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Lush Snow Showers Solid Perfume Review
Tis that special time of the year kids when Lush presents us with the Muse's second favorite Holiday item from Lush!
We know Muse, we know!
It's snowcake!
Shhhh! Don't be so quick there lovies! I said SECOND favorite! It's not Snowcake but it's almost as good! It's Snow Showers!
Cure the music, strike up the band, let's celebrate good times come on! We need Kool & The Gang to help us with this one!
Celebrationnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!! Let's all Celebrate and have a good time!
As I listen to the original version of Celebration and you listen to the Chipmunks screech your ear off I'll give you the deets on Lush Snow Showers!
Lush Snow Showers was originally renamed Champagne Snow Showers. The Muse isn't sure why or when but the name evovled into simply Snow Showers….she actually kinda misses the old name as it was quite fitting for what Snow Showers actually smelled like.
Snow Showers has come and gone in various bath bombs but it sticks around for most of the Holiday Season in Lush Jelly form and Lush Solid Perfume. The Muse is not particularly fond of Lush Jellies but she admits that come the Holiday she indulges in purchasing some Snow Shower Jelly to ring in the new season!
Snow Showers carries the wonderful smell of wild oranges and cognac while managing to tickle your nose with an effervescent fresh citrus scent that's reminiscent of a cold bottle of Champs on ice!
Although I'm not the biggest fan and supporter of Lush Solid Perfumes I do admit that when I got Lush Snow Showers Solid Perfume I was quite happy to see the formula has improved slightly! I felt like this year the solid had quite a good strong, throw when applied! I like tucking this into my purse for touch ups when I'm wearing my very rare bottle of Snow Showers perfume that I got from a UK Forum Party a year or two ago.
Honestly, taking into consideration that the fabulous scent of Snow Showers is only available in Jelly and Solid form the Muse does suggest and recommend nabbing one or both as the scent is intoxicatingly addicting and well worth checking out for yourself! The Muse guarantees you won't be able to resist it's gorgeous allure!
Lush Solid Perfume in Snow Showers makes a guest starring appearance in this Muse's makeup bag!
Get yours from Lush before they are gone! Don't want to have to wait till next Holiday to indulge do you?
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Lush Solid Perfume
11/6/08 16:30 Nosh:
Okay maybe it's just me but I looove the chipmunks! My family doesn't understand why I download their songs… LOL Theodore was always my favorite, that cute little tub of fur 😀
11/6/08 16:49 Dancinggal:
Hmmm, wonder if we are getting that here???? Will have to check it out, sounds too yummy to pass up, lol.
Lush soaps are driving me nuts, blocking up my drains but you have definately single handly made me additced to snow cake!
11/7/08 10:29 the Muse:
hi nosh!
LOL me too…I totally have the christmas album and play it every year
LOL Theodore kinda reminds me of myself..all wobbly and short
11/7/08 10:30 the Muse:
hi there R!
aw yak 😛 Some of them have bits that stink..like sultana! Drives me bats
I'm so glad you enjoy snowcake..it's so amazing!


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Anti-Mubarak Demonstrators Move Protests Out Of Tahrir Square In Cairo
Doctors, medical workers and students march through Cairo to join... Photo d'actualitéAnti-gouvernement,Conflit,Connexion,Docteur,Guerre,Horizontal,Le Caire,Manifestation,Moyen-Orient,Métier,Niveau d'éducation,Place Tahrir - Le Caire,Printemps arabe,Santé et médecine,ÉgyptePhotographer John MooreCollection: Getty Images News 2011 Getty ImagesCAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 10: Doctors, medical workers and students march through Cairo to join anti-government protests in Tahrir Square on February 10, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of workers from various unions across Egypt, including many medical workers, have gone on strike today with protestors calling for a nationwide general strike. The wave of strikes is increasing pressure on the government following more than two weeks of protests calling for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

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Start at the top of the house at one end and work your way down. Finish one room completely before going to the next. This gives you a feeling of accomplishment even if you haven't finished the whole house. Take your basket of cleaning supplies with you and leave the vacuum outside of the room for the final touch.
Use the top-down method when cleaning individual rooms. Start by dusting high places, including blinds and ceiling fan, to allow dirt to fall to the floor to be picked up by the vacuum. Work your way down the shelves and walls. As you clean, pick up everything off of the floor so you'll be ready to do a quick vacuum of the room.
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If you find that the garage and basement have a lot of junk that should just be thrown out, save money by renting a dumpster instead of hauling away multiple loads to the landfill. Every city has services that offer quick to-your-door delivery of dumpsters. For example, if you live in or around the Denver area, Next Day Dumpsters can deliver a small unit that is the equivalent of six pickup loads. The company will take it away when you're done so you don't have to deal with the landfill.
While you have the dumpster in your driveway, take advantage of it to haul away that yard waste accumulating in the backyard. Pick up a cart at rental place in Denver so you don't hurt your back as you collect the limbs and leaves, wood scraps and old flower pots from your yard.
