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Gabi, I've been really looking forward to our morning. We're at the Crosby Street Hotel. As you know, we're huge fans of Candela and of you and your personal style, you know, starting from your feature in magazine and all the way now to Shop Bazaar.

I'm a big fan of Shop Bazaar as well.

So Gabi, tell me how your love affair of fashion really started.

It started from a very young age, I think. I have a few, like memories, one of 'em is watching the Cinderella Movie and in the scene where there--

The Rodgers and Hammerstein?

Yes, where they're making the dress.

I loved that.

And after watching that movie. I was going to my grandmother's closet and cutting her lace, silk, gown, like a sleeping gown,

Yeah.

And trying to make a dress out of it.

Yeah.

It's always a vain part of who I was. I've never--

That's very cool.

It was something I always love. 'Til today, I get inspired a lot from my background and how I grew up.

So many women really want a clear sense of style and you have that, you know, from your home to your personal style to your line. It all ties together.

I think that trying to understand with the things that I live with and what I wear and everything around, it's-- if you-- You develop it, it's not something that just happens. You develop more and more an acute point of what you like.

And tell me about your love for vintage. What percentage of your closet is vintage rather than new?

Anything that's well made, I have a big appreciation because I like things that last. So, I'm always seeking for these things that are timeless.

Yeah. And you're rings are vintage, right?

Yes.

They're amazing.

Thank you.

I love them. Tell me what they are.

This one's vintage. These three are vintage [unknown].

Tell me about how your philosophy while getting dressed in the morning. Are you someone that takes 5-minutes or you take an hour?

Yeah. I take 5 minutes. I always have--

No, you never know.

I wake up and I have to dress my girls first.

Okay.

So, you know, thank god they have, like, uniform-like. So, it's still a struggle. So, I dressed them and then the 5-minutes left before we need to get out of the door, I dress myself and it's usually, you know, I go-- I have these uniforms that I used--

Yeah.

for season.

Uh huh.

So, I, like, I've tried to a couple of things, accidentally it fit well and then I kind of repeat that during that season. And--

Yeah.

I do not put a lot of thought into it unless, you know, I'm going to an event or something like that. I collect from each collection that I design, like the best pieces--

Yeah.

that I wanna keep for my daughters, for when they grow up. So, I do that every season.

I love that. I have things I wish my mom would've kept to me. There're pictures of her and she looks amazing.

I know.

I wish I have the same--

See, that feeling--

That's so smart.

Yeah. And why-- I kept that story of my mom saying-- Oh, you know, I feel the same way. Like she had this beautiful dresses I make, what-- where did these, Oh. They were not in fashion anymore, and like--

Right, everything comes back.

Everything comes back. So, I am really trying to cover a nice collection for them for when they grow up.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And you just married two weeks ago?

I did. I did.

Tell me about the wedding.

It was a very-- well we knew we we're gonna get married. We were engaged for a while and so, we just kind of said today's the day. So, we went to see the whole,--

So romantic.

you know, Godly-licensed and then I said--

Yeah.

"No wait, I need a day to find the dress." So we got married the day after.

Okay.

So, I found the dress and--

What did you wear?

I wore this beautiful Valentino-- short Valentino dress. We went to see the whole-- it was very, very beautiful.

So speaking of Valentino. What other favorite designers you have outside of, you know, your own collection?

I love Dior with Raf Simons and I loved that mixing of amazing technique with "amoren" twist to it.

Absolutely. Kind of add to our vintage feel.

Exactly.

Well made clothes.

Well made clothes.

Yeah. Clothes that pass the test of time. And that's what I tried to do with Candela as well. I love to be that piece in the closet that cannot go away, that doesn't go away.

Right.

That a woman wants to keep.

So, what can we expect from Candela for fall, coming up?

It's very exciting, the Fall Collection. It's again that makes so very feminine, fabrics and delicate fabrics with rustic element. So, there's this cigarette skirt which is made with silk chiffon and lace and then I paired it with this very rustic vest.

I love that in your exhibition.

In [unknown]. Yeah, in [unknown] and fair around and then with little velvet booties.

Right. Bringing back into your personal style.

Yeah. Exactly.

With Shop Bazaar, even though you're not touching the clothes and feeling them in person, I think it does read when something is so personal to you like that. And I think it-- you have such a beautiful job with it.

Thank you very much.


