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This was going to be a review of natural toothpastes but one of the toothpastes is not natural as I first thought and probably the reason I liked it best since it seemed more like regular toothpaste than the others. So I've changed this to a sugar free and natural toothpaste review and will continue to update as I try different brands.
Most toothpastes contain toxic chemicals like sulfates, petroleum dyes and artificial flavors and sweeteners. I have been trying different mostly natural toothpastes to find one that I like the best. Some toothpastes also have the option of fluoride or not. I was getting fluoride at first until I read how that too can be harmful so I have avoided it with my last couple tubes of toothpaste. There are reports that show an increase risk of bone cancer and other diseases and health issues related to fluoride. Here's one good article I came across about the subject: http://www.viewzone.com/fluoride.html The last couple times I've gone to the dentist they haven't given me fluoride treatments like they used to and I didn't bother to ask why. I figured they just forgot cuz I never liked getting them anyway. Now if they try to give me one I will request they don't.
** Tom's of Maine (clean & gentle) - Most of the Tom's of Maine toothpastes contain SLS. The Clean & Gentle one doesn't. Be sure to always read the ingredient listings of things you buy. Even if it's something you've bought before. Companies have been known to change their recipes. This one seemed to have pretty good reviews but it was my least favorite. I'm used to having a tooth paste that has some body but it just got flat when brushing with it. It was like brushing with water. The taste wasn't bad though.
*** Burt's Bees (Multicare Peppermint) - This one was a little better than Tom's. My problem with this one is that it was messy. Every time you put it on your brush it leaves a stringy trail of toothpaste when you pull away from the brush. The taste was good though and it provided good body during brushing. Also it seemed like the there wasn't a lot of toothpaste in the tube, it ran out faster than I thought it should. Burt's claims to be 99.2% natural so it isn't 100%.
*** Jason (Powerful Peppermint) - The texture of this one is similar to Burt's Bees and it's hard to spread on a toothbrush. The tip of the tube is small unlike the Burt's Bees so this one is easier to keep the tip clean. There is a bit of a weird slimy kind of texture coating my teeth and tongue after using it.
**** Spry (Cool Mint) - It has pretty good body, the taste is good and it easily spreads on a toothbrush without making a mess. I didn't have any complaints with this one other than it not being natural like the others. It contains several chemicals that most likely aren't good for you. However it doesn't contain Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) and Sodium Laureth Sulfate like so many others do. But it does contain the following: Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Calcium Glycerophosphate, Calcium Lactate Gluconate, Carum Petroselinate, Sodium Benzoate and Titanium Dioxide. So if you're trying to avoid possible harmful chemicals this probably wouldn't be a good choice.
**** Kiss My Face (Triple Action) - This one is probably the best tasting one of those I've tried. The lather is better than most of the natural toothpastes too. However, it does contain Xylitol, an artificial sweetener and quite a few additional ingredients I've never heard of.
** Tea Tree Therapy (Whitening) - I didn't care for this one much at all. The lather was not good and neither was the taste.
***** Nature's Gate (Anise) - This one is my favorite so far. It has great lather. However the taste of the anise takes a little bit of getting used to. They do have other flavors so will be trying the mint one too. I tried the paste but they also have 4 flavors of gel. It contains baking soda which is great for getting your teeth clean. The flavor is strong enough that you can't really taste or smell the baking soda. EDIT: I've given the mint gel a try and I do like the mint flavor better than the anise but I prefer the paste. The gel is harder to get out of the tube, it's very thick and doesn't seem to lather up as well.
**** Desert Essence (Fennel) - This one has baking soda in it and you can tell by the smell when you brush your teeth. Baking soda is great for cleaning your teeth and some people only clean their teeth with it. The lather is very good and it is also available in ginger, mint and wintergreen. The fennel wasn't too bad but I'd probably like a more traditional mint flavored toothpaste.
**** auromere (Licorice) - This one uses fine chalk to gently cleanse your teeth rather than the baking soda that most natural toothpastes have. The texture is nice but I'm not sold on the licorice flavor. The licorice flavor is not SLS free but they do make an SLS free cardamon-fennel that I would love to try. There's also a mint flavored one which is my preferred flavor for toothpaste. The color is a little off-putting, a light brownish tan color.
* Himalaya Botanique (Neem & Pomegranate) - This toothpaste had a different consistency than any of the others. It was very soft, like a thick lotion. Even a little water pressure makes a dent in the toothpaste. It doesn't seem to contain any abrasive things like baking soda or chalk even though my teeth felt pretty clean maybe even more clean than other toothpastes. However there is one big red flag. Every time I use it I get the smell of cigarettes/nicotine. After a few weeks of using it I finally decided to do a google search to see if I was crazy. Sure enough there is an article that claims several toothpastes were tested to contain nicotine and Himalayan was one of them even though they say that they don't. So be aware. I do not want to brush my teeth with nicotine so I will not be buying this brand again.
**** Earthpaste (Wintergreen) - This is about as natural of a toothpaste you will find. If you've ever looked at the ingredients of toothpaste there is usually a laundry list of them but this one only has 7 (purified water, food grade Redmond Clay, Xylitol, Wintergreen Essential Oil, Menthol, Redmond Real Salt and tea tree oil. They claim that the toothpaste is so natural that it is safe to eat. It says "Rinse or swallow at your discretion - either would be fine". Seems like the perfect toothpaste for camping! I however have chosen to not swallow it because it just seems wrong. The taste is great but the bad news is there is pretty much no lather so if you like a lot of lather you're not going to like this toothpaste. It doesn't bother me much because my teeth still feel clean after using it and it has a nice minty flavor. It comes out of the tube from a very small hole compared to other toothpastes which is a little weird but it seems to stay on the brush well and the top stays clean. It's also a brown color which I don't mind. I'd rather have brown toothpaste than have it artificially colored white. It's also available in cinnamon, lemon and peppermint.
***** Himalaya Botanique (Whitening Complete Care) - I forgot I wasn't going to use this brand again but I gave this one a try since my normal Nature's Gate wasn't available. It has a good minty taste and lathers well. There's no nicotine taste or smell like the Neem & Pomegranate that I tried earlier. Pineapple and papaya enzymes are used to naturally whiten. I've bought this one a few times now.
*** Simple Truth (Plaque Removing & Whitening - Peppermint) - This is Fred Meyer's brand of toothpaste which I wouldn't normally buy but since Covid this year (2020) I haven't made it to the natural food stores to get my toothpaste. I will likely order my next toothpaste from Amazon rather than buy this again. It's not terrible but it's not great either. There is some lather but not as much as I would like. It has only 10 ingredients which is much less than most other toothpastes which is a plus. This toothpaste is not available on Amazon but can be found at Fred Meyer or Kroger grocery stores.


