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Important Message Regarding COVID-19
Student Support Services is one of eight Federal TRIO Programs designed to identify and provide services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. We provide Academic Tutoring and Mentoring; Counseling; Cultural Enrichment Trips; Seminars/Workshops; Computer Lab Access; and Services for Disabled Students.
The goal of SSS is to help our participants successfully stay in college and graduate.
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Monday, May 23, 2011
1961 Fender Stratocaster Vintage 1957
via this auction
"It's a 57 that got a new neck and pickguard in 1961. Slab brazilain neck, original finish on neck, feel great. Original green guard. All pickups and pots are 1957. The body is also 1957, you can tell by the screw hole configuration for the pickguard. It was refinished red before 1964. It comes with the original tweed case, also painted red."
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War: Korean War, 1950-1953
Branch: Marine Corps
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
Service Location: Camp Pendleton, California; Korea
Paul Steppe, a Marine infantry corporal serving in Korea, saw fierce action, punctuated by long nights when he and his foxhole buddies alternated two-hour watches. Wounded by a grenade on Christmas Eve 1951, Steppe was evacuated to a hospital, narrowly escaping death when his transport plane lost its landing gear on takeoff. In his memoirs, An Everlasting Watch, Steppe notes that American troops are still "on watch" in the Korean peninsula, his war's resolution still incomplete.
We honor you, Paul Steppe.


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If you've listed your house, you want to sell it. Preferably with the highest return in the shortest time possible. We have tips via HuffingtonPost to keep you from getting in your own way.
Buyers are savvy, patient, and will pay for what they find value in but they won't plunk down their life savings for just any old thing. Avoid the following mistakes and you're on the way to the next chapter of your life.
Clean the House
We've said this before, but it bears repeating. There's a difference between day-to-day tidying and deep cleaning. We're talking about ovens, corners, cabinets and closets… everywhere. And if you have carpets, get them scrubbed. You probably can't smell your kids and your dinners and your dog, but your potential buyers will.
Leave During Showings
Make plans to be somewhere else when your agent shows your home. Plan shopping or other errands for scheduled times, or treat yourself to a personal break.
"Tempting as it is to stay and chat with potential buyers about the many wonderful features of your home, it is not a good idea. Your buyer needs the time and space to fall in love with your home and that won't happen with you lurking around."
The Truth, the Whole Truth
Be forthcoming in your disclosures. If you don't, chances are it will come up in the inspection report or elsewhere.
"You may not want to mention the time the firetrucks showed up or the time you flooded the basement by running the bath while vacuuming, but if you don't… Mrs. Kravitz will."
Be Reasonable
There's a lot of negotiation in a real estate transaction. Be open and calm, and remember that everyone involved wants to fell like they got the best deal.
"The price you ask and the price they offer are not as important as the one we can agree on."
Be Realistic
All the sentimental value in your home is worth zero on the market, although that's painful to accept. Consult your real estate professional for a more objective range – and trust what they tell you!
"Pricing a home is more art than science—data driven art. The location, home's condition, and comparable sold properties determine current market value."
And finally… Be Active
We're more connected now than ever before. Utilize your own social media and networking to help broaden your pool of potential buyers. And make sure you've chosen a real estate professional who's doing the same!


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PEAR's Social-Emotional Development Work
PEAR Impact
The PEAR Institute has developed a comprehensive approach to building school or program capacity, support systems, and a common language around social-emotional development so students can learn, dream and thrive in school and afterschool settings. PEAR Impact is The PEAR Institute's initiative that focuses on social-emotional development.
PEAR launched PEAR Impact in 2009 in order to improve learning environments, strengthen student-teacher relationships, and boost academic outcomes for all young people. Drawing from research findings and over 15 years of direct service experience in school and afterschool settings, PEAR Impact brings to the field certificate training and assessment tools that integrate development, mental health, and education so that professionals in a variety of settings can better understand, recognize and respond to young people.
PEAR Impact's services include:


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Thinking Back To Finovate Europe 2019
Author: Ádám Horváth (firstname.lastname@example.com)
One of the leading financial technology conferences in the world, FinovateEurope brought together this year 65 digital technology firms to demonstrate their innovative ideas and ground-breaking solutions.
ApPello has provided proudly the second year in a row a showcase on stage and proudly presents its Lending Helper and Lending Portal in the forefront of digital innovation. Please check our presentation for more details!
Before you jump-start and tirelessly re-watch all other 7 minutes demos we have prepared a brief overview of a few current major innovation trends in the fintech industry according to these presentations:
Go digital or die out
Even in 2019 there are certain business and geographical areas where digitalization has not yet been finished. There is a growing focus on providers that are capable of providing pre-integrated solutions and full scale Banking Platforms seamlessly and effortlessly eliminating the barriers between innovative, UX-oriented front-end solutions and outdated legacy systems. Self-service portals and innovative ways for engaging end-users become a must for onboarding and serving digital-first clients as well as traditionally old-fashioned business segments. Learn more about ApPello's Lending Helper, Lending Portal and Loan Origination and achieve digital goals together!
Personalized customer experience is a must
Although a few financial institution may act like a dinosaur from a bygone era (you are certainly not if you are reading this article), customers need solutions to their problems and not for the banks. Banks can help them, however, through – amongst others – better product distribution (e.g. AI powered sales campaigns), personalized videos and offers, helping them making better investment decisions matching their risk tolerance, providing concierge-like services, handling their every-day life subscriptions in one place and a lot more.
Robots are not at our doors, we already let them in
Artificial intelligence and machine-learning are so frequently used buzzwords that virtually everybody tries to incorporate into their solutions. Let it be AI-driven scoring for better credit decisions, enhancing common fraud prevention techniques, helping investors making investment decisions or deploying virtual agents in call centres for human-like conversations, the options are limitless.
We are living in an open banking era
Instead of using a lot of separate and segregated applications customers tend to favour a few solutions for managing their everyday financial life, providing them a complete overview and helping them towards better decisions. Aggregating financial, non-financial and public administration records of the consenting customers and letting them control what they share for the full compliance of the PSD2 and GDPR initiatives is just the beginning. Solution specialists find ways to make the customers benefit with customized offers, detailed analytics and offering a wide-range of financial services.
Digital identity verification is more important than ever
In the era of the UX-first applications financial service providers cannot lay on their hands and let their customers face boring and unexciting forms for identity proofing, yet they need to provide strong security and state-of-the-art solutions for KYC (know-your-customer) and due diligence. Various forms of biometric authentication (e.g. face, fingerprint, even palm authentication), identity document scanning and ID matching are rapidly become a market standard for a frictionless customer on-boarding and servicing digital journey.
We at ApPello are passionate about providing real end-to-end lending solutions for financial service providers. See ApPello's pre-integrated front-to-end lending solutions of the Loan Factory product line for details and learn more about success factors in the upcoming years. Go fully digital with us!


