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We are a small business aimed at providing newly engaged couples with the perfect, personal wedding invitations. When looking for our own wedding invitations we found that the majority of designs on offer did not reflect us as a couple. They were plain and expensive. We decided to take it upon ourselves to design our own set of wedding stationery, taking inspiration from what we are like as a couple, and adapting that to make our own wedding stationery. What we offer is completely personal wedding stationery at an affordable cost. When you get in touch with a member of our team we will ask what you are like as a couple, what you plan your wedding to be like, and what kind of wedding invitations you wish to have. For example, would you like something romantic and formal, or casual and fun? Alternatively, you might know exactly what you want your wedding invitations and the rest of your wedding stationery to look like, but struggle to put all your ideas together. This is where Wedding Blossom can help you, our experience with design means we can pull all your ideas together to create the wedding invitation you have been dreaming of.
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Name of Wedding Contact: Emily
Thank you for looking at Wedding Blossom for your wedding stationery. For more images and information on pricing and what we do please visit our website or send us a message, we'd be happy to help.
Year Business Was Established
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January 2017
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What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?
It will all work out on the day - honestly!
Describe your typical process with a couple.
We usually speak to couples via email. Couples usually have an idea about what kind of wedding invitations they would like, they send us these details and we come up with the design. We then send a design back to the couple and wait for their feedback. We make any changes they would like and this process continues until they are 100% happy with the design we have come up with.
What is the most important piece of stationery for a wedding and why?
Invitations! Otherwise no one knows the details of the wedding!
What is your best seller?
We don't have 'best sellers' as all our wedding stationery is unique, we don't sell the same design twice. But couples most often order invitations, followed by RSVP cards and save the dates.
How do you add romance to any wedding stationery you do?
A personal touch that couples often love is including a silhouette of the couple in their invitations.
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The pattern for the lid of this box came from a magazine. While it provides an interesting change, I don't think I have the patience to do a lot of these boxes because it takes more time to undo the scroll saw blade and rethread it than it does to do the actual sawing. The body of the box was made from a scrap of construction lumber which can show attractive colour sometimes.
This box was named because it reminded a good friend of the shape of a communion table. I was delighted to find this way of making lids because it allows me to use many small scraps of interesting wood. The bottom is cut from maple I bought on sale. This box now makes its home in London England with a friend who is a priest in the Church of England. I was in London in the spring of 2014 and I got to visit both my friend and the box.
Another fun box that requires a bandsaw to make is the puzzle box. These can be extremely complex but the ones I'm making at the moment are on the beginner end of the spectrum.
I had some really small scraps that I didn't want to throw out so I made a small box with a panel lid. This box is approximately 4 1/2 inches (11cm) long by 2 3/8 inches (6 cm) wide by 1 3/4 inches (4.5 cm) high.
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Hebrews 12:1-3
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Beautiful lunch
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- The Martin FamilyMay 20, 2012 at 10:58 PM
Wonderful to hear of the blessings you enjoyed today. You are all so precious and dearly loved. We are praying for you continually.ReplyDelete
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What a great report, and extra fabulous to hear from you today too Sandra! Thank you for sharing your heart, as always, and reminding us all from where our help comes. We continue to pray as often as we think of you...without ceasing...that God would continue to be glorified through you and that He would continue to work powerfully as the Mighty Healer we know he is. Can't wait to come and see you again soon, maybe with two special little prayer warriors...they have certainly been telling your story! Love you so much, and selfishly can't wait for a Sandra hug soon.ReplyDelete
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"Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus"
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Father, thank You for Your goodness and faithfulness in my life. I choose to cast my cares on You. I choose to trust even when I don't understand. I choose to believe that You have a good plan and will bring me to a flourishing finish in Jesus' name! Amen.
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text: NB taking off other lists, but -project I see few related aspects, where/how we could improve generic awareness about Debian 1. although twittering and other tiny-news networking is useful on its own, I think that we should aim at bigger picture... When do people hear about Debian in general? when it hits the headlines of the news. When does Debian hits headlines of the news? when major event happens, e.g. * Release (~once in 2 years) * Freeze (~once in 2 years) * Elections (once a year) * Announcement about debconf (once a year) * Major security issue comes up e.g. openssh RNG -- thanks god quite rare in those cases, attention, positive or negative (as in the later) gets diverted to Debian. Otherwise despite having some news, Debian remains in its own bubble as far as I could see it as the insider. So what could improve our appearance: * Having Debian CUT -- more release announcements * ???? 2. Another line, which shakes news lines across different media is presentation of Debian at the variety of big big expos and conferences. It provides good opportunity for targetted exposure of Debian, but alone, as Andreas pointed out, seems to be not enough. Moreover, most often Debian is exposed on IT events to those who already know about Debian, thus just showing that we are still alive without really bringing any fresh blood. Exposure at Med@Tel, and other specialized conferences (e.g. our NeuroDebian booth at SfN 2010 [1]) in our experience does bring more attention of outsiders. Partially additional complication is that usually noone invites us to those conferences, so booths do not come for free and someone needs to cover the expense. 3. In Debian we have a number of great sub-projects which are not properly exposed even within Debian itself. I have once suggested to float all the blends up to the main Debian page to make it at once look appealing and specific to a broad range of specialists. But I failed to generalize the proposal, so it hasn't worked out yet. Having 1. in mind -- Release Notes -- every subproject should have clear and catchy release goals accomplished listed in the release notes. Our section on "Comprehensive support for neuroimaging research" surprisingly caught quite a bit of attention whenever squeeze came out. Although some considered it as yet another geeky side of Debian, many people saw it as the true universality of Debian carrying about various fields of endeavor. What I was leading to: we have great stuff in Debian, it is underexposed, and whenever Debian is exposed great stuff is often hidden. Thus we need a line of presenting Debian at higher level of granularity than twits, more of little blog articles, providing high-level descriptions (not installation instructions) in the fields of endeavor which Debian has already covered quite extensively. May be something like "Debian cookbook" but without step-by step instructions. Debian blends tasks pages probably provide necessary level of groupping and just would require human interpretation into a coherent articles describing specific field, why Debian is good for it, what Debian provides (brief outline of functionality, alternatives, future) with accents on security/stability/ease of installation, where it is possibly used already, etc. And then having it as visible on Debian planet upon initial publication of the post (which might get refined through its lifetime). Upon Debian release, all those could be bundled to accompany the release in one, hopefully exhaustive, "book" to guide various newcomers from different fields into the world of Debian wheezy. How about that? [1] http://neuro.debian.net/blog/2010/2010-11-24_booth_sfn2010.html On Sun, 10 Apr 2011, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote: > Hi Andreas, > Thanks for sharing! > On Sun, 10 Apr 2011, Andreas Tille wrote: > > "byte space" by using twitter so that I'm convinced that it is a > > reasonable thing to ignore this medium - I could perfectly imagine to > > twitter any uploaded Debian package. Something like > > Uploaded <pkg> <version> - <shortdescription> > FWIW: Debian is known to twitter: > http://twitter.com/debian > And for NeuroDebian we have exactly that -- brief announcements on new > releases made available: > http://identi.ca/neurodebian > http://twitter.com/NeuroDebian > So it would only be logical to get DebianMed and DebianScience out there. -- =------------------------------------------------------------------= Keep in touch www.onerussian.com Yaroslav Halchenko www.ohloh.net/accounts/yarikoptic


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JavaBean Attributes
Sun's BeanInfo descriptors were designed with builder-specific extension in mind. Developers of bean builders could allow bean authors to add extra metadata to describe the beans, and the builder tool could take advantage of the extra metadata for enhanced functionality.
A good example of this is VisualAge for Java's use of "preferred" as an attribute. VisualAge users wanted some way to specify that a property, method, or event appear on the "short list" of features that appear during connection creation (without requiring a popup dialog with a list of all features). IBM added support for a "preferred" attribute, and if bean authors set "preferred" to Boolean.TRUE, VisualAge added the feature to the "short list".
