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Let's face it: most of us are in the habit of keeping our lipstick, eye shadow and other cosmetics long past their expiry dates! Yet this can lead to infections and other nasty little problems, like pink eye, dermatitis, blemishes, rashes and allergic reactions, to name just a few!
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Lifespan of various cosmetics
The recommended lifespan of products is generally indicated on the packaging with a symbol (a small jar with a half-opened lid), a number (number of months it will last after being opened) and a capital "M" (for "month"); for example, 6M, 12M, 18M, etc.
Here is the average lifespan of various products (once opened):
- Mascara: 3 to 6 months
- Liners (for lips or eyes, liquid liners): Max. 1 year
- Lip balms, gloss and lipstick: Max. 1 year
- Liquid foundation, cream foundation: Max. 1 year
- Powder foundation: 1 to 1½ years
- Eye shadow, blush: 1 to 2 years
- Concealer: 1 to 2 years
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- its colour
- its texture
If, for any reason (contact with heat or humidity, etc.), the smell, colour or texture of a product has changed or if it looks off, just throw it out.
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- Use them hygienically (on a clean counter, with freshly washed hands, etc.).
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A few days ago, I was offered the Prostyler WordPress Theme to Review. Since I was/am rather keen on changing my current themes, I was happy to oblige even though I wasn't too optimistic. I have had too many bad experiences with both free and paid themes. I always find that the learning curve is huge.
Eureka! at last – there are really detailed, but short step-by-step videos to make sure that a non-tech, non-genius person like me can follow without continually screaming at the developers for help.
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In addition, you can change the colors as you wish. Heck, there are so many things you can change. This means that no matter how many websites you have, each one can easily be made to look beautiful and individual.
I did have two problems though:
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for the poems I am about to submit, I must write an account:
from the website:
"The account is an opportunity for the artist to lift the curtain and say something that might not be present on the page. We are interested in exploring the relationship between what is known (the work on the page) and what is often left unknown (the artist's intentions behind that work). By pairing each piece of art with an account, readers of the journal will also get to experience the piece in two different ways simultaneously, with two different levels of intimacy.
What you reveal is up to you. An account can be personal or formal—it is entirely up to the artist. We ask that if you choose to be satirical, you do so in service of your work. We are most interested in how you would track the choices, influences, and thought that make up your aesthetic as it pertains to the work in question, or to your larger body of work. In other words, what went into making this work? What was on your mind? What brought you to the page or into the studio to create this piece?"
–an incredible opportunity to ofer the kind of informamtion usually not pa of the poem, but without which I would not have wrtitten them,, The poems are ready, now just have ti complete my acount.
Titles I am considering:
- 1. Moving Dance of Reduction (a collaboration with Thomas Robert Higginson)
- 4. The Gravity of Higginson (well, as the title reveaals, another Higginson poem)
- 5. Sanitary Sunday Hospital
- 6. Almost 63 (think that Higginson may be part of ths poem also; should be if he isn't; hope he doesn't mind motivating me to write, even if he does, he still provides this motivation –and he remembered my 63rd birthday, god love him [me too] –just checked, and he is part of this poem also.
That's it for now.
One thing I know, if I ever become sibnificant enough in American Letters, it will have to be acknowledged that "Higginson" becaose a huge part of my work, and that is just as it should be, the nameless and mysterious , and throughtly adorable, (with a few problems here and there; I said he was real, not perfect), incredibly sexy –that is 100 % true by the way, Thomas Robert Higginson.
Only I know some of, for no one knows all, probably not even him, but i know some o f the Thomas Robert mystique, just enught to keep me interested. Maybe someday it will be okay to reveal a bit more of his dentity. But till that day, if ever, he must remain shrouded in anonymity, as hard as it is for me not to tell, becasue I could, I just choose not to, the way that he would want it I feel.
I write out of necessity only, and that I find it so necessary to write about him, says a lot about him. Guess I need some kind of proxy image for him, so I'll just use a Bitmoji avatar that the real man made. Not the same at all, so no:
Has to be a real man, because I write about a real man, more real probably than any other man… I don't want to get started, but I have already started, from the moment I started to fall in love with my friend, the very first kiss in the taxi, read all about all of that in "New Kiss Horizon" romance novel by Thylias Moss
I will post here a couple of photos that I know the real Thomas Robert Higginson likes, not the photo of the two of us together, I know he likes that one, but I won't post it this time –although I really want to, but no, only me:
Includes the dress I wore on our last date in Chicago, wore this to Vermilion Restaurant also where we had our last meal in Chicago. the roses he gave me, the pink hair he loved so much, a photo of me at the Chicago Institute of Art; he took it, photo by Thomas Robert in other words, "Woman Descending the Staircase"
Details on that painting:
Painting that I'm standing in front of:
Gerhard Richter
German, born 1932
Woman Descending the Staircase (Frau die Treppe herabgehend), 1965
Oil on canvas
198 x 128 cm (79 x 51 in.)
Roy J. and Frances R. Friedman Endowment; gift of Lannan Foundation, 1997.176
© Gerhard Richter
Now to get the poems for The Account ready!