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The Top 5 Snowboard Backpacks Reviewed
If you're the kind of person who only truly comes alive when they hit the snow, you'll know that nothing beats the sheer exhilaration of snowboarding. Aside from being a fast-paced and thrilling sport, it's also a fantastic workout for the whole body. Snowboarding can help to give you a strong core while also improving your balance and flexibility. As you grow in skill and dexterity on the slopes, you'll inevitably also become more confident. Plus, as you speed down the slopes your brain is flooded with endorphins from both the invigorating speed and the physical exertion. Thus, there's no better sport to keep you in great shape while feeling great.
However, as any veteran snowboarder will tell you, the right equipment can make all the difference. Every snowboarder's needs are unique and it's important to know which equipment is best for you. And that extends way beyond simply choosing the right board. If you want to make the best possible start in the sport (or you're looking to take your game to the next level), it's essential to choose the right accessories for your needs. Here we're going to look at snowboarding backpacks.
A good backpack is extremely important on the slopes. It allows you to carry your equipment around in an easy and comfortable way. It's much harder to carry your transceiver, probe and shovel around the slopes without a purpose-built pack, not to mention your board wax. What's more, the snowboard carry systems and waist/chest straps make it easy to carry and access your board when you're on the move. And when your blood sugar gets low… you can also pack a satisfying yet healthy snack! A good backpack is essential, which is why we've brought you these 5 great boards from all over the internet…
For those of you in a hurry, our choice for the Best Snowboard Backpack is the Burton Day Hiker.
Best Snowboard Backpacks
1. Burton Day Hiker
This multipurpose bag is developed with hiking in mind, but it has a number of attributes that also make it ideal for snowboarding. Despite its generous 25 liter capacity the bag is lightweight, with a sleek low-profile design. This not only gives you a neater and more sophisticated look, it also helps to reduce drag and wind resistance on the slopes.
Discomfort can be a great distraction on the slopes and not only throw you off your game but make your trip way less enjoyable. Fortunately, the Burton Day Hiker's ergonomic design allows for superior comfort even when full to capacity. The ergonomic shoulder harness and adjustable sternum strap offer security that doesn't come at the cost of comfort, even on long uphill sprints. And you need never worry about losing your board even in the harshest weather conditions thanks to the ride-ready, super secure board carry system.
The Burton Day Hiker offers not just a generous capacity but ease of accessibility. It has a fleece-lines goggle / accessory pocket to allow you quick access to the items you need the most as well as dual water bottle pockets so that thirst doesn't slow you down. Thanks to the hydration compatible padded laptop sleeve, you can even take your work to the slopes with you.
All told, this combination of features makes the Burton Day Hiker not only a great option on the slopes but a superb backpack for long walks or even taking to school or work. And because it comes in a wide variety of colors and designs, you can choose a variant that best matches your personal style. A perfect fit for all who love spending time in the great outdoors!
- Dimensions: 19in x 12in x 7in / 48cm x 30.5cm x 18cm; Volume: 25L; Durably constructed
- Main zippered opening with internal organization; Webbing board carry with molded wings for improved grip and fit
- Padded hydration-compatible laptop sleeve [18in x 10.5in x 1.5in] [46cm x 27cm x 4cm] and tablet sleeve [10.5in x 8in] [27cm x 20cm]
- Fleece-lined accessory pocket, overlapping front accessory pockets, side water bottle pockets, and internal zippered mesh pocket with key clip
- Lifetime warranty
2. Dakine – Duel 26L Backpack
Another great multipurpose backpack at an affordable price point, the Dakine Duel 26L backpack is designeds with your comfort and convenience in mind, both on and off the slopes. Because the last thing you need is to spend time rummaging through your backpack on those cold slopes, this pack is designed with quick and easy loading and access in mind.
The main zip compartment is compartmentalized for easy organization and the front organizer pocket gives you quick access to your phone and other essentials. There's even a dedicated fleece-lined pocket for your sunglasses or goggles.
There's a dedicated padded laptop sleeve that will easily accommodate any laptop or tablet up to 15". This makes it perfect for hitting the slopes either after a stressful working day or early in the morning before your working day starts. And if you get hungry, there's a dedicated cooler compartment strap. No chowing down on warm and soggy sandwiches for you!
There's also an external carry strap that will easily accommodate your snowboard or alternatively your coat or skateboard. Another great all-rounder which comes in a variety of colors and designs to best suit your personal sense of style.
- STRAP AND GO — Fit your skateboard or jacket into the external carry straps and you're ahead of the bell!
- PADDED LAPTOP SLEEVE — Keep your tech intact. The duel design includes a dedicated laptop sleeve plus, a fleece lined padded iPad sleeve to get from one class to the next in a hurry. Fits most 15" laptops.
- STAY ORGANIZED — The Duel backpack features quick & easy loading in the main zipper compartment. With plenty of organization features, you'll never waste time looking for stuff. Also has organizer pocket, side mesh pockets, & fleece lined sunglass pocket.
- INSULATED COOLER POCKET — Load your lunch and snacks into the dedicated cooler compartment strap to keep everything cool.
- Limited Lifetime Warranty included.
3. Jones – Higher 30L Backpack
While the above entries are designed with your needs on and off the slopes in mind, Jones' Higher Backpack is designed for robust functionality on the slopes in mind. Despite its sleek design and slender profile it boasts an impressive 30 liter capacity and has both a robust design yet a surprisingly light weight.
Jones' backpack is built to accommodate both your comfort and your safety, which can bring you great peace of mind when you're hitting the slopes. It's generous capacity means that you can take everything you need and prepare for every eventuality without slowing yourself down or letting your belongings become cumbersome. There's an aluminum suspension frame to ensure that the weight of your kit is distributed evenly to keep you both comfortable and mobile when traversing even the steepest slopes. The backpack also boasts a thermo-molded back panel and shoulder straps which help provide the most comfortable and ergonomic fit possible.
Many female snowboarders find that larger backpacks lack the adjustment range to fit the female form but the newest iteration of Jones' backpack allows for an improved women's fit to minimize the risk of tightness and discomfort.
It's generous inner storage is also compartmentalized for ease of access to reduce the risk of time wasted on the slopes fumbling around for your gear. There's a separate avy tool pocket, dual hip pockets, stow-able helmet holder and a back panel zipper for ease of access. For your safety on the slopes, the backpack also boasts an avy Rescue Protocol info panel and integrated safety whistle. For the sake of security, the internal zipper pocket also has a key clip so you can be assured that your belongings are safe.
All told, this is an extremely sturdy and functional piece of kit that's perfect for both long days on the slope and lengthy hiking trips, although it may be surplus to requirements for school / work use.
- Dimensions(HxWxD): 55 x 30 x 18
- Avy Rescue Protocol Info Panel
- Avy Tools Pocket
- Internal Zipper Pocket with Key Clip
- Dual Hip Belt Pockets
4. Burton Tinder Backpack
Burton's second entry on our list the Tinder Backpack is about as sleek and stylish as it gets with a minimalistic design and lightweight, simple structure that makes it perfect for casual boarding sessions as well as taking to work, school, college or the local coffee shop. Don't let it's simplistic design fool you, it still boasts a generous 25 liter capacity which makes it well suited for the slopes. And like Burton's Day Hiker it is built with ergonomics and comfort in mind, with a sophistication of design that belies its simplicity.
The construction of this backpack is durable and secure with rucksack-style entry for quick access to your belongings and there are a range of easy-access pockets in which you can stow your accessories. There's an accessory pocket at the top to give you fast access to the items you need most as well as further zippered mesh pockets inside for additional for storage. There is also an externally and internally accessible padded laptop compartment with a generous capacity of 16.5″ x 10″ x 1.5″ as well as an additional tablet sleeve measuring 10″ x 10″.
The only thing that this bag is lacking is an option for board storage. Still, if you're looking for an affordable, multi-purpose backpack you could do far worse!
5. Dakine Men's Heli Pack
We conclude our list with another offering from Dakine. This stylish slimline backpack is very compact and low profile making it suitable for wear when you take to the slopes. You can really cut through the air with minimal drag or wind resistance with this stylish backpack. Yet, although it measures just 20cm in height and just 10cm in width it has a very respectable storage capacity of 12 liters.
Despite its modest size and minimalist design it's more than capable of carrying your board or skis with both a diagonal ski and vertical snowboard carry system as well as external shovel carry. Waist and sternum straps help for even load distribution so that you never feel the weight of what you're carrying. This backpack is also compatible with the DK Impact Spine Protector (sold separately).
Inside, you'll find easy access to storage compartments including a fleece-lined pocket for sunglasses or goggles. There's even a rescue whistle mounted on the sternum strap and a laptop sleeve so you can take your work on the slopes.
Though this backpack may be modest in size, it's certainly far from modest in functionality!
- Waist and sternum straps help offset the load. Interior pack features:• Hydration/laptop sleeve• Fleece-lined pocket for goggles or sunglasses. DK Impact Spine Protector compatible (sold separately). Rescue whistle on sternum strap. 25 mm web belt with hip wings. Materials: 600D polyester Volume: 732 in²³ (12 L) Imported. Measurements: Bottom Width: 11 1⁄2 in Depth: 4 in Height: 7 1⁄2 in Strap Length: 25 1⁄4 in Strap Drop: 12
- From snow to dirt, the Dakine® Heli Pack Backpack 12L keeps you dialed in year round!
- Low-profile backpack in a durable polyester.
- Compact technical snow pack with a diagonal ski and vertical snowboard carry system.
- External shovel carry.
The next time you take to the slopes, be sure to take one of these great backpacks with you.
How To Choose A Snowboard Backpack
Here is a video explaining how to choose a backcountry snowboarding pack:


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Saying that the biofield is simply a field of electro magnetic vibration is as simplistic as saying that the body is simply matter.
Imagine the complexity of the physical body.
Well, your biofield is probably as complex or more than your physical body.
It's not just a unified vibration because every cell, every organ, every process in your body has its own electro magnetic blueprint.
On top of that, electricity and magnetism are two forces we can relate to because we have been aware of their existence for some time now.
Now, these two forces are probably not the only ones at play.
Maybe we have as well many more wave types and forces generating a very complex picture!
If we could see it...
That's the limitation right now:
We have a very limited set of tools to measure exactly what is going on in this invisible realm.
Our physical senses like sight, touch or earing give close to no information at all.
Kirlian photography can give us some insights.
Mediums who claim to see auras can as well share some information.
But because, most people don't access that type of vision, they can of course discredit all that.


