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In its business with international organizations, telecommunications operators and carriers, RUE Beltelecom is guided with the principles of partnership and mutually beneficial collaboration.
The key strategy of Beltelecom in its international business is to pursue a uniform foreign economic policy, implement a complex of actions aimed to organization and development of its international business, mutually beneficial cooperation with foreign countries, create favorable conditions for implementation of advanced telecommunication technologies and services,and produce a positive image of the enterprise.
International business of Beltelecom is carried out along the following lines:
- cooperation with international telecommunication organizations
- participation in international telecommunication projects
- bilateral cooperation with foreign operators and carriers, as well as manufacturers of telecommunication equipment.
In October 2003 Beltelecom was awarded certificates of compliance of its telecommunications design and service quality management system to the requirements of ISO 9001:2001 under the national certification system of the Republic of Belarus and TGA (German Association for Accreditation).
Beltelecom has been actively cooperating with international organizations such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Regional Community for Cooperation in Communications (RCC), European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT), international telecommunication satellite organizations INTERSPUTNIK and others.
By Resolution of the Council of Ministers No.48 of April 4, 2003 Beltelecom was authorized to act as Intersputnik Signatory from the Republic of Belarus and sign an Operating Agreement. The Agreement was signed on 17 July 2003. Intersputnik, an International Organization of Space Communications, includes 24 countries.
Beltelecom has been taking part in international projects such as TEL/TET, TAE and ITUR.
RUE Beltelecom places a high value on improvement and development of telecommunications sector and response to the demand for telecommunication services, introduction of advanced technologies, pooling intellectual and production resources, exchange of experience and information. That is why Beltelecom maintains bilateral business ties with the leading operators and carriers abroad on a contract basis.
At present the National Telecommunications Operator of the Republic of Belarus maintains contractual ties with more than 170 international companies involved in telecommunication business in different countries.
RUE Beltelecom is offering Home Country Direct Service to customers from foreign countries. RUE Beltelecom has signed agreements with about 10 countries worldwide for provision of the Service. When visiting Belarus customers from foreign countries may access any of the said countries on a collect call basis or by charging money to a foreign carrier's telecommunication charge card account.


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Join Us at NeoCon 2017
Explore our newest collections of premium accent, task and desk lighting while relaxing in our all new booth. While you're there, be sure to chat with our qualified representatives about custom solutions for your next project!
WHEN: June 12-14, 2017
WHERE: Booth #7-9047 at The Mart, Chicago, IL
THE PARTY: Drop by our booth on Tuesday 7/13 at noon and enjoy an assortment of refreshments and light snacks.
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We want to remove passwords from Domino, and instead use Active Directory for authentication. This we want to be achieved by just fetching passwords from AD. Domino should still be used for groups and userinfo etc.
Installed is Sametime 9 Complete with latest patches.
On the Domino-Sametime-server this could be achieved by adding Active Directory to Directory Assistance, right?
I have looked through the WebSphere Console Security-LDAP settings but I cannot find a way to achieve this. I cannot find any settings for Authentication, Authorization, Groups etc.
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If you haven't heard of two factor authentication – also called one-time passwords – you are missing out on one of the best ways to protect yourself online. Two factor authentication makes logging into a site or platform a two-step process. First there's your standard user name and password, but then the second step is a one-time code that is generated just for this login and usually sent to you as a text message on your mobile phone.
With two factor authentication, even if someone is able to learn your user name and password, they won't be able to access your account on that site unless they also have access to your mobile phone. A growing number of online platforms – especially financial and cloud storage services – offer two factor authentication to add an extra level of security to your personal information.
1Password for Mac [$49.99] makes it easier to use two factor authentication. Now you can set up the Mac app to provide the one time passwords to the login process. Once 1Password is set up for your account at a site, 1Password will not only insert your saved username and password into the login field, it will automatically generate and insert the one time password for you too. You won't have to wait for that text message to arrive. Sweet!
Here's a look at how 1Password puts one time passwords to work on the Mac. Hope it's not too long before it's also available on the iOS, Android and Windows versions too.


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Wearable technology isn't new, and its increasing presence at CES over the last few years fully symbolizes that, but this year's show may be the last one that relegates it to just a current trend. Not only are the number of products growing but the innovation involved indicates that this is more than just a passing fad.
What initially started as a simple pedometer years ago has now metastasized into an entire category that features any number of devices ranging from fitness and health wristbands to point-of-view cameras. The spectrum between them is widening to the point that sports equipment, jewelry and vehicles will all figure into the conversation this year and beyond.
Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch is being integrated with the all-electric BMW i3 compact car, much like how the rival Pebble will be a part of Mercedes' rollout of vehicles. The watches will not only be able to control aspects of the car, like remote starting, climate and navigation, but also display diagnostic information that tells the driver how much mileage is left on a charge or gas tank, when the next servicing is due and when to make or take phone calls. We saw this at work in both cases and came away impressed with the possibilities. There would be nothing stopping the watch from being able to control a vehicle's entire instrument cluster, making it possible to not only heat a car before heading out on a cold day, but to also have the seat heater turn on and navigation pushed to the in-dash unit.
This collaboration all but signals that the litany of wristbands or smartwatches will be about far more than just health and fitness moving forward. The Galaxy Gear may have proven to be a dud since it launched in the fall, but the convenience of wearing something that performs useful functions is only going to get better as convergence grows.
This year's show has shown that almost any metric or use case isn't beyond the realm of possibility. Devices that helped popularize wearable wristbands, like the Nike Fuelband, Fitbit Flex and Jawbone UP are now facing other competitors as varied as Garmin and Sony, both of whom debuted their own wristband devices.
France-based Netatmo introduced its June bracelet aimed at female consumers. Rather than fitness, the jewel on the top measures how much sunlight the user is subjected to. Too much and warnings about UV exposure and sunburn come up on the accompanying app. Too little and it prods them to get out and soak in some Vitamin D.
SleepPhones has combined a headband with earphones in the past as a sleep aid, and is now adding fitness to its list of products with newer headband designed for wireless use when jogging or going to the gym.
Even in the realm of sports, Reebok will be launching its Checklight skull cap in Canada as early as later this month. The cap has a module and sensor inside that can assess the impact to the head by flashing yellow or red. This would allow coaches or parents to be more aware of the severity and pull players out of the game to diagnose whether or not they suffered a concussion. The cap itself can't determine if a player has been concussed, nor does it measure any metrics, but it's one of the few ways one can assess just how heavy a hit was to the head.
For something a little less serious but just as practical, there is a $300 basketball called the 94Fifty from Infomotion. A replica of an official ball, the Bluetooth-enabled ball has various sensors in it that when paired with an iOS device and the accompanying app, help a player learn how to dribble and shoot better. While not technically a wearable gadget, the ball is just the beginning for what could be even great integration into other monitors and modules that someone can wear. A wristband from another vendor could conceivably interface with the ball, capturing a series of metrics that combine fitness, health and sporting performance.
Inevitably, some of the vendors in this space may not make it over the next five years, as larger companies eventually go all in with this category and convergence enables devices to do more with less. Netatmo's idea of a sunlight bracelet is novel, though it could easily be integrated into another similar product. What it does signify is that jewelry and fashion trends will probably play a key role in how this category develops.
It might seem a little creepy, but all this technology means that your life can be monitored 24 hours a day, giving you a read on just how you live. It might either be an enlightening epiphany or an arduous truth about your lifestyle and habits.
This category began as a way to capture interesting moments with cameras attached to people, and has since evolved to snapshot activity from a fitness and health perspective. Products like Withings' Aura sleep tracker capture interesting information about how slumbering can really impact your waking hours. Now, there are more and more ways to track just how good or bad those waking hours can actually be.


