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November 15, 2016
LASER World of PHOTONICS 2017
Ultra-precision in optical manufacturing
Lenses with a surface accuracy in the nanometer range are behind ever more accurate laser and optical systems. Manufacturers depend on ultra-precise optical and mechanical ablation processes, innovative coating processes and extremely accurate measuring technology to venture into these nano-worlds. The latest trends in optical manufacturing will be showcased by the world's leading trade fair LASER World of PHOTONICS, from June 26–29, 2017 in Munich.
The diversity of lenses, their shapes, sizes and materials is growing all the time. Applications in non-visible wavelengths from x-rays and ultraviolet to the far infrared also require special optics, such as material processing using short pulse and ultrashort pulse lasers or imaging techniques in the medical and research fields and industrial quality control.
The required surface accuracy tolerances of the lenses are already in the nanometer range—in some cases even in the sub nanometer range. The ability to polish lenses to such smoothness and dimensional accuracy in a multistage process requires on the one hand technologies to hold and center them with precision. On the other hand, a dovetailing of mechanical, chemical and optical processing techniques is called for, permitting ablation or coating of the already polished surfaces to atomic levels of accuracy in some cases. Measurements accompanying the process ensure that any roughness and defects are eliminated. The required shape; planar convex or planar concave, spherical, aspherical or cylindrical, as the case may be, is created, and the desired optical effect of the frequently multi-layered coatings achieved.
Ultra-accuracy at the LASER World of PHOTONICS
Manufacturing and measuring techniques for ultra-precise optics are constantly developing. To expedite the development, leading providers—including Schneider, Sill Optics, NTG, OPTEG and Trioptics as well as numerous research institutes—have founded the Kompetenznetz für Ultrapräzise Oberflächenbearbeitung (CC UPOB e.V.—Skills network for ultra-precise surface processing). Together, they are promoting expertise in mechanical and chemical processing, ion beam and plasma processing as well as optical processing techniques for ultra-precise optics and their measurement and characterization. Earlier research findings will be on view at the LASER World of PHOTONICS 2017 as will also be their embodiment in the machines and plant, techniques, measuring devices and optics of the exhibiting CC UPOB member companies. In addition, other market leaders such as Satisloh and the OptoTech Optikmaschinen GmbH as well as almost 100 other exhibitors will be showcasing innovative solutions in the optical manufacturing arena.
Optimized on ophthalmic lenses—applied to laser optics
A number of the leading suppliers of processing machines for precision optics have over many years optimized their processes in the course of manufacturing ophthalmic lenses and are now able to build on this solid industrial foundation with their innovations in the field of precision and ultra-precision optics. Others, such as Nanoscribe AG or Innolite GmbH, transfer fresh expertise from research institutes to the market as spin-offs. Be it the manufacturing of Micro-lenses courtesy of 3D printing technology or the production of plastic and metal optics using ultra-accurate diamond machining.
At LASER World of PHOTONICS 2017 visitors can experience the entire range of techniques—gaining profound insights into key photonics technologies in the process.
Press contact
Barbara Kals
PR Manager—Messe München GmbH
Messegelände, 81823 München
Tel.: +49 89 949-21473
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A former Fleetwood trawler skipper has so far raised £600 for good causes from sales of his book which tells the story of his long working life at sea.
And Tony Barkwork is hoping his book, entitled Voyage of a Lifetime, can still earn more funds for three charities in Fleetwood.
When we came home there was a great sense of freedom. Everybody else was at work except us
The funds will support the Jacinta Charitable Trust, Friends of Fleetwood Museum and Fleetwood Cancer Research Committee, which raises money for research at The Christie Hospital, Manchester.
Tony was just 15 years old in 1947 when he signed on to learn the trawling trade in the days of coal-fired steam trawlers.
"The living conditions on those old ships were appalling," Tony recalls. "Why did we put up with these conditions? We accepted them as part of our lives. Perhaps there was a certain pride in that you were tough enough to do it."
Tony's book, subtitled From Trawler Boy to Deep Sea Captain, shows that conditions on some of the ships sailing from Fleetwood in the Sixties were not much better.
He came to Fleetwood from Hull as a wartime refugee from the bombing there and was one of five brothers. Money was in short supply and the family lived in houses long-since demolished in the old part of Fleetwood where neighbours had to share outside toilets.
Speaking of his early years at sea, Tony recalls: "When we came home there was a great sense of freedom. Everybody else was at work except us. It was only 36 hours in after two weeks at sea but it was great to get cleaned up and dressed up. We had only two or three pounds in our pockets but that was a week's pay for many ashore and we had only a short time to spend it."
Tony and his wife Judy married 60 years ago and he decided to study to pass the examinations for his mate's and then skipper's certificates. He commanded ships owned by Wyre Trawlers and later joined the family-owned Marr organisation.
The book has been shadow-written by Fleetwood journalist and historian David Pearce, who Tony met through his involvement with heritage trawler Jacinta, which Tony skippered for a time.
Copies can be supplied by post at £5, plus £2 postage and packing for a UK address.
Contact Lighthouse Stationery, 66 North Albert Street, Fleetwood, FY 7 6 AR. Call (01253) 773099, or email firstname.lastname@example.com

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I was reading the new iteration of the feature in the NYTimes called "The Conversation." It used to be between Gail Collins and David Brooks, now it's come back with Gail Collins and Arthur Brooks.
Part of the dialogue discussed the role of contempt in shaping current politics and what's going on in the presidential race. In a comment I wrote, I voiced my agreement that contempt is divisive and widespread. I also mentioned that my hope that David Brooks was interested in bringing people together by bridging the gap opened up by contempt between, say, liberals and conservatives, had been disappointed. I think I thought he was interested in seeing how conservatives have strengths in political and social relations that may not be present among liberals, and vice versa. I had this idea that he was going to observe what each group can bring to the table that's positive and how the members of each group might learn to relate to the positives and put aside the contempt. Something like that.
Then later I read an article about David Brooks by Danny Funt in Columbia Journalism Review from last October that discussed Brooks's moralizing. I have often had a problem reading this moralizing, for my own reasons, but in light of the point raised by Arthur Brooks about the divisiveness of contempt, I started thinking about what separates moralizing from the expression of contempt. And I decided that often, not much.
I think that doing what some people happen to deem to be morally correct is enjoyable to do because doing the thing in that way makes it go better — more easily — and less detritus is formed from doing it in that way than would be formed from engaging in behavior that tried to accomplish the same thing through things like deceit, fraud, coercion, etc. I don't generally think about it as being what one does because it's a superior thing to do, I think of it more in terms of friction and fallout and how it makes one feel in the long run. It's kind of like picking the comfortable shoes for the hike instead of the fashionable ones.
So behaving morally doesn't have to involve moralizing, I don't think. I don't think it has to involve the part of moralizing where a person might feel contempt for people or their behavior that doesn't measure up to a particular moral standard. Instead such people and their behavior can seem more like something involving making a poor choice.
So why do people go in for promoting moral behavior in a way that involves moralizing and something that borders on contempt?
I don't know if I know the answer to that, but I am aware that some people feel a need to feel special, but don't admit that to themselves, much less consider if that's a good idea or what its impact on others might be. I have no idea if that's what goes on with moralizing in general or with David Brooks's moralizing in particular, but that's probably the avenue I would explore first — once I was able to put aside my reaction from feeling held in contempt.