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Louis' boy a conference hit
Hands up who went to National Conference. Keep them up if you went to the Saturday night Gala Dinner at the Brisbane Town Hall. Hold them up high if you realised that the musical entertainment for the night was the grandson of the late great, one and only, jazz royalty Louis Armstrong.
That's right Satchmo's grandson is Herb Armstrong and young Herb now calls Australia home – Brisbane in fact.
Herb shared with everyone at the dinner his flamboyant, larger than life style. He was in fine voice as he belted out a string of jazz, soul, funk and rock classics.
It was all great fun, but did I mention he is Louis Armstrong's grandson?
Louis Armstrong (nicknamed Satchmo) was one of the most influential figures in American music and, for that matter, pop culture. Which means he had an enormous impact on the rest of the world.
He changed the direction of music and movies and he helped shaped jazz into what we know today.
A master trumpeter with a beautiful gravelly singing voice, Satchmo indeed was and is a true legend.
Born and raised in New Orleans, the great jazzman died in 1971.
Grandson Herb is also from New Orleans and he has some mighty big shoes to fill.
But hello Dolly, what a wonderful world.
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Kevin J. Vanhoozer. 1998. Is There a Meaning in This Text: The Bible, The Reader, and the Morality of Literary Knowledge. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. (Go to: Part 1 or Part 3)
Review by Stephen W. Hiemstra
Each of Vanhoozer's three aspects of interpretation—author, text, and reader—have been subject to postmodern "undoing", leaving interpretations to seem arbitrary and subject to manipulation. Vanhoozer writes:
"…the very meaning of 'interpretation' has shifted; instead of being a knowledge claim concerning some discovery one has made about the meaning of the text, interpretation has become a way of referring to what the reader makes of the text. The new-fashioned interpreter recognizes no reality principle (the way it is), only the pleasure principle (the way I want it to be) (38).
Who then is responsible for the consequences of such interpretation for the church and society after the text has been deconstructed and discredited? Vanhoozer discusses implications of deconstruction for the author, the text, and the reader.
In some sense, the author is to the text as God is to creation. Vanhoozer writes: "The author is the one who originates…Authorship implies ownership" (45-46) The author instills both authority and meaning to a text. When in Genesis we read:
"Now out of the ground the LORD God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name." (Gen 2:19 ESV)
When God, the author of creation, delegates the task of naming the animals to Adam, Adam is functioning as an co-author and regent over creation. This is why, for example, the word, authority, includes the word, author.
Vanhoozer writes:
"The author is the foundational principle in what we might call the traditional metaphysics of meaning. According to this standard picture, the author is the sovereign subject of the sign, the one who rules over meaning, assigning names to things, using words to express thoughts and represent the world…Derrida's deconstruction of the author is a more or less direct consequence of Nietzche's announcement of the death of God (48).
Clearly, if the voice of the author is obscured either deliberately or by the text itself, then the attachment of the text to a particular social reality is severed and its authority impugned. Who said X, Y, Z? We clearly care who said what [1].
Closely tied to the author's ability to express intention or meaning is the idea that an independent reality exists that can capture and carry that meaning. Vanhoozer writes:
"'Realism' is the metaphysical position which asserts that certain things are mind independent. Hermeneutical realism is the position that believes meaning to be prior to and independent of the process of interpretation. For the 'naïve' realist, there is a perfect match between language and the world…For the non-realist, on the other hand, human language and thoughts do not correspond to objective realities or to stable meanings." (48)
Following the work of Jacques Derrida, "deconstruction is a painstaking taking-apart, a peeling away of the various layers—historical, rhetorical, ideological—of distinctions, concepts, texts, and whole philosophies, whose aim is to expose the arbitrary linguistic nature of their original construction." (52) Such analysis can yield new insights and interpretations or it can obscure the author and the intent of the author. Vanhoozer observes: "If there is no Author, then every interpretation is permitted." (98)
The Text
In postmodern thinking, texts and books are distinguished. Vanhoozer writes:
"Whereas the book resembled an unchanging substance, the text is more like a field of shifting forces. Whereas the book can be studied as though it were a discrete object at some distance from the interpreting substance, the text only comes to light as it is observed from some distance from different points of view." (105)
The idea that the Bible as a book is unified by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit means that it is a discrete unit with meaning beyond the words found in particular chapters. Thus, a book can have a stable meaning, if we believe in an objective reality and find unity in the authorship of the Holy Spirit. This idea, however, is taken as a theological assumption in postmodern thinking, which questions such assumptions.
Citing Gadamer and Ricoeur, Vanhoozer (106) notes that: "meaning is the result of a two-way encounter between text and reader." In this sense, the postmodern sees no stable meaning. Rather, Vanhoozer reports: "the text is a network of signs and other texts, radically open and indeterminate." (111) Meaning requires a context (112). Because deconstructive literary criticism places no priority on particular contexts, anarchy rules (138). The idea of dismantling texts in playful interpretation gives no comfort when, having deconstructed the biblical text, nothing is offered to replace it—a kind of theft of meaning and security. Despair is substituted for purpose like a thief steals a purse yet there is no accountability (182-185).
The Reader
Vanhoozer observers:
"…if the author is not the origin of meaning and if there is no such thing as 'the sense of the text', then meaning must be the creation ex libris of the reader… Meaning in the age of the reader is located neither behind nor in the text, but rather in front of it … Every literary theory is ultimately a theory about reading. Moreover, to say whose reading counts is ultimately to invoke an ethics, perhaps even a theology, of interpretation." (148)
Vanhoozer further writes:
"Every reader is situated in a particular culture, time, and tradition. No reading is objective; all reading is theory-laden." (151)
It is at this point that cultural presuppositions become important. If I only read books that were discussed on Oprah's website, it is more important to know how Oprah picks her books than to know about my own tastes and preferences [2].
Having convinced us that understanding biblical interpretation in the postmodern age requires a sophisticated knowledge of philosophy, where does that leave the anti-intellectual majority of postmodern people? Clearly, the potential for manipulation is far-reaching—especially outside the church where there no presumption of an omnipresent, benevolent God. Is it any wonder that our young people are enormously skeptical of all forms of authority and leaving the church?
Kevin Vanhoozer's book, Is There a Meaning in This Text, gives us a clearer picture of what all the shouting is about in biblical interpretation. This second part of my review outlines Vanhoozer's problem statement of our current dilemma. In part 3 of this review, I will examine Vanhoozer's proposal for how to respond to this dilemma.
[1] Postmodern fights over the authorship of a biblical text frequently infer that the author's words were "redacted" which implies that only subset of the text has authority over today's reader. The fact that different critics find different ways to redact a particular text, the idea of placing oneself under the authority of scripture is practically impossible or, alternatively, one can claim that one believes in the authority of scripture but never have to actually change one's behavior to comply with "authorative" texts.
[2] http://bit.ly/1O4lWC6


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Magnolia obovata 'Pink Flush' now has ripe seed showing on a brown seed pod at the very top of the young tree. Asia will need the long handled pruners to get it quickly before the squirrels do. A lower down seed pod is still not yet ripe or shedding.
The first fruits on Zanthoxylum armatum. The most obvious armaments appear as the prickles on the stems and branches but the fruits seem well protected too.
Amazingly Michelia 'Mixed up Miss' still has flowers showing. Quite a few in fact. Is this how it gets its name rather than from the flower colour? No other michelia is doing this in the garden.
The seed picture quest continues. What is by now clear is that not only is this a very poor magnolia seeding year but it is also a poor seeding year for many types of plants including camellias and a lot of rhododendrons. Styrax seem to be the exception and are all laden with, as yet unripe, spherical seed pods. Staphylea colchica has 'bladder nuts' which have 'burst' (ie the pods have deflated) and are ready to gather.
Styrax serrulatus has seeds which are green and only half swollen.
Styrax hemsleyanus which has individual flowers rather than flower clusters is similarly 'unready'.
Quercus myrsinifolia has very tiny acorn clusters. They certainly are not ripe and I do not think they will now ever swell or develop properly.
2015 – CHWJust missed the autumn colour on Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Strawberry' which is really a spring show rather than an autumn one but not bad at all.
Nearby is a good young plant of Podocarpus acutifolius which has a strange flattening of some of its stems rather like Salix udensis 'Selika' or Cryptomeria 'Sekkansugi'. I have never seen this before in a podocarpus and wonder if it is an abnormality or not? Quite attractive but I cannot remember the specific name for this feature other than 'flattened stems'.
First Sasanqua flowers on plant nearest side door seen.
A very long dry summer. Big leaf rhododendron growth small. The 2 Sinogrande by big group of Barbatum about dead. White Sasanqua by stables nearly over, others well out. One Decorum out and a nice bit of Repens, also a lot of Yellow Hammer. All Auriculatum hybrids over. Still some Magnolia delavayi and both forms of Grandiflora. Cyclamen good.
Daffodils up and quite a lot of pink Sasanqua Camellia now out.
Returned from Scotland. They have cleared the main opening and wait for the screen before planting.
There are about 25 species of rhodo showing flower.
The hydrangeas remain good. Lapagerias and cyclamen wane, no roses to speak of. Clematis paniculata nears its best.


