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American Diamond Gemstone is a natural and magnificent gemstone. From ancient times it is well known for its magical and mystical properties. As per Astrology, it is the gemstone for the natives who were born in the month of December. Original American Diamond Gemstone is said to bring out the passion and peace all at once in the wearer. The gemstone is almost having the same properties as a diamond. In modern times American Diamond Gemstone has become a popular choice among the consumers due to its magnificent radiant qualities that resemble that of a Diamond. Due to its ample of benefits, the American Diamond Gemstone is becoming a popular gemstone in the world.
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Original American Diamond Gemstone generates calming vibrations in the wearer which reflects the love in married life. It enhances the confidence level of the wearer which bestows them with a sense of authority. It improves the social life of the individual. The wearer is shielded from the diseases that are related to the reproductive system. It is the most cost-effective remedy to bring tranquility in one's life. It safeguards the wearer from every type of confrontations at home or work. It brings about an optimistic change in the wearer's life, which further helps to maintain calm and tranquility. It is also believed that it aids pregnant women and prepares them for labor. According to Indian Astrology, American Diamond Gemstone is considered a pure gemstone.
The main motive or purpose of wearing American Diamond Gemstone is to avoid the malefic effects of weakly placed Planet Venus in a Kundli. It helps the individual in getting a peaceful sleep by getting rid of nightmares. It brings out the positive and brighter side of the wearer by building confidence. One can feel the harmony in life as it provides peace and a sense of balance in life. From ancient times it is known as a symbol of purity. It safeguards the wearer from the diseases related to the reproductive system. It prevents the wearer from the negative energy around him. The American Diamond Gemstone promotes the good health of the individual by curing diseases like insanity, epilepsy, etc. Original American Diamond Gemstone nullifies the ill effects of the evil eye. It enhances the confidence level of the wearer which brings prosperity and wealth in life.
In recent times, Original American Diamond Gemstone has become a popular alternative due to the myriad of benefits it comes with. Due to its attractiveness, It is also used in many jewelry-related items. It occurs in several fancy colors that include red, yellow, blue, red, yellow, white, green and brown. According to Vedic astrology, the white natural American diamond is considered the most desirable gemstone in both astrological and aesthetical factors. The varieties of zircon that are available in the market are given below:
The American Diamond or Zircon is naturally formed mineral with the chemical composition of ZrSiO4. Zirconium is a silver-white metal and chemical element that is used to from Zircon. The atomic number of the gemstone is 40 and the atomic symbol is Zr. the component name of zircon is Zirconia which is a white crystalline oxide of Zirconium with the chemical composition of ZrPO2. The Rashi Ratna natural Zircon generally comes from different locations. The mining of American Diamond Gemstone is usually done in Sri Lankan (Ceylon), Africa, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brazil, Burma (Myanmar). Due to brilliant color and good transparency Cambodian Zircon and Tanzanian Zircon are considered the best Zircons.
The American Diamond is not a very costly gemstone. To experience the benefits one can Buy American Diamond Online from Future Point. Before buying one should always consider consulting an astrologer. The benefits of Zircon Gemstone are given below:
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The Zircon Gemstone is a bright and dazzling gemstone because of its high refractive index. This factor gives it a similar look to that of original Diamonds. It has strong dispersion and great refractive index which results in great brilliance of the stone. To avail the maximum benefits one should always buy an authentic American Diamond from a trusted source. There are many ways to identify a genuine gemstone, that one should always examine before buying. Buy American diamond online from Future Point, the most trusted astrological website in India. We assure you 100% genuine product with Lab Certification.
A good quality American Diamond Gemstone should not have any type of impurities within its structure. The stone needs to have a clear clarity rate. One can easily check the impurities of the gemstone by placing it on the surface of light. Light will detect the cracks, impurities, and chips within the gem. The color of the gemstone should be very clear and shiny.
According to astrology, color plays an important role in the native's life. Natural American Diamond is available in different colors. The color of American Diamond ranges from white or colorless Zircon and goes to blue, green, yellow, pink, red, brown, etc. Among them, colorless Zircon is considered the most valuable and gorgeous gemstone.
It is always considered to buy perfect faceted Zircon. It highlights the proper color and clarity of the gemstone. The genuine American Diamond is pretty and quite rare to find in the market as it is available on a trusted Gemstone Store or a website. The irregular cutting of the gemstone often degrades the beauty and the shine of the stone which makes it less attractive and desirable. It also affects the wearer's life.
A genuine Zircon Gemstone is nearly having high transparency and brilliant shine in it. There might be some stones having inclusions in them such as white billowy inclusions, tension fissures, liquid inclusions and abrasion on the facet edges. The higher number of inclusion lowers the quality of the Zircon Gemstone. 5 carats American Diamond Gemstone is quite popular among the wearers. It is preferred to wear the gemstone with the minimum weight of 1/10th of the wearer's body. For example, if the individual weighs around 70kgs then he/she should wear 7carat Zircon Gemstone. Minimum 1/10th of the wearer's body weight (in kgs). E.g. - A person weighing 60 kgs can wear a 6-carat Zircon gemstone.
Note: Gemstones are powerful stones with mystical and healing properties. Therefore, before wearing any gemstone, make sure that you consult an Astrologer to check if it's compatible with your Horoscope. Alternatively, you can also take a Gem Recommendation Report to you to see whether this gem is suitable for you or not.
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The American Diamond is a naturally occurring gemstone that belongs to the Nesosilicate mineral family. It usually exists in different colors and varieties. The most popular and considerable color of the Zircon Gemstone is White Colored Zircon. It is mainly worn by the individuals to gain blessings from the Planet Venus. It is also worn as the substitute of the original Diamond. The hardness, brilliant hue, and affordable prices make the American Diamond Gemstone ideal for making jewelry too.
According to astrologers to avail the maximum benefits of the ring, the individual should always wear the American Diamond(Zircon) in the ring finger of the working hand. If the preferred finger is already occupied by another ring then one can get the consultation from astrologer.
To gain the maximum benefits of the gemstone one should always buy a natural, treated, and unheated Zircon. Before buying one should always know about Zircon Gemstone. Some people get confused between original and cheap Zircons. Therefore, it is always recommended to buy the gemstone from a trusted store or a renowned source that provides 100% authentication and genuine information.
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text: This image, taken in France, is a great example of how facade depth, set back and relief creates beautiful buildings. Admittedly this is an elaborate example but a good every day tip is to make sure that doors and windows are well set back into their openings. We advise that a minimum 85mm window set back will provide a much better looking building and it doesn't cost a penny to achieve – just a case of adopting sound design principles. If only the volume house builders understood this simple principle and the architectural world would be be a better place without the paper thin facades we see in current housing estates.


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Shop price deflation accelerates in March to deepest level since February 2017
Shop price deflation deepened to 1% in March to reach its lowest level since February 2017 according to new figures.
Data from the British Retail Consortium and Nielsen reveals that non-food prices eased in March, with prices falling at a rate of 1.9% from a decline of 2.2% in February.
Meanwhile, food inflation saw a significant slowdown with inflation standing at 0.4%, down from 1.6% in February.
Helen Dickinson BRC chief executive, said: "Shop price deflation accelerated in March, driven by a substantial slowdown in food inflation, which reached its lowest rate for a year. As the impact of the pound's depreciation one year on are beginning to fizzle out, retailers are passing the positive impact through to the shop floor.
"So, some welcome respite for consumers, particularly with the gap between inflation and wage growth finally narrowing. But with further wage increases on the horizon putting upward pressure on prices, consumers will continue to feel the grip on their spending power."
Fresh food inflation slowed to the lowest rate since March 2017 with prices edging up 0.3% on the same month last year.
Ambient food prices increased by 0.6% in March year-on-year.
Mike Watkins, head of retailer and business insight at Nielsen, said: "Consumers are still coping with falling disposable incomes and non-food retailers are having to keep price increases to a minimum or make further price cuts, as consumer demand has been weak since the start of the year.
"With inflationary pressure receding in the food supply chain, we can now expect supermarkets to focus on lowering prices and to use promotions to drive visits as part of the battle for gaining share of wallet."
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Stripey bee metal straws, set of 4
You will never look more chic being eco-friendly! Our fabulous Stripey bee reusable stainless steel straws are the perfect solution to wasteful plastic straws. Beautiful on the bar cart and even more chic kept in your bag to pop into your drinks whilst out to a fancy lunch or cocktails. Or add a little sparkle to your iced coffee run... the bend is perfect for a venti! May we suggest one of our fabulous bug pouches to keep them safe on the go!?
