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Octavius Ozesar, I-Triumvirs.
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Sextus Pompeius.
Domitius Enobarbus,
Menecrates, }■ Friends to Pompey.
Taurus, Lieutenant-General to Caesar.
Friends to Caesar.
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt.
Octavia, Sister to Ca?sar, aild Wife to Antony.
j i x' > Attendants on Cleopatra.
Officers, Soldiers, Messengers, and other Attendants.
SCENE: in several -parts of the Roman Empire, principally Alexandria in Egypt, and Rome.
Scene I. — Alexandria. A Room in Cleopatra's Palace.
Enter Demetrius and Phxlo.
"AY, but this dotage of our general's
O'erflows the measure: those his goodly eyes, That o'er the files and musters of the war Have glow'd like plated Mars, now bend, now turn The office and devotion of their view Upon a tawny front: his captain's heart, Which in the scuffles of great fights hath burst The buckles on his breast, reneags all temper, And is become the bellows and the fan To cool a gipsy's lust. Look, where they come.
Flourish. Enter Antony and Cleopatra, with their trains; Eunuchs fanning her.
Take but good note, and you shall see in him
Cleopatra. If it be love indeed, tell me how much.
Antony. There's beggary in the love that can be
reckon'd. Cleo. I'll set a bourn how far to be belov'd. Ant. Then must thou needs find out new Heaven,
new Earth.
Enter an Attendant.
Attendant. News, my good lord, from Rome.
Ant. Grates me : — the sum.
Cleo. Nay, hear them, Antony:
Ant. How, my love!
Cleo. Perchance,—-nay, and most like,—■ You must not stay here longer; your dismission Is come from Csesar; therefore hear it, Antony. —Where's Fulvia's process? Caesar's, I would say?—
Both ? — Call in the messengers. — As I am Egypt's Queen, Thou blushest, Antony, and that blood of thine Is Caesar's homager; else so thy cheek pays shame, When shrill-tongu'd Fulvia scolds. — The messengers!
Ant. Let Rome in Tyber melt, and the wide arch Of the rang'd empire fall! Here is my space. Kingdoms are clay: our dungy earth alike Feeds beast as man: the nobleness of life Is to do thus; when such a mutual pair,
[_E?nbracing. And such a twain can do 't, in which I bind, On pain of punishment, the world to wit We stand up peerless.
Cleo. Excellent falsehood!
Why did he marry Fulvia, and not love her ? —
Ant. But stirr'd by Cleopatra. —■
Now, for the love of Love, and her soft hours,
Cleo. Hear the ambassadors.
Ant. Fie, wrangling Queen!
Whom every thing becomes, to chide, to laugh,
[Exeunt Ant. and Cleop. with their train.
Demetrius. Is Caesar with Antonius priz'd so slight?
Phi. Sir, sometimes, when he is not Antony,
Dem. I am full sorry,
That he approves the common liar, who
Scene II.
The Same. Another Room.
Enter Chahmian, Iiras, Alexas, and a Soothsayer. Charmian. Lord Alexas, sweet Alexas, most any thing Alexas, almost most absolute Alexas, where's A2
the soothsayer that you praised so to the Queen? 0 that I knew this husband, which, you say, must charge his horns with garlands!
Alexas. Soothsayer!
Soothsayer. Your will?
Char. Is this the man ? — Is 't you, sir, that know things?
Sooth. In Nature's infinite book of secrecy, A little I can read.
Alex. Shew him your hand.
Enter Enobabbus.
Enoharhus. Bring in the banquet quickly; wine enough, Cleopatra's health to drink.
Char. Good sir, give me good fortune.
Sooth. I make not, but foresee.
Char. Pray, then, foresee me one.
Sooth. You shall be yet far fairer than you are*
Char. He means, in flesh.
Iras. No, you shall paint when you are old.
Char. Wrinkles forbid!
Alex. Vex not his prescience; be attentive.
Char. Hush!
Sooth. You shall be more beloving than belov'd.
Char. I had rather heat my liver with drinking.
Alex. Nay, hear him.
Char. Good now, some excellent fortune. Let me be married to three kings in a forenoon, and widow them all: let me have a child at fifty, to whom Herod of Jewry may do homage: find me to marry me with Octavius Caesar, and companion me with my mistress.
Sooth. You shall outlive the lady whom you serve.
Char. O, excellent! I love long life better than figs.


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Top function party band hired again for NYE in East Sussex
New Years Eve Party – The Devonshire Suite, The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 4EQ
This is the second time we've played here.
We were re-booked by the hotel manager immediately after playing here last NYE.
The Band has been re-booked again for next NYE which is a pretty good recommendation of the high quality of our performance.


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As today's Weekly Briefing highlights, public officials are frequently playing with fire when they attempt to use "market forces" (mots notably, greed) as a tool in the delivery of core public structures and services. The recent flame out of the state's largest mental health provider (Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions) offers more convincing proof of this proposition.
As today's lead editorial in the Winston-Salem Journal ("A shameful severance") explains, the money Cardinal attempted to bestow on its execs in a lousy imitation of life in corporate America in the age of Trump could have gone a long way toward actually helping people in need:
"The Journal's Richard Craver reported: 'Legislators, state health officials and health-care advocates have pointed to the $3.8 million in paid severance to four executives of Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions as a worrisome sign of exorbitant spending and private-sector greed overcoming the managed-care organization's public-health mission. But what would $3.8 million pay for in terms of additional behavioral-health services within Cardinal's 20-county network? The network includes Alamance, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Rockingham and Stokes counties.
'The Winston-Salem Journal asked a provider of mental-health and substance-abuse services in the Triad and statewide to offer estimates for seven main categories. Here's what it could mean: As many as 26,000 initial evaluations at an average rate of $145, or 43,000 individual therapy sessions at an average rate of $88, or 12,649 bed days at a facility-based crisis center. The provider agreed to offer the estimates as long as it was not identified out of concern about being perceived as taking a side in the intense political and regulatory dispute. The provider also stressed the caveat that the state's seven behavioral-health managed-care organizations, MCOs, may or may not be allowed by the state to use administrative money for recipient services.'
Understood. But by any reasonable measure, the packages going to former Executive Director Richard Topping and the others are far too much. The DHHS told the Journal that administrative funds can be used for consumer services but typically aren't. Much of the money that went to severance packages could have gone to vulnerable patients in the Cardinal network, the state's largest managed-care organization for behavioral health.
Thank goodness the state has temporarily taken over this organization. It may be too late to pull back the severance packages, but we look forward to the DHHS and county commissions choosing a new Cardinal board that will finally use public dollars well to serve our most vulnerable."


