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When California hardcore rockers Saosin returned this year with their third album, Along The Shadow, it marked a triumph on many levels. There was the commercial success as it debuted in the top 10 of several Billboard charts, including Rock Albums, Alternative Albums, peaking at number three, and Independent Albums, where it peaked at No. 4.
Those numbers are impressive, especially for a band who'd been absent from the recording scene for seven years. In the case of Saosin though, the real victory comes from just making the record. Frontman Anthony Green left the band in 2004, then returned to the fold in 2013. During portions of those nine years, when Green was fronting Circa Survive and following his muse into several other endeavors, Green very publicly battled drug addiction, including heroin.
Now he is sober, married and the father of three. Monica Molinaro and I sat down with him backstage at the final date of the Taste Of Chaos tour in San Bernardino, California. We talked with Green and guitarist Beau Burchell about an array of subjects, from biting to the new indulgences in their lives, like dining at the same restaurant as Justin Bieber. What we talked about most though was the tremendous appreciation Green now has for his band and making music.
Monica Molinaro: Is there something you guys haven't done yet you'd like to try, in music or out?
Anthony Green: I've done a lot of awful, awful s**t, but I've also loved mountain biking, jet skiing, motorcycling, jumping out of a plane was really fun. But taking peyote was fun, even though I had bad drug problems some of that s**t was fun. In that search of a thrill you go through a lot, it doesn't leave that much s**t there, the s**t that is there is probably better left alone.
Beau Burchell: Speaking of freedom we're all cleaned up now. Now we're dads and our idea of partying is once a week we'll go to these nice dinners. There was this place in Nashville I think called Kayne, prime steakhouse type place, like Justin Bieber ate there the night before.
Anthony Green: We did not belong there, we rolled in looking like this and they were like, "Oh god." But we probably spent like a thousand bucks too, we ordered every appetizer they had for the table. We went crazy cause we're trying to enjoy things. And there's a balance, you can enjoy your life and not go out and be super destructive, whether it's creatively or financially. You don't have to go out and blow a whole bunch of money. You can go out and have a good meal with your friends and spend money on something that maybe more worth it than heroin and angel dust.
MM: How do you maintain that balance, especially when you're on tour?
AG: You sort of just go for it. It's like any type of balancing act. Like you think about it too much and you start falling. And sometimes the pendulum is gonna tip in either direction and you just gotta keep an open heart to everything. Having people around you that will call you out and help you stay up is very important, I think for everyone.
Steve Baltin: Does all of that stupid stuff make you appreciate more now everything you have today?
AG: Here's the thing, it's just inevitable, you're gonna go chasing thrills, you're gonna lose something, you're gonna get hurt, it's the way it goes, whether you're talking about REI adventuring [or] doing heroin and angel dust together and seeing what it's all about. It's weird, you can get things taken from you, but also bring a lot out of it if you're careful. And I got really lucky that I didn't lose too much.
MM: You guys are realizing these things relatively young.
AG: Thing is it's not about young or old, I think it's about being smart and if you're wise enough to know you really don't know everything, there isn't anything that worrying is gonna do for you. Then it doesn't matter whether you're 22 or 34, that's wisdom, which is impossible to have when you're 22 because that's just the way it is. If I could go back and tell my 22…you can't. If you tell a 22-year-old kid that they're physically incapable of understanding cause they're 22.
SB: Talk about how all of this has infused your music though. And it is funny because the 22-year-old can still write things relevant to the 35-year-old.
AG: Most of the time was writing things better than the 35-year-old, who's all jaded and burnt out and been to rehab six times. It's different for us, I think. I don't know how it is for a lot of creative partnerships, but what I bring to the table in Saosin and anything I'm in is there isn't a fiction behind it. Everything is about the band reflecting what's happening in our personal lives and what's happening around us. And it's not some brand-new thing, that's the way art is, it's reflective. It's not like we're going out and trying to write a song that people are gonna love on the radio. We're going out and we're trying to get over something, we're trying to deal with something. I'm trying to write a message to myself to not kill myself.
SB: Who are those artists for you that have the authenticity you are talking about?
AG: Growing up it was Bjork, Tool, artists like Elliott Smith, bands like At The Drive In, Blue Tip, Minor Threat, people there was an intention behind what they were doing that seemed greater than what my parents and brother were doing. The intention of giving back to the muse, being part of music in a pure way and not necessarily doing it just to make a living or be popular or get cool, but doing it in a way where it was like, "We're naked, we're not cool and we're not great musicians. But we're coming together to really have fun and celebrate this primal thing in all of us."
MM: Has that creative process changed for you guys at all?
AG: So much, when you're kid you don't communicate. You have a relationship when you're 18, 19, then you have a relationship when you're 30, it's drastically different cause of your communication. Your communication creatively is a big thing. You don't know that when you're 20, you think you're f**king Jim Morrison, changing all the world by yourself and you just want to be a golden god.
MM: I think what we've heard in past interviews too is you never totally figure it out. You're always learning something.
AG: You're in a perpetual state of arriving, you never get anywhere. Eventually you're gonna get somewhere and it's gonna be in a box in the ground, that's where we're all going.
BB: Yeah, I feel like I haven't evolved at all, because, for me, to feel like you're evolving it feels like you're progressing. But I feel like I'm constantly a hundred yards away from the finish line always. I don't feel like I've ever progressed.
MM: Have you envisioned what the finish line looks like?
AG: I do, it's just a big giant vagina, I crawl back inside and just get into a disco ball of joy.


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Truro City of Lights 2016
23 November 2016
Truro City of Lights parade will take place as usual on November 23rd from 7pm along the same route as 2015. Plan your visit...
Plan your viewing spot
Boscawen Street, Lower Lemon Street and St Nicholas Street are amongst the most popular and best places to see the parade, but other great views can be from the top of Lemon Street and River Street (ideal for families and young children).
Plan your journey into the city
All the car parks are open and the Park & Ride will be in full operation. The road closures in the centre of the city will be in place on a phased basis from 3pm so plan your journey in. All of the main arterial roads remain open throughout but there will be a lot of traffic. Trains and buses will be operating to their usual schedule with the exception of services between 7.30pm and 8pm which will operate via Fairmantle Street. After 8pm, all bus services including Park & Ride will operate via the Bus Station on Green Street.
Follow the theme
This year's theme is the Museum of Lost Stories, curated in partnership with Royal Cornwall Museum and the archives of the Royal Institution of Cornwall. Watch out for lanterns inspired by fascinating artefacts and gems from our past. Share your stories and follow us on social media #YourCOL.
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February 3rd, 2009 by Vomitron
Director: Mark Jones
Writer: Joe Ruby & Mark Jones
Release Year: 1996
Well what do we have here? Here's proof that some film-makers were still freezing and (to a lesser extent) shocking during the nineties. Not exactly the most memorable of all horror decades, but a modest little B-movie playing it tongue-in-cheek like RUMPELSTILTSKIN, is bound to at least put a stupid grin on any horror-fan's face.
Click play to listen to the "Three Years Later" epilogue-scene.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN unites the talents of LEPRECHAUN director Mark Jones ("Huh? The man has talent? Seriously?") and special effects artist Kevin Yagher (we can confirm that this man actually does have talent) in a nonsensical take on a Grimm fairy-tale gone bad. Pardon me if I call this a "little people's horror" film, because just like in the LEPRECHAUN-series, it stars a short person with crazy make-up as the villain. This time it's not Warwick Davis who may do the honours, but an actor named Max Grodénchik (who actually appears to be much taller in real life than Davis). And Rumpelstiltskin's one-liners are at least twice as delicious as Leprechaun's. At one point he even quotes Col. Hannibal from THE A-TEAM by saying "I love it when a plan comes together", while driving an 8-wheeler and puffing on a cigar. Who would have guessed an 15th century troll-demon would know who George Peppard is…?
But enough with the bollocks. After being imprisoned for about 500 years in a little statue made out of stone (at the bottom of the ocean, no less), Rumpelstiltskin gets set free by a grieving, young mother, who just bought the statue in some antique-store. Now our little devilish fiend wants the soul of mommy's baby, to turn himself immortal. In the end, evil Rumpy doesn't succeed, gets turned into a little green statue again by the blackest of all magic, thrown away, rolls off some hill, right into a stream.
Of course, this wouldn't be a horror movie if it didn't have a little epilogue, taking place three years later. A cute little blond girl and her friend find the statue at the riverbank. She picks it up, and rushes off to show it to mommy, who's having a picnic. When mommy turns around, she's holding… a little baby ("Oh, no! Not a little baby!"). Cute little blond girl says she likes the statue's colors, and asks mommy if she can take it home. Mommy agrees and also manages to say about the statue "It's really interesting.". Seriously, really interesting? Your daughter drags an ugly, muddy statue along, shows it to you and all you can say is "It's really interesting."?
Oh well… Point is, the camera zooms in on the green statue thing (prison of the villainous Rumpelstiltskin, let me remind you of it once more), and to the viewer's surpise, the frame freezes. Accompanied by what sounds like some monks humming a dark tune (where did they come from, all of the sudden?). I admit, not exactly the most memorable ending, but hey, the frame did freeze.
I actually expected the eyes of the statue to light up all red, like they previously did during Rumpelstiltskin's first resurrection. Alas, I was wrong. Which was good, of course. Otherwise mommy would have known the statue was evil and would not have let her daughter take it home. Now Rumpy can be unleashed again… So where's the sequel? I want a sequel, damnit!
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Looking forward to the sixth Harry Potter film? Six new character posters were released yesterday. They're looking pretty dark and shadowy...
It's Harry! Looking moody... and strangely young. Maybe it's the hair.
It's Hermione! John Woo-style doves in the background?
It's Ron! Dressed like he's off to Narnia.
It's Dumbledore! Dressed like he's off to Middle-earth.
It's Draco! Dressed like he's off to a sales conference.
It's Snape! Nuff said.
Check out the trailer at the official Harry Potter movie site . It's due in cinemas on 17 July. What do you reckon - are you looking forward to seeing this latest instalment? Let us know what you think of these new pictures.


