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NEW YORK The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus on Wednesday recommended that Amerifit Brands modify advertising for its Estroven brand dietary supplement.
NAD examined evidence that included a number of studies on ingredients that found in Estroven, including black cohosh and valerian root. However, NAD determined that in the absence of any testing on the product itself, the advertiser's "clinically proven" claims for Estroven were unsupported and recommended that they be discontinued.
NAD did, however, find that the totality of the research indicated that these ingredients can "help" accomplish the claimed benefits. Accordingly, NAD recommended that the advertiser discontinue its clinically proven claims, but noted that it may make certain milder, ingredient performance claims—that Estroven contains black cohosh, isoflavones and valerian root, ingredients that may help reduce the symptoms associated with menopause and in the case of valerian root, may help one sleep.
NAD also found that Amerifit provided a reasonable basis to support its sales and preference claims that "Estroven is the No. 1 pharmacist recommended supplement for menopause…" and "Estroven, with clinically proven ingredients, is the No. 1 choice among women for natural support during menopause," as well as the claim that "Estroven is America's top-selling women's dietary supplement."


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THE last of just over 400 Armed Forces Community Covenants in the UK will be signed whilst the Landing Platform Dock is at anchor off St Mary's. She will be joined by local dignitaries, community leaders and senior representatives of the Armed Forces.
On Tuesday July 15 Commodore Jamie Miller, Royal Navy, Naval Regional Commander Wales and Western England, will sign the covenant on behalf of the Royal Navy alongside colleagues from the Army and Royal Air Force.
Mr Theo Leijser, Chief Executive of the Council of the Isles of Scilly will lead the civilian signatories which will include representatives from each of the Islands and from government, the voluntary sector and of course veterans.
In the evening Canon Paul Miller, Chaplain to the Isles, will lead a short service to commission the Covenant on the ramparts of the Star Castle Hotel in St Mary's followed by a Sunset Ceremony. A ceremonial guard of sailors and marines from HMS Bulwark with buglers from the Band of 6 Rifles will add some dramatic colour to this event.
As well as reflecting on the importance of the Covenant to the Armed Forces and local communities, Canon Miller's service will also make reference to the ongoing Royal Marines 350th Anniversary celebrations and to the First World War Commemorations starting on 4 August 2014 in recognition of the 100th Anniversary of the British Empire entering the First World War.
Speaking in advance of the visit, HMS Bulwark's Commanding Officer Captain Dean Bassett Royal Navy who took command of HMS Bulwark in January 2014, said: "It is a great honour to be sailing the Fleet Flagship to the Isles of Scilly to provide the backdrop to the signing and commissioning of the last Armed Forces Community Covenant in the UK." He went on to say, "My ship's company and I are looking forward to playing our part in this historic occasion and I am delighted to be able to welcome so many distinguished guests onboard."
It has been a busy couple of months for HMS Bulwark as she readies herself for a planned deployment in the Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf later in the year. She has most recently returned from France where she participated in the D-Day 70 Commemorations in Normandy where members of the Ship's Company paraded with veterans and hosted the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for afternoon tea.
Prior to the formal signing, a Sea King helicopter from 771 Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose will be at Five Islands School on Monday July 14 in order to promote the covenant. Amanda Martin, Chairman of the Council of the Isles of Scilly and Commander Tom Herman, Deputy Naval Regional Commander, Wales and Western England will give a joint talk to the schoolchildren about the covenant and what will be happening at the signing the following day.

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Gilbert Levi Phillips, 43, Little Falls, had two felony counts of first degree DWI dismissed Oct. 4, and one count of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle dismissed Sept. 4, in Morrison County District Court. He also had one gross misdemeanor count of driving after cancellation dismissed Oct. 16.
On July 27, Phillips was involved in an accident between the motorcycle he said he was a passenger on and a Hummer. He fled the scene and hid behind a garage. When found, he matched witnesses' description of the driver. Witnesses also said there was no passenger on the motorcycle.
Phillips was given a preliminary breath test which revealed an alcohol concentration of 0.126. Officer also found marijuana on Phillips' person.
Officers discovered the motorcycle had been sold to Phillips several months before and he had not registered the transaction. There was also a piece of blue tape covering the license plate's expired tabs.
An examination of Phillips' driving record showed three prior DWI convictions and that his driving privileges had been canceled. He had also been previously charged three times for fleeing a peace officer.
Assistant District Attorney Todd Kosovich said, "An irritating legal technicality led to the judge dismissing the complaint. The good news is that it is a correctable situation and I have re-filed a new complaint with the same charges and the same judge signed the new complaint."


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Thorold, located on the brow of the Niagara Escarpment, soon became the dominant community on the new canal and was incorporated as a village in 1850 and as a town in 1870. When the Regional Municipality of Niagara was formed in 1970, the Town of Thorold expanded to include the former Thorold Township. In 1975 the town became incorporated as the City of Thorold.
Historical Sites
Decew House, on DeCew Road, was constructed in the late 18th century as a home for British Captain John B. DeCou. It served as the area's British headquarters during the War of 1812. On June 22, 1813, Laura Secord journeyed from Queenston to DeCew House to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon of an impending American attack. FitzGibbon and his men were able to capture the American force and help turn the tide of the war. The house was destroyed by fire in 1950 but the site is commemorated by the rebuilt foundation and a plaque. This Landmark is around the corner from popular hangout spot for young teens confederation park.
The Old Fire Hall, at 12 Albert Street West, was constructed next to the Second Welland Canal in 1878. This building once housed Thorold's police force and, to this day, contains a jail in the basement. For many years, the fire bell tolled for the town's strictly enforced nine o'clock curfew. The Old Firehall was designed by the architect John Latshaw and built for $2,483. It has a combination bell tower and hose tower, yellow and red brickwork, semi-circular wood windows, and a circular wood window in the gable end at the tower. Decorative yellow brick arches frame each window. The bell which hung in its tower remained in use until 1964, when the fire department moved into its new hall on nearby Towpath Street. In 1967 the old bell was installed outside the new firehall. The "Old Hall" was used as the Thorold YMCA for several years thereafter.
Chestnut Hall, at 14 Ormond Street North, is a carefully restored 1862 building that was once home to John McDonagh, a lumber merchant and mayor of the Town of Thorold from 1881–1884. Chestnut Hall currently houses the Thorold & Beaverdams Historical Society, in addition to the Thorold Museum and part of the Thorold Public Library.
St. Johns School House, on Hollow Road, is a single-room wooden school house located in the west portion of Thorold. Opening in 1804, it was the first free school in Upper Canada. The first teacher at the school was Samuel Birdsall. The enrolment in 1826 was recorded as 29 students. The building was fully restored in 1974.
Maplehurst, at 14 Saint David's Road West, is a Thorold landmark and the former home of Jacob Keefer. The mansion sits on the highest rise in the city offering a commanding view of the community below. Built by Hugh Keefer in 1885, this red stone structure with elaborate gables and dormers has been variously used in the past as a residence, a hospital, and a private nursing home. Maplehurst was recently restored to its original condition and is currently known as the Keefer Mansion, a 10 room inn noted for its fine dining.
Welland Mills, at 20 Pine Street North, was constructed in 1846 on the bank of the second Welland Canal by Jacob Keefer and, at that time, it contained the largest watermill in Canada. The Keefers were entrepreneurs and are considered one of Thorold's founding families. At its height, the mill was capable of manufacturing 300 barrels (89 tonnes) of flour per day and storing 70,000 bushels (1,900 tonnes) of wheat and 5,000 barrels (440 tonnes) of flour. Today, the Welland Mills building has been restored offering commercial space on the ground floor and residential apartments above.
Beaverdams Methodist Church and Burying Ground, on Marlatt's Road, was constructed in 1832. Beaverdams Church is the oldest Methodist Church still standing in Ontario. The first minister to preach in the chapel was Reverend Egerton Ryerson, who is largely responsible for founding the province of Ontario's education system.
Soldiers' Monument is a war memorial monument that commemorates World War I (1914–1919), World War II (1939–1945) and the Korean War (1950–1953). Located in Memorial Park, at the corner of Albert and Chapel streets, it was unveiled on Sunday, October 30, 1921 and was erected by the citizens of Thorold to: "Honour the Memory of the Men of Thorold, who gave their lives for the cause of freedom in the great war, and in grateful remembrance of those who shared its dangers."
The Old Public Library, at 1 Ormond Street South, is one of 156 Carnegie libraries to have been funded in Canada. The building, designed by architect A.E. Nicholson, was opened in 1912. The library moved from here to its present home in Chestnut Hall in 1983. The building now serves as the Thorold Seniors' Centre.
Welland Canal
Research Tips
The primary source for basic documents (vital statistics, land records, wills) for people who lived in the Province of Ontario is the Archives of Ontario, 134 Ian Macdonald Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M7A 2C5.
Early Records
Civil registration did not begin in the province until 1869. Before then there may be church records of baptisms and burials. For the most part these are still held by the denomination who recorded them. Copies of marriage records made pre-1869 had to be sent by individual clergymen to the registrar of the county in which the marriage took place. These marriage records are available through Ontario Archives, on micorfilm through LDS libraries, and on paid and unpaid websites, but because they were copied at the registrars' offices, they cannot be considered a primary source.