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October 24, 2017
Pienaar Birthday | Family Shoot | The Wreck
The past weekend I photographed a getaway 60th Birthday for the Pienaar Family. They where joined by their two lovely daughters, husbands and grandchildren all the way from Pretoria. What better beach to enjoy a early morning sunrise, The Wreck Beach in Plettenberg Bay did not disappoint. The warm sunrise suited the happiness of this group perfectly.
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Kardashian Prepaid Card Gets the Axe; Called 'Predatory'
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal went even further than that in his denouncement of the card, calling it "predatory." While the Kardashians are apparently cool with sex tapes and airing their dirty laundry on camera, this was the sort of negative publicity they wanted to avoid."It turned out to be kind of a PR nightmare for them," says Curtis Arnold, founder of CardRatings.com. "I'm not sure they knew what they were endorsing," he adds. "A lot of these prepaid cards are pretty confusing."
The Kardashians' lawyer reportedly sent a letter to the financial company behind the card saying the sisters wanted out of what the attorney termed the "negative spotlight" of media attention about the card's sky-high fees. A couple of examples of those fees include $1 to check the card's balance at an ATM, and $6 just to cancel the card. "There are very few consumer-friendly prepaid cards," Arnold tells WalletPop. "There's a general negative bias among consumer advocates against these products."
Apparently, Kardashian fans are a more economically-savvy bunch than the parties involved expected; only 250 cards had sold since they debuted three weeks ago. The card issuer has announced that anyone who bought one of the prepaid cards will get their money back. After all, the $100 it cost to use the card is no small change, especially for the teens and young adults -- many of whom don't have full-time jobs yet -- the people behind the card were hoping to reach.
"I'm personally glad that they pulled it," says Arnold. He suggests that the reality-TV sisters could turn this into a positive experience by using the instance to teach the young people that watch their show about financial literacy.


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I have been thwarted in all my efforts to watch the women's gymnastics Olympic trials. I have one of those tv antennas, but apparently it doesn't pick up NBC. So I tried the nbc website, where it's supposed to be streaming live. It let me watch for 45 minutes before asking me for a login (wtf? Why did it let me watch but then ask for a login 45 minutes in?). I'm now watching some illegal stream that gets me about 10 seconds of tv stream at a time (the ideal way to watch floor routines, obvi). This is why I refuse to watch anything but Netflix. This isn't even cable, you're supposed to be able to watch it without paying some exorbitant fee!
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What does it mean to climb a mountain? A figure of speech to many, we cannot really know what it's like until after we have. A distant height beyond our present frame of reference: a reach that exceeds our grasp, to paraphrase Robert Browning. An idea we cannot allow ourselves to possess. An impossibility somehow rendered physical., if only we begin.
A mountain is perhaps about finding the courage to begin. It isn't about knowing what we are getting into. If we knew what awaited us on any given day, chances are we wouldn't get out of bed. Discovery requires that first small, uncertain step – a risk of sorts. We risk everything when we begin. To end the past, to say goodbye to familiarity, the comfort of complacency, and our identification with success and failure. Every new moment in which we choose to step forth is our moment. We take possession of our lives. We own our experience. If we will only begin, we will find that we already stand at the summit.Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2015 Mino Christante


