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Rep. Mark Cusack , the House chairman of the Marijuana Policy Committee , argued at the outset of debate the bill makes "sensible and practical" improvements to the ballot question. "It's always easier up here on Beacon Hill to be for a tax cut than a tax increase", said Cusack, a Braintree Democrat. Turner and Sears both say that even if the bill isn't passed now, the Legislature can take it up when lawmakers return in January and it can be passed in time to have the same effective date, ... Lire la suite »
Abortion Provisions Could be Dropped From Senate Health Bill
The Senate's draft of the AHCA may be a slightly gentler attack than the House bill, but still an attack nonetheless. For weeks, 13 GOP senators have been meeting in secret on legislation to repeal and replace "Obamacare", the clunky 2010 law, passed exclusively with Democratic votes. Lire la suite »
Quel diagnostic et quel traitement pour cette infection — Helicobacter pylori
Pourtant, les recommandations en matière de diagnostic et de prise en charge des patients infectés sont mal connues et mal appliquées. " Certaines indications de recherche d'une infection à H. Une étape importante car c'est en fonction de la sensibilité de la bactérie aux antibiotiques que le traitement sera guidé. Le traitement de première ligne consiste en une trithérapie à base d'antibiotiques pendant dix jours. Lire la suite »
Hlas: Zach Johnson frustrated, but plays on in US Open
Day had never missed a cut at the US Open in six previous starts and suffered his first weekend away from the majors since the 2012 US PGA Championship. He closed with a 67 at Augusta that got him into a tie for 11th at 1 under, but his game dropped off a bit from there. Rory McIlroy missed the cut for the second consecutive year and will not feature on Saturday. Lire la suite »
Canadian military sniper's kill in Iraq shatters distance record
A McMillan TAC-50 sniper rifle - the standard long-range sniper of the Canadian military - was used to kill the ISIS fighter and the shot was sacked from a high-rise building in an undisclosed location. The Trudeau government pulled CF-18 fighter jets out of Iraq in 2016 but expanded the military mission, which will see the number of Canadian special forces trainers climb to 207 from 69 in an assist, train and advise mission. Lire la suite »
Alex Hayes s'en va — Lorient
Alex Hayes travaillait au FC Lorient depuis deux saisons, et son départ était dans l'ère du temps depuis la relégation du club breton en Ligue 2 . "Je garde un profond attachement au club et suivrai de près son évolution". Lire la suite »
Appeals court strikes down California's 30-day impound law
In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel of the USA 9th Circuit Court of Appeals revived a class-action lawsuit against the police for holding vehicles for 30 days. But the court said police provided no new justification to continue holding the vehicle after Brewster showed up with proof of ownership and a valid driver's license three days later. Lire la suite »
Ronaldo continues incredible scoring streak for Portugal
Mexico plays New Zealand in its second Confederations Cup game on Wednesday. #MEX clinched a 2-1 win v #NZL at the #ConfedCup2017 - @MarcoFabian_10 played throughout, @Csalcedojr subbed off injured, get well soon! The result in Sochi saw Mexico leapfrog Portugal , who earlier beat Russian Federation 1-0 in Moscow , into top spot in Group A by the slenderest of margins on goals scored. Lire la suite »
China security talks focus on North Korea
President Trump called Warmbier's death "a total disgrace" on Tuesday , and he also tweeted that China's efforts to help with North Korea have "not worked out". The talks will pair U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defence Secretary James Mattis with China's top diplomat, State Councilor Yang Jiechi , and General Fang Fenghui , chief of state of the People's Liberation Army . Lire la suite »
Un mercredi de juin "historiquement" chaud
Si les fortes chaleurs persistent depuis maintenant une semaine, l'épisode caniculaire devrait toutefois s'achever la nuit prochaine dans beaucoup de régions, à la faveur d'une arrivée d'air moins chaud en provenance de l'Ouest, selon Météo-France. Lire la suite »
Yoga is Cheap Health Insurance: Modi
While recognising the value of Yoga and Modi's efforts in taking it to the world, Adityanath said, " Yoga should be a way of life". Vishnudeo Vishwakarma, a retired former Air India employee, said he began each day with a 5am yoga session. Lire la suite »
Trump to make announcement on Comey recordings
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) described Warmbier's death as " murder " but called on Americans "stupid" enough to travel to North Korea to sign a waiver not to hold the United States responsible if something happens to them. 16 March 2016 - Mr Warmbier goes on trial in Pyongyang where he confesses to stealing a propaganda poster, and is sentenced to 15 years of hard labour. Lire la suite »
Shire's long-acting ADHD drug wins USA approval
Shire has previously suggested the new drug would be its most important 2017 launch and could be worth around $500m a year in peak sales, although consensus analyst estimates a more modest $288m by 2020, mainly because of anticipated payer resistance in the USA as the new drug has the same ingredients as Adderall XR. Lire la suite »
Olive oil makes your brain work better and shields against Alzheimer's
American scientists claim the consumption of the dressing defends memory by reducing the formation of toxic plaques and tangles in the brain, hallmarks of Alzheimer's . The research is published online by the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology . The two groups of mice didn't differ in appearance after months on their respective diets. Lire la suite »
Uber to Add Tipping Option to its Services
The move is part of a " 180 Days of Change campaign" expected to roll out in Canada, too, by the end of 2017. Once the new feature has been activated, riders will be prompted to offer a tip of $1, $3, $5 or a custom amount , as well as rating the driver as normal. Lire la suite »
Pour Macron, canaliser la force de la vague — Législatives
Un échec qu'il faut cependant mettre en perspective avec la véritable bérézina annoncée pour le PS, très loin des 29,35% des élections législatives de 2012. Mais " la division des forces de gauche se paie très cher ", regrette le dirigeant communiste Pierre Laurent, critiquant le refus d'alliance de Jean-Luc Mélenchon, qui avait réuni plus de 19% des voix au 1er tour de la présidentielle. Lire la suite »
Jaitley for JVs with Russian defence firms
Jaitley, who is on a four-day visit to Russian Federation, held a meeting along with the 5th edition of TECHNOPROM, an annual forum focussing on innovation & tech. Russia's weapons exporter Rosoboronexport expects to sign a contract with India soon on the delivery of S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems, the report said quoting Rosoboronexport Head Alexander Mikheyev, as saying at the Le Bourget worldwide aerospace show on Wednesday. Lire la suite »
Corée du Nord: Washington demande à Pékin d'augmenter la pression sur Pyongyang
En effet, le secrétaire d'Etat américain Rex Tillerson, le secrétaire à la Défense américain James Mattis, le conseiller chinois chargé des affaires de l'Etat Yang Jiechi et le chef d'état-major de l'Armée populaire de libération Fang Fenghui se sont réunis hier dans la capitale américaine. Lire la suite »
Freddie Freeman planning to play third base upon return from disabled list
Freeman replied, "No. Obviously it's been a few years since I've played third base but hopefully I can take to it quickly and hopefully I can refresh my memory of doing it 10 years ago". "His footwork, his arm is a weapon there, his hands are good". It's also no surprise that Jones' first comment was surprise. Freeman said, "For me, obviously, it's charging". Lire la suite »
Confirmed: Akshay Kumar won't play PM Narendra Modi
Meanwhile, the official spokesperson of Akshay Kumar denied all the reports about Akshay Kumar playing Modi in a film. He said that Akshay Kumar is not playing Narendra Modi on the screen. "His image goes well with the image of the New Shining India". While biopics are still in vogue and you have our Bollywood stars doing real-life stories of sportsmen to dreaded ganngsters, there are reports doing the rounds about Akshay Kumar doing a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Lire la suite »
Yoga connecting world, says Modi as millions celebrate
Similar yoga displays were organized in villages, towns, and cities across India. "Many countries which do not know our language, tradition, or culture, are now connecting to India through yoga", Modi said in his address to a almost 50,000-strong crowd. Lire la suite »
United States fighter jet shoots down pro-Syrian-regime drone
F-15 fighter jet shot down the drone "after it displayed hostile intent" while approaching a military camp near the Syria-Jordan border. Russian Federation made clear it was changing its military posture in response to the USA downing of a Syrian military jet on Sunday, which, according to Damascus, is the first such incident since the start of the conflict in 2011. Lire la suite »
Missouri boy dies in Alabama after being hit by wave-propelled log
Stephen said witnesses reported the boy was standing outside a condominium when he was struck by the log that crashed in on a large wave. The child's skull was crushed by the log. Emergency crews also tried to revive the boy, but were unsuccessful. Officials have repeatedly warned everyone to stay out of the water as Tropical Storm Cindy draws closer to the Gulf Coast. Lire la suite »
Indonesian police: 4 foreign inmates escape from Bali prison
Bulgarian man Dimitir Nikolon Ilev and Sayed Muhammad Said from India were captured by police in the East Timor capital city of Dili on Thursday after authorities ramped up the search for the four escapees. Asked where he thought the were, Pasaribu said: "Only God knows, I hope they're all well". Shaun Edward Davidson waiting to be transferred to Kerobokan jail in Bali after being charged with possessing another person's identity and overstaying his visa in April a year ago. Lire la suite »
Trump wants healthcare plan 'with heart'
In 2025, the measure would tie federal spending on the program to an even slower growth index than the one used in the House bill. They fear McConnell will jam the legislation through the Senate with little debate, limiting their chance to scrutinize the bill and whip up opposition against it. Lire la suite »


