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Sitting a relaxed guard with its front paws uncharacteristically crossed and sporting a rather original coif of turrets is one of two sphinges at the sumptuous baroque 17th-century Parisian mansion, l'Hôtel Salé. The word sphinge is the French way to indicate the female gender of a sphinx. This sphinge and her twin were among the first to set the lavish trend in Paris, which was borrowed from Italy by François I at Fontainebleau, of sphinxes being used as ornamental sculptures. The Hôtel Salé houses the national Picasso museum and is located in the Marais at 5 rue de Thorigny.
une tourelle: a turret, a castle tower
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A classic devotional, you will find a morning and evening meditation for every day of the year. Although these devotions are short in length, they are filled with spiritual wisdom. Written by C.H. Spurgeon, a few short sentences convey the wisdom of Scripture with eloquence and purpose. These daily messages provide Christians with the spiritual energy they need to begin and end each day.
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sports injury...check
possible cavity...check
continual directionless feeling....check
only having made ten minutes for myself out of the entire weekend....check
tired of recycling the same thoughts and reaching the point where i must just take a leap of faith...check
in desperate need of a haircut or some semblance of someone 27 as opposed to 16...check
hungover from small amounts of drinking throughout the weekend...check
in need of vacation, preferably somewhere warm...check
Sunday, November 16, 2008
estoy cansada de mi
2 comments:
- daleboca said...
are you writing about me? most of this sounds like my conveyor belt thought process. i would modify some of your entries and add:
horrible huge new couch check
no money and a partner who spends it nonstop check
dandruff check
too many annoying and ungratifying tasks to accomplish double check
okay, now i am bored again and surely you are too
you are not alone
- November 18, 2008 at 7:02 PM
- Lindsey Anthony-Bacchione said...
preach on!
- November 19, 2008 at 7:48 AM
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Are you looking for a bit more dairy in your day? Consider adding a Mooofin to your meal. The Penn State Bakery is producing the student-created Mooofins for a special evening event in two of the dining commons in late April.
The bakery, with the aid of the student team, completed two test runs of the three Mooofin flavors through the bakery's production system. Together they were able to achieve a product for mass production that was as close to the original product as possible. "We tested a few different size pans and temperatures, used all the same ingredients and methods of mixing and preparing as the students had done in their experiment," said Heather Luse, Penn State Bakery Pastry Chef. "In the end the students were pleased with the outcome. The Mooofins will be prepared at the Bakery and finished at each location for their debut."
Students will have an opportunity to sample the Mooofins from 5 to 7 p.m. on both Wednesday, April 23, in South Food District and Thursday, April 24, at West Food District. At the debut, the student team will be on hand to introduce and discuss their creations with their peers.
The Mooofins are quiche-like muffins created by Penn State food science majors for the Dairy Research Institutes New Product Competition. The challenge, which the Penn State team won, required the team of students to develop a high-protein, dairy-based product that contained at least 51 percent dairy ingredients. The Mooofins' main dairy ingredient is cottage cheese and the three unique flavors: maple bacon cheddar, bell pepper and mushroom, and blueberry sausage; won over the competition's judges.
"This is a neat story," said Luse. "This was something very new to the Bakery and our employees enjoyed the chance to be involved with such an exciting adventure with our students."
For more information on the Mooofins, visit www.mooofins.com.


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Our products including in wooden plant stand, jewelry and watch display POP, glasses display showcase, metal display tray and others with high quality, have been passed CE, SGS, KCC and RoHS, SAA, FCC Certification.
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Our products are often imitated but are unmatched in quality.
Belief: Most important of all, Dali has the commitment that customer's satisfaction is of the first priority. Time and tide might sweep away sleepless nights, but not the sincere pursuit of the product engraved on our mind. The world is changing and moving quickly, but Dali is changeless to offer great service and high quality products to clients.
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ModusLink Helps Cricut® Meet Global Demand and Enables European Expansion
Cricut's strategic growth plan focuses heavily on e-commerce and strong execution of logistics
ModusLink Global Solutions™ Inc. and Cricut® have announced a significant operational expansion, making Cricut's highly innovative craft, hobby and educational products more readily available in Europe. ModusLink will help Cricut manage numerous supply chain and logistics functions including regional warehousing, distribution and order fulfillment. ModusLink will also support e-commerce, payment and local tax processing and order support in more than 35 countries.
"Cricut is seeing strong growth and high consumer demand for our crafting supplies across Europe, especially among the young and technology-savvy demographic," said Simon Faulkner, executive vice president and general manager for EMEA at Cricut. "These customers want quick and easy access to our products through online channels and expect the quick shipping options that are available to them with other goods such as clothing and electronics. ModusLink has the logistics operations in place and the regional expertise that is helping us quickly expand our business and increase brand loyalty in this key market."
In addition to driving an exceptional purchasing experience for Cricut's customers, ModusLink's current product distribution infrastructure in Europe is expected to save Cricut considerable freight costs and help reduce the associated carbon footprint of long-distance shipping.
"ModusLink is eager to play a role in Cricut's current growth by providing global supply chain and e-commerce support that helps build the business in a highly efficient and cost-effective way," said Scott Crawley, president of global operations, sales and marketing at ModusLink. "Taking the right approach to growing a company's presence in new regions often requires a knowledgeable local operations partner and our goal is to help clients expand in a carefully planned manner that yields revenue and satisfied customers, without disrupting or overhauling their existing business."
In addition to the collaboration in Europe, Cricut has also recently extended its engagement with ModusLink for U.S.-based logistics services.


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In January 1941, the American military presence in China consists of the U.S. Navy Yangtze River Patrol; the U.S. Navy Submarine Force, China and the 4th Regiment USMC (both based in Shanghai); and the U.S. Marine Detachment, Peking. (Preface, p. 3)
"The first thing I thought, McCoy, was that you and Chatworth were involved in something dishonest, and it was a case of one crook helping another. But I just came from seeing Captain Fairbairn, and he tells me that Chatworth is a good man. Off the record, he told me that if Chatworth was getting you out of the mess you're in, that speaks highly for you, because he doesn't normally do things like that." (Chapter 2, p. 29)
He believed the key to a successful career in the Corps was to do what you were told to do as well as you could and ask no questions...
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ORTLIEB's classic seat bag is available in three sizes, depending on the type of tour. The small version with 49 cu.in. is an excellent fit for road applications. It tucks in nicely under the saddle, and often functions as protector on bikes without fenders. The additional fixation with Velcro around the seat post provides firm and vibration-free mounting. The 100% waterproof roll closure features buckles and D-rings for locking the bag