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Starting your venture is a very significant undertaking, even when you have business skills, experience, expertise and a good working knowledge of the industry you intend starting in.
You must have the financial capacity to ensure you have both sufficient working capital and reserves to fund your business development.
If you are starting out without these three essential elements and the financial resources necessary, you are going to need some excellent business advice, business support and ongoing mentoring to give yourself the best possible chance of surviving.
Why Start a Business?
The very first question you have to ask yourself is why do you want to be in business and why do you wish to start one?
'Why' needs to be asked many times over.
Renowned speaker Simon Sinek has created a whole strategy to inspire people to do what inspires them www.startwithwhy.com
- Why are you going into business?
- Why do you want to start a business?
- Why this business opportunity?
- Why this industry?
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All good sound questions to ensure you are starting out with a higher probability of success.
The golden rule when you have decided to start a business is to take advice before you start. This investment will save you a fortune plus a significant amount of time and energy.
Any project that is well thought out and planned well before any activity commences has already given itself a substantially greater chance of survival.
Planning Before You Start
Before starting a business of any description, there is lots of preparation and prior learning to be undertaken.
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As an example, these twenty 'How to Guides' for Starting a Successful Business make excellent reading for first-timers.
Of the all of the options available to you, starting a from scratch is the most challenging as it can take a considerable time before the business flourishes.
However, if finances are limited, it may be the only option available. But remember less start-up capital often = less income.
Do not be taken in by the promises of a lifestyle to which you would like to become accustomed.
Success in business and a new lifestyle do not come before hard work and doing the hard yards required!
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These are the five key elements required at the outset of your startup journey.
A genuine opportunity exists where you can attract sufficient sales – the lifeblood of any business
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The required skill set to create, lead and manage a business plus the technical expertise for your chosen industry
A business advisor, accountant or mentor who genuinely knows and understands small business – absolutely priceless and will save you a fortune and possibly your house
A Business Plan and Cash Flow Budgets in place
To commence without these five essential elements in place would be foolhardy in the extreme.
You would not set off on a flight to any destination without a sufficient fuel in the tank, a map or GPS and an experienced licensed pilot?
Sadly, many new owners do, and the results are well-known – more than 60% do not complete the journey.
Does it sound like you may need some sound advice?
To get started, you will require practical assistance to get your new venture off the ground, to set up the best structure, register your business name, develop a business plan, sort out your finances, manage your taxation obligations, obtain accounting advice and accounting services.
Business Advice
Typically professional advice should challenge you to ensure you are bringing the right thoughts, ideas, goals and commitment to make starting a business a realistic opportunity.
The process should include why you are even contemplating starting a business, what your ideas are about the business opportunity to be pursued and how is it possible to build the business with the financial resources that are available.
To start a new venture is not for everyone and in reality is a suitable option for maybe 25% of those that consider this starting. Many are better suited to being an employee.
The role of a business owner is vastly different to that of being an employee. The personal aspects are every bit as important as the business opportunity.
Expert advice and management services are available to assist new owners with the proper implementation of the essential functions of running a successful business.
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The Flea Market
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ok, so I'm anxious to hear about all of the party details AND the flea market finds! :) I spy so many fun finds in the few photos you shared so I can't wait to see what all came home with you. Is the flea market local? *fingers crossed*ReplyDelete
I want to go there one of these days! FUN!ReplyDelete
was it the flea market in pineville?ReplyDelete
It is local! Well . . . pretty local. It was at the Metrolina Expo Center in Charlotte. They have two big ones every year in the spring and fall. I believe the next one is in November. It is just wonderful!ReplyDelete
I don't know how you are not completely overwhelmed by all that!!! I wish I had your eye. I would just be sitting there staring at everything and have no idea what to do with myself!ReplyDelete
Ahhh I used to go to Metrolina as a kid, as my grandma didn't live far from there! I seriously have so many memories of it! So much fun!ReplyDelete
Do you know of any other flea markets like this in NC/SC area? The only ones I can find sell junk like band-aids and magnets! HELPReplyDelete


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this is a video we made almost exactly one year ago. little did we know back then, that just a few weeks later i'd sign a contract for my very first cookbook !
so this is one of the recipes in the book, i used to have them all the time last year. but for some reason i've totally forgotten that this was my go to snack ( i'm blaming those delicious edamame beans ).
to celebrate a happy reunion, i'm totally making these this weekend. have you ever tried kale chips ? if so, what do you think ?
let's just say it : one of the best snacks ever !
vegan, whole foods, oil-free, super flavourful and ridiculously good for you. and quite cute to serve them in parchment paper bags like this right ?
kale chips
200 g kale
1/2 tbsp light soy sauce / tamari
1/2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tsp sesame seeds
1 tsp chili flakes (or 1/2 tsp if you want them less spicy)
– preheat the oven to 225°C / 440°F.
– rinse the kale and let it dry. remove leafs from stems in suitably sized pieces.
– place in a bowl and add soy sauce, lemon juice, chili, and sesame seeds. massage the kale for about 3-5 mins.
– place the kale pieces evenly on a parchment paper covered oven tray
– bake for about 5 min. they burn very easily so keep an eye on them every minute. they should be mostly green, with browned edges, and crispy when done.
– enjoy the ( probably ) healthiest snack ever invented !
oh man, i'm starting to crave these really bad now. might not be able to wait till the weekend..!
what are you eating today guys ?
more recipes for all you kale lovers out there :
love // jenny
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The mechanical figures are housed in a box of polished wood with a glass panel at the front. The while of the box is surrounded by a carved, gilt frame. The brass clockwork mechanism which operates the figures as well as the music box is activated by releasing the control switch after winding with an iron key.
The scene of a three-sided ballroom is adorned with mirrored walls and a red cloth curtain, and is trimmed with gold metallic paper. Across the front top is a band of similar cloth. The floor is of printed paper over wood, showing birds, trees,, flowers and fruit and a lead chandelier is suspended from the top. At some point later, two electric lights were added.
The figures are two bisque German dolls with blonde wigs. The woman wears a purple jacket trimmed with gold, a cream skirt covered with black lace, and black lace attached to the top of the head. The man wears a purple jacket with green and gold trim, green breeches and a green cap which extends to a long point at the back, decorated with gold trim and a gold and purple tassel.