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The second of the East gigs this September.
Known for their thriving Wednesday nights West at Paradise, Kensal rise, The Island Experiment Band goes East!
Bee will be playing the line up on the launch of this exciting weekly event @ The Hoxton Pony in Shoreditch.
A night of soul, funk, blues, new friends and good times!
Set includes the new single 'Waiting to Happen'
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According to Wine Chateau, Night Train Express is a fortified wine manufactured in California. The wine is 18 percent alcohol by volume and was referenced in a song by '80s rock band Guns 'n' Roses.
According to an article in Esquire Malaysia, the wine is made from apples and is generally inexpensive, gaining a reputation as a cheap way to become intoxicated. The article quotes former Guns 'n' Roses bass guitarist Duff McKagan as saying that the band became accustomed to drinking the wine before they saw widespread success, then wrote a song about it. The song is featured on the band's debut album "Appetite for Destruction."


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I was having a really bad day. I felt lonely, my heart ached. I was having anxiety. Overall, the world seemed to pulsate with the meaninglessness of it all. One could say I was having an existential crisis. Standing mid-hill on a walk home, breathing heavily, I thought, I wish Life could take the form of a man, so one afternoon I could bump into him in a dark empty tavern. He'd be sitting at one end of the bar, toiling through whatever thoughts Life would toil through. I'd give him a nod and say, "Barkeep, send that man a whiskey." He'd thank me and we'd share some inane conversation about baseball, the weather, and how there is no good TV news anymore. Life would even make the joke about how there are so many Starbucks opening up that a Starbucks opened inside of a Starbucks. Though I wouldn't find it funny, I'd smile. Then out of nowhere, I'd say, "I know who you are." Life would play coy, shrug, and try to make it not a big deal. I'd say, "Guess what? I'm going to take you out back and kick your ass." I'd mean it too. I'd take Life right out back and beat the living shit out of the mother fucker so badly his front teeth would hit the pavement like the sound of dice, and every punch would be delivered with a verbalized reason: "This is for heart break" (Punch). "This for that cancer scare you gave me this year" (Punch). "This is for the girl who made 1998 hell" (Punch-punch).
"This is for utility bills. My lack of being able to connect with my family, being born poor, not being able to pay my rent, born-again Christians and the various other assholes who harass me on the corner. This is for the threat of nuclear devastation, starvation, hatred, racism, AIDS, the Chicago Cubs sucking for my entire life, wet shoelaces, the death of John Lennon, my father's breath, homelessness, the girls who I can't get to love me and the girls who do love me, fear, high school, my inability to truly understand The Brothers Karamazov, the day I have to hear Woody Allen died, the lack of health care, the depletion of the ozone, the price of gas, my social awkwardness, cars breaking down on the 405, the general overall pain we feel, jobs, Republicans, Joan Rivers, spider bites, bad tacos, my sudden inability to digest cheese, and the goddamn daily struggle of it all!"
Finally, when Life was beat and tired and lying on the pavement, I'd extend my hand and help him up. He'd struggle to get his footing, weave, and then stumble into me so he wouldn't fall back down to the pavement. I'd grab him and hold him close to me, with my hand cradling the back of his greasy head. I'd whisper to him, "Hey, thanks for Miles Davis, Chicago in November, and that girl who smiled at me in the lobby of that theater. Thanks for The Marx Brothers, Guinness, Jameson, and those flowers I smell when I stumble home drunk. Thanks for girls with dainty tattoos. Thanks for Camus, even though I have never finished one of his books. Thanks for breakfast at outdoor cafes, the city of Dublin, and that guy at the subway stop in New York who plays that old metal bucket with a string and a broomstick attached to it. Thanks for the sound trains make and Cole Porter. Thanks for the paintings of Gris. The words of James Joyce and ee cummings. Thanks for road trips to Portland and Mad Magazine when I was eight. Thanks for the love I do have and my friends, no matter how fucked up they can be. Thanks, you old shit bag, thanks." Then I'd throw my arm around Life, and we'd shuffle back into the bar where we'd proceed to get drunk and laugh like fools, for that's what we both are – fools.