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Monday night was our South Bay Church staff Christmas party. Each year we do a staff Christmas party, and its always a big deal. Stacie Wood, our lead pastor's wife, won't let any of us other staff help with preparations because she wants us to be able to just come and enjoy. In the beginning she was even preparing all the food, but now our staff is WAY to big for one person to handle the whole thing, especially someone who has a brand new baby! So we decided to do it a bit different this year, and so this one was the first of its kind. A celebrity look-alike Hollywood costume party.
It was epic.
I really wanted to be all in for this one because the winner of the costume contest was going to win a trip to Hollywood!! Heck yeah baby! Costume parties are lame if a large number of people don't dress up, but that wasn't a problem for us.
So I went as the Glenn Close version of Cruella. I loved it because she is super flamboyant and I knew everyone would recognize her. Plus who wouldn't want to wear a huge fur coat when its freezing outside? I drove all over creation putting this costume together. Some of it I bought on Amazon (wig, gloves, boa), and other things I found at other stores in the area. The fur coat I rented from Natasha's Attic on Bascom Ave.
All my efforts paid off because I WON! There were several prizes for other categories but one overall prize for tickets to Hollywood and they are mine! WooHoo!
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The Co-operative Group have confirmed to NME that they have decided to return to playing songs by more well known artists in their supermarkets following complaints by staff about the quality of music they were forced to listen to.
As reported, the retailer's decision to move away from commercially successful pop music and instead support new and unsigned artists saw staff launch a campaign against what they described as the "terrible" music they have to listen to all day.
Staff took to social media and demanded an instant return to recognisable name artists and songs, while others suggested that the move was only made to save money as playing music by unsigned artists does not fall under the same licensing laws.
Having listened to their employees, a spokesperson for the retailer issued the following statement:
"We recently piloted a new in-store radio service to showcase and show support for unsigned music acts. We did this because the initiative aligns well with The Co-operative Group's new purpose of a championing initiatives which support our customers and their local communities. We have, however, had some negative feedback from colleagues. We've listened carefully and have acted to reinstate well known acts while retaining slots on our programming for unsigned musicians to have their songs heard."
The Co-operative Group also intend to support unsigned music acts in the future by launching a new initiative with the National Union of Students.


