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School Code: 040385
Pierpont Community & Technical College is pleased to provide this student aid calculator to assist you in estimating your costs to attend Pierpont. Results are based on 2012-13 Cost of Attendance figures and student aid eligibility requirements which are subject to change. These results should assist you in determining an estimate of your out-of-pocket expense to attend Pierpont.
When selected for verification, you may be asked for several items to verify the information you submitted on your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). The Department of Education has added several items to the Verification List so please read your letter and/or email carefully. You may be asked to provide proof of completion of high school (copy of diploma, high school transcript that includes your graduation date, copy of your GED, etc.) and to re-sign the Statement of Educational Purpose and provide a valid government issued photo I.D. (Driver's License, State-issued I.D., Passport, etc.). The Statement of Educational Purpose must be signed in front of school personnel who will ask for your I.D. and copy it for your file. You may also present I.D. to a Notary Public and complete the "Notary Public" version of the form which can then be sent via postal mail only to the main address of the school along with a copy of your valid I.D. Note: An expired I.D. is not a valid I.D.
You may also get selected for the standard verification for which the school must verify things like gross income, certain untaxed income, household members, number in college, receipt of food stamps, paid child support, and other items as determined by the Department of Education.
The simplest way to provide verification of certain income items is to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool within the FAFSA form. If you originally estimated your income and have since filed your 2013 taxes electronically at least a week ago you should be able to update your income by simply pulling in your tax information through the FAFSA.
Possible Required Verification Documents (Read your letter carefully that we sent you to request documents. Not everyone will be required to send the same documents.)
1. Dependent Students as defined by the Department of Education and FAFSA answers No all Dependency Question on the FAFSA may have to provide:
2. Independent Students as defined by the Department of Education and can answer Yes to at least one (1) of the Dependency Questions on the FAFSA may have to provide
***If you are married and filed separately, you will not be able to use the Data Retrieval Tool in FAFSA and will have to provide the Tax Return Transcript
Schools are no longer able to accept Federal Income Tax Returns for Verification except in Special Circumstances such as Identity Theft. If you are selected for Verification you have two options:
1. Use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool that is part of the FAFSA on the web. Go to FAFSA.gov, log into the students record and select "Make FAFSA Corrections" then go to the Financial Information Section of the form. Follow the instructions to determine if you (and/or your parents if applicable) are eligible to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to transfer IRS income tax information into the student's FAFSA.
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Volunteer force: Midlothian recognized for gazebo project
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This gazebo, which sits in the Village Green, was built by volunteers and recently wan a hometown award, in Midlothian, IL on Thursday December 6, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Updated: January 27, 2013 6:02AM
Midlothian's recent volunteer effort to give new life to a vacant site in the heart of its business district earned it a Governor's Home Town Award.
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity recognized the community effort behind creating the Charlie and Betty Hillyer Memorial Gazebo for the Village Green on 147th Street, on the former site of Cavallini's Restaurant.
The gazebo — built with donated funds and labor — was one of 30 projects recognized throughout the state for the 30th annual awards program.
"We were trying to make our downtown an attractive area, to give people a reason to come downtown and generate pedestrian traffic," Mayor Terry Stephens said.
More than 100 volunteers participated in the project, contributing 660 hours, $66,000 in donated materials and labor, and more than $56,500 in cash.
Stephens hopes it will become the hub of community events.
When the restaurant was demolished, the land was deeded to the village, and grass was planted to create green space. The effort to raise funds for a gazebo initially was launched in 2010 and was re-ignited in 2011 by the village's economic development committee, which offered residents and business owners an opportunity to donate, with naming rights and memorial plaques.
"A generous donation from the Hillyer family got the ball rolling," Stephens said.
The local carpenters union donated labor, and other businesses and residents donated concrete, electricity, landscaping and memorial trees and benches. Sidewalks, plants and a drainage system were installed, and decorative lighting was added.
The gazebo staged two concerts and an ice cream social in its first year and quickly has become the site of parades, picnics and other celebrations, officials said.
"It's growing its own legs. People want to do more," Stephens said. He is hoping to raise money to be able to host a series of concerts next summer.
"We're excited about it. It's kind of cool," Stephens said.
Each town that earns a Governor's Home Town Award receives a road sign for its community and a plaque recognizing its efforts.
Volunteers in the winning communities — which also included New Lenox, Oak Lawn and Richton Park — "selflessly dedicated their time and efforts to making their communities a better place to live," Gov. Pat Quinn said.
The 30 winning projects represent the work of nearly 8,500 volunteers who donated more than 205,000 hours of time, officials said. Nearly $4.7 million in donated materials or in-kind services were provided, and almost $7.1 million in private funds was raised for these projects, according to the IDCEO.
Awards were presented in six different divisions, based on population, in six different categories: memorials and monuments, beautification and sustainability, parks and recreation, service and mentorship, history and historic preservation, and general.
Midlothian's award was in the category for beautification and sustainability.

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by Eric Kea and David Patch The gain recognized by real estate developers upon sale of developed land is generally ordinary income because land held "primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business" does not qualify as a capital asset. However, if land is held in an entity such as a partnership or S corporation, it is the business and intent of the entity itself and not the partners or shareholders that is determinative. Thus an entity owned by a real estate developer can obtain capital gain on the sale of land if it is not itself engaged in a real estate development business.
Achieving Capital Gain To take advantage of the planning opportunity, real estate developers should acquire land they may want to develop in an investment entity. Activities that enhance the property's value, such as rezoning efforts, engineering studies and preliminary platting can be pursued by the entity without tainting the character of the land so long as the activities do not rise to the level of a trade or business. If and when the land is ready for development, it can he sold to a development entity with gain from the sale qualifying as capital gain.
Caution: An important point to remember is that the investment entity and the development entity cannot be the same type. If one is a partnership, the other must be an S corporation or other form of ownership.
Varying degrees of related ownership between the investment and development entities are permissible, depending on the circumstances, but courts have respected up to 100 percent common ownership in some cases. The end result is that developers who would have recognized ordinary income on the development and sale of land obtain capital gain treatment on pre-development appreciation.
Timing is Important
This strategy is best implemented before acquisition, but in any case must be prior to significant development activity with respect to the subject property. Advance planning is often necessary, and the participation of a tax professional with knowledge of the relevant issues is highly recommended.
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The University of Montana Financial Aid Office provides the most substantial financial assistance in the form of certification for Stafford Student Loans, Perkins Loans, authorization for work-study employment, and loans through national loan programs for legal education. Following are the steps to follow in order to apply for all types of financial aid:
- File a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). FAFSA forms completed by March 1 enhance the probability of financial aid being ready when school starts.
- Four to six weeks after the FAFSA is filed, a Student Aid Report (SAR) is received. The SAR serves as a confirmation of information data entered from the FAFSA. Review the SAR for any missing data and retain it for your files. Corrections should be entered on the SAR and returned to the processor.
- All aid applicants must provide financial aid transcripts to the Financial Aid Office from each post-secondary school attended, whether or not financial aid was received from those schools.
- Financial aid applicants may be required to provide verification of financial status by submitting copies of income tax forms and a verification worksheet.
- Only applicants actually admitted (have paid an acceptance deposit) to the Law School will be processed by the Financial Aid Office. Financial aid awarding usually occurs during midsummer.
- Financial aid eligibility is determined by subtracting the Expected Family Contribution (as determined from filing the FAFSA), scholarships, and other educational assistance from private or public agencies from the Cost of Education.
Packages of need-based aid will usually include a combination of grants, loans and possibly work study (for second- and third-year law students only). A student using the FAFSA automatically applies for all possibilities with one application.