(Note that eventually Sun added the isPreferred() method to FeatureDescriptor for this same function.)
Unfortunately, these extensions are not well documented, and difficult to find. I've collected the following definitions from various sources (the Sun Java source code, Sun's bean builder source, and various web searches) to help create a common place to define commonly-used BeanInfo attributes.
If you know of any commonly-used beaninfo attribute that is not listed here, or if you see an error in one of these descriptions, please email me at email@example.com.
Commonly-Used BeanInfo Attributes
Sun has a BeanInfo generator that generates the BeanInfo for Swing etc using a javadoc @beaninfo tag. It sets up several kinds of attributes. I've found the following list of commonly-used attributes. We should reuse where possible. (I gathered this list doing some web searches, looking at source code for sun's bean builder, etc...)
The format of the following table is
(Who defined it)
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Note that in the following table I use FeatureDescriptors for ApplicableDescriptors to refer to attributes that apply to any feature descriptor. This includes BeanDescriptor, PropertyDescriptor, MethodDescriptor, and EventSetDescriptor.
Defines an Object[] that specifies a list of valid values. This function could be provided by implementing a custom PropertyEditor (see my Property Editor Tutorial), but that's really overkill.
The Object[] contains sets of three values:
For example:
Figure 1: Enumeration values
Object[] enumerationValues = new Object[] { "vertical", new Integer(JSlider.VERTICAL), "JSlider.VERTICAL", "horizontal", new Integer(JSlider.HORIZONTAL), "JSlider.HORIZONTAL" }; propertyDescriptor.setValue("enumerationValues", enumerationValues);
|Defines the order in which properties should be displayed by builder
I've heard reference to this attribute but haven't found how it's formatted. It sounded like it has been used as a list of indices into the property descriptor array, but I'm not sure.
I've also heard some folks mention that it might be more useful as a Comparator object; again, no examples seen.
|Helps a GUI builder determine if it should treat a bean as a container;
should it allow other beans to be dropped in it?
This was added primarily for Swing. All Swing components inherit from java.awt.Container (that's a long story -- in short, AWT's design was flawed because Container was a class instead of an interface...).
For Swing components, bean builder tools couldn't decide if they should allow other components to be dropped into a JButton. They needed some indication on the intended use of a Swing component.
|Sometimes the actual container that objects can be added to isn't
directly the bean being displayed on a builder. JFrame, for example, does
not allow you to add components directly to it. Instead, you need to add
those components to its contentPane.
To support this, Sun added a containerDelegate attribute to BeanDescriptors. Its value is the name of a method that takes no arguments and returns a Container.
For example (similar to JFrame's BeanInfo, defining its BeanDescriptor)
Figure 2: Container delegate
beanDescriptor.setValue("containerDelegate", "getContentPane");
(IBM, now others and in FeatureDescriptor)
|I'm pretty sure I started this one ;)
VisualAge for Java users asked for a way to specify that a property should be included on the "short list" of properties that comes up in a popup menu when making connections (instead of having to bring up a dialog). I suggested to IBM that they use a property descriptor attribute, so they started looking for an attribute named "preferred" and set up support in VAJ to set it.
This is now available directly in FeatureDescriptor as the isPreferred() method. For compatability, bean builder tools should check isPreferred() and the "preferred" attribute of a feature.
|This attribute provides a hint to a bean builder that the property
should be set "late". Borland defines this as "after the add calls".
Personally I think this is bad design -- a proper bean shouldn't care in which order its properties are set...
|Specifies help text for a bean property.
This appears to be intended
to be end user help text, not bean builder help text
(like the name and description in a FeatureDescriptor).
|Specifies a single "categories" to which the described feature belongs.
This allows builder tools to organize features at build time or run time.
(Thanks to Richard Bair for pointing this out)
|Specifies a list of "categories" to which the described feature belongs.
This allows builder tools to organize features at build time or run time.
The format used by InstallShield is
Figure 3: InstallShield categories
"'/Some Category' '/Another Category' '/Some Category/Sub Category'"
|Specifies an instance of a class that extends PersistenceDelegate that
can be used to persist an instance of this bean. A bean builder should use
the specified delegate instead of Java's serialization mechanism for saving
the state of the bean if using persistence as the means to generate an
Note that the value is an instance of a class, not the name of a class or a Class object.
|Returns the name of a visual component class that should be used to
visually represent a non-visual component.
For example, suppose you define a Person bean that's not an AWT/Swing component. You could define a PersonRepresentation that extends (for example) and define that that object should be used to display the Person in a GUI builder.
The bean builder will create a unique instance of the proxy for each bean instance, Any manipulation done on the proxy is also performed on the bean.
Note: I'm still a tad unclear on the actual mapping of operations like
"add" when adding a child to the visual component. I'm still examining the
Sun bean builder code to get a better idea of this.
|Indicates that a property's value shouldn't be persisted/added to
generated code.
I'm not sure about this one -- why consider it a property??? debugging in builder???
Sun's bean builder code has a comment about this being used to workaround
an introspector bug. hmmm...
|I didn't see this in Sun's bean builder, but it's in the Swing javadoc
@beaninfo descriptions.
This appears to be an indication that calling the method will require updating the visuals of the GUI.
I'm not sure at this point if this means the called method will perform the update, or if a builder should perform/generate the update code... I'm thinking the former, but I'm not sure.


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Cannot use svg images as data-uri in background-image property
Duplicate Issue #10304656 • See Issue #7157459
Steps to reproduce
When trying to use an SVG encoded as a data-uri as the background-image, Edge doesn't show anything.
Reproducible example:
The conic-gradient demo website:
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Changed Assigned To to "Bogdan B."
Changed Status to "Duplicate"
Thanks for your bug report! Looks like a duplicate of 7157459 to me. I cannot make any promise but we might get around to fix this for next released, stay tuned by following that other bug.
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Dr. Abrams is currently an "in-network," provider for Aetna. For other insurance companies, she is considered an "out of network," provider and does not bill insurance companies directly. You may have an "out of network," benefit, which allows you to see any therapist, pay directly at time of service, and be partially reimbursed by your insurance provider. Dr. Abrams can provide you with a receipt for services so that you have documentation to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement. Many insurance companies will cover at least 50% of fees.
The best way to determine what portion of fees will be reimbursed by your insurance company is to contact them directly by calling the customer/member services number on the back of your insurance card. (There may be a separate number for "mental health" or "behavioral health.") When speaking with your insurance company, you will want to ask them the following questions:
Many individuals with health insurance choose not to use it to cover mental health services, and instead pay "out of pocket," for these services. Some individuals use their flexible spending or health savings accounts. Most often, this is due to concern about the privacy of their health information and the potential release of this information to health insurance companies and their affiliated entities. Dr. Abrams is required to provide insurance companies with a DSM-V diagnosis if you choose to use your insurance benefits to cover fees.


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Second grade students are carefully prepared for the religious sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist. The children complete research for a wild animal project and presentation, followed by a field trip to the San Diego Zoo. Students showcase their special talents with a second grade talent show that often includes singers, dancers, comedians, karate demonstrations, and more. In December the students learn about Ellis Island and complete a suitcase project about the country of their Heritage or a country that they would like to learn more about.The 2nd grade students outfit a saints doll, write a first person saints report and lead the All saint's Day mass in November.
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Around the turn of the century, English-born watercolorist Norman St. Clair painted landscapes at Laguna Beach. He exhibited them in San Francisco in 1906, and within the next two decades, between 30 and 40 artists followed him to the coastal village. Local lore has it that at first they hung their art on fences to attract buyers. But in July, 1918, a show was held in the Old Town Hall, drawing nearly 2,000 viewers during the first three weeks. Shortly thereafter, fund-raising began for a permanent gallery, which was completed in 1929. Now the Laguna Art Museum, it's being expanded to more than twice the original size. When it reopens next month, the works of 27 Southern California Impressionists who painted or exhibited in Laguna Beach between 1918 and 1928 will be shown.
