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"Services" is a bit of a misnomer. What we really provide are "things."
Things that we write. That we design. That we dream up. Sometimes we do these things alone. Sometimes, we do them in collaboration with others. Often, these things are parts of larger things. Like websites, advertising campaigns, or brand identities. To name a few.
To learn about more about the things we do, and who we do them for, keep reading.
Businesses & Nonprofits
We help small and medium-sized businesses and nonprofits with branding, marketing, and advertising projects. Our approach is as follows:
- You tell us what you need.
- We tell you if we can help.
- If we can help, we send you a proposal.
- You sign the proposal.
- We get to work. Fast.
What kind of work do we do? Essentially, all the stuff a traditional agency creative team does. But we get especially excited about:
Brand & Identity Development
We build (and sometimes, re-build) brands for businesses and nonprofits. We work in three steps:
- We research. We learn all about your business, your audience, your products or services, and your biggest competitors.
- We collaborate. We work as a team to build a coherent, powerful, and enduring visual and narrative foundation for your brand.
- We perfect. We revise and fine-tune, until everyone involved agrees that your brand does, indeed, kick ass.
Packaging Design
A wise man once said, "Bad packaging is bad marketing."
Or if he didn't, he should have. We create product packaging that is brand-aligned and beautiful. From food and beverage to beauty products, we specialize in making products look awesome and making audiences say, "I want that."
Fee-Based Creative Services
If you handle marketing for a business or nonprofit, you probably need ongoing creative services. And you probably can't afford to hire full-time staff—or a traditional ad agency—to provide them.
We can be your go-to creative team. We'll help with everything from daily design needs (presentations, promotional posters, email templates) to ongoing copy needs (blogs, marketing emails, corporate communications)—you get the idea.
Other Stuff
We do lots of other stuff for businesses and nonprofits. Like:
- Environmental graphics
- Apparel design
- Email copywriting
- Editorial writing
- Ad campaign development
If it's marketing or advertising related, we do it. So don't hesitate to contact us about that thing you need, OK?
Maybe you're shorthanded. Or maybe you need an outside team to take a crack at a brief that's been giving your in-house team fits.
Either way, we're your huckleberry. From full campaigns to one-off projects, we deliver high-impact, on-strategy work on demand. And then we get the hell out of your way.
Here are a few of the ways we can help you:
Campaign Development
When you need a fresh set of brains on an important project, call us. We can produce whip-smart, strategically on-point concepts fast.
Send us the brief and the deadline, and we'll work closely with you to deliver a polished product you can present with pride.
A la Carte Services
As former ad agency creative directors, we know how it goes: Someone ate a bad burrito, and suddenly you're down a man (or woman).
Now you need someone to fill the gap. We don't mind being your gap-filler. In fact, here are a few things we don't mind doing:
- Website copy
- Ad/collateral design and layout
- Trade show graphics
- Project proposals
- Presentations
We're not (that) picky. Contact us. We'll negotiate a fair price and get to work.
In-House Marketers
If you're a marketing professional at a big ol' bureaucratic corporation, chances are you spend your days in a challenging, blood-pressure-raising environment.
We feel your pain. If you hire us, we'll do our damndest to make you look awesome and keep your systolic/diastolic numbers in a safe range. Here's how:
Annual Reports, Corporate Collateral, Etc.
Let's be straight. Nobody truly *likes* working on annual reports or corporate brochures. They *endure* it. And anyone who says otherwise is a liar or a weirdo.
Be that as it may, annual reports or corporate brochures are kind of our thing. We're not saying they're our idea of a party. But we are saying we're really good at them. Like, really good.
A la Carte Services
We take pride in helping marketing managers kick ass (and, when necessary, take names).
While you probably have a big-boy ad agency for all of your major brand stuff, you invariably need some strong creative support on other, equally important stuff like:
- Ghostwriting
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- Video scripting and production
- Day-to-day design needs
- Internal communications
- Blogging
We encourage you to think of us as your creative side piece. So contact us, OK? We'll be discreet.


