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Idiots abound everywhere, and sometimes they get in the news. The last week or so has seen yet another crop of weird stories which highlight the silliness of people and institutions.
The British Government has taken one more step down the road to stupidity with the recent Equality Act. Harriet Harmon's Bill now decrees that it is an offence to 'imply that women are not as strong as men'. For this reason, gym instructors have been told that if they warn a woman not to lift weights too heavy for her they can be prosecuted under the equality law because it insinuates women are not as strong as men.
Most gym instructors will give advice to both men and women during activities like weight lifting, for the simple reason they wish to prevent their clients from 'over-doing' it and injuring themselves. So if this will be considered sexual discrimination in the future, I wonder what will happen when someone does hurt themselves? Could it mean the complainant sues Harriet Harmon or the gym? A tricky situation for which we will have to wait an answer!!!
As a policeman, especially in the traffic department, you see some strange happenings on the roads. Officers in Weymouth in Dorset England were amazed to see a car being driven through a busy town with the bonnet (hood) fully up blocking the windscreen. When they pulled over the vehicle they found a 53 year-old woman in the driver seat who said her bonnet was faulty and she was on the way to get it fixed.
She was somewhat indignant when the officer suggested she could not see the road and told him she had been looking through the slit between the raised bonnet and the bottom of the windscreen. What a shame she is too old for the Army, she would make a fine tank driver!!!
The same Force pulled over a man using his elbows to steer his car while he rolled a cigarette and read from a clipboard he had on the wheel, and also a woman with three children on the back seat without seat belts. When asked by the officers why she did not have the children wearing seat belts she replied they were 'not her children'. I can't quite make up my mind if that is extremely callous, or stupid. Probably both!!!
A company called Proactol Ltd is advertising for a professional 'couch potato' with a salary of £23,750 per annum! Really! The job entails sitting all day long eating junk food and watching TV and video's. The successful applicant will be required to eat Indian 'take-away', Macdonalds meals, pizza, fish and chips and other fatty foods for the their period of employment, plus take the company's product Proactol. You would essentially be a lab-rat for the scientists who are developing Proactol which they hope will absorb 30% of your daily fat intake. I can imagine the applicants will be lining up around the block, and the next one!!!!
Children are without doubt one of the best sources of amusement, and a short time ago they proved it yet again. One thousand children were polled to mark the start of the National Science and Engineering Week in the UK a couple of weeks ago and were asked questions like 'Who invented the telephone'. Many thought the Queen invented the telephone, that Charles Darwin discovered fire and Buzz Lightyear (Toy Story) was the first man on the moon.
The minds of children are amazing and it makes me wonder who they think invented the aeroplane? Probably Richard Branson!!!
Political correctness is forever in the news these days, usually for something stupid. Like the man at Gatwick Airport who was asked to remove his T shirt by a security guard because the slogan on it may be considered threatening. A compromise was reached when the man turned it inside out. The words on his T shirt; 'Freedom or die! So the next time you buy a T shirt, take into consideration the feelings of other air passengers and do not buy one that says; Boom!!!
A survey has been carried out among local councils that are gradually changing English street names to reflect current environmental concerns and ethnic diversity. Names like Acacia Street and making way for new names like Eco Avenue, Euro Close and Sustainability Avenue. Among the ethnic diversity names now in use are Masjid Lane (Muslim for mosque), Khadija Walk (prophet Mohammeds first wife). The list goes on and on. I suppose before long streets where the majority of dwellers are ethnic English will be called 'Infidel' Street!!!
Another 'Health and Safety' cock-up was unearthed by the media at Manor School in Melksham last week when a 5 year-old boy climbed a 20ft tree during the morning break but was left there by the school staff because they would be breaking H & S rules if they helped him down! In accordance with guidelines, they retired to the school building and 'observed him from a distance in case they distracted him and caused him to fall'. The child was rescued some 45 mins later by a woman who happened to be passing the school and saw him up the tree. The amazing thing is, when she went into the school with the child, instead of thanking her for her assistance the headmaster called the police charging her with trespassing! It would appear we have now reached the situation where the patients run the mental asylum!!!
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The veteran pilot was unable to correct the resulting rolling motion and ejected 60 miles south of Oahu, the Air Force said in a written release yesterday.
Lt. Col. Christopher "Frenchy" Faurot told Hawaii Air Guard and Air Force officials that he could not control his plane while he was engaged in a mock aerial dogfight with another Hawaii Air Guard jet and started to lose altitude shortly before the crash Feb. 1.
Faurot, who has been flying with the Hawaii Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron since 1991, was picked up by a Coast Guard helicopter shortly after the 1:37 p.m. crash and taken to the Queen's Medical Center.
Lt. Col. Chuck Anthony, Hawaii National Guard spokesman, said Faurot, 43, suffered "no serious injuries" and was released after being examined. He returned to flight status three days later.
The plane experienced no problems during an earlier routine exercise that day, Air Guard officials said then.
Faurot's F-15 was destroyed on impact, Anthony said. No attempt will be made to recover the wreckage because the ocean there is more than three miles deep.
Faurot was part of a two-aircraft training mission, involving one-on-one offensive and defensive maneuvering.
An Air Force Accident Investigation Board, convened by Pacific Air Forces, determined that there was no clear and convincing evidence to determine a cause for the mishap.
However, the board did find sufficient evidence to conclude that both rudders in Faurot's jet failed in a midrange position to the left, most likely due to a failure involving the aileron-rudder interconnect.
"This failure induces a yawing, rolling motion to the left that the pilot was unable to correct," the Air Force said in a written statement.
Three weeks before the crash, Faurot's jet had returned to service after undergoing mandatory safety inspections ordered by the Air Force after a Missouri Air National Guard F-15 broke apart in midair on Nov. 2, injuring the pilot. The cause was structural problems with the plane.
Anthony said "there doesn't seem to be any connection" between the Feb. 1 crash and the Nov. 2 incident in Missouri.
Following the Missouri crash, the Air Force grounded all of its 676 F-15s.
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My The Fantasy Box came to me awhile ago, and I was super excited to have another chance to see what The Fantasy Box was all about. However, I just had the chance to dig in and see what this box was all about the other day, and I was very pleased with the contents. Also, as we are just starting to settle in, I am actually getting some time to relax with some of the great products in this box. And make time for date night.
What is The Fantasy Box?
Each month The Fantasy Box sends a box with a different fantasy, instructions for how to play, and all the goodies you need to turn a fantasy into a reality. The Fantasy Box is made to bring couples closer, to open the line of communication between couples, and to allow couples to have a little fun. Every The Fantasy Box comes to straight to you in a discreet package the Cost depends on what box your choose:
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There are many different options with The Fantasy Box, and for mine, me and A decided to pick the Spa box. We both really love bath time so I thought this would be prefect. The Fantasy Box is perfect to add a little extra to those date nights, and what a fun way to have date night at home. And best of all the Spa package focused on him being Mr. Pamper and the lady being Mrs. Refresh. A lady never needs an excuse to be pampered!
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I really was not sure what this was at first. I knew it looked like a massager, but after reading more about it, I love it. It is a ceramic stone massager that keeps the heat or feels great cool as well. This is a great massager to relieve tension (a/k/a stress), so I immediately fell in love.
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What better to set the mood with than with some candles. These are just standard tea light candles, which are great to have around, and perfect to use around a bath.
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It is very romantic to get into a bubble bath with rose petals floating in the water. These are another great item to set the mood with!
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This is a great massage essential. I am pretty picky when it comes to massage oil, but this Escape is "botanically infused, and is made with all natural ingredients and is also vegan. sliquid is a great brand, and seems to be quite popular these days. This oil also is great as a moisturizer on the legs, kinda like baby oil. I just make sure I rinse it off a little before getting out of the bath/shower, and it smells great.
