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Senate Dems take aim and individual mandate
There's a group of senate Democrats that are discussing ways to take aim at the heart of the new health care – the individual mandate.
"We're looking at everything humanly possible. I've always had a concern and a problem with the mandate, that we were forcing it, basically saying by the law of the land you have to buy the product," Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV, told ABC News today. "But on the other hand, I know that's been the lynchpin. I'm looking for flexibility any way I can."
Senate Democrats refuse to appeal medical device tax they hate
They fear Obama. According to the Republicans, the Democrats in the Senate is refusing to negotiate on a continuing budget resolution that would delay Obamacare implementation by a year and repeal the law's medical device tax, despite the fact that many Democratic senators are strongly opposed to the tax.
Hillary defends Obamacare, calls GOP the "noisy minority"
So she wants to be elected the next president, yet she's already name calling? Hillary Clinton made a forceful case in support of Obamacare's implementation and slammed the "noisy minority" of Senate Republicans advocating defunding the program, saying a government shutdown will be blamed on Republicans and "we've seen that movie before."
Senators push bill to end phone record collection
Spying by the NSA has cost the United States economically and angered allies, a bipartisan group of senators said Wednesday in unveiling legislation that would end the collection of millions of Americans' phone records and data on Internet usage.
Gun Sales Soar Ahead Of New Firearms Law
Residents in Maryland have been buying guns in record numbers before a new law comes in on Tuesday aimed at keeping firearms away from criminals and the mentally ill. And opponents are saying the legislation will make it harder for citizens to exercise the Second Amendment, which guarantees an individual's right to own guns.
Green Energy Co. Folds after Obama gives it $99.8 Mil
For the third time in just a few months, another one of President Obama's alternative energy ventures has failed after getting tens of millions of dollars from American taxpayers. It's the same old repeat story, as the administration moves forward with an aggressive plan to make America green.
Kerry signs UN arms treaty
On Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry plans to sign a controversial U.N. treaty on arms regulation despite warnings from lawmakers that the Senate will not ratify the agreement. A State official said the treaty would "reduce the risk that international transfers of conventional arms will be used to carry out the world's worst crimes," while protecting gun rights.
Obama hides aid for criminals in immigration bill
Obama is trying to hide unpopular provisions in the Senate's immigration bill that would allow immigrant criminals to stay in the country and would increase the inflow of low-skill refugees from war-torn countries, says a top White House official.
UN Security Council votes to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons
Friday night, the UN Security Council voted unanimously Friday night to secure and destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, a landmark decision aimed at taking poison gas off the battlefield in the escalating 2 1/2-year conflict.
Rand Paul wants Chief Justice Roberts, all federal workers, to enroll in Obamacare
Rand Paul says he does not want taxpayers subsidizing the personal health-care plans of any federal employee — including Chief Justice John Roberts — anymore. As some in Congress arguing lawmakers and their staff should not get subsidies to cover their health insurance as President Obama's health-care law goes into effect, the Republican senator from Kentucky told The Daily Caller on Sunday that he's going to start pushing a constitutional amendment that goes even further.


text: The mysterious Art Of Noise themselves. From left to right, producer Trevor Horn, plus Anne Dudley, Gary and JJ. Lurking somewhere behind them is Paul Morley. The Art Of Noise haven't come out in the open like most groups. They started off as purely a studio band for the Art Of Noise members to have fun. A spokesman for the group reports that they will play live one day, "when we're big enough to play Wembley".

