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Lingwood Common to Blake's Wood
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Route overview
One of three walks linking Danbury and Lingwood Commons and Blakes Wood. Lingwood Common together with Danbury were given to us in 1953 by the Lord of the Manor, Mr. F.B. Plumtree. At that time the Commons were an overgrown mosaic of habitats of different heights and ages: grass, heath, scrub, and scrub-woodland coppice.
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Start: National Trust Armoury car park, grid ref: TL781044
Starting in front of the NT site office Armoury car park facing the main road, turn right and head down Bicknacre Road to the road junctions. Cross over and turn left into Sporehams Lane. After approximately 15 metres turn right at the footpath sign on the right (FP17).
Keeping on this footpath, continue until you reach an unmade lane (Fitzwalter Lane). Ensuring you do not exit on to Sporeham's Lane, turn sharp right. The lane now continues to Woodhill Road.
Cross Woodhill Road and follow the path. This section of the path runs between houses. When a junction in the path (with FP16) is reached, take the right hand fork and walk down, with the Parish Church of St John the Baptist on the left.
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St John the Baptist is built on a hill top, its spire visible for miles around. Long before there was a church on the site, this vantage point was utilised for a hill fort and parts of these early fortifications can still be traced. Historical accounts of the area refer to the 'Danbury Camp', and archaeology has established that Danbury was occupied at least as early as 500BC. The present tower, spire and nave and vestry date from the 15th century. The church was badly damaged in the Second World War and it took until 1952 for permanent repairs to be carried out. The church was designated Grade 1 listing on 10 April 1967.
After going past the church, you reach a junction with FP20. Turn sharp left and follow the path down to Main Road (A414). With extreme care (this road is very busy) cross over and after a few yards reach Moorbridge Lane on the left. This is also a public footpath (FP59) but is unsigned as such. This lane is very steep at this point. Now head down for about 200 to 300m and after entering a wooded area (Bellhill Wood) look out for a footpath 'crossroads' and turn right up (FP15) (with close-boarded fence on nearside).
After a few metres you will have arrived in Lingwood Common (look out for the National Trust sign). The management of Lingwood Common is virtually identical to that of Danbury, although presents more of the forest with open glades and stands of mature oak and birch. After crossing two footbridges, continue on until reaching the junction with bridle path 13 and turn left downhill (note this bridle path is not signed as such). If you miss this junction you will arrive at 'The Ridge' in which case you have gone too far, so turn around and make your way back downhill along bridle path no.13.
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Some fungi have known medicinal and other properties. The Birch polypore in this photograph can be seen shortly after the start of the Lingwood path. It looks like an omelette which has been well cooked on one side and then stuck on the side of a birch tree. It was used in tinder boxes and to stem the flow of blood from wounds.
Continue along bridle path 13, passing a seat at the top of the hill. Continue along for about 30m to a bridle path junction and turn left onto bridle path 14, known as Coleman's Lane.
Show/HideA typical Lingwood view
A view typical of Lingwood heading towards a downhill section
Head down Coleman's Lane and just before reaching the ditchline and culvert look for a small path on the right (unsigned). If you reach the houses then you have gone too far
Follow this path along the Lingwood boundary until reaching a marker post. This marker post is not marked in any way, but turn right at this point.
Head along this path until reaching a National Trust sign.
If you are continuing to Blake's Wood, then turn left at this point, exit the gate onto Riffham's Chase, turn right and walk up to the Blake's Wood car park (150m on left) and continue with the Blake's Wood walk. After Blake's Wood return to this point to continue with Lingwood. If you are not going to Blake's Wood then turn right on to bridle path 13. There are two seats on this stretch to rest your limbs, and just after the second seat look out for the second path junction on your right (FP12).
Turn right down FP12, exiting Lingwood and re-tracing your route along Mooresbridge Lane until reaching a footpath 'crossroads' (FP15). Turn right and follow the path until reaching Main Road (A414). You will come on to this road near to 'The Griffin Inn' on your left. If time permits you could stop at the pub for some refreshment (if open).
Show/HideSeat at marker post 11
Just after this seat, look out for the second path junction on your right (FP12).
Now carefully cross the road and continue left up to the Church. Go through the gate by the side of the Church and follow the footpath directly down hill past the Water Tower on the left, until reaching Penny Royal Road at the bottom.
Turn right for the Cricketer's Arms or head to the the car park which is just across the road. Take a look on our website (www.nationaltrust.org.uk/danbury-commons-and-blakes-wood) at our other walks: Danbury Common to Lingwood and Blakes Wood to Lingwood Common. Each walk can be undertaken separately or co-joined with this one for one long walk.
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Stop here for some refreshment or toilets.
End: National Trust Armoury car park, grid ref: TL781044
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- Trail: Walking
- Grade: Moderate
- Distance: 3.5 miles (5.6km)
- Time: 2 hours
- OS Map: Landranger 168 or Explorer 183
- Terrain:
Grass tracks. Some tree roots. Steep slopes, not suitable for push/wheelchairs. Some areas muddy in wet weather/winter, so adequate footwear necessary. Dogs welcome as long as under close control. Please remove any dog litter responsibly. Bikes are allowed on bridle paths only.