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This is so feminine and sexy, which I love. It is embellished with lavender colored lace at the straps, rose details, and is a little see through, but is very tasteful. I have gotten Rene Rofe before, and I was very pleased with the quality.
So now with The Fantasy Box in hand, I have all the tools I need to make a perfect Spa Date Night/ Relax night for me and A. It is now time to set a date, haha. The entire The Fantasy Box- Spa themed costs $59, and included around $125 worth of products. Awesome! Additionally, at being a very reasonably priced box, I also really appreciate The Fantasy Box because it promotes healthy and good relationships with your significant other, also while promoting open communication. I think communication is key in any relationship. And not only was The Fantasy Box fun, but it also gives me a great excuse to be pampered, which is always a plus! The massager is calling my name.
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NFL, Players Agree on New Deal
by Matthew Futterman and Lauren A.E. Schuker
The Wall Street Journal
July 25, 2011
The National Football League's 136-day work stoppage
ended Monday, clearing the way for return of the
world's most profitable sports business.
Player representatives for the league's 32 teams voted
unanimously to approve a new collective bargaining
agreement Monday, following approval last week by the
owners. It sets the stage for preseason games to begin
Aug. 11 and the regular season to start on time on
Sept. 8. The deal must still be approved by players,
who are widely expected to back it.
"Football is back," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
Owners won a bigger portion of the league's revenues,
projected to be $9.4 billion this season. They will
share at least 47% with the players over the next 10
years, compared with about 51% in the previous
But with league revenue expected to rise overall,
actual player compensation should still increase. And
players won some key concessions, establishing higher
minimum levels of compensation and winning new
protections for players whose careers are cut short by
Other professional sports organizations, including the
National Basketball Association and National Hockey
League, have been eager to emulate the NFL's business
model, in particular its tight control over
compensation for players. But none has been able to
match its success.
"The NFL is the strongest league that's ever entered a
work stoppage situation," said Michael Cramer,
executive director of the University of Texas Program
in Sports and Media "It was very well positioned going
in, both the players and the owners, and I have no
doubt that helped them get out of it."
The NFL's games are the most popular programs on TV.
While professional baseball and basketball teams hand
out guaranteed multiyear contracts, football teams
don't and are able to ruthlessly cut players who don't
perform, with little financial penalty.
While the NBA says it has about 20 money-losing teams,
every NFL team is profitable. The NBA's current losses
have led owners to lock out their players, and the
November start of the season is in jeopardy. Unlike the
NFL, many NBA teams could be better off financially by
not having a season.
The end of the lockout was a relief to the networks
that air football games. Comcast Corp.'s NBC Sports,
CBS Corp's CBS Sports., News Corp.'s Fox Sports, Walt
Disney Co.'S ESPN and satellite provider DirecTV are
paying the league about $4.2 billion in license fees
this year-almost half the total dollars spent on
national sports rights.
Advertisers pay about $3 billion a year to run TV
commercials during football games. News Corp. also owns
The Wall Street Journal.
"The TV industry can't afford to be without football,"
adds Rich Greenfield, a BTIG media analyst. "We live in
an on-demand world where football is one of the only
live-viewing experiences. It is irreplaceable."
The preservation of football is especially vital to
television networks in a time when audiences have grown
increasingly fragmented. For the second year in a row,
the Super Bowl smashed records to become the most-
watched telecast in U.S. history. About 111 million
people watched the game on Fox Sports, according to
Nielsen Co.
Networks aren't only dependent on football to draw
audiences and advertisers, but to anchor their broader
programming slates as well. "There's a huge halo effect
around the NFL platform," adds Anthony DiClemente, a
media analyst at Barclays Capital. "TV networks use
those games to promote other parts of their primetime
schedules, especially since the ratings success of the
NFL compared to other primetime programming has only
widened in recent years."
In the months during the lockout, the league's
television partners girded themselves for a loss of
games. Although advertisers continued to make strong
commitments to NFL games, networks prepared to allow
advertisers to move their dollars to other "marquee"
programming such as college football, golf or prime-
time dramas and situation-comedies.
Still, there is nothing quite like professional
football. "There are no contingency plans," CBS Chief
Executive Leslie Moonves said at a UBS investor
conference last December. The NFL, he added, "is not
like a prime-time show and you can say, 'OK, I'm
canceling the 10 o'clock on Wednesday and I'm going to
put in this.' "
The vote by player representatives follows a final
flurry of negotiations over the weekend where the
players and the owners reached agreement on the
lingering issues of injury compensation and the length
of the deal.
Gaining more protection for injured players was a key
union goal. While player contracts still won't be
guaranteed, the new labor deal gives players whose
careers are cut short by injury up to $1.5 million in
compensation during the two years after the injuries
occur. Also, retired players as a group will receive up
to $1 billion more in benefits during the next 10
DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players
Association, said the league and players still have to
work out rules for health care, player conduct and
disciplinary proceedings.
Kevin Mawae, a former NFL lineman and current president
of the players association, said players will back the
deal because it guarantees more than $40 billion in
player compensation during the next decade.
Jeff Saturday, center for the Indianapolis Colts and a
union leader, said his troops were looking forward to
getting back to the game. "Instead of being in these
meeting rooms we're going to be in football meeting
rooms," Mr. Saturday said outside the union
headquarters in Washington, D.C., after the vote on the
new agreement.
The deal marked the first time NFL players had held
their ground in a labor standoff, giving what has long
been considered the weakest union in sports new
confidence. Owners initially demanded to expand the
season to 18 games from 16 and hit players with an 18%
pay cut. But as owners began to face the prospect of
losing $200 million per week during the preseason and
even more than that come September, their position
began to soften.
For two decades, the leadership of the players union
was haunted by the 1987 strike, which collapsed when
star players crossed picket lines. This time, "our
players stuck together when nobody thought we would,"
Mr. Smith said.
The strategy worked. During the four-month standoff,
the players showed virtually no sign of dissent.
"Neither side got everything they wanted but what we
did achieve is a fair deal that will stand the test of
time," said Giants co-owner John Mara.
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The Division of Palliative Care aims to provide comprehensive, interdisciplinary and compassionate care focused on the relief of suffering and improvement of quality of life for patients and families coping with serious illness, while remaining sensitive to the values of the patient and family.
The Palliative Care Consultation Service directed by a full-time, fellowship trained physician consists of an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, dietitians, pastoral care, case managers, hospice nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other professional consultants working together to meet the special needs of the patient and family.
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Palliative Care is comprehensive care for patients with serious conditions for which cure is limited. The focus of care is quality of life.
Palliative care at St. Joseph's Health hospitals is designed to provide highly specialized and compassionate care – total care – to our patients facing progressive illness and their families.
With a passion for caring, the multidisciplinary palliative team at St. Joseph's University Medical Center and St. Joseph's Wayne Medical Center focus on enhancing the quality of the lives of those facing serious illness. We will guide you and your family through the days ahead by tending to your physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual needs as you cope with diverse challenges. This includes communicating often and clearly while controlling pain and other associated symptoms.
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Use this Kitchen Folding Step Stool to easily reach high shelves and cabinets in your home. This step stool has anti-skid pads on the bottom and high-grip dots on the top for maximum stability. With durable plastic construction and a 300-pound capacity, this step stool is built to last. This step stool is foldable for a compact, space-saving design and a handle provides an easy way to carry it to another room.
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Quilts for Kids, Inc. is a 501 (c)3 non-profit, which in the past eleven years has donated tens of thousands of hand-made patchwork quilts to seriously ill children and children of abuse.