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From communism to capitalism, Jacksonville Beach boutique celebrates the American way
Growing up helping her mother run a clothing business in Satu Mare in Transylvania, Romania, gave Cathy Juhasz a head start in the fashion design business.
But Juhasz said she never could fully actualize her dreams until the fall of communism and the end of one of the most brutal regimes in the Eastern Block. Juhasz was in Romania in 1989 when a people's revolution deposed Communist strongman Nicolae Ceaușescu.
Two years later, Juhasz made her way to New York City, where she worked as an alteration assistant in a dry cleaning business. But by the end of 1991, she moved to Jacksonville, eventually bought a shop in north Jacksonville Beach and named it Cathy's Alterations. About a month ago, she moved her high-end clothing and custom alterations store to an 1,800-square-foot space in south Jacksonville Beach, where it's now called Cathy's Boutique and Alterations.
The 56-year-old said she considers her business as part of her family. She continues to blossom with her creative designs and sales of dresses and some men's clothing that range from $300 to $500 per item along with some sportswear. She also provides custom service, with upscale suits and dresses to order, and showcases her merchandise to customers who regularly come from as far away as Atlanta.
With her charming smile and an exotic Eastern European accent, the ethnic Hungarian said she's proud that she pulls in about $110,000 in annual revenue that helps cover her costs and pay one employee who helps with alterations.
But Juhasz said she still gets in the alteration room to sew and stitch.
You have a fascinating journey to the point where you are now. What made you move from north Jacksonville Beach?
I wanted to offer my customers a better shopping experience. … The building got worse every year there and I wanted something nice and bigger.
You were there during the fall of communism and some very serious upheaval. Does that still stick with you and drive you to excel? Or have you become completely Americanized?
You never become completely Americanized. If you say that, you lie. We are what we went through in the past. It's a totality of those experiences. Communism was very hard. It taught you to be strong and to never give up, going through that experience. But I really feel American and I love this country and I want to stay.
What's that like to have your own shop? It sounds like you really learned the ropes and you seem pretty happy.
Yes, I'm happy. There are days when it's hard. But I know something better is coming. I know and I trust myself. I know no matter what, I'll get over it. In totality, life is beautiful.
Do you think maybe your experiences in the Eastern bloc — which you described as very hard and it was such a different world — allow you to appreciate what's happening here more than, say, your average American?
Living in America and being born in this country, American people do not realize how privileged it is and how wonderful it is and how hard it is in so many places in the world. I feel privileged to be able to come here. I don't say it was easy. But, I have my own business and I love my customers and they love me. There's no bigger reward in this world. They are so thankful.
What's that like to see your work go out on the street and become functional art?
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Communism or capitalism?
Capitalism (laughs).
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Launch of New Asia-Pacific Centre for Preventing Mass Atrocities
Bangkok, 20 February 2008
An independent Asia-Pacific Centre has been created to assist in ensuring the effective protection of populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. The 'Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect' was launched today in Bangkok at a meeting attended by representatives of think-tanks, NGOs and governments throughout the Asia-Pacific. The opening address was given by Dr Edward Luck, the Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General, who is working on the Responsibility to Protect and who expressed the Secretary-General's support for the Centre.
The various responsibilities of states and the international community to protect populations from mass atrocities is recognized by many as the most significant outcome of the largest ever meeting of heads of government - the 2005 World Summit.
The Centre will become a focal point for bringing together politicians, NGOs, government agencies and academics, especially in Asia, to develop viable policies and facilitate joint-protection initiatives to realize the commitments made by all governments in 2005. The Centre will also be responsible for a number of global initiatives, namely:
developing a workable early warning mechanism for predicting acts of genocide and mass atrocities;
developing a protection handbook for integrating civilian, military, non-governmental, and political efforts to protect civilians in armed conflict;
developing a definitive audit and on-going database of Responsibility to Protect (2P) initiatives around the world; and
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The Centre's Advisory Board will be composed of members from key regional countries, including China, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Australia. Patrons of the Centre include Fidel Ramos (former President of the Philippines), Ramesh Thakur (Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation), Gareth Evans (President of the International Crisis Group), John Dauth (former Australian Ambassador to the UN) and Colin Keating (former New Zealand Ambassador to the UN).
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We don't cook fish a lot, but now that I have tried this recipe I think we will more often. It has a lot of flavor and I like salmon for its more mild fish taste. We did use an outdoor grill, but you could really cook it any way you want and I think it would still be great.
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon mustard powder
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 pounds salmon fillets
In a medium bowl, combine the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, oil, mustard powder, ginger and ground black pepper.
Place the salmon in a shallow dish and pour the marinade over the salmon. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, turning occasionally.
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We've let it sit here for just over a week and not used it.
It's great to have a back, it was not hard to do this project, but I'd check the weather before starting one again or make sure you are not in a hurry. I had a house full of company and we all did a very good job eating on our laps.
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Happy Monday, Everyone!
I'm currently cuddled up on the couch eating yogurt from a mug and snuggling up next to Grumples while it pours outside. Leo is on the floor underneath my legs hoping I'll share some of this yogurt with him. I'm looking forward to a rainy week because it'll help me keep my focus on writing up a storm inside. When it's sunny, I'm always eager to get outside and do something else. Luckily, I got my dose of the outdoors this past weekend. We headed up to Brevard and stayed at a gorgeous mountain house. I am so excited to share the photos and vlog with you soon. I think the images are my favorite I've ever taken over the past eight and a half years of blogging.
I had a hard time focussing on this recap post because all I wanted to do was write about the mountain weekend! I'll share this photo, and then try my hardest to wait until it's finished.
Now, going back to last Tuesday…
I started my morning off with a long dog walk with the pups and Kyle, and then made some coffee, started the laundry, and sat down to blog!
I was feeling so blah and tired on Tuesday afternoon. I closed up my work and took a drive to Starbucks to grab a coconut milk latte. Sometimes it takes a coffee run to turn around the day. I also picked up some puppacinos to brighten their afternoon as well. 😊You can see the video on their Instagram page. It's so cute!
I knew a trip to the gym would bring my mental energy up! Endorphins always have a way of making me feel better. 😊 I did 3.31 miles without any incline but at a very fast walking pace.
For dinner, I heated up my crockpot vegetable chicken chili. This was pretty much every meal last week.
I spent Wednesday writing and getting all the plans for the weekend mapped out.
Later in the afternoon, I worked on perfecting my healthy & low-carb pie crust with the leftover apples in the fridge. I definitely nailed it this time around, and it's finally ready to make it's way to the blog! You can expect two delicious pie recipes and low carb pumpkin bars!
After cleaning up the kitchen, I headed to the gym with Kyle to get my steps in. I've been thinking about going back to some classes, but I just feel so much better walking and staying active in different ways. I may have finally found what works for me! I don't have the strong core like I used to, but my mental state is so much better. I think that's more important.
After getting cleaned up, I heated up a bowl of soup for dinner, and then tuned in to our favorite show on T.V. at the moment, The Sinner! I think this season is better than the first. That's saying a lot since the first season was outstanding!
My rug finally showed up on Thursday and I was so excited to pull the office together with it! Make sure to get all the details and see the office makeover with some additional home before and afters on this post!
After fixing up the office, I headed to the store to pick up a few things for the trip! I wanted to share a couple things I tried because I had a lot of you asking about them on Instagram.
The nut pods creamer! I bought this because my mom has been looking for a good plant-based creamer for her coffee. I tried it out and loved how light it was. It added great flavor with no sugar at all. It's also Whole 30 Approved.
The Vega protein…Not my favorite. Unfortunately, I couldn't finish it because it had such a weird taste! I love added protein powder to my plain coconut milk yogurt and will just stick with that! I wouldn't waste your money on it. Their protein powder and bars are better.
I had Kyle go to the gym without me on Thursday. I wanted to stay home and catch up on work and start packing for the trip.
For dinner, I made a salad that consisted of spring mix lettuce, avocados, cherry tomatoes, chickpeas, roasted potatoes, and a fried egg. I used the Organic Girl Herb Goddess dressing on top. I always let the egg cool before adding it to the salad. Warm food doesn't belong on a salad!
On Friday afternoon, I took my mom to an appointment in Charlotte and then we stopped at Chopt so I could pick up salads to bring with me for the weekend. I didn't feel like grabbing a ton of salad ingredients, and this was just so much easier! Plus, they're SO GOOD!
The salads had, kale, arugula, cucumber, butternut squash, quinoa, tomatoes, chicken, falafel, and a side of hot honey vinaigrette!
Kyle asked if I could make his favorite protein balls to bring on the trip! They only take about twenty-five minutes to make, and really come in handy when you need a quick snack!
The recipe for the chocolate hazelnut protein balls can be found here, and the recipe for the chocolate chip oatmeal balls can be found here at the 14:05-minute mark!
I had a bowl of the Chopt salad after packing up the car! I was so hungry and wanted a bite to eat before the drive up to the mountains.
Grumples always has to sit in the middle of us on car rides!
I knew Kyle would get hungry, so I picked him up a steak wrap from Chopt for the ride.
We spent the weekend roasting marshmallows, going on small hikes, playing tennis, grilling out, fishing, walking the dogs in the park, exploring, and so much more! I'm so so so so excited for you guys to see the pics! I woke up so early yesterday morning to take photos as the sun came up over the lake. There was one tree down there that was already changing for fall, so I make sure to capture it to bring you those fall vibes! The weekend at the mountain house was amazing!!
We made it home around 1 pm on Sunday afternoon. I unpacked, grocery shopped, picked up the house, made a cinnamon latte, and headed upstairs to work for a bit.
I didn't plan on going to the gym, but I figured it would be good for me. I always get fomo when Kyle heads to the gym without me. He's a great motivator.
I had the last of the Chopt salad for dinner, and then closed up the laptop to spend Sunday evening with Kyle and the boys!
We ended the rainy night watching Jack Ryn (OMG SO GOOOOOOD) and eating popcorn!
I hope you all had a great weekend, and an even better week to come! ❤
Questions for you!
- What is one snack you like to make and bring on trips?
- Whats a product you've tried lately that failed you?
- Have any of the trees changed colors where you live?
Last night, I got the news that one of my sweet blogging friends had passed away. Kyrzayda Rodriguez, one of the most fierce and confident women I've ever met. She fought hard, she stayed positive, she spread love, and she will always be remembered. I know you never gave up. God chooses the toughest people and gives them the hardest battles to show the rest of us what we are capable of. I'm heartbroken that you're no longer here, and I will continue to pray for your family and friends. I have a sense of peace knowing that you're no longer in pain, and you're up there with God (most likely trying on all the Chanel shoes you can!) Just know, you made a significant impact on my life. You befriended me instantly and made me feel so important. I'll never forget how you tried to comfort me when the makeup artist made my eyebrows look like tire marks, and the morning we woke up to take your photos at the coffee bar before the sun had even made it's way up. Before you left, you reminded us how fast life can go, and how God has a plan for us, greater than our plans, so to make sure to do everything NOW and stop putting things off. I will ALWAYS think of you when I'm having bad days, when I don't feel confident, or when I'm saying "tomorrow" too often. You are an angel, and heaven is so lucky to have you up there. I hope when you look down on all of us, you feel proud. 💔 Love you so much R.I.P