- How to get here:
By bike: National Cycle Network Route 1 is open between Harlow and Maldon, via Chelmsford. It passes by the edge of Blake's Wood and Danbury and Lingwood Commons. Bikes only welcome on bridle paths.
By bus: service 30 or 31 from Chelmsford bus station to Danbury Eves Corner
By train: nearest station Chelmsford
By road: from A12 take A414 sign post Maldon/Danbury. At Eves Corner Danbury take Mayes Lane into Penny Royal Lane
- Facilities:
- Parking : NT car park (free).
- Food and drink : Cricketers Public House.
- WC's : At pub.
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Enthusiasts Participate In The Royal Shrovetide Football
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FWTD-70-TA Traveling Axle Trailer
The FWTD-70 TA trailer was introduced this year at the 2014 World Ag Expo in Tulare California. This trailer has several features that make it a top choice in the heavy equipment trailer industry.
- 6° load angle / 16° dump
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- 20,000 lbs. winch
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Omni Encoder 1.0 Released, A graphical, multi-format front-end and EAC plug-in
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Omni Encoder is a graphical, multi-format front-end and EAC plug-in.
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Sorry I forgot to post again last night. It seems that the problem is coming from my computers lingual confusion, using an alternative shell to explorer and switching from French to English all the time is much harder then it sounds and it has some weird effects. Some programs I install come out in french, others in english. Omni encoder is in english in every respect except that it choose -q 0,5 instead of -q 0.5 and a quick test in DOS proved that this is the cause, it seems nothing is read after the comma so any q less then 1 is 0 but a q of 1 is still a q of 1.
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Warm Family Enjoyment at "Frozen"
"Frozen" is the best animated movie this holiday season. It is also the only animated movie this holiday movie season. There is a short feature before "Frozen" called "Get A Horse" that is a recreation of very early animated films combined with state-of-the-art 3-D animation as it exists today. I enjoyed that as much as I did "Frozen."
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"Frozen" is the first widescreen fairy tale of its type from Disney since "Sleeping Beauty" in 1959. It features a terrific vocal cast that includes Idina Menzel and Kirstin Bell. In fact, the voices of the characters are a laudable strong point. The film has a nice storytelling narrative texture that will appeal to kids. Simply stated, it's about the young Queen's problem with a magic power she possesses that puts a real chill on her kingdom. Yes, "Frozen" does have a little global warning message. It also has the mandatory bad guys and another message about women being unable to trust men. One of the movie's directors, Jennifer Lee, is the first female director of an in-house Disney animated feature.
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"Frozen's" story and style is reminiscent of old Disney animation. It even has musical numbers, which probably means we can look for "Frozen" the musical in the future on Broadway. The movie's big musical number is a Broadway-sounding song called "First Time In Forever."
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Great comic relief comes from a character of a buck-toothed snowman named Olaf.
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"Frozen" is a full-fledged Disney animated success. It has great appeal for all ages. While not exactly a classic, it is exactly what families will enjoy, especially at this time of the year.


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The Secret Message, by John Townsend
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"Gripping WW1 read for a curious kid…"
My son Theodore (aged 10) absolutely raced through this one. The book stands out from other World War One childrens books for its plot, split in time between WW1 and the present day, and the codes which unveil important secrets about the story. Theodore had the book in one hand, a pen in the other to write down the encoded messages. Anything that leads to my son simultaneously reading and writing outside of school is worthy of a 5 star rating!
Theodore is a curious boy, but he has a bit of a short attention span, so reading inch thick tomes only results in books left by the wayside. The merciful brevity of The Secret Message allowed him to dispatch the book rather quickly, rather than letting it progress towards unwilling and therefore incomplete labour. It also gave us a chance to talk about the first world war, all the more important what with the upcoming centenary, and its outrageous omission from the national curriculum.
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Lift Towers or Elevator Testing Towers
With the construction craze for high rise buildings escalating, the lift manufacturers are required to design and build safe but high speed lifts for such buildings. Lift towers (aka Elevator Testing Towers) are towers used to test prototypes of lifts and their new drives, gears, cables and other systems under controlled conditions. Few such notable towers around the World are;
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|3. Nippon-Otis Tower, Shibayama, Japan
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|4. Otis Elevator Tower, Bristol, CT, USA
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|5. Express Lift Tower, Northampton, UK
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1. Hyundai Asan Tower, Icheon - World's Tallest Lift Tower
Note: This tower is so recent that it is not yet visible in Google Earth. As per official web page of Hyundai Elevator Co, their factory is located at San 136-1, Ami- ri, Bubal-eup, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 467-734, Korea. Language barrier prevents me from finding the exact location, so I have marked the likely location. I also request my readers to help me identify the exact spot. Thanks.
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(Being recent construction it is not yet visible in Google Earth.)
Credits: Special thanks to S_Mori for informing me about the correct location of the lift testing tower.