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Some of the biggest tipsters in racing have been casting their eyes over the runners and riders for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle tomorrow, watch the video above to find out who they're backing.
According to Mirror Racing tipster Newsboy, More of That has a real chance to upstage big names Annie Power and Big Buck's – and clinch the three-mile hurdlers' title.
The stayers' crown has been billed as a head-to-head between the unbeaten Irish mare and the four-time champion.
But billing a race as a two-horse affair, unless there are two runners, is a risky business – remember Kauto Star and Denman's clash for the 2010 Gold Cup, won by Imperial Commander?
If there is an interloper in the field, More Of That's credentials are stronger than any.
Granted, JP McManus's horse has crept up on the blind side – he began his career at lowly Folkestone three weeks before Christmas 2012 – but he has developed into a useful performer, with the promise of more to come.
Returning to the fray in a handicap event at Wetherby at November, the Jonjo O'Neill trainee defied a handicap mark of 130 over two and a half miles, before defying a 7lb rise in the weights at Haydock later that month.
He was well on top when outclassing Salubrious over the same trip in Cheltenham's Grade 2 Relkeel Hurdle in December, and Barry Geraghty's unbeaten mount – AP McCoy has chosen McManus's At Fishers Cross – looks set to shine for his first attempt at today's distance.
Annie Power, with a record of 10 wins from 10 outings, is not passed over lightly.
Willie Mullins' six-year-old is yet to be seriously tested, and blitzed her rivals at over two miles at Doncaster in January.
If she has an Achilles' heel, it is her stamina on her debut over three miles, and, despite her undoubted brilliance, she may prove vulnerable to a stouter stayer.
There are no doubts on that score with Big Buck's, the winner between 2009 and 2012.
Although his record unbeaten sequence came to an end with defeat in the Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham in January, Paul Nicholls expects his star grinder to benefit from that outing, and only a fool would rule him out.
Stablemates Celestial Halo, Zarkandar and Salubrious have work to do, as does Medinas, while Reve De Sivola is top class – but on slower terrain.
Rule The World has made a heroic comeback from injury and rates a more serious threat to the big three, along with compatriot Mala Beach.
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Can you believe that this is the final blog post of 2018?
If any of my old BRCHS students are checking in, keep chugging along! You have a little bit longer to go and I know you can do it! Don't forget, you can still email me with questions and updates!
For my current CDS students, the final true countdown is on! Days 1 & 2 this week are the final content days, while days 3 & 4 are review days.
If you want to stay after school or come in early to prepare for exams, work on my projects, or anything else, then let me know and I will be there to open my classroom for you to study.
All late work – for Freshmen and Seniors – is due to me by the end of the day on Wednesday, December 5, 2018!
9th Grade
Remember, your independent reading project is due by 11:59pm on December 3, 2018 – that is Monday! If it is not submitted on time, it is a 0, For – Ev – Er! (Who can get my movie reference?)
Also, the written portion of your AMSND Body Biography Midterm Assessment is due on 11:59pm to Google Classroom and TurnItIn.com on Sunday, December 9, 2018. This CANNOT be late!
Day 1: We will use Monday to watch the final 40 minutes of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Then you will complete a CommonLit activity for a story titled "Was it a dream?" It has a video adaptation paired with it.
For homework, you will finish the CommonLit assignment and create two discussion questions to bring to class for a Socratic seminar. The questions can cover anything from Acts 1 -5 of the play and what we have learned about Shakespeare! This is our final conversation about the play! Let's make it really good. How can you connect the play to your life today? What lessons have you learned?
Day 2: If you read everything from Day 1, you will know that we will use day 2 to have a Socratic seminar in class. The goal is to answer all those questions we didn't answer throughout our reading, but also to bring the play into our lives today.
For homework, you will complete a conference sheet. This will be due either on day 3 or 4 depending on when your conference is scheduled with me. Click here to see the schedule. The goal of the conference is to see where you are at, how you have grown, and what you want to show me in your midterm.
Day 3 & 4: So again, if you read Day 2, you know that day 3 & 4 will be used for student/teacher conferences. While you are not conferencing with me, you will be working on your midterm project. Click here for your midterm assessment directions.
For homework, you will be finishing the written portion of your midterm which is due on Sunday, December 9, 2018, by 11:59PM to Google Classroom and TurnItIn.com.
If you missed my tutorial on the exam or on how to use TurnItIn – look on Google Classroom for the powerpoint (I could not get it to upload here). Ask for help EARLY! While this is your midterm, I can still help you!
The week of 12/10 to 12/14 is exam week! You will present your project during your exam period. You will have 3-5 minutes to present the most important parts of your project to your class. Remember, dress to impress! Here is a video that discusses body language to help inspire you to practice and explain why I want you to dress to impress!
British Literature
You will be spending most of the week working on your British Literature Midterm Multimedia Project in class! Your presentations will be occurring on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, in class. Your exam period is from 8am to 10am.
If we haven't finished the film yet, we use some of Monday to do so!
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, be sure to reach out!
Finals Week Schedule
|8am to 10am
|11am to 12pm
|Monday December 10
|Period A
|Period D
|Tuesday December 11, 2018
|Period B
|Period E
|Wednesday December 12, 2018
|Period C
|Period F
|Thusday December 13, 2018
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|Friday December 14, 2018


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Season 1: Official Trailer (HD)
At Alfred Pierce Preparatory School, there is a new mystery down every corridor…
Promo: "Questions"
You have questions. And starting on October 16, we have answers.
Promo: "Trust Me"
Trust no one.
Series Premiere: October 16.
Character Study with Ehad Berisha
Learn a little more about the "Head Honcho".
Creating the Newspaper Office
Production Designer Layla Calo-Baird discusses the inception of one of Cobblestone's major sets.
What is The Cobblestone Corridor? (with Adam Weppler)
Adam Weppler (Johnny Baker) discusses the genre and tone of The Cobblestone Corridor.
Behind-the-Scenes with Executive Producer, Carson Bloomquist
Executive Producer, Carson Bloomquist, chats about the creative team's goals for The Cobblestone Corridor.
Cobblestone's Youngest Crew Member
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We know that most overlanders avoid taking part in organized tours, feeling uncomfortable with a strict timetable and a fixed itinerary that those tours usually mean. They want to have a much more relaxed feeling while on vacation exploring the unknown, with a chance to modify the plan on the move and adapt the tour pace to their likings.
We understand them very well, because those are our preferences too. So when we started organizing tours we thought how it could be done without becoming some kind of a disciplined, military drill, quite common for most tour organizers. And we found a good model. We just don't conduct our organized tours any differently than when we travel with friends. What does that exactly mean?Continue reading What makes our tours different?


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€12 million spend on schools sees Laois catch up
Laois caught up with other counties in school building spending in 2013.
Figures published in the Dáil by Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn reveal that there was more than €12.2 million in capital spending in Laois last year. The spending put Laois in the top six counties in terms of money spent.
Much of the money is likely to have gone the three new primary schools which opened in Portlaoise last September.
The money spent brings to nearly €50 million the amount of public funds spent in Laois on school buildings since 2009. In that year Laois benefited from a €16.4 million investment - the most money spent on Laois schools in the figure provided by Minister Quinn. However, just €6.1 million was spent in 2010.