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Best Kids Toys for Ages 8+
The Good Housekeeping Research Institute invited kid testers to the lab to evaluate the best new toys. Here, the top 6 picks for kids aged 8 and older.
See the award-winning toys for ages 3-5+ and ages 6-7+
By The Good Housekeeping Institute
Jitter Bugs
One of the zaniest entries, Klutz's Invasion of the Bristlebots ($20, ages 8+) comes with two motorized toothbrush heads that skitter around the floor or table — our testers totally bugged out over them. The kit also contains stickers and wires to personalize your 'bots, as well as ideas for games and obstacle courses.
(Klutz, 800-737-4123)
Say What?
An update of the popular 1996 toy, the new Hasbro Bop It! ($20, ages 8+) is still a game of rapid-fire commands. The recorded announcer orders the player to "bop it" (hit the white button), "twist it" (spin the yellow spiral), "pull it" (give the blue knob a yank), and, in this new edition, "shout it" let out a holler. Make a mistake or react too slowly, and the game's over.
(Hasbro, 800-408-0052)
Floating on Air
The remote-controlled WowWee FlyTech Hoverpod ($20, ages 8+) uses a simple fan to glide easily across any smooth surface. Its lightweight foam body can take a beating (but won't leave a mark) — a good thing, because kids had trouble steering it at first.
(WowWee FlyTech, wowwee.com)
Window Dressing
Klutz Window Art ($22, ages 8+) brings the look of stained glass to a child's window — without introducing any breakables. Kids draw pictures using special paint, let them dry for 24 hours, then peel and stick on the window. Our testers liked tracing the accompanying book's designs, and also drawing freehand. (Note: The paint can stain clothes, and can become brittle on cold windows or slimy on hot ones.)
(Klutz, 800-737-4123)
Mental Gymnastics
Mattel's MindFlex ($80, ages 8+) proves that a kid really can do anything if she sets her mind to it — even make objects move using just brainpower. Put on the headband and ear clips and concentrate on guiding the ball through the obstacle course; the more you focus, the higher it moves. (The real secret: The sensors channel alpha and theta brain waves into energy that in turn powers the fan beneath the course.)
(Mattel, 800-524-8697)
Little Speed Demons
Spin Master's Micro Terrain Titans ($15, ages 8+) are the smallest remote-control cars we've ever seen. And they pack in quite a lot: a two-speed motor, front and rear suspension, and sensitive steering. We found the battery lasted about 5 to 7 minutes, but recharged in less than a minute.
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Spencer selected to replace Watney at Fresno State
Fresno State has named Chad Spencer the next men's golf coach. Spencer, a former Bulldog, replaces Mike Watney, who retired after 35 years at the Bulldog helm.
"Fresno State holds a special place in my heart. I look forward to continuing the mission and excellence that Coach Watney established during his Hall of Fame career," Spencer said.
Spencer graduated from Fresno State in 2005 as a four-year letterwinner for the Bulldogs. He was an instructor and club fitter at River Park Golf Center in Fresno, Calif., and competed on the Canadian Tour following his graduation.
Spencer spent the past three years as the head women's golf coach at Nevada, where he led the Wolf Pack to a fourth-place finish at the 2013 Mountain West Championship.
"Chad is a great choice as Fresno State's next head men's golf coach," Watney said. "He is one of my all-time favorite players. Besides being a great player, he has one of the most engaging personalities I have ever come across. The Valley will love him, as well as the Fresno State community. I retire confident that the current players and the future recruits are in good hands."
Fresno State ended the 2012-13 season ranked No. 84 by Golfweek.
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BOOK REVIEW: Justin Torres
Reviewed: We The Animals by Justin Torres
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011)
For nature then
(The coarser pleasures of my boyish days,
And their glad animal movements all gone by.)
To me was all in all.
—William Wordsworth
In We The Animals, a semi-autobiographical novella, Justin Torres explores his childhood through several short chapters, which are arranged chronologically and bound by a loose narrative thread. Torres's barely fictionalized narrator and his two older brothers are a pack of wild animals, "lost boys," who tumble and whoop and tear through youth.
For Torres, the purest experience of the world is a physical one. His characters communicate more clearly with gestures than they do with words. The young narrator apologizes to his mother by silently wrapping himself up in the bedroom curtains, and the three brothers express their love by making human pyramids, poking each other with forks, and crawling into bed together. Alone in a room, our narrator (a version of Torres himself) performs an underwater dance in a projector's beam of light. These "glad animal movements" are liberating, a natural response to the anger he feels when he is left alone for too long by his father.
The boys experience constant hunger; they often don't get enough to eat. But they hunger just as desperately for physical affection and for adventure. Torres's young narrator craves his parents' attention so much that he conjures it in his mind. In a dream, he swims toward his beckoning Mami and Paps: "They had never been so happy to see me, they had never looked at me with such intensity and hope, they had never before spoken my name so softly." When the three brothers sneak out to spend a night outdoors, and when they climb out to sit on a freeway overpass, we understand their need to be amazed and to thrill their senses. Torres's wild account of a hardscrabble childhood reminds us that we are most alive when we are most hungry.
Our favorite line:
"What we gotta do is, we gotta figure out a way to reverse gravity, so that we all fall upward, through the clouds and sky, all the way to heaven," and as he said the words, the picture formed in my mind: my brothers and me, flailing our arms, rising, the world telescoping away, falling up past the stars, through space and blackness, floating upward, until we were safe as seed wrapped up in the fist of God."
Justin Torres will be part of a panel discussion at the Arkansas Literary Festival at 2:30pm on Saturday, April 14 at the Arkansas Studies Institute. Greg Brownderville will also be attending, along with moderator Graham Gordy.


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Authorities are trying to identify a suspect in the theft of a laptop in a Walmart in Daphne.
Angela Crawford, the 65-year-old victim of the crime, said this may be the first time she's owned a laptop but it's one she's had to purchase twice.
It's all thanks to a not-so-helpful stranger who, authorities sad, found the first one she bought and took it for his own.
Authorities said surveillance video shows the suspect leave the store and walk into the parking lot around 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2014.
That's just minutes after Crawford and her husband finished shopping and drove off. They took all their items with them, except for the laptop which they left in the cart.
"It was a present from my son for Christmas and my birthday. It was quite a lot of money. It cost $490. I was very excited," said Crawford.
In the video, you can see the suspect notice the laptop, which was still in the box. He walks to the shopping cart, snatches it and calmly walks away.
"Unfortunately, I had been recovering from an illness and I was not really thinking. To find out we left it and then somebody had taken it, it was quite a blow. I was very depressed," Crawford said.
Daphne Police said the suspect is now facing third degree theft charges.
"It's pretty lowdown for someone to do this. Obviously, it's someone lacking integrity. We can say that and we're hoping we can get him identified," said Cpl. Jason Vannoy.
Crawford said she's stunned by the crime.
"That was just an opportunity for him to do the right thing and to do unto others like the Golden Rule. He didn't and I feel sorry for that person," Crawford said.
Authorities said the suspect is a white male with dark hair in his 40's or 50's. He's facing third degree theft of property charges.
If you recognize him, contact Daphne Police.