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eii Sis welcome to GT.. enjoy!! ^_^
nice mugs!! am sure you would have a lot of coffee on that!!! hihi
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i'm also a mug person, what with my fondness for hot chocolate drinks :D
it's one of the things i always look for din in this particular section of the grocery, even though i already have a mug. hee hee
hmmm.... I'll try to dig unto this too, if I have my house na.. mine is posted at Woman's elan vitalReplyDelete
Ang cute nang mugs mo. There's a slot pa to insert the spoon. Very nice and cool.
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oh, i love MUGS (and glasses actually), especially those fancy mugs some companies give away for promotion. i have a mug collection, sadly they're running low right now, lol!ReplyDelete
hi there,welcome to GT!really nice mugs! i love it coz i'm a coffeeholic too! :)ReplyDelete
Hehehehe... It reminds me how my mom and I argue about my graduation dress. She like one thing and I like something else, were like that in almost everything. Gotta love her, she's the awesome mother in the whole world! for me... = )ReplyDelete
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Yahoo reportedly plans to introduce its own online music store.
The company bought a firm called Mediacode last year – acquiring its media jukebox and media player. The company has also met with former Apple software partner MusicMatch.
The latter meetings have generated rumours of a possible takeover of the smaller firm, Cnet reports.
"Sources characterized the discussions as preliminary and said Yahoo has not yet made any offer", the report states. Yahoo declined to comment for the story.
Yahoo is reportedly considering a number of strategies to extend its business, including delivering original editorial content, selling insurance online and an aggressive move to try to double UK ads revenue.


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Check out these great places to visit, right here in the Hudson Valley!
Topics: Travel & Leisure, Fall 19 Newsletter
As the dog days of summer are counting down and the cool air of the fall approaches, it's time once again to start planning for the holiday season. As we contemplate where the time has gone, at least there is still enough time to plan for the upcoming holidays and ensure they are meaningful. One good planning strategy is to check your credit/debit card rewards and retailer loyalty programs to help get extra cash and find great deals.
The Holidays are Expensive
Topics: My Finances, Fall 19 Newsletter
As technology advances, so do the methods that hackers use to steal your information. That's why raising cybersecurity awareness is more important now than ever before. You need to know how to fend off cyber threats like email phishing and identity theft before it takes place. Below are a few tools and tips to help protect yourself in this highly evolving digital age.
Create Strong Passwords
The easiest way to access an account is to have the password to it; weak passwords cause 81% of all hacking related data breaches. That's why hackers and scammers usually try to obtain passwords before anything else. Despite that, people rarely put thought into their passwords. For example, the password used for the U.S. nuclear missile unit was "00000000" for twenty years. Passwords should be complex and unpredictable strings of letters and numbers. They shouldn't contain any common words, and they should be lengthy. A password that is over 16 characters would take thousands of years to crack from a brute force attack!
Topics: Safety & Security, Fall 19 Newsletter
Over the past ten years, the average cost of tuition at a four-year university has risen more than $7,000. This can pose a significant problem for many college students and their parents as they struggle to figure out how to come up with the cost of tuition, room and board, books, and more. Fortunately, there are strategies that can help many students better afford the rising cost of tuition.
1. Apply for FAFSA Early.
FAFSA registration opens on October 1. If your student wants to qualify for the best possible grants, scholarships, and work-study aid, it's important to apply as soon as possible. Many universities and even scholarship programs also require early registration for FAFSA, so make sure that your student takes care of filling out that important paperwork as soon as possible.
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Superhero Buzz: Zack Snyder's 'Wonder Woman' Cameo, 'Batman' Actors Say Goodbye to Adam West
We got some good news and some sad news involving superheroes over the weekend. Find out the latest below.
Zack Snyder Revealed His Wonder Woman Cameo
The above image can be seen in different forms in both Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Wonder Woman (which still reigned at the box office in its second weekend). But only the vintage photograph version contains a special treat. Look at the below shot, taken with a vintage camera from the period, and you'll notice a minor difference in the background players. That guy to the Ewen Bremner's left (your right) is none other than BvS director Zack Snyder.
The revelation comes from the book Wonder Woman: The Art and Making of the Film, via ScreenRant, where you can find more photos taken behind the scenes during that set up. It's also apparently not from the same shoot as the rest of the Veld liberation sequence. Here's a quote from producer Deborah Snyder:
…it was an exciting first day of shooting since it was a passing of the torch. The photo links Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice to Wonder Woman, so both Zack and Patty were present that day, working collaboratively. It was an exciting shared moment as we watched the DC world expanding and it was wonderful to be able to capture that moment in such a unique way. Photographer Stephen Berkman must have shot twenty glass plates before he, Zack and Patty all felt they had the winning photo, as shooting a daguerrotype is art wrapped in a science experiment.
Batman Actors and Artists Pay Their Respects to Adam West
Adam West wasn't the first actor to play Batman on screen, but he was the introduction to the character for many of us, and he meant a lot to fans of the character and the 1960s show, as well as to the people who followed in his shoes. See some remembrances of the late actor, who died Friday, from fellow Batman players, actors from other incarnations, and a great comic book artist.
Ben Affleck, Batman in the DC Extended Universe (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Justice League):
Adam West exemplified heroism. Kind, funny and an all around great guy. Thank you for showing us all how it's done. @therealadamwest
— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) June 10, 2017
Val Kilmer, Batman in Batman Forever:
Ah dear Adam West. He was always so kind when we met. A real gent. Once when I was a kid we found ourselves in front the batmobile. I got in
— Val Kilmer (@valkilmer) June 10, 2017
Kevin Conroy, voice of Batman in Batman: The Animated Series and more:
Goodbye my friend pic.twitter.com/VxdRwnCCSM
— Kevin Conroy (@RealKevinConroy) June 10, 2017
Julie Newmar, Catwoman alongside West's Batman in the 1960s Batman series:
A friend said: "He was the father that we wanted." That is a great gift no matter how you live it.#AdamWestpic.twitter.com/H4REBQGWtr
— Julie Newmar (@julienewmarreal) June 11, 2017
Jim Carrey, the Riddler in Batman Forever:
When I was a kid POW BLAM Adam West was Batman! With his pal Robin and his tongue planted firmly in his cheek he brought me so much joy. ;^}
— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) June 11, 2017
Bill Sienkiewicz, Batman comic book artist:
R.I.P. #AdamWestpic.twitter.com/LXsy7d6Viq
— Bill Sienkiewicz (@sinKEVitch) June 10, 2017
Tony Stark Mentors Peter Parker in New Spider-Man: Homecoming Featurette
The new Spider-Man seems to really depend on the help of Iron Man, aka Tony Stark, in more ways than one. The character appears in the new reboot, Spider-Man: Homecoming, in part to attract a wide audience who loves the Avengers movies and in part to literally give a hand to the young Peter Parker. Watch the new video via JoBlo.com below ahead of seeing the movie on July 7.


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Tearful family witnesses Houston child-killer's execution
Houston man executed for killing son
Tearful family witnesses his last breath after final appeal is rejected
HUNTSVILLE — As lethal drugs pumped into child-killer Timothy Wayne Adams' veins Tuesday night in Texas' teal-green deathhouse, his sister Stacey Adams — watching from a witness room just feet away — collapsed in convulsive sobs.
"God is still in control," her father, retired Houston firefighter Columbus Adams, told her as he supported her in his arms until a wheelchair could be rolled into position. Adams' mother, Wilma Adams, muttered, "He's going to sleep. He's going to sleep. He's going to a better place. He's going to get to see Jesus."
Adams, put to death for the February 2002 murder of his 19-month-old son, offered no final statement.
He nodded to the witness room containing his family, who had made public pleas that his life be spared. Then, as the poisons began to flow, he breathed heavily and closed his eyes.
The drugs were administered at 6:21 p.m. Adams was declared dead 10 minutes later. He was the 466th killer to be put to death since the state resumed executions in 1982, and the second this year.
Beaumont case cited
In a witness room reserved for the family members of the victim, Adams' former wife Emma Adams wept softy as the killer stopped breathing. A male companion comforted her by placing his arm around her waist.
As others in the room watched wordlessly, weeping could be heard from the adjoining room occupied by the killer's family.
Adams, 42, shot his son, Timothy Adams Jr. during a 2½-hour police standoff at his Houston home. Adams' attorneys contended the shooting came during an emotional crisis prompted by his wife's decision to leave him.
Adams had no prior criminal record, and exhibited exemplary behavior in his seven years on death row, they said.
As the date for Adams' execution approached, members of his family and church publicly pleaded with the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to spare him. Emma Adams did not join in their call for mercy.
The pardons board unanimously rejected the killer's appeal on Friday.
Adams' final appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, filed Tuesday morning, mirrored an earlier appeal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, which also ended in failure.
In that appeal, David Dow, a Texas Defender Service lawyer and University of Houston law professor, argued that a 2007 court ruling in a Beaumont woman's baby-killing case should be applied retroactively to Adams.