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These two pics below of the book are of the pages that I still need to do. I am going to slowly work more on this book as time goes on. It will be kinda like an art journal for me.
So before I mentioned that I was doing a lot of LOs with my Label Tulip September kits. Well these are what I did.
This first one is about my little brother. I have never really told him how I feel about his joining the army. He doesn't really sit and listen to any mushy or sappy stuff that you have to say so it can be hard to tell him how you feel at times. I did this LO quite a bit different from my normal LOs only because I wanted it to have a bit more of a masculine feel to it. Wonder what he will think of it when he gets home.
This one is a LO of me. I think it is very healthy to do LOs about yourself. At least for me it is. It helps me to think about who I am as of now and that moment. Being busy in so many different directions it is good for me to make time for a little internal reflection. And happiness is something that should be celebrated and documented with me. (BTW don't you just adore those little birdy characters?!! What are they exactly though? Birds? Owl? something else? hehe cute cute)
This LO is for my love. He is so wonderful and such a blessing in my life. And I wanted to let him know that. So I chose to give a reason as to why I love him so much for every year that he is old. That makes 32. (My favorite reason is # 14. It doesn't matter how many times I tell him the difference betweent the two, he still gets them mixed up hehe.)
With this LO I wanted to document this adorable relationship that was forming between my daughter and the very first stuffed animal she became attached to. It is so cute to see her carry that thing around, with it being so much bigger than she is! Now I don't know if you remember the old dolls from the '80s I think it was, called Kid Sister/My Buddy? I remember the commercials for those dolls and that super duper catchy little jingle for them. Well I just stuffed Sock Monkey in for the doll name and got my title. And gosh it makes me laugh everytime I sing it!
and a few close ups....
This LO took so much planning that I almost completely lost interest in it. I had such a visual in my head with this and it just didn't turn out like I imagined it would and I couldn't figure out what the heck else to do to make it look right. So I gave up and just adhered everything in the place I currently had it and called it done. It is another one of my LOs that is supposed to be read through the whole way. Let me explain. It is supposed to be read like this: this moment is..... cleaning time reading time resting time scrapping time eating time catching up on sleep time organizing time but most of all Quiet Time..... for me. And anyway I just had to scrap that adorable pic of her sleeping. Not like I don't have a million of her sleeping huh? hehe.
and some close ups.....
This LO I did a long time ago with my Label Tulip August kit. I kept meaning to get it up on here but I needed to take a new pic of it and just hadn't done it yet. This picture of Creedence was taken when she was just two days old. It was only the second time I had been able to hold her. I didn't get to hold her right when she was born because she got taken to the NICU for breathing troubles (I was in labor for 44 hours and pushed for 2 hours and 45 mins so she was short on oxygen when she finally got out). This was a very special moment because she was completely out of it the first time I held her and then this time she was wide awake and we could see those gorgeous deep blue eyes that she still has. Those days in the hospital were a blur but this moment I will remember always.
This is a LO I did for Studio Calico's Etsy/Flicker challenge. This is the only LO I have done so far with my first Studio Calico kit but I inted on doing some more real soon! I chose to do my page inspired by Etsy's home page. They always have an entire selection of awesome things based on one particular color and I am just always going gaga over it!!! I love that site so much! Anyway you can plainly tell what my fav color is hehe.
Well that is it for LOs this time!! Lots and Lots to look at huh? hehe I always seem to have a massive photo spree everytime I do a post. Well almost always anyway hehe. I am going to leave you this time with a hint towards something so absolutely amazing and exciting my hands were shaking afterward! Go here. And guess.
Take care! ~Amy~


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Although researchers have long known that breast cancer doesn't behave the same way in everyone, they've only recently begun to penetrate the disease at a molecular level and appreciate that it's actually many diseases. This new knowledge is beginning to make it possible to match the right therapy with the right patient.
Much of the excitement at the 2005 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting centered on trastuzumab — better known as Herceptin — a drug designed to act against breast cancer cells that are genetically programmed to make too much of a protein called HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2). Women whose breast cancers overproduce HER2 are said to be HER2 positive, and they generally have a poor prognosis, even with chemotherapy. About 25% of all breast cancers overexpress HER2.
Herceptin was approved in 1998 for HER2 positive women whose breast cancer has spread (metastasized). The drug doesn't work for everyone, but when it does, the results can be astounding; in some cases, breast tumors have disappeared. This led to trials of Herceptin in newly diagnosed women whose breast cancers are HER2 positive. Results from two such trials were presented at a 2005 ASCO session described by some as "transformational" and "practice-changing."
The data showed that adding Herceptin to standard chemotherapy cut the rate of breast cancer recurrence by 52%, compared to chemotherapy alone. Researchers still don't know whether Herceptin works better when given with chemotherapy or after it. But there's no question that it should now be a first-line therapy — not just a treatment for metastatic disease. One unanswered question is how to manage heart problems, which affect 3%–4% of women who take Herceptin with the chemotherapy drug Adriamycin. It may be that a different chemotherapy regimen can work as well without affecting the heart. A trial testing this idea is underway as of late summer 2005.
Earlier in 2005, researchers involved in another Herceptin study reported that women with early-stage HER2 positive breast cancer did so much better if they received Herceptin plus chemotherapy before surgery that the trial was stopped and revised so that all participants could take advantage of the combined treatment.
For now, a complete and accurate pathology report remains the foundation of treatment planning. That's one reason it's important, whenever possible, to get breast cancer care at a major cancer center, such as those designated by the National Cancer Institute (for a list of locations, phone numbers, and Web sites, see www3.cancer.gov/cancercenters).
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Independent Living – Parkview Apartments
"I chose to move to Parkview because I felt it was time to leave my eleven room home before "stuff paralysis" completely took over. With the help of my children, it was an easy transition. I love the noon meal and seeing others each day. I also don't have to worry about shoveling and lawn upkeep. These apartments were built with older people in mind-with many conveniences."
–Avis Quackenbush, Parkview Resident since July 2010.


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These days just so many things happening to me. My mind has been filled with too much confusion and troubles. Because the unfortunate or fortunate thing happens in me, I just keep having the soar feelings in my hearts.
Music heals. Music helps me vent out my angers or hurt feeling. I am grateful that god is with me. And I understand now everything is for a reason. Why there are so many Christians students and parents around me who treat me as close friends already.
I love my family, my lover and my students.
I want to keep deliver the knowledge and skills that I have and try to make a little better world by my little hands.
Hope you enjoy my care free imprecision.


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The network
The Finnish doctoral training network in philosophy was established in 2015 as a collaboration network for philosophy units in Finnish universities. It was preceded by the Doctoral Programme of Philosophy (1995-2015), which was funded by the Academy of Finland. The aim of the network is to support doctoral training in philosophy in the Finnish universities by providing travel grants, organizing an annual graduate conference, and supporting smaller workshops in order to bring people together. For practical and educational reasons, working language in events organized by network is English. Partner universities include all universities whose PhD-programs include philosophy: universities of Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Tampere, Turku, and Åbo Akademi. They have agreed that the post-graduate level philosophy courses in the partner universities are open for all members of the network.
The network has gained four year funding from the Kone Foundation (Koneen Säätiö) for the years 2016-2019. In 2018 the Kone Foundation decided to renew the funding for years 2020-2023.
The board
The activity of the nework is led by the board with representatives from all the partner universities. The current board members are prof. Eerik Lagerspetz (Turku), prof. Olli Lagerspetz (Åbo), prof. Arto Laitinen (Tampere), FT Raul Hakli (Helsinki), prof. Mikko Yrjönsuuri (Jyväskylä) and Jaana Virta (Phd student member, Tampere). The network is coordinated from the University of Tampere, by Arto Laitinen and Tommi Vehkavaara.
Members – Doctoral students
All the accepted doctoral students of the partner universities majoring in philosophy are members of the network. The board may accept also other doctoral students as members if their dissertation projects are of philosophical relevance.
Mailing list
The network maintains a mailing list distributing information relevant for doctoral students. The e-mail list of the late Doctoral Programme of Philosophy, email@example.com, continues as the list of the new network. The members and the supervisors of doctoral students can join to the list by sending an e-mail to the coordinator Tommi Vehkavaara.
Travel grants
The network provides a possibility to apply travel grants for PhD students for participation in national and international events annually. Look HERE about the deadlines of the next round of ca. 15 travel scholarships (max. 700€). In the evaluation of the applications both the academic significance of the conference and its relevance to doctoral dissertation will be assessed. The application (to be sent to email@example.com) can be freely formulated, but it should be as brief and clear as possible, and include all the needed details.
Doctoral congresses
The 2019 Congress for Doctoral Students in Philosophy
at the Tampere University in Mon 21 – Wed 23 October 2019.
The deadline of sending an abstract is 15 June 2019 – see more from HERE.
The network organizes doctoral congresses for the doctoral students annually. The first conference was held 24-26 October 2016, the second one in 23-25 October 2017, and the third one in 22-24 October 2018 in Tampere. The network aims to provide the accommodation for the participants and to recruit a competent commentator for each paper.
For a doctoral student, the participation in the congress requires the acceptance of submitted abstract and registration with full paper (8-12 pages in length, and presentable in about 20 minutes) that is sent to the commentator.
The abstracts and papers should be sent via e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com