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Emergency Management
Red Cross installing free smoke alarms
The Red Cross is installing free smoke alarms throughout Eastern Connecticut in April and May 2015.
Town Offices Closed February 2, 2015
All Ashford Municipal Offices will be closed, Monday, February 2, 2015 due to the impending winter storm. Emergency Management and Town Officials will be monitoring the storm progress and the state of our Town throughout the storm.
Storm management update
Congratulations, Ashford, you have survived another winter storm! Our Emergency Management monitored the situation and reports no power outages or other issues. Ashford Volunteer Fire Department had a few emergency calls during the storm, but they were able to respond quickly and reported no major problems.
There has been a significant amount of snow which will take us some time to clean up. Please be patient as our crews continue to clear the snow away. They have been working around the clock and are also preparing for our next snow event forecast for Friday.
Town Offices opened for regular business hours today, and the Transfer Station will be open for regular hours also.
A big Thank You to our Public Works Department for keeping the roads open through the entire storm, and to our Emergency Management leaders and the AVFD for helping to keep us safe.
Town Offices Closed Tuesday, January 27, 2015
I anticipation of a major weather event, all Town offices, including the Senior Center, will be closed on January 27, 2015. If you lose power please call CL&P directly. Further storm related information will be posted as it becomes available. Please follow our FaceBook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ashford-CT-Emergency-Management/484708674882751
Ebola information update
Residents Can Visit www.ct.gov/ebola for Useful Facts
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut has launched a website to keep residents informed regarding the Ebola virus. There will also be a hyperlink to www.ct.gov/ebola on the homepages of all state agencies.
"Many residents have questions and concerns. For that reason, we felt it was important to create a localized site where information will be updated on an ongoing basis," said Governor Malloy. "While there are no cases of Ebola in Connecticut, we are taking safety measures to prevent the spread of this virus should someone in our state become sick with Ebola. Our health officials and Unified Command Team have been meeting to prepare for a potential case here in Connecticut."
"While a widespread outbreak of Ebola in our country remains unlikely, we still want residents to have information they need to understand how Connecticut is preparing," said Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Jewel Mullen. "This site provides people with access to timely and accurate information about Ebola and the work the state and its partners are doing to protect Connecticut."
The site provides risk information about Ebola virus infection, a map of the West African countries affected by Ebola, and information about actions the state of Connecticut is taking to prevent the spread of the virus should someone in Connecticut become sick with Ebola. The site provides links to additional resources and information from the CDC and other partners.
The site also includes resources for health care providers, including new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the use of personal protective equipment by health care personnel.
Over the past several weeks, Governor Malloy has taken several preventive measures to help prevent the spread of Ebola in Connecticut.
- The Governor signed an executive order to grant authority to Public Health Commissioner Jewel Mullen to quarantine an individual or group of individuals who have or may have been exposed to the disease.
- Department of Public Health is ensuring hospital and health system readiness to detect, protect and treat patients infected with Ebola.
- Governor Malloy convened a Unified Command Team (UCT) to ensure statewide coordination in the ongoing emergency management efforts and to provide clear communication to the public.
- Most recently, the UCT is in the process of conducting a review of municipal and state agency inventories of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
The United Way's 211 is also a resource equipped to handle inquiries concerning Ebola on its website at www.211ct.org, or by calling 2-1-1.
For Immediate Release: October 22, 2014
Contact: Samaia Hernandez
860-524-7314 (office)
Severe Cold Weather Sheltering
"Severe Cold Weather and Winter Storm, January 20-28, 2014." The state Severe Cold Weather Protocol has been activated: United Way 2-1-1 is working with state agencies to provide callers with shelter information, including transportation to shelters. If you or someone you know is in need of sheltering during this cold snapplease call 2-1-1 to learn where there is a shelter near you.Learn more about 2-1-1 by visiting www.211us.org
Urgent Severe Cold Weather Message
Severe cold weather and winter storm, January 2-4 2014 – The State Severe Cold Weather Protocol has been activated: United Way 2-1-1 is working with the state agencies to provide callers with shelter information, including transportation to shelters. If you or someone you know is in need of sheltering during this cold snap please call 2-1-1 to learn where there is a shelter near you. Learn more about 2-1-1 by visiting www.211us.org
Ashford Town Office Hours Feb 8, 2013
8 February 2013 – At this time we are anticipating that the Ashford Town Offices will close at 12 Noon on Friday, February 8, 2013. A definitive closing time will be announced at 9 AM on February 8th.
Ashford residents 100% power restored
3 November 2012 – After consulting with our CL&P representative we believe 100% of Ashford customers have had their power restored. If you or anyone you know is still without power, please call CL&P at 1-800-286-2000 as soon as possible.
Update on power outages
2 November 2012 – The latest figure from the CL&P outage map shows Ashford down to 3% (67 customers) without power. We remain in contact with our CL&P liaison and will provide updates throughout the day. Thank you for your patience!


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Last week, I shared with you the results of a recent survey that looked at some high-level trends of where and how Canadian pharmaceutical professionals are using social networks.
Since networking and collaborating with colleagues can have a significant impact on our professional lives, I wanted to follow-up on my previous post with highlights of a few groups within LinkedIn, FaceBook and Twitter that may assist Canadian pharmaceutical professionals to find and network with one another. Note that some of these groups offer greater networking opportunities than others, but I will leave it to you to check them out and decide which is best for you.
GIVEAWAY: In the spirit of networking and sharing, I have saved 6 Google Wave invitations to share with 6 Canadian pharma colleagues (client or agency, but must be involved in the Canadian pharmaceutical industry). Google Wave is a collaborative online tool, which at the moment is only available to those who are invited by somebody already on the network. How to enter this giveaway contest? Write a comment on this post. Since I only have 6 invitations left, if more than 6 people write a comment, then we'll have to make it a draw in which case everybody who writes a comment will be given a number (ie. the 1st to write a post is assigned the number '1', and so on) and then will be randomly selected with the use of the random number generator Random.org. The monetary value of this giveaway: a big, fat $0.00 . So why am I bothering? The intent is to share this tool with others who truly want to collaborate with their colleagues online. What better way to find out who these people are than to just ask them to 'raise their hand' online. Plus, once you are on Google Wave, then you get a bunch of invitations to send to your friends as well. What a great way to connect, share and collaborate with one another. Deadline is Sunday December 13th, 11:59 pm. Draw (if required depending on number of comments) and invitations will take place on Monday December 14th.
Biotech and Bioscience in Canada
Market Access for Canadian Pharma
Ontario Pharmaceutical Marketing Association (OPMA)
Pharmaceutical, Biotech & Medical Devices Jobs in Canada
Biotech/Pharma/Medical Device Careers in the United States & Canada
About a month ago, Twitter added a new "list" feature. As part of these lists, Twitter users (tweeps) can select certain people that they are following as part of their lists and make the lists public. You can give a name to the list, so tweeps who see your list will have an idea what it is about. I have put together a 'Canadian Pharma' list that you may wish to peruse or follow.
The development of this list is ongoing as I find new people who meet the criteria and also as Canadian pharma folks join Twitter. If you work in the Canadian pharma industry and are on Twitter but not on my list, please make sure to send me your username and I will add you to it.
Here are a few resources to help you find your Canadian pharma colleagues on Twitter:
1) To find people based on their bio, you can use TweepSearch.com and insert the keywords that you are looking for. This system is helpful, but not perfect because the search results will depend on the words used in people's bio. So if you are on Twitter and want to be found and recognized for certain keywords (ie. 'pharma marketing'), make sure that they are part of your bio… and this includes your location too. If somebody is searching for a 'pharma marketing' tweep in Canada, but your location is left blank, you will not show up as part of their search.
2) To find people based on the content of the posts that they publish (tweets), you can either do a search directly in Twitter or use one of many search engines that track tweets. I like to use IceRocket.com and WeFollow.com for this purpose, but there are many other sites that provide a similar type of search at no cost.
Although this is not a Canadian-specific resource, you might be interested in following pharma companies on Twitter. If so, you can start by checking out Ignite Health's dashboard. In fact, the cool thing about this dashboard is that even if you are not on Twitter, you can still follow the more recent posts that are written by these pharma companies directly from the dashboard.
This is just a sample of the many groups that may be of interest to a Canadian pharmaceutical professional. There is also a plethora of social networks with an international focus that might offer excellent networking opportunities with both Canadian and international colleagues (for example, just search "pharma" for LinkedIn groups and the list goes on and on).
If you know of other Canadian groups that were not mentioned in this post, but you think that Canadian pharma professionals would be able to connect and collaborate with each other by joining them, please leave a comment with the name and URL for the group. And remember that your comment will be considered as an entry in the Google Wave invitation giveaway contest (as described above).
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2006 Mississippi Curriculum Framework: Postsecondary Veterinary Technology. Program CIP: 51.0808 - Veterinary-Animal Health Technology-Technician and Veterinary Assistant
2006 Mississippi Curriculum Framework: Postsecondary Veterinary Technology. Program CIP: 51.0808 - Veterinary-Animal Health Technology-Technician and Veterinary Assistant - Descarga este documento en PDF. Documentación en PDF para descargar gratis. Disponible también para leer online.
Research and Curriculum Unit
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate effectively; think creatively, solve problems, and make decisions; and interact with each other and the technologies in the workplace. Vocational-technical programs must also adopt these practices in order to provide graduates who can enter and advance in the changing work world. The curriculum framework in this document reflects these changes in the workplace and a number of other factors that impact on local vocational-technical programs. The Veterinary Technology Program is a one-plus-one program offered by the Community/junior college and the College of Veterinary Medicine of Mississippi State University. The first year of the program is taught at the community/junior college, and the second year is taught at Mississippi State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. Students successfully completing the program are prepared to enter various animal technology careers such as Veterinary Technician (Animal Health) in small animal practice, small animal emergency practice, mixed animal practice, large animal practice, equine practice, and food animal practice. Veterinary Technology programs may be accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association. Graduates may become Registered Veterinary Technicians through the Mississippi Board of Veterinary Medicine. Graduates would also be prepared for: (1) Taking the Technology Laboratory Animal Technician certification examination to become an Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician; (2) Taking the Laboratory Animal Technician certification examination after attaining Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician certification; and (3) Taking the Laboratory Animal Technologist certification examination after attaining Laboratory Animal Technician certification and completing four years of work experience in a laboratory animal facility. After successfully completing the program, the student will be awarded an Associate of Applied Science Degree from the community/junior college. Industry standards are based on the "American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities Skills List." Appended are: (1) American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities Skills List; (2) Related Academic Standards; (3) Workplace Skills for the 21st Century; and (4) National Educational Technology Standards for Students. A list of suggested references is provided for each unit. (Contains 4 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Veterinary Medical Education, Veterinary Medicine, Paraprofessional Personnel, Certification, Work Experience, Vocational Education, Curriculum Design, Course Descriptions, Program Descriptions, Standards, Job Skills, Postsecondary Education, Competency Based Education, Minimum Competencies, Equipment, Student Evaluation, Community Colleges, Associate Degrees, Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Technological Literacy, Worksheets
Research and Curriculum Unit. P.O. Drawer DX, Mississippi State, MS 39762. Tel: 662-325-2510; Fax: 662-325-3296; e-mail: info[at]rcu.msstate.edu; Web site: http://www.rcu.msstate.edu
Autor: Glenn, Bobby
Fuente: https://eric.ed.gov/?q=a&ft=on&ff1=dtySince_1992&pg=5645&id=ED531178