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ROBIN Williams: The Laughter and the Tears will be coming to the Roddy McCorley club next week after sold-out shows in the Felons during the opening weekend of Féile.
From the brilliant Tread the Boards comes Kieron Magee's emotional rollercoaster ride through the life of one of the most loved stars from TV and the big screen. Starring John Travers as Robin Williams the play examines the highs and lows of Williams' life including his addiction to cocaine and alcohol as well as his daily battle with depression. Charting his dramatic rise to the top of the Hollywood A-list, this is a no-holds barred account of Robin Williams' life as he emerged from obscurity into the public glare of stardom. John brings the script to life through his rendition of the late comedian from the amazingly adapted vocal to the star's frenzied performance. The 28-year-old from the New Lodge truly embodies the beloved comedian as he takes the audience on the rollercoaster ride documenting the career and personal life of the Oscar winning actor.
"First of all getting the opportunity to play Robin Williams is a real honour as it would be for any actor but with the same breath a real challenge as you can imagine, with Robin's endless energy, accents, comedic ability Oscar winning acting ability.
"I have to say I was nervous although I have a good poker face," he laughed. "When Kieron approached me with the script I was over the moon that he had me in mind for such a daunting task with his beautifully written script, although his belief in my ability, along with countless others, that I could pull off an emulation of Robin spurred me on."
After countless hours watching Williams' movies, his stand-up and listening to Kieron's endless research John slowly got a feel for the character.
"Now with the finished product, after lots of time fine-tuning all the elements of the show, and having performed it to sold-out houses, Kieron and myself have been blown away by the reception. The audiences have been so supportive as they always are over the Féile and totally engaged with the show and came along for the ride, which has blown me away and shows me that hard work does pay off," he added.
English teacher and playwright Kieron Magee has gone from strength to strength since the performance of his first play 'Blanketman' in Féile 2008, around the time he first saw John perform.
"I first saw John in a play a few years ago in which he also acted a monologue and he was just so confident as an actor performing alone on stage I thought the next play I have I have to get him into.
"The play has received fantastic feedback. People were blown away by John who performs thousands of different impersonations from Williams' father, siblings and friends to characters such as Popeye, Bugs Bunny, even Mexican and Spanish accents come into play. He's worked so hard."
Kieron explained that having grown up watching Mork and Mindy the sudden death of the actor opened his eyes to an 'epidemic' sweeping West Belfast.
"At the time of his death a close friend committed suicide and I felt so sorry for families going through the motions in the aftermath, and decided it was something that needed to be highlighted," he explained.
"Suicide in Belfast, particularly West Belfast is an epidemic. People need to talk about their issues and seek help, but that help also needs to be far more than a short term fix. That's why I choose to include his depression and the message for people to remove their mask and seek help.
"The play is called The Laughter and the Tears, so expect to laugh and expect to cry as the comedy bursts onto the stage in the first act before descending into darkness in the second act.
"Come on down and watch the show and decide for yourselves."
The show will be performed at the Roddy McCorley Club on 16th, 17th and 18th August. Tickets available via 02890619875 or www.feilebelfast.com


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I've been going nonstop since school started. Taking these two intense science classes together and doing them in a summer session is sort of kicking my butt. I'm maintaining good grades so far, but I'm worried I'll burnout. For example, in a single lecture this week we covered all of glycolysis, the krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain. So I'm taking some time this morning to catch up on the other bits of my life, like weeding the garden, laundry, and blogging.
But I'm not going all out. Here's what is basically a picture dump with short notes.
Jem has adopted that goofy dog tongue look. Here she even left it out after she closed her mouth.
Study break for banana cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.
Can anyone tell me what this weed is called?
Wow, this was a long time ago. Lemon cheesecake squares and berries with vanilla sugar, while playing Settlers of Catan
Lainey came from Australia and spent the first few days staying with us. She brought vegemite and prepared a proper breakfast for me: toast with butter and vegemite. It wasn't . . . too bad. Very very salty. Tastes like scunge that you should be washing off rather than eating. But kind of good in a ramen noodles kind of way.
Grilled balasmic chicken. Wow, also a long time ago.


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Deadline is only some hours away.
His writer's mind is obsessed with other thoughts.
He unsuccessfully tries to focus on the given assignment.
Eventually he gives up.
Sleep still eludes him.
Time ticks.
Notification beeps.
It reads, "You are my first thought each morning."
He doesn't respond.
He simply smiles.
Vijai Pant is a language teacher in a school in India. He is also a freelance writer.


