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Pink Round Neck Floral Printed Casual Maxi DressSKU: 036239
DescriptionWe are incredibly passionate about this casual boho dress! It features floral print, round neckline, 3/4 sleeve, A line silhouette and maxi length. It's really makes this dress what it is! Perfect for beach. The position of the floral pattern may be different.
95%polyester, 5%spandex
Neckline: Round Neck
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Size Chart(Inch) S M L XL Bust 32.7-40.2 34.6-43.3 36.6-47.2 40.2-50.4 Hips 51.2 53.9 56.7 60.6 Length 55.5 56.3 57.1 57.9 Waist 26.8-36.2 28.3-39.4 30.3-43.3 33.9-48 Size Chart(CM) S M L XL Bust 83-102 88-110 93-120 102-128 Hips 130 137 144 154 Length 141 143 145 147 Waist 68-92 72-100 77-110 86-122
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Easter activities for kids
Find out what's happening on the Sunshine Coast during Easter 2010.
EASTER is always a fun time of year. Especially if you're a kid. Apart from having time off from school, there's plenty of chocolate eggs to be had and lots of fun things to do.
Here's a list of some crafty activities the kids can get up to these Easter holidays:
Dying Easter eggs
Easter eggs have long been regarded as a symbol for new life. Follow these five steps to breathe some new life into your Easter. You'll have fun, and the kids will too.
What you'll need:
- hard boiled egg (as many as you mant to dye)
- plain white vinegar
- small bowls, cups or empty margarine containers
- water
- food colouring
- Fill your containers with water to about 1/2 or 2/3 full.
- Add 1 tsp of vinegar for every 1 cup of water.
- Add a few drops of food colouring until you're happy with the mix.
- Place hard boiled eggs in the containers, using a tablespoon to place them in and remove them.
- Leave the eggs to sit in the solution for a few minutes, then take them out and allow them to dry.Wipe them down with vegetable oil using a paper towel to make the egg look glossy.
Easter cheesecake recipe
Australian's love a good cheesecake, and it couldn't be more fitting on one of the most indulgent holidays of the year - Easter. Here's a recipe for an Easter cheesecake thanks to Lindt. It's so easy to make, and the kids will love the finished product too.
1 packet of chocolate shortbread biscuits
80 grams of unsalted butter
575 g of cream cheese
50g of sour cream
1tsp of vanilla bean paste
200 g of Lindt Excellence 70% cocoa
100ml cream 35%
140g castor sugar
4 eggs
Pinch of salt
6 Lindt gourmet eggs
6 Lindt Lindor balls
Preheat the oven to 120 degrees celcius.
Base: For the base, place biscuits in a food processor and blend until ground reasonably fine. Mix enough melted butter for mixture to just bind together, press evenly over base of lightly greased tin and smooth it with the back of a spoon.
Topping: For the cheesecake mixture, place cream cheese into an electric mixer with a paddle attachment and mix until softened. (scrape down sides to prevent lumps in the mixture).
Once the cream is softened, mix in the sour cream and sugar, continue mixing until smooth.
Place the cream into a saucepan and gently bring to the boil, remove from heat once boiling.
Break up the chocolate and mix in to cream.Stir until melted and set aside to cool slightly.
Mix chocolate into the cheese mixture and once again scrape down the sides.
Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Pour enough cheesecake mixture into the springform to cover the base.
Assembly: Unwrap the gourmet eggs and the Lindor balls and arrange Lindor in a circle in the centre with a circle of gourmet eggs surrounding the Lindor. Get the kids to do this one. Gently cover the Lindor and eggs with a little cheesecake mixture and lightly tap the springform to avoid air pockets.
Pour in remaining cheesecake and once again tap lightly. Place springform into a deep baking tray and pour about two centimetres of hot water into the base of the tray. Make sure adults do this so little hands aren't in danger. This will help the cooking process and prevent the cake from becoming dry and crumbly. Bake cheesecake for approximately 60 minutes.
The cake is ready when it is set on the sides but remains slightly soft in the centre. Completely cool cake in the springform tin. Garnish the side of the cake with some chocolate spaghetti or flaked almonds and decorate with favourite Lindt Easter treats. Serve at room temperature.
Serves about 8 - 10 people.
For more recipe ideas visit Lindt's website.
Easter egg baskets
Ester baskets are probably the most simple craft activity your child can do this Easter. All you need is:
- coloured or plain cardboard
- glue
- scissors
- hole punch
- pencils, pens, crayons
- ruler
- ribbon or string
- sticky tape
- anything else your kids would like to use to decorate their baskets
Grab you cardboard sheet and draw a triangle using a ruler. The best size is an equilateral triangle that is 30cm either side.
- Using scissors, cut the triangle out.
- Decorate your triangle on one side using whatever you want. You can draw Easter eggs, bunnies, or even attach feathers. The triangle is your playground.
- Coat one side of the triangle with glue.
- Carefully roll the triangle until it forms a cone shape. Press the glue side of the triangle onto the opposing side, so as to keep the cone shape.
- While holding the cone together where the triangle's sides meet, use sticky tape on the inside to of the cone for extra strength.
- Allow time to dry.
- Once dry, grab the hole punch and punch holes at the open end of the cone, so that each hole is directly opposite the other.
- Cut a piece of string about 30cm long. Then tie one side of the ribbon/string through one of the holes. Repeat the process with the other hole.
- The final step is to place the basket over the doorknob, ready to be filled with chocolate treats on Easter morning.
For more Easter holiday kids activity ideas checkout these websites:
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Easter chocolate guide 2009
Easter long weekend getaways

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These garlic mashed potatoes are creamy and loaded in flavor. We are going to roast a whole head of garlic, mash them and then add them to our potatoes. The final result is absolutely heavenly. Delish.
This is very easy to make and although it has a lot of garlic in it it is not overwhelming in flavor. I love making these as a side dish for celebrations like Thanksgiving and Christmas.
This is what you are going to need for these delectable roasted garlic mashed potatoes:
Serves eight
6 Russet potatoes
1 head of garlic
Olive oil
½ cup heavy cream
½ cup whole milk
1 TBS butter
Salt and Pepper
Heat your oven to 400 F (200 C).
Cut the tip of the head of garlic off and place it in a small ovenproof dish. Generously drizzle it with olive oil and salt. Place it in the oven and roast the garlic until it is browned and soft.
Remove the garlic from the oven and squeeze it out of the peels on to a plate. Mash the roasted garlic with a fork and set it aside.
Peel and cut the potatoes into eighths. Place them in a pot with salted water and cook them until they fall apart.
Heat the cream and milk with the mashed potatoes. Do not boil. Simply heat it and turn off the heat. Allow them to meld.
Transfer the cooked potatoes into a bowl. Do not let them get cold. Keep about ¾ cup of the hot water where the potatoes cooked in case you need to thin the mashed potatoes a bit.
Add the butter and warm milk/cream and some black pepper. Mash the potatoes until you no longer have any lumps. Taste for salt and adjust as necessary. If the potatoes are too thick go ahead and thin them out with a little bit of the reserved water.
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Keys to the White House
The Keys to the White House, developed by Allan Lichtman, is a system for predicting the winner of American presidential elections, based upon the theory of pragmatic voting. America's electorate, according to this theory, chooses a president, not according to events of the campaign, but according to how well the party in control of the White House has governed the country. If the voters are content with the party in power, it gains four more years in the White House; if not, the challenging party prevails. Thus, the choice of a president does not turn on debates, advertising, speeches, endorsements, rallies, platforms, promises, or campaign tactics. Rather, presidential elections are primarily referenda on the performance of the party holding the White House.
Lichtman first developed the Keys system in 1981, in collaboration with Vladimir Keilis-Borok, founder of the International Institute of Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics. The methodology used in the development of the Keys is described in Keilis-Borok and Lichtman (1981) and Lichtman (2008, 2010a). As shown in Table 1, each of the thirteen keys is stated as a threshold condition that always favors the re-election of the party holding the White House. For example, Key 5 is phrased as "The economy is not in recession during the election campaign." Each key can then be assessed as true or false prior to an upcoming election and the winner predicted according to a simple decision rule. Unlike other systems for predicting election results, the Keys do not assume a fixed relationship between election results and one more dependent variables, such as economic growth or presidential approval ratings. Rather predictions are based on an index comprised of the number of false or negative keys: When five or fewer keys are false, the incumbent party wins; when any six or more are false, the challenging party wins.