text: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has become a widely accepted ophthalmological imaging technique because it can noninvasively penetrate more than a millimeter into the retina, producing cross-sectional images of tissue with submicron axial and lateral resolution. Researchers from the Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institute in Cambridge have reviewed the use of OCT for diagnosing retinal problems associated with uveitic disorders. Uveitis refers to inflammation of the uvea -- the middle part of the eye -- a serious condition that can develop from several causes.The authors of the review provide examples of morphological features associated with uveitic disorders, as seen with OCT. They note that the technique has proved most useful for recognizing and diagnosing vitreomacular traction syndrome and macular edema, or swelling of the macula -- the yellowish spot in the retina that is responsible for central vision. OCT can quantify the degree of macular edema in microns, and it can determine the morphology of the swelling, either cystoid or cystic. It has a reproducibility rate as high as 1.5 percent among patients with this condition.Vitreomacular traction occurs when the vitreous gel that fills the center of the eye pulls on the macula, which can result in detachment. OCT can determine the two main morphological types of this condition. Moreover, the hyaloid artery that runs through the middle of the vitreous from front to back is not usually apparent, but it becomes noticeable when detachment occurs.The authors conclude that OCT is complementary to other diagnostic methods and is "imperative" to use before making a diagnosis. It is useful for detecting the morphological features of uveitic diseases, information that can enable early diagnosis and disease-specific treatment. (British Journal of Ophthalmology, December 2007, pp. 1680-1685.)


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FORT WORTH, TX --The Fort Worth Water Department is offering holiday gifts of their own to qualified customers. The department is offering 7,000 low-flush toilets free of charge as part of its water conservation program.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports the toilets are available to Fort Worth water customers who live in homes built before 1994 and have toilets that use more than three gallons of water per flush.
The new toilets use just 0.8 of a gallon to flush liquids and 1.28 gallons for solids.
A department spokeswoman says the new toilets would save the typical homeowner about $76 per year on their water bills.


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TweaksMost tweaks will not be compatible with iOS 7 just yet. We recommend waiting until all of the compatibility issues have been sorted out, but if you live on the bleeding edge, we've put together a video to help walk you though the iOS 7 jailbreak process. The iOS 7 untethered jailbreak is compatible with all iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and iPad mini models running iOS 7.0 through 7.0.4.
Check out our iOS 7 untethered jailbreak tutorial below:
Requirements of Jailbreaking your iOS Device
- 5 minutes of your time!
- A computer, running Windows (XP minimum), Mac OS X (10.6 minimum) or Linux (x86 / x86_64)
- iTunes installed if you're running Windows
- An iPhone, iPad or iPod running iOS 7.0 through 7.0.4 (you may check in Settings / General / About => Version)
- A USB cable to connect the device to the computer
Here's a written tutorial of the iOS 7 jailbreak process:
Step by Step GuideStep 1: Head over to Evasi0n.com and download to jailbreak tool that's compatible with your computer's operating system.
Step 2: Make sure that you've updated to iOS 7.0.4 (or any version below) through iTunes and not via OTA update. If you have used the OTA update feature, you'll need to backup and completely restore your device through iTunes before running Evasi0n7. Also, make sure that you've disabled any passcode on the device.
Step 3: After your device meets the requirements listed above, launch the Evasi0n7 tool, plug in your device, and click the "Jailbreak" button.
Step 4: During the jailbreak process, you'll be required to unlock your device and tap on the new "Evasi0n 7″ icon found on the home screen. After this step has been completed, the device will reboot and the process will continue.
Step 5: Once the Evasi0n 7 tool's status reads "Done," allow the device to reboot, then unlock it and launch Cydia.
Important note: Please allow Cydia to prepare the filesystem after you have launched it. Failing to do so may result in a boot loop or other issues.
As I mentioned, there are not many tweaks that are compatible with iOS 7 at the moment. In fact, Mobile Substrate is completely broken on the iPhone 5s, but hopefully these bugs will be patched within the next few days. I do recommend that you wait until the current bugs are patched, but hopefully this tutorial will help guide you through the iOS 7 jailbreak process when you are ready.
This article is part of the series How-To Guides.


