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Another person who made my life as a Chicago Bears' fan miserable was Willie Davis. Number 86 on the NFL Network's "Top 100" is Willie Davis who ultimately was a big-play defensive end for the Green Bay Packers. Davis was a low draft pick in 1956 out of Grambling not going until the 15th round and then he was a lowly 181st pick. He was picked by the Cleveland Browns and put at offensive lineman where he did not do well. He was then drafted by the Army and played "Army football."
When Davis returned from service he was traded to the Green Bay Packers under Vince Lombardi who convinced him to play defense which Davis did. He caused 21 fumbles in his stellar career as a defensive end and won two National Championships as well as the first two Super Bowls.
Willie Davis has no fan vote. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1981 after a 14-year, 162 game career. He never missed a game.
Number 85 on the "Top 100" is one of my favorite running backs, Marcus Allen. Allen left a significant body of work.
Marcus Allen was drafted 10th in the first round in 1982 out of Southern Cal by the Oakland Raiders. He played 16 seasons, 11 with Oakland and five with the Kansas City chiefs.
Marcus Allen was a dynamic back to watch and he was a complete team player. If he was asked to block then he did that well. He had more than 10,000 yards on the ground and was the first running back to achieve that mark. He also caught passes to the tune of 5,000 yards.
Marcus Allen has a fan vote of 32nd place and I think that is about right.
Marcus Allen was inducted into the Hall of fame in 2003.
Number 84 on the list is Joe Schmidt who would not be known to many modern-day fans and as such has no fan rank. He was selected out of the University of Pittsburgh in 1953 by the Detroit Lions. The Lions picked him low because he had been plagued by injuries.
Joe Schmidt played in 155 games over 13 seasons and developed the position of middle linebacker.
Joe Schmidt played in an era where extensive defensive statistics were not kept. However he did have 24 career interceptions. He was a very cerebral player and had excellent instincts. He perhaps is remembered best by football pundits for his play in the 1957 NFL Title Game against Jim Brown and the highly favored Cleveland Browns where Detroit embarrassed them, 59-14.
Joe Schmidt was sent to 10 straight Pro Bowls and ultimately was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 1973.


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A Week of Caring kicked off the 2016 United Way UBC Community Campaign on Tuesday, October 11. A series of five events running until October 14 composed the first campaign event to take place on UBC's Vancouver campus.
Students, staff and faculty members of all departments were encouraged to partake in any of the events, which included a pancake flipping race on Tuesday and a food truck festival on Thursday.
According to a press release published by the United Way, the UBC community has raised over $500,000 since 2009 through its annual campaigning and UBC doesn't seem to be in a position to lose its place as the organization's top contributor anytime soon.
This year's edition of the campaign — which ends on December 23 — hopes to help 40,000 people in the local community, up from 36,000 in 2015.
But while the numbers are already impressive, money isn't the only thing the campaign hopes to raise. Now in its 40th year, the United Way's organizing team is looking to further educate the UBC community at large, which starts with getting busy students involved.
"A primary objective of the [United Way UBC Community Campaign] student committee … is really finding a way to engage students and to empower students to really understand the value of volunteering," said Thalia Lang, a third-year arts student and member of the campaign's student committee. "[If] you donate an hour of your time, you're investing in the community, but you're also investing in yourself."
The United Way faces similar challenges in getting time-constrained departments "to come together for one cause," said Samson Song, a fourth-year arts student and United Way campaign associate. Song is focusing on building department-specific reports to "break down each department's contributions in terms of how many people they've helped."
"Giving money is one thing — you know, 'Oh, we raised X amount of dollars' and what not — but you don't really know what that means," said Song. "So having those specific reports hopefully will boost morale and increase participation."
In addition to the events and engagement strategies being planned, the United Way is also hoping to use A Week of Caring to solidify donating as a regular occurrence among UBC staff and faculty members through its Payroll Pledge program, whereby employees select a certain amount to be automatically donated to the United Way from each paycheck.
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Erika has always had a problem with lying. Unsure of herself, she will often tell tall tales to her friends in order to make herself seem more interesting, but unfortunately this comes back to haunt her when she brags to her high school class mates about a boyfriend she doesn't have. They want proof, so when she is out shopping, she takes a picture of an attractive guy to show to her friends. However, they recognize him because he goes to Erika's school! In a panic, she explains the situation to him, and he agrees to help... for a price.
Disclaimer: I decided to watch and review this show because it is outside of my usual comfort zone both in the review sense and the watching sense. If I hadn't promised to review it, I would have dropped this thing like a rock.
Stuff Happens
One of the most frustrating elements of many shoujo, both for me and for many others, would be the lack of general progression in the stories. Silly misunderstandings between characters and intentional fake-outs often play with the audience, and sometimes the main problem isn't even really solved by the time the show ends.
This is not a problem in Wolf Girl. It's not that it ends with a good resolution; rather, the main story progresses significantly throughout the show. I did not have to wait for the very end for anything to happen, and this is perhaps the greatest success the anime has.
Serious Power Play
The male lead, Kyouya Sata, is actually a relatively intriguing character. He is an incredibly good looking guy, but never settles for girls because he doesn't like to feel controlled. In fact, not only does he not like to be controlled, he also likes to be a controller. He loves dogs because "they obey their masters". My biggest issue is that although he is a compelling character, he is also extremely creepy and probably a put off for the audience initially. This is because his obsession with control is the basis for his deal with Erika: she, in a way, is his dog.
