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December is already a third gone – not much time left in this year. As a matter of fact the indoor season is already getting started! My how time flies when you're having fun!
So before the month gets away, and Baby New Year shows up, I want to give out some kudos to athletes that I feel really got the job done in 2011. I'm going to call them "The Best of 2011". Some categories are a bit nontraditional – Best Start for example – while others will probably be seen on other lists – like Best Performance.
Just a bit of fun as we wind down the year, and a chance to hand out a little praise. So without further ado let's get started.
Best Start, Male – Asafa Powell
He may have difficulty holding the true studs off at the finish, but Powell is still the fastest man out of the blocks. It wasn't an easy win this year though. Countryman Steve Mullings was vying to take over the title, but his suspension takes him out of the running. Ditto Mike Rodgers who has a great get away, but fell to the testers a la Mullings. The man who may take the title in earnest next year however, is Jamaica's Nesta Carter. The relay leadoff man is my #2 and rising.
Best Start, Female – English Gardener
This was a tough one to decide. Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce still has a nice getaway, but it was not as dominant as in the past. And in the hurdles it was Sally Pearson ahead at the first hurdle and never looking back. But the woman that simply blazed out of the blocks in 2011 was Oregon frosh English Gardener. The Powell/Carter of the women's 100, the gun goes off and Gardener is meters up on her opponents before they come out of drive phase! A little finishing strength and she could be the surprise of 2012!
Best Finish, Male – Kirani James
I know, some were probably expecting Usain Bolt or Yohan Blake – and both were in the running. And Ngoni Makusha's come from behind win to take the NCAA 100 title had Carl Lewis written all over it. For me, however, James invoked visions of Lee Evans and Butch Reynolds – power down the straight while reeling cats in, over and over! And the stretch run between James and Merritt in Daegu was vintage track and field.
Best Finish, Female – Carmelita Jeter
Take off the "er" and you have "Jet" and that's just what Carmelita was in full flight – a jet. She ran 10.70 and 10.78 from behind – as she did when she ran 10.64 & 10.67 in '09. Only VCB (Veronica Campbell Brown) is in her league over the final 50 of the 100 – and "Jet" put that to bed in Daegu! Now if she can just develop a semblance of a consistent start, to go with that last 60 overdrive could we see FloJo challenged?
Best Track Performance, Male – Yohan Blake, 19.26
I'm still in awe of anyone that runs under 1:42 in the 800 – that's just a stud's performance. And David Rudisha did it again with his 1:42.33 – simply awesome. But as they would have said back in the day, "19.2 ain't no joke"! As a matter of fact it's the #2 performance ever. And to top it off he did it from behind while beating a 19.56. Just a few years ago 19.32 was the stuff of legend. Now? Nuff said.
Best Track Performance, Female – Vivian Cheruiyot, 14:20.87
This was another tough call for me. Sally Pearson's 12.28 is literally WR territory in my mind – as only 3 Eastern Bloc athletes have run faster. This on the heels of a 12.36 semi – only Gail Devers among Western women has run faster. But after much internal debate I'm giving the nod to Cheruiyot coming as it did as the second half of a 10,000/5000 double. Both women performed their best on the brightest stage, but Vivian gave an all time performance over 5000 after running a quality 10,000.
Best Field Performer, Male – Christian Taylor, 17.96m/58' 11.25"
This is actually one of my favorite events, and it's great to see a lot of young talent coming forward. The best of these appears to be Mr. Taylor. For starters he's made a habit of finding his best jumps late in the competition. And none was any better than this one, as it was in response to a 58 foot jump by defending champion Idowu. Taylor kept his composure and bounded out to the #9 performance in history to become the #5 all-time performer.
Best Field Performer, Female – Betty Heidler, 79.42m/260' 6.75"
A WR trumps all, and that's what Heidler produced in 2011. She didn't just break the record however; she smashed it by a whopping 1.12m/3' 8"! Now that's leaving your mark. While others are trying desperately to get into WR territory in various events, she hit this one out of the park.
Most Improved, Male – Mo Farah
In a world dominated by Ethiopian and Kenyan distance runners, Farah moved to the head of the class in 2011. His British Record 12:53.11 lead the world over 5000 meters, and he backed it up with gold in the event in Daegu. He took an oh so close silver at Worlds in the 10,000, though he showed even more improvement there on the clock – dropping his pre 2011 best from 27:28.86 down to a stunning 26:46.57! He could be the big "home crowd" medal winner with the Olympic Games being in London in 2012!
Most Improved, Female – Morgan Uceny
Yet another tough one for me to sort out – and one I may get some argument on. Heidler got consideration – you have to when you set a WR. But the WR was a big outlier for her. It really came down to Pearson & Uceny. Pearson dropped to 12.28 from a pre-2011 best of 12.50, and she was the picture of perfection time after time. Uceny dropped to 4:00.06 (tantalizingly close to sub4) from a pre-2011 best of 4:02.40, while running textbook perfect races repeatedly. At the end of the day, I decided that the improvement Uceny's race – both in terms of becoming one of the best "tactician's" on the circuit, as well as her improvement in times – slightly outweighed Pearson's improvement in consistency. Slightly.
That's my list. I'm sure there may be some disagreement – means we have more stars in this sport than we spend time talking about! And that's a good thing. I have a few more things I want to look back on before Christmas gets . Much to look at before we close the door on 2011.
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She is so funny, we are constantly laughing with her. She is now starting to realize that she can make us laugh and enjoys the attention. She reminds me a bit of my brother with her goofiness. When he was little he was always making us laugh. I remember at the dinner table he would do stuff and we would laugh. But if his food hadn't hit his stomach yet and he was hungry he would get mad at us for laughing. He would say, "STOP LAUGHING AT ME!" Which in itself isn't funny, but the way he would say it would make us laugh even harder. I think Little Bo Peep will be like this, glad to make people laugh unless she is not intending on making you laugh.
Today she had a very hard morning. She was trying to put her shoes on and the back of the heal kept folding down so it wasn't going on the right way. Then she kept putting them on the wrong feet which was making it harder too. And all the while I was nursing so I couldn't help her. She was getting so upset and screaming and crying. So when I was able to help her she was still carrying on and I called B for some moral support. I put the shoes away thinking this would help take some of her frustration away, boy was I wrong. The crying that followed made it almost impossible to talk to B. He suggested I give her the balloons my mom got for us for Goldilocks' welcome home. She has been playing with them this week and LOVES them. So I gave her the balloons and they calmed her down. By this point it was time for lunch. This is how she ate her lunch today!
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1. coordination To help develop coordination, toddlers do well with small puzzles, including large pieces and items with buttons, hooks, snaps, and buckles. Also, sturdy building toys like large blocks, child transportation vehicles, and furniture are good for all forms of physical development. Playing with large and small balls, low climbers, toddler jungle gyms, and tunnels with soft materials underneath them are also great for for developing leg and arm muscles.
2. New ideas Young children learn how to experience the world and practice their new skills with all kinds of toys, but they also learn how to internalize new ideas based upon these new experiences. Through the continual learning process, early skills are easily expanded when they are integrated with new skill sets.
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4. Problem Solving When a parent uses a toy that makes a noise, toddlers can mimic it to learn how to use symbolic thinking and problem solving. For instance, when a toddler bangs on a toy, he creates sound. In this way, he learns to distinguish between cause and effect since this involves thinking and requires the use of mental skills to process information.
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Minimum of four 9-4 passes at GCSE, including Mathematics, English and Science. Entry onto any course at East Durham College is subject to final approval from the Assistant Principal. Where relevant, the term 'entry requirements' also includes DBS checks, references, fitness to practice, etc.
