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With thousands of Brits now having some form of teeth whitening each year, the desire for a whiter smile seems to be growing. But with so many whitening options out there, what is actually safe?
Always see your dental practice for teeth whitening
Under European law, teeth whitening can only be carried out by a dentist or another regulated dental health professional, such as a dental hygienist or dental therapist, working under the prescription of a dentist. Dental professionals can use products that contain or release up to 6 per cent hydrogen peroxide, which can achieve effective levels of whitening.
Don't be tempted to visit your local beauty salon or spa for teeth whitening
It is illegal for beauty salon staff to carry out teeth whitening. The procedure might not be carried out properly and the bleaching gel may burn sand blister other parts of your mouth.
Don't use DIY whitening methods
The internet is full of 'tips' to whiten your teeth such as brushing with baking soda or rubbing lemon peel onto your teeth. These can actually damage your teeth.
How effective are over-the-counter whitening kits?
Legally these shouldn't contain more than 0.1 per cent hydrogen peroxide – if they do, you could harm your teeth.Be aware that those within the safe 0.1 per cent hydrogen peroxide levels have minimal whitening effectiveness as the levels are very low.
If you're thinking about whitening your teeth, always speak to your dentist to find the most appropriate option for your teeth and budget.
We offer two different systems you could use to whiten you teeth an have a whiter brighter smile .
2. Pola day/ night.
Ask your dentist about each and whats suitable for you.
Enlighten is a combination treatment meaning there is a 2week home treatment with different gels followed by 40 min of in office treatment .
It works by increasing the tooths permeability to oxygen thus breaking down stain molecules .
Guaranteed results
Enlighten is widely acknowledged as the most effective whitening system in the world. It's the only one that guarantees a Vita shade B1 for every patient. And it has a 98% success rate.
Pola Whitening
We have been using Pola whitening for a long time at the practice and have ha excellent results. It is usually a 2/3 week home whitening system depending your original tooth colour .
The large choice of concentrations enables the treatment of a wide range of patient situations.
6%hydrogen peroxide
10% carbamide peroxide
16% carbamide peroxide
Treatment guidelines
6% 1 or 2 X 30 min/day OR 1 X 60min/day
polanight 10% 2 hrs to overnight
polanight 16% 90 min to overnight
01980 623004.
You can also use our contact form.
Amesbury Dental Care
Unit 1
Stonehenge Walk
Monday 09.00 - 17.30
Tuesday 09.00 - 17.30.
Wednesday 09.00 - 19.30
Thursday 09.00 - 17.30
Friday 08.00 - 16.30
Saturday 09.00 - 13.00
Monday to Thursday we are closed between 13.00 and 14.00
Fridays we are closed between 12.00 and 13.00
01980 847953
You can also use our contact form.
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The Castle Practice
Drummer Lane
Monday 09.00 - 17.30
Tuesday 09.00 - 17.30.
Wednesday 09.00 - 19.30
Thursday 09.00 - 17.30
Friday 08.00 - 16.30
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Monday to Thursday we are closed between 13.00 and 14.00
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Village Productions
I see D'Addario continually supporting and helping to maintain music education and other related programs throughout our industry. D'Addario is on a great journey. It makes me proud to know that D'Addario is behind what we do here at Village Productions. Thank you for what you do, how you do it and why it's important to you and to D'Addario.
Music Matters.
– Rod Johnston

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Contributor Post from Sheila and Shannon of BeadyEyedBird
What a grand holiday Valentine's Day can be — especially when it's a chance to express yourself to a dear one (or secret beloved)! How do you express yourself on this special day? Here's what our CIJ teamies do —
Lelia Valois from ValoisFelts said:
My Valentine is usually my dog (who gives great cuddles and makes me laugh so very happy with that), but I love making soppy romantic felts knowing people give them to their loved ones.
Right now I'm working on some zombie Valentine themed felts (for the awesome geeky couples) but for fellow readers I have this sweet bookmark –
Sherri from ButterflyFeetDigital said:
I usually make a card, and we often go out to dinner, but other than that … not much. This year maybe I'll use this paper pack – lots of pretty pink for valentines.
Dawn Whitehand from DeeDeeSupplies said:
Valentines Day is all about LOVE!! My partner & I share bubbles and food to celebrate this special day.
Usually I make a card too, and these handmade ceramic love hearts are a great way to personalise and embellish your LOVE card
Robot Monster from RobotMonsterClothing said:
We agree, V Day is all about love. Significant others, our kids, friends, immediate and extended families, etc…
Here is one of several items we make expressing such love.
Solvia from Knitwoolsocks said:
Valentine's Day is all about Love!
Hand knitted pillow is the perfect gift for your loved one on Valentine's Day.
Arlene from ThisandThatCrafter said:
I usually decorate with lots of Hearts… I will be having the older group of kids in the Wacky Wednesday Fun Club make a banner to take home. I have been teaching them sewing and crafts for the older group of kids…
This is a sample of the banner that they will be making (they can make it their own way as far as the hearts go)…
Lizzy and Boo from LizzysBibsandBobs said:
I usually celebrate Valentine's Day by baking something Sweet for my Loved ones…usually special cupcakes!!
I think someone would love to receive this beautiful vintage Heart Brooch for Valentine's Day —
Heather from ArabellaBlossoms said:
Valentines Day is about love hearts so heart-shaped chocolates, especially foil wrapped ones, seem to be a welcome gift.
For those who want to give a love hearts gift that will last longer than chocolate, this red and white zip bag is a useful cosmetic purse, gadget bag or pen and pencil-case. A thoughtful gift and a pretty symbol of love and affection —
Linda from LazyYVintage said:
Romantic candlelight dinners with a nice bottle of bubbly, we really like Martini and Rossi's Asti Spumanti. We stay home and make a special dinner and spend some time together, either watching a nice movie or playing a few rounds of Scrabble —
willowvalleyvintage from WillowValleyVintage said:
I usually give little gifts or treats to our (adult) children. Just to let them know they still hold a special place in their mom's heart.
My daughter (and Shop partner) searches out vintage Valentine cards when we go antiquing. It's fun to read the messages and see the "old-fashioned" names. Sometimes we are able to determine the time frame of the card, if last names were signed.
Here's one of her recent finds:
Nautico Creations from NauticoCreations said:
Valentine's Day has always symbolized love, whether single or in a relationship. We are all connected to each other and have love in our lives. For me, I have been lucky enough to be on the receiving end of the traditional flowers and chocolates and have given my family cards over the years. I especially love the little cards given in school. It's such a simple way to show you care. It's also a way to start the tradition for kids to express love to others.
These forever flowers contain long stem red and white roses. These silk flowers will outlast Valentine's week and are simply beautiful.
Stock Lane Studio from StockLaneStudio said:
To me, February 14th is not just a romantic love day. It's about showing the love to moms, dads, brothers, sisters, new and old friends, and yes, boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands and wives. Valentine's Day is all about love, hearts, hugs and kisses. This lovely linen-textured card encompasses all of that.
Helen from MagicPatternShop said:
Sometimes I am doing the gifts with their own hands, but sometimes I buy.
Olena from Rainbowsmileshop said:
After her husband's death, it's sad holiday.
Richard and Tatiana from DesignstheLimit said:
We LOVE Valentine's Day and have more listings in our shop specifically for this holiday than any other! We have a number of picture frame designs and created a special Valentine's Day design sheet for our glassware and other products. Have your order gift wrapped and shipped to meet your schedule @DesignstheLimit We love making gift giving personal all year round, but Valentine's Day is your opportunity to plan the perfect personal gift giving moment, JUST ADD WINE!
Evelyn and Lucy from artsyEVE said:
Children deserve little Valentine's Day gifts too–how about a sweet doll quilt for your favorite little girl?
Kelly from ColourscapeStudios said:
I make; my fiance and I always have a lovely meal with something special for dessert (as I love to bake!) and a couple of quiet drinks after we've got our daughter to bed.
Thanks to everyone for their SWEET contributions! Happy Valentine's Day to ALL!
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Back in the time of the cavemen, when life was no more complicated than hunting, fishing and finding shelter; depression was all that common.
Today however, every second patient arrives for their repeat prescription of commonly used antidepressant Prozac, a popular treament for depression. It seems the combination of modern day separation from home, family and friends, coupled with lavish dinner parties, competitive social hierarchies, stressful workloads and alcohol (often forgotten to be a recognised chemical depressant), has led to a society battling with significant quantities of affective mood disorders. Most commonly depression.
It is hard for friends to understand how having everything can actually result in a feeling of emptiness and discontent. As far as they see, you live in a big house, have a car they could only dream about, a cleaner to do the mundane chores and a job that pays ever so much more than theirs. Plus you can afford a personal trainer to keep your physique in check. Through their misconceptions, they fail to recognise the battles experienced when living the seemingly 'high life' and trying to make it almost entirely on your own. Their envy fuels a pressure to maintain the image of success and achievement, adding even further to your already hectic workload.
True clinical depression is not a lifestyle choice, it is a genuine illness. A pathophysiology resulting from genetic predispositions, a lack of serotonin (the feel good hormone) within neurotransmitters in the brain and influence from external sources such as pressure from work, loneliness and the difficulties listed above.
Sadly, many insurance companies do not offer financial assistance for those seeking help with of mental illnesses such as treatment for depression. This self-perpetuates the problem. People become depressed, feel unable to seek treatment and the depression grows. Eventually, depression can become all consuming. Over time, mental illnesses can manifest themselves in physical symptoms and are the cause of many symptoms such as fatigue, insomnia, pain, anorexia, nausea, palpations and an inability to concentrate or perform daily tasks.
Treatment for Depression
1) Exercise. Exercise. Exercise.
Exercise releases the natural energy and mood booster adrenaline, which carries on in your blood stream throughout the day. Most cities are now full of exercise classes should you also wish for the social and moral support of others.
2) Eat Well.
When we feel low, our bodies crave carbohydrates and sugar for a quick 'high.' Sadly this encourages a lot of insulin to be released in compensation, mopping up the newly available blood sugar. The end result is actually decreased blood sugar and a further sugar craving. Eating good, healthy, nutrient rich food, keeps sugars stable and hence a more stable mood and energy.
3) Get Social.
It can be tempting to stay in when we feel down, safe away from anyone that may hurt us or make us feel worse than we do already. The reality is that human beings are sociable creatures and we gain an energy from being with others. Few people are out to hurt us and more often there to lend a hand and show support. Time Out Magazine has a wide array of social groups to consider joining in their directory pages. There are also groups for people who are new to your local area.
4) Talk.
Remember the expression 'better out than in?' There was a truth to this phrase. If we do not rid our bodies of the 'bad' thoughts and feelings circulating, they build up and eventually make us ill. Talking to friends and family is highly recommended. Sometimes we do not feel we can talk to those close to us. For these times, a counsellor or psychotherapist may be beneficial. They usually charge around £50 per hour session. This might seem expensive but it's a small price to pay to help regain your happiness.
5) Medication.
For some, although not all, medication is appropriate to help you through the particularly low points of your depression. There are many on the market and it is important to identify which one is right for you. Despite belief, they are not known to be addictive and have helped many through times that they feel they could otherwise not have coped.
One thing is sure, battling depression alone is very difficult – if not impossible.
This post was written by Dr Jenna Burton, a Pall Mall Medical expert.
We welcome any patients concerned that they are suffering from low mood and worried that they may be depressed. Our doctors are highly skilled at recognising depression and discussing your options for management and how best to cope. We have close links with a number of psychiatrists and psychologists should further treatment for depression be necessary.


