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Over the next couple weeks I will release a series of videos further outlining my solutions to defend against and defeat the threat of Islamic-based terrorism.
Click to view the first video, "Identifying the enemy," which was accompanied by this press release. In the video I explain that the first step to defeating an enemy is identifying the enemy.
Unfortunately, our congressman follows the lead of President Obama and Hillary Clinton and refuses to identify our enemy as "radical Islam," "Islamic Jihad," etc. In fact, we can find no record of Tim Walz using such words from the time he began running for Congress in 2005 through the Paris attacks. However, on numerous occasions we did find evidence of Walz railing against the Tea Party, warning of the dire threat of climate change and mouthing nonsensical Obama administration left wing talking points.
We must elect a new congressman who will stay focused on defeating the enemies who threaten our way of life. Job #1 for me will always be the defense of the United States and the protection of the American people.
This week I visited financial donors and did some Main Street campaigning in Rochester, Mankato, Owatonna and Albert Lea. I also attended the Waseca County GOP monthly meeting, issued press releases, video statements and continued to work with our campaign staff to organize across the First District.
KEYC-TV – Walz Defends Refugee Vote; Hagedorn Responds
Last Friday I bird-dogged Tim Walz and attended a speech he made to Minnesota State University, Mankato, students on refugee policy. As you will see from this KEYC-TV news story, my opponent bobbed-and-weaved as he attempted to explain why he ran for political cover after the Paris attacks. By contrast, the straight-forward views I expressed in the interview were the same views I had publically expressed before the Paris attacks. Voters are looking for leadership, strength and resolve.
The campaign's next grassroots fundraiser is scheduled for:
November 30th – Interlaken Golf Club; Fairmont (5:30 pm – 7:30 pm)
Please join us in Fairmont for an evening of great political conversation and light food and refreshments. Martin County delivered 60% of the vote in 2014 and the Hagedorn campaign is looking for even more in 2016! (See flyer for more details.)
Save the date! – December 7th – Worthington (formal details released soon)
Please help our campaign build strong financial momentum by attending our fundraisers or contributing directly to the campaign today. To send contributions electronically click here. To contribute by check, please make checks out to Friends of Hagedorn and mail to: Friends of Hagedorn; 11 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 007; Mankato, MN 56001. Thank you!
HAGEDORN vs. WALZ (ON THE ISSUES) –
Hagedorn solutions to repeal and replace Obamacare and…
Even the New York Times is mad about Obamacare Deductibles!:
Click to read this Facebook post to learn more about my free market ideas to repeal and replace Obamacare and also review a New York Times article that discusses how skyrocketing Obamacare deductibles are making health insurance worthless.
Walz supports Obama's regulatory onslaught and…
Hagedorn supports the REINS Act to reform the regulatory process:
Check out this Facebook post documenting how the Obama administration is readying thousands of new regulations that will further stifle the economy and kill high-wage jobs.
We must reform the regulatory process and restore Congress' authority to write or affirm federal regulations. The House passed a bill earlier this year to do just that. H.R. 427, the REINS Act would enable Congress to block idiotic regulations like the EPA's Waters of the U.S. rule.
Get this, DFL Congressman Collin Peterson (MN-7) voted with Republicans to pass the bill. Liberal Tim Walz voted against the REINS Act. Walz's "no" vote undercut the interest of farmers, small business owners, community bankers, blue collar workers and consumers.
We need a new congressman who will work to weed out excessive government and help grow our economy and create good, high-wage jobs.
Happy Thanksgiving! All of us have so much for which to be thankful. I am most thankful for our loving God, a wonderful family and all who are helping in this quest to restore the greatness of America.
Thanks for reading,
Jim Hagedorn
Republican Candidate for Congress
Minnesota's First District


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The primary purpose in sentencing a defendant is to protect the safety of the community [Sentencing Act 2017 (SA) s 3]. Additionally, the court can take into account a number of sentencing principles and factors when determining sentence. The relevant sentencing factors are the same regardless of whether the defendant pleads guilty or is found guilty. The sentencing factors are set out in section 11 of the Sentencing Act 2017 (SA):
- The nature, circumstances, and seriousness of the offence [s 11(1)(a)];
- The personal circumstances and vulnerability of any victim of the offence, whether because of the victim's age, occupation, relationship to the defendant, disability or otherwise [s 11(1)(b)];
- The extent of any injury, emotional harm, loss or damage resulting from the offence or any significant risk or danger created by the offence, including any risk to national security [s 11(1)(c)];
- The defendant's character, general background and offending history [s 11(1)(d)];
- The likelihood of the defendant re-offending [s 11(1)(e)];
- The defendant's age, and physical and mental condition (including any cognitive impairment) [s 11(1)(f)];
- The extent of the defendant's remorse for the offence, having regard in particular as to whether -
- the defendant has provided evidence that they have accepted responsibility for their actions [s 11(1)(g)(i)]; and
- the defendant has acknowledged any injury, loss or damage caused by their actions, or voluntarily made reparation for any such injury, loss or damage, or both [s 11(1)(g)(ii)];
- The defendant's prospects of rehabilitation [s 11(1)(h)].
The court is also required to apply general principles of sentencing, being the common law concepts of proportionality, parity and totality [see Sentencing Act 2017 (SA) s 10].
The court cannot sentence a defendant for committing an offence that they were not convicted of [s 10(1)(d)], nor can a term of imprisonment be imposed unless the seriousness of the offence justifies the penalty, or imprisonment is required to protect the safety of the community [see s 10(2)].
In determining the sentence for an offence, the court must not have regard to the following:
- the fact that a mandatory minimum non-parole period is prescribed in respect of the offence under this Act or another Act [s 11(4)(a)];
- any consequences that may arise under the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006 (SA) [s 11(4)(b)];
- the good character of lack of previous convictions of the defendant is -
- the offence is a class 1 or class 1 offence within the meaning of the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act 2006 (SA) [s 11(4)(c)(i)]; and
- the defendant's alleged good character or lack of previous convictions was of assistance to the defendant in committing the offence [s 11(4)(c)(ii)].
- the fact that the defendant:
- has not participated in, or had the opportunity to participate in, an intervention order program [s 11(7)(a)]; or
- performed badly in, or failed to make progress in, such a program [s 11(7)(b)].
However, in sentencing a defendant charged with contravening an intervention order under section 31 of the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 (SA), the court can consider whether the defendant has participated in, or performed badly in, an intervention order program i.e. section 11(7) of the Sentencing Act 2017 (SA) does not apply [see Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 (SA) s 31(4)].
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President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un begin their historic summit today in Singapore, a meeting that could lead to peace between countries that have technically been at war for 68 years —or swiftly end in new recriminations.
Trump has said the public will be able to tell how the summit goes by what he says afterward. If he resumes talking about his "maximum pressure" campaign to squeeze Kim's regime, he said Thursday, "you'll know the negotiation did not do well."
It would've been hard to imagine the two leaders reaching this point just nine months ago. Trump labeled the North Korean leader "Little Rocket Man" in a speech to the UN General Assembly. Kim then called Trump a "mentally deranged U.S. dotard" and a "frightened dog." They threatened each other with nuclear war.
The stakes remain dizzyingly high and the developments are likely to come rapid-fire. Here's a reader's guide to some of the best analysis, commentary, and breaking news ahead of the Trump-Kim summit.


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Red Hat: No Plans for Consumer OS
There are already dozens of consumer Linux implementations, with Mandriva, Ubuntu, and the Linspire/Freespire implementations as among the most popular. Red Hat, however, is one of the largest vendors of commercial Linux distributions.
In a company blog post Wednesday, however, the "Desktop Team" said Red Hat has had enough difficulty delivering products like the Red Hat Global Desktop.
"It's worth pointing out what's missing in the list above: we have no plans to create a traditional desktop product for the consumer market in the foreseeable future," the team wrote, referring to the company's goals for 2008.
Those goals included, according to Red Hat: delivering client technology improvements through community and partner development, building revenue-generating products, and ensuring that the company's desktop products complement its server and middleware. But for right now, too much competition in the desktop Linux distro marketplace means that Red Hat would be unable to create a profitable desktop version, the company said.
"An explanation: as a public, for-profit company, Red Hat must create products and technologies with an eye on the bottom line, and with desktops this is much harder to do than with servers," Red Hat continued. "The desktop market suffers from having one dominant vendor, and some people still perceive that today's Linux desktops simply don't provide a practical alternative.
"Of course, a growing number of technically savvy users and companies have discovered that today's Linux desktop is indeed a practical alternative," the Red Hat desktop team concluded. "Nevertheless, building a sustainable business around the Linux desktop is tough, and history is littered with example efforts that have either failed outright, are stalled or are run as charities."
Red Hat said that Fedora (which it does not officially support) and Red Hat Global Desktop would continue to serve the needs of desktop users.
As for the latter product, Red Hat said: "We originally hoped to deliver RHGD within a few months, and indeed the technology side of the product is complete. There have, however, been a number of business issues that have conspired to delay the product for almost a year. These include hardware and market changes, startup delays with resellers, getting the design and delivery of appropriate services nailed down and, unsurprisingly, some multimedia codec licensing knotholes."
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After his tribal specialist mother is brutally attacked, fourteen-year-old Joe Coutz sets off with his three friends to find out who is responsible.
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Great read about a tough subject.
One of my all-time favorite novels. I am "in the tank" for Louise Erdrich.
What happens when a heinous crime is committed but a matter of geography means nobody has the authority to prosecute? Joe Coutts is 13 years old, a resident of the North Dakota Ojibwe Reservation. His father is a judge and his mother is the tribal enrollment officer.
When his mother is beaten and raped, the family must deal with their own emotions and relationships, and also a legal system that is full of holes when it comes to protecting Native Americans.
There are some raw emotions in this powerfully told story. The characters are real and layered. Erdrich does not go for an easy feel-good resolution. Though political issues help drive the plot, it's not preachy.
After reading this novel I knew more about and I cared more about the injustice that Native Americans face every day. That speaks volumes to the power of Erdich's storytelling, as she uses the voice of a 13 year old boy to draw the reader into a story where a powerful white man commits a sordid crime against a Native American woman. The woman Geraldine, the 13 year old boy is Joe and his world is shattered when his vibrant mother is suddenly transformed into a shell of what she once was by a violent attack. Joe's father is a tribal judge, so you would expect he would know how to make sure that his wife's attacker is captured and prosecuted. However the location of the attack is unclear and the laws regarding who governs reservation land render Joe's dad and Joe's community powerless. In between moments of normal teenage fun with his friends and learning about Native American ways from his elders, Joe gradually learns more and more about what happened to his mother and how powerless his family is to stop her attacker. He then faces an awful choice--should he take the law into his own hands?
This book, though it tackles a grim subject, is also filled with lighthearted moments as Joe and his friends indulge in the normal escapades of youth--such as fooling around with girls and antagonizing the local Catholic priest. The reader also gets to experience life on a reservation through Joe's interactions with his bawdy older female relatives, the stories his ancient great uncle, and the pow wow gatherings he attends. These all mesh together to make for a highly enjoyable and thought provoking read. It was an excellent choice for our book discussion group, as the issues of justice it raised gave us plenty to talk about and we were also able to laugh over some of Joe's adventures.
For me it was interesting to learn about some of the traditions of the native North American Indians, which they are following up to now, at least, at a time in question of the book - - 80s of last century. The confusion in the mind of a teenager, who was swept by challenges of adult life, which he decided to solve by himself. At times, the book becomes tedious. But then, again, as if picking up the rhythm after a short sleep.
The Round House was my first of Louise Erdrich's books and I've since read Plague of Doves and am working on her children's book, The Birchbark House. There is something about her writing that makes me want to continue reading, even when the subject matters revolve around death and murder and racism. They are difficult reads, yet you're compelled to keep reading and feel better for it at the end.
Joe must find out who brutally attacked his mother - even if it means going outside the law.
Would also recommend "Love Medicine" and "The Plague of Doves" by the same author.
Starts slow--with weeding, of all things.
Then, once the reader understands the impact of Geraldine's "incident," things heat up in a hurry.
Multiple generations of Ojibwe people are shown, interacting with each other and with non-Native Americans. We are shown, often through the eyes of a 13-year-old boy, the everyday comings and going on the rez.
At times, given the legal issues explored in this book, The Round House is reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird: A precocious kid living with a judge/ lawyer, growing up way too fast in societies with dark sides.
There are some pretty funny scenes in this, especially those involving the Ojibwe seniors.
I didn't love the ending, but I understand why Erdrich wrote it the way she did.
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Joe lives on an Indian reservation in the 60's with his parents and extended family. When his mother is brutally raped by a white man, Joe's life changes forever. Since his father's authority as a judge does not extend to crimes by whites on the reservation, Joe decides to exact revenge himself. This novel was an eye-opener to the plight of Indians. In the afterward, Erdrich says that 1 in 3 Indian women are raped by whites. I enjoyed learning about Indian history and culture. Much of the dialog was amusing.
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VDOT seeks help keeping the grass cut
The Virginia Department of Transportation is seeking volunteers to help keep the grass cut along some state roads after the department's annual mowing budget was slashed nearly in half.
VDOT spokesman Jeff Caldwell says the agency has started a formal grass-cutting program as part of its Adopt-A-Highway effort for litter patrol. He says VDOT wants to work with residents who have a civic-minded desire to assist with highway maintenance.
Caldwell says interstates and busy secondary roads will be off limits to the volunteer mowers due to potential dangers. VDOT will continue to mow along those areas, just not as often.
Plans call for no more than two mowings this year along low-volume primary and most secondary routes and only one mowing along low-volume primary and most secondary routes.
Information from: The Virginian-Pilot, http://www.pilotonline.com
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Categories: Traffic and Transportation, Virginia | Tags: department of transportation, mowing, virginia, volunteers
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Begging for grass-mowers...trouble handling Snowmageddon because so much staff is gone...no money left to sweep up the leftover sand and gravel. And that's just the small stuff. When is Richmond going to understand that the blood-letting at VDOT is taking its toll on everyone? It's time to acknowledge VDOT's crucial role in this traffic-choked region - and get its funding back in order now.
Posted by: thunder11 | May 24, 2010 8:54 AM | Report abuse
thunder11- where would you like them to take the money from to pay those people? pot hole repair? Re-paving? Ia m sure there is a lille bit they could pull from other projects, but they can't pull money from the air. Everybody complain that VDOT and other state agencies aren't living up to their responsibilities, but god fobid someone askes to rasie taxes a penny or two. Mowing a just another service that will eventually die becasue too many people want their cake and eat it too.
Taxes and fees make the government work.
Posted by: schnauzer21 | May 24, 2010 9:46 AM | Report abuse
Use the prisoners sucking up everyone's money b/c they don't know how to behave in society. Also, anyone collecting a welfare check should have to work a MINIMUM of 32 hrs / week at a state agency. There is no reason to allow people to sit on their fat bottoms all day when there is work to be done. EVERYONE can do SOMETHING.
Posted by: ms1234 | May 24, 2010 1:41 PM | Report abuse
Is this part of Confederate Month celebrations?
Posted by: jckdoors | May 24, 2010 3:53 PM | Report abuse
Just let it grow wild and cut the merge lanes and other areas where tall grass might create a bona fide safety issue. What's so wrong with that?
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I relish the opportunity to educate people on what journalism is and what it isn't. It seems that some folks have a really warped sense of the art of news. I enjoyed the response (above) by Mitch Coffman, a man hired to defend any inferred or implied insult upon a political organization such as the Idaho Freedom Foundation. But first, I want to address some of the rhetoric that comes straight out the right-wing playbook. Attack the messenger.
As I recall, this is exactly what my article was about, "Don't Shoot the Messenger When You Aim for the Apple on my Head, May 14, 2014." In his first sentence, he accuses me of an attack. I assure you, reporting the truth is never an attack. It is defense.
Let me set Mr. Coffman straight. I was simply connecting the dots. I did my research and while the IFF may have great support, both politically and financially from a great deal of Idahoans, they admittedly also receive support from the State Policy Network, a policy organization founded by billionaire Thomas Roe to foster in-state "mini Heritage Foundations" across the country. The SPN's purpose, according to the Center for Media and Democracy, is to "produce reports, create statistics, draft talking points and 'expert' testimony in support of bills… to advance a right-wing legislative agenda in the states under the guise of being a nonpartisan, nonprofit charitable organization." Coffman says that the IFF shares a common vision with the SPN. He also admits that the news organization, IdahoReporter.com, does work for the IFF.
Coffman says that while IdahoReporter.com is a "source of free market views, it is still journalism." NO, it's not. It cannot be. It resembles journalism as much as a turd resembles a teddy bear.
Nowhere, not in Journalism 101, 201 or graduate courses have I ever heard of a legitimate, independent press being able to report impartially from underneath the guidance of policy organization. Nor does any other legitimate media in this state or country. Nor does anyone who has a degree in journalism; perhaps marketing, or public relations, but not journalism.
Coffman claims their reporting can be objective. I say it never can be because of the affiliation with the IFF. The news produced by IR and IFF reeks of political influence in the way that FOX news reeks of the far right agenda. No amount of rosewater is going to make that stink go away. To put articles out, thrown in among other journalism sources only muddies the truth water. Unfortunately, people generally aren't smart enough or are unwilling to separate propaganda from real reporting. Even I have a hard time discerning between the two sometimes.
People need to know the truth and I will continue to strive to let people know who is behind points of view and why they might be pushing such agendas.
Looking through IdahoReporter.com and IFF's online blogs it seems they spend a great deal of time attacking other media. Is this the behavior of an impartial journalistic group? No. It's the behavior of a group attacking the messengers of truth, blurring what is truth in the public's eye. That only leads to misinformation and a distrust of the media making it easier for propaganda to be digested by the masses.
The following was written by Mitch Coffman, Communications Director, Idaho Freedom Foundation
Don't let the facts get in the way of writing what you want to write
(In response to Response to Mr. Newspaperman commentary in Kuna Melba News on May 14, 2014)
In mid-May, Mark Barnes of the "Kuna-Melba News" attacked the work we do at Idaho Freedom Foundation, including the work at our news outlet, IdahoReporter.com. Additionally, he made false claims about us that deserve correction.
Since its founding in 2009, Idaho Freedom Foundation has received $2.2 million in donations, nearly all of which came from individuals in Idaho, not from wealthy out-of-state benefactors. In fact, we're humbled by the reality that more than 1,200 generous Idahoans support Idaho Freedom Foundation's resolve to promote free markets, eliminate government waste and corruption and promote government transparency and accountability. We've received more than 2,700 donations during the life of our organization, again mostly from throughout this beautiful state of ours.
Mr. Barnes also insinuates that because IdahoReporter.com is a product of the Idaho Freedom Foundation, somehow our journalism isn't objective, but rather, propaganda. He apparently doesn't read our stories much, where we quote from not only people who support our viewpoints, but also politicians and pontificators who perhaps do not. While IdahoReporter.com is a source for free market views, it is still journalism. That's why weekly newspapers, dailies, radio stations and TV outlets have used IdahoReporter.com stories.
Journalists used to ask tough questions. They used to investigate issues rather than taking an elected official's word for it. IdahoReporter.com chooses to ask tough questions and investigate issues. We challenge government to prove what it is doing is necessary, is cost effective, does not trample on individual rights, can't be done by the private sector.
Mr. Barnes does correctly note that IFF is part of the State Policy Network (SPN). SPN members share a common vision of infusing our states with the values of limited government, individual rights, private property and economic freedom. It is no sin to affiliate with like-minded organizations, especially those that support the values on which our nation was founded.
Being attacked by the legacy media is not uncommon for us. Actually, we expect it because we are not part of the media club congratulating each other on what a good job we all are all doing. Meanwhile, Rome burns. Hate to use a cliché here, but … don't kill the messenger.
We do not mind disagreements, but we are all better served if it is based on truthful reporting, something Mr. Barnes failed to do when writing about us.