Vital Records after 1869
Birth, marriage and death registrations are not open to the public until a specific number of years after the event occurred. Births to 1915 are now available [October 2014]; dates for marriages and deaths are later. Birth and death registration was not universally carried out in the early years after its adoption. Deaths were more apt to be reported than births for several years. The more rural the area, the less likely it would be that these happenings were reported to the authorities.
Land Records and Wills
Information on how to access land records and wills is best sought on the Archives of Ontario website. An ancestor's land holding might be found on Canadian County Atlas Digital Project if he was in occupancy circa 1878.
Association for the Preservation of Ontario Land Registry Office Documents (APOLROD). A list of Land Registry Offices for all Counties of Ontario.
The original censuses are in the hands of Library and Archives Canada, known to Canadians as "LAC". Copies of original microfilms are online at the LAC website for all censuses up to 1911. Each census database is preceded with an explanation of the geographical area covered, the amount of material retained (some census division material has been lost), the questions on the census form, and whether there is a name index. Census divisions were redrawn as the population increased and more land was inhabited. The 1921 census is only available through Ancestry.ca, but it is free-to-view.
Hard-to-Find Places
E-books, Books and Newspapers
Some websites with more local information on Welland County


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FAIRFIELD, Conn. – A Fairfield woman was accused of stealing items from cars in two Fairfield parking lots over the weekend, according to police reports.
Witnesses told police that they saw a woman entering unlocked cars at Tomato and Basil on Black Rock Turnpike and at Super Stop & Shop on Villa Avenue, police say. They also described a vehicle the suspect used to leave Tomato and Basil and which officers stopped nearby, according to the report.
Dena Bonaventura, 32, of Knapps Highway was driving the car at the time, police say. Inside officers found a pair of sunglasses, a stereo face plate, two cell phone chargers, a wallet, a GPS, two jewelry boxes and assorted CDs that had been reported stolen from cars at the two parking lots, according to police reports. A large knife was also under the driver's seat, police say.
Bonaventura was charged with three counts of third-degree burglary, a felony, two counts of sixth-degree larceny, and one count each of fifth-degree larceny and possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, all misdemeanors. Her bond was set at a total of $15,000, and she is due in court on Jan. 28.
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Enterprise Vault databases not visible in backup selection list.
Error Message
No error displayed other than the Enterprise Vault database option grayed out.
Solution 1
1. If only Enterprise Vault is installed then, on the EV server check the EV registry key for the EV version.
BE 2010 R2 and prior:
(for EV 32 bit versions) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\KVS\Enterprise Vault\Install\Version should list the correct version build number. Example. 184.108.40.2061.
(for EV 32 bit versions ) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\KVS\Enterprise Vault\Install\Kittype (Should read= Server).
(for EV 64 bits versions) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\wow6432node\KVS\Enterprise Vault\Install\Version should list the correct version build number. Example. 220.127.116.111.
(for EV 64 bits versions) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\wow6432node\KVS\Enterprise Vault\Install\Kittype (Should read=server).
(EV 32 bits version) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\KVS\Enterprise Vault\Install\FullVersion should list the correct version build number. Example. 18.104.22.1681.
(EV 32 bits version) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\KVS\Enterprise Vault\Install\VaultServices (Should read=Installed).
(EV 64 bits version) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\wow6432node\KVS\Enterprise Vault\Install\FullVersion should list the correct version build number. Example. 188.8.131.521.
(EV 64 bits version) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\wow6432node\KVS\Enterprise Vault\Install\VaultServices. (should read= Installed).
2. Change the Key to the correct listing. EV support may need to be contacted to ensure the correct setting is used. Then restart the BE Remote Agent.
3. If the discovery accelerator is installed in the EV then,
(EV 64 bits version) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\wow6432node\KVS\Compliance Acceletator\Install\InstallPath
Solution 2
Enable Publishing for remote agent on the Enterprise Vault servers
- Check if the license for Enterprise vault is installed on media server
- Check if Remote agent is installed on all the enterprise vault server nodes.
- On the Enterprise vault server
Go to Start >> All Programs >> Symantec Backup Exec for windows servers >> Remote agent Utility
- Click on the Publishing tab and check if the publishing check box is unchecked.
- If the check box is unchecked click on the change settings button and check the publishing check box.
- Validate the media server name.
- Restart the remote agent service on the enterprise vault server.
- After publishing is enabled, all the Enterprise vault components will be listed in remote agent utility .
Now the enterprise vault selections should be visible in the selection list on the Backup exec server.
Solution 3
- The Enterprise Vault Agent License has been properly installed; if it has been, there will be a resource named Enterprise Vault at the bottom of the selection list.
- An Enterprise Vault Server is available and a Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Servers (RAWS has been installed on it.
If both of the above are true, refer to the Software Compatibility List using the link provided below to identify the minimum supported version of Enterprise Vault. Next, open the Enterprise Vault Console and confirm the version. If the version identified is not the minimum supported version, Enterprise Vault will need to be upgraded before Backup Exec will be able to provide backup support.
In a Backup Exec Selection List, a properly licensed media server will show an Enterprise Vault Resource; however, if the installed version of Enterprise Vault is not supported, the only symptom will be that the resource may be unpopulated and thus not expandable. To confirm this perform the following steps on the Enterprise Vault Server
- Go to Start > Run, enter cmd and click OK to open a command window.
- Change folders to \Program Files\Symantec\Backup Exec\RAWS.
At the command line, type the following and press Enter: beremote -console
This will start the Backup Exec Remote Agent in console mode and will generate several screens full of setup information as the agent is started. Look through this verbiage for the following single-line entry, towards the end of the generated content:
This version of Enterprise Vault is not supported.
This confirms that Enterprise Vault has been detected but the version is unsupported. Upgrading Enterprise Vault to at least the minimum supported version is required before any Enterprise Vault Resources can be backed up.
Solution 4
- Remove and re-add the Enterprise Vault License for Backup Exec.
- Restart the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Servers (RAWS) service on the EV server.
- If "EVBACKUP.XML" is already present rename the "EVBACKUP.XML" file on the EV server to EVBACKUP.OLD' and restart the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Servers (RAWS) service on the EV server. Check to ensure that the file is generated in the proper location. Refer to step 4 if the EVBACKUP.XML is not generated.
Run the following command from the command prompt on the Vault Server: "sc control EnterpriseVaultAdminService 136".
- If the Compliance or discovery accelerator components are installed in the EV server the files generated will be BACKUP.XML. To regenerate this file if missing run the command "sc control acceleratormanager 135" from the command prompt on the Vault Server.
- The EV server resources are reported to the server using port 6101 (Backup Exec agent browser) so there must be communication to this port from the remote server.
- Check that the EV resources reported to the server are listed in the "NRDSagent" table in the BEDB database.
Note: If EVBACKUP.XML or BACKUP.XML (if Applicable) is not generated by running the sc control command, please contact Enterprise Vault Technical Support to create a case for further troubleshooting.
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Look back at the Galaxy's run through the Group Stage of the CONCACAF Champions League in a three-part documentary series that includes never before seen footage from the team's Champions League experience and narrated by the Voice of the Galaxy, Joe Tutino.
Yesterday was the re-release of Part 1 of the series, which looked back at the Galaxy's first two matches of the 2012-13 Champions League at The Home Depot Center.
Today, enjoy Part 2, as we go behind the scenes with the squad as they head to Puerto Rico to take on the Islanders.
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Nearer The End....hopefullyMy husband and I have been together for 14 years. Our sex drives have always been mismatched. He is 12 years old than me and in the being things were reasonable. We would be intimate 1 or 2 times a month. This has gradually decreased over time and now the position is that haven't had sex in 16 months.
I have stuck out for a while due to the fact that I couldn't afford to leave as I only work part-time. I have looking for full-time employment which is difficult but I have a second interview for job which I think I have a good chance of getting. I hope that I will be able to see light at the end of the tunnel although I am scared of the tasks that lie ahead of me.
I have read this board for a number of years and some of the stories have brought tears to my eyes. I am encouraged by people supported for others and hope that will give me strength to get through the hard times that lie ahead
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You can do it! Stay your corse
From what I sense from your post, I think you have the strength, because you are taking proactive steps to make it so. As you know, scared is OK, hope is not! Your will matters most.
I hear ya -- But I hear you twenty years down the line. It was the same at 30+ as it is at 50+.
Keep the faith in your decision - because as you know and I lived, it will not get better if you stay. When you falter and second guess yourself, keep in mind that it really is "as bad as you remember."


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A unique blend of buttery float and responsive pop.
Powerful response meets playful, catch-free fun. The Rome CrossRocket Snowboard dissects anything you throw its way, slaying park kickers and floating through freshies with ease. Rome's NoHang-Ups Pop 2.0 camber gives you the best of both rocker and camber. This profile combines positive, diamond-shaped camber extending from the board's center to approximately 10-millimeters shy of the contact points, with a 3D concave rocker at the tip and tail. Ultimately, this hybrid profile gives you the powerful precision of a full camber deck with a really loose, surfy feel at the nose and tail.