The Financial Aid Office provides information regarding loan sources with the award package. These loan sources include information regarding Law Access and Law Loans, which are traditional sources of loans for law students.
Students must maintain a 2.0 grade point average to remain eligible for financial aid. If a student's GPA falls below 2.0, the Financial Aid Office will issue a warning letter informing them they are on "financial aid warning" for one semester. During the warning semester the student needs to pass 12 credits with a 2.0 for the semester or they are excluded from further financial aid. The student remains on financial aid warning until the cumulative GPA becomes a 2.0 or higher. Appeal processes do exist for financial aid exclusion.
The School of Law provides scholarships to selected first-, second- and third-year students. However, with the exception of the Erasmus Scholarship, application for School of Law scholarships is made by virtue of the application for admission.
If your FAFSA form is processed before February 15, you may be eligible for $2,000 in Perkins loans.
Fee Waivers
The Montana Board of Regents has authorized the waiver of registration and tuition for certain categories of students. You must apply to the Financial Aid Office in writing each year for any of the fee waivers listed below. You must make your request prior to the start of the semester in which you expect the waiver. Meeting admission guidelines and maintaining minimum academic standards are necessary to receive fee waivers. Other requirements and limitations may apply. Contact the Financial Aid Office for application forms or more information.


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Steven Alan's Fall 2012 Collection is a Lucky Editor's Dream
A casually dressed crowd of editors and bloggers started New York Fashion Week early Wednesday morning with Steven Alan's Fall 2012 presentation. As in past seasons, the designer chose to show his line at Pier 59 Studios in an open industrial space, displayed by two rows of hipster-cool models on raised platforms.
Given the chilly weather outside, we couldn't help but wistfully wish for the layered outfits before us: an artful mix of tweedy overcoats, textured knits and brocade pieces. All the silhouettes and fabrics were inspired by traditional menswear and peppered with surprising shots of color and print.
Walking through the room, we could easily picture our fellow Lucky staffers wearing various ensembles (Lauren Sherman would be all over the cropped red trousers. And those chunky weave color-blocked sweaters? Totally Ray's thing). We're fairly certain this collection is going to be a hit all around the office.
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Leonard Cohen Does Vegas Again
In anticipation of the December 11, 2010 Leonard Cohen Las Vegas show that will end the three year World Tour, Heck Of A Guy is republishing material featuring last year's concert at Caesar's Palace.
The starting point for this nostalgic indulgence is, of course, the iconic image (seen above) of the Caesar's Palace marquee advising onlookers that Leonard Cohen and Bette Midler are in town to offer their talents. The photo was taken by Arlene Dick of of Arlene's Leonard Cohen Scrapbook.
The Review Of The 2009 Leonard Cohen Las Vegas Show
If heaven has a house band, you can be sure Leonard Cohen will lead it.
But heaven will have to wait.
The 75-year-old poet laureate of women, wine and song performed an unlikely Las Vegas miracle Thursday night, turning The Colosseum at Caesars Palace into a sacred temple, with his songs of love, loss and longing serving as soundtrack to some sort of spiritual celebration.
That's how Michael Mishak's Nov. 13, 2009 review of the Leonard Cohen 2009 concert began – and it gets better from there. The complete article is available at the link: Leonard Cohen calls down angels in the palace of Caesar
The Leonard Cohen World Tour Las Vegas Performances And The Evolution Of "Feels So Good" and "The Darkness"
Excerpt from Video Highlights – Leonard Cohen Las Vegas Concert, posted November 15, 2009:
There is little I can add to this albertnoonanfest of videos from the November 12, 2009 Leonard Cohen Las Vegas Concert other than the reminder that "Feels So Good" and "The Darkness" are new songs which have been played only a handful of times and, as far as I can discern, each rendition of these two songs has constituted a unique version, distinctly different from the same song played at other concerts.1
Leonard Cohen – Feels So Good (Las Vegas, 11/12/2009)
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Leonard Cohen – The Darkness (Las Vegas, 11/12/2009)
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there is indeed more to come.
- Three earlier versions of "Feels So Good" can be found at Leonard Cohen Plays Third Version Of "The Other Blues Song" At Durham Concert. Earlier versions of are available at Nashville, November 5, 2009 – Leonard Cohen Plays "Darkness" In Concert For First Time and "Darkness" From Leonard Cohen St Louis Concert [↩]


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Brooklyn Nets v Chicago Bulls - Game Six
Updated: June 11, 2013 6:45AM
The Bulls might want to start getting used to that Jimmy Butler-LeBron James matchup because by the looks of Luol Deng on Thursday, he won't be returning soon.
The Deng saga in the last week has been a strange one, and after the team's practice at the Berto Center, he explained just how strange it has been since he came down with flulike symptoms last week during the Nets series.
There was concern that Deng was suffering from viral meningitis, so he was sent for a spinal tap. That's when it all went downhill.
"I think that's another story,'' Deng said. "Just, I guess, a side effect from the spinal tap. It all started because I wasn't feeling well. I guess I had the flu. But my symptoms were really bad when I went to the hospital. They wanted to make sure I didn't have meningitis. I'm thankful that they wanted to make sure.
"I did the spinal tap, and after that, I just didn't respond well. I started having severe headaches, was struggling to walk. I started feeling really weak. I started throwing up, constant diarrhea. I couldn't control my body, really. Because of that, I lost [15 pounds]. And I'm still just trying to get back, just trying to get right. I still don't feel right.''
While the rest of his teammates were in Miami on Wednesday, Deng went to the Berto Center and could only walk around. He couldn't run or shoot. On Thursday, he only was able to watch film and didn't participate in the walk-through. He tried to shoot, but it didn't go well or last very long.
"It was scary,'' Deng said. "I've never been through anything like that in my whole life. It was scary for me, scary for everyone that was around me. I've never seen anything like that. I never knew of a spinal tap before that. I didn't know the reaction or the side effects of it, so I was really scared.''
Deng admitted to having to return to the hospital twice since the spinal tap. He was suffering headaches and feeling weak.
But coach Tom Thibodeau wouldn't rule out "the glue of the team'' for Game 3, let alone the series.
"Still day-to-day,'' Thibodeau said. ''He's feeling a little bit better. We'll see [Friday].''
Whether that's just a long-shot hope or gamesmanship by Thibodeau, Butler likely will be stuck with the NBA's toughest assignment.
"This league, you try to find out what you can do,'' Deng said. "Jimmy is starting to figure out how good of a defender he can be.''
James made his first six shots and had Butler in foul trouble early in the second quarter of Game 2, so Butler must continue figuring it out.
Kirk Hinrich (bruised left calf) had a second MRI on Thursday afternoon, and it showed no structural damage, but that doesn't mean Hinrich will be ready any time soon.
And don't even get Thibodeau started on Derrick Rose. Asked if there was any way Rose could make a surprise appearance in uniform for Game 3, Thibodeau had a one-word reply on his status: ''Same.''


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For several years I have had issues with my bathroom toilets backing up dues to the roots of huge oaks trees that are on HOA common ground interfering with the sewer line to my home. I have had the line snaked and cleaned out. A crack was caused by the roots and the roots got into the line. The damage is on my side of the property which needs to be repaired by going under the the sidewalk and is costly.This was caused by trees on common ground. The HOA group of appointed home owners in the community feel that it is my responsibility to pay for the damages. They refuse to cut back trees or even maintain the trees much less pay for the damages caused by roots. Are they liable? Thank you for your help.
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Kitchener is ready to take on the world and plenty of events kicked-off the 2014 Your Neighbourhood Credit Union ISC World Tournament Friday night!
The Host Committee is pleased to announce that Nate Hall will be performing an acoustic set during the Opening Ceremonies on Sunday, August 10th at Peter Hallman Ball Yard.