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A Beginners Guide To Services
Factors to Consider When Choosing a Home Insurance Company
Since building or buying your home is a lifetime investment, it is important to ensure that the home is protected from any accidents. However, it can be overwhelming to choose the right home insurance company because there are many of them in the market and are offering the same services. You should carry out a research to ensure that you choose an appropriate insurance company. It is important to note that there are high chances of losing your money if you work with the wrong insurance company. Since insurance is intangible; ensure that you are most careful to avoid regrets in the future. If you follow the steps below, you will be in a position to find a good home insurance company.
Look at how stable an insurance company is before making your final decisions. When a company fails; there is no shortcut but to lose your policy. Ensure that the insurance company you select does not have monetary issues. There are ways you can do it and the best one is by asking for the current financial statement. With this, you look at the growth rate and profitability. More clarity on the financial strengths can be found online.
One thing you should never forget to check in an insurance company is the price of the products. Settle for the company that would offer the best services at an affordable price. You can make a choice easily by looking at the charges from several insurance companies and selecting the one whose price you can afford, keeping in mind the quality of the service.
Knowing the stature of the home insurance company in mind is crucial. Commit your time in doing some research about that company. The comments left by both satisfied and unsatisfied customers will offer a guide to getting the best insurance company. From the reviews, you get essential details of the company you are interested in. However, it is not possible to find a company that has positive reviews only. Negative reviews show the kind of problems clients experience with the company; if there is a problem with compensation then you should look for another company.
The quality of customer service in an insurance company determines how good or bad the company is. The company should give appropriate and efficient responses to questions from its customers. Again, if a customer has a problem, there should be ways of solving it. Generally, the company should be customer service oriented. You should never forget to inquire how a home insurance company offers compensation after the damage of property at home. The company should be straightforward in terms of the payments.
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Today I would like to share some interesting and very important information about how to properly store food… but not fresh food… I will write all about that in another diary!
How to properly store food that has been cooked at home.
Before I start, I want all of us to get up and go wash our hands!
It is so VERY important to have clean hands while putting away the food you cooked so that you don't contaminate it! Hands need to be very clean generally, as well as your working surface, any pots, pans or cooking utensils before cooking. You protect your food from any microorganisms in this way…
How and why can food get contaminated by microorganisms?
Food can become contaminated from your hands, from any insects and other animals and also by coming in to contact with other food. Of course there are also microorganisms in the air but these are hard to avoid.
So after washing your hands very well…. you need to clean out the refrigerator and get it prepared.
When it comes to the refrigerator there are some general "rules". All the fresh meat and fish should be on the lower shelves and not near the food that has just been cooked. Unless of course the shelves higher up are colder, then that's where the fresh meat and fish should be. If this is the case, just be careful that the meat or fish is in a sealed container and not in the paper that was used to wrap it in from the market.
This is done so that no juices other substances fall from the raw meat or fish on to the cooked food.
So after washing your hands and cleaning the refrigerator.. you are ready to begin. Well, actually you are not ready to begin yet! I want you to remember two numbers… 5 and 65!
Why are these two numbers so important?
The first number… 5… is the temperature under which microorganisms can live but cannot multiply. (5* C- 41* F)
The second number… 65… is the temperature where most pathogenic microorganisms that are found in food, cannot live and die. (65* C - 149* F)
The temperature in most refrigerators is around 4 degrees (4* C- 49* F). This makes it a safe temperature for food. For the food to be preserved as long as possible, it must reach this temperature as quickly as possible.
So the important thing to remember is that cooked food must be refrigerated within 2 hours after it is cooked. This is of course concerning the food that is leftover, not what is to be eaten immediately.
As food cools, microorganisms grow inside of it. Around 30*- 40* C (86*-104* F) they are really partying and they multiply quickly!
Now that you know all of this you know what should be done. Cook the food, serve it and put the leftovers straight into the refrigerator.
In this way, you can eat freshly cooked food and not allow any time for the microorganisms to multiply.
"So Akis, what you are trying to say is that as soon as we cook a hot and steaming navy bean soup, we should put it in the refrigerator straight away?"
Yes! That's exactly what I'm telling you… Ok, if you want to, you can let it sit for 1 hour at the most so it can cool down a little. But then straight in to the fridge!
I remember my parents would just leave a pot of beans or rice out until nighttime and now that I know what goes on in there it makes my skin crawl!!!
So, as I said, it is important to chill the food quickly.
You don't actually put the whole pot of navy bean soup in the refrigerator as it is!
First of all because the pot is still hot and it takes longer for the food to cool and secondly because the larger the quantity of food in a pot or bowl, the longer it takes for it to cool…
What can you do about all of this? It's really easy… listen up!
Begin by stocking up on good quality bowls or containers whose lids seal tight.
Divide the navy bean soup, or whatever food you have cooked, in to portions. Transfer to the containers and store them in the refrigerator or the freezer. Since the quantities of food are much smaller now, they will cool quickly, especially if you place them far apart.
You might ask "Is the refrigerator able to chill such large quantities of food Akis?"
The more modern refrigerators are… Just don't add 4 kilos of navy bean soup all at once!!
It also helps if you don't cover the containers completely. You can leave them completely open or half way open.
Moisture also helps the microorganisms to multiply. That's why it helps not to cover the containers immediately… so extra moisture doesn't develop.
When the food chills completely, cover with lids and seal them tight. Write down the date on the actual container and store them in the refrigerator or freezer.
In this way, most cooked food can be easily preserved for 4 days in the refrigerator and for over 3 months in the freezer.
Food is best defrosted in the refrigerator and not on a counter or in the sink. Why?
Remember the number 4… Up until 4* C (39* F) microorganisms are asleep, so they're not in the mood to party! If you do the opposite and leave a container of food out to thaw at room temperature… as soon as it reaches 4* C the microorganisms begin to multiply… and by the time it is time to eat it they will be partying BIG TIME and having a blast!! This is one situation where the term "the more the merrier" does NOT apply!!
How do we heat food?
It doesn't really matter if you do it on the stove in a saucepan, in the microwave or in a pan.
What matters is for the temperature to reach over 65* C (149* F), so that any microorganisms that may be present in the food will be completely destroyed.
How to heat up food depending on what type of food it is… I will leave for another diary!


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Delta to Launch First Biometric Terminal in the U.S.
Delta and partners launching the first biometric terminal at Maynard H. Jackson International Terminal (Terminal F) in Atlanta.
Delta Air Lines, in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), is launching the first biometric terminal in the United States at Maynard H. Jackson International Terminal (Terminal F) in Atlanta.
Beginning late this year, customers flying from Atlanta to an international destination have the option of using facial recognition technology from curb to gate, transforming the customer journey with a seamless travel experience through the airport.
This optional, end-to-end Delta Biometrics experience includes using facial recognition technology to:
- Check in at the self-service kiosks in the lobby
- Drop checked baggage at the counters in the lobby
- Serve as identification at the TSA checkpoint
- Board a flight at any gate in Terminal F
- And, go through CBP processing for international travelers arriving into the U.S.
Traveling on partner airlines Aeromexico, Air France-KLM or Virgin Atlantic Airways out of Terminal F? Those customers are eligible to use this technology too — another benefit of Delta's unmatched global network of partnerships.
For further details please visit Delta News Hub.


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Saturday 16th November will see East Grinstead welcome Wimbledon to Saint Hill.
This will be a high quality game, with fans guaranteed to be excited by the hockey on show.
Pushback will be at 1pm for the Ladies, with Men starting at 3pm. Home matches are ticketed for adults and U18s go free. There will be a 10 minute Half-Time break in which kids are encouraged to use the pitch to practice and shoot at goal. The supporters are encouraged to ask their favourite players for their autographs after the match as they are leaving the pitch. We would like to wish all supporters a warm welcome at Saint Hill and hope you enjoy the match!


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Morguemorph (part of the cycle Digitalis) - Illustration and projection, 2002, Cologne, Germany. - Copyright Bernd Arnold.
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Copyright by Bernd Arnold. All rights reserved. This artwork can't be used without written permission.
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Michelle Mack
For more than 20 years, Michelle has built an award-winning career in sales and marketing and project management. She has established the largest Project Management Office (PMO) client to date at ISG and leads a diverse team of professionals to handle integrated high-profile initiatives. Her clients benefit from her hands-on experience in customer relations management (CRM), database operations, product development, launch and training support and multi-channel consumer communications.


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People are very creative when it comes to killing each others and have been since the dawn of time. While modern weaponry is designed to kill efficiently and effortlessly, this wasn't always the case throughout the ages. It used to be that soldiers had to get close and personal to kill one another on the battlefield, an almost intimate approach to warfare that has since been lost due to the modernization of military technology.
Even so, great commanders have always underlined the importance of war machines and quality combat gear throughout history, always trying to get the edge through innovation. We thought it would be nice for us to remember some of these inventions, weapons that gave great generals through history the edge against their opponents. So without further ado, here are ten of the coolest weapons and technologies ever used on the field of battle throughout history.
9Morning Star
The morning star is a crude, albeit cool weapon from long in the past. Essentially, this is a club-like weapon with several spikes coming out of it. The morning star was typically used to hit enemies in the head. Although generally considered a weapon for the peasant poor, some morning stars were made for the rich. There was even a king who used it as his preferred weapon.


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We have a message that will save men from hell - the Gospel of Christ, the power of God to salvation. Why, then, don't we use it? Why don't we reach out to more people than we do? What is getting in the way of our evangelism, and how can we overcome it?
If we have never trusted in Christ, then we must look to Him first of all for our own salvation. If we have trusted Him, then we must use the means of grace to gain more of the Holy Spirit's influence. The more He indwells us and fills us, the more real our neighbors' danger will appear to us, and the more willing we will be to risk ourselves for Christ.


