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Failed Escape: Milwaukee's Haunted Trailer Park
Wisconsin's Scariest Outdoor Haunted Attraction Has No Escape for the Living
Long before the military walled them away and before the more serious side effects started developing, some of the trailer parks' residents sought help from the outside world but were shunned by the Milwaukee area public as mutant freaks. Spurned and ashamed, the hillbillies fell into despair. Some went mad. A few couldn't deal with the physical and mental changes the toxic waste caused and killed themselves. Others knew they must adapt and learn to survive on their own, disavowing the world which betrayed them.
Their new society formed around one man, The One with Many Faces. They say he peeled the shredded skin from his own skull when he saw what his once beautiful face had become. Now, he collects scraps and pieces from every year's harvest to recreate the face he once had. An eyelid from him, a cheek from her... He sews these bits together, turning his face into a mockery of the outside world and a mosaic of the people he now leads, a people he has made his own. The mutants fear and hate him as much as they fear and hate themselves, but they know he watches over them. He saw you when you walked in. That old scarecrow you passed? Perhaps you should take a second look…
Junkyard Ray welcomes every new crop onto the grounds. There's only one way out of this haunted location: straight through Ray's infested home. The lucky ones are eaten first, while the rest are kept alive only for the amusement of the mutant hillbillies. They're chased, captured and caged like animals until they, too, are harvested. Those who live the longest suffer the worst fate of all: as they linger in the toxic landfill, their minds begin to warp until they are affected by the hunger. Many cages which once held two prisoners are later found with only one.
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It's Not Too Late To Register!
19 October 2015
It's Not Too Late To Register!
The WAO Symposium on Food Allergy and the Microbiome, 5-6 December, is your opportunity to connect and learn about food allergy and the microbiome in a unique setting.
Have you reserved your hotel for Miami? The WAO 2015 Symposium is pleased to provide delegates with a variety of accommodation choices at reduced rates. The special discounted rate for online hotel reservations ends 02 November 2015. Make your room reservation today.
For hotel accommodation information and to reserve a room, click here.
Speaker Highlights
Claus Bachert, MD, PhD, Upper Airway Research Laboratory, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
What do you like about speaking at WAO congresses and conferences?
"Scientific meetings are always fun, you meet people who think alike, and still can teach you something! And of course I myself am presenting and hope to get a good discussion!"
What makes the microbiome important in the allergy/immunology community?
The microbiome has really earned a lot of focus, and we currently have learned a lot of new things. However, it is important to still remember the former knowledge - no way to lose sight of this! With all the new germs, the old friends such as Staphylococcus aureus still play a major role!
What's hot about the topic you are speaking on (Late Onset Respiratory Allergy: The Role of the Local)?
The upper airways have long been underestimated in there impact on the lower airways, and their is a Group of non-allergic patients with late-onset asthma and nasal polyps who seem to have an IgE-mediated disease, but they are not skin test positive! There is a local IgE production in the airways which can be successfully targeted, and this inflammation is likely to be triggered by a germ!
What new information will be given during your session?
We recently succeeded to decipher some of the proteins which are released into the mucosal tissue by intramucosal Staphylococcus aureus, and we could show what these proteins could do to the immune system - just incredible! S. aureus can very well trigger a pure type-2 response! This response of course opens a variety of new approaches for diagnosis and therapy which we were able to study in controlled trials already today.
Attend the Microbiome Track of Claus Bachert:
Sunday, 6 December 2015
08:00 - 09:30
Microbiome Allergy Track 4: Role of the Microbiome in the Development and Modulation of 'Barrier Diseases'
"Late Onset Respiratory Allergy: The Role of the Local"
Recent Publication: The microbiome of the upper airways: focus on chronic rhinosinusitis

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You might have heard the idiom "Can't help" a lot, but have not completely understand the meaning of this idiom.
"Help" itself means to refrain from, or to avoid.
"Can't help" means unable to refrain from, unable to resist, or can't prevent oneself from.
- I can't help thinking about her.
Means I can't refrain myself from thinking about her.
Another usage of can't help is in the idiom "can't help but", which means the same as "can't help".
- She is so pretty that I can't help but admire her.
Means she is so pretty that I can't resist admiring her.
However, the use of "can't help but" in the example above has been condemned by some as the ungrammatical version of "can't help". Nevertheless, it is not a false usage of idiom to use "can't help but", it is just that "can't help" is more common nowadays.
The example above has the same meaning as:
- She is so pretty that I can't help admiring her.
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(RIA Novosti) - The head of Russia's electricity monopoly said Tuesday he would welcome foreign investment in two or three power plants of the 20 generating companies that resulted from energy-sector reform.
UES boss Anatoly Chubais told an investment conference in Moscow: "We have set up over 20 generating companies in the course of power-sector reform. I believe the advent of strategic foreign investors with controlling stakes [over 50%], rather than blocking stakes [25%-50%], would be appropriate. And I will spare no effort [to
secure them]."
Chubais said investment in the power sector should be tripled in the next three years, adding that investment was planned to total about $85 billion up to 2010, and that the sector needed to raise about $7 billion in investment in 2006, reports Trend.
He also welcomed Finnish energy concern Fortum's presence on the Russian market.
"As a strategic investor, Fortum is building up its share in TGK-1 [the biggest electricity producer in northwestern Russia]. We believe this is proper and sensible," he said.
Chubais said in 2006 the electricity giant would focus on additional issues of shares in generating companies, and that the initial sale of shares in thermal power plants could take place in 2007.
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Major Benefits To Reap From Seeking The Assistance Of Landscape Design And Lawn Care Experts
Owning commercial or residential property will come with added responsibility, where the owner needs to make sure that they keep every part of their property appealing. In most cases, the house owners focus on how to enhance the interiors of their house while the exteriors of the building might also be enhanced through painting, but the fact that the lawns are also part of your property and they add to the attractiveness of the home means that they also need great care. Paying attention to the landscape design of your commercial or residential property will be critical. When one seeks the help of landscape design experts, and the professionals will ensure that you have a plan in place that will help you to transform the exteriors and make the home more attractive. The professionals have the best ideas to enhance the look of the outer space in your home and make the property more appealing.
The main aim of the services provided by the landscape design and lawn care experts is to help you enhance the look of your home, and this serves as the primary motivation for hiring their services. The design that the experts will develop for your house doesn't only ensure that you live in an attractive property, but it also works to ensure that your outer space is functional. You can have the dream landscape design and also have it perfected when you have the assistance of experts.
When in need to take care of the lawns, which are the central part of your outer space, there is the need to hire experts providing lawn care services Northfield, rather than working on the lawns yourself. Leaving lawn care services in the hands of experts will ensure that you have the job done correctly. While every homeowner will be keen to enhance their outer space, they do require the essential equipment to make sure that they handle the landscaping needs of their property, while they also lack the needed skills and experience.
It isn't just lawn mowing that shapes the lawns, but there is a lot of work involved in landscaping than just that. Experts will be the best bet to deliver your dream outer space according to the landscape design that they will develop, which they also follow to ensure that you enhance the look of your house. A professional landscaping company doesn't only have the best landscaping equipment to ensure that the job is done correctly, but they also have a team of trained and experienced experts who will work to provide the property owners the best possible services at the first time of asking.
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"Thou hast not slain her with thy cruel word, —
She lives, she wakes — her eyes unclose again,
And I breathe freely."
PASSIONATE and thoughtless, Hugh Grayson had not calculated the consequences of his imprudent and exciting narrative upon a mind so sensitive. He was now aware of his error, and his alarm at her situation was extreme. He lifted her from the floor, and supported her to a seat, endeavouring, as well as he could, with due care and anxiety, to restore her to consciousness. While thus employed the pastor re-entered the apartment, and his surprise may be imagined.
" Ha! what is the matter with my child? what has happened? what alarmed her? Speak, Master Grayson! Tell me what has caused all this! — My child! — Bessy, my child! Look up! open your eyes. Tell me! say! see, it is thy old father that has thee now. Thou art safe, my child. Safe with thy father. There is no danger now. Look up, look up, my child, and speak to me! "
Without answering, Grayson resigned her to the hands of the pastor, and with folded arms and a face full of gloomy expression, stood gazing upon the scene in silence. The father supported her tenderly, and with a show of fervency not common to a habit which, from constant exercise, and the pruderies of a form of worship rather too much given to externals, had, in progress of time, usurped dominion over a temper originally rather passionate than phlegmatic. Exclaiming all the while to the unconscious girl — and now and then addressing Grayson in a series of broken sentences, the old man proved the possession of a degree of regard for his child which might have appeared doubtful before. Grayson, meanwhile, stood by, — an awed and silent spectator, — bitterly reproaching himself for his imprudence in making such a communication, and striving, in his own mind, to forge or force an apology, at least to himself, for the heedlessness which had marked his conduct.
" What, Master Grayson, has been the cause of this? Speak out, sir — my daughter is my heart, and you have trifled with her. Beware, sir. — I am an old man, and a professor of a faith whoseessence is peace; but I am still a man, sir — with the feelings andthe passions of a man; and sooner than my child should sufferwrong, slight as a word, I will even throw aside that faith andbecome a man of blood. Speak, sir, what has made all this? "


