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When I found out J.K. Rowling had a new book coming out, you know I immediately had to pre-order it. I had my "confirm order" finger so ready to go, that I didn't notice that I was ordering a copy of Rowling's 2008 Harvard commencement speech. I was expecting something more along the line of The Happiness Project. I hadn't read the speech before, so it wasn't a problem, I was just surprised when the package that came in the mail was so small.
But inside the tiny box was something only J.K. Rowling could make so magical. As tiny as the book was, it was filled with so many inspiring words about the future, and life and making your imagination do everything it can.
The illustrations going along with each page just brought it to life, and I highly recommend giving this a read, even if you just listen to the address or find a copy online! If you do decide to purchase it yourself though, proceeds go to the Lumos Foundation, which J.K. Rowling founded.
On Taking Control: "There is an expiration date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you."
On Living On Your Own Terms: "Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes failure, but the world is quite eager to give you a set of criteria if you let it."
On Failure: "It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default."
On Moving Forward: "The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. Such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully won, and it has been worth more than any qualification I ever earned."
On Life: Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two. Life is difficult, and complicated, and beyond anyone's total control, and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes.
Have you read J.K. Rowling's speech? What's some of the best advice you've ever received?


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text: I was gutted when Blake didn't get the role as Daisy Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann's re-make of The Great Gatsby (my favourite book from sixth form), as I think Blake would have played her well, and she is certainly similar to how I pictured the character looking. However, I'm positive that Carey Mulligan will do a wonderful job, acting a long side Leonardo DiCaprio, who just happened to date Blake last year. From one gorgeous Hollywood movie star to another, Blake is now dating Ryan Reynolds who she co-starred in the Marvel film Green Lantern with last year. They'd have beautiful children yes?


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What a busy two weeks I've just had! You may have remembered in my previous post that I was in London on work experience for two weeks – one week at a big PR company Blue Rubicon and at IPC Media's Woman Magazine … here's what happened.
Monday 23rd June – Friday 27th June @ Blue Rubicon:
I applied to do a weeks work experience through a scheme called 'Go Think Big' – to which my application was chosen (I was pretty chuffed), so having got my application/CV chosen from a group of people I was really looking forward to working in a PR environment as it's nothing I get taught about at uni. I got the train to London Bridge (which was so packed and stuff – the week of super hot weather here in England) as the Blue Rubicon building was just minutes from both London Bridge and also Tower Bridge, situated in 'More' buildings.
I was speechless by the building, it was insane!
So modern and contemporary – this followed suit all the way into the Blue Rubicon office which was on the 5th floor of number 6 More London. The office was huge, each little section had clearly done a sweep-stake on the world cup because each section had a country who was playing in the games – I sat in the American part and it was tragically decorated (hate to say it but it was) … some of the sections had properly gone to town on their decorations, the accounts section got Brazil and had made a huge cut-out of the Christ the Redeemer statue which in Brazil overlooks Rio – it was about 6ft tall and super imaginative (I like it!)
Having been really looking forward to the week, it didn't live up to my expectations – compared to my first week of work experience at BANG Showbiz the most exciting thing I did everyday was helping myself to the different types of tea's and coffee's they had in the kitchen. All I seemed to do was work on spreadsheets – my idea of PR, especially being with a company who have so many well-know big brands under their wing, I thought it would be super creative; loads of idea's for new campaigns being thrown about the office and some descriptive writing for campaigns – but no, this did not happen and I felt pretty let down about it. Maybe it was just because the company were more corporate than I had thought. So all week I sat behind a computer researching articles about finance (because I was sat with some people on the finance team, and my own mentor had no work for me). However, I did work on two big campaigns – Coca-Cola and Mastercard – on Coca-Cola I helped with the 'Share a Coke' campaign which they did last year, but this year Coca-Cola have released over a thousand more names to be printed on bottles. Then when I worked with Mastercard it was a campaign for Christmas – not sure how much I'm allowed to say so I should probably stop there.
I always looked forward to lunchtimes because of where the office was – right on the banks of the River Thames! Looking at Tower Bridge and HMS Belfast whilst I eat my chicken and spinach sandwiches (and people watching of course!)
When lunchtimes were over it was back to staring at a screen and broadening my taste for different teas – my favourite of the week was raspberry and echinacea tea (so good!)
I do feel a bit bad for saying what I felt about my experience at Blue Rubicon, but then again I expected so much from the company as they have so many known brands that really do effect our everyday lives – it just didn't live up to my expectations and I'm not one to pretend it was the best experience of my life (#realtalk haha!)
Monday 30th June – Friday 4th July @ Woman Magazine:
So after a bit of a not so good week, I was really looking forward to going to the home of IPC Media which is the Daddy to magazines like Cosmo, Marie Claire, Look, NME, Now and Time Magazine just to name a few.
The train to Waterloo East was horrific, just like lasts week – rammed, hot, smelly and I was exhausted from last week's travelling as it was let alone another week of travelling. I decided to get the train to Waterloo East instead of the train/tube to Southwark which was where the Blue Finn building was – my first day didn't really go to plan, I got lost trying to get to the building, I ended up in completely the wrong direction. A short walk of 10 minutes took me about 20 – thank god I wasn't starting until 10:30am that day!
The Blue Finn building was right behind the Tate Modern building, to which looking out the window you could see a new project being built – a super cool twisted-like building which I guess is to house new exhibitions. An extraordinary piece of architecture.
Enough of the buildings, you can tell I'm from a little town can't you? Haha!
I was shown around the office and introduced to people I would be working with – there's me thinking that I would be sat with them, writing some cool stuff for the magazine/online – but no. (Can you tell this is going the same way as the week before?) I was put in the 'fashion cupboard' with two other girls – our job was to return clothes/shoes to PR companies who had sent them into the magazine (to be photograph for the magazine/online edition) … FUN! The whole week was pretty quiet, there wasn't much to be returned, so when one of the girls on the fashion desk asked me to do some research for an August feature I jumped at the chance! It was better than sitting in the cupboard-like room staring at a blank email list. I must admit, I did learn some bits about fashion, I mean I didn't really follow fashion trends I just wear whatever (people say I've got a bit of a rocky style), but I learnt what's going to be on trend this Autumn/Winter – my absolute favourite time of the year! This year I am going to have an obsession with coats and skirts I think!
As a magazine for the more mature lady (35+ I would say) I learnt what brands the magazine preferred and the reason why – as their readers are real women, not some size 0 chick on the cover of their upstairs rivals Marie Claire or Look.
Like Blue Rubicon, lunchtimes at Woman was amazing! The building had a rooftop terrace where we could all sit and eat our lunch. A view which overlooked the whole of London – from the Shard, Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral to the London Eye; we could see it all, even the building I was in last week at Blue Rubicon.
It was insane, as you could see!
So much of the week I was running around returning clothes and shoes which was ok – I now know what PR companies I could potentially approach to get more work experience with in the future. I really was looking forward to this week as I haven't (yet) done any work experience at a magazine and really wanted to just get stuck it – despite asking and having the urge to actually write I was still pretty much running after everyone and searching for items of clothing to return to companies.
All I can say is, you never really know what the experience is going to be like until you experience it (apologies for the amount of times I've just said experience, haha!) Despite having two weeks of not so good experience into what life after university could be like, I'm still hopeful for my final week of summer work experience next week (14th July) – it's at an amazing magazine and they picked my application! Not pressure for me then! You'll find out more after next week 😀
Having had a super hectic two weeks going back and forward into London, a date night was seriously overdue for me and Mark. We hit up Jamie's Italian for a two-course meal and some cocktails! WOHOOO!
Jamie's Italian was amazing, good cocktails, good food, good price – it was so nice just to relax, let our hair down and for me personally not having to think of traveling into London everyday or having any work experience for a week or so!
We celebrated not only with cocktails (which are my favourite) but with an incredible gooey brownie accompanied by amaretto popcorn and salted-caramel ice-cream!
HOLY SHIT, I've been craving that bad boy every day since last Saturday! 'Must regain self-control' – what I keep telling myself, haha!
So, that's my 'exciting' two weeks of work experience at two completely different companies – got to say I can't wait to next weeks! – Watch out for a future blog post about all the tales at this certain magazine, I won't be hiding anything!
Until next time,
Peace out!
Autumn x