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Evernote Crashes in Latest Releases of Several Clients There are many reports of crashes in the latest versions of EN Mac, EN Win, and EN iOS. There are also many, many reports of sync issues across all EN clients. The stability of Evernote seems much worse to me that it ever has been. I don't know what is causing all of these crashes, but I have to wonder if it has anything to do with the new "universe bending" features of Evernote Context, Work Chat, etc. You can view many of these crash reports by clicking on the "crash" forum tag at the top of this page. Here are just a few: Evernote 188.8.131.5261 crashing consistently on Windows Crash IOS 8.1.2 Evernote for iOS 7.6.2 Released Evernote Mac 6.0.5 Premium crash crash Evernote keeps crashing Evernote Premium Crashing on Yosemite


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Avid, the company behind Digidesign, have announced that they are transforming the Digidesign brand to the AVID brand. The products and services we have always known as "Digidesign" will adopt the Avid brand in the near future.
Here is what Avid have to say about this transformation:
"You've probably noticed quite a few changes across all parts of Digidesign and Avid this past year — changes that are part of a larger plan to bring cutting-edge technologies and solutions to you faster than ever before. As we continue our journey to create a new, unified Avid, we'd like to share some news about the changes you'll begin seeing now and in the future.
Who is Avid?
Digidesign first began working with Avid Technology back in 1991, designing audio interfaces and synchronizers for use with Avid Film Composer systems. After five years of collaboration, Avid acquired Digidesign in 1996, paving the way towards developing the most fluid and comprehensive audio and video workflows for professionals. Avid has since brought industry leaders M-Audio, Pinnacle, and Sibelius into the family, helping to empower a new generation of aspiring professionals and enthusiasts with powerful tools to create music and video easily and affordably — with professional results.
Earlier this year, Avid joined all of its world-class divisions together, including Digidesign, as a unified Avid. This proven team creates the technology used to make the most listened to, most watched, and most loved media in the world. With a full range of video editing, audio production, music creation, notation, and live sound expertise all under one roof, Avid is stronger and more agile than ever, working as one to provide you with the most powerful, elegant, and comprehensive solutions for media creation.
Moving Forward: Digidesign is Avid
You've likely already started seeing the Avid logo in Digidesign ads, on the website, in videos, and more. As part of the next steps in our transformation, soon the products and services you've known as "Digidesign" will adopt the Avid brand. As one integrated team, all of the passionate people who've been instrumental in creating our game-changing solutions used throughout music and film, video, and broadcast now have greater potential than what any one of our companies could achieve on its own.
We hope you're as excited as we are about what the future holds."


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The irony of that statement is not lost upon me at all.
I see a lot of people devoting a lot of time to their blogs. I see a far smaller group of people doing so for any positive effect or purpose. The time-honored rule ("95% of everything is crap") seems as true for blogs as it does for anything, and again I am not suffering any delusions concerning which grouping THIS blog would be sorted into by any objective judge.
Yet here we are.
I do not know WHY I have this blog, and I have no clear PURPOSE for wanting to have a blog, and I foresee no possible useful or rewarding reason for anyone else ever to bother looking at this odd flyspeck on the web. Most of what bitchy mewling whiny complaints I might make about people or the world around me likely will never rate mention here, as it would take more effort to post here than happiness I might ever derive BY posting here. It's a simple cost/benefit thing — the work to whine in a blog just doesn't seem worth the payoff of a possible pair of zippy comments from online strangers.
I'm tired. I'm bored. I have lots of other things I damned well OUGHT to be doing.
And thus I blog, despite the fact that I am opposed to blogging.
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Wondering about that mild irritation you've been feeling behind your eyes?
The first faint wisps of mountain cedar pollen began drifting into town on chilly north winds beginning last Tuesday. Trace amounts were recorded at the Northwest San Antonio offices of Dr. Paul Ratner on Nov. 12, 13 and 15. Slightly higher counts, in the "light" category, were measured on Saturday and again today.
Mountain cedar is the leading cause of allergy misery in South Texas, ahead of even ragweed — which is the No. 1 scourge elsewhere in the country. Dense forests of the trees, which actually are a type of juniper, stretch across the Hill Country.
When they really get going, the trees produce some of the highest pollen counts known to humankind. You can see this for yourself if you wander through one of the North Side parks, like Eisenhower or McAllister. Find a male tree (the ones with the little brown buds) and shake one of its branches. You'll be engulfed in a thick, reddish brown haze.
As my colleague Jerry Needham reported recently, the fall rains — which failed to lift us out of drought conditions — were adequate to produce healthy trees. That's bad news if you suffer from cedar allergies.
Here are some survival strategies. A couple of years ago, as my own allergies worsened, I started taking a prescription nasal steroid. Ideally, you begin a couple of weeks before the season begins, then continue through the season. It works great. You can even use it with an antihistamine during peak pollen counts to reduce itchy eyes and such.


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Here's a breakdown of our September finances:
Budget: Although we stayed fairly well on track overall, we were off our September budget in a few categories. Our grocery bill was partly to blame, as usual, but we also had a couple of surprise expenses come up. The Kiddo had an eye exam and discovered that he badly needed glasses, so that was an unplanned $240 (I adjusted our planned loan payment by a couple hundred dollars to accommodate this). Then there were some books for school and a couple of unnecessary restaurant outings. Oh, and a $310 car repair, but that came out of our emergency fund. On the savings side, the Kiddo decided not to play soccer for his school, something that would have cost $150.
Debt repayment: After a slow summer, we're back in business with our debt repayment plan. I paid a total of $1300 to my student loan, bringing the balance from $9,800 to $8,570. With Fortysomething's usual $400 payment, our total debt dropped from $48,776 to $47,361 - a total of $1415!
Investments and HSA: Although we didn't add much to our regular savings account in September, Fortysomething and I both increased our 403b contributions to 6%. He has a 3% match from his employer and I have a 6% match from mine. All told, we're putting about $800 a month into our collective investments. We're also putting $500 a month (including my employer match) into our HSA, though much of that money is getting funneled directly to medical bill repayment. Thus, while it might not feel like we're saving much right now, in actuality we're making some progress in that area, too.
What about you? How was your September, financially or otherwise?