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Gigi Hadid has had enough with cyber bullies. The 20-year-old took to her Instagram, to share a piece of her mind in regard to their unecessary criticism. The young model who has graced runways throughout the New York and Milan fashion weeks to starring in the Balmain campaign with H&M revealed she made the decision to speak out when she realized she had "let the negativity get to me a little."
In the heartfelt post, the blonde beauty explained that while she doesn't "have the same body type as the other models," she loves the world of fashion and is working hard to make a career in modelling, making the most of the industry which is "ready for a change."
She continued to her 6.4 million followers: "No, I don't have the same body type as the other models in shows. No, I don't think I'm the best at any given show. Yes, I want to have a unique walk but I also know I have to improve. No, I'm not the first or the last model of my type in this industry."
Gigi, who really made a name for herself in the past year added: "You can make up all the reasons you think I am where I am, but really, I'm a hard worker that's confident in myself, one that came at a time where the fashion industry was ready for a change. I'm just doing my job. I represent a body image that wasn't accepted in high-fashion before, and I'm very lucky to be supported by the designers, stylists, and editors that I am: ones that know this is fashion, it's art; it can never stay the same."
Gigi also revealed that she was not going to let the comments get to her. "Yes, I have boobs, I have abs, I have a butt, I have thighs but I'm not asking for special treatment," she wrote. "Your mean comments don't make me want to change my body. They don't make me want to say no to the designers that ask me to be in their shows, and they definitely don't change the designers opinions of me.. I love that I can be sexy. I'm proud of it."
Mom Yolanda Foster shared her sentiment on Instagram as well with a photo of Gigi with a smiling horse. "This represents who your foundation, the core of who you are my love," she wrote. "Not perfect yet authentic, honest, kind, full of love, grace and wisdom beyond your years."
Someone else who is proud of the model is best friend Kendall Jenner's mom Kris. The Kardashian matriarch took to Instagram and reposted Gigi's message. She wrote: "This is from one of the sweetest, smartest and most beautiful girls inside and out, in the world. Why do people with no life, no purpose, who are angry and bitter and ignorant, or just plain nasty and mean, choose to bring everyone else down instead of finding the best in others... Spread love and joy everyone."
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ARA Thunersee Gemeindeverband - Case Study
Customer: ARA Thunersee Gemeindeverband - Sector: Wastewater Management - Country: Switzerland - Year of Cooperation: 2011 - Website: www.arathunersee.ch - Supplier: Endress & Hauser Messtechnik GmbH & Co KG - Microtronics Engineering GmbH - Installation & Operation: Imeth AG
The Customer
The ARA Thunersee is a municipal wastewater treatment plant and treats the wastewater of 38 communities in the area around the city of Thun. The local industry included, the ARA Thunersee serves approximately 150 000 inhabitants. The wastewater treatment plant got into operation in 1972. Since then the plant was continuously extended. The plant impresses with a high treatment performance level, low operating costs, and extraordinary good energy values.
The Task
The ARA Thunersee is one of Switzerland's most modern wastewater treatment plants. The existing measuring points in the sewer system (whose maintenance is not part of the ARA's tasks) weren't up to date any longer and had to be replaced. To be able to distribute the operating costs of the ARA Thunersee among the different communities, the data of the more than 40 new installed measuring points which register the respective dry weather amount should be transmitted wirelessly to a central server and thus enable remote access as well as permanent analysis of the collected data.
The Solution
At more than 40 measuring points the flow rate is calculated using the storage level above a Venturi necking. The storage level, the calculated flow rate, the added daily amount as well as information concerning the measuring points' maintenance are registered by Microtronics. With myDatalog the collected data is transmitted to the central server on the ARA Thunersee via GPRS. This enables the ARA Thunersee's staff remote access to the measuring points' data at any time. The project's realization as well as the installation of the remote access solution was done by the Swiss Imeth AG, which is also responsible for its maintenance.
The Result
Due to the cooperation with Microtronics the ARA Thunersee could generate the following advantages:
- Permanent access to the measuring points' data
- Permanent monitoring of the measuring points' data
- Resource savings since staff doesn't have to collect data on site
The Microtronics Product
For the project 'ARA Thunersee' an M2M solution by Microtronics was used. It comprises myDatalog as transmitting device, Managed Service as GSM communication service and the server licence myDatanet.
The Cooperation with Microtronics
'The decisive factor for us to choose the solution from Microtronics clearly was the cost effectiveness. We had great expectations concerning the new system which were eventually all met. We are really satisfied.' (Hanspeter Reist, Head of Projects & Process Management, ARA Thunersee).
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About Blue Rain Roofing & Restoration
Blue Rain Roofing & Restoration is proud to be a family-owned and operated roofing company. Owner, David Lopez, began his career in the commercial residential roofing industry over 14 years ago when he started working with a family-owned roofing business as a teen during his summer breaks. David started out picking up and loading roof debris for the roofing crews and after a couple of years, he moved on to be a delivery driver. Through hard work and dedication, David learned the roofing business and moved up to the positions of project manager and top sales representative. David knew that being a roofing contractor was the career path that he wanted to take because he loved providing customers with the peace of mind of having a safe, reliable, sturdy roof, installed and maintained with excellent service. After many successful years with his previous company, David made the choice to venture out on his own and start his own family-owned and operated businesses, Blue Rain Roofing & Restoration. He wanted to create a business that holds to the highest industry standards while providing the best possible service to their customers. Embodying the same hard work and dedication David had as a teen, Blue Rain Roofing & Restoration has earned a great reputation for their reliability, excellent service, and customer service in roof repair.
Blue Rain Roofing & Restoration is a leading, full-service, nationwide, roofing company specializing in both residential roofing services and commercial roofing services. We are fully licensed, bonded, and insured, featuring only the highest quality of workmanship and materials.


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Harry Davis progressing well from knee injury
Harry Davis is on target to be fit for the club's pre-season. The 22-year centre-half suffered a knee ligament injury in March and missed the tail end of what was a consistent season for the centre-half. The Burnley-born defender underwent surgery following the injury and has continued his rehabilitation throughout the closed season.
Davis is hoping to be involved in some of the club's pre-season matches in July in readiness for the new season.
Steve Davis told the club's official web-site: "Harry is doing well. He does still have a bit of swelling but he is doing a lot of work in the gym. He has been able to walk around without any trouble and we are hopeful he will be able to stat some running when Rob (Sharp) comes back.
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The easiest way to locate Halal restaurants, hotels and mosques from wherever you are, in the world.
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We usually hear of the same story repeated by Muslims when they travel around the globe. Where can I find Halal food, where is the nearest mosque, how do I locate Muslim friendly facilities? Quandaries like these are now answered through a simple download of a mobile app called Meembar, your guide to a more fulfilling travel.
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Discover mosques, masajid, musollah or any Muslim prayer facilities from anywhere in the world. Share and suggest new locations of them during your travel. For the convenience of users, Meembar features Qibla direction and prayer times for the location you are in. As an added feature, the Quran is available in Meembar with audio recitation and translation in English and other languages as well.
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I guess in the monotony of the day to day I have forgotten to take photos while we're inside. I'm mentally adding that to the list of indoor activities to keep us busy. In the meantime, here's a quick slideshow of some of the outdoor fun we've been having the last month!
Summertime Fun from Mari Goerlich on Vimeo.


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Monthly Archives: October 2016
October 28, 2016
Which Bouquet?
The Dress:
…the 'Nightingale' gown in color 'Moonstone' from Emily Riggs Bridal…2 layers of gray silk with subtle hints of blue, along with another 2 layers of light gray tulle…long flowing train with a silk satin waistband…deep plunging neckline and 3/4 length sleeves with scalloped eyelash detailing…handmade in Portland, Oregon
Images courtesy of Corbin Gurkin Photography
The Bouquet:
Let's see what you've got! Choose an image of a bouquet you made that would be a great match for this dress and post it on Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #bbwhichbouquet. We'll share some of our favorites in our blog post on Wednesday, November 2nd!
Have a great weekend!
October 26, 2016
Suspended Floral Designs
Bella Flora | Jenna Walker Photography
Victory Blooms | Rachael Osborn Photography
Flourish Floral Artistry | Briana Arlene Photography
Succulents & Saffron | Sweet Tea Photography
Flowerbazar | Liliya Gorlanova Photography
Blush & Vine | Jared J Smith Photography
October 24, 2016
October 21, 2016
9 Centerpieces That Will Make You Want To Sit & Stay A Spell
Abby Chapple for Holly Chapple Flowers | Abby Jiu Photography
Clementine | Ashley Bosnick Photography
Botanic Art | Melek Ozdemir Photography
Bows and Arrows | Anna Tereshina Photography
Cori Cook Floral Design | Kerinsa Marie Photography
Flourish Floral Artistry | Manda Weaver Photography
Jaclyn Journey | Whitney Neal Photography
Studio Fleurette | Jake Anderson Photography