In our experience, quilters are the most generous people anywhere, always using their skills to help others, and we realize that you are all involved in charitable efforts, worthy causes, all. But if you would like to help Quilts for Kids by making a comfort quilt (just approximately 38″ X 45″), you may visit our website www.quiltsforkids.org to order a free kit or you can make a quilt from your own stash, which is particularly welcome!
We like to say we turn tears into smiles because that is literally what happens when a child receives a hand-made patchwork quilt from one of our volunteers. Seriously ill children are comforted, and their families uplifted by the thought that someone cares enough to create a beautiful gift to help them through critical and difficult times.
Everyday, we receive notes from patients' families and from hospital personnel expressing their heartfelt thanks, and telling us how much the quilts mean to the kids. So, please, when you can find the time, join the QFK staff, quilters one and all, in making a difference in a child's life.
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The now decade old TravisMathew Apparel brand has revealed that they will have a new Canadian distributor in the coming year.
TravisMathew Apparel recently announce the appointment of G&G Golf Company as their exclusive Canadian apparel distributor. G&G will assume responsibility for warehousing, selling, marketing and decorating all TravisMathew products that are sold to the Canadian golf and corporate markets beginning with the Spring 2018 Collection.
"The TravisMathew team is extremely excited to announce G&G distributing its products throughout Canada. TravisMathew was built on great people and great product, and from day 1 G&G aligned on both. In the US we have created a culture of hard work, organization and preparation while still having fun with a youthful energy. Meeting with the team at G&G we learned very quickly that the partnership would be mutually beneficial both in terms of growing sales as well as having fun creating outside the box ideas. We will constantly be pushing each other to get better in the Canadian market by finding ways to be true partners to our customers and help grow their business" said Ryan Ellis, President of TravisMathew.
"We couldn't be happier to be partnering with TravisMathew. We have followed their success over the past 10 years and watched them grow into a premier lifestyle apparel company. Their brand resonates well with Canadians from across the country and we look forward to taking TravisMathew to the next level in Canada. The same dedicated and hardworking sales force that is currently offering TravisMathew will be partnering with G&G Golf to ensure a smooth transition for the customer from 2017 to 2018 and we look forward to bringing innovative programs and promotions into the Canadian market" said Brad German, President of G&G Golf Company.
G&G Golf Company has been supplying products to the golf industry for more than a quarter century. Products offered by G&G include Prodigy Headwear, Gogie Girl Headwear, Imperial Headwear, Bermuda Sands Apparel, Big Max, MXM Golf Accessories, Daphne's Head Covers, Scoreband, Evolve Golf Tees and more.


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Photography Classes in Knierim IA
Are you looking to learn about photography in Knierim IA? No matter if you are a hobbyist, professional, or beginner, the most effective approach to improving your photography technique is through hands-on classes with professional instructors.
Iowa offers many recognized and accredited photography schools. Photography classes cover techniques such as lighting, exposure and composition, posing and unposing, portrait capture, and other photography fundamentals. Becoming an expert photographer can lead to a lifelong hobby or successful professional career.
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2006 Ankeny Blvd
Ankeny, Iowa 50023-3993
Phone: (515) 964-6241
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Grand View University
1200 Grandview Ave
Des Moines, Iowa 50316
Phone: (515) 263-2800
70.73 miles away
Northwest Iowa Community College
603 W Park St
Sheldon, Iowa 51201
Phone: (712) 324-5061
88.42 miles away
Western Iowa Tech Community College
4647 Stone Ave
Sioux City, Iowa 51102-5199
Phone: (712) 274-6400
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1501 Morningside Ave
Sioux City, Iowa 51106-1751
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Waterloo, Iowa 50701
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Keep your lover close and your enemy closer…
After giving in to a fiery night of passion, island adventurer Steph Anderson and bounty hunter Jake Harlowe are back to square one. With millions in stolen jewels at stake, it's hard for Steph not to question her new partner's true motives—no matter how sexy he might be. Jake is hungry for more of Steph, but he can sense her growing mistrust, which only fuels his own doubts. Worse, there's undeniable evidence that someone else is now after the jewels—and that they are both in real danger.
Fighting against their magnetic attraction is a distraction these two can't afford. In order to survive, they'll have to pull off one more heist—and trust each other with something even more precious than jewels: their hearts.
I am not sure how to review this without giving parts of this away, so I am going to be writing a shorter review than usual, as I would hate to ruin this for anyone.
Lauren Blakely is not an author I associate with romantic suspense, so these books were a departure for her. And, I am so glad she went for it, and told a story in a different way. Jake and Steph were a lot like the characters she writes in "regular" romance, well-developed, likeable but with a couple of quirks. A little stubborn, a little set in their ways, and maybe a little damaged. So, real people
The story opens right where The Sapphire Affair ended. Through the dual POV storytelling, the reader has a pretty quick resolution to the cliffhanger, which I appreciated.
The Sapphire Heist is fun, it develops Jake and Steph as characters, it makes you really want things to work out for them. There are a lot of twists, some surprises and a few random nuts…in more ways than one. You are just going to have to read to figure that out, and I promise it will make sense.
Yet again, Lauren Blakely has written a book that I enjoyed, will gladly recommend to others, and introduced me to characters that I would love to see again.
There were diamonds and sapphires, sort of, in this one…there are a lot of gemstones left for Jake to need to recover…Ms. Blakely, are you listening? We want more of Jake and Steph….
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Hi I'm Janna and I am a book whore! I started this blog after being a part of another for years. While being a big blog may be nice I like to stay true to me having a love for books, that's why I blog. I love books and I want to share that love with my readers of this blog. I love to read, books are my escape and a huge part of my life besides my husband and two children. I am honest and sometimes sassy in my reviews but never mean. Some of my favorite authors include Kristen Ashley, Penelope Douglas, T.M. Frazier, M.N. Forgy, Rachel Van Dyken, Meghan March and Vi Keeland to only name a few!
Please note that I am the ONLY reviewer on the blog beyond a few guest reviews. It has been brought to my attention that people not associated with my blog have been requesting ARCs please if you ever question a request please email me at the blog's email.
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Kairo turns 4: Here are the four times we wished we had her life
DJ Zinhle and AKA's daughter has to be one of the most famous celebrity kids in Mzansi, and it's not hard to see why.
She is not only the child of two successful stars, but she is also a star in her own making. It also doesn't hurt that she is so cute!
Today as she celebrates her only her fourth year on this earth of ours, her name is trending on Twitter as fans wish her well with under the hashtag #KairoTurns4.
In fact, her birthdays each year remind us just what an amazing life this young girl is already living. So in honour of her birthday, here are four times that Kairo made us wish we had the life of a four-year-old.
Influencing at that teeny tiny age already? Well young girl has over 500 000 followers on Instagram. She reached the milestone on June 18. Sure her parents might be flexing followers in the millions, but Kairo is only four. How many will she have by the time she is ten?
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#KairoForbes500 🎉Good morning guys 😀 Glammy says I must count my blessings and be grateful and I must say thank you to everyone who follows me on Instagram. Thank you so much for following me and for helping me reach 500K followers yesterday🙏🏽 To celebrate I am giving away an awesome LUCKY PACKET SURPRISE to the first 5 followers who correctly guessed the date on which I reached 500K followers ... 18 June 2019 ... I can't wait to thank all the sponsors who are contributing to the amazing give-always for each of the 5 lucky winners. The names of the 5 winners will be announced today on my Insta Stories. I will reveal the contents of the Lucky Packet Surprises over the next 2 weeks and the winners will all receive their packets before my 4th birthday on 8th July. CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners who made it to the #KairoForbes500 List ! 🎉🎊🎈Watch stories for details ——————————————————————————— Fields Of Gold Dress by @cherishbycarita
Her very own LV
Yes! Kairo owns a Louis Vuitton bag. She is in the exclusive club of celebrity kids who own their very own luxury bags
And she already has deals in that bag
Kairo Forbes is living up to her last name, because she sure is coining that change. Kairo has partnered with Truworths Fashion to promote their children's clothing brands Naartjie and Earthchild, even going shopping for her own winter wardrobe.
