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Marine Tattoos
Bhakti Satalkar
Mar 21, 2020
Getting inked is a standard practice amongst servicemen. Members of the Marine corps choose to get marine tattoos to display their pride in their service. Read more about the various designs that are commonly used by them.
Servicemen take pride in fighting for their country, hence, a number of servicemen opt to get tattoos to represent their service experience. With these, they also want to show their love for fallen soldiers. There can be memorial designs to commemorate their fellow servicemen who were not fortunate enough to return alive from active duty.
Servicemen may choose to pay tributes to whole units as well. Such tattoos are often made before the serviceman gets deployed or goes abroad. It is nothing different with the people serving in the Corps.
A Marine Corps service member may choose to get an EGA or a bulldog which are very popular designs among them. A seaman on the other hand may opt for an anchor.
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As of now, there are thousands of Americans who are at present, or had at some time been, members of the United States Marine Corps.
Active duty members, reservists, war veterans, and retirees are known to share a camaraderie despite each one of them having belonged to a different unit, platoon, battalion, or brigade with its own illustrious past.
Many of them have chosen to commemorate their service and pride by getting their own unique tattoos. The Marine Corps is often looked upon as the meanest and toughest of all branches of service.
Amongst all designs, the USMC bulldog is the most popular marine tattoo for girls as well as guys. The tradition of using an English bulldog as a lucky mascot for the United States Marine Corps (USMC) has its roots in the early part of the previous century.
The interesting bit of information about this design is that it does not come from within the Corps ranks, but comes from the hard-earned respect from their foes. The German soldiers referred to the Corps as "teufel hunden", meaning "devil dogs", undoubtedly referring to their fighting ability.
Initially a dachshund wearing a spiked helmet with an Iron Cross looking backwards, as it ran from an English bulldog, which wore a helmet with the Marine's globe and anchor insignia, was the symbol chosen. However, later the English bulldog was adopted as a mascot.
Nautical Star and Anchor
Anchor and nautical star designs were very popular among the Corps.
A number of young navy cadets get themselves these after their first sail across the Atlantic Ocean. It stands for remaining steadfast against all storms, and not going astray.
A lot of war veterans choose to get themselves tattooed with skull and sword. There are many other variations which can be made. It can also be combined with crossed guns, barbed wires, or may also be made with bald eagle motifs to depict their love for the country.
In the recent past, there has been a change in the Marine Corps tattoo policy. Marine tattoos cannot be made on the head or neck. The design cannot be anti-America, sexist, racist, anti-social, or may also not display any extreme affiliations.
With the recent policy, there cannot be a large tattoo made on the sleeve either. Hence, if you are planning to get inked and you are serving, you will have to confirm the new rules before you get started.
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Every Christmas millions of parents search endlessly for the perfect toy for their child. The gift that is both fun and educational. They all hope that their child's attention will be held for long periods as they learn at the same time as they play. There is an opinion that every toy and game stimulates some type of learning but there is no doubt that some are more educational than others.
Simple letters on Lock Blocks
The benefits of combining play and learning is not a new idea and since toys have become popular there has been a link between the two. In the early 19th century wooden blocks were popular for the very young as a number of different areas of education were covered by simply playing with this very basic toy. From the earliest times children have had dolls. They are of course educational as the children are taught how to look after imaginary people and even babies. Locks blocks were introduced in the 1700's and were simply blocks with letters on them. This was a very basic form of teaching children to create words from the available letters.
As soon as jigsaw puzzles were introduced the opportunities to educate were endless. The maps of the world's continents, countries and cities give some children their first taste of a geography education. The creation of pictures on the jigsaw has also stimulated children to go and away and conduct further research into a number of different topics. Some of the most popular toys with a close kink to education have been the constructive ones. They first appeared in the early 20th century and leading the way were Meccano. Patented in 1901 by Frank Hornby it was a model construction kit and it invited the child to put the kit together using a screwdriver and a spanner
Hornby was also responsible for model railway sets. Once again this toys provided the user great fun and an education in how to put the pieces together plus also giving a history of the railways.These early kits contained steel parts but advancements in plastic during the 20th century made the sets lighter, cheaper and gave more flexibility in what could be produced. The advancement in plastic model kits for various modes of transport is another good example of toys that had real educational value.
Meccano educating whilst constructing
The advancement of the 20th century saw the introduction of Science kits. Porters Chemical's Company set was the first to be marketed in 1915. During their time they made as many as 15 different sets and soon other companies were following suit with Biology and Physics sets. As we have entered the 21st century there is a higher than ever desire to purchase toys and games that are both fun and educational. There are simple toys that still enter the market such as sewing kits that are aimed at the very young age group.
The clever use of simple guidelines with bright colors give the child an opportunity to learn about the basics of sewing whilst the child still views it as playing. A lot of today's toys and games are closely associated with computers. But the accessibility of the world-wide-web gives children more that than ever the opportunity to explore areas that they previously had not had access to.
The contents of today's average child's Christmas stocking will contain gifts that would be virtually un-recognizable to children from 50 years previously. However, there will always be room for a book, or a Jigsaw, or a board game or any other type of toy that will be seen as stimulating the educational process. Over the years manufacturers have learnt that children do actually enjoy learning.
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* Lundin Q3 core earnings fall less than expected
* Raises 2019 production guidance, sees lower capex
* CEO: Sverdrup field output may ramp up faster
* Oil firm to invest in hydropower project in Norway
* Shares pull back from record high (Adds CEO, CFO, details)
By Nerijus Adomaitis
OSLO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Swedish oil firm Lundin Petroleum , a partner in Norway's giant Sverdrup oilfield, posted a smaller-than-expected decline in third-quarter earnings on Thursday, while raising output forecasts and cutting capital spending guidance.
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell to $411 million in the third quarter from $504 million a year earlier as crude prices declined, beating a mean estimate of $378 million in a Refinitiv poll.
The company's shares hit an all-time high in early trade but later pulled back to trade down 2.9% by 1000 GMT as investors pocketed recent gains amid a broad decline in energy stocks.
"It's just profit taking," Carnegie analyst Oddvar Bjoergan said of the share price decline, adding that the third-quarter report showed Lundin was doing well.
Thanks to the earlier than expected startup of the Sverdrup field, the company now predicts 2019 output to average 90,000-95,000 barrels of oil equivalents per day (boepd), the upper end of its previous range of 75,000-95,000 boepd.
Sverdrup output could also rise more quickly than initially predicted, potentially hitting the planned first-phase plateau of 440,000 boepd ahead of an official summer 2020 schedule, Lundin said.
"Yes, it is possible," Chief Executive Alex Schneiter told analysts on a call, when asked about reaching the production target earlier.
Sverdrup, in which Lundin holds a 20% stake, started operating on Oct. 5, about a month earlier than previously expected, and is already producing more than 200,000 boepd.
Schneiter said he expected the field to reach 80% of its Phase 1 capacity by the end of November, with a new production well to be drilled towards the end of December.
Lundin also reduced its 2019 capital spending target to $730 million from $785 million after pushing some project development costs into 2020 and making savings from a weaker Norwegian crown.
The company lifted proven and probable reserve estimates for its Edvard Grieg field to over 300 million barrels of oil equivalent after approving a new infill drilling program in 2020, compared to original estimate of 186 million boe.
The oil company said it has decided to invest around $60 million in a hydropower project in Norway over 2019-2021, partly to hedge against price fluctuations in the Nordic power market.
Lundin reported free cash flow of $1.1 billion during the first nine months of this year or $3.4 per share, including the cash flow from the sale of a 2.6% stake in Sverdrup to Equinor.
Teitur Poulsen, Lundin's Chief Financial Officer, said the free cash generation provided "ample room" to increase the dividend going forward, without elaborating. (Editing by Terje Solsvik; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)


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So when did you catch on? "Through the Looking Glass" is probably the most pivotal episode in Lost's history—the point where the question changed from who these people had been to where these people were going. We open on Jack—a bearded Jack—on a plane, heading back to Los Angeles. It's a familiar feeling, of course, but something is different, and not just facial hair.
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Sunday, 1 March 2015
February Makes.
But I did get three things ticked off the list, just.
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Love your frock, and how well all your makes go together!ReplyDelete
Lovely finishes!ReplyDelete
I love you shawl scarf , where did you get the pattern? I do envy you being able to drop into The Village Haberdashery, I've never been but it sounds a lovely shop. Thanks for visiting my blog,ReplyDelete
Happy quilting this week,
Kind regards,
Three beautiful finishes. I love the dress.ReplyDelete
Love the shawl and the hat is cute too. I used to sew for myself but now it mostly jeans and a shirt.ReplyDelete
I missed the dress finish - either that or you haven't shared on IG. It looks lovely!ReplyDelete
HELLOOOO I am here via Lynne's blog and I have some girlish churn dash blocks for you! They were lovely and quick and exactly what I needed for a pretty little break from big projects, so thank you very much for that! Can you message me your address please?ReplyDelete
And also, how rude of me: what fabulous February finishes, especially the detail in that dress. I have an Emery dress not even cut out, I'm ashamed to say, and a half-finished shawl that I started last winter... you're putting me to shame. :DReplyDelete
I'm also here via Lynne's blog and will happily switch colours for a more feminine quilt. Can you please send me your address. Love the finishes. Particularly the shawl. Never had the patience or skill for hand work like that.ReplyDelete
I adore that dress!ReplyDelete
Ahh, so you were smelling spring in that first shot, I just thought you couldn't bear to look at the camera ;o)ReplyDelete


