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You live in Africa or Asia and one of your friends in the USA wants you to visit them in say New York. How do you go about that? Do you just buy your ticket and fly to the USA? Not at all. It's not as easy as that. You need to get a visit visa! The consulate of the USA need to give permission to you to visit the USA. How do you apply for a US visa? This is what this article is about. In it I show you the steps on How to apply for a visa to visit the USA from Nigeria. The steps will be the same for most countries. All you may need to do is find the US immigration website for your country.
Do you need a visa?
Before you spend all your energy studying and reading all this material on how to apply for a visa, you need to be sure that you need a visa. There are some countries that the USA has agreements with and as such their citizens would not require visas to visit. Please take a look at this list to confirm whether you need a visa or not to enter the USA.
How to apply for US visa – The Visa Wizard
The visitor wizard on the US immigration website is a very useful tool to help with the visa application process. The wizard guides you to the website that you need to be on as well as the cost implications and the list of documents you would need. It also leads you to the application form that is appropriate for you as an individual.
All you need to do with the wizard is enter your country of citizenship and the reason for your travel. The wizard would then send you to a page where you can access the specific information for your home country.
Here is a list of steps to follow to obtain a US visitor visa if you are a Nigerian. This is where the visa wizard will lead you to if you choose similar options.
How to apply for a US visa video
Steps to take – How to apply for a US visa
Here is a summary of the steps to apply for a visa
- Get your passport photograph ready (the specification for photo )
- Fill the online form DS-160 for Non-Immigrant Visa
- Schedule an Interview
- Pay the visa application fee
- Gather the documents required for the interview
- Attend your visa interview
- Pick up your visa – if issued
Visa Office in your country
You will need to visit the US embassy website for your country to get the most accurate and specific information about the visa application fees and required documentation.
All you need to do is follow this link to US embassies in the different countries of the world, select your country of residence or citizenship.
Time to apply
It is important that you give yourself a lot of time to secure an interview, prepared the documents and attend the interview.
I hope you apply and get the visa.


