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Natural Preservatives
The use of natural preservatives can be one way to help your skin care have a longer shelf life.
One of the reasons to use natural skin care is to avoid the use of chemical preservatives that may irritate or skin, or even have harmful effects on your body by introduction through your skin. Some chemical preservatives promote skin problems even if you don't notice a direct sensitivity.
I am convinced, and know from personal experience, that for some people acne problems can be a direct result of chemical preservative sensitivity.
The question is: Are you sentenced to making new formulations every time you use them, or at least every few days?
If you make up a mask or cleanser from grocery items, like fruit and vegetables, then yes, they need to be made up fresh each time you use them. At the very most, you may be able to use half and store half in the refrigerator for the next day.
So what can you do to preserve your natural skin care creams, lotions and oil blends?
Most importantly, when making your natural product, follow these guidelines:
General guidelines for bacteria-free skin care
Make sure that you don't contaminate your ingredients during preparation.
Make sure that your work surface and utensils are very clean or sterile. Wash your hands so that you don't introduce bacteria or any contamination.
Store finished product in very clean dark or opaque, preferably glass, jars or bottles.
This will prevent the degrading effects of sunlight on your formulation.
Store your finished product away in a cool place.
Refrigeration is good, but a cool cupboard is usually sufficient to stop direct heat from damaging your product.
Make sure your container is airtight
Keeping your product airtight will avoid oxidation, which can be a problem with natural products.
Use a clean spoon, cotton swab or other utensil rather than dipping your hands into the jar
Again, this will avoid contamination from any bacteria that may be on your hands.
Make small batches
Natural Preservatives will help your formulations last longer than if not preserved, but making small batches that can be used up within a reasonable amount of time will ensure that your products will stay as fresh as you intended.
Dry bath products, using salts, sugars, dry milk powder, teas, and bath bombs will stay fresh as long as water is not introduced. The life of scrubs using oils (no water-based ingredients) will be safe, but can be extended by using a natural antioxidant.
Essential oils are the most natural anti-microbial ingredients you can use. The addition of certain oils will help preserve the bacteria-free integrity of your concoction. These include tea tree oil, lavender, rosemary, rose, sandalwood, thyme, sage, clove, cinnamon, cumin, eucalyptus, caraway and lemon, but there are others.
Check the properties of all essential oils in your formulations.
If you have an oil blend for your face, you can use a bottle with a dropper. For lotions or shampoos, there are plastic bottles with flip-top caps that are light diffusing and convenient.
Mountain Rose Herbs has a full collection of bottles and jars, glass and plastic, suitable for your natural concoctions. Using a pretty container is not only effective as a natural preservative, it's sure to make you feel pampered!
Using natural preservatives
When will natural preservatives help you?
When your formulation contains water, milk, hydrosols or infusions, you will have use it within 3-4 days, refrigerated, or use some preservative. This not optional, because the water content allows the growth of harmful bacteria, mold, yeast and fungi. You must use a preservative of some type in order to prevent contamination and microbial growth.
So, what ingredients can you use to help preserve your potions and lotions even a bit longer so that you can feel secure that you are not using something on your skin that is bacteria or fungus-laden?
There are some natural ingredients that have natural preservative qualities, and they are:
Borax acts as an emulsifier, natural preservative and buffering agent for moisturizers, scrubs and bath salts.
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Borax is found in creams, lotions, shampoos, gels, bath salts, and bath bombs. It is an emulsifier, preservative, cleansing agent, and a buffering agent. Commonly used in bath salts, borax has the ability to soften the water, and suspend soap particles in the bathwater. The result is soft, clean, and healthy skin, which is not clogged by the residue of soap particles. When used in collaboration with citric acid in bath bomb or bath salt recipes, the product will produce a fizzing action. It also forms bath or body gel, when mixed with water and guar gum. In summary, Borax has the following uses for body care products:
To use: Simply mix borax into the water portion of your recipe, and heat to a temperature of above 75 °C. Stir until fully dissolved, and then incorporate into your recipe.
This extract is the number one choice in natural preservatives, containing romarinic acid and carnosic acid, which are powerful antioxidants, important for preservation and also imparting wonderful antioxidant skin effects! Rosemary extract is concentrated, which will allow you to use if sparingly, preferably around 0.2 to 0.5 percent.
Rosemary extract should not be used while you are pregnant.
Liquid organic lecithin acts as an emulsifier, thickener and mild preservative, as well as having hydrating and moisturizing properties for the skin. In formulations, it can act to suspend ingredients, allowing them to stay blended. For skin, it has the unique ability to penetrate to a cellular level, carrying the benefits it contains, and of other ingredients it's blended with directly to the cells and bloodstream.
Lecithin may be added to any formulation at about 1/2 to 1 tablespoon per 19 oz. batch.
Citric Acid is obtained from naturally occurring organic acids, and is used for a variety skin and natural preservative benefits, including:
Citric acid is the ingredient responsible for "fizzing" in bath bomb recipes. For other body care recipes, it should be kept at a ratio of about 0.5%.
Vitamin E contains natural antioxidants that prevent rancidity in your products as well as antioxidant and emollient benefits for your skin.
Even with all the benefits, it can be mildly caustic to skin and should be kept to a dilution of at least 50%, and kept in an airtight container out of extreme heat in order to preserve the integrity.
Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE) is a citrus seed based anti-microbial and is one of the most widely applied ingredients for its anti-bacterial & preservative qualities. Blended with vegetable glycerin to make it non-irritating to the skin and mucous membranes, this extract is highly concentrated and should diluted, comprising not more than 2% of any formulation. Use GSE at .5 to 1% to preserve most formulations.
To sum it all up, be as sterile as possible when making up natural care products in order to avoid contamination. When needed, choose one of the natural preservatives to extend the life of your beautiful, natural skin care.
Here's a great resource with lots if ideas and recipes!
A great resource for anyone who already makes skin care or would like to begin, Jane Church's e-book The Handcrafter's Companion: Create Spa Quality Products for Profit and Fun, will teach you everything you need to know to make facial masks, bath and body products, butters, balms, lotions and more...
Natural Preservatives: Many essential oils have natural preservative properties


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FamilyPoint Resources engages our community in supportive relationships that build hope, meet needs, and transform lives. We accomplish our mission by working toward mutual growth through listening, playing, and learning.
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Mutual Growth: At FamilyPoint we believe that we all have things to learn and things to teach, and that we all need each other to become whole. When we come together, all knowing that we are discovering our journey together, all open to being changed by the experience, we can all grow in amazing new ways.
Listening: Listening well is essential to loving each other and discovering how we can best serve and support the people around us. When we listen well, we can help give voice to joys and hurts that often go unspoken, we can empower those who feel powerless, bring value to those who feel unloved, and be able to name and understand circumstances for what they really are, not just how they appear at first glance.
Playing: Play is a unique way that we discover our world and explore new ways of being. It provides a temporary time and space that is distinct from reality with rules that come from a structured game or from imaginations navigating an unstructured story. During play healing, understanding, independence, and interdependence develop within each person giving them the confidence, hope, and experiences to positively affect their reality.
Learning: Learning is a process seeking to better understand ourselves, others, and our world. When we learn we explore differences, we acquire knowledge, we make mistakes, we collaborate, and we utilize resources. All these actions equip us to participate in society, build healthy relationships, and create abundant communities.