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Sarah Palin released a video Wednesday accusing her critics of "blood libel" for suggesting that conservatives and, more specifically, her crosshairs map showing Gabrielle Giffords were responsible for the Tucson shooting this past weekend.
In her first public statement since last weekend's massacre, Palin had this to say:
"Acts of monstrous criminality stand on their own," she said. "They begin and end with the criminals who commit them."
I agree with her statement in part. In the end, the fault lies with the gunman and he should pay the price. No, Sarah Palin shouldn't go to jail for her statements and neither should Glenn Beck or Bill O'Reilly and their ilk, those pundits who relentlessly stir people into a frenzy of hate with their words and actions.
They shouldn't go to jail, but they should at least be self aware. And judging from Palin's video and Bill O'Reilly's statement yesterday, it seems very unlikely. Here is Palin's statement:
Her statement was profoundly sad. Because regardless of whether she actually believes the gunman acted alone and that the hate rhetoric from her camp had nothing to do with it, the least she could do was say she understood the hate needs to stop. The least she could do is promise that she will do her best to tone it down and keep the talk peaceful and stop using gun metaphors disguised as political discourse.
Instead, she was defensive. She blasted "journalists and pundits" for:
Manufacturing a blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence they purport to condemn.
In short, she totally missed the point. The defensiveness must stop. It's sick and wrong from both sides. If Keith Olbermann or Rachel Maddow had that map, I would be saying the same thing. But they didn't. Sarah Palin did. And nowhere in that video did I see any understanding from her that words have meaning. That words, specifically her words, contribute to a culture that is angry and broken and that both sides need to do our best to stop it.
In following with the "words have meaning" theme, let's follow the historical significance of "blood libel." Blood libel has historically been the false accusation that minorities -- and almost always Jewish people -- drink the blood of Christian children. It was used primarily in the European persecution of Jews. For her to use that now shows such historical ignorance, it's astounding. Is this really a woman we can admire? Is it better if she is ignorant or if she purposely conjured the image of pogroms, rampant anti-semitism and the lead-up to the Holocaust when describing her own "persecution"?
As the Chicago Sun-Times said so eloquently, we WERE warned of this:
For more than two years, sensible people have been pleading with their fellow Americans to tone down the rhetoric, to quit with the demonizing, to end the fear-mongering. In what kind of country, the sensible people asked, do political leaders across the board not condemn a sign at a rally that reads: "We left our guns at home — this time"? In what kind of country do people show up at presidential speeches with guns on their hips? In what kind of a country do callers to radio shows routinely smear those with whom they disagree — beginning with our president — as "traitors" and "un-American," while pandering hosts say only, "Thanks for the call."
It doesn't matter what side the hate is coming from. Right or left, it needs to stop. It needs to stop because our culture is sick and our country -- whether you can see it or not -- is on the rapid decline and anger and accusations like this only serve to hasten it.
I wanted to be angry this morning when I saw this video, but what I really am is sad. I am so sad that rather than come together, we just divide further. I am beginning to think there really is no solution.
What do you think of her video?
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Capstone Continues to Pursue Its Environmental, Social, and Governance Focus and Sustainability Footprint Philosophy
VAN NUYS, Calif., June 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.capstoneturbine.com) (Nasdaq:CPST), the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems today is providing an update to shareholders on its focus on the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principals as part of its ongoing effort to improve transparency and corporate responsibility.
"Last week, we reported another successful quarter achieving our second consecutive quarter of positive adjusted EBITDA and on an annual basis adjusted EBITDA improved 76%, and our net loss dropped 60%. As the business returns to growth and we approach our goal of near-term profitability, we want to ensure that we not only achieved our financial goals but also continue to focus on our responsibility as a corporate citizen and maintain strong values that include the primary framework of ESG principals and standards," said Darren Jamison, President and Chief Executive Officer of Capstone.
"We manufacture clean and green products, but as a company, we want to do our part to limit our environmental risks, energy consumption, waste disposal and carbon footprint. We continue to focus on our relationship with our employees with several initiatives related to employee health and well-being, and to evaluate how our supplier relationships align with our corporate values," added Mr. Jamison.
Environmental Impact
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has acknowledged Capstone's Signature Series C200S and C65 energy systems meet CARB 2007 Fossil Fuel emissions standards, the most stringent emissions requirements for distributed generation equipment in the world. Capstone's proprietary microturbine technology helps customers achieve environmental benefits by utilizing an ultra-lean premix fuel injection technology to minimize criteria pollutants in the engine exhaust that meet tight emissions standards, thereby reducing pollutants released into the environment.
When used in combined heat and cooling or CHP applications, the efficiency of the overall microturbine solution can be 70 to 90 percent. This is significantly better than traditional centralized fossil fuel electricity generation and local heating or cooling equipment, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Capstone microturbine solutions allow customers to reduce their carbon footprint and help them achieve their overall sustainability objectives. Furthermore, the microturbines can also operate on a variety of different waste fuels which can reduce air pollution associated with flares or release of waste gasses directly into the atmosphere.
"The ISO 14001 standards, to which Capstone was first certified over ten years ago, help Capstone work toward our eventual goal of a zero-waste facility. It is our overarching goal to ensure that the process and procedures that produce our products are also protecting our environment and the ISO 14001:2015 standards help to provide our organization with a guideline on which to design our internal processes," said Kirk Petty, Vice President of Manufacturing at Capstone.
Social Responsibility
"At Capstone we believe that we have a social responsibility to all of the stakeholders, including the community around us and our employees. Specifically, we developed the Capstone Cares program as an important initiative which Capstone employees work collaboratively to have a positive impact on our local community," said Mr. Jamison. "As the viability of Capstone improves, we want to take this positive community impact from a local level to a global level by providing energy and clean water with Capstone microturbines to other parts of the world. A reported 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity today with more than 600 million in sub-Saharan Africa, and more than 300 million in India," added Mr. Jamison.
The company through its Capstone Cares program participates in Red Cross blood drives, building homes in the community in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity, conducts book drives, food drives and an annual Spark of Love toy drive with the local fire protection districts. Recently as the company successfully consolidated its two facilities into one, it was faced with an abundance of office furniture that was no longer needed. Therefore, the company donated truckloads of office furniture to the Los Angeles Unified School District so that it may be used in schools throughout the local community. Capstone has taken these core principals and also applied them to create a positive work environment for its employees that focuses not only on providing a fun and safe working environment, but also a workplace that encourages a healthy lifestyle through its regular CEO 10,000 Step Challenge, health and lifestyle expo, 1x1 walking meetings, and the new Capstone Commons outdoor employee recreation and relaxation area which provides for a higher quality work environment.
"We will continue to expand our efforts as a corporation to have a positive impact on the community around us. Our over 9,000 microturbines shipped around the world play an important role in improving the global environment and, as a company, we look forward to the day we can not only help our local community but do more around the world similar to some of the great well-known socially responsible companies. Our employees are very excited about the opportunity to expand our outreach as Capstone grows and becomes more sustainable and capable," said Mr. Jamison.
Governance and Transparency
Governance and transparency are core aspects of a successful business and Capstone conducts an ongoing program to maintain that focus beginning with an active and independent Board of Directors. With the exception of Mr. Jamison, Capstone's CEO, the entire board is comprised of outside and independent members. Furthermore, in an effort to provide a new and independent perspective, the Board of Directors has undertaken a director refresh program that has rotated in a new board member in each of the past three years and plans are to continue this refresh in the future.
Mr. Jamison concluded, "We have come a long way in the past year in reaching many of our financial goals, as we reached positive adjusted EBITDA two consecutive quarters, positive cash flow from operating activities, record total gross margins of 23%, record service revenue and record service gross margins of 45%. However, as proud as we are to have reached our initial financial goals, we are still only in the initial stages of our financial and ESG efforts and plans. It is important that we achieve not only our financial goals but also that we achieve them in a manner that reflects our social responsibilities as an organization and our desired Capstone culture."
About Capstone Turbine Corporation
Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.capstoneturbine.com) (Nasdaq:CPST) is the world's leading producer of low-emission microturbine systems and was the first to market commercially viable microturbine energy products. Capstone has shipped over 9,000 Capstone Microturbine systems to customers worldwide. These award-winning systems have logged millions of documented runtime operating hours. Capstone is a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Combined Heat and Power Partnership, which is committed to improving the efficiency of the nation's energy infrastructure and reducing emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases. A DQS-Certified ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certified company, Capstone is headquartered in the Los Angeles area with sales and/or service centers in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Asia.
For more information about the company, please visit www.capstoneturbine.com. Follow Capstone Turbine on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements," as that term is used in the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "expects," "objective," "intend," "targeted," "plan" and similar phrases. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties described in Capstone's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that may cause Capstone's actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied in such statements. Capstone cautions readers not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. Capstone undertakes no obligation, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to release any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
"Capstone" and "Capstone Microturbine" are registered trademarks of Capstone Turbine Corporation. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
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Shawn M. Severson
Released June 14, 2018


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Christmas Cards!
Well, more of a donation incentive type thing. I have two kinds of cards, white and ivory. The artwork fills a space 4 x 5.5 in size and they will come in an envelope, then you can do whatever you like with them. Send them to someone that will appreciate them or keep them and appreciate them yourself! Pricing is as follows and I will only be taking five at a time. When I finish five, I'll take five more to make sure that I am able to finish them all BEFORE Christmas. If you're wanting them to send to someone else, jump on it FAST!
Money earned is going to paying off my new tablet PC. I managed to get an HP TM2T with a 3 year accidental replacement plan for $1,000. Luckily, I have six months to pay it off, so will likely be doing these for awhile. The old TX2 is pretty much crashing constantly if I dare open Photoshop. New computer is supposed to be here on Wednesday. I'm excited… because my old one was never quite the same after they 'fixed' it last summer. 🙁
All pricing includes shipping in the US – Add $1 for outside the US.
Black and White – $15 – Maximum of two characters, add $5 per additional character.
Color – Double whatever the Black and White price comes out to – will be done in mix of copic/watercolor. (I will digitally color for less, but that depends on what the piece looks like and some I may reink digitally as well. Actually, I might digitally reink any that I REALLY like to turn into products unless they do not contain my characters/I do not have permission to do so from the commissioner who owns said characters.)
You'll also notice the smaller image. That's a 2″ x 6″ bookmark. They run $10 each in black and white, max of two characters, add $5 per additional character. These are also laminated.
Color is the same breakdown as for the card.
You can get both for $20 base, same rules as mentioned above.
Digital only pieces (No hard copies, no mailing) will be $25 for simple shaded pieces in a 4 x 6 300 DPI version sent to you and OR posted on the website as a public card to whomever you like who you know reads one of the comics. Up to two characters involved or something simple drawn with it. Simple backgrounds. I will also include a bookmark sized copy. (These you could take to a photo place and get made.
Please don't ask me to draw anything disturbing. 😀 I don't do disturbing, especially not for Christmas. 😀
Oh, two more quick things: These cards are available to be purchased, first come, first serve and the bookmark will be laminated.


