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As members of the Booker High School Community, one that is committed to graduating all students either college or career ready, we act with integrity and goodwill. We are responsible to each other, and to the academic and ethical standards we establish as a community. We recognize that the actions of one student affect the options and opportunities available to other students. We can achieve greater success for all members of the Booker High community if we operate according to the following common set of expectations and ethical guidelines in the college planning and application process.
1. Mutual Respect and Honesty Builds Trust. Booker High students, parents, and counselors have a right to expect to be treated, and a responsibility to treat one another in a fundamentally fair and equitable manner. We build trust among each other when we deal with mutual respect and honesty.
2. In the Best Interest of All. The best interest of all students is a primary concern in the college planning and application process at Booker High (our goal is to facilitate the "best fit" college matches for the maximum number of graduating Booker High seniors).
3. Accurate, Timely Information Empowers All. Providing accurate and timely information and resources with regard to college admissions and financial aid empowers all stakeholders in the process to act responsibly.
4. Common Standards Yield Positive Outcomes. When we operate within a common set of deadlines, practices, and objectives, we encourage more cooperative behavior and more successful outcomes.
5. Booker High Process Grounded in Best Practices. In accordance with the NACAC Principles of Good Practice, Booker High has established its internal college planning and application process in compliance with the Common App and individual college admission requirements and standards.
6. Speak with Integrity. We as a community strongly discourage our students and parents from engaging in disinformation, misinformation, disparaging comments, and rumors.
7. Comply with Standards. We expect compliance with college admission decision plans, application and enrollment requirements, test reporting policies, and application filing restrictions (e.g., early decision, early action, restrictive early action, and regular decision programs; waitlist and deferred enrollment policies).
8. Protect Confidentiality. We will honor and respect the confidential nature of the college application process (confidential information includes applicant names, transcripts, standardized test results, personal essays, recommendation letters, financial information, admit/wait list status).
9. Act with Integrity. We expect honesty and forthrightness from students at all times in the college application process. The following are considered examples of dishonesty and a lack of forthrightness (notable examples; list not meant to be exhaustive):
-Fabricating or exaggerating your activities and accomplishments.
-Having someone else write or substantially rewrite your essays.
-Failing to report any significant changes to your academic status or qualifications.
-Failing to disclose disciplinary infractions if asked directly on the application OR to the school to which you have been admitted (infractions occurring after acceptance).
-Indicating to more than one college that it's your first choice.
-Misleading a college about your intended major OR school choice (within the institution) for the purpose of increasing your chances of admission.
-Failing to notify other colleges that have accepted you when you accept one college's admissions offer.
-Applying concurrently to early decision programs at more than one college.
-Applying to single choice early action programs at more than one college.
-Failing to withdraw pending applications to other colleges after you've been accepted under a binding early decision program to one college.
-Trying to break the early decision agreement because your mind has changed (only acceptable circumstance to break agreement is when student and college cannot reach a mutually acceptable financial aid arrangement despite their best efforts).
-Submitting double enrollment deposits, thus accepting admission at more than one college (e.g., to buy time, to continue negotiating financial aid, or to maximize available options).
10. Think First Before Applying Early. Applying to a private school via an Early Action or Early Decision program is something to be taken seriously and requires significant forethought and planning. Please consult in advance with your Booker High guidance counselor to discuss the appropriateness of this option, in accordance with Booker High's College Planning Timeline. If accepted to a private school under an Early Action or Early Decision program, students should promptly communicate with your Booker High guidance counselor to discuss appropriate next steps.
11. Building an Effective and Well-Balanced College List. Booker High expects its students to apply to a reasonable number of schools, which you should be able to accomplish with no more than 8 to 10 total applications (but many Booker High students choose to submit fewer total applications). Your final college list should align well with your academic interests and aspirations. As well, your college list should represent a well-balanced range of selectivity (e.g., 3 Likely schools, 3 Possible schools, and 2 Reach schools). If you have no intention, desire, or financial ability to attend a school, do not apply. This holds true for every school on your college list, including your Likely schools. To this end, students and parents should fully discuss any financial, geographic, or other limitations before students submit college lists and transcript requests to Booker High.


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A big-ass wind chime!
A big wind chime under a see-through roof, approximately 2 x 2 meters. A bit from the noise and everything, overlooking the sea. A place you can come to breathe, meditate, watch the sky and listen to the sounds of the chime, the wind, the sea, your breath
This wind chime will be a little bit off from the parties and the noise, serving as a refuge for anyone needing or wanting a quiet moment, a brake from everything. Through the roof you can see the sky, you can lay down under the chimes and let the sound fill your head. You can be alone or together, it doesnt matter. In the night the light will be dim, letting you see the stars if the weather is clear.
The wind chime will be a structure approximately 2 x 2 x 2,5 meters, made of wood with a plexi, see-through roof. There will be four chimes, probably made of aluminium since it weighs the less and has good resonance. The tubes would be approximately 20 cm in diameter and up to 2 m high. The striker would be wooden and attached to a metal rod, which is attacked to the roof woth rope so it can move in all dimensions. The wing is attached to the rod on a rotating axis, so the winds can capture it from all directions. I would make the pieces in Stockholm where I have access to a workshop, then find a way to get the pieces to Boesdal where they can be assembled on the spot.
I am an art student in Stockholm. I have never built a massive wind chime before and I mostly work with small things, but I have some experience in building stuff and interactive installations. I really love immersive art, art that is inviting and open to everyone.
Yes! Help with advice on how to build the structure, help with transport of materials and help with actually building the structure are very much needed!
I need transport to get the metal pipes to Stockholm and later all the materials to Denmark from Stockholm. The only way I know how to build all the parts is in the workshops at my school, which have all equipment I need; to cut and drill the wood, the plexi, the metal pipes, rather than bringing tools to Boesdal and leaving spill and waste there (also I don't own some tools.) I have no idea how to ship it all practically, but I hope to be able to hitch a ride with someone. Only if that doesn't work out I'd look for a solution with a shipping company.
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October 28th...
October is a month of giving and receiving. The best part of getting the Halloween packages out to folks is having them photograph what I've sent (in whatever form suits them). Daniel Knop's photo is to the left. His
band, Roadside Memorial (here) has a track on this year's compilation.
Here's a "treat" for you...a free MP3 of "Every Day, Every Year" by mopehead (here).
Have a listen before you download...
Happy Haunting!
Mark Harvey


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Would you take home pens and pencils from your workplace, or tell a lie to customers or your co-workers? For that matter, maybe you recognize the names Bernie Madoff and Enron. All of these are examples of being unethical in the workplace. Taking pens and pencils is still stealing, a lie is a lie, Bernie Madoff fleeced thousands of people and Enron -- which used unethical financial accounting practices to hide its business failures and keep stock prices high -- went bankrupt.
Employee Theft
Even small unethical behaviors on the part of employees can cost employers a great deal of money because the effects are multiplied. Take the pen and pencil example -- say each costs an employer about a dollar. In a company with 100 employees, if each takes home one pen or pencil a week, the company will lose more than $5,000 a year. According to a September 2009 article in "Human Resource Executive Online," employee theft may cost American businesses as much as $50 billion annually.
Lies and Cheating
Quality management professionals in any business are particularly susceptible to the issue of falsified data -- a form of lie – according to a 2009 article in "Quality Digest." The article notes that a 2006 study showed MBA graduate students cheat more often than graduate students in other programs. The article notes the problem is not new -- 41 percent of students performing research in 1993 felt it was acceptable to "fudge the data." In addition to quality management professionals, scientists and engineers rely on accurate data to develop new medications or technology and build bridges, freeways or buildings. Researchers who falsify data may put lives at risk when a scientist relies on that data to develop a new drug or an engineer incorporates inaccurate structural standards into the design of a freeway overpass.
Bullying and Harassment
Unethical behavior such as bullying, harassment and injustice may have both financial and health implications, according to a 2009 article in the "Journal of Business Ethics." The authors report that harassment can affect job satisfaction and organizational commitment, while bullying increases turnover. This sort of behavior, the authors report, affects perpetrators, victims and witnesses as well as associated persons. For example, if bullying creates high turnover an organization may be less productive, leading stockholders to suffer financial losses.
Health Care and Ethics
In the health-care industry, unethical behavior such as corruption can result in fraud, harm people or even cause death, according to the World Health Organization. WHO reports that as of 2009, as much as 25 percent of public spending -- including pharmaceutical spending -- was lost to corruption, while fraud and abuse in health care costs the U.S. up to $23 billion a year. If medication shipments are diverted or counterfeit and substandard medications are sent instead of the correct product, patients may continue to suffer or die.
Personal Consequences
Unethical behavior at work could have personal consequences. For a start, you could get fired. Some unethical actions are also illegal, and you could be arrested. If employee theft is widespread or significant, you could lose your job because your employer goes under. "Human Resource Executive Online" reports 30 percent of small businesses fail because of employee theft. If you know someone is behaving unethically, it could make you feel angry, and if you personally are doing something unethical, it could make you feel anxious or guilty and increase your stress level.
Video of the Day
- Human Resource Executive Online: Curbing Employee Theft
- Quality Digest: The Decline of Ethical Behavior in Business
- Journal of Business Ethics: Unethical and Unwell: Decrements in Well-Being and Unethical Activity at Work
- World Health Organization: Medicines: Corruption and Pharmaceuticals
- ComPortOne.com: Business Ethics? Personal Ethics? ...Is There a Difference?
- the New York Times: Enron for Dummies
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- Jupiterimages/liquidlibrary/Getty Images
- How to Deal With Stealing in the Workplace
- How to Identify Mean-Spirited Behavior in the Workplace
- What Is Ethical Behavior in a Workplace?
- How to Manage Change in the Workplace
- How Cheating Affects the Workplace
- How to Deal With Lying Colleagues
- What to Do If Threatened at the Workplace by an Employee?
- Types of Workplace Surveillance


