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Louis Vuitton ads featuring Madonna
Check out the first look at the Louis Vuitton ads featuring Madonna! It was rumored that Madonna would be appearing in Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2009 ads and those rumors proved to be true. The shots were taken in a French Bistro setting and shot by Fashion photographer Steve Meisel.
After watching a Madonna concert, Marc Jacobs decided to choose Madonna as their new image model.
Designer Marc Jacobs said, "I just blurted out, I think we should do Madonna. I was totally just blown away by it, and moved by her performance, by what she had to say, and her energy."
Reportedly with this deal Madonna bagged $10 million for the campaign, but that is also said to be a rumor.


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Paul Rivot's grandmother is 90 years old. She lived through the Great Depression, World War II, and the advents of AM/FM radio, television, and the internet. In the above video, she tries out the extraordinarily powerful Oculus Rift virtual reality headset for the first time, and it is positively heartwarming.
Back in January, Glenn Derene described his own experience test-driving the headset:
With the goggles on my head, I was in a digital representation of a medieval village in the midst of a light snowfall. There were no rapid-fire guns or enemies to fight, just a highly detailed world to "walk" through. [Joseph Chen, the company's senior product manager] encouraged me to look around and look up to see the snow falling down and the cathedral steeple rising up into the night sky. "Rotate your head and look behind you," he said. I look in the direction of Chen's voice and find nothing but a lonely street. A walk into the cloistered entryway of the cathedral felt claustrophobic, but a few steps more and the cathedral opened up to a sprawling interior with arched ceilings.
After a few minutes of this, Chen asked me to stand up, and I was struck by how difficult this task suddenly seemed. "Don't worry," he said, "I'll put my hand on your shoulder to make sure you don't bump into anything." He had me turn around and I could feel myself being guided through two different worlds at the same time: The real world, where Chen was making sure I didn't bump my shins into my chair, and the virtual world, where I was looking through the falling snow at a bridge in the distance.
In March, Paul Waldman wondered if videogames will save future seniors from the despair of getting old:
Considering how much more complex, immersive, and graphically and narratively rich today's games are compared to those of a few decades ago, just think what they're going to be like 40 or 50 years from now. Frankly, by the time my ungrateful kids shunt me off to the home, I'm going to be pretty pissed if we don't have full-on holodecks, where I can play a set against Roger Federer at Wimbledon, chat with Richard Feynman about the nature of the universe while sipping coffee at a Left Bank cafe, then blast some alien invaders, all in the same afternoon and with an almost perfect level of realism. And of course, in the holodeck I will be unburdened by my decaying meatsack, and will do all these wonderfully stimulating things while in the body of a particularly healthy 20-year-old. It's almost enough to make you believe growing old won't be so bad after all. Almost.

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Mobile killed the Desktop Star
It is very clear to me and other people that work solely in the Mobile ecosystem that the medium is huge for marketing and social interaction. The two main reasons are its wireless therefore truly mobile and its personnel (my handset, my stuff). It is also clear that the traditional "Digital Agencies" that have spawned over the past decade will not have the right expertise or people to deliver what Brands want.
Head AssJust recently Gartner Research predicted that mobile Web access will surpass traditional PC access by 2013, people have now embraced that fact that they can surf while on the move and access content on a personnel basis. Add to that the fact hat most people are over the Mobile data cost mass hysteria that the carriers imposed a few years back. Who needs a carrier for data anyway WiFi is here and offers another branded marketing opportunity.
Mobile Advertising is set to Grow 45% in 2010 to $3.8B. That explains why Google and Apple are diving head first into mobile advertising and marketing, with Google's AdMob $750M acquisition and the recent announcement that Apple will likely acquire Quattro Wireless for $250M. (It looks like Microsoft / Yahoo might want to scoop up Millennial Media or another mobile ad firm to compete.) The advertising industry as a whole may take a while to recover, but one of the largest growth areas is in mobile.
They say "the proof is in the pudding" so lets' look at some recent results; A recent campaign run by Shedd Aquarium found that SMS beat out Web in Direct-TV Spot. The SMS call to action generated 325% more entries than the Web based call-to-action, making up 52% of the total entries, though it ran in only 25% of the ads. And over at Pernod Ricard their Malibu branded mobile application that was created to support the launch of its new Malibu Island Melon flavor has seen over 2 million downloads (not just iPhone).
Delivering a nice and/or fantastic experience on the 4th Screen (Mobile), is not the same as it is on the 3rd Screen (Desktop), there are around 5,000 handset models, 8 different operating systems, scripting languages, various browsers, delivery platforms and then the carrier networks to negotiate. It is important to point out that Mobile is NOT another medium yet is designed to work across all media in one form or another. Now is the time to develop a Mobile strategy and start to implement it as your clients are about to ask you all about it.