Located 51 miles southeast of Los Angeles, Laguna Beach covers 5.6 square miles, stretching along the Pacific coastline and into the San Joaquin Hills. There are only two access roads into the village: Laguna Canyon Road and Coast Highway.
The year-round population is 18,650, an increase of 2,100 since 1978.
As many as 40,000 people visit Laguna Beach on a Saturday or Sunday during the summer. The annual number of tourists is about 3 million. Those who stay overnight spend an average of 2.7 nights and $127 a day.


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To acquire hemp fat for use as a food, hemp vegetables are cool pressed in a air free environment. It will then be canned in a light-proof pot, flushed with nitrogen and cooled to safeguard the delicate oils from oxidization. This may guarantee that your gas can be as new as can possibly be.
Is one of many lowest in saturated fats, just eight per cent of overall gas volume. Has the best level of Essential Fatty Acids of any plant. Includes Gamma Linolenic p, a rare fat that is highly beneficial for human growth and development. Is best taken internally but you may even receive the benefits from hemp seed oil by using it in your skin. Has anti aging qualities and may be used with other cbd vape oil wholesale, such as for example special almond and jojoba oils, to make exemplary rub oil.
Hemp. Some people use their fibrous stalks to create ropes. And admittedly, trying to a plant that basics are created might seem like a odd position to consider anything that will support dieters flourish in their weight-loss efforts. But extremely, the hemp seed gives only that. Hemp vegetables are full of fat, and cold-pressed hemp oil is certainly one of the very nutritionally thick foods on the planet, and as an additional benefit, helps with controlling appetite.
Hemp comes in different types ideal for nutritional consumption. Like, the vegetables could be eaten natural, surface in to dinner called hemp protein, sprouted, turned into hemp dairy (similar to soymilk), or used as a tea.
Related in lots of ways to flax seed, hemp seed contains large amounts of protein, and its gas is full of omega 3 necessary fatty acids (EFAs). Actually, hemp contains about 20 % highly digestible protein, and omega 3 EFAs constitute about 22 % of their oil.
It's the omega 3s that provide hemp their power to restrain appetite. Recent study noted in the record Appetite indicated that study volunteers who ate a dinner rich in omega 3s were significantly less eager, both afterward and even two hours later, than these whose dinners contained no omega 3s but were usually almost identical. Omega 3 oils, it turns out, somehow support manage the brain's starvation signal center.
Different research shows that hemp's benefits expand beyond appetite suppression. Research in addition has shown hemp to simply help alleviate outward indications of eczema, and its omega 3s are identified to simply help improve memory and head function.
When you are performing your level most readily useful to lose weight, finding normal approaches to subdue your appetite offers you a definite edge in your efforts. And one of the greatest, established things to increase your appetite-suppression system is hemp…its seeds, oil, and protein.
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This time of year, many of us turn the heating up full blast morning, noon and night in an attempt to stay warm and cosy indoors. That is not only having a damaging effect on your bank account, but also on the environment. Here are a few simple ways we can all warm up and still keep our carbon emissions down.
Hot water bottles are back
Popular with your mum or grandma this traditional method of heating yourself, your feet or your bed has been around for decades. Now, they're making a comeback, with tonnes of gorgeous designs, patterns and fabrics on the market. We love these personalised ones at notonthehighstreet.com
Keep your blinds and curtains closed
Unless you have advanced, decent, energy efficient windows, even the slightest draft can bring down the temperature in your flat or house. Curtains provide the best protection against the chill outside and keeping them closed for most of the time will mean the place stays warmer longer, so there's less need for the heating. Try keeping them closed if you're out at work all day and you'll be able to resists a blast of heating when you get home in the evening.
Cover hardwood floors
If you have hardwood floors your home will naturally be cooler than if you have a cosy carpet. You can rectify this with a stylish rug. There are loads of affordable and trend-driven styles at places like Ikea, Zara Home and H&M Home, unless you're looking for something a little more expensive in which case you'll find some stunning options at Habitat, West Elm and John Lewis.
Beef up your bedding
Winter can be a great opportunity to rethink your bedroom style and how your bed looks. Grab an interiors magazine or flick through a catalogue for The White Company and you'll see tonnes of beds with lovely blankets, wool throws, a thick duvet and a dozen different pillows! Add layers, textures and blankets to your bedding for a cool look and a warm night.
Go a duvet size up
If you share a bed with your partner, husband or wife, duvet hogging will probably be familiar to you. Increase the size of your duvet so that it covers more ground on the bed. Plus the more you have on each side the less likely it is to let in cold air or drafts. For example, if you have a double bed, switch to a king sized duvet etc.
Seal up your windows
There are a few different ways you can seal up your windows to keep the cold out. Some people have been known to use cling film in an attempt to keep things cosy. But there are also other ways of getting help in this department at your local homewares store. Checking the seals are in good working order is one of the first things you should do. And if you are in a rented property, you might want to see if there's anything your landlord can do to keep them more tightly closed. After all, that means they will be doing their bit to help the planet, too.
Get some cute and cosy clothing
You might be familiar with hearing your dad shout at you to put a jumper on every time you tried to put the heating up at home when you were younger, in an attempt to save money. Well, sorry to say to say this but he has a point. If you're at home and want to help save cash and the environment, next time you're feeling the winter chill, consider a cosy knitted jumper or a pair of funky socks before you head for the thermostat. You can get really cool winter socks for next to nothing at Gap. And Uniqlo does a cashmere range from around £70.
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This afternoon I was searching online for a photo of the cover of the novel, The Fault in Our Stars for a mural that's being painted in my classroom. The Google results showed that there was movie news, and a star had been officially cast in the role of Hazel Grace Lancaster, the young woman who would not be stopped by cancer, an abusive and heartbreaking disappointment meeting with an idolized author, or being exposed to something far worse than death: a broken heart.
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Who is Shailene Woodley? I had not heard of her either, but she has acted in several episodes of "The O.C.," "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," as well as starring alongside George Clooney in "The Descendents," and is currently taking on the role of Mary Jane Watson in the second installment of "The Amazing Spider-Man."
"Blah blah blah. But does she have the chops to play the female lead based on a best-selling YA Lit novel that thousands of teenagers have gone gaga over?"
Remember Divergent?
Yea, I think she's got this.
With a director and lead actress in place, I'd say that we should be witness to the film adaptation of, The Fault in Our Stars relatively soon.


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HIV screening tests and diagnostic techniques are made for checking the movements of the HIV antibodies within the body of the victim. They have been recognized to provide a useful and precise prognosis for quite some time now. In spite of this, there can be cases when the regular strategies will indicate inadequacy, and so the help of the least preferred methods are tapped.
Diagnostic techniques used
The following are only some of the standard HIV diagnostics medical practitioners still employ up to now:
ELISA is a method that is the most famous and most patronized of the lot. It requires a patient's blood sample which will be examined for traces of HIV antibodies. It is executed together with a confirmatory strategy called the Western Blot. These two procedures call for innovative technology and are far pricier in comparison with the others.
In the instance that the Western Blot test is unable to determine the occurrence of the antibodies, scientists can have a shot at a different confirmatory approach referred to as the Radioimmunoprecipitation Assay. It makes use of a higher level diagnostic tool that will try to find the antibodies left out by the Western Blot test. It would, for sure, cost the patient considerably more and need a much longer length of time to give results. Only professional lab techs could carry out the test.
For those of you that are on a tight budget, the Rapid Latex Agglutination Assay is a different option that is not as complicated and expensive as the other strategies. It is suitable for developing regions that are seeking an efficient HIV screening strategy minus the sky-high costs.
Home screening tests
There are also home HIV screening tests designed for people that value their own space. In the Great Britain, the usage of home screening tests was introduced a few years ago. In such a case, the sufferer is required to provide to the laboratory a sample of his or her saliva. Although the task is less challenging, they say that saliva is not a very dependable specimen to detect the HIV antibodies. They still feel that blood samples are a lot more useful for this task.
