it is a perfect job for them. The Manager usually
takes care of the team's finances and insures all moneys are passed in to the
Foundation Office and that all pledge forms are completed properly. Both the
Manager and Captain will be invited to several meeting throughout the summer
and one or both of them should plan to attend. If neither are available they
should send a team member to represent them.
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How much is the team registration and what is it used for?
Registration fee is $1000 per team, which breaks down to less than $50 per
person. The registration fee is used to offset the cost of operating the Festival
such as; equipment rental of Dragon Boats, lifejackets, paddles, and portable
washrooms. Teams may have their registration paid for by a company sponsor
or raise the registration through certain types of fundraising. Donation may not
be used towards your registration and Revenue Canada does not allow tax receipts
to be issued for registration payments.
Is there a minimum amount of fundraising we need to do?
Each team will be asked to set a team fundraising goal to help support this
year's worthwhile project. Teams can collect pledges, sell raffle tickets or hold
fundraisers and we can help. We'll host an online auction, supply raffle tickets with
a great prize and help you set up your own online team fundraising page, just contact
us about how you can get started.
Team Captains should emphasize to all team members that the Dragon Boat
Festival is a fundraising project for St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation and we ask
that ALL team members do their part to help their team reach your fundraising goal.
When is the registration due and how can it be paid?
Once you have registered your team online your registration fee is due.
You may ask to have the fee invoiced to your company or sponsor, call the office
to pay by credit card or stop by the Foundation office on the main level of St. Joe's
to drop off a cash payment. If you would like to make special arrangements to pay
the registration through your fundraising efforts please call Jill Logan at 632-5497.
Do we need any equipment?
You won't need any special equipment to participate. We will supply your team with
paddles and lifejackets as well as a boat and a steersman (coach) so all you need
is your enthusiasm.
Do we need to know how to paddle a Dragon Boat?
You won't need any experience. We'll take you out the week before the Festival
for a team practice with a qualified coach that will show you how it's done and get your
team ready for race day.
Do we need to wear anything special while racing?
The main thing to remember is this is a water sport and your team's enthusiasm
may lead to getting a little wet. Make sure your clothes are comfortable and
consider bringing a few extras to change into.
Wear something on your feet that you can walk into the water with, loading and
unloading the boats sometimes needs to be done from shore depending on the tides.
What should we bring to the Festival?
Teams are encouraged to set up a home base in our Team Village (the ball field
on James Renforth Drive). Bring a tent, canopy, bag chairs or anything you think
might make your day more comfortable. You may bring food and drinks if you like,
we will have food, pop and water for sale at the Festival but having extra water at
is your tent site is recomended especially if it's a warm day. Some of our team
also set up a bbq for themselves. Just remember vehicles are not permitted on the
Ball Field so you will need to carry in and out everything you decide to bring.
Where can we park during the day of the Festival?
Parking is very limited at the Festival site. James Renforth Drive will be
blocked off and cars must have a parking permit to access the Festival grounds.
Each team will be issued a single parking pass so teams are encouraged to use
the free Park 'n Ride that operates throughout the day. The shuttle can be
pickedup at the Kennebecasis Superstore or the Rothesay Arena and will operated
from 7:00am to 6:00pm.Spectators and volunteers are also welcome to use the
free service.
Will we have a chance to practice?
Each team will have at least one scheduled practice time during the week leading
up to the Festival with a qualified coach. Your coach will teach you the proper strokes
and dragon boat commands. It is important to have your entire team participate in
your practice however if some members are unavailable during your time slot we
can arrange to have then practice with another team during the week.
How many races will our team have?
Each team will participate in three races (heats) throughout the day.
Your first race will be predetermined, if you have a special team you'd like to
race against we are happy to set it up. Your remaining races will be determined
by your race results, heats will be made up of teams with similar race times.
What if we don't have enough paddlers?
If you need a few more paddlers to fill you boat let us know. We will do
our best to have paddlers available that can join your team
I want to paddle but don't have a team?