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Isaiah 33: A Prophecy of Deliverance
There is good news to celebrate . . . we are delivered from bondage. We live in the Messianic age; the promised deliverer has arrived to live among us. We are no longer chained. We are not abandoned. We are not alone.
Yesterday's Mass readings called us to reflect on the Good Shepherd who knows his sheep well . . . and whose sheep know him. I know mine and mine know me. Today we continue that theme. The readings from Acts (Chapters 2 and 11) tell us the story of Peter who witnesses to the presence of the Resurrected Christ. Psalms 23, 42 and 43 describe how God takes care of us and how we thirst after this Living God. We learn how to shepherd well. A Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. We hear about false shepherds. A hired man runs away and leaves his sheep because they are not his own . . . the sheep scatter and run . . . the wolf catches them.
In today's Noontime reading, Isaiah describes for us what happens when the true shepherd arrives to call his sheep back to the fold. Those who attacked and scattered the innocent sheep are now themselves assaulted. The spoils of the conflict disappear in the jaws of the locusts; they are gathered up like the crops taken up by caterpillars. Just when the land is deserted and hushed, just when treaties are broken and fire devours the land . . . this is when deliverance happens. The counters of treasures, the insolent, the corrupt, all of these will be gone while those faithful who have been scattered will now live on the heights. Their refuge will be the fortresses of rocks; their food will be supplied, their water assured. And Christ's Rock, Peter, witnesses today, telling those gathered to listen to his story of how a vision came to him with an assignment as God's Shepherd. I was at prayer when in a trance I had a vision . . . The Spirit told me to accompany three men without discriminating against them. Peter goes on to explain how God has called him to Shepherd the gentiles along with the Jewish people who have come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah.
And so today we pray.
Good and faithful God,
You have promised that you will not abandon us . . . teach us how to not abandon others.
You have brought us the gift of hope and renewal . . . teach us to be open to the restoration you have in mind for us.
You have promised us peace and prosperity . . . teach us how to live in peace despite the turmoil we cause.
You have been the Good Shepherd . . . never abandoning us . . . never betraying us . . . teach us to live in fidelity to you.
We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.
A Favorite from May 16, 2011.


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AAF Silver Medal Award
The AAF Silver Medal Award Program recognizes men and women who have made outstanding contributions to our industry by actively progressing the industry's standards.
Since 1959, AAF's local advertising federations annually bestow this award upon outstanding community leaders whose contributions to our industry exude creative excellence and social responsibility, setting the example for generations to come.
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The Advertising Professional of the Year Award honors an individual as an exceptional professional and leader in the field of advertising, as selected by his/her peers. Tucson's AAF chapter presents the award in memory of Warren F. Olson, a legendary Tucson radio sales manager, to a member of our industry whose contributions serve as a model for others.
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The Phyllis Ehlinger Women of Excellence Award recognizes female pioneers in our industry who are business owners or executives with a demonstrated history of success in advertising accompanied by a fervent commitment to philanthropy and mentorship. The award namesake was just that; she was the first woman inducted to the local Advertising Hall of Fame when it was established in 1986. Three years earlier she had won the Silver Medal award, and that same year Phyllis Ehlinger was the first woman in Tucson recognized as Woman of the Year by AAF District 12. Her legacy was further solidified in 2002 when she was inducted into the Arizona Broadcaster Hall of fame. This award serves as a continuation of Phyllis' spirit, rewarding the tradition of excellence among women.
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Teacher Removed For Incorrectly 'Labeling' Child
A teacher is rightfully choosing to take legal action against the secondary school he currently works for. The reason is because he was suspended for referring to a biological female student as "girl."
Joshua Sutcliffe, the teacher who was suspended, is saying that he was not trained in gender politics and shouldn't have to accept the new age transgender ideology as his christian faith doesn't support it.
He was suspended for saying "well done, girls" to female students which included the child who "identified" as male.
In a letter to his higher up's the teacher wrote:
"As a Christian, I do not share your belief in the ideology of transgenderism."
"I do not believe that young children should be encouraged to self-select a 'gender' which may be different from their biological sex."
"Or that everyone at school should adjust their behaviour to accommodate such a 'transition'; or that people should be punished for lack of enthusiasm about it."


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Talk about killer timing.
Just as reports that Bank of America is experimenting with new fees surfaced this morning, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rolled out its new checking account complaint form.
The Wall Street Journal's Dan Fitzpatrick and David Enrich got the scoop on BofA's plans, which involve programs in a few states that are testing $6 to $9 monthly fees on something called an "Essentials" deposit account.
"Other account options being tested in those states carry monthly charges of $9, $12, $15 and $25, but give customers opportunities to avoid the payments by maintaining minimum balances, using a credit card or taking a mortgage with Bank of America, according to a memo distributed to employees," the Journal reports.
This is the first significant move toward checking fees the bank has made since consumer backlash forced it to nix a planned $5 debit card fee last fall.
And like it or not, it seems consumers will just have to get used to doling out more for fees in the future – especially if they bank with the big guys.
We already pay 26 percent more in basic checking fees today than we did a decade ago, according to a new report by Javelin Research, and larger banks charge nearly three times the average fee for basic checking services as community banks. That's part of the reason so many customers have fled big banks altogether.
So if you've got a bone to pick with your bank, take a gander at the CFPB's form. It's as simple to use as the agency's forms for credit cards and mortgage complaints, and you should receive a response in two to four weeks, the agency says.
As of Feb. 22, the CFPB has taken more than 20,000 consumer complaints, the bulk of which concerned credit cards.
If you're thinking about switching to a community bank or credit union, see these tips first.
Fees are just the beginning. See what other banking trends are in store for us in 2012 >
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The National Park Service is underscoring the fact that it's illegal to swim in the Potomac River in the C&O Canal National Historical Park.
It comes after a mother and daughter are believed to have drowned after falling into the river Monday.
Park Superintendent Kevin Brandt said that while the Potomac may look inviting on a hot day, don't go in it.
"If you slip into the river, you will be sucked under its roiling waves," he said. "In one minute underwater, you will suffer irreversible brain damage. In less than three minutes, you will be dead."
The U.S. Park Police said it will step up enforcement of the no swimming rule. Those caught will not receive a warning. Instead they will be cited, and face a fine of as much as $500.
Listen to the complete story at wamu.org
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Shocking scenes hit the City Downhill World Tour mountain biking stop in Bratislava on Saturday after a group of Neo Nazis broke on to the track and put an end to proceedings.
Thousands of protesters had rallied in the Slovakian capital earlier that day against what they dub "the Islamizaton of Europe" and influx of immigrants moving onto the continent.
"In the final metres Neo Nazis just ran into the track and destroyed everything…"
After the official protest had ended, cluster groups broke away including a group of around 300-400 strong who stumbled upon the cycling race, attacked spectators, broke onto the course and caused the entire event to be cancelled.
Brazilian rider Bernardo Cruz caught the incident on his helmet head camera, posting the footage on Facebook with the caption: "Hi guys! This is my race run here in Bratislava! This city is really amazing! In the final meters of the track Neo Nazis just ran into the track and destroyed everything (cameras, timing…) Then we had to stop our race!! Hope to come back to this race next year!"
Fala galera! Esse e meu video durante minha descida aqui na Bratislavia! Essa cidade é realmente linda! No final da minha descida a pista foi tomada por neo nazistas que estão em protesto e acabaram com nossa corrida!! Espero poder voltar ano que vem para correr essa prova novamente!hi guys! this is my race run here in Bratislava! This city is really amazing! In the final meters of the track the neo nazi just run into the track and destroyed everything (cameras, timing…) Then we had to stop our race!! Hope to come back to this race next year!
Posted by Bernardo Cruz on Sunday, June 21, 2015
Out of the thousands of demonstrators said to have been involved in the day of protests, reports in the Prague Post suggest 140 people were taken to the police station on the Saturday, with some of these detainments happening before the protest began due to possession of dummy explosives or knives.
Slovak police spokeswoman Tatiana Kurocova said the investigation into the riots is still ongoing, with three officers injured in action and dozens detained. Police are now analysing audio and video recordings provided for them by the people and media present, no doubt including the footage from Cruz's head cam.
The City Downhill World Tour will return next in Bibao, Spain on 11 October, where everyone will be hoping that the focus is once again back on the men on the bikes.
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No one knows for certain who designed Stonehenge or the pyramids of Egypt or, exactly how they were constructed. Yet, no archaeologist or historian has ever proposed they appeared on their own, without input from designers or builders.
Such universal assumption is the most likely conclusion given the known evidence and, much of what science "believes" is based on similar assumptions. Even though people can create things that can repair and even create other things by themselves, all known evidence indicates no finite living being or object can exist without a creator.
Descartes first principle of philosophy, science and reason states: "Accept nothing as true that is not self-evident". The history of science tracing prior to ancient Greece on into the present, is a history of the most likely conclusion based on the current known evidence.
Just as all evidence indicates for every action there is a re-action, likewise all evidence indicates nothing can be in motion by it's own volition. All known evidence indicates a universe filled with "zillions" of complex parts within ever greater complexity of parts and, containing intelligent finite beings of conscience and conscious awareness, requires Creative Intelligence. Thus, the correct postulate of true science is "Eternal Creator(s)" until proven otherwise.
Pretending that "science" is somehow different than belief in God is an obvious lie. Just as scientists "believe" in black holes and invisible light based on mirrored evidence, much more so, mirrored evidence of a Creator(s) is overwhelmingly self-evident. And, just as if someone claims the earth is cube-shaped or, A2 + B2 doesn't equal C2, the burden of proof remains on atheists, because all known evidence indicates the opposite conclusion.
According to Jesus, as well as many historical scientists and sages of note, basic to wisdom, education and survival itself, is to attempt to sort out what's actually true, from whatever fiction the cultures and religions we are born into claim is true. As Jesus implied, if we don't know what's true, we have no hope of being free.
Believing the earth is square doesn't change the reality of the shape of the earth. What is true about the earth remains the same, regardless of what we believe or, fail to believe. Whether we label it "science", "religion" or something else, what is actually true remains the same.
Someone can't just assume a steel ball and feather will fall at the same rate of speed and call it a "scientific theory", without significant supporting evidence. There is nothing more unscientific and irrational than pretending there is no God, because all known evidence indicates the opposite conclusion.
If someone says they don't know if there's a God, perhaps they just need to get out and smell the roses once in a while. However, if someone says there is no Creator, they are by all scientific and other rational default, plainly a liar, because there is no evidence to support such an absurd position.
Is atheism scientific? You decide.