I would like to point out, however, that with this is both the disturbing and the sweet. At times he orders her around, but he can't stand to see her mistreated by others. These developing feelings, as I said before, progress significantly and he grows greatly as a character throughout the entirety of the show.
Note: This is slightly spoiler-y, but I think it's important to emphasize that Kyouya does not take advantage of Erika the entire show, around halfway there is a major switch.
Actual Character Progression, but Limited
The characters of Wolf Girl aren't just fleshed out over the course of the show, they progress. While the background of Kyouya is explored, the audience doesn't just learn about why he is the way he is, he also changes. That is because throughout the course of the story, the characters are dynamic. However, this does not apply for everyone because in true shoujo fashion, the primary concern is the male lead.
"Fantastic" Art
One significant problem with Wolf Girl and Black Prince would be the art style, or the lack thereof. A great amount of detail went into the design of Kyouya and his friends (manservice!), but almost no detail goes into most other characters. In fact, Erika's friends in her class are so badly drawn that I would be glad for them to leave just so I could stop mentally cringing. The animation also was lackluster, but then again this show probably had zero budget.
Female Subordination
I think the biggest flaw, especially to me as a westerner, would be the way that Erika reacts to her treatment at the hands of Kyouya. Although it is true that at times she lashes out, seeks alternatives, or argues on her own behalf, the most common reaction from her is to obey her oppressor. She also develops what is essentially Stockholm Syndrome: she falls in love with her captor. This is more than a little bit cringe-y. 'Cringe' is kind of the buzzword when talking about Wolf Girl.
Really, the main reason I stuck with Wolf Girl and Black Prince is because I decided to take a show for review that was not too popular and outside of my usual tastes. The entire beginning is pretty cringe-worthy in the sense that it is slightly disturbing, but overall, I was surprised that I didn't entirely hate my time watching the second half. Of course, I both can't and refuse to recommend this to anyone outside of big time shoujo fans (and even then there would need to be a big warning sticker), but if you happen to fall into that category, feel free to give it a shot.
Wolf Girl and Black Prince is available for free and legal streaming on Crunchyroll.
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A Greater Anglia train on the Bittern Line between Norwich and Sheringham has been captured on video leaking water.
Water was pouring between two of the carriages on the 4.45pm train between Norwich and Sheringham on Friday, September 6.
The leak caused large puddles not just in between the trains but also on the carpet in the aisles.
A passenger on the train said: "Water was pouring through the roof in between the two carriages. It was forming a puddle on the floor and absolutely soaking the carpets.
"Some people were having to stand in the section between the two carriages as the train was busy, so they might have been getting wet too."
A spokesperson from Greater Anglia said: "We're very sorry to any customers who were affected when one of our old diesel trains developed a roof leak in a vestibule area between two carriages on Friday.
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"We are currently replacing all of our trains with brand new state-of-the-art longer trains with more seats, plug and USB sockets, free wifi, air conditioning and better accessibility features."
This isn't the first problem with trains on the Bittern Line. On July 22, this newspaper reported on passengers' frustrations at overcrowding on the line, with one July 19 service reportedly having "hundreds" of people aboard one carriage.
The passenger on board Friday's leaking train said: "Its frustrating to see the amazing looking new trains arriving on other bits of the network, when we're having to put up with these ancient and over-crowded carriages on the Bittern Line still."
Last month it was confirmed that customers on services between Norwich and Sheringham will have to wait until autumn for new trains.
The train company has invested £1.4bn in replacing its existing diesel fleet, which currently operates on regional routes, with 169 brand new trains.
Greater Anglia received 38 regional bi-mode trains from international rail vehicle construction company Stadler, headquartered in Switzerland.
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Allston-based Volvo dealership Boston Volvo Village has reaffirmed its commitment to the online automotive parts and accessories market with its new site http://www.bostonvolvocarsparts.com. The new website, designed to meet the needs of consumers shopping for genuine Volvo products, offers Boston Volvo Village an outlet to compete locally and nationally in the Volvo genuine online parts and accessories market.
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July 7, 2016 — Celebrate the life and spirituality of the founder of the Society of Jesus through 31 Days with St. Ignatius. The monthlong online event highlights Ignatian spirituality each day leading up to the feast of its namesake on July 31.
This marks the seventh year of Loyola Press' popular program, and the 2016 theme focuses on encountering God through using the five senses, with Ignatian articles and videos offering daily inspiration. St. Ignatius founded the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits, in 1540. The spirituality that bears his name continues to be embraced by people of faith and seekers of all ages throughout the world; it insists that God is active, personal, and above all, present to us.
Readers can explore the 500-year-old tradition of the Ignatian way through posts at IgnatianSpirituality.com. Father James Martin, SJ, Father Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, Chris Lowney, Kerry Weber, Gary Jansen and many other authors have contributed reflections on the life and spirituality of St. Ignatius, with topics that include the Examen prayer, gratitude and finding God in all things.
On Day 1, Father David Fleming, SJ, gave a helpful introduction to Ignatian spirituality, explaining that it asks the question: What more does God want of me? "God calls. We respond. It is the fundamental dynamic of the spiritual life," Fr. Fleming wrote. "Our response to God occurs now. We are not to be inhibited by our own weakness and failure. We are not to ponder our unworthiness. God is working in our lives now and we are to respond now."
Father Kevin O'Brien, SJ, offered a video reflection on a key meditation of the Spiritual Exercises, the Two Standards. He explained that the "stark" choice is between Satan and Christ. "The banner of Satan, of Lucifer, of everything that is not God, is an invitation to riches, which leads to an obsession with honor and power, which leads to … putting ourselves in the center at the exclusion of everyone else in our lives, including God.