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The driver of an 18-wheeler has been cited with a stoplight violation after troopers say he ran a stoplight and crashed into a car.
The driver of an 18-wheeler has been cited with a stoplight violation after troopers say he ran a stoplight and crashed into a car.
Johnathan Taylor, 27, of Hubert was cited following the wreck on N.C. 53 at Murrill Hill Road at about 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, said Trooper Michael Kirk with the N.C. Highway Patrol.
Kirk said that Taylor was traveling west on N.C. 53 and ran through the stoplight at the intersection, striking a Plymouth passenger vehicle driven by Levi Keeku, 23, of Wisconsin, and hitting a ditch before overturning, spreading the mulch Taylor was hauling along the roadway.
Kirk said that the Plymouth was damaged on its rear driver�s side tire, causing the car to be pushed away instead of being run over.
�If it would have been a couple more feet toward the driver of the vehicle, he probably would have ran over the back of the car. It was close,� Kirk said.
The road was closed for nearly four hours due to the wreck.
Kirk said that both drivers were wearing their seatbelts �which is probably why the driver of the tractor trailer wasn�t hurt.� Keeku also was not injured.
Kirk said that Taylor wrote in his statement that he was hitting the brakes; but the truck, which is owned by Dixie Dozer Grading in Jacksonville, was not stopping.
�It was foggy this morning but weather was not a factor � He said he knew was going to run the stoplight so there wasn�t anything he couldn�t do. (He) blew his air horn and it was too late; he couldn�t stop,� Kirk said.
Dixie Dozer Grading did not return a detailed message for comment.
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Check out my latest song "Flesh Is Burning" :) Perfect for Halloween! It's inspired by old school horror movies, and based on a silly idea we got from an episode of Frasier. Crank it up! \m/
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Scars Of Dracula
I missed out on buying this awesome tank top last year, so I was quick to add it to my cart when I saw it at Asos again this year. I love vampires, and it's prefect for Halloween. And I miss Christopher Lee, so it will be nice to wear this tee as a memory of the amazing actor he was.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Halloween is three days away, and I've been planning the day and what to wear for a long time. I've ordered a few things from Asos, 'cause I'm planning to dress up a little Rocky Horror Picture Show-ish :)
Wednesday Addams
I found this Wednesday Addams-ish dress at H&M, so I ordered it to have another option for my Halloween costume. I actually owned a pair of shoes quite similar to Wednesday's, but I threw them out years ago, because I thought I didn't need them. I never wore them, they weren't exactly my style, I got them on sale... Well, now I regret throwing them out... You live and learn.
Edit: The dress didn't fit, so I don't regret throwing out the shoes anyway. Ha, ha!
Face Lace
I've been wanting to buy "'face lace" from Asos for quite some time now, but the prices have been too high. Until sales happened. I hope to use it on Halloween, or at another suitable occasion. I just love the gothic feel about it.
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You need to layer all the senses in a delectable way—touch, sight, sounds, taste—to embed positive emotions. Of course, you want the even to be memorable in a positive way, so making people feel safe and happy and giving lots of visual eye candy and surprises, creates delight and happy memories. Having mementos in a shopping bag and a yummy taste in the mouth helps, too!
What is the best career advice you have received?
1) Murphy's Law, plan for the worst possible outcome. 2) Cross that bridge when you come to it. 3) Pace yourself. Slow and steady wins the race—overnight success is not the point. Your whole life and the important people in it is the point. These are the three most important pieces of advice I got from people I really respected.
What do you look for when you are scouting for art and collectibles?
Things just resonate with me visually, I am a lover of color and texture and quality. I like things that feel original. I don't really like stuff that's shabby unless it is artwork, as sometimes, the juxtaposition of tattered edges against a polished wall can bring out the quality in the bones of the frame and sets off the actual artwork.


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I just found out about Magnet Comic a recently funded kickstarter project. You stick character onto the panels and can draw in speech bubbles in dry erase marker. It's like fridge magnet poetry for comic strips.
Apparently there will be packs of characters you can buy when this reaches production, if only I had a fridge that had a magnetic door so I could stick one of these to it.


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Dr. Van Patten shoots at laundry thief, St. Charles, Ill., 1880
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Thursday night between twelve and one o'clock Dr. Louis Van Patten discovered some one engaged in removing the wash from his clothes line. He fired two shots with a revolver at the disturber (of his dreams and night-shirts), who quickly vanished in the cimmerian darkness.
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Please click here for the Department Mission Statement.
The Department of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Biomedical Engineering is one of the largest Engineering departments in the Republic of Ireland, offering professionally accredited degree programmes to approximately 500 undergraduate students, and 90 postgraduate students. Departmental staff have extensive expertise in the fields of Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Aircraft Maintenance and Airworthiness Engineering, and undergraduate Bachelors programmes are offered in each of these disciplines. In addition, postgraduate courses are offered in Computer-Aided Engineering Product Design, Mechanical Engineering, and Aeronautical Engineering. The department is highly research active (see Staff in the News and publication listings at Academic Staff), and typically houses ~15-20 postdoctoral fellows and ~60-70 Ph.D. students at any given time.
The Department has strong links with the following Research Centres and Institutes:
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Madison Sloan Grissom and Kirk Joseph Porter were married on September 5, 2015, in back yard of the bride's parents, Grant and Kathy Grissom. Pictures were a quick walk to South Lake Park, in Overland Park. The groom's parents, Chip and Sherry Porter, traveled from Chicago for the ceremony. Guests came from all over the country to celebrate this one-of-a-kind wedding celebration.
The groom is a logistics officer in the U.S. Army, stationed at Fort Riley and the bride is the marketing director at C.L. Hoover Opera House in Junction City.
Madison's bridesmaids included a blend of high school friends, sorority sisters and other college friends. Kirk's groomsmen included his brother, three brothers of the bride and three longtime friends.
Having a genuine, heart-felt, authentic wedding was goal throughout the wedding planning process. From naming their specialty drinks after their cats, to writing their own vows, everything had a personal touch.
They supported several local vendors including the Bali Root Band, Mi Ranchito Mexican Restaurant, The Upper Crust pie bakery, Craig Sole flowers and Taylor Kelley Photography. The bridal party's hair was done by Morgan Zammit, and makeup by Katie Mahr.
Kirk and the groomsmen sported light grey Joseph Abboud tuxes from Men's Warehouse, with varied bow ties chosen by the groom. Madison designed her own dress and found a dressmaker on Etsy to carry out her vision. The bridesmaids were given a color by the bride and each picked their own dress.
Their favorite memory includes getting the backyard "wedding ready" with lots of help from family and friends. From digging out the playground, planting hundreds of flowers, hanging thousands of lights, to building the dance floor, there was never a dull moment.
Kirk and Madison left the day after the wedding to travel to Greece for a wonderful two-week honeymoon.