Appeals justices in the Beaumont case found that the mother no longer presented a continuing danger because her violence had been directed solely at her child and, in prison, she likely never again would become a mother.
The high court rejected Adams' appeal shortly before 6 p.m.


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The Louisiana Food & Music Festival is free to attend, but tickets are available now for the Craft Beverage Walk.
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Posted by te2ataria on February 8, 2010
I don't know judge Fraser from Devil, but doesn't he have a family himself?
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Would it be OK for judge Fraser's young children/ grandchildren, if he has any, to pose naked and be molested by paedophiles?
Does the brotherhood to which judge Fraser belong condone pedophilia?
Does the democracy [sic] and justice [sic] which the judge purportedly serves/ sworn to condone paedophilia?
Who or what is this ***** judge answerable to?
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February 8, 2010 at 07:54
Note that the sickest, vilest crimes, the corpse fuckers like Jason Somervilles, the mutilators of women with scissors like Clayton Weatherston, and the vast majority of paedophiles and child porn offendors are WHITE.
That is why this guy has got off basically scott free. He is WHITE, as the judge is WHITE.


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Playwrights Project will produce its 34th annual festival of Plays by Young Writers at The Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre in the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center at The Old Globe on January 10 – 12 & 22 – 26, 2019. The festival will feature winning scripts from its California Young Playwrights Contest for ages 18 and under.
Contest winners were selected from 415 plays submitted by students from across the state. Three scripts will receive full professional productions, and two scripts will receive staged readings in this highly regarded festival of new voices.
Have Hope
By Shyla de Hoop
Age 11, Rolando
Directed by George Ye
How did you first get involved with writing?
My teacher told us that we were going to write a play in class, and I thought it was exciting.
How did you come up with the idea for your script?
My cat died around the time my teacher announced that we were going to write a play.
What themes are involved in your piece?
Strong family love, and wanting someone to fill the void in your heart.
What is the message you hope the audience takes away with them?
Love your family because they will not always be there.
Do you plan to continue writing?
Yes! I plan to keep writing in the future.
What do you want to be when you grow up, and why?
An actor or veterinarian. I like to act because it's fun. I would like to be a veterinarian because I love animals and I can't stand to see them hurting or in pain.
What advice would you give to a peer as they embark on writing their first play?
Make it emotional, because more people will connect to it and like it.
You wrote Have Hope during a Playwrights Project residency at CPMA. Can you tell us how your teaching artist and classroom teacher supported you in the play's development?
Ms. Arnold told us to raise the stakes and make them really, really high. So I chose to make my play a matter of life and death. I did most of the writing on my own at home, where there weren't distractions. I also like to write late at night.
What was it like to see your play acted out in your classroom?
It was embarrassing because my play was the first one to be read. After the reading, I wanted to go in and fix my grammar and spelling. I also wanted to fix a moment where the cats were hiding behind some trash cans.
Overall what was the most important thing you learned about writing a play?
Write, and don't overthink it too much. Write what you feel, you can fix it later!
What has been a memorable moment from your revision process, whether it be within the classroom or working with your dramaturg Aleta Barthell?
The table reading with the actors was memorable because it was the first time my mom had heard it and she loved it. My whole family loved it.
Visit http://www.playwrightsproject.org/productions/pbyw/ for more information about Plays by Young Writers.


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Celebrate the New Year with Eurobodalla Live Music concert
Celebrate the New Year in style when Eurobodalla Live Music (ELM) presents an afternoon showcasing exciting interstate artists and local talent.
ELM's January concert will mark their first of 2019 and will feature a stellar line-up at the Moruya Golf Club on Sunday, January 13.
Taking to the stage will be Peter Dean and Friends featuring vocalist Tracey Stewart. With sparkling wit, fabulous songs and dancing beats, expect an afternoon of sassy style and pizzazz.
The concert will feature the original talent of Queenslander Frank Stoove before he presents his annual music festival at Bingie.
His style features blues-flavoured jazz and folk with a funky groove an a couple of rockabilly satirical pieces, good for a knees up and a laugh.
Lily and the Drum will also grace the stage – an exciting touring duo from South Australia, featuring vocalist and guitarist Lily, with John on percussion, harmonica and backing vocals.
As well as touring and performing live across the country, they have opened for many high-profile artists such as The Black Sorrows, Mental as Anything. Their current album, "Buried in Blue" is charting at No. 16 on the Top 25 Australian Blues and Roots National Airplay Chart.
Concert from 12.30pm. Tickets available at the door.
Visit moruyagolfclub.com.au/eurobodalla-live-music
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Thanks to Kev (@KevBlogs) for nominating my lil ol' blog for a Sunshine Blogger award!
Kev has asked recipients to answer eleven questions, here are my answers:
1. How long have you been blogging and why?
I have been blogging on this site for just over two years, and writing on other sites (including Gaming and a few other subjects) for about seven years. I wanted to get into journalism and writing from a really young age, and whilst day jobs (and life) distracted me from that path, I've found blogging to be a great route back to that world – I'm playing the long game.
2. What are your blogging speciality subjects?
I run a series of interviews called 5 Minutes With. These are snappy interviews with interesting people, and I've been fortunate to speak to a wide variety from Masterchef finalists to Wrestlers and CEOs of companies.
I also write product reviews, original poetry and a little about gaming and wrestling.
3. If you could be any animal for a day, what would it be?
A dog. My lazy day would consist of eating, sleeping and the occasional postman bark.
4. Dogs or Cats?
Dog, see above! Just to be clear – a lazy dog, not one of these active ones.
5. What is your favourite genre of music?
I have a huge variation in music taste, from Nirvana to Dean Martin. I don't have one favourite, I've been listening to quite a lot of classical music in the car recently.
6. Do you have any goals for 2018?
Write more! I have already had a good start with a script submitted to the BBC, some collaborative work and lots more content on this site.
7. What is your guilty pleasure food?
Probably a takeaway (Indian or Chinese) or crisps, I think I could happily eat my bodyweight in crisps (which I guess would then increase…and mean I get to eat more crisps?).
8. If you could choose any career, what would you choose and why?
It would probably be as a full time writer, I find that I am at my happiest when I write.
9. Where is your favourite place in the World?
I love France and I enjoyed visiting Morocco a couple of years ago. As a proud Welshman I have to say that Wales has a lot to offer (check us out if you've never visited!). Canada is somewhere which I have never visited but plan to very soon, and feel that it could become one of my top choices.
10. If you could time travel, where would you go?
I think I would head back to the 1950s/60s in America – Rock N Roll, Grease/Back to the Future (1955) style.
11. Do you have any advice for aspiring bloggers?
Just write more, that's it. The more you write the more naturally ideas will come. Don't stress about it, enjoy what you are writing about – it's meant to be fun, remember that. Also engage on social media, I am very active on Twitter and it really helps me gain views and interact with new people. Other bloggers are really active on Insta, Pinterest and Facebook – it's a great community, just get stuck in.
I am nominating the following bloggers/writers! They are all amazing at what they do – check them out. If you want to take part, you will find my questions for you guys under the list of names, re-post this on your site and link back to this page/my site:
- @itsthespicybean
- @SimplyVioletUK
- @lola_bradbury
- @BlogwithLauren
- @_lifegotmelike
- @gemmhirst
- @PicturePositive
- @pearl0ftheseaa
- @molliewesthead
- @Cassiethehag
- @HipsterBloggo
- When did you start blogging / writing?
- How would you describe your blog in one sentence?
- Do you have a day job, and if so what is it?
- Would you like to blog / write full time?
- What one bit of advice would you give a new blogger?
- What do you like to do for fun?
- Where is your favourite place to travel?
- Describe your ideal evening
- What is your favourite purchase / gift from the last three months?
- Do you have a specific goal for 2018?
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Town of TruckeeHome Menu
A Guide to Economic Development in Truckee, explains the Town's economic development policies and discusses the major policy documents that have guided Truckee's economic development to the present day.
To read the policy documents discussed in this guide please click on the links below.
The 2025 General Plan Economic Development Element helps guide policy and decision-making as the Town moves forward with more detailed programs and actions aimed at strengthening and improving the Town's economic base.
The Town of Truckee Economic Development Strategy was accepted by Town Council at its August 6, 2009 meeting (Resolution No. 2009-35). The Economic Development Strategy builds on the goals, policies and actions adopted as part of the General Plan Economic Development Element. The purpose of the updated Strategy is to:
1) Help the Council, Planning Commission and the general public to better understand the local economic development environment;
(2) Assist the Town in prioritizing and implementing local economic development programs and actions; and
(3) Qualify the Town for Community Development Block Grant funds, as the Town must update its strategy every five years to remain qualified for this funding source to be used for grants and loans.