The International Softball Congress (ISC) tournament is back in Kitchener in just a few weeks and the legends of the game are coming with it!
The Kitchener Rangers will team up this August with the host committee for the 2014 Your Neighbourhood Credit Union International Softball Congress (ISC) World Tournament.
The host committee for the YNCU 2014 ISC World Tournament is pleased to launch a new Community Boulevard initiative for this year's tournament, which takes place August 8-16.
Eight cherished volunteers who helped to develop, foster and advance the great game of fastball, will be recognized and honored as our local "Angels in the Outfield".


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Here ya go!
Here ya go!
I love it!
Looks AWSOME
Good job Teaam SRT a Ralph Gilles ...
Sharp... (Nuff Said)
Actually.... pretty good! From the leaked photos I was expecting less. This looks good for lovers of the Gen II. Now for the specs...weight, hp )))))))):, trq, gearing, top speed, lat gs. on skidpad, downforce, ring, etc. I belive the specs are posted elsewhere.
Great that the Viper is continuing.
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Great shots!
40 more HP
40 ft/lbs of torque (making it the the most torque out of any naturally aspirated production engine on the planet)
100 lbs lighter than 2010 (with an option for a track package knocking an additional 57 lbs off)
50% stiffer chassis
295 pirelli front tires
355 pirelli rear tires
launch control (optional)
traction control (option to turn off)
stability control (option to turn off)
cruise control
carbon fiber hood, roof and deck lid
Are there any pics or specs of the non GTS model?
What about pricing on the 2 models?
Looooove it!
LOVE IT!! Can't wait to see one in person
This picture is for Chuck...
WOW.....Looks better than I thought, Good Job Love the interior
Just needs a few Stickers
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I want one.
That is a VIPER--like it a lot!
Uncertain about the front but I amReserving final judgement until I see in person. I am loving the interior!!!!
what is the drawing?
and this 1
I think it's a whale with it's mouth open eating a bunch of little fish
Outline of a motor racing circuit?
Pictures do not do this thing justice folks! The pics look good but not like in person!
Viper lives!!
I love it, like every other generation of Viper. Like my 2010 FE ACR, pictures dont do it justice until your standing in front of it, getting nestled into it, then hitting that red button.
Looks like Laguna Seca Race Track
That's Laguna Seca, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_seca
The other is Nurburgring probably.
What a car. Amazing, just amazing
These are super and really show off the car ...
Stunning! Way to go SRT!
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Amy S. says
I love fruit smoothies.
yum, does a gelati count? thanks for offering this!
kellyr78 says
I enjoy ice cream, chocolate is my favorite.
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lynn cockrell says
I am going to have to look for these pops here. Until today, I had not even heard of them. This is probably because my husband does the bulk of our grocery shopping. I am learning a lot from my blogging friends. Thanks for your tips on using these, Jen!
mizpiz says
I love strawberry Italian ice!
Mami2jcn says
I love cherry Italian ice.
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Rebecca says
Oh, my goodness! We live within 10-15 miles of an Edy's Company. And I've tasted these bars. They are fantastic. Hard to beat. I do like D.Q. Blizzards….my favorite being a Heath Bar made with chocolate ice cream. Yum!
Elena says
I want to try the pineapple flavor
Elena says
greaterexp says
Anything frozen is such a treat in the summer, but these fruit bars are my favorite – especially berry-flavored! No guilt!
HeatherF1 says
I think popsicles and frozen yogurt are my favorites for summer. Funny that you just posted this, as I just came home from the store and brought home the mango and pineapple. I haven't tried this brand before, so I am looking forward to it! I am trying to find alternatives to dairy for me, so I think these may do it! Heather
Bird in a Nest says
Homemade fruit smoothies in our Vitamix.
Kathie says
I've been a fan of Edy's fruit popcicles for a long time…. I buy the smaller size (1.5 oz) pops and have them in my freezer all year round.
Lisa @ Fern Creek Cottage says
I love a glass of lemonade in the summer time!
Jacqui says
Ice cream is my favorite!! I don't have a specific flavor, basically ANYTHING will do!
JStacie says
I love ice cream! And and the lime Outshine is my favorite!
Susan says
Not a huge ice cream fan, so give me a Popsicle and I'm a happy girl!
Alina Conn says
Strawberry popsicles for sure!!!! Me and the kids love to compete and see who devours them quicker…..brain freeze
carol jane says
My weakness is ice cream. Any flavor, anytime! The Outshine bars look yummy too. I must try them!!!! Especially the coconut and strawberry!
Sally says
LOVE frozen fruit bars or smoothies!!!
Sally says
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/sallykelly1/status/332477197065535489
Charlie M says
Frozen anything! Popsicles, ice cream, even seedless grapes…
Maywyn Studio says
Spot on! I love Edy's fruit bars. Pineapple isn't easy to find in treats. I'll be looking for them locally.
Thank you for a wonderful post
Edy's regular Acai Blueberry fruit bar is a favorite.
Courtney B says
i would love to try strawberry!
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Cindy says
Can I still win if I say ice cream? Can't have much, but it's perfect in the summer.
danw78704 says
twitted this today, 09/05
Mysharona says
I like fresh fruit
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akronugurl says
ice cream is my fave
TheMoonAndMe says
A good ol' chocolate ice cream cone does it for me!
Unknown says
I've loved creamsicles since way back when
PAIGE says
I love a thick chocolate malt.
peg42 says
Ice cream cones are usually my favorite. But, these really sound so good and love that they're low in calories.
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I tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/332584067776266240
Diane | An Extraordinary Day says
We all scream for Ice Cream!!
(Chocolate real cream full fat yumminess with no artificial junk or fake sugar…cause you asked.)
Bridget says
We are big fans of frozen fruit bars and frozen yogurt.
Kia89 says
My favorite is ice cream.
jzagarjr says
I like snow cones
Tamar says
I typically like ice cream twist in a cup.
but outshine sounds great! Never tried it before.
Stacy says
Stephanie says
I love frozen grapes – yummy and refreshing
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Tj and Amy says
I love tigers blood shaved ice. email@example.com
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Kim Hardy says
I love fresh fruit…and Ic ant wait to try this in pineapple
- Epic Fail says
Ice cream is totally my fav!
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Lisa Brown says
I love orange sherbert during the summer months.
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cw says
I love ice cream, but these sound delicious – I would love to try the strawberry and mango flavors
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clc408 says
I adore gelato, but these bars would be a healthier alternative.
Stephanie Larison says
I love mint chocolate chip ice cream.
chambanachik says
My aunt and uncle have a local custard shop, and we love it!
Coconut Water sounds delicious.
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Kate Eschbach says
definitely a push pop! Yummy!
Kate Eschbach says
I tweeted – here is a link! https://twitter.com/SongsKateSang/status/333256747684884481
steve weber says
strawberry ice cream for me.
Kimberly Snyder says
I like nutty buddys/drumsticks
Deb Anderson says
I love homemade peach ice cream, but I'll definitely try Outshine peach bars!
Deb Anderson says
Lisa Brown says
2nd entry tweet – https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/333622216006701056
Trish says
I love frozen custard in the summertime! Yummo!
Anastasia Fall says
One of my favorite frozen treats for the summer are ice cream sandwiches
JC says
My favorite frozen summertime treat- fruit smoothie.
JC says
Kim D. says
I like frozen yogurt with strawberries.
Kim D. says
sarah says
my favorite frozen treat is ice cream but i can't have it too often if i don't want to gain weight…
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Karina says
i'd love to try strawberry
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susan1215 says
I love ice cream, by itself or in malts and shakes
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AnnaZed says
In summer I like fruit sorbet best
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jlafount says
Watermelon slices right out of the fridge
jlafount says
Cold watermelon slices
bayctygrl says
I love soft serve ice cream
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Sara says
My favorite treat is a popsicle!