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Source Audio Now Shipping Dual Expression Pedal
Source Audio is now shipping their new Dual Expression Pedal. The utility pedal, which has dual TRS outputs so you can control two other effects simultaneously, works universally with any effects unit that has a TRS expression input. Output 2 has a Range Adjust control that adjusts the range of expression signal.
Additionally, the new pedal has a sensor output for use with any of Source Audio's Hot Hand, Soundblox, Soundblox 2, or Soundblox Pro pedals for real time control over several functions.
The Source Audio Dual Expression Pedal is available now with a street price of around $109. For more, check out the Source Audio website.
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Posted Sep 7, 1999
By Bill Wunder
Note: The utility presented here is as simple as possible. The intention is that you take the utility to the level you need for you solution. Customize it. Modify It. Integrate it. What ever you need to do to put it in service for your environment is OK!
This template lightweight mail subsystem is fed from a single table: messages. This table also serves as the sent folder for all mail. You can create a separate database for the utility or you can build it in an existing database. You can add detail and normalize this to whatever detail you want. For example, you may want to store details other than email address about recipients. Then it would make sense to have a
recipients table and a messages table.
There are two procedures that send mail from the table. The first procedure, sendMAPIMail sends an email for a specified row in messages using MAPISEND.exe. A second procedure, SendMail is used to send one email account via xp_sendmail and all others via MAPISEND. Messages belonging to all other than the xp_sendmail profile are routed to the sendMAPIMail procedure. An important difference is that SendMail will attemp to send an email for every row where the sent status is 0 while sendMAPIMail only sends one email (by messages.id) each time it is called irregardless of sent status. It is suggested that you use both procedures and invoke SendMail from the scheduler to send messages. (Review the code in sendMail to see how this works. For example, you could default the @mailbox parm of the sendMail stored procedure to a value that will never occur in the messages table sender column if you do not choose to have an account using xp_sendmail.)
It's up to you to determine the best way to populate the messages table for your needs. One reason to use xp_sendmail would be to run a query repeatedly. You can put the query in a row in messages and simply reset the sent status to 0 whenever you want the report to be run and sent. A heterogeneous query does not seem to want to run from xp_sendmail. You can also insert into messages from a linked server, thus centralizing the mail sent from all SQL Servers. If you want to run queries where the results are sent from an account using MAPISEND, you'll can write a procedure to populate messages properly and let sendMail take it from there. There are many possibilities.
Configure the mail client as follows:
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Mozilla Corp. has a "reasonable" relationship with long-time partner Google Inc., but it's gotten complicated since Google launched its own browser, according to Mozilla's chief executive.
"We have a fine and reasonable relationship," John Lilly, Mozilla's CEO, said in an interview last week. "But I'd be lying if I said that things weren't more complicated than they used to be."
Responding to questions about Mozilla's take on the upswing in browser competition, Lilly also knocked another rival, Microsoft Corp., for dismissing attempts to boost browser performance as merely a "drag race."
But Lilly remained confident that his company can maintain its momentum, which has translated into a 24% increase in Firefox market share since the beginning of the year.
"At this point, one in five users of the Internet uses Firefox," Lilly said, citing statistics from Net Applications, Inc. "That's good, and we're proud of that. When we launched Firefox 1.0 [four years ago], the odds of getting to 20%, most would have said that was impossible."
Mozilla, however, is in a unique situation among browser builders in that the bulk of its revenue -- 88%, or about $60 million in 2007, the last year for which the company has released financial information -- comes from Google. Under a series of deals, the most recent inked last August, Google pays Mozilla for assigning its search engine the default in Firefox, and for click-throughs on ads placed on the ensuing search results pages.
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If you think you're just in the writing or the publishing business, prepare for poverty and obscurity. If you want to be a successful writer in the Digital Age, you have to be in six businesses:
1. The content business. You have to create content of different kinds and lengths for different media. More than ever, social media makes content king, the king of hearts because it can make readers so passionate about your work they tell everyone they know to read it. So you're only as good as your content. When you consistently produce effective content, you trump the king by being the ace, the ace of diamonds.
2. The entertainment business. Bestselling author John Naisbitt once said that communication is entertainment, and if you don't understand that, you're not going to communicate. Whether you want your work to be inspiring, enlightening, moving, or humorous, your work has to have maximum impact.
Your readers are voting with their eyes and fingertips, and every word you write is an audition for the next word. Only your community of knowledgeable, representative readers can vouch for your judgment that every word is right, and that your work achieves your literary goals for it.
3. The communication business. Unless your work goes viral, assume it will take seven-to-ten mentions of it to convince readers who don't know about you to try it. So you have to share your passion for the value of your work in as many ways and places, as often as you can, while you're making fans who help you.
4. The technology business. Technology gives you astonishing power to produce, publish, and promote your work. It also forces you to reinvent yourself as a technophile, a lifelong learner about using technology to make every aspect of your work more effective.
5. The business of business. You have to be an entrepreneur, CEO of your own multimedia, multinational conglomerate. You have to balance yin and yang; think like merchant as well as an artist, balancing what you want to do with what you need to do to ensure your livelihood.
You also have to be a contentpreneur by taking advantage of the growing opportunities you have for generating, promoting, and repurposing your work, and building your communities.
6. The community business. Other than writing, you don't have to do any of this alone. In fact, you can't run any of these businesses alone. You have to enlist the people you need to succeed: fans and professionals in these communities who will help you because they know, like, and trust you. You can maintain enduring win-win relationships with them by serving them as often and well as you can. Reciprocity is the queen of hearts.
Another community we're part of is the human family. Gaia sustains the global village on this gorgeous orb. We have to help maintain this miracle by making the effects of our actions on people, the planet, and profit the criteria for how we live.
Filling the Screen
This is the most amazing time to be writer. The greatest opportunity writers have is a blank screen. You will create your future with your fingertips. Writing and building relationships will be a great adventure. It will bring you fans who love your work, friendships with people around the world, and the fulfillment of your literary and publishing goals. And in case it isn't obvious, you need these five communities no matter what business you're in.
Happy Thanksgiving!
(Unless, of course, you're a turkey.)
The goal of the blog is to help us both understand writing and publishing.
Questions and comments most welcome.
The 11th San Francisco Writers Conference & Open Classes
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Keynoters: Chitra Divakaruni and Barry Eisler
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Testimonials by AihrusAdd to List
Testimonials Widget lets you randomly slide or list selected portfolios, quotes, reviews, or text with images or videos on your WordPress site. You can insert Testimonials content via shortcode, theme functions, or widgets with category and tag selections and having multiple display options such as random or specific ordering.
Testimonials Widget is Beyond a Simple WordPress Testimonials Slider!
- Carousel, fade, and slide transitions
- Filter slideshow content by WordPress' categories, tags, or post ID
- Random display
- Shortcode compatible – slide content that is rendered using shortcodes. e.g. Worpdress Galleries and Gravity Forms
- Simply styled for easy theme adaption
- Slide images – responsive image slideshow
- Slide mixed content – responsively slide images, text, and video together
- Slide text – useful for rotating testimonials
- Slide videos – video slideshow
- Widget and shortcode ready
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- Use any post types for testimonials
- User submitted testimonials
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General Information
More than one testimonials shortcode or widget instance can be displayed at a time on a page. Additionally, with shortcodes and theme functions, you can display a short or long list or rotation of testimonials anywhere you need.
Through categories and tagging, you can create organizational structures. Using categories for products, projects and services you can then apply tagging for further classification.
As an example, create a Portfolio category and then use tags to identify web, magazine, media, public, enterprise, or other niches. Then configure the Testimonial instance to show only Portfolio testimonials with the public and enterprise tags. In another Testimonial instance, you can also select only Portfolio testimonials, but then allow web and media tags.
For easy custom styling, each testimonial widget has its own CSS class identifier.
Widgets display content sans
wpautop formatting. This means there's no forced paragraph breaks unless the content specifically contains them. If needed, you can enable
wpautop via the "Keep whitespace?" option.
The single testimonial view supports image, author, title, location, email, company and URL details.
As per Google's quality guidelines, marking up irrelevant or misleading content, such as fake reviews or content unrelated to the focus of a page may lead to review stars removed.
[testimonials]– Testimonials listings with paging
[testimonials_archives]– A monthly archive of your site's testimonials
[testimonials_categories]– A list or dropdown of testimonials' categories
[testimonials_examples]– Displays examples of commonly used testimonials' shortcodes with attributes
[testimonials_options]– Displays summary of testimonials' settings for use with shortcodes and theme functions
[testimonials_recent]– Your site's most recent testimonials
[testimonials_slider]– Displays rotating testimonials or statically
[testimonials_tag_cloud]– A cloud of your most used testimonials' tags
Theme Functions
<?php echo testimonials(); // Testimonials listing with paging ?>
<?php echo testimonials_archives(); // A monthly archive of your site's testimonials ?>
<?php echo testimonials_categories(); // A list or dropdown of testimonials' categories ?>
<?php echo testimonials_examples(); // Displays examples of commonly used testimonials' shortcodes with attributes ?>
<?php echo testimonials_options(); // Displays summary of testimonials' settings for use with shortcodes and theme functions ?>
<?php echo testimonials_recent(); // Your site's most recent testimonials ?>
<?php echo testimonials_slider(); // Displays rotating testimonials or statically ?>
<?php echo testimonials_tag_cloud(); // A cloud of your most used testimonials' tags ?>
Shortcode Examples
- Read EXAMPLES.
- View Testimonials Widget demo.
Shortcode and Widget Options
Please keep in mind that inheritance affects options. This means that changes made to Testimonials > Settings will not affect current widget instance options. You must change the widget instance manually. However, if you create a new widget instance, then the global settings will apply.
Further, global settings are the baseline for shortcodes. If you want to alter the shortcode appearance, then alter the shortcode options directly.
Details on the Shortcode Attributes tab at WordPress Admin > Testimonials > Settings. Alternately, read OPTIONS.
Testimonials Widget Migration Helpers
- Testimonials Widget pre 2.0.0 – Install and activate Testimonials Widget 2.19.0 before installing the latest Testimonials Widget for automatic upgrading.
- GC Testimonials
- Testimonials by WooThemes
50+ Features
- Adjustable animation speed
- Admin interface to add, edit and manage testimonials
- API to manipulate testimonials output and selection
- Archive Page URL and Testimonial Page URL are prevented from being the same or matching existing pages.
- Author field can override testimonial title
- Auto-suggest for category and tag options
- Automatic linking of email and URL fields via author or company fields
- Capable of handling multiple widgets per page or post
- Clickable widget titles
- Commenting on testimonial single-view pages
- Compatible with WordPress multisite
- Configuration based validation for easy extending or overriding
- Content truncation respects HTML tags
- Custom CSS in footer for HTML validation
- Custom text or HTML for bottom of widgets
- Custom widget bottom text
- Customizable archive and testimonial URLs
- Customizable testimonial data field
- Customizable views via filters and template files
- Date based archives
- Deletes testimonials-widget custom post type entries and settings on uninstall
- Disable self-generated quotation marks
- Easy to configure Next and Previous page indicators
- Editors and admins can edit testimonial publisher
- Fields for author, testimonial, image, title, location, email, company and URL details
- Flush URLs on deactivation
- Gravatars saved as featured images
- IDs column shown in testimonials edit page
- IE7 CSS hacks for quotes and join parts
- Image, email based Gravatar, category and tag enabled
- Include testimonials in archive and category views.
- Internal version tracking for compatibility checks and automatic settings update
- Localizable via
- Lots of examples at WordPress Admin > Testimonials > Settings, Examples tab
- Minimalist CSS styling for easier theming
- Multiple paging options for testimonials listings
- Optional commenting on testimonial single-view pages
- Performance optimizations
- Recent testimonials widget
- Respects meta capabilities
- Rotation JavaScript in footer than body
- Settings export/import
- Settings page contextual help
- Settings screen for site-wide option defaults
- Shortcode helpers on category and tag admin screens
- Shortcodes allowed inside of testimonials content
- Shortcodes and theme functions for listings and rotation
- Single testimonial view includes image, author, title, location, email, company and URL details
- Supports WP-PageNavi
- Testimonial content supports HTML
- Testimonial, email, and URL fields are clickable – URL requires
- Testimonials archive view
- Testimonials category widget
- Testimonials output is completely customizable via filters
- Testimonials slider widget displays rotating testimonials or statically
- Testimonials support styling based upon CSS classes for category, tags and post id
- Testimonials tag cloud widget
- Unique CSS class per widget
- URLs can be opened in new windows
- Use custom taxonomy or WordPress's own for categories and tags
- Uses bxSlider for transitions
- Widgets for testimonial's archives, categories, recent, slider, and tag cloud
- WordPress Multilingual enabled WPML
- Read API.
- ReOrder Post Within Categories – Uses custom ordering table
Deprecation Notices
Read DEPRECATED.
- Dutch by Bjorn Robijns
- Hebrew by Ahrale
You can translate this plugin into your own language if it's not done so already. The localization file
testimonials-widget.pot can be found in the
languages folder of this plugin. After translation, please send the localized file for plugin inclusion.
- Default and Gravatar image size is based upon Thumbnail size in Media Settings
- When plugin is uninstalled, all data and settings are deleted if "Remove Plugin Data on Deletion" is checked in Settings
- Use Jonathan Lundström's Drag & Drop Featured Image to speed up loading of the featured image
Thank You
A big, special thank you to Joe Weber of 12 Star Creative for creating the Testimonials Widget banner. It's fantastic.
A cool thanks to RedRokk Library for the redrokk_metabox_class. It makes configuring meta boxes for your posts, pages or custom post types a snap.
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The Wollongong Roller Hawks have celebrated another successful season at their annual End of Season Dinner held at the Albion Park RSL.
The night recognised the valuable contributions made to Illawarra Wheelchair Basketball by people both on and off the court.
In attendance were Wollongong City Mayor, Gordon Bradbury and Deputy Mayor of Shellharbour City, Paul Rankin, along with representatives from some of the Roller Hawks valued sponsors, Protech Auto Repair, Figtree Travel, Wheelchair Sports NSW, Albion Park RSL, Rotary Shellharbour, Mantra Wollongong and Veolia.
Brett Stibners was named Most Valuable Player and also took home the inaugural Player's Player Award. Brett, along with Michael Auprince and Sam White were unable to attend the night due to being overseas on Australian Rollers commitments.
Nick Scott, playing in his first season with the senior squad won Most Improved whilst the Okkonen Award for Club Person of the Year went to team mechanic Hector Bonilla.
Also in attendance were the Roller Hawks development squad with Didem Yildarem winning the Development Squad MVP and Tim Rushby-Smith winning Most Improved.
The club's first active octogenarian, Reg Lindsey was also honoured with a special 'Encouragement Award' which Eino Okkonen described as more of an award that should encourage everyone else!
The night was also a great fundraiser and the club wishes to thank all those who attended along with everyone who has supported the team throughout the year.