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1996 Nissan Cefiro Eximo 2.0L petrol from Australia and New Zealand
Everybody should own one!
Electric mirrors don't open and close correctly.
General Comments:
We bought a cheap Honda Civic in 2012 because they are well known for reliability. However, the lack of automated features like central locking, electric windows etc, were becoming a drag to live with. So we decided to sell it and start looking for a better car.
We found it with the Cefiro! Super reliable, smooth 2L V6 with an equally silky automatic transmission. Entry level luxury interior. Electric everything, including auto headlights and power/snow gear ratio control. This car has been a really great buy. Definitely an upgrade over the Civic in all categories excluding MPG (but not by much).
Nissan has setup the transmission to give torque where needed for combined city/highway driving. This is certainly no sports car, but it's not trying to be. It's an entry level luxury cruiser without the hefty price tag (bought ours for $2800).
This car is nearly perfect for us, but this is what I wished Nissan could have added:
- Reversing sensors (the car is big).
- Better quality speakers.
- Cosmetically, average to look at.
With plenty of these cars around, spare parts will be easy to come by (if it ever breaks down) and the car also has a cam chain, so no expensive belt replacements. The boot is massive!
As you can tell, I love this car and there are plenty of great points. The best point is the value for money!
Don't buy a Civic or a Corolla, buy a Cefiro (also badged as a Maxima).
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 12th January, 2014

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This is an aerial photograph showing William Jolitz's farm located near Talmage in Dickinson County, Kansas. The road in the upper left portion of the photograph passes by the pasture, potato patch, windbreak, and a lane enters the property. To the right of the house, is the granary, windmill, barn, chicken coop, brooder house and wash house. A tornado destroyed all the buildings except the chicken coop.
Date: 1953
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The Rep exceeded its aggressive subscription goals and saw the following results in the 2012–13 subscription campaign:
The campaign was more effective, too. The ROI (return on investment) per piece increased from $1.63 to $2.87. During the 2011–12 campaign, The Rep had spent $17 per subscription for net revenue of $232. In 2012–13, the cost was $15 per sub, with a net of $240 per sub.
The renewal campaign was successful as well. Renewal rates climbed to 90% and The Rep was able to save on renewals, owing partly to improvements in the early renewal campaign. The results were as follows:
Lory Bowman found collaborating with TRG consultants alongside Managing Director Mark Bernstein especially helpful. She returned to The Rep with a plan that had been vetted by all and was able to make it her own.
The changes we made to the acquisition campaign were TWEAKS! Details matter! Suddenly, results started to happen with these tweaks.
We tracked the pacing of where we were last year vs. this year. Average price per ticket was key, and we found that it was a challenge to get new subscribers to buy more expensive seats/packages. The Saturday 5 package and Section 1 seating (historically the most popular and most expensive) were slipping. New subscribers tended to buy Tuesdays, matinees and previews, which were lowest priced series and Sections 2 and 3. Telemarketing and box office were then encouraged to focus on selling the best seats, and upselling.
It also helped to have TRG's comparisons on response rates. We looked back at our response rates from the prior year and the cost of the pieces, and we were able to be more efficient and proactive in our mailings.
Since 1966, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has been the region's premier live, professional theatre. The Rep's commitment to its community of theatre professionals and patrons, and to its educational mandate among all ages, remains while it responds with reliable consistency to new needs and fresh challenges.


text: TV Manti Te'o: Alleged Hoaxer Auditioned for 'The Voice' 6:49 AM PST 1/18/2013 by Erin Carlson FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Getty Images UPDATED: Ronaiah Tuiasosopo used an "insane sob story" in effort to land a spot on the popular NBC singing show. A man believed to be involved in perpetuating the Manti Te'o hoax auditioned for the upcoming season of NBC's The Voice, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, whom Deadspin (the sports blog that broke the Te'o story) pegs as having posed as the Notre Dame linebacker's faux girlfriend Lennay Kekua, performed Matisyahu's "One Day" for show judges (including new panelists Shakira and Usher) on the hit singing contest but failed to make it through to the next level because nobody turned their chair around, according to Us Weekly, which first reported Tuiasosopo's audition. In landing the opportunity to wow Adam Levine and company, Tuiasosopo sold producers a tragic backstory: that he and his cousins formed a Christian band, and while en route to take the stage at a youth conference in Nevada, their car was hit by a truck in a "massive" accident. As if by a miracle, all survived -- even though doctors initially deemed one of Tuiasosopo's bandmate-relatives to be possibly brain-dead. STORY: 'Catfish' Host: It Can Happen to Anyone "He had this insane sob story before [he sang]. It would make for great TV," a source tells the magazine, which also cites an insider as saying that Tuiasosopo "passed a background check and a psych evaluation" -- protocol for reality series in screening contestants -- but that "people now think the sob story is fake." Deadspin has reported that Tuiasosopo, 22, a former hotshot high school quarterback-turned-frontman of a Christian band at the California church where his father is pastor, is acquainted with Te'o and allegedly masterminded the Kekua hoax, first creating her in 2008. Te'o, meanwhile, has alleged in a statement that he was scammed. "To realize that I was the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies was, and is, painful and humiliating," he said Wednesday, drawing both support and a heavy dose of skepticism. Twitter: @ErinLCarlson Email: firstname.lastname@example.com FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Erin Carlson firstname.lastname@example.com @thr


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To make the new drama "Good Time," a New York crime movie that harks back to the gritty streets of "The French Connection" and "After Hours," the filmmaking brothers Josh and Benny Safdie looked to less obvious neighborhoods.
They shot the movie, which stars Robert Pattinson and Benny Safdie as small-time bank robbers, in all five boroughs as well as Westchester and Suffolk counties. "We actually wanted to call the movie 'Rego Park' at one point," Josh said, referring to the Queens neighborhood just west of the brothers' native Forest Hills.
The brothers — the bearded Josh, 33, and the clean-cut Benny, 31 — took me on a tour of locations they used, a trip that felt a bit like being in a Safdie film myself, down to visiting a bail bondsman who was actually in the movie.
Adventureland, Farmingdale, N.Y. This amusement park is the site of a late-night caper in the movie. Calling the park a "personal landmark for us" from childhood summers, Josh added, "We restaged a very violent scene in 'Good Time' at the exact place where I saw my first brawl." The haunted house was lit with neon and black lights for the shoot. "I think we made it scarier," said Benny, whose son was just two weeks old when shooting began in early 2016. "Adventureland was the hardest for me," he said, adding, "Towards the end I got a little delusional."
American Liberty Bail Bonds, Kew Gardens, Queens A cluster of bail-bond agencies sits outside the Queens County Criminal Courts, though only American Liberty Bail Bonds now has walls adorned with photos from a movie shoot. Eric J. Paykert, a bail bondsman who played one in the movie, was there the day we visited. (He runs the agency with his wife, Astrid Corrales, who is also in the film.) He hadn't seen "Good Time" yet, but he told Benny, "I already bought my ticket." He was also excited about a television interview that Mr. Pattinson had chosen to do there.
New World Mall, Flushing, Queens With a reputation for having some of the most authentic Asian cuisine in the city, the crowded mall is the site of an early chase scene that ends in the arrest of Benny's character. Although the brothers had permission to film there, "we shot it as if we were stealing the location," Benny explained. "That was the best way to capture the energy of the mall. If we had told everybody who was in the shopping area that we were going to be shooting this thing and that we were going to be running through, people would be aware of what was about to happen."
Popular Community Bank, Elmhurst, Queens For the robbery that sets the plot in motion, the brothers were attracted to this branch of the bank in part because of a "copper brass wall that feels like the type of thing that you remember as a kid, going to take money out with your aunt or your father," Josh said. But when we arrived, the brothers were shocked to find that the bank was undergoing renovations and a nearby business they loved, the Mango Rico grocery store, was gone. (Within weeks it reopened across the street.) "Everything about this location changed," Benny added. "We would have not shot here."
Tivoli Towers, Crown Heights, Brooklyn The location manager, Samson Jacobson, said that for the film's climax, Benny sent him pictures of "monstrous, brutalist, 'Blade Runner'-type towers." They looked at Co-op City, the huge housing development in the Bronx. The complex "was going to allow us to film there, but I think in the end Co-op City sat too much by itself." At Tivoli Towers in Crown Heights, he especially liked the mazelike structure that Mr. Pattinson's character runs through — a "weird, odd on-ramp to some parking lot to nowhere," as Mr. Jacobson put it. "That thing made no sense being there, but it looked great, and it all fit perfectly into the brutalist aspect that they were looking for."


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If you have multiple registers on site here is how to locate the RMS server.
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WASHINGTON — West Virginia lawmakers applauded Friday a decision by President Donald Trump that orders Energy Secretary Rick Perry to take steps preventing the retirement of coal and nuclear facilities.
According to a memo obtained by Bloomberg, the strategy could involve compelling grid operators into purchasing electricity produced at these power plants over two years, as well as establishing a "Strategic Electric Generation Reserve."
An August study from the U.S. Department of Energy listed natural gas as the primary reason for the growing retirement of coal and nuclear power plant. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, natural gas facilities produce 31.7 percent of the nation's electricity compared to coal-powered plants with 30.1 percent and nuclear facilities at 20 percent.
"Unfortunately, impending retirements of fuel-secure power facilities are leading to a rapid depletion of a critical part of our Nation's energy mix, and impacting the resilience of our power grid," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Friday in a statement. "President Trump has directed Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to prepare immediate steps to stop the loss of these resources, and looks forward to receiving his recommendations."
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said national security is tied directly to energy production, adding "the ability to produce reliable electricity and to recover from disruptions to our grid are critical to ensuring our nation's security against the various threats facing our nation today."
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she was supportive of Trump's decision.
"As it has done time and time again over the years, coal proved to be exactly what we needed to power the country, demonstrating its importance in keeping the lights on when other resources were unavailable," she said.
"The closure of additional power plants will weaken America's national security. With coal and nuclear plants already closing at alarming rates, the reliability of America's electric grid is at risk," U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., said. "From the Polar Vortex to Hurricane Harvey to the growing threat of cyberattacks from foreign enemies, we've seen how weather and other external factors can stress our energy supply and threaten our security."
Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., called the decision "truly a step in the right direction."
"Coal is a reliable, affordable, domestic source of energy, one that keeps the heat on during tough winters that tax our electrical grid. Our coal-fired power plants are a critical part of our nation's power grid and must play a role in an all-of-the-above energy strategy," he said.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Friday's decision shows how important it is to protect the coal industry and related electricity facilities. He also said coal and other forms of electricity production play are important in making the nation's energy infrastructure "stable and resilient."
Gov. Jim Justice celebrated the decision, saying in a statement the policy is part of his plan to protect the coal industry and related electricity plants.
"The concept of my initial plan has been to pay an incentive payment to all of the Eastern utilities for each ton of Central and Northern Appalachian coal that they purchase," Justice said. "This Homeland Security incentive payment would cost our nation very little when you consider the security risk we would have if we lost our Eastern coal fields."
The governor said his policy would put "tens of thousands" of coal miners back to work.
"Simply put, we cannot do without coal in the foreseeable future," he added.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unanimously rejected a proposal in January that would have established rules allowing for the recovery of costs at facilities that a 90-day supply of fuel. Perry said the proposal was in order to ensure resilience and reliability in the nation's electricity system. The commissioners — of which four were appointed by Trump — ruled plant retirements do not appear to threaten the nation's electric infrastructure.
"The addition of a diverse array of generation resources, including natural gas, solar, wind, and geothermal, as well as maturing technologies, such as energy storage, distributed generation, and demand response, have in many respects contributed to the resilience of the bulk power system," commissioner Richard Glick said earlier this year.
Neil Waggoner of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign in Ohio said in a press release Trump and Perry should not prop up declining energy facilities.
"Trump clearly wants to try anything to help his millionaire coal and nuclear executive buddies, even demanding American families fork over big bucks to prop up their uneconomic, failing power plants," he said.
Leaders of numerous energy organizations, including those associated with natural gas, condemned the plan.
"We need to move away from a narrow focus on resuscitating individual projects and refocus the discussion on what lies at the heart of resiliency — the ability to reliably serve power customers in the most cost-efficient manner over both the short and the long-term," said Dena Wiggins, president and CEO of the Natural Gas Supply Association.
Todd Foley, senior vice president of policy and government affairs at the American Council on Renewable Energy, said the Trump administration's action would "undermine competitive markets," resulting in increased electricity costs throughout the United States.
"Arbitrary market interventions deprive businesses of the certainty they need to invest in power plants of all types, harming not helping electric reliability," he added.
Friday also marked the one-year anniversary of Trump announcing the United States' withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, in which a majority of nations agreed to limit the global rise in temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius.


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Introduction: Chess King and Queen Costumes
These Chess costumes are relatively easy and can be inexpensive to make. They are adaptable for all sizes and ages. An entire group could create a whole set. I am working on the adult versions right now.
Step 1: King's Crown
THe King headpiece is made from a piece of rubber foam about !/2 in thick. I made a template from paper to get the right size and proportion for the design. If you measure the size of the wearers head and divide by 4 you can space the cut out evenly.
I used a serrated bread knife to cut the foam.After I cut the foam I glued together the back seam using a silicone cement.
To cover the crown with fabric ,I used the same template that I made to cut the foam. There were 2 pieces of fabric cut using the template. One piece is for the outside, the other for the inside. I used 1 inch ribbon in a matching color to connect the inside and outside fabric pieces. The ribbon only goes along the top edge of the crown. There is no ribbon on the back edge or bottom. After sewing the ribbon on, I fitted the fabric over the foam ,adjusting the fit so it was smooth and even all over. The back and bottom edges were then hand sewn closed.
For the rounded bottom edge of the crown I cut a pool noodle in half long ways. The noodle piece was then cut to fit around the bottom edge of the crown.I covered the noodle with fabric. To cover the noodle I glued fabric on, hiding the edges of the fabric on the inside of the noodle half. The edges of the noodle were glued together and the fabric was hand sewn closed.
In the top center of the crown I inserted half of a large plastic Easter egg that I painted to match the fabric. The egg was glued in place.
I made a paper cross and glued that to the center of the top of the egg.
Gold trim was glued on for decoration.
Step 2: Queen's Crown
The Queen's crown was done in the same method as the King crown on the previous page. The only differences being that the queen has rounded corns on the top edge and a half a ball instead of a crown. For the ball I cut a ping-pong ball in half and glued to the center of the top of the crown.
Step 3: Body/Dress
The body of the costume is a simple a-line dress. I made my version with princess seams,meaning there are 3 panels of fabric on the front and 3 on the back.
For each costume 6 pieces of fabric. There is 1 center front , 1 center back, 2 side front and 2 side back pieces.
Sew one front side piece to each side of the center front piece. The right sides of the fabric should be facing each other when sewing. All pieces of fabric will be sewn with right sides facing each other.
Repeat this for the back .
Now sew the front of the dress to the back at the shoulders, Next, sew the side from the armhole down to the bottom hem.
Cut 2 sleeves and sew these onto the armholes. Turn the edges of the sleeve and hem.
The bottom of the dress is hemmed and a ring of boning is sewn over the hem on the inside of the costume to keep the bottom of the dress open in a circle. Next I added an extension of fabric the same circumference as the hem to reach almost to the floor to give the chess piece the appearance of a base.
Trim was glued on for decoration. I placed a snap at the top of the opening in the back for closure.
Step 4: Collar
The collars are made from a circle of rubber foam.
I first made a template from paper to check for a good size for the wearer. I used the template to then cut 1/2 inch foam and 2 pieces of fabric for each collar.
I sewed 1 inch ribbon matching the fabric to outside edge of the top collar piece and the sewed the same ribbon to the bottom collar piece. there is only ribbon on the outside edge. I then fitted the fabric over the collar foam and smoothed it out. The fabric was then hand sewn on all the remaining edges.
Lastly, gold trim was glued to the outside edge of the collar.
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French Web Site
There are very few sites available for students in French programs to use for review and extra help so I designed a web page for my class. It relates to DC Heath's Discovering French series but it has useful grammar information and help for everyone. I hope others will be able to share and enjoy this site, Mrs. Wells' French Page: http://www.angelfire.com/yt/wellsfrench.


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By Genevieve Burgess | Miscellaneous | March 12, 2014 |
By Genevieve Burgess | Miscellaneous | March 12, 2014 |
Criminal Minds on CBS at 9:00pm ET. Sometimes I watch this show and I see these elaborate schemes the killer have concocted specifically to test the wildly intelligent FBI profilers with vast cultural knowledge of literature, history, and other arcane information they weave into their clues. And then I wonder if there have ever been killers who took such time and care with their crimes, only to be disappointed and frustrated by police who took one look at all that and went "mmmmm, just gonna nope the fuck outta here" and tracked them down through, like, parking tickets or credit card purchases. "BUT YOU CAN'T CATCH ME YET!! You haven't even solved the first puzzle that would have led you to the video clue where I recite random lines of Shakespeare's sonnets backwards for an hour while compulsively washing my hands. THAT'S THE KEY TO EVERYTHING!!" In other news, I, apparently, have a spec script to write.
Psych on USA at 9:00pm ET.
The Americans on FX at 10:00pm ET.
Nashville on ABC at 10:00pm ET. The show that proved that while the magical hair of Connie Britton can generate interest in a show, it can't actually hold it without a decent script and competent co-stars.
Broad City on Comedy Central at 10:30pm ET.
Genevieve Burgess also needs to remember to include a scene where a lab assistant just laughs at the idea that DNA evidence can be processed in less than 24 hours.
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The rear bumper is an important place to add protection when upgrading the armor on your Jeep. When off-road, your rear bumper is often slammed into rocks as you slide off of obstacles. A heavy duty bumper will help prevent damage to your vehicle and ensure you get home. A rear bumper can also offer additional features as well.
Some of the most common features you'll find in a rear bumper are additional recovery points, as well as integrated receiver hitches that can be used for towing (if they're properly rated for such) or carrying accessories such as cargo baskets or bike racks. A heavy duty bumper can also include provisions to carry a swing out tire carrier capable of supporting the extra weight of a larger oversized spare tire.


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The final 24 hours are jam packed with activities and celebrations: the live performance marathon starts on Saturday evening and changes out every half hour. They'll also be finishing up their Sweded version of Christian Marclay's The Clock, and this is the last 24 hour showing of the real piece in the museum.
Finally, come join us for the farewell procession on Sunday to look to the future of the new building. Local artist Desiree Holman is curating the procession, which recasts the Young American Patriots fife and drum core and Dance Sanctuary dancers as docents for the future. You're encouraged to come in your best future time traveler costume, and Teri Sage from TS I Love You Hats will be helping everyone make awesome tin foil future hats as well. We hope to see you there!
SFMOMA Countdown Celebration: May 30 - June 2
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This blog is all true. I don't use real names to protect the people involved and to protect myself as I will always' be terrified of the possibility of an ex finding me through this site. It's my thing and the way it is. Plus, for some reason, I find it safer without real names.
I posted a post a while back titled, "Back To School #6" The story put me in a bit of a bad light after reading it in print and definitely did not feel the same as the day it happened. As a matter of fact, I had a feeling it may offend some..although I was not worried about the party involved in the incident as he and I are friendly now..however; I was in doubt of keeping the story published. I wasn't sure though, so I waited. When I hadn't heard feedback for a bit, I figured maybe it had flown under the radar…until:
I received a comment from a Very, Good friend of mine who told me she was a bit upset upon reading that story/post I had written. She said it made her sad. Had I kept the story and added her comment; I felt it would have made me look & feel worse than the original post & story already did. So, I have deleted that entire entry. I guess you could say her comment helped me make the final decision on that one.
Usually, when I don't hear feedback, I change the title or add different tags or whatever to draw people, but that time I really didn't want to draw people. I guess I wanted it to fade into oblivion without judgement.
WordPress will almost always have judgement in one way or another be it from yourself or from the public. Have you ever changed your mind on a post after posting? How do you seriously make that decision of whether to let it go or stay?


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Due wireless connectivity issues at my little beach hut (and a neighbor's birthday party…ok, mostly a neighbor's birthday party), a recap of tonight's American Idol show cannot be written…at least well.
I was able to see the portion where her holiness, our Lady of the GaGa, did some mentoring and hip moving with our final four. Unfortunately due to the technical difficulties, I can't really talk much about the performances.
While I couldn't watch the first part, the second, GaGa part, played out like this – Haley is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. James is pretty good. Baby Lockthemdoors is skating right along without blazing any new or interesting trails (we still love the vibration that comes from that child) and Lauren has reached the end of her honkey-tonk road (wave good-bye Lauren!).
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Willie is out in the country today with a cell phone in hand and is checking out what the cell phone sees.
Here's an interesting thought this barn has seen a better hay day.
Or should really be saying as the next picture shows this is quite a hay day!


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ReelViews for movies starring 'Annette Bening'
U.S. Release Date: 1999-09-15
Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: Sam Mendes
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Scott Bakula, Chris Cooper, ...
Over the years, many films have taken a dark look ...
U.S. Release Date: 1995-11-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: ROMANCE/COMEDY
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Michael Douglas, Anna Deavere Smith, David Paymer, ...
It's hard to believe that The American President ...
U.S. Release Date: 2019-03-08
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Cast: Brie Larson, Lee Pace, Gemma Chan, ...
There's plenty of visual pizzazz and action but the movie is geared more for those interested in getting their MCU fix than being fully immersed in a unique superhero experience.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-12-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul McGuigan
Cast: Jamie Bell, Annette Bening, Julie Walters, ...
Despite some great acting, this is a largely unpleasant viewing experience and the downbeat tone isn't helped by a narrative that flits back and forth in time without rhyme or reason.
U.S. Release Date: 2010-07-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: Lisa Cholodenko
Cast: Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo, ...
The kids may be all right, but the adults aren't...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-09-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Drama
Director: Dan Fogelman
Cast: Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Annette Bening, ...
Although the movie's strength occurs early in the proceedings, it tells a story worth being told.
U.S. Release Date: 1996-12-13
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/COMEDY
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Paul Winfield, Danny DeVito, ...
What do you get if you use Tim Burton, the ...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-08-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: WESTERN
Director: Kevin Costner
Cast: Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, ...
Whatever his faults as a filmmaker may be, Kevin ...
U.S. Release Date: 1995-12-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Richard Loncraine
Cast: Ian McKellan, Edward Hardwicke, Nigel Hawthorne, ...
Richard III - it's Shakespeare that has nothing to...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-07-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: ROMANCE/COMEDY
Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Cast: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Chris Messina, ...
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By Nikita Gill
It takes 14 minutes and twelve seconds to walk to your home from mine every day. Your mother never fails to smile at me when she opens the door. I never fail to notice that it doesn't reach her eyes anymore.
You leave your door open an exact two point three centimeters. I don't think you do it on purpose. There is something wrong with the wood that has left it that way. I pause one foot outside the door and listen to you cough, trying to determine how sick you feel today. I hate that every time I think you are particularly ill, I am always right.
Six months, seventeen days and fourteen hours. That is how long its been since the doctors told us you had an illness. I sat there with your parents, listening to a man who said words like 'terminal' and 'leukemia', and counted the number of times he said 'patient' as if it were your name (Seventeen).
The blood bank says one unit is four hundred and fifty milliliters and I watch as they put the needle into my arm to pump out the blood into a little plastic bag. It takes exactly five minutes twenty one seconds, because I'm holding my arm so tight. If I could give you all my blood so you could feel better for just a day, I would.
It has been seven days, twelve hours and fourteen minutes since the ambulance came for you. Six days, fifteen hours and seven minutes since the doctors told us they couldn't help you anymore. I am counting the drips of the glucose as it goes into your arm, my body wrapped around yours, trying to pretend this is a bad dream.
You say noisily, a laugh escaping your parched mouth, that I am obsessed with numbers. I want to tell you you're wrong. My obsession is you. I say nothing. This is the first time you have laughed in one month, three weeks and two days.
Did you know that when someone dies their body weight drops quite suddenly? It is not really noticeable unless you have held them close whilst they are dying, praying to every god that you won't lose them. It is just a touch. But it's there when they leave you.
21 grams. That is the weight of a human soul.
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Nikita Gill is a 25 year old madness who once wrote a unknown book called Your Body is an Ocean and now is editor of a literary magazine called Modern Day Fairytales. A long time ago, she wrote a six sentence story for Monkeybicycle.net and was featured there.


