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1. Feeding the baby, I realise that this is a beautiful thing, that we're lucky enough to do together several times a day.
2. At the park with two little preschooler friends. We all play together. I ride on the seesaw with my friend's son; every time I check whether he's had enough and wants to get off, he replies with a firm "No", and we bounce for about 15 minutes, talking about planes and lawnmowers and watches. Baby is in the sling on my back and bounces off to sleep. Later we're playing and my four-year-old friend pulls me around by the hand, looking for the pirate captain's missing brother in jellyfish-infested waters.
3. Toddler's new CD's arrive. Instead of listening to Paddington in the car (again!) we have Winnie the Pooh, read by Alan Bennett. The children both fall asleep and I carry on listening regardless.
4. Teatime. More creative playing with food. Perhaps I should discourage this, but at the moment I love it. His pieces of fishfinger are arranged into a caterpillar, a bird, an elephant ("here's it's head, Mummy, and here's it's toes"), a frog, and a kangaroo. He's so inventive and full of ideas.
5. Baby is becoming an expert at the "How big is he..? This big!" game. He finds it utterly hilarious.
6. I make plans for Husband and I to go for lunch in a couple of weeks, by ourselves.
7. Husband gets up with Baby and I sleep soundly until 9.00 am.


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I can hardly believe I've been an independent consultant for a year and a half. The new lifestyle comes with pros and cons.
Cons: If I wake up early, it doesn't mean I finish my day early. If the printer runs out of paper, I can't 'accidentally' leave it for the next person to fill. I will have to find the lost, squished grape on the floor myself.
Fortunately, there are pros.
Pros: This is the best commute I've ever experienced in my entire life. I work with clients whose standards and ethics match mine. My lunchtime walks are through treed neighbourhoods not industrial parks. My dress code has loosened up drastically to include a wide range of ultra casual, industry billboards.
I wear your shirt.
Over the years, I've received many marketing research t-shirts at conferences. When I don't feel a kinship to those shirts, I always find a happy taker in a client or colleague. The t-shirts you see in this image, however, made the cut and landed in my closet. I love the bright colours, the witty remarks, the nonblack options. A few are women's sizes and I like those the most.
What else do they have in common? Except for one, you don't see logos or brand names. All of these shirts actually do have logos either on the back or the sleeve but none of them are simply logos or brand names or [your unoriginal and actually uninspiring] tag lines. In other words, don't waste your money creating a t-shirt that is a blinkin' billboard. [Side note… unless your company name is Irrational in which case you'd get bonus marks for having a brand name that is also a witty comment.]
You'll also notice that none of these shirts incorporate odd brand colours. I've gotten many shirts that were exact on-brand cousins of puce and turquoise that looked weird even with blue or black jeans – out the door!
Basically, if you're pondering new t-shirt designs, choose colours that fall within the range of human perception, and then go witty or go home.
In case you're not sure, the companies that are finalists in this extremely tight t-shirt branding competition are…
Jibunu, Qualtrics, Confirmit, iModerate, Bayasoft, Sentient Decision Science, AYTM, Conversition [my previous company, acquired and disbanded], SeekResearch, Sentient Prime, Zappi.
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Last time I talked about how the free trade agreement (FTA) between Canada and Korea could be a positive move for those who are currently studying Korean culture and language. Now it's time to take a look at what exactly is being negotiated, what's at stake, and how Canada might be able to benefit from the proceedings.
For those of you unfamiliar with how a bilateral FTA actually works, I'll provide a basic idea. When countries trade with each other, a tariff (sort of an additional tax) is placed on the products that travel between the two nations. This is to insure that local businesses are given a fighting chance and is why imported products are often more expensive than their domestic counterparts – the added cost covers tariffs, import licenses, etc. So a free trade agreement is exactly what it sounds like – no tariffs! This means that Koreans and Canadians would be able to sell things to each other without having to pay any more than the cost of shipping, making exporting and importing goods to and from those countries quite a bit more lucrative. Understandably, though, this has a lot of people both excited and worried.
Word on the street is that Canada's agricultural sector is very optimistic about the trade agreement, as South Korea currently imports a great deal of its produce from overseas. According to Michael McCain, president and CEO of Maple Leaf Foods – one of Canada's largest meat producers and exporters – "South Korea, with about 50 million middle income consumers and only 30 per cent of its land suitable for commercial farming, is our country's fifth-largest agriculture and food export market. It is heavily dependent on food imports, with a demand that exceeds $28-billion annually."
Considering Canada's size and amount of arable land versus that of South Korea, it may come as no surprise that Canada's agricultural sector could benefit immensely from the FTA. Farmers, who are hoping for speedy passage of the agreement, have been lamenting the loss of potential export capital to other countries that have already signed FTAs with South Korea. McCain adds, "Since the U.S. signed its trade agreement with South Korea, Canada's agriculture and food exports to that country have plummeted from more than $1-billion to just over $300-million, a loss of more than 70 per cent over the past two years alone." However, while there appears to be much money to be made in the area of agriculture, representatives of Canada's auto industry seem to have little good to say about the FTA.
In an interview on CBC's The Lang & O'Leary Exchange, the president of Unifor (Union for Canada – a merger of the Canadian Auto Workers Union and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada), Jerry Dias expressed grave concerns for Canada's auto industry in light of the FTA negotiations. "The Korean market is structured for Korean exports. This is all about them . . . It's just thousands and thousands of more jobs lost. The trade deficit with Korea already was $3 billion in 2012, $2.7 billion last year and it's just going to get worse." Dias closed the interview by saying, "They ship over 200,000 vehicles a year in our market — they should be putting an assembly plant in Canada. If they want to play a role, then build here. We ship 100 cars a year."
Dias's lamentations are echoed by many others who are afraid that an FTA with South Korea could be catastrophic to Canada's auto industry, especially as its sales in the United States have been adversely affected by Korean imports to the U.S. While I certainly agree with Dias's idea of companies such as Kia and Hyundai building branch plants in Canada, I feel that the figures he presents ignore a gaping question. If Canada's auto trade deficit with Korea is currently as large as he says – at 2,000 to 1, an already massively unbalanced figure – one has to wonder whether the FTA would be all that damaging to an already dwindling industry. If the auto trade deficit is only going to grow wider anyway, then why forgo the millions of dollars in agricultural exports in order to preserve an industry that only five years ago required government bailouts to sustain itself? I feel as though this is something to consider.
Join me next time, when I talk about other industries that might be affected by the FTA and what opportunities students and businesspeople can expect in Korea in the near future!
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Some times I have to remind myself how I probably would have been cast in the story of Jesus' life had I been there at the time.
Matthew marches a fast parade of characters past us in this chapter. A man with a skin disease that would have made him unclean. A powerful Roman centurion. An infirmed mother-in-law. Handfuls of demon-possessed and sick people. Two demon-possessed Gentiles from the "other side of the
tracks lake" who terrorized their town. A bunch of dirty pig-farmers.
All of these characters have two things in common. One, they were unclean, foreign, odd, "others" who did not fit the mold of the "children of the kingdom" (8:12) and therefore should not be those sought by Jesus. Two, they were all filled with immense faith. They flocked to Jesus for healing. They pleaded dependently for help. At the least, the pig farmers acknowledged Jesus as awe-inspiringly powerful. It is the Roman centurion whose faith stands out the most:
"I'm telling you the truth," he said to the people who were following. "I haven't found faith like this — not even in Israel!" (8:10)
But there are also three other characters.
A scribe — a religious functionary who labored with holy words all day long.
A disciple who had decided to make Jesus his "Rabbi."
A group of disciples (maybe the apostles) who stick close to Jesus, even running to him in a storm.
These are the orthodox ones, the insiders, the chosen ones. They are religious, clean, upstanding citizens. These three are who you would expect to come off looking good in the chapter. But Jesus doesn't seem to be so sure about the scribe's claim of commitment (8:19-20). Jesus seems to think the disciple with a dead father is really just making excuses (8:21-22). The disciples with Jesus in the boat that stormy day are sure they are about to die. In contrast to the amazing faith of the Roman centurion, Jesus chastises his own disciples:
"Why are you so scared, you little-faith lot?" (8:26)
The religious don't come off looking so good in this chapter.
I was born to religious parents. I have been in a church most Sundays of my life. My family went to church every time the doors were open, and other times too to take care of church matters. My father was an elder. My mother a president of a woman's auxiliary for a Christian school. I went to Christian camp. I graduated from a Christian high school. I have two degrees from Christian colleges. I work for a Christian high school. I am a deacon in a large church. I teach adult Sunday school. I read Christian books and listen to Christian music. My wonderful Christian wife and I named both of our kids biblical names. My blogs are religious. And if I had enough guts to get a tattoo, it would be a cross.
I am thoroughly religious.
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Each author's design project in the classical style of Katrina Antonovich enchants with its perfection and harmony. And most importantly, admirable for its exclusivity and uniqueness. The traditional canons of classical interior designer add spectacular decorative techniques. Interior bedroom country house, which belongs to a family with a long tradition and aristocratic roots, has turned particularly elegant and refined. Light range of shades, which prevails in the interior makes the room more light and airy. High ceilings look splendor and elegance thanks to the abundance of curls stucco decoration. Part of the stucco decoration is covered with gold leaf. In the center of the ceiling bedroom apartment is decorated with elegant chandelier in the classic style with a lot of crystal pendants and delicate shades in the form of candles. The pleasant feeling of warmth and comfort of home interior designers ensured via the floor of natural marble and luxurious Persian rug. Natural wood furniture inlaid with carved decoration of handwork. Here every detail is beautiful and luxurious.
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Five hundred years of Indian Jewellery displayed together for the first time in the Kremlin's museum. Almost three hundred royal, ceremonial and personal Indian jewels gathered from all around the world. If you happen to be in Moscow do not miss it! If you are a fellow jewellery aficionado you have until July 27th to get your fashionable little tushy there!
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TEMPLE CITY (CBS) — The State Public Utilities Commission has launched an investigation spurred by the power outages brought on by last week's fierce windstorm. Their question — why is it taking so long to get the lights back on?
A full week after violent winds plunged Temple City into darkness, many homes and businesses were still without power. Crews worked Wednesday night to restore traffic lights that were not yet back to full service.
Temple City resident Steven Cen finally got his power back, but he wants the state to get to the bottom of why it took so long.
"I think it's necessary because it's really taking too long," said Cen. "My friends, they're three, four days, still no power."
Cen says when he stepped outside to investigate what the crews were up to, there did not seem to be a sense of urgency.
Nearby resident Jimmy Lau spent four nights in the dark, but says he has no hard feelings toward the power company for the wait.
"I think they were the doing the best they could," said Lau. "I'm not complaining."
The mayor of Temple City, Tom Chavez, says power crews faced massive destruction and major obstacles — from trees downed on power lines, to power poles snapped in half, and roads blocked in all directions.
"The magnitude of the damage that was done, I think it just takes time to get through it," said Chavez. "I think it was more just the task itself. It certainly wasn't for want of trying."
Southern California Edison set up service centers over the weekend to handout emergency supplies to customers who were without power.
Wednesday the president of the utility sent out a letter of apology.
"We were not able to achieve our restoration targets or provide accurate information about service," said Ron Litzinger. "On behalf of the entire company, I apologize."
The PUC wants to find out if any conditions beyond the storm were avoidable. They are investigating whether equipment or power poles were too old or should have been replaced, and whether Edison sent in enough personnel to fix the problems quickly.
Late Wednesday night, Edison reported fewer than 1,000 customers still without power.
I was visiting friends in the North East 3 years ago and a winter snow/ice storm hit. We were literally stuck in their home for 14 days with no power, and after 2 days no water. Frozen pipes and massive downed power lines, trees, power poles. Restoring power isn't an easy job, and I think the crews out here are doing a terrific job. People need to find out what it takes to do this job. It's dangerous, work that has to be done in sequence and carefully. My only question is did the local power companies ask for and receive enough help from other companies in surrounnding states, like they do in other parts of the country?
It is very easy to find the answer. It's because they were all hiding in the alley downing beer while on paid with our taxpayers' money. I have seen it all the time behind a commercial building and the bushes. What's new Jose?


