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Cosplayer evanae > Costume of Sophia Forrester (Last Exile)
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- Sophia Forrester
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- Ani-magic / Autumn Dream 2004
- Anime Expo 2005
- Anime Expo 2004
- Pacific Media Expo 2005
This Costume has been retired
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- Construction Details:
First costume ever! I actually enlisted my mom's help being that I was a noob sewer at the time. It's made from a thicker cotton fabric. I did all the detail work myself with white ribbon and glue (le ghetto, I know). It's actually a dress instead of a jacket + skirt. Ah well.The dangly hair things was this ridiculous MacGuyver'ed technique that involved ribbon, wedding ring napkin/knick knack holders, clay for that charms, bobby pins and wire. Glasses were a lucky find at the 99 cent store which I painted gold. Everything else was bought.
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Zendya got a good costume! She is a beauty and looked young and hip. Her hair was good too. Usually the hair people are way off and the costume department is circa 1952. Something very strange must have happned. Perhaps she had input?
Oh dear, here comes Kym looking like a hooker. oops that was from last week. Not bad tonight. I love Ingo's wife!!!!!!!


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I have never been the one to use base coats on before I actually apply my nail polish because I have never seen it important. I only decided on the decision on buying this base coat because I had been watching a lot of nail polish tutorials online and in order for her nail look to nice and shiny as well as using a top coat she recommended using a base coat.
The packaging for this nail polish is very basic. It shows the color through the bottle however when it is applied onto your nails it become a lot clear. The packaging has the clear words on what the product is and what brand it is. In addition on the back it also has clear instructions on how to use the product which is very simple. You just need to apply nail polish on wait for it to dry then apply again. After this is complete and it is now dry put the color of your nail polish on top and apply a top coat.
My personal opinion on this certain nail base is that it is not the best because it become very sticky and gluey after a couple of uses and then you cannot use. I think this is because of how cheap it is. Along with that 2True isn't the best of brands when it comes to makeup products. In addition to that I wouldn't recommend buying this product. I would highly recommend getting buying this sort of product from better well known nail polish companies like O.P.I or Essie because they specialize in nail care.
I don't always bother to apply base coat before I use nail polish, and to be honest I have rarely regretted the lack of it. I have only suffered nail staining a handful of times since I began painting my nails 15 years ago. Model's Own, OPI and Revlon nail colours are the guilty brands of recent times. The effect from the Revlon polish was especially bad, so I decided I should be careful and use a protective base coat more often. The one I already had was well past its best so I went to Superdrug for a replacement. I opted for a product from the budget make up brand 2true simply because it was £1.99 for 9ml. I also liked the fact it promised to be a ridgefiller too, as I have a small, shalllow ridge on one toenail and I liked the idea of solving two problems at once.
As mentioned above, 2true are a budget brand of make up. I have found many of their products to be excellent, especially considering their low price - most items are £1.99 each but you can also mix and match any 3 for £4.99. I believe the companies products are only available from Superdrug on the High Street but all but the smallest branches do seem stock at least some items. The basecoat is to be found amongst the nail polishes - quite literally - and it could be mistaken for a pale coloured polish as a result. Once you have found it, the bottle doesn't present much to look at. It is short and thick with no artwork or decoration on. I don't personally mind the fact that it looks a basic product because that is what it is!
2true say that the base coat will " seal the nail providing the perfect base for smooth and even nail polish." It adds the product will protect the nail and also help to prolong the wear of your nail polish.
The wide lid makes the brush easy to hold, although the brush itself is one of the small and stubby kinds that I dislike. I would rather have a taller bottle that could accomodate a long shafted brush so I didn't have to use it so close to the nail. This means I would minimise the chance of accidently catching the lid rim on a nail. The head is normal sized though, and it does spread out well enough across the nail for you to apply the base coat in a few strokes.
The base is a milky white colour, looking almost a pale pink in the bottle. I have used base coats with the same colouring before, so this didn't put me off my purchase, but I did hope it would not look unnatural on the nail. The colour is weaker out of the bottle, as it is obviously less concentrated. However the polish has a thick texture, and you are advised to apply two coats which builds the colour up again. More of that below. Anyway, the base does dry very quickly, the first layer taking only a couple of minutes and the second slightly more. I was impressed by this as the consistency made me think it would take longer than average to "set".
I have mentioned the fact that I have used base coats with a similar colour to this one before. Once on, they tend to look more natural than their initial appearance would lead you to expect. The same is not however true of the 2true version. As a base coat is designed to be covered up, you may think it doesn't matter how it makes your nails look unless you want to use a clear polish. Sadly, it can alter the colour of the polish you put on top, and not always in a good way. After one coat of the base, my nails still looked O.K and quite natural. The finish was glossy and smooth, and the minor ridge on my left toe nail look convincingly filled in even without the second layer. I applied the second coat, and was left with pasty white nails that looked far from healthy. I was going to cover them with polish, so I didn't worry at that point. When used with a navy blue, the base coat didn't show at all and I was perfectly happy. Unfortunately, the base has muddying effect on some other colours - a pale blue polish also from 2true looked paler than normal, and lacking in it's normal "zingyness". It made a poppy red colour from Nails Inc look a nasty red brown, and a soft pink from NYC looked washed out. I couldn't predict the effect it would have on any particular polish, but it has mostly been paler shades that have been affected. Under a clear varnish, it looks awful and like a french manicure gone wrong.