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The tale of Carmelo Anthony: Style Icon is long and storied. There was the acid wash top hat. There was the bodega trip bathrobe. And now there's the Han-Solo-on-Hoth, Lewis-and-Clark, Macklemore-Thift-Shop get-up that the Knicks forward threw on to battle the winter superstorm that, when it hit New York yesterday, turned out to be not-so-super. In post-game interviews, it looked like Davy Crockett put up 22 points and 13 rebounds for the Knicks. But it was, in fact, Melo.
Obviously, the Twitter populace had a field day—and not just because he was a tad overdressed for unSuperstorm Stella:
Considering the Knicks beat the Pacers, maybe Melo should go on cold-weather western expeditions more often. Word is that Buffalo Bill here also became the 30th player ever to score 24,000 points.
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Interior Designing Is Simple With These Tips
Taking time to fix your house's interior space might be something that could take a while to do. It can involve huge changes – lots of fabric, paint, and flooring. However, it is often good to start small. This article goes over some ideas to make simple changes that go a long way.
Think of the function of a room when you are designing it. For kid's rooms, you want something more colorful and fun. Just remember, the same colors would not be great in the den or library.
You should think about what mood you want to set in the room when you are planning on redecorating. Your mood can vary from calm and soothing to excited or outrageous. Choosing a mood before starting will make your decisions more cohesive and more fluid.
When you are furnishing a small space, use furniture that can be used in different ways. Instead of a sofa or chair, you may want to go with an ottoman. The ottoman will double as both seating and a table maximizing your small space. In order to utilize your small space, use items that can fulfill two purposes at once.
It is very important that you hang the art work at the eye's level. If you hang it anywhere else it can destroy the delicate balance in your room, and even make your space look smaller.
Consider what function a room must serve before you attempt to decorate it. Think about the number of people that will be in the room and what they'll be doing. Consider family and friends when thinking of the living room, but concentrate on your individual relationship with your significant other when designing a bedroom.
If you're going to pain a space, don't rush! If you do this, you might end up using colors that you will not like. Compare many samples with your decor and give it a few days before you decide. Consider buying several samples, applying them to your wall and then making your decision. You might find that you do not like the color as much now as you did before.
If you have hard floors such as concrete, stone or tile, area rugs that are stylish will make the space seem warmer on your feet and keep you feeling cozy. If you have rugs, rotate them to avoid heavy wear in any one area. Quick spins or changing the spot can help your rugs continue to look new for a longer period of time.
For any room to look good, lighting is key. It sets the entire mood for the room. Bright lights tend to project a more positive vibe and are particularly well suited for bathrooms and kitchens. However, bright lights don't always work good, especially when you want a room that is a bit more cozy. Therefore, use dimmer lights in your bedrooms or living rooms to create this calming mood.
When you decide on your interior design project it isn't hard to gather up the materials that you need. Interior design is a fun project as you will find out soon. Make sure you do one project at a time; your concentration will soon pay off.…