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text: Charlie Gard's Parents Concede He Will Die in Hospital Connie Yates requests medical team of her choosing for hospice care By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Jul 26, 2017 1:00 PM CDT 37 comments Connie Yates, mother of critically ill baby Charlie Gard, wears a pendant in honor of her son as she arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Wednesday. (Frank Augstein) View 3 more images (Newser) – The parents of critically ill infant Charlie Gard conceded Wednesday that he will die in a hospice and not at home as they had previously wished, the AP reports. Connie Yates, the mother of the baby at the center of an international medical and legal battle, returned to London's High Court for a hearing where a judge was expected to rule on where Charlie would spend the last days of his life. Instead, Yates requested a medical team of her choosing that would work to keep her son alive for a week under hospice care rather than the few hours he was expected to survive once his ventilator was removed. The request indicated that the parents have backed away from their earlier expressed wish to take Charlie home for "a few days of tranquility" before his ventilator was disconnected and he was allowed to "slip away." Great Ormond Street Hospital said it was not practical to provide life-support treatment for days at the couple's home. Nurses from the hospital have nonetheless volunteered to care for him in his final hours. The discussions marked the final stages of a legal and medical case that has continued for months. After dozens of court proceedings, Gard's parents on Monday withdrew their attempt to force a hospital to let them take their son to the United States for experimental treatment. The case then evolved into whether they would be allowed to take the 11-month-old home to die. Judge Nicholas Francis, who has presided over the case, has said the sensitive issues cried out "for mediation"—not for the ruling of a judge. But so far attempts to find agreement have failed. President Trump and the pope, among others, have weighed in. (Read more Charlie Gard stories.) View 3 more images My Take on This Story Report a story error Show results | 1% Hilarious 2% Intriguing 62% Depressing 17% Brilliant 1% Scary 16% Ridiculous


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Cardamom or Elaichi is one of the most exotic spices seen in an Indian house. Not only does it enhance sweet taste and exceptional flavor to your dishes, it is also broadly used as a natural mouth freshener. But the modest green pod has a lot more to proffer – health wise. Its medical properties have been stated in Ayurveda also.
Elaichi is an idyllic spice with several health benefits. The most general and well known health benefits are itemized below.
Acts as Anti-Carcinogenic Drug
Cancer, principally colorectal cancer, is one of the primary causes of death around the sphere. The increasing cost of traditional cancer therapy and the following side effects have exhilarated researchers to look for other substitutes that are workable. Studies have shown that nutritional Elaichi had an optimistic result in countering colorectal cancer to a range of 48%.
Improves Cardiovascular Health
Investigation studies conducted at the Division of Pharmacology and Pharmaceuticals at the College of Pharmacy of King Saud University, Saudi Arabia exposed that Elaichi management for cardiovascular disorders resulted in a lesser heartbeat and regulates hypertension too.
Regulates Cholesterol Levels
The micronutrients found in Elaichi can neutralize the surge of fats in the body. In experimentations steered at the Pharmacology and Toxicology Department at Hindustan Antibiotics Limited in Pune, India by Dhuley, hepatic and cardiac antioxidant enzymes from Elaichi were managed to rats, which were served a high-fat diet. The antioxidant enzymes had an impact on the cholesterol levels and aided in pointedly controlling them.
Acts as Anti-Depressant
Elaichi is also supposed to possess anti-depressant stuffs. Elaichi essential oil is one of the most important oils used in aromatherapy. It can be utilized not only for depression, but also as a therapy for several other diseases ranging from stomach disorders to pulmonary illnesses.
Cures Urinary Disorders
In Ayurveda, Elaichi has been used as a therapy for urinary tract disorders and infections such as nephritis, cystitis and gonorrhea.
Safety against Gastrointestinal Diseases
Elaichi has been habitually used in Ayurveda, Chinese medication and the Unani system as a cure for gastrointestinal disorders. The methanolic extract from elaichi is the constituent that helps in regulatory gastrointestinal disorders such as acidity, flatulence, and stomach pains. Studies accompanied by Jamal et al. at the Department of Chemistry, in New Delhi, India have decided that the extracted volatile oils from Elaichi have shown progressive effects on gastrointestinal infections.
Antimicrobial Properties
Elaichi was known to have infection-fighting properties. For up-to-date science, it means that Elaichi contains antimicrobial properties. This model was tested at the Van Yuzuncu Yil University by Ag Aoglu et al. Experimentations were conducted on the instable extracts of Elaichi. It was witnessed that the oils from elaichi were able to inhibit the development and spread of some of the very hazardous microbes that frequently cause food poisoning.
Cures Dental Cavities
Elaichi has been used in Ayurveda as well as customary
Chinese medicine for dealing with dental problems for several centuries. After
the invention of antibiotics, it was originated that these antibiotics created
mixed results, as well as hectic side effects. Some side effects comprised the embarrassment
of friendly probiotic microorganisms thriving in the intestines.
However, the usage of spices, on the other hand, is idyllic because they constrain only contagious microbes, not the probiotic bacteria. A study conducted the University of California has confirmed the presence of antimicrobial properties in Elaichi.
Anti-Asthmatic Property
Elaichi can also be used as a therapy for asthma and additional respiratory issues. One has revealed that the unpolished extracts from Elaichi were operational enough in opening up restricted wind pipes in lab animals. They were also efficient in causing relaxation to the tracheal tissues. This initial study has been optimistic, and warrants further analysis.
Acts as Anti-Inflammatory Drug
According to Ayurveda, Elaichi is good for muscle power and joint pain. Recent studies suggest that Elaichi holds anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties.
Detoxification Properties
The metabolic practices in our body release toxins and free militants that have to be quashed and flushed out to stay healthy. Or else, these gathered toxins can cause numerous diseases, including cancer and premature aging. Elaichi is known to turn as a detoxifying agent. The vital oils and biochemical present in elaichi offer detoxifying effects. A study led by Das et al. indicated that elaichi was active against cancer cells.
Enhances Blood Circulation
In customary therapies such as aromatherapy, elaichi has been used as remedy symptoms of asthma and bronchitis by refining blood circulation to the lungs. The vital oil taken out from cardamom has been verified in groups of individuals with stress and has been declared that elaichi is effective in endorsing blood circulation in the body. The study was undertaken at the Nitte University in Mangalore.
Stops Nausea and Vomiting
Conventionally, elaichi has been used as a medication
for nausea. Elaichi
is an operative tonic and stimulant and is upright for relaxing the sensations
of nausea and vomiting.
Used for Throat infections
Elaichi is used for sore throats and it acts as a virtuous remedy. Elaichi and cinnamon can both should be heated in water and can be used for mouthwash every morning to control hurting sore throats.
Stops Hiccups
Hiccups can be very irritating, particularly for children. There are numerous remedies suggested in folk medicine and one of the most widespread among them is surprising a person who is hiccupping. This may not work most of the time. On the other hand, elaichi is another very operative remedy. Take few pods of elaichi and boil them in water. By having this water, one can avoid of hiccups.
Acts as Breath Freshener
Elaichi pods and seeds can be chewed as a
breath freshener. The essences and aroma found in elaichi are due to the existence
of essential oil. It is no miracle that the crucial oil of cardamom is being
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Next Project: In Pursuit of Modern Form
Eric Forstmann paints odd groupings of objects and landscapes using a traditional realist style. Interior/Exterior is actually three mini books in one, each acting as the catalog for different shows that happened from 2010–2012. One of these books featuring Eric's landscapes and an essay he wrote folds out as poster that maps Eric's landscape paintings in the CT/NY region where he typically paints. The design of the book takes cues from more traditional 19th century books and typography, but we've applied various paper weights, enlarged typography and bold use of color to reflect Eric's contemporary take on a traditional medium.