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If you want to create some bright spots in your landscape and garden, picture some vibrant yellow flowers in your yard. Yellow flowers add a brightness not found in many other colors and yellow will look striking next to other darker colors such as purple, blue, burgundy, or black. At the same time, yellow flowers work very well next to complimentary colors such as red and orange, so you really can't go wrong.
To get your landscape brightened up, here are 5 great ways to add yellow flowers to your yard.
To get your flower garden started out right first thing each spring, plant some bright yellow daffodil bulbs. Daffodils are a sure sign that winter has passed and spring is finally here, and these bright yellow flowers are a welcome sign after a long season away from the garden.
Depending on the variety, daffodils will bloom anywhere from early spring to late spring and will slowly spread over the years. Most varieties are short, less than 18 inches, so you can put them right in the front of the flower garden. Plant daffodils where they will get some sun but don't worry too much about a little shade. They can take it. Daffodils grow well in zones 3-8.
Know when to plant daffodils. If you don't have any now, you will want to plant bulbs in the fall to give them a good start for the next season.
A daylily or two should be at least a part of every home landscape. These versatile and resilient flowers look good in all seasons, even when they are not at the height of their bloom season. One of the best things about daylilies are that they come in bright colors, including yellow, and the yellow varieties are among the best you can grow.
The daylily grows from 18 inches to 3 feet, so check the variety you are shopping to see where it fits. The shorter varieties look great in front of the border, while the taller ones are best in the middle of the garden. Bloom time is from late spring to early fall. Most will have a prolific bloom period but some re-bloom, especially great yellow varieties like Happy Returns and Stella D'Oro. Daylilies will accept half shade to full sun and grow well in zones 3-9.
Don't feel that you need to spend a lot to own daylilies. They will slowly spread and like to be split every few years, so 3 daylilies today can easily be split to 9 in a few years.
Coreopsis is a delicate but tough yellow flower that looks awesome in formal or naturalized plantings. The feathery foliage is soft and adds great texture to the garden before the blooms come. Once the flowers get going, however, the foliage is overtaken with countless blooms. Terrific yellow varieties include Moonbeam for a light shade of yellow and Zagreb for a bolder yellow look.
Most coreopsis will stay short, around 18 inches or so, making them a good choice for the front of the garden where the small daisy-like flowers will be enjoyed. They will spread slowly over time so give them just a bit of space. Coreopsis will bloom from early summer to fall and tolerate half shade to full sun. Coreopsis works well in zones 3-9.
Echinacea, commonly called Coneflower, is one of the best native plants that you can include in your garden. They are tough, slowly spread, and have a long bloom period. They also will attract butterflies and birds. The most common varieties are purple and white, but recently more colors have been developed, including some great yellow varieties.
Most echinacea are medium-sized flowers that work best in the middle of the flower bed. They look great mixed around and repeated here and there or planted in mass. Echinacea blooms throughout the summer and will grow well in full sun to half shade. Echinacea grows well in zones 4-9.
Some of the best yellow varieties include Paradoxa and Harvest Moon.
Rudbeckia, or Black-Eyed Susan as they are more commonly called, are among the best flowers for your landscape regardless of color, but that they pop out of the landscape in a sea of yellow makes them even better. Rudbeckia comes in many varieties, most of which are in the shades of yellow, orange, red, and brown. The sweet spot for rudbeckia, however, is in the yellow shades.
Rudbeckia grows 2-4 feet high, but the best varieties stay down around the 2-3 feet height. They will self seed an area so they work best as a bed or mass planting where they can just be left to fill a spot. Rudbeckia are long bloomers, coloring your yard from summer and lasting well into fall. The bloom is even better if you cut back spent flowers but that is not necessary. Rudbeckia enjoys a sunny spot but will bloom just as well in half shade so they are a great way to add color to a shadier spot in your yard. Rudbeckia grows in zones 3-9.
Some of the best Rudbeckia varieties you can own for outstanding yellow color are the classic Goldsturm and the newer Fulgida.
Go Yellow
Now you have 5 great ways to add yellow flowers to your landscape. There's no excuse. Add some vibrant yellow color to your flower garden now. You won't regret it. Yellow flowers are bright and happy all by themselves, but they will also make your darker colored flowers look all the more impressive. In addition to that, They will make a nearby evergreen tree or shrub look even better, as they will add contrast to your landscape.
Yellow flowers are commonly associated with the emotions of joy and happiness, and you will know why when you look out your window at a sea of yellow blooms each summer.
Pick the style and variety that you like best and find a spot to get them started. If you can't decide, why not try them all?