Key Topic Threshold condition 1 Party Mandate After the midterm elections, the incumbent party holds more seats inthe U.S. House of Representatives than it did after the previousmidterm elections. 2 Contest There is no serious contest for the incumbent-party nomination. 3 Incumbency The incumbent-party candidate is the sitting president. 4 Third party There is no significant third party or independent campaign. 5 Short-term economy The economy is not in recession during the election campaign. 6 Long-term economy Real per-capita economic growth during the term equals or exceeds mean growth during the previous two terms. 7 Policy change The incumbent administration effects major changes in national policy. 8 Social unrest There is no sustained social unrest during the term. 9 Scandal The incumbent administration is untainted by major scandal. 10 Foreign/military failure The incumbent administration suffers no major failure in foreign or military affairs. 11 Foreign/military success The incumbent administration achieves a major success in foreign or military affairs. 12 Incumbent charisma The incumbent-party candidate is charismatic or a national hero. 13 Challenger charisma The challenging-party candidate is not charismatic or a national hero.
2020 forecast
In his 2020 forecast, Lichtman coded seven keys as false (red font color in Table 1). Thus, the Keys model predicts that the Democrats will in 2020. In order to translate this forecast into a forecast of the incumbent's popular two-party vote (V), PollyVote uses the number of Keys coded as
True as the single predictor in a simple linear regression model that is estimated based on historical data from 1860 to 2012.
This approach was suggested in Armstrong & Cuzán (2006). The regression, updated through 2016, yielded the following vote equation:
True = 37.3 + 1.77 * 6 = 47.9%
That is, the Keys model predicts Trump to gain 47.9% of the two-party popular vote (Biden: 52.1%).
Past performance
Retrospectively, the keys model accounts for the outcome of every American presidential election since 1860, much longer than any other prediction system. Prospectively, the Keys to the White House has correctly forecast the winner of all eight presidential elections from 1984 to 2016, usually months or even years prior to Election Day.
Table 2 reports the first published predictions based on the Keys for the elections of 1984 through 2016.
He Predicted Trump's Win in 2016. Now He's Ready to Call 2020.
Election Forecast date Source 1984 April 1982 "How to Bet in '84", Washingtonian Magazine, April 1982 1988 May 1988 "How to Bet in November", Washingtonian Magazine, May 1988 1992 September 1992 "The Keys to the White House", Montgomery Journal, September 14, 1992 1996 October 1996 "Who Will Be the Next President?", Social Education, October 1996 2000 November 1999 "The Keys to Election 2000", Social Education, November/December 1999. 2004 April 2003 "The Keys to the White House", Montgomery Gazette, Apr. 25, 2003 2008 February 2006 "Forecast for 2008", Foresight, Feb. 2006 2012 January 2010 "The Keys to the White House: A Preliminary Forecast for 2012", International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change, 1(1), 31-43 2016 December 2015 Predicting 2016: What the "13 Keys to the White House" Say and Why Foreign Policy Will Decide the Next President September 2016 Trump is headed for a win, says professor who has predicted 30 years of presidential outcomes correctly 2020 August 2020
He Predicted Trump's Win in 2016. Now He's Ready to Call 2020.
- Armstrong, J. S. & A. G. Cuzán (2006). Index methods for forecasting: An application to the American presidential elections, Foresight: The International Journal of Applied Forecasting, (2006, 3), 10-13.
- Keilis-Borok, V. I. & Lichtman, A. J. (1981). Pattern Recognition Applied to Presidential Elections in the United States, 1860-1980: The Role of Integral Social, Economic, and Political Traits, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 78 (November 1981), 7230-7234.
- Lichtman, A. J. (2006). The Keys to the White House: Forecast for 2008, Foresight: The International Journal of Applied Forecasting, 3, (February 2006), 5-9.
- Lichtman, A. J. (2008). The Keys to the White House, 2008 Edition. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
- Lichtman, A. J. (2010). The Keys to the White House: A Preliminary Forecast for 2012" International Journal Of Information Systems & Social Change 1 (Jan.-March 2010).


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When you are visiting Scotland, Edinburgh Castle is a place worth visiting. Resting on the top of volcanic rocks at the skyline of Edinburgh, you will have a lot to learn and see. The castle was constructed during the Bronze age and served as a royal residential up to 1633. However, today is used by the military and is open to the public. Once you are in, you will be thrilled by the St Margret chapel built in 1130, medieval ceiling built in 1510 and inauguration stone among other eye impressive features. Above all, by being strategically positioned it is possible to enjoy a paranoiac view of the Edinburgh city.
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How Facebook and Instagram can help!
Hey guys, this is Bill Simms and I want to talk to you today about social media marketing tips on Instagram. This is also great for social media marketing tips for Facebook as well. If you're building a business on social media or you want to build a business on social media this is a huge tip that could help to increase your business and connections on social media.
The Instagram Facebook Marriage
If you are on Instagram and have the Instagram app installed on your phone, Facebook will message you to let you know that your friends are on Instagram. If you are not getting these message daily from Facebook, it may be because you are not adding 5-10 new friends on Facebook every day as recommended. Yes, you guessed it, Facebook recently bought out Instagram.
This is huge. Now you have a chance to grow your Instagram Network as well as your friends on Facebook. Once you get that message that your friend is on Instagram, you want to open that message up and you'll immediately go to that page on Instagram where you can follow your Facebook friend on Instagram.
Communicate with Facebook Messenger
Once you have followed your Facebook friend on Instagram, you want to hop over to Facebook and use Facebook Messenger to message your friend to let them know that you just followed them on Instagram and suggest that they follow you back. You just opened up the lines of communication.
Now with any communication that you have on social media, if you're building your business you always want to end the communication with a question. You don't want yes or no answers. So you want the phrase your questions to where your friend on Facebook is going to communicate with you and answer your question with more than a yes or a no.
Some of the best words that you can use to elicit a response other than yes or no are why, how, when and what. For example…. What is it that you do for a living? What do you Market online? How are you making money on the internet?
Facebook has just done you a huge favor by letting you know that your friend is on Instagram. Building relationships is what social media is all about and you've done your friend a great favor by following them. Now don't you think that they're going to appreciate you for that and follow you back on Instagram. Messaging them on Facebook after you have followed them on Instagram is a great way to open Communications with your new Facebook friends. It is also a great way to get them to visit you Facebook profile and when they do this the chances of your posts showing up on their newsfeed just went up dramatically. You just increased your reach on Facebook
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BTW I am curious, what do you do for a the living?
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Article 1-Summer school is an additional education program, which is carried out during the summer months, which are not included in the Fall and Spring semesters. It is not the third term of the academic year.
Article 2-The aims of the summer school are stated as follows:
a) To increase the productivity and the capacity of education by fully utilizing the educational capabilities of the university.
b) To take advantage of the contribution of the academicians who can only be available during the summer since they do not work in our university during the academic year.
c) To provide the students of other universities with the opportunity of attend the courses in our university.
d) To allow the students to retake the lessons that they have failed because of the deficiencies in their academic programs to help them graduate in a shorter period
e) To allow the students who wish to attend fewer lessons during the academic year to take some of their lessons during summer school
Period of Education
Article 3-The summer school cannot last less than seven weeks. Mid-terms and final exam are also included in that period. The total hours of each lesson in the summer school are the same as the total hours of the lessons in the regular academic year.
Academic Calendar
Article 4-The academic calendar of the summer school is determined by the Senate so that it can start at least two weeks after the final exams at the end of the spring term. Pre-registration and registration dates are also mentioned in the academic calendar.
Determining the Courses to Be Offered and Registration
Article 5-The undergraduate and the graduate courses of the summer school are determined by the Senate of the university following the proposal of the related faculty/ institution/ university and the determined lessons are announced by the administration of the Student Affairs in the week that follows the final exam results of the Spring term at the latest.
Article 6 -All the courses that are included in the education programs have to be opened at least once during the Fall and Spring terms. These courses cannot be postponed to the summer school programs.
Article 7 -The conditions for opening the courses of the summer school are determined by the Senate.
Article 8 -The students of the summer school can take 9 credits at most. During summer school, the students who used their right to refuse a course cannot take the refused course during summer school following the term of their refusal, but may take it in a subsequent academic year.
Article 9-Only those students who are about to be dismissed for academic failure at the end of the semester can register to the summer school. If successful at the end of the summer school, the students can continue their education.