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First couchsurf hosting adventure.
Tom and Julie arrived right on time to my apartment! They were the nicest people!
BHW and I had dinner all ready to go and we all ate and talked and Tom actually knew
BHW's brothers from high schoo! Small world! After we ate and they showered, we headed
out for a night on the town. After riding 50 miles I didn't know if they'd be up for a long
night out but they were all for it! We tramped around downtown at had some beers at
the Herot and then headed to Savages Ale House with a couple friends of mine.
My friend just so happened to be turning 21 at midnight so we met her in the village and
had some drinks with her. We left around 1AM, we were all exhausted!
Tom and Julie just left a little bit ago and I was sad to see them go, we had such a blast together!
I don't think any other couch surfers will compare to those two awesome cats!
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December 2015
CDE Global says it has reinforced its position as the leading washing equipment provider in the Middle East with current installations totalling a capacity of more than 10,000 tonnes per hour (tph) of sand across the region.
In recent years, CDE equipment has sprung up across the Middle East, handling a wide range of applications and capacities, and today CDE boasts an extensive portfolio of projects in the Gulf region. These are a mix of plants which include equipment from the CDE core product range as well as specialised turnkey processing systems for large companies with centralised operations.
The CDE M-Series integrated mobile washing equipment is an important piece of equipment in the Gulf delivering enhanced product quality and operational efficiencies, and is the most advanced sand washing system available in the region, explains CDE Global brand manager Sorcha Simpson.
Khaled Nasr, deputy manager of sand washing and infra works at Associated Construction Company (Asco) in Kuwait explains the reasons behind his company's choice of the series. "We looked at all the options available and our purchase of the M2500 demonstrates the focus on quality and efficiency that has allowed Asco to improve on its delivery of high quality washed sand to the construction industry," he says. "This addition to our processing capability will ensure that the sand products we offer are of the highest quality available in Kuwait.
The M-Series offers feeding, screening, sand washing and stockpiling on a compact, portable chassis and can process a range of materials including sand and gravel, crushed rock, construction and demolition waste recycling, scalpings and mineral ores like iron ore.
In Qatar, CDE installed the world's largest sand washing plant with a capacity of 1,200 tph for the Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) in Doha in 2009. Today, these plants are supplying approximately 33,000 tonnes of washed sand every day, Simpson says.
In Saudi Arabia, CDE installations and applications range from processing construction sand and aggregates for concrete to processing silica sands across the Eastern and Western provinces. These systems include both wet processing equipment with CDE hydrocyclone technology, and dry sand processing systems with the CDE Sirocco air classifier. The EvoWash fines washing plant uses hydrocyclone technology to offer unrivalled control of silt cut points and produces the desired sand specification in each project.
"The EvoWash operates efficiently and has had a positive effect on the quality of our concrete products," says Tariq Abdullah Abdein, general manager of Abdullah Abdein, Saudi Arabia, where a 150-tph sand washing system is currently operational.
Air classifiers offer an efficient dry classification system for removing excess fines from crushed rock, to facilitate the production of high quality sand products for use in construction.
"The results from the Sirocco are very good – it is like washing without the water," comments Mohammed Alamin, batch plant manager at JPC ReadyMix, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
The Sirocco is available in a range of capacities and current installations are processing over 400 tph of -6-mm high-quality sand in Saudi Arabia. The success of CDE in the Western Province can be attributed to Medco – Jeddah. Medco is a leading dealer of premium industrial and construction equipment in Saudi Arabia. It provides an on-going relationship with customers following the sale and commissioning of a CDE plant, including service and spares, to ensure optimum performance is maintained for maximum productivity and efficiency.
In Kuwait, most of the washed sand available is processed through CDE equipment. Most clients chose to have an integrated approach to their plants with CDE M-Series equipment, alongside an AquaCycle thickener. The introduction of the AquaCycle system reduces the volume of fresh water required to feed a washing plant by more than 80 per cent which brings significant cost savings and also reduces the area previously required to accommodate ponds or lagoons.
"The AquaCycle allows us to reduce the environmental impact of our operations by minimising the amount of water required to run the new washing plant," says Nasr.
In Oman and Bahrain, CDE is working with major construction companies and raw material (sand) suppliers in the region. A relationship with Genserv, dealers of premium construction equipment in Oman, has proved fruitful for CDE. Clients are utilising customised CDE sand washing systems for processing low quality sands with high silt content to produce construction grade sands.
The flexibility that CDE can offer and the ability to customise systems based on customer's requirement has been key to its success in the region, Simpson concludes.


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Prototype and test
To kickstart the project, we began with stakeholder interviews and a co-design session to establish an experience prototype that highlighted workflow for users and administrators. With an approved set of requirements, our efforts to select the right software to power the dashboard become much more focused. Our team evaluated a few tools based on research into indicator dashboards from across North America. We settled on an approach after demonstrating a technical prototype leveraging open-source tools. It was important to demonstrate how data could be parsed from Statistics Canada, served to a front-end framework and easily published. Within the first month of the project, the front-end experience and the technical specifics for how it would be achieved were approved before any visual design was completed.
Innovation through collaboration
Innovation doesn't happen in a vacuum; it takes commitment from all parties involved. The co-design session, prototype development, testing and approval process allowed our teams to engage stakeholders early and often and establish buy-in for our design and development approaches. It was a total team effort as members of the Ministry of the Economy were engaged through visual design and into development--sometimes setting up in our office to fine tune workflow and test front-end functionality.
Foundation for the future
The result was a rapidly deployed single page application built on an open-source framework with automated data collection and administrative workflow that meets the Ministry of the Economy's needs. What began as a dashboard for one government department can now be scaled, adding departments and indicators in the future.
Building a user-friendly and automated back-end was critical to improving the government's ability to aggregate and share information. This project increased public sector transparency while simultaneously saving research time for interested citizens and organizations. Our approach on this project was nimble, lean, efficient and innovative.


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I am a big fan of Gmail's Priority Inbox feature and to be frank it really saves a lot of time if you receive many emails regularly. Now, If you are fated to use Microsoft Outlook in your office here's how you can get the Priority Inbox feature into outlook (even for non-Gmail accounts) to stay more productive!
Make sure that you have at least Outlook 2007 installed in your PC. Since the 'Priority Inbox' add-in won't work properly with older versions.
- Start by downloading the Priority Inbox for Outlook Add-in. You will be asked to give your email address and name in order to send you the download link.
- Download the appropriate version of Priority Inbox (Only 2007 and 2010 available).
- Extract the downloaded file and install it by running Setup.exe. Make sure that Outlook is closed during installation.
- After Installing, open Outlook and you should see a Priority Inbox option under the home ribbon and Outlook may become slow for a while. If this happens, the add-in is working properly, if not you need to enable the Add-in by clicking on 'File' > Options (left) > Add-Ins tab (in Outlook Options window). In the Add-Ins tab click on 'Go' at the bottom and check 'Priority Inbox for Outlook' and click OK.
- From now on your email will be organized just like the Priority Inbox in Gmail. You email will have a flagged section instead of starred like in Gmail.
Priority Inbox for Gmail is a paid app costing around $20. It's available for free till the software comes out of BETA. If you are not able to use this Add-in, try downloading the version with dependencies from the download link email.
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Our Annual Meeting!
The United Way of the Ouachitas family is conducting our annual meeting on Thursday, Dec. 12th from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
During the luncheon we will celebrate United Way's accomplishments throughout 2019, as well as, vote for our 2020 Board of Directors.
Cost to attend is $20 per individual or $150 per table of 8 individuals.
Come join us to kick-off the New Year!
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Historic downtown Solo Serve building demolished, makes way for River Walk hotel
Demolition began this week on the historic downtown Solo Serve building, which makes way for a nine-story hotel after years of sitting empty.
Vista Host, a hotel developer from Houston, plans to build a hotel on the site and has signed a franchise agreement for the property with a "nationally recognized dual-branded" hotel franchise, according to previous reports.
The Solo Serve site, at 114 Soledad St., was known as the Masonic Building in the 1800s, and in 1872 was used as the Bexar County Courthouse, according to news archives. In 1881 the county declared it "inconvenient and inadequate" and moved court to the one we know today.
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In modern days the building has defied attempts at development, despite its prime spot on the River Walk.
A previous plan to build a 21-story hotel won HDRC approval last year but fell through when one of the investors got cold feet about San Antonio's hotel market.
The hotel project got approval from the city Historic and Design Review Commission in July.