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10 reasons why you should have your eye on the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Deep Black
Wishlist worthy
It's never too early or too late to gift yourself with a luxury watch. And even if there isn't a special event looming on the horizon, the launch of a new generation of a celebrated Omega chronometre is an occasion in itself. A collection that strongly resonated with horophiles the world over, Omega now proudly presents the successor to the Planet Ocean series — The new Seamaster Planet Ocean Deep Black.
A vivid profile that combines functionality with style, the Deep Black is a horological marvel made to tough it out whether your fancy is plumbing the depths of the ocean or cruising the skies at peak altitude. Certified a Master Chronometre, we count 10 ways this state-of-the-art timepiece deserves a spot on your must-haves list:
1. An original crafted from ceramic
Sparing no expense, the Swiss maison has utilised only their most innovative materials in the production. With a case carved entirely from a single block of ceramic — an unusual material for a diving watch, for sure — this remarkable timepiece is a feat of technical engineering with the ability to withstand oceanic pressures of up to 2,000 feet deep at 60 bar. Taking it up another notch, Omega has also outfitted the unidirectional bezels and the dials in the same material.
2. Sleek finishes
An opulent high gloss or a sophisticated matte effect? The Deep Black is available in both variants to suit your personal preference. The black and 18K Sedna gold models reflect a polished glossiness while the red and blue half of the collection are brushed with a matte finish to enable better underwater visibility.
3. A new GMT
In addition to a diving scale sitting perfectly on the ceramic bezel highlighted with either Liquidmetal or Omega Ceragold technology, the dial also sports a new GMT ring fixed upon its 45.5mm face.
4. A unique blend
In another Omega first, the Deep Black touts a unique bezel made from a special combination of rubber and ceramic. This innovative feature is prominently displayed on the blue and red models, stretching across the bezel to cover the first 15 minutes.
5. Hail Liquidmetal
Nominated for its enduring strength and beauty, Liquidmetal coats the GMT, as well as the diving scales. The Black model, in particular, uses this element to create the He symbol on the helium valve and the Omega insignia stamped upon the crown.
6. Sexy caseback
Racking up their list of 'firsts', Omega has created a new oriented caseback using a patented ceramic Naiad Lock. This means the etched wording encircling the caseback will always align in perfect symmetry. Bonus: An alveoli design complements the overall aesthetic with a wave pattern on the underside of the straps.
7. Camo chameleon
While the four different colours might give you a serious selection dilemma, these shades actually serve a functional purpose besides being eye candy. Primarily crafted to be a robust diver's watch, the Deep Black will gradually meld into the darkness that dominates the deep sea, giving you the benefit of camouflage. Indeed, the further you descend into the ocean the lesser the light penetrates, resulting in the loss of colour visibility starting with red then blue. But if you're just coasting the surface (in a yacht or otherwise), the 18K Sedna gold version flashes the perfect amount of understated bling.
8. Waterproofed wearability
It goes without saying that a diver's watch has to be impenetrable to water damage. The Deep Black comes triple signed and sealed on this order: Rubber made fabric-looking straps with contrast stitching, a ceramised titanium foldover clasp and a ceramic clasp cover treated with two types of finishes. Furthermore, this master chronometre has also been shielded with an antibacterial coating for additional protection.
9. Easy readability
While the camouflage function aids you deep beneath the ocean, not being able to tell time as you start your ascend is likely disorienting for some. Using either 18K Sedna gold or 18K white gold, the hands and indexes are crafted to catch the light. White Super Luminova that emits green and blue colours is also filled in to boost legibility.
10. A precision machine
For all its newfangled characteristics, a true and tested Omega Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 8906, which passed the rigorous examinations of the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS), beats at the heart of the Seamaster Planet Ocean Deep Black. With a resistance to magnetic fields, a two directional self-winding ability, a silicon 'Si14' balance spring and a 60-hour power reserve, this is the chronograph that sets the bar for all dive watches.
The Seamaster Planet Ocean Deep Black is available at Omega boutiques.


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October 22, 2020
|Guitar Tech Insider: Hands On with Greg Howard
|Monday, 02 June 2008 11:07
Greg Howard has been a multi talented technician for dozens of bands since the early 1990s. His role has included setup and maintaining all instruments, amplifiers, and sound systems. Greg has also been a tour manager and stage manager for several acts. His resume includes working for such artists as Aerosmith, Green Day, The Black Crowes, Linkin Park, Hall & Oates, Kings X, and many more. We are honored to have him be a part of GJDs Insider series.
GJD: How old were you when became interested in guitars?
GH: I was 13 years old.
GJD: How did you get interested in guitars?
GH: I was really into motocross and I ended up having Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and that pretty much ended my motocross involvement. So, I turned to the guitar to occupy my time.
GJD: Have you always been good with your hands?
GH: Yes, I am a quick study. I pick up things really fast and I am self taught with computers, wood working, and electronics. I have always had an ability to take things apart and put them back together. I remember back in the day, I could not afford a Tascam 4 track, one of the first ones. So, I made my own 2-track out of two mono portable cassette recorders and used it for overdubs, etc.
GJD: What was your first guitar?
GH: It was a Peavey T60, it was actually pretty cool.
GJD: Did you change it or mod it?
GH: I did not mod the Peavey T60, because it had a lot of switching options and features. However, I did cover it with stickers..LOL
GJD: What were you playing through?
GH: A Peavey Rage amp.
GJD: What were you listening to as a teenager?
GH: I loved Kiss, Peter Frampton, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, The Stones, and Ted Nugent. Actually, the first Boston record was my first rock album.
GJD: What did you think you'd be when you grew up?
GH: I thought that I would be an Electrical Engineer but I studied Economics as well and ended up becoming a Guitar Tech.. go figure.


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"Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret." Mary Kay Ash 1915-2001, Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics ———————— Now make a list of people you appreciate, and let them know. Call them, email them, IM them or go and touch them and look at them in a way … Read More →
"I live by this credo: Have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations. Even in your darkest moment, you usually can find something to laugh about if you try hard enough." Red Skelton 1913-1997, Comedian Smile is a free … Read More →
"Each indecision brings its own delays and days are lost lamenting over lost days. What you can do or think you can do, begin it. For boldness has magic, power, and genius in it." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749-1832, Poet, Novelist, and Scientist ————————————————- When you consider all the faces in all the places in … Read More →
Fact of the matter is that everything is a non-issue, until someone decides otherwise. And that means you can now chill. Blue, The Universe PS. I calm troubled waters like that, my friend. ———————————————————————————————— "Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone." Thomas Carlyle 1795-1881, Philosopher and Author ————————————————————————————————


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In an unprecedented move, Sports5 / AksyonTV will be broadcasting the League of Legends (eSports) World Championships today, October 31, 2015 6PM, and with no commercial breaks. The game, a MOBA from Riot Games, is one of the most popular online games today but gaming hasn't been widely accepted yet in the Philippine mainstream to have it shown live on TV. (Even though it is on cable, not free access.)
This marks a great triumph not just for eSports, but for bringing the acceptance of gaming here in the Philippines. Much kudos to Garena, Riot Games, and Sports5. Let October 31 mark the day when gamers all over the country stood up, told their yayas to stop watching their crappy telenovelas, and tuned in to a new generation of eSports content.
Anyway, the live stream starts soon and you can watch it in a bunch of cinemas and venues, or online via Sports5.PH, on Twitch, YouTube, etc.
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Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) is a group of diseases characterized by resistance to parathyroid hormone (PTH) and PHP1b has been thought to be caused by abnormal PTH receptor. In order to clarify the pathogenesis of PHP1b, PTH receptor in skin fibroblasts from patients with PHP1b was analyzed by reverse-transcription coupled polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), Northern blot analysis and direct sequencing of the PCR products. Although no mutation was found in cDNA for PTH receptor in patients with PHP1b, the expression level of PTH receptor in skin fibroblasts from patients with PHP1b was lower than that from normal control. Therefore, to clarify the mechanism of the reduced expression of PTH receptor in patients with PHP1b, we next cloned the 5' end of human PTH receptor gene. We found that there are at least two promoters and three untranslated exons in the 5' end of human PTH receptor gene, and these promoters and exons are used in a tissue-specific manner. However, the DNA sequences in these promoter regions and untranslated exons from patients with PHP1b are not different from those of normal control. Therefore, it seems necessary to analyze the nuclear proteins that interact with the promoter region of human PTH receptor to elucidate the pathogenesis of PHP1b.
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I am excited to finally reveal our invitations that we sent out to stores to invite them to our booth at The National Stationery Show.
Like I mentioned last time, being creative is the fun part but there is also a lot of pressure as the competition is stiff.
I decided to go simpler this year than I have in the past and I am really happy with how they turned out!
I have been loving oranges, gold and pinks together lately so I knew that was the color combo we were going with. I am infatuated with my laser cut designs cut out of shimmer papers so we went with the shimmer antique gold for the invite. As you may be able to tell, it's a new design. And the fun part is, this and many more laset cut designs will be available SO soon!
The envelope liner is solid but also a shimmer paper. It's our shimmer gold and I love the way the two shimmer golds work together. The envelope is melon and the washi tape on the back is gold diagonal stripe. I can't seem to get away from that washi tape, I always buy it even when I tell myself to branch out.
The envelope then went into our dip dyed ombre canvas bags that we stamped with the logo. I didn't plan on being able to see the melon envelope through the canvas bag but it turned out to be one of those happy accidents.
We put the whole thing in a stiff mailer to protect it and we got many stores to stop by our booth from it.
I am excited to finally reveal our invitations that we sent out to stores to invite them to our booth at The National Stationery Show.