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Key considerations for effective websites
- Does your website look professional?
- Is it easy for visitors to navigate?
- Do you have control of your website?
- Does it clearly communicate your proposition?
- Does it work for your marketing initiatives or do you have to work round your website?
- Can you track visitors and see what they are interested in?
A good website is a must for any business these days, and a good website should be seen as an indespensible tool in any marketing kit bag.
A website is not just for Christmas…
It isn't enough to have a site that looks good when it is launched. A modern website must be dynamic and regularly updated to properly reflect your business as it is now, not how it was six months, or a year ago. To achieve this, you need to have control over your site, and it should be easy for you to cost effectively develop it as you business and your marketing evolve.
By ensuring your website is regularly updated, you will encourage people to visit more often. Regular visitors will get to know you better and so be more likely to do business with you.
Since 1998 we have developed hundreds of websites and built up a thorough understanding of core web technologies. Through this knowledge and experience, we have settled on WordPress as our platform of choice for developing websites. Using WordPress we can deliver websites that offer:
- Fast implementation – (Typically a 4-6 weeks from brief to go live)
- Low cost implementation – WordPress is open source
- Full design control – the site can look the way you want it
- Full content management – YOU have control over your site
- Facility for regular updates with new content
- Search Engine Optimised – As Google SEO Guru Matt Cutts put it – "WordPress takes care of 80-90% of Google's crawling issues simply through it's design"
- Integration with sustainable, joined-up marketing for your business
You will find more about WordPress and SEO in this blog post
Here you will find some of the examples of sites we have developed using wordpress.
Although WordPress has good, basic and straightforward e-commerce credentials, we also use CRE Loaded for high-spec e-commerce sites.
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A good face massage can soothe away anxiety, headaches and exhaustion, to replace them with a feeling of serenity and well-being. It also benefits appearance, making people look younger. By improving the blood circulation, it gives a healthy and vibrant glow to the complexion. By relaxing taut muscles, it rids the face of that tired, pinched expression. So dramatic is its effect, that one can opt for a regular face massage instead of having a face-lift. Men don't usually think of having a face massage, though they can benefit just as much as women. It is a simple way of removing worry and tension, even if only temporarily.
To give a good face massage, your hands must be relaxed, and your movements should feel flowing and confident. This needs experience, so either practice on your own face first, or try out the movements on your knee. Kneel behind your friend's head and use fine face oil or an enriched face cream. Be sure to use enough lubrication to avoid dragging the skin. Check that your hands are clean, with no rough skin and that your nails aren't so long that they scratch the face. Ask your friend to remove contact lenses if he/she wears them.
Use the initial stroking sequence throughout the massage to give continuity and link your movements from area to area.
1. This rhythmic stroke covers the entire face and spreads the oil. It should feel flowing and smooth, and initiates your friend to the massage. Start with your hands at the base of the neck, then sweep them up to the chin, using the whole surface of your hands. Pause for moment.
2. Stroke out under the jaw to the ears, molding your hands to the contours of the face. Pause for a moment with your palms resting over the ears, then glide your hands back down under the chin.
3. Stroke with your fingertips from the chin, round the mouth, to the nostrils (be careful not to block them). Continue stroking up the sides of the nose, pause just below the eyes, then glide out gently under the cheek-bones and up to the temples, the back down to the chin.
4. Stroke up the front of the face again, but this time continue up to the bridge of the nose. Pause, then stroke out across the forehead to the temples. Pause and press, then glide down to the chin. Do the whole sequence at least four times.
Cupping The Face:
1. Cup your hands over the face, with the palms on the forehead and the fingers over the mouth. Hold them there for a moment.
2. Press down very gently, then release the pressure and draw your hands out to the sides. Pause here for a moment, then repeat.
Neck Stroking:
Now work with both hands on one side. Stroke with one hand firmly up the neck from the shoulder to the ear, then lift it away and start stroking with the other hand on the same side. Repeat about six times on each side.
Massaging Cheeks:
1. Make small, upwards – circular movements all round the mouth with the tips of your middle fingers. Work with both hands simultaneously, and cross your thumbs to equalize the pressure of your hands.
2. Stroke with your fingertips from the upper lip, under the cheek-bones, to the ears. Then, with your fingertips, stroke from the lower lip to the ears. These movements help to prevent lines round the mouth.
3. With your hands facing each other on one cheek, loosely roll your fingers up under the cheek – bones with one hand following the other. This releases tension in the jaw, repeat on the other side.
Massaging Forehead:
1. Put your hands across the forehead, and press firmly with the first two fingers of each hand. Make zig-zag strokes with your hands moving towards each other. Start with a small movement, then enlarge it to cover the whole forehead.
2. This soothing movement is very effective for reducing tension and relieving headaches. Place your thumbs on the bridge of the nose. Stroke out to the temples and press gently. Repeat the stroke a little higher up and gradually cover the whole forehead up to the hairline.
3. Make circular pressures all over the forehead with your fingers or thumbs. Work with both hands simultaneously from the center to the temples, with smooth, rhythmic pressures. Upwards circles are energizing; downwards circles are soporific.
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Lake Washington Institute of Technology
South Lot Complex
11605 132nd Avenue NE
Kirkland, WA 98034
Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Ages: Children 16 months and walking through 6 years of age
Contact: Email or (425) 739-8117
We care for our students. And for their little students, too.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology provides complete on-site child care services. With an active, hands-on program, our child care staff promotes learning through experience and accomplishment. Our center provides services for students enrolled in LWIT classes and for state employees. To register, contact the child care manager at the number above. Funding programs are accepted.
Typical Toddler Daily Schedule
The learning environment is composed of a variety of learning centers. The activities and materials located in these centers are frequently changed and enhanced to facilitate the toddlers' exploration. The following learning centers are always open and can be located on the schedule under "Free Choice of Centers"
Table art and easel art
Wet sensory
Dry sensory
Playdough table
Discovery (Science)
Dramatic play (housekeeping)
Book/puppet area
Large motor climber
Fee Schedules
LWIT Students
Option 1 - Use of the center from the first to last day of the quarter, but not between quarters.
The ELC has additional fee schedules for time between quarters for students and employees. Community is accepted on a space availability basis for fulltime only. Please contact the ELC for more information.
A Registration Packet and Parent Handbook are available in the Early Learning Center Office (S-2) during business hours, call (425) 739-8117 or email us.
Please pick up or call to request a registration packet for each child you would like to enroll. We will need all forms completed before your child may begin care, including current immunization records. If you will be receiving funding, we will also need written, or verbal approval from the funding agency.
We require that you schedule an appointment to take a tour of our facility with your child so that you can get your questions answered and become familiar with our facility. The best tour times are mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Please call Toni Terry, Early Learning Center Assistant Director, at (425) 739-8117 to arrange a tour. She is often busy during the day, but please leave a message and she will return your call as soon as possible.
We also require that you and your child schedule at least two hours to spend in the classroom with your child before care begins. (There is no charge for this.) Young children often need several visits with a parent before they can feel comfortable at the Center. Please keep in mind that the best time to visit is during the hours that your child will attend.
If you would like to put your child's name on our waiting list, please mail, fax, or bring the completed Registration Information, Enrollment Contract, and the Medical Release Form to the Early Learning Center Office in S-2.
The $60.00 per child registration fee will be required (except if funded) when we notify you that we have space available for your child. The remaining forms, including immunizations are needed before the first day of your child's care. The first month's payment or co-payment is due on the first day of care.
Our classrooms operate as separate full-day Preschool and Toddler programs. Our staff is trained in childhood development and our program models the best practices in Early Childhood Education. Our child care teachers will work with your child at their level of development and create an engaging and caring environment for your child to explore. All the rooms have a Daily Schedule of Activities and a Weekly Lesson Plan that is posted on the Parent Board for your information. We also have a Parent Handbook that will tell you more about our policies and procedures.
Let us know if we can help you at (425) 739-8117 or via email. We're looking forward to meeting you and your child!