The Strategy is presented as a two-volume report. Volume 1 (Action Plan) contains specific implementation initiatives, with recommended programs and actions, prioritized by various criteria. Volume 2 (Background Report) contains both background and more detailed demographic and economic information pertinent to the economic development initiatives being recommended by the Action Plan.
The Strategy was prepared by Bay Area Economics, with assistance from Town staff and a Council-approved 11-member Economic Development Strategy Steering Committee. The Steering Committee consisted of nine local and regional stakeholders, and a Planning Commission and Council member. The final Strategy includes modifications made in response to Council, Planning Commission, Steering Committee and public comments received during a Council workshop to review a draft version of the Strategy on April 21, 2009.
As a follow-up to acceptance of the Economic Development Strategy, Council directed staff to return to Council with an update on current economic development activities, and to propose a new action plan containing both current and proposed work activities. In response, staff made a commitment to present a work program to Council for acceptance on an annual basis.


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|Stone of Righteousness
Nox Decious
First Appearance
The Stone of Righteousness, more commonly referred to as the Truth Stone, is an ancient stone that grants it's holder immortality and protects them from fatal injuries. Only the Nether Saber is powerful enough to permanantly kill whoever holds the stone.
After Nox Decious had his face burned and realized he was mortal, he created The Darkness to bind the Stone of Righteousness to his soul and in doing so, Decious became immortal. During his return he used the power of the stone to Resurrect Ganondorf.
Season ThreeEdit
The Stone of Righteousness is revealed in "This time, It's Personal!" by Wario. When he stabbed Nox Decious with the Nether Saber in "The Most Epic Battle EVER," it separated his soul from the Stone of Righteousness. Wario then picks it up and decides to keep it for himself.
The MovieEdit
In "Act II Part 3," the stone's true power is revealed when Wario is stabbed by the Darkness and manages to live, unscathed. Wario made a vow to never use it again and then returns it to Merlin.
As well, the Stone of Righteousness helps with Link's resurrection since Merlin used the last bit of power that the stone had to bring him back to life with.
The Plumber Knight ReturnsEdit
Wario had eventually obtained the stone afterwards and told Luigi's son stories of a man made of shadow, the Darkness. At some point Luigi's son retrieved the Stone Of Righteousness and gave it to Mario, saying it was the reason why Wario could defeat The Darkness. Mario realizes the answers to killing the Darkness are in the stone, and remembers the old saying "In the Darkness Lies the Truth" and thanks Luigi's son for giving him new confidence.
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Time: April 27, 2019 from 4pm to 7pm
Location: Downtown Stone Mountain
Street: Main Street
City/Town: Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Phone: 404-732-6842
Event Type: cruise-in
Organized By: Rick Ellis
Latest Activity: Apr 27, 2019
Join us for our FIRST Cruise-in of 2019! We are RE-ENERGIZING this long standing event this year under the direction of the newly formed "Village Cruisers" with the help of the Georgia Cool Cruisers!
We will have some great tunes, Popular Choice Awards and more! Plenty of Restaurants and Shops walking distance from the show.
At 7:00 pm, join us for a CRUISE THROUGH TOWN! (optional)
Entry Fee for the Show is ONLY a $5 Donation!
We will have our Cruise-ins every 4th Saturday through September, starting at 4:00 pm.
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Scrabble & Words with Friends Word Unscrambler
Definition of Allying
7 Definitions of Allying
The definition of allying, the meaning of word Allying
Is allying a scrabble word? Yes!
- adj.- belonging or relating to the countries that fought with Britain, the US etc in the First or Second World War
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- n.- a country that agrees to help or support another country in a war
- v.- to help and support other people or countries, especially in a war or disagreement
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- -.- an informal name for Alexandra Palace
- -.- a popular US television sitcom about a young woman named Ally McBeal, who was a lawyer. She was attractive and successful in her job, but she worried a lot about her relationships with men and with the other people she worked with. The show included dreamlike scenes, in which events that Ally McBeal imagined in her mind seem to be really happening. The last series ended in 2002.
0 Synonym of Allying
Allying is worth 11 points in Words with Friends and 14 points in Words with Friends
There are 7 letters in allying: A G I L L N Y


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#retailweek #retailtrends #retailnews #Retail & #Brand trends for w/e 19th May 2017 #marketingweek
Company Results
Asda have reported a 0.9% increase in total sales for the 13 weeks to 28 April 2017. Like-for-like sales decreased by 2.8% for the same period. (Source: The Telegraph)
Booker Group have reported a 6.7% increase in sales to £5.3bn for the 52 weeks to 24 March 2017. Like-for-like sales increased by 0.5% while profit after tax stood at £153.8m for the same period.
Burberry have reported a 2.0% decrease in underlying revenue to £2.8bn for year ended 31 March 2017. Reported profit before tax stood at £395.0m for the same period.
Clarks have reported a 7.8% increase in group turnover to £1.65bn for the year to 31 January 2017. Pre-tax profits stood at £19.9m for the same period. (Source: Verdict)
Moss Bros have reported a 3.7% increase in total sales for the 15 weeks to 13 May 2017. Like-for-like sales increased by 2.3% for the same period.
Mothercare have reported a 0.1% decrease in UK total sales to £459.4m for the 52 weeks to 25 March 2017, while UK like-for-like sales increased by 1.1% for the same period.
Lifestyle LFLs were up by +4.94% off of a negative base of -1.61% for the same week last year. The result marked its tenth week in positive territory. However, results were somewhat polarised across the sample with 57% reporting positive LFLs, with retailers of gifts and outdoor goods posting the strongest growth.
Fashion LFLs fell sharply into the negative this week. A lack of consistently warm weather saw sales down by 8.12% off of a base of +3.16% when warmer weather and buoyant footfall boosted sales. The result marked its fourth successive week of negative results and the lowest of the four. 75% of respondents reported negative LFLs this week, with 63% of those showing double-digit declines.
Homeware was the star performer this week, with LFLs up by +14.17% off of a weak base of -5.15% last year. Strong sales from department stores and furniture and soft furnishings retailers resulted in its third positive week in succession, and its best result of the year-to-date.
Non-Store LFLs were up by +13.70% this week off of a base of +16.03% for the same week last year. Despite a handful of very strong individual results, this was the fifth week in succession where LFLs have failed to reach the +20% growth threshold. 55% of fashion retailers reported positive non-store LFLs this week, as compared to 75% for lifestyle and 67% for homeware.
Clothing, Footwear & Accessories
Canada Goose, luxury outerwear brand, have announced plans to open two new flagship stores in London and Chicago this autumn. The London store in Regent Street will be the first Canada Goose shop in Europe. (Source: Drapers)
Dinny Hall, British jewellery brand, have signed up to take a new store at Londons Seven Dials. (Source: Retail Bulletin)
Eden Park, the French luxury fashion brand, have announced plans to open their first store in London later in 2017. (Source: Verdict)
JD Sports have announced that their acquisition plans for Go Outdoors retailer has been given approval by the Competition and Markets Authority. JD will take control of Go
Matches Fashion have announced plans to open an unconventional retail concept in London. The 5,000 sq.ft space at 5 Carlos Place will be spread over six floors and will accommodate retail, event and private client functions. (Source: Retail Week)
Net-a-Porter have appointed Elizabeth von der Goltz as their new Global Buying Director with immediate effect. Von der Goltz, former manager at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, will join Yoox Net-a-Porter Groups London headquarters in mid-summer 2017. (Source: Drapers)
Quiz have reopened their Westfield Stratford City store as a new digital flagship following a refurbishment. (Source: Drapers)
Studio British, a new etailer which sells only UK brands, have announced plans to launch in September 2017. (Source; Drapers)
Sports Direct have upped their investments in US businesses namely Iconix and Finish Line. Indiana-based Finish Line operates 660 sportswear stores across the US and Iconix owns a range of niche clothing brands including Artful Dodger and London Fog. (Source: Financial Times)
Food & Drink
The Co-op have signed an agreement with service station operator MRH to open seven convenience stores at roadside service stations. The grocery retailer will open their first store this month in Eastcote, Northwest London, followed by four more in the London area and two in Cambridgeshire. (Source: Retail Week)
Booths have announced that their Chief Executive Officer, Chris Dee, will step down from the role on 30 June 2017. Edwin Booth, fifth generation of the founding family, will assume both Chairman and Chief Executive roles. (Source: Telegraph)
Tesco have announced a partnership with Spoon Guru to help their customers with specific diets and tastes quickly and easily find food suitable when shopping online. The partnership is a first for UK grocery retail and will provide Tesco customers with a unique online and mobile shopping experience free of charge. (Source: Company Press Release)
Waitrose have appointed Martin George as their interim Customer Director with immediate effect replacing Rupert Thomas. Martin George will sit on the board and look after all aspects of marketing and customer relations. (Source: Retail Week)
Bunnings have appointed David Haydon as Trading and Commercial Director for Homebase with effect from 30 June 2017. (Source: Retail Week)
Boots have appointed Reckitt Benckiser Executive, Richard Reed, to drive their UK trading and he will join the company next month. (Source: Retail Week)
Fenwick have announced Richard Pennycook has joined the company as their new Chairman with effect from 18 May 2017. (Source: Retail Week)
Ikea have announced plans to create 1,300 new jobs by the end of 2018 as the furniture retailer opens three new UK superstores in Sheffield, Exeter and Greenwich. (Source: BBC)
Mothercare have announced that their Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, Richard Smothers has resigned. He will remain with the group until a successor has been identified and an appropriate transition plan is put in place, which is expected to be towards the end of 2017. (Source: Company Press Release)
Mothercare have also appointed Andy Harding as their new Chief Customer Officer on an interim basis with effect from July 2017. He used to work with House of Fraser as Chief Customer Officer. (Source: Drapers)
Shop Direct have announced that their Strategy and Communications Director, Dan Rubel, is leaving the business later in 2017. (Source: Retail Week)
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Intuit (News - Alert) Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) today announced new product innovations designed to leverage the latest in artificial intelligence (AI), bringing technology typically reserved for the world's biggest companies directly to small businesses. Being part of QuickBooks now means being part of the growth of one of the most advanced AI-driven, expert small business financial platforms in the world, giving small businesses the advantage they need to succeed.
