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613 Avenue Create: Bags, Tags, Boxes
Jellypark: Autumn/Fall
Stamping Sensations: Autumn Colors
Pumpkin Spice: Harvest or Halloween
Sisterhood of Crafters: Fall Colors
The Smell of Pumpkins
Ok, I'm not sure that pumpkins on their own have any particular smell, but I suppose we typically associate them with pumpkin pie and the spices of ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg that would be used in them. In any case this cute sentiment from Eureka inspired a fun project for me using our buttons and bows theme!
I used Smell the Pumpkins to create my tag with some simple stitching and a few buttons added. For the box I started with a pearl finish orange cardstock which has a beautiful bit of shine to it.
I followed this tutorial almost exactly, except for punching the circle where the candle sits-I used what I had that was the right size, which was a Spellbinders scallop circle die. Perfect!
The image I used on the inside is another one by Eureka - Pumpkin Square. What do you think? I love making these sorts of little gifts for friends. Come and join us over on the Eureka blog this week and share your ideas using bows and buttons!
613 Avenue Create: Bags, Tags, Boxes
Jellypark: Autumn/Fall
Stamping Sensations: Autumn Colors
Pumpkin Spice: Harvest or Halloween
Sisterhood of Crafters: Fall Colors
Post It Note Holders
Welcome to another Eureka Challenge....where Anything Goes! I made something other than a card today...I thought I'd do some post-it note gifts for spring.
These are real simple to make. I started with a cardstock base measuring 3 1/8" x 8 1/2". Then just score at 3 1/8", 3 1/2", 6 5/8", and 7". Now you can decorate however you like. I added some magnet pieces to help keep it closed.
My sentiment is from Eureka Stamps: Friends are the Flowers
Mod Squad: thinking of spring
Crafty Hazelnut: Anything w/ Patterned Paper
Natalie & Amy: Flowers
Allsorts: Spring
Tuesday Throwdown: Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon: Spring
Challenges & Candies: Spring
Quirky Crafts: Secret Garden
The Squirrel & the Fox: Something Spooled
Box of Truffles
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I'm getting a bit tired of making Valentine's cards, so I decided to make a box for some homemade truffles instead.
I used a free image from Dearie Dolls-Valentine Chair. I love the pre-colored images for quick and easy cards and projects!
I used a couple Spellbinders circles to cut out the image and mat it, then layered it over a doily stamp that is heat embossed in white on black cardstock. I also added a bit of heat embossing to the edge using a Versamark pen with white embossing powder.
On the inside of the lid I glued some lace to the inside edges, added some patterned paper and this big chipboard heart from Crate Paper.
I wanted to write up a tutorial on how to put together the box, but the pictures I took all turned out blurry and I had already assembled my project. I did keep a pattern with all the dimensions, so maybe I'll do another one with step by step directions later on. Here's one last pic of the empty box that shows the insert for the truffles to sit in.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll join us for the challenge this week!
Craft-room: ribbons & lace
Scrap-Creations: valentines
Ladybug Crafts:for the one I love
LEJ Designs:love
Papertake: heart
SweetStamps: love
The Squirrel & the Fox: Love
That Craft Place: love
Bunny Zoe: love
Sweet Pea: valentine
Fussy & Fancy: valentine
Brown Sugar: valentine
Digi Haven: love
Cut it Up: valentines
Feeling Crafty: die cuts
Cupboard Trilogy: love
Really Reasonable Ribbon: anything but a card w/ ribbon
Crafty Ribbons: ribbon
Pause, Dream, Enjoy: hearts
Stampin for the Weekend: anything but a card
Milk Coffee: love
Chocolate Pig
Exciting news: today is my first project as a new Design Team member for Eureka Stamps! They have weekly challenges, so I'll have a new project every Monday for you using their images. I hope you'll decide to play along over on their blog...you just might win some prizes!
Our first theme for February is: Red, Pink & White
I used Eureka Stamps: Pig in Chocolate and Chocolate is Bliss
I decided to go with something other than a card, because when I saw this image I thought that it would be just perfect for a chocolate bar wrapper!
I printed off the pig in a dark brown so it looked a bit more like he was rolling in chocolate, although these pics still look black. The sentiment is perfect for Valentine's Day too with those itty bitty hearts.
So go dig through your red, white and pink stash and come join the challenge!
Also Entering these Challenges:
Stampin for the Weekend-Anything but a Card
The Paper Players-3d Project with Food Theme
Vintage Christmas Gift Set
This project came about as something I designed for a GDT post for Through the Craft Room Door. The vintage images I was given to work with are just so sweet...I ended up using all four that they sent me!
Over the years I've seen many candles like this created with images on tissue paper, and I can't believe it took me so long to try the technique...it's super easy! Since this is a digital image I just taped some tissue paper over the printer paper where my image would print and printed it onto the tissue paper. Then you just trim it down, lay the paper on your candle, and lay a piece of waxed paper over the image, heat with a heat gun just to transfer the wax from the waxed paper to the tissue, remove the waxed paper and...Voila! I'm curious to see what happens when the candle is burned...I definitely won't be leaving it unattended and I plan on removing all of the embellishments before lighting it.
For my gift bag I used some glittery red paper for the base, and some pretty embossed felt I had left over from another project-I sewed those two layers together with metallic gold thread. I also used some gold trim and vintage lace and a couple mini brads next to the Christmas Greetings sentiment.
crafting for all seasons: anything Christmas but a card
little red wagon: anything Christmas
Little Claire-Make a Gift
Pumpkin Spice-Anything Goes
Suzy Bee's-Vintage Sparkle
Challenges 4 Everybody-Anything Goes
Dream Valley- Christmas
One Stitch at a Time-Anything Goes
That Craft Place-Anything Goes
Di's Digi Designs-Christmas
A Creative Romance-Sparkle at Christmas
Bookmarks & Boxes
I made these fun ribbon bookmarks as gifts for a Bible study group. There's a tutorial I used over here to get me started. Would you believe that Hobby Lobby doesn't have these ribbon clamps? I had to make a special trip to JoAnn's for them-and their jewelry section is much smaller.
I made the length of my ribbon 9 1/2".
All of my supplies came from JoAnn's.
I decided that I needed some cute little boxes to put these in and scoured Pinterest for some ideas. I settled on the tree design from here...which happens to be a free printable so it was quick and easy. I resized mine to 70% ( which makes a cube with sides 1 5/8" square). If you print it out to the original size your box will be about 2 1/4" on each side.
Totally Gorjuss-Special Christmas
Little Claire's Designs-Gift
Fairytale-Box or Wrapping
Stampin with the Dragon-Gift or Decoration
Crafty Ribbons-Anything with Ribbon
Crafting for All Seasons-Anything Christmas but a Card
Try it on Tuesday-Handmade Gift or Tag
All Crafts Challenge-Anything but a Card
Hi, I'm Emily- card maker, gardener, sewing enthusiast, nature lover and Downton Abbey fan. Thanks for taking a peek into my studio today!
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Chez Roux Restaurant
"Mid afternoon at Rocpool Reserve Hotel and the hallways exude an atmosphere of quiet, modern elegance. At the end of one corridor though, just a few yards away, behind an anonymous, unmarked door, there's a completely different world, the world of the restaurant kitchen..."
"I want to recreate the kind of restaurant I remember from my home town, offering good and honest country cooking. The kind of place you can go to eat without ringing the bank for permission... Chez Roux will offer Scottish ingredients with a French twist."
Albert Roux
Lunch served from 12pm to 2pm. Dinner served from 7pm to 10pm.
Meals are also served in the R bar, every day from 12pm until 10pm.
These menus are subject to change due to fresh produce availability.
Please note that the time you book is your arrival time and you will be taken to your table half an hour after this, i.e if you wish to dine at 8pm, please book a 7.30pm arrival for drinks and canapés and we will take you to your table at 8pm.
For tables larger than 7, please contact our reservations department on 01463 240089. Please note that we do require a credit card guarantee for any reservations larger than 7 guests.
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The menus
The à la carte menu has a wide range of dishes, all of which are individually priced and made with local Scottish produce wherever possible. The à la carte menu is available in the restaurant for both lunch and dinner.
With the set menu you have a choice of three sumptuous dishes from each of the three courses for £39.50 per person for lunch and £42.00 per person for dinner. The set menu is served in the restaurant for both lunch and dinner.
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The RouXpress menu consists of four smaller courses, all of which are served in individual dishes gathered together on one plate at the very reasonable price of £21.00 per person. The RouXpress is served for lunch in the restaurant and throughout the day, until 6pm in the R bar.
|Sample RouXpress menu »
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In May 2019, Albert Roux was awarded the CIS 2019 Lifetime Excellence Award.