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Accommodation in Mayo
Ballina Manor Hotel
Hotel : 65 bedroom, breakfast included
Enjoy a memorable break at the BEST WESTERN PLUS Ballina Manor Hotel in Mayo. Located on the River Moy in the centre of bustling Ballina, the BEST WESTERN PLUS Ballina Manor Hotel is a family run qual...
Pine Trees Lodge
Bed & Breakfast : 2 bedroom, breakfast included
A unique retreat set in beautiful landscape gardens with the famous river Moy on your doorstep . An anglers & non anglers paradise. Pinetrees Lodge is run by angling enthusiasts, David and Jo-Ann w...
St. Anthonys Riverside
Bed & Breakfast : 11 bedroom, breakfast included
We are located in the heart of Westport town, two minutes walk from the main street. We are one of the first B&Bs in Westport in a large old house with lots of character. We have a large garden which ...
Atlantic Breeze Bed & Breakfast
Bed & Breakfast : 3 bedroom, breakfast included
A warm welcome awaits you at The Atlantic Breeze B&B. Your Hostess Mary Sweeney will do her utmost to ensure that you enjoy your stay from start to finish. Along with your Bed and Breakfast, Mary c...
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Nymphsfield House
Bed & Breakfast : 4 bedroom, breakfast included
A warm welcome awaits you on your arrival at the 4 Star Failte Ireland approved Nymphsfield House. Your Hosts Mary & Gerry Hynes look forward to making your stay in Cong a memorable experience.Located...
Log An Aifreann
Bed & Breakfast : 4 bedroom, breakfast included
Dormer type house with all en-suite showers and 2 bathrooms.Television and tea making facilities in all rooms,and lovely views of Clew Bay from most rooms.Private parking off road. All the rooms ar...
Elderberry B & B
Bed & Breakfast : 3 bedroom, breakfast included
Elderberry is a family run bed and breakfast located in a quiet residential area in Westport just a short walk from Westport Town Centre. Westport itself is a planned town, and has had the honour ...
Devard bed and breakfast
Bed & Breakfast : 5 bedroom, breakfast included
Bungalow on the main Westport Road. Close to Hospital, G.M.I.T and Royal Theatre. All rooms on the ground floor. Devard bed and breakfast is the perfect place to enjoy your trip to Mayo. With an id...
Cloon River B&B
Bed & Breakfast : 4 bedroom, breakfast included
Cloon River B&B located on the foothills of the Partry Mountains and on the banks of the River Cloon.The purpose built house is surrounded by 72 acres of ecological rich lands which includes fertile b...
Brooklodge B & B
Bed & Breakfast : 5 bedroom, breakfast included
Brooklodge is a friendly family home situated in a quiet residential area, just a five minute walk from the town centre. You can always be sure of a warm welcome with a cup of tea and a chat after ...
About county Mayo
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About Office of the Chief Counsel for International Commerce
Office Description
The Office of the Chief Counsel for International Commerce (OCC-IC) provides legal support to the Department of Commerce, particularly the Department's International Trade Administration (ITA) and to ITA's Enforcement and Compliance, Global Markets, and Industry and Analysis. (Legal services for ITA's Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance are also provided by the Office of the Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement and Compliance.) The mission of ITA is to "create prosperity by strengthening the competitiveness of U.S. industry, promoting trade and investment, and ensuring fair trade and compliance with trade laws and agreements." OCC-IC's functions include the following:
Provision of Legal Advice
OCC-IC provides legal counsel with respect to ITA's statutory, regulatory, and programmatic authorities, including:
- Monitoring compliance with international trade and investment agreements to which the United States is a party;
- Export promotion activities (including trade shows, trade missions, and other export promotion-related activities);
- Implementation of Transparency and Antibribery Initiatives;
- Implementation of U.S. trade laws (except antidumping and countervailing duty laws);
- Implementation of Title III of the Export Trading Company Act of 1982;
- Advocacy support for U.S. companies competing for overseas projects;
- Implementation of the Exon-Florio Amendment on foreign investment in the United States; and
- Protection of the intellectual property rights of U.S. firms abroad.
Negotiation and Enforcement of Trade Agreements
OCC-IC actively participates in the negotiation and enforcement of a variety of international agreements, including:
- Bilateral and multilateral trade agreements (such as the World Trade Organization and free trade agreements);
- Bilateral investment treaties; and
- Multilateral agreements on bribery in international business transactions.
International Trade and Investment Law
OCC-IC provides advice to ITA on laws, regulations, international agreements, and commercial practices in the United States and foreign countries affecting trade and investment, including those regarding:
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OCC-IC works closely with the Department of Justice and other agencies with respect to litigation relevant to ITA's mission and responsibilities to which the U.S. government is a party or in which the U.S. government may otherwise express a view. OCC-IC also works with the Department of State and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representation on international dispute settlement impacting U.S. commercial interests.
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Wallabies sit through video nasty after Bledisloe Cup defeat
AN absence of collective trust and basic individual errors.
Which came first is a chicken-or-egg argument but those are the key reasons for the Wallabies' defensive meltdown in the first half of the opening Bledisloe Cup game, according to defence coach Nathan Grey and winger Henry Speight.
The Wallabies got back into action on the training paddock in Christchurch but not until they'd sat through a painful review of their 54-34 drubbing at ANZ Stadium.
After letting in eight tries and going down 54-6 by 50 minutes, understandably much of the post-mortem was spent figuring out what on earth went wrong in defence, and to fix it.
Grey, who has come under fire for the Wallabies' defensive failures, said there there was no hiding from the fact "we were poor in that area and we've got to get better".
"It's tough (to watch)," Grey said.
"As a defensive coach, it's difficult but that's the great thing about the game. You get to look at the things that you did wrong and how you can improve, and you lick your wounds, you pull yourself back together and you get stuck in again.
"That's really been the focus of the meetings so far and a really strong positive focus, and not shying away from that we weren't great."
Asked why it got so ugly for the Wallabies in the opening half, Grey said errors in attack and one-on-one misses "let us down".
"We had a good look at that, took real ownership from that perspective and looking to improve moving forward," Grey said.
"It wasn't great but certainly there's some areas where we were able to put them under pressure, but it was a bit late in the game to do that. It was disappointing."
Speight said the Wallabies were left "chasing their tails" after letting the Kiwis score four tries inside 30 minutes.
"Starting off really well is a big focus for this week and with defence, just sticking to our structures and trusting each other to make our tackles and back each other up," Speight said.
"Two of their early tries were from basic errors, from our turnovers. We started really well, we put the first points on the board. There was just a few lapses in D and we were 40, 50 metres down underneath our posts. That's the main thing we're looking at this week, and our main thing is trusting the person next to us is going to do his job and us doing our jobs individually, hopefully will be better for the collective."
Speight said the broken down trust was due to new combinations coming up against a slick Kiwi team in their first game.
"I think it's just being our first hit out and having not played in a while. Everyone was just a bit hesitant," Speight said.
"In saying that, all we can do is learn from the weekend and the past 48 hours, there's been a lot of learning going on. The boys are a lot better for it today."
Whether it's enough to shift perceptions Australia aren't a hope in Dunedin or not, Grey said the experience in Sydney would serve the team well.
"The more you play together the more time you spend on the park under the intensity of the event ,the better you're going to be," he said.
"We replicated that a lot at training but the pressure of the game is quite unique. We'll certainly be better for the run but that's certainly not an excuse at all."
Dane Haylett-Petty is expected to be fit and eligible for selection.