"But Christ offers a more gentle and attractive vision, one of invitation. We are asked to live with poverty, that we are not attached to riches. We are open to being faithful to God, no matter what that brings us. ... That finally leads up to a healthy kind of humility that says, 'I'm not God, I have limits, but I also have great gifts. I want to offer those gifts to the world in service of great love to God and others.' "
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During the previous two years of my reading plan, I read in Will Durant's monumental medieval history, The Age of Faith, portions covering the Byzantine Empire, the beginnings and rise of Islam, and medieval Judaism. What a fascinating parade of characters, events, nations, structures, and ideas! Belisarius, Harun-al-Rashid, Avicenna, and the Jewish Exilarch should be common knowledge.
Yes, I know that last statement reveals a hopeless idealism. After looking at some of the entrance exams for our incoming graduate students this week, I'm forced to lament that the Reformation, the French Revolution, and Origin of Species should be common knowledge. Apparently they are not. But then the dark ignorance which twentieth-century American education has bequeathed to us all is the whole reason for this reading project. So let me say it again: these stories should be known, and since they aren't, at least now I know them.
This year, my assignment covered all the rise of organization that Chesterton referred to. (See my post entitled "Christmas in August" from August 11, 2010.) The passage includes chapters on the new beginnings of government in the northern countries, the conflicts between Pope and German Emperor and between Latin and Greek churches, feudalism, the Crusades, the economic revolution, late-medieval national governments all around Europe, and pre-Renaissance Italy.
I love every page. Durant has the historian's sense of story and concern for sources, but he has the poet's eye for the vivid moment. And while some historical writers get bogged down in strings of facts and forget to make a point, Durant never fails to provide a sweeping, picturesque summary point. A sampling: The creative, fiery temperament of the Irish survives partly because Rome never conquered the island and imposed its laws. The Popes' political recognition of the western Emperor (even when at odds) did more to sever the eastern and western churches than points of theology. The medieval men and women who, generation after generation, cleared forests, dug canals, and built dikes to tame the European wilderness were the greatest heroes of civilization. ("Perhaps, in proper perspective, this was the greatest campaign, the noblest victory, the most vital achievement of the Age of Faith.") The biggest result of the Crusades was the establishment of wealthy trade routes with the East that replaced European feudalism with a culture of commerce and industry. Russia provided costly protection for western Europe against the Mongols. ("Perhaps the rest of Europe could go forth toward political and mental freedom, toward wealth, luxury, and art, because for over two centuries Russia remained beaten, humbled, stagnant, and poor.")
Our culture, of course, is not wholly ignorant of this history. I hear periodic references to the Crusades, for instance, usually in service to an argument that Christianity, far from being the true way of life, is actually the source of all the ills of western history. Durant, not overlooking hospitals, courts of law, universities, and the preservation and application of ancient philosophy, has more sense. As someone who rejected Christian belief, he nevertheless maintained the very reasonable view expressed this way in his Caesar and Christ: "That a few simple men should in one generation have invented so powerful and appealing a personality, so lofty an ethic, and so inspiring a vision of human brotherhood, would be a miracle far more incredible than any recorded in the Gospel. After two centuries of Higher Criticism the outlines of the life, character, and teaching of Christ, remain reasonably clear, and constitute the most fascinating feature of the history of Western man." Christianity indeed looks pretty bad sometimes during the Middle Ages, yet Durant continues to respect its ideals and best possibilities as he understands them.
In speaking of Duke Wenceslas of Bohemia, he tells us, "He did not cease to be a Christian when he became a ruler. He fed and clothed the poor, protected orphans and widows, gave hospitality to strangers, and bought freedom for slaves." I was deeply struck by the criteria by which Durant recognized Wenceslas as a Christian. I know many Christians who attend and serve their local congregation faithfully. I know many Christians who believe every line of the Apostles' Creed. I know several Christians who can quote hundreds of Bible verses from memory. I know several Christians who work tirelessly among, for instance, high school and college students to make disciples. And I know a few very brave Christians who work to translate the Bible and bring the Word to traditionally non-Christian cultures around the world. I admire all these activities and trust that our Lord honors them all. But would Durant recognize them as Christians? Or would they just look like people with religious hobbies? Jesus said He will one day call people like Wenceslas sheep and place them at his right hand. Would that the American church looked like a thriving sheepfold to the Will Durants of this world.
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The whole entry was interesting, and enlightening, to me. The last sentence, however, elicited an "amen" from me. Then I added my own last sentence as follows: "Would that I looked like one of those thriving sheep to the Will Durants of this world."ReplyDelete
p.s. If you keep up this campaign of reading and talking about it, I might just pick up a book someday myself!
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Few months ago, while showing me his own way in using clouds to share important documents between members of his family, he mistakenly shared the wrong file to the wrong folder – the folder of his first wife!
Laughing, "I fixed it. But I'll go now to make sure things are okay and I'll update you later", he said.
Well… He couldn't update me!
I've been told that his face was smiling when they buried him!!!


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Designer Silver Sphere Objets d'Art
Designer Silver Sphere Objets d'Art. Comprising of three alternative sized silver spheres measuring 10 cm, 20 cm and 30 cm in diameter.
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Bella Thorne Gets Real About Why Things Between Her And Scott Disick Didn't Work Out
"I just don't party hardcore like that and it was way too much for me."
If you're still wondering if the slightly bizarre, five-minute long pairing of Bella Thorne and Scott Disick was all just a dream, you're not the only one.
But as it turns out, there is a reason that things didn't last between the pair and Bella's been having a chat about just what went wrong in a new interview with Complex.
If you need a little catch up, the rumours that Scott and Bella might have been dating started when they were seen getting cosy at the Cannes Film Festival. Then came a pic of Scott casually having a feel of one of Bella's boobs as they hung out by the pool and things went into overdrive.
It didn't last though and just days later Scott was seen getting up close and personal with several other women during his stay in Cannes, while Bella was seen leaving the festival and even posted a few mysterious tweets that kinda got everyone wondering if they were about the pair's failed dalliance.
Now Bella is speaking out with the real story and tells Complex: "Scott is really nice, sweet, charming. I don't drink, and he really drinks a lot. And it just ended up...I just wasn't down. I was like, 'I gotta leave.'
"We were [at Cannes] a day and a half before I was like I'm booking my flight and leaving. I love to go out and have fun, I love to f****ing dance, but I just don't party hardcore like that and it was way too much for me. I was like, 'Woah, this is not the way I live my life, bruh.'"
Would've thought watching even 20 minutes of an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians could've probably tipped her off to that one, but we suppose that equallt wouldn't have involved a nice holiday to Cannes.
Going on to explain how they met, Bella revealed that Scott turned up at her party with French Montana: "I throw a lot of house parties, and that's how I meet these people. They come to my house party and they're like, 'Yo, I heard you're having a party,' and I'm just like, 'Okay'. That's how I met Scott—he came to a house party of mine [with French Montana] and I was like 'hi'."
Apparently that boob cupping pic isn't all it seems either and Bella says Scott was doing the chivalrous thing: "Honestly, my nipple came out of my bikini and he tried to fix it for me and it looks like he's grabbing my boob. That's very nice of you to actually not sit there and stare at my nipple because my boobs are big—they come out of my shirt all the time! You can't keep those suckers down."
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TRIRIGA has the notion of project-based security scope, also called project context. At the upper right-hand side of the main TRIRIGA portal, there is a toggle to switch between Company and Project-level security, as well as a query to find and select in which project to operate.
To see and select a project, the user must be given specific security access to a project. This is done by adding the user's group or the specific user to the Security tab of the project. Once the user or users have been granted access to the project, and they select the project from the project selector on the portal, they are then in the "context of the project."
Any records created in the project context are then owned by that project, and security is restricted to those records, so the records are only visible and editable to those people that have access to the project, and have also switched their scope to run in that project context.
Items like documents and folders within Document Manager will also operate in a project context. You may notice that files uploaded to the Notes & Documents tab of records in the project context have a different folder path within Document Manager. Because the entire Document Manager tree is also in the project context, it is necessary to have the parent folder created in the project context as well. This folder's path will be different than the uploads on records at the company level.
[Admin: This post is related to the 04.08.16 post about where your documents go in TRIRIGA, and the 08.25.16 post about an issue with selecting child projects.]


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On the horizon there was something like fog and I was driving right into it. At first I noticed the occasional locust splashing on the windscreen and I had winced in my seat. The creatures turned into something like scrambled eggs and slid down the windscreen in a gooey, slimy mass. My windscreen washers did their work and cleared the screen, but this was becoming increasingly difficult as the number of smashing locusts increased. What would happen if I ran out of water to clean the windscreen? I thought. And then I noticed the red warning light indicating an overheated radiator. Just now this had to happen, I thought bitterly. Turning into a roadhouse, I quickly parked my car and ran into the restaurant part where I found a man looking worriedly at the darkening sky.
'My radiator has suddenly overheated and I think I need fresh water.'
The attendant appeared to be amazed at my naive talk and advised me out of the corner of his mouth: 'Nothing to do with it. You have to brush the locusts off your radiator and you'll be alright. You'll still need some water for topping-up'.
He suddenly had a small hand broom in his hand and walked to my car where he brushed an amazing amount of roasted locusts from the radiator – all crispy fried, I thought. After everything was checked - water, petrol and the windscreen was cleaned properly once more - I was about to drive off.
But first, I returned to the service station's office and bought a small hand broom and felt slightly safer. Returning to my car in a haze of swarming locusts, I had noticed the horizon looking black. All the time the chirping noise and flying whirr of the creatures had been sawing at my nerves. A four wheel drive had pulled up behind me and I asked the farmer who emerged from his heap of scrambled eggs what else one could do in such a situation. He glanced at me in a strange way. Somehow, they all seemed to know how to cope with a situation like that one.
'Well, you've got a small brush or hand broom, I see,' he pointed at it. 'You surely need netting in front of your radiator . . .'
'What's that?' I interrupted.
He pointed to his vehicle. 'What you need is a fibreglass mesh tied in front of your radiator to prevent the bloody locusts from clogging up your radiator.'
I stared at the flywire mesh in front of his radiator – that's the solution, I thought.
The farmer noticed that I was simple and added 'Of course you still need to get out of your car occasionally and brush it clean once in a while. Otherwise your radiator may still boil!'
I had thanked him with great relief and gone back into the service station's office where I bought some flywire mesh and tied it in front of my car's front grille.
Upon continuing my trip into the 'black hole', I learned what fear was. You cannot see the road ahead; your windscreen wiper cannot clean away quickly enough the messy slime that runs down the windscreen. And when you are out of water, and the radiator is hot again, you have to get out and brush away the insects and that's when they get you. In the stifling heat, they crawl into the car, into your clothes and as quickly as you brush them off, they clog up your mesh again. And all the while, that high pitched chirping is penetrating your brain and you cannot do anything about it!
With my suit clinging wet to my body, shaking and wide eyed with terror, I got through the swarm, headlights blazing. At the next roadhouse, I steadied myself with a strong cup of coffee.
While the mechanic filled up the petrol tank and checked the motor and radiator, he tried to talk to me: 'So, you've been through that swarm already. They are expected here by tomorrow. Then we will have trouble,' he said with a grim expression. 'You won't believe what they eat. There is nothing left wherever they strike!'
'I thought the Government was spraying their areas to reduce the swarm.'
'Yeah, but only crown land, me boy!
'What do you mean? They spray only on government land and across the fence, on private property, nothing is being done? And there is more private land than crown land in some areas. That's no good.' I got agitated. 'The authorities are bragging on the radio about what they are doing to break the plague while they keep breeding on private land.'
He laughed, 'You've just learned a lesson now, haven't you?'
I swallowed bitterness. 'Yes, I suppose I just have.'


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BALTIMORE – After a disappointing second-round loss in the Big Ten tournament, the Maryland men's basketball program probably felt a bit better when finding out on March 17 that they had earned a No. 6 seed in the East Region for the NCAA Tournament.
Maryland is scheduled to play the winner of the First Four game – which is for the 11 seed – between Belmont and Temple. The winner of that game gets the Terrapins on March 21 at 3:10 p.m. in Jacksonville.
The Terrapins come into the tournament with a 22-10 mark after the end of the regular season.
The last loss was a surprising 69-61 defeat to Nebraska in that Big Ten Tournament. It was Maryland's first game in the tournament, and James Palmer posted 24 points for the Cornhuskers. Maryland's Bruno Fernando could not get going on offense and finished with just three points. Anthony Cowan Jr. scored 18 points while Darryl Morsell added 14 points in the loss.
Nebraska led by up to 13 points in the first half before the Terps cut it to five. Then, the Cornhuskers scored nine in a row and took command again.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania rallied late and handed the Bowie State women's basketball a 67-60 loss in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Tournament on March 15 in West Virginia.
Pere Alexander ended her Bowie State career with a team-high 17 points. Sophomore Talanya Hutton added 14 points and eight rebounds in the loss.
Bowie State finished the season with a 22-6 record. It's the fourth straight year that the Bulldogs have won at least 20 games.
The game remained close much of the way. IUP held a 47-45 lead heading into the final quarter before the Bulldogs tried to take over.
Hutton made consecutive layups that gave Bowie State a 57-55 lead. But IUP then scored 12 of the game's final 15 points over the last 5 minutes, 38 seconds, ending the Bulldogs' season.
The No. 13 Navy women used an 11-goal second half to roll over Colgate 18-6 in an away game on March 15.
The best part of the second half for the Mids came on the nine-goal run that let them blow Colgate out and close the game in style. Kayla Harris, Kelly Larkin and Reagan Roelofs each ended up with three goals in the victory.
"They did a great job against us in the first half, but we were able to make some adjustments and pull away in the second half," Navy coach Cindy Timchal said.


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It all started with a wish, a wish to quit, just pack and go!
This weekend was hard, and I was very tired but you know what? It was so worth it! I drove about 700 kms in two days, I came to Switzerland and I've met amazing guys who I can call friends now.. This is life and I feel blessed..
We experimented all the seasons in just one day, going through warm sun, snow, heavy rain and fog! Switzerland you are amazing..
If I can tell you just one thing, follow your dreams, pack and go! It's always worth it!
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Where will I serve? A Pre-K classroom in the city of Syracuse.
Who will I serve? At risk children and their families.
What will I do? In coordination with the lead teacher, you will be responsible for the overall planning and implementation of preschool classes each day while actively engaging with students.
What will my day look like?
What gifts and talents will I bring and grow in? Ability to work with and interact with children. Good interpersonal skills. Good communication skills. Ability to work in team environment.
Which partner organization provides this service site? Child and Family Preservation Services at Catholic Charities of Onondaga County


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David fled from king Saul, who wanted to kill him. He had gone to a place called Nob and received help from the priest, Ahimelech. After that, David had fled to Gath, where he was recognized by the ruler's servants. He decided to pretend to be mad, and the ruler of Gath decided he did not want him there. This chapter continued to tell the places that David went to while hiding from Saul. It begins:
1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.
2 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
David left Gath and hid in a cave called Adullam. His family heard he was there, so they went down to him. People began to gather to him, because they were in debt or in distress. He became their captain. In all, he had gained about 400 men to follow him.
3 And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.
4 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
He left Adullam and went to a place in Moab, called Mizpeh. He asked that his family be allowed to say with the king of Moab, until David could figure out what was going to happen to him. They remained with the king of Moab, while David hid in the hold.
5 And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
Gad, the prophet, told David that he should go to the land of Judah. David left and went to the forest of Hareth.
6 When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)
7 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;
8 That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
Saul heard that David had been found, and that he had men who followed him. Saul was in Gibeah, prepared to fight, with all his servants around him. Saul asked his servants if they had made some kind of deal with David, because none of them had told him David and his son, Jonathan, had been in league with one another. He questioned their motives, I think, in hopes of getting more information out of them.
9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
10 And he inquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
11 Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.
12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
13 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?
15 Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.
16 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
The servant of Saul, Doeg, who had been in Nob when David was there, told Saul that he had seen him going to the priest, Ahimelech. Doeg told him that the priest had fed him, given him the sword of Goliath, and prayed for him. Ahimelech and his family were called to come to the king. He called for the priest, who answered. Saul asked him why he conspired against him with David by doing these things, so that David was prepared to fight against the king. Ahimelech answered by saying that David was a faithful servant of Saul, and his son-in-law, who had been allowed to go about doing as he pleased. He had no reason not to do as David asked. He only did what he thought was right. Saul told Ahimelech that he and all his family would die.