Article 10-(Changed : OG-13/082003- 25198)
During summer school, a student can take one of the previous term courses that s/he has never taken, has failed or the grades of which s/he wants to increase. The most recent grade is valid.
When assigning the lessons of new semester of those students who attended summer school, their summer school GPAs are taken into consideration and accordingly the related articles of the regulation are applied.
Article 11 -Students cannot add, drop or withdraw from lessons during summer school.
Achievement and Evaluation
Article 12 -Taking the related regulations of Izmir University of Economics as basis, the summer school courses are evaluated with respect to the attendance, midterm, and final grades and achievement.
Article 13-The success range of the students is determined by their spring and fall term grades. The summer school grades are included in the GPA; however, they are not taken into consideration when determining the success range.
Article 14 -The summer school grades are shown in the transcripts under the "Summer School" section. At the end of the summer school, students' GPAs are calculated.
Article 15 (Changed : OG-13/082003- 25198) The students who fail in their final semesters and the students, whose maximum education period ends, can use their examination rights, which are included in the defined conditions of related regulations during summer school. Providing these students attend summer school, complete the required courses successfully and achieve the satisfactory GPA, they can graduate at the end of summer school.
Other Judgments
Article 16 -The period of summer school is not included in the maximum period, which is given the students to complete their programs.
Financial Judgments
Article 17 -In the summer school, students pay their tuition fees, which are determined and announced by the Board of Trustees during registration.
Exceptive Courses
Article 18 -When any circumstances are not covered by any judgments of this regulation, the rules of the related regulation of Izmir University of Economics are used.
Article 19-This directive takes effect on the date of its publication and will be applied to the students who register for summer education programs.
Article 20 -The Rector of the Izmir University of Economics implements the rules and regulations of this policy.
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26 Mar Tornado Weather: How do I Know When to Worry?
Spring is here in Oklahoma, and that means Tornado season! Interestingly, Oklahomans are used to severe tornado weather. Many of us see storm clouds, hear the wind whistling outside, see debris blowing around and never blink. That can be ok, but it can also be dangerous.
We like to say we are "weather-wise," but are we? Do we know the signs of dangerous storms? Do we know when to be concerned and take action to protect ourselves and our families? Well, there's a group of heroes that risk their lives to help predict these deadly storms. They're known as Storm Spotters.
What do Storm Spotters Spot?
What do storm spotters look for when trying to identify tornado weather or a dangerous storm? These guys are experts, and this article won't make you one, so don't get too confident. But we can take some cues from these wild heroes. They look for several different things.
Inflow Bands
Inflow bands show a storm spotter an important piece of information. They signal that the storm is taking in low-level air from several miles away. These are loosely organized groups or "trains" of low cumulous clouds coming out of the storm. They usually extend from the main storm tower to the southeast or south. If they appear to have a spiraling shape, watch out! That's a sign of rotation.
The Beaver's Tail
The beaver's tail is another element storm-spotters look for to indicate rotation. To locate it, look at the eastern, or leading edge of the storm front. At the base, where there is no rain, the beaver's tail would appear to extend out to the north or north east. Then it seems to wrap around the southern edge of the storm, usually staying outside the rain area. This circular pattern indicates rotation in the storm, and a possibility of a tornado. This means this could be a dangerous storm!
A Wall Cloud
The wall cloud is the most classic sign of a tornado weather storm. It's the one we've probably all heard of. Why? Because it almost always appears before a tornado! It is an isolated lowering of the clouds attached to the base of a thunderstorm. In contrast to the beaver's tail, it usually appears behind the visible rain area.
A wall cloud may visibly rotate, making it an obvious sign of a tornado. These usually appear for 10–20 minutes before a tornado. The wall cloud may also have strong surface winds. In addition, you may notice clouds from below being drawn up inside the wall cloud. This is caused by upward moving air, or "updraft" which is another sign of tornado activity.
The RFD
If you see a wall cloud, and behind it (to the southwest), a "clear slot" or "bright slot," take cover! This is called a rear flank downdraft. It is a downward rush or air that descends along with the tornado. Problem is, sometimes this may be wrapped in rain and be difficult to see, so don't count on this one.
Condensation Funnel
This is a funnel cloud. It is basically a tornado that has not touched down yet. It is a funnel-shaped formation of water droplets. In layman's terms, this is a cloud shaped like a funnel. If you see this, don't wait. Take cover! Especially if you see a cloud of debris at its base. This is a sign that it is already on the ground.
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The sword, threatening to separate Broadway's head from its body, is the simmering conflict between The League of American Theatres and Producers and Local One, the Broadway stagehands union. The talks between the two groups, which have been going on for months, have borne no fruit, unless you count the dueling "final offers" that were with great theatricality thrown down this week like gauntlets. Both offers were rejected.
According to reports, the producers offered salary boosts in exchange for cuts in required personnel during the load-in period (when show's sets and costumes and such are carted into the theatre) — the critical area of dispute between the two sides. But Local One said the money didn't begin to compensate for the loss in jobs — jobs that the producers say have no right to exist anyway. Many people expected producers to bring down a lockout there and then. But no lockout came, just a lot of dramatic tension. Talks resumed on Oct. 11 — "talks," not negotiations, we are informed (I assume there's a legal difference) — making it seem like neither party wanted to be the one to take that final step off the cliff, rendering Broadway a ghost town.
As of press time, the producers were promising that no lockout would occur this coming weekend. What will happen on Monday is anybody's guess. (Mauritius isn't the only thriller playing on Broadway right now.)
In should be noted that, if a strike or a lockout results, not all of Broadway will be dark. The League has been bargaining on behalf of the Jujamcyn and Shubert theatre owners, who account for 22 of the 39 Broadway houses. The happy Nederlanders, representing 9 Broadway theatres, are under a separate contract with Local One and are at the table as observers. The houses unaffected by a potential lockout include the Hilton Theatre (Young Frankenstein), the New Amsterdam (Mary Poppins), as well as Broadway's nonprofit sector, including Lincoln Center Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club and Roundabout Theatre Company productions.
*** One of the shows in town that did not have to worry how the League-Local One talks were going was The Ritz, which is a Roundabout production. The revival of the Terrence McNally play, which established the writer as a major playwright when it became a Broadway hit in 1975, opened at Studio 54 on Oct. 11 with a cast headed by Kevin Chamberlin as a straight man who runs for his life straight into a gay bathhouse, and Rosie Perez, the determined and untalented chanteuse who performs there.
Critics were very sunny about Rosie. They found her the most lively thing in the production, which some found to lack a certain spark.
Duffy Square, once home to the TKTS discount ticket booth, has been boarded up and off limits for more than a year now, ever since the booth was moved to the Marriot Marquis Hotel so that ground could be broken May 1, 2006, for construction of the Theatre Development Fund's new digs. At one point, TDF hoped to reopen the booth by the end of 2006. That target date has come and gone, and neither will work be finished by the end of 2007. The aimed-for end is now spring 2008.
Contractor woes and engineering challenges have been blamed for the delay in the $14.5 million project. The striking design will still feature a wall of red bleachers behind the booth (called by wags "the stairway to nowhere"), allowing for public seating in the center of the theatre district. In coming weeks, glass beams and plates that make up walls and stairs that will rise over the booth are expected to be delivered and installed.


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Felpham Beach Near Bognor Regis West Sussex – Watching The Waves
Artist: Derek Cooke
Artist: Derek Cooke
Watching The Waves
(Felpham Beach Near Bognor Regis West Sussex)
Gaze out across the sea.
Let the breeze refresh your mind.
Listen to the whispering waves,
Inspiration is what you find.
Poem by Diane Cooke
Fine Art Prints with Poem: £65 (incl p&p)
Size: Approx 51cm x 40cm
Art Medium: Acrylic
Contact The Artist
Derek Cooke
Artist in Watercolour and Acrylic
Fine Art Prints with Poem for sale
Phone: 01932 566535
Please mention the Sussex Artists website
Email: email@example.com
Website: derekcookeart.co.uk
Gallery Of Sussex Art By Surrey Artists
About The Artist
I went to sea at 15 with the Royal Navy and came ashore again 12 years later having experienced typhoons in the Pacific, hurricanes in the Atlantic, the deep freeze of the Arctic and monsoons of the tropics; but such beauty everywhere.
Then after 3 years in commerce which was illuminating but boring, I became a Financial Adviser for the next 47 years, which on balance I found wonderfully fulfilling.