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How to Paint Ladybug Rocks
A Craft for Children and Other Beginning Painters
Painting rocks to look like lady bugs is a fast and easy project for beginning painters. This is a great project for rainy days when the kids are bored. It's also a great project to add a little color to your garden or potted plants. Bug rocks make nice gifts for just about anyone. You don't need too many supplies. If you already do some crafting you are likely to have some of these already: some acrylic paint, a couple of paint brushes, a water basin, a pencil, a foam or china plate for a palette and of course, your rocks.
Let's Get Our Rock Painting Supplies Together
Water Jar or Brush Basin
You will need a brush basin. You can use an old pint jar, just be sure not to leave your brushes standing in it all day or overnight. Standing on their bristles will give them a permanent kink. If you are going to be painting often, you might like to pick up a brush basin like this one, it has ridges to rub your bristles on to help get the paint out of them and a brush rest so the bristles can sit suspended in water without standing on their tips.
Paint Brushes
For painting your ladybug rocks you will only need 2 paint brushes, a fine liner or detail brush (I used a #2 liner) and a small synthetic flat brush. I used a #10 craft brush, but you could use a smaller one, especially if your stones are really small. If your rocks are pretty big you might want to use a bigger one to cover more area faster.
If your ladybug rocks will always live indoors then any acrylic craft paint will be fine. However, if you are going to put them outside or in bright sunlight you will want to use either Folk Art's Outdoor Paint or Deco Art's Patio Paint. Both of these brands are especially made for outdoor use and contain UV inhibitors to minimize fading and special sealers against weathering.
For painting traditional looking ladybugs you will only need 3-4 colors, red, white, black and an optional yellow (for an undercoat that makes the red look brighter, but you can use white instead). Of course everyone is different and you can always use orange, hot pink, magenta or any other color that you like, in which case your ladybug will be very unique!
A Palette to Put Your Paint On
You will need something to put your paint on, an old china or plastic plate will work if you wash it off when you are finished. Any bit of plastic you want to recycle from the kitchen, like the lid to the cottage cheese container will work too. If you want to save you paint for later you could put one of these in a plastic airtight container or a ziplock bag with a wet paper towel inside and the paint will stay wet for several days.
I use foam plates because they do not absorb moisture from the paint. I trim the edges and put them into an airtight container with a wet paper towel. If the paint dries hard I just put fresh paint on top and keep going.
If you live where the air is very dry a small spray bottle that will give a fine mist comes in handy during long painting sessions. Just lightly mist the paint occasionally to keep it from drying out too quickly.
Rocks and Stones
You can make your lady bugs any size you want. I usually use a range of rock sizes like these. Small oval stones are great but slightly different shapes work just fine. You can usually find small smooth stones along river or creek banks. You can also buy them at some garden and landscaping centers. Wash your rocks well and leave them to dry.
Divide the Head From the Body
If you do not have a dedicated work surface spread some newspapers or one of those plastic tablecloths from the dollar store to protect the furniture. Wear old clothes, a painting smock or apron so you don't get paint on your good clothes. Once dried acrylic paint is hard to get out.
With your pencil draw an oval on one end of your rock. Go from the bottom of the stone all the way across the top and back to the bottom on the other side. This will be your ladybug's head. On the top side of the rock this oval should equal about one third of the length of your stone.
First Coat; Yellow
Pour a small amount of bright yellow or white paint onto your plate. Using your small flat brush coat the 2/3s of your rock that is the lady bug's body. You don't have to paint the bottom but do make sure you paint around the sides so that no unpainted area shows when the ladybug is sitting on the table. Don't worry about getting a super even coat of yellow. This coat is just to make the red look brighter. If you don't have yellow you can use white. Often this first coat of paint won't go on as smooth as the next one.
In the photo the ladybug on the right is upside down with her head towards the camera. As you can see I'm not that neat about this coat of paint and I rarely paint the bottoms of my rocks.
Most bottled craft acrylics will have just the right creamy consistency right out of the bottle. You should not have to thin the paint. If you are using tube acrylics and they are very thick you might have to thin them with a little water or acrylic painting medium.
Don't stress about your pencil line, just paint right up to it or slightly over it. You can even things out when you paint the head black.
If you are using a water basin with a brush rest you can just put your brush there while this coat of paint dries. If you are using a water jar then you might want to go and wash out your brush so it's not standing in the jar on it's bristles for a long time. Always keep your brush in water when you are not painting, if the paint dries up in the bristles it will ruin your brush. Wipe the excess water out of the bristles when you are ready to paint again so you don't dilute your paint.
Second Coat: Red
How long it takes for the paint to dry depends on a lot of factors, from a few minutes to hours. It depends on thick you painted, how much water is in the paint, the brand of paint and how dry the air is. When the yellow is dry go over the same area with your red. Since I paint a lot of ladybugs for sale I do vary the colors a little. For instance in this photo I used (from left to right) red, magenta and orange with a little magenta mixed in.
Next, Paint the Head
When the red paint has dried, paint your ladybug's head black.
Divide Her Wings
Now you need to paint a line down your ladybug rock's back, to show where her wings are divided. To do this dip your liner brush in water and go to the edge of your puddle of black paint. With a circular motion start drawing some paint out of the puddle and mixing it with the water in your brush. You will probably have to go and get more water several times. You want to make a little puddle of paint that is inky or just a little thicker than water. When it seems the right consistency stroke the brush through the paint, drawing it out to the side while you roll the brush handle between your fingers. This helps draw the bristles down to a fine point.
When painting fine lines set your pinky finger down on the surface to support your hand and only allow the tips of your bristles to touch the surface. Keep your brush straight up and down and move your whole hand while drawing your line. This will help you keep it straight. You might want to practice on paper a little first.
I See Spots!
When the black paint has dried it's time to put the spots on your ladybug's back. I usually use an odd number like 3 or 5 on each side depending on how big the stone is. Take a new pencil and dip the eraser straight down into the black paint and dot your dots. You will probably need to dip it again between each dot to keep them all the same size. If you are making a really tiny lady bug you could use the end of a small paint brush handle to make really small spots. Be sure to wash the paint off the brush handle or eraser when you are done.
When the black spots are dry dip your eraser into white paint and give you ladybug two eyes.
Give Your Ladybug Rock a Personality
I use the end of a brush handle to add a small black dot to the eyes. Where you position the eyes will help give your lady bug an expression. Use your liner brush and thin out some of your white paint like you did the black and give your lady bug some more personality. I often add eyebrows and mouths to mine, to give an expression and sometimes I give them long eyelashes. With this batch I gave one a handlebar mustache. I try to make each one unique and different.
The Book That Started It All!
Lin Wellford's book, Painting Animals on Rocks was a book that I first found at the library. This is the book that kicked off my fascination with rock painting. Lin gives simple and easy to understand instructions for each project with extra photographs of similar animals to inspire you. If you like painting ladybugs I think you will also enjoy painting other animals on stone and Lin's book will certainly help you along.
Let me know how you like this free tutorial and tell me if there is another rock painting subject you would like to learn how to paint!
Questions & Answers
How do I paint houses, gardens, and/or landscaping on rocks?
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Thanks a lot for the instructions. I'm in México and l'm going to try it with my three years old grandaughter.
Thank you for the step-by-step easy instructions. I really appreciate the recommendations on paint !
Thank you, this was a fun project for the grandchildren. They proudly put them in their garden at home.
I have been painting rocks for some time now and have even used larger triangular shaped rocks to look like a cluster of grapes. That was my first attempt and it turned out rather well. Of course, you can make anything - I have even painted one to look like a piece of bread and jam. lol
I use a little bit of water to my tip of brush it makes the lines go smoother ive made alot of mistakes but ive made some good ones trial and error I just started painting rocks for a month and getting better I'am 60 yeaŕs old they my kids told me to find a hobby and I found one wish me luck
This is very helpful.