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Louthian Law Firm: Cases We Handle
Since 1959, the Louthian Law Firm has helped South Carolinians obtain fair and just compensation for injuries they've sustained. The claims we handle include:
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I went to Texas, well, Arkansas actually, in the Fiat a couple weeks ago. I feel like I am always scouting cities and towns to move to Some Day. Observations from the trip:
- Arkansas & Oklahoma are the most beautiful places I could never live. I saw a little pond in a clearing in the forest that was the most idyllic scene I have seen in years in Arkansas. Unfortunately, people.
- AT&T 4G coverage is way better on the 10 than the 40. I only had 2 short outages on the 10 when I was super close to Mexico before and after El Paso. On the 40 I had outages more than half of the time. Don't get your Netflix on Route 66, or something else that rhymes with "kicks."
- Albuquerque is awesome. I could live there. A fun minor league baseball team, an architecture program, outdoorsy stuff, and great food. It was by far my favorite stopover of the trip.
- I didn't go to Marfa. I stayed in Van Horn in a hotel designed by the same architect who designed the Paisano in Marfa. It was difficult not to turn right off the freeway and drive the extra hour to go to Marfa. Next time.
- I have done this solo drive probably 50-60 times in my life. It's just part of who I am now.
- My dad is an awesome man.
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Scott Klittich and his wife, Cindy, are the owners of Otto & Sons Nursery in Fillmore, where they specialize in growing container roses and fruit trees for retail garden centers throughout Southern and Central California. Scott received his bachelor's degree in ornamental horticulture from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He has worked at Otto & Sons for more than 30 years and is currently general manager. Scott is a graduate of the California Agricultural Leadership Program, Class 43. He is past president of the California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers and current President of Farm Bureau of Ventura County. Scott is the treasurer of the Piru Basin Pumpers Association and has been on the Agricultural Advisory Committee for the Fillmore High School farm for 25 years. He and his wife have three children and two grandchildren.


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Social 52
Social 52 is a new restaurant in the popular bar-hopping location of West Main and Robinson. With the neon of Starlite and Three Monkeys to compete with from the corner, owners Walied and Bart wanted to work on their restaurant's visibility. Based on their information about the history of the building as an old A&P, I developed a design for the large blank wall facing traffic and the other bars.
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Welcome to Cats in the Cradle Rescue NYC
I'M waiting to hear from a rescue friend about a hoarding situation. Man got evicted from his apartment
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The Akron Area YMCA, in cooperation with Akron Community Foundation, Akron Children�s Hospital, Akron Public Schools, and Akron Recreation Bureau is committed to providing YMCA�s �Safety Around Water� program to all Akron Public School students through the 4th grade.
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Drowning is the second-leading cause of deaths for kids age 5-14.
African American children are 3 times more likely to drown than their white peers.
70 percent of African American and 60 percent of Hispanic children cannot swim, compared to just 40 percent of Caucasian children.
88 percent of kids who drown do so under adult supervision.
60 percent of kids who drown are within 10 feet of safety.
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The Rensselaer women's softball team played in a doubleheader yesterday against the State University of New York at New Paltz. Although they were off to a rough start when they lost their first game 0-3, they bounced back in the second to win 8-2. This was their first game back since they concluded their tour of schools in Florida over Spring Break, which ended on March 18.
New Paltz was first to score after a hit from Lauren Capello gave Danielle Bruno a single from third to send her home in the fourth inning. Pitcher Katie Rutcofsky struck out six Engineers and walked one to keep Rensselaer from advancing. Once the Engineers were pitching again, New Paltz sent home two more players for two more runs in the sixth inning.
Early on in the second game, Rensselaer was in the red 0-1 for the first two innings. They came back to score two runs in the top of the third inning and three during the fourth.
New Paltz got a run in the bottom of the fourth to make the score 5-2 Engineers, but they fell another three runs behind after seniors Taylor Ten Eyck and Morgan Ten Eyck and freshman Stefanie Warner achieved a double.
Senior lefty Victoria Hepworth gave up only two runs on four hits. She struck out one player and walked four.
The official softball season opened on Saturday, March 12, when RPI played against the Sage Colleges. Winning their first game 11-3, their streak would only continue as the week progressed.
Later on Saturday, the Engineers faced Rutgers University at Newark and lost their first game of the season. The Engineers would, however, win the next eight games they played during break, losing only their final two of the break to Ithaca College in a doubleheader on Friday, March 18.
Stop by Robison Field at 3 pm today to watch the Engineers as they play against Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.


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MCS Fire & Security upgrades TCU's mass notification system
Monday, November 5, 2012
FORT WORTH, Texas—Texas Christian University's mass notification was upgraded by MCS Fire & Security, according to a company statement.
MCS Fire & Security, based in San Antonio, Texas, is working closely with TCU personnel in the development of its site safety plan for the campus.
"The addition of this state of the art emergency mass notification system to our campus will significantly enhance TCU's ability to transmit lifesaving information to our students, faculty, staff and visitors in the event of an emergency situation on campus," Jonathan Roark, director of emergency preparedness and business continuity at TCU, said in the statement.


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Whether music or pictures, perhaps the most enjoyable element art provides me with are new relationships and unique connections to others. What I do affords me the ability to step into other peoples stories or to share mine, something I value as the dearest luxury.
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Despite real lack of substance when it comes to story or character development, there are no complaints when it comes to the action.
The Raid
The Raid: Redemption could be seen as a slaughterhouse more than an action movie. Calling the plot and characters paper-thin would be an understatement, and the body count only stops rising the moment the credits start rolling. Any other film might fail at taking such a basic approach but The Raid (the subtitle was only added for legal reasons) thrives on its simplistic structure.
The movie opens with its only moment of character development. Rama (Iko Uwais) wakes up, goes through his morning routine and says goodbye to his pregnant wife and father before joining a SWAT team on a mission to take down the drug lord Tama (Ray Sahetapy). What makes the mission complicated is that Tama resides on the 15th floor of an apartment building that serves as his base of operations.
Unsurprisingly, things go to hell immediately and soon Tama is offering everyone in the apartment free rent for life if they dispose of any police in the building. Soon enough Rama and several other members of the SWAT teams are the only good guys left alive. Realizing the only way to get out alive is through Tama, fight and butcher their way to the top.
What The Raid does best is set up the stakes in the film early on. While some people might compare this to Ong-Bak or other popular Asian imports from the last decade or so, it's clear that Gareth Evans is a fan of low budget 1970s thrillers like Assault on Precinct 13. The Raid is more of a pure survival tale than a flashy action movie, which keeps the pacing relentless and the action exciting throughout its runtime.
Of course it would be useless to review The Raid without mentioning the jaw-dropping action sequences. The movie starts with gunfights (most likely a nod towards John Woo's films) before getting rid of them for close combat weapons until its nothing but flying fists and feet by the third act. Evans keeps his camera movements and style as simple as possible. He goes against the current status quo by putting his focus on the choreography instead of the camera itself. Considering the quality of most recent action films it comes as a revelation to see someone shooting fight scenes in a coherent manner.
There are no punches pulled throughout the film either. This is a survival story, and it shows through each fight sequence. Every single hit is done with the intent to seriously harm or kill someone, and there are plenty of moments that got howls from the audience I saw it with. This is a hard R action movie, and one of the more brutal action films to come along in a while.
Despite the real lack of substance when it comes to story or character development, there are no complaints when it comes to the action. These are some of the best action sequences and fights I've seen in a long time. Gareth Evans keeps things brisk and varied enough to not make the action feel dull or monotonous for a minute, and uses his cast's fighting skills to their full potential. While it's true that there isn't more to The Raid other than its fighting, when the fighting is this good I don't see a reason to complain.