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Halloween for our family it's one of those day's out of the year we truly look forward to celebrating, mainly because we get to delve into the creative process or recreating some of our favorite characters or coming up with a character of our own. Every costume we do is a team effort Mark and I sit down with our daughter and we ask her what she wants to be for Halloween then we start the process.
When our daughter was younger the costumes were pretty much simple, a fairy princess or a cute little animal. It wasn't until the last four years that the costumes became a lot more detailed and a lot more work. If our daughter had her way we would probably spend $500.00 or more on her costumes… realistically that doesn't happen, we generally keep the budget for her costumes between $40.00 to $60.00 – no need to break the bank. This year when we asked our daughter what she wanted to be she had just watched the movie "Dark Crystal" so she decided upon a "Gelfling" to which she wanted to be able to move the head and neck around. That was an "oh heck "moment how do we create what our daughter wants and stay within budget. That's where Goodwill, Thrift Stores, scraps and what some might consider trash comes in.
Materials for the Dark Crystal Inspired Costume with Moving Head and Neck:
- Conduit around $4.00 at a local hardware
- 4" PVC pipe: Free from friends scrap pile
- Dowel rods: About $2.00
- Old dog chain: Free
- Paracord: Left over from old projects
- Foam: Left over from old projects
- Batting: Left over from old projects
- Child's backpack: Old one from previous school year
- Child's bike helmet: $1.99 at Goodwill with 50% off
- Over-sized trench coat: $9.00 at Goodwill with 50% off
- Old pair of boots: Just an old pair of boots that found a new purpose.
- Old wig: Re-purposed from previous Halloween's
- Star Wars Mask: FunFX $40.00 with 90% off because of damage.
- Furry type material: $11.35
- Halloween latex gloves: $1.99 Goodwill with %50 off
- Non latex gloves: $2.00 most any store
- Dryer lint: Cleaned out lint trap free
- Paints: $.50 for each color at any Walmart
- Long Dark Dress: $4.00 Good will with 50% off
The gathering of all the materials was a bit on the challenging side which it is every year. Every year we say we are going to start two months out but there always seems to be other projects that tend to get in front of our most favored holiday. The hunt begins, my husband Mark went on the hunt for the framing or the skeleton of the costume while I went on the hunt for the clothing and cosmetics of the costume. We couldn't find exactly what we wanted to create a Gelfling so we decided we would stay within the idea but create our own creature that was inspired by the "Dark Crystal"
Conduit was bent to fit the child's backpack, then we affixed the child's backpack on to the actual frame. We filled the backpack with foam and batting to add an extra hump.
Neck: 4" PVC pipe was cut into 3 12" sections, and held together with the dog chain. The dog chain added enough strength to keep the sections of PVC pipe together and enough slack to give movement to head and neck. Attached to the PVC pipe paracord that was then affixed to the child's helmet to again add movement of head and neck.
Arms: 2 three foot dowel rods each cut into 1 foot sections then held together with chain to allow natural movement of arms. Covering each section of the dowel rods was foam to add extra thickness.
We affixed the Star Wars mask to the end of the PVC pipe filling the head with batting ensuring the fullness then we hot glued an old Halloween wig atop the head and added some grey to it to give the wig an aged look. The furry animal type material was hot glued to the PVC pipe rand mask keeping enough slack to allow the head and neck to move freely.
The trench coat was added like clothing on top of the frame, then we added various paints to give the coat a more rugged look and to hide the frame. In addition we took dryer lint mixed it up with paint and Elmer's Glue and randomly glued into on to the trench coat where the hump would be.
Hands: the hands were made of non-latex gloves turned inside out then painted a flesh color shaded a bit to match the coloring of the mask, then for finger nails we added just the cheap finger nails you can find at any dollar store. The finger nails were painted to look old and ugly.
Feet: The feet were just a pair of old fake suede boots that we hot glued some furry like material around them then we hot glued some ugly monster gloves painted them to match the hands and wig.
Our daughter was dressed in a long black dress to hide her in addition we draped scarfs around the neck to hide her face


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Kennington Park was created in the 1990's from a former clay pit by the operator of the adjacent landfill site. It is a delightful small park well used by local people from Aveley.
A woodland waterworld surrounding a reclaimed gravel pit lake. Well marked path around the lake makes a charming walk, perfect for pushing a buggy or a wheelchair. Sensitive planting with wetland tree species and a haven for anglers.
Opening Times:
Dawn till Dusk
Features of the park include:
- Car Park: Dawn till Dusk
- Site Area: 11.51 ha (28.44 acres)
- Path Length: 2.6km (2.2km – Cycling, 0.4km – Horse Riding)
- Path Conditions: Fully Accessible – 0.4km, Accessible – 1.8km, Unsurfaced – 0.4km
- Fishing
Public Transport:
- Nearest Train/Tube: Upminster – 8km
- Nearest Bus Stop: 0.5km
- Bus Number: Arriva 373
Contact information:
- Site Management Organisation: FCC Environment
- Website: www.fccenvironment.co.uk
- Andrew Mackinnon contact details:
- Phone: 07718 667249
- Email: email@example.com
Kennington Park
Romford Road
South Ockendon
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