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"To be clear, I do not believe the U.S. military is trying to kill journalists in Iraq. I said so during the forum panel discussion. But, nonetheless, the U.S. military has killed several journalists in Iraq in cases of mistaken identity. The reason the word "targeted" came up at all is because I was responding to a comment by Congressman Franks, who said he believed the 63 journalists killed in Iraq were the victims of "collateral damage." Since three of my CNN colleagues and many other journalists have been killed on purpose in Iraq, I disputed the "collateral damage" statement, saying, unfortunately, many journalists -- not all -- killed in Iraq were indeed targeted. When someone aims a gun at someone and pulls the trigger and then learns later the person fired at was actually a journalist, an apology is ppropriate and is accepted, and I believe those apologies to be genuine. But such a killing is a tragic case of mistaken identity, not a case of "collateral damage." That is the distinction I was trying to make even if I did not make it clearly at the time. Further, I have worked closely with the U.S. military for months in an effort to achieve a mutual goal: keeping journalists in Iraq safe and alive."
When our friend checked with Jordan in response to my inquiry about whether these remarks were for attribution, he received the following response:
"NBC, Reuters, and Al Jazeera have all complained to the U.S. military that their journalists have been wrongly detained, imprisoned, and abused by U.S. military forces. I am unaware of any transcript of the Davos panel discussion. My comments were part of a conversation, not scripted. It's fine with me if my comments here are posted on a blog."


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The construction of the curling rink and the community hall, was a Centennial Project, begun in the winter of 1967. The federal government allotted the community a grant of &500.00 for supplies and materials. The building was erected just south of Johnson's Point along the road. The men of the community volunteered their labour and worked co-operatively to complete this project. Together, they felled the trees, sawed logs into lumber and constructed and painted the hall and rink. The project was completed during the summer of 1967 and officially opened by Barry McLellan, the Conservation Officer, in November, 1967.
The establishment of a community hall and curling rink in Dore Lake, has been instrumental in developing a cohesive community spirit. Over the years it has been Dore Lake's social spot. The residents have gathered here during the long winter evenings for movies, curling, Christmas concerts, card tournaments, meetings and dances.
One cannot describe the rink and hall without mentioning the labour and time Emanuel Wynn has spent maintaining it. Every winter Emanuel would haul water in forty-five gallon barrels, on the back of his ski-doo, to the hall. He would then skillfully proceed to make ice on the curling rink, by himself, with very little equipment and lots of determination. Emanuel also cut and hauled logs to the hall, which were used to heat the wood stove, before an evening's activities began.
The Curling Rink and Community Hall.
Barry McLellan officially opening the rink and hall.
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Conscious Grief
"She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separating its numerous strands, appreciating its subtle nuances. She was a prism through which sadness could be divided into its infinite spectrum."
The months that followed my miscarriage were challenging, enlightening, painful and descriptives upon descriptives. I am no stranger to grief, but this was profoundly different, even with having a pretty in depth understanding of soul purpose and journeys, I was left paralyzed some days. Because grief is a roller coaster and very very sneaky.
Throughout my grief excursion, I wrote. Because that is what I do, so I will share that with you here. It doesn't matter the type of grieving you are going through, I know mine had to do with so much more than one issue. Losing friends, losing myself, it was all grief.
Forgiveness. Forgiveness of self. Forgiveness in miscarriage. Loving yourself through grief. Women tend to carry an amount of shame and guilt and I even felt a sense of greed. "I already have two kids, it was selfish of me to want more." And FUCK ALL OF THAT. Because it's lies. It's important to go through the process: the anger, the sadness, to really feel it. It's also important to know that it's safe to release it, too. Realize those emotions don't serve us well as protection, they weigh us down. It's been a daily battle for me. The only emotion that serves us and our babies memories is love.
Its okay to forgive yourself. Forgive your body. Release.
Can we be okay with feeling sad? Can we be okay with doing and feeling things we are told are destructive and unacceptable? Well, turns out, we don't need permission. I'm going to feel this at my comfort level and do what I want to get through this unbearable feeling. But I'm going to fucking feel it.
It's getting calmer now, the wind. Pull it pushes back again. Scream into and carries away. No one wanted to hear it anyway. Swirling wisps of energy, moving feelings all around me. Not good or bad just is. Is. Is. Pull it pushes back again. Calmer now.
My eyes are glossed over, I'm just trying to exist. Grief is a toddler's scribbles, going here and everywhere, off the paper and onto the table. Sometimes on the walls, spreading down the halls. You find some in a drawer sometimes or on your favorite shoes.
Magic eraser, scrub, scrub, scrub.
Where did I put that pen...shit. there it is. Inked all on the brand new couch.
Witnessing lovely things with despondent eyes. I take note of it's beauty but I cannot bring myself to celebrate. Maybe tomorrow will feel better in my bones. But today grief has burrowed and settled into the marrow. Ultimate entanglement.
"Lift me from this floor... If I can't walk, I'll crawl to love" -Saul Williams
The spiritual journey is a series of grieving. Grieving is growing, nothing shows you strength like grief. It's mourning the loss of old habits, of comfort zones and of the people that aren't ready to go/grow with you. Honor them and their role in your journey, send love, mourn and move on.
We've been taught to resist the things that don't feel good instead of feel them. We build walls, we get stuck, we give our power to our pain, to our anger. But Grieve. Grieve well, grieve messy, feel your feelings, be gentle with yourself, talk about it, seek help, recluse, be present. It's all okay.


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The Effect of Transport Costs on Housing-Related Financial Stress in Australia
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- Published: July 2013
- Authors: Yogi Vidyattama, Robert Tanton and Binod Nepal
- Journal Title: Urban Studies
- Journal Volume: 50
- Number: 9
- Article Pages: 1779-1795
- Journal ISSN: 0042-0980 Online ISSN: 1360-063X
- Research Area: Housing
- Keywords: Australia, housing stress and transport costs
Housing-related financial stress or housing stress is usually measured on the basis of income and direct housing costs such as mortgage repayments and rents. One cost that is not included in calculations of housing stress, but which may be important, is the difference made by transport costs. This paper shows how a measure of housing stress that incorporates transport costs can give a different picture of housing stress from a measure that ignores transport costs. The result shows that, in capital cities, bringing transport costs into a housing stress measure particularly affects households with children. It is also found that the impact of transport costs is even greater outside capital cities and that access to public transport may play a role in determining the spatial pattern of housing stress and hence the impact of transport cost on housing stress.