Read about accessibility at Rocpool Reserve »
Our 2019 Festive Menus
Allergy information on all food dishes and any draft beverages/wine by the glass is available on request. These menus are samples and may change slightly. We reserve the right to cancel.
£47.50 (lunch) and £50 (dinner). Served 16th - 24th December for lunch and dinner alongside our à la carte menu.
£57.50, available for lunch and dinner.
(No other menu available).
£105, dinner only.
(No other menu available).
All menus are in pdf format.
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Scientists at the University of Kentucky in cooperation with colleagues in Germany and Greece have designed a material on a computer that would result in a one atom thick layer (like graphene) and has both conducting and semiconducting capability (graphene is non conducting but it can become semiconducting by adding drugging atoms...).
The imaginary material (imaginary because it does not exist, so far, in the world of atoms, just in the world of bits) would be made by atoms of silicon, boron and nitrogen forming hexagons (like graphene) with irregular edges (unlike graphene where the six edges of the hexagon are all the same length).
You can read their paper to get more information on this imaginary material.
What draw my attention, and hence this post, is the "imaginary" part. I find amazing that today scientists can rely on computers to simulate materials and study their properties.
Not all atoms can be placed together to form a material, nor can they be assembled into a one atom thick layer. The forces that drive atoms to stick one another in a specific form are quite complex to calculate and their effects spread throughout the material making the computation mind-boggling. Just three decades ago we did not have such a processing capability, not even in a supercomputer. Two decades ago we started to have the processing power needed in supercomputers but of course very few people had access to it. Nowadays scientists have access to this processing power on their desk.


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Manhattan Slim LED Recessed Light (6-inch) (clearance)
$ 21.95
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This is a clearance sale Item.All Clearance items are final. No returns, no exchanges, no refunds. This product won't be restocked.
- Only 15 Watt!
- So easy to install: LED light fixture and LED driver (included) are all detachable
- Very small, low profile design; its height is less than 1.25 inch
- Sturdy metal housing
- High quality diffuser achieves even and soft light output
Incredibly bright, the Manhattan LED recessed light fixture is the perfect way to modernize your home or business by saving loads of money on your energy and maintenance costs.
Brightness: 910 lumens (3000K) Wattage: 15 Watt Beam spread: Approx. 110° LED Chip: High-Power LEDs Input voltage: (LED driver) 100~240V AC Life Span: 50,000 hours Dimensions: Height: 28mm (1.1''), max. diameter: 18.5cm (7.3"), Cutting diameter: 16.5cm (6.5'')


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I've met John Lewis a few times, including when he and Coretta Scott King were some of the few big civil rights figures comfortable going public with their support of various fights against homophobic legislation and cultural poison. I never took a pic with him because that's not my way, but every encounter is burned in my memory (also, lol, not my way). I was so proud to meet him. So proud that he received me in his office on Capitol Hill time and again with such absolute warmth and grace. So proud that his kind and generous staffers kept in touch for years and were always on top of everything -- no question, no drama. So proud to be able to contribute to the work and legacy of this dude who helped make my loud-mouthed life more possible in many ways. So proud and grateful for the eagerness with which he contributed to whatever torch I was trying to carry forward.
He always treated me with warmth, with unquestionable solidarity, and like family from moment one. I'm not here to defend him -- he needs no defense. I'm not here to assure anyone I stand with him because if that's not clear you really don't know me. I'm just here as a reminder that we are human. These people, heroes or villains all, are human beings who make choices about who they're gonna be every single day. I'm just here to say that I've seen this man -- not a myth, but a black man like my father and my grandfather who just would NOT take no shorts for no damned good reason, would not and will by stand by for anyone's riotous dehumanization, for anyone's boundless assault whether rhetorical or physical.
Human. And when you hurt one of us who has stood up time and again and again for all of us, well... you think you've hurt all of us, and you have. A little. But mostly, once again, you've played yourself. Yup. You'll see.


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These stylish dresses are made up of long flowing dresses, suits and shirts and pants. Neutral colors such as white and black, were used to dress in Autumn 2012 Collection For Girls by Sana Salman Rafi. Sana Salman Rafi fall collection for women in 2012 was inspired by the Moroccan culture and photographs were shot.
Sana Salman Rafi began with fashion design couple of years ago. Its brand represents elegance, style and fashion. The motto of the brand is that the dress can change your life. It combines traditional craftsmanship with a unique design to create a creative fashion. The designer has an unmatched ability to bring diva in every woman.
She designs clothes for women of different ages and professions. Brand has become even more famous after starting prints Sana Salman Rafi summer. The designer is currently available by appointment only. Appointments can be booked by phone.
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Arts & Culture
Sculptures and metaphors from Stephen Hayes
Stephen Hayes' goal is to make a living with his art and to make "my art famous and my name legendary." This is pretty ambitious for a young artist who could not learn to read his first years in school. However, judging by his accomplishments, a significant body of art and teaching at the college level, it seems quite possible. Hayes had a lot of help to get where he is, especially from his mother who worked two jobs to see he received that help.
Recently he was named the Durham Art Guild's 2017 Artist in Residence. It pays a small stipend, offers studio space at Golden Belt, requires a certain amount of work per week in the studio and one public presentation or workshop.
The artist and I met in a quiet corner of the Durham Art Guild's gallery and talked about his art, his residency, and his goals. When I first read about his residency, I remembered a large installation of his at North Carolina Central University's Art Museum a few years ago. It was an impressive presentation about African slavery told through life-size casts of human beings chained together and tied to pallets used for storing or moving materials. Titled "Cash Crop" this was his 2010 thesis show from the Savannah School of Art (SCAD). He explained the piece to me, saying it was about the transport of merchandise and how that has evolved from human beings to goods made by people who work in sweat shops for pennies making clothes that sell for hundreds of dollars. Those things also end up on the same kind of pallet. He added that when he talks about this installation he wants kids, especially, to try to imagine how it might feel to be chained on a boat for six to eight weeks
We talked about the people who had the most impact on his artistic life besides his mother and he quickly said, "It was Isabel Chicquor, who has died. She was one of my professors at NCCU. She came to my house and looked at my ceramics and had me send off slides to Alfred University, which resulted in a residency there."
Growing up in Durham, Hayes, born in 1983, went to Lakewood Elementary school and could not learn to read. His mother was determined he would read and enrolled him at Camelot Academy; while there he went part-time to the Hill Center, and he graduated high school. He then earned a bachelor's degree from NCCU and his MFA from SCAD. He told me he always made art and the best gift his mother ever gave him was a real work bench with real tools. His mother would bring old mechanical parts from work, like vacuum cleaner parts, and encourage him to get creative with them. His older brother also taught him how to put things together like a remote control toy car. Found objects are the core of many of his compositions.
At Camelot, they offered one-week lessons on a number of skills and he chose to learn how to crochet. I asked what did the other boys think about his taking up needlework. "I didn't worry about anybody else," he said. He added, "I love to make art. I can't go to sleep without thinking about a project. I want to wow someone with the things I make."
We talked about graduate school and his honesty saddened and heartened me. He said it set him back for quite a while. He described his first critique. "I made a life-size skeleton from crocheted yarn and coat hangers and then couldn't explain it in fancy language, 'art speak' language," Hayes said. "The others had made abstract paintings and talked on and on. I want my art to speak for itself. I want the viewer to get it without having to read about it. I want people to feel something."
He said he was the only African American in his class. "The teachers made me feel like I wasn't an artist, just an illustrator. I called my mom and said this place is not for me, but she said you hang in. It will be all right." And eventually it was. He does have some big college debt and that worries him.
If he was tongue-tied in school, he is not anymore. Hayes was very clear about how he feels about his art. I asked what was good about SCAD and he said he watched video demos in the shop and learned how to use saws, how to weld and make sculpture. The best thing for him, however, was his own "studio space 24/7."
Hayes is actually just finishing the first 13-month Missy Luczak-Smith and Doug Smith fellowship at Charlotte's McColl Center and now will have six months at Golden Belt. In a short paragraph he e-mailed after we talked, he wrote that he is focused on making work that fuses the past and present and is based on sociocultural and economic themes in American history: capitalism, commodification of human beings and the subsequent brainwashing effects. His recurring imagery is the horse, corn and the pawn chess piece, all of which are metaphors for the racial structure in American society and how we navigate that system today.