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Visions Of Nihilism
(Dark Blasphemies Records)
Championing the early 90s Death Metal sound, CRUCIFIX's "Visions Of Nihilism" sounds like something you would have had on heavy rotation along with all your favorites from that period. Whether you were into OBITUARY, MORBID ANGEL or CANNIBAL CORPSE, CRUCIFIX would have found a place among them, perhaps even as part of your arsenal of self-tailored t-shirts cut to optimize maximum air flow and ventalation to your armpit zone. The sad truth is "Visions Of Nihilism" never even saw the light of day back in 1993. Instead, most of these songs were released in demos and singles reaching only the few and far between. The sound is rather classic for this period, but with notable distinction. The bass-heavy mix seems to favor the low end, which when combined with the genre's technical arrangements, makes everything impossibily heavy like being stuck under six feet of dry dirt. This album is a relic, a calling card to the genre's 90s era manifestation; they easily stand tall among their contemporaries except that most of us are hearing it way after the fact. There are many comparisons one can make to CANNIBAL CORPSE and these would be true, however they seemed to run parallel, they too were mastering this genre while seeking new depths and creating suffocattingly airtight arrangements. It is odd that they simply disappeared. Nonetheless, "Visions..." is a fascinating evolution of the band from a harder Thrash sound to pure Death Metal devastation. The main transition seems to have occured between 1991 and 1992. 'The Beast Within' and 'Addiction' sound very similar to earlier OBITUARY but minus that trademark upward inflection of the vocals. The two earlier tracks, chronologically, are even more thrashy and gruff than the previous; they serve as an interesting parallel to the later songs. These are more stripped down but the energy is exactly the same. The marked change in their sound makes itself boldy known with 'Devious Conceptions', which I happen to find the most punishing in this collection. It's more technical, the vocals are more gutteral and the percussion is utterly relentless. Throw in some lightening quick guitar solos in to punctuate and there you have it. The brutality continues up through the band's final releases in 1994. While the history of this band is a bit unclear, a lone interview with vocalist Robert Cortinas serves to be rather poignant. "[...] our new tape [...] is all going to be Death / Grind. It's sure to blow anything else you've heard of us away." (Diarrheader issue # 1, 1992). This pretty much sums it up, but the experience of listening to this collection nearly 20 years later makes the transition perhaps the most intruiging part of this album. It's a lesson in the stylistic origins and evolution of Death Metal that is perhaps a bit more analytical than the players could have intended, but it makes it all the more fascinating. This one is an instant or rather "should-be" classic that should not be missed (again) by any Death Metal fan. www.facebook.com/crucifix.cortinas, www.darkblasphemiesrecords.com
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Related reviews:
- CRUCIFIX - Legions Of Death - by Nathan Shapiro
- CRUCIFIX - Threnody Of The Crucifix - by Nathan Shapiro


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AuthorArchbishop Marcel Lefebvre
A popular study of the Church crisis written for all to understand—and now on audiobook!
This important work of Archbishop Lefebvre covers the Mass, sacraments, priesthood, the new catechisms, ecumenism, etc., and demonstrates the new spirit in the Church which has caused doubt and confusion among the faithful.
The definitive introduction to the post-conciliar crisis in the Catholic Church, this important book has served as a beacon for thousands and is certain to become a classic.
Whether you listen to it via audio book CD or read it, this work is essential for grasping the problems of the post-conciliar crisis and the Catholic reaction to it.


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…when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water. (John 19:33–34).
The heart is the core and most expressive element of a person. Although strictly speaking, the evangelist does not use the word heart when Jesus is pierced by the lance, the concept is the same. John wishes to to emphasize, not only through specific words, pleuran and koilia, but with his Scripture quotations, that the very core of the Person of Jesus Christ was opened in order to reveal the depths of his love. The opening of the body or side (even heart) of Jesus releases the life giving waters of the Holy Spirit.
— "The Secret of the Heart: A Theological Study of Catherine of Siena's Teaching on the Heart of Jesus. Sr. Mary Jeremiah, 1995 Christendom Press, page 28"


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The masterminds behind Educating Essex in 2011 and Educating Yorkshire this year have settled on making a series up north of the border to Scotland.
Originally, TwoFour had wanted to look at St Joseph's Academy in Kilmarnock, but after the team visited earlier this month, the headteacher decided to pull out due to concerns about the massive time commitments and the amount of access that the TV crews would need.
What this means is that the hunt for the school is back on, with schools all across Scotland under consideration. Educating Yorkshire was broadcast on Channel 4 earlier this year and followed the fortunes of Thornhill Community Academy in Dewsbury.
The fly-on-the-wall documentary followed pupils and teachers through their daily highs and lows in class.
It was commissioned after the success of original show Educating Essex, which won a BAFTA.
An insider at Plymouth-based Twofour said: "We contacted several local authorities in Scotland to ask if any of schools would be interested. A number came back asking for more details, including St Joseph's in
Kilmarnock. We went to the school and spoke to the headteacher but they felt it would be too much to commit to and the filming would be too invasive. We're now following up a few leads with other Scots schools but wouldn't rule out going elsewhere in the UK if we can't get a school up north."
Graham Short, East Ayrshire Council's education director, said: "St Joseph's was approached regarding filming in the school and the headteacher consulted staff and parents regarding the project. Following that consultation, the decision was taken not to proceed."
I would love to see an Educating Scotland, especially as Educating Essex and Yorkshire both quashed a lot of very typical stereotypes of those areas, such as the 'dumb blonde' stereotype. I would love to see the pies and lack of fruit stereotypes that exist about Scotland. I can't wait!


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After our absolutely amazing journey through the jungles of Borneo, the girls and I headed to beautiful Bali where we met up with Miss Maggie (recently escaped from Hurricane Sandy's wrath in NYC) and Tim (recently escaped from the perils of Jakarta traffic).
After sleeping on a klotok for 3 nights with minimal showering and maximum sweating, we would have been jazzed to sleep in any bed and thus were particularly overwhelmed with joy to be sleeping at the East Bali villa I picked online, as evidenced by Eileen's running leap:
Advertised as "the real Bali" online, this villa is set in an area in East Bali (near Candi Dasa) that is not overrun with tourist like most of southern Bali. The villa was pretty amazing, set in the rice paddies with a view of and breezes from the ocean.
We spent a good deal of time just chilling at the villa, lounging by the pool, listening to the palm trees rustle and watching the local townies ride or walk by on their bikes, going about their business.
This scarecrow in the adjacent rice paddies succeeded in freaking all of us out at some point:
The villa was also home to 2 cute cats (Cheech and Chong) and myriad other creatures, including about a thousand cicak and these nighttime frogs that sounded exactly like goats or sheep to me:
Some large-and-in-charge spiders were also residents of Villa Surya... this colorful guy liked the pool-side view, whereas the one below was in my open-air bathroom when I went to brush my teeth. I have included a shot of him next to the light fixture as a size reference. Um, yeah. He's that big.
The rice paddy out front was quite pretty when a much-needed storm rolled in:
The staff at Villa Surya was awesome. Ketut, the chef/housekeeper/organizer was the best, as well as the rest of the staff. They made us some seriously awesome meals... we particularly liked Ketut's urab Bali, a salad with green beans, bean sprouts and all sorts of other goodies. She also made a mean gado-gado.
We wandered around near the villa a bit in search of the nearby black sand beach and we accidentally stumbled onto the property of neighbor Rob Cohen, a Hollywood director and producer (we were promptly ushered off the property):
As we were walking around, we crossed a stream in which half of the local village was bathing (thanks, Eileen, for the artsy photo):
Sigh, I wish we had a pool like this in Jakarta. It just wouldn't be the same, though:


