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It's never difficult to entice visitors to the beach for a few days. Beautiful sunsets and great seafood are hard to resist. So is relaxation. Ensure rested friends and pleasant memories with a well-appointed guest room.
Provide a good mattress. This will be the one place your guests spend hours, and a comfortable bed keeps them refreshed and happy. Top a firm mattress with an eggcrate pad or, for more luxury, a down feather bed.
Outfit the bed with fine linens. Not only do sheets with a thread count of 250 or higher feel better, but also they'll wear longer with repeated washings. Buy 100 percent cotton for more comfort--it breathes and won't pill (which feels like sand or cracker crumbs). Don't forget an extra blanket for chilly nights.
Consider who usually comes to visit: If it's mostly couples, one large bed would make sense. If it's singles or kids, twin beds offer more flexibility.
Freshen the room by opening windows and closets for a few hours. Fluff pillows and duvets by placing them in the dryer with a fabric softener sheet on air dry (no heat).
Bedside tables should hold reading lamps and current magazines, but leave space for whatever the guest wants to keep there. As another thoughtful gesture, include a few local postcards (with proper postage affixed) and a good pen.
Add something personal. On a dresser or bedside table, include such memorable touches as flowers and photos of you and your guest.
Offer an easy-to-operate clock. A combination CD player/clock radio is nice. Tune it to a public channel or whatever station plays your guest's favorites. Just be sure all alarms are off.
Install a ceiling fan. Rooms can get stuffy, and guests may be hesitant or unable to adjust the air conditioner.
Purchase a few night-lights that automatically come on in a dark room. Place them in baths, halls, and the kitchen in case someone gets the midnight munchies.
Make space. Keep the closet empty or at least tidy with a few feet available for hanging clothes. Include hangers with clips for skirts or pants. If the closet is seldom used, add cedar blocks or dehumidifying crystals to avoid musty odors. The closet is a good place to store a spare ironing board and small steam iron. After guests leave, empty the iron of any water.
Provide a clean, unisex bathrobe for guests who want to avoid the pajama-party look in the kitchen at breakfast.
Stock the bath with a basket of new toiletries that guests might have forgotten to pack--toothbrush and toothpaste, razor and shaving cream, shampoo, lotion, sunscreen, pain relievers.
Don't forget the little ones. Have colorful towels and beach blankets on hand to protect carpets from spills. Purchase age-appropriate books to help kids wind down from an exciting day.
Pack a visitor's bag in case your guests spend time sightseeing on their own. Include a local map (with great restaurants and interstate exits highlighted), car snacks, and a disposable camera.
Fill a mini-refrigerator with bottled water, sodas, wine, beer. Place a small coffeemaker on top for those who just can't move without that first cup of joe. (Be sure it has an auto-off feature.) Include hot chocolate or decaf tea.
Set up a TV and VCR. Keep a variety of movies nearby for rainy days or quiet time.
Spend the night. This is a must-do: Sleep in your guest bed to see if the mattress and pillows are truly comfortable. Test the bath, too, to make sure the plumbing is as ready as you are.


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First of all, please excuse the rubbish photo – I had to scan the one from the original recipe as I totally forgot to take a picture of my version before demolishing the whole bowlful!
Loved this recipe – ticked all my boxes: quick, easy, declicious, not too unhealthy – what's not to like? William, despite not liking the fact it was quite so green, ate a large bowlful as well, so it ticked the 'kid-friendly' box as well.
This recipe serves 4 – I halved it and there was more than enough for two.
- 1.5 litres stock (recipe said veg stock but I used chicken as I had some in the fridge that needed using up).
- 500g pack fresh tortellini (recipe said spinach and ricotta, but I used a spicy sausage version which had a lower saturated fat content)
- 500g spring greens – washed and shredded. Sadly, Asda was all out of spring greens, so I used a savoy cabbage which worked fine, though given the choice, I'd probably have gone for the spring greens.
- 140g frozen peas. I guess you could use fresh if you fancied.
- 4 tbsp pesto. I used jar pesto, but fresh would probably be even better.
Bring the stock to the boil. Tip in the pasta and cook following pack instructions. Chuck in the greens and peas with 2 mins to go. When veg are tender and pasta cooked, remove from heat, stir in pesto, along with a good grind of black pepper, sppon into bowls and serve.
Told you it was easy. Surprisingly filling, as well.
** Linking up with Mrs M's Recipes **

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3032: Turning the Tides of Trauma and Addiction Through Group Therapy
Speakers: Joan Parker-Dias, RN-BC, MSN, PMHCNS; Tina M. Truncellito, RN, BS, CNIV
Disclosures: Discussion of off-label uses will not take place during this presentation. The speaker and the activity planners have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Session Length: 45 minutes
Target Audience: RN
Session Objectives
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Cite an example of creating an evidence based treatment for concurrent trauma and substance use disorders.
2. Cite specific measures for an evidence based program.
3. Identify what the literature outlines in relation to expected outcomes from patients during first exposure to trauma and substance abuse treatment.
Continuing Nursing Education
0.75 contact hours. * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the entire session, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post test. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. We cannot award credit unless all steps are completed.
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Originally Presented
Friday, October 11, 2013
APNA 27th Annual Conference
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
San Antonio, Texas
Release Date: February 19, 2014
The contact hours for this session expire: December 1, 2016


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CRN Channel News
Custom-system solution providers looking for a Tablet PC now have a strong option, as display vendor Advueu Technology recently began targeting the space with its low-cost V800XPT Tablet PC. However, system builders predict the offering will face heavy resistance from name-brand systems.
Case Study: SmartServ Puts Custom Mobile Content In ReachWhen an all-too familiar, factory-assigned ring tone chirps from a cell phone, Timothy Wenhold, executive vice president and COO of solution provider SmartServ Online, hears the sound of opportunity.
IBM Aims New iSeries Servers At SMBsIBM has enhanced its iSeries server line to make it more competitive in the SMB space with the addition of two new models with lower price points and increased capabilities.
Holds up security enhancements as key selling factor
AMD Woos System BuildersAdvanced Micro Devices wants to be seen as a leader, not a follower.
Small Hard Drives Will Be Big In Many MarketsThe 2.5-inch hard-disk form factor traditionally has been used for notebooks and other mobile devices, but that's about to change as smaller drives are needed to reach higher storage densities, lower costs, increase performance and increase the number of storage applications.
Corda Technologies Highwire 6.0Highwire 6.0 quickly and easily converts web pages to PDF.
HP Server Bundle Offers SMB Value, Room To GrowMany small to midsize businesses rely on inexpensive, base-model server appliances for their business needs. However, upgrading the appliances or expanding their functionality can be difficult, so they are often not the best option for growing companies.
Enterprise-Class BenchmarksThe Transaction Processing Council runs a Web site that's a fantastic resource to help solution providers select and sell enterprise servers. The council produces benchmarks, enforces testing guidelines, audits the testing and publishes the test results for high-end systems on its site. Each test normally would cost tens of thousands of dollars and take hundreds of man hours to run, so practically speaking, the TPC is about the only resource of its kind.
Judge Tells Microsoft To Probe E-Mail Deletion ClaimA federal judge ordered Microsoft to search for evidence a vice president told employees in 2000 to destroy e-mails, an attorney for a company suing the software giant said Friday.
Microsoft Cuts Worker Benefits To Save MoneyEven with $60 billion cash in the bank, Microsoft is telling employees they're not immune to corporate cost-cutting.
D&H executives evangelize digital convergence products in 'Olympic' session Thur
Carrying The Convergence TorchLogistical prowess. Exacting service. A diverse product assortment and top-notch people. That's what D&H Distributing, a privately held Harrisburg, Pa., distributor says distinguishes it from its rivals. That
Embedded Systems Open New Solutions FrontierThe frontier of embedded systems technology may be around the corner. All that systems integrators must do is use their imaginations to create service-rich opportunities that can drive high-margin incremental business.
Computer Associates Revs Up System Builder SupportComputer Associates International worked closely with D&H Distributing to design a partner program for system builders, the Islandia, N.Y.-based software vendor unveiled Thursday during its World Premiere event in Las Vegas.
How Much States Expect to Spend--And On What
State of the StatesLike their private-sector counterparts, state CIOs are juggling the demands of tight IT budgets while keeping an eye on their ever-increasing reliance on technology.
State of the States: State DirectoryStates' IT budget figures were compiled from a number of sources, including directly from state officials, Web sites and the 2003-2004 NASCIO Compendium of Digital Government In The States. Actual spending may not represent projected needs nor should the figures be interpreted as an increase in revenue or allocations to the states' IT functions. Several budget figures and other information were not available at press time. Titles vary for those with de facto CIO duties.
Steve and Michael Israel exit integrator under management reorg
Father-Son Exec Duo Leave AMCAMC Executive Vice President Steve Israel and his son, AMC COO Michael Israel, have left the New York-based systems integrator, according to AMC executives.
Partners Are VIPsVendor NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America earlier this month announced GovClub, a membership program that includes its best-in-class Government Allowance Program (GAP). The program offers exclusive pricing, bid support and marketing tools for solution providers who sell to the government sector. The program enables solution providers to help North American federal, state and local government, education and health-care agencies to leverage NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display's CRT and LCD displays, while enhancing productivity and reducing costs.