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Saturday, December 08, 2007
Mickey Rooney - Merry Merry Micklemas
Stunned? Shocked? Nauseated? This cover has that effect on people.
Take a moment. Compose yourself, then we'll move on.
I first found a copy of this album (SRS Records - see below) via eBay. Then to my delight (and sheer astonishment), I found the underwear version of Mickey's Christmas album (Timic Records) at Beverly Records in Chicago earlier this year.
The story of these albums and how it fits into the life story of Mickey Rooney is quite compelling.
Quick history lesson: Rooney was born into a family of vaudeville actors and made his stage debut at the tender age of fifteen months!
While on the vaudeville circuit, Mickey's mom answered an ad looking for boy actors in a fledgling operation known as "moving pictures". He won the part and between 1927 and 1936, he was known as "Mickey McGuire".
As Mickey approached adolescence, he moved over to MGM and became Andy Hardy, met Judy Garland, and became, in Mick's own words, "the biggest movie star in the world..."
Between 1940 and 1970, he continued to work with Judy Garland - "Judy and I were of one heartbeat" Mick claims over and over and over - did a stint in WWII, married and divorced both Ava Gardner and Martha Vickers, appeared on television shows, many B-movies and roles (who could forget his Japanese stereotype Mr. Yunioshi in "Breakfast At Tiffany's"? Me, for starters!), and married and divorced several more times.
By the end of the 1970s, Mickey was washed up - he even turned down the role of Archie Bunker. No jobs were forthcoming and Rooney had had more failed business ventures known to man. One was a restaurant trying to capitalize on his connection with "The Wizard Of Oz" - using the Munchkins as busboys, servers, even cooks. Another venture was an acting school called the Mickey Rooney School of Entertainment - sign me up!
This leads us to 1979. Mickey went into the recording studio to cut a Christmas album featuring several of his own compositions and underwear. According to The Record Robot, this album was home produced, available by mail order only, and even included a letter with each copy on Mickey's own stationery (home address included on the letterhead). Sadly, my album didn't include a letter or autograph.
Rooney's own compositions ("Mr. Wha-Da-Ya-Want", "Mickey's New Year", and "The Gift") lead off side one and are charming in their own weird way. Alternating between singing, screaming, and some deeply creepy weird kiddie like voices, Rooney takes command and sings the only way he knows how - all out and from the heart.
The rest of the covers and originals ("These Things Mean Christmas To Me" is a beautiful song) are listenable and sometimes incredibly short - the average length of a song on this album is around 2:15!
So where does the SRS ornament cover fit in? It's the same album - different packaging (although they kept the back liner notes written by Rooney's great friend Mel Torme). This leads me to ask - did the SRS version come before or after the Timic underwear version? Anyone have a clue?
Let's grab Judy, build a barn, and put on a show:
Mickey Rooney - Merry Merry Micklemas (Timic)
Mickey Rooney - Merry Merry Micklemas (SRS)
After this album was released in 1979, Rooney hooked up with Ann Miller and appeared in the musical "Sugar Babies" across the country, snagged an Emmy and honorary Oscar, appeared in many made-for-TV movies and shows (his failed TV show "One Of The Boys" featured two young co-stars named Dana Carvey and Nathan Lane!).
Rooney has been steadily reminiscing about Judy Garland and occasionally working since - he was last seen in Ben Stiller's "A Night At The Museum" and washing imaginary dishes in a life insurance commercial with his eighth wife Jan.
Happy listening...
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Wild find, Captain!
Pop Quiz! - Name a Christmas tune, written by Rooney and the well known artist that recorded it.
Hint - The artist also crooned what is considered a Christmas Classic.
The Mick went through more failed business schemes than Mark Harris. I remember him on The Wally Phillips Show talking about a matchbook acting college for teens. "Mmm Hmm, fer sure, Mickey, sounds like a great way for kids to break into the business." Meinhardt Rabbe was the Dean and Billy Barty the class valedictorian.
My favorite performance of his is in the Playhouse 90 episode "The Comic." He plays a ruthless TV comedian (some say patterned after Berle, others Sid Caesar) who mows down everyone in his path. The scenes where he berates his milquetoast brother played by Mel Torme are delightful. If given the right role, the guy could deliver. Check out Don Siegel's "The Lineup" to see another great Rooney heavy. I'd kill to see Siegel's "Baby Face Nelson." On the down side, there's that terrible service comedy he did with Buddy Hackett (the name escapes me, thank God) and Mr. Yunioshi in "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
I've always been a fan of Mickey Rooney, but have never seen any of his music before, so thanks a bunch for this Christmas music by him. It's great!!
Let's not forget Rooney as the voice of Santa Claus in Rankin/Bass' "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" and "The Year Without A Santa Claus".
Also, didn't the Murk Family use that same album cover?
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Radio Jon D - I GIVE! Tell me, tell me, tell me!
Scott - I remember seeing "The Comic" (written by Rod Serling) back on WTTW back in the day... mindblowing to see Andy Hardy slap around the Velvet Fog!
Old Sleepy Owl - Glad to have helped you create a new Christmas memory!
King - Small tidbit: Mickey's real name is Joe Yule, Jr!
I was wondering if someone was going to pickup on the Murk cover / Rooney cover similarities! Why he's the King folks!
- Mister said...
I know the answer to this one!
The name of the song is, "Little Christmas Tree". I believe the version you are referring to was recorded by Nat King Cole.
I have a CD named, "Cole, Christmas, Kids", which has this recording.
It's a little strange. Nat is singing a love song of sorts to the tree.
- CaptainOT said...
Mister - Ten bonus points for knowing the answer that I didn't!
Gee, gonna have to listen to that one again!


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OnlyOnAOL: Jeff Bridges has the world's coolest hobby
By: Donna Freydkin
In "Hell or High Water," Oscar winner Jeff Bridges is the ultimate dude.
He's a Texas Ranger on the verge of retirement who winds up hunting two bank robbers, played by Chris Pine and Ben Foster (watch an interview with Foster above). We caught up with Bridges to talk scripts, sculpting and riding off into the sunset.
Would he ever retire, like his character?
"I don't know about retiring or quitting. I like the notion of retiring – putting on a new set of tires. That's appealing to me."
With "Hell or High Water," the words spoke to him.
"I love the ambiguity of the story, the examination of what's right and wrong and letting the audience ponder those things."
And yes, he totally connected with his character.
"Unlike actors, we can act until we're until we're on our deathbeds if we choose. Texas Rangers, they kick you to the curb. That was something I could understand. We had a Texas Ranger on the set and he was invaluable. He gave me so much input."
That being said, there's one major difference between them.
"Professions would be a big thing. I'm a pretender and you can't get more real than putting your life on the line and going after criminals."
He makes music, he makes art, and he'd love to do more of it.
"I've got a lot of different interests. I love music. I could dig deeper into that. I love to paint and do ceramics. I love it. I don't throw. I hand-build. I've got a teacher in Santa Barbara who has a kiln. I make these little heads. It's a side thing. Normally when I finish making a sculpture I'll have leftover clay and I let my hands go to town and they create these little heads. I don't know if they're aspects of my own personality."
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Rep. Dina Titus (D-01) announced Tuesday that she would run for reelection, opting not to seek retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid's (D) seat and clearing the way for former state Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto (D).
Titus: "After serious reflection, I have come to my decision. There are many reasons why I chose this path, but none more important than what is best for our great state. It has been an incredible honor to serve and represent the people of Nevada. I'm proud of what we've accomplished together, but I know that there is still much work to be done." (Facebook)
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Occasionally I come across something that makes me slap my forehead and shout, "Why didn't I think of that?" The personal computer is one of these things, as are the internet and the Home Shopping Network. Now I have a new item to add to the list. I give you the Turkey Cake.
The folks at Chow.com have come up with this really disturbing, but probably totally delicious, Thanksgiving invention. Two layers of ground turkey, layered with mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing and "iced" with more mashed potatoes, and then sweet potatoes topped with mini-marshmallows browned gently in the oven. Absolute heaven.


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Orticolario begins the ninth edition of the International Competition Venues Creative 2017, for the realization of themed gardens and art installations in the park of Villa Erba in Cernobbio (Co), venue of the event.
All participants will compete for the "The golden leaf of Lake Como", designing and setting up thematic areas within the event Orticolario, showing innovative projects that are able to present design ideas, techniques and high quality materials. Projects must enhance and interpret the landscape with pre-existing creative freedom and choices of materials and the possibility of use of the different languages and artistic / cultural references.
Registration is free and may be made only in writing by sending a completed application form and signed and the standard form of the preliminary draft no later than the deadline indicated in the regulation art. 15.
The project must be sent in PDF format via e-mail at email@example.com attention of the Secretariat of Orticolario.
Designers will be made available an area up to 200 square meters. The areas will be awarded by the Jury after the evaluation of the submitted sketches and selected at registration. For the realization of the spaces various materials can be used.
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I have to slow down the comic.
Don't have enough time for two comics AND to earn Money (and don't even mention "sleep") ...I will keep up the updates but on another schedule. every third day but still high-noon central European time.
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This month the challenge is to add a pop of neon on your project. That was an easy one, as the March kit has some awesome WRMK transparencies with pops of neon on it. I wanted to take this challenge a little further and decided that my picture needed to be one with pops of neon too. What picture is better than one taken in Las Vegas, where neon lights are everywhere. My all time favorite neon signs are the ones from Hard Rock.
I love this background paper with the triangles, but it needed a little more color. So I went in with watercolors and randomly gave some of the triangles some color. The cut file came with the March kit and I decided to cut it with the black paper that came with the kit, so it would pop off the page.