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The weekly tip 'o the hat, congratulations and Sunday Salute goes to Kal Tire. In particular the Kal Tire in Penticton. farmersdotter and I were cruising about town yesterday and ended up at the Penticton Community Centre for a relaxing swim, steam, and sauna before heading home around 4:30pm. We got to the parking lot when farmersdotter noticed a flat tire on the truck.
Not being one to shy away from a little adversity I immediately got the jack and tire iron from our little Isuzu,
lowered the spare and set about changing the tire. In no way could I loosen the lug nuts. With time running out and an expired BCAA card in the wallet, farmersdotter said she'd call the local Kal Tire. We've dealt with them in the past and thought it might be worth a try.
Well Kal Tire responded within 10 minutes. Took a trip back to the shop with our tire, returned with it repaired, reinstalled it and we were on the road in about an hour. As it turns out our Japanese right hand drive Isuzu has split rims and tubed tires so this was not a standard flat tire fix.
Anyway, the point is for all this service, and with a smile, there was no charge. You heard right. No charge.
We have dealt with Kal Tire for years. Be it Fort St. John, Kelowna, or Penticton. Each time we require new tires we go to Kal Tire. Every time we swap out winter and summer tires or require a tire rotation we go to Kal Tire. And because the original purchase was with them there has always been no charge for follow up service and always fabulous service.
But this was different. Close of the end of the business day on a Saturday and the tire in question came with the purchase of the truck and not from Kal Tire. The young fellow who attended us is named Chris. A nicer young lad you'd be hard pressed to find. Upon leaving us he explained that everyone "has bad luck now and then so no charge."
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Plan To Raise Standards Sparks Debate in Iowa
A plan by the Iowa Education Department to toughen school-accreditation standards has touched off a debate over who will pay for school improvement, and whether small rural districts would be forced to consolidate if they do not meet minimum standards.
The standards, tentatively approved by the state board of education, would require elementary schools to offer all-day kindergarten and half-day pre-kindergarten. They would also nearly double the number of courses high schools must offer. No source of funding for the requirements has been specified.
State education officials have said the standards are intended to improve the quality of education, not force consolidation. But that explanation has not satisfied many critics, especially superintendents of smaller districts, who say they fear the legislature will not provide the necessary funding.
"We're not opposed to the philosophy that the education department has in raising standards, but they're very tough criteria to meet with no funding," said Boyd W. Boehlje,8president of the Iowa Association of School Boards, which has actively opposed the measure. "The standards don't provide any alternative to forced consolidation."
Based on Carnegie Report
The legislature directed the education department in 1984 to draft tougher accreditation standards based on recommendations in the report by the Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy, "A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century."
"These are the rock-bottom standards below which we believe a school should not function," said David E. Bechtel, director of administrative services for the education department. The standards, he added, were meant to be the "ideal minimum."
Under the standards, which would take effect in 1989, high schools would be required to offer 41 units, mostly year-long courses, compared with the 27 units now required. By 1992, districts would have to offer pre-kindergarten services to 4-year-olds, although attendance would be optional. Also that year, kindergarten classes would have to operate for five and one-half hours a day for 180 days.
The standards also call for upgraded health education, global education, writing proficiency in foreign-language programs, marketing education in vocational programs, and guidance counseling for elementary-school students. All of the standards, except for kindergarten and pre-kindergarten, would apply to private schools.
Districts unable to meet the new standards would have to forge collaborative efforts with neighboring districts, Mr. Bechtel said. The department has provided financial incentives for districts to share programs, courses, and entire grades--all alternatives to precipitating the wholesale closing of small schools.
However, if these alternatives still do not allow districts to meet the standards, they could be forced to consolidate, he said.
The cost of implementing the accreditation standards in public schools statewide would be about $150 million--about 15 percent of the current state precollegiate-education budget--the education department estimates.
The state board will take final action on the standards in November or December, after preparing a more detailed fiscal-impact statement.
The legislature does not have to act on the standards, which were approved "in principle" by the board in August, Mr. Bechtel said. However, the Assembly's administrative rules committee could delay implementation of the standards.
Gov. Terry Branstad, who has the power to block the measure, favors increased accreditation standards, said Douglas E. Gross, the Governor's chief of staff. The Governor is waiting for the cost estimates before deciding whether to support the proposal, he said.
The Iowa Education Association also favors the proposed standards, said William L. Sherman, spokesman for the group. "It's been many years since the standards were updated, and they are needed to ensure equity and opportunity throughout the state," he said.
Districts' Concerns
Spokesmen for the state's districts, however, are less supportive of the proposed changes.
Robert T. Howard, superintendent of the Bettendorf school district in eastern Iowa, questioned whether the state has underestimated the cost of implementation.
The cost of the proposed standards for Mr. Howard's 4,300-student district would be $1.48 million the first year and about $1 million every year thereafter, he said. In addition, the district would have to build new facilities to house the pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students.
"We don't have any empty classrooms," he said.
Des Moines school officials have estimated that the cost in their 30,000-student district will range from $15 million to $20 million annually.
Marvin L. Judkins, superintendent of the 604-student Coon Rapids-Bayard consolidated school district, said the standards would cost his district about $50,000 a year.
"The standards will help ensure a minimum quality of education, but if the legislature doesn't support us financially, it will be hard on us," Mr. Judkins said.
'Reorganization' Proposed
Adding to school officials' concerns about consolidation was a recent report by an education-department task force on several alternatives for school "reorganization."
School consolidation is an especially controversial issue in Iowa, which has 436 districts, many with fewer than 500 students.
The task force's report, which was adopted by the state board and sent to the legislature, recommended four ways of consolidating districts: Setting a minimum enrollment of 1,000 students per district; shrinking the total number of districts to 99 to match the number of counties in the state; creating new incentive programs to encourage districts to merge voluntarily; or establishing an independent commission to study the issue.
Education groups predict, however, that lawmakers will not take action on the report this year because the issue is too "hot" for an election year.
"Every community is proud of its school," noted Mr. Sherman of the isea
Agreed Mr. Boehlje, "Consolidation is the kiss of death for rural legislators."
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Jordan Peele didn't win Best Picture or Best Director at the Oscars this weekend, losing out instead to Guillermo Del Toro's seventh best movie, but the Get Out mastermind was nevertheless one of the unquestionable "winners" of the evening, even if he only took home one statue. That award made him the first black writer to win Best Original Screenplay and also the recipient of several truly heartwarming tweets from his old comedy partner, Keegan-Michael Key. Now safely at home, Peele is celebrating his win the only way he can: by making funny little dioramas with them.
The newcomer on the left is met by the Emmy Key & Peele won in 2016 for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Peele's also got a Peabody (which looks like a big coin), an Independent Spirit Award (some phantom woman thing?), plus a few others, all of which he is presumably assembling into a diorama where they await the arrival of a Grammy and a Tony, at which point they will all form together into a sort of armor encasing Peele and turning him into the fabled King Of Hollywood.
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abhra is driven by a leadership team with over 100 years of combined experience across diverse industries including Healthcare, Retail and Technology.
Kailash Attal
Managing Partner and CEO
A proven leader Kailash is responsible for setting the strategic direction and focus areas for the company. He also manages delivery and building the Centers of Excellence (CoE) for the Global delivery model. Prior to founding abhra, he held several senior positions including Chief Solutions and Marketing Officer for Ness Technologies and Chief Services Officer at UST Global.Kailash has immense experience in Managed Service Engagement Models, Methodology, and the Service Maturity Journey. Thus every process he follows is measurable, predictable with sustainable outcomes and focus on continuous improvement. He is a principle consultant to CxOs and IT teams on benefits and critical success factors of Managed Services. He is also a speaker at various Industry forums including Gartner's and Forrester's Industry forums and events.
Madhu Hittuvalli
Managing Partner and President
With over 20 years of diverse business experience Madhu manages the overall business development and sales operations. He has worked across multiple verticals like Healthcare, Consumer Products and Technology. His portfolio of work includes giants such as Pfizer, ICI Paints, Coca Cola as well as innovative IT services companies. He is geographically accessible with a plethora of clients and partners across North America and Asia specifically India and South Korea. Madhu is passionate about working with innovative startups and larger companies in helping them successfully develop and launch their new product ideas.
Madhu has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur and an MBA from IIM Calcutta.
Sridhar Srigiri
Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer
A detail oriented professional Sridhar controls the overall Operations, Finance, Legal and HR for the company. With over 20 years of industry experience working with both large and small IT services companies. Sridhar has also been a serial entrepreneur and built successful businesses in India before moving to the US. He built the ground operation for abhra to enable global scalability, flexibility and agility. He spearheads the effort to establish sound HR policies to attract, retain and create a growth path for high performers in the Company.
Sridhar has a degree in Computer Science Engineering from Gulbarga University.
Vidisha Bhasin
Director – Operations and Human Capital
With exceptional communication and management skills Vidisha is accountable for building teams ground up as well as to develop and nurture great working relationships. She has the ability to execute well thought out people strategy, prioritize HR deliverables and drive leadership development initiatives. She has over 9 years of experience with core expertise in execution focus, process improvement and managing HR operations for global teams in different Industry domains like IT, Telecom and ITES Services. She has worked across multiple geographies including USA, Singapore and UK.
Vidisha has an MBA in HR from Indian Institute of Planning & Management.
Karthik Basava
Director – ServiceNow Practice
An IIM Indore alumnus, Karthik is a certified ServiceNow implementation specialist and has been instrumental in establishing the ServiceNow practise in abhra. With his relentless efforts in pre-sales, sales, delivery and account management, abhra is now recognized as a Bronze partner with clientele like Amazon Web Services and ServiceNow itself. Karthik comes with prior experience in Tech Mahindra.
Prashant Gadgil
Director – Business Process Automation
With 25+ years of diverse technical and business experience, Prashant leads the business process automation initiatives for abhra's clients in pre-sales, delivery, and account management roles. He brings deep experience across multiple automation platforms including Business and Robotic Process Automation Platforms. Prashant has a B.Tech. from IIT Bombay and an M.S. and Ph.D. degree from University of Cincinnati, both in Electrical Engineering.
Suresh Neela
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An IIM Raipur alumnus with over 9+ years in the industry, Suresh specializes in CRM technology in Healthcare and Utilities domains with pre-sales, consulting, Application Portfolio Rationalisation and Infrastructure Rationalization for cost reduction as his forte. Having worked at client location for many years, Suresh comes with the unique blend of account, delivery and product management. Prior to abhra, Suresh was with Wipro.
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Head of Solutioning
An IIM Indore alumnus with over 5 years of experience in Presales and Solutions, Business Analysis, Agile Product and Project Management, Shravan is a certified ServiceNow expert and comes with loads of experience in solutioning implementations. Prior to abhra, Shravan was with Kotak Mahindra, Convergys and product startups.