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Esprit de Corps Club Requirements
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4-H age divisions are listed below.
Primary: K–2nd grades
Junior: 3rd–5th grades
Intermediate: 6th–8th grades
Senior: 9th–12th grades
These are the requirements to be a member of Esprit De Corp in good standing. And consist of a set of common requirements that every E.D.C. 4-H member must satisfy and the project specific requirements.
Please note that these requirements apply to the Esprit de Corps 4-H Club per their bylaws. If you are a member of another 4-H Club, you may have a different set of requirements specific to that Club. Please consult with your Club leader if you have questions.
ESPRIT DE CORPS ANNUAL FAIR REQUIREMENTS: (Applicable to all 4-H Members)
Regular Business meeting attendance is required. One cannot miss 3 or more meetings unexcused. Unexcused absence means failure to notify the Club Leader, President, Vice President, or a member/leader who can relay the message prior to the meeting that the member will be absent and why.
The Business meetings are on the first Tuesday of each month (except in Sept.) at the 4-H Building (Building 501) located on the grounds of the Evergreen State Fair at 7:00 PM. Leadership meetings precede the business meetings and are at 6:30 PM. Interested members may attend.
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Squirrely Shirley
Squirrely Shirley
lived in a tree
where she hoarded her nuts
so selfishly.
No matter what happened
she wouldn't share.
Her nuts were her nuts and
she just didn't care
that Dilmont the deer
and Harry the hare
and Ronnie the robin
and Benny the bear
were hungry. As hungry
as hungry could be.
Squirrely Shirley just watched them
from high in her tree.
She laughed while she popped
each nut into her mouth,
while the others were searching for food
north and south.
Squirrely Shirley
lived in a tree
till she got so fat
she could hardly see.
Then one day she noticed
an overlooked nut
on the end of a twig
and she wanted it, but
She had gotten so heavy
the branch broke in two
and she fell to the ground;
became squirrel and nut stew.
Which just goes to show
that it's not smart to be
a selfish, fat squirrel
when you live in a tree.
(C) 1998, Arden Davidson
I am trying to find a publisher or agent
to represent any or all of the stories and poems
in "A Pocketful of Rhymes".
If you know anyone that can help, or have comments,
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Data Visualization and D3.js Newsletter - Issue 148
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Welcome to issue 148 of the
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DATA + DESIGN: A Simple Introduction To Preparing And Visualizing Information
The [free] book's chapters follow pretty closely the actual set of steps that need to be accomplished before data can be visualized, from the design of the survey to the collection of the data to ultimately its visualization. Really pretty simple. So if you're fairly new to the game, it is probably going to make sense for you to start at the beginning and read the whole way through the book. Likewise, if you're familiar with some of the content, but not everything, there's no harm in just skipping to the chapters that are relevant to your case...
Towards Reusable D3.js Charts
Mike Bostock's pattern for reusable charts offered a tried and true method for implementing the same chart in any number of selections. However, its limitations are realized once the chart is initialized. If I wanted to use D3's transitions and update patterns with this method, changes to the data had to be handled entirely within the same scope that the chart was generated. In practice, this meant implementing filters, dropdown selects, sliders, and resize options all within the same function scope...
Data Visualization Reading and Videos
How Scientific American Makes Its Infographics
Flip through the pages of a scientific journal and you'll find numerous figures, charts, and diagrams visualizing important scientific discoveries. But interpreting those visuals may leave you scratching your head...For the public to be excited and informed about the latest scientific breakthroughs, technical data visualizations need to be transformed into engaging visual stories that a wider community can understand...
This Week's Widget - stockchartR
I intentionally do not talk much finance here at Building Widgets, but for those who are unaware of TimelyPortfolio, finance pays the bills for me. Although d3.js was released in 2010 (see this first Github commit), we did not see robust finance-targeted d3.js visualization libraries until last year. Now suddenly we have three really solid, very well-built options...
My First Data Art: NYC Taxi Defrag
In my data visualization NYC Taxis: A Day in the Life, there is a D3 chart at the bottom of the screen that shows when the vehicle has a fare, and when it is empty. I wanted to compare this pattern across many vehicles and see if any larger patterns jumped out. This is the result...
National Institute Of Feline Orbital Studies - How Much Does It Cost To Swing A Cat In London?
How much space do you actually need to swing a cat? And more importantly can you afford to do so? It's a sad reality that many people who call London home won't ever be able to afford enough space to swing a cat. We think this is wrong, which is why we're supporting Shelter to campaign for change...
Data Visualisation And Process
I [Andy Cotgreave] wanted to go through my process, based on reflections of my US Fatalities dashboard. In this case, I'm explaining a situation where I have a ready-made dataset that I have not seen before. It's my job to find and communicate anything interesting I can find...
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D3 Within React The Right Way
After a few weeks of thought and a couple of potential solutions actually being built and used, I settled on what I think is the ideal way to use DOM mutating JavaScript (like D3) from within React. Many solutions involve stepping out of the React tree for that specific component, which does work, but leaves you with a little island of mutable DOM, festering away inside your tree. It just doesn't feel quite right to me, my solution allows you to even use React developer tools with the SVG generated by D3...
Visualizing Map Distortion
Whenever we try to represent our 3D earth on a 2D map we necessarily introduce distoration. This tool attempts to visualize the phenomenon...
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Recent Extensions Work For Qlik Sense
During the last months I spend a bit of my spare time to build and improve extensions for Qlik Sense. My motivation is to learning how to leverage the new Qlik Sense APIs, to learn how to use JavaScript for data analytics, to understand the usage of visualization libraries like d3.js to create data driven documents, to give the new Qlik product some more use cases and also, of course, to have some fun with data gymnastics...
Getting To Know Crossfilter
Crossfilter is a JavaScript library for slicing and dicing row-based data whilst dc.js is library that combines the analytics power of Crossfilter with the charting prowess of D3...
Hope that you had a great past week and that next week is even better!
Wishing you the best,
Sebastian Gutierrez
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Woody Allen has cast two more actors in his next untitled film. One actor is a familiar face in Woody Allen's films: Woody Allen. Allen hasn't co-starred in one of his movies since 2006's Scoop, but he sounds pretty pleased with the decision to join the picture, which he tells USA Today is "comic picture, an out-and-out comedy." Also, if you thought you were done with Roberto Benigni, you were wrong because Allen says the Oscar-winning actor is also in the film. After coming to the attention of mainstream American audiences in Life is Beautiful, Benigni thought it would be a good idea to adapt Pinocchio and then play Pinocchio and that no one would be creeped out by the prospect of a middle-aged man playing a young boy.
Allen and Benigni join previously-announced cast members Jesse Eisenberg, Ellen Page, Penelope Cruz, and Alec Baldwin. Allen says he's still casting for the film, which shoots in Rome this summer. His new film, Midnight in Paris, will open the Cannes Film Festival and hit theaters in the US on May 20th.