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Seeking Alpha (SA) and Yahoo Finance (YA) have parted company. No longer will that media platform post content from SA. Here are the details from SA Editor-in-Chief Eli Hoffmann.
What's in this for financial writers is that SA has become more aggressive in seeking new contributors to analyse equities and paying them well. Some of that money comes from what will be freed up by not having to pony up payments to YA. Here is what's in it for you if you become a contributor.
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I had been a contract blogger for Motley Fool. About 140 of my articles were published on YA. Here is one of them which went viral.
After that, lucrative, high-profile financial writing assignments fell into my lap. Those range from ghostwriting/speechwriting for brandname financial institutions to my own column on niche media outlets such as PaymentWeek.com. Here is an example of the latter which was published yesterday.
How to get started? Go to the Seeking Alpha website, which you can click on here. Read and analyse the Top Articles. That is, figure out why they are receiving high traffic. Next, search the site for articles on industries you understand, such as, for example, coal and management consulting. Figure out where's there's a gap in what's already being said. Now it's time for you to take the deep dive, after you research particular public companies in that niche.


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A huge number of people become infected with personal warts because they can spread very easily without even knowing you have HPV. Therefore a lot of people suffer from warts and are looking for a natural product to help treat them.
The bad news is that there's no known cure for HPV, but the good news is that there are certain products that have been proven to help reduce the breakout/symptoms of personal warts and help aid in spacing the time between attacks. Since it is currently impossible to completely cure the HPV virus that causes warts, most doctors aim at treating the symptoms instead of chasing the pot of gold that is a permanent solution.
However, there are homeopathic warts treatments that can ease the symptoms of warts. Wartrol is a homeopathic herbal treatment that many people are responding positively to.
Therefore, many people think that the Wartrol products are successful in easing their suffering. Only time will be able to tell if people stay breakout free, but even 6-9 months between breakouts is equal to and higher than some medical treatment options. Thus making the choice to use Wartrol for personal warts fairly tempting and obvious.
One thing that is for sure, is that although Wartrol may not cure the HPV virus from your system, its constant use makes it one of the best products available to treat them in terms of breakout to breakout. The very worst part of genital warts is not the actual virus, even if that is why you breakout, but actually the breakout itself. Personal wart breakouts burn, itch, and are hideous to look at especially since they are in your private areas.


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They vowed not to quarrel, because of this oath, they were successful.
Last year, a one-hour show, which took place in Basel, the watch company "Nika" presented a graceful and delicate skeleton clock with a transparent shell, through which the visible clockwork. Then the co-owner Alex Bogdanov proudly proclaimed its intention to revive Russia as a power hour. It begins with the fact that platinum is placed under the microscope (the base of the mechanism. – Ed.), Then fasten it to the other parts, and then applied by hand engraving, which develops in a unique pattern. Then cut out the holes on it. It looks like a painstaking process, which is the result of crystal-clear case with a "transparent" yet the mechanism by Swiss firm ETA.
At the factory, "Nicky" works 570 people who make jewelry watches with precious metals, Japanese or Swiss movements. According to the agency Step by Step company, which is the only watch manufacturer in Russia, whose business is growing steadily, released in 2009, 154,000 items – almost a third of total Russian production hours. Such success was facilitated by two major factors: the successful selection of niche and innovative control method, which eliminates the conflict.
Business with friends
President of the chain of jewelry stores, "Almaz-Holding" and ex-chairman of the board of directors watch factory "Yantar" Flun Gumerov believes that "Nick" has chosen the exact direction – jewelry watches with cases of precious metals. It's just three market segments: middle, upper and luxury. In the long reign of the last two Japanese and Swiss manufacturers, the lower niche is firmly occupied the Chinese craftsmen, mnogostanochniki. But since none of them is engaged in jewelery, "Nick" won, and created its own segment.
The four founders of friendly relations, despite the fact that the total business they came to different roads. Alexei Bogdanov began as a currency speculator, but in 1998 his business was a fiasco, he has learned from the experience of defeat and decided to go to school for an MBA. Tengiz Sanikidze initially worked in the jewelry factory in Georgia, then in many other companies for a long time without stopping at any of these companies. His wife, Helen Khitrin, worked in a travel agency, headed by Bogdanov. Once having met together at a restaurant for a friendly dinner, they started a plan for further development.
Key role in creating the scheme of the team played the fourth figure – George Mordehashvili, defended at the time on an MBA to maintain a balance of interests of the founders. It is his thesis was the basis of a "code of their relationship," which have been identified rights and interests of all participants. So, for example, the document was written, that none of the founders of the "will not claim ownership of the company alone," the dividends were allowed to spend no more than 40% of the profits, and in discussing the strategy will be adopted "a solution that suits everyone," in Thus for each had the final word in the field of its competence.
In addition, the so-called Code and includes such strange terms as: "Do not be afraid to be vulnerable," "does not hold a grudge against someone, to talk openly" and "take care of a family friend, if someone is unable to take care of her yourself. "
Operation Code
Of course, all this may seem frivolous. However, as it is not strange, the scheme works. In 2006, Tengiz Sanikidze advantage of their rights, and despite the fact that all indicators Chronograph men under the brand name "Nike" could not in demand, the partners have given way to the pressure Sanikizde, and, surprisingly, the risk was justified: 700 chronographs sold easily sometimes they are even missing.
Now the company is preparing to take the next step, and Alexei Bogdanov, unlike other professionals, has no doubt that he will be successful.
For a long time, "Nick" to sell their products through a network of jewelry. However, it is not possible to see the reaction of the buyer and keep under review the pricing policy. In order to increase brand awareness – requires its own network, which will simultaneously serve as an advertising platform. To date, watch brand "Nike" you can see the shops in 7000 and it is not the limit. Especially for the luxury segment, the company intends to produce watches designed by famous Russian designer Konstantin Chaikin, recognized by the International Academy of Independent Watchmakers. In order to open a couple of shops in Moscow, to work out schemes of sales, franchise system, the owners have allocated 150 million rubles for the marketing of the revenue that they have planned for the year to 2.6 billion rubles.
Specialists discovered no secret of their skepticism about this strategy. Ilya Adamski, who is an advisor to the director of the Moscow Jewelry Factory (MYUZ) called the plan "a fantastically strange." American collector of watches Matt Samik, seeing at a specialized forum exposed samples, was surprised by the strategy chosen by "Nick". He was frankly puzzled to learn that the company produces over 1,000 hours of "incomprehensible amount of time for the industry. In such a company may not be a single style, which would have distinguished her among others. "
But if, before that, in spite of constant criticism and skepticism from his colleagues, "Nike" is still lucky, lucky why they should leave right now?


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Every single day girls and women in the UK are locked up, threatened, beaten and forced into marriage by their families in the name of so-called "honour". Some are mutilated, or even murdered.
The government estimates that there are 12 "honour" killings per year in this country, but it does not collect data on how many people are affected by other forms of "Honour" Based Violence. In 2011 IKWRO undertook research and found that over 2800 incidents were reported to police across the country in 2010. It is likely that many more went unreported.
While awareness of "honour" based violence has increased in recent years, many police officers, teachers, social workers and other professionals still don't really understand it, and some local authorities aren't taking the issue seriously enough. As a result charities like IKWRO have to pick up the pieces when girls and women don't get the help they need.
Our campaign is calling on the government to step up its response to "Honour" Based Violence. This means implementing the commitments that the government has already made, such as to raise awareness of "Honour" Based Violence in local areas where the response has been poor, and to train police officers and specialist prosecutors.
In the longer term, the government must go further, and must work with the police and local authorities on a new national "honour" based violence strategy to ensure that victims are able to get the protection they need at the earliest possible stage. More must also be done to bring perpetrators to account and to send out a stronger message that violence committed in the name of "honour" is unacceptable.


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My blog posts for February will center around hosting my #DisneySide @Home Celebration. Look for fun posts about how you can show your Disney side at home including party tips and tricks, game ideas, and menu options. Can't wait to share some awesome party ideas with everyone this month!