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One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
1A soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced (often taken as typifying strength and vitality).
- 'During a transplant, healthy bone marrow will be fed into your blood stream.'
- 'His topic was the regeneration of damaged heart muscle, by use of bone marrow stem cells.'
- 'Autologous transplants are stem cells from the patient's own bone marrow or peripheral blood.'
- 'For this reason, close relatives are often the donors of choice in bone marrow transplantation.'
- 'If you require a bone marrow transplant a compatible donor will need to be found.'
- 'It is usually found in the lymph nodes but can also spread to involve other organs such as the spleen and bone marrow.'
- 'Stem cells are cells taken from bone marrow which have the ability to grow into several different types of tissue.'
- 'Definitive treatment of the disorder relies on reconstituting the patient's bone marrow.'
- 'In general, magnetic resonance is excellent for imaging soft tissue and bone marrow.'
- 'White blood cells are produced by the bone marrow, the soft spongy centre of bones.'
- 'Stem cells have been isolated from the central nervous system, bone marrow, and blood of adults.'
- 'He donated bone marrow at a hospital in London before it was transported to America.'
- 'The bone marrow cells will be collected using a needle and syringe, with no cutting or stitching involved.'
- 'His sister was found to be the one-in-a-million bone marrow match he needed.'
- 'In some cases you may be able to exchange cards or letters with the person who received your donated bone marrow.'
- 'Autologous bone marrow transplantation was being viewed in a different light.'
- 'In other areas, such as blood and bone marrow donation, living donors are the norm.'
- 'A bag containing the retrovirus was connected to a bag of his bone marrow.'
- 'Overall it is very well tolerated, with a low incidence of bone marrow suppression.'
- 'The bone marrow helps regulate the number of white blood cells in the body.'
2British A white-fleshed green-skinned gourd, which is eaten as a vegetable.
- 'Other specialist bags have been developed especially for salads and vegetables including even marrows and courgettes.'
- 'Pragmatics perhaps explains cucurbita pepo's lack of popularity: if one assumes they are always merely marrows, who would want to eat them?'
- 'I spotted the first of the really big marrows, and even a small pumpkin the other day.'
- 'So, whether you call it a striped gourd, a marrow, or a zucchini, you might notice that they are quite plentiful at this time of the year.'
- 'I didn't really eat the marrow because I was so full.'
- 'We grow all manner of vegetables from cabbages and carrots to marrows.'
- 'The book devotes 30 pages to cucurbits, from giant pumpkins through marrows, zucchinis and cucumbers to back - scratching loofahs.'
- 'The annual Giant Vegetable Competition is approaching, and the folk who grow carrots and pumpkins and marrows in their back yards are fearful of the voracious rabbits that threaten their produce.'
- 'Lots of vegetables should be ready to harvest now including marrows, onions and sweetcorn.'
- 'Glaze the baby marrows and peeled carrots in a pan with honey.'
- 'In addition to cereals the Greeks used figs, grapes, pomegranates, spinach, marrows, celery, nettles, hyacinth bulbs, artichokes, asparagus and honey.'
- 'Horticultural societies and shows, which began 200 years ago, still display prize marrows, giant leeks and perfect chrysanthemums.'
- 'Ronde de Nice squash, hard-skinned and as smooth as a cricket ball will bake well with a dab of garlic butter, and yet the young marrows would be just as good.'
- 'Behind him, seven-year-old Jordan stood in awe with his grandmother, admiring the enormous marrows.'
- 'The British will bet on virtually anything from the size of marrows, through slug racing, to how long it takes to run round the quadrangle of an Oxford College.'
- 'Courgettes are actually baby marrows, just picked earlier from the plant.'
- 'A thousand plastic ducks and 50 giant marrows were on show as almost £3,000 was raised for charity.'
- 'Two hours later and I was still tousle-haired and wearing an apron over my pajamas, but the pot was bubbling away on the stove and I was clearing up tomato skins and marrow seeds from the worktop.'
- 'Unripe fruits are cooked as a vegetable in the same way as marrows.'
- 'This is a land of festivals, more than any other, whether it means tossing cabers, weighing marrows or staging opera in country houses.'
to the marrow
To one's innermost being.'a sight which chilled me to the marrow'
- 'It sent a shiver down Nathaniel's spine and chilled his bones to the marrow.'
- 'Nearby a survivor screamed, chilling them all to the marrow.'
- 'In the balmy hours of the night, I had almost forgotten what cold felt like. How it bores down to the marrow.'
- 'He turned, chilled to the marrow, which was, evidently, a nastily foreign feeling.'
- 'And when you returned, wide-eyed with fright and chilled to the marrow, you were secretly amazed at your own survival.'
- 'And then he was bursting through the main door, the chill late-afternoon wind throwing snowflakes against his sweat-streaked face and chilling him to the marrow.'
- 'So naturally I accepted, thrilled to the marrow.'
- 'Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, they were stunned to hear the student spectators burst into side-splitting laughter.'
- 'A professional to the marrow of his bones, he has left his mark on the cultural and artistic life of the country.'
- 'Neither will you be chilled to the marrow by the icy blasts of winter, for it scarcely ever freezes.'
Old English mearg, mærg (in marrow (sense 3 of the noun)), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch merg and German Mark. marrow (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the early 19th century.
nounScottish, Northern English
1A friend, companion, or workmate (often used as a form of address)'come here, marrer, we need to talk'
companion, boon companion, bosom friend, best friend, close friend, intimate, confidante, confidant, familiar, soul mate, alter ego, second self, shadow, playmate, playfellow, classmate, schoolmate, workmate, ally, comrade, associateView synonyms
- 'My favorite Red Lion patrons were Avery and her marra, Avery, a couple with the only similarity, besides the same name of course, being that they both went to the same school without ever knowing each other.'
- ''Deputy seems to have the wind up,' said Jack. 'They all have,' said his marrow. 'Can't make it out why they're shoving the timber in.''
- 'While in the army most Geordies I met called their best friends their marrer.'
- 'It is this sense of loyalty and brotherhood, found amongst miners the country over, that led to the tragic deaths of two brave men who would not give up their 'marrer' for lost.'
- 'Instead of saying friend or pal they would refer to their marra.'
- 'He and his marrer were hewing when a large stone fell from the roof and injured Roberts' back, he died an hour after being taken home.'
- 'There is a widespread superstition amongst Durham miners that they are always forewarned of disasters, often by their old "marras" who have been killed in the pit.'
- 'He came to the face of operations. 'How's things here, marrow?' he asked.'
- 'Katrine is a leddy born - there's nae aulder or prouder stock in the land - and ye're the oy o' the miller o' the Rood-foot, and ye seek to make her your marrow.'
- 'Our own battalion was predominantly Cumbrian, and the men from the west coast called each other 'marrow', pronounced marra.'
2Something that forms a pair with something else; a counterpart or twin.
- 'He is the very marrow of John Strathbourne as he was when we fought side by side.'
- 'Mind you, he was a smart man, my father. None his marrow when it came to making an old mare look as young and lifey as a two-year-old, tarring its grey hairs.'
Late Middle English: probably from Old Norse margr 'many', also 'friendly, communicative'.
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Your Home and Bankruptcy
If you have made the decision to declare bankruptcy or have already begun your bankruptcy proceedings, one thing that you may be worrying about is what will happen to your home in the event that your bankruptcy is made official. This guide will explain everything that you need to know about what will happen to your property in the event of being declared bankrupt.
When you declare bankruptcy you will be allocated a trustee who will preside over any dealings that you have relating to your property. This trustee can decide to place your house up for sale if they deem it to be the only real way that you can make any substantial payments back to your creditors. If this is the case, you may be compelled to give up your equity in any home ownership that you may have - this means the amount of the house that you would own once you have paid back your entire mortgage in full. You may also be forced to hand over your legal sovereignty over your house.
Individual Owner
Your beneficial interest and sovereignty of your house will be transferred to your trustee for the period of your bankruptcy, if you are the only owner of your house. The reason that this is done is to prevent you from selling your house yourself and taking some of the cash from the sale for yourself.
Once sovereignty over your property has been passed on to your trustee, your property's status on the Land Registry will be changed. A Bankruptcy Restriction Notice will be noted down on your houses file so that your circumstances are clear to anybody who may view it.
Part Ownership
Even if you only have part ownership of the property that you currently live in, your stake of beneficial interest will be passed to your trustee. If this is the case, then your property will have its status changed on the Land Registry to show "Form Restriction J".
If you are in this position you will still be at risk of your property being sold due to the fact that your trustee can take on ownership of your beneficial interest with a court order. Your trustee will also be notified of any changes or activity related to your property so that you are unable to sell it without the courts being notified.
Stopping Your House Being Sold
It is unlikely that you will be able to halt the sale of your home altogether but there are ways in which you will be able to slow it down. You may be able to do this if your beneficial interest does not have a value of more than £1,000. You can also attempt to sell your beneficial interest to a related party of some sort - your partner for example. You can display to the court that you need additional time to secure a new place to live for your children or partner - if this is the case, you can temporarily halt the sale of your house for up to a year.
Living As A Tenant In A Rented Property
If it is the case that you are currently renting the place that you are living in, you may not be affected by the fact that you have gone bankrupt. You will only be required to vacate the premises if you have fallen behind on your rent payments or if you have a contract that states explicitly that you have to leave if you declare bankruptcy.


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About Karen
Karen Stabiner is the author of Generation Chef, out in paperback in October 2017, which follows a young chef as he opens his first restaurant and chronicles the upheaval in that riskiest of businesses. Her ten previous books include To Dance With the Devil: The New War on Breast Cancer, a New York Times Notable Book, and her personal favorite, My Girl: Adventures With a Teen in Training. While the dignified label for what she does is narrative non-fiction, or immersion journalism, she prefers to think of herself as a fly on the wall. She has also written two cookbooks and two novels.
Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Columbia Journalism Review, The New Yorker, Gourmet (a James Beard award finalist), Saveur, Vogue and Mother Jones. Karen was a founder of an alternative newspaper in Santa Barbara, California, and graduated from the University of Michigan.
Karen teaches a food journalism class in the M.S. program at Columbia University Journalism School, as well as classes in reporting and feature writing.


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Morning - Ps. 13, 14, Num. 20:14, Lk. 1:67
Evening - Ps. 29, 30, Zech. 2, Acts, 8:26
Why is the man measuring Jerusalem? To show its dimensions, meaning, to show that it has dimensions. It has boundaries, breadth and length (Zech. 2:1-2). There is a point where Jerusalem begins, and a point where it ends. But the day will come when its walls will not be able to contain its people and goods (2:4). Its wall will be a wall of fire, not of stones, a living wall of God Himself (2:5). God will dwell in it (2:10), and people of many nations will be joined to it(2:11).
These promises refer to the Jews in 520 B.C. Their feeble efforts and the seemingly plain and small Temple they build seem as nothing compared to the old one. Their city, small, weak, and impoverished, seems to them as a poor imitation of the old Jerusalem. But God has great things in store for them. The Temple of God will be great in all the earth, and the city of Jerusalem will be a city that cannot be contained by any wall but the presence of God. These promises were fulfilled in part by the rebuilding of the Temple and the city, and by the return to Jerusalem of Jews who had been scattered among many peoples and many nations. But this is only a partial fulfillment. The real fulfillment is found in Christ and His Church.
Few Old Testament passages speak so clearly of the Church of Christ in the New Testament. The Church, which is the New Jerusalem, is a city encompassing multitudes of many nations. Jews and Gentiles alike are welcomed into it. Walls cannot contain its multitudes. God, by His Spirit, dwells in it.
Let all flesh be silent before the Lord; "for He is raised up out of His holy habitation."


