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By: Alexander Kirillov
Posted: June 18, 2008
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BRIC Leads Growth of Global Market
Emerging markets remain the power engine of the global beauty market. Accounting for only a third of the global market of cosmetics and toiletries, they added more than $10 billion or two-thirds of absolute growth in 2007—with BRIC countries responsible for over 70% of this gain. Euromonitor does not expect the pace of growth to slow in the next few years, and, according to Euromonitor's forecast, Brazil and China will gain almost $10 billion each by 2012, topping the list of the markets with the highest absolute growth. While India and Russia are expected to show more modest results, they still remain among the top five on the list. The only developed market on the list is Japan, mostly due to its sheer size rather than high growth rate.
Strong growth in Brazil was driven by steady economic expansion in the country, and the cosmetics and toiletries market benefited from this, expanding 22% in 2007 and reaching $22.3 billion in retail prices. Substantial contributions to these results came from successful governmental efforts to combat poverty through social programs as well as the favorable effect of U.S. dollar devaluation as local manufacturers took advantage of a cheaper greenback to invest in new technologies and modern machinery.
Russian market growth will remain robust in the forecast period. The market, driven by premiumization, expansion of retail channels, rising disposable income and strong consumer confidence will continue growing at 4% in real terms, reaching $12 billion in 2012, up from the current $9.9 billion. Contributing to this, Russian consumers are increasingly open to natural and organic cosmetics, with both domestic and international players getting involved in the trend.
Due to increased spending power, consumers in Russia are becoming more sophisticated and particularly focused on natural and ethically sourced ingredients. The trend for natural cosmetics in Russia is driven by consumer awareness of the potential hazards of the chemicals used in cosmetics and a conscious effort to avoid them. This is combined with a genuine awareness of the importance of protecting the environment from which the ingredient is sourced.


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Deathstroke is the latest combatant to join Warner Bros. Interactive and DC Entertainment's Injustice: Gods Among Us.
The DC Comics assassin will take on Superman, Flash, Nightwing and various other superheroes with a small armory worth of ranged and melee weapons. As you will see in the trailer below, Deathstroke loves to use his sword to beat down and pistols his enemy's defenses, the finish them off with a variety of gruesome kill moves.
Injustice: Gods Among Us is currently in development at NetherRealm Studios, the guys behind Mortal Kombat, and is due in stores this upcoming April for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii U.
Also be sure to check out the previous most recent new Injustice fighter in action, Green Arrow.

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Starboard's Formula Experience is board made for the Formula Experience One Design Class
And it is one of the most popular windsurfing classes in the world.
Like Formula racing, it covers a very wide range of wind conditions and starts from just 7 knots of wind. FE's equipment rules however, ensure that the board, fin and sails are affordable and durable.
Formula Experience racing is currently established in Uruguay, France, Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Peru, Chili, Estonia, Denmark, Mexico and the USA. On top of that, there are two key international events: the European Championships and the World Championships where the winners are crowned ISAF's European FE Champion and World FE Champion respectively.


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Perfect for your visit to the Atlantic City area, The recently renovated Quality Inn and Suites Atlantic City Marina District Area features a heated outdoor pool (seasonal), a deluxe continental breakfast buffet, free wireless high speed internet service, warmly appointed guest rooms, and friendly professional service. Try one of our suites, Romantic Hot Tub Suites or King Suite with a cozy Sofa. The hotel is perfectly located close to Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway, and only a few short minutes to Atlantic City attractions including the world famous casinos, boardwalk, Jersey Shore beaches, Convention Center, and The Walk outlet shopping. The property is located only 5 miles from Atlantic City Airport.Pets are allowed. $20.00 USD per night per pet. A Maximum of 50 pounds per pet and 2 pets per room.
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How to Conduct a
Couples Relationship Enhancement® Program
Couples Relationship Enhancement® Program
A Video-based Home Study Program
Bernard G. Guerney, Jr., Ph.D.
