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As an eventful year of Theatre (2013 - 14) comes to a close on our 2nd Birthday, Crea-Shakthi brings together the campus theatre clubs we support over the years in an ensemble performance.
Watch Sastra University, SSN, Stella Maris, IIT Madras, Women's Christian College come together for a Campus Theatre Ensemble on World Theatre Day 2014 & bringin 2 years of No Drama & Just Theatre!
Proceeds of this show are to be donated to a charitable cause supported by campus'
About Crea-Shakthi:
Crea-Shakthi is a theatre group committed to the cause of taking the craft to the next generation. In the last 2 years, the group has produced over 260 actors, 14 directors, 19 plays and over 80 shows mostly in Chennai. The campus Theatre initiative provides financial & artistic support & inputs to all college groups with the single minded objective of creating new and exciting resources for the stage in Chennai. We're tied up with over 19 campus groups from across the country.
Date: 23rd March 2014
Shows - 2 Shows
1st Show - 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM
2nd Show - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM


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The desolate, yet peaceful sound of leaves rushing across asphalt and wind in mid-December of 2016. Far off, in echo-land, wind-chimes add a touch of melancholy. Recorded in a small Midwest town at 4:30 in the morning on December 11th, 2016 using the Sound-Devices 702 and two Sennheiser MKH66 microphones.
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Gilt this morning and fell a little in love. Most of my shoes are either high top converse or ankle boots but I do have a couple pairs of flats - I just like them to be distinctive and have some character, not just a plain slip on shoe. These definitely fall into that category...have a interesting look but are still simple enough to be really versatile and add the right amount of edge to an outfit.
Speaking of Gilt - are you a frequent shopper? I somehow can't manage to take my vitamins everyday and yet, like clockwork, I check into the website at 9 every morning when all the new sales go up (granted, I am already sitting in front of it so it's not like it a stretch...). It's literally a part of my morning routine like a cup of tea or brushing my teeth. I don't buy a ton of stuff but I HAVE to always check what's there just in case because there can be such great deals - the kids deals are the best on things like toys and blankets...and always deals on things like towels and couch pillows and I am pretty sure my sister in law has used it to find some good travel discounts!


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Hello shoppers…
When Toyota suggested to customers that floor mats were to blame for their stuck accelerators (like when the nurse at the Post Office where my mother slung 80 pound mail bags for 12 years, suggested that mom's chronic back aches were due to her wearing her bra too tight) you had to figure it would be the worst customer service story of the year.
But hang on, cowboy – here's one that beats Toyota, hands down (to the emergency brake but it doesn't work either)
On Monday, a group of eight teachers was having lunch at Legends, a popular restaurant in downtown Des Moines. This was a familiar sight that day – the entire Des Moines Public School system was holding a teacher's in-service at the downtown Convention Center and local restaurants were swamped. Considering the sluggish economy and the overall downturn in restaurant business, you'd think this would have been a welcome sight for all the downtown restaurant owners.
All, apparently, except one.
One of the teachers noticed a hair in her salad. It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but instead of laughing, the teacher, reasonably enough, mentioned it to the group's server, who, unreasonably enough, responded with "It is not my fault. I didn't put it there."
Now in your typical run of the mill customer service fiasco, the teacher retorts, the server stomps off, the teachers walk out, their tables are bussed, the next customers sit down and order, one of them is given the salad with the hair but doesn't notice and the incident is over and forgotten.
But not today.
Seeing a teachable moment, one of the teachers in the group asked another server to see the manager who, using a level of tact similar to the original server, barked at the group to wait while she summoned the owner from the back.
At this point I want to quote from a first person account of the story written by a teacher who was there:
" Several minutes later, an angry man came out and introduced himself as the owner. He repeatedly stated that he was understaffed that day and that was why our service was so poor. Each time we attempted to refocus on our server's response to the hair, he would reply that the entire staff was stressed out because "all of these teachers keep showing up unannounced to eat".
Ahh – so at least we now know who trained the original server and the manager!
"We told him that our concern was not with the speed of service, but with the response of his server when we told her there was a hair in the salad. From approximately 5 inches from my face, he yelled, "Let me ask you something! Did she charge you for it?"
I would have said, "No silly – extra hair is on the house here at Legends. Don't you know your own policy?"
Instead she "…told him that we were not charged for it, but the server's response was inappropriate. He angrily said he did not see what the problem was. He said if "anyone" lets him know of the Des Moines Public Schools in service next year he will be ready for us. We told him that would not be necessary for us, because we would not be coming back."
The owner in question is Mark Rodgers, who I have had the pleasure of meeting on several occasions – I say "a pleasure" in part because most of those occasions were a couple years ago and not Monday. I'd sent secret shoppers into Mark's restaurants back then and gotten some less than stellar feedback, which I shared with him. He was concerned but nothing ever came of it. What I recall most about Mark is that he was a nice guy and a bit egocentric but not someone who would completely lose his marbles.
Like he did Monday.
"At that point he yelled, "Good! Get out! GET OUT! I don't want any teachers here!" As we were [leaving] we turned to look back and he was standing in the entrance to his kitchen waving. He then yelled, "Get out teachers! We don't want you here! Go unionize!" Again, we were stunned at his bizarre behavior. Someone in the group said, "Seriously?" He replied by waving his arms in swooping arcs above his head, wildly gyrating his hips in an obscene manner, and yelling, "Hasta luego teachers! Hasta luego! GET OUT!"
It's unfortunate that none of the teachers taught Spanish.
Then they all walked out and that's the end. Except this is where the story really gets started.
In the movie Psycho, Anthony Hopkins tells Janet Lee that "we all go a little mad sometimes." Back in those days it was easier to go mad – shout at a customer, chop up a motel guest – because consumers' only recourse was to tell friends about it or maybe write a letter to the newspaper editor.
Today, with Al Gore's internet, shoppers have the biggest megaphone in the world to yell and complain into and owners have NO cover – if you own a business and you tick off customers, you're in deep doo-doo.
And so one of the teachers wrote an account of this unbelievable experience and sent an email blast to her friends who forwarded it to their friends who forwarded and Facebooked and Twittered and IM'd and texted it to their friends, one of whom was a reporter for a local TV station, where the story was transformed from viral legend to hard news. And now everyone knows, while Mark profusely apologizes on camera and wants to make things right – three days late and how many thousands of dollars in lost revenue short.
But hey, don't blame me – I secret shopped Mark a year and a half ago and told him he had major customer service issues. But did he listen? Noooooo.
And now things have really gotten hairy.
Jonnie Wright is a marketing consultant and customer service trainer in Des Moines, Iowa. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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ETST is focused on researching and developing innovative Hemp extracts and to make them accessible Worldwide. ETST plans to be the premier supplier of the highest quality and purity of High Grade Hemp CBD (Cannabidiol) Oil. ETST's primary goal is to advance different High Quality Hemp extracts with a broad profile of Cannabinoids and additional natural molecules found in Industrial Hemp and to identify their distinct properties. The company is dedicated in offering its consumers the finest and purest quality All Natural-Organic Hemp CBD Oil while never compromising on quality. Cannabinoids (Cannabidiol/CBD) are natural constituents of the Hemp plant and CBD is derived from Hemp stalk and seed. Hemp oil is a well-known dietary supplement and the naturally occurring CBD possesses no psychoactive qualities and presents a continuing stream of overwhelming evidence of significant Wellness benefits. With no psychoactive ingredient, Hemp CBD Oil is a ready-for-market Hemp-based Nutraceutical. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) currently considers non-THC hemp based cannabinoids, including CBD, to be "food based" and therefore saleable. These new non-psychoactive CBD-rich hemp oil products that ETST has geared up to market and distribute are beyond reproach. CBD (cannabidiol), a naturally occurring constituent of the Industrial Hemp plant, promotes and supports the nutritional health of aging bodies in particular. Source: US Government Patent #6,630,507 "Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants." ETST does not grow, sell or distribute any substances that violate United States Law or the controlled substance act. ETST does sell and distribute cannabis industrial hemp based products.
View ETST's accomplishments and reports on its High-Grade CBD Hemp Oil: (here)
About Earth Science Pharmaceutical: Earth Science Pharmaceutical, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Earth Science Tech, Inc (ETST). Earth Science Pharmaceutical is focused on becoming a world leader in the development of low cost, non-invasive diagnostic tools, medical devices, testing processes and vaccines for STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections and/or Diseases). Earth Science Pharmaceutical CEO, Dr. Michel Aubé, a renowned scientist, is committed to help grow ETST in the medical and pharmaceutical industry.
To learn more please visit: www.Earthsciencepharmaceutical.com
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About Cannabis Therapeutics: Cannabis Therapeutics, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Earth Science Tech, Inc. (ETST). Cannabis Therapeutics, Inc. was formed as an emerging biotechnology company poised to become a world leader in cannabinoid research and development for a broad line of cannabis cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals as well as other products & solutions. Cannabis Therapeutics mission it to help change the healthcare landscape by introducing their proprietary cannabis-cannabinoid based products made for both the pharmaceutical and retail consumer markets worldwide.
To learn more please visit: www.Cannabisthera.com
Some of the R&D that Cannabis Therapeutics will target will be treatments for the conditions and disorders of: Pain, Chronic Pain, PTSD, Breast Cancer, Brain Cancer, Anxiety, Depression, Glaucoma, Crohn's disease, Fatty Liver Diseases, Diabetes, Parkinson' s Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Drug Addictions among other things. ETST has chosen to target diseases for which, the benefits of Cannabinoids and/or CBD (Cannabidiol) have already been demonstrated by different groups of researchers around the world. However, it is through ETST's in vitro study with the University of Central Oklahoma and DV Biologics that results confirm the positive effectiveness of Earth Science Tech's CBD (Cannabidiol) on breast cancer, immune cell function, and human brain cells by acting as a neuroprotectant as shown in its International Application (PCT) for its Provisional Patent. Thus, as a result by mixing natural molecules and generic pharmaceutical drugs with Cannabinoids and/or CBD (Cannabidiol) we intend to increase the effectiveness of Cannabinoids and/or CBD (Cannabidiol) and improve the treatment of different diseases. The THREE (3) cannabis cannabinoid-based nutraceutical patents and TWO (2) generic pharmaceutical drugs will be based on ETST's International Application (PCT) for its Provisional Patent named "Cannabidiol Compositions Including Mixtures and Uses Thereof" was filed on October 8th, 2015 in regards to its Cannabis Hemp CBD (Cannabidiol) Oil. This application claims the benefit of ETST U.S. Provisional Application N. 62/061,577, filed October 8, 2014 and ETST U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/102,538, filed January 12, 2015.
About KannaBidioiD: KannaBidioid, Inc. is wholly owned subsidiary of Earth Science Tech, Inc. (ETST). KannaBidioid, Inc. is focused in the recreational space to manufacture and distribute vapes/e-liquids and gummy edibles in the recreational space formulated by it's unique Kanna Blend and CBD formula. Kanna and CBD synergistically enahnce enhance one another, providing optimal relaxation, an uplifiting uplifting sensation, enahnce increase focus, and help ease with nicotine addiction based on their properties properties.
Website coming soon: www.kannabidioidinc.com
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) DISCLOSURE: These statements and products have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Always check with your physician before starting a new dietary supplement program. The FDA has not evaluated the validity or truthfulness of these claims; therefore, we encourage you to review published researches relating to the benefits and properties of CBD hemp oils and other CBD products.
SAFE HARBOR ACT: Forward-Looking Statements are included within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements regarding our expected future financial position, results of operations, cash flows, financing plans, business strategy, products and services, competitive positions, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management for future operations, including words such as "anticipate," "if," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "could," "should," "will," and other similar expressions are forward-looking statements and involve risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from anticipated results, performance, or achievements. We are under no obligation to (and expressly disclaim any such obligation to) update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Investor Relations Dave Demarest (305)-546-7640 Earth Science Tech, Inc. Nickolas S. Tabraue, P/D/COO (305)-615-2118