He would not tell me much about his next project but said he would like to include music. He works in a variety of media from cast concrete to crocheted twine to blacksmithing. He plans to put some of his finished work on display in the studio, but intends to make big pieces and needs empty walls for his new ideas. Besides making art he hopes this will become an important platform for networking.
Hayes talked constantly about having his own private work space as something he cherishes and needs. "When I don't have my own studio space, I'm forced to work outside," he said. "I'm getting off the porch and I can't wait."
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It was alleged by two men in 2012 that the late Rabbi Emeritus Ronald Lubofsky AM of St Kilda Synagogue masturbated in front of them during their bar mitzvah lessons in the 1970s and 1980s. These men would have been 12 or 13 years old boys at the time. So far neither of these men have gone public with the details of this sexual abuse.
Members of the then board of St Kilda Synagogue were made aware of these allegations at the time they arose.
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Address: Tucuman 313 Buenos Aires BSAS 1049 Argentina
Phone: 1143-141400
Laundry facilities (Onsite)
Medical facility (Onsite)
Onsite - Swimming pool - children's (No)
Proximity: Onsite
Snack Bar: Yes
Golf (3 Miles)
Horseback Riding (Nearby)
Shopping (Nearby)
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Buenos Aires - BUE (19 Miles)
The Ezeiza (Buenos Aires) airport is about 28 miles away form the resort. From the ariport drive towards the downtown area, then take Alen Av., drive to the left until you find Tucuman Street where the resort is located.
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The 2017 WWF Desert Challenge was a resounding success, literally a life changing experience for the daring group that undertook this amazing adventure with a purpose. Due to this success, WWF will be running another Desert Challenge in October 2019.
The WWF Desert Challenge is a once in a life time adventure in one of the World's most remote and beautiful deserts, the /Ai/Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park that spans Namibia and South Africa. The seven day challenge sees a daring and very exclusive group of people challenge themselves against the elements to cycle, hike, paddle and abseil through the spectacular desert landscapes of this World Heritage Site.
This exclusive WWF trip provides access to remote unexplored wilderness regions and the group will be joined by WWF staff and other experts who will uncover the wonders of the desert from its unique ecology, archaeology and astronomy to learning the culture of the local nama people.
This exclusive WWF trip is open to a maximum of 15 participants that aims to reconnect people to the wilderness and raise funds in support of WWF's conservation work in South Africa.
Prepare yourself for a physical challenge, spectacular scenery, nights spent under a bright milky way of stars, meeting great people, and an experience that will reconnect you with nature and the universe.
Entries for the WWF Desert Challenge 2019 open in October 2018.
To sign up please contact Justin Smith on firstname.lastname@example.com or +27 21 657 6600.
The /Ai /Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park is a peace park straddling the border of South Africa and Namibia. This World Heritage Site boasts some of the most spectacular desert scenery on Earth with high mountains and dramatic desert landscapes giving way to the deep Fish River Canyon and the spectacular Orange River. The river, together with the regions plentiful hot springs (/Ai/Ais means "burning water") and its remote wildness make the Richtersveld the ideal venue for the WWF Desert Challenge.
This desert environment is a surprising species treasure-chest containing the world's richest succulent flora and a myriad of wild animals. A range of unique and strange plants abound, such as the "halfmens" tree that from a distance looks like a human head.
The local Nama people revere these human-like trees as the embodiment of their ancestors, half human, half plant. The Nama people are an ancient people who are a living example of a way of life that has survived thousands of years in the isolation of this remote place.
Leopard, caracal, brown hyena and black-backed jackal are some of the predators that are found in the Park and one is also likely to come across klipspringer, Hartmann's mountain zebra, grey rhebok, kudu, gemsbok, steenbok and duiker, as well as baboons and smaller mammals such as the rock hyrax and mountain ground squirrel. If lucky, one may also see wild horses that are the decedents of those deserted by World War 2 soldiers.
While the challenge will be physically demanding, comfortable nights are assured. After a challenging day in the desert, the group will arrive at a wilderness camp to enjoy a delicious fireside meal, good company and a good night's rest under the desert skies. Accommodation will be in well-appointed individual tents except for the second night which will require roughing it in the deep wilderness. October is spring in the Richtersveld desert, which means hot days and cold nights, but temperatures are not extreme and the Orange River brings life to the area and opportunities to swim to cool off. Rain is very unlikely. The Richtersveld is malaria-free and medical risks are those generally associated with outdoor activities. A strong support team will accompany the Challenge including a medical doctor and massage therapist, bike mechanic and guides.
Participants need to be physically fit and in good health to complete the Desert Challenge as cleared by a medical professional. The Challenge is not a race and each participant can complete each leg at their own pace, but there are sections where one cannot turn back. As a fitness guide, participants should be able to run a half marathon in under 2.5 hours, be comfortable on a mountain bike at the level of gravel roads, be able to paddle a kayak and be willing to abseil a 100m drop with assistance from professionals.
This exclusive WWF Challenge is limited to 15 people so if you are interested don't delay in signing up.
The 2019 WWF Desert Challenge will take place in the Richtersveld Transfrontier Park in South Africa from the 12th- 19th October 2019.
The all-inclusive price of the Challenge (departing from Cape Town) is $9,000 for overseas participants and R120,000 for South Africans. This includes a contribution to WWF's conservation work in South Africa.
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(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- California has become the first state in the nation to extend healthcare coverage to undocumented young adults.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed into law Senate Bill 104, which extends access to Medi-Cal, the state's healthcare insurance program for low-income residents, to all residents age 19 to 25, regardless of immigration status.
Since 2016, California has provided Medi-Cal for undocumented residents under the age of 19. The new law extends the coverage to undocumented young adults up to 25 years old.
According to the California governor's budget summary, the new law will cost taxpayers about $98 million and cover approximately 138,000 young adults in the first year.
President Donald Trump criticized the efforts in California, calling them "very unfair to our citizens."
"If you look at what they're doing in California, how they're treating people, they don't treat their people as well as they treat illegal immigrants," Trump told reporters earlier this month. "So at what point does it stop? It's crazy what they're doing. It's crazy. And it's mean, and it's very unfair to our citizens."
In remarks this week, Newsom contrasted California's policies to those espoused by Trump.
"If you believe in universal health care, you believe in universal health care," Newsom said on Tuesday. "We are the most un-Trump state in America when it comes to health policy."
Democratic candidates for president have also been prompted to weigh in on government-subsidized healthcare benefits for unauthorized immigrants.
Last month, on the second night of the first Democratic debate, presidential hopefuls were asked whether their healthcare plan would cover undocumented immigrants. All ten candidates on stage raised their hand.
"This is not about a handout," said South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg. "This is an insurance program. We do ourselves no favors by having 11 million undocumented people in our country be unable to access healthcare."
"We already pay for the healthcare of undocumented immigrants," noted former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro on ABC's 'This Week.' "It's called the emergency room."
A recent CNN poll found that roughly 60% of Democratic voters are in favor of "health insurance coverage provided by the government" for undocumented immigrants.
The rate of support, however, shrunk significantly when looking at all American voters, with 59% opposed and only 38% in favor.
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Gracen | 31 | 6'2″ | 170# | 9.5″ | Brown Hair | Brown Eyes | Straight & Sexploring
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This particular shoot is a personal milestone in that it's the 500th video that I've shot on behalf of ClubAmateurUSA. So, who else but our resident Milestone Marker, Emperor Gracen.
Now, as I continue to attempt to expand his boundaries & possibly work my tongue into his virgin manhole, somehow this scene turned into something straight out of the "Tickled" documentary. LOL
My goal was to work his taint & possibly venture a bit further back & deeper; we ended up with a bit of tickling fetish video. Always something new…
Update 3/31/17: This blog is being updated a few hours earlier than the site update going live due to my departure for a family funeral in Colorado. Regarding Gracen part deux, after almost two years, my fingers finally engaged his virgin manhole.
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Research Areas:
Energy, Environment, and Economics
National and Homeland Security
Infrastructure Assurance
Emergency Preparedness
Social Dynamics
Policy Analysis
Core Capabilities:
Systems Analysis
Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization
Complex Adaptive Systems
Decision Support and Risk Management
Information Sciences
Background: The early transition phase in a possible future shift to a hydrogen-based transportation system will likely be a time of considerable uncertainty, when reasonable investors might hold widely differing expectations and employ a variety of business strategies to pursue divergent company goals. Some may anticipate rapid technology development, active government support and strong market growth; others may be less optimistic.