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(HealthDay)—Hispanic patients, particularly unacculturated Hispanics, rate their health care experience more highly than do other patient groups, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.
Memoona Hasnain, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues surveyed 881 adult patients receiving care at four outpatient family medicine clinics. The patients were 34 percent African-American; 31 percent Hispanic-classified as unacculturated or biculturated; 33 percent Caucasian; and 2 percent missing race. To measure experiences of care, the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Clinician & Group (CAG) Survey Adult Primary Care instrument was used. The Short Form-12 survey was used to assess health status.
The researchers found that race and acculturation were significantly associated with several CAG subscales, after adjustment for other variables. Significantly higher ratings for care experiences were given by Hispanic patients who also expressed greater interest in shared decision making. The average physician grade was 8.8 from white patients, 9.0 from black patients, 9.1 from biculturated Hispanics, and 9.7 out of 10 from unacculturated Hispanics.
"When you come from another country, you're probably more deferential and you try not to displease people with what you say," Hasnain said in a statement. "While you're not exactly happy with the care you're getting, you'll rate it higher."
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LadyBug Technologies' latest Virtual Power Meter V4.5 delivers a broad range of RF measurement solutions. The VPM is an ideal user interface for displaying time domain scope-like profiles of the pulse modulated waveform. When used with LadyBug's Pulse Profiling Sensors, the software delivers clear, concise pulse details. The Pulse zoom feature includes gates and markers that provide accurate measurement of selected details.
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2-Way Power Dividers/Combiners: Stripline
Pulsar Microwave manufactures a large selection of 2-way power dividers in narrowband and broadband configurations, covering frequencies from 225 MHz to 70 GHz. They are designed to handle from 10 to 30 watts input power in a 50-ohm transmission system. Microstrip or stripline designs are utilized, and optimized for best performance.
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Richardson RFPD announced the availability of a new wideband low-noise amplifier from ERZIA Technologies S.L. The ERZ-LNA-1800-4200-24-6 provides a gain of 24 dB with a noise figure of 5 dB. The device's compact size and modularity make it ideal for a wide range of applications, including industrial, SATCOM, aerospace and military. Additional key features of the ERZ-LNA-1800-4200-24-6 include:
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Raltron, a global leader in high performance frequency management components and antenna products, has designed what it claims is the smallest SMD oven controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO) available on the market. At only 9 mm x 7 mm, the OX7000 Series is designed for applications that require ultra-small size and superior temperature stability. This includes all aspects of 5G wireless infrastructure, transmission, precision instrumentation, broadcasting, utility metering infrastructure, and more.
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Lt. Col. Robert Risdon — a deputy commander for the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade at Fort Benning, Georgia — was headed back home Tuesday after a trip to Alabama and stopped in a Taco Bell for a late bite to eat.
While eating at the Greenville, Alabama restaurant, Risdon saw two brothers — 9 and 12 — come inside from the rain.
"They were both soaking wet," he told WTVM-TV, adding that they weren't there to eat — they were trying to earn some cash selling homemade desserts.
They approached Risdon to see if he was interested. With no cash on hand, he asked the 12-year-old — "a very, very nice boy," Risdon told the station — if he and his brother had eaten yet that night.
The boy said no, so Ridson told them to follow him to the counter so he could buy them dinner.
Jason Gibson — head coach of the Columbus Lions indoor pro football team — was traveling with Risdon from Mobile for Senior Bowl activities and started recording the scene on his cell phone because he's "tired of" all the negative things on TV, he told the station.
"Hey, can you eat all those tacos?" Risdon was heard asking the 9-year-old. "You tell 'em what you want."
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Gibson later posted the clip to his Facebook page, praising Risdon's actions and noting how "our troops are always taking care of us."
The boys were thankful, too. "I heard the little one say 'I want to be just like you when I grow up' and saluted him," Gibson added.
Risdon said he was touched by the brothers' response to him.
"I thought it was amazing. A 9-year-old boy is coming up to me and saying 'you protect us, you take care of us,'" he told WTVM, adding the boys "inspired me as much as I may have made them feel good by just filling their bellies a little bit."
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Wheels, Inc. has recognized Midway Specialty Vehicles with its inaugural Upfit Supplier of the Year award for superior performance, exemplary service and innovation, the fleet management company announced.
The award was presented to Midway's executive team, including Mike Violi, president; Gary Mathers, chief financial officer; Russ Gilpin, vice president of sales; Brad Brubaker, director of engineering; and Kathy Franklin, executive administration on Oct. 4 at the Midway facility in Elkhart, Ind.
This is the first year that Wheels has recognized an Upfit Supplier of the Year. Through Wheels Preferred Supplier Program, Wheels has built long-term relationships with a select group of strategic suppliers that create long-term value for its clients. The Supplier of the Year distinction rewards the supplier who achieved best performance overall based on quality, on-time completion, cost competitiveness, innovation and risk mitigation.
"Wheels actively monitors our upfitters, and using their performance data as a basis to recognize and reward them creates a powerful incentive for our suppliers to drive continuous improvement," said Mark Campbell, Wheels assistant vice president of service vehicles and remarketing. "This year Midway Specialty Vehicles was selected out of more than 200 suppliers because they completed 99.5% of vehicles on time for Wheels, with zero defects. That record exemplifies excellence."
In addition, Midway displayed a client-centric culture and dedication to responsive service that aligns closely with Wheels corporate values. "Wheels has a reputation for genuinely caring for its customers and vendors, and during our 36 years of working within this industry and Wheels, we have attempted to mirror this same attitude. This award shows that Wheels has observed and documented our efforts to achieve continuous improvement of our manufacturing process, and that our performance enhances and increases Wheels credibility and business with its customers entrusted to our company," said Mike Violi, Midway's CEO.
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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Encouraging new numbers released Wednesday from a city task force designed to reduce the number of sexual assaults in Baltimore.
As Gigi Barnett explains, it took a three-year effort to drop the number of unfounded rape cases.
Back in 2010, the number of unfounded rape cases in Baltimore outpaced every other city in the nation. The city jumped into action, revamped its Sexual Assault Response Team–also called SART–and vowed to fully investigate every claim.
"We need and must do everything in our power to ensure victims of sexual assault feel safe reporting incidents to police," said then-Police Commissioner Fred Bealefeld.
Now, three years later, the report released Wednesday says the task force made the right changes. The most crucial: officers stopped the practice of dismissing rapes and sexual assaults on the scene.
"That was a big problem," said Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.
The number of forcible rape cases is down 17 percent from last year. One of the largest drops may be the unfounded cases, which fell from 31 percent down to a little less than two percent. Last year, more than 425 rape victims came forward to report the crime and collect evidence.
"For a lot of victims, they just didn't feel that people believed them, that people cared about what happened to them," said Gail Reid.
Reid runs the victims' advocacy arm of Turnaround, a women's assault crisis center. The agency works with the SART team. She says the next step is getting more community groups involved and drop the number even more.
"We need to hear back," she said. "What do we need to do to improve?"
The task force plans to expand and fully staff its child abuse unit, which handled nearly 1,000 cases last year.


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According to an AFP news report of the July 13, 2018 anti-Trump protest in London — where a giant balloon of Trump as a baby wearing a diaper flew over the British parliamentary building — the march was organized by the Stop Trump Coalition, "a network of grassroots campaigns, unions, NGOs and politicians formed for the event". One of the politicians is "veteran civil rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, who marched alongside former Labour leader Ed Miliband."
Tatchell — who is a "gay advocate", former Labour Party parliamentary candidate, now with the Green Party — said about the anti-Trump protest: "It's an incredible turnout of people from all walks of life. Today's protests send a signal to Donald Trump. He'll get the message. He may not admit it publicly but he's certain to be affected by this outpouring of opposition."
Surprise! (Not). It turns out Peter Tatchell, 66, is pro-pedophilia.
A pedophile is an adult with "sexual fondness for and activity" with children, i.e., minors below the age of consent. Pedophilia is legally defined as sexual child abuse, i.e., any sexual activity with a minor below the age of consent, which includes fondling a child's genitals, intercourse, incest, rape, sodomy, exhibitionism, and commercial exploitation of children through prostitution or the production of pornographic materials.
Peter Hitchens writes for the UK Daily Mail, September 12, 2010, that on June 26, 1997, Peter Tatchell wrote a letter to the Guardian newspaper, defending an academic book about "Boy-Love" against what he saw as calls for it to be censored. Calling the book "courageous", Tatchell said the book documented "examples of societies where consenting inter-generational sex is considered normal," such as a New Guinea tribe where "all young boys have sex with older warriors as part of their initiation into manhood" and (allegedly) grow up to be "happy, well-adjusted husbands and fathers".
Tatchell concluded:
"The positive nature of some child-adult sexual relationships is not confined to non-Western cultures. Several of my friends – gay and straight, male and female – had sex with adults from the ages of nine to 13. None feel they were abused. All say it was their conscious choice and gave them great joy…. [I]t is time society acknowledged the truth that not all sex involving children is unwanted, abusive and harmful."
Tatchell also contributed a chapter to a 1986 book, The Betrayal Of Youth (BOY), which was edited by a convicted pedophile, Warren Middleton (aka John Parratt), who is a former vice-chairperson of Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE) — an organization in favor of legalizing pedophilia. The book's stated goal is the abolition of the age of consent, which would make children, toddlers and even babies fair game for pedophiles.
Today, Tatchell continues to advocate lowering the age of consent to 14. (Source: Matthew Hopkins)
See also these other anti-Trump creeps:
- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg favors decriminalizing pedophilia and child sex trafficking
- Southern Poverty Law Center co-founder assaulted his wife and used a vibrator on step-daughter
- Bestialists in retreat after Trump win
- The secret life of Antifa professor Mike Isaacson: smothering/choking/mummification fetishes
- Cher, 29, raped a 13-year-old boy
- Jimmy Kimmel to woman: Put your mouth to what's in my pants
- Robert De Niro was a client of international prostitution ring with underage girls