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Ep 89 - Robert's Model 3 Encounter
Robert returns from his fourth Factory Tour, and has stories to tell! He went up to Fremont as a participant in the Tesla Owners Clubs Leadership forum. Obviously the guys address the news about the United States withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord, and Elon Musk's departure from the presidential councils and the usual Tesla, renewable energy, and Space X news for the week.


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The Cruisin' River Car Cruise will be occuring from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm in the RRUMC parking lot.
Bring your antique, collector, or fun car - or just come and enjoy the great cars and the fun! NEW FOR 2017: MOTORCYCLES WELCOME in support of the new Armored Disciples Motorcycle Ministry.
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California Closets, serving Medicine Hat, Alberta
With an eye for both style and function, California Closets provides innovative custom closets and personalized storage systems to Medicine Hat residents. Our high-quality storage systems are designed to fit perfectly into a specific area of your home, optimizing organization and space giving you time to focus on what matters most.
We believe that the home is a place for comfort and connection, and all of our products are created to enhance those experiences. Whether you just moved to the Medicine Hat area and you're looking to make your first home truly your own, or you're downsizing from the suburbs to more compact city living, we will work with you to create a custom system that matches your exact needs.View More On This Location
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The expert Medicine Hat team will guide you through every step of the California Closets process, from assessing your needs during a complimentary in-home consultation, choosing the materials and accessories that fit your aesthetic, to the installation of your custom storage system into its designated space in your home.
I could not be any happier with my experience with California Closets. Our designer was amazing when she did the drawing for the closet and then installers did such a professional job. Your employees are great and they are second to none.
My experience with California Closets was outstanding – the in house consultation was convenient and thorough. Whether you have a small space that you think you can't do anything with, or a larger space that may overwhelm you, California Closets can help. The designer focused on all of the specifics that I described and was able to create a design exactly to my liking on the spot. The final product is of great quality and I am in love with my closet!


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President, North Texas Community College Consortium (NTCCC)
Dr. Christine Hubbard has served as President of the North Texas Community College Consortium since September of 2014.
Christine has more than 25 years of experience working in higher education. She has taught at the University of North Texas, the University of Texas at Arlington and at four of the five campuses of Tarrant County College District.
At UTA, Christine worked as
the Coordinator for Developmental Reading and Writing and then as Coordinator of Student Success Programs, which administered the Year One at UTA program and coordinated all academic support services on the UTA campus.
Christine won the Tarrant County College Chancellor's Award for Exemplary Teaching for 2009, and she served as Achieving the Dream Campus Coordinator for the Northwest Campus. From 2011-2013, Christine served as Humanities Division Dean for the Northwest Campus.
Dr. Hubbard next served as Director of Academic Operations for the Tarrant County College District and finally as Vice President of Academic Operations for TCC Connect, the administrative unit of Tarrant County College District responsible for eLearning, Dual Credit, and Weekend College.
Dr. Hubbard has extensive experience creating and delivering professional development. She collaborated on the creation of the Tarrant County College District New Faculty Orientation and served on the planning committee for the event 2008-2013. She served as the Achieving the Dream Campus Coordinator for the Tarrant County College Northwest Campus.
She was the program chair for the Community College Humanities Association National Conference in 2011 and has served as co-chair and on the planning committee for the North Texas Community College Consortium Developmental Education Regional Forums from 2007-2012.
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It's wild how quickly electronic cigarettes are moving throughout the world with its advertising. It was like one minute they're this device no one has heard of and then the next minute, everyone and their brother has at least seen some type of media talking about them.
In the latest news, its ESPN where you'll see them. A brand I'm very unfamiliar with, actually I've never heard of them at all, but the brand e-Swisher has been named the Official E-Cigarette of The World Series of Poker.
Through an exclusive two-year agreement with Caesars Interactive Entertainment, e-Swisher is sponsoring WSOP. Being the sponsor definitely comes with a loud and powerful form of exposure, such as having on-site signage during the event, including in the VIP Player's Lounge and outdoor smoking area; signage during the ESPN broadcast; an online presence at wsop.com; and social media mentions on World Series of Poker's Twitter and Facebook Pages. Also, the company will hold a social media contest for players and spectators to win e-Swisher playing cards and poker sets.
The WSOP live action event will be televised on ESPN in the fall.
How cool is this? – Who would have ever thought an electronic cigarette company would one day sponsor a WSOP event. For those of you that aren't big on poker, it may not be a big deal, but you can guarantee electronic cigarettes will definitely get the exposure it deserves from this event. And, for those of you who are poker fans, you can share the same excitement as I am right now from knowing this.
I think electronic cigarettes will become really big for poker players. It gives them a way to stay at the poker table and still get their craved nicotine, and the most important, through a less harmful form.
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If you are looking for an edge- of-your seat thrill ride, then look no further. Hunted will keep you wanting more.
Hunted follows FBI Agent Evelyn Baine as she tracks the most dangerous serial killer she's ever faced. The Bakersville Burier, hunts women and displays them as trophies. As the body count rises Evelyn finds herself in the killers sights. Can Evelyn solve this case before time runs out?
Hunted is a thrilling, suspenseful debut by Elizabeth Heiter.You can visit Elizabeth at www.elizabethheiter.com to find out more about upcoming releases.
I couldn't put this book down. Elizabeth Heiter is one of the best authors I've ever read. (And I read a lot!) I would suggest this book to everyone. Don't miss this intriguing, one-of-a-kind story!
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Fly Neighbourly Advice for the Tasman National Park
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The Southwest National Park encompasses much of the southwest wilderness region of Tasmania. It can be accessed by road in two ways:
Allow 2 1/2 to 3 hours from Hobart to reach the northern boundary of the Southwest National Park. From the Lyell Highway (A10) at New Norfolk take route B62 past Mt Field National Park to Maydena. The Gordon River Road (B61) continues to Strathgordon and the Gordon Dam. At Frodsham Pass on the Gordon River Road, a winding gravel road turns off to Scotts Peak and the Huon Campground. Fuel is not available past Maydena, and at Maydena opening hours and supplies are limited - it would be wise to get petrol at Westerway.
Cockle Creek is about 2 hours drive south from Hobart. It is reached via the Huon Highway (A6) through Geeveston. Take the C635 past the Hastings Caves turn off then follow the C636 gravel road through Lune River to Cockle Creek. The last stages of the road are fairly rough but can be negotiated by 2 wheel drive vehicles.
If driving between dusk and dawn, please be aware that you are sharing the road with wildlife.
In the far southwest, Melaleuca is accessible only by light plane, or boat. The airstrip is close to walkers huts, and is the usual starting point for walkers on the South Coast Track. Par Avion operates flights to Melaleuca:
Visitors wishing to use public transport or tours to access the park should visit our web page on Access to Tasmania's National Parks, Reserves and Walking Tracks.
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Local Calligraphers: Part III
Stacey Stephens
Friends! It's been a busy, busy month but we're settling into our new home in Kirkwood and loving the area already. (More pictures and updates to come, soon!)
For now I'm excited to feature my third local calligrapher - my multi-talented friend, Katelyn Vines. Katelyn can be found behind the camera, writing copy for her blog, or with pen and ink in hand.
The images below are quick snapshots of her brilliant work. I invite you to dive in, introduce yourself, and go check out her beautiful portfolio!
For more information and for Katelyn's availability and pricing, find her on instagram @katelyn_vines, visit her adorable blog at katelynvines.com or email her.