Loved this, someone who helps a person. You explain it well.
Wow !!! I love it. I am going to give it a try. Wonderfully written -a great tutorial. Thanks for sharing it.
Thank you! Great tutorial for me and my kids. Since it started snowing (in May!) here in Alaska today I was wondering what to do with them with the kiddos inside today. This is my answer! We are going to make them for teacher appreciateion day on Tuesday for each ones teacher!! Thanks again!! :)
Very cool thanks
Very cute lady bug rocks. Thank you so much for sharing how to paint such adorable little lady bug rocks.
I LOVE your puddy cat! Great tutorial, I enjoyed your lens! :)
Thanks for these ideas will try them very soon
My daughter and granddaughter love ladybugs, so I will give this a try. Many thanks!
I LOVE THIS!!! I want a garden full of these by the end of the summer, game on! With thanks and appreciation, one happy Cathi x
Very good!
Fantastic way of transforming pebbles! I live right next to a pebble beach so.... Happy New Year
The ladybug rocks are cute.
This page is the meaning of cute and original :) An idea might be to paint rocks and take pictures for your intro pics on lenses. For instance, you could make an Italian potato rock or a bowl of soup rock for your soup lens :)
I want some ladybug rocks!!! I love ladybugs!! Wow!!
Wonderful free tutorial.
Wonderful free tutorial.
Fun idea. Will have to try this.
What a great page and how fun! A great craft for adults too, not just kids. Blessed!
This is the most adorable craft, I will have to try it with my daughter. These ladybugs on stones are the cutest ever. Blessed :)
they are so cute! We love ladybugs here. The kids would have a great time painting these.
Your ladybug rocks are delightfully done! I want a whole family of them! But, I have no time for painting rocks. Great tutorial on rock painting.
This is an excellent step by step tutorial in which you outline everything that is needed and how to paint the ladybugs. I love all the photos you've included. Would love to see you do more of this type of instructional / how to lens because you're good at it.
I have awarded you my first blessing :)
This is a wonderfully done tutorial. Blessed by a Fine Arts Angel.
Very neat tutorial!


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Another financial crisis brewing at HEC
Islamabad, July 26: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is likely to face the worst financial crisis ever as the Planning Commission has released only 7% of the total development budget during the first quarter of the fiscal year.
According to sources, the Planning Commission has agreed to release only 7% against the 35% development funds for July. The past practice was to issue 20% during the first two quarters and 30% during the last two quarters.
Sources said that an amount of Rs14 billion was allocated to the HEC for the fiscal year 2011-12, including Rs200 million for scholarships. Only six new projects have been included in the PSDP for the fiscal year 2011-12 with an allocation of Rs679.895 million. The allocation for the ongoing projects is Rs13.32 billion.
However, it is feared that HEC won't be able to work on its development projects due to shortage of funds, sources said.
According to sources, in this connection, HEC Executive Director (ED) Dr. Sohail Naqvi has written letters to vice chancellors, rectors and deans of all universities, a copy of which is available with 'The News'. In the letter, Dr. Naqvi informed heads of higher education institutions about the whole situation and stated that the current situation seems to be worse than the previous year.
"We are still working out consequences of such a release schedule. However, in all probability it will mean that during the first six months of the current fiscal year only funds for scholarships would be available since these have to be paid in full upfront at the beginning of the academic year. This will also mean that in all probability less funds will be available since generally PSDP funds are the first to be cut when any financial shortfall is faced," he said in the letter.
He further informed that last year, as a result of the consolidated demand of vice chancellors, bulk of the funds were released in the first two quarters as is required by the nature of higher education projects. Even then, an amount of Rs600 million was not released at the end of the financial year. This year, the situation is already looking worse.
According to information and contents of the letter, it is expected that 7% of the total amount will be released every month. However no assurance has been provided about it. "This will mean that every month, files for the release of funds will have to be moved by the HEC by also providing details about utilisation of funds released during the previous month. An endless cycle of release and reconciliation will take place," Dr. Naqvi mentioned in the letter.
HEC Chairman Dr. Javaid Laghari conceded that the HEC was facing worst financial crisis its history. "The released amount will not even suffice for paying tuition fees of our scholarship holders which are to be paid upfront at the beginning of the academic year (i.e. now). So all other development projects will have to go on hold for three months," he said.
He said that they were still hopeful that the government would consider the need for adequate release of funds for the higher education sector and release sufficient amount of funds soon. The newsYour Comments
HEC places 415 fresh PhD scholars in 66 universities
Islamabad: Higher Education Commission (HEC) has successfully placed 415 Pakistani PhDs as Assistant Professors at 66 public and private sector universities across the country. The task has been accomplished through HEC's Interim Placement of Fresh PhDs (IPFP) programme. The specific faculty requirements of the host institutions and the priority of returning scholars were duly taken into consideration prior to every placement so that the services of the PhD scholars are optimally utilized by HEC.
The programme has also attracted non-HEC scholars, as out of 415,168 are non-HEC scholars who have benefited from IPFP programme. Among the new universities brought on board this year are mostly young HEIs such as Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Dawood College of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, College of Business Management, Karachi and Karakorum International University, Gilgit. Daily times
Highs and lows of Air University
Islamabad: In its audit of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) accounts of fiscal year 2010-11, the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has identified Rs12.36 billion misappropriations and objections.
Out of the 77 audit objections, the AGP detected the biggest loss of Rs2.91 billion in the allotment of land at low price to the Air University, which is a private enterprise and charges its students high fees.
The AGP report has highlighted that Director Estate Management-II allotted land measuring 70 acres (338,800 square yards) in H-11/2 on 33-year lease to Air University at Rs4,500 per square yard instead of Rs13,100 per sq yard as notified by the finance wing of the CDA.
The audit report said the CDA had offered the same land at Rs7,400 per square yard in September 2010 during negotiations with the Higher Education Commission (HEC), which was mediating the agreement.
The CDA told the HEC since the Air University was a private entity and was functioning on commercial basis it should pay Rs7,400 per square yard.
The auditors have identified that the lower rates were not applicable since the Air University was charging commercial fee from the students which is higher than the fees charged by public sector universities. However, the CDA later agreed to lease the land at reduced prices of Rs4,500.
Another major misappropriation of Rs2.60 billion has been reported in the unauthorised rescheduling of payment relating to a plot by Pak Gulf Construction Company.
In a similar case the office of the CDA director project management did not cash the bank guarantees provided by Pak Gulf Construction Company even when the company stopped payments of its monthly instalment for the plot it purchased. There is another audit objection related to the same case amounting to Rs816.27 million.
The auditors have highlighted that the CDA enhanced the rock excavation rates to National Highway Authority at Zero Point Interchange, by manifolds after the project approval.
It highlighted that the rates quoted by the NHA at the time of filing bids were Rs521.49 per cubic meter for hard rock, Rs333.40 per cubic meter for medium rock and Rs270.38 per cubic meter for soft rock.
However, the NHA enhanced the rates to Rs1,464.42, Rs1,065.00 and Rs960.84 respectively which were accepted by the CDA Deputy Director Roads Division-I on the grounds that the rates quoted by the NHA were for rock excavation through blasting which could not be done at Zero Point and the NHA had to use earthmoving machine.The audit report said the NHA quoted rates as per their schedule and after inspection of the site but after obtaining the contract, it enhanced the charges significantly causing a loss of Rs66.50 million to the CDA.
There are various references and objections amounting to Rs1.2 billion which include irregular award of works without tendering,
The Deputy Director Building Control Section-III failed to charge Rs275.10 million for additional floors from 4th to 10th on a building of Pakistan Red Crescent Society.