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It's a welcome break from the heat in the shade of some beautiful canopy's. We happened on a deer in the undergrowth which was a complete surprise, no kingfisher though!
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Why Confronting Is Showing Love And How To Do It Well
This Group Leader article was written by Nancy Simmonds who serves on staff at Northridge as a Community Group Coach, Counselor, and our Webster Kids Director. Nancy shares highlights from a counseling article on confrontation I think you'll find helpful as you care for your group members.
In a recent issue of the Journal of Biblical Counseling, J. Alasdair Groves shares why confronting someone about their sin is actually the most loving thing to do. He goes on to share some guidelines on when to confront and when not to, as well as how to confront lovingly for the good of the other person.
Here are some highlights from this article:
The Bible is clear that confronting can be a "vital element of love."
"Refusing to confront a fellow sinner stumbling toward destruction is not kindness, politeness, or being non-judgmental; it is selfishness. It places our desire to avoid discomfort ahead of the good of another person."
We have natural tendencies to lean either away from or toward confrontation:
Some of us are hesitant to confront but we often end up judging from a distance, gossiping, avoiding the person or just pretending the problem doesn't exist.
Some of us appear to thrive on confrontation, always ready to put others in their place. We can be full of harsh words, leave a string of broken relationships in our wake, and can be short on grace.
No matter what direction you lean, Alasdair shares some helpful insights on how to confront well.
When Should You Confront?
NOT every time. We are all sinners in need of a savior and we need to humbly remember that! At each opportunity we have a choice to let love cover the offense OR confront the offender.
When To Cover:
"The vast majority of our responses to sin ought to fall into the category of covering an offense." Covering means continuing in the relationship without making an issue of their sin.
When To Confront:
Confront when it is causing significant harm to the offender's relationship to you or others. However, you may want to ask these questions first:
How close is your relationship?
Who else is in their life that could speak into the issue?
How big of a problem is it?
How Should You Confront?
Here are 10 ways to confront (from least to most forceful):
The first step is to prepare your own heart, NOT think about what you want to say! Loving confrontation is always gentle and focused on the other's good.
Ask genuine questions that invite self-reflection, not judgmental leading questions.
Encourage them in what they are already doing about the problem.
Show compassion for other's temptations.
Exhort - urge them to pursue God-pleasing behaviors and attitudes.
Express concern - describe the behavior and your concern.
Warn - call attention to specific negative consequences of their behavior.
Plead - appealing to the relationship that the two of you have.
Rebuke - name the problem, call it wrong and insist it stop.
Pull back - change how you relate to the unrepentant person.
Ultimately, the aim in confrontation is help the other person repent - turning from their sinful ways to God's ways for God's glory and their good!
If you found this helpful and you want more details, you can download J. Alasdair Groves's article for $1.99 here: Nine Ways to Confront in Love, A Primer for the Timid.
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What do you do when someone in your group makes a bad relationship decision? Whether it is dating an unbeliever, living with their boyfriend, sleeping with their girlfriend, or dating while in the process of getting a divorce. This breakout will give you a Biblical framework for how to think about these issues and practical steps on how to carefully address them with the members of your group.
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Interview with Surf Filmmaker Stefan Jose | Director of Mctavish - Dedicated to the Craft Series' Episode six: Roisin Carolan/
'Mctavish - Dedicated to the craft series' episode six: Roisin Carolan' was selected for screening at the 4th Annual NYC Women's Surf Film Festival 2016, featuring Roisin Carolan, and directed by Stefan Jose. Roisin is a team rider for Mctavish Surfboards, and has been surfing since she was little girl, in Byron Bay. The short film takes a glimpse into her Byron Hinterland life.
Where did you grow up and where do you call home now?
My father was an Audio Engineer so we moved quite a lot as kids. I also left home quite early to travel. My family are now based on the Mornington Peninsula but I have nw been based in Byron Bay for the past 9 years or so.
How did you get started in filmmaking and why?
Filmmaking for me was an accident. I followed my fathers footsteps and studied Audio Engineering. Nearing the end of my Audio Degree I had been trying with some film techniques etc. I was offered a scholarship by the University to study a film degree following the audio one. Before finishing the degree I was working full time as a freelance How did MCTAVISH - 'Dedicated to the Craft Series' come about?
McTavish are one of the pinnacle and original surf brands of East Coast Australia. The brand has been established for almost half an century and it was time for a re-branding to stay relevant within the quickly evolving surf industry. The series was a large part of the new McTavish and to showcase the people behind the brand. There are still more episode to come this year.
How did you come to meet Roslan Carolan?
I met Roisin through McTavish. Not only does this girl shred she makes a mean cup cake.
What was some of the challenges in making this film?
None really. Usually it would be nailing good surf but he had a lucky run fir this one….and Roisin just makes it too easy.
Tell us more about the surf culture and scene in Byron.
ohh I don't want to say too much here as it can be quite cliche. Byron is a very close-nit community and people are very passionate about it. Well-Being and the environment are both as important as the surf is to the people. Join all of that together and you have a pretty special lifestyle.
Is there a discrepancy with the number of women and men that surf in the water in Australia?
Possibly in some areas but certainly not in Byron. In fact Id say there are occasions where the men are outnumbered. There is certainly a strong movement of women surfers, photographers, filmmakers, authors, bloggers and environmentalists in Byron Bay. The women here're very passionate about it and are an integral part of the culture.
Do you feel that women's surfing has improved over the past decade? If so in what ways?
Definitely. Although women have always been an integral part of the industry and have always had a strong presence I think its really stepped up a notch in the last ten years. I think only the women could tell you the reasons why or how, Id prefer to to speak for them but Im super stoked about it! The women seem to have collectively developed sisterhoods and friendships and have collaborated in getting better at surfing itself, the art and culture behind it, tackled the environmental issues and developed their own unique interpretation of the industry that is just as significant as the men. Its so hard to explain as a man but they really look after each other. When have you ever seen two women argue in the surf? I think the men can learn a lot from them.
Where has been your favorite places to surf and shoot surfers?
Cloudbreak, Fiji.
What can't you live without when you travel?
Oh that an easy and boring one sorry. Camera, Camera and camera. Ive tried travelling without it and it drives me nuts.
Where do you find your personal inspiration?
Other Cinematographers and Directors inspire me. To be honest I don't really watch surf clips, I watch the odd surf feature length doc or short but thats about it. The majority of the work that I draw inspiration from is narrative based drama, documentary, short or feature films, music videos and commercials. I couldn't tell you the last time I watched a surf clip. haha is that bad?
Whats next for Stefan?
Im currently working on a shot contemporary dance film for a Swiss Dance company. The narrative is told through dance, visuals, locations and foley. Really fun project!
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Did you grow up with parents that had the "clean your plate rule" at dinner time? Or was your dad a hunter and so you are familiar with the "do not waste any part of the animal" mentality?
Well, I'm going to introduce a new, but similar, concept to you – use all parts of the vegetable or fruit! Okay, I know this isn't possible with all of them – but in case of the squash plant it sort of can be!
Did you know the flower from the squash plant is not only edible, but delicious?
Squash blossoms have a mild vegetable flavor that is comparable to other yellow squashes and zucchini. They are low in calories and have a small amount of Vitamin A and C.
Usually, squash blossoms are available for a few months in the summer. They do not last long though, so as soon as you buy or pick them use them immediately! Squash blossoms can be found on most squash, pumpkin, and zucchini plants.
So, how do you eat a squash blossom?
While you can eat them plain, I prefer to make something with them.
The awesome thing about squash blossoms is that there is no right or wrong way to eat these – and if you don't believe me just search for recipes on Pinterest and you will be amazed at how creative you can get with this flower.
Here are a few suggestions for how to eat them:1. Stuff and bake them; Yield: 12 servings
· 1 cup ricotta
· 3 eggs, divided
· ⅓ cup chopped parsley
· Salt
· 12 squash blossoms
· ¾ cup breadcrumbs
1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. Mix together ricotta, 1 lightly beaten egg, and parsley. Season with salt.
3. Put the remaining 2 eggs in a bowl and whisk. Put the breadcrumbs in another bowl.
4. Carefully spoon filling into each squash blossom and twist loosely at the end to close.
5. Dip each stuffed squash blossom in egg, then breadcrumbs, and transfer to a parchment or tin foil-lined baking sheet.
6. Bake for 10 minutes, until lightly browned and crispy.
7. Remove from the oven. Allow to cool for a few minutes before serving.
Or try these suggestions:
1. Make it into a quesadilla - Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add 1 small diced onion and 2 garlic cloves (peeled and minced) and cook until soft. (about 5 minutes) Then, add 1 diced tomato and cook until liquid evaporates. (about 4 minutes) Add 20 squash blossoms (cleaned-remove pistils) and chile peppers if you are feeling brave or want some extra flavor. Cook for another minute or two and then remove from heat. All you need now is a tortilla of your choice to fill with this mixture.
2. Try throwing them in a soup or finely chopping and serving them on top of a pasta
There are endless ways to incorporate this flower into your diet. Adding color and variation to your diet helps you not to continue cycling through the same recipes you typically use.
Call your local farmer's market or farm and see if they will have squash blossoms available for purchase this summer if you are unable to grow any at home.


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How to Format a Document in iPad Pages App
In the Pages app, which is the word-processing and page-layout tool in the iWork suite of apps for the iPad, you can format the text in your document, but you should attend to one other type of formatting: formatting the document itself. It includes page headers and footers, page numbers, and backgrounds that appear on all pages. Here's how to proceed:
2Tap the Document Setup option.
You see a blueprint-like section that's markedly different from the view you see when you edit an individual page. Note that this page will not rotate when you turn your iPad; it displays in portrait orientation only.
3Tap a header or footer to customize it.
You can use the three footer sections to insert the author's name, a title, the version number, or the page number, for example.
4Type some text in the section you want to customize.
Make any desired customizations.
5To add page numbers to your document, tap in the header or footer section you want to use for the page number, and then tap the Page Numbers button in the toolbar that appears.
This toolbar is shown only when you select a header or footer.
You can choose the format of the page numbers.
6Tap the style you prefer.
The style is applied.
7Set the outer limits of the area for the page content (as well as for header and footer) by dragging the lines.
These settings determine the printable area of your document on the page. Margins you set using the ruler define this area.
8Tap the Change Paper Size button on the bottom of the page and select a predefined paper size.
Tap US Letter to print on 8½-x-11-inch paper or A4 to print on standard international letter paper.
9Tap Done.
After your page is set up, you're ready to finish entering text in your document and print it when it's done.


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This includes:
- Introducing a statutory definition of self-employment to clear the confusion in the gig economy and protect legitimate freelancers
- Reviewing the tax system for the self-employed to ensure fairness and efficiency
- Providing fair parental benefits for self-employed mothers and fathers
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End of life care will be placed under "an intolerable strain" in coming years, according to a new analysis by Macmillan Cancer Support.
By 2020, nearly 144,000 people a year in England will die of cancer – the equivalent of one person dying from the disease every four minutes, the charity has estimated.
Calling for more investment in community services, Macmillan said the figures highlighted an urgent need to tackle the country's "deeply imperfect" approach to end of life care.
An independent review of choice in end of life care that was commissioned by ministers and published last year made a raft of recommendations, including the need to expand out-of-hours community services.
The government has yet to respond to the recommendations, but Macmillan said they should be funded in full.
"It is shocking to think that one person will die of cancer every four minutes, but worse still that many people dying of cancer may not get the care they need, and that their final wishes will remain unfulfilled," said Lynda Thomas, chief executive of Macmillan Cancer Support.
"For many people with cancer, as well as other conditions, 'a good death' is possible, but it requires resources, particularly for district and community nursing teams," said Amanda Cheesley, RCN professional lead for long term conditions and end of life care.
"It's also something we need to be much better at talking about otherwise underfunding and pressures will mean more dying people in hospital against their wishes," said Ms Cheesley.
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This year's Executive Hire Show was very well attended and even with 7 members of staff on the stand for two days sometimes it just wasn't enough. Over the two days we met with current customers and a few new customers and discussed our new products and Show Only Deals. The show only deals are for the two days of the show only and are not repeated or offered to anyone that does not attend the stand.
Many customers took advantage of these deals and saved themselves hundreds of pounds on core hire fleet equipment. On the stand we had a competition to win an iPhone 10 by unlocking the box by choosing a key at random out of 100 keys, this amazingly was done on each day and two iPhone 10's were later delivered to the lucky winners. Thank you to everyone that took the time to visit us and our suppliers for attending with us and we look forward to EHS 2019.


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We'll be discussing Matthew's excellent book, God and the Gay Christian, today (May 14) at 12 p.m. EST at Patheos. We plan to interact with participants as well, so come with your questions and ideas. You can register here.
(Note: There won't actually be food. You're on your own for that! But if there were, it would be mac and cheese because it matches the book cover and...mmmm....mac and cheese.)
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First, and at the risk of turning this into a product review, let me first say that the Lightning Ascent snowshoes from Mountain Safety Research are a bit pricy, but boy, do they work well. Last Sunday, mine got their first workout as I accompanied Susan Drumheller, Brad Smith, Bev Newsham and Cabell Hodges on a FSPW winter hike up Star Peak.
Star Peak was not the original destination for this hike. It was listed as a snowshoe walk up East Fork Creek in the Lightning Creek drainage, but snow has not manifested itself in enough abundance down low to justify risking bumps and bruises that could be garnered attempting a hike up ice-covered Road 419. So, we flexed, plans changed and it was good.
The first couple of miles of the Star Peak trail is really an old logging road that some folks still run ATV's on, though I'm not sure if that's legal. The big Kelly hump at the base of the road seems to indicate that it's not, but there's no sign to back it up. I've made a mental note to ask the Forest Service about that. Use notwithstanding, this steep, rocky old twin-track is a fair approach to a great "trailhead" that still sports an old-fashioned routered Forest Service sign that reads, in part, "Squaw Peak L.O. – 2 1/2." In the interest of cultural sensitivity, Squaw Peak was renamed "Star" by the Forest Service over a decade ago.
One of the first Forest Service trails in the Cabinets is trail 998, built — long before the approach road came about — by the first ranger on what was then the Cabinet National Forest, Granville "Granny" Gordon. Gordon, who came into this country in 1907 with his wife and family, also built the stacked rock cabin that still graces a spot near the summit of Star Peak, just below the 1930s lookout cabin that sits at the pinnacle of the mountain.
We packed our snowshoes as far as that "politically incorrect" sign, and farther, finally putting them on near the bottom of a big patch of lodgepole that covers many acres of the south face of the peak. Many of the trees have been killed by beetles, and the sparse cover makes for great snowshoeing. When we abandoned the trail and took off up the fall line, a couple of us were making a mental note to bring skis next time. As we began up through this open, snowy forest, too, we noted that standing among the dead are a fair amount of the living, some of which have already begun to reseed the stand.
We didn't make the top to get a winter gander at Granny's rock shelter, as concerns about running out of daylight turned us around a few hundred yards shy. We were justified in our decision when we got back to the truck about 30 minutes after sunset, happy to be back in time, and hungry — not only for dinner, but for another shot at the peak.
Star (nee Squaw) Peak is at the very southern end of the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness. Although the mountain has gotten a new name, some folks are resistant to that change, or simply not used to the new name. In the nearby neighborhoods, the names are interchangeable yet. After all, it had been Squaw Peak for a long, long time, and the first name of it was somewhat more indelicate than that.
I like the new name. To me, it means more than the other, for the mountain itself has been part of my personal landscape since I was a baby. When we were young, we camped out each summer in the front yard of our home in Montana. On those evenings, before sleep, we would watch for the lookout light in that white cabin atop the peak. Often, we knew whose hand it was that lit the lamp, and more than once, I looked at it and thought how much it looked to me like an extra star.
We have another hike to Star this winter, led by Jacob Styer. Take a look in the hike schedule for a description and a chance to sign up. I'm going, and I bet this time, we make it to the top. I owe it to my snowshoes and the memory of Granny Gordon.
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Author: Tamara Branch
Publisher: Heart Project Publishing
Pages: 98
Genre: YA/Self-Esteem
Format: Paperback/Kindle
Writer, artist and speaker, Tamara Branch serves up 40 bite-sized chapters on how to build unshakable self-confidence, honor your life, and shine bright in the world, in ITGIRL4LIFE: How to bring out your special something and so much more. Packed with sage advice, life-changing insights and affirmations to help you soar, ITGIRL4LIFE offers ideas, tools and principles that you can reference and build upon, supporting you in becoming your best. Get ready to fall in love with your own wisdom, beauty and strength.
The Author is also hosting a Rafflecopter Code for $25 iTunes Gift Card Giveaway:
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My Impressions:
This was a short read, less than 100 pages, but an exceptional one for the most part. Filled with wisdom, advise and lessons for young girls this quick read will help parents and family with daughters turn a negative experience into a positive one.
I love books that encourage girls to see their worth and appreciate the unique ways God made each of us. But I disagree with the premise of this book. As a christian I prefer to teach my children and guide them to look towards God for their strength, courage, wisdom, etc., not inwardly. That being said, the basic principals this book lays out are not all bad. The author does offer insight and wisdom in letting girls know they need to investigate their feeling and girls do need to have a strong sense of self-worth. She also touches on helping girls understand their hidden talents and motivations. With that being said if parents have filled their children with scripture and the will of God over their will, they could still use the guiding principals the author lays out and tweek them to a focus upward.
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It's all in the NAME: How I came up with the title for my first book
by Tamara Branch
When a prospective reader comes across a title that pops, they want to open up that book, flip through and investigate. Your title is like the first hello, the introduction. You want to make it good. I started writing my first book under the working title, Foundation for Girls — an inspirational handbook on how to build unshakable self-confidence, honor your life and shine bright in the world. I wanted to write a book that reminded girls of their wisdom, beauty and strength. I wrote 40 empowering ideas, tools and principles that would support girls in stepping into their greatness. The working title was spot on for writing purposes because it gave me a strong theme to follow. However, I always knew it was not the IT. I needed a title that resonated with the target audience emotionally, was as clear and concise as a hashtag yet captured the true essence of what book is about.
First let me say that coming up with a great title was not easy. It took a minute. I finished the content and it was time to start brainstorming. I began honing in on my book's message, and intention. The book was packed with the important foundational principles that we often forget when we are feeling stressed, scattered, or out of balance. I kept jotting things down. Every brainstorming session brought me closer. This book is chock full of ideas on what you can do to empower yourself in any given moment. One day while watching one of the entertainment news shows, I finally got it! The reporter said, "The new IT girl is blah, blah blah," I forget who they were talking about but it was a new Hollywood starlet that made a splash onto the scene. We all know she has about 15 minutes, before she's off her throne, right?
Anyway, just hearing that phrase sparked a whole train of thought. I started thinking about the 'it girl' idea prevalent in Hollywood and how it stems from the notion that certain people are stars. She has IT - that 'special something' - that smile, that style, those boobs, those legs, that hair, that particular talent, etc. This idea has become a part of the psyche of our society. The 'it girl', on tv, in films, at school, on the cheerleading team, at work and on the block, shines brighter than the rest. She's favored and often celebrated for all of her superficial qualities. The celebration doesn't last long. After her popularity dies down, a new girl is given the 'it girl' title and on and on 'it' goes. When taken out of context it can be damaging and the unfortunate pervasive message to many girls is that only a few are special, and that specialness is fleeting and based on other people's judgement.
Ding, Ding Ding! After my ponderings, I had the perfect title for my book and it expressed exactly what was in my heart. ITGIRL4LIFE: How to bring out your special something and so much more, came to me fast and furious, along with a definition. "An ITGIRL4LIFE is a girl who loves herself, is authentic, takes charge and makes a difference. She has IT. IT is the GREATNESS she was born with." That was IT! The message of the book is that you have IT already. It's your job to tap into IT and live your life to the fullest and here is a blueprint to help guide you to bringing out your specialness so you can create an amazing life for yourself. I was pleased.
About the Author:
Tamara has worked as a professional model and actor for almost two decades. She strutted down the runway for designers Calvin Klein, Donna Karen and Christian Dior, acted in a few independent films, co-hosted PBS New York's education series, "What's up in Technology" and appeared T.V. commercials and print ads for Levi's, Old Navy, Hershey's, Colgate, Kellogg's Special K, Revlon, Hanes, Nike and many others. A Penn State alumnus and lifelong student of personal development, Tamara is deeply passionate about uplifting the human spirit.
After graduating from Institute for Integrative Nutrition, studying under Deepak Chopra, Dr. Andrew Weil and some of the top health and wellness experts in the world, she was inspired to raise the bar on her own 'self care' and support others in living more vibrantly. She is an abstract artist and teaches a dynamic dance class, where she gets to fuse her varied background, having trained in everything from jazz, ballet and modern to Afro-Caribbean and Salsa.
Tamara was recently asked to become a Female Visionary Author guest blogger for The Brave Heart Women Global Community. She's a SAG/AFTRA member since 1998, a member of Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and is represented by Abrams Artists Agency.
Tamara currently lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband of seven years and offers ITGIRL4LIFE workshops to assist girls on their self empowerment journey.
For More Information
- Visit Tamara Branch's website.
- Connect with Tamara on Twitter.
- Find out more about Tamara at Goodreads.
- Visit Tamara's blog.
- Contact Tamara.
**Disclosure** This book was sent to me free of charge for my honest review from Pump Up Your Book.


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Issue 325 Ethereal Scarf in Silky Alpaca Lace
Whenever I run the risk of running out of knitting, whether traveling or meeting friends for craft night, I always bring a ball of Silky Alpaca Lace. It is a versatile weight that creates a beautiful fabric on a variety of needles sizes, and one ball has enough yardage to make a plethora of designs.
Tonia Barry's Ethereal Scarf is just the sort of project I cast on with my emergency ball of Silky Alpaca Lace. It takes just one ball, is so lightweight that it will easily fit in my purse (whether it's a WIP or a FO) and has short lace repeats that I won't blunder when my attention is focused elsewhere. And scarves like these are suited for all seasons, so there is no pressure to finish it quickly. Maybe I should print this one and stick it in my knitting bag, just in case...
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The Yarn
Silky Alpaca Lace
70% alpaca, 30% silk
Silky Alpaca Lace is a beautiful blend of fibers spun into a gossamer yarn that knits amazing lightweight pieces.
The alpaca in this yarn provides warmth and a soft halo, while the silk adds a subtle sheen to the knitted stitches. Worked with larger needles, Silky Alpaca Lace makes lovely, light-as-air shawls, garments and accessories.
Lightweight knits in Oceanside
If you take to my emergency Silky Alpaca Lace method then we have new designs for you in Oceanside. Una (top left/middle) is another perfect design. The scarf is knit from tassels to tassels in a double yarn over pattern. Once blocked, the openwork expands so much that Una can also be worn around your shoulders as a warp. By knitting Mouna (top right) very loosely, Firefly also creates an open fabric. This wrap also has double yarn overs that block out beautifully.
Kai (bottom right) is also knit in Firefly with a panel of quadruple yarn overs up the front and back. If you love the shape of either Kai or Mouna, consider swapping Firefly for Bella Lino. As you can see in Talulah (bottom left), this pullover takes full advantages of the long color runs with mitered side panels.
All of these lightweight knits would make great travel projects (unlike the afghan I just finished). Visit our Oceanside page to learn more about these designs and the other brand-new patterns in the collection. Oceanside is now available at your LYS and each printed copy comes with a free eBook download. Can't wait? The individual patterns and eBook are also available instantly online.


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After leaving a difficult marriage five days before the birth of her second child, Linda suddenly found herself a single mother needing to find a way to provide a safe, stable future for her family. She knew that going back to school was the way "to build a life for my children," and in considering her options, she knew that she wanted to help other moms going through similar situations, so she enrolled in the paralegal program at Spokane Community College. But while she was able to fund her first year of school through loans, she didn't receive enough financial aid to cover the costs of her second year and thought she was going to have to drop out.
Fortunately, she was selected as a recipient for the Spokane Valley Fire Department employees' scholarship, which allowed her to return for her second year. Linda says that she "couldn't have done it" without this financial support, and she is incredibly grateful to all the SVFD employees who are helping keep her on the path to a brighter future. She is determined to prove that "she is worth the investment" and has been on the honor roll every quarter at SCC! She is also active both in the Leadership Society and the Legal Advisory Board at SCC, as well as in the community, where she volunteers with Santa Express to benefit the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery.
Linda acknowledges that it has been a difficult journey battling "the depression of divorce and the emotional struggles I endured for five years," as well as adjusting to her oldest daughter's recent diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome. But she is determined to succeed and knows that if she continues to work hard, she "can and will rise above the obstacles that life puts in my path." Part of her recovery from her abusive marriage has been realizing that her "self-worth isn't defined by somebody else" and that she is "a strong, caring person who is raising my children to be healthy, strong, caring individuals." She says that "knowing other people believe in me" helps her believe in herself and stay focused on "the new life" she's creating for herself and her children.
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Not I find the new page shows up briefly in a good position just like I would expect, but then it disappears for a while. Finally it gradually gets back in the serps and very slowly crawls up.
It's not for as long as the sandbox experience a lot of sites get but I wonder if there is any relationship between the two.
What happens is the bots crawl the article site see the new articles and boost them briefly due to the link value... but due to webmasters abusing links.. a dampening filter is then applied by the other bot to pull new content back down.
If the news is immediately relevant IE Hurricane Katrina the filter does not apply from what I have found. This is due to the amount of inbound links and press the the incident receives.
While your posting an article is new fresh and relevant in the grand scheme of things to search engines..... it isn't......
(No offense meant)
If I look at the SERP's, I DO see positioning that suggests "real PR" exists for the page but positioning seems even more affected by dc switches than older pages (I see a search result in my logs but can't duplicate it, next day the positioning is back, then goes, then returns).
I think its all part of the switch to BD and will likely return to normal when (if?) things settle down across all dc's.
Guess the question will be if the BD algo will still apply the "freshness advantage" or if it will be dropped. Seems unlikely they would, as it does generate better results.
So I'm kind of stumped and at a standstill here, not knowing what to do. I've just been doing minor tweaks, because I'm afraid to touch anything.
I have found the same thing with most new articles. The better the site ranks the better the new articles do rank for me once they do.