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Beyond Recovery— (Mental Health [MH] and Substance Use [SUD] Focused) Participants will hear personal stories from peers with similar experiences, learn to interact and engage with community stakeholders who should learn more about recovery, and how to put outreach plans into action.
Choice and Empowerment—(Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Focused) This session covers several topics by using teachable moments when faced with challenging situations. Participants will learn methods to help encourage self-reliance.
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Mental Health and Substance Use Recovery— (MH and SUD) This presentation covers a brief history of the recovery movement and accomplishments in North Carolina. Additionally, participants will learn about Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care and how people with lived expe-riences are making a difference as Peer Support Specialists.
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I have done a lot of reflecting in the days since I wrote my post about my unhealthy relationship with The Church. With a bit of space, I can see now the way in which recent encounters, personality conflicts, and behaviours have tapped into old hurts and frustrations. I am able to say about some of it — in the words of friends — 'not my circus, not my monkeys'; and just as significantly, I am able to claim the circus and monkeys that are mine and not anyone else's, the circus and monkeys that just might need a bit of work yet. Some good conversations with wise people have helped immensely in making that distinction.
Priests are encouraged to be reflective practitioners, after all. And I have always said that my priesthood is about accepting that I will fall and fail publicly and that it is just as important to know how to get back up again after the fall. We are imperfect human beings ministering to other imperfect human beings, are we not? If we can't admit mistakes honestly, model sincere apologies, and show courage in walking with limps, how can we expect those whom we serve to do the same? Or, in the words of one of my most beloved heroes and iconoclasts: 'You're going to f*** up. You may as well do it publicly and boldly. Because then you will give others courage to live with passion and make their own mistakes'.
But if we (rightly) expect mature self-awareness, reflective practice, and passion from our priests, shouldn't we expect the same from other leaders, and from the church itself? Aren't we called to model a different way of being from that which we see in the world?
Sadly, that isn't the reality I've experienced.
We proudly call 'prophets' those within the church who speak out against injustices in our society. We celebrate those who use art, preaching, and social media to try to highlight systemic abuses of power that trap people in poverty, cause wars, and create the mass immigration crises we are now seeing. But those who dare publicly name injustices, conflicts, and abuses of power in the church are all too quickly labelled troublemakers, live wires, and loose cannons.
We praise the ones who cry out on behalf of those who have no voice in our world. But to encourage our congregations to find their voice and challenge decisions and statements made by church leaders is often considered betrayal and disobedience.
We are willing to criticise the health services when we see those whom we love and visit being poorly looked after. We fight for more robust systems which will enable patient-centred care. We want people to be able to have a contribution in the decisions made about their treatment. But when it comes to pastoral care of clergy or lay leaders, concerned whispers to others behind closed doors are more common than direct contact with those who are suffering.
We call for more transparency in government, for structures that have at their heart the good of all. And yet decisions in the church which directly affect congregations, clergy, ordinands and even those going through the discernment process are made in private and announced without any consultation.
We say that the church should model healthier, more mature communication than what we see in the world, particularly in the midst of conflict. We talk a lot about communication based on love and with an eye towards reconciliation. And yet gossip, assumptions, and triangulation are at the very centre of far too many of our dealings.
We applaud those who speak with honesty and passion about all these things in society. And that is indeed right. That is what those of us in the church should be doing. But anyone who questions publicly the church's own complicity in these injustices, anyone who challenges those in power in the church, anyone who brings to light experiences of bullying amongst staff or clergy or congregations is too often ignored, sidelined, or even worse, silenced.
Isn't there something in scripture about specks and planks in eyes?
I love the church. I love the Scottish Episcopal Church in particular. It has been my home for the better part of 15 years, and even though I am going to be spending the next 5 years working for the Church of Scotland overseas, I will always be an Episcopalian. So it is not out of disloyalty that I write this. On the contrary, it is out of a fierce loyalty.
But we have to accept that the church is a human institution. Or as one person reminded me, it should be a movement, one that responds to the movement of the Spirit and the context in which it finds itself, not something which has fossilised in the past. But even so, institution or movement, it's a human one. Which means it is flawed. It is as flawed as the people who worship within it, who serve within it, who lead it. It is as crazy and chaotic as all the circuses and monkeys we each bring to it.
And if we in — and as — the church, in all our passionate, messy, flawed humanity are so insecure and frightened and uncertain about our purpose that we panic and close ranks when someone admits their own failings or names ours, then just what message are we really sending about grace? Or courage? Or forgiveness? Or prophecy? Or redemption? Or love?
This post was inspired — in more ways than one — as so much of my ministry and blogging has been, by the Rev Laurie Brock's recent post over on Dirty Sexy Ministry.
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From Town&Style Magazine: Being over the age of 65 comes with its fair share of emerging and changing health problems. Luckily, medicine is constantly evolving to treat the common concerns of aging as seniors are more active than ever.
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Osteoporosis is a condition in which bones become weak and brittle. More than 3 million people are affected in the U.S. each year. Most are women but men are susceptible too. Dr. Gregory L. Jewell of OB/GYN Physicians, a division of Signature Medical Group, specializes in treating osteoporosis.
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Signature Medical Group joins millions of individuals and groups around the nation in recognizing October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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At Changes Salon & Spa! enjoy aromatic essences, soothing sounds of trickling water, and luxurious surroundings. A day at Changes Salon & Spa! will captivate your senses, offering you a chance to escape, rejuvenate, and feel beautiful, invigorate your skin, and delight your senses with our therapeutic body , skin and hair care treatments.
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"Changes" Changes has finally become a reality. "One mind, one Body and now one Place that puts it all together".
Two years planning and waiting for the space to become available has become a reality. We are so excited; we were bursting at the seams and out grown our space, for years now. There were times we felt like we were a banquet facility ,one day a treatment room would be a facial room , waxing room, pedicure room for four, and with- in minutes was turned into a couples room, equip with candle, relaxing music and rose peddles on the floor and then into a facial room. It was nothing for a room to take on three or four different faces.
Carolyn Schwab describes the new look as keeping with the times. Twice the size as before. Dreams come true. A place where her clients can continue to come and experience the health benefits of a Spa, relax and relief stress. And a legacy that she can pass down to her children, that have worked in the family business for over 12 years now.
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Carolyn has owned four other salons, and this one is truly the best of them all. Offering more services than any other salon in Saskatoon, the only Salon to offer Permanent Make-up for over 15 years now where she specializes in eyebrow, lip liner, camouflage, and areola reconstruction, scar camouflage.
We are very happy to announce that Changes will be introducing into our menu of services elos technology permanent laser hair reduction, skin rejuvenation, ReFirme™ skin tightening and microdermabrasion.
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Expanding Changes came as a result of years of crowed space. What was previously a bakery, which we will miss, has now turned into a luscious quite space, with a couple's room, Feel your tension & stress melt away. Wickless Candles enhance your surrounding.
A Dry sauna ,Relax with the soothing deep heat of a far-infrared wellness Center. Far-infrared deep heat therapy has proven to be very effective for detoxifying heavy metal impurities in addition to relieving pain from sports injuries, fibromyalgia, arthritis and other chronic pain conditions. The overall health benefits are amazing - from pain relief to stress reduction to weight loss to increased circulation to enhanced skin tone to strengthened immune system to the most important - detoxification of the body on a cellular level. Changes Spa, Far-Infrared Wellness Centers are a must for those interested in deep, overall health and vitality.
More pedicures, a total of 8 complete with SAD lighting. Now we have hydrotherapy pedicure chairs, ergonomically designed, with recline leather remote control massage chairs, Guest entry hydrotherapy jets, soft touch therapy lights , GeniJet pipeless drain , NEC,CSA certified. Offering a full menu of esthetics including, body wraps, facial, massage, hot stones, in a totally relaxing atmosphere complete with satellite music.
Carolyn has developed many service packages, each combining a group of treatments. Each package leaves the guest relaxed & Rejuvenated; the most extensive package is called the full Total Indulgence, Takes Seven Hours and comes with a healthy lunch.
Or try one of our couples package like the Couples Date nit- Which includes a 40 minute massage and a 30 minute lesson, where then the couple can choose a dry sauna where the couple enjoy the benefits of reducing stress, improve the immune system, detoxify the body, relieve pain and ease joint stiffness, or slip into our hot tub and soak every ounce of tension away, with jets designed to soothe away tension and strain and heighten your sense of relaxation in a bath of essential oils or bath salts. Then take home a CD of relaxation music, massage oil, candle, non-alcoholic wine, and practice what you learned.
Changes will still offer Artificial nails Gel nails Acrylic Nails, Nail Art in the largest nail salon in Saskatoon.
A Complete hair care area, where our stylist will work there magic on your hair, Recycling all the hair clippings as well while saving our environment.
Carolyn truly believes that Changes would not have become what it is today with out the long-term staff and loyal Clientele. Our mission statement is to provide you with an experience, that you will leave feeling renewed, relaxed and looking your best. We believe that if you look good you feel good.
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A Dream about Michelle Obama
Dream #1 - The Football Team
A football team is standing in a locker room. The players are young. Their uniforms are pure white, with blue numbers. The players all have their eyes on the quarterback, who stands above the group.
The quarterback has healthy, shiny black hair, cut a bit longer than ear length on the sides, and about collar length in the back. The quarterback has soft features and white skin. Only a sneer is on the quarterback's face. The object of the sneer is one player sitting on the bench to the right of the main group, separate and alone.
The rejected player wears the same all-white uniform. This player is a girl. She wants to play for the team. But, the quarterback does not like her.
Scene 2 is set in the school library. The female teammate sits alone at a table in the library. The quarterback is being led out of the library by the hand, by her male date, who is not shown except as a fleeting glimpse of white. The quarterback in her sparkling, glimmering red prom dress shines a large smile at the seated girl.
An announcer (without words) explains in a movie-trailer kind of voice, that now the team is going to begin to win even more as the quarterback is now passing to the girl player.
Interpretation of Individual Symbols:
White uniforms with blue letters: This is the Kingdom of God team.
Quarterback: Christians who pray. Putting up a pass equates to "sending up" a prayer. (Example: a "Hail Mary" pass, although we ought not to pray to any except Jehovah/Jesus/Holy Spirit).
Rejected Girl on the team (I prayed for this, people!): Michelle Obama
The Body of Christ, the football team, has largely overlooked Michelle Obama. Instead of praying for her (passing her the ball), she has been ostracized. But, she wants to play! She is happy to be on the team.
Library scene interpretation:
Library: The people inside are people "surrounded by the Word".
Quarterback is a female: The bride of Christ is a female for an important reason. Sins transfer to the husband, not to the wife. There are only "sins of the fathers", but not "sins of the mothers". As brides to Christ (yes, even we men), our sin transfers to Jesus, the bride-groom.
Prom, not a Wedding: We are in mid-season. The wedding feast takes place after the resurrection, not now. Now, we are still running the race.
Teenagers, not Adults: The Body is not yet fully mature. (As shown by the lack of unity on the team.)
Beautiful red dress: Covered by the blood of Christ.
Dream #2- Michelle Obama in a Limousine
The second dream focuses on Michelle Obama.
A large number of well-dressed men and ladies enter the main seating area of a limousine. One of the last to enter is the younger Obama daughter, Malia.
There are three or four ongoing conversations. They grow loud as the groups attempt to be heard in a contest of sound. Someone turns on a radio. Barack Obama is talking about a product he is promoting.
The daughter asks, "Mommy, when we get home can I ...(something)."
Michelle answers, "Maybe."
I wonder what Michelle thinks of the product Barack is promoting on the radio. But, I see she is not listening. Instead, she hears her daughter's small voice above the cacophony of the main area of the limousine. Michelle is seated in the front passenger seat. She leans into her right palm, with her elbow on the door hand rest. Her thumb and fingers massage her temple and forehead.
In that moment, I feel concern for her. I ask, "Are you alright?"
"I just...," she says, "have all this." She motions with her left hand, in a circular motion about her head.
This second dream can really be better understood in conjunction with the first dream: Christians are not praying for Michelle.
The second dream is this: It shows us for what we should pray.
(Again, I prayed for this interpretation- the only way to interpret any dream or vision or anything at all.)
Michelle is burdened with too many thought processes. She needs to delegate some of the things she does to staffers. She needs to yield her decision making to the Holy Spirit; currently, she processes and analyzes, and weights factors to reason a course of action. Even when her daughter asks to do something, she says only, "Maybe." She needs to reduce her responsibilities and receive- without doubts -the wisdom and guidance of the Holy Spirit.
She needs to spend more time with her daughters. The children are not neglected- this is to satisfy her need to be a mother. The Holy Spirit says, "She is a mother." Spending more time with her daughters will satisfy her heart.
So, Saints, these are our first three objectives to pray for Michelle Obama:
1. To delegate some responsibilities, and lighten her load.
2. For relief from ponderous decisions- by seeking the Holy Spirit's wisdom.
3. For more time with her daughters (and more love, unity, joy, and laughter in those relationships).
May our Father in Heaven mightily bless those who receive this word and pray.
Some Scriptures
In the few days prior to receiving these dreams on April 8th, 2012, I opened my Bible several times and read scriptures that pertained to praying for leaders, and related matters.
"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, [and] giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and [for] all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty." (1 Tim 2:1-2, KJV)
"But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love." (Eph 4:15-16, KJV)
"Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness." (Pro 25:5, KJV)
Christian Dream Interpretation
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Maybe the True last President Of the USA will be a Full Blooded American Indian just a thought
Man are you obsessed or what??? Some black dramer working out here, does it trouble you that shade?? The Black plauge I think may sum this site!!!
I can't honestly say that at first I had any intention of entertaining the thought Michelle has "Godly" interests, and I've been quite aware for some time now that many things fortold that people have been expecting to happen are happening now in my life.
Although I feel very sure of my notions regarding the current leaders and their associates, and their agenda, Christ did indeed say to pray for even our enemies.
I will pray for her, that God be with her and help her to trust in Christ if she is willing. And that if she has a purpose that God give her strength to do good. Like you said, God knows the heart.
But, I'll also say, that some people I can't [I've tried] entertain the thought they have good intentions of any sort. I should still be praying for all their salvation, but some things, I feel at least, should not be overlooked.
I just don't want young people to fall victim to false ideas conveyed by "wolves in sheeps clothing" because saying anything aloud is 'prohibited.'
But I have respect for your stand for Michelle, will pray for her, and truly hope that she believes in Christ and does good things for God.