Other brands she has worked with include iStore and Mama Magic at Baby Expo! Working towards that Forbes list? We see you Kairo!
Gracing magazine covers
First she graced the cover of Hype magazine in 2017 with her dad when she was only two years old. The following year she joined her mom on the cover of Destiny magazine just before her third birthday. We can only wonder what she has in store for us in 2019.
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I was really happy that my assigned paper pack for this swap was La Belle Vie. Why? Because I thought the purples and the black would make a great Halloween card. I knew immediately that I wanted to use the cat.
I cut the stamp set apart to make it easier to treat the image and the sentiment differently. The cat is heat embossed and the "trick-or-treat" is stamped in Slate ink. I also used Slate to sponge the edges of the Whisper card base and squares. All the other pieces are edge distressed with scissors.
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Holiday weekends are a great time for fastpacking. The fun thing about fastpacking is that you can fit a rather long backpacking trip into a few days.
My plan for this Fourth of July weekend was to do 120 miles on foot over two days, Friday and Saturday, and then come home and spend Sunday with my family. It was an ambitious goal. I was planning to leave my car and a tent at Timber Creek campground, where the North Country Trail crosses US-10. That would be the start and finish of an out-and-back trek up to "Little Mac". "Little Mac" is a foot suspension bridge that crosses the Manistee River connecting the scenic Manistee River Trail with the North Country Trail, so one can hike the North Country Trail on one side of the river and loop back via the Manistee River Trail on the other side. So my plan was to do the loop around both sides of the river and then come back to Timber Creek the same way. I figured I would camp out and get a few hours of sleep somewhere on the Manistee River Trail.
I headed out on the trail Friday morning feeling strong. I soon got a call from my friend Andrew Jablonski, who wanted to join me for part of my trek. I was happy that I would have company for part of the day, so we made arrangements to meet later and run/hike some miles together. My first 30 miles or so went well. I find I can usually run about 30 miles with no trouble, but beyond that, I start to have some ups and downs.
Andrew found me just before I entered the Udell Hills. In that area the North Country Trail crosses the Big M Trail, which is the course for the North Country Run, so it's familiar territory. In that section I started to feel the effect of the miles and the afternoon heat. I lost some of my appetite, and the food I had with me no longer appealed to me, so I didn't eat much. I began to loose my energy and motivation, and for the first time I questioned whether I would run the full distance. Andrew was supportive of whatever I decided to do.
We continued North of Udell on a section that was more road than trail, and we did more walking than running. After the road section we got back on trail, and the scenery got better, but the mosquitos started to annoy me. Usually bugs are a minor annoyance, but combined with heat, humidity, and exhaustion, they get to be a major annoyance. At some point I lost my desire to complete that 120 mile route I had planned. We eventually arrived at High Bridge, a major road bridge over the Manistee River. We found that under the bridge it was cool and breezy, there were almost no mosquitos, and the water was refreshing. I enjoyed an extended break there under the bridge.
The break under the bridge seemed to help, and as we continued up the trail I still felt tired but eventually began to catch a second wind. I started eating again, and I enjoyed the views of the Manistee River. While I felt somewhat better I still didn't feel up to going 60 miles that day. By that time I had decided to go as far as Andrew wanted to go and camp for the night. We picked a grassy spot along the river to set up camp, and went to sleep early.
It was a cool night for Jul, and I wasn't prepared for temperatures in the forties. I woke up a few times feeling chilly, but I was tired enough that I kept going back to sleep.
We got up, took our time eating breakfast and packing up before we got back on the trail. I felt somewhat refreshed, but still drained from the day before. We ran some but mostly hiked. Along the way we talked a lot and picked wild raspberries and blueberries. By that time I had no intention of going longer than I had to, and I was looking forward to getting cleaned up and going out for lunch. I was craving a big juicy burger and a cold beer.
We finally reached Andrew's van, recovered for a few moments, drove to my campsite, got cleaned up, and went to Baldwin to find a place to eat. Baldwin is an somewhat economically depressed town, so we didn't know what we would find. We ended up at the "Barski", a basic Northern Michigan bar and grill in a very plain building adorned with Coors and Bud Lite banners. We really didn't know what to expect, but we went in and sat down. I was surprised by the variety of food on the menu and even more surprised by the selection of craft beers. I had four or five IPAs to choose from and found they had blue cheese available under the "build your own burger" option. I ordered a Centennial IPA and a bacon blue cheese burger with lettuce and tomato on a Kaiser roll. I'm a big fan of the bacon clue cheese burger at the Cottage Bar in Grand Rapids, but this turned out to be the best bacon blue cheese burger ever! Combined with the IPA, it was exactly what I had been craving! Maybe it wasn't better than what I've had at the Cottage, but it surely seemed so at the time. I've never gotten so much enjoyment from a hamburger. I'll go back to the Barski next time I'm near Baldwin and craving a juicy burger and a cold beer.
I relaxed the rest of the day, camped another night, drove home in the morning, and spent Sunday with my family as planned.
I now look at this trip as a training run for my next big fastpacking trip, which I'm planning for Labor Day weekend.


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Table of ContentsDefinition / general | Treatment | Microscopic (histologic) description | Differential diagnosis
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Definition / general
- Subcutaneous nodules on the trunk and extremities which undergo spontaneous involution, and are not associated with systemic symptoms
- No effective treatment
Microscopic (histologic) description
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Last night, we discovered the identity of the man who changed the outcome of the 2012 election, vanquishing Mitt Romney once and for all. His name is Scott Prouty.
And he's from South Florida.
YES. Tally a much-needed score for America's most-maligned state.
See also:
- Mother Jones' David Corn: The 47-Percent Video Stole Romney's Most Valuable Commodity. Time.
- Who Is the 47 Percent Videographer?
Last night, Prouty, a blond bartender -- who looks like he should be ensconced in a cubicle somewhere selling insurance -- went on The Ed Show on MSNBC to spill his trove of secrets.
Here's a sampling, from the man who caught everything at Romney's Boca Raton gathering.
5. Scott Prouty Didn't Plan to Take Down Mitt Romney
"I really had no idea he would say what he did, and I had no idea it was going to be this big thing," Prouty proclaimed. He said he'd only brought his camera along with him because he thought that, perhaps, Mitt Romney would spend some time with the service staff and he didn't want to miss a thing.
He remembered that Bill Clinton had done that at a similar event he'd covered and assumed Romney would follow suit.
4. Scott Prouty Doesn't Know Much About Political Fundraising
This was rather endearing, actually. But Scott Prouty took great umbrage with the fact that a plate of food at the exclusive party cost $50,000.
"I grew up in a blue color area of Boston and no one I know can afford $50,000 for dinner," Prouty said. "There's just no way. I felt like whether you're a Republican or a Democrat or an Independent there's a lot of people who can't afford to pay $50,000 for dinner."
This is all true. But that's not exactly how presidential politics works. Both Romney and Obama (as did Clinton and Reagan) held opulent dinners across the nation to -- gasp! -- make lots more money. If you don't, you don't become president.