Even after all that time, salt water still flows through my veins but I love the dry land and all its surprises too.
I have had no formal training but had been painting in water colour on and off for about twenty years. After trying acrylics in about 2015 the bug bit: I had to become a painter!
Prints and Framing
Print Quality
Our Giclee fine art prints use pigment based none fade inks which typically last for 100 + years and offer the best possible reproduction of colour and hue. They are printed on slightly textured Museum Heritage 310 gsm Fine Art Paper.
Print Sizes
The standard sizes are shown with each picture but should you prefer larger or smaller prints please ask for a quote. Please remember measurements are in centimetres and approximate to within a very few millimetres.
Package & Postage
P&P is included in prices for the UK. Outside the UK please ask for a quote.
Because framing is so personal and décor sensitive, prints are delivered unframed and rolled in strong tubes. Please contact me if you would like to hear my suggestions for framing.
Websites For Artists
The Derek Cooke website has been created by Surrey and Sussex Artists. If you are an artist in need of a website, please Contact Us.


text: Cloud Cult's first single in 3 years is an exclusive single released to The Current radio station to celebrate their upcoming birthday show series, which Cloud Cult is honored to be headlining on January 19th at First Avenue. This new release is currently not available anywhere else. Tickets for the show can be found at thecurrent.org


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Kids have a lot to worry about including meeting expectations from school, meeting the expectations of all the adults in their life, bullying, navigating natural life changes that come with things such as starting school, having a new baby sibling, moving to a new home, and simply growing up. And some kids have experiences that go beyond the typical life events. They may experience trauma, mental health disorders, physical health conditions, more-than-typical family dysfunction, or abuse.
As a therapist specializing in play therapy, I work with children with many types of presenting problems. One common concern is anxiety. Here are three techniques for therapists or parents to help children manage their anxiety. (I'm sure you are aware of this, but I just want to note that parents should not try to take the place of a therapist. If your child has more than the typical anxiety or has gone through a difficult experience, consult with your doctor or a therapist.)
1. Blowing Bubbles
Children can learn deep breathing skills by using bubbles. Deep breathing is an excellent way to manage anxiety. It helps to activate the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) which is the system of the body in charge of the activities that a person performs when they are in a resting state. In contrast, the sympathetic nervous system is the system of the body that is responsible for when the body functions in a more reactive, automatic way (such as in the fight or flight response).
[See Therese J. Borchard's article "3 Deep Breathing Exercises to Reduce Anxiety" for more information about deep breathing.]
To do this activity: Demonstrate and have children use bubbles while focusing on how they breathe to create a big bubble. Also, emphasize how this impacts their body and how it can train the body to feel more relaxed and to help them not to be so worried or nervous. Kids can practice their deep breathing skills even when they don't have the bubbles on hand.
Here is a video to help kids practice deep breathing in another way.
2. Worry Can
To help kids identify and discuss their worries, they can write down their worries and place them inside a can (with a lid). This helps kids to identify and express their worries instead of keeping them bottled up inside which can lead to even more difficulties. This activity can be modified to fit for the child's particular situation and personality.
To do this activity: Provide the child with a can or jar with a lid, paper, coloring and writing utensils. Have the child make a label for the can titled "Scary Things", "Fears", "Worries", or whatever seems appropriate for their experience. Next, have the child write down their worries on slips of paper and put them in the can. Another version is to have a child journal about their worries. Journaling has been found to help ease anxiety and reduce stress. The child can then discuss the worries with the adult.
[This activity was adapted from Hall, Kaduson, and Shafer, 2002.]
3. Calm-Down Box
Everyone has things that make them feel more at ease. This is true for children as well as adults. Helping children to become more aware of their own functioning including what triggers them to become anxious (or feel any sort of emotion), what helps them to relax, and to have the knowledge and belief that they can master control over their inner experience can greatly help them in managing their emotions and overcome their challenges.
To do this activity: Use a box and help the child come up with objects to put in the box. The objects should be things that help them to relax and calm down. Some examples of things that can be included are the following:
- stress balls
- wonder tubes (tubes with glitter and confetti)
- lavender scented play-dough (or any kind of play-dough; lavendar can be a soothing scent)
- bubbles
- essential oils to help with anxiety
- calming music (a CD or something to symbolize listening to music)
- paper, pencil, crayons, markers
- a book (especially one about stress-relief or anxiety)
- Relaxation Reference Cards [from The Chaos and The Clutter]
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My NHS activity is in the setting of a busy general hospital serving a population of 350,000. I provide daily care for acute cardiac patients with angina, heart attacks, heart failure, arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythms), and patients requiring pacemakers.
Being accredited in internal medicine, I am regularly on call (every 10 days) and see many patients with general medical problems (such as diabetes, strokes, cancer, etc).
In the outpatient setting I provide additional specialist advice in:
A significant proportion of our activity is centred on undertaking cardiac tests (diagnostics) and procedures.


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About the Books
Sweet as Honey:
Smart, kind, and good-hearted, the three Christner girls are affectionately known as The Honeybee Sisters in the beloved Wisconsin Amish community where, under the care of their aunt, they've grown into skilled beekeepers–and lovely, sought-after young women. . .
Though she has blossomed into a beauty, Lily Christner doesn't really believe it. Deep down, she still feels like a lonely, gawky teenager. Maybe that's why she's all but promised herself to Paul Glick, the one boy who never teased her in her awkward girlhood–unlike Dan Kanagy, whose creative name-calling left her in tears many a time. Now he's back in town after two years away–and being surprisingly sweet, suspiciously attentive–and making Lily unsettlingly yet deliciously nervous. It seems Dan wants Lily's forgiveness–and her heart. But can he convince her–not to mention her protective schwesters and aendi–that despite the past, her future lies with him?…
A Bee in Her Bonnet:
Lively, determined, and independent, Poppy Christner isn't about to let some vandal keep making mischief on her family's farm. She's been outrunning boys and standing up for picked-on children ever since she was a girl–no matter how much her prideful, arrogant schoolmate Luke Bontrager insulted her. So Poppy certainly doesn't need his interference now, especially since he's made it plain he prefers demure, ladylike companions. In fact, if Luke doesn't stop helping her find the culprit–and growing humble and remorseful–she'll be forced to notice how handsome his change-of-heart is making him. And that could mean falling in love–maybe for a lifetime…
Like a Bee to Honey:
Shy, skittish Rose Christner is more comfortable tending to the beehives on the family farm and keeping her aunt's unruly cats in line than attending social gatherings with the rest of the die youngie. A childhood trauma and secret shame keep her heart under lock and key, and Rose just can't accept the sweet attention she's receiving from a handsome neighbor. But the more she shies away from Josiah Yoder, the more their families sneakily plot to bring them together. And when a vandal who's been plaguing the Honeybee Farm starts targeting Rose, Josiah's steadfast protection—and patience—just may lead her into his waiting arms…
My Reviews
Sweet As Honey:
Who doesn't love a good love triangle?! I so enjoyed reading the first book in The Honeybee Sisters Series, a story about Lily, Paul and Dan. I think Dan was my favorite character. He reminded me of a first grade boy who was trying to get the attention of a girl, by picking on her and calling her names. I don't think that Dan realized the affect he had on Lily when he did call her names, and she obviously didn't understand why he was doing it!
I loved how Jennifer unraveled the characteristics of Paul. The more time I spent with Paul, the less I liked him and saw his true colors. I'm glad that his true intentions and qualities were not given at the beginning of the book. It left this mysterious side to him, and when you learned new things about him you almost gasp to yourself because you didn't imagine those things happening.
I recommend this to any Amish Fiction reader. You will love the innocence, plot twists, and spunkiness of some of the characters! I received a complimentary copy of this book from CelebrateLit in exchange for an honest review which I have given.
A Bee in Her Bonnet:
I enjoyed the second installment of the Honeybee Sisters as much as the first. I have never met an Amish character as stubborn and different as Poppy. She is certainly not afraid to speak her mind and do what she feels is right in the moment. She has that "I can do anything" attitude, and I often wondered even in the first book how she would end up with a mate.
Enter Luke. He seems very arrogant and I must admit I did not like his character in the beginning. But the author did a wonderful job of showing you little glimpses of a different side of Luke, and he starts growing on you. I like it when an author gradually shows you a different side of a character. You get to know them in a real-time kind of way and it makes me appreciate them more.
The mystery bee hive tipper continues here too. It's a nice sub-story to break up the "romance" a little bit. I can't wait to find out more on this in the next installment! Hope you'll join me in reading it!