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WAV album art
January 12, 2016 in album art by Dan Gravell
WAVs are uncompressed music files, often used by audiophiles due to their high audio quality. Traditionally, however, they have had poor metadata support, which means it is difficult to embed artwork inside WAV files. This makes your music library harder to navigate, and just less fun! It's only recently that more and more software are supporting WAV tags, and this therefore opens the door to embedded WAV album art.
If you have a library of WAVs without album art, where do you start? The answer depends on if these files are already tagged or not.
If the files are not already tagged with textual identification, classification and structural tags then it's best to start here; by identifying the albums and other releases in your collection you will allow software to find artwork for the files more reliably. Take a look at how to tag untagged WAVs with bliss.
Using bliss to add artwork to WAVs
You can use bliss to find, download, embed and save artwork into your WAV albums. First, download and install bliss:
Now run bliss. It'll appear in the System Tray (Windows) or the Menu (OS X). Right-click then choose "Albums". This opens your browser, displaying bliss's front page. Click settings. If you are running for the first time, the settings will already be displayed. Here's what you see:
First we'll identify the location of the WAV files. This is the root folder in which all your WAV albums are stored. Next to Music location either type in the location, or click Browse to find the library. If your music library is stored on a network attached device, read this.
Now, let's enable the cover art rule. Click Add or change cover art. The cover art settings will appear underneath:
The Saved artwork name determines the name of an additional artwork image file stored in the same folder as each WAV album. The best filename to choose for this depends on a few things but generally "
folder" or "
cover" is best.
If you want to embed artwork inside the WAVs, make sure to choose Embed art where possible! Generally I always recommend embedding artwork.
You can also click more to further refine the artwork that is found and assessed by bliss. You can choose minimum and maximum sizes, and more. Remember that bliss will also assess the existing artwork in your collection. If you already have artwork, it will be assessed that it complies with, for example, your sizing rules. Unless you choose to overwrite automatically, however, the existing artwork will not be overwritten.
Once you are happy with your settings, click Apply rules:
Now bliss begins scanning your library, first identifying your albums, then assessing them. As it runs, you'll see albums being added to the grid on the Albums page:
bliss will add all albums it finds, regardless of its file format ( WAV is just one of the file formats that bliss supports). All albums are treated the same.
Once assessment of a given album is complete, you'll see the result of the assessment:
Because the installation of artwork into a cover-less album is a fully automated process, you may find bliss will assess, find artwork is missing, automatically find the correct artwork, install it, then re-assess and mark the album as compliant all in one step.
If bliss cannot find artwork, it'll be marked non-compliant:
For such albums you can click the pencil icon shown when hovering over the album. This takes you to the Change cover art page where you can choose from some alternatives found by more lenient online queries. If you have a number of such albums, the fastest way of choosing alternatives is by combining the Cover art alternatives view and a compliance filter.
You can also click the Activity page to see what bliss has done, and which albums it has installed artwork for.
I hope this helps you find your WAV album art quickly and easily!
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Empty query on Google
Google prevent users from typing nothing in the search engine. It's a pity, I'd be curious to know what should come out from a research on an empty query.
Why the hell an empty query would be important in a search engine? At first glance, it's a weird idea because if you go to a search engine, it's basically because you want to look up something on the information superhighway. But why not allowing people to search for nothing? This lead to the question of leaving a blank space on a query. On some platforms it could be used as starting point to have an overview of the situation; for example, on a map engine, it could be a way to have the overall representation of the earth; or in an address book it would be an easy manner to get the whole list of people. The problem is that we've google, the domain's huge. I would have expected an empty query to bring me on some sort of representation of the globality as described by Google. They actually do have a good representations of what's available on the noospherian web, so why not providig the users with a sort-of depiction of this? I also expect it to be more elaborated and revealing than the Google Zeitgeist.


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How do I edit the order of a carpool? (mobile)
Once your carpool ride has been confirmed by all parties, all parties will receive a text notification directing them to edit the pickup or dropoff orders in the app.
Once you have received the notification, visit the upcoming ride page in your app. Click on the ride.
This will allow you to view the ride's details. Click the "Edit" in the top right corner of the screen.
When you click "Edit", choose the second "Edit" option. ("Leave carpool" will remove your rider/s from the ride, effectively canceling the ride for you.)
Tap the riders in the order you want them picked up or dropped off.
Once you see the riders numbered in the correct order, click the blue "Next" button.
You'll be able to confirm your ride's details on this page. If everything looks correct, click the blue "Save" button.
Be sure you see the confirmation message and then click the blue "OK" button.


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Sometimes it's just fun to share what we love! We hope you love them, too!
That's a truthful statement you probably never thought of.
Read why below!
Mistakes made in the home eat up $$$. Designers know a lot about a home and they also know how to save you from making costly mistakes.
Think about that time you spent $800 on a sofa... and then think about how two years later you were shopping for a new sofa. Making that same mistake will cost you $4,000 within 10 years. (and that doesn't include the shipping and delivery fees!) A designer knows how to shop for QUALITY... so you're more likely to spend $2,500 on a sofa that will last you 20+ years.
There are thousands of fabrics and finishes the design world has to offer... and ain't nobody got time to look through all of that! Designers are exposed to fabrics and selections every single day so it's very easy for us to choose not just a fabric... but the fabric for your home in a short amount of time.
Because... many of us drink wine at home while watching The Bachelorette... and many of us have kids with Cheeto fingers. That's life. We understand!
An unlimited bank account is ideal but not alway realistic. Designers are experts who know how to work with your finances. We know where to spend the money and where to save the money. We know how to mix in high - low design in order to maximize your look. We know where to shop and how to shop. (Honestly, it's the BEST when you work with an insider of the Design World!).
When designers walk into an empty room, they already know how much furniture will fit in a room. They also know what type of furniture will be best in the room, what colors will work best, what size chandelier you will need, what size rug you will benefit from... etc. It's easy for us to visualize it all because we do this on a daily basis.
Have you ever gone to the store to pick out pillows and checked out 10+ pillows so you can see which ones will work? Have you also hauled 10+ pillows out of your car, into your home, back into your car, and back to the store to return it because NONE of them worked out???
Okay, how about this scenario: Have you ever walked into a paint store to pick out wall paint only to feel overwhelmed, confused, and even annoyed at the thousands of paints to choose from?
Designers know what will work together. We don't have magic in our blood... we worked really hard to learn what colors and patterns work and what don't work in a space. Our Market on National team goes through hours of an intense Certified color training and a lot of research on pattern mixing.
If you're interested in looking into design services at Market on National, we have a curated menu available for you to explore. CLICK BELOW TO LEARN MORE.
Earthy + Industrial Vibes
We're noticing a big push towards rough, hand-made textures to intrigue the eye and to add interest to a room. With homes moving from traditionally formal styles to casual, lived in styles, we encourage incorporating organic elements in the home. You will not be disappointed once you begin to feel the comforting warmth natural elements add to the space.
1. The Primar Bench: Features a woven rattan wrap that gives this bench an outdoor look that's comfortable enough for an interior space. Can you imagine this bench at the foot of your bed or even greeting you in the foyer? Meant for short periods of sitting, the Primar bench will do it's job while encompassing that earthy look we love!
2. You'd be surprised how a room will suddenly look finished when you add just a hint of nature. Botanicals speak and breathe life just by being what they are. They brighten up a room and lift up your spirits. However, if you're like us and have difficulty keeping plants alive then you do have the option of going for life-like botanicals that are little-to-no maintenance!
3. Drexel End Table: This piece is certainly a show stopper! The Drexel end table was featured on our Instagram because it's just so unique. The acid-etch top definitely enhances the industrial look and the legs say that it's been worked on quite a bit to get that organic curve.
The Fabric Guide
Let's talk fabric.
After searching for weeks for the perfect sofa, you are suddenly faced with having to pick out the right fabric. This process can be stressful! In order to make the process quick and easy, we're showing you how we picked out fabrics for a Robin Bruce sofa.
This option will be your main fabric and will cover your whole sofa. The first thing we like to consider is versatility and durability. Picking out a neutral fabric means you'll always have a sofa you can work with as your style changes throughout the years.
1. We picked out a solid, beige fabric made from 100% polyester. A polyester fiber is a synthetic material that is strong, wrinkle, and abrasion resistant. With the feel of linen without the upkeep, it's ideal for a sofa you're going to use everyday.
Some sofas come with the option of customizing the toss pillows. The "Bristol" sofa comes with five toss pillows. At no added charge, we can pick out any fabric! How fun!
2. We used another neutral fabric that had a lot of pattern within it's texture! A patterned texture against a smooth body fabric create a soft contrast. Perfect for two toss pillows!
3. For two more toss pillows, we decided on a windowpane pattern that introduced some color.
4. To breakout the geometric patterns, an organic print with a lot of color is exactly what's needed on the lumbar pillow! This pillow can easily be reintroduced in the spring and summer months if you prefer to redecorate during the holidays.
Don't let large fabric racks scare you. It's easy to reduce and simplify once you have a basic idea of what you want. It's even easier with a little guidance from MON.
Happy decorating!
We're so happy to finally receive our Bristol sofa! Here is the finished look.
Leather 101
To continue our talk on fabric, we decided to take a step up and discuss something a little more complex, leather and it's amazing qualities. There is a beautiful quality of leather that comes purely from the fact that each leather is unique and will come with it's own characteristics.
A basic breakdown of leathers comes in the form of:
Top-Grain Leather: Top grain leather is most commonly used in high-end leather furniture. It's a durable leather that is built to last. It can come in a smooth or wrinkled texture and will show it's natural markings and scars.
Bonded Leather: Think of bonded leather as reconstructed leather. It's made from smaller bits of leather that have been glued or "bonded" for the look and feel of a solid piece of hide. Bonded leather is inexpensive and can give a great sophisticated look without the price of genuine leather.
Vegan Leather: Oxymoron aside, vegan leather is a great alternative to genuine leather because it is made from all man-made materials. Perfect for those who love the look of leather but don't want the real thing. Well made vegan leather will almost be indistinguishable from the real thing. Our Chester Lounge chairs are vegan, but you would never know!
In all genuine forms, leather will bear the marks of it's natural origin. That's the beauty of leather.