Rob Scuka, Ph.D. and Mary Scuka, CPC
This video-based home study proigram is appropriate for:
- Learning how to conduct the Couples Relationship Enhancement® Program and becoming an Authorized Couples Relationship Enhancement® Educator/Leader
- Advanced Training
- Supervision
- Certification Opportunities
For those wanting to learn how to conduct the Couples RE Program and become an Authorized Couples Relationship Enhancement® Educator/Leader
This innovative and comprehensive home study program makes it remarkably convenient and inexpensive to learn how to conduct the highly praised Couples Relationship Enhancement® (CRE) Program – the same psycho-educational, skills training program that an award-winning meta-analytic study at Purdue University found to be the most effective of twelve major couples relationship programs, and that well-controlled research studies have shown to be effective with highly distressed as well as happy couples.
This home study program is built around a 12-hour, 8-tape video set documenting a CRE Educator Training Workshop. It is an invaluable learning resource because it incorporates a wider variety of teaching methods than is feasible in our usual two-day training programs. In addition to the single-leader format demonstrations conducted by Bernard G. Guerney, Jr., Ph.D., the creator of the CRE program, the two-leader format demonstrations conducted by Rob and Mary Scuka show how a CRE Educator couple or pair of CRE Educators might conduct training demonstrations. These same demonstrations are doubly valuable because they show how a single issue is skillfully discussed from its initiation through its resolution, including the use of Self-Change and Helping-Others Change skills that are used to facilitate reliable behavioral change.
The skills demonstrated include: Empathic, Expressive, Discussion/ Negotiation, Problem/Conflict Resolution, Partner Coaching, Self Change, Helping-Others Change, Generalization, and Maintenance. The video set also includes a demonstration of coaching techniques, including Troubleshooting. This has special value for those who teach CRE to individual couples in addition to or instead of groups of couples.
The home study program also includes 3 hours of telephone consultation and supervision. We regard the type of distance practice and supervision we provide to be a breakthrough advantage in learning to conduct skill-training programs. So much so, that the supervision is a requirement for becoming an Authorized CRE Educator through the home study program. Although other arrangements are possible, the preferred and unique way we do this in the home study program is to have your supervisor role-play a couple with you in your supervisory phone sessions as you assume the role of the Educator. This assures that a wide variety of situations, specifically geared to the skills you have just studied, will be practiced and supervised.
The complete home study program, leading to the Authorization to conduct the CRE Program, includes: the 8-tape "How To Conduct a Couples Relationship Enhancement® Program: A Video Training Workshop"; the Couples Relationship Enhancement® Educator's Manual; an Educator's RE Audio Demonstration Tape; the "How to Conduct a Couples Relationship Enhancement® Program: Home Study Guide"; and 3 hours of phone-consultation/supervision. The cost is $495.00, plus S/H. To order, please go to our Bookstore.
For those wanting Advanced Training, Supervision, and/or Certification as a Couples RE Program Educator/Leader
For those who have already participated in a 2-day CRE Workshop/Institute or a 3-day RE Therapy Skill-Training Workshop, completing the home study program described above carries 13 hours of credit toward the 26 hours required to become a Certified CRE Educator/Leader. (Click here for information on Certification as a Couples Relationship Enhancement® Program Educator/Leader.) That cuts the usual $1,950 cost of certification down to $1,370, a net savings of $580. The cost of this option, which includes the 8-tape video set, the Home Study Guide, and 2 hours of telephone consultation/supervision is $395.00, plus S/H. To order, please go to our Bookstore.
Alternatively, the 8-tape video set that serves as the foundation for this home study program may also serve as a supplemental advanced training option or educational resource for those who have already attended a 2-day CRE Educator/Leader Skills-Training Workshop/Institute or a 3-day RE Couples/Family Therapy Skill-Training Program. For those already so trained, the special nature of the demonstrations mentioned above will deepen, enrich and amplify your knowledge and skillfulness in conducting the CRE Program – and will give you a permanent video record to consult in the future when the need arises. The cost of the 8-tape video set, including an outline of their contents, is $295.00, plus S/H. To order, please go to our Bookstore. (This option does not earn credit towards Certification as a Couples Relationship Enhancement® Program Educator/Leader.)
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The 8-tape video set and an outline of their contents are also available for rental. The rental period is 6 weeks. The rental cost may be applied toward any of the above options. The rental cost is $119.95, plus S/H. To order, please go to our Bookstore.