I received a complimentary copy of this book from CelebrateLit in exchange for an honest review which I have given.
Like a Bee to Honey:
I think this was my favorite out of the three Honeybee Sisters stories. It showed forgiveness, patience, love, hope and joy. I'm so glad we found out who was behind all the shenanigans at the honeybee farm, but I will tell you I was completely surprised with the who, why, and even what happened when there was a confrontation. Jennifer wrote this scene beautifully, and it really touched my heart (sorry can't give it away!).
I have been fond of Rose ever since book one. I always wondered what made her so shy and meek, and the answers are found in this book. It was so wonderful to see her grow and come out of her shell. I was rooting for poor Josiah the whole time. He was so afraid to go at Rose at full steam, and I think at times he was almost too afraid to speak his mind to her. But he had such tenderness, compassion and patience. A good reminder that if you really want something you need patience for God to intervene and help you along.
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this series, and am sorry to see them over. Perhaps a fourth book will come out with a storyline for Aunt B!! That would be an interesting read for sure!
I received a complimentary copy of this book from CelebrateLit in exchange for an honest review which I have given.
About the Author
Jennifer Beckstrand is the bestselling Amish romance author of The Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill series for Kensington Books. Huckleberry Summer was nominated for the RT Book Reviews Reviewer's Choice Award and the 2015 RITA® Award, and Huckleberry Hill won the 2014 LIME Award for Inspirational fiction. Both Huckleberry Hill and Huckleberry Christmas appeared in Examiner.com list of top ten inspirational books for 2014.
Jennifer has always been drawn to the strong faith and the enduring family ties of the Plain people and loves writing about the antics of Anna and Felty Helmuth. Jennifer has a degree in mathematics and a background in editing. She and her husband have been married for thirty years, and she has four daughters, two sons, and four adorable grandchildren, whom she spoils rotten.
Guest Post from Jennifer Beckstrand
Lily, Poppy, and Rose Christner are known as the Honeybee Sisters in their Wisconsin Amish community because they keep bees and sell the honey they pull from their beehives. The orphaned sisters came to live with their aunt Bitsy when they were very young. Aunt Bitsy was an Englischer for twenty years, but she is trying to raise her nieces to be gute and devout Amish girls.
Still, Aunt Bitsy is a bit eccentric and has brought some of the Englisch ways with her to the Honeybee Farm. She wears her dangly earrings when she's in a bad mood, sports temporary tattoos just for fun, keeps a shotgun by the front door, and has a cat named Farrah Fawcett. (Bitsy simply adored "Charlie's Angels.")
With the honey they pull from their hives, the Honeybee schwesters make all sorts of appeditlich, delicious, things to eat. Their baking and their beauty attract boys to the Honeybee Farm, so Aunt Bitsy has to keep her shotgun handy to ward off the would-be suitors.
Many of the Honeybee Sisters' recipes are included at the back of the three Honeybee Sister novels. Many more can be found in The Honeybee Sisters Cookbook available on Amazon and other online bookstores.
I hope you'll fall in love with the Honeybee sisters, Aunt Bitsy, and their incomparable Bienenstich (Bee Sting) Cake—which recipe is included in both the cookbook and Sweet as Honey.
Here is a recipe the Honeybee Sisters would definitely make. My dear friend gave me some of these caramels for Christmas last year, and they are heavenly. The honey is used in place of the more-common corn syrup and gives the caramels a rich, deep flavor. My favorite thing about these caramels is the coarse sea salt that gives the caramels a salty crunch. Yummy!
Honey Vanilla Caramels
1 ½ cup sugar
½ cup honey
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup heavy cream
½ cup salted butter, cut into bits
Coarse sea salt
Line a rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a clay, enamel, glass, plastic, or stainless steel (non-reactive) pot, combine the sugar, honey, and vanilla extract. Mix everything together using a large rubber spatula or wooden spoon. Cook over medium-low heat until the sugar melts. When the sugar has melted, increase heat to medium and cook until the mixture caramelizes and is a deep amber color. Do not stir the mixture once it starts to boil. Instead, swirl it around occasionally with the pan's handle. (This will help the caramel cook more evenly.)
While the caramel is cooking, place the heavy cream in a small saucepan on low heat. As soon as it reaches a simmer, remove pan from the heat and set aside.
When the caramel has reached a deep amber color, reduce heat to low and slowly whisk in the bits of butter. Whisk well until the butter is completely melted.
Add the warm cream and whisk until smooth.
Turn the heat back up to medium and cook until the caramel reaches a temperature of 245°. Carefully pour the hot caramel onto the parchment-lined cookie sheet. Let it rest for about 8 minutes, then sprinkle with desired amount of sea salt.
Cool completely (about three hours), before cutting into squares and wrapping with parchment paper.
(Adapted from http://www.unegaminedanslacuisine.com)
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1965 Ford Mustang Convertible w/ GT options Factory A code 4-speed
- Condition: Used
- Make: Ford
- Model: Mustang
- SubModel: Convertible
- Type: Convertible
- Year: 1965
- Mileage: 47,623
- Color: Other
- Number of cylinders: 8
- Fuel: Gasoline
- Transmission: Manual
- Interior color: Other
- Vehicle Title: Clear Want to buy? Contact seller!
1965 Ford Mustang Convertible
1965 Ford Mustang
Convertiblew/ GT options
289-V8Factory A-codeA-code means it came from factory with a 289 V8 engine
VIN# 5F08A******76B - Mustang Convertible w/ Pony interiorF9 - White / Palomino pony Interior color5 - 4-speed Manual TransmissionPony Interior / Center Console / Powersteering / Powertop / Rally Pac / GT options / Front Disc Brakes
Nice 65' Mustang Convertible w/ the GT look !!!!!!!
If you have questions on the car please email them vs. calling as I'm not around my office phone much and will return your emails in a swift manner.. Thank you.....
This classic ponyis in very good shape inside and outand up for auction..... If your looking for a get in and drive 65' mustang convertible with the GT look that you can enjoy then here you go......... VIN# matches door tag / & VIN# on fender of mustang..........The paint was just done by previous owner and shows very nice as pictures display..............The pony interioris in great shape as shown in pictures .......... All your guages, lights, blinkers, wipers, radio, etc all work.........The engine compartment is clean and shows well ........The 289-V8 enginestarts right up andruns great ...... A true blast to drive......... Can use as a daily driver or a local show car ...........Thispony has a factory 4-speed manual transmission in good working order with no known issues and shifts good through all gears.......... This mustang runs and drives great and I have videos to prove that.......Get's plenty of thumbs up when you take this pony on the road w/ the top down.........Trunk area is clean with a new trunk mat & good spare tire.......The power convertible top is newer and rear window is clear as shown in pictures and works good in both directions..........All 4 windows go up and down with no issues.......... Underside is solid and clean as pictures show ....... Equipped with a newer GT dual exhaust system and it sounds nice behind the factory V8 with the exit out the rear valance........ Also has a good set of white wall tires on it mounted on a nice set of rally rims........In summary this classic ponyis a blast to drive andwould make agood investment......... Let the pictures speak for themselves as it's a nice classic mustang convertible with the GT look......Good luck and thank you for bidding. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you should have any questions.
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text: Open day-care centres Municipal open day-care centres are intended for children under school age and parents and other carers who take care of them at home. The activities are free of charge, with no advance registration required.The activities are based on spending time actively together, where the parents take care of their children. The contents of the activities are formed according to wishes expressed by the parents through joint implementation. Besides spending time together and playing, the activities include, among other things, practical and art subjects, music, physical exercise and excursions.The open day-care centre also offers to parents support from the early childhood education professionals, discussions about upbringing, the child's development and the everyday life of families with children. The open day-care centres may offer clubs subject to a fee.Open day-care centres in the residential areas (in Finnish)Espoon keskusKoulumestarin avoin päiväkotiSuviniityn avoin päiväkoti LeppävaaraÅbergin lastentalon avoin päiväkotiKilonpuiston lastentalon avoin päiväkoti TapiolaHaukilahden avoin päiväkoti Kaislikko


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Spoon carving
in Turkey
After two and a half months holidays in Turkey, mostly there to relax and recover, but yes as a wood nerd, I do have some tools there and brought a few in the suitcase also.
So a perfect chance to work on the carving skills and test some new and some of my self made tools.
Olive and Sandal wood, local and harvested green as I were there.