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The two-hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the War of 1812 is upon us, and I'm shocked and surprised the War Party hasn't planned a celebration: after all, as Jefferson Morley points out in Salon, this was the first neocon war, i.e. an unnecessary war of choice. Perhaps the reason for this shameful lack of hosannas is that it wasn't particularly successful: the Brits burned Washington and routed our militias, while the glorious conquest of Canada – where, Americans were told, the inhabitants would shower us with rose petals at the moment of their "liberation" – was rudely repulsed by the ungrateful Canadians.
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Glasgow is served by two airports - Glasgow Airport and Prestwick International.
Glasgow Airport is situated only 8 miles from the city centre. The easiest way to get to and from the city centre by public transport is by bus.
There are regular direct bus services which depart from the airport terminal. There are two direct services so the frequency is very good as they run every 15 minutes or so. The Arriva Glasgow Flyer is the quickest at 15-20 minutes and the fare is £4.20 single. The bus stop for this service is opposite the arrivals exit. The other service is from First Transport, the 747 Air Link which costs only £2.90 single. Bus stop for this is accross from the exit near the car park entrance. Both services will take you to George Square which is less than 2 minutes walk from the apartment which is in Miller Street. (see Location ) It is equally as easy to get the bus back to the airport and services are very frequent.
There is no railway station at Glasgow Airport. However it is possible to take an airport bus to the nearest station (about 2 miles) which is Paisley Gilmour Street. The cost of the rail ticket includes the bus transfer from the airport to the station. The train will then arrive at Central Station which is less than a ten minute walk from the apartment.
There are also of course plenty taxis available. The taxi fare is approximately £18.
(All fares quoted above correct at time of writing but are of course subject to change)
There are many flights to Glasgow Airport including Easy Jet (Look for special promotions on the Easy Jet website as fares from LONDON for example can be very reasonable); British Airways; BMI and from further afield American Airlines; Air Canada and Aer Lingus.
Prestwick Airport is a little bit further - 32 miles from the city - but is home to Ryan Air who often run special promotional fares from London area as low as only £2.00 return including taxes! Ryan Air also operate from other locations to Glasgow -check their website for up to date fares and details.
There is a railway station at Prestwick Airport so getting into the city centre is still very easy. Passengers can obtain a 50% discount on the rail fare to Glasgow central and the journey time is under one hour. taxis are of course also available although the fare to the city centre will be quite expensive. There are also car hire facilities at the airport.
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The Temecula Police Department and the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, Central Homicide Unit, continue to seek tips from the public regarding the tragic loss of Larry Robinson, a well-known local musician who died from injuries the day after a robbery that took place over five years ago. On March 22, 2013 at 7:28 p.m., Temecula Police Officers arrived at a music shop located south of Old Town, at 28780 Old Town Front Street, where they discovered Mr. Robinson who was beaten. He died the next day at the hospital.
The Temecula City Council voted unanimously to extend a $25,000 reward, which would have expired in March of 2018. "Temecula has a very low violent crime rate and homicides are rare here," stated Temecula Mayor Matt Rahn. "This is, and will always be, a devastating loss for our community and our hope is that someone comes forward with information," Rahn added. The reward will be paid to anyone who furnishes information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who caused the death of Larry Robinson.
Music of Larry Robinson, from his CD Old California Town, played throughout the speakers in Old Town on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, before and after a press conference hosted at City Hall. The media was invited to hear information about the crime for publishing in an effort to renew public input. At the press conference, the County's Central Homicide Unit republished sketches from information they received in 2015 regarding two adult males of interest believed to be in their 20's and both approximately 5'10". One is described as a white male of thin build, dark hair, some facial hair and possible tattoos on both arms. The other appears to be an Asian male who, at the time, had spiked, dyed red hair with blonde tips, and colorful tattoos on both arms.
Anyone with information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, is encouraged to call the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777. A video of the press conference is posted on the Temecula Police Department's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/temeculapolice/videos/558232411229037/.


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Freelancing has certainly taken the whole corporate world by storm. The numbers of freelancers and freelance jobs have shown surprising growth rates which promise good careers to many. However, like everything, pros and cons go side by side. You always have to be careful when dealing to avoid freelancing problems by planning ahead. As Dave puts it, a problem in freelance always means you are missing a system that prevents it .
All you need to do is to be aware of all these systems. One such system you always would want to have in place is the use of invoice templates. Invoice templates in Excel can not only be resourceful and time saving, they definitely are the system for avoiding payment problems. Follow these guidelines by Bonsai and forget about not getting paid. Avoid confusionBe simple and concise when listing down all costs and charges for faster response from clients. Many freelancers agree that the higher an invoice's readability, the better are your chances of not facing questions about the bill. Enforce your policiesThe important bit. Include all payment policies in invoices to formally inform them of their obligations.
This way you can always take action if things go wrong. Common policies include defining payment due dates, late fee policies and penalties for not complying.
Use e-mail for invoicingWe know, it's obvious considering you are a freelancer but some still use traditional paper invoices that slow you down. E-invoicing has benefits that you cannot think of. First, it's faster. The sooner you bill your client the better are the chances of getting paid quickly. Then it also solves your cash flow problems to a great extent by keeping a steady amount of cash coming in. And finally, believe it or not, it is considered to be a good business practice and can positively affect your repute. Do not forget it's ExcelYou have to seize every opportunity in order to stand out among other freelancers. So Bonsai suggests you make full use of Excel invoice templates. Don't just make an invoice, but use the customizability that Excel offers. Include your business logo, promotional content, design an appealing layout and also use advance features and Excel formulas to add professionalism. Now all that is left is to surf through our freelance Excel invoice templates and decide upon one, and start invoicing your clients


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Is it bad that I am counting down the days until school is out?!
Oh well... I totally am, and I know that I am most certainly not the only teacher at my school that is counting down! To be perfectly honest most of us have been counting down since there were 4 weeks left as opposed to now when we have 7 1/2 days left! Yep, I am even counting that silly half day that we have scheduled as the last day of school!
Bring on the 4 day weekend {kinda!}. Unfortunately we {the teachers} have to be at school tomorrow for about 4 hours to do inventory. It might be boring, tedious work but luckily there isn't too much to count in my classroom so I am not really all that worried about it! I will take complete advantage of that extra time and will enter grades or pack up some of my stuff.
Tonight after I got home from work I finally got to talk to my little sister {in my awesome sorority, ZTA} after about 6 months of playing phone tag. Lucky for us we even got to use skype! Best invention EVER! I love that while I haven't seen my dear friend since her wedding 1.5 years ago I still feel like get to "see" her all the time {unless we go another 6 months!}, and I just LOVE it!
Here is a picture in case you need some evidence!
|{don't judge, but this was totally staged!}
Okay, so that is all from my random musings for this moment but I'm sure that I will have more to add as this Memorial day weekend begins!
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Total lunar eclipse and Ursids Meteor Shower on the Winter Solstice! How cool is this????
Last time we had a lunar eclipse on Winter Solstice was in 1639.
Lunar eclipses always give me the ooobla dooblas……the moon is actually in 3D when it's in eclipse. I get all cave womany when it happens. And I'm chicken little during a meteor shower. So tonite I guess I am chicken little with the ooobla dooblas. Ha