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A few more times than I'd like to admit, the hunt for something quick and easy to eat has taken me down a path ending with snacking straight out of a cereal box. Not only does that violate a lot of Nutrition Nerd Rules, it's really not very satisfying. So when I came across Greatist's list of 52 Healthy Meals in 12 Minutes or Less, I was game to give a week's worth a try.
I picked seven recipes from the list of 52, and clocked how long it took to prepare them. Curious which ones beat the clock and if they all hit the mark for tastiness? Head past the jump.
- What is it? Oatmeal, raisins and a few spices, mixed up with egg whites & microwaved into chewy little pucks.
- Under 12 minutes? Easily
- Tasty? Definitely. Using a random packet of chocolate oatmeal hanging out in our pantry, Miles & I quickly mixed up a batch & found they're a fun way to have relatively healthy "cookies" in the morning.
- What is it? Basil, tomato and ricotta on whole-wheat toast.
- Under 12 minutes? Yep, even with the tomato slicing involved.
- Tasty? I love fresh basil, and have been craving tomatoes lately, so this hit the spot for breakfast.
- What is it? Microwaved sweet potato topped with yogurt, beans, honey & paprika.
- Under 12 minutes? Probably only needed half that much time.
- Tasty? I think I under-dosed the paprika; but I've never met a sweet potato I didn't like, so this was still a decent lunch.
- What is it? Pesto- and veggie-topped tortillas, cooked under the broiler.
- Under 12 minutes? Not quite, but I made walnut pesto from scratch & chopped all the veggies, which added time.
- Tasty? Yes, albeit messy – the tortilla didn't get crisp enough under the toppings, so it was a two-handed-plus-using-a-fork affair to eat these.
- What is it? Sauteed scallops with a fruit salsa.
- Under 12 minutes? A little longer, mainly because the scallops didn't cook as quickly as the recipe describes.
- Tasty? Pretty good. I'd probably double the lime juice next time.
- What is it? Asparagus, snow peas, fava beans and broccoli with ginger.
- Under 12 minutes? Probably 12 minutes on the nose.
- Tasty? Tim & I each added a lot of sauce to this after cooking; it was pretty bland. I bet that using a good dose of freshly grated ginger would help.
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Failed fracking bill would have helped Collier, Rep. Rodrigues says at forum
FORT MYERS - A registry tracking the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing might have alleviated some of the heartburn Collier County residents, lawmakers and environmental activists are experiencing because of unauthorized drilling near Immokalee.
Rep. Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero, said the Dan A. Hughes Co. would have been required to report all of the chemicals injected into the ground when it performed an enhanced extraction procedure at the Collier-Hogan well, south of Lake Trafford near Immokalee.
"Here's the thing. It happened in December. We're now in May," Rodrigues said. "And we still don't know what they put in the ground."
The issue of unauthorized drilling came up during Wednesday's Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce legislative luncheon at the Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport at Town Center.
The extraction procedure used by Hughes involves dissolving a solution at sufficient pressure to achieve some openings in the oil-bearing rock formation that would be propped open with sand, to enhance oil production. The Texas-based company hasn't disclosed what was in the solution, citing trade secrets.
Rodrigues said that wouldn't be allowed under his proposal (HB 71), the Fracturing Chemical Usage Disclosure Act.
Under that proposal, Rodrigues said, companies involved in hydraulic fracturing, or techniques characterized as "fracking-like," would have to report to the state Department of Environmental Protection each chemical used in each well where hydraulic fracturing occurred.
The proposal would require companies to disclose the type of chemicals used, but not the concentration.
While the bill would have required companies to disclose the ingredient list, a second proposal (HB 157) allows oil and gas trade secrets to be exempt from the state's public records law.
"The two bills I filed would have worked hand-in-hand," he said. "They required all chemicals put in the ground (to be disclosed) and then for the DEP to keep trade secrets."
In 2013, the Fracturing Chemical Usage Disclosure Act passed the state House 92-19, but failed to progress in the Senate. The same bill died in a committee during the 2014 legislative session, which ended May 2.
Rodrigues said he believes election-year politics are to blame for the bills stalling during the annual 60-day legislative session. He intends to file the legislation again in 2015.
"The fracking issue is not going to go away," he said. "We need to get a regulatory process in place before it begins."
While all members of Lee County's legislative delegation attended the luncheon, only Rodrigues and Sen. Garrett Richter, R-Naples, spoke about fracking.
"We've been drilling for oil for years and years and years in Collier County," Richter said. "The issue right now is whether fracking or a distant cousin of fracking occurred."
Richter said he thinks any discussion about fracking should center "around the science" of the procedure. He also said he understands the community's concerns, but said the state's $77.1 billion budget reflects the priorities of the state, which include the environment, water and water quality.
The state Department of Environmental Protection fined the Dan A. Hughes Co. the maximum civil penalties of $25,000 for the unauthorized work at the Immokalee-area well.
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Hundreds of people are expected to gather today to honor the late Army Spc. Lori Ann Piestewa beneath the north-central Phoenix peak that was renamed in her honor.
The sixth annual memorial service for Piestewa will recognize fallen military personnel, their families and veterans. Special guests include Piestewa's friend Jessica Lynch and other members of the 507th Maintenance Company.