17 And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.
18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
19 And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
Then Saul turned to his soldiers and commanded them to kill the priest and his family, because they had helped David and had not made Saul aware of where David was. The servants refused to kill them. Saul commanded Doeg to kill them, and he turned and killed 84 priests, who wore the garments of the holy priesthood. Then Saul had the city of Nob destroyed, including all the people and animals there.
20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
21 And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the Lord's priests.
22 And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.
23 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.
One son of Ahimelech was able to get away, and went looking for David. When he found him, he told him what Saul had done. David told him that he had thought Doeg would tell Saul, when he had seen him in Nob. He felt he had brought this death of Abiathar's family upon him. He asked Abiathar to stay with him, because Saul was after both of them, and David would do what he could to keep him safe.
The priest had only done what he felt was expected of him, and I believe he and his family were in no way deserving of the death they received. Likewise, the destruction of a city of innocent people because they were associated with the priests, was evil. Saul had truly allowed an evil spirit to influence his feelings, stirring his heart to anger against David and anyone who had anything to do with him. Throughout the history of the world, Satan has had this kind of influence over the hearts of men, who turn away from good. It was nothing new then, and it continues even today. It doesn't take much or even too long, for this kind of change to take place in people if they allow it. Studying this story of Saul, causes me to reflect on the choices I am making in my own life. A few weeks ago, a gospel teacher asked the class I was attending, if we could part with our favorite sin. It was an interesting question, and one I have thought about a bit since that time. Saul's favorite sin seems to have been jealousy or anger. I wonder what thing I hang on to, my favorite sin, which I know God would not want me to do? Would I be willing to let it go for Him? If not, how far away am I from allowing Satan and his many followers to influence my heart and mind? I hope as I reflect more on these things, that I can have the courage to allow the Lord to change my heart through His influence, and give up my own favorite sin.


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Lendlease unveils new headquarters
01 Nov 2018
Local Lendlease staff have joined their suburban colleagues at a consolidated campus at the new Melbourne Quarter development in Batman's Hill.
The first of the new precinct's buildings was opened by planning minister Richard Wynne and Lendlease Group CEO and managing director Steve McCann on October 11.
Mr McCann said his organisation had only signed a development agreement for Melbourne Quarter in 2013 and was granted a permit for One Melbourne Quarter in 2016.
He said Melbourne Quarter was the largest mixed-used development within inner-Melbourne and an estimated 15,000 jobs would have been created by the time the development peaks in coming years.
Mr Wynne said: "This is a place where Melburnians will want to visit, live and work. The Melbourne Quarter precinct creates an important gateway, linking Docklands to the CBD, creating thousands of jobs for Victorians both during construction and once complete."
One Melbourne Quarter is home to about 400 Lendlease employees who have relocated from three different office locations across Melbourne.
Lendlease occupies levels four to six of the 13-storey building, the first commercial tower to be delivered in the 2.5 ha Melbourne Quarter precinct on Collins St.
A key feature of the new workplace is access to the first phase of the precinct's elevated Sky Park, featuring a spiral staircase leading up to the park from Collins St.
Creating additional community amenity, the wi-fi enabled Sky Park encourages workers to re-charge and work outside. The park's biophilic design – which refers to design that reflects the natural world – is essential for enhancing health and wellbeing.
Lendlease's new office is centred around the concept of team neighbourhoods of 15 – 20 employees. Allocated desks are eliminated and replaced with centralised team tables to promote a team-based working culture and opportunities for immediate feedback, staff connectivity and collaboration.
Additional highlights include a dedicated event space, a high-tech immersion room, a social hub with a barista and interconnecting stairs across the three floors, promoting free movement and social connectedness.
The building will be home to about 2500 workers, with design and engineering firm Arup already joining Lendlease and AMP due to move in next year.
The building is targeting a 6 Star Green Star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia, a 5.5 star NABERS Energy tenancy rating and a WELL New Interiors Certification.
The Lendlease-managed Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial (APPF Commercial) purchased the 26,000sqm One Melbourne Quarter on behalf of its investors in November 2016.
The precinct's next commercial tower, Two Melbourne Quarter, is currently under construction. The 50,000sqm building is pre-committed by EnergyAustralia and is expected to reach completion in mid-2020.
When finished, more than 50 per cent of the Melbourne Quarter precinct will be dedicated to public open space. Melbourne Quarter has achieved a 6 Star Green Star Communities rating, showcasing world leadership in sustainability.
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"A depressing end but brave, I thought, of a reality show to show some reality."
Alex Polizzi: The Fixer, BBC2
"Polizzi looked physically uncomfortable as soon as she set foot in The Singing Kettle and the Messers did not respond well to her ill-disguised contempt for their tatty tearoom. Polizzi had no trouble identifying the root of the Messers' problems; unfortunately, perceiving these problems and solving them are two very different things."
Ellen E Jones, The Independent
"Ray and Marlene thought a bit of exposure on the telly couldn't do any harm, so they applied to Alex Polizzi: The Fixer. What a terrible mistake. Polizzi is the princess of Glib Britain. She can take the character out of any business and replace it with the conventional."
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail
"Alex Polizzi: The Fixer is back, bringing her special brand of tough love to bear on the kind of small businesspeople for whom immediate bank foreclosure might qualify as a tender mercy. We know what to expect: intractable fools stuck in a time warp, hopeless dreamers refusing to see financial sense, and Polizzi being stern and calling everyone darling."
