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Sober homes: Four views on drug recovery as new law takes effect
Community leaders in South Florida hope a new state law will help curb problems with sober homes, where people struggling with addiction transition from rehabilitation facilities to "regular" life.
By Kate Jacobson
Sun Sentinel
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DELRAY BEACH — Officers walked into the house thinking it was just another overdose call.
This particular May morning didn't seem any different — in recent weeks, police said they had gotten a lot of those calls — and the apartment complex in front of them seemed just like all the others on the block: somewhat weathered, otherwise unremarkable.
But inside, a woman was dead. Those who lived there told police the complex was a sober home for recovering addicts. They explained the woman had started using again. A lot of them were using again, they said, in the house meant to encourage sobriety.
The home was a drug users' den hiding in plain sight, police said, and officers were shocked.
Representative Bill Hager District 87 (Sun Sentinel)
Community leaders hope a new state law will help curb problems with sober homes, where people transition from rehabilitation facilities to "regular" life. These homes were not monitored at all in Florida until July 1, when the state launched a voluntary certification program aimed at tracking and regulating them.
It's an issue of special concern in Delray Beach, already dubbed the sober home capital of the United States, where the number of homes continues to grow.
Trouble at 'all hours of the day'
State Rep. Bill Hager, R-Boca Raton, walked around neighborhood after neighborhood, once-quiet, single-family communities that were becoming a safe haven for people with addiction. The newcomers dreamed of sobriety but ended up using instead, the longtime residents told him. Sober homes, they said, were destroying their neighborhoods.
And they wanted to know: What are you going to do about it?
His constituents in Delray Beach had it particularly bad, said Hager, recounting the struggles of the past decade.
In the mid-2000s, unlicensed, unregulated operators were cramming people into houses seeking help for addictions ranging from alcohol to heroin, according to state and local officials. When the residents didn't follow the rules, they were kicked out onto the streets.
Young addicts from across the country suddenly found themselves wandering around Palm Beach County without any money and without any support.
People were fed up with finding needles in parks and on front lawns. Junkies were busting into cars and homes. A hostile relationship between the two groups started to bubble.
"In some of these neighborhoods, there was an all-out war between the neighborhoods and the sober homes," Hager said. "There were drug transactions happening on the front stoops, soiled mattresses being thrown out [onto lawns], cat calls to preteen girls at all hours of the day."
There were no rules for these homes, and lawmakers had no idea exactly how many were operating. Regulating sober homes seemed nearly impossible, because people recovering from addiction are shielded by federal laws, including the Fair Housing and Americans with Disabilities acts, Hager said.
Some sober homes were being raided on charges of fraud and illegal patient brokering. Some homes would get illegal kickbacks from treatment facilities and labs processing drug tests for each patient they sent there, and often would require their residents be drug tested multiple times a day.
After years of pushing bills that failed to pass, Hager saw progress this year when the most recent draft of his bill became state law.
Now, sober homes can voluntarily register with the state — meaning the Department of Children and Families will monitor them, they will have to disclose where they are located and be required to meet certain safety and health criteria.
The law provides some incentives to get home operators to register: It requires state-funded rehab centers to send clients only to state-certified sober homes, and it will guide clients seeking state-certified homes.
Hager said he hopes the legislation will force out the opportunistic sober home operators more focused on making money and allow those seeking help with their addictions to find sobriety.
An uptick in overdoses
Driving down the streets of Delray Beach, Officer Nicole Lucas passes house after house, telling the stories of the people who lived there and the people who have since moved on.
There's the house where a drug dealer used to live, until officers got him off the street. There's the house where a daughter used to live with her mom, before her mom started using drugs and she was taken away, placed into foster care.
There's the house that got broken into, the house where a kid she coaches in basketball lives, the house where a nice elderly couple has been for longer than Lucas can remember.
In the past few years there's been a change, said Lucas, who has worked in narcotics and road patrol in her nine years with the department. There's a growing population of recovering addicts moving into the city, from other parts of South Florida and beyond, and she said she's worried about them.
Some of the sober homes are run by unscrupulous operators who just want money, she said, who find cheap properties in bad neighborhoods already struggling with drug issues. And when they fail to support their patients, their patients seek their drug of choice — alcohol, crack cocaine, heroin — and bolster the drug business.
At the same time, Lucas said, drug dealers prey on patients trying to get better. They relapse. They take bad heroin. And sometimes, they die.
"It's almost like they don't even stand a chance," Lucas said. "Their intention may be to get help, but they're mixed in with drug dealers and people in the neighborhood."
In Delray Beach, officials have seen an uptick in heroin overdoses and deaths in the past few years.
Police Chief Jeff Goldman said at a press conference in May part of it has to do with the recovery community and part of it has to do with a potentially lethal batch of heroin. When a community has a population prone to drug use and bad heroin starts hitting the streets, the combination is deadly, he said.
So far in 2015, there have been at least 26 heroin overdoses, four of them fatal. The overdoses already outnumber last year's, when 18 people overdosed on heroin, and five of them died.
Addicts were overdosing in public parks, needles were sitting next to slides, and residents became increasingly frustrated, police said. Officer Lucas reminds residents that addicts are struggling with a sickness.
Lucas, a mom of two young daughters, said she also feels a sense of disappointment when she has to wake up an addict passed out in a public bathroom.
"I feel bad. A lot of times people just treat [addicts] like dirt because of their life choices," she said. "But there are needles in the playground and people take their kids there and it's just not right."
She said she hopes every time she busts a dealer, she's making it harder to get drugs. For everyone in her community, she said, that's a good thing — especially for recovering addicts who arrived there to find sobriety.
"If that's someone's drug dealer and I arrest them, and they can't reach them, then that might be the night they can't get drugs," she said. "That might be the night they stop using for the rest of their life, or maybe they don't die that night."
Based on drug past, 'I shouldn't be here'
Bill is young, clean-cut; his hair slicked back perfectly and his button-down shirt pressed just so. On a rainy day in May at a Delray Beach coffee shop, he took a drag on a cigarette, leaned forward and rolled up his sleeves.
The 23-year-old Boca Raton resident recounted how he found drugs, how he thought they filled him with a sense of purpose and how now that purpose isn't what it used to be.
"It was the solution to my problems," he said.
Bill, who spoke to the Sun Sentinel on the condition that he only be identified by his first name because of his previous drug history, said he began using drugs and alcohol when he was 15.
Originally from Massachusetts, he, his mom and his younger sister moved to Fort Lauderdale when he was in the eighth grade to start over. His father was living on the south side of Boston and was addicted to crack cocaine, he said. The family had to leave him behind.
He began to feel different from the other kids at school. By 15, he was drinking, and he slowly moved on to harder drugs like heroin, he said.
That led him to lying, stealing and destroying the relationship he had with his mother and sister. He thought of his father still using in Boston and wondered if he was destined to be like him, on drugs and homeless.
On Dec. 15, 2012, he decided he was done. He checked into a rehabilitation facility in Delray Beach and got clean for the first time in a long time, he said.
"What it really comes down to is, 'Have I suffered enough pain?'" he said. "I felt like, OK, I'm going to do this."
After finishing 67 days in the treatment center, he began his new life.
He started working at the recovery center where he was once a patient. He started going to college, got a one bedroom apartment in Boca Raton, started reading books that opened his mind and enjoyed life without drugs.