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Natixis expands its reach in Latin America
International expansion is a priority for Natixis and one of the main challenges of the New Frontier strategic plan. Two businesses are most involved: CIB and AM (1). Building a successful and sustainable international presence involves a gradual development in selected markets, across all continents. The opening of a new asset management office in Uruguay, in April 2015, illustrates Natixis' commitment to strengthening its presence in Latin America.
Encompassing a great diversity of emerging economies, each with specific challenges, Latin America offers significant growth opportunities across various industries. Natixis supports clients in their long term goals, by delivering value-added business and investment solutions tailored to the economic and regulatory environment of the countries in which it operates.
A long-standing presence
Natixis is building its business presence in LatAm, both in CIB and Asset Management, with a long-term commitment to its international and local clients.
Through its CIB activities, Natixis has been present in the region for over 40 years. The LatAm platform, based in New York, was established in June 2013. Natixis has a licensed bank in Brazil, as well as representative offices in Mexico, Peru and Argentina, and consultants in Colombia and Chile.
To develop its asset management activities in the region, Natixis Global Asset Management set up in 2014 a Business Development Unit in Mexico and opened a new office in Uruguay in 2015. International investors have access to a large range of the multi-affiliate expertise, with over 25 asset management companies offering multiple investment approaches.
Natixis plans to open a representative office in Colombia by the end of the year to develop both CIB and Asset Management activities.
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Besides the opening of new offices, the development plan in LatAm also relies on broadening the range of services offered by local teams to meet their local clients' needs in their regional expansion.
In LatAm, like elsewhere, Natixis' CIB strives to deepen its relationships with its clients by leveraging the full Investment Banking range of products and services to meet their needs. Natixis relies on dedicated teams of specialists to develop tailored solutions that match client goals, notably in Equity Markets, Global Transaction Banking, Structured & Asset Finance, Global Energy & Commodities, etc.
Natixis Global AM provides distribution support through its centralised platform for client service operations, focusing on 2 main client categories: financial advisors who service wealthy individuals on the one hand, and institutions, such as pension funds and local asset managers, on the other hand. Through its Durable Portfolio Construction® philosophy, Natixis Global AM provides access to investment solutions that help investors focus on their long term goals. Based on a risk-focused approach that goes beyond conventional asset allocation, it addresses the modern market challenges, notably high volatility, and is tailored to address the specific questions and concerns of LatAm clients.
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Capital Markets: In 2014, Natixis ranked among the top 10 Latin America loan bookrunners and Mandated Lead Arrangers.
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Natixis will be present at the IMF in Lima, Peru on October 9–11, 2015.
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You know I'm a dessert fiend. No need to go through this again in great detail. If I had to rank desserts, it would go: cakes, cookies, cupcakes, and then pies (with other desserts thrown into the lineup as well). I wanted to focus on a cookie for this blog. My favorite cookie would have to be chocolate chip. I have made Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies and Chocolate Chip Potato Chip Cookies on here before. Both of these recipes rock. So I wanted to add in another chocolate chip cookie recipe that is slightly different and still low in calories.
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Cinnamon Sugar Chex Mix
I recently purchased some cinnamon sugar pita crisps to satisfy my sweet and crunchy cravings. Sometimes I just want a small snack for a little pick-me-up in the afternoon. While the crisps were delicious, I figured I could make my own snack that would be healthier and cheaper. So, I set out trying to create a snack that would be similar to the pita crisps. I believe I found a perfect combination of sweet and crunchy with this easy to make snack. It only takes four ingredients and just a few minutes!
Blueberry Buttermilk Breakfast Cake
I feel as though I may have a problem. My love for breakfast pastries seems to be frequently appearing on my blog. It could be worse right? At least these are healthy breakfast sweets. But seriously, I can't help myself. I'm at it again. This time, you're in for a treat. This may be one of the most successful recipes I have ever made. It had rave reviews, and no left overs. Prepare yourselves.
Saltine Cracker Toffee
Now that Christmas has come and gone, I should probably finish my last installment of Christmas candies. Although, who am I kidding? Candy is perfect any time of the year. However, I specifically made this recipe for my family for Christmas. I have made it a few times, and it's always been a hit. It's another salty and sweet combination, and we all know how much I love salty and sweet.
The Best Chocolate Fudge
I have always been a fan of the "old fashioned" Christmas candies. This love comes from many years of enjoying candies as a kid and making them as an adult. There is one type of old fashioned candy I love to make above all others: fudge. I have been making fudge since I was in high school. I have made this particular recipe countless times, and I will say it is my most requested recipe by my family every Christmas.
Chocolate Chip Potato Chip Cookies
If you've read some previous posts, you may think I'm an innovative thinker in the kitchen, way ahead of my time with culinary exploration. Or you think I'm weird. I have tried some interesting recipes, and they came out so delicious (see Chocolate Silken Mousse and Caramel Cheetos). So, I've made another interesting recipe this week. It may scare you because it's a bit out there, but it's one of the most delicious cookies I have ever had.
Cinnamon Sugar Candied Nuts
Have you ever purchased the candied nuts that are sold at fairs and carnivals? They have a crunchy, sugary shell with a slight cinnamon flavor. Well, I decided to make my own cinnamon sugar candied nuts for my employees. I like making homemade candies and treats during the holiday season. So, I gave this recipe a shot. And boy are these good.
Individual Snickerdoodles
Sometimes cooking for two can be a challenge. It seems like when I half a recipe it still makes more than what Samuel and I can eat without getting burnt out. Cooking for two gets more challenging when baking. Samuel doesn't love sweets as much as I do. So, the majority of the time I will eat double the baked goods I make, or I will share them with friends. It would sure be nice to have a single serving, individual sized dessert that is easy to make and low calorie. Oh wait! Enter the individual snickerdoodle cookie.