It really is expensive to proceed through all these assessments. And that is why it is so much better to prevent the attack of HIV to your body as opposed to getting affected by it and look for strategies to remedy it. Always bear in mind to use protection when having intercourse, and only aim to live a type of lifestyle that will not place you in danger of these sorts of medical problems.


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C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) was a prolific writer throughout the the 1940s and '50s. Not to be confined to one field, he wrote on and in every genre imaginable. As a professor at both Oxford and Cambridge, his area of specialty was medieval studies. But he worked with linguistics, and later, heavily with philosophy and theology after a dramatic conversion from atheism to Christianity. Today he is noted in academic circles as being an insightful literary critic. To most of us, he is probably most famous for penning the children's series The Chronicles of Narnia, which was the bestselling children's series until Harry Potter and effectively paved the way for the fantasy genre as it is today. In the midst of his sea of writings concerning many other areas, particularly in the midst of post-war trauma, Lewis is very rarely considered an animal welfare activist.
However, Lewis was incredibly passionate about the cause of animals, and during his time was very vocal about animal welfare. It is obvious to anyone who picks up a work of Lewis' fiction that he loved animals. The Chronicles of Narnia, for example, deal with a world populated mostly by talking, sentient animals, with the most significant and most central character being a wise lion named Aslan. Animals are also featured heavily in his Space Trilogy, which features lush visions of life on Mars and Venus, where animals live in harmony with the inhabitants. However, Lewis' real "activism" is most evident in the final books in both these series respectively.
In The Last Battle (1956), the final book in the Narnia series, the sentient animals who had so long lived as equals with their human counterparts are enslaved by the humans and treated like real-world work animals. This appalls all of the protagonists and the reader, and is clearly meant to inspire shock and horror. Throughout the series, Lewis had made readers think of his animal characters as empathetic, well-rounded characters; to see them treated as real-world animals is intentionally jarring and disturbing.
In the final book in the Space Trilogy, That Hideous Strength (1945), there are two distinct factions, one obviously good, and one very clearly evil. The good faction has many animals about their headquarters, who behave charmingly despite their ferocious nature — a wild bear is kept as a house pet, among others. The bad faction, by contrast, has no respect for animal life and uses them in hideous and vicious experiments, including vivisection (the practice of dissecting still-living animals) from which one can constantly hear them shrieking in pain. Here, as in other places in Lewis' writing, vivisection is characterized as one of the cruelest and most senseless acts humans are capable of doing. This disregard for the feeling of animals is one way in which the antagonists are distinguished as irredeemably evil. Furthermore, one of the most redeeming moments occurs when the animals are allowed to exact revenge against their tormentors, and there is never any question of which side the reader is meant to be on.
Lewis did not only acknowledge the subject of animal welfare in his fiction, however. In his theological text The Problem of Pain (1940), Lewis dedicates an entire chapter to the subject of animals, where he refers to animal suffering as "appalling." The book is a discussion of what theological purpose pain has, and while Lewis found in his faith suitable justification for the pain one feels as a human, he admits, in this chapter, to wrestling with the idea of animal pain. It was very obvious to Lewis that animals suffered physical and even emotional pain.
It's important to look at Lewis' views in perspective. At the time, most Western religions did not place any emphasis on animal welfare or fair treatment. Scientific practices were increasingly utilitarian, with animals subjected to cruel experimentation with little justification other than that humans were "more evolved." Lewis was one of the only people during this period to really address the topic of animal suffering in light of both religion and science, and given his wide audience his influence in the many subjects he wrote upon is monumental. Lewis believed that taking a stance for animal welfare was not only kind, but the proper thing to do — as a Christian as well as a thinking, feeling human being.
This past Sunday, September 25th, was International Rabbit Day, an annual holiday celebrating the joy of bunnies, and also bringing attention and awareness to the many problems both wild and domestic rabbits face. Rabbits are the third most common creature in animal shelters after dogs and cats, yet it's amazing how little-understood they still are. This is partially due to the fact that, unlike dogs and cats, rabbits are prey animals, the ones who are hunted instead of doing the hunting in the wild, and therefore have a completely different way of looking at the world than do our more common omnivorous companion animals.
Furthermore, there are a number of misconceptions about rabbits that still linger from our past treatment and interaction with them, despite more modern and correct knowledge that has recently come to light. Many people believe rabbits are good pets for children because they require low maintenance, prefer to reside outdoors in hutches, and don't live very long. On the contrary: rabbits are fragile beings with complex social, medical, and dietary needs; they are incredibly vulnerable to temperature changes and wild predators, making it much safer to keep them indoors; and they have an average lifespan of 10-12 years. Rabbits are a long-term commitment, and no living thing should be taken in merely to provide a "lesson" to a young child who may not be ready for such a responsibility, leaving the animal to suffer.
Many cities still classify rabbits as farm animals, and therefore regulate their care and keeping differently than they do for dogs and cats. Still other places regard rabbits as "exotic" pets, making it hard to find a rabbit-savvy veterinarian. This can make keeping a rabbit difficult, as they do require regular medical care just like other companion animals, sometimes even more so. Their teeth and nails need regular trimming if they don't have suitable surfaces to chew and dig, and they are very vulnerable to a condition known as gastrointestinal stasis, where their digestive systems spontaneously stop working and emergency care must be provided. People keeping a single rabbit may not see the necessity of having their animal spayed or neutered, but besides the obvious benefits of eliminating the threat of bunny overpopulation – the phrase "breed like rabbits" doesn't just come out of thin air – there are a lot of other health and behavioral benefits to spaying and neutering as well. Female rabbits are especially vulnerable to reproductive cancers, and will have a drastically reduced lifespan if not spayed. Because rabbits are territorial animals, males can have extreme and often intolerable problems with aggression, destructiveness, and sanitation unless they are neutered.
Rabbits may sound like difficult pets, but they are definitely worth the effort. Like dogs and cats, some rabbits will bond with their human companions and become affectionate, playful, and can even be taught to do tricks. Some rabbits, however, will simply always prefer the company of other rabbits and want little or nothing to do with humans; each bunny's personality is unique and shaped by their genetics and experiences. The good news, though, is that most rabbits take very well to litter box training. You read that right! If given a box of hay lined with newspaper, most rabbits will instinctively know to urinate in one side of the box and eat from the other. Feces, however, are another story, and even the best rabbits will leave pellets around the house as a territorial marker; fortunately these are dry and odorless, and can be swept or vacuumed up easily.
The House Rabbit Society, founded in 1988, advocates for companion rabbits to be kept indoors as free-range pets, just like dogs and cats. Their website is the most complete resource for companion rabbit information on the Internet. You might also be interested in visiting The Language of Lagomorphs, a remarkable compendium of rabbit quirks and behaviors and what they are meant to communicate – as well as how you can communicate back!
Petfinder, the online searchable database of animals in need of homes, has declared the week of September 17-25 to be Adopt-a-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week. Animals usually considered "less adoptable" include senior pets, cats tested positive for FIV, large or "aggressive breed" dogs such as pit bulls, white rabbits with pink eyes, and all animals with special needs or preexisting medical conditions. With most people interested in only adopting puppies or kittens, even adult animals that would be considered highly desirable in their younger days can languish in the shelter system or foster/rescue homes for months.
Consider Yogee, a spaniel/Border Collie mix with The Dawg Squad in Los Angeles. Found in Westchester with a microchip sourced to Highland Park, when his guardians were contacted they said that Yogee had been missing for so long that they assumed he was dead and had gotten another dog. They didn't want Yogee back. At 12 years old, this sweet-tempered and cuddly boy still has a lot of love to give and deserves a family that will appreciate him.
Then there's Buzz, a black domestic short hair not even a year old. Born with a deformed eye, Buzz watched all his brothers and sisters get adopted while he stayed behind, overlooked and unwanted. A playful people-lover, Buzz is waiting to find his forever home at A Cat's Tale in Hawthorne.