Announced at Intuit's sixth annual QuickBooks Connect conference, more than five thousand attendees were the first to see the advanced capabilities of QuickBooks' AI-driven expert platform. New innovations help simplify and automate work, while eliminating drudgery and tedious tasks by identifying patterns in the billions of transactions that flow through the QuickBooks platform. QuickBooks takes the guesswork out of being a small business owner or self-employed by being the single source of truth for their business. QuickBooks Online now uses AI to automate certain repetitive back-office work, reduce friction in getting paid, and improve forecasts of cash flow. This makes small businesses smarter, more successful and free to focus on the important work of delighting customers.
"The reality of running a small business is hard, and often owners are left to figure out how to leverage and take advantage of AI by themselves. QuickBooks is changing this by leveling the playing field, giving small businesses access to data and insights they've never had before," said Alex Chriss, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Small Business Self-Employed Group at Intuit. "By turning data into meaningful and useful insights, QuickBooks will be able to help small businesses make more data-driven decisions, spotting mistakes that would otherwise cost time and money."
QuickBooks has delivered innovations in all areas of running a small business. At last year's QuickBooks Connect, QuickBooks showcased its first look at smarter ways to add payment capabilities to invoices. As a result of those innovations, QuickBooks customers on average get paid within five days of sending an invoice, three times faster than those who don't use QuickBooks payments. In regards to payroll, employers using the QuickBooks flagship online payroll products can now hold onto their money until payday, instead of tying up funds several days in advance. This allows business owners to hold onto $22 billion in funds for days longer each year. Finally, with QuickBooks Capital, $1.7 billion in funding has been distributed to small businesses, including $1.3 billion in marketplace funds and $441 million in direct lending.
This year, QuickBooks builds on this momentum with three key areas to accelerate the benefits for our customers: Smart Money, Smart Decisions, and Smart Connections.
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Money is like oxygen to small business owners. They can't survive without it. In fact, in 82 percent of small business failures, cash flow problems are a contributing factor. QuickBooks is unveiling new innovations to help small businesses get paid faster, get access to the capital they need and better understand their cash flow, allowing them to stay ahead of challenges.
Too often, small businesses and the self-employed are making decisions about their business without the right information or expertise. QuickBooks has seen millions of similar decisions across its ecosystem and through the power of AI, QuickBooks provides insights to help businesses be smarter.
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As the world's leading small business ecosystem, QuickBooks now intelligently matches small businesses to experts to help them grow and prosper with the launch of QuickBooks Live Bookkeeping.
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Intuit's mission is to Power Prosperity Around the World. Our global products and platforms, including TurboTax®, QuickBooks®, Mint® and Turbo®, are designed to empower consumers, self-employed and small businesses to improve their financial lives, finding them more money with the least amount of work, while giving them complete confidence in their actions and decisions. Our innovative ecosystem of financial management solutions serves 50 million customers worldwide, unleashing the power of many for the prosperity of one. Please visit us for the latest news and in-depth information about Intuit and its brands and find us on social.
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Sea Turtles
Have you ever been walking along the beach and seen sections of the sand roped off with tape? You were in fact looking at a sea turtle's nest! Florida has the highest number of sea turtles coming to lay eggs each year. In 2012, there were 540 nests found on the beach from the Fort Lauderdale Beach Park to Oakland Park Boulevard. The City of Fort Lauderdale works with Broward County, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to make sure we provide a welcoming environment for nesting sea turtles.
This is accomplished in a number of ways: sea turtle nests are marked off so that nests are not disturbed, the nests are mapped and monitored by City staff, and 100 city-owned street lights along a two mile stretch of S.R. A1A is being replaced with turtle-friendly lights. There are many opportunities to volunteer locally with sea turtle conservation and there are also small efforts you can make on your own to protect sea turtles and ensure that their populations grow.
Read more here about sea turtle nesting season, threats to sea turtles, lighting concerns, the A1A light replacement project, the nest locator program, reporting sea turtle violations or emergencies, what you can do to help, as well as volunteer and educational opportunities.
For basic information about sea turtles, how to tell the difference between a turtle and a tortoise, and for information on other marine animals in our area, see Our Wild Neighbors.


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The Young Pilots Series
by Elizabeth Wein (Author)
As she intricately weaves her confession, Verity uncovers her past, how she became friends with the pilot Maddie, and why she left Maddie in the wrecked fuselage of their plane. On each new scrap of paper, Verity battles for her life, confronting her views on courage, failure and her desperate hope to make it home. But will trading her secrets be enough to save her from a merciless and ruthless enemy?
Harrowing and beautifully written, Code Name Verity and its companion novel, Rose Under Fire, are filled with danger, resolve, and survival, revealing just how far true friends will go to save each other. The bondage of war will never be as strong as the bonds forged by the unforgettable friendship in these extraordinary tales of fortitude in the face of the ultimate evil.
Summary and books in the Young Pilots series
Tags: historical, war, action, spy, thriller, friendship,
Series reading level: 14+
Books in series: 2
Should read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Print series book list
Books in series order
|Code Name Verity (2012)
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Need to be able to see the tags that have been applied to a post. The tags feature is great for filtering a shared headline app, but currently it is not possible to tell if a post has any tags. It would be great if the tags were displayed both on the teaser view and full post view as links.
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My birthday is coming up, and I have barely given it a moment's thought, you guys. There was a time when I made a big hairy deal about my birthday. Party! Cake! Fancy outfit! Friends! Family! A present for myself! Field trips! Ah, me! I love you! I am a big believer in self love (dirty!).
You know what? I am trading all of that in. Well, most of it in. Technically, when I look at those things on that list I just made, I will still gladly partake of all of those things. I love cake! Who doesn't want cake? Nutpants people, that's who.
But here is the part of my birthday that I have given up. I no longer have any interest, whatsoever, in planning shit for my own birthday. I corral, organize, plan, administer all the livelong day at my job. And the thought of corralling, organizing, planning, or administering anything FOR FUN has just drained right out of me. I just don't want to do it. So if anyone wants to bring me ice cream on a platter, or give me presents, or what have you, I am totally down with that. But I ain't spending this here birthday organizing NOTHING, you dig?
I just wanted to be emphatic about that for a moment. Ok, I'm done now.
Ima now do a weekend wrap up, because the weekend was a glorious thing. First of all, I got home from work on Friday night to find a package from my parents containing cookies from my mom, and birthday money. Cookies and money! I do believe I have discovered the secret to birthday happiness.
On Saturday, who should show up at my front door but blogfriend @AnnieRauh! (Ok, well I invited her but I wanted to make it sound like more awesomeness kept showing up at my door unexpectedly, like the cookies and money). We walked to a neighborhood cafe for brunch where I only managed to talk about work for like 10 minutes (good job, me) and we also got maybe a small lecture from our waitress about the integrity of Annie's sandwich. I have since decided that "integrity of the sandwich" just might be a great band name. We then hiked over to a park (sorry, Midwestern Annie, for all the pesky hills) before she had to be on her way. I love blogfriends.