On March 23, 2003, in the first week of the war in Iraq, Iraqi troops ambushed the 507th Maintenance Company. Eleven soldiers were killed, including Piestewa. Survivors were held prisoner and later released. Lynch was rescued.
Ernest Martinez, an event planner, said the memorial service will be a family event. Piestewa's daughter, Carla Whiterock, will sing the national anthem. Her son, Brandon Whiterock, will sing "God Bless America."
Lynch will bring her 2-year-old daughter, Dakota Ann Robinson. Piestewa's comrades and former POWs with Lynch, Shoshana Johnson and Joseph Hudson, will each bring their daughters. Patrick Miller is bringing his two sons.
"It's a very moving event," Martinez said. "We're honoring all our fallen heroes and, in a special way, their family members, their parents. We'll be thanking our veterans. Jessica, Shoshana, Patrick and Joseph faced dying every day during their captivity."
The service, sponsored by the Lori Piestewa Memorial Committee and Gold Star Mothers of Arizona, will be from 6:30 to 9 a.m. at Piestewa Peak in the Apache Ramada. A shuttle will ferry participants to the service.
"The mothers especially tell us it's such a moving experience to be there in the morning," Martinez said. "They believe their sons and daughters are there watching them from on high. It's a moving and peaceful setting there."
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Over the course of two weeks, UW Athletics will look back on the Badgers' biggest accomplishments during the 2012-13 season.
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Prior to the 2013 postseason, the Wisconsin men's basketball team was issued long-sleeve red adidas shirts with the words `RISE TO THE OCCASION' printed on the front.In back-to-back games at the United Center in Chicago last March, the Badgers lived up to the slogan.Playing the role of underdog, UW dispatched two of the nation's - let alone the Big Ten's - top teams, knocking off Michigan and Indiana to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship game.In Friday's quarterfinal contest, No. 4 Wisconsin may have owned a higher seed than the Wolverines, but Michigan's No. 6 AP ranking and the Badgers' sluggish start suggested Big Blue would be getting payback for the Badgers overtime win at the Kohl Center a month earlier.UW trailed, 20-17, at intermission after shooting an icy 17 percent from the field. However, the final 20 minutes were the exact opposite.The Badgers poured in 51 points in the second half, shot 61 percent (6-for-9 from 3-point range) and raced to a 68-59 win. Junior Ben Brust, who was the hero in UW's earlier win over Michigan, scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half, while sophomore Traevon Jackson scored 16 points and Ryan Evans added 12."Just a great team effort," head coach Bo Ryan said after the win over the eventual national runner-up. "Guys picked each other up. They didn't get frustrated when the shots weren't going down in the first half. We took care of that in the second half, and continued to hustle on defense."One day later, Big Ten regular season champion Indiana awaited UW, looking to avenge a 64-59 home loss to the Badgers on Jan. 15.Revenge would have wait at least another year.For an astonishing 12th-consecutive time, the Badgers beat Indiana, equaling the longest all-time winning streak (and the longest since 1914) against the Hoosiers.Trailing 22-16 midway through the first half, the Badgers ripped off a 10-0 run capped by triples from Brust and Mike Bruesewitz, to gain a lead. Wisconsin would extend that cushion into a 34-31 halftime edge.The second half would remain tight as Indiana pulled within one at 50-49 with 9:45 remaining. But what unfolded during the final 10 minutes was a clinic in Wisconsin precision. IU would score just seven more points as Wisconsin made three of its last four shots and sealed the convincing 68-56 win at the free throw line.Senior Ryan Evans scored 16 points in a terrific all-around performance, while Brust added 12 points and Sam Dekker scored nine of his 11 points in the second half, including seven in a row during one impressive burst.Wisconsin's hot streak would burn out in the championship game when the Badgers faced their third top-10 team in as many days, falling 50-43 to No. 10 Ohio State.On the season, the Badgers compiled a school single-season record seven wins over AP top-15 teams, with the final two coming on back-to-back days of the Big Ten tournament.
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French pianist??Jean-Yves Thibaudet?joins the Boston Symphony Chamber Players on Sunday, April 26 to close out the 2014-15 Chamber Player's season with a program highlighting great French music. The program features works by three quintessential French composers: Ravel's iridescent Introduction and Allegro for harp, accompanied by string quartet, flute, and clarinet, one of the first pieces to use the full range of the harp in a solo role; Poulenc's elegant three-movement Sextet for piano and winds; and Faur?'s Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15, a surprisingly warm and welcoming piece despite its key. The program also includes American composer Hannah Lash's??Three Shades Without Angles?for flute, viola, and harp, commissioned by the BSO for the Chamber Players' 50th anniversary season to use the same ensemble template as Debussy's seminal Sonata for flute, viola, and harp. Lash's elegant, vibrant single-movement work, partly inspired by Debussy's compatriot, the sculptor Auguste Rodin, received its world premiere in February 2014.