3. Prouty's Story Differs From James Carters'
Last November, we wrote 1,500 news piece on the 47-percent video, puzzling together just how this whole thing happened. We interviewed Prouty via e-mail -- though we didn't know his identity -- as well as James Carter, who'd linked Prouty to Mother Jones Political Editor David Corn.
James Carter told New Times he'd contacted Prouty after discovering one of Prouty's early videos.
But last night, Prouty told MSNBC's viewers that he was the first one to say he wanted to take the video nationally.
2. Prouty almost didn't release the video
It was early in the morning, nine months ago when Prouty said he'd decided to spread the video. He was stumbling around the darkness of his South Florida house, peering out the window, before heading for the bathroom.
He looked into the mirror. "I thought, 'You're a coward,' " he told Schultz. " 'You're an absolute coward.' So I thought, 'That's not going to work.' I turned a corner. I felt good about it and I never looked back."
1. Prouty is not a teenaged Chinese girl.
Prouty -- blond, blue-eyed, and thick-necked -- is most definitely not a Chinese girl.
For months, Prouty has dispatched tweet after tweet, YouTube video after video, all under the social media name of Anne Onymous. It showed a picture of a Chinese girl with some scribbling in the background.
Translated, the scrawls describe several job advertisements. One says: "Two male operatives needed, salary 650-700 yuan per month, food and accommodation included." Another says: "Female 500 per month, food and accommodation included, working 8 hours per day."
For reasons that still aren't explained, Prouty is passionate about the factory girls of China. This was the reason Prouty initially decided to send out the 47-percent video -- not to display displeasure over the inequities coursing through our nation.
The link Prouty has to this issue is still unclear.
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"Trivialize even the smallest item in God's Law and you will only have trivialized yourself. But take it seriously, show the way for others, and you will find honor in the kingdom. Unless you do far better than the Pharisees in the matters of right living, you won't know the first thing about entering the kingdom." —Matthew 5.19 (MSG)
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Faith is a journey, and one of the best ways we can grow and mature is to study and discuss with others. We offer several opportunities for small group discussion and study at youth Sunday School.
All Middle School and High School students are welcome to join us for Sunday School every Sunday morning. Meet in the Youth Attic (3rd floor of the Fellowship Hall) at 9:30 am for donuts and hanging out. After announcements and a prayer, High School students will stay, and Middle School students will move to the Youth Basement (basement of the Fellowship Hall).


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On 30 May 2012 and 06 June 2012, I filed three complaints with the Secretariat of the Supervisory Committee of Judges respectively against: (1) Judge Tore Schei, (2) Judge Wenche Arntzen and (3) Judge Nina Opsahl.
After much delay and obstruction, on 03 September 2012, I was issued Case Numbers and informed that my complaints had been given the case numbers of 12-071 (Judge Nina Opsahl), 12-072 (Judge Wenche E. Arntzen) and 12-073 (Justice Tore Schei). Furthermore that "If a party have given a statement in the case, these will be provided the complainant. The Supervisory Committee has not received statements from the other parties involved."
I was never informed the rulings of the Judges would be in Norwegian. I was also never provided with any parties statements.
On 23 October 2012, the Supervisory Committee for Judges issues the rulings in the matter (without hearing any of the parties statements, or providing me with a response to their statements), and issued the rulings in Norwegian.
On 12 November I requested an English translation. On 14 November the Supervisory Committee for Judges refused to provide me with an English translation, stating that the 'decisions are always in Norwegian'. Furthermore that allegedly "there has never been a tradition to write the decisions in English even if the complaint is in English". The Supervisory Committee for Judges did not provide any evidence for this statement.
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After a successful premiere season earlier this year, the stage adaptation of Arnold Zable's Café Scheherazade returns for a second run at fortyfivedownstairs.
Café Scheherazade is a contemporary Australian play by Thérèse Radic, based on the bestselling 2001 novel by Arnold Zable and directed by Bagryana Popov. The play provides poignant insights into displaced and homeless refugees and pays homage to their struggle and determination to survive.
The season runs from 20 August to 11 September. For tickets, please call (03) 9662 9966 or book online here.


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Blog Tour: Love, Lucy by: April Lindner (Review, Quotes, and Giveaway!)3/31/2015
Welcome to my tour stop for the Love, Lucy blog tour! I hope you enjoy your time here. Make sure to enter the giveaway at the bottom of th...
Love, Lucy
Pages: 304
Published by: Poppy
Published on: January 27th 2015
While backpacking through Florence, Italy, during the summer before she heads off to college, Lucy Sommersworth finds herself falling in love with the culture, the architecture, the food...and Jesse Palladino, a handsome street musician. After a whirlwind romance, Lucy returns home, determined to move on from her "vacation flirtation." But just because summer is over doesn't mean Lucy and Jesse are over, too. In this coming-of-age romance, April Lindner perfectly captures the highs and lows of a summer love that might just be meant to last beyond the season.
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In the synopsis this book definitely was a romance. After reading the book, it was kind of like a "hurry up and decide" romance. The main character was super confused and you were internally frustrated of how indecisive the main character was. I have nothing against those kinds of romances; In fact, Lindner did a great job. I finished this book within a day because I was on the road for about 7 hours (Currently writing this review in the car!). The 300 pages it was was a good amount for this book. It didn't feel like the story was being dragged on for too long and didn't feel like the ending was just too incomplete.
The romance in this book was cute. Jesse and Lucy are so good for each other and so cute of a couple. You know how I know that? If I ever saw them making out in public I would be muttering "Couples," and rolling my eyes. It's just not the PDA, the way they act around each other. They both encourage each other and are able to be comfortable with each other. Ugh, so cute! The way they meet and how they start liking each other is just cuteeeee.
An aspect that really brought this book nicely together was the writing style. A lot of the books I read are in first person (I picked up the apple) but I liked the third person going on in this book (Kaitlin picked up the apple). It's funny because sometimes I get some trouble when reading in third person because, well third person, in my opinion, is kind of a hard writing perspective to write in. Lindner did a very good job with that and reading in third person was very smooth for me in this book.
I gave this book 4 stars because I did have some issues with some characters in this book but other than that loved it! If you like the lovey contemporaries this is for you!
Favorite quotes:
Lucy thought for a moment, "I hate being hated," she said.
"Wear it like a badge of pride," Matteo said. "It means you've got something she wants."
"When she wants something she knows how to work for it. I'm starting to think she could do anything, if she sets her mind to it."
"You have to stand back and let them [love]."


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Useless spin and counterspin on Obamacare
From the political notebook:
* Spinning is so much a part of the DNA of modern politicians that they spin even when it won't do them any good, just out of primeval instinct. Take the spin and counterspin over the Obamacare exchanges having 7 million signups.
Just a month ago, the Obama team was denying that 7 million was ever a goal. But last week, President Barack Obama was doing a victory dance in the Rose Garden and all over the country for having reached the goal.
Republicans were quick to discount the number, saying that only 80 percent to 85 percent of those signing up are actually paying premiums. So, the real number is probably closer to 6 million, or below the goal.
The 7 million number began life as an estimate from the Congressional Budget Office, which the Obama administration incautiously accepted. The CBO's record as a prognosticator, however, is awful. If its projection of exchange signups turns out to be reasonably accurate, it will be the first time it was in the ballpark about something in decades.
Despite what both sides invested in the spin duel over the number, the number's irrelevant -- substantively and politically.
Whether 5, 6 or 7 million people end up being enrolled in exchange plans doesn't determine the success or failure of Obamacare.
There will be three numbers that come out between now and the election that will shine light on whether the exchanges are substantively a success or a problem: the amount taxpayers end up paying to subsidize the enrollees in exchange plans; the amount the plans have to be additionally subsidized because the insured pools turned out to be sicker than anticipated; and the rates plans file for next year.