That night Nordic Boy and I went to see a dance show. One of the pieces we saw was Glass Pieces, which I have wanted to see live, full out ever since I was about 13 years old. And man oh man was it worth the wait. Jerome Robbins and Phillip Glass and super costumes and staging and sweet ass dancing. I was kind of high after I saw it. And can I just tell you how much I love that Nordic Boy dude, because he enjoys this stuff, and really gets it, and has come to so many shows with me over the years that he has developed a good eye and vocabulary about it all? I love all of my friends and family but I have got to say that the dance part of my brain can get awful lonely at times. It sort of hurts on a level that I can't quite explain. So there was a moment during the show where a particularly breathtaking piece of choreography happened, and Nordic Boy squeezed my hand, and it made me want to cry, in a good way. He not only was there, but he was enjoying it, and paying attention, and knew enough to see what I was seeing, and share that with me. Swoony.
On Sunday morning I met up with some lovely librarian ladies for brunch where ok, yes, we talked about work, but we talked about other things too. Hopscotch brought along her little baby cutie pie so we got some time in staring at him, which honestly I could do all day long. The cuteness on that kid would stop a train, I tell you.
After that I stopped over at Delium's house, where he hand delivered me a postcard that he wrote me while he was in Italy last week. Never let it be said that that man won't save money on postage. Then Biogirl and I went on a field trip to the burbs where we got lost in a mall parking lot. And then we got lost in a mall. Both Biogirl and I have a good sense of direction, but there is something about this particular place that makes us lose all sense of where we are. Luckily, we made it out alive.
Then Nordic Boy and I went to the recycling station at the local dump, as we sometimes do on a Sunday. Biogirl pointed out that this just might be the closest thing our family has to Sunday worship. Recycling at the dump. Amen.
Then Nordic Boy and I went to the mall (two different malls in ONE DAY, people. I am not a mall person, so this was truly spectacular). And, as we were walking through Nordstrom, Nordic Boy asked me if I was still having trouble finding a good pair of boots. To which I said YES, and also that I am breaking up with the boot industry for now. He then asked me where I had looked for boots, and I listed off every shoe store known to humanity, including online. Also including Nordstrom, where we were standing. And then, this happened.
Him: So you couldn't find anything at ANY of those places?
Me: Nope.
Him: Wow. That's a lot of places. You really looked in every one of those places?
Me: SCOURED.
Him: So you're just going to be bootless for now?
Me: I guess. I literally have perused every boot on earth.
Him: Well, I don't know. What about those?
And he pointed at this pair of boots. Right there in front of us. AND THEY WERE LOVELY.
Me: Wait, but, how?
Him: Those are cool, right?
Me: But! Wait, those were not here when I looked last week! Nor were they on the website! Where did they come from?
Him: I don't know. But I think you should try them on.
So I did, and they rocked, and I got them. Because Nordic Boy is apparently the Shoe Whisperer.
Sunday evening was spent on the couch watching tivo'd episodes of Stewart and Colbert. While eating my birthday cookies. And thinking about my new boots. That I bought with my birthday money. None of which I had to organize or orchestrate myself.
I Am Not A Trapper Keeper
My birthday is coming up, and I have barely given it a moment's thought, you guys. There was a time when I made a big hairy deal about my birthday. Party! Cake! Fancy outfit! Friends! Family! A present for myself! Field trips! Ah, me! I love you! I am a big believer in self love (dirty!).
2 comments:
- Marie said...
Can he come shop with me? I have been looking for new black and brown boots for 2 years now and can't find anything. I am at the point of despair that I will have to go another winter without boots to wear to work.
- Matt said...
I'm jealous of NB's shoe department mojo. My wife looked high and low, too, but I was not able to conjure the perfect pair for her when we were standing in Nordstrom's. We left under a pall of despair. If NB decides to make a side-biz out of this, sign us up.
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My six years on Council (two appointed terms of three years) will conclude on 30 June 2018 – providing an opportunity to reflect on the role of Council and changes in our profession over this period of time. When first appointed in 2012 as an Australian Psychological Society (APS) nominee, it was not long after the replacement of our State Registration Boards by the Psychology Board of Australia in 2010. The shift in jurisdiction resulted in changes to rules of compliance for psychology registrants requiring, for example, an increase in formal hours and monitoring mechanisms for annual professional development – amongst a number of other demands.
Whilst guidance and clear templates have been provided both by the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Authority (AHPRA) and the APS amongst others, adherence to these new requirements has necessitated an adjustment in expectations and behaviour on the part of 'we practitioners'. In processing complaints and notifications on Council – under the three pathways of 'conduct', 'impairment' and 'performance' – it is clear that levels of adherence to these new requirements vary. This is likely to be true, not just for those referred to Council for action, but also amongst the whole body of our profession (11,186 practitioners in NSW). The criteria for professional development adherence are multiple, including an annual learning plan (in advance), timely logging of supervision and CPD (a minimum of 30 hours per annum and some additional hours required for endorsed areas of practice) with accompanying journals of each of these activities. Council requires that these documents be provided for all counselling and performance interviews, enabling a 'vignette' of probable levels of compliance on the part of all practitioners, as well as those referred – at times sub-optimal. This has enabled an opportunity for proactive intervention on this issue.
Education and support: Council's primary remit is to protect the public and, in doing so, to monitor the professional performance of psychologists across the state. We are sometimes perceived as a punitive body whom psychologists would prefer to keep 'at arm's length'. However, those of us on Council have tried to view our role in an alternative light as both educative and supportive: providing referred practitioners with a learning opportunity if their professional behaviour and performance is complained about and found to be lacking, and constructive help if their health is impaired. Our bi-annual newsletter (which I have helped to edit over the past three years) provides one such strategy – with articles written by Council members on themes that have arisen as a consequence of practitioner complaints (e.g. compliance issues). We are hopeful that this provides an ongoing resource for NSW psychologists, enabling familiarisation with issues canvassed by Council.
Self care: A key theme across all three referral pathways (conduct, impairment and performance) is the need for prioritising self care. As we struggle with the sometimes onerous demands of our professional lives, whilst assisting our clients as they struggle with the stressful facets of their own lives, it is often hard to allocate time to these necessary strategies. In essence, some of these are very simple, for example, ensuring that we have sufficient sleep, do enough exercise and eat nutritionally. Emphasis on a healthy lifestyle can also prevent the addictions (alcohol & other drugs) current amongst some of those referred to Council for 'impairment' issues. Other strategies, such as time management and professional development-mapping across the professional year, are also crucial. A recent article by a psychology registrar highlights a number of these – such as the importance of allocating time to 'getting organised' (assembling templates, logging professional development from the 'get-go', booking regular supervision sessions in advance, etc.); 'taking opportunities' for professional development and collegiality; 'knowing your limits' (i.e. ensuring that you are not practising beyond your level of competence, and learning to refer on when needed); 'tapping your greatest resources' (e.g. making time with colleagues to discuss cases) and 'self care'. Even our most senior practitioners would benefit from revising these recommendations. The APS also provides useful guidelines in relation to self care, highlighting the fact that we, as psychologists, are "particularly vulnerable to stress due to working with challenging and high risk clients and often in isolation".
Rural and remote practitioners: An ongoing priority of Council has been to assist those of us who work in regional, rural and remote Australia where professional isolation and unique difficulties (such as managing 'dual relationships' with those in our local communities) create extra pressures. We have attempted to provide resources and support for this crucial work, as the mental health needs of our rural populations are largely under-resourced. Council remains open to suggestions about how we can better support our rural practitioners and those they help professionally.
I would like to take this opportunity, first and foremost, to thank the Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) staff who have assisted with the work of Council and in making our stimulating roles over the past six years more efficient – particularly Myra Nikolich (a fount of 'corporate history'), Eleanor Comino and others in the secretariat. I would also like to thank all colleagues on Council for the collegiality of our work and provision of mutual support whilst grappling with the often complex issues of balancing the 'protection of the public' with 'fairness to practitioners'. I leave Council with sadness after a fulfilling six years, but look forward to applying many of the same principles in my new role as President of the Professional Practice Division of the International Association of Applied Psychology – which I take up at the end of June. It may well be that we can create "mutual synergies" between both bodies and continue to reflect on the same issues with our international colleagues.
Thank you finally to all NSW psychology registrants and the HPCA – it has been a privilege to serve as a Member of Council over this intriguing time in our professional history.


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My husband and I are nature lovers and gardeners. Our education in horticulture, botany, and ornithology was acquired entirely through trial and error and some of our lessons came quite by accident – or perhaps because of divine intervention.
One Saturday afternoon in early May, my husband had finished filling the birdbaths and feeders. For lack of more entertaining yard work to do, he offered to help weed the flower beds. Squatting beside me, he started pulling stray grasses pausing to ask, "Is this a weed?"
"No, that's coreopsis," I replied. "The ones that get a million tiny yellow flowers and have to be deadheaded all summer."
"I like those," he grinned. "Don't want to pull that. How about this one?"
"Sunflower," I said. "Pull that. It doesn't belong here."