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on 6/14/2006 1:33:00 PM
Age: 36-43
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i got this in a swap, and i am so happy with it! the smell is feminine, fresh and not overpowering, very pretty, but does not linger after you rinse, which is fine. The texture of the scrub is fine, but still gets you smooth and very soft, no grains all over your shower afterwards which is a HUGEG plus i think. a little goes a long way and i would purchse a full size of this scrub once my small sample jar runs out.
on 6/1/2006 5:57:00 PM
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I received a sample of this and I love the scent! It smells kind of like patchouly or sandalwood, but w/o the noxious overpowering hippie stench. The granules are really fine and feel really nice on the skin. I don't know how much this costs, but most likely I will buy a full size container when my sample has been used up.
on 5/25/2006 4:27:00 PM
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Did not like this scrub very much because it dissolved too fast and couldnt really get a good scrub down. Also did not care for the scent. The only good thing about it is that it doesnt not leave the skin dry but somewhat velvety. I think this is best for a bath.
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I got this as a sample because I think the Body Shop products are too expensive (though I use their bar soap... love grapeseed). And at 28CAD, they are too expensive.
But I did like it. I liked the smell, subtle, light but not the usual lotion, bath etc scent. It's a salt scrub (I've only ever used sugar) and I liked how thick it was and you only needed a little. It's a pearly-white in colour and the grains of salt are really thick/rough etcc at first but the water dissolves it, like normal salt. I guess it doesn't stay long enough to get a good scrub out of it and it was overly expensive for something that you're gonna wash off.
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on 4/25/2006 12:13:00 AM
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Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
Salt is small thus gentle on the skin! Smell nice!
Skin feel smoother after few application.
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on 3/30/2006 7:30:00 PM
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Great scent, fine salt scrub...but the salt dissapears and melts away way too quickly for you to get a good scrub. Expensive, but maybe the ingredients are good? I would purchase the Olive scrub (also by the body shop) instead works much much better and cheaper too!
on 2/22/2006 1:08:00 PM
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My favorite scrub - not super oily or abrasive! This scrub has a great scent and leaves my skin feeling soft. To work around the packaging and to keep excess moisture out of the jar, I spoon some into a small container that is easy to open and lasts several showers. This way, if excess moisture gets into my "decant" my whole jar of scrub isn't spoiled.
on 2/21/2006 2:54:00 AM
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Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
this is such a lovely scrub !! the smell is beautiful,the salt is not too harsh on your skin but still exfoliates well,plus the shea butter in this leaves the skin sssoooo smooth no residue ect.only thing is the price ..it is pretty high ,would probably still repurchse
on 2/10/2006 9:48:00 AM
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Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
Love the scent! Gentle effective scrub on my skin ( i cant take harsh scrubs) + i always use a brush to scrub in combination with a scrub. so this works well for my skin except for the crappy packaging.
Hate the packaging (& price)! Jar looks cute but it isnt practical or user friendly. You dig your fingers into the jar - unhygenic. Stupid complicated hinge that has wacked my fingers a few times! You worry about getting the insides wet so you scoope some in dry hands then close the jar & then you spread them all over & find you want more so your hands have difficulty opening the darn jar. i solve the problem by decanting some into a another container. BUt its a waste of my money for an impractical container. continued >>
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This is a truly indulgent salt scrub. I can't get enough of the incredible scent and it is so gentle. I was doubtful about using it because the grains looked so fine compared to other salt scrubs I have used in the past. But I was pleaqsantly surprised because it is every bit as effective. I wish the packaging was different though. That lck on the lid always snaps back at me. But I guess it's a small price to pay because I bought four of these for $9/ea at a Body Shop sale. But I will repurchase when they are on sale again.
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May it be your will Lord, my God and God of my ancestors that your compassion overwhelms Your desire for strict justice: turn to us with Your loving kindness. Have compassion for me and my entire family; shield us from all cruelty. Put false ways far from me and turn me away from visions that lead to futility. Lead me on a proper path. Open my eyes to the wonders that come from Your Truth. May I not be dependent on the gift of others, forsake me not as I grow older. Bless me with wisdom that will be reflected in all that I do. May kindness, compassion and love be my lot from You and from all who know me. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.


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My kids are very picky, too. They didn't used to be, but when one kid is told to eat anything and everything he wants, you can't tell the others to eat their broccoli! We're trying to work our way back to better habits. I do think they'd all like this recipe though.ReplyDelete
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I love the italian sausage/ground beef combo. I use that all the time when I make chili and I think it makes it taste extra delicious. I'll definitely have to give this a try!ReplyDelete
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Off the Leash theatre returns to the Be Inspired Creative Gippsland festival with four nights of video art and performance gallery including a special final night with live music and burning angels.
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(dis)connect includes the dramatic skills of Trafalgar High School school students with the talent of well know local actors and artisits including Warragul's Bec Vandyk, Yarragon's Wombat Lyons, Drouin's Jeannie Haughton and Trafalgar's Laura Hartnell under the direction of music master Steven Forster and creative director Steve Wiegerink.
(Dis)connect interprets & performs images of emotion, which is the theme of this year's festival. Using video as an art medium, we have then created a rich tapestry of interrelated images, music, sounds, emotions, and cognitive concepts from local emerging artisans.