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This post is short and sweet. I'll leave details and questions for another day.
Weight: I am around the same. I fit into a little smaller clothes, but I won't be trying on the 16s until next weekend at least. I don't think I will fit quite yet, and I want to be able to buy them if I do :)
I had the same problem as some of y'all out there. I was losing weight in a great way, then got cocky and started slacking. OH, I can have just a little of this. And a little of that. Pretty soon a lot of my prior behaviors are coming back. The only thing that saved my butt was that I'm exercising every day. SOOO, I will continue to exercise (duh...it's working well :), but I'm going to start keeping a food journal for the next week. I won't bore you with the details, but I'm enlisting my hubby so that I don't have fried tortilla chips and salsa for all meals. I'm guessing that's bad.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
This post is short and sweet. I'll leave details and questions for another day.
Posted by Diana at 6:47 AM
6 comments:
- Irish Mom said...
I am with ya!! I did the same thing, lost a few pounds, got a little cocky and slacked off!! I am back on track now, maybe we need to start a Cock-Fighting club lol. it has sabotaged us all and we could arn others before it rears its ugly head!!
- June 3, 2008 at 6:59 AM
- Irish Mom said...
OK, for some reason that sounds bad, maybe I should have proofread it lol, but you get my point!!
- June 3, 2008 at 7:02 AM
- Lynn said...
Very small chips. And not very many of them. But salsa is good. ;-)
- June 3, 2008 at 9:40 AM
- Cammy said...
What Lynn said. :)
You're doing well! Learning what you can do and what is better left alone is all part of the process.
- June 3, 2008 at 11:26 AM
- Holly said...
I did the same thing last month!! Lost a chunk of weight and got lazy. Break through it! You can do it!
- June 3, 2008 at 3:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
Like Irish Mom said, we all get a little cocky and ease of the path a bit. The important thing is getting back on track! You can do it!
- June 3, 2008 at 4:46 PM