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Indian industry is still not out of the woods: ASSOCHAM
Consumer durables are still in trouble with a negative trend prevailing indicating a link between high interest rates and the demand depression. Though here also, the damage seems to have been checked somewhat because the minus trend has improved from (-) 7.5 per cent in January, 2012 to (-) 0.9 in January this year.
As many as 11 out of the 22 industry groups have shown positive trend, but the concern is that at least half of the industrial sub-groups are still battling. Under these circumstances, it can only be said with some positive bias that the worst seems to have been over.
But the industry needs a lifeline in terms of demand regeneration which will have to come from the Reserve bank of India through policy interest rate cuts, adds the ASSOCHAM.
"ASSOCHAM will urge the RBI not to get too much influenced by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) released today as the high CPI is a function of high food prices which are not influenced by credit supply. On the other hand, several segments like the automobile - commercial vehicles, cars, are bleeding," chamber President Rajkumar Dhoot said that CPI numbers which have been released today when it reviews the credit policy next. The CPI numbers are not the core inflation which is on a downward trajectory in term of wholesale price index.


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For Taylor Swift fans who can't make it to one of the singer's shows during her current Red tour, fret not.
Thanks to the new music video for the song, "Red," folks can now see what they're missing as it strings together various clips from several of Swift's concerts from the last few months.
Then again, maybe the sight of the songstress belting out the title track of her album just makes not actually being there all the more painful.
Either way, the energetic clip is still fun to watch.
Prior to kicking off her highly anticipated tour in Omaha, Nebraska, back in March, Swift shared her excitement about hitting the road.
"What I'm looking most forward to about the tour and the shows is, when you get out there and you're seeing real people and real life and you're seeing that thousands of people are singing along to the words of the songs that you wrote," the 23-year-old said. "It's the most rewarding feeling and it reminds you why you wanted to do this as a little kid."
At the time, she added that fans should "expect the unexpected" when seeing her perform live. "I think I really like the element of surprise and I love incorporating that into my shows."
Meanwhile, Swift released another video of sorts earlier this week as part of a campaign for her new fragrance Taylor by Taylor Swift.
It is the third scent from the singer, who was also behind the top-selling Wonderstruck and Wonderstruck Enchanted. Her latest fragrance features a heady combo of peonies, hydrangeas and vanilla orchids paired with fruity notes from lychee and tangerine, making for a sweet yet light option to spritz on this summer.
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Every 51 minutes, unorthodox person dies in an alcohol-related traffic collision. In 2012 alone, more than 10,000 people were killed in drunk driving accidents, accounting for nearly one-third of all fatalities.
You can find more drunk driving statistics on the Mothers adjoining Drunk Driving (MADD) website here.
Drunk Driving Prevention In America
In the position of these staggering numbers, what are governmental agencies and private campaigns play a part to educate American drivers practically drunk driving? This article will find the money for a survey of the most widely-publicized anti-impaired driving campaigns, and an analysis of their real-world effects.
Buzzed Driving
In the last few years, weve seen numerous ad campaigns, initiated both by state-funded organizations and private assimilation groups, advocating for widespread nod of something called buzzed driving. appropriately what is it?
Buzzed driving is a entirely simple concept. After ingestion, alcohol is absorbed gruffly by the bloodstream and common tests, afterward a breathalyzer, can appear in the amount of alcohol in your blood reliably and quickly. Driving following a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of 0.08 or superior is illegal in every state. At that concentration, drivers more or less invariably experience sedation and slower nod times. In other words, its clearly risky to drive subsequently that much alcohol in your system.
Buzzed driving is clearly having a BAC demean than 0.08% but unconventional than 0.00%.
One Beer Wont alter The pretension I Drive
And significant studies have found that less is no better. One tally from UC San Diego that evaluated accident reports found that buzzed drivers, those with a BAC of 0.01 percent are 46 percent more likely to be officially and solely to blame than self-disciplined drivers. The fact is that driving even slightly buzzed is dangerous, far-off more risky than driving sober.
The genuine problem is that American function and public policy tend to look on 0.08% as a definitive, meaningful boundary. below that parentage and youre relatively safe, above it youre dangerous. But the researchers at UC San Diego found that the chances of causing a crash increases steadily and proficiently from BAC 0.01 to 0.24 percent, meaning that there is no immediate transition once comparing a buzzed driver to a drunk driver. It turns out that 0.08% is not a definitive boundary, and that no amount of alcohol is safe in the truth analysis.
The savings account from UC San Diego was published in the British medical journal offend Prevention. You can read a summary here.
The Worlds Stance on Drunk Driving
Much of the world has even more rigorous limits.
China has a true limit of 0.02%
Japan uses 0.03%
Frances true limit is 0.05%
Germanys is 0.05%
Sweden uses 0.02%
Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia all have zero-tolerance policies; any BAC above 0.00% and youll lose your license, be penalized later than rasping fines, and your car can be impounded.
In fact, North America (including Canada and Mexico) is one of the worlds by yourself regions to use 0.08% BAC as its true limit.
Has The move around Worked?
The Ad Council, Americas largest non-profit producer of public help announcements, spearheaded the Buzzed Driving vigilance campaign. upon their website, they checking account that their ads reached approximately one half of all American adults over the age of 21. And that there was a significant buildup in the proportion of men age 21 35 who called themselves extremely concerned nearly the concern of drunk driving, from 22 percent in 2005 to 27 percent in 2011.
And while public attentiveness is certainly important, Americas legislators have still to respond to our extra conformity of buzzed driving. In fact, in imitation of most let in governments concentrate on to zero tolerance, they either limit this prohibition to drivers below 21 or plan clearly that they wont tolerate any driver behind a BAC on top of 0.08%.
Only get older will tell whether or not give leave to enter governments follow through on the current research. back in 2013, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended lowering Americas authentic limit to 0.05%, but no state has yet to speak to this stricter limit.
Alcohol Addiction Treatment
Another wave has been to contextualize drunk driving, to clarify it in terms of unusual tragic condition. As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) states: drunk driving is often a symptom of a larger problem: alcohol harm and abuse. The underlying premise to this toss around is that some drunk drivers con vehicles though impaired because (in in view of that many words) they cant urge on it. And if you acquire substance dependent persons treatment, you might give a positive response some impaired drivers off the road in the similar gesture.
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Kate and Stephen – Pencoed House Family Wedding
The Couple
It's not very often that we take on a family wedding having never met a couple, but this is exactly what happened with Kate and Stephen. From the moment I arrived with the bride I knew that I was in for a day of laughing, filled with natural shots of them interacting because the theme for this one beyond everything else was family. Lottie, their daughter was absolutely the epicentre of their lives and the main star. The feeling of sisterhood as I wandered around during bridal prep was incredible, everyone was hands on, helping each other and it provided such a lovely atmosphere. Stephen and Kate are absolutely meant to be, this wasn't a sealing of a relationship this whole day was about celebrating their union – and what a celebration it was. It's clear to see that they are best friends who love to be together and laugh AT each other (like at glitter incidents, or cake in the face incidents). Onwards to Pencoed House!
The Venue
Pencoed house was their venue which perfectly complemented their theme of lace, blush pink with flower accents. The grounds provided space for their younger guests to be free while everyone else could enjoy a drink in the gorgeous outdoor patio areas – so important for a family wedding. We love Pencoed house, it's contained so that you don't lose your guests but so private that a few steps means you can get some lovely peaceful shots of the couple and their families interacting. Look out for Jaime the host hoovering the groom, yep! Above and beyond! The police car was a nod to Kate's profession, being a policewoman she knew she needed something a little different!
The day
This day was full of gorgeous touching moments that we were honoured to capture. The bridal party getting ready was probably the most relaxed morning I've experienced as a wedding photographer, there was this great feeling of peace over everyone. One of my favourite moments was seeing the Father of the bride helping his baby girl into her wedding dress – so absolutely touching watching him carefully button up her incredible dress. Watching the family interact and run together so that little Lottie could run like a superhero, and an incredibly touching set of speeches were amongst the highlights. All in all, one epic day, one unforgettable family wedding.
"Find your tribe, then love them hard"
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Added 11/30/2018
METRO's Current Solicitations & METRO's Procurement Link!
Attention: Partners, please share METRO's Contracting Opportunities, with your members / small business database.
Please Note: Pre-Bid Date for the following Solicitation:
1. 4019000024 – "Bus Stop Improvement" – 35% SB Goal – Pre-Bid Date is Tuesday, 12/11/2018 @ 10:00 a.m., at 1900 Main Street, Houston TX 77002, 2nd Floor Conference Room #2022.
Listed below are METRO current solicitations. Solicitation documents are available online for download. To view Solicitation Details click on the solicitation number.
List of METRO Solicitations
Solicitation Number Title Due Date
Deep Cleaning of Rail Platforms, Deep Cleaning & Sweeping of Transit Centers & Park & Rides, & Annual Deep Cleaning of Downtown & Medical Center Transit Centers. 12-05-2018 02:00 PM
Class 1 and 2 Waste Removal 12-05-2018 02:00 PM
SAP HANA Implementation Services 12-07-2018 02:00 PM
Broker of Record Services 12-11-2018 02:00 PM
Pre-Authorization for Workers Compensation 12-11-2018 02:00 PM
Rail Operations Center (ROC) Tie Upgrade & Redline Tie Replacement, Drainage, & Subgrade Improvements 12-19-2018 02:00 PM
Landscaping Services 12-19-2018 02:00 PM
Automated Fare Collection System (AFCS) 12-28-2018 02:00 PM
Bus Stop Improvement 01-02-2019 02:00 PM
Disparity Study 01-09-2019 02:00 PM
Replacement of OCS Insulators and Safety Straps at Burnett Bridge 09-30-2021 02:00 PM
Procurement Link: https://www.ridemetroapp.org/procurement/solicitations.aspx;
Thank you.
Shurronda Murray
External Relations Officer Procurement
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
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Fax: 713-758-9716
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– Bid deadline remains 11/29/18 by 2:00pm central time. Email bids to email@example.com or fax to 210-655-1337.
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Bartlett Cocke General Contractors
8706 Lockway
San Antonio, Texas 78217
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Bartlett Cocke General Contractors
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The Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) is soliciting proposals for DNA Testing Consumables.
This Bid Packet: 19R0000065 can be viewed at http://www.txsmartbuy.com/sp/19R000065
Responses due back by December 11, 2018, 3:00 p.m. CST.
All questions should be submitted via email to email@example.com by December 3, 2018, 3:00 p.m. CST. Responses to submitted questions will be posted to the Electronic State Business Daily by December 4, 2018, 3:00 p.m. CST
Do not contact anyone else at TXDPS about this solicitation or your proposal may be disqualified.
Thank you,
Linda Mahan, CTPM CTCM
Contract Specialist IV, Statewide Support Services
Procurement & Contract Services Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS)
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Phone: (512) 424-7096
Mail: 5805 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, Texas 78752
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Added 10/19/2018 – Building Automation System Maintenance- ESBD Posting