In collaboration with partners, such as RCF Consulting LLC, Ford Motor Company, BP, and others, the Center for Energy, Environmental, and Economic Systems Analysis (CEEESA) is using agent-based modeling and simulation (ABMS) techniques to analyze this early transition phase. ABMS is a micro-simulation technique that facilitates representation of heterogeneity and is well suited to applying sophisticated economic and behavioral models in an environment involving actors with widely differing characteristics and goals and limited foresight.
As opposed to conventional approaches, ABMS does not enforce a global optimum solution. Rather, it incorporates different objective functions (goals) for different agents and allows for varied reactions to unmet expectations and exogenous events, different learning from the emerging economic environment, and diverse responses based on agent characteristics.
Methodology: Conventional methods to address technology introduction and deployment issues rely on developing computer simulations to project how a new product will be accepted in the marketplace. These tools rely on conventional optimization approaches, equilibrium analysis, and other analytical techniques. These conventional approaches are, however, less suitable for evaluating the manner in which the hydrogen infrastructure might evolve. There are far too many complex interactions among the many potential participating entities to be captured with these techniques. Further, the long-term configuration of the hydrogen infrastructure is not the only issue of interest. Understanding the alternative evolutionary stages that the infrastructure may pass through is critical to identifying the conditions under which it will succeed or fail. ABMS as applied to hydrogen transition analysis has the following key characteristics:
Current Model Implementation: In the current model implementation we use the road topology of a real metropolitan area, the Los Angeles basin. The driver agents vary in their income and live and work in locations spread across the LA area based on demographic data. They have attributes such as "greenness" – their willingness to pay more or suffer more inconvenience to operate a vehicle that has desirable environmental characteristics.
H2CAS Road Grid
H2CAS Number of Homes
The driver agents are influenced in their purchase decisions not only by their personal experience and a general "belief space" reflecting the attitude of society in general towards hydrogen, but also by interactions with their peers. The purchase decision is implemented in the form of a utility function which computes the sum of all adoption incentives less the disincentives of inconvenience and worry about running out of fuel. We take advantage of Repast Simphony's networking capabilities to set up relationships between the agents based on their home neighborhoods, their places of work, and common characteristics. We are currently experimenting with Moore neighborhoods but may eventually extend this to include full social networking capabilities in the future.
In summary, our model includes endogenous vehicle adoption and fuel purchases on a GIS platform. Our driver or consumer agents decide to buy hydrogen vehicles and when and where to refuel based on their assessment of fuel availability and other factors, including
The investor agents in the model decide the type of supply infrastructure, and how much and where to locate it. These investment decisions are made with imperfect knowledge of driver vehicle purchase and fueling behavior, the expected penetration of hydrogen, the plans of competitors, and the total demand for fuel. Thus, investors need to develop expectations they can use to base their decisions on. We model investors as agents that are trying to do the best they can, given the uncertainties they face. Our investors may make non-optimal decisions and may learn from their experience. In a sense, our investors are satisficing rather than optimizing.
The investor's knowledge is limited to certain observations on what has happened in the past (such as fuel sales in particular locations) with some crude assumptions on what they might be in the future. With this limited knowledge, the investor agents develop their demand expectations on which they base their investment decisions. As the driver agents respond to the roll-out of the supply infrastructure by purchasing H2 vehicles and fuel, the investor receives feedback on the actual demand realization. He uses this in an ex-post analysis to revise his expectations and adjust his future investment plans.
Rather than having single-value expectations, our investor agents have subjective probability density functions of sales. The investor uses rules of thumb to determine whether and where to locate fueling stations. He does this by trying to maximize his utility function. The investor's approach to risk is to balance expected profits with the risk of bankruptcy, with greater weight put on the bankruptcy outcome the more risk averse the investor is. We distinguish between different types of investor agents, from risk prone to risk averse, with different relative risk aversion coefficients.
For learning over time, as the investor acquires more and more knowledge about the reality of hydrogen fuel sales, a simple form of Bayesian learning is used.
This ongoing work leverages several existing activities including the following:
(a) The Center for Complex Adaptive Systems has been working for the past four years on the development of computer simulation toolkits, ABMS modeling techniques, and software engineering methods to use in agent-based models. These have resulted in the development of ABMS capabilities that have been applied to several other domains including deregulated electricity markets, counterterrorism analysis, and retail sales. The experience gained in these programs will significantly enhance the ability to use the ABMS approach on the hydrogen infrastructure problem.
(b) The Center for Energy, Environmental, and Economic Systems Analysis has developed numerous energy system analysis tools that have been applied to domestic and international energy system issues. This work will provide the detailed background needed to structure the hydrogen infrastructure configuration alternatives, to assemble the energy system technical and economic data needed for the modeling effort, and to construct the conventional model of the energy infrastructure.
(c) The Center for Transportation Research has developed several models of consumer choice, vehicle cost, transportation demand, and hydrogen infrastructure. These will provide key insights into consumer and manufacturer decision behavior and the configuration of alternative hydrogen infrastructures, as well as a suite of models to estimate hydrogen fuel demand, investment requirements, and fuel cost for the conventional model of the energy infrastructure.
Additional Resources: For more information on this modeling activity, use the links below:
For more information, contact contact CEEESA
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Wednesday, 25 September, 2002, 13:05 GMT 14:05 UK
Do we still discriminate against disability?
For some, it's the new racism; for others, any hint of campaigning for rights for people with disabilities is political correctness gone mad.
The forum has now finished.
Throughout this week, Breakfast has been speaking to people who've played a role in the What's Your Problem season.
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? week one
Flesh and Blood Wednesday 25 September, BBC TWO, 9.00pm Drama. Adopted as a baby, Joe (Christopher Eccleston) is forced to rethink his world when he traces his parents and finds they have learning difficulties. Find out more about Flesh and Blood on the BBC Drama website.
One in Seven Wednesday 25 September, BBC TWO, 11.20pm Documentary. Four disabled people, four personalities. One CP geezer, one VI artsy dreamer, one mother with epilepsy and one Deaf social animal.
The Man Who Learned to See Thursday 26 September, BBC TWO, 9.00pm Documentary. Mike May regains his sight after 40 years of being blind, but switching on his eyes doesn't switch on his visual understanding of the world - not just another "miracle cure" documentary. And you can talk to Mike May online in a BBCi Live Chat straight after the programme.
North Face Thursday 26 September, BBC TWO, 9.50pm Drama short. The neighbour of a young disabled woman is forced to face his feelings over a recent romantic entanglement with her when a recent romantic entanglement with her when locked out of his flat. Stars Ralf Little and Lisa Hammond
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? week two
Thalidomide - Life at 40 Wednesday 2 October, 9.00pm Documentary. Kevin, Janette and Gary are 3 of 8,000 who fell foul of the drug that spawned a generation of people with a man-made disability in the '60s. The world wrote them off, but 40 years on we look at how they're living.
The Egg Wednesday 2 October, 9.50pm Drama short. The perfect egg served in a greasy transport caff to a disabled man at 4.00am has life-altering repercussions for all present. Stars Jamie Beddard, Tim Healy and Frances de la Tour.
Free Wheelers Wednesday 2 October, 11.20pm Documentary. Gotta move on ... Krystie (12), George (21) and Lucy (21) have to face up to disability and plan their new lives.
Urban Myth Thursday 3 October, 9.50pm Drama short. Mat Fraser and Saffron Burrows star as two could-have-been-lovers who bump into each other again after 16 years, as a story of missed opportunity, personal anxiety and lust unfolds.
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Flash Fables is a collection of twenty-seven stories told from Flash the Wonder Pooch's point of view. He has opinions on life, love, and the neighbors.
Some of the stories in Flash Fables are:
- Half a Bone is Better Than None
- Comparisons Are Odious
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|Morning beach walk with birds, Coney Island
On some days, you just need a long walk on the beach. For many New Yorkers, Coney Island is affordable and accessible. When you catch it in the right light and the right time, the spot is incomparably beautiful.
|The Parachute Jump at Coney Island is defunct but the tower remains a familiar icon on the boardwalk.
So on this bright morning, the day had come to revel in views of the famously blue waters of Coney Island, its resident birds, and the comfort of traditional images. Coney's repertory of familiar icons - the Parachute Jump, Deno's Wonder Wheel, the Cyclone, Nathan's hot dogs, among them - conspire to make the place worthy of a pilgrimage. The shell of the old Childs Restaurant could serve as its cathedral. The Polar Bear Club, out in their full shivering glory today, certainly make an inspired sect of some sort or another, worthy of miraculous chilly plunges. Lest I sound too sacrilegious, I would like to point out that the day's opening ceremony included the 29th annual blessing of the rides. United States Senator Charles Schumer was on hand and spoke to those assembled, blessing all with an announcement that the federal government would pay for one hundred percent of the recovery efforts.
|For those who walk, the Boardwalk offers a fine opportunity for sun-drenched strolling.