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Aside from the financial incentives for moving from paper to electronic health records (the federal government has pledged to help physicians to make the transition in 2011 with up to $44,000 in extra Medicare fees), the financial disincentives for not doing so (reduced Medicare payments beginning 2016), and the public policy argument that a paperless health information system will lead to lower-cost, higher-quality health care, a primary motivation for physicians to become "meaningful users" of electronic health records should be professionalism, Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, said in a plenary address at the annual meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine in Minneapolis over the weekend.
"I believe that the proper use of information is a core competency of professionalism. I don't think professionals can claim to be worthy of the licenses they're granted and privileges they're granted unless they know how to find information that's relevant to their patients and use it in the most sophisticated way that's available to them," Dr. Blumenthal told the audience.
"Health information technology is the circulatory system for information in a health care system. In a very short time, it will be as commonly used as the stethoscope, electrocardiogram, and imaging of the chest and abdomen in internal medicine practice, and as routine as the scalpel and suture in surgery." To be a technically competent medical professional in the 21st century, he contended, "you have to be able to manage it."
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Sermon at St. David's Methodist Church, Craig-y-Don on Poverty Sunday,
7th February 2016.
7th February 2016.
Readings :
OT Isaiah 61.1-4
Gospel Luke 1.46-55
"The Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor." The words of the prophet Isaiah later claimed by Jesus as his own mission statement.
I wonder what words come to mind when you think about "the poor". Perhaps "scroungers" or "foodbanks" or "homeless" or "Africa". It may be harder to bring to mind a person you know who is poor. You might like to think why that is.
Food was constantly on my mind when I worked in Kenya. Often we were working so hard that there wasn't time to eat anything between breakfast at 7am and a late evening meal at around 9pm. And at two meals a day I was better off than many of the people amongst whom I was living.
As I walked down the road – it was about a mile to the office and another half mile to our care centre, there were shack-like stalls and even a few people sat on the ground with a couple of bags of vegetables, desperately hoping that they would sell them before the end of the day, so that they could buy a few essentials themselves, perhaps charcoal to cook or a little cooking oil.
At the end of the street were the boda-boda, bicycle taxis – a cushion across the back luggage rack and a couple of spikes to put your feet on. 10p anywhere in town. There were far more boda-boda than there were customers. And I was taking my life in my hands if I took one as they weaved in and out of the chaotic Thika traffic. If I didn't, the rider might not eat tonight.
I wouldn't have gone far beyond the end of the street before I met one of the street boys, boys whose families could no longer feed them and had sent them to the town to beg. He would say quite plainly, "My stomach is empty." He probably hadn't eaten for three or four days. And the hard thing was to know that I if I offered food it would only keep him on the streets. I had to say, "Come to our centre and we'll feed you there.
When I turned round I bumped into a young man carrying a large plastic sack of apples. Apples were a fairly rare commodity in Kenya, only a few places are cool enough to grow them. Being a rich westerner I could buy five at 3 pence each.
I had to concentrate as I walked along the uneven pavement. Partly out of wariness of pickpockets – our deputy manager had been hijacked a few yards outside the bank despite the armed guards on the bank step. Partly to deal with a huge variety of hawkers and shoe-shiners. Partly because I might trip over the beggars, many of them blind and severely disabled, who littered the pavements.
A little further, I passed through the market. The stalls were heaving with some of the best fruit and veg you could buy anywhere. I was lucky, I could afford it – indeed it seemed ludicrously cheap to me – most of the locals couldn't.
Finally, I got to our office block, past the armed guard, up to the fourth floor. On the third floor I would greet Esther who ran a kiosk, photocopying for the rest of the building and making a living selling bottles of soda pop to the office dwellers.
A little later, I would walk down to the interim care centre. If I pulled a sweet out of my pocket, I would be buried under a pile of twenty or more boys pushing and shoving, desperate to make sure they had one.
Lunch took four hours to cook at the care centre – a charcoal fire – one big pot. The budget didn't run to much with thirty to feed and we had to be careful not make things too different from the homes to which we wanted the boys to return. So it was ugali again as it was the day before, would be the next day and so on for the rest of the week. Ugali is maize meal with a little cabbage in it. Once a day.
But in some ways the Kenyan street boys were lucky. It's a warm climate and life happens in the public spaces. The poor can be seen. The rich and poor rub shoulders in the street. The solutions are relatively clear. We provided food, intensive rehabilitation, family support, education and work training. The success rate was as high as 90%. In three years, the number of street boys was reduced from 450 to a handful.
Not so here. Many of our poor in Britain live their lives eking out an existence hidden from the public gaze. Here we live our lives mostly in private. The rich and poor rarely meet. Politicians wrangle over solutions and are often the cause of the problems.
Debates about poverty very often descend into a mass of statistics and prejudices. The Child Poverty Action Group claims that 3.7 million children, about 30% of all children live in poverty. The government has a lower figure of around 20%. Whichever one you take it seems a very large number. But rather than come alongside the poor to find solutions, politicians debate whether the large increase in the number of foodbanks been caused by the availability of free food or by a vast increase in those who cannot make ends meet?
But the numbers and the prejudices obscure the people.
So why are the poor so difficult to see in Conwy? On the tax credit map, Conwy is in the top 10% of local authorities in the UK for tax credit claimants, far higher than Rhyl or the North East of England. Conwy's poor are invisible because they are at work.
Hands up if you have been out to a local restaurant in the last six months.
Hands up if you have bought a bargain in a local shop.
Hands up if you have had a coffee with a friends in a local café or hotel.
I've done these things too.
The poor are working in our hotels and cafés, supermarkets and pound stores, often part-time, seasonal and on zero hours contracts. Every time we get a good value meal, a shop bargain or while away our time over coffee are we providing custom so that others have jobs or colluding in their poverty?
I don't know the solution although I do think the Living Wage campaign is important. Paying people decent wages puts the power of choice, the power to alter one's conditions of life into people's hands.
When Jesus read Isaiah's passage, he read from the Septuagint version, "I've been anointed to bring sight to the blind."
Perhaps we need to look a bit harder for solutions.
We can start by looking through the eyes of the Magnificat.
My beloved has noticed me and loved me,
a nobody from among the powerless poor.
a nobody from among the powerless poor.
Important though money and food are, the starting point here is recognition and power. The negative is to recognise that one of the key facets of being poor is to be powerless. Others make judgements about you and take decisions about you. Well not you exactly, because if are poor, you are faceless. You are not recognised. You are a label, scrounger, benefits claimant etc.
But all that greed, all that exercise of power at others expanse is vanity. Because in God's kingdom:
The greedy who hold onto their wealth will see it all crumble and vanish.
The dispossessed on the scrapheap will be empowered one with another.
If we are working to bring God's kingdom a little closer here on earth, we are being asked to do more than replenish the foodbanks, worthy though that is. We are being asked to seek out and notice the poor, to recognise the image of God in them and to challenge the power structures so that they are freed from the captivity of poverty.
What most of our street boys wanted and most of the poor here want most is love, care, respect and empowerment.
Some of you, I know, were at the mosque in Llandudno Junction yesterday. In conversation with one of the elders, he mentioned that some Muslims thought that they were good Muslims if they could recite the 99 names of God. But he said, if you call God the all merciful, you are required to show mercy, if you call God the all-forgiving, you are required to forgive.
If we follow Jesus' injunction to love our neighbour and understand the recognising God in the other means lifting them up, empowering them, food and a fairer society will follow as day follows night.
May God bless you in all you do.