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Viral marketing or blogger outreach shown great prove that it is one of the great ways to get your brand known but sometime, brands will get bloggers rejecting an offer to work with them. I guess what we have to understand here is that not all bloggers will want to work with all brands, not all bloggers are desperate to get free goods from the brands. I have friends telling me to not blog for free because it will not only drop the blog sphere's market but also the blogger's blog market. Thus, brands will lay back and take advantage of the blogger industry by not providing equal return for advertorials. Of course, this is not the only reason why some bloggers don't want to work with brands.
In the part I of the article listed 6 reasons and here goes:
1. Your Product Don't Fit The Blogger's Niche
As the blogsphere is growing and getting even more condensed these days, bloggers learn to focus on the kind of things they want to blog about. Of course, as a brand, you would want to target and filter the bloggers you advertise with. It is ineffective if you just pick any random who-ha, brands must be targeting the same niche. I totally agree even through I blog a variety of topics but as my blog readers grows, I am slowly filtering my invites as well, not everything I would say yes to.
2. You are Not 'Personable, Yet Professional'
They say dealing with media and dealing with bloggers are different. So True! We like professional but also we love fun people. I personally do enjoy brands & PR who are able to talk and chat with us, it feels nice as we don't feel like "we are invited because you just want us to blog for you". Bloggers understand business is business but doesn't mean you have to be formal all the time.
3. You are Not Open Minded & Never Listen To what The Bloggers Has To Say.
Bloggers who are in the industry for long might have been working and partnered with many different brands before, thus are rather exposed to all types of marketing campaigns and approaches from myriad of companies. Sometimes is good for brands to be open-minded and willing to listen to ideas and suggestions that bloggers might have because brands might know what works for them but bloggers know what works for their blog. For me personally I like the way Murad Malaysia handles themselves as during the mingling session while we are having great food, they would listen to ideas that we have to offer that might help them to generate ideas for the next blogger session or so. Maybe because they are new in this blogger outreach thing but marketing constantly evolves thus to keep having fresh new ideas to help brands and bloggers, why not?
4. You Aren't Trustworthy
There are times some brands over-promise and under-deliver, it is not only annoying but upsetting to see brands lack of commitment towards the blogger just because, well, some thinks that we are "just bloggers". Brands will have to understand that the products also needs to be able to meet the expectations of the claims stated, not just talk or else it would be hard for blogger to blog and explain on negative comments in their blogs. What if we are the one being not trustworthy, brands would feel the same way.
5. You Don't have a Relevant Mission Statement
Personally, this doesn't really bothers me as I'm not an extremist advocate on things like Eco-friendly and stuff but it is a plus point if the company has that kind of mission statement. I understand companies wants to be able to give back to the community as it is goodwill and good CSR, it does no harm anyway.
6. You Don't Stand Behind your Product
So far, I have not encounter any brands who talks less about their products. Most of them are rather passionate on what they are trying to sell/market. Though, I do agree that it would make a bad impression because if brands themselves do not believe in their products, why should the bloggers.
7. Your Brand isn't Socially Minded/ Responsible/ Eco-friendly
Similar to no.5 in prior, I am not an extremist but tendency for me to support the brand for a good cause would likely be higher because I want t do my part to contribute to the community as well. There are some bloggers who blogs about eco-living and etc, so this might be more applicable to them, again, niche.
8. You Have Poor Email Etiquette
Trust me, I will sling shot your mail if I can do it virtually.
In the article, it is said that when you are emailing the blogger for the first time and you start of with "Dear Blogger" you are losing by a lot because it kinda feels like saying "I want to work with the blogger, but I don't care enough to look at their site to even find their first name". First impression failed as you don't seem to shown enough interest to want to get to know the blogger.
I personally agree and I've encountered this many times. I never really cared about this until I've read this article and it make sense. I was told by my executive in Genting while I was interning that impression counts, even in emails. If the person sending don't seem to care, why should you.
9. You are a Poor Communicator
"Wow, if my experience communicating with the brand is this bad, I shudder to think of the difficulties regular customers might encounter." he said in the article. In these era of technologies, everyone expects quick response time in everything including replying emails, facebook, twitter & etc. Nobody likes it when any brand takes their own sweet time to respond to an enquiry, even if you don't know the answer to their question, reply and let them know you've heard them and will check into the matter.
10. Your Brand has No Social Media Presence
This is sad, if brands really want to make it in the viral world, no social media presence will fail them even before they start. In the article stated that "this probably means that brands don't understand social media which also means that the same brands don't understand blog outreach fundamentals. Though, it is not very obvious in Malaysia because most of the time brands who approached Malaysian bloggers usually already have at least an FB page for the world to Like & be a Fan, so without realizing, most bloggers do want to check out FB pages of the brands that they are partnering with just to understand the brand better. Also it is because sometimes, bloggers would want to see if the new brand is legit.
11. You are Not Interested in Creating A Mutual Relationship
Brands have their targets to meet, equally for bloggers too. Blogger have goals too. It would be great for brands to help share the blogger's posts on their FB page or even in their website because when brands help bloggers to grow in readers, most likely bloggers would be appreciative and help brands grow as well. Plus, fans who liked the brand's FB page would love to read what blogger has to say on their brands. If bloggers are running a giveaway for the brand, they should support by sharing too.
12. You are Approaching Blogs Without a Clear, Organized Strategy
Brands should have a clear, organized strategy before forming a relationship with the bloggers. Communicating the plan with the bloggers will help bloggers to be less confuse on what brands want to do or achieve. If bloggers don't have a clear view of what brands want, they would blog a blurry post that might confuse the readers too. Fail marketing when brands fail to communicate effectively.
-The end-
I hope this doesn't bore you out as it is different from what my blog is all about but I want to share this because I know many bloggers are facing the same issue with brands who doesn't understand blog outreach.
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Luke spent a good portion of yesterday telling me, retelling me and not-so-gently reminding me that God lives in his heart. In fact, he let the whole neighbourhood know, every chance he got:
Man-cutting-down-tree: Hey there, big fella!
Luke: God lives in my heart.
Man: Uh....
Me: Sorry. He's just learning the "God is everywhere" thing.
Man: I'm not a religious sort...
Me: Oh, that's alright. Luke doesn't mind. And since God lives in Luke's heart, I reckon He doesn't either.
Man: Uh....right.
Me: You didn't see the humour there, did you?
Man: Uh...no. Sorry.
Evangelist [ɪˈvændʒɪlɪst] n
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) any of the writers of the New Testament Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John
2. (Christianity / Protestantism) a senior official or dignitary of the Mormon Church
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
Today, my wee apostle spent the morning with my friend Heather. This is what she posted to my Facebook wall, after snack:
I am sensing some Divine Intervention in Luke's future. Or therapy. Whichever...
And you? Got a fickle evangelist in your family?