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Standard Issue writers are penning a letter to their hometown. Or, in the case of Sadie Hasler, a beautiful billet-doux.
Dear Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, The World, The Universe,
This is about you. (Don't pretend to be shy; we all know you're cheekier than that.)
You greeted us with snow when we moved to you, do you remember? In 1986. The worst snow for years, the weather people said. My sister, three, me, five, and my mum, 29, (five years younger than I am now *gulp*) – a three-county dash away from Leicester and from Dad.
One of my first memories of you is trudging up the road to the shop, the snow so deep that Mum had to widen holes with her wellies into which she'd lift-plonk my little sister who was too small to raise her feet above the stiff surface of the snowbed, while I delighted in stomping my own way.
It was always a happy memory for me. "REMEMBER HOW DEEP THE SNOW WAS!", I cooed for years, like it was the day the fairies came, but now I see this picture of my mum like a grim fairytale illustration: a newly single woman going for bread in a blizzard, about to raise her daughters alone. It makes me ache for how sad and daunted she must have felt.
Yet I loved you instantly, Southend.
We lived on Victoria Road, which trickled slowly down from the seafront in a slightly shabby part of you. Opposite our house was a desolate boatyard where no man ever went and no thing ever happened, and if you stood at the end of our front garden and looked left, there was the sea, crouching behind the flood wall waiting to spring out at you.
A pebble's skim away to the right were the amusement arcades. The Kursaal, a boarded-up Victorian pleasureland draped in rusty chains (later spruced up for a casino and bowling alley); the extremely shit homage to Disney, Dizzyland, where joy went to die (now, wisely, a carpark); Las Vegas, the Hippodrome, Mister Bs, and Wonderland; all the faded pubs and hotels, old halfway houses and smuggler's haunts and fisherman's cottages; gaudy carpets, flashing neon lights, naff 10-pence judder rides and the hot sharp vinegar steam of chips piercing through the sugar haze of fresh doughnuts.
Everything fun had a slot (probably even some of the ladies of lore that worked in the more insalubrious of bars). Slack-wristed metal claws fixed by penny-pinching business men to clutch impotently at Bugs and Donald and Mickey and Minnie, and all the competing sounds: the thrust-drop-clink of coppers, pinball whizzes, tinkling melodies for victors and sarcastic shame-blasts for losers. It was all there, glinting like a penny in the sun at the top of our new road.
When I got old enough to play outside, and later as I got old enough to go further afield, Mum would fix me with her serious gaze and warn me that she knew every single one of the people who worked along the seafront, that they knew I was her daughter, and that they would tell her if I set even one foot in any of the arcades. Years later we laughed at her lie, which I had never thought of questioning. It worked. I stayed safe.
I don't remember ever feeling sad that Mum and Dad weren't together anymore, or that things had changed. I was at the right age for new starts I suppose, and Mum made everything so much fun, despite being at her lowest. How on earth did she do it? It baffles me. Perhaps it's just being a mother. Perhaps that is what made you a town I will always love: if Mum could make you a happy place when she was so sad, then you could always be a happy place for me too. She set the tone with her strength. Seaside towns survive: people survive.
You are much maligned, Southend. Sometimes rightly, for you can be as downright shit and disappointing and dull as any other town in the country/the world; and sometimes wrongly, because you can be pretty bloody beautiful and fun and clever and inspiring (don't be modest, you can). I despair of the things you do that don't help yourself in this, and I cheer when you get things right. If someone from out of town slags you off I feel my cheeks pinken like they have pulled up my skirt and laughed at my knickers. You're no different from a million other places that get shabby and regenerate and fill and empty with different people. Not really. People are people, and places are just wherever people are. That's how it works.
So much history has passed up and down the river Thames on its way to London or back. You've seen it all go past from your armchair. Vikings, war planes, naval ships, mental windsurfers. I love that thing we grandly call the sea but which is actually just an estuary, the great big gob of the river. I've skinny-dipped in it, lost my shoes to it, swigged bottles like a pirate in it, got stuck in its mud, lost myself. I've kissed, been touched, cried in it. Even wanted to walk into it and let the waves go over my head like a duvet. But I've always come out again.
I've lost track of the number of times your beaches and skies and streets have sorted me out and I'm grateful. You have as many colours as any other place on earth; remember that whenever people are mean to you. Sometimes you glow pink and orange like the sea is on fire. Sometimes you are all kinds of blue at once. Sometimes you are streaked with stormy silver and grey, and sometimes like peaceful winter's milk and you can't see the horizon line and the sea looks like it goes right up to the moon.
Turner mixed his palette here, once, up by Hadleigh Castle. Nelson had a bastard child here. Dickens came here. H G Wells had a mistress stowed here. Royals came here to have their merry furtive affairs. John Fowles was born and raised here, hated you and couldn't wait to leave, but I think he'd quite like you now you've changed your frock. And later my Dad moved here. We got to know each other in your pubs and strolled your streets, became friends, and then he died here. Leaving you would be a bit like leaving him.
I love this strange old sack of ghosts we've made together, Southend. It's jumbly and weird, but I do love it.
Love always,
Your Sadie
Sadie is a playwright, actor, columnist, artistic director of Old Trunk theatre company, and frequently discombobulated multi-tasker.
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Having a Tulsa storm shelter built for your house or business building may help to deliver near-absolute shelter for you and your family or employees from harm or death caused by the hazardous forces of extreme winds such as tornadoes and hurricanes. Near absolute shelter means that, based on our existing information on tornadoes and hurricanes, the residents of a Tulsa storm shelter built according to FEMA guidelines should have a high likelihood of being sheltered from injury or death.
Owning a Tulsa storm shelter would also release some of the concern produced by the threat of an approaching tornado or hurricane. You should contemplate building a Tulsa storm shelter in your house or business to offer safety for you, your family, or employees during a tornado or hurricane.
The purpose of a Tulsa storm shelter is to offer a spot where you, your family, or employees can endure a tornado or hurricane with little or no harm. To offer shelter for the residents during extreme windstorms, the Tulsa storm shelter has to be sufficiently anchored to a suitable foundation to resist toppling over and uplifting. We have the engineers on staff to help you design and build the best possible Tulsa storm shelter for you and your loved ones. Additionally, the links between all parts of the Tulsa storm shelter have to be robust enough to resist a fiasco, and the walls, roof, and door have to be resistant to puncture by wind-borne debris. Most houses, even new ones built according to modern building codes, do not deliver satisfactory protection for tenants seeking life-saving shelter from tornadoes. Houses built to a contemporary building code in tornado-prone areas, such as wind-borne debris regions, better resist wind forces and windborne debris influences from tornadoes. Nevertheless, a tornado or hurricane can create wind and windborne debris loads on a home or small business that are much bigger than those on which building code requirements are based.
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А в Таймс пишут, что на самом деле речь о 2 млн голосов "русских" немцев, 90% которых "Крымнаш".
The Kremlin's claim to Crimea has become part of the German election campaign in the battle for the votes of two million Russian-Germans who are turning away from Angela Merkel towards populists likely to enter parliament for the first time.
(Анжелка все же как-то двусмысленно: More generally, Merkel warned against resignation in the face of injustice, saying: "When I hear, for example, that we should just accept Russia's annexation of Crimea, I wonder: What would have happened if the question of the GDR [communist East Germany] was handled in that way, if people had said, 'Well of course, Germany will stay divided, that won't change.'")