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Vice-Prime Minister, Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia
Mamuka Bakhtadze
Prime Minister of Georgia
|We have the honor to invite you to the 8th International Caspian Energy Forum Tbilisi which will be held on 21 June 2019 with the support of the Government of Georgia, embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Georgia and the Caspian European Club. Caspian Energy Georgia is the organizer of the event.
Over 300 delegates from 30 countries will attend Caspian Energy Forum Tbilisi, among whom there are heads of the government agencies of Georgia and Azerbaijan, representatives of diplomatic and international missions accredited in Georgia, as well as executives of large international companies and international financial institutions.
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Winning Title at Old Trafford
Sylvain Wiltord, European Championship winner FA Cup Winner Premier League winner. After leaving Arsenal he went on to win three French Titles and play in the World cup final.
When a compilation of Arsenal In those glory days is viewed you will see Wiltord scoring, being part of the move and generally being involved. He had the habit of popping up with a goal when it was needed. His popularity amongst his team mates tells you all you need to know really.
Wiltord was unfathomably unpopular amongst certain ranks of the Arsenal support, yet he played a major role in the Clubs success. The winner in the Old Trafford Lions den that secured the Premier League title, a decisive goal to knock Man Utd out of the FA Cup at the so called Theatre of Dreams; leading to the resultant Ferguson/Beckham flying boot incident.
Wiltord scored 49 goals for Arsenal in his time at the club and was often a substitute without complaint; he was also played in Carling Cup games with the youngsters, again without complaint. And let's not forget he was part of the Invincibles squad.
Why Wiltord was not appreciated more is beyond me; he served the club well, without moaning or having an inflated view of himself and he played his part in many a victory.
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St. Augustine is Americas oldest city—and perhaps its most haunted. David Lapham's first volume, Ghosts of St. Augustine, has proven very popular. Enjoy another twenty-five hair-raising stories from the ethereal shadows of the Ancient City's murky past. Why is St. Augustine so ghost-ridden, so filled with spirits? Since the release of Ghosts of St. Augustine, the Ancient City has been the subject of numerous television documentaries and paranormal investigations. Ghost tours have burgeoned. Few have been disappointed in their quests for supernatural experiences. Come walk again with Dave Lapham through the dark, enduring streets of St. Augustine and shiver in the ice-cold pockets of air that smother you in the black of night. Listen to the gentle lapping of the water along the bay front and the distant murmurs of French sailors being slaughtered on the river. Come visit the Oldest House, the Old Jail, Ripleys, the Oldest School House, and all the many haunted B&Bs and other establishments that harbor wandering souls and spirits from ancient times. Chill to the ghosts you'll find in the Pumpkin Church, the Casa de La Paz and Casa de Sueños. Meet the warriors of Moultrie Creek, the ghost of the old Spanish Washer Woman, and the ghosts of the Minorcans. You'll encounter dogs and demons, herbal creations, and even ghost magnets.
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MASSIVE magazine editor Carwyn Walsh has dismissed an open letter he received from staff and students of Massey University, expressing concerns about the cover of the magazine's second issue.
The cover depicted a student in what many perceived to be a compromising and subjugated sexual position.
The signatories of the letter wanted to make clear to the editor that "MASSIVE magazine does not speak for us."
The letter stated, "items that cause harm to anyone in our community do not reflect our view of the world nor the values we strive to uphold," adding that "it is widely understood that there is not a general climate of tacit acceptance of either gender violence or racial mockery on our campuses."
Walsh responded saying he did "not accept that we have published material that—tacitly or otherwise—accepts gender violence or racial mockery."
Tertiary Women New Zealand's Rights Officer Izzy O'Neill said the response "reinforces many people's perception that MASSIVE fosters harmful attitudes." She added that the letter "signifies the mobilization of a campus community that is concerned about the trend of harmful content in their student magazine."
Following the publication of issue two, the New Zealand Press Council ruled in favour of MASSIVE, with none of the members seeing the cover as depicting sexual assault.


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Rashid, Omer and Coulton, Paul and Edwards, Reuben (2006) Implications of IMS and SIP on the Evolution of Mobile Applications. In: Consumer Electronics, 2006. ISCE '06. 2006 IEEE Tenth International Symposium on. IEEE, St.Petersburg , Russia. ISBN 1-4244-0216-6Full text not available from this repository.
The emergence of IMS and SIP has major ramifications for the whole of mobile industry including network providers, end users and application developers. This paper focuses on the evolution of mobile entertainment applications towards the utilization of rich multimedia content coupled with presence and localization awareness and how Java, the dominant development platform for mobile phones, will cope with these new challenges
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Report: Google, Groupon's Acquisition Talks Dissolve
Just as quickly as the reports ran through the Web that Google was interested in purchasing the online discount site Groupon this week, so have such talks ended nearly as abruptly. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that negotiations between Google and Groupon have fizzled outand that's after Google had reportedly offered the company anywhere from $5 to $6 billion for its discounting ways.
Neither Google nor Groupon are offering any comment on the breakup at this time. However, there might be a bit of truth to earlier reports that the deal could have faced too much regulatory scrutiny in a manner similar to Google's acquisition of travel software firm ITA.
"I think the holdup on GOOG/Groupon deal is size of break-up fee if Gov't blocks deal," wrote Venrock venture capitalist David Pakman in a Twitter message early December 3. "GOOG can't agree to full deal amt like ITA & AdMob."
Had Google successfully acquired the company, the move would have been Google's largest acquisition to datealmost double the $3.1 billion Google spent acquiring DoubleClick in 2007. And it's easy to see why Google would have been willing to pony up such a huge amount.
Not only does Groupon have a firm handle on local business with its geographically targeted daily deals, but the company practically mints money from its offerings: Groupon achieved profitability within eight months of its launch, and its offered discounts to large online retailers like Gap, for example, netted the company $11 million in revenue over a single day (with 440,000 discounts sold). According to All Things Digital's Kara Swisher, Groupon's annual revenues exceed $2 billion. That's not too shabby for a company that just celebrated its two-year birthday in November.
During the alleged talks between it and Google, Groupon also announced that it intended to expand its presence into new Asia markets via the acquisition of three other "daily deal" websites: uBuyiBuy, Beeconomic and Atlaspost. The company also officially launched new Groupon hubs for Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, and Taiwan, in addition to snatching up Silicon Valley's Ludic Labs in a separate acquisition. The company's Offer Foundry service offers local marketing services by delivering promotions and coupons to interested parties across a variety of mediums.
However, even for all its corporate success as of late, Groupon still remains but one large playerin fact, the best-rated player, as we reported earlierin a crowded pool of "daily deal" merchants. And it remains to be seen just how hyperlocal the company can get without turning off the very small businesses it looks to attract.
"While Groupon will have you believe that its sales force can barely keep up with the inbound volume of merchants dying to be featured on Groupon, my hunch is that getting the great quality deals that have made Groupon successful is no easy task," writes Forrester's Sucharita Mulpuru. "There's adverse selection at play here the local merchants that we are most likely to want on Groupon are the least likely to need or to want to promote their products at half off."