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Single, Undrained, Closed Basin
Antelope Valley, Calif., which is an example of a single, undrained,
closed basin, is a large topographic and ground-water basin in
the western part of the Mojave Desert in southern California.
Antelope Valley occupies part of a structural depression that
has been downfaulted between the Garlock and the CottonwoodRosamond
Faults and the San Andreas Fault Zone (fig. 26).
Consolidated rocks that yield virtually no water underlie the basin and crop out in the highlands that surround the basin. They consist of igneous and metamorphic rocks of pre-Tertiary age that are overlain by indurated continental rocks of Tertiary age interbedded with lava flows. Alluvium and interbedded lacustrine deposits of Quaternary age are the important aquifers within the closed basin and have accumulated to a thickness of as much as 1,600 feet (fig. 27).
During the depositional history of Antelope Valley, a large intermittent lake occupied the central part of the basin and was the site of accumulation of fine-grained material. The rates of deposition varied with the rates of precipitation. During periods of relatively heavy precipitation, massive beds of blue clay formed in a deep perennial lake. During periods of light precipitation, thin beds of clay and evaporative salt deposits formed in playas or in shallow intermittent lakes. Individual beds of the massive blue clay can be as much as 100 feet thick and are interbedded with lenses of coarser material as much as 20 feet thick. The clay yields virtually no water to wells, but the interbedded coarser material can yield considerable volumes of water. During deposition of the lacustrine deposits, alluvial material that was supplied from the San Gabriel Mountains encroached upon the lake and forced it northward, which resulted in a northward transgression of alluvium over lacustrine deposits. The subsurface extent of the buried lacustrine deposits is shown in figure 27. The lacustrine deposits underlie the central part of the basin and have a somewhat lenticular shape. The thickest section is near the center of the basin, and the deposits thin towards the edges of the basin. Near Little Buttes and near the east and north edges of Rogers Lake, the deposits pinch out (fig. 27, section BB¹).
Near the southern limit of the basin, southeast of Lancaster, the lacustrine deposits are buried beneath about 800 feet of alluvium, but near Rosamond Lake, they are exposed at the surface (fig. 27, section AA¹).
Two aquifers, which are separated by the lacustrine deposits, are in the alluvial material (fig. 27).
The upper aquifer is the principal and most used aquifer and contains water under unconfined, or water table, conditions. Where the lower, or deep, aquifer underlies lacustrine deposits, it contains water under confined, or artesian, conditions; elsewhere, unconfined conditions prevail. Transmissivity values for the principal aquifer (fig. 28) are estimated to range from less than 1,000 to more than 10,000 feet squared per day.


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Understanding Your Test Results
ILTS Tests
An individual's performance on an ILTS test is evaluated against an established standard. The passing score for each test, established by ISBE, is based on the professional judgments and recommendations of Illinois educators regarding the acceptable level of performance for educators.
ISBE periodically reviews passing scores. The required total test scores may be changed as a result of Board action. Examinees will be advised via their score reports of any change to the passing requirement.
All test scores are reported using a range from 100 to 300 with a total test score of 240 or higher required for passing.
The Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP)
The TAP is scored as four independent subtests. To pass the TAP, you must achieve a scaled subtest score of 240 or higher on each of the subtests: Reading Comprehension, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Writing.
If any of your subtest scores do not meet or exceed a scaled score of 240 or higher, you will not pass the TAP until you receive a passing score on each of the four subtests. Note that if you have passed one or more Basic Skills (300) subtests after September 11, 2010, the passing score(s) will count toward the passing of the TAP.
Gifted Education (NES®)
For the Gifted Education test, the Illinois State Board of Education has set a scaled passing score of 220.
For the Gifted Education test, examinee performance is evaluated against an established standard.
The total test score is based on the number of raw score points earned on the multiple-choice questions and the scaling of that score. Raw scores are converted to a scale of 100 to 300.
Scoring Constructed Responses
Information about the scoring of constructed responses, including performance characteristics and the score scale, is available in the preparation materials. Select a test from the list below.
How to Read Your Score Report
ILTS Tests
Your score report is provided to you with information about how to read your score report. You can also review score report explanations and annotated score reports by test below.
Score Report Explanations
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Annotated Score Reports
Select your test to view a sample that represents the type of score report you will receive and that includes explanations about important score-related information.
Gifted Education (NES®) Test
Examinees who take the NES Gifted Education test to meet Illinois requirements will receive two score reports, which you can also review here: a NES score report with diagnostic information and an Illinois score report that indicates whether the examinee has met the Illinois standard for that test.