This post is from the blog 'Spoon and Kuksa carving in Turkey' where you can get the full story: http://lumberjocks.com/mafe/blog/111889
I have to warn you, the blog is full of non woodworking also. ;-)
1. Some of the spoons carved this summer.
2. Olive spoon used for freshly made fig jam.
3. Sandal wood from the mountain.
4. First spoon of Sandal wood.
5. Small spoon and spork.
6. Double ended spoon in progress.
Perhaps this can inspire others to doo some carving.
Best thoughts,
-- MAD F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.
11 comments so far
#1 posted 08-30-2017 03:38 PM
Great carved set of utensils! The blog on making them was real nice to!!
cheers, my friend…...............Jim
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
#2 posted 08-30-2017 05:57 PM
I'm glad that you had fun and enjoyed on holidays. Great oportunity to improve skills.
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
#3 posted 08-30-2017 06:21 PM
That's quite a collection Mads. Nice work. What do you use the double-ended spoon for?
-- Andy - Old Chinese proverb says: "If you think something can't be done, don't interrupt man who is doing it."
#4 posted 08-30-2017 06:41 PM
Wonderful job Mads
-- www.carvingandturningsbyrick.com, Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI
#5 posted 08-30-2017 07:13 PM
Fun. I would be cool to see them after 5 years of use.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
#6 posted 08-30-2017 07:21 PM
They are some cool hand made spoons. Nothing better than relaxing and spoon-in.
-- Dave, Downers Grove, Il. -------- When you run out of ideas, start building your dreams.
#7 posted 08-30-2017 07:42 PM
Mads, I hope that you are recovering well. It's always nice to hear and see what you are doing and I see that you have carved some spoons. You have done a fine job on this collection of spoons. I hope that you will get back to your own wonderful shop soon. God Bless! and I wish you well. :)
helluvawreck aka Charles
-- helluvawreck aka Charles, http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com
#8 posted 08-30-2017 08:20 PM
Mads pic #6 looks like a very small canoe paddle. Hope it works.
-- Thor and Odin are still the greatest of Gods.
#9 posted 08-31-2017 02:04 AM
Food and woodworking, .... just doesn't get any better than that!
-- Paul M ..............the early bird may get the worm but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese! http://thecanadianschooloffrenchmarquetry.com/
#10 posted 08-31-2017 06:06 PM
Mads you are the man for traditional crafts and tools. Enjoy your rest and convalescence my friend
-- God created wood that we may create. Trevor East Yorkshire UK
#11 posted 10-09-2017 11:41 AM
it's a very unique set very well made !!!!!!!!
-- Stelios L.A. Stavrinides: - I am not so rich to buy cheap tools, but... necessity is the mother of inventions !!!
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It's always exciting to get a sneak peak of anything but my favorite "behind the scenes" look is always at the SIA Snow Show. Held in Denver in mid-winter, Snowsports Industries of America puts on a huge shindig. It's a love fest of creative booths that feature over 900 brands of everything having to do with snowsports—from skis, boards and apparel down to socks and lip balm. For four days, industry folks gather to talk about or check out new technology, innovation and really cool stuff that will be hitting stores next season.
Arc'teryx unveiled their new Keibo jacket featuring N80p-X for next season.
The snowsports apparel industry sees some interesting innovations for next season, particularly with waterproof breathable jackets. We've come a long way from the noisy and stiff hardshell jacket of yesterday. New technology allows manufacturers to use softer fabrics with stretch that are also waterproof and breathable. Gore-Tex works with numerous companies, such as Burton, Mammut, Marmot, Patagonia, Quiksilver and Volcom. Another company Gore-Tex works with, Arc'teryx, will unveil N80p-X—a scientific-sounding name for a durable, high-density fabric with a water repellent surface. Gore-Tex Pro 3-layer fabrication is water and windproof, breathable and abrasion resistant and appears in new Oakley outerwear. Outdoor Research's sidecountry-focused line includes a new four-way stretch softshell fabric with waterproof Gore-Tex construction. Other companies like The North Face, Mountain Hardwear and Flylow are developing their own proprietary waterproof/breathable technology for ski and snowboard outewear.
OR's new Vanguard jacket is made for the sidecountry—featuring four-way stretch and waterproof Gore-Tex.
Puffy jacket enthusiasts will be happy to know that feathers get a lot of attention for 2012/2013. Many companies are offering new waterproof down jackets. Powderhorn, for example, has a new four-way stretch Gore-Tex shell exterior and down fill interior. Along with new water-repellent Quix Down technology, KJUS also offers lightweight down jackets with a unique take—a transparent shell with colorful dyed down feathers inside.
The new KJUS Lava jacket will blend form and function to headline their 2013/2013 line.
Even though the economy hasn't fully recovered, sustainable stories continue to be important selling points in apparel. That means that companies are looking for ways to cut costs and waste. Burton recently announced a collaboration with Mountain Dew called the Green Mountain Project. The GMP features outerwear made from fabrics created by recycled plastic bottles—a huge contributor to landfill waste. Other companies such as Obermeyer, Homeschool Snowboarding and Adidas outdoor continue to use innovative fabrics such as the coconut-based Cocona, or in the case of NILS, TENCEL, made from wood pulp. Scott uses PrimaLoft Eco insulation—made out of post-consumer recycled material—in select outerwear. Patagonia continues to be a leader in this field, dedicated to reducing their carbon footprint with programs like the recycling Common Threads Initiative, 1 Percent for the Planet as well as Bluesign Standard, which reduces waste as well as the use of harmful fabric dyes and finishes.
Burton's Eleanor Jacket is part of their new Green Mountain Project—using fabrics created from plastic bottles.
As far as color palettes and style trends go, designers have packed their lines full of both bright colors and earth tones. For men and women, brightly-colored pants paired with more neutral colored jackets are hot for next season. Prized for its mobility and freedom of movement, four-way stretch material continues to be a hot trend for alpine apparel, but next season some snowboard apparel companies such as Volcom, 686 and Rossignol Apparel embrace four-way stretch fabrics too. Military, streetwear and workwear influences are huge next season, most noticeably in snowboard apparel, where less baggy and more fitted becomes the new motto.
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Accessibility & MobilityMoving around Float in the Forest safely
Accessibility & Mobility
Safety first
We would love to be able to offer floating to everybody, however the safety of our staff and customers is paramount, which means that some people will not be able to float.
Health conditions
Firstly if you have certain health conditions, you will not be able to float.
These health conditions are listed in our Terms & Conditions.
Please check this list because you will need to confirm that you do not have any of these conditions, in order to float with us.
Mobility / accessibility
Float in the Forest is on the ground floor, predominantly on a level, with some 1:12 ramps. You must be capable of independently moving around the float centre safely.
There is a disabled toilet at Float in the Forest.
One of our float rooms is classed as accessible, which means:
- it is accessed by a ramp rather than a step
- it is a slightly larger room
- hooks and shelves have been installed at a lower height
All float rooms have a wetroom style shower, so there is no step up into the shower. Everyone must have a shower before and after their float.
Getting in and out of the float pod is similar to getting in and out of a bath, so you must be able to do this unaided, or be accompanied by someone who is qualified and insured to help you with this.
Preparing for your float
We have some other general advice about preparing for your float which you can find here.
If you have any further questions or concerns please contact us to discuss them.
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I believe that none of other soups can be better than miso soup when you have a hangover in the morning. Miso soup warms you up and its nutrition circulates in your body, getting rid of alcohol from your body. And you feel refresh and alive again. It's generally said that Japanese food culture has recently been Europeanized. However, rice and miso soup never fade away. They are essential food in Japanese cuisine.
Miso has a long history but its origin is not completely clear. Some say that miso originated in China or Korean peninsula while others say that it started in Japan as people were eating miso made from acorns. Either way, Japanese people started making miso long time ago. Miso was a luxury food in the 800s-1,100s and finally became affordable for normal people after around 1100s.
After 1,600s, there was a saying that "people who buy miso won't have their own house" that means buying miso makes you poor. People at the time commonly made their own miso and had miso soup in daily meals. Japanese people love miso soup in any age.
Miso is made of koji (malt), soybeans and salt. Most miso in Japan is "Kome miso (rice miso)" made of rice koji. While rice miso has a standard taste, "Mugi miso (barley miso)" made of barley koji is less sweet and has a light taste. Barley grain usually remain without becoming complete paste. "Awase miso (combination miso)" of rice and barley miso is also popular.