IAG Recognizes InnovationsThe innovations in American Government award (IAG) has recently named 15 government initiatives finalists at the state, local, tribal and federal levels. The award is a program of the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and is given in partnership with The Council for Excellence in Government. Each of the finalists is now in the running for one of five $10,000 prizes, according to The Council for Excellence In Government.
IBM Gets Contract To Update Texas SystemThere's a 2.5-year backlog of data and maps that dates back to 1992 in the State of Texas that's tying up traffic and the state's record-keeping, too. That will come to a crawl soon.
New Nascio Exec NamedThe national association of state chief information Officers (NASCIO) has named Douglas Robinson as executive director of NASCIO. He replaces Elizabeth Miller VanMeter, who stepped down earlier this month, but who will continue to serve NASCIO in a new program-management position.


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The Takeaway
The Digital Public Library of America Launches, Providing Online Access to All Kinds of Media
Imagine the world's largest collection of media—books, magazines, works of art—all accessible to you at the click of a mouse. Not Google Books-- a project that had to navigate copyright law, and in the process became a commercial library. Instead, the Digital Public Library of America goes online today. Its mission is to make all the collections of all libraries accessible to everyone, everywhere; you only need an internet connection.
The Digital Public Library of America's Director for Content Emily Gore discusses this ambitious project of knowledge sharing, and the legal obstacles it faces.


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BEIJING – China has pledged to hold local government leaders responsible for improving air quality, officials say, after heavy smog nationwide earlier this year stoked social discontent.
The State Council of the People's Republic of China, the equivalent of its Cabinet, announced the move along with a range of other policies aimed at reducing emissions of pollutants that range from forcing industries to install anti-pollution equipment to strengthening the collection of fines.
China has long been criticized for incentivizing local officials to pursue economic growth while placing little emphasis on meeting environmental targets, leading to weak enforcement of green laws.
But the country will "build a targeted responsibility and evaluation system for cities and provinces based on air quality improvement," according to a report of a state council meeting.
The statement suggests local officials will be assessed on improving general air quality, rather than merely face targets for reducing emissions of individual pollutants.
The meeting, chaired by Premier Li Keqiang, also agreed that the Chinese government would not approve industrial projects that fail to meet emissions standards, and would curb the growth of highly polluting industries such as steel and aluminium manufacturing, according to the report.
Earlier this year, levels of air particulate matter in Beijing were measured at almost 40 times the World Health Organization's limits while other cities in China were hit by high levels of pollution as well.
Air pollution contributed to 1.2 million premature deaths in China in 2010, the U.S.-based Health Effects Institute reported in March.


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Seether 2002-2013 Album Out Tomorrow
Wind-up Records will release Seether 2002-2013 tomorrow, October 29, 2013 - the two-disc, 27-song career retrospective includes Seether's 11 #1 singles, their greatest songs, three new tracks and rare b-sides (track listing is below). The first single, "Seether," is at radio now and is currently approaching top 10 on the Active Rock chart; the lyric video will premiere on VEVO October 29. It is a cover of Veruca Salt's 1994 hit song and also where the band derived its name. This is the first time Seether has covered and recorded the song. Fans can pre-order on iTunes, Amazonand get exclusive bundles on seether.com as well as listen to disc 2 in its entirety now on the band'swebsite. Fans can also check out a listening party of the entire two-disc collection tomorrow on Loudwire.com.
To celebrate their upcoming collection, Seether will embark on a unique semi-acoustic storytellers-type tour, "An Intimate Night With Seether" performing in intimate and iconic venues around the world, beginning November 5th at Union Chapel in London. These special settings will provide Seether fans with the ultimate backdrop to experience seeing the band like never before, in some of the most beautiful venues in the world.
Seether has sold millions of albums and singles worldwide, has over 63 million YouTube views and are mainstays in the touring circuit averaging more than 275 performances per year. They have had 11 #1 singles and 17 Top 5 hits across multiple formats at radio. Originally founded in Johannesburg, South Africa, by Shaun Morgan and Dale Stewart, Seether made its initial impact on U.S. hearts and eardrums with the Gold album Disclaimer (2002). The album's first single, "Fine Again" was a pensive ballad that resonated with fans worldwide. Seether gained nationwide live exposure with a spot on that year's Ozzfest tour. Seether re-recorded the acoustic track "Broken" as an electric version featuring Evanescence vocalist Amy Lee. "Broken" became a massive international hit for the group. In 2004, Seether remixed and re-mastered Disclaimer, adding eight new songs and new cover art to create the two-disc set Disclaimer II, which is now Platinum. In 2005, Seether released Karma & Effect, which is certified Gold, approaching Platinum and followed that release up in 2006 with a live, acoustic CD/DVD, One Cold Night, which is now approaching Gold. In 2007 Seether released the Platinum Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces. The album was reissued in 2009 with a cover of George Michael's "Careless Whisper," and became another Platinum single release for the band. In 2011 Seether released Holding onto Strings Better Left to Fray. That album is approaching Gold status.


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may i ask what you paid for it.. im looking for one also... i have a 6904 which ive had since they came out... i want either the 3914 or 3914 for cc... found one at a gun show today... for 425.... would like to get it cheaper.. thanks
Picked up a used model 3914 a couple weeks ago and just got to the range to try it out. I am impressed. I was looking for a single-stack 9mm that was also DA/SA. Not that many choices out there anymore. The 3914 is the blued version of the 3913. It is compact and has a 3.5-inch barrel. If I ever decide to get my concealed carry liscense, this will most likely be the gun I will carry.
It shot very well. It is accurate. I put a variety of factory ammo and handloads through it and it never missed a beat. What a fun little pistol! Now, if I could find a couple more magazines for it that don't cost an arm and a leg.
may i ask what you paid for it.. im looking for one also... i have a 6904 which ive had since they came out... i want either the 3914 or 3914 for cc... found one at a gun show today... for 425.... would like to get it cheaper.. thanks
You might want to look at a S&W model 908 which can be found at a cheaper price, usually around 350. and is essentially the same pistol, size, mag cap etc.
Very true on the 908. Basically the same as the 3912/14 but it does have some plastic parts inside. Nothing that would stop me from picking one up. I recently bought a parts assortment for a 908 because I like the looks of a stainless pistol with black controls. I installed the 908 safety, slide stop, hammer and trigger on my 3913. Looks great and is even smoother but that's probably due to a complete spring change out. I also prefer the non-ambi safety. On what may be considered the downside, the 908 parts were from a newer pistol and MIM. Of course I kept the original parts in case I decide to sell....say in 2095.
thanks racinbob and chessail77, i will check into the 908....
I purchased the 3914 on Gunbroker this past August. During the time when I won the auction for the pistol, there was a decent number of other 3914's and 3913's and 908's up for auction. I can't remember the final bid, but I think it was about $260 plus $25 shipping. It was less than $300 when all was said and done.
The pistol was carried by the previous owner, as the bluing was well worn on the slide and there was some wear on the anodized aluminum frame. However, there was no rust or pitting on the pistol, and it appeared to have been well cared for by the previous owner. The rifling in the barrel was in excellent shape.
As I mentioned in my original post above, it shoots really well and I am happy with my purchase.
Good luck with your search. You might want to browse the gun auction sites on a regular basis. I happen to like Gunbroker and have had pretty good luck with making purchases on this auction site. I haven't really had much experience the other auction sites.


text: Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is nick and I am currently serving in the United StatesAir Force in Georgia. I will be obtaining my CCL and first Firearm next week (Glock 23). I have learned a ton about carrying from this website and look forward to learning more from here in the future!


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Wednesday, August 07, 2013
A Scrapbook Layout Mistake....What Would You Do?
So how do you fix mistakes? Some of it you just live with. Some of it you hide and at times it throws off the balance of the page. Misjudge something, adjust the design. How do YOU fix or hide your mistakes?
Rock-a-bye: I seized an opportunity of a special moment with mom and daughter sleeping to take a photo for Ali's baby book as well as her scrapbook.
Graphic 45 Little Darlings and Baby to Bride
Fiskars Hexagon Squeeze Punch, Large and Micro Tip Scissors
K&Co letters
Webster's Pages smaller letters
Little Yellow Bicycle pins and button
Mom's Lace Shop
Bag O' Buttons
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo
American Crafts pop dots adhesive
X-ACTO craft knife
What started out as a simple, straightforward page ended up a bit of a nightmare. Once I placed the hexagons I had planned on cutting out some of the smaller images from Little Darlings paper. I estimated wrong. Most of the cutouts were too large. I ended up cutting out the tiniest of figures. It was hard but well worth the effect.
I ended up satisfied with the results with the exception of the tag at the top of the paper. Maybe you can give me a tip on how to fix torn paper.
It never hurts to share your mistakes. It hurts to not share and not get help. It works for me!
Have A Crafty Day!
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Sorry to hear you struggled so much with this LO but it's beautiful and no one will ever know unless you tell them!ReplyDelete
For me, I fix the majority of my mistakes on pages by covering things up with an embellishment or another layer of paper or I work it into some sort of mixed media so it looks intentional. If I can remove the problem paper/item and replace it with another then I do that. For journaling mistakes, I try to work the sentence so it makes sense but if it's a spelling mistake I discover after the fact, I just live with it (which is huge of me to say, being a teacher and rather OCD).
sweet moment you caught on camera~she will be glad you did later on.. Love the papers and the fussy cutting. As far as your question I don't adhere anything until it is the way I want it. I know that is know help at all:):)ReplyDelete
I think your being your own worst critic. I would have never picked out the mistakes and just would have thought it looks vintage homemade. I say put it in the book and let it be your little memory to chuckle over later.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous layout, I usually try to incorporate my mistakes into my layout somehow :)ReplyDelete
If the paper is torn where I can't cover it, sometimes I can mend it with tape from the back. I'll also get it into an album page ASAP so it doesn't get flexed too much. We are always our own worst critics! Your page is fabulous. I can't see one thing that needs to be changed! Fantastic photo, too! It HAD to be scrapped!ReplyDelete
you did an amazing job on this layout! and i don't think the tag looks bad at all! funny to read this tonight as i just put a blob of paint on my layout on mistake!ReplyDelete
With all the trouble you had with this layout you ended up with a wonderful page.ReplyDelete
What do i do when i stuff up on a page?
I walk away. Look at it later... Adjust if i can... If i cant does it still look good anyway and will anyone notice? If it is terribly obvious that something is totally wrong like a rip in the paper when its not a grunge look.... I just grunge it up.... Not saying that all my grunge pages are mistakes.... LOL
If you didn't tell anything about your mistakes, nobody would have known ! I think your layout is very pretty.ReplyDelete
I often fail doing my machine sewing... If it's just not staight, I live with that, but if it's really torn, I cut and glue it over something else, or I cover it, well, the same tricks than anybody.
I think this turned out beautifully, Debby! I think we are our own worst critics when it comes to "mistakes". I try to cover tears up with an embellishment (or two, LOL!) but I'll admit there have been times when I've torn whole pages apart, only to start all over. :)ReplyDelete
It's painful when the idea in your head doesn't pan out as you saw it, but glad you stuck with it. Very pretty page and the best thing about mistakes, is most people won't even notice them but you!ReplyDelete
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An American officer, John Ringquist, has discovered that an African pouched rat is an affectionate sort of animal has a wonderful sense of smell that allows it to be trained to sniff out bombs. The good news is these rats work real cheap and if handed a few bananas now and then will work their tails off for you in order to identify bombs that might kill soldiers. Since they are small, the rat can get into tiny places and, if anything goes wrong, boom and they are blown to smithereens. This suggests there is need to reconsider the entire role of rats in American military and political life. After all, if there is one thing the United States possesses in considerable depth — is RATS. OK, so maybe our rats are not all affectionate, but our rats can smell to high heaven and best of all they can dig through shit and emerge smelling as though they have never been in it. So, here is our list of American Rats and what they can do:
1. Glenn Beck. No rat can match him in being able to draw straight lines leading to the nearest shit hole.
2. Sarah Palin, No rat has her ability to speak volumes and give off nothing but hot air.
3. Tea Party: Here is a band of rats who scurry around making noises that make absolutely no sense, but to many come across as logical. After all, how many Rats can have the government receive less money and pay off their debts at a faster rate?
4. Rush Limbaugh, He actually looks like a giant African pouch rat.
5. Republican Party: They would rat on their mothers and fathers if it got them votes.


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Silk Naturals Mama's Helper Serum
6 reviews
33% would repurchase
Package Quality: 3.7
Price: $$
Package Quality: 3.7
Price: $$
INGREDIENTSDistilled water, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, Lactobacillus/Wasabia Japonica Root Ferment Extract , Hydrolyzed Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Seedcake Extract, Water (and) Glycerin (and) Glycrrhiza glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Water, Camellia sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Thermus Thermophilus Ferment (and) Glycerin, Propanediol, Phospholipids, Ubiquinone, Gluconoactone and Sodium Benzoate, Dehydroxanthan Gum, Panthenol
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on 9/2/2013 4:05:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Other, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
This serum would be so great if it wasn't sooo drying. After use my was face so dry and tight. I tried using a moisturizer on top but it still wasn't enough. My skin is dehydrated combo/oily in the summer months.
on 6/27/2013 1:42:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Oily, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
I'm a big fan of Silk Naturals and when I saw this had the highest percentage of vitamin C of any product they carry, I went ahead and ordered a full-size bottle. Unfortunately, I don't like this a whole lot, especially when compared to Awesome Sauce, my current fave. As a lot of people have mentioned, it's actually quite drying. I can sometimes go with only Awesome Sauce at night and not get dried out, but this doesn't allow for the same. In fact, I've put another serum over this to add a little moisture, and my skin still feels dry in the morning (although not as dry as if I hadn't put the extra serum on). This is specifically supposed to help with hyperpigmentation, hence the high concentration of vitamin C, so it might be effective for those who have it and need an extra high concentration of vitamin C. I totally don't, however, so I'm going to stick with my Awesome Sauce.
on 5/8/2013 10:44:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Other, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
When I tried a sample of this, I always woke up with skin that was uneven-toned and splotchier. It didn't help my breakouts at all. It leaves a very sticky feel and does not work well with liquid or powder makeup. What a disappointment. :(
on 4/17/2013 7:48:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
The ingrediants looked good and it didnt clog me so this is the reason i am giving it a 3, however i cant get past the extreme tight feeling and flakiness.
Not for my skin type, but i can see this working for someone with oily skin
on 2/2/2013 12:15:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
This is still an early review..been about a week but I did just order a full size of this! Here is what I wrote about my initial impressions on the SCB:
this stuff is DRYING and I have combo skin and don't usually have this problem but I definitely have tightness and flaking. However, I am willing to deal with this b/c with moisturizer I think it could be ok. Sometimes my skin needs time to adjust as well. (I do feel it has..no more flaking just tightness)
The main reason I am still hopeful is I have been searching for an AOX / vitamin C product that doesn't clog me and so far so good with this. Most things clog my skin very quickly and I have tried countless vit c. and MAP products and have always gotten cysts or clogs/ irritation breakouts. This is a little tacky when first applied but that goes away. Very little fragrance to this which I like. So we shall see..looking forward to hearing from others who are sampling this.
EDIT Moved on to Nufountain CelSignal which is much more hydrating and overall makes my skin happier. Mama's Helper would be better if it wasn't so drying!!
on 1/25/2013 4:23:00 PM
Age: Unknown
Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Other
Eyes: Blue
This is the newest vitamin C (MAP) serum in SN's line up. It was originated for those who are TTC, pregnant or breast-feeding but is certainly not limited to those individuals. Anyone, including men, of course could use this serum. It's 5.5% MAP that also includes several other AOX's, like green tea extract and CoQ-10. The Wasabi extract is soothing and nicely anti-bacterial to fight off any breakouts. Plus, IME, MAP is much like its cousin SAP in fighting off acne all on its own. Please see above for the full ingredient listing. I will mention that it does contain a particular algae extract called Venuceane. I usually avoid ALL things related to algae but I know several MUA'ers who have test driven this serum and have experienced no breakouts. So I decided to chance it and so far, so good. My only complaint is that it does make my skin feel very tight after drydown.....not dry, just tight. So following up with a hydrator or moisturizer will probably be necessary for most people. I am currently test-driving a sample and will update at a later date.UPDATE (02/02/13): So it's been a week and my skin has acclimated to this though it's still tightening. A hydrator is imperative. At first, I tried Face Reality's Hydrating Emulsion and the combo. seemed to make my face red and hot and even tighter. However, after trying out some of SN's hydrating serums and having NO luck, I retried the FRHE and it worked beautifully. Not sure what happened at that first experience? Just glad I persisted in finding a way to make this work. My skin looks pretty fabulous ATM. 2ND UPDATE (02/13/13) So sadly, after 3 weeks, I finally have to admit that this isn't going to work for me. I thought I had solved the drying or tightening aspects but not so. I'm not going to downgrade since I still think it's a brilliant product. It just isn't going to work for my skintype (SD-prone) since I'm prone to TEWL (transepidermal water loss) issues.
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Allure flooring
I had Allure flooring, floating laminate, put in my kitchen. I hired the work done by a professional, but within a few months it started showing substantial separations where the tiles used to meet. I worked with the company and did get a refund for the tile, but not the labor. Now I need new flooring and since my floor has a substantial slope, that seems to be the reason for the separation of the Allure, and think my only choices are sheet vinyl flooring or kitchen carpeting. Does anyone have any suggestions for new flooring?
Of those two choices....sheet vinyl. Easier to keep clean and spills can be mopped up.
I second that.....Sheet vinyl would be so much better. No matter what kind of carpet you may think of using, the kitchen and/or bathroom is no place for carpet, it will be gross and smell even more gross before you know it. :eek:
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Well, it was more or less the same price story on Tuesday as it was on Monday, as the rally that began 10 minutes after the Comex open ran into the usual seller of last resort---but this time the gold price didn't get a change to either break $1,300 or the 200-day moving average, as the price was stopped cold before either event could occur. It was also another day where the low and high ticks aren't worth looking up.
Gold closed in New York on Tuesday at $1,294.70 spot, down $1.00 from Monday's close. Net volume was pretty light at only 89,000 contracts with more than a third of that occurring by about 9 a.m. BST in London.
I shan't repeat myself by discussing the silver price chart from yesterday---as it, too, looks almost identical to its counterpart on Monday. It barely broke above its 20-day moving average on Tuesday. The high and low aren't worth looking up, either---as silver traded in a two bit price range for the entire day.
Silver closed yesterday at $19.53 spot, up the magnificent sum of 3 cents---courtesy of JPMorgan et al. Volume, net of May and June, was only 29,500 contracts---which was considerably less than the 45,000 contract volume on Monday.
Platinum and palladium did better, but some of their nice gains got shaved off starting the moment that Zurich closed for day, which was noon in New York. Here are the charts.
The dollar index closed late Monday afternoon in New York at 79.88---and from there it didn't do much of anything until shortly after 9:30 a.m. BST in London. By the time the subsequent rally was done for the day, the dollar index was up to 80.17 by 1:30 p.m. EDT---which just happened to be the Comex close in New York. After that it drifted down a handful of basis points, finishing the Tuesday trading session at 80.12---up 24 basis points from Monday's close.
The gold stocks struggled to stay in positive territory, but finally gave up the ghost about 10:15 a.m. in New York---and slid into the red for the rest of the day. The HUI finished down 0.68%.
The silver stocks posted some decent gains by 11 a.m. EDT but, like gold, couldn't hold onto them. But they managed to finish in the black, as Nick Laird's Intraday Silver Sentiment Index closed up 0.49%.
The CME Daily Delivery Report showed that 7 gold and 85 silver contracts were posted for delivery within the Comex-approved depositories on Thursday. JPMorgan stopped all 7 gold contracts offered by Canada's Scotiabank. In silver it was Newedge USA and ABN Amro as the two short/issuers of note with 60 and 18 contracts respectively. There were nine different long/stoppers, most of whom were "the usual suspects." The link to yesterday's Issuers and Stoppers Report is here.
There were no reported changes in GLD yesterday---and as of 9:47 p.m. EDT yesterday evening, there were no reported changed in SLV, either.
The good folks over at Switzerland's Zürcher Kantonalbank updated their website for both their gold and silver ETFs as of the end of business on Friday, May 9. They reported that their gold ETF declined by another 23,633 troy ounces---and their silver ETF declined by a further 34,314 troy ounces.
Well, the U.S. Mint made up for its lack of a sales report on Monday, with a big one on Tuesday. They sold 5,500 troy ounces of gold eagles---3,500 one-ounce 24K gold buffaloes---100 platinum eagles---and an absolutely stunning 1,939,500 silver eagles. Once again I [along with Ted Butler] ask the question: "Who the #%$& is buying all these things, especially the silver eagles?"---because it sure as hell isn't the general public, as retail bullion sales are the pits.
Over at the Comex-approved depositories on Monday, there was very little action in gold, as only 3 kilobars were shipped out---all from HSBC USA. The link to that activity, if you wish to dignify it with that description, is here.
There was more activity in silver, as 300,106 troy ounces were reported received---and a smallish 5,123 troy ounces were shipped out. The link to that action is here.
I have a decent number of stories again today---and I hope you find something of interest in here.
The U.S. posted a smaller budget surplus in April than economists projected, as spending increased at more than twice the pace of tax receipts.
Revenue exceeded spending by $106.9 billion last month, compared with a $112.9 billion surplus a year before, the Treasury Department said Monday in Washington. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of 24 economists was for a $114 billion surplus.
So far this fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, the country is running a budget shortfall that's about 37 percent smaller than it was a year earlier. Still, the economy nearly stalled in the first quarter, while spending rose last month on defense and entitlement programs.
"We've kind of seen the best numbers we are going to see," Stephen Stanley, chief economist at Pierpont Securities LLC in Stamford, Connecticut, said before the report. The degree of improvement in the federal budget over the past year or so may not continue unless economic growth accelerates, he said.
Today's first story was posted on the moneynews.com Internet site on Monday afternoon EDT---and I thank West Virginia reader Elliot Simon for bringing it to our attention.
Some investors between 1997 and 2013 may have gotten early word of changes to Federal Reserve policy and profited by trading before the Fed announced the policy shifts, according to Singapore-based researchers.
Trading records show abnormally large price movements and imbalances in buy and sell orders that are "statistically significant and in the direction of the subsequent policy surprise," according to a paper by Gennaro Bernile, Jianfeng Hu, and Yuehua Tang at Singapore Management University.
The moves occurred before and during the time that reporters were given the Federal Open Market Committee statement in so-called media lockups.
This Bloomberg article showed up on their Internet later in the afternoon Denver time yesterday---and I found it embedded in a GATA release.
The Federal Reserve Board has many vacancies, The New York Sun observed yesterday, but Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is threatening to delay appointments to the board unless the Senate permits a vote of his proposed Federal Reserve Transparency Act, the legislation championed by his father, former Rep. Ron Paul.
The Sun writes: "The Federal Reserve fears this audit. It fears the private businesses. It fears the Congress that is its creator. It claims that an audit of the kind the House wants would interfere with its 'independence.' What independence? The staff of the Sun dissolved the entire text of the United States Constitution in a chemical solvent and then put the solution through a Hamilton-brand high-speed, rotary separator. Yet we were unable to detect even a particle of a requirement that monetary policy be independent of the Congress of the United States.
"There is no need to rush to fill the board of the Fed. Better for Congress to look to the substance and see what share of the blame the Fed itself deserves for the Great Recession that destroyed the presidency of Barack Obama, stranded millions without work, and forced us into retreat overseas."
This editorial was posted on their website yesterday morning---and it's another news item I found on the gata.org Internet site.
Her name was Maru Oropesa. She was the 41-year-old branch manager of a Scotiabank located in an upscale Mexico City neighbourhood. The divorced mother of two, she lived with her young sons and her mother.
The nightmare began with a phone call for her oldest son Lauro Gonzalez Oropesa, just 13 at the time. The phone rang at 2:00 am on September 28, 2001. A man's voice on the other end demanded 300,000 pesos (almost 30,000 dollars) - or else his mother would die. The caller said he would call back. Lauro, his brother, and their grandmother waited by the phone all night. The second call never came.
Questions about a link between her death and her job would soon reach the executive suites of Scotiabank's head office in Toronto. Investigators focused on one of Oropesa's large investment accounts, and discovered that she had signed off on the illegal transfer on nearly $5 million to an account in Switzerland - all without her client's knowledge.
The man behind the plan was Jaime Ross, branch manager at Oropesa's Scotiabank before her. By the summer of 2001, he had left to become a vice-president at another foreign bank in Mexico City, France's BNP.
This edition of "the fifth estate" was aired on CBC Television last October, but I just found about it on Sunday---and I thank John Di Tomasso for sharing it with us. This story involves the second largest short holder in silver in the Comex future market---Scotiabank---but it's not about silver. Hopefully the CBC will get around to doing a program about that as well someday. The video itself runs for 45:12 minutes---and is definitely worth watching if you can fit it into your schedule.
Edwina Luz, 26, and her family have owned their Portuguese property in Praia da Luz in the western Algarve since the Sixties.
Miss Luz, who is half Portuguese and half British, has a strong attachment to the place, which was originally bought by her grandparents because her grandfather suffered from tuberculosis and benefited from a warmer climate.
They bought a three-bedroom seaside cottage in 1963 from a local couple for around €1,200, lived there for many years and raised a family. In 2008 the property was passed down to Miss Luz's mother, aunt and uncle.
These family ties mean nothing, though, under draconian laws passing through parliament in Portugal.
British expats who own waterfront property in Portugal have been left in limbo as the country's government decides whether to water down plans that could see thousands lose their homes.
This item appeared on the telegraph.co.uk Internet site yesterday morning BST---and it's courtesy of U.K. reader Tariq Khan.
German investor confidence fell for a fifth month in May in a sign of growing concern that threats from low inflation to a strong euro may undermine the recovery.
The ZEW Center for European Economic Research in Mannheim said its index of investor and analyst expectations, which aims to predict economic developments six months in advance, slid to 33.1 from 43.2 in April. The gauge is at the lowest level since January 2013. Economists forecast a decline to 40, according to the median of 33 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey. The index has dropped every month since reaching a seven-year high of 62 in December.
Investor caution in Europe's largest economy reflects concern that the slow recovery in the 18-nation euro area leaves it vulnerable to shocks. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has signaled he may add monetary stimulus in early June because policy makers are "dissatisfied" with the inflation outlook, in part due to an increase in the exchange rate.
This Bloomberg news item, filed from Frankfurt, showed up on their Internet site in the wee hours of yesterday morning MDT---and my thanks go out to South African reader B.V.
1. 'Russia is not interested in territorial expansion by means of Ukraine': Russia Today 2. Russia's third largest bank moves money from Europe to Moscow for safe keeping: Russia Today 3. Russia Keeps Its Distance After Ukraine Secession Referendums: The New York Times 4. Russia Retaliates: Blocks GPS, Bans U.S. Use of its Rocket Engines: Zero Hedge 5. Separatists kill seven Ukraine soldiers in heaviest loss for Kiev forces: Reuters 6. May 11 referendums should be treated as signals of deep Ukraine statehood crisis - Moscow: The Voice of Russia 7. Russia should ignore Washington's 'new Cold War': Russia Today
[The above stories are courtesy of reader B.V.---and Roy Stephens]
Everything one needs to know about mediocre political elites allegedly representing the "values" of Western civilization has been laid bare by their reaction to the referendums in Donetsk and Lugansk.
The referendums may have been a last-minute affair; organized in a rush; in the middle of a de facto civil war; and on top of it at gunpoint - supplied by the Kiev NATO neo-liberal neo-fascist junta, which even managed to kill some voters in Mariupol. An imperfect process? Yes. But absolutely perfect in terms of graphically depicting a mass movement in favor of self-rule and political independence from Kiev.
This was direct democracy in action; no wonder the U.S. State Department hated it with a vengeance.
Turnout was huge. The landslide victory for independence was out of the question. Same for transparency; a public vote, in glass ballot boxes, with monitoring provided by Western journalists - mostly from major German media but also from the Kyodo News Agency or The Washington Post.
This absolute must read commentary by Pepe was posted on the Asia Times website yesterday---and I thank reader M.A. for being the first person through the door with it.
1. Dr. Stephen Leeb: "China, Russia, Germany and Soaring Gold and Silver Prices" 2. Dr. Paul Craig Roberts: "Washington is Driving the World to the Final War" 3. Victor Sperandeo: "Financial Destruction---and the Last Great Systemic Earthquake" 4. Egon von Greyerz: "$1.4 Quadrillion Derivatives Meltdown, Chaos and $11,000 Gold" 5. Andrew Maguire: "Massive Physical Buy Orders In Gold At This Level" 6. Robert Fitzwilson: "Unprecedented Wealth Confiscation---and the Disastrous Endgame" 7. Michael Pento: "This Will Trigger Massive Crisis and Panic All Over the World" 8. The first audio interview is with Andrew Maguire. 9. The second audio interview is with Eric Sprott---and the third and final audio interview is with Art Cashin
[Please direct any questions or comments about what is said in these interviews by either Eric King or his guests to them, and not to me. Thank you. - Ed]
While the West is wholly opposed to the latest referenda and has declared them totally illegal, it should also recognise that there is a large section of the Ukrainian people vitriolically opposed to what they see as a right wing controlled anti-Russian dangerous coalition in power in Kiev, and whether this is true or not it is hard to see how any kind of consensus can now be possible. The Ukraine government is wholly committed to uniting the divided country while the eastern separatists might settle for a semi-autonomous position within greater Ukraine if Russia is unwilling to actually absorb Donetsk and Luhansk. But the key to it all is violence. If the Ukrainian troops do move in and a shooting war develops than the chances of Russian military intervention are probably high – and the gold price could soar. But some kind of consensus could prevail before then.
Thus we must remember other - perhaps more lasting - developments that could could drive the price of gold, namely, no real surprise here, India and China. On the other side of the world, exit polls are suggesting that Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition will triumph in the Indian elections – with most predicting an outright parliamentary majority. Modi is seen as business oriented and is viewed as pro-gold with many suggesting he will, if elected, reverse the draconian import restrictions on gold – or at least mitigate them. But one doubts this would be any new government's primary policy and in India, with its massive deep-seated bureaucracy, things can move slowly. We reported here yesterday that India's April gold imports showed a massive drop year on year, although last year's April figures were particularly high so perhaps the perceived drop is less relevant than has been suggested. However, should the gold import restrictions be dropped or even reduced than this could unleash some massive pent-up demand, perhaps even matching that of China. However it is far from certain what India's gold imports even are nowadays with a totally unknown amount coming in through unofficial channels (smuggling) – and this is believed to be substantial.
This commentary by Lawrie was posted on the mineweb.com Internet site yesterday---and it's the first contribution to today's column from Manitoba reader Ulrike Marx. It's certainly worth reading.
The Chamber of Mines of South Africa on Tuesday condemned "in the strongest terms" the "brutal" murder of two mineworkers in the Rustenburg area.
This denunciation follows the condemnation of acts of violence against employees intent on returning to work by South Africa's three major platinum mining companies, which pleaded with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) to issue a public statement demanding respect for the rights of those wanting to return to work.
At least 20 acts of assault have been reported in last three days, when a number of "serious" incidents of intimidation against employees and bus operators have been reported.
The chamber reiterated that the security and safety of all workers was imperative and extended the industry's sincere condolences to the families of the murdered miners.
This news item, filed from Johannesburg, was posted on the miningweekly.com Internet site yesterday---and it's the second offering in a row from Ulrike Marx.
Lonmin Plc said it will push ahead with plans to break a 15-week strike tomorrow by reopening mines even after at least four people were killed in South Africa's platinum belt over the last four days.
"Reconsidering the opening is not an option," Happy Nkhoma, a spokesman for the world's third-largest platinum producer, said today by phone. "What we need to make sure is that the employees are safe."
No violence near mines belonging to Anglo American Platinum Ltd., Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. and Lonmin was reported last night or this morning, Thulani Ngubane, a provincial spokesman for the South African Police Service, said by phone. Four people were killed and another six assaulted during various attacks over the weekend and yesterday, Ngubane said in a statement.
Members of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union, the biggest labor organization at the world's three largest producers, have been on strike since Jan. 23. The AMCU wants basic monthly pay, without benefits, to be more than doubled for entry-level underground employees to 12,500 rand ($1,211) by 2017, while producers are including cash allowances in that figure.
This longish Bloomberg news item, filed from Johannesburg, was posted on their Internet site sometime yesterday---and it found a home over at the mineweb.com. It's the third offering in a row from Ulrike Marx, for which I thank her.
Vending machines that spew out gold coins, a gold market where you'll find rows of narrow alleys glittering with strands upon strands of gold, gold dust coffee, Gold leaf facials - No wonder then, that the Middle East is seen as Midas's land.
Along with oil wells, opulence, dust storms and the dishdasha, the yellow metal would probably be one the most common stereotypes of the region. The general idea being - there's plenty of gold here. More importantly, gold that is very cheap.
As a matter of fact, the notion isn't too far off the mark. Gold is cheaper here, largely because the import duties are non-existent. Then the proximity to the subcontinent, combined with the fact that a majority of the population is Asian, ensure the metal is always in high demand. Jewelry shops go dime a dozen, and jewelers tend to display jewels as per the area - more traditional and mass produced designs in Indian dominated areas; and more exclusive, and thereby expensive displays in designer malls. A recent survey showed that almost all visitors to the region go back with some amount of gold purchases. And like just about everything here, gold purchase too, varies along regional lines. It is usually a small souvenir trinket for most visitors from Europe and beyond, who ideally come in for the sun and sand. And it is usually expensive purchases for visitors from the subcontinent.
But while buying the gold in the Middle East is an attractive and possibly economically easy option, taking it back home to India is not.
This short, but interesting story, was posted on The Times of India website early Monday evening IST---and the stories from Ulrike just keep on coming.
Interpol has issued a lookout notice for a Chennai resident called Mohammed Haneef, one of the most wanted gold smugglers from the region.
"Tall, well-built and charming," is how a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officer described Haneef. The hunt led investigators to three women who claimed to be his wives. They provided enough background about the man, but had little information about his whereabouts.
Interpol issued the notice was after officers seized 50kg of gold from his operatives in various consignments in the past six months. Going by the handwritten receipts and some papers recovered from Haneef 's house in Seven Wells in December 2013, investigators believe Haneef and his associates have smuggled at least 1,000kg of gold into the country. "His 'account books' show that he has clients in Myanmar, Singapore, Colombo, Chennai and Thrissur. Many famous jewellers in Chennai and Kerala are on his list," an officer said.
This is another story from The Times of India. This one was posted on their Internet site late Tuesday afternoon India Standard Time---and it's also a contribution from Ulrike Marx.
While comparing to last year, the gold smuggling has spiked 446% at present in India as the country imposed harsh import duties to curb its over mounted current account deficit last year.
As per the report, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had filed 40 gold smuggling cases in the last year whereas it has increased to 148 cases in the past 12 months. The aggregate value of the seized illegal gold from 464 people in 2013-14 is estimated at Rs 245 crore.
Most of the gold smugglers are arrested from the nation's international airports. The customs officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport said that they have nabbed 353 kg of gold worth at Rs 90 crore in this current financial year whereas it was 20-25 kg of gold in the last year.
I would suspect that gold smuggling is even more important than this tiny story suggests. It was posted on the scrapmonster.com Internet site yesterday---and it's the final offering of the day from Ulrike Marx.
China's Guangdong Rising Assets Management has proposed a A$1.1 billion ($1 billion) takeover offer for copper and gold miner PanAust Ltd., the second bid for an Australian resources firm by a Chinese state-owned company in two weeks.
PanAust rejected the unsolicited bid from its biggest shareholder as too low but agreed to allow it to conduct due diligence in the hope of getting a better offer.
The takeover proposal comes amid a slew of interest in Australian mining assets from Chinese firms eager to secure global resources.
This Reuters story, co-filed from Sydney and Melbourne, was posted on their Internet site in the wee hours of Tuesday morning EDT---and it's another article I found on the gata.org Internet site yesterday.
In a recent column, silver analyst Theodore Butler presented information that leaves him somewhat optimistic that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is looking into the possibility that the silver markets might be rigged or manipulated.
In the column, Butler labels as "phony" a prior "investigation" conducted by The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
According to Butler and the CFTC itself, this "investigation" lasted five years and included "7,000" man hours of work on the part of CFTC employees doing the investigating.
I too believe this alleged exercise in fact-finding was either bogus or clearly not worthy of the label of "investigation."
This longish commentary by Bill Rice, Jr. showed up on the silverseek.com Internet site yesterday---and it's worth your while.
The Perth Mint of Australia has released their latest figures on the amount of gold and silver sold as coins and minted products. The monthly sales for each metal declined to their lowest levels in more than a year.
For the month of April 2014, total gold sales measured 23,461 troy ounces. This was down from the prior month when sales had reached 30,177 ounces. The latest monthly total was down significantly from the prior year period when a sudden drop in market prices had caused a surge in demand to 111,505,06 troy ounces.
For the year to date, gold sales have now reached 165,459 ounces. This is down by 39.1% compared to the sales of 271,594 recorded in the comparable year ago period.
This short, but worthwhile read, was posted on the coinupdate.com Internet site on Monday---and I found it on the Sharps Pixley website yesterday.
Production of gold by U.S. mines was 18,900 kilograms (607,649 troy ounces) in February, up from 17,300 kg (556,207 oz) in February 2013, said the U.S. Geological Survey.
U.S. gold mine output for January and February combined was 39,400 kg (1,266,739 oz), said the USGS.
In 2013, the U.S. fell from being the World's third largest gold producer to fourth, having been overtaken by the Russian Federation.
This short gold-related news item was posted on the mineweb.com Internet site in the wee hours of this morning MDT.
The London Silver Market Fixing Limited (the 'Company') announces that it will cease to administer the London Silver Fixing with effect from close of business on 14 August 2014. Until then, Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Bank USA N.A. and The Bank of Nova Scotia will remain members of the Company and the Company will administer the London Silver Fixing and continue to liaise with the FCA and other stakeholders.
The period to 14 August 2014 will provide an opportunity for market-led adjustment with consultation between clients and market participants.
The London Bullion Market Association has expressed its willingness to assist with discussions among market participants with a view to exploring whether the market wishes to develop an alternative to the London Silver Fixing.
Well, this is certainly a surprise---and what it means in the grand scheme of things is unknown at the moment. Maybe the gold fixings will follow the same path. This marketwatch.com story, filed from London, showed up on their website at 2:01 a.m. EDT this morning---and I found it on the Sharps Pixley website. It's definitely worth reading.
Photo #2 and #3: I took these photos of migrating Sandhill Cranes in west-central Saskatchewan, about 50 kilometers north of Kindersley on April 27. The wing flapping and the jumping about is part of the courtship display by the males. The sexes are identical in appearance, so it's hard to tell which is which, just by looking at them.
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Drilling Intersects 102 Meters of 1.97 gpt Gold at Columbus Gold's Paul Isnard Gold Project; Drilling Confirms Depth Extension of Gold Mineralization
Columbus Gold Corporation (CGT: TSX-V) ("Columbus Gold") is pleased to announce results of the initial five (5) core drill holes at its Paul Isnard gold project in French Guiana. The holes confirm depth extension of gold mineralization below shallow holes drilled on the 43-101 compliant 1.9 million ounce Montagne d'Or inferred gold deposit at Paul Isnard in the 1990's and support the current program of resource expansion through offsetting open-ended gold mineralization indicated by the earlier holes.
Robert Giustra, CEO of Columbus Gold, commented: "These drill results validate Columbus Gold's approach to adding ounces with a lower-risk drilling program designed to infill and to extend the mineralized zones to 200 m vertical depth from surface; a depth amenable to open pit mining."
Fourteen (14) holes have been completed (assays pending) by Columbus Gold in the current program and drilling is progressing at the rate of about 3,000 meters per month with one drill-rig on a 24 hour basis. Columbus Gold plans to accelerate the current program by engaging a second drill-rig as soon as one can be obtained.
Please visit our website for more information about the project.
As for the signs of increased physical demand, the turnover or movement of metal into and out from the COMEX-approved silver warehouses continues to astound me. This [past] week, some 4.6 million oz were physically deposited into or physically removed from the various warehouses, an annualized rate of more than 230 million oz. For the first time in six weeks, total inventories increased by 1.8 million oz, to 174.9 million oz, although total inventories matter little. - Silver analyst Ted Butler: 10 May 2014
It was sort of like Bill Murray's Groundhog Day---as Tuesday was the same as Monday. Nothing to see here, folks---please move along.
Here are the 6-month gold and silver charts once again---and the 200-day moving average in gold remains unviolated---and the the silver price is pennies above its 20-day moving average.
Since yesterday [at the close of Comex trading] was the cut-off for Friday's Commitment of Traders Report, just eye-balling both charts, it's hard to say what the internal changes might be within the structure of that report, as there weren't big changes in overall prices during the reporting week in either metal. So nothing will surprise me when I see it.
With 25 minutes to go before the London open, there has been very little price activity in either gold, silver or palladium. However, platinum is up about eight bucks the ounce at the moment. Volume is the lightest I can ever remember at this time of day, even lighter than between Christmas and New Years. Net gold volume is barely over 11,000 contracts---and silver's volume is a hair over 2,500 contracts. The dollar index is back down to the 80.00 mark---and it looks like it wants to head lower. Will there be someone there to catch that particular falling knife [again] if it happens?
And as I prepare to send today's column off to Stowe, Vermont at 4:45 a.m. EDT---I note that there was some price activity in all four precious metals starting at, or just after, the London open. Of course none of these rallies was allowed to get far, as "da boyz" were out in force to go short, or sell longs to all comers for fun, profit---and price management purposes. Not surprisingly, volumes in both gold and silver have blow way out. Net gold volume is more than double what it was [23,000 contracts] now that London has been open for 90 minutes---and silver's volume is north of 6,600 contracts. So JPMorgan et al had throw a lot of Comex paper into these rallies to put them out---and as of 4:32 a.m. EDT, they seem to have succeeded, at least for the moment. The dollar index is still hanging on to the 80.00 mark by its proverbial fingernails.
That's all for today---and I'll be more than interested in what is happening during the New York trading session when I roll out of bed later this morning.
See you tomorrow.


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Florida State Professors Question Deal That Gives Donor a Role in Hiring Decisions
A current and a former professor at Florida State University have raised concerns, in a recent opinion article in the Tallahassee Democrat, about an arrangement that gives a conservative billionaire whose foundation pledged $1.5-million for positions in the university's economics department a say in hiring decisions for the program his foundation finances. Under the university's agreement, signed in 2008 with the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation, an advisory committee appointed by the foundation gets to screen and sign off on any hires for a program promoting "political economy and free enterprise" and can withdraw the foundation's financial support if the committee is unhappy with how those new employees perform, according to the St. Petersburg Times. The professors argue that the deal undermines academic freedom; the dean of the College of Social Sciences defended the arrangement in the Times, saying it would have been "irresponsible" not to accept the donation.Return to Top


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Nancy Fullen Axon was the granddaughter of slaves who were held in bondage on the Hendricks' Elk Garden Farm in Russell County. In this 1973 interview, she relates the story of her Aunt Suse, who was beaten and sold away, missed for many years by her family until her remarkable return home. Nancy grew up in Aistrop Hollow in Washington County, where black and white families lived amicably together. She was the person people would bring home to lay out bodies after a death and sit with them until the burial could be arranged. At the time of this interview, she was 89 years old, the last remaining black person in Poor Valley. Two Aistrop boys checked on her each morning, bringing food and making sure she had wood for her stove. Interviewers: Kathy Shearer and Mildred Kestner, for the Appalachian Oral History Project of Emory & Henry College.
Nancy Fullen Axon (NFA), born about 1884, interviewed on February 10th, 1973
Interviewed by Kathy Shearer (KS) and Mildred Kestner (MK) at her home in Aistrop Hollow, Poor Valley, Washington County, Virginia.
Photo provided by Janice Snead.
Nancy Fullen Axon interview audio (mp3)
NFA: Darlin', you want to know how I was raised with old-time slave people. Mother and Daddy both was born in slavery times. [Looking at tape recorder.] Now I never seen nothing like that, I ain't knowed nothing like that. I been carried around, raised up right here where you see me at now, you all. My daddy bought here when I was three years old and built a six-room house here and lived here. He brought me up here when I was three years old. He bought this land. I got the deed you can read for yourself, right in there. And I been going on and off on this hill for 86 long years. I was three years old when I was brought up here. Well, I'm 89.
Honey, my daddy was an old slave man. His mother was born in slavery down here. Whitley Fullen's. That's where the Fullens get the name. You hear talk about that. Old Whitley Fullen owned all the colored people here.
Well, my mother, they come from Russell County. Her daddy was enslaved. My granddaddy over in Russell was Old Man Hendrick's slave. His name was Edmund Rose. He wouldn't use the slave name when he was free. He didn't go by Edmund Hendricks, he went by Edmund Rose. Well, that's my granddaddy. My mother's daddy. She wasn't old enough to be in bondage but my daddy and grandmother was, so there she was, just a child.
Well, they had...I'll just tell it to you all as they told it to me. They [maternal grandparents] had children that was old enough to be in bondage and Mommy's oldest sister, Aunt Suse, old slave master — in slavery time, Darlin', they had a thing up in the floor and they put their hands together and they strop 'em up that way and beat 'em. The colored people, they couldn't help theirselves, you know, when they get mad at one.
So Old Man Hendricks, he got mad at Aunt Suse about something. My aunt, my mother's oldest sister. But my grandmother and granddaddy couldn't help, they couldn't say a word.
Took Aunt Suse in there and strapped her up and he was beatin' her and she just wound around somehow, some kind of way, Momma said, and kicked Old Man Hendricks and knocked him up against the jamb and knocked him crazy. Well, he had to quit beatin' her and he sent down to the store and got one of the clerks in the store to come up there and he come. And he [Hendricks] said, "I want you to finish whoopin' that thing I got tied up there."
Well, the blood was running down there. And he said, "No, Mr. Hendricks, I'm not going touch her. You just as well take her down. I ain't going to hit her a lick." So the clerk out of the store wouldn't hit Aunt Suse. So he [Hendricks] said, "Well, that's alright."
And they come along people in those days, Honey, just like people buys horses and cattles now, what they called nigger traders. So he said, "When the nigger trader comes, I'll trade her off." Of course, she was Grandmother's own dear daughter and her and her grandpa and the other young'uns were all there but they couldn't help theirselves. So there come along a nigger trader and he trade Aunt Suse off and she went away. That's in slavery time.
Well, I don't know how many years she was gone. Mama didn't say but she was little. Anyhow, when the colored people was free, they don't know where Aunt Suse was at, where that man took her to, but she been gone from Grandmother and them for a long time, Darlin'. And Grandmother and them done moved back on the mountain on their own place and using their own name. Mommy and them was great big children then. They was free.
Old Man Hendricks wouldn't even tell them when they was free. You know what he done? There come along a man and he say to them, "Do you all know that you have the freedom to do whatever you want to do and live where you want to? Y'all ain't nobody's no more."
And Grandpa said, "No, I ain't heard nothing about it."
He said, "Well, you're free, Edmund! Go wherever you want to go. Do whatever you want to do. And build you a home of your own. You don't belong to Old Man Hendricks no more." He wouldn't even tell them they was free when they was. He wanted to keep them in bondage.
And so Mamma said one morning after they'd moved away and Grandpa built a home and they was living back up there in the woods, Grandmother was up getting breakfast and all of them was in the house. [Mamma] said she come to the door and said, "Edmund? Suse is a-coming."
He said, "What you talking about, Dilsey?" She said, "I said, Suse is a-coming!"
"Well, how do you know?"
Says, "I recognize her voice. She's way down yonder in the mountain but she's on her way home 'cause she's singing."
He says, "What's she singing?"
"My head got wet with the midnight dew and the morning stars is a witness, too." And she was coming home to Grandma and Grandpa. She was sold away from them in slavery time, Mamma said. Grandmother recognized her voice. And she was on her way home that morning 'fore Grandma got breakfast ready.
Of course, my father, Si Fullen, he was born down the valley here. Old Man Whitley Fullen owned my grandmother, Mariah Fullen. And he wouldn't sell a colored person. A man come along and offered him $100 for one, he wouldn't take it. Mmm-mmm.
"Money won't buy my niggs," he'd say and cross his hands up and call 'em. "Come here!" Make 'em all lay down out in the yard and all around and kick up their heels and show the old man where buying 'em how he had 'em do, but he wouldn't sell a one. Never did sell one. There wasn't ever a Fullen sold. But over in Russell, Old Man Hendricks, now, slaveholders, and they all sold slaves just like you sell chickens and hogs and cows and things today, Darlin'. That's the way colored people was in slavery time.
KS: So Mr. Fullen was better to his slaves?
NFA: Huh?
MK: So Mr. Fullen was better to his slaves?
NFA: Oh, Lord, Honey, what you talking about? He wouldn't sell a one.
KS: Did he beat them?
NFA: No! He was sweet to them. He'd call 'em and pile 'em up. He wouldn't let 'em do no work till they was 15 and 14 years old. They just lay around there in the yard and kick up they heels and play. Them old men may be in the cornfield or up there working somewhere, but he was just as good to 'em as if he was their daddy.
And after freedom, Honey, there's a whole lot of 'em didn't ever leave him till they died. Just a lot of 'em never did leave Old Man Whitley Fullen till they's dead because he's too sweet to 'em.
MK: How many brothers and sisters did you have?
NFA: My mother was the mother of four children, three girls and one boy. I'm the youngest one. I ain't got a sister, brother, mother, grandfather [left]. Closest relation I have is some nieces and nephews that lives over here at Meadowview. And one first cousin lives over at Chilhowie. I reckon she's still living.
My mommy's baby sister, Aunt Nancy, that's who I'm named after, had a baby and she [the mother] died when she was three weeks old. And my mother raised it on the bottle. That's Bessie Patterson. She went to Abingdon when Aunt Nancy died and got Bessie and brought her home and raised her from three weeks up to where she is.
MK: I remember your sister Maggie. What's your other sister's name?
NFA: Sarah. That's the oldest girl. And she lived at Tom's Creek [?] and Maggie lived right down there. And Wiley, my only brother, you know, never was married. He stayed right here and died in that room right in there.
KS: What did your Grandfather Fullen do when he was freed? Did he stay over there?
NFA: You mean my daddy?
MK: Yes, I believe it's her daddy.
NFA: Grandmother Fullen, she had seven children. Six boys and one girl. That's on my daddy's side. I don't know nothing about who her husband was. That was slave time, Honey.
KS: When they were freed, did they stay with Mr. Fullen or did they build their own house somewhere else?
NFA: Some of them, like my daddy, they bought and built. And other ones stayed with him till he died and then they bought and built, you know.
KS: And then he came over here and built this house?
NFA: You know where Bruce Helton lives?
MK: It's just in this same hollow.
NFA: That's where my mamma and daddy lived and my daddy bought this land from Old Man Brian Helton, and his wife was named Nancy Jane Helton. I've got the deeds in there and y'all can read it yourself. He bought this place here and his brother bought over there and my uncle bought where that house is down there where you come next to the church. And them three built.
My daddy built a six room house here and my uncle built a four-room house over there and my great uncle, Grandmother's brother, built a five room house down there where you see that house is. And they brought me up here, my daddy did. He built the biggest house, when I was three years old, like I'm telling you, Darlin'. But I was born and raised down there where Bruce Helton's living at now.
MK: What was your daddy's name?
NFA: Silas Fullen. You hear people call...Mommy's name was Mary, Mary Si. She was a midwife. I don't know how many people around here knows Mommy. I get to telling them and they say, "Why, Honey, that's the one that brought me into this world!" Her name was Mary Fullen and you called her Mary Si.
Now over in Russell...Willy Price, Susie Aistrop's husband, his daddy come over here and got my grandmother [mother?] and took her over there and she lived over there in the Loop. I get to telling them about 'em and Curry Holmes and different ones lives here and around and say...Oh, Honey, I can't tell you who all my mother [delivered]. There's a gang of them here. "Oh, Aunt Mary brought me here! Aunt Mary brought me here!"
But I couldn't tell you who all she did deliver. She was a midwife, but she was an old, old woman, not old enough to be in bondage, but her mother and daddy was. The other children was older.
But on my daddy's side, it wasn't never one sold and never one in bondage, only just to Old Man Whitley Fullen. He wouldn't hit one of 'em and he wouldn't make one of 'em go to work. They asked him, "How'd you let that old boy lay around here in the sun, kicking up his heels?"
"Oh, he ain't old enough," he'd say. He'd be 14, 15 years old, out there in the yard playing, cuttin' up, carrying on. Them other old slave holders wanted him to make them go to work and he'd shake his head. "They ain't old enough." He was just sweet to 'em as if he'd been the daddy of 'em, he was.
And I tell you, one child ..my grandmother had six boys and one girl. I know who...(she didn't tell me)...who my daddy and them told me, was the daddy of one of her children she had. I don't know the other five. Old Man Jim Henderson. You've heard talk of him, ain't you?
MK: Yes.
NFA: She had one young'un off'n him. That was old Warsh. Always called Charley Henderson "Wash" 'cause he's so much alike. Now Old Man Henderson was his daddy. But who's the others and who's Aunt Mary's daddy was, her daughter now, I don't know, Darlin'. I never did hear them say and I never did ask, 'cause they didn't tell me. But they did tell me about Uncle Wash.
So I tell Miss Ella and them about it and it nearly tickled them to death. They said they'd come over here and wanting me to tell 'em so they can write it down, but I ain't never said nothing about it.
MK: Yes, I imagine there was a lot of integration years ago, wasn't there?
NFA: Huh?
MK: There was a lot of mixed-up blood years ago.
NFA: And still mixing, Miss Kestner! In different places.
MK: Yes, that's right.
NFA: Now my uncle that owned that house down there, Uncle Jake, well, this is his son that married Maggie, George. He didn't have but that one child. Well, now his mother was a Helton. You've heard talk about that, haven't you? Long George, they called him. Alberta Helton was his mother. Well, my first cousin in Abingdon, my uncle's daughter down there, Mary Turner — you know them, don't you?
MK: Oh, yes, I knew her very well.
NFA: Well, her mother was...Em [?] Helton was her mother. That's Alberta and Emma's sisters. Well, Ginny Fullen, Olivene's aunt, Old Man Lou Helton was her daddy, and Lynn Helton — you've heard talk of her — told me (I was just a kid), she said, "Nancy, out of all the children, Lou's got one colored young'un, just like Em and Alberta. That's two sisters and one brother. The Heltons all had a colored child a-piece. Two girls and one boy. She said, "I'll tell you how I know it."
I says, "How you know, Lynn?" Talkin' about Ginny's daddy, now.
She said, "Well, I sent him over to Aunt Susie's gettin' some butter. She had cows and sold butter. Lou went over there and he stayed ALL day long and didn't come back till that night. He brought my butter when he come and nine months from the day he brought my butter, that's when Aunt Suse had this baby."
I know [unclear] and I know this is. And I declare I thought that thing would tickle me to death! [laughs] Nine months from the day I got my butter, that baby came.
KS: For sure, then you could tell.
NFA: Old Man Lou Helton was Ginny's daddy. And Arthur [unclear?] was Mary's daddy, that's Poppy's brother, and Uncle Jake, Poppy's great-uncle, was George's daddy. And George is sister Maggie's husband. And they had 15 children and now there's only four living. Two girls and two boys out of 15. She got nine up there on the hill with her and George and the others...Let's see.
MK: Well, Miss Nancy, did you have a chance to go to school when you become six or seven years old?
NFA: You see that little ole' church down there where you come up here? That's a log building and my daddy and uncles and all those built it and that's where I went to school at, Honey. That's all the education I got. That's the reason I say, I read the Bible and get papers and things, Honey, and I don't understand because I just had a little learning there, right down there in that log cabin.
And then the school board took over and fancied up and fixed it and made a real schoolhouse out of it. Old Man Charlie Casteel, and then I had done quit school then, you see, and got myself a little [unclear] and runnin' around and didn't go to school and get no education after you finished up and got town school teachers from Abingdon and all around. But that's where I went to school when I was ten years old. That's a log building.
MK: Can you remember any of your teachers' names?
NFA: The teachers I went to? Sanders Reddix, an old man that lived on Smokey Row in Saltville, I went to school to him. And I went to school to...oh, I can't call them other two teachers. I know the names...Yes, I remember my school teachers and things. We had the lessons and things they did. How different things is now, the words and things.
MK: How did you heat the building in the winter? What kind of fire did you have — out of wood?
NFA: Yeah, of course, a stove. Had a good road in here and Old Man Charlie Casteel was the head man and he looked after everything. He lived on the river somewhere, I don't know where. I've heard Poppy talk about him. You know, I'se just a kid, I can't remember it all.
But, Honey, that's the school building, that's an old log building. They made a church out of it and people got to have...there's so many children going to school and different teachers from Abingdon and all around. Then they got to having preachin' and turned it into a church and that's why I've been trying ever since I come back home...
Now, Darlin', I used to travel around when Mommy and Poppy was livin'. I've lived in Newport News, Huntington, Ohio, down in Prince Edward County, Lynchburg, Vivien, Land Grant, Eckman, Eureka, I've lived all around there, all them different places when I was young, coming up. Just goin' from place to place, Honey.
MK: Did you keep house for people? Was that your occupation when you lived in all those places?
NFA: Honey, I was married in Welch Courthouse and the preacher that married me, the papers — I wish I could have 'em but the papers got burned up in a house fire. Preacher Shuggart, the pastor that married me in Welch Courthouse. That's where I was married at and Willie was born, my boy I was telling you about, raised in Newport News. Land Grant, West Virginia. Old Dr. Hatfield, you've heard talk of the Hatfields and McCoys, he delivered Willie. And he was born in Land Grant, West Virginia, and I reckon — not in this Bible — I can show you the children's age and mine and Maggie and all of 'em. Must be in that Bible over yonder, that other Bible. It's all written down in there. Different ones wrote it but Honey, I'm tellin' you, I just traveled around from place to place, everywhere, and I stayed in Saltville.
When the house burned down, I'se workin' for the Chews up in Saltville. Sister and them lived down there in that house where you see there now. And my niece — I don't know what she's doin' — set the house on fire, six rooms, and burned it up. Well, sister Maggie's boy come up there to Miss Levi's that night. And Miss Levi and them was at the moving picture show and he come and knocked on the door. I'se at the house by myself. He says, "Aunt Nancy, I come up here to tell you, you ain't got no more home."
I said, "What do you mean, Henry?"
He said, "Cousin Claude [?] done set the house on fire and burned up everything y'all got. It's all gone! Six room house, there ain't a thing left."
And that's what you see here now, Darlin', it's just old stuff that I've gathered up and people give me after...to build back.
They said, "Well, Nancy, you just stay around with all your kinfolks. Your mother's dead and your father's dead and ...No indeed. I'm gonna build back, and I built these four rooms back here and my brother wasn't around here then, and after I built them, he come home to live, and he died in that room in yonder, Darlin'.
I stayed away from this house one night in nine years, going on ten. One night have I spent away from this house since the night that my brother died, and he's been dead nine years in May. He was here with me and I was working and he was staying at home. He was in Abingdon hospital and he was in Saltville hospital. Me and Miss Irene would go down there and spend all night with him in the Abingdon hospital. He took sick again and then he got better and he come home and he died in that room. Wiley Fullen. Everybody knows him.
That's the only boy that my mother had, was Wiley. I'se the youngest one of them, and I'm the baby child. Sarah and Maggie and Nancy and Wiley, that was all there was of us. But my mother and daddy died here at home, most of 'em. My mother pieced quilts and did all kinds of work like I'm trying to do now, Darlin'. And had all kinds of featherbeds and things, but all those things got burned up. That's why I say, there's nothing here now but junk and what I've accumulated and what people have give me.
We used to have just plenty of everything. A big smokehouse out there and he had a big crib and my daddy used to have horses and mules and big barn down there in the field and one out there and he'd raise hogs and sell meat, Darlin'.
I have growed up in the country but I always had what I wanted to eat and things like that. But after the house caught on fire and burnt up everything, smoke house and all, all the quilts, well — the six room house and all the furniture. Well, this here what you can see, I can take you and Mrs. Kestner and show you...That's what I was doing when you came, going through some quilts and things, a-piecing them. I just make all kinds of old fancy pillows, do things like that. And these children come here and do all kinds of work for me, gets me coal and wood. I don't have to worry.


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600m: 1:21.05 (2011)
800m: 1:49.81 (2010)
400m: 46.83 (2011)
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My daughter has not worn any other shoes besides Pedipeds. She has wide feet and the Pedipeds worked great for her. Now she is almost outgrown her last pair of the biggest size they make. Anyone have recommendations for shoes that are like Pedipeds or are wide but still comfortable? We have been shopping for shoes for a few weeks now and I can't find easy on and off shoes that are comfortable for size 1 or 2 youth.
Have you tried any sports/running stores? My dd has the opposite problem (feet so narrow that it's hard to find shoes that fit) and when we were shopping for shoes a few months ago we had the best luck at a sports store. We were looking for something comfy to run around in (runners), and they had a great selection of shoes to fit all types of feet. Before that we had tried lots of kids shoe stores with no luck (they tended to just have medium width shoes).
Kate, mom to 7 year old Djuna and 4 yr old Alden. Missing our good friend Hal the cat who died June 2, 2010
Try Keens and New Balance
My DD with wide feet likes Primigi. I've been known to order four pairs from Zappos to see what works and return the ones that don't. It's hard to find local shoe stores that carry a wide selection for kids, IMO.
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love love love Livie and luca. Their shoes are perfect size for fat little feet. Nice and wide with a wonderful rubber sole. They were my dd's first "shoe". That and soft star as they hand make them and can do them according to measurements.
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DD1 has narrow feet, but we love Pedipeds too! We're in size 30 now... she's also really liked Eleven shoes -- the big kid line from See Kai Run, which I think goes up to size 3. They're made from much more durable leather than the toddler See Kai Runs, and they have lots of velcro Mary Janes...
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Perhaps soft star shoes and eleven?
Converse shoes are great. Either the shoe or hi-top. Very light and flexible, plus lots of colors to choose from. I just got a pair for my son for $23 from zappos.com.
Another type of shoe my son wears is the Teva Proton 4. They don't make them anymore, but I still find the girl's pink ones for sale online. They are actually super thin and flexible.
There are tons of thread about this question.
I would recommend Soft star shoes, but not with the soling they use from size 8 and up. I would ask for the soling they use for the smaller sizes. I once ordered a pair of size 8 and was shocked. I could not understand why people thought the soles were soft. They seemed hard as a rock and did not even bend easily. So not "like barefoot."
There is a company called Feelmax that makes shoes for both adults and kids. They shoes are as flexible as Pedipeds, but she sole is rubber of some kind. (Do not buy the older styles, though, as they had different soles. They do not last. Only 2009 and up, I think. ) I know the adult shoes were sold in the US but not sure about the kids shoes. (They are super light, though, so postage would not be expensive.) http://www.feelmax.com/ You will not get close to barefoot than these. Yet, they are protective enough. Dd says they feel super good on. I have 3 pairs, and totally agree.
There are not a lot of truly thin and flexible soled shoes out there for older kids. I find some of the shoes to be rather sorry excuses. (How can you first make a toddler shoe and talk about the benefits of "as close to barefoot as possible" and then start to make shoes with have a higher heal? It seems that they don't trust they would have enough customers unless they made something "almost like all other companies" but with a more flexible sole. They may be right, but I still find it sad.)
In the end I solved the problem by starting to make dd's shoes. (Feelmax does not make anything suitable for our late fall and winter.) She has super narrow feet (thanks, dh... ha ha), so many of the shoes out there don't fit her, anyway.
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