So without further ado, may I present the sights of Coney Island on opening day.
|Childs Restaurant, detail
|Scream Zone
|Part of the original lure of Coney Island was the blueness of the ocean.
|bird's eye view from the beach
|Senator Charles Schumer speaks at the opening ceremony
|Not all is back in business. The original Nathan's Famous on Surf Avenue is working toward reopening by Memorial Day. Its boardwalk location is open.
|Deno's Wonder Wheel offered free rides today.
|The birds gather for opening day at Coney Island.
Images by Walking Off the Big Apple from Sunday, March 24, 2013. Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City.
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WWII Vet Beat to Death By Teens — Spokane Police Still Seeking Suspects
An 88-year old World War II veteran has died after sustaining a beating from two "teen" suspects.
The death of Delbert Belton is the latest in a series of attacks sweeping the country. Police reported to a call about an assault on an elderly white man Wednesday evening.
Belton was found in his car Wednesday night outside the Eagles Lodge on Lidgerwood in Spokane, suffering from significant head wounds. He later died at a nearby hospital after being placed in intensive care. The former World War II vet was wounded at Okinawa in the Pacific Theater, and later worked at the Kaiser Aluminum plant north of Spokane, and was described as a friendly person who would help anyone.
KHQ-TV reported Spokane Police described the suspects as two young African-American males, between 16-19 years of age. They were wearing black clothing and one was believed to be wearing a do-rag on his head – sometimes a sign of gang membership.
Spokane police released surveillance footage of two persons who are wanted for questioning in connection with the fatal beating. This assault comes just days after another white person, Australian basketball player Chris Lane, was shot and killed by several youth who said they killed him because they were bored.
Numerous other reports have occurred across the country, but their coverage has largely been regional, if reported nationally, only given a brief mention. Critics, including former Congressman Alan West – who is black – say where's the same outrage over these assaults as what was generated over the Trayvon Martin case? West even tweeted this about the Lane case: "who will POTUS identify with this time?"


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What is CJ's Butter Spritz Warm Vanilla Cake?
CJ's Butter Spritz Warm Vanilla Cake is a special blend of oils that is conveniently applied with a fine mist spray.
Key Benefits
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Product Information
liquid formula of CJ's BUTTer is loved as a spray application rash treatment that is exceptionally useful for sensitive to the touch rashes or quick application and can double as a wipes solution! This spray on moisturizer also works wonders as a bath oil, baby oil, massage oil that is safe for all ages, leave-in conditioner, hair detangler, curl definer, make-up remover, adhesive remover - no more struggle to remove sticky bandage goo and so much more!
This spray also makes the perfect travel mate with cloth diapers. Fits easily inside diaper bag. Like other CJ's BuTTer products, CJ's BuTTer Spritz contains lanolin which washes out easily with hot water and detergent.Scented include: Fresh banana and juicy grapefruit, middle notes of kiwi, bubblegum, and strawberries; and a hint of vanilla as a base note.
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Contains shea butter, olive oil, coconut oil, lanolin, beeswax, cocoa butter, Vitamin E (derived from soy), gluten-free colloidal oatmeal, and essential oils.
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Steam Hammer sandbox RPG
Steam Hammer is the first hardcore sandbox-style RPG set in a dark and mysterious steampunk world. Experience the intensity as you try to survive on the mysterious Acribo Islands.
Steam Hammer features:
• a classic Victorian steampunk setting with wondrous mechanisms, machinery, weapons, armor, clothing, and—of course—steam and smoke.
• an open-class system that frees you from arbitrary constraints. Engineer, scientist, farmer, gunsmith, stormtrooper, sharpshooter, and more can all be combined and switched depending on your skill set.
• a huge open world for you to explore, travel, and terraform. Go where you will and master the land.
Craft your Glory. Craft your Victory. Craft your Steam Hammer!
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The Victorian Empire was at the height of its power. It dominated its neighbors and basked in glory. The Victorians made remarkable technological achievements in steam-powered machinery. Imperial airships flew over the many lands and provinces under its control. The foundation of the Empire's power was the celebrium trees growing on the Acribo Islands. Its precious sap fueled its technological wonders, but the empire had a dark secret. Harvesting the sap of the trees drove the workers mad. Day after day, the Acribian laborers slaved away in nightmarish conditions, all for the sake of harvesting the cursed tree. A storm was brewing that could not be seen from above, and one day, everything changed.
The ancient gods of the Acribo Islands returned and took revenge on the Victorians exploiting their people. Devastating cataclysms struck the land. Having suffered long under the yoke of the Empire, the Acribians rebelled in a war that nearly drowned the country in blood, and they declared their independence. The world was never the same.
Time passed. The crisis was over, but the Empire's greatness was gone. So was its industry, and the lives of so many of its citizens. It lost its access to the celebrium trees. But now, Victoria is healing its wounds and it is time to take action. All that remains of its air force is mustering and the Imperial airships are headed West. This is where your story begins. Bring the Empire back to its former glory! You must win whatever it takes.
Airships are the pinnacle of technology in Steam Hammer. To make one, you have to accumulate enormous stockpiles of resources and build a special dockyard. Airships themselves are modular, meaning that you can install and remove a variety of turrets, upgrade the fuel tanks or engine (boosting range and speed), etc. Players can use airships as mobile platforms from which to strike enemy strongholds or as formidable weapons in the battle for air supremacy. Don't forget that they can be shot down or even captured!
Players lean heavily on jetpacks to fly short distances. They're perfect for leapfrogging fortress walls, flying over to enemy airships, adding power to hammer blows, and quickly altering lines of fire. In other words, they represent a huge combat advantage. In addition to that, however, jetpacks also let you carry more loot. There are two types in the game, each with their own unique attributes.
The game has a varied crafting system that includes both mining and production. Some resources can be gathered on the earth's surface (wood, celebrium, copper, medicinal herbs, clay, and more), and others are mined (iron, aluminum, gold, etc.). Sometimes you have to turn over entire mountains before you have enough of a resource. All resources and crafts have a quality rating—use better-quality ingredients when you're crafting and you'll walk away with a better product. All resources can be used to make the items and machines needed to survive in the harsh world of Saol. There's a ton you can create: from primitive copper shovels to the gigantic factories you need to produce airships.
You can also build things in the game: workshops and factories, defenses, homes, and more. Workshops and factories help you craft things, defenses keep your city safe, and you can decorate you houses however you want. All you need to start building is a little crafting and mining to get the materials. Just remember that every once in a while you'll have to fight off enemies trying to capture your city.
Leveling up, classes
Characters have production and combat abilities that can be improved however you want (until you hit the skill cap). Abilities are leveled up by using existing items and finishing certain tasks: for example, your metallurgy skill is improved by looking for, mining, and smelting minerals. You can decide which skills you want to upgrade to which level, in the process making your own unique character. For example, you could have a metalworker/blacksmith with a little alchemist thrown in or mix an engineer/farmer with construction abilities (hi, Cyrus Smith!). The same is true for combat abilities: you can become a deadly archer, go for a brutal hand-to-hand combat expert, or focus on the ability to use electrical weapons and artillery. On the other hand, you can't be everyone and everything—though you can decide to forget abilities and redistribute those points if push comes to shove.
Combat system
Players can wield edged weapons, electric weapons, or firearms, so one of our main goals is to ensure parity between ranged players, tanks, and support players. One thing that is a significant help in that area is the ability to correctly select armor. Another is the combat ability system that opens when you level them up. Players who fight using edged weapons can demonstrate their skill by deciding where to aim their blows (stabbing from above, from the right, or from the left) and when to block their opponents' parries. Battles between experienced swordsmen can be absolutely fascinating!
Be a Hero — Victorian technocrats are renowned for their engineering skills, but your airship crash-landed on one of the Acribo Islands far from civilization. Now your skills will truly be put to the test. Can you engineer your own survival?
Explore an Open World — Mine resources (copper, iron, coal, gold, wood, and more), harvest the sap of the priceless celebrium trees, construct buildings, and protect your settlement from the dangers hidden on the Acribian islands.
Defend Yourself from Pillage and Plunder — Your biggest threat is the other settlers on the island. Taking what others have built is easier than building it yourself, so you must always be watchful. And, as they say, if you want peace, you must prepare for war. Protect yourself with customizable weapons, armor, guns, cannons and military airships. And if you need help, ally with people in nearby towns.