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Open source community is go!
Second Android story of the day, well it's a rather predictable one of course… the T-Mobile G1 is upon us!
At 7am this morning the doors opened in the brand spanking new flagship T-Mobile Regent Street store and the Android based G1 went on sale to punters. Available for free on a choice of £40pm Flext and Combi contracts, the open source handset matches the inevitably – if unfairly – compared to Apple iPhone 3G.
What do we think of the G1? A full review will be winging its way to you shortly, but in the meantime I'd advise you take a look at my fairly extensive T-Mobile G1 First Impressions which I made after about an hour's hands-on time with the device.
In terms of raw specs, highlights include an accelerometer equipped wide and touchscreen display, 7.2Mbit HSDPA, 3.2MP fixed focus camera, integrated Google Maps and Gmail and a responsive (if I feel, a little cramped) Qwerty sliding physical keyboard. Major omissions for third party developers to fill include no desktop syncing, no Exchange support, no video recording and extremely limited native multimedia playback.
So Android Market has its work cut out, though I'd expect programmers to go about it with relish.
"'In related (and extremely timely) news"' the G1 has also just been unlocked by the aptly named 'Unlock-TmobileG1.com' (not much of a chicken and the egg question there). Failing completely to embrace the open source nature of the software, the site is charging $23 a shot to supply codes which it says will do this for you. A video has been posted on the company's site however to backup the claim, so it looks like we have a winner here.
That said, expect a free variant to be released within days.
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Beef pot roast with vegetables
An easy to prepare slow cooker recipe for those in a hurry which uses a pot roast.
2 – 3 potatoes, sliced
2 – 3 carrots, sliced
1 – 2 onions, sliced
1 beef chuck under blade pot roast (about 4 pounds/ 1.8 kg)
salt and pepper
½ cup water or beef stock
Safety tips:
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Sear the meat in a large skillet or frying pan. Place several steel prongs into the meat. Put the vegetables into a slow cooker cooker. Season the seared meat with salt and pepper. Put into crock pot. Add water. Cover and cook on Low 8 – 10 hours, or until meat is tender.
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93 Cadillac
Okay so I have a 1993 Cadillac Deville that won't
go in to gear the car will start and if you pull down
the gear shifter it will move but if I put it in drive
and hit the gas the car will not move. Some one
please help me out on this.
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Check transmission fluid after car is wormed up and while running. If fluid is ok, jack car up and climb under it to see if linkage is connected and actually moving. If everything checks out ok, u have transmission issues
also, how loose is the shift cable?? it seems stretched the way u describe the shift action.
the cable can be found on top of the transmission on the driver's side. get help to locate it and be careful when checking; u don't want the car to roll away unintended. be safe.
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By definition, a foundation is an underlying basis or principle for something. Every building has an underpinning, every skyscraper a substructure, and every plant a root. Every system, every culture, every individual has a starting point, a premise- a beginning. In the same way, every cup of coffee has a unique and significant heritage. From the water that is filtered over the beans that are freshly ground, the source of our coffee is felt and enjoyed by all the human senses. We begin with the finest and freshest coffee beans and roast them to absolute perfection. But as each cup of coffee has a foundation, so do we. Our fundamental values are coffee, community, and outdoors, and we take that to heart. We firmly believe there is no better beginning to valuable conversation and friendship than enjoying it over a couple delicious caffeinated beverages. Join us in our delight of excellent coffee, invaluable community, and the great outdoors.
Every great cup of coffee has a foundation. What's yours?
Foundation wants to serve great coffee, with a great community in awe of the great outdoors and what iT produces for us.
To understand our story you need to first get a cup of coffee and get comfortable. Jk, but if your willing to read, its kinda neat to hear. From the Owner, Jason Smith….So back in 2002 I started a small lawn and landscape company (Outdoor Impressions, see the tie in with Outdoors here ). I grew and developed the company to a leading Outdoor Living construction company in the Tampa Bay area (as well as a family) over the next 13 years. One day my wife and co-owner of Foundation Emily Smith said "sweetie, I love you but I'm not digging this construction thing and me being home with three kids all day. I need some adults and a community to be apart of. Id love to find a job, but not a job job for me" For those who know me know this was like giving candy to a baby. I quickly started thinking of ideas to integrate and solve real world problems. I landed on…. "we have property, we have staff but we don't have good coffee around. Wanna open a specialty coffee shop babe?" Her response was obviously "of course!" (not exactly) But little by little the ideas were ironed out and 6 months later to the day Foundation served its first cup of coffee. To further understand our company you must know that we are Faith based. This is not to brag or somehow make you think we are perfect. But it is to let you know that our owners are people Faith and with that believe that Jesus is real. We also believe in heaven and know that one day we will want a good cup of Joe up there we don't want to behind the curve… lol But seriously our company uses our beliefs to love people no matter who they are or what they believe. We are called to encourage and to be the hands and feet of Christ. We don't want anything more than for people to feel the same love that God showed us and know that he loves them too!. We are not going to preach to you, but we will be happy to share more about the wonderful things that has made our lives worth living and loving the relationship we know to be our Foundation. (pun intended) haha
Thats about it, Foundation wants to serve great coffee, with a great community in awe of the great outdoors and what it produces for us. We hope you have enjoyed this short read into who we are and what we are about. We truly do love our customers and could not do this journey without you!


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What a fun year for Greg and I at Shuswap this year. We have decided that next year are establishing a new tradition. No job working around the house or preparing food. We are just going to play with our grandchildren. I can hardly wait for June 2014 to arrive.
An island picture.What could be more fun? Ezra, Kalina Theresa Audra and Ivan patiently waiting for service!
Welcoming the train drive by while waving the ribbons.
Another island of fun. Looks like Tim is in charge here.
Nathan sat on the couch just trying to play on the I pad. One after another the whole group just starting watching him. I observed him trying to play his game but he was so interesting that the group watching him just got bigger and bigger. He displayed the patience of Job.
What is that Teague? A frog up your nose!
No summer is complete without a trip to Margaret Falls. Next year I am going to be in on that trip. No more cooking for me. 2014 is going to be the year of the peanut butter sandwich.


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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Long ago & far away? Unfortunately not...
Confession: I have yet to watch a complete episode of what seems to be everyone's favourite TV show of the moment, Downton Abbey. When I tell people, I inevitably get a shocked reaction, followed by assurances that I would love it, I really should watch it, etc. I'm sure I'd love it too; it's just that it's on until 11 p.m., which is generally way past my bedtime (and I'm already staying up until 11 on Mondays to watch "Dallas" -- two nights in a row is too much for this old gal...!), and I've already missed the first 2.5 seasons and catching up on DVD is a b*tch...
Anyway. While I have yet to see a full episode myself, I still can't help knowing all about the show & the various characters, thanks to watercooler & Internet chatter, etc.
(Spoiler alert!!)
And after last Sunday's episode, my Facebook news feed was flooded with comments of "Not Sybil!!"
Lady Sybil, the youngest of the three daughters who live at the Abbey, died in Sunday night's episode, after giving birth to a daughter. The cause? Eclampsia.
I've been waiting to see what, if anything, the ALI blogosphere might have to say on the topic. Cecily at Uppercase Woman wrote about how watching the episode triggered PTSD and memories of her own experience with eclampsia, which resulted in the loss of her twin boys, nine years ago. There was also an article in today's Globe and Mail.
My fear, after hearing about Lady Sybil, was that those fortunate viewers who have never confronted high-risk pregnancy or pregnancy loss might think (as I once did) that eclampsia is a thing of the past, that such things would not, do not, happen today. They would be wrong.
In my 20s, like so many naive young women, I didn't think that anybody died during childbirth anymore. Certainly not in North America, anyway. I learned differently soon after I started working on the newsletter for the company that still employs me. One of my first tasks was to contact human resources and compile a list of all the employees and pensioners who had retired or died during the previous month. Imagine my shock when I was handed a death advice for a 35-year-old woman. I had to call her boss to verify one of the facts, and she was only too willing to share all the gory details with me, unprompted. She had died in childbirth. Childbirth?? I was shocked. Who dies in childbirth in late-20th century urban Canada??
I probably shouldn't have been surprised. I came very close to not being here myself, because of eclampsia.
Growing up, I would sometimes overhear my mother saying that she'd had "a hard time" giving birth to me, and was in the hospital for two weeks afterward (which was a long time, even back then,, when stays of a week after a normal birth weren't unheard of). But it wasn't until many years later, perhaps during my own pregnancy, at age 37, that I remember hearing her use the terms "toxemia" and "eclampsia." I'm sure my mother probably mentioned it to me then; I do remember her asking about my blood pressure. (I never had problems with high blood pressure or started taking medication for it until well into my 40s.)
In later years, I remember her saying to me that we were both lucky to be here. Just over Christmas, I overheard her telling a neighbour that she went into convulsions while delivering me.
In my 20s, I gave both my grandparents one of those fill-in-the-blanks memory books and asked them to write in them. After they had both died, my mother gave them back to me. Grandma's remained blank, but I was tickled to find that my grandfather had filled in the first few pages, in a shaky hand. Under the question, "Where were you when I was born?" he had written, "Not far away." My mother chuckled ruefully as she read that: "I'm sure he was," she said. My poor Grandpa; I can just picture him. How worried he must have been for us both.
After losing Katie, on message boards and in our real-life support group, I heard many more stories about pre-eclampsia, about soaring blood pressure and difficult decisions, about emergency C-sections and babies delivered prematurely or stillborn. Yes, it does still happen today.
And then I gradually started making the connection from the stories I was hearing from other women my own age who had survived the horror of eclampsia but watched their babies die, to the snippets I'd heard from my mother about my own birth story. And realized how very, very lucky we both were.
My mother recently started watching "Downton Abbey." I can't quite bring myself to ask her if she saw last Sunday's episode.
More information on (pre)eclampsia & related conditions such as HELLP can be found at the Preeclampsia Foundation.
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I hadn't seen Downtown Abbey at all- just... not my style. :) So don't feel bad about that.ReplyDelete
I do know that one of my great grandmothers had died in childbirth- but what specifics, I don't know.
This was a great public service announcement. Thank you for that. Like you, I was astounded to find that pregnancy can actually still be a life-threatening situation - though I discovered it in early pregnancy through two ectopics. It is important that people know this.ReplyDelete
As for Downton Abbey, my advice is to wait till you can get the DVD of the first series, make some time one cold weekend when you have nothing to do, curl up with a glass of red wine and a blanket, and indulge. Don't try to catch up now - there's too much background.
After the hype...I started watching Season 1 on Netflix. So far, so good...but not as addicting as some of the other shows out there.ReplyDelete
Aaaarghhh!!!! I've a good mind to exclude you from the blog round-up I'm compiling that caused me to wander over to your site today!! I am 2 episodes behind and have been avoiding spoiler alerts like the plague, but you, YOU....!!!!!ReplyDelete
I will come back later to actually read your post, but now I have to go and recover from the shock of the news! ;-)
Ooops... sorry Lisa!! I guess I gave away the game with my headline, didn't I? I'll try to think of something different to spare the next D.A. fan the shock. ; ) (Although headline writing is NOT my forte...!)ReplyDelete
Oh, Loribeth, you should be watching Downton! By the end of the first episode in Season 1, you'll be thinking, "WHY have I missed this?!"ReplyDelete
Sibyl's death scene was very hard for me to watch. I cried for half an hour. I knew she wasn't going to make it as soon as everyone started talking about her swollen legs. (I hadn't read any spoilers.) I had an uncomplicated twin pregnancy with low blood pressure, but a difficult labor and delivery and preeclampsia that developed after a long unproductive labor. It culminated in an unscheduled C-section, bedrest/separation from my twins, and a rough recovery. Anyone interested in the full details can read it here -- I don't mean to hijack the whole comment thread.
At the end of that post, I said that I didn't know whether my ob should have done anything differently. I'm less wishy-washy now. She converted to C-section 2 hours later than she should have done. I still strongly resent my ob for letting it go that far. There's a note in my chart to that effect, at my request! But I am well aware that it could have gone much, much farther.
My SIL was a labor & delivery nurse at the local "Baby Factory" (popular and posh hospital for childbirth). After one month with several stillbirths and a maternal death, she asked to be transferred to another department. It was too harrowing.
And now I need a drink...!
I'm back, having watched the episode in question last night, so now I can comment with some sanity.ReplyDelete
Yes, it's stunning to realize that this can still happen.Hopefully something that has changed since then is that slowly we're starting to talk more openly about these topics so that people realize this isn't a thing of the past. With the advances medical technology, there's an expectation that anything can be cured or fixed or avoided. Clearly that's not the case.
I also found it striking that the opinion of the country doctor, who'd known Sybil her whole life and who knew her symptoms weren't normal for her, was overridden by the big city hot shot. That level of personal care and knowledge is also sadly missing from today's medical care.
In hindsight, I was glad I went into this episode prepared by you spoiler. ;-) Another spoiler hint I picked up also prepared me for the newly forming infertility subplot that I will now have to watch unfold. Something else that is not a thing of the past.