Sara says
rachel says
A chocolate ice cream cone dipped in chocolate. Fruit bars aren't too shabby either
B. Edge says
Fruit pops like Outshine bars are my favorite. So refreshing and not too heavy in the heat. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I had morning sickness really bad for a while. Fruit pops were about all I could eat up until evening time. Such a blessing!
StephanieC says
i want to try the coconut! scg00387 at yahoo dot com
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B. Wilson @ Windy {City} Wilsons says
Sorbet for sure.
jdine says
marcia goss says
Butter Pecan ice cream!
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Madeline Brubaker says
I like watermelon in the summer!
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jcamp78 says
My favorite summertime frozen treat is home churned ice cream.
Jayne Martin says
B & J's Cherry Garcia Frozen Yogurt.
Jayne Martin says
merle says
i like ice cream
merle says
Aleksandra Nearing says
I love Popsicles in the summer, or ice cream sandwiches.
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latanya t says
mint chocolate chip ice cream
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Kim says
I love snowcones!
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Gina Wildorchid says
Mint chip icecream.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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sharonjo says
I love to indulge in a peanut butter cup blizzard, but these fruit bars sound like a much smarter choice. I haven't sampled them (yet) but would love to give them a try.
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Jeanne says
I just bought the Peach flavored Outshine bars…I can't wait to try them!
Wanda McHenry says
My favorite summer time treat is honestly the Strawberry Edy's Outshine bars! I have also added the coconut to the freezer.
Wanda McHenry says
Beth says
I love fruit bars or smoothies.
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Amy says
My favorite frozen summertime treat is chocolate ice cream. It might change after I try these Outshine bars. They sound delicious and refreshing. just what I needed now.
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Barbara Montag says
I love frozen blueberries – thank you.
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saturdaynightfever says
Those photographs are making me want an Outshine now!
Nicole Larsen says
Either these Outshine bars or ice cream are my two favorite frozen summer treats!
Nicole Larsen says
Carol says
Frozen melon balls have always been a favorite summer treat for me.
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kari jasus says
i love orange sherbert
kari jasus says
Diane52 says
Yum, I can't wait to try the strawberry- wildberry
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We always have popsicles after swimming.
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diesel51 says
It gets very hot here and a cold smoothie is just the way to go.
mickeyfan says
Nothing like an ice cream sandwich.
Jennifer says
I love to have frozen lemonades!
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ms-texas says
i love a snowball!
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i tweeted here:
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Ashley says
I love sno-cones, but I'm game to try these! ashaldridge at gmail dot com
jakiesmom says
i like soft serve vanilla icecream
Rebecca Graham says
I like frozen grapes.
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Kim (Randominities) says
My favorite frozen treat is ice cream.
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smeltzeramy says
Ice cream any time. firstname.lastname@example.com
ewhatley says
I love ice cream!!
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Kerry says
My favorite frozen treat is homemade ice-cream!
Kerry says
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LAMusing says
I like fruit sorbets in the summer.
LAMusing says
Suz says
I like frozen grapes and frozen bananas.
Gina says
I love shakes.
Gianna says
I love dairy queen icecream!
Ashley Morrissey says
Strawberry and raspberry please!
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Lisa Pecora says
I love Ice Cream!
Erica Best says
i love frozen grapes
Erica Best says
ky2here says
Homemade ice cream that gives me a tension headache. Worth it!
ky2here says
Betty C says
I love fudgesicles, ice cream in any shape and frozen fruit bars for the extra refreshing treat.
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brendaelsner says
strawberry ice cream
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Mihaela Day says
kathy pease says
Amber says
I love the Raspberry flavor! amberjandmikem at gmail dot com
Italian ices and frozen fruit bars are my favorites.
Candie L says
I love drum sticks. Thank you
slehan says
I ate the strawberry today (95 degrees here).
I want to try the pineapple.
Thanks for the contest.
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Samii Alexxis says
I love banana flavored popsicles!
pauline15 says
For me, it's a scoop of baskin robbins daiquiri ice sorbet!
crystalf says
Cotton candy flavored ice cream from Baskin Robbin's in my favorite. Thank you!
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I love Frozen Grapes
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Tracey says
I like watermelon slushies.
sheila ressel says
Ice cream is my favorite frozen summertime treat.
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angie lilly says
I love sorbet in the summer, especially coconut or mango sorbet! yummers!
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I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/344853220138561536
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Susan Smoaks says
my favorite frozen summertime treat is ice cream, i love butter pecan
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Tabathia says
My favorite time treats are slushes and dairy queen frozen ice cream treats
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tweet https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/344893526766665728
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tina reynolds says
ice cream and fresh fruit
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Lisa Garner says
I love Strawberry Gelato.
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I Tweeted: https://twitter.com/lisalmg/status/344912543262842880
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MANDY83 says
chocolate and slush!
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Thomas Murphy says
I love slush in the summer
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Whitney says
Snow cones in the summer are great!
Whitney says
Sheree says
I love smoothies in the summer
Atreau says
I love frozen custard.
lilahshea says
Strawberry! Because it's my fav flavor =)
lilahshea says
try the acai blueberry, delish.
Bbak Lee says
My favorite frozen summertime treat is the strawberry outshine mixed with mango juice.
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The drawing has already ended. Thanks
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kappapsichica says
My favorite summertime treat is homemade sorbet – but the Outshine bars in lime are a close second!! weddingfund [at] hotmail [dot com]
sherig says
anything frozen is good – we do more popsicles like outshine bars in summer and scoop ice cream in the winter. really enjoyed putting an outshine strawberry bar in a glass of OJ and having the juice freeze in a layer on the pop!
Mom says
Isn't the sugar a little high for this treat?
Jennifer Rizzo says
Not if it's a treat,not a snack. it's all about moderation! ..
BritneyLuver says
Drumsticks by nestle
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abcatz says
I love outshine bars as a cool treat!
Jennifer Allen says
I love homemade ice cream made with fresh fruit.
allyn9 says
A strawberry margurita made with Outshine sounds devine!
lisama says
Perrys peanutbutter cup ice cream!
Danielle says
Coconut outshine bars, definitely! LOVE them.
mis3hia says
anything cold works for me
Melissa says
I love the Outshine Bars and so do the kids. It's easier on the tummy than ice cream especially on the super hot days and we can do so many different things with them. we love to melt and mix them as well as eating them frozen!
Theresa Pal says
Yum! Nothing more refreshing than an Outshine Bar on a hot day!!!
Karen German says
I so love Outshine they are the greatest and i love all the fresh fruit oh so natural..so loving them..<3
Kathy Merkel says
Summer time means frozen anything. Outshine bars are definitely on that list & now thanks to Jennifer's suggestion, I'll be keeping some in the freezer year round for cocktail time.
Team Jacob says
Yums…now if they only had a mango option lol
Tracy says
Ice cream is my favorite summertime treat.
Faith Zombori says
Rita's Water Ice is my favorite summer frozen treat! I wish they'd open a location near me
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Lois Jones says
I tried Outshine and LOVE them!! They immediately became my favorite summertime treat, well they are tied with Watermelon!! LOL
Cynthia says
Orange Sherbet! YUM!!!!
Tessa Edgehead says
Frozen fruit bars. The Outshine bars, of course. Ice cream has always been too heavy for me.
UnderTheSameSun says
I love it all! Ice cream, popsicles, slushies, smoothies, you name it!
Morgan Fykes says
I love green tea gelato!! I think it's sooo delicious!!