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Disclaimer: I in no way pretend to be more qualified in predicting the timing of an economic downturn than your local Ouji board or Magic Eight Ball. What I do know is that the good times will end, and although I don't know when I also know that you don't know either. It's inevitable, but how many marketers are prepared to not only survive but thrive in such a downturn?
Now when a downturn happens, to whatever extent, make no mistake, your advertising performance will likely suffer. Unless your business model is designed to support those who are struggling financially and have a way to help them avoid hardship or save money, your ads will simply not work as well as they have in a Bull Market.
That said, only you can know if your offering is the type that will be harmed by a downturn or if you are solving a problem that allows you to thrive. The best available data suggests you will see an average decline in Return on Ad Spend between 1.6 and 2.7%. Doesn't sound too painful, but you don't want to be the one pulling down the average.
You already know that periods of slower economic growth or contraction will thin the herd and send some of your competitors running for the hills, either through hasty exits, closing up shop, or simply hiding under a rock until the storm passes.
Herein lies the opportunity. Because others in your category will be operating from a weakened state, those who can continue to spend and even increase spend will gain market share at accelerated rates beyond what previous marketing efforts were able to achieve.
Marketing intelligence service WARC provides this visual to demonstrate the correlation between increases in advertising spend and corresponding gains in market share during a recession.
Notice the clear demarcation between those who increase budgets below 20% vs. 20% and above. You will not move from 4% to 18% market share by upping your budget, but a meaningful investment will pay dividends for years to come.
This is where the real return on investment occurs. Eight decades of observed performance and research will testify: as the economy begins picking up again, those who were forced to retreat and contract in their marketing efforts will take years to catch back up.
You, on the other hand, will have created significant momentum and will have a long runway to leverage your enhanced position and ride the momentum you have created for yourself. The lag benefits or negative effects, depending on how you play it, can last 4-5 years post the recession.
Bottom line – cash will be king more so than it has been during our Bull Market and those who are prepared will be ready to capitalize like never before. With the right capital, you can take those eight decades of performance and research above and position yourself for success.
Test Everything Now
While your budgets may increase, you will probably increase your risk aversion for testing new channels. To prepare for this, and reduce the risk of optimizing yourself out of existence, now is the time to gather as much data as possible about how channels perform. This will help you make your wartime plan more reliable because you've already decoded the market during the good times.
Make Friends with Remnant
Right now, clearance may be a priority. Media networks coast to coast are talking about "sold out inventory" and the intense demand they are experiencing. This will change, and good ol' remnant media will come back into fashion like acid washed jeans. Start dabbling now so you're ready to crank it up as inventory becomes available and Managers of said inventory become suddenly more flexible.
Restructure Your Deals
When people start to panic and fickle advertisers start to bail, this is the time to call your partners. Assure them that you are in it for the long haul, but negotiate reduced costs so that you can maintain your consistency throughout the tough times.
Focus on Value Messaging
You might be able to hook people today by focusing on luxury, convenience, and fancy new features, but these points will take a back seat when Middle America needs to tighten the purse strings. Make sure your brand has a story to tell about the relative value of your product, compared to alternative offerings.
Get Serious About Performance
You might have a Brand Manager working to soft-sell you into brand acceptability or enjoy the fun of less measurable channels like Outdoor. But when the storm comes, it's going to be time to put the brand study on hold and focus on your old friends: CAC and ROAS. That means disciplined measurement, media, and messaging. Every word and every cell of every plan needs to sell.
Lock up turf-war media talent. While the competition is running scared, you can grab all of the endorsements that they have abandoned, or never bought, and probably for a lower cost and commitment than all those times when inventory was tight.
Negotiate exclusivities and FROR to block your competitors when things pick up. They will have to get your permission before they can enter or re-enter channels that you will now occupy if you are a serious enough player during the hard times. On this, know that the people who control the inventory at established media channels always remember who their friends were when times got tough. It's good to show loyalty where you can justify it. This will pay you back in preferential treatment in the long run.
Consider your brand positioning strategy when there is a chance to leapfrog your competitor(s), with a little help from this article.
Proceed with caution on promotions so as not to cheapen your product, but know when to bring out the bargain hunters in the right way.
In my businesses, we tend to behave like we're in a recession, even when in periods thundering upward toward the top of the market. Now is the time for you to do the same and build the disciplines into your marketing practices that will serve you well when the hard times come. Though we hope this downturn will wait another 10 years, whenever it comes, we can all be ready.
About the Author: Dan Granger is the CEO and founder of Oxford Road, a leading ad agency and Adtech developer. Since starting Oxford Road in 2013, Dan has teamed with countless "unicorn" companies on TV, radio and podcast advertisements for some of the country's biggest shows.


text: Busy as a Bee! Busy, busy as a bee…as someone in my family used to say. I can't remember who it was, but I remember the saying. And these several weeks leading up to some much needed and anticipated vacation time certainly resemble it. We have had adult baptisms, folks joining the church by transfer from other faith traditions, baby dedications, Mark and Mini Watts' wedding, a Mother/Daughter Banquet, a Pentecost celebration, Max Hazell's ordination service, an open house to celebrate 33 years of the JCC Preschool and its final class of graduates, the nominating committee is making calls for the coming church year, our YAMs represented us at the Battle of the Bounce during Derby Festival in support of the Christian Care Communities, the Pitt Academy and the Stroke Foundation (oh, and there was the fastest two minutes in sports!), Mother's Day, the Kirkringers' and Chancel Choir's end of the spring party and the Joyful Spirits Band gig playing for AIDS Interfaith Ministries. Did I mention, "Busy as a bee"? And that didn't include the routine stuff which happens here every month: circles meeting, rehearsals for all the musical elements of worship, cards from Monday Morning Bible Study to folks needing a word of comfort, encouragement and congratulations, worship, children and youth music and faith development, Sunday School, Primetimers potluck and game night, the Out-to-Lunch-Bunch, Pairs & Spares, members of the Diaconate serving in various ways, and elders being elders, not to mention on-going mission projects to support our commitment to the prevention of human trafficking (get your hand made graduation cards before they're all gone!), used shoes for WaterStep to provide clean water in remote and disaster affected areas, the Grateful Threads knitting blankets and skull caps for the hospitalized and babies, and used greeting cards and hearing aid batteries for Christian Care Communities. 'Twas just another "routine" busy as a bee week and month in the life of Jeffersontown Christian Church (Disciple of Christ): doing ministry and mission with and for others while practicing good stewardship of the earth resources and having fellowship within the congregation who gathers for worship at 10631 Taylorsville Rd. in Louisville, KY. My thanks to Bill Bernauer, Vicki Poole-Adams and Susan Bernauer for serving in worship while Ben was on family leave and to T. Coleman, Jr. and Ben for leading worship in my absence! What a blessing to have so many with such diverse talents sharing their gifts with so many! Attachment Posted on Tue, May 17, 2016 by Doug Meister