In terms of political effect, what politicians have to say about Obamacare probably doesn't matter much. By November, voters will have had their own experiences with the changes Obamacare has wrought throughout the health care system. The spin of politicians about it will only marginally affect their views.
Obamacare as a political issue is probably already baked in the electoral cake.
* Gov. Jan Brewer's ukase that she'll veto any bills the Legislature sends her until the budget's settled is irritating and counterproductive.
The problem with the budget isn't a lack of attention; it's a lack of agreement. Brewer doesn't lose leverage over the budget because of other bills becoming law, because she doesn't play the leverage game with other bills. She sits Sphinx-like outside the legislative process until the bills arrive on her desk.
All this ukase does is to waste legislative time while budget agreements are reached and cause other bills to be rushed through after Brewer removes her artificial cork.
Brewer has had an unhealthy tendency toward executive branch high-handedness. She's twice set up state organizations – the Arizona Commerce Authority and the independent successor to Child Protective Services – in breach of state statutes and without any constitutional authority.
I suspect there isn't the comity among Republican and Democratic leaders to orchestrate a protest against this gubernatorial insult of the Legislature as a co-equal branch of government.
If there were, there are two ways they could make their point. The first would be to pass a bill with strong bipartisan support and then override her veto.
The bill to index income tax brackets for inflation is headed for Brewer's desk anyway, having passed both chambers before the ukase was handed down. Inflation indexing has always enjoyed broad political support, although 11 Democrats did uncharacteristically vote against it on the Senate floor. If that was a protest vote, switching to override a veto would both send an institutional message and do something good for taxpayers.
The other option would be to send Brewer up one of her own legislative priorities. This Republican leaders could do on their own. And a perfect candidate is the bill to exempt manufacturers from paying the sales tax on electricity.
Brewer touted it in her State of the State address. It's her baby. Put it on her desk and see if she'll veto her own bill. At a minimum, that would be fun to watch.
The Legislature should do something to stand up for itself as an institution.
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Spencer Johnston
World Literature
Dr. Northam
Troy University
Fall 2011
The Great Floods: Surviving The Waters of Time
Literature has served as a great tool in most of the world's cultural realms. The literary tale of the Great Flood is of great cultural significance and part of the earliest words in written history. This story first appeared in Mesopotamia as early as 2700 BC and has made its way into many other works of literature as well. And, as a result, it remains popular and relevant even into the 21st century, thanks to translations and cultural adaptations. The Literary aspects and themes of this story are the key enduring qualities of the work.
In particular, the Great Flood has made its significant contributions to literature and art in The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Holy Bible and recently, Evan Almighty. Essentially, the qualities of the story that transcend the ages are those of heroics, omnipresence, morality, idealism, human nature and sacrifice.
The central protagonist in each literary interpretation of the tale is conspicuously heroic. Achieving superhuman feats such as building an ark in itself, serves as a literary building block, from which to build and extend the readership's respect for such heroic achievements. After all, the ark's "ground-space was one acre" (Gilgamesh). This task of constructing an ark purposely reads as insurmountable and perhaps only achievable by someone of heroic proportions. This forms together a sense of enchantment, which alludes to the divine depiction of these literary figures.
In each respective writing, the hero is brushing with divinity. The relationship that Utnapishtim, Noah and Evan each have with God is one that confirms this through its unique make up. The attributes that lend to this depiction include moral fortitude, discarding of worldly things and immaculate selection. These qualities adorn Utnapishtim, Noah and Evan, in their respective stories. The omnipresence of God(s) reveals dissatisfaction with "the wickedness of man"(Holy Bible) in general, with the overall exception of the chosen hero and his offspring. From here, our heroes accomplish great achievements, lending to their seemingly endless source of wherewithal and idealistic abilities.
Sacrifice is an important literary message being conveyed in each of the three interpretations. As we know, the heroes of our tales had a great number of desirable attributes. This was meant to be indicative of wealth or material possession, because ultimately, the heroes' homes would have to be sacrificed in order to construct the ark. This would have been important to the ancient reader, because of their cultural stances on sacrifice and its place in everyday life. Also, the creation of God(s) was to be "exterminate[d]", ironically by said God(s). This is a sacrifice as well, meant to draw parallels between God(s) and their subjects.
Because the commands came from God(s), obedience, morality and omnipresence were lessons actuated in The Great Flood. Eventually, as readership through the ages has evolved, so have many of the interpretations of these tales. Perhaps, obedience as a literary tool can be learned as civil obedience as well. In keeping with the concept of social harmony, in 2007's Evan Almighty, the term "ark" is cleverly incorporated as an acronym, meaning "acts of random kindness" (Evan Almighty). This is a really important aspect to the evolutionary tone of the Great Flood and its sense of usefulness to its subjects, who presumably live in a largely secular world.
The world that readers reside in is determinative in the literary conveyance and understanding of the manifestation of omnipresence. The qualities of the stories' guiding leaders amount to similar, but different interpretations. "Gods in council"(Gilgamesh) were ultimately appropriate for Mesopotamians around the year 2700 BC. However, by the time Noah came around, his audience would identify more with monotheism, thus "God" (Holy Bible) lent his omnipresence. Similarly, "God", in Evan Almighty served a singular role. In order to remain appropriate for modern day audiences, inevitable changes were made concerning the literary depiction of God. For instance, God appeared in physical form as opposed to speaking from the heavens. This is likely in response to much of the 21st century's need for explanation and strong response to visual representation of literary forms.
Ultimately, the results of our tales' literary triumphs are instrumental teaching tools. They continue to convey meaningful values to current generations, while maintaining the literary framework constructed nearly 5000 years ago. From this culturally important work of literature, we become aware that much of the adversity humankind faces today transcends all spans of time and culture. This is precisely the reason that The Great Flood remains appropriate for readers of literature even today.


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I cannot emphasise enough how much I really love the aesthetics, and even though the Neosteel Arch is a formidable chastity belt in terms of its total inescapability, amazing looks and very high level of comfort, there is just one place where the Neosteel can't follow me. I have a horse and I love to be on the horseback. Trapped ball devices are plainly dangerous to wear in the saddle and the Neosteel compromises riding too much due to the tube in-between the legs. I am still experimenting to make this work, but the force of a 600 kg horse is not something you play around with.
So a few times a week we have had to trust some sort of honour system. While this has worked and my lock up rate has been somewhere between 90-98% it has not been at the level of control we are looking for. If I for some reason would leave the horses behind, the Neosteel would immediately be locked on and my spare key along with the honour system would be history.
But until then we will give the Lori tube a go. So, almost a month ago the Lori # 5 appeared in our mailbox and we started experimenting with it. It felt comfortable, but I was worried that my piecing would get pulled too much. It is quite a hefty device and the weight is very noticeable.
On February 11 my wife gave me my first real and full orgasm in over six months. Since then I have been free to do anything. Well almost anyway. I have been allowed to orgasm, but only while including my wife in the action.
The only key we had was lost. Therefore, we have not been able to lock properly. This has however served as an excellent opportunity to get used to the tube, with me being able to get in and out to find the perfect position of the foreskin to avoid enema, and find the optimal solution for my piercing to handle any potential stress the added weight might cause.
February 16 we received our heart key to the Lori #5 chastity tube. The key is beautiful. I was so happy when I got it that I immediately locked myself back in and placed the key in my wife's bed drawer. She now has the only key and after four and a half days of liberty I am back in steel enforced chastity. Reading posts on various forums and exchanging experiences with more experienced Loris PA wearers it seems that this device can be locked on non-stop 24/7/365 for as long as the key holder wants to keep her man in a heightened sexual state. This might be what we have been looking for.