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And in that moment I don't feel so weak. My posture straightens and I feel peace. You lower Your hand and You pull me out. It is Spring and there is new life everywhere. You reach out Your hand and with a sweeping motion You push the dirt back in the hole. You lower Your hand with Your palm down and flip it over and raise it up. Nine billy balls and sunflowers come up out of the dirt. You look at me and You say, "I know you thought you knew what love was…but now I am going to show you. Take my hand and trust me and I will make your life beautiful. Be patient I have some cool stuff to show you." #Psalm30
Author: Amy Lynn
I hear a noise upstairs coming from the attic. It's quiet; it's subtle. I continue to stare and the noise picks up speed. It grows louder and louder. I watch as the reflection begins to show a different face. She begins to look around with curious eyes. The noise increases its presence; pounding rapidly. The reflection looks me dead in the eyes and I freeze. With a stern, impatient tone she says, "What are you waiting for?"
Patiently Await with Anticipation
You can spend your whole life traveling and seeing and experiencing the coolest things…but you might find there is something still missing. Someone to share it all with. I'm excited for my future and I patiently await with anticipation, seeing the faces of the cards as they fall.
July 29th
2 years later that little girl has grown. She has grown into a woman. Her optimism has benefitted her. She is no longer lost and she lives free and weightless. She breathes deep and lives boundless. She rediscovered her roots and planted them deep. At one point she was surviving and now she is thriving. She resides far from the shadow that he casted. She has created her own.
Life Sentences
Years ago I learned a valuable lesson in church about "life sentences." The series talked about the power of words. The things we say and the effect they can have on others. And also that we choose the impact that words spoken to us from others have on us personally. We choose to allow someone to offend us or make us mad. We choose the length of time and the magnitude in which words spoken to us influence our life.
California Adventure Day 8
This trip really has been about being on the other side of healing; rejoicing. I rejoiced at every place we visited. I'm thankful...so thankful for life and living it; for the adventures we were experiencing and for the ones that are ahead of me. I have learned to openly embrace life. The joy, heartbreak, challenges; all of it. Without sorrow, joy wouldn't be so sweet. Without heartbreak, love might take things for granted. Without death, life would mean nothing. I've never breathed so deep and felt so fulfilled.
California Adventure Day 7
We stopped at one of the Coastal Access points and walked the path that overlooked the cliffs. There was a small peninsula that occupied a little pocket of the ocean. Beautiful cliffs adorned the sides of the walkway out to the endless blue. The peninsula had rare plant species sprouting out from the rocks and the dirt. I was mesmerized by the most unique succulents I have ever seen. Green succulents that made the abrupt decision to turn red on the tips of their puffy pointy leaves. The flowers, yellow, orange and purple, all competed for the spotlight. The plants clothed and gave life to the bare, stagnant cliffs. The ocean crashed in trying to get a peek from below. It spat and raged at the rocks and turned white with fury as its waves came in for a ferocious landing.


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Quote of the week"IT IS POSSIBLE TO DISCIPLINE AND CONTROL SOME SOCIETIES FOR SOME TIME, BUT NOT THE WHOLE WORLD ALL THE TIME."
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"I think the subject which will be of most importance politically is mass psychology....Although this science will be diligently studied, it will be rigidly confined to the governing class. The populace will not be allowed to know how its convictions were generated."-- Bertrand Russell in The Impact of Science on Society
"Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Caesar."– Julius Caesar
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(This post is part of my Refresh Your Craft & Soul Blog Event – see the beginning HERE!)
You know my Flavoured Water from this morning? Well I thought I needed a cool glass to drink it from:
I'm always daunted by the notion that you should drink 8 glasses of water a day. It sounds like a lot! I looked up what size glass it should be, and it's 250ml – so you drink 2 litres a day. So I found this glass which holds 250ml if it's filled right to the top:
I don't expect to actually drink 8 glasses of water a day, because I also drink other things too like tea and orange juice. But I figure if I can drink 5 of these a day that will be a good start and maybe stop me getting so many headaches.
To encourage me I of course wanted to make my glass pretty! I used Pebeo Vitrea160 paint in Turquoise, mixed with a bit of the matching iridescent medium, to paint my glass. Then I had to leave it to dry overnight, then bake it in the oven for 40 minutes to set the paint. Once that was done I picked a couple of vinyl colours to cut on my Cricut Explore:
I cut the words 'Drink Up' using my favourite font 'Lobster 2' from white Cricut vinyl, and an arrow (image #M33222) from Honey Vinyl, but before I could cut the arrow I had to 'contour' the image:
You just have to click on 'contour' and then click on the pieces of the image you don't want to use, this will turn their lines light blue, and they will disappear when you click out of the contour screen.
Here's how the shapes look once they're cut and I've removed the excess vinyl:
To put these onto the glass you need to use transfer tape, you just peel off the grid backing, and press the sticky side onto the vinyl:
Then carefully peel the vinyl backing away so you are left with the shape stuck to the tape, which you can place on your object:
Rub all over to make sure the vinyl is stuck on and then peel the tape away!
This glass is so fun I am going to keep reaching for it I'm sure!
Be Inspired:
Put a message to yourself somewhere to remind you to do something cleansing
Paint some translucent turquoise onto a project
Use your favourite font for a title, phrase, or sentiment
Would this glass help you to drink more water? Of course it would also look cool on a pint glass for beer… but that's another story!
Remember that commenting on this post, and any other over this weekend, will count as another entry into the Grand Giveaway, but only if you've registered your interest in winning that prize right HERE! {NOW CLOSED}
See you again at 10pm!
Jennifer x
DISCLOSURE: Cricut have provided me with a Cricut Explore Machine, some materials including vinyl, and access to the Image Library, to help me write this post. However ALL opinions in this post are my own and not governed or controlled by Cricut in any way.