The Department of Public Safety is requesting bid responses for Building Automation System Maintenance. See the attached scope of work, and specifications for more information.
A Non-Mandatory pre-bid site visit will be held at 5805 N. Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78752 Bldg. A lobby on October 24, 2018 at 10:00 AM.
The posting can be viewed at: http://www.txsmartbuy.com/sp/405-19-R164052 and a copy has been attached for you convenience.
Kristy Watts
Purchaser, CTCD
Procurement & Contract Services
Texas Department of Public Safety
Office: (512) 424-2448 | Fax: (512) 424-5419
Added 9/20/2018
The U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC) will be hosting its first Virtual Small Business Forum on Thursday, October 25, 2018. This FREE event will be from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The purpose of this event is to help introduce AGC to new potential industry partners, to expand AGC's industrial base, and to find new and innovative ways to improve/expand our geospatial capabilities to provide the U.S. Warfighter relevant geospatial information, capabilities, and domain expertise.
The Forum will have a general overview of doing business with the Army Geospatial Center, broken out by the various programs within AGC's mission areas. AGC's efforts encompass the design, development, fielding, and home station support of terrain, hydrological, navigational, imagery, command and control systems, and Geospatial/GEOINT expertise. This also includes participation from the Engineering Research Development Center's (ERDC) Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL).
Registration is FREE and required for all FORUM attendees/participants. Registration will close Monday, October 22, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. (Noon) EDT. For further information and registration please go to the following link:
The following are the primary NAICS codes used here at AGC.
Point of contact:
Karen L. Baker
Chief, Office of Small Business Programs U.S. Army Geospatial Center
7701 Telegraph Road
Bldg. 2592, Rm. 123A
Alexandria, Virginia 22315
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SKANSKA USA BUILDING INC., Construction Manager-at-Risk, for Alamo College Tourism, Hospitality & Culinary Arts Center of Excellence Project will be accepting pricing from qualified contractors for the project located at St. Philip's Campus, 1801 Martin Luther Drive, San Antonio, TX 78203. This solicitation is for Bid Package #1 (Earthwork, Site Utilities, Asphalt Paving, Piers, Mud Slab, MEP Site Utility) Packages.
Skanska is preparing a 100% CD GMP Estimate for the project. Bids will be due on Wednesday, September 5, 2018@2:00 PM CST. EMAIL bids to email@example.com / Fax 210-301-7101.
Please note the specification section 012300 Alternates as well as any Voluntary Value Engineering suggestions for the project are encouraged.
If you are interested in bidding please contact:
Amie Kromis
Diversity Manager
Skanska USA Building Inc.
105 Decker Court
Suite 1060
Irving, TX 75062, United States
Phone +1 972 281 6456
Mobile +1 615 613 5740
Fax +1 972 281 6441
Added 8/21/2018
COMPANY OVERVIEW: Weil Construction, Inc. is a certified 8(a), HUBZone, Small Disadvantaged Business specializing in Federal Government construction. Our Website: www.weilconstruction.com
PROJECT: USACE Fort Worth District 8a Direct Award for RENOVATION OF BUILDING 2006 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. 100% Design Package available. Photo Attached.
DESCRIPTION: Building 2006 consists of three floors and an attic area. The structure is approximately 7200 square feet in size, comprised of load-bearing brick masonry walls around the building perimeter and at key building junctures on the interior. This building was constructed in 1913, as part of a complex of buildings associated with the original Fort Sam Houston hospital and it served as a doctor's quarters. The building has been renovated numerous times, and each floor of the building now houses various offices for the US Army North, 5th Recruiting Brigade. The building interior consists of a combination of plaster and/or brick walls, many covered with vinyl-covered sheetrock. The floors were generally covered with floor tile or carpet. Drop ceilings consisting of ceiling tile and grid are located in various areas throughout the building. Above the drop ceilings, the original ceiling is generally plaster, and some of the plaster ceilings are covered with painted decorative tin.
The purpose of this project is to renovate all three floors of Building 2006 to provide administrative space for the 5th Recruiting Brigade and to extend the useful life another 25 years and to install a new elevator exterior to the building. Work includes the following:
Asbestos/Lead-based Paint Abatement.
Exterior improvements: firewater line and sewer line will be constructed for tie into the existing main lines; natural gas and electrical lines needed to service the Building will be installed and tied into existing infrastructure; reinforced concrete pad will be installed as necessary to house new mechanical equipment; ADA Compliant Pathway will be installed between the existing parking lot, located to the north of Building 2006 and Building 2006 (see civil plans); sidewalks/ramps; and limited asphaltic concrete pavement work on adjacent streets as depicted on the plans.
Selective demolition: including the removal / protection of interior historic elements; removal of all exterior doors and windows; selective removal of interior wall, doors, spaces, and finishes; removal of all mechanical, electrical, plumbing, communications, and fire protection systems; hazardous material abatement; removal of first, second, and third story porches and stairs on both the north and south sides.
Exterior work includes replacement of all exterior doors and windows inclusive of steel reinforcing at the jambs on the east side, construction of new porches and stairs on the north and south sides, replacement of deteriorated wood framing and decking as required, and site concrete for mechanical equipment and sidewalk replacement as needed.
Interior work includes the interior finish-out of the facility. It encompasses the layout of functional spaces, interior finishes, lighting, electrical power distribution, communications, plumbing, and mechanical ventilation / exhaust, fire sprinkler, fire alarm / mass notification, and life safety.
Elevator: The machine-roomless (MRL) holeless hydraulic elevator will be constructed as an exterior addition on the west side of the building. The elevator shaft will be located approximately 5 feet outside the main building line to create a lobby at each floor. The elevator pit/foundation will be 4 feet deep and cast-in-place concrete.
Antiterrorism and Force Protection (AT/FP) requirements were addressed as part of the renovation of Building 2006. All windows will be replaced in this building, with those on the east side, abutting Dunston Road to be designed for blast loads as result of a blast occurring at a conventional standoff distance of 80 feet from the building.
We are in need of the following:
- Hazardous Material Abatement
- Electrical
- Fire Protection (FA/MNS/Sprinkler)
- Communications (Fiber and Copper, including new Duct bank install)
- Concrete
- Masonry
- Elevator
- Utilities
- Civil
- Carpentry (Wood Work/Interior Framing/Drywall/Tape & Float/Painting/Acoustic Ceiling/Doors & Hardware)
- AT/FP Structural Steel Framing and Windows
Interested parties should contact me via email. Thank you.
Anthony L. Gardner, Vice President
San Antonio, Texas
(210) 381-0563
Weil Construction, Inc.
8(a), HUBZone, Small Disadvantaged Business
U.S. Small Business Administration 2018 National Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year
Added 8/16/2018
Good Afternoon Vendors,
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is soliciting bids for an onsite preventative maintenance and repairs contract for all parts and labor services on nine Security Screening X-Ray Units.
Please see attached bid documents or see link below for posting.
The posting can be viewed here http://www.txsmartbuy.com/sp/405-19-R170922
Toribio Solis, CTCM, CTPM
Contract Specialist IV
Texas Department of Public Safety
Procurement and Contract Services
Major Contracts Branch
Phone: 512-424-2968
Fax: 512-424-5419
Email: email@example.com
Added 8/2/2018
FYI: GSA Construction MATOC for SBs =Region 7
FBO solicitation number: 47PH0818R0004 (Click link for FBO), along with description and contact information;
This constitutes a Request for Proposal (RFP), for a new indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) multiple award contract for construction, repair, and alteration, with design-build and incidental abatement services. The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service (PBS), Greater Southwest Region 7, Acquisition Management Division is the office soliciting and will administer the resulting contracts.
In accordance with FAR 52.219-6, this procurement is set aside exclusively for Small Business concerns.
Performance Location:
Counties and parishes within the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas (Region 7).
General Description of Scope of Services:
This contract is to provide general construction, repair, and alteration, with design-build and incidental abatement services. The NAICS code for this procurement is 236220 with a size standard of $36.5 million.
This will be a firm fixed price multiple award contract. This PBS Region has been organized into thirteen geographic zones. Awards will be staggered by zone, potentially two zones at a time. All work to be acquired under the contracts will be accomplished by the issuance of individual task orders. The individual task orders to be placed under the contracts will range in dollar value from approximately $2,000 to $3,500,000; however, project values will NOT be equally spread over this range. The Maximum Order Limitation (MOL) for a contract which is primary in only the Small Projects Pool shall be $1,000,000 aggregate for all task orders for each annual period of performance, for each contract, for each zone. The Maximum Order Limitation (MOL) for a contract which is primary in only the Large Projects Pool shall be $4,000,000 aggregate for all task orders for each annual period of performance, for each contract, for each zone. A contract which is primary in both project pools will have a MOL of $5,000,000 aggregate for all task orders for each annual period of performance, for each contract, for each zone. These contract vehicles may be used by both GSA Regional and Field Office personnel. These contracts will be solicited as one (1) year contracts, with four (4) separate one (1) year option periods, for a total potential contract period not to exceed five (5) years. Facilities covered under the scope of this contract include Government owned and leased facilities in counties or parishes within the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Services will be required under these contracts on an as-needed basis up to a single task order limit of $3,500,000. Task orders will be prepared based on defined scopes of work for specific projects and issued as firm-fixed price tasks orders.
The base IDIQ contracts will be acquired using Source Selection procedures as identified in FAR 15.3 with a firm-fixed price award to the offerors who provide the best value to the Government. Offerors will be evaluated based on technical merit and price proposals. For this procurement, technical evaluation factors, when combined, are significantly more important than total evaluated price. The trade-off process under the best value approach will be used. The technical evaluation factors in descending order of importance are: 1. Past Performance and 2. Hypothetical Projects.
The Government's intent is to award up to six (6) IDIQ contracts per zone, to offerors who submit a proposal which will provide the best value to the Government in terms of technical qualifications and price; however, the Government reserves the right to award more or fewer contracts per zone as determined to be necessary.
The Government intends to make award without discussion. Therefore, offerors are requested to submit their initial proposals to the Government on the most favorable terms based on technical and price factors. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.
Contracting Office Address:
819 Taylor St., Rm. 12B01
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
United States
Place of Performance:
Counties or parishes within the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
United States
Primary Point of Contact.:
Lee Ann White
Secondary Point of Contact:
Carolina D. McGillick
Added 7/11/2018
ESBD POSTING 405-18-B145303, Building C Annex Exterior Cleaning and Restoration Project
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is requesting bid responses for stone restoration, cleaning and painting of Buildings A, A-Auxiliary Structure (Doghouse) and B Austin Headquarters.
Two Mandatory pre-bid site visits will be held at 5805 N. Lamar, Austin, TX 78752 one on 7/17/2018 at 10:00am and the second on 7/18/18 at 10:00am.
Failure to attend one of the two mandatory site visits will result in the disqualification of bidders bid response. Attendees will be required to sign in.
The posting can be viewed here http://www.txsmartbuy.com/sp/405-18-B145303.
Toribio Solis, CTCM, CTPM
Contract Specialist IV
Texas Department of Public Safety
Procurement and Contract Services
Major Contracts Branch
Phone: 512-424-2968
Fax: 512-424-5419
Email: email@example.com