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You can also make your own cleaning solutions and save money, says HGTV. They are less harsh than commercial cleaners, and easier on the planet. Some of the DIY cleaners they recommend include:
- White vinegar diluted in water — Cleans floor and wall scuffs, countertops, tubs and sinks
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In deciding what to write about tonight, my mind moves back and forth between "self numbing" and setting boundaries. I'm shaking my head right now because I can't land on one topic. They are both fighting for equal attention in my head. They don't even share any commonalities, or do they? I'm really not sure.
Boundaries arise tonight because I find myself having trouble setting them, both personally and professionally. As I shared in a prior blog, I have a boss who has no problem crossing boundaries with me and being downright rude at times. Today, I caught myself, again, allowing a new coworker to take advantage of me and waste a lot of my time. She was hired to help me out. She does a lot of data entry that I just don't have time for as well as doing other tasks in accounting. I am very grateful to have this help because it allows me to take on more challenging projects. However, she is really beginning to wear on me. She has been with us for six months and she still won't stand on her own. She continues to ask me the same questions over and over. I always stop what I am doing and take the time to answer them….over and over!! I do this because I know too well what it's like to have someone NOT take the time to answer questions. My boss doesn't. He never takes the time to properly answer my questions and then holds me accountable for not reading his mind. Not cool at all!! So, I overcompensate by allowing this gal to repeatedly ask me the same questions. She doesn't like to ask our boss questions or appear unknowing, I guess. Consequently, she interrupts me a lot. Today, after taking the time to show her something for the fourth or fifth time, the accounting solution that I showed her wasn't working. When it wasn't working out, I went to our boss and explained that I was trying to help her and it wasn't working, from an accounting standpoint. I learned that she had left out key information when she told me what he had asked her to do. I didn't have a clear picture of what she was supposed to be doing. She followed me into his office, trailing behind. When I mentioned that I didn't realize all the factors, she actually made a very rude comment in front of our boss. She said something like, "Well, Rose, you should know that!" And she said it with major attitude. Wow, did I ever learn a lesson today! From this point forward, I will NOT stop my work in order to do her thinking for her. Girlfriend, you done crossed the line with me, for the last fricking time!!!
As I have mentioned in prior blogs, I have trouble establishing boundaries in my personal life as well. I make attempts, but seldom see good or lasting results. I need to do some work here.
Self numbing or "taking the edge off " is a bit of a problem for me as well, lately. I do really well all day as far as eating healthy. But, when I get home and am faced with certain situations, I just realized that I have been snacking on stuff that makes me feel sick. Like sugar….ugh!! My focus THEN changes to the fact that I feel sick. I just realized tonight that I've been doing this for the last week! Rather than dealing with any uncomfortable feelings, I eat something that creates a different discomfort. Why? A quick diversion??
Ok…so I'm going to put my list making skills to work here. Yes, I'm a list maker! It's how I get things done! What have I learned sitting here tonight (while sticking food in my mouth) and pondering?
- First and foremost…girlfriend needs to set boundaries!
- I have been unconsciously engaging in self numbing. Why? It takes the edge off of vulnerability, pain and discomfort.
- I CANNOT selectively numb my emotions! By numbing my painful or difficult emotions, I am also numbing many positive emotions.
- See 2) above…this is NO LONGER an unconscious behavior. I have identified it, so continuing in this manner is self destructive!
Here I sit, the strong one….everyone that I know considers myself the strong one. What they don't realize is that I am really no stronger than them! I just handle things differently. That's all. I'm not necessarily any stronger. Emotions are powerful. They have very, very sharp points….like thorns on a rose. Their prick can cause extreme discomfort and pain. Who likes discomfort and pain?? Not this gal. My response to vulnerability and discomfort has been to take the edge off or create a diversion with mindless eating, staying busy, perfectionism….it goes on and on!
What IS different now, is that I am identifying these behaviors!! I have many tools available to me now; through this group, through my coach, Shirley, through the 28 day challenge that I've begun with Iris. Just being a part of this little community makes me more aware. I desire to learn how to lean into the discomfort and make my way through it and stop diverting myself and my emotions. I am, as always, a work in progress.
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April 3, 2013 - 10:04am
EVENT: A Viva Voz! presents "Cartoonista: An Evening with Lalo Alcaraz."
WHEN: 7-9 p.m., Thursday, April 4, 2013.
WHERE: The Benson Latin American Collection (SRH 1.108)
BACKGROUND: The Benson Latin American Collection at The University of Texas at Austin celebrates its eleventh annual salute to Latino culture, "¡A Viva Voz!," with a prolific and sometimes controversial Chicano artist, humorist and writer.
Lalo Alcaraz will speak amidst an exhibition of his work at the Benson Latin American Collection in Sid Richardson Hall, from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, April 12. The event is free and open to the public.