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By By Emma Kelly | February 19, 2015
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New Zealand helicopter manufacturer Composite Helicopters International (CHI) has filed a type certificate application with the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority for three helicopter models featuring its EvoStrength composite technology.
The helicopters are the entry level, Rolls-Royce RR300-powered KC630; the high-powered, high-altitude, Honeywell LTS101-powered utility version, the KC650; and the medium RR250 C20B-powered KC640. The KC630 and KC650 will be on display at Heli-Expo 2015, with the KC630 in an executive five-seat configuration and the KC650 in a utility six-seat configuration, says Lara Jane Maloney, head of marketing.
Composite Helicopters KC630 and KC650. Photo courtesy of Composite Helicopters
The Auckland-based company is anticipating type certification for the KC630 in late 2017, followed by the KC650 and KC640 in 2018.
Maloney says the manufacturer is seeking expressions of interest for early production number helicopters. "As the type certification progresses, we will establish our international distribution and service networks," Maloney adds.
The helicopters feature CHI's patented EvoStrength rigid composite material, which it says provides unparalleled impact, corrosion and fatigue resistance.
The strength of the material was highlighted in a crash of its KC518 Adventurer all-composite prototype late last year during flight testing. The RR250-powered, single-piece carbon-fiber helicopter was preparing to land when the pilots detected a severe low-frequency vibration. They were forced to conduct an emergency landing during which the helicopter pitched up and rolled on its side. Both pilots walked away with minor injuries, while the main helicopter structure remained intact. "The carbon structure has without doubt proven itself," says Peter Maloney, CHI president and test pilot.
The accident was attributed to a failure of a third party-supplied rod end component in the single scissor link assembly of the upper swash plate due to high cycle fatigue which resulted in a loss of phase control to the main rotor. The investigation found the swashplate loads were minimal and well below the endurance limits of the part, but CHI has introduced a double scissor link assembly on both the upper and lower rotating swashplates to increase the level of safety and redundancy.


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Genuine Suzuki Bulb & Fuse Kit GSX-R1000 2012 - 2016
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This Genuine Suzuki Bulb and Fuse Kit for the GSX-R1000 is handy for when you need a quick replacement at home and essential for when you're travelling abroad.
- Contains a selection of bulbs and fuses suitable for your GSX-R1000 2012-2016
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Photo Director at The Wine Enthusiast
"Nicole has excellent, sophisticated taste so I can always be confident she will source the right materials for our shoot. She is passionate and dedicated which makes for a pleasurable work dynamic and good on-set, team-player energy. Nicole is always at the ready to adapt, even under pressure."
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"I partnered with Nicole and 3Star Productions in a 48-hour fashion video for Jack Rogers. Nicole had beautifully prepped the space before the crew arrived, and she styled the home and the shoot perfectly but also was a joy to work with. She was very professional and enthusiastic about the video and a pleasure to work with! She brought equestrian understanding and impeccable style that truly elevated the end result!"
Yale University Art Gallery
Chapel at York, New Haven, CT
As the Events Coordinator at The Yale University Art Gallery I have developed a wonderful relationship with Le Jardin.
My happiness and satisfaction with this unique floral and gift boutique is founded upon the warmth and creativity of the owner, Nicole Grey. Upon entering her shop, I am greeted by Nicole and her staff in such a way that I am transformed into another world. Nicole's style is a treat for all of your senses.
I have worked with Nicole for numerous exhibit openings as well as luncheons and dinners. Her work is unmistakably "Nicole!"
Her Floral design compliments the traditional as well as the whimsical. Le Jardin makes my work here at The Art Gallery a complete pleasure. What a gracious shopkeeper! I don't know what I would do without the comfort of Nicole, her staff, and the doors that open invitingly to Le Jardin.
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Butt plugs (or anal plugs) are sex toys designed to be inserted in the anus and rectum for sexual pleasure[1][2]. In some ways, they are similar to a dildo, but they tend to be shorter, and to have a flared end to prevent the device from being lost inside the rectum. (It is generally ill-advised to use a standard dildo anally, since it may get stuck, requiring medical extraction.)
The users of butt plugs include men and women of all sexual orientations.
Unlike the vagina, which is closed off by the cervix, the rectum leads to the sigmoid colon. Objects which are inserted into the rectum can therefore potentially travel up into the bowel: the flared end on a butt plug exists to prevent this.
In addition, the lower bowel above the rectum is easily perforated. For this reason, butt plugs tend to be shorter than dildos, and their range in size tends generally to be a variation in circumference. They must also be very smooth to avoid damaging the rectum or bowel. In order to get them into the rectum, they most commonly have a general profile of a round-ended cone which then narrows to a "waist" which locates itself at the anal sphincter, with the flared part outside the body, preventing the butt plug from slipping further into the body. The sphincter muscle will hold the plug in place by the waist, preventing the plug from slipping out unintentionally.
As with other activities involving anal penetration, such as anal sex, large amounts of sexual lubricant and a slow gentle approach are needed to insert or remove a butt plug.
Butt plugs are often used covered by condoms for hygiene, and to allow for the easy disposal of any feces that they may come in contact with. Nevertheless, they should not be shared with other people, due to the risk of blood-borne diseases, including HIV that can arise from the transfer of body fluids from one person to another. These should also never be used to stimulate any area other than the rectum, though they often are.
A butt plug is not necessarily confined to only anal stimulation. Butt plugs may be transferred and rotated to and from the rectum, vagina, and mouth. This is quite an unsanitary way to engage in sexual stimulation unless certain precautions are made; such as cleaning the butt plug in an anti-bacterial fashion by e.g. alcohol, the vagina being covered in plastic wrap, the buttplug being covered by a condom (which is removed before any transferring takes place), and other various methods. If these measures are not taken, fecal matter may be passed to other parts of the body causing sickness, infections, and a malodorous scent. Though these ill side effects may take place, some butt plug users will still take this risk.
Butt plugs come in a variety of colors, shapes, sizes, and textures. Some are designed to look like penises, while some are ribbed or wavy. The majority, however, shaped as shown in the picture above, with a thin tip, which is wider in the middle, a notch to hold it in place once it is inserted, and a flared base to prevent complete insertion into the rectum. Some plugs are designed (long, flexible and curved) to penetrate the sigmoid colon.
Butt plugs are made of a variety of materials, the most common being latex. Other materials used include silicone, neoprene, wood, metal, glass, stone, and many other materials. Silicone is a particularly good material, as it can be sterilized in boiling water.
There are butt plugs that "ejaculate" by squirting water or other viscous fluids into the rectum. There are also vibrating butt plugs, and butt plugs that can inflate and expand. Some butt plugs are specifically designed for men and stimulate the prostate. Other butt plugs are manufactured with long hair or simulated animal tails attached to the base for use in human pony play or other animal fantasy role play.
Butt plugs can be moved in or out for pleasure; for this type of activity ribbed butt plugs can increase pleasure. They can also be worn continuously (or be lockable) for long periods of time.
When wearing butt plugs and holding the anal sphincter open for very long periods of time one should take care, as this practice could potentially decrease the elasticity of the anal sphincter muscles. The BMEzine risks glossary states that "The process is similar to earlobe stretch except that the 'jewellery' is not worn all the time" and that there is no harm done to the function of the sphincter when stretching is done carefully[citation needed]. However, loss of anal muscle tone can result in fecal incontinence[3]. Kegel exercises can help restore normal, non-assisted sphincter function, in such cases[3].
- ↑ Taormino, Tristan (1997). The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women. Cleis Press. ISBN 1-57344-028-0.
- ↑ "Human anatomy and DIY plugs".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Continence Foundation - Sphincter Exercises to Aid Bowel Control" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-14.
See also
- Anal beads
- Anal masturbation
- Aneros device used for prostate massage
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How to Coupon
I feel like some of you who check out my website just think to yourselves, "That's great for her, but I don't have the time and patience to coupon." You just don't know how or where to start! The point of my website is to show you that an average person like me can do it and it's not too difficult or time consuming!
Here are some rules or steps to follow in beginning your coupon journey:
Here are some rules or steps to follow in beginning your coupon journey:
- Find out your local store's coupon rules. In order to save as much as possible, you need to know what the sales are, and what all they allow when it comes to using coupons. Do they double coupons? Do they take competitor coupons? Do you have to buy 2 items in order to get the buy one, get one free deals, or will they just take half off of one item? Also, if you have more than one local grocery store, find the one that has the best deals and coupon rules and start shopping there! If you have a Kroger, Publix, Alberston's, or Winn Dixie, I highly recommend them. Please know that Walmart and Target have "deals" every now and then, but through couponing at your local grocery stores you can get better deals on those same items, or even better, get products for free w/ profit!
- Stock up on items when they are sale!
- Most grocery items go on sale every 6 to 8 weeks. If you want the best deal for your buck, then when an item you like and use goes on sale, buy enough to last you until the next sale! For example, Shane and I like and go through a loaf of the whole grain breads from Pepperidge Farms or Arnold weekly. When they are buy one get one free at Publix, I buy 4 loaves (they go on sale every month)- I put 2 in the fridge and the other 2 in the freezer until I need them. The best way to do this is to make a record of when you buy items on sale (write down the date the item was purchased, type of sale, and price). This will help you know how often those items you like go on sale so you know how much to stock up on, and whether or not you are really getting the best deal! For me, it's usually not a good deal to purchase things at Publix unless they are buy one get one free. Example: Clorox is buy one, get one free every couple of months but sometimes they have it "on sale." So, I know I'm not getting the best deal when it's just $1 off or so.
- Save your coupons and grab your local store's coupon booklets!
- Subscribe to the newspaper, and/or All You magazine. Some couponers out there will tell you that your don't have to grab the weekly newspaper in order to save money. While this is true, you can save more by getting the newspaper inserts. Honestly, when I'm applying my coupons toward my groceries every week, about half of them will be coupons I snagged online, and the other half will be from the newspaper. I'm also a big fan of the All You magazine (you can purchase it at Walmart or online) because it is stocked full of good coupons every month. I believe you have to spend a little money in order to save more money. I pay $1 every week for the Wednesday and Sunday newspapers to be delivered to my door. I make my money back through the Wednesday paper alone because there is a coupon attached every week that makes an item at Publix $0.01! I would also say that the majority of the things I get for free at the store are based on coupons I use that are found in the Sunday newspaper.
- Organize your coupons in a way that will make them easy to find and grab when you need them. Some do this by getting a binder and filling it with baseball card holders. When they get coupons, they cut them out and file them in the binder by a - z or divide them by type. This is too time consuming for me, so what I do is take the Sunday inserts, date and hole punch them, then file them in a binder by type (smart source, red plum, and p&g) from oldest to newest. When I am putting my grocery list together, I refer to southernsavers.com to tell me what booklet to refer to for coupon match ups for sale items. For your cut outs, it is best to organize them in a little accordion file (or baseball card holders). I file mine by aisle I would find the products on (i.e. frozen foods, meats, canned goods, etc).
- Prepare your grocery list, include items you will need or like based on sales in your weekly store ad. When you begin to coupon, there are going to be things you need that are not on sale. When you are stocking up on things that are on sale, you will get to the point where you don't need anything every week; you're just going to stock up on the sale items! It took me a couple of months before I started saving 50% on groceries because it took time to stock up on my needed items, and I was just getting used to the rules of couponing! Now, I'm beating my percentage saved every week - In March I spent less than $10 for the first time on over $70 of groceries!
- Take your grocery list, and match up coupons you have or can print. The first thing I do is cut out the coupons I plan on using from the newspaper inserts. Then, I print coupons needed from smartsource, coupons.com, redplum, and target (some of the ones in target's printables are manufacturer coupons). If there are items on my list that I do not have coupons for, I sometimes have success by just doing a search through google for them. You can take all of your coupons to the store if you wish, but I am a personal fan of the "sneak attack" method: I put the coupons I'm going to use in my purse, then at check-out, when they least expect it, I pull them all out and hand them to the cashier. I like this method because it is quick, and doesn't make the people in line behind you as annoyed :-)