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Programs for Children
Fresno State Programs for Children (PFC) is a University Auxiliary corporation responsible for all of the campus affiliated children's programs. Programs for Children, Inc. provide services to the children of the California State University, Fresno student body, and to a limited extent, faculty, staff, and the larger community. Funded by the State Department of Education, Programs for Children, Inc. is committed to giving priority to those student families meeting state eligibility requirements.
The Board of Directors for Fresno State Programs for Children includes the Executive Director and ten appointed university, community and student representatives. The board meets monthly and is responsible for all aspects of the program including program and employee policies and procedures, budget, salaries, administration and services. All meetings are open to parents and other interested parties.
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'See how she leans her cheek upon her hand.
O that I were a glove upon that hand, that I might touch that cheek!'
William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet)
O that I were a glove upon that hand, that I might touch that cheek!'
William Shakespeare (Romeo and Juliet)
What can inspire, dazzle, excite, bring joy, enliven all the senses? Could it be the poetic prose of the romantic poet: the colourful brush strokes reflecting an artist's impressions: the lingering chords playing with the heart strings strummed by a maestro, or the crafted language given to us by a wordsmith? Visionaries and artisans sharing their unique imprint on the canvas of life that offer a sensory feast to our souls.
But there is a magical world available to each one of us that can see with our eyes closed if we could be a little more in touch with that world. Please give your hands a big high-5 for feeling the world all around you.
As I stand at the gateway facing the ever-diminishing sense of sight, my view of the world would be dim indeed, if my hands were bound together, and never allowed to reach out and touch what my eyes fail to see.
As if eyes reside on the pads of my fingertips, often roaming hands glide and pat, fingers feel and fiddle with everything my hands come into contact with, in an attempt to perceive the world. Sometimes, my grown-up children would prefer I keep hands laced together on those occasions when they witness my close shaves with precariously balanced fruit and fragile homeware perched on store counters.
'Mum. Stop touching everything!' comes their plea.
I interpret this as, you can come shopping, but don't touch the merchandise. Expected to stand empty-handed in a store while others look around is like being thirsty in a cafe where everyone is placing their drink orders and excluding yours. So naturally, I ignore their misguided request for tactile decorum and keep feeling items on shelves, clothes in racks, food in plastic wrapping – to satisfy my curious fingers and inquiring mind.
Touching treasures
Family and friends who know me well will often place an item of interest into my open hand whenever they see something they know I would be allowed to touch and would enjoy 'seeing' too (possibly in an attempt to forestall fidgety fingers poised to lunge at items like a blind bull in a china shop).
Touch brings a deep sense of inclusion, where I can not only be brought into the picture of what others are seeing but I can also offer my own comments as I trace over the contour, feel the texture, delight in the shape of the item we are now both looking at.
Without wanting to sound like a touchaholic here, I have good reasons for my keen pursuit for tactile therapy, especially in retail stores and garden centres. To shop is an open invitation to touch: to touch is to see. I don't have to buy anything I handle but where else is there such an open invitation for hands to browse? Not at a museum. Not at an art gallery. So naturally, my hands move around the goods on display on a market table, department store or garden nursery in a frenzied urge to oblige my all-seeing hands. I might add in my hands' defence (your Honour) that seeing through the skilful movement of receptive fingers, they have rarely broken or damaged anything.
A Touch too keen
There have been a few times when my zealous partner has tried a little too hard to bring objects into my viewing hands. We were at a French museum when he gently guided my open palm to glide over an exhibit of a rare stuffed bird – until the curator came screaming towards us like a screeching banshee with its tail on fire! Harry shrugged his shoulders and held up my white cane with a baffled smile, nudging me away from the feathered bird, muttering an apology in French for my unrestrained actions.
On another occasion, while we were enjoying a romantic stroll through the scent-filled botanical gardens of Melbourne, Harry got the inspired idea to take me for a tactile tour around the cactus garden because rare flowers were in full bloom and large enough for me to see. Hesitantly, my fingers unfurled from the white cane to gently grasp the plant in his hand.
With much care and a deep intake of breath, I managed to avoid being spiked by the impressive serrated leaves of several cacti until Harry gathered up a fallen specimen from the mulched ground near our feet. He was so taken with the excitement of sharing nature's little treasure, and to include me in seeing what he could see that, without thinking, he handed me the small fruit of the prickly pear, realising in the split second it took me to throw it back at him, that maybe, pulling out fine needle-like hairs from both our palms could have been better handled – if we had brought thick industrial gloves.
Blind parent – sighted child
When my son was very young, we shared a tactile communication: through puzzle play,clay moulding, Lego building, baking cookies. Michael learned to bypass my lack of sight by tracing shapes onto my open palm, knowing that when he did this, mummy could 'see' the object by drawing it. His little fingers tickled my palm and I held back tears of love for his thoughtfulness.
At kindergarten, we sat together on tiny wooden chairs by tiny wooden tables, feeling our way around puzzles. One particular day, the teacher was showing the little people how to bend paper to make a paper plane. Michael asked me for sighted guidance but I had no idea how to advise him. We persevered together, awkwardly turning the paper this way and that. If only I could see enough to help my son complete this simple task.
'Now, just fold along this line, then turn the paper over this way and then…' the teacher held up her paper plane. The children gasped in awe.
'Which way, Mummy?' Michael asked again. 'Is this right?'
I replied, biting my bottom lip, 'What do you think, darling? Does it look like your teacher's plane?'
He persisted with the folding of paper unaware of my silent tears. The teacher came over to our table, and rested a kind hand on my shoulder. My heart tripped with gratitude as she said to Michael,
'Clever boy. That's nearly right.'
Back in the comfort of our home, and away from scrutinizing eyes, we continued our tactile communication. We collected cards of all sorts and cut out magazine pictures, chatting about the images, pasting them into our own large scrapbooks, remembering the scenes on each page. We sang funny songs and silly rhymes to spark his imagination and, at night, we made up our own stories.
But one night, as I struggled to read his favourite 'Mr Men' book at bedtime, I put down the magnifying glass and sighed deeply, 'Oh dear, this is very slow, isn't it, darling?'
Michael jumped up from under the doona, threw his warm arms around my neck, and said, eyes alight, 'Mummy, don't ever give up. Please tell me one of your stories.'
MEET ME WITH WORDSA poem by Sarah Martin
Sometimes I feel the ocean
Like seaweed fingers on my back
Sometimes I feel the sand
Brush away the past held in my eyes
Sometimes I feel the breeze
Encouraging my life to exhale
Sometimes I feel the sun
Melt the darkness set in my heart
Sometimes I feel the rip
Pull me back once again
Sarah Martin is a Melbourne based poet who shares her experience of Retinitus Pigmentosa (RP) through creating poetry to melt away any darkness that tries to set in her heart. To read more of her inspired thoughts, you can visit her blog:
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I saw this dress as an ad on my Instagram feed and obviously I had to have it, right? Pink and off the shoulder, definitely right up my alley. I headed right over to the boutique that was selling it and guess what? SOLD OUT in my size. I may have shed a tear or two.. kinda kidding. I was so bummed. A few days later, I was checking my email and another boutique had the dress as well! You better believe, I had this dress in my shopping cart immediately. After I ordered the dress, I found the dress at a bunch of other boutiques! I guess everyone loves it as much as I do.
I love the shade of pink this dress is, it is so perfect for summer. I have been loving embroidered clothing lately and this dress is no exception. The dress is unlined but is made of a thicker material so you don't have to worry about anything showing through. I love the flowy fit, it's nice to have some extra room and it's cooler which is necessity in Texas. I can't wait to wear this dress again, it's super comfortable and one my favorite purchases lately.
I shared this bag on my Instagram yesterday and I just wanted to mention that it's on major sale!! I love anything with tassels, I just think they are so fun. This bag is currently 42% off! I had been looking for a black crossbody and this one is perfect. It's a little bit larger than my typical crossbody but I love that. It has a little extra room for my 10 lipsticks that I carry with me 😉 I love a good sale especially when that sale includes a pretty handbag. Thanks so much for reading!
Dress: Here, Here // Bag: Vince Camuto // Shoes: Target // Lipstick: Let's Flamingle // Earrings: SugarFix
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text: With silly gas prices here in the UK, even buying a brand new ESS after 100,000 miles isn't looking so daft... Note: all mpg values are for Imperial gallons. What are the comparable energy costs (in £) between the Roadster and an (entry-level model) Lotus Elise S over 100,000 miles of motoring? Assumptions: the cost of electricity stays fixed at the present night-time rate of 5p per kWh and that (unleaded) petrol stays fixed at £1.15 per litre. (The night-time electricity rate in the UK is between the hours of 10pm and 8am). The other assumption is modest driving behaviour in both cars in order to achieve the manufacturer's stated 34mpg (combined) for the Elise S (25 mpg urban / 43 mpg extra-urban) and (221miles/53kWh) = 4.17 miles per kWh for the Roadster. (230 miles per charge EPA city / 211 miles per charge EPA highway) However, let's make it harder for the Roadster and assume that it is always re-charged at night at the fastest rate, using the Domestic Fast Charger. This means that the roadster consumes a further 17kWh running the cooling system for the battery while it charges. (Incidentally, setting the car to recharge more slowly overnight requires less power for cooling and so consumes less, cheaper electricity per recharge) This gives 221miles/70kWh = 3.157 miles/kWh So obviously for the roadster, 100,000 miles of motoring will consume a grand total of about 31,675 kWh at a cost of £1,580. (1.58 pence per mile) if you charge it quicky at night. (If I had used the better 4.17 figure above, this would be £1,200 for 100,000 miles) If you have no choice but to charge your Roadster at the fastest rate, always using the very worst UK Tier 1 daytime electricity tariff of 36p/kWh then 100,000 miles of motoring would cost you, at most, £11,455 in energy consumed. (In fact Tier 1 only applies for the first 125kWh consumed each quater by your household during the day) The Elise S: At 34 mpg, 100,000 miles will consume about 2,940 (Imperial) gallons 1 (Imperial) gallon is 4.544 litres, so 2,940 i-gallons is about 13,360 litres. So for the Elise S, 100,000 miles of motoring will cost you £15,360 (15.4 pence per mile) At some point after 100,000 miles you will need to buy a new ESS; the Li-ion battery pack for the Roadster (i.e a new "fuel tank"). Or maybe have your old one reconditioned with new cells? (No prices have been set for a complete new pack - but the figure of U.S. $20,000 has been mentioned.) Assuming the ESS costs £13,000(?) to replace (and 100,000 miles uses £2000 of electricity) then that still works out cheaper than 100,000 miles-worth of petrol at a fixed £1.15 per litre for any car getting less that 35mpg. If petrol prices continue to rise, running and replacing the ESS becomes cost-effective against total 100,000 mile fuel bills for a greater proportion of higher mileage ICEs. If you drive predominantly in urban areas, the advantage is even greater. It is interesting to compare this with the approach taken by Th!nk; Purchase price for their New Th!nk City is £14,000 and the battery lease is £100 per month. The car is marketed as an urban runabout. Electricity consumption has to be added on to this. Data taken from: - Tesla http://www.teslamotors.com/display_data/eu_teslaroadster_specsheet.pdf and http://www.teslamotors.com/display_data/teslaroadster_specsheet.pdf - Lotus prices » Find a Dealer - Electricity prices http://www.britishgas.co.uk/pdf/Standard%20Electricity%20prices.pdf - Petrol prices Free UK fuel prices. 9,702 petrol stations covered - PetrolPrices.com