Or Become the Conqueror — Feeling aggressive and want to try raiding your neighbors? You'll need even bigger guns and sturdy armor.
Construct Wondrous Architecture — Construct shelter to protect you from the harsh Acribian conditions, build workshops in which you will create technological wonders, and engineer fortifications to defend yourself from attack. From these humble beginnings you will eventually build whole cities with steam smithies and your own airship fleet.
Ride Fantastical Steampunk Vehicles — Forget about exploring the island on foot. Steam Hammer puts a wide range of vehicles at your disposal. Take a ride on a classic steampunk motorbike or a steam-powered mechanical horse. When you are ready you can take to the sky, flying over obstacles with your jetpack or flying military airships to take longer voyages to raid neighbors and assault the temples of the Ancients.
Advanced Combat System — A powerful arsenal of weapons will be at your disposal. Choose between one-handed and two-handed melee weapons, single-shot and repeating firearms, lightning throwers, and negative charge generators. You can even wield magic!
RPG Class System — Steam Hammer features a flexible class system with no limitations. Be a sniper, techno-mage, stormtrooper, blacksmith, farmer, an alchemist, or an engineer. But you can't be all of them at once. Invite your friends to the world and build a team so you don't have to spend valuable time retraining.
Master PvP Strategies — You'll need to plan ahead and cooperate to defeat well-organized adversaries. This will be especially important when seizing forts and assaulting airships in PvP battles. You must lead your team effectively. Choose who will control the turrets and who will use their jetpack to board the enemy's airships.
As of now, all digital game copies will be delivered via Steam Key, so you'll need a free Steam account to play. If the game is distributed across other channels in the future, backers will of course have the option to choose their preferred gaming platform.
We are an international team of developers from the US, Eastern Europe, and Russia. We share a love of steampunk and sandbox games. We all believe the steampunk setting deserves its own game where you can be as creative as you want. But game development is expensive and so we need your help to get the funds that will push Steam Hammer over the finish line. We want Steam Hammer to feature a huge new world, with trains, airships, steam-powered motorcycles, and all the classic features of the genre. We also want to fully develop the biopunk Acribians with their own crafting tree, weapons and biomechanical leviathans. But, to make this all happen, we need the support of the Kickstarter gaming community.
Risks and challenges
Our team of twenty-six people have been working very hard for a whole year to get Steam Hammer to this point. Now we are doing our best to present it to all steampunk fans. Just as with any other indie game, the main risk is failure to meet our deadline. But considering how much work has already been done, we owe it to our fans and ourselves to complete the game by the release date.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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ESL Classroom Program
When I leave my group of students, I feel good about the world. You give, but you get back so much more. Watching people progress is rewarding. You see people you would not meet in your everyday life and get a different perspective on things.
-Debra, LCMC Educator
What do we do?
The Literacy Council offers a classroom program for adults who want to learn English as a second language (ESL). We have classes for beginning, intermediate, and advanced learners.
Where do students learn?
Classes are held at schools, public libraries, community service centers, and churches in Montgomery County.
When do students learn?
Classes are a total of 60 hours. We offer Morning, Afternoon, Evening and Saturday Classes. Students may not miss more than 6 hours of class or they will be removed from the program.
What does it cost?
Classes are free for beginner and intermediate level students. Advanced students will pay a small fee, and all students are encouraged to buy their books.
Who can be a student?
Students must live or work in the state of Maryland. Students cannot be enrolled in our tutoring program at the same time as taking one of our ESL classes. Students in the ESL class program must be at least 18 years old and not enrolled in high school. We cannot serve F-1 and J-1 visa holders.
How can I become a student?
Attend a Literacy Council ESL Class registration to learn more and to be tested for placement level
Space is limited – please arrive on time – first come, first served
Please do not bring children to orientation
Plan to stay for the entire orientation session (about 3 hours)
Available Classes: Upcoming available ESL classes and the dates of their registration and placement testing will be available for Winter 2019-2020 soon. (Already taken a placement test and were told your English too advanced for our program? Already graduated our most Advanced ESL class? Check out our newest GED class, just for you.)
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Ann Weying, a key character from Marvel's "Spider-Man" comics, is reportedly set to appear in the upcoming "Venom" movie at Sony Pictures according to That Hashtag Show.
In the comics, Weying is a successful lawyer and the ex-wife of Eddie Brock – the man who becomes Venom. In the comics she also became She-Venom and temporary symbiote before ultimately committing suicide due to the trauma of the experience.
Tom Hardy is set to play Venom in the film which boasts a new script by Jeff Pinker and Scott Rosenberg. Producers are reportedly looking to cast a woman in the age range of 25-32-years old for the role of Ann.
The new film, which boasts Carnage as the villain, is NOT a part of the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe and is rumored to have an R-rating. It is currently expected to be released October 5th 2018.


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What Are the Red Bumps on My Inner Thigh Growing Around?
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Red bumps, medically known as folliculitis, grow around the hair follicles on your inner thighs. Folliculitis results from several causes including infected hair follicles--which create red bumps, blisters and boils, according to the Mayo Clinic. Folliculitis may affect only part of your hair follicle or the entire follicle and may be treated through a number of remedies.
Folliculitis--a non-specific term for the inflammation of a hair gland--involves your sebaceous glands, or oil glands, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. Each pore on your skin opens into a canal, or follicle, which contains a hair as well as a sebaceous gland. When follicles become irritated or infected, the red, itchy and painful pus-filled bumps associated with folliculitis can appear on your inner thighs.
Inner-thigh folliculitis may be superficial—affecting only the upper-layer of skin around your hair follicle-–or originate deeper in the skin. Superficial folliculitis may cause small, red bumps; pus-filled blisters; and red, inflamed skin around your hair follicles, according to the Mayo Clinic. Deep folliculitis affects your entire hair follicle and usually occurs when the follicle becomes infected. Deep folliculitis produces red bumps as well as large red boils or numerous blisters that may leave scars, reports the Mayo Clinic.
Folliculitis on your inner thighs frequently occurs from a slight injury to your skin, but can also result from an infection. For instance, the virus staphylococcus aureus, or staph virus, is a common viral infection that causes folliculitis, according to the Mayo Clinic. Your red bumps can result from a bacteria-infested hot tub or a fungal infection, as well. Wearing too-tight clothing, shaving, excessive perspiration and inflammatory conditions can also contribute to the occurrence of folliculitis, reports the Mayo Clinic.
Several remedies may benefit itchy, painful red bumps on you inner thighs. For instance, limiting inner-thigh shaving, keeping clean, and using an antiseptic soap or topical antibiotic cream may alleviate folliculitis symptoms. In addition, try applying warm, moist heat to relieve a pus-filled boil, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. In some cases, your doctor may also prescribe an oral antibiotic, such as erythromycin, to relieve folliculitis symptoms.
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The Exterior
The church is best seen from the lych gate in Bengeo Street.
The lych gate traditionally shelters the coffin and bearers awaiting the priest who is to conduct a funeral. It is here where he welcomes them on consecrated ground and precedes them into church.
This gate dates from 1894 and was built as a memorial to Robert Smith of Goldings who had been a generous benefactor of the church. Its roof is surmounted by a slender copper cross rising from an orb worked in the curvilinear style characteristic of the period and which we know as Art Nouveau.
From the lych gate a stately avenue bordered by lime trees leads through the extensive churchyard to the West door of the church passing through an attractive wrought iron arch with finials of fleur de lys pattern which formerly supported an oil lamp.
Immediately ahead the broach spire rises approximately 100 feet into the sky and is flanked by the symmetrical gables of the aisles.
The church is built of Kentish ragstone quarried near Maidstone probably transported by barge down the River Lea. The churchyard has been closed for burials for many years but to the South of the church an area has been converted into a memorial garden for the interment of ashes.


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What To Look For When Buying Silhouette Eyewear Clip On Sunglasses
Clip on sunglasses are handy because they eliminate the need to bring a separate pair of eyewear for sun protection. They can clip securely to your regular eyeglasses, and you get superior UVB and UV protection for your eyes. Silhouette is one of the known brands that makes clip-on sunglasses for its signature eyeglasses. Silhouette eyewear clip on sunglasses are made for the uncomplicated, dynamic, and flexible lifestyle. They are easy to set up, too, simply by clipping them onto the nose bridge of your daily eyeglasses. You can buy Silhouette clip on sunglasses online, but there are certain things you must look for to make sure that you are buying a genuine and high-quality product:
- A reputable optical shop – An optical shop must have at least three decades of good experience in eyewear retail. Some of the best retailers started out with a brick and mortar shop and they have extended their services with an e-store that is equally reputable as their regular store. Prefer an optical shop that specializes in selling authentic branded and designer eyewear.