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All electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed through a vacuum, a value somthing around 300,000 km / s. Einstein says in his theory of relativity that the speed of light is always the same, no matter how fast its source is traveling. Speed of an electromag. wave is just freq. times wavelength. Given this, how is Red Shift possible? Even if the source of light is traveling away from us, the light is still traveling at a constant speed. Does the freq. change as well? Thank you


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For months, major Norwegian investor Kristian Siem has, via his company Siem Oil Service Invest (SOSI), tried to settle a financial solution with the management of crisis-stricken offshore carrier Farstad Shipping.
These efforts were fruitless, and Farstad Shipping informs Thursday in a statement to the Oslo Stock Exchange that the partnership between the two companies has been discontinued.
"Therefore, the term sheet between Farstad and SOSI has terminated, and Farstad will pursue other alternatives for its financial restructuring in continued cooperation with its key financial creditors," writes Farstad in the statement.
The announcement comes just one week after the carrier stated that a deal for a restructuring was almost finalized with Kristian Siem and SOSI.
The terminated collaboration between Farstad Shipping and Kristian Siem will not affect the deal which Farstad has in place with creditors for deferrals on debt payments until Jan. 31 this year.
Crisis quarter
The low oil price and consequential weak employment for offshore carriers is what sent Farstad Shipping and the company's 55 vessels spiraling into a financial crisis.
The latest financial report from Farstad Shipping, for Q3 2016, showed a negative operating result of NOK 270.3 million (USD 31.5 million), a setback from the positive NOK 73.6 million in the third quarter 2015.
In relation to the interim report, Farstad Shipping stated that the company does not believe in an improved offshore market anytime soon.
"The North Sea market for AHTS and PSV tonnage has further deteriorated during 3Q 2016, and is expected to reach a lowpoint over the winter period. This looks to be in parallel with the international market condition overall. The number of vessels in layup worldwide is rising, but has not managed to even maintain market balance," Farstad wrote about the future after the third quarter.
Farstad Shipping gets a breather throughout January 2017
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Wilton Library Annual Gigantic Book Sale set for April 26-29
WILTON — The books are organized neatly in rows on tables and bookcases from one end of the Book Cellar to the other, poised for Wilton Library's Annual Gigantic Book Sale Fundraiser, opening on Saturday, April 26 and running through Tuesday, April 29.
The sale of more than 75,000 items will encompass the Book Cellar, the Brubeck Room and the gallery. Early buyers will be admitted Saturday from 7-9 a.m. for a $15 admission fee; beginning at 9 a.m. the public will be let in free of charge with no admission fee for the remaining day.
The sale continues until 5 p.m. on Saturday; on Sunday, the hours are 12-5 p.m., Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with items marked half-price and Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. items are $5 per bag. Saturday and Sunday feature a silent auction of rare and collectible books. The Rotary Club of Wilton will be selling hot dogs and sodas on Saturday during lunchtime with proceeds benefiting the library.
According to Pat Gould, one of the chairs of the event, "The sale is one of the largest in the area and volunteers work tirelessly throughout the year culling, cleaning, sorting and stacking for this all-important fundraiser for the library."
The items are categorized in more than 50 different areas ranging from gardening to travel, mysteries to science fiction, and there is something for everyone, from toddlers to adult.
Children will find picture books and chapter books; teens can sift through volumes of serial books and adults have everything from fiction to nonfiction, self-help books, histories, biographies, and more.
Gently used books, DVDs, CDs, books on tape are all part of the offerings.
Highlights from the list of rare and collectible books silent auction can be seen online at www.wiltonlibrary.org.
The selection includes gems such as a first edition of Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" and Louisa May Alcott's "Little Men."
Lila Griswold, the third chair remarked, "This was such a tough winter, but we think we benefited because people who were cooped up took the time to comb through their basements and attics and we seem to have more great donations as a result."
Janet Zuckerman, another chair, added, "Our volunteers work diligently scrutinizing every donation that comes to the library to ensure that it meets the quality that our buyers come to expect from us. This is one of the reasons why this book sale is so successful for the library."
The Wilton Library is located at 137 Old Ridgefield Road in the heart of Wilton Center.
For information and directions, visit www.wiltonlibrary.org or call (203) 762-3950, ext. 213.