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Note This piece really isn't intended to make the case that drivers of Audis are worse than drivers of any other vehicle. That may or may not be the case; I wouldn't like to jump to that kind of assumption without any evidence. Instead, it's really intended to demonstrate that just one make of motor vehicle is involved in tremendous damage to our urban environment, and indeed to human beings; damage that people travelling around on bicycles are simply not capable of causing, despite the steady stream of articles by journalists about an apparent 'cyclist menace'.
I did look – briefly – for any kind of opinion piece by journalists on the amount of destruction and death and serious injury caused by motor vehicles in urban areas, but they are apparently very scarce, even in a week when such destruction has featured prominently in the news.
I could, of course, have included motor vehicles of all manufacturers embedded in houses, destroying property, and so on, but that would have been a lengthy picture post, much much longer than the one here. Audis were chosen arbitrarily, mainly because a sequence of crashes involving Audis appeared nearly simultaneously in my timeline a while back. And also because 'Audis in houses' has phonetic appeal. But nothing more than that.


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Education and Health
Education. Schooling, both to instill appropriate citizenship values into the nation's youth and to prepare them for useful roles in a changing national economy, has been a special concern of the government since the French Revolution. Until that time, education was largely controlled by the Roman Catholic church, and the question of private or public education is still troublesome because religious feeling runs deep despite official separation of church and state. About 15 percent of French elementary schoolchildren and 20 percent of those at secondary levels go to church schools. Education is free in both the public schools and universities of France.
Another characteristic of public education in France is its highly centralized structure. The country is divided into 27 educational districts called academies, each headed by a rector who is responsible directly to the minister of education. This official controls about 17 percent of the national budget and directs more than 900,000 teachers and administrators. The French system ensures uniformity throughout the country, but it limits flexibility and offers almost no scope for local input regarding educational problems.
A typical French student begins preschool activities as early as the age of 2 and enters elementary school at 6. After five or six years of the first educational cycle, called preparatory, elementary, or middle courses, the student enters college (high school) for an additional four years. During the final year of this program, students of 15 or 16 are directed to the second cycle, which offers three years at a lycee (secondary school), or various technical and vocational courses. This is a controversial part of the French system because of the young age at which career decisions must be made and because children of workers and farmers appear to have fewer opportunities to attend a lycee.
Lycee graduates who pass a baccalaureat examination may be admitted to a university. The University of Paris often called the Sorbonne, which is actually the name of one of its major units once dominated higher education in France to an unusual extent. Meanwhile, well-known universities in such provincial centers as Montpellier, Rennes, Lille, Grenoble, and Aix-en-Provence remained comparatively small. In the 1960s, however, student protests about the unavailability of university places for their increasing numbers, together with concern for the nation's growing educational needs, led to a restructuring of the university system and a great increase in financial resources. The University of Paris was divided into 13 distinct university units, and provincial universities expanded rapidly in number and size.
Unique to the French system is a parallel educational network of grandes ecoles, schools that compete with and partly reduce the importance of the universities. These elitist institutions, founded by Napoleon, were designed to provide France with a steady stream of superbly qualified civil servants and administrators, a function they still perform. The best known grande ecole is the National School of Administration, from which most of the high officials of all modern French governments have graduated.
Health. The French have high-quality health care that is generally available to all citizens. The social security system covers all hospital and maternity expenses and about 80 percent of all other medical, pharmaceutical, and dental bills. These benefits have helped raise the average life expectancy in France to 78.5 years for women and 70.2 years for men.


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Company Overview
Torian Resources Ltd (ASX:TNR) is a highly active Australian gold company that is focused on developing the gold mines of tomorrow.
Torian's Zuleika Project lies north and partly along strike of several major gold mines including Northern Star (ASX:NST), Tribune Resources (ASX:TBR) and Rand Mining's (ASX:RND) 7Moz East Kundana Joint Venture and Evolution's (ASX:EVN) Frogs Legs and White Foil operations.
Since May 2015, Torian has increased its landholding by approximately 75% in this region via seven separate acquisitions. Torian is now the second largest landholder in this highly sought after region and is focused on fast tracking its development.
Torian is also developing the high grade Mt Stirling Project which has an outcropping high grade inferred resource located 40km North West of Leonora. Following a successful infill drilling program in December, Torian is currently completing a scoping study to assess the project as a standalone mining operation.
Torian's exploration team has an enviable track record of discovering and developing a number of multi-million ounce gold mines in this region. Torian is commencing an exciting phase in its development.
The Company has seven advanced gold projects located in the Goldfields region of Western Australia:
- Zuleika JV
- Mt Stirling
- Malcolm
- Bardoc
- Gibraltar
- Kalgoorlie East
- Mt Keith
The Goldfields region of Western Australia has an extensive history of gold mineralisation with several multi-million ounce discoveries, numerous producing mines and the presence of some of the world's largest gold producers. The projects were identified through a combination of a detailed regional study, deep experience in the region and strong on-ground relationships.


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I suppose I can only speak for myself, but I'm gonna write this on the assumption that it happens to a lot of us. I think we all live our spiritual lives vicariously through other Christians. I know I certainly do, but I haven't realized it until recently. I suppose it might be our Facebook generation mentality, where we want to see what everyone else is doing all the time. I know that for me, when it comes to prayer, I'd rather feel God's love through a sermon, book or a youtube video. So instead of taking a walk and praying, I spend the rest of the night looking for a piece of media that will scratch the itch that I have.
We do this with Facebook and I even wrote a blog about it in the past. When we have a craving for social interaction we get on Facebook and after a few hours of checking up on your friends, you feel like you've interacted with people, you can then go to bed. Even sometimes I just get on Facebook to see what everyone is up to so I can hang out with them, but I get distracted and a certain amount of time passes and I've gotta go to bed and I have a false sense of interaction with my friends.
I think that a lot of times we want to feel God's love so we look up pastors that talk about how God loved them. And I think that's fine, but there is a certain point we need to experience God for ourselves. I think that's what it means to have a personal relationship with God.
If I had a friend that was really funny and we had a lot of mutual friends. I could easily just ask my mutual friends what he has been up to, what jokes has he said recently. After a certain amount of time, I can have had a good laugh over the jokes he's said. But I still haven't hung out with him. I think I might know him a bit more as well. But how much more would I have laughed if I were there with him, in the moment, how much more would I have learned about him if I was there seeing his reactions and facial expressions?
I think we do this with God. We go to church, read books, watch youtube videos, listen to songs, even read blogs in hopes that we can get an update on what God has been saying. But that's all we want right? Don't we check Facebook to see what our friends have been up to? Don't we just get an impersonal update? I'm telling you, it's far better to hang out with someone and do life with them, then do life separately and get occasional updates.
I want to end making sure that you are aware that this blog isn't anti-facebook, please don't get lost in the analogy. I'm just saying that I believe that we might be just getting updates from God. Getting the feeling that we've spent time with him because we listened to someone that just has. Maybe we don't need another blog, another sermon, another song. Maybe we've been hoping that the next blog, next song, next sermon is going to change our lives and hearts. That one last one is gonna make something in our hearts click. They feel close, they feel like it almost did, so we keep searching for the next bit of media that's gonna change our lives.
From a similar blog that I was reminded of while writing this:
"Sometimes I feel the need to spend time with God so I fill that void with the Bible which only lasts for a moment. I know that sounds contradictory, but reading the Bible isn't God, in fact Jesus even says it, "You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life." Scriptures, books, worship songs, conversations with other Christians, these are all great but they should be pointing us to God, not giving us a sense of fulfillment so we stop at these."*
your friend,
Taken from my blog: Porn:Facebook:Bible


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Study Suggests That Some Illegal Immigrants May Benefit From Reform
Although illegal immigrants are not eligible for benefits from the health care reform proposals, the current bills may not offer strict oversight on the issue. The Palm Springs, Calif., Desert Sun reports: "A study released Tuesday says that without enforcement, undocumented immigrants could get health care coverage through the president's proposed plan, costing Americans more than $30 billion annually. But that's if all undocumented immigrants seek care - something another immigration expert and the study say is unlikely. And the price is small compared to the cost for American citizens."
"Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for benefits under the proposed America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. ... However, the study by the Center for Immigration Studies says the bill's lack of an enforcement provision opens the door to the undocumented taking advantage of the program. ... [the] report also says that it is likely many undocumented immigrants would not enroll in the proposed plan out of fear or the lack of knowledge of the new program" (Brambila, 9/9).


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Widow of fallen deputy fights for ballistic glass in squads
In honor of her husband who was fatally shot through his windshield, she's petitioning for ballistic glass in all patrol cars
By PoliceOne Staff
SPANISH FORK, Utah — The wife of an officer who was fatally wounded in January when he was shot through his windshield is on a mission to ensure all patrol cars in the future are equipped with ballistic glass in his honor.
When Nan Wride saw the overwhelming number of officers in attendance for her late husband Cory Wride's funeral, she decided to make it her mission to protect the rest of them.
"I said, 'Not one more can die.' They shouldn't have their stomach turn every time they come up on a car to help someone," Wride told KUTV.
Wride and her family are petitioning the White House to draw attention to the cause, and have contacted officers, lawmakers, and the governor for support.
Utah County Sheriff's Deputy Cory Wride died January 29 of two gunshot wounds. Another officer, Greg Sherwood, was also shot through the windshield by the gunman but survived.
The gunman, identified as Jose Angel Garcia-Juaregui, also died of injuries sustained in a gunfight with police, leaving his motive for the crime spree a mystery.
Anyone interested in reading or signing the petition can see it here.


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Hatches, Matches and Dispatches, a photo by midgefrazel on Flickr.I was amused by this note that my mother-in-law handed me when she returned from a trip to the UK. A man told her where the records were kept in Scotland and told her in a glib way what the slang for birth, marriage and death records were called. She was amused.
Hatches, Matches and Dispatches
Hatches, Matches and Dispatches. Certainly this describes the process of vital records. I have had many questions about how I finally got successful at searching at Scotland's people so I am going to share my secrets. If you have secrets that I don't know, I encourage you to share them with me. [firstname.lastname@example.com]
All great genealogy work starts with interviewing family. As my grandparents who came from Scotland died before I was born, I had to rely on the memory of their children. It was an adventure I will never forget.


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Baby's favorite plush toy can easily help you, parents, understand what your little one is thinking about. Though the baby is very young, his inner world is too much rich and diverse. What valuable thoughts float in his valuable head? What really excites him? What worries him? How did the previous day impress him? It's mom's task to know the answers for sure. But how? If the kid can't yet eloquently tell us about all his thoughts and feelings, let's then ask his toy for help. This is the case when the favorite plush toy comes to life like in a fairy-tale and answers all the questions. And its language will be clearer for the baby than an adult's explanation, and therefore a serious process of parenting can turn into an exciting game.
Let's first revive our baby's favorite toy – let's talk to the toy and answer instead of it. Let the toy play and make the baby laugh. Now it has a new role – the child should not only trust it but also enjoy communication with it. Try to attract baby's attention to the bear for example. Let's consider some situations where the plush friend would be a mother's indispensable assistant.
Bear's mistakes
We do prefer to learn from the mistakes of others, and our babies are not wiser than we are when they bravely and positively try to experience everything on their own.
The plush friend can easily explain to the baby why an object or the kid's behavior may be dangerous for him. The edge of the sofa, a chair, the bed. The bear is jumping down and exclaims: "Oh -oh-oh, I've hurt the foot." And we are sympathizing with him and give the baby an opportunity to do that too, to pet the toy, to threaten it with a finger.
You should better say be careful instead of no, for the word no is more emotional. It can interest the baby like everything strictly forbidden, while the words substitutes have a slightly different tone. Curious bear will easily explain to the baby that radiator is hot and fork and knife are sharp.
Bear's fears
If we've noticed that the baby is afraid of some objects – vacuum cleaner, hair dryer, washing machine, clockwork toy or darkness, we won't say ordinary don't be afraid, won't ask him about the fear, but we'll invite our faithful assistant. Let's explain to the bear why the vacuum cleaner and hair dryer are not dangerous and demonstrate how they work. A few seconds will be enough to understand whether the baby is coping with the fear. We'll have to play with the so-called dangerous enemy for several times to allay the fears of the coward bear. Let's watch the child, ask him to explain to the bear that he shouldn't be afraid of these. Let the bear hug and pat the frightening thing.
If our kid is afraid of darkness, besides games and explanations we need to purchase a small and dim lamp which should slightly illuminate the baby's room at nighttime. Try to locate the source of light so that the objects do not cast shadows.
Bear's day
If our baby has no brother or sister, the bear will teach him that it is necessary to speak in turn, to listen to the interlocutor, and moreover to feel free to take care of his smaller friend. You can teach the bear to wash every morning and comb the hair, to do exercises and massage, put him to sleep, you can ask the child to share a dainty with him. The child is always happy play the role of an older and stronger one.
Let the bear try everything new – swing, baby walker, potty. When making sure that a true friend is safe, our child will gladly repeat everything necessary after him.
Bear's thoughts
Themed game situations play an important role in the development and education of the child. Involve dolls or soft toys into the game. The bear in the baby's hands will maintain a dialogue with the doll that will be speaking the mother's voice. The child will learn to meet, to greet, to say goodbye. Dream up the situations where the bear will have to decide, to do something, and not just to speak. And here our bear, and rather our baby, will immediately show himself. Let's see who the bear will praise and pat, whose behavior he won't approve and why. Our baby will use all his experience of communication with peers and relatives.
Let's dream up, be patient, especially since now we have a helper.


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I always love when I'm able to provide photography for couples at our studio here in Asheville. Not only will we capture beautiful imagery of her, or of him but the real joy is had with their portraits together.
Courtney and David are below and we had. a. ball. They're both fun and so ambitious! We laughed most of the afternoon. Thank you both for shooting with us at our Asheville photo studio. I am more than grateful we could create beautiful portraits for you both.
Hair and Makeup for Courtney: Wendy Ballance, Blush Asheville
When was the last time you had an opportunity for not only a makeover and an empowering photo shoot but THEN bring in your partner to capture some amazing images of you both together? That sounds like a fantastic day to me! Come, book a shoot with our studio. We'll have a fun-filled day where you are the star and then you both can go out on the town looking AH-mazing! Let's celebrate You. Call today.


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Senior Graphic Designer
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- Graphic design or web development work (including but not limited to email templates, web site development, printed material development, etc)
- Ensure all graphic design and HTML tasks and projects are completed in a timely and efficient manner with excellent and always appropriate quality levels.
- Undertake graphic design and web development tasks to appropriate resources in a manner that ensures efficient delivery.
- Ensure and solicit account manager and client approval for all graphic design and web development projects.
- Manage own workflow
- Manipulate images to suite different formats
- Creative Design, including but not limited to: Print Posters, Print forms, Print promotional pieces, Web site, Web forms, Email templates, Print supplier coordination


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Take me for example, I am anemic. I take an iron pill each day but as a busy mom of three sometimes I just forget. Which is why I did away with birth control years ago and opted for an IUD! :) Don't have to remember that. Anyway, I set this nifty little reminder in wanna bed well and voila --- at the same time every single day I get a nice little reminder that says "Take Iron".
You will also receive "Healthy Mission" tasks given by your customized Wellness Coach and even collect these little digital trophies for accomplishing the task. They also have this Supplement Resource Center which offers you information about vitamins and other dietary supplements. This is provided to you in an easy peasy simple to understand format. This fabulous resource center houses thousands, yes THOUSANDS of articles and insights to help YOU make an informed dietary decision.
Check out Life Supplemented too and find out if you are AlphaWELL or OhWELL. Find out by taking My Wellness Scorecard which is a fun, FREE and interactive online quiz that will provide you with an initial wellness assessment and offers all kinds of great tips to improve your health! There is also The Supplemental which is a blog that provides a forum around healthy diet, exercise and supplements. You will find a panel of experts that share a variety of fresh and innovative perspectives to inspire you to make smart choices. What are you waiting for? Download the app below!
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Hello to all
I am unfortunately not willingly forced to writte about this situatuions which I believe most of us had faced within conversation with (one of ) booking review teams.
Throught my fight to force booking to remove review of NON SHOW guest I had fall in endless fight! Through this email where I will copy/paste important content of text BUT also Hide all personal things and reservation no and etc, where you can tell me your oppinion and simmilar situations. AGAIN SORRY FOR ENGLISH GRAMMAR MISTAKES.
We know customers find reviews to be very useful when browsing online. That's why we only remove reviews in certain situations:
- In the case of no-shows, cancellations, and overbookings (when the guest is relocated as a result).


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A neat little quote for teachers I thought. Then I couldn't help looking at those three spire words and wondering what they had in common in terms of meaning. So off to some of my favourite etymological websites (www.etymonline.com and wordinfo.info) and here's what I found and worked out.
The root here is spire meaning breathe or breath life into from the Latin spirare
- aspire - to breathe life upon something- to have hope
- inspire - to breathe or blow into another - in other words, "influence or animate with an idea or purpose"
- expire - breathe out, especially for the last time (so meaning die or finish) - spelling note: ex means out of but we can't put that before the whole word spire (
exspire) because x is never followed by s except across a compound word such as flaxseed)
And here are some more spire words
- conspire - literally breathe together, but means to plot something together
- perspire - to breathe through. The sweat meaning came later but I suppose is about a kind of breathing through the skin.
- respire - this literally means breathe again but I really don't know why it's again. I guess just one breath isn't enough to keep you alive!


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Lovely new cover art courtesy of Dilarus.
Octavia Melody is in a bit of a spot. Life on the Manehattan Space Station isn't easy for most ponies to begin with, but when your BitCard balance is zeroed out and you're living meal to meal? It starts to feel like things couldn't get much worse.
The problem is that that sort of thinking only invites more trouble.
When Octavia suddenly finds herself stuck in the middle of a plot that could destroy the whole of the Grand Equestrian Empire, the source of her next meal is going to be the least of her concerns. Now she must find the Elements of Harmony, unravel the secrets of the Empire, save the universe, and, just maybe, find a way to make some friends.
Quick thanks to my group at the Artist/Writer Collab panel at BABSCon. Without us bouncing ideas around, this story wouldn't be happening!
Also want to thank my stable of pre-readers/editors. So yeah, thanks to The P-Man, Alun Aleriksson, Jack of Most Trades, and Sir Alex. Y'all are wonderful.
Featured on Equestria Daily 12/10/2014! Couldn't have done it without all of my lovely pre-readers, and, of course, my lovely readers.