- Free returns and a money-back guarantee – Silhouette clip on sunglasses must come with a 100 percent money-back guarantee, and it must qualify for free returns, in case you are not fully pleased with their quality when you receive them.
- Several options to choose from – Silhouette typically offers five different lens shapes for clip-on sunglasses. Seasoned optical shops use the latest high-end machinery and equipment to customize Silhouette eyewear and clip-on sunglasses for their customers.
- The features of the clip-on sunglasses – Silhouette's clip-on sunglasses are polarized and lightweight. The lenses are made of optical class 1 polycarbonate, which comes with 12 synthetic coatings that are hydrophobic, anti-scratch, and anti-reflective. Lenses offer complete UV and UVB protection, and glare reduction through advanced polarized technology.
- Austrian-made All Silhouette clip-on glasses are made in their factory in Austria, and they are frameless to avoid restricting vision once they are attached to your eyeglasses. The plastic lenses can correct vision by offering optimal resolution and image quality without distortions. Look for labels like 'handmade in Austria' and 'clean coat' to represent the manufacturer's standards for the highest-quality workmanship.


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The eighteen 76 Club at the American Airlines Center on Thursday, Oct 11th, 2018
5:30 to 8:30pm. Directions
* Drawing is in reverse order and ticket holders do
not have to be present to win the raffle.
* A ticket is not needed to enter the event, or
participate in auctions.
* Grand Prize valued at $2500 will be awarded to the
last number called
* Only 200 total tickets will be purchased, so purchase yours before they are gone!


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Kiss frontman Gene Simmons urges all men to resist the temptation to marry, and save themselves stacks of money at the same time.
The womanising music legend, who once dated rocker Cher, insists there are no benefits to married life - and divorce is far too costly.
He says, "Women are a different species. They have a biological clock, they want to nest. A man produces thousands of sperm every day and a woman thinks it's all for her, but it's not.
"Always be honest with a woman. It's not beneficial for a man to marry. The worst thing a man can do is get married because he has to give 50 per cent of his gross pre-tax dollars to a woman who has given him nothing, apart from companionship.
"That's more than the taxes you pay to the government which gives you nuclear armed forces, military, police and infrastructure."28/09/2004 09:25


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MLS # 16-10965 | Listing Office: Kasilof Real Estate Company
MLS # 16-10965 | Listing Office: Kasilof Real Estate Company
51288 Joker is a $22,500 property on a 2.19 acre lot located in Kasilof, AK.
Large well treed Building Lot. Great location for your Recreation Cabin or Homesite. Close to Kasilof Beach access and 2 miles to hub of Kasilof. Protective Covenants. Choose from 4 lots listed in this Subdivision.
|Exterior Features
Dedicated Road
Maintained Access
Inlet Access
River Access
No Waterfront Frontage
Land Covenants
Land Fire Service Area
Land Horse Property
Land Mobile Home Ok
Land Multi-Family Ok
Land Road Service Area
Telephone - In Area
Electric - In Area
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Style 63
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res - residential (unofficial)
|Elementary School
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Varun is a Senior Investment Manager at Qualcomm Ventures and is based in San Francisco. He joined Qualcomm Ventures in 2014 and has since sourced and led their early-stage investments in Clearmotion, Cruise Automation (acquired by General Motors), Even Responsible Finance, Flirtey and Navdy. In 2017, Varun was recognized as one among the global top 20 Rising Stars in the corporate venture industry by Global Corporate Venturing.
Before becoming an investor, Varun gained significant operating experience at Mint, which started in 2007 in partnership with The Wall Street Journal and is today one of the largest and most respected news organizations in Asia. He rose quickly through the ranks to lead business operations for Mint's key growth initiatives and successfully launched a series of consumer and enterprise products across India and Singapore.
Varun holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management where he was a McCormick Scholar; a Masters (Marketing Communications) from MICA; and a Bachelor of Technology (CS, EE) from DA-IICT.


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Hi Guys, so i have decided to bring you more beauty posts as requested by a few readers and today I am reviewing one of m y favourite Nigerian beauty brand Zaron Cosmetics. Zaron offer a wide range of beauty products from face to eyes and lip products. The most amazing thing about this brand is the affordability of its products which is not what we are used to in this part of the world. I was sent some lipsticks and lipstains to review and also they gifted attendees at my last makeup class products.
I have used most of the lipstains and lipsticks on myself and clients, so here is my honest review
The Zaron Lipstains are packaged in tubes with see through bottoms where you can see the different shades and are applied smoothly like gloss and dry off matte after a few seconds. It has a thick liquid consistency and its highly pigmented, It also have quite a nice satin feel after it dries up hence it does not give the flaky, dry look. However I noticed I had to re-apply using the gloss stick for a few colours like Rockstar and Royale, since using one coat made it look patchy.
L-R Jasmine, Pout, Rock Star, Royale and Brandy
Jasmine: A deep pink shade.
Pout: Bright Pink shade
Rock Star: Deep Reed with pink undertone
Royale: Plum
Brandy: Muddy brown shade ( my favourite)
Unlike the lipstains the lipsticks go on dry and very matte maybe too matte it makes it hard to apply unless the lips are well moisturised with lip balm.
Cow Girl: Bright Purple shade
Fierce: Bright red shade
Buttercotch: Nude shade
Overall, I really like these products which have demonstrated that you can have good makeup without breaking the bank. I absolutely love the vibrant Colors and how affordable they are , sold for N2500/2750, they are also long lasting.
You can purchase these products from any Zaron outlets with their head office atNo. 2, Alhaji Kanike street off Awolowo road, Ikoyi, Lagos or online
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Posts tagged 'musing'
I had lunch with the man of my dreams!
Today I had lunch with the man of my dreams.
I sat side by side with a man who absolutely sets my heart aflutter.
Let me see if I can begin to do him justice.
He is stocky yet athletic and tends to dress a bit grunge. Remember that? He has the most incredibly blue eyes you have ever seen. Looking into them is a dream, I can hardly keep myself contained when I peer into those glassy blues with such innocence and love. Not to mention he has flawless skin with a smattering of freckles across his cheeks that only serve to add to his sunny countenance.
The two of us have a bit of a language barrier. I have to listen hard to understand what he wants to portray to me but words do not have to pass between us for kindred hearts to speak. He is an open book and a man after God's own heart. The humblest of the humble, a true member of the kingdom of Christ.
We ate the simplest of meals but my joy has rarely been so complete. He requested pb&j and couldn't be persuaded otherwise. I ate the same and watched in wonder as he licked his fingers, finishing every morsel. No meal with this man would be complete without a glass of juice and a swipe of the hands down the front of his recently clean-ish shirt.
Who is it?
Certainly not the ONLY man of my dreams.
None other than…
My man, aka Bubba.
No his eyes aren't quite that blue but I had fun editing since I rarely have time for such extravagance!
What's a Mom to DO?
I have a dilemma. There is a neighbor with an eight year old son who is a whirlwind, to put it nicely. Usually I tend to avoid allowing my boys to spend time with kids that I don't want them picking up bad habits from, but this boys happens to be the son of our 4-H leader and a good friend of mine. Sigh!
Tonight is the kickoff bbq and I am terrified that my boys, being younger than he is, will come home after spending an hour or so with this kid and be saying things like "Oh god!" and acting maniacal. Not to mention that for this family money is not an object and they have every toy known to man including all the video game systems and state of the art computer equipment.
At our house, partly out of necessity ;), we emphasise non-monetary contentment and I struggle big time with Thing Two and his addictive nature toward video games. That amounts to their dad's old Nintendo on rare occasions and three days a week he is allowed to earn time at a free online game where a quad goes forward and backward on a two dimensional track. So nothing fancy at all.
I guess what I'm wondering is how do I prepare them for time with this boy since it is not possible to keep them segregated from every ornery boy on the planet! I'm sure mine can come up with lots of their own trouble too.
Do I sit them down and have a "talk" about not conforming to other's standards?
Do I prepare them for the sorts of thing he might say (and that I've heard him say) and mention how his disrespect of his mother will not be tolerated by me?
I truly love this family and I dont' want my boys going in saying, "My mom said…." But I love my boys more and I want to prepare them in the most Godly but not condescending way.
Did that make any sense at all?
What are your thoughts?
Don't you think my "jail" pictures are appropriate? Hee hee!