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This was a wonderful gift full of all sorts of cranberry treats, from savory to sweet. The recipe book was a great addition.
I was very pleased with the beautiful basket that I will give to my son and family. The cranberry products are wonderful. Highly recommend.
The Gourmet Cranberry Baker Gift Basket by Rubi Reds, LLC is filled with delicious cranberry items that can be used in a variety of gourmet baked treats. Pamper your favorite baker with great cranberry ingredients including gourmet cranberry pancake mix, cranberry syrup, cranberry quick bread, sweetened dried cranberries, cranberry salsa, and cranberry honey mustard. Finishing off the cranberry galore gift basket is a Sweetened Dried Cranberry Recipe Cookbook and decorative kitchen utensils. A unique housewarming gift idea!


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Community Health and Wellness staff
Community Health Education
(570) 768-3200
This Body Composition and BMI Screen uses a Tanita scale to measure your weight, BMI, and percent of body fat. After obtaining your results, a Health Educator will discuss the significance of your numbers and ways you can improve them.
No pre-registration is required.


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The three peaks of the Yorkshire Three Peaks are arranged in a triangle, with the
River Ribble and two minor B roads between them. The total walking distance is 39.2km
(24.5 miles).
The Yorkshire Three Peaks includes, usually in this order, Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside
and Ingleborough,
before returning to Horton in Ribblesdale.
See the map in full screen.
Walkers can travel to Yorkshire by car or train. Parking is available in Horton-in-Ribbledale in the centre of the village, costing £4 for the day, and overflow parking is available to the north of the village, towards the station, on busy days.
The postcode for the centre of the village is BD24 0HE.
For those travelling by train, there are local stations in Horton-in-Ribblesdale and Ingleton. We recommend thetrainline.com
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Birthday Party Package
15 Kids Skybox Tickets
4 Adult Skybox Tickets
4 Pizzas (your choice) Cheese, Sausage, or Pepperoni
Ice Cream Cups
(plates and utensils provided for the above)
Checkered Flags for your 15 guests
Public Address Address Announcements wishing the birthday person a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY'
Carry the American Flag for the National Anthem
Picture in Victory Lane with one of our race division winners
Your Cost is $150.00
All you need to bring are the kids and cake
*We can decorate at an additional cost of $25.00
*You can come early and decorate
Contact the Speedway Office to book your party (815) 223-6939
(Parties are not available on Special Event Shows)
Weekly Super Show Skybox Package
15 Skybox Seats
3 Pizzas (your choice) Cheese, Sausage, Pepperoni
2 Cases of Beer (your choice) Budweiser, Bud Light, Miller Lite, Coors Light
1 Case of Soda (your choice) Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite
12 Pack of Water
Your cost is $300
Contact the Speedway Office to book your party (815) 223-6939
Packages can be upgraded to an All Access VIP Pass at additional cost of $15 per pass.
*All Access VIP Pass includes Skybox and Pit Access
Lucas Oil Spring Shootout Skybox Package
Saturday May 12, 2012
$10,000 to win Lucas Oil Late Models
Street Stocks
Pit Gates Open: 1:00
Grandstands Gates: 3:00
Racing: 7:30
Enjoy a spectacular view from the comfort of your private skybox!
15 Guests will receive admission to the races. If purchased in advance we will also include pit passes upon request!
3 Pizza, 2 cases of Beer and 1 case of Soda
Cost of package is $ 600.00
Host Hotel Days Inn in Oglesby, Ill., will be the host hotel for the Spring Shootout. Located five miles from the track, the hotel is offering discounted room rates for fans and racers who mention the 'Spring Shootout' when reserving rooms by phone at 815-883-9600 or online www.daysinn.com
Q: Is reserved seating available? No, The grandstand will be general admission, blankets will be allowed to be placed until 2:30 pm.
Q: What is the age limit for the pit area? There is not an age limit for the pit area at this event. Minors aged 17 and younger must submit a fully-executed minor "Parental Consent, Release and Waiver of Liability, Assumption of Risk, and Indemnity Agreement/Minor's Assumption of Risk and Release and Waiver of Liability." These are available at the Pit Ticket Booth.
Q: Are coolers permitted? No Track rules prohibit coolers in the grandstand area.
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Yesterday, the United States Senate voted, with overwhelming bipartisan support, to adopt an amendment offered by Nevada Senator John Ensign (R), that seeks to protect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens in the District of Columbia. The amendment, attached to S.160, the "D.C. Voting Rights Act", will repeal restrictive gun control laws passed by the District of Columbia's (D.C.) city council in defiance of the landmark D.C. v. Heller Supreme Court decision. The vote margin was 62-36.
"Today's vote brings us one step closer to restoring the gun rights of law-abiding D.C. residents," said NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox. "It's ludicrous that good people in our nation's capital continue to be harassed as they try to defend themselves and their loved ones in their own homes. This vote reinforces the historic Heller ruling."
Since the Supreme Court struck down D.C.'s ban on handguns and on having guns in operable condition within the home in last year's Heller decision, the District passed a series of temporary "emergency" bills that failed to comply with the Court's ruling, followed by a permanent law (which will take effect in April unless blocked) that imposes even more restrictions on D.C. gun owners. (A temporary "emergency" law that mirrors the restrictive permanent law is currently in effect.) In particular:
The Ensign Amendment is narrowly drawn to enforce the Supreme Court's Heller decision and prevent the District government from further burdening the Second Amendment rights of its residents.