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Miss Rhode Island Olivia Culpo reacts after being announced the 2012 Miss USA, as Miss Maryland Nana Meriwether applauds during the Miss USA pageant, Sunday, June 3, 2012, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Sara McGinnison June 9, 2014 | 2 comments
Actress Anna Paquin is showing her support for LGBT Pride Month by taking to Twitter and listing the things she's most proud of. Monday, the wife of True Blood costar Stephen Moyer tweeted, "Proud to be a happily married bisexual mother. Marriage is about love not gender. @eqca @NOH8Campaign @ItGetsBetter." A look at the duo,… Read more »
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The world now knows what Anna Paquin and Stephen have named their twins! After months of mystery surrounding the son and daughter of the True Blood stars, word comes that baby girl was given a flower-inspired name, while her brother goes by a classic pick. A full nine months after the Moyer twins arrived a… Read more »
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Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer's twins have arrived! Though the babies were born earlier than expected, both mother and babies are said to be doing well. A rep has confirmed the True Blood couple's baby news, stating, "We can confirm that Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer recently welcomed their twins into the world." They went… Read more »
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Hollywood invaded Washington, DC last night as stars like Zooey Deschanel, Alicia Keys and Goldie Hawn glammed it up on red carpet on their way into the 2012 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. Actresses Reese Witherspoon and Anna Paquin were also in attendance, both sheathing their growing bumps in black as they showed off their… Read more »
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Anna Paquin is here to burst your hopes that a True Blood baby will soon be on the way. The 27-year-old actress laughed off pregnancy rumors of last week saying, "My uterus is really flattered that everyone cares. But sorry, no occupants." Anna is however engaged to her costar Stephen Moyer, who has two children… Read more »
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Word has it that Anna Paquin, who recently became engaged to True Blood co-star Stephen Moyer, is in a hurry to become a mother. A source tells Star, "Anna has wanted to marry Stephen practically since the day she met him. She's already talked to the producers about working around her if she gets pregnant."… Read more »
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In the first episode of Susanna, a new web series premiering on YouTube today, June 14th, the baby of new-mom Katie, played by Anna Paquin, never stops crying. That detail alone could bring anyone who's been a new mom right back to those anxiety-riden early days when motherhood is a strange and frightening world in… Read more »
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|Working at the Fed has been remarkably perfect for me. The institution's role and position in policymaking and regulation afford daily opportunities to work on substantive, meaningful issues, to learn constantly about topics that fascinate me and to have a tangible influence on making things better for the global financial markets. This is about as close to a dream job as Ive ever been.
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Having spent a good portion of my career in the financial industry and with some limited exposure to government, I am struck by the Feds valuable position straddling these two worlds. Much of the work I see being done both in and outside the department has underscored the benefits of positive co-operation between the public and private sectors. I think the Fed is uniquely situated to take advantage of the synergy, especially at this juncture in global financial history.


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She's the second-ever graduate of Bay Path to be accepted into the prestigious Teach For America program. How did Marisabel Santiago '14 make the grade?
When she was in high school, Marisabel Santiago '14 said that many of her teachers thought she should one day go into teaching.
"At the time, I didn't think at all that this was a path I wanted to take," she remembered.
What a difference a few years can make; this year, Santiago and Melissa Lora '13 are the first two Bay Path College graduates ever to be accepted into the Teach For America program. Less than 15 percent of those who apply are accepted. Santiago recently spoke about her decision to join the organization's ranks.
Santiago was a strong student at the Law and Government Academy, part of the Hartford Public School system. At Bay Path, she studied criminal justice (her major) and psychology. She presumed to have all the answers… but, "my grades started to falter," she admitted of her first year at college.
Quick to respond, she went into the tutoring program at the Catok Learning Commons. Seeing quick turnaround for her own grades, Santiago decided to pay it back: she started to tutor others. The impact upon her was profound.
"When you teach someone, there's a part of you that you share," she explained. "There's no replacement for that. It's an exchange that you both are going to carry for a lifetime."
"If you don't believe me, well, I'm pretty sure that if I ask you who your favorite teacher was in high school you will remember them," she continued. "What they teach you is memorable. They are memorable."
What sets her in good stead for teaching, she said, is both where she's from and what she studied. She said Hartford is a low-income community. "Also we had a huge education gap of the people who were at the top of their class, and then there were the people struggling and on probation," she explained.
In her interview with Teach For America, the subject of her college studies came up. To the recruiter, she had said, "there are many studies that underperforming kids in the third grade who don't make the transition to reading fall through the cracks into a life of criminality."
If you can address a root issue of learning, she continued, "or even have a teacher who is an advocate to divert them from that route, there's a good chance they won't spiral into the criminal justice system."
Santiago stated her personal mission: "You have to be empathetic and sensitive when you speak to that type of child. For me, having the arsenal of my background and degree in this type of educational setting is perfect. I'd rather approach teaching as prevention, to make sure that kids don't ever find themselves within the criminal justice system."
Is she nervous about making the leap to the front of a classroom? Not really, she said. Her preferred geographic assignment will be in a borough of New York City, and after the uneasiness of residential expenses, teaching will be what she's been preparing for all along.