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goodsie says
Ok, now I can't stop thinking of Outshine drinks.
I am going to get Coconut and mix it with some Kahlua & Chocolate liqueur!
SUSAN says
I love fruit smoothies that I make.
Sylvia Mayá says
I love an ice-cold lemonade on a hot day.
first-time-mommy says
Popsicles or freezer pops for sure


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Bible in Basic English (BBE) | New International Version (NIV) |
1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a great man of war; he was the son of a loose woman, and Gilead was his father. | 1 Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His father was Gilead; his mother was a prostitute. |
2 And Gilead's wife gave birth to sons, and when her sons became men, they sent Jephthah away, saying, You have no part in the heritage of our father's house, for you are the son of another woman. | 2 Gilead's wife also bore him sons, and when they were grown up, they drove Jephthah away. "You are not going to get any inheritance in our family," they said, "because you are the son of another woman." |
3 So Jephthah went in flight from his brothers and was living in the land of Tob, where a number of good-for-nothing men, joining Jephthah, went out with him on his undertakings. | 3 So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where a group of adventurers gathered around him and followed him. |
4 Now after a time the children of Ammon made war against Israel. | 4 Some time later, when the Ammonites made war on Israel, |
5 And when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the responsible men of Gilead went to get Jephthah back from the land of Tob; | 5 the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob. |
6 And they said to Jephthah, Come and be our chief so that we may make war against the children of Ammon. | 6 "Come," they said, "be our commander, so we can fight the Ammonites." |
7 But Jephthah said to the responsible men of Gilead, Did you not, in your hate for me, send me away from my father's house? Why do you come to me now when you are in trouble? | 7 Jephthah said to them, "Didn't you hate me and drive me from my father's house? Why do you come to me now, when you're in trouble?" |
8 And the responsible men of Gilead said to Jephthah, That is the reason we have come back to you; so go with us and make war against the children of Ammon, and we will make you our head over all the people of Gilead. | 8 The elders of Gilead said to him, "Nevertheless, we are turning to you now; come with us to fight the Ammonites, and you will be our head over all who live in Gilead." |
9 Then Jephthah said to the responsible men of Gilead, If you take me back to make war against the children of Ammon, and if with the help of the Lord I overcome them, will you make me your head? | 9 Jephthah answered, "Suppose you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me--will I really be your head?" |
10 And the responsible men of Gilead said to Jephthah, May the Lord be our witness: we will certainly do as you say. | 10 The elders of Gilead replied, "The LORD is our witness; we will certainly do as you say." |
11 So Jephthah went with the responsible men of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them; and Jephthah said all these things before the Lord in Mizpah. | 11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and commander over them. And he repeated all his words before the LORD in Mizpah. |
12 Then Jephthah sent men to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What have you against me that you have come to make war against my land? | 12 Then Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king with the question: "What do you have against us that you have attacked our country?" |
13 And the king of the children of Ammon said to the men sent by Jephthah, Because Israel, when he came up out of Egypt, took away my land, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok and as far as Jordan: so now, give me back those lands quietly. | 13 The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah's messengers, "When Israel came up out of Egypt, they took away my land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, all the way to the Jordan. Now give it back peaceably." |
14 And Jephthah sent again to the king of the children of Ammon, | 14 Jephthah sent back messengers to the Ammonite king, |
15 And said to him, This is the word of Jephthah: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the children of Ammon; | 15 saying: "This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites. |
16 But when they came up from Egypt, Israel went through the waste land to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh; | 16 But when they came up out of Egypt, Israel went through the desert to the Red Sea and on to Kadesh. |
17 Then Israel sent men to the king of Edom saying, Let me now go through your land; but the king of Edom did not give ear to them. And in the same way he sent to the king of Moab, but he would not; so Israel went on living in Kadesh. | 17 Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, 'Give us permission to go through your country,' but the king of Edom would not listen. They sent also to the king of Moab, and he refused. So Israel stayed at Kadesh. |
18 Then he went on through the waste land and round the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and put up their tents on the other side of the Arnon; they did not come inside the limit of Moab, for the Arnon was the limit of Moab. | 18 "Next they traveled through the desert, skirted the lands of Edom and Moab, passed along the eastern side of the country of Moab, and camped on the other side of the Arnon. They did not enter the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was its border. |
19 And Israel sent men to Sihon, king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, Let me now go through your land to my place. | 19 "Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, 'Let us pass through your country to our own place.' |
20 But Sihon would not give way and let Israel go through his land; and Sihon got together all his people, and put his army in position in Jahaz, and made war on Israel. | 20 Sihon, however, did not trust Israel to pass through his territory. He mustered all his men and encamped at Jahaz and fought with Israel. |
21 And the Lord, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his people into the hands of Israel, and they overcame them; so all the land of the Amorites, the people of that land, became Israel's. | 21 "Then the LORD, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his men into Israel's hands, and they defeated them. Israel took over all the land of the Amorites who lived in that country, |
22 All the limit of the Amorites was theirs, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok and from the waste land even to Jordan. | 22 capturing all of it from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the desert to the Jordan. |
23 So now the Lord, the God of Israel, has taken away their land from the Amorites and given it to his people Israel; are you then to have it? | 23 "Now since the LORD, the God of Israel, has driven the Amorites out before his people Israel, what right have you to take it over? |
24 Do you not keep the lands of those whom Chemosh your god sends out from before you? So we will keep all the lands of those whom the Lord our God sends out from before us. | 24 Will you not take what your god Chemosh gives you? Likewise, whatever the LORD our God has given us, we will possess. |
25 What! are you any better than Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever take up a cause against Israel or make war against them? | 25 Are you better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever quarrel with Israel or fight with them? |
26 While Israel was living in Heshbon and its daughter-towns and in Aroer and its daughter-towns and in all the towns which are by the side of the Arnon, for three hundred years, why did you not get them back at that time? | 26 For three hundred years Israel occupied Heshbon, Aroer, the surrounding settlements and all the towns along the Arnon. Why didn't you retake them during that time? |
27 So I have done no wrong against you, but you are doing wrong to me in fighting against me: may the Lord, who is Judge this day, be judge between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon. | 27 I have not wronged you, but you are doing me wrong by waging war against me. Let the LORD, the Judge, decide the dispute this day between the Israelites and the Ammonites." |
28 The king of the children of Ammon, however, did not give ear to the words which Jephthah sent to him. | 28 The king of Ammon, however, paid no attention to the message Jephthah sent him. |
29 Then the spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah, and he went through Gilead and Manasseh, and came to Mizpeh of Gilead; and from Mizpeh of Gilead he went over to the children of Ammon. | 29 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah. He crossed Gilead and Manasseh, passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the Ammonites. |
30 And Jephthah took an oath to the Lord, and said, If you will give the children of Ammon into my hands, | 30 And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD: "If you give the Ammonites into my hands, |
31 Then whoever comes out from the door of my house, meeting me when I come back in peace from the children of Ammon, will be the Lord's and I will give him as a burned offering. | 31 whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites will be the LORD's, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering." |
32 So Jephthah went over to the children of Ammon to make war on them; and the Lord gave them into his hands. | 32 Then Jephthah went over to fight the Ammonites, and the LORD gave them into his hands. |
33 And he made an attack on them from Aroer all the way to Minnith, overrunning twenty towns, as far as Abel-cheramim, and put great numbers to the sword. So the children of Ammon were crushed before the children of Israel. | 33 He devastated twenty towns from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel Keramim. Thus Israel subdued Ammon. |
34 Then Jephthah came back to his house in Mizpah, and his daughter came out, meeting him on his way with music and with dances; she was his only child; he had no other sons or daughters. | 34 When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, who should come out to meet him but his daughter, dancing to the sound of tambourines! She was an only child. Except for her he had neither son nor daughter. |
35 And when he saw her he was overcome with grief, and said, Ah! my daughter! I am crushed with sorrow, and it is you who are the chief cause of my trouble; for I have made an oath to the Lord and I may not take it back. | 35 When he saw her, he tore his clothes and cried, "Oh! My daughter! You have made me miserable and wretched, because I have made a vow to the LORD that I cannot break." |
36 And she said to him, My father, you have made an oath to the Lord; do then to me whatever you have said; for the Lord has sent a full reward on your haters, on the children of Ammon. | 36 "My father," she replied, "you have given your word to the LORD. Do to me just as you promised, now that the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites. |
37 Then she said to her father, Only do this for me: let me have two months to go away into the mountains with my friends, weeping for my sad fate. | 37 But grant me this one request," she said. "Give me two months to roam the hills and weep with my friends, because I will never marry." |
38 And he said, Go then. So he sent her away for two months; and she went with her friends to the mountains, weeping for her sad fate. | 38 "You may go," he said. And he let her go for two months. She and the girls went into the hills and wept because she would never marry. |
39 And at the end of two months she went back to her father, who did with her as he had said in his oath: and she had never been touched by a man. So it became a rule in Israel, | 39 After the two months, she returned to her father and he did to her as he had vowed. And she was a virgin. From this comes the Israelite custom |
40 For the women to go year by year sorrowing for the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite, four days in every year. | 40 that each year the young women of Israel go out for four days to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite. |
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Me to Ash in the early morning hours pre sunrise, after feeding Maya.
"Can you mop her?"
No response
"Can you mop her?"
Still nothing.
"Ash can you please mop her?"
"Are you asking me to burp her?"
"Yea, that's what I said."
Our name is our identity, and is carried with us throughout our lives. It connects us with our heritage and our family, the experience of our birth and place, and the magic of our being. For centuries, humans have been named based on family lineage, religion, cultural background and the symbolism surrounding each individual before, during and after birth. Considering all of this, we let her story speak to us and ultimately through her name. We hope she grows to appreciate this connection when her name is spoken by her and others.
We are so blessed to have her.
Maya Maizie Tuck Aymond
June 12th 9:20 am, 7.7 lbs, 21 in
Maya: Water – She came to me in a dream twice and told me that she would be born in water, so I had strong feelings that we would share a connection with the water. When she has returned to the water since birth, she transforms into the image of an aware and calm little buddha.
Maya is also the name for the Gautama Buddha's mother. Ash and I spent 10 days in a silent meditation retreat learning the art of Vipassana: a form of meditation discovered by the Gautama Buddha. An experience that has forever changed us, we learned how having deep compassion for others and ourselves can help us from holding on to negative emotions. It was also the first time that I felt her move inside of me. I was 20 weeks along. It was very challenging, but helped us to release our pain bodies to be more fully present as parents and partners. Maya's ingenuity permits and inspires one to release themselves from the illusion of permanence, embrace the moment, and glimpse the possibility of enlightenment.
Maya also means "earth mother". When she was one week old, we introduced her to the power of the beach and the ocean, and have returned there every week since. When she cries, just going outside immediately calms her. Rocking her in the hammock on our balcony with the cicadas and birds chirping is her favorite!
Maizie: Pearl – the oldest known gem and also her birthstone for the month of June. In ancient Arabic and Persian mythology, oysters would go to the surface of the ocean to get a glimpse of the moon, and swallow dewdrops that would transform into pearls. Maya is a child of the moon, conceived by the moon, symbolizing the moon and all of it's powers. She was born the morning of a very powerful strawberry moon, one that we will not see again in our lifetime!
Before she was conceived, I had two dreams that I would give birth to her in a ceramic tub in a big Victorian house. But the plan was to give birth in a more comfortable birthing pool that I had ordered on-line. Moved by the moon's power, she came ten days before expected. The pool hadn't arrived yet, so she was born as I had dreamt it.
A name of the water and moon. We welcome her with love:
Maya Maizie Tuck Aymond, our little Dhamma Baby.
Much Love and Blessings,
Sarah and Ash
June 12th, 2014 9:20 am 38 + 4
My birth experience was not like anything I was expecting. My sensations were unlike anything I was imagining based on years of birth stories, months of taking online courses and connecting to strong women. I was expecting to go through all the stages of labor. That early labor would feel like stronger braxton hicks (which I never felt) and I would cycle through the stages until intense transition and pressure of the baby coming down for birth. I expected light waves of discomfort through my belly, contractions from fundus all the way down, and contractions that would periodically get stronger and stronger until our babe was ready. Instead, I woke up at 5am in intense transition, shaking….unable to communicate…intense period like cramps that clamped down on my body and left me unable to find comfort…..and almost 4.5 hours later our daughter was born into my arms and the arms of her papa, my amazing partner Ash.
Most women talk about how long they were in labor, from the beginning of the real contractions to baby coming out in to the world. The more and more I think about how long I was in labor the more I have come to realize that it doesn't matter. I could probably say that it started the afternoon before, but honestly who's counting, I don't need to figure it out. I chose to surrender to the mantra As It Is, not as I want it to be or as it was for another woman but as it is for me. My body did exactly what it was designed to do in it's own way and not as any other woman. Once I surrendered to this understanding and stopped comparing myself to other experiences I felt a sense of pure freedom surge through my body.
The afternoon before June 12th I was cleaning our house for our German guest that were arriving that afternoon. I began to feel really intense cervical pressure, I call them cervix punches since they felt like the baby was poking at my cervix in attempt to escape. (Her head was low and engaged for weeks, I could feel her inside of my yoni when I would check) My back was also really tense and achy, I could barely walk up the stairs to take a nap. I wasn't really concerned about these sensations since I have felt them before for many weeks and felt back pain for months. I took some magnesium and slept through the pains. When I woke up and went to the bathroom I noticed blood. It was fleshy and pink. I knew immediately that my plug was coming loose. I got excited. Then I thought of a friend of mine who recently mentioned that her sister lost her plug and still hadn't gone into labor weeks later. I was certain that the baby would be later than my due date, June 22nd.
I meditated and reminded myself to relax and not to have expectations, "as it is" I kept saying. Stay in the moment and relax. Everything that will happen will be perfect. I told my partner and then went out to dinner with my mom who was in town for the night. Thai food craving, I gave into pad thai and a sweet coconut milk drink. Still having mild cramps and back pain. I returned home, met our guests from Germany and enjoyed a glass of wine on the porch with them. The man told me that he was really excited for us to be having a home birth and amazed that my partner Ash would be there with me the whole time. "I couldn't watch my children's births, it made me queasy." "Ash is a great man!" He explained with his thick Berlin accent. "You will have a great experience." I laughed and said not for a few more weeks with a smile.
I went to bed and we cuddled and talked for an hour or so. Still feeling achy he gave me a back massage as he did most nights. We went to sleep and I woke up with a sharp cramp and the urge to pee. I hurried naked to the bathroom in the dark. I heard a loud splash in the toilet water and looked down to find the mucus plug and blood. Wow I thought, there it goes. We cleaned up the trail of blood I left and I went back to bed. I had to keep reminding myself to relax and not get too excited, the baby was still weeks away. We cuddled more and made love and fell asleep together.
I had this intense dream about missing a train to Paris because I was going into labor. I stood on the platform and felt the intensity of labor while the trains heaviness moved it towards it's destination.
I immediately woke up around 4:30 with intense cramps and back pain unlike what i felt before. I laid in bed telling Ash that I couldn't sleep through this and that it felt like something was squeezing me around my lower abdomen. He massaged me but it wasn't helping me get through. The intensity of the squeeze would hit me and I couldn't think or relax. I got up and tried to walk around to feel more into this sensation. Every time it came, which felt like only minutes in between it became more and more intense. I laid back down hoping cuddling and breathing would help me through. We laid facing each other and while looking in his eyes, I felt an hard punch and more cramps. I think the baby hit me so hard she broke my water. It broke with a even more intense cramp. I got up and let it all out on the floor. Then diarrhea came on strong and I rushed to the bathroom. I was shaking and nauseous. I kept thinking if this is early labor there is no way I can do this for 20 + hours. I was imagining that since this was my first it would last a while. The contractions didn't feel like contractions, they felt like intense squeezing of my lower abdomen with sharp pains.
I got in the shower and leaned over my yoga ball letting the hot water hit my back. The contractions were intense and lasted about 30-45 seconds each. They seemed to be coming quickly and when Ash was timing them he found that in a span of 45 minutes that I was in the shower they went from 5-3.5 minutes apart. I was out of my thinking mind and completely in my feeling body. I was irritated and restless, nothing I did helped the discomfort. Ash stood on the other side of the glass giving me loving empathetic vibes. Everytime one would hit I would go inward and hold my breath. I felt that I was past the point of meditation or breath work for the intensity I was experiencing. The only thing i could focus on was getting through those intense sensations.
I got out of the shower when the water went cold and laid on the bed. I would make a fist when the contraction would hit and then breath when it was over to signal to Ash. Talking and logical thinking was not in the realm of consciousness for me. I was an animal, in my body to the fullest extent, moaning, primal….it was something of the animal and spirit world combined. Ash was by my side the whole time holding space, keeping me grounded, sending positive love without coaching or smothering me. His presence was perfect.
I got on the floor because I felt I needed to hug the bed. There were no waves, no feeling of my uterus rolling and contracting. It was an intense squeeze. Sharp, paralyzing, it hurt to move. So intense at this point, that the only thing that helped was holding my breath. I was on the floor shaking, feeling flushed, nauseous….I got scared and started to cry. I told Ash out of breath that I couldn't do this if they were going to feel this way for another 20 hours! I said if this is early labor then I can't do it.He said nothing. He wasn't ignoring me, just witnessing me and holding a space that I could be myself in, that I could go through what I had to. He held my hand and I told him that I needed to be in the water. Intuitively he knew this and had already started the bath downstairs. The birth pool that we ordered had not yet arrived in the mail.
We had the bathroom downstairs for our guests so he told them that I wasn't feeling good and having bad cramps and needed the bath. Not wanting them to be worried by telling them I was in labor.
None of this I knew at the time, I was doing no thinking from my left brain what so ever.
I got into the tub and submerged myself into the water so that only my face was above the water. With every contraction I held the sides of the tub and my breath. Wondering how long this would go on. Surrendering to knowing i was bringing my child into the world. I let go of the notion that my labor would be like any other I had read stories about and just let the water take over my body. With every contraction I felt the water over me and felt safe. I stopped thinking about the length of contractions and stopped wanting to ask Ash what time it was. It felt like half a day had passed. (Not knowing the time was really liberating. It felt like half a day had passed and I had no expectations or need to know the time) I laid there and went through 10 or so. Ash came in and out of the space, it was bright early morning. Natural sunlight was coming into the bathroom. I was watching the cherry tree outside through the frosted window above the tub.
He came in and filled the tub with hot water and put cold compresses on my head and shoulders. Again I had a moment where I didn't think I could make it. I told him, I can't do this as I was surrendering in the water. I was moving around the water finding comfort, I had cramps between the intense cramps and it felt like they were hitting me like a train with no stopping. He timed them without my knowledge and I found out later they were 2 minutes apart. He sat there with me and the oxytocin was flowing heavy in this loving space, he didn't respond to my worries he just sat there and knew that I was going to be alright. As I was saying I can't I WAS!
Then she started moving down, this feeling was like throwing up but down and pooping. I got through the sensation by grunting and moaning. The more I felt into and resigned to this sensation I realized this is the baby coming through my cervix and getting closer to the world. (This being my first birth experience I was feeling sensations I had never before felt) I went through about 10 of these sensations of pressure, didn't push or use any extra force. I even tried to at one point to push and my body wouldn't let me. My body took over and the bearing down came from my body's natural sense not from me trying to do it. I had no control, it felt like the fetal ejection reflex.
I put my hand between my legs and felt her head, she had already come through my cervix. I was in disbelief that it was happening so quickly. About half an hour of the bearing down sensation and there she was! About 8 more of these sensations and breathing and guiding my body not to give into the urge to push or move her too fast and her head was in the water! Cord around her neck once. Ash and I put our hands on her head leaving her submerged. One more contraction and she started to move out a bit and then retract, she kicked me inside and stimulated another contraction immediately, I felt her shoulders turn as she slid out into our hands. I held her while Ash removed the cord. She came out cooing and coughing. Eyes wide open staring up at us. Head full of hair and body covered in vernix, she was amazing and she smelled amazing.
I laid back on the tub and held her close to my body, we tilted her to drain fluids to help her breathe. We didn't even look at the sex for what felt like 10 minutes because we assumed she was a boy after all of the feelings and dreams I have had. She started nursing and I felt my uterus contracting immediately. It was completely undisturbed and free but not unassisted in any way. It was perfect. Ash held such a deep sweet and safe space for us to labor and bring our daughter into the world.
I had several large clots, and passed my placenta 45 minutes later, the most amazing feeling of relief! I took motherwort and cotton root bark tincture because I felt that there was some excess bleeding, which was probably just normal for me but I wanted to take the precautions anyway. We waited an hour and a half to cut the cord, when it stopped pulsing and used a piece of sharp obsidian stone to cut it with .
It was the most perfect primordial experience that we have ever had. We are blessed to have gone on this journey together to bring our daughter into the world undisturbed and without intervention. To give birth as nature intended women to do on a full honey moon that none of us will ever see again in our lifetime. It is the greatest gift.
As for the Germans. They heard the whole thing and were giving Ash hugs when he would go out to bring me food and water. I never saw them and even though I knew they were there subconsciously I felt safe. The space was sacred and when I woke up I was already so far along in the birth experience that I didn't have the thought process to worry. Ash held it down for us to feel safe, so much so that our daughter feels immediately grounded with him when he touches her.
To my loves…. Ash and Baby.
I counted the number of times that I pee everyday at 32 weeks pregnant……21! And that's on a day that I haven't been drinking much! After going through packs and packs of TP I realized that I can just take old cloth and cut it to size. Maybe this is TMI but honestly I think that it is important to think about how much toilet paper everyday.
Reasons to Switch to Cloth:
1. Saves Money! We like to buy the organic toilet paper that is better for the environment and it runs about $13 a pack for 12.
2. Better for the environment, keeps my mark on the world out of supporting the harvesting of trees for paper to wipe our butts!
3. It keeps textiles out of landfills. I take holey socks, ripped shirts, torn underwear, worn out pajamas–you name it–and turn them into pieces of cloth instead!
4. No BPA's on your bum! How is it that BPA and BPS are making their way into these recycled paper products you ask? It comes primarily from something called thermal paper. Thermal paper has been coated with BPA, usually in order to reduce fading, especially when it comes to paper receipts. It's also found in some newspapers, magazines, tickets, flyers, and so on. As these papers are recycled the BPA they contain can be mixed in with items you certainly don't want contaminated, such as recycled toilet paper. Using recycled TP means applying an endocrine disruptor and carcinogenic chemical directly to some of your most sensitive areas.
Making these cloths are really simple. Take old clean fabric, socks…..tee shirt, flannel, dresses, towels….you can use pretty much anything that suits your comfort fancy.
Cut them into squares and make a special place for the by your toilet. I just lay them on top of the toilet but you could have a special bowl or basket for them.
When you finish put them into another container by the toilet. I prefer a lined box to plastic, something about wet on plastic can mold. I like paper boxes, or cloth lined bins.
Also, I like to add some essential oils to my wipes before use for an extra refreshing touch.
I like to make lots of these (100 +) depending on how much you wash clothes. I just throw them in with the wash. And when the little one comes I plan to use with these cloths for the baby too.
Much Love and Metta,
"Oh! You're having Dhamma baby, how exciting! Remind me to tell you about my friends Dhamma baby after noble silence is over." said the beautiful kind and generous female course manager at Vipassana registration.
I walked into the registration hall after parting ways with my partner to embark on a 10 day silent meditation sit at The Southeast Vipassana Center in Jesup, GA. This will be my first sit and my partners as well. For 10 days I sat in noble silence and meditated for about 11 hours a day, five months pregnant with my first child. Yes I'm pregnant!
4:30 wake up…meditate
6:30 breakfast
8 meditate
9:30 meditate with the group
11 lunch
1 meditate
2:30 meditate with the group
3:30 meditate
5 light snack of fruit
6 meditate with group
7 dhamma discourse
8:30 meditate some more!
I was in bed every night at 9:30 and rightly so as there really wasn't anything else to do and we were waking up at 4 in the morning. It was intense, not the silent part so much but sitting IN YOUR HEAD ALL DAY EVERY DAY took a serious toll on my emotions. Then the physical sitting with a pregnant belly, and sore back. It was one of the most difficult things I have ever done but also the most rewarding.
For those of you who don't know Vipasssana is to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was rediscovered by Gotama Buddha more than 2500 years ago and was taught by him as a universal remedy for universal ills, i.e., an Art Of Living.
This non-sectarian technique aims for the total eradication of mental impurities and the resultant highest happiness of full liberation through the release of "sankaras" negative energies that arise that cause suffering when we either cling too much to something to have deep aversions. Healing, not merely the curing of diseases, but the essential healing of human suffering, is its purpose.
Vipassana is a way of self-transformation through self-observation. It focuses on the deep interconnection between mind and body, which can be experienced directly by disciplined attention to the physical sensations (sankaras) that form the life of the body, and that continuously interconnect and condition the life of the mind. It is this observation-based, self-exploratory journey to the common root of mind and body that dissolves mental impurity, resulting in a balanced mind full of love and compassion.
The scientific laws that operate one's thoughts, feelings, judgements and sensations become clear. Through direct experience, the nature of how one grows or regresses, how one produces suffering or frees oneself from suffering is understood. Life becomes characterized by increased awareness, non-delusion, self-control and peace.
I went to the course having as little expectation as I could. The only thing I was hoping for was transformation out of some of my patterns that cause suffering. Since becoming pregnant, I have found that there are many new feelings are coming up for me. Feelings about my family, my childhood, my relationship to men, my old 14 year old girl habits of jealousy, passive aggressiveness, anger……all began to resurface. Feelings ranging from my resentments of my grandfather for the way I grew up watching him treat my grandmother badly to jealousy that I haven't felt since I was with my first boyfriend in high school came back up. I had prided myself as someone who has done deep inner work to move through these emotions. It's true what they say about having children, they bring out all of the cracks. So you better go through them a few times to make sure that you have them glued together with strength. In the past few months as I have had these feelings come up I have noticed a strong attachment towards them. I would get down on myself that they were coming back up or angry again as if it was happening for the first time. Practicing Vipassana changed all of this for me. I learned through dealing with the sensations in my body, through direct experience that NOTHING is permanent. I learned how to not develop aversion or attachment towards my feelings. Then the biggest lesson of all was compassion. Compassion for myself, for my past choices, for my family, for anyone who has ever wronged me, for my place in this life at this moment. And everything felt blissful. Just being felt like pure bliss.
The course manager came to me when we broke silence to explain what she meant by Dhamma baby. Dhamma means the law of nature. She explained to me that a friend of hers did her first 10 day sit when she was pregnant and 9 years later every time she says that it is time to meditate her daughter becomes quiet and sits. I have noticed that every time I sit to meditate at home since leaving the course, if the baby is kicking and moving around the little one will stop. And stay still during the meditation.
While sitting for such a long period of time in my head was such a challenge I am incredible proud and thankful for myself to have seen it through. I strongly encourage everyone to give this practice a try. Life will not be the same again.
Much Love & Metta,


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Water travels. It sounds like it could be an improperly flashed wall to roof connect. Patching pin holes is almost never a solution or fix and when it does work, it's typically only temporary. The flashings installs should be inspected in the suspected areas which means pulling back some of the existing in order to get in there to get a look. This should all be done by a reputable roofer with experience. |
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you should go into the attic and look for where the water starts running down the roof rafters. then go on the roof...look to see if the area above the flat roof has any nails standing proud, if the shingles are sealed at flat roof where it joins the regular roof and flashing. this is a new roof, make them do a repair not just a bandaid fix. put a hose on the roof if necessary to find and, while you are in the attic..look for any electrical best of luck |
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My first impressions of Dollar Academy were of hard working, conscientious pupils who completely buy into the ethos of the school. The pupils actually want to do well and get as much out of school life as they can. The staff are welcoming and friendly, willing to answer any questions and offer encouragement to get involved. The beautiful rural setting of the school, with impressive buildings and a stunning surrounding landscape, provide a perfect backdrop for geography lessons. The invaluable booklets given to all staff at the beginning of each session cover all aspects of life in the school and there is a well-structured induction process for new staff. Overall, I cannot recommend Dollar highly enough as a place to come and work.
Head of Geography Appointed 2009
BSc Geology and Physical Geography - Edinburgh University Two years teaching English in Japan PGCE Strathclyde University Previously taught at Larbert High School
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Monika Harewood
From the day I first arrived in Dollar Academy, for my job interview, I knew that I wanted to be a part of the school. I enjoy watching the pupils progress academically and develop personally. I find it stimulating to hear their stories as they experience the wide range of co-curricular activities. The school environment provides me with opportunities to continue my professional development and to grow as a teacher. The support and friendship of staff grows and deepens as the years unfold and we share common experiences. Two years on, I still feel that initial excitement within me and look forward to the challenges which each day will inevitably bring.
Junior School Teacher
Appointed 2007
Previously taught at St. Catherine's Primary School, London
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Liz Langley
Dollar Academy is a remarkable place in which to teach: a co-educational boarding and day school within a magical and uplifting setting. What I love about teaching here is that it is, first and foremost, a place of learning. The academic results speak for themselves but at Dollar the pupils are also given opportunities to expand their knowledge far beyond the classroom. To teach here you need to be dedicated and enthusiastic and prepared for committed pupils who have a determination to succeed at the highest level. Teamwork is the key: pupils and staff; sports teams; the orchestra; the cast in a play or musical. But within each team environment the individual is encouraged to express their individuality. I recall the first time I walked through the bronze doors of the imposing, yet inspiring, Playfair Building and read the inscription above, 'To those who enter here: Enter into the spirit of John McNabb's school. Apply yourself diligently to learning and strenuously to games so upholding and enhancing the honour of the school'. This philosophy is the heartbeat of Dollar, for pupils and staff alike, not just a spin doctor's mission statement, but an ethos which dates back almost 200 years. It is this that makes teaching at Dollar so inspiring.
Liz Langley Teacher of English
Appointed 2008
Previously taught at George Watson's College
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Teaching at Dollar
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