"But it's a sunflower," he insisted.
"It doesn't belong here. It's a weed."
Tapping my shoulder he pointed to a nearby stepping stone. "See what it says?"
Annoyed, I read, "A weed is a misplaced wildflower." I dropped my head, regretting the day I'd placed that piece in the garden.
My husband wrapped himself in smugness like a superhero donning his cape and announced, "The sunflower is a wildflower, not a weed. It gets to stay."
"Pull it," I directed through a clenched jaw. Recalling that the tree shading my vegetable plots started as a tiny sapling he'd insisted on saving, my patience was thinner than a crocus leaf.
"It's a flower."
"It's a weed. Do you realize that if you leave it, it's going to get six feet tall and stand in the middle of our view from the bay window?"
"Pull it."
"What harm will it do to leave it?"
Since he wasn't going to budge, I made a mental note to pull the sunflower when he wasn't around to argue. "Leave it if you insist."
"Why did you plant it if you didn't want it here?
"I didn't plant it."
"How did it get here?"
"I don't know. Probably a bird dropped a seed here. Maybe a squirrel hid it last fall and forgot about it."
"Then this is Mother Nature's work, right?"
How was I to argue with that? "I surrender," I said. "We have a sunflower in the front flower bed. I'll leave it alone."
Aside from the days when that particular bed came up in my weeding schedule, I didn't think much about the errant sunflower. Each time I worked there, I weeded carefully around our volunteer and smiled as I remembered my husband's convincing argument. It was a feisty intruder, growing a thick stem and broad leaves, shooting skyward faster than anything else in our gardens.
One Sunday morning, as I lazed over a cup of coffee and a book, my husband patted my leg to get my attention. "What kind of bird is that?"
Glancing out the window I answered, "Goldfinch."
"Never saw him around here before," he replied.
Laying aside my book, I looked again at the little yellow and black bird. "We have goldfinches in this area, but I don't remember seeing one visit the birdbath."
"Look," he practically shouted, pointing at the bowed head of the sunflower. "There's another one!"
He was right. The finch's mate perched atop the sunflower picking at seeds. "That's mama."
"Why do you suppose the goldfinches decided to visit?"
"Word must have gotten out in bird world about your free and unlimited buffet." I resumed reading while my husband continued watching the finches.
Soon he patted my thigh again asking, "What kind is that one?"
Annoyed by the interruption, I looked up. "Where?"
"In the mugho."
Squinting to find a bird amongst the dark evergreen branches, I finally spotted it. "Oh, my goodness, that's a purple finch! I've never seen one in our yard before."
"It doesn't look purple."
"Well, its markings are sort of reddish, but it's a purple finch." I had to pull out the bird book and show him a picture before he believed me.
Over the next hour we watched a veritable mardi gras procession of birds parade pass our bay window. Some paused to shower under the fountain in the birdbath; others flitted to the ash tree and back. Cardinals, goldfinches, purple finches, a pair of blue jays, and flocks of chickadees and sparrows entertained us. An indigo bunting even made a rare appearance.
As the summer stretched on we continued to be amazed by the variety of birds coming up to our bay window. For days a red-tailed hawk lurked in the ash tree scouting the assemblage of smaller birds. Meanwhile, my husband diligently continued filling the feeders and changing the water in the birdbaths daily. While our avian visitors sometimes made hurried trips to the feeders they continued to congregate around the accidental sunflower. Eventually I realized I had to set something right.
I asked my husband, "Do you know why we have so many new birds this summer?"
"You were right and I was wrong. Remember when we were weeding and you insisted that I leave the sunflower?"
Chuckling, he replied, "I do. What does that have to do with the birds?"
"They like to eat the seeds right off of the sunflower."
"You think?"
"I know."
Early the following spring, as is my custom, I started planting impatiens in the shade garden and adding a few annuals in other beds. Remembering the joy we derived from watching birds the previous summer, I seeded the plot in front of the bay window with sunflowers. Oddly, they never sprouted.
Each spring since, I've pushed a few seeds into the spot where the accidental sunflower once grew. Every fall I blend some sunflower seeds in with the mixed nuts I put out for the squirrels, hoping they will bury a few in the front bed. Try as I might, I am unable to recreate the summer of the accidental sunflower.
Perhaps that is Mother Nature's prerogative.
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AutoMuseum Wolfsburg Dieselstrasse 35 3180 Wolfsburg 1 Tel. 053 61/5 20 71
Find the main street in front of the train station and walk along it away from the factory. A few blocks past the overpass is the museum.
Entry into the museum is DM 3.00 (currently about $0.70/DM). There is a small gift shop with a slightly larger and slightly more expensive collection that the factory shop. Credit cards are not accepted. Hours are from 10:00 to 17:00 daily, although it is closed from 24Dec to 1Jan.
Inside the museum are a 1934 Bug prototype, a 1936 Bug, the 1,000,000th Wolfsburg Bug, the 20,000,000th Wolfsburg Bug, the last Wolfsburg Bug, some bugs from Ireland, South Africa, and Mexico, Herbie the Love Bug, a Schwimmwagen, a few Type IIs, a gorgeous type 34 (type 3 Karmann Ghia), some nice type 3 prototypes, and much more. Some of my favorites can be seen below. Click on each picture for a bigger image.
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Wikipedia defines economies of scale as reductions in the average cost (cost per unit) associated with increasing the scale of production for a single product type, whereas economies of scope refers to lowering the average cost for a firm in producing two or more products.
The notion of economies of scale dates back to the 1700s and a renowned Scottish philosopher and economist*, and was behind Henry Ford's drive to create a car at the lowest cost possible. Economies of scope is based on work done in the late 1970s and was behind many of the large conglomerates that were formed in the 1970s and 1980s in the United States.
While I have no problem understanding and believing in the power of economies of scale, I am not so convinced of the benefits of economies of scope.
I think economies of scope encourages a proliferation of products, which creates complexity, which creates additional costs.
From a personal standpoint, economies of scope can lead to spreading yourself to thin, and not taking full advantage of your strengths.
While there are certainly several examples of companies, and people, who have taken advantage of economies of scope, I think such examples are the exception rather than the rule.
Nike, by one estimate, has over 400 separate styles of sports shoes. That's economies of scope in action, and no one can argue with the success Nike has had.
James Patterson, the New York Times best-selling author has written thrillers, non-fiction, young adult, and children's books, a great example of economies of scope. After all, if you're already in the habit of writing, whey not try to expand in to some new styles?
But I like the approach of this American industrialist who is quoted as saying, "People can have the Model T in any colour – so long as it's black".** That's economies of scale in action, and no one can argue with the success Ford had in building a car for the masses.
And there are not many people who can accomplish what Patterson has done, and I don't think they should try. For every James Patterson there are probably dozens, if not hundreds, of authors who are successful concentrating on just one form of writing, and bringing pleasure to millions through such writing. And as they do more of their type of writing, they get better at it. That's the power of economies of scale.
So while being a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas*** may be helpful when playing Jeopardy, I think in the long run it is better to focus on what you do best so that you can become the best.
*Who is Adam Smith?
**Who is Henry Ford?
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ce·les·ta(sə-lĕs′tə) also ce·leste (-lĕst′)
A musical instrument with a keyboard and metal plates struck by hammers that produce bell-like tones.
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(Instruments) music a keyboard percussion instrument consisting of a set of steel plates of graduated length that are struck with key-operated hammers. The tone is an ethereal tinkling sound. Range: four octaves upwards from middle C
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Tucson's MIX Miracles Radiothon Nets Almost $300,000!
For 24 total hours over two days (12/15 & 12/16), 94.9 MIXfm's Morning MIX show members Greg Curtis, Mrs. Grant and Bobby Rich rallied their listeners in Tucson and all over Southern Arizona to give a record-breaking $299,021!
After reaching this historic goal, the event erupted with cheers, tears and lots of excitement. There was much to say, but Mr. Rich put it best, "Giving feels awesome!"
For five years, the Morning MIX has been broadcasting Mix Miracles Radiothon, bringing in a grand total of $1,237,021.
These events raise funds to purchase life-saving medical equipment, provide vital health services and support programs for kids and infants at TMC for Children. Every dollar raised by the radiothon stays right here in Southern Arizona to benefit children in our community.
This little one was a premature baby & you would never know because @TMCChild was able to save her life! You can donate now 623-5437 pic.twitter.com/OcDvnsVIk7
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To Greg, Mrs. G, Bobby and all of you who have donated over the years…thanks a MILLION!
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WDBS Classification: Profile 38, Group 8
WDBS Highlights: 2018 Champion of Champions winner, 2017 Paul Hunter Disability Classic runner-up, 2017 Welsh Open Mixed Classifcation Doubles runner-up, 2016 Hull Open semi-finalist
A regular on the WDBS circuit, Lewis Knowles entered his first event at the WDBS Hull Open and has since gone on to establish himself as one of the most consistent Group 8 players.