Alcaraz has spent the past two decades chronicling the political ascendancy of Latinos in America and vigorously pushing the boundaries of Chicano art in what he describes as the "Post Chicano Art Era."
He is the creator of the first nationally-syndicated, politically-themed Latino daily comic strip, "La Cucaracha," which is syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate (home of "Doonesbury" and "The Boondocks") and appears in over 60 newspapers.
The political edginess of the satire in "La Cucaracha" garnered almost immediate complaints upon its publication in 2002 from readers who were accustomed to the more sanitized comic strips of yesteryear. Shortly thereafter, the strip was dropped by the Albuquerque Journal, the Denver Post and the Fresno Bee, and even replaced by the Dallas Morning News with the significantly more saccharine "Love Is…" Despite the controversy, Universal Press Syndicate considers "La Cucaracha" an unqualified success, and Alcaraz remains under contract with them.
Alcaraz also produces editorial cartoons — since 1992 for L.A. Weekly — which have also appeared in notable media outlets including the New York Times, the Village Voice, the L.A. Times, Variety, the Huffington Post, Hispanic Magazine, Latina Magazine, Mexico's La Jornada, Germany's BUNTE and many others.
He is currently a new faculty member at Otis College of Art & Design in Los Angeles, and has published "Migra Mouse: Political Cartoons On Immigration" (2004, Akashic Books), authored the first collection of his daily comic strips, "La Cucaracha" (2004, Andrews-McMeel Publishing) and illustrated "Latino USA: A Cartoon History" (2000, Basic Books) with author Ilan Stavans.
He also co-hosts KPFK Radio's wildly popular satirical talk show "The Pocho Hour of Power" and co-founded the seminal Chicano humor 'zine, POCHO Magazine.
"Cartoonista: An Evening with Lalo Alcaraz" is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to Margo Gutiérrez by April 1 at email@example.com or 512-495-4589 if you plan to attend. Parking is available in LBJ Museum Lot 38, adjacent to Sid Richardson Hall, 2300 Red River Street.
"¡A Viva Voz!" was developed by former Benson director Ann Hartness to highlight the library's broad Mexican American/U.S. Latino resources, engage the local community and celebrate U.S. Latino culture. Past events have featured a variety of speakers and performers, including Afro-Latin funk band Ocote Soul Sounds, renowned Chicana artist Carmen Lomas Garza, author David Rice, actor Luis Avalos and comic artists Los Bros Hernandez.
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By Scott P.
age: 15
Crack! The tree branches are breaking all around me. I can't stop running, I can never stop running or they'll get me… Wait a minute now. I'm getting a little ahead of myself. Let me start from the very beginning.
My name is John Flamin. It's just two days before Halloween. I had recently moved to a small town in Georgia named Hartwell. I moved here from Richmond, Virginia, where I was everyone's friend; I had no enemies. Today was the first day at my new school, and from the minute I woke up I could tell that it wasn't going to be a good day.
My little brother, Daunte, burst through my bedroom door at five thirty this morning yelling about how he was so excited to go to school and meet new people. I didn't have to be in school 'til eight o'clock, so I decided to get some more sleep once my brother decided to leave me alone. Not such a good idea. Two hours and fifteen minutes later my mother comes in yelling at me about how we have to leave immediately, and I haven't even gotten dressed. I'm able to take a quick shower, throw on some clothes and still make it out of the house by five after eight.
I arrive at the school already a half hour late and walk into the principal's office. There is a boy, probably a little older than me, walking out with the principal right behind him. He had a very angry look on his face. He motions me to come into his office, so I go in and sit in the only seat in front of his desk. I see a nameplate on his desk telling me that his name is Dr. Royston. He walks in and sits down in the chair behind his desk. He says, "You're late" and just stares at me. I start to stutter out an excuse, but he cuts me off before I can finish.
"At this school we expect everyone to be here by eight o'clock and no later, but I guess since it is your first day I can let it slide", he says. "Now, what did you say your name was?"
"I didn't, sir," I started, "but my name is John Flamin. I just moved in."
He rummages through some folders, finds mine, and takes a look. After a minute or two he calls for someone to come in. A girl walks in. I can tell she's around my age and she seems nice. He tells me that she is going to give me a tour of the school, show me where my classes are and introduce me to my teachers. I say goodbye to the principal and leave the office.
"Hi, I'm Teagen," she says. "What's your name?"
I tell her that I'm John and that I just moved here. She explains some things about the school and the kids in the school. She mentions that some of the other students don't take real kindly to new kids so I better watch out. She takes me around to all of my rooms and introduces me to each of my teachers, who all seem to be very nice. After that, it is about time for lunch so she shows me to the cafeteria and helps me pick out and pay for my meal.