Looking inside this all-terrain beast, you'll find a SuperPop Core Matrix for tons of snap off kickers, cliffs, and natural windlips. Carbon Single Barrel HotRods extend outward from the inserts to the tip and tail, giving you explosive ollie power without added torsional stiffness. New for this year, Rome added their Z-Tech 1.0 into the center of the CrossRocket. This one-inch strip of Zylon also enhances the board's pop without increasing torsional stiffness. Zylon is lighter, stronger, and snappier than carbon (hard to believe, right?), giving you insane levels of pop when you're sending jumps and hits into oblivion.
- NoHang-Ups Pop 2.0 (camber underfoot, 3D-rockered tips)
- Almost twin shape
- SuperPop Core Matrix
- StraightTriax30 laminate
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- HotRods carbon single barrel
- Z-Tech 1.0
- QuickRip technology
- ButterOut transition zones
- Reviews
A straight Stiffy
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Fun board but right out of the box the initial stiffness is noticed. The stiffer flex works with the traditional camber under foot and through the middle gives you a solid stable feel throughout the board which allows you to munch through choppy stuff. I've used this board so far In all terrains possible from a foot of fluff to some crusty chowder to some hard iced runs. It has done well in most occasions however on hard packed runs the carving you get a real loose feel when trying to carve aggressively. The contact points seem to be real unbalanced and the tail seemed to get away from me sometimes. When taken to the park you definitely notice the Carbon Single Barrel HotRods awesome pop however it's a little too stiff to get that nice smooth transition onto boxes and rails you really have to hit it dead on to get a good feel and center of gravity otherwise I kept getting a real sketchy feeling like I would wash out and I did quite a few times. Overall impressions of this board floats well and does well in choppy and fluff stuff but lacks the gratitude of being called an All Mountain board from now on this board has been retired to my powder board collection and will only be taken out when fluff is on the rise.
The Board that does it all and then some
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I was very hesitate to get down on this board but damn was I wrong. You can take this board rip the groomers, pow and park no problem. The camber shape makes the board grip and rip turns like no other. With the 3D diamond shape on the nose and tail you can butter like it is a rockered board. My first day riding the crossrocket was in 15 inches of fresh/tracked snow and the board charged. The next day I took it to the park and got even more hyped. I could press on rails no problem. Then send it off jumps and stomp the landings with confidence in the camber shape. The hot rods in the nose and tail give you a good crispy pop. Just an epic board for the any type of rider. Rome killed it on this one!
Best of Both Worlds
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Can't decide between the playfulness of rocker and the stability of camber? Luckily Rome made the decision for you with the Crossrocket. It has camber under and between the feet, and a mellow, scooped out nose and tail. This lets you rip turns and hold a solid edge with the camber, as well as butter around with a catch free feel on the nose and tail. Not to mention, this thing floats in powder like a dream.


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Leaving conditioner in?
I've heard the good and the bad about leaving "wash out" conditioners in. In the past, this has not worked well for me because the conditioners like suave and garnier and dove, were too light and the ingredients were too drying it seemed. REcently I tried the Yes to Carrots conditioner as a co-wash and it turned out to leave my hair clean and moisturized and all so I decided to see how it would work if I left a litle bit of it in. At first I didn't notice a really big difference except that it defined my little springy coils nicely and made it soft.
BUT I mixed a sample of it with some pure olive oil and started using it on my hair daily with some glyerin and I must say this works well as a leave in conditioner for me.
My hair is thick, shrinky and coarse with little springy coils/afro hair (type 4, if thats how you want to define it)
I'm not sure if it's just this specific conditioner (because the ingredients are more natural) but my hair is soft and moisturized and air dries pretty defined.
I'm a big fan of Yes to Carrots C is for Conditioner. It was the first condish I started cowashing with after the BC. I never knew how much my hair really liked it until this past month. Had a bit of extra cash and experimented with a few other products. This week my hair started really rebelling against me, so returned to YTC and so far, my hair seems to be happy about that decision.
Have been toying with the idea of using it as a leave-in also. May have to give that a try soon.
This is one I moved to the back shelf. It has a cone in it (but that's not why I moved it to the back). It didn't make a difference in my final hair.
Ooh. Me no likey leaving in conditioner. Makes my hair feel like crispy bacon when it dries. :(
I dont like it either, it makes my scalp itchy :(
I've just started using my regular rinse out condtioner as a leave-in to refresh my hair after a twist out. I like it alot. :afro:
I used Trader Joe's Tea Tree conditioner mixed with their Nurishing Spa conditioner and then spritzed on some water. I did a braid out the next day.
Yeah, I've been leaving conditioner in since I began detangling post TWA period. I like it a lot and it's such a part of my routine that i don't even think about it. I first did it with Tigi Bedhead MM, but since that's expensive, moved to Herbal Essences Hello Hydration. Anytime I wet my hair in the morning shower to revive curls, I detangle with a little conditioner, seal it, and rinse with cold water. I never got crunchies or white res with it after it dried. And I get second and third day hair pretty easily.
I don't mind the cones.
Since leaving conditioner in my hair, it stays moisturized for longer periods of time. The leave-in acts as a gentle base of moisture and the heavy butters, creams, and oils I use seal in that moisture. As far as the feel in your hair, I think it depends on the conditioner. When I first went natural I was using Suave Humectant, Suave Healthy Curls, Pantene Hydrating Curls, HE Hello Hydration etc. to leave in my hair because they made great detanglers. Yet, they would leave my hair feeling like plastic. :mad: I soon found out that like moisturizers, you have to be particular about which conditioners you leave in your hair. I now choose my conditioners based on what ingredients I favor in my moisturizers. If you tend to like moisturizers with certain oils or extra ingredients (glycerin, rosemary oil, yarrow extract) then look for that in the conditioner you leave-in. All the conditioners that I mentioned above left my hair coated and crispy because they contained lots of proteins and high oil content, which my hair can't tolerate in basic moisturizers. The plasticky feeling was due to the silicones.
I now use Giovanni 50/50 and there's no stiffness, stickiness, buildup, or residue when it dries. It feels like there is a moisturizer on my hair, not hard conditioner. Some people also use the Direct-leave in (basically a conditioner marketed as a leave-in) and DevaCurl One C. Check out the haircare guide at the top of this forum for good conditioners to leave-in. A lot of them aren't even marketed as 'leave-ins', but they work well. Definitely pay attention to the ingredients, choose what you like in your hair, and don't be afraid to splurge since you won't be rinsing it out and it will essentially be a moisturizer in your hair underneath your other products.
Mixed Results
For the first three days of the conditioner only method, I loved it. I had little spring coils all over my head as if I used Kinky Curly Curling Custard. However, without using glycerin and water my hair would be dry by the end of the day. Pantene Relaxed and Natural has a lot of alchol in it which is very drying.
I absolutely love VO5 Moisture Milks Conditioner for cowashing. If I really rub my scalp with the pads of my fingers, it feels clean. I have not used shampoo in about two weeks and my scalp does not itch.
But, and there is a big BUT, I have crazy buildup from the Pantene. I will have to shampoo just to clarify. My hair started loosing its ability to curl on the 4th day.
with trial and error u have to find the right condish that u can leave in. usu one wo cones, as natural as possible. dont use a lot and apply to wet wet hair. i like trader joes nourish spa mixed with shea butter in my hand applied to wet hair after wash and damp, spritzed hair on a daily basis. hth
I can get away with leaving in a condish that has one light protein like soy but can't rock ones with cones, propylene gycol, fragrance/parfum, castor oil, steralkonium cholride. Must be as close to natural as possible. That knowledge came from trial and error and a few bouts with contact dermatitis on scalp and neck.
I agree with Paraty and Madhuri. You have to pay attention to the ingredients. I use rinse out conditioners as a leave-in, but they are natural conditioners and I also add water for extra moisture.
Right on Paraty, Madhuri and aricurl! Right on!! You gals are so right. :afro:
My Problem with Leave-In Conditioners
I've almost always had a problem with leave-in conditioners. I don't know why but one of two things always happen:
1) They do not disappear or absorb into my hair (i.e. Paul Mitchell The Conditioner - It just sits there until many many hours have passed. If I dilute with water, it gets frothy like soap in my hair.)
2) They froth up like shampoo when I apply thus disabling me to actually leave it in my hair. Thus, I have to wash it out. (i.e. Suave Coconut Conditioner)
I usually don't use anything as a leave-in except for Cantu Shea Butter Leave In on dry styles. This is okay but it's a cream and I am hesitant to use it on wash and go hair (gel & water shingled "out" styles).
Any thoughts?
My hair could not handle leaving in conditioner. I recently left in my Body conditioner in my hair as a moisturizer, and my hair felt DRY and my scalp felt ITCHY. No beuno.
As for Yes to Carrots, did your like it 'cause you sealed the moisture with the oils? Did you do that previously with other conditioners?
Semi off topic, but I love Yes to Carrots leave in conditioner.
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Does anyone get by on about £2k/month net spending?(66 Posts)
Basically, we are spending too much, am wondering what our spending might look like if we reduced it to something rather more sensible!! Anyone willing to share what their avg. monthly spends look like, how much spent in different categories, I mean, especially if it's around the £2k mark?
Thx in Advance.