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1. Re: How to transfer data from a Dashboad to a database?Diego medrano Feb 14, 2017 12:42 PM (in response to Grégory Escallier)
Hey Grégory,
The only solution I could think of was also a URL action. What's the limitation you're running in to when trying this method?
2. Re: How to transfer data from a Dashboad to a database?Grégory Escallier Feb 15, 2017 12:18 AM (in response to Diego medrano)
Hi Diego,
Thanks for your answer.
The problem of using a URL action is that we can only pass single values in its parameters and not a list of values (maybe I'm wrong on that point, though).
for instance, the call would be :
with <Country> as the country selected in filters, <BU> as the Business Units, and so on.
The problem is that my filters are (and have to be) multiple values filters.
Since I wrote my first note, I thought twice about the second solution (embed Tableau dashboard in a web page), using Tableau API, and I think it should be the best solution.
For those interested, I was given a link to an interesting blog post explaining how I could do:
Thanks again for your time.
- Greg


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Saturday of the First Week of Lent - Sat, March 11, 2017
Heavenly Father, exalt yourself and your name above all things. I rededicate myself to daily praise and thanksgiving for all that you have done, all that you are doing, and all that you will do in the future. To you, the only true God, the Alpha and Omega, I offer my heartfelt praise and my songs of joy. In the name of the Lord Jesus, I pray. Amen.