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A new study shows that while some glaciers in the Karakoram region of the northwestern Himalayas, which feed the River Indus, are stable, more than 65 percent of the glaciers fed by monsoons in the central Himalayas are melting.
"Our study shows that there is no uniform response of the Himalayan glaciers to climate change," said Dirk Scherler, one of three researchers who produced the study published in the current edition of Nature Geoscience, a monthly journal.
Scherler and one of his co-researchers, Manfred Strecker, are at the Institute of Earth and Environmental Science at the University Potsdam, Germany, while the third, Bodo Bookhagen, is at the University of California.
"The glaciers [in the Karakoram] might not be melting for a number of reasons… precipitation, cloudiness - it is difficult to say." Moisture brought by the monsoon falls as snow and forms ice, building the glaciers.
The three-year study, one of the first to cover a large area of the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region - sometimes referred to as the Third Pole because it has the largest expanse of frozen water outside of the Polar Regions - looked at remotely sensed changes at the front of the glaciers, and their surface velocities between 2000 and 2008.
Information on the state and behaviour of the region's glaciers is critical because they feed 10 rivers that provide water to 20 percent of the world's population. Changes in glacier ice or snow-melt affect the glacier's storage capacity, and the flow of water downstream.
Most scientists acknowledge that rising global temperatures mean more work needs to be done on the Third Pole region, as not enough is known about glaciers.
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A joint study from 1999 to 2003 by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), a Nepal-based research centre supported by eight governments in the region, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), documented about 15,000 glaciers and 9,000 glacial lakes in Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and selected basins in China and India.
Scherler said they had studied 40 glaciers in an area of about 3,000sq km in the Karakoram. "It is a small area if you consider the fact that the entire ice-covered area, according to one estimate, in the Karakoram region is about 16,000 square kilometres."
Monsoon-influenced glaciers have been retreating in the central rugged Himalayan region. The researchers found that debris from the mountains was choking the flow of water into a number of glaciers, which was not a good sign. Scherler said there was a need to study the debris so as to understand the demise of glaciers.
A number of studies between 1999 and 2001 have backed the link between climate change and glacier melting. "The Himalayan glaciers have retreated by approximately a kilometre since the Little Ice Age [from 1350 to 1900]," said a joint study by ICIMOD and UNEP.
"Himalayan glaciers are retreating at rates ranging from 10m to 60m per year, and many small glaciers (less than 0.2sq km) have already disappeared."
A sustained glacier retreat will increase the volume of water in rivers, and also sediments, which can choke water supply, affecting agriculture.
When glaciers retreat, lakes commonly form behind the newly exposed debris - soil and rock called a moraine - carried along by the front edge of the ice wall. The ICIMOD/UNEP study said the rapid accumulation of water in these lakes could lead to a sudden breach of the moraine dam, causing a possibly catastrophic glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF).
In the recent past, Nepal alone has been affected by 21 GLOF events, and 200 potentially dangerous glacial lakes have been documented across the Himalayan region.


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Doubtful & Milford Sound Scenic - Southern Lakes Helicopters
This excursion allows you to discover some of the unique hidden gems of the Fiordland National Park. This is truly a "must do" before you leave Fiordland.
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This is a must for people with little time available during their trip to Fiordland but want to see the two most popular destinations. During this 2 hour trip you will not only see the beauty of Doubtful Sound and the spectacular Milford Sound but all the amazing scenery in between.
The first landing is at Campbell's Kingdom which is a unique hanging valley. From there the flight will take you over several more fiords before arriving over Milford Sound and then to the second landing location at Lake Quill, head of the beautiful Sutherland Falls, one of the highest in the southern hemisphere.
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Hi, I thought I would let you all know what I have been up-to in the past couple of months. As many of you may already know I have given up Stampin' Up! I already miss it. I just didn't have the time to make a go of it as a business, I was having to create under pressure (due to the lack of time I had) and I was beginning to loose the joy of crafting. I knew it was the right time to stop.
I now have time to create other crafting projects, I am working on another crochet neck warmer for a Christmas present and I have nearly finished a huge star garland to decorate the house at Christmas. (I will be sharing the photos soon).
Yesterday I went to the pound shop looking for a few stocking fillers and came out with six balls of crocheting yarn. It is great quality and they have some wonderful colours. They come in 100g balls and the recommenced hook size is 10mm I am using the pink coloured yarn to make the neck warmer. I think it will take all three balls to make - not bad though a handmade scarf for £3.00. I will just need to find the buttons to fix to the finished scarf. If you are interested in making the scarf you can find my original post here http://craftyred.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/lattice-crochet-neck-warmer.html
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Over the last couple of weeks, I've played 3 amazing mobile games on my iPhone and iPad. Each has left an indelible imprint in my brain. The games are, simply put, surreal. Each game is visually stunning and features a haunting soundtrack (or sound effects) along with smart levels, each designed around a puzzle-adventure storyline.
If you've ever wanted a non-traditional design or development career, or ever wanted to play video games but didn't know where to start, these 3 games are a great introduction to gameplay mechanics, design possibilities, user experience & product design. They are truly works of art.
Mobile gaming is having a major defining moment with these 3 titles, all of whom buck trends and defy mobile gaming stereotypes. Forget your Candy Crushes and Angry Birds. These 3 games boast immersive experiences and celebrate design, without asking you to cough up more cash to unlock levels.
1. Limbo
Fans of Tim Burton's aesthetics will love this title's minimalist design. Limbo is the first title by indie Danish studio Playdead. The game centers around a young boy, who wakes up in a forest to find that his little sister has gone missing. He begins a journey to find her and bring her home, encountering all manner of obstacles and puzzles along the way. The game's aesthetics are rooted in film noir and are also influenced by German Expressionism. The developers matched the game's mechanics to its minimalist presentation – the 2d side scroller provides the player only a few moves – walking left and right, jumping, pushing and pulling.
If you enjoy the game, check out the developers' new venture, just released at E3 on June 9th and titled Inside.
2. Monument Valley
This architectural marvel features a female lead and a sweet mystery. The game has even inspired Alphabet Valley – a personal project and typographic tribute by designer Claudia Mussett. You control Ida, a lost princess in a mysterious land on her journey. The game, inspired by M.C. Escher and Japanese prints & sculpture, was called "the most beautiful iPad game of 2014″ by Wired magazine. Critics praised its optical illusions & use of Isometric projection.
Interested in reading more about M.C Escher? Check out this book.
3. Machinarium
Machinarium centers around a robot named Josef, (named after Josef Čapek, the artist who coined the term "robot") and his quest. Cast aside into a scrap heap by evil robots, part of the Black Cap Brotherhood, Josef must reassemble his body and venture back into his city to find his true love, Berta, who has been captured and (ha!) forced to cook for the brotherhood's thugs. The game's puzzles are at times, seemingly unsolvable, but well worth the agony you will endure as you work not to be bested! I'm amazed that this game was created by only 7 people at Czech studio Amanita design, who funded it with their life savings. Their marketing budget was only $1000. Can you imagine?! It's a true labor of love with an incredible soundtrack to boot! I cannot recommend this game enough.
Amanita design has also re-released Botanicula for the iPad. Check out the trailer below. It looks absolutely delightful and early reviews have been nothing short of raving.
Interested in game and level design? Check out these great reads:
The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses
Level Up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design
Ready to play? Check out your App Store, Android marketplace or Steam to get all these great titles!


