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Subject: Child - Alessia Augustin
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Basic Information;
Full Name;
Alessia Marie Augustin
Date of Birth;
3rd April, 2006
Blood Purity;
Quebec, Canada (Though born in London.)
Current Home;
Epping Forest, London (Just moved.)
Alessia has long hair that is naturally straight but curls in slightly at the end. It is a dark brown but sometimefs appears lighter in the summer months. She tends to always wear it down but when she does wear it up she favors having it in some sort of braid.
Eye Color;
She has dark brown eyes but during the summer months they appear lighter.
Just below average but not enough to be seen as particularly short.
Just below average but not really that skinny.
Body Type;
Alessia has the boyish figure of a pre-teen. She has pinkish skin but pale. She has a smattering of freckles.
Dress Style;
Alessia is a tomboy by nature and she prefers to wear jeans and tops. She likes comfortable, loose clothing that she can run around in. She has a couple of hockey jerseys as well. Her mother would prefer that she dressed a lot more like a girl. When she has a modeling job - and her mother can actually make her go - she has to be all dressed up. But she rebels against that whenever possible.
Other (eg birth mark, tattoo ect);
Alessia is quite below average intelligence in someways and has a lot of 'blonde moments.' However the one thing she does seem to be particularly talented at is languages. She can easily switch from chatting to her father in French to talking to her mother in English. She struggles at school but she is an athletic and active girl who loves sports. She tends to prefer actions rather than words. She loves playing outside and never worries about getting dirty, picking up the odd bruise or the cold. In fact due to her Canadian upbringing she never finds England particularly cold at any time. She is a good natured girl with a sweet temperament who loves to make friends. She likes playing make-believe and has vivid imagination which helps with her dreams to be an actress. She is a generous girl with a fun-loving nature who can get angry quickly but gets over it just as quickly. She knows how to keep a secret and she is a good listener even if half the time she doesn't understand what people are talking about. She loves to day-dream and is open to believe things other people might not. She gets distracted easily and can sometimes be entertained by the simplest of things. Alessia does not get scared really but that is generally because she doesn't realize that she should be scared. She has trouble seeing the big picture and very much lives in the moment.
Whilst Alessia does have the childish nature of a ten year old she is very responsible in other ways. For example, despite the lack of common sense in some areas, she had learned the rules of how to survive at home even with a mother like hers. She has also learned to think before she speaks. Even if sometimes thinking takes her a while. Alessia gets excited by small things and like to celebrate every achievement in life no matter how trivial. She might have a short attention span but she is patient in that if she really wants to understand something or do something she will force herself to really try and really focus. She works hard despite the fact she is not very bright because she wants to at least pass her classes even if she never achieve anything that amazing grade wise. Alessia is use to keeping secrets after all the years of pretending life with her mother was fine. So she knows she can keep a secret if someone needs her too. She hasn't got the best memory but she is always trying to work on it by repeating stuff too herself. She hates modelling shoots because she doesn't like being forced to stand still for hours and the fact she isn't allowed to smile or laugh while it is happening. Alessia loves to laugh.
Alessia upbringing from the age of eight gave her independence, not that she wanted it, but it also instilled in her a desire to be around people. So she likes to make friends and have them around. She also likes to experiment with food as she always had to try and work out what she could and couldn't eat. So now she just likes to experiment anyway. She is a creative girl. She tries really hard at anything she does even if she knows she is going to fail. Alessia has family loyalty in that she would do anything for her Dad. She also is a very trusting friend who hates to think bad of anyone she has chosen to let into her life. She is a forgiving girl and even tries to forgive her mother for how she acts. She thrives on praise but never expects to get any because she doesn't really at home. She is easily confused but she hates it when she is. She prefers to know what is happening. She does not like it when someone keeps something from her - if she notices they are doing so that is.
Alessia has simple pleasures and her list of likes is rather long. She likes shiny things, things that glitter, things made of glass. She likes animals and ornaments and toys in the shapes of animals. She likes things she can squish and take apart and put back together and fiddle with without breaking. She likes painting and drawing. She likes making up stories but most of all listening to stories other people make up. She loves making friends and being with other people. She loves playing in the snow, kicking a ball around with friends and Ice Hockey. She loves rough and tumble games, being outside and getting scars and bruises because they prove shes lived so she thinks. She loves getting praise. She loves cookies, cheesecake, ice-cream and anything that goes with mash potato. She loves dancing around like no-one is watching her, singing loudly, doing yoga and running around. She likes doing cartwheels and handstands and generally using up energy. She loves to laugh and she is happiest when always smiling. She loves holiday, festive occasions, giving presents, getting presents and when it is time to see her dad. She loves traveling and flying in planes. She loves magic and everything to do with it. She likes it when she remembers something because she so often doesn't. She likes fairies, flowers, beautiful things. She likes converse, welly boots and the rain. She love splashing in puddles, playing in the mud and digging for treasure. She loves finding hidden things, playing hide and seek and coming up with new games to play. She loves acting, writing new plays and performing plays. She loves make-believe, dressing up and using her imagination. She loves watching people do magic and when she does a bit of underage magic. She loves the playground, the swimming pool and the beach. She loves beads, thimbles and marbles.
Alessia dislikes bullies, mean people and being made fun of. She does not like being lied to or when someone is obviously keeping something from her. She does not like being underestimated or getting negative feedback. She hates people who threaten her family or friends. She does not like being home alone especially when it is dark. She hates reading about cruelty to animals or children. She dislikes pessimists or those who laugh at her idea. She does not like close-minded people or not being listened to. She hates modelling, being made to sit still, when she is not allowed to smile or laugh. She does not like being serious unless it is important. She does not like it when she is confused. She does not like confining clothes or anything she cannot be comfortable in. She does not like it when people think she is weird just because she is artistic.
Alessia is a creative and artistic girl with a sweet nature. She is athletic, good at sports and active. She has a good imagination and is a good actress. She is honest but can keep a secret when someone needs her to. She is hard-working and always trying to be better at what she is bad at. She is loyal to her friends and family. She is open-minded and social. She is trustworthy and a good listener. She is generous. She is really good at languages. She can look after herself when she needs to.
She is not very bright at all, struggles at school and often gets confused when people are talking. She has a bad memory though she does try to improve it. She does not like being alone and is not very good when home alone. She is a little too fearless because most of the time she can't work out she is meant to be scared. She can seem a little weird sometimes and finds it hard to see the big picture.