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You can bet that we all lose sleep.
...But then, the children arrive.
They walk through your therapy room door, with precious faces and priceless personalities and timid shyness and quirky silliness, and you have met Jesus in them. Then, you know that you will serve them and love them and struggle to meet their needs, even though there will be thirty, or forty, more of them than Ed Code allows on your caseload.
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You'll still lose sleep over the advocates and attorneys who don't seem to understand that you love those kids and really do give everything you have in you, to do what you feel they need, and pray for them by name and lose sleep over their progress. And you'll probably miss some days because the stress of it is too great and migraines force their way through and break you. Even so, you'll understand the parents who hire them, because you're a parent too, and it's hard to trust, when your child is the world.
By the end of the school year, if you're a school speech pathologist, you'll be certain that it is too much and that it's time to switch to hospital based practice. You'll even scan the jobs classifieds and wonder if this year, you will make the change. You'll think of those tense and tortuous school meetings with attorneys and professional advocates who are certain that public school personnel don't care about kids and that your recommendations are driven by money. You'll remember going home from those meetings and turning out the lights and covering your eyes with a towel and surrounding your head and neck with ice packs... and the way that your tummy doesn't like migraines one bit.
But then, as the school year draws to a close, the contract from your school district for next year will arrive in your mailbox, and you'll stare at that blank signature line and think of precious faces and priceless personalities and timid shyness and quirky silliness....and first words spoken and "R" sounds discovered and stutters smoothed out and tentative hand movements that look something like the sign for "bathroom", and the fact that someone is going to the first grade special-day-class with a dry diaper because you were blessed to serve...and you'll sign.
You know you will.
Best wishes for the coming school year to public school teachers and private school teachers and homeschoolers and unschoolers and folks who aren't educators in a formal sense at all, but get to see little faces at the grocery store, and smile.
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What Type Of Property Should I Own?
When I work with a client, I try to match the type of property to the individual investors portfolio and personality.
Personality??? I never want a client to worry about their property or their investment portfolio. Real Estate investment should be exciting as well as profitable. So matching the type of property with an individual is very important. A first time investor should not purchase a fixer property in a marginal area. This type of investor would better be served with a small multi-family or even a single family home in a very good area.
On the other side a general contractor that is very strong financially could handle a fixer-upper multi-family in a marginal area.
There are no bad properties, just properties wrong for different investors.
Rules I Have for My Clients
No one should own commercial property unless they have at least $1,000,000 net worth exclusive of their primary residence. Commercial property is just too risky for most investors, in my opinion.
No one should own only one large property. With your entire investment in a single property, it's possible to lose it all in an earthquake or fire. Also, you will not be able to refinance easily, and if you need to sell for some reason, all your capital gains are triggered for the tax man.
Owning more than 17 properties sometimes creates borrowing properties in that some lenders have a problem with this many owned properties. Once you get to 10 properties, it's okay to start looking at combining equities into larger properties.
Owners should always have cash reserves either in the form of cash, or a credit line to handle an unexpected situation. Check out "Horror Stories in Real Estate" for examples.


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LCB Saturday Clun 2013 swimming party cake
A blind, cajun santa reads to everyone
Maniya--with sleepshades on--helping her sister make pizza
Jordan and family making pizza
Olivia and Austin building with blocks
Malyja brailling
Ms. Sheena getting giggy with it
Kiona reads a brailel clue on the cane scavenger hunt
Kiona brailling a letter to Santa
Bri made a ghost!
Lindsay and santa
Lindsay and Laura (mom) arranges sweets to bake
Bri and Austin make Braille Trail Mix under sleepshades
Carving pumpkins!!!
Malayja, Kiona, and Ms. Leesa make the punch
Rekendra's reaction to Ms. Deja with a knife--lol ... pumpkin fun
Lindsay playing in the pool
Bri mixes flour, peanut butter, and honey--edible playdoh
That hand is floating!!!!!
Lindsay showing off her floating hand!
Bri and Maniya talk while eating lunch
Mrs. G and students swimming
Saturday Club crew poses for a picture on a huge tire
Ms. Liz and Mr. G talking while dipping thier feet in the water
Cane decorating and Christmas ornaments
Passion snuggles up to Santa
Jordan tells Santa what he wants for Christmas
Rekendra, Lindsay, and Bri dancing in the pool!
Bri swimming


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We have recently partnered with other industry specialists to create a new-breed of advertising, development and content sales technology business designed to fill a void in the market place for publishers and advertisers.
We now deliver cost-effective exposure to over 100m users every month across our growing digital sports and lifestyle media network, which includes many popular and leading brands.
Our skilled advertising team offers many years of experience in sales, social content production, marketing, network management and web development. They can provide an entirely flexible approach to your campaign whether it is display advertising, native advertising, competitions, advertorials or a combination of these services.
We are expert at engaging with users to deliver meaningful results and attract relevant brand partnerships. We look to maximise revenue opportunities for publishers and relevant responses for brands who are looking for something better than a scattergun approach to advertising.
We properly target campaigns and closely monitor responses, meaning we are able to tailor and adapt our personalised strategies. This flexible approach and attention to detail helps set us apart.
Meanwhile, our technical team is always pushing the boundaries in a bid to ensure that we remain at the cutting edge of technological advancement and that our content management and delivery systems are efficient, current and among the best on the market.


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Louwrens Erasmus is a financial advisor in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, as well as a Pastor with his own ministry. "My biggest motivation was reading other works by other writers and seeing all the holes in their explanations. That guided me to really investigate everything that I believed in to and to ensure that what I believe in, was actually told in the Bible." He is now writing his next book.


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win A one-on-one cOFFEE SESH WITH ME!
Winner must live in/around OR willing to travel to New York City.
This is an ongoing giveaway. Winners will be chosen at random through the website from the comment sections of my articles.
I met a beautiful young woman at Bermuda Fashion Festival. She wrote and asked me if I'd have time to grab a drink with her one of the days. And since I was free for an hour one afternoon, we met up for that drink. I sat across her with my glass of wine and listened to her story, I suddenly realized why she wanted to meet up with me. She had so many questions, but she was a bit timid and didn't know how to ask. I was having a wonderful time, so I kept asking her, "What else do you want to know?"
She asked me specific questions about my career and how I go to where I am now, and I answered them all. Unfiltered. That's when this idea came to mind! I get plenty of messages across my various social media outlets and emails daily from young women who would like to meet up with me. Unfortunately I'm not always able to do so or answer them all. I thought about how I wanted "Finding Paola" to be more about just sharing my lifestyle through various colorful photos, dreams, and progress. I want this to be space of sharing in every sense of the word.
I decided to put aside one hour from my schedule once a month to meet with individuals who not only believe in my brand and message, but are loyal participants in the contents that I create. I'm a firm believer of supporting those who support me. Coffee would be on me. And I will try my best to answer your questions as honestly as possible. (No personal questions about my family or relationships, of course.) The encounter will be extremely casual. While I'm not here to give you life answers, perhaps my story will help you make some meaningful decisions in life.
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1- Follow Finding Paola on Twitter and Instagram.
2- Comment on my blog articles leaving your email, website and/or IG handle. Since this is a space of sharing, I want to hear your thoughts as much as possible. I want to develop a dialogue in the comment section where you can suggest different topics I should consider writing about. If you enjoy something, let me know too!
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|Justice Society of America
|Heroes base
|Carter Hall
|Unknown (never stated)
Current Residents
- Red Tornado (Abigail Hunkel)
Former Residents
- Star-Spangled Kid (Sylvester Pemberton)
- The Atom (Al Pratt)
- Sandman (Wesley Dodds)
- Spectre (Jim Corrigan)
- Hawkgirl (Shayera Hall)
- Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)
- Hourman (Rex Tyler)
- Doctor Mid-Nite (Charles McNider)
- Black Canary (Dinah Drake-Lance)
- Mister Terrific (Terry Sloane)
- Stripesy (Pat Dugan)
- Hawkman (Carter Hall)
- Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
- Flash (Jay Garrick)
- Wildcat (Ted Grant)
Early History
Very little is known about the early history of the JSA Brownstone. The Justice Society of America made it into their headquarters, in the 1970s. According to Courtney Whitmore, the JSA members viewed the Brownstone as their home away from home. They even used to celebrate Thanksgiving there, together with their spouses and children. Following the disbandment of the JSA, Carter Hall turned the brownstone into a museum.
Season Nine
By 2010, Carter Hall had closed down the Museum. However, he was still living there, together with Kent Nelson. Clark Kent found the Brownstone, but was thrown out by Carter. Later, Kent Nelson brought Courtney Whitmore to the brownstone, where she talked to both Kent and Carter, into helping her. Dr. Fate later teleported Clark back to the Brownstone, where Clark discovered items, belonging to the former members of the JSA and a portrait of them on a wall. Following the defeat of Icicle, Carter tracked down the surviving JSA:ers, their children and protégés, in order to reform the JSA.
Season Eleven
A couple of years later, Clark and Bart Allen visit the JSA Brownstone, being tended to by Ma Hunkel. She lets them past the security measures and Clark takes Bart into the museum honoring the members of the JSA. Bart recalls that this was Carter's group but wonders how any of the artifacts will help them with his problem with the "speed demon". Clark explains they are there to begin a search for the first hero to break the sound barrier on foot, Jay Garrick.
Later, Jay and Clark meet at the JSA brownstone and talk about Bart and Carter. Clark tells him not to blame himself but Jay feels like he should've done something about it years ago. Jay leaves with Abigail when Emil shows up, but not before looking at his old tin hat.
Some time later, Lex Luthor visits Abigail at the former headquarters of the Justice Society, which contains Alan Scott's old power battery, to ask about the history of the Green Lanterns.
Lex is making no progress in his search for answers on the Green Lanterns from Mrs. Hunkel. He wants to know about Alan Scott and comes to the point of threatening Mrs. Hunkel, but she tells him nothing, and also warning him that she will call Ted Grant. Suddenly, the lantern battery on display in the room lights up, relaying Superman's distress signal.
In the Comics
The headquarters for the JSA was initially a hotel suite in New York City and, after the war, the team settled on a brownstone building in Gotham City and later in Civic City. For a very brief period, the JSA was provided a satellite headquarters, much like their later counterparts, the JLA. However, this turned out to be a deathtrap orchestrated by a crooked senator's henchman from Eliminations, Inc. The Gotham City brownstone remained unoccupied until years later, when the team was active again. The current headquarters is a brownstone in the neighborhood of Morningside Heights, Manhattan, north of Central Park.
- Season Nine: Absolute Justice, Part 1, Absolute Justice, Part 2
- Season Ten: Lazarus
- Season Eleven: Haunted
- Smallville Miniseries: Lantern


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Potential links between breast density and breast cancer risk found
Washington, Dec 14 (ANI): Researchers from Mayo Clinic have found that having dense breasts, areas that show up light on a mammogram, is strongly linked to an increased breast cancer risk. However, "why" does that happen still remains to be answered.
The researchers found the potential links by examining dense and non-dense tissue taken from the breasts of healthy volunteers.
In the first study, they found that dense breast tissue contains more cells believed to give rise to breast cancer, compared to non-dense tissue.
"We found a dramatic difference in tissue composition between dense and non-dense tissue in the breast," said Karthik Ghosh, M.D., a Mayo Clinic breast cancer researcher and physician who led one study.
In a second study, researchers also found that dense breast tissue has more aromatase enzyme than non-dense tissue.
Study's lead investigator, Celine Vachon, Ph.D, said that this is significant because aromatase helps convert androgen hormones into estrogen, and estrogen is important in breast cancer development.
"If aromatase is differentially expressed in dense and non-dense breast tissue, this could provide one mechanism by which density may increase breast cancer risk," Dr. Vachon said.
According to researchers, their findings are unique because these studies are the first to examine areas of both dense and non-dense tissue taken from the same breast in healthy volunteers.
Dr. Ghosh said that examination of healthy women is important because most prior studies of breast density have looked at tissue taken from women with known breast disease. Sixty women, age 40 to 85, allowed the researchers to take eight core-needle biopsies from their breasts; none had a history of breast cancer.
Dr. Ghosh and her team examined the biopsies to determine the percentage of epithelium tissue, stroma, and fat content in each. The epithelium is primarily composed of milk glands and ductal cells, and stroma is the connective tissue that supports epithelial cells.
Dr. Vachon and her colleagues looked at aromatase expression within cells in both dense and non-dense tissue.
Dr. Ghosh found that areas of density contained much more epithelium (6 percent) and stroma (64 percent) and much less fat (30 percent), compared to non-dense tissue that contained less than 1 percent epithelium, about 20 percent stroma, and almost 80 percent fat.
"This shows us that both the epithelium and stroma contribute to density, and suggests that the large difference in stroma content in dense breast tissue may play a significant role in breast cancer risk," Dr. Ghosh said.
She also looked at lobular involution, a decrease in the size and number of milk ducts that has been associated with decreased breast cancer risk, and found that 85 percent of non-dense tissue had complete involution compared to 35 percent of dense tissue.
Dr. Vachon and her team examined expression of aromatase in the biopsy samples and found that the stromal cells in dense breast tissue had more aromatase and intensity of expression in dense tissue, compared to non-dense.
They say these findings may help explain why women with greater proportion of dense breast tissue are at greater risk for breast cancer than women with little or no density.
"These are initial findings from one of the first attempts to study breast density at the level of healthy tissue. It doesn't explain everything yet, but is providing really valuable insights," Dr. Ghosh said.
The studies have been presented at the Cancer Therapy and Research Center-American Association for Cancer Research (CTRC-AACR) San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. (ANI)