Portraits of Fun-Lookin Back on the Past Year
These are a few of my favorite things!
Here is Thing One and his look alike pumpkin…
Here is Thing One's Portrait of his baby sister (now one year old-my how the time flies) and I on her 1 week birthday…
Here are three of my favorite things; leaves, the color green and my little buddy "Bubba"…
And here is one of my favorite pictures of Thing Two. He and his older brother got these headlamps for their birthday and while Grammy and Papa were visiting he disappeared. No one could find him anywhere, we were calling and looking, trying not to panic. Finally after a good half hour his Grammy found him asleep with the headlamp on under the guest bed! Gotta love the boy…
I've Graduated
So I've been a mom for almost eight years now. I know, it's more than some, less than others but this morning I had a turning point. I do believe my mother would be proud. I have to say, I've graduated.
I've dealt with poo in every imaginable place and some NOT, I can handle throw up (as long as I'm not pregnant and nauseous myself) and I do pretty darn well with blood just ask Thing 2 aka "Roadrash King" and "Scar-funkle"! My weakness has always been with sink ickies. You know the stuff, the soggy cereal that is half stuck to the bottom of the sink, the random pieces of fruit that are barely recognizable and also very slimy, then there are often beans or pieces of meat swirling around and around in the drain too big to slip through the slot and disappear forever.
The worst is when mom's been gone and there are stray dishes in the sink disguising the problem. Mom comes home at midnight from a once in a blue moon girls night/baby shower falls into a fitful sleep and wakes up late (theoreticaly-;)) to find the lurking dinner goodies floating around under a couple plates and a handful of silverware.
You know what I did today? Instead of my usual freak out; convulsing while fighting my gag reflex, shielding my eyes from the horror of it all then trying to fish out the invaders with a spoon and a paper towel (no I don't have a disposal) while all the while holding my breath which if it takes too long puts me at further risk of passing out right then and there on the kitchen floor. Instead of all that I reached my bare hand down into the sink drain and scooped that puppy right out of there. It's like a creature out of mad science and I TOUCHED it, grabbed it and threw the whole darn mess away WITHOUT gagging.
I tell ya, I've graduated!
Sometimes I Forget
Sometimes I forget to taste my food.
I've even forgotten what wheat tastes like.
Sometimes I forget that my children are all very young,
That the oldest is young enough to still fear the dark.
Sometimes I forget to hug my husband,
And that my best weapon is prayer, my shield is the God who sees!
Sometimes I forget that I do a good job,
That the children will not remember a swept floor, a well thought out meal.
Sometimes I forget my manners, my patience, my happy countenance
But my Jesus, my Joy
He is my witness
Sometimes I forget
He never forgets
Please visit the others by clicking the picture below! There are so many great photographers that participate!
Not so FAST!
Do you know how much you can learn from observation. "Be still and know that I am God" implores the Lord!
In our instant gratification, fast food, fast paced, speed dating, online chatting, thrill seeking society the noise never stops. But those who take the time to STOP and look around will find knowledge in the simplest of places.
Did you know you could learn to garden without "Gardening for Dummies" or that you can track an animal without high tech gear?
I met a huge bull moose face to face the other day. Twenty feet apart we stared at each other, me on my horse, he in his element. No fear, no aggression he just caulked his velveted rack and stared. Quickly we departed. But how did I track and sneak up on one of the largest specimen of four legged creatures in our mountains when hunters search for weeks with their ATV's and GPS, their cell's and scopes and tree perches?
It's because I listened and learned. I've tracked numerous deer and found signs of bears and many other critters. I use my nose, my sight and the sounds that carry on the wind when you are silent.
That's why I love the woods, they remind me to hear with ears that really listen, see with eyes that search, feel with my whole being and trust my God given senses.
Sometimes in the day to day I begin to feel like one of the machines I load to wash dishes, or type at to communicate with friends or watch to learn something new. When did we become so one dimensional?
Today will you sit down and listen? What can you hear beyond the honking cars, the whir of the fan or the droning of the local news anchor?
Summer Slackin'
See I'm silly, do you suspect my serious compulsion? I have a compulsion for words and I love alliteration! 🙂
That aside, I spent the time it takes to brew my morning coffee swatting flies! Why flies you ask? My darling Thinglets can not resist the great outdoors but since mom doesn't cook during the summer they also can't resist multiple trips indoors for a snack. During the summer I slack in the eating and the cleaning department, I reserve most of my cleaning rampages for the dreary days of winter. Please pay close attention to the word MOST as I am not good at practicing what I preach!
The result is a summer slackin' mamma, several snackin saps and a serious amount of smackin' stinkin' segmented sailing suckers!
Since I've been a regular participator in Linda's weekly blog carnival, previously "What's for Dinner Wednesday" I decided I couldn't let down the troops so this week I don't have a recipe but more of a slackers gluten free survival map!
Never fear though, I will be back soon with full tummy recipes since in the Northwest summer is but a passing fancy! We have guests this week and I plan to bring you my brother in law's (Lil Sis' Hubby) "Famous Fish Taco" recipe. So tune in next week!
In the mean time-
Gluten Free Goof's Slacker's Survival Map:
The first stop is my sock drawer! No I don't have any science experiments brewing in there just a "treasure map" of sorts that helps me get my head out of the clouds when it comes time to eat! Food preparation is one area that I am somewhat of a procrastinator. I am not confident, I am picky and yet I have grand ideas that often flop (unless my hubby is helping- he is an uninhibited cook)! Sooo, it helps me to have a simple plan to fall back on and yet not be bound to!
Sounds much too complicated for FOOD! For crying out loud those six mouths are simply six pie holes!
After I have fished out my treasure map I wistfully make a paper airplane out of it and send it sailing off of the deck, past the pigs, the horses, and the vegetable garden where I am reminded there are numerous summertime treasures we don't get to enjoy everyday! Second stop, garden of weedin where we get our veggies fix'!
If there is extra time and I want to impress the rats I might stop by the BBQ on the way back to the house and create a dish for the critics!
When there is no extra time my map ends up as fuel for the barbecue and I whip up my go to summer meal complete with Sweet Baby Ray's drizzly grin!
Occasionally I forget the whole thing and let my seven year old create his own masterpiece!
So in case there is any question, my treasures are featured all over this page! No need for maps or compasses my husband and I have been thoroughly blessed with the four adorable children God has trusted us with!
Psalm 127:3-5
3Sons are a heritage from the LORD,
children a reward from him.
4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are sons born in one's youth.
5 Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their enemies in the gate.
Aaarg, I hope you've enjoyed this treasure hunt, come back next week for a seriously good installment of Linda's new and improved "What Can I Eat That's Gluten Free" and don't forget to visit the others this week!


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From the owners of Beretta comes Delarosa, a modern Italian restaurant that's conveniently located on Chestnut Street in the Marina district. Though the signage looks more at home on a stainless steel Italian espresso machine, the interior is warm and inviting, with its share of high top communal tables encouraging conversation amongst diners.
Chef Ruggero Gadaldi's menu features a mix of antipasti, salads, pastas, and Roman style pizzas, all complimented by a large selection of draft beers, wines and cocktails. Best of all, Delarosa is open late until 1 am most nights and also has a weekend brunch perfect for some daytime drinks. |Delarosa|
2175 Chestnut Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 673-7100
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Sun: 11am – 1am
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Attend our monthly events and activities and join various interest-based groups to get to know like-minded expatriates and fellow Portuguese in Atlanta.
Get trustworthy advice and local insights from fellow Portuguese in our Atlanta expat forums.
With InterNations, Portuguese expats in Atlanta are able to find both the help they need as well as lots of valuable information. The "Gate City Of The South" offers so much for expats to explore - our community helps you enjoy your stay to the fullest.
Our Atlanta community is also lively and welcoming offline. The InterNations Ambassadors host regular get-togethers and a range of expat activities, e.g. a chic dining experience in Atlanta's trendiest restaurant or a get-away with fellow Portuguese expats to discover the picturesque landscapes of the South. These activities make it easy for you to get to know other expats from Portugal in your local community and meet Portuguese in the USA in a comfortable setting. If this sounds interesting to you, simply sign up for membership – we are looking forward to welcoming you among our Portuguese living in Atlanta!


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Cufflinks – Best Man
Let the best man add some style with these 'Best Man' cufflinks.
These cufflinks are rectangle shaped, framed with a silver border and feature a black background, with 'Best Man' printed in silver.
Would also make a great gift and keepsake for the best man!
Cufflinks arrive in a stylish brush finished silver box.
Measurements: 2cm x 1cm
Price: $39.95