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Oral cancer screenings are a very important part of the dental visit for the patient. With the advances in modern technology, we are now able to pinpoint the start of a potential problem much earlier in its evolution. The ability to do so is extremely important in being able to treat any issues prior to them becoming a major irreversible problem. The oral cancer screening is often completed with an ultraviolet light or similar device that allows us to view issues that can't always be detected by the human eye under normal conditions. Certain lifestyle choices can have a great impact on the health of tissues and your overall health in the mouth. If you are a smoker or heavy drinker, make sure to get regular screenings when you visit us at Wayside Family Dental!!


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An Overview on PRP Knee Injections
Knee injuries affect millions of Americans each year. In fact, it is one of the main reasons patients in the Chicago, Westchester, Oak Brook and Hinsdale, Illinois communities visit a knee specialist such as Dr. Nikhil Verma. Dr. Verma offers platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections in the knee, sometimes referred to as an autologous blood injection in the knee, for patients suffering from osteoarthritis, acute muscle injuries and chronic tendon and ligament injuries. PRP knee injections use the body's natural restorative abilities to accelerate the healing process after an injury so patients can return to the activities they enjoy without undergoing surgery.
Knee Anatomy
The knee is the largest and most complex joint in the human body, and is placed under a great deal of daily stress during normal, work and athletic activities. The joint is made-up of four main bones- the femur (thighbone), the tibia (shinbone), the fibula (the smaller bone that runs alongside the tibia) and the patella (kneecap). A complex system of ligaments, tendon and cartilage work in unison to allow the knee to function and move. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), lateral collateral ligament (LCL) and the medial collateral ligament (MCL) are the four main ligaments in the knee that connect the bones and provide stability to the joint. Tendons connect the bones in the knee to the leg muscles that move the joint. To absorb impact in the knee joint when placed under stress, there are two c-shaped pieces of cartilage called the medial and lateral menisci, commonly known as meniscus.
What is Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy?
Human blood is composed of four main components- red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and platelets. Over the years, it has been proven platelets naturally move toward an injured area to help treat the wounded area. Within the last twenty years, researchers have discovered that when activated, platelets release healing proteins called growth factors. These growth factors are capable of stimulating cellular growth and accelerating healing.
Platelet rich plasma therapy, sometimes referred to as autologous blood therapy, has been used for many years in operating rooms for trauma wound healing and bone formation stimulation in spinal fusion surgery. Today, orthopedic specialists are using PRP knee injections to help accelerate healing of chronic tendon injuries and acute ligament and muscle injuries.
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What is the Process of an Autologous Blood Injection in the Knee?
To begin treatment of an autologous blood injection in the knee, Dr. Verma will remove a small sample of blood from the patient's arm, typically 30 milliliters. The blood is then placed in a special machine known as a centrifuge that spins the blood at high speeds and separates the four main blood components. Once the four components are separated, the platelet rich plasma is removed. The plasma is then injected back into the injured area to accelerating healing.
What Conditions can a PRP Knee Injection Treat?
Dr. Verma commonly recommends a PRP knee injection for these common knee conditions:
PRP for Knee Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is one of the most common forms of arthritis that affects the knee, commonly seen in patients over the age of 50 years. Daily impact and athletic activities cause wear and tear to articular cartilage in the joint, leading to pain, stiffness and swelling.
Recent research from the Hospital of Special Surgery (HSS) found that PRP knee injections improved pain and function in up to 73% of patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis and appeared to delay the progression of osteoarthritis.
PRP for Knee Deterioration Injuries
An injury to the ligaments and menisci in the knee can be very painful and debilitating, and lead to deterioration of cartilage in the knee joint. A ligament and meniscus injury can occur through athletic training, sports competition or from everyday falls and accidents. An autologous blood injection in the knee is designed to help ligament and cartilage injuries heal more rapidly without the need of surgery.
Another common knee injury treated by PRP knee injections is tendon injuries. One of the most common knee tendon injuries is a patellar tendon injury. The patellar tendon attaches the bottom of the kneecap (patella) to the top of the shinbone (tibia). The patella attaches to the quadriceps muscles by the quadriceps tendon. Working together, the quadriceps muscles, quadriceps tendon and patellar tendon straighten the knee. Common conditions associated with the patellar tendon are patellar tendinitis, patellar femoral syndrome, and chondromalacia patella and patellar instability.
PRP for Bone on Bone Knees
Articular cartilage is the tough, white, smooth tissue that covers the ends of each bone throughout the human body. In the knees, cartilage lesions or tears are very common. If the lesions go all the way through to the bone it is called a full-thickness lesion. PRP for bone on bone knees can provide nutrients and oxygen needed to help slowdowl articular cartilage damage and alleviate the associated symptoms.
PRP Non-Surgical Treatment Alternative
Many knee injuries and conditions are treated with non-surgical measures at the beginning of treatment. Conservative measures include rest, ice, medications, activity modifications and physical therapy. When non-surgical measures no longer alleviate symptoms, patients are often recommended surgery to alleviate symptoms and improve function. With PRP knee injections, patients may be able to prolong or completely eliminate the need the surgery. Since PRP is an autologous blood injection, obtained from a patient's own blood, the risk of reaction is low.
A PRP knee injection takes less than 15 minutes. Response to treatment will vary with each patient. Most patients will require 1-3 sets of PRP knee injections, with each set of treatments spaced 4-6 weeks apart.
If you are interested in seeking PRP knee injections, or would like to determine if you are a candidate for an autologous blood injection in the knee, please contact Dr. Nikhil Verma, knee specialist in the Chicago, Westchester, Oak Brook and Hinsdale, Illinois area.
Biologic Therapies FAQ
- How do Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) stem cells accelerate the healing process?
- Are Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) stem cells considered regenerative therapies?
- Are all Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) stem cell therapies the same?
- Is there an age limit for Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) regenerative therapy?
- Why is Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) sometimes called a stem cell "like" therapy?
- Why doesn't my insurance cover this treatment?