"This is the perfect blend of everything I've worked up to until now," she said.
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Longtime CdM cross country coach Bill Sumner is leading a fundraising effort to have a new football stadium built at the school.
Certainly CIF titles are going to help the cause.
Grable, however, did not want to provide his opinion on Saturday.
"I don't want to even think about that right now," Grable said. "I'm just so happy for the kids right now that they got this accomplished. I'm just so proud of them. I'll answer that for another time."
Kicker Griff Amies tied the state record for most field goals in a season with his 43-yarder in the fourth quarter that gave him 22 field goals this year.
Amies tied Chris Sailer, the former Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks and UCLA All-American kicker who set the mark in 1994.
Amies nearly broke the state record with his 57-yard field goal attempt late in the fourth quarter when his kick came up a few yards short.
The national record for field goals in season is 25, set by Cole Hedlund of Argyle (Texas) last year.
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After acquiring a former school to house most of its programs, the Boys and Girls Club of Marion County has decided to donate its former home to Habitat for Humanity of Marion County.
Marion City Council's airport, lands and buildings committee will consider an ordinance tonight that would clear the way for the Marion Youth Development Council/Boys and Girls Club to give its property at 375 E. Mark St. to the Habitat organization
Lynn Zucker, local Habitat for Humanity executive director, said the donation works out well for both non profit organizations. ...


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It is time we learned that facts, and even skill, by themselves cannot produce a healthy society.
Cooperation, positive thinking, kindness and other eternal values are essential to a truly productive life and to the attainment of the universal goal of all life: happiness.
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This system was created to support children in the balanced development of body, heart, mind and spirit. In addition to learning the usual school subjects, students are taught cooperation, compassion and self-discipline.
An essential component of an EFL classroom is a child-centered curriculum. While every school must address the standard topics of modern education, the EFL curriculum is child-centered in the sense that the teacher looks primarily to the students' readiness for particular kinds of growth in determining the specific activities that will take place in the classroom.
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A hundred years ago Sir William Osler described acute pneumonia as "The Captain of the Men of Death," a phrase he remembered from John Bunyan's The Life and Death of Mr. Badman (the actual phrase is "Captain Consumption, with all his men of death"). In 17th century England it was indeed "consumption," an older term for tuberculosis, which deserved the rank in Death's Legion, and the day may come again when it will come out of retirement to lead a new regiment against us. Beginning in the late 1940s tuberculosis began to recede from the consciousness of the industrialized West, and now it is an infrequent but manageable disease. Mostly. But it still ravages the developing world and WHO estimates 8.8 million new cases a year (2005 data), 1.6 million deaths (about one person every 20 seconds). 195,000 also had HIV infection. None of that is good news, but if there was any good news it was that we did have drugs that could manage and control the disease. Did.
Because now we have drug resistant TB. Yes, we've had TB resistant to many of our first line drugs for a long time. That was multidrug resistant (MDR- TB). Now we have TB resistant to our second line drugs. That's Extensively Drug Resistant TB, or XDR-TB. (The technical definitions: MDR-TB is resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin; in addition, XDR-TB is resistant to at least one of three injectable second line drugs (capreomycin, kanamycin, and amikacin). Of the 8.8 milliion new cases how many are XDR-TB we don't know because most places where it occurs don't have the laboratory capacity to diagnose it. We know it has been reported in 37 countries, including the US, and WHO's estimate is about 27,000 new cases a year. Even when treatable, the drugs are expensive and treatment lasts up to two years requiring constant compliance.
WHO's estimate of XDR-TB's case fatality ratio is 50%, but when combined with HIV it is almost always fatal (CFR greater than 90%).
"The global concern is . . . we will face untreatable TB," [Dr. Karin Weyer, of the tuberculosis research and policy unit of South Africa's Medical Research Council] said.
"It's like TB in the '20s," [Emory University's Dr. Ruth] Berkelman said of that possibility, though she admitted with increased population density, global travel and HIV-AIDS, the problem of untreatable TB would actually be more complex in the 21st century. (Helen Branswell reporting for Canadian Press)
Our interest here in bird flu has been to use it as a lens for looking at public health. We could as easily have used XDR-TB wbich has been likened to bird flu in slow motion. Which is worse, bird flu or XDR-TB?
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Friday, March 13, 2009
Gimme a Break!
Kate Dolan's take gave me a smile. Hope it starts your weekend on a laughing note!
Verily, doofus, give thy Proverbial wife a break
Several years ago, our Bible-study group examined "The Proverbs 31 Woman." For those not completely "up" on their Proverbs, let me explain that the 31st (and final) chapter of Proverbs describes, at length, "a wife of noble character."
The author endows this wife with seemingly superhuman virtues and skills. She makes cloth not just for her family and her household, but as a going retail business. And that's just for starters. She also plants a vineyard, imports food, feeds the poor, and instructs the household. The writer notes that she never sleeps or even rests. No wonder!
I got tired just reading about her workload. My reaction: There is no way one woman could do all these things. But one woman in my Bible-study group had a different take. Instead of seeing all the things in the verses that we cannot seem to be able to do, she looked at things she already did for her family and saw how they fit into the pattern of the "noble wife." That is certainly a more encouraging approach.