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Do you know the 10 foods to avoid during pregnancy? The news of being pregnant brings with it a lot of joy and a great sense of responsibility. If you are expecting, you have to take some precautions in order to make sure your baby remains safe. Aside from taking other measures, you also need to choose your diet carefully. Given below are 10 foods to avoid during pregnancy:
1Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy: Alcohol
While you are pregnant, you mustn't have even a drop of alcohol. Having alcohol while you are pregnant can cause birth defects and child abnormalities, which is something you don't want to experience.
2Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy: Caffeine
Too much of caffeine is not good for your baby's health. Among other disadvantages of caffeine is that it keeps you awake depriving you of sleep. Drinking more than one cup of coffee can raise your risk of abortion. Moreover, your baby may not be able to gain enough weight due to your consumption of caffeine.
3Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy: Raw Meat
You should stay away from all types of uncooked meat including seafood, chicken, and pork. Again, the raw meat may contain coli that can make you sick.
4Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy: Raw Eggs
Raw eggs are rich in bacteria that may cause food poisoning. The Salmonella virus causes a lot of diseases, such as gastroenteritis and typhoid fever. Instead of raw eggs, you may want to have pasteurized eggs.
5Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy: Unripe Papaya
Fruits including unripe papaya may contain parasites. To be on the safe side, you should wash fruits before eating. Besides, make sure you go for only ripe papaya, as unripe papaya may cause uterine contraction.
6Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy: Pineapples
Rich in a variety of vitamins and minerals, pineapples are not good for pregnant women. Pineapples are said to cause pregnancy loss and diarrhea. So, this food shouldn't be on your diet list as long as you are pregnant.
7Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy: Meat
If you love your new baby, keep away from meat. As said earlier, all types of meat may get infected with coli bacteria, and these bacteria can cause harm to your baby. Freshly cooked meat is not that bad, but don't eat reheated meat.
8Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy: Fish
Fish are good for health, but you may not want to eat sea fish, as it contains mercury content, which can cause harm to your nerves and brain. In the end, it is your baby that will get negatively impacted.
9Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy: Cigarettes
Cigarettes smoking may hamper the growth of your unborn baby. If you are a heavy smoker, quit this habit for the sake of your baby.
10Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy: Milk and fruit juices
You can drink pasteurized milk and fresh yogurt if you want to, but don't go for cheese or raw milk. Moreover, if you love drinking juices, go for pasteurized juices only.
Hope the article is helpful for you. Don't forget to share your feedback with us in the comments section below.