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#DDPraiseChallenge Day 7
Song for Today:
Make a song of your own. Sing to the Lord! Shout to the Lord! Play an instrument for the Lord! Dance for the Lord!
Scripture for Today:
Psalm 149.
1Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song.
Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful.
2O Israel, rejoice in your Maker.
O people of Jerusalem, exult in your King.
3Praise his name with dancing,
accompanied by tambourine and harp.
4For the Lord delights in his people;
he crowns the humble with victory.
5Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them.
Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.
6Let the praises of God be in their mouths,
and a sharp sword in their hands—
7to execute vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,
8to bind their kings with shackles
and their leaders with iron chains,
9to execute the judgment written against them.
This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones.
Praise the Lord!
From <https://www.bible.com/bible/116/psa.149.nlt>
Psalm 150.
1Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heaven!
2Praise him for his mighty works;
praise his unequaled greatness!
3Praise him with a blast of the ram's horn;
praise him with the lyre and harp!
4Praise him with the tambourine and dancing;
praise him with strings and flutes!
5Praise him with a clash of cymbals;
praise him with loud clanging cymbals.
6Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
From <https://www.bible.com/bible/116/psa.150.nlt>
Poem for Today:
Beautiful is the One Who keeps us from all harm.
Blessed is the One Who gives us hope when there is none left.
Glorious is the One Who gives us peace in the midst of troubled waters.
Holy is the One Who we call upon.
For He is worthy of all praise, reverence and respect.
My Thoughts for Today:
Today I was reminded that regardless of how we feel, we must praise God from a heart of cheer. We must reverence God with an awestruck heart and love Him with everything we've got. We show so much enthusiasm towards sports and celebrities and materiel things, but what about God? Why don't we praise Him with that same kind of enthusiasm? He deserves it.
What I Learned During #DDPraiseChallenge :
I learned that we must always stay focused on Jesus no matter what comes our way and allow absolutely NO distractions to come into our lives. I'm learning that I must learn to tell my feelings to shut up so I can get going about my day and not have a racing mind full of thoughts. I've also learned that praising God in the midst of storms keeps everything in line. Don't give up! Keep fighting! Keep pushing! Stay focused!
God loves you and so do I!


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Est. Mortgage: $/month
MLS Number 4719314
- Residential Single Family
- Listing Agent Name James Campbell
- Construction New Construction
- Bathroom 2
- Bedrooms 3
For those who appreciate "New Construction Designs" this home is right up your alley. ICF Construction is state of the art technology and without a doubt, one of the most efficient designs available. Features include mahogany siding, radiant heat, architectural shingles, 325 gallon propane tank, a second level ready to be finished, gorgeous, custom built shower/bath with a 4 x 7 soaking tub and so much more. Builders paid lots of attention to detail. This home is situated on a 3.10 acre lot in the country and just 15 minutes to Jay Peak skiing, close to the snowmobile trails and under 2 hours to Montreal. Come take a look so you can appreciate the quality.
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text: Week 33….Create August 12, 2014August 21, 2014 / Melis I just love the part of my work that gives me the freedom to do fun and creative things! this summer I worked on a project that allowed me to branch out and make a number of beautiful and fun floral hair ties! so fun and bright! Share this:TwitterFacebookGoogleLike this:Like Loading... Related


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Saturday, July 9, 2011
An apple a day.....
I wanted to ink up Tilda and her bunny again, so I can up with the idea to use my magnolia apple basket to mask the bunny. Came out perfect, then I decided to add Apple Tilda to the scene and voilà!!
My images are colored with copics, I added glossy accents to the apples and glitter to Tilda's dress. My papers are from Daisy D's & Creative imagination.
I gathered several different types of embellies that I had in my stash and tied everything together with white raffia.
I am entering my card in the following challenges
Simon Says - Stitching
Totally Tilda - distressing
Bling it on - anything goes
Friday Crafty Catz - Vintage look
Cute Card Thursday - lace
Magnolia Mania - Seam
Deep ocean - Cards
Papertake weekly - anything goes
A spoon full of sugar - Sewing
Make it Monday - anything goes
KB Cute Monday - anything goes
All that Scrap - Magnolia challenge #11
Thanks for stopping by,
Bye for now
39 comments:
- Judy M. said...
What a cute card. Very good job with the colors and layout.
- July 9, 2011 at 8:15 PM
- Peggie said...
So cool. Love to see Tilda's used in different ways.
- July 9, 2011 at 8:17 PM
- Cricket said...
Beautiful. Love all the embellishments.
- July 9, 2011 at 8:27 PM
- Only By His Grace said...
Hi Louise!
such a super idea. I love these images and how you have put them together. Your coloring is lovely and your picture is so crisp and clear. I love the flower arrangement. Lovely layout and papers.
Hugs Maz
- July 9, 2011 at 8:32 PM
Just Beautiful Louise! I love how you have used the apple basket. Great job
Hugs Julie P
- July 9, 2011 at 8:34 PM
- Patty Sue 2 said...
Hi...I just posted my card to Totally Challenge and saw your lovely card. I just wanted to you to know how much I liked it. I love how you merged three images and your coloring is fantastic! Great job!
- July 9, 2011 at 8:43 PM
- Cami said...
Cute, cute, cute! Such a fun and pretty card Louise! Love the switch you made!
- July 9, 2011 at 8:52 PM
- Linda said...
Wow this is gorgeous!!!!!The image and the flowers are fabulous!!!! Great work!!!! Oh by the way where are you from I was born in Thetford Mines but I live in Ontario now!!!!!
Just wondering!!!!
- July 9, 2011 at 9:24 PM
- Crafts2do4fun said...
LOVE LOVE LOVE Your card, simply STUNNING
- July 9, 2011 at 9:45 PM
- Barb Hardeman said...
Beautiful job on masking these images. Your coloring is wonderful and your layout and embellies are fabulous. One terrific card...hugs...Barb
- July 9, 2011 at 10:27 PM
- Chris said...
Oh, Louise, this is just as sweet as it can be! I love that you combined three stamps to create this precious scene. Your coloration is wonderful. I love your card!
Chris Christensen
- July 9, 2011 at 11:49 PM
- Rosie said...
Oh my goodness, your card is absolutely gorgeous!! I love how you masked Tilda...I have that stamp and can see a lot more possibilities with it now. Your coloring is fabulous and I love how you used the border punch to frame out yourcard. Hugs, Rosie
- July 10, 2011 at 12:49 AM
- cabio's craft corner said...
Lovely and beautiful layering on these Tilda images. Beautiful card :o)
- July 10, 2011 at 3:06 AM
- Cordine said...
Beautiful card!
- July 10, 2011 at 7:05 AM
- Suzi said...
A beatiful card, love the masking, layout and colouring. The flower spray is gorgeous.
Suzi x
- July 10, 2011 at 7:10 AM
- carol said...
love your flower detail, super vintage card, thanks for joining our challenge at CRAFTYCATZ, x carol
- July 10, 2011 at 8:25 AM
- Pam Sparks said...
Gorgeous coloring and designing Louise! Love your attention to detail and your embellishing is so tasteful! Your card would be awesome for the All That Scraps Magnolia Challenge too, if you want to come link up, we'd love to have you! HERE
- July 10, 2011 at 10:01 AM
- Mary J said...
Amazing, Louise - beautifully put together!
Thx for sharing it with us at Make It Monday!
Mary J x
- July 10, 2011 at 10:12 AM
- Elle said...
OMG I LOVE your card!!! Great idea for masking in the basket of apples. Your coloring is delightful and your embellishments are perfect. I love the design elements in your card-the 'sketch' you followed.
- July 10, 2011 at 10:12 AM
- NGCARDS said...
This is a lovely creation hun xxx
- July 10, 2011 at 10:53 AM
- Karen's Fun Blog said...
very pretty! : )
- July 10, 2011 at 11:10 AM
- LINDA W. said...
Such a great ideal to change out the image
love your scene that you made and your coloring.
Hugs Linda
- July 10, 2011 at 11:51 AM
- shell said...
Totally adorable i love all your embellies they are perfect, thanks for joining us at Bling It On this month.
Shell xx
- July 10, 2011 at 1:37 PM
- lindyloo said...
Totally Beautiul work hun thank you for playing along with us at the crafty catz this week linda x
- July 10, 2011 at 2:05 PM
- Paula said...
Beautiful card! I love how you "removed" the bunny and added the apples AND how you added another Tilda! Simply gorgeous!!
- July 10, 2011 at 2:40 PM
- Nady said...
J'avais très hâte de voir ta carte hihi
Elle est magnifique et j'adore la forme.
C'est une excellente idée d'avoir remplacer le lapin par un basket de pommes... bravo!
Nadyne xx
- July 10, 2011 at 10:10 PM
- Curlybear said...
Wow this is a wonderful creation, beautiful colour theme and image and I love the how you have antiquated your card,
thank you so much for joining us at the Crafty Catz Challenge A Vintage Look and we hope you stop by next week and join in,
Good Luck with the challenge,
Hugs Bridget :0) x
Crafty Catz DT
- July 11, 2011 at 2:29 AM
- Christine said...
Gorgeous Tilda creation beautiful images & colouring, clever use of the Bunny Tilda great take on the "Distressing" chall.
thanks for sharing at Totally Tilda chall this time.
smiles Christine TT DT & girlies xx
- July 11, 2011 at 8:34 AM
- Silvie Z said...
oh wow Louise, I so love your card! Beautiful layout and papers! Wonderful coloring - your Tildas are so cute! Gorgeous embellies too!
- July 12, 2011 at 5:05 AM
- Tanjas-Kreativstueble said...
wow a wonderful card... super!
thanks so much for entering at mmc
- July 12, 2011 at 5:34 AM
- Trisha said...
Great creation! Beautiful pairing of the 2 Tildas-awesome color combo!Love all the details! Thanks for joining us at Totally Tilda! xox, Trish :)
- July 12, 2011 at 10:05 AM
- Mina said...
dont you love it when you can use stamps at other time than their meant for, what a brilliant idea with the basket Louise...your colouring is amazing and the colours are so rich feeling...beautiful
Mina xxx
- July 12, 2011 at 3:27 PM
- Marcea said...
What a gorgeous creation full of pretty details. Great stitching too :o)
Thanks for joining us on Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog this week
- July 12, 2011 at 4:47 PM
- Aunty Sue said...
Great card for our Vintage Look theme this week at Crafty Catz.
- July 12, 2011 at 5:21 PM
- Pam Sparks said...
Hi again Louise! So glad you linked up to the All That Scraps Magnolia Challenge! Thanks for playing!
- July 14, 2011 at 1:32 PM
- Monique said...
Oh, that's so cute !!
Hugs Monique
- July 14, 2011 at 2:06 PM
- Roberta Laliberte said...
Really cool how you combined the stamps!
Thanks for joining us at Totally Tilda!
- July 16, 2011 at 12:59 PM
- Janiel/ janny said...
Wow what a beautiful card!! Your coloring is beautiful!!! Thanks for hopping by today!!hugs, Janiel
- July 18, 2011 at 6:15 PM
- Ronda Archangelo said...
Beautiful card Louise! I LOVE your coloring and all those nifty layers. Congrats on the Top 5 at ATS.
- July 19, 2011 at 10:22 AM
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All the best things come from Iceland. Hot springs, volcanos, poneys, Björk (the drink) and astvaldur.
An Icelandic exilee in Berlin, astvaldur is one of the four founders and core members of the sound art collective oqko. Also home to smog, DEKJ and Lvis Mejía, oqko have been making steady waves in the experimental world, performing individually and as a collective in festivals like Secret Solstice, Dark Music Days and Visiones Sonoras. Their strength resides in their ability to capture both the attention of academia as well as the club crowd and oqko regularly perform in some of Berlin's best spots.
astvaldur's debut album At Least 'traverses overcast atmospheres, physical bass hues and radiant melodies, synthesizing elements over a fine composite of sound design, polyrhythmic patterns and club-influenced design' – in short, it's a beautiful piece of refined deconstructed club music to be filed close to Lotic and Arca.
With the album now out in the open, we've asked astvaldur to take a seat in the LSD Faze Time hot chair. Stream At Least below and read on.
My name is Ástvaldur Axel Þórisson but you might know me as astvaldur. I was born in Reykjavík and grew up in Reykjavík. When I was a child my idol was nobody really, because I couldn't make up my mind. When I was 8, I started to learn how to play guitar. It was then that I realised that I wasn't that good at playing the guitar and decided to keep on playing the guitar. Since then I always played the guitar.
One of the best gigs I played was Kantine am Berghain at the one year anniversary of oqko. It was so much fun because it went well and we had so much fun.
One of the best gigs I have been to was Haxan Cloak at ATP Iceland. I loved, not anymore.
Now I live in Berlin with my girlfriend and friend. In my house you can find a bottle of tequila, mezcal and 5 different mexican sauces and my refrigerator is usually full with different cheeses. I enjoy a lot and enjoy a lot. I can spend hours in nature. One of my favorite places to visit is the internet, because there I find everything.
On weekdays I work and on weekends I usually work and drink.
My favorite song at the moment is the remixes from my album that will be released after my album. A film I watched lately and really liked was Zorns Lemma. The last series I watched and loved was Planet Earth.
I am very inspired by data. My dream is to exist. My worst nightmare is not to dream.
I love to be and hate to be.
I am addicted to the internet, I just cannot stop sleeping.
I get totally fucked up, when I meet DEKJ. The next day I need to think harder.
Local Suicide reminds me of Berlin.
Tomorrow I hand paint my covers. Next month I play my release concert. Next year I work on my next album. In 10 years I hope to exist.
If I wasn't a human, I would be a drone.
If my life was a Hollywood movie, I would have the main role, because I'm very realistic in that role.
If I was a car, I would be a Trabant. If I was an animal, I would be a human. If I was a drug I would be coffee. If I was an invention, I would be a lamp. If I was an object, I would be objectified. If I could date myself, I'd outdate.
If I could play with anyone it would be Oliver Kahn. I would like to collaborate with The Berlin Symphonic Orchestra.
If I had only one wish, it would be to keep on being.
My word of advice to the reader would be to buy my album.