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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
So **SWEET** of You :0)
25 comments:
- Carol's Ink Spot said...
How pretty your card is with all those sweet looking gumballs! I've seen several bloggers playing along for this challenge. So many different takes on the colors. Love yours!
- July 6, 2010 at 3:08 PM
- Terri said...
Super cute! I especially like how you have the lid coming off a little bit too.
- July 6, 2010 at 3:23 PM
- Anika said...
This is "So Sweet"! Love what you did with these colors! And look at that ribbon!! Gorgeous!
- July 6, 2010 at 3:42 PM
- Diane Jaquay said...
You did a great job with the challenge Nerina, LOVE the jar of candy and the pretty ribbon and bling you added!! And thanks for the shout out, always happy to inspire :)
- July 6, 2010 at 4:12 PM
- Paper Boutique said...
This is totally fabulous!!! love that color combo and gow it works on your card. I don't think it's ever so early for St. V! LOL
- July 6, 2010 at 6:31 PM
- Suzanne C said...
Love it when you get an inspiration from someone else's inspiration! What a fun and sweet card! Love the jar with the candy. Beautiful design. Thanks for playing along with the PDCC.
- July 6, 2010 at 6:55 PM
- Michele Gross said...
Oh I love this! What a fun image and I love the little details :)
- July 6, 2010 at 7:04 PM
- Sharron said...
Big congrats on being selected as one of last week's Trigger Targets! Wonderful 'sweet' card today--the candy jar was a perfect choice for the red & pink and loved all your great details!
- July 6, 2010 at 7:14 PM
- Angie Tieman said...
Very sweet card! Love it!
- July 6, 2010 at 8:12 PM
- Lisa Somerville said...
How cute! Glad you decided to join us at the PDCC this week!
- July 6, 2010 at 8:58 PM
- Amy said...
What a gorgeous card!! I LOVE the jar cards I'm seeing......makes my decision easier to buy this set!!
- July 6, 2010 at 9:06 PM
- Lee said...
This is so beautiful. Love those colours, think I need to play along too. Well done on your Trigger Target award!
- July 6, 2010 at 9:12 PM
- Sarah Anderson said...
Great to have you playing along at the play date cafe this week. More yummy colours to play with tomorrow. Love this card, the sentiment background is fab and the flower embellie yummy! :)
- July 7, 2010 at 1:25 AM
- Cammie said...
This is indeed so sweet! Perfect for this color challenge. Love the little sparkle you added. Congrats on Tuesday Trigger! Glad you're having some sunshine.
- July 7, 2010 at 4:45 AM
- Michele said...
Love the "bubblegum" colors used here! Such a fabulous card!
- July 7, 2010 at 4:50 AM
- Hannah | Cards Magazine said...
Darling! I love your card.
- July 7, 2010 at 7:22 AM
- Aimes said...
Oh you've had a blog makeover too! I love it! Seems like everyone has had one whilst I've been away LOL!
Never too early for a Valentine's treat in my book ;D I love your gumballs, they look delicious!
- July 7, 2010 at 1:23 PM
- Paper Boutique said...
Nerina I decided to play @ The Shabby Tea Room, thanks for the encouragement and the link!
- July 7, 2010 at 4:32 PM
- Paper Boutique said...
oops I wanted to ask you to stop by and check it out!
- July 7, 2010 at 4:32 PM
- Susan said...
Oh this is gorgeous!! I love your ribbon treatment!
- July 7, 2010 at 7:13 PM
- Sue Lelli said...
Your card is so gorgeous! LOVE the ribbon treatment and that red flower just JUMPS off the page!
- July 7, 2010 at 7:40 PM
- Savannah O'Gwynn said...
What a fun fun fun image;) I just want to take one of those candies out and eat it!! Love it:) Thanks for joining us at the PDCC:)
- July 7, 2010 at 10:33 PM
- Stephanie Kraft said...
This is fabulous, Nerina! LOVE the jar of gumballs.. so perfect with the colors! Thanks for playing with the Play Date Cafe.. hope you will join us again this week!!
- July 8, 2010 at 6:08 PM
- Heather P. said...
This is sooooooo pretty!!
- July 10, 2010 at 3:51 PM
- Ruby said...
I never got around to finishing comments last week because I was away, so apologies this is late, but what a fun card and image for our challenge! Thanks for playing along with us at the Play Date Cafe!
- July 12, 2010 at 5:59 AM


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IRVING – If they beat the Giants, why not?
A win over their NFC East rivals would put Dallas at 2-0 heading into a Monday night game at home against the Carolina Panthers and Jack Delhomme, who has a serious case of the quarterback yips. After that one, Dallas has back-to-back games on the road against Denver and Kansas City. The Broncos were lucky to beat the Bengals on Sunday and the Chiefs gave up 501 yards of total offense in losing 38-24 in Baltimore.
If Joe Flacco passed for 307 yards against K.C., just imagine what Tony Romo will do.
Of course, both Invesco Field (the altitude) and Arrowhead Stadium (the fans) can be tough places to play, especially for teams that haven't been there in a while like the Cowboys. Still, Dallas will likely be heavily favored in both and should win.
After their Oct. 18 off week, the Cowboys hit a rough stretch that includes consecutive home games against Atlanta and Seattle followed by consecutive road games at Philadelphia and Green Bay.
Bottom line: Dallas needs to win as many as possible before hosting the Falcons. If they beat the Giants, don't be surprised if they're 5-0 heading into the Atlanta game.


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So in my last post I said I was off to Greece needless to say that remote island really was not Wi-Fi friendly and even the phone signal struggled most of the time but it was beautiful and really rather nice to not have the black hole that is cyber space getting in the way!
We stayed at a holiday centre called Atsitsa Bay
on the side of a mountain .... on the island of Skyros
these were the views out the front .... stunning!
Hubs was working doing comedy classes which was one thing on offer alongside music, writing, art, mosaics, dance, yoga, tai chi, wind surfing and mindfulness. A kind of holistic centre for creativity and self discovery.
We stayed in hutland .... not a prospect I was looking forward to but I have to say we loved out little hut ...
..... and we were quite happy with our 3 weeks of glamping in the end :D
I did the art course with a most amazing lady called Cat Bennett (click on her name for her web site and here for her blog) and rediscovered many things I had forgotten, mainly the joy of just sitting and drawing!!
I also did the mosaic course and even did Tai Chi at 7am in the morning on that beautiful mountain side. It really was an experience that is difficult to describe.
We met some great people along the way and made some special friends.
So that was my 3 week absence .... back to reality on my return and straight into
A saggy old, raggy old Bagpuss weekender with Serif shows on Create and Craft TV
That was followed by A Roald Dahl Pick of the week
And then it was off to the Rewind 80's festival in Henley on Thames which was Awesome!!
What a great weekend and a great line up including The Boomtown Rats, Marc Almond, Tony Hadley and Holly Johnson to name but a few.... we danced our socks off LOL
After all that I then felt the need to embark on a mammoth house clean and tidy .... I guess the hibernation gene is kicking in and I'm getting set for the dreaded winter .... I even tidied the craft store room after my mousey visitors so I have to say I am feeling quite smug :D
And now? well I am working on some secret squirrel stuff that I hope to share soon but feeling good being back in my studio doing the Michelle stuff I discovered back in Greece :) And that's my life since the end of June in one brief blog post so I will love you and leave you with this ... and finally (it's been a while!)
My boys are just as adorable as ever and this is proof that they even like each other once in a while LOL
I hope you are well and happy, thanks for stopping by and I will be getting some posts ready to share some step by step CAP projects with you soon, until then, as ever
Happy Crafting
MJM x