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The Five Safest Neighborhoods in Cedar Rapids
No matter where you live, crime happens. In February the Gazette reported an increase in personal assault and drug crimes in Cedar Rapids.
The increase is described as a "slight uptick" by local police, and officials urge citizens to be diligent and pro-active in their communities to help defend against criminal activity.
But thanks to better technology like surveillance cameras, property crime statistics has actually trended downward in 2018 from years prior.
According to NeighborhoodScout, these are the top ten safest neighborhoods in the Cedar Rapids area.
- Covington
- Linn Junction / New Buffalo
- Williams Blvd / Beverly Rd
- F Ave NW / Belmont Pky NW
- Mount Vernon Rd SE / Lincoln Heights Dr
- Cedar Hills
- Lincolnway Village / Worthington Acres
- Cottage Grove Ave SE / E Post Rd SE
- Edgewood Rd NW / Southview Dr NW
- Mount Mercy U / Oakland Rd NE
NeighborhoodScout is an informative resource that provides a fascinating look at Cedar Rapids to help newcomers become familiar with the city.


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One of the things that became apparent early in the development of Guild Wars 2 was that we needed a diverse set of weapons to support our skill system. The full list of standard wieldable weapons in Guild Wars 2 is as follows:
One-Handed: Axe, dagger, mace, pistol, scepter, and sword.
Two-Handed: Greatsword, hammer, longbow, rifle, shortbow, and staff.
Offhand only: Focus, shield, torch, and warhorn.
No single profession is able to use all of these weapons, and some of them can wield a lot more than others. Many professions can also wield a one-handed weapon in their offhand. A weapon in the offhand will have different skills than that same weapon wielded in the main hand. A warrior, for example, can learn to dual-wield and choose to equip two swords, which would give him three skills from the sword in his main hand and two skills from the sword in his offhand.


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An anarkali is a dress-like garment that consists of a long frock style top which creates a flattering flowing silhouette. The bodice of the Anarkali is cinched just below the chest and the rest of the frock is flowing, usually until the knee. The Anarkali is a variation of the Salwar Kameez and comprises of the frock style top, bottoms (churidar) and a scarf (dupatta).
Anarkalis are often heavily embroidered, with varying length, and are sometimes paired with a dupatta. Anarkalis are usually fitted around the bodice and feature multiple panels after the bodice. The placket of the Anarkali might feature a high buttoned feature or might be buttoned until the chest level.
Churidars are the bottoms that usually accompany the top frock style top. Churidars are so called because traditionally they are long length and gather around the feet of the wearer forming Chudi's (Bangles) in the fabric. In more modern times, churidar is often used generically to include all types of bottoms that accompany the top.
An Anarkali dress is an Anarkali inspired dress that is cinced just above the waist and features a fitted bodice. The length of the dress tends to be until the knees.


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Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer (#10)
Author(s): Megan McDonald
Another day. Another mood. Meet Judy Moody at her moodiest-best, in this laugh-a-minute tenth adventure in the international bestselling series. Prepare for the Judy Moodiest summer ever in the tenth book in the internationally popular and bestselling series, perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Judy Blume and Lauren Child. Roar! It's bad enough that Mum and Dad are heading to California, leaving Judy and Stink with Aunt Awful (er, Opal), but now Judy's two best friends are going splitsville on her too. Just when it looks like her summer is going to be boring-with-a-capital B, eureka! Judy (with some help from Aunt Opal) comes up with the most thrill-a-delic plan ever. Get ready for tightrope walking, roller coaster riding, a treasure hunt to find Judy's teacher, a midnight stakeout, a runaway ice-cream truck and a hunt for Bigfoot.
Product Information
General Fields
- : 9781406380774
- : Walker Books Australia Pty, Limited
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- : May 2018
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- : Megan McDonald
- : Paperback
- : 718
- : Peter H. Reynolds
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There are three basic steps used to determine the amount of financial aid you are eligible to receive.
A student budget that includes standard fees and costs is assigned to all financial aid recipients. The budget is based on data provided by the California Student Aid Commission and the Chancellor's Office for California Community Colleges. You may also use the college to receive an estimate of how much students similar to you paid to attend Cabrillo College.
Standard student budgets are constructed recognizing the different costs for students living at home or living away from home. An additional $258/unit for enrollment fees is added to the budget for out-of-state students.
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eligiblity is based on both your financial need and academic progress.
the expected family contribution (efc-located on the upper right hand corner of your sar) is the amount of money you and your family are expected to contribute toward your educational costs. your efc is calculated based on the information you reported on your fafsa. your financial aid need is the difference between your student budget and your efc. funds are limited and often it is not possible to meet students' full financial aid need.
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To receive financial aid, you must maintain academic progress according to our Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy. Federal regulations require that academic progress be monitored for all periods of enrollment whether or not you have received financial aid. Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA, meet the unit completion requirements for their enrollment status, and not reach the maximum time frame for their program. Financial aid funds will not be disbursed for students who do not maintain academic progress澳门申博网站. Please read our
Awards are based on student eligibility, enrollment status, and application deadlines. Once your file has been reviewed and your eligibility has been determined, the Financial Aid Office will award you any grant and work-study funds you are eligible to receive. If you need to borrow student loan funds, you must complete the loan application process.
We recognize that the Free Application For Student Aid (FAFSA) may not always portray a clear picture of your financial situation. If the FAFSA does not adequately reflect your current situation or your financial circumstances have changed since you submitted the FAFSA, you may request a reevaluation of your financial aid eligibility by contacting Financial Aid. For a list of Special Circumstances visit the page below.
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Heroin worth millions seized from PIA plane in Pakistan
Islamabad: As much as 15 kg of heroin was recovered from a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight on Tuesday at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.
According to the national flag carrier, the heroine was recovered from a plane parked in the hangar.
"PIA's security department, with the assistance of Anti-Narcotics Force, has recovered approximately 15 kg of heroin from an aircraft which was at the hangar in Karachi undergoing (a) C check," PIA spokesperson Daniyal Gilani said in a statement.
"The matter is being investigated by all agencies concerned," the statement added.
PIA, founded in 1955, staved off several attempts made to smuggle illegal drugs on its flights in the past.