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Christmas and New Year Celebration Trip to Bandipur
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If the thought of a sleeping bag is supposed to evoke feelings of warmth, comfort and nostalgia, then this 3-piece indie rock outfit from Indiana certainly nailed it when it came time to pick a band name. Introducing, Sleeping Bag.
Based out of Bloomington Indiana, the trio has just released their self-titled debut album from Joyful Noise Recordings. Packed with catchy-as-hell melodies, and a minimalist delivery, the album is something you'll definitely want to hear more than once.
Check out the album's lead track and first single "Slime" below.
Sleeping Bag | Slime
Sleeping Bag is now available through Joyful Noise Recordings online store as a CD, 12" Vinyl (your choice of blue or black), and sleeping bag. Yes, you read that right.
Sleeping Bag created an awesome limited edition sleeping bag, hand-screened by the band, that includes a digital copy of the album. How cool is that? Check it out below.
Sleeping Bag embarked on tour August 11 in support of their s/t debut, and will be hitting Indiana August 26 and 27 for two back-to-back album release shows. Tour details below as well as the band's second single "Beside".
Tour Dates:
08.26.11 – Indianapolis, IN @ White Rabbit (Album Release Show)
08.27.11 – Bloomington, IN @ the Bishop (Album Release Show)
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Join the fight against flu – get your free jab todayPosted on Friday 10th October 2014 at 9:59 am by SH (Editor)
Free flu jabs are available for thousands of people across South Gloucestershire, as local doctors and Directors of Public Health have joined forces to challenge people to play their part in the fight against infection.
A free seasonal flu vaccination – which must be done annually to be effective – is available for:
- Pregnant women
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The World Health Organization recommends people in the vulnerable groups above should be vaccinated to prevent the virus being able to circulate at a harmful level.
Dr Mark Pietroni, Director of Public Health at South Gloucestershire Council, said:
"It is really important that as many people as possible in the groups most vulnerable to flu infection book their free flu jab with their GP. Since the flu virus circulates in winter they should do this as soon as possible."
"Some 750,000 people nationwide visit their doctor with flu symptoms with about 27,000 people needing hospital treatment. If more people receive the vaccine then there will be fewer people with flu and so fewer people that others can catch flu from and fewer hospital admissions."
"The flu vaccination has been rigorously tested and clinically proven to be the best defence against the flu virus. It does not give you the flu, as it doesn't contain the active virus needed to do this, or any other disease. Contact your GP for further advice."
The NHS Choices website has more information at www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Flu/Pages/Introduction.aspx or visit www.southglos.gov.uk/flu
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Author: Karen Kilpatrick
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Playing and dancing, you're a star! Listen to Danza: Beautiful is what you are! Danza and her friends are silly and sweet. Playing before the mirror, they are reminded of just how special they are. Parents and children alike can relate to this valuable book about self-esteem and self-acceptance. Written in rhythmic and memorable rhyme, this is a fun book to either read aloud or give to early readers. Winner of Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval and Academics' Choice Smart Book Award.
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Monday, June 16, 2014
Mickey Taylor in the Playhouse
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That was great! I'm super jealous you got to chat with him... might just have to cut you (haha, not really cause you need to keep writing). Love ya <3ReplyDelete
Thank you for letting know Mickey a little better! Love the new cover and cant's wait to read Sanctuary.ReplyDeleteReplies
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I had the great pleasure of meeting Mickey once. He really is a sweetheart! Now to go buy books .....ReplyDeleteReplies
He is! Book 2 not released yet, comes out on July 13th, but book one is there Invicta ?SalvationDelete
Aww he seems like such a sweetie!ReplyDelete
still love the cover and the interview is very interesting. Like the X too but the stars better :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Ha. I kind of like them all.Delete
How fun, Piper....I would love to sit and chat with Mickey - about his ink, life and especially "jelly babies" - what the hell are those??? Is that like a Gummy Bear? <3 <3ReplyDeleteReplies
Love ur book cover and mickey seems so sweet and awesome glad we have a vhance to have one on one convo to get to know lot more about mickeyReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, he was awesome.Delete
Seems like a sweet and wonderful young man and so happy to see him on the cover of your book. He has an amazing career ahead xxxReplyDeleteReplies
Love both the covers, Jake and Mickey, and hope you keep this series going with lots more cockyboys to represent your characters! Can't wait to read these.ReplyDeleteReplies
Great interview! He seems like such a doll!!��ReplyDelete
Great chat with Mickey!!!!! Loved it!ReplyDelete
Sounds like an amazing person.
Wow you got a load of information out of himReplyDeleteReplies
Haha. I was thinking maybe it was too short. lolDelete
So excited waiting for this book! Mickey looks amazing on the cover!! He seems so sweet and funny! Would love to hear more from your cover models!ReplyDeleteReplies
It's a gorgeous cover. He's pretty awesome.Delete
Great interview! Love the book! You should have a interview with Jake.��ReplyDelete
Love the interview. Thank you!ReplyDelete
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Piper, love the blog. This interview is fabulous.ReplyDelete
congrats to all involved in making this so successful. Mickey is just gorgeous
Sexy muthaeffing cover... <3 Fantastic interview with Mickey! Its really nice to hear from the cover models sometimes. Well anyway, I just love your books and cant wait to read this series! :)ReplyDelete
awesome interview Piper and Mickey!!ReplyDelete
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Since we've had no measurable rainfall here in Armpit, Florida for something like 2465 days, my skin is starting to shrivel.
Much like the grape I recently found underneath the couch.
Oh humidity, how I miss thee.
One happy byproduct is that without the rain, the grass is dying a slow and agonizing death. Which means less lawn mowing.
And fewer letters from our intrepid Homeowner's Association.
We always know that it's time to mow when we receive such a letter.
Which we then file in the circular file. After a quick thrill ride through the shredder.
I fear though, that another letter may be on its way.
Cailey puked in the yard this week.
Which I believe is clearly laid out in the bylaws, article XXXBITEXXXME. "Thou shalt not puke on the front lawn."
Out of the blue, as we were driving home in the mommymobile, Cailey announced from the cheap seats way in the back that her tummy hurt.
Not five minutes prior, I had witnessed this same child running and frolicking. Yet of all the children, she is the one most likely to get car sick. As was documented in this particular post. (Should you be squeamish, don't click on it. Save yourself. Just don't.)
Now, if you have a child who has been known to get car sick, why in the world would you place that child in the nose bleed section of the van?
I'll tell you why. It was her turn. I got so tired of the two sisters fighting over who gets to sit in the middle seat that I had to implement the revolving chair rule. Every other week they have to take turns. Jensen has to sit in the middle because I have to wrestle him into his 5 point harness carseat. And the chances of that happening if he's in the back aren't good.
Besides. I've learned it's best to be able to keep an eye on that one. I have a rear view mirror trained on only him.
So I look in the other mirror, trained on the cheap seats, and see a very pale 7 year old. And I start praying.
"Dear Lord,
Let her hold it together until we get home. And please forgive me as I break the law whilst speeding down the street.
Me again."
I whipped into the driveway, stopped the vehicle, and watched as the other children bailed out as if there were a bomb sitting in the back seat.
Not far from true.
I got Cailey out, and she headed to the door. "Mom, I just want to go inside."
"No way sister. Let's linger right here by the nice grass and breathe in the fresh air."
I think you know what happens to me if I'm trapped in an enclosed space with a puking child.
The horror.
Within moments, Cailey fertilized the grass. I waved the neighbors away, "Nothing to see here folks, just go about your business."
And I hustled everyone inside.
I noticed a couple of days later that particular patch of grass was looking rather healthy, comparatively speaking.
I may be on to something. This could be my ticket to fame and fortune.
If I can just figure out how to bag and market it.