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The next time you shop, you'll likely be greeted by an associate holding a handheld computer or a tablet. Why are they carrying around that mobile device?
It's to help you get the best shopping experience possible. Despite the popularity of online shopping, people are still frequenting brick-and-mortar stores. A recent survey revealed 43 percent of shoppers always went to their local store for items they needed in fewer than three days.
Here are four ways the store associate is using that device, such as our Dolphin CT40, to help you:
Locate the exact item you want
Don't waste time looking through shelves – just ask. An associate can tell you if the item is in stock and exactly where it is in the store.
How a device helps: Retailers don't want you to get frustrated and walk away. By scanning the barcode of a similar item, the associate can determine if the size and color you want is in the stockroom. They can also see if inventory is low and shelves need to be replenished.
Give you the best promotion
You're signed up for the store's loyalty program, and you're looking for the best possible deal.
How a device helps: The associate can look up your rewards information and see what promotions are available to you. Or, if you have a digital coupon on your phone, it could be scanned and applied to your purchase.
Place your order so it can be sent directly to your home
You don't always leave the store with your purchase. Maybe the item is too large for you to carry, or perhaps the store just doesn't have the color you want. You can pay for it in the store, and the order fulfillment process might begin before you even get home.
How the device helps: Many stores use Android devices so they have access to a wide range of mobile payment apps. With just a few taps, they can check-out a shopper in the middle of a crowded store aisle, or they can place your order on the spot and schedule delivery to your home.
Find your online order that is waiting for you
Sometimes you just can't wait for that online purchase to be delivered – you need it now! Fortunately, when you were on their website, the retailer informed you that the item is in stock at your local store. Pay online, and it's ready to pick up in just a few hours.
How the device helps: The store associate can quickly locate your purchase in the store, so you can be on your way in just a matter of minutes.
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I've been extremely busy this week and although I'm certainly starting to feel it now, I'm also very motivated by what I've been doing. On Monday, I started a new job as a librarian for a local elementary school. In addition to my part-time schedule at my previous job and my writing and my promotional efforts, I'm just a wee bit tired. I haven't had time until today to put together a thought much less enter it here on the blog.
I didn't realize just what schools were up against until I was told by my principal that I have absolutely no budget for books. My first thought was, "No budget for books? How are you supposed to run any kind of library without a book budget?" After a few moments of panic, I started to think about ways that I could get what I need for the library. People are always willing to donate things for kids, so I think the logical place to start is by asking people what they can do to help me build up the library's collection. This would be easier, of course, if people weren't scraping to put together what they need for their own families to get through each day. It's a shame that our government is so focused on fighting this war and manipulating us with their political shenanigans that they can't take care of what is needed here at home.
I always enjoyed visiting the school library when I was a kid. I spent lots of time there, so I'm hoping that I can make this library a place where kids really want to be. I think that without the library, my life would have been missing a very important component. I'm motivated by the notion that what I put into this job can make a big difference to a kid who might not realize what they would miss by not reading. Books open up doors for kids and make them realize that there is more to life than what is right in front of them. Readers become productive members of society. They get it. Some of them might even take up writing. It makes me happy to think that some years down the road, one of my kids might even be the next R.L. Stine or Beverly Cleary or even James Patterson all because they had a librarian who taught them to appreciate a good book.
The challenges I am facing in this new position are welcome challenges. As a writer, I know that I will truly enjoy having yet another ongoing opportunity to encourage children to read. I'll keep you posted as to my progress with the new job.
Until next time...
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What a week!
I've been extremely busy this week and although I'm certainly starting to feel it now, I'm also very motivated by what I've been doing. On Monday, I started a new job as a librarian for a local elementary school. In addition to my part-time schedule at my previous job and my writing and my promotional efforts, I'm just a wee bit tired. I haven't had time until today to put together a thought much less enter it here on the blog.
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The Easter Bunny derives from an ancient association of hares, rabbits, and eggs with the fertile season of spring. Since rabbits and hares are prolific breeders that often produce large litters in the springtime, and birds lay their eggs around the same time, both have served as symbols of fertility in Western Europe since antiquity. The Easter Bunny combines these two events in the form of an egg-laying rabbit that heralds the season of new growth and life after the barren winter.
The Easter Bunny seems to have started in Germany, where it is discussed in writing as early as the 16th century. German folklorist Jakob Grimm also wrote about German Easter customs in the 19th century, linking them to an ancient holiday known as Ostara, possibly also the name of a pagan goddess. In Western Europe, the Easter Bunny is a hare, called the Osterhase in German. Dutch settlers brought this tradition to the United States in the 18th century.
In Dutch Pennsylvania, the Oschter Haws was a figure that brought holiday gifts to children, much like Christ-Kindel, later to become Santa Claus, during Christmas. Children would build nests in their hats or bonnets for the hare to lay her colored eggs in, and only good children would receive a visit. This tradition of nest building eventually gave way to the modern tradition of the Easter basket, which often includes paper or plastic "grass." Today, some families instruct their children to leave carrots for the Easter Bunny on Easter eve, much as milk and cookies are often left out for Santa Claus.
The Easter Bunny is believed to lay colored eggs, and egg coloring is also an ancient springtime practice steeped in symbolism. In Greece, eggs are dyed red, the color of blood and of life in many Eastern cultures, symbolic of the new life in spring and associated in Christian times with the blood of Christ shed during the Easter season. Green is another popular color, referencing the abundance of new plant life and growth in the spring. Nowadays, the Easter Bunny gives eggs in all different colors, possibly symbolic of the rainbow, another sign of hope and new life, especially in the Judeo-Christian faith.
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It is so interesting to see how beliefs from centuries and even millennia past are still evident in our own practices and traditions today! The Easter bunny is a great example of how we humans can take the best of what we have been taught and pass it on down again and again. It truly is inspiring, in a way, to know that our ancestors threw out so much of the bad stuff associated with some Pagan beliefs and kept the positive and hopeful alive. Yay, Easter bunny!
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The Easter bunny actually lays the eggs, huh? I am thirty one years old, and until now I never realized that the bunny was supposed to be laying the eggs. Perhaps I'm just a little slow, but I really never noticed this! I guess I though he was getting the eggs from his little chick friends that we also see so often at Easter time! Who knew the history of the Easter bunny included a rabbit that had such abilities?
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This is one of many Christian holidays that has pagan roots. Many of the pagan holidays were "Christianized" to sort of harness the enthusiasm and celebrations that were already happening and make them Christian. Christmas has many of the same aspects.
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Near the back entrance of our home is a little bodega where people line up every morning. It's a simple open-air storefront that sells just one item: bread. Baked in central, government-run bakeries every morning, it is distributed every day across the island. Cubans are entitled to one piece of bread every day. It's quite a feat, given that there are the shortages of almost everything else and it's difficult to grow wheat in a Caribbean climate. Much, if not all, of the wheat is imported. The daily bread is part of the food rationing system that began not long after the Cuban Revolution and still exists today.
Besides the one-piece-per-day allotment, Cubans can also buy additional buns at the "free market" price of 1 Cuban peso (about 4 cents) each. That's the price for my family and me, since we're neither Cubans nor permanent residents and therefore don't qualify for rations. I sent my two-year-old son to buy bread one day and here he is at the stand:
The young man behind the counter handed my son the pan sauve (soft bread), weighing about three grams. Perfect for a hamburger slider, was my first thought, but then I remembered how difficult it is to find ground beef. My son took a bite and smacked his lips in approval. I gave it a taste. I was surprised to find that it was fairly edible, a little like Wonder Bread in its texture and flavor.
When I relayed my impression to local friends, though, they shook their heads. It can be okay sometimes, they said, but the quality varies from bodega to bodega, depending on what ingredient the state-employed bakers have left out that day, siphoning it for their own consumption (because state salaries are so low). And cleanliness is another issue. One friend told me that she harbors a memory from years ago that keeps her from going back — one day she bit into a bun to find a surprise filling: a dead cockroach.
As I was leaving my house one morning, I confirmed that cockroaches are indeed a problem. Just by coincidence, at the same moment I was going past the stand, I noticed a customer suddenly take off one of his flip-flops and toss it to the shopkeeper, who then smacked and killed an enormous cockroach that was scampering up the wall. After marveling at the extraordinary moment of community spirit— I couldn't imagine giving up my shoe for the same purpose — I decided that my bread maker in our kitchen would soon be put to use.