Finally, there's beautiful Erishkegal, a pink-eyed white rabbit with RabbitMatch in Los Angeles. Likely purchased at a pet store as a baby bunny, Erishkegal's original guardians had no idea how to care for a rabbit and never bothered to clean her living space. As a result, Erishkegal's feet, tail and belly are permanently stained orange from being forced to sit in her own urine.
All domestic animals – not just the superficially "cute" or purebred ones – deserve a chance to find love. Check out Petfinder's gallery of "less adoptables," submitted by the rescue groups who care for them, for even more unfortunate stories of sweet animals in need of forever homes.
Have you noticed a difference in the world lately? Do things feel a bit more… crowded? It's not your imagination. According to the Population Division of the United Nations, the seven billionth human on earth – that's #7,000,000,000 – will be born this upcoming October 31st.
But this milestone is scary for more reasons that just its accidental coincidence with Halloween. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, an Arizona-based environmental nonprofit which works to secure a future for threatened species, "overpopulation and over-consumption are the root causes of environmental destruction." More humans means more land development and more resource use; for non-human species, it means less habitat, less food – less of absolutely everything. This catastrophic overload of the planet's resources has inspired the Center to launch the 7 Billion and Counting campaign, intended to bring awareness to the pressure that human beings are putting on the world's ecosystems. Within this campaign is the Endangered Species Condoms project, a unique and amusing approach to spreading the word about the effect humans are having on imperiled species, and what we as individuals can do to stem the flow (so to speak) of population overgrowth.
The Museum spoke with Amy Harwood, the Center's overpopulation campaign coordinator, on what seven billion people means for our earth, and what the Center is trying to do about it.
What is the goal of the 7 Billion and Counting campaign?
The goal is to get people to start to connect species extinction to the issue of [human] population growth. Population growth has been an issue for a long time, obviously. There's been a lot of people working on that issue, and we feel like this component of that issue has been missing. So our hope with this campaign is to elevate it and bring it into people's minds.
How dire is the threat of human overpopulation to the earth and to the other species that share it with us?
We are currently witnessing a massive species extinction. Some scientists believe it's the fastest extinction that's happened on earth. It is totally caused by humans' impact. The Center for Biological Diversity has been working on that issue [of endangered species] for a long time. We have been working on some of the impact of over-consumption, things that you hear a lot more about: resource use, fossil fuel energy, impact on wild lands… We're hoping that this becomes another part of that work and continues to further our work on protection for species.
Is anything being done by governmental agencies across the world to bring awareness to this issue?
I think that the history of population growth with regards to government involvement is tricky, because a lot of people think of things like the one-child policy in China. I think that has left a big black eye on this issue, in terms of oppressive policies. But the way we see it is, this is an opportunity for government to see the benefit of making sure that women have access to family planning resources and are empowered to actually take advantage of them, and are actually getting provided education about those access points. To us, working on those policies is really part of the solution, and if we can bring species protection into the incentives for getting those policies the support that they need to remain, then I think we have something new and fresh that people are going to be responding to really well.
In a press release dated August 22nd, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), considered the leader in assuring and maintaining the quality of captive animal programs both in the United States and in six other countries around the world, announced its intention to require all accredited institutions to implement new elephant management safety protocols by September 2014 in order to maintain their certification. Amongst the new policies is the mandated transition from "free contact" elephant care to "protected contact," meaning that zookeepers and all other elephant care professionals will be required to have a barrier between themselves and the animal(s) at all times, except in very specific veterinary or transport situations.
The compulsory phaseout of free contact is lauded in a September 14th blog post by elephant keeper Gina Kinzley of the Oakland Zoo, an AZA-accredited institution in the Northern California Bay Area which has required all zoo employees who work with their African elephants to practice protected contact since 1991, following the tragic death of an elephant keeper. Praising the AZA's new safety protocols as "the biggest breakthrough ever in captive elephant history," Kinzley notes that, "Elephants will now have the freedom to choose whether or not they want to participate in training and foot care. Elephants will no longer be abused by the bull hook, be yelled and screamed at, and treated in a negative and punishing manner. Elephants will no longer have to give rides to visitors time and time and time again."
Although the protection of captive elephants from violent and abusive trainers is a definite perk of the new AZA rules, the legislation is primarily aimed at protecting elephant care professionals from their much larger, much stronger pachyderm charges. According to Kinzley, 31 keepers have been injured or killed in free contact management since 1990. The AZA's own research into protected vs. free contact has found that "the amount of time (both frequency and duration) an elephant care professional spends with an elephant in the same unrestricted space increases occupational risk."
In addition to regulating how close keepers can get to the elephants, the 2014 protocols also include mandates for increased staff training, semi-annual program safety assessments, daily behavioral logs for each elephant, and the development of a widely-applicable scale/index to measure elephant aggression.
A female tiger is jealous of her mate's affections for another female, and in her anger, ends up killing her mate instead of her rival.
It could be a great allegory for the absurdity of human jealousy if Aesop had written it. But when it happens in real life, in a zoo setting, with a critically endangered species, should it really be played up for comedic effect?
On September 8, three-year-old female Malayan tiger Seri grabbed six-year-old male Wzui by the neck and killed him at the El Paso Zoo. Seri had been brought to El Paso earlier this year from the San Diego Zoo as an intended mate for Wzui; however, apparently she did not get along well with 15-year-old female Melor, reportedly exhibiting signs of "jealousy" over Wzui's affections toward Melor.
I've seen this story bouncing around the media for the past week or so; the headline always catches my eye, as it invariably refers to a "tiger love triangle" gone awry. As far as I can tell, the source of the original wording of this story came from this Reuters piece; it was then picked up and reprinted in its entirety in the Los Angeles Times. Reuters refers to the incident which led to the male tiger's death as the result of "months of simmering jealousy in a feline love triangle."
If Seri had killed her keeper, or escaped and killed a zoo visitor,would the tone of this story be so flippant? And humans aren't even endangered.
It's not anthropomorphism to say that animals have emotions, at least not in my opinion. But to act like an incident in which a member of a critically endangered species was killed in a captive setting in a way that may have been entirely preventable is just some wacky animal version of "Melrose Place" strikes me as wildly irresponsible.
Is the El Paso Zoo investigating Wzui's death and if the keepers could've done anything to prevent it? Is Seri a threat to Melor or zoo employees? What will happen to Seri, and what is the fate of the Zoo's Malayan tiger breeding program? These are all relevant and important questions, yet Reuters makes no effort to answer them in their report.
We need to hold the press accountable when they make grievous errors such as this. Television, print, and online media are where people get their news, and the way that news is presented helps to dictate and influence people's understanding and feelings toward the particular subject of discussion. If we allow the media to report that the premature death in captivity of a critically endangered animal is just some "human interest" or "weird news" story, it creates the false impression that tigers aren't endangered, that Wzui's death isn't important, and that there was nothing that could've been done differently to prevent it. Putting the blame strictly on Seri's "jealousy" over Wzui's affections for Melor not only removes culpability from the El Paso Zoo and hampers the cause of tiger conservation – it's also downright misogynistic, if you ask me.
What do you think the public can do to hold the media accountable for the way they discuss animal issues? How should this story have been presented?
Freekibble.com, the website which rewards users for answering fun and simple trivia questions by donating pet food to homeless dogs and cats, is today contributing all of their proceeds to help pets in Vermont and North Carolina displaced by Hurricane Irene. The best part is, you don't even have to answer the trivia question correctly to have ten pieces of kibble donated on your behalf!
Freekibble was launched in 2008 by an 11-year-old girl in Bend, OR, by the name of Mimi Ausland. Freekibble's primary goal is "to provide healthy, nutritious food to the dogs and cats at shelters who are working so hard to see that none of their animals go hungry." Anyone who has worked or volunteered for a city shelter knows how dire things can get when the city's budget cannot meet the animals' needs. Through Freekibble's partnership with sponsor Halo, their website now helps to feed thousands of animals in shelters, rescues and food banks across the country. Since its inception in April of 2008, 619,029,020 pieces of kibble have been donated! (Probably more by the time you read this.)