In another case, the CDA placed six category-I plots measuring 600 sq yards each and three categoryII plots measuring 356 sq yards each in I-8 sector at the disposal of Federal Government Employees' Housing Foundation. It doled out the plots from its quota through Director Estate management I, without any approved policy.
The auditors have recommended strict internal management controls in the CDA, where the objections and recommendations of the finance department are either overruled or ignored.
Besides, the recovery departments should develop follow-up mechanism.
Students of private colleges excel in HSSC exams
Abbottabad/Mardan: The intermediate and secondary education boards of Abbottabad and Mardan announced results of higher secondary schools certificate part-II on Sunday.
Safia Bibi of the Peace School and College, Nowshera Cant, topped the overall results of the Mardan board, getting 970 marks out of 1,100 marks.
Mohammad Ali of the Government Degree College, Gandaf Swabi, stood second with 966 marks while Hanadi Shad of the Quaid-e-Azam Public School and College, Swabi, stood third securing 956 marks, respectively.
Announcing results, the controller of examinations, Prof Farmanullah, said a total of 54,123 candidates appeared in the examination out of which 28,070 were declared successful. Overall results remained 60.78 per cent.
In pre-medical group, Safia Bibi of the Peace School and College, Nowshera Cant, bagged first position with 970 marks. In pre-engineering group, Raweed Ullah, Noman and Yousaf Ali of the Quaid-e-Azam Public School and College, Swabi got first
positions.In the general science group, Nimra Hamid of the Islamia Degree College for Girls, Nowshera got first position with
888 marks. In the humanities group, Sheena Fazal Ali of the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Topi Swabi, bagged first position securing 863 marks.
Meanwhile, in Abbottabad board, Malik Abdul Wahab of Pakistan International Public School and College topped the over results securing 958 marks.
According to the controller of the examinations, a total of 29,013 students appeared in part-II examination out of which 15,846 were declared pass with 54.62 pass percentage.
In pre-medical (female) Aqsa Shahzadi of Jinnah Jamia, Haripur, clinched first position by getting 936 marks, while Rabia Kanwal got second position securing 935 marks. In pre-medical (male) Danyal Sajjad of Al-Quran School, Mansehra got first position with 946 marks.
In pre-engineering (female) Hina Shoukat of Jinnah Jamia, Haripur secured first position getting 945 marks. In pre-engineering (male) Malik Abdul Wahab of Pakistan International Public School and College got first position with 958 marks.
In general science (female) Iqra Shah of Khyber Public School, Mansehra got first position with 837 marks. In general science (male), Hassan Ali Butt of Pakistan International Public School and College, clinched first position with 926 marks. Dawn
MUST to hold entry test on August 21
Mirpur(AJK): The state-run Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST) here Monday announced that the entry test for the admissions to 4-year Undergraduate Programmes 2011-12 in Engineering Disciplines will be held only in Mirpur on August 21, 2011, it was officially declared.
"In continuation of our advertisement (Admission Notice) published in various national English and Urdu dailies, all the candidates seeking admission in 4-year undergraduate programmes in the Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur are informed that the entry test will be held only in Mirpur on August 21, for Engineering disciplines," says an official proclamation released by Public Relations Officer MUST Raja Ijaz Salim here on Monday.
"Therefore the candidates are advised to select only Mirpur as venue for the Entry Test", the proclamation said adding "other requirements and instruction will remain the same". The nation


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Barry M "Aqua Glitter" (two coats over Nails Inc "St James Square") stamped with an ocean waves image from MoYou London Suki XL plate 06 and a white Sally Hansen polish
Dollish Polish "I'm The Ultimate Fan Girl" (two coats over Rimmel "Little Bo Peep")
Freckles Polish "A Chill In The Air"
Freckles Polish "I'll Need Wine"
Rimmel Velvet Matte "Purple Opulence"
Smitten Polish "Seasonal Lattes"
Barry M Glitterati "Fashion Icon" (two coats over Nails Inc "Lowndes Court")
Darling Diva "Happy Wife Happy Life" (two coats over black)
Smitten Polish "Sparkling Orchid"
F.U.N Lacquer "King"
So there you have it, some of what's been on my nails over the last few weeks. Which is your favourite?
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Sports retail giant Sports Direct is apparently set to buy online rival M and M Direct for around £75m, in its first acquisition since listing on the LSE.
The Telegraph reports that Sports Direct is leading negotations for the firm and that the deal could be completed within weeks.
If it does, it will hopefully see the company sorting out its flaky web presence, as well as providing a much-needed boost to its share price.
The firm floated in February at 300p a share, but is now down at just above 270p.
According to Companies House filings, M and M posted pre-tax profits of £1.6m on sales of £53.8m in the year to the end of February 2006.


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Gigabyte Motherboard GA-H110M-A Core i7/i5/i3 H110
GIGABYTE 100 series motherboards support the latest 6th Generation Intel Core processors, a 14nm desktop CPU which features improved performance, power efficiency and support for DDR4 memory, bringing cutting-edge features and ultimate performance to your next PC build.
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Delivers high-quality sound resolution and sound expansion to create the most realistic sound effects for professional users.
Realtek GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software
Realtek GbE LAN features cFosSpeed, a network traffic management application which helps to improve network latency, maintain low ping times to deliver better responsiveness in a crowded LAN environment. Realtek GbE consumes significantly less power when it's in an idle state in comparison with others.
APP Center
GIGABYTE App Center gives you easy access to a wealth of GIGABYTE apps that help you get the most from your GIGABYTE motherboard. Using a simple, unified user interface, GIGABYTE App Center allows you to launch all GIGABYTE apps installed on your system.
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- Support for Intel Core i7 processors/Intel Core i5 processors/Intel Core i3 processors/Intel Pentium processors/Intel Celeron processors in the LGA1151 package
- L3 cache varies with CPU
- Intel H110 Express Chipset
- 2 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
- Dual channel memory architecture
- Support for DDR4 2133 MHz memory modules
- Support for ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
- Support for non-ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
Onboard Graphics
- Integrated Graphics Processor - Intel HD Graphics support:
- 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 at 24 Hz
- Maximum Shared Memory of 512MB
- Realtek ALC887 Codec
- High Definition Audio
- 2/4/5.1/7.1 Channel
- Support for S/PDIF Out
- Realtek GbE LAN Chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
- 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
Storage Interface
- Chipset:
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s Connectors
- Chipset: 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
- 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
Internal I/O Connectors
- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 1 x CPU fan header
- 1 x system fan header
- 1 x front panel header
- 1 x front panel audio header
- 1 x S/PDIF Out header
- 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
- 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
- 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors
- 1 x PS/2 mouse port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port
- 1 x HDMI port
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 1 x RJ-45 port
- 3 x audio jacks (Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
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- iTE I/O Controller Chip
- H/W Monitoring
- System voltage detection
- CPU/System temperature detection
- CPU/System fan speed detection
- CPU/System overheating warning
- CPU/System fan fail warning
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- 1x64 Mbit Flash
- Use of Licensed AMI UEFI BIOs
- PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
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- Support for APP Center
- AutoGreen
- Fast Boot
- Smart TimeLock
- Smart Keyboard
- Smart Backup
- System Information Viewer
- USB Blocker
- Smart Recovery 2
- Support for Q-Flash
- Support for Smart Switch
- Support for Xpress Install
- Bundle Software
- Norton Internet Security (OEM Version)
- cFosSpeed
Operating System
- Support for Window 10/8.1 64Bit
- Support for Windows 7 32/64Bit
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- Micro ATX Form Factor, 22.6cm x 17.4cm
- Item Dimension (L"xW"xH") 11 x 10 x 2
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The accolades keep mounting for the reconstruction project at the I-84, Vista Interchange in Boise.