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Written with Elizabeth Shove and Mika Panztar and published by Sage in 2012. In this book, we set out to develop practice theory in ways which help it be applicable to researching and understanding how everyday life changes. In developing concepts for working with the different ways in which practices relate to each other, it shows how changes in everyday life are inseparable from broader processes of social change.
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Recent discussions of research "impact" tend to assume that moving from theory to practice is easy. In fact, it is often very hard. Hence it is unsurprising, if apparently paradoxical, that the theory of practice usually appears abstruse and even impractical. Hence, too, the tremendous achievement of The Dynamics of Social Practice. The book not only takes us confidently through the thickets of theory. But, more importantly, with examples that are thoroughly concrete (both metaphorically and quite literally), it allows us to understand how such theory can be brought to bear directly on such pressing and practical problems as climate change
Paul Duguid
Adjunct Professor, School of Information, University of California, Berkeley
The Dynamics of Social Practice, through a series of clever and courageous analytic moves, sets out an innovative framework for understanding the complexities of contemporary social processes. Written in a clear, accessible style and illustrated with a wealth of engaging examples, Shove, Pantzer and Watson successfully accomplish that rare trick of making an important contribution to social theory while also providing a major resource for social policy
Mike Michael
Professor of the Sociology of Science and Technology, Goldsmiths
This remarkable book provides the best available analysis-theoretically trenchant and empirically illuminating-of the dynamics of social life construed as a field of practices and inaugurates the needed process of developing practice-oriented public policy
Theodore Schatzki
Professor of Philosophy, University of Kentucky
The dynamics of social practice (DSP) …. seeks to provide us with fundaments for understanding how social practices exist, prevail and change. In doing so it lays out at least an interim synthesis of the authors' decades-long development of practice theory. It discusses its bewilderingly wide topic (how everyday life changes) in just 160 pages with admirable clarity, positioning the volume as one of the potential text books for understanding practice, and indeed, how all social phenomena can be understood as practices… How does DSP then succeed in its grand mission in its short and accessible form? One must hand it to the authors that it does so admirably well. Particularly rewarding are the extensive sets of questions and anchoring to readers' common sense that are provided in each discussed change dynamic along the way. Indeed, DSP is a horn of plenty for great research questions to be further investigated for those who remain unsure of what they should do with their intellectual life.
Sampsa Hyysalo, Nordic Journal of Science and Technology Studies 1 (1): 41-43, 2013

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Watch: new video for Resina's 'Trigger'
Polish cellist Resina's new 'Traces - Remixes' EP is due out at the end of the month and we can now share a new video for the track 'Trigger' (which originally featured on her 'Traces' LP).
The video was edited by Karolina herself, using material from two documentary films in the archive of Poland's prestigious Lodz Film School, one of the oldest film schools in the world, whose alumni include Roman Polanski. The two films are 'Preparation' (1978, dir. Mariusz Malinowski) and 'Haji me' (1973, dir. Helena Włodarczyk).
'Traces - Remixes' follows up last year's 'Traces' album and features a set of remixes from Ben Frost, Lotic, Abul Mogard and Ian William Craig. It is released on 130701 on 31st May on vinyl and digital formats.


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A small Office Online change has been made in how you can name / rename a document.
While you have the Office Online doc open in your browser, the title is at the top in the middle of the screen. Double click the title and you can rename it.
I noticed this when I tried to create a new Word Online document directly from the browser. We used to be prompted with a box to name the document. Now, the document opens immediately for editing, with the title of "Document".
Thank you Arnika Brown from Cyclone Computers for sharing that tip during our O365 and SharePoint 4 Schools – Essentials course on 25/6.


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Founded in Boulder, Colorado with our home office located in the Gunbarrel area, we have strong ties to Boulder County, and the communities of Boulder, Longmont, Louisville, and Broomfield. We serve customers all along the front range in various services, from Residential supports to Day Program and Supported Employment, and continue to grow into new territory!
A team that feels like a family
From the bottom to the top, our team works together with person-centered values at the forefront of our services. Corporate culture is more than just a buzz-word to us, and we strive to exemplify person-centered practices on a daily basis. We not only try to serve the whole person, but to make services a lifelong value to the individuals we support.


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Snake Season Has Started Early And They're Coming Inside For The Air Con!
Snake catchers run off their feet
Pics: Julia Baker, 1300 CATCH IT
Time to do a sweep of the yard and house, and make sure everything's as snake proof as possible 'cos Aussie snake catchers are telling us they're hectic at the moment.
"It's been NUTS!! The reason is because it's mating season so people are not just seeing one snake, they're seeing multiple", says 1300 CATCH IT's Julia Baker.
The reptiles are struggling with the Eastern States' mini-Spring heatwave just as much as us, so they're going to pretty great lengths to cool off.
"We're finding them in swimming pools really early. Normally, it's about January when you start getting people calling up and they've been swimming and next minute there's an Eastern Brown swimming next to them but we're actually getting that now already, which is quite unusual"
Julia says pool owners, especially, should be keeping an eye on their pools for colour changes and checking the skimmer boxes.
"Actually, any kind of water source... they do need to drink, so if you've got any kind of ponds, or swimming pools, or even a water bowl for your dog outside could attract a snake or a lizard to come and get a drink"
The worst bit, though, is that they're not even afraid of humans at the moment.
"When it's mating season, there's little that you can do. They're so focused on finding that mate. If you've got a female snake on your property anywhere, she's going to lay down a scent and draw in the males. They really don't care if there's going to be humans around or pets around so this is the time of the year when they kind of lose their fear of humans"
Okay, so what exactly can we do to avoid them?
Hate to say it, but it's bad news... until at least the end of October, when mating season is likely to wrap up.
"There's not a lot that you can do."
- Keep your garden neat and tidy - "Don't have anywhere for them to hide"
- If you're going outside, in long grass - "Wear your boots and wear jeans"
- Check for any gaps under your doors - "You'd be really surprised how small or how flat a snake can make itself. If you've got gaps, you can find things to block that off"
- Check for holes in your fly screens on windows now - "Check them now, get them fixed. It can be quite traumatic for people if they find a snake indoors"
- Check your pool skimmer boxes and check the pool before you jump in - "It's really not unusual to find a snake in the water so maybe if you have something in the pool that they can climb onto, that would help, because they can drown"
Now, we're not going as far as to say you should suffer all Summer without the air con BUT Julia tells us it's something to consider -
"If people are going to put their air conditioners on, then you're gonna get the snakes coming indoors just to get a bit of relief from the hot weather. They're often coming in simply because it's cooler indoor than what it is outside"
"I imagine that would be every residents' worst nightmare.. waking up with a snake next to them in bed.. but it can happen, so just be aware of that"
If you do spot one, the advice is simple.
"Obviously don't approach it or make sudden movements. Don't try to scare it away cos that won't work.. if anything, they'll feel more threatened."
"Back off, watch it, keep still and let them move through"
"One thing we always encourage people to do... if you see a snake and you're worried about it, take a picture. Every single snake catcher I know will happily give you a free ID and tell you what is and that gives you a great peace of mind because you might have just seen a tree snake which disappears but then you walk about thinking 'ahh it could have been an Eastern Brown'"
"We don't want people worried. The majority of encounters are harmless snakes so we don't need people panicking."
Julia also offers free ID via Facebook.


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My boyfriend agreed to decorate his apartment for Christmas this year, which was really exciting for me – while my family celebrates the get-together aspect of the holidays, we've never gotten too festive about it. So this is a little late, I know, but I wanted to share my very first Christmas tree with you! *___* (okay so my boyfriend put it up and is responsible for 100000% of it but I am laying claim to it anyway). It's a fake tree because his apartment is carpeted, and neither of us wanted to deal with needles, haha.
But it has lights wired into it so decorating was less work, always a plus.
The colored LEDs are awesome, but I prefer it without them; it just looks more classic that way.
Our friend bought us an adorable snowman candle holder with a scented candle to help create an illusion of real tree smell! If only we'd gotten a tree skirt (my boyfriend said it didn't need one because his tree isn't ashamed of what it really is. I cropped the stand out of my photos anyway).
I crocheted a few ornaments for the tree 😀 We sort of have an owls-and-Batman theme going on in our apartment (not Batman with owls though, unfortunately that seems to be hard to find), so they were naturally first on my list when I went pattern hunting. (look, it's me in the upper right corner of the Batman ornament photo! hahaha)
And I knitted this one but it turned out too big and I didn't end up putting it on the tree. This is what I get for ignoring the gauge on the yarn label/not doing my own swatch. It's such a cute pattern though, I'll probably try it again.
I found all the ornament patterns on Ravelry, though I did modify the Batman one to make it bigger – I added a row and made some of the stitches bigger (dc instead of hdc, hdc instead of sc, sc instead of sl) but I'm not actually very good at crochet so I can't guarantee what I did would work again. I wish I'd had time to make a few more; our tree is pretty empty and all the ornaments are on one side of it, hahah. But I guess we'll be adding to it as time goes on (:
I hope everyone who celebrates had a good holiday 😀 For my family, the holidays don't end until Chinese New Year, muahahaha. Thank you all for stopping by our tiny blog, it means a lot to me that people are reading (not to mention liking and commenting!) on the ramblings I post on the world wide internets. ❤


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…a small and friendly company in Wimbledon that will help you learn to run progressively and safely – to get fitter, lose weight, achieve a 5K or more!
From outside the Windmill Cafe on Wimbledon Common, we offer running courses for beginners and improvers and weekly and ad hoc social runs - during the week, usually straight after school drop off, in the evening and on Saturday morning.
We also offer one-to-one training (and bespoke training plans) for those who may not want to be part of a group or who would like some tailored training.
The running classes are women-only and for all ages and abilities. They take place during term-time and exclude school holidays, making them ideal for mums or homeworkers and retirees. Ad hoc classes and one-to-ones are available in the holidays, subject to demand.
We organise 4-week pilates for runners courses throughout the year at The Wimbledon Club to help strengthen and prevent running injuries. In addition, we organise 4-week strength & conditioning courses at Bounce Gym in Wimbledon Park to help strengthen and reverse muscle mass loss.
Please check out our running courses, social runs, pilates and strength & conditioning courses or contact us for more information about a free trial running session. We do hope that you will join us soon. And don't forget to read what runners have to say about Common Runners!
"I was a bit sceptical about running in a group – I thought everyone would be better than me or it would be too hard. But Caroline was very reassuring and it was great to run with others who were trying to improve as well." Liz, mum/video editor, Wimbledon. Read more reviews…
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Common Runners is part of Run England which aims to get more people running. Caroline Dunleavy, owner of Common Runners, is certified in Sports First Aid by St John Ambulance.


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In a recent 'Reaper' episode, Bert "Sock" Wysocki used 'Murder, She Wrote' as his alibi. For the audience viewing at home, O'Bviously it was supposed to be a reference to the TV show starring Angela Lansbury.
But that doesn't work for Toobworld. Even though the two shows are wildly different in tone and subject matter, 'Murder, She Wrote' and 'Reaper' share the same TV world.
There's an easy splainin, however. (I wish I had an Easy Button for splainins!)
For Sock, "Murder, She Wrote" is not a TV show. It's a biography of Jessica Fletcher (a member of the TV Crossover Hall of Fame, by the way). Mrs. Fletcher has been around long enough as a best-selling author, and one who solved almost 200 murders at that, to warrant such scrutiny. (Hopefully it hasn't been in her memory!)
And that closes the book on that Zonk!
Toby OB
Friday, December 7, 2007
Posted by Toby O'B at 5:09 PM
Labels: Hall of Fame, Splainin 2 Do, Tele-Folks Directory, TV Classique, Zonks
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Slow Hatha Flow (indoor)
Monday, 25th November from 09:30 to 10:45
A gentle class focusing on flowing mindfully from pose to pose and linking the movement with the breath. Enjoy building up strength and balance. Poses can be refined and strengthened, without feeling rushed into the next move, next breath, or next pose. Slow Hatha Flow allows a person to become familiar with his or her body, emotions and spirit. Slowing down, moving mindfully but powerfully, and breathing deeply are the keys. Slow Flow is a path that is cultivating patience and respect for oneself and for others.


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It's been awhile Smut lovers, and for that I'm truly sorry. As it does to most of us on a regular basis, Life keeps getting in the way of my good intentions. However, today I've shut the door and braced it with my sofa, so that I can get a post up on 69 Shades of Smut.
Since I last posted a lot has happened, so let me give you the short version. Flawless Surrender – released, Caress of the Wolf – accepted, Weekend Surrender – goes to PRINT, Wild Wicked Weekend – WOOT SO MUCH FUN, Primal Surrender – accepted, Dreams of the Wolf – goes to PRINT, Caress of the Wolf – scheduled for April 9 and cover received, and I just received my cover for Primal Surrender which is releasing in May. *huge sigh of relief* And while you're reading this lovely post, I'm on a plane flying back from Las Vegas for a JK Publishing event.
You know, two years ago, when I wrote Fire of the Wolf (The Gray Pack Book 1), I really had no comprehension of what it meant to be a published author. In my mind (as well as in some of yours I'm sure) there was a small cabin in the woods involved, and a quill with ink on a tiny desk next to a special writing chair. There would be tea, and solitude, and lots and lots of time to write……EEEEEHHHHH WRONG!
In all actuality, there is a TON of work that goes along with publishing a book. The writing is the easy part! No lie! Once the book is written and sent to the publisher there is still a lot to do. Creating a cover is my favorite part as it involves getting to share my ideas with someone who loves to create things as much as I do. Look at these two pretties that I have to show off!
Yeah, they don't get much better than that. Harris Channing and Jess Buffett both do amazing work! Anyways, other than the cover, there's also editing, formatting, scheduling, final review, and that's all before the book releases. On release day, most Authors watch their sales vigilantly, while sharing the link everywhere they possibly can, and thanking the people who share it for them. My favorite thing to do is give shit away on release day. People like winning prizes. I like giving prizes. Win-Win.
I'm also supposed to keep my own blog www.LoriKingBooks.wordpress.com up to date, and so truthfully I've slacked in every category except writing. Now it's time to reintroduce myself and say, I'm sorry for being away, but I'M BAAAAAAAACK!!!!! *run while you still can*
I hope you'll take a peek at the books I have out right now: Amazon, and that you'll let me know which book you're most looking forward to reading. One lucky commenter will win an ebook from my backlist, so leave me a note along with your email address!
As always, Live, Laugh, and Love like today is your only chance! ~Lori


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Rice University's marketing efforts have again earned recognition for exceptional quality, creativity and message effectiveness.
The "Unconventional? Not at Rice" print ad series, issues of Rice Magazine from 2013 and the 2013 Centennial Commencement poster of Lovett Hall all won awards at the 29th annual Educational Advertising Awards, sponsored by the Higher Education Marketing Report.
"Bends like thread," an ad that features chemical and biomolecular engineer Matteo Pasquali and his nanotube fiber, won a Gold award and was also named Best of Show in the magazine advertisement category. The complete "Unconventional" series of ads, which included "Sprays on like paint," featuring the research of materials scientist Pulickel Ajayan, and an ad highlighting Rice's Princeton Review rankings, received a Bronze award. Rice Magazine and the commencement poster also won Bronze awards.
The Educational Advertising Awards is the largest such awards competition in the country. This year, nearly 2,000 entries were received from more than 1,000 colleges, universities and secondary schools from all 50 states and several foreign countries. Judges for the Educational Advertising Awards consisted of a national panel of higher education marketers, advertising creative directors, marketing and advertising professionals and the editorial board of Higher Education Marketing Report.
See the complete results at http://educationaladvertisingawards.com/winners-list/winners-list-2014/.


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At first, Paul Murray's novel looks as if it has arrived woefully late to the game, or two games: financial-crisis satire and post-modern game-playing. Since the derivatives market, in language and logic, was pretty much born pre-satirised, and since metafiction tends to produce what economists call diminishing returns, The Mark And The Void seems doomed to be unfunny and exhausting. That it is, on occasion, both those things is more a result of its great length than of general mismanagement. Most of the time, Murray's novel is closer to the opposite: hilarious and enthralling.
Murray doesn't alternate between writing about economics and writing about writing but instead rigs a scenario that allows him to write about both - and a lot of other things - at the same time.
In the opening pages, Claude, a French-born financial analyst working in Dublin, realises he is being stalked. His stalker shares a name with the author, although this Paul Murray's sole piece of published fiction is the unacclaimed For The Love Of A Clown; seven years on, there is no sign of a follow-up. Paul explains this situation to Claude, and convinces the banker that he would make an ideal subject for a novel.
So far, so 1980s, when Paul Auster and Martin Amis were forever putting author figures into their novels. More recently, in 2010, a device of this kind turned up as a plot twist in novels by Orhan Pamuk, Jonathan Coe and Peter Carey.
Things become more amusing - though no less convoluted - when, after about 100 pages, Paul the hopeless novelist is revealed as Paul the utter no-hoper. It turns out that his new novel, supposedly based on Joyce's Ulysses, with Claude as its hero, never existed. His motive for befriending Claude had been to gain access to the firm's back office, where he hoped to pull off a digitised bank heist, but his plot is rumbled by Claude before he even gets a chance to bungle it himself. So Paul is not just a failed novelist but a failed embezzler, too. He also lacks all tenderness, which undermines his efforts as a father to his needy, bewildered son, Remington, and as a husband to Clizia.
Instead of Paul writing about Claude, The Mark And The Void is narrated by Claude, writing about Paul. In the process, a character emerges with no apparent redeeming features, whose depths of folly draw out of the real Murray an inventive piece of comic portraiture with, one suspects, no trace of the self-portrait.
At the beginning, Claude goes to a French restaurant that serves nothing "especially Gallic" and finds that the cheese doesn't taste bad exactly but that it "tastes of nothing", adding "I don't think I have ever tasted nothing quite so strongly before".
With his most recent novel, Skippy Dies, Murray showed he could pull off a crowd-pleasing kind of comic tale, the boarding-school farce.
He has taken an extreme, but mostly high-yield, risk in trying his hand at this more divisive subtype: the daftly questing, wild-goose-chasing philosophical comedy that asks a great deal of the reader while - deliberately - offering nothing in return.
The Mark and the Void by Paul Murray
(Hamish Hamilton $37)


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Weather forecasters say Tropical Storm Nate is growing stronger and could be near hurricane strength when it hits Mexico on Sunday.
That means zero hope the storm system will bring rain to drought-stricken North Texas.
The National Weather Service said at 1 p.m. Saturday that Nate was centered 145 miles (233 kilometers) east-northeast of Veracruz, with maximum sustained winds near 60 mph (97 kph). It was inching westward.
Meanwhile, Katia has been downgraded in the far north Atlantic, and the remnants of Maria are barely a tropical cyclone.
The National Hurricane Center says Katia is still expected to bring strong winds to the British Isles on Monday. The storm was centered about 295 miles (475 kilometers) east-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland.
Forecasters said Maria was about 310 miles (499 kilometers) east-southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, with winds reaching 40 mph (64 kph).


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I am pretty sure it's over. S had a lot of pink, almost red, spotting this afternoon. It's freaking CD24, on Prometrium. WTF?? I am beyond sick.
She called Dr. M who said the following:
I know H is extremely disappointed in how this cycle has gone. I think she has lost faith in the process and in me. (S stayed silent to confirm) Hey, congrats Dr. M, you have won the understatement of the year award. Enjoy. Oh, and bonus points for implying my lack of faith contributed to this disaster.
It's possible your progesterone is low.I have been telling you this for months asshat, why haven't you been testing her like I asked you too?
No, a beta isn't necessary. If a + doesn't register on a HPT it isn't a viable pregnancy. test tonight.UM, bullshit. How many low beta stories have we all heard? You just don't want to deal with a c/p.
We could move to IVF, but I was hoping to avoid that. Yeah, us too Mr. S should have no problem getting pregnant, let her go first.
We can always try with H. As if I would let you anywhere near my body.
We can try again with injectables. I will be very aggressive and even ask my nurses to put away some meds for you. I appreciate the thought but I was pretty sure we told you that this was our last shot for a loooong time. Why didn't you do your best this time?
I am just sitting here crying and waiting for S to come home. I am just not sure this is going to happen for us. I feel like we have had the worst care by Dr. M and that I was bullied into believing it would be easier if S went first. Every month we fail breaks her heart. She is convinced there is something wrong with her. It hurts me to see her like that.
I am so angry. I want to scream and throw things but I don't have the energy. I should talk it out but no one knows IRL. I feel totally alone. I'll just sit and cry and pray for a miracle. I don't know what else to do.


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Please visit our Open House at 5905 BEACHGATE LANE in Sechelt.
Open House on Saturday, January 25, 2020 1:00PM - 4:00PM See us at the Presentation Centre 5915 Beachgate Ln between 1-4pm
(Unit 3 Floorplan - F) Beautiful Waterfront Townhome only minutes to downtown Sechelt. This lovely 4 bedroom 2450 sq ft townhome sits on the wonderful ocean waters of Porpoise Bay. Take advantage of the waterfront lifestyle paddleboard, kayak, canoe or go for a swim. This home boasts high ceilings, granite counter tops, stainless steel kitchen appliances, washer & dryer, microwave with hood fan, garburator, and so much more. West facing you can sit and enjoy the most incredible sunsets please give us a call for more information.


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You should only send your child to school if your work is critical to the national COVID-19 response.
Please see the Coronavirus Updates page for more information
including the most recent letter to parents and a video message to our students.
On 5 July, eight of our sixth form students took part in the annual visit to Taizé in France. Our students joined 3000 other young people from all over the world who come to spend a week living in community with the Brothers of Taizé.
The Taizé community share a life of simplicity and prayer following the example of Brother Roger who founded the Community of Reconciliation in the years following World War II.
During the week students commit themselves to join in the community prayer three times a day when thousands of young people come to the chapel. Prayer is centred around the music and chants of Taizé and silence, which was a new experience for many of our 6th formers and one which they found very special. They also take part in daily Bible study sessions which are led by one of the brothers. This is followed by small group discussions. They made an excellent job of overcoming the huge language and communication problems that they were faced with when having to bring together the diverse language, culture and opinions of students from across the world, but with lots of gestures and laughter they eventually managed to understand each other very well.
Community work is the third strand of life at Taizé and we were very proud of our students who willingly served breakfast to 3000 people or emptied bins, sorted out the recycling and helped in the chapel.
Taizé is a very special and spiritual place that lives out the Gospel message. The entire experience certainly 'touched' us all and Taizé was made richer by the contribution and witness made by our students during their time there.
Here are some of their thoughts:
"Taizé was an amazing experience; I built so many social skills and made a lot of friends."
"Taizé was an amazing experience that helped me to grow in faith and confidence."
"Taizé was really special as we got to socialise with people from around the world."
"Taizé for me was a unique and special time."
"Taizé has left me feeling very refreshed and happy; it was a brilliant experience and I would recommend it to anyone."
"Taizé for me was an amazing experience; it has helped me to develop as a young person."
It was a privilege for Mr O'Connell and myself to be with such a wonderful group of committed, hardworking and positive young adults, who managed to smile even when it rained continually for eight days!!
Mrs O'Connell
Teacher of Religious Education


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Manx Telecom Parish Walk inspires new 'Progression to Parish' fitness scheme
Tue, 04 Sep 2018
Manx Sport and Recreation (MSR) is launching a new scheme which aims to motivate people to take more exercise by setting themselves a target to complete the 11 miles to Santon in the 2019 Manx Telecom Parish Walk.
On Wednesday 12 September 2018, MSR will hold the first 'Progression to Parish' session which is the start of a weekly programme for anyone who wants to get more active and take up walking.
This new MSR programme is designed for people who aren't currently taking a lot of exercise and encourages them to make a leap from the sofa to Santon.
The aim is to help participants build up their walking fitness gradually, with the ultimate goal of walking to Santon's parish church in the Manx Telecom Parish Walk in June 2019.
Cathy Collins, Marketing Communications Manager at Manx Telecom, said:
'Walking is a great exercise for all ages and abilities, and we're delighted to see that the Manx Telecom Parish Walk is being used to inspire more people to get active. We thank Manx Sport and Recreation for developing this great initiative, and wish everyone who takes part the best of luck in reaching their goals in next year's event.'
Ann Corlett MHK, Member for the Department of Education, Sport and Culture, said:
'Many Islanders set themselves the ambitious target of taking part in the world famous Parish Walk and this new scheme is a great way to commit to taking part in the 2019 event.
'This builds on the success of schemes such as 'Couch to 5K' – with a uniquely Manx twist. As with everything MSR does, the training will provide a friendly and supportive atmosphere for people of a range of abilities.'
No reservation is necessary, those who are interested can just turn up at the Isle of Man Sports Institute at the National Sports Centre (NSC) at 5:45pm on 12 September 2018. The session will commence at 6pm following registration and a straight-forward health check questionnaire.
The first session takes place on the NSC running track. All participants must wear hi-viz vests which will be provided. Suitable trainers and kit is helpful but not essential.
In the following weeks the sessions will then progress to take in different routes and distances. There will be fitness coaches available to offer advice and support, and information about how the scheme will progress up to the 2019 Manx Telecom Parish Walk. Each session costs just £1 per person.
For more information call Lesley Patterson on 686852 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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#799 Cover from Vietnam
A second cover from Vietnam, sent by Wee Leong of Singapore who was visiting there.
On the cover, Wee Leong affixed three martial arts stamps. The postmark date is 9 June 2013 and the location is Saigon, and there is a machine cancellation applied by Canada Post. Thanks a lot Wee Leong!