When Hurricane Irene swept through the eastern United States at the end of August, it left a trail of devastation in its wake. Parts of Vermont are still dealing with the aftermath of extreme flooding, and over 11,000 people in North Carolina have registered for federal assistance, with a current estimate of $400 million worth of damage done in that state alone. Read more about what the Central Vermont Humane Society, a beneficiary of today's Freekibble donations, are doing to help the four-legged victims of this natural catastrophe.
Give Freekibble a click today to help support animal welfare, the ingenuity and generosity of kids like Mimi Ausland, and the pets and people displaced by Hurricane Irene. It's an easy and painless way to make a difference and show your support.
Yesterday was Labor Day, a U.S. federal holiday which celebrates the economic contributions of America's workers by giving them a day off. This got me thinking about working animals – police dogs, workhorses, pack mules, and all the others – and how much they contribute to the workforce, not just in our country but the world over. My musings and Google searchings led me to SPANA (Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad), a U.K.-based charity founded in 1923.
Started by a mother and daughter after witnessing the mistreatment of working animals while on a tour of North Africa, SPANA works in some of the world's poorest countries to offer assistance and free veterinary care to working animals, as well as education to the families and drivers who depend on these creatures for their livelihood. By working to help both the animals and their guardians, SPANA not only rescues suffering animals from further mistreatment based on ignorance, they also foster respect and understanding in the people who are often the victims of crushing poverty and hunger themselves.
"Families often rely on their animals for survival and can be devastated if their horse or donkey is ill or injured and unable to work," SPANA's website explains. "There is a lot of misunderstanding about how best to treat a suffering animal and in some cases traditional treatments can cause more suffering to an animal. Taking time to speak to owners about the causes of an illness or injury and educate children about animal welfare helps prevent future suffering."
These days SPANA works primarily in Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Mali, Syria, Mauritania, Ethiopia and Algeria, where their 21 mobile veterinary clinics provided treatment to over 380,000 working animals last year alone. They have done additional outreach in another 25 countries, and have been on the scene to respond to emergencies in Zimbabwe, Chad, Iraq, Kenya and Sudan.
Right now, SPANA is working in East Africa to help stem the effects of the terrible drought which has thrown 12 million people and their animals into crisis. The group has been working hard to provide food to livestock close to starvation in order to prevent a further humanitarian crisis for the famine-ravaged people of Ethiopia and northeast Kenya. "The poor pastoralist communities depend on animals for their livelihoods – for milk, for trade, for transport," says SPANA. "Without animals their future is bleak."
You can donate now to SPANA's African drought relief efforts, or simply take the time to read more about the current situation and SPANA's work. I think they're an incredible charity working diligently to save the lives of both animals and people in need of assistance, care, and understanding.
In the spirit of vulture awareness, the website Vultures Rock, a project by Princeton Ph.D. candidate Corinne Kendall who is studying vultures in Kenya, is launching a vulture-themed poetry contest for kids ages 8 to 12. The deadline for submitting your entry is October 10th ; three winners will be announced October 28th, just in time for Halloween. The winning entries will be published on the Vultures Rock website, and the authors will each receive an iPod Shuffle! Here's a little more information about the contest:
Help Us Get Out the Word That Vultures Rock Through Your Poems!
If you think about all the things that vultures do for the environment, they really do ROCK! But vultures are in big trouble. Their numbers are dropping around the world, mainly because people know so little about them and why they need to be protected.
To honor vultures for Halloween 2011 and also help raise awareness of their plight, Vultures Rock is sponsoring a poetry contest for kids ages 8 to 12. Write a poem on a topic related to vultures, such as: why vultures are important to our world, what vultures look like, why vultures are beautiful, what's happening to the world's vultures, or something spooky about vultures and Halloween – or choose a topic of your own that describes how you think vultures rock.
Check out Vultures Rock for more information and full contest rules.
To help inspire you, here is a poem by American poet Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962), simply titled "Vulture."
I had walked since dawn and lay down to rest on a bare hillside
Above the ocean. I saw through half-shut eyelids a vulture wheeling high up in heaven,
And presently it passed again, but lower and nearer, its orbit narrowing, I understood then
That I was under inspection. I lay death-still and heard the flight-feathers
Whistle above me and make their circle and come nearer.
I could see the naked red head between the great wings
Bear downward staring. I said, "My dear bird, we are wasting time here.
These old bones will still work; they are not for you." But how beautiful he looked, gliding down
On those great sails; how beautiful he looked, veering away in the sea-light over the precipice. I tell you solemnly
That I was sorry to have disappointed him.
To be eaten by that beak and become part of him, to share those wings and those eyes–
What a sublime end of one's body, what an enskyment; what a life after death.
Perhaps you've heard the term "Big Five" tossed around in reference to African safaris. Originally coined to designate the five most difficult savannah animals to hunt, the Big Five are now considered by the African tourism industry to be the top five most popular animals that visitors yearn to see on safari. These are the lion, African elephant, cape buffalo, leopard, and rhinoceros. But what about the Ugly Five? That's right – this alternate list attempts to enumerate the top five ugliest animals to see on safari. Who are these unfortunate five?
The wildebeest, spotted hyena, warthog, Marabou stork, and – you guessed it – the vulture.
As someone who's worked up close and personal with both warthogs and spotted hyenas in a zoo setting, I have a lot to say about this list! Like all members of the pig family, warthogs are incredibly smart, and their mighty tusks make them highly formidable prey for any predator. They can also be quite gentle when they want to, as with raising piglets or eating grain out of a zookeeper's hand (something I used to look forward to doing every morning!). Recent studies on spotted hyenas have shown that they are better cooperative problem-solvers than chimpanzees, not to mention statistically more successful at pack-hunting than lions (despite what Disney may tell you). Wildebeests are known for their mass migrations, and possess an uncanny "swarm intelligence," whereby the animals systematically explore and overcome individual obstacles as one. The plumage of the Marabou stork has been used for centuries in the trimming of various clothing such as feather boas and hats – if we humans think they're so ugly, why are we so eager to wear them?!? As for vultures, well, we've already discussed how beautiful and majestic they are. Plus, as previously stated, the savannah would be a much uglier place if it weren't for their janitorial services.
In conclusion, check out these Flickr portraits of these five so-called "ugly" animals and see for yourself how beautiful they can be.
Portrait of Wildebeest (DSC_0102), by Schristia
Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), by Arno & Louise Wildlife
Self Portrait, by Envisage Photography
Marabou Stork, by Skylarkerette
Königsgeier / King Vulture, by klausdgrio


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Welcome Deplorable You
BettyJean Downing
There is a cancer growing in our country- if a cancer is ignored, it doesn't go away. It grows and takes over the healthy body and kills it! Never ignore the first signs of cancer but have hope there is a cure for the cancer eating away at our country. We the people are the cure! On Nov. 8th 2016 we elected a man to speak for us where we were to timid and to browbeaten by the PC politics to speak up for ourselves. Afraid to utter any word that would be perceived as "CODE" by us Deplorable and Irredeemable unAmericans.
"You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic — you name it. And unfortunately there are people like that. And he has lifted them up. He has given voice to their websites that used to only have 11,000 people — now 11 million. He tweets and retweets their offensive, hateful, mean-spirited rhetoric. Now some of those folks — they are irredeemable, but thankfully they are not America." Hillary Clinton 9/16
In this free and beautiful land,
Exists both good and very bad.
Which succeeds, is in our hand
Seems evil is winning, oh so sad.
Whose fault is this, we may ponder.
We who never bothered our neighbors.
But did you ever ever wonder
Why doing nothing brought us under?
Real success is accomplished,
Not dropped in your lap.
Doesn't from minding our business,
or wishing on a star.
Real success can only come,
by the will of our people making it so.
They fight for it and work for it night and day,
To watch their movements grow.
Why oh why don't you see the success
Of the radical groups who so grow fast.