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The Elders
Synopsis of The Elders:
In a dystopian alternative universe, three elected representatives from different communities, with certain physical restrictions, try to work together. Each, in order to satisfy their regions demands will stop at nothing ultimately leading to complete breakdown of communication.
A'dart Theatre:
A' dart is a newly formed London-based theatre company.
The foundation of A' dart theatre was propelled by a strong need to create performances that raise questions about society's overarching rules and principles.
We want to invite our audiences to theatrical experiences which will hopefully challenge their shaped perception of the world, targeting issues such as inequality, social injustice and discrimination among others. Our vision is primarily based on the idea that theatre can provoke rational self-reflection, creating spaces for the fruitful exchange of political views and opinions.
These concepts underpinning our mission as a theatre group, could only be fulfilled through the fusion of artists from diverse backgrounds and disciplines. A'dart aims to become the meeting point for emerging practitioners associated with the field, who share a passion for a theatre that not only entertains, but also encourages the audience to critically observe the action on stage.
For further information goto A'dart Theatre facebook page
tel : 02073876617
The Venue
Theatre and rehearsal space for hire
We want to give opportunities to theatres oversea for bringing the World to Camden and London.
We want to understand and hear You more, working closer with You: our audience. We want to help You speaking to the World.


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BATON ROUGE — The state Bond Commission has approved $31 million worth of cash lines of credit for construction projects in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.
BATON ROUGE — The state Bond Commission has approved $31 million worth of cash lines of credit for construction projects in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.
The projects originated in the capital-outlay bill passed by lawmakers during their regular session.
Overall, there are more than $90 million worth of local projects in the bill, and the Bond Commission is expected to move forward with even more at a meeting next month.
Gov. Bobby Jindal, who nominated the local projects for approval last week, said they will "help improve the learning environment for students at colleges and universities, reform the way we deliver health care services, make our roads safer for families and make Louisiana more attractive to companies that want to expand or invest in our state."
The largest line of credit approved was $14.7 million for the Morganza-to-the-Gulf hurricane-protection project.
Rep. Gordon Dove, R-Houma, said the money will enable levees and floodgates to continue being built for the project.
"This is tremendous news for Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes," Dove said.
Likewise approved for Nicholls State University was $8.1 million for its Culinary Arts Instruction Building and $260,000 for electrical upgrades.
At Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma, $1.3 million worth of projects have been set into motion, including $500,000 for an air-handling unit replacement, $570,000 for elevator upgrades and $250,000 for a ring levee around the hospital.
Here's a look at the other projects that were approved:
- Donaldsonville-to-the-Gulf hurricane-protection study: $100,000.
- E.D. Historic Site improvements and upgrades: $75,000.
- Houma Navigation Canal dredging study: $1 million.
- Terrebonne Mental Health Center renovations, planning and construction: $25,000.
- South Louisiana Human Services Authority administration building: $985,000.
- Fletcher Technical Community College's diesel marine, welding and transportation building: $670,000.
- Company Canal Pump State, planning and construction: $1 million.
- Bayou Terrebonne Boardwalk, planning and construction: $845,000.
- Thompson Road extension: $250,000.
- Emergency generator for Lockport Wastewater Treatment Plant: $100,000.
- La. 20/North Canal Blvd. widening: $1.4 million.
- Tiger Drive bridge replacement: $250,000.
- South Louisiana Development Council's Center for Growth and Technology: $375,000.


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Well, my computer is not working well still and I have a feeling I will be in the store getting a new one soon. Such a bummer. One thing that cheers me up though is a good deal and if you are reading this blog you probably feel the same! :D Good thing there are tons of deals and gifts lately to give us a tiny bit of cheer as the cold winter months drag on. Or, if you are in a part of the world where it is summer, then it can keep you cheerful while you have to listen to everyone else complain about being cold. :P
I got my lingerie and my sweater at The Wash sim cart sale from Somnia at 10L a piece. They each come in multiple colors so that's really cool. My necklace is from Lasaki and it's not out yet!! It will be out at Shop Free*Style in a gacha machine with other styles for 10L a try. My lovely bow ring is from Olive and is a gift for SL Fashion Week group members. Go to the event space and touch the box with your tag on to receive it. My hair and skin are not free but they are both great deals so check out the details below!
Sweater and Lingerie: Somnia @ The Wash cart sale, 10L each (includes multiple colors in the packs)
Necklace: Lasaki @ Shop Free*Style, 10L gacha item (shop doesn't open until the 27th)
Ring: Olive @ SL Fashion Week, SFW group gift
Skin: Elysium @ The Dressing Room Fusion, 70L
Hair: Ploom @ My Attic, 95L per color pack
*Note that I heavily edited this picture to make it black and white and to fix lots of edges and yucky things because my graphics card is on the fritz and the raw shots weren't up to par. I just felt obligated to say something since normally my pictures aren't edited much at all.


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Life after my TIE adventure is sad… I have been prepared so well in terms of what to expect in Brazil and how amazing and hard it's going to be. But nobody told me that after experiencing such an amazing adventure and the best time of my life, it's going to be hard and I am going to miss everybody!
Yes, I proved to myself that I can do things I never expected I would be able to accomplish (and I am still thinking about it everyday and wondering if this was a dream only).
I also somewho managed to learn the languge and work in Portuguese – I am still surprised abou that! I managed to present in Portuguese – really!? I wonder, has it really happened…
And I made so many friends! And this is the hardest part! They are now far away and I wonder whether I will ever see them again! I MUST!
But I am glad that I have many friends back home and I am looking forward to catching up with them! So please treat me well when I come back and apologies in advance if I am going to bore you with my Brazilian stories! 😉
Abracos and bjs!


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Description and Brand Names of Abobotulinumtoxina (Intramuscular Route)
US Brand Name
- Dysport
AbobotulinumtoxinA is used to treat the abnormal head position and neck pain that result from cervical dystonia (severe muscle spasms of the neck). This medicine is also used cosmetically to improve the appearance of deep facial lines or wrinkles between the eyebrows (glabellar lines).
AbobotulinumtoxinA is a botulinum toxin A product. It works on the nervous system to relax the muscles.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription and will be administered by your doctor.
This product is available in the following dosage forms:
- Powder for Solution
Before Using Abobotulinumtoxina (Intramuscular Route)
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Appropriate studies have not been performed on the relationship of age to the effects of abobotulinumtoxinA in children with cervical dystonia. Safety and efficacy have not been established.
Use of abobotulinumtoxinA to treat glabellar lines is not recommended in children.
Although appropriate studies on the relationship of age to the effects of abobotulinumtoxinA have not been performed in the geriatric population, no geriatric-specific problems have been documented to date. However, elderly patients are more likely to have side effects related to the eyes, which may require caution in patients receiving abobotulinumtoxinA for glabellar lines.
There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.
Drug Interactions
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your healthcare professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine.
Other Interactions
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. Discuss with your healthcare professional the use of your medicine with food, alcohol, or tobacco.
Other Medical Problems
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) or
- Dermatochalasis (a skin problem) or
- Lambert-Eaton syndrome (nerve-muscle disorder) or
- Motor neuropathy (muscle and nerve problem) or
- Myasthenia gravis (severe muscle weakness) or
- Sebaceous skin, thick (oily or fatty skin) or
- Surgery on the face, history of – May increase risk for more serious side effects.
- Breathing problems (e.g., asthma, emphysema) or
- Dysphagia (trouble with swallowing) or
- Ptosis (droopy eyelid) – Use with caution. May make these conditions worse.
- Cow's milk protein allergy, history of or
- Infection at the injection site – Should not be used in patients with these conditions.
Proper Use of Abobotulinumtoxina (Intramuscular Route)
Your doctor will give you this medicine in a hospital or clinic setting. This medicine is given as a shot into one of your muscles.
Your doctor will only use abobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport (TM)) to treat your condition. Other botulinum toxin products may not work the same way.
It is very important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits. This will allow your doctor to see if the medicine is working properly and to decide if you should continue to receive it.
Serious muscle reactions have been reported within hours to weeks after receiving this medicine. If you start to have muscle weakness or trouble with swallowing, talking, or breathing, call your doctor right away. In some situations, these problems could be life-threatening and may require treatment in a hospital or clinic.
This medicine may make your muscles weak and cause vision problems. Avoid driving, using machines, or doing anything else that could be dangerous if you feel weak or are not able to see well.
One part of this medicine is made from donated human blood. Some human blood products have transmitted certain viruses to people who have received them. The risk of getting a virus from medicines made of human blood has been greatly reduced in recent years. This is the result of required testing of human donors for certain viruses, and testing during the manufacture of these medicines. Although the risk is low, talk with your doctor if you have concerns.
Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This includes prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicines and herbal or vitamin supplements.
Side Effects of Abobotulinumtoxina (Intramuscular Route)
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor or nurse immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
More common
- Difficulty with swallowing
- hoarseness
- muscle or bone pain
- muscle weakness
- sore throat
- voice changes
Less common
- Blistering, burning, crusting, dryness, or flaking of the skin
- body aches or pain
- chills
- cough
- cough producing mucus
- diarrhea
- difficult or labored breathing
- ear congestion
- fever
- general feeling of discomfort or illness
- headache
- itching, scaling, severe redness, soreness, or swelling of the skin
- joint pain
- loss of appetite
- loss of voice
- muscle aches and pains
- nasal congestion
- nausea
- shivering
- shortness of breath
- sneezing
- stiff muscles
- stuffy or runny nose
- sweating
- tightness in the chest
- trouble with sleeping
- unusual tiredness or weakness
- vomiting
- wheezing
Incidence not known
- Burning, crawling, itching, numbness, prickling, "pins and needles", or tingling feelings
- flushing or redness of the skin
- partial or slight paralysis of the face
- unusually warm skin
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:
More common
- Bleeding, blistering, burning, coldness, discoloration of the skin, feeling of pressure, hives, infection, inflammation, itching, lumps, numbness, pain, rash, redness, scarring, soreness, stinging, swelling, tenderness, tingling, ulceration, or warmth at the injection site
- blurred vision
- decreased vision
- double vision
- dry eyes
- dry mouth
- eye pain
- itching of the eyes
- problems with focusing the eyes
- seeing double
Less common
- Dizziness
- drooping upper eyelids
- pain or tenderness around the eyes and cheekbones
- swelling of the eyelids
Incidence not known
- Change in color vision
- difficulty seeing at night
- dizziness or lightheadedness
- feeling of constant movement of self or surroundings
- increased sensitivity of the eyes to sunlight
- sensation of spinning
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.


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What Wives Wear Link Up!
Week 17
Disney Outfit
My family and I went on a trip to Disney World in Florida.
This is a trip that my wonderful hubby has planned
for us since last year, so we were all looking forward to going.
We are looking forward to having some quality family time
as well as making some great memories.
By time you see this post I will be there for almost a week.
I am not doing any blogging while in Disney,
but before I go I had to share one of my planned outfits.
|Disney Tank:Target, White Tank: Kmart, Shorts:Thrifted,
Sandals: Target, Sunnies:Gifted, Earrings:Thrifted, Bracelet:Gifted
|Sherri@God Life Happy Wife
|Carrie@Curly Crafty Mom
to express their own personal style.
Link up your favorite outfit post of the week.
Get inspired while inspiring others!
We will meet and link up every Thursday.
Each week the hosts will choose the Top Two looks
to be featured for the next weeks link up.
Join us each week and we may just pick you!
This week Jennie is keeping it simple with
a black & white striped top and black textured pants.
This is a classic look but she gives us a touch of fun
with her french bulldog flats.
This week Carrie was sharing her shorts & tees looks.
This particular look had to be part of this weeks Top Two.
Carrie is giving us cute & casual with a tee
that has such an important meaning.
Not only does it have great colors and design, but
the tee represents an organization that
supports a special little boy with an illness.
The tee is matched up with khaki shorts and tan sandals.
Carrie makes her look a little fancy with gold dangling earrings.
|Jennie@A Pocketful Of Polka Dots
|Carrie@A Lovely Little Wardrobe


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| 11 September 2001>News Stories>Released Afghans Tell of Beatings
|Released Afghans Tell of Beatings
Carlotta Gall . NY Times . 11 February 2002
ORUZGAN, Afghanistan, Feb. 10 Afghan prisoners captured by American forces in two night raids here last month said today that they were beaten and abused by American soldiers, despite their protests that they supported the leader of the interim government, Hamid Karzai.
The men were among 27 Afghans who were released on Thursday after 16 days' detention in the American base in Kandahar, about 150 miles southwest of Oruzgan. The Pentagon has acknowledged that the raids were conducted in error, apparently because of flawed intelligence, and that the prisoners were neither members of Al Qaeda nor Taliban fighters. Local officials put the death toll at 21; the Pentagon says at least 15 Afghans were killed.
The accounts of harsh treatment from four of the prisoners, the district police chief among them, offer the first insights into the detention from the Afghans' point of view.
Abdul Rauf, 60, the police chief in this small mountain town, said he was beaten, kicked until his ribs cracked and punched by American soldiers when they stormed the district headquarters in the night of Jan. 23-24 and took him and his men prisoner.
An American officer apologized to him when he was released, he said,
asking forgiveness and saying their capture had been a mistake.
[In Washington, a Pentagon spokesman said the Defense Department would not comment on the complaints until the completion of an official investigation being conducted by the United States Central Command.]
United States Special Forces stormed two compounds in Oruzgan within minutes: the local school, where men from the government disarmament commission had made their base, and the district civilian and police headquarters, where 30 police guards were based and 6 men were in the jail. Both compounds had storerooms still full of weapons left behind or captured from the Taliban. The school was crowded with four- wheel-drive vehicles and a truck mounted with an antiaircraft gun.
Among the men killed in the school, survivors said today, were two of Mr. Karzai's top commanders, while in the district headquarters, two guards were killed. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld admitted last week that American forces may have killed local allies in the raid.
Despite the Afghan government's continued support for United States operations to hunt down fighters from the Taliban and Al Qaeda, local officials here said it was time for them to end the bombing and commando raids to prevent further mistakes and loss of life.
"There is no need for more raids," said Azizullah Agha, the new head of the government disarmament commission here, who lost nine members of his own family in a bombing in November. "If for example we have information that the Taliban leader Mullah Omar is somewhere, I can go there myself to negotiate or send guards," he said.
"I do not know why they are making so many mistakes," said Mr. Agha, who is 58. He had accepted previous mistakes because they had been close to Taliban positions, he said. "But this latest one was a very big mistake," he continued. "There were no Al Qaeda or Taliban. There was just a commission that is working for the government, collecting weapons."
The governor of Oruzgan Province, Jan Muhammad, also expressed anger in an interview in the provincial capital, Tirin Kot. He said he had 30 soldiers from Special Forces working with him and living in his headquarters while 100 miles away other Americans were killing his commanders.
Chief Rauf said he was asleep with his guards in the district office when shouts and gunfire woke him at 3 a.m. He recognized American voices outside and went out, calling out in Pashto to the troops.
"I was shouting `Dost! Dost!' `We are friends!' but they were not listening," he said. "And I was telling my men that they are friends, and American soldiers came and started to beat me.
"I was down on my knees, bent over, and they kicked me in the chest. I heard my ribs crack. Then I was lying on my side and they kicked me in the back, in the kidneys, and I fainted."
He came round to find his hands tied and one of his men dead on the ground.
His men surrendered without a fight, Mr. Rauf said.
Two of his men interviewed today, Allah Noor, 40, and Ziauddin, 50, looked like the village farmers they were until they joined the police as guards after the Taliban were ousted. A third guard, Aktar Muhammad, was still in his teens.
All four said that American soldiers beat and punched them in the district headquarters before their hands and feet were bound and they were loaded on helicopters and flown to the base in Kandahar. There they were made to lie face down on a hangar floor and for the rest of the night were subjected to violent blows and kicking, they said.
"They were walking on our backs, kicking us," Mr. Rauf said. As he muttered a prayer, a soldier hit him on the back of the head, smashing his nose against the ground. His nose still bears the marks of a cut. Mr. Ziauddin, who uses only one name, was also kicked in the head, he said, and he showed a tooth loosened as his head hit the floor.
Mr. Muhammad said he was picked up and thrown on the ground three times by soldiers, until on the third time he fainted from a blow to the head.
"I was so afraid I did not expect to remain alive and see my family again," he said. In the morning he was put with the other prisoners in a large cage, with wooden bars and a canvas roof.
Two days later he was pulled out and put in solitary confinement in a metal shipping container for eight days and underwent an interrogation he described as aggressive. Two American soldiers guarded the open door and ordered him to sit on the floor and keep his eyes down.
Most of the men said the interrogation was courteous, however, and after the first day the beating stopped, possibly because they all told their interrogators they were supporters of Mr. Karzai.
At the end of the 16 days they were told they would be released and given new clothes, wool hats and boots. An American officer put his hands together in a gesture of apology as a translator told them it had been mistake.
"I am not angry with the Americans because that was a mistake," Mr. Noor said. "Someone gave them the wrong information."
Abdul Kuduz Irfani, the newly appointed district chief, said, "The prisoners are just glad to be alive."
But relatives of the dead men are angry and are demanding to know who fed the Americans the wrong information. "We are having a lot of trouble convincing them it was a mistake," he said.
No one will name any suspects, but officials here insist that despite local rivalries, no person from Oruzgan would have had the ear of the American forces to request such a raid.
"A simple apology will not solve this," Mr. Irfani said. "The
Americans know who informed them, and that man is an enemy of this government
and of this country. He should be handed over to this administration and


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Sorry, I'm not in a good blogging place these days. That Isn't because I don't have anything to blog about, or because I tried to escape so much, but because there is all this pesky life coming between my blogging and me. My son will be turning five tomorrow, which means cake and presents for breakfast, then bringing wiener and pretzels to kindergarten. Also the kindergarten Christmas party is on the same day, in the afternoon. Which means bringing spring rolls, guitars, and husband to kindergarten in the afternoon. Only to dash back early so my husband can teach yet more students. And then, on Tuesday, I have the – shudder – birthday party for my son's friends. A pirate-themed birthday party. Merely shopping, and wrapping, and decorating for Christmas pales next to this.
So, I have wanted to write about a lot of things, and I have wanted not to leave you with that last post for so long, well, it hasn't happened.
A few days ago Joanna tagged me with a "seven things about me" meme. There are the following rules:
The Rules
Link to your tagger, and also post these rules on your blog.
Share 7 facts about yourself (random or weird) on your blog.
Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
Let them know they are TAGGED by leaving a comment on their blog.
Well, usually I do follow rules but don't you find it awkward to see someone tagging you in your comments? Say, you're writing a post about something not that happy and shiny and somebody has to leave a comment like, "How sad, and by the way, you're tagged." Um. But first, 7 random things:
- I have been so afraid of turning people away by turning this into a knitting blog that I haven't written about anything I have finished since September or so. Though I have taken pictures. By that I probably have turned people away who have found my blog through ravelry. (Ravelry is a site where people who knit or crochet hang out and share their patterns, knitting progress and such.)
- I just signed up for my first knit-a-long. Like about a thousand other people in the world I will be knitting a lace stole from January to March. Each week we will be receiving the next part of the pattern. So we don't know how it will look like in the end. I already decided to make this as a present for somebody.
- I have made three attempts at doing the "my man"-meme I lifted of flutter's blog. But I just can't seem to get myself to do it. The whole thing consists of about a hundred questions like "Who's the smarter one?" "Who is singing better?" I didn't know that marriage was supposed to be about one being better than the other. The "Who is smarter?"-question has had me thinking for weeks now.
- I just realized that the thing I really need for the holidays is a very classy and elegant turtleneck sweater. Maybe with a matching cardigan. Made out of wool. Thick wool would be even better. Because I do have festive clothes, only it's too cold for all of them.
- I'm always cold. Right now as I'm typing this I am wearing: long johns, jeans, two pairs of socks (one woolen and one not), felt slippers, an undershirt, a tee, a merino turtleneck and a fleece jacket. Sometimes I take off clothes when I have to leave the house. Because outside I'm not sitting around all the time. I even own fingerless woolen gloves for teaching. Indoors teaching. (And it shows 20 degrees Celsius in here.)
- When I went to the hairdresser last week (of course I went after the celebratory NaNoWriMo-dinner, my timing is good like that) I realized that it had been almost half a year since the last time. Suddenly I knew why somehow my hair hadn't been to my liking lately. The problem hadn't been to make the time to go to the appointment, the problem had been to make the phone call…
- This year I skipped the Advent decorations almost completely. I bought an Advent wreath which sits on our kitchen table and that's it. Since I have more younger students again I have been playing Christmas songs since the beginning of November. Daily. Like "Jingle Bells". ("F sharp. – No, F sharp. – That's G sharp. Play F sharp. – No, F sharp! And now C sharp in your left hand." Somehow I just don't feel like singing them under the Christmas tree anymore.
So, a really interesting bunch of facts, isn't it? Or not. You know I still have a cake to bake that I will carve into something resembling a pirate ship, and practice "smoke on the water" and "silent night" on the guitar.
In my head there is a really beautiful birthday letter to my son, and an answer to Julie's comment on my last post. And I went to a real rock concert last week. I saw the "Pretty Things".
So all that is left now is to tag 7 people. Argh. That is a lot of bloggers. Who might be a bit busy these days too. Well, I'll do it anyways and anyone who wants to do it on top of them, go ahead.
I'm tagging De, Liv, Capacious, Lia, crazymumma, Jen, and Denguy.
6 Responses to "Random, and seven"
a piratey birthday. a five year piratey birthday. real life is the most important, Su, and you are living it.
I'll envision him blowing out the candles with a parrot on his shoulder and yo, ho, hoing in the background.
Fiona has been rewarding Lorenzo with bits of Pirate gold from her last birthday, advising him NOT to put it in his piggy bank because it's too special.
I have not made any steps toward learning to knit. Put it on list.
I was thinking about doing that meme also, because even though the questions strike me as dull, I always LOVE everyone else's when I read it.
Today I am not so bundled up, but yesterday I was wearing a shirt, two sweaters and my heavy robe, lying under a blanket on the couch. It's cold here. I did stand outside in the sleet while the kids jumped in the snow – we have a huge mountain because we live at the end of a road so the plow piles it all up in front of our house, but I refused to get in the snow because I don't own any snow pants anymore.
Hair! Ugh. Mine is dreadful again. I need an artist, and I just can't find one. So then I start thinking I need to do something drastic, like unusual colors or very short. Most likely, I'll wait six months, like you.
I haven't been tagged in such a long time, I'm sure I've got all sorts of random bits just waiting to be shared.
looking forward to your response to Julie.
Have fun, and happy birthday to D
my idea of hell is a child's birthday party. be strong.
I'll be getting to your meme soon! I promise.
damn it! i just discovered via de that you tagged me!!! i'd better get to this….it will make a KILLER weekend post. you know, when i'm totally bored while chasing my two kids while hobbling around with my sore hip and missing my sexy man friend? i'm on it, sister.
As for the wool sweater, go with merino. It's great for outdoor clothing! Turtlenecks would be great too.


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nuqneH pa'! qalegh naDev DaHjaj jIQuch!
(Hello there! I am happy to see you here today!)
This is the most entertaining bit of political news that I've seen in a while.
From BBC news:
Klingon was the chosen language for the Welsh government in its response to queries about UFO sightings at Cardiff Airport.
"Shadow Health Minister Darren Millar had asked for details of UFOs sightings and asked if research would be funded.
A Welsh government spokesman responded with: "jang vIDa je due luq."
The Welsh government statement continued: "'ach ghotvam'e' QI'yaH devolve qaS."
In full it said it translated as: "The minister will reply in due course. However this is a non-devolved matter."
It is believed to be the first time the Welsh government has chosen to communicate in Klingon."
10 July 2015
Use the translator at Bing to translate further Klingon communications.
Learn Huttese and Ewok here
Listverse has a few other fictional languages here
There seem to be a TON of Minion translator apps available, too many to list here.
This was a just-for-fun post since I've been busy this summer and took a writing hiatus after the A to Z Challenge in April.
Have you done anything interesting this summer? Know anyone who has learned a fictional language? Created a fictional language of your own?


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Erotic Massage Goodge Street, as the name suggests, is entirely different from the tradition "bodywork" and it's way more intimate. It's a stimulating massage, done by one partner to the other as a part of the foreplay or after sexual acts.
During a Nuru massage in Goodge Street, the masseur will use not just their hands, but also lips, mouth, and other body parts so as to stimulate their partner's senses and provide pleasure. The primary objective of sensual massage Goodge Street is to attain sexual arousal, and it includes massaging the male and female's sensitive zones, however, doesn't involve penetrating sex.
The sensual massage goes further than the physical touch and incorporates a variety of elements so as for the receiver to enjoy completely and relax. Since this kind of massaging needs, the receiver to surrender entirely to his feelings and unwind, Putting in the correct surroundings is very crucial. More usually than not, both the giver and receiver might be nude throughout the massage sessions thus, safeguarding their privacy is important.
If the service is being offered at home then clearly, it's not difficult performs it at all. However, at a studio, the room ought to be secured from other areas and possibly soundproof to provide the much needed intimate atmosphere. Dim lighting and candles also are necessary since too much light may prevent the receiver to relax. Aromatic and natural oils are also important since their fresh fragrance will stimulate and helps to build a sensual connection.
The tantric massage in Goodge Street can be characterised by softer and gentler touch instead of pressing hard on the muscles so as to relieve tension or pain. Proper training is desirable. However, partners can be taught how to perform the sensual massage as well. Furthermore, during sensual massage sessions, body parts can as well be touched and no wonder it differs from the traditional massage since the sensitive areas are gently massaged as well.
For women breasts and the virginal area while for men, is the genital area. Other parts of the body parts as well are caressed and touched. Despite the fact that an orgasm is a likely outcome in response, it's not the sole purpose of the massage sessions. Ideally, the power lies in the fact that, a session can do so much to release suppressed emotions, feelings, and blocked energy.
Some of the techniques used can range from the usual ones to known circle, and stretching strokes to fan strokes. However, as a rule, all sensual massages are gentler and softer than when performing a standard massage. Various erotic massage w1 studios provide a four-hand service that is performed by two givers. According to clients, it's the ultimate experience since it confuses the senses to a certain extent that cannot be realised by a two-hand massage.
The benefit of sensual massage is widely known and been used for treating several sexual conditions. Sensual massage can help men, women, and couples to overcome some intimacy problems and, in the long run, lead to a better and more satisfying sex life.


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News & Events by Year
The Lawrenceville Co-Op is blessed to be the beneficiary of many service projects and fundraising events conducted by a variety of churches, businesses, individual volunteers, and community groups. We have begun documenting these in both words and pictures.
The buttons below will take you to information about each year's events, as well as other important developments.


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Making knife handle blanks from 8 layers of old kayak hull and deck fabric. Reason #1055.4B that I will miss FC
3 thoughts on "FeatherCraft crafts "
I miss Feathercraft because not only have they shut down boat production but it looks like there may not be support for existing kayaks and inflatables. You likely won't find a new sponson or sea sock at your local Home Depot much less a replacement for a bent aluminum frame section.
Spares! That's good to know; we miss the passing of an expedition kayaking institution; the world would have been a duller less accessible place without the craft FC provided us with, lets give thanks to what we have had and the people who made it possible. So with a little help from the self same sources of on going spares, let's keep our remaining FC kayaks going until either they fall to bits or we do; which ever comes first!


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Polka dot socks
In the long, chequered history of sock-wearing, it grieves us to say that no person of any note whatsoever has made it to the top of their profession wearing polka dot socks. Even Ben Elton, who leads the field in smug sitcoms and rock-based musicals dropped the spots at a very early stage in his career, and opted for white towelling socks instead.
However, there are still woolly-minded individuals who didn't listen to the warnings and still wear polka dot socks in public, and they should be rightly condemned by society.
We here at socked.co.uk, the black cotton socks subscription service for gentleman, don't do condemnation, and instead wish to search out these poor misguided individuals wherever they may be – on football terraces, in offices, driving buses, living under railway arches – and offer them the chance to change their lives for the better by exchanging their spotty monstrosities for a pair of plain black socks.
And if they refuse, they've made their life choice and we hope they can live with their conscience.
Please, think of the spotty sock wearers. Your gift of love – a Socked subscription – might save them from themselves.


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Searching for a Boys Home for Your At-Risk Boy In or Near Bonney Lake, Washington? Agape May Be Your Best Boys Home Option.
Agape is a boys home designed to help at-risk teen boys turn their lives around. Most other boys homes don't have a therapeutic element to their program. So, parents from Bonney Lake, Washington and across the United States have chosen Agape for over two decades. Agape's professional staff and counselors work closely with every individual boy to guide him to become a respectful, responsible young man. Families might consider several reasons to look further than Bonney Lake, Washington for a boys home to help their son.
Agape is known as "A School with a Heart" in the heart of the country, specifically designed for troubled, distracted, misbehaving or underachieving boys. It teaches discipline and responsibility and helps turn around at-risk boys.
To complement a great therapeutic program full of discipline, Agape focuses on demonstrating and relying on the power of God to touch hearts and heal broken lives. Agape's caring staff works with each young man one-on-one in order to meet his needs academically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally and physically.
Parents in Bonney Lake, Washington have enrolled their sons in the Agape boys home and saw them gain a new start and a future full of hope.
Compare Agape Boys Home to other homes for troubled teen boys, and you will find that we have an advanced program and outstanding facilities at a much reduced rate. We specialize in working with boys who lack motivation at home or in class, those struggling with defiance or disregard for authority, and teenagers identified as having ADD, ADHD, RAD, ODD or depression. Always giving a loving approach, Agape offers mentoring and character development together with quality accredited education and competitive athletic programs and team sports.
Agape's beautiful campus for its boys home deserves a closer look.
Agape Boarding School gives a superior residential program experience for teen boys from Bonney Lake, Washington with a surprisingly low cost. Please look into it even if you are looking for other boys homes that may be closer to Bonney Lake, Washington.
Occupying 200 acres of ranch land in the Missouri heartland, we have large recreational facilities, athletic fields, as well as an amazing variety of exotic animals throughout the campus. Unlike military boarding schools, boys participate in a rich variety of activities and learning experiences while they stay in shape have fun with their stay. The setting of this extraordinary campus and our low cost catches the attention of families from Bonney Lake, Washington and beyond.
Our outstanding school helps troubled boys graduate and get ready for the future.
With an accredited educational program, boys continue their junior high and high school classes at their own speed, while also assisted by tutors and certified teachers. A lot of individualized attention makes sure that boys at any ability excel at their coursework. Most students see that they quickly compensate for lost time and gain self-confidence in their academic abilities. Our college-prep program assists students with college entrance testing and applications. Teenage boys graduate from Agape well-prepared for their entrance to the workplace or the college classroom.
While Agape is not in Bonney Lake, Washington, a new location far away from peers can offer your son a fresh perspective for a brand new start in life.
Even though you are searching for boys homes in Bonney Lake, Washington, many boys admit that a move out of state was the perfect way for them to get a fresh start. With familiar peers and hangouts left far behind, old habits are more likely to be replaced with better ones. A whole new location removes distractions for boys who want to reevaluate their choices. Furthermore, the expansive outdoor surroundings as well as the rhythms of ranch life on our beautiful Missouri facilities speak strongly into the hearts of boys.
Agape Boarding School is a boys home that serves struggling teenage boys from Bonney Lake, Washington, and from other cities like Houston, Phoenix, Dallas, St. Louis, Kansas City, Los Angeles and San Diego in Southern California.
If we don't meet your son's needs or match your budget, we can provide you with info about loan options or other boys homes near Bonney Lake, Washington who can. No matter what, there is no risk for considering Agape, a home for boys. We invite you look around the rest of our website, and inquire online or phone us directly.
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Bonney Lake is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 17,374 at the 2010 census.
Excerpt about homes for boys near Bonney Lake, Washington, used with permission from Wikipedia.
"Boys Home" definition: a facility where boys who are unable to be cared for in a home environment, or who have gotten themselves into trouble and need a time away from peers, are housed, cared for and educated by non-family members for a period of time. Most boys homes do not take boys who are hardened criminals, who are drug addicts, or who have severe mental problems or a violent past. Please check with Agape Boys' Home to see if your teenage boy qualifies.


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High school students of Puerto Rican and Hispanic heritage are expected to take Albany politics head-on while participating in an area program that focuses on student empowerment.
A conference room in the Pastoral Center on North Main Avenue is the weekly home to a group of high school student delegates who just met Wednesday to rehearse and practice final arguments before presenting legislative recommendations in a "mock assembly" Sunday inside the State Assembly Chamber.
Since January, eight students from different Capital Region high schools have attended the Puerto Rican Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute program Wednesday afternoons. The group of high school students will represent Albany as the Capital Region student delegation. The goal of the institute is to train the group for nearly 16 weeks on the legislative process and instruct students to conduct research, and prepare and debate legislative recommendations. Dr. Gladys I. Cruz is the statewide coordinator of the institute and said this is the first year the program did not receive any applications from an Albany High School student.
Today, the group will join 200 fellow Hispanic institute students from 12 delegations across New York state who gather at Albany's State Capitol to attend a three-day conference designed to introduce minority students to politics and the legislative process first-hand. Congressman Paul Tonko is one of the New York State legislators expected to appear at a Youth Forum that gives Hispanic students the opportunity to interact with legislators. Students will also attend workshops that focus on college and career development and have the opportunity to win a one-time $2,500 scholarship.
Luis Grevely, a leadership trainer for the group and 10th grade global history teacher for Schenectady High School, helped students perfect their public speaking skills by rehearsing arguments in a roundtable type setting where students divided themselves to argue for or against the Assembly bills. "When someone is talking, you need to listen intently and write everything down so you can use their words against them."
Students must be able to debate for, or against, a bill and are required to present statistics and cite other supporting documentation to back up the argument.
Any student that presented an argument based more on opinion than fact was quickly interrupted by the sound of a gavel as Grevely juggled his role as moderator, Assembly speaker and public speaking coach. "No opinions, remember procedure."
As a Hispanic teacher, the weekly meetings are important to educators like Grevely because of the program's ability to connect these students who for some live in communities where Hispanic role models and teachers are hard to come by. "It shows that there are educated Latinos" said Grevely.
At Wednesday's Pastoral center gathering, Grevely talked with students on how to prepare and refine their recommendations and presented situations to the group that helped a ninth-grade Amsterdam student respond to a fellow student who challenged her argument. "You shut her down by giving her information, giving her fact."
Delilah Quinones, a freshman at Amsterdam High School attended the "mock assembly" rehearsal and is one of the youngest members of the group. "I've learned more about the government and in the future I see myself interested in politics. I've learned skills like public speaking and how to express myself."
Prior to her participation in the student leadership program, Quinones had limited experience speaking before a group and said the warm welcome she received made her feel more comfortable when presenting an argument. "Everyone was really nice and helped me out."
That promotion keeps Lisette Lopez, the institute's assistant coordinator, busy year round. Lopez, a native of Mexico, will chaperone the group during the entire three-day conference. She talked passionately about the benefits shesaid programs like this offer Hispanic youth. "This program impacts lives. If we can change the life of one student it's a step towards empowerment of our culture."
Reynaldo Stec, a senior at Schenectady Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons High school was selected to represent the Capital Region delegation as Majority Leader during Sunday's mock assembly. "This program has benefited me in more ways than I can say. On a personal level, I get to read the bills and have the ability to network, and to contact and meet people who are making the laws today."
Learning the tools to effectively communicate is one of the advantages Stec said has been to attending the program. "It's been an asset in getting me in front of people and speaking my mind. I understand due process and can empathize."
Assembly bills are selected for the mock trial by the coordinators of the program and discuss sensitive issues that currently impact the Hispanic community. Topics range from free community college tuition for students that graduate from high school and attend a three-year accelerated program to a debate on whether state government should provide financial assistance to illegal immigrants and undocumented individuals.
The program has been in existence for 21 years and is dedicated to the memory of the Hon. Angelo Del Toro, a New York Assemblyman whose passion for the program continues to inspire legislators, students and teaching professionals today. Del Toro's legacy and commitment to the program was honored Wednesday as students viewed a collection of archived video interviews and quotes from the 20th district Assemblyman. "The point of this conference is to say to you that you can do it too….you can influence public policies and state policies. You can influence how the government and how society goes on and that's very important."
High school juniors and seniors of Puerto Rican and Hispanic heritage interested in participating must complete an application process that includes the submission of an essay, two letters of recommendation, high school transcripts and a resume.
Cruz has been involved with the Hispanic institute since 1998 and volunteered her time Wednesday to remind the group of the institute's code of conduct, dress code and what to expect for the three day event. Pairing politics with student empowerment is how Cruz helps students tackle life lessons they will face outside the classroom.
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"It prepares them to really put together a coherent argument for something they really believe in or not, students will tell you they would never agree on certain bills," she said. "It's a challenge for them to take both sides but it really prepares them to take a stand and present a good argument built on fact." -30-


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Please, Please Tell Me Now: Five Things You May Not Have Heard About This Week
By Cindy Davis | Lists | July 29, 2012 |
By Cindy Davis | Lists | July 29, 2012 |
I find the Important Stuff so you don't have to.
5. Madonna Got Herself Into Hot Water Again.
After French fans waited overnight and paid up to 280€ to see Her Madgesty perform in Paris, the show was nearly over when it started. Come on girl, you had to know that when people pay the kind of money they pay to see you, forty-five minutes isn't going to cut it. Disappointed attendees booed, called Madonna some nasty names and Tweeted their disgust.
4. Gabriel Byrne and Charlotte Rampling Got Together for a Little Trouble.
The directorial debut of Rampling's son (Barnaby Southcombe), I, Anna is a "psychological film noir" that features Byrne as a detective suffering insomnia, going through a divorce and investigating a murder. Rampling stars as the mysterious woman who catches his eye, and--I'm guessing--has a little something in common with Sharon Stone's Catherine Tramell.
3. AMC Decided They Want Us to Believe (In Them Again).
After announcing the death of "The Killing," (duh!) the cable network followed up with news of a new series, "Area 51." Based on Annie Jacobsen's best-selling non-fiction book Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base, the series will focus on the secrets of the famed military installation--but not necessarily for the reason you might think. Jacobsen, an investigative reporter, had gained access to personnel who actually worked at the facility and uncovered all kinds of information about weapons and bombs and espionage--maybe even experimentation on humans--but nothing much to do with the rumored aliens and UFOs for which the Nevada locale is so famous. Executive Producer Gale Anne Hurd ("The Walking Dead") will work with (Writer) Todd Ellis Kessler ("The Good Wife, The Unit") and Jacobsen, who''ll be co-producing the series. AMC is offering up More (Mad) Men in Black (Suits)? Yes please.
2. The Stars Continued Piling On for Ridley Scott's Adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Counselor; Audiences Become Hopeful That Yes, We Can Get Past Prometheus.
Dean Norris and Rosie Perez are the latest additions to McCarthy's dark script about a lawyer who gets into trouble when he tries to expand his business...by trafficking drugs. Why hello there, Javier Bardem! The Counselor also stars Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz and Cameron Diaz.
1. Larry David, Jon Hamm and Michael Keaton's Secret Project Headed to HBO.
Though some were expecting this little mystery film to head to theaters, it looks like HBO is making use of its longstanding relationship with its "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star. The untitled comedy improv will be directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad, Paul, Adventureland, "The Newsroom") and co-written by David's "Curb" collaborators, Alec Berg, David Mandel, and Jeff Schaffer. More Hamm, please.
Cindy Davis likes Hamm and cheese, Hamm on rye, Hamm with mustard and even Hamm and pineapple pizza.


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When tragic things happen in the world.../
When tragic things happen in the world, our emotions can all become pretty tangled. We're horrified for the people who lost their lives in such a violent and unwarranted fashion, we're saddened for everyone affected by their loss. We're scared for ourselves and our own loved ones, and the harsh reminder that life (and death) is wildly unpredictable. We're confused at how humans beings can become so warped in their understanding of the world. We're angry that there are people who wish innocent lives harm. We're forced to remember our own fragility and mortality.
All of these emotions and people's understanding of them seem to cause conflict themselves. People on twitter get cross at how other people react, they feel as if there is a correct response, and people need to be corrected or educated to respond in the same was as they do. Fear, shock, sadness and anger are all unpredictable emotions, and I think people would be kinder if they reminded themselves of this.
Ten years ago I was in Hurricane Katrina, a storm that destroyed a city which hasn't yet recovered. I was trapped in The Superdome, a now rather infamous stadium, which housed about 20,000 of us, largely, the poor, the vulnerable and homeless. It was a terrifying scary place to be held, with fear, sadness and violence never too far away. On the street outside were hijackers, looters and tragic scenes of loss. I witnessed how the emotions of fear, sadness and anger can affect people differently. We may be reacting differently but the feelings are generally the same.
The glimmers of hope that shine though during a tragedy are where our minds can safely go. We see how during crisis many people rise to greatness. Whether they're standing in line to donate blood in Paris, or preparing boxes of care to be sent to refugees in Calais. We are reminded to appreciate our loved ones, to reflect on our own good fortunes, and to seek to spread joy and kindness.
This post was written in response to the Terrorist attacks in Paris.