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"This Man's World" vocal sheet music from BLACKOUT (a new musical)
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IN THE MUSICAL: New York City. July 13, 1977. Four New Yorkers—high, low, charged, broke, strangers, sisters, black, white—navigate a city of swelling temptation and simmering anger, a time of random fires and swinging sex, and streets where soul and disco serenade the down and up. And they harbor buried hope of a light at the end of that long, cracking tunnel. Until the power goes out. All of it. And they're forced into a night of both fantasy and nightmare where they'll come together before they come out the other side. IN THIS SONG: In this Supreme-like female trio, Dr. Alice Delancey on Park Avenue, her sister Marie in seedy Brooklyn, and young black student, Cora, from the back room of Marie's store, alternate between comedy and drama when they complain about where men have put them. (http://www.blackoutmusical.com)
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DEA Drug Scheduling
Posted by Marijuana Doctors on 06/21/2018 in Medical Marijuana
Updated on January 30, 2019. Medical content reviewed by Dr. Joseph Rosado, MD, M.B.A, Chief Medical Officer
As an increasing number of American states legalize the use of either medical marijuana or marijuana outright, experts are increasingly questioning the way marijuana is scheduled by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Currently, marijuana is included in Schedule I. These are literally the most hallucinogenic and dangerous drugs – except for marijuana. The absurdity of the federal government placing marijuana with these other dangerous drugs will become apparent below.
Drug Scheduling Explained
Since 1970 the DEA Drug Schedule has been used to classify drugs, substance, and chemicals that are used to make drugs into five different categories called schedules depending mostly upon how the drugs are used in medicine and the ability for them to be abused or create dependencies. Much of how a drug is classified is based on its potential to be abused. Schedule I drugs are believed to have the greatest potential to cause severe physical or psychological dependence.
As you move through the other categories, the potential for the drug being abused diminishes so that by the time you reach Schedule V, a drug in this category has the least chance of being abused.
We will have more on how the DEA drug schedule was created in 1970 below.
Let's look briefly at the five schedules.
Schedule I
These drugs are defined as having no medical purpose and a high potential for abuse. The government's position is that medical supervision cannot provide a level of safe use for the drug.
Some of the drugs in this category include LSD, ecstasy, peyote, methaqualone, heroin and marijuana (cannabis).
Schedule II
These are defined as drugs that have a great potential for abuse that could lead to severe physical or psychological dependence. They are still considered dangerous but not as dangerous as Schedule I.
Some of the drugs categorized here include Vicodin, cocaine, methadone, Demirel, OxyContin, Ritalin, Dexedrine and Adderall.
Schedule III
Here you find drugs with a moderate to low potential for abuse and dependence. Not as low as schedule IV, but not as dangerous as the first two categories.
Some of the drugs in Schedule III include Tylenol with codeine, ketamine, testosterone and anabolic steroids.
Schedule IV
These drugs have an even lower risk of dependence and abuse.
Some of the drugs in this category include Xanax, Ambien, Valium, lorazepam and tramadol.
Schedule V
The drugs in Schedule V have the lowest potential for abuse or dependence. They are generally cough medicines, pain relievers or antidiarrheals.
Some of the drugs in this schedule include Robitussin, Lyrica and Lomotil.
How the DEA Classifies Marijuana
DEA policy states that marijuana creates certain short-term effects: memory problems, difficulty in problem-solving and thinking, distorted perception and loss of coordination. Effects caused by the long-term use of marijuana include Amotivational Syndrome which the DEA argues is characterized by impaired judgment and memory, apathy and a loss of ambition and interest in personal goals. (If you'll forgive us for using the vernacular for a moment, what the DEA is basically arguing is that marijuana creates "slackers.")
The DEA also associates an increased risk of depression with marijuana use, and the possible earlier onset of schizophrenia and other psychotic conditions, especially among teenagers.
The DEA list of physical effects of marijuana includes bloodshot eyes, sedation, decreased blood pressure, lung irritation and increased appetite. Long-term use of marijuana may suppress the immune system, and marijuana smokers have a higher risk of cancer of the lungs, respiratory tract, neck and head.
The DEA does slip one small note in this rather scary description of the dangers of marijuana use. According to the DEA, there have been no reported deaths from overdosing on marijuana. The DEA may consider this worthy only of one small line two-thirds of the way down the page, but it hints at why marijuana does not belong in Schedule I.
Farther down, the DEA admits there are medical uses for THC, one of the active components in marijuana, by explaining that a synthetic version called Marinol is only a Schedule III substance.
Looking over these categories, you can already begin to see that the classification of marijuana as a Schedule I type drug is, well, ridiculous. It is very hard to believe, for instance, that marijuana is as addictive as heroin and LSD, and more dangerous than cocaine or OxyContin.
How Did Marijuana Come to Be Classified as a Schedule I Drug?
Marijuana has been used for over 5,000 years for a variety of medical uses. Over 3,000 years ago, Egyptians used cannabis as a treatment for glaucoma, one of the most frequently cited medical uses of medical marijuana today. So how did medical marijuana come to be so despised by the United States federal government?
There was a great deal of racism and politics involved in the demonization of marijuana.
To understand, you must go back to the early 1900s and the Mexican Revolution. In those days there was an influx of Mexican migration into Louisiana and Texas. Many of these new immigrants brought some customs from their native land, as had many waves of immigrants from all over the world before them. One of the things they brought with them was their use of cannabis, or as they called it "marihuana," for medical reasons.
As we still see so often today, segments of the American population and the media greatly resented and feared these new immigrants. The media began to spread false claims about the Mexicans and their use of cannabis. The local government in El Paso, Texas, responding to public opinion, borrowed the way the federal government had used opium to control the entry of Chinese immigrants into America, and used the possession of cannabis as a reason to either deny entry or deport immigrants. After a while, this spread to the national level.
What was most interesting at the time was that cannabis was used as an ingredient in several popular medicines that many Americans already had in their homes.
This continued until the 1930s when, in a stunning act of a combination of two prejudices, marijuana was alleged to cause African-Americans men to become violent and try to sleep with white women. This became the fundamental reason for the federal Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 which outlawed its sale and use.
In 1969, the Marijuana Tax Act was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. This led to the Controlled Substances Act in 1970 which created the drug scheduling which we are so familiar with today. At the time, President Nixon left marijuana in Schedule I as a kind of "placeholder" and created the Shafer Commission to give him a final recommendation.
In its final report, the Shafer Commission recommended that marijuana should not be in Schedule I. In fact, it said that marijuana should not even be considered an illicit substance. Nixon, however, for what can only be seen as purely political considerations, rejected the Shafer Commission's recommendations and left a marijuana as a Schedule I drug.
In 1996, California approved marijuana for medical use. Since then 23 states and the District of Columbia have enacted medical marijuana laws. Considering the racism and bigotry that led to marijuana being categorized as a Schedule I drug in the first place, it is hard to see why the federal government remains so opposed to changing it to a Schedule II or Schedule III substance.
How Do Other Countries Deal With The Use of Marijuana for Medical Purposes?
Many other countries, including some of our closest allies, have approved the use of medical marijuana.
- Canada: The use of marijuana for medical reasons has been legal in Canada since 2001. In another note, it is extremely likely that in October or September 2018, Canada will become the second country in the world to legalize the use of marijuana, Uruguay being the first.
- Israel: Israel legalized the use of marijuana for severe or terminal cases in the 1990s. It's interesting to note that Israel also has the one of the highest use of marijuana for nonmedical reasons in the world.
- Australia: Medical marijuana has been approved on a federal level in Australia. Laws vary from state to state. You can grow one or two plants for personal use in South Australia and the Australian capital territory.
- Czech Republic: The government of the Czech Republic made the use of medical marijuana fully legal. There are also very minor fines assessed for the possession of up to five plants, although this is rarely enforced.
- The Netherlands: The use of medical marijuana is legal in the Netherlands.
- France: Marijuana is illegal in France, however, you may sell medications that contain cannabis derivatives.
- India: While marijuana is technically illegal at the federal level in India, it is tolerated in many states like Gujarat, West Bengal and the Northeast for personal or medical use.
What Are the Medical Uses of Marijuana?
Although the Schafer Commission in the early 1970s recommended that marijuana not even be considered an illicit substance, the reality is that the current federal government, and many administrations before it, continue to follow a policy that classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug. While it would be wonderful if the federal government could be as far-thinking as Canada is on the subject, we understand that on a federal level this will not happen anytime soon.
We do however believe, based on research and studies, that there is more than enough evidence to reclassify marijuana as either a Schedule II or even a Schedule III drug. This would make it more widely available to be used for its many medicinal purposes in the United States.
On a national level, the American public supports the use of medical marijuana. A recent poll showed that at least 84 percent of the public supports the use of marijuana for medical reasons.
Consider the following uses of marijuana for medical purposes:
- Glaucoma: Like the Egyptians we mentioned above who 3,000 years ago used marijuana as a treatment for glaucoma, this is one of the main reasons that most states allow medical marijuana use. It has been shown to decrease pressure inside the eye, at least for a few hours. Researchers hope that some sort of marijuana-based compound can be developed that leads to longer-lasting benefits from marijuana use.
- Alzheimer's disease: The journal Molecular Pharmaceuticals published a study in 2006 that found that the active chemical in cannabis, THC, slows the creation of amyloid plaques in the brain by blocking the enzyme that creates them. These are the plaques that lead to Alzheimer's. Similar studies are in the early stages of research.
- The pain associated with multiple sclerosis: A study published by the Canadian Medical Association found that patients who suffered from painful contractions in their muscles felt less pain after they had smoked marijuana for a few days. Other treatments did not produce similar results.
- Hepatitis C: The treatment for hepatitis C can be quite traumatic. The treatment can cause fatigue, muscle aches, depression, loss of appetite and nausea. Side effects can last for months. Sometimes they are so severe people stop the treatments altogether. Research by The European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, however, showed that 86 percent of patients who use marijuana also completed their hepatitis C therapy. On the other hand, only 29 percent of those who did not use marijuana completed the therapy. Doctors believe that marijuana helps lessen the side effects of the treatment.
- Rheumatoid arthritis: Rheumatology researchers from several hospitals in the U.S. gave their patients Sativex, which is based on cannabis and helps relieve pain. In a test where one-half of the patients received a placebo, the arthritis sufferers who used Sativex experienced a marked reduction in pain and slept much better than those who received the placebo.
- Parkinson's disease: A study presented by Israeli researchers in 2013 found that the pain and tremors associated with Parkinson's disease are significantly reduced when these patients smoke marijuana. These Parkinson's patients also slept better and showed improved fine motor skills.
- PTSD: The Colorado Department of Health gave a large grant to the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, an organization which actively supports marijuana research, to see if medical marijuana could be used to treat people with PTSD. Cannabinoids that occur naturally in the body play a role in regulating what causes fear and anxiety in humans. While the larger study is still underway, the state of New Mexico has been using marijuana to treat PTSD. It is, in fact, the main reason that people receive a license for medical marijuana in that state.
- Stroke: A study by the University of Nottingham in England found that marijuana can act to protect the brain by reducing the area of the brain affected by stroke.
- CTE: This is probably a condition that many people are aware of because so many people in the United States are fans of football. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), or as it is known, concussion syndrome, is believed to happen after football players or players of any other sport suffered too many concussions. Recently Lester Grinspoon, a marijuana advocate and a professor of psychiatry at Harvard, wrote to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, arguing that the league should stop testing players for the presence of marijuana in their blood and fund research into marijuana's ability to protect the brain.
- A 2014 study done by a team of researchers at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, Calif., showed that patients were less likely to die from a traumatic brain injury if they use marijuana
- Chemotherapy: Another well-known use of medical marijuana. There is much evidence according to the National Academies that marijuana is an effective way to treat the side effects of chemotherapy. Chemotherapy, while an effective at reducing cancers, can also create very painful side effects including painful vomiting and loss of appetite, which lead to other complications. There is considerable research that shows marijuana helps reduce these effects by stimulating appetite, decreasing nausea and alleviating pain.
- Reducing the use of opioids: If it was possible to use marijuana as a way to treat chronic pain instead of addictive opioids, there would be far fewer deaths and emotional trauma across America. Remember, as we reported above, even the DEA itself says it has no reports of any death ever caused by marijuana use. While some people may argue about the addictive qualities of marijuana, there is no question that it is far less addictive than opioids.
Why It's Time to Move Marijuana out of the DEA's Schedule I Category
It's understandable in a way that so many people have come to misunderstand marijuana. In the early 1900s, it was used as an excuse to demonize both Mexican-Americans and African-Americans. Then came "reefer madness" in the '40s and '50s. Today, many important members of the current administration seem determined to paint the use of medical marijuana in a bad light. Marijuana has suffered from a "bum rap" for over a century.
Yet as the evidence above shows, the many medical uses of marijuana continues to grow. Researchers across the world are regularly discovering new uses for medical marijuana in treating some of our most debilitating diseases: cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, PTSD. The attitude of the federal government and the DEA should not be one of an ostrich with its head in the sand, but one of a willing partner who will join in the kind of research that leads to finding new uses for medical marijuana.
The DEA's categorizing of marijuana as a Schedule I drug can only be considered a relic of racial prejudices and political misunderstandings from a long time ago. The fact that the federal government still says that there are no medical uses for marijuana of any kind defies reality.
Even a skeptical person would have a hard time arguing that marijuana is as deadly or dangerous as heroin or LSD. By leaving marijuana as a Schedule I drug, the federal government's policy denies many physicians the chance to help their patients find relief from a variety of diseases.
We completely agree that this research should proceed with caution. While preliminary research in many fields has shown the potential for positive results, we are also aware that the misuse of marijuana can be debilitating. Yet we should not allow the fear of negative results to get in the way of medical marijuana's obvious positive possibilities.
By placing marijuana in the Schedule II, or even better, the Schedule III category, the federal government would be letting physicians know that prescribing marijuana can be just as useful as prescribing Vicodin or Tylenol with codeine, or even an opioid, for a patient in pain.
It's time for the federal government to change this outdated policy, follow the lead of the 23 states and the District of Columbia and give their approval of the use of marijuana for medical reasons.
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Review: Too Cool For School Art Class by Rodin Contour Powder
Hi, guys. I skipped posting on Wednesday simply because I was not ready to talk about the product in question… Which brings us all here today. It's my first time talking about a contouring product on the blog (primarily because it's my first time buying and using one). Continue Reading