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When I was growing up in Rockville Centre in the 1970s, my family would drive to Long Beach. Back then, it appeared so innocent, so clean, so simple.
The long boardwalk lined the protected areas of the beach. White sand glistened. Against blue skies, darker blue waters sparkled with sunlight and wet heads and water droplets. Surfers dotted the shoreline.
My dad would toss us into waves, our limbs flailing as we giggled at the sudden flight, landing in water that was both cold and soft. He made up names for the waves and told us stories about them.
This was joy.
It was joy as simple as unexpected laughter, as simple as a sky-blue summer day that's not too hot, as simple as fun.
We learned the fun of bodysurfing, along with the pain of crashing into the hard sand. After cries of ouch, Dad's quick rub on the butt would send us running back into the very ocean that tossed us.
Those experiences drew me to live on Long Beach as an adult. In my first apartment, my bedroom provided a view of the Atlantic. I could hear, see and smell the ocean all the time. Conversations on the boardwalk floated in through the window.
After six years, I moved back to Rockville Centre, but five years later, like the turtle finding the sea, I was called back to Long Beach.
I was living there again when superstorm Sandy hit in October. The bottom half of a house I was renting was flooded with more than three feet of water.
Amid the devastation -- the pieces of the boardwalk strewn by the bay and all over town, the floods that consumed our homes and backyard playgrounds, the sand drifts that trapped cars and blocked traffic -- was a community that refused to go under.
Although sad stories littered our City by the Sea, they bound us together like war buddies. The superstorm turned strangers into friends. Owners of local businesses came into focus as people with children and mortgages. Big-box stores showed a heart with significant discounts to help us rebuild.
Red Cross trucks, the National Guard and people in FEMA jackets populated the area amid the debris and rubbish that lined our streets.
A lot of us left. We had to. Our homes were not livable. We moved in with family or friends. We learned another lesson in grace, because we were given places to live and we were grateful. We shared frustrations and woes about insurance companies and federal aid and reconstruction.
And slowly, mercifully, the flood of angst receded like the tide -- not forgotten, but replaced with resolve.
Nail salons and diners and supermarkets came back. Roads were cleared, homes were rebuilt, storm-damaged cars were replaced. I found a new place to rent in March.
Then summer arrived. From the first weekend in June, I saw fathers playing with their children in the surf, walking toddlers carefully into the water. I watched older kids bodysurf and build sand castles. Now we're watching our famous boardwalk return in pieces.
White sand glistens. Against blue skies, darker blue waters sparkle with sunlight and wet heads and water droplets. Surfers dot the shoreline.
This is hope.
Reader Maureen Cronin lives in Long Beach.
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Lovin' Dublin have a list today of 9 places you can breastfeed in Dublin ,inspired by it, I thought I would write my own list and it's for all of Ireland not just Dublin.
If you are a breastfeeding mother here is where you can breastfeed in Ireland:
Breastfeeding mothers are legally protected to feed where ever they choose. In the last decade I have breastfed in many places and have never had a problem do you know why? Because it is a normal way to feed a child.