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I've spent some time out this morning talking with all the candidates on site at the One Stop voting location at public safety. I encourage each of you as fellow citizens to get out and talk with the candidates and address your concerns, ask questions that are weighing on your heart, express your ideas if you have them and see what they say in response. These gentlemen were more than kind and gracious to engage in conversation, and I do mean ALL of them, even the one that I cannot vote for because he's not in my district. I'm pleased with them as fellow citizens regardless if I will give them my vote or not. (I will write more on the nature of the conversations individually over the weekend but I have no disappointments with any of the gentlemen I was fortunate to speak with.) I've addressed concern that the school lunch assistance program will end, well Mr. Bob Williams has been on the board for the last 5-6 year's and the program is still in place, no plans for removing.
Make your choices on your ballots with what is right for you and your family with confidence and knowledge.
We need unity, we need to find common ground and work together to make Onslow a better county as a whole! Which brings me to another point, social movements. Social movements have been a part of American societal change since as far back as the Civil War and have created the dynamic in many areas of reform as well as progress. Without citizens being active parts of how we govern ourselves, aid each other assistance as citizens, neighbors, and decent human beings overall. We have a social movement here in Onslow County, Action PAC organization where it seems that the Mission is to actively be involved in communities helping those who need it where they need it as well as occasional and respectful challenge towards government leaders on local, state and federal level. I spoke to the founder today during my time out in an impromptu meeting, Mr. Al Burgess. The good Lord knows, Al and I don't agree on a lot of things and I am sure lately I've been a thorn in his side on occasion but we can argue our sides and then find a medium where we can work together.
However in anything, we are human- therefore, we have emotion and where one citizens experience with a person maybe a very poor one my experience could be great and vice versa. We also have ability to allow emotions to cloud our judgement and occasionally deter from the mission. What we must do as Citizens and humans in general is to sit down with candidates, officials and organizers whether individually or as a collective and ask the questions, have the conversations, and gain clarity, most of all find the common ground that is best for ALL citizens collectively in Onslow County, North Carolina, and America. The first battle is within ourselves, we must conquer our own demons in our own thoughts, drive out fear by taking chances and oftentimes those chances simply mean to speak and to listen. I truly and deeply from my heart, encourage & challenge you all to talk to someone that you may find there to be an indifference or an opposing view and truly engage whether the conversation end where you still disagree but at least you were heard and you allowed them to be heard.
Not as Republicans or Democrats or Independent but as citizens and we can, together!! Have uncomfortable conversations and LISTEN to hear, not listen to respond. Only then, will we find compassion and conquer the ground we need work on. Remember, only love can drive out hate. If we are bickering and creating confusion, that's not love, it's not fair. We will argue, we will be angry, we will not approve of every step and should hold each other accountable as officials and citizens. But in everything, God is not the author of confusion, everyone is saying the word of God but hardly anyone is showing it. Let our actions speak more than our words… One love- God Bless.
PS- If any-one or any brand use any part of my work as you have been from my website or social media network pages, site me, link my website or be accountable for the plagiarism since you're so big on the bounds of education.
Respectfully yours,
Melissa Oakley, The Onslow Beat


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Kat doodles about life:
This is my third post of the day, as I have been catching up with the last two, making quite a bit of effort, so I will keep this one short and sweet especially since I am off to work in few hours time. I will be honest, I am not particularly excited as I have another three shifts to go to this weekend, but I knew that long before, so no excuses to moan. Here is my last and final food picture as I have been treated by my friend Andy with cabbage salad and roasted duck, which would be the traditional meal to have on our Boxing day or the day after. It was very delicious making the day lot better. Off I go getting ready for the night. I hope you all had wonderful Christmas. Back soon. Kat xx


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PRIME Minister Hun Sen is currently playing a "dangerous game" with the Cambodian nation by understating the threat posed by Vietnamese territorial encroachments, opposition leader Sam Rainsy said.
In a self-styled "message to the Cambodian people" released on Thursday, the Sam Rainsy Party president said the government is playing up the threat posed by Thailand but ignoring problems on its eastern border.
Sam Rainsy said the potential loss of 5 square kilometres of land in disputes with Thailand was dwarfed by the loss of "thousands" of square kilometres to Vietnamese incursions.
"This is an ongoing painful process that Mr Hun Sen does not want us to look at," he said.
The message came just days after the National Assembly stripped Sam Rainsy of his parliamentary immunity over an October 25 incident in which he helped uproot six wooden posts marking the border with Vietnam in Svay Rieng province.
Phay Siphan, spokesman of the Council of Ministers, dismissed the allegations, saying Sam Rainsy was speaking from emotion rather than fact.
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To give you a peek at what went on behind the scenes, here's 8 things that happened at this year's National Cat Awards:
|Outside The Savoy, where the ceremony is held
1. There were the usual tales of heroism and bravery we've come to expect from the awards. These included the story of Spike, who helps his owner cope with a debilitating disease, and Tilly, who has a positive impact on her owner's health and wellbeing.
2. The friendship between children and their cats featured highly this year. Mittens, the winner of Furr-ever friends, was noted for helping a young girl with autism cope with a serious medical condition. Overall Cat of the Year winner, Genie, was chosen for helping 12-year-old owner Evie battle bone cancer.
|Evie, with Celebrity Judge Peter Egan
3. Cats Protection celebrated their 90th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Chief Executive Peter Hepburn talked about the impact our volunteers and staff have had in the last nine decades.
4. Guests used selfie props, including cat ears and whiskers, to glam up in the National Cat Awards photobooth!
|Guests get stuck in with selfie props
5. John Challis was the first person to be booed at a National Cat Awards ceremony on announcing that he "wasn't really a cat person." Thankfully, this turned to cheers when he revealed he had become the owner of three cats!
6. The event was streamed live on Facebook throughout the day, with celebrity roving reporting Lucy Pinder interviewing judges, guests, finalists, volunteers and staff. Check these out on our Facebook page.
|Winner Evie, with her mum, Peter Hepburn and judges Andrew Collins, Anita Dobson, Jo Hemmings and Paul Copley
8. When asked what Cat of the Year Genie would be rewarded with on her return home, 12-year-old Evie had the perfect response. "Chicken!" she said – the perfect prize for any winning cat.
For more information on this year's National Cat Awards, head to the website.


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Our mission is to recruit, retain, expand, and attract manufacturing, distribution, and service companies to maintain and improve the quality of life in Shelby County through economic stability.
Established in 1957, the Shelby County Industrial and Development Foundation, Inc. persists in our efforts to recruit sound and environmentally friendly companies and to assist all existing companies in expanding and growing their businesses here. Our goal is to help provide jobs and careers for the residents of Shelbyville, Simpsonville, and Shelby County, Kentucky.
We are fortunate to be in the "Golden Triangle" between Louisville, Lexington, and Cincinnati. We have available land and buildings. We offer great interstate access; close proximity to the UPS hub and Louisville International Airport along with numerous smaller airports nearby as well; a work ready workforce; and low cost of doing business.
Shelby County is open for business!