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The No. 1 seeded Lady Vols have hit the road to the Sweet 16 in Louisville as the Tennessee basketball program continues their 'Grind For Nine'.
After playing her first game of her career at the KFC Yum! Center senior guard Meighan Simmons will return to the arena where she scored 22 points and hauled in a career-high eight rebounds in a 63-50 win against the Louisville Cardinals back in 2010.
"It's perfect timing," Simmons said. "... It's exciting to go back to where my career started. Everything has just fallen into place and its perfect timing."
What she remembers most about that night is what UT head coach emeritus Pat Summitt told her before the game.
"I remember Pat just encouraging me to come out and play hard," Simmons said. "She was telling me not to be nervous, not to be worried and that she was going to play me.
Before the game she did have jitters like any freshman would.
"I told her coach I'm a little worried," Simmons said, "but I knew I had the ability to get out there and play I just needed to hear that from her just to give me that extra 'oomph' that when I did get out there on the court I gave it my 110 percent."
Now the ride has come full circle for Simmons, who will enter the game against Maryland with 2,033 career points, one of five Lady Vols to ever do so, and has hit 251 career three-pointers.
"She is going to go down as one of the best shooters in Tennessee history," second-year UT head coach Holly Warlick said. "She's brought her game when our backs have been against the wall. She started off her career in Louisville and was the team-leading scorer. She has been very valuable as far as leadership, competitiveness, and what she brings to the table offensively."
Her teammates and coaches realize her importance to the team, but they want her to continue to keep doing what she has done all season, which is not put all the pressure on her shoulders.
"She's not playing as tense," junior forward Isabelle Harrison said of the biggest difference in her lone senior teammate. "She use to have that mentality that she had to do everything and it just makes you think too much. We don't want to put it all on Meighan, we all want to help and she wants to play with no worries either."
Simmons and her teammates are excited nonetheless as they search for their programs ninth National Championship and a trip to Nashville for the Final Four.
"We are excited to play and we're ready to get out there on the floor and play," she said. "We just have to take one game at a time."
Men And Women Both In Sweet 16
Tennessee is one of six schools to have both their men and women's basketball team reach the Sweet 16. Both teams have their full mindset on surviving and advancing.
"Both the boys and our team want to go as far as we can and put Tennessee in a place that we haven't been to in a while," Harrison said. "I've talked to Jarnell (Stokes) a lot about it and he just wants to do his best for his team and the coaches and I'm definitely in the same position as well."
Three freshmen playing in first Sweet 16
Jordan Reynolds, Mercedes Russell, and Andraya Carter will all be making their first appearances in the Sweet 16 and their senior leader believes they are ready for action.
"It's just a matter of coming out and playing hard," Simmons said. "It's not going to be easy like the games early on in the season. They just have to come out and be confident and stay focused."
Matchup With Maryland
On Sunday they will face off at noon against a No. 4 Maryland team that brings a potent offense to the table led by three-time ACC Player of the Year, Alyssa Thomas.
"They are a great team and they have good size and a great physicality to them," Harrison said. "I think our post presence is really good against them and can match up."


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With Iran's presidential elections days away, pundits and decision-makers alike have been following Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's every move and remark in search of clues over which candidate he favors. The implicit assumption is that the elections are ultimately decided by one vote only—that of Ayatollah Khamenei. In reality, the supreme leader has far less control over elections than what is popularly believed. To the extent that there is a kingmaker in the Iranian elections, it's not Khamenei but his reformist rival, former President Mohammad Khatami, whose endorsement carries the greatest weight.
Despite the near limitless powers ascribed to Khamenei, the historical record is clear: the antiestablishment vote has tended to dominate Iranian elections. Since Khamenei symbolizes the establishment, the Iranian electorate tends to reject the candidates that they perceive have his backing. In 1997, the Majlis Speaker, Ali Akbar Nategh Nouri, was presumed to be favored by Khamenei, leading many to believe he was a shoo-in for the presidency. But instead, the Iranian people stunned the world—and Khamenei—by throwing their support behind a then largely unknown reformist candidate: Khatami.
Eight years later, another unknown candidate by the name of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defeated the presumed favorite, the late Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who is considered one of the pillars of the revolutionary regime. But precisely because Rafsanjani was perceived as an embodiment of the establishment, the antiestablishment vote went to Ahmadinejad.
By the following election in 2009, Ahmadinejad's role had reversed: while he enjoyed Khamenei's backing, the former prime minister of Iran, Mir Hossein Mousavi, resurfaced after more than two decades of internal political exile, and was considered by voters as the antiestablishment candidate. But when the results were announced—Ahmadinejad had won with 62.6 percent of the vote and Mousavi only 34 percent—a record number of people took to the streets in protest, calling the vote fraudulent. A number of countries in the West voiced their concern about election irregularities, and domestic discontent would soon
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MESA, ARIZ. (Sept. 12, 2008 ) – A.T. Still University's School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) has been awarded funding for two projects that will further enhance efforts to train students in rural and underserved areas in Arizona.
SOMA students spend their second through fourth years learning at community health center campuses throughout the nation, giving them an opportunity for hands-on learning in a small group setting while at the same time helping to provide healthcare services to many underserved populations. Three of those community health center campus locations are in Arizona.
The Arizona Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) awarded SOMA $75,000 to fund the Arizona Rural and Underserved Health Workforce Training Project, and another $25,000 to fund the American Indian Rural Service (AIRS) Training and Northern Arizona Rural Service (NARS) Training Projects.The Arizona AHEC Program is administered through the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center.
"We are honored to work in partnership with the AHEC central office and the three regional AHECs to train medical students in local community environments that provide exceptional care to underserved populations," said Thomas E. McWilliams, D.O., FACOFP, associate dean of bio-clinical sciences at SOMA. "These grants allow students to be exposed to didactic and clinical materials in context; that is, in an environment where the knowledge can be applied and services rendered.
"We believe that this type of learning is more effectively recalled and that such experiences will promote the selection of specialty careers that are needed by underserved communities and populations," he continued. "The grants also allow us to better prepare the next generation of healthcare professionals to provide culturally appropriate care and to work effectively as part of a healthcare team."
The Arizona Rural and Underserved Health Workforce Training Project gives students an opportunity to assist in the delivery of medical services to underserved populations served by AHEC centers. As part of this project, ATSU will establish "classrooms in a box" at SOMA's three Arizona community health center campuses: Phoenix Indian Medical Center in Phoenix, North Country Community Health Center in Flagstaff, and El Rio Community Health Center in Tucson. The classroom in a box includes a computer, network connection equipment, and audio, video, and graphics components that together form a system that will enable remote lecture presentations, conferences, and workshops at the community campus sites. Funds will also help facilitate inter-professional experiences with ATSU peers from the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, and fund a consultant who will present a workshop on cultural competency and cross-cultural communication.
The AIRS Training Project partners SOMA students with the Greater Valley Area Health Education Center and allows them to become an integral part of the Phoenix Indian Medical Center healthcare team that provides quality primary care to approximately 153,500 American Indian patients. Similarly, the NARS project partners students with the Northern Area Health Education Center to observe patient care and gain an understanding of the local healthcare system. Funds from AIRS and NARS projects pay for students' travel expenses to remote training sites as well as provide portable equipment for effective training at those sites.


text: South African Gaming Hardware Deals – March Madness Edition By Sillicur at Wednesday, March 07, 2018 12:00:00 PM It is still quite early in March, so most gamers should have a nice gaming budget left over to pick up some PC hardware upgrades, consoles or accessories. There is nothing better than opening up a box and holding a new piece of shiny gaming hardware in your hands. Simply put, this week there are quite a few great deals from local stores for South African gamers to take full advantage of, so let's not waste time and get straight into the deals. The article is broken down into PC and Console segments and features various awesome products such as graphics cards, monitors, consoles, accessories and more from local retailers. Deals in the sections are sorted in no particular order and prices are correct at the time of writing. PC Monitors Samsung 23.5-inch FHD 4ms AMD FreeSync 1800R Curved Desktop Monitor - R2,499 (Wootware) Samsung 24-inch FHD Curved LED Monitor - R2,799 (Takealot) LG 24-inch FHD 1ms 144hz AMD Freesync gaming monitor - R4,799 (Takealot) Dell 23-inch FHD IPS LED Desktop Monitor - R2,299 (Wootware) Alienware 25-inch 240Hz 1ms and AMD Free-Sync - R6,599 (Evetech) Samsung 28-inch UHD Monitor - R7,550 (Loot) ASUS ROG Swift 24-inch FHD 240Hz G-Sync Monitor - R8,999 (Evetech) Dell 24-inch FHD 2ms Gaming Monitor - R2,299 (Evetech) Dell 27-inch WQHD 144Hz 1ms NVIDIA G-Sync - R8,499 (Wootware) Accessories Razer Mamba Tournament Edition Chroma Pro Gaming Mouse - R1,399 (Evetech) SteelSeries Rival 110 Optical Gaming Mouse - R599 (Evetech) Toshiba Canvio Basics 1TB Portable Drive - R769 (Takealot) Cooler Master Devastator II Gaming Membrane KB & Mouse Combo - R625 (Loot) ASUS Cerberus MKII RGB Gaming Keyboard - R499 (Evetech) Seagate Expansion 2.5" 3TB Portable Hard Drive - R1,449 (Takealot) Logitech Prodigy 12000 DPI Gaming Mouse - R969 (Wootware) Asus RT-AC66U Dual-Band Wireless-AC1750 Gigabit Router - R1,999 (Takealot) ASUS RT-AC51U Dual-Band AC750 Fibre Router - R649 (Takealot) Thermaltake NEMESIS SWITCH Optical RGB Gaming Mouse - R777 (Rebeltech) Samsung T5 Portable 500GB SSD - R2,899 (Takealot) Thermaltake Talon Mouse and Mouse Pad Bundle - R399 (loot) Razer BlackWidow Chroma Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - R2,099 (Evetech) Corsair Gaming Void Pro Surround Dolby 7.1 Gaming Headset (Carbon) - R1,140 (AWX) Vertagear Racing Series S-Line SL5000 Gaming Chairs - R4,199 (Evetech) Hardware Western Digital Blue 3TB HDD - R1,199 (Evetech) XFX Radeon RX Vega 56 with 8GB HBM2 - R11,499 (Wootware) Western Digital Green 240GB SSD - R1,029 (Evetech) Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OC 4GB - R3,447 (Raru) Palit GeForce GTX 1080 JetStream 8GB GDDR5X - R10,999 (Wootware) Samsung 860 Evo-Series 250GB SSD - R1,469 (Takealot) MSI GeForce GTX 1060 OC OVERCLOCKED Edition 3GB GDDR5 - R5,499 (Evetech) Antec Neo Eco 550W ATX Modular Power Supply 80+ Bronze - R799 (Evetech) Galax GeForce GTX 1060 EXOC 6GB GDDR5 - R6,199 (Wootware) Radeon RX 580 Gaming 8G - R5,690 (AWX) Corsair RM1000x 1000W 80 Plus Gold Certified Fully Modular - R2,999 (Wootware) Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD - R2,399 (Evetech) Western Digital Blue 1TB HDD - R709 (Raru) AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Octa-Core 3.0GHz Desktop CPU - R4,499 (Wootware) Palit GeForce GTX 1050 StormX 2GB GDDR5 - R1,999 (Wootware) Antec P8 Tempered Glass Mid Tower ATX Desktop Chassis - R835 (Wootware) Laptops MSI GE63VR 7RE Raider i7-7700HQ GTX 1060 6GB + 512GB SSD 8GB RAM - R25,999 (Evetech) Dell Inspiron 7577 Firestar Intel Core I7-7700HQ 16GB RAM GTX 1050Ti 4GB - R19,899 (Takealot) MSI GP62 7REX Leopard i7-7700HQ 8GB RAM GTX 1050 Ti 4GB - R16,999 (Evetech) Asus FX502VM i7-7700HQ 8GB RAM GTX 1060 3GB - R17,999 (Evetech) Consoles and Accessories Xbox One S 500GB Console with Forza Horizon 3 - R3,999 (Loot) Microsoft Xbox One Controller Wireless with Wireless Adapter for Windows 10 - R829 (Loot) PS4 Pro 1TB + Gran Turismo Sport - R6,499 (MHC) New Nintendo 3DS XL Samus Edition - R2,999 (BT Games) PS4 Slim 1TB Console + extra controller + GT Sport + 90 Day PS+ Sub - R5,999 (Loot) Nacon Wired Compact Controller for PS4 - R629 (Loot) As always, keep in mind that some of these deals might expire very soon, so grab them while you can. Which of these awesome gaming hardware deals do you plan on picking up and did we miss anything? Let us know in the comment section below. Sillicur Twitter / MWEB GameZone Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube


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RP died a sad death due to lack of friendliness.
In this thread, you glomp your friends and play all nice and don't invoke mod rage.
In short; everyone's all bitter and unfriendly. This thread is pure affection. Show appreciation for those around you, and be nice to each other.
Half-sister of AdmiralThrawn
Mother of Planbskater, Foxxie-kun, DayDreamer85, Rise_Against and FireflyPoi
She snuck up on me around a corner.
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Like srsly, I don't let my friends touch me. Ever.
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much awesome
many swag
Physical contact is not ok...
Like srsly, I don't let my friends touch me. Ever.
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Like, srsly, that's not very affectionate, is it? lol.
I wanna join the cuddleglomp! *walks up and hug-attacks Foxxie*
The black roses fell upon the misty meadows as she raised her sword in silence across the land.
Huwwo =3
And why dun you wike hugs and cuddles widdo bwover RA? They feel good...
May I hug you? I'm sowwy for being rude and nasty to you before...
*Walks over to RA and offers him a hug by opening my arms wide and looking up at him with my big, innocent cub eyes, the violet and sapphire orbs pleading at him for a hug*
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The places we look after are full of hidden treasures concealed under floorboards or behind bookcases, tucked away in attics or covered up by later decoration. Even items on show can still surprise us, as this selection of unexpected discoveries reveals.
The illegible handwriting of a war dairy had kept many secrets for years, but now it has been deciphered, at Coughton Court, Warwickshire.
The photo archive at Dudmaston in Shropshire has been found to date from the 1850s, giving us a fascinating glimpse into 19th-century life.
The foundations of a haunted house were revealed in 2014, lying just 50 yards from Hinton Ampner in Hampshire.
A new feature uncovered at Mottisfont reveals its sacred medieval history - a stone basin that dates back to the 12th century.
At Mottisfont, another layer of its 800-year history has been uncovered. Find out about the wallpaper that has an intriguing story to tell.
Find out how an old shoe found at Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, can protect you from evil. It's just one of our unexpected discoveries...
An original painting by J.M.W Turner of Winchester City Mill has been identified by staff at the site in Hampshire, having been housed at London's Tate Gallery for more than a century.
Discover more about the identification steps we took to find out if Buckland Abbey painting was a Rembrandt.
These hiding places were created to hide priests during a time when Catholics were imprisoned, tortured and killed. They're craftily disguised in some of our houses to baffle search parties.


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Just a reminder this Saturday is our monthly meeting at 12 noon. I'm going to Demo a Kaleidoscope cane so bring your left over canes. Examples striped, spiral, jelly roll, bull's eye, leaf, flower, any type or color of cane. So we can incorporate them into a intricate designs, which can be made into jewelry or to cover a bowl or PC tool. The picture to the left is my first Kaleidoscope cane ever. Though I'd share.
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Please bring your Basic PC kit, if you do not have any left over canes, recommend making and bringing a mono-chromatic or a complimenting colored striped cane, skinner blend cane, bull's eye, and checkerboard cane or leaf cane.Look forward to seeing you all soon.


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2nd Annual Art Van Charity Challenge via Crowdrise
October 08, 2010
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2nd Annual Art Van Charity Challenge
Band of Angels is dedicated to creating a greater understanding of the full and rich lives of people with differences by helping parents, educators, persons with disabilities and medical professionals recognize the true potential of all people. They want the world to see the sameness, not the differences, of people with down syndrome, autism and other disabilities. The Art Van grant will provide an age-appropriate resource book for parents and educators to share with siblings, neighbors, friends or classmates when they have a child with down syndrome as a part of their family or classroom.
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Things to Do in Havana, Cuba
Havana is a kaleidoscope of everything: of collapsing decay, of oozing sexuality, of colorful colonial houses, of playful kids, of rampant jineteros, of warm, happy people, of dusty streets, of stinking rubbish, of excessive propaganda, of scorching heat, of intolerable pollution, of jobless people lazying around and of abject poverty.
These scenes didn't only break my heart but also admire the tenacity and resiliency of its citizens. They're happy people despite of everything around them. Surviving, like the rest of us, is a way of life.
Havana, as Cuba's biggest city, is torn between propaganda and modernity. It's a city trying hard to be modern but pulled back to stay the same. It's a city ready to embrace the world but freedom is curtailed. It's a city with so much life yet desperate to be alive. It's a city of hope yet dreams are limited.


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8 Things of Note
Hello, dear Clementines! As we usher in the holiday season, may we all remember the true spirit of the season: that we are all in this together, with each other and for each other. Peace and love to you this month and beyond. As always, a few conversations from around the web we found particularly noteworthy—happy reading and happy weekend.
Santa is coming! Text (yes, text) your child's wish list to the big guy himself and he'll reply. How's that for spreading holiday cheer?
The workplace discrimination no one is talking about. (We are now.)
The magic (and art) of thoughtful gift giving.
Hugh Laurie's words of advice: "Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any."
"I'm heartbroken that his careless assessment of me, based on skin color, could endanger my life….I'm heartbroken that no matter how many times a story like this is told, it will happen again."
A 15-year-old's fight song against ovarian cancer.
These 13 women are on the frontline of climate change. "If women come together, they can have more impact than any agreement, than any negotiations. Because we know that the future—it's coming from us."
It's been a difficult week. "When one person dies in America every 16 minutes from a gun, we urgently need to talk about remedies."
p.s. Good news! Our friends at Zady are offering 25% off sitewide (with the exception of sale items) through December 7 with the promo code:THOUGHTFUL. Happy holiday gifting!


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Family leave
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- maternity leave
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The rules and regulations regarding the University and statutory schemes covering all the various types of family leave can seem quite daunting to begin with. We have aimed to give simple, but full explanations, so staff can easily identify the leave and benefits that they are entitled to, and to provide clear procedures so that it is straightforward for staff and departments to complete the necessary documentation.
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Provisions Market Hall
Marché French Regional Dinners are an 18 year tradition–and now Provisions is building on a new layer. This unique series will preview the food and wine of these gastronomic regions of France in a class format. Taste regional wines, explore the range of French cheeses and learn about the culinary traditions of each of these delicious areas. Classes will be led by Marché's team of in-store experts on wine, cheese & cuisine.
register at https://provisionsmarkethall.com/event/tasting-tour-de-france-beaujolais/


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When in color scheme doubt, go with coral. Seriously, there is a reason that this not-quite-orange yet not-quite-pink color has been infused into so many weddings of late.
It's such a versatile color. From beach weddings to shabby chic motifs, this color can do it all. Don't believe me? Of course you believe me…why wouldn't you?
Go to Pinterest and type in any combination of "coral" and "weddings". As soon as you hit enter, you will be in love. Your fingers will itch to pin everything you see.
I am always amazed at how coral can do it all.
It really is like the duct tape of the color world. Don't you think?
Good I'm glad you are going with me on this. Here are three great coral touches to your wedding.
Coral comes in a variety of shades. You may choose to dress your "maids" in multiple hues of coral or pick one shade and pair it with a turquoise sash. Classy and fun, your bridesmaids will be the perfect combination of bright and elegant. Present your procession with matching coral and turquoise necklaces as a gorgeous finishing touch. Coral looks great with blues, greys and sea foam. Look through home decorating magazines and websites and pick a palate that combines coral with two or three other colors and use this as your inspiration.
Flower arrangements
I love bridal flower arrangements for the simple reason that it's the best place to display a lot of colors in one place. So whether you decide to go bright and make coral one of your more toned down accent colors or you make it the jewel amid layers of cream and light sage, your flowers will be sure to stand out. From the cake to the centerpieces to the arrangements, the flowers are a great place to boldly display your entire color palate.
Have you seen the coral and grey wedding invitations? Shut up! It makes me want to have an event, JUST to have an invitation JUST so I can make them grey and coral with maybe some navy detailing. If you are okay (just breathe) and brave (you can do this) you COULD ditch the classic ivory wedding invitations and go this route, or if you "aren't there yet" you can (politely) throw out this scheme for a shower being hosted for you or use it to ask your girlfriends if they will be in your wedding.
For a long time coral has been thought of as a beach color…which isn't the worst reputation to have, but it wants you to know that it's so much more than that (yes, coral has wants). The color can be bold or a bit muted and screams summer and spring while staying clear of being considered a pastel color. I have issues with pastels…its stems back from Miami Vice and no I don't want to talk about it.
So if you are not sure what shades you want to incorporate into your big day, I say you make friends with your friend coral because all she wants to do is flatter you.
Photographer: Bryce Lafoon Photography
Officiant: Beach People Weddings
Caterer: Purple Onion Cafe
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Trout hits 2 HRs, Giavotella lifts Angels over Rockies 3-2
DENVER (AP) — Mike Trout provided the early power and Johnny Giavotella delivered another clutch hit for the Los Angeles Angels.
Trout homered twice and Giavotella singled in the tiebreaking run with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Angels over the Colorado Rockies 3-2 Wednesday night for their fifth straight win.
Giavotella has been one of the best clutch hitters on a team with two of the top sluggers in the game. His single in the ninth raised his batting average to .333 after the sixth inning, and he has 11 RBIs in late-and-close situations.
"Johnny, he's done it time in and time out," manager Mike Scioscia said. "He's been finding holes and he found a big one tonight."
The start was delayed by rain for 2 hours, 7 minutes, and the teams played in 50-degree weather throughout. It didn't bother Trout, who hit mammoth homers in the first and sixth to account for the Angels' runs against starter Chris Rusin.
It was the fifth multihomer game of Trout's career and second this season. The reigning AL MVP has gone deep 24 times on the year, second in the league to teammate Albert Pujols (26).
"It's one of those nights," said Trout, who hit three homers in the two-game series. "I got some pitches to hit and barreled them up."
Troy Tulowitzki had a first-inning single that extended his hitting streak to 20 games. It's tied for the longest in the majors this season, and he has reached safely in 35 consecutive games.
Cleveland's Jason Kipnis also had a 20-game hitting streak June 3-26.
Tulowitzki nearly won the game in the bottom of the ninth when he drove a ball to the warning track with a runner on, but Daniel Robertson tracked it down for the first out.
"I knew he didn't catch it clean," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "He hit it towards the end of the bat and hit it to the deepest part of the park."
Nolan Arenado and Nick Hundley had three hits each for the Rockies, who have lost nine of 11. Colorado stranded 13 runners, including the potential tying and winning runs in the ninth.
The Angels loaded the bases against John Axford (1-2) with one out in the ninth. After pinch-hitter Efren Navarro struck out, Giavotella grounded a single to left to give Los Angeles the lead.
"He kind of hung a curveball," Giavotella said. "I was able to knock it for a base hit."
Joe Smith (3-2) got the win in relief, and Huston Street pitched the ninth for his 24th save. With a runner on second, he struck out Carlos Gonzalez. After an intentional walk to Arenado, Ben Paulsen grounded out to end it.
"We didn't get the big hit today," Weiss said. "We couldn't take advantage of our chances."
The Rockies took the lead in the fourth against starter Matt Shoemaker. Gonzalez and Arenado opened with doubles to put runners on second and third before RBI singles by Paulsen and Hundley made it 2-1.
Trout's second home run, which traveled an estimated 477 feet, tied the game at 2.
"I hit it good," Trout said. "It's one of the better balls I've barreled up all year."
Street tweaked his right groin on the last pitch of the game and could miss some time. He fell to the ground after delivering a changeup for the final out. "It's sore," he said. "We're going to re-evaluate it tomorrow. Hopefully it's not that bad. My gut tells me I didn't get it too bad."
The Rockies have endured 13 weather delays at Coors Field this season for a total time of 20 hours, 18 minutes. Four home games were postponed due to inclement weather.
Angels: OF Collin Cowgill (sprained right wrist) has been shut down for the week. Cowgill has been on the 15-day DL since May 28. "I hope at some point we can control the irritation in his hand to where he can function and play," Scioscia said. "Hopefully, it's not going to be something that keeps him from coming back and playing."
Rockies: RHP Brooks Brown (right shoulder inflammation) is eligible to come off the 15-day DL but the Rockies are being cautious with the reliever. He has been on the disabled list twice for the same injury. "We're not going to rush him back. We felt like we didn't rush him back the first time, either," Weiss said. "He felt real strong when he came back. We'll be really cautious because it happened twice."
Angels: RHP Garrett Richards (9-5, 3.35 ERA) brings a 2.04 ERA in his last four starts into his outing at Seattle on Thursday. Richards is 4-2 with a 2.44 ERA in his career against the Mariners.
Rockies: RHP Kyle Kendrick (3-10, 6.00) will open a four-game series against Atlanta on Thursday. Kendrick is 9-4 with a 3.44 ERA in 20 career starts against the Braves.


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Key groups and organisations from across the parish were represented at a meeting in January hosted by the Parish Council to discuss the possibility of developing a new multi-use community centre for the village.
The meeting started with a presentation (see attached pdf) highlighting current local issues and impact of the recent Localism Act. At a time when the village is likely to grow significantly from the many new developments, Gnosall is also unfortunately facing the loss of a number of well-used facilities. These changes emphasise the impact that Localism is starting to have on villages throughout the country. In short, rural communities such as ours will have more influence to shape and administer our local area, but in turn we will also be expected to develop and maintain more of our own facilities & services.
The presentation covered the limitations facing the current Grosvenor Centre and other village halls. Feedback was also provided on a recent visit by parish councillors to the Madeley Centre - a purpose-built community development near Newcastle under Lyme. This centre serves a village the same size as Gnosall and is run by an independent local-community Trust. This group planned the project, raised the £3 million needed to build the centre and now oversees its management. The Centre provides an inspirational example of how a community can be galvanised to come together to develop a successful and vibrant hub for the whole village.
The presentation finished by emphasising why now is the ideal time to reassess the future needs of the parish. The community can carry on and make the best of what facilities we already have or perhaps look to revamp the existing community halls and centres. Alternatively, we could concentrate all our efforts to develop a new multi-use community centre to act as a hub for the whole village and surrounding area.
The subsequent discussion provided a mixed response to the proposals. There were a number of people concerned about local apathy and fears the project might be over-ambitious. There was also anxiety about the possible negative impact on other community halls such as the Memorial Village Hall and Methodist rooms, and we should concentrate on those existing facilities rather than develop a new purpose-built hub. Cllr Mike Deegan reiterated that a new centre would not duplicate or compete with any existing amenities or services already provided in the village.
A number of those present welcomed the idea for a new centre and the opportunities it would create for a greater range of leisure and learning facilities. Cllr Mark Winnington said that Staffs County Council would help with such a project wherever possible, whilst support has already been offered by Stafford Borough Council.
No decisions have yet been made, though it was suggested an audit could be carried out to determine all the amenities available within the village (including their usage, type of activities, clubs/groups that use these facilities). The venture is still at an early stage and the Parish Council will continue to consult with local groups & stakeholders. Any updates will be provided here on the Parish Council website.
Mike Deegan, Gnosall Parish Councillor


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♥This week, I'll be posting a selection of photos I have gathered of the fine men that roam the city. This is a small series, don't worry I will feature more in the near, near feature. A third of my Bikes, boys + coffee trifecta for a dose of daily charm to add to your flirt factor in addition to your San Francisco's bike lane action :D
I have almost as many bikes as I do toes. I believe I currently have 7 in the garage and 1 more on its way. I'm not going to bother getting into details other than I have 3 cyclocross bikes, two 'city' bikes, two mountain bikes. Some people say I have a problem... I'd like to think that I just have a healthy habit that includes having too many bikes and getting new ones often. I basically ride my city bikes most of the time to and from work.
All photos below this one provided by Jason
I don't really have a favourite coffee shop as I mostly make my coffee at home - french press, drip or cold-brewed for iced. I usually take an afternoon walk with my coworkers to Vega at Langton for our caffeine fix.
As for tea, I occasionally drink black tea, but I have some nice white tea I indulge in.
Porcupine-Rim-Moab-Utah'Hood and fave bike ride in city:
I currently live in the Mission. I used to live in the Western Addition, Alamo Square, the Castro, and other places in the Mission. My favourite place I have lived in SF so far was at 18th & Harrison - close to great restaurants (Universal Cafe, Schmidt's, El Matate, et al), Rainbow, close to BART & Caltrain and easy to get anywhere in they city pretty easily.
I don't really have a favorite route because I like taking a different route when I go places to explore new areas - even if it is only for a block or two off the normal route I may take. Recently I have been exploring the Financial District mid-day and am enjoying the different scene.
My favorite ride in the city is possibly with my mountain bike or cross bike: Up Twin Peaks, across dirt over to Mt. Sutro and a few laps on the very nice trails there. Then some random out of the way detour on the way home through the Sunset / Golden Gate Park.


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Since its inception in 1997, Digitalus has specialised in offering quality, jargon-free web design at a reasonable price.
As the result of implementing Easy Projects in our company we're able to much more effectively plan out our future client work and more accurately estimate completion dates.
This case study is presented by Lucas Young, CEO of Digitalus Ltd.
Digitalus Ltd. is a web-design company based in Auckland, New Zealand.
Since its inception in 1997, Digitalus has specialised in offering quality, jargon-free web design at a reasonable price. As a result, the company has been invited to work on some of the biggest sites in the country such as www.fencepost.com and www.fonterra.com.
Sites developed by Digitalus have won awards including the HitWise Top Ten Award, an e-business excellence award, and the Future's Trust top e-democracy site award.
More information about Digitalus Ltd. can be found at the company's website.
We used a variety of techniques to manage our projects before we started using EasyProjects – these included our own memories, spreadsheets, dotProject and Microsoft Project. Eventually we settled for Excel. However, that system didn't notify our team of tasks, and required us to manually update spreadsheets. Adding hours to the spreadsheet was cumbersome and time-consuming, and consequently many of our team stopped using it. That situation has changed when EasyProjects came along and permanently solved our project management problems for us.
We chose EP since it has all the features we need, is simple to use, inexpensive and easy to set up. It plays nicely with our intranet, and has an easy-to-use GUI. It allows us to track projects and tasks, record hours worked, associate files with projects, track bugs, and notify users of task status.
EP has a simple layout that works without any issues in our mixed IIS/Apache Windows/Mac environment (I access it from Safari). EP has allowed us to monitor and track tasks and provide not only more reporting, but the ability for our project manager to manage and plan tasks more effectively.
We use EP to manage our web clients. Design and programming tasks are allocated to our staff, who update their timesheets daily and add related notes and files to each project. We found the ability to add files to particular projects and tasks to be very useful.
We have a team of 5 using EP to manage 28 projects in EP at the moment, each with multiple tasks. The most important features for us are definitely the email notification, the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks from the one interface, file uploads, and bug tracking.
As the result of implementing Easy Projects in our company we're able to much more effectively plan out our future client work and more accurately estimate completion dates. Our turnaround time has improved and our client estimates are much more accurate.
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Way back in the Summer of 2003 our very own Craig McGregor (one of the Big Cheeses here at MMORPG.com) was on hand to witness the unveiling of Electronic Arts' sequel to Ultima Online - Ultima X: Odyssey. It's hard to write that out and not sigh while shaking my head or beating it on a table. UXO is a prime example of "games that could have been great". Much like WISH, there were a slew of people looking forward to the next game in the Ultima series before it was unceremoniously cancelled and relegated to the pages of online gaming history.
The graphics in UXO are simply amazing and the best I have ever witnessed in any MMORPG. This comes from the fact that EA decided to license the Unreal® engine for use in UXO - a decision that allows them to focus on making great game content and a detailed world without having to waste their time programming complex 3D engines. Running through the forest you immediately feel as if you are in a living, breathing world. Grass and plants sway in the breeze, light filters through the high treetop canopies and water laps gently against the riverbanks. Characters slip on the ice, get blown into the air by powerful steam vents and other very interactive elements in this dynamic world.
Spells effects are vibrant and spectacular and combat animations are very smooth and realistic looking. The machines we were using for the demo were powerful, but obtainable (3.0 GHz, with ATI Radeon 9800 video cards) - which should be a semi-mainstream machine by the time of release.
Within these two pages as we step into our Wayback Machine this week, you saw Craig go into detail as to why gamers everywhere got all frothy at the mouth when UXO was announced. It just goes to show… you should not get excited about a game until launch is officially imminent. Maybe one day we'll see more proper Ultima. EA still owns the IP, but other than a F2P online city management game and the occasional nod to remaining UO players, they haven't done much with one of the RPG genre's most beloved franchises. Until something does come up, maybe we can live in nostalgia with UXO for a just a little bit…


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Have you ever wished to have a GPS for your career?
A GPS that could direct you to the right career path and help you reach your career destination even when it's -24 degree celsius outside.
We know the importance of having a GPS when we're traveling to a place unknown. But we often forget the importance of it when we're trying to navigate our career path in our current world of constant change.
Starting today, we'll be featuring our leaders from multiple disciplines so that you can use them as your guiding stars when navigating your career path in the dark.
Essentially, our leaders are your GPS.
As they share their stories you'll learn rare career insights not taught at Business schools.
You can then apply what you learn to skyrocket your career, hopefully, here at the City of Edmonton, if not, then wherever your career takes you.
Here are three things I learned from interviewing Reuben Danakody, the current Director of Integrated Business and Customer Services within the Assessment & Taxation Branch at the City of Edmonton.
- Opt-in to do hard work: Most people tend to shy away from hard work. We live in a world where mediocrity is the norm. When you put up your hand to do difficult work you stand out from the crowd right away
- Get in the middle of problems: When you see a problem, get in the middle of it and if you can solve it, there's your story. You can't create your interesting career story without solving business problems so next time you see a problem at work be the first person to get in the middle of it
- Have a flexible mindset: If you don't like change, you may have difficulty progressing in your career. On the other hand, if you LOVE change and are mobile, you'll be able to take advantage of opportunities before folks who resist change.
Watch Reuben explain these 3 secret ingredients more eloquently than I can ever convey through text.


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Ground Control to "MAJOR Cat"…
Major is a total cuddle bug! She loves being pat and will snuggle up against your face whenever possible. (She'll also rub her face against yours to wake you up in the morning.) Quite the talker, this lady loves to meow at anyone who will listen. She's great at carrying on a conversation!
Major likes to hide in dark corners when she isn't snuggling, but is otherwise a very chill cat. She would do well with a family that can give her lots of affection. She's a bit shy at first, especially with new people, but she's such a sweetie once she warms up to you! Please give this friendly beauty her forever home.
Commencing countdown… to adoption… ADOPTED!!