Nazis, Commies, Fascists, Radicals too,
Where are our patriots of the past?
Doing nothing is just as bad,
As adding to the woes
If you really want things changed,
Be prepared to take some blows.
by: BJD 2017
Anything worth having is worth fighting for, look how hard the truly despicable alt Left and their sympathizers are fighting to destroy America , here we sit watching it happen, like cowards! Help Trump help us! Get in the fight! If nothing else write your Senator and Congress , tweet, and Facebook- but don't just quietly and hit the like button! Come comment and tell your friends being quiet is killing us- like a cancer ignored- its killing us!


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Updated November 16th, 2015
For info on the Grand Opening of the Happy Valley Station Food Cart Pod go to our article here — Happy Valley Station Food Cart Pod Grand Opening Celebration.
Happy Valley Station Food Cart Pod – Coming Soon!
Valerie Hunter is has HUGE Food Cart Dreams! She is the driving force behind the Happy Valley Station Pot Food Cart Pod that is being built and will open in Happy Valley later this year.
This is a very ambitious project! As a fan of the Portland Food Cart scene the plans for this pod sound very appealing. Valerie is going to build a large pavilion that will be heated and have indoor seating for 450 people. Inside the pavilion will be three Food Carts – One serving coffee, One serving desserts, and one serving beer and wine.
Valerie plans to ring this pavilion will 23 additional Food Carts. of course this pod will have all the amenities that food cart fans could want including parking, and bathrooms.
As a fan of the business people who own and start Food Carts, I am encouraged that Valerie seems to be very aware of the challenges that Food Cart owners face. I very much hope that this pod works out for both Food Cart fans and Food cart owners.
Critics will question whether or not a pod out in the Portland suburb of Happy Valley can support a pod with 26 Food Carts. Based on a limited amount anecdotal evidence there does seem to be passionate fan base building for this Food Cart pod. Hopefully the surrounding neighborhood will embrace it and support it, especially during the winter months.
Food Carts Coming to The Happy Valley Melting Pot Food Cart Pod
As of November 16th, 2015 here are the Food carts at the Happy Valley Station:
Mama Mini's NW Fresh Donuts
You Eating Healthy (Vegan and Gluten Free Options)
Bardo's Grill (Burgers)
I Candy (a Food Cart specializing in candy)
Adobo (Filipino cuisine)
Kim's Kitchen (Vietnamese cuisine)
Gulf Bites
Dog Heaven
Wasabi Sushi
Lucky Dragon (Chinese Cuisine)
Fruit Box
E-San Thai
Khao Niew (Pronounced "cow neo" – Laotian street food)
Yaba Yabba Lebanese
Fernando's Alegria (Burritos)
A Cajun Life
Kickin' Chicken Wings
Chloes ( pronounced Cho-lays – San Diego style Mexican cuisine)
Mixteca Tamales
Saint Joseph Crepes
Ole Latte Coffee
Strano Gelato
30 Taps (Beer, cider and wine)
Oregon Beer!
I am told that the 30 Taps Food Cart – a Beer and Wine Food Cart, will have 30 taps and current plans are to have 28 of those taps be Oregon craft beer. Of course being the Author of the new book – Portland Beer Stories and a HUGE fan of Oregon craft beer, I wholeheartedly support this plan!
Valerie plans to have some awesome sounding events at the pod, including a Grand Opening Celebration (date TBA) and she is working on having a monthly or bi monthly Meet the Brewer event where she will bring an Oregon brewer out to the pod!
The address of this new pod is —
13551 145th Ave Happy Valley, Oregon 97086
Here is where you can follow the Happy Valley Station Food Cart Pod–
Facebook – www.facebook.com/HappyValleyStation
Twitter – www.twitter.com/hvstation
More to Come!
I am quite fascinated with this new Food Cart Pod and I will closely following it. In fact I am headed out to to check out the site next week. As this pod continues to develop, I will keep you updated!
That's it!
I am Steven Shomler and I am a Fan of Portland's Great Food Carts.
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Charity Donation Letter
An individual or company usually write a Charity Donation letter in response to a charitable organization that requested for financial aid or another kind of support. The individual writes this letter when he or she is positive towards the recipient's previous request letter for donation.
This letter is written by the business organization owner or the manager to the recipient in reply to his or her letter through which the recipient has requested for a donation. You can mention the recipient that you are willing to donate the money to their noble cause. You can intimate how much you are donating and can explain how to collect the funds. If you are interested in their cause, you can mention you will participate in it. In the end, wish them all the best for their charity program.
Sample Charity Donation Letter:
Bobbie Reader,
Factory Outlet,
1297 Washburn Street,
Baton Rouge, LA 70814.
Date: DD/MM/YYYY
Liberty Homes,
5364 Branch Street,
Libertyville, IL 68848.
Dear Sir / Madam
RE: Charity Donation
I am Bobby Reader working as a manager in Factory outlet. We have received your request for donation letter, and we would like to help you in your noble cause. On behalf of Factory Outlet, I am writing to inform you that we have some pieces of clothing and would like to know if Liberty Homes would be favorable to receive these. The pieces are of good quality and in a wearable condition. We have about 100 pieces of such clothing for your disposal.
You can bless your residents at Liberty Homes with the clothing, or you are allowed to sell them at cost price to raise funds for your home. Factory Outlet is agreeable to your decision; however, the brand tag will be taken off from these pieces to prevent abuse of our brand. If you are interested in these pieces, kindly contact the Goodwill Department of Factory Outlet before the end of the week. If you are having any doubts related to this matter, feel free to come to our company at the above address and can clarify them. We wish you all the best for your noble cause.
Thank you.
Respectfully Yours,
Bobby Reader


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One of Steve McQueen's greatest roles. This is a fantastic edition with lots of documentary type special features.
It is incredible to think that these events, whilst dramatised, are based in reality.
If I had not already bought it – my Dad would be getting this one for Fathers Day.


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Art Information
Art and Design Curriculum, Topics and Themes 2015-16
Across years 4 to 8 the pupils will be working through a series of thematic projects. These will cover the foundations of a visual vocabulary and facilitate imaginative and creative journeys. They will make links and connections with the work and practices of artists, designers and craft persons and explore a variety of both two and three-dimensional techniques. Emphasis is on careful observational drawing, development of ideas, and successfully realising outcomes within varied time scales depending on the individual pupil's skills and abilities.
Year 4 Curriculum.
Topics and themes.
Chagall and the circus .(Surrealism).
Objectives: To discuss and evaluate works of Art, to stimulate imagination, develop drawing skills, explore colour and composition and acquire varied techniques.
Butterflies and flowers. (Patterns in nature).
Objectives: To develop awareness to pattern, symmetry, camouflage and design. Explore and experiment with colour techniques and light effects.
Rousseau and the jungle. (Creatures & environments).
Objectives: To discuss and evaluate works of Art, to stimulate imagination, develop drawing, painting and collage skills, alongside an understanding of composition.
Year 5 Curriculum.
Objectives: To develop analytical approaches to drawing exploring tone, texture, form pattern, surface, composition and colour. To experiment with imaginative ideas, painting, modelling and three dimensional design.
Topics and themes.
Prehistoric and Medieval Art. (Dinosaurs & fantasy beasts).
Objectives: To develop analytical approaches to drawing exploring tone, texture, form pattern, surface, composition and colour. To also experiment with imaginative ideas, painting, modelling and three dimensional design.
Van Gogh, landscapes and buildings. (Expressionism).
Objectives: To discuss and evaluate works of Art and experiment with mark-making and expressive drawing and painting techniques. To investigate natural and man-made structures observing light, movement, feelings and emotional responses.
Portraiture, nature and Surrealism. (Leonardo da Vinci & Arcimboldo).
Objectives: To practice the principles of portraiture, exploring symmetry, proportion, & form. To investigate the shapes, patterns, forms and colours of nature and create an imaginative composition in paint and collage techniques.
Seasonal designs. (Cards, gifts, fashions, competitions and posters).