Slowly he built up the relationship with his mother and sister, whom he calls his best friends. They now have family dinners and family trips and are building memories together again.
Jim Tichy, owner and operator of The Lodge at Delray Beach, a recovery residence, talks about the good and bad recovery residences in Delray Beach. (Mark Randall / Sun Sentinel)
He shares his story hoping not only those seeking sobriety will be inspired, but those who have prejudices against recovering addicts might realize: There are those fighting addiction who can lead respectable, productive lives.
"Why don't people see the good instead of the bad?" he said. "What about kids like me? What if [the addict] was your son, grandson, cousin? They say, 'Oh, it's not me.' But it could be."
Getting help was 'the best thing'
Back in 2000, Jim Tichy was a different man.
Jim Tichy, owner and operator of The Lodge at Delray Beach, a recovery residence, talks about the good and bad recovery residences in Delray Beach. (Mark Randall / Sun Sentinel)
He was addicted to alcohol and crack cocaine, he said. After completing a rehabilitation program in his home state of Connecticut, he was looking for the next step. At his rehab center, he saw a pamphlet for a sober living facility called the Lighthouse of Delray Beach.
His family bought him a one-way ticket to South Florida.
Seven years passed and Tichy was still sober. He had found peace, he said, and wondered if there was something he could do to help others.
The recession hit and Tichy, who worked installing floors and windows, found his hours cut back. But the hard economy also brought opportunity – Tichy said he noticed a cheap house that had just gone on the market, and he saw a chance to help others like him.
Now, Tichy is the owner and operator of The Lodge of Delray Beach, a recovery residence operation that operates nine sober homes — five for men and four for women — in the city. He's been an active member of South County Recovery Residence Association and the Delray Beach Drug Task Force, and has been a vocal advocate for sober home legislation and reform.
Tichy runs the operation with the help of 10 employees, most of whom are alumni of his program, he said.
For the first 100 days they're required to go to some sort of addiction-recovery meeting each day. Chores are divvied between the housemates, jobs outside the home are mandatory, and there are inspections for contraband and curfew. Tichy said he administers drug tests and checks in with residents on an almost daily basis.
"Our reputation around town, if you mention it to anybody, they say 'it's tough,'" he said. "That's a good reputation, in my opinion."
Tichy suspects the housing collapse in the mid- to late-2000s contributed to the proliferation of sober homes. Properties were cheap and easy to come by, and people like him saw their opportunity.
While a lot of legitimate operations flourished, bad ones did, too. As the problem worsened, Tichy decided to fight back.
Through multiple organizations, including the Florida Association of Recovery Residences, he lobbied in favor of the legislation passed through the Florida Legislature. He said he worries the current legislation isn't strong enough, and is hopeful the laws will be strengthened.
The bad homes that plague the reputation of both the city of Delray Beach and the recovery community do a service to no one, he said.
Tichy said moving to Delray Beach changed his life in ways he never thought possible.
He's married now and a devoted member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Delray Beach, he said. By becoming a sober home operator, he hopes he can help someone else start anew through sobriety.
"I was blessed to have the opportunity to go to treatment [in Connecticut], and they gave me a one-way ticket out of town to Delray Beach," he said. "It was the best thing that ever happened to me."
Copyright © 2015, Sun Sentinel
Those who are overcoming an addiction to drugs or alcohol realize the process is one that never ends. No one merely quits and then never has to worry about the disease again. Constant challenges to persons who wishes to stay clean and sober does have to follow a number of helpful tips and steps to remain sober even when stress, anxiety, and other problems may threaten the ability to stay clean.
Avoid all the people who are enablers. There are those who can seriously put you at risk for a relapse and these people do have to be avoided. Sadly, some of those people could be those who are close friends and relatives. A real zero tolerance policy must be taken against those who are co-addictive or enablers because such persons can lead to your relapse.
Staying away from things that have the potential to make you all stressed out is advisable. Stress can create quite a number of triggers that can lead to a relapse. Stressful work and home environments can sometimes be a little tough to get away from, but there are other stressful scenarios you will have quite a bit of control over. Exercising that control is strongly advised or else staying sober can become much more difficult.
Invest time learning about any problems in your past that may have contributed to your addictive behavior. If there are issues with anger, it is time to work hard at letting such feelings go. They are not doing anything other than undermining your ability to remain sober.
Educate yourself as much as you can about addiction and recovery. Contrary to what some might believe, this is not a boring or depressing topic. There are quite a number of interesting and innovative books, audio books, and other learning resources that can help you better understand your condition and how to stay on the right path to sobriety.
Invest time taking care of your physical health. Taking up a new form of exercise or an active hobby can only have very positive benefits. Improving your health is not only going to make the heart and the body stronger, it is going to have a strong effect on the mind. The combination of a strong mind and body can have a great effect on remaining sober.
Work with others who may be trying to succeed in their recovery. By taking steps to offer assistance to those in need, it becomes possible to reinforce your own desire to stay sober. The best way to help someone would be to volunteer services at a sober living facility or another environment where drug and alcohol counselors are supervising. Their expertise should always be deferred to.
Anyone who wishes to stay sober does have to work very hard to achieve the sought after result. No one would ever downplay the process or try to make it sound easy because it certainly is not. To improve the path to pure sobriety, it is suggested to follow a few simple steps and tips for sober living. Doing so can make the new journey to a better life a less stressful and more productive one.
Without much debate, you could proclaim that Delray Beach is one of the best beach towns in Florida if not the entire country. Mix together the amazing restaurants, the fantastic galleries and those miles of pristine beaches and you've got a perfect recipe for total rest and relaxation. Perhaps that's why Delray Beach has earned a reputation for a positive recovery experience. Many folks who are struggling with addiction issues are making the trek to Delray Beach for the transition between rehab and sober living. That transition is facilitated in serene halfway houses like The Lodge. Could this be the next step on your road to recovery?
The Ideal Setting
There is a reason why so many folks want to retire to Florida. Simply put, it's the weather. Delray Beach is no exception with days full of bountiful sunshine and warm breezes. This is exactly the kind of environment that will help foster a positive sober living experience. It's hard to stay in a funk when you're surrounded by blue skies all the time. A daily walk to the beaches will provide plenty of positive affirmation by connecting you to nature and a higher purpose in the universe. That's not an exaggeration. Anyone who comes off the Delray Beach feels a whole lot better!
Embracing Sober Living
Just because you're living in amazing surroundings doesn't mean the struggle to break free of the hold of addiction is going to be a walk in the park. You're still facing some challenging times ahead. However, it is the community support you'll get in a that can provide you with the tools you'll need to get your life back on track.
Are you ready for sober living in Delray Beach? Keep these helpful tips in mind:
• Establish New Routines
You need to find substitutes for bad behavior triggers. Many folks in recovery have found that developing a new physical activity routine is a terrific way to stay in shape and refocus your energies and thoughts. What could be better than a morning and evening stroll along the Delray Beach? Once you get into the habit of talking these walks (and maybe jogs?) you can bring that routine back to wherever you'll be living. It might be hard to say good-bye to Delray Beach but at least you'll have that imagine of the beaches in mind for your future meditations.
• Make New Friends
You're sober now which means you should surround yourself with like-minded individuals. There might come a time when you can go back to your old friends but during this important transition period it is vital that you make new connections with the kind of people who can provide the support you need. These would be the very same people you'll be living with at your Delray Beach halfway house. There is no promise that your new housemates will become friends for life but you never know!