If you're looking to join a team we can help. Just send us an email with
your contact information and we'll match you up with a team looking for paddlers.
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Help us ignite change for the 5 billion neglected surgical patients around the world!
On November 4, 2017, the G4 Alliance along with Summit Community Members Dr. Jaymie and Mr. Orion Henry will be hosting "A Night of Illumination: Igniting Change for the Neglected Surgical Patient" to shed light on the transformative power of surgical care, an essential health care strategy that can save the lives of millions.
For those unable to join our gala on November 4th, we have set up a way for you to support our mission of providing essential and affordable surgical care for the millions of people in need.*
Together, we can light the way to a better world: a world where obstructed labor, chronic conditions, congenital anomalies, and injuries are easily treated, where cataracts are quickly removed, and no one is left orphaned or alone in darkness.
With your help, we can create a future that is bright. Thank you for your support!
about the G4 Alliance & Our 2017 Gala
The G4 Alliance will be hosting a gala and silent auction benefit on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the House of Sweden in Washington, DC themed "A Night of Illumination: Igniting Change for the Neglected Surgical Patient." The gala will celebrate the winners of the first-ever G4 Alliance Collaboration Prize (Sponsored by the Henry Family) and feature entertainment, raffles, an awards ceremony, and remarks from special guests.
Check out our feature in Newsweek!
The G4 Alliance is a coalition of more than 85 global organizations working in over 160 countries to benefit a diverse and vastly underserved population: the 5 billion people around the world who lack access to safe and affordable surgical and anaesthesia care.
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April 05, 2015, Lisa B. Welch
I'm incredibly inspired by all things architectural. Take this column base for instance. The proportions of one curve relating to the next is, in a word, ' perfect'. The materials are perfectly suited for the job at hand. It's a thing of beauty. This particular column was designed by Bernini. However, as much as I want to learn and grow and discover new things, it never dawned on me to taste the creations of the great classical masters. This horse entrusted to help secure the Vatican, has his blinders on. The most important thing in his world is the taste of travertine, carved almost 400 years ago. Thank you Mr. Horse. Maybe someday I'll consider tasting some building components. You have perked my curiosity.


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It looks like March 2008 won't be one of my more prolific blogging months, at least not on this site.
I spent Sunday through Wednesday of this week at the mid-year conference of the National States Geographic Information Council -- NSGIC -- in Annapolis. But that doesn't explain my absence since Wednesday of last week. I guess I just got caught up in real life for a while there.
The NSGIC meeting as a whirlwind of busy, as it is usually the case. We hold the mid-year each year at about this time at Annapolis, so I have an easy trip and can linger a bit on Sunday morning before heading over for the first meeting of the day. And, since I'm so close, I can be back home, if needed, in just a few hours.
As I've noted in the past, the NSGIC crowd are nuts. They (we, I guess), start early and go late when we get together to discuss state and federal coordination of GIS and geospatial data. We did take an evening to dine at Paul's, on the South River, a bit west of Annapolis. We crossed this sunset-lit bridge to get there and watched it darken as we ate.
I decided to take notes during the sessions of this conference directly in the Blogger editor and so was able to post summaries of each session as it ended. It was an efficient approach, but it meant that I had to stay through each. Some were fascinating. Some were not. A few were fairly boring. I tried to keep a record, though.
On Wednesday, we joined another industry group for a breakfast on Capital Hill to discuss common policy issues. After, we had a few minutes to wander downtown. I'll have some photos in a few days. I also took advantage of a somewhat bright afternoon's drive home to get a few more shots of Delaware's border and the stones placed by Mason and Dixon.


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text: 10 Questions To Ask To Change Your Mind For The Better 10 Questions To Ask To Change Your Mind For The Better Photo Courtesy of Greatist How many thoughts did you have today that you also had yesterday? Ever think about it? We're broken records, ruminating on the same events, people, hang-ups, and to-do lists over and over again. Are you ready to hear about the impact those thought loops have on our actual, well, lives? As co-founder of Handel Group and a life coach for over 20 years, I've seen countless numbers of people stay stuck in their day-to-day lives until they make the conscious decision to change and evolve into something better. Photo Courteys of Langley Group Luckily, you don't have to wait another day or be stuck any longer. I have a quick roadmap to use when determining what is keeping you "stuck" at any time of year, and it has nothing to do with the weather and everything to do with you: Personal Integrity: When what you say and do aligns with your highest values. You can break integrity down into three connected components: physical, emotional, and spiritual. In any given moment, from the lens of these three categories, you can understand why you are where you are in reference to how you think and see your life. I'll elaborate: Physical: Exercise, diet, sleep, personal space, and any actions you are taking in this arena. Emotional: How your physical actions are making you feel and how you react to the actions of others. Spiritual: In a macro sense, how you feel about your life, how you see your path, and how you relate to the bigger picture. How connected you feel to what's going on around you. Here's a fact: whether you know it or not, these three factors are already at work in your own life. So often, we can't see their patterns because we invented the patterns ourselves, through our beliefs, habits, and character traits. Many of my clients come to me fully aware of their space in those three arenas, but totally oblivious to the connection between them. Like a little black box in our head, that information reveals the how and why of what's really going on in our lives. Photo Courtesy of Parenting Hub So how do we change the message? Breaking into that inner black box is the key to becoming unstuck, but it requires a thorough investigation of your inner dialogue (thoughts). Most people are hesitant to admit that their inner dialogue is controlled by fear and negativity, or they don't even realize it's happening. They continue to self-sabotage and then feel all the worse for dropping the ball, breaking their promises, and selling out on their dreams. You can gain insight into your own Personal Integrity by asking yourself the following 10 questions, and being honest: 1. What have you accomplished in life that you are most proud of? 2. How were you the driver in those accomplishments? 3. What areas of your life are not working for you? 4. How are you responsible for those things that aren't working? 5. How would you rate your integrity in these areas on a scale of 1-10: physical, emotional, and spiritual? 6. What are you saying to yourself about your life in the areas that aren't working? 7. What actions are you taking (or not taking!) in the areas of life that aren't working? 8. What are your dreams in the areas you want to improve? 9. Can you spot the pattern linking your actions to the way you feel on a daily basis? 10. How do you think changes in one area would affect another area? Truth is, in areas where you are succeeding, you have harnessed your mind. If you have a great career, a hot and healthy body, an awesome family, you have indeed figured something out in those areas. You have figured out how to smell the fresh bread at a fancy restaurant, hand the bread basket back to the waiter, and order and eat the kale. You can be powerful in a meeting, even if you're premenstrual (or your partner is). You know how to harness your mind and tell it to stop talking smack to you. Heck, you have even figured out that if you don't listen to that inner voice of yours, it shuts up. But in every other area of your life where you are not winning (yet), you haven't dealt with this. You haven't separated yourself from your inner dialogue, your thoughts, and your theories. Who is catching them? Answer: no one. Except now you are going to start separating yourself from them. This exercise does more than just revisit the New Year's resolutions you've half-committed to. It's the "why" of your promises, and connects you back to your dream for the big picture of your life. It lets you see how any one thing you're doing (or not doing) has a ripple effect on other areas of your life, and shows you where your attention is most needed. More than anything, it addresses the voices in your head that are calling the shots, and gives you the opportunity to change the message you are sending yourself. The good news is that every single day is a chance to experiment — with a new plan, a different practice, or a modified perspective. "How will I feel if I meditate four days in a row?" "What will happen if I alter this one thing?" Experiment, and then watch the changes as they happen before your eyes. Whatever you do, don't wait for spring cleaning to take an inventory of your current situation and do a thorough integrity check. Just as an action plan for "bathing suit season" starts months in advance of summer, an action plan for your life starts today, and it starts with changing your mind. Give it a try! Lauren Zander Lauren Zander is a life coach, university lecturer, public speaker, and the Co-Founder and Chairwoman of Handel Group®, an international coaching company based in New York City. She is the author of Maybe It's You: Cut the Crap, Face Your Fears, Love Your Life.


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2018 Carnival Celebrates BSE's 10th Birthday/
This year's BSE Carnival's birthday bash was another massive success last Friday, with over 1400 attendees enjoying a glorious spring evening on the Slope.
To celebrate Bonny Slope's birthday, the DJ kicked off the cupcake distribution to the school-wide tune of "Happy Birthday." Mrs. Maza and Mrs. Montelongo helped volunteers pass out 1,000 cupcakes, all of which were devoured.
The celebration included all the usual suspects– inflatables, food carts, games and prizes, a DJ, photo booth, and tattoo artist. The lollipop tree was also hugely popular and the Snack Shack rocked its sales (as always), with otter pops coming in for the win as the most sold item. Sunset students were out in force to manage the games and prizes, allowing more parents to spend the evening with their children.
The annual 5th Grade Pie Eating Contest marked another milestone for our about-to-depart students. Joe Santos expertly yielded the microphone as the event's Master of Ceremonies, keeping contestants and spectators informed of the rules (no hands!) and overall progress. A solid set of semi-finalists and the ultimate champ, Sam G., took home DQ gift cards. Congrats to all the contestants and parent organizers!
Huge thanks Carnival chairs, Kirsten Forsberg and Reilley Keating for taking on this annual BSE tradition. They are grateful to previous Carnival chairs, Debbie Heron and Elizabeth Bingold, for doing such an amazing job transitioning this committee.
Thanks is also due to so many parents who stepped up and filled the volunteer needs, from decor and signage, passing out the cupcakes, manning the inflatables, as well as set-up and clean-up in the gym, most especially Erik & Nadia Wald, Mike & Molly Lampros, Debbie Herron & Ryan Josephson, Ryan Johnson, and the BSCO Board.
The 2018 Carnival was free to the Bonny Slope community due to the incredible fundraising effort of the last several years.


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Melbourne has actually been called the world's most liveable city 4 years in a row– we freaking love this location!
A real banquet for the senses, the Festival provides the most elegant week-long home entertainment available consisting of the first-rate runway reveals including Australia's recognized and emerging designers, advanced production, appeal workshops, market workshops, online forums, live home entertainment and a lot more.
The Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival is a yearly event of style, appeal, company and artistic endeavor for everybody to take pleasure in.
Our culture and design is the supreme! With a lot taking place, it's not a surprise there's an occasion for every single citizen (and visitor) this Autumn– from the Melbourne Fashion Festival in March to the Melbourne International Design Week in May.
Get your calendar and preferred pen, because you'll have to mark these on your refrigerator!
March 14-22
Flemington Grazing Trail & Cellar Door
Saturday 14 March
The well-known Flemington front yards and increased gardens will come alive with a false choice of the absolute best shop wineries, breweries, and manufacturers Victoria needs to use. Foodies and wine fans can delight in tastings from exhibitors in a distinct cellar door environment.
Admission to the occasion is complimentary with your Super Saturday race day ticket– purchase yours online at Ticketek.com.au, or phone 13 28 49.
Cirque du Soleil, TOTEM
Running till Sunday 29 March
As the most significant horticultural occasion in the Southern Hemisphere, MIFGS sees a few of Australia's most beautiful landscape designers, floral designers, and providers embellish the heritage-listed website with unbelievable screens, bring in more than 110,000 visitors each year.
Totem is a touring program by Cirque du Soleil that premiered in 2010 and is now playing under the blue and yellow Big Top at Flemington Racecourse.
The program traces the exciting journey of the human types from its initial amphibian state to its supreme desire to fly. The cast includes 45 carrying out artists from 16 nations specializing in numerous spectacular acrobatic acts.
Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show
Wednesday 25 March– Sunday 29 March 2015
The Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show (MIFGS) returns for its 20th year with a burst of blossoms in 2015 at the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens.
Unwinded Racing
March 2015
Go to racing.com for all the fantastic occasions at a few of Victoria's the majority of renowned racetracks.
Unwinded Racing enables racegoers to delight in all the design and glamour that includes a day at the races however with a distinct, casual gown code.
Strictly Ballroom the Musical
Running till completion of May 2015
Based upon the much-loved Australian movie and directed by Baz Luhrmann, Strictly Ballroom the Musical functions timeless tunes from the video consisting of Love is in the Air and Time after Time, in addition to some terrific brand-new tunes by artists such as Eddie Perfect and Sia.
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
Running till Sunday 15 March
The incredible brand-new production of Strictly Ballroom the Musical will have audiences dancing in the aisles at Her Majesty's Theatre.
Food and wine fans in their hundreds and thousands each year enjoy more than 200 occasions that fill Melbourne's labyrinthine network of dining establishments, laneways, lights-turned-down basements and excessive roofs along with spilling into incredible local Victoria.
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Melbourne Food and Wine Festival will take a journey to brand-new frontiers of flavor with remarkable worldwide visitors and exciting occasions.
Summer Season Night Market
Running till Wednesday 25 March
Emerging designers, artists, artists and foodies display their skills at one of Melbourne's preferred summertime night occasions at Queen Victoria Market.
Moonlight Cinema Melbourne
Running up until Sunday 29 March
Moonlight Cinema is Australia's preferred outside movie theater, revealing advance screenings, brand-new release and cult motion pictures on the Central Lawn at Royal Botanic Gardens.=
My preferred screenings this month consist of Clueless, 50 Shades of Grey and Dior and I.


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The other possibility that no one ever seems to mention is the possibility of time travel, what if somewhere in the future we sent someone back in time, they traveled all the way back to ancient Egypt with no way to turn to the present. While they were living out the rest of their lives in the past they described to the ancient Egyptians what the future would be like.
Relief on a wall at Abydos Temple.
Thoughts ATS...
These thoughts...
...in which I explain how you can see for yourself what it really is and how the palimpset came to be.
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If it was altered over hundreds of years ago for instance, where did they get the idea for the planes?
Maybe they are individual inscriptions that are wedged together just enough to appear as something
that was not originally intended.


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Greetings peeps!
Welcome to another saucy post by me, the wicked gal BLMorticia.
Well I am busy! Whew! Very busy working on my novel series as well as making preparations for the next two novels and a sequel to my Lieutenant. I feel awesome that my story, You Don't Ask, We Don't Tell is the one getting the most attention. Usually, this would be time for Michael and "the head" to get busy on one of the many projects he's got going but nope, we're aiming to get done with this fabulous series that's become a 3 or 4 book monster and to think it all started with a submission call for men in uniform. 0.o
Now, I won't tell you which one. Not like it matters anyway because it's already passed but at times for all three of us muses, it might only take a scene or a picture, a song, etc to inspire a whole story and possibly a story series. What was it for me this time?
For You Don't Ask, We Don't Tell which is my gay contemporary erotica romance, it was what I'd been reading about the impending repeal of DADT.
For those of you unfamiliar, DADT was Don't Ask Don't Tell which, in short, was a ban of gays and lesbians serving openly in the US armed forces. Actually, Michael did a post on it at IRM. Thankfully its gone!
Sure, there have been plenty of stories about gays in the military and their struggles after they've left the service, but what about during their tenure? Then I got to thinking, since I do snark better than the other muses, why not make this a gay comedy?
(Pictured model/actor Marco Dapper, Cody)
Now, don't think for a second there's no tension because there is. Plenty of heartwarming moments as well as serious ones where my main character Cody will be tested and pushed to the limit but, in typical BL fashion, my cast will have some fun making plenty of humorous statements along the way. To think all it took was a subcall and the information about a serious issue for me to turn it into a whole series. I'm quite proud of it too. It's due out Feb 3 of 2012! If you'd like to know a little more, please visit my blog or even the post I did on Menspirations explaining the concept and showing you my sexy cast.
Lastly, what also inspires is of course the music. Most of the time when writing, all of us turn on some tunes to get us going. Because the mood of Cody throughout is mostly tense and angsty, I chose some metal music to put in my ears. Some classic Metallica, Megadeth, a little Anthrax, and some Pantera to get me in the mood to write these scenes. Some of the songs have brought out the best, or in this case the worst, in my MC since all he's been thinking of is getting away from his tension filled life in North Carolina to try becoming a man in the army.
As always, the Triad is keeping the head, "Sharita," pretty busy. We've got a ton of plot bunnies that have come from the music, porn, and required reading she continues to feed her brain with. What has inspired you to create? Let me know your thoughts and as always, thanks for listening to all my Ramblings!
Coming Feb 3, 2012 BLMorticia with her snarky series about a man looking to shed his "gayness" The Army's the place to get right, right? Think again! (Mock cover left)
Blurb:A gay curious young man who has fell over the fence more than a couple of times is seeking the armed forces to become more of a straight man under the duress of his family. He leaves behind his on and off again lover, Dari Kirk.
At the local recruiters office, he meets Corporal Justin Belvidere who can tell that he's hiding something. Running away from something he needs. He knows just what training facility to send him to. The one part of the army that everyone knows to be one of the finest and most upstanding platoons in the armed forces but they have hidden secrets.
Captain Morris Dunst runs Army company 9669. A proud group of men known for their tenacity, wit, and strength. He's produced some of the best soldiers in his ten year tenure, teaching them how to be real men.
That take it all like men.
Cody is unaware he's stepped into the platoon that makes the gay man realize his true potential as a well adjusted uncloseted male in the homophobic society. Morrie makes sure of that along with his right hand man and boyfriend, Lieutenant Darios Bright.
Cody will walk out of company 9669 with a new outlook and respect for his newfound manhood. The men in the platoon will see to it.
All information in the book about army life is factual while the company itself is all fiction as well as the characters. Its intent is to be humorous while showing the growing pains of a young man as he learns how to accept his homosexuality and the relationship with his lover without fear.
Book One
Basic Training
Book one begins with the introduction of Cody McCayne and his childhood friend Dari Kirk who have been having sex on the down low for a while until they are found out. This scares Cody and he decides to cease their relationship.
Due to the constant taunts and chiding of his father and peerss, he decides that joining the army is the answer for him to "get right" in his words. He thinks this will dispel his gay persona and make him a real man.
However, during his ten week tenure he'll meet the characters at Fort Jackson of company 9669, the only all gay and lesbian platoon who operate as straight soldiers by day but play and teach at night. This section is run by Captain Morris Dunst and his lover, first Lieutenant Darios Bright.
Unedited Excerpt: When he straightened the wheel, he got out the truck, sprinting to the place he hoped held his ticket out of here. He opened the doors, letting a couple of army men out before he went in.
"Wow," he mouthed, glancing about the place as if he were a tourist. Large hallways, cream colored walls with decorative crown molding. The floors were made of linoleum. Everything was so clean. The glare blinded Cody.
His eyes fixed of the small line of men huddled together to hand their papers to a soldier sitting behind the desk. Cody tightly gripped the application in his hands.
Do I really want to do this? How will I handle being yelled at by someone basically the whole time I'm there?
Suddenly, young McCayne began to question his decision. He tapped his feet, fumbling with his free fingers as he eyed the men talking with the representative.
Why am I doing this?
Yes, why the fuck was he? Joining the army just so he could gain acceptance? Make his asshole dad proud of him? Would this be worth it?
"Iknowiwantthisiknowihaveto…damnit!" He grit his teeth.
What if he didn't like army life? What if the captain was an asshole he wouldn't be able to tolerate?
What am I saying? They're all assholes. None worse than my dear old dad.
The men in front of him inched closer to the recruiter's desk.
Cody could feel his palms sweating along with his brow.
What the fuck? I need to man up. That's my whole reason for doing this right?
He straightened his shoulders and cleared his throat.
Only one more ahead of me. I can do this!
The young man shrugged his shoulders and gulped hard. He stuffed one hand in his pocket and eyes darted from left to right.
Oh my fuckin' God, I'm gonna…
"Next!" The man in front of him moved away and suddenly it was Cody's turn. "Yes…um…Sir?"
The guy behind the desk gave him a wry smile. "Yeah, you ready to come serve your country, boy?" He had a slight southern accent and piercing blue eyes.
Damn, the man is hot.


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I have seen this post on social media so many different times so I thought it must be a sign that I need to touch on this. Soooo we are often under this misconception that life is a competition. It can't be, logically who are we competing against when we are all in our own lanes. Subconsciously we feel envious of those closest to us because they are becoming super successful and we feel extremely stagnant. EVERYBODY has or will go through that envious stage. I have envied close friends, family members even my significant other at times. Being envious isn't always partnered with malicious intent. Sometimes it's simply being happy for someone but wanting all of those successes to be happening in your life too. You then sit and rack your brain about what they are doing right and what you're doing wrong which could potentially be helpful but can also drive you insane. My best word of advice that I have learned after years of having a dark mentality partnered with a false reality from envious thoughts is to just enjoy the life that you have been blessed to live. NOBODY'S life is perfect and we all go through trials and tribulations. We need to focus on our own futures and know that sometimes slow and steady does win the race. I have become strong in my spirituality and I am a firm believer that God has a tailored pathway for my life. He presents me with many forks in the roads that are disguised as decisions. I haven't always made the right decisions when need be but I realized that God kept giving me the opportunity to make that right decision even if it was in different situations and at completely different times in my life.
Self-Positive reinforcements are essential in the development of our character. We have to be able to encourage and motivate ourselves and sometimes things will happen that we will not understand until an ample amount of time has passed. There has been so many situations where I have wanted and wanted something in my possession, both tangible and intangible objects, but they never made its way to me. As I get older I develop an altered mindset. At one point in my life I would simply be upset that I did not get what I wanted but now I try and understand why what I wanted may not have been good for me at all or at that particular time in my life. I constantly find myself making pros and cons list in my head and whenever the bad outweighs the good I thank God for foreseeing tragic events that could have potentially ruined all of my growth that I have experienced.
Dear girl who sees all of her friends and family experiencing different aspects of life do not ever feel like you aren't doing enough. Who has the autonomy to measure what enough is? You do. You set your own expectations and create your own experiences confidently knowing they are the right decisions for you. Never worry about what other people are doing because you are taking energy away from your own growth. Stay true to who you are and life will take you where you are meant to be.
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Emily and Kevin's Mansion Wedding | Ocean Edge Resort, Cape Cod, MA/
Let's imagine for a second that it's all about the groom, rather than what has become the norm- focusing on the bride. I'm asking you to imagine this, because as a second shooter, that's exactly how my mind set is. I enter the day much like Chris enters the day for MJP couples, dead set on capturing those ultra cool moments between the groom and his buddies. I am so happy Julia Cumes has asked me to help out a few times this summer and I'm excited for all of the weddings we have in store.Normally, I'd probably not blog a wedding where I only spent a substantial time with the groom, but in this case, it was too lovely not to share. Emily and Kevin's details were to die for and everything you'd expect for a Cape Cod wedding of your dreams at Ocean Edge Resort. Not to mention they are so hopelessly in love, creating too many moments that just needed to be shared.
The groomsmen all wore Vineyard Vine ties in pink, while the fathers of the groom and bride wore green and blue.
These two made the bride and groom portraits too easy. It was impossible to choose when they so naturally fell into dance moves, dips and kisses.
One quick selfie before we head to the reception to dance the night away......Where everyone received a personal bottle of champagne... umm yes please!Instead of table numbers, you found your Cape Cod town- genius!!
Like I said before, these two and their dance moves... They completely rocked the first dance!
And somehow Kevin wound up with cake in his eye... nice job Emily :-P
These two were a dream and I'm so happy I had the opportunity to second shoot for them and learn from Julia in the process.
Photos Above By: Meredith Jane Photography
Venue: Ocean Edge Resort and Golf Club
First Photographer: Julia Cumes Photography