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This is probably the greatest page on the internet right now. And I haven't even gotten through all the great additions in the comments.
I keep thinking I should buy a big hard drive and start doing that. I've been too lazy, so far, and most I can skip or ff thru, but going forward, this might be enough to prompt me to look into something like this.
I'm going to go find where online I can buy this Nest thermostat, then I'm going to check my thermostat when I get home tonight, and if it's a Honeywell I will strongly consider ordering a new thermostat.
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RILEY- A-line, knee length, button front skirt:
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
A Fond Farewell to 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Advent Boxes
Merry Christmas, everyone!
I just wanted to take a moment to wish you all a very, Merry Christmas. I woke up to a beautiful snowy morning. All is quiet and serene. It's a time to reflect on Christ's birth and the wonderful gift of Salvation, freely given to us. I'm looking forward to spending the evening at church tonight. I'll probably go with my in-laws to their church but if not, I'll go to mine.
I have a couple of friends who have lost loved ones in the past few days. I can't imagine having to grieve during Christmas. My thoughts and prayers are with them as they struggle through this first holiday without their loved ones.
I've been working hard on some sneak peeks coming up right after New Years for the A Muse Valentine release. Cute, cute, stuff! Save your Christmas money!
God bless you!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Japanese Christmas
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Holiday Baking
Monday, December 15, 2008
A Muse Advent Calendar
Friday, December 12, 2008
Laura's Blog
Santa's Comin!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Don't Mess with Texas!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Whew! I'm back!
Friday, December 5, 2008
Smell the coffee.....
I don't know about you but I know I've been crazy busy since November, and probably even before that. Lately I've felt like I haven't had a chance to take a breather. I'm really excited because after this weekend, I have nothing planned for December except for my work's holiday party and my oldest son's Winter Concert. Now I know things will come up and those empty spaces will fill in, but those will be fun things I'm sure. I do have my holiday baking to do, some shopping, wrapping, and decorating to do, but I have control over when I spend the time doing that and that feels so good! Even as I sit here I remember...Oh, yeah! Vickie's jewelry party and Joyce's birthday is coming up. (Oh, hey folks, Joyce's birthday is coming up soon so send her some love! Her birthday is on the 19th and I bet the A Muse shop would accept birthday cards for her. )
So, as you struggle to get through your December, remember to take time to smell the coffee! Stop and actually enjoy the decorations you see out there. Stop and take a breather and get some fresh air. Take a brisk walk. Sit by a fire. Do something relaxing!
VMAA takes place tonight. Unfortunately, I can't participate because I'll be sitting on a plane. My sister and I headed to Texas to visit our dad. If you don't know what VMAA is, check this out. It's so much fun! Stamping challenges every 30 minutes and it's so much fun to see what everyone has created. If you aren't already a member of the A Muse Addicts, it just takes a second to join. Be sure to get registered online in plenty of time for the mods to get you in there.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Making Memories Slice Card
Starting in January, I will be teaching classes at my LSS using the Making Memories Slice machine. Don't worry! I'll still be teaching my A Muse classes! The classes at Lasting Memories will be non-stamping and strictly teaching projects using the Slice machine. In order to get myself in gear, I've pulled my Slice out and made a few projects with it. One of those projects is this Christmas card. I used the owl from the Back to School cartridge, and the HoHoHo and Santa hat from the FaLaLa cartridge. The polka dot paper is from American Crafts while the notecard is from A Muse. You can't tell in the photo but I glittered up the white faux fur on the Santa hat so it's nice and sparkly. I'm not a huge die cut machine fan but I gotta say, I am really liking this little Slice machine. I hope they come out with lots of other cartridges for it.
Over on the A Muse News blog, they've started sharing some little Advent boxes that members of the Creative Team recently created. You've got a little while before you see my box but keep an eye on the blog daily as they'll post each day's box until Christmas.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Rockstar Anya
Monday, November 24, 2008
Notice anything new????
Friday, November 21, 2008
Grand Re-Opening
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Joyce has a blog!
More Saltbox
I had a really hard time getting a good picture of this card. It looks like the white 'snow' at the top doesn't blend in but it looks okay in real life. You know, Christmas really is my favorite holiday. I love all the beautiful decorations, pretty trees, Christmas music, but most of all I love that it celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. I thought this card really captured that for me. A pretty little church in the snow with the lights on.... I can picture people inside singing Christmas carols or with their heads bowed in prayer. I've got a couple more cards to show you over the next few days that also celebrate a spiritual Christmas. I hope you'll like them.
I think I have 1 or 2 spots left in my next class. We'll be making an altered 3x3 book filled with 10 gift tags. The class is this Sunday from 2-4. Be sure to call Stampin-In-The-Rain if you're interested in signing up. Please bring your own scissors and adhesive; a liquid adhesive or sticky red tape would be good to make sure your book cover stays down. You'll want a regular adhesive to make the tags.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Vintage Saltbox
One of the things I love about The Saltbox Studio images is how well they lend themselves to a vintage style. Using Kraft paper can also help to accomplish this so I cut some old SU Confetti Tan into a 4-bar notecard. I also took some A Muse black kitchen paper and cut it to layer on the 4-bar, sanding the edges for a shabby look. I knew I wanted to stamp the snowman onto the Kraft paper so I could use my colored pencils. White colored pencil on Kraft just instantly brings that shabby shic look, too. After I was done coloring my image, I layered it onto a piece of A Muse Hawthorne notecard and sanded the edges of that. Once I had everything together, I added the snow by making white dots with a Signo white gel pen all around the image. I put the sentiment 'You warm my heart' on the inside of the card.
Supplies: SU Retired Confetti Tan cardstock, A Muse black kitchen paper, A Muse Hawthorne; Images: Saltbox Studio Winter Wonder set; Ribbon: A Muse olive stitched; Accessories: Signo white gel pen, A Muse heart Twinkle Stickers
Monday, November 17, 2008
This isn't a fancy recipe. I just took it out of the Better Homes & Garden New Baking Book that's in my cookbook collection. The trick is to use real lemons for the zest and the juice from those lemons. Tastes so much fresher than using bottled lemon juice and dried up zest.
I spent Saturday at the Creating Keepsakes Scrapbooking convention. My friend Lisa and I signed up for a few classes...most of which turned out to be kinda duds but we had lots of fun shopping. I found some Piggy Tales papers I was looking for and picked up the Crafty Secrets Snow bunnies set. My unplanned purchase was the Cookie Cutter Alpha 'Diesel' from Quickutz for my Revolution. I've been wanting that set for a long time and it is retired. I found it for about half price and couldn't pass it up.
I did manage to make 1 card this week that wasn't related to an assignment. I obviously didn't have much mojo to create this one.
Monday, November 10, 2008
The much anticipated A Muse Cupcake Social and Instructor Training event took place this past weekend. Many of us started the day with a Copic Certification Class with Marianne from Copic. It was a lot of fun but lunch was a bit of a disaster. Poor Geeta and Heather's lunch orders were missed so they had to take theirs to go. Afterward, we had some time to sit and eat some pizza, get to know each other a bit, then the doors opened for the Cupcake Social!
Cindy, from the A Muse shop, made the most delicious cupcakes for everyone. I don't know how she made the frosting but it was fluffy, glossy, and super yummy! There were chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with their tops a little different....just like what you can do with the new A Muse Cupcake Builder set!
Saturday started our training event. We had almost all the A Muse Instructors and Designers in town for this (we missed you!!!!). What a fabulous opportunity to meet the women we've come to know online. For me, it just served to strengthen my bond with them. Every single one of these women were nice, friendly, and eager to be there with each other. I was so excited to meet all of them. We learned lots of new things. The weekend ended with a sappy Julie, who pretty much made all of us tear up. It truly is a priviledge and an honor to be associated with this fabulous company called A Muse. A big shout out to all the customers who showed up for the Social and most especially to the A Muse Crew for putting on the most spectacular weekend.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Sneak Peek
Friday, October 31, 2008
Sneak Peek #2
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Sneak Peek!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tilda with Lantern
Monday, October 27, 2008
Amuseapalooza ATC Swap
I love ATCs because they are so cute and tiny. Participating in ATC swaps are great because they serve as a wonderful source of inspiration without taking up a lot of space. I was in a Halloween ATC swap as well and am waiting for those to arrive so I can share them with you, too.
Hey, if you are in the Seattle area or even if you aren't but need an excuse to come to Seattle, has A Muse got the deal for you! A Muse is hosting a Cupcake Social on Nov 7th from 7-9pm. Much of the Creative Team will be in town so take advantage of this opportunity to meet them (us) by purchasing one of a limited number of tickets to the social event of the year! Plus, you'll get a not-yet released clear Cupcake Builder set for FREE! I've been diligently working on my sneak peeks so keep an eye out toward the end of the week for some fun, yummy eye candy! Purchase your tickets here
And...as promised I dropped my A Muse 2009 Calendar off at Stampin-In-The Rain yesterday so stop on by to take a look. All of the samples for my November classes are at the store. I would love to see you.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Warm Mittens
Here's another Saltbox Winter card I wanted to share with you. I started with the light blue chiffon 4-bar notecard and stamped the tiny snowflakes from the Winter Wonders set using Colorbox Chalk Ice Blue ink. I layered a red polka dot PLP (pretty little paper) onto some Swiss Red and adhered it to the left side of the notecard. I stamped the mittens onto a rectangle of white cardstock, and again on some scrap. I colored both layers, then cut out the mittens from the scrap so I could pop them up with dimensionals. The snowflake is a chipboard die cut from my LSS that I layered with a white snowflake from the same die. I used a primitive heart punch and random button. The mittens are from the small Saltbox set called "Brrrr."
I've been working on my A Muse 2009 calendar class and I'm thinking this is going to be a Bind-It-All project, not a CD calendar. Look for me to update that in the next day or two.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Class schedule updated!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Pumpkin Carving Party
Friday, October 17, 2008
Alpine Winter Mouse
Thinking of winter just makes me want to grab my blankie, a mug of hot cocoa, and sit by a nice, warm fire but I know some folks love to be in the wintery outdoors. I know this cute little winter mouse wanted to be outside ice skating. I used the tree from the new Saltbox Pumpkin Oak set and just omitted the leaves (except for one). When I stamped the mouse, I omitted the gift and drew in some little hands, then I used my Copic marker to draw in ice skate blades. I used the largest A Muse wood mounted oval to create the ice pond and a white gel pen to draw in some blade tracks. The picture doesn't show this well but I also used the little snowflakes from last year's Winter Wonders release and added the red cardinal from the same set. As you can see by the second picture, I also mounted a 2nd wing using dimensionals. A little liquid applique and glitter completes the picture with some snow.
Oh, and I punched some mittens using a Punch Bunch mitten punch and a bit of twine from May Arts. I popped those up with dimensionals, too.
supplies: brown notecard base: Rubber Soul; patterned papers: KI Memories Alpine line; other solid papers: Stampin Up Burgundy, Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky; brown kitchen paper: A Muse; Ribbon: blue (unknown source) and white edged sheer ribbon (A Muse); Liquid Applique; Glitter; Twine: May Arts; Brad: Making Memories; Stamps: Winter Wonders and Brrrr from Saltbox Studio
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Kraft Pilgrims
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Stamp Club Projects
I'm not in a Stampin Up Stamp Club any more but I've been spending more time with my friend, Lisa (I know a lot of Lisa's!) who is in an SU Stamp Club. Last night, it was her turn to host so I attended. We had some really nice projects to work on but I always take projects home and tweak them to work for me. It can cost a lot for demos to provide materials to make cards really fancy, which I totally understand, and they have to gear them to appeal to the group as a whole. I think this particular pair of demos did an outstanding job with their designs. But I still tweaked some of them. LOL
I don't have any pictures of what the demos' cards looked like but here's what I turned them into.
For this card, I added some retired SU Apple Cider designer paper (DSP). The camera didn't pick it up but on the DSP, you'll see lines of small dots. I added some sparkle to those small dots with my Sakura Glitter Pen. On the word 'Fabulous' I also added some sparkle using the glitter pen. The center of the flower has some glitter on it so IRL (in real life), this card has just a little sparkle to it! I was lucky that they used a set I already own because the sentiment was not part of the original design.
This design was my favorite card, I think. I didn't change a thing!
This card used a technique I'm not familiar with. I don't even know what it's called. The large flower was already stamped onto the black cardstock with white craft ink. We colored over the top of the white craft ink with Prismacolor pencils, then outlined everything with a white gel pen. If anyone knows the name of this technique, would you let me know? This design, I totally tweaked. Actually, they had this mounted with the olive paper of the first card but I liked it with the Really Rust. I also used some of the flower images from the Fabulous Flower set and randomly stamped them all over the rust cardstock. I added the sentiment and flourish from Fancy Flexible Phrases (ret.) and outlined the black oval and Kiwi Kiss strip with my gold Sharpie.
This last card was another favorite of all our projects. I love the design elements and the Tangerine Tango with the Chocolate Chip. It's just so warm and yummy! I stamped the scallop square image by just inking everything but the center sentiment. I saved that for when I got home. Everything else followed the original design by the demos. The sentiment I added is from Happy Harmony (ret.) plus I added a few A Muse Micro Twinkle Dot stickers to fill some dead space. I had used my Stamp-A-Majig but still managed to leave too much space below the sentiment. A little bling fixed that right away!
So there you go! That's what I did last night. I had a lot of fun. It was nice that my friend's stamp club meets just a few blocks away from my house.
Tomorrow I'll be sharing a Saltbox card with you.


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Electrofishing Volunteer Day- July 24
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Credit River at Glen Williams, Halton Hills (View Map)
Come out and assist CVC staff with electrofishing to monitor the fisheries of the Credit River watershed. Learn about fish habitat and how to identify some of the 80+ Credit River fish species.
Required equipment such as chest waders and polarized sunglasses will be provided. However, be sure to bring with you:
- Wear light, comfortable clothing
- Water
- Sunscreen and a hat
- Snacks
Please read CVC's volunteer waiver before proceeding with registration.
Once registered, volunteers will be contacted & provided with detailed directions to electrofishing location.
*Please note that these events may be cancelled due to weather or river conditions. Registrants will be contacted and notified of event cancellations
Contact: Phil Bird at 905 670 1615 x 503 or email@example.com Online


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The Lyric Oxford, located at 1006 Van Buren Avenue, just off of the historic downtown Square in Oxford, MS, was once an elegant movie house. Recently, the historic building underwent multimillion-dollar renovations to restore it to its former glory. This bi-level venue has a spacious lobby, multiple bar and green room areas, beautiful bathrooms, and top-of-the-line sound and lighting equipment.
We host all types of events including, but not limited to:
- Fundraisers
- Film premieres and showings
- Private parties
- Speaking events
- After-parties
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Say goodbye, little silkworm
John 1:49-51
Nathanael was amazed at Jesus and said to him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel." But Jesus said, "You believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this. I say to you, you will see the sky opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
1 John 3:14-18
We know we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters … The way we came to know love was that Jesus laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
If you have enough money to live well, and you see a brother or sister in need but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens to God's love? It disappears. And you made it disappear.
Dear children, let's not just talk about love; let's practice it.
From the beginning Jesus used apocalyptic language to describe his time on earth. That was exciting for the disciples. What they didn't comprehend except through their own eventual experience was that the presence of heaven on earth required a great deal of death.
John says in order to get to life, we pass through death. The approach to God requires it. Purification, holiness, glory, joy, eternal peace, and especially love … all are preceded by death. Although not necessarily the physical death at the end of physical life, this "road less traveled" is marked with mourners, wailing, and grief. It is hard to let go.
Say goodbye, little silkworm (to use Teresa of Avila's 400-year-old metaphor).
A bright white butterfly comes straight from the silkworm's cocoon. The only one who doesn't know that in advance is the little silkworm.
Not every caterpillar will construct her cocoon. Some of them just won't do it. We're no different, of course, too often perfectly willing to settle for a kind-of-comfortable patchwork quilt wrapped around us from birth to death, within which we grow very little. Do what? Ignore everything except a deep primal instinct to turn toward something I can't see? Sew myself up inside a virtual spiritual casket?
Forget it.
But here are some of St. Teresa's words (from Interior Castle) about the butterfly released on just the right day from that woven silky casket: "It is never still, always doing good both for itself and others … Past trials cause her to take a far higher flight … so tender is her love that at the slightest provocation it flames forth and the soul takes flight."
Teresa remembers Paul's words to the Philippians, "For me to live is Christ and to die is gain" and writes, "This I think, might here be uttered by the soul, for now the little butterfly dies with supreme joy, for Christ is her life."
For us to know this joy, Lord Jesus, is why you were born.
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Marketing and sales professionals say creating quality content is the most effective search engine optimization (SEO) tactic, according to the results of a recent survey conducted by Ascend2.
More than half (57%) of the global professionals polled say quality content creation is one of the most effective SEO strategies employed by their company.
Other SEO efforts seen as effective include keyword research and management (47% say it is one of the most effective tactics), frequent website updating (37%), social media integration (32%), and frequent blogging (28%).
Link-building, a tactic greatly affected by a series of algorithm changes by Google over the past few years, was cited by only 25% of respondents as a top strategy.
Mobile and local search optimization, two relatively new tactics, are cited as among the most effective by 17% and 9% of respondents, respectively.
Below, additional key findings from the report, which was based on data from a survey of 442 marketing and sales professionals from around the world.
Most Difficult SEO Tactics
- Quality content creation is perceived as being both highly effective and very difficult to do well; 47% of respondents say it is one of the most difficult SEO tactics to execute.
- 44% view link building as being highly difficult to execute.
- Other challenging tactics include frequent blogging (32% of respondents say it is among the most difficult), keyword research (29%), and frequent website updating (29%).
Most Useful Metrics
- The effect of keywords on search rankings and the impact of call-to-action offers on conversion rates are viewed as the two most useful SEO metrics (44% of respondents say each is among the most useful metrics for tracking and analyzing SEO performance).
- 41% say traffic by visits and traffic by source are useful metrics.
SEO Challenges
- 44% of respondents say having a limited budget is among the most challenging obstacles to achieving their important SEO objectives.
- 40% cite limited skills in-house and 32% say a top challenge is understanding search algorithms.
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Introduction: Malfunctioning Robot
We found many of the components to make this costume from a surplus store (Axeman in Minneapolis - AWESOME place). If you would like to make a costume like this, visit places like Axeman, flea markets, old hardware stores, etcetera, to find cool roboty items. You will need a roll, or three, of Gorilla tape, glues that work on plastic, silver spray paint (we used a lighter and darker color so that everything wasn't exactly the same), work gloves, safety glasses and any other safety equipment needed for the products you use.
We found a nice, symmetrical plastic bucket that fit our son's head with a few inches to spare. Additional components:
• Eyes: Trailer lights
• Mouth: Dryer vent end piece
• Sides: 2 milk bottle caps from McDonald's kid's meals and 2 water bottle covers (surplus store)
• Top: Battery-operated toy emergency light and a random metal piece that is spiraled on one end (surplus store)
• Back: On/off switch (surplus store)
• Sheets of craft foam
We determined where everything should go on the helmet. Our son would be looking through the mouth, so we had to place the components with that in mind. We taped sheets of foam around on the inside of the bucket, except the face side.We cut slightly less than half of the vent off and cut a hole in the bucket that would hold the vent tightly. The flat side of the vent is down to give the robot a frown. We spray painted the bucket, without the mouth in it, with the lighter silver paint and sprayed the vent and the side pieces with the darker silver. Once they were dry, we slid the vent into the bucket so that half of it stuck out. Hot glue holds it in. We also hot glued the side pieces and the antennae thingy. The trailer lights were attached and wired to a battery pack. Since the battery pack holds four D batteries, it is really heavy, so the battery pack was attached inside the body of the costume with quick-connect wires that run from inside the back of the helmet. the on/off switch was installed on the back of the helmet. The emergency light was attached with Velcro so that it can be taken off to change the batteries. We added foam layers to make it comfortable, keep our son's nose from hitting the vent and make the bucket move with his head.
Here, we found a very large storage bin that had a nice, flat cover. We added the following:
• Giant truck bolt covers (surplus store)
• Old stove dials, thermostats and other gauges (surplus store)
• Sound-activated light up shirt
• Plexiglass for frames
• Surgical tubing (surplus store)
• Baby wipes container
• Dishwasher baskets used for baby bottle parts
• Flashing bulb key rings (surplus store)
• A little spinning motor, pulley, O-ring and a pull-down switch (surplus store)
• Lenticular sticky-back vinyl with circuitry print