I see a table with a group of boys and since there is an extra seat, I go over and sit down. Everyone stops talking and just looks at me. A kid, who I think might be the one who was getting yelled at by the principal this morning, walks up behind me and says, "Hey what are you doing in my seat?" I told him that I was new here and I didn't know that the seat was reserved for him. I continue to sit there and eat my meal when the kid decides to just shove me out of the seat onto the floor. Then he picks up my tray and throws it at me. My food goes everywhere. I can tell that I'm not wanted here, so I pick up my stuff and walk away to where Teagen is eating.
She pulls up a seat next to her so that I can sit down. I ask her about the kids at the other table. She tells me that they're on the football team and are mean to everyone, even the people that are on their team. I figure I should try to stay away from them at least until I get used to the school and make some friends of my own. Lunch ends and it's time for me to start my afternoon classes.
My first class is math. When I walk in, I see that the kid that pushed me out of my seat is in my class. As he walks by my desk he pushes all of my books and folders off and onto the floor. It turns out that he is in pretty much all of my classes. I find out in my science class that his name is Jamial, and that he isn't very bright. Throughout the day he keeps picking on me by pushing me and punching me. The next day isn't much better.
I thought that since I'd been here for a day he would stop picking on me. I was wrong. Today is even worse. He does everything he was doing yesterday and won't stop no matter what I do or what I say to him. At the end of the day, when I'm walking down the hall, he comes up to me, knocks all of the books out of my hands and shoves me against a locker. I decide that I'm not going to take any more of this so I push him right back. We start throwing punches and soon it's a full-blown brawl. The principal pulls us apart, but not before I get in one good punch that I think might have broken his nose. As he is being pulled away I hear him yell, "You better watch your back, Flamin. I'm going to kill you."
I was sent home and told that I'd be suspended for a week. I tell my parents everything that happened and they weren't too mad at me because they understood that I had to stand up for myself. I spend the rest of the night just watching TV and playing video games. At around ten o'clock I decide to go to sleep.
Today is Halloween and I can't wait to go outside and see all the costumes the kids will be wearing. I spend most of the day just sitting around waiting for night to come. When it finally gets dark outside, I go for a walk around my neighborhood. After a few minutes I start to sense that someone is following me. I look around, but there is no one in sight, so I just keep on walking. As I reach the street corner someone comes up from behind, hits me on the back of the head and knocks me down on the cement. He starts pushing me around on the ground, but I'm able to shake him off. I stand up and see that there are people closing in on me from every side. I see one kid take off his mask. It's dark out, but I can still make out his face. It's Jamial; he is holding something in his hand that looks like a baseball bat. Another kid tries to tackle me but I get out of it. I can tell that this isn't going to turn out good, so I turn around and take off running.
I hear them screaming at me as they give chase. I can make out Jamial saying that he's going to get me and that he's going to make me pay for breaking his nose. I have an idea of where my house is and know that if I can just make it back there I'll be safe. All I have to do is run through a patch of forest and then I should be on my street.
I'm not a very fast runner and the kids behind me are starting to close in. I hope I can lose them in the woods. I reach the woods and keep on running. Crack! I can hear the tree branches breaking all around me. I can't stop running; I can never stop running or they'll get me. I hear the kids spread out and realize that they're going to try and trap me. I just keep running and hope that they won't be able to trap me as planned. I hear a noise in front of me and see one of the kids standing there. I skid to a stop, and look around.
They are all circled around me. I know that I'll never be able to get out. Jamial steps into the middle of the circle and starts talking.
"Hey there, John. There's no more running now. There's no way you can escape. But how about this? I'll make you a deal. You and me, one on one. If you win, then you can go home."
I know that there is no other way I'm going to be able to get out of this situation, so I agree.
We start by circling around each other. We are both waiting for the other to make the first move. He gives in first, dives, and tries to take out my legs. I move back and am able to keep out of his grasp. I continue to move back, but I run into the circle of people behind me and they push me into him. He grabs me and throws me into a tree. I hit it hard and fall to the ground. I'm hurt but I'm not going to give up. As I start to stand up he lunges for me again. Whack! I land a punch square on his chin before he can reach me. I can tell that it dazed him. I'm not going to miss this chance to win and I go in for the kill. I land two punches on his stomach and another two on his face. I sweep out with my leg and roundhouse kick him in the side of the head. He goes flying into the tree and doesn't get back up.
Everyone knows that I have won so they make a path and I walk out of the woods and back to my house. When I get home my parents ask me why I'm so dirty and I tell them that I just went for a walk in the woods and slipped in the dirt a couple of times.
A couple of days go by and I just stay cooped up in my house. One day, my dad is reading the newspaper and the headline catches my eye --- "Child Left in Critical Condition Halloween Night". After my dad finishes, I take it and read the article.
It says that a boy was found in the forest on Halloween night. He was severely beaten and unconscious. He is now in critical condition, but it looks as if he is going to survive. I realize that this must be Jamial. I didn't think that he had taken that bad of a beating from me. I decided that if no one else has told them about the fight, that I better just keep quiet and it will all go away. I just go about my usual business for the next couple of days.