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The Little Lamb
CHRISTINA, a poor little girl of about ten years, was in the woods gathering strawberries. It was a very hot afternoon; and in the open, sunny part of the wood, where there was not a breath of air, the heat was very great. Her light straw bonnet scarcely protected her from the burning rays of the sun.
The clear drops stood upon her forehead, and her cheeks glowed like fire; still she con-tinued diligently to gather the strawberries, without ever looking up. "For," said she, cheerfully, as she wiped her forehead with her handkerchief, "they are for my poor, sick mother. The money for which I shall sell my berries, will procure some little things to do her good, I will buy her some nice tea and an orange,"
Towards evening, with her basket full of strawberries, she went through the woods back home. It began to grow very dark. The drops of rain fell faster and faster, and the heavy peals of thunder resounded in the distance. As she came out of the woods a tempest arose, the rain beat furiously against her, and black clouds arose in the fiery evening sky, towering over one another like mountains.
Christina knew that the lightning most frequently strikes the highest trees, and there-fore she sought shelter at a distance from them, beneath some hazel-bushes; and here she stood waiting until the storm should pass away. But suddenly she heard among the bushes close at hand, a mournful cry, almost like that of a little child.
The storm and rain and thunder and lightning did not prevent this good little girl from going to see what it was. She went, and lo! there was a tender little lamb, all dripping with rain and shivering in the storm, "Ah, you poor little creature!" said Christina; "you must not perish—come, I will take you home with me."
And she took the lamb carefully in her arms, and as soon as the rain ceased, she hur-ried home with it to her little cottage. "Oh, dear mother!" said she, as soon as she entered their clean, tidy little room, "look what I have found! Look what a beautiful little sheep! Oh, how lucky I was ! What care I shall take of it. It shall be my only pleasure."
"Child," said the sick mother, raising herself up in bed, and supporting her head on her hand, "in your joy you forget that this lamb must have an owner. It has only strayed away, and, therefore, we must give it back again. It probably belongs to the rich farmer over the hill. It is not right to keep other people's property a single night in the house. So you had better carry it home tonight."
"What nonsense!" cried a rough voice through the open window. "It is folly to be so particular!" The man who said this was a mason, who, while outside repairing the wall of their cottage, had overheard their conversation. The mother and daughter looked at him in alarm; but he continued: "Why do you make such strange faces?" I only speak for your good. We will cut up the lamb and divide it.
" We shall have a couple of little roasting pieces from the flesh, and the skin, too, is worth something. The rich farmer has more than a hundred fine large sheep; and, doubtless, he will never feel the loss of this poor little thing. So I will kill it immediately. And you need not be afraid. No one sees us, and you may trust me; I can be as silent," said he, flinging a trowel full of mortar on the wall—" as silent as a wall."
Christina was shocked at what the mason said. The thought how wicked it would be to keep the lamb, now became clear to her. " You are wrong," said she to the mason. " Though no man sees us, yet God does ! But you, dearest mother, are right—and I only wonder that what you said did not occur to myself. Gladly, in-deed," continued she, while the tears started into her eyes, "gladly would I have kept the little lamb! Yet we ought to be willing to obey our good God."
She wrapped the lamb in her apron, and went with it towards the farmer's, though the rain had not yet quite ceased, and the sun had almost set.
To be continued next week....
From the Metropolitan Second Reader 1883
Our little farm was recently nominated for the Liebster Award by Mary of Boots & Hooves Homestead. Mary is a fellow homestead blogger and we have really enjoyed following her and getting to know Boots & Hooves Homestead Blog over on Instagram. Its aways fun to "swap" pictures of farm animals and gardens and learn what other's out there are doing and how they manage their farm. While we work at being more self sufficient the honest truth is that we need other's help to figure out how to live off the land too. Boots & Hooves Homesteading Blog is another blog focused on sharing their journey into homesteading and we hope that you will hop on over there and take a gander at their wonderful blog.
What is the Liebster Award?
Liebster is a German word for nicest, kindest, loved, sweetest, endearing. This award is passed through the blogging community to help new bloggers to be found. It is given by bloggers to other bloggers.
Getting to know us Down on the Farm
Boots and Hooves Homestead provided with a list of questions to answer in acceptance of their nomination of the Liebster Award. Its time to get to know your farmers, down on the farm!
1.) What are your homestead goals for this year?
2016 brings our homesteading focus to our little farm store and our herbal goods. We are taking it up to the next level by joining the local farmer's market every other Saturday this summer as a test ground and hope to further expand next year. We would also like to continue to add herbs/plants to our farm that may be used in our loose leaf teas and herbal salves.
2.)How did your homestead journey begin?
Well about 15 years years ago this city gal met a boy who grew up in Montana and that is that :) lol We started gardening in a city drain ditch that was the size of a small city lot with green beans, strawberries and tomatoes and one current plant. Then bought 3 acres that we couldn't afford and planted 3 tomatoes plants in our big field that died. God enlightened us to the downfalls of living on debt and so we began our debt free journey and garden boxes in town in a small duplex. We have been blessed beyond measure to now be on 2 acres with a large green house and continue to use the land God gave us to the best we can.
3.) What brings the biggest joy to your day?
A sweet baby girl, the wonderful open air, often cloudy skies, warm fire in the wood stove and the wonderful growing plants in our green house, topped off with a cup of herbal Farmer's Wife Tea <3
4.) Where is your favorite place traveled to?
I can only pick one? I would have to say Rome, for every Catholic that is truly home. Then Bulgaria and Russia because that is where my other loves are from.
5.) When you have writer's block, how do you overcome it?
Tea. Kidding, I read other blogs and make a list of the things I'd like to write about and an outline that I'd like to cover.
6.) What is your greatest accomplishment thus far?
Growing green things, that stay alive OUTSIDE - no success inside so far ;)
7.) If you could have three dinner guests over, who would they be and why?
My grandparents and my husband's grandparents (I know that is more than three). Because that generation has so much that they can teach us about the simple life and the Faith that was during that time. Some of the grandparents I have never met, some I just miss dearly!
8.) Name three of your favorite hobbies.
Reading old Catholic books, gardening and graphic design.
9.) Name your favorite book (since we don't watch movies or have a tv for that matter!)
Another hard one, The Liturgical Year by Dom Guranger.
10.) If you could travel to any place and era, where would they be and why?
If I could travel to any place I'd go back to Rome and tour Italy to see where the Saints walked and lived, visit the Churches and shrines and because Europe is just beautiful. Era? God placed us all in the era that we belong and will best suit our path to heaven so I think I'll just stay put :)
Our Favorite Blog
One of the rules for the Liebster Award is to write about your favorite blog. I'd have to say that our favorite homesteading blog is The Prairie Homestead. Jill, at the Prairie homestead, sort of portrays what we hope to bring to our blog in her "Return to your Roots" theme. She is a blogger from Wyoming and so she is growing food near that soil that my husband grew up on in Montana, which I think is pretty impressive coming from the Willamette Valley which will pretty much grow anything. Her web design is impressive to me and she is super organized. I also love her down to earth simple style, Jill also has wonderful farm recipes and great tips on things like money all of which relate to the homesteading life. Which is highly important because not all money tips apply to farm life and neither to all recipes when one is trying to live off the land with what they have. The Prairie Homestead also has great photos. I also love that she started out small as the rest of us Liebster Award winners and turned her blog into a full time income for their family. They are living the life the want, on a homestead, giving their children a wonderful farm life out in the middle of no where and are showing how it can also be done by the rest of us. I hope some day to be able to take her wonderful Blogger Blueprint class and learn how she makes her blog as fantastic as it is!
10 Random Facts
Another part to the acceptance of the Liebster Award is to list 10 random facts about ourselves, so for your entertainment and without further ado....
1.) Our four children are adopted.
2.) I kill all house plants.
3.) My favorite color is purple.
4.) All of our animals on the farm, except the chickens, were given to us (we adopt more than little people!)
5.) We have two sons adopted from Eastern Russia.
6.) We have a daughter adopted from Bulgaria.
7.) We have a daughter adopted from Oregon.
8.) Only one of our children came to our home as an infant.
9.) We homeschool.
10.) Intensely dark chocolate is my favorite.
5 more blog award winners....
Blue Barnyard A lovely little site focused on bringing fresh well grown food to local families and sharing their little farm along the way. We really have enjoyed following this farm on Instagram.
Reliant Farm, LLC As their page says, no one is truly self-sufficient and we really do need each other to help. This site is another market gardner who looks to have some great recipes on their site and another fun farm for us to follow on Instagram.
The Yodel Dog Homestead Another great homesteading blog, I just love their design and layout and really have enjoyed their Instagram account (see a theme here?). They are just 19 days away from moving to their off grid homestead and starting to "live small while living large."
The Ozark Poppy Another lovely blog layout... I think the designer in me came out when picking farm blogs. Easy to follow with great DIY''s. Nicole is also from the Western US and moved to a rural area.
Homesteading in Oregon A local blog that has their own homesteading store. They also make and sell some super looking clothes drying racks! They homeschool and have adopted... seems up my alley :)
The Rules
Back in 2011 the rules were a simple case of acknowledgement of the nominator and to nominate 5 more. Now in 2016 it is a little more involved!
If you have been nominated for The Liebster Award AND YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT, write a blog post about the Liebster award in which you:
A blessed Friday to you all! We are starting a new 'season' here at St. Fiacre's Farm with a Friday blog series for our young farmer readers. Each week we will feature a lovely, oldie but goodie, story about farm life, the great outdoors, animals or the like. Along with this story we hope to add a free downloadable activity sheet to go along with the story. Jjoin us every week to see what is new. For Pope Pius XII says, "The farm is the ideal nursery for the family", and we hope that family young and old (er) will benefit from our little homesteading journey. Without further ado....
"I WISH it were always winter!" said Ernest, who had returned from a sleigh-ride, and was making a man out of snow. His father desired him to write down this wish in his notebook; and he did so.
The winter passed away, and the spring came. Ernest stood with his father by the side of a bed of flowers, and gazed with delight upon hyacinths, the violets, and the lilies of the valley. "These are the gifts of spring," said his father; "but they will soon fade and disappear." "Ah!" said Ernest, "I wish it were always spring!" "Write that down in my book," said his father; and Ernest did so.
The spring passed away, and summer came Ernest went with his parents, and some of his playmates, into the country, and spent the day there. Everywhere the meadows were green and decked with flowers, and in the pastures the young lambs were sporting around their mothers.
They had cherries to eat, and passed a very happy day. As they were going home, the father said, "Has not the summer its pleasures too, my son?" "Oh, yes," said Ernest; "I wish it were always summer!" And this wish Ernest wrote down in his father's book.
At last autumn came. Ernest again went with his parents into the country. It was not so warm as in the summer, but the air was mild and the heavens were clear. The grape-vines were heavy with purple clusters; melons lay upon the ground in the gardens; and in the orchards the boughs were loaded with ripe fruit.
"This fine season will soon be over," said the father, "and winter will be upon us." "Ah!" said Ernest, "I wish it would stay, and always be autumn!"
"Do you really wish so?" said his father. "I do, indeed," replied Ernest. "But," contin-ued his father, taking at the same time his note-book out of his pocket, "see what is writ-ten here."
Ernest looked and saw it written down, "I wish it were always winter." "Now turn over another leaf," said his father, " and what do you find written there ?" " I wish it were al-ways spring." "And farther on, what is written?" "I wish it were always summer."
"And in whose hand-writing are these words?" "They are in mine," said Ernest. "And what is now your wish?" "That it should always be autumn." " That is strange," said his father. "In winter, you wished it might always be winter; in spring, you wished it might always be spring and so of summer and of autumn. Now, what do yon think of all this?"
Ernest, after thinking a moment replied, "I suppose that all seasons are good.'' "That is true, my son: they are all rich in blessings, and God, who sends them to you, knows far better than we what is good for us. Had the "wish you expressed last winter been granted, we should have had no spring, :no summer, no autumn.
"You would have had the earth always covered with snow, so that you might have had sleigh-rides and made snow-men. How many pleasures would you have lost in that event! It is well for us that we cannot have all things as we wish, but that God sends us what seems good to him." - The Metropolitan Second Reader Published in 1883 ~*~ By A Member of the Order of the Holy Cross
Howdy ya'll!
My name is CeAnne, wife to my Farmer and mama to 4 adopted kiddos. I help farm lov'n mama's (and grandmas) turn common herbs into powerful medicines without being overwhelmed. Here you will find all sorts of nourishing goodness on natural medicine, herb gardening and wholesome real foods. Read more about our farm HERE.
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Due to the shortage of Australian molasses, graziers and suppliers have had to turn internationally for supplies.
The 75-tonne shipment is the first of its kind, having been shipped in 25-tonne bladders inside containers.
Peter Anderson, Central Queensland elected representative for Agforce and cattle grazier from Kilcummin near Clermont, said he knew graziers in his region could see the end of their molasses supply in sight.
"We've had six years of below-average rainfall in this region, so demand was higher than we've ever seen before," he said.
Commercial agricultural importing business, Agri-business, is one of the few importers that have a licence to bring in Vietnamese molasses in bladders.
This unique shipment had a unique price tag to match — double the usual per-tonne cost for the end user.
"For the first shipment, buyers are paying $310 a tonne when it comes into Brisbane port and then another $130 a tonne freight up to Clermont. It's normally around $220 a tonne," Mr Anderson said.
Distributor Steve Mifsud had never received molasses in this way and was concerned about how he would get it out of the bladders.
"It was just a learning curve for the first one [bladder], but they were packed pretty well so it's been alright," he said.
Daniel Mifsud distributed two 25-tonne shipments to two graziers in need of molasses. (ABC Rural: Chloe MacKenzie)
Darren Marks was the first recipient of the molasses and said, while he was thankful for the shipment, he was not happy that there was Australian molasses at Brisbane port waiting to be exported.
"It's a bit of a shame that we have to import molasses when the product is just sitting there [in Brisbane ports]. Surely the Government could sideline some of it for local use," Mr Marks said.
This is not the first time there has been a shortage of molasses in Australia.
In 2013, graziers found themselves calling for an emergency molasses supply being kept on Australian shores.
Is it time to think about storage solutions?
Molasses can store for decades with minimal impact on the quality.
Mr Anderson said that end users needed to start thinking of molasses storage solutions to drought-proof themselves.
"Graziers need to be more pro-active, talk to their molasses suppliers and put in a bit more storage," he said.
"There is 100 per cent tax deduction on fodder storage for primary producers, so they should think about that."
Mr Marks agreed that he would start considering molasses storage on his property, but did not think it was viable for everyone.
"I don't think it should be up to the landholder to put in storage just to drought proof themselves with something they might not use for 20 years," he said.
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We ask clients for feedback on advice given a month after their visit. We are very grateful for this feedback as it helps us to improve our service and know what we are doing well.
Here are the findings from this year's client feedback:
- Nearly all our clients (96%) said that they would recommend the service to others
- More than 4 out of 5 (83%) said that the advice was 'Good' or 'Excellent'
- 2 out of 3 (66%) felt that they would be more confident in managing a problem themselves after seeing us.
These are just some of the positive comments we have received from clients:
"CAB was my lifeline when it came to having 'no other means'."
"It is a wonderful free service - please DON'T stop it - it is so nice to think that when you need help there is the CAB!"
"We need the CAB. The community needs all the wonderful people that work there. I always hear good words about all the wonderful work you all do."
"I was very grateful that everything went so smoothly and I could not ask for a better service on the day."
"So helpful. Advice was excellent. Have recommended the CAB and have had them recommended to me!"
"I am most appreciative that the service is available and local."
"Some great people providing a much needed service to the community."
"Continue with the important work. We all need you, and many thanks to everyone."
"The staff are very kind and understanding and give good advice."
"I would not have known where to go if CAB was not there."