• iPod Nano and a small, battery-operated speaker
• An old circuit board (surplus store)
• LED flat head book lights
The cover of the bin is the front of the body. With it standing vertically, we cut a large hole on the top for our son's head to go through (towards the back, since we knew we would need extra room on the inside towards the front for components and the hidden candy bag). Arm holes were cut into each side. We taped the cover on temporarily and then cut the whole bottom of the body off, plus a curved piece off the cover to allow for leg movement and sitting. The cover was then glued and taped permanently on the inside of the body and the temporary tape taken off. I taped foam on the inside of the top right up to the head hole. With my son holding his arms in the air, we could now slip the body down over his head while he put his arm through the arm holes. After he took it off, we spray painted it with the lighter silver paint.
Now the fun part! We figured out where everything was going to go and traced components lightly on the body with a pencil. I hot glued the stove knobs to the body. We cut holes for the gauges, slipped and screwed them in. The gauges are not attached to anything, so they were taken apart earlier and the needles were fixed to look like they are functioning. The battery compartment for the eyes was attached on the inside of the body toward the top of the back. The quick release wiring was left long enough to connect from the helmet and allow the head to move side-to-side.
For the digital-look panel, I got a sound-activated light-up t-shirt. There are several styles available through Amazon. The 'system failure' one fashioned after The Matrix movie was perfect. These shirts have a panel sewn into the front and a pocket on the inside that holds the battery compartment with an on/off switch. We cut a hole in the robot body just a little smaller than the panel on the shirt. I took a length of surgical tubing (it is about a half an inch in diameter with very thick walls) and split it from top to bottom going through just one side. I slipped the tubing over the lip of the hole to give it a finished edge. You will see that I used this same technique on many areas of the robot, securing with glue inside the tubing where necessary. I cut a piece of Plexi a little bit larger than the hole, placed it against the hole on the inside of the body and taped its edges to the body. I folded the shirt, put in on the inside so that I could see the panel from the outside, and taped it in place. I made sure the battery compartment was accessible.
The candy receptacle is an idea I got from another person's costume. It is very clever. I got a small baby wipes container, one with a tab you push and a flap in the top pops open. The whole cover is a little larger than the base. I trimmed along the edge of the cover so that the edges were straight, cut out the inside under the flap to make a bigger opening and cut the bottom off about an inch under where the cover attaches to it. We spray painted the box with the darker spray paint and the tab (button) red. I made a bag that would fit the circumference of the now open box bottom, using Velcro to attach. When it is done, it will hang down inside the costume to receive candy. We cut a hole in the body to snugly fit the box being pushed in so that the cover butted up to the outside of the body. The box was positioned in the hole so that the button was towards the top and glued on along the seam from the inside of the body. I printed, laminated and attached a sign to the flap that has an arrow pointing up and the words 'CANDY UPLOAD'.
For the gutty-works, I used the top part of a dishwasher basket (it was ideal - a shallow rectangle box made out of a plastic grids). I lined the inside with lenticular sticky-back vinyl paper. Holes were cut just large enough for the back ends of the gauge and three blinky key chain lights. The items were pushed through and secured on the outside of the basket. The small motor, pulley and O-ring were mounted to the inside of the basket. It is wired to a pull down switch mounted on an outside side of the body and is run by batteries mounted in a open spot on the inside of the body. When the switch is thrown, the pulley spins. The blinky lights are turned on by push buttons on the ends that stick through the basket. I made a small cage out of another piece of the dishwasher basket and attached it to go around the back ends of the blinky lights, to prevent them from being turned on and off by the wearer's belly. We cut a piece of Plexi a little larger than the gutty-works basket and then taped it to the basket. We cut a hole slightly smaller than the basket and edged it with surgical tubing. The basket was then taped into place with the Plexi against the hole in the body.
We cut holes for the iPod and speaker on a side of the body and edged with surgical tubing. I used another piece of the dishwasher basket that fits around the iPod snugly. I taped the basket in place. The iPod slides in from below, and I made a Gorilla tape hinge to help hold it in place. The speaker was taped into place, the hole made a bit smaller than the speaker.
We cut out a hole slightly smaller than the circuit board on the back of the body. I attached a copper spiral thingy (another surplus store find) to one edge and glued the circuit board to the OUTSIDE of the body against the hole. I added three flat-headed LED book lights on the inside taped to shine through the circuit board.
Surgical tubing was added around the bottom of the robot body, the neck and arm openings and the edge of the bucket head. I also glued it around the mouth vent for a finishing touch.
• Empty Gatorade and Powerade bottles
• Plastic stroller wheel hubs (surplus store)
• Old shoes, shoe box and duct tape
• Toy grabbing claw and giant articulating hand
For the arms, I took the labels off of four Gatorade and two Powerade (individual size) bottles. I cut tops and bottoms off of each to get the center cylinders. The forearm pieces are a Gatorade and Powerade cylinder fitted together and glued. I added a baby stroller wheel hub to one end, glued flat. and extending out a bit. The upper arm band is a single Gatorade cylinder. All four assembled pieces were painted with the darker silver paint, and the outside edges were lined with surgical tubing. I made leg pieces in the same fashion, but my son isn't wearing them in the photos.
The shoes are old Converse with shoe boxes cut for the tops and the whole thing covered in duct tape. We made more realistic-looking shoe covers to start, but they proved difficult to trick-to-treat in. ***If you want something more interesting and don't have to worry about steps, take two grab-in hardware bins (they are usually yellow or blue and stack. They have a front and back that are angled out so that you can reach in). Turn them upside down, cut a hole in the top towards what will be the back, and a slit from the hole straight down the back. Spray paint. Hold the slit side open a bit, slide the ankle through and the bins settle right over any old shoes. They look great, but are not as easy to walk in.***
We sprayed painted the toy claw with the dark silver paint and left the articulating hand in the colors it came in.
We loaded some robot tunes onto the iPod, placed fresh batteries in all of the compartments, and had our son put on some grey sweats and the robot shoes. Once everything else was on, the light panel danced with the music and any other sound made around it. the blinky lights flashed, the pulley rotated and the circuit board glowed a beautiful green pattern.
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Congratulations on being a finalist in the Halloween contest!!! Can't wait to see if you win! Good luck!
Thank you! I am honored to be a finaliist...to be included with so many awesome entries.
Very, very sweet :)
heh heh heh?
WOW! Just WOW!!!
Love this and am going to try to do this for my son who is also 8. Do you remember how big the tub was you used (how many L) and did you have to paint the surgical tubing?
I do not remember the size, however, it was one of the bigger ones. I had my son stand in front of it to make sure it was wider than his shoulders and would come down far enough to get to his upper thigh. Also, I chose one with a nice shape to the cover, which became the front of the robot. I did not have to paint the tubing. I hope that helps! Good luck!
Im totally inspired for next Halloween! Great job!
hey is there a way i can buy this costume
make it yourself
Really clever... I love mid-century robots and this captures the appearance perfectly! You got my vote ;-)
We love those old robots, too. My son has collected tin toy type replicas since he was seven.
super cool
Very cool looking costume!! I agree with Brosiman, ya might think about splitting the photos up with the text in steps, it's okay if you don't have all the steps photo graphed but sometimes a few pics help. You can also imbed words on the photo, so if there is an area you want to explain. :) HOWEVER, this is fantastic and I'm so glad you shared, can't wait to see what you do next! :)
Thank you! This was my first Instructible - I wanted to separate the photos throughout, but I just could out figure out how to do it.


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Transducer Torturing Test Tracks: The InnerFidelity – Qobuz Playlist
All Jokes aside, Rafe and I have been discussing playlists and music a lot lately, and I thought it might be a great time to slowdown from the deluge of recent-releases and put together a playlist which represents a small peek into tracks used as a reference for listening on reviews.
What are some of the things I listen to when I'm torture testing my gear? This can range from difficult bass passages or albums with tons of spatial sonic detail, but it also includes a lot of tracks I test for musical engagement. Some of the tracks aren't even that well recorded, but give me an idea of how forgiving – or not – a headphone or speaker might be. We all have those recordings that we love but are less than pristine.
Mostly though, this is in celebration of music. Specifically music I think makes the cut of tracks worth listening to. There's some things you'll love and some things you won't want to listen to at all, but the playlist is generally designed to be left on shuffle and introduce you to new tracks and artists. If there's only one IF playlist you ever listen to, make it this one. It can be considered the 'highlights reel' of sorts. If you particularly love something on the list, feel free to drop me a line, I'd love to know what you guys like and want more of. Hopefully you enjoy this insight into my 'personal stash' of test tracks. – Grover Neville
One of the coolest things about a Qobuz playlist is that it's a 'live wire' in the sense that it can be updated and added to on-the-fly, so it becomes a living, breathing, curation of music fidelity. Both Mr. Neville and I will be adding to this Qobuz creation, so continue to check back for updates. Enjoy. – Rafe Arnott
The InnerFidelity – Qobuz Playlist
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1. What 5 things you would like to learn in your lifetime?
- Learning how to swim
- Learning how to tread water
- Learning the guitar
- Learning judo
- Learning to make an extra $100 per month on the internet
- Learning how to eat with chopsticks
2. What 5 family experiences you would like to provide for your family?
- Vacation to table mountain
- Vacation to Victoria Falls
- Vacation to God's Window
- Vacation to Mauritius
- Picnic in Pretoria park
3. What 5 things you want to do just once?
- Hot air balloon ride with Thube
- Date night with Thube on a hotel balcony overlook Paris Eiffel Tower
- Sky diving
- Bungee jumping
- Walking
the length ofon the great wall of China
4. What 5 sporting events you would like to go to live?
- Orlando Pirates soccer match
- American football game
- Formula one grand prix with my father in Monte Carlo
- US open tennis match
- Jeppe boys rowing race
- Ultimate Fighting Championship Event
5. What 5 things you would like to share or teach others?
- Sharing my life experiences published in book form
- Sharing 10% of my income to my favourite charity
- Teaching 5 people how to make R1200 network marketing passive income every month for the rest of their lives
- Sharing 10% of my income towards credit card surplus
- Teaching Tumi how to drive
6. What 5 challenges you would like to conquer in your lifetime?
- Mastering building a R200,000 network marketing business asset that gives me an extra R1,200 per month passive income every month for the rest of my life
- Having a R10,000 per month passive network marketing income by December 2017
- Having attracted 20+ business minded and ambitious people to the March 2017 Business Seminar
- New formal look at work with new formal shoes
- Driving in an grey Aston Martin DBS
7. What 5 personal characteristics you would like to develop?
- Being more charismatic
- More self confidence
- Having a positive mental attitude
- Being more enthusiastic
- Being more money conscious
- Speaking well of others even when I'm not around them
8. What 5 financial milestones you would like to achieve?
- Building a R5000 per month passive income generating network marketing business
- Building a network marketing asset that generates R10000 passive income every month
- Building a network marketing business that generates R15000 per month passive income
- Building a network marketing business that generates R20000 per month passive income
- Building a network marketing business that generates R40000 per month passive income after tax for the rest of my life – talk about having a modest pension in my later years right?
9. What 5 things you would like to do in your community?
- Sponsor rowing kit for my high school
- Invest in a Wi-Fi free zone
- Start a foundation that increases the amount of self-development books in libraries
- Escalation hotline to speed up services delivery queries
- Landscaping business that offers free services for selected clients
- Building a library dedicated to self improvement books under my name
10. What 5 concerts you would like to attend live?
- Black coffee
- DJ Franky
- Dj Sika
- Jay Z
- Opera concert
11. What 5 cities would like to explore?
- Orlando, USA
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- London, England
- Beijing, China
- Bangkok, Thailand (I think)
12. What 5 things you like to do in your own country?
- Quad bike riding
- Drinks at Chaf pozi
- Shot left to East London
- Road trip to cape town
- Gold reef with family
13. What 5 cultural events you would like to attend?
- Colour run
- Annual carnival in Brazil
- Annual jazz carnival at New Orleans
- Annual cape town carnival
- Chinese new year celebration
14. What 5 goals achieved in the past and would like to achieve again?
- Receiving R10000 monthly after tax income
- Being recognized on a network 21 stage
- Getting my own passport
- Travelling internationally on a plane
- R15000 lobola contribution
15. What 5 things you would like to design?
- Wooden bench
- Family home
- Rocking chair
- Shopping mall
- Hotels
16. What 5 businesses you would like to build?
- Cashflow rich network marketing business
- Email marketing business
- Landscaping business
- Public speaking business
- Real estate business
- Futures and Forex trading businesses
17. What 5 things you would like to create?
- Flourishing new town
- Network marketing asset portfolio
- Real estate asset portfolio
- Stock trading asset portfolio
- Family park with free WiFi
18. What 5 things you would like to own?
- Aston Martin DBS
- Cashflow rich Beach apartments
- Cashflow rich Townhouses
- Cashflow rich Block of flats
- A single level Houghton mansion
- Cashflow rich network marketing business that generates R120000 p.a.
19. What 5 health milestones you would like to reach?
- High energy levels
- Improved stamina
- Increased healthy weight gains
- Exercise daily
- Removing 6cm around my stomach the Healthpointe way
20. What 5 hobbies you would like to pursue?
- Book writing
- Regular exercises
- Gaming for money
- Traveling for pleasure
- Watching my baby girl grow in a grown up and successful baby girl as a wealthy full time dad
Just thought I should extend on what one of my earlier update.
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Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff has been diagnosed with lung cancer, his spokeswoman has confirmed. Reports from Catalan radio station RAC1 emerged on Thursday morning claiming the 68-year-old, a three time Ballon d'Or winner, had fallen ill.
But it has since been confirmed he has been undergoing tests after being informed of his illness at the beginning of the week. "He has been in hospital this week for tests and lung cancer has been confirmed," Carole Thaye, Cruyff's spokeswoman, told AP.
Cruyff won three consecutive European Cups playing for Ajax while personifying the 'Total Football' mantra embodied by the Netherlands national team in the 1970s.
He won one league title as a Barcelona player in 1974 but his greatest achievements in Catalonia came when he returned as manager of the club in 1988. The Dutchman led the club to four consecutive La Liga titles from 1990 to 1994 in addition to their first ever European Cup, beating Sampdoria at Wembley in 1992.
A smoker even during his playing days, Cruyff underwent a double heart bypass in 1991 while in charge at the Camp Nou before going onto become the face of an anti-smoking campaign.


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Jeevan Vasagar reports on the recent UK curriculum announcement that all children are to be taught a foreign language from seven upwards, which has been discussed for several years.
The number of primary schools teaching languages has been increasing in response to a target set by the previous government., though school inspectors say headteachers' monitoring of language provision can be weak. This is often because primary heads feel they lack competence to judge language provision, Ofsted says


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Some of you I have met in person. Some I have known for a long time and we've become reacquainted. Others I may never have the honor of meeting, but just because you can't see a person's face, doesn't mean you can't hold them in your heart!
So today, give yourselves a hug from me and know that you are in my thoughts and heart.


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Solar Impulse co-founder aims to make electric aviation a reality with new company
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Electric high-speed trains have been zipping passengers across Europe and Asia for decades. Now the era of affordable electric cars is beginning with the Chevy Bolt and Tesla Model 3. But what about aviation? Could the friendly skies one day joing electric trains and cars as an alternative to fossil fuels polluting the air and contributing to climate change?


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There's so many bretzel recipes out there that I had avoided making them for so long. A lot of them had accompanying pictures that looked nothing like the gorgeous dark brown and creamy white originals. This one, however, showed a little more promise. This is one of those recipes that is not hard to make…but makes you feel a great sense of accomplishment when looking at the finished product. You can either make them into a tight knot, pretzel shape or simple bun shape. And how was that finished product? Tasted just like the originals and Christian went back for more so I'd call that a success.
NB I use Australian measurements in my recipes.
* 1 1/4cups warm water
* 1 1/2 tablespoons warm milk
* 7g active dry yeast
* 4 tablespoons light brown sugar
* 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
* 4 cups all-purpose flour
* kosher salt or pretzel salt
* 2 litres cold water
* 1/2 cup baking soda
In a large bowl mix a 1/3 cup of the warm water (just above room temperature or it will kill the yeast) with the yeast and let stand until foamy.
Add the remaining warm water along with milk, sugar & melted butter and stir lightly to dissolve the sugar. Add flour and combine until mixture forms a nice a firm, pliable dough ball. Add more flour if necessary.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured table and knead for 2 minutes. Roll into a 2 foot long log and cut into 12 even pieces. Cover dough with plastic and let sit for 10 minutes.
Pat dough into rolls or form knots and arrange on a lightly floured surface about an inch apart and cover with lightly oiled plastic wrap. Let the pretzels rest for an additional 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
In a large stockpot, bring the cold water to a rolling boil and add baking soda carefully (it will fizz and bubble).
Drop two rolls into the boiling water and boil for no more then 30 seconds, turning once. Carefully remove with tongs or slotted spoon and hold above pot and let drain. Sprinkle lightly with salt. Repeat with the remaining rolls.
Arrange rolls on baking sheets and bake on the upper and middle racks of the oven for about 8-10 minutes, or until browned all over.
Let rolls cool on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes, then transfer them to a rack.
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Leftists of all stripes are led by the nosering by what Lenin called the "Vanguard party." They were (and are) the small ideological, intellectual elite at the forefront of the Marxist revolution. Lenin believed that "the masses" could not conscienticize themselves on the complexities of Marxism because they were too busy laboring for a living. Therefore, the task of revolution would fall to this highly committed and disciplined intellectual global vanguard elite. Today, with the fall of the Soviet Union, Marxism no longer has a homeland, yet it nevertheless continues to thrive in exile as a transnational movement. The Vanguard Party, too, is transnational, and was therefore largely unaffected by the Soviet collapse. Lenin's Vanguard Party was not, as you might imagine, the stuff of cloak and dagger intrigue, with agents receiving direct orders from the Kremlin via dead drops and invisible ink. Rather, it was (and is) an intellectual elite operating pretty much in the open as academics, publishers, activists, and within Leftist elements of the Church. They remain as active today as when Lenin coined the term. Here, Rev. Jeremiah Wright speaks to his fellow travellers of the Vanguard party about the evils of capitalism and its largest earthly institution, America. He uses terms like the hungry, the have-nots, the dispossessed, the "least of these", racism, etc. All fine words, but as dissonant to my ears coming from the likes of Jeremiah Wright as the words liberty, freedom, faith, patriotism, and God bless America, etc., are to Rev. Wright coming from a Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh.
Rev. Wright: "Land of the greed, and home of the slave."


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It has been a several weeks since we last updated here. Today is a landmark. Not monumental by any means, but yet feels like it. I am writing this piece on my own for the first time. William has been so good about putting my thoughts and words down while I dealt with the low energy that comes with chemotherapy.
The side effects of chemotherapy are easing up, although I am still struggling. Chemo has killed or seriously messed up my finger nails. There is a good chance that I will lose all of my nails. I am on round two of antibiotics taken to treat really painful infections under my nails. Hair growth is slow, but it is starting its comeback.
Oh, and about my hair — Prickly and driving me a little nuts!
It's weird; I am weaker now than while taking the chemo drug. Don't get me wrong I was pretty weak while doing chemo, so you can imagine just how scary and frustrating it is to be worse off now some 4 weeks after my last chemo treatment. I am working at eating well and getting stronger; I need to be ready for surgery.
Surgery is April 30th. It is an outpatient procedure. I'm in the door around 7:30 am for prep. Surgery is around 12 noon. They expect to let me go home around 5 or later. I will be laying low for at least a week; but I'm hoping to feel better soon thereafter. I'm really ready to get back to my old normal.
As the weeks progress since my diagnosis you would think I would have so many little projects accomplished. I feel lazy and lately with my fingers so painful the thank you notes I need to write are just piling up. Please know I appreciate all the gifts, cards and phone calls. Everyone has just been so wonderful.
There is a real landmark coming up.
We should know by May 6th the outcome of the pathology tests which will be done using tissue and lymph nodes taken during surgery. It goes without saying, we are hopeful. Truly great news is expected. Think Poker. In many ways this is the game-of-life with very real "odds". I'm told that I have around and 80% chance of complete response to the two Antibody Drugs coupled with this one chemo drug.
The ultrasound scan a couple of weeks ago did not find any tumors present. I'm down from 4 tumors with a total mass of around 5 cm! Extended pathology tests will be looking for individual cancer cells. Somehow the needle in the haystack analogy seems proper. It's hard not to be a little anxious waiting for these results; so much so, that my upcoming breast surgery feels almost routine to me. I'm more focused on the lab technician's work more so than the cancer surgeon and the plastic surgeon.
Yes, I know that surgery is a big deal. Thinking recovery afterward is going to be tough too. I know this I'm more than ready for it to happen. It will bring me one step closer to December this year when I will have my last drug infusion appointment and I can close this crazy and unexpected chapter of my life. I am confident. I am grateful.
Until we meet again. Love you!
Dawne L. Lee


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A healthy lifestyle is the single most important predictor for optimal health in a population. Community-based organizations are instrumental to provide healthy activities. The Plymouth Public Health Department promotes effective community-based activities alongside community-based organizations that provide and improve optimal healthy lifestyles.
Some of the community-based organizations we collaborate with:
- Plymouth Youth Development Collaborative
- To The Moon And Back
- Healthy Plymouth


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Out of the Mouths of Babes
It's quite clear that the purpose of many of these blogs is to illustrate that the author's progeny is the cutest, most brilliant, clever, perceptive and introspective human in training ever to draw breath.
To be fair, I realize that nature, in her infinite wisdom, planned it that way. Parents are supposed to think that their children hung the moon. Parents are supposed to be blind to the faults and flaws of their offspring. Its why human mothers don't eat their young. A mother bird, confronted with a crippled chick, will simply push it out of the nest, but a human mother will nurture and protect her disabled young with a ferocity unlike any other. If human mothers were posessed of this same type of grim pragmatism, human children would not likely survive beyond one of the many milestones with which we mark the passing of their lives. For mine, that would have been the realization of autonomy.
Yes, kids are a hoot. Yes, I have some, and they are undeniably endearing. Until they got old enough to understand the power of sarcasm, and wield it with uncanny exactitude and inordinate frequency, (what can I say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree) I often found myself chuckling softly behind a demurely raised and impeccibley manicured hand at their precociousness or ignorance er, I mean innocence. And even though my children have elevated the fart joke to an art form and cultivated the art of embarassing me to almost noble perfection, I can still appreciate the instrinsic humor of bodily functions, sex, and childlike candor.
So, though I can appreciate a particularly poignant, droll or whimsical verbal gem from any child, I, and everybody else can do without are the 27 lines of monosyllabic discourse leading up the piece de resistance. Seriously. Human beings, and in particular, the sort who browses the internet looking for...whatever it is they are looking for...are not particlarly adept at or inclinced towards, delayed gratification. After five lines of "uh-huh" and "why?" they are likely to either nod off, or go in search of more stimulating fare.
So do your precious younglings a favor, and do their sweet little aphorisms justice. Give us the goods, let us appreciate their brilliance, and let us all go on with our lives.
(Dedicated to all the children, who are sometimes frightnely insightful, prescient and wise)


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For the first time ever, one of our releases has made it's way onto the Earshot charts for Canada. Apparently college and community radio DJs and volunteers are liking it. Which is great! It was #43 on the top 50 last week and #25 this week. It would be cool to keep it going!
7"s have been moving steadily and we're almost out of red vinyl copies.
Here's a music video for "Summer Mothers" from the 7".
HHR025 (BIG NUMBER!) is going out to press before the end of the month. Look out for our first LP early 2014.


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Treasury in CEE: Exploring the Digital Frontier
By Eleanor Hill, Editor
The European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT) recently teamed up with TMI for the 2018 CEE Conference in Budapest – covering a whole spectrum of treasury topics for the region, from FX to geopolitical risk. One of the key plenary sessions explored innovation and digitisation in corporate treasury with a focus on artificial intelligence and cybercrime. On the panel for this discussion were Daniel Chapman, AVP Strategic Accounts EMEA at HighRadius; Matt McQuillan, C2FO's Managing Director, UK; and László Tóth, Head of Corporate Banking and Global Subsidiaries Group, Hungary, Western Balkan and Baltics at Citi. The moderator for this lively session was TMI's CEO, Robin Page.
AI and robotics
Daniel Chapman
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics inevitably come up in any conversation about digitisation, but how can they be applied specifically to treasury operations? This was one of the first questions addressed by the panel, with Chapman commenting that AI has significant potential in areas such as cash application and invoicing.
"This is about taking huge data sets that exist across your customers – swathes of information about how you're paying them, how you're invoicing them, how they're paying you – and using AI to be able to intelligently predict when things are coming," Chapman said. "I see AI playing a much more significant role in cash forecasting going forward, helping treasurers to more accurately see what their customers are doing and to better project future cash positions."
McQuillan then explained that C2FO uses AI to "learn what cash is worth to suppliers". As a dynamic discounting marketplace between the supplier and the customer, the company receives information every second of the day from thousands of suppliers who make offers to their customers on invoice discounts for early payment. The marketplace uses machine learning to take all of that big data and essentially "pick the invoices with the greatest potential to get the best return and to pay as many suppliers as possible with the cash available," he noted.
Another interesting point raised was that, in many large companies, people who work next to each other might not really talk to each other – and AI could help bridge that gap. Said Chapman: "It's always fascinating when I sit by someone who's in cash application and they're trying to apply cash as quickly as they can. Meanwhile the deductions person who sits across from them is drinking from a fire hose of unstructured data and information – getting overwhelmed. "When you start doing the mathematics of where the information is, you see that if the cash application person would code the deductions a little better, the deductions person would be freed up to bring greater value to the organisation. AI can fit into that to help reduce manual burden, but also to help determine where people should focus their efforts in order to reap efficiencies."
Cyber threats
László Tóth
One of the unfortunate by-products of digitisation is the growth of cyber-fraud. Tóth noted that Citi has three large centres around the world – in Budapest, New York, and Singapore – that operate as a cyber-security function for the bank's entire global network. Here, the different functions are dealing with various aspects of cyber-security, he said, from market intelligence to network performance monitoring, detecting intrusions and much more.
Nobody can have a completely watertight IT system, he said, but it is imperative to have a strong defence mechanism to deal with an event if and when it occurs, especially for treasury, since payments will still need to be made and received. "Communication between the different parties – internally and externally – is therefore one of the most important elements of a successful cyber-security system. It's not necessarily about just preventing the intrusion, but much more about managing the damage that is caused if an intrusion happens and identifying any cyber-actor as soon as possible," he cautioned.
Tóth also commented that, as with all systems issues, the weakest link when dealing with cyber remains the human element. He explained how Citi uses a group of ethical hackers to target their system internally, probing staff with different phishing exercises, for example. This enables the firm to identify how strong the weakest link is, and also to offer education to staff on a regular basis as a way to pre-empt any behaviour that could be exploited by cybercriminals.
Chapman then explained how machine learning can also help corporates to protect themselves against potential cybercrime, through solutions such as sanctions screening. He spoke about how Citi Smart Match – an intelligent reconciliation solution developed in conjunction with HighRadius – can use a company's sanction list to automatically scan customers. "If you receive a payment from a company or individual on the list, the system will flag them so the payment is not applied immediately. A member of the team can then investigate further before taking action."
The same goes for suspicious payments, Chapman explained. "Perhaps you were expecting a payment from a large company in a particular country but were actually paid by a third party from elsewhere. The system is able to create rules so that if you're not paid by exactly who you think you're going to be paid by, even if the invoice number and customer number are correct, the transaction will still be flagged so that someone can assess the situation and make sure that there are no issues before the payment is applied."


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Oct. 20, 2004
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The University of Notre Dame women's volleyball team (10-5) held leads of eight or more in every game en route to a convincing road sweep (30-26, 30-24, 30-25) of #14 Utah (15-3) Tuesday night at Crimson Court. The Irish, who got 18 kills on .567 hitting from junior middle blocker Lauren Brewster (Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood H.S.), snapped the Utes' school-record 12-match winning streak and handed them their first home loss in more than a year.
Brewster led all players in kills and made just one attack error on 30 attempts. She also ended with a match-high 20 points, marking the seventh time this season she has hit the 20-point plateau. It was the 13th consecutive match in which Brewster has had 11 or more kills, which is tied for the fourth-longest streak of matches with double-digit kills in school history.
The Utes had not lost since Sept. 7 and were riding a winning streak that had featured victories against both #6 UCLA and #7 Colorado State. The Irish win snapped Utah's 13-match home winning streak and marked its first home defeat since a 3-1 decision against Colorado State on Sept. 27, 2003.
Notre Dame's other junior middle blocker, Carolyn Cooper (Houston, Texas/Lutheran South Academy), turned in one of the best matches of her career. She notched a career-high seven kills and made just one error for a .353 hitting percentage. Cooper, who matched her career high with 17 attempts, also had 12 points, which was three more than her previous career best.
Cooper was the match's most effective blocker, taking part in a match-high six, including notching a career-best total of four solo blocks that was just one shy of the school record for a three-game match. She helped the Irish win the battle of two of the best 20 blocking teams in Division I. Notre Dame, which was 19th in Division I heading into last week (the most current NCAA stats), finished with 10 blocks, while the Utes – who had been ninth with an average of 3.28 blocks – had eight (2.67 per game). Senior OH Emily Loomis (Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Luers H.S.) was another major contributor for the Irish, notching three solo blocks.
Notre Dame's blocking was a key factor in holding Utah to a .169 hitting percentage for the match. In fact, none of the Utes' hitters hit better than .273 for the contest. The Irish also had 49 digs, with junior captain L Meg Henican (New Orleans, La./Isidore Newman H.S.) leading the way with 10 and junior OH Lauren Kelbley (Bascom, Ohio/Hopewell-Loudon H.S.) matched her career high with nine. A pair of Irish rookies, S Ashley Tarutis (Long Beach, Calif./Los Alamitos H.S.) and OPP Adrianna Stasiuk (Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South H.S.) added eight apiece.
The victory marked the 450th in the career of Irish head coach Debbie Brown – now in her 20th season as a collegiate head coach (14th at Notre Dame after six at her alma mater, Arizona State) – who holds a record of 450-197 (.696). Brown joined an elite club of just 31 active Division I coaches who have registered 450+ victories. Only three coaches in that group (Alabama's Judy Green-19th, Arkansas' Chris Poole-19th, Florida's Mary Wise-18th) have coached for fewer seasons than Brown.
The win marked the third consecutive season that Notre Dame has upset a top-15 squad. Last season, the Irish notched a four-game win in a neutral-site match against #10 Arizona – which also was Notre Dame's last win over a ranked foe – and the '02 team beat #10 Pepperdine 3-2 in the final of the Golden Dome Invitational.
The Irish offense was balanced with the exception of Brewster's explosion. Loomis and Stasiuk both had eight kills, while Kelbley and Cooper added seven each. Tarutis finished with a match-high 31 assists in helping Notre Dame to a .231 hitting mark, while junior S Kelly Burrell (Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier Preparatory School) also accounted for eight assists.
Notre Dame's serving was particularly effective, notching six aces and making just seven service errors. Kelbley and Stasiuk both accounted for a pair of aces. The Utes had only one ace against the Irish serve receive unit, while making 10 errors.
Notre Dame beat a ranked team in three games for the first time since 1995, when the seventh-ranked Irish topped #15 Colorado by 3-0 scores on back-to-back nights in the Joyce Center on Sept. 23 and 24.
The win was the fifth in a row for the Irish, who have now had at least one winning streak of five matches or more in 14 consecutive seasons – every year since head coach Debbie Brown took over the program.
The Irish came out firing early, winning five of the first six points and building a lead of as many as eight points (10-2 and 11-3) before the Utes found a rhythm. Utah would eventually rally to tie the score at 21-21 and take its only advantage of the frame at 22-21. The Irish then won three straight points to break a 24-24 deadlock and take control for good, eventually ending the game on consecutive kills from Kelbley after the score was 28-26. Brewster led the Irish with five kills on nine swings for a .556 percentage in the game.
Utah won the first three points of the second game, but Notre Dame then won seven in a row to take the lead for good. The Utes would pull to within one at 10-9 and 11-10, but the Irish then used an 8-3 run to build a cushion they would protect the rest of the way. Notre Dame would lead by as many as eight three times and eventually converted its fourth game point with a kill from Stasiuk. Notre Dame's blocking was a big factor in the game, as the Irish ended up with six in the stanza. Cooper took part in four of them – including two solo blocks – while Loomis was in on three. Brewster led Notre Dame in kills again, with five on seven attempts (.571), while Cooper had four kills and no errors on nine swings.
After the break, the Utes again started quickly, winning four of the first five points. But the advantage was short-lived, as Notre Dame went on a 14-4 run to open up a 15-8 advantage. The Irish lead would grow to as many as nine, at 21-12, before Utah would rally. The Utes got to within two at 24-22 and 25-23, but Notre Dame then won five of seven points to claim the upset, which ended on a kill from Kelbley. Brewster converted eight of her 14 attempts into kills and did not make an error in the final game.
Notre Dame beat Utah for the second consecutive season, after the Irish prevailed in five games in the 2003 Shamrock Invitational. The Irish have won three of five all-time meetings with the Utes.
The Irish will continue their fall-break trip by traveling to Brigham Young for a 7 p.m. (MDT) match on Wednesday at Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah. The match will be televised live by BYU Television, which is available on Dish Network (channel 9403) and DirecTV PLUS (channel 374), as well as in cable packages in various markets (see http://byutv.org/getbyutv/usmap.asp to check availability in your area). In addition, www.byucougars.com will provide a live webcast, featuring real-time statistics.


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Reef temperature wranglerSubmitted by mguckian on Mon, 2017-10-16 07:21
Coral reefs often go unnoticed because they're underwater; but even though we don't regularly pay much attention to them, they're an extremely important part of our everyday lives. Coral reefs have been estimated to provide support for over a quarter of all marine species and this extreme biodiversity makes them a frequent source of discovery for new medicines that can help fight cancer and other diseases. They also protect our coastlines from storm surges, and provide millions of individuals with a source food and income.


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Raceway Park Motocross Update For This Week.
From Raceway Park
"We are going to cancel practice for Wednesday April 18th.
Regarding the Youth Race On Saturday, April 21st and the District 2 Race on Sunday, April 22nd, we are going to postpone these events.
With 3″-4″ of rain on Monday the track held up very well however we want the dirt to set up a few more days.
Regarding the weekend as long as we don't get snow or flaming meteors, that's pretty much how the weather's been we will be opening for practice only Saturday and Sunday. We would like to evaluate the track with a few practices before we roll right into the race program to make sure the flow is working on the track. Please stay tuned to social media and raceway parks website at www.racewaypark.com for updates."