Wearing the device more or less constantly since I got it (except for the four days of freedom) and experimenting with different types of underwear I am now at a stage where the device is very comfortable. After my wife's hour long very intense teasing session while I was locked in the Lori indicates that it is most probably as secure as a PA-fixed device can get in terms of preventing any un-granted orgasms on my part.
I feel the device, but it is comfortable. It reminds me of me being locked and as it should it makes me horny. I can already feel the levels of pre-cum building up and I know it is just a matter of days before I start dripping again. I can touch my penis, and even stroke it, but the sweet spot is out of reach and there is no way I have managed to get enough stimulation to do anything but to increase my frustration. I love how the Lori #5 looks on me, and its weight has gone from irritating to comforting. It is a firm but friendly grip of steel hindering me from getting there.
Our baby will be born in a few weeks, and my wife has indicated that sex will be of a less priority until we settle as a larger family. I totally agree and look forward to meeting our new family member.
I know she would not hesitate to have me locked up 24/7 with attention on her sexual pleasures ONLY as we pass though this period should I give the slightest hint. Another thought that has occurred to me is to ask her to keep me permanently locked until my 4 ga piercing is ready for the stretch to 2 ga. This would probably be anything from 4-7 months. I am not sure if I dare. But the thought is indeed intriguing.
I sense a new era approaching, taking our enforced male chastity dynamic to a whole new level.


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Today I have swatches of polishes from the Michigan-based indie brand Liquid Afterglow Lacquer. Most of her polishes feature glitter, so of course I had to get some to try.
Let's start with Cloud 9, which has a light blue milky base with glitters mostly in cool colors of purple, blue, and green but with some accents of pinks and white. There is also a hint of shimmer in the base. I swatched it at three coats plus topcoat. (Unfortunately the topcoat felt like shrinking, especially at my tips; at least I wasn't doing a full mani with it.)
Because more glitter is pretty much always better, I added two coats of a topper called Starburst to Cloud 9, then slicked on clear topcoat. Starburst has purple, pink, green, turquoise, and other glitters, including a few stars, though I didn't manage to coax any of those onto my nails this time.
Bunny Dreams is another milky base glitter mix. The base looks white-ish in the bottle but definitely pulls pale pink on my nails. The glitters are mostly pastels in pink, yellow, and blue. Like Cloud 9, I did three coats of this plus topcoat for my swatch. Unlike Starburst, I did get some stars to come out of the bottle and onto my nails.
Bunny Dreams also got the Starburst treatment, but only one coat this time (no clear topcoat).
I Skittled four milky glitters with white to lilac bases and mostly cool-toned glitters; top to bottom: Aurora, When Worlds Collide #1, Star Dust, Shattered Star. These are all three coats plus clear topcoat.
Of course I had to try Starburst over this quartet:
Cloud 9 and Bunny Dreams are still available from the Liquid Afterglow Lacquer website; the others are sold out but there are many new pretties available. Which I should not have looked at because now I want more. Must resist, at least until I work through more of my backlog.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Liquid Afterglow Lacquer Sampler
Posted by KarenD at 4:06 PM
Labels: b: liquid afterglow, c: blue, c: pink, c: purple, f: glitter, p: swatch, t: layering, t: skittles
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These are really pretty polishes :-DReplyDelete
Cloud 9 is so cute - but I like all of them!ReplyDelete
Lovely all of them!ReplyDelete
They all look nice! :)ReplyDelete
I love Cloud Nine the most! Starburst looks amazing as well, a very cute glitter topper!ReplyDelete
*gasp* Such pretties!!ReplyDelete
"Because more glitter is pretty much always better" So. Very. True.ReplyDelete
I like the version with more glitters :DReplyDelete
cute pack, so appropriate for this time of year :DReplyDelete
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Providing Solutions for Global Water Needs
There are nearly one billion people in the world that don't have access to safe, clean drinking water. For most of us, a drink of fresh, clean water is only a few feet away. However, in many developing regions the nearest source of water is a few miles, and the only water they have is, in most cases, contaminated.
These unclean water sources cause cholera, diarrhea, dehydration, dysentery, and in many cases, death. In one week, approximately 47,000 people die from a water-related disease; 90% of those deaths are children under five. That's approximately 6,000 children every day or one child every 15 seconds.
There is Hope
A majority of the world's fresh water is buried hundreds of feet below the ground, and Franklin Electric is the world leader in accessing groundwater. Since the inception of Franklin Wells for the World Foundation in 2010, we've impacted the lives of over 160,000 people by bringing this water to the surface.
Our mission is to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective water supplies to suffering communities, focusing on Africa, where the need is greatest. It is our goal to provide fundraising and technical resources for water projects, as well as provide global partnerships for charitable organizations.
Franklin Wells for the World is our effort and commitment to help end the global water crisis.
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Over the last year-plus, Franklin Wells for the World Foundation (FWWF) put forth continued effort toward its mission to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective water to suffering communities.
There are currently over 300 million people who do not have access to clean drinking water in Africa. Over 60 percent of that population has no access to sanitation, leading to numerous life-threatening diseases. Leveraging Franklin Electric's innovative products, FWWF recently worked to benefit the lives of approximately 15,000 people. This included working with an orphanage, three public schools, and surrounding populations in the South African and Kenyan communities to provide safe drinking water and sustainable living conditions.
Esfuleni, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
The Esfuleni Orphanage Centre cares for roughly 32 children ranging from 4 to 18 years old. With the surrounding population, this community totals approximately 700 people. Before the efforts of FWWF, this poverty-stricken community had lived without electricity and safe drinking water, inflicting a high level of waterborne diseases on its people.
Previously, their nearest water supply was a polluted river 2.5 km (1.6 miles) away. Thanks to FWWF, the community now has access to safe drinking water at the Esfuleni Orphanage Centre. In addition to safe drinking water, the community hopes to use the available water to provide self-sustainable food supplies, such as vegetable gardens and fruit trees.
Jabez Preschool, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Jabez Preschool is a new school located in the small village of Justicia B. The community holds a population of 3,000 people and previously had no access to education or healthcare. Many adults and children suffer from harmful diseases, including tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and malaria. Many adults are forced to travel to outlying areas for employment. Before the implementation of this school, about 70 children under the age of 5 had to walk over an hour, one way, to attend Mazinyana Preschool in the neighboring village.
There is a municipal tap 200 m (0.1 miles) away from the school, but it is only open for 2 hours each week, and each family is limited to 80 L (21.1 gallons). Previously, the nearest borehole was 4 km (2.5 miles) away. With several efforts, FWWF was able to drill a borehole with potable water that can now be accessed at the community's leisure, located 400 m (0.2 miles) away from the school.
Kaiyaba Primary School, Migaa, Kenya
Kaiyaba Primary School is a public school in Njoro District, located in Migaa Village. This school holds 422 students, and the surrounding community totals around 2,000 people. This community suffers from a high rate of intestinal parasites, life-threatening diarrhea, and skin infections, resulting from a lack of clean water.
Prior to FWWF's efforts, the nearest source of water was a river 2 km (1.2 miles) away. The community used this water for drinking and bathing, and children had to carry their own containers of drinking water to school. FWWF was able to find a drill operator and source of potable water for the community to tap into.
Piave Primary School, Kahuho, Kenya
Piave Primary School is a public school in Njoro District, located in Kahuho Village. It was started in 1997 due to overcrowding at a nearby school. This school holds 500 students, and the surrounding community totals around 5,000 people. This community has suffered from HIV/AIDs and other life-threatening diseases, which have left many children to be raised by their grandparents.