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Elyssia Blue Agate Cuff Ring Silver Plated
Brand: Tiana Jewel
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These gorgeous adjustable raw agate cuff rings will balance your yin/yang energy, and will protect, calm and heal you. Agate is known as a stone of strength and may enhance creativity and strengthen intellect.
- Natural gemstone sourced in Brazil
- Adjustable silver plated cuff ring
- Each agate is unique and one of a kind and may vary in shape and size
Size:The gemstone measures approximately 45mm length by 25mm width. These rings are adjustable, just stretch them to fit your finger, one size fits all.
Please note that if the ring is dropped onto a hard surface then the gemstone may crack.
Deliveries & Returns
We aim to ship within 2-3 days by Royal Mail. All items will be packaged in a beautiful gift box.
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The Benefits Of Training Your Pets
When a dog becomes a part of your family, it is very important for you to ensure that they are taken care of properly. After all, the dog is going to look to you for the benefits that it needs, such as those of taking care of their health, making sure that they are eating properly, and to look after the exercise that they need as well. Something else that you may want to consider, however, is the importance of making sure that your dog is well trained. This can not only provide more of a comfortable atmosphere within the home, it also has benefits for both the dog and the dog trainer as well.
Of course, one of the most important reasons for you to train your dog is so that it will be obedient to your commands. This can not only make the dog more welcome within the home, it can actually save its life. Consider the following scenario. If you are outside with your animal and a gate happens to be open, the dog may tend to bolt. If the dog were not trained, it would continue to run and may end up getting hurt or perhaps even worse. After some obedience training, however, your dog will learn how to return when you have given the command to do so. It may take a firm voice, but your dog will likely turn around and come back into the yard again.
Another issue that can occur with the dog if it is not trained is that it can be a potential danger to those that are around them. In some cases, a dog is simply going to misbehave, but in other cases, it can cause harm to other individuals. Even if the dog does not intentionally want to cause harm to those people, jumping up on them when they enter into the home is one of the many examples of where injury could occur. In some cases it may knock people over, and in other cases, it may tear their clothing or perhaps scratch their skin. By training your dog well in advance, you will avoid those other problems.
If you are going to be training your dog in a group environment, it can also help to introduce your animal to other animals and make them more social. One of the problems that many people face with pet ownership is the fact that they cannot take their dogs anywhere. With the right type of training, however, they can not only be a loyal companion when you are inside the home, they can be a loyal companion when you go elsewhere as well.
Finally, consider the fact that obedience training is something that can bring both the dog and the owner closer to each other. It is not simply something that is going to teach your dog how to sit or to lay down on command, it can form a bond that will last for a lifetime. That is why many people that first begin training their dog to give them basic obedience find that it is enjoyable and continue to do so for the long term.


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The speakers you see here are one of the best buy in mid-fi floorstanding speakers. For $5,000 (at MSRP) you get this beautifully crafted speaker (high gloss walnut finish), three way setup – one 1″ aluminum dome tweeter, one 5.25″ aluminum-cone midrange and two 8″ aluminum cone woofers and a large scale, full range sound. When we drove it with our Classe 25 stereo amp, the F208 was just thunderous in its presentation. Its frequency range of 23Hz to 22KHz just zapped into our listening room. With a footprint of 12″ by 15″ (like what a typical monitor speaker on stand would occupy) and 46″ tall, the soundstage was dramatic, wide and deep. Impedance is an amp friendly 8 ohm with a sensitivity of 88.5 dB. When we listen to some classical music, you could sense the full scale orchestra in front you (especially in a fitting size room). Arguably, it may not have the brand prestige of a B&W 803 but sonically, it is on par or even better (in our opinion). No wonder the Stereophile Magazine reviewer declared it as his benchmark speaker at this price point.
Cosmetically, the speakers are in very nice shape. Minor scuff marks here and there but otherwise, they look really good and more importantly sound fabulous. We don't have the original boxes so they will be packed into two boxes and then strapped on a pallet and ship as freight (almost 200lbs total with the pallet).


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Ecuadors Amsterdam
Montañita is a charming village with a laid back atmosphere and around 1000 inhabitants, located at Ecuador's west coast. The former fishermen settlement started to grow in the 1960s when many hippies, surfers and other free spirits started to settle down there. Because of its tropical coastal climate with an average of 28°C, pretty warm water and outstanding surfing possibilities the town grew up to one of the biggest tourist attractions Ecuador's.
The streets are packed with restaurants, bars, hostels, tour operators and clubs. There is no supermarket, but several small shops with long opening hours (you can do your shoppings at least untill 10.00 - 11.00). It's pretty crowded and it seems that something is going on all the time, especially at night it's hard to find a calm spot to hang out. At first glance, it seems to be a very commercial and stressful place, but somehow it appeared to keep its hippie atmosphere. While walking through the streets you will hear reggae music in many places, you will find vegetarian food and yoga classes, alternative parties and many people smoking pot in the streets, which achieved its nickname: The little Amsterdam of Ecuador. The town is small enough to reach everything by foot, but a bike is quiet useful and many people use them to come around.
Besides mainly young visitors, it is also a family place and a good location for older people. Basically there is something to do for every age, income and preferences. Popular activities are: windsurfing, bodyboarding, scuba diving and of course surfing. Actually it is considered as the best surf spot of Ecuador and is as well pretty popular for surfers from all over the world. The shore offers strong and consistent waves with good tubes for professional surfers and attractive challenges for starters. While the waves in winter are reaching heights from 0.3 to 1m, they can be up to 2 meters in summer during January and March. Every February Montañta is hosting a big international surfing competition. The rental for a board is with 5 to 10$ per hour not really cheap compared to other places in Ecuador and Peru, a two hour lesson including board and instructor will be around 30$.
As big as surfing, is the party scene of Montañita. Basically there is every day something going on in one of the several clubs or pubs. During the summertime the beach serves as dance floor with many open air festivals. One of the must see for party people is the Lost Beach Club (among the DJMag top 100 clubs) with pounding techno and house music. Quiet expensive at weekends with entrance fees up to 20$ and very keen every Monday, which is the according too many locals the best day for a visit.
Besides that, there are two more good reasons to drop by. One is the cleanliness, Montañita is by far the cleanest beach we have visited in Ecuador and many other places in South America. There is no plastic, glass or trash in the ocean, all streets are clean and equipped with several trash bins, which makes a very nice impression. The other one is the food, with many tourists comes a large variety of food. From burgers, kebabs, pancakes, tacos, Ecuadorian and Chinese cuisine over ice creams, cakes up to fancy restaurants there is something for every taste. The best thing is that everything is super delicious. Really good for instance is the falafel / kebab & taco place in the center, with the tastiest homemade bread and fillings you can think of.
In general the surfer town not the cheapest place in Ecuador but it's possible to come along with around 10$ per person and day. A bed in a dorm starts from 5$, a private room for two is only slightly more expensive and camping would be around 3$ per person including hot shower and kitchen. If you prefer a hotel, the coasts can be easily up to 25 and more per night. The entrance to a club is between 5 and 15$, a quick lunch would start around 4$, snacks are available from 1 - 2$. A beer in a public place would is between 1 and 4$.
So far so good, the only question remaining is when to go? Even though it's warm all year long and it's never a really bad time to come along, there are certain seasons in Montañita. From August till November for example it is often cloudy and mainly grey with only a few sunny hours a day. Followed by the rain season (December - May), which is already better, since it doesn't rain too much and usually only at night. From January till June is the high season. The best travel time since its constantly great weather, the warmest water of the year and the most activities going on. At the same time this means also way more tourists and higher prices, but hey you can´t have everything.
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