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A claim or concession is a suggestion that the play of the cards cease. A statement to the effect that a player, declarer or either opponent, will win or claim, lose or concede a specific number of tricks must be made. This definition applies to both social and duplicate bridge, however, the correct procedure following a claim or concession is different.
In social bridge, the player who claims or concedes, must put his cards open upon the table, and then make a comprehensive statement of his intentions on how the play will continue. If, for any reason, the claim or concession is disputed, the play of the hand continues with the cards of the claimer exposed. The claimer is restricted in play by the statement he has made. The claimer may not take any unannounced finesse, except one proven or virtually proven. If the claimer discovers that he may have been unaware that a trump had not been played, the opponents may require him to draw, or not to draw, trump. The claimer may adopt only a routine line of play, and not an unannounced unusual line of play.
If the claimer is the declarer, either defender, or both defenders may face his cards for partner's inspection without penalty. If the claimer is a defender, declarer may prohibit the other defender from making a play that could be suggested by seeing partner's cards.
In duplicate bridge, a claim or concession ends the play. When there is any dispute the director is called to hear the claimer repeat his statement and to adjudicate the result. In adjudicating, the director restricts claimer's proposed line of play as in rubber bridge.
A concession may be withdrawn if the player has conceded a trick he has already won, or must win on any possible play of the remaining cards. In rubber bridge this right lapses when all players have called on a subsequent deal. In duplicate bridge it lapses with the expiration of the normal protest period. If a conceded trick can not be lost by any probable play, the concession may be withdrawn; in rubber bridge not until the cards are mixed together; in duplicate until the conceding side calls on a subsequent deal or the round ends.
In duplicate bridge, agreeing to an opponent's claim, or acquiescing, is not conceding. An acquiescence may be withdrawn within the normal protest period. In either game, a concession by one defender is withdrawn if the other objects immediately.
In both codes of law this general principle is established. After any disputed claim, the objective is to settle the issue as equitably as possible to both sides, but any doubtful point should be resolved in favor of the claimer's opponents.
For a statement or action to constitute a claim or concession of tricks under these Laws, it must refer to tricks other than one currently in progress (*BOX WITH LETTER V*) . If it does refer to subsequent tricks:
A. Claim Defined
Any statement to the effect that a contestant will win a specific number of tricks is a claim of those tricks. A contestant also claims when he suggests that play be curtailed, or when he shows his cards (unless he demonstrably did not intend to claim).
B. Concession Defined
Any statement to the effect that a contestant will lose a specific number of tricks is a concession of those tricks; a claim of some number of tricks is a concession of the remainder, if any. A player concedes all the remaining tricks when he abandons his hand. Regardless of the foregoing, if a defender attempts to concede one or more tricks and his partner immediately objects, no concession has occurred; Law 16, Unauthorised Information, may apply, so the Director should be summoned forthwith.
C. Clarification Required for Claim
A claim should be accompanied at once by a statement of clarification as to the order in which cards will be played, the line of play or defence through which the claimer proposes to win the tricks claimed.
D. Play Ceases
After any claim or concession, play ceases. All play subsequent to a claim or concession shall be voided by the Director. If the claim or concession is acquiesced in, Law 69 applies; if it is disputed by any player (dummy included), the Director must be summoned immediately to apply Law 70 or Law 71, and no action may be taken pending the Director's arrival.
> If the statement or action pertains only to the winning or losing of an uncompleted trick currently in progress, play proceeds regularly; cards exposed or revealed by a defender do not become penalty cards, but Law 16, Unauthorised Information, may apply, and see Law 57A, Premature Play.
A. When Acquiescence Occurs
Acquiescence occurs when a contestant assents to an opponent's claim or concession, and raises no objection to it before his side makes a call on a subsequent board, or before the round ends. The board is scored as though the tricks claimed or conceded had been won or lost in play.
B. Acquiescence in Claim Withdrawn
Within the correction period established in accordance with Law 79C, a contestant may withdraw acquiescence in an opponent's claim, but only if he has acquiesced in the loss of a trick his side has actually won, or in the loss of trick that could not, in the Director's judgement, be lost by any normal play of the remaining cards. The board is rescored with such trick awarded to the acquiescing side.
> For the purposes of Laws 69, 70, and 71, "normal" includes play that would be careless or inferior for the class of player involved, but not irrational.
A. General Objective
In ruling on a contested claim, the Director adjudicates the result of the board as equitably as possible to both sides, but any doubtful points shall be resolved against the claimer. The Director proceeds as follows.
B. Clarification Statement Repeated
1. Require Claimer to Repeat Statement
The Director requires claimer to repeat the clarification statement he made at the time of his claim.
2. Require All Hands to Be Faced
Next, the Director requires all players to put their remaining cards face up on the table.
3. Hear Objections
The Director then hears the opponents' objections to the claim.
C. There Is an Outstanding Trump
When a trump remains in one of the opponents' hands, the Director shall award a trick or tricks to the opponents if:
1. Failed to Mention Trump
claimer made no statement about that trump, and
2. Was Probably Unaware of Trump
it is at all likely that claimer at the time of his claim was unaware that a trump remained in an opponent's hand, and
3. Could Lose a Trick to the Trump
a trick could be lost to that trump by any normal (*BOX WITH LETTER V*) play.
D. Claimer Proposes New Line of Play
The Director shall not accept from claimer any successful line of play not embraced in the original clarification statement if there is an alternative normal line of play that would be less successful.
E. Unstated Line of Play (Finesse or Drop)
The Director shall not accept from claimer any unstated line of play the success of which depends upon finding one opponent rather than the other with a particular card, unless an opponent failed to follow to the suit of that card before the claim was made, or would subsequently fail to follow to that suit on any normal line of play; or unless failure to adopt this line of play would be irrational.
> For the purposes of Laws 69, 70, and 71, "normal" includes play that would be careless or inferior for the class of player involved, but not irrational.
A concession must stand, once made, except that within the correction period established in accordance with Law 79C, the Director shall cancel a concession
A. Trick Cannot be Lost
if a player has conceded a trick his side had, in fact, won, or a trick his side could not have lost by any legal play of the remaining cards.
B. Contract Already Fulfilled or Defeated
if declarer has conceded defeat of a contract he had already fulfilled, or a defender has conceded fulfillment of a contract his side had already defeated.
C. Implausible Concession
if a player has conceded a trick that cannot be lost by any normal play of the remaining cards. Until the conceding side makes a call on a subsequent board, or until the round ends, the Director shall cancel the concession of a trick that could not have been lost by any normal play of the remaining cards.
> For the purposes of Laws 69, 70, and 71, "normal" includes play that would be careless or inferior for the class of player involved, but not irrational.