GUARANTEE: If for any reason you are not completely happy with any of these materials, simply return them within 30 days of the postage date, and the purchase price will be promptly refunded.
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By Joseph Lekarczyk
In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is married to the Mayor.
If they had been wearing costumes and carrying a parasol, one might have thought the Lyons Board of Trustees (BOT) was getting "Cash Mobbed" Monday evening at Town Hall. Instead, what is was, was the Confluence Group, thirty or forty very respectful Lyons residents, whose homes were severely damaged during the September flood, who want to stand united and let the Trustees and Town Staff know they are, though still
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I have a 96" island over which I will hang three 8" Hudson Valley Haverhill pendants. I am trying to decide the spacing of the pendants. I could either divide the island into 3 equal parts and center a pendant in each part or hang one pendant in the center of the island and divide the island into 2 halves, centering the other 2 pendants on each of these halves. The pendants would be closer together for the second option. Does anyone have suggestions about which would look better? Thank you. |
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Our proprietary cloud-based Analytics Solution, called BITS™ (building intelligence technology solution) reads data from a building's management system and uses comprehensive mathematical models to process thousands of data points and operational variables in real-time via a secure Internet connection. BITS uses predictive analytics at the energy consumption level to calculate annual energy savings, measure achievable peak performance, monitor a plant's health and efficiency, detect issues, and generate alerts.
Our approach to peak performance is holistic and draws upon a deep understanding of mechanical engineering, controls, software and analytics – valuable knowledge built right into our solutions.
After assessing a building's current design and efficiency, we're able to estimate a plant's achievable peak performance and calculate annual energy savings.
Thanks to our solution's built-in intelligence, our customers are able to see how they compare relative to buildings like theirs and track efficiency trends over time.
Our 24/7 monitoring and interactive dashboards provide building engineers and facilities managers with greater control and visibility over their sites, helping them reduce occupant complaints, improve troubleshooting, and better manage vendors and sub-contractors.
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Happiness! Jollification! Ubisoft has announced that Rayman Legends, formerly a Wii U exclusive, will make its way to Xbox 360 (and the other one) in early September 2013.
The game is in development at Ubisoft Montpellier, and follows on from one of the most accomplished platformers of recent times. A trailer for the Wii U version is below.
"We heard from many Xbox & Playstation owners and Rayman fans who told us they really wanted to play Rayman Legends on their current system", explained Geoffroy Sardin, EMEA chief marketing and sales officer, in a release. "We decided to give the fans what they wanted while at the same time broadening the audience exposed to this innovative and memorable game."
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The Russian delegation, led by Shoigu, will first visit Brazil to discuss the sales of Pantsir-S1 and Igla missile systems, which the Brazilians believe could become a key element of air defenses during the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. The Pantsir-S1, produced by Russia's KBP, is a gun-missile system combining a wheeled vehicle mounting a fire-control radar and electro-optical sensor, two 30-mm cannons and up to 12 57E6 radio-command guided short-range missiles, and is designed to take on a variety of targets flying at low altitudes. The Igla is a Russian man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile. The potential Brazilian deal is estimated at $1 billion, the Kommersant said. In Peru, Shoigu will push the sales of 110 T-90S main battle tanks and the same number of BTR-80A armored personnel carriers in a deal worth about $700, according to the paper. Russia left a prototype T-90S tank in Lima for trials by the Peruvian military, following its participation there in the SITDEF Peru 2013 arms exhibition in May. Peru currently operates around 300 obsolete Soviet-made T-55 tanks, which Lima wants to replace with T-90S. In addition, the Peruvian military has expressed interest in buying new air defense systems to replace Soviet-era Pechora (SA-3 Goa) systems, the Kommersant said.
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Resident's mentioned they would like to have a time during finals to have snacks and drinks throughout the day while they study. We will join together in the lounge and have a study day.
Workin' Slugs
Intra-college job and internship fair, providing information on various jobs at College 8.
Secret Study Spots
Learn the spots for studying on campus with these notes from an experienced last minute study-er!
College night
College students come and enjoy free refreshments and food while studying for their final exams
Tame Your Stress! Reloaded
Join Erica to evaluate your stress levels, learn and share methods to reducing stress levels, and watch an inspiration Ted talk about changing your way of thinking to deal with daily stress.