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The only brand I have loved non stop since I first discovered it as a preteen years is Free People. Lucky for me, they are all about the oversized tunics and retro shapeless dresses this season, and as I learned at their spring preview during New York Fashion Week (to which I wore this same dress), their spring collection is chock full of perfect 70's inspired bohemian swingy shifts. Now that I'm in my fifth month and showing, I couldn't be happier with their dresses like this Wanderer Mini, which fit my baby belly as well as my maternity and post maternity style.
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There are two different versions of the descaling procedure for Syntia models, version 2.1 and 1.0.
Since the instructions of these two versions differ, it is important to check first which version applies to your machine. The instructions for the two descaling procedure versions, 2.1 and 1.0 can be found under 'Related Articles' below.
Which descaling version to follow is determined by:
Follow descaling procedure version 2.1:
Follow descaling procedure version 1.0:
To determine the production date:
Check the serial number on the label of your machine. You find the serial number on the label inside of the service door:
To determine the production year and week, check the four digits after TW90xxxx or 90SAxxxx.The four digits after this sequence of letters indicate the production date.
In this example (see picture of label), the machine was produced in week 43 of 2010.
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text: City Money Burrito Buggy owners receive offers on iconic food truck, plan to expand OMG! chain By Ryan Harroff Posted on February 20, 2018 8 min read 0 0 1,458 A Facebook post listing the Burrito Buggy for sale. Screenshot via Facebook. The owners of a popular Athens eatery have decided to put the Burrito Buggy on the market, but it's not the end for the buggy or for Sheldon and Bethany Andrus. The owners of the Burrito Buggy received an offer for the Athens food truck on Friday and anticipate another offer on Monday. Sheldon and Bethany Andrus, the co-owners of Rutter Hospitality and owners of the Burrito Buggy, are asking $65,000 for the buggy, the cargo truck that pulls it and the branding associated with the concession trailer. Rutter Hospitality has owned the Burrito Buggy for eight out of the 34 years that it has been in operation. "There's been a huge amount of interest," Sheldon said. "But there's definitely a difference between 'interested' and 'capable.'" The owners said that they were surprised by the amount of public interest in the sale of the Burrito Buggy after they posted about it on Facebook on February 8. Sheldon also said it was difficult to determine which offers were serious but that the list had been narrowed down to serious buyers. Sheldon and Bethany said that the Burrito Buggy has been profitable for the eight years they have owned it and that the decision to sell the concession trailer was not due to a loss of revenue. "We said, 'we're going to list it, if it doesn't sell it doesn't sell,'" Bethany said. Athens' iconic Burrito Buggy is for sale. Photo by Sarah Horne. "Knowing who some of our offers are from, we could have sold it for more," Sheldon said. "There is something to be said in this day and age about a 34-year-old food truck brand that still has a legitimate cult following." The asking price for the Burrito Buggy was set lower than what Rutter Hospitality paid for it in 2010. Sheldon and Bethany said that was done to keep it accessible to less affluent entrepreneurs and also to take into account that the trailer itself will most likely be replaced by the new owners within the next few years. The current Burrito Buggy is the second trailer in the brand's history. The first was operational for five to six years, then it was replaced by the custom-made concession trailer, which is still in operation today more than twenty years later. The Burrito Buggy will likely stay in Athens, according to Sheldon and Bethany. Though it was not a requirement or the sale, the owners said that they looked at potential buyers to see who wanted to keep it on Ohio U's Campus. "There are very few places you can go and have a captive audience of people every day of the year, not just for festivals," Sheldon said. "You park that buggy on college green, there's twenty thousand people swirling around you all day." Sheldon said that food trucks are an entry-level business venture, and that the Burrito Buggy should be accessible to first-time business owners. "I see the Burrito Buggy in 50 years having been owned by five different people, and every 10 years it goes to the next fresh set of eyes and that person grows another business," Sheldon said. "Maybe somebody franchises it, and there's Burrito Buggies everywhere. We actually toyed with that idea before selling it, but brick and mortar concepts are really where we want to be." The owners were not at liberty to say who has made offers to purchase the Burrito Buggy, nor were they able to disclose the exact amount of money that the offer received on Friday was for. They said the money made from selling the Burrito Buggy will go into their company's operations account to be spread between the other aspects of their business. Rutter Hospitality also owns the OMG! Rotisserie chain and the Madison on Paint event center in Chillicothe. Unlike the Burrito Buggy, Rutter Hospitality has no plans to sell their mobile version of OMG! Rotisserie. Bethany said that the OMG! Rotisserie trailer is easier to move and manage than the Burrito Buggy, and that the company uses it as a precursor to their brick and mortar restaurants. The OMG! Rotisserie truck is currently in Chillicothe, where the third restaurant of the chain will be located. "It's slated for March 24 grand opening, but we might actually be ahead of that by a week," said Sheldon. "Our goal is to open a fourth one by the end of the year."


