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Tips and tricks for natural body care
When I first discovered Garden Apothecary's Vanilla + Balsam Sugar Scrub I was excited to try it out. The packaging is adorable and the ingredients are all natural. But I never could have imagined the joy that would overtake me as soon as I opened my jar. Upon removing the lid I was hit with the wonderfully delicious scent of vanilla. I don't mean to sound cheesy, but I was immediately transported to my kitchen baking Christmas cookies I couldn't wait to share with friends and family.
If you are not a vanilla fan, then this vanilla sugar scrub, which even contains a whole vanilla bean pod, is not for you. The winter oils comprised in this sugar scrub offer a bevy of benefits. Vanilla oil (Vanilla planifolia) is a natural antioxidant, sedative and aphrodisiac. This scrub also features balsam oil (Myroxylon balsamum), a natural stimulant, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory. Often mistaken for brown sugar, organic turbinado sugar is also used in this scrub to exfoliate skin. Here is a full list of the ingredients:
Organic turbinado sugar, organic almond oil, vitamin e, organic vanilla beans/powder/oils, organic balsam oils
After double checking the safety of these ingredients on the Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Cosmetics Database, I confirmed that none of these ingredients show any signs of concern. Use this product to your heart's desire!
Not only do I love this sugar scrub, but I love this company. Launched by professional horticulturist Jennifer Lee Segale in 2008, Garden Apothecary offers organic bath and body products made with whole botanicals in Half Moon Bay, California. All Garden Apothecary products are handmade in small batches to ensure quality and freshness, and can last for up to two years.
I highly recommend this scrub, especially for wintertime use. Its vanilla scent evokes the holiday season and candy cane cocktails. That being said, I would use this scrub any time of the year. Scrubs help rid complexions of dead and flaky skin, and sugar scrubs in particular are great for cleansing and softening dry skin. This one from Garden Apothecary is too abrasive for facial use, but feels great on the rest of the body, especially rough patches such as elbows and heels. Plus, smelling its intoxicating scent generally lifts my spirits. Apply it to damp skin, massaging until the grains dissolve into the skin. You can then further massage the oil left behind into your skin, then rinse. The scrub won't leave your skin feeling sticky—only well-nourished.
To care for your skin with this vanilla-y treat, buy a 9-ounce jar of this vanilla sugar scrub online for $25
Gina DeBacker is the associate editor at Mother Earth Living. She loves that part of her job entails testing beauty products enriched with natural ingredients.
Caring for our hair can become somewhat of an obsession, but using conventional beauty products doesn't always seem like enough. That's when we start to seek products that will give our tresses that extra-needed boost. Supplement your hair care with these nutrient-rich herbs. Homemade hair rinses and shampoos infused with the following may give you exactly what you're looking for.
Calendula (Calendula officinalis) is rich in falconoids, plant-based antioxidants that protect the body against cell-damaging free radicals, and the scalp from bacterial growth. Use this sunny flower to soothe sensitive scalps, as it is also rich in antiviral, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. You can even use calendula to brighten blonde hair. To use calendula on your hair, steep 1/4 cup calendula flower petals in 1 cup boiling water overnight; strain, then use directly on your scalp as a final rinse post-shampoo.
Appreciated worldwide for its calming effects, chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) is rich in antioxidant, cleansing and moisturizing properties. This daisy-like herb is wonderful for conditioning the hair and soothing an itchy, irritated or sensitive scalp. You can also use chamomile to lighten tresses, which is probably its most popular beauty use. If your hair is already blond, it will brighten your hair; if your hair is brown, it will lighten your hair by a couple of shades. To soothe your scalp or give your hair a golden hue, treat your hair with a chamomile rinse. Simply steep 1/4 cup fresh or dried chamomile flowers in two cups boiling water, then strain. To use, pour the rinse over clean hair as a final rinse; do not rinse.
Another herb rich in antioxidants, as well as astringent and antibacterial qualities, sage (Salvia officinalis) is excellent for soothing dry, itchy scalp. Use it to curb dandruff and eliminate buildup from the hair and scalp. You can also use sage leaves to darken hair and cover gray hairs. To use, combine sage with apple cider vinegar, a great product for hair that has a high natural pH and can help get rid of styling product residue. Mix 4 ounces of apple cider vinegar with 4 ounces cooled sage tea. Pour the mixture on your scalp, wrap your tresses into a towel or plastic cap for 20 to 30 minutes, then rinse and shampoo as usual.
Promote hair growth with hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa). This beautiful, vibrant flower can do a lot for hair. It can treat scalp conditions such as dandruff and hair loss. It can also seal in moisture as well as promote shine, aid with tangles and promote healthy hair growth by feeding the follicles with nutrients. Finally, it can also give red highlights to light or dark hair. To use, steep 1/4 cup fresh or dried hibiscus flowers with 2 cups boiling water; strain. Then pour over clean hair as a final rinse and do not rinse out.
Nourishing and hydrating, horsetail (Equisetum arvense) contains high concentrations of silicic acid. Silica strengthens weak, brittle and damaged hair at its core and may even restore body and luster. Horsetail is also great for treating oily scalps and remedying troubling skin ailments such as dandruff, eczema and psoriasis. Finally, it has been used for centuries to stimulate hair growth. Care for your hair with homemade horsetail shampoo. To make, simply steep 2 to 3 tablespoons dried horsetail in 1/2 cup hot water, add the mixture to your favorite chemical-free baby shampoo, and use to wash hair as usual. Because horsetail has antiseptic properties, excessive use could dry out your hair. You can also take horsetail orally (in capsule or tincture form, found at your local health-food store) to boost your hair health. Horsetail is not recommended for women who are pregnant or nursing.
Gina DeBacker is the associate editor at Mother Earth Living, where she manages the health section of the magazine.
Caring for oneself is important—of course it is! It's amazing sometimes just how often we need to hear that treating ourselves well should be a priority. Taking time to move our bodies, prepare nutritious meals, exalt in nature: It can feel indulgent, but it's incredibly important to nurture our minds, bodies and souls. Pamper yourself properly with these natural personal-care products and services.
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Reach for Eco Lips One World Revive hydrating lip balm to chase away a chapped kisser. It has a delightful mint flavor, thanks to the peppermint oil, and chia seed oil is supermoisturizing. The biodegradable, compostable, FSC-certified packaging is just another bonus. $6, Eco Lips
For a brighter, smoother complexion, try this vitamin C serum from Mad Hippie. It has the added benefits of clary sage, aloe leaf and chamomile. $34, Mad Hippie
Indulge the delicate skin around your eyes with this Luminous Lemon & Lavender Eye Brightening Cream from Wild Carrot Herbals. It also has shea butter, coconut oil and elder flower-infused extravirgin olive oil. $14, Wild Carrot Herbals
On the lookout for an all-natural skin-care option? Herbal Choice Mari's organic facial wash has you covered. Try this soothing blend of aloe juice, castile soap and jojoba oil, complete with lavender, sweet orange and geranium essential oils. $28, Herbal Choice Mari
Reach for this gentle Everclen toner, developed to be hypoallergenic, fragrance-free and non-comedogenic for sensitive skin. It boasts skin-soothing lavender and green tea extracts, plus aloe leaf juice. $15, Everclen
Moisturize like you mean it with Aura Cacia's SoothingTamanu Facial Oil. It only takes a bit of this potent blend of tamanu and jojoba oils with lavender and tea tree essential oils to chase away flakiness. $20, Aura Cacia
Face acne head-on with this acne serum from Suki. Its blemish-fighting power comes from echinacea, goldenseal and the salicylic acid in white willow. $51, Suki
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I am constantly struggling with my hair. Whether it's dealing with the humidity that comes with living in Kansas during the summer or the dried-out effects of winter in general, my long hair can be a pain to deal with. So finding a product that helps tame my tresses is always worth raving about.
John Masters Organic's Green Tea & Calendula Leave-In Conditioning Mist helps tame frizz without the heavy feeling many antifrizz treatments leave behind. This natural leave-in conditioner is a lightweight mist that uses myriad herbal ingredients to strengthen and revitalize hair. A company that excels in natural hair care, John Masters Organics offers many other tout-worthy hair-care products. But if you're looking for a finishing product rich with natural ingredients, snag a bottle of their leave-in conditioning mist.
Although finding hair-care products that are free of nasty chemicals can be tough, you can usually count on John Masters Organics to load up on the good stuff. The company promises products made with 70 to 100 percent organic content. Let's take a look at what it's packing in this product:
Aqua (water), aloe barbadensis leaf juice*, glycerin, panthenol, hydrolyzed soy protein, polyglyceryl-10 laurate*, **sodium benzoate, **potassium sorbate, guar hydroxypropyl trimonium chloride, cananga odorata (ylang ylang) flower oil, pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, juniperus mexicana (cedarwood) oil, chamomilla recutita (chamomile) extract*, calendula officinalis (calendula) flower extract*, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract*, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil*, urtica dioica (nettle) root extract*, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, pelargonium pelatum graveolens (geranium) flower oil, linum usitatissimum (flax) seed oil*, borago officinalis (borage) seed oil*, helianthus anuus (sunflower) seed oil*, broccoli seed oil*
*Certified Organic
Of this herb-rich list, only two products show minimal sign of worry, according to the Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Cosmetics Database: sodium benzoate (ranks 3) and potassium sorbate (ranks 3), two compounds that are typically used as preservatives. Both of these risks are low, so it's up to you and what you feel comfortable putting on your body.
Loaded with green tea and calendula—the stars of this hair-care product—as well as chamomile, geranium, ylang ylang, rosemary, nettle and other nutrient-rich botanicals, this leave-in conditioning mist feels great on hair. Anti-inflammatory, antiviral and antibacterial calendula helps condition oily hair while giving hair body and luster. This bright flower contains falconoids, antioxidants that protect the body against cell-damaging free radicals. Using green tea for hair is another great natural beauty trick, as it is an antiseptic that can treat irritating skin conditions such as dandruff and psoriasis, and can inhibit the growth of dihydrotestosterone, a hormone that hinders hair growth.
My favorite thing about this product is how well it works—it really tames my frizz! Best of all, it smells amazing, thanks to all the wonderful ingredients. Although you can spray it through your tresses right after getting out of the shower, I like to use it after I finish styling my hair to give it that final touch. Simply spray this mist all over (three to four squirts), paying special attention to the roots for added volume and the ends of your hair for extra shine. Buy this conditioning mist for $24 online.
We're all trying to be a little more conscious of our carbon footprint, but we tend to overlook the little things. If you're not ready to commit to a makeupless life or change brands to an environmentally friendly option, you can start with one simple change in your morning beauty routine: Don't toss those old makeup compacts in the garbage.
Keep your makeup out of a landfill by repurposing those plastic cosmetic containers into something you can use. Maybe you're thinking this might be a little too crafty for you, but these upcycled makeup compacts are a cinch whatever your skill level.
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1. Store solid perfume. Turn those old makeup compacts into a solid perfume container. It's as easy as melting some beeswax or coconut oil and adding your favorite essential oil or fragrance. Just make sure you clean out all of the makeup residue and then pour your custom perfume into the old makeup compact where it will solidify as it cools. Now you've got yourself an easy-to-carry perfume and you won't have to worry about spilling it in your purse.
2. Cut the clutter. So you've decided to clean out your purse and now you have a pile of tiny odds and ends that you don't want to sink back into the abyss at the bottom of your bag. Well, repurpose an old makeup compact to store everything from paperclips to earring backs. You could also keep other small items including mints, pills, coins, or an extra set of nails. You could even use them at the office to organize your desk drawers too.
3. Make your own makeup. The best way to save money while being environmentally conscious is to make your own makeup. Use an old makeup compact to carry homemade lip tint or lip balm. Simply melt together some beeswax and coconut oil, adding a natural tint like beet juice if desired, and pour it into the clean compact.
4. Be a smart consumer. Some makeup companies already have a recycling program in place that allows you to send back used compacts and makeup containers for recycling. You might even earn a freebie like with the Back to MAC program. A few companies providing recycling programs include beautyblender, MAC, and Origins. Other makeup companies provide the option for purchasing a refill instead of having to buy another bottle including Chanel and Burberry. If you have a favorite product that does not have a recycling program, let them know. It never hurts to send a letter or email expressing your concerns.
5. Keepsake or keep organized. Upcycle those old makeup compacts into a mini-photo album or notepad. Just place a stack of mini-sticky notes in the clean compact and use them to jot down your to-do list or important numbers in case you loose your cell. You can make a simple accordion type photo album by cutting the pictures to fit in the makeup compact and connecting them with ribbon and glue.
6. Emergency sewing kit. It happens, maybe you loose a button or the hem on your dress comes loose. Why not be prepared? Just glue a small piece of sponge or felt into your old compact to hold needles, throw in some thread and a button or two and you have a ready made sewing kit for quick fixes on the go.
7. Travel paint pallet. Use your old compact to make a mini pallet for painting while you travel. Put a little liquid watercolor, primary colors are best, in the clean compact, let it dry and use an old makeup brush for a paintbrush. You could even cut small pieces of watercolor paper to store in your upcycled compact and with a little water you'll be painting wherever you are.
8. Stocking stuffer for kids. Turn a used compact into a memory game by using slips of paper with different images or family photos. You could also make a faux makeup kit by filling an empty compact with nail polish or acrylic paint. Cut out small paper dolls and store them in the empty compact, or make a miniature doll and bed inside.
9. Mod podge makeup compact. Decoupage is one craft anyone can do. Find some images you like and decorate an old makeup compact to use as a money clip or glue a magnet to the back and you have a unique work of art for your refrigerator.
10. Upcycled wall art. If nothing less, make wall art from your old makeup compacts. You can separate the mirrors and cluster them on the wall or use them as mini picture frames for favorite family photos.
Whether you decide to recycle or upcycle your old makeup compacts, you should never toss them just because they cracked. There's an easy fix for broken powder, just mix it with a bit of rubbing alcohol, put it back in the compact and let it dry out again. Good as new without the waste of a new purchase.
Kate Hunter is an upcycling guru and an expert on natural beauty as well as organic gardening and sustainable farming. When she's not working on the family's organic farm, Hunter Farm, she makes and sells natural products and upcycled clothing on her Etsy shop Turnip Mims. Kate enjoys whole food cooking and following up on politics and the latest health food news. Kate is a mother of three, speaks sarcasm, some Spanish, but mostly English and spends her time baking, taking pictures, canning, growing and drying herbs, raising heritage breed chickens, reading, writing, and checking food labels, of course.
I love treating myself to at-home manicures. It's a fun indulgence for whenever I have the time. Unfortunately, the effects of chemical-laden nail polish ingredients can be quite damaging on nails, as well as your health. Common nail polish ingredients include toluene, which helps polish brush on smoothly; formaldehyde, a hardener; and dibutyl phthalate, a plasticizer that helps keep polishes from chipping. This trio of toxic ingredients has been linked to nausea, allergies, thyroid disorders, reproductive problems and cancer.
If you apply nail polish, you will eventually have to remove nail polish. Nail polish removers are limited—store-bought products are either made with acetone or nonacetone. Either ingredient can be damaging to the nail, although acetone is the more harmful of the two. It dries out nails and has been linked to problems with the heart, lungs and liver.
Science has yet to catch up with our manicure habits, so it can be difficult to find a pretty nail polish that is safe and effective. But as the green beauty market expands, the closer we get to a better alternative. Thankfully, Scotch Naturals is one of those companies who are dead set on pushing the boundaries of the green beauty market.
Scotch Naturals prides itself on being the nontoxic, eco-friendly alternative to the "three-free" solvent-based polishes on the market. Instead, the polishes are made from a water-based formula. With its wide selection of color options—43 as of right now—you are sure to find a color that works with your preferred palette. Let's take a look at the ingredients Scotch Naturals employs.
water, acrylic polymer emulsion, +/- *CI 15850, CI 77492, CI 77499, *CI 77289, *CI 77891 (nontoxic colorants), and/or mica
Of the ingredients used, a couple of the colorants were flagged for moderate concern by the Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Cosmetics Database (3 to 4).
Scotch Naturals also offers a soy-based nail polish remover that works well on all nail polishes, not just the water-based formulas offered by their company. Here's a breakdown of its ingredients, none of which raised more than a low concern (1) by the EWG's cosmetics database.
methyl soyate, dimethyl adipate, dimethyl glutarate
As a nail polish, this formula is still not perfect. The polish doesn't last for very long—give it a day or two and it will start to chip or wear away. However, when you think of the alternative, this nail polish is absolutely amazing in that it is free of so many harmful toxins. Here's what I did like about it:
+ It's completely odorless. I couldn't believe that no one noticed me trying the nail polish on at my desk when I first received it. Not even my husband, who loudly complains about toxic nail polish fumes, said anything when I used it at home.
+ The packaging is stunning. Maybe this shouldn't be such a large factor for me, but I am a sucker for pretty packaging. Scotch Naturals looks chic and trendy, which is a standard I try to achieve.
+ The formula is super safe. Although there are other nail polishes on the market that are safer than more mainstream polishes (think OPI or Essie), this water-based formula is completely safe.
+ It dries fast. You still can't dig into your purse right away, but after a few minutes, a small bump isn't going to force you to reapply. However, the formula really doesn't "set" for a couple of hours.
+ Scotch Naturals offers a great range of colors. I would love to see them expand this selection even more, but in the meantime this is a wonderful start. From Seething Jealousy, a rich teal green, to Stiletto, a vibrant pink-red, there are a lot of options.
In order to achieve a clean-looking manicure from Scotch Naturals, here's what you need to do:
1. Remove any existing nail polish and shape as usual.
2. Add a drop of jojoba oil to each nail and buff gently.
3. Wash hands with soap and water to rinse remover reside and buffing dust. (You must do this, or the nail polish does not apply evenly.)
4. Apply one coat of their fortifying base coats.
5. Follow with two coats of polish, allowing one to three minutes in between coats.
6. Finish with their top coat for a high gloss shine.
Buy a Scotch Naturals nail polish for $15 each. Alternatively, you can choose the Cocktail Trio and stock up on three of your favorites, along with a deluxe top coat, for $48. The soy-based nail polish remover is $12. Buy Scotch Naturals online.
I don't know about you, but I am constantly bombarded with advertisements about products that will help me obtain more youthful skin. And why not—isn't that what most of us crave? But as much as we want to believe in a magic cure-all to younger-looking skin, the truth is that it's all up to how well we take care of ourselves (good diet and lifestyle choices). With all of this in mind, it doesn't mean I want to stave off specialized body-care products. It's good to treat your skin with healing oils or vitamins from time to time. Enter Youth Bloom Gel from Larénim Mineral.
Larénim Mineral is a natural makeup and body-care company started by Kristen Corcoran, who developed the product line after struggling with numerous irritable skin issues such as acne, rosacea and expanded pores. This natural beauty line includes a bevy of skin-healing serums as well as a full collection of natural makeup.
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This handy little serum is a blend of active ingredients designed to help minimize the appearance of dull, aging skin. Let's take a closer look at each ingredient it uses.
aloe barbadensis leaf juice, glycerin, sodium hyaluronate, citric acid, (lysolecithin, sclerotium gum, xanthan gum, pullulan), (propanediol, ornithine, phospholipids, glycolipids), (*lecithin, carnosine, tocopherol, silybum marianum fruit extract, *alcohol), helianthus annuus (sunflower) sprout extract (and) *sodium benzoate, pantethine, *potassium sorbate, polylysine, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract
Of the ingredients used in this product, only four were flagged for moderate concern by the Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Cosmetics Database: lecithin (ranks 3 to 4; contamination concern with nitrosamines, which ranks 6), alcohol (ranks 3), sodium benzoate (ranks 3) and potassium sorbate (ranks 3).
Two beneficial ingredients that stood out to me were the antioxidants milk thistle extract and sunflower shoot extract. Bright and spiky, milk thistle is best known for improving liver health. These same medicinal benefits may also help benefit the skin. Research from the University of Colorado Cancer Center show that milk thistle extract may protect against skin cancer and photo-aging induced by exposure to UV radiation. Another bright and cheerful flower, sunflower shoot energizes the skin and may delay aging, according to Mibelle AG Biochemistry. This formula is also loaded with amino acids and vitamin E to help boost dull-looking skin.
As far as serums go this one was a wonderful treat for my skin. It wasn't too sticky, as serums often are, as well as moisturizing. The cream consistency is a little thick and gelatinous, making it easy to apply. I have been layering it with one of my favorite moisturizers before bedtime, and while I haven't noticed any major changes to my skin, I enjoy how it makes my skin feel and haven't had any major breakouts since using it. Plus, this is a preventative product, so I was mostly concerned with how it made my skin feel. It blends well and it's not scented with fragrance. Instead, it has a natural and light earthy aroma to it. Buy this serum for $26 online.
Gina DeBacker is the associate editor at Mother Earth Living. She loves that part of her job entails testing beauty products enriched with natural ingredients.
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Cauliflower Stir-Fried with Fermented Bean Curd
About the author: Born in Shanghai and raised in New Mexico, Chichi Wang currently resides in Manhattan, where she divides her time between writing, cooking, and tracking down the best noodles in the city. Visit her blog, Mostly Tripe.
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Cauliflower Stir-Fried with Fermented Bean Curd
About This Recipe
|serves 4 as an appetizer
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- 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
- 1/2 head cauliflower, cut into 1/4-thin slices
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed
- 3 tablespoons water or stock
- 3 cubes red or white fermented bean curd
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Heat oil in a large wok over high heat until smoking. Add the cauliflower and stir-fry until tender-crisp, about 4 minutes. Push to the sides and add garlic to center. Stir fry until golden, about 30 seconds. Toss garlic and cauliflower together.
Add the stock or water and cover the wok with a lid or plate. Let the liquid simmer until almost evaporated, about 2 minutes.
Remove the lid and add the cubes of fermented bean curd. Break up the bean curd with a spatula and toss the cauliflower around to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to a plate and serve immediately.


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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - Matador soccer fans can follow the progress of the CSUN-UC Davis match live and in-progress by utilizing Gametracker, a free program offered by CBS College Sports that enables fans nation-wide the opportunity to receive real-time information on their their favorite collegiate team or sport online.
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Four Mountaineers Earn Academic Honor
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Four West Virginia University student-athletes were named to the women's and men's 2013 Capital One Academic All-District 2 At-Large Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Senior Petra Zublasing and sophomore Jenelle Zee were named to the women's team, while sophomores Thomas Kyanko and David Palley were named to the men's team.
The honorees advance to the Capital One Academic All-America Team ballots, where first-, second- and third-team Academic All-America selections will be named in the coming weeks.
Zublasing, a member of the 2013 WVU NCAA champion rifle team, will graduate this weekend from the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources (civil engineering) boasting a 3.84 grade point average (GPA). The all-district honor is the second consecutive for the Appiano, Italy, native, and she was named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America Women's At-Large Second Team.
A three-time national champion, Zublasing won the 2013 NCAA air rifle and smallbore national championships, becoming the first student-athlete since 2001 to win both titles at one championship. She also won the 2012 NCAA air rifle title. The College Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) 2013 NCAA Shooter of the Match, Zublasing ended her career as a five-time National Rifle Association (NRA) First Team All-American. She also led the Mountaineers to their fourth straight Great American Rifle Conference (GARC) Championship, won the GARC smallbore and combined score titles and was named the conference's shooter and senior of the year. Additionally, she shot a school-record 595 smallbore and 1193 combined score this season.
Zublasing, a 2012 Olympian, was one of 34 seniors to earn the WVU Foundation Outstanding Senior Award, and one of eight students honored with the University's most prestigious student honor – the Order of Augusta.
Zee, a member of the WVU women's swimming team, is a pre-criminology major and owns a 4.0 GPA. A native of Long Valley, N.J., she finished fourth in the 100 breast at the 2013 Big 12 Championships with a school-record time of 1:01.76. Zee also finished 10th in the 100 breast at the championships and was a member of the second-place 200 medley relay and third-place 400 medley relay. A 2013 Big 12 All-Academic First Team member, Zee was one of three student-athletes named to the conference squad with a 4.0 GPA.
Kyanko, a member of the 2013 WVU NCAA champion rifle team, is working toward a computer science degree and boasts a 3.9 GPA. A Wellsburg, W.Va., native, Kyanko competed as an individual qualifier in smallbore at the national championships and finished seventh. A two-time NRA Second Team All-American, he also finished fourth in smallbore at the GARC Championships. Additionally, Kyanko has represented WVU the last two seasons as the GARC Scholar-Athlete.
Palley, a member of the WVU men's swimming team, is a civil engineering major and owns a 4.0 GPA. A backstroke specialist and a consistent member of the WVU medley relay teams, the Walnut Creek, Calif., native finished ninth in the 200 back and 10th in the 100 back at the 2013 Big 12 Championships. He was one of three student-athletes named to the 2013 Big 12 All-Academic First Team with a 4.0 GPA.
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Islamic law is expression of Allah's will according to Islamic belief. Sharia law (Arabic: شريعة šarīʿah, IPA: [ʃaˈriːʕa], "legislation"; also spelled shariah, sharīʿah; also known as Islamic law, قانون إسلامي qānūn ʾIslāmī) is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Sharia is derived from two primary sources of Islamic law: the precepts set forth in the Quran, and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah. Fiqh jurisprudence interprets and extends the application of sharia to questions not directly addressed in the primary sources by including secondary sources. Muslims believe sharia is God's law, but they differ as to what exactly it entails. Modernists, traditionalists and fundamentalists all hold different views of sharia, as do adherents to different schools of Islamic thought and scholarship. Different countries, societies and cultures have varying interpretations of sharia as well.
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- Palestine is an Arab and Islamic land, and nobody is allowed to forsake any part of Palestine. Any agreement or negotiations that grant the Jews any rights in Palestine are null and void from the perspective of Islamic law. Our religion does not accept such an agreement, and nor do our national interest or the interest of humanity.
- Hamed Al-Bitawi, head of the Palestinian Islamic Scholars Association, on Al-Aqsa TV (15 May 2007) ; also in transcript at Free Republic (7 June 2007).
- Islamic law protects human life. While we condemn the killing of any Muslim and of any believer, whether Muslim or not, we also condemn manifestations of aggression against the peaceful and innocent, anywhere in the world. What happened in London, the attacks against peaceful and innocent people, among them Muslims and believers... This does not mean that the killing of non-Muslims — peaceful and innocent men, women, and children — is allowed. Allah forbade any man from striking fear in another man's heart, from killing another man, and from oppressing another man.
- Sheik Ahmad Khalil, as quoted in "Terror in London — Friday Sermon in Amman, Jordan — In the Presence of King Abdullah, Preacher Denounces Attacks" at MEMRITV.org (July 2005), also in transcript at Free Republic (8 July 2005).
- The noble Islamic law deals with all issues. One of the most important issues is protecting women's honor — indeed, defending families, and protecting societies and generations from the flames of vice, from the removal of the veil, from the volcanoes of debauchery, from the storms of evil, from the armies of harlotry, from the voracity of pleasure, and from bestial libertinism. The most dangerous weapon which the enemy has raised against us — with which he tore to pieces our established order, and with which he soiled our spiritual and social purity — is the terrible deluge of all manner of vice, which is considered a form of moral terrorism against the values, ideals, and virtues of the Islamic nation. [This war is waged] by means of the licentious satellite channels and the vile spider webs of the Internet, whose gloom fills the sky with darkness and spreads its stench in all directions, and by means of those hidden computer discs, which are the cauldron of sin, consumed by the old, young, and inexperienced.
- Imam Dr. Abd Al-Rahman Al-Sudayis, as quoted in "Friday Sermon in Mecca's Al-Haram Mosque by Imam Abd Al-Rahman Al-Sudayis: Oh Allah, Punish the Occupying Zionists and Their Supporters from among the Corrupt Infidels" at MEMRITV.org (July 2005); also at "Special Dispatch No. 3769" at MEMRI (18 April 2011).
- The divorce of a wife who develops an aversion from husband and hates him, and surrenders to him her Mahr[1] or some of her property so that he may divorce her, is called Khula Divorce[2] The hatred must have reached a proportion where she would not allow him conjugal rights.
- Divorce chapter; 2537
- Terrorists themselves repeatedly and consistently explain and justify their actions by reference to the teachings of Islam — particularly to the imperative, deeply embedded within the Islamic tradition, to subjugate all non-Islamic polities under the rule of Islamic Sharia law.
- We must know that [wife] beating is a punishment in Islamic religious law.... They blow what is happening in the Muslim countries out of proportion. They bring a woman from South-Eastern Asia with a swollen face and present her on TV, claiming this was done by a Muslim who attacked his wife. They forget that Islam is a religion that forbids beating the face even of beasts. It is forbidden to beat even a donkey on its face. ....[The Koran says:] "and beat them." This verse is of a wondrous nature.
- Unnamed preacher, quoted in "Friday Sermon on Qatar TV: With Some Women, Life is Impossible Unless You Carry a Rod" at MEMRITV (27 August 2004); also in transcript at Dharma Universe LLC.
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- Islamic Law
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- Friday Sermon on Qatar TV: With Some Women, Life is Impossible Unless You Carry a Rod (August 2007)
- Friday Sermon in Mecca's Al-Haram Mosque by Imam Abd Al-Rahman Al-Sudayis: Oh Allah, Punish the Occupying Zionists and Their Supporters from among the Corrupt Infidels July 2005


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- Laparoscopy : the early attempts ; spotlighting Georg Kelling and Hans Christian Jacobaeus (1997)
- The traditional gap between surgeons and internists was much wider 100 years ago than nowadays. At the beginning of the twentieth century, neither group was particularly open to the idea of scholarly exchange. In this respect, both early pioneers of laparoscopy, Georg Kelling (1866–1945, a German surgeon of Dresden, and Hans Christian Jacobaeus (1879–1937), an internist from Stockholm, Sweden, were interesting exceptions. ..
- Laparoscopy between the World Wars : the barriers to Trans-Atlantic exchange ; spotlighting Heinz Kalk and John C. Ruddock (1997)
- This profile of laparoscopic pioneers between the world wars "spotlights" Heinz Kalk, a German surgeon, and John C. Ruddock, an American internist. Social, political and economic upheavals characterized the decades between World War I and World War II and, along with geographic and communication restraints, permitted the concept of laparoscopy to develop differently in separate settings.
- Raoul Palmer, World War II, and transabdominal coelioscopy : laparoscopy extends into gynecology (1997)
- Hans Frangenheim - culdoscopy vs. laparoscopy : the first book on gynecological endoscopy, and "cold light" (1997)
- In the United States, culdoscopy (a vaginal approach to view the abdomen) replaced laparoscopy for about 20 years, circa 1950-1970. In contrast to many of his colleagues, Hans Frangenheim of Wuppertal, Germany, was not satisfied with culdoscopy and turned to an abdominal approach. Frangenheim began publishing his experiences with gynecological laparoscopy in 1958 and stressed technical improvements. He constructed a CO2 insufflator, wrote the first book on gynecological endoscopy, and introduced "cold light" into laparoscopy. Frangenheim strongly stimulated the rise of gynecological laparoscopy in Europe in the 1960s and later.


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Cleveland Section Meeting
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Pat Brutto with the Dow Personal, Home and Industrial Care (formerly ANGUS Chemical)
Neutralizers and pH adjusters/buffers are often not thought to be key contributors to metalworking fluid (MWF) performance. However, proper selection of these components can have a significant impact on fluid performance and longevity. This presentation will review terminology, desirable characteristics and primary/secondary effects of these critical components.
Patrick Brutto is the Applications R&D Leaders for the Personal, Home and Industrial Care division of The Dow Chemical Company. In this role, Pat is responsible for leading the development of additive technology for industrial applications including metalworking fluids. He holds an M. Sc. Degree in chemistry from DePaul University, ad well as the CMFS certification from STLE. Pat is currently chair of the STLE Chicago Section.
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BENNINGTON A search warrant was executed recently at Bennington Subaru and the private home of the business owner, Thomas Lyons; but lawyers involved in the case have filed motions to prevent the release of any information about the case and what law-enforcement officers were seeking.
A motion filed Tuesday by Bennington County Chief Deputy States Attorney Christina Rainville asks that the two warrants be sealed at least temporarily. Rainville said there was a third warrant involved in the case which has not been served on a woman she did not name.
The state is concerned that releasing the two executed warrants to the press will potentially enable the third person to destroy evidence before the police locate her, she said.
David Silver, a Bennington attorney who represents Lyons, pointed out that the state has made no determination as to whether a crime has been committed. Silver said Erica Marthage, the states attorney for Bennington County, had told his client that there was also no determination whether or not criminal charges would be filed.
Silver called the release of the warrants and the returns on the warrants, which would describe what was found during the search, a threat to the privacy of Mr. Lyons.
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In choosing characters for the line, McFarlane Toys started with "Akira," the film that helped introduce the animé style to mainstream America. The line of action figures will include Tetsuo, the protagonist of the film who is the subject of government experiments empowering him with telekinetic powers, and Keneda, Tetsuo's childhood friend. We will also produce Keneda's awesome red motorcycle from the film.
Also in the line is Vash the Stampede from the television series "Trigun." Vash looks stylish with his long red trenchcoat, electric blond hair and heavy armament. Vash is a noted gunslinger with a huge bounty on his head, despite the fact that he refuses to kill anyone!
McFarlane Toys will also produce an action figure of Ryoko from the Tenchi Muyo empire (video series, television series, feature films and comic books). Ryoko is a 700-year-old demon accidentally released from imprisonment by a high school student, Tenchi Masaki.
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CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. — Mrs. Glenna Faye Adams Hargis, 61, of Chapmanville, departed this life Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at her residence surrounded by family and friends.
Born May 29, 1951, at Logan, she was a daughter of the late Leonard and Dicie Adams. Also preceding her in death was her husband, David Hargis, on November 5, 2001; brother, Gary Keith Adams, on August 25, 1947; her paternal grandparents, Frank and Susan Mullins Adams, and her maternal grandparents, Sewell and Letilda Mullins Adams.
Mrs. Hargis was a 1969 graduate of Chapmanville High School, received her B.A. Degree in 1974 and her M.A. Degree in 1980 from Marshall University. She was a teacher at West Chapmanville Grade School for nearly 20 years. She was a member of the WVEA and LCEA. In recent years Mrs. Hargis was a substitute teacher in Logan County Schools. She was a member of the Chapmanville Church of Christ.
Those left to cherish her memory include her sister, Sharon Kaye Adams of Chapmanville; sister-in-law, Margaret June Bell of Chapmanville; aunt, Freda Chapman of Proctorville, Ohio; uncle, Billy Adams of Barboursville; special cousins, Euvalee Hainer, Letilda Richards, Lilly St. Clair, Kathy Bowen, Adrian Mullins, Gaie Adams, Debbie Pemberton, Susie Pennington, Janet Spencer and Yvonne Hensley; special friends, Kelli Bowen, Michelle Bowen and Cush Adams, and several cousins and friends.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, November 16, at Evans Funeral Home and Cremation Services at Chapmanville with Mr. Johnny Steele, minister, officiating. Burial will follow in the Frank and Susan Adams Cemetery at Harts.
Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Sunday, June 15, 2014
The NotWedding is returning to Charleston for the second time this summer. The event will be held at Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant on Wednesday, July 9. The ceremony is planned for 7 p.m.
The NotWedding is a bridal show alternative in the form of a big, fake wedding. "Wedding guests" are brides- and grooms-to-be who enjoy a touching ceremony, a tasty dinner and a dance-party reception while truly experiencing the wedding vendors in action.
Those attending will experience a perfectly planned "wedding" and have the opportunity to meet the vendors behind the scenes. The bride and groom featured throughout the event are actually a married couple from the Charleston area that will be using the event to renew their vows.
Tickets include an emotional, fake wedding ceremony encouraging strong marriages, a delectable catered dinner and a reception full of drinks, dancing and dessert. The NotWedding also boasts a handful of surprises planned for the guests throughout the evening.
Callie Murray, owner of The NotWedding, believes her company offers a revolutionary twist to the traditional bridal show. "The NotWedding allows brides-to-be to get a feel for how wedding vendors would actually perform on their wedding day, and wedding vendors love being able to truly show off what they do and how they work under the normal pressures of a wedding day," Murray said.
Style Me Pretty, a top wedding blog that receives millions of hits per month, called The NotWedding "the end-all, be-all of wedding events," and vendors who have offered their services in the past also rave about the company.
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Date: September 14, 2009
Summary: We discuss recent, compelling evidence for major lunar volatiles not necessarily found in polar permanently-shadowed crater cold traps, but originating from the deep interior. We also discuss programs underway to study lunar volatiles, which unfortunately fall far short of the NRC''s SCEM goals.
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Food-Related Trivia Games at Sporcle
If you love trivia games and don't mind being sucked into a vortex of time waste-age, visit Sporcle, a website with over 1,900 games that test your knowledge of various topics in time limits of ten minutes or less (and you don't even have to waste time pressing "enter/return"). Here are some food related games. [via Metafilter]
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Summer Speech Institute
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Gustavus Adolphus College and its nationally recognized speech team are proud to offer the eighth annual Summer Speech Institute for high school students, students entering 10th through 12th grade, to be held on the Gustavus campus, July 18th-25th, 2015. 190 students from NE, SD, IA, KS, MN, ND, CO, TN, MD, WA and MT, and Bulgaria attended the 2014 institute. If you want to obtain results in speech competition in an environment conducive to learning, then this is the camp for you! We offer an additional three-day Champions Extension session for additional polish or to work on a secondary event. Students entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year in the fall of 2015 with a minimum of one year competitive experience are eligible to attend. The first 150 applicants will be guaranteed acceptance - register quickly! The GAC-SSI Tournament champion and second place finisher will receive an $8,000 Gustavus Forensics Scholarship!


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The University is closed on Monday, January 21, to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. If you don't know much about Dr. King, you owe it to yourself to do a little reading.
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Monday, March 24, 2014
Dear Editor,
Recently I was watching an interview of Patrick Moore. Mr. Moore was one of the co-founders of Greenpeace. Expecting to hear the left wing propaganda regarding climate change I was surprised when Mr. Moore stated there is no evidence to support climate change. Mr. Moore was a member of Greenpeace from 1971 to 1986 when he stated he left Greenpeace because of the infiltration of left wing ideologues into the organization whose only agenda was to undermine the energy sources in this country. Now you may ask why the left would want to undermine the energy programs in our country and you would be wise to do so. Mr. Moore stated the left wanted a piece of the energy pie because of the amount of money being made by the oil industry, billions of dollars each year. Still this does not make sense until you listen to his explanation of the reasoning. This is simply a political power move from the left. If you control the energy sources in this nation, you control the middle and lower classes.
Patrick Moore has a PhD in Environmental Studies so he has the expertise to speak on the subject. He continued by stating there is no evidence to conclude climate change is affected by human consumption. His remarks made it very clear the study of water vapor is the basis of his studies. Water vapor is the very source of any indications of substantial change in our climate. Any particles or gases would be captured in the water vapor and be indicative of deterioration of the protective shield around our planet. There is none. His 40 plus years of scientific data collection does not show any deterioration or influence from human consumption.
So the basis of the left wing argument is false, a lie to perpetuate a power grab in order to achieve a monopoly of the energy programs in this nation.
The president is spending billions and billions of our dollars taken from hardworking Americans to perpetuate this left wing agenda of energy domination by those intent on control of the American people. This is not speculation, this is fact. Only the left is putting forward the idea of "green energy" and destruction of the planet by humans. A fool and his money are soon parted unless the government decides to do it for you.
The kicker here is we have entrusted our children to the education system dominated by left wing dupes intent on domination of us all.
Milton M. Duke, Jr.
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
Child OK after being abducted from school
By Stefan Rogenmoser
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Two Florida women have been charged after a child-abduction incident in Goose Creek.
A 4-year-old girl was unlawfully removed by her mother, Neely Blanchard, 26, from Westview Primary School at about 8:15 a.m. on May 2. The child was reported safe when police tracked down and detained the woman and child about 30 minutes later, according to information released by the Goose Creek Police Department.
At approximately 8:45 a.m., GCPD was notified that a trooper with the South Carolina Highway Patrol had stopped the suspect vehicle near the 187-mile marker on I-26 westbound.
GCPD investigators verified that legal custody of the child was granted to the paternal grandmother then took custody of the child, Blanchard and a second adult female, Ferdauss Rahmatullah, 25, who was driving the suspect vehicle.
The child has since been returned to the custody of her grandmother.
Blanchard is charged with trespassing, disturbing school, custodial interference, conspiracy to commit custodial interference and unlawful possession of schedule four narcotics.
Rahmatullah is charged with trespassing, disturbing school, conspiracy to commit custodial interference and assault and battery first degree.
The narcotics charge against Blanchard is related to pills in her possession that require a prescription. Investigators believe she is in illegal possession of those pills.
The assault and battery charge is related to injuries a school employee received attempting to prevent the departure of the suspect vehicle. Those injuries were not life threatening.
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Pattern: Magnolia Swirl Cowl
Yarn: Magnolia, #5425 berry, 3 balls
Needles: US 6
Happy Day!
You do such beautiful work. So pretty!
Leslie, that's just beautiful!!!
Really pretty, I love the pattern and the yarn you chose!
Lol I've had many of those projects and totally get what you mean. Very clever to do your own thing. Love the end result, bet you're pleased with it.
Cheers, Anita.
Leslie, your cowl is looking very stylish...the color is a great choice. I am just about to finish off my own cowl project, and thinking about how I will handle that finishing row of stitches, via knit or sew. Don't yet know.
WOW! Maybe I can talk my mom into making one of these...for me!
You are a saint! I can't imaging doing that. I even converted a baby bolero edging to a knit on border to avoid the seaming of 18" of border. I'm a wimp, and I don't really mind seaming. LOL
what fun.
and it turned out beautifully.
adorable! i love that color, too!
Happy Birthday!
It is beautiful!!!! xx
Never in a million years would I ever get that finished. I actually can't believe anyone would think of designing something with that much sewing. But it turned out great. Kudos to you.
Oh my goodness, that is a LOT of seaming! And a LOT of patience on your part! But it's a stunning cowl...well worth the effort, I think!
Not sure I would have had the patience to make this, but wow the results are fantastic!
Did you use ribbon to seam it or just yarn? I downloaded the pattern. I might torture myself at one point and do this one. It is amazing. Another great project! You always have neat stuff to share!
You are a WAY better woman than I!!


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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Two out of three Dorchester Two tennis teams earned a win Thursday and the other fell in a close match.
The Summerville girls earned a 6-1 victory over Stratford. The Green Wave won all five singles matches and the No. 2 doubles match. Summerville forfeited the No. 1 doubles match.
The Ashley Ridge girls defeated Cane Bay 5-1. The Lady Swamp Foxes won the first four singles matches and forfeited the No. 5 singles match. Ashley Ridge also won the No. 2 doubles match.
The Fort Dorchester girls fell 4-3 to West Ashley. The Lady Patriots won at No.3, No. 4 and No. 5 singles.
Thursday Girls Tennis Results
Singles: C. Class (Strat) d. K. Green 6-2, 6-0. S. Long d. A. Rivers 6-2, 6-2. L. Naval d. L. Hudson 6-0, 6-0. M. McClane d. K. Gadsen 6-0, 6-3. H. Mobley d. C. Class 6-4, 7-6.
Doubles: Forfeit for Summerville. L. Hancock/D. Zoeller d. C. Finley/R. Cady 6-1, 6-2.
Records: Summerville 4-0. Stratford 1-3. Next: Summerville at Berkeley Sept 18.
Singles: Lawrence d. Thompson 6-1, 6-1. Kratzert d. Shaffer 6-1, 6-0. Smith d. Hickert 6-0, 6-0. Lawton d. Maharrey 6-0, 6-0. Conkey (CB) win by forfeit.
Doubles: Illsley/Blackman d. Miller/Bell 6-0, 6-0.
Records: Ashley Ridge 2-0. Next: Ashley Ridge at Stratford Sept. 18.
Singles: A. Brown (WA) d. K. Potes 6-1, 6-1. T. Linker (WA) d. A. Hoffman 6-0, 6-0. M. Mitchell (FD) d. B. Heffner 6-6 (8), 7-5. T. Sanders (FD) d. Clarin Barron 6-1, 5-7, 10-1. T. Rodgers (FD) d. Clanice Barron 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles: A. Brown/T. Linker (WA) K. Potes/A. Hoffman 6-2, 7-5. S. Mitchum/K. Weeks (WA) d. Trisani/B. Thompson 6-4, forfeit.
Records: West Ashley 1-1.
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As the anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene is upon us, it's time to reflect and give thanks. Our building at 40 Bridge Street in Waitsfield was hit especially hard and suffered devastating damage. It would have been easy for us to give up and walk away, but the day after the storm hundreds of people showed up. We knew then how important it was for us to try and bring this building back to life.
People from communities near and far just dug in and started the massive cleanup. It was an amazing effort. People who didn't even know each other came together as one and worked miracles. After the initial cleanup, the difficult task of restoring a 170-year-old building began and has continued for one solid year.
From the foundation up, we have restored The Blue Building at 40 Bridge Street and we couldn't be more proud. There are many, many individuals we could name who played a major role in the restoration. We could never have completed the job without their hard work and dedication every day.
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ELKIN - The Lady Elks split a pair of conference games against 2A opponents this week as league play picks up.
Elkin hung on to beat crosstown rival Starmount 3-1 Tuesday night before being blanked by power Wilkes Central 3-0 Wednesday night.
Against the Rams, Karla Fuentes gave the Elks a quick 1-0 lead on a penalty kick just four minutes into the game after Deyonna Gonzales was brought down in the box.
Payton Nicholson found the back of the net two minutes later from 15 yards out to give Elkin an early 2-0 lead.
After Starmount struck back and cut the lead to 2-1 just before the halftime whistle, Gonzales added an insurance goal 90 seconds into the second half. Gonzales found the net after picking up her own deflection.
Wednesday night, Elkin could not continue its recent surge - two wins a draw in its last three matches - against Wilkes Central.
The Eagles breezed to the 3-1 victory for their second conference victory.
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Children and adults cheer as a labrador leaps off a dock and effortlessly flies through the air before landing into a pool of water. Not the typical event I think of when planning a trip to an art show, but neither is an exotic petting zoo or taxidermist booth.
Ever since moving to South Carolina, everyone has given me a list of must-see events to attend. Usually every list contains one event with a name so long in has been shortened into an acronym. The Southeastern Wildlife Exposition or SEWE, now in its 27th year, attracts artists from around the world to exhibit their pieces at the show. The expo is so big it is spread across several sites in downtown Charleston and attracts 40,000 visitors during the 3-day event.
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Four Sawyer Girls, 1893 - Wordless Wednesday
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OH MY!! They are just too cute for words!ReplyDelete
I agree with Carol. Beautiful clothes and hair, and the two older ones are wearing pearls! Oh my. Thanks for sharing this one.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousMarch 3, 2011 at 7:03 AM
Oh how cute...and the two older ones have on necklaces...ReplyDelete
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What beautiful little girls!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous girls...what a beautiful photo!ReplyDelete
Do you have photographs of their children? I'm wondering if the family resemblance continues. I think the 3 youngest girls have very similar eyes. They are all adorable but the girl on the left in the dark dress looks positively kissable!ReplyDelete
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Adorable girls--with the sweetest expressions and lovely dresses. Thanks so much for your comment on my Pocket Watch & Packing List post. It's always a treat to have you visit!ReplyDelete
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by guest blogger, Bella Gente Bridal, in Tampa FL
We asked our friends and Liz Fields authorized retailer, Bella Gente Bridal, what they would want to tell their brides if they could tell them anything, this was their response.
Eight years ago, is when I can pinpoint where my madness as a lover of anything and everything non-profit started. A recent trip to the beautiful West Coast allowed me to become the sponsor of a little Guatemalan girl, my heart swells with every glace at her picture. Trust me when I say that if I had it my way, it would have been a one-way ticket that was initially purchased, and I would currently be protesting deforestation in South America with Green Peace and saving the orangutans! I've always been one of those girls who thought all drinking glasses in the world to be half full, and throw the gender classification out the window darling, 'cause rose colored glasses would be the perfect finish to every outfit! I admit that I am somewhat naïve, and maybe there will always be people out there who don't want what's best for you, but I just smile and ignore them now. I entered college as a fresh faced youngster, delicate to the new world around me. I put my heart and faith into every class project, every student organization, and every open door life decided to throw my way. What I was not prepared for, was the overwhelming sting I felt after realizing those others with the same textbooks as me, the same collegiate sweatshirt as me, did not share my cheerful views. I lost a couple "friends", even a boyfriend to my eternal optimist bent. They didn't want to deal with me- found it exhausting to be around someone who couldn't be realistic, normal.
For a while, I found me questioning myself. I know you brides will undoubtedly do the same throughout your wedding planning. Well, please let me save you the year I lost to questioning myself and hoping to fit into a category acceptable of others… the answer is simple, don't do it! Now, more than ever, this is the time to know yourself- to be confident in who you are. What you're really looking for, is a style aesthetic reflective of that amazing person. Look through a couple old photo albums and you'll find the answer. One of my favorite Beatles' songs, All You Need is Love, says it all- because on your most important day, love is all that matters. From the heart-stopping love found in those beautiful green eyes standing next to you at the altar, to the unconditional love pouring out from your parents in the front row, love is ubiquitous on this day. I didn't know a year ago that life would lead me to this bridal consultant position, but as I reflect back on the brides that this job has brought into my life, I cannot deny the feeling of love I've found from these amazing girls. Besides, I get to help them live out their childhood dreams about a certain white gown every day, and they don't look at me crazy when my enthusiasm hits its peak- they scream for joy over the layers of lace and chiffon with me!
Speaking of happy people, I recently stumbled upon what may be the most innovative and heartfelt non-profit project I've ever had the pleasure of encountering, The World Needs More Love Letters. Hannah Brencher decided to leave love letters to strangers who looked like they could use a boost on her daily train in NYC, and has since brought over 2,000 love letters throughout the globe. Truly inspirational, it has inspired one of my own. Only the third I've ever written (I don't count those intricately folded and overly colored with markers from the 6th grade)…This is my love letter to all of my brides- former, current, and those I have yet to meet or may never will.
Dear Bride,
You with the superiorly organized wedding notebook divided into sections for color palates, floral arrangements, and wedding cost estimations; yes, you hurling into the elevator with three bridal magazines in hand as you make your way to the next venue location… you are a woman of innate strength and beauty, whether you realize it or not. In this hectic, modern world we live in, you still manage to find time out of your day to coordinate seating arrangements and seamlessly arrange caterer tastings over the phone while answering work emails. Trust me when I say that you girls never cease to amaze me with how much you have it together. Perhaps what is even more important is the trust that you have given me, a stranger you've only met a few minutes ago to find the wedding dress of your dreams. Thank you for your faith in me. What starts as a bond over wedding day attire, almost always blossoms into a real friendship. The same kind of love you would see from your bridesmaids standing alongside you in your wedding portraits, it is a friendly love that wishes you nothing but the best and the brightest future possible after the wedding.
I usually ask my brides during the initial consultation for the background on their fiancés, and I cannot express to you how it touches me when I can feel the palpable love between two people that I barely know. One of whom, I've never even met! Perhaps it is a way to fill that currently empty position in my own heart, but nevertheless, you add to your bridal consultant's happiness and you probably didn't even know it. No matter how many tasks you need help with or how many people you may have to ask for their opinions, never lose who you are. Your wedding is a celebration of you and your fiancé's love for each other. Don't let the potential fights over budgets, guest lists, and the need for perfection take away from that. Celebrate life and celebrate your loving relationship every day. Even if the wedding photographer you've been eyeing for months ends up unavailable, and it is impossible to afford that gorgeous Marchesa gown that just walked the runway, it is not the end of the world. There are dozens, if not hundreds of people cheering for you to make it to nuptials day- people who you may not know would even care, but we do. We all want you to have the wedding of your dreams, and we are not expecting you to end up on the pages of Platinum Weddings. You are in the pages of the hearts of your beloved family and friends, in the hearts of the bridal boutiques who are proudly showing off your p
ictures to new brides, and in the heart of the very designer of your own wedding dress. Yes, details are important, but remember what led you here in the first place. Don't feel pressured to compete with anyone else, you are individually beautiful and your gown (and wedding) will naturally reflect that. Keep your head up, and I promise you will definitely get through it!
No matter how tired you are at the end of the day, don't forget all that you have accomplished. Just like lace, you may be extremely vulnerable and even the smallest tear will cause major setbacks to the overall design, but the beauty lies in the fragility of it. Intricate beading and treads weave throughout the fabric, holding it together- just like the many people you have supporting you in your corner. You will be absolutely gorgeous on your wedding day, period. I've been blessed to meet my vegetarian soul mate, my bubbly style sister, my hot yoga companion, and a brilliant Ph.D student to name a few- all of whom inspire me so much every time they walk through the doors. They've shown me that love can be cultivated from the least expected places, and that it is more than okay to don my bright pink shades daily. I am grateful that I get to share in a part of your special days. I love you all- maybe it is the flower child in me, but I highly doubt it.
With Much Love,
Bridal Consultant
Thank you to "A" and Bella Gente Bridal for sharing your expertise on the Liz Fields blog. We loved having you! For more bridal gown inspiration and tips be sure to check out Bella Gente's blog here!


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Late Night Request: Love Songs (2CD)
The album consists of the slow songs and those powerful songs that we can all relate to.
The album consists of the slow songs and those powerful songs that we can all relate to.
FORMAT: 24Bit / HDCD
This cd mixes the timeless classics like "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" by Crystal Gayle and "Mona Lisa" by Nat King Cole , with the modern day love songs like "It Might Be You" from Stephen Bishop and "SOS" by Peter Cetera & Ronna Reeves, previously a hit for ABBA.
Late Night Request album when you listen to it feels like most of the love songs on the album are normally heard on the radio during the night. The album consists of the slow songs and those powerful songs that we can all relate to. Time passes so quickly and memories are made of this songs being play at that quiet nights in the background.
The album was mastered into 24 bit and HDCD to give a better quality sound. This double CD consist so many hits names across the years artists such as Shirley Bassey, Patti Page, Mary Black, Lobo, Kansas, Dean Martin, Jose Feliciano, Player, Perry Como and many more on it. You'll never stop listening to it. Guaranteed
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Disc 1 (Female Vocalist)
1. Crystal Gayle – Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
2. Carol Kidd – When I Dream
3. Shirley Bassey – All By Myself
4. Taste of Honey - Sukiyaki
5. Rose Royce – Wishing Upon A Star
6. Patti Page – Tennessee Waltz
7. Mary Black – Dimming Of The Day
8. Samantha Sang - Emotion
9. Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes
10. Juice Newton – Angel of The Morning
11. Phyllis Nelson – Move Closer
12. The Three Degrees – When Will I See You Again
13. The Shirelles – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
14. Ann Peebles – I Can't Stand The Rain
15. Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden
16. Ronna Reeves & Peter Cetera – SOS
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1. Randy Vanwarmer – Just When I Needed You Most
2. Stephen Bishop – It Might Be You
3. Lobo – I' Love You Want To Want Me
4. David Soul – Don't Give Up On Us
5. Kansas – Dust In The Wind
6. Atlantic Starr - Always
7. Dean Martin – Memories Are Made of This
8. Nat King Cole – Mona Lisa
9. Ray Petterson – Tell Laura I Love Her
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11. The Drifters – Save The Last Dance For Me
12. The Platters – Only You
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This will be a gift, but it looks great! I have read other Holley Gerth books and they are awesome! I expect nothing less.
This little book has a luxurious raindrop embossed cover. It is full of comforting wisdom and quotes from a variety of authors, including lots of scripture. The message is a strong comfort for someone who is going through any type of stressful 'storm' in their life.
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I like the simplicity of the words, how the portions are selected and put together. There's a lot of knitting that intertwine into a strong fabric. God has blessed me with all that's written. May He continue to use it for His name's sake.
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iPad 3 to hit Apple Stores on March 16?
An anonymous source from an Apple Store claims that there are big preparations underway to start selling the iPad 3 on March 16. Tomorrow afternoon Apple is holding an event which will solidify or explode all of the wild iPad 3 rumors, but a March 16 launch passed on to 9to5Mac seems like a safe enough bet, considering Apple has a tendency to get their products into stores very shortly after announcing them. Most of our sources suggested March 30, which is an uncharacteristically long wait, but one way or the other, you're probably going to be able to get an iPad 3 before the end of the month.
There are a ton of iPad 3 features that we're still not 100% sure about, including LTE support, upgraded cameras, and a retina display, but until tomorrow, they all exist solely in the realm of wishful thinking. As far as release dates go, is March 30 too much of a wait for you guys? March 16 seems more sensible given Apple's habits, doesn't it?
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iPad 3 to hit Apple Stores on March 16?
Hopefully it won't be a further 3 weeks for UK again.
It'll get here when it gets here.
As selfish and impatient as it sounds, March 30th seems too long for me :(
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But the Lady Hounds finally broke through for a 3-2 victory over the Lady Bears in the Region 2-AAAAA final four at Greenbrier last Thursday, earning a second place finish in the region and the right to host an opening round series in the state softball playoffs.
Jones County (16-16-1) was to entertain Glynn Academy (13-8-1) in a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. The third game in the best-of-three series, if needed, will also be in Gray on Thursday afternoon.
Glynn Academy finished third in its region, losing to Ware County 10-1 and beating Richmond Hill 4-2 in the 3-AAAAA tournament.
"The girls played really good, and I was very proud of them," coach Blake Lyons said of their performance in the region tournament. "We grew up a little bit. We couldn't quite get over the Greenbrier hump, but we played with them and we had a good game to finally come back and beat Houston.
"Finishing second and getting to be at home in the first round of state is a great accomplishment," he added. "Now all our younger girls get to experience the state playoffs with a chance to advance."
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