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I decided to start my own business with Origami Owl!
Beautiful living lockets that lets you tell your story through jewelry!
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I decided to start my own business with Origami Owl!
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Let me share my story.
Two years ago my husband and I realized that our starter home was now too small for our growing family. We more than doubled our square footage simply because we got a great deal and we didn't want to have to move again because a house was too small.
I will never understand why builders make these large homes yet make the laundry room the size of a Cracker Jack box. Now when we were looking at the house the Laundry Room seemed small but still ok until we put our new HE washer and dryer in.
All of a sudden the Laundry Room held the washer and drying and left only a small walkway from the entry door, pass the machines and to the garage. Continue reading
I have had a lot of people ask me what we saw in my daughter that first had us asking questions. Looking back we had issues from day 1 before we ever left the hospital.
There was constant crying that I couldn't comfort, it almost seemed like she was not comfortable in her own skin. I used that statement to describe Giada for her 1st year of life. It sounds terrible that an infant could not be comfortable in their own skin but that was the best way to describe it.
Probably one of the most common things we hear when we tell people about her autism is "I didn't think they could diagnose it that young… Continue reading
Ring around the Rosie- so simple yet so complex for a child with autism.
For Giada it means making eye contact, taking not only 1 person by the hand but 2 and following verbal cues.
It was a month into speech therapy. We were working on Giada's language comprehension as always and decided to push her with a song game.
Giada is very uncomfortable holding hands but we forced her to take Debbie (her therapist) and myself by the hand and play Ring-Around-The-Rosie. Continue reading
No parent thinks it can happen to them, to their child… But it happens with no explanation and no warning. It hurts! You will always wonder where or when it happened, was there something you could of done differently??? The answer is, there is no answer. That realization is probably the hardest of them all. Maybe 1 day we will know but right now there are too many variables and theories to pin point.
You can find thousands of studies saying all these different things give you higher risk factors in having a child with autism. Well in our case, with our child, we didn't fall into those categories. Continue reading
With Mother's Day right around the corner and then soon to be Father's Day, I thought I would share a little craft that you can do with the kids.
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Climate-KIC builds opportunities for innovators to tackle the climate change and forms the world's next economy. One of the primary activities is the Climate-KIC Accelerator, the rock unique program for cleantech start-ups where great ideas develop into great businesses. In its return, green business contributes to the environment, but also gives financial value. Cleantech as an industry term for the cost reduction, environmental protection, energy, water and natural resource consumption reduces services in the sense it is used. In addition to saving millions of its founders and investors, which is the focus of most startups, cleantech solves environmental problems by bringing innovative technologies onto the stage with prospective for big businesses. In fact, cleantech is not only a social responsibility but more likely for the business to facilitate the lives of people, environment and to stand out for the future.
To enter the ClimateLaunchpad program, it is essential to propose an idea, early stage startup or innovation that have the environmental impact. Leads in national levels will help the team fast track the idea into a business and bypass all feasible pitfalls by promising how to get the idea funded and launched.
"Green business" ideas that are interested in this race can find more info about the contesting countries and the stages of the programme via its local partners.


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Passing one of the more scenic places on the ride to Greenport.
A single level "comet set" is visible out the window of this cab car.
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Night has fallen, and this Pacific Surfliner train rests after releasing passengers but before heading out to the yard.
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IC&E Local southbound between Janesville and Beloit,WI. with IC&E Engineer Adam Farence at the throttle.
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View of the engineer's controls and gauges in SP SD7 No. 1521.
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Encyclopedias, according to the encyclopedia, are books containing basic knowledge in all areas of life. Many publications have answered that description in their time, from the medieval compendiums to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, first published in 1768, to three contemporary one-volume works. Which one of that trio is best? It depends on the size of the reader's requirements, bank account and bookshelf:
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As you are most probably aware, the oil company that operates in the south east of England, UK Oil & Gas, has recently received permits for another 4 new oil wells (totally 6) and 20 years of oil production at Horse Hill in Surrey. This permit will make Horse Hill the second biggest oil production site… Continue reading Support Legal Challenge to Stop Oil Expansion in the South East
Horse Hill Climate Emergency Demo this Saturday 26 October
In July 2019, Surrey County Council declared climate emergency. Two months later, they gave the go-ahead to plans for four more oil wells and 20 years of production at Horse Hill, near Horley. To highlight the dangers of more oil drilling in a time of climate emergency, there will be a peaceful demonstration on Saturday, 26 October 2019… Continue reading Horse Hill Climate Emergency Demo this Saturday 26 October
'Let Communities Decide' – Permitted Development and Nationally Signficant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) Campaign
Time is running short and it is vitally important for us to engage with these two consultations, one on Permitted Development and one on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP). The deadline for both is 11.45 p.m. on October 25th. A comprehensive guide has been written by Frack Free Ryedale. A local Weald Action Group campaigner… Continue reading 'Let Communities Decide' – Permitted Development and Nationally Signficant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) Campaign
Partial victory for oil campaigners fighting UKOG injunction – appeal being prepared
The defendants say: "We welcome the partial support the judge gave to our case but we're going to fight on. Oil companies cannot be allowed to set the legal framework for protest in this way. Dissent is not a crime and the penalties for breaching an injunction are severe". Six women from Surrey and Sussex… Continue reading Partial victory for oil campaigners fighting UKOG injunction – appeal being prepared
Earth First – Summer Gathering 2018 – Weds 15th – Mon 20th Aug in West Sussex
This is a family-friendly gathering structured around a full programme of diverse workshops, campaigns round-ups, networking sessions and more
Come and Support the Defendants challenging the UKOG Injunction – 3 July at 1.15pm
So finally, the time has arrived for the six brave defendants to step into the High Court and challenge UK Oil & Gas on their draconian injunction
Only two weeks to go until Le Tour De Frack Register now!
On 23 June 2018 we will be gathering for an 'en masse' cycle tour of areas affected by unconventional oil drilling in the South East of England


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Macarthur businesses pick up national gongs
Two Macarthur businesses have been crowned among the best in Australia at a recent national awards ceremony.
Crown Electrical Solutions and Crystele Homes - both based in Smeaton Grange - picked up top gongs in the Australian Small Business Champion Awards this month.
Crown was honoured in the Electrical Business category, while Crystele took out Home Builder/Renovations category.
Camden's Jordan Lawrence said he was proud the electrical business - which he co-owns with Jason Beaven - was recognised at this level.
"It's a great recognition for our staff who have put in a lot of work over the past 12 months and previous years," he said.
"It's a reflection of our work ethic and dedication."
Mr Lawrence said Crown had grown over the past seven years to be at the forefront of electrical businesses.
"We do everything from simple powerpoint installation to wiring up a block of 60 commercial and retail tenancies," he said.
"I think our success comes from our philosophy - we do what we say we're going to and we enjoy our jobs.
"It sounds simple, but it's important."
Mr Lawrence said he wanted to thank all Crown's customers for their support.
About 40 people work for the business, which operates between the south coast and the city.
Crystele Homes was founded by Daniel Lettieri in 2007 and has grown to be one of the region's premier home-building organisations.
The company is built on core values of honesty, integrity, respect, quality, passion and discipline.
"[We] cannot thank our clients, team and tradesmen enough for their support and trust over the years," the company posted on Facebook.
State Small Business minister Damien Tudehope congratulated all NSW winners on their achievements at the awards.
"You champions have done our state very proud," he said.
"These awards recognise the oustanding contributions of small businesses to our economy and great values including service, commitment, leadership, endurance, courage, innovation and generosity."


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How to release frustrations after a hard day at work? Head to a heavy metal concert!
You hadn't pictured me as a metalhead, had you? Well, I'm not usually into heavy metal but I love Metallica. I had heard the band was great live and I couldn't wait to attend the concert in Ottawa.
Unfortunately, what was bound to happen happened. I was searched upon entering the arena and couldn't go in with my beloved camera. Fear not: I'm so addicted to photography that I still managed to sneak out a smaller digital camera — ah! Don't expect DSLR quality pictures this time, but I'm still quite happy with the result. Think of it as photojournalism: reporting live (well, a day later) from the mosh pit!
One of the best parts of the concert was definitely the crowd. Metal fans are loud, fun and take their concerts seriously. Yet, because they are Canadians, they are polite and don't go into knife fights in the mosh pit. Love them. The two guys in front of us, for example, prepared their seats before the show: they went back-and-forth to the bar and lined up 15 cups of beer on the floor, at their feet. Drunk them all, trust me. I actually had to wash all of the clothes I was wearing because I could smell beer, even though I didn't drink anything!
The music was awesome: the band is definitely worth seeing live. They interact quite a lot with the crowd and they were quite funny — in a dark metal kind of way. This is the kind of concert where you can't help pumping your first in the air, throwing the devil horns and screaming "nothing else matter".