"Mame miso (soybean miso)" made of soybeans, salt and koji mold requires a much longer time in the maturing process, comparing to other types of miso. The color is blackish dark brown and the taste is strong too. It's also called ama miso (sweet miso) or hatcho miso. "Shiro miso (white miso) is made of more rice koji than soybeans, and less salt. Shiro miso takes a short fermentation term. The color is whitish and the taste is very sweet.
The taste of miso varies depending on type of koji, amount of salt, potion of koji and soybeans, maturing process term, etc. People's favorite miso differs too. In the old days when people used to make their own miso, they bragged about their home-made miso to each other. From that, a saying "Temae miso (oneself miso)" came, meaning "self-praise". Although Japanese widely-known character is humble, miso makers somehow may have high pride in their miso.


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One of the hardest parts of any job is working with difficult people. No matter what your assignment, if there are other people who make it hard for you to get your work done or who make you feel unhappy, unsupported, or misunderstood while you're doing your work, it can turn going to the office something you dread.
If you think you can just run away from the problem, well you can't. Trust me, I have left several jobs thanks to the difficult people around me. But reality is that difficult people will pop up everywhere throughout your life.
So it's in everyone's best interest to learn how to work *with* the difficult people in their lives and not running away from them, and to manage your interactions with them in a way that helps you both be successful. You can't avoid difficult people, but you can improve your relationships with them and your work life overall by exerting a little positive effort.
To that end, here is part one series of posts on how to manage difficult people in your career.
First up? Bad bosses.
A bad boss can make everything harder. Every project, every interaction becomes harder when you have someone who's not on your side or who is difficult to work with. And when that person is in a position of authority over you? Well, now you're not just frustrated but you also feel powerless to do anything about it.
I once had a very successful whom I found endlessly frustrating, and ultimately was the reason I left the company. He was horrible. A great example of his frustrating behavior is that during calibration (the already awful process where managers are forced to stack rank employees across their organization) he would force everyone to talk about people as bulldogs, collies, or poodles. I was so upset I ended up having to excuse myself, and then ended up playing along only to get my team's the reviews and rankings they deserved. It was his team and you had to play by his rules.
In retrospect, there was a lot more I could have done and knowing what I know now I could have triumphed and risen higher in the organization. There are lots of techniques and strategies to work around people like this – and with a dash of patience these things tend to right themselves.
I think a lot of people who have bad bosses feel that their only option is to quit. After all, you can't exactly call your boss into your office and tell them you're giving them a negative review this year. But there are realistic actions you can take to improve this relationship without having to jump ship.
I have talked a lot on this blog before about the importance of managing upwards. Your boss is potentially your biggest asset in your career and movement to the next level, so it's worth your while to try to improve this relationship. You'll get not just the short-term benefits of daily interactions being easier, but you'll also get also the long-term win of an ally for your big picture career ambitions (and hopefully won't be forced to talk about team members as breeds of dogs).
Focus on building a relationship
I once took over a team with a person who made my life incredibly difficult, and who did not want me as their manager at all. It was one of the more difficult moments I have had at work. They would make snarky comments during my meetings (if they showed up, which wouldn't have been on time), and took advantage of any opportunity where they could undermine me. They made it clear they didn't think I was doing a good job and looked for ways to make my job harder. I wanted to quit. But instead of shutting down or writing them off, I took knowledge and lessons and saw it as a challenge: "You don't know it yet – but I'm going to be your new best friend at work."
Instead of avoiding them I seized any chance I had I work closely with them. I setup weekly one-on-one meetings, some over lunch or coffee. During that time I focused on them, what they wanted to see the team do, what they wanted to do with their career, and who they were. I listened intently, and asked them for feedback on my ideas, and small favors to help see them though. Over the months I built a relationship and this person is one of the people I miss most from that job.
Relationships take time, and the more energy you put into making a negative relationship into a positive one, the better that relationship will naturally become. Find ways to help; do favors; ask for advice. When people see each other as real people with good intentions, they can't help but start to let bad feelings melt away.
Get to know your boss better.
It's really easy for someone to become a caricature in your mind (the pointy hair guy in Dilbert comes to mind). Like, when you see your boss you immediately start thinking about what a self-centered jerk he or she is, or how they never recognize your work, and suddenly that emotion colors all of your interactions with them. Everything they do confirms all the horrible things you think about them, compounding all of your bad feelings over again.
(And be honest, there is something a little satisfying about thinking terrible things about someone you are sure is just an awful person. A lot of us can be reluctant to give up our 100% negative perceptions of people, for fear we'll have to develop a more nuanced understanding of them and cut them some slack.
But, I'm sorry to say, even self-centered jerks have soft sides sometimes, and spending more time with someone gives you the chance to see them as a more complete person. Maybe you'll learn that your boss is masking their own insecurities by critiquing others harshly. Or you might discover through conversations that your boss is being micromanaged by their own boss, and they're stressed under the pressure.
And you might just realize that it's not that they're rude, they're just bad on the phone.
I also tend to think that no one wants to be "bossed", "managed" or "told what to do". Who liked their parents when they were the ones standing between you and something you wanted? It is the nature of authority – smart people tend to rebel against it. And learning to like the person with the can be a bitter pill to swallow. However, that relationship can be one of your most important – leading to promotions, raises, mentoring, and references.
By having a bit of empathy, and taking the time to understand your boss' motivations and fears, it lets you into their heads, and helps you perceive their actions and words more accurately.
Find out what makes them tick at work.
Coming to see your boss as a complete person will help you better understand how to work with them in a work context. In your next meeting ask about their work life; what are their biggest priorities, problems, annoyances, and perhaps even goals?
How do they see their career growing and changing within your company? What keeps them up at night? Learning what is driving them can help you contribute positively, but if you don't know, or haven't asked you could be looking in the wrong places for these opportunities (if not missing them entirely).
Everybody has a certain way they prefer to get things done. If you learn what this means to your boss, you'll do better at giving them the key things they're looking for and show that you take their needs seriously.
(It's kind of like love languages. Some people show love through words of affirmation, and others through quality time. Understanding what your partner's love language is helps you show them affection in the way that is most meaningful to them. What's your boss' "work love" language?)
Having empathy for their preferences allows you to see, "Oh, my manager's biggest pet peeve is _______. In the future, I'll prioritize that thing over others when I'm working/meeting/speaking with them."
Show them you are listening.
Everybody likes it when other people do things their way and care about what they have to say. So do that! Sometimes it's as simple as demonstrating that you are hearing what your boss is saying, and you'll find that they in turn become more receptive to your ideas too.
As an introvert, I don't always communicate my positive feelings about other people to them – which is sometimes all they really want. People often incorrectly assume introverts are stuck up and judgmental because we don't naturally smile and nod along, so it's important to consider what messages your body language and conversation style are sending to your boss too.
Find ways to demonstrate respect and listening, even if they don't come naturally, like nodding, smiling, saying "thank you", asking questions, and making eye contact when speaking with your boss. Do you get the impression your boss thinks you have an attitude problem? If you think your boss might think *you're* the one who's not listening or being helpful, try a couple of those simple tricks and see if it helps. You may not be communicating as much as you need to.
One of the best pieces of career advice I ever received was to ask advice of people and get them invested in helping you. By enlisting them on your journey as a mentor that will be rooting for you and helping you succeed. So perhaps look for an opportunity where your boss can help you or teach you a thing or two.
Solicit feedback and understand expectations
Asking someone's advice does two things: it helps you get their opinion on an issue, and it also shows them you care about their opinion. Asking your boss for feedback, therefore, is killing two birds with one stone; you'll get advice on improving your job performance and you'll show your boss their opinion matters to you, all in one meeting. Not bad!
Ask for feedback (even if it's not offered).
Bad managers come in many forms, but one of the most common is the manager who doesn't have time for or interest in coaching their team as much as their team might want or need. You can remedy this by proactively asking for feedback yourself. If your boss isn't good about scheduling 1:1's with you, schedule them yourself. If they aren't making the time, then be proactive and seek the time with them.
Managers often don't have a lot of time to do really in-depth performance reviews or regular 1:1's with everyone on their team. This can be really frustrating when you're looking to improve, but you don't have to leave all the power in your boss' hands. You can take charge of your own feedback, though, by asking your own, better questions that force more precise answers.\
Instead of asking a general "how am I doing?" question, bring a list. Control the meeting and get what you want – by asking for it.