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Color in tourmaline is a huge subject and I am only going to try and get a piece of it in this page. I will not be defining terms and dealing with the rather esoteric world of color science. I will try a talk about the colors and their settings in tourmaline gemstones that I personally have in the collection or have seen. One thing in the tourmaline world that I have found is the ever changing availability of different colors of tourmaline. Some colors such as green, pink and blue are available all the time in some shades, but the rarer colors float in and off the market, so there is a need to act when you see something you really like in just the color and setting. By setting I mean whether the color jumps out at you because of the structure of the tourmaline, the cutting of the gemstone or even the ambient lighting. Believe me it really matters.
The continuous range of color from the palest touch of pink to reds that are so dark that they are only transparent in smaller pieces, is one of the joys of tourmaline. Where the line between red and pink should be drawn will always be a personal choice and I don't think it is nearly as important in the trade as the distinction between pink sapphire and ruby. Both pinks and reds can have purplish and brownish overtones that are displayed to varying degrees depending on the light. Rubellite, a trade name for top grade red tourmaline, can have a purplish overtone, but never show a brownish overtone even in artificial light (yellowish light). (This definition is not universally followed in the industry where some dealers use rubellite for all levels of reddish color.)
Pink/red in tourmaline can certainly vary in darkness and the amount of purple or brown overtone depending on the angle you view the stone from, but I have never seen a completely different color in one axis verses the other. I just alluded to an important presentation point with tourmaline that is often misstated or at least stated in a confusing manner. That point is, tourmaline can only have two colors in any crystal that does not have zoning. The blending or isolation of those two colors, by the cutting of the gemstone, makes up one of the reasons for the dynamic nature of color in tourmaline. The only other color complexity that I have seen with pink tourmaline is a distinct grayish shade in the axis perpendicular to the principle axis.
The reds tend to be both darker (This is particularly true with purple reds) and more included than the pinks. There is only one notable exception to this guideline and Nigeria tends to produce all shades of red/pink in exceptionally clean crystals. The darker stones tend to look both redder and are able to hide flaws better than pastel pinks. There are rare examples in the collection where a red is both a solid red and not too dark to be very flashy. These marvelous Rubellites generally depend on either zoning, or a significant difference in the darkness of the reddish color between the axis to be exceptional. Pinks tend to be more included as they get hotter and also more fragile. And I think that a top of the line hot pink tourmaline can be about as an intense a color experience as you will see in any gemstone'
There is one area of the pink/red world that has not been touched on here and that it is blending with orange. (I will leave the wonderful and rare suite of cuprian pink purples to the cuprian part of this page.) The collection does not have a lot of richer red oranges, so I treasure all of them. It does have quite a few peachy to melon colored gems that tend to shift between more or less red to an orange (some of them may even be color changers) depending on the white light source. I tend to think of them in the orange family because it is much harder to get fine quality oranges than pink reds. I would say the orange reds have the same general display characteristics as pink reds over the full gamut of color intensity, from pastel to richly colored, but since I only have a limited number in the darker shades it is hard to be sure.This standard round brilliant is a really hot pink that grabs the eye. It has good crystal and is eye clean except for a few growth tubes. It weighs 3.63 carats. This is a special gemstone. It is a GEM, exceptional gemstone and I personally got it from a fine individual who has since passed away. It has a great medium tone and a well saturated color. It weighs 7.99 carats. and it is from Nigeria. This is a beautiful gemstone that is a personal friend. That is why I call him Big Red. He came from Nigeria and has that deposits eye clean nature along with fine crystal. Its medium dark plus tone level is flashy, but not eye candy. It weighs 9.98 carats. This is a radiating, uniformly vibrant pink GEM and the favorite stone of Jeff the photographer. It has everything a gemstones should have including a great size of 10.52 carats.
I love orange in tourmaline. It was one of the colors I really wanted to get when I got back into faceting after a long hiatus. You can approach it from either side, the red or yellow, and find all levels of tone and a wide variety of saturation levels. I don't know if the best orange in tourmaline is as good as some of the garnets, but color can transcend the brown cast of dravite. The degree of dichroism can also vary widely in the oranges.
After reading about oil painting, I think I have a better sense of why oranges in tourmaline tend not to be as saturated as some gemstones. I think it is because there is no single, color inducing, trace element or defect in tourmaline that produces orange. In painting the brightest and most intense colors (highest chroma) are made from a single pigment and are consistently more expensive than blended colors. So where does this leave tourmaline. Well it needs to have high levels of at least two coloring agents in the right proportions. That is not common in nature.
Radiation has been used to induce an orange color in tourmaline and some of it is stable. I have read over and over again that irradiation caused permanent stable colors in tourmaline (this includes reds), but that is only partial true. The yellow color that can be formed, along with a stronger pink from the oxidation of manganese in the crystal by radiation, is only stable as long as there is a crystal matrix that can accept the dislocated subatomic particles (protons or electrons). (The crystal has to be without an electrical charge in the end.) I think that this temporary instability in color is not seen as a problem because it is a rather brief period of time. So by the time you get to see the gemstone it has a stable color.
One of the most interesting features of some of the orange tourmaline is its color shifting/changing to red/pink. I had many times, while I was trying to post comments about the collection , where the pink/orange designation on the box did not match the color I was seeing. I would check under my yellowish light and there would be the orange while the pink popped back in the rays of natural light. All levels of tone are involved and I have seen next to nothing written about this property of tourmaline.
The collection has a tasty suite of melon colored tourmaline that are ripe with oranges that do not have the dark tones of brown. This includes some fantastic pieces of pure melon along with blends of yellow and rust, all from Del Gado, a province of Mozambique. Even Brazil is not left out, because I was able to recut a nice piece of "salad" (inexpensive included tourmaline that is native cut in Brazil) into a nice oval that is quite included, but hits the color spot. Still these are exceptional oranges and most oranges you will see from Africa are either brownish or come toward orange from the yellow side.
Sunset tourmaline from Tanzania, brings mixed feeling out in me. I finished a emerald cut that is over 10 carats and one of the larger pieces of rough I have ever seen in this variety, while having a small piece fall apart on me. The large emerald cut has a fine orange amber color and is pure, but it was a real effort to polish. Other golden oranges can be sensitive, but generally can be dealt with. I just (2013) finished a round that has as bright an orange as I have seen from the c axis color, while showing a pretty pure golden yellow eye because of its orientation. I had to recut the pavilion because of marking and the potential loss of the culet, but it is beautiful. I think that the structural weakness of some richer oranges comes about because of the natural irradiation of the crystal. It shares that trait with some hot pinks. Not to make things too simple, the very large tri color that is on the welcoming page of this site, has a fine orange and it is very stable.
Finally we should look at traditional davites and how the browns caused by desaturated oranges can turn tourmaline exotic. Dravite, whether they are derived from yellows or oranges or reds have never been highly prized in the trade. They can be extremely dichroic to the point of having closed ends (a principle axis that does not transmit any light). And brown has not really been an in color, but times change. Diamonds on the verge of being industrial are given sweet names and declared to be desirable. As usual lowly tourmaline can blow diamond away with its browns. Most of them are from East Africa and are such bright exotic gemstones that dravite just doesn't seem to cut it. Names like earth tones, mahogany and different spices have help tourmaline get a better audience and acceptance by the public. I think the "new" dravites are great and the collection has quite a few. I particularly like the rich orange browns that I call mahogany after my old woodworking days. You may have wonder why I went gone completely brown in the orange section. Well brown is not a spectral color and therefore depends on the mixing of colors to be produced. So under many browns there lies an orange heart.
The next time you're looking at tourmaline try an orange, I am sure you will fine it appealing.This is a gem. It has everything a large 10.07 carat orange emerald should have. The orange is on the golden side depending on the light, but it counts it is orange. This large peach oval is flawless. Its crystal is outstanding and well suited for the stone fine crystal. The oval is not dichroic and weighs 20.17 carats. This large deep round is a bright,flashy, well saturate and vivid orange. The depth comes from having a split horizontal split mains on the back and a high crown. It also has twelve mains on pavilion and crown. The fantastic, medium tone level, orange comes from the blending of two colors. A rust color in the pavilion and a yellow color in the crown. You can see the bi color nature of the stone when you tilt it, but face up it is orange. It weigh 12.95 carats. This mildly dichroic Barion cushion cut is eye candy to me. In fact it reminds me of caramel. The gemstone has a step cut crown which helps to make a bright gemstone. It appears to be eye clean and with fine crystal. It weighs 3.96 carats and I love it.
Yellow, Golden Yellow, Dravite, Canary, Tsailisite
The evolution of nomenclature in tourmaline certainly indicates to me that there is something of value in a "good" name. I have seen rubellite stretched into pinks and then declared that the name should be banished because it is deceptive. Rubellite does not look like ruby most of the time. It should, but that does not mean it should only be compared to top quality ruby. I have seen Indicolite stretched into blue green, to the point where blue just barely dominates the green. Again the call has gone out to drop indicolite (indigolite) as deceptive etc. rather than limit a fine name to truly blue tourmaline. Yes I know that it is rare, especially in the lower tone ranges and the whole cuprian/Paraiba world makes blues more complicated, but I don't see it as deceptive if properly defined and used.
Now the story with yellow is almost the opposite of rubellite and indicolite. Before the opening up of East Africa, there was little call for naming a true yellow in tourmaline because Brazil, wonderful as it was, did not produce this color or at least not in any commercial amounts. (It dominated the tourmaline market) I put the commercial part in to cover myself because the story of tourmaline/ Brazil and the wholesale trade in tourmaline that has been on going with Africa for years, makes it difficult to make a definitive statement.
So this has left dravite, a fine old name of a species of tourmaline. to fill the bill for yellows that mainly had a lower saturation level and therefor are shaded by brown. Golden has always been popular for lightly toasted yellows and still has a place. Yellows with a greenish cast are much more common than purer yellow and after a round of now obsolete names were dropped by the trade, this range of colors should be called yellowish green/greenish yellow etc. Where does true yellow come in, the story is only beginning.
With the discovery of high manganese tourmaline in Madagascar, tsailisite was proposed for a hypothetical (manganese tourmaline ) end member (mineral) as an addition to the tourmaline group. Yellow was associated with the high manganese discovery (the name is based on an area in Madagascar that produced the tourmaline) and continues to be so, despite the fact that tsailisite, as proposed, has never been found. (In a recent development Tsailisite has been discovered on Elba.) Tsailisite has gain wide acceptance despite vigorous calls from mineralogist to drop the name as obsolete. I have never been sure what color boundaries, tsailisite the gem name has, but the pure yellows (advertised as tsailisite or not) that I have been able to get over the years are beautiful and highly prized by me. It is one of the rarest colors of tourmaline, particularly in higher tone levels.
Now we come up to the recent past and a new era of color in tourmaline has been declared. A discovery in East Africa has finally filled in the spectrum of colors in tourmaline with a true, brilliant, saturated yellow. This declaration of uniqueness is remarkable considering that there already is a widely accepted name, tsailisite, for yellow without brown or green overtones. But this is the Trade with a new item to sell and therefor a "good" name was hatched, Canary. (If you want to read more about it, there is a wonderfully cute story being regurgitated on the web about it). I have not seen this variety of tourmaline in person, but I am sure that it is beautiful. Still, the use of "canary" does not help the name game.
I started out this section on yellow in tourmaline with the need to restrict rubellite and indicolite to the top grade colors of red and blue in disagreement with those who would drop them completely. With the announcement of canary tourmaline, the Trade has given tourmaline a new name for the ultimate in yellow tourmaline. Will it be stretched to include lesser, more common colors in the future, who knows, but it does seem to fly in the face of the group that wants to drop all varietal names.
It looks like I have been waylaid by the name game again, but I will try and end by giving a brief overview of yellow in tourmaline. Any yellow that has a significant amount of green or brown in its color is much more common that pure yellow. I have found that many grades of paler, pastel tone levels of yellow are not particularly valued. Even pinks tend to be valued over peaches and pinks are much more common. I personally love the wheat, ecru and beige etc. tourmalines, in the collection, because they are much rarer than peaches or pinks and I am rather a neutral kind of fellow at times. Above all this lies the ethereal yellow gems that are probably included, but still stand out in their exceptional presence. They deserve a "good" name that is restricted to the best.This smaller emerald cut has only a touch of an inclusion far from the table. It pastel tone yellow lacks the brown problem of many yellows, and makes the stone desirable. It weighs 2.29 carats. This shield cut has a most pleasant pastel yellow that when combined with a medium tone level says, pure baby yellow. It is eye clean and has fine crystal. I love this 3.47 carat gemstone. I like this gemstone. It has everything going for it to be a great gemstone. The pastel yellow, with out a hint of green, shield cut has good size and a very clean transparent look. But the yellow does not have the vividness of my richer more saturated examples of yellow. It weighs 8.42 carats. Sometimes everything goes right and a GEM is produced. This modified round has twelve horizontally split mains on the pavilion and eight modified step cut mains on the crown. This great cut along with great transparency and a fine polish, produced a GEM even when the finished gem has a rather pale brownish yellowish orangish color (ecru). No stone is bright and flasher under a wider range of conditions. She weighs 11.69 carats. Pure vivid yellow color is prized in tourmaline. And this is one of best I have. It has a fine medium tone level and a yellow that not drift toward green. It is moderately included and this does affect its flash. Still it has plenty of punch to carry the great color. It weighs 1.91 carats.
Green tourmaline, Elbaite, Verdelite, Chrome tourmaline
When you begin to read about color in tourmaline, you run into endless disclaimers about the completeness of the article due to the complexity of the subject. I can appreciate their insecurity, that many times come from just parroting other peoples work, but with the advent of commercial quantities of purple, yellow and orange from Africa, I don't see any part of the color wheel that is missing. And with green I will flatly say that I think it comes in every conceivable shade of green possible. There are many different settings for the wonderful world of green tourmaline from strongly dichroic to none at all that can be seen by the eye and the mere wisp of color to a darkness that is profound. Its principle competitors in nature gemstones are emerald, peridot and tsavorite. In exceptional cases tourmaline can have the same color, if not the same presentation as its competitors.