The project is rebuilding the Vista Interchange (the bridge was built in 1969) with a Single Point Urban Interchange (SPUI) design. That design places a traffic light at the center of the interstate bridge and allows for protected left turns in each direction. The new interchange will have two through lanes in each direction and dual left-turn lanes. On- and off-ramps will be widened and lengthened to improve traffic flow. The new bridge also will accommodate the expansion of I-84.
"I have designed SPUIs before; that wasn't the main challenge," explained Bob Jacobs, project manager for Stanley Consultants. "The challenging aspect was doing it in nine months, while still meeting project milestones. That's unheard of."
ITD's District 3 design on Vista was started by Sue Sullivan and finished by Wade Christiansen. Jason Brinkman, GARVEE Program Manager, also was key to the project.
Jacobs also said cooperation among design team members, Connecting Idaho Partners, ITD, the Ada County Highway District, the city of Boise, and the Boise International Airport "made possible the rapid delivery of this quality project."
In addition to receiving the ASCE award, interchange project received the Women in Transportation Society (Treasure Valley Chapter) Innovative Engineering Solutions Award, the ITD/CIP Performance Award, and the ITD 2010 Excellence in Construction Award.
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Farid El Alagui today revealed how he was ready to turn his back on derby day glory to dash to support his sister as her newly-born son fought for his life.
Assured that Milhan, born three months prematurely, was winning that battle, El Alagui remained in Edinburgh to score the goal which clinched victory over Hearts before ripping off his jersey to reveal a T-shirt emblazoned with a heart and the tot's name.
Milhan put in his early appearance after Hibs midweek match with Dumbarton, El Alagui learning his big sister Atika was being rushed to hospital in Bordeaux and that the little boy's life was in danger.
He said: "I was in touch with my sister because she was in the ambulance going to hospital and then after that she went into labour. It was really hard for a few hours because they weren't sure if the baby was alive when he came out, but thankfully he was and now he can breathe by himself which he couldn't do at the start – he had to be helped by a machine.
"It was difficult because we weren't sure if he would make it. It was hard being so far away. I was quite down and if I could have then I would have driven to France to be with them.
"I was checking the situation daily and had it got any worse I would have tried to go back to France to be close to them, but once I found out the baby and my sister were fine then I was more relaxed.
"I didn't tell the manager about it. I knew the baby was fine on the morning of the derby."
Although he had remained in close touch with his sister, his more public support for her was seen both by Atika and the rest of his family as they watched the derby. He said: "We're a very close family and facetime every day. I knew the day before the derby I wanted to do something and decided to get a T-shirt and write his name
"It was just a little contribution but important for me to make sure they knew I was thinking about them. Atika was lying in her hospital bed and saw the message so she was happy. It was complicated for them and that's why you want to be close to them but unfortunately I couldn't so I wanted to give something back on Sunday so she knew I was there for her.
"All my family and friends always watch my live TV games – but my dad and cousin will be at Hampden today – and that's why it was important to score against Hearts."
The goal which announced Milhan's arrival to the world was El Alagui's first since the French-born Moroccan ruptured his Achilles tendon at the end of August and, he admitted, it was a moment of relief for him.
He said: "It might sound stupid, but you want that confidence again that you can score goals after such a long time out. It was important to score and the fact it was in a derby was just a bonus. I said before the game I wanted to score and I managed it."
Now the 29-year-old has his eyes set on scoring again in today's Scottish Cup semi-final against Falkirk at Hampden but, he insisted, should he do so his celebrations will be more muted given the respect he has for the Bairns where his career took off with 27 goals in his solitary season at Westfield.
He said: "It's special to talk about Falkirk. They were my first club in the United Kingdom and that started everything. Steven Pressley gave me the confidence and I met some great people, it's a great club. The year before I'd been in France and in Morocco before that. In France I was in the fourth division, which wasn't very entertaining for me.
"I wanted to play higher so moving to Scotland gave me that chance to make a name for myself. It was a massive part of my career. We had some great games when I was there. Whenever I speak about them it's always respect.
"I played a semi-final with them against Celtic and we lost which was disappointing, although it was great for the club to reach that stage."
Such is the affinity between El Alagui and Falkirk that he received text messages from people there as he spent almost seven months battling back to full fitness. He said: "A few players are still there like Craig Sibbald, Blair Alston, Kieran Duffie and I still talk to Alex Smith sometimes.
"We will see how it goes today but I will show Falkirk respect and I wouldn't celebrate as much as normal. At the start of the season we spoke about the possibility of me not celebrating before we played Falkirk, but I didn't score so there was no decision to make."
After such a long time out of action El Alagui is, naturally, delighted to be back at a time when Hibs are facing a string of big matches on two fronts, the hope today being they'll be back at Hampden for the cup final at the end of May, while also aiming to win promotion back to the Premiership.
El Alagui said: "It feels good to be back from injury before the big games coming up. The manager has been great with me, he has always made sure I'm fine, talking to me and including me in the group. That's a big thing when you are injured. Sometimes when you are injured it's easy to be forgotten, but I appreciate the fact the manager didn't do that with me.
"He wanted to make sure I was fine and to be back as strong as I could. He never tried to rush me – he told me to come back when I was ready.
"Now we have a big chance to make the fans proud and help the club reach the Scottish Cup final. I wasn't involved in last season's semi-final with Dundee United, but we won and got to the final.
"I'd like to be involved this time and win. This is a big event and as soon as the game starts I will forget who the opposition are. I can only concentrate on Hibs."


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- Omega Supreme (Tank)
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- Left Outer Thigh (B)
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- Left Inner Ankle (E)
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Whomp whomp. There're no Omega Supremes for sale.Sell yours
Alongside Jetfire, Omega Supreme is the most desired of the Series 2 Autobots. As a tank that could run around a track on battery power and then transform into a massive walking robot almost a foot tall, this was a toy that every collector of Transformers wants a copy of.
- MSRP (USA) (Unknown)
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- Release Date January 1, 1985
- Packaging Boxed
- Manufacturer Hasbro
- Brand Transformers
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- Omega Supreme (Tank)
- Transformer Item 1 of 26
- Left Inner Thigh (A)
- Part Item 2 of 26
- Left Outer Thigh (B)
- Part Item 3 of 26
- Right Inner Thigh (C)
- Part Item 4 of 26
- Right Outer Thigh
- Part Item 5 of 26
- Left Inner Ankle (E)
- Part Item 6 of 26
- Left Outer Ankle (F)
- Part Item 7 of 26
- Right Inner Ankle (G)
- Part Item 8 of 26
- Right Outer Ankle (H)
- Part Item 9 of 26
- Track Part (I)
- Part Item 10 of 26
- Track Part (J)
- Part Item 11 of 26
- Track Part (K)
- Part Item 12 of 26
- Track Part (L)
- Part Item 13 of 26
- Track Part (M)
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- Track Part N
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- Left Foot
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- Right Foot
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- Large Yellow Shield x2
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- Medium Yellow Shield x2
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- Small Yellow Shield x2
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- Backpack
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- Rocket Top
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- Rocket Bottom/Claw
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Omega Supreme is a huge transformer with many easily lost parts. Omega Supreme transforms fro robot to Rocket base, complete with his own motorized tank!
Omega Supreme is an impressive figure, but can be hard to find complete, and with functioning electronics.
Real fav from back in the day! The big guys were all favs in fact. Only missing few clips but the tank has a couple issues, head come off and it only rolls on the track, no walking... but who cares! IT"S OMEGA SUPREME!!!!!!!!!!!!
awsome Transfomer one f the biggest looks great in both modes. tank flashing lights and it walks what more could a kid want. Omega was a space station and robot lots of pices. Lost parts mainly the yellow clips that held his legs together. Not a Takara toy but a repaint of Toy Box's Mecha warrior 1 which was black and silver and red normally. He would also be followed by other Transformers by Bandi and others...