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Nashville, TN -- Nu-Blu one of bluegrass music's rising groups, is hitting the road in support of their latest album TEN. The North Carolina natives are out to bring their bluegrass/country tinged sound to audiences all across the United States while traveling in their Peterson Tuners sponsored touring vehicle.
The Old Rock School in Valdese, North Carolina has become well-known throughout the nation for its outstanding bluegrass concerts. The 500 seat auditorium is the perfect place to hear all of your bluegrass favorites.
Nashville, TN -- Rural Rhythm Records is proud to announce that Nu-Blu's new album "Ten" reached # 6 on Billboard's Top 10 Bluegrass Album Chart and charted at #5 on the Billboard Country Gospel Chart. "Ten" was released on July 16th. Appropriately titled, Ten contains 10 new songs performed in their unique and distinctive style with award winning special guest musicians Ron Stewart and Jim Van Cleve. Track one titled "That Road" is the first single from the album and features the strong vocals of Carolyn Routh. Radio programmers and DJ's have been enjoying the depth of songs on the album.
Nashville, TN -- Rural Rhythm Records is proud to announce the CD release of Ten by Nu-Blu. The physical CD is available now wherever Bluegrass CD's are sold and the digital album is also available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and other digital stores. The album is also available now for radio programmers and DJ's on AirPlay Direct.
Nashville, TN (July 9, 2013)-- Rural Rhythm Records is proud to announce Nu-Blu's CD Release party for their album TEN will be held this Wednesday at the Silver Dollar Saloon located at 110 2nd Avenue in Nashville. This event will take place at 5:30 and tickets are $5. TEN was previously released to digital distributors, with the physical CD now releasing July 16.
Nashville, TN --- Nu-Blu is proud to announce Sam Ash Music Store Appearances have been added to The Ten Tour. The band has partnered with Peterson Tuners, QSC, D'Addario, and Sennheiser, to host a series of meet and greet appearances, clinics and performances at Sam Ash stores around the country.
Nashville, Tenn. (June 26, 2013) iDitty is proud to announce Nu-Blu as their first totally digital client with their new album Ten. "The idea behind iDitty is to offer the touring musician a physical product they can sell at shows, said Dan Huff, CEO of iDitty. "With CD sales continuing to decline, and the number of music downloads continuing to increase, the market requires a product that meets the needs of the musician and the music consumer."
Nashville, TN -- Bluegrass music artists Nu-Blu kicks off The Ten Tour (#thetentour) in the Midwest this week with numerous performances in Kansas, then to Oklahoma and West Virginia before beginning their east coast leg of the tour. The Ten Tour, is just one of the ways that Nu-Blu is celebrating their 10 year anniversary, with many contests and special events planned for the coming year.
Nashville, TN -- Nu-Blu kicks off their 10th Anniversary year with the launch of a brand new website and a national tour that will take them across the country performing at major festivals, concert halls, and more. The band will soon announce details of an upcoming album, but are continuing the celebration of their latest album, Nail by Nail
Nashville, TN -- Nu-Blu's thought provoking new single, "Martha and Mary" made its debut this month on the Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine's Top 30 Songs chart. The song appears on Nu-Blu's Nail by Nail album on Pinecastle Records. "One of the best tracks on the album is Martha and Mary, a powerful, banjo-driven tune written by Becky Buller and Nancy Cardwell... It's the kind of song that you can't help listening to without nodding your head in agreement… in rhythm," says Parchbench in a recent review.
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l'Independence Day. Ni en "une"
ni à l'intérieur. En fait, le public
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|C'était la fête en Suisse:
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Live : feelings from Pasadena to Gossau (northeast of Swiss)
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During this perfect orbit of Juno Monday, July 4 I have not had time to get out of the space center to see what was happening outside during the 240th anniversary of the US, so I was busy writing to you and especially to be present with the guests as well as conferences. So, when I finally left, around 1 am the next day, I still could see the last fireworks, visible even from afar. The next day I looked in vainly for a local newspaper, because there is very rarely in boxes on the roadside, hotels or shops. Eventually I had to go to the nearest mall Target shopping center. There, I found the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday, July 5, the day after Independence Day, and, surprise, I have not seen any news of the orbit Juno ! « We had a significant broadcast on TV and social media, » noted a press officer of JPL, also surprised like me that the non-recovery of the event by the media papers. Oh, as times have changed. But even if the traditional media are growing apart, the interest for space is always full.
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PRISTINA, Serbia-Montenegro — Kosovo's beleaguered Serb minority largely boycotted general elections Saturday, dealing a blow to international efforts to create multiethnic harmony in the province.
The Albanian majority, however, eagerly cast ballots it hoped would bring the former Yugoslav territory closer to independence, but the lopsided turnout could further delay talks on Kosovo's future.
Kosovo's ethnic Albanians want independence, while Kosovo Serbs and Belgrade want the province to remain part of Serbia-Montenegro, the successor to Yugoslavia.
The election is Kosovo's second since it came under U.N. and NATO rule in 1999, when a NATO air war ended former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's crackdown on independence-minded ethnic Albanians. The 1998-99 war killed an estimated 10,000 people, mainly ethnic Albanians. No major election-related violence was reported Saturday.
Ultimate power remains with the U.N. mission. But about 1.3 million voters in Kosovo and some 108,000 Kosovo Serbs living in Serbia after fleeing the conflict were eligible to elect representatives to a 120-seat assembly, which will choose a president and a government that holds limited authority. Ten assembly seats are reserved for the Serb minority,
Preliminary results from Saturday's vote were expected Monday, and final results a week later.
Serbs mount boycott
Few Serbs voted, with the rest staying away as part of a boycott called by local Serb leaders who say the United Nations and NATO have failed to create an environment where Serbs can live free without fear.
Seven months ago, mobs of ethnic Albanians attacked Serbs and their property in riots that killed 19 people and injured more than 900 others. The violence was the worst since the Kosovo war.
The polls closed Saturday night after 13 hours of voting. Overall turnout was about 53 percent, the election commission said. It did not provide a separate figure for Serb turnout.
"We are disappointed that our efforts to have an all-inclusive election have not been rewarded," said Pascal Fieschi, the local head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation, which supervised the polls.
Kosovo's top U.N. administrator, Soeren Jessen-Petersen, said he thought Serb turnout would have been higher "if the rights of people to vote had not been hijacked by some of their so-called leaders."
Ethnic distrust runs high
Serb leader and boycott organizer Milan Ivanovic said his plan had succeeded and estimated Serb turnout at 0.3 percent.
"The Serbs understand that these are not our elections and that they are not in our interest," said Ivanovic, who described the election as a vote for "ethnic Albanian institutions of violence and repression against the Serbs."
He and other Serb leaders in the town of Zvecan, north of Pristina, attended a church service instead of voting, while Serbs in Gracanica, just east of Pristina, lit candles instead of going to the polling stations.
One of the few who cast ballots in the mostly Serb city of Kosovska Mitrovica, was Oliver Ivanovic, a Serb pro-election leader who said that those "who had the courage to take our own destiny into our hands are the moral victors today."
But Petar Milic, 62, who had to flee his home during the March violence, did not vote: "I have no one to vote for. No one is helping us," he said during an interview in the school gymnasium he now calls home.
In the rest of Serbia, where Serbs displaced from Kosovo could vote, only a handful of ballots were cast. In the central Serbian town of Jagodina, some 100 Kosovo Serbs blocked access to a polling station.
In Kosovo's capital Pristina, however, ethnic Albanian voters waited in lines at some polling stations.
"Kosovo is heading for elections that will move us closer to European Union and NATO, and especially toward independence, our main goal," engineer Vehbi Pllana, 57, said after voting.
Kosovo's president, Ibrahim Rugova, called the vote "a great and important day for the formal recognition of Kosovo's independence."
Lawmakers elected Saturday are likely to lead the province toward talks to determine Kosovo's final status. Those talks are expected to begin mid-2005.
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" If Hero means sincere man, why may not everyone of us be a Hero?"
(Carlyle, qtd. in Hoyt' s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations). This statement
makes heroism seem simple, but is being sincere enough to make you a hero? In
modern society, the answer is likely to be yes, but in literature, it can be
A hero in literature is generally portrayed as a man of action rather than
thought. He exceeds ordinary men in skill, strength, and courage and his usual
occupations are war and dangerous adventures. Surrounded by noble peers, he is
ruled by honor and pride and is ruthless towards his enemies. His responses are
generally predictable and his inability to decline a challenge can sometimes get him
into trouble.
The appearance of heroes in literature marks a revolution in thought that
occurred when writers and their audiences turned their attention away from
immortal gods to mortal men.("Hero",
Encyclopedia Britanica). Heroes were the
first human beings in literature and where able to spark a general interest in the
audience. They risked their lives for valiant causes and created a moment' s glory
that lived on longer after they were gone. Although this was a great change, these
heroes were still very much like the gods that preceded them and in turn created a
classic picture of heroism in all of our minds.
Nearly every literary work has a hero, or a main character that we think of as
being a hero. Modern literature has come a long way since the first hero and the
standards of heroism have been severely altered. Nowadays, literature potrayes a
hero as being : the classic hero who performs great feats of strength and is always
rewarded ; the humble hero who performs tasks simply because that is...


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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has condemned both the agitations for secession by some South Easterners and the ultimatum given by some some Northern youths for South Easterners to leave the northern states, describing them as a violation of the laws governing Nigeria.
He made this condemnation at an engagement meeting with traditional rulers from the south East
Osinbajo said it was necessary to have this meeting with the traditional rulers considering the unique position they occupy in society.
He assured that the Federal government is committed to listening to all sides and considering the reasons for the agitations with a view to doing justice by all persons regardless of where they come from.