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Hey guys! For today's look I chose an all black outfit with a red tartan shirt tied around my waist for colour blocking. This season everybody is crazy about tartan and I thought I could use this old shirt I had in my closet to create an interesting outfit.
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Asos studded boots & quilted bag
Lee Cooper tartan shirt
Zara faux leather & knit top
Boohoo sunglasses
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how can a chiropractor assist with the relief of arthritis as well as chiropractic care both objective to ease the patient's ache, strengthen versatility and wheelchair and also rejuvenate function. Each are effective treatment approaches providing great results when delivered through skilled physiotherapists as well as chiropractors. The inquiry exactly how physical treatment differs from chiropractic treatment is one that arises in our minds, when thinking about treatment for a particular problem.
Chiropractic Care Treatment Focuses on the Functioning of the Spine
Chiropractic care treatment emphasizes the performance of the spine. Chiropractic doctors recognize, handle and protect against ailments relating to the back, mainly spinal subluxations. Chiropractic treatment ensures that the patient benefits from a solid as well as well-balanced back and also consequently an entirely dependable nervous system that is actually indispensable for healthiness. Therapy treatment is generally back manipulation, which might be combined along with electrotherapeutic modalities, smooth cells therapy, and physical exercises. Chiropractic manipulation or even chiropractic care modification is a hands-on therapy method that improves misaligned back or even joints, and repairs their effective feature. What sets apart chiropractic care is actually that this procedure sustains the body system's organic healing electrical powers instead of rely on surgical operation or medication. Conditions that can easily benefit from chiropractic treatment feature:
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The first Peterson patents awarded to Peters in the 1890's would revolutionise the pipe-making world and turn a fledgling idea into what has become the oldest continuously operating pipe-maker in the world.
Peterson are the oldest briar pipe makers in the world, still using hand tools for each and every pipe and still checking everything by eye.
The limited release 2018 Summertime Pipe's feature sandblast briars that are left in their natural state.
Each briar receives a light brush and polish to illuminate the contours of the sandblasting.
A nickel mount stamped with the traditional "K&P" markings is featured alongside a cream and mocha acrylic mouthpiece to create a unique addition to the 2018 collection.
Presented in an original Peterson pouch and box.
This pipe has been individually photographed, so that the pipe shown in the picture is the pipe you will receive.
Length: 6.29 " / 160 mm
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Discover the untapped potential of your business, and multiply your opportunities.
October 4, 2017
Ever wondered what a virtual event could do for your business? John Bowen shares results from a recent online conference he held and the steps to seeing similar results. One interesting point: 2600 people showed up with very little marketing and 10% of those people went on to buy at least a $100 package.
John Bowen is a member of both Strategic Coach and Genius Network. He founded CEG Worldwide in 2000, with the goal of bringing to bear the lessons he had learned during his career for the benefit of financial advisors and the institutions that work with advisors.
Here's a glance at what you'll learn from John in this episode:
To go deeper with 10-Minute Talks® insights, access your FREE COPY of the "8 Transformations of a 10X Entrepreneur", go here: http://www.10xtalk.com.
Genius Network is the place high-level entrepreneurs go for collaboration, contribution, and connections not available anywhere else. Members get strategies for exponential growth and opportunities for deal making, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and more. Membership is by application only. Click here to learn more. You can also learn more about The Genius Network Annual Event here – which is the one time per year the group is opened to non-members.
The Strategic Coach® Signature Program is designed to make your possibilities a reality. It's not a quick fix. It's a transformational change for you as an entrepreneur and as a person, building on everything you've accomplished up to now. Dan Sullivan's 10x Ambition Program is for the ultra-focused entrepreneur who wants to work on their sky's-the-limit goals right now—and already has the means and drive to skip ahead and get started. You want to work directly with the founder and creator of Strategic Coach and have access to Dan's latest thinking, innovative ideas, and fast-track strategies for achieving exponential results in pretty much any area of your business and life. Click here to learn more
10xTalk delivers 10x Multipliers To Grow Your Business hosted by Joe Polish, founder of GeniusNetwork.com and Dan Sullivan, founder of StrategicCoach.com. 10x Multipliers To Grow Your Business. Insights For An Ever Expanding System Of Increasing Cooperation & Creativity Among Unique Ability Achievers.


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Netflix is a client that understands the added impact of an embellished bus. This time, Netflix was launching Marvel's Iron Fist. The iconic pulsing fist was the image that they were looking to embellish. With combined use of 3D print (for the fist and hand), and leds we were able to give them exactly what they envisioned.
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So, you've made something - maybe it's a book, maybe an album. Perhaps you've fashioned an Elvis wig from your own bellybutton fluff. It doesn't matter. You've MADE something. And then you release it into the wild to be consumed (hopefully) by the entertained masses. But how far can your creation travel?
Well, today's little gem reveals that Monkey Nuts: The Diamond Egg of Wonders is available from the Lawyerment bookshop. This is a website that describes itself as:
"...Malaysia's premier and leading web portal in providing a broad array of self-help legal guides to consumers and businesses globally. It is a super useful site at a comprehensive gateway to legal resources."
Bit odd, but if Sid and Rivet's adventures help the international legal community, well ... who are WE to argue.
In other (more sane) news, BAGGAGE is currently available for pre-order via amazon for the cheap-as-a-portion-of-chips-from-a-posh-chippy price of only £6.69.
Go book your place on the Graphic Novel train of adventure - today!


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Cozy Cottages & Historic Homes Away from Home
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Vacation rental cottage. Sleeps 13, 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms. Cats, Dogs allowed.
1700 Inlet Avenue
Tybee Island, GA 31328
United States
1700 Inlet Ave., Tybee Island, GA, 31328 <
****Click on the Media Tab for this property to view a great interactive floor plan and photo file!****
NOTE: From Memorial Day weekend thru Labor Day weekend, arrivals must be on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday and the stay must be for the full 7 night week. FOR OTHER TIMEFRAMES, THIS HOME REQUIRES A 3 NIGHT MINIMUM STAY. THE 2 NIGHT MINIMUM STAY POLICY IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS PROPERTY. PLEASE CALL IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE 3 NIGHT MINIMUM STAY.
Whispering Palms is a gorgeous vintage beach home located just 1 ½ blocks from the beach!
Lovingly restored, it is both vintage and modern….clapboard walls, painted floors, vintage décor along with flat screen TVs and stainless steel appliances; the very best of both worlds! One of the best features (there are too many to list!) is the beautiful yard and gardens featuring hydrangeas, old oaks, decks, a fire pit, a gazebo, lots of seating and gathering areas AND a private pool! The outdoor space of this beautiful home is truly amazing and we are certain our guests are going to be delighted!
Another awesome feature of this home is that it is pet-friendly; something we know many of our Mermaid guests will appreciate! A perfect home for large family gatherings, multi-family vacations, and girlfriend getaways! Bring the kids! Bring the parents! Bring the pets! Come enjoy one of the very best beach homes Tybee has to offer! A great beach rental for winter months; too cool to swim at the beach? Come hang out in the garden around the fire pit or sit and RELAX on the screened in porches!!
Here's a few of the numerous details that make this home a true gem! Master King Suite on top floor with walk in shower and separate Jacuzzi plus its own private porch. Also located on the top floor is the 2nd, 3rd and 4th bedrooms. Bedroom #2 has a queen bed with private full bath (tub/shower combo), Bedroom #3 has a full bed and a twin bed with a full bath (tub/shower combo) and Bedroom #4 has a king bed with a shared bath.
Middle Level features a living area with 70-inch flat screen TV, dining area, kitchen and a porch off of the living area. Also a rear deck off of the kitchen/dining area features a table with seating for 4. There is also a front porch with seating for 2. The 5th and 6th bedrooms are also located on this level with the 5th bedroom featuring a queen bed with a shared full bath (tub/shower combo). 6th bedroom features a queen bed with a private full bath (tub/shower combo).
At the ground level, you will access the garden, heated pool with seating for 10 or more plus a covered gazebo, fire pit, gas grill. There is a bath house at the pool area that includes a shower and full bath so guests do not have to access main house for bath accommodations. The main garden features multiple seating areas and umbrellas. Super quick walking distance to Sea Stars Cottage, Brooks Cottage and Southern Cross for multiple families.
There is covered parking for 2 vehicles.
Complimentary WiFi.
PLEASE NOTE all pet friendly homes require an additional pet fee. Please pick up after your pets! No pets in pool.
Minimum Age Requirement: Must be 25 years of age to rent this property.
Please note: Longer minimum stay requirements of up to 7 nights will apply during certain times of the year including holidays and our summer season.
Make your reservation today and come see what we are so excited about!
Please note: events (weddings, parties, etc.) are NOT allowed in any of our homes. Home occupancy is stated and you cannot have guests for over the number of this number.
Stayed 6 days ending in
March, 2020
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a guest from St Louis, MO recommends this vacation rental
Beautiful, spacious home that's great for a multiple families. Yard was fully fenced with different areas to hang. Perfect for multiple families as you can all be together but spread out as well. VERY close to the downtown area with bars, restaurants and the beach. We rented a golf cart (Tybee Golf Carts) but was so close we didnt even use it. Great customer service though at Tybee Golf Carts. Bathrooms and Kitchen were updated but still had an island feel. Best part for us was the screened in porches! Management was very responsive when I have questions and I will definitely rent from Mermaid Cottages again.
Only negative - this property in on the primary street to the "locals" beach. Every day from 2-6pm there were cars lining the fence of teenagers walking to the beach. That is fine but what shocked me was they were very obviously locals and just threw their empty alcohol cans/bottle all down the street and over our fence. Every morning I cleaned 8-10 beer or seltzer cans out of the landscaping. Tybee needs to invest in more public trash cans on that street if that is the norm.
Glad to hear you enjoyed your stay at Whispering Palms . Please do come back and stay again. Carol and the Mermaids
Stayed 2 days ending in
September, 2019
Jessica G from Phoenix, ARIZONA recommends this vacation rental
Our stay at Whispering Palms was perfect! We all loved the house. It has everything you need for a long or short stay. We had a big group of ladies and what we loved most about the house is that there are so many balconies and sitting areas inside and outside. We had so many places to sit and chat and also so many places to have a little privacy when you wanted to break away. The location is great too. So easy to want to the beach and to the shops and restaurants. The property managers were very communicative and were so kind to send little texts to check in with how the stay was going and to warn about possible bad driving/weather conditions. I would rent this property again any day.
So happy to hear your stay was good. Come stay with the Mermaids again. Carol and the Mermaids
Stayed 9 days ending in
August, 2019
Gary E from Cedar Rapids, IA recommends this vacation rental
We had a wonderful time relaxing at the house, exploring the Tybee area, enjoying all the restaurants and especially visiting the beach.
Glad you enjoyed your stay. We work hard to make our guests happy and their vacation memorable. Carol and the Mermaids
Stayed 7 days ending in
July, 2019
a guest from Grayson, GA recommends this vacation rental
We had a fun family vacation experience with 6 adults and 3 children, ages 16, 13 and 9. There was plenty of room to spread out and to give each of us space. The pool added lots of laughter and entertainment especially for the kids. The walk to the beach was pleasant. I especially enjoyed walking to the river and then to the pier. The sand is hard and flat for easy walking. It was interesting to observe the quiet river area as it became busier as the pier area neared. There was a nice breeze.
We love that you had a nice time with us at Whispering Palms and I love your observation ~ the south end of the island/Back River area is my favorite too! Can't wait for you to come and stay again! ~ Jennifer & the Mermaids
Stayed 6 days ending in
July, 2019
Rachel S from Chagrin Falls, ohio recommends this vacation rental
This was our 6th stay on Tybee Island and in a Mermaid Cottage. There were 12 of us staying in Whispering Palms and it was amazing. The location is perfect and only a block from the beach. Even though it's located near all the action of South Beach and the pier, it feels like it's own private island. We spent most of our time in the backyard, pool and screened in porches. The house is big and open so everyone had their own space and nobody felt cramped. The kitchen was great for family dinners and cookouts. Loved the vintage vibe and attention to detail. The housekeeping staff were so friendly when we arrived a little early and Diane and the mermaids were all fabulous in accommodating us. Can't wait to book next summer!
Rachel We are delighted to receive your 5-star review! And thank you so much for being such a loyal guest! We look forward to providing an excellent vacation experience for you again next summer--or sooner!. Alfie & The Mermaids
Connie S from Loudonville, OH recommends this vacation rental
Whispering Palms is a gorgeous beach house and everything about it is top notch! We were so excited when we got there and saw what a beautiful place we were going to be staying in! The pool was an extra bonus, especially for our 4 year old granddaughter who never wanted to get out! Tybee Island is a great place to visit!
7/17/19 Thank you for your great review. We agree, Whispering Palms is a great place to enjoy your vacation. Please come back and see us again. Judy and the Mermaids
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May, 2019
Alisha J from Tallahassee, FL recommends this vacation rental
We had an awesome experience. From booking to checking out, the mermaids were attentive and extremely helpful. The house is an older home but was spotless and very cozy! Walking distance to the beach. Would highly recommend!
Thanks so much for the great review. We are so happy your experience was 'awesome' and look forward to your return visit. Alfie & The Mermaids
Stayed 4 days ending in
April, 2019
a guest from Savannah, Georgia recommends this vacation rental
Amazing Tybee time
We're so happy you had an amazing time on Tybee! We hope you'll come and see us again soon! ~Jennifer & the Mermaids
Stayed 6 days ending in
March, 2019
a guest from harrisburg, illinois recommends this vacation rental
Whispering Palms is in a GREAT location. Short walk to the beaches, piers and town area. Their are many porches and sitting areas to get away from the crowd if needed. Staff was more than helpful and tuned in on our needs. I always felt that a vacay house needed to be directly on the beach but this location changed my mind. We walked nearly everywhere we wanted to go. One drawback was the heated pool. The pool is between a hot tub and a pool and did not really meet our expectations but this was not a game changer.
3/24/19 Thank you for your review. So glad you had a great time and hope you will come back and visit again. Judy and the Mermaids
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November, 2018
Kristen A from ATLANTA, GA recommends this vacation rental
Our group had a fantastic stay at this beautiful, 1926 house just walking distance to shops, the beach, and the inlet. The house is large and comfortable with ample living space outside. There was a slight problem (that could not be predicted), and the management team worked with us so well. I would recommend this for any large group.
We are so glad you enjoyed your stay in spite of the problem! Please come stay with us again Carol and the Mermaids
Stayed 7 days ending in
August, 2018
Alma K from Augusta, gA recommends this vacation rental
Great location. Dog friendly. House clean and comfortable. Screened porches were great addition. Pool enjoyable.
Stayed 5 days ending in
August, 2018
a guest from Charlotte, NC recommends this vacation rental
We rented this house for a family vacation and we were very happy! It is in a great location and there was plenty of room for 10 of us. All the bathrooms except for the master are "vintage" and small but functional. Mermaid Cottages were very easy to work with and responsive to any questions/needs before we checked in and while we were there.
thank you for staying with us! Love, the mermaids
Stayed 5 days ending in
July, 2018
Karen Z from Colorado Springs, CO recommends this vacation rental
I hate to rave too much on this property as I want it available next time I want to book. This property was PERFECT for my extended family of 12. So much space. Kitchen has everything you need. The location is a short walk to the ocean and the back river!
Diane went above and beyond when I arrived early.
Highly recommend AOK Watersports for a paddle boarding adventure.
Tybee is the perfect beach vacation if you want to stay away from a resort town!
Thank you so much for staying with us! We love that you are so happy and want to see your smiling faces next year!!! The mermaids
Stayed 7 days ending in
June, 2018
Elinor D H from Winder, GA recommends this vacation rental
The vintage home had the charm and some of the inconveniences of an older home--smaller kitchen and a couple of the bathrooms were really small. The outdoor areas were wonderful--my family loved the jacuzzi pool, and we couldn't have had a better location!
Thank you for staying with us! The Mermaids
Donna B from oxford, ohio recommends this vacation rental
Tybee Island is beautiful and Whispering Palms was absolutely beautiful as well! Our family loved the location, house and the spectacular outdoor area and pool.
You picked the perfect family getaway. So glad you enjoyed your stay. Mermaid Judy
Stayed 3 days ending in
May, 2018
Sandi R from Savannah, GA recommends this vacation rental
Exceeded family is ready to make Whispering Palms an annual getaway:)
We'll look forward to welcoming you back! Love the mermaids
Stayed 7 days ending in
May, 2018
Sherry C from Virginia beach, Virginia recommends this vacation rental
Our family stayed recently in May and we could not have chosen a better place to stay and a great rental company to work with. The location is close to all the beaches and stores and resturants. The house was large and lovely with its decor. The recently upgraded master bath is awesome! The pool and backyard is lovely and large.Not only did we have a great time with our family but our son proposed to his fiancee on the nearby beach! We cannot wait to return to this little bit of paradise!
So glad to hear you enjoyed your stay at Tybee and Whispering Palms. Thanks for nice review carol
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April, 2018
Jeffrey K from Spring Lake, MI does not recommend this vacation rental.
Absolutely loved this house. Period!
I think and hope you meant that YES you *would* recommend Whispering Palms to others. ;) Come and stay with us again! You all were great guests and we appreciate you kindly. ~ Jennifer & the Mermaids
Shay S from Townsend, GA recommends this vacation rental
My whole family was extremely pleased with our stay at Whispering Palms two weeks ago! Our son got married that Saturday and this home provided the perfect place for our large family to gather - to eat, sleep, relax, soak in the heated pool - and to just enjoy some downtime in between wedding events. We had several family members comment that they would like to rent this for future visits to Tybee. I know that we will as well!! Thank you so much for making our stay so incredibly comfortable! This home and outdoor space was more than we could have asked for!
Well congratulations! Please come and stay with us any time ~ we're so happy when we meet new friends, and now that you've got more extended family... ;) ~ Jennifer & the Mermaids
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April, 2018
Vivian B from Hinesville, GA recommends this vacation rental
A group friends and I wanted to spend The Passover, Pasach in an intimate environment instead of a hotel. We wanted together as a family for meals and still have privacy with our spouses. So we decided on Tybee Island most importantly the Whispering Palms. It was amazing, it had everything that we needed and more. Well stocked with the essentials in the kitchen, pots, pans, silverware and bowls. Very clean and well kept, like it was our own home. Very quiet with a large privacy fence and walking distance to the beach.
Isn't Whispering Palms a great home? We love that you had a great time and hope you'll come and stay with us again! ~ Jennifer & the Mermaids
Stayed 6 days ending in
September, 2017
Lynn L from Harrison, Tennessee recommends this vacation rental
So loved this house, didn't want to leave the pool! Plenty of room for everyone, quiet and is very convenient to everything, but you don't even notice any traffic, etc. Perfect location! Hope to be back next year...
Oh, that pool. That pool!! Thank you for taking the time to tell everyone about The Pool! ;) Come and enjoy it again really soon, OK?? ~ Jennifer & the Mermaids
Stayed 7 days ending in
August, 2017
a guest from Denver, NC recommends this vacation rental
Our overall stay was excellent. We did think that you could use a few more pots and pans in the kitchen. There was plenty of room for our crowd of 14 and we had a great time on Tybee Island. We hope to be back soon.
Thank you for the nice words! We love 'excellent'. If you would like to let us know any suggestions on what types of pots/pans, we're happy to get right on that. We like suggestions from excellent guests. :) ~ Jennifer & the Mermaids
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July, 2017
Ronald K from Struthers, Oh recommends this vacation rental
Very enjoyable! The house was all we expected; clean, had a good parking available. One of the best locations to access beach, stores ( groceries, pizza, & shopping. Can park an walk almost anywhere you would want to go; even Resturant's & Bar. Would recommend to anyone: anytime.
Oh, we're so happy you have a new vacation home with us! We just love flipping our fins in that pool! Come home soon! ~ Jennifer & the Mermaids
Scott M from INDIANA, Pennsylvania recommends this vacation rental
Simply put, our experience at Whispering Palms was outstanding. Every detail of the house was exceptional and the distance to the beach was perfect for our needs. You have done a wonderful job with the pool, garden areas and the interior of the home. We look forward to staying again! This was our first trip to Tybee Island and the Georgia coast and we could not have picked a better home or rental company to stay with.
We love that you titled this 'Beyond your Expectations!'. That makes our fins curl with delight! Thank you for enjoying it and please come SEA us again really soon! ~ Jennifer & the Mermaids
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June, 2017
charles c from Canton, GA recommends this vacation rental
The home was great. Very clean and plenty of room. The beach is a short walk away. Take your cooler or just eat at some of the restaurants on the beach. All stores are just around the corner. The grocery store is just a short drive. Very please with everything. Recommend to anyone.
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May, 2017
Robin H from Clayton, NC recommends this vacation rental
The house was amazing!!! The pool was heated and was awesome for late-night swims. The back yard is so private it almost feels like you're miles away from the world. The house has so much character and is super cute. The kitchen is stocked very well. We walked to the beach a few times. Having the convenient store a block away was great. A liquor store was also within walking distance.
You will LOVE this house!!!! It's great for a girls weekend. 13 of us slept comfortably.
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April, 2017
Jane D from Evans, GA recommends this vacation rental
Whispering Palms was more than we expected!! The outdoor living spaces alone were amazing! We had two families staying together and this house had more than enough space to accommodate us. Everything was clean and in good working condition when we arrived. The location was perfect for our group--short walk to the beach, restaurants and shops. It DOES get busy with all of the public parking around, but it didn't affect our stay. The porches and yard/patios were awesome! We loved the pool/whirlpool (small pool with jets) and the kids took turns in the hammock! It is a three-story home, so lots of stairs to consider. We would definitely stay here again!
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March, 2017
a guest from Palm Coast, FL recommends this vacation rental
Whispering Palms was absolutely perfect! Stayed during St. Patrick's Day holiday and the shuttle into Savannah was just a short walk a few blocks away. The house itself was magnificent - beautiful gardens out back and loved the heated pool/spa. Tybee Island is a perfectly laid back beach town - Can't say enough how perfect a fit this was for our family.
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March, 2017
Kathleen O from Savannah, GA recommends this vacation rental
We had family in from Florida, Ohio & GA for an 88th birthday party and wedding. The property couldn't have been more perfect for our group. We had both chilly and warm weather so enjoyed the fire pit, hot tub/pool and sunning on the patio all in one weekend! The kitchen accommodates multiple prep/cooking people and has everything needed to prepare meals for a crowd. There are more than enough place settings, glasses, etc. The grill and oven/warmer made everything flow. It was also nice for some of us to be able to put kids to bed with grandparents in the house and walk to the bars! We biked to anything we couldn't walk to. Overall, an amazing weekend, thanks to the Mermaids!
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October, 2016
Patti D from Athens, GA recommends this vacation rental
Whispering Palms provided great accommodations for 11 people. There's a place for everyone to gather and also have a private quiet place. The lounging pool was a great addition to an already great house. Parking was ample for six vehicles. The location was also prefect and within walking distance of the beach, the shops, and bars/restaurants. Hope to make this an annual event!
Stayed 7 days ending in
August, 2016
Christine C from Satellite beach, Florida recommends this vacation rental
We had a great time! Enjoyed beach and pool! The porches were relaxing and the bedrooms were comfortable! Lovely home!!
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July, 2016
Veronna D from Frankfort, KY recommends this vacation rental
This house was perfect for the 12 of us. We enjoyed the two large screened porches, the pool, the proximity to the beach and night life, and the lovely grounds. There was plenty of room for group and solo time. If you are looking for charm and southern tradition, this the house for you!
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July, 2016
mark m from Jones, OK recommends this vacation rental
Home location, size, cleanliness excellent. Property beautiful . Kitchen cookware needs updates , ie better and more pans. Coffe machine slow and outdated. We did a lot of our own cooking so very important. Not enough towels left.
Stayed 7 days ending in
June, 2016
Jennifer K from St. Louis, MO recommends this vacation rental
The house was perfect for our large family group. There are plenty of separate private and shared spaces in the home.
Stayed 5 days ending in
June, 2016
a guest from Asheville , NC recommends this vacation rental
The house is large and perfect for a large family beach vacation. Being an older home and a popular rental, there were a couple of minor issues with the property's condition, but everything was quickly addressed by Mermaid Cottages, whom were very nice and helpful to deal with throughout the entire stay. They were very quick in getting back to us with answers or maintenance to our requests and easy to work with. The house itself is well appointed for a beach vacation and the backyard is incredible.
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May, 2016
Jennifer M from Uniontown, KS recommends this vacation rental
We were a group of 10 Girl Scouts visiting Savannah and Tybee Island. This beach house was perfect for our large group. The location couldn't have been better. We were able to park our van and walk anywhere we wanted to go. We just wish we could have stayed longer.
Stayed 3 days ending in
May, 2016
Sara R from Charlotte, NC recommends this vacation rental
This house is beautiful, comfortable, the yard, landscaping and pool are amazing! Lighted trees and shrubbery at night for a serene environment while sitting under the amazing gazebo. Five minute walk to the beach and downtown Tybee. We will be back!
Stayed 3 days ending in
April, 2016
Margaret H from Mint Hill, NC recommends this vacation rental
I enjoyed this vacation experience from the planning, booking, to the stay itself. Mermaid Cottages & its staff went above & beyond to make sure our trip was perfect. The home we stayed in was all we hoped for & more! I'd definitely rent through Mermaid & would be thrilled to stay at Whispering Palms again! Special thanks to Diane who assisted us!
Stayed 3 days ending in
March, 2016
Lindsey K from smyrna, GA recommends this vacation rental
Wonderful house! Great location
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It has always been more focussed on female infertility rather than the male. Dr. Agilan, a Fertility Specialist at KL Fertiltiy Centre, asked the public to not forget about the other contributing factor.
Male Infertility Cause Of Concern Among Malaysian Men
By Cecilia Jeyanthi Victor
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) — Male infertility is on the rise and is currently a contributing factor to fertility decline in the country, with one-third of infertility cases attributed to men, says a fertility expert.
According to In vitro fertilisation (IVF) specialist Dr Agilan Arjunan of the KL Fertility Centre, male infertility in the past 10 years had increased about 40 to 50 per cent in the country.
During a round-table session with the media on infertility here today, a panel of IVF experts said women infertility was no longer just a 'silent disease' as global studies suggested the average sperm count from 1930-1990 had almost halved.
A study conducted by the Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) Department at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Medical Centre on semen analysis from two cohorts of men eight years apart, revealed that a 43 per cent semen quality was recorded.
The above study was significant enough for study investigators to conclude a rising need for fertility services in the country, especially for men.
Therefore, Dr Agilan, an expert in male fertility is offering free consultation for men with the above problem at the KL Fertility Centre, in hopes of creating more awareness.
Some major contributing factors resulting in male infertility include obesity, smoking and alcohol consumption, while stress is also a contributing factor.
Some men are aware of their problem, but are too shy to speak about it while some are not at all aware they have a problem, he told Bernama after a session recently.
Malaysia s infertility rate has been gradually declining to 1.97 children per household based on a United Nations statistics between 2010 and 2015.
This figure is now expected to decline to 1.90 children per household by year 2020 and will continue to decline to 1.72 children per household by 2050.
Meanwhile, three contributing factors for the decline in birth rate have been singled out.
They are women delaying pregnancy; rise of male infertility; and, the associated cost of IVF treatment.
Due to the above factors, KL Fertility Centre medical director, Datuk Dr Prashant Nadkarni in his presentation said: Women are marrying later as they are putting careers ahead of motherhood.
The IVF treatment affordability is still a huge problem due to its high cost and IVF has always catered to the rich."
Meanwhile, the KL Fertility Centre spearheaded by Dr Natasha Ain Mohd Nor is conducting a low-cost model called the IVFku which happens to be the most successful model to date at the centre.
This programme which is still new, was started by the centre in February and to date, there are 11 patients undergoing treatment. Six successful pregnancies have been reported by the centre.
The centre is also encouraging more young single women to freeze their eggs.
Egg freezing is gradually becoming a trend among young Malaysian women where the average age of women seeking IVF treatment is 36 and below.
Source: Bernama, 2 December 2015; Malaysian Digest, 1 December 2015; Borneo Post, 2 December 2015


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Ruby Falls Events
Romance at Ruby
Celebrate Valentine's Day with a romantic evening at Ruby Falls. This date night includes a special Lantern Tour, professional souvenir photo and gift.More Information
100 Million Steps in March
March 1-31
We're supporting the mission of the American Heart Association Go Red for Women in a big way by accepting the challenge to walk 100 million steps at Ruby Falls in March!More Information
Battle Below the Clouds
This amateur barbeque competition benefits Lana's Love Foundation. Twenty teams of amateur grillers and smokers are invited to compete for bragging rights as the best backyard cooks in Chattanooga.More Information
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June 6
Celebrate National Day of Caves & Karst at Ruby Falls!More Information
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October Weekends
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December 1-23
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New on TV this week
The Soul Train Awards: Performances by Cee Lo Green, Common, Freddie Jackson, Musiq Soulchild, Natalie Cole and Jill Scott. Legends Earth Wind & Fire and Gladys Knight will be honored. 8 p.m. Sunday, BET
The Walking Dead: Yes, Hershel might have been keeping a secret barn full of zombies, but Rick is going to have to work with him to get out of a bad situation. Season finale. 8 p.m. sunday, AMC
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show: Kanye West, Nicki Minaj and Maroon 5 will perform as beautiful women parade around in underwear. 9 p.m. Tuesday, CBS
Christmas in Rockefeller Center: It's time to light the big tree in Rockefeller Center, and Justin Bieber, Michael Buble and Faith Hill are among those who will help. 7 p.m. Wednesday, NBC
The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!: Lady Gaga, Sugarland, Rhianna and others will perform as the nominations are announced. 9 p.m. Wednesday, CBS
I Hate My Teenage Daughter: Jaime Pressly stars in this new sitcom about two mothers who are raising mean-girl teen daughters. Series premiere. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, FOX


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Symposium puts spotlight on Norfolk businesses
Some of the county's brightest business minds will take centre stage as part of the Norfolk's upcoming Economic Development Symposium in Port Dover.
The list of local speakers includes Christine Dainard (Buzz Tours), Mike Fredericks (Annex Business Media), Michelle Kloepfer (Titan Trailers) and Nick Kokkoros (Barrel Pizza).
In its early years, the symposium mostly featured out-of-towners, but that has changed in recent years.
"There's a lot to be learned from ourselves in the sense that there are entrepreneurs and small business people and larger businesses in the community that have a lot of intelligence, a lot of experience and we should be learning from (them)," said Clark Hoskin, the county's director of tourism and economic development. "As opposed to in the beginning bringing in government folks from Toronto to talk down to us, this is the third or fourth year we have four local speakers representing local businesses. They're going to bring a great perspective. They'll have some takeaway learning and topics for people to absorb."
In 13 years since the first gathering, Hoskin has seen several bonds formed with so many entrepreneurs and dealmakers under one roof. "I know hundreds of people across the county and I know what they do and how they do their business, but what I keep forgetting is, a lot of them don't know each other," he explained. "This is one day of the year when they can take a few hours off from their usual challenges, meet someone new and maybe start a new business or a partnership together."
The theme for the Feb. 7 event is Norfolk: No Boundaries. The keynote speaker is American Brian Williams, a fourth-degree black belt. Williams is a self-described "kindness ninja" who preaches resilience, respect, and good deeds.
"We're always looking for someone who's got high energy and a positive message," said Hoskin. "What we've found is, the audience at the symposium responds well to someone who is giving them kind of a kick in the pants and is saying 'your future is in your own hands, you need to work together, you need to collaborate and stay positive'."
As is the case annually, the county will announce its Entrepreneur of the Year, Young Entrepreneur of the Year and Travel Writer Award winner. New to the proceedings will be a Made in Norfolk showcase – a display of products manufactured or processed within the county. Hoskin and his team did an "aggressive" tour of area businesses this fall where the idea came to life.
"We realized the width, breadth, and depth of the things that are manufactured and processed here," he said. "I'm confident we're going to have a couple dozen products there that people may not know are made in this area, so it's very exciting as far as I'm concerned."
Lunch will feature Norfolk County fare and drinks. The cost per ticket is $60. Registration is available online at norfolktourism.ca/symposium. Questions can be directed to 519-426-9494 or email@example.com.


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THE Blue Cross pet charity is urging the public not to give real bunnies as Easter gifts next week, as it reveals the shocking increase in rabbits being abandoned at this time of year.
Last year, three times more unwanted rabbits were handed in to The Blue Cross just after Easter than in the first few months of the year. The charity is concerned that people are buying bunnies as presents for children without considering the time and money involved in caring for them long-term.
Rabbits can live for up to eight years and ongoing costs such as food and vet fees can run to £100 or more per year. And even basic, good accommodation for a rabbit can cost hundreds of pounds.
Blue Cross animal adoption centres nationwide are already filling up with pets whose owners have been forced to give them up in these difficult financial times. The charity is keen to prevent unwanted rabbits adding to these numbers.
Claire Stallard, Blue Cross animal behaviourist, said: "Rabbits are amongst the most popular choice for a pet in Britain, particularly for young families. They can make wonderful companions as they have so much to offer, but like any pet they are a big commitment and are not a 'cheap option'. It may be tempting to get a cute bunny for Easter but you must be willing to care for them their whole life, even if your child loses interest."
Before getting a rabbit of your own, The Blue Cross advises that you consider the following key advice:
* Rabbits need the company of other rabbits, not any other species, as they can get very lonely and distressed on their own. A neutered male and neutered female rabbit are the best combination.
* Rabbits need space to run around and stretch their back legs so they need a hutch where they can stand upright and access to a large run. Living in a confined space can cause physical discomfort and even spinal damage.
* Rabbits are highly inquisitive and need lots of mental stimulation. Find out about special rabbit toys, or you can make your own from cardboard boxes.
* Some rabbits can be very frightened of being picked up and may bite or kick.
* Happy bunnies need to nibble on hay throughout the day and should have just a small amount of rabbit food mix.


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Attractive Frameless Glass Balcony Systems
What are the advantages of frameless glass balcony systems? Why do many people prefer them instead of other options? In general, balustrades have two main functions: protective and decorative. The balcony railings are designed to ensure the safety of people and make the facade of the building more attractive. However, transparent balustrades have the advantage of offering an unobstructed view of the surroundings and you can enjoy the landscape from any point, but they are not among the most popular.
Barrier ideas, since glass requires special attention. The balcony is a part of the house and the living room. The appearance of this place must be in harmony with the interior of the home. Frameless glass balcony systems are an addition to any modern home. They go well with high-tech designs, modern or minimalist style. A transparent balustrade looks elegant, modern and allows light in the home.
24 Photos Gallery of: Attractive Frameless Glass Balcony Systems
Of course, a barrier of translucent materials is the first choice of owners who want to maintain a panoramic view of the city, the mountains or the sea and enjoy unique sunsets and sunrises. One of the main reasons for choosing frameless glass balcony systems is the low maintenance. Unlike wood, for example, transparent balustrades do not require staining, painting or sealing. Maintenance includes regular cleaning with a rubber brush, soap and water.


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Lana Hart Art Studio - Paintings
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Lana Hart is an artist and painter, primarily working in acrylics with a style which can be described as Impressionistic Realism. She is also an active community volunteer, and director of the You Gotta Have Art program and the Lana Hart Studio.
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Dwayne Lane's Auto Family consists of six locations, representing Subaru, Mazda, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Chevrolet, Ford and Lincoln and over 1500 vehicles in stock. The dealerships also have award winning parts and service departments and a coll
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