Quick get your batteries out. This toy is awesome. More of a transformers playset. Lots of pieces to put together, but worth it.
One of the biggest, baddest and best of all the G1 large toys. A fantastic robot mode is complemented well by an alt mode that is more play set than single toy. The battery operated walking and tank rolling is just a bonus. A great addition to any G1 Transformer collection.
omegasuprem is a different typr of transformer in my opinion. He come completly apart to make his base or put hi back together for his robot mode. I really like the self walking ability and the motorized take .
The motor systems are busted, but this is hardly noticeable when on a shelf. A small clip is missing for a leg, too.
Omega Supreme is one of the Holy Grails of any Transformers collector. With the truly "large scale" figures coming out (Jetfire, Metroplex, Trypticon, etc) having a OS in the mix is stunning. Tank. Robot. Rocket base. There is nothing like it.


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|Custer's Last Stand - Mort Kunstler
I had to do some refreshing on my American history to remember what Custer's Last Stand was. I did some research, and it turns out that this Custer guy really hated Indians, so he decided to fight some (specifically the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho). He died. In fact, much of his puny cavalry died, as did his family. It was truly his Last Stand.
Do I think that Friday and Saturday will be weekend's last stand? No. Even though they will be extraordinarily nice, I've got a feeling that September as a whole going to be warm and sunny.
Let's take a look at our setup right now, at 8 pm (03z). The map below is very hard to see at the given size, so click on it to increase the resolution. The lines drawn are called isobars, and delineate lines of constant pressure. You can see a ridge of high pressure in the Eastern Pacific and a thermal trough centered over the Central Valley of California. Winds are generally coming from the north-northwest off the coast and from the north in the interior. This is a very typical summertime setup for the Pacific Northwest.
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In addition to showing the isobars, the above chart shows "thickness" contours. When the atmosphere is warmer, it becomes less dense, and the height between two levels of atmospheric pressure increases. This chart uses decameters and measures the thickness between 1000 and 500 mb. The larger the thickness, the less dense the atmosphere (and therefore the higher average temperature). As a side note, I often use thicknesses as a predictor of whether it is cold enough to snow in Seattle. I only start to seriously consider a snow when thicknesses drop below 522, and I'd rather have them in the 510s. There are exceptions of course (a relatively warm upper atmosphere with a cold lower atmosphere allowing thicknesses to be relatively high yet snow to still occur), but the 522 line is something respected by most meteorologists in the area.
As we go into the weekend, we are expected to warm up as the ridge to our west gets nudged to the southwest, weakens, and any onshore flow gets the boot. In its place, the thermal trough to our south will extend northward and open the door for warm, offshore flow to take hold over the Pacific Northwest.
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Sunday will be our warmest day, with highs reaching the mid to upper 80s. Highs will be even warmer near the foothills due to the adiabatic compression of air as sinks off the Cascades. In other words, the total amount of heat energy in the air does not change, but since a given mass of air takes up less space near sea level than at elevation, this energy is compressed into a smaller parcel of air. Therefore, no energy is exchanged from any separate parcels, but the air still changes in temperature. Pretty cool. Also, when air rises, it expands and the temperature cools, but the amount of energy stays the same
After Sunday, we will get a brief respite from the heat. I say "respite" because this 2-month period of July and August was the hottest in history, and I've not become acclimated to the heat; if anything, I've just been weakened by it. We could even see a little rain on Tuesday, but things clear up Wednesday, and a new ridge is back in full force by Thursday.
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This ridge won't extend quite as far up north, and the heights over our area will be slightly lower (567 instead of 570), meaning our temperatures will be lower as well (lower 80s if this scenario plays out). We should still have blazing sunshine though. For all intents and purposes, it will feel like our record breaking summer again.


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Phil Zito is a thought leader in the smart building space. He is a self-taught expert with over a decades worth of experience in smart building design. He has worked on literally every building automation system on the market and most Information Technology systems as well.
Outside of his work his passion is to help others learn from his experiences and to contribute to the overall knowledge level of the Smart Building community.
Currently Phil is working on his up-coming E-book a Building Managers Guide to Building Automation and his upcoming podcast.
How I Got to Where I Am
Over the past decade I have worked to develop my skills around building automation, information technology, and cyber security. I have done this by pursuing certifications, master's degrees, and series of challenging roles within the industry.
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Hey all! I am soooooo sincerely sorry for not posting in over a week. It's been that hectic season of "back to school" (hurray) and all that good stuff. AND to top that off, the new iPhone 5 by Apple is coming out in a month! Exciting! Not if you have to sale your iPhone 4... :/ So, just a forewarning, these tutorials are going to become even harder to create. Yes, I admit I'm lazy and use an iPhone to take all my pictures, but hey! They turn out pretty decent, huh? ;) Anyway! I will unfortunately have to switch to another camera for about a month... So we will see how this goes, but if you only see a couple tutorials for this month of September, please don't worry, I'll make up for it in November! :D Okie doke! Enough of this silly jibber jabber, let's talk about today's mani. :)
Okay, I'm sure a lot of you guys have seen this very pretty manicure around. Something that you should also know is that it is super easy to create! And NO, you DO NOT need dotting tools. ;) Oh... and sorry about my name - I really don't know what to call this! Dot nails just seemed so boring, so what about a "dotticure"? ;) Love it! And of course there are many, so I tried to be a little more specific and since they "wrap" around your nails, that's what I decided to name them. ;) So take a look below to see the finished product and let's get started! I also decided that because of my "lame" choice of colors that did not like to be photographed at all, I will just do the full picture tutorial instead of the little one with only my thumb nail. :)
I do apologize for the colors I used. In this picture you can't really tell, but in life, they look really cute together! I tried to do a fall color scheme so I chose some golds and pinks/reds.
You will need:
- At least 3 colors - 1 for a base and then however many for your dots
- About 3 different sized dotting tools (I will explain later, don't worry!) Try for a big, medium, and small.
I used Dress Me Up and Harvest Moon by China Glaze and the other 3 I have forgotten and will add later because I'm at my local library using their wifi! :O Hehe.. whoops. *BAD JENNA* :(
So here is Dress Me Up by China Glaze. I just really love this color! It's in between a rose pink (much darker, I know) and a tan color... My mother says it's "mauve". ;) I was like but it's like pink and brown! And yup, she says "mauve". ;)
Start off with your base coat. This will be your background for your dots.
With your big dotting tool, make a few dots around your nail like so. I used my darkest color and only could add 3-4 on my nails. Only add a couple or so because you don't want too much clutter! AHHH! I can't get over one of the most important rules - You can ALWAYS come back and add more. ;)
With your medium dotting tools, follow the same pattern you made the first time and make a couple more dots in a different color! I used a gold :) (which you can't really see... ;/ ) I made about 3-4 again of these medium sized.
Oh guess what? Repeat! :D This time you will use the same medium dotting tool or an even smaller one! Once again, I created 3-5 dots of a different shade of gold/brown.