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Marketing on a tight budget
Traditionally, marketing communications consisted of a single message sent to as many people as possible (the higher the number of viewers, the greater the cost of the advertisement) in the hope that a small percentage of them would actually buy the product - this is known as 'the marketing funnel'.
Social media marketing works in reverse - by sending an initial message at negligible cost to a core group of supporters who spread the word through their networks via re-tweets, comments, likes, favourites etc. More and more potential customers therefore get to hear about the brand from personal contacts that they know and trust. This is known as 'flipping the funnel'.
The inter-connected nature of social media means that it is easy to share marketing messages, then listen and respond to customer feedback - often on a one to one basis - and all in public view. This means that other customers can see if someone else has raised a complaint and how well (or badly) it was dealt with.
Social media now have a role to play in a wide range of marketing activities, for example:
- Engaging with prospects and customers in real time to build relationships and encourage recommendations
- Showcasing relevant content to raise brand awareness, encourage interaction and build community
- Resolving customer service issues quickly and publicly
- Effective, real time internal communications across the enterprise and hierarchies
- Tracking trends and testing the "zeitgeist"
- Crowdsourcing of new product development or market research
- Networking to source expertise or business partners
- Improving search engine visibility of a website through regular supply of new and engaging content
Can you think of a good example of a successful social media marketing campaign? What in particular made it stand out for you?
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I Sit Down With You and Help You Create a WordPress Site, Right in Front of Your Face!
Do you need a WordPress site put up and customised… but don't know how to do it?
Let ME do it for you!
I have 4 years of WordPress experience and know how to customise themes.
I'll work with you personally, and we can design your site together. I'll train you how to use your brand-new site (WordPress is easy and the theme I recommend is even easier!).
I charge £20/hour and can meet you anywhere in London.
Why me?
Well if you're still on this site then you're totally my kinda person and all thats going to happen is you get to hang out with a guy that you're going to get on with and that just wants to make you crush it with your business. Your success is my success, and I like success!
There's a whole load of stuff I'll be able to help you with, you just tell me when to get lost and it's all good.
But what if I want you to do it from afar?
Tough! I'm not offering that yet!
I only have £XX budget, can you still help?
Probably, drop me a mail and we can go over it.
What do I GET exactly?
So, providing we are doing this from scratch:
You will get an awesome, functional and fully responsive (mobile & tablet friendly) website that works great and looks dope on any device. Your design can be based on the theme, Divi, it's easy to use, easy to customise and gets you up and about with a winning website fast!
If we're working with what you have at the moment theme wise, I'll be sat right next to you explaining how to customise the theme, what its limitations are and what the best strategy is with it.
So, how does this work?
- You get in contact with me, letting me know when your preferred start date is and I get back to you with my availability
- You confirm availability and either fill out a simple questionnaire or we have a chat on the phone / at a coffee spot to go over your project details, goals, vision and style preferences
- I take a 2hour deposit (£40), payable via online transfer
- I turn up at your place / that coffee spot
- We go to town on your site
- At the end of the session, we discuss time spent and agree on invoice amount. If it's less than two hours, I give you your money back rounded the nearest half hour mark
- Invoice you and schedule further time if necessary.
Quality Control
We probably shouldn't work together now if:
- You don't know what you want and you're not quite sure what your business/project is about.
- You don't have your copy or photos ready.
- You don't value design work or you're not open to ideas from a creative professional.
- You want a copy of someone else's website.
But we would be a good match if:
- You're looking for a hand with your website and it's design – you want to create a unique and consistent brand online.
- You know the importance of enticing copy, neat photography and refined typography.
- You're business savvy and you know what it takes, but you're not afraid to break the rules and create something that is one of a kind.
Looking forward to hearing from you,


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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is in China for talks on trade and how to solve the North Korean nuclear crisis. But his Asian tour continues to be dogged by the apparent suicide of a former British weapons inspector in a scandal over whether Mr. Blair's government overstated the threat from Iraqi weapons to justify the invasion.
Military bands played, as China's prime minister, Wen Jiabao, greeted his visiting British counterpart, Tony Blair, Monday in Beijing.
Mr. Blair, accompanied by executives from oil, automotive, and drug companies, says he hopes to expand trade between the two nations, which already exceeds $11 billion annually.
"The relationship between Britain and China has strengthened enormously over these past few years," he says. "I've got no doubt at all that it will continue to strengthen still further, both in the economic field, where we are the largest European investor in China, but also in the political field, as well, where we are working together, and resolving some of the critical issues that face our world."
Mr. Blair has already been to Japan and South Korea to discuss the dispute over North Korea's nuclear weapons program. All the leaders agreed multilateral negotiations were the best way to find a solution.
Mr. Blair has said he is particularly worried that North Korea might export nuclear weapons or technology.
The Blair visit comes during an intense Chinese diplomatic push to get North Korea and the United States to resume some kind of dialogue on the nuclear issue. Beijing hosted inconclusive three-way talks between the United States and North Korea in April, and is hoping to resume discussions soon.
For more than nine months, North Korea has been insisting on direct talks only with the United States, saying it is threatened by American weapons and wants a U.S. security guarantee before addressing its nuclear program.
The current round of diplomacy comes amid new reports North Korea may have a secret second nuclear facility capable of making weapons-grade plutonium.
The North Korean issue has been somewhat eclipsed by media questions over the apparent suicide of former weapons inspector David Kelly last week. The biological warfare expert was named as the source for a controversial story accusing the British government of distorting intelligence information in an effort to justify attacking Iraq. Mr. Blair has ordered an inquiry into the tragedy, and is refusing to discuss any details now.
Tuesday, Mr. Blair heads to Hong Kong, which is in the midst of its own political turmoil after half-a-million people marched to protest a proposed new security law backed by Beijing.
Critics of the proposed law say it threatens the free speech and press that are part of Hong Kong's British colonial legacy. Beijing promised to allow Hong Kong to keep its Western-style institutions for 50 years in the agreement that returned the city to Chinese rule in 1997.