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Little Johnny was in class and the teacher announced that they were going to try something different to help everyone get to know each other a little better, and to help with their spelling.
She explained, "I want you to stand up and give us the occupation of your father, spell it, and say one thing he would give us all if he was here today."
The first student raised her hand to volunteer.
"Marcy," the teacher said. "You may go first."
Marcy replied, "My father is a banker. B-A-N-K-E-R and if he was here today, he would give us all a shiny new penny."
The teacher said, "Very nice, Marcy, who wants to go next?"
Kevin stood up and announced, "My father is a baker. B-A-K-E-R and if he was here today, he would give us all a freshly-baked cookie."
"Very good," the teacher told Kevin.
Jeff was next, and he said, "My father is an accountant. A-K, no wait, A-C-K, no..."
Before he could attempt to spell it once more, the teacher cut him off and told him to sit back down and to think about it for a while. When he thought he knew how to spell it, he could stand back up and try again.
Little Johnny raised his hand in excitement hoping to be acknowledged by the teacher. The teacher called on little Johnny to go next.
Johnny said, "My father is a bookie. B-O-O-K-I-E and if he was here today, he would give us all 20:1 odds Jeff will never be able to spell "accountant."
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The preschool teacher says, "We're going to do vocabulary today. Who can use the word 'definitely' in a sentence?"
Mary raises her hand and exclaims, "Me me me!"
The teacher says, "Go ahead, what's the sentence?
Mary replies, "The sky is definitely blue."
"That's good, Mary," says the teacher, "but the sky can also be gray or white."
Sam raises his hand and states, "Grass is definitely green."
The teacher says, "That's good, Sam, but grass can be brown, too."
Little Johnny raises his hand and asks, "Do farts have lumps in them?"
The teacher says, "No Johnny, why do you ask that?"
Little Johnny replies, "Well, I definitely sh*t my pants."
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Little Johnny's teacher asks him to make a sentence using the following words: defeat, deduct, defense and detail.
Little Johnny says, "De feet of de duck went over de fence before de tail."
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Barely a week after lecturing poor little Johnny about copying off other children's papers in class, Principal Nick calls the poor little tyke back into his office.
"Don't panic, Johnny. I'm not going to suspend you again," says the Principal. That of course is another story.
"I just wanted to see if you'd learned your lesson about copying other peoples work."
Principal Nick waited while the tiny miscreant fidgeted and squirmed in his chair. Finally with a toothy grin and a telltale smirk, that being another story entirely, little Johnny spoke up.
"Yes sir, I've learned my lesson. No more stealing from others. In fact, instead I'm writing a book about the whole experience," Johnny said with an air of innocence,
"Its entitled War and Peace."
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One day the teacher decides to ask the class a math question. He goes "if there are three ducks and the hunter shoots one, how many are left?"
Little Johnny shoots his hand up to answer the question. Since Johnny was the first to raise his hand the teacher decides to ask him. "ok Johnny whats the answer".
Little Johnny goes "None!". The teacher was curious to know Johnnys logic and asks "Why?".
Little Johnny goes "the hunter missed and the other two flew away".
Surprised the teacher goes "You're wrong Johnny, but I like the way you think".
Johnny then says "Okay, I've got a question for you then". The teacher is like "ok".
Johnny goes "there are three women sitting on a bench and each have ice cream in an ice cream cone. One is biting the ice cream, one is licking the ice cream, and the other is sucking the ice cream. Which one is married?"
The teacher goes "the one that is sucking the ice cream".
Johnny goes "wrong! It's the one with the ring, but I like the way you think!"
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Little Johnny's dad had to go out of town on a business trip. So he squats down to have a serious talk with Johnny. "Johnny, I have to go out of town for a few days. So you have to be the man of the house and take care of everything for me. Can you do that?"
Johnny stands up straighter and replies proudly, "I will Dad!"
When his Dad came home he asked Johnny how everything was.
Johnny said, "Everything's fine now, but we almost lost Mom"
Alarmed, Dad asked, "What do you mean?!"
Johnny said, "Well, I woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and when I passed your room I heard something and stopped and looked into the room. Mom was yelling, 'Oh God, I'm coming', and if Uncle Bob wasn't holding her down she would have gone!"
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On his 10th birthday, little Johnny's father took him aside. "I think you're old enough now that we should have a talk about the birds and the bees."
"No!" said little Johnny. "When I turned 6 you told me there was no Easter Bunny and when I turned 8 you told me there was no Santa Claus."
"So now if you're going to tell me adults don't really fuck, I don't wanna hear it!"
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Little Johnny was in church when the wine and wafers were passed out. His mother leaned over and told him that he was not old enough to partake in the Communion.
When the basket was passed around she leaned over once again to tell him to drop his money in, but Little Johhny held his dollar firmly in his hand, stating...
"If I can't eat, I won't pay!"
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A teacher cautiously approaches the subject of sex education with her fourth grade class because she realizes Little Johnny's propensity for sexual innuendo. But Johnny remains attentive throughout the entire lecture.
Finally, towards the end of the lesson, the teacher asks for examples of sex education from the class.
One little boy raises his hand, "I saw a bird in her nest with some eggs."
"Very good, William," cooed the teacher.
"My mommy had a baby," said little Esther.
"Oh, that's nice," replied the teacher.
Finally, little Johnny raises his hand. With much fear and trepidation, the teacher calls on him.
"I was watchin' TV yesterday, and I saw the Lone Ranger. He was surrounded by hundreds and hundreds of Indians. And they all attacked at one time. And he killed every one of them with his two guns."
The teacher was relieved but puzzled, "And what does that have to do with sex education, Johnny?"
"It'll teach those Indians not to fuck with the Lone Ranger."
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Little Johnny: Mom, what kind of bird brings white babies?
Mother: Why, a stork, little Johnny.
Little Johnny: Mom, what kind of bird brings black babies?
Mother: A raven, dear.
Little Johnny: Then what kind of bird brings no babies at all?
Mother: A swallow!
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Wednesday Hodgepodge
2. Among others, these ten words were added to the Oxford English Dictionary this year...awesomesauce, beer o'clock, brain fart, buttdial, cat cafe (apparently this is a real thing), fatberg (gross-read the definition here), fat shame, hangry, Mx (gender neutral), and skippable. Your thoughts? In looking over the list, which word do you find most ridiculous? Which word, would you never in a million years say out loud? Which word, would you be most likely to use in conversation? I find beer o'clock most ridiculous. I would never in a million years, say out loud, fatberg. The word I would most likely use in a conversation, would be fat shame.
3. Do you like gravy? Is there a food you'd rather not eat, unless it comes with gravy? Do you make your own, or buy the canned, or store-made variety? Turkey and gravy, sausage gravy, mashed potatoes and gravy, country ham and red eye gravy, biscuits and chocolate gravy, pot roast and gravy...which one on the list is your favorite? Yes, love gravy. I would rather not eat biscuits without gravy. I make my own, buy the canned, or store made variety. Wow, such a great list, now, I am hungry. Turkey and gravy is my favorite.
4. Do you have a plan? Do you need a plan? Have you ever had a plan, fall into a trillion pieces? Explain. Yes, I have a plan. Yes, I need a plan. Yes, I have had a plan, fall into a trillion pieces. I planned to be a mom all my life, and I tried for 16 years to make that happen. But, due to health problems, it did not happen. Shattered plans, shattered dreams, shattered heart.
5. November 19 is National Play Monopoly Day. Do you own the original, or some version of the game? Do you enjoy playing Monopoly? How likely is it, you'll play a game of Monopoly, on November 19th? Ever been to Atlantic City? Ever taken a ride on a railroad? Is parking in your town free? Last thing you took a chance on? I own the original Monopoly. I do enjoy playing Monopoly, Eddie and I fight, over who is going to be the banker, lol
Not likely to play Monopoly on November 19th. Never been to Atlantic City. Never taken a ride on a railroad. Parking is not free in my town. Last thing I took a chance on, was walking in the heart walk.
6. A song you like, that has the word (or some form of the word) thanks in the title, lyrics, or meaning? Thank you for giving to the Lord
7. In keeping with this month's theme of gratitude....what is something, you're taking for granted, that when you stop, and think about it, you're grateful for? Being able to walk, no matter how slowly, or off balance, I walk.
8. Insert your own random thought here. God is great, and great is God!!
12 comments:
- A Joyful Chaos said...
Being able to walk is one of the many things I take for granted. It's humbling to see just how blessed when really are when I started concentrating on things we take for granted in life.
- Wednesday, November 18, 2015
- Cranberry Morning said...
I grew up playing Monopoly with two older brothers. They were always the bankers and always cheated. Lol Amazing that they're both wonderful, faithful men of God today. :-)
- Wednesday, November 18, 2015
- Nonnie said...
Being able to walk! I thank God for that, too. It is such a blessing. And I hear your heart on the 16 years of trying to have children. My experience is the same and it was the plan and dream that fell into a trillion pieces!
- Wednesday, November 18, 2015
- Joyce said...
I like the song you mentioned. I think until I hit 50 I probably did take my health for granted, even walking. Now not so much. I'm so sorry for your heartbreak. Take care.
- Wednesday, November 18, 2015
- April said...
Hi Denise...so sorry that you tried for 16 years to have children. I can't imagine how painful that must be for you.
- Wednesday, November 18, 2015
- Paula Kaye said...
I'm so glad you took that chance. I'm so sorry about your shattered heart. I hope you will heal! Glad that we have a plan!! Happy Thanksgiving!!
- Wednesday, November 18, 2015
- maddie/cadesmimi said...
You are so right, being able to walk is truly a blessing. I learned that this year.
I'm so sorry about your shattered plans. It made me sad to read that.
Kathy (Reflections by Kathy)
- Thursday, November 19, 2015
- Breathing Life said...
Glad to have found you via HodgePodge. Your blog is very inspirational. Thank you for putting your life into words for others to learn from.
- Thursday, November 19, 2015
- Breathing Life said...
Glad to have found you via hodgepodge. Your words touch me deeply.
- Thursday, November 19, 2015
- Nel said...
We take so much for granted until we are faced without it. Glad you are able to walk! We chose the same song! Love that song...usually wipe tears! I am an old sentimental fool! lol
- Thursday, November 19, 2015
- LeAnn said...
I loved your random thoughts. I need some time to listen to my random thought; they are probably pretty funny. I do hope they are positive ones. You are such a blessing to me because I love your thoughts.
Blessings and hugs for you!
- Thursday, November 19, 2015
- Wendy said...
I'm very humbled reading your Hodgepodge. I cannot imagine not having my children. God has different plans for each of us.
- Saturday, November 21, 2015


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One thing I can show is the completed top for the sewing machine cover that I am making out of A Stitch In Color fabric.
I have joined the blocks together with grey sashing and I really love these how these fabrics look with grey!
Linking to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.


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Listen C.Neeon leggings, I really really like you. I have no idea how I would wear you in real life since I've built up my brain against leggings pretty hardcore for the past few months (years?). But these are the coolest thing ever and I think that maybe they'll be the ones to change my leggingsiscim.
But no matter what, I will not wear Lohan leggings.


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A day course to provide you, with the skills and knowledge to safely and effectively cut wood using edge tools. Experience the difference between cutting, green wood and seasoned wood. Learn how smoothly and easily to cut through knots, remove wood quickly and safely in a controlled way. Use different tools to cut with, to feel the different cut finishes they create. And which best suits the task you wish to do. Understand why where you cut in the wood, can make it easy or hard to carry out your intended task. You may bring your own hand tools if you wish.
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Discover a world of natural fibres, hidden in the plants commonly found in the countryside. You will learn how to easily extract, and work these materials into string. Then practice the skill of making withies, from a thin tree branch. Take some fibres home and impress your pupils.
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Banbridge Rangers Under 9 team had the experience of a lifetime when they travelled to Spain to take part in the Barcelona Cup.
Coaches Nicky Ireland and Tommy Hawthorne took ten young players to the tournament which sees teams from around the world compete at various age groups.
The Under 9s took part in five games against teams from France, Spain, Guadeloupe and Scotland over the Saturday and Sunday.
The large party of players, coaches, family and club members stayed in the holiday resort of Salou and had access to the Portaventura Theme Park.
On the final day of their trip the players got to experience the Nou Camp with a guided tour of Barcelona's impressive home stadium.
There have been trips organised four years in a row to allow kids from the local area to gain an extraordinary experience.
If you would like your child to join one of their ten youth teams then please check out training times and venues through the clubs facebook page.