Used under a safe dark blue, the base coat has been doing duty on my toes where I can give it full credit for preventing staining. The polish concerned is the Revlon one that stained before, so I feel the base coat really has made a difference. Apart from making some colours look less attractive, I can't say the base has made much difference to the finish of the polish. I didn't feel they were any easier/smoother to apply after using the base, and the colours didn't really last any longer than they have done before I used the base as well. As for the ridge filling, my ridge did indeed appear to disappear after a coating of this and polish. It was a shallow horizontal ridge that has almost grown out, but having it filled does make polish look smoother. I am not sure how the base would perform on a deeper or more prominant ridge, but as it did a good job with one coat on mine, I think it would be worth a try a least.
As I chiefly wanted to use this as a security layer against nail staining caused by darker polishes, I wasn't too disappointed that the base affects the appearance of some lighter colours. It also altered a red polish though, so I could not be sure it would be "safe" to use with all stronger shades. I have discovered that going against the instructions and using a single coat does not affect the bases ability to protect the nail against staining or the ability to fill minor ridges. The benefit of this is your nails look less "milky" and any polish you pop over it doesn't alter much in appearance, if at all. So used like this, the product does a reasonable job and would be suitable for those looking for a cheap base coat or simple ridge filler. I know some people like to wear base coats on their own, but I do not feel this product would be suitable for that becuase it makes your nails look anaemic. It is cheap, so I am going to rate it more generously than I would otherwise, but all in all, I am going to pay a bit more for a more consistent product.
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Big Fish Launches "Fairway Solitaire Blast" on Mobile Smartphones and Tablets
New chapter added to the "Fairway Solitaire" franchise!
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SEATTLE, April 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Fish, the world's largest producer of casual games, today announced the availability of Fairway Solitaire Blast on smartphones and tablets. Blast is a new chapter designed to give Fairway Solitaire fans a reason to have two unbreakable solitaire addictions. With new arcade-style power-ups, social play, and more hand-crafted solitaire layouts, Blast complements the core card-flipping action that earned Fairway Solitaire multiple "Game of the Year" nominations while creating its own addictive experience.
To advance through Blast, players need to combine their solitaire know-how with their inner arcade player. It's solitaire, so players must play all of the cards to pass each level. Challenges are layered in and require players to play cards in a specific fashion. To help out with these tasks, an array of power-up cards are at the player's disposal, such as a gopher with a card-destroying laser blaster, wild card and more. Use power-ups strategically to complete challenges and watch your score blast off!
Additionally, if you're like the millions of other players who can't put this game down, why not invite your friends to join in the fun? Post the highest score for each hole and let your friends know who owns the fairway. Want to share lives? Give them to your friends! Big Fish is also deep into the development of tournaments where players can play against each other to win rare and powerful in-game prizes.
In the two years it has been available, Fairway Solitaire has cemented itself as the top-grossing solitaire game available. Its dedicated fans keep coming back for the daily content and to deal with McDivot, the game's dastardly gopher. The daily content has proven key to the game's incredible long-term success, keeping players wanting more even two years after its initial launch! And with the launch of Fairway Solitaire Blast, Big Fish introduces a way to have two favorite solitaire games!
Fairway Solitaire Blast is launching simultaneously on the iTunes Store, Google Play, and Amazon on April 3rd in eight languages.
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Founded in 2002, Big Fish is the world¹s largest producer of casual games, delivering fun to millions of people around the world through its digital distribution, mobile and e-commerce game platforms. To date, Big Fish has distributed more than 2 billion games to customers in 150 countries from a growing catalogue of 3,000+ unique PC games and 400+ unique mobile games. In 2013, the company's mobile revenues were almost 50% of its overall gross revenue. "Big Fish Casino" leads the way and was the only casino game to be named on both of Apple's 2013 top-grossing iPad and iPhone charts. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA, with regional offices in Oakland, CA, and Luxembourg.
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From the moment the Queen uttered the words, 'Good evening, Mr. Bond,' Britain was caught in a two-week Olympic bubble of sporting and national pride. I'm sorry to kill the buzz, but while Mo Farah was hurtling at full speed towards the finishing line, Britain's economy was crawling on its knees.
We've seen a shock rise in inflation. We've seen warnings from the TUC that the job outlook for the young is its toughest since 1994. And, with Britain now being the only major economy apart from Italy to stay in recession, we've been dubbed the 'sick man of Europe'.
If Britain is going to perform as well as its athletes, this government needs to stop acting as a kind of feudal landlord that takes our money, no questions asked. It needs to stop patting us on the head while telling us that everything will be okay. It won't: if we keep doing what we've done, we'll get more of the same — sluggish growth and high youth unemployment. It's time to rewire the entire system and put power in the hands of this country's entrepreneurs.
We can start by cutting the oppressive red tape that is choking the UK's 4.8 million SMEs. The government could remove statutory PAYE and National Insurance contributions for companies under three years' old. And it could abolish IR35, the punitive and complicated tax code that is designed to catch 'disguised employees'.
The government ought to release microfirms (companies employing fewer than ten staff) from 75 per cent of employment regulation. It's absurd that a tiny cake-making business with three hires has to comply with the same rules as a manufacturing firm with 100 employees.
I argue in my book Welcome to Entrepreneur Country that the government needs to lift the tax burden from the 'Davids' — the vital six per cent of small but high-growth businesses currently creating 54 per cent of all new jobs — and enforce the tax code on the 'Goliaths', the large corporates. Take Google, for example. This country's weak tax laws meant that the online search giant paid just £8m of corporation tax in Britain last year – despite making more than £6bn in revenues in this country in the six years to 2010. How does that make sense? Why are our small businesses subsidising big businesses?
The Davos vision of the world is that the people who count are at the top of the pyramid — the country leaders, the corporate big shots. The assumption is that the people at the bottom have no clue how to take care of themselves or design their own futures. I couldn't disagree more. It's the world of the SME, the sole trader, the individual capitalist that will drive economic growth. Very few people under the age of 30 believe they work for someone else; they all think of themselves as their own brand, they all take a dim view of what the government is providing in terms of public services and they all want to set their own rules. It's time to hand the baton to the country's entrepreneurs — and let them run with it.
Julie Meyer is the founder of Ariadne Capital and the author of Welcome to Entrepreneur Country: What it is, How to find it, Why you should go there, published by Constable Robinson.
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President Trump Intends To Donate Salary, Spokesman SaysThe White House press secretary says President Donald Trump will donate his presidential salary at the end of the year. And he says the president wants the media's help deciding where the money will go.
Texas Court Blocks Federal Plan To Extend Overtime Pay To MillionsThe U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas granted the nationwide preliminary injunction, saying the Department of Labor's rule exceeds the authority the agency was delegated by Congress.
Dallas Police & Fire Make Plea For Pay IncreaseThe Dallas City Council met this morning for a briefing on next year's budget and there were a lot of police and firefighters in the council chambers. First-responders, wearing t-shirts that said "Pay Dallas Police and Fire," filed the room.
Dallas First-Responders Demand Better Pay At Council MeetingHundreds of first-responders marched from Dallas Police Association headquarters to Dallas City Hall this morning. The group attended a City Council meeting where they silently demanded a pay raise.
Chiefs Of 5 Public Colleges Paid More Than $1M, Study FindsThe University of Houston's chief topped the list at $1.3 million, followed by leaders at the University of Oregon, Texas A&M University, the University of Texas system and Georgia State University.
Starbucks Increasing Employee Base Pay In OctoberStarbucks is boosting the base pay of all employees and store managers at American company-run stores by 5 percent or more on October 3. The amount of the raise will be determined by geographic and market factors.
NFL Commish Goodell's 2015 Salary Was a Little Over $31 Million For 2015The 2015 figure is based on the last tax return filed by the NFL, which will no longer need to be made public since the league changed its status from exempt to taxable.
Several Texas Football Assistants In Line For 6-Figure Pay RaisesThe University of Texas football program is set to give three assistant football coaches large pay raises with the Longhorns coming off two straight losing seasons.
MLB Average Salary $4.4M After 4.4% RiseBaseball's average salary rose 4.4 percent to $4.38 million on opening day, according to a study of contract terms by The Associated Press, and the Los Angeles Dodgers topped spending for the third straight season.
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10m. Pull up to the hanging crack in the centre of the South Face and climb it and the wider continuation. Head up this to the crest and the airy summit. All over after the first few moves.
the start moves quite difficult, but once you get the big iron pocket it's about a severe.
Nice to see my favourite route(solo) is a HVS....... VS was always abit tough IMO, MVS would probably be more likely.
If it was a tough VS - how can it be MVS?
Lol, don't know what im trying to say there!
Oh no, what i meant was that VS always seemed a bit tough for what it is! ;-) Get there in the end, ey.
So you are trying to say its Hard Sever then?
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The Sheriff of Kent County and the Correctional Facility staff are dedicated to the safety and security of the community. The operations of this facility will be governed by the applicable State and Federal laws while maintaining the highest level of professionalism and service to the community.
Responsible inmate behavior will be encouraged by providing fair, impartial and humane treatment for all inmates. The safety and well being of all those incarcerated will be an ongoing objective.
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The main jail employs the podular and dormitory housing designs to accommodate approximately 1,100 inmates of all security classifications. The facility is programmed for internal security to consist of a combination of direct and indirect supervision.
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Nick Barratt and Laura Berry, the editorial team of Your Family History magazine (www.your-familyhistory.com), are experimenting with an online YouTube hosted video series entitled The Family History Show.
A pilot programme has been made and is now available in four separate parts on the site at www.youtube.com/familyhistoryshow, and I know that Nick and Laura already have plans afoot for further instalments. Shown here is the third section of the pilot, an interview with Titanic survivor Millvina Dean. An interview with television presenter Dan Cruickshank will also be going online soon, but also available just now are additional sections on UK genealogy news, YFH readers' stories and some other items of interest. Well worth a look at this and the other instalments. Nick has told me that he hopes to launch a dedicated web based platform for the show in due course - but one step at a time!
In the meantime, the latest edition of Your Family History is now on sale, and includes an in depth look from yours truly at Scottish civil registration and censuses. The next time somebody tells you that the 1931 UK census hasn't survived, you'll be able to correct them once you've read it...! It's the first in a new series of Scottish based articles that I'm doing for the magazine.
Finally, don't forget to check out my own YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/chrispaton1 where you'll find interviews that I have grabbed with various gene genies in the UK and Australia, including FIBIS webmaster Valmay Young, Audrey Collins from TNA, Karel Kiely from RootsIreland, Ali MacDonald from the Scottish DNA project and more, including a video tour of the new PRONI building in Belfast.
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It's the same argument time and time again. Every couple months, one side or the other instigates it and the back-and-forth rebuttals saturate our Opinion pages for the next couple weeks.
And no, I'm not talking about politics or elections. I'm talking about the great Ahwatukee motorists-versus-cyclists debate.
Most recently Jim Thompson wrote a letter to the editor on May 9 in response to Bob Beane's April 20 commentary, "Drivers don't own the road, share it with others." In his letter, Thompson said cyclists ride "most often three-abreast, blocking traffic flow."
True to form, Beane responded a few weeks later. As president of the Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists he said the group simply wants all road users to exercise care. Sounds fair enough. Who could argue with that?
However, (and this is not a knock on Beane, I'm just trying to make a point,) he goes on in his response describing drivers who are either distracted by gadgets or impaired by alcohol and cyclists who are "simply exercising/training on their bikes and following the law."
Do you see where I'm going with this? Both commentators paint a completely different picture. One side vilifies the other and concedes nothing. And the argument goes nowhere. For years this has been happening. And quite frankly, I'm tired of hearing it.
I'm tired of hearing it because I honestly believe the truth lies somewhere in the middle. No, I have not personally seen cyclists riding three-abreast blocking traffic flow, but I also do not believe cyclists are completely blameless here.
A very specific example that comes to mind, on May 2 a coworker and I were headed back from lunch at Nello's, headed north on 48th Street and approaching Elliot Road, when we saw a biker riding on the bike lane line itself with his hands on his head. True story. I remember commenting to my coworker that, because his hands were off the handlebars and he was riding mere inches away from the passing cars, one unintended swerve could be catastrophic.
At the same time, I completely agree that motorists can potentially cause more damage to a biker than vice versa, and therefore drivers must be courteous and aware at all times. I'm not an avid cyclist, but my husband and I have been known to ride our bikes to the local Fresh & Easy if we only need to pick up one or two things for dinner. So I know how helpless and fragile cyclists feel as these 4,000 pounds of metal rocket past you.
So Bob, Jim, you're both right. But you're also both wrong about some things, too. And this goes for every community member who has ever written on this topic in the past, as well.
Now, I know you're going to want to run to your computers and start typing up a response to run in our Opinion pages, but before you do that, just stop to think: What does all this finger-pointing really accomplish? And is your side that you're defending really, truly blameless?
I propose instead we do something about it to alleviate this animosity. According to Beane, the Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists seems to be off to a good start by "educating bicyclists (adults and kids), motorists, and law enforcement on Arizona laws and safe cycling and driving."
But at the same time we as a community should keep cyclists accountable as well. From now on, instead of painting broad, "three-abreast" strokes of cyclist infringements that can easily be dismissed as hyperbole, take note of specific instances where cyclists maybe are not being as safe as they should be. Once we have actual facts to work with, maybe we can form some sort of committee to see what can be done to fix the problem.
My intention here is to not turn this blame game into a tattle-fest, not at all. My hope is simply to turn this vicious "cycle" of finger-pointing into a constructive way to make this community a safer and more pleasant place to live.
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HANOI • A Vietnamese seaman survived five days floating in open ocean with only a life jacket for protection after his cargo ship sank and all his 22 crewmates died, before he was rescued Friday.
Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) said the Vinalines Queen, one of the largest and most modern vessels in its fleet, disappeared on Christmas Day after passing the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
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Nguyen Anh Vu, director of the Vietnam Maritime Rescue Cooperation Centre, said Mr. Hung told the centre via satellite phone, "the vessel sank very quickly … after being strongly overturned to the left" in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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The Japanese-built, 190-metre ship had a capacity of more than 56,000 tonnes and had been in service for Vinalines since 2005.
Rescue experts quoted in the Vietnamese press said emergency equipment on the vessel should have automatically sent SOS signals to satellites and coastal rescue stations. It is not yet clear why no distress message was transmitted.
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Rand returns to his camp after his parley with the Illianer holdouts. Damer Flinn meets Rand outside his tent and informs him that Torval has come from the Black Tower with a message from Mazrim Taim. Taim is concerned about a large number of Aes Sedai traveling through Murandy towards Caemlyn and possibly toward the Black Tower. Rand assures him the Black Tower is not in danger and they are to leave Aes Sedai be unless attacked. There are now four hundred and forty-eight Asha'man enrolled in the Black Tower. Fifty-one have died or been burned out, ten of whom went mad from the taint on saidin.
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"I had the idea of an average San Diego guy, with a baseball cap, you know, and flannel shirt and Levi's and burritos. He watches the Padres, and he's a bouncer at a topless bar." John Brizzolara was telling me about Nathaniel York, the central character in his novels Wirecutter and Thunder Moon. "He's a kind of marginal slob. He's smart, fast, burned out. He was in the Vietnam War. Very cynical. He really doesn't give a damn about anybody or anything, except — here's where you find him — he's got a streak of sentiment, a streak of humanity, a streak of 'this is not right, this is wrong, and I've got to do something about it.' He's the kind of guy that wants to get through life with the least amount of trouble, yet gravitates toward trouble."
Nathaniel York would probably expect to end his days in a room like John Brizzolara's. It's in a clean, attractive residential hotel around the corner from the Little Italy sign. But walking down the hallway of the Villa Caterina doesn't prepare you for what's inside: the decor is one Smirnoff bottle away from Contemporary American Skid Row. The bed — a bare mattress with a couple of disheveled blankets — commands most of the space; a laptop computer and TV contend for space against the rubble of a small desk; piles of clothes and papers and empty food cartons obscure the rug, which may be a mercy. Paperback novels, an exception to the disorder, sit tidily on their shelves, a kind of protest against the surrounding chaos.
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In Wirecutter, published by Doubleday in 1987, Nathaniel York falls for a topless dancer, a beautiful young woman from Mexico. York's "streak of sentiment" sends him to Tijuana in search of her missing brother. While there, he stumbles upon a scheme for smuggling migrants across the border, some to become laborers and some to become prey for well-to-do hunters on a North County estate. York manages to destroy this nefarious business, but its chief, Eugene Walters, escapes into an unknown future.
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To begin his new life, he'd moved to Mexico. He had not only gone through a divorce but, after many months of chemotherapy and radiation, had survived Hodgkin's disease. He felt liberated: "I was free! I was cured! I had a multiple-book contract! I had this big house, right on the cliffs overlooking the sea — seals and pelicans, you know, dolphins — a really nice Mexican hacienda. I got it pretty cheap. It was surrounded by trailers and surfers — Mexicans, Americans, Australians, New Zealanders. People from all over the world came because that was a particularly cool surf spot. I knew nothing about this world. I grew up in Chicago, and it's, like, 'Surf, what?' But I got to know some of these guys, and they were fascinating. What we'd do is build a fire at night. They tried to teach me how to surf. I wasn't very good." As he told me this, he rubbed his shoulders and groaned, "Oh, like Ben-Gay."
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Term-time holidays to be banned, with fines.....(387 Posts)
we are all going to become liars!! we have four children, how much would that cost us in fines. Bugs , summer colds, spread in familys, can prolong for days...even a week....
Flatmum. This appears to be a zombie thread started in feb2012
so hang on, let me get this straight. In the same week that they announced that schools are to be able to set their term times independent of central doE control, they are now saying that all schools will be forced to ban term time holidays.
agenda? much?
So why cant we home school our kids for a week or two while we are on holiday that way the kids wont miss lessons you cant tell me the teachers don't plan lessons in advance?
I would happily do this if it ment we could have a family holiday together but as it looks at the moment we will never have another family holiday again for as long as wek have a child in education and that stinks.
ive had a holiday booked for nearly 2yrs to take my family to florida in oct. my little boy has cerebral palsy and struggles with masses of people but would get so much from this experience. he also would not cope with the heat from april-mid sept when its just too hot. he already struggles to get around, its just mean to put him in that heat. why should he miss out though just because I have a 7yr old too? seems unfair especially when hes had perfect attendance this year and is 18 months ahead with his reading and spelling and above target for everything else? I would even take work with us so that he did not fall behind.
it seems unfair for a family to scrimp n save for all this time to give the kids a once in a lifetime holiday for the government to take this decision away from the head. I know they say education is free in this country but its not. we all pay taxes. its paid for by u so why dont we have the choice? at the end of the day if a child can cope with the time off I dont see the issue.
as a child i was taken away during school time for 2 weeks every year as thats all my parents could afford. i believe holidays bring valuable life experience and first hand knowledge of other places. reading about it in a text book just isnnt the same. children learn from practicals.
i can understand why it is important to get your child to school every day but my son may have chicken pox for 2 weeks in october.
The regime for fines already exists. Labour brought it in in 2003.
It's still going to be HT's discretion. And exceptional circumstances will still exist as a reason (it's only explicit mention of holidays that's going). If you have a strong case for it being exceptional, then it is still possible.
Music to my ears, you are so right.
Not everyone has a choice about when to take their children on holiday. Most people who live and work in coastal areas have to work during school holidays. NO CHOICE!!! What do we do? This is not just about the cost of holidays. We as parents should have the choice on this, not be dictated to by government. They make laws without any thought of how they affect people. Maybe I should give up my job and Claim benefits. Then I could have the luxury of a school holiday with my child. If these teachers can not educate our children in the time they are given then they should not be teachers. It's not about the children it's about getting a good ofstead report. Please sign the e petition against this. Even if you do not agree with taking your own child on holiday in term time. You have the freedom to choose. That's the way it should stay, they are your children after all.
A UK friend in Oz wrote to her DC's Head to ask permission to take some school time off. He wrote back thanking her for telling him but enquiring why she felt she needed permission. They are her kids, aren't they?!!
The ishoo about this that winds me up most is the fact that this govt are doing everything possible to apparently 'devolve' power in school to schools, cutting out those nasty LEAs, working on the idea that 'the leadership of a community school knows what's best for that school'... YET comes in heavy handed and guns blazing, dictating 'national policy' on in-school time absence, completely riding rough-shod over the Head Teacher, his knowledge of the child, the school, the timetable, the demographic.
Once again, fear of tackling the real issues (in this case, feckless, couldn't care less parenting aided by benefits which are greater than that parent could hope to wrangle if child-less) by sledge-hammering the responsible middle, those who ask permission and can give good reasons- and accept a reasonable 'no' where it can be justified.
MrsHeffley-couldnt of put it better myself.
fines only £100!Personally,i can deal with that!
Here here!
Completely agree with bearhugs
INSET days aren't in 'term time'. They were taken from the teachers holidays. Pupils still get their full quota of taught days.
If your school closes for polling day you need to take it up with your local authority. Believe me schools don't want it either. It's a PITA all round.
I think it is totally inappropriate to fine parents who take kids out for holiday. Fines do not work in preventing truanting which I believe they are designed to do, going on holiday should not be put in the same bracket as regular truanting.
If the government brings this policy in, they need to do it in conjunction with going to a four term school year. School holidays are a nightmare for working parents they were originally designed so that children could WORK by helping bring in the harvest. Teachers now want to keep the long holiday so they can recover from work!! I know many teachers who have a second home in France and boast that they get 13weeks to enjoy it! The whole school holiday situation needs to be overhauled not more draconian legislation.
I would like to fine schools for closing at a drop of hat and having INSET days in term time because they make parents use up their precious holiday.
I am a strong believer in good attendance at school, but there is a great difference between playing truant and taking a family holiday. For starters children would be aware that a holiday is a special event which they have had to have asked permission to have during term time, not a sicky because mums/dads can't be bothered to get it of bed to take the kids to school!
I took my niece and nephew to Rome for a LNG weekend. for this they had two days off school. During the trip they were able to see History and Art come to life. They were only 6 and 8 at the time and two years n they still discuss how different life was for the Romans and what it would have been like to have been a spectator at the collesseum. They were also able to learn basic Italian phrases, use Euros instead o £'s and try different food.
How have they impacted their education by taking two days of during term time?
I think the HT should be able to grant time off and this should be based on the child's current attendance record. Let's all be pragmatic about this......
I'd rather go to court and explain to a judge exactly why I believe my children's education and emotional wellbeing is supplemented by 5 days off school per academic year to spend quality family time and experience new things. I simply cannot afford to do this in term time (we're talking UK here not a week in the sun unfortunately).
Ultimately if I have the right to choose to educate them at home then I (SHOULD) have the right to take them out of school if I have chosen that for a weeks holiday once a year (whilst primary age). Their education is still my responsibility and I believe new experiences are crucial to it.
Tory Nanny state. Wonderful news.
We run a small business. If our staff with children all took their summer holiday in the school holidays the business would be bust. A combination of being unable to bill for time for hours worked (as very few people would be working), and clients leaving us as many of them need us to do extra work in the school holidays, when things are quieter for them, would make it completely unsustainable.
As it is we have never, ever taken our children away for more than 4 days due to not being able to take much time off, but we have normally had to do it in term time, as it is the only time we can get time off together. We often have one or other of us working weekends/evenings too. As a school governor and former teacher, I do feel bad about this - but I do honestly believe that our kids get more out of spending a few days camping near the seaside with all of us together than they would at school.
I am not sure that this policy has really been thought through - but it has been around for a long time, and is already almost in force in a number of Local Authorities. In ours no head teacher will authorise absence for nearly half the academic year, and this policy was created before this government was elected.
This thread came to mind when watching MBFGW on Channel 4 the other day. If it's to be believed - and I think I believe it - the majority of travellers' children don't attend school AT ALL past the age of 11 or so, or, at best pop in when they feel like it - say, a few days a month. Now, I don't know for sure, what, if anything, the authorities are doing about this, but, for example, one child was shown receiving one hour a week's home tutoring (as opposed to home education as most people understand it) with a local authority tutor, and viewers were told that this risible time meant her parents weren't prosecuted (or words to that effect).
Meanwhile, if your child attends school day in day out for years, and, one year you have the temerity to take them out in term time for a week for an otherwise unaffordable and rare family holiday, you will be castigated and fined.
Talk about double bloody standards. The vast majority of people taking term time out are NOT truanting, yet have been thrown into the same category (by some) as parents who don't give a damn, don't see their kids into school, don't care if their kids are roaming the streets etc. They value their children's education, but they also value decent time spent together as a family - and that's becoming an increasingly rare commodity for many families, with both parents working long hours and/or opposite shifts to make ends meet (notwithstanding the extra restrictions on leave faced by those in particular jobs with little or no flexibility). I really do wonder what's really behind this plan ? ...... dressing it up as concern for children's education is, I feel, completely disingenuous as the majority of the children concerned achieve as they should do. I personally feel it's yet another money making scheme, and can't shake the feeling that there's some sort of underlying snobbery involved - how very dare the hoi polloi want a holiday ........
Well,I'm booking a day to take my dds to the theatre.I might as well do it now while I can.
Education is important but quality family time is important too.
The State should be supportive of families spending quality time together on holiday and should enable this as much as possible. If it does nothing about making holidays affordable during school holidays then it should be supportive of parents taking children out of school.
I believe strongly in the value of family holidays for children and I cannot believe that one or two weeks out of school per year will cause irreparable damage to a child's education. My db took his primary school age kids out of school for 6 months a couple of years ago and they are both now ahead of their age in all subjects.
Bonsoir, yes I agree, the French system seems mad and the precise rules well worth investigating. Good luck.
"Our own grandchildren were taken out of school this term for a week's skiing. It was their first trip, they are 6 and 8. In ski school from 9.15 to 4.45, and lunch with french children, as our OFSTED inspector friend, (part of the group) pointed out, this can go down in the school records as"Education Off-Site" and not affect attendance statistics. Hard to believe, for children of this age, that it was a less valuable experience than a normal week's school."
Wow! Did you see my earlier post about language trips in France? If only the French were more enlightened about the concept of "Education Off Site."
Thinks - must investigate rules here and see what they really are. If UK heads don't always know the rules, there is no reason why French heads should be any more clued up.
My headteacher husband totally agrees with MrsHeffley's view of the value of family holidays. He deals with very many disadvantaged children whose parents, for all sorts of reasons, do not provide a happy and stimulating family life. If they can manage to take the children away with some semblance of "normal" family activity he is all for it.
He also points out that any fines have to be imposed by the magistrates' courts not directly by the LEA or the school. Magistrates will not accept evidence from anyone other than the actual head, i.e. not a deputy or head of year. He reckons he has better ways of spending his time than hanging around the magistrates' courts.
Our own grandchildren were taken out of school this term for a week's skiing. It was their first trip, they are 6 and 8. In ski school from 9.15 to 4.45, and lunch with french children, as our OFSTED inspector friend, (part of the group) pointed out, this can go down in the school records as"Education Off-Site" and not affect attendance statistics. Hard to believe, for children of this age, that it was a less valuable experience than a normal week's school.
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|January 2, 2013, 10:48 AM
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Sig 1911 RCS vs. P239 for carry
I am looking at buying another carry gun and am really torn between these two pistols. I am a sig junkie with 2 P226's, 1 P229, and a 1 P228. I want to know what, if any, issues anyone on this forum has with either of these pistols. Caliber difference being what it is I am almost certain I would rather have 8 rounds of .45 acp vs. 8 rounds of 9mm. However I have carried a 9mm for quite some time and love the round and would not feel undergunned defending my family with the round. I have several 9mm's and no .45's never owned a .45 so maybe that answers my question for me! there is really not much difference in size, weight/thickness/length aren't far off. Thanks all!
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If your muscle memory is stuck to SIG... (like me) get another SIG.
I went to a 1911 after my SIG craze and having my muscle memory tuned to SIG / Glock under stress. And I didn't do too well with the 1911.
Amazing gun. My favorite. But for carry, I've already tuned myself to no external safety.
My vote. SIG P220 IF you want a .45 for carry.
Since you're cool with 9mm. Then 239
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Seems to me you want both guns about equally as much. Do you currently have a carry gun? Also what are your requirements for a carry gun, are you looking for small and concealable or do you carry a full size? If you already have a dedicated carry gun I would get the 1911 and hold off on the 239.
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My 239 has been 100% with around 300-400 rounds down range. To me (now that I have SRT triggers in both) the gun feels very similar to P226.
That said its heavy compared to my PM9 or bodyguard .380
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I am not familiar with the RCS variant, but generally speaking I would be concerned with reliability in most 1911s built to similar size to a P239's.
Going smaller than Commander size really tightens up feed and ejection tolerances. Short barrels also may have problems getting the .45 up to expansion velocities, too.
Don't get me wrong, I love 1911s, but mine are in 4.25", 5", and 6" configurations.
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The RCS has a commander length barrel and an officer length grip frame so reliability should not be a problem (Sig's website says a 4.2 inch barrel but I think they just rounded the number for some reason). Having said that, I would recommend the 239 for the reasons Constantine mentioned. You'd hate to really need the gun for defense only to forget to flip off the safety.
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DEWAYNE WISE: I do it all the time. You know, I have a lot of family and friends that always bring it up, you know. You know, they are always saying things like, look at the offseason you had and look where you are now. It's a blessing.
Dwayne, was there another point in your career since Atlanta where, you know, you came out of Spring Training or got into the late days of spring training and felt for sure that you were going to be able to stick in the Major Leagues and it just didn't work out? How many other times have there been where you felt like you had a chance to make it and just got disappointed?
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Two questions, DeWayne. How have you been able to keep your confidence up after maybe you have a bad game, let's say that game in Minnesota where some guys were left on bases? Is it easy to recover from that considering you have had so many ups and downs? Second, everyone is talking about this team playing well with their backs against the wall. Do you notice a real difference with this team as compared to some other teams you've been on?
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DeWayne, can you take us into the locker room and tell us what it's like now compared to the regular season, and, if it's the same, how do you think that's done? Just by the veterans that are in there that have been through this before?
DEWAYNE WISE: I mean, I think it's the same. You know, these guys won the World Series a couple years ago. And, you know, I don't see that anybody's pressing or nervous or anything like that. You know, they know that we have to go out there and win the game tonight or we go home.
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Just a quick thought on Sonnanstine. He's got that hitch and everything, and how much have you seen of him or whatever on the starter today?
DEWAYNE WISE: I haven't had the chance to go watch the video yet, but once batting practice is over with, you know, I'll sit down with Walker and we'll watch the video and, you know, he'll tell me pretty much how he is going to pitch me and we'll go from there.
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MARK AUSTIN THOMAS: It could be called the Swiss Army Knife of gadgets. Samsung has unveiled a new device that's part PC, part cell phone, and part MP3 player. From the Marketplace Innovations Desk at North Carolina Public Radio, Janet Babin reports.
JANET BABIN: The one-pound Mobile Intelligent Terminal has a pull-out keyboard, a 5-inch screen and a 30-gig hard drive. It's tailored for an emerging wireless broadband technology called WiMax, that offers super-fast broadband over wireless and mobile connections.
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The Financial Services Network of San Mateo, Calif. - which includes 230-plus independent financial advisors with over $40 million in revenues in 2007 - has said it switched its broker/dealer affiliation to Associated Securities Corp. ("ASC"), an affiliate of LPL Financial, after departing from FSC Securities Corporation, part of the AIG Advisor Group now up for sale.
"The Network and ASC share a common dedication to helping advisors succeed at all stages of their careers by providing access to the extensive resources of LPL Financial ... " says James W. Herrington, the group's and chairman. "We made this decision because of the strong relationship we have with our advisors and their clients."
Based on '07 sales, advisors in this group averaged about $177,500 in production last year.
"Jim and his team have built one of the most respected organizations in our industry and we are thrilled to welcome the Network to Associated Securities Corporation and into the LPL Financial family of independent advisors," shares Derek Bruton, CEO, LPL Financial Affiliated Broker/Dealers.
This Silicon Valley-based advisor group is "a strong addition to the LPL Financial Affiliated Broker/Dealer business, which has seen over a 350 percent increase in recruiting year-to-date and a nearly 95 percent retention rate among advisors since acquiring Mutual Service Corporation, Associates Securities Corp. and Waterstone Financial Group in June 2007," according to LPL Financial.
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SANTIAGO, April 21 (Reuters) - World top copper producer Codelco said on Tuesday that operations at its Salvador mine in Chile restarted on April 20 as scheduled, following a halt forced by heavy rains three weeks ago.
Operations will be gradually stepped up after drinking water was reconnected and damaged roads repaired, Codelco said in a statement.
Railways previously used by the mine for transportation will take at least a year to be operational again, while the repair of some electricity pylons will take around eight months, it said.
Salvador is located in the Atacama region, the worst hit by unusually heavy rains in March that caused rivers to overflow their banks and wash away roads.
With an annual copper output of around 54,000 tonnes, the mine is one of the smallest operations of the state-run producer. Codelco has said it expects to use its other mines to recover the production loss over the year.
Reporting by Rosalba O'Brien; editing by Gunna Dickson