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We had an insanely fun time at the October show headed up by T.J. Miller, who brings screwing around to an artistic level. Great performances by Miller, Amy Schumer, Matt Knudsen, Garfunkel & Oates and Alex Fernie & Alex Berg. The super talented director Jason Woliner treated us to a sweet sneak preview of a Season 2 Eagleheart episode, too. Thanks to everyone who made it out!
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We have officially launched our sister company Little Posh Parties! Little Posh Parties will be focusing on planning parties for children and we are so excited about our new venture. Our first party was a success! We planned a little princess tea party and partnered with the After School All Stars. Twelve girls from the After School All Stars were hand selected based on a number of different criteria to join us in an afternoon celebration.
Our party was also recently featured on the Creative Hostess blog. Thank you Jen for showcasing our work!
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Including screening rooms, Edit Bays, a DVD Presentation Room, Dubbing and Q.C. Rooms. Full acoustical design.
Beats by Dr. Dre Relocation Project: Culver City
Full acoustical design services.
The Matrix Headquarters
Acoustical design of building for production of 'Matrix' movies, space included Edit rooms, conference area and offices for film directors and producer.
Disney GC-3, Glendale
Two 125,000 square feet three-story buildings.
Electronic Arts, Playa Vista Campus, Los Angeles
Full acoustical design for 75,000 square feet facility including Listening Room, Demo Room and Mastering room. Completed 2009.
KCRW & Academy of Entertainment Renovation project, Santa Monica College
Project includes a new 33,000 square foot building for the West Coast's most popular NPR radio station, KCRW; a 49,000 square foot renovation and new 30,000 square foot addition to SMC's Academy of Entertainment Technology building.
Including voice-over booth, sound studios and sound edit rooms. Full acoustical design.
Hulu Headquarters, Santa Monica
90,000 square feet. Completed 2014.
A&E Networks Century City
Included Edit Rooms and a "Photo Shoot" room used for filming interviews.
Disney TVA (Television Animation) 811 Sonora
Includes two voice recording rooms. Completed 2011.
Eleven Sound, Santa Monica
Full acoustical design of studios including two Voice-Over Rooms and associated Control Rooms.
Warner Bros. Stage 23
New LEED Certified Sound Stage on WB Lot. Completed 2008.
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Including a Foley Stage, a voice-over booth, video and sound edit rooms and an ADR room. Design of low-noise HVAC systems, reverberation control and sound isolation between rooms.
Sonos Boston
87,000 square foot tenant improvement at the Lafayette Corporate Center in Boston. Program includes multiple critical listening rooms, anechoic chambers, workshops, video conference rooms, offices and open laboratories.
Fox Television Audio Rooms & Fox Sports International
Freemantle Media, The Pointe Burbank
Full acoustical design of the TI buildout for the 7th and 8th floors totaling 63,445 square feet. Progam included multiple edit rooms and a voiceover booth.
Warner Bros. Stage 16
Acoustical design of a new HVAC system for a historic sound stage. Stage 16 is one of the largest sound stages in the world and is the tallest in North America and includes a two million gallon water tank.
Sonos Santa Barbara, 25 East Mason Street
Adaptive reuse of a 47,000 square foot warehouse building in downtown Santa Barbara. Program includes multiple critical listening rooms, workshops, videoconference rooms, offices, open offices and open laboratory areas in one building.
Oprah Winfrey Network
Project comprises 62,000 square feet at the Lot in West Hollywood and contains a screening room, a CEO suite with kitchen, meeting rooms, edit bays, private offices, and conference rooms.
Warner Music Group, Burbank
200,000 square foot facility. 2004 IIDA Calibre Award winner.
Walt Disney Animation Studios, Burbank
Approximately 200k square foot renovation including Theater and Screening Rooms, Edit Rooms, Meeting Rooms and Offices.
Live Nation, Hollywood
Approx 80,000 square foot facility including four 5.1 music rooms for mixing of live concert recordings. Completed 2010.
Blizzard Entertainment, Irvine
200,000 square foot facility including Sound Recording and Mix Rooms, Sound Edit Rooms and Theater.
Whalerock Industries
Tenant improvement of a single 37,500 square foot floor in Beverly Hills, containing a studio, edit bays and executive offices.
Netflix at Sunset Bronson Studios
Full shell and core and tenant improvement acoustical design services of an office tower of 13 stories and approximately 315, 000 square feet and a Production Office building of 5 floors and approximately 90,000 square feet located on the Sunset Bronson Studio lot in Hollywood, CA, containing screening rooms, mix rooms, edit rooms and other technical functions.
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Bank of America says it will repay its TARP loans
CHARLOTTTE, N.C. — Bank of America on Wednesday evening said it will repay all of its $45 billion in government loans, a move that would help remove the stigma of being a bailout recipient and potentially dial back government scrutiny of its operations.
The repayment to U.S. taxpayers will be made after the completion of a securities offering, the bank said. Shareholders will be asked at a special meeting to approve an increase in the bank's authorized shares as part of the offering. No date was set for the meeting.
The bank indicated that it has approval of the U.S. Treasury and regulators.
Bank of America also said agreed to increase its equity holdings by $4 billion by selling assets, actions that need to be approved by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and under contract by June 30. If the asset sales are not completed by the end of 2010, the bank said it has agreed it would raise capital through a common stock offering.
Bank of America had signaled its desire to pay back the loans as soon as possible and has been in talks with the government about the process. But payback had not been expected so quickly, especially with the bank searching for a replacement for departing chief executive Ken Lewis.
"We appreciate the critical role that the U.S. government played last fall in helping to stabilize financial markets, and we are pleased to be able to fully repay the investment, with interest," Lewis said in a statement. "As America's largest bank, we have a responsibility to make good on the taxpayers' investment, and our record shows that we have been able to fulfill that commitment while continuing to lend. We believe that this is good news, not only for the U.S. taxpayer and our company, but for the country as it is a milestone indicating that public policy has succeeded in helping our industry and the economy begin to recover."
Last month, the federal government asked the largest banks that still hold money from the Troubled Asset Relief Program, including Bank of America, to submit their plans for how and when they expect to repay the money. The banks must show they can raise money from private investors – in other words, without government backing – and that even without the TARP money they would still meet stringent capital requirements that the government put in place after stress tests in the spring.
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Bug Squad - Happenings in the Insect World By Kathy Keatley Garvey 4/3/14
The honey bees know it before we do.
The tangerines are blooming.
Today dozens of bees buzzed around our tangerine trees, doing their annual job of pollinating the crop.
The tangerine, the common name of the mandarin orange, is native to southeast Asia. According to the Oxford English dictionary, the word, "tangerine," originates from Tangier, a seaport in Morocco on the Strait of Gibralter.
No matter its name or its origin, the bees love it. According to California Bountiful, California's citrus industry is valued at more than $1 billion annually--second after Florida "which produces the most valencia oranges; those are the seeded oranges used mostly for orange juice. California is No. 1 in fresh-market oranges, most notably the navel, but also produces a significant share of the nation's valencias, lemons, grapefruit and tangerines."
Tangerines are a favorite because of their taste, small size, easy-to-peel appeal, and now something else. Researchers at the University of Western Ontario discovered a substance in the tangerine skins that "not only prevents obesity in mice, but also offers protections against type 2 diabetes, and even atherosclerosis, the underlying disease responsible for most heart attacks and strokes." (Source: Wikipedia)
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DETROIT (WWJ) – There's more evidence that getting hitched helps your heart.
Married women are less likely to die from heart disease than single women, according to a new British study.
Past research has shown married men also have a lower risk of death from heart disease, but this new study is among the first to assess this link in women.
For the study, the team analyzed data from more than 700,000 women 50 and over, recruited between 1996 and 2001. Over a nearly nine-year period, almost 31,000 of the women developed heart disease and more than 2,000 died from it.
The researchers found married women or those living with a partner had the same risk of developing heart disease as unmarried women. But unmarried women were 28 percent more likely to die from heart disease, compared with those who were married.
The researchers think that's because spouses and partner may encourage women to respond to symptoms and seek medical treatment.
The study recently appeared in the journal BMC Medicine. [More here].
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Danny Green re-signs with the Spurs for $45 million
By JOHN DORN
Well, that didn't take long.
Swingman Danny Green hit the open market at midnight on Wednesday, and before noon, he has an agreement in place.
No deals can be signed officially until next week, but ESPN's Chris Broussard reports that Green is staying put in San Antonio. The price? $45 million over four years.
On the surface, an average of $11.3 million per season seems like a ridiculous overpay for Green, who's never averaged more than the 11.7 points he posted this past season. But with the NBA's TV money kicking in next season, these inflated contracts are about to become the new normal. This is clear with Khris Middleton netting $70 million and Al-Farouq Aminu garnering $30 million.
Green adds great value to any team, with effective shooting from beyond the arc, great length and difference-making skills on the defensive end. San Antonio had to pay up, but it'll be keeping one of their X-factors.
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Children & Youth in Challenging Contexts (CYCC)
The Children and Youth in Challenging Contexts (CYCC) Network was established in 2012 to facilitate knowledge mobilization across sectors by promoting the use of research, best practices, and local knowledge in mental health programming for at-risk young people. In the Fall of 2013 they were launching a campaign to connect academics, policy makers, service providers, youth leaders, and others who are passionate about improving the mental health and well-being of at-risk children and youth in cities across Canada.
New Leaf was brought in at the early stages of the project and supported the team at CYCC to imagine an event series that furthered the mission of the CCYY and exemplified what they were learning about best practices in Youth Engagement. Sera worked with the National team to develop the Wisdom2Action branding and a core framework for the series that could be launched in collaboration with local hosts and adapted to meet local needs. We worked alongside CYCC staff and local Youth Organizations to co-host events in Toronto, Ottawa and Halifax and provided training to grow their leadership skills to host transformative learning and knowledge mobilization in these events and in their broader work. The series continues and you can learn more at here.