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Have you ever looked at the stats on your blog and looked at the key words people searched to land on your blog.
This list made me giggle. Here it is...
dump salad
easy hummingbird cake
mouthofthesouth plant blog
tick photos
"chicken, noodle, and spinach casserole
"happy mother's day" in Romanian
art deco planter
berry trifle angel food cake lemon curd
best ever lemon lavender scones
That's an interesting mix, wouldn't you agree?! ; )
Thursday, May 17, 2012
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5 comments:
- Stephen said...
You should see mine....I wouldn't dare post the results.
- May 17, 2012 at 8:40 AM
- MM said...
Funny list. And your title is just perfect! The strangest one I've had lately is "swamp monsters make bad housewives." I laughed and laughed at that one.
- May 17, 2012 at 9:46 AM
- Happier Than a Pig in Mud said...
I'm up for all but the tick photos:@)
- May 17, 2012 at 5:15 PM
- lotta joy said...
I'm not sure how I'd go about checking the statistics...I'm not real whippy skippy with the pc.
But I used to make sure my post titles were searchable.
Like: KROGER SHOPPING or use a brand name as a title appropriate to my post.
Yesterday I titled my post "coconut oil" and have had more searches due(I assume) to google and so many people researching coconut oil.
- May 17, 2012 at 7:12 PM
- GardenofDaisies said...
LOL, Tick photos! :-)
- May 17, 2012 at 11:59 PM
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What's up incels, when can we expect sciencecels to create virtual reality porn to be created so incels can have satisfactory sex lives?
Also, I assume that when it is first launched, it will be expensive AF. So when can we expect it to be made available at rates that poorcels can afford?
or are all Incels doomed to a fate of going ER or becoming suicidecels?
When can we expect virtual reality porn?
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The University of Utah's book arts program (which I love love love) has a show coming up: Burgeoning Bookworks opens on May 1 in the Special Collections Gallery in the J. Willard Marriott Library (on the 4th floor). My lovely friend Valori has been in the Artists' Books class this semester and will be exhibiting, along with the rest of her class, her final project. I'm not positive, but I believe her final book will include photo booth pictures from many of her friends.
Pictures like this:
And much more blackmail fodder. I can't wait to see her final project, as well as the projects of the other students. Congrats to the artists, and I'll see you there!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
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- Maureen Minson said...
I love photo booth pictures! Unfortunately there aren't many places to get them anymore. It's rather tragic.
- April 24, 2009 at 2:08 PM
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"Sarangkot? I take you to Sarangkot?" called the taxi drivers each morning, greeting us as jetlag roused us from our beds and sent us out to explore the dark, quiet pre-sunrise streets of Pokhara. Sarangkot, a village of 5,000 on a mountainside ridge, is famous for its panoramic view of Himalayan peaks. On day three, after a quick negotiation, we took them up on the offer.
Pokhara valley at dawn, waiting for sunrise
At Sarangkot village proper, people crowd together on roofs to watch the majestic interplay of stone and water and light. Fortuitously, we never made it that far. Having set out slightly late, our taxi driver pointed us up a set of stone steps, to a grassy outcropping below the town. Same view; fewer people.
Shades and layers of the new sunrise
The earth rotated. The sun rose.
The mountain tops, standing far above the darkened valley, were picked out by the sun and painted in golden hues.
And then the valley too was basked in light. The morning mists began to rise, slowly obscuring the giants behind a curtain of white.
The other people on this little overlook, watching the sun rise over the Himalayas, happened to be a Chinese group on a photo tour. We helped them take a group photo (many group photos -- every person wanted one with their own camera), entertained the usual range of questions as Chinese-speaking foreigners, and then asked one of them to take a few photos of us. The whole group joined in, paparazzi-style, directing us to pose and kiss and jump.


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Fine Arts Center, '18
2016 Adroit Prize for Poetry: Editors' List
It is true I drank the river water
my grandfather offered me. Yes, we knelt
before the river's mouth
and touched our lips to it. It is true
he is still living in his body
like it's a wooden house. He says
I should hold a gun like an infant
but treat it like an animal. And yes,
we moved from shooting Coke cans
to shooting rocks, then small animals,
then large ones. It is true I once shot
rabbits, deer, watched him peel the flesh
from the glisten of their ribs. I took
nothing from their bodies—not skin, never
bone. And yes, I learn to think of him
as more than he is. It is true. Yes, his body
tried to become less of a body and more
of a cistern. I hold his living self
underneath my tongue. I have heard
his head grows like a great white gourd
from his neck. When the river dries up
I will take all the things I love
and smash them one by one.
Aidan Forster is a sophomore in high school. He studies creative writing at the Fine Arts Center in Greenville, South Carolina, where he is the managing editor of Crashtest and the blog editor of The Adroit Journal. His work has been nationally recognized by the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and will appear in the 2015 ART.WRITE.NOW.DC exhibit. He is the recipient of the 2015 Anthony Quinn Foundation Scholarship, and the winner of the 2015 Say What Open Mic Fresh Out the Oven Poetry Slam. His work appears or is forthcoming from Assaracus, Best Teen Writing of 2015, DIALOGIST, Hermeneutic Chaos Journal, Tinderbox Poetry Journal, and Verse, among others.