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Young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities want access to education programmes and support to enable them to have relationships and express their sexuality. There is a need to develop evidence-based RSE specific to the needs of this group of young people
There is a government focus on improving access to relationship and sexuality programmes for children and young people who are typically developing. Young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities may require access to education programmes that are specific to their needs and that have been co-produced by them, thereby aiming to increase their relevance and usefulness. There is a lack of evidence-based RSE programmes specific to the needs of this group of young people and which is a gap that needs to be addressed. A qualitative, co-produced RSE programme, involving young people, their families and teachers is indicated and requires to be developed and piloted.
Full-time: 3 years
From Maternal and Child Health, to Chronic Illness and Palliative Care, our research is changing and improving care for people at every stage of life – from their first breath to their last.
Your research will be hosted in our School and linked to the interdisciplinary and university wide Centre For Evidence and Social Innovation and the Graduate School, extending your potential in the UK and internationally.
Information on the implications of Brexit for prospective students.
Research Themes
Nursing and Midwifery: Chronic Illness and Palliative Care (PhD/MPhil)
The aim of this research theme is to improve the health and wellbeing of those with chronic illness, especially in relation to chronic heart disease, and those requiring palliative care and their informal carers. Our team's research fosters a sound evidence base in which multiple research approaches are promoted, using: epidemiology, ethics, health services research, behavioural sciences and randomized control trials. An innovative feature of the team is in pioneering the viability of the palliative care approach beyond the field of cancer care into areas such as dementia care and a range of chronic illnesses.
You'll work with an internationally recognised and connected group of researchers conducting research with them to provide new solutions for supportive care in chronic illness and innovative palliative care.
Research Themes
Nursing and Midwifery: Maternal and Child Health (PhD/MPhil)
The aim of this research theme is to improve health and well-being in pregnancy, childbirth and early years care and amongst children with long term health conditions or disabilities, such as acquired brain injury and cerebral palsy. Our team's research is renowned for developing and evaluating interventions, contributing to the evidence base worldwide in improving Maternal and Child Health outcomes, especially focussing where need is greatest. One of the many valuable innovations we make to the field of Maternal and Child Health is in relation to fathers and prospective fathers, unlocking men's potential to improve health and social care outcomes for children, and in turn to men's own health.
You'll work with an outstanding group of researchers who are at the heart of improvements in parental and child health, recognising that improving health in pregnancy, infancy and childhood is important for adult health and wellbeing across generations.
Research Themes
Nursing and Midwifery: Education and Practice (PhD/MPhil)
The School is at the forefront of educational innovation and this theme showcases emergent research and scholarship in education and practice.
This programme promotes the integration of research in curriculum and practice development enabling us to develop the future leaders in nursing and midwifery.
Find a PhD Supervisor
Prospective PhD students should take a moment to look at our website to identify a researcher who could supervise and support them throughout the 3 years of the programme.
Applications must include a named supervisor.
Research Impact
The School's research is having a profound impact on the health of the population, from cradle to grave.
Employment after the Course
Queen's postgraduates reap exceptional benefits. Unique initiatives, such as Degree Plus and Researcher Plus bolster our commitment to employability, while innovative leadership and executive programmes alongside sterling integration with business experts helps our students gain key leadership positions both nationally and internationally.
Prof Joanne Reid
Director of Research
Nursing and Midwifery
Feedback can be written, verbal or online, and may come from your supervisor or mentor; the Postgraduate Tutor or indeed, on occasions, from other students.
The minimum academic requirement for admission to a research degree programme is normally an Upper Second Class Honours degree from a UK or ROI HE provider, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. As part of the application process candidates will be required to submit a research proposal and undertake an interview.
For information on international qualification equivalents, please check the specific information for your country.
Evidence of an IELTS* score of 6.5, with not less than 5.5 in any component, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University is required (*taken within the last 2 years).
International students wishing to apply to Queen's University Belfast (and for whom English is not their first language), must be able to demonstrate their proficiency in English in order to benefit fully from their course of study or research. Non-EEA nationals must also satisfy UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) immigration requirements for English language for visa purposes.
For more information on English Language requirements for EEA and non-EEA nationals see: www.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs.
If you need to improve your English language skills before you enter this degree programme, INTO Queen's University Belfast offers a range of English language courses. These intensive and flexible courses are designed to improve your English ability for admission to this degree.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be offering Academic English and Pre-sessional courses online only from June to September 2020.
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There are no specific additional course costs associated with this programme.
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Depending on the programme of study, there may also be other extra costs which are not covered by tuition fees, which students will need to consider when planning their studies . Students can borrow books and access online learning resources from any Queen's library. If students wish to purchase recommended texts, rather than borrow them from the University Library, prices per text can range from £30 to £100. Students should also budget between £30 to £100 per year for photocopying, memory sticks and printing charges. Students may wish to consider purchasing an electronic device; costs will vary depending on the specification of the model chosen. There are also additional charges for graduation ceremonies, and library fines. In undertaking a research project students may incur costs associated with transport and/or materials, and there will also be additional costs for printing and binding the thesis. There may also be individually tailored research project expenses and students should consult directly with the School for further information.
Find PhD opportunities and funded studentships by subject area.2.Doctoral Training Centres at Queen's
Queen's has eight outstanding competitive Doctoral Training Centres, with each one providing funding for a number of PhD positions and most importantly a hub for carrying out world class research in key disciplines.3.PhD loans
The Government offers doctoral loans of up to £26,445 for PhDs and equivalent postgraduate research programmes for English- or Welsh-resident UK and EU students, £10,000 for students in Scotland and up to £5,500 for Northern Ireland students.4.International Scholarships
Information on Postgraduate Research scholarships for international students.
The Funding & Scholarship Finder helps prospective and current students find funding to help cover costs towards a whole range of study related expenses.
Apply using our online Postgraduate Applications Portal go.qub.ac.uk/pgapply and follow the step-by-step instructions on how to apply.
If you're interested in a particular project, we suggest you contact the relevant academic before you apply, to introduce yourself and ask questions.
To find a potential supervisor aligned with your area of interest, or if you are unsure of who to contact, look through the staff profiles linked here.
You might be asked to provide a short outline of your proposal to help us identify potential supervisors.
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Volumizer Resurrection Eight
The Volumizer was Glenn Rikowski's AOL blog. It was started up on 29th September 2005. On 30th September 2008, AOL announced that all of its Hometown products, including its blogs and newsletters, would be closed down on 31st October 2008. Glenn's articles, many of which were written for his students at the Volumizer, will be preserved at The Flow of Ideas. Work has begun on this project, and the latest articles to be included are now available, as listed below:
Rikowski, G. (2007) My Tony Blair, and His Neoliberal Education Policies, 12th May, London, online at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=My%20Tony%20Blair
Rikowski, G. (2007) Edison Schools in the UK, 23rd April, London, online at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=Edison%20Schools%20in%20the%20UK
Rikowski, G. (2007) Learning in the Earthworks of Capital@ The JCB Academy, 31st March, London, online at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=Learning%20in%20the%20Earthworks%20of%20Capital
Rikowski, G. (2007) The 'Standards' Language-game for Schools in England Today, 26th March, London, online at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=The%20Standards%20Language-game%20for%20Schools%20in%20England
Rikowski, G. (2007) E-learning for Free at the BBC: Jam Jammed, 16th March, London, online at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=E-learning%20for%20Free%20at%20the%20BBC
Rikowski, G. (2007) Mrs Thatcher and Holes in the Kitchen Floor, 22nd February, London, online at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=Mrs%20Thatcher%20and%20Holes%20in%20the%20Kitchen%20Floor
Rikowski, G. (2007) When the Bowers Break, 22nd February, London, online at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=When%20the%20Bowers%20Break
Rikowski, G. (2007) Ultra-Blairite, Contra Progress: Co-payment in Hospitals and Schools, 15th February, London, online at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=Co-payment%20in%20Hospitals%20and%20Schools
Rikowski, G. (2007) Socialism is not Dead, 31st January, London, online at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=Socialism%20is%20not%20Dead
The Rikowski web site, The Flow of Ideas is at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk
Glenn Rikowski's MySpace Profile is at: http://www.myspace.com/glennrikowski
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Baltimore Hosts Whartscape 2008
The folks over at Wham City have put a lot blood, sweat, and caffeinated soda […]
The folks over at Wham City have put a lot blood, sweat, and caffeinated soda into making Baltimore a haven for unabashed weirdness and sweaty parties. With a style that seems to both venerate and eviscerate the popular culture icons of the '80s and '90s, the art collective makes and promotes music that usually sounds like an old video game strung out on energy drinks and psychedelics. In between the torrential output of both visual and auditory projects, along with a regular schedule of events, they also put together the annual Whartscape event.
The four day extravaganza boasts too many bands to count including the newest Baltimore residents Matmos, party mastermind Dan Deacon, weirdo kings Black Dice, and more playing at a scattershot spread of warehouses and other somewhat more official venues. Surprises will certainly be in store for anyone who attends, as the website calmly notes, "SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO INCOMPREHENSIBLE CHANGES AT THE DROP OF A HAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
No matter what happens, you can count on some exhaustingly good times happening July 17-20 in Baltimore. Just don't forget the soda.
Confirmed Lineup
Nautical Almanac
Ultimate Reality
Adventures in Illegal Art with Mark Hosler of Negativland
Leprechaun Catering
Teeth Mountain
Blue Leader
Ben Heresey
Ric Royer
Beach House
Jana Hunter
Golden Age
Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez
Wheatie Mattiasich
Santa Dads
Matteah Baim
Andy Abelow
Eagle Ager
A Murmered Tale
Thank You
Killer Whales
The Mae Shi
Eyeball Skeleton
Bird Names
Ecstatic Sunshine
Lexie Mountain Boys
The Creepers
WZT Hearts
Ed Schrader
Air Waves
Benny Stoofy
King Cloud
Video Hippos
Nuclear Power Pants
Blood Baby
Human HOst
Food for Animals