She carries a squishy bit of bluetack around with her so she can fiddle with it and mould it and squish it in her hands whenever she wants.
She can move between languages without even noticing sometimes - especially her two main languages French and English. She sometimes refers to herself in the third person without even thinking about it.
Lucille Arachne was born in Canada to a model and an actor. She was entered for her first modelling contract at six months and auditioned for her first film at age five. When she was young and cute she easily found jobs. However she was not a very good actress and by eighteen the jobs were few and far between. She was forced to move out her apartment when the money ran out and she became quite desperate. However in a club she found the answer to her problems. She met Hayden Augustin. He was a professional Ice Hockey player. Young, fresh and still earning plenty. Lucille had a romanticized view of being a wife. She did not consider that it involved love or even affection. She imagined once again wondering around in expensive dresses and showing off her handsome husband to make people jealous. Hayden, who was a very down to earth and relaxed man despite his success, had never met a girl like Lucille before. He was entranced by her and was soon convinced to believed he was in love. With a few months they were married.
Lucille settled back into her life of luxury and enjoying herself. She partied, spent her husband's money and enjoyed the fact her husband traveled a lot. Other wives and girlfriends went with the players but Lucille who did not really care about her husband's feelings decided against going. She was however bought to an abrupt halt when she fell pregnant. Lucille panicked. She did not want a baby. She did not want to sacrifice her figure, her party life style and her freedom all for a child that she had no wish to have with a husband who she tolerated because he was handsome and rich. First she considered getting an abortion but she was somewhat scared by the idea of having surgery and of the abortion effecting her body. She then thought about adoption however she knew her husband would not agree. Hayden was thrilled when he found out about the baby. He dreamed of a boy to take after himself but he knew whichever gender the baby was he would love it.
Lucille decided to experiment with spending time away from her husband. She was pondering the idea of leaving him and collecting a large cash settlement in the divorce. He could raise the baby and she could continue spending his money but in a different way. However about a week into her stay in London she gave birth. She panicked and the moment she could she returned to Canada with the new baby. Hayden took some time off and the two settled into being parents. Alessia was a daddies girl from the start. Whether she knew her father loved her a lot more than her mother or whether it was simply because she was a tom-boy Alessia much preferred being with her father. She loved spending time at the pitch, watching her Dad play and ice-skating as well. For a while she loved wobbling around in her mum high heels and pretending to put make up on in front of her mums mirror as well. However a she got bigger she got more tomboy and soon her mum could only wrestle her into dresses for special occasions.
Alessia felt she had a great childhood. She loved playing in the snow with the other children on her street in winter. In summer they would play football on the street as not many cars passed by. She was always free to be herself with her Dad and he made sure that she wanted for nothing. Though she was not spoiled. He did not buy her anything she wanted. He wanted her to grow up loved but responsible. Alessia started showing signs of magic at about five years old. She had no control over the signs. Hayden was a muggle-born wizard who had grown up living with a mixture of muggle and magic. So while the house was mostly muggle for the sake of his wife he was thrilled his daughter was showing signs of magic. He encouraged it and praised her every time she did. On the other hand Lucille hated anything that her husband liked. Magic which came from him became something she despised. She forbid Alessia to talk about it when her husband was not around and punished her any time she showed any signs of it.
When Alessia was eight her mother decided that she was old enough to look after herself. This meant Lucille could finally go through with her plan of leaving Hayden and taking Alessia. Despite the fact she did not really love her daughter she wanted to take her in order to punish Hayden. She built up a resentment towards him. Blaming him for everything even things that could not possibly be his fault. She also resented Alessia's love for her father. Not wanting Alessia to love her particularly but not wanting her to love anyone else either. Lucille decided to return to London and attempt to revive her acting career. So when her father was off on a Hockey Tour Lucille packed up her and Alessia's stuff. She then dragged her daughter off to the airport and they caught a plane to London.
Lucille found a flat for cheap and came to an arrangement with the landlord that she wouldn't talk about. From then on Alessia was raised by her mother exclusively and she hated it. She missed her father a lot. Lucille ranged from trying to re-erect a career in acting that never really got started and finding new hobbies. She tried to make it at so many things that there was rarely any money in the house. Lucille however could not adjust to going from lots of money to none. So she acted like she still had plenty. Especially since she still had an the expensive dresses and jewellery from when she was married. In the end she was forced to seek employment and got a job working as a waitress in a rather sleazy bar. Though she still strutted around in her expensive clothes and jewellery because she wanted to pretend she was still rich. Even if it was a rather dangerous thing to do in the area they lived in.
From the moment they settled into their new home Alessia was expected to look after herself. Lucille felt at eight years old Alessia was plenty old enough to be responsible. Therefore she would leave Alessia home alone while she was out getting tattoos, working at the bar or sleeping with men. Alessia missed getting snow in winter that was deeper than two inches, she missed played hockey and she missed her friends. She missed talking about magic. She most of all could not stop missing her Dad. She rang her Dad every weekend and she had opportunities to tell her Dad the truth. However when she rang her Dad the first time he was so relieved she was safe and happy that Alessia did not have the heart to tell him that she wasn't. She let her Dad keep believing she was being looked after. She rang her Dad every week from then on, provided the phone had not been cut off, but kept any mention of her mother out the conversation. When the phone was cut off then she would send her Dad an owl instead even though it would take longer to find him - as she always rang him on his mobile because he would have that on any tour he was on. She knew her mother still forbid any signs of magic from the house. However Lucille reluctantly tolerated the owl because she knew Hayden would get suspicious if he did not hear from Alessia.
Alessia soon got use to the house rules of never going into her mums bedroom and never answering the door when her mother was out. She also spent time working out what she could cook and what she could not when her mother forgot to put something on. Alessia dreamed of being a famous actress and would use her imagination to write one woman plays and then perform them on the rare times her mother was at home. She often asked her mother about going back to her Dad but Lucille always said the same thing. Her father was unnecessary and inconvenient. After two years of this, just before her tenth birthday, Alessia finally told her Dad the truth. He was on the first plane to England and serving custody papers. Determined not to let this continue. However Lucille cleared up her act in the few weeks before the hearing and to Alessia's horror the court found in favor of joint custody. The fact her father traveled a lot with his job tipped the scales in favor of joint custody. However Hayden was still determined to make things better for his daughter.
Therefore he paid for the Lucille and Alessia to move out of the dodgy area of London and take up a new house in Epping Forest, a nice suburb of London. Now Alessia spends the year split between her father and her mother. Lucille quit her job with the move and found a new job working as a waitress in a restaurant in Epping Forest. Hayden pays for the house and has also set up an account to pay child support. Lucille spends most of it on herself but to keep the law off her back does use some of it to buy Alessia clothes, to feed her and to make sure that she has her school supplies. When Alessia starts attending Hogwarts she will have a second account which will be filled with money just for school which she can access herself at Gringotts. Lucille decided if she was forced to be a mother then she would get something out of her daughter. So she drags her daughter along to modelling calls and casting shoots for acting and modelling jobs. Alessia does not mind going to the casting calls because she does want to be an actress but she hates dressing up fancy and she does not like modelling at all. Lucille still forbids talk of magic in the house and any signs of magic are punished. Henriette, the owl, must remain locked up, now that Hayden pays the bills so the phone is never cut off.
Mother (Name, age, dead or alive, blood purity);
Lucille Augustin
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Alessia Augustin
Siblings (Name, age, dead or alive, blood purity);
Other family members (Name, age, dead or alive, blood purity);
An Eagle owl named Henriette
Claire Bentley
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Subject: Re: Child - Alessia Augustin
Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:55 am
Last time on the 'Life of Alessia Augustin':
1) Alessia made the trip back to Canada and is with her Dad for a whole move. She will be back in April.
2) Alessia did a tour of the local embassy's to try and find the country of residence of Maisy's bio Dad.
3) Alessia attempted to get her mother to text her back but failed miserably.
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The Queen Gene Book Review
Author: Jennifer Coburn
Genre: Chick lit
4 out of 5 stars! This sequel to Tales From the Crib was hilarious! Lucy and her husband, Jack, are fulfilling their dream of an artist colony. They have three guest houses in the back of their home for visiting artists. There is Chantrell, who plays the cello to encourage plants to grow. Maxime is a "pinprick" artist who moves in with his wife, Jacuqe. Randy is a very attractive glass blowing artist. Soon after the guests move in, their personalities seem to change and the place becomes a black hole, sucking everyone's creativity. The house starts repairing itself and multiple women get injured from tripping and falling. Lucy doesn't think much of it until someone suggests they may have ghosts. In addition, Lucy's family visits Aunt Bernice in Florida, Lucy's mom buys an anxious dog, Jack buys an old VW he parks on the front lawn to decorate for each season, and there is a wedding with a body painted bride. Just another day in the crazy life of Lucy and her family!
This book had less of an overall plot than the last book did. The possibility of a ghost was not brought up until late in the book. I did wish the book had a little more of a major plot to tie all of those crazy events together. However, this only detracted a little bit from the story.
Again, the story was hilarious. Lucy and Jack are calm, even-tempered main characters in the midst of some crazy events. I enjoyed reading about Aunt Bernice, Anjoli, and Kimmy and continuing their lives from the last book. I also liked some new characters we met, especially Renee. If you're looking for a funny, laugh out loud story with a good heart, check this series out!


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Below we highlight the 2010 returns (in local currencies) for equity markets around the world. As shown, the average country saw its major equity market index gain 15.33% in 2010. Sri Lanka's stock market gained the most at 96.01%, while Bermuda declined the most at -44.87%. Six other countries along with Sri Lanka gained more than 50% in 2010 — Bangladesh (82.79%), Estonia (72.62%), Ukraine (70.20%), Peru (64.99%), Lithuania (56.49%), and Argentina (51.83%).
Looking at just the G-7 countries, Germany did the best at 16.06%, followed by Canada (14.45%), the US (12.78%), and the UK (9%). The three other G-7 countries — France, Japan, and Italy — all declined last year. Of the BRICs, Russia gained the most at 22.70%, followed by India (17.43%), Brazil (1.04%), and China (-14.31%). While some are calling for developed markets to start outperforming emerging markets in 2011, the results below show that trend beginning to unfold in 2010.
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Oliver Letwin's claim that helping black youth in the 1980s would have merely helped them to "set up in the disco and drug trade" has led to savage mocking of his comments - about disco.
The Tory's "racist" remarks were revealed in declassified government documents published by the National Archives on Wednesday. His comments followed the 1985 Broadwater Farm riots in north London, when he was a policy advisor to Margaret Thatcher.
SEE ALSO: Cameron's Policy Chief Savaged For 'Racist' Broadwater Farm Remarks
But while many were quick to lambast Letwin for his attitude towards black people, others - including journalist Jeremy Vine - highlighted the absurdity of his "disco" warning.
Ah yes, so many lives irreversibly ruined by the evils of the "disco trade" pic.twitter.com/Tzu3B4cJw1— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) December 30, 2015
In fairness to Letwin, "disco" has always been an especially pernicious trade, and a gateway to harder stuff like "funk" and "house".— Stig Abell (@StigAbell) December 30, 2015
the weirdest thing is that Oliver Letwin still thinks disco was a thing in 1985— Sean Kavanagh (@PlinyTheMundane) December 30, 2015
Oliver Letwin worrying about the 'disco and drug trade' like he's the minister from Footloose.— Joe Murphy (@JophesRumphy) December 30, 2015
Shows you how out of touch these Tory toffs are. Disco was long dead by 1985. #Letwin— Barnaby Wilde (@WildeBarnaby) December 30, 2015
Why is no one focussing on Letwin's use of "disco"? Talk about offence to culture #OliverLetwin #r4today— Seraphina (@WestTwelve82) December 30, 2015
Also, what exactly is the disco trade? Sounds like fun #Letwin— michael blair (@MichaelBlairSky) December 30, 2015
The documents revealed that Letwin blamed "bad moral attitudes" for the rioting that broke out in across several predominantly black inner-city areas.
He also dismissed claims the disturbances were the result of deprivation and cabinet pleas to help black youth, scoffing they would simply "set up in the disco and drug trade."
Despite cabinet colleague demanding that assistance be given to impoverished communities following the riots, Letwin dismissed the proposals, rubbishing the tabled £10million communities programme as nothing more than a subsidy for "Rastafarian arts and crafts workshops."
The news of Letwin's comments has sparked fierce opposition, particularly from Labour MPs.
Chuka Umunna, who grew up in Lambeth, criticised Letwin's attitudes as being ignorant and "disgusting".
The Labour MP said in a statement: "The authors of this paper illustrate a complete ignorance of what was going on in our community at that time, as evidenced by their total and utter disregard of the rampant racism in the Met Police which caused the community to boil over - there is no mention of that racism in their paper.
"The attitudes towards the black community exhibited in the paper are disgusting and appalling. The tone of it in places is positively Victorian.
"People will draw their own conclusions but I hope the authors will feel thoroughly embarrassed and ashamed at what they wrote back then. At the very least they should apologise."
The Booth/Letwin 1985 paper for Mrs Thatcher, released today, illustrates a complete ignorance of what was going on in our community then.— Chuka Umunna (@ChukaUmunna) December 30, 2015
Diane Abbott slammed the Tory MP, against whom she stood in the 1987 General Election, and said there was "no excuse" for his "bigotry".
Scarman Inquiry on 1981 riots dealt exhaustively with economic & social factors. No excuse for 1985 Letwin bigotry pic.twitter.com/7DoFhTw5me— Diane Abbott MP (@HackneyAbbott) December 30, 2015
Is Letwin proud to have blocked action against bad housing & to encourage entrepreneurship after 1980's riots? pic.twitter.com/Dp5BSqSgwE— Diane Abbott MP (@HackneyAbbott) December 30, 2015
Letwin my Tory opponent in 1987 GE. Somehow he forgot to mention his views on black people & our "moral attitudes" pic.twitter.com/1p02BW2RVJ— Diane Abbott MP (@HackneyAbbott) December 30, 2015
David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham, said Letwin's comments show how out of touch those in authority are with the public.
Letwin comments are misguided and offensive. It shows just how out of touch those in power can be with the reality of what is happening.— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) December 29, 2015
And many were filled with disbelief that a man who advises the Prime Minister held these thoughts.
Yes. Yes, we actually live in a country where people who think this advise the PM on government policy. https://t.co/4W5Prrgjgx— Adam Jogee (@AJogee) December 29, 2015
Cameron's policy advisor thinks black British people are thieving drug dealers. Letwin must resign, not get away with apology! @tom_watson— Marcus Storm (@MarcsandSparks) December 30, 2015


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Diseases of bearded dragons and lizards of necklace | Pet care.
All those who keep reptiles at home should have some basic knowledge about these animal diseases. Since reptiles may not show symptoms of their disease until these are advanced enough as to make it almost impossible to fight them, it is essential to know to see the first symptoms, identify them and (if possible) apply the corresponding treatment. Some of the most common illnesses can be treated perfectly at home; for others, will have to resort to the veterinarian. Anyway, please note that when a disease becomes evident it is likely that the animal either completely unrecoverable.
Since almost all bearded dragons that they commercialize today they were born in captivity, it is very unlikely that we find parasites in them. If they are parasites, chances are that they have acquired them from other terrarium animals. We will distinguish two large groups of parasites: (external) external and internal parasites (internal).
Most common ectoparasites include ticks and mites. Ticks can measure up to 6mm, but when they are attached to the guest and the blood-sucking can grow to the size of a grain of grape. Through its powerful mouth tongs can be virtually anywhere in the body of the lizards. There are different ways to remove ticks. If we pour a drop of oil on the tick, it can not breathe and will be released by itself, so we can remove it easily. Another method is to use alcohol. This makes your mouth tongs to relax and that we can remove them easily with pliers. Retailer is also possible to buy specially designed commercial products to remove ticks of the reptiles. To use them just follow their instructions to the letter, or follow the advice of the staff of the shop.
Mites are fighting otherwise. To begin with, generally only we realize your presence when since they have multiplied in large quantities, which happens with remarkable speed. They usually appear in the folds of the skin of snakes and lizards, so we will find them usually in the armpits, the ear openings, and the cloacal opening. Mites that typically infest reptiles are colored grey and very small (approximately of the same size as a grain of salt). When the mites feed on blood, they acquire a reddish brown color. Frequent is that we only detect the presence of mites to find them dead in the water or container by appearance of their droppings (white powder) between the scales of the affected animal. If an animal in the terrarium has mites, the best is to treat all the other animals of the same terrarium as if they were also infected.
Mites can be difficult to remove. No method is completely effective, and it is likely to be necessary to repeat the treatment several times. Animals are treated at the same time will have to thoroughly disinfect the terrarium. To do so will have to replace the substrate by a new one, bathing all the elements of the terrarium in bleach for at least an hour, wash the proper terrarium with bleach and leaving this Act hard an hour and, finally, rinse with clean water and allow to dry completely before reinstalling the animals. During the treatment against mites is worthwhile employing some very cheap and easy to replace substrate (paper newspaper or sawdust), as it will be necessary to change it frequently. When you are completely sure that mites have disappeared completely can again use their preferred substrate. It is recommended to isolate animals infested in a room in which there are no other terrarium with reptiles. It is also important that you wash thoroughly hands after handling any animal infested. This will prevent that mites can pass to other animals.
To treat the lizards infested several methods can be used. Specialty stores sell specific products against these parasites. Just follow the instructions that accompany them, but taking into account that an overdose could be fatal for animals. You can also use an anti-parasitic paper strip impregnated with dichlorovinyl dimethyl diphosphate. Put a strip of one centimeter in length in a small container with holes that allow exit fumes while animals may come into contact with the Strip; a cardboard box or a saltcellar are more than sufficient. Place this container in the terrarium and do not forget to remove the dish water during treatment. Let the insecticide two days in the terrarium and then replace the container with water for three days. Repeat this process for 15 days (three treatments). After this time the mites must have gone, but we should examine animals for a couple of weeks more to be sure that they are completely free of parasites.
If does not like using chemicals, try remove mites based washing their lizards. Hold the bearded dragon under a water faucet running (warm, naturally) and rub gently with your fingers. The terrarium should be disinfected with a bleach solution. This method is not the most secure, and often necessary to repeat several times to remove all the dust mites.
Endoparasites are not so frequent, but are more severe. Among them we find the cestodes, nematodes, amoebas, and many others. The only way to make an accurate diagnosis is to take a sample of feces to the vet to have it scan them. The most common symptoms include lack of appetite, vomiting, sunken eyes, lack of muscle tone, and watery stools.
These symptoms are the same as those of some bacterial infections, so it is necessary to use a professional immediately.
Other infectionsIt is not often that the healthy bearded dragons from getting infections caused by bacteria or fungi. Healthy individuals rarely get infections, but they can make their appearance on individuals who live in a dirty environment or which are subject to some other kind of stress. It is diseases that might be fatal and which should be treated by a veterinarian. Symptoms of infections of the digestive tract are the same as the endoparasites, but also tend to appear bloody stools. Animals with respiratory infections tend to expel mucus through the nostrils, have Gummy eyes, are inactive and, in more serious cases, breathe making a characteristic noise.
Mouth rot
Mouth rot is a quite frequent and particularly unpleasant infection. As its name suggests, is an infection that affects the tissues of the mouth and gums and which is often caused by bacteria and fungi that have been penetrated by any small wound. In the most serious cases it may even affect the jaw. The most common symptoms are a drainage from gums or jaw, animal refuses to eat, it bleeds into the inside of the mouth and appears a thick, purulent substance inside the oral cavity. Mouth rot can become very serious, and it's necessary to resort immediately to the veterinarian. While you wait for the vet, you can clean the infected area with a stick with cotton wool soaked in hydrogen peroxide, iodine, or a mixture of both products.
RecoveryAlways to appear an infection will have to go to a vet experienced in reptiles, but the amateur can also put something on your part to help the animal recovers. First thing you can do is to raise the temperature of the terrarium until this is between a maximum of 38-40 ° C and a minimum of 27 ° C. While the animal is sick you don't want to lower the temperature at night.
The second thing is to slightly increase humidity in the terrarium, especially if the animal does not eat or drink. Often enough with spraying water once a day. The third is to add vitamins and minerals to your diet. Normally just add vitamins to a food every week.
Do not panic if your bearded dragon to eat to be sick, is not worrisome unless fasting continues for more than three or four days and start to notice an obvious lack of weight in the animal. Arrived at this point, if it has not gone even to the vet now is time to do it. Where necessary, this will instruct you on how to proceed to a forced feeding. When lizards will not eat, try to encourage them to drink a drink for athletes with fruit aroma. These drinks are rich in carbohydrates and electrolytes quickly absorbed by the digestive tract.
SalmonellaIn recent times have spread some alarming news about salmonellosis caused by reptiles. It is believed that many reptiles are carriers of Salmonella and other bacteria that are completely harmless for them. However, for humans they are not so harmless. Salmonella can cause serious gastric problems which act in the form of vomiting and diarrhoea. For a healthy adult, it is rare that they are serious infections, but it can be deadly for children, elderly, and people with problems in the immune system.
However, despite what they may say some alarmists, the transmission of diseases from reptiles to people is quite rare and easily avoidable. To prevent salmonellosis just follow strict hygiene standards. Your hands with SOAP and water should always wash after handling animals or any element of the terrarium. Any place that has been in contact with the terrarium or animals must be disinfected thoroughly. Bearded dragons and elements of your terrarium must not be never in contact with places where food (tables of the kitchen, sink, etc.) are handled. If you wash the terrarium and its accessories in the bathtub, then wash with bleach
Finally, if the children handled the reptiles must be monitored closely. They should never touch animals, hands or elements of the terrarium, with the mouth. If you allow children to touch their reptiles Please note that the responsibility is you.
Injuries and first aid
The most common problems of the bearded dragons are the wounds of one kind or another. Most lack of gravity, but it is always better to prevent than cure. The best way to prevent injuries is remove terrarium all stones and branches with sharp edges or spikes, make sure that all elements are stable and not can fall, manipulate the animal safely, and does not allow other domestic animals to come into contact with bearded dragons. If any copy is hurt, we must act according to the severity of the wound.
If you suspect that there may be a fracture there will be obliged to go to the vet. It is the only way to avoid a limb malformation during your healing. In addition, fractures are usually accompanied by a severe shock, so it is urgent to go to the vet.
We can heal small cuts and abrasions easily at home, provided that they are not too deep or bleeding in excess. Clean the wound with hydrogen peroxide or, better still, with Topionic. Either it will be more rub the wound with a little bit of antibiotic ointment or a healing as Blastoestimulina. Check the wound daily, clean, and take care of it until your total healing. If symptoms of infection appear, go to the veterinarian as soon as possible. If the wound has been caused by a clash between two animals, keep them separate.
Wounds untreated, even the smaller ones tend to degenerate into abscesses which appear as rounded up under the skin formations. All abscesses require veterinary intervention. This must make an incision to drain, clean, and suturing the wound. It will also prescribe antibiotics necessary to prevent recurrence of infection or septicemia appear.
Unfortunately, the burns are fairly common in reptiles in captivity. They tend to occur when approaching the animal excessively to a lamp or other heat source. Once again, best to prevent these cases and properly arrange the elements of the terrarium. In case of Burns, it is always best to go to the vet, even if they are of little importance. Burns are infected very easily, so you have to keep them well clean and rub with an antibiotic ointment. A Blastoestimulina sprayer can be used to accelerate his healing also.


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New York City, N.Y., Oct 22, 2013 / 12:01 am (CNA).- While calling for dialogue between Syria's Assad regime and moderates among the opposition, a Maronite Catholic bishop has stressed the necessity of a continued Christian presence in the Middle East.
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The utility industry went on high alert over the weekend after terrorists attacked downtown Paris, federal and industry officials said Thursday.
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Nearly 1,000 people have signed a petition to save a rare tree, which is home to a threatened butterfly species.
The Huntingdon elm in Nether Edge is facing the chop as Sheffield Council says its roots are damaging the pavement and it would cost £50,000 to keep the tree.
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International Journal of Medical Sciences
Int J Biol Sci 2006; 2(1):10-16. doi:10.7150/ijbs.2.10
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NAD(H) recycling activity of an engineered bifunctional enzyme galactose dehydrogenase/lactate dehydrogenase
1. Department of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
A chimeric bifunctional enzyme composing of galactose dehydrogenase (galDH; from Pseudomonas fluorescens) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH; from Bacillus stearothermophilus) was successfully constructed. The chimeric galDH/LDH possessed dual characteristics of both galactose dehydrogenase and lactate dehydrogenase activities while exhibiting hexameric rearrangement with a molecular weight of approximately 400 kDa. In vitro observations showed that the chimeric enzyme was able to recycle NAD with a continuous production of lactate without any externally added NADH. Two fold higher recycling rate (0.3 mM/h) than that of the native enzyme was observed at pH values above 8.5. Proximity effects became especially pronounced during the recycling assay when diffusion hindrance was induced by polyethylene glycol. All these findings open up a high feasibility to apply the NAD(H) recycling system for metabolic engineering purposes e.g. as a model to gain a better understanding on the molecular proximity process and as the routes for synthesizing of numerous high-value-added compounds.
Keywords: Chimeric bifunctional enzyme, NAD recycling, galactose dehydrogenase, lactate dehydrogenase, substrate channeling
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Prachayasittikul V, Ljung S, Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya C, Bülow L. NAD(H) recycling activity of an engineered bifunctional enzyme galactose dehydrogenase/lactate dehydrogenase. Int J Biol Sci 2006; 2(1):10-16. doi:10.7150/ijbs.2.10. Available from http://www.ijbs.com/v02p0010.htm


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Aaj Kal (Now a days) How difficult it is o call a spade a spade? Being open and honest is a good quality in the history and even in books. Can we manage to be display absolute frankness in our day to day life?
The obvious answer is "No". Being too frank is foolishness. If your girlfriend/boyfriend wants you to comment on her birthday dress and the dress does not look great to you , Can you tell your opinion without hesitation?
The cost of frankness is a wonderful relationship. We cannot make our relationships at stake for the sake of frankness. I would rather present a beautiful dress to her in advance.
Even at work, we should be very cautious about expressing our opinions openly and honestly. Suppose one of your team member is not performing up to the mark and you want to communicate this to him. Do you tell him directly that he is not performing well?
What would be the reaction of the team member if you do so? 99% of the people do not take it positively and feel bad about the feedback?
It's detrimental if you give the negative feedback in an open forum. No one feels comfortable to receive not so positive message in public. After all we are social animals.
How can we pass these not so positive information to the people?
Appreciate the people in public and suggest the improvements in private.
If a person is not performing well, one of the root causes could be that we could not provide a work environment for him to reach his maximum potential. He may not be the right fit for the job. We might have committed to unrealistic project timelines. We might be trying to hit a fast-moving target.He may have some issues in his personal life. And the list goes on.
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A leader should look for the ways to motivate the team members. It's not a one time task. It's an ongoing activity of a leader. His primary job is to enable the team members perform to their potential.
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back with another episode of Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai. After Yozora and Rika leaving the rest behind at the pool, Yozora decides to compensate by having a "Wear your Swimsuit to Meeting Day"…so what's with the horsehead? Maybe it was best she didn't get in the pool after all. And I was little disappointed when Rika went for such a normal swimsuit choice, but, in the end, maybe it was for the best.
After scaring all the little kids with a demon horse head, Yozora (in what can only be called a gift from God) agrees with Sena, the Neighbor's Club should go to Sena's family's private beach for an overnighter training camp. The date doesn't really matter, because, as Yozora puts it, it's not like anyone in the club has any friends to worry with….so she does realize that they still don't have any friends.
But Sena makes sure to have her father's permission to use the house first, which brings up Kodaka and Kobata, whom her father really wants to meet. Seems Pegasus (cool name, btw, I don't see why he's so mad) and Kodaka's dad were best buds back in the day, which is he agreed to take them into the school even after entrance rush was over. To relive some good ol' times, Pegasus gets drunk and passes out on Kodaka's bed in their guest room. Not half as bad as whatever it is that made Kobata run screaming out of the bath, while a birthday-suit-clad Sena comes chasing after her…I did not see that coming. My floor has a few new blood stains now, *nosebleed*.
More than just fanservice, Boku wa Tomodachi is starting to show that it really can have substance on comedy alone. Sena's father is a laugh and a half, and even though I feel so sorry for Kobata, her and Sena make a funny pair. But, at the same time, I still find the need to point out…WHY DON'T THEY HAVE FRIENDS YET? I know it's trivial and not the "real" point of the series, but it bugs me to think they don't think of each as friends yet. But that's probably just me. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai keeps up the comedy and the next episode, about their overnighter, looks just as funny.
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First up is Eau Micellaire Demaquillante (Micellar Water) from My Little Box. Unfortunately their beauty products are not available to buy in the UK, I honestly can't wait until they are as I have really enjoyed each of their beauty products I have received in my monthly subscription. This micellar water did a great job of lifting makeup and smelt like a refreshing cup of green tea. I'll b first in line when their UK online shop opens.
I did a post on Bumble & Bumble's Invisible Oil Shampoo & Condtitioner a couple of weeks ago, it's on my payday wishlist. After onlyone use my hair felt thoroughly cleansed and left silky and frizz-free.
Boots Botanics Microdermabrasion Polish is probably THE best exfoliator I have ever used, this stuff is like pure sand and completely buffs away dull skin. Once I've used up some of the exfoliators I already have open I will be returning to this one for sure.
I've already gone on to repurchase Percy & Reed Eau My Goodness Shine & Fragrance Spray as I've never used a shine spray as good as this one. Not only does it leave hair with mirror shine but it also acts as a hair perfume leaving hair refreshed.
Lancome Hypnose Mascara is my all time favourite mascara for length and definition. I have a stash of mascaras I need to work my way through but I definitely will be repurchasing this one.
I really don't get the hype surrounding Glamglow Youthmud, maybe it's one of those products you need to use and over time will see results. More than anything I found this mask to be an irritant to my skin, the mask indicates a tingle when using but I found it to burn my rather un-sensitive skin.
The Body Shop Honey Bronzer is one of those products I stock up on and always have on standby ready for when it runs out. This is the only bronzer that I have ever owned that blends seamlessly and looks natural even on my pale winter skin. A must have in my makeup bag.
I'm yet to see the results of Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, but after only a few weeks of using I wasn't expecting to see a miracle, although it does promise to deliver results within 15 days. I have gone on to purchase the full size product as this was only a sample, the cream is pleasant to use and doesn't leave my skin feeling oily like some anti-agog products do.
Moroccanoil Hydrating Hair Mask is a must have for my thick, dry hair. I love anything that has organ oil in as it transforms my hair, this one has already been repurchased.
Not only does Beauty Protector Protect & Treat Mask smell uh-mazing but it does the most amazing job of softening course and dry hair and ensures you have no frizz or fly-aways. This mask is only available to purchase from the Birchbox shop, I will be stocking up soon.


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California Linked Learning Alliance (LLA)
Education Analytics (EA) is working with the Linked Learning Alliance (LLA) to support their pathway analytics and pathway certification platforms.
CORE Districts Growth Metrics
EA and CORE are collaboratively working to develop student growth metrics. CORE Districts represent about 20% of California's students.
Delaware Growth Model and Data Management Training
EA is currently working with the Delaware Department of Education to design and execute a student growth model on state assessments. EA has also worked closely with Delaware's data management team to increase department capacity in data analysis.
Future Forward
Future Forward is a cost-effective, research-based early reading intervention that works.
Hillsborough Educator Evaluation Research
Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) has been working with EA and its staff members for many years, during which the partners have developed a long term research agenda around HCPS's educator evaluation system.
Houston Data Analyses and Training
Education Analytics (EA) is providing data analyses as well as in-depth training and consultation for Houston Independent School District (HISD) research staff on multiple topics.
LAUSD Assessment Development
Education Analytics (EA) partnered with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support teacher-developed assessments, with the intent of using these assessments in the district's goal-setting process.
Lower Hudson Growth Model Analysis
Since 2012, Education Analytics (EA) has partnered with multiple districts in the Lower Hudson region for an ongoing annual data analysis.
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET): Growth Models & Assessment Development
Since 2014, Education Analytics (EA) has partnered with the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) to provide services related to TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement.
New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE): Growth Models
In 2015, Education Analytics (EA) began working with the New York City Department of Education's (NYCDOE) Office of Talent Research & Data to co-build their beginning-of-year goal setting and end-of-year growth models.
New York State Education Department (NYSED): Growth Models
Education Analytics (EA) is working with the New York State Education Department (NYSED) to provide student growth measures for the use in educator evaluation and institutional accountability.
New York State NWEA MAP Project
In New York, teachers are evaluated – in part – using state-approved assessments. Education Analytics (EA) uses the NWEA MAP assessment data with SIRS data to create Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) and growth model results for New York districts. EA's results cover teachers who teach in grades K-10 in Mathematics, Reading, and Language Usage.
Study of Teacher Preparation Experiences and Early Teacher Effectiveness
Education Analytics (EA) has partnered with Abt Associates and Westat on a national study, The Study of Teacher Preparation Experiences and Early Teacher Effectiveness (TPREP), which is being conducted by Abt Associates, EA, and Westat under contract to the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences.


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There's was good piece by Rowan Moore in the Observer yesterday about the 'regeneration' of council housing estates built in the 1960s and 1970s. He's warning us to be careful of throwing out the good with the bad. He especially reminds us to bear in mind that social problems tend to be caused much more by social conditions than by housing design. It made me remember a conversation that I'd had with a former resident of the Heygate Estate who felt that the area had been unfairly stigmatised. There's clearly a complex blend of incentives for local authorities here – improve the existing stock, add additional stock, generate revenues and/or win votes. In central London, there's lots of moving parts and potential profits. The existing residents' and the quality of the existing stock may not be the prime consideration in developing strategies to upgrade these estates.
Regeneration or degeneration?


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School Office Newsletters
September 2016
Dear Parents and Carers,
The school has received a number of complaints about unsafe parking at dropping off and picking up times outside of the school. This was mentioned in our newsletter last week and I have the need to mention it once again.
Royal Crescent is a relatively busy access route and this can become very easily congested at busy times of the school day. I am told that many parents are choosing to park on double yellow lines in order to be close to the school gates; this is obscuring both access and vision for both pedestrians and other road users.
Clearly this is neither safe nor acceptable and as a result I have been forced to alert the police on this matter. Our complainants have also remarked upon the levels of abuse they have received when trying to address the situation with certain individuals.
Therefore I am writing to urge anyone who has the need to drive to school in order to drop off and pick up children that due care and consideration is taken with some urgency. Parking on double yellow lines is not permitted at any time and that other available spaces must be sought even if this results in a short walk to the entrance.
For those of you who do park with due care, and there are many of you, I would like to express my thanks. Therefore the above message only applies to those whose cars are parked either illegally or just badly.
I would really appreciate your help and support in this matter. It will only be a matter of time until a child gets knocked down and badly injured, or even killed in the road as they cross in anticipation to get to school. Please don't let that be your child – or anybody else's child.
Kind regards
Karen Hadley
Please click on the links below to download important information and updates from the school office.


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Birds of East Africa 1st edition
Terry Stevenson & John Fanshawe; Illustrated by Brian E Small & John Gale
September 2004.
This is the first comprehensive field guide dealing exclusively with the birds of this spetacular region. It covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Over 1300 species are illustrated with full details all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes identification, status, range, habits and voice with range maps for each species.
This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of this region. East Africa shelters a remarkable diversity of birds, many seriously endangered with small and vulnerable ranges. They form a constantly colourful, noisy and highly extrovert part of the landscape. 640 pages.
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text: Welcome to Episode 107. We discuss a cool autographed pair of Pluto Souvinoir sheets signed by Neil deGrasse Tyson - the astrophysicist and host of the TV Show COSMOS. (at the 18 minute mark). If that wasnt enough, Stamp Show Steve discusses how to put on a stamp show. Great information to people or stamp clubs who want to do this (starts at the 33 minute mark).TweetPopout Listen on iPhoneListen on Android


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This is lovely, and such prolific blooms! I don't remember ever seeing one, so I had to look it up. I think it said another name is Mountain Ash. They seem to be mainly in England and Europe.
Yes, tricky name question here, because there are many varieties in this family of trees (Lat. sorbus, Sw. oxel). In Britian the name Mountain Ash seems to be used only for Rowan (Sw. rönn); which has very different leaves compared to the one in my picture. But there are also sub-varieties of the Whitebeam (oxel) looking very much alike, which I cannot really tell apart.
Firstly I should say that I have just written a mental note to myself not to leave it so long before visiting this blog again. I've just caught up with it again. It's such an interesting blog and some of the photos are stunning as well as being a window into your town and what is going on.
Secondly a Mountain Ash here in the UK is a Rowan Tree. I've not heard the name used for a Whitebeam. I actually have in the garden a Rowan/Mountain Ash which I planted.
Lovely photo with perfect exposure!
i agree with GB, your blog is full of stunning photos and very, very interesting. I love that first shot, i want to hold those flowers, they are so lacy and just plain PRETTY
beautiful trees! and the blooms are lovely. love the first shot, jumps right out at ya.
GB, thanks for catching up ;) and also for confirming my thoughts about the tree name.
And thanks to everyone else too for all your encouraging comments! ♥


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Whether it is workout equipment that can be used at home or boutique gyms for niche exercise classes, the 2017 fitness trends reveal that getting in shape remains a popular New Year's resolution for many people.
One of the biggest innovations highlighted by the 2017 fitness trends is exercise equipment that can be used at home. These devices not only allow consumers to save money on costly gym memberships, but they also offer the flexibility of fitting a workout in any time of day or night. Some examples of these at-home exercise machines include the collapsible BodyBoss 2.0, the wall-mounted Portable Pullup Dip Bar and the travel-friendly Kumo Board.
For those who prefer to hit the gym than exercise at home, there is a significant rise in the number of boutique fitness studios. Many of these studios cater to niche activities, such as the hybrid rowing and pilates workouts offered at Toronto's Nucleo Fitness. Similarly, Clip n' Climb is a climbing gym that turns a popular workout into a family-friendly activity.
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🦋 Hi girls, today I want tell you about Belle Fever an Australia's larger online Handcrafted personalised jewellery store.
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The necklace came in a luxurious royal purple leather display wallet that is ready to give as a gift to that special person or to yourself.
💕 I received the beautiful "For a Mothers" silver pendant with one gold disk.
Very elegant, the design is stylish, with a beautiful mother and child charm, her hand over the child's head protecting her child from danger.
💐 The pendant itself is absolutely gorgeous. Not too big and not too small the pendant is the perfect size.
The chain arrived with an extender, so the 45cm chain extends to 50cm, and this is very useful if you want to adjust a chain depending on the neckline of what you are wearing.
🌺Everything that they have is very unique, personable, and able to be personalized. Most jewelry comes in either gold or silver and have new things coming out all the time.
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I've been excited to see so many cute fall/Halloween wreaths this season, so it was just a matter of time before I created an original one of my own.
When I visited my grandmother back east this spring she was trying to get my mom to take her old black lace jacket.
She didn't want to throw it away but she no longer wanted it because sun-damage had caused discoloration in some areas.
My mom didn't want it either so she convinced me to take it for the fabric. It's been sitting in my stash ever since. This week though, I paired it with a 10" green wreath-form and two spools of satin ribbon, all from the dollar store.
Three dollars later, I had a festive Halloween wreath!
I wrapped the wreath-form in orange ribbon, covered it with lace, and made the flower out of strips of the black ribbon.
Halloween's starting a little early at our house this year!
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Avid readers may have noticed there's been quite a few posts these latest weeks but if you look at the sidebar to the right --> you may also notice I have had a somewhat erratic posting history over the years, so rest assured that everything is fine. I have a tonne of things to deal with currently. Most of these things are or have been of a positive nature which is fine. It seems my weird disease that I caught nearly a year ago has finally been diagnosed and it is treatable and seems to have been (mostly) treated, and that should give me some energy back - apparently, one of the reasons I have been so tired lately was due to the malady.
We live and we learn. And get taught.
No more mister Tired-guy, ready for action!
The shields looks like painting abortions: Like they are made out of clay. I will tidy them up and think that they might come out okay. This is what two washes do to a basecoat of gold paint.
Speaking of abortions... not really suitable on
a hobbyblog but who gives a shit.
Some WIP:s. Nothing special except for the unprimed guy below which showed up after I had primed and painted the two first basecoats. Like a forgotten sock when the washer's already started he showed up, "Sorry, sorry I am late".
Gooddamn picture quality... as always...
... yeah, really funny, should have used the front camera instead of this joke...
And here's where we are at the moment. The trays I will have to reshape, they seem to have warped ever so much... I tried a new sanding-technique here, first some small sand, then some bigger before the first layer had dried and then the "technique" involved me getting bored of waiting for it to dry so I started painting on the wet glue...
... should have used bentonite, aka cat litter.


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Women in Leadership Workshops Explore Gender in a Modern Context/
This past fall, Northwestern's Leadership and Community Engagement department (housed within Campus Life) introduced its new series, Women in Leadership. This cohort meets six times over the course of one quarter to discuss and explore various aspects of the intersection between gender and leadership.
"We have a pretty multifaceted mission," Assistant Director of Leadership & Community Engagement Adrian Bitton said."Ultimately what we want to do is empower women and build their leadership self-efficacy."
The group accomplishes this goal through a focus on educating members. Each week, participants explore different concepts together related to women in leadership. Bitton also credits the series's structure with creating a productive learning environment. "The particular pedagogical style of having a cohort that meets repeatedly creates relationships among the women and builds trust and vulnerability so they can share authentically in their experiences and perspectives around women in leadership," she said.
Bitton said they also try to create a solution-oriented focus for the women in the program. "We not only try to deconstruct ideas around women in leadership," she said, "but we also say how can we empower and support one another and build each other up as we overcome some of these obstacles that we might experience based on our gender in a leadership context."
Thanks to this combination, the cohort's coordinators said that they consistently see growth amongst the women that participate throughout their time together.
Graduate Assistant for Leadership and Community Engagement Jazminn Williams said, "We talk about the confidence gap between men and women, and I think that whether [participants] are a first or fourth year walking in, there's a lack of confidence. I want them to walk away knowing that they can be like the leaders that they see every day."
Williams said she thinks this is an important part of changing the way women see themselves and are seen within a leadership context.
"Women matter!" Williams said. "I think that learning how much we're socialized to think certain ways and to know that there are other ways to navigate and be leaders is definitely important. Building that conversation allows them to take what they're learning and have those conversations with their friends, families, student groups, and start to dismantle that socialization."
They're off to a good start working toward this goal; the group saw nearly perfect retention rates for both the fall and winter groups.
Over the course of the upcoming years, Bitton and Williams said they hope to grow the program further. "Right now we're following the energy that's already there," Bitton said. "We're building a cache of student leaders who want to facilitate, and we're hoping to eventually run multiple cohorts each quarter with unique tracks."
The upcoming series begins April 17. Enrollment has already closed, but be sure to keep an eye out for new installments of the cohort in upcoming quarters.


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|Jenny McCarthy
Jenny McCarthy launched her career when she was 20 by taking her clothes off forPlayboy in 1993. She went on to become Playmate of the Year.
Now, the 39-year-old host of NBC's Love in the Wild, which conveniently debuts June 5, plans to bare all again for a nude pictorial in the July-August issue. Look for it to hit newsstands on June 29, reports E!.
"All I wanted to do [when she began in the industry] was work with my clothes on, and now I just hope to get them off!" she said this week at the E! upfronts