Still, there are a lot of verses about "grasping the spindle" and "making linen garments" and other things that most American women just don't do much anymore. So I thought I'd update the verses a little to help a suburban wife of the 21st century relate to the ancient wisdom. Here goes:
A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth more than a Nintendo system with Rock Band and Wii Fit all bundled together.
Her husband trusts her with all the credit cards and the remote control.
She brings him excellent credit ratings all the days of her life.
She selects volunteer cutting assignments from the kindergarten teacher and works with eager hands.
She is like merchant ships, bringing in food from the store with the best coupon deals that week.
She gets up before the clock radio kicks on; and microwaves sausage patties for her family.
She considers a lottery ticket and buys it; out of her Bunco winnings she enters a basket bingo and wins a birthday gift for her mother-in-law.
She works out at the gym vigorously; her arms are strong enough that she doesn't have too much of that hanging flab when she raises her forearms.
She sees that she's getting a good return on her 401(k) rollover, and her lamp always goes out at a reasonable time (but she can turn it back on if the kids need something or the dog starts whining).
In her hand she holds the steering wheel, and grasps the box of Cheez-Its to hand out to the kids in the carpool.
When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for she has arranged to go in late for work on days when schools open on a two-hour delay.
She makes her bed most days even if no one's coming over.
Her husband is respected at the city sports stadium, where he takes his seat among the season ticket- holders.
She makes allergen-free brownies and sells them at the bake sale; and supplies the Scout troop with sodas for the party.
She is clothed with strength and dignity, or at least sweats that are clean, with not too many paint spatters.
She can laugh at the ridiculously high heating bill.
She speaks with wisdom, and can faithfully instruct her family on how to change the bag in the vacuum cleaner.
She watches over the affairs of her children text-messaging each other in the same room and does not eat anything from the Cheesecake Factory.
Her children arise and, though they call her really bad names, at least they're up in time to get ready for school.
Her husband praises her (from his seat with the season ticketholders): "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who has read this far in my bad paraphrase deserves to be praised.
Give her the reward she has earned: A rest. (In other words, that's the end.)
{Amen, Amen!}
5 comments:
- Meri said...
Very funny! lol Workation made me miss the paper delivery for the past week, I am not entirely sure why (?)
I will say, that I have done study upon study about the Proverbs 31 woman, and in every single one, the common conclusion is that there is a season for everything. This woman is not doing all of this all at the same time. It would be impossible, even for the utmost Martha out there! lol So I long ago decided to shed my feelings that I never measured up to "the perfect wife and mother" and decided to just enjoy the season I am in, kwim?
I might just print this and hang it on the fridge though, I like her take too! hahaha!
- March 13, 2009 at 4:25 PM
- Sit A Spell said...
Hey...I saw your comment on the MOPS forum about the new theme and wanted to say HI.
- March 13, 2009 at 5:50 PM
- erinbeth said...
nice. i was going to say how this passage used to make me all depressed and like the worst wife ever, but then i read something about the seasons of life thing. blah, blah, what meri said ;0)
- March 14, 2009 at 3:20 PM
meri- thanks for that!!!
(e and m...still can't leave messages on your blogs. i think they hate me. ;( )
- March 15, 2009 at 2:08 AM
- Shanda said...
You have a great blog! Loved this post!
I enjoyed meeting you on Saturday!
- March 15, 2009 at 6:42 PM


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In this cartoon by Marc Murphy, a fire bomb sending smoke up in the name of Benghazi, Libya, is set off in front of Hillary Clinton for President 2016 headquarters. The former secretary of state hasn't decided whether she'll run for president, but conservatives see in the attack on Sept. 11, 2012, an opportunity to raise questions about Clinton that could be a factor in her 2016 election calculations. (Gannett, Marc Murphy/The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal)
Most of us are accustomed to politicians who play fast and loose with facts. But what I recently witnessed fully exposes the cold, calculating effort to deflect both blame and responsibility. I was literally sickened to discover that both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama could stand at the ceremony at which bodies of dead Americans, one a diplomat, were returned home and look in the eyes of the grieving families and blame the Benghazi attack on a video, all the while knowing it was a terrorist attack. To then hear that "talking points" were hashed and rehashed to avoid criticism and to rebuff arguments that critical mistakes were made, alarms ignored and people killed for the sole purpose of getting Obama reelected and to avoid any fall-out for Clinton's ultimate bid to be President is, to me, precisely what has gone so wrong in "politics" in our country.
I don't know any normal person who could look a grieving spouse, mother, father or brother or sister in the eye and tell such a bald-faced lie simply to keep one's political future intact. Most people I know have a heart, a soul that would make that impossible. Most people I know would feel the grief of the survivors first, not concern for their image.
And these are the very same people who have convinced so many that they "care about the people." Really?
I'll quote Clinton during the Benghazi hearings, "At this point what does it matter?" I have no doubt Clinton could look the grieving families in the eye and ask that same question, without remorse, without guilt if she thought it could get her elected and never realize nor care how much it matters to them.


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