Tim Dowling, The Guardian
"Had that other TV expert Supernanny appeared, I doubt she'd have known how to deal with Ray's tantrum. Nor, plainly, did Polizzi, who left the place brightened and modernised but with Ray ominously having the last word. A depressing end but brave, I thought, of a reality show to show some reality."
Matt Baylis, Daily Express
Bad Builders: Bang To Rights, ITV
"We've already seen similar on Littlewood's Channel 5 show, Cowboy Builders, but what makes this three-part series a particularly satisfying accompaniment to your cup of builder's is that it's not just about seeing the bad guys "bang to rights". This feel-good show also involves a makeover element in which the deserving parties finally get a finished home, thanks to builder Chris Payne, designer Pippa Jameson and some unusual finishing touches."
Ellen E Jones, The Independent
"The programme's great asset is its presenter, Dominic Littlewood, a bullet-headed Essex terrier. In a similar amalgam to the programme, physically he resembles both the investigative journalist and the builder from hell."
Andrew Billen, The Times
"Bad Builders- Bang To Rights is another programme basically cloned and broadcast elsewhere. I have to say, I don't mind the duplication. It's more of a sport than a consumer show, a version of hare-coursing where no bunnies are harmed, only bad eggs cornered."
Matt Baylis, Daily Express
Touched By Auschwitz, BBC2
"Some pictures lose nothing of their force by repetition. Laurence Rees used hardly any in his documentary Touched by Auschwitz, the story of six of the camp's survivors. Survival is a lesser tale than extermination, yet it proved well worth telling (although not perhaps at 90 minutes). What emerged was a study of character."
Andrew Billen, The Times
"There is no more powerful remembrance, of course, than the spoken testimony of survivors. In Laurence Rees's feature-length documentary Touched By Auschwitz, several former inmates of the camp told their stories, with an emphasis on what happened next. What came across most strongly in this film was the lack of a single strategy for recovering from such extreme trauma."
Tim Dowling, The Guardian


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Daphne and the Silver Ash by Joss Llewelyn
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Price: $0.99
Where to Get It:
Amazon.com (Kindle)
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For fans of The Last Unicorn, Labyrinth, Legend, and other fine stories that begin with "L":
In the weary old city of Trevell, young Daphne happily divides her time between caring for her family and crafting the finest shoes in town. But when she is summoned to sing for a panicking phoenix afraid of its fiery rebirth, Daphne is swept up in a thousand-year-old struggle for survival between immortal spirits.
Endowed with the phoenix's powers of air and fire, as well as the creature's beautiful golden skin and ruby feathers, Daphne has only a few hours to save a dying tree, restore a crumbling city, and stop an invading army before the phoenix's fire consumes her mortal heart.
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STEP OUT is a short-term program that provides practical mission training and experience hands-on mission in Asia.A: asia mission trips
B: bilingual mission conference
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D: discipleship training
After the conference, you will be traveling with your teammates to Singapore to reach out reaching out to the elderly and needy, streetwalkers & pimps
Available for: Singles Couples Groups
25th July: Arrive at Taiwan for conference. All participants will have dinner together before the first program starts.
25th -29th July: It includes main sessions, interaction sessions, team building, different practical workshops, cross-cultural awareness, prayer night, community night. The conference will end in the evening of 28th July.
29th July: Depart to outreach location(morning).
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Wonderful ministry opportunities await participants in the sunny island of Singapore: Participate in OM's exciting rendition of the Amazing Race. Befriend and express God's love to least-reached communities in Singapore, such as the elderly and needy living in one-room flats, and streetwalkers and pimps from the red-light district, and migrant workers who need a listening ear. Visit a Singapore church and encourage the Christian community, as well as enjoy local hospitality, food and culture.
We are looking for people who love Jesus. No previous experience is necessary as here it could be your starting point! Additionally, if you have a heart for Asia but are not sure about where to start, this program is definitely designed for you.
Another distinctive feature for STEP OUT is the BILINGUAL conference (English and Chinese)! We warmly welcome Chinese speakers who struggle to communicate in English as Chinese interpretation would be provided throughout the conference.
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You will be offered Taiwanese food and local Singapore Food. Special dietary needs have to be communicated in advance.
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5ft farmhouse bench seat. Dining bench. Custom made. Bespoke. Colour choice available.
British made bespoke bench seat. Perfect for dining table seating and also as an occasional bench seat.
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If you have a 6ft table we recommend you buy a 5ft bench seat as they fit perfectly under the table. Benches need to be approximately 30cm shorter than a table to fit between the legs comfortably.
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We take pride in using only the highest quality ingredients in our food and serving enough of it to satisfy even the hungriest diner. We love seeing the OMG faces on customers, young and old, when we bring their orders to them. We offer breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts and drinks that are intended to satisfy even the most discriminating tastes.
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ORANGE (CBSLA.com) — Chapman University has been affected by an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness, the Orange County Health Department announced Wednesday.
Health officials have determined the cause of the illness is most likely norovirus, which can be contracted through human touch or can be foodborne.
Norovirus is very contagious and is typically spread through contact with contaminated surfaces. It is not airborne.
On Dec. 2, several students reported having gastrointestinal symptoms. Since then, a total of 50 students have reported experiencing similar symptoms.
At this time, medical testing has confirmed that only one student has norovirus.
So far, the students who reported having symptoms live off-campus. Health officials do not believe the outbreak was not foodborne as the students do not use the university's dining facilities.
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The origin of the virus remains unclear at this time.
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In 2013 Lily Allen produced her first single since 2009 titled "Hard Out Here." Her aim with this song was to make a statement in the industry and boy did she. To start off, Lily Allen's choice of title directly references to the song released in 2005 by Three 6 Mafia titled "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp." Winning an Oscar in 2006, Three 6 Mafia experienced huge criticism for their negative portrayal and representation of the black community. In addition Lily Allen's song directly aims at the most controversial topics in modern pop music such as liposuction, body image, twerking, objectification of women's bodies, double standards, societal pressures and particularly Robin Thicke's music video for his song "Blurred Lines."
When I was first introduced to this song last year I thought it was sheer genius. I greatly enjoyed how she took issues that she cared about and threw it into a straightforward but catchy song that people would pay attention to. I applauded her use of satire to express how women were feeling in the industry. This song made me feel bad-ass. It became my number one pump up song for a long time. Then one day one of my guy friends asked me what I was jamming out to at the gym and he snickered………….. Excuse me? What's up with the snicker? He told me straight up that he, "Didn't expect me to be one of those crazy feminist types."
What is that even supposed to mean?
So I decided to look into the backlash that Lily Allen got for producing a song like this and the responses were astounding. The criticism started out really positive! PolicyMic headlined that the video will "make feminists proud." The Washington Post gave Lily Allen accolades for "righteously targeting the patriarchal double standards of the 21st-century celebrity culture." Yahoo! even wrote that, "this is the song the world needs right now." I was pumped! How cool is that? People were listening! But then came the negative criticism…
But the negative criticism wasn't about discrimination against women it was about racism. In the music video most of Lily Allen's back up dancers are extremely beautiful black women. Critics tore apart Lily Allen's music video saying that, "the women in her video are actually being used as props the way women of color often are non-satirically, and objectified even as the singer laments objectification." This just bothered me. In a response article Lily Allen explains that all the dancers in her video were chosen because of their dancing abilities and because they were all on board with the message that she was trying to send.
My question is that, will battles like this ever be won? A brave woman stands up in front of a crowd, whether it be a singer, philanthropist, educator, or politician and she is judged by everything else than the message she is trying to portray. Do you think that we could ever live in a society where this "feminist" argument will no longer be considered an argument and be free of criticism that uses race and background as a loophole to keep it as an argument?


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The UFC event is scheduled to debut in 2019 at night on Saturday in Melbourne, Australia, with the UFC 234 center occupying the centre of the Rod Laver Arena stadium. Unfortunately, the first PPV of the year lost the main event hours before the start time, as the average weight champion Robert Whittaker was introduced to the hospital due to a hernia which requires immediate surgery. The hero was to be defended against Kelvin Galastal, although the confrontation must wait. However, the alternative head lining is one that should excite a lot of excitement.
Date: Saturday, Feb. 9 | Location: Rod Laver Arena -- Melbourne, Australia
Time: 10 p.m. ET
Stream: UFC.TV
Channel: ESPN
The new major event of UFC 234 will now witness the world's former heavyweight champion, Osendi Anderson Silva, who will face the undefeated Israeli Adesanya team in a game that will be an exciting battle for dangerous attackers. Adesanya has been making a quick name for himself, where he is ripped through the competition, and now he will have a major event that highlights one of the greatest lights ever in the octagon.


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Sadly they are a travel exclusive so only available from airports... so you have to go on holiday to get your hands on them. Fingers crossed they still have some left next time I jet off somewhere!
Available now, priced at £36.72
Oh these look gorgeous! Curious to see if the colours actually do stay separate :)
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loving the gradient colours!! shame you can only get them in airports though :/ x
They're like one that Avon does....ReplyDelete
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Wow this is so cool! reminds of me Avon's lipglosses, they have 3 different colours in one lipgloss :) xox
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These are pretty, I wonder how nice they are on though. <3
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oh sad. why are they only available at airports. :(
but beautiful gradient!
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Yes, swatches please! That's so cool that they re-separate. I love it!ReplyDelete
Going to be jetting off to Dublin for a weekend in a few weeks, may definitely need to investigate the World Duty Free Lauder counter!
AVON are doing the same and i have two of them, one pink and one coral
Yeah I've seen the Avon ones, at a much cheaper price! x
They are really glam and I love the shades.
It would be interesting to see if anyone could their mits on some and see if the colours do stay in place after several uses.
Shame im not going on holiday for a while otherwise I would have picked them up.
I also like the packaging and how you can see the EL logo when they are lined up next to each other.
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These are gorgeous, such a cute idea! I'm flying next week so I really hope they're available! xx
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These are gorgeous! its a shame that I wont be able to get them as I have already been on my holidays this year :(
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they look amazing :D
Just like what Avons been doing for awhile...The packaging is gorgeous though. xx
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Love these! and the colours are fab!
These Look really good especially how they are 3 different colours , i bet they smell fab too !!
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What do you do on Thanksgiving to pass the time? In my family we play Nintendo Games, Ping Pong, Apples to Apples and eat lots of chips, dip, crackers and cheese. But to add to all that excitement I found this cute little Thanksgiving Dice game which will be wonderful for children and adults with imaginations still intact! It's called Roll A Turkey and you can find it over at A Lemon Squeezy Home. The rules are very loose and basically you can just do what you want with it, but I think we'll play it as a turn based game where the paper is handed around and each person rolls the dice to find out what part of the turkey they will be drawing. After a few loops around the circle I think we're bound to end up with some monstrous zombie turkey for sure!
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