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Published by Chato Stewart at 3:05 AM under Bipolar Disorder | Humor | Mania | Stigma
BIPOLAR isn't an EXCUSE for bad behavior! I'm sick of hearing people use mental illness as an excuse to be excused for stealing, raping, and murder! Yes, there are times when we maybe manic or depressed that we are a threat to ourselves or others. Treatment is essential and can be court-ordered if needed. We are responsible for our actions, whether it's due to an episode or not.
I'm sick and tired of the people with obvious character flaws using BIPOLAR as the scapegoat for their action/s… What sickens me more is how the news media is quick to jump all over the story and toss out the old "she/he is bipolar", or they stopped taking their medication and that is why they robbed a bank or committed some grievous act. They soil it for the rest of us.
How can we stomp out stigma when it's among our own ranks (people diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder) that fuel the hottest fires of fear of the "mentally ill"… Come-off-it, are you going to tell me if 100 peers went door-to-door educating people about the myths of Bipolar and ONE of them has a manic episode...Wouldn't that person BE the LEAD story on the 6 o'clock news? "NEWS FLASH – MOB of mentally Ill attack peaceful neighborhood." You know as well as me, we all would take the wrap for it. The Bible book of Galatians 5:9 says: "A little leaven ferments the whole lump." To translate, a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough. That is how I see STIGMA, as Yeast or live micro-organisms, a Fungus that eats away at every good foot we put forth to make changes.
How can progress be made if SOME people use Bipolar for an excuse?!
REALLY I'M asking YOU!
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Published by Bruce Goldstein at 12:38 AM under ADHD | Bipolar Disorder
A few hours ago I met my family for the Christmas ballet at the World Financial Center. Beautiful. Festive. The place was mobbed with stroller moms. We sat on the top of the stairs under the giant, lit up palm trees facing the stage with The Freedom Tower directly behind us across the street. My wife was holding Hunter, and my daughter had ants in her pants. She wouldn't sit still. And the more I tried to get her to sit still, it wasn't happening. And then she took her purple sneakers off and started wandering around. I raised my voice to get her to put her shoes on, but she kept dancing around sliding on the marble floor. I didn't want her to break her head, so I grabbed her, she screamed, made a scene, and we left.
I wondered the whole way home as I still wonder now: Is she okay? Okay, like me. Is she bipolar? Or have ADHD? How comes she couldn't sit still? All the other kids around us did. Sipping their juice boxes, paying close attention. And then my mind started wandering. Yeah, and she doesn't have patience for Storytime at the library either. And in nursery school, they say she is very verbal. Verbal, huh? Well I never shut up in elementary school. And look at me and my medicine cabinet. Could she really be bipolar? Or perhaps she was just bored, and more interested in doing her own thing?
Well, it's 1am, and the more I think about it, the world needs more kids who grow up to do their own thing: My daughter, the visionary. And what about your kid? Something tells me Steve Jobs didn't give a shit about a bunch of girls in tutus dancing around in tights either. And forget about the purple sneakers.
What do you guys think? Do you wonder about your kids having your mental conditions?
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Published by Melody Moezzi at 10:19 AM under Anger | Bipolar Disorder | Depression | Living Well | Peer Support
Short answer: No.
Given the fact that I write and speak about my experiences living with mental illness, I've heard more than my fair share of opinions about bipolar disorder. One of the most common responses I get from people without bipolar (presumably trying to make me feel better) is that everyone has bipolar or that they too have mood swings. The truth is, though, it doesn't make me feel any better. On the contrary, it annoys the hell out of me and makes me seriously question a person's common sense.
So, how do I respond? Generally I let it slide, but occasionally, like this:
"Oh, so you've had hallucinations too then? You've tried to kill yourself to stop the ants inside your body from eating you alive too? You've sincerely believed you were God too?"
I know, I'm a brat. Still, though I fully understand that everyone has "ups and downs," it can be ridiculously irritating having to explain that their "ups and downs" don't even come close to what those of us with bipolar go through.
I've never had cancer, for example, though my body (along with pretty much everyone else's on the planet) has likely housed cancer cells at some point and just managed to fight them off. This doesn't mean I go around telling people with cancer that I have a "little bit" of cancer too. I can't wait until the day that the same is true for bipolar, and I'm confident that the more honest we are with ourselves and with others, the sooner that day will come.
What are your thoughts? Let us know by leaving a comment below!
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Published by Beth Mader at 9:39 AM under Anger | Bipolar Disorder | BP Hope | Depression | Living Well | Mania | Recovery | Relationships | Self-Esteem | Stigma | Stress
Sometimes it's not until a family member ends up with something blaring as loud as a foghorn that others may be prompted to inspect family history trying to find similar concerns in ancestral whispers.
I am the foghorn. Until I was diagnosed with BPII, no one in my immediate or extended family gave much thought to whether my illness was connected in any way to other kin. I'd been living with an incorrect unipolar depression diagnosis for 20 years, and my family was kind of okay with that, because they could package their denied melancholies into me.
As I became more ill (horn! horn!), was re-evaluated and treated, family started asking questions: "Well, where did this come from, Beth (like I knew)? No one else in either branch of the family has had bipolar or anything else." Riiiight.