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"For those who remain in pain because you doubt, fear or distrust chiropractors, suffer no more! Dr. Nancy is not your typical twist-and-pop-just another number-type of doc... I strongly recommend Dr. Nancy. She is knowledgeable, kind, caring, and a great doctor."
- Connie
"After the first visit, the discomfort in my hand was reduced significantly, as was the numbness. After the second and third visit, the burning in my neck was nearly gone and the tingling in my right hand is still entirely gone!"
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Only $4.49
Purchase with confidence from eBay
Greetings Valued EBay Shopper, the items in this listing are as follows: Lake Michigan Beach Sterile Driftwood Pieces for; Aquariums, Reptiles, Arts, Crafts, Taxidermy or Whatever You Wish – Lot #FC-49.
Over the last year, we have had so many requests for single pieces that we thought we would try this out for our esteemed and valued customers (The first aquarium photo is my new 55 gallon Cichlid tank in the dining room, the 2nd 55 gallon is in the eBay office and a 30 gallon in our Daughter's room).
We personally picked up each and every piece of the beach near our house (Google Earth Saint Joseph, Michigan, we are just 200 yards from the water). Each piece was boiled for 40 minutes and then oven dried. I put them in my own fish tanks. We have to have very sterile pieces because we breed tropical fish in both of our tanks. Please look at all of the pictures and see how pieces just like these are in our tank. They are perfect for growing/rooting mosses (I bought some off of EBay and it can also be seen as to how well it works for that. Just float each piece until it sinks or use silicon to attach it to a rock or piece of slate. We are going to put at least 300+ of these lots up in the next few days, so pick the ones that will be perfect for your needs.
We are also selling many other; toys/crafts/films/books/antiques/oddities etc, so please check them out too.
I will include FAST USPS 1st CLASS SHIPPING with prompt next day handling and a tracking number. Thank you for reading and have a wonderful night. 😉
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Since 1947, the mermaids of Weeki Wachee have called to carloads and busloads of curious travelers, beckoning the masses to experience mermaid magic for at least 23 minutes. The mermaid who introduced the show said that over the years such celebrities as Elvis and Don Knotts have followed the siren call. So.
I've wanted to go for at least 4 years, after reading about the mermaids on some phone screen somewhere. Or perhaps they came to me in a dream. Either way: dream fulfilled.


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Following the success of our flagship stores around the world, we are delighted to announce that our first European Brand Store is now open in Westfield London.
The StokkeLondon Brand Store has been designed to reflect the very essence of our brand. The minimalistic space, combined with natural Nordic woods offer the true Stokke® experience. The store will showcase our full collection and provide customers with an immersive, personalised brand experience to ensure that you have all of the information needed to make the right product choices for you and your family.
Regular store opening hours are:
10:00 - 22:00 Monday to Saturday
12:00 - 18:00 Sunday
The much loved Tripp Trapp® engraving machine will also take up full-time residence at the new store. Customers can enjoy free, personalised engraving on the back of any Tripp Trapp® purchased in store.
The flexible layout of the new store allows us to offer a regular calendar of in-store events, hosted by leading pregnancy, birth and baby experts throughout the year. We will be covering a wide range of subjects, each one designed to inspire, inform and support you throughout your parenting journey.
Every element of the Stokke® Brand Store has been thoughtfully designed to create an authentic Scandinavian experience.
Book yourself in for a private shopping appointment and explore the full Stokke® collections instore, assisted by your personal product expert. When you book yourself in for one of our private shopping appointments, your personal Stokke® product expert will await your arrival instore and take your through our full collections, or a specific product(s) of your choice.


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God's Plan for Your Pain
by Rick Warren — July 11, 2018
"If you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you" (1 Peter 4:19 NLT).
That's what God wants to do with the injustices in our lives. We all have them. People have mistreated us. They've passed over us. They've taken advantage of us. God wants to take all the negatives, shine the light of Jesus through them, and turn them into positives — a full-color picture of the life we were made to live.
The Bible says, "If you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you" (1 Peter 4:19 NLT). The most important thing you can remember when you've been treated unfairly is that Jesus is on your side. There is no sin that God judges more harshly, except maybe pride, than that of injustice.
Throughout Scripture, God shows special care for people who are treated unfairly. He is a God of justice. He hears your cry, sees your pain, and knows you were hurt. You didn't get what you thought you deserved. But God has a plan for your pain.
When you shine the light of God's love through your circumstances, he can turn your pain into a beautiful picture. He develops your character through it. He makes you stronger. Most importantly, he uses your pain.
You'll never get an explanation for much of the pain you endure in this life. When you get to heaven, you may understand more about why bad things happened to you. But God does not owe you an explanation for it.
But here's the good news: You don't need an explanation. You just need to know that God loves you. He has a plan for you. God will settle the score with whoever hurt you.
God never wastes a hurt. Welcome the light of the Gospel into it and God will use your hurt — the very real injustice that has happened to you — to create a beautiful picture through your life.


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Sandbox Samurai: Way of the Samurai 4 Ported To PC
"Okay it's really wonky and you might hate it at first BUT…!" is how Cara described Deadly Premonition to me and gosh, well that turned out to be one of my favourite games. So I'm interested by seeing people say "Okay it's really wonky and you might hate it at first BUT…!" about Way of the Samurai 4. Publishers Ghostlight yesterday announced they're porting Japanese developer Acquire's sandbox samurai 'em up to PC from PS3, aiming for a Steam release "later this year". People are muttering things about, say, finding yourself duelling a fish-wielding ronin dressed as a cat, the asynchronous echo of another player's character from their own game. Tell me more!
Way of the Samurai 4's set in Japan shortly after the end of its isolationist years. Your ronin can aid the British forces, side with the shogunate, try to kick the limeys out, or just lark about doing your own thing. Start a dojo or simply fish, perhaps. The game goes down across four days, with different missions and sandbox activities as time passes. It's single-player, but AI-controlled versions of other players' characters games might appear to duel you in a Dark Souls-ish sort of way. Ace.
The game has a Groundhog Day sort of thing going on, in that the game's quite short but certain unlocks and decisions are persistent so you're expected to play it a few times to try different things.
It also, grumble grumble, has a creepy but consensual (that's its PS3 producer) dating and sex minigame. 'Night crawling', or yobai, was a real thing. It's optional in Way of the Samurai 4, though.
PS3 reviews grumbled about its graphics and combat but hey, that's what they said about Deadly Premonition too, and isn't that one of the finest damn games you've ever played? I'm quietly hopeful. The port's being done by Laughing Jackal. Here, have a trailer from that console release: