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Our first delicious site belongs to Wendy Alvarez. http://www.wendyalvarezart.com/is striking and easy to navigate. Wendy is a full-time mixed media artist. Don't miss her Heads of State series!
|Aviary Series #11 by Wendy Alvarez
Nicky Barfoot is a textile artist, but you can also see examples of her mixed media and collage work on the blog http://nickybarfoot.wordpress.com/
Are you into portrait collages? Paul Matthew Dessau does that and much more fine art work. Take a look at his step-by-step process with magazine papers!
|Collage by Paul Dessau
Liz Kettle's site, shared with another fiber artist, is www.textileevolution.com Even if you're not into needle and thread, see the gallery for inspiration.
|Wisdom Journey by Liz Kettle
Enjoy some of Chris Marshall's mixed media/collage works in the galleries area of http://www.marshallarts.com.au She shares the site with her hubs, Steve Marshall, and they are both in
. (Steve is a photographer and woodcrafter.) Perth, Western Australia
|Art by Chris Marshall
Handmade treasures abound at http://empresswu.blogspot.com. The site is an eclectic mix of art dolls, textile and bead art, and still more. Thanks, Wilma Simmons, for sharing!
|Seasons project for the "Hello Dollies" challenge
Joy Norman, mixed media artist, teaches papermaking workshops and maintains a well-organized website in the
Her url is http://www.joynorman.co.uk. View it and be inspired! U.K.
|Shallow Waters by Joy Norman
Linda Neff's website, called (yes) http://linda-neff.com/ is all about making "scrapped little treasures." If you're into cards, ornaments, paper and such, check it out! She does tutorials, and will custom-make scrapbook pages and more.
|Linda Neff
|Geri DeGruy
Our next site in this buffet is http://geridegruy.com/
"Ger" loves to create, with fabrics, yarn, thread, paint, words, music and just about anything. See colorful mixed media pieces under "Works."
Sheila Gazlay has a cornucopia of many things to choose from, including some collages, at
You'll find mixed media landscape art at www.judithmonroe.com . Judith's website is professional and elegant. She works in assemblage and much more. (Wish I could buy her Bird House #3.)
|Judith Monroe
Last but certainly not least, the work of Heidi Eisenmann-Jones can be found at http://onthewind-heidi.blogspot.com/
She is an artist who loves to draw and paint fantasy animals and fairies and write stories about them. Heidi also creates mixed media collages.
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Es Skhul
Es-Skhul (Arabic: السخول, meaning kid, young goat) is a prehistoric cave site situated 20 km (12.4 mi) south of the city of Haifa, Israel, and around 3 km (1.9 mi) from the Mediterranean Sea. The site was first excavated by Dorothy Garrod during summer of 1928. The excavation revealed the first evidence of the late Epipaleolithic Natufian culture, characterized by the presence of numerous microlith stone tools, human burials and ground stone tools. Skhul also represents an area where Neanderthals - possibly present in the region from 200,000 to 45,000 years ago - may have lived alongside these humans dating to 100,000 years ago.[1] The cave also has Middle Palaeolithic layers.
Es-Skhul Cave, Mount Carmel, Israel
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The remains found at Es Skhul, together with those found at the Wadi el-Mughara Caves and Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh were classified in 1939 by Arthur Keith and Theodore D. McCown as Palaeoanthropus palestinensis, a descendant of Homo heidelbergensis.[2][3][4]
See also
- List of fossil sites (with link directory)
- List of hominina (hominid) fossils (with images)
- Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve
- Qesem Cave
- Skhul and Qafzeh hominids
- Olson, S. Mapping Human History. Houghton Mifflin, New York (2003). p.74-75.
- The Palaeolithic Origins of Human Burial, Paul Pettitt, 2013, p59
- Human Adaptation in the Asian Palaeolithic: Hominin Dispersal and Behaviour during the Late Quaternary, Ryan J. Rabett, 2012, p90
- The stone age of Mount Carmel : report of the Joint Expedition of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem and the American School of Prehistoric Research, 1929-1934, p18


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B8 Audi S4 3.0t (Supercharged) Spark Plugs and How to Install (DIY)
Changing the spark plugs on your Audi S4 is extremely important to make sure it is putting out the power we all love. The Audi 3.0t V6 Supercharged engines have a few different service intervals depending on the model. Most commonly the spark plug internal as per Audi is either 45-55k miles. Many enthusiast and DIYers tend to be more vigilant in maintaining their vehicles which leads them to replace the spark plugs sooner. This will prevent the degradation in performance and fuel economy as the plugs age and wear.
While the DIY Below was done on a B8 S4 it would be similar on the following models
Audi > S4 > B8 2010-2012 > 3.0T (Supercharged)
Audi > S4 > B8.5 2013- > Current 3.0T (Supercharged)
Audi > S5 > 2008-Current > 3.0T (Supercharged)
Audi > A6 > C6 2005-2011 > 3.0T V6
Audi > A6 > C6 2005-2011 > 3.2 FSI V6
Audi > A6 > C7 2012-PRESENT > 3.0T V6
Here are these Bosch Spark Plugs for Audi 3.0t (Supercharged) engines
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Get ahead of age pension changes
FINANCE TALK with Suncorp Bank senior economist Darryl Conroy
WITH the festive season now upon us and less than a month to go until the new year, it's an ideal time to look at how confirmed legislative changes could influence your eligibility to the age pension in 2017.
One of the biggest changes we will see is adjustments to Australia's Age Pension asset test, which are set to take effect from January 1.
On the surface, the changes are relatively straightforward, with asset thresholds increasing for those eligible for the full pension. However, others may find they lose their benefits entirely.
The table here outlines the changes designed to help the Federal Government achieve forecast savings of about $2.4 billion.
Previously, the aged pension reduced at the rate of $1.50 for every $1000 in assets above the limit, but this will double to $3 from January.
This has effectively reduced the cut-out limits for the part pension.
Under the new thresholds, the part pension cuts out for a couple with a home at $816,000 - down from $1,178,500 (a 31% drop).
By reducing the pension for those with higher asset balances, the government is able to lift the thresholds for those with less assets.
The new test will capture a broad asset base including property (excluding the home), financial investments, motor vehicles (including boats and caravans), superannuation (if over pension age), business and household assets.
The dilemma for retirees is the difficulty in supplementing their income once they have retired, as well as historically low interest rates which are providing an ongoing challenge.
While some may be tempted to spend big on holidays and the like to qualify for the pension, this puts them at great risk of eroding their capital base.
Some spending such as gifting and home improvements might help, but please ensure you discuss appropriate strategies with your financial adviser.
For all your banking needs, visit your nearest Suncorp Bank branch or phone 131175.


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Chubot the Cursed One and Other Stories
A recurring theme is the role of women in society and their longing for equity, their triumph often depicted by heroines catapulted by circumstances rather than deliberate action of society to engineer their success.
Women's humility is felt through the stories, even in the face courage to confront taboos and traditions with society contributing little towards their success. Indeed, women's triumphs are captured as happening where men fall short.
Many of these stories raise the question of why society lacks systematic approach to women's empowerment.
Adhiambo lived in the Kibera slum, on the sixteenth alley, in a small two bed-roomed house. She had two daughters and a son. To earn a living she sold ground nuts by the roadside and begged for alms from passers-by. Every evening after her work at the road side she would send her two daughters, Atieno and Aoko, to the street to beg for alms. One evening she closed her ground nut business early and came home to prepare her daughters to go out as usual.
Atieno and Aoko had just come from school when they heard, "Kitendawili?" It was their mother.
"Tega!" they all replied and ran towards the door, bubbling with joy. They were used to communicating in innuendoes, insinuations and allusions; their conversations were heavily coded, and only them could understand one another.
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"Chubot, the Cursed One & Other Stories is an exciting variety of stories which interrogate issues that challenge the contemporary society. The stories, narrated in simple and accessible style, present the dilemmas of complex issues like abortion, choice of criminal life and political intolerance among others with stark reality that invite the reader into self-reflection. On this score, the stories are not only entertaining literature but they also voice the questions we ask ourselves of what is happening around us, effectively opening our critical minds to the same issues." - Dr. Rose A. Opondo, Lecturer, Moi University
"The stories illustrate a compelling sense of place. They transport the reader to experience the events first-hand." - Jennifer Amoah, retired teacher and book editor
"In these very captivating stories, Okemwa captures the feminine feeling and tone in all of them. On reading The Cowardly Girl, I could hear the feminine protest and was glad to run to safety with Nyamoita. Further, with the author holding you by the hand, as a reader you visit various types of settings; the rural as with The Cowardly Girl and Urban as with Kitendawili. You also reflect on diverse gender-related problems that women face; female genital mutilation (FGM) in Gusiiland, Poverty in Slumland and the cosmopolitan city and the list goes on. In this collection, Okemwa has yet again proved himself through the short story genre." - Prof. Wangari Mwai- Kenyatta University
"Okemwa, observant as ever, is at it again with superb storytelling, making us 'experience' lives of story characters and Kenyan society; he makes it very real." – Anonymous


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by Farel Dalrymple
Farel Dalrymple's work can be a little inaccessible at times. I enjoyed his Pop Gun War, but by the end of it, wasn't really sure of what it was that I had read. His Omega: The Unknown is universally adored, but he didn't write that.
I went in to The Wrenchies a little unsure of what to expect, but came out of it with a massive appreciation of Dalyrmple's plotting and story construction, to go along with my usual enjoyment of his art and sense of design.
The Wrenchies is a multi-layered book, basically about a future where only the young are able to survive, and even they are in a constant battle with the Shadowsmen, as well as with the hostile environment the Earth has become. The gang of kids who have built a reputation as being able to best fight off the Shadowsmen are The Wrenchies, who have named themselves after an old comic book.
This comic was written and drawn by Sherwood Presley Breadcoat, who as a young child entered a cave with his brother, did battle with demons, and then embarked on a long adolescence of being a hero, then an art student, and eventually an unhappy comics artist. He embedded The Wrenchies #1 with a number of puzzles, to draw mystics to him. Next door to adult Sherwood lives young Hollis, a misfit child in a bad homemade superhero costume, who has a ghost as a best friend, and who believes that his Wrenchies comic may be making him do bad things.
The narrative shifts between these different groups of characters as the book unfolds, and as we learn just how connected all of these different plotlines are. Dalrymple blends, very successfully, a variety of genres in this graphic novel. We get some pretty cool post-Apocalyptic action, a coming-of-age story that I'm sure a number of comics fans can relate to parts of, and some pointed commentary on the nature of the comics industry, and its influence in the world.
I found the book's shifting narrative structure, and embedded connections to different layers of the story, to be reminiscent of novels like David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas. Dalrymple's art is terrific, and I especially liked the pages where he laid out the floor plans to secret underground lairs or scientific laboratories. There were some pages where the colouring process rendered things a little too dark or muddy, but overall, this was a beautiful and rewarding book that screams out for second and third readings so that its nuances can be completely understood. Highly recommended.
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Here are a couple underwater self portraits of me and a buddy fishing to try to prove a point. A guy I know swears that the fish don't care if you tie your lure direct to brightly colored braid. I, on the other hand, always run at least 10 feet of mono (or better yet, fluorocarbon) leader material between my lure and mainline when using braid.
Take a look at the following two pix and come to your own conclusions…we begin with yellow braid tied directly to the hook.
In this shot, I switched to mono. Seems like a lot more fish around. Just saying…
Dig underwater photos? I have an entire section dedicated to that, check out the Underwater Photos section to see more!


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Ubisoft Motion Pictures, the film and TV production arm of the game publishing company launched in January, is developing 3D feature films based on Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon, reports Variety.
The division is headed by Jean-Julien Baronnet, who said that Ubisoft Motion Pictures has been working with the games' producers and Ubisoft's marketing team to identify the DNA of each game and come up with storylines that are consistent with the company's three biggest franchises.
"Our strategy is not to diversify but to bolster the appeal of our franchises — that's why we want to make sure our films will reflect the brands accurately and consolidate our fan base while expanding beyond the games' primary target audience," said Jean de Rivieres, senior VP of international marketing and distribution.
Baronnet added, "We want to keep ownership, retain control over the film content, and we're open to work with studios on the development of our projects, and eventually collaborate on the pre-casting, pre-budget and script."
"We will have a script ready by the end of the year," de Rivieres said. The team will travel to Los Angeles in June to meet with studios about the projects.
The trade says that Ubisoft Motion Pictures is also developing a 3D CGI series based on hit video game Raving Rabbids. The 78 episodes will have a runtime of seven minutes each.


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RevMax has been offering high quality computer dyno tested valve bodies for almost a decade. All of our technicians have undergone extensive training and are the best in the industry. Unlike our competitors, we do not do any reaming or valve oversizing by hand. Each and every valve body we rebuild is machined on our state of the art Haas CNC milling machines, just like the factory did when they made the valve body originally. These CNC machines cost over $100k each! By the use of these machines, we eliminate human error that is very common when valve bodies are machined by hand. The precise alignment of the reamer to the bore is nearly impossible to get perfect by hand and this is where our CNC machines thrive. We use a Rennishaw probe to dial in each valve body to the reamer prior to the valve being cut. This allows us to be within .0005" within the original centerline of the bore. Hand reaming is lucky to keep .002" tolerances. Being off by just .001" can cause valves to stick and side load and ultimately lead to complete transmission failure.
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Cold Weather Grinch
The Holidays are over, it has been cold, it snowed, people overdosed on snowy-landscape-instagrams, cosy times have been had… SO OVER IT, TIME FOR SPRING! I do enjoy layering up to face the cold (only when absolutely necessary of course, to go to the store for food – or check out the sales in shops), so for the past weeks I've been wearing layer on layer on layer on layer of clothing.
Back to work – next time I post my exams will hopefully be OOOVVVVEEEEER. Bye.
I'm wearing a coat, sweater and pants from Zara, denim shirt from Pull & Bear, boots by Topshop, bag, scarf and hat from H&M. Pics by Polienne.


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A Village of Orland Park summer favorite, the Taste of Orland Park, will return July 31 to August 2 at the Orland Park Village Center, 14700 South Ravinia Avenue.
Now in its twelfth year, the Taste of Orland Park showcases Orland Park eateries, community organizations, event sponsors, and offers a number of activities, including Kids' Day, a car show and live entertainment on two stages.
The Taste of Orland Park will be held Friday, July 31 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, August 1 from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday, August 2 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission and parking are free with participating restaurants selling tastes of signature dishes at individual food booths.
"We look forward to the Taste of Orland Park every year," said Mayor Dan McLaughlin. "It is a summer favorite for everyone and this year will be no exception. This is a great way to learn more about and taste the different dishes from Orland Park restaurants, learn about our wonderful community groups and enjoy a great entertainment-filled weekend," the mayor said.
Participating Orland Park eateries include 94 West Grille and Tavern, Beggars Pizza, Blissful Banana Café, The Brass Tap, Café Gaston, Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants, El Famous Burrito, El Pueblito, Granite City Food & Brewery, Mo's Chinese Kitchen, Oberweis Dairy, Orland Park Bakery, Palermo's Restaurant & Pizzeria, Papa Joe's Italian Restaurant, Q Restaurant, Riviera Country Club, RoccoVino's Italian Restaurant, Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, Square Celt Ale House and Grill, and Wooden Paddle Pizza.
A number of food items food items will be sold including, fried goat cheese and gluten free gelato from Wooden Paddle Pizza and fish and chips and candied beer bacon from Square Celt Ale House and Grill. Select restaurants are alcohol vendors with soft drinks and water being available for purchase from all participating restaurants.
"There are so many great things about the Taste of Orland Park," said Trustee Patricia Gira, chair of the village's Recreation and Parks Committee. "The food, the activities, the people and the entertainment, among other things, are what make it such a great weekend for everyone to enjoy."
A variety of musical talents will perform on two stages throughout the weekend. The main stage will have Nick Lynch of American Idol and Trippin' Billies perform on Friday, July 31, Dr. Rock, The Chicago Kingsnakes and 7th Heaven perform on Saturday, August 1 and The Lowdown Brass Band, Tumbling Dice and American English perform on Sunday, August 2.
Kid's Day will be held at the adjacent John Humphrey Sports Complex Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. A number of free games, activities and programs will be held for kids of all ages. The Annual Taste of Orland Park Car Show will be held at the Humphrey Complex on Sunday beginning at 1 p.m. Orland Park's Got Talent live finals will be held on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Community Stage.
The Orland Park Lions Club will host Bingo inside the Civic Center on Saturday and the Orland Park Kiwanis Club will do the same on Sunday, with both events starting at 1 p.m.
Taste of Orland Park sponsors include The University of Chicago Medicine, The Orland Park Prairie, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., Mercedes Benz of Orland Park, JamesHardie, Brannigan Chiropractic Center, Bear Home Improvements, Inc., ComEd, Illinois Energy Windows & Siding, Inc., Saint Xavier University, Moraine Valley Community College and Xfinity.
For more information, visit the Taste page on the village's website or call the Village of Orland Park Recreation Department at 708/403-7275.


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Speaking Skills and Booking More Gigs
Recorded Wednesday, October 17
The GWA Webinar Series features topics and speakers focused on building your business and your career. To access, all you need is a computer, phone or tablet.
There are two things to consider when you want to increase your income by speaking. The first is how to improve your presentations so that your audience isn't just pleased, but is thrilled by your talk. The second is knowing ow and where to market yourself as a speaker. This talk will give attendees specific ways to improve their presentations, and details about how to generate bookings. Some topics covered include: how to add humor to a talk, how to create unique performances, body language, unfortunate habits and creating a speaker's one sheet for marketing.
About C.L. Fornari
C.L. Fornari is an author, radio host, podcaster and professional speaker. In addition to presenting talks about plants and gardening, she also gives workshops and presentations about speaking skills, with a particular focus on those in the green industry.
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Just Cards! For Kids
has cards just for you to make for the kids
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gives projects for inside and outside of the cards
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Haha, as you can see I didn't see this post until AFTER I got your comment. :)ReplyDelete
Glad to "meet" the "real" you! ;) Olivia is a really pretty name!
Haha, I love the picture caption. Because MESBOURNE!!!!!!!Replies
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Aww, thank you!
Haha YES!
You have a name! Cool! I think pen names are charming, but I always prefer to know a person's real name. :-) Olivia is a beautiful name! It always makes me think of Olivia Walton in The Waltons. ;-PReplyDelete
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I don't know why you'd not like the name Olivia, it is pretty! I would like to use my real name, but I guess I just decided in the internet world I use "paperdollmom" because I tend to share a lot about my daughter's disease to spread awareness, and I always feel like if I put my name to it, it is taking some of her privacy away. But congratulations on the big reveal!ReplyDeleteReplies
Haha, thanks! I think it was because I didn't know very many other people named Olivia, and I felt it was too "different." Plus, I really wanted to be named Rebecca. Don't know why, exactly, but I was seriously in love with that name when I was younger. I still love it:D I understand what you mean--it took a long time for me to decide to switch!:DDelete
I always wanted my name to be Lisa. ?? Whenever I played as a kid, I always chose the name Lisa. I have no idea why or where it came from. And I was named after a main character in a horror movie. So that is always a fun tale to share...not really. It is slightly weird!Delete
Haha, I guess when we're younger we just really want different names...strange how that works!;)Delete
Oh Liv! Olivia is such a pretty name! :DReplyDeleteReplies
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Ah! Love your name. So pretty, and it's fun to know it now. :DReplyDelete
Also... MESBOURNE WHAT I loved that so much and now it's time to go watch Robin Hood again... ;DReplies
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YES. I'm just the teensiest bit obsessed with that show...
An absolutely beautiful name, Olivia! I'm glad you told us. :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
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I LOVE the name Olivia!!!!! I used to hate my name too so I know what you felt like!!!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Aww, you're so sweet!:) Yup, I guess there's just always something we can dislike about ourselves...but Bailey is such a great name!0.0Delete
MESBOURNE!!! I just saw that ep, and wow, what a gut-punch. Loved it.ReplyDelete
She's in the new Cinderella, which I saw before that ep, and I spent the whole ep going, "She's so familiar..." Looked her up on imdb, and duh, that's why.Replies
Oh my word, YES!!! I was basically freaking out that entire episode. I mean, WHAT ON EARTH HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO EVEN!!! Sorry, I still can't control my use of caps-lock when it comes to this show;)Delete
Eeep, I know! When I watched it, I kept thinking, "It's MEG!!!" :D
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Actor Lee Tae Sung will begin military service in October and has brought forward his wedding ceremony so he can formally marry his wife of two years.
The 28-year-old old registered a marriage with his 35-year-old wife in April 2012 a year after they became parents to a baby boy, now aged two, however the couple never had a proper wedding ceremony. (Lee asked for media outlets to keep his wife's name private).
A rep for the Rooftop Prince star announced last night that the idol actor has received enlistment orders to begin his mandatory two-year Korean army service in October.
Adds a source: "He will have a formal ceremony with his wife before he enlists. They want more than just a marriage registration. It will be like renewing their vows in a way."
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Lee had actually kept word of his family life secret until November 2012, when he finally he admitted he was married with a child. "I think finally the moment has come," he said in a statement. "I'm sorry it took so long for me to let you know… I'll continue to work hard with your congratulations and your warm understanding."
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While you are purchasing to have bedding sets or comforter sets to complement your bed area or maybe even an additional location, you can find great deals of designs, designs in addition to features to select from. In spite of the fact that it's really appealing to accept whichever compares or matches your favored bed space furnishings or wall surface areas, it genuinely is in fact important to maintain ease in ideas. Whenever you are choosing on which comforter set to buy you have to protect the subsequent recommendations in mind.
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Silk is an extremely thin product that is made from many fibers. These threads enable the fabric to breathe, makings silk Organic Baby Bedding Crib Sets so popular for the warm summertime. It is also ideal for somebody who experiences night sweats often. The breathable product can draw moisture away from those that sleep beneath it. Just because it is light-weight doesnt suggest it is bad for cooler weather. Though it appears odd to believe, this product works well at trapping in heat throughout the winter season. Silk has a naturally capability to "hug" the body, keeping you warm when its cold exterior.
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The majority of parents usually get the youngster's nursery ready even before the youngster can show up. In many cases such parents ignore the gender of the youngster, therefore resulting in embellishing the whole room in the most improper color possible. That is when you see a child child in a pink room and a child woman in a blue room with toys and clothing that match that certain color.
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Decorative pillows are a wonderful means to include style and elegance to a room. Exactly what's wonderful about decorative pillows is the truth that you can change the pillow covers typically to get a face-lift every time. These pillows aren't simply for decorative factors however they are highly practical too. Stack a group of pillows near the headboard so it is comfortable while sitting up and leaning back on the bed to check out or view TELEVISION. You could pick from various shaped pillows for your teen's decor relying on the appearance you want.
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When it comes to insulation qualities, Siberian goose down is at the top of the game and is most searched for. For luxury, Eiderdown is made use of. This type of down comes from the location of Iceland from Eider ducks, renowneded for its extravagant properties. The Hungarian goose is another popular option of goose down. Lots of people choose goose down comforters than other type of comforters available. They enjoy goose down since it is soft, extravagant, comfy, and warm no matter what season you are presently going through.
Eiderdown features an attribute referred to as "hooks.". These hooks allow the clusters to stick on to one another, for that reason catching teeny air pockets. All these air pockets form obstacles. Eiderdown, while utilized in bed comforters or duvets plus bedroom pillows, checks out at around 700 fill power. However, since of the "hooks" within the eiderdown cluster it lugs an exceptional density along with adhesiveness and warms at a wonderful 850 to 900 fill power.
Likewise vital to washing down comforters is to make use of very little detergent. And, make use of a cleaning agent that is suggested for hand washing and delicate products. Remember this suggestion. Down comforters produce a poignant scent when wet, after all they are feathers. Dont panic and dont include more detergent. It's natural for the comforter to smell that way. Likewise, make use of the extra rinse to put the comforter through another cycle simply to make sure the detergent is gone.
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Among the very best areas to buy bed spreads and comforters is at Bed Bath & Beyond. This store lugs a large array of bed spreads and comforters that make certain to turn your next nights sleep into a spectacular one. They offer hundreds of bed spreads in several contemporary design and colors. In addition, they have bed spreads to fit any temperature level and preference, offering traditional convenience in cotton, silk, and micro suede. As for comforters, Bed Bath & Beyond provides a fantastic choice of down and flannel comforters that will keep you comfortable the entire night through. If you desire the very best bed spread and comforters, this is one store that you definitely have to look into.
A last factor in the quality of luxury bed linens is the quality of finishing. Beyond picking the right fibers and then spinning and weaving the materials, craftsman needs to have the ability to also complete the fabric and to stitch it to completion to produce the absolute most luxurious bedding. Some Egyptian cotton sheets are mercerized, which makes the fibers plump up and complete to boost the fabric and offer it the supreme appearance of luxury bed linens.
The most popular luxury bed linens that are readily available on the market today are sheets. Although this could not sound like luxury, these sheets offer an unparalled level of elegance and comfort. The method that you can tell if sheets are elegant or not is by the thread matter. In shorts, the higher the thread matter, the more costly and elegant your sheets are going to be. Lots of people feel that a 400 thread matter is where luxury begins.
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You can find that Organic Baby Bedding Crib Sets sets are usually in numerous sizes such as queen, king, twin, full comforter sets etc. So it is recommended to pick the one that is most suitable based upon the size of youe mattress that you utilize on your bed. Besides design, you must also think about the design, the theme and the fabric that you would want for. When you choose the fabric of the material, you must know whether it is made of cotton, flannel, polyester and synthetic. However as for fabric, thread matter of a sheet set is the primary part. And the gentleness and convenience of the material rest with the density of the thread.
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Loadeded with Canadian, Siberian or Hungarian goose down, the natural duvets are exceptionally resilient and impressively breathable. By assisting to manage your body temperature level whilst you are asleep, your down duvet will help you to remain warm in the winter whilst ensuring you are good and cool throughout the summertime.
Fill power can be proportional to the volume of the down cluster. The size of the actual bird as well as the environment where it inhabited, develops the dimensions of their down cluster. Fill power is really a measurement of beginning a fluffiness loft of the down, it can be revealed as number of cubic inches that one single ounce of down will occupy in/oz. The greater the fill power the greater the insulating capability along with fluffiness a down comforter possesses.
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A comforter is a kind of bedding that is made use of for spreading as a bedspread or over thinner bedspreads and layers of blankets. A comforter is always larger than the bed size and is meant to cover the sides of the bed to create a wrapping effect. Such bedding are thick blankets that are commonly quilted and fluffy.
Someone else excellent aspect of these sets is that it has the normal basic size that is frequently available in dorm rooms. However, just to be sure, verify this with the university dorm. In addition, you can also decide to buy these online. So if they need a brand-new set, you can purchase it online and have it directly provided to your daughter's or son's dormitory. This conserves them the hassle of heading out to discover a set or needing to await you to send them the money to purchase one.
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More sewing means more strength and less tendency for stitches to break. Better bed comforters are sewn into baffles. The baffling produces internal chambers of material that keep the down fill from clumping in one place and allows it to plump up more. It likewise adds strength to the comforter set.
Solids are a staple of modern-day design, a duvet set will match the design of your room as long as the colors dont clash. Keeping this in mind, you're able to match comparable colors across a room and throw stripes in for range. Use as many solids as you can, until you lack solid colored things. Avoid utilizing a strong duvet in a room with overwhelmingly constant colors since it will mask the design of a room.


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Exciting things are occurring in the Jewellery Quarter. My Twitter and Facebook feeds are full of new bars that are taking up residence, and new events happening in the area. No longer is it just the place you venture for an inexpensive but good quality piece of jewellery. Now it is a lively and vibrant area where you can shop, eat and drink without even having to venture across the Queensway to the city centre.
So for non-Brummies…what the heck is the Jewellery Quarter, and why is it special to Birmingham? Time for a short history lesson – bear with me!
Jewellery businesses have thrived in this area for more than 250 years, and even now there are over 500 jewellery businesses that call the jewellery quarter their home. During the Industrial Revolution, a considerable trade in small metal items and buttons prospered; this developed into a wider range with workshops and factories moving in the Vyse Street and Warstone Lane, before spreading out towards the St Paul's area.
It's a "unique historic environment in England – a national treasure" according to English Heritage, and there are over 200 listed buildings in this designated conservation area. The beautiful St Paul's is also the city's last remaining Georgian square, with its picturesque 18th century church and gardens providing a tranquil space for reflection. It's not all about history though, and the area is now a lively residential, retail and entertainment hub, made up primarily of specialist and independent businesses.
The Jewellery Quarter Festival was introduced in 2015 as a way of celebrating its heritage, culture and creativity, introducing new people to the area, and promoting the local business from within. This year it combined with the Birmingham Jazz Festival meaning that live music was abundant throughout both St Paul's and the Golden Square "hub" close to the Chamberlain Clock, as well as within many venues. The Jewellery Quarter website lists other events which are happening in the area in 2016.
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The JQFestival 2016 gave me and Mr Fletche a good excuse to check out some of the new bars that have sprung up in the area, even since our last visit at the end of May.
The Button Factory
This bar has taken over the prime spot that was occupied by Vertu… prime mainly by dint of its roof terrace overlooking Frederick Street. Rumour has it that this did actually used to be…shock, horror, a button factory. It's all industrial looking, exposed brickwork…and a lot of smoke and flames coming from the open kitchen which the staff assured us there was nothing to be worried about.
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Two words. Craft Beer. And one more (long) word. Chillidogdogs. This is the newest kid on a block of new kids. Bare brick walls. Mismatched furniture. A serving hatch from where hot dog magic is produced. The wine is also cheap. It's from a box mind you, but that's never bothered me. This will definitely be a regular stop on the Fletche JQ crawl. And the name is a nod to the fact that this city is indeed home of a 1000 trades.
Pig & Tail
There's been a public house on this site since the 18th century – the historic George & Dragon has now been refurbed, rebranded and recently reopened as a light and bright café bar/ pub, retaining its beautiful frosted windows. It's very narrow around the bar area though so be prepared to get very up close and personal with your fellow drinkers…
And an old favourite: Rose Villa Tavern.
Well, it was on the way back to the station. So there was just time to pop in for one cocktail. And then we were between train departure times so there was just time to squeeze in another. I love the Rose Villa with its Grade II listed exterior but quirky interior (I love a pub with a red phone box inside); it has a great cocktail list, lots of Belgian beers which also pleases Mr Fletche and also a great American-influenced food menu. I do love the Bitter & Twisted venues, but this one remains my favourite.
Other honourable mentions…
I should love The Lord Clifden… old man's pub interior, huge beer garden, table tennis, frozen cider… but we've always been there when there has been some rather "unsavoury" types hanging round and the vibe has been slightly on the unnerving side. We've given it a couple of chances, but we've just never taken to the place. The Church on the other hand – amazing cocktails, great soul food and a rooftop terrace. It's another pub that surprises, promising something different outside from what is delivered inside. But in a good way. And for Sunday lunch (and more of those frozen cider thingy's) you can't beat The Red Lion. Mr Fletche still talks about his pork belly here with a touch of reverence. The Drop Forge is another good one, ridiculously close to the station if you can squeeze one more drink in before your train leaves the platform. It is hired out for private functions quite often though, so check beforehand if you want to make a special visit. We've also spent many an evening memorising all the Trivial Pursuit questions at the Queens Arms. We even remember when their beer garden was a tiny six foot by six foot space…none of these old cinema seats that they have now!
Have I missed any of your favourites? Where can you recommend for our next bar crawl?
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RSPCA Leeds, Wakefield and District branch's new £1.5 million animal centre in East Ardsley opens to the public next week, after over 10 years in the planning.
The centre will care for and rehabilitate animals rescued from cruelty and neglect by RSPCA officers in West Yorkshire. The branch aims to find permanent, loving home for these animals in their local area.
Branch manager Caroline Lewis-Jones said: "The number of people convicted of animal cruelty after RSPCA prosecutions was the highest in the country here again last year (93), and the number of complaints investigated by RSPCA officers in West Yorkshire (8,440) was second only to Greater London (12,202).
"We hope our new animal centre will be a symbol of the community's commitment to combat animal cruelty and be a safe haven for local animals in need."
The grand opening of the centre, on Moor Knoll Lane, will take place on Saturday 27 June.
It's over 10 years since the branch's old centre on Cavendish Street, off Kirkstall Road, closed in 2004.
The old site was around 40 years old and needed upgrading to comply with licensing regulations, and when student flats were given the go-ahead to be built next door it meant dogs could no longer be housed there, so the branch decided to sell to the council.
"Although the branch's welfare work very much continued out of MyPetStop in Tingley, it was as though we disappeared from the public's view," said Caroline.
"Finding the right location was really difficult, and there have been lots and lots of ups and downs along the way, which is why it's taken so long. It has been worth it though. The new state of the art centre doesn't leave people in any doubt where they are when they visit and we could not be more excited to start getting animal-lovers through the doors."
The new centre has the capacity to house 15 dogs, 30 cats and, when completed, up to 12 small furries like rabbits and guinea pigs. There are isolation facilities, a vet suite, an indoor dog arena for training and play and outside exercise areas, a shop and visitor centre.
The first animals have been in the centre for about six weeks, including Angel (pictured above in one of the outdoor exercise areas), and potential new owners are being invited to visit animals at the centre by appointment. From 27 June, the doors will be open between 10-4 every day except Wednesdays, when viewings are between 11-3.
Caroline said: "Leeds boxer Josh 'The Warrior' Warrington, whose family adopted a St Bernard dog called Dexter from us last year, is doing us the honour of cutting the ribbon at midday, for which we're very grateful, and we've invited the people who have helped us get to this point to say thank you, then from 1pm we would like to welcome the public to come along and celebrate with us too."


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On last Thursday's Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, comedian Jim Norton got in a verbal sparring match with Jezebel writer Lindy West. For the most part, their positions were fixed and predictable -- but rarely have two people in the reactionary careers of standup comic and feminist author achieved this kind of clarity on an issue that most people refuse to discuss. Neither side held back, yet both kept their cool and didn't let their emotions run away with them -- while Kamau Bell pretty much sat back and let things take their course. Yet throughout the excellent sixteen-minute debate, never was the question addressed: Why are rape jokes funny?
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Typically, the culture clash of bro-down Neanderthal comedian facing off against uptight Ms. Lib columnist over the issue of political correctness in comedy goes something like this:
Feminist: "You shouldn't say it because it's wrong to do so."
Comedian: "Go back to 1984, Big Brother. This is America, sweetheart -- maybe you just need to get laid and relax."
While many of Norton and West's initial statements were a more eloquent version of this, their counter-arguments were razor-sharp. When the issue of censorship was raised, West plainly stated that comedians can say whatever they want, but if they're saying something horribly objectionable, "I get to call you a dick. That's the only repercussion."
Similarly, she was on top of her game when the inevitable Hitler card was played, pointing out -- as she does so well in her blog on the subject -- that, statistically speaking, you inevitably have a few victims of sexual assault in most comedy audiences: "So it's not like you know that a third of your audience are Holocaust survivors [when making a Hitler joke], who are being systematically silenced and told, 'You were probably asking for the Holocaust.'"
Conversely, Norton brought up the strong point that a standup comedian exists in a netherworld between actor and sincere human, where his statements should be taken as coming from a constructed character: "If someone on stage says, 'Hey, I'm a rapist!' you can say that's a bad joke, and I might agree, but no reasonable person thinks that guy is telling the truth.... The relief of comedy is that it takes things that aren't funny and it allows us to laugh about them for an hour, and then we have the rest of the day to see them as horrible and sad as they really are."
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Norton's point brings up a vital component that is often missing when debating the ethics of standup comedy. The Grawlix web series addresses this brilliantly in the "Open Mic" episode, where a comic attempts to take the stage dynamic of comedy into the real world, and when he's chastised for using the word "Faggot," he tries to brush this off by saying, "No, that wasn't me saying it, that was the comedian character saying it. I know that word is offensive."
I tried to make a similar argument when dating a bisexual Women's Studies major. This was about ten years ago, during the height of Eminem's boycott by progressive-minded organizations. When this idealistic feminist became enraged at finding a copy of The Slim Shady LP in my CD collection, I attempted to defend Marshall Mathers by saying, "No, he's a hyperreal character using fictitious scenarios of violence and misogyny as a comedic lens that ultimately illuminates our own societal insecurities." (I was 21 and up my own ass with language.)
Her response to my babbling perfectly illustrates what is so dangerous about standup comedy: "Well, I don't think the people who buy his albums see it that way."
Rape jokes are ultimately funny because of their absurdity. Just as things that are said between sexual partners in the bedroom are "naughty" or "wrong," thereby making them all the more arousing (and unrepeatable in any other context), comedians visit the darkest recesses of their imagination and then unload those thoughts upon an audience, and we all laugh at what the bizarre weirdo on stage just said. And the initial attempt at repressing the laughter -- because it's "wrong" to laugh at the mentally ill, minorities or victims of sexual assault -- turns us into giggling children, trying not to laugh when Dad is yelling at us.
The problem comes when, as Lindy West and my bisexual ex-girlfriend point out, a handful of knuckle-dragging losers in the audience don't understand the theater of standup comedy. It's probably true that a very small minority of comedy fans hear Daniel Tosh or Anthony Jeselnik make light of sexual assault and think it excuses the behavior, just as some teenage boys listened to Eminem and felt they were justified in beating up gay people.
The ethics of this dilemma is seen in the double standard comedians have about their craft. As Lindy West points out in Totally Biased, "You don't get to say that comedy is this vital, sacred thing that we have to protect because it's speaking truth to power, and then also say, 'Well, it's just a joke.'"
I'm not saying all comics should begin explaining the context of their jokes; that would be like a musician explaining the emotion of their songs before they play them. In the end, this is just another slice of the age-old American political debate of individualism vs. collectivism. Dangerous art cannot be explained lest it stop being dangerous (and therefore stop being worthwhile), and at the same time, in that context-free environment, you run the risk of starstruck literalists acting out the horrible things that the art describes. Rape jokes will remain funny as long as rape remains a terrible thing to do -- and rape jokes will remain dangerous as long as dangerous people enjoy standup comedy. Both Norton and West are correct -- and their correctness is pretty much useless, because nothing can be done to fix the problem.
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The database of creative industries of Northern Russia (Murmansk and Arkhangelsk regions) shows selected profiles of creative workers active in the region. This network includes participants of the projects Arctic Art Institute has been arranging in Northern Russia in 2014-2018. Despite the fact that the field of creative industries is growing, there is little visibility about their existence, as well as understanding that this is a field which needs support and development.
Most of the creative workers find their customers through the word of mouth, live meetings, groups in the internal social network www.vk.com, but many have started to create own webpages illustrating their work.
The goal is to visualize the existence of these industries (which is not clear to international community, especially in the light of the growing military rhetorics in the international media) and start a discussion about the necessity of support of these at the regional and federal level.
Northern Russia has kept the most ancient folk heritage in the country, where bylinas (Kievan Rus epos) have still been performed in 1980s, where wooden architecture is listed in The Telegraph must- see tourist attractions, and where the growing interest to the Arctic, and active development of tourism promises both national and international collaboration possibilities.
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Wow! I'm thrilled!! Thanks, Bro, and for everyone who took a peek. If you missed it...check out my zipper flower (and please let me know you stopped by ;)
Thursday, October 22, 2009
This week's winner!
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5 comments:
- Lisa H. said...
just saw the news! LOVE it! congrats!
- October 22, 2009 at 6:18 PM
- Handmade Creations by Stephanie said...
Big Congrats Nancy your card is just beautiful!!!!
- October 22, 2009 at 6:30 PM
- Lindsay Spencer said...
I LOVE your card. I've NEVER seen a zipper used before. It's beautiful! and so creative.
- October 22, 2009 at 7:48 PM
- chickadee3357 said...
Congrats! Very cool. Didn't know it was a zipper!
- October 22, 2009 at 8:25 PM
- StampinCathy said...
Congrats! Your card is so awesome and just love the colors and that zipper flower.
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God made a wonderful mother,
A mother who never grows old;
He made her smile of the sunshine,
And He moulded her heart of pure gold;
In her eyes He placed bright shining stars,
In her cheeks fair roses you see;
God made a wonderful mother,
And He gave that dear mother to me
You're a dependable source of comfort;
You're my cushion when I fall.
You help in times of trouble;
You support me whenever I call.
I love you more than you know;
You have my total respect.
If I had my choice of mothers,
You'd be the one I'd select!
How did you do it all, Mom,
Be a chauffeur, cook and friend,
Yet find time to be a playmate,
I just can't comprehend.
I see now it was love, Mom
That made you come whenever I'd call,
Your inexhaustible love, Mom
And I thank you for it all.
You loved me with a never-failing love
You gave me strength and sweet security,
And then you did the hardest thing of all:
You let me separate and set me free.
Every day, I try my best to be
A mother like the mom you were to me.
Love you mommy!


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Distractions Take Pressure off Iran
Israel appears to be between the proverbial rock and hard place. Unfortunately, Israel does not live in a friendly neighborhood. A half million hostile Arab neighbors surround Israel. Syria poses a dire threat. More importantly, recent frightening images from Syria have shown men, women and children writhing with seizures and pain caused by Assad attacking his own with chemical weapons. If Assad would kill his own people, what's to keep him from attacking Israel to obtain the Golan Heights as a key strategic position?
Assad knows how important the Golan is to Israel. Extending between the borders of Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, the Golan Heights acts as a buffer to help secure Israel's border to prevent Arab armies from rushing Israel from the north. If hostile neighbors were to seize the Golan, all of northern Israel would be in direct range of artillery fire. In addition, the main water sources for the State of Israel are controlled from the Golan Heights.
Hezbollah, Iran's proxy, has a main base of operation in Lebanon. Iran obtains much military hardware from Russia and passes it along to Hezbollah through Damascus, with Assad's nod of approval. As a result, Hezbollah has an arsenal of approximately 60,000 rockets, many of which are aimed directly at Israel.
Take note of this AP article dated May 10, 2013: "Russia defended its sales of anti-aircraft systems to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, just days after joining forces with the U.S. for a new push to end Syria's civil war through negotiations. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov avoided saying whether those sales included advanced S-300 batteries. Israel has asked Russia to cancel what it said was the imminent sale of the S-300 missiles, portrayed by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as destabilizing to Israel's security. The S-300s would make it harder for the U.S. and other countries to even consider intervening militarily or enforcing a no-fly zone in Syria. The U.S. has urged Russia — an Assad ally along with China, Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia — to cut off weapons supplies to Syria."
With a rising arsenal of weapons in Syria, why wouldn't we believe they might use these as an advantage to attack Israel?
Attention has shifted away from Iran towards Egypt and Syria. Have these distractions caused us to forget what Iran is doing? Iran is certainly proceeding to enrich Uranium with the express intent to use a guidance system to deliver a nuclear knockout on Israeli soil. Sanctions and talks have not curbed Iran's nuclear ambitions or hindered their progress. A nuclear-armed Iran is a threat to every corner of the globe. Israel and the world should be on notice. There are no sanctions strong enough to stop a regime led by the likes of Ali Ayatollah Khomeini, nor to stop the madness of extreme Islamic ideology. Talking is useless.
Mark Regev, Spokesman for Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu, painted a clear picture when he said this, "…talking is like riding a bicycle while enriching uranium is like driving a race car. Iran and the Khomeini regime are perfectly content for the United States to talk. It allows Iran to continue to drive its race car towards uranium enrichment."
Israel drew a red line in the sand for a very clear reason. Israel cannot allow Iran and other rogue Arab nations to continue to promote Israel's destruction. Israel cannot allow Iran to reach the "Immune Zone" of possessing nuclear capabilities. Self-preservation is a basic human instinct.
During his U.N. speech earlier this year, Prime Minister Netanyahu summed the situation up this way, "Three thousand years ago King David reigned over the Jewish state in our eternal capital, Jerusalem. I say that to all those who proclaim that the Jewish state has no roots in our region and that it will soon disappear. Throughout our history, the Jewish people have overcome all the tyrants who have sought our destruction. It's their ideologies that have been discarded by history. The people of Israel live on. We say in Hebrew Am Yisrael Chai, and the Jewish state will live forever."
God's Red Line was the Red Sea. The Egyptians made a fatal mistake. Will the Iranians repeat history, or will they choose to refrain from crossing Netanyahu's Red Line? If they cross, they will surely suffer the same crushing fate.


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Rosé Pink by Design 2017 New Zealand.
By Invivo wines – A salmon and Auckland rose colour with aromas and flavours of apple, peach and light red fruits. Dry with just a little contrasting residual sugar; flavours of apple and peach continue with a little strawberry and cranberry. Overall balanced and refreshing. Drink now and through 2019.
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By 1980, after 90 years of battling, the Winnipeg Tribune was drawing even in circulation with the market-leading Winnipeg Free Press.
That's when Southam, the Trib's corporate owner, killed the paper.
In a way, Kelly said in a conversation after an Oct. 3 screening at Cinematheque, the paper was a victim of its success.
Southam claimed it couldn't afford new presses to print more copies.
Of course, it was coincidence that Thomson killed the Ottawa Journal the same day, coincidence that these corporate killings gave each newspaper chain a monopoly in a major city.
The details of this protracted battle between two major news media fascinated my second-year Red River College Journalism students.
Danielle Da Silva blogged:
Even the daily news world of Winnipeg was an esteemed, although cut throat, business. Forever the underdog, the Winnipeg Tribune battled inch over inch against the Winnipeg Free Press for hundreds of thousands of readers.
Coincidentally (really!), I have just read a story in which newspaper competition in early 20th century Toronto probably determined the outcome of a sensational murder trial.
The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master, and the Trial That Shocked a Country by Charlotte Gray bursts with details of racism and class divisions in Toronto the Good – and the desperate competition among six daily newspapers.
The Evening Telegram, popularly known as the Tely, took the side of Carrie Davies, the maid who admitted killing Bert Massey because she feared he would sexually assault her again.
The Daily Star favoured the master and his plutocratic family.
This advocacy was not confined to sober editorials. On the news pages, editors refused to allow facts to get in the way of good stories that supported the correct analysis.
Gray writes:
In this fevered battle to entertain, the Carrie Davies case was irresistible to penny-press editors looking for sensational headlines. Stories of assaults on young women always increased circulation, and how many Toronto citizens could walk past a newsboy who yelled, "Massey Murder"?
Well, I can't walk past, either.
Journalism majors, prepare to study a real newspaper war.


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On this edition of The Predictable Revenue Podcast, host Collin Stewart (flying solo) welcomes Franco Caporale, Head of Enterprise Marketing at Branch, a fast-growing San Francisco-based company revolutionizing linking infrastructure on mobile apps.
Franco is a veteran marketer and jack of all trades: he's led large-scale demand generation programs, marketing automation departments, as well as account-based marketing and sales development teams in the Bay Area for years.
Collin and Franco traverse the overlapping worlds of sales and marketing throughout this wide-ranging pod – with a focus on how to align these intimately related, but often siloed departments. Highlights include: an extensive chat about Branch's growing Thought Leadership dinner series ([15:35]), conference attendance and sponsorship ([27:05]), and resurrecting direct mail reach-outs ([32:25]).
Read the full interview: How Marketing Initiatives and Programs Help Reps on the Front Lines of Sales


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Where are your child's math skills?
Both you and your child can take our interactive quizzes to see how much you remember! What grade are they in?
How long will it take before my child is back on track?
This is a great question! None of us like to see our children suffer and struggle with something - especially when it affects their self-esteem and other areas of their lives. Unfortunately, how long your child will need to come to Mathnasium depends on many factors including: If they have gaps in their mathematical foundation or not; how deep or wide those gaps are; what their current grade in school is; what your and their goals are for math; what their homework load looks like and what is their work ethic and motivation level to name a few.
As a general guide, we can tell you from experience that most students in the elementary grades who are 1-2 years behind in their skills and who come into the center at least twice per week will need 8-12 months of consistent effort to bring their understanding and mastery of math up to grade level. Middle school and high school students who are failing (or have failed) Algebra will need at least 4-6 months of DAILY work (6-12 months at twice per week) to bring their skills and understanding up enough to get B's or A's in their class (assuming they are turning in their homework and doing what is required of them in class). Students who come in inconsistently or who work very slowly or resist doing their work, will take even longer. Don't delay! The sooner you get your child help with math, the better it is for everyone!
Why do children struggle with math?
Have you ever watched a foreign film without subtitles? You can usually get a good idea of what is going on, but do you really understand the point of the movie? If a student is missing key foundational math skills, it makes it very difficult to keep up in class. They feel confused and frustrated...much the same way you felt while watching that foreign-language movie and not understanding the language.
Most schools treat kids the same because it is assumed that all kids learn the same way and at the same rate. The teachers are expected to cover vast amounts of material in a short period of time, not to mention CMAS or PARCC testing. If your child doesn't master a skill for whatever reason – they missed some days due to illness, injury or travel, they were pushed ahead too quickly and skipped a grade, they had stressful life circumstances such as a death in the family or a divorce, etc. - that's too bad. Teachers must move quickly to stay "on schedule". As a result, we see many kids fall behind in math. Read our article Six Signs Your Child is Struggling in Math to learn how to tell if your child is having a hard time in math class. For older students you might read Algebra Too Soon?
What happens next? The class moves on! Here come multiplication facts, fractions, percentages, decimals, mixed numbers, exponents, ratios, x=?, divisibility rules, algebra, geometry, equations. It never slows down so your child can catch up! They feel overwhelmed, embarrassed, and all alone! They begin to expect and accept failure as the "new normal" and think "I'm just not good in math!" They lose all confidence in themselves and all of their other grades begin to suffer.
Is it any wonder why you have to fight with them to do their homework? With many kids, it is easier for them to fight you and not do the work than to put the effort into it only to see failure again. After a while, it just doesn't seem worth the effort for them. See also Does Your Child Show Any of the 4 Warning Signs of Imminent Math Struggles? and What Kind of Math Learner is Your Child?
My child gets good grades - can they really have gaps?!
Unfortunately, yes! Even students who have high marks in class, may not have a firm understanding of the concepts they are studying. They may be like our center director, Suzie Shride, who got straight A's in math all the way through college calculus because she understood patterns and could memorize the algorithms and follow them. She really didn't understand what was behind the formulas until she started teaching math, and particularly, when she got trained in the Mathnasium method.
So . . . ? Why should my child come in, if they are getting good grades in math. Do they really need to understand what's going on? Yes (and no)! Because math builds upon prior knowledge and understanding, your child who gets good grades in elementary school may suddenly start failing in Algebra or higher math classes because of this lack of understanding. Or, their lack of understanding may result in a secret harboring of feelings of inadequacy you may not learn about until they decide to forego a STEM career for a less mathematically demanding one even though they have a natural aptitude for it. For more information on how understanding math affects a child throughout their life, read Is Mathematical Understanding Really Necessary?
Won't a private one-on-one tutor work?
Unfortunately, in most cases a private tutor is a temporary fix for a long term problem. Private tutors only help children "survive" tonight's homework, but they don't address underlying issues. In most cases, private tutoring is not going to be a meaningful long term solution. Your child deserves to have that long-term impact in their math education!
Read our articles The Tutor Paradox and What to Look For in a Math Tutor!
How is Mathnasium different?
Great Question! The very first thing we do is give your child an in-depth, diagnostic math assessment. We give them both a written and oral assessment so that we can get a deep understanding of not only what they know, but how they think! We sit down with them, put them at ease, and give them an assessment that doesn't feel too easy or too hard. Most importantly, we find out HOW THEY LEARN! Then we build their trust by giving them a few ideas and strategies that they can use immediately - right there during the assessment! After scoring their assessment and discussing goals with the parents, we build a customized learning plan that targets skill gaps and quickly shows them success. In many cases "success" in math is something they have been craving!
If this what you want for your child - It's easy to get started!
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Let's schedule a Free 1-hour Trial lesson
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Why is confidence in math important?
It's not just important: It's critical! Kids need to see that they can do the work so that they can feel confident! This fresh, new confidence will spill over to many other areas of your child's life. At this point you will start to see peace at home! You won't be having to fight with them to do homework. Not only will they have the confidence and the skills to attack it but they'll start bringing home better grades from school. How do we know this? Because we have seen it over and over again with hundreds of students!
So . . . is this one-on-one tutoring?
Another great question! Our instructors are not just average math tutors. We have brilliant, engaging, inspiring math experts who work one on one with your child long enough to get them started and make sure they understand what to do. They instruct, model and watch your child do some problems. Then the instructor steps back and lets your child work independently to give them the time to process this new information without the pressure and stress of being watched. This method not only helps students retain what they have learned and builds confidence, it also prevents a "learned helplessness" where the student feels that they need the instructor sitting in front of them all the time in order to be successful.
Our instructors quickly come back after a couple of minutes in order to make sure the child is doing the problems correctly, give them encouragement, and praise them for their efforts! If the student needs more help we simply teach the lesson again in a different way without judgment or ridicule until they "get it." This enables your child to become a "confident, independent learner." Check out our Team Page for our staff bios and learn more about the passionate mathematicians who work at Mathnasium of Littleton!
If this what you want for your child - It's easy to get started!
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How often should my child attend Mathnasium?
This really depends on the results of the student's initial assessment, the child and parent's goals, and the time of year they are attending. Progress in addressing gaps and weaknesses is made more slowly during the school year as we spend part of each session helping students make sense of their current homework and upcoming tests. The larger a student's learning plan is, the more time they need to address gaps and weaknesses. The more ambitious the goals are, again the more time that is needed to see progress, and finally, the higher the math level the student is currently taking, the more time is needed. At a minimum, we recommend at least 2 sessions per week for consistency and to see some progress, and at that pace, during the school year, most students will need to attend for 8-12 months. To speed up progress, daily attendance is highly suggested.
Can my child stay longer than one hour?
Longer is not necessarily better. Longer sessions, particularly for younger students, leave them burned out and dreading their Mathnasium visit (especially after a full day at school).
How does the whole process work?
A student begins with an initial assessment, or snapshot, showing us concepts they "get" and topics, skills and concepts they struggle with or don't understand at all. From this initial assessment, we create a completely customized Learning Plan specifically for each individual child. Learning Plans can have anywhere from 25-50 topic packets, or PK's, averaging 10 worksheets each. We print these packets in groups of ten to place in the student binder, and each student normally has three topics they can choose to work on during a given session. These packets are derived directly from the initial assessment results and specifically address the skills gaps the child has which are causing frustration and confusion and which are holding them back in math class. The binder also contains a WorkOut Book which has additional pages of work that may more specifically relate to and support the child's current school work.
At the end of every day, our instructors complete a Daily Tracking Record for each student who attended a Mathnasium session that day. They comment on what the homework topic was, how much time was spent on homework, what subjects the Mathnasium binder covered, how many pages were completed, if any Mastery Checks were taken and they give some general comments about how the student's session went.
After completing 5 Packets (or about once per month), the student should bring home a written progress report that contains: Commentary with number of sessions attended, child's focus level and a copy of the current Learning Plan; completed Game Plans from the period (showing student daily goals & achievement, time at the center, and some notes), and completed Mastery Checks from the period.
After completing 10 packet's, a student will take a partial post assessment. This is a re-print of the questions missed on the initial assessment. The student is only required to answer the questions that are highlighted (those are the topics we have covered over the past several sessions) and our goal is for them to get most, if not all, of those questions correct. If they miss any, we check for understanding (sometimes they are missed due to careless errors). If the child understands the concept, we will move on. If they do not, we will re-teach it in a different manner. Our goal is understanding & mastery of the concepts we teach. The student is welcome to answer any of the questions on the partial post assessment. They are rewarded with additional stamps on their reward card for each correct answer and that packet is pulled from their learning plan. If they miss a non-highlighted question, it is not a big deal because that material is already in their learning plan to be studied.
This process is repeated for every 5 and 10 packet's until a student completes their Learning Plan. At that time, we will give them a full post assessment to verify they have retained the concepts we have taught them. We can then create a comparison chart to show their progress. Our goal is for a minimum of 30 point improvement in their post assessment score compared to their initial assessment score. Often we see even greater improvement.
Since most students have gaps dating back 1, 2 or more years, the process then repeats. We give the child the pre-assessment at the next level and build a new Learning Plan and binder. Typically, the second and subsequent Learning Plans are significantly shorter than the initial Learning Plan because we have filled in a number of essential basic skills.
Why do you reward students? Shouldn't they have intrinsic or self-motivation?
In an ideal situation, yes, all students (and people in general) would have sufficient self-motivation to get them through life's tough spots! However, we all know it is difficult to have motivation when you feel defeated or unsuccessful about something. Many children who come to our center, experience just that . . . feelings of defeat, shame and lack of success around math. That is why some of them come in "hating" math. Our founder, Larry Martinek, says that children don't hate math, they hate feeling confused, frustrated, ashamed and the whole host of negative feelings associated with math. That is why we congratulate, applaud and celebrate each child's small victories and successes in math. We want them to start associating math with good, positive feelings. Althletes get to experience that sensation of success when the crowd cheers for them. How often to math students get that recognition? Daily at Mathnasium of Littleton! Sometimes, all it takes is some small successes and little bit of external rewards and praise for a child's attitude about math to change and for their confidence in their own abilities to start to grow.
Where are your child's math skills?


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A Joyous Lent to All!
Capella Romana (FB) performs Passion Week.
"A Lost Work of Sacred Music from Post-Revolutionary St. Petersburg
This April 11 and 12, for the first time in recorded history, Cappella Romana presents Maximilian Steinberg's Passion Week, the last major sacred work composed in Russia after the imposition of Communism. Unlike Gretchaninoff's similar collection, nearly every movement of Steinberg's Passion Week directly quotes Medieval chant melodies, setting them in rich choral textures to magnify their intrinsic power and spirituality.
Maximilian Steinberg (1883–1946) was the son-in-law of Rimsky-Korsakov, as well as a classmate of Stravinsky and a teacher of Shostakovich. Steinberg's piece was composed in 1921-26, during the early years of the Soviet Period when artists still had some freedom of travel and programming. However, because of later conditions imposed by Soviets, this work was never performed." (Read the rest and purchase tickets on Cappella's site)


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Mini CD of Legendary Racing Moments, brought by Prilosec, hosted by Mike Joy.
Broken ball point pen by Giant A-1 Bonus Bucks.
Flattened yellow Hot Wheel size car body.
Plastic porthole from indeterminate larger toy.
Round vinyl decal with globular shards of safety windshield glass still attached to the reverse side. Scanned image was of the unattached side, so post-processing included mirror reversal and contrast enhancement. Text reads "LANSING CAR ASSEMBLY [GM] UAW Local 602, Local 652 QUALITY BUILT AUTOMOBILES FROM THE CAPITOL OF MICHIGAN".


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The Department of Medicine at Huddinge comprises of seven units, three research centres, and a total of around 70 independent research groups. Our ambition is to be a leading department within Medical research and education.
Description of research group and project
At the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM) (http://www.ki.se/cim) research focuses on
studies of the human immune system and infectious disease.The vision is to be a world leading translational research centre within immunology.
The postdoc project will be conducted in Prof. M. Flodström-Tullberg's research group (http://ki.se/en/medh/malin-flodstrom-tullberg-group). The research performed in the laboratory of Prof. M. Flodström-Tullberg (MFT lab) focuses on the etiology and pathogenesis of the autoimmune disease type 1 diabetes. The group has a special interest in common human viruses (enteroviruses) associated with development of type 1 diabetes in humans and conducts studies on mechanisms by which these viruses can cause beta cell destruction. The group is also involved in efforts to make novel enterovirus vaccines and is a member of several national research networks including nPOD-V and Therdiab. The MFT lab employs experimental in vitro and in vivo models and uses advanced molecular-, proteomic-, cellular- and immunological techniques to study interactions between the insulin producing beta cell, the host immune system and viruses of relevance for the etiology and pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes.
The research project focuses on identifying biomarkers for pancreatic beta-cell damage and stress in experimental in vitro and in vivo models.
We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled person to join our efforts in using various in vivo and in vitro disease models to study immune responses to enteroviruses and to identify biomarkers for virus-induced type 1 diabetes. The work includes but is not limited to studies of experimental disease models and the use of bioinformatics methods to analyze transcriptomic and proteomic data obtained via RNAseq and mass spectrometry. The successful candidate is expected to participate in the scientific design and establishment of experimental protocols, generate and analyze data, present and interpret results, write scientific reports and articles in English. The tasks may also include project administration and training of masters and/or Ph.D. students.
Entry requirements
Qualified to be employed as a postdoctor is one who has obtained a doctorate or has equivalent scientific competence. Applicants should have extensive experience in working with in vitro and in vivo models, extracellular vesicles, miRNA extraction and analysis, and basic skills in proteomics. Applicants must possess excellent communication skills and be able to interact and work efficiently in a team.
Application process
An employment application must contain the following documents in English or Swedish:
The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.
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|Temporary position longer than 6 months
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|Full time
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Join WWNO's Fred Kasten as he chats with 2016 NOIPC Bronze Medalist Scott Cuellar about his life and his upcoming performance of Beethoven's 2nd Piano Concerto in Concerto Showcase IX on January 8! Click here to listen! For tickets and more information on Concerto Showcase, click here.
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Most striking about the early modern author and doctor Huarte de San Juan's model of what a modern pedagogue might optimistically call 'enlightened tracking' is his candidness about the importance of Jewish and Converso history for demarcating the discipline of medicine and, by extension, for offering a taxonomy of other professions and their attendant bodies of knowledge. Such forthrightness demonstrates that by the late sixteenth century, anxiety about the illegibility of Converso belief was more than a stimulus for the blood purity statutes of the previous decades. This anxiety also produced a newly flexible and skeptical scholarly language for addressing some of the period's most pressing epistemological questions, such as the relationship between inherited nature and acquired practices and the role of narrative in medical practice.
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