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Saturday, January 30, 2010
The Catcher
There certainly isn't much I can add to any story about J.D. Salinger, the author of The Catcher in Rye, who went into seclusion when Eisenhower took the oath of office--for the first time. I certainly never met the man, only read his famous book once, and last read something he wrote--which turned out to be the last thing he published--in 1965.
Salinger was famous for not wanting to be famous, as Charles McGrath points out in his lengthy NYT obituary of him the other day. It is certainly hard for anyone to know much about anyone who has been an undiscovered tomb for over 50 years.
I don't even remember too much of the book, except that I read it in high school and "reported" on it. I don't remember if the whole class was assigned the book, or we got a choice from a list, but I do remember that there were parts I loved, particularly seeing that someone could write the word "fuck" outside of a dictionary on slang. That was great.
I remember someone named Maurice who was a bell hop, I think. But I'm sure I didn't "understand" the book. I didn't even pick up the fact that Holden is in a mental hospital at the end. The English teacher did tell me that in red script that that was something I missed. But I didn't fail the class.
What I remember most about the book is the era around me when I, and many others, were paying attention to the book. I remember the solid red cover of the paperback edition, and the gold lettering of the title. Very distinctive. I remember the candy/card/gift store a few doors down from the flower shop, in the same building, where I bought the newspapers, and where there were well stocked shelves of paperbacks, classic and otherwise. I think I read so many books as much because of the library, as because of that store. I loved it.
The 1999 front page obituary for Joseph Heller that appeared in the NYT quoted E.L. Doctorow as saying of Catch-22, "they say fiction can't change anything, but it can certainly organize a generation's consciousness."
Certainly The Catcher in the Rye did that.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Louis Auchincloss
The only thing I can add to the obituary for Louis Auchincloss (AW-kin-kloss) is that it was once reported that a woman seated next to him at a dinner party asked him if he had read such-and-such book, an apparent bestseller.
He replied that if he had, he wouldn't tell anyone.
It was not reported what title she asked him about, but she's definitely destined for permanent purgatory if it was Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
All In A Name
When I first read yesterday that Robert Mosbacher had passed away I was a bit confused. The obituary said his father was Emil Mosbacher. I remember the name Emil Mosbacher as someone who was once head of the New York Racing Association (NYRA), the organization that runs thoroughbred racing in New York state at Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga tracks.
The time frame didn't fit. Well, it turned out that Robert's older brother, Emil 'Bus" Mosbacher, Jr. was the NYRA head. The older brother passed away several years ago. The father was of course Emil Mosbacher, Sr.
The Mosbacher name goes back a long way in yacht racing circles. So there was some heavy skepticism when it was announced that Emil would head NYRA. Afterall, a "boat race" in horse racing is a derogatory term for a race basically run in single file so that the order of finish remains preserved as the same order that started. A fixed race. A standardbred, trotting or pacing race is however more likely to have the boat racing "look." No matter. When a yacht guy is named to head the ponies, it's basically, "who will they think of next?"
Then there's the missing jewels. I seem to remember that one of the Mosbacher wives claimed to have lost her jewelry when her jewelry case (full) entered an airport x-ray machine but came out empty. Same case? Lots of good questions ensued.
Then there was the story that one of Robert's wives, Georgette, claimed to have been held up at gunpoint in front of her hotel room door in 1990 at the Baribizon and relieved of at least $40,000 of jewelry she had on her.
That particular story was found digitally in the archives, with no report of recovery, or apprehension that followed.
All of which means that there are many ways to lose things without ever betting on a "boat race."
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Poison goes back a long way. It causes obituaries to be written. It has claimed victims accidentally, and by intent. The intent part is what creates the rubber-necking delays. The forensic detection of poison apparently used criminally in order to cause someone's death has not been going on for all that long. And that of course is what makes the book sound so interesting.
There's a great little book called Novels in Three Lines. It is a compilation of news stories, all written by Felix Feneon, a French man of multi-faceted intrigue. They all appeared in the French newspaper Le Matin in 1906. These "stories" are really tidbits of news, all three lines, before translation. Translated into English they seem to gain a Runyonese, as if Nicely Nicely Johnson were trying to translate from a French comic book.
Thus, you get understandable, pithy gems such as:
A merchant from Saint-Gaudens caught his wife entwined with a barber in Boussens. He fired. The lover was wounded, the beloved fled.
On Boulevard Carnot in Le Vesinet, an automobile drove at top speed into a flock of sheep. Three died.
Married for three months, the Audouys of Nantes committed suicide with laudanum, aresenic, and a revolver.
(Talk about a belt and suspenders. They added saftey pins.)
The columnist Jimmy Breslin, consciously or otherwise, seems to use the same style when in his biography of Damon Runyon he describes a serial meeting of two gangsters exchanging unpleasantries in a nightclub, with "Chink losing the third and most decisive gunfight by a wide margin."
This is somewhat like saying Bonnie and Clyde in the movie died from a cheap and inexpensive illness caused by bullet holes.
And so when I read in today's story about arsenic I wonder if in Feneon's book there's anything about arsenic poisoning. Apparently, according to Deborah Blum it became known as "poudre de succession" because it was used so often as a means to redistribute the wealth.
Of course, poison has never been the only way to redistribute the wealth. I remember a book review of The Bonfire of the Vanities, by Thomas Wolfe, that summed up the book as a story about how the jury system in the Bronx is used a means to redistribute the wealth.
Felix Feneon, Nicely Nicely, and Jimmy, I'm sure couldn't have said it differently.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
The Centenarians
The first was Miep Gies, 100, a woman who was the last one left of those who helped hide Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis in Holland. The summary of her life and her era came through in the fairly conventional way: an obituary.
The second, whose story was not an obituary but rather a news story did not mean that Joe Rollino, 104 had not passed away. It just meant he passed away more abruptly, even at his age.
Mr. Rollino, a man of many occupations involving strength, had once been a Coney Island strongman who bent metal in his teeth, was himself bent by metal when as a pedestrian a minivan collided with him on a Brooklyn street. There is no end irony.
Both obituaries are great stories, of the people themselves and of course of their eras. Mr. Rollino's even makes its way into yesterday's paper as an additional story from the wake and the memories of mourners.
Aside from what always strikes me about obituaries was of course the ages of the deceased. Subtracting their ages from 2010 you get years in the early 1900s. Sounds like a long time ago, but my father's oldest brother was born in 1906, my father, the third brother, was born in 1915. No one is around today, but I certainly remember them, and I remember their stories and their era through their pictures and their words. Directly.
And I remember their father, my grandfather, who was born in 1885. An estimate, since he immigrated from Greece at some point in the early 1900s and didn't exactly have even a family Bible with him.
It turns out I was thinking about my grandfather's birth date when I read about Miep and Joe. All my grandparents were born in the latter part of the 1880s, exactly when is either unknown, or drifts in and out of memory. So, like so many things that dovetail their way into your life, think about something, and someone provides an answer.
My daughters, by genetic proportions have more Irish ancestry in them than anything else. This can only help explain why my oldest daughter seems to have chosen that Tuesday as a day to visit the family burial site in Mt. Olivet cemetery in Queens. She had told me the prior weekend she was going, and I did ask her to try and remember when my grandfather was born, so I suppose she felt she had a mission to fulfill. I also did say we'd trim the shrubs around the stone, but I also meant we'd do that in the spring. So, she was also on a scouting mission. She didn't choose the coldest day of the week, but it is still January.
Thus, as old as Tuesday's obituary and news story subjects were, I've got family members who I grew up with that go back even further. Of course they're not here to tell me anything now, but they did mention things that I remember. So I've got a linkage that goes back a long way. And that's what makes the obits so interesting. There doesn't seem to be a year that can be mentioned that I can't put an ancestor in. And who I met and remember.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Got Blood?
I give Maureen Dowd's column a glance on Wednesdays. If it's not political, I might keep going. And this Wednesday I was rewarded with a take on the hot domestic topic of the week: Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, and NBC's chief executive Jeffrey Zucker.
This morning I have to say I was astonished to realize that I wasn't reading that Jeffrey Zucker had bled to death from Maureen's flogging.
Over the years Dowd is still the one person I can read who still comes up with words I really have to look up in the dictionary. Or Google. Whatever that says about my level of reading, I don't know, but how many can truthfully say they knew that "baldenfreude" was a word made up by Ms. Dowd to describe others having fun with bald Jeff Zucker's misfortunes--all self-created, which of course makes them better to feel superior to.
I should have suspected that when I once came across the word "moneygall" that she used to describe something having to do with the misuse of money around St. Patrick's Day, I think.
The column is worth reading for sustained bile. It doesn't stop, but it's well done. When she describes Hollywood as a place where "no one makes less than they're worth" she's not saying the place is great for parity or fairness of pay.
My friend who listens to Don Imus tells me that Don apparently is on the outs with Ms. Dowd when he tells his audience that her birthday was today, or yesterday and that she's 58, and "her train has left the station." Imus does however admit that he's carrying Wednesday's column around with him.
Well, my birthday is tomorrow and I'm older than Ms. Dowd, but younger than Imus. Regardless, I'm glad neither one knows about me.
And Jeff, there's always the Hair Club for Men.
Monday, January 11, 2010
We Can Be What We Eat
First New York City required restaurants to cut out trans fat. Then it made restaurant chains post calorie counts on their menus. Now it wants to protect people from another health scourge: salt.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Sweet Thunder
High on the list for getting, and giving, was the biography of Sugar Ray Robinson, Sweet Thunder by Wil Haygood. I can put an exact date on when I became a boxing fan, and when I stopped being a fan.
The start was $20 last row blue seats to the Ali-Frazier fight at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971, the first of their three meetings. The Fight. Tickets were obtained by advance planning and mail order. Imagine that!
The end was when I was in my living room with friends watching the pay-per-view telecast of Mike Tyson going cannibal on Evander Holyfield's ears, June 28, 1997.
As a kid growing up, I always heard about famous fights and fighters, who was good, and who was a bum. My father pointed out Paul Berlenbach, The Astoria Assassin, one night at the subway station cutting newspapers loose from a bundle that had just been tossed from a truck that barely seemed to stop. Paul had fought as a light heavyweight and held that title for a little over a year, 1925-1926, only one title per weight division then. He had earlier won a gold medal in wrestling at the 1920 Olympics, but was now helping to hawk the early edition. Fame is fleeting.
Despite the current lack of fan interest I've remained interested in the fighters themselves. Anyone who has even done a poor imitation of one of their workouts can appreciate what goes into that sport. So, when the book on Sugar Ray hit the shelves, it also hit the wish list.
I saw Sugar Ray introduced at numerous fights. He always seemed the most popular of those introduced, and he always looked great, gliding through the ropes with a Pepsodent smile, waving to the crowd, a black Clark Gable who really looked good in a suit. I never heard anyone say he was a "bum." Never.
Reading first the book reviews, then the look back stories on Harlem now vs. then and then the book itself I kept wondering why didn't I pay more attention to Sugar Ray when he passed away in 1989? I surely read the obituary. I've always been doing that. I know I didn't save it, though, but I do know how to get at it, and have printed it from a NYPL digital database.
I remember it was a fairly big deal that his son was a star in the professional Roller Derby league that was quite popular in the 1970s. I may have even seen his son at the one match I went to at the Garden when somebody came to town to skate against someone who was the Bombers. Nobody knew then they were watching the beginning of what would be a Jerry Springer talk show, chairs, screams, and punches from people with wheels on their feet. It was great.
But why do I seem to care more about Sugar Ray now, than then?
In this atmospheric cosmos we live in the question seems to have played in one form or another in other people's minds. Perhaps not about Sugar Ray, but about someone who has passed away a good while ago.
Through the marvel of the Internet, audio and video streaming, I was lead to a presentation made at a library by Ms. Marilyn Johnson, author of The Dead Beat. You've really got to be impressed by what is possible. A click of the mouse and I'm tuned into a portion of a lecture Ms. Johnson recently made at a library somewhere. I say recent because Michael Jackson has just died and there's no snow on the ground, but few leaves on the trees, as the camera tracks us through library shelves, the lecture itself and what looks like nice grounds where Ms. Johnson looks like she's about to give a poetry reading to the birds. Tweet, tweet, Twitter.
The same question seems to prevail on her mind as well. She mentions that Picasso died in 1973 and she didn't really pay too much attention. My own answer is that having gotten older by virtue of uninterrupted breathing I've approached the same time on earth as some of the people I now read about with such detail. Sure, some are a lot older, and a few are even younger, but we're covering congruent periods of time. We remember the same presidents.
The poet Phyllis McGinley wrote something called The Seven Ages of a Newspaper Subscriber.
It's something from the 1950s, rhymes, and describes a person's progression of interest in the daily paper as they get older. The poem is not long, and ends with:
The lecture clip ends with Ms. Johnson saying something about obituaries that allow us to consider what a life means. And maybe that's the thought we consider more of as we grow older.
I do know that I care more about Sugar Ray Robinson in 2010 than I did even in 1989.


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Duran Duran played in Russia last night as an exclusive performance for Louis Vuitton to celebrate the LV exhibit at the Strelka Institute in Moscow. Not a bad gig to have on the books, I must say.
Here's the setlist, courtesy of Setlist.fm:
- View to a Kill
- Hungry Like the Wolf
- Come Undone
- Notorious
- Pressure Off
- Ordinary World
- Girls on Film
- Rio
The band, along with most of the usual cast of suspects gathered in Moscow, although Simon Willescroft is already back in London at this point, going straight from the plane to stage as he finishes up his run of "Woman to Woman" shows before heading to Iceland. However, Erin Stevenson didn't join Duran Duran on stage this time.
Currently, Erin is performing with Janet Jackson during her Las Vegas residency! While I know she will be missed by DD fans, it's a fabulous opportunity for her! I mean, it's Janet. Can't really get bigger than that, and good on Erin for landing the gig!
So that leaves us wondering who is sharing the stage with Anna! We didn't have to look very hard, as Anna spread the news herself via Instagram and Facebook.
"Brilliant show tonight in Moscow with Duran Duran.Anna Ross, Facebook, 6/17/2019
Introducing the brilliant Florence Rawlings on bv's
She smashed it xxxxx"
Florence is a stunningly beautiful vocalist from South London, who was born after I graduated from HIGH SCHOOL in September 1988. Good lord, the band is hiring children!!!
Now that I've gotten that out of my system and I'm over the shock….what else did I learn about her? She stood out as a star vocalist early in life, at the age of 13. It wasn't until she finished her A-levels that she was signed to Dramatico Entertainment and began performing in earnest.
In 2009, she performed at several festivals including Isle of Wight, Wireless, and Guilfest. Perhaps more of interest to Duran fans – she has performed as the lead singer of Clean Bandit (2014) and is now a part of their touring band. She has recorded one album – A Fool In Love.
Usually, Duran fans are great at embracing new members of the touring band. I saw a few of my friends have already liked her Facebook page. I have no doubt that Florence will feel like part of the (extremely) large family in no time at all! Welcome to our slightly crazy, dysfunctional family, Florence!