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Justin Bieber was a guest on last night's "Late Show with David Letterman." It was awkward. Bieber was there to talk about Believe, his new album that he's so proud of, he had its title tattooed onto his left arm because "swaggy bro" is already on his lower back. Old Man Letterman was not a fan.
"How does that help how you look to have a tattoo?" the CBS late-night host asked the Canadian pop prince. [Ed. Note: the pop king is the guy from Barenaked Ladies]
"How does it not help the way I look?" Bieber responded, explaining that Believe's June 19 release was "an important day" so he wanted to mark the occasion.
In an awkward moment, Letterman suddenly grabbed Bieber's arm and apparently tried to rub off the tattoo. Objecting, Bieber yelled, "Eh! Eh!" (Via)
Be sure to say that "Eh!" in a punchable, whiny tone. Do the same while reading "Sixteenth Chapel" out loud, too, because that's what Bieber called the Sistine Chapel. Letterman's response: "Canadian high school!" But that's nothing compared to the burn that someone said on the Internet's equivalent of a town called Inbred Valley, TMZ. You guys ready. This is gonna hurt.
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I constantly find it difficult to communicate to all the various channels. We have some people who follow the blog, some who follow facebook, some who get our Constant Contact Newsletter, and some who still prefer paper copy newsletter. In an attempt to streamline a bit. I am going to try to add a copy of our constant contact email newsletter here in the blog. There are so many exciting things happening, I would hate for you to miss it.
Right now Brian is in Entebbee picking up a team. We are excited about the many ministry opportunities this team is bringing. Two of the team members will be teaching Doctrine conferences on the Holy Spirit. We are expecting over 150 in attendance. Some of the questions the pastors asked were: " When do I receive the Holy Spirit? How many times do I receive the Holy Spirit? What does it mean to be Spirit filled? What is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? " It is really going to be so good!
The organizers pray for an open and teachable spirit for all those in attendance. They ask us to pray that the students will respond in faith. Pray also for these teachers, that they would speak the truth in love, power and clarity.
We hope that these conferences will open doors for us to bring further training into these areas of Buikwe district with our Bible Training Centers.
They will also be hosting a Missionary Marriage retreat at Kingfisher Resort. Marriage is hard, but serving overseas adds it's own challenges. We are excited to see what God is going to do in these 13 couples in attendance.
During the marriage retreat, another team member will partner with another team to host a children's camp for some of these missionary children.
We will also be doing some home visits for the sponsorship program of Hannah Moshi. We are scheduled to distribute trees in just a few weeks as the rainy season arrives. Each family must be checked off that their holes are dug properly and they are ready to plant prior to the distribution.
Thank you for praying for us and for joining us in ministry here in East Africa.


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philosophy: life is a classroom. we are both student and teacher. each day is a test. and each day we receive a passing or failing grade in one particular subject: grace. grace is compassion, gratitude, surrender, faith, forgiveness, good manners, reverence and the list goes on. being the smartest, the prettiest, the most talented, the richest or even the poorest can't help. being a humble person can, and being a helpful person can guide you through your days with grace and gratitude.
Happy weekend! If you get a chance, squeeze your momma extra tight today!
((that quote come to you straight from this bottle … pretty deep stuff for shower gel))


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Download Java from the following Link
Download Maven from the following Link
Then unzip the files to java and maven folders. For Ubuntu, it is better to install /usr/apps/
then create a symlink to the latest version inside the folder using following commands
Go into the java folder (/usr/apps/java)
ln -s ./UNZIPPED_JAVA_VERSION current
After creating the symbolic link you will have (/usr/apps/java/current)
Go into the maven folder (/usr/apps/maven)
ln -s ./UNZIPPED_MAVEN_VERSION current
After creating the link similarly you will have (/usr/apps/maven/current)
When you create a symlink for the latest version as current you only have to download the next latest version and change the symbolic link only. Otherwise, you have to change all the configured locations. This will reduce a hazard.
Then apply the following configurations to the ~/.bash_profile
#Java home and Java Path JAVA_HOME=/usr/apps/java/current M2_HOME=/usr/apps/maven/current PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$M2_HOME/bin:$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/bin export JAVA_HOME export M2_HOME export PATH
Save the .bash_profile
Next the path variable should be updated by running the .bash_profile. For that run the following command
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Courtesy of our friends at iHoops:
INDIANAPOLIS, October 24, 2011 – In a continuing effort to improve the quality of youth basketball, iHoops, the official youth basketball organization of the NCAA and NBA, has partnered with the National Federation of State High Schools to launch the iHoops Coach Education program. The interactive courses, available exclusively through www.iHoops.com, are designed to provide new and experienced coaches at the grassroots and high school levels with substantive tools to improve coaching and mentoring skills, fundamentals and strategy, and knowledge of the game and its core values.
"Coaches are trustees of the game and we believe this program, which has been developed by basketball experts and complements iHoops' mission to improve young players' athletic, educational, and social experiences, is a tremendous starting point to help coaches become better at what they do," said iHoops CEO, Len Elmore.
Endorsed by the NBA, NCAA, USA Basketball, and the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the innovative iHoops basketball and mentoring lessons, instructional videos, best practices, and continuing education are tailored for coaches of players ages 19 and under and ages 12 and under. The interactive coursework will help coaches teach the game positively while making the safety and well-being of young players the priority. After completion, coaches will be listed in the official iHoops Coaches Directory on www.iHoops.com.
"USA Basketball has partnered with iHoops to further develop the level of basketball coaching expertise for our youth," said USA Basketball CEO and Executive Director, Jim Tooley. "The iHoops Coach Education program, including the on court tutorials, will be an excellent way to assist with the education of basketball coaches at various levels."
The AAU, one of the nation's largest non-profit volunteer sports organizations – and iHoops partner – pledged to work with its thousands of youth coaches to encourage participation in the online program, including coaches involved with national championships at all age levels. "The AAU is committed to continuing education for our coaches and we have sought programs that provide more practical knowledge of the game's values, as well as instruction and mentoring development," said AAU Director of Sports, James Parker. "We believe the iHoops Coach Education program accomplishes all of these important elements."
The foundation for the iHoops instructional courses was developed by researchers and scientists at the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports at Michigan State University. The three courses designed for interscholastic-age players and two courses for pre-adolescent children include basic and advanced skills in playing offense and defense. Additionally, each level guides coaches in how to develop a mentoring philosophy, communicate with parents, acquire a stronger understanding of the needs of young people of various age groups, and create a positive learning environment.
About iHoops
Jointly established by the NCAA and NBA in 2009, iHoops is committed to providing a structure and creating programs to improve the quality of youth basketball in the United States to enhance the athletic, educational and social experience for the sport's millions of participants. iHoops offers several participation programs for players ages 6 to 18, parents, coaches, officials, youth teams and event organizers. Founding partners include Nike and adidas. Additionally, as part of iHoops' goal to unify the game's stakeholders, partnerships were formed with USA Basketball, the Amateur Athletic Union and the National Federation of State High School, among others, to further support educational and basketball programming efforts. For more information please visit www.iHoops.com.