For secondary, really, LIZS? Blazers alone cost £35. Locket key deposit = £10, etc. I found out belatedly the Friends do 2nd hand uniform, will keep an eye out for future items. Picked up 3 shirts for DS for £3 the other night, though (Bargain presuming DS will wear them). Shoes are the killer, I buy cheap pairs here and there but we all have big wide feet with high insteps so can't get even a half decent fit from most cheap pairs. And DC must have something solid for winter snow.
But they only need one blazer, even x2 and over 12 months that is only £8 pm. And yes buy 2nd hand for larger ticket and less well used items.
I think saying "first world problem" is a bit patronising to people in the third world! Do you imagine they don't write budgets too? I think most people find spare money (even if later in the month find it wasn't spare!) Ends up being spent on useless crap from Brighton to Bali -that's human nature. Plus you'll notice no one complains about their budget going on tax which pays for a society the third world can only dream of. ax
This was my last month's spending, my aim is to spend £1800 after mortgage to enable savings - this month we have gone over and not saved
£576 bills
628.29supermarkets and work lunches
169DC activities and toys
93spending on house (bits and pieces needed replacing)
72.85books and dvds (high this month as I bought hypnotherapy book, CDS, and pregnancy exercise CDs)
100car expenses and petrol
75unspecified cash (probably most on cafes and coffees)
45 pregnancy yoga
95new tent (out of the holiday budget)
110hair beauty & treatments (this will cover a few months as I bought 3 x group on deals for massages, reflexology and chiropractic treatment - pregnancy treats)
175work expenses (travel)
2 DC, me, Dh, and clearly am already spending a lot on this bump!!
Will stand with you in having unspecified expenses - our supermarket shopping last month was ridiculous and I can't believe it is all on food! DH was buying quite a lot of wine, beer and cigarettes in the first part of the month and I didn't menu plan so we were eating out and buying food top ups every couple of days but aiming to really cut down this month, no alcohol or cigarettes for a start! I have an awful tendency to pop in every day for a treat for few and DH for wine. I haven't been able to break down the spends any more as added up from bank and credit card statements, but this month am trying to write down everything we spend particularly in supermarkets, and will meal plan, try and shop for the week and only buy what I went in for!! Will let you know how I get on - suggest meal planning and writing it all down is the best way OR withdrawing the cash for the extras every week and never spending more than that. We used to have the cash to spend this without thinking but it's a stupid way to live, as it could be paying off our mortgage early.
Um, maybe it's because you aren't spreading the cost of uniforms over 12 months. Like LIZS says? Of course it would sound horrendous when the big bills come in.
v impressed with anyone who can write down all their expenses in detail
can you try a month of cash only to make you feel like it's 'real money'?
took bloody hours to work it all out, Merci.
hmmm... bit late for me to start a thread about uniform costs. Would be very interested if anyone else wants to get that going!
First world problem - that's where everyone here lives, so it's sort of inevitable
I don't understand why people would choose to be judgemental/sarcastic about other peoples money. Some people work damn hard for what they have, some people have better jobs because (I dont mean to be horrible here) they made better choices earlier on in life and therefore got better jobs.
No doubt I will get shot for this...but there have been times (last year included when DH was made redundant) when we have lived on a shoe string
Mortgage: £2000
Food: £500 (3 adults, 3 children, 2 dogs, 2 cats and a rabbit)
Gas/electricity: £150
Council tax: £210
Phone/Broadband: £30
Aupair: £300
Cleaner: £160
Park savings for Xmas: £225
Childrens clothes: £225
Holiday savings: £200
Car savings: £200
We have (roughly) 1k a month each to spend- car insurance, petrol, trips out (we take it in turns to pay), nights out with friends, dates (again we take it in turns), clothes, golf, gym membership and personal savings.
We pay most of our big expenses in one go, but dividing it out it's roughly this. We never go out and don't buy smokes/alcohol. We do spend a lot on food though.
£450 rent
£600 groceries
£20 landline
£15 internet
£25 council tax
£133 gas/eletricity
£130 car (this includes petrol, services and insurance)
£33 water
£17 content's insurance
£20 or so on entertainment (buying new books, games, etc.)
We put a total of £2k in the joint account each month to cover:
Mortgage £1200
Gas / electric £200
Nursery £105
Council tax £110
Phone/Internet £20
Water & sewerage £45
Petrol £50
Food shopping £250
I salary sacrifice the rest of DD's nursery fees, then we DH and I both have £400 each for spending (mobiles, gym, haircuts, clothes, lunches, DD treats etc) plus we save a chunk too.
2k a month:0
405 on groceries dont think so! Go to iceland farmfoods (supermarket own brand etc!) lidl aldi
367 on hobbies! Hobbies arent essential therefore you shouldnt do them! Unless after totaling up a moth of spending & realising ok i have 400 left so 200 wil go to saving 200 for hobbies!
185 house improvements like decoratating rooms to suit someone dont think so... If its not broken dont fix it if the rooms not looking horrible dont change it
70 on swim lessons im sorry but go out as a family one day & teach them yourself
75 other kids clubs kids can socailize at parks at school etc dont need clubs for excersize eithe they can go a jog
52 on kids uniforn go to primark!
36 on pocket money i never had a pocket money in my life it teaches you to be more grateful when given money!
30 on charity give for puddleducks sake! Your spending far too much the first charity is home!
Sorry for rant but your spending is shocking!
You need to write they amount coming in add up all of this then take it away from the amount u get in see what number it is if its is a negative number you have serisous isues! Positive number slightly better but stil need to cut back on non esetialis like things i have mentioned above!
I am commenting as a rogue here - my income is barely £300 a month. But my daughter lived a while in similar sense to you, and my suggestions are based on what I suggested to her (to little / no avail, I might add)
Firstly, much praise for writing down the figures in the first place, you have starting point and can maybe compare with next month ? Can any of your DC kick it into Excel for you and produce a graph ?
Wow, you spend £12,000 a year on birthdays and Christmas ? That seems a lot to me, but I am Scrooge and send handmade cards.
Take-aways come to more than you might think, and an awful lot of your mysterious £681. Have a look at the 2 dine for £10 in M&S or Tesco, and scale up for your numbers. Unless each takeaway already costs less than £30.
You've said to reduce your spend on kids clothing inc shoes from £40 a month. £40 is very reasonable for 4 DC. Similarly running 2 cars for £255 sounds ok.
£240 a month mortgage
£400 a month food approx
£80 a month petrol
£25 a month house insurance
£110 a month council tax
£98 a month gas and electricity
£48 a month water
Tv licence......? £12 a month?
£40 a month life insurance policy thing
£25. A month car insurance
£28 a month mobile phone
Then however much he broadband, cable tv, line rental is .....maybe £40 a month.
£405 on groceries is ok - for 6 people.
I spend £15 a week for 1 person + 1 cat, multiply that up and its £90 for 6 a week.
But not if your groceries are for 6 people for 1 day and the other 6 days you're eating out.
Apples, why should she cut back if her budget left her with excess? There's no virtue in being tight for the sake of it.
OP, apart from tracking all your miscellaneous and adult hobby spends closely, I'd suggest cutting back on birthday and christmas spending where possible. children do not need a lot of stuff. Perhaps include their hobbies as gifts eg. new tap shoes as a christmas pressie.
What sort of house improvements are you doing?
I can't see any sort of potential spending that you don't have something down for, perhaps think about whether you have a spending problem? I've had to fight that urge to part with cash at all costs at times in the past.
£36 pocket money for 4 DC a month?
That's £9 each, barely £2 a week.
You're buying a lot for them - hobbies, clubs etc - but that's not teaching the older one's to manage their money. You're giving them a luxurious lifestyle without them having to think about budgeting. Ring any bells?
Neah, I honestly don't think I've a spending problem except that we got in the habit of saying yes to most things without thinking. I am naturally anorexic with money, took me a long time to learn to spend it.
There is some double counting in my figures, like some of the leisure category is actually commuting to work I just don't know how much.
I think I went overboard letting DD actually have new items for uniform this year, although (on the other thread) my spend is actually pretty typical, not outlandish. ( Two blazers? Are you mad? ) Think you lot will be shocked when I get around to reporting next update on the cash figures. I'm not cutting some things like swimming. I will dig into savings if I have to, for that. Swim lessons are only £1 more than me taking them, by the way!!
House Improvement: DH knocked thru a room this year . Lintel & workman & electrician (DH did own plastering & joinery though). The carpets are knackered but I have shelved plans to do anything about them until we're rich again.
Thanks for numbers, it is helping me figure a lot out.
It's a good start having a list of where your money goes. I'd suggest that your top priority is working out that unassigned amount... that's going to be where you stand to gain the most.
Second step, go through all Direct Debits coming out of any of your accounts and work out are they essential or non-essential. If non-essential, cancel whatever it is they're paying for. If essential then spend an afternoon on comparison sites seeing if you can get the same goods or services cheaper.
Third step is to tackle the irregular outgoings, the cash withdrawals, the groceries, the petrol consumption, clothes purchases. Because they're ad hoc these can quickly spiral if you don't set yourself a limit.