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Barn Door Cycling
This blog is going to be a chronicle of my cycling life, staying focused on the experiences of an overweight cyclist. I'll be writing about my weight loss, my riding and the characters I've met and reviewing equipment I use. There could be a little humor mixed in there here and there.
I'm 31 this year and have been fat my whole life and riding for most of it. I think you can be a totally successful cyclist even if you are fat. You can ride centuries, keep up on a group ride and have a good time, but in no way could you be as fast as if you were lighter. If that doesn't matter to you, then I congratulate you, you've reached a level of zen that I'll probably never reach, because right now I want to get fast… and I want to be more comfortable and have a better time too.
Besides my cycling and blogging careers I teach 8th grade art, have a wonderful, supportive wife, own a home and look forward to one day having some kids.
If you're wondering about the name, Barn Door Cycling, that has to do with the phrase, "like riding behind a barn door." I've heard it several times from riders behind me enjoying what they claim to be the best draft short of a tractor trailer.
9/29/15 Update
Just read my About Me page, not much has changed. I'm 36 now. Can't believe I've kept up this blog for 5 years. I'm about 50 pounds lighter then when I started the blog, but most of that came off in the first year.
Probably the biggest change is that I'm no longer an art teacher, I'm a mailman now. Still married, still no kids.


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If you've been researchinghair transplantation, you've more than likely heard of hair transection.
Hair transection is when the hair bulb is accidentally damaged during extraction or transplantation. The hair bulb is what's responsible for the growth of the transplanted hair so the more follicles that are damaged, the less chance you'll have of your hair growing the way that you want it to.
A Closer Look at FUE
Let's take a step back and look at the Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) method for transplanting hair.
During an FUE procedure, the patient's hair is shaved in the area where the donor hair will be extracted. The donor hair follicles are then individually extracted using a punch and without leaving any scars.
The FUE method is very different to the Follicular Unit Transplantation (FUT) method, which requires an entire strip of hair to be removed and will result in some scarring. Unfortunately, this scar is visible after the procedure but there are ways to minimise this.
These hair implants procedure details & this gallery will give you further details on the two methods.
How Does Transection Happen?
Hair transection can either occur during the extraction or the transplantation phase of your procedure and is the result of the scalpel cutting through the hair bulb. In the case of FUE, transection is possible if too much pressure is applied when the punching graft is used.
Your surgeon's skills will play a leading role in how much transection occurs during your procedure. It should be noted that some transection will always occur but an experienced surgeon can minimise it. During your consultation, it helps to ask your doctor about the transection rate of the clinic and a reputable clinic will always be able to give you this information.
On average, a good hair transection rate is about 5% – anything higher than 20% and it might be time to consider a few other clinics.
Your surgeon should be the only person to extract and transplant the hair follicles as this will ensure a much higher rate of success.
Avoiding Hair Transections
There are two main ways to avoid a high rate of hair transections, with the first being the use of proper tools.
The right tools can make all the difference to the transection rate of your procedure so don't be nervous to find out more about the tools that will be used and how they can reduce the rate of transection.
The second is, of course, the experience of your surgeon. Hair transplantation is a very delicate procedure that requires a specific set of skills. Not just anyone should be performing a hair transplant and most of the top clinics will specialise in hair transplantation alone.
You can also learn a lot about what a hair transplant surgeon is capable of by reading through patient reviews and going through their before and after gallery. If they can't show you any before and after photos, it's time to consult with a different doctor.


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How to Choose a Kitchen Style
Designing a kitchen, whether for a new house or a remodeling project, can be exciting -- and daunting, of course. With all the options in appliances and surfaces, deciding which ones to use can be difficult. If you haven't picked an overall style for your kitchen, the job is even more challenging. So your first task is to choose a style.
The architecture of your house can speak volumes to your choice of kitchen style. Many homeowners want to echo the house's style in the kitchen. If your house is a formal Colonial Revival, you'll want to go with traditional styling. A log house would benefit from a woody, rustic look in the kitchen. A fancy, Old World-style kitchen, conversely, would look out of place in a sleek, modern home.
House Layout
How open your kitchen is to the nearby living spaces will influence its style. The trend in recent decades toward great rooms that include the family room, breakfast nook and kitchen has led toward uniform styling throughout. As a part of the great room, the kitchen often sets the tone for the rest of the space. If your kitchen is set apart from living spaces -- as is often the case in older houses -- you'll have more freedom to choose a different style.
Recent decades have seen the increasing popularity of commercial-style appliances, usually in stainless steel. Because of their classic styling, they work well in a lot of style settings and seem to be welcome in almost any kitchen. Such appliances allow a kitchen with traditional styling to echo the house's architecture while providing the stylish, modern conveniences that many home cooks require.
Personal Taste
Despite these considerations, it's your kitchen, so you can do what you want with it. If you have a stuffy, formal house and you're looking for a breath of fresh air in the kitchen, you could do it up in the Southwestern style you fell in love with on your honeymoon. You can also add elements of a different style without committing to unusual or quirky cabinets and expensive surface materials. You can achieve a lot of style with paint and accessories that you can reverse if you decide to do so.
Photo Credits
- Jupiterimages/Creatas/Getty Images


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If you left comments on my recent Blog Hop post for The Paper Shelter you may remember you were in the running to win a digital image of your choice.
The winner from my blog is Annemi
The winners have all been chosen from each of the Design Team and you can find the fill list and instructions here.
Congratulations to all the winners and we thank you so much for your lovely comments and support of our challenge.