And finally, add as many small dots in your last color as needed! I used them as "fillers" and since I used a hot pink, it also gave it a lil' spunk. :) I added 6-8 of these. This is also the time to come back and add more dots in whatever size you feel is right. :)
A closeup - You can see the colors a little more clearly :)
Hehe, my nails are the longest they've been in my entire life! Still short, but good, yeah, still good. ;) (Lilo & Stitch, love that movie! :D)
As I promised, I will explain the dotting tools. :) Okay, in another post I mentioned I recently bought dotting tools (eBbay, $4+free shipping) but you don't need these "fancy" tools for these nails! TRUST ME, I used just these simple things you can most likely find around the house for 4 years and created perfectly amazing nail art! So for your big dots, I'd use a sharpened wooden pencil. You can even write on a paper to dull the tip to make it bigger. Then a .7m lead mechanical pencil for medium (you don't even need the lead! The tip works just fine). A .5m lead mechanical pencil for small dots. And finally, if you even want smaller dots, pick up a tooth pick. ;)
Okay, so this concludes are beautiful polka dot nails! (Variation 1, don't be so excited to get done with this first one, there WILL be more, mooohahaha!) These are just one of my favorites because the endless color combinations. :) Have a ton of new nail polish to try out from your recent haul? Yeah, this "dotticure" will help you use them all in one. ;) Until next time, (which is hopefully sooner then a week :( ), you Polish Pal, Jenna =)


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If your children participate in youth activities, such as hockey, basketball, pee wee football, or little league baseball you've most likely fundraised…or it's in your future. It is inevitable that in order to gain money for equipment, uniforms, or travel expenses parents and players must go door-to-door to raise money by selling food, wrapping paper or even magazine subscriptions. Here is the truth, people are tired of the overpriced catalogs of items that nobody actually needs and parents no longer want to spend their weekends washing other people's cars.
However, fundraising is a necessary evil! The majority of youth sports are underfunded and in order to get the extra money for the team's survival or participation in certain events, they must fundraise.
This type of fundraising does raise money for the team, but there are negatives to it. For one, it is a lot of work with not a lot of profit. In most cases the students don't even get to keep all of what they raise – in fact, they barely even keep half. The other half pays for the product that they had to sell. In addition fundraising can put the children at somewhat of a risk. By going door to door, there is a chance that the children will not know who is on the other side. While most try to go to people they know, some need the money badly enough that they will sell to strangers.
Safe and trusted sites like http://www.MoveYourMountain.org are leading the revolution and empowering youth sports teams all over the country to engage the power of the crowd. Online fundraisers give the community a way to learn more about the children and the organization that is raising money. The children have an opportunity to share their love and passion by telling their story. They can explain to their supporters what they are raising money for and why the fundraiser is important to them. This is a great way for your children to demonstrate their commitment to not only their fundraiser, but to their team as well by communicating regularly with team members and supporters. Keeping everyone motivated will help raise even more money.
Online fundraising allows children a safe environment where they can promote their team(s) and leverage the community without the dangers of knocking on stranger's doors. Raising money through a free an easy to use platform like Move Your Mountain takes the pressure off the children allowing them to enjoy team sports and focus on the game they love.
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Uprise is a cloud-based practice management and electronic health recording (EHR) solution that helps manage both patient care and business aspects of an Optometric practice. It allows eye-care specialties and their practitioner to manage practice and comply with the changing regulations associated with Meaningful Use.
Uprise provides access to data-rich profiles for all patients. Users can search for patients, view summaries, schedule appointments and create Rx orders through each patient profile.
The solution comes with ophthalmic product ordering, reporting tools, patient scheduling, optometry billing, claims management and a patient portal. Uprise also includes a graphical annotation tool and the One Touch feature, which automatically populates orders, patient education and CPT codes after the exam is over.
This solution was designed to work on tablets allowing mobility from room to room. There are no long-term contracts and hardware purchase is not required.
Jon B. Especialidad: Práctica médica Número de empleados: 2-10 empleados
Conversion to electronic medical records from paper charts
Easy to use, good for basic functionality, scheduling module is easy to use, cloud based, so accessible from anywhere
The practice management portion of the software is underdeveloped, for instance, there is no way to run a report of all of your customers email addresses...


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Hart Health Strategies provides a comprehensive policy briefing on a weekly basis. This in-depth health policy briefing is sent out at the beginning of each week. The health policy briefing recaps the previous week and previews the week ahead. It alerts clients to upcoming congressional hearings, newly introduced bills, regulatory announcements, and implementation activity related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and other health laws.
- Health Targeted in House FY 2013 Budget Cuts
- Student Loan Bill Repeals Prevention and Public Health Fund
- Verification of PPACA Individual Subsidies
- Stop-Loss for Small Self-Insured Plans Targeted
- Consumer Education Grants
- PPACA Minimum Value Determinations
- Medicare Trustees Report
- PPACA Home Care Rules
- National Provider Identifier Rule
- Medicare Hospital Payment Increase
- Medicaid and SCHIP Demo Guidance
- FDA Issues
- Recently Introduced Health Legislation
Health Targeted in House FY 2013 Budget Cuts
Before recessing for this week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted mainly along party lines to pass the Republican FY 2013 spending proposal which includes cuts to the PPACA and Medicaid. The PPACA spending reductions include: repealing the Prevention and Public Health Fund (see House double-down on this move below); eliminating grants to states for establishing health insurance exchanges; canceling funding for consumer-governed health insurance plans, CO-OPs; and eliminating scheduled bonuses to hospitals that serve low-income patients. The Medicaid provisions include: repealing the PPACA mandated maintenance-of-effort requirements for Medicaid and SCHIP eligibility; repealing the increase in the Medicaid matching rate for U.S. territories from 55% to 50%; reducing the state provider tax threshold from 6% to 5.5%; and eliminating performance bonus payments to states that increase their enrollment of children in Medicaid. In addition, both the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Judiciary Committee approved restrictions on state medical malpractice cases along the lines of H.R. 5 as passed by the House. The Energy and Commerce Committee did not adopt the Ryan budget proposal to change Medicare to a so-called premium support system. However, the committee held hearings on the issue during which several witnesses said the premium support approach is the only bipartisan way to address Medicare insolvency. The committees' provisions will be packaged together with the reconciliation instructions approved by other committees, pursuant to the House budget plan (H.Con. Res. 112), and sent to the House floor sometime in May. In accord with the Republican budget plan, the House Appropriations Committee released their recommendations for the twelve FY 2013 appropriations bills to be acted on by the House this summer. It is likely the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education bill, which would cap spending at $150 billion ($6.3 billion less than this year), will again be the last bill considered. The House is expected to spend about $8 billion more on defense than the Senate with offsets coming mainly from Labor, Health and Human Services. This move is designed to head off the first year of $500 billion in 10-year cuts to defense under the Budget Control Act mandate. Of note, Office of Management and Budget told the Government Accountability Office that the Budget Control Act's automatic sequestration cuts will not apply to Veterans Affairs health programs. Without agreement with the Senate on the level of Labor, Health and Human Services cuts, as is expected, a continuing resolution could be in the cards in order to fund government until after the November elections.
Student Loan Bill Repeals Prevention and Public Health Fund
As part of a 215-195 vote in the House to pass H.R. 4628, legislation to maintain the Stafford student loan rate at current levels for one year, the cost of the bill was offset by repealing the PPACA Prevention and Public Health Fund. The PPHF has been targeted by House Republicans in reconciliation (see above) and in a previous measure to extend the payroll tax break this year. The White House issued a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) pledging to veto the student loan bill if it includes the PPHF repeal.
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In the two weeks since consumers began reporting finding glass in Gerber baby foods, the Federal Food and Drug Administration says its has received complaints from 30 states, and one state, Maryland, has banned sales of Gerber strained peaches.
Parents concerned about finding glass in their children's food bombarded local, state and Federal health officials with calls throughout the week. But Friday, for the second time in four days, the Federal agency said ''nothing could be accomplished'' by recalling Gerber products.
An F.D.A. spokesman, William Grigg, said inspectors had found glass in 21 of 137 opened Gerber jars that consumers had submitted for examination. Of 23,000 unopened jars the agency inspected in warehouses and supermarkets, five contained ''harmless specks'' of glass, Mr. Grigg said.
In some states some retailers have removed Gerber products as a precautionary measure. Incident in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn a woman said her year-old son cut his tongue on glass while she was feeding him Gerber strained bananas with tapioca Friday.Continue reading the main story
''I saw he was spitting it out,'' said the woman, Minerva Figueroa. ''He had blood on his tongue. I figured he had bitten himself. I picked up another spoon of baby food. That's when I saw glass inside the jar.''
She said there were ''a couple of pieces'' in the jar, which she had bought Feb. 21. The baby was taken to Kings County Hospital. Officer Edward Kulesa, a spokesman for the New York City Police Department, said the jar was turned over to the F.D.A. for tests.
Gerber strained bananas with tapioca was the same type of baby food involved in Dallas, where at least three children were taken to hospitals and examined last week.
Yesterday, however, the F.D.A.'s top investigator in Dallas said there was no glass in similar jars from the supermarket where a mother who said her daughter's throat was lacerated had bought the Gerber product.
''My investigators have found lots of discrepancies in the story,'' said Theodore Rotto, chief investigator for the agency's Dallas district. ''It leads me to the conclusion that somebody, a third party seeking publicity - you can make up all the reasons you want - is putting glass in, or the stories haven't been straight to start with.'' $800,000 Suit in Ohio In Ohio a couple has filed an $800,000 lawsuit in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court, charging Gerber with failing to notify the public about problems and remove products from stores.
The suit was filed by Clayton and Patricia Riley of Ironton, 120 miles from Cincinnati. Mrs. Riley said the suit arose from a jar of Gerber mixed vegetables that their 10-month-old daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, ate Feb. 17.
''My husband was feeding her and noticed something shiny on the spoon,'' Mrs. Riley recalled yesterday. ''I checked the baby's mouth, and there was a great big piece of glass the size of a dime in her mouth.''
X-rays of the child's stomach at a local hospital showed a foreign object, and over the next few days there was glass in her diapers, her mother said. A pediatrician also noticed a laceration in Sarah's throat, Mrs. Riley said. Gerber Refuses Comment
Gerber, based in Fremont, Mich., has declined to comment on specific reports of glass in its products, and calls to the company were not returned yesterday. Gerber is the nation's largest manufacturer of baby food, with 70 percent of the market.
Maryland announced its ban on strained peaches last Sunday, and the company filed a $150 million suit the next day against Gov. Harry Hughes and other state officials. Gerber later agreed to delay the suit while a state administrative inquiry looks into reports of glass in Gerber products.
Mr. Grigg of the F.D.A. said that the size and shape of the glass the F.D.A. has found ''makes it highly unlikely that it would have occurred under manufacturing conditions.''
The Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Dr. Frank E. Young, advised parents to examine jars for signs of breakage or indications that vacuum-sealed lids had been tampered with.Continue reading the main story


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Note: Nearly all of these wrong warps currently require cheats to activate, with the exception being the Lanayru Desert warp from the Temple of Time area, which causes the game to crash.
In some maps, the bird statues in other sections will remain loaded, even while the area around it isn't. For example, while you are in the Temple of Time area, the Lanayru Desert area partially loaded and the bird statues in that area still exist. Going to such a bird statue and choosing to return to the sky or the entrance of a temple will cause you to be warped to a strange location. It is unknown what causes this or how it will react.
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|Behind the temple
|Sealed Grounds Statue
|Sealed Grounds
|Behind the Temple Statue
|Flooded Faron Woods
|Sealed Temple
|Behind the Temple Statue
|Temple of Hylia
|Sealed Temple
|Sealed Grounds Statue
|Temple of Hylia
|Behind the Temple Door
|Sealed Temple
|Hylia's Realm
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|Lake Floria
|Floria Waterfall
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|Lanayru Desert
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Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing
Genre: Contemporary
Other: M/F, Adult Toys
Length: Short Story (82 pgs)
Rating: 4.5 cherries
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Lori Donovan accepts the Cougar Challenge and pledges to snag a hot young stud, knowing it'll be tough once she moves back to her Texas hometown. She expects barren plains and rattlesnakes but finds hunky Jackson Blue drilling for oil on her property instead. A driller. Hmm. Lori has a few ideas about that and just about all of them involve her poor, needy, sex-starved body.
Jackson takes one look at the curvy, sexy, older woman and puts his expertise into action. After all, drilling is what he does best. Against the wall, on the floor or in the middle of her bed, he's the right man for the job. It's a hot time in Texas when a tough, sexy drillin' man meets a sassy cougar, and playing it safe just isn't an option.
Drilled is the next short story in the fabulous Cougar Challenge series and it packs a punch given that it's only 82 pages. The chemistry between Lori Donovan and Jackson Blue is explosive and when they embrace their sexual desires, it's like a volcano erupting in which the hot, molten lava destroys everything in its path. Lori and Jackson are two characters that you'll quickly fall in love with as they address their fears and embrace their desires.
Despite their age difference, Jackson Blue knows exactly who he wants after meeting Lori Donovan for the first time. The woman is sexy, humorous, and gives him goose bumps in all the right places. It takes everything in his being not to take her directly to bed when they have lunch in his trailer. He knows that she's been hurt by her ex-husband from the shadow of fear in her eyes, but he's determined to prove that not all men are jerks. More importantly, he's determined to prove that she's one of the sexiest women he's ever met. Will Jackson succeed and bring the Cougar out in Lori?
Lori Donovan has been leery of men since her divorce over two years ago when her husband left her for a younger woman. Imagine her surprise when she meets Jackson Blue and all of her pent up desires leap to the forefront sending mind-blowing, shivers down her spine. The man is sex personified, but he couldn't possibly be interested in a woman who's a decade older. Afraid of giving in to her Cougar desires, Lori does the only thing she can…she seeks advice from the other Cougars. Will Lori "cougarize" Jackson? Or, maybe he'll "cougarize" her. Either way, these two are destined for some wild monkey sex that's guaranteed to set your e-reader on fire.
Drilled is a captivating, well-written story in which the words flow across the page making it difficult to put the book down. Hence, if you're looking for a sexy, intense, humorous, sophisticated story about rediscovering love, but more importantly ones self, then Drilled is definitely the book to read. Two thumbs up to Ms. Carlysle for providing us with the next scorching hot book in the Cougar Challenge series. I would definitely recommend Drilled to my friends.


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It makes sense that CBS wanted to mix up their studio crew, their crew had gotten stale and the show was simply not as fun or as interesting as the folks over on Fox. And in my opinion, they dumped the two weakest links of the show in Marino and Sharpe.
I do not know how Marino lasted 12 years on The NFL Today, because I do not know if he ever said something insightful or worthwhile during his time at CBS. Sure, he was actually alive in studio unlike Joe Montana during his awful one-year stint at NBC in 1995, but he seemed to be there solely because of his name, and tried to build his studio career off that. Quite frankly, it didn't work.
Now Sharpe would occasionally get fired up and give you some quality television, with one of the best examples being on the Richie Incognito situation, and he did mix it up with his fashion choices, but his insightful moments were far and few between. His diction issues were one thing but even if he were the most eloquent speaker ever, he still would have been a mediocre analyst.
All in all, it's a solid crew flanking Brown, who is still a very good host. I have always liked Esiason, who gets some flack from people because he actually has opinions and is not afraid to say them, and Cowher is decent although if he got more fired up he would be solid.
It is always a risk when you hire a guy right out of retirement, but Gonzalez has always seemed like a natural to go into broadcasting as he has always been a good interview, was always comfortable with the media, and is quite charismatic. I can't say for certainty that he will be a star right out of the gate, or if at all, but I think he will be a good fit for CBS.