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January 31, 1985
Podhoretz on 25 Years at Commentary
By WALTER GOODMAN
n his 1967 book, ''Making It,'' Norman Podhoretz, editor of Commentary magazine, used his career to expose what he called ''the dirty little secret'' that the desire for money, power, fame and social position was a driving force of intellectuals in America.
The success of Mr. Podhoretz's confessed bid for the world's notice was confirmed Tuesday night. His 25th anniversary as editor of Commentary was toasted then by such figures as Secretary of State George P. Shultz; former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger; Dr. Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, the outgoing United States representative to the United Nations; Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Democrat of New York, and Mayor Koch.
''It will be an oral history of the Norman conquests,'' quipped a guest at the reception that preceded the black-tie concert and dinner.
The party, for 200 of Mr. Podhoretz's friends at the Rainbow Room in the RCA Building, was given by the publications committee of the American Jewish Committee, which subsidizes Commentary. Mr. Podhoretz paid his respects to both committees for not interfering with his editorial control.
Kristol as Toastmaster
Under his direction, Commentary has become a leading exponent of neoconservatism, arguing for a forceful anti-Communist foreign policy and a strong American defense while criticizing liberal social programs and economic doctrines.
Fittingly, one of the country's pre- eminent neoconservatives, Irving Kristol, was the toastmaster.
Mr. Shultz sat next to Mr. Podhoretz at the main table. When his turn came to deliver a toast, he said that before hearing Mr. Podhoretz's opinion of the recent Geneva talks with the Soviet Union, he had been ''in danger of considering them successful.''
Mr. Shultz compared Mr. Podhoretz to other figures who had stood alone for their principles such George Orwell and the economist Milton Friedman, and congratulated the guest of honor on seeing in the November election ''an entire nation come round to his point of view.''
Message From White House
Mr. Kissinger began his tribute with the news that Mr. Podhoretz had objected to moving the Presidential inauguration indoors as ''unnecessary appeasement of the weather.''
In a message from the White House, read by Mr. Kristol, President Reagan confirmed the now-famous story that he had recruited Dr. Kirkpatrick after reading an article by her in Commentary critical of the Carter Administration's foreign policy.
Dr. Kirkpatrick, introduced as ''Our Lady of the Badlands,'' said, in an allusion to the not entirely favorable reviews received by ''Making It'' when it was published, that she had liked the book.
Mr. Kissinger called Mr. Podhoretz ''a prophet.'' Mayor Koch called him ''a liberal with sanity,'' offering Mr. Kristol the chance to crack that the Mayor was thereby ''restricting the population.''
Ecumenical Relationship
Senator Moynihan noted that, as had ''many of us,'' Mr. Podhoretz had gone through a ''Utopian phase'' when he took over Commentary and published the work of the radical writer Paul Goodman. He praised Mr. Podhoretz for moving on to become a champion of Western values, which prompted Mr. Kristol to express his pleasure at hearing a Catholic say that a Jewish magazine had strengthened Protestant values.
Another Catholic, Michael Novak, a former student of theology who has celebrated in his books and articles the compatibility of capitalism and Christianity, said he was sorry that Mr. Podhoretz was Jewish, because he ''would make a wonderful pope.''
Israel's new Ambassador to the United States, Benjamin Netanyahu, praised Mr. Podhoretz for his defense of Israel, and Bayard Rustin, the national director of Social Democrats, U.S.A., praised him for his refusal to ''pander to minority groups'' and for opposing quotas and black studies.
Responding, Mr. Podhoretz said he hoped that now that he and Mr. Kristol had been seen together, people would stop thinking they were the same person. He expressed gratitude for the tributes to his courage and his powers of prophecy, but noted that there had been ''not a single word about my humility.''
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Democratic congressional candidates in MT-AL and GA-06 each had a week they'd rather forget.
MONTANA: Rob Quist was dogged all week by previously told lies and canceled interviews.
1) A Report Exposed Quist's Fabricated Account Of A "Surgery Gone Wrong" That He's Used To Explain His Litany Of Tax Liens.
2) Quist Abruptly Canceled An Interview With The Billings Gazette Once He Learned His Prior Drug Use Would Be A Topic Of Discussion.
Quist campaign spokeswoman Tina Olechowski canceled the interview after she learned it would include questions about his marijuana platform and other health issues highlighted in the post about the court records. She insisted the reasons for the cancellation be off the record.
3) A Day Later, Quist Hung Up Midway Through An Interview, Forcing His Spokeswoman To Use The Old Bad Service Excuse.
On Thursday, a reporter had asked the Creston musician, "Have you ever been cited for marijuana use?" "No," Quist said. The call abruptly ended.
A text message to the campaign staffer traveling with Quist was not immediately returned. In an email an hour later, a different campaign staffer, spokeswoman Tina Olechowski, said it was a misunderstanding.
"Sorry for the bad connection. I just talked to Rob and he said he thought you were asking whether he was recently cited and the answer is no," she wrote.
4) The Missoulian Discovered Multiple Quist-Owned Apartments That Haven't Been Properly Registered In The State – Potentially Allowing The Quists To Avoid Paying Taxes On The Income.
GEORGIA: Jon Ossoff was taken to task over false claims he and his allies have made regarding Karen Handel.
PolitiFact: In Georgia, Dem Attack On GOP's Handel Falls Wide Of The Mark
Atlanta-Journal Constitution: Opinion: Ossoff's False Attack On Handel And Women's Health
These facts are not in dispute, yet Jon Ossoff is the latest leftist to ignore the truth here. That's only surprising if you believe him when he shows up on your TV claiming to be something else.


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Florata is the Ensemble-in-Residence at the University of Leeds, where they research and perform medieval European music. They are particularly interested in looking in the melting pot from that place and time, giving it a stir, and examining the cross-cultural influences that rise to the top.
"Magnificentia Iberica" is the result of such a stir. Medieval Spain was a cultural sponge, soaking up and squeezing out musical elements to and from Africa, the Middle East, and the rest of Europe. As a result, the variety of styles present on this CD is extremely rich. Sources include the Cantigas de Santa María (a collection of Castilian songs in praise of the Virgin, sung in a sensuous hybrid of Galician and Portuguese), the Llibre Vermell (pilgrims' songs originating from the mountains near Barcelona, and sung either in Latin or Catalan), the Codex Calixtinus and Las Huelgas Codex (mono- and polyphonic music, largely used in religious offices, that was written in Spain or in other parts of Europe), and music from the Sephardic Jews (which subsequently became, in large part, the music of several north African countries) and Moors (music associated with Arabia, and again, with North Africa). This variety explains why "Magnificentia Iberica" sounds like a flamenco dance one moment, and an belly dance the next (with a little "El Condor Pasa" thrown in for good luck).
Convention files CDs like this under "classical," but they fit just as sensibly under "folk." In the United States, the Baltimore Consort has been exploring the same dichotomy for several years. In fact, when Tim Rayborn and Nicholas Meredith sing together in "Ben Pode Santa María," one of the Cantigas de Santa María, they sound like a latter day Simon and Garfunkel. (That's intended as a compliment.) The members of Florata (Rachel Segal, Rebecca Davies, Tim Rayborn, and Nicholas Meredith) sing in a folksy and intimate style, and all except Segal also play instruments very well. Davies plays the recorder, Meredith the medieval fiddle and the rebec, and Rayborn the harp, percussion, ud (or "oud," a fretless lute) and psaltery. The use of instuments in the Cantigas is somewhat controversial; some groups have performed them unaccompanied. The accompaniments used here are derived from pictorial evidence and they contribute to the folksy quality.
Extremely well documented and presented, "Magnificentia Iberica" is a cozy treat, and one doesn't have to be a scholar of Early Music to enjoy it.
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I'm quoted in this article about the recent incident at Planet Fitness regarding transgender inclusion in sports.
"Planet Fitness, known for a "Judgment Free Zone" policy designed to make all gym-goers feel welcome, is standing by its code after a Michigan customer recently objected to a transgender woman in the female locker rooms, saying she thought the person was a man. The gym revoked the customer's membership after receiving her formal complaint, and asked her to stop talking about the incident to other gym members, according tonews reports. In a statement, Planet Fitness said that, according to their policy, their customers can use the locker rooms (and all other gym facilities) based on the gender they identify with."


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At least the Foleo was supposed to have a full-sized kaeboyrd. According to Kevin Tofal on jkOnTheRun, the kaeboyrd on the Redfly is about the same as the Eee PC's. To produce a device whose sole raison d'etre is to provide a bigger screen and kaeboyrd for a smartphone, and yet give it an undersized kaeboyrd, is frankly ridiculous.


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Mr. Lucas was born in Princeton, West Virginia on March 1, 1970.
He attended Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia from August 1988 to July 1992 majoring in political science and minoring in history. Mr. Lucas graduated cum laude from the Marshall University College of Liberal Arts in July of 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In May of 2003, Mr. Lucas received Juris Doctorate degree, cum laude, from the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, Virginia.
Mr. Lucas was admitted to the Virginia State Bar and the Supreme Court of Virginia in October of 2003. In October 2004, he was admitted to the West Virginia State Bar, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia and the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
After graduating from law school, Mr. Lucas began practicing law in Tazewell County, Virginia. He is a member of the Tazewell County Bar Association. Mr. Lucas practices primarily in the areas of real estate law, mineral law, contracts, and wills and estates. He conducts extensive mineral title examinations in southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia.


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For RWN Tutors
The Student Progress Page (Student and Tutor Progress Review) is for matched tutors and students to set tutoring goals and record progress. As this is measured at the end of May and November, the form will help you both to see the progress made, thus giving you both a boost. It will especially work toward increasing your student's self esteem. Tutors and students are asked to update the form together, remembering it is your student's perception that counts. The tutor is then asked to log on to the Program's database and enter the information on their student's page. This enables Central Office to compile the reports that are required to account for our funding. Reminders will be sent towards the end of Semester 1 and Semester 2 for tutors to complete on-line information from their student.
The page is available as either a
Word Document which can be completed on screen and then saved, or
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Thank you for your cooperation in completing this requirement. If you have any queries regarding the Page, or any other issue related to tutoring, please feel free to ring either your Coordinator or Central Office.
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What is Children's Liturgy?
It is an opportunity for children to hear and respond to the Gospel story in their own time and space. The children leave the main body of the church with a team of adult leaders during the Gloria. They come back during the offertory to continue their participation in the Mass.
Who is Children's Liturgy for?
Children's liturgy of the word is for children who are aged up to 8 years old and are able:
- Able to sit and listen to a story for a maximum of 15 minutes
- Happy to come to Liturgy independently if attending full-time school (aged 5-8)
- Be accompanied by an adult if under the age of 5
When does it take place?
Children's Liturgy takes place at all Sunday morning Masses during term time.
Please note that there will be special Family Masses at all churches as part of the First Holy Communion Course this year, which means that Children's Liturgy will NOT be running on the following dates:
Sunday 23rd April
Sunday 7th April
HALF TERM - 28th May and 4th June
End of Term last session - 16th July


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It's the time of the year to prepare, and file income tax forms with Federal, State, and Local tax agencies. The Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) will be administering the collection and processing of our local income tax for individual residents and businesses. This year a new online process seeks to streamline the task for most taxpayers. Instead of printing out forms and mailing or faxing, the available E-File in MyAccounts makes the process quick and easy. All Village residents 18 and older must file a return if they have taxable income, whether or not they owe any additional tax. Seniors who do not have any taxable income should file a one time Individual Declaration of Exemption. Forms are available at the Village Hall, Library, and online at www.ritaohio.com. Customer service representatives can be reached at 1-800-860-7482 to answer any questions.
NOTICE : Update 15 April 2014
For those who have been unable to connect with the Agency, tax filings postmarked or electronically transmitted by Monday, April 21, 12:00 midnight will not be assessed penalty or interest for late filing.


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These Motivational Quotes about Blessed are dedicated to your career and personal success in life.
Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy,
to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter,
and to lead but not manipulate.
- William Arthur Ward
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Blessed is he who expects nothing,
for he shall never be disappointed.
- Alexander Pope
If I choose to bless another person,
I will always end up feeling more blessed.
- Marianne Williamson
Stop asking God to bless what you're doing.
Get involved in what God is doing -
because it's already blessed.
- Bono
Like a Rose, I Thrive -
Blessed With Both My Thorns and My Blooms.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend,
one human soul whom we can trust utterly,
who knows the best and worst of us,
and who loves us in spite of all our faults.
- Charles Kingsley
Repressed anger still is anger, it just isn't expressed.
If you truly have no anger, you are blessed and joyful.
If you have repressed anger, know that you have anger,
you just haven't expressed that anger.
Go ahead, express your anger briefly,
pound pillows, scream, curse.
Then take a deep breath, and get over it.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
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I take every opportunity to articulate to others
the ways that they have blessed and influenced me.
I hold sweet memories of making the opportunity
to thank teachers who have influenced me.
I encourage everyone to seize opportunities
to tell people who have made a gift of knowledge or influence.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
That I was born to this circle - I am blessed.
That I choose to stand in this circle - I am proud.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say,
abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.
- George Eliot
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves
for they shall never cease to be amused.
- Anonymous
In many ways, it is easier to be a good giver than a good receiver.
The giver chooses the gift and the timing.
More important, societal and religious traditions
tend to elevate the status of giver and lower the status of receiver.
When the Bible (Acts 20:32-35) speaks of it being
more blessed to give than to receive,
I believe that a better translation might be
"take" rather than "receive," as the context
of that passage is "coveting."
Certainly there is nothing blessed about coveting,
stealing, begging, or demanding,
however the skill of graciously receiving a freely offered gift
is another matter entirely.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
When you are tempted to judge,
may you be reminded that we are ALL ONE,
and that every thought you think reverberates
across the universe touching everyone and everything.
- from the Simple Truths movie May You Be Blessed
Blessed is he who has found his work;
let him ask no other blessedness.
- Thomas Carlyle
Let children walk with Nature,
let them see the beautiful blendings
and communions of death and life,
their joyous inseparable unity,
as taught in woods and meadows,
plains and mountains and streams
of our blessed star,
and they will learn that death
is stingless indeed,
and as beautiful as life.
- John Muir
No man succeeds without a good woman behind him.
Wife or mother, if it is both, he is twice blessed indeed.
- Harold MacMillan
When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have
an opportunity to learn from this.
- Holly Near
When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure
that you are always blessed in abundance.
- Joel Osteen
I've been very blessed in my personal life and in my
career and I have never been ungrateful for what I have.
- Mandy Patinkin
I'm thrilled, I'm grateful, I'm blessed.
I played for the world's greatest professional sports team in history.
Once a Dallas Cowboy, always a Dallas Cowboy.
- Bob Hayes
Suppose our gratitude could be zero-based gratitude.
With zero-based gratitude,
we would be grateful for everything we had each day -
regardless of whether it was more or less than yesterday.
With zero-based gratitude, I can be grateful for all the people,
the love, the food, the shelter, the services,
the health, that I am blessed with today,
regardless of what I had yesterday.
With zero-based gratitude,
I can be grateful each day for the gift of life itself.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.
- Herbert Hoover
The world is blessed most by men who do things,
and not by those who merely talk about them.
- James Oliver
Four years of Jimmy Carter gave us two titanic Reagan landslides,
peace and prosperity for eight blessed years -
and even a third term for his feckless vice president,
George H.W.
- Ann Coulter
There is nothing to winning, really.
That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye,
an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever.
- Alfred Hitchcock
Honestly, I've been very blessed.
Yes, I am cursed with this gift.
- Wilmer Valderrama
That we are not much sicker and much madder than we
are is due exclusively to that most blessed and blessing of all natural graces,
- Aldous Huxley
Somebody has to look out for and protect our kids,
and I feel blessed to be a blessing to someone else.
- Usher Raymond
I am blessed to have Mom and Dad.
- Kevin Eubanks
I believe the ability to think is blessed.
If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it.
The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think.
- Richard Pryor
I'm very thankful to be doing what I'm doing.
I feel very blessed.
- Justin Timberlake
He was blessed to have forgotten his binoculars.
- Tom Callahan
My icons do not raise up the blessed savior in elaborate cathedrals.
They are constructed concentrations celebrating barren rooms.
They bring a limited light.
- Dan Flavin
Happy and fortunate indeed would this nation be,
nay, completely blessed, if it had good prelates and pastors,
and but one prince, and that prince a good one.
- Giraldus Cambrensis
For why should we not admire more the angels themselves
and the blessed choirs of heaven?
- Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
I'm a civic busybody and I've been blessed with an active career.
- George Takei
I feel very blessed we can still have a career making music.
- Mike McCready
Americans are blessed with great plenty;
we are a generous people and we have a moral obligation
to assist those who are suffering from poverty,
disease, war and famine.
- Adam Schiff
My recollection of a hundred lovely lakes has given
me blessed release from care and worry and the troubled
thinking of our modern day.
It has been a return to the primitive and the peaceful.
- Hamlin Garland
For one swallow does not make a summer,
nor does one day; and so too one day,
or a short time, does not make a man blessed and happy.
- Aristotle
Freedom is not a gift nor does it simply exist for us to have,
but rather it is a sacred duty, and its blessed yield
of hope is born from none other than the blood of the innocent.
- Bryant H. McGill
One of the comments that we've heard that has really
blessed us is people have been driven back to the book
of Revelation to prove us wrong only to find that what we said was there.
- Tim LaHaye
We just done doing The Blessed Hellride tour and Ozzfest.
- Zakk Wylde
The talent that I was blessed with was really for the theater.
- David Hasselhoff
Your life will be a blessed and balanced experience
if you first honor your identity and priority.
- Russell M. Nelson
Home - that blessed word, which opens to the human
heart the most perfect glimpse of Heaven,
and helps to carry it thither, as on an angel's wings.
- Lydia M. Child
Never elated when someone's oppressed,
never dejected when another one's blessed.
- Alexander Pope
I love the life I live.
The Lord blessed me to be independent.
I am independent.
- Charles Evers
Blessed are those who give without remembering and take without forgetting.
- Elizabeth Bibesco
Charlie and I were never blessed with children.
- Marge Schott
I've been blessed by doing classic plays on Broadway,
which was one of my great dreams forever.
- Michael Emerson
Blessed is the influence of one true,
loving human soul on another.
- George Eliot
I'm real excited.
I'm so blessed to have so much peace and joy inside.
I just can't keep quiet about it.
- Brian Welch
Sometimes, I feel I am really blessed to be blind because
I probably would not last a minute if I were able to see things.
- Stevie Wonder
Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive.
- Carolyn Wells
It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has
had the individuality enough and courage enough to
stand by his own convictions.
- Robert Green Ingersoll
How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears,
no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly,
and brings nothing but sweet dreams.
- Bram Stoker
Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.
- James Russell Lowell
I'm extremely happy in my life.
I consider myself to be very blessed.
- Joan Collins
Death is the most blessed dream.
- Georg Buchner
Self-acceptance has been a blessed by-product of middle age.
- Candice Bergen
Every time we've gone somewhere, it's just been better
and better and God's always blessed us for following.
- Stacie Orrico
We've been called, and He has blessed.
- Willie Aames
South Africa is blessed to have women and men like
yourselves who have little to give but give what you
have with open hands and open hearts.
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
I look at my career and it's still hard for me to believe
the way things turned out and how things happened.
I've been so blessed.
- John Elway
I am really blessed and very grateful for it.
- Pam Grier
Our sages of blessed memory have said that we must
not enjoy any pleasure in this world without reciting a blessing.
- Shmuel Y. Agnon
We are fortunate to live an area that is blessed with
outstanding schools and educators.
We are proud of the quality of education that they
provide to local students.
- Kenny Marchant
We feel really blessed to have been asked to come here,
and to have the opportunity for our family to be able
to look into the eyes of these people,
and in some way help.
- Connie Sellecca
Throughout the course of my life, I've been blessed
to work with extremely talented people.
- George Dzundza
Blessed is the man who expects nothing,
for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
- Alexander Pope
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TETERBORO, N.J. — Jet Aviation recently completed a ramp and hangar expansion at its FBO at Teterboro Airport (TEB), just in time for SuperBowl 2014.
Jet Aviation expanded its TEB ramp by 70,000 square feet, bringing the total facility size to more than 1.6 million square feet. The added ramp space allows room for 20-25 aircraft depending on the type and size, FBO officials said.
In addition, the company also renovated a 20,000-square-foot maintenance hangar. The extra space and additional offices provides an increased capacity to serve clients and their maintenance needs, company officials noted.
These enhancements were completed in preparation for Super Bowl XLVIII, which will be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in February 2014.
"We've made important improvements to our Teterboro location, and the extra ramp and hangar space gives us room to easily accommodate the influx of clients who will be in town for The Big Game," said John Langevin, vice president, FBO operations, North America. "We are excited about this historical moment and we are looking forward to being the host facility for the first Super Bowl to take place in our region."
Jet Aviation Teterboro provides maintenance, airframe and avionics, line maintenance, repair and overhaul. It also provides 24-hour AOG assistance through its Jet Response mobile maintenance service, which can be reached at 877-JET HELP.


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Tourist Board to select Ad Agency for fall campaign – Director
During a meeting held today, March 22, 2013 at Foxy's Tamarind Bar in Jost Van Dyke between the BVITB and businesses and residents of the island, Mrs Flax-Mars announced that the Tourist Board was seeking to submit a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an Advertising and Marketing Agency to be put in place for the Tourist Board. The RFP is expected to be done primarily within the US market.
The idea, according to the Tourist Board Director, is to seek assistance with rolling out the Board's fall campaign. Mrs Flax-Mars justified the use of an ad agency by saying that agencies of this type have the contacts to get the job done most effectively.
"At the juncture that we're at with Tourism, we need to make sure that we have the best advantage," she said, "we're not prepared to play around and have guesswork and say 'let's try this'… we're looking for a company to head that effort for us."
She emphasised that the chosen agency would be working for the BVITB and as such will have a dialogue with them to emphasise what is the best course to be pursued and what the BVITB wants.
The Director further stated that her organisation is working aggressively with the Tourism Minister, Premier Dr The Hon. D. Orlando Smith as well as cultural icon, Mrs Eileene L. Parsons as it was felt that the Territory's cultural and heritage component was being left 'off the table'.
According to Flax-Mars, this is an integral part of the visitor experience that sets the Territory apart from other island destinations within the Caribbean region. "Everyone in the Caribbean has sun, sand, sea, nice beaches or whatever… but what is the unique selling point about the BVI that when they take home they will remember and say… I need to come back?" she asked.
She questioned the number of restaurants that featured dishes or beverages that were indigenous to the Territory on their menus and said tourists needed to be educated about the local way of life as this was something meaningful.
She said she appreciated the fact that the Tourist Board was working despite limited resources and expressed that the input from businesses was valued. "All of us are in this together… tourism is everybody's business," she said.
9 Responses to "Tourist Board to select Ad Agency for fall campaign – Director "
gas (22/03/2013, 17:58) Like (2) Dislike (0) ReplyHope it's not the same company that Myron got rid of the dollin of Russell
bay yute (23/03/2013, 07:19) Like (0) Dislike (0) ReplyTime to stop this nonsense and get serious with this industry!!!!
ta ta (23/03/2013, 11:36) Like (0) Dislike (0) ReplyAre u for real?
my two cents (22/03/2013, 18:10) Like (3) Dislike (0) ReplyI must say this director is trying her best to reach out...let's see how long it last before the chairman rained her in!!!!
Master (23/03/2013, 01:31) Like (0) Dislike (0) Replygood for her
lamb (23/03/2013, 07:14) Like (0) Dislike (0) ReplyFolks we are taking these matters tourist matters too lightly, and all in the name of the almightly dollar.
bigger picture (23/03/2013, 11:15) Like (1) Dislike (0) Replyto most visitors, the image of the man in a hammock with sea, sand and sun is the ideal antidote to snow and stress. It has nothing to do with high rise hotels, golf courses, swimming pools and other amenities being pushed by the "tourism minister" who is also "finance minister". Sometimes those two positions conflict.
Yes, other islands have the sunny environment, but what BVI has is exactly that- unringed by big developments and predetermined "entertainment" (so far). This in itself is what makes BVI different. How many people show up for Foxy's new years eve? what kind of volume can JVD, for example, take? how many more businesses in white bay before it is crowded, unsanitary because of septic issues, trash etc? Tourism is not a one size fits all.
I give the tourist board director kudos for including the culture and heritage component, because the tourism minister has a tendency to forget. That is the piece that makes BVI unique. And because we DO NOT have the ring of hotels around all the shores gives us an opportunity to emphasize being in another authentic culture, not a prefabricated fantasy catering to those cruise ship people with preconceived expectations which have nothing to do with real culture.
pick a mid-size agency which will give special attention and who "gets it" in advertizing the image of nature's little secret or something now related. Big and splashy like the florida firm previously chosen and who wanted to create the catch brand "Blue..." didn't "get it". Or was that the previous previous government who wants to make this place competingly slick when we still have the advantage.
Hmph (24/03/2013, 14:19) Like (0) Dislike (0) ReplyI sure they done hire the agencies long time. nonsense about looking for bids. Harrigan never feel like he own people good enough. Always hiring consultant and agency, but then again thats how he fattens his wallet!
Captain (09/05/2013, 10:55) Like (0) Dislike (0) ReplyAs the marine industry attracts most of the tourists then any agency needs to understand that industry and talk to the people directly involved in it. What thrills a tourist in the BVI??? swimming with a turtle, sailing by a crowd of feeding birds, the funky unique aspects of the islands like Trellis Bay, the pirate show with Michael bean at Leverick Bay or their night of music and the Moko Jumbies, Looking at the stars.
what doesnt thrill them: not being able to look at the stars because of the light pollution, seeing a turtle being killed!!! Smelling the burning plastic from Pockwood Pond or the Virgin Gorda Landfill, not being able to recycle, being on a boat without holding tanks in use, not being able to swim in the now crowded anchorages, that BVI hosts a captive dolphin swim programme. & that the ferry service is so abysmal they can't get here in a timely manner.


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2009 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships
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'09 Young Women's Champion
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'09 Intermediate Boy's Champion
December 12, 2009
Last year over 3,000 athletes journeyed to Mechanicsville, Virginia for the Championships. This year the race is moving out west to San Rafael Park in Reno Nevada. The Park is known for the Great Reno Balloon races, but this December a talented field of youth athletes will be the main attraction at the park. Plan on coming out to watch or participate in the National Championships.
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Why is my iMac powering off or not starting at all?
Hi there,
After replacing RAM and installing the latest version of OS X on my 20" iMac, I used it. After a day, it didn't boot anymore. I unplugged the power adaptor, waited a few seconds and then tried again. Sometimes the iMac does start up, but in general it does not. When it does not start up, I can hear something inside turning (I don't know what it is). After a while, the sound stops. When I unplug the adapter, it works (sometimes).
I thought it might be a software problem, because it worked sometimes, so I tried re-installing OS X. All the time, during the process of installing, the iMac powered off again. It just completely shuts down out of nothing.
Today, I connected a firewire cable and I installed a new version of OS X trough another computer. This worked. The iMac booted, OS X started but after less then five minutes, the iMac shut itself down. I would very much like to know what problem could be causing this and how can I fix it?
Looking forward to hearing from you. If you need more information, please let me know and I will respond as soon as possible.
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I think it will become obvious, if you keep reading my blog, or have looked at my art on Redbubble, that I have something of an obsession with trees … and increasingly birds too, but let's not get sidetracked …
I haven't written much poetry, but occasionally an idea or image demands to be written in that form, and I can only obey.
This poem was, on the whole, inspired by the Jeanette Winterson quote below. However, as I noted beside the first draft in my notebook, I was also thinking of a sad little Japanese folktale called 'Willow', about a man who marries a woman who is the spirit of a much-loved willow tree (found in Collected Folk Tales (2011) by Alan Garner).
Tree Woman
'There are plenty of legends about women turning into trees but are there any about trees turning into women?'
~ Jeanette Winterson, Written on the Body
I saw a woman in a tree.
There was something
in the curving form of the trunk,
the grace of the branches,
the head-held-high canopy.
She had weeping willow leaf hair—
sunlit green—
welcoming arms,
and a blush of lichen
on her cheeks.
She cast an elegant,
if hairy, shadow,
with lush limbs
reaching out to me,
beckoning me
to worship below her
(as if at an altar),
and to climb,
to reach as she does
towards the encircling sky,
wrapped around the Earth's orb.
I went to sit in her shade,
to gaze up and admire her beauty
and the way she attracted—
with looks alone—
birds and butterflies and breezes.
What if I could have such beauty,
such bearing?
Could I turn green?
Could I offer my flowers
to passing bees?
Such generosity!
If I sit here for long enough
perhaps I will become
a small patch of moss,
growing at her feet.
I will grasp her and
she will embrace me,
two lovers of the green,
growing together,
held close
in verdant sisterhood.
A euphoric union
in the sun and shade,
wind and rain.
|White Tree II, 2005


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