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The Cape Cod National Seashore encompasses about 1200 acres of the Province Lands. Most of this land is undeveloped and open. We can thank President Kennedy for having had the foresight to protect so much of the Cape land. Naturally he was not very popular at the time for doing this because many on the Cape feared this would hamper business opportunities. It was also thought of as governmental intrusion. Of course, the opposite is true since the preservation of so much of the undeveloped Cape is what continues to attract so many visitors every year. The National Seashore has protected some of the most amazing lands.
There are signs from Route 6 to the Visitor Center. There is a traffic light a little over 2 miles from the Truro/Provincetown town line. Take a right onto Race Point Road and the Visitor Center is about 1.5 miles up on the right. It sits high up atop a sand dune and has great views of the ocean and all the beaches. If the weather is clear, there is an upper deck where the views are truly awesome. The center also has rangers on duty to answer questions about the region. Check here also for sponsored activities such as videos, ranger led hikes and activities as well as maps for hiking and biking. This area should not be missed. Cape Cod National Seashore: Province Lands
There is a great ranger led hike out to one of the dune shacks where you can meet an artist in residence and learn what is like to live out there for several weeks. This hike requires reservations but if you can be part of it, I would highly recommend it. You have to be in good shape to even consider it. You can also see the dune shacks (but not visit them) by traveling to the dunes with Art's Dune Tours.
There is also a walking tour of the town itself. Again, check for times. When I last did this tour, advanced reservations were required, there was a nominal fee (at that time it was $5) and the tour began at the Pilgrim Monument.
The bike trails from the Visitor Center are something to experience. Pick up a map. Fortunately, the trails are paved and in excellent condition. They wind all through the lands. At times, you feel like you must be in the desert of the southwest because it is just so dry and hot. At other times, you might be a wooded area or near a pond or on the beach. Sometimes you will come to the top of a hill and see the ocean stretching in front of you as far as you can see. What a great way to spend part of the day, touring the wild and windswept land of dunes and dense woods, ponds and beach.
Beyond the Visitor Center, you will come to Race Point, one of the most popular and well-known beaches on the Cape. It is a wide open expanse of beach and you can walk for miles in any direction. It is pretty easy to "get away from it all" when you are on this beach. Remember there is a daily parking fee to access the beach during the summer season.
Provincetown was recently listed as one of the best beach locations in the US, and the wild and crazy sands and waters of Race Point may be one reason why. Here the Cape Cod Bay waters meet the untamed Atlantic Ocean waves to create a rolling surge called "The Race." Not always safe for small boats (just watch the swells), it is also home to the Race Point Lifesaving Museum. In the summer, there are facilities available from dressing rooms to showers to toilets. Although it is a great beach to sun and swim, the water can be quite chilly and it is a long arduous walk from the parking area to the beach. Make sure to wear sandals on hot days because the sand can be really hot. It can also be quite windy here, adding to the feeling that you are facing the ocean at the end of the world.