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About the Family Leave Act of 1993
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
The Family and Medical Leave Act (the FMLA), which took effect in 1993, changed the way employers are required to respond to their employees who are experiencing family emergencies or the addition of a new child. The FMLA requires certain employers to give employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to deal with health-related problems affecting themselves or their immediate relatives, or with the birth or adoption of a child. To assist the employee in dealing with such family matters, the law also requires that employers continue health insurance coverage and provide job security.
Employers Affected By The Law
The FMLA only covers employers with at least 50 employees. Both full-time and part-time workers are counted. The law also imposes a geographical restriction. Employees employed at a worksite with fewer than 50 workers are not eligible for benefits unless the company employs at least 50 employees within a 75-mile radius of that site.
Which Employees Are Eligible
Any employee, male or female, who has worked for the employer at least 12 months, and during that time worked at least 1,250 hours (about 25 hours a week) is eligible for FMLA benefits.
The law permits employers to restrict benefits for certain "highly compensated employees." These are salaried employees who are in the company's top 10 percent pay bracket. While entitled to FMLA leave and health care continuation benefits, such employees may be denied job restoration where termination is necessary to prevent substantial and grievous economic injury to the employer's operations.
Eligible employees may take up to 12 weeks' unpaid leave in any 12-month period for the following reasons:
- to care for a new child due to birth, adoption or placement in foster care;
- to care for a child, spouse or parent with a serious health condition; or,
- a serious health condition which limits the employee's job performance.
The law defines "serious health condition" very broadly as an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that (1) involves inpatient care in a hospital, hospice or residential medical care facility, or (2) involves continuing treatment by a health care provider.
A "child" means a son or daughter under age 18, but also includes a child over the age of 18 who is incapable of providing self-care due to a physical or mental disability.
For a newborn child or a newly placed adopted or foster child, the employee must take the leave all at once, unless the employer allows the leave to be taken intermittently or agrees to a reduced work schedule.
If the leave is needed to care for a seriously ill family member or for the employee's own medical problems, the employee may request an intermittent or reduced schedule leave.
The employer must allow such an alternate schedule subject to proof of medical necessity.
The employer may require that paid vacation, sick leave and personal leave days count toward the 12 weeks provided by the FMLA.
An employee is required to give 30-days' notice when practicable. This notice requirement is waived in emergency situations, such as a premature birth or the sudden deterioration in a family member's or the employee's own health condition.
Medical Necessity
The FMLA permits the employer to obtain medical certification of the need for the leave from the employee's health care provider. The employer may periodically require medical recertification during the leave period.
The employer may obtain a second and third opinion, at its own expense, if it questions the validity of the employee's medical certification.
Employer Control Over Schedule
The FMLA requires that companies provide part-time schedules in intermittent leave situations. The law allows the employer to transfer the employee to an alternative "equivalent" position for the duration of the intermittent or reduced work schedule.
Spouses Employed By The Same Company
If both spouses work for the same employer, each is separately entitled to the full 12-week unpaid leave to care for a seriously ill child, to care for his or her own serious illness or to care for the other spouse who is seriously ill. If the leave is needed to care for a new child or to care for a sick parent, the spouses are limited to a single 12-week period.
Job Security
Employees keep their seniority and pension credits accrued prior to the date of leave. Seniority or pension benefits do not accrue during the leave.
Upon return from the leave, the employee must be given his or her own job or an "equivalent" position, including equivalent benefits, pay and other terms and conditions of employment.
An employee's job is not protected, though, if the employer restructures its business and the employee's position would have been eliminated anyway.
Health Care Benefits
The employer is required to provide group health and disability benefits, just as though the employee was not on leave. The employer must continue contributing toward health care benefits as if the employee was actively at work.
If an employee does not return at the end of the leave, the employer can demand that the employee repay the health care premiums paid by the employer during the leave.
However, the employer may not recover those premiums if the employee's failure to return to work is due to a serious health condition of the employee or a family member, or because of other circumstances beyond the employee's control.
Unemployment Compensation Benefits
An employee is not eligible for unemployment compensation while on leave.
Exposure To Liability
Employers should review their leave policies carefully in view of the new family leave act and regulations.
Employees who are terminated or improperly restored to an "equivalent" position in violation of the law may sue for reinstatement and for damages equal to the amount of wages, benefits or other compensation denied or lost because of the violation.
Employees who suffer actual monetary damages as a direct result of the employer's violation of the law, such as the cost of providing care for a seriously ill family member, may sue to recover their losses.
Double damages may be assessed, unless the employer can show it had reasonable grounds for believing that its actions did not violate the law.
The law also awards reasonable attorneys' fees, expert witness fees and costs to prevailing plaintiffs.
Distinctions Between FMLA And Massachusetts Law
The FMLA does not replace any state law that provides greater family or medical leave rights.
The Massachusetts Maternity Leave Statute (Mass. General Laws Chapter 149, Section 105D) applies to employers with at least 6 employees. Under this law, a female worker is entitled to up to 8 weeks of leave for maternity reasons or to adopt a child.
To be eligible, the female employee must have completed the employer's probationary period, if any. If there is no probationary period, the employee must have been employed full-time for at least 3 months.
The leave of absence is paid or unpaid, depending upon the company's disability benefit plan.
Employers should carefully examine the eligibility standards and basic benefit requirements under Massachusetts law and the FMLA, to ensure that the benefits they provide to their employees comply with both laws.
Highlights Of The Act
- An employee may take up to 12 weeks unpaid leave in any 12-month period:
- For the birth of a child, an adoption or placement in foster care.
- To care for a child, spouse or parent with a serious health condition.
- To deal with the employee's own serious health condition which restricts the employee's job performance.
- An employee must be given his or her own job, or its equivalent, upon return from the leave.
- An employer must continue to provide health care benefits as if the employee was not on leave.
- Employers with fewer than 50 employees are exempt.
- To be eligible, employees must have been employed for at least one year and worked for at least 1,250 hours.
- An employee is not eligible for unemployment compensation while on leave.


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Monthly Archives: January 2017
Community Conversation with Author of Orange Is the New Black
Make Way for Kindergarteners! Workshop
This workshop focuses on ways to incorporate developmentally appropriate practices to support children in transitioning from preschool to kindergarten. Opportunities are provided to explore strategies to ease the transition for children and families to kindergarten. Date: Thursday, January 26th Time: … Continue reading
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New Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion: more driving less fill-ups
Customers can now order one of the world's most fuel-efficient family cars: the new Golf BlueMotion. This car offers fuel economy of 88.3 mpg on the combined cycle, and CO2 emissions of just 85 g/km, yet like its predecessors it still offers customers all the Golf's traditional attributes of practicality, comfort and safety.
The new Golf BlueMotion's fuel economy is 15 per cent better than that of the previous-generation model, which emitted 99 g/km (now the emissions of a standard Golf 1.6-litre TDI). The original Golf BlueMotion, revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in 2007, returned, at that time, a class-leading 62.8 mpg with emissions of 119 g/km – figures now surpassed by even the range-topping diesel, the 184 PS Golf GTD.
With its 50-litre fuel tank and 88.3 mpg fuel consumption, the new Golf BlueMotion has a theoretical range of 970 miles. Assuming an average annual driving distance of under 10,000 miles, most drivers will only have to refuel 10 times a year. Road tax won't be an issue, either – the Golf BlueMotion is in Band A, meaning it's zero pounds a year.
The reduction in the car's combined fuel consumption has been achieved through lightweight design (including 26 kg less weight in the running gear and 37 kg less in the body), engine-related modifications and a collection of other measures. These include super low rolling resistance tyres with higher air pressure, longer gear ratios (six-speed manual gearbox), the Stop/Start and battery regeneration systems that are standard in all new Golfs, plus specific aerodynamic modifications.
UK Volkswagen Retailers are taking orders for the new Golf BlueMotion now, with the first deliveries expected in August.