Now green may be the most common color in tourmaline (red/pink would be its only challenger), but its value and the availability of different shades varies greatly. Yellowish greens are the most common and when clouded with brown because they are not well saturated, are not very desirable. (It has been determined that titanium causes the brownish overtones in green tourmaline.) But when the ends are open and the color vivid and fully saturated, yellowish green, with its normally eye clean, high quality crystal, can be outstanding. It is the prevalence of this range of color in tourmaline that lead the Trade to use the mineral name Elbaite (the most common species of tourmaline in gemstones) for yellowish green tourmaline.
Blue green tourmaline tends to be treated separately because of where it is found and its completely different price structure. Different gem pockets in a pegmatite can produce wildly different colors. but if you have blue, green will be intimately associated with it in tourmaline, because iron produces (along with copper that is discussed later) both colors with relatively little change in its chemistry. ( Titanium is also a factor in coloring the full range of green tourmaline.). Dichroism can be very strong in blue green tourmaline and many pieces of crystal are cut in emerald cuts to minimize the impact of closed ends, (lack of transparency down the c axis). Still other blue green tourmalines do not show any dichroism. This is especially true in the light toned, more aquamarine like gemstones. As far as competitors go, there really are very few that can compare with a fine, rich, blue green tourmaline. Many sapphire have a greenish axis, but the presentation of green in sapphire is generally minimized. Green shades are just not sapphire/corundum's best effort. Topaz does produce a blue green color, but naturally color material is so rare that it should probably be placed in with blue green diamonds as a object for the collector. Finally we should look at beryl, the mineral parent for both emerald and aquamarine. There is also a variety called green beryl (it is colored by iron rather than chrome or vanadium in emerald). Out side of emerald, which can have a distinct bluish cast, all blue green beryls are heated to remove as much of the greenish shade in the bluish stones (aquamarine) as possible. Recently there has been more interest in bluish green beryl, but the demand for that wonderful aquamarine blue keeps the heaters busy). Green beryl can be mistaken for pale emerald, but is limited to lightly toned material that would be heated to bluer aquamarine if it could be, in my opinion.
Heat is routinely applied to blue green tourmaline from some locations such as Namibia to lighten the tourmaline's color. I was surprised to find out that even rough is heated before faceting. This generally increases the probability of breakage, by not having the surface flaws removed first. I usually say that I don't think that most of my collection has been heat treated because I cut rough that has not been prepared for heating and I don't heat anything. But in the case of Namibian blue, which usually has at least a bit of green, I can not be sure about heat treatment. I have found them to be prone to spontaneous cracking that moves ahead of the grinding and can destroy a stone. This maybe an indication of heating the rough.
Summing up blue green tourmaline in a single sentences is difficult. It can be very pale or dense with completely dark ends. I can be rather dull or full of vigor. But if you want a bright, rich, blue green gemstone, there will be a significant price to pay for a fine tourmaline, but it is the only realistic choice on the market today, in my opinion.This is a beautiful gemstones. It has a great medium toned apple green color. It appears to be eye clean and is bright and flashy. It weighs 9.36 carats and came from Mozambique. This standard round brilliant is a rather mild yellow with a wash of green. It appears to be eye clean and has fine crystal. Its larger size of 6.10 carats supports a medium tone level in this flashy gemstone. . The Barion cushion cut mixes the two dichroic colors of green beautifully. The gemstone appears to be eye clean and with great crystal. Its completely open and moderately toned body weighs 23.64 carats. This darker green oval does not appear to be significantly dichroic. It has sharp green flash, but there are darker factors in its tone value. It weighs 2.81 carats. This large emerald cut has darker ends, but a truly great medium toned tourmaline green middle. The well saturated green flashes well and has great transparency. This pure, normally cut, emerald cut weighs 12.3 carats. This is a GEM. This chrome green tourmaline has an ideal tone value and great flash. Its saturation level is very high and it weighs 2.67 carats. I like this gemstone. Its medium pale tone value and mint color make the deep gemstone a real flasher. Its deep cut is a combination of spit horizontal mains on the pavilion and a modified step cut on the crown. It has excellent crystal, is eye clean and weighs 14.37 carats. This is a gem. It has everything going for it including a really fine glow. It is only mildly dichroic and its color is dominated by the stronger c axis color of yellowish green. It has a medium tone value in a flawless heart. It weighs12.47 carats.
Blue, Indicolite, Indigolite, Color Change Blue to Green
I have been trying to get a more rounded picture of the present state of the search for blue tourmaline from the inter net since my personal experience is limited to mostly Namibia and Mozambique cuprian tourmaline. A spectral color like "Blue" without any overtone is an ideal that is not attained in the real world of gemstones. I have never seen really fine blue tourmaline from Brazil, but the principle problem with Namibian blues is not the purity of blue, in the best examples, but their dark tone level and their inclination to shift to blue green in incandescent/yellowish light. I have found lower levels of tone and more gray/green in gemstones, that I think may have come from other areas of Africa, but it is very hard to get reliable source locations. Afghan is represented in the collection by one exceptional indicolite that unfortunately suffers from a small amount of reduced transparency down the c axis and a bevy of pale blues. I will not be discussing cuprian tourmaline on this page since true blue is not in that world and cuprian tourmaline deserves it own page. On that page I will be also be discussing blue/purples since I have only found blue purples in tourmaline with copper as a chromophore. I have seen price lists as a guide for cut violetish blue tourmaline, but I have not seen a genuine opportunity to buy rough.
Gray is a composite color and as such, you will not find it on the color wheel because it is not part of the spectrum. The lack of color saturation that causes grays certainly impacts blue tourmaline, but I find it more of a problem with light to moderate tone gemstones than the blues that naturally have a darker than desirable tone level. It is the playing with green that keeps most blue based tourmaline from qualifying as Indicolites/blue tourmalines. While writing posts for this site, I was surprised to find many "blue" tourmalines that I believe came from Namibia , not only shifted toward green, but went the whole way to green under incandescent light. And a fine green at that. Still a significant percentage of my blues stayed blue in both natural and incandescent light. And as a lover and collector of tourmaline I truly treasured the stable blue's, but I am not sure the Trade values them more highly than slightly greenish blue, when the tourmaline's color has the same fine setting (brightness, cleanliness etc.) One element of setting that I must discuss with greens to blues is dichroism. It is an especial strong part of the picture with these colors and can lead to dark ends from lack of transparency down the principle axis. You can minimize the darkness with emerald cuts and steep ends, but you can not eliminate it. Excessive dichroism is NOT a problem with all blue tourmalines (which comes in every conceivable tone level) and I have gemstones with a wide range of tone values that do not appear to be dichroic at all. But this is much rarer in darkly toned blue to green tourmalines.This is a fine Indicolite, blue tourmaline. It has everything going for it in a medium pastel stone. It is not dichroic or bother by a greenish side. It does have a touch of gray and weighs 4.05 carats. This standard round brilliant.can get attention, even with its medium dark tone value, because of its well saturated blue color. Its inclusions are a fine web of rather evenly spaced flaws. It weighs 3.64 carats and is a beautiful gemstone. This is an outstanding gemstone. It has a bright blue color that is significantly darker tone in the ends, than the sides of this GEM. It has a good size at 5.27 carats. This is a beautiful gemstone. Its medium rich toned blue does slide into blue green in yellowish light, but is still a blue. It is not dichroic at all and very flashy for an emerald cut. It weighs a nice 3.86 carats. This is a beautiful gemstone. It has a great medium toned, completely open, non dichroic body. No problems with flash or flaws and a great crystal. An all around great gemstone that weighs 5.22 carats.
Purple, Siberite
Purple in tourmaline is an elusive color in tourmaline. It was one of the colors I wanted to focus on when I started cutting again after a long hiatus. The discovery of cuprian tourmaline in Mozambique and my ability to get unheated material both before it was discovered in gemstones I sent the GIA and after, permitted me to complete the color wheel with purples and purple blues. My search for blue purples to purples that are not cuprian has been pretty fruitless. I did get some grayed medium toned purples from Madagascar and at least one them is a pretty decent stone, but they are not well saturated. I have seen non cuprian purples from other locations on the web, but never in person or been able to purchase any rough.
It is not difficult to get pinks and reds that have a purplish cast. Generally the purple pinks are not valued above comparable pinks. I have also found that purple pinks tend to have transparency problems and just do not flash like good quality pinks. The one situation where a purplish cast in a red is praised is "siberite". It was a name given to high quality red that had a strong purplish cast and came from Siberia. I have never seen any of it in person, but this is what I have put together from reading. Today I think most dealers would call the material a rubellite with a strong purple cast. I have this type of tourmaline in the collection and I have also seen a couple of my best reds turn purple under bluish natural light, much to my chagrin. Still none of red purple family really gets to be a strong saturated purple like copper and manganese can produce. I will keep looking.This is one of the great cuprian stones in the collection. It is eye clean and with fine crystal. Its color, blue purple, is its most outstanding attribute and along with great clarity makes it a first class GEM. It weighs 16.66 carats. I am addicted to cuprian purple. This oval came from a very included piece of rough, and it is a passable gemstone if you love purple with a touch of blue, a rare color in tourmaline, It weighs 1.97 carats. Nice, medium toned, mildly dichroic, maroon emerald cut. It appears to be eye clean and with fine crystal. It has a bit of chipping on the keel and weighs 2.14 carats. This is one of my best purples that does not contain copper. It has a medium light tone value with a bit of gray. Still its saturate is much better than most non cuprian purples. This emerald cut is included with a white non reflective inclusion in one corner. It weighs 1.62 carats.
Only four purples, the first two are cuprian and the last two are non cuprian purples. More purples under cuprian.
One final note before I wrap up this page with an overview of cuprian tourmaline and its colors. I have read that tourmaline's are best seen under natural light and I have gemstones that certainly would agree with that. But the complex nature of color, in all its levels of tone, makes such a generalized statement impossible. I strongly recommend that you study any tourmaline under a wide range of lighting conditions to see how the gemstone responds. Beauty in color is very personal and a higher price will not always get you a prettier gemstone in your eyes.
Cuprian tourmaline, Paraiba, paraiba like, paraiba type, copper bearing
I am including this section of a page on color and its varieties in tourmaline as an example of a failed attempt to define color by chemistry in tourmaline. Paraiba tourmaline is a wonderful world of beauty and some of its colors are probably unique to a mixture of copper and manganese chromophores. But the most important and expensive Paraiba have a color range between cyan and green that is NOT unique to Paraiba or any of the cuprian tourmaline found in other locations. Iron, that wonderful traditional chromophore in tourmaline, can produce all the shades of color that copper can produce by itself, in tourmaline. So does this mean that the Paraiba "effect" of great praise and high prices, just a marketing ploy? No, there are other factors in the greatness of Paraiba that transcends color, one of which is the contentious property of "neon/glow". This property, of appearing to generate light in excess to that which the eye/mind expects to see reflected from the gemstone, is essential to the beauty of Paraiba. Unfortunately, not all tourmaline with the proper provenance, color and chemical make up have that neon glow.
As you can see the nomenclature of copper bearing tourmaline that came from Paraiba and now other sites in the world is complex. I discuss it in more detail other places on this site, but I wanted to introduce you to a set of wonderful colors that I have only truly seen in copper bearing tourmaline, vibrant blue purples. As I have stated before, blue purple has been the hardest part of the color wheel for me to obtain in tourmaline. It still is not easy and it is sad to me when beautiful unique blue purples are heated to produce cyan to green gems that have colors that are far less interesting to me and the world of color in tourmaline. The heating reduces the oxidation level of the manganese in the tourmaline and basically eliminates the red factor in the naturally purplish tourmaline.This is one of the great cuprian stones in the collection. It is eye clean and with fine crystal. Its color, blue purple, is its most outstanding attribute and along with great clarity makes it a first class GEM. It weighs 16.66 carats. I am addicted to cuprian purple. This oval came from a very included piece of rough, and it is a passable gemstone if you love purple with a touch of blue, a rare color in tourmaline, It weighs 1.97 carats. Under the lop, you can see flaws in this interesting cuprian gemstone that must have been filled with a fluid that changed the surrounding volume of stone to purple from blue. There are also pink areas mixed in with the blue and purple,areas in this moderately included gemstone. The inclusions do effect the flash of this moderately toned stone that weighs 2.30 carats. This is a beautiful standard round brilliant in a truly rare, well saturated, pastel lavender. It is cuprian and is slightly included. It has a fine medium tone level and weighs 2.68 carats. This is a beautiful gemstone in a very rare color for tourmaline. Its well saturated lavender color comes from copper and manganese. It is eye clean and has fine crystal. It weighs 6.35 carats. This round with horizontally split mains is eye clean and with fine crystal. Its color is a very nice, but not particularly hot, pink. It is cuprian and comes from Mozambique. It weighs 18.68 carats. This cuprian tourmaline has a fine medium toned body with plenty of flash. It is a pure cyan color without dichroism. It is eye clean and the only pear shaped gemstone in the collection. It weighs 13.90 carats and is a GEM. This is a GEM. It has everything a great cuprian gemstone should have. It has vivid intense cyan and emerald green colors. The green color is in the culet with the cyan in the crown. The stone has a split main pavilion and a high crown. it is both eye clean and with great crystal. It can not get much better than this and it weighs 4.54 carats. This oval is very large at 27.13 carats. It is significantly included, but still has good brightness and flash for a moderately toned gem. Its color changes from purple to blue which is defining for Laurellite. This is one of the original Laurellites that I sent to the GIA to be tested. It is without problems and is my best Lauellite, a name I use for cuprian tourmaline that has a reverse alexandrite color change. It weighs about 5 carats. This standard round brilliant has an exceptionally bright medium green color. It is included, but they are really overwhelm by the beauty of this gemstone. It weighs 6.03 carats. Cuprian. This standard round brilliant is a GEM,(exceptional gemstone) with a "neon" look that may come from its copper content. It is eye clean and has great crystal. It weighs 3.17 carats.


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5 Problems with Roman Catholic Confession by Jordan Standridge
In a not so shocking admission Pope Francis announced to the world that Priests now hold the right to absolve women who have had an abortion and to forgive them for their sin as long as they are contrite. Get this, the Pope has the authority to tell priests that they now have the authority to forgive the sin of abortion. And they say this pope is humble!
Growing up in Rome and watching people pray their way up the "holy" steps, watching them wait to confess their sins to men and many things like this, has caused me to grieve for people who are in the
Roman Catholic Church. Any religion that is built on the backs of the poor and that propagates works based righteousness should bring tears and concern to those who have experienced true grace. It is important that we as believers understand the truth of why Catholic confession is not Biblical, not to win an argument but in order to rescue souls. So here's five problems with Roman Catholic confession.
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|Book Title
|: A Merciful Death
|: Kendra Elliot
|: Montlake Romance
|Release Date
|: 2017-01-17
|: 352
|: 1503939790
|Available Language
|: English, Spanish, And French
FBI special agent Mercy Kilpatrick has been waiting her whole life for disaster to strike. A prepper since childhood, Mercy grew up living off the land--and off the grid--in rural Eagle's Nest, Oregon. Until a shocking tragedy tore her family apart and forced her to leave home. Now a predator known as the cave man is targeting the survivalists in her hometown, murdering them in their homes, stealing huge numbers of weapons, and creating federal suspicion of a possible domestic terrorism event. But the crime scene details are eerily familiar to an unsolved mystery from Mercy's past. Sent by the FBI to assist local law enforcement, Mercy returns to Eagle's Nest to face the family who shunned her while maintaining the facade of a law-abiding citizen. There, she meets police chief Truman Daly, whose uncle was the cave man's latest victim. He sees the survivalist side of her that she desperately tries to hide, but if she lets him get close enough to learn her secret, she might not survive the fallout...


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Futuristic Condom That Just Covers The Tip.
Well gentlemen, it's finally here. The futuristic condom that will allow a much better time in the bedroom. Charlie Powell, a California native, has invented a new kind of condom that he calls the "Galactic Cap."
Instead of covering the whole length of the penis, it is made to only encase the tip. It will still trap all of the semen without dulling the sesation. There is just one problem however, it may not be as good as the traditional condoms for stopping STD's.
Powell believes that more people would "wrap it up" if condoms were more pleasurable to use. The Galactic Cap is made up of two parts. A U-shaped polyurethane adhesive film and a reservoir tip that sticks to the adhesive.
It can be worn for hours or even days before engaging with your partner. According to Powell you can even bathe in it and urinate with it. (Not sure how that would work!)
The Galactic Cap has not yet been approved by the FDA. And we must remind you that this is not like a regular condom that covers the length of the penis and may spread sexually transmitted infections such as genital warts, genital herpes, HPV, HIV and syphilis through skin to skin contact.
So as tempting as it may be to have this option with Galactic Cap, along its promoted hightened sensations, it may be worth holding off until they can make an option with no chance of transmitting STDs. If that is even possible at all in the future. Good Try Galactic Cap!


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Decade after decade I have heard this cry from Christians and non-Christians alike. Is it true? Of course it is! Humanity has always been experts at quantifying the dollar value of everything including you and me. Just browse a life insurance policy and see how much your right arm is worth should it depart from your body. Yes, everything about Christmas is for sale except for its true meaning, which is totally free and can only be delivered by the Savior. Mankind's profiteering from a sacred celebration is nothing new. Remember how Paul got into trouble when his actions and preaching endangered the local goddess trinket market? One example among thousands to be certain.
Christmas is unique in that it is appealing to Christians and Non-Christians alike so the market is wide open for the venders to make profit. However, we, as Christians, should not gripe about the 'early' celebrations; instead, we should see it as a golden opportunity to share Christ's love with others. I love Christmas and everything about it except the secularization of it. I see the early season as a fantastic opportunity to shine for Jesus. Regardless of what the profiteer's motivation is for Christmas, you and I, as Christians, should welcome it and ask our Lord to reveal opportunities to lead people to his healing love.
I have seen far too many judgmental people slamming others who are professing their love and excitement for this Holy loving season. I would prefer to say that this condemnation came from the secular alone but the majority of it is emanating from those claiming to follow our Christ and Savior. If you are one Christian who turns into the Grinch at the Early Christmas introduction then please pray that God will soften your heart and ask him to allow you see, hear, and feel with His heart when you interact with others this Christmas season. If that season is introduced to you early then embrace the opportunities instead of keeping your Christian Christmas love locked up for a period of no more than 3.5 weeks and not a single moment more! This is the one time of year that everyone is exposed to Christ whether they like it or not so why not plow the fertile ground and welcome with heavenly vigor the opportunity to share?
Is Christmas commercialized? Absolutely and it is a grand opportunity for all Christians to be overly generous with the love, joy, peace, and hope that comes 365 days a year to all who bow before our Savior's throne. Please, Christian brothers and sisters don't waste a single moment of the "early" Christmas season. MERRY CHRISTMAS!


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In 2012, Vivian Fung visited several communities in the Yunnan Province in Southwest China for ethno-musicological research to study minority music and cultures, which had inspired her Yunnan Folk Songs. Additionally, they are continuing to influence her work so by viewing these pages, you'll get a great primer into Vivian's world.
The following collection of video, photos, and articles is Vivian's archive from that research.
All the locations visited on this trip are within the Honghe Prefecture (红河哈尼族彝族自治州). Honghe Hani Autonomous Prefecture is situated in the southeastern part of Yunnan Province, neighboring Kunming, the capital city of the province in the north and bordered by Yuxi, Qujing and Pu'er in the northwest, northeast and southwest. It also shares a boundary of 848 kilometers (527 miles) with Vietnam in the south.
Vivian's reasoning for publishing this archive is twofold: first, to be able to share the videos and photos of her trip; and to increase an awareness of these minority cultures to the general audience. The minority cultures and language are facing rapid change and are being threatened by growing modernization and assimilation that is prevalent throughout China. This documentation is an attempt to preserve some of these oral histories.
阿扎河乡 Most of the Hani live in southern Yunnan province, where most are located in the valleys between the Yuanjiang and Lancang rivers, a vast area between the Ailao and Mengle mountains. About 1.5 million people are in the Hani people cluster, which includes other minority groups.
垤施村 Of the more than 8 million Yi people, over 4.5 million live in Yunnan Province, 2.5 million live in southern Sichuan Province, and 1 million live in the NW corner of Guizhou Province. Nearly all the Yi live in mountainous areas, carving out their existence on the sides of steep mountain slopes far from the cities of China.
元陽縣 is located in Honghe Prefecture in southeastern Yunnan province, China, along the Red River. It is well known for its spectacular rice-paddy terracing. Part of the area now forms the 45th World Heritage Site in China. It covers an area of 2,200 km2 (850 sq mi) and has a population of approximately 365,000 (2002), of which 88% belong to ethnic minorities and 95% is associated with agriculture. The majority of the inhabitants of the county are from the Hani ethnic group.
建水县 is a city in Honghe prefecture, Yunnan province, China. It was historic center of the province and remains an important transportation crossroad. Previously, it has been known as Ling'an.
昆明 is the capital and largest city in Yunnan Province, Southwest China. Known as Yunnan-Fu (云南府, Yúnnánfǔ) until the 1920s, today it is a prefecture-level city and the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. Kunming is also called the Spring city due to its weather. The city is home to several universities, museums, galleries and other important economic, cultural, and educational institutions.
牛街镇 (Niujiezhen)
/龙武乡等 (Longwu Zhen) is a village of the Huayao branch of the Yi people, north of the Honghe river in the lands around Shiping County.
All videos and photos are property of Vivian Fung. Yunnan Folk Songs was produced through a grant from the MAP Fund, a program of Creative Capital supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation.
Many thanks to Professor Zhang Xingrong for his guidance during this trip; and to the Canada Council for the Arts and Guggenheim Foundation for funding travels and research.
You can purchase or rent my music at Bill Holab Music
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Taro Horiuchi and director Genki Ito have released this brilliant film recently.
This is for those, who are hungry for fashion and for anything that is beautiful beyond words. Tokyo based designer presents 2013 spring/summer collection. Light like air the models are swirling in clothes, cut for a romantic urban soul. Find more in this pretty film.


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Links | Lykins Pinehurst Resort on Gull Lake | 218-963-2485
We invite you to access these resources below which expand upon the opportunities and information about our area, making your stay enjoyable. We are not responsible for website links that may change on occasion. If you have a website that offers relevant information our guests may benefit from, get more information here.
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Getting Trained
Our current laser cutter works differently than the prior cutter, so previous training is not accepted. Please check the schedule of events under What's Going On? to see if there is an upcoming class. If there is not, you can schedule a 1/2 hour training session under Get Checked Out on a Machine
Follow these general steps to move from idea to cut object:
Download our helpful guide "How to Use the Laser Cutter"
Being Prepared
You should save time by preparing your cut program before scheduling Laser Cutter time.
To Help with that, you can download the software (Windows only) from the Manufacturer HERE. The file downloads as a .rar file, so you may need 7zip to unpack it.
Boss Laser has also written a good manual for the software and hardware.
For help, tutorials, and useful files, visit the forums at RDWorks Labs. There are also many videos on YouTube.


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Category Archives: Ranch Mart Fountain
Ranch Mart Fountain
Location: Ranch Mart Shopping Center, 3705 W 95th Street, Leawood, KS
Found: May 12, 2016
The fountain for the Ranch Mart is on the southeast corner of the intersection of 95th Street and Mission Road. The shopping center is behind the fountain and it includes, among other things, a True Value and a movie theatre.
There are four bubblers in the top of the fountain and the water flows down into the lower basin. Lots of flowers and plants and, of course, the native utility marker flags.


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Dustin Pedroia's Comeback Takes an Ominous Turn
BOSTON (WEEI) -- Perhaps this is a hiccup. Maybe it is just part of an unpredictable process.
But when it comes to Dustin Pedroia exiting Wednesday night's game against the New York Yankees in the second inning due to soreness in his left knee, what is undeniable is this should be of some concern for the Boston Red Sox second baseman.
For the first time since kicking off this latest comeback -- which really took root in January when he started his running program -- a curveball has come his way. When you're dealing with something along the lines of this injury, after already going through a year of inadequate medical solutions, you can't have a whole lot of these sort of surprises.
The next step is for Pedroia to have a doctor in New York examine his knee Thursday, although the physician who performed the surgery, Dr. Riley Williams, doesn't appear to be in the picture anymore.
After the Red Sox's 5-3 loss to the Yankees, Pedroia was unavailable for comment due to an illness, but the tone struck by Red Sox manager Alex Cora seemed somewhat ominous.
"We'll see," Cora said. "For him to come up to me and tell me how he felt, obviously I know a lot of people think he's going to push and push and push and not be smart about it, but he understands where he's at and how he felt. I've got to do what I've got to do to take care of the player. I was surprised that he came up to me and told me that, but at least he was honest.
"We'll see. We'll see what happens. I really don't know. He was a little bit down. He was down. I haven't seen him like that. So, hopefully, it's nothing serious, it's something that he just got scared, but we'll know more tomorrow."
There has been some obvious uncertainty when it comes to Pedroia's knee, most notably the twists and turns that took place last season.
Pedroia's spring training did progress as well as could be expected, and by the time he began his minor-league rehab assignment in Greenville, there was some optimism. After four games in Single-A, the second baseman rejoined the Red Sox for the home opener, ultimately starting in six games, two of which were as a designated hitter.
Then came Wednesday, when he felt something in the knee during a swing during his first at-bat, ultimately flying out to right field. That's when he approached Cora.
Grimace there at the end? I don't know, only thing that caught my eye. pic.twitter.com/C2hoqXwuBb— Red Sox Stats (@redsoxstats) April 17, 2019
Taking Pedroia's place at second base was Eduardo Nunez, who was supposed to be getting the day off due to an ailing back. Brock Holt continues his rehab assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket, where he experienced a setback in his recovery from a scratched eye, delaying his return to the big league club.
The combination of players to man second base for the Red Sox have totaled a major league-worst .136 batting average and .152 OPS.
The likely short-term solution is Tzu-Wei Lin, who impressed in spring training and has gotten off to a solid start with Triple-A Pawtucket, going 5-for-9 in his last two games. Top prospect Michael Chavis has shown good power (four homers .250 batting average, .954 OPS), but is still acclimating himself to playing the second base position.
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Note: Sweet Marguerites closed in September 2013.
MP celebrated her birthday yesterday, and one of the stops on her wish included Sweet Marguerites in South Portland. The sophisticated artisanal chocolate shop and café is owned by Marguerite (Meg) Swoboda. The accomplished chocolatier sells her delicious treats to customers across the United States. Isaac Mizrahi, Real Simple magazine, and American Idol are among her growing list of clients.
MP visited for Sweet Marguerites European-inspired hot chocolate. Marguerite's daughter, Anna Swoboda, used a ganache made of whole milk, milk chocolate, and bittersweet chocolate for this creamy, indulgent drink. The made to order hot chocolate is warmed using an Espresso machine, making for a frothy and delicious birthday treat!
MP also shopped for the kids' Easter gifts. Sweet Marguerites offers solid chocolate bunnies, chicks, and lambs. You'll also find Anna's beautiful, handmade Ukrainian eggs for purchase.
It's hard to leave Sweet Marguerites without a bag full of goodies. MP decided on colorful chocolate eggs filled with dark chocolate for the CP kids, and a box of chocolates to share with the family… or at least that's what she told herself as she nibbled on a cashew square on the way home!


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Bambi: Signature Collection Digital HD Giveaway
Available On Digital HD May 23 and Blu-ray™ June 6!
A timeless classic that has been loved for generations, Bambi now joins the Walt Disney Signature Collection in this celebrated anniversary edition. In this life-changing adventure, Bambi sets off with his best friends Thumper and Flower to explore the wonders and challenges of the woods – and fulfill his destiny as prince of the forest. Full of humor and heart, and featuring awe-inspiring animation, Bambi remains a family favorite – now on Digital HD with exclusive new bonus extras.
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The Twitter API requires OAuth authentication, but because we're going to interact with the API programmatically rather than on behalf of an authenticated user we'll need to take advantage of a third-party library to handle the OAuth logic. For PHP we recommend TwitterOAuth (https://github.com/abraham/twitteroauth), created and maintained by Abraham Williams.
To install the package, navigate to your DreamFactory root directory and execute this command:
$ composer require abraham/twitteroauth --no-dev
With that done, it's time to configure the service. Login to your DreamFactory instance as an administrator and follow these steps:
- Select Services > Create > Script
- Choose one of the four supported scripting engines (Node.js, PHP, Python, V8)
- On the Info tab, enter a name, label, and description. Remember, the name will constitute part of the service URL, so be sure to enter something meaningful such as twitter.
- Click the Config tab.
$consumerKey = YOUR_CONSUMER_KEY; $consumerSecret = YOUR_CONSUMER_SECRET; $oauthToken = YOUR_OAUTH_TOKEN; $oauthSecret = YOUR_OAUTH_SECRET; $connection = new \Abraham\TwitterOAuth\TwitterOAuth($consumerKey, $consumerSecret, $oauthToken, $oauthSecret); if ($event['request']['method'] == "GET") { $response = $connection->get("statuses/home_timeline", ["count" => 10, "exclude_replies" => true]); } elseif ($event['request']['method'] == "POST") { $response = $connection->post("statuses/update", ["status" => "hello world"]); } return json_encode(["response" => $response]);


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Advice 4 Life (What Is True Friendship Part Two)
This show will continue to discuss the dynamics of friend. We must also learn to value our friendship which goes deeper than just social media. Friendship means there is a deeper connection that has stood the test of time. Audiences will now be able to tune to "Advice for Life" on Heaven 600 AM on the radio and or iHeart radio to learn more about ways to improve communication and promote love within the household and community. We are also on Facebook Live every Tuesday at 8:30 pm et. You can watch our Facebook Live videos on YouTube at facebook.com/allawsjr anytime. We have over 80 videos ready for your viewing pleasure.


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Provenance 2005 Las Amigas Vineyard Merlot captures the myriad of flavors yielded by this distinctive vineyard in the southern, coolest tip of Napa Valley.
Appellation: Los Carneros
Barrel Aging: 22 Months, 100% French and Hungarian Oak (72% New)
Varietal Composition: 100% Merlot
Production: 1,424 cases
Provenance 2005 Las Amigas Vineyard Merlot captures the myriad of flavors yielded by this distinctive vineyard in the southern, coolest tip of Napa Valley. Opulent aromas of black cherry, pomegranate and currant mingle with hints of tangerine zest, exotic spices, green tea and toffee. The flavors first echo the aromas, and then turn to fig, maple and dark chocolate. Hints of vanilla and cherry chocolate linger on the graceful finish. This Merlot's rich velvety flavors taste delicious with braised lamb with caramelized onions, roast turkey or duck with a cherry sauce, grilled portabella mushrooms, or steak rubbed with spices.
Las Amigas Vineyard is located in the Los Carneros American Viticultural Area (AVA) in the southern reaches of Napa Valley, closest to the San Francisco Bay. Here, the unique, well-drained soils and cool marine climate ripen Merlot grapes slowly, allowing for full flavor maturity and supple tannins. The vines are trained with vertical shoot and cluster-positioning for maximizing sun exposure in the rolling, windswept Carneros hills.
The 2005 vintage set a record hang time for exceptionally ripe Merlot flavors, with balanced acidity. Heavy winter rains during vine dormancy gave way to a dry, mild March. Significant rains returned in April and May, delaying bloom and berry set. Summer temperatures were desirably mild, with few heat spikes. We harvested Merlot in the foggy mornings of late September and early October, when the grapes had reached their ideal sugar-to-acid balance and deliciously ripe flavors.
We hand-harvested the Merlot clusters into half-ton bins to minimize crushing and then quickly transported the fruit to our winery. We then destemmed the clusters, maintaining approximately 60% whole berries to maximize fruitiness during fermentation. For gentle extraction of varietal character, winemaker Tom Rinaldi cold soaked the partially crushed berries for two days before the two-week fermentation. Aging in predominantly new French and Hungarian oak barrels wove vanilla and toasty oak nuances through the lush, silky flavors.


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A new study conducted by the University of Chicago Crime Lab, inmates in the Cook County jail said they get they guns on the streets from "personal connections" rather that outlets like guns shows and the Internet.The study focused on "inmates who were facing gun charges or whose criminal background involved gun crimes." According to the Chicago-Tribune, Crime lab co-director Harold Pollack said the study shows that "some of the pathways [regarding guns] people are concerned about don't seem so dominant." He said very few inmates indicated using gun shows or the internet. Rather, they get the guns in undetectable ways on the street. He said the inmates know they run the risk of being caught by police but "were less concerned about getting caught by the cops than being put in the position of not having a gun to defend themselves and then getting shot." The vast majority of the inmates used handguns to commit their crimes or protect themselves, very few cited using "military-style assault weapons." And they said their habit was to get rid of a gun after one year because of the "legal liability" of being caught with a gun that could be linked to crimes they or others committed." Oh look at that Libtards criminals in America get their guns from other criminals on the streets of America. Why would they ever buy a gun from a reputable source like a gun store or gun show, when information needed to acquire a gun at a gun show or store would give up their location in an instant. If they were to use guns bought the legal way in gun crimes. Even the gun crime criminals admit that they do not use military grade rifles. 90 percent of guns used in all gun crimes come from the illegal black market on the streets of America, and inmates in Chicago are willing to prove this fact. Hey liberals and liberal politicians in America, even criminals who have committed gun crime are proving gun crime is birthed from the black market of gun sales on Americas streets. They have proven to us that guns used in crimes do not get bought the legal way though gun stores, online sales, or gun shows. Hey liberals the criminals you want to release have just called out your mythical gun control. What are you going to do now??
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Comedy Club Cambodia May
Monday 14, May, 2012
Gary Eck - is one of Australia's most popular & versatile stand?up comedians whose sharp wit has been entertaining Australian and international audiences for nearly two decades.
Christophe Davidson - After only a few years in comedy, this Toronto native landed a coveted spot at the 2007 Just For Laughs. Mixing conventional comedic formulas in an effort to create something wholly unique, Christophe is an irreplaceable performer, showing you there's more than one way to laugh.