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PeeBuddy India's First Portable, Disposable Female Urination Device for Women - Recommended by Best of Doctors. Public and Common Toilets are never Clean, With PeeBuddy, Women can Stand and Pee in all such Toilets at Highways, Trains, Treks, Marathons, Road Trips etc. Also recommended for use during Pregnancy, Spinal Injuries and Arthritis etc. Now Stand and Pee in all Common Toilets and Stay away from Infections, UTI etc. PeeBuddy is a Revolutionary Product for Women who hate dirty toilets when travelling (Fights/Train/Highways) for work/leisure or those with medical condition (Joint pains / Pregnancy etc). Avoid all UTIs/Infections/Yucky Experiences at Dirty Toilets.
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I was listening to a podcast over the last few days and somewhere in the middle of it the participants drew a visual picture for the listening audience of what they believe raising our collective consciousness looks like.
Basically they said to take a table that is covered in bubbles. When one bubble starts to move it immediately affects those around it and then the ripples of change start. So when someone like Martin Luther King rises up out of the bubble pile there is an amazing impact even if his time was cut short.
I really like that picture and it makes incredible sense. The question I have though is whether or not us bubbles really want to be disturbed? Do we want the pressure that comes with it? Do we even really want change? Do we just want to ride it out and hopefully not be affected by…
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To improve its athletes' _______, Viet Nam has regularly exchanged delegation of sport officials, coaches, referees and athletes with other countries.
- A. team
- B. competitor
- C. appearance
- D. performance
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- The Southeast Asian Games, also knowing as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current eleven countries of Southeast Asia
- The SEA Games are under regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supervision by the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia
- The proposed rationale was that a regional sports event will help promote cooperative, understanding and relations among countries in
- The first SEA Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 12 to 17 December,1959 comprising more and more 527 athletes and official from Southeast countries participating in 12 sports competitions
- The next host for the SEA Games is Laos. It is Laos' the first time as the host for the biannual- games
- The 22nd SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven _____ countries
- _______, the athlete broke the worlds record with two attempts
- On behalf of the referees and athletes, referee Hoang Quoc Vinh and shooter Nguyen Manh Tuong swore to an oath of '_______, Honesty and Fair Play'
- The ASEAN Para-Games are hosted = ________ by the same country where the SEA Games took place
- The ASEAN Para-Games is a biannual multi-sport _______ held after every Southeast Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities
- In beach volleyball, Indonesia defeated Thailand in straight sets to take men's gold _______
- The 22nd SEA Games was the first time when Vietnam finished top of the medal _______
- Viet Nam's successful hosting of the 22nd SEA Games is considered a/an _____ example for other countries to follow, particularly in honesty, consistence and organizing method
- To improve its athletes' _______, Viet Nam has regularly exchanged delegation of sport officials, coaches, referees and athletes with other countries
- _______ is the activity of doing special exercises regularly in order to make your muscles grow bigger


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Nice pull quote at the end of her article parallels some of the core causes I touched on yesterday at USNIBlog.
"You're not describing a general officer corps, you're describing a human condition," said Anthony Cordesman, a national security expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "Whenever people are in hierarchical structures they develop a sense of entitlement, and they do, on occasion, abuse it."Some parts of our culture try to make those at the highest ranks of the military to be demigods of some kind, but they aren't. They are just humans - but all the glory and weakness that comes with that.


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Details You Should Learn When Organizing Catering For Funeral Services
Making burial arrangements can be overwhelming for a bereaved family. For this reason, it is important that they delegate anything else they can. Hiring funeral catering services will help the family ensure that attendees of the burial are well fed and taken care of. When hiring a caterer, keep a few things in mind.
Once you have decided which caterer to hire, inform them about your preferences. Let them know what you would like them to do and how you would like them to carry out various responsibilities. When doing this, keep in mind the needs of your guests and what their preferences would be.
The location of the event should be considered. For short events, finger foods will be a better option. For bigger gatherings, which may take time, consider serving full meals. This could be after the burial has been completed or when meetings are held in private residences.
Drinks should be included in the menu. Consider including both cold and hot drinks, as people have different preferences. You can also vary the soft drinks that are available. If you can afford alcoholic drinks, you can include this as well, depending on the type of crowd you will be having over.
It is wise to think about any special needs some guests may have. For instance, there maybe some guests who are vegetarians. Make provision for this so as to accommodate them. If anyone wants to bring food, let the caterer know how to handle the situation.
You do not have to make complicated meals, keep things plain and simple. This is because people's main focus will be on the burial, rather than the food. You can hire funeral catering services on more than one occasion, as long as you can afford it. It may be necessary to hire out other equipment from the caterer, such as extra tables, chairs, tents and linens.


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St. Petersburg Tour Guide - Anya
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The Hermitage and Winter Palace on the Neva River
Warm Greetings! My name is Anya and from 2001-2020 I have been a licensed tour guide in St. Petersburg Russia. I was born here during the Communist Regime and was in my early 20's at the fall of the Soviet Union, so I've seen a lot change and have a lot of interesting experiences to share.
I specialize in making recommendations and coordinating all the details you'll need for your stay in St. Petersburg. I can help with as little or as many details as you'd like. Because visa requirements are very different for sea arrivals and those staying in a hotel, I recommend to visit one of the following web pages for planning your tour of St. Petersburg.
2020 Visa Free Shore Excursion Itinerary for Cruise Passengers!
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Blonde feat Craig David - Nothing Like This
Blonde are from Bristol. The duo of Adam Englefield and Jacob Manson met on line through Adam's You Tube channel. They've already scored two Top 10 hits with 'I Loved You' featuring Melissa Steele and 'All Cried Out' with vocals by Alex Newell who is an American actor and singer probably best known for his starring role as Wade "Unique" Adams in the TV show Glee. After the revival of Craig David following his appearance on the final of the X Factor last December, he performs on this track. The 34 year old singer from Southampton has had 14 Top 10 hits including 2 Number 1 singles and a Number 1 album. Craig David is set to play the Parklife festival in June and T In The Park in July.
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Founded on January 30th 1922 ELMY CYCLES began its trading in a small converted front room of no. 188 Back Hamlet in Ipswich.
Started by Arthur Turner Elmy the shop was first known as A.T. ELMY and sold Motorcycles, Cycles, Prams and the various electrical goods of the time. One of the more unusual features of the shop must have been the Petrol Pump sited in the front garden to serve the passing motorist and Motorcycle. Although the business had opened on January 30th it was to be the 2nd of February before the first item was sold, a pump connection for the grand sum of nine pence. Incredibly the Nine pence still remains today sealed in an envelope untouched since that first day.
Arthur was joined in business shortly after by his brother Harry Turner Elmy. Business was good and it was to be in 1927 when Harry was left to run the business in Back Hamlet. Arthur along with his wife bought the two 16th century cottages of 62-64 St. Helens St. to convert to the Business as it is today. The business thrived selling all manners of Cycles, Spares and Accessories alongside Prams, Fancy Goods, Bulbs, Radios, School desks and even the odd Motor Cycle.
After the passing of Arthur Elmy it was Harry who was then to continue the business with the help of his son Russell, the shop was then to become known as A&H ELMY. One of the regular sights for anyone taking a walk down the cobbles of St. Helens St. was the fine array of tyres all hanging with their advertising boards, almost entirely covering the front of the shop.
Into the war years and A&H Elmy continued to thrive, as people relied even more on their cycles for transport. One of the more interesting moments came as a German Bomb that had fallen in the nearby Cemetery Road blew the entire front of the shop out. Harry was well into his 80's when he finally called it a day and left his son Russell to look after things. A man with a shrewd mind for business, Russell had combined a tradition of service with his own personal touch that endeared him to many a customer.
As Russell entered his 60's it was to his new apprentice Steven Grimwood that the opportunity fell to continue in the traditions of the business. The shop continues to go from strength to strength and enters the century with exciting new developments and fresh modern ideas to embrace.
After 85 years of service the shop continues to thrive but remains loyal to its beliefs of Quality and Service and the personal touch that has continued to stand the test of time over the years.
After being in the family shop for over 80 years, including the time we spent in the Performance Centre we moved up the road, expanding and consolidating both shops under one roof. We have now embraced the new Millennium, and have a new up to date, brighter and better shop!
Please, charge your batteries and raise your pumps to the next 80 years.
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W.L. Altman completed his Bachelor of Music in theory and composition in 1986, for which he received the Murray Adaskin Composition Award. In 2000, under the supervision of Randall Snyder, he went on to complete a Master of Music in composition at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln where he was bestowed the Vreeland Award for outstanding graduate student in Fine Arts. Since 1996, he has produced over 20 works, including music for ...
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Pete made a demo video on the Chapman ML-7S.more
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HOW MUCH CBD SHOULD I TAKE?We can't tell you how much to take – that's up to you. Some people find an effective dose is as little as a few milligrams. Others, a gram or more. Our advice is to start small, especially if you have little or no experience of CBD. If you want to increase it, take a few small doses over the course of the day rather than one big dose, and repeat the same amount and timing for several days.
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Don't overdo it – not because it's dangerous, but because CBD has bi-phasic properties, which means that low and high doses can produce opposite effects.
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CBD has no known adverse effects, but an excessive amount of CBD could be less effective therapeutically than a moderate dose. So, remember: 'less is more' is often the case with CBD!


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Several weeks ago I posted a video on how to post to a WordPress self-hosted website In it, I said that the new "norm" for content creation is about a 1200 word post. Almost double what the search engines used to say was an acceptable worded post.
That may have caught a few people off-guard as they seem to find difficulty make the old 500 word standard. So how does one change their writing habits (or start one) and start to curate search engine friendly, reader responsive posts that have more words?? It's the same answer I give when people tell me that they can't write. They don't know how to write and if they did write, it would suck!
Just Write Something! Now!
Never mind what they will look like. We all have to start somewhere and sometime So just open up the editor, chose a topic and start writing. Accept the fact that your first 100 posts will probably suck. So What?? It's like anything else, it will get better the more you try to do it and as you find that voice inside your head and let it out. It will be better, more informative and relaxing as you go.
Everyone has an opinion, a thought on just about everything. And people like to hear that thought, that opinion. Some will like it, others will not. But you won't know until you start writing something.
Why are you in the business that you are in? Why are you in that job? Tell me. No, better yet, talk to me. Don't give me the press release version. The dry, boring Who, What Why and Where. Give me your version of the Who What Why and Where. Put it in Your Voice and be like you are telling a friend what is happening.
There are things happening in your marketplace I may not know about or not understand. So tell me your side of the story. Inform me. Don't make me read all the other people's stuff before you tell me. I want your thoughts and opinions. Give me the straight scoop from your side of the fence. What do you see happening? Who is moving where? What's the next generation of your product, service or business going to possibly look like?
I Don't Have an Opinion
I will always call "BULL" on that answer. You have an opinion and if you want to be seen as a leader, an authority in your channel, you need to let that opinion be known. You can walk the fine line and be unbiased to a point. You don't need to stick your heels in and say "its this or nothing". But you can't be middle of the road, not black and not white on an issue and be seen as anything important. You can question another person opinion or a general feeling on a topic and not be controversial. Every question has an answer and we want to know what yours is. Tell us the background. Show us another view and educate us as to why you think that way. But you need to start writing something now to get to that better point and develop that voice.
People love underdogs, they like to catch a rising star and to say "I knew them when they were nobody's". As you develop your inner voice and develop a writing style, your readers will grow and enjoy being in on the growth with you and to watch the change in you because you are influencing them as well by sticking your neck out there and doing something they may not want to. or they just enjoy hearing another opinion on the subject matter.
Music Unblocks the Mind
I have always found music works best to unblock the mind and can also teach me to be a better writer by being a better storyteller. Listen to songs that tell a story, hear how they turn a word or a phrase. Use a pause. Some of the best songs take a boring story and make it come alive. Something that could be said in 30 seconds, you will sit and listen to for 3 minutes instead. Why? Because of the style it is told in. The story.
With a WordPress Blog, You can sit down and crank out several posts at once then set them to post periodically over the coming days, weeks or months. So when the mood strikes or the topic excites you, sit down and start writing. Just write something. After you wrote it, then go back and fix the errors, change the flow of the sentence. But write first and not worry about grammar on the first pass.
Yes, Your Writing Will Suck
In the beginning it will. Just like your first day of the new job, you sucked at it. Be honest, you did! But stay with it, keep it up and the voice will come out from inside you. The one that will define your style and your editorial ways. You can always go back later, after you feel your writing has improved and fix the earlier stuff. Or recreate them in an updated version, keeping the original for good SEO Marketing.
Just understand that the first few will not be the best, but they are a start and thats where you need to be. Just start writing. Look around your business, your marketplace, your industry and see what sparks your mind to say something about .. The Write Something!
Don't Count Yet!
Yes, for great content marketing results, the "experts" as well as the search engine guru's all say to be at around 1200 to 1500 word posts. That is not an iron clad rule and not for all posts. Its an Average.As you add images you can talk about and other clips, you will have more content and want to expand. But not all of them will be that wordy. So what! The one thing that has to be constant is consistency. Quality and consistency. Keep the site fresh with new content so the usual readers will want to come back and the new readers will want to dig into the archives to see what they missed. Give both groups something to read !
To do that, You Need To Write Something Now!
Show Notes
- Get Grammarly for your web browser and become that writer your English teacher feared you could be!
- I use Trello for my notes and place to store future post ideas
- Gordon Lightfoot – Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
- Harry Chapin The Gold Medal Collection


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Do you need an abortion in Ireland?
We recommend visiting womenhelp.org for information on the early medical abortion pill.
Can I get an abortion from a doctor or a hospital in Ireland?
Unfortunately not. In both the North and South of Ireland, abortion is illegal in most cases. People in Ireland who need abortions travel to a different country where abortion is legal, usually the United Kingdom or Holland (although Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, the abortion law which permits abortion in England, Scotland and Wales, does not extend to Northern Ireland). People who can't travel can order the abortion pill online. The abortion pill is not legal in Ireland, however for many people it is the only option.
I would like to travel to have an abortion in a country where it is legal
If you are traveling to the United Kingdom for an abortion, you can contact Abortion Support Network. They can provide you with information about abortion clinics in the United Kingdom. Sometimes they can help you pay for the abortion, or can help you with travel costs. You can read case studies here.
The price of an abortion in the United Kingdom is between £400 and £2000. If you want to travel it is highly recommended you contact Abortion Support Network before you do. If you go to an Irish Family Planning Clinic or a Well Woman clinic in Ireland, they can also provide information on abortion clinics in the United Kingdom, but they can't tell you about how to get the abortion pill online in Ireland. This is why we're here: to give you information about the abortion pill if you can't travel to a different country for your abortion.
Why do Need Abortion Ireland recommend womenhelp.org
womenhelp.org is a pro-choice organization. Pro-choice means they support the right of women to get abortions when they need them and believe that every woman can use abortion pills safely and effectively. They want women who choose abortion to feel empowered, not stigmatized. They will NOT ask you any questions about why you need an abortion or any unnecessary personal information. They will only ask you to complete a short consultation process and make a small donation. Their doctor will quickly review your consultation and the abortion pills will then be provided to you. If you are nervous about contacting them or have problems with your consultation process, contact us.
How can I help?
We are in the process of setting up a secure donation service, but in the mean time you can help by supporting womenhelp.org and abortionsupport.org.uk, and by sharing the page with your friends/family.


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The flu- we've all had it. But is it really what people think it is? Much of the time, when people think they have the flu, they are actually suffering from food poisoning of some sort. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea are not typical symptoms of the flu.
In fact, the usual symptoms include a sudden fever, coughing, head and muscle aches, joint pain, nasal congestion, and a sore throat. Still, these symptoms can be mistaken for a cold virus, as well. The only way to know if it is indeed the flu is to see the doctor within 2 to 3 days of the start of the illness.
It is important to understand the difference between the flu and food poisoning, because the flu can lead to complications involving the lungs. Those with asthma, for example, are more vulnerable to the flu than others and will thus need to be more aware of the development of flu-like symptoms.
Others who are more vulnerable to complications of the flu include pregnant women, babies and toddlers, adults over the age of 64, people with compromised immune system function, and those with chronic illnesses of the lungs like COPD.
Generally, uncompromised individuals will be recommended to bed rest, liquids, and treatment of the fever, if it gets high. For those who are at greater risk, antivirals may be prescribed, but only when the symptoms are caught early (within the first day or two of illness). For this reason, such individuals and their caregivers must be vigilant about catching signs of the flu early and seeking medical help.
Those who suffer from lung diseases (like asthma or COPD) cannot use the inhaled powder antiviral Relenza, but must use the pill antiviral called Tamiflu instead. The powdered inhalant can increase breathing problems in those with these conditions. Treating high-risk individuals with antiviral medication can help prevent pneumonia and other complications of the flu.
Information on this page is for reference and educational purposes only. For more information about influenza, talk to your doctor or primary care provider.


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Prom Queen on Amazon
From Variety:
"The Web series has been repurposed as a full-length feature and will be offered for download exclusively on Unbox, Amazon.com's digital download service, beginning today.
The 90-second installments aired on MySpace, Veoh, YouTube and other vidsites. Last episode bowed June 20.
Online series has generated 15 million downloads since April, Vuguru said.
Film version runs around 130 minutes and will be exclusive to Amazon Unbox for the next 30 days.
Unbox offers more than 10,000 TV shows, movies and other video content for rent or purchase. The videos can be viewed via PC or TV through Unbox's deal with TiVo.
Amazon is offering up "Prom Queen" for $10 to own and $4 to rent for 30 days.
"The wonderful thing about producing in the new-media landscape is that fans can reach shows like 'Prom Queen' on a number of platforms," Eisner said. "Amazon Unbox gives shows like 'Prom Queen' longevity and serves as a new mass medium and unique way for the show's followers to watch."
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APowerCap Technologies Inc. (APCT) was the only ultracapacitor development company presented at the Dow Jones Alternative Energy Innovations Conference. Over 60 pre-selected companies delivered their presentations to the representatives of over 40 venture investors focused on new technologies and greentech sector investments.
APCT participated in the battery/storage section of the Conference with such companies, as: CyVolt energy Systems, Principle Power, Planar Energy Devices, Coulomb Technologies and Hyperion Power Generation. The other sections were: biofuels, energy management, fuel cells, lighting, wind and water.
Alex Shnaydruk, VP of New Business Development at APCT, presented latest highlights of the company product development. Among them was: KERS (Kinetic Energy Recuperation System), a development project for racing cars and overall automotive industry; participation in a joint components development with one of the most prominent European suppliers for automotive market; joint R&D work in the consumer electronics sector with the U.S. partner; joint battery systems development for electric bykes (E-Bykes) with a local company based in India. Alex also unveiled company plans to develop ultracapacitor cells and modules for high-end and special markets which require high tolerance in extreme conditions (low or high temperatures and extended life cycle).
«Leading experts and investors at the conference confirmed that ultracapacitors and new battery technologies are in the focus of new alternative energy industry today. For example, Elon Musk (Chairman and Product Architect of Tesla Motors), said that if he was an investor today, he would invest in cells company», said Alex Shnaydruk.
Alternative Energy Innovations is a deal-flow and networking event. At the conference, leading venture capitalists, industry analysts, corporate executives and other experts will share their views on which technologies are best positioned to have a global impact. Dow Jones organized this Conference for the 2nd time. See key-note speakers, panelists and agenda of Alternative Energy Innovations-2008 Conference.
APowerCap Technologies, Inc. (APCT) was created in 2006 by a pioneering Ukrainian venture capital firm TechInvest with a purpose to develop, manufacture, and provide high-power ultracapacitors and ultracapacitor-based solutions to a wide variety of clients and businesses. Today, it is backed up by one of the largest Ukrainian financial groups based in the UK. In 2008, APCT launched a pilot production facility in Ukraine and started to provide its potential clients with product samples. Currently, the company has over 20+ other potential clients, including 500 Fortune companies, for supplying UC-based solutions.


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Time to watch paint dry.
Why do some brands paint a sugarcoated picture of DIY? That's just not Ronseal. Truth is, most people have big home improvement plans. But when the jobs begin, the reality of the time/effort sets in. DIY isn't fun, and frankly, there's loads of better things you could be doing.
So on the eve of the biggest Bank Holiday of the year, we decided to be honest about DIY. In the highest profile ad break of the week, we showed nothing but a bloke painting a fence. For over 3 minutes.
Transporting people into that frustrating moment in every DIY job, when you realise, 'this isn't going to be over quickly' and demonstrating how Ronseal One Coat Fence Life 'Does exactly what it says on the tin'.
We began with a high profile teaser campaign, which included 55 TV spots, emails out to 14m Channel 4 subscribers, a All4 takeover and a garden gnome social campaign. We also sent out our teaser invites to brief media and online influencers, all with a view to building anticipation and inviting people to take part in a TV Advertising Premiere during Gogglebox.
At 9:10pm #RonsealAdbreak aired. Intentionally mundane and surprisingly hypnotic, it reached over 35 million on Twitter, trended for 6 hours, and spent 2 hours in the UK number 1 spot. We'd created our very own Gogglebox moment, heralded as the UK's first 'Slow TV Advert'.


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Save the date! Oct. 15-18, 2019 in Riverside
Join us for another gathering of colleagues from across the state to network, learn, and celebrate our hard work. We're meeting at the Riverside Convention Center. Located in downtown Riverside, it's only steps away from shops and restaurants. Registration opens in spring. Keep checking this page for updates.
Thank you to the nearly 450 land managers, researchers, and conservationists that joined us for the 27th annual Cal-IPC Symposium in Monterey! Stewarding biological diversity is inherent in Cal-IPC's mission. Protecting cultural and intellectual diversity is important to our success as well. The 2018 Cal-IPC Symposium explored the ways our work spans these areas, with the theme "BioDiversity: Expanding Our Vision." View the program – presentations will be posted soon.
Symposium Registration
Mark your calendars for the Cal-IPC 2019 Symposium in Riverside, Oct 15-18. Registration will open in spring.
Symposium Sponsorship
Symposium sponsors connect to California's natural resource management community. Sponsors receive recognition throughout the event, including a dedicated exhibit and poster session to engage with attendees. Thank you to the 2018 sponsors who made our event a success!
Information for Presenters
The Call for Abstracts will open in April. We look forward to sharing your work with California stewardship colleagues.
Symposium Lodging & Travel
We have arranged for room blocks at two hotels in Riverside. There are a limited number of rooms available at the elegant Mission Inn Hotel and Spa, a national historic landmark. Built in 1876 in the grand style of a Spanish Mission, the hotel rooms have unique architectural pieces such as fireplaces, window seats, built in cabinets, and small reading nooks. Additional rooms are available for a group rate at the Hyatt Place. Both hotels are only a block away from the Riverside Convention Center. Codes and information on how to reserve at the group rate will be added to our website soon.
Cal-IPC Awards
View award winners from previous Symposia and celebrate their success.
Symposium Raffle & Auction
There were great items up for grabs at the silent auction & raffle in 2018! Thanks to the generosity of our attendees, we raised $13,000 for the Cal-IPC general fund. We look forward to another lively event in 2019.
Cal-IPC's Annual Photo Contest
The Annual Photo Contest is a great way to share your field work, and helps Cal-IPC tell the story of invasive plants and weed management. Keep taking pictures – maybe you'll win next year!
Cal-IPC Symposia Archive
Looking for more content? See our Symposia Archive for presentations and proceedings for previous Symposia back to 1995.


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This picture was most likely painted in 1904, the summer of which Sorolla spent painting on the El Cabanal beach in Valencia. Here he produced numerous small scale beach scenes, painted on the spot.
1904 was a hugely prolific year for Sorolla, the artist producing nearly 250 works by the end of the year. Among the major works painted this summer were some of his most iconic beach scenes, including Summer (Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Cuba, Havana, Midday at Valencia Beach (Arango Collection) and Sewing the Sail (Masaveu Collection), works which helped consolidate Sorolla's reputation in Europe.
The work will be included in Blanca Pons-Sorolla's catalogue raisonné under inventory BPS 3686.
Josep Dalmau, to whom this work is dedicated, was the owner of Galeries Dalmau, the most important gallery promoting avant-garde art in Catalonia at the time. Other artists represented by him included Salvador Dalí.


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After an oppression of eight years by the Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram Naharaim, the Israelites again cried out to the LORD, and He gave them a deliverer or Judge called Othniel.
Othniel judged or ruled Israel for 40 years and was the first of eighteen Judges or rulers.
Othniel son of Kenaz, was the younger brother of Caleb and married Caleb's daughter Acsah by capturing Kiriath Sepher.
Othniel in Hebrew means: Lion of God.
Time line of the Judges of Israel
Background Reading:
Othniel, Israel's First Judge
3:5 The Israelis continued to live among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, 6 taking their daughters as wives for themselves, giving their own daughters to their sons, and serving their gods. 7 The Israelis kept on practicing evil in full view of the LORD. They forgot the LORD their God and served Canaanite male and female deities. 8 Then in his burning anger against Israel, the LORD delivered them to domination by King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram-naharaim. So the Israelis served Cushan-rishathaim for eight years. 9 When the Israelis cried out to the LORD, the LORD raised up Othniel son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz, to deliver them, and he did. 10 The Spirit of the LORD was on him, and he governed Israel. When Othniel went out to battle, the LORD handed king Cushan-rishathaim of Aram-naharaim into his control, and Othniel's domination of Cushan-rishathaim was strong. 11 As a result, the land was quiet for 40 years. Then Kenaz' son Othniel died.
Judges 3:7-11
Other modules in this unit:
- Joshua God's warrior and the fall of Jericho, Joshua 5:13-15 & 6:1-27
- Caleb Moses' Man, Numbers 14:26-35
- The two scouts or spies were Joshua's eyes, Joshua 2:1-24 and 6:22-25
- Rahab helped Israel to take Jericho, Joshua 2:1-24
- Crossing the Jordan River, Joshua 3:17
- The fall of Jericho, Joshua 5:13-15 & 6:16-27
- Rahab saved from death, Joshua 6:22-25
- Ai burns, Joshua 8:1-29
- Othniel the first Judge of Israel, Judges 3:7-11
- Ehud the second Judge of Israel, Judges 3:12-30
- Shamgar the third Judge of Israel, Judges 3:31
- Deborah the 4th Judge of Israel, Judges 4:1-24 & 5:1-31
- Barak the commander of the army under Deborah the fourth Judge of Israel, Judges 4-5
- Barak and Deborah, Judges 4:8-10
- Jael the wife of Heber took a tent peg, Judges 4:21
- Gideon the fifth Judge of Israel, Judges 6:1 – 8:35
- Gideon the fifth Judge of Israel with God's help gets 300 men, Judges 7:5-8
- Abimelech the sixth Judge of Israel, Judges 9:1-57
- The curse of Jotham, Judges 9:8-15
- Tola the seventh 7th Judge of Israel, Judges 10:1-2
- Naomi and Ruth, Ruth 1:1-9
- Jair the eight Judge of Israel, Judges 10:3-5
- Ruth, the great-grandmother of King David, Ruth 1:16-2:23
- Ruth and Boaz at the Threshing Floor, Ruth 3:1-18 and 4:13-22
- Sandal of the Kinsman Redeemer, Ruth 4:1-12
- Birth of Samuel, 1 Samuel 1:1-28 & 2:1-11
- Eli the high priest and 9th Judge of Israel, 1 Samuel 1:1-8 – 4:22
- Jephthah the Gileadite the 10th Judge of Israel, Judges 11:1-15
- The only daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite the 10th Judge of Israel, Judges 11:34-40
- Ibzan the 11th Judge or Ruler of Israel, Judges 12:8-10
- Elon the 12th Judge of Israel, Judges 12:11-12
- Abdon the 13th Judge of Israel, Judges 12:13-15
- Samson the 14th Judge of Israel, Judges 13:1-25
- Delilah and Samson, Judges 16:4-22
- Delilah New Ropes, Samson the 14th Judge of Israel, Judges 16:11-12
- Delilah seeks Samson the 14th Judge of Israel, Judges 16:18
- Samson sleeps Samson the 14th Judge of Israel, Judges 16:19
- Death of Samson the 14th Judge of Israel, Judges 16:21-31
- Pillage – Levite and his Concubine, Judges 19:25-27
- Daughters of Shiloh, Judges 21:20-21
- Samuel the fifteenth Judge of Israel anoints two kings, 1 Samuel 10:9-27 and 2 Samuel
- Joel the16th Judge of Israel, 1 Samuel 8:1-22
- Abijah the 17th Judge of Israel, 1 Samuel 8:1-22
- Samuel the 15th Judge of Israel and also a Prophet, 1 Samuel 16:1-13
- 17 Judges or Leaders of Israel »
- Timeline of the Judges
- Background Information – Judges of Israel
- Resources – Judges of Israel
- Next Module – Three Kings – Saul, David & Solomon » »


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Eating healthy comes naturally for me during summer so I always look my best. I crave fruits and salads. Winter always has my skin looking a mess... this year it's worse than ever (well except last year) since pregnancy my hormones have been that of a teenage moi. Spots all the time, dry and dehydrated skin. I'm currently working things out from the inside with my first ever super healthy balanced diet during winter! I wanted to share with you some of the products that have been helping me from the outside.
So here it is my bathroom #shelfie
I was introduced to the incredible Aurelia probiotic skincare* range at a blogging event last year. I had literally just read about the brand & owner in natural health magazine, so when I noticed they'd be attending the event I was super excited I'd get to try some products hands on! Aurelia were kind enough to send me out some skincare to trial. I am currently using the Miracle cleanser which is a cream based cleanser (my favourite types of cleansers are cream or oil based I find them very moisturising and easy to apply, they're also non drying). This sweeps away makeup and dirt with such a small amount of product. It has a lovely scent and texture. I then use their cloth to remove the product. It leaves my skin with a lovely dewy glow. £32.00|120ml Once or twice weekly depending on how clogged my pores feel, I use the refine and polish miracle balm its a oily gel like consistency the texture is bitty it contains natural rice bran beads that help unclog pores without being too abrasive. This really helps brighten my skin and leaves it feeling really refreshed. Slightly more expensive at £57|75ml These both work really well together and I highly recommend both products.
To moisturise I have been using a sample by Odylique their 24 hour replenishing cream. Absolutely love how moisturising this is I have learnt to use a little less as its so moisturising you do not need much product at all. Its very lightweight and absorbs into the skin very easily. Leaves a slight glow to the skin I don't like moisturisers that are too mattyfying I like wearing this without makeup on minimal spot days! Ive noticed a dramatic difference in fine lines so would highly recommend for a winter moisturiser I always notice fine lines more during the winter. The product contain 94.1% organic ingredients, some of which are avocado, frankincense and horsetail. I am intrigued to see what else the brand has to offer £20|50ml
Lovely jubilees by lush is always in my bathroom cabinet, its a must after showers and baths to keep my decolletage nice and firm. Did you know its one of the first areas that shows signs of ageing? Read my full review here.
Angela langford eye serum. Loving this so much. It's a must have my eye area is always in bad condition due to lack of sleep #momlife I haven't changed eye serums in about 3 years so totally didn't expect to like this. One thing I love in particular is that its applied using a roller ball, you can't get a more gentle application than that can you? I love it. The applicator is fantastic, like I said we need to be gentle with the eye area and the roller ball is absolutely genius, you can't get more gentle than that! The scent, so refreshing I put that down to the cooling cucumber, it also contains rosehip and argan (two of my favourite oils) both are powerful age defyers. Its lasting me forever... so the price is pretty damn good too at £19.50. Most eye creams/serums are very unafordable and qualit-less...(sorry I like to make up words) You can purchase your Angel eyes here.
Laidbare's for richer for porer mask is the perfect product for oily/combo skin types. Oily skin types generally have larger pores which can sometimes look unflattering especially with makeup on. I have found that my skin looks a lot nicer. Although really spotty at the moment it does look better in a sense because it looks more 'airbrushed' after foundation. I also like to use it as a gentle exfoliate. Its a very moisturising mask too and has a really gorgeous scent. I'll be looking into more products from this brand. At £6.99|50ml its super affordable!
I absolutely love three organics and they've just recently sent me their restoring hair oil* . Post pregnancy and all my hair's been falling out the texture has changed and its much dryer and very lifeless. This winter weather doesn't help and the fact that I have a hormone imbalance. I am really loving this addition to my haircare regime. I have noticed great difference in the texture of my hair. It says to apply the oil to damp hair/roots but there is no way I can go out with this in my roots my scalp gets far to oily and it leaves my hair looking greasy. I love applying it through the mid lengths and ends as my hair is curly/frizzy it leaves it with a lovely shine without weighing my hair down. With regards to using it for my roots I leave it in over night and wash it out the next day I have found that both oils that I have used work well like this and both offer different benefits to my hair. I highly rate both oils that I have tried. Read my review on the salvation oil here. You only need such a small amount the oils last forever! £17.50|100ml
I don't often use a toner but I have recently just started using balm balm frankincense soothing facial tonic I think the blend is perfect for this time of year. It smells really lovely and refreshes my skin throughout the day. I also like applying it over makeup to set it or freshen it up during the day. You can purchase 100ml for just £15.50 which is super affordable. This is perfect for if you are travelling I always take a spray toner onto aeroplanes because the air conditioning drys out my skin terribly! Frankincense is said to improve deep breathing I really enjoy spritzing it over my face before a yoga session. I really want to try some of Balm balms other facial tonics.
Whats on your bathroom #shelfie?
*PR samples. This does not effect my opinion.


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We thank the staff of St Francis of Assisi School Newton for sharing their CESA Re-imagining Childhood 0-18 research exhibit.
It is worth reading the process of reflection, discussion and action that individual teachers and the staff together undertook to re-imagine classroom environments with their children. The comments and quotes from children, parents and teachers are a MUST read.
The school is happy for you to blog a question to them.
Thank you St Francis of Assisi School Newton http://www.sfoa.catholic.edu.au/


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TRUSTSEAL® SFX – the stage is yours!
Fans of spectacular designs listen up: Our unique 3D effect TRUSTSEAL® SFX enthralls with a new performance. Find all the information about our eye-catching optical effect here. Technical background knowledge and brilliant case studies give an idea of how to make your product the center of interest with our TRUSTSEAL® SFX decoration opportunities.
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Award-winning packaging design: Red Dot Design Award 2019
That KURZ is one of the world's leading experts in surface finishing has now been confirmed by the jury of the Red Dot Design Awards 2019: Our KURZ 'Box in Box' Edition 4 took the top spot in the Packaging Design category of these internationally renowned awards. The sample collection contains examples of innovative packaging decoration with newly developed color trends, elegant textures, and gloss effects.
Certified composting of refined packagings
A future without sustainability is unthinkable for Leonhard Kurz. DIN CERTCO certifies our striving for clean disposal and has certified our LUXOR® MTS 220 hot stamping foil according to DIN EN 13432. With this foil, recyclable papers and cardboard that have been decorated with our surface finish can easily be composted and returned to the natural cycle.
Certificate confirming the compostability of KURZ hot stamping foil (PDF 1,13 MB)
KURZ introduces foil metallization solutions for HP Indigo digital printing
The KURZ DM-Jetliner®, a digital pre-print foil unit integrated with the HP Indigo 6900 Digital Press and additional narrow-web models, simplifies the production of high-value labels with metallic effects in one pass, on a wide range of substrates, all at full press speed.
For commercial printing, a new version of the DM-Luxliner can be used off-line for HP Indigo B2 sheet-fed presses including the HP Indigo 12000 HD, HP Indigo 12000 and HP Indigo 10000 Digital Press.
To see these special design effects for yourself, visit www.kurz-graphics.com/en/digital-metal/hp_vip-event.
World Market Leader 2018
KURZ is the world leader in hot stamping and coating technology. This is confirmed by the current World Market Leader Index of Henri B. Meier Entrepreneur School at the University of St. Gallen and the Academy of German World Market Leaders (ADWM).
Commemorative Banknote of the Year with KINEGRAM COLORS patch from KURZ
This year's High Security Printing Asia conference took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 3rd to 5th December 2018. The conference not only presented the latest techniques and technologies for the production and issue of banknotes and government documents across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, but also once again hosted the Regional Banknote Awards ceremony.
KURZ and OVD Kinegram are delighted to congratulate the Bank of Korea and KOMSCO for winning the prestigious "Commemorative Banknote of the Year" Award. ...read more
German Design Award 2019: Special Mention for Box in Box
The 3rd edition of the inspiring Box in Box, a sample collection of refined design boxes from KURZ, has been awarded the prestigious German Design Award 2019.
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KURZ at Munich Creative Business Week
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Carla: Once again, Oprah has stolen our thunder. People's Exhibit A: Monday's show about the secrets of motherhood. I mean, didn't we just talk about that?
So let's try a new topic and see how long it takes for O to get her mitts on it and call it her own. I say we talk about sex. That's right, sex.
Motherhood and sex are like orange juice and toothpaste–lovely on their own but has anyone figured out how to have one without it messing up the other? I have read a bazillion–at least–articles about how to liven up your sex life and while the advice always makes sense, it never seems to hit at the real reasons women with children so often have pitiful sex lives. From the lack of interest to the lack of energy to the lack of time, it seems like every women I know who has children and a husband enjoys being cuddled by one of those parties far more than the other.
So maybe the Revolution can get to the root of this whole sex issue. Maybe some of you have gotten back your mojo and can share your secret with the rest of us. Maybe some of you never lost it and can keep that to yourselves (kidding!). Maybe some of you have plenty of mojo and no "Joe" with whom to share it. And maybe some of you are like the countless women I know who love their husbands dearly and would be perfectly content if they never had sex with them again.
I know rest, time together, time to yourself, etc. all factor into this, but I also think there's more going on than just a lack of sleep or time. So what is it? Why are we so disinterested in sex after we have children? Or is it just me?
Caryn: It's just you, Carla. I'm sure the rest of us have no idea what you're talking about…. But for the sake of argument (and because my brother and people I work with read this!) I'll pretend I understand whatever you mean about this "dissinterested in sex" business. I might even—again for the sake of argument—take your "disinterest" and raise you an all-out "UNinterest."
Why does this happen? Obviously, there are some big issues behind this. I'm sure physicians and psychologists could give us a litany of reasons. The quiver-full folks will just tell us its our sinful nature (which, as the resident Calvinist, I'll agree with—on the point that were we not fallen, our sex drives would be fine and dandy, not because we're denying the earth more of our children….). And our husbands or partners would give their own insights (I'm so praying my husband doesn't catch wind of this post!).
You mentioned the lack of time and sleep. For me, honestly, it's lack of SPACE. One of the biggest issues for me as a mom—and an at-home one at that—has been being constantly surrounded by people. I'm an introvert in and out. And the lack of alone time leaves me teetering on the bring of insanity nearly all the time.
Sex often feels like the thing that will send me over the edge (and I don't mean in the good way that sex can send us over the edge….). When I'm desperate for alone time and space and the whole "recharge" thing, when I've just finished a day clung to by little needy people, the idea of a big needy person (no matter how much I love him or how sexy I find him) wanting to cling to me…. ugh.
And yet, the opposite is also true. When the house is quiet, when I've had time to myself, look out! (Let's just say it's a good thing my husband and I both work out of the house.)
So that's my thing. I have no idea what you extroverts can blame this on.
Go ahead and steal this too, Oprah. But go ahead and take it one step further—have us on your show to talk about this. You need the Mommy Revolution. I, for one could be at Harpo Studios in probably 20 minutes flat.
Carla: What, no comment on my orange juice and toothpaste line? Come on! I have been saving that one for FOREVER!
I think as Christian women, we have another set of issues that impact our sex lives. For Christian women, sex is fraught with spiritual baggage. For those of us who grew up in the church, sex was something we didn't talk about, weren't supposed to think about, and ought to avoid until we were married. I once read a quote that put it all into perspective, "The church teaches that sex is dirty and wrong and that you should only have it with the person you love most."
Christian women who didn't grow up in the church inherit that message when they connect with a church. And anyone who fails to hold off until marriage is reminded at every turn that she committed a sin she can never really move past. I mean, when's the last time you heard a woman say, "I spent a lot of time lying to my friends before I became a Christian."? When women talk about the "before" and "after" it's almost always about sex. Sex is held up as the primary way our sinfulness plays out.
So women who wait to have sex until they get married have to make a shift from "good girls don't" to "good wives do." Women who didn't wait have to make the shift from "this is a mistake" to "this is what God wants." So many of my friends who struggle with sex are caught in this battle with themselves–and I am too. We want to desire our husbands, we want to be comfortable with our sexuality but we spent 10-20 years fighting that desire and being taught that it was sinful. Sexual feelings are tangled up with shame, guilt, and an ever-changing sense of ourselves. We don't know how to integrate our sexual selves with our Christian selves.
Motherhood brings all of this to the forefront. It's hard enough to think of ourselves as sexy and Christian. It's even harder to throw the mom identity into that mix.
Caryn: Carla, I believe you've heard this one before: "Oh, great. Another person blaming the church…." Honestly, your new revelation has some validity—though not so much in my own experience. I must say. But I grew up weird. And a touch wild. Let's just say I rejected a bunch of the "teachings" I heard. When a lot of it didn't make sense, I threw it all out. Of course, I do think some of my "past" plays a role in my present… But for different reasons that you cite.
This is already getting too long so I won't go way into it. Plus, I really think we should save some of this for Oprah.
So what do you all think?


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Ironman 70.3 Bintan 2015
Elitesportz love making the trek to Ironman Bintan and this year was no different! We had professional athletes Katey Gibb and Alise Farrely as well as pocket rocket Anthea Stacey racing with outstanding results from all three!
Katey Gibb was the third Pro Female over the finish line with a time of 04:30:04. (S:00:27:29, B:02:29:02, R:01:30:32).
Alise Farrely had an amazing race in the 30-34 age group coming in at 1st place!!! She was also the first Age group to cross the finish line after the pros, well done Alise! Her finish time was 04:48:51, a huge 53 minute gap between Alise and the second place 30-34 age grouper.
Anthea Stacey finished 1st in the 18-24 age group and was the second age grouper to cross the finish line behind Alise! She finished with a time of 04:58:38 (S:00:27:48, B:02:41:06, R:01:46:10). Absolutely amazing result from Anthea who has come back from injury to smash this race. Anthea hadn't run at all in the weeks leading up to this race due to her injury so this was a very gutsy effort.
All in all, a great day at the office for the Elitesportz team, could not be more proud of our athletes!
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