My income's higher but roughly speaking
£1000 - mortgage
£500 - fixed outgoings such as utilities, insurance, council tax, etc
£300 - supermarket
£150 - cash withdrawals
£400+ - incidentals (days out, clothes purchases, gifts, house repairs, hobbies etc)
The rest goes into various savings for big ticket items like holidays, replacement appliances, Christmas presents
I should so like to see Apples & Wobbly put down their own numbers.
I do love your numbers, JessMcL.
Rent 550
Council tax 120
Contents insurance 10
Utilities 150
Home phone 14
Internet 10.50
Tv licence 18
Gardener 21 (2 weekly)
Phone card to call family abroad 5 (2 weekly)
Contract phone 18
Groceries 70
Lunch at work 10
Children's clothes 30
Adults clothes 40
Hairdressers 50 (quarterly)
Loan repayment 20
Credit card 30
Savings for DS 20
Nappies 20
Pet food, insurance 18
Petrol 120
Car insurance 33
Car expenses 30
Days out 40
Birthdays 20
Toiletries 10
This leaves around £300 from total income of just over £2100.
Groceries figure is per week sorry. So 280 every 4 weeks
Envelope budgeting software is very good for keeping an eye in what is spent in different categories. It's the electronic equivalent of keeping your money in different envelopes for different things:
2k income
450 mortgage
100 media - internet, tv, two.mobiles
200 car repayments
300 food
100 gas and electric
30 uni loan
200 childcare
100 water, council tax and tv license
60 petrol
60 rail pass
20 car tax and rac
We then each take 50 on a friday for spends.
Anything left rolls over to next month.
Sorry, 2.3k income
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Hey y'all!
Thank goodness finals is over and done with! Can I get an AMEN?!?! I'm still waiting on my grades, but I'm hoping I did good. So what do we do when we finish finals? CELEBRATE!
It was my friend, Amanda's, 22nd birthday the week of finals so we got to party hard the weekend after. First we all had dinner in Fort Worth at a small Mexican restaurant called Joe T Garcia's. I got my dress and shoes from Forever 21. My makeup was simple. Since we were outside, I wanted to wear as little makeup as I could. Just some bronzer and false lashes.
The birthday girl and me!
Mike and I with the birthday girl.
Mike and I... yeah he's a hottie :)
Then we had her birthday party at her house. My black dress is from Forever 21 and shoes are Jessica Simpson.
MAC Strobe Liquid Lotion
MAC Mineralized Loose Foundation - Medium Dark
MAC Sculpt/ Shape - contour
MAC Sunbasque Blush
MAC Cloudbound e/s - inner corner of lids
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Amanda and I. Its funny because we swapped colors both nights, black and white. We didn't even mean to lol.
Some of the girls... yes it is a pole. Just something for fun, no one there is a pro.
Mike and I messing around.
Mike attempting to be thuggish. No bueno.
I love him <3 br="">
I hope all of your finals went well. I'll be getting back to y'all soon. Putting together pics and prices of makeup for sale. Until then..
Hey y'all!
I just wanted to wish everyone luck on their finals. Mine are next week so I've been studying hard... blah. I can't wait to be done with college!!!!!
Hope y'all have a good one. Talk to you soon!
I just wanted to wish everyone luck on their finals. Mine are next week so I've been studying hard... blah. I can't wait to be done with college!!!!!
Hope y'all have a good one. Talk to you soon!
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An internal review of how the Health Board and subsequently the Health Service Executive responded to the case of a man, who was convicted of abusing boys at a former school in the Donegal Gaeltacht, has found that the initial response did not comply with the Children First guidelines.
The review related to the case of 58-year-old Michael Ferry from Carrick Boyle, Gweedore who was convicted in 2002 of indecently assaulting a boy.
He continued to work as a caretaker at Ard Scoil Mhuire, which was used as an Irish language college.
In July 2011, he was jailed for 14 years for sexually assaulting four boys.
The Tusla review stated that the Health Board was contacted twice by gardaí in 2002 in relation to Mr Ferry, expressing concerns that he was still working in a caretaking role in a school and that other children may be at risk of abuse.
However, it found that the response was not in full compliance with Children First guidelines.
A phone call was made to the director of the school who confirmed that Mr Ferry had no access to children and the case was subsequently closed.
The review said that Mr Ferry's conviction in 2002 should have alerted the Health Board to the risk this man posed to children and it was not enough to take the word of the college that he no longer had access to children.
It found that no attempt was made to gather information on his family or whether he might have been involved in other areas of work and it noted that he had two sisters with children but they were not spoken to.
However, the review found that there was a marked contrast between the response in 2002 and in 2010 when gardaí again contacted the HSE to tell them that Mr Ferry had made admissions to allegations of abuse.
In 2010, the review stated: "The HSE put in place a comprehensive plan to ensure that any adults coming forward following the conviction of the man would be referred to the appropriate services."
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BIOSTAR has launched the new TZ77XE3 motherboard based on the new Intel Z77 chipset. This motherboard supports Intel's 3rd (Ivy Bridge) and 2nd generation (Sandy Bridge) Core i7 and Core i5 processors based on the socket 1155. The board looks pretty robust thanks to its 13 power phase design and the use of Virtual Universal MVP powered by Lucid Virtu GPU virtualization for up to four card NVIDIA SLI or AMD CrossFireX. It also supports up to 32 GB of DDR3 memory in its four slots with speeds of up to DDR3 2000MHz before overclocking! This isn't the flagship board though as that is the Biostar TZ77XE4 and that board looks to be a great overclocker. A Korean site has already benchmarked the Biostar TZ77XE4 and was able to take the memory up to 2664.2MHz with an Intel 'Ivy Bridge' Core i7 3770K processor. That is higher than that site could take same memory on the ASRock Z77 Extreme6, ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE, ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 and MSI Z77A-GD65 motherboards. It looks like Biostar might have some good Z77 boards!
Virtual Universal MVP powered by Lucid Virtu GPU virtualization, makes your PC respond faster, smoother and look better, with low power consumption by intelligent reduction of redundant rendering tasks using the optional Hyperformance feature.The 13-phase power design provides rock-solid stability while overclocking the system, while the 100% solid capacitors last much longer than ordinary capacitors, thus increasing the life of the motherboard. A Rapid Switch 2 is a set of switches present on the motherboard to easily shut down and restart your system, while Rapid Debug 3 LEDs indicate information code indicating the current state of the system, which can be useful for debugging errors. In addition to four SATA 3 Gb/s ports, there are four more SATA 6 Gb/s ports for faster storage devices. Peripheral and storage devices can be connected to the six USB 2.0 High Speed and three USB 3.0 Super Speed ports, and also to the eSATA connector. Home theatre enthusiasts will definitely dig the7.1-channel HD audio THX TruStudio PRO feature of this mobo because it can recreate theatre-like sound right in your living room with the latest Blu-ray titles. Puro Tone ensures 110dB SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio), which basically means the audio enthusiast can enjoy pure audiophile-quality HD audio with almost no noise.
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Nike SB's first series of the Dunk opened up with some unmistakable colorways made up by the Nike SB riding team, but perhaps the most recognizable out of the bunch is the Air Jordan III-inspired Supreme x Nike SB Dunk Low duet that featured the long-lived elephant print. It was only a matter of time that Safari print, an equally memorable piece of Nike history, made its way onto a Nike SB Dunk (if you're not counting the swoosh on the Miller High Life SB Dunk Low). The upcoming Nike SB Dunk Low Safari featured the print on the inner layer – toe box, center panel, ankle collar – with a varsity royal blue on top. Other points of interest include the white swoosh border, black inner lining, and of course, the fat tongue. What are your thoughts about this upcoming SB Dunk? Safari print on an SB was inevitable; was it executed well? Let us know your thoughts. via N-SB.
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- 4 bratwurst, uncooked
- 2 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 12-ounce can beer
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1/4 cup bread and butter pickles
- 1 teaspoon thyme leaves, chopped
In large deep skillet, heat olive oil over medium high heat and add onion. Sauté, stirring frequently, until very soft, about 8-10 minutes. Add beer and brown sugar and cook over medium high heat until liquid evaporates, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Continue cooking until the onion turns a golden brown, stirring constantly. Stir in bacon, pickles and thyme. Season with salt and pepper.
Prepare a medium hot fire in grill. Grill bratwurst directly over heat, turning, until evenly browned, about 5-7 minutes and to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F. Remove from grill and top with onion relish.
Makes 4 servings
Note: The onion relish can be made ahead and reheated. Store it in the refrigerator. Serve it warm or at room temperature
Calories: 400 calories
Protein: 14 grams
Fat: 30 grams
Sodium: 860 milligrams
Cholesterol: 65 milligrams
Saturated Fat: 10 grams
Carbohydrates: 12 grams
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson will return to the field Saturday against the Washington Redskins.
Johnson, battling a left hamstring injury, had extensive work on the practice field Monday during a morning workout. After the practice, Johnson said he was anxious to test the leg in live action against an opposing team.
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Ponytail and Hair LengthQ: How long does your hair have to be, before you can tie it back in a ponytail?
A: Well, at least this is a simple question. In order to tie the hair back into a ponytail, it has to be long enough that the hair furthest from the point at which you want the ponytail to be located will reach beyond that point.