A1E - Employment Success - 10/16/14
The point of this program is to provide residents with resources and tips in finding a job on/off campus. I will be utilizing some of the pre-made presentations from the career center to teach residents how to create a resume, cover letter and where to find our online job database (SCOTjobs).
Example resumes and cover letters will be passed out to attendees. I will also provide residents wit...
Students will get the opportunity to be able to work out with their RAs as well as learn about different facts to get themselves in shape for the summer.
Midnight Breakfast
Studying for many college students begins after dark and doesn't end till morning. So come out to the office and get a midnight snack that can help you finish all your work.
Clothes Closet
Gather in the Palmitas Lobby as we head over to the Career Center to check out what they have in their "Clothes Closet". All items were donated and they are free for any student!
Resume Building Work Shop
We are hosting a Resume Building 101 with an interactive and informative seminar on resume building, cover letter tips, and a bonus job interviewing workshop.
Mock up your Interview
Residents are aspiring for higher postions on campus (orientation leader, resident advisor, etc.) and they want help on their interview skills. I hold personal 1 hour interviews to give you the tools you need to improve your skills and see what assets that need to be highlighted throughout the interview.
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I talked with a couple residents in the hallway about lots of things. School, jobs, internships, baseball, and just life in general. It was a good talk and I look forward to more talks like this in the future.
A3E: Learning Is Believing
The resident advisor will facilitate an academics program where residents will gather to learn about how to maximize their financial aid, appeal financial aid, read one's Growl Statement, use RWEB, and how to contact the Registrar/Financial Aid in the event of issues, etc. The theme will be 'learning is believing', because if residents can believe in their own success then the 'sky becomes the...
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A3East: A Typical UCR Bucketlist
The resident advisor shall facilitate a 'bucket list;' a list that outlines the equivalent of a 'scavenger hunt' on campus. The list requires that residents break up into four groups. Within these four groups residents are given instructions to take group pictures in certain locations on campus (i.e. Bell Tower, Botanical Gardens, etc.). The first group to obtain all group pictures by completin...
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I planted a dwarf boxleaf Euonymus last year and over the winter it lost all of its leaves. I thought it was an evergreen. Did it die over the winter, or will it be blooming soon? I think it died, but my husband isn't convinced. |
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Looking for something healthy with a little sugar and a little salt, this is it! Submitted by AUBURN0921 Carbs: 76.6g | Fat: 31.3g | Fiber: 17.8g | Protein: 39.1g | Calories: 708.6
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D-licious burgers with out all the calories. Submitted by JMLOPEZ1969 Carbs: 0.3g | Fat: 8g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 24g | Calories: 171.3
This is pizza I make that is lower in calories than other pizza and satisfies my craving for it. Submitted by PHOENIX107 Carbs: 32.8g | Fat: 11.7g | Fiber: 12.6g | Protein: 28.5g | Calories: 301.3
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The same great taste of the Italian favorite, but this one only has five grams of fat! Submitted by CONNIE563 Carbs: 13.6g | Fat: 5.4g | Fiber: 0.9g | Protein: 17g | Calories: 173.3
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Wycliffe (WYC) | New International Version (NIV) |
1 To victory in organs, the psalm of the song. God have mercy on us, and bless us; lighten he his cheer on us, and have he mercy on us. (To victory, on instruments, the psalm of the song. God have mercy on us, and bless us; make he his face to shine upon us, and have he mercy on us.) | 1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, "Selah" |
2 That we know thy way on earth; thine health in all folks. (So that we can know thy ways upon the earth; and thy salvation, or thy deliverance, among all the nations.) | 2 that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. |
3 God, peoples acknowledge to thee; all peoples acknowledge to thee. (God, may the peoples praise thee; may all the peoples praise thee.) | 3 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. |
4 Heathen men be glad, and make fully joy, for thou deemest peoples in equity; and (ad)dressest heathen men in earth. (Let the heathen be glad, and make full out joy, or rejoice; for thou judgest the peoples with fairness, and directest, or guidest, the heathen upon the earth.) | 4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth. "Selah" |
5 God, peoples acknowledge to thee, all peoples acknowledge to thee; (God, may the peoples praise thee, may all the peoples praise thee;) | 5 May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you. |
6 the earth hath given his fruit (the earth hath given its fruits). God, our God, bless us, | 6 Then the land will yield its harvest, and God, our God, will bless us. |
7 God bless us; and all the coasts of earth dread him. (God bless us; and may all the ends of the earth fear him/and may all the ends of the earth revere him.) | 7 God will bless us, and all the ends of the earth will fear him. |
Copyright © 2001 by Terence P. Noble. For personal use only. (Wycliffe Bible) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Your New Official Job Review Options
William Shakespeare
So let's say one day the world went really wonky and some jerk like me got a day pass from the "home" and came around to your workplace with an official looking clipboard to ask you to rate your work performance like you would a film review. Of course, it's a given your employment history is a masterpiece. But what kind? Let's see. There are several options to pick from...
A) Suave and Debonair. Your job is a wonderful romantic mystery adventure. You accomplish your goals with charm and a glint in the eye. Plans are hatched with panache and only the best in wardrobe fashion and exotic locales will do. It's not what you say while you dine at a table next to Bond, James Bond, it's how you say it – with polish and that disarming smile. When you do find yourself in a tight spot, you're prepared and cool, with just the right gadget, slick move or surprise up your sleeve. And as your caper comes together it might not work out exactly as planned but what the hell, there's always the next one. Or the one after that. You are a cool, sexy caper.
B) Action Hero. Every day at work is a non-stop, seat-of-the-pants adventure of epic proportions, where one thing leads to another seemingly without any plan. Excitement is your middle name and you don't care about what happens along the way, because it all works out in the end. Michelle Rodriguez and Jason Statham have nothing on you. Your stylists have a heyday and out you walk from the firestorm at the end of the workday with torn t-shirt, a few well-earned scars, a messed up hairstyle that your boss would have a conniption fit over and a big, big smile. You are a heart-stopper.
C) Leave 'em Laughing. Perhaps a comedic tour de force is more your managerial style. Madcap and zany with a tinge of insanity thrown in just for fun. Your quirky is simply full of a better quality of quirk. One-liners flow like an old puppy after a eating a bag of prunes. The wardrobe department supplies pants that fall down on their own and the guy from props ensures every gizmo you pick up works a bit differently than it is supposed to. Add a bit of slapstick, a dash of Monty Python and you're such a the hit with clientele that they line up around the block to see you. For hours. With no porta-potty. Yours is a wild and funny ride.
D) Vivaciously Versatile. Maybe you're a person of many hats. Your position is a hybrid, a combination of all genres, a veritable smörgåsbord of workplace contributions. Because something's just not right when things are predictable. What was high drama one day is laughable the next. You dress according to the scenes you need to play that day and at times you'd rather blend in with the extras on the set. You're another Johnny Depp or Meryl Streep and regardless of what role you play, you do so to perfection. People never know what to expect from you next. But one thing's for sure, there's never a dull moment and a quick review of your job performance would reveal it to be totally, outrageously entertaining.
Whatever role you play at whatever work you do, and whatever genre you fit into – you're a star. Give yourself two big'uns (and a raise).
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I would love to tell you I'm an Action Hero, but I just don't have the physical courage it takes to be one. So I'd have to answer I'm Suave and Debonair - and as soon as you turned, clipboard in hand to survey a colleague of mine...
Down come my pants
Water spurts from the end of my pen
My wig is askew
The heel comes off my shoe
Oh well
I make a great foil in a Shakespearean tragedy.Rand, I think there is another option. The choices you so artistically laid out are all very enticing and anyone of them could be used to great advantage. All should be carefully weighed by those seeking to replace a worn out identity or just finally getting around to having one. My wife and my kids decided on an identity for me because it's been a job I have always left baking away on the back burner.
There is also the Secret Genius.
These people are pretty hard to locate, but they are out there. There are telltale signs. There's the haircut that's always two months too old. There might be a desk that is covered with every manor of paper leavings. Books, kilos of printer paper, empty coffee cups, a dozen or so empty pens, stacks of magazines and several pairs of glasses, mostly busted. There is also a box of treasured cigars on top of the paper glacier.
The following, all cheesy, are also evidence of the Secret Genius. Fruit covered neck ties, a waste paper basket that has never been emptied (often called the floor) and finally two or three pairs of shoes sans laces.
This guy deliberately refuses to deliver a coherent sentence that might offer a solution to a vexing problem. Claims to have never read any book you might mention to him, and the last movie he went to had no audio, well there was an organ player.
But…he knows all things. He chooses to keep the secrets of life locked deep inside until such time as Gotham really needs him. Think hard, most all of us know someone like this. It's simply that these people are so cleaver and hide so very well we don't see them until we really look for them. Does this remind you of someone you know?
Rand, you are a wonderful writer. Thank you for sharing. You "are not" a secret genius. It's plainly obvious.RepliesI will entitle your new genre "Sleeper of the Year" (as in, a movie that comes from nowhere to achieve success, such as The Shawshank Redemption and The Big Lebowski) in keeping with the Hollywood theme. :o) And yes, I think it might just remind me of someone I know, although we've never met personally. Thank you Mike!


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Oh dahlings. This whole London pseudo adventure is almost behind us. "Are we going to have to listen to this faux British accent the entire trip?" Carole rightly worried about LuAnn's inflated affectation across the pond. That's an affirmative, princess. So I hope you packed an extra doob in your carry-on because nothing brings out LuAnn's haughtiness like international travel. Also, Sonja fell into the penthouse tub and can't get up. Somebody ring the concierge.
Back in New York Aviva was still wringing her hands, hoping the cool girls understood that she wanted to go London it's just that she's so afraid of flying. (Have these first six episodes just been one episode playing on a loop?) But to pass the time, and ensure they stayed in the picture, Aviva and Ramona went on a little shoe-shopping date. The prospect of a one-legged woman in a shoe store sent Ramona's twirly-bird eyes into a tailspin."Does she bring this half-limb to the store? Does she take off the half-limb in the store?" Does the half-limb then do a tap dance for the customers before turning on the manager and demanding he stuff all of the cash register money in between its toes? Does it?! Aviva calmly walked Ramona through her reality. She can't wear sling backs. She can wear sandals. The half-limb can touch sand and water. "Aviva I'm getting shivers," Ramona interrupted her. Time for some role-playing. "Like oh my gosh let's just do this for a second. Okay, if you were in a store just like this, okay I don't know you, let's pretend I don't know you, I'm walking into a store...." It is moments like this that ensure Andy Cohen will always remain loyal to the Ramonica.
In London Carole wanted to show LuAnn and Sonja around her old neighborhood. They went shopping but the price tags spooked Sonja. "i always envision myself on the subway shaking a can asking for money," she said. Season 6 spoiler! Then Carole showed them the stately house—which may in fact have been the house Hugh Grant and Rhys Ifans lived in in Notting Hill—that cocooned her after her husband's death. "There's a line in my book that says 'widows are the new virgins,'" she said. (For all those who've wondered why Carole dumbed herself down by doing the show I think we have an answer. Expect to hear her say "There's a line in my book...." a dozen more times before the season finale.) As she described that unsettling period in her life LuAnn kept speaking over her. "It's hard, that's hard, that's hard," she said, rather than empathizing by doing any actual listening. Speaking of LuAnn, she almost bought a house in London once. That was when she was living in Switzerland. And isn't it strange that she and Carole have never met before, what with all the royalty they have in common? Finally a hedge had heard enough and tried to stuff itself in LuAnn's mouth.
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Dreamsofisis, I think like you I am even maybe more sad that I have a strong preference. It makes me feel horrible, like what is wrong with me. Isn't a mother just supposed to be happy no matter what. It had made doubt myself and have all sorts of questions that I wish I never had to find the answers to. I am sorry you are going through GD too, and hope it all fades immediately when you meet your new little boy. Thank you for listening.


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Under the supervision of CSULB Professor Teri Yamada, the Nou Hach Literary Project and its director Kho Taraith have been honored as this year's winner of the Jeri Laber International Freedom to Publish Award.
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Administered by the Association of American Publishers, the award will be presented in April at the annual PEN benefit dinner hosted by International PEN, the world's oldest human rights and international literary organization.
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Women and men certainly have many relationship issues to contend to including love, hate, revenge, intimate terrorism, and certainly domestic abuse and violence, both verbal and physical. That fact was underscored in a movie, Honor Diaries, which I was privileged to view during its Chicago premier at the International Film Festival.
Honor Diaries features nine courageous women's rights advocates with connections to Muslim-majority societies in the Middle East. They each experienced and/or witnessed firsthand the hardships women endure, including physical violence, and they allowed themselves to be profiled in their combined efforts to affect change, both in their communities and worldwide.
In the past 20 years, our national consciousness has been significantly raised on issues of domestic violence and how it impacts not only women and men but also the elderly and the disabled. Through the educational efforts of many groups, including law enforcement personnel, the judiciary and special interest organizations, we now know the extent of the problem and have some idea of how to protect ourselves from being victims.
Through the stories presented in the documentary, viewers are made more aware of not just domestic violence but the dramatic difference between the horror of domestic violence as we know it and the actual intentional mutilation or outright killing of women and girls in the name of family or cultural honor. For proof, one need look no further than the recent headlines about a 15-year-old Pakistani girl who was literally shot and seriously injured by the Taliban to stop her advocacy for women's education rights. She now lives on the world's stage which hopefully will protect her from further violence.
Lest we think that is only the problem in foreign nations, many of our U.S. cities are now centers for cultures which regard women as chattel, believing that their behavior and clothing, and comings and goings, must be controlled. There are women and girls all around us who literally live in fear of their lives and or their children's lives should they somehow violate the code of their culture. Every male figure in their lives feels free to judge everything from their clothes to their choices in marriage and education, and to literally execute them if they decide the women are guilty. Those women do not feel protected by our laws, and their potential assassins do not yet feel constrained by them, since they are assured by their culture that they are doing God's will.
No person, either here or abroad, should live in fear of their safety and survival because of a domineering spouse or family member. As we once again celebrate Domestic Violence Awareness Month, let us come together to reaffirm our commitment to wiping out these horrific acts.
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This flowering tree has an amazing aroma. I ask our neighbor what it was and she said it was a red bud. I'm not sure sure as I live in a "red bud city - Columbus WI) and it's certainly not an eastern red bud.
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Purple-leaf plum. |
- Posted by grinder12000 4 now 5 I guess (My Page) on Thu, Apr 5, 12 at 10:26
Thanks - our neighbors are ALWAYS buying plants thinking they are something else. I think they are now trying to get every tree that attracts Japanese Beetles. sigh!! They mean well but are clueless at times! But I love them! |
Probable called it a redbud due to the red leaves budding out. Many many people think like that. Arktrees |
Looks to be of the 'Newport' type (there is more than one kind of that type on the market). These are hardier and more tidy-looking than the purple-leaved cherry plums. But probably not resistant to the beetles, I suppose. |
The aroma is amazing on them. They smell just like the silk factories I remember from my childhood. |
So in addition to Japanese beetles, it might attract silkworms. |
- Posted by mainegrower Z5b ME (My Page) on Fri, Apr 6, 12 at 5:29
Having the Japanese beetle magnets in the neighbor's yard is a good thing as it helps keep them from yours. Giving Japanese beetle traps as Christmas gifts to everyone within a reasonable radius works, too. |
- Posted by grinder12000 4 now 5 I guess (My Page) on Tue, Apr 17, 12 at 11:11
LOL - our neighbors are constantly buying trees that are Japanese beetle magnets. They JUST planted two Linden trees!! sigh!! |
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410 WINGED SPRINT CARSThe rules for the 410 Sprints at both Attica Raceway Park and Fremont Speedway will follow those established by the All Star Circuit of Champions and World of Outlaws in 2014.
World of Outlaws - Rules All Star Circuit of Champions - Rules
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Company: CHOICE - 57 Carrington Road, Marrickville NSW 2204 (Phone: 1800 069 552) Commences: Tuesday 5 November 2013 at 11am Concludes: Tuesday 19 November 2013 at 9am NSW Permit No. LTPS/13/08434 ACT Permit No. TP/13/03949 Total estimated promotion value - $2695 (5 x iPads with Retina Display 16GB Wi-Fi, valued at $539 each) Total number of possible promotion prizes - 5
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1. Information on how to enter the CHOICE Product Reliability Survey Gift Promotion 2013 form part of these conditions of entry.
2. By participating in this Promotion, entrants agree to be bound by these conditions of entry.
3. The promoter is CHOICE ("Promoter"), 57 Carrington Road, Marrickville, NSW, 2204, ABN 72 000 281 925 and ACN 000 281 925.
4. The Promotion commences at 11am AEDST on Tuesday 5 November 2013 and closes at 9am AEDST on Tuesday 19 November 2013. A random hat draw will take place at 11AM on Tuesday 26 November 2013, with the FIVE (5) winners to be announced on Thursday 28 November 2013 at 11AM. ("Promotional Period").
5. Entry is open to all CHOICE members who have received an email invitation to participate in the CHOICE Product Reliability Survey.
6. To enter the Promotion, entrants must complete and submit the CHOICE Product Reliability Survey, indicate that they would like to be included in the draw and provide their name, daytime or mobile phone number, email address and postal address details.
7. The FIVE (5) winners will be drawn randomly from a hat by a CHOICE member of staff and the winners will appear on the CHOICE website at choice.com.au/surveygift.aspx
8. Employees of the Promoter, board members and such employees' immediate family members are not eligible to enter.
9. The Promoter reserves the right to verify, at any time during or after the closing of the Promotion, the validity of all entries including an entrant's identity and place of residence...
10. ...and reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant who:
(a) submits incomplete, indecipherable or illegible entries
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(d) uses mechanical or electronic means that permits the participant to automatically enter the Promotion repeatedly
(e) submits an entry that is, in the Promoter's reasonable opinion, not in accordance with these conditions of entry
11. Entrants must notify the Promoter in writing of any changes of their name, daytime or mobile phone number, email address and postal address details.
12. Winners who cannot be reached by 5pm Friday 28 February 2014 at the email address, address or phone number provided on their entry will be disqualified. If this situation arises, a second draw will occur on Monday 3 March 2014 to determine the FIVE (5) winners if required.
13. All winners will be determined at the premises of the Promoter being 57 Carrington Rd, Marrickville, NSW 2204 at 9am AEDST on Tuesday 26 November 2013.
14. The FIVE (5) winners will each receive:
ONE (1) iPad with Retina Display (16GB, valued at $539)
15. The prize values are correct at time of printing and the Promoter accepts no responsibility for any subsequent variation in the prize value.
16. If one or more of the prizes are unavailable, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize with a prize of equal value or specification. No responsibility or liability is accepted for any variation in the value of the prize. All prize values are in Australian dollars.
17. Prizes are not exchangeable, transferable or redeemable for cash. The Promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into with entrants.
18. Winners will be notified by mail, email or telephone at the Promoter's discretion and winners' names will be published online on Thursday 28 November 2013 at 11am. Only winners will receive written notification.
19. The Promoter is bound by the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Entrants can request access, provide updates, opt-out or correct their personal information by contacting CHOICE in writing at 57 Carrington Road, Marrickville, NSW, 2204, or via email at email@example.com.
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21. The Promoter may, for an indefinite period unless otherwise advised, send electronic messages to or telephone one or more entrants.
22. To the extent permitted by law, the Promoter, and any of its partners, contractors, agents or related body corporates (including any directors, officers, and employees thereof), will not be liable for any loss, personal injury or damage whatsoever (including direct or consequential loss), whether as a result of participation in this Promotion, the Promoter's negligence or otherwise.
23. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify an entrant or cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion, for any reason whatsoever, without liability subject to written directions from State Regulatory bodies.
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So we know that Avril Lavigne is calling it quits with hubby Deryck Whibley. I mean, what do you expect when you get married before you've really had a chance to sleaze it up, Hollywood-style? We know about the cheating and the disagreement over babies … blah, blah, blah. But was the real reason for the breakup oil heir Brandon Davis? The rumor is that their friendship may have been more than just a friendship. In Touch Magazine reports that the two are in luuurrrvvvv. How do we know? A "friend" told them. Cough cough … rebound a little? [Celebitchy]
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