- What could have gone better in the last project?
- How could I have made that meeting more useful?
- Can you give me an example of what you're looking for?
- Who is someone who does this exceptionally well?
[ Extra tip: you can get feedback in little ways without even calling a meeting. Try closing your emails to your boss with questions like: Do these look like the right priorities? Is there anything missing from this list? If I have extra time, where can I make the biggest impact this week? ]
Give them your feedback too.
As you may have heard me say before: no one comes to work to do a bad job. And I guarantee in almost every situation your bad boss wants to be doing a better job (and probably knows they have room for improvement). Your relationship with your boss is a two-way street, and even though you can't sit them down and give them a performance review per se, you can offer them suggestions on how they can be a better boss *for you*.
For example, I know that as a manager, I don't give people a ton of direction. Usually, people who need more information or clarification from me need to ask for it or else I won't give it.
Another example is an engineer on one of my former teams who I knew felt underserved by me. I didn't know what he needed from me, though, until one day he came into my office and told me, "I want you to coach me more. Give me more feedback and tell me how I can keep improving." And that was all it took; we set up regular 1:1s and I started giving him the feedback he was looking for to improve. Knowing that he wanted me to pay more attention was a trigger, and I sent him feedback on everything from how he conducted himself in meetings to the comments he made on team member's checkins.
Managing upwards
Managing your manager isn't easy, and there aren't many guidelines for how to handle a superior who's underperforming. At the end of the day, though, the one place I think every successful relationship negotiation starts with is with communication.
How have you dealt with a bad boss in the past? Please leave tips, ideas or links to other articles in the comments since I am sure there are plenty of other strategies and examples of these sticky situations.


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Chocolates, Biscuits, Cakes and More
Why not do all your Easter shopping at Swains this year. We have a varied range of Easter Eggs that will please all ages.
We stock a large range of Lindt Easter products. As always we have an army of gold bunnies in a range of sizes and flavours, the hazelnut is a must buy. We have the mini bunnies, sheep and chicks in packs of 5. These are mix and match £2.95 2 for £5 and this offer also includes all flavours of the 200g gold bunnies. The Lindt range of Easter eggs are perfect for grown ups. We have the Lindor range including a limited edition white chocolate with strawberries and cream or if you're feeling extra generous (and want to please you loved one) you could buy them the master chocolatier heavenly hazelnut egg, it looks and smells delicious.
For the youngsters we have a range of popular children's character eggs including Peppa Pig and Doc Mcstuffin. Moo free eggs are available in chocolate and honeycomb, they are organic and contain no dairy which means that no child will be left out this Easter.
We also have a range of Easter biscuits and Simnel cakes or if you'd prefer a gift of the non-edible variety then why not have a look round our Garden Centre for a colourful spring planter.
Easter Opening Times
Good Friday 8am – 6pm
Saturday 4th April 8am – 6pm
Easter Sunday 9am – 5pm
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Seems like over time I've developed a liking for cream soups. Seems like. Well, what is not to like to a warming, filling soup? And you can make soup out of almost anything. I dare someone giving me a vegetable I cannot turn into a soup of some sort (and I can easily dare 'cause nobody will comment this post, so I'm pretty on the safe side – goingoffonaredherringagain). So, how did I get to sweet potatoes? Well, as I went to another supermarket near home (a bigger one though) I saw piles and piles of sweet potatoes, and there it came to me again: this unstoppable urge to reduce the pile and bring some of those potatoes home with me.
- sweet potato
- vegetable stock
- cream
- crème fraîche
- salt&pepper
- peel and cut the sweet potato into small cubes and put in a pot with some vegetable stock;
- cook until tender and blizz in the blender, adding a little bit of cream (who's on a diet can leave the cream);
- add a teaspoon of crème fraîche while serving and sprinkle with maldon salt and fresh milled pepper.


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Paraguayo peach jam 250g
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Artisan paraguayo peach jam, elaborated with fruit trees on the family farm. Les Filos' family has been cultivating peaches in their property during more than 40 years. Every fall the leaves cover the fields. Handcrafted with natural ingredients, the taste and texture is between the quince and pumpkin jam. Thick and sweet and ideal for breakfast with cheese, as an aperitif with foie, grilled fish or meat or with a cottage cheese for dessert
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The magician shows a small ball, and a transparent plastic box with lid, closed by a rubber band. The magician rests the ball on his open palm and taps the ball with the box. The ball visibly penetrates right into the box. The box is now given to the spectator to examine. Easy to do, with the special props and instructions supplied.
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Egypt To Slaughter Pigs As A Flu Precaution
Egypt To Slaughter Pigs As A Flu Precaution
In the midst of the anxiety over the swine flu outbreak, the Egyptian government has ordered the slaughter of the country's entire hog population. Egypt's majority Muslims don't eat pork, so it is minority Coptic Christians who manage the country's pig farms.
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In Egypt, pigs play a major role in consuming garbage, but swine flu anxiety is sweeping the country and the government has ordered the slaughter of Egypt's entire pig population. That's as many as 400,000 animals. Egypt's majority Muslims do not eat pork, so it is minority Coptic Christians who manage the country's pig farms. And they say that without pigs, Egypt will be a much trashier place. Nor is it clear that it will be safer, since you cannot contract the disease from eating pork products. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Cairo.
PETER KENYON: A few minutes drive from Cairo's five-star hotels and tourist shops, residents of the Manshiet Nasser neighborhood go about their business unseen by most tourists. And when adventurous visitors do show up here, they're shocked to find an inner city neighborhood filled with garbage and happy pigs.
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KENYON: A young girl artfully balancing a large metal tray of food scraps on her head steps forward and tips it into a pig sty, prompting a delighted swarm around the lettuce leaves and fruit and vegetable peelings. All this is occurring not in an open lot, but inside what would be the courtyard of an apartment building.
As the pigs root through their trash, two men who give their names as Abu Atta(ph) and Abu Andrew(ph) supervise the recycling of non-organic waste, grinding up plastic and stacking cardboard and other recyclables. All of this has been painstakingly collected house by house by men in small trucks or the traditional donkey carts and piled into the ground floor of buildings like this one.
Despite government efforts to privatize trash collection, the old ways persist here, and Abu Andrew says if it weren't for them and these pigs, the streets of Cairo - never known as pristine - would be much filthier.
Mr. ABU ANDREW (Trash Collector): (Through translator) We can't do our jobs without the pigs. Do you see all this trash? Where are we going to send it? Don't you live in Cairo? Can you imagine how dirty it would be without us?
KENYON: The residents of Manshiet Nasser are known as the Zabaleen, the trash collectors. But the content they're used to enduring is now transforming into fear and hostility. Longstanding calls to relocate the pig sties outside the city are now being drowned out by demands that all pigs be killed.
Abu Atta says if people bothered to come here and see their operation, they would realize there's nothing to worry about. He says the health department was just here.
Mr. ABU ATTA (Trash Collector): (Through translator) We don't have any problems. Our hogs are healthy, and so are we. The officials came and took blood samples from the pigs and from us, and they found nothing.
KENYON: But few Egyptians are willing to brave the stench to see for themselves. And the general proposition that pig farms shouldn't exist in residential areas, let alone inside apartment blocks, has been endorsed by public health professionals.
Egypt has had three years experience battling avian flu and has developed a widespread campaign to change the behavior of people who handle birds, including this pubic service ad by well-known singer, Shaaban Abdel Rahim.
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Mr. SHAABAN ABDEL RAHIM (Singer): (Singing in foreign language)
KENYON: But despite reminders like this one to use gloves and wash your hands, there is still a long way to go to contain the H5N1 bird flu, which so far does not seem to spread person to person as the H1N1 swine flu does.
It's not yet clear how or how quickly the pig killing operation will be carried out, although the government says the farmers will be compensated. So far, no one has ventured to answer the query posed by the Zabaleen: If you remove the pigs, where will all the garbage go?
Peter Kenyon, NPR News, Cairo.
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Word of the Day: 2 Timothy 3:16-17
2 Timothy 3:16-17 All scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16 is a banner verse for us so called Bible believing Christians. The question is however, do we actually believe this verse? Do we in our own liv...Keep Reading


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My name is Leon Laude and I am a consultant based in Sweden.
I am a Microsoft enthusiast and I work a lot with System Center, Hyper-V and Windows Server in general. I will extend my knowledge more to Azure in general, Azure Monitor and Azure Backup in the coming time.
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