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About Natalii & Chris
Hello Owner,
We are experienced pet friends. We have always had a passion for animals and we love dogs of all shapes and sizes and have experience with even shy dogs. We've had dogs and cat's all our life and we love long walks and spending time playing with them. We have a beautiful and big park around our house called The Downs / Clifton Down / Durdham Down.
Our place is big and quiet, with a huge and bright living room and garden. We live together with my lovely sister and marvellous Irish Setter. Nearest woods or parks are our usual destination to have long walks.
We're very flexible about time. We are incredibly respectful and we totally understand how important each dog is for its owner. That is why we take care of them as they were ours.
We will also send you daily updates with photos about your dog activities.
So give us the chance to be your dog new friend! You'll be glad you did, and so will your pet.
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VERNON -- A bicyclist was struck in Vernon Thursday morning.
The accident happened at 8:30 a.m. at the corner of Park Place and Park Street, near the Rockville Superior Court.
The driver dragged the bicyclist several feet before stopping.
The 27-year-old female biker was taken to the hospital for serious leg injuries.
Police say the 75-year-old driver of the car, who was not injured, remained at the scene and is being cooperative. He was driving a lime green Fiesta.
Park Street is closed at East Main Street as the accident reconstruction team worked, but is expected to reopen around noon.
The incident is under investigation by Vernon Police detectives, and no charges have been filed at this time.
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Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach, the area's only waterway shopping, dining and entertainment complex, will host a variety of family-friendly events this fall. They are as follows:
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10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Parking lot between Wild Wing and River City Café) This free car show will feature all makes and models; including classic, antique, custom, and special autos, as well as late models.
Saturday, October 28
Noon to 4 p.m. (Lakeside Village)
There will be kids' costume contests (broken into three categories by age), followed by a pets' costume contest. Prizes will be awarded. There will also be a variety of activities for kids, including face painting, a balloon artist and kids' karaoke.
Tuesday, October 31
Trick or Treat
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. (Throughout the complex)
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One of the things that we have to look forward to each year is the annual luncheon put on by the Lake Anna Piecemakers. This vibrant group of quilters has been meeting for a number of years and at one point decided that it would be a good idea to have a luncheon where quilts and crafts could be displayed and a guest would speak on a topic of interest to the group. It was such a success that it has carried over year after year.
The Piecemakers have been meeting at the LARI (Lake Anna Rescue) Building for years and another purpose of the luncheon is to raise money for the Rescue Squad. As a group, the Piecemakers are very indebted to LARI for the use of the meeting room. As residents at or near Lake Anna they are indebted to LARI for the wonderful service numerous volunteers have provided area folks for many years.
If you are looking for a pleasant way to spend a few hours consider attending this year's luncheon. You will be impressed by the array of gorgeous quilts and other items on display AND best of all you'll enjoy delicious food and fun company.
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Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health, was speaking at the Local Government Association (LGA) conference last week.
At the conference, Jeremy Hunt explained that health and social care needs a revolution, particularly to help our ageing population get the respect and dignity they deserve.
One of the pillars to support this is getting the NHS and social care systems to embrace the technology revolution. He called for council chief executives and leaders to get behind data sharing, which is necessary to achieve this, and he said we need their help to understand what the issues are around this.
Mentioning the recent launch of Genomics England, Jeremy Hunt explained that we will be the first country in the world to map 100,000 whole genomes onto digital medical histories, which will help in the search for important cures including cancer and dementia.
You can watch the whole LGA conference (Jeremy Hunt speaks at 02:12:27).