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Bean to Bar Chocolate Maker: Seahorse Chocolate
Bean to Bar Chocolate Maker Location: Bend, Oregon
Website: Seahorse Chocolate
Date Established: January 2017
Ingredients Used: 2 - Cocoa Beans, Organic Sugar
Allergy Information: Gluten free, dairy free, vegan, soy free
A single-origin cocoa roaster located in Bend, Oregon, Seahorse Chocolate's philosophy is simple: work closely with farmers, tailor roast each small batch to reveal hidden nuances and handwrap distinct varietals.
R.C. and Amanda Gartrell of Seahorse Chocolate didn't start out as chocolate makers initially. They were in the coffee business for years. R.C. started out roasting in Portland and was Stumptown Coffee's original roaster. After years of sourcing, coffee judging and coffee shops, they decided to take R.C.'s roasting knowledge and translate it to cocoa.
Back then, many bean-to-bar companies were not roasting beans themselves and not tailoring the roast to each origin, treating each varietal as an individual so the couple set out to educate and fill a niche. Amanda has a history with wine, and combining both hers and R.C.'s knowledge led to the birth of Seahorse Chocolate. Cocoa, like wine and coffee, contains layered flavors which vary greatly depending on the region, soil, altitude, farmer and preparation. Roasting for each varietal requires meticulous skill in order to reveal each one's unique aspects. The Gartrell's goal is to inspire appreciation for single-origin cocoa.
The Gartrell's older 17-year-old son, Hayden, is a culinary student, while younger son Rowan has been a dark chocolate fanatic since birth. Together with R.C. and Amanda, they taste, talk and learn about chocolate.
Seahorse Chocolate's name came about after several weeks of brainstorming. R.C. almost gave up coming up with a name until Amanda casually told him about a seahorse project she and Rowan were working on for school that day. Amanda remembered saying to R.C., "What do you think about seahorse?" He said, "That's it ...that's the name... end of discussion."


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Club name: KFM Droitwich
MAR member since 24/07/2004.
KFM Droitwich specialises in the following arts and styles:
Jeet Kune Do (Keysi Fighting Method)
Street Defence
MMA Cross Training
Web address: www.keysikfm.com
Club contact details:
Droitwich Spa High School
Briar Mill
Contact name: James Boyle
Contact telephone: 07810 894453
Contact email: email@example.com
Every Tuesday and Thursday:
4-6 year olds - 6:00pm
7-12 year olds - 6:30pm
Adults - 7:15pm
Train with former WSKA World Champion and internationally recognised KFM instructor James Boyle. We have specialist children's classes for 4-6 year olds and 7-12 year olds, and cutting edge adult's programmes running twice weekly. Call NOW to book your FREE TRIAL!


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Hexbot | Versatile All-In-1 Desktop Robot Arm For EveryoneA project in Philadelphia, PA by Hexbot Robotics
Funding Successful
Drawing + Laser Engraving + 3D Printing + Pick & Placing + 0.05mm Repeatability + Modular Design + Changeable Modules
Average Pledge Per Backer: $525
Funded: $846,911 of $50,000
Dates: Jan 8th -> Mar 9th (60 days)
Project By: Hexbot Robotics
Average Pledge Per Backer: $525
Funded: $846,911 of $50,000
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Project By: Hexbot Robotics
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Best tech and design Kickstarter projects of 2019
December 13th - via: thegadgetflow.com
Not all Kickstarter campaigns are successful. But those that do cross that success mark are truly one of a kind. In this blog, we highlight the best tech and design Kickstarter projects of 2019 that we think are totally worth a try. (Read More)
7Days Left & Mold Manufacturing On The Way & Get Your Add-ons!
March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers! It feels like just yesterday we introduced Hexbot to everyone for the first time, time really does fly. In just one more week(until Saturday, March 9th, 9 am EST) the campaign will officially end and Hexbot will begin its journey... (Read More)
New Demo - How To Laser Engrave On Porcelain Plate
February 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Backers! You guys are amazing! We are coming to the 1000% of our funding goal now. Thank you very much for your support! We will keep working hard to bring Hexbot on our desk as soon as possible! Now we want to share more cool demos we made with... (Read More)
Happy Chinese Spring Festival! And Writing Spring Festival Couplets With Hexbot.
February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Backers! It's been an amazing month and we want to thank you, and other 856 great backers help us bring Hexbot to life and help us raise over 800% of our original funding goal! Thank you very much and thanks for the Kickstarter community.... (Read More)
New Lower Shipping Prices! And Videos About How To Buy Add-ons.
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New Demo - Having Hexbot Take a Cup of Water to You
January 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Backers, After the last update, there were over 100 boosters who shared Hexbot with their friends! Wow! Thank you very much for your huge support to Hexbot! Thanks for being part of this project! In the past few days, we were working on the... (Read More)
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January 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi All, First things first, a huge thank you to all our backers! You've helped us a lot to bring our product to life. It's incredible to see you all so excited for Hexbot and we want to share some good news with you. We decided that, instead of... (Read More)
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January 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, This has been an amazing week. We have raised over $300,000 in the past 7 days and heard many positive comments on Hexbot. Millions of thanks!! We have updated FAQ about the power adapter, user manuals and etc. If you have any idea,... (Read More)
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Wow!! Fully funded in less than 5 minutes! ! & How to buy Add-Ons!
January 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, Thank you so much for all of your overwhelming support! It is truly amazing that we're way past our original goal of $50,000 in less than 5 minutes!! 200% funded in 25 minutes!!! We are so excited for all of your support and thanks... (Read More)
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The Darmstadt-based HEAG mobiBus and Scherer Reisen Omnibus GmbH companies have opted for the Setra double-decker bus for their Express lines.
Scherer Reisen Omnibus Gesellschaft mbH is deploying Setra double-decker buses on their regular-service routes in order to increase their capacity.
This season and for the first time ever, the top-league football team is travelling in a Setra coach.
In future the VIP Hannover bus company will be relying exclusively on the Setra brand.
By acquiring the five S 516 HD buses, Hauser GmbH & Co. KG is taking another huge step in the process of systematically modernising its fleet.
Mercedes‑Benz and Setra win awards at European specialist bus show
Daimler Buses at Brussels Busworld from 18 to 21 October 2019. Experience the buses from the show.
OMNIplus. Services in a new dimension.
Digital services for even better OMNIplus service.
Our focus at Busworld 2019 is on sustainable solutions for the future of mobility, provided by Daimler Buses.
The Daimler Buses stand has been designed with an even greater focus on our customers' needs.
Setra buses on the road to success
A total of 44 new Setra low-entry buses will strengthen the scheduled bus fleets.
OMNIplus ON, the digital service portal from Daimler Buses is launching its integrated online shop.
Setra: tailor-made solutions from the functional inter-city bus to the luxury touring coach
Triple victory for Mercedes Benz and Setra at the international "busplaner" sustainability awards 2019
Three nominations, three victories: complete success for the buses from Daimler Buses
Daimler Buses at the Bus2Bus show in Berlin
Utmost safety, trendsetting touring coaches and innovative services
From Berlin to Tallinn: 2000 kilometres with the Setra S 531 DT double-decker bus
Prizes for the brand magazine
The 59th edition of SetraWorld took part in four international competitions in the field of brand communication. The magazine was awarded at least one prize from all of them.


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A Church of England vicar has created a baptism affirmation service for a woman who now lives as a man, to "introduce him to God".
Revd Chris Newlands, the vicar of Lancaster Priory, spoke about the service as he called for the Church of England nationally to consider services to "to mark a person's gender transition".
The Church has said the idea is "unlikely to be debated imminently".
Speaking to The Guardian, Revd Newlands explained that a church member had asked to be 're-baptised'.
The minister said this was not possible, but created a service for the transsexual woman.
He said it was "an affirmation of baptismal vows where we could introduce him to God with his new name and his new identity".
'Gender transition'
Revd Newlands is seeking support from the Church of England's General Synod on the issue.
His motion states: "That this Synod, recognising the need for transgender people to be welcomed and affirmed in their parish church, call on the House of Bishops to consider whether some nationally commended liturgical materials might be prepared to mark a person's gender transition."
The Blackburn Diocese supported the motion in April.
The Church of England's Archbishops' Council commented: "Any of the 42 diocesan synods is free to propose items for debate at the General Synod.
"The Blackburn motion will join a queue of motions for debate and is therefore unlikely to be debated imminently.
"As the motion itself makes clear, any motion passed at General Synod would be the beginning not the end of a process."
In 2013 a Church of England church in Northumberland designed an affirmation liturgy for a service for a transsexual man.


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What is a certified used car?
Certified used cars can be a trade-in, program car, or a lease return. When the dealer receives them in to inventory the service department does a rigorous inspection. If after the inspection they can bring the automobile up to the factory standards for certification, they will. At that point the factory usually offers a special certified used car warranty. Certified used cars tend to be late model, in great shape and a little more expensive than a non-certified used car.
What are trade-ins?
Trade-ins are cars that customers trade to the dealer for a new car. Most dealers are only able to keep 3 out of 10 trade-ins as the others require too much reconditioning, have too many miles, or are just too old. New car dealerships will sell the automobiles the do not want to used car wholesalers who then dispose of them properly or re-sell them.
What is a Lemon Law buy back?
"Lemon Law Buy Backs" are automobiles that the manufacture has purchased back from an individual under the lemon law. The manufacture then fixes the problem and sells them at auto auctions as used cars (Fully disclosed). We recommend that you stay away from these. If the problem was that easy to fix, they would not have had to buy it back in the first place. Usually these are presented as a "Spectacular deal" however, buyer beware! For more information on lemon law visit our consumer section by clicking here.
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Fans and football lovers have been sending messages to Ivorian international, Didier Drogba, after the former Chelsea hitman called time on his 20 years trophy laden career.
One of such is German Bundesliga, champions, Bayern Munich. The German champions sent the powerful striker a message via their Twitter handle wishing him the very best in the next chapter of his life after retiring from the round leather sport.
Although they were quick to remind him that they haven't forgotten how he denied them the chance of clinching their fifth UEFA champions league trophy in 2011/2012 season.
Recall that the Ivorian headed goal from Juan Mata's corner kick in the 88th minute pulled the London club level after Thomas Muller had opened the scoring for the BundesLiga champions five minutes earlier.
He still went on to score the last penalty kick of the shoot out to give the Blues a parting gift as he left Chelsea afterwards.
What Bayern Munich posted below:
You broke our hearts once but we still want to congratulate you on a superb career. All the best for the future. 👏🏅@didierdrogba 🤝#FCBayern #MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/xEhNAs5aeI
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Becs Bate
Thanks for dropping by to browse my website!
I am the founder of Social Media Executive, which I set up in 2017. I started off by running a few courses on demand for friends and local businesses which led to private consultancy, my social coach programme and more recently the development of online training.
I started off in the social media world probably much the same way as you did. Facebook was my first platform, purely for social purposes, I was a new mum and felt quite isolated so Facebook was a great way of connecting with friends.
It was quite a revelation to connect with so many people from the confines of my own home, so retuning to work I started implementing social media into many of the programmes I was managing to engage with businesses and the community.
It saved us a lot of time and money, as well as increasing our reach significantly.
For many years now, I've been using Social Media as a significant part of my marketing strategy, with great results across the Public, Private and Voluntary sector.
I learnt an awful lot about what not to do when I first started using Social Media as a marketing tool, because it's not as simple as it seems! Fortunately, I've made the mistakes so you don't have to!
Just before I launched Social Media Executive I worked for Nomad Games, increasing their Social Media community from 4000 to over 20,000 in the space of three years. Now this is not a huge increase, but it was highly targeted. They were fans that bought from us time and time again, interacted with our content and were loyal supporters of the brand.
My methods are not to collect followers, they are to attracted customers. Quality not quantity.
I love showing companies how to get business from social media, and my methods do work. I follow all the latest trends in Social Media as well as the regular algorithm changes so you don't have to.
If you don't know me yet I'd like to say you're missing out on a treat, but actually what you are missing out on is potential customers as well as lots of free tips on how to improve your social media pages.
So, make sure you're following me on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, I'd love to connect!
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Like playing any other game, casino playing is always a normal game which takes a toll on the player's mindset while he or she continues to play with it in a normal course of time. When you happen to get addicted to the thrill and fun of playing casino and the gambling joy, you would not like to stop it anymore and once when people happen to conquer you with the casino games, you would certainly feel that you are no more a good casino player and eventually, you would happen to hate the whole life of yours.While this is the thing which usually happens with the casino players, there are also other ways in which one can easily tackle this problem in the best possible way. During the normal way of playing casino games, one needs to simply travel to the casino place where you can interact with several other people and play your game. While still this remains to be the best way in which one can retain his or her gambling joy, it's anyway better for those who get completely turned off by their failures to stop going for live casinos and make use of the online casinos.Whenever you are about to gamble or try with playing the game of casinos, you must always think of some good working strategies and techniques which can actually help you in safeguarding yourself as everyone knows that gambling is nothing but a game of chance. So at this juncture, if you always love to discover the right gambling joy in yourself, you must always make it a point to make sure that you adopt some good techniques to help you out for ensuring best in class gambling.Almost everyone tries gambling mainly for the money it gives and the thrill and fun are considered secondary. While this sounds good, this has also been the real reason for people to get addicted to the game in the hope of making hell a lot of money. One must not do gambling just for the money it provides. A game can be taken in a sporty way only if one happens to enjoy its thrill and fun and consider it the first option and criterion for playing a game.With the rising advancements and exclusive enhancements in the field of internet and computers, there have been several ways in which one can actually enjoy the gambling joy. As primarily, the emergence of internet has paved a large way for people to try the casino gaming, it has also stimulated many other age groups of people to try the thrill and fun associated with the game of casinos. Although many simply believe that the whole game of gambling is your pure luck and fortune, in the case of online casino playing which is expected to provide gambling joy, one can excel and play well if he or she has the will and power to execute analytical skills in the best way possible.
Casino Gambling Precautions – Playing gambling
Doubtless casino gambling is fun, but there are precautions that every player must follow (FYI: this includes you). These precautions are necessary whether you're in your bathrobe playing online or in a suit and dealing with actual croupiers. These precautions are meant to keep you safe and save some moolah in your pocket. Casino gambling is entertainment; it's meant for leisure and enjoyment – but it's not reason enough to let go of your senses and act stupid.Do your research about the casino – actual or online – and learn about the offered bonuses, cashouts, and details about the games. Remember to do this BEFORE, not after, to save you from inconvenience. Casino gambling is about winning money. You know, personal jet planes, SUVs, and 20 mansions for your dog. But do not get carried away by thoughts of much moolah. Set a limit to your betting and stick with it. Keep a budget for losses and winnings. It's a good idea to put a ceiling on your expected winnings to save you from being unrealistic and the temptation of betting more. Before you go gambling, tell yourself that you will leave after you lost $50 in five straight games and do it. Likewise, set a winning goal, say $200. When you achieved that amount, leave. It's better to leave when you're ahead; think of it as luck preservation. Dealers are known to overturn your luck if they noticed that you're winning too much.Speaking of luck preservation, you have more chances of preserving your luck by keeping low profile. Avoid drawing attention to yourself whether you're losing or winning. Don't jump and shout when you win, for starters. Don't sulk and whine or act demented when you're losing, either. Instead of attracting praise, you're more likely to attract negative reactions. The world of casino gambling, despite the bright lights, exploits the darkest of human souls. Croupiers and dealers will gang up on you with encouraging words to make you bet more and before you know it, you lost the $1000 you won and more. If you are on a losing streak, you look like prey to the other casino players. The best way for preys to survive is camouflage – act ordinary and blend with the crowd even if you just won the jackpot. If you can't resist, go home and boast to your wife – it will teach you a good example of what I'm saying.This last precaution applies only to actual casino gambling. Service is a big part of casinos. Unfortunately for the ushers, dealers, and other service persons, they do not earn as much as the casinos. In fact, they earn just a little over the minimum wage. So tipping them will most likely get you somewhere. The ushers can show you the best tables and fill you in about the latest happenings in the casino. Before you sit at a table, you're sure to be prepared with the who's who of the night (i.e. who's winning, who's losing, etc.). Dealers are your best friends when you tip them. They'll tell you when things are looking bad for you so you'll know what to do. Dealers are known to influence game outcomes in games like roulette. Treat them right and you might just come home with the biggest roulette winnings ever.Casino gambling, with the proper precautions is probably the best way to have fun with cash. But if you think that you're gambling too much, or more than you used to, you're probably right. Addiction with casino gambling is not uncommon. Check yourself for symptoms as soon as you suspect it or somebody brings his suspicions to your attention. Other people see what you can't. Being addicted to gambling takes the fun out of the game, so take action as early as you can.


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This beautiful moment was a gift from Bloordale Pantry. This is by far the most rich and decadent breakfast I've ever had. Their in-house baked sweet bread cooked as french toast, in smooth peanut butter and ambrosia – otherwise known as their in-house bacon jam.
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Sean Fitzpatrick recently joined Azon Recruitment Group as an Associate Director.
He has 10 years of recruitment experience, with leading agencies in both Dublin and London and holds a Masters in Strategic Management from the Technological University, Dublin. He sat down with us to talk about what he wants to accomplish at Azon and why he is so excited to get started.
What brought you to Azon?
I think it's an exciting time to be at the company. I've come into manage and grow several desks. I'll be expanding our Accountancy & Finance team in both Dublin and Limerick, developing our Science desk and creating a new Sales & Marketing division. That covers short, medium and long term goals. It's exciting, there's a real variety to it.
With so much happening, what will your primary focus be?
I'll be working with our Accountancy & Finance team primarily. The team is well established with a strong client base in both industry and practice. We have great presence in Dublin and Limerick; we'll want to build on that.
We have a strong core of experience in the Science industry too and I want to expand in that sector. Our CEO Ronan Colleran has worked a variety of C suite roles in that space and Kathryn Whyte has had extensive recruitment experience in Pharma. There's huge opportunities there. It's a steadily growing industry and attracts talent from all over the world to work here.
You have 3 desks that you are looking to build out – from a recruitment industry perspective what is it like to do that in a very crowded market?
We're looking to build out three desks with a range of experience in each: that variance of experience levels naturally creates a structure. It doesn't mean you can't ignore getting a balance of personality and skills. Each desk needs the right mix of both.
Then there are three key sources of talent that we are focused on to fill out those desks. Firstly, you want to be able to get experienced people to move across the market. Outside of this "standard recruitment" you want to be able to pick up Irish natives moving back here as well as new talent that want to relocate. Finally, we are always looking to hire fresh graduates, straight out of college, who can add a lot of energy and valuable new perspectives to any team.
A lot of people talk about hiring for a "cultural fit"
I think that's becoming more and more important. If you just hire a person for the sake of it, instead of ensuring they are the right cultural fit, it can destroy a team, or at least really slow down the momentum. You try and have one message that everyone gets behind, whether it's team, or company wide. Disruption of that can really get in the way of tangible progress or improvement.
Don't get me wrong, people with diverse backgrounds and personalities are key – that's what I was saying earlier about the mix and structure. Everyone does need to come to work understanding our company values and mission and want to be a part of that.
It really is the challenge of any company trying to scale up – do you just hire to fill the spot that needs to be filled? Can you afford to wait to find that perfect fit? Managing that tension is what recruitment is all about, really.
And for those people stepping into any one of the teams, what can they expect?
I said that from a personal perspective, it's an exciting time to join. We have new clients, new areas, new jobs we work with nearly every week. Anyone joining gets to be part of that growth, gets to experience that variety and add value to the company as a whole.
Not everyone needs to hit the ground running or be a superstar from day one. We are more than happy to train people to be superstars. It doesn't happen overnight, they need to learn, cut their teeth, develop skills, understand the market.
We have the scope to teach all that here. It's something we are looking forward to doing, getting new people onboard and working with them. Added to that, we have the flexibility of not being tied down to just Dublin. Azon consultants can work nationwide desks from our Limerick office. We have people who hotdesk there, who work there on a Thursday and Friday, then head home, whether that's Limerick itself, Galway, Sligo, Kerry. It's a real quality of life boost for them.
There's a lot of experience in Azon on both the recruitment and industry side.
We have a nice mix of people who have worked in recruitment, who are lifetime recruiters, and people who have had previous careers in industry. On the Accountancy & Finance desk we have qualified accountants, we have former bankers working in Financial Services, every desk has someone there to give that in depth industry knowledge.
Our consultants are very happy to work with one another, share this kind of expertise from both perspectives. It's very collaborative and that's what makes us more efficient than other agencies on the market.


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Or not. The place is drenched in irony, from its carefully selected, relentlessly eclectic, relentlessly loud DJ sets, wherein techno rubs shoulders with Dean Martin, to its trendy grazing menu, on which deviled eggs ("like mom made") share space with the aforementioned beef tartare (with Thai red curry, the kaffir lime oil, and sesame crackers, like Mom probably didn't make). Both those dishes wound up on our table, set into a cozy alcove just past the long white bar, on my first visit, with Peter and Anita. The five overstuffed eggs, on a slender rectangular plate dusted with chopped chives and smoked paprika (more of which should have found their way into the creamy yolks), came out swiftly from the kitchen, well-timed to consume with our drinks: too-tall, too-soda'd Mojitos (I learned that there is no compelling reason to flavor a Mojito with coconut; the classic version was much better) and a lovely spicy ginger martini, that night's drink special. The next two dishes to come were vegetables, both specials, ordered when we were told the kitchen was out of the zucchini frites we wanted: terrific Brussels sprouts with chunks of bacon and lots of garlic, and melting lumps of squash sweetened with maple syrup. They were both delicious, but I would have preferred to see them arrive on the table with the meat dishes (we'd also ordered beef short ribs in red wine sauce), to relieve the entrees', uh, meatiness. The tartare was tangy, the rich chunks of short ribs sided with crisp, nicely acidic cabbage slaw.
Instead we interspersed the meat with a bit of fish. Peter and Anita were inflamed by my tales of recent oyster bar orgies, so we were saddened to hear that oysters weren't available that night. But our server announced, midmeal, that the shellfish had indeed arrived. The small Kumamotos were noticeably inferior to the bivalves I had been supping on, but hey, they were still oysters, and since they came four to a $7 plate, we ended up ordering a second round. The "BBQ salmon" -- carefully cooked fish under a slick of sweet sauce and perched on a fresh corn-and-tomato relish -- reminded me that there's a real chef at Lime (Sharon Ardiana, the Web site tells me), but I couldn't help feeling that this environment was not the best showcase for her skills. For me, it was difficult not only to talk here (continual club problem: Do you pitch your voice under the din or over it? I detected both methods being tried within earshot of our table), but also to savor the food.
Early on in our evening, the booming bass nearly sent Anita out onto the sidewalk for a breath of fresh quiet, until the soundtrack miraculously switched to -- "Is that Cat Stevens?" I asked. "Yeah," Peter said, "being refused entry was a good career move." The kinder and gentler playlist enabled us to consider dessert: not the poundcake with peaches or the trio of pots de crème promised on the menu, alas (I was looking forward to the butterscotch version), but silly little lollipops made of cheesecake enrobed in dark and white chocolate and an adequate crème brûlée. We'd eaten some nice things, but having spent about $50 each (including tax, tip, three cocktails, and a $24 bottle of Firestone Gewürztraminer; the dishes, priced seemingly gently between $5 and $10 each, add up quickly, especially in the two to three plates per person that servers advise you to order), I was rather underwhelmed by the total experience.
As we walked out by the tricky lenticular tables placed opposite the bar at a narrow banquette, I noticed tiny TV monitors set just above the eating shelf of the sushi-style white marble bar. "Oh look," I said, "they're playing one of those aquarium videos." "Mer," Peter said gently, "it's Finding Nemo."
A couple of weeks later I found myself grazing through the trends at the San Francisco Restaurant Show, a somewhat smaller and more subdued trade fair than I was anticipating. I can still remember the scales falling from my eyes, years ago, at the first such shindig I attended, an endless show at the Javits Center in New York, where I realized that the infinite stream of fried mozzarella sticks and popcorn shrimp and mozzarella poppers finding their greasy way onto restaurant plates probably issued forth from a factory thousands of miles from the unsuspecting diners. Actually, new fashions in food were thin on the floor at the Moscone Center: I'd come expecting to find frozen bite-size sformato ("The new quiche from Italy!") and bottled yuzu juice ("The new citrus from Asia!") and low-carb everything. But the only trend that was immediately obvious was the chocolate fountain, a waterfall of chocolate sauce into which you thrust skewered fruit or marshmallows, a catering favorite that first appeared at weddings (where fingers, hands, and whole arms get shoved into the dark, thin brew as alcohol consumption increases, not quite fulfilling a brochure's promise of "bringing a touch of elegance and distinctiveness to any event"). Three different purveyors of this item were carefully separated, one per aisle. I thoughtfully coated a marshmallow with sauce for Joyce, only to find out that she doesn't like marshmallows, so I began my revels with this not particularly interesting bite, which further endeared itself to me by dribbling down the front of my jacket (and my chin, as Joyce eventually pointed out).
Maybe San Francisco is too sophisticated a restaurant scene for the more down-market fried stuff. I saw just one manufacturer of chicken wings ("fully cooked for maximum operator convenience"), and fairly straightforward ones at that (well, the company did offer a style called Zippity Doo-Wa Ditties®). But on the whole I was beguiled -- by tofu cheesecake from Azuma Foods (in green tea, red bean, and, yes, yuzu flavors); Girard's dazzling array of dressings, including a mint, lime, and lemongrass vinaigrette; and especially the succulent grilled beef and pork, simply seasoned with salt and pepper, served at the Sterling Silver Premium Meat booth. Joyce was amused that the women working the liquor booths were not only uniformly young and cute but also snugly attired and flaunting cleavage.
When I return to Lime with Lessley and Caius, we note that the scoop-necked top of our cute young waitress expertly frames not cleavage, but her unusual miniature horseshoe tattoos, one below each clavicle. We discuss, inevitably, the décor: Caius thinks that the slightly elevated back room of the place, where we're tucked into a corner, should have shag carpet. I reference both the inevitable Korova Milk Bar, from A Clockwork Orange, and the equally inescapable The Tenth Victim, not just for its sets but also for Ursula Andress' miniskirts and go-go boots (as seen here on servers), when I realize what the mirrors and hanging globe lights really remind me of: the kind of redo on Trading Spaces that leaves its homeowners in tears.
When Lessley reads the menu, she votes for ordering "white-trash food," by which she means deviled eggs ("I make better ones," she says, missing more deviltry -- vinegar or mustard -- in the stuffing), tiny white-cheddar grilled-cheese sandwich triangles with a cup of tomato soup dipping sauce, pork quesadillas, and miniburgers. I throw in the ricotta gnocchi, filet mignon, and lamb chops. And we get zucchini frites.
The gooey pork quesadilla doesn't work for me. The ricotta gnocchi are pretty wonderful: Their texture is perfect -- pillowy, satiny, soft -- and I like the generous topping of sautéed white corn and shiitake mushrooms. Strips of cool rare filet mignon are set on bright salsa verde and a tomato-y sauce, and three slightly overcooked lamb chops, coated in Moroccan spices (yes, cumin), are propped up against a cone of dry couscous studded with currants. This stuff feels too fancy for our needs. And when Lessley asks what a dish on the table next to us is, and I say, "It's Lime's hand-held version of Caesar salad, but with Bibb lettuce cups instead of romaine spears," she says, "That's just wrong."
But I love the adorable dollhouse sandwiches -- fragile constructs with melting cheese between crisp fried bread that even has the crusts cut off -- and the plump, juicy baby cheeseburgers, with more white cheddar and "special sauce" on puffy little buns. I also like the thin strands of zucchini, coated in a light buttermilk batter and sided with a slurry of basil aioli. These three items are exactly right, I think, to order after a round or two of cocktails: salty and tasty bites that would take the edge off your hunger and lead you on to another drink.
As we fork our way, quickly, through a silky bittersweet flourless chocolate cake, the best version I've had of that now-fashionable-for-decades dessert in a long time, Lessley and Caius confer about the music, currently featuring Mick Jagger, after the Divinyls singing "I Touch Myself." "We agreed that Sting would send us out the door," Lessley says. I object: "I have a soft spot for 'Every Breath You Take.' It was a break-up song for me one year; I remember listening to it on repeat during a coast-to-coast plane ride, and crying."
When this proves to be the very next song we hear, we are not even surprised, but take it as a sign: our exit music. As we pass the video screens, we see they are displaying Dead Poets Society, which is so ironic I don't even get it.


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RJ videographers win regional Emmys for 2nd straight year
Las Vegas Review-Journal videographer Rachel Aston garnered two awards and Michael Quine earned one during an award ceremony Saturday night in Rancho Mirage, California.
Updated June 17, 2018 - 3:12 pm
For the second straight year, Las Vegas Review-Journal videographers Michael Quine and Rachel Aston took home regional Emmy Awards.
Aston received two awards and Michael Quine earned one during an award ceremony Saturday night in Rancho Mirage, California.The event was hosted by the Pacific Southwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
"Readers of our website have long known that Rachel and Michael are two of the very best in the business," Review-Journal Executive Editor Glenn Cook said Sunday. "They consistently deliver videos that make our online presentations among the very best in the West. We're very proud of both of them."
Quine, who's been with the Review-Journal for 12 years, won in the news environment category for "Nevada's Newest National Monument Preserves The Past," the second Emmy of his career. He won last year in the Video Essay category for his video, "Thousands gather in Moapa Valley for Rise Festival."
Last year, he was recovering from surgery and was unable to attend the awards ceremony. Accepting his Emmy in person this year in front of a crowd of worthy nominees proved a humbling experience, he said.
"I had looked at the people in the category, and I was sweating it," he said Saturday night.
His video examined the history and culture of Gold Butte National Monument, an area 100 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The monument received its designation under former President Barack Obama's administration, and the video used drones to capture the vast, ancient landscape.
"It's an amazing place, and I just tried to do the best that I could to make it stand out," Quine said, "and apparently it did."
Aston wins 2 for videos
Aston, nominated three times in two categories, won Emmys for her videos "The Moulin Rouge: A Fight For The West Side" in the News historical/cultural category and "Vegas Stripped: Raw Power" in the News arts/entertainment category.
The awards mark the fifth and sixth Emmy wins in her career.
"It's always great to be recognized for your work when that's what you're passionate about," Aston said Saturday night.
Aston said she felt proud of her editing in the video "Vegas Stripped: Raw Power," exploring Amanda "Rawky" Lozano and her quest to showcase talented women in music and art through her blog www.rawfemme.com. Lozano shared a powerful message of promoting and uniting women, she said.
"Just the message of nobody should tell you what you can and can't do," Aston said.
The Moulin Rouge was the first integrated hotel and casino in the country's history, but it remained a symbol to the city's Westside neighborhood long after it closed, Aston said.
The remaining buildings burned down in October, about three months after she had filmed her video, Aston said. But years of neglect, fires and squatters had already left the historic property in a dilapidated state.
The site represents Las Vegas' failure to invest in the Westside neighborhood and its people, who distrusted city government as a result, she said.
"It was very important to crystallize that struggle," she said.
She also received a nomination in the arts/entertainment category for her video "Vegas Stripped: Poetry Saved Truth Collective Founder's Life." She won an Emmy in 2016 for her video, "Brothers are Radically Superb."
This fall will mark Aston's third year at the Review-Journal. She is a May 2015 graduate of San Francisco State University.
Sports Digital Producer Elaine Wilson also received an Emmy nomination for her video "Former UNLV Baseball Coach Speaks Out After 2015 DUI Arrest," in the interview/discussion category. The video chronicles former UNLV baseball coach Tim Chamber's battle with alcohol addition.
The Pacific Southwest chapter includes Las Vegas and California cities of San Diego, Bakersfield, Palm Springs, San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria and Santa Barbara.
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1. National Anthem and Pledge
- Pupils who are Singapore Citizens must sing the National Anthem and take the pledge with pride. The Pledge is to be taken with the right fist placed over the heart. Non-Singapore citizens will stand at attention during the ceremony.
2. Attendance and Punctuality
- Pupils must attend school on all school days punctually. Absences should be covered with a valid reason
- Pupils are not to leave the school during school hours without the permission of the Principal/Vice-Principal or a Head of Department
3. Safe Environment
- Pupils must obey safety rules during lessons and at play
- Pupils are not allowed to have in their possession any weapon. They are also not allowed to bring any weapon-like item which is used or intended to be used to cause harm to others
4. Expected Behaviour
- Pupils must demonstrate the expected behaviours aligned to the school values at all times
- The school will not tolerate misbehaviours that include assault, being disrespectful to authority, bullying, cheating, extortion, theft, truancy, vandalism and vulgarities. Disciplinary actions will be taken against offenders.
5. School Uniform and Appearance
- Pupils must wear the prescribed school uniform. Modification to the school uniform is not allowed.
- Pupils' attire and appearance should meet the expectations of the school
6. Use of Mobile Phones & other Electronic Devices
- Pupils must ensure that their mobile phones are switched off during curriculum hours and after-school programmes. This is to minimize disruption to teaching and learning.
- Use of mobile phones or other electronic devices are allowed during school hours only for instructional purposes, authorised by the teachers-in-charge
- Use of mobile phones or other electronic devices outside school hours is restricted to the waiting area near the guard house
- The school shall not bear any responsibility for the loss or damage of any mobile phones
7. Expected Attire and Appearance
- Pupils are to wear clean attire, socks and shoes
- Pupils are to wear the PE attire only on days with PE lessons and/or CCA (Sports and Games)
- Shirts/Blouses and T-shirts are to be tucked in at all times
- Skirt length must not be more than 3 cm above knee cap
- Name tags are to be sewn on the school uniform and PE attire
- Only white canvas shoes and white socks are allowed. Socks should be long enough to just cover the ankles
8. Hair
- Boys' hair must be kept short. It should be above the ears, eyebrows and shirt collar. They are not to sport facial hair e.g. moustache, beard, goatee or long sideburns.
- Girls with long hair must have their hair tied up with black or navy-blue bands or neatly plaited. Girls with short fringes should keep the fringe above the eyebrows. Girls with longer fringes should use a black/blue hairband or hairclip to keep their hair neatly in place.
- Hair must be of a natural colour. Dyed or highlighted hair is not allowed.
- Pupils are not allowed to style their hair in an untidy or fanciful manner
9. Nails
- Pupils are to keep his/her nails short. Long or varnished nails are not allowed.
10. Accessories
- Pupils are not allowed to wear costume jewellery and cosmetics
- Girls may wear small, plain ear studs
- No earrings or ear-studs are allowed for the boys


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SSS Challenge blog. The current challenge is to create a summer theme card. We can't wait to see what you make. This stamp is just precious. I colored her up with copic markers and then added some summer theme sentiment and buttons.
SSS Challenge blog and share your latest Sherri Baldy card with us! We can't wait to see what you have created.
Friday, August 5, 2016
Sailor Girl
Posted by Holley (Tondre) Barnhart at 7:00 AM
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4 comments:
- Linda Simpson said...
Beautiful card, love the background and sweet image.
Linda xxx
- August 5, 2016 at 8:35 AM
- Unknown said...
Super summer card, Great image and background. Love the buttons. Hugs Jennifer xx
- August 5, 2016 at 11:16 AM
- KarinsArtScrap said...
gorgeous card Holley
Gr Karin
- August 6, 2016 at 9:03 AM
- Rhonda Miller said...
What a fun card. I love the cute image.
- August 6, 2016 at 6:30 PM
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Opened the meeting with a moment of silence followed by the Serenity Prayer. The 12 Traditions were read.
General Report
FADAA was in the area, we suppoted region as asked
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