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When Jeppsen coordinates his missions, he tries to think like the director of counterintelligence, so his reports will meet with sanction. "The Gray Ghost" is a Yale man, where he had founded the literary publication Furioso, and befriended e.e. Cummings and Ezra Pound. Jeppsen had heard that in the 1950's, the chief had led missions that were successful removing documents from foreign embassies, so he could see why getting Kilgallen's notes was so important. The old guys say "The Gray Ghost" was so expert at opening targets' mail, he called himself "The Postmaster". He had dirt on some of Washington's most powerful people, and through the press, those in New York and Hollywood. He was in charge of the company's work with both the FBI and the Mafia. A few years back, he had lived to brief Dulles about his "fishing expeditions", news from monitored hotel rooms in Washington, secret photographs, gossip at ritzy dinner parties. Jeppsen knows how to convince the old man he was on the right track.
…Kilgallen was only four years older than JFK, and had known of him for decades before his murder. In the 1940's, Jack Kennedy worked as correspondent for the Chicago Herald-American, a Hearst newspaper in the same chain as her New York Journal-American, and even wrote for the Journal in 1945 at the end of the war (as Lieutenant John F. Kennedy). She viewed him as not just another politician like, say Harry Truman or FDR, but a man who wrote books and appreciated culture. Dorothy never thought Kennedy was perfect. In 1962, she implied that actress Marilyn Monroe was having an affair with a highly placed government official, meaning JFK. But she didn't judge men that way.
Dorothy is not alone on the What's My Line panel in her admiration of Kennedy. Like Dorothy, host John Daly is Irish. Boston-born, he is a product of the Tilton School, an institution similar to the Choate of JFK's youth.
Arlene Francis is also a Bostonian. Dorothy is envious that Arlene, an actress of Armenian origin married to playwright Martin Gabel, was considered the glamorous panelist. As for humorist Bennet Cerf, head of Random House Books, Kennedy's quick wit distinguished him from other national leaders. Kennedy had embodied the style, class, and show business aura shared by the stars of What's My Line. He was one of their own. So was his fashionable, Manhattan raised wife Jackie. With their love of the arts, and their youthful appearances, the Kennedy's were good for America. That goodness died in Dallas.
Cerf finds Kilgallen's interest in the assassination more professional than political, because Dorothy had been a Hearst newspaperwoman, which made her a rather conservative Catholic. He feels her adulterous lifestyle in conflict with that. But his only real objection about Dorothy, is that the private dressing room conversation of the panelists found its way into her column. Once, John Daly learned newsman Mike Wallace was scheduled to be the mystery guest. Daly had publicly criticized Wallace when the former interviewed mobster Mickey Cohen, and ABC made Daly retract his comments. Daly threatened to skip hosting that week, but Wallace cancelled. Dorothy wrote about it in The Voice of Broadway. Things like that fostered distrust between her and her co-panelists. So they watched what they said, and even did, in her presence. Daly didn't speak to Dorothy, except on the stage, for six months after the Wallace incident.
The Kennedy's were a cottage industry for entertainers and publishers. Their images graced the covers of magazines, record albums, coloring books, the family was satirized in plays and on tv skits, and their faces, and news of them, from their touch football games to their sailing, sold comic books, postcards, movie magazines, toys, games and paintings. Retailers stocked as much First Family paraphernalia as they could order and keep on shelves. Beauty salons were deluged with requests for Jackie hairdos. Women purchased pillbox hats and monochrome suits. Men, following the tousled president's lead, discarded their custom for wearing hats. For Dorothy, the pursuit of the truth in the Kennedy murder investigation was combination of personal commitment and the scoop of the century. When legal minds such as Mark Lane and Jim Garrison agreed with her the Warren Report seemed like a whitewash, it only spurred her on. It amused Jeppsen that she even enlisted her bumbling, boozing husband Dick Kollmar.
The Kilgallen's live between Madison and Park, in a building with a first floor façade in Georgian stone, its upper four floors also brick- with three parallel windows facing East 68th. Dorothy works and sleeps in a room on the fifth floor she calls "the Cloop." It is her sanctuary, and she does not permit anyone else to be around her there. It has chartreuse carpeting, flowered wallpaper, and embroidered organdie curtains tied back with taffeta bows.
From the Lennox Hill command center across the street, Jeppsen and Reid observed that late one night, with the lights on in the brownstone town house at 45 East 68th, Kollmar positioned himself, broomstick in hand, leaning out of one of their fifth-floor corner windows. Kilgallen went outside to East 68th Street…
Jeppsen graduated sixth in his class. His first salary was a little over $5,000 a year in 1961. He moved to an apartment at 1500 Arlington Boulevard outside of Washington. A trainee had a couple options after graduation. One could go to Jungle Warfare School in the Panama Canal Zone, or directly to one's first station, which for most of them, at least stateside, was for the Directorate of Plans, in temporary World War Two buildings on Ohio Drive near the Potomac River. In no hurry to join his colleagues in "covert collections", writing reports all day at a desk, Jeppsen enrolled in the jungle school. It didn't matter that most of what he learned there, would be of no use in the field. In his room, as he stared at the covers of his briefing materials, his mind traveled back to being dropped from a plane in the middle of a Panamanian jungle with little more than a knife. The jungle was quite real, this was no "farm". The object was to find one's way out. Calling on his sense of direction, his memory of the flight above the terrain, sounds of animals, and eventually, a stream, Jeppsen made it out on a sweltering morning after a night he had tried, without much luck, to sleep as far from water, mosquitoes, and trees (couldn't see the monkeys and snakes) as possible. Days earlier, he listened to accounts of men who never found their way out, who had to be found. Jeppsen had put those out of his mind as soon as he heard them. They came up again after he was safe, but over cold beers, they sounded more interesting.
In 1961, in those old buildings on Ohio Drive, new agents attended more classes. The work conditions were horrible. On the walls in the back of the classrooms, signs read "Pause For The Planes", because there was no use talking when the jets to and from nearby National Airport flew by. That wasn't all. At his desk, Jeppsen could see the ground underneath the floor, which had chafed apart in places. They had all seen the artist's rendering of the headquarters being built out in Langley, Virginia, secreted in the woods. No one was happier to start working there than Jeppsen, not even the old OSS guys. Since almost all them were veterans, they were used to barracks and spartan surroundings. And they lived in lovely Washington homes, or worked in interesting foreign stations.
But in those meager buildings, Jeppsen and his colleagues had sat riveted, as details of the Bay of Pigs invasion were shared by instructors. A shiver shot up his neck with the memory of their first hearing that troops had landed in Cuba, and the class broke out in applause. Later that week, they heard the worst, and were promised an analytical evaluation of the action by a "Baron".


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For most of us, our typical workday doesn't involve much espionage, but that doesn't prevent us from digging for information like our lives depend on it. There's no denying that in this age of information, the trouble is no longer not having information, but in fact having too much.
The question changes from what does one "need to know" -- a situation where others decide what information is relevant to you and for you, to "do I need to know" -- where the individual determines the value of the information for oneself and, even more importantly, whether it's relevant at present: "do I need to know now."
Timing is Everything
The information we come across on a daily basis has a specific relevance index that is tied to a period of time -- the information can become more or less significant as it ages and to the individual that it is presented to. Unfortunately, this index is better seen in hindsight.
Data that may seem insignificant one day, can be critical the next. You might not care that Jessica Simpson has gained weight, but if you're in the fitness sector, your ears perk up when you find out she's discovered a revolutionary way of how to lose that weight or, if you're in the fashion industry, that she's just launched a new line for fuller-figured women. When it comes to information, it's a matter of timing and personal import.
Your Personal Filter
With so much information bombarding us on a daily basis, we rely on experts to help us identify which events and data are of importance. In the corporate world, this direction comes from upper management, in everyday life this may come in the form of media.
The ability to choose which data streams we pay attention to is not unfamiliar. With the advent of the Internet most of us have become so adept at filtering large amounts of information in and out of our consciousness, and choosing what material to tune in to, that we hardly notice it's a skill. But for many businesses, the concept of serving up information rather than force-feeding it to individuals is new.
Many employees are used to being told what to care about, what is relevant and what they should do about it. In fact, the idea of letting employees determine for themselves what information is relevant to their jobs is often perceived as a threat, throwing off the normal pecking order that many companies have traditionally kept in place.
The praised "thinking out of the box" mentality that many corporations prize is actually stifled by the means in which employers allow employees to communicate and interact.
Growth Through Effective Communication
As companies and organizations expand, communication methods get exponentially more complex. Despite starting out with everyone focused on a common goal, project or customer, as organizations grow, groups must branch off and work independently from each other in order to maximize efficiency and results.
This work environment, which often enables individuals to work at a faster pace, results in an even greater need for communication to ensure that everyone is still integrated around a shared objective, that efforts are not duplicated and that good ideas are fostered and not overlooked.
Harnessing Information with SocialText
Enter, SocialText. SocialText works by encouraging companies, groups, and organizations to communicate and network internally resulting in broader distribution and sharing of information. Information hoarders beware, protecting knowledge as a means of control, is a thing of the past.
Through twitter-like signals, activity streams and wikis, SocialText allows companies to harness information and keep it relevant for longer periods of time and to more people by making it easily accessible.
Unlike relying on email for information, SocialText serves up information less intrusively through signals and activity streams, giving the user the ability to determine whether the data is applicable in that instant and whether it can be used to complete a task or help make a project successful. Think of signals as small, digestible, nuggets of information that one can choose to consume—with the added advantage of not offending anyone if a morsel is left on the table, since signals don't require a specific individual's response. (See our article on how SocialText takes collaboration to the desktop.)
Using Familiar Tools for New Ways to Communication
Co-founder, Chairman, and President of SocialText, Ross Mayfield, is quick to point out a major difference when it comes to using SocialText within companies: there's affordance built into the application which allows users to communicate in new ways, but using methods that they are already comfortable with.
For instance, a user can contribute to a Wiki simply by sending an email, and content shared or created can automatically show up in an activity stream, yet demands no change in a user's habit or workflow. However, the sum of those actions results in a collaborative communication style that empowers employees and allows them to take an active role in using information to their advantage.
Changing the Way Organizations Communicate
The way we communicate outside of our work environment has already taken place. Changing the way individuals communicate within an organization doesn't happen overnight and often requires a shift in company culture. But this change doesn't have to be scary.
It's about building a smarter workforce where individuals are engaged, trusted, and enabled to find out exactly what they need to know.


text: Here are some pics of the baby mobile I created for baby Parker, the son of my good friends Hilton and May Lynn. The mobile has a bunch of random items on it (some requested), such as dinosaurs, a robot, a tomato, a UFO, Spiderman, the Leader of the New logo, letters spelling out "Parker", and more. Each item was laser cut from wood then hand painted, and then attached to mobile contraption that painted and assembled. On first look, Parker was mesmerized. Hopefully he enjoys it, and all the colors and craziness doesn't give him a little headache. =)


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will color get blackish in the saddle brown color leather case as we use or will it stay in the same color
i need the answer as soon as possible thank you
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yes it certianly will - i have had my saddle brown 6s plus case for 3 weeks now and looks terrible on the sides. I have cleaned it once with a auto detailing leather cleaner and lost allot of saddle brown color. The case is amazing very high quality. But i would recommend going with the midnight blue or black .
- Answered by John Paul B from Toronto