• Keep Working the Program
By the time you make it to Delray Beach for your stay at a halfway house you will have already become familiar with how to work your recovery program. Despite what it might look like, you're not on vacation. You still need to work that program. You'll just be working it in a little slice of paradise!
A halfway house offers a residential solution for those who need additional support during their recovery from drugs or alcohol. While some people may stay at a halfway house as a condition of a court order, others choose to enter one at the beginning of their recovery so that they can be surrounded by others who are committed to sober living. In addition to providing a place for people to stay, halfway houses also offer many services that can aid a person during their progress toward recovery. If you are wondering what is a halfway house, then here is everything you need to know about how one can help you recover from an addiction.
Who Stays in a Halfway House?
People come to a halfway house from all different walks of life. When learning more about what is a halfway house, many people are surprised to discover the diversity of residents that stay in halfway house programs. While some halfway houses are designated for a specific gender, others offer housing with separate quarters for men and women. Although the people staying in a house may come from diverse backgrounds, the one thing everyone has in common is a commitment to a sober lifestyle.
Why Would Someone Choose a Halfway House?
Once a person knows what is a halfway house, they are interested in learning about the benefits offered by these homes versus traditional housing. Generally, a person will choose a halfway house out of a desire to live within a group of people who prefer a sober lifestyle. Finding out more about what is a halfway house an enable a person to choose this type of living arrangement for the treatment options that are available along with the benefits that come with living in a sober environment. In a halfway house, there is no need to worry about being exposed to things that could trigger your addiction.
What Services Do They Provide?
Among the many things that go into describing what is a halfway house, it is important to note that each one offers many services that can be beneficial during recovery. For example, a halfway house may offer in-patient treatment programs along with detox services. It is also common for them to offer job training and employment programs to assist residents with rebuilding their lives after recovery. Staying in a halfway house also offers residents an opportunity to socialize with others during therapy session and house activities that foster a healthy environment.
What is a Halfway House Going to Expect Out of Residents?
Knowing more about what is a halfway house going to expect from the people in its program is helpful for making your decision. Policies against possession of drugs or alcohol are always in place to protect residents. There will also be expectations regarding curfew, avoidance of violent behavior and profanity along with assigned chores. For those in the process of recovery, every expectation is designed to maintain a safe environment that will help you to overcome your addiction.
Knowing more about what is a halfway house is only the first step. Once you have decided that a halfway house is right for you, you will be ready to choose the right one. Schedule an appointment with a halfway house representative that can explain more about what is a halfway house so that you can begin to take the next step toward sober living.
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Henna Crown Designs
Henna crown designs are henna designs applied to a shaved head – usually due to hair loss from chemotherapy treatments. Henna crown designs are a great way to celebrate life and adorn yourself with art – in the midst of a hard situation. My most recent henna crown design was for a great girl, who was on her way to the 7th annual stupid cancer OMG2014 Summit for Young Adults .
And for the record, cancer IS stupid .
You can check out the video for the last year's conference here :
OMG2013 Sizzle Reel from Stupid Cancer on Vimeo.
Note * Is henna safe when you have cancer ? My answer is to check with your doctor before having henna applied because every medical situation is unique. I have never had a client being treated chemotherapy have any negative reaction to henna. That being said, check with your doctor first. Before you have henna applied, you should ALWAYS check the ingredients with the artist to ensure the henna paste only has henna leaves, pure essential oils (ex: tea tree, lavender or eucalyptus ) , sugar, & water. This is true for anyone having henna done, but ESPECIALLY true for people who have cancer or extremely sensitive skin . Never (without exception) let anyone use "black" henna on your skin.
As for her henna crown designs , she brought in a few ideas with flowers and leaves and paisleys so I just combined them all together for one great look .
She was really thrilled with the results.
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Henna Belly Designs
What a fun day! Two henna belly designs at the salon today. Two friends who just happened to become pregnant around the same time decided it would be fun to get their bellies henna-ed together in celebration . They chose a matching design they found online- from Blue Lotus Henna, I believe. I really enjoyed doing the design that twice in a row was a-okay for me. Henna belly designs are some of my favorite henna designs to do.
This henna design for the belly is a pretty flower mandala – a design I really like because flowers make me happy .
Here are the pictures of the two matching designs – enjoy!
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Phoenix Henna Tattoo
Today a great client, one of my regulars, came by the salon today. She always has fun & different design ideas to work with. Today she had the idea to do a phoenix henna tattoo design. She came in today to have this design done to test out making it permanent.
The phoenix represents rising up from the ashes to be reborn – I think many of us have related to a phoenix at one time in our lives.
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Henna Tattoo Design
Seeing that as of 2013, 45 MILLION Americans have at least one tattoo, I am often asked to do a henna tattoo design around or in collaboration with an existing, permanent tattoo – which is something I find fun and challenging because I don't have full freedom with the skin. I have to study what the first artist did to see the style of the piece which is also a clue into what the client likes (obviously) . I have tremendous respect for tattoo artists. I feel so much pressure for bridal henna that I practice the designs over and over because this will be on their skin for their wedding . I can't imagine the pressure I would feel if it was permanent .
Henna is so fun for people because you can really play with different looks.
Here is a piece I did recently around an existing unicorn shoulder tattoo – the client really loved it
This henna tattoo I did in the fall for a great client who had the most intriguing tattoos. I really loved the beautiful bee tattoo here on her forearm .
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Fun Floral Henna Tattoos on the Back
Spring is officially here on the calendar .. but here in Ypsilanti, Michigan I still see a hefty coverage of brown, dirty snow still.
(snow, I love ya baby.. but you just gotta go)
I am feeling Spring – with my seedlings going strong, I felt inspired by flowers and seeds & came up with fun floral henna tattoos on the back of my dear friend. I love how the only space I had to work with on her back was the perfectly sweet little teardrop . I really like having a CREATIVE space to work with . Plus, this sweet girl just got back from a 3 week exploration trip in New Zealand & Australia so she has a nice glow to her skin. (She has such a pretty face, too)
I have been itching to do some creative henna tattoos on the back & in other sexy places. I have a creative leg henna design in mind, I just need the right gams to pull it off… coming soon.
Without further adieu, here is the sexy henna tattoos on the back that will have my friend's lab coworkers curious . . .
see more designs here
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Pregnant Baby Belly Henna Designs
Have I mentioned how much I love to do baby belly henna designs ? ? Why.. yes, I have. This past week I have had three baby belly henna designs to do. Here are photos from my most recent client who came to the salon. She is at that perfect time to have henna designs on your belly – that 30 – 37 week mark. Just in time to have her photoshoot session, too. She and and her friend who drove her were lovely. Plus, her friend got in on some henna action, too .
For the baby belly design, she wanted it to be less of a circular, mandalla design and more flowing henna design with flowers including a henna peacock . This is what I came up with. I think she really liked it.
It makes me so happy to see others happy from my art : )
Here are the pictures of the baby belly henna designs
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Henna Artist in Michigan
Hello all! Happy Fall! It's this time of the year that I am so happy to be a henna artist in Michigan because I get enjoy this beautiful fall weather. When I was a henna artist in Orlando, Florida working at Universal Studios, the people were always so fun because they were on vacation, but after a long, hot summer I need a cool Fall and chilly Winter but living in Florida, you don't get fun season changes . Being a henna artist in Michigan , specifically Ypsilanti, Michigan is what I love.
Today I met a lovely client who wanted to pamper herself so she booked a private appointment at the henna salon. She requested fun, floral designs with vines for the tops of her hands and the tops of her feet . This was her first time having henna applied so before her appointment she read the FAQ – frequently asked questions about henna and how to prepare for her appointment.
Here are the photos of her henna on the tops of her hands and feet.
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Henna Designs – an update from a busy henna artist
I have been one busy henna artist this past summer! I have met so many wonderful clients who are now "regulars" at the salon & I have been to numerous awesome events. I have been so busy in fact, this summer I have added to my business two wonderful henna artists Sarah & Sathya. Lovely, talented artists who I am so glad to have on our team.
Since I have left you without many pictures to gaze on, here's a bunch of recent henna designs from parties and events all across Michigan this summer. These range from weddings , to sweet 16 birthday parties , bridal showers & private appointments at the henna salon . ENJOY!
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Henna Parties and Party Designs
Hello! Woah !! What a crazy past week I just had! I had 5 henna parties in three days. I really love doing henna parties. Everyone is always so excited when I get to the event. I had three high school senior all night parties from 11pm-3am in Farmington Hills, Bloomfield Hills, and Warren Michigan as well as a birthday party and graduation party. Henna parties a great addition to any event. So without further adieu, here are a few designs from the henna parties this weekend.
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Indian Wedding Henna designs
Hello! Yesterday I did henna for a mehndi party in Livonia, Michigan and wedding henna designs for a lovely bride. I worked with the bride on her arm and feet designs via email since she lives in Georgia. She did come into the henna salon for a wedding henna trial and consultation when she travelled to Michigan earlier this year. I was very happy with her henna design choices. Here are the pictures of her wedding henna :
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Henna Supplies
Today is a special day: the first day henna supplies are on sale on this site! The henna supplies are being shipped from Darcy at Henna Lounge – let's all take a minute to oggle her gorgeous designs *mmmmmm….*
The henna powder that we carry is the very finest henna in the world. This is the same henna we use on our own clients. This henna powder is fresh Organic Rajasthani Henna directly from a farm in the Sojat region of Rajasthan. This henna is stringy and has a great reputation for a lovely dark mahogany stain.
Of course, with henna powder we cannot forget one of the "essential" henna supplies : essential oils .
The varieties we are currently carrying are :
- Australian Cajeput Essential Oil
- Bulgarian Lavender Essential Oil – High Altitude
- Cardamom Essential Oil
- Clove Bud Essential Oil – Madagascar Wild
- Egyptian Geranium Essential Oil
- Frankincense Essential Oil
- Henna Masala Essential Masala Oil Blend
- Tea Tree Essential Oil
And yes! Henna supplies for hair! Natural henna is a traditional method of dying the hair. Henna, or lawsonia inermis, imparts a natural red dye which is useful for covering gray hair, or adding a coppery sheen to your hair. Henna beard dye is simply henna, applied to the beard. Because there are no chemicals or additives it is a safe and natural way to dye almost any hair.
If you're a beginner, here is a complete henna kit to get started in making your own unique henna designs. It also comes complete with henna instructions of how to mix the paste together.
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Henna hand Designs
Hi hi hi there. I had another great week .. Hope you did, too! Although, I'm Getting pretty pale and I wish the sun would come out once in a while. I can't wait to do some henna designs on pretty sun-kissed skin. Here are two henna hand designs that I did on the hands Of two new clients. One wanted some coverage on the tops of her hands and then the other one wanted pretty dense Henna coverage on her palms.
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Henna Michigan – Wedding Henna
Henna Michigan
Hello! Long time no talk, eh? Well, I apologize for my recent absence – lots of positive things have been happening that have kept me quite busy! Anyways, here is a wedding henna design that incorporates my two favorite things : flowers and paisleys . I hope you enjoy this wedding henna as much as I do.
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Foot Henna Tattoos
Hello all! Check out these foot henna tattoos – one I had to work around a pre-existing permanent tattoo. Henna lasts so long on the feet so its a great place to put henna during the summer.Read More
Floral Henna Tattoos
Here are three floral henna tattoos – one is a side henna tattoo with vines and flowers, a botanical fern with henna on a client's arm and the other is a mandalla henna design on the shoulder.Read More
Henna Back Designs – Flowers !
I love flowers – I think that's more than apparent with my henna back designs . Enjoy another florally henna back design <3 and have a wonderful day <3Read More
Henna Back Design
Hello! What a lovely day it was today – perfect weather here in Michigan. Perfect day to do a summery henna back design. One of my favorite motifs – flowers & leaves. Enjoy this great henna back design – an original design by Kelly Caroline Henna Art.Read More
Kelly Caroline – Michigan Henna Artist
Kelly Caroline – Michigan Henna Artist
Here are a few photos of me doing henna again today in beautiful Ann Arbor, Michigan. I really love doing henna outside on a lovely afternoon like today. I feel very blessed to be a henna artist in the great state of Michigan. Living in Michigan, we get to experience every season (although we have had some strange occurrences with the weather this year).
Anyways, its lovely to live here in Michigan. <3 hope you enjoy the pics.
*This is not an original design by Kelly Caroline Henna Art – my client found the design online and I'm not sure where so I cannot properly credit the artist*
*This is not an original design by Kelly Caroline Henna Art – my client found the design online and I'm not sure where so I cannot properly credit the artist*Read More
Ka Xiong Photoshoot
Here is a sneak peek at the photos from the shoot with Ka Xiong . Our lovely model, Polly Theism & make up artist / hair stylist Sandy Bambi and of course, henna by Kelly Caroline (me) shot in Ypsilanti, Michigan – Depot Town <3
Mehndi on Hand
Mehndi I did on my hand today. I also made a henna video of this design. I like designs on my hand to feature flowers and paisleys. I don't think that's a surprise =-)
Enjoy!Read More
Henna Tattoos for Hands
Here are a few pictures of recent henna designs. One on a leg and two for the hands. These were done at the B-24s Cafe in Ypsilanti where I do some of my local private appointments. Enjoy the new pictures :Read More
Henna in Troy, Michigan
Last night I was in Troy, Michigan and did a few designs and I liked this foot design I did. The client asked for a henna tattoo on her foot with flowers & leaves . I think I did what she asked seeing as she was really excited when it was all finished. Here is the tattoo from last night:
Henna in Dearborn
Hello. I did this design for a great client in Dearborn, Michigan. I really enjoy mandala designs with henna. Where I live isn't too far from Dearborn so I meet many clients to do henna there frequently. Anyway, enjoy the new mandala design!Read More
Henna Ebook Free Download
The second volume of my Modern Mehndi henna ebook series has been released! Its a Festival Henna Design ebook with over 150 designs perfect for doing henna at parties and festivals.
It is available for an instant download here as well as on Amazon for Kindle. I just couldn't wait to let you see a sample of the ebook ~ !
Both henna ebooks are available HERE on my site : Henna ebooks – they download straight to your computer in PDF format to easily be printed.
You can download a free sample so you can see the examples of the Henna Designs found in this ebook volume.
Just enter your email below and push the download button, you'll receive a free henna ebook sample in your email box.
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New Henna Designs
Hello all!
Here are a few new henna designs . I have REALLY enjoyed using the back as a canvas lately. Less restrictions and more room to make LARGE art. These photos were taken by Linda Michele-Dobel Photography in Howell, Michigan with model Shalisa Goodman.Read More


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SEAFORD PALMS, Waterfront property
Townhouse, Seaford
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"Seaford Palms" is located a mere 2 minute walk to Seaford's renowned tranquil beach. Here one can grab a towel, a book and be relaxing on the sands at the literal "drop of a hat". Easy to pop back to from the beach for a quick break, the "Palms" offers a handy option to grab a cold drink and a light lunch. Set in tropical gardens, this townhouse provides a real sanctuary to continue the relaxation, with a well-designed layout in air-conditioned comfort. Presented and furbished with your comfort in mind, there is little reason to stray far from this townhouse. The supermarket for all grocery/drinks shopping is only short stroll and a further 5 minute walk takes you to the cafe strip and handy train station. Early morning walks for a beachfront coffee, and glorious sunsets on this beach will be yours for the offering, when others have long driven home.
A 3 minute drive to Mornington Peninsula freeway and/or Eastlink which takes you into heart of the CBD in 40 minutes. Or head further south and explore the wineries of the peninsula hinterland. You are well located for either, but when you have one of Melbourne's best beaches on your doorstep, it is hard to look anywhere else.
-Recently renovated and refurbished, this beautifully presented townhouse is positioned in a tropical landscaped setting.
- 2 large bedrooms upstairs with 1 bathroom bath and shower
- Master room with 1 queen bed which leads to outside balcony and sea breezes
- Second bedroom offers a bunk-bed with double and a single ideal for kids
- Fold out double sofa-couch downstairs if need be
- All linen bedding provided, bath towels for two need to BYO beach towels
- Open plan living with a lounge room overlooking beautiful tropical gardens
- Reverse cycle air conditioners in loungeroom and main bedrgoom
-Gas log fire
- Comfortable leather chaise lounge with 42 inch HD LED TV and Blu-Ray player
- Fully equipped kitchen with new stainless steel appliances
- Laundry facilities, washing machine, iron, ironing board, vacuum cleaner
- Large decking area with outdoor furniture and new BBQ
- Outside shower to wash off the beach sand is a useful facility.
- Luxurious full body massage chair.- used for only age 14 and over
RATES: for 2 people
$140 per night off peak
$200 per night peak season
$15.00 extra person per night
Peak from Dec 1 - Jan 31 , School and public holidays
Thank you for enquiring to stay at SEAFORD PALMS
Please read the terms and conditions and if you wish to book your stay, sign and send the Terms and Conditions form back to me.
Your holiday property is available to you from after 2 pm on your day of arrival with vacation time being at 10.00am. A deposit is required of $200.00 to secure your booking within 3 working days. If your deposit is not received, your booking will be voided without notification. All bookings are a minimum of 3 night stays.
Keys are left in the security padlock attached to the security door. The code will be given upon full payment of booking. Tenants are liable for any damage that may have been caused for forced entry to recover keys from house if you get locked out . If this was to happen please contact Jacqui.
The maximum of guest is limited to 7 people. Over 2 people an additional charge of $15.00 is required per person per night.
Peak periods $200.00 per night
All School and public holidays and from Dec 1 - Jan 31
Off Peak $140.00 per night
Fees include usage of all facilities, utilities, linen, two sets of towels, cleaning on departure.
Unexpected overnight guest may not stay over without permission. Owners reserves the right to terminate the agreement and request the property to be vacated without refund to the tenant if this condition is not adhere to.
50 deposit payment must be made to secure booking.
Paemt is made by Statz online booking system
A reservation deposit is required of $200.00. This must be received within 3 days of booking. The deposit automatically converts to a security / damage deposit upon arrival. The deposit is fully refundable within 14 days of departure provided the following provisions are met.
• No damage to the unit contents beyond normal wear and tear
• All debris, rubbish and discards are placed in the yellow recycle and green bins provided.
• All keys are left on the kitchen table in the green bowl and unit is left locked
• All charges incurred are paid for before arrival.
• No linen and furnishings are lost or stolen
• No early check in or late check out times
• The renter is not evicted by the owner representative of the owner or police
Special conditions apply for cancellations. If you cancel your booking and we can secure a replacement immediately then your deposit will be refunded less $35.00 admin fee. If you cancel within a month of booking, your deposit is non refundable . If you shorten your stay, you will still be charged for the full amount of time you booked in initially. Rebooking of extra nights if there is availability is OK however we need to be notified as soon as possible.
It's your responsibility to pay your deposit and balance on time
There is one allocated parking spot in the garage which is the first garage as you drive in on the right hand side. There is a guest car park that can be used for guests only, that is located at the end of the driveway. Please don't park on the left hand side of the garages as it prevents cars from entering their garage. There is also room for another SMALL car through the front gates fronting on Nepean Highway. Please keep this door closed when your not present at the unit. Any illegal car parking is subject to towing. Applicable fines can be taken out of the holding deposit
There is no daily house cleaner so please ensure the unit is keep in a clean and orderly manner. . As we have new carpet in the unit we would appreciate it if you please take your shoes of when stepping on the carpet upstairs.
Linen and towels are provided for two people, however you need to bring your own beach towels. We do not permit linen and towels are not to be taken outside the unit for other purposes. We would appreciate at the end of your stay please put dirty linen in in the basket located in the laundry. We expect you to leave the house in a reasonable clean manner as you found it and floors swept and mopped if theres any spillages and dishes put away
DOGS AND CATS are not permitted on the property under any circumstances.
During your stay noise must be kept to a reasonable level between 10pm-8am in showing consideration to our neighbours. The other units are privately owned and not holiday units. Please respect permanent residents and especially within common areas. It is your onus to take responsibility for any guest that comes to visit. There is no smoking in the building and smoking butts are to be disposed of in the ash trays provided. Any antisocial, drunken and obscene behaviour will not be tolerated. The home must not be used for any unlawful purposes. The home owners are not responsible for any injuries/illness that occurs within the property. Where applicable, the body corporate rules must be adhere to. It is a breach against body corporate to hang towels, clothing over the balconies.
In case of refurbishment or owners instructors rental rates may be subject to increase without notice . Should this occur you will be notified immediacy and given the opportunity to pay the difference in tariff or receive a full refund of your deposit. We will also attempt to offer you alternative accommodation if possible
We reserve the right for our tradesman to enter the property at a reasonable time to carry out repairs or maintenance work. We would notify you of this and arrange a time to suit if possible.
I hereby understand and agree to all the terms and conditions as set in this holiday rental agreement. By accepting thus reservation it is agreed that all guest area are accepting any risk of any harm arising from the use of the premises or other guest.
Please cut of the bottom of the page and sign and return it to me.
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The nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton are slated for April 29. That should give us all time to figure out why the marriage ceremony is referred to as nuptials. Preliminary answer: It dates back to the Latin verb nubere, to marry, which also gave us the word nubile.
Of more pressing concern is Middleton's formal title. According to an Associated Press report, although William is likely to be made Prince of Wales if his father, Charles, ever ascends to the throne, Charles owns that title for the moment, so Kate can't be called the Princess of Wales. One alternative is "Her Royal Highness Princess William of Wales," but nobody thinks too much of that one, even if Marie-Christine von Reibnitz became known as Princess Michael of Kent after marrying Prince Michael of Kent, a first cousin of the Queen.
William isn't a bad name. Traced back through the German Wilhelm and the Old German Willihelm ("will helmet"), it means resolute protector. The female German form is Wilhelmina, and the wordsmith in me wishes we could invent nuptials between a Prince Michael and a Princess Wilhelmina, just so the wedding invitations could bear the short forms of those names: Mickey and Minnie.
Kate is short for Catherine, believed to derive from the Greek word katharos, meaning pure. In contrast, according to the Bodleian Library's 2010 book The First English Dictionary of Slang 1699, Kate in the late 1600s was another name for a "pick-lock," a crook with a knack for bypassing security systems. A "rum kate" was a clever lock picker.
A kate was also a skeleton key in the underworld jargon of the 1700s and 1800s, and a handy element in the rhyming slang of London in the late 1800s. "Kate and Sydney" meant a steak-and-kidney pie. "Kate Karney" (or Carney), based on a performer popular in the 1890s, was rhyming slang for army. So Kate is, like William, a resolute protector in her military guise, but an overrider of protections in her pick-lock outfit.
It would make sense for Kate to celebrate her marriage to William by turning cartwheels, because those lateral somersaults are also known as Catherine wheels. The term originated in the grisly saga of St. Catherine of Alexandria. According to legend, St. Catherine was ordered to be clamped to a spiked wheel, an instrument of torture, after she proved too good a Christian proselytizer for the liking of an early-4th-century Roman emperor. . One story says her bonds miraculously broke each time the wheel was turned. Another says the wheel itself shattered into tiny pieces.
Alas, Catherine didn't live to brag about the miracle, since she was promptly beheaded. But she became the patron saint of spinners, millers, nurses and many others, and the Catherine wheel, the name given to the spiked wheel in her memory, was later used metaphorically for a type of window, a revolving firework and the cartwheel.
I was going to speculate that "cartwheel" was a shortening of "Catherine wheel," rather than just an allusion to the wheel of a cart, but the Oxford English Dictionary's first citation for Catherine wheel in that sense dates from 1881, 17 years after the first reference to cartwheel.
Whatever names and titles the Royal Family decides upon, they will be transitory, even if William one day becomes William V. In his 1994 book Naming Canada: Stories About Canadian Place Names, Alan Rayburn tells of Sorel (now part of Sorel-Tracy), a city northeast of Montreal named after army captain Pierre de Saurel, who received the land as a grant in 1672. In 1787, after Britain's Prince William Henry visited Sorel, the place was renamed William Henry in his honour.
William Henry reigned as William IV from 1830 to 1837. Twenty-three years later, the city restored the name Sorel. "By 1906," Rayburn writes, "archivist Pierre-Georges Roy reported that William Henry was totally forgotten." One more reason to go with Mickey and Minnie.


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Stay away!!! Dirty rooms, threadbare towels and sheets, rude and dishonest office staff/owners. I booked online while on the road to Hershey for an overnight trip. Unfortunately, I didn't find the reviews of this place until I had already prepaid my reservation. The hotel is a decent distance from the attractions, but I think the neighborhood could be rather scary at night. I entered the office (which is being remodeled) and waited for the lady behind the counter to decide to talk to me (she wasn't doing anything else). I told her I had a reservation and she ignored that and handed me a registration card to fill out. Then she confirmed I had reserved a king size bed (which I had) for two nights (I only booked for one night). I corrected her and she told me the total for the one night would be 54.50, which was 10.00 cheaper than online. She swiped my card and I signed. I was handed a key and went to the room. Summary of room - tiny, no phone, no coffeemaker, no smoke detector or sprinkler, hair on floor in bathroom. I would not let my suitcase stay on the floor for fear of what was lurking there. The towels and sheets are in desperate need of replacement. There was a refrigerator and a flat panel tv and Directv (no HBO). I checked out the next day and got home and decided I had better check my credit card. They had double charged me (once from the online booking site and once when they swiped my card). After 3 calls to the booking site and a call directly to the hotel, I think I am finally getting one charge credited back. The call to the hotel was an experience- the lady could not/would not understand any of the information that I gave her so I had to repeat myself 3 times. I made her repeat back my name and phone number when she said she would have to call me back. When I spoke to her a second time, she hung up on me when I told her that I didn't catch a thing she said. I called back and she said she had refunded the 54.50 to my credit card. I'll be checking my online statement until I actually see it. They also kept lying to the booking site and saying they had not double charged me. Summary of the entire experience - AWFUL.
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Great service
Michael was our salesperson & we were very pleased with all that Champion had to offer.
We had 5 other bids that included Will-Fix it &
no other company compaired to Champion. Two other bids included inferior air conditioning units or replacing just the outside unit with outdated required energy saving system. I would recomend Champion & Michael for telling the entire truth.Thanks, even though it takes a chunk out of the budget we are happy.


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Three days before UFC 200 and the main event fight has just been scrapped!
People say no news is good news and sadly it is not the case this time around. According to MMM Junkie, Interim Champion Jon "Bones" Jones has been notified for potentially violating anti-doping regulations.
Dana White has not disclosed what substance has caused the violation but has pulled the fight against Daniel Cormier from the card.
Jones has been a magnet to controversy between a previous DWI in 2012 and being stripped of the title last year after a hit-and-run accident. He also has been to rehab for using drugs (cocaine). Fingers crossed it's not a repeat offense, otherwise we could see Jones getting suspended for an even longer period of time.
The co-main event between Mark Hunt and Brock Lesnar is not slated to be the new main event of the night.


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Full grown.
Car: buy or lease?
Full grown.
Car: buy or lease?
"...each affects the other, and the other affects the next, and the world is full of stories, but the stories are all one." - Mitch Albom, one helluva writer.
When you throw a rock into a pack of dogs, you know which one you hit by the one that yelps!
snowmobile or jet ski
There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. -Ken Olsen
I've never done either but if I could: Jet ski.
Ride horseback or four wheeler
4-wheeler - horses scare the begeebees out of me
Vacation: city or country?
City. I've had enough of the country to last me for a while
Caffine fix: Coffee or Soda?
hot coffee or iced tea?
Hot coffee
Art: realistic or abstract?
mouse: cordless or attached?
relax every day on vacation or have somehting planned every day?
"Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen." ~ Orhan Pamuk
Something planned every day.
Vacation: Just you and your SO or a big group of people


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Re: "Arguing in the Church": (October)
Does the gospel hinge on the age of the earth?
The people that invented the idea of billions of years as being true science were Deists and Atheist in the 1700s that opposed the Bible (Charles Lyell's goal was to free science from Moses; James Hutton denied Noah's flood effect on the earth). Their "science" is totally naturalistic, denying God's creation account in the Bible that everything was miraculously created good in six, evening and morning days about 6,000 years ago and that there was no death, thorns, disease and blood-shed until Adam sinned. Their "science" denies original sin which is the reason Jesus came and died for us. If there is no original sin what did Jesus die for? That's the gospel connection. Also, their "science" says virgins don't conceive and the dead aren't raised.
Jesus our creator ties Adam and Eve's creation and the definition of marriage to the beginning of creation, not to the end of billions of years. See Mark 10:6-7, Matt 19:4, Luke 11:49-51, & see Luke 1:68-70. Rev 3:14-15 says Jesus is the Faithful and True Witness and Architect of creation.
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I attended quite a compelling panel discussion yesterday in Indianapolis, "Poverty in America, From Safety-Net to Reliance," featuring Tavis Smiley and John Graham, Dean of IU's School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
The program began with a pair of SPEA graduate students presenting data showing that poverty in Indiana is worse than the usual government statistics indicate. A couple of the many stats they presented: 1. Per capita income in Indiana declined from 2000 to 2010 and is the lowest among states in our region. 2. Families on food stamps in Marion County grew by 203% from 2000 to 2010 and in the counties surrounding Marion County, it was even worse — 342% growth during that decade.
"Poverty is threatening our threatening our very democracy," Tavis Smiley said at the beginning of his remarks. "It is now a matter of national security."
Smiley then quoted former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, "You can either have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few or you can have a democracy."
Smiley, an IU SPEA graduate, said that 1/2 of people in this country, 150 million Americans, are either in or near poverty. He spoke passionately about his plans to conduct a national Poverty Manifesto tour in which he and Cornel West will visit college campuses around the country.
During these visits, Smiley and West will seek to engage college students to use social media and other means to pressure and convince the Obama administration of two things: 1) the time is now, during Obama's second term to "stiffen his spine" and make a major policy address on reducing and eradicating poverty, and 2) Obama needs to convene a White House panel on poverty with two goals – cut poverty in half in 10 years and eradicate poverty in 25 years.
Smiley and West are kicking off their national college tour with a free lecture at 7:30 this Friday, Jan. 18 at Clowes Hall at Butler University. http://www.cloweshall.org/calendar/event.lasso?id=19252


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Barring a spectacular reversal of fortune, David Cameron will become Tory leader on December 6, and will richly deserve to do so. He has our endorsement not because David Davis has proved deficient during the contest - he has, on the contrary, grown in stature into a truly national politician - but because Mr Cameron has out-performed him, and established beyond reasonable doubt his credentials as the Conservative Party's best hope at the next election.
At the start of the race, the Shadow Education Secretary seemed uncertain and occasionally petulant. But, as the contest has proceeded, he has acquired grace, presence and confidence. As Sir Nathaniel Wraxall wrote of Pitt the Younger, he has "seemed made to guide and to command, even more than to persuade or to convince, the assembly that he addressed". This capacity to grow and to learn is of the greatest importance in a politician who is not only comparatively young but also - by his own admission - inexperienced.
During the race, under sometimes ferocious cross-examination, Mr Cameron has been reluctant to spell out the detail of policy. If he becomes leader, he will no longer enjoy that luxury. Mr Cameron does not have to write his manifesto on December 7. But the first months of the new Tory leadership must be dynamic and full of substance. It would be a profound disappointment if the Tory party buried its head in a sandpit of inquiries.
It is a curmudgeonly error to say that Mr Cameron is interested only in presentation. He quite rightly wants his party to engage with the world as it is rather than as it was 50 years ago. But his core concern is to make basic Toryism - the belief in lower taxes, decent services, strong families, British leadership in the world - relevant to the contemporary context.
So Disraeli's dictum that the Conservative Party "is a national party or it is nothing" has never been more pertinent. Mr Cameron must persuade the voters that the party is a national movement, committed to the interests of all, rather than a sectarian tribe.
To do that, he must explain fully his promise "to share the fruits of economic growth between lower taxes and strengthened public services". The voters want a lower tax burden, better value for money as taxpayers, and schools and hospitals that are as good as those on the Continent. Mr Cameron says he can answer these hopes. He will soon have to say how.
In the intellectual and persuasive battle ahead, there are three colleagues whom he must keep close to him. One is George Osborne, who has proved himself a bold and innovative Shadow Chancellor, and should remain in that post. Liam Fox - whose performance in the contest made the Prime Minister sit up and think - deserves a senior berth in the new team.
Above all, Mr Davis should be offered - and has said he would accept - the Deputy Leadership of the party, an anchor and a reassurance to those in the party who may find Mr Cameron's plans occasionally alarming but also as a politician of experience, grit and judgment. This exciting contest has shown that the opportunity for the Conservatives to change the political landscape is the most promising it has been since 1979. Now it is time to deliver.


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Should I go for money and give up on life's purpose or should I give up everything for what I believe is my purpose in life? Is there a compromise between the 2?
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Go for your life's purpose buddy if you know what it is, & never do anything for the sake of the money..Going for your life's purpose is the harder option than the big money option, because hardly anybody does it & they all turn into money obsessing egoic mind led "consumers"!lol..Going for your life's purpose means your building a real person, who follows his love/purpose not the money..So be one in 1000 (maybe even 1 in 100000), & you won't look back..I guarantee you will end up being one of the best at your particular life's purpose, & then if you want it, which you won't, the big money will follow..It has to follow because your one of the best at what ever it is, because it's your life's purpose. :-)
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This say's it all buddy so good luck with which ever you choose, i say life is obviously for learning & to build real people who know who they are..
You need both. Follow your purpose in life, but also go for money. I don't mean be greedy and try to get rich just so you can have a nice house and a nice car. Go for money so you can support your family, help the poor, and other good things. Helping others is part of your purpose in life.
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Thanks snowman. This is indeed a good choice and very humanitarian and real touchy.
Both are equally needed. Meaning brings fulfillment in our lives while money addresses our basic needs for food, house and clothing.
We need money for providing a comfortable life to our loved ones. Giving up everything to chase life's purpose is not really an option. Poverty can create enough hindrance to us chasing our dreams.
At the same time, chasing money should not become our life's purpose. We need to balance both. So, earn enough money to fulfill the basic necessities and then spend the remaining time to pursue your dreams.
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Thanks temptor94. I can see that you are a very loving and responsible person. ☺


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I wouldn't blame Bioware for making the next ME game a straight-up 3rd person bro-op shooter with adversarial multiplayer. The RPG fans are never going to be happy with them again - as we are reminded in the comments to every Bioware related news post - so maybe Bio will give up on us sperglords entirely and move on to greener pastures (greener as in dollar$).
Hell I'll still play it. Just include a heavily-customizable Turian skin, k Bio? Thanks.
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Quantile Spectral Analysis for Locally Stationary Time Series
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For decades, you, me and every other consumer were taught to believe that the more you spend on sunglasses, the better the quality will be. Well, sadly that couldn't be farther from the truth.
The fact is that one company runs about 80% of the sunglasses industry and that one company controls all the pricing. How exactly? Well, they have
How exactly? Well, over the past couple of decades they have created manufacturing contracts with most if not all the high-end brands.
Brands like Chanel, Prada, Giorgio Armani, Burberry, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Miu Miu, Donna Karan, Stella McCartney, Tory Burch, just to name a few.
This single company also owns LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Apex by Sunglasses Hut, Pearle Vision, Sears Optical, Target Optical, Glasses.com and Eyemed, which is the second largest vision insurance company in the world. They also have manufacturing plants all over the globe, mostly in Italy and China.
So, that $150+ pair of sunglasses you just bought that has Prada on the side of them, was probably made in China or Italy. While it may say "Made in Italy", most likely it was made in China where labor costs are cheaper, and then put together in Italy. So, what does this all mean exactly? It means that this one company controls all the pricing for the consumer, as they typically charge 10 sometimes even 20 times what it costs to make the sunglasses.
A couple of enterprises have even tried to boycott them. Ever hear of Oakley and Ray-ban? Yup, they tried to fight them in the pricing wars. Unfortunately, this one company decided to fight back by taking Oakley and Ray-ban out of their stores and these companies nearly went bankrupt.
So, what happened? Oakley and Ray-ban were bought out by the same company. Now their pricing is through the roof when they used to be competitively priced.
And that one company is none other than Luxottica designs.
Christian James Sunglasses
Enter Christian James, the new sunglasses brand on the block. We offer you the same high quality sunglasses, that are each hand-made in Italy at a fraction of the cost. Each pair will run you $55 not $150+. How do we keep prices so low? Well, for starters we're not marking up our prices because we can, we are selling our sunglasses exclusively online only at our
Each pair will run you $55, not $150+. How do we keep our prices so low? Well, for starters we're not marking up our prices because we can, we are selling our sunglasses exclusively online only on our website. We also cut out all the
We also cut out all the middlemen and send you your next pair of Christian James sunglasses right to your door. Our advertising budget is next to zero, so we count a lot on word of mouth, and we offer charitable incentives. We created a program with Feeding America, for every pair of sunglasses sold, we donate 55 meals to those most in need.
So, it's time to stop supporting a corporation that makes its money by ripping people off, and time to start supporting a reputable business that offers you the same great quality at a better value and gives back to those most in need.


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Making a difference and a relaxing vacation meet at B Ocean Resort is Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A popular beach destination in South Florida, Fort Lauderdale now gives you a place to visit sunny Florida, and take in a humane beachfront experience with sea turtles.
B Ocean Resort and S.T.O.P, Sea Turtle Oversight Protection organization, have created this humane beachfront experience for both locals and those traveling on vacation to Fort Lauderdale. This program helps raise awareness about sea turtle nesting season, and also educates with a limited time "Hatch A Plan to B Humane" package available June 16th – August 31st.
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The "Hatch A Plan B Humane" package at B Ocean Resort Fort Lauderdale offers a once in a lifetime experience including a custom vacation available throughout sea turtle nesting season. Guests who purchase the package will be educated about the endangered sea turtles in a 4-hour "Turtle Trek," a permitted activity of Sea Turtle Oversight Protection that is authorized by the FWCC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.) The unique adventure begins with a 30-minute educational program, where you'll learn about the coastal habitat, the species of turtle that nest on Fort Lauderdale's beaches, their life cycle and the natural and human-caused dangers that affect them. Next, rescue volunteers take guests on a journey to possibly see sea turtles hatch and emerge from their nests as they head to the ocean and begin their life. In addition to the eco-tour, the package will include 20% off daily rates, transportation to the Sea Turtle Oversight Protection headquarters, a sea turtle information kit and souvenir, as well as bottled water and a snack along the trail.
To learn more, and book the "Hatch a Plan B Humane" package, visit BHotelsandResorts.com
If you haven't been to B Ocean Resort, this newly renovated resort is situated directly on their own private section of the famous Fort Lauderdale beach! I bet it is a beautiful location! Newly renovated towers on this the iconic property, formerly known as the Yankee Clipper, boast stylish new designs, amenities and features including a contemporary new ballroom and fully outfitted break-out rooms with state-of-the-art technology.
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So today while I got a brief moment to myself I caught up on a little bit of day time TV.
So on this morning, they where having a debate on if woman should shave or not after Madonnas daughter hit the headlines for letting her armpit hair go on show.
It's armpits at dawn on the debate. Click here to watch the debate I saw.
I personally don't like arm pit hair on myself so I shave, but then I have PCOS so I don't like my excess facial hair either so that gets plucked on a regular basis. However I do only shave my legs on a need to basis. I've been known to leave my legs a month before. This is mainly in the winter. I tell my other half it's to keep my legs warm (he doesn't believe me) but really it's cause I cannot be bothered and I'm wearing trousers so no ones exactly going to see them!
How do I feel about body hair on other women? To be honest it doesn't really bother me. Every one is a individual and entitled to do as they please. Just the same as people who get tattoos. It's the persons personal preference. If I saw another woman with really long leg hair or arm pit hair I would likely be shocked as it isn't something you would usually see but I wouldn't be disgusted by it or really have an opinion on that individual. Everyone is entitled to express themselves and do not have to follow the stereotypes the media place upon both men and women and even children for that matter.
So I say do as you please, shave or don't shave it's your choice. Just find it amusing how the media make such a hype over someone not shaving THEIR body hair!!
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Kilmore are the champions in the Bwarl in the Hall as they defeat St Fintans 6:2
Kilmore came out as the leaders of the ring when they defeated St Fintans 6:2 at the Brawl in the Hall in Bridgetown College sports hall.
The showdown between the two neighbouring parishes was organised as a joint fundraiser for the two clubs and proved to be a huge success. It saw twenty fighters representing Kilmore GAA, camogie and women's GAA and St Fintans GAA face off in ten bouts.
Two of the fights were all Kilmore affairs. Andrew Boyd defeated Thomas Carley while Denis Kenny saw success over Liam Shannon in these bouts. However, the highlight of the night was undoubtedly the women's bout between Kelsea Morris and Julie Coakley, which was the closest fight of the night. Though both girls fought a tough battle, Kilmore's Kelsea came out on top.
Over 600 people bought tickets for the event in Bridgetown College. Although proceeds have yet to be counted, Fintan O' Reilly of Kilmore GAA Club expects that the final figure will be somewhere around €20,000.
'It was a brilliant night and went much better than we expected,' he added. 'We would like to thank Bridgetown College for letting us use their venue and Kevin Cassidy who facilitated us in every way possible.'
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Sacha Baron Cohen Cast in Spielberg's Trial of the Chicago Seven
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December 30, 2007
Source: Sunday Times
Sacha Baron Cohen aka Borat, Bruno, and now Signor Pirelli, has joined the cast of Steven Spielberg's The Trial of the Chicago Seven as Abbie Hoffman. The UK's Sunday Times reports that Cohen was "persuaded by Steven Spielberg to move from comedy to serious politics by playing a hippie opponent of the Vietnam war." Abbie Hoffman was the leader of the group of seven individuals who were charged with conspiracy and inciting the riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. A previous independent movie, Chicago 10, was the Sundance opening night film in 2007 and was a documentary on the riots and trial as well.
The Trial of the Chicago Seven is a new film written by Aaron Sorkin based on the events and story surrounding the riots and trial. Investigators blamed Hoffman and seven others who were taken to trial and mistreated by a biased judge. Hoffman was a self-identified Jewish Road Warrior and communo-anarchist who became a symbol of youth rebellion and radical activism during the 1970's.
This film, supposedly to be directed by Steven Spielberg (although he has an incredibly crowded proposed upcoming schedule), is supposed to be closer in tone to his previous film, Munich. After personally seeing how powerful of a documentary Chicago 10 was, I'm certain Spielberg could really turn this into an incredible film. And after seeing Cohen in Sweeney Todd as Signor Pirelli, I'm confident he can pull off any character and any role with as much skill as Borat.
I'd suggest any real Americans and politically inclined individuals read up about the Chicago Seven on Wikipedia. It was a pretty phenomenal event in America's history and has only recently picked up steam again since Chicago 10 debuted at Sundance.
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