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The new strapline is being introduced as part of the brand's high-profile Christmas campaign that will aim to inspire customers with a "let's give gifts that keep on giving" message.
Creative by Mother is continuing Boots' comedy strategy with a 60-second spot breaking in 'The X-Factor' tomorrow (10 November) and introducing a number of storylines, which will be continued in four subsequent 30-second spots.
Scenarios in the 60-second spot feature a girl making her puppy into a "unicorn" by blow-drying its hair, and a granddad having his toenails painted by his grandchild. The soundtrack in the ad is Elton John's 'Are You Ready for Love?'.
Elizabeth Fagan, marketing director, said the brand was dropping the "here come the girls" creative idea because "the appeal of the brand is widespread and this is about reflecting diversity".
Fagan added that the "let's feel good" positioning was an evolution of "here come the girls" and that customers shown the ad, "are saying the transition from 'here come the girls' is very natural".
The stars of the ad were street cast from all over the country in order to reflect the diversity of Britain and the Boots customer base.
Television activity is being supported by press and digital activity alongside the launch of the brand's first Christmas app, which aims to drive home the campaign's message about putting thought into buying presents.
The app, created by Lida, will allow people to tag presents with a video message so recipients can watch the personalised message when opening the present on Christmas day.
Boots' last Christmas ad did not appeal to all tastes and was voted the 13th most irritating ad of 2011 by a TNS survey of 1,027 adults.
Fagan led the introduction of "here come the girls" in Christmas 2007 after being appointed marketing director in August of the same year, having previously been managing director of Boots Opticians.Follow @mattchapmanuk
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Amber (Ambee) Streeter
Ashley Gallo
Davida Williams
TG4 (Tomgirls Forever) was an American R&B quartet. The group consisted of members Keisha Henry, Davida Williams, Amber (Ambee) Streeter aka Sevyn Streeter, and Ashley Gallo.
Music career[edit]
The group was assembled by Chris Strokes and was signed to T.U.G. Entertainment, where Stokes served as their manager.[1] He offered Ambee (aka Sevyn Streeter) the first spot in the T.U.G./A&M group after she opened for B2K and IMX at a concert in Orlando, Florida in early 2001. Davida, Ashley, and Keisha fell in line after a series of successful auditions. The girls wear the name TG4, code for TomGirls 4 Eva, like a badge of honor, donning baggy clothes, and hard dance moves that warrant comparisons to guys, despite their God given beauty. "We're like four Tom Girls," said Ambee, who tied for the winning slot on Apollo Kids when she was 10. "'When you're a girl and you act like a boy, you're a tomboy. We're girls and we act like guys but love being girls, so we're tom girls." The group's only major single was "Virginity", which peaked at number 88 on the US Billboard R&B chart in 2002.[2] Their second single from the album was "2 Minutes", which a music video was filmed for. It failed to chart on any Billboard chart. The group parted ways with their original label and their album, Time for the New, was shelved indefinitely. After Davida Williams departed from the group to focus on her acting career, they renamed the group Tomgirls 4 Eva and they were signed to Soul Chemistry.[3] Shortly thereafter, the group disbanded.
Performances and appearances[edit]
TG4 notable performances were on Soul Train and the Scream II tour with Lil' Bow Wow and B2K.[4] In addition, the group had featured cameos in IMx's "Ain't No Need" video and B2K's "Why I Love You" video.[5]
'Time For The New' (2003) (unreleased studio album)[edit]
- Keisha Henry: Lead Vocalist/All Backing Vocals;
- Amber Streeter: Lead Vocalist/Melismatic Runs/All Backing Vocals
- Ashley Gallo: Secondary Vocalist/All Backing Vocals;
- Davida Williams: Secondary Vocalist/All Backing Vocals
After TG4[edit]
Towards the time of the group's dissolution, member Davida Williams left the group to pursue an acting career. Keisha Henry made an appearance on the CW reality television show Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious.[6]
Ambee was later discovered by Rich Harrison on MySpace, and signed onto the RichCraft label as Sevyn. Amber "Se7en" Streeter signed a deal with Jive Records and the RichCraft label in 2007 as a member of the Rich Harrison's girl group, RichGirl. Although the group never released a full debut LP, work on a self-titled debut album had begun in 2009 with a planned release in 2010 and 2011. The album saw the release of a promotional-single titled "24" featuring Bun B. and two official singles, "He Ain't wit Me Now (Tho)" and "Swagger Right". Following unsuccessful attempts to chart, the girls released their one and only full album release on Valentine's Day 2011 with a mixtape Fall in Love with RichGirl.
The group later disbanded after all members of the group pursued solo careers and different endeavors. On March 21, 2012, Ambee released a song titled "Red Handed" along with a statement that confirmed her disbandment from the group and revealed that she had signed with Chris Brown's CBE imprint.[7]
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- ^ TG4 Owns the Top Spot
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- ^ "New Music: Se7en – 'Red Handed'". Rap-Up.com. 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-03-25.


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The front end may make a rattle noise over bumps. There may be handling issues, and play in the front wheels on inspection. If there is up and down movement on the front wheels while the lower control arms are being supported, inspect the upper and lower ball joints for excessive play. These are prone to failure from moisture entry and lack of lubrication. The ball joints should be replaced as needed.
This concern relates to vehicles equipped with the E4OD and 4R100 automatic transmissions. Fluid leaks from the rear of the transmission and excessive vibration felt in the vehicle while driving can be caused by a lack of lubrication to the rear of the transmission and rear seal failure. The extension housing (rear portion of transmission) can lose lubrication if the fluid supply hole becomes clogged. This leads to rear seal failure from lack of lubrication, and can cause bearing failure in the extension housing. The extension housing and gasket should be replaced and verify the fluid supply hole is clear of debris.
Electrolysis can cause repeated failures of the heater core and radiator. The diagnosing technician should check for voltage present in the coolant, with the battery disconnected, because electrical current in the coolant causes electrolysis. Corroded or deteriorated parts should be replaced, and the coolant should be flushed. Ground straps can be added to help prevent future corrosion of components.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Zach Greinke showed up alone to a mid-November meeting at Dodger Stadium, asking as many questions as he answered. When he left three hours later, the pitcher thought he may have found his new team while the Dodgers brass knew they had to land the top arm on the open market. They did, signing Greinke to a 147 million, six-year deal that is the richest for a right-hander in history. The Dodgers beat out Texas and the rival Los Angeles Angels, for whom Greinke pitched last season. His introduction on Tuesday culminated a 183 million spending spree by the Dodgers in which they also signed South Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin, who got a 36 million, six-year deal. Greinke says he decided on the Dodgers because he believes they have a team in place that could win the World Series for several years. He says their offense is as deep as any team in baseball.
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Renoir and Impressionism
AboutJoin the exhibition's Curator, Michael Regan and Director, Marilyn Scott, as they shed light on what made Renoir's work so attractive to UK collectors, and how his works found themselves in some of the UK's most distinguished public museums and galleries. The Lightbox hosts a series of lunchtime and evening talks on a range of subjects. Advance booking required. Talks last for approximately 45 minutes with a short time for questions. Doors open 30 minutes before the start of the evening talks. Wine and juice are available to purchase at evening talks. Friends of The Lightbox and members of the Supporters' Club enjoy a 40%discount (excludes Director's Choice talks). Tues 4 March, 1.00pm £6 adults, £5 concessions
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Fayza Ahmed (Arabic:فايزة أحمد) (December 5, 1934 – September 24, 1983) was an Arab Syrian-Egyptian singer and actress. During her career, she appeared in six films.[1]
Fayza Ahmed was born in 1934 in Sayda, Lebanon to a Syrian father and a Lebanese mother.[2] She had five children and nine grandchildren.
Fayza Ahmed died on September 24, 1983[3] in Cairo after suffering from cancer.
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what frits said -- no edge numbers mean it was improperly developed -- who did you take it to? Acros is B/W film and needs to be processed in b/w chemicals, NOT color film chemicals -- my guess: Some kid who doesn't know there's a difference ran it through the c-41 machine, which may explain the orange color, or may not. I mean, b.w film comes out clear or slightly gray/purple, not orange.
almost wonder if they slipped you a blank/bad roll of old color film back.
There IS b/w film that is processed in c-41 -- kodak makes some, and ilford's xp2, and some labs even wonder "how do I process this" and I have to carefully point to the "process c-41" on the roll. The reverse mistake is also very possible.
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Plans are underway to restore and improve Gardner Park in Newport. Currently Andy Cappello, the director of the Newport Recreation Department, and the Restoration Committee are working on attaining a planning grant in the amount of $30,000.
DERBY CENTER- The NCU Junior High School board has spent the month of February making the rounds to select boards and school boards in the district to advocate for a $1.9 million bond...
Derby resident Robert Ovitt is challenging incumbent Brian Smith, the chairman of the select board. During Town Meeting voters will decide if they want to give Smith another three years or choose a new person, Ovitt.
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DERBY - The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new rules for indoor and outdoor wood burning furnaces. The EPA released the rules in January targeting new wood stoves and furnaces, but took a pass on existing furnaces.
The Office of the Vermont Attorney General has found the Derby select board did not violate the state's open meeting laws.
Please see The Newport Daily Express Tuesday for the complete story.
Vermont lawmakers are looking at a drugged driving law.
During Monday's Legislative Breakfast at the East Side Restaurant, Rep. Vicki Strong (R-Olreans-Caledonia-1) of Albany said the law is in regards to the state's opiate addiction problem.
Melissa Smith of Glover is finding out that the pain of victims sometimes continues even after the offender has served his or her sentence.
BARTON - Among the many events offered at the I Love Winter festival held Saturday was the Chamber Chili Challenge. Five dollars allowed a chance to sample offerings from nine participants. Cornbread on the side was offered as well, for a well-balanced and delicious meal.
DERBY - When Dr. Robert Kern arrived in the Northeast Kingdom to take the position of superintendent of Orleans Essex North Supervisory Union seven years ago, school board members weren't sure what to expect.
On July 1 Kern will retire after a 42-year career in education, but he still has unmet goals he hopes will one day be realized.
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Bernhard Langer leads going into today's final round thanks to nine birdies on Saturday. He finished six-under and has a four-stroke lead. / JULIAN H. GONZALEZ/Detroit Free Press
Bernhard Langer was on the verge of greatness.
He was on the verge of recording the lowest round in U.S. Senior Open history.
On the verge of wrapping up the title on Saturday afternoon.
And then, he chunked a chip on the 13th hole at the Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion.
"I made a bad chip shot," Langer said, matter of fact.
(Quick pause here for all the weekend golfers: Yes, these guys are human!)
Then, he lipped a putt, recorded a double bogey, and suddenly, the idea of going eight-under par and setting a record was out of the question.
Despite that little hiccup, Langer still had an amazing round, shooting six-under par.
"It's hard to put into words," Langer said Saturday afternoon after building a four-stroke lead. "The only difference was, I made some putts."
Made some putts? Langer looked like he was playing putt-putt golf, ripping off nine birdies. If he would have made another one, I think he would have gotten a free ice cream cone.
Want to know the best part? He was playing with a sore hand.
Langer suffered an injury to his right hand midway through the round. "The ball was in a divot and I kind of had to dig it out of there," Langer said. "It was rock hard and the club didn't go through there."
He was in some serious pain.
"It hurt really bad for two or three minutes," Langer said.
Then, he made a putt and the pain went away.
Funny how that works.
Langer finished the round by bogeying the final hole.
But remember, the 18th green is so big it looks like it was designed by the same person who makes Meijer parking lots. You almost expect to look out there and see a cart return and a few light poles.
"The green is one of the largest you will ever see, with those humps and bumps," he said.
Cool confidence
Langer's success is not surprising. He is having a great year, finishing in the top 10 nine times.
Fred Couples all but handed the title to Langer.
"He's not going to come back (Sunday)," Couples said.
Fred Funk said basically the same thing
"He's running off and hiding," Funk said. "He's human ... But Bernhard is such a solid player that, if you give him a big lead, it would be almost impossible to catch him."
Langer drips with confidence, but it's not a bad cocky. It's the kind of cocky that keeps a player at the front of the pack.
"Without being big-headed, I think I'm one of the better players out here the last three or four years," Langer said.
There are several players lurking within striking range; that is, if Langer forgets to bring his clubs to the course this morning.
Most of the caddies will be rooting for Lance Ten Broeck to pull off a miracle. Ten Broeck is a part-time player, full-time caddie. But he's six strokes back.
A caddie who takes off the bib, grabs a club and is in contention?
That's like being the guy who took care of Secretariat, spending all day shoveling manure and finally getting a chance to ride in the Kentucky Derby.
Or as Couples said, "That would be like me working at UPS for seven weeks and coming here," Couples said. "There's no way I'd be able to play."
Unquestionable favorite
But in the end, this tournament belongs to Langer.
He is so consistent that today figures to be a coronation. Few expect him to fall apart.
He was so good on Saturday that even the players were wondering how he did it.
As Langer talked to the media after his remarkable round, Corey Pavin sat in the back of the room, crouched below the television cameras.
"Question in the back," the moderator said.
"You need to wait your turn," Langer said, seeing what was coming.
But Pavin wouldn't back down. He had to ask his question.
"Could you let me know how to make nine birdies out there?" Pavin asked.
"Do I have to answer that?" Langer said, letting out a smile.
Everybody laughed.
But Langer never did answer the question.
Everybody will just have to watch and learn.
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Official MPAA Rating: Fly Me to the Moon is rated G for The MPAA has rated Fly Me To The Moon G.
Squarely aimed at young audiences, this animation will only play in theaters with 3D capabilities. Content concerns are relatively minimal, but considering its young age appeal there are issues of which parents will want to be aware. A Grandfather character tells a joke about differentiating between male and female files by noticing which ones are on a beer can. He also talks of a relationship he had with a Russian woman who could "sure put away the vodka" and asks his grandson if he knows any "hotties." A fictitious TV stations has the call sign "DCUP- TV". Scenes of mild tension are included along with one "jump" moment when a dog lunges at the flies. Two male characters, one American and the other Russian, get into a physical altercation with punching and pushing until one is thrown against an object. Many characters fall into well-worn stereotypical categories—a young obese character eats obsessively and burbs, a young smart character wears spectacles, all Russian males are bad (their commander's name is Poopchev), and females play a very secondary role to the male decision makers. One character exclaims "Lord of the flies" a few times. An ashtray full of cigarette butts is seen.


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Will New Mexico Flip the Abortion Debate?
9:21 AM, Nov 15, 2013 • By JOHN MCCORMACK
Albuquerque, New Mexico preferred Barack Obama to Mitt Romney by double digits in 2012, but the city could become the site of an important pro-life victory this coming Tuesday.
Bill McMorris reports at the Washington Free Beacon on the effort to ban most abortions during the final four months of pregnancy:
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Every national poll conducted this year has found strong support for banning most abortions beyond the fifth month of pregnancy, but Republicans still remain skittish about the issue. They're convinced that they'll be portrayed as waging a war on women no matter what. Many are certain that the lesson of the New Jersey and Virginia 2013 elections is to run away from social issues. (Ignore the fact that Chris Christie is pro-life, ignore the fact that Bob McDonnell won Virginia by 18-points in 2009 holding the same position on abortion as Ken Cuccinelli, and ignore the fact that Cuccinelli's approach to social issues was to run away from them in 2013).
But if a Democratic city votes for a limit on late-term abortion, won't the press and the political class have to question that conventional wisdom?
The one poll conducted on the measure found that it had strong support among Hispanics and that women were more supportive than men. Pollster Brian Sanderoff told a local Albuquerque TV station, "Hispanics tend the take the Democratic position on economic issues however on social issues many hispanics are socially conservative, and this poll backs that up: 57 percent of Hispanics support the ban, 33 percent oppose it."
"We're not seeing much of a difference on gender," he added. "Fifty-one percent of men support the ban ballot measure, and 57 percent of women support it."
Of course, as McMorris notes, that poll was conducted before "Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, NARAL, and Organizing for America have quietly dumped more than $800,000 into Albuquerque, controlling a near monopoly on television advertising." Organizing for Action, the organization that used to be the Obama campaign, has thrown its weight behind the effort, and it wouldn't be surprising if the Democratic machine can turn out enough of its base to win in a Democratic city.
But if the Democratic machine can't get the job done and a rag-tag band of pro-lifers wins in Albuquerque on Tuesday, that could be a significant turning point in the abortion debate.
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When churches fall completely out of use
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—Philip Larkin, 'Church Going'
Soon after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, the roof of St. Andronikos church in Kythrea caved in and fell into its sanctuary. No one came by to clear the rubble, so there's a heap of ruins on the ground covered with tangled greenery. From where I stand, on top of that heap, I can see that the walls, once known for their frescoes, have been stripped white and are now marked with black and neon graffiti. In some places there remain a few painted figures, including ones of Saints Peter and Paul, but their faces are chiseled out and their bodies have been pockmarked by bullets. Cars roll by every so often, but the one persistent sound is the hum of bees coming from a smashed clerestory window.
I came across this church off a road near the Agios Dimitrios crossing point on the Green Line, the boundary running through the island of Cyprus and keeping it cloven in two radically disparate parts: the free, government-controlled area of Cyprus, and the upper third of the sovereign territory of the Republic that Turkey seized in 1974. Turkey has since held that part under illegal military occupation, and turned it into a rogue breakaway "state" called the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), recognized by Turkey only.
Dilapidated churches like St. Andronikos are a common sight here. As the journalist Michael Jansen observes, the north, full of 12,000 years of history at a key crossroads in the Mediterranean, now looks like a "cultural wasteland."
During and soon after the invasion, museums in the north and private collections were plundered, artworks were burned in pyres, stolen, or illegally exported, 21 major archaeological sites were captured—including the ancient city kingdoms of Salamis, Soli, and Engomi—along with more than a hundred places that had been inspected or were being excavated, four castles, and over 500 churches, chapels, and monasteries, most of them dating to the Byzantine period (4th-15th centuries). From the interiors were removed several major icons, mosaics, frescoes, Bibles, wood carvings, reliquaries, silver and gold vessels, and more. Sixteen thousand icons alone are reported missing.
The Church of Cyprus and the Republic of Cyprus have worked to repatriate, with some major successes, several of these works through local, foreign, and international courts. But the list of damaged items and places keeps growing. As the occupation continues, so does destruction—whether by intent or neglect, or lack of adequate funds.
While much of the damage that took place in the north cannot be visited—most of the art hangs in other countries, was destroyed, or has been secreted away—the 500 religious buildings are still standing, at least for now. They remain as solid memories of a past that is flickering out as a new, and decidedly Turkish, culture develops in the north. The rise of that culture is quickened by the heavy influx of Turkish settlers, who currently outnumber the indigenous Turkish-Cypriot population by two-to-one. This cultural shift is apparent even in the cafés, where the drink of choice is black tea in tulip-shaped glass cups, the sort you can buy in twelve-packs in Istanbul. Town names are now Turkish, and the twin red-and-white flags of Turkey and the TRNC are everywhere—from mountain slopes to the rear windows of vans. Another part of this shift is seen in the churches which, with their ravaged cemeteries, are arguably the elements of Greek Cypriot culture that have suffered the most in the occupation. Divorced from their original use as houses of Christian worship, they are now in ruins or used for other purposes.
Most of the 500 buildings belong to the island's Greek Orthodox Church, one of the world's earliest, founded by St. Barnabas in 46 A.D. and decreed autocephalous in 431. Others are Catholic, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and Anglican; a few are synagogues. Nearly all of them can be visited; but about 50 are inaccessible since they stand within the U.N.-moderated buffer zone or Turkish military camps, where they are used as barracks, hospitals, cafeterias, and warehouses.
Over a fifth of the northern churches, like roofless St. Andronikos, have been skinned of their art and left to the elements and foraging animals. About 80 other churches still have a religious use as mosques. Some of them are modest, with creaky mihrabs and sheets thrown over what remains of the iconostasis (a gilt wall where icons once hung). Others are rich, with big-branched chandeliers of glass. In St. Paraskeve in Morphou the gilt bishop's throne and epistyle have been reassembled into a mihrab and mimbar. Some mosques that were formerly churches have been abandoned.
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Have you made any healthy lifestyle changes lately? Maybe you've switched your diet, or started practicing yoga, going to the chiropractor, or getting acupuncture treatments.
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More veterinarians than ever are practicing holistic medicine today. Holistic vets look at a pet's overall health, and use traditional and alternative therapies. They rely on lab tests and prescription drugs, but also on acupuncture, massage, and herbal remedies to keep pets healthy. They encourage changes in pets' diets and lifestyles to help ward off illnesses like obesity, arthritis, diabetes, and cancer.
"As a doctor, I want any tool that's going to work. Having more tools in my tool kit has made a huge difference," says Barbara Royal, DVM, president of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association.
Here are some of the alternative treatments available for your dog or cat:
A certified acupuncturist inserts thin needles in specific points of the body to relieve pain and pressure throughout your pet's body. Pets with back pain, arthritis, muscle spasms, a limp, or other problems may benefit from this treatment.
"Although acupuncture has been around for 5,000 years, only in the last 10 to 20 years has the scientific community been able to see why this works," says Claude D. Grosjean, a small animal veterinarian who practices holistic medicine in Southampton, NY. "There's very good research, a lot of it done in China."
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Chiropractors move the bones in the spine and other parts of the body to relieve pain. Pets with neck or back problems can benefit from these treatments, just like people do. But for pets, you won't hear cracking. There's not as much aggressive force used. "It's a gentle procedure, and it can make a great difference on the alignment of the spine," Royal says.
Massage can improve blood flow, reduce swelling, and help with anxiety issues. "Pets like it," says Grosjean, who practices Tui-Na, a traditional Chinese form of massage.
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Does your burden seem heavy today? Too many loads of laundry, too many ungraded papers, half-finished art projects, or birthday cards left unwritten? Sometimes we are overwhelmed with all that has to be done as a homeschooling parent. Read More...
As a homeschooling parent, you likely know the frustration of being stereotyped. Unfairly, mainstream America has deemed us unfashionable, overly protective, dogmatically religious, and socially backwards. Like other stereotypes that develop from negative assumptions, homeschooling parents suffer from unjust labels with unfounded perceptions of their true character. Added to this misconception is the fact that homeschooled children are also stereotyped. Read More...
What makes you feel safe? Is it a clean bill of health from the doctor, a well-stocked pantry in the kitchen, or a large balance in your checking account? We all have things that make us feel protected, but life can throw you a curve. In just a moment, everything can change. Read More...
Have you ever wanted to do something great for God? You know, something great like being a gifted Bible teacher, a talented Christian singer, or an inspirational evangelist? I did, but as a young mother living in a remote rural area with two small children and one on the way, I couldn't imagine how. I wanted my life to count for God, but for the most part, no one knew I even existed. Our single income left our family with one vehicle for my husband's use in getting to work. I was isolated and made irregular trips into town for groceries, library books, and church activities. Most of my days were consumed with simply homeschooling, cleaning house, and caring for my family. "Not much opportunity to do great things for God," I thought to myself as I prepared for another homeschooling day after my morning devotions. Read More...
All of us start homeschooling for a particular reason—some defining catalyst that throws us over the homeschooling fence. Some homeschoolers make the decision to teach their children due to a negative experience with public school. Prompted into action by their children's negative attitudes and personality shifts, these parents are concerned about meager instruction, the absence of godly curriculum, or a threat to their child's safety. Read More...
As homeschooling mothers, we hold within our hands the power to create a wonderful school day or a horrible one. Our attitude can dictate a day filled with joy or one filled with tense anxiety. In Proverbs 6:19, the Lord says that strife is one of the seven things He hates. Strife can develop from many situations, including heated debates and unresolved arguments with your husband. Left unchecked, marital strife can cause you to be abrupt and short with your children, and if you aren't careful, seeds of anger, bitterness, and hate could be planted in your children and ultimately destroy your home. Read More...
As I drove home from our back-to-school shopping spree, I felt confident that I had finally purchased everything we needed for a successful school year. My schoolroom was ready, the curriculum had been ordered, and now these additional school supplies would complete my preparations for starting our year off right. Smiling smugly to myself, I thought I had everything under control. Read More...
One day I found my son sobbing in a tree in our backyard. He had just experienced a heartbreaking loss, and there were no words to comfort him. Our outside farm dog had killed 20 of his 25 chickens. Only eight weeks ago, we had brought them home as a school project. Faithfully, he had raised them from small, fluffy yellow chicks to the young, white-feathered chickens that loved to sit in his arms. He had made a roost and a special feeder for them and was just beginning to enjoy gathering one or two eggs per day. Read More...
In the 1930s, Dawson Trotman founded The Navigators ministry with the belief that everyone who is born into God's family is to multiply. Though Trotman started by sharing his faith with just one sailor, by the end of World War II, thousands of men on ships around the world had learned about Christ and were actively sharing their faith. Being saved himself from a life of drunkenness and corruption, Trotman believed if a person would lead someone to Christ every six months and disciple him until he led another person to Christ, within 15 years over two billion people would be living for the Lord. Billy Graham preached at his funeral in 1956 and said, "I think Dawson Trotman has personally touched more lives [for Christ's sake] than anybody I have ever known." Quite a statement coming from a man whose Gospel message of salvation has since been preached to millions! Read More...
The red flags were all there. As a homeschooling parent, you would have thought I would have seen the little signs much sooner — struggling in daily work but getting straight "A's" on quizzes and tests, erased answers on tests, the desire to correct their own work, and teacher keys in the wrong place on the shelf. My trust in my children blinded me to the fact that they ever would succumb to the temptation to take the easy way out and cheat. It was a sad day when I found out the truth. Read More...


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The Denzel Washington revenge thriller, MAN ON FIRE, outpaced the Jennifer Garner comedy, 13 GOING ON 30, at the box office for the weekend ended April 25, 2004. The Fox film grabbed $22.7M compared to Universals $21M in their debuts. Meanwhile, Miramaxs KILL BILL VOL. 2 (with vfx by K.N.B. EFX Group) slipped nearly 59% in its second week to $10.4M and a cume of $42.9M. Lions Gates THE PUNISHER (with vfx by Fantasy II Film Effects) dipped nearly 55% in its sophomore outing to finish fourth with a total of $24.1M.


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Film director for inspirational stories only.
Producer at Inspirational Filmmaking and creative director at The Handicapped – agency for inspirational advertising – I am dedicated to inspirational commercials aiming brands and causes. I have created over 40 inspirational campaigns and documentary films aiming commercial or social projects and causes around Europe. I had the chance to be in contact with people from vulnerable groups like orphans, disabled persons, LGBT, women in prisons, AIDS and communities from areas in risk. My kind of philosophy makes me look for the inspirational part in the storytelling of any subject or brand, even in the places where others find only dramas.
I am the only disabled film director in Romania.
My life evolution inspires audiences and I am thankful to bring motivation in others life.
First, I was invited to have a speech in Romanian Parliament, than I was lucky to speak in many conferences or vulnerable communities. I just share my way and revelations hoping that my audiences will have their insights which drive them to change their life or moments.
My belief is that people need inspiration, until they reach to inspire through themselves.
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Thank you, National Enquirer, for calling our attention to an issue we as a pop-culture society should come together to solve: The health and well-being of our national treasures, aged former sitcom stars. We first became aware of this issue last year, when it was discovered that Happy Days star Erin Moran was homeless and bouncing from motel to motel. Today, we learned that another beloved face from the '70s and '80s, Eight Is Enough's Susan Richardson is suffering from a number of health problems and scraping by in a broken down trailer. The diabetic 60-year-old, who played one of Dick Van Patten's eight children on the ABC show that ran from 1977-81, has had strokes and also an incurable digestive tract condition that made her lose her teeth, the Enquirer reports (via Radar Online). In addition to a pension, she's earning a living by turning fallen branches into walking canes for vets — which sounds both really sad and rather resourceful.
Eight Is Enough was actually Richardson's last regular acting gig. She guest-starred on other popular shows such as Fantasy Island, CHiPs and One Day at a Time, and returned for two Eight Is Enough movies in 1987 and '89.
So here's our question: Can Hollywood develop some kind of fund or retirement home for down-and-out stars? It's not the best industry in which to age — and at the same time, it throws the young into dangerous paths of drugs and partying that make them age (and grow broke) faster than most. Seems like they should be planning ahead to take care of their own, right?
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The road to Star City is a rutted two-lane highway that threads past the ragtag outskirts of Yangon, crosses two rusted bridges and ends, almost an hour later, at a slick showroom on a grassy riverbank. A roadside billboard welcomes me to "A Model City of Tomorrow." After a bumpy ride in monsoon rains the real estate showroom comes as a relief and something of a mystery. As a salesman clicks on interactive screens showing condominium designs and floor plans, I wonder who would choose to live out here in the boondocks.
Later I step outside and, as the rains pause, look upriver toward the city. And there, shimmering above the grimy streets, is the golden spire of Shwedagon, the Buddhist temple that is a symbol both of a nation's ancient riches and popular resistance to five decades of military rule that ended in 2011.
Only then do I grasp the shiny promise of Star City and why local buyers are snapping up units aimed at middle-income families. The 400-acre site will eventually be linked by ferry to downtown and by road to a Japanese-backed port farther downriver. With a planned community of 25,000, it's a self-contained commuter belt for a city with a population of 5 million that may double in the next 20 years, driving up land prices and pinching public services. It's a bet on a promise of peace and prosperity.
The man behind Star City is Serge Pun, a former exile who returned to Myanmar in the 1990s to build a property-to-banking empire that came close to collapse a decade later. Reinvigorated by the political thaw, Pun is now tapping foreign capital and talent to double down on holdings like Star City that lay fallow during the dictatorship. Other Burmese tycoons are sitting on prize assets but could struggle to unlock their value compared with Pun, who is Myanmar's top residential developer and among its richest men.
An ethnic Chinese, Pun is both an insider and a curious outlier in an opaque political economy geared to crony capitalism. He styles himself as a principled businessman who says no to corruption and isn't afraid to make enemies. This dualism, the insider and outsider, is reflected in his penchant for gated suburban communities that circle the city. That said, his next big project, running in parallel with Star City, is a mixed-use redevelopment of 9.6 acres of prime downtown land that he's sat on for two decades and is conservatively valued at $100 million.
His ambitions don't end with real estate: First Myanmar Investments (FMI), his flagship, has interests in agribusiness, auto distribution, tourism, civil aviation and retail. Barely a month goes by without a new venture or spinoff. Pun's impeccable image and overseas exposure have made him a go-to guy for Asian and Western firms seeking partners in Myanmar, a bridge between worlds. He has permanent residency both in Hong Kong, where he founded his first venture, and in Singapore, where he has a listed company, Yoma Strategic Holdings. "International companies consider us as foreign. Burma's government consider us as a Burmese company," he tells me.
Pun isn't in Yangon when I visit Star City, so we meet instead in a hotel lobby in Beijing. With a shock of silver hair over an unlined forehead and rimless glasses the 60-year-old has a modest, avuncular air. During breaks he pops outside to smoke Al Capone-branded cigarillos. His reputation, though, is that of a shrewd and dogged bargainer. "He's a great closer," says a party to a recent transaction. When he pays for our drinks, he chides the Chinese waitress at length over an unwarranted charge on our $34 bill and vows to talk to the hotel manager. I'm left unsure if he's putting on a show of frugality for me or is truly ticked off.
To his family and friends he's Serge, an affable workaholic. "There's no difference between personal life and work life; it's always the same thing," says Melvyn Pun, his eldest son and chief executive of FMI. Ken Mandel, an
American Canadian who worked for Pun in the 1990s, says: "He loves what he does. It's obvious." Inside the company he's known as S.P., perhaps to avoid confusion with the other Puns. His Burmese name is Theim Wai. But he's proudest of being called Burma's Mr. Clean, the man who dared to say no to the grasping generals. "I've never paid a cent. But I've never been short of opportunities," Pun avers.
This reputation set him apart from tainted tycoons like Tay Za, one of dozens of individuals subject to U.S. financial sanctions. Most analysts agree that Pun is scrupulous in his governance and didn't consort with the hated junta that stepped down in 2011. But "you don't get where Serge is today without having some friends in high places," says a foreign consultant, who discussed Pun on the condition of anonymity.
Analysts point to Pun's extensive land holdings and a banking license acquired in the 1990s, when Myanmar's corruption was rife. Yoma Bank would later have a near collapse during a run on private lenders. In 1997 FMI acquired a minority stake in a now-defunct joint venture between the regime and Suzuki Motors to assemble cars and motorbikes for a near-captive market.
Pun says that he works with pragmatists in government and that land and other concessions were awarded on the basis of performance, not favoritism. "We do things properly. We don't cut corners," he says. By refusing to compromise, Pun says he lost out on crony deals. "We paid a high price during the dark years, at the brink of elimination. We stood firmly to our principles," he insists.
Pun is upbeat on Myanmar's economic prospects after decades of stagnation and misrule. In the last 18 months he's hired dozens of expat managers and returning Burmese, including three of his four foreign-born sons. This investment in foreign talent, and their willingness to relocate, is another aspect that sets him apart from local entrepreneurs and gives him credibility with multinationals.
However, it also jacks up his costs. Yoma Strategic reported an 81% drop in profits in the three months to June 30 on a doubling in administrative costs and a modest 12% year-on-year rise in revenues. A small net profit for the full year is forecast, but investors seem undeterred: Yoma's stock is trading at over 80 times future earnings.
Myanmar doesn't have a stock market, so shares in FMI, which Pun founded in 1991 and owns 70% of, are traded over-the-counter in Yangon. Both FMI and Yoma, which reverse-listed in Singapore in 2006, have issued new stock as investors dive into Asia's newest frontier. These include George Soros, whose fund invested in Yoma and later teamed up with Pun and Jamaica's Digicel to bid unsuccessfully for a wireless telecom license in Myanmar.
Yoma's main revenue comes from property sales in Yangon, where prices have soared since 2010. "The demand is there. And the supply continues to fall short," says Tan Ai Teng, vice president of DBS Vickers Research in Singapore. That makes Yoma, as Singapore's only Burmese stock, a proxy play on the market.
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KY 12788 - Over $1 Million Approved in SBA Disaster Loans for Kentucky Residents Agency Urges Return of Applications Before Oct 31
ATLANTA – The U. S. Small Business Administration has approved more than $1 million in Disaster Assistance Loans for residents and business owners in Kentucky affected by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred on June 19 - 23, 2011. The deadline to apply for physical damage is Oct. 31.
"Currently, 11 home and business disaster loans have been approved in the amount of $1,013,500 for affected survivors," said Frank Skaggs, director of SBA's Field Operations Center East in Atlanta. "We are pleased to be able to get these loans approved so residents and businesses in the disaster area can start to rebuild and resume their normal lives. With the Oct. 31 deadline approaching, I encourage anyone who has not completed their disaster loan application to do so and return it as quickly as possible."
The disaster declaration covers counties of Bell, Knox and Perry in Kentucky, which are eligible for Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the SBA.
Economic Injury Disaster Loans only are also available to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster of small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations in theneighboring counties of Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Laurel, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley and Whitley in Kentucky; Claiborne in Tennessee; and Lee in Virginia.
To be considered for all forms of disaster assistance, those affected by the disaster must first call FEMA at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 800-462-7585 (TTY) for the deaf and hard-of-hearing or register online at www.disasterassistance.gov.
The deadline to return SBA applications for physical property damage is October 31, 2011. The deadline to return applications for economic injury is June 1, 2012.
For information about Disaster Recovery Centers, the SBA Disaster Loan Program, to apply online, or obtain business application forms visit www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance, or call the SBA's Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing). Loan application forms can also be downloaded from www.sba.gov.Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
Those affected by the disaster may also apply for disaster loans electronically from SBA's website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.
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Accueil – Knitting In France….. Check it out HERE
Knitting in France says
Thank you so much Craftgossip for putting a link to my little shop. I would like to advice your readers that I'm having a sale until the 30th of June midnight (Paris time). 20% off everything, all your favorite brands that can be difficult and even impossible to find elsewhere in Europe.
I do hope to see some of in my shop.
Happy knitting to you all!
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Superbe boutique online, un véritable paradis pour les tricoteuses qui aiment sortir des sentiers battus. De très beaux fils à tricoter,biens sûr; des accessoires beaux et astucieux et surtout un choix incroyable d'aiguilles pour toutes les mains et tous les projets. Allez-vite juger par vous-même, vous ne regretterez-pas le détour !
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I would love to say that when I moved to France from the US, I was saddened by the lack of knitting supplies to be found…Needles were all Prym, yarn was all acrylic. I still order a lot of yarn from the dyers who will ship overseas, but for needles and notions I always check knitting in france.net first! They carry great brands (Signature Needle Arts, Kollage, Blacktorn, Euclan and many more) , plus Bogga is Great to work with and helped me out when Pay pal was trying to be a little Sticky! Thank you for a great store and keeping a US knitter sane in France!


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