Objectives: To stimulate imaginative and creative practices in mixed media techniques (Mother's Day, Easter, Exhibitions, Halloween, Bonfire Night and Christmas).
Year 6 Curriculum.
Topics and themes.
Gustav Klimt, decoration and symbolism. (Art Nouveau).
Objectives: To discuss and evaluate works of Art, decode symbols and patterns and create decorative designs. To acquire imaginative and creative approaches to painting, collage and mixed media techniques.
Egyptian Art, Pharaohs and Goddesses. (Ancient civilizations).
Objectives: To develop figurative drawing exploring proportions, distortions, pattern and adornment. To develop ideas, creating a design and decorative object in clay and embellishment techniques.
Exotic birds and flowers. (Franz Marc & endangered species).
Objectives: To discuss and evaluate works of Art and the plight of endangered animals. To develop drawing, painting, collage and composition skills.
Seasonal designs (Cards, gifts, fashions, competitions and posters)
Year 7 Curriculum.
Topics and themes.
Primitive, multicultural and Modern Art. (Cubism and Expressionism).
Objectives: To discuss links and connections between tribes, cultures and Modern Art movements. To develop observational drawing skills demonstrating an awareness to shape, form, texture, colour, experimenting with cubist and expressionist compositions and techniques.
Sea-life and Surrealism. (Organic and man-made objects).
Objectives: To reinforce observational drawing and colour techniques through structured and experimental exercises. To explore imaginative and surreal ideas, creating three dimensional designs in mixed media techniques.
Seasonal designs (Cards, gifts, fashions, competitions and posters)
Objectives: To stimulate imaginative and creative practices in mixed media techniques.
(Mother's Day, Easter, Exhibitions, Halloween, Bonfire Night and Christmas)
Advanced programme of study and scholarship trials.
Portraiture (proportion, symmetry, structures, muscles and features).
Anatomy (figurative structures, form, muscles, movement, structure and force).
Natural and man-made forms (shape, pattern, colour, structure and composition).
Creatures (proportion, structure, anatomy, movement, form, texture and colour).
Art historical/cultural links and connections to the above themes
Collected images, written notes and thoughts and gallery visits.
Year 8 Curriculum.
Topics and themes.
War, peace and tribes (Society and cultures). Picasso, Gertler and Graffiti Art.
Objectives: Discuss links and connections between Art and life. Decode paintings, symbols and meanings. Explore abstract ideas, compositions, colour, and paint techniques. Experiment with lettering.
Spiritual and environmental Art (Angels, gargoyles & the Green man). Medieval and Celtic Art.
Objectives: Discuss links and connections between Art and nature. Observational drawing from Medieval and Celtic stone artefacts, exploring tone, texture, and colour. Imaginative compositions and creative outcomes in clay, collage and paint techniques.
Pollution, recycling and fashion. Pop Art and Surrealism.
Objectives: To stimulate imagination, creativity, invention and originality. To work as part of team and generate and make designs. Collect resources, recycling ideas, fashion designs and material exploration.
Seasonal designs. (Cards, gifts, fashions, competitions and posters).
To stimulate imaginative and creative practices in mixed media techniques (Mother's Day, Easter, Exhibitions, Halloween, Bonfire Night and Christmas).
Art Scholarship course.
(Advanced programme of study and scholarship course part 1 - Year7)
Scholarship course part 2 – Year 8.
Sculpture project.
Research, drawings and 3D.
Two painting projects/ (Canvases) and
Drawings, ideas, material & techniques composition ideas.
Art historical links/ research.
Sketch book work (mixed media).
Still life compositions.
(Monochrome and colour).
Evidence of gallery visits and Art Historical research.
Experiences gained through the content and presentation of the Art and Design courses:
- Develop confidence in abilities.
- Stimulate curiosity, imagination, creativity and inventiveness.
- Give opportunities for the development of good practice and working habits.
- Enable pupils to work individually and to be able to co-operate in group activities when appropriate.
- Give opportunities of basic creative concepts to all students.
- Appeal equally to both boys and girls of all cultural and religious backgrounds and abilities.
- Involve the use of safe and considerate working practices.
- Give opportunities for pupils to communicate their ideas to others.
- Contribute to a broad, balanced school curriculum.
- Be involved with a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum.
- Offer opportunities to develop personal interests and preferences in creative activities.
- Involve developments and practices in creative approaches that are current as well as historical.
- Give opportunities for personal development.
- Give an understanding of creative approaches in a broad range of cultures.
- Provide the opportunity to go onto further or more detailed study of the Art and Design.
- Offer stimulation, challenge and enjoyment.


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Scenes from the Amici dinner (and preview of the Sassicaia dinner)
Above: Jim Jiabia of Amici cellars (left) and his lovely wife Erin were the hosts of last night's wine dinner at Siena Ristorante Toscana.
What started as one of Austin's best-kept secrets has now become one of the River City's hottest tickets. The wine dinner series at Siena Ristorante Toscana isn't just about great wine and food anymore: it's about a wonderful group of wine and food lovers who connect to pair some of the world's most famous and celebrated wines with Chef Harvey's extraordinary menus.
Last night's dinner was hosted by Jim Jiabia (above) of Amici Cellars, one of our favorite wines here at Siena.
The next dinner in the series will feature two of Italy's most famous winemakers, Piero Incisa della Rocchetta of the celebrated Tenuta San Guido (where Sassicaia is made) and Alberto Chiarlo of the iconic Barolo producer Michele Chiarlo.
The dinner will be held on Monday, September 16, 2013, and like all of our dinners, it's sure to be sold out.
We'll be announcing the details and opening up reservations soon. So stay tuned!
If you've ever wanted to taste Sassicaia — one of the most famous wines in the world — this is your chance to taste with the current generation of the family who makes this historic wine.
Here's a slide show of highlights from last night's stellar dinner and wines…


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Quickly went out for a walk this evening with the dog to let him have a stretch on the beach and run in the sea and the sky was beautiful tonight.
Monday, 22 September 2014
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Adventuring in the Wall of Corn
During the summer months I spend a few cold and wet (standard British summer!) days camping in Cornwall. My other half and I camped on the Bodmin moors a short drive from Tintagel. On the days it was sunny we went exploring Tintagel's castle, the supposed location of King Arthur's birth place and lessens of the knights of the round table and drove down to Padstow and sampled some real Cornish delights in the form of Cornish icecream and of course an obligatory pasty.
Sunday, 14 September 2014
Osborne House & Gardens
Monday, 29 July 2013
Thailand Adventure continued
One of the things I definitely wanted to do while in Thailand was to go to a Thai cookery school, so on one of the days we booked to go to "Smart Cook".
First off we were taken to a local produce market.
Then we went to the cookery school where it turned out we were the only students so got one on one personal tuition which was awesome. We learnt how to make Thai green curry from scratch
My fav dish in Thailand, pad Thai
Coconut chicken soup
Spring rolls, I personally was rubbish at these but Gary was really good.
...and of course my 2nd favourite thing to eat, mango sticky rice
All in all a delicious and wonderful day.
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Thailand Adventure
I recently travelled to Thailand on an adventure to see where the road took me. I booked flights...and that was it. I flew from London Gatwick into Bangkok and spent a day there.
After Bangkok we got a train up to Ayutthaya for 2 days. Ayutthaya was the original ancient capital of Thailand until the Burmese invaded and drove the Thai people south until they regained control years later.
After Ayutthaya we travelled back down to Bangkok and got a sleeper train for 16 hours to Krabi in the south of Thailand. After the train, several coaches , in the back of a pick-up truck and a taxi we finally reached our final destination of Ao Nang.
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text: I hosted a fiesta themed baby shower last weekend, and booked Mariachi Mexico De Noche. I only needed one performer, and Ony, the band leader, was very accomodating. He arrived right on time and looked great in his traditional outfit. He actually brought another singer/guitarist with him for no extra cost, and that made the music even more beautiful. Their music and their presence made the party even more special. I recommend them without hesitation. Thank you!