Now I'm able to go back to school. I walk in and everyone is staring at me. I guess word gets around quick at this school. Everyone knows about the fight. No one will talk to me, not even Teagen. This has been a horrible first week in my new town and I can tell that I'm not going to like this place for a very long time.
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Mentoring Will Change Your Life. Also, Don't Be Selfish
By Lance on Mar 2, 2010 in Relationships
There are a few stretches in my life where I wish I had the influence of a strong and positive mentoring figure. I hate playing the what-if game–what-if I had done this instead of that, would I have a better job/relationship/life now?–but I do think that having good mentors can make a difference. I'll share a couple of those examples and then share my own experiences as a mentor.
1. While I was a teenager, still in high school, my family went through some very tough times that I'm sure had a profound impact on every facet of my life. I'll give a simple example and complicated one.
The simple example is that I rarely had a home cooked meal in high school. It pains me to say that because my mom is an awesome cook and she did the best she could, but the fact was I fended for myself the majority of the meals in a given week. Being a teenager, I had NO IDEA how to balance a diet and eat healthfully. That trend continued until oh pretty much recently. So I ate a lot of fast food and processed food and didn't really get enlighted about food until I joined a sports team in college, where you're forced to evaluate your diet. It would have been very helpful to have a mentor to help me navigate how to eat, how to prepare food, what the nutritional value of certain things were, how to cook, among other things.
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The complicated example is that I had poor role models for how long term relationships work. My role models were my parents (bad), my friends (not good), and movies and television (ridiculous). It took me years to figure out intimate relationships even at a basic level.
2. I made some shitty financial decisions in my mid-20's that I wish I had someone around to help me not do or at least navigate properly. To be totally honest, I could have used a personal finance mentor from the very beginning, like starting at my first job at age 16 to at least graduating from graduate school. This one is huge, and I think EVERYONE needs a personal finance mentor. If it's not your parents, there MUST be a go-to person to guide you. It's too risky to be left on your own, even if you're a sensible type.
Personally, I think it's criminal that personal finance isn't compulsory at the high school and college level. And when I say personal finance, I don't just mean learning to write checks, I mean investing, the in's and out's of buying a car or a house, cost analysis, calculating ROI. Or hell, how about just reading and understanding the terms and conditions of a credit card? These tools are vastly more important than most of the subjects taught in school. Mentors need to be teaching these skills to young people right now.
If you're good at personal finance, volunteer your time and mentor a young person. Figure out a way to advertise this opportunity.
3. Having a social mentor. This is something I can't over-emphasize enough, and I'll tell you why. In my professional life, I recently transitioned from being a web developer to the sales side of the business. My ultimate goal is to get into business development and then the executive side. Honestly, I want to learn everything I need to know in order to start, grow, and run a successful business. None of that is possible without having the ability to cultivate relationships with other people. Forming alliances and strategic partnerships and being able to make a connection in order to close a deal is EVERYTHING in business.
All of that is rooted in the ability to navigate complex social situations and cultivate relationships. I had no idea what that was until like four years ago when I got into pickup. Back then, I was just a head-down computer geek. Now I'm the guy who talks to CEO's and VP's. Would have been good to have a mentor to get me there earlier (although I'm pleased that studying pickup did the trick).
Mentoring I've Done
Mentoring I've done mostly comes from coaching athletes, which I've done for over 11 years. I've coached over 1000 athletes, and many of those grew into a mentor-mentee relationships. I'm coached athletes from 8th graders to post grad, guys and girls. I can mentor someone on fitness, general health, reading and writing, relationships and social success (to a certain point). I've had the profound pleasure of mentoring dozens of young people through successful college careers, both academically and athletically, and then helped them succeed in the next phase of their lives. One of my athletes made the US National Team in his sport and I consider that a huge success for both of us.
I know that my coaching and mentoring has helped many young people succeed and I sleep well at night because of that despite any mistakes I've made in my own life. Mentoring for me makes a life fulfilled.
Consider These Mentoring Programs
If you're really interested in mentoring and making an positive impact on a young person's life, consider checking out Big Brother Big Sisters and Mentor. Both offer opportunities for people with life experience to interact with kids who need it. Positive male figures are especially in need.
No, I have not done either program, but after writing this post I think I will. I don't have the time to put into it, and who does? I'll make it. I also have no fear of connecting with young people from diverse backgrounds, so there's no reason for me not to. Again, this is my Lance-ish opinion, but I think if you're not giving of yourself to help young people in your community, you're a a major chode and missing out on a huge opportunity for growth. Nuff said there.
Does anyone have any experience with either program? Please share in comments. And I want to strongly urge every reader to offer themselves as a mentor in some way.
This post is part of a roundtable on mentoring initiated by Holly Hoffman at worklovelife.com. Big ups to her for bringing up this important subject and organizing her community to participate.


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New University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler said he doesn't want to pressure Gophers football coach Jerry Kill to win right away, despite saying last weekend that a quick start could benefit athletics director Joel Maturi.
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Maturi's contract is up after the 2011-12 school year, but Kaler said he wasn't trying to imply that Kill needed to win fast to save Maturi's job.
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Himel Brothers Leather would be nowhere without the support of friends and our customers. This month with the generous time of Matt Barnes Photography http://mattbarnesphoto.tumblr.com/ , my friend James Thompson, and the excellent team at Clutch Magazine in Japan we are very proud to have this story featured. Â Clutch is a cutting edge magazine featuring the best of the best of craftsmanship globally. Hopefully there will be an english version coming soon!
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text: The Aeolian island of Stromboli doesn't just have a volcano – it actually is an active volcano, its smoldering cone attracting credentialed and amateur enthusiasts throughout the year. Located in the Tyrrhenian Sea just north of Sicily, one side of the island is scarred and blackened from eruptions, while the eastern side is lush, green and populated by whitewashed homes. The best show this island has to offer is a one-of-a-kind spectacular natural display of fire and brimstone. At night, the lava glows as it makes its way down the Sciara del Fuoco (Slope of Fire) to meet the sea with a loud hiss. During the 1946 on-location filming of the movie Stromboli, the relationship between star Ingrid Bergman and director Roberto Rossellini also heated up and caught fire. Those who seek adventure yet want an assurance of safety can take a guided tour of the volcano's cone.


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Today, the titans of industry have convened for a daylong meeting in Williamsburg, VA to chat about the issues of the day. The focus of today's event? Health care. It is definitely a sign of changing times that CEOs are talking about this as an issue. When Starbucks spends more on health care than coffee and GM spends more on health care than steel, you know it's time for a change.
Nice clip here and here from CNBC talking with WebMd and Aetna on the need for changes to the healthcare system, with lots of interesting ideas from the private sector about how we can make health care work for everyone.
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Embraceable Lace is my in between job, job. I am a business suit during the day, and a bar tender at night. I am a dog-mamma to Bazuka Jo, and Goose, a big sister and a baby sister, a double auntie and a volunteer for an Ethiopia based group called Artists for Charity. Im a shabby chic queen, veggie gardening, DIYer. I have a busy, full life that is jam packed with inspiration and positive energy, and I take that and twirl it into little rosettes for Embraceable Lace!I created Embraceable Lace about a year after becoming an Aunt for the first time. I would create things for my niece and people I worked with started asking me to design little things for their daughters, and then a baby shower, and finally I was asked to do a collection for a wedding. Working 2 jobs gets crazy, so making these items became my sort of "safe haven" from being stressed out and over worked. Embraceable Lace has grown so much over the past year and a half and it has truly been a blast. Its always there at the end of the day for me to sit down and craft my little heart out, so when I see the items sell and see others loving them as much as I love making them it puts a smile on my face. I've worked hard to make my product a little different, and to hone in on making it to last. Everything is one of a kind, and all of the backs are finished by hand, which I'm really proud of (Have you ever flipped a cheap headband over and seen that the backs are secured by a dot of hot glue? They fall apart super fast!) . I buy from Etsy all the time, and started to notice that my purchases would sometimes fall apart quickly, which introduced me to the idea of making sure that mine wouldn't do that. My now 3 year old niece and her 8 month old sister get a care package every few months full of new headbands and clips, so they can test them out for me and make sure my designs can last!
Elisa is giving away a $20.00 gift certificate to her shop on Etsy!
Here is how to enter:
1. "like" Embraceable Lace's Facebook fan page and leave a comment here telling me you did ALONG WITH YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS!
The winner will be chosen on Friday February 17th at 7:00a EST randomly and notified via e-mail.
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42 U.S. Code § 3032f - Demonstration, support, and research projects for multigenerational and civic engagement activities
(a) Grants and contracts
The Assistant Secretary shall award grants and enter into contracts with eligible organizations to carry out projects to—
(1) provide opportunities for older individuals to participate in multigenerational activities and civic engagement activities designed to meet critical community needs, and use the full range of time, skills, and experience of older individuals, including demonstration and support projects that—
(A) provide support for grandparents and other older individuals who are relative caregivers raising children (such as kinship navigator programs); or
(b) Use of funds
An eligible organization shall use funds made available under a grant awarded, or a contract entered into, under this section to—
(c) Preference
In awarding grants and entering into contracts to carry out a project described in subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall give preference to—
(1) eligible organizations with a demonstrated record of carrying out multigenerational activities or civic engagement activities;
(2) eligible organizations proposing multigenerational activity projects that will serve older individuals and communities with the greatest need (with particular attention to low-income minority individuals, older individuals with limited English proficiency, older individuals residing in rural areas, and low-income minority communities);
(3) eligible organizations proposing civic engagement projects that will serve communities with the greatest need; and
(d) Application
To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract under subsection (a), an organization shall submit an application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Assistant Secretary may reasonably require.
(e) Eligible organizations
Organizations eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract under subsection (a)—
(1) to carry out activities described in subsection (a)(1), shall be organizations that provide opportunities for older individuals to participate in activities described in subsection (a)(1); and
(f) Local evaluation and report
(1) Evaluation
Each organization receiving a grant or a contract under subsection (a) to carry out a project described in subsection (a) shall evaluate the multigenerational activities or civic engagement activities carried out under the project to determine—
(B) the impact of such activities on the community being served and the organization providing the activities; and
(g) Report to Congress
Not later than 6 months after the Assistant Secretary receives the reports described in subsection (f)(2), the Assistant Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate a report that assesses the evaluations and includes, at a minimum—
(4) in the case of projects carried out under subsection (a)(1), a description of the methods and success of the projects in recruiting older individuals as employees and as volunteers to participate in the projects;
(5) in the case of projects carried out under subsection (a)(1), a description of the success of the projects in retaining older individuals participating in the projects as employees and as volunteers;
(6) in the case of projects carried out under subsection (a)(1), the rate of turnover of older individual employees and volunteers in the projects;
(7) a strategy for disseminating the findings resulting from the projects described in paragraph (1); and
(h) Definitions
As used in this section:
(1) Multigenerational activity
The term "multigenerational activity" means an activity that provides an opportunity for interaction between 2 or more individuals of different generations, including activities connecting older individuals and youth in a child care program, a youth day care program, an educational assistance program, an at-risk youth intervention program, a juvenile delinquency treatment program, a before- or after-school program, a library program, or a family support program.
(2) Multigenerational coordinator
The term "multigenerational coordinator" means a person who—
(A) builds the capacity of public and nonprofit organizations to develop meaningful roles and assignments, that use the time, skill, and experience of older individuals to serve those organizations; and
Source(Pub. L. 89–73, title IV, § 417, as added Pub. L. 106–501, title IV, § 401,Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2261; amended Pub. L. 109–365, title IV, § 406,Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2555.)
2006—Pub. L. 109–365amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to demonstration, support, and research projects for multigenerational and civic engagement activities for provisions relating to demonstration projects for multigenerational activities.
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Man Finds Real Health Benefits By Eating Nothing But McDonald's! [Video]
Is this even possible?
A man is claiming some real health benefits by eating nowhere else but one of the unhealthiest places on planet Earth. Find out how.
Is this even possible?
A man is claiming some real health benefits by eating nowhere else but one of the unhealthiest places on planet Earth. Find out how.
New Year...new you, maybe.
If you have made a resolution to lose weight in 2014, these success stories may inspire you!
As a mother of three, I have to ask. Is it possible to look this good just days after giving birth?
Hannah is not a fan of the McDonald's menu or their marketing practices, and had some pretty strong accusations for the CEO of McDonald's. She shared them very publicly...at the annual shareholders meeting.
The fast food CEO had a quick rebuttal.
Who won this battle of words? You tell me!
I know it's asking a lot. Maybe more than some people are willing to pay. But, if you want to live longer, would you be willing to eat less? A lot less? In fact, on some days, you'll eat almost nothing at all.
One mom who put her seven-year-old daughter on a strict diet after being diagnosed clinically obese is being criticized for putting her young daughter on a diet. Her daughter was being attacked at school for being overweight, so the mom decided to put her on a strict diet and started writing about it in a blog.
Guys, want to keep your hair? Lay off the junk food, because research now links a poor diet to a receding hairline.
A lot of people use their New Years' resolutions to encourage themseves to branch out, explore new places, try new things. But what about trying a very familiar thing, every single day, for the entire year? That's what Victoria Bemkiempes of The Village Voice is setting out to do.
She's determined to eat Chinese food everyday in 2012, while mastering the ins and outs, the subtle variations and unappreciated nuances of Chinese take-out.
If you've ever wondered if those 'before' and 'after' pics in diet ads are real, wonder no more.
This guy demonstrates how it really is possible to transform from having a body like mine, to one like Stu Allen's in as little as five hours. Although in the event of a famine, I'll have plenty of reserve to live on, and all the skinny people will be screwed. So there!
If salty foods are your weakness, blame your childhood. Research has found that babies given such foods can develop a preference for them that carries over into adulthood.
Would you ever think eating Twinkie's and other junk foods would help you lose weight? One professor at Kansas State University ate junk food for a class project and lost 27 pounds in 10 weeks.


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Washington D.C. Insurance Division Issues a Bulletin to protect Transgender Residents
Following Oregon and California, Washington D.C. has become the third jurisdiction in the United States to prohibit discrimination in insurance based on gender identity or expression.
A bulletin issued by Washington DC's Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) on March 15th, 2013 prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression by insurance companies who underwrite health-insurance policies in the District of Columbia, by clarifying that the District's Unfair Insurance Trade Practices Act makes it illegal to refuse to insure, refuse to continue insuring, or limit the insurance coverage of an individual based on gender identity or expression.
The bulletin prohibits the exclusions and limitations of coverage based on gender identity and gender expression that have been used to deny coverage in the past for transgender people such as denying or limiting new policies, limiting coverage, or denying coverage that is provided to non-transgender people.
The District joins a growing number of employers, states and municipalities who believe that equal access to health care coverage is a matter of basic fairness, is medically necessary and does not increase health care costs. These entities have determined that health care decisions rest with the individual relationship between a doctor and a patient, and not with an insurance company.
You can read the entire bulletin here and the joint announcement from the Mayor's Office of GLBT affairs by clicking here.
Category: Featured, News: Transgender Justice


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Proof of Vehicle Value
To title or register a vehicle, you must provide at least one primary source document, as listed below, to satisfy proof vehicle value.
Primary Sources (one required) - must be original:
New Car
Bill of Sale.
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- Actual purchase amount shall be indicated on back of title transfer block.
Note: In accordance with District law, DMV uses the Fair Market Value for calculating excise tax on used/new cars based on the value indicated in the current National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Business Guide for the Eastern Region. If the NADA guide does not provide the fair market value for a particular vehicle, the applicable bill of sale shall be used.


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Fran Drescher and Her Ex-Husband Had 'Great Sex' Before He Realized He Was Gay (VIDEO)
Drescher, who now hosts 'The Fran Drescher Tawk Show,' and Jacobson were on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' (weekdays, syndicated) together on Friday, and seemed very comfortable with each other. Oprah asked, "Did you have a healthy sex relationship?" and they both responded positively. Jacobson went so far as to say it was "great sex."
"We always used to think that we must be having better sex than, you know, our friends," said Drescher, "because, I don't know, he's a very sexual man."
Well, that's certainly giving them something to tawk about.
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Unveiled" Event Previews Consumer Electronics Show For Media
The video game Pac-Man is played on an iCade by Ion Audio during a... News PhotoBusiness,Consumer Electronics Show,Economy,Event,Finance,Las Vegas,Nevada,Pac-Man,Retail,USA,Venetian Hotel,Vertical,Video Arcade GamePhotographer Ethan MillerCollection: Getty Images News 2012 Getty ImagesLAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: The video game Pac-Man is played on an iCade by Ion Audio during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Users can play video games on their iPads using the device. Currently more than 250 games are available and software developers can make their games work with the iCade for free. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 10-13 and is expected to feature 2,700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)


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Pablo Matera is living the dream at Leicester Tigers
Posted: March 26, 2014|
Life at Leicester Tigers is a "like a dream come true" for Argentina flanker Pablo Matera.
The 20-year-old has began to settle at the club after a difficult acclimatisation.
The Pumas international is not only enjoying life at Welford Road, he also feels he is learning vast amounts in a hurry.
"English is not my first language and, sometimes, it is difficult for me to understand what they are trying to get me to do," he said.
"But with Marcos Ayerza and Gonzalo Camacho at the club, I have a translator and I have two friends I already knew before I got here. I have never been at a professional club before so this is my first experience of it.
"Every day here is different and you can learn something new. There are not only the rugby periods, there are also extra periods where I can spend time with people like Geordan Murphy learning new skills.
"Every time I play, I learn new moves and I have the support of the likes of Jordan Crane, Thomas Waldrom and Julian Salvi to help me improve.
"They are always asking me if I am okay or if I am struggling.
"I can ask them what to do and they always give me advice, which is very helpful.
"I am really enjoying it now. The only issue I had was when I was not playing – but I am playing more now. It is perfect for me. I didn't expect to be here at Leicester now. It has been a dream of mine to play in Europe and being at a club like this is just like a dream come true."
With 11 caps to his name already, it has not just been the language barrier that Matera has had to overcome. Coming from amateur rugby in Argentina, the back-row forward has been forced to completely change his lifestyle to fit into life at a professional club.
"We trained three days a week and trained at 9pm every night back home," he said. "It is really different here. At home, we would also have dinner at 10.30pm. I was very surprised the boys were telling me to eat at 7.30pm.
"Then I was having to try to go to sleep even when I was not tired so that I could wake up early the next morning.
"Now I am getting used to it and am able to follow the times that you have over here."
Matera has been spending time with the likes of young scrum-half Scott Steel and second-row Tom Price, but he has enjoyed his own tour guide at the weekends in the form of fellow Puma Camacho.
"When we have had matches on Friday, we get the weekend off and it is great to look around the countryside," said Matera.
"Gonzalo takes me to little towns and old villages. It is really nice and different from back home. He has been in England for five years and he knows his way around."
Leicester University defend their men's and women's titles in tonight's Varsity match against De Montfort University. The women's match kicks off at Welford Road at 6.30, with the men's at 8.0