Prior to FWWF's efforts, the nearest water source was a river 4 km (2.5 miles) away. The community used this water for drinking and bathing, and children had to carry their own containers of drinking water to school. FWWF was able to find a drill operator and source of potable water for the community to access.


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Direct flights from Britain to Sharm el-Sheikh should resume, the Egyptian ambassador to the UK has said.
Tarek Adel said Egypt had finished working with British security teams to upgrade its airports and was ready to welcome flights again.
All UK flights to beach resort Sharm el-Sheikh were banned in November 2015.
It followed the bombing of a Russian airliner which killed all 224 people on board. The Islamic State group claimed it was behind the attack.
Sharm el-Sheikh previously attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors from the UK each year, making it an important resort for airlines and holiday companies.
But despite travel firms calling for a decision on when UK flights to the Red Sea destination can resume, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office continues to advise against "all but essential travel by air to or from Sharm el-Sheikh".
In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme, broadcast on Saturday, the Egyptian ambassador said he hopes the UK government will decide to resume flights soon.
"British direct flights to Sharm el-Sheikh have been suspended since November 2015 and since that date we have been working very closely with British technical and security teams to upgrade many of the facilities in Egyptian airports in general and Sharm el-Sheikh in particular," Mr Adel said.
"We have concluded the work in this regard and that was in close coordination with the British technical teams and we are set to be ready to receive once again direct flights from Britain."
According to the FCO, around 900,000 Britons travelled to Egypt in 2015. In 2016, that number dropped to 231,000.
The UK government suspended flights to the Red Sea resort following the bombing on 31 October 2015, which happened on a passenger plane soon after take-off from Sharm el-Sheikh airport.
More than 16,000 Britons stranded in the area were brought home on a series of rescue flights amid increased security.
Egyptian officials have since admitted that at the time in question, Sharm el-Sheikh airport fell well short of international security standards.
They responded to a January 2016 report about its shortcomings by allowing in a team of British aviation security experts who spent time assessing all of Egypt's major airports.


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CHANCELLOR George Osborne has revealed that duty on Scotch whisky is to be frozen.
In his budget speech at Westminster, which will be the last before Scotland's independence referendum on September 18, the Chancellor said the freeze would help the whisky industry thrive.
Osborne praised the industry during his address, calling the product a "huge British success story".
The Chancellor added: "To support that industry, instead of raising duties on Scotch whisky and other spirits, I'm today going to freeze them."
He also announced plans to scrap Labour's alcohol duty escalator.
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, who wrote to the Chancellor pressing for the change, said the move would give the whisky industry "a break".
Davidson said: "I am pleased the Chancellor has given the whisky industry a break by freezing duty and scrapping the alcohol duty escalator."
"This tax boost will not only benefit the big players, but also the small independent distilleries right across Scotland who rely on our domestic market for sales.
"I don't believe any product should be taxed at 80% and if the Chancellor hadn't acted, that's what we would have seen for a bottle of Scotch.
"Taking this action shows the Government is prepared to take on board legitimate concerns from across the UK."
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) said the freeze will cancel planned increases, which would have added 4.8% in excise duty.
David Frost, SWA chief executive, said: "This show of support for distillers from the coalition Government will be warmly welcomed across the Scotch whisky industry.
"We are delighted that the Chancellor and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury listened to our case for scrapping the unfair alcohol duty escalator and freezing whisky duty. It is a move that supports hard-pressed consumers, a major manufacturing and export industry and the wider hospitality sector.
"This fairer tax treatment in the UK, the third biggest market for Scotch whisky, also sends the right signal on excise policy to the governments of the 200 countries to which we export. So its effects will be felt around the world."
However, the move was met with disappointment by health campaigners, who claim the move is a backwards step.
Dr Peter Rice, chairman of Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems, said: "Scottish politicians have made some ground-breaking policy to reduce alcohol-related harm and it is disappointing to see that some of them appear to have supported this backwards step."


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STORYTIMES are available at each of Whitman County Library's 13 branches for children ages 2 years and up. Storytimes begin in the fall after the Palouse Empire Fair and end the middle of May. See Locations and Hours for the times and locations of each branch's storytime.
At Storytime, children are involved in a variety of age appropriate activities that may include stories, poetry, fingerplays and action activities, games, musical events, crafts, puppets and creative dramatics. These activities help to promote cognitive development, imagination, curiosity, comprehension, language fluency, socialization and reading readiness.
Colfax Outreach Storytime Programs:
WCL provides Storytime Outreach programs to local certified Preschools and Daycares. These visits are made on Wednesday of each month. Contact Sheri to schedule a visit.
Field Trips:
Contact Sheri if you would like to arrange for children's groups to "Visit the Library." Our staff will gladly arrange for your group's visit including a tour and a special Storytime while you are here.
Third Thursday Club is for children in grades 1-4. This activity meets every 3rd Thursday of the month from September through May. It includes a snack, craft, activity, and story time. At Colfax, the after-school program is held each third Thursday from 3:30 to 4:30pm.
Summer Reading Program. For six weeks in the summer, the Summer Reading Program is held in each of our 13 branches.
Last year more than 600 kids participated in the fun activities, crafts, and stories. To make reading even more fun, we reward reading time with small prizes and incentives, such as pencils and bookmarks, and occasionally a theme-related snack. Those who complete the program are awarded a certificate and "goodie" bag.


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Book Clips: Requiem For Immortals by Lee Winter
In This Episode of Book Clips Lee Winter readsfrom her novel, Requiem For Immortals.
Synopsis for Requiem For Immortals
Professional cellist Natalya Tsvetnenko moves seamlessly among the elite where she fills the souls of symphony patrons with beauty even as she takes the lives of the corrupt of Australia's ruthless underworld. The cold, exacting assassin is hired to kill a woman who seems so innocent that Natalya can't understand why anyone would want her dead. As she gets to know her target, she can't work out why she even cares.
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5 years, 2 months.
Dear Jack,
Last Friday morning, Nashville began shutting down. Virtually everyone was sent home from school and work, as the blizzard was beginning.
I am so grateful that it happened exactly when it did: over the weekend.
There was so pressure to try to have to get out in the snowy chaos on the roads for work the next couple of days afterwards, only to have to use my vacation days if I couldn't make it out of the driveway.
Instead, you and I had the best time!
Mommy preferred the snow better from inside the house. Though she did brag on herself at one point, "I got out on the snow when I checked the mail."
Meanwhile, you and I made the most of it. Ultimately, nothing we did was what some may call… safe. It was all dangerous, which made it convenient that Mommy didn't venture out into the snow with us.
I made this video of our adventures together:
Our tour of danger began with you sledding for the first time. While you went down the hill several times with your neighbor friend, Marissa, you weren't afraid to go alone either.
In fact, since you were the youngest and smallest there at the neighborhood sledding hill, you were the only one small enough to get lodged underneath the wooden fence when the sled didn't stop in time.
An older boy, who is in the 4th grade commented about you: "Man, that little kid is tough!"
Because with all the bumps and scratches, you never once showed an ounce of fear; you just laughed about it all.
We also ventured over the "climbing wall," which was the side of 15 foot tall hill, which was laced with a bunch of snow-covered rocks.
You were curious to walk on a frozen pond with me, so I took you to a large puddle that looked like a pond instead. (I knew the water there was barely a foot deep even at the deepest parts.)
And then there was the part where you kept rolling down the tall hill near the creek.
Speaking of the creek, we followed it all the way into the next neighborhood, as you jumped across it along the way.
We took advantage of the adventurous weather. You and I make a good danger team.