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It takes two to tango. And indeed, a pair of ladies is currently tangoing across my living room. Two more are waltzing their way between the ol' maids in the kitchen. There are nine in total, all wearing dresses of the Victorian era, with the final five focused on ballet-, belly-, break-, tap-, and pole-dancing, respectively.1 What I find most impressive, though, is that they're all doing this to the exact same music. Currently, it's Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls."
My favorites are the two pairs of ladies cycling through the traditional ballroom and swing dances. They even let me cut in to see if I remember what I learned in a ballroom dance class eight years ago.2 The break-dancer spends the majority of her time on the floor, so she's Sonya's favorite, and has been tackled by the dog three times (and counting). The rest aren't all that exciting, though I will say belly-dancing looks especially weird when set to rap music and done in a frilly turquoise ball gown.
I wouldn't belly-dance to that music. I'd tap that.
Nevertheless, with nine women spinning and swinging through the house, we had to roll up all the tarps, push all the furniture to the walls, and shift anything even slightly valuable to one of the upstairs rooms. And when I say we, I mean me and Denise. The eight maids — and the three hens dressed as maids — did nothing but sit back and watch us clean everything up.
The maids, though they're a complete waste of space, aren't costing me much as expected, since each one is still nursing the same drink she had yesterday. Everyone else, however, is slowly milking me of my savings. I now have to feed nineteen birds (including those uppity, brie-eating hens) and nineteen people (including the uppity, brie-eating ballet dancer), to say nothing of the dog (and the cat). I have to pay an exorbitant noise ordinance fine, and what I'm sure will be exorbitant cell phone and electric bills. And of course I'll have to hire a plumber and a couple other specialists to undo everything the geese are doing in the basement.
I've been looking for ways to offset some of these costs. I haven't heard back from Michael Phelps' people about the swan race yet, but I'm in talks with HGTV to get the geese their own home "improvement" show, and Verizon is interested in doing a commercial campaign with the parrot. Verizon has been low-balling me with their offers so far, but I can wait them out, especially now that he's in the basement where I can't hear him now.
Ooh, sorry, I have to go: the upstairs bathroom is free. I don't mean I actually have to go, but with eighteen women in the house, it could be six hours before I get another chance, and—uh oh, someone's tap-tap-tapping their way up the stairs... gotta run!
1 That last one even brought her own pole.
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X Factor Final: Sam Bailey is crowned the WINNER as she reduces the entire panel to tears with final performance
Prison officer Sam Bailey has been crowned the winner of the X Factor 2013.
Singing her winner's song, Skyscraper by Demi Lovato, in a floor length black sequin dress, she reduced Nicole Scherzinger and Sharon Osbourne to tears with her emotional performance and attracting over 1 million votes.
After months of hard work, Sam has earned her one million pound recording deal and a place on Beyonce's Mrs Carter tour next year.
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Victory: Sam Bailey celebrates her victory with Sharon Osbourne
Winner! Sharon grabs onto Sam, who looks like she was genuinely shocked by the result
Bursting with pride! Sharon clutched onto Sam on hearing the news that she won, and was bursting with pride
In shock: Sam could not believe it when Dermot announced the winner
Life-changing: Sam has now won a million pound record deal and will be joining Beyonce on her Mrs Carter tour next year
Stumbling: Sharon could not even stand up on stage when she heard the news
A good sport: Nicholas said that he was okay because he could not have lost out to a better person
Belting out the ballad: Sam Bailey earned her title as X Factor champ with solid performances week after week
Gary, who looked like he had shed a tiny tear said: 'You've stolen the hearts of the nation.
'You've done this on behalf of people whose dreams have stayed dreams.'
extremely teary Nicole added: 'You got me looking like a hot mess, the
first time I saw you you brought tears to my eyes, and you've done it
again with your last performance.
'That voice is a gift from God and you are the voice.
'Timing is everything and this is your time right now.'
Louis said: 'You deserve to be on that stage, that's going to be number one record - stop crying.'
Can't stop crying: Sam Bailey was overcome with emotion on hearing the news
Crowded with love: The former contestants looked genuinely happy to see Sam be crowned the winner of The X Factor 2013
That must be distracting: Sam still sung till the end of the song despite the finalists grabbing her
Out now: Sam's single Skyscraper is now out to buy
Overcome with emotion: Sam Bailey could not stop crying once the show was over
Lost for words, a blubbering Mrs O, could not even muster up a few words, which led presenter Dermot O'Leary to say: 'That says it all.'
An equally emotional Sam told Dermot: 'In the time that I've bee in this competition I've grown not only as a person but in my music.
'There's one person that's been so inspirational and that's Sharon Osbourne and I love her to pieces.'
Co-presenter Caroline Flack, who was in the audience with Sam's family, asked Sam's son, Tommy, 4, what he thought, to which he said: 'Mummy's going to win.'
Emotional: Sharon was beside herself with emotion after Sam's performance
Comforted: Sharon could not speak after Sam's performance but she was comforted by the other judges
Cute: Sam's little boy Tommy said his mum was going to win
Winning single: Sam's first release is a cover of Demi Lovato's Skyscraper
Nicholas put up a good fight, with his winner's song, Superman by Five For Fighting, but unfortunately it was not enough to earn him the crown.
Mentor Louis said: 'Nicolas McDonald you came into this a boy and you've grown into a man.
'It's been my honour to sit here and watch you grow - congratulations to everything you've achieved that song was amazing.'
The final two: Sam and Nicholas looked emotional as they waited for the results
Solid singer: Nicholas gave a solid last performance
Gary added: 'What a transformation from the first time we saw you.
'You've had tons of experience in this competition - take it and move forward.'
Nicole said: 'My Nicky Blue Eyes - that song was perfect for you.
'Everything is right there inside of you.
'That is the album you will be making and I can't wait to buy it.'
Nicholas added: 'I just to thank my mum and dad for believing in me.'
Reflecting on the series this year, Louis said: 'We had tears, we had laughter we had madness but I wouldn't change a single moment.'
Returners: The former contestants all returned to the stage to perform at the beginning of the show
A sad, Gary, who will not be returning next year as he concentrates on making music with Take That said: 'I'll be watching at home from next year, feeling a little left out if I'm honest.
'But it's going to be a memorable night tonight - I'm going to sing with my lifelong hero Elton John.
'I love the show and I love being on this panel.'
All the X Factor 2013 contestants returned to the stage to kick off the show by performing Roar by Katy Perry.
One Direction kicked off the celebrity performances of the evening, sporting a new rock, grunge look.
Harry told the screaming audience: 'Yeah we got Christmas off.
The boys go back on tour in April, starting with South America and then back to Wembley Stadium in May.
Special guests: The crowd went crazy as One Direction performed on stage
Looking good: Harry Styles suited the new grunge/rock look that the boys decided to pull off on Sunday night
Rocking the arena: The boys most certainly showed how to bring the house down
Embracing the fans: Harry acknowledges the audience whilst Liam sings his part of the song
Dressed to impress: Louis Walsh, Sharon Osbourne, Gary Barlow and Nicole Scherzinger made sure to put on their most show-stopping attire
Best of friends: Nicole Scherzinger and Gary Barlow looked like they were enjoying their last night together on the show
Thrilled: Nicole Scherzinger was thrilled to see Sam Bailey win the show whilst she dressed in the most revealing outfit of the evening
Good friends: The judges spoke on the show about being good friends and enjoyed being together throughout the series
There was even a bit of drama on the night when longest-serving judge, Louis Walsh was not going to let the show pass by without a dig at Nicole Scherzinger, who completely stole the limelight from duet partner Sam Bailey on the show.
When asked by Dermot about what he thought of the duets, Louis said: 'The highlight was Nicholas and Shane because he let him sing, unlike some people - Nicole!'
Sharon added that her highlight of the evening was also Sam's duet with Nicole.
Gary Barlow agreed and added: 'Absoltuely I thought it was mesmerising.'
Nicole was not phased by the comment from Louis, and took it all in her stride simple adding: 'I love my x factor family'.
'Oh my gosh, sharing the stage with Sam and being up here with my X Factor family. I am going to miss you guys.'
The finalists: Sam Bailey and Nicholas McDonald perform on the final night of The X Factor
Both Gary and Nicole, who don't have a finalist in the last show, both picked Sam Bailey as their winner, with Nicole adding: 'I love both of them but as Sam said last night, she's been waiting for this for 20 years.
Nicholas kicked off the night's performances with In The Arms Of An Angel by Sarah McLachlan.
Violinists and contemporary dancers performed beside the singer, who looked smart in a tailored black suit.
Sharon said: '17-year-old I love you.
Stunning: Nicholas performed In The Arms Of An Angel
'I agree with your mum because that's one of my favourite songs ever, and she is going to be so proud of you tonight.'
Gary added: That was stylistically perfect beautiful heartfelt emotions, I don't know if you're going to be the winner but with a performance like that you've got a pretty good chance.'
An excited Nicole said: 'I cant wait tto buy that on iTunes and curl up to it during the holidays.
'You have the voice of an angel with butter wings, your tone is like butter - effortless and weightless.'
Mentor Louis added: 'You've been an amazing contestant to work with I've seen the boy grown into a man, thank you so much for all your hard work.'
Nicholas added: 'I just want to thank whose voted.
Giving it his all: Nicholas put everything into his performance
It was really tough to pick to highlight between three of four songs.'
Sam's choice of song for the evening was The Power of Love, by Jennifer Rush, reminds her of family love because it was her mum's favourite song.
Appearing in a red lace dress, that looked incredibly similar to her mentor's Sharon, she owned the performance with no one but herself on stage.
Gary said: 'I know this is your song of the series, for me you could have sung any song because every single performance has been amazing just listen to the roar in Wembley.
'Anyone at home whose assuming you've won the show, please pick up the phone and vote for Sam Bailey.'
Nicole said: 'You make it look too easy.
Stunning: Sam Bailey looked stunning in a fish tail red dress
Number one: Sam Bailey impressed right from the beginning of the show
'you are born to do two things, to be a sha-mazing mum and to be a star singer.
'knowing you, having worked with you are a beacon of light so inspiring and empowering for other women.'
Louis said: 'You are what the show is all about, giving someone a chance who deserves it.
'You've got it all and living proof it's never too late to follow your dream.'
Mentor Sharon said: '10 weeks and look where you've come in ten weeks.
'You were a winner for me the first time you walked into that audition and I love and respect you my friend forever.'
Sam added: 'This is my home - I want to set up a tent and stay here.'
Powerful: Sam gave it everything she had for the final night
Katy Perry, dressed as a giant gold bird for her performance on the evening.
But she failed to impress television viewers with her performance on The X Factor live final at London's Wembley Arena on Sunday night.
The 29-year-old singer well and truly lit up the stage in a grand finale that was distinctly lacking glamour, as she plunged down from the ceiling of the iconic venue in a giant cage.
Giant bird: Katy appeared in a giant bird cage on the night
I'm like a bird: Katy Perry dressed in a sequined, feathery dress with fish net tights for her performance
Surrounded by a troupe of dancers, the pop megastar showcased her incredible figure in a skimpy ensemble that saw her dressed as a winged gold bird as she belted out her smash hit, Unbreakable.
Strutting her stuff in merely a skimpy gold bejewelled bustier with dramatic feather detail at the shoulders, the star adorned her raven locks with a Grecian-inspired gold leaf headband.
Katy completed her striking winged and feather enemble with a pair of racy fishnet stockings and skyscraper heels, and injected a bolt of colour to her perfect porcelain skin with a slick of vampy berry lipstick.
Making music: The pair sat at two grand pianos to perform at Wembley Arena
Ecstatic: Gary Barlow looked so happy to be performing with Elton on his final performance of The X Factor
Hug it out: On the show Elton John said he was only too pleased to have performed with Gary at Wembley
Gary Barlow also got to sing with his hero, Elton John on the evening, and both sat at pianos whilst they played away together.
Appearing on stage with his 'lifelong hero' Elton John, Mr Barlow waved goodbye to ITV show after three years of being head judge.
The pair performed Face to Face and accompanied by an army of marching band dancers in matching white uniforms.
Meanwhile, the ratings for Saturday night's X Factor were the worst since the show's launch in 2004.
The average audience was just 8.5million, including viewers on the catch-up +1 channel, a million lower than last year.
The only time the ratings were worse was when 8.1million saw Steve Brookstein win the show nine years ago.
The show was beaten by Strictly Come Dancing, which pulled an average of 9.9million viewers.
Having a laugh: The pair enjoyed a giggle together to end the show
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