I already knew, frankly, that my Dad's maternal side did and do stand in puddles of alcohol. I don't mean to be crass, especially since a few have been sober for decades. I don't believe it's the "alcohol gene". My strong opinion is that all of them have used alcohol to mask a powerful family predisposition for various forms of depression and rage. Since I have never had a penchant for drinking, it seems to prove my theory further.
My mother now educated, wonders if her father had bipolar. She recalls recoiling from his red-hot rage, then enduring orders of silence so as to not disturb periods of endless naps.
Does this family information help me? Kinda. But being the foghorn has helped members of my living kin know that they can come out of the fog of gene/chemical inclinations, stop living in the whispers, get help, and get well. Should they choose to.
Have you found whispers in your family tree?
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With our heritage and lineage certain traits get passed down from generation to generation through genetic code called DNA. The full genetic code for bipolar disorder hasn't been identified. In fact, scientists have discovered many more genes that maybe involved in identifying the full genetic code of bipolar disorder.
Instead of looking at hereditary aspects of bipolar disorder via genes, doctors/biologists use percentages and risk factors for bipolar traits being passed along. For example: studies have reported the average person with no history of bipolar disorder in the family has a 2% risk factor of developing bipolar disorder or passing the genetic code onto a child. Having one parent diagnosed with bipolar disorder, your risk factor is between 4% and 15%. You still have to consider external risk factors, too.
With my family I don't need any type of scientific test to see that there is a strong genetic factor for chemical imbalance. As you can see from my family tree, my mother deals with depression and my father was diagnosed with bipolar disorder late in life. I have three sisters and each one has dealt with bouts of clinical depression and/or anxiety. Which no doubt was based on both hereditary risk factors and external risk factors. My brother, (while I cannot confirm it) I believe he deals with undiagnosed/untreated bipolar disorder. I can already see that two of my four children show traits and symptoms that resemble things I dealt with as a child. (I won't comment on my sister's children, it's not my place to say anything about them.)
In short, I see my bipolar family tree moving in a full circle. The differences, I'm already helping my children build coping tools and adding to my education when dealing with own mood disorder...recovery is possible!
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Not sure where to put this.
Currently in the process of moving over to Schools Broadband, having read the nice sales man email "Our solution also includes Microsoft 365 email with as many email addresses for staff & pupils as required" I didn't give it a second thought and assumed this would be suitable for our pupils.
I know that our current provider (LLN) filters emails based on keywords etc. to make emails safe for children, looking into Office 365 the safety is not that comprehensive...I was considering using mail flow to block external emails, but have found that to be licensed to use this you have to be on the A3 plan - which for amount of staff/pupils would be way too much (going from completely free A2 to around £9000 A3 is ridiculous licensing). I have contacted Schools Broadband but they never got back to me.
If anyone has any opinions that would be great, I know other primaries are with Schools Broadband so would be interesting to know there thoughts. Is our only option to buy into some type of pupil safe email / VLE package? Or would Outlook on Office 365 be OK in this environment? Is there any guidance/restrictions email solutions for children?
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We use Mailflow on our students Office365 email and dont pay a penny for it. We block all external emails to in and out for students but only allow certain domains that we trust such as vivomiles, beatbullying, kudos etc to email them.
How'd you get it for free??
If @SchoolsBroadband see this, is it possible to move off the FarceHosts based email for the earlier customers onto O365 as above? (solving the 100mb mailbox issue!)
I just signed up for the email side when it was live@edu and when it moved over to office365 it came with it. Just checking my licenses now and ive got Exchange Online (plan 1) for students - Cost: £0.00/month and Office 365 ProPlus for Student - Cost: Product Key.
@timbo343 I signed up for Office 365 A2 plan earlier last year and when you go to exchange settings > mail flow > add rule you are informed the following:
I've contacted Microsoft cloud something or other support who informed me that the only way for me to license this was to move from the free A2 plan to the A3 plan.Rights Management Services (RMS) is a premium feature that requires an Enterprise Client Access License (CAL) or a RMS Online license for each user mailbox. Learn more
Yeah i see that at the bottom of my screen, see attached screen shots but i have rules in place for all the students rather than individual email addresses. I guess you want to block specific groups of email addresses?
Really confused.
I called Microsoft, told them I want any incoming mail not on our domain blocked for any member of the student group. They told me to use any of the mail flow features you have to upgrade to A3?
I've contacted Microsoft again, however I get the feeling the answer will be the same...
I take it nobody would use Office 365 email for primary years 4 to 6 if I can't block external? Or am I being overly cautious?
Does anyone have any suggestions for suitable email? Found a couple of providers, such as Exa PupilMail.
Well Pugh and Phoenix software have both told me that you have to be on A3 or above, I contact Microsoft Online Services Support who did indeed confirm that:
Isn't there a lot of Microsoft people on Edugeek that could help clear this up...?This is just a quick email to confirm that for the feature Tech Support have advised you is necessary to manage your emails as required - to only be able to send/receive internal emails, not external ones - it will be necessary to upgrade to the A3 subscription. You can see this on the "compare plans" table here:
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Should I ignore said companies and do it anyway, because Michael said so?
Whatever you do, just don't buy RM Easymail. RM 'goes down every now and again, awful and infuriating web interface'mail would be a better name.
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Coach Jason Garrett said Wednesday that Lawrence would return to Dallas for surgery and miss eight to 12 weeks. The surgery is set for Thursday.
Lawrence was in a one-on-one drill with Pro Bowl tackle Tyron Smith on Tuesday when his foot got caught as Smith pushed him to the ground.
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The Cowboys moved to near the top of the second round to draft Lawrence out of Boise State after releasing franchise sacks leader DeMarcus Ware in a salary cap move in March.
The Ware move signaled an overhaul of the defensive front for Dallas. The Cowboys let tackle Jason Hatcher go to NFC East rival Washington in free agency after he led them with a career-high 11 sacks last year. Ware signed with Denver.
Lawrence was working with the second team behind veteran free agent Jeremy Mincey in camp, but would have been given every opportunity to become a starter.
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Outcrops of the Neenach Formation are located on private land. This Earthcache is to give perspective to the Pinnacles Eartchcaches (GCPRKJ and GCPRKP) about 195 miles to the north. There is safe ample parking by the mailboxes on the west side of the road.
Near the top of the hill to the east of this stop are a few outcrops of the Neenach Formation. It is a dark reddish to purplish brown andesite. Unfortunately, because all the outcrops in the area are on private land you can't get a close look at them.
From a distance, the weathering and geomorphology of these outcrops looks similar to the pinnacles of the Pinnacles National Monument, only much smaller.
The formation of these rocks begins about 60 million years ago. At that time, an oceanic plate (a piece of the crust of the earth) called the Farallon Plate and the continental North American Plate were moving toward each other. Instead of crunching together like two cars, the Farallon Plate was directed down into the earth while the North American Plate stayed on top. This plate movement of an oceanic plate diving down under a continental plate is called subduction.
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It is estimated that the volcano that formed became active about 22 to 23 million years ago, the Miocene. While it was active, it formed an estimated 8,000 foot high mountain, 15 miles long and 5 miles wide. David Warburton of Florida Atlantic University puts that as a little smaller than Mt. St. Helens.
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Instead of moving toward each other, the Pacific Plate was moving northwest relative to the North American Plate. This changed the plate boundary to the transform fault we are familiar with today. As it happened, the volcano ended up straddling the fault line that formed between the plates.
It is estimated that the Pacific Plate has moved approximately 1.5 inches per year resulting in the portion of the volcano on the Pacific Plate moving 195 miles northwest to become the Pinnacles National Monument relative to the rest of the volcano that is on the North American Plate, where you are now.
An additional location to see outcrops of the Neenach is at N34 46.639 W 118 40.409. The outcrop is up the hill to the south way across the field on private land. I would suggest binoculars for this one.
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I love the gloves & the Camera is fab.
I think Jenn has a good suggestion ref the props being a little more 'related'.
The tones work ok but I think the whole thing needs just a wee boost in contrast,as it does seem a tad flat & the pretty box is slightly lost against the bg.
You could try just lightening the edges a little to give more of a faded look to this.
I would have perhaps got rid of the light bit @ bottom right as it just pulls me away from the subjects.
Nicely arranged on the table.
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Thanks for all votes, comments and critique, all much appreciated and some interesting points raised and all very valid and interesting; picked up the camera at a local auction and was keen to build something around it, more thought needed before another attempt I think.
A bit of nostalgia indeed, Keith, my first camera was a lovely blue Ensign Ful Vue - I just loved that camera! seems just like yesterday
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This set has loads of mileage left in it. Could considered pulling back and including more of the table even to include an item placed underneath the table. As for this image it has achieved the timeless quality I think you were looking for. Sepia does suit this composition very much and maybe you could try either an uneven white vignette rather than the traditional dark or some faux folds to age it even more.
I really like the composition (particularly the level table top) the staging, the lighting and the the style of processing. Regards
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Key state lawmaker wants Highway 99 tunnel tolls kept low
Some previously discussed toll scenarios, of more than $3 each direction, increasingly seem unworkable.
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More than three years after state lawmakers approved the Highway 99 tunnel, officials have yet to figure out how they can collect tolls for construction without clogging Seattle streets.
Some previously discussed toll scenarios, of more than $3 each direction, increasingly seem unworkable.
As many as half the drivers would try other routes, new research suggests.
House Transportation Committee Chairwoman Judy Clibborn, D-Mercer Island, said she's ready to relax an existing budget target that the State Department of Transportation would support $200 million in construction bonds with toll income. That figure already was cut from $400 million.
"It really is important to all of us we not cause diversion," Clibborn said. "I have been out telling everyone to count less on money that comes from tolling, and think of tolling as a lower amount, that covers operations and maintenance."
The state DOT will release an update Wednesday on toll rates, income and traffic effects to a tolling advisory committee, two months after the report was due in July.
Linea Laird, Highway 99 program administrator, said the numbers are very preliminary and have not been analyzed by the state treasurer's office.
"You're going to see some scenarios where you can achieve the $200 million, and some where you don't," Laird said.
She emphasized the committee is still in an early fact-finding mode — and would probably look at a new set of scenarios to seek balance.
Clibborn said the DOT hasn't given up on raising $200 million, but she mentioned in a conference call that "I wanted them to know it was OK to look at other ideas."
One scenario, with tolls from $1 off-peak to $3.25 peak each direction, would raise $200 million for construction but divert one-third to half the daily traffic, said an official with access to the details.
The highest tolls could cause as much as 60 percent diversion, clearly too much, Laird said.
A second scenario, with tolls from 75 cents to $2.50, would still cause 22 to 30 percent of vehicles to divert, the source said.
Reached Monday, toll-committee co-Chairwoman Maud Daudon said she didn't have the data memorized well enough to confirm figures. She said the outlook may improve as committee members examine more options.
"Nothing so far is surprising me," said Daudon, president and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.
With city streets already full, the need to reduce excess traffic has only intensified, as plans take shape to add a basketball and hockey arena in Sodo.
A state briefing in June predicted tunnel tolls would cause 9,100 cars to divert onto other streets between 3 and 6 p.m. weekdays, or 42 percent of the 21,800 cars that would use a toll-free tunnel.
In 2009, the Legislature required that $400 million of the $3.1 billion replacement for the Alaskan Way Viaduct come from tolls, as part of a deal with Seattle and King County. The $400 million was a political figure to make a funding concept pencil out — but the state assured the public it was realistic.
The state whittled its target to $200 million in this year's legislative transportation budget because of a more sober look by a finance consultant at toll diversion for the Highway 520 bridge. Also, the state is conservatively assuming it can't automatically escalate tolls and debt with inflation.
As a result, the state needs to siphon $200 million from federal dollars in the statewide bridge fund, reducing the pot for other corridors, before even considering any more shortfalls.
"They're in a big bind, and their original analyses should have shown that," says Chuck Ayers, executive director of the Cascade Bicycle Club, which has a representative on the toll panel. "I think they put the best, positive spin on that" three years ago.
Ayers favors tolling on multiple roadways along with greater availability of transit, bicycle routes and central-city housing.
Clibborn said any tunnel shortfall might be tackled through gas taxes, weight fees or other sources as one piece in a potential state funding package, to be discussed by the 2013 Legislature.
Another scenario, to toll Interstate 5 or even impose a London-style toll on all arterials entering Seattle, is too extreme at this time, Clibborn said.
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn opposed the tunnel in his 2009 campaign, which included a memorable news briefing about a tolling death spiral.
McGinn claimed tolls would need to be $6 on 26,000 daily cars to raise $400 million, but his broader point was to say the state's official figures were unrealistic.
Seattle voters endorsed the tunnel in 2011 even after widespread news reports that nearly 40 percent of traffic would divert from the tunnel to avoid tolls.
"Olympia has assured us that any budget shortfall would be filled with state dollars," said a statement Monday by McGinn's spokesman, Aaron Pickus.
"Our Department of Transportation is also concerned with the level of diversion to city streets caused by tolling the tunnel. We look forward to the presentation on Wednesday."
Adding to the financial pressure, the Port of Seattle pledged $300 million but has yet to deliver money or a binding financial plan.
Clibborn said leaders still have time before the tunnel opens, at the end of 2015. Construction around the Sodo portal is ahead of schedule, and the world's widest tunnel-boring machine is being assembled in Japan for export to Seattle in the spring.
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The rococo-style ornate fascia has made the cottage a landmark building in the town. It is much photographed by visitors to the area and makes a romantic retreat for a holiday break. Penzance is the location for many Rosamunde Pilcher novels and is featured in films such as 'Snow Storm in Spring', 'Reflections', 'Summer on the Sea', 'The Empty House' and 'Looking to the Horizon'. In 2012 "Summer in February" was filmed at nearby Lamorna Cove.
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It was built as a fisherman's cottage in the early 1700s, and would originally have been thatched. It was occupied by fishermen, mariners and their families until the mid-nineteenth century. It was then used for a variety of purposes including a confectioner's shop and a post office.
It eventually became a shop selling hand-made chocolates with a café and tearoom, and at that time was called The Chocolate House. The rococo-style ornate fascia has made the cottage a landmark building in the town. It is much photographed by visitors to the area and makes a romantic retreat for a holiday break.
The Penzance climate, being on the Cornish Riviera, is mild and this makes it a good all-year holiday destination. Situated on the eastern edge of the Gulf Stream, the winter temperatures are amongst the warmest in England and similar to those of Nice and Naples. The town enjoys around 1500 hours of sunshine every year, and the quality of light is unsurpassed. This has attracted artists to the area since the nineteenth century.
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