Having previously played pool, Lewis took up snooker in 2016 and particularly enjoys the tactical aspect of the game.
His finest achievement on the WDBS circuit came at the 2018 Champion of Champions where he defeated long-time nemesis Shabir Ahmed 5-4 in a dramatic final to become the winner of the inaugural event in Gloucester.
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You are lost, on Hallowe'en Night!
The only way out of an endless back alley is through a decrepit old house known only to few as Mordred Manor.
Are you prepared, in the course of your adventures, to deal with an insane maestro, a sleepy skeleton, a mad scientist and his strangely familiar creation, and a bizarre chef, who would be delighted to have you for dinner...once you are properly cooked, of course.
Mordred Manor awaits. Do you dare enter?
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Mordred Manor is the first of a series of four text adventure games I wrote for MindMeld Software, a company I started back in the mid-eighties. It was published under Signature Software, another company I was involved in. Until recently, I didnt even think to check whether it had made it to the Archive or not, but apparently it has. Of the four, this was the only shareware game. I hereby release it to the public domain. If I ever find copies of the other three, Ill release them, too. If anyone is interested in helping me on this, the titles of the remaining games are The Funhouse, The Ruby of Ordeb, and The Trollmasters Castle.
Anyone who plays this will be able to tell it came straight out of the eighties. The grammar is simplistic, the story does not attempt to be anything but fantastical, and you can die a lot. Its designed for younger audiences (tweens specifically, although that term had yet not been coined then), but some of you grown-ups may still get a kick out of it.
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Latest U3A Fellowship Awards
Fellowship of Up Holland & District U3A is a special form of membership. It is marked with the award of a certificate together with free membership for life. To qualify for a Fellowship, the member
will have made an outstanding contribution to the ongoing development of our U3A.
Normally a minimum of five years active service in a leading role is required. Any member may nominate another member by providing information demonstrating how the nominee meets the criteria. Please give details of the actual involvement that this person has made and include the period of time over which this has taken place.
Please complete a Nomination form and return it to any member of the Management Committee by 4th April 2019. Forms will be available at the Speaker Meeting and Coffee Mornings, or from the Secretary.
At our May Annual General Meeting, Fellowship Award certificates were presented to two of our members for their 'outstanding contribution to Up Holland & District U3A' over the years.
John Taylor, who joined our U3A in 2009. John became Secretary in 2010 and has been both a reliable and stalwart member of the Committee and an indispensable source of information and advice.
Neil Stevenson, leader of the Heritage Railways and, jointly led, Egyptology Groups. Neil is a past Chair of our U3A and has been instrumental in the introducing the Beacon system to Upholland U3A.
The awards cover by way of a Certificate and also free membership of our U3A for the rest of their life. We congratulate them on their award and thank them for their dedicated valuable contribution to our U3A and important liaison with other U3A Networks and National Office.
Every year our U3A awards a free life fellowship with a certificate to a member who has been nominated for making an outstanding contribution to the ongoing development of Up Holland & District U3A.
We invite members to nominate, with appropriate supporting evidence; any member who they think deserves this recognition. This is not an election, and the Committee does not have to agree to any nomination and has the right to appoint someone who has not been nominated. Only a small number of members will qualify for the award at any one time – it will be a rare and, we hope, coveted, honour.
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There are some stretches of water which don't need naming and the river Thames with Tower Bridge in the background is one such.
This (nicely reflected) heron is hoping the water beneath is about to offer up lunch.
As the sun set off the west coast of Guernsey, with the little boats bobbing on the horizon, Atlantic waters lap ashore.
With thanks to Cee for choosing this week's theme, water.
I never find B&W edits easy , so I hope you like my choices.
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The Theatre Ticket is a 'harvestable' that was introduced during the Ratboy's Nightmare Update. It is one of the many collectibles that are needed by the players in order to complete the entries of the Itempedia of the Nightmare.
List of Locations
They are typically seen in various spots in The Theatre, as well as being occasionally seen in certain spots of The Old Mansion. These include but are not limited to:
Inside's Spots:
- On miniature house props and/or props/objects located in the first riddle-room.
The Old Mansion's Spots:
- Next to/In front of the two isolated chairs in the small room after accessing the Pink Door.
- On one of the two chairs in the small room after accessing the Pink Door.
The Theatre's Spots:
- In isolated corners/dead-ends at the backstage; on floors.
- In the centermost restricted area facing the front stage.
- On the balconies located in the backstage.
- On/in boxes and crates located on or near the curtains/front stage.
- On the 'rowing boat' prop's floorboards in the backstage.
- On/in boxes, containers, and other miscellaneous props found in the backstage.
- On any chairs located in The Theatre; both backstage and front stage.
- In the upper-view section of The Theatre; on the row of chairs or on the floors.
As its description implies, the Theatre Ticket appears to be an old-timey styled ticket and appears to be recently printed. It shares striking resemblances to an old-fashioned red cinema ticket in real-life. Other than that, not much can be said about its overall looks.
The Theatre Ticket can be used to complete the Theatre Ticket Quest, a quest handed out to players after interacting with Mr. Ticket in The Theatre (upper-view). Players are required to collect up to 100 Theatre Tickets in order to exchange it for two rewards; The Drake's Shirt and The Drake's Pants. After completing the quest, players may sell it to a selling vendor at a selling price of 1,000 gold.
- The Theatre Ticket can be stacked on top of each other, similar to the stacking effects of other items such as the Firefly Stones and Dungeon Candies.
- The Theatre Ticket will drop on death, acting as a 'precaution' to players to be wary of their surroundings.


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The Underwear Thievery solution has not worked well. I said I'd let you know how it goes. i said I was optimistic.
I was wrong.
The boys so enjoy the process of adjudicating Underwear Thievery issues that the behavior has actually INCREASED and now constantly there are even MORE accusations and consequences and discussions and crimes than there previously were. Who knew? I should have made it less interesting. Less rewarding. I'll tweak it.
From Jeana, on Underwear Thievery Issues:
"I thought these kind of arguments would stop when they got older, but recently i broke up a fight that started because someone sat on someone else's bed naked, 'with a bare butt, Mom!' We need bare butt court."
CAREFUL. Make bare butt court really NOT FUN. That's what we've learned, I think.
Just hours after Jeana left that comment on the previous post, THE EXACT scenario played out here. Even stranger, because no one has ever lodged this particular complaint before in this home. VERY surreal.
One exception though, is that no one here says "bare" or "butt." No one says butt because I'm weird like that and we have to say Butt-ox, it's a compound word, yaknow.
Also, no one says 'bare' because it confuses Seth-7yr.
If you mention your 'bare arms' or your 'bare feet' or your 'bare butt' EVERY SINGLE TIME Seth-7yr will stop the conversation and question at length why you have 'bear arms' or 'bear feet' or a bear butt' when you are not, in fact, a bear.
It gets tedious. (And I try to avoid any cue that has a child sincerely look at me and say, "you have a BEAR butt? WHAT?" and "NO I DO NOT." Also, it derails Caden-9yr into discussing his natural bear-like furriness, a nonexistent quality that he obsesses over and before you know it you've spent ten minutes assuring a relatively hairless child that he is indeed NORMAL and un-furred.)
So in our house the other night Caden-9yr starts screaming that Seth-7yr has sat on his bed not with a "bear butt," or a "bare butt," but with a "TOTALLY NEKKID BUTT-OX."
Which is the same complaint as made in Jeana's home, but with a slightly different visual cue, amiright? I'm picturing a large hairless ox type creature, perched on the edge of Caden-9yr's bed. i go in there and Seth-7yr is not just sitting on his bed. He's making sure his totally nekkid buttoxen is ALL over the bed, since it got such a great reaction from his brother.
I told him to stop being obnoxious and to get in the shower and told Caden-9yr to change his sheets, because he HAD been alarmingly, um, thorough.
And, ew.
They're so STRANGE, these particular children. Wonderful, but so very very strange.


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DH Final Results - Lenzerheide 2017
Lenzerheide may be a short track, but it took no prisoners come race day. Aaron Gwin suffered a slash in his tire, killing his race run. It would ultimately be Greg Minnaar that put together the winning run, placing just 0.162 seconds ahead of Troy Brosnan in a reversal of last week's results. Danny Hart put down an incredible run, and finished 1.826 back.
In the Elite Women's field, Myriam Nicole emerged victorious, putting 0.512 seconds into 2nd place Rachel Atherton, and finishing 2.387 seconds ahead of 3rd place Emilie Siegenthaler.
There'll be a break in the racing, with the campaign resuming in Mont Ste. Anne on August 5th and 6th.
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