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Drinking Water Test Kits
The economical portable Hach drinking water lab (Microbiological Environmental Laboratory) for microbiological testing monitors key water quality parameters plus Total Coliforms and E. coli (using P/A method). The kit includes Hach's portable incubator, Pocket Pro pH tester, Pocket Pro TDS tester, and apparatus and reagents for testing key water quality parameters. Microbiological media has to be ordered separately.
Potable Water Test Kits
Potable Water Test Kits
Hach potable water labs provide all equipment necessary for microbiological testing of Total Coliforms and E. coli using P/A methods, including Hach's portable incubator. The kits also include apparatus and reagents for testing 8 key water quality parameters, along with a DR 900 multiparameter handheld colorimeter and pH & TDS Pocket Pro testers. Microbiological media has to be ordered separately.
Total Coliform Test Kits
Total Coliform Test Kits
Hach's total coliform testing laboratories provide all equipment necessary for Total Coliform and/or E. coli testing in the field using membrane filtration (MF or most probable number (MPN) method. The kits also include Hach's portable incubator and apparatus required to complete testing (e.g. sampling bags, thermometer). Microbiological media has bo be ordered separately.
ATP Test Kits
ATP Test Kits
Hach proudly carries LuminUltra's complete line of ATP testing solutions. The LuminUltra product line is comprised of luminometer instruments (PhotonMaster, PhotonMaster w/Tablet bundle, Kikkoman Lumitester), 2nd Generation ATP Test Kits (Quench-Gone Aqueous, etc.), and LumiCalc collaboration and analysis software. Test kits are available for a variety of applications, including drinking water, organics, oil & gas, nitrification, wastewater, and industrial. In addition to instruments and test kits, Hach carries individual reagents, replacement kit components and consumables, and luminometer cleaning and maintenance items.
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BARTS Biodetectors
Biological Activity Reaction Test (BART) biodetectors are excellent microbiological diagnostic tools used to identify the presence of process disruptors. Find out if you have bacteria creating slime layers and limiting disinfection, or if iron-reducing bacteria are corroding your pipes. Tests for many types of bacteria are available, including sulfate-reducing bacteria, heterotropic acid, nitrifying bacteria, pool and spa bacteria, blue-green algae, and more.
Liquid MPN Media
Hach liquid MPN media (broth) is used for conducting the Most Probable Number (MPN) method of estimating the number of viable microbiological organisms in a sample matrix. Hach liquid MPN arrives in easy to use, individually-packaged glass tubes and is manufactured and inspected in-house. Regulatory-accepted methods for applications in drinking water, wastewater, ambient water, food, and beverage. A-1, Lauryl Tryptose (LT), EC, and brilliant green types available.
Membrane Filtration Media
Hach's membrane filtration (MF) media is formulated specifically for use with membrane filtration methods, though some may be usable in other scenarios. Hach's best-selling and innovative mColiBlue24 broth and total prepared media (simultaneous results for total coliforms and E.Coli.), other prepared agar plates, broths in tubes, bottles, and ampules are all available. Media types include m-TGE, m-FC m-Endo, m-TEC, brilliant green, m-Green, A-1, m-HPC, nutrients w/MUG, R2A, tryptic soy, and others. Applications include drinking water, wastewater, beverage, surface, ground, and well water.
MUG Tube
Hach's MUG products (4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-glucuronide) provide a safe, prepared, and effective method of confirmatory testing for e.coli bacteria. Using prepared media decreases the risk of contamination and a false positive result. MUG products can be used in the EPA-approved method for E.coli detection, and are available with or without tubes.
Presence-Absence Media
Hach offers a variety of presence-absence (P/A) media to meet of testing needs. Hach proudly offers the EPA-approved 16-hour Hach Modified Colitag method, which is the fastest P/A test on the market. PathoScreen products quickly screen for waterborne pathogens associated with fecal contamination. P/A products with MUG, compatible with paddle testers and BART products, are also available. Hach P/A media is carefully screened for quality before it leaves our facility.
Total Count Media
Hach's total count media media is EPA approved comes in several forms, including paddle testers, agar tubes, and soy broth bottles. Paddle testers are double-sided slides which attach to a vial cap and have molded-in grids for easy counting through the clear vial without unsealing. Paddle testers are available for total aerobic bacteria in yeast and mold, total coliform, and disinfection control applications. Heterotrophic plate count (HPC) media can be used to test for water quality in drinking water, distribution systems, and swimming pools.
Yeast & Mold Media
Hach's yeast and mold media comes in a variety of types and packaging materials to suit your testing needs. Paddle testers allow simple and easy screening of samples, and are EPA approved for total coliform values with appropriate P/A bottles and media. Available products include mGreen, yeast and mold, and total aerobic bacteria. Yeast and mold products are rigorously tested for quality before leaving Hach's facility.


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The Village of Pleasant Prairie's 2008 annual calendar, which featured glimpses of the southeastern Wisconsin community's historic past, had stirred residents' emotions and thus their desire to begin preserving their local heritage. Encouraged by initial funding from the Elizabeth J. Riley Charitable Trust, a group of residents organized the Pleasant Prairie Historical Society with the mission to "Preserve the Past and Educate the Future."
In 2011, the volunteer-based Society established the operational framework and policies that will guide its preservation efforts. Since its beginning, the membership has grown to about 90 individuals. The Society has held annual meetings, community gatherings with guest speakers, educational outings and "What's Cooking" events to foster deeper community engagement.During 2012, the Society's direction changed with the announcement at the Society's annual meeting that the Elizabeth J. Riley Charitable Trust had acquired the historic Dublin School house located at 3875 116th Street in Pleasant Prairie. The 1927 brick, two-room school house then became the new home for the Pleasant Prairie Historical Society. This generous donation turned what had been a distant dream into a solid reality. After months of site work and minor maintenance, the Dublin School building reopened its doors to the public as the new home of the Pleasant Prairie Historical Society.
An Open House was held at the Dublin School on September 7, 2013. More than 300 people toured the building, enjoyed a picnic, and shared stories of life in Pleasant Prairie and their memories of attending Dublin School. Many brought old photographs of class photos, past school events, and former classmates. When Dr. Anthony Bisciglia, the final Dublin School Principal, rang the old brass bell to bring the community guests into the school, he was surrounded by many of his former students. Dr. Bisciglia gave his recollection of the old school days in the school's "Chalk Board" room and provided an interesting, informative and fun perspective of life as principal, teacher, and student in both the Dublin School and others schools in the district's past.
As fundraising dollars are raised, the Society hopes to complete renovation work at the Dublin School. Further work must be done before the Society can realize its next dream of converting it into a museum and community gathering space. With the help of Society members and friends, neighbors and generous community partners, and the local community events are being planned to continue to raise funds towards the effort. Be a Part of the Story.
The future Society offices will be located at the Dublin School located at 3875 116th Street, Pleasant Prairie. Currently the School is undergoing various renovation projects and is open for viewing by appointment only.


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You've taken the week off from work, reserved a hotel room in your favorite vacation spot and maybe even booked a flight. Now all that's left is to get there. Whether you're road tripping or flying, follow these tips for a smooth journey.
- Get a tune-up before you leave, that way you can avoid spending a chunk of your vacation on the side of the road.
- Clean your car before, during and after your trip. After a full day on the road, a clean car may keep you sane.
- Have a loose plan before you leave. Following a schedule is great, but account for traffic and closed roads.
- Use your cruise control. Not only will this save your leg, it will save you money on gas.
- Bring your own music. You'll be thankful for some tunes when there's only static on the radio.
If travelling with children, plan for extended rests and bathroom breaks. Consider bringing activities or a "goody bag" with small prizes you can reveal at different intervals during the trip.
- Select your seats ASAP. If you wait too long, you may end up spending eight hours between two strangers in row 65.
- If possible, pack in a carry-on suitcase. Depending on climate and length of stay, you could save money by not checking a bag. But if you need to check some baggage…
- Weigh your bags before you go to the airport. Overweight bags could cost you anywhere from $50 to $500 round trip.
- Always dress in layers. It may be sweltering in the cabin before takeoff, but once you get in the air it will cool down quickly.
Be ready for security. Metal in your clothes, jewelry, keys, change and belt buckles will set off the metal detectors, so leave them in your carry-on.


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A chord in music is build from three notes. Those three notes are called a triad. The first note is called the 'root' note. The simplest triad, musically speaking, is the Major triad. It uses the root note of a scale, and the third, and the fifth. In numbers that sequence is 1 - 3 - 5.
Playing a chord in that sequence of notes is called the 'root position' because the lowest note of that triad is the root note. However, the notes can be played in a different order so long as the actual notes don't change. If that doesn't quite make sense to you look at the diagram below. It shows the b minor chord on a piano keyboard played in all inversions. There's really only three inversions because the pattern then just repeats.
The rules for inversions are the same regardless of which musical instrument although the approach may change. For these keyboard inversions practice going through the inversions with your left hand and then your right hand. Don't be shy about trying to get extremely high or low but when you do so concentrate on your posture. Try to keep good form. You may also like to play through the inversions as single notes, not just chords.
The key of b minor was chosen for this lesson to get away from C Major exercises, all too common on piano.
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From time to time I may add a few of my digital produced doodles. Yes, it is insane, my middle name.
My first work of art is a play off the Dos Equis Man – the most uninteresting man in the world.
My second is for all my friends across the pond and their love or hatred of Haggis the pudding and the beast.
I kid about haggis hurling, which has a double meaning. Haggis is so nasty looking, you just might upchuck (hurl), or you may be a world champion hurler of haggis, as in the sport:
Even Famous Hamish – The King of Haggis Hurling has is burdens.


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Root Vegetable Inspired Styled Shoot // Colorado Wedding Planner
Sara Brown
It was such a blast getting to work on a recent styled shoot with a fabulous team of Colorado wedding professionals. Styled shoots are such a fun excuse for me to let my creativity soar! Yet, it is always my goal to design in ways that feel authentic and approachable. I want Colorado brides to feel inspired as they plan!
Together with the fabulous team of vendors listed below, we worked to design this shoot around our inspiration - root vegetables. Our beloved "Root Shoot", as we called it.
More detail photos and an inside peek into the design process to come. For now, enjoy these gorgeous bride, groom and couple portraits.
Meet the fabulous team who made this shoot possible:
- Venue // Pastures of Plenty
- Photography // Chris Loring Photography
- Floral Design // Love Letters Floral Design
- Bridal Gown // Emma & Grace Bridal Studio
- Makeup // Nicole Toledo Makeup Artistry
- Hair // Lindsay Shipton at Inspire Salons and Spa in Longmont
- Groom Attire // Ted's Clothiers
- Papers and Invitations // Ella Vine & Co.
- Cake // Kelley Kakes
- Event Rentals // Allwell Rents
- Vintage Rentals // Patina Preferred


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Learn commonly used idioms about Thinking and Learning in English.
Go to your head
- Meaning: To cause one to become arrogant. If success goes to your head, it makes you think that you are better or more important than you really are
- Example: Fame and fortune had gone to his head.
Have your wits about you
- Meaning: Be able to think quickly and make sensible decisions
- Example: She managed to keep her wits about her and escaped unharmed.
In the dark (about)
- Meaning: Not knowing very much about something, because other people are keeping it secret from you
- Example: We are still very much in the dark about how the money was lost.
Know what's what
- Meaning: Know the important facts about a situation
- Example: You have to know what's what and when to draw the line.
Not have a leg to stand on
- Meaning: Not have any way of proving that you are right about something
- Example: If you have no witnesses, you don't have a leg to stand on.
Useful Idioms about Thinking and Learning in English
Not see the wood for the trees
- Meaning: Used for saying that someone cannot understand what is important in a situation because they are thinking too much about small details
- Example: He can't see the wood for the trees.
Put two and two together
- Meaning: Guess what is happening or what something means based on what you have seen or heard
- Example: How did you know they were having an affair? I'd seen them out together a couple of times, so I just put two and two together.
Quick/ slow on the uptake
- Meaning: Taking a very short/long time to understand or realize something
- Example: He's a little slow on the uptake, so you may have to repeat the instructions a few times.
Ring a bell
- Meaning: Something that rings a bell sounds familiar to you, although you cannot remember the exact details
- Example: The name rings a bell but I can't think where I've heardit.
Round the bend
- Meaning: Crazy; insane
- Example: I'd tell you if you were going around the bend.
Split hairs
- Meaning: Argue or worry about very small details or differences that are not important
- Example: More than half the cases they complained aboutwere not, in fact, on Garzon's list, but let's not split hairs.
Take stock (of)
- Meaning: Spend some time thinking about the situation you are in before you decide what to do next
- Example: After two years spent teachingoverseas, she returned home for a month to take stock of her life.


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Mechanical broom(Fly)
Halloween in RMK Gothic started.
RMK GothicSIM is the decoration of Halloween now.
A premium can be got if Qwest is cleared.
The prize from DownDownDown is a broom of mechanical magic.
Two kinds, the type which flies in the sky, and the type which it has in a hand.
Since it will be getting carsick if the type which flies in the sky is carried out lightly for a long time, it is careful!
I also got motion sickness …(@_@)
Halloween in RMK Gothic
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Ivent Q & A
Please touch the big book near TP, and accept, equip with and advance HUD etc.
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|October 1st, 2011, 12:04 PM
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Newbie thoughts.
So on Thursday September 29th, I went to a recruitment meet and greet for the Angel City Derby Girls. it was a LOT of fun. but painful too. I don't have my own skates yet, nor do I have pads. But thankfully, it was at a skating rink where you can rent out a pair of skates.
First things first, I fell about ten times and not only was I proud of every fall but I got right back up and kept going every time. Second, I have bruises on my knees which I am quite proud of!
So, I want to say that all of the girls there were SO nice. They were encouraging and every so often, a few of them would take me aside and give me pointers on how to get lower and improve the way I was skating.
After we did some exercises [squats and push ups!], we split up into newbies and experienced. Us new girls were taught just super basic stuff. and after that, we got back into a big group and did a fun relay race where three groups had to weave around cones on the rink and then do 10 push ups. When I went across, my team was cheering me on and it just felt really great. I can't explain it... it's like... I finally had people believing in me. I had that the entire night. Yes, I kept falling; no, I wasn't perfect. But over two hours, I improved greatly. Why? Because I kept telling myself that yes, this will be hard and painful and I'll fall a million and one times. But so has every other derby girl. Every one of them was where I was, skills wise, at one point. A friend of mine said, "Failure is only permanent if you quit." And that's my new motto when it comes to derby. I want to improve. I want to be a derby girl. I want to do this. And although my uber sore muscles are protesting, I'm going to continue this because I had SO much fun.
|October 2nd, 2011, 05:41 AM
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|October 2nd, 2011, 06:14 AM
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Excellent. Take it from a 50 yr old guy with creaky bones, falling is a LOT easier with good pads.
I have been session skating for about 4 years and I skate well, going backwards fast and curvey most of the time. I just started going to some co-ed derby scrimmages in Huntington Beach. I have been to 4, and it is a lot of fun.
Also, one of the girls I scrimmage with actually has a real life skate shop in Long Beach on 4th st. Moxi Skates. You can google it. I mention this because she actually has a number of skates on display for derby and casual skating. I was there Friday getting a toe guard for my skates. I also noticed some used skates as well. I believe the proprietor, Estro Jen used to play for Angel City some years back. She is skating now at Long Beach, which is primarily a banked track group of teams, though the gal working there told me that they maintain a travel flat track team as well. I normally get a lot of my skate stuff through skateloggers, but I will certainly give her some business and tell local folks about it now that I know about it.
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|October 2nd, 2011, 06:15 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Australia
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Well now you can just come on over to the Derby forum and post there. It's not just veterans but people from every stage in their Derby journey. Welcome!!!! Keep that attitude even when things get hard and you'll be all good!
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|October 2nd, 2011, 09:55 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Birmingham UK
Posts: 151
Nice post! Glad you've discovered the derby love. Please get some good pads even before skates. They will pay you back a million times over. Bruises are great fun but injuries that stop you being able to skate are not so much fun. See you over in the derby section!!
|November 16th, 2011, 04:47 AM
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Are You STILL at Derby
Hi andichristine,
Well since you have not posted in awhile I wonder if you are just reading or have given up. Hope it is the Reading Level.
The ones I know that came from where you started skated at off sessions and came long before practice to just skate. Some had a long road up hill and then finally made it.
Yours in Skating, MA/NY Skating Dave
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Conducted my first interview today for a new web applications developer in India to replace the one we let go last week.
If this person passes my HTML/CSS/JavaScript markup challenge I will feel more confident that he will be able to help me with little supervision so I can work on my own projects. Also I will be responsible for this new hire and his resume is a little spotty so I have to make sure. Hope he does well.
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Compatibilism offers a solution to the free will problem, which concerns a disputed incompatibility between free will and determinism. Compatibilism is the thesis that free will is compatible with determinism. Because free will is typically taken to be a necessary condition of moral responsibility, compatibilism is sometimes expressed as a thesis about the compatibility between moral responsibility and determinism.
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While passing through we stopped off at Devil's Bridge in Aberystwyth the other day and my daughter grabbed some gorgeous chocolate so i just had to mention it. I love edible yummy things, especially when different and especially when chocolate!
If you're ever passing through Aberystwyth do stop off and pick some up!
Delicious Chocolate
Anyway tonight i ummed and ahhed over what to do for dinner and the kids as usual wanted to help so we opted for the quick and easy Roll Pizza's and yes they are as simple as they sound but the kids love making them and adding their own toppings, it's so simple even a toddler could get involved in making them. Tonight the kids had a tomato base, basil, cheese x 2, ham, olives, jalapeno peppers, sliced tomatoes.
They must of been good because they didn't last long and they didn't even save me one to try :(


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Hold Qi up Kalmar [2005-03-19]
Kalmar and Nybro both have training groups but they arrange their basic courses together. Now it was time for Kalmar to hold a course and we stayed at a new place, a very fine premises just by the shore in a calm and relaxed environment. The training effort in both Kalmar and Nybro is good and there are several people who join each course to repeat it. This is made clear by the fact that many of them are developing in a positive way.
The following is an excerpt from accounts made by the participants:"Qigong helps me a lot in my daily life. When I have much to do at my work I practise to gain more energy and to get calmer. Qigong also helps me when I have insomnia".
"My health has improved a lot since I started with Qigong".
"I used to have pain in my back and my shoulders. I couldn't raise my hands above my head and my physiotherapist told me to avoid that. Nowadays I have no problem at all lifting my hands above my head. I used to suffer from the burn-out syndrome, but now I work 75 percent time again. To have this Qigong makes me feel safe".
"I play the piano and Qigong helps me deal with my nervousness before concerts. It also helped me develop further as a pianist".
"I had back problems, insomnia and stress problems. Qigong helped me and this Winter I haven't had any sinusitis which I usually get every Winter".
"It feels safe to have Qigong as a method to handle mental and physical problems. I was very nervous before my exams at the university but Qigong helped me calm down".
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And so it came to pass that in the beginning Steve Winwood (born May 12, 1948) was grateful as a thirteen-year-old just to get a gig. By that tender age he'd already absorbed rock 'n' roll and gotten hooked on Charlie Mingus and Ray Charles. He could play piano, organ, guitar, bass .. you name it, and sing with the best of them too. In short, young Stevie was a prodigy, and to him the chance to play music in pubs and clubs in his home town of Birmingham, even though it meant "stretching" the English licensing laws forbidding anyone under 14 from entering those establishments, was a welcome one.
Music was in the family. His father was a semi-pro sax player who, ironically, used to play pubs and weddings with an accordion player by the name of Capaldi. Their sons would come to know each other a bit later, but for the time Steve worked regularly in a trio which featured his brother, Muff, on bass and Peter York on drums.
Steve Winwood climbs onto a small balcony and peers through the curtain at the keyboard of London's Royal Albert Hall organ. The only time he's ever seen this beast played, he says, was when the Mothers of Invention did "Louie Louie" on it. When was that now, '66? '67? Nobody quite remembers.
"And when did you last play here, Steve?" asks someone else. He looks upward and squints at the flying saucers in the Albert's roof, as if trying to find a date to fit the image. But no. He doesn't remember that either. He laughs, amused at his own vagueness.
This is also a genuine 'concept album', and the story that inspired and is reflected by the songs (though not explained in detail by the music) may well be expanded in later concerts, films or elaborate stage-shows. "Go" is conceived as the basis for possible multimedia experiments, maybe involving dance, mime and special electronic effects, further exploring the rock-theatrical field in which Stomu has already achieved so much.


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Vectus laser epilation
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Filozofia Le Spa opiera się na nowoczesnych technologiach i unikalnych sposobach wydobywania naturalnego piękna. Salon posiada w swojej ofercie bogatą paletę zabiegów precyzyjnie dobranych w oparciu o światowe osiągnięcia kosmetologii i medycyny estetycznej. Każdy zabieg poprzedzony jest indywidualną diagnozą oczekiwań, co umożliwia stworzenie spersonalizowanego planu pielęgnacyjnego, dostosowanego do stylu życia. Specjaliści Le Spa dbają nie tylko o kondycję ciała, lecz również o doskonałe samopoczucie.
VECTUS™ is a medial diode laser from PALOMAR Medical Technologies intended for permanent hair removal. It ensures safety, precision and high effectiveness. It is the fastest and most powerful laser epilation system in the world! As the only device of this kind, Vectus features the Skintel™ intelligent melanin reader which helps providers to offer optimised hair removal treatments tailored to each client. Owing to the advanced technology implemented in the device, epilation of fair hair is possible as well as treatments in persons with darker complexion. It does not require the growing of hair and may be used as early as one month after the last tanning session.
How Vectus works?
The diode laser emits a light beam which is absorbed by the hair pigment. This results in the destruction of its root. However, only the hair in the growth phase, i.e. approx. 30% of the visible hair, reacts to laser light. Therefore, additional treatments are necessary, at least 3-4, about a month apart, so that the remaining hair, which is in the involuting or resting phase, enters into the growth phase and reacts to laser light.
Indications for treatment and target area
- Hypertrichosis
- Hair ingrowth
- Allergic reactions to traditional methods of hair removal (shaving, electrolysis, wax, etc.).
- Discolouration or scarring as a result of traditional hair removal (shaving, electrolysis, wax, etc.).
- The desire to get rid of unwanted hair for good
- Discomfort experienced due to the regrowth of hair
- The desire to reduce perspiration
Treatment areas: sideburns, moustache, ears, chin, cheeks, neck, nape, back, chest, hands, armpits, forearms, abdomen, bikini, buttocks, whole legs
What does the procedure look like, how long does it take, and what does the patient feel?
Epilation with the use of the Vectus™ diode laser is effective, permanent and safe. The treatment is quick and comfortable. Depending on the treatment area, a suitable head size is chosen. A large head is used for work on large areas, e.g. legs, while a small one is more handy for small areas such as moustache. VECTUS™ is the only device in the world to feature an intelligent skin melanin reader – Skintel™. In practice, this means that a reader is placed on the patient's skin and individually selected parameters are set on the device on the basis of its readout. This eliminates the risk of skin burning, and correctly selected laser power parameters ensure the best effects.
The treatment is moderately painful. Depending on the sensitivity of the area on which epilation is performed, for those with a lower pain threshold a topical anaesthetic can be applied. The cooling system immediately soothes the treated skin fragment. Owing to this contact cooling, heat sensation during the treatment is minimal. This allows higher energy to be applied during the treatment, thereby significantly increasing its effectiveness. Treatment time: 20-60 min.
What can I expect of Vectus laser epilation?
Vector laser epilation is almost 100% effective, although it must be kept in mind that various hormonal conditions or disorders may appear over time (i.e. the removed hair will not regrow but new hair may appear).
What are the indications for the treatment?
For the best result, in the case of hair removal, at least 4 treatments should be performed on small parts of the body and up to 8 treatments on large parts of the body, 4 to 10 weeks apart. The number of treatments depends on the colour of hair, its thickness, density and skin colour. The most optimal effects will be obtained in persons of fair complexion with dark, thick hair. In the case of fair hair, a larger number of treatments should be provided for.
What are the contraindications to the treatment?
The strict contraindications to the treatment are: pregnancy, breastfeeding, neoplastic diseases, pacemaker, herpes, retinoid therapy. In addition, laser epilation should not be performed where the following have been diagnosed: the polycystic ovary syndrome, epilepsy, diabetes, albinism, various kinds of photodermatitis, psoriasis in the active phase. Implanted gold threads and permanent fillers are also contraindications to the treatment in the area of their location.
Preparation for the laser epilation treatment
- Skin in the hair removal area must not be dry or irritated. If required, apply emollients (moisturising-lubricating-soothing creams) a few days in advance.
- Immediately before the treatment, the hair to be removed should be shaved. Blond, grey and red hair represents a contraindication to the treatment owing to a lack or low effectiveness of laser hair removal in such a case.
- Before each treatment, hair must not be torn out (for 4 weeks from the face and 6 weeks from other parts of the body). It may be shaved, trimmed and removed with the use of a suitable cream, while the latter method should be discontinued a week before.
- The use of creams or ointments with vitamin A, retinoids (e.g. Isotrexin, Differin, Zorac, Retin A, etc.), vitamin C and fruit acids in the depilated area must be discontinued 4 weeks before each treatment. Exfoliants should be discontinued 1 week in advance.
- Oral retinoid (e.g. Roaccutane) therapy requires a 6-months' break between the end of the therapy and the first treatment.
- Light sensitising (phototoxic, photoallergic) drugs and herbs with such action (St. John's wort (!), marigold, Figura 1, 2 tea) must be discontinued 1 week before the treatment.
- Active skin infections in the treatment area (bacterial, viral, fungal) represent contraindications to the treatment. In particular, the treatment is possible 2 weeks after a labial or genital herpes-type infection.
- Active suntan is a contraindication to the treatment. 4-6 weeks must be allowed before the treatment.
- A "suntan" resulting from the application of self-tanning products (creams, air-brush treatments) also represents a contraindication to the treatment. Hair removal is possible after it has faded.
Rules to be followed after the laser epilation treatment
- A natural symptom after the treatment is the reddening of the epilated skin area, which will subside after a few hours or within 2-3 days at most. During that period (2-3 days after the treatment) the skin should be treated gently:
- use soap-free gel or tonic or alcohol-free milk or pure water for washing
- do not use deodorants or antiperspirants (if hair has been removed from armpits)
- if necessary, use Alantan Plus (powder or cream), Bepanthen or Dermopanthen
- dry the skin gently, do not wipe or irritate it in any other way
- do not use exfoliants for 2 weeks after the treatment.
- Natural or sunbed tanning is strictly prohibited for 4 weeks after the treatment. During that period, areas directly exposed to UV radiation must be protected with filter creams (anti-UVA and with high protection factors – preferably 50).
- Do not remove hair with wax or tweezers between treatments.
- Avoid swimming pools and saunas for 3-5 days after the treatment owing to the risk of skin irritation.
- Further treatments should be performed at average intervals of 4-8 weeks.
For 7-30 days you may have the impression of hair growing from the skin. This not new hair growing but the skin pushing out dead, exposed heir.
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Adventures on Ilha do Marajó
Probably the most well known island at the mouth of the Amazon is Ilha de Marajó, famous for its pineapple, cheese, and beautiful beaches among other things. It was far easier to get to Marajó than our trek to Cotijuba. There's 2 boats that leave every day from the Hidroviario, one at 6 a.m. and the other at 2 p.m., except on Sundays when the earliest departure is 10 a.m. Theoretically it sounded nice to go on Sunday; we could sleep longer and miss out on the weekend crowd, but I'd suggest getting up for an early boat. It took us almost four hours, despite a projected three, to reach the island.
At the port there were vans to take you to one of the three cities, Salvaterra, Cachoiera, or the capital Soure for around five reais (we're pretty sure the guy lied to us when we got dropped off because we had a really strange money exchange with him). Based on nothing besides internet photos, Phyllis and I decided to head to Salvaterra where things were supposedly a bit more wild and deserted. This may very well be true, however, you have basically no way to get to any of those places unless you have some kind of transport — car or motorcycle — and Phyllis and I had nothing but our feet. After spending enough time at Praia Grande, which was not pretty, to eat lunch we ditched Salvaterra and took a three reais boat to cross the river to Soure.
It was Sunday so there was basically no one around and there certainly wasn't any tourist information. We kept asking were there was a beach we could get to and decided on Praia Barra Velho, but everyone insisted everything was super far and then proceeded to give us all the wrong directions. Finally some guy just walked with us till it was a straight shoot to the beach and even though plenty of mototaxis stopped for us we refused on principle because we'd already walked so far and the price was still the same (ten reais).
The sun had already disappeared when we got to the beach and we had just enough light to put our hammocks up in some trees that looked like they were well out of the water's reach. It was super perfect and magical for that first bit when the stars started to come out. There were a few houses on the beach, but there weren't many people around and we were cut off from them by a line of trees. We went to sleep dreaming about how great it would be to wake to the sunrise.
Instead I woke up to the sound of the waves roaring and put my hand down to discover a few inches of water. I think we'd considered the possibility of water potentially licking the roots of the trees so our bags and everything else was off the ground. We tried to go to sleep for some twenty more minutes, but the water was too loud and when I put my hand down again to discover the water had risen enough that another twenty minutes would bring it close to the bottom of our hammocks. At this point we collected our things, the water now waist deep and stumbled around in the dark trying to get to some higher ground. Easier said than done. The beach was full of dunes and there was even a river where the water became exponentially deeper without warning. In the end we headed for the houses, naturally all on stilts, to save ourselves. Eventually we did find a patch of sand the water wasn't going to reach and we watched for a while as the water rose a full 200 meters from where we had originally found it.
In the morning the water had receded again and we got to see the magical sunrise we had awaited. We hung out on our abandoned beach till the tide was well on its way to swallowing up the beach again before heading into town to head over to Praia Pesqueiro. On the way we discovered that you can't buy any bread in town because it's all sold out by 8 a.m., that there was only one mango ripe on any of the trees, and that almost all the açaí places were still closed. Then we shelled out the money for the mototaxi (10 each) because we couldn't walk 15 km.
For the next 24 hours we hung out here, taking in the sun, swimming, and drinking a sunset caipirinha. Then we hung up our hammocks in some random trees, but this guy told us we could just put our hammocks up on his porch for free. He had the only pousada on the beach, but he said he only charged for rooms. It was low season so we were the only guests and he spent a few hours talking to us and even told me he'd teach me all the trails and give me a job if I wanted since there was basically no one who knew English. If you learn enough Portuguese (and speak English natively) you can basically stay anywhere in the north/northeast of Brazil where there's tourism and be set it seems. Not surprised, as of yet I still have not met any foreigners who have even bothered trying.
In the morning he took us on a quick mini-trek to some totally abandoned places with his goofy dog. It really was a shame we hadn't planned on more time there because he told us he could have taken us on a bunch of longer excursions for free.
We ran into more confusion with the transport back and almost missed the boat, because I was taking a nap and some guy lied to Phyllis about us having to take the ferry (or she didn't understand him). I woke up shortly after and asked when the vans were coming and found out the mistake so we had to run and pay another small boat to catch the ferry and get on the bus that went back to the port.
But alls well that ends well and we got there and even had time to buy a pineapple and some of the cheese that are the island's claim to fame.


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No I have not left the county, I'm still here in beautiful semi sunny Los Angeles.
I have news that many of you will appreciate: we are rebuilding the Koalaswim.com website. The old site which I love but I know is hard to navigate, not mobile friendly and maybe, just maybe a little dated will be replaced in the next six to eight weeks by a new streamline, easy to navigate, very modern and totally mobile friendly new website. The old site is up and running and we are shipping out your favorite designs as fast as our little hands will let us.
I just wanted to drop a little update note to let you know I was not lost a sea wearing only the tiniest little micro thong. (maybe I will do that after the new site is up and running!)


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At the Malcolm Center today, located at the High Tech Maui Institute, was a lecture on "Social Media and How to Improve your Business".
With the population being 50% around the age of 30, the media choices are going to shift. The email usage will fase out and the more personal medias like messaging and blog commenting will be more utilized.
The "old" marketing has been a commercial or email telling you something, but mainly speaking 'AT' you.
The "new" marketing is all about engaging in 'CONVERSATIONS'.
Doing business today means nurturing relationships and participating in conversations like blogs and instant messaging.
Marketing your business instead of getting your name out there and being "branded" visually is changing to a personal level. Consumers are wanting to do business with the vendors that are involved. The vendors that they see commenting on blogs and posting pictures and videos.
The relationships are to be nutured and to optimise your consumer feedback is to use topic angles that are funny, entertaining, or use tips n recipies. Dont try to sell, instead try being personal.
Below are some media facts to make you think;
-55 million tweets a day are happening.
-1 out of 8 couples meet online
-80% of companies use social media sites for recruitment or background checks
-YouTube is the second largest search engine next to Google
-25% of Newspapers have gone under due to internet media
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SacAnime is an Anime convention that is held in Sacramento every year for the past 7 years, but originally starting in Citrus Heights for their first year. This year as well as the past four years the convention was held at the Woodlake Hotel in Sacramento, but due to the growth of this convention over the years SacAnime decided to relocate to a bigger location next year at the Sacramento Convention Center. I'm not new to Anime conventions, but I was new to SacAnime this year, and I was glad to finally made it out this year to enjoy the experience of SacAnime at the Woodlake hotel before they moved. Continue reading
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Since 1987 Wondercon has been in San Francisco, but for this year that changed due to renovations to it's normal convention location. So this year it was held in Anaheim, Ca. Would this change hurt Wondercons attendance… or just make it more popular than it already was? Well from my experience in going this Friday, and being a attendee to Wondercon for the past 3 years I have to say that it had no negative effect on the attendance, and it seems like it may even produce a bigger attendance for next year whether it's in Socal or Norcal.
So here's some photos of the convention, and of the many cosplayers that have gathered at this years Wondercon 2012.
If you see yourself in any of these photo's feel free to let me know, and I can add any URL's to any sites/blogs you may be part of or own. Also if you want me to remove a picture that may contain you yourself in it feel free to contact me, and I will remove it ASAP. Also Please respect all cosplayers shown on this blog. Any negative comments will be removed.


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Think ahead for wonderful Holiday gifts.
Each spring and summer, I used to go around to my friends' gardens and pick the flower petals up from the ground (do this at mid day when dew isn't on them.) Take the flowers or petals home and lay them out on newspaper on the floor and leave to dry (about 2 weeks.) Next, get as many glass gallon jugs as you can from restaurants and place a mix of different colored flowers in each. Then place different fragrance oils (essential oils) in each jar.
Hint: For flowers that dry bright red, and don't turn brown, use red geraniums.
Keep these jars in a place with no sun and leave them sit until right before Christmas (stirring monthly.) I then put each floral blend into a different fancy clear glass jar with a matching ribbon. I sold them at my mom's work right before Christmas and at Christmas Craft Fairs.
Everyone loved them and they paid for my kids' Christmas that year!
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Aren't there any recipes for potpourri other than for Christmas? There really are 11 more months in the year besides just December!
Editor's Note: Here is another link to potpourri recipe and there are feedback with suggestions. Maybe this will give you some ideas for non Christmas potpourri:
Please feel free to post your own tips or recipes for making potpourri.
When I posted this, only one of these ideas was a Christmas ONLY potpourri. (The spruce/cedar). The one with the orange/lemon & cinnamon can be used all year long... The scent you choose to use is yours to decide. I recommended Tea Rose because it was my best seller (& it wasn't a Christmas scent). I recommended selling the jars of potpourri to help pay for your Christmas, but you could sell them at ANY time of the year. In fact, you could do the same thing for summer potpourri. It all depends on the colors you choose & the scent you decide to add... Scents like Spruce are great for Christmas whereas Orange-Cinnamon, Vanilla, Floral & berry fragrances work great for the rest of the year. Make up your very own recipe, you don't need one! Just chose any essential oil you love & add it to flowers, leaves & berries that have a nice color when dried. Then leave them to sit for several months shaking weekly, & you can't go wrong! The most important thing is to have fun!
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In California and in the entire United States, divorce is often very difficult for the children. They typically feel insecure as a result of one parent moving out of the home. The child may also be concerned about where that child will live and who will pay for all of that child's expenses. Hence, in the best interest of the child, courts in the United States, including those in California, typically grant the custody of the child to one parent and order the other parent to pay child support.
Child support payments may be modified. Either parent can make an appeal for child support modification. The child support agency may also ask for a child support modification. In order to make a request for a child support modification to the child support agency, there must be an open case. However, the case can be opened at any time. The child support order may be modified to increase the payments or to decrease the payments, based on the information that was gathered by the court.
The parent needs to address child support modification in the following manner. First, the parent must contact the local agency. The parent may also visit the California court independently. There is a family law facilitator in court. That individual is not a part of the child support agency. The facilitator can help with the child support modification process. The parent may also hire a private attorney to accompany the parent to court.
There are certain circumstances under which a parent can ask for child support modification. If the non-custodial parent has become unemployed, that parent can ask for modification. If the non-custodial parent has an additional job, the custodial parent may ask for an increase in the child support as well.
Source: ChildSup.CA.gov, "Changing Your Child Support Amount," Accessed on Aug.18, 2015