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I have always admired Al's streamers and this is the first time I have actually tied one. I found this pattern in the book "A Compendium of Canadian Fly Patterns" by Bob Jones and Paul Marriner. The book includes a few of Al's streamers as well as some 1600 other flies, a must have for any fly tyers library. The red wing on the pattern reminds me a bit of Al's Maligne Laker, a killer in Jasper's trophy brookie lakes.
- Ned's Delight
Hook: Mustad 3665A
Thread: White
Tag: Silver Mylar tinsel
Rib: Silver Mylar tinsel
Body: Olive silk
Belly: White bucktail
Wing: Red grizzly hackle (4) 2 each side
Shoulder: Golden pheasant tippet
Head: black thread


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Board of Directors
The Swift Current SPCA was formed in 1971. It operated as a shelter-less society for a time with individual members accepting strays for adoption. In 1977 an agreement was made with the City of Swift Current to open and operate a shelter on the corner of 11th Ave, W and South Railway St. That shelter was operated from that time until June 16th 1990 when a new facility, located on Knight Crescent was opened following a lengthy fund raising campaign, that shelter remains in operation today. The shelter is run by permanent paid staff along with volunteers, and the organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. We also have a successful Used Bookstore which is one of our primary fundraisers, and this is managed and run entirely by volunteers to whom we are extremely grateful.
|Larry Johnson
|Vice President:
|Kris Johnson
|Alice Denman
|Dorothy Quebec
|Board of Directors:
|Eloise Barnes
|Rhonda Coenen
|Lynn Hurl
|Scott Mueller
|Melanie Weinbender
|Pete Quebec
|Brandy Junek
|Chris Dixon
Interested in serving on the Board, or volunteering in some capacity?
You can contact the Board by email: firstname.lastname@example.com


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In the past 3 years, I've started many a month with the words 'this month I'm going on a spending freeze'. Until June this year, none of them could be deemed even remotely successful as I generally lasted about 4 days before I splurged on fast food or cosmetics or that River Island sale I just couldn't pass up.
Well, I'm happy to say, that June 2018 was a game-changing month for me, I finally had a spending freeze where I actually started saving some serious money and I think it really impacted my overall spending patterns for the better.
A lot of this change was simply down to my mindset, but there were a few things I implemented this time around that made a world of difference, so I'm going to share them with you today.
1. Set up a separate bank account with your allowance in it and lock away the card linked to your main chequing account.
I've tried the whole 'cash only' thing before and, I'm sorry, it just doesn't work for me. In a world where so much of my spending is done online or by direct debit, 'cash only' just isn't realistic.
In January I set up a new account with Starling Bank (an entire post on how wonderful they are is coming at you real soon) and I've been transferring my monthly and weekly budgets into that account (usually that's £60 for fun/miscellaneous spending and £20 for electricity at the start of every month and then £40 for groceries and essentials each week).
Although I've been doing this since January, June is the first month that I have actively locked away my Santander card so I can't spend with it, I've also disconnected it from my online shopping accounts (ahem, Amazon) so I really have to think about it before I spend.
So far I haven't found myself in a situation where I'm penniless and stuck, and I'm thinking more about what I'm buying to avoid that unfortunate eventuality. It's my favourite tip by far.
2. Have some other plans for the month.
In the past, when I've done a spending freeze month, I've made it a month where I have no other goals. The idea behind this was that if I'm doing nothing I'm spending nothing, but I'm afraid that's just not how reality works. This time around I made a list of a few hobbies that cost nothing (or cost little), that use things I already have or can easily access and set myself some goals.
For example, I've gotten really into gardening lately. Yes, this has a small upfront cost in that you need pots and plants and a watering can etc, but you can spend entire days in your garden especially when it's sunny, and it feels great!
A few other ideas for goals would be:
- Read a book you've had on your bookcase for ages but never got around to.
- Experiment with leftover ingredients and store cupboard foods to create some new recipes.
- Watch a new TV show or documentary you've been meaning to check out.
- Start/update your blog.
- Learn to/recapture your love of instruments (mine's currently the ukulele).
- Download Duolingo and start learning a language every day.
- Create a solid morning routine.
- Go for daily walks or start working on a Couch to 5K.
3. Create a spending freeze tracker that makes you feel accomplished each day, but also doesn't make the task seem too extreme.
Creating a tracker is a fine art, and it's one I've failed at on many previous occasion.
Once, I simply added it to an existing habit tracker, but shading in one tiny box after 24 hours of no spending wasn't particularly gratifying.
Similarly, I've dedicated an entire page in my bullet journal to a massive tracker, but it made it seem like I had so far to go.
This time, I create a half page table with a box for each day of the month (each box ended up measuring 3×3 squares if you're interested). It's the best of both worlds as I got to shade in 9 squares each day (very gratifying) but it doesn't look like I have a huge mountain to climb!
4. Have a savings goal in mind.
Once again, this is a rock I've perished on too many times. Setting out on a spending freeze with the intention of simply 'saving money' often isn't enough to actually talk you out of a purchase. However, telling yourself that this pair of shoes will do you out of a holiday or a car is a pretty great way of getting through.
Personally, I'm currently saving for a trip to New Zealand next year and I've worked out a very comprehensive savings plan that doesn't leave a whole lot of room for error, meaning I know that every purchase I make will actively hinder my progress. I still have moments where I want to spend, but that's where tip 5 comes in.
5. Block your most frequented shopping sites on your phone.
I'm not going to lie, this one is a little hit or miss and it takes a while to get all the fine tuning done. However, I really think it's one of the most effective ways of curbing impulse shopping.
On my iPhone I set up restrictions that mean I can't access any of my most used shopping sites (to do this go to: Settings – General – Restrictions – Websites – Limit Adult Content – Add your sites to the 'Never Allow' section).
This dones't stop me from online shopping altogether, I can still make purchases from my laptop if necessary for business or necessities, but it puts another roadblock between my money and these sites. It's a game-changer as far as I'm concerned.
And that's it! I really hopye you guys found this uselful and that you consider doing a spending freeze yourself, it's a great way to save some money and now's the perfect time to do it – with the weather so nice, you can do lots of things outside for free!
If you found any of these tips useful, or you have any of your own, let me know in the comment section below, I'm always on the hunt for new ways to save a few pennies!
See you in the comments!


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The Japanese Church Association: Helping Typhoon Prapiroon Victims
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ⓒ 2018 WATV
The Japan Islands suffered from various disasters throughout this summer. Japan was hit by Typhoons Prapiroon, Cimaron, and Jebi in succession, and a 6.7-magnitude earthquake occurred in Hokkaido. Due to continued disasters, hundreds of people died and thousands of families lost their homes. Large-scale blackouts, shutdowns of airports and many facilities, and highway paralysis occurred in rapid succession.
On August 30, the members from the Church of God gathered in the cities such as Tokyo and Osaka to help the victims with Mother's love and set off for Kurashiki, Okayama-ken. The place where the members visited was Mabicho. As the tributary of the Takahashi River overflowed due to Typhoon Prapiroon, over 4,500 homes, schools, borough offices, and buildings were flooded and many lives were lost.
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The members visited each household to hand out daily necessities such as pillows, wet tissues, and rubbing alcohol, and consoled and encouraged the victims. As the house restoration work was slow in progress, there were victims who could not go back to their homes. At this, the members cleaned in and out of the Kibiji Clean Center, an evacuation shelter, so that the victims could stay in a little more pleasant environment.
"Thanks to the volunteers, people who've experienced such a disaster for the first time and lost their psychological stability are now gaining comfort," said an official of the evacuation shelter. "It's sad that the damage is much worse than we saw in the news," said the members. Sharing the pain of the flood victims, the members said they would continue to help the locals until they regained their peaceful daily lives.
ⓒ 2018 WATV