For example, if you want to have a ponytail at the nape of the neck, then the hair at your forehead has to be long enough to go around or over the skull and reach that point in back and extend a little past so that you can secure it with an elastic band. The hair at the back of the head in this case doesn't have to be as long as the hair in front, but should still be long enough that you can direct it to and beyond the point at which you form the ponytail.
Click to enlargeThe length of the hair at the various points on the head will determine the finished look of the ponytail, of course. If your hair is shorter in back and long enough in front to pull back into a ponytail you'll end up with a stubby, short ponytail. If your hair is all uniform lengths all over the head and you pull it back, the ponytail will taper to a point at the end. And if the hair is long and blunt cut in an angle (longer toward the front) you can end up with a ponytail that is blunt-ended.
Just remember that you need to use snag-safe ponytail elastics to prevent pulling and breaking the hair. This will keep you from having ragged looking hair after wearing the ponytail.
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I haven't been on all week, but I just looked at my pics and a bunch of them were missing. They were NOT duplicate photos. But anything that wasn't a cake or cookie is now missing. Cheesecake balls on a stick, chocolate covered strawberries with cheesecake filling, truffles, chocolate mice and a pic of bonbons are all gone.
Did I miss a new rule that pics must be strictly of cake? We have a candy making section in the forums.
I'm confused.
Yes, there has been a clarification of what is allowed in the galleries.
Please see: http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-602605-.html
Thank you redpanda. At least I know why.
But why do we have a candy making forum but we can't post pics of our candy? That doesn't make sense to me.


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Weekend Roundup March 28-31
Happy Spring Break Thursday! It certainly doesn't feel like it outside, but I hope those of you who were out of school this week got some down time and have been able to enjoy some of the local activities. For many of us, this is also Easter Weekend, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the rain holds out until after the egg hunts!
Now, before we begin the Weekend Roundup…
Some of you might have heard that Huntsville is in the running for the location of the 2013 Social Media Tourism Symposium, and would be another great and gorgeous feather in our fair city's cap (not to mention the awesome economy dollars it would bring in!). But did you know voting is TODAY from 9AM – 9PM and we're up against Cleveland? Rocket City Mom was so excited about it we even made a video to share with you. It didn't go exactly as planned though…
So, stop what you're doing, and go vote for Huntsville. Don't worry, we'll wait right here for you. Go ahead. Click here to vote!
You back?
OK. Back to the Roundup!
Please keep in mind all the other events that are happening in our area that might not be listed below – more are listed in our full Event Calendar. Remember to click on the ORANGE TEXT to get more information about any event below. See something we missed? Leave the details in the comment section and share with your fellow Rocket City Parents.
1. Color a Cookie
Thursday at 4:00 – 8:00PM
Get your sweet tooth on! Kids get to decorate their own Easter cookies during Family Dinner Night at EarthFare on University Drive. This one's a double freebie, because, as always, kids eat FREE with an adult meal purchase of just $5.00 on Thursdays.
2. Pat the Bunnies!
Friday from 10:00 – 11:00AM
Children ages 2-5 and their parents will be delighted to know that today's Seeds to Sprouts program at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens will feature live bunnies! Special guests from the Huntsville Friends of Rabbits will have a few bunnies for the children to touch and talk about how to properly treat them. Admission is $8 for the first child, $5 for each additional sibling in the same family. Adults free with membership or Garden admission. If you're not a member, Garden admission applies.
3. Free Movie Friday
Friday at 2:00PM
The Madison Library will be showing free movies on Friday afternoon with free popcorn and lemonade provided. Call (256)461-0046 for the show lineup.
4. Family Farm & Fleece Day
Saturday from 9:00AM – 4:00PM
You're invited to celebrate the abundance of agriculture in the Tennessee Valley at the Alabama A&M Agribition Center! Come see sheep shearing, alpaca petting, fiber artists, a farmers market, baking contests/sale, crafters and painters, classes and workshops, cotton spinning, rappelling demonstrations, auctions, vendors, door prizes, seed swap, and live music! Children's activities include: meeting a life-size My Little Pony, Peanut the pot-bellied pig, Manny the alpaca. There will be a puppet theater, coloring competition with prizes, and face painting. Kids can make a bird feeder or a bracelet from alpaca fiber. WOW! This event is free and open to the public.
5. Hunt an Egg or Two
So the weekend of Easter is bound to be full of egg hunts, and with rain likely on Sunday, today might be the best day to work in yours. Lucky for you there are several opportunities to just that, but these are the free ones:
- Egg Hunt at the Library – Friday at 9AM; Preschoolers and parents can enjoy bunny stories and a toddler-friendly egg hunt in the Children's Garden.
- Pet Depot Eggstravaganza – It's an Easter Egg Hunt with dogs! All you have to do is bring your leashed dog or puppy to the Athens location at 2:00PM Saturday to join the fun.
- Dublin Park Egg Hunt – This annual Madison tradition is for children ages 0–5 years of age. Gates will open Saturday at 9:30AM with the Egg Hunt starting at 10:00 AM. Children will need to bring something to collect and keep the eggs. The Easter Bunny will be available for Pictures following the Hunt.
- World's Largest Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt – the Master's Way UMC will be hosting this hunt on Saturday from 9:45-11:30AM. Activities including an egg hunt, crafts, movie, story and snack are for children ages toddler through 6th grade. Contact email@example.com for more information.
- The Great Egg Hunt – this giant hunt in Big Spring Park is for ages 2-12 and will include 12,500 eggs & prize eggs! Saturday noon – 1:00PM
If you want to enjoy a nice Easter activity with your family but not keen on the public egg hunts, you might want to try Humpty Dumpty's "Eggstra" Special Celebration at Burritt On the Mountain. You can meet all of Humpty Dumpty's friends and play the new life-size Whimsical Woods game on the grounds. Bring your basket and collect eggs and treats from friendly, strolling characters as you wind your way through mounds of merriment. This event isn't free, but Burritt is giving away tickets over on their Facebook page.


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We are an independent LDS (Mormon) bookstore located in Salt Lake City. We opened our doors in 1987following a move, we settled in at our current location where weve been since 1994. We specialize in LDS(Mormon) books;new used and out-of-print and rare. In addition, we carry a small amount of Utah/Western Americana and general religion titles. Our sale tables hold a large amount of new books of all categoriesall at reduced prices. We offer a free search serviceif there is something youre looking for, well find it. Currently, our record is 25 yearstrust us, we dont give up! **(We are NOT Benchmark Books the publisher in New York)**
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Grant pays tribute to heartbroken skipper Terry
A clearly crestfallen Avram Grant sympathised with John Terry after his missed penalty in the shoot-out eventually cost Chelsea the trophy.
'What can I say? We dominated the game, we hit the post two times and then we lost on penalties,' the Blues boss told Sky Sports.
'JT is the main reason we are here. We had a difficult time and he is part of the team. The team play excellently and I am very proud.
'He was great all season, he was great in the semi-final and this game. He is the reason they didn't create any chances - I feel sorry for him and the team.'
Grant, whose future at Stamford Bridge remains unclear, promised Blues fans his team would be back.
'It's not the last time you will see Chelsea in the final,' the Israeli vowed.
'You will see us back and we will win the final.'
Lampard believed Lady Luck deserted Chelsea tonight after they got back into the game following a poor start.
'Once we woke up and started playing after half an hour we hit the bar and post and looked the stronger team for sure,' he told Sky Sports.
'It's very cruel but that's football.
'We knew that once we started to pass we could start to dominate the game. We just felt very comfortable and I felt if anyone would score it would be us.'
The England midfielder also took time to offer words of consolation to Terry.
'John is Mr Chelsea,' Lampard added. 'He wants it more than anyone and not many centre-halves would stand up and take a penalty of that importance.
'John did what he did and he will be back.'
Following the recent death of his mother, Pat, Lampard admitted he was struggling to contain his emotions.
'I feel very emotionally drained,' he revealed.
'It (the final) has become almost not that important with things personally recently.
'My team-mates have been fantastic - I'm very fortunate to have them and I wanted to be here with them and win the Champions League.'
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Mattel to compete with Lego after $460 million Mega acquisition
Mattel Inc. dominates the market for dolls with its Barbie, Monster High and American Girl brands. But now it also wants to play with blocks.
The El Segundo, Calif., toy giant is paying $460 million to buy Canadian construction toy company Mega Brands as it pursues what it calls a "strategic imperative" to grow beyond the categories upon which it has relied for years.
The acquisition essentially heralds a turf war between Mattel and Danish company Lego, which makes the popular plastic bricks currently being featured on screen in box-office king "The Lego Movie."
Lego said Thursday that its global sales rose 10 percent last year even as the toy industry slipped slightly. Mattel, though larger by revenue, said its revenue was up 1 percent for the year.
Mattel Chief Executive Bryan Stockton sees Mega as "a great near-term growth driver" and a "meaningful core brand" down the line, he told analysts in a conference call Friday.
"The acquisition will allow us to enter the construction category quickly and gives us a solid foundation to strengthen our business in the category," he said.
Barbie sales have been stumbling in recent quarters. Hot Wheels revenue seems to have lost its spark. And across the industry, demand for action figures has struggled. Mattel also owns toy maker Fisher-Price, which has major operations in East Aurora.
But construction toys are growing, and fast. The sector – of which Mattel has less than a 1 percent share – brings in about $4 billion in the U.S. and Europe.
The playthings appeal to boys and girls, and are said to have educational benefits. It is "the single largest toy category where Mattel does not play," the company said.


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The University Store will begin posting supplemental (purchased) course books online beginning in 2010. Students can search for courses by department, course number, and section number to find required and optional supplemental book listings.
Book orders are due from faculty on March 1 for Fall and Summer semester courses and October 1 for Spring semester and Winterim courses. Books will be posted by April 1 (for summer and fall) or November 1 (for winterim and spring) or as soon as they are received from the faculty or department, whichever is the later date.
Text Rental books will continue to be listed on the students course schedule, which is available on myPoint. Text Rental books do not require the payment of fees at the point of rental as rental fees are paid as segregated fees (at a rate of $5.65 per credit for a maximum of $67.80 for a full time student, rates are accurate for academic year 2010-11) and therefore do not fall under the federal guidelines. It is the intention of the University Store and Text Rental that at such time that it is feasible the supplemental and rental books will be listed together for each course.
Email is sent to all UWSP students
The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 requires the university to annually remind students to avoid illegal sharing of music and movies while using their personally-owned computer or university-owned computers on the campus network.
The Recording Industry Association of America, the Motion Picture Association of America, the TV networks like NBC and ABC and other copyright holders look for individuals illegally sharing copyrighted music, videos, and TV shows on university campuses. When they find someone illegally sharing files from a campus Internet address (IP address), they send a Digital Millennium Copyright Act notice to us via the UW-System Legal Department.
If we receive a notice from UW-System legal that implicates you in sharing music or movies illegally while using our Residential Network, the campus wireless network or the campus wired network such as in a computer lab, our response will vary depending on whether you have had prior offenses. Our response will be as follows:
In addition, copyright holders and their representatives may pursue legal remedies against individuals caught illegally sharing copyrighted materials. Copyright law allows a copyright holder to sue someone who violates their rights for up to $150,000 per song, movie or TV episode. Here at UWSP, a number of students that were sharing music illegally were threatened with lawsuits and ended up settling out of court for between $3,000 and $5,000 each to keep from being sued for a much higher amount.
In order to keep yourself from experiencing any of the consequences above, we encourage you to:
If you have installed and used any of the above P2P file sharing programs on the computer you own and use on the campus network, follow the instructions for disabling illegal file sharing on this web site: http://nsit.uchicago.edu/services/safecomputing/disableptp/
You may contact the ResNet Office (LRC 025) for help with removing P2P file sharing programs or call 715-346-3995. This service is free for residents and $30 per service for non-resident students.
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Voters can help 2 local schools earn Toyota grants
BEMIDJI — Local residents are encouraged to take part in an online voting competition that has the potential of benefiting a local school.
Bemidji High School and Voyageurs Expeditionary School both already have received $2,500 and are competing for the chance to win an additional $7,500 in the Toyota Drive for Education program.
Voting is now open and runs through March 5.
To vote:
• Log in to Facebook.
• Go to PREP45 and "like" their page.
•Click on the "Minnesota Toyota Drive for Education" Contest button. Here, you may read the nominating essays for each school.
• Then, click on "Vote" on the banner at the top of the page.
The site states only one vote is allowed per entry.
Local nominated projects include a greenhouse for the lunch program at Voyageurs Expeditionary School and to purchase eBooks for the library at Bemidji High School.
Winners will be announced during the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament.


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SAGU Softball Update
Team can achieve goals in final four games
Lady Lions add Hannah Lewis to roster
WAXAHACHIE, Texas -- A year ago at this time the softball team at Southwestern Assemblies of God University was ending a 19-game losing streak. During an inaugural season in which they went 2-28, they were outscored by a 263-43 margin.
When it came to winning, they had the same chance as a grasshopper in a hen house. Slim.
Fast forward to the final week of the 2013 season.
Even after a recent skid that dropped their record to 12-21, the team still has one of their pre-season goals within their grasp.
The Lady Lions can earn an invitation in the National Christian College Athletic Association's (NCCAA) Central Regional Tournament provided they can win three of their next four games.
That would allow their winning percentage to rise above 40%, the mark required for them to experience post-season play.
The tourney will be held on April 26-27 in Conway, Arkansas. The city that a country musician selected as his stage name is located fifteen miles north of Little Rock.
SAGU has four games remaining, three of them this weekend at Huston-Tillotson University. The Lady Rams are struggling this season at 1-31.
Last spring they swept the Lady Lions in Waxahachie during their 12-27 campaign. SAGU hopes to return the favor.
Krieg Fields serves as the home of HT softball. A photo of the complex is posted below. It is a 165-mile trek south to Austin.
A sweep would be the second in conference action this year for Team Purple, though they have already taken three in a series on three occasions.
Head Coach Tim Grant has not announced who will start in the circle for the Lady Lions, though he has confidence in all four of the team's hurlers.
Shannen Nance (Enid, Ok / Kremlin-Hillsdale HS), a sophomore, has the most experience and wins. At 6-12 this season, she will likely garner one of the starts.
Freshman Blayr Huff (Keller, Tx / Liberty Christian) is 3-3, while sophomore transfer Ashley Abair (Kennedale, Tx / Frank Phillips College, Kennedale HS), at 3-5, has been very effective of late.
Nance and Abair lead the arms race with 13 starts apiece.
Feliciana Maldonado (Victorville, Cal / Victor Valley) is a fast-worker from the pitcher's slab. A change-of-pace reliever, she does have two starts (0-1).
The itinerary for this weekend at Tillotson is as follows:
Game One: Friday, 7:00pm
Game Two: Saturday at noon
Game Three: Saturday, approximately 2:00pm
Weather forecasts for the state capital are calling for sunny conditions and 0% chance of rain on both days. Expected highs are 72 for Friday and 78 degrees on Saturday. Scattered storms will be in the area through Thursday.
Both teams have similar pitching statistics, though SAGU has an advantage at the plate. The Lady Lions outscore the Lady Ewes 4.48 runs per game to 1.61 and outhit Tillotson, .302 to .221.
Defensively, HT has yielded 199 runs while Southwestern has allowed 222.
A quick start in each game would help the cause of the Purple Pride.
Making Tracks: Lady Lions roster news
The Lady Lions roster has been reduced by injuries over the past month. Senior Cassandra Mata (Crystal City, Tx / Crystal City HS) has been ruled out for the remaining games. She was hurt in a slide into second base last weekend.
Coach Grant took a step to fill that void by adding a new player this week.
He revealed the addition of 5-foot-9 Hannah Lewis. She is likely to serve in a utility role. Lewis, a sophomore, also plays on the SAGU volleyball team.
She hails from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, 15 miles southeast of Tulsa, where she participated in athletics for the Broken Arrow HS Tigers.
Coach Grant also addressed the team's appeal of a controversial ruling at the end of Monday's game against Hillsdale College, which has not been resolved.
A player from SAGU was ejected for knocking down an opponent who had blocked her path to third base. The Lady Lions had no one available on the bench to replace her, causing the game to be declared a forfeit.
The game was tied, 8-8, in the bottom of the fourth inning at the time.
There has been no word on what result the team hopes for, but lifting the NAIA rule of a one-game suspension of an ejected player could prove very important to the team this weekend.
Regular season finale at home on Tuesday
SAGU has a final game on tap for next Tuesday, April 23, when they host Northwood University (19-14, 12-2 in RRAC). The first pitch is set for 4:00pm.
The Knights are battling Our Lady of the Lake University (33-12, 19-3 in RRAC) for the championship in the Red River Athletic Conference.
The two teams have a season-ending series in San Antonio that is slated for April 26-27.
Contact: Mark "Link" Warde, SAGU Sports Information Director, at 469-658-2847.


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BROOKSVILLE — The County Commission on Tuesday wrestled with two issues tied to how, during a period of falling revenue, Hernando can still provide parks and other community amenities through user fees.
First, the commissioners agreed to enforce the park and boat ramp fees they put in place last year.
Next, they tabled a plan to implement fees for using athletic fields. Instead, they will once again look for a way to tap into the county's sensitive lands fund to maintain county parks.
Approving the ordinance to enforce the park parking and boat ramp fees got commissioners out of an awkward situation they created in early December when they rejected an ordinance that would have allowed law enforcement officers and county employees to issue $40 citations to those who fail to pay to park at several parks and use the county's boat ramps.
Those fees apply at Alfred A. McKethan Park at Pine Island, Rogers Park on the Weeki Wachee River, the Centennial Rotary Dog Park and use of all county boat ramps.
From Oct. 1 through December, the fees generated nearly $43,000.
But once the public learned there would be no enforcement, some residents had begun to seek refunds for annual fees they had already paid. Others talked about not paying when they visited parks.
Commissioner Wayne Dukes had said that it could be a safety concern to have county employees handing out citations.
After the strong public reaction, Dukes said he spoke with the sheriff and learned that he was willing to have deputies swing by the parks periodically to provide enforcement, taking county employees out of the equation. Because of that, Dukes said he was willing to change his vote on the ordinance.
Commissioner John Druzbick was the sole no vote Tuesday. He continued his opposition to the park fees, saying that he did not believe staffers had done all they could last year to cut spending.
He listed several areas where money could have been saved, including the county's contribution to employee health insurance for their families, additional savings from department consolidations and raising funds through selling unneeded county-owned land and buildings.
Dukes was critical of the county's entire process of approving the fees. He said that the program, including enforcement, should have been approved before the county purchased and installed parking meters.
"This whole program was done backwards,'' he said.
Pat Fagan, parks and recreation manager, apologized and said that the program from this point on would be run correctly.
As for using athletic fields, commissioners in August approved $10 per hour daytime and $15 an hour nighttime fees.
Shortly after they were put in place on Oct. 1, there was a flood of criticism from youth leagues. The fees were suspended pending a review by Parks and Recreation officials.
After meeting with youth league officials, the county proposed a $20 per-player per-season fee. Adult, outside and AAU leagues would pay the $10 per hour field use fee.
Any team using the fields at night with lights would have paid $15 per hour.
On Tuesday, commissioners heard from some youth league officials that the $20 was understandable but others were adamantly opposed and claimed that much-needed youth activities would fade if such a fee were charged.
Commissioner Dave Russell suggested tabling the action. He said he still wants to find a way to use some of the hundreds of thousands of dollars in the county's sensitive lands fund to pay for park maintenance. His suggestion was tapping the fund for the next two years, then asking voters in 2012 if such a use was acceptable.
If voters say no, the fund could be paid back with money taken from the county's stormwater fund, Russell suggested. Other commissioners agreed to a delay in the discussion while details are worked out. The topic is expected to be on the Jan. 25 commission agenda.
Dukes said he wanted the county staff to bring back a plan that would show how to cut spending on parks even more than it has been cut in the past including a plan for which parks should be targeted for closure.
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- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission: the possible importance of unrecognized health care worker carriageDebby Ben-David
Division of Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital and Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Am J Infect Control 36:93-7. 2008..This study was conducted to evaluate the ongoing transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a 10-bed trauma intensive care unit (TICU) in a large teaching hospital...
- Are there differences in hospital cost between patients with nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection and those with methicillin-susceptible S. aureus bloodstream infection?Debby Ben-David
Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 30:453-60. 2009..To examine the impact of methicillin resistance on in-hospital mortality, length of stay, and hospital cost after the onset of nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (BSI)...
- Prevalence and characteristics of heteroresistant vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in a tertiary care centerYasmin Maor
Infectious Disease Unit Microbiology Laboratory, Tel Aviv University, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel
J Clin Microbiol 45:1511-4. 2007..We found that hVISA bacteremia was prevalent in our institution, and we suggest seeking hVISA in patients with persistent S. aureus bacteremia...


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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: DOVECOTE
List entry Number: 1174418
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Somerset
District: Mendip
District Type: District Authority
Parish: Norton St. Philip
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II*
Date first listed: 11-Mar-1968
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ST7755 NORTON ST. PHILIP CP THE BARTON (West side)
11/207 Dovecote
Dovecote. C15. Random rubble, Doulting stone with ashlar quoins and coved free-stone eaves. Stone slate coped gable roof with moulded kneelers and cruciform finials. Single storey rectangular plan 4-centred chamfered arch stone door frame with keyed stone relieving arch over at mid point of south elevation. Vertical boarded and lopped door. Later, possibly C19, square head door opening on North side. Single-light 4-centred head with spandrels, stone framed, moulded opening in east gable. Interior; 3 bays, 2-'A' frame trusses with collars and single row of purlins, ashlared rafters. Nesting holes on 4 sides in 3 tiers, approximately 670. Scheduled Ancient Monument (Somerset County No 291). (Abbot Horne; list of Somerset dovecotes, Local History Library).
Listing NGR: ST7713255925
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OTHER people can be horrible creatures when you think about it, full of annoying habits they're unable to control.
It would be fine if they kept their most infuriating traits to themselves behind closed doors but, no, they have to take them out in public and unleash them on everybody else.
In no particular order, here are 16 of the most irritating things people do that simply can't be overlooked or forgiven - the sins that should result in a punch to the face of the perpetrator being applauded rather than punished.
1. Non-stop sniffing
Coughing or sneezing near me is OK if you at least put your hands over your mouth. Incessantly sniffing in my vicinity most definitely isn't OK. Carry tissues or a hanky with you, failing that get up off your backside to get some paper towel or toilet paper. Above all else, just blow your bloody nose.
2. Word crimes
The words you're looking for are definitely, delicious, apologies and obviously. If you replace them with defo, delish, apols and obvs you're obviously a stup mor and we've got a prob.
3. Do I know you?
If I've never met you before then I'm not your "mate". So don't call me "mate". It just makes you seem insincere or full of yourself for thinking everyone is your "mate". Or maybe you have a speech problem?
4. Basically, like
Since I mentioned speech problems, you clearly have one if you feel the need to put "basically" or "like" into every sentence six times or have to end everything you say with "yeah?" or "know what I mean?", you know what I mean, basically, like?
5. Slow walkers
If you want to dawdle down the street chatting to your buggy-pushing chums or you're out for a leisurely stroll, that's fine – just have the decency to get out of my way when I'm obviously not lucky enough to have the same amount of time on my hands as you. I shouldn't have to say "excuse me" to get around you on the path, nor should I have to put up with your grunts and glares as you begrudgingly move out the way.
We should have a footpath lane system – one for slow movers and the other for people who want to walk at a normal speed. The slow lane would have to be very wide though to accommodate all those hogs that like to walk three or four abreast. Try to avoid poking people's eyes out with your umbrella while you're walking too please.
6. Smokers
If you want to kill yourself with cigarettes then go ahead and be my guest, but keep your disgusting smoke to yourself in the process. Don't light up near to me and don't give me a face full of smoke. Your might want to breath in toxins or like your clothes to stink but I don't.
7. Loud music
If the music on your iPhones is at such high volume that it's possible for people nearby to hear every note and word of the song you're clearly a selfish git. It's quite easy. If you take your headphones off and can still hear the music you have it on too loud. Then there's those anti-social people who don't even use earphones – just their crap phone speaker. Or the ones who start singing or rapping along. In fact, it might be time to ban listening to music on public transport altogether. It's the only way.
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8. Wait your turn
If you don't have the patience to wait while people get off a train or bus before you board it you shouldn't be allowed out in public.
9. Seat blockers
It's also bad manners to be a seat blocker, such as by taking up a spare seat on a bus or train with your bags or by sitting in the aisle seat when there's a perfectly good empty window seat next to you. Why should other people have to clamber over you or ask you to shift your stuff before they can sit down?
10. Read the signs
If the sign at the station says to walk on the right, how about you walk on the right? If it says keep left then keep left. Put simply, follow signs and don't get in my way if I'm coming in the opposite direction and haven't ignored the sign. If you're coming up or down stairs at a station don't be among those idiots who take up the entire width which leaves no room for someone who might, god forbid, want to come the other way.
Photo by HowardLake via Flickr
11. Close your mouth
Chewing gum is perfectly fine but I don't need to hear you doing it with the slurping, popping and other noises you might want to make. The same sort of thing applies to when you decide to stink up my bus or train with your fast food – try eating with your mouth closed rather than like a cow chewing cud. And when you're in a restaurant, try using those things ... oh, what are they called ... ah, yes, manners. Soup or noodles can be eaten without the need for a noise abatement order.
12. Again, wait your turn
We're British and we queue, damn it. Don't push in at the pub and get served first when you can see others are waiting, and don't cut in front of me at the supermarket or takeaway line, otherwise a particularly frosty "do you mind?" will be heading your way.
13. Dropping litter
Take it home or bin it, otherwise you're just lazy and ignorant. A bloke opposite me on the Tube was eating a banana and brazenly left the skin on his seat when he got up and left. In reality I obvs said and did nothing. In my fantasy the scene became a cartoon in which I caught up with him and rammed the skin down his throat.
14. Control your brats
As a parent I know every child throws a tantrum or misbehaves at some point, so I don't mind if there's a mini human crying in their pushchair or making a bit of noise. But there's no excuse, other than being a bad parent, for letting your kid charge around a coffee house while you sit idly by sipping at your latte or for allowing your unpleasant offspring to race up and down the aisles of a supermarket getting in everyone's way and pulling things off shelves. I suppose if you have no consideration for others, it's too much to expect little Tyler and Tallulah to have any.
15. You're welcome
If I politely move out of your way or hold a door open for you I don't expect to be made godfather to little Tyler and Tallulah or for you to leave me your house in your will, but I do expect a little common courtesy and a "thank you". I'll even settle for a simple nod of acknowledgement or wave of appreciation. Not too much to ask, is it?
16. Cycle rage
Cyclists, did you know there are such things as roads? Use them. You don't need to be on the pavement weaving around pedestrians when there's a perfectly good road all of about three feet away. Mind you, there is no excuse either for numpty pedestrians to be walking along clearly marked cycle paths and risking getting run over. There are anti-social people on two wheels and two feet.
This rundown stops at 16 due to the cathartic effect of assembling the list no longer being able to keep the burning rage at bay, but there are probably hundreds more annoying habits which have been missed off. Why don t you take over and let off some steam by sharing some of the pet peeves that aggravate you the most – add your comments below.
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