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[per-i-shuh-buh l]
subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
Usually perishables. something perishable, especially food.
Origin of perishable
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Related Words for perishabledecaying, short-lived, unstable, decomposable, destructible
Examples from the Web for perishable
Contemporary Examples of perishable
Increased military action increases the demand for these perishable products.Shares of defense contractors rise as Syria tensions mount
Sarah Langs
August 29, 2013
Historical Examples of perishable
All the works of God are everlasting; the only perishable are some of the works of man.Wilfrid Cumbermede
George MacDonald
With crops which are perishable or bulky, "processing" must be performed locally.The Farmer and His Community
Dwight Sanderson
The defacing finger of Time is visible on all perishable articles.Aztec Land
Maturin M. Ballou
Perishable freight and time freight were diverted to other lines.Whispering Smith
Frank H. Spearman
But they are gone, and even the perishable labors of their lives outlive them.The Nrnberg Stove
Louisa de la Ram (AKA Ouida)
liable to rot or wither
(often plural) a perishable article, esp food
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper


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UNESCO City of Film opens office in China
Bradford has become the first European city to open a film office in Qingdao in China – the country which is home to the world's fastest-growing cinema industry.
Creative Cities | David Wilson | UNESCO
University appoints Honorary Visiting Fellow from UNESCO Bradford City of Film
The University of Bradford has appointed David Wilson as Honorary Visiting Fellow in Film. David, who is director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film has been heavily involved with the University's Media, Design and Technology department and led the Bradford Film Office move onto campus.


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Not such a green success
After two weeks of negotiation in Paris on the climate, it is outrageous this deal is being talked of as successful when the world's most vulnerable communities have nothing binding to ensure a liveable climate for future generations.
The PM had some fine words about our children and grandchildren seeing us do our duty, yet this government has axed support for onshore wind, slashed subsidies for solar, scrapped tax cuts for less polluting cars, stopped the green deal that helped households cut energy use, fought for fracking and binned rules to ensure houses are carbon neutral.
"Greenest government ever" – some joke. Our rulers are accustomed to grabbing what they can for themselves, no matter what the consequences.
The obvious solution of public investment in jobs, renewable energy, well-built council homes, public transport, would free us from the failed policies of the free market.
All this deal does is shift more responsibility on the poorer countries that were not responsible in the first place.
A shameful lot in charge.
Royston Jones, address supplied
On a one-way trip to oblivion
The mutual back-slapping at the conclusion of the Paris climate change jamboree was nauseous in the extreme. We are told by the believers that climate change is down to human activity. Fine, I will accept that.
No mention in the agreement about the breeding habits of human beings which must have a bearing on the subject.
UN figures indicate the world's population has trebled in 60 years and shows no sign of slowing down. Based on this figure and no acknowledgement of it, can I suggest we are all on a one-way trip to oblivion if, of course, the climate change supporters are indeed correct with their opinions?
Andrew Suter via email
Job statistics for short memories
It was odds on unemployment was to show a fall, what with all the steel jobs to go – and others around the UK – and no job creation, and the thousands of Syrians to come here and thousands of other non-working migrants arriving, the government has to make it look good for those with a short memory.
How many unemployed on income-based JSA, not counted in the statistics, were forced with threats of sanctions if they refused a scheme and those after six months on contribution-based JSA came off the statistics on to means-tested income-based JSA?
G Ellison via email
Football makes the headlines
Knowing that the initial results of David Cameron's negotiations with other leaders regarding immigration was imminent, I tuned into the ITV Evening News at 6.30pm, expecting the inevitable bad news.
Shock! Horror! Worse than I had expected! A football manager had been fired. The first six minutes of a major news organisation's headlines devoted to football. Heaven help us.
Brian W Nickson via email
Bins a hazard to pedestrians
It's a very good idea to remove wheelie bins when they are not removed from the street on time (LEP December 2).
Not only are they a hazard to pedestrians and unsightly, they are a problem on windy days and nights. When empty or only half full, they blow over, spilling the content, or blow about making a terrible noise all night.
Name and address supplied
Proposals bad for residents
Are you aware that planning applications 15/01145/FUL 15/01144/FUL and 15/01143/FUL have been made to open up Studfold and Edgefield to through traffic to Dutch Barn Close and Chorley Hospital?
If approved, these applications will not only result in a substantial increase in vehicle and pedestrian traffic on Studfold and Edgefield, these roads will also become a rat run and could well result in double yellow lines being applied to Studfold, Edgefield and Foxcote, to control on-street parking by hospital employees.
The residents at Rookwood experienced severe problems with parking and security before the hospital gate was closed off some years ago. We have been given short notice of these planning applications and would invite people to register objections with the council before December 23. The more I discover, the more it is becoming obvious to me that this could simply go ahead, regardless of the objections of the residents.
Why is Dutch Barn Close suddenly being regarded by the council as 'a development' – even though no planning permission for any development has been submitted?
The worry is that once access via Studfold and Edgefield has been established, the hospital could then close off the access to Dutch Barn Close. Then in years to come, the private owners of Dutch Barn Close could eventually apply to replace the existing houses with some tower blocks.
This will provide a substantial number of much needed 'affordable housing' units in a prime location: Chorley.
Alex Barclay, Chorley
Help people out with budgeting
This letter isn't going to go down well with some people: food banks are not the solution.
Old Chinese proverb: give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him to fish and you feed him for life.
Fact: People need help with budgeting, not handouts.
Fact: Food banks are no benefit people in rural areas.
Fact: Many people on low wages receive less than those on benefit, but still budget within their means.
The only time when someone is in need of food is when they lose their job, and benefit payments are not paid immediately.
This could be overcome by the benefits system making emergency payments.
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York Carers Centre news
Vacancy – Office Manager
We are seeking to recruit a highly organised and experienced Office Manager to join our friendly dedicated team to oversee the day to day running of our busy city centre office alongside taking an active role in the development of systems and procedures. The post-holder will manage the Reception/Admin Team and volunteers and provide a range of administrative support to senior staff. For more information and details on how to apply please visit www.yorkcarerscentre.co.uk/vacancy/office-manager
Young carers get cooking
16 young carers have completed a course at York Cook School, and another eight have started. It's going really well and they are learning to make all kinds of things from spring rolls to a roast dinner and delicious puddings!
We have also re-launched Young Carers Revolution, so look out in future roundups and newsletters about their exciting projects. If anyone is interested in our young carer services please contact firstname.lastname@example.com
Carer awareness training
'Identifying and supporting carers'; an introduction to York Carers Centre.
This training session is an opportunity for professionals to learn more about York Carers Centre and the support available for unpaid carers across the city. This will increase your understanding of carers, their role and its effect on their lives.
It is an opportunity to explore how we as professionals working in the health and social care field can help to identify carers early; recognise them as 'partners' in care; and help carers to maintain their own health and wellbeing.
The next one will be Monday 26 March 1.30 to 3.30pm
The contact for bookings is: Sam Varo, Business Support Administrator at Vale of York CCG
Email email@example.com Phone 01904 551773
We are always grateful for carers input into our training courses; if you feel this is something you would be interested in, please contact us for more information firstname.lastname@example.com.
We have three online training courses to help professionals understand and identify carers and their caring role. The courses are free to complete www.ycctraining.co.uk.
York Carers Centre regular services
Carers Café
Our next Carers Café is Wednesday 7 March, 10 to 11.30am at the Spurriergate Centre, York. Please come along and enjoy a free drink and teacake and an opportunity to meet other carers. You can bring the person you care for if you wish and there's no need to book. The Spurriergate Centre is wheelchair accessible. There will be a Carer Support Worker there each month to talk to and we bring lots of information from other organisations to look at.
Carer Hubs
Our Carers Hubs are a chance for carers to get together in their local community to meet other carers and take a break from their caring role while having a chat and a cuppa in a friendly space.
You are welcome to come to any or all of the hubs:
Acomb, Monday 12 March at Acomb Methodist Church, Front Street, Acomb, YO24 3BX, 1 to 2.30pm.
The Tang Hall Hub has become a Health and Wellbeing Hub, with a block of nutrition workshops already underway. Future sessions can be found on our website www.yorkcarerscentre.co.uk/events and will be in the next email update.
For more information please contact us 01904 715490 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Advice Line
Do you need information or advice about your caring role or the person you care for? If you have any questions or would like to know more about benefits, community care, carers rights, disability rights or employment rights then you can now phone our Advice Line on Wednesday evenings 5 to 8pm. Talk to Andrew or Shirley on 01904 715490.
York Mental Health Carers Group
The next support group for carers of people with mental ill health is on Wednesday 14 March, 7 to 9pm, at 30 Clarence street, YO31 7EW (formerly known as Sycamore Hosue). Carers only.
Please contact us to register your interest if you've not attended the group before on 01904 715490 or firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also contact Lowra to be added to the mental health carers mailing list for more specific mental health information and updates.
Additionally a member of the York Mental Health Carers Group will be at every Carers Café so there is an extra chance for mental health carers peer support there.
Substance Misuse Support Group
A monthly opportunity for carers affected by substance misuse to drop in for a coffee and a chat about what's going on for them, seek advice, information and guidance. It is held on the third Wednesday of the month, 1.30 to 3.30pm in the Tesco Community Room, Tescos, Askham Bar. The next one is Wednesday 21 March. There is no need to book if you have been before, but if you are new to the group you can phone us to make a 30 minute appointment with the group facilitator before it starts.
News and items of interest from other organisations
Stroke Association drop ins
There are two My Stroke guide drop ins in March:
Wednesday 7 March 12.15 to 1.45 pm at Acomb Explore Library Café and Wednesday 14 March 10 to 11.30 am at York Central Explore Library.
Sunday Coffee Club
York Mind will be delivering a Sunday Coffee Club 2 to 5 pm, based centrally at 30 Clarence Street, York YO31 7EW. The coffee club will provide a relaxed environment for people with mental health and wellbeing needs to come together and chat and socialise. Light refreshments will be available at a charge.
Active Life, Active Mind
Active Life, Active Mind is a free dementia friendly multi-sport class that is aimed at promoting an active and healthy lifestyle for people living with dementia and their caregivers. There will be a variety of sports and enjoyable physical activities that will be delivered by friendly and welcoming staff. Light refreshments will be available with balcony viewing on site as well. The sessions run every Tuesday 11am to 1pm at York St John university Sports Park, Haxby Road, York, YO31 8TA. If you have any questions or would like to know more please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or phone 01904 876340.
Every Third Minute
Every Third Minute; a festival of theatre, dementia and hope curated by people living with dementia and their supporters has begun at West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. Every third minute in the UK someone will begin living with dementia. The festival aims to open up conversations about dementia through theatre with the broadest possible audience.
Getting Along is an exciting new approach addressing the change in relationships between couples where one partner has been diagnosed with a dementia, and is being run by Innovations in Dementia as part of the festival from the 20 to 22 March. For more information or take part in these seminars for couples, or any care-giving partnership, visit www.wyp.org.uk/events/getting-along-seminars-couples
Spring Yoga seminar
A special Yoga, Mediation and Relaxation session connecting with nature, led by Suzy Blackburn at Walnut Studios, Strensall, York, YO32 5UN on Saturday 7 April 10am to 12noon. £10 per person including refreshments. The session will include Asana and Pranayama as well as Meditation and Yoga Nidra (a form of waking sleep to help deeply relax the body whilst keeping the mind focused). To book please contact Suzy on 01904 491979 or 07941 074602 or email email@example.com
Relaxed Opening at York Art Gallery
The gallery provides a tranquil, spacious environment for visitors to explore without the need to worry about extreme light and sound levels, confined spaces, or large crowds. The building is fully accessible (including the cafe, shops, toilets and outside space), and the Welcome Team have received training in assisting visitors with additional needs. There are plenty of areas where you can sit down and relax, and a designated quiet space should you need it. The Welcome Team will be happy to help with any queries you may have.
Relaxed Openings are free for visitors with autism, dementia, visual impairments or similar issues. Carers and children under 16 will also be admitted for free. Accompanying members of a group will be admitted for £4, and standard admission is £7.50. There is no need to book ahead.
If there are any queries please contact them on 01904 687687 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. There is also access information on the website www.yorkartgallery.org.uk/access
Dementia Friendly Cinema
The next Dementia Friendly Cinema showing at City Screen will be Elvis Presley's 'Love me Tender' on Monday 26 March at 1.15pm. Dementia Friendly screenings enable people with dementia and their carers to attend the cinema in a safe and comfortable environment, giving them a chance to get out and socialise. This screening is open to everyone, but enhanced to suit the needs of people with dementia; low lights are left on during the screening, the volume of the soundtrack is reduced, and it is fine for members of the audience to express themselves. Staff are Dementia Friends to help provide support before, during and after the screening. Tickets are reduced to £4.00 per person and accompanying carers go free. Complimentary tea, filter coffee and biscuits will be available before the screening from 12.45pm.
You can join the dementia friendly mailing list by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
Booking: in person at City Screen box office, www.picturehouses.com or via phone 08719025726.
Information matters
Find out about the range of information available across the City to promote health and wellbeing including:
- Local community groups: social/ interest groups
- Support networks
- Volunteering opportunities
- City wide support services
- Useful contacts and websites
Where: visitor entrance to Customer Services, West Offices, Station Rise, York YO1 6GA
Dates: 15 March, 19 April, 17 May, and 21 June
Time: 10am to 12noon
No need to book just drop in to browse or have a chat with a Community Facilitator.
For more information please contact Sue Reape 07833 049036 or June Peacock 07833 049018, email@example.com
Service user network
Tees, Esk and Wear Valley's NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) would like to invite service users and carers to join their Service user network. The meetings are held at the Quaker Friends Meeting House, Friargate, York on the last Thursday of the month. The next one is 29 March, 1.30 to 3pm. Refreshments available. For further information please contact Heather Simpson (Involvement & Engagement Lead York & Selby) on 01904 556920 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Consultations and surveys
Improving access to GP surgeries
People living in the Vale of York are being encouraged to have their say on improving access to GP services on evenings and weekends.
NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is using NHS England funding to offer additional access to GP services on weekday evenings and weekends from October 2018. They are asking residents to complete a short survey online at surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ImprovingGPAccess
It takes about five minutes to complete and, in accordance with data protection law, your information will remain anonymous and will only be used to help shape these plans.
Carers Support Alliance
Organisations across the Care and Support Alliance – which represent carers, older people and different disability groups – want to collect the experiences of those that actually know what it's like to need care and support so they can share them with Government, who are currently looking at reforming care and support in England www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/CSAsurvey
The survey closes on Friday 9 March.
The Care and Support Alliance will use these results as part of their campaigning work. They represent over 80 of Britain's leading charities campaigning for a properly funded care system alongside the millions of older people, disabled people and their carers who deserve decent care and support.
LGBT+ Health and Wellbeing Survey
There is no local research on Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans+ (LGBT+) people's experience of Health and Wellbeing services in York. This has caused problems and barriers for LGBT+ issues to be raised in important local health and wellbeing strategies. Healthwatch York are asking people to complete their survey to gather the different experiences faced www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/hwylgbtsurvey
More about York Carers Centre
York Carers Centre helps unpaid carers in York find the support they need. For more information or advice visit
our website www.yorkcarerscentre.co.uk, phone us on 01904 715490 or email
firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow us on Twitter @yorkcarers
We pass on information from other relevant organisations that may be of interest to carers. This does not necessarily mean that we recommend or endorse the views expressed on them.
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With the world's greatest sporting event approaching, we're getting prepared with some original T-shirt designs.
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As August comes to an end, the plastics world is gearing up for a Q4 of big industry shows, so it is no wonder that Plast Eurasia's news that it is 90 per cent sold was our most-clicked news item of the month.
Plast Eurasia 90% sold
Turkey's leading plastics industry event Plast Eurasia is already 90 per cent sold out. The annual event, which runs from December 6th-9th 2017 is a barometer for the Turkish plastics processing industry and this year's outing is set to outdo 2016's figures of 48,725 visitors from home and 84 overseas countries, with 957 companies exhibiting, including participating businesses from 41 countries.
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Bandera has closed a deal in Turkey for a TechnoFlex PO line, with the possibility of cooperating with an important converter in the local and international flexible packaging market.
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Melba Jean Meighan, age 90, of St. Vincent Home, formerly of 645 College, died on Friday, May 19, 2017 in St. Vincent Home. She was born on April 9, 1927 in Quincy, IL the daughter of James H. & Hanna H. (Busch) Meighan. Melba worked at Blessing Hospital in the Laundry Department from 1944 until 1989.
Throughout the years in her neighborhood, Melba was affectionately known as the "Cookie Lady"
She is survived by close family friends.
Melba was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, James Meighan.
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In a world that is full of misinformation and outright lies, I have tried to create a site that can provide accurate and rational responses to questions about life. We can explore the pressing questions about science, religion, government and society together. Of course, we can have some fun doing this as well. "The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason. I have never used any other, and I trust I never shall" - Thomas Paine
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Did Jesus change the laws regarding adultery?
2 comments:
- AnonymousDecember 5, 2012 at 8:44 PM
Please note that the law required both to be punished and that they brought only the woman.ReplyDelete
Secondly, Jesus had another option which he obviously took. He went to the cross and took the death penalty for everyone's sins, including her deserved death penalty, and he also thereby obeyed the two greatest
laws: love for God and love for your neighbor.Replies
Where does the law say that if only one of two was available to be brought to court that meant the one also got off with no penalty? And besides, Jesus is supposedly to punish all the sinners at some point. He certainly could have said to punish the woman if she was guilty. If she was not guilty, then he should have said so. But that is not what he said. He said go and sin no more. Meaning that she had sinned. Supposedly god cannot abide sin. And Jesus is god, right? Yet, here he is abiding sin. What a joke.Delete


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Born in Manorville on July 13, 1843, Gilbert M. Smith was employed in the shipping trade, sailing routes to Spain and Cuba before serving aboard Union Army supply vessels during the Civil War. He married Marion Terry of Riverhead in 1863 and earned a living as a bayman, duck hunter and guide before moving to the thriving port village of Patchogue in 1876.
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What Are You Reading Thursdays is a new feature I'm starting to discuss what we are reading that week. Each week we will feature the book we are reading and talk about it, tell what we like about it, what we don't like about it and discuss what it's about. Feel free to follow along with us and share in the comments what you are reading this week or post on your blog as well.
This week my book is:
Embrace by Jessica Shirvington
What I Like:
To be honest, I just started reading this book. I'm only on chapter 3, so I haven't really got too far into it, but so far the story has pulled me in and I can't wait to see what happens.
What I Don't Like:
As I stated above, I haven't read that far into it, so I don't have any objections to it as of now.
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I think this cover is absolutely GORGEOUS! I'm a fan of purple so the background color is beautiful. The model crouching in a sitting position as if she is praying about something, with the touch of feathers around her is also great. But what I love most about this cover is the smoky wings!
Violet Eden is dreading her seventeenth birthday dinner. After all, it s hard to get too excited about the day that marks the anniversary of your mother s death. The one bright spot is that Lincoln will be there. Sexy, mature and aloof, he is Violet s idea of perfection. But why does he seem so reluctant to be anything more than a friend?After he gives her the world s most incredible kiss and then abandons her on her front doorstep Violet is determined to get some answers. But nothing could have prepared her for Lincoln s explanation: he is Grigori part angel and part human and Violet is his eternal partner.Without warning, Violet s world is turned upside down. She never believed in God, let alone angels. But there s no denying the strange changes in her body ... and her feelings for Lincoln. Suddenly, she can t stand to be around him. Luckily, Phoenix, an exiled angel, has come into her life. He s intense and enigmatic, but at least he never lied to her.As Violet gets caught up in an ancient battle between dark and light, she must choose her path. The wrong choice could cost not only her life, but her eternity...


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Language is a dynamic phenomenon which changes and grows with every use and every user. And this holds all the more true for a language like English which has become a global language. English has as many versions as its users and the number is growing by the day. This has definitely added to the language and made it grow. But this growth in scope, acceptance and use of the language has also seen a fall in quality.
Any language is aimed at communication and so far as it communicates fully and correctly the desired meaning it is considered appropriate; and English is no exception. However, we often miss to consider the structure of the language throwing grammar and syntax to the winds and thus the "appropriate" language lands up in misappropriations of "high order" by some "high end" users: letter from an executive of a placement consultant reads, "We are take consultants…"; a university student while giving his opinion on a topic says, "I don't think so that exams enforce…".
In many cases such misappropriations are the mere slips of pen or tongue; but there is no dearth of people who don't really care about the 'correctness' of the language they use either due to the lack of knowledge of the language or because of their indifference.
Language, no doubt, is a tool of communication and expression; but we should not forget that it is also an entity in itself having a dignity of it's own. We all need to learn to respect the language. And the best way would be to start at the school level. In schools, grammatical and syntactical mistakes made by the students are checked only in the language paper; whereas in other subjects, where also the medium of expression is definitely language, such mistakes are overlooked. An awareness regarding the proper and correct use of language needs to be created by ensuring correct and proper use of language, especially in media and public fields so that the very exposure to the language is correct and proper. After all it is through exposure that we learn and acquire the most and language is no exception.
English is the international language. If you know English, you will be able to work your way through almost anywhere in the world. Not that all knowledge is available only in English language; but everything latest becomes available in this language before it ceases to be the latest. This is why most people want to learn English.
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- Bandura Cyber's Series A funding surpasses $10M – Baltimore Business Journal
- Sandia National Laboratories Tracks Hackers and Reverses the Cost of Cyber Crime with Data-Driven Cyber Defense Platform – Associated Press
- Cyber and Physical Convergence is Creating New Attack Opportunities for Cybercriminals – GlobeNewswire
- Companies face bigger risks than cyber security threat – ITWeb
- 365 Data Centers Introduces Cyber Security Solutions – PRNewswire
- XM Cyber Expands HaXM Automated Purple Team Platform With New Capabilities and Certifications – PRNewswire
- Global Cyber Alliance, Mastercard launch new cybersecurity toolkit for small and medium businesses – Compelo
- Cyber security firms show how to bring the rule of law online – Financial Times


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Ok so my sister in law made these letters for Hailey for Christmas...I've always wanted Hailey to have letters for her bedroom but never wanted to pay what they charge for them already made! I think they look AMAZING! She did such a great job! The wooden letters are only 99 cents a piece and the paint is only 69 cents! I bought the letters today to spell out "LAUGH" and a little thing of dark brown wood paint. I found some really pretty brown/white/blue scrapbook paper for the tops of the letters...I'm going to attempt to make these by myself and hang them in my living room to match our new living room set! (brown/blue) We'll see how it turns out!!
Friday, September 12, 2008
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- Joanna said...
Oh they look great!
- September 14, 2008 at 4:06 PM
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Acting Police Commissioner Rudolph Dixon has firmly rejected calls to arm police patrols as part of the RCIP's anti-crime campaign.
Fielding questions at a public meeting among top RCIP officers and West Bay residents, Mr Dixon said on Tuesday might that arming police was an irreversible step, and invited an escalation in violence.
'I would be the last one to want to see one of my officers harmed in any way,' Mr. Dixon told the gathering of approximately 30 people at the John A Cumber Primary School.
'But if I arm all the officers, the criminal knows that and he knows what he has to do to get away, and the more likely the police are to get hurt then.'
He said the mere fact of arming the police was unlikely to prevent crime, but it would raise the stakes for anyone contemplating a burglary or assault. Even arming a select few officers could brook trouble.
'If the criminals know that some of the police are armed and some are not, they have to assume that all of them are,' and were likely to act accordingly, Mr. Dixon said.
Mr. Dixon also rejected a call to seek military help.
'We are not going down that road. I don't want to get the army working alongside us. There have been calls for that, and for police from another country.
'This is a passing phase,' he said, referring to the increase in crime that Cayman has experienced since Hurricane Ivan, and particularly in the last half year.
'We will get crime down to levels that are acceptable, and we can still have a pleasant police force. We don't want to get [overly] aggressive because once you do, you cannot go back.'
Mr. Dixon called on the public to aid crime-fighting efforts by joining neighbourhood committees, using police hotlines to report information and appearing in court to testify.
'I know we will never get everybody on board to give information and hence we have Crime Stoppers, where you can give information anonymously. I am also creating a new line, outside of the police, where a person can call if they see suspicious activity, and the police will have an immediate response,' he said.
He said he was creating a scheme to accredit local security guards in which Cayman security companies would participate.
'Local security companies decided they were going to lay the foundations for this scheme. All members would have to be vetted, would be trained in the use of batons and handcuffs, and in the way to handle the public and deal with aggressive customers, and would get a separate channel to talk to the police,' Mr. Dixon said.
'We would brief them on what is happening in any particular area and who to look for, and then we would feed this information into a database.'
Robert Scotland, Detective Inspector and head of the Joint Intelligence Unit, said the scheme could significantly aid police efforts.
'There are approximately 1,000 security guards, and imagine if we used 50 per cent of them, their eyes and ears,' he said.
Mr. Dixon also promised to create a community warden programme in which police would designate a community figure to liaise with local residents.
'We'll send people out into the community at a time when the community is back in their homes, and they can sit and talk with him, addressing their needs,' Mr. Dixon said.
'He can come out and look after things that perhaps don't need the police but that a community warden can address.'
For example, he said, if there is an area where loud music is being played or addicts are gathering, a warden can solicit the support of neighbours and local businesses, then work to move the offending activities.
'I think we can bring this island back to where it was years ago in terms of crime,' Mr. Dixon said. 'We can reduce crime in this country when we get the resources we are told we will get from the government. We will bring it back in a relatively short time.'


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The Steering Group meet regularly to ensure Prison Hope is developing, relevant and making an impact. We invite people with particular specialism/expertise to join for one or more discussions, as required.
Rev Jo Davis – Chaplain
Rev Helen Dearnley – Faith Advisor, National Offender Management Service
Rev Paul Foster – Chaplain
Stephen Hawkins – Prison Fellowship
Mike Pollard – HOPE


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Thursday, December 1, 2011
An ocean paradise on earth
I have never done any scuba diving, only snorkeling, but I'm ready to begin if it means seeing the underwater world at Raja Ampat, which means Four Kings, in eastern Indonesia's Papua province. These palm-fringed islands have been described as "a living Eden and the last paradise on Earth," and have some of the richest and most biodiverse marine life with nearly 1,400 varieties of fish and 603 species of coral.
According to Smart Travel Asia: "For serious marine diversity it doesn't get much better than Raja Ampat. Over 1,500 coral-studded islands lazily pepper the Equator and the azure waters are home to a fabulous variety of colourful soft corals, and reef fish can be observed and large schools of fish populate the region, such as sharks, manta and mobula rays, dolphins, whales and turtles."
Like so many natural wonders, this still pristine paradise is facing serious threats. View some incredible photos and read more here.
Posted by Fern at Thursday, December 01, 2011
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Strips of light skin on the bum, the belly, under the arms and on the breasts can be really hard to deal with for some women. These are usually referred to as "stretch marks" and occur after sudden weight gain — during pregnancy, for example. But there are other causes as well including extreme weight loss, muscle-building exercise, and growth spurts during puberty.
People with weak skin tissue should be aware of these factors if they want to avoid stretch marks. But there are also things that can be done to prevent them, e.g. rubbing special oils on the belly during pregnancy to moisturize the skin and stop it from tearing.
But even if you already have some stretch marks, you can still do something about them, especially the thin ones. Here are 12 natural ways to keep those stretch marks in check…
1. Aloe vera
This plant is full of vitamins and is famous for its healing powers. But most people don't know that it can also be used to visibly reduce pregnancy stretch marks. Simply rip open an aloe vera leaf and rub the gel on the affected skin. Let it soak in for 10 minutes and then wash it off.
2. Sugar
Sugar can be used to make a natural peel which can help to reduce stretch marks. Mix 1 tsp of cane sugar with almond oil. Rub the mix on the affected skin and let it dry (it's best to do this before taking a shower). Repeat this daily for one month and you'll notice great results.
3. Castor oil
This oil is not only only good for stretch marks, you can also use it to reduce wrinkles and age marks. Rub some on the affected skin and wrap the area with plastic wrap (e.g. bum, legs, belly). Now lay a hot water bottle on the area to get even better results. Let the oil soak in for at least 20 minutes.
4. Tea tree oil
Due to its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral properties, tea tree oil is perfect for treating skin problems such as acne or stretch marks. Mix some tea tree oil with some coconut oil and massage the mix into the affected skin. Let is soak in for 10 minutes and then wash it off with warm water.
5. Exercise
Too much strenuous exercise can cause the skin to tear, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't do any physical activity. In fact, it's quite the opposite — sit-ups and crunches tighten the abdominal muscles and help to reduce stretch marks. Swimming is also good for keeping the skin in shape.
6. Lemon juice
Fresh lemon juice is a natural bleaching agent and can be used to lighten skin affected by stretch marks and make them less obvious. The acid in lemon juice also helps to remove dead skin cells. Simply cut a lemon in half and rub the cut side on the stretch marks. Let the juice soak in for 15 minutes and wash it of with warm water.
7. Alfalfa
Mix some alfalfa powder with camomile oil to form a thick paste. Massage the paste into the affected skin three times a day and those stretch marks will soon be a thing of the past. The alfalfa leaves contain numerous proteins and vitamins E and K, all of which are beneficial to healthy skin.
8. Potatoes
Potatoes contain a ton of vitamins and minerals that help the skin regenerate faster. Cut a potato into slices and rub them on your skin for 10 minutes. Let the juice soak in for a few minutes before washing it off.
9. Olive oil
Olive oil contains lots of antioxidants and nutrients which make it great for treating skin conditions. Simply massage some warm virgin olive oil into your skin and let it soak in for half an hour.
10. Cocoa butter
This is unusual moisturizing cream that increases blood circulation and helps to reduce stretch marks. Massage some cocoa butter into the affected skin twice a day for three months and you'll be amazed at the results.
11. Egg whites
Egg whites are rich in proteins and collagen, both of which help to strengthen the skin. Remove the yoke and beat the egg white. Apply it to the stretch marks and let it soak in for 15 minutes. Wash it off with some warm water and you're done!
12. Water
If you don't drink enough water, you run the risk of getting wrinkles, pimples, and those dreaded stretch marks. Water is extremely important for our skin and helps it to maintain its elasticity. Try to drink about 8 to 10 glasses of water each day to keep your skin smooth and your body healthy.
There are plenty of other ways to keep your skin in shape, but those body lotions from the drug store can be pretty pricey. So why not try these natural remedies instead and see how well they work for you?
Source: http://www.hefty.co


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Goblin Market - I love this poem.
She cried, "Laura," up the garden,
"Did you miss me?
Come and kiss me.
Never mind my bruises,
Hug me, kiss me, suck my juices
Squeez'd from goblin fruits for you,
Goblin pulp and goblin dew.
Eat me, drink me, love me;
Laura, make much of me;
For your sake I have braved the glen
And had to do with goblin merchant men."
The poem was used to great effect in Grant Morrison and Ryan Hughes' Dare.


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Maybe You Should Blame Someone Else For A Change … Yourself.
I have to be honest; I don't like looking inside myself. Being introspective can be a very scary thing. It's much easier to play the blame game; blame my team, blame my boss, my co-workers, other departments. There's no shortage of people or things to blame if you really want to.
Read the full article and discuss below.


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In the space of a few days it has gone from wall-to-wall sunshine and temperatures in the 60s (20C) to feeling pretty cold and grey again.
Although it is still warmer than average for the time of year, the mercury is set to drop even further making it feel wintry in parts by the weekend.
The north is in for some unsettled conditions with gales of up to 70mph threatening to batter parts of Scotland with heavy rain forecast.
Although it has been very pleasant recently, some regions have already seen dramatic changes in temperature in just a few hours.
Last week a high of 15.7C (60.3F) was recorded during the day in Ardoyne, Scotland, and just hours later it had plunged to -5.5C (22.1F) - a difference of 20C.
On Sunday thermometers rocketed to 86F (20C) across the south with swathes of the country feeling almost summer-like.
Although the bad news is it is set to get cooler, the good news is that spring as a whole looks promising with May likely to be the best month.
The Met Office said by the end of the week they temperatures are likely to have sunk to around 50F (10C).
In the North the mercury will hover closer to around -3C (27F) over night with even the chance of sleet or snow on high ground.
Met Office spokeswoman Nicky Maxey said: "It is going to get cooler through the week, there could be quite a big temperature difference to what we've seen.
"In the north there is some rain on the way and there is the chance of gales on Thursday and Friday, remaining unsettled into next week.
"The warm weather has been due to an area of high pressure close to the UK which is starting to dissipate, bringing temperatures back to normal."
Leon Brown, forecaster for The Weather Channel, said temperatures could drop as low as -8C (18F) in Scotland by the weekend.
He said: "Turning much colder to end the week, and this weekend.
"On Thursday the cold front will move south across Scotland to northern England and Wales, eventually reaching the south-east in the evening.
"Outbreaks of locally heavy rain along the front, but becoming lighter as it reaches the south-east.
"A cold weekend with sunshine and wintry showers. Some snow even to low levels in northern Scotland.
"Temperatures may dip out to -8C in Scotland and -6C (21F) in northern England, even in the south-west temperatures may fall out to -3C (27F)."
The Met Office's three-month contingency planner suggests temperatures above or near average until June.
It's all down to a weather pattern called the North Atlantic Oscillation which is expected to enter a positive phase allowing warm air to flood in.
Jonathan Powell, forecaster for Vantage Weather Services, said: "At the moment May looks like it could be the best month of them all.
"With some cooler spells there are likely to be some extreme heat spikes bringing the average temperatures up."


text: Looking for a family vehicle that will still be fun to drive with Low Miles? This Arizona Owned 2013 Nissan Rogue SV is just the car for you! In addition to the sporty handling and top of the line safety features, you will also enjoy features like Wireless Bluetooth, Power Accessories, In Dash CD MP3 Playback with AUX Audio Input, Roof Rails, Satellite SiriusXM, Keyless Entry, Premium Cloth Seats, Cold A/C and so much more! Interested in owning this Previously Loved 2013 Nissan Rogue SV for an Affordable Monthly Payment? At Chapman you can be approved in just a few minutes at extremely competitive rates! Our Finance Specialists have relationships with dozens of lenders who work with a variety of credit challenges. Regardless of your credit score, we likely have a program that will have you driving away in a new car at an Affordable Monthly Payment! Even more good news? Chapman Tucson offers the best Trade Values for the Used Car you may have for sale or trade! Still have questions? Ready to schedule a test drive? Call today to schedule an appointment! Stop by and check out this 2013 Nissan Rogue SV! Just dropping in? Chapman Tucson new and used cars sell quickly so call to confirm availability today!


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Internet infrastructure giant VeriSign announced Friday it will purchase Certicom, which specializes in wireless encryption, for $73 million.
"With the acquisition of Certicom, VeriSign will gain a leadership position in elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) technology, which is generally recognized as a highly efficient form of public-key encryption," the companies said in a news release.
VeriSign will continue Certicom's efforts to deploy ECC products and promote adoption of ECC standards, a VeriSign spokeswoman told SCMagazineUS.com Friday in an email.
"We expect the transaction will create new opportunities to expand our core authentication businesses into new and/or adjacent markets, such as mobile devices," she said.
Verisign will acquire all of the Certicom's outstanding common stock for $1.67 per share. The deal is expected to be complete by March, the companies said.
Research In Motion Limited (RIM) backed out of a deal Tuesday to purchase the common shares of Certicom for $1.22 per common share. VeriSign's acquisition of Certicom represents approximately a 40 percent premium over RIM's previous takeover bid.


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Concert Infrastructure Shortlisted for Two School Bundles Projects in Saskatchewan
October 31, 2014
Concert Infrastructure, leading the Joint Use Mutual Partnership team, has been shortlisted to participate in the RFP process to build 18 new elementary schools on nine joint-use sites in Saskatchewan. The Projects include the design, construction, partial financing and maintenance of nine joint-use schools in Martensville, Regina, Saskatoon and Warman. Each of the nine sites will accommodate two schools, one Catholic and one public, and one central shared space to form a single, cohesive joint-use school.
To read the full news release from the Government of Saskatchewan, please click here.


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Searching for Christopher08 Oct 2007
They'll never tire of trying to find Columbus' hometown. So the NY Times' Amy Harmon tracks the story:
A Genoese Cristoforo Colombo almost certainly did exist. Archives record his birth and early life. But there is little to tie that man to the one who crossed the Atlantic in 1492. Snippets from Columbus's life point all around the southern European coast. He kept books in Catalan and his handwriting has, according to some, a Catalonian flair. He married a Portuguese noblewoman. He wrote in Castilian. He decorated his letters with a Hebrew cartouche.
Since it seems now that the best bet for deducing Columbus's true hometown is to look for a genetic match in places where he might have lived, hundreds of Spaniards, Italians, and even a few Frenchmen have happily swabbed their cheeks to supply cells for comparison.
Of course, national pride is at stake, so there will be no turning back. But here's the thing:
To make things even tougher, [Dr. Jose Lorente] has found that Catalonian Coloms and Genoese Colombos are so closely related it is hard to distinguish them with the standard Y-chromosome tests. So he is searching for more subtle differences that would allow him to link Columbus to a single lineage.
If they're all that closely related, well, one wonders what difference it makes? Then there are the people who think he was the bastard son of a Catalonian prince. I guess there would be no confusing that outcome!
Just don't tell me he's a Templar. That would be too much.


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Aston Martin may directly be following Ferrari's lead, as Automotive News reports that people within the British automaker say it may promptly consider an initial public offering. If it happens Aston Martin will seemly list in London, not New York like Ferrari. While some in the industry were initially watchful of Ferrari's move, the company is doing better than ever, with shares rising 62 percent since its IPO in 2015.
An IPO could be a mammoth plus for Aston Martin. The company is looking to boost both sales and profit. Ferrari and Aston Martin push similar vehicles at similar price points, but Ferrari has a much wider audience, stable if most of those fans will never even sit inside one of its cars. That would fitting be a big sticking point in estimating Aston Martin's value. It also moves half as scads units as Ferrari per year.
Aston Martin does have a new crossover on the scope. Like Porsche, a crossover has the potential to more than double the automaker's sales. Regular without it, fourth quarter profits in 2016 notably increased, fueled by sturdy sales of the new DB11. The IPO won't happen until sometime next year. The company wants to wait on a choke-full 2017 earnings report.


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When I think back to summer and being a kid I think of Swan Lake Christian camp. It was always full of fun and friends, old and new! In my work with foster care I have found that while many of these children and youth have not had opportunities to attend camps, they can especially benefit from these activities. So one of the goals for our foster children and youth is to offer them camp and sports activities where they have opportunities to socialize, learn and just have fun in safe environments.
This past year many of the foster children we work with have had these opportunities. They have participated in such camps and activities as T-ball, football camps, basketball camps, soccer camps, church camps, YMCA camps, Leif Erickson Day Camp, and special camps for kids in foster care. These experiences have allowed them to leave any issues they are dealing with behind and to just be kids and have fun. One of our youth who recently attended a basketball camp said he learned how to go with the flow at camp and that if things don't go the way he wanted it to (like winning!) that it was okay. He learned it was not about winning – it was about learning how to be a team member, how to support his fellow teammates and how to have fun!
The costs of these camps can be expensive and Lutheran Social Services has been blessed to have numerous organizations, individuals and foster parents who have provided funds and scholarships to give our kids these valuable experiences. So this is a camp fire SHOUT OUT to say thanks to all of you who have provided this support!
Submitted by Dede Mogck, Director of Adoption and Foster Care Programs


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A scene of disarray
The Second Battle of the Chamla Valley did not go as well as the first. I arrived home recently to the now all too familiar eye watering small of male cat. It emerged that BBC (Big Black Cat) had returned and that there had been another border action between him and Sir Harry Flashman VC. Unfortunately the engagement was not restricted to the kitchen or the hall, both of which are relatively easy to fumigate.
In this case the smell of Satan's sock drawer was emanating from that holiest of holies the War Room. Closer inspection revealed that the Chamla Valley had been the site of a second engagement. From the fur left behind it would appear that Flashman was not unscathed, but that he seemed to have had the best of it. The mat has received an airing and a thorough going over with Fabreeze and seems to be OK.
Still, up with this we will not put. I had not anticipated a second tribal uprising so soon after the first.
A happier scene
A happier scene
In happier news, one of the pleasures of existence is seeing new life ushered into the world. I saw these little chaps on the way to work recently and they were doing very well. I got close enough to snap a quick picture, but made sure to steer clear of Mummy & Daddy who would no doubt make their displeasure felt. It was a wonderful sight and left me smiling for the rest of the day. More of this please.


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School vacations are going to end soon. Yes, my two kiddos are going to start their school on August 16. I am excited and at same time somewhat relieved that there will be a break from the 24-hour duty that I have now. Now a day I wake up late in the morning. But when school starts it is going to come to an end and, I must rush for my breakfast. That is when this cherry mango layered smoothie bowl comes in handy. These are not only delicious but also filling too.
This recipe is vegan too, I used coconut milk but you can use your favorite milk. Small Cherries are big packet of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and rich in fiber, vitamin C, carotenoids and anthocyanins. Mango on the other hand are not only my favorite fruit, but is also rich in fiber, pectin and vitamin C and helps to lower serum cholesterol level. Rich in vitamin A too, if you can make a breakfast with good ingredients that taste great why wait.
The only work you need to do to make this recipe is just puree everything. For a layered smoothie bowl, you need puree them separately, that is only thing you keep in mind. Otherwise it won't justify its name. I used fresh strawberries, mango, banana and chocolate granola along with toasted hempseeds. You can play with topping of your choice.
Best part of this cheery mango layered smoothie bowl is it has no added sugar. Only sugar is from the fruit and granola I used. I always try to make no extra sugar added breakfast dishes. I like cinnamon rolls however nowadays due to health conscience I am not having them for my breakfast, but sometimes as a dessert.
You like something colorful for your breakfast, then try this. Chances are high that you will like it my hubby who is not a smoothie person, but told me after doing a taste test this is delicious. Then start making this.
Delicious and colorful cheery mango layered smoothie bowl with no added sugar.
- 1 cup pitted fresh cherries you can use frozen too
- 1 mango set aside few slices for topping
- ½ bananas
- ¼ cup coconut milk
- Topping
- Strawberries
- Banana
- Mango
- Chocolate granola
- Toasted hemp seeds
Process the cherries with 2 tablespoon of coconut milk and set aside. If you want to thick consistency add ½ bananas with cherries.
Then process mango, banana and rest of the coconut milk and set aside.
Transfer the mango puree into the bowl carefully then using a spoon create barrier and add cherry puree.
Top with sliced strawberries, mango, banana and chocolate granola and toasted hemp seeds.
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burning presentation
Combining an exhibition and an interior into a matching experience? The new visitor's centre of the North Holland Waste Treatment Plant (HVC) was given a hospitable and open interior by COEN!. The red elements symbolise the fire of the waste incinerators. In the meeting room, blue symbolises the purified air resulting from waste incineration.
Innovative and creative are the keywords, and in designing interiors and corporate identities COEN! works on the basis of a philosophy all of its own.'
Global, about COEN!
+ interior, exhibition, graphic design
+ COEN! also designed the office of this organisation
+ COEN! also designed the office of this organisation


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There's nothing like a little blush to give your whole face a lift. When I lived in London, it was a real life-saver for pallid, pasty skin. Here are a few of my favorites.
I went a bit wild at the Anna Sui counter in Tokyo, and picked up three Rose blushes, from left to right: 600 Sunny Rose, 500 Antique Rose and 100 Mystic Rose (which is more of a highlighter). All are from the Anna Sui Rose Fairy Spring 2012 Collection.
Next, my go-to NARS blushes. You can't go wrong with the classic Orgasm/Angelika combo, which offers both peach and pink tones to accommodate most skin tones. In the middle is the subtle Satellite of Love highlighting blush from the Andy Warhol collection. I find this to be a more natural highlight than the classic Hungry Heart. On the right is a very recent purchase, the NARS Pierre Hardy Rotonde Blush. It looks very loud in the pan, but imparts a flattering peach tint to your skin.
Continuing with the Japanese blush theme, I purchased my Suqqu Nuancing Cheeks EX-02 Kohakusui at a Suqqu counter in Yokohama. I do have Japanese Suqqu points now - I just need to go back to use them! Another Tokyo purchase was the gorgeous Luminizing Face Enhancer No. 12 Gold - which is also available at Nordstrom and Barney's. The best thing about the CdP Luminizing Face Enhancer is it's delicate finish - you can actually wear this in sunlight and not feel like a disco ball.
Ahhh, Tom Ford. Frantic Pink 02 is on the left and 06 Wicked is on the right. I'm afraid that my pictures don't do these fantastic, silky blushes justice - please go to the Neiman Marcus site and gaze at the colors in all their beauty. Tom Ford blushes impart a depth of glow that's hard to beat - with a very finely milled, silky texture that is easy to control.
I love my Addiction Heart & Heart blush from Tokyo - in fact, I love Addiction in general for the excellent textures, formulations and wearability. I know that technically, NARS Multiples are not "blushers" but I frequently wear them alone, on bare skin. My faves: G-Spot; Copacabana; Puerto Vallarta; and Turks & Caicos.
Last but not least, two favorite European brands: Burberry and Chanel. On the left, Burberry Light Glow Tangerine Blush 06; on the right, Chanel Joues Contraste in 99 Rose Petale. Both are classic shades, perfect for an every day look. You can find Burberry at Nordstrom - there is only a limited selection on-line, so your best bet is to go to a Burberry counter at Nordstrom. I picked up most of my Burberry items at Selfridges in London. Heathrow Terminal 5 is also a great place to buy both Burberry and Chanel cosmetics.
Hope you enjoy my mini-blush tour!