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The Society of St Francis is an international religious community, within the Anglican communion, with members in many parts of the world. We seek to follow Christ in the way of St Francis of Assisi and St Clare of Assisi.
There are three different paths, or Orders within the Society, paths which were founded by Francis himself in the thirteenth century, although our particular expression of the Franciscan life within the Anglican Communion goes back only to the early twentieth century.
The First Order consists of brothers (Society of St Francis - SSF) and sisters (Community of St Francis - CSF) who make vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, live together in community, pray together, and undertake active work of many kinds. There are SSF brothers in Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the UK, and the USA; and CSF sisters in the UK, the USA, and South Korea.
The Second Order (Community of St Clare - OSC) consists of sisters who make the same vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, and live together in community, but whose work is focussed on prayer and contemplation, and on work within the convent. OSC sisters live in England; there is also a Poor Clare Solitary in covenant with us living in the USA.
The Third Order consists of women and men who commit themselves to live out their Franciscan vocation in the world. Their profession vow is fleshed out in an individual Rule of Life, to which they make an annual commitment. They live in their own homes, may be married or single, and continue to support themselves financially, while meeting regularly for mutual support in local groups.Below is a guide to where the Anglican
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1. A child's greatest period of growth is the month after you've purchased new school clothes.
2. An alarm clock is a device for waking people up, who don't have small kids.
3. Any child can tell you that the sole purpose of a middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
4. Anyone who says "Easy as taking candy from a baby" has never tried it.
5. Children are natural mimics who act like their parents, despite every effort to teach them good manners.
6. Children don't sleep ... They recharge.
7. Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said.
8. Cleaning your house while your kids are at home is like trying to shovel the driveway during a snowstorm.
9. Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your kids.
10. Gym clothes left at school in lockers mildew at a faster rate than other clothing.
11. If raising children was going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor!
12. Kids really brighten a household. They never turn off any lights.
13. Leakproof thermoses - will.
14. Refrigerated items, used daily, will gravitate toward the back of the refrigerator.
15. Shouting to make your kids obey is like using the horn to steer your car and you get about the same results!
16. Sick children recover miraculously when the doctor enters the treatment room.
17. Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and when he grows up, he'll never be able to merge his car onto a freeway.
18. The item your child lost, and must have for school within the next ten seconds, will be found in the last place you look.
19. The chances of a piece of bread falling with the grape jelly side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.
20. The garbage truck will be two doors past your house when the argument over "whose day it is to take out the trash" ends.
21. The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind yourself that there are children more awful than your own.
22. The shirt your child must wear today will be the only one that needs to be washed or mended.
23. The tennis shoes you must replace today will go on sale next week.
24. There are only two things a child will share willingly - communicable diseases and their mother's age.
25. Trying to dress an active little one is like trying to thread a sewing machine while it's running.
26. We childproofed our home three years ago and they're still getting in!
27. You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then, you spend the next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up.
28. Your chances of being seen by someone you know dramatically increase if you drive your child to school in your robe and curlers.
29. Your children may leave home, but their stuff will be in your attic and basement forever.
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Video of a child who joins a street singer in Poland has made the rounds on the web on Friday, showcasing the pitch-perfect vocals of the toddler who steals the performance.
The video starts with the child already sitting in a stroller next to the street singer, and it's not clear exactly how the kid got there, though someone is seen early in the video adjusting the child's stroller next to the singer. As the Yahoo! News blog The Sideshow notes, the talent is hard to miss.
In fact, the child who joins the street singer even outshines the older performer, even though it's clear the kid doesn't know all the words and is just singing noises to go along with much of the song.
The video of the child who joins the street singer came from Kamil Litwinowicz. It was taken in the main square of Krakow, Poland, and show small crowds of people who filter by the impromptu street performance, one of them stopping to put money into the man's collection box.
In a time of carefully packaged reality shows that seem to exploit the young singers they also promote, the video of the child joining the street singer is refreshing to many viewers. The child seems to have no motivation other than to belt out a tune as loudly as possible and have a good time.
Video of the child who joins the street singer was an almost instant hit on YouTube. Since being uploaded just five days ago, it has already sailed past 500,000 views and at last notice was nearing 650,000.


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Very nice work all goes together Well good luck in the clarity challenge xxReplyDelete
Great paper piecing on an equally great background. Best wishes in the Clarity Challenge. ;~}ReplyDeleteReplies
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Beautiful tag thanks for sharing!!!ReplyDelete
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Wonderful entry for this month's Clarity Challenge Theresa - personally I love the pink/turquoise combination :-)....All colours welcome! Wishing you luck in this month's Challenge and thank you for sharing your artwork with us xReplyDelete
Super Theresa, wonderful. Good luck.ReplyDelete
This is gorgeous with so much detail Theresa and the pink looks great with the pretty teal blue and love all the embellishments too. xReplyDeleteReplies
it's actually gray! my photography leaves a lot to be desired! thanks Pat xxDelete
Theresa this is a super way of showcasing Harriet. I really like the colour combination too. Great job! Thanks for joining the challenge this month. Good luck! xReplyDeleteReplies
thanks Angela xxDelete
Bold, dramatic and utterly fabulous; I love it Theresa. Thanks for entering the Clarity challenge, and good luck. XxxReplyDeleteReplies
yes i wanted it to be bold. thanks Barbara xxDelete
Lovely card design Theresa. Good luck in the Claritystamp challenge xReplyDeleteReplies
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This is such a gorgeous card! Love the beautiful embellishments and colors. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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This card is fabulous Theresa! I love the colour combination, all the layers and the beautiful embellishments and fibres that you've used are the perfect finishing touch...it really is gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful project and for playing along with us over on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog... :) Hugs xxxReplyDeleteReplies
thank you Emma. it was a bit tongue -in-cheek entering the challenge, hugs xxDelete


text: Wild Horse Feathers Report post Posted April 5, 2011 Magikal never really gave me permission to use this, but this is her work. Magikal please tell me if it's a problem that I'm re-posting it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Neither time, nor distance, is supposed to interfere with true love. Is this idea applicable to love between best friends as well? In high school, they had a bond that was impenetrable to outsiders unless they all agreed upon it. They hung out every waking moment, even participating in the same advanced levels of classes, and they all participated in extracurriculars. They were drooled after by boys and envied by girls, and yet they appeared to thrive in the spotlight instead of bickering and withering like many cliques do when greatness is thrust upon them. When it came to colleges though, every girl desired, or was desired by, a different university. Surely, that was enough to break the bond? They kept in touch, skyping, texting and calling one another constantly. On breaks, they met up for lunch and coffee and it didn't appear different. But now, it is the summer after their freshman year and they are taking their annual summer trip to La Isla de Mientras, in the Caribbean, to stay at one of Norah's homes and it is time to see how close of a bond they really had. The house backs right up to the white, sandy beaches, warm from the constant presence of the sun. The water is clear, perfect for snorkeling, scuba-diving, jet-skiing or just floating around. There are enough beds that everyone gets one, but some have to share a double and other rooms have twins in them. The kitchen is restocked with all the essentials, food, water and alcohol, every week by the woman who cleans the house every other day. Essentially, there is absolutely nothing to worry about other than remembering to put on sunscreen and making sure you don't get alcohol poisoning. Characters Name bolded at the top of your first post. That is all. Their age ranges between 18 and 19 if they're girls and the guys should be between 19 and 22. Rules - This is a private roleplay for myself, Still Raining, Magikal Wish, Twizzler, and Indestructible - The girls each have to bring a new boy that they met during their first year of college, whether it be an ex-flame, an ex-hookup, or simply a friend - These girls are best friends who have spent the majority of the year apart from one another...how would you feel? - I feel since the majority of us are fairly experienced/good writers it shouldn't be that hard to keep the posts a decent length size, nonetheless, two paragraph minimum...every time. - Stay active. Tell us if you're not going to be able to post so that we can pause or something to ensure that everyone can keep up. By active I don't mean being able to post for hours all day long so that the topic blows up overnight, but rather at least once a day Who wants to play the charry that hosts this? I will do it if no one else wants to, but I'd rather not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites