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What is the Consolidated State Performance Report?
The Consolidated State Performance Report (CSPR) is a mandated annual reporting tool to collect K-12 education performance data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Data are collected through the CSPR are submitted in two parts. Part I of the CSPR requests information related to the five ESEA goals, established in the Consolidated State Application, and provides data for the Annual Report to Congress on ESEA programs, as described in section 1111(h)(4) of the Act. Part II of the CSPR requests information related to state activities and outcomes of specific ESEA programs. Part II provides data for program offices to assess program performance, monitor program requirements, and other reporting requirements. The CSPR is the primary source of data for ED Data Express. More information on each state's report can be found on ED's Web site: www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/consolidated/index.html (TOP)
What is EDFacts?
EDFacts is a U. S. Department of Education initiative to put performance data at the center of policy, management and budget decisions for all K-12 educational programs. EDFacts centralizes performance data supplied by K-12 state education agencies (SEAs) with other data assets, such as financial grant information, within ED to enable better analysis and use in policy development, planning and management. EDFacts is the current vehicle for collecting 70 percent of the state data for the CSPR. For more information, please visit the following Web site: www.ed.gov/edfacts (TOP)
What are Accountability Workbooks?
States are required to submit information about their methods for making determinations about adequate yearly progress (AYP), levels of student performance, calculations for graduation rates, and other components of their accountability systems. This information helps ED and the public understand how they are calculating the data that they report to EDFacts/CSPR. States that are approved to implement ESEA flexibility have provided addendums to their Workbooks, which will update some of the content. Each state's accountability workbook can be found at: www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/stateplans03/index.html (TOP)
What are NCES and CCD?
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. NCES fulfills a Congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally. The Common Core of Data (CCD) is a U.S. Department of Education database providing data on public elementary and secondary education in the United States. CCD is a comprehensive, annual, national statistical database of all public elementary and secondary schools and school districts, which contains data that are designed to be comparable across all states. The data are supplied by state education agency officials and include information that describes schools and school districts, including name, address, and phone number; descriptive information about students and staff, including demographics; and fiscal data, including revenues and current expenditures. For more information about NCES, please go to the following Web site: www.nces.ed.gov. For more information about CCD, please go to the following Web site: www.nces.ed.gov/ccd (TOP)
What is the National Assessment of Educational Progress?
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Assessments are conducted periodically in mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography, and U.S. history. Since NAEP assessments are administered uniformly using the same sets of test booklets across the nation, NAEP results serve as a common metric for all states and selected urban districts. The assessment stays essentially the same from year to year, with only carefully documented changes. This permits NAEP to provide a clear picture of student academic progress over time. For more information, visit: www.nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard (TOP)
What is The College Board?
The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. One of the programs supported by the College Board is the Advanced Placement Program. The College Board collects and analyzes information on the Advanced Placement exam. Information about The College Board and Advanced Placement Program can be found at the following Web site: www.collegeboard.com (TOP)
What is Budget Service?
The Budget Service is an office at the U.S. Department of Education that collects and publishes detailed information about ED's budget, by state and by program. Their tables can be viewed on their Web site: www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/tables.html (TOP)
How do I use the State Snapshots page?
The State Snapshot page of ED Data Express is designed to allow users to see a quick snapshot of important data for one state. From the home page, users can choose a state from the drop-down menu or select the State Snapshots tab at the top of the screen. Clicking on the State Snapshots tab will take the user to an image of a U.S. map. Users can either select a state by using their mouse to click on that state on the map, or use the drop-down menus. Once a state has been selected, the user will be redirected to a profile for that state, which displays key data using charts, graphs, and tables. Data elements are organized into groupings; clicking on the plus (+) or minus (-) signs next to a grouping will cause it to expand or collapse. From this page, the user can link to the Data Element Explorer for an individual data element of interest, or link to the Build a State Table page. More information about how to navigate this page is described in its tutorial. (TOP)
How do I use the Data Element Explorer — Graphs and Tables?
The Data Element Explorer Graph and Table tool displays one data element for all states (and the nation, if applicable). Users can access this tool by clicking on any of the tools in the Data Element Explorer box on the Home Page, by clicking "Explore Data Elements", or by selecting the Data Elements tab at the top of the screen. This will take the user to the Data Element Selection page, which has a series of drop down menus that allow users to narrow down the data element list. Selecting a category will populate the groups list with the groups associated with that category. The user can narrow the search further by choosing a specific group and subgroup. If the user has selected a specific category, group, and subgroup, the data element list will only contain data elements associated with that subgroup. If the user knows the name of the specific data element they want to view, they can go directly to the data element list without first narrowing their search. Data elements are listed in alphabetical order. The user can also select which tool they want to use to view the data, by clicking on one of the tool icons. If no tool is selected, it will default to Graphs and Tables.
Selecting a data element will take the user to a page for that element. The Graph and Table tool is the first of four tabs in this section. The values for the data element for each state will be displayed on a bar graph. Under the bar graph is a table that lists each state and its value. The table can be sorted by state or by value by using the up and down arrows next to the column titles. Selecting data elements that are text values instead of numeric values will produce a table, but not a graph. Using the arrows on the value column will sort the data elements in alphabetical order. (TOP)
How do I use the Data Element Explorer — Data Mapping?
Users can access the mapping tool by starting with the steps described in the question above (How do I use the Data Element Explorer — Graphs and Tables). Once a data element has been selected, the user should select the "Data Mapping" tab. The values for the data element for each state will be displayed on a map of the United States. Under the map is a table that lists each state and its value. As the user moves the sliders or enters values in the text boxes to adjust the range of values they want to see displayed, the colors of the states on the map will shift based on the criteria. Symbols in the table will also shift to indicate if the value is greater than, less than, or within the selected range. (TOP)
How do I use the Data Element Explorer — Trend Lines?
Users can access the trend line tool by starting with the steps described in the question above (How do I use the Data Element Explorer — Graphs and Tables). Once a data element has been selected, the user should select the "Trend Line" tab. If a trend line is appropriate for the selected data element, the user will see a list of states. The user can select a state name to see its trend line. (TOP)
How do I use the Data Element Explorer — Conditional Analysis?
Users can access the conditional analysis tool by starting with the steps described in the question above (How do I use the Data Element Explorer — Graphs and Tables). Once a data element has been selected, the user should select the "Conditional Analysis" tab. There will be a series of dropdown menus that will allow the user to set a condition for their selected data element based on another data element on the site. The user should first select the data element they want to use as a condition. Then, they should select an operator (e.g., "greater than" or "less than") and a value. Clicking on the "Results" button will produce a table the displays values that meet the selected criteria. A tutorial on this page provides detailed instructions for using this tool. (TOP)
How do I use the Build a State Table page?
The Build a State Table page is the most flexible tool on the site. It allows users to build custom tables by selecting the states and data elements they are interested in viewing. From the home page, users can either click on "Build Table Now" in the Build a State Table section of the home page, or select the State Tables tab at the top of the screen, which will take the user to a state and indicator selection screen. From there, the user can select specific states and data elements. To see all elements, use the plus (+) signs to expland the categories, groups, and subgroups. Clicking on "Display Report" at the bottom of the screen will pull up a table for the selected states and data elements. Next to the indicator name is a graph icon. Clicking on the icon will bring up a graph of the information in the table. From this page, users can also download the data into Excel. A tutorial can be accessed from the selection page that provides detailed instructions for using this tool. (TOP)
What information is in the footnotes?
Clicking on the numbers or question mark symbols next to data elements opens a footnote for that data element. The footnotes contain several fields. The "Description" field defines the data element and includes any other necessary information to help users understand the data being displayed. The "Academic Year" is the school year that the data represent. The "Grade" is the student grade level in school, as applicable. The "Source" field provides a link to the original source of the data. (TOP)
What information is in the state-specific data element notes?
Clicking on the letters next to the state names in a table opens a state specific note for that data element. The note contains information specific to that state and data element to help users better understand the data. (TOP)
What other information is on the site besides the three data tools?
In addition to the three data tools, the site includes a Resources page and a Definitions page. The Resources page includes data-related U.S. Department of Education sites and external sites focused on education data. External resources should not be construed or interpreted to be endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education or any private organization or business listed herein. The Definitions page provides explanations of key education terms. (TOP)
What data elements are currently on the site?
The site currently includes school counts, student counts, advanced placement test data, state test data, NAEP data, funding data, program participation data, highly qualified teacher data, school choice and supplemental educational services, adequate yearly progress data, counts of schools in need of improvement, statistical components, AYP components, annual measureable objectives, and other accountability workbook data. (TOP)
How frequently will the data be uploaded?
Most data will be updated annually in the summer, after states have submitted and certified their data. The data will be for the prior school year. For example, data for SY 2011-12 were uploaded in summer of 2013. (TOP)
What is the review process for EDFacts/CSPR data?
States first submit Part I of their CSPR data in mid-December. Data submitted are from the prior school year (e.g. the 2008-09 data were first submitted in December 2009). After states have submitted their data, they are reviewed by staff at the U.S. Department of Education. Any questions or comments that come up during the review process are compiled and returned to the states. The states then have an opportunity to update their data files and resubmit them in March of each year. During each submission process, state data are not transmitted to ED until they certify that they are correct. Part II of the CSPR follows the same process on a later time frame. States initially submit their data in February of each year, and then resubmit the data in April following ED's review. (TOP)
What is the review process for NAEP and CCD data?
NAEP and CCD data are reviewed by using a set of statistical standards that involves a multi-stage review process. NCES has published a statistical standards document that details this process. Complete information about their data review process can be found on their Web site: www.nces.ed.gov/StatProg/index.asp (TOP)
What is FERPA?
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that affords parents the right to have access to their children's education records, the right to seek to have the records amended, and the right to have some control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the education records. When a student turns 18 years old, or enters a postsecondary institution at any age, the rights under FERPA transfer from the parents to the student ("eligible student"). The FERPA statute is found at 20 U.S.C. § 1232g and the FERPA regulations are found at 34 CFR Part 99. More about FERPA can be found at www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/index.html (TOP)
How is personally identifiable information protected on this site?
In order to prevent the possible disclosure of personally identifiable information, ED applies privacy protections to FERPA-protected, publically released data. Data about student outcomes that are submitted through the CSPR are suppressed based on several rules, depending on the structure of the data. (1) For outcome data that is based on a percentage of a total, percentages based on a count of less than 10 students are suppressed. Complementary suppression is applied to another group, if necessary, to protect the suppressed group. Results approaching 0% or 100% for any larger group of students are top and bottom coded. The magnitude of the top and bottom coding depends on the size of the student group, with a larger band for smaller student count. (2) For outcome data that is not based on a percentage of a total, and value of 3 or fewer is suppressed. These rules were first applied to data on the 2011-12 school year; prior year data were protected based on each state's reporting n-size from their Accountability workbook. Cells with a dash indicate that the state did not submit data, which could mean that the data are missing, not available, or not applicable. NCES uses a variety of masking techniques on their data, which are described in their Statistical Standards: www.nces.ed.gov/StatProg/confproc.asp. The College Board also protects personally identifiable data, described in their Guidelines for the Release of Data: www.professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/ap (TOP)
What do the symbols in the tables mean?
The Web site contains several symbols that will appear in data tables. An "n<" means that the data have been suppressed. A ">" or "<" followed by a number means that top and bottom coding has been applied, and the value is greater than or less than the value displayed. A dash (-) indicates that the data are not available. A "†" symbol means not applicable. A "‡" symbol is used for NCES and NAEP data to indicate that their reporting standards were not met. A "#" symbol means that the value rounds to zero. (TOP)
Can data be compared across states?
Although many of the data elements on this site can be compared, users should not compare student achievement data on state tests or state-defined graduation rate data across states. States are responsible for developing their own standards and assessment systems against which they measure student performance, and therefore the percentage of students who are proficient has different meanings depending on the standards that the state has developed. Student achievement data should be looked at as a snapshot of how the individual state's students performed against its own standards. Similarly, states defined their own graduation rates prior to the 2009-10 school year, so those data elements also cannot be compared. Starting in 2010-11, most states transitioned to using the regulatory adjusted cohort graduation rate, which is designed to be a commonly defined rate. While these changes make the rates more comparable, states still have slight differences in how they have implemented these rates, so comparisons should still be made with caution. Users who want to compare student achievement or graduation rates across states should use NAEP scores and the average freshman graduation rate (AFGR), which are standardized statistics created by NCES. (TOP)
Can data be compared across years?
Many states have altered their standards or assessment systems from year to year, so it is frequently not possible to compare student achievement on state tests from year to year. States transitioned to using the regulatory adjusted cohort graduation rate in the 2010-11 school year, so those rates should not be compared to prior years of data. (TOP)
How is national level data calculated and when is it provided?
There are no national data for many data elements on the site. In many cases, accountability data are not applicable at the national level. Additionally, in cases where data cannot be compared between states, it is not appropriate to include national data. National totals are created by aggregating state-level data. If states did not report data, they will be excluded from the national totals, so national data may not accurately represent national trends. National data should be interpreted as the total count or percentage of available data. (TOP)
Where can I find information about each state's proficiency levels?
State by state proficiency levels can be found in state Accountability Workbooks, which are located on the following web site: http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/stateplans03/index.html (TOP)
What is a Quintile?
One quintile is 1/5 of the distribution of all the data displayed in the map. The data are divided into 5 equal subgroups (quintiles) within the state, ranging from highest to lowest. Each quintile contains as near as possible 20% of the distribution. (TOP)


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Buddy Trotter fiddled with a pen, shuffled paper on his desk and, kicking back in his cluttered Winter Park office, resigned himself to the fate of a home-building executive.
''Hey,'' he said, teasing,''I guess I do it all.''
But for Trotter, vice president of Hooker Barnes Homes' newest U.S. division, the immodest admission isn't far from the truth. At the very least, he supervises it all -- land buying, home designing and advertising -- for the Australian builder that recently set its sights on Central Florida.

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Reading a lot of text online can be really uncomfortable. (Yes, I see the irony of opening a blog this way.) But let's be honest, sometimes it can literally be a headache if you need to read a great deal of text on a screen, especially if it's from a website, as opposed to say an ebook that's formatted to be read on a screen. But what if you could format a website to look like an ebook?
If you have the Firefox web browser on your computer, you can do this with a single click on websites that support the feature. (Aside: Microsoft's new browser, Edge, which comes on Windows 10 computers, has the same feature, although fewer websites work with that browser at this point as far as this feature is concerned. I'm also guessing there is an add on for the Google Chrome browser, but I decided to limit this specific post to the easiest way to use Reader View, and that means Firefox.)
So, how do you know if a webpage supports Reader View? Look for the open book icon in the address bar.
Now, does clicking this little icon really make a difference? To be honest, I've known about Reader View for a long time, but somehow I'd forgotten all about it until the other night when I was reading the Wikipedia page on the Italian Wars. (Don't ask.) I hit this particular wall of text, and I'll admit I went a little cross-eyed.
I thought about just making the window smaller so I wouldn't have to go from one side of my 15 inch screen to the other, but then I saw the book icon and remembered that it was some sort of Reader View, and that might make it easier. I clicked it, and voila!
Not only does this put the text in a narrower column to prevent having to follow a line all the way across my screen, but it's customizable. By clicking the Aa icon at the left, I was able to switch between a serif and a sans serif font, make the text bigger or smaller using the + and – signs, and I could change the background color. (I love sepia. I wish everything I did on a computer could be done on a sepia background. I find it so much easier on my eyes.) To then return to the normal layout of the website, I just had to either click the back arrow above the font options, or click the open book on the address bar again, which had become orange so that I'd know I was in Reader View.
Oh, and maybe I should have said this up front. But if you want to try Reader View on this very blog, just click on the title of one of the posts, and the Reader View icon will be available.


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Five Steps to Start an Equal Exchange Buying Club
Make a difference for small farmers around the world and pay less for your favorite organic and Fair Trade foods when you build community with a buying club.
GATHER your GROUP
You and your friends can benefit from wholesale prices from Equal Exchange. Consider reaching out to:
- Family or friends who appreciate Fair Trade and organic coffee, chocolate, tea or foods.
- Members of your congregation, book club, social justice group
- Neighbors
- Co-workers
Tip: Host a coffee or chocolate tasting for your group, office, or neighborhood when you introduce the idea of the buying club. Not only will it make it easier for your customers to decide what to order, but we've found that once people taste our chocolate, they are likely to want a regular supply!
Once you have a group together, select a coordinator and a treasurer.
The coordinator:
- Decides which products your buying club will offer from among Equal Exchange's wide range – we've got suggestions below for how to choose!
- Takes individual orders from members.
- Places your group's order with Equal Exchange -- see the details of how this is done below.
- Distributes products to members.
- Loves coordinating projects and talking to people.
The treasurer:
- Collects payment from members.
- Pays Equal Exchange within 14 days of each order.
- Loves numbers and sending the occasional payment reminder.
CHOOSE your PRODUCTS
Visit shop.equalexchange.coop to see our product range.
Purchase full cases of products at low, wholesale pricing. Most coffee, cocoa, tea, nuts, and dried fruit come 6 items to a case. Chocolate bars are 12 items per case. You are always welcome to purchase individual items at retail pricing with your wholesale order.
For your first order, we suggest starting with some of Equal Exchange's most popular coffees and chocolates:
- Organic Mind, Body & Soul Coffee
- Organic French Roast Coffee
- Organic Love Buzz Coffee
- Organic Decaf Coffee
- Organic Panama Extra Dark Chocolate
- Organic Dark Chocolate with Caramel Crunch & Sea Salt
- Organic Chocolate Minis
Ordering 5-pound bulk bags of coffee to share? Don't forget tin-tie bags for easy distribution!
ORDER your products
First, gather individual orders from club members. Use our order form, or create your own that includes only the products your group orders. Orders of $75 or more ship free.
Tip: Especially if your buying club is small, consider requiring that members purchase products in full or half-case quantities to minimize leftovers.
Then, with your list of orders in hand, place your order:
- Online: shop.equalexchange.coop
- By phone: 774-776-7366
- By email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- By mail: Equal Exchange
Community Sales50 United Dr.West Bridgewater, MA 02329
Your shipment will arrive within 10 business days of your order. When products arrive, have a consistent system for distribution. Be sure to collect payment when people pick up their orders, if you do not require members to pre-pay.
Why not make the pick-up time a chance to enjoy each other's company? You could hold a chocolate tasting or a coffee break.
Enjoy your good deals, your good deeds, and place the order all over again when your coffee supply is running low!


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When people think about starting their own business or making passive income, one of the most common ideas is that it takes money to make money. While this is often true, one thing to know is that with the internet, it is a lot easier to come up with cost effective ways to do what it takes to get a business off the ground. For instance, people will be better able to advertise and do other forms of marketing with the different online platforms available. Therefore, there are only a few things that are needed in order to make Market America profitable for the user.
One thing that the user needs is access to a computer. The computer has to be able to access the internet. It can be a desktop or a form of a laptop. The next thing that is needed is a social media account. Another thing that is needed is a platform to provide content. When one has all of that, then they can start marketing with Market America. All that is needed is to go to the Market America website and register an account so that the user can start promoting the items that are available on the site.
People can choose different approaches when they are setting up their business. However, the most important thing for profiting with Market America is letting people know about the products. Visibility is very important. Fortunately, it is very easy to be visible for people who know about the different options they can use. They just have to submit their content where people are visiting. As they submit their content, more people will see the content. Also, it is important to be persistent so that people will be more inclined to engage with the content in the ways they can.


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New projects and new equipment were the themes of Monday's City Council budget meetings. Council members met with department heads in human resources, the library, city attorney, wastewater treatment, finance, water treatment and planning and zoning on Monday to discuss their 2008 budgets. Highlights of the meetings included requests for:
- New furniture and a copy machine for human resources.
- An electric billboard sign for the library.
- An intern for the city attorney.
- A storage facility for the wastewater treatment plant.
- Monthly water billing for water customers.
- New pickup trucks for code enforcement and building inspection. The meetings give City Council members a chance to gather information and ask the department heads questions about their budgets. Human resources: Al Ruhlman, humane resources director, said other than a couple of increase requests in education and training and furniture, his budget is sitting good. "We need a new copy machine and some desks are coming apart, but we can try to super glue those," Ruhlman joked. Ruhlman said another increase area is in the employee salaries. He said the salaries fit the job descriptions written years ago, but city employees are doing much more work now. "There's more substance," he said. The budget reflects the recommendations of a salary study requested by the City Council, but those recommendations haven't been approved yet. Library: Pam Lingor, library director, said she needs to give her employees raises - even if it means cutting part-time hours. The library board has also discussed interest in an electric billboard, she said. "We feel like we're missing an opportunity there," she said. The billboard would be built along Sixth Avenue and be used to advertise the different programs offered by the library. Aberdeen Mayor Mike Levsen said he hopes the library could find a corporate cosponsor for the sign. City attorney: Adam Altman, city attorney, suggested hiring an intern from the South Dakota law school. The interns are typically in their second or third year and would be able to go to court, he said. They're usually paid about $500 per week for a total of about 10 weeks. Altman said the internship would be more beneficial to the intern than to himself, but he or she would be able to help with research. He said if the council approved the intern, interviews would need to be done within the first three weeks of the fall semester. Wastewater treatment plant: Pete Hesla, wastewater treatment plant supervisor, said the council can expect an increase in chemical costs at the wastewater plant. Hesla said the May 5-6 flooding caused some problems with the amount of dissolved mineral content they're seeing at the wastewater treatment plant. Overall, Hesla is asking for a $81,000 increase to his operations and maintenance budget, but that also includes a new incubator and lights among other things. Hesla said he would like to build a storage facility using money from the capital improvement fund. The facility would house the plant's dump truck and mowers, and also allow crews to work inside during bad weather. Hesla said he doesn't want anything special, just a plain, steel building with a gravel floor. Finance: Karl Alberts, finance officer, said 90 percent of his budget is out of his control. He said his biggest cost is the city audit. Because there's only one firm big enough to handle the city's account, he's roped into paying their price. He said depending on the contract he has with that company, he could look into using firms outside of Aberdeen, but with that comes the cost of getting them to Aberdeen and housing them. Water treatment plant: Janel Ellingson, water treatment plant supervisor, said because of new studies required by the EPA, she's going to need to spend an additional $28,000 over two years on lab fees. Along with the lab fees, a low-lift pump is being replaced and something will need to be done with the boiler in the old water plant, she said. She's working with Public Works Director Robin Bobzien on that project. Something the city is looking into is monthly billing for city water users, Alberts said. This project would also come out of the water budget. He said the project will cost about $1 million and he hopes to have it implemented by Jan. 1. Most cities are already billing monthly, he said. "We're pretty behind the curve," he said. The project includes installing radios on each water meter, which will then transmit the meter readings to a van-based database - something Alberts said he believes will be much faster than the city's current system. "Instead of reading a third of the city each month, we'll be able to do the entire city," he said. The project will save the city money because it cuts back the man hours needed to read the meters and will also make the city more water-efficient because monthly meter readings will make it easier to catch a water leak. Planning and Zoning: Brett Bill, planning and zoning director, said his department is in need of some salary adjustments. The problem with the city's new salary study is it doesn't take into account that the planning and zoning director is also the building inspector director, health and wellness official and code enforcement director, he said. He said it's never easy to argue a pay raise for himself, but he thinks the council should be aware that there could be some error with the study. He also said the study puts his city planner and his planning technician at the same pay rate. Because the planning technician has been with the city for six years it throws the pay rate off, he said. Along with salaries, Bill said his department is in need of new vehicles. The code enforcement department needs to replace its 1982 pickup. All that remains of a building inspection vehicle is an oil spot, he said. The transmission went out on the 1991 Crown Victoria and it wasn't worth paying to replace it. Also included in Bill's discussion was the recommendation from the comprehensive plan committee. Each year the committee picks a project it believes will best benefit the city. This year the committee picked infrastructure improvements. Bill said the committee didn't request a specific project, but requests that the City Council grant additional dollars to the public works department for infrastructure improvements. More meetings: The city budget meetings continue at 4 p.m. today with public works, parks and rec and transportation. On Wednesday, the council will meet with the police and fire chiefs. The meetings are open to the public and will be in the north conference room on the second floor of the Municipal Building, 123 S. Lincoln St. Reporter Jackie Burke; (605) 622-2303 or 1-800-925-4100 ext. 303; email@example.com


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I Tried Journaling and Now I Don't Get Sick
About two years ago, after relocating to Melbourne, I was constantly getting sick. During the span of a year or two, I was plagued with everything from a recurring earache to razor-sharp sore throats to debilitating chest infections. At my worst, I was bedridden for a week with a swollen face and aches all over. My doctor suggested it was a hay-fever attack, but now, looking back, I know exactly what it was: I wasn't being kind to myself. My internal speak was destroying me, both physically and mentally.
I have always been a highly sensitive and emotional person. My husband tells me I'm my own worst enemy, and he's right. I put pressure on myself to be perfect, from the way I look to how I perform; I feel like a failure when I get the littlest thing wrong; I get upset with myself when I work too late and can't squeeze in a workout; I feel everything my son feels even though it's just part of him growing up. I am always striving to be everything to everyone, and up until now, it was destroying me, literally. Then my sister started practicing kinesiology (exercise science) and introduced me to the concept of free form, or what some people refer to as journaling. This simple technique has completely changed my life.
In short, free form is the process of writing down and releasing all the negatives you don't realise you hold inside. It could be anything: an argument with your partner, an altercation with a friend, the stress of a big deadline at work, or not feeling good about yourself. In the fast pace of modern life, we're often so busy that we push our feelings aside or keep them to ourselves. It isn't until we start getting sick that we eventually recognise them. Before it gets to that stage when you're sitting in the doctor's office or at home in bed, take the time to slow down and explore how you feel inside. Sometimes you don't even know what it is until you start writing it down. Anytime I start feeling a little off, maybe a sore throat or my ears start aching, I immediately grab a pen and start writing to release it. For instance, I might write, "I release all negativity and pain…" or "I let go of all doubt and forgive myself for…" Now, thanks to free form, I don't get sick anymore.
While I still struggle with my internal battles (don't we all?), free form gives me a great awareness of these negative thoughts and allows me to rid myself of them before they have a physical effect. Scroll down to find out how you can benefit from this impactful, simple tool too.
Free form is a very powerful correction, so before you begin, light a candle. The candle is a physical way of attracting "positive light" and allowing it to enter your mind and body. If you don't have access to a candle, you can also visualise the light as you write. I usually have candles lit around the house anyway, but if I need to free-form at work or anywhere else, I just visualise using the sun or light coming through the window.
Free form is a way of releasing negative internal thoughts or bad energy, so you have to physically aid that release by hand-writing it down on a piece of paper. The old-school way with this technique is the only way. The common ballpoint is my pen of choice—the same results cannot be achieved on a keyboard or touch screen.
Begin writing whatever thoughts come into your mind. Begin by focusing on your goal and your feelings about it. I always like to start with "I release," "I let go of," or "I forgive myself for." This just helps to kick things off, and then as you get going, you'll often find yourself on a tangent and in a completely different direction than where you began. Usually there's something sitting on your shoulders that you had no idea was impacting you, until you start writing. This is why free form works; it accesses your subconscious mind and rids your body of the negatives you didn't even realise were affecting you.
This technique involves writing whatever thoughts are present without judgment, in a flowing stream of consciousness. You can even set an alarm if you like so you know you've been writing for the required time. Usually your inner compass will guide you and let you know when it's time to stop. Don't worry about spelling, grammar, or punctuation either; there's no crossing of t's or dotting of i's necessary here.
Once you feel ready to stop, or it's past the 10-minute mark, then it's time to rip it up. This is the best part, believe me. Please don't be tempted to read it back; the point of this exercise is to release all the bad thoughts and to let go of anything that's annoying you or making you angry so it doesn't affect you anymore. Ripping it up and destroying the writing is so cathartic; it is a physical way of saying, "I'm done with that now, I'm getting rid of it, and it's no longer a part of my life." Then throw it in the bin.
Sometimes you can feel the effects straight away. It sounds completely crazy, but I can often feel my sore throat disappearing as I'm writing. If you've neglected yourself or you're feeling really unwell, then you might need to do another free form a few hours later. One week when I was feeling really run-down, I woke up with one side of my throat burning, so I did a free form first thing in the morning. As the day went on, I seemed to get worse (the runny nose had started too), so I did another free form at my desk, followed by one more before I went to sleep that night. I woke up the next morning feeling great. It really works; try it. There's no harm in that.
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BioWare's plans on the next Mass Effect 3 (ME3) DLC surface online in the form of leaked Twitter messages and the latest updates on the BioWare official forum.
BioWare Edmonton is reportedly roping in a large team comprising up to eight writers to pen the script, besides signalling the return of Seth Green for the new DLC.
"It's all hands on deck for this one. Pretty much every Mass Effect 3 DLC writer here in Edmonton is involved," writes BioWare designer Jos Hendriks on the company's official forum, adding: "If my math skills are correct [that means] eight."
The return of Seth Green (voice of Normandy Pilot - Joker - since the series' inception) has been officially confirmed via a tweet posted by BioWare's voice director Caroline Livingstone to Green that reads, "Thank you for yet another fantastic session. And thank you for being such a kind person. You are lovely!"
As Eurogamer notes, the voice of Kaiden Alenko - Raphael Sbarge - is also set to make a grand comeback, while the return of Ashley Williams is also on the cards.
Series composer Sam Hulick is set to return with an emotionally-stirring soundtrack set for the grand finale in the upcoming DLC. Quite surprisingly, he missed out on the previous two occasions with Leviathan and Omega.
"What I'm up to lately: working on an unannounced Mass Effect 3 DLC! More details on this coming later on," tweets Hulick.
"Tossing in piano and muted strings for this one particular piece. High potential for tears," he teases, hinting at an emotional score for the grand finale.
The background score is reportedly the biggest theme score for any Mass Effect DLC, and marks Seth Green's maiden appearance across any ME3 DLC.
In related news, files hacked from earlier DLC packs speculate that the upcoming ME3 DLC will focus on events concerning the Citadel.
Presumably, BioWare seems to have reserved its best for the grand finale of the trilogy, even as any development on Mass Effect 4 seems to have receded quite mysteriously.


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Introduction: Programming of multichannel cochlear implants requires subjective responses to a series of sophisticated psychophysical percepts. It is often difficult for cochlear implant patients (especially young prelinguistically deaf children) to provide adequate responses for device fitting. However, the neural response telemetry (NRT) system makes the measurement of compaund action potential threshold possible.
Method: NRT examinations were performed in 27 children with Nucleus 24-channel and 7 children with Nucleus FREEDOM cochlear implants. Our goal was to look for correlation between behavioral subjective thresholds and compound action potentials.
Results and conclusion: The action potentials could be elicited in 23 patients in all measured electrodes. The NRT threshold values were highly correlated with electrical threshold levels obtained through subjective responses. Our results suggest that the electrically elicited neural responses may yield very important information for device fitting in patients with cochlear implants.


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Well this week we have been teaching the niece of an active family, who was baptized when she was 8 but hasn't been active since, and now she is 16. We saw her at church this week and she has been reading the Book of Mormon every day and it's neat to see the change in her.
We did service at a Less Active's house, she has a big garden with lots of work to do. We helped her thin her monkey grass and it was pretty intense work in the hot sun with lots of shoveling. But it was great! And she made us a great lunch after and was very grateful. Service softens hearts!!!!!!
We had Zone Meeting on Friday which is always great, we had a training on revelation through prayer and how important it is to help people have a desire to pray and receive answers from Heavenly Father.
Sunday was Skype day!!! So good to talk to everyone!The kids look so grown up! I was so excited that Landon remembered me!!! We had dinner with the Bishop after, Skype. His son is in Chile on his mission, and they were all pretty excited to talk to him. We had a good talk with Bishop about how we can work with the ward and how we can help them do missionary work. How do you help people have a desire to share the gospel with their friends and family?I think a lot of people here are just so wealthy and well off, they probably go to a church and probably read the scriptures and pray everyday.. what else to they need? What are they missing? But it's not that they are missing anything but that they don't have every blessing they could. It's hard to describe someone who has the gospel in their life that they don't have the fullness...
We had so much chocolate yesterday. The Bishopric brought chocolates for all of the women at church, and the Stake President's wife brought donuts and more chocolate for all of the relief society.. and we had an Oreo cream pie after dinner..sugared out. Tonight we have dinner with the Stake President! I can't even describe how nice his house is to you. It's amazing. The people here are very wealthy. It's intimidating sometimes. All of my clothes are from the DI....
We have a Mission Conference with President tomorrow... he hasn't really told us what it's about but wants to train us on something. So we will see. And Zone Activity today! Woot! Love being able to have fun with other missionaries.
I know that the Book of Mormon is true! Keep reading it! How can anyone who had read it deny that it is from Heavenly Father, and NOT just made up from someone's head! If more people would just read it they would be able to understand that.


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Just a few ideas on new features. What do others think?
1-Labels at 90 degrees (or 45 degrees?) to the lines. Currently only available parallel to them.
2-'Floating' Layouts that cover what is behind them. Ie ability to have an enlarged portion of Model in Paper Space without having to find a blank spot on the layout.
3-AutoAdd Points or EDITP or just plain COGO. ability to set default Description that is used for all such entries.
I have forwarded these to MicroSurvey, but maybe others have comments here too.
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Good ideas
I too suggested your #3. I was hoping that the default description would be something that could be set each time the routine was started as opposed to a setting that was buried in the program defaults somewhere. I also think it would be nice if the routine (Autoadd points) could apply a default description to the radius point - this default could be in the program defaults because it would never change.
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On May 14th and 15th 2016 Idols from Sapporo and across Hokkaido traveled to Sapporo for the second edition of Aifesu. Aifesu is an idol festival designed to showcase the spirit of Hokkaido Idol groups.
The venue is a live house stage on the 3rd floor of a shopping center called nORBESA. nORBESA is a landmark in the Susukino entertainment district that includes more than 30 fashion and amusement stores along with a variety of restaurants. It also features a Ferris wheel on the roof of the building.
Another feature of this building is the rules for the live stage. At the live stage you are allowed to bring your own food, you can take your own photos and videos, provided you do not use flash photography.
You can film entire concerts from the video area of any group after obtaining a filming license from each group you wish to film and explain what the film will be used for. There are also bans on stage diving, mosh pits and other disrupting crowd acts. Any violations run the risk of the idol group being suspended from performing at nORBESA
For the first day performances started at 14:00 and ended well past 20:00.
For the first day performances the artists performing in order were!
Cradle , Blazing Sunset ,EIP ,Idol Class Sapporo , The Gosyuzinsama,EIP2nd Unit, World Domination Killer Tune (self-described Idols from Hell) , Fruity , AriaForte , Akarigaoka Koen Dori, moel, MissCarat, [FiBROLiTE],AvidLeap and headlining the show was 2nd Generation Happy Girls.
So let's take a look at the groups that agreed to be filmed on the 14th.
Blazing Sunset
Cocoa & Mika of unit "Blazing Sunset".
EIP [Ebetsu Idol Project]
EIP started in 2012, they use a member number system and the current members are 001.Ayaka (紫担当), 003.Reina (赤担当), 004.Mai (黄担当), 007.Haruna(黄緑担当)
Idol Class Sapporo
EIP 2nd
This is the 2nd unit of EIP and serve as a development unit to EIP
World Domination Killer Tune (self-described Idols from Hell)
If you want to know the whole picture wrapped in the mystery of the veil idol group set!! it is this group. They make the underworld look cute.
They are built on the theme "Justice bent on world domination? By evil Idols? Populations, entertainment shall fall to this corps by "world domination killer tune".
The members go by the names kat spade New York, Satan panna cotta Bannister and CO pain Thunderbolt strategy.
Kat is a cat from NYC and her hobby is mail order, in which she wishes to control the world by mail order.
Bannister has made Satan her pet which she carries on stage [the caped creature that looks like something from an anime, he serves as their manager]
Co Pain she is from Mars and desires to dominate the world in the name of Mars.
Fruity is one of the best units in Hokkaido, they put on fun shows ranging from cute colorful costumes to pajamas. They represent the fruits of Hokkaido
AriaForte&Akarigaoka Koen Dori
These are two new groups that just recently was introduced to our own idol production company that will be debuting idol groups shortly. AriaForte are a duo and they are the elder group to Akarigaoka Koen Dori who wear white.
Avid Leap is a fairly new group that works just in Sapporo for now
This is what I would call the best of all Hokkaido idol units
They live in a world that knows endless happiness and they wish to make everyone happy.
Is an idol duo that presents themselves with class of 80s idols with a modern freshness and up tempo EDM POP
The Gosyuzinsama
Groups not in this presentation
Cradle, moel is a maid bar group; [FiBROLiTE] is a danso idol unit,
Please look forward to details of day two of the festival coming soon.


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Micro-structured surfaces are assuming an ever-increasing role since they define the ultimate performance of many industrial components and products. Surface micro-structures, when carefully designed, can alter the optical, biological, tribological, and thermal properties of the original surfaces. The bottleneck of applying this new technology to commercial products is manufacturing efficiency. A novel vibration-assisted machining method has been developed for the fast generation of micro-structures, which could potentially be 100,000 times faster than conventional manufacturing methods. This talk presents the development of the process including its principles, device design, surface generation model, etc. Examples of its application in wettability control are also given to demonstrate the capability and versatility of the newly developed process.
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Meriam Sabih has a BA is English and Psychology from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She is a blogger for the Huffington Post and also blogs at http://meriamsabih.wordpress.com. She has also been featured on popular Pakistani blog sites pakteahouse and altmuslimah, and on Media Diversity UK. She writes about politics, religion, and philanthropy.
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"I want to give my message to Pakhtoons, to educate their sons and daughters. Not just school, work on them so they treat every human being well…Teach them tolerance. Teach them how to tolerate the ideas of others and how to live in coexistence with others."– Malala Yousafzai
Assed Baig in his article, "Malala and the White Saviour Complex" failed to understand the universality of Malala's message and did not give her the credit that she deserves. This is not the story of "the weak native girl being saved by the white man," it is the story of the bravest girl in the world. A girl with a voice so powerful she had to be eliminated. The West didn't offer Malala protection when she was receiving daily death threats nor did a knight in shining armor rescue her when she stood face to face with the Taliban. She endured these threats alone without the tactical support of the world's largest armies; let alone a bullet proof vest or a bodyguard.
Baig argues that although her message is true and profound it has been "hijacked by the West." Therefore this coverage must be scorned and vilified. His very masculinity as a brown man and worldview in which the West must remain the enemy are brought into question when Malala receives a warm welcome by the international community. How can the West be the enemy and then do any real good? He cannot fathom doctors, activists, institutions, and politicians around the world engaged in humanitarian work unrelated to a larger racist narrative.
More troubling, he can not fathom Malala being a true inspiration to the West. As she spoke from the podium of the United Nations inspiring millions by her words as the likes of Pakistan's little Mother Teresa — others such as Baig felt a sense of shame that a native girl stood on a world stage "unveiling" herself as the poster child for a narrative which "dishonors the brown man."
Does Baig realize he is identifying every brown man with the Taliban? At the UN Malala demanded the strongest leaders in the world "…to change their strategic policies in favour of peace and prosperity," as she averred the urgency to protect the rights of women and children. Since being attacked she has not hesitated a single day in speaking out against the Taliban. In meeting with President Obama, Malala reiterated the concerns back home about drone attacks. One wonders if a Muslim man had made such a fearless litany of demands to both world leaders and terrorists alike would Baig and others have referred to him as a "tool for the West" or celebrated him as a hero?
Remnants of Baig's distrust eerily reminded me the rambling letter Taliban Commander Adnan Rashid wrote to Malala explaining that every perceived Western good must have within it a sinister plot, a suspicion so deep and twisted that he justifies the killing of polio workers and education activists. He offered Malala a safe return to Pakistan only if she study Quran at a Madrassa and reject a western education. He too accused Malala of being easily swayed and "using her tongue at the behest of others" depriving her of her own agency and ideas.
Similarly Baig's argument seeks to confine Malala and place restrictions lest she become impure with Western exposure, sympathy, or indoctrination. Though it was the Pakistani military who cleared Swat from the hands of the Taliban and the Pakistani military doctors which removed the bullet from Malala's head, Baig continues in making even her medical treatment in England a means of shame for the native brown man. Such divisive attitudes seek to perpetuate a cycle of hate, cynicism, and distrust. There seems to be no room in such a world view for reconciliation, redemption, or working together with "the white man" for common goals.
Furthermore it is a sexist narrative. Vilifying coverage of Malala's message is another attempt to silence her. Comparing her to victims of violence who were not specifically targeted for their fierce activism (literally called out by name and shot in the head for only that reason alone) doesn't make sense, even though their deaths are tragic and wrong. Extremists have intentionally killed far more people in Pakistan than any drone. They have deliberately destroyed countless Pakistani schools and vow to continue doing so. And if we are comparing, how many schools have the Taliban built?
As Malala Yousafzai stood on the world's stage, she paid homage to her culture, her religion, her heroes, and her dreams. She stood fearlessly wrapped in the honor of her country, in the shade of her parent's love, her eloquent voice aligned with those of countless other girls whom she spoke for, and imagining them all standing before her gave her peace. Far from needing a savior she embodied a remarkable image of Muslim female leadership and power — she was the savior — the likes of that of Benazir Bhutto — Pakistan's first female Prime Minister, her ideal, and another woman attacked and killed by the Taliban. Her message remains that we must join hands with all people from all walks of life who support education, and that includes Gordon Brown. It echoes the highest ideals of her heroes who taught mercy, unity, forgiveness, reconciliation even one's staunchest foes, and also called for non-violence.
"Our words can change the whole world because we are all together, united for the cause of education. And if we want to achieve our goal, then let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness…" Malala Yousafzia
Malala's dreams have not been hijacked, she has been given the largest global platform in order for her to amplify her voice. Why should that disgust us? Shouldn't it make us proud? It is not just the West, but also the East which lauded her with praise. Pakistan's former President has awarded her the highest national award in Pakistan and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has named her the Education Envoy for the country. If Gordon Brown, now the UN special envoy for Global education is presently 'using' Malala, it is certainly not to spearhead another war, but to grant free primary education to all children — a campaign that Malala along with other Muslim Nations fully supports.
By denigrating Malala's profound message as "western propaganda" Baig and those like him are doing far more to try to rob Malala's dreams before they even come to fruition simply because it's not the kind of "so-called propaganda" they would like highlighted. Yet the irony of such sensationalism is that had the media largely ignored Malala's story, Baig would be outraged that the image of a courageous Muslim fighting terrorism instead of promoting it is not deemed news worthy. And had she succumbed to her wounds, the media frenzy around her, would not have amounted to some sinister plot to use her as a "tool."
Yes there are hundreds and thousands of girls like Malala who struggle, who are robbed of an education, who are silenced, and whom Malala now speaks for. But as fate has it, there is only one Malala Yousafzai the captivating activist, just as there was one Hellen Keller, one Gandhi, and one Martin Luther King. The world needs heroes because of their innate leadership qualities, electrifying charm, and resolute unshakable commitment to their dreams that make them stand apart from every crowd and inspire us all to higher ideals. Even the Taliban could long see that Malala is no ordinary girl, but is intensely special, and thats why they still want her dead. Malala is the worst nightmare of every terrorist, every sexist, every ignorant person, because where ever girls like Malala arise such vices simply can not survive long.
Those who want to paint Malala as an easily influenced "tool" and not as a strong young Muslim woman driving an inspirational campaign have failed to really listen to her message. They failed to know who Malala is and to know the message she has always stood for. We face a grave danger to our own advancement as a society if we label brave female activists who use an international platform as 'tools' or 'traitors' hurling an attack on the native man's honor. Shouldn't we instead rally to their causes as their biggest supporters as opposed to being cynical of their fame, and even join in applauding them when the world takes notice of our own heroes? Whose side are we on?
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I wear colours that I think look good with my skin tone. I don't really care whether they're labelled as flattering or not. For example, MAC Creme Cup, for example, is supposed to look good with my skin because of its undertones, but seriously doesn't because of how light my skin is.
With eyeshadows, I find that undertone doesn't make much of a difference in terms of whether it flatters me or not.
" I can make a rainbow" on my face! Yes golds, bronzes and other warm metallics may not be best suited to my coloring, but I do make a go of it. I think it might be more that I overdid the bronzes and coppers in my youth, so I tend to steer clear of them. But I still use gold eyeshadows. I am far more influenced by whether my hair is blue black or flaming orange when it comes to choosing cosmetic colors. Although I remember the first lipstick I ever gave to my mother was Plastique. Meh I'm all befuddled. I lived through the "Faux Aussie" 80's craze with all the romanticized natural redhead shades. Everyone wore pink shirts and olive pants, regardless of coloring, and again copper and bronze EVERYwhere! Poor Australia, double poor natural redheads in their color ghetto 🙁
I disregard any preconceived status quo surrounding blushes and skin tones. I am fairly pale- B12 in Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua–and I have the palest of blushes, which are so much easier to use since I'm pale, and then I have deep berries and reds like Tarte's Blushing Bride (powder form, not the stain) and MAC's Fever, which is one of my favorites…I just have to use a super light hand or else I would look like I have a 190 degree fever. I also don't pay attention to using a warm tone blush to complement my ever-so slight yellow undertones. A cool blush or a warm blush makes no difference to me as long as I love the color. All I look for is a fun or pretty color that I would like to use.
It depends on what the color is and how it's unflattering to my appearance. For instance, I'll staunchly avoid burgundies and purplish red shades because they give me the appearance of bruises on my fair skin. On the other hand, I don't generally have a problem with warmer lip shades or gold/copper eyeshadows as long as I offset them with neutrals in other areas of my face.
My skin couldn't be more yellow-toned, but I love cool-toned pink lipsticks like NARS Schiap and Lancome Love It… i think as long as i pair it with a neutral blush and eye it doesn't look tacky. My only issue is with orange lipsticks, which make my teeth look really yellow! any suggestions there?
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What do you mean by "sometimes it's more about what you pair that "unflattering" color with that makes the difference"? Do you pair "unflattering" shades with "flattering" shades to balance it, or do you pair it with similarly "unflattering" shades for unity? Do you offset or match the colors in your accessories and clothing to balance your makeup? I'll admit, I'm a bit lost when it comes to what does and doesn't look good on skintone X and eyecolor Y etc. and how to make color Z work with X and Y. If you have some magic color balance method up your sleeve (don't hide it, I know you do 😉 ) then please, for my poor makeup mishapy self's sake, spill. Thanks!
I really don't like grey and v pale colors on my eyes, like pale lavender or celery green or pale orange n sky blue. For lips i dont like those Ghostly nudes.im medium Tone with warm under tones.
I don't know what "supposedly unflattering" means. I know what colours and looks don't flatter me (nude lips, peach/orange toned anything) and I don't wear them since I wear makeup to look nicer and to FEEL that I look nicer and I don't feel that I look good in those colours/looks.
On my face, I tend to stick within my comfort zone of colors that flatter my skin tone. However, anything goes on my nails!
Im pale with cool undertones and I love wearing bronze and gold on my eyes. I use a bit of bronzer to bring my skin to a more neutral shade to make it work.
Supposedly redheads aren't supposed to wear pinks & oranges, but I find that those are the colors that look better on me. I can never really wear cooler tones (I have found like 3 eye shadows that work on me) and I can forget about grays completely. But yet I look well in bright orange lipstick.
Yes, I wear highlighters that are suppose to be for lighter skin all the time…:) Also, I wear lipsticks that wash me out with a liner or gloss and it looks nice.
Nah, I need colors to suit me, otherwise I wouldn't feel comfortable. I admire people who have the courage to wear anything they like, though.
no, oranges, reds and yellows look awful on my eyes so. i dont even bother with those colors
All the time! Mostly lipsticks. I'm a cool toned very fair skinned 20 year old, but I lobe to wear corals, blue AND yellow based red, deep rasperries, etc etc. I'll even wear peach eyeshadows. You name it I'll wear it. I think it might be mostly due to the fact that I have nice lips, face structure, and skin that I can pull a lot of stuff off (not trying to be vain here, just honest).
I say go for it! I have blue eyes, brown and purple hair and fair skin. I love doing different makeup looks everyday. I used to fear pink and purple on my eyes due to looking like I got punched. But it's all about finding the right shade of pink and the right shades of purple. Once you discover the right shade of each color that works for you; the World is your palette.
I think pink is not my color. I can use it a little bit in combination with other colors on my eyes but never on cheeks or lips, it looks awfull on me.
I do it all the time. For example these bright coral lipsticks that are in, and look amazing with fair skin- I wear it too, on my dark skin. The key is when you have dark skin, use less product, apply with a lip brush and also use a darker lip lne.
Yeah, I tend to like the stuff that isn't supposed to work with my skin tone on me more than colors that are supposed to work for me, especially when it comes to lipsticks! Eyeshadows I'll just wear whatever and not care if it suits me at all.
Yes yes yes! Especially the sort of makeup recommendations you see in magazines. I'm pretty fair, but because I have warm undertones and pigmented lips, so light pink lip colors look sort of scary on me. Give me the deep berry shades they recommend to the olive toned girls any day!
I wear what I like, and what I think looks good. My personal style is an eclectic mix of Bohemian, Goth, and Corporate, so I tend to steer clear of über-brights & pastels, although they do, in theory, look good on me. If it doesn't work with my clothing, then it won't work on my face.
When I read what colors are supposed to be "flattering", I don't take away the idea that one *can't* wear certain shades, or the can *only* wear others, but instead, these are merely guides to point women in a mainstream, generalized direction. Personal style & taste are key factors, and many women don't go for mainstream fashion.
Not really. I'm warm-toned and I can't wear anything with noticeable purple tones, or it makes me look dead. Cool-toned pink lipstick looks bizarre on me. Oddly enough, oranges and coppers on my eyes look bad on me as well.
The only thing that is technically cool-toned that I wear on a regular basis is taupe eyeshadow, and only ones that aren't purple-based. I also like silvers and grays, though in my opinion those are more neutral.
Also, blue-based red lipstick makes me look old.
I don't know what's supposedly unflattering for me, I just know what's unflattering for me. I have a really yellow-leaning nude lipstick by Nyx that I ordered online…probably would've skipped it if I'd seen it in person, but I tried it anyway, since I wasn't going to ship back a $4 lipstick. SO AWFUL on me.
I've rocked like every shade of eyeshadow there is, though, so if I someone told me a certain shade of that would be unflattering, I'd laugh and do it anyway.
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According to William Hewitt, "the subconscious mind is like an obedient servant—it just does what it is told to do. The subconscious mind doesn't think, reason, or rationalize. It only adheres to instructions. Conversely, you conscious mind does think, reason, and rationalize—and often argues against what you want. This is why the conscious mind needs to be relaxed and quieted so it won't counter what you are instructing your subconscious mind to do."1
When using your subconscious mind through self-hypnosis, the efficiency of your concentration can double and may even increase tenfold! How does this happen? Like a computer or recording instrument, the subconscious mind stores all of your perceptions—sights, sounds, smells, touch, thoughts, etc. You can significantly increase your brain functioning with self-hypnosis because hypnosis accesses your subconscious. Whereas it may be difficult to change subconscious behaviors through your conscious mind or willpower, it is much easier to make desired changes with hypnosis. This is because hypnosis bypasses the conscious mind and goes directly to the subconscious where those behaviors are stored. In other words, hypnosis may more quickly and easily allow you to re-program your mind so that you can finally make those changes you've been struggling with for years. 1 Now, isn't that exciting?
Through hypnosis, you can use your imagination to modify your internal experience. As you change how you perceive things and think about things, your feelings and behavior transform. This, in turn, will help you meet your goals. For example, "if (you) program (yourself) to be average…, that will be (y)our reality. Using…hypnosis, however, (you) can bring to fruition a very powerful reprogramming and change (your) behavior and attitudes." You present an ideal such as stress-free living to your subconscious. The subconscious then materializes this suggestion into reality.1
With the help of creative visualization, self-hypnosis taps your unconscious through imagery or asking it for ideas. Once you have reached a relaxed, suggestible state of mind, you can consider a problem and create a solution. You do this by "daydreaming" about the future and making special suggestions to yourself. You can then improve your life by telling your subconscious mind what you want to achieve. Because hypnotic suggestion usually fades within a couple weeks, you must repeat and reinforce the suggestions you give your subconscious.1
Hypnosis is usually administered by a trained, certified hypno-therapist to address clinical problems such as overeating/obesity, impotency, premature ejaculation, inability to achieve orgasm, smoking, depression, ulcers, hypertension, asthma, phobias, cardiac disease, or traumatic memories. Hypnosis may also address several common, everyday wellness or performance issues. Following is a partial list from Goldberg (2006):
1.Increased relaxation & elimination of tension. 2.Increased & focused concentration. 3.Improved memory. 4.Improved reflexes. 5.Increased self-confidence. 6.More effective pain control. 7.Improved sex life. 8.Increased organization and efficiency. 9.Increased motivation. 10. Improved interpersonal relationships. 11. Slower aging process. 12. An enhanced career path. 13. Elimination of headaches. 14. Strengthening the immune system. 15. Elimination of habits.1
Whether you are addressing serious clinical issues or you are aiming to achieve one or more of the above wellness goals, using hypnotic relaxation to reduce muscular tension from anxiety and stress will improve your functioning significantly. Goldberg lists several principles of hypnosis. Those principles are as follows:
Principles of Hypnosis.
1.Every thought or idea produces a physical response. You need to learn to change your thoughts if you want to reduce or eliminate your stress. Self-hypnosis can help you see things more positively and replace unhealthy, negative beliefs with healthy ones.
2.What is imagined or expected tends to be realized. If your subconscious receives a goal, it attempts to reach that goal. If you strongly believe in a goal, you will subconsciously attract whatever brings you that result. When you expect good things, they will happen. Unfortunately, the opposite is true as well.
3.Law of reversed effect. The harder you try to achieve a goal, the more difficult it becomes. When your conscious intentions conflict with your (subconscious) imagination, you tend to do nothing, or worse yet, do the opposite of what you want to do. Let's say you think you want to do something, but you feel you can't. The more you try, the less likely you are to accomplish it. For example, have you ever tried to remember a movie, book, or name, only to be frustrated in your conscious attempts? However, once you stop trying, while you are engaged in some other task, you finally recall that movie, book, or name.
4.New habit patterns can be formed with visualized images. Your nervous system cannot decipher between a real experience and an imagined one. Therefore, you can change habits by rehearsing the new behavior in your imagination. This is how the Olympic athletes practice their sport and program their minds to succeed.
5.Habit patterns can be performed with auto suggestions. Using suggestions, you can create actual situations consistent with the goals you want to achieve. Then, repeating those suggestions helps you establish new behavior.
6.The law of dominant effect. When you pair strong emotion to each suggestion, you increase the power of those suggestions. Hence, you can use these new emotionally-charged suggestions to replace any previous suggestions.
Your goals may be physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual. You might imagine yourself in a new home, a new job, or a more satisfying relationship. You can visualize yourself feeling more calm and relaxed; having a more balanced, healthy lifestyle; approaching your desired weight; or, handling a difficult situation easily. Or, you may see yourself as a more loving, positive person with a magnetic personality. Whatever your goals, you can achieve them through self-hypnosis!
Once you feel deeply relaxed, envision that which you want as well as exactly how you would like it. You could imagine what people might say or do, or any other specifics that may make it more realistic to you. This should be a pleasant experience, like a child daydreaming what she wants for Christmas. While holding this image in your mind or while moving through the dream, say some positive things relevant to your goals either silently or aloud. For example, you could think, "Here I am spending a wonderful weekend with so and so. What a pleasure. It's such a relief to resolve our differences and spend peaceful moments together." Or, "I love the warm, sunny beach, the soft breezes, and the festive island music. It is so relaxing to enjoy a vacation to an island." Or, "I am learning to become more relaxed and assertive as I speak up, make direct requests, say no, and set limits." See others responding favorably to your intentions and actions.
These positive statements, referred to as affirmations, are a very important part of your self-hypnosis visualization. You may end your visualization with a positive, summarizing self-statement such as, "This will happen for me. I will feel happy, fulfilled, and satisfied." This affirmation reinforces and enhances your goal, making it more likely to become reality. Furthermore, you should repeat your affirmations throughout the creative visualization. In order to convince your subconscious that your goal is truly what you desire, you need to tell it repeatedly what to do. When your intention aligns with your attention and positive action, magic happens! Relaxation, self-hypnosis, and creative visualization are very empowering. As the saying goes, "Be careful what you wish for; it may come true."
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Let's talk about this Salt Lake weather last weekend. Basically it is unreal.
Since when did 60 degree weather exist in the middle of February? If it was this kind of weather
at this time of every year, I would be the happiest human. Yet this weather is so depressing knowing the snow is just around the corner. I would have to say mother nature is sorta evil.
Since we knew snow was in our future, we decided to make every bit of this warm weather.
When I come home I try to spend as much time with my sisters as I can. They are both in high school and have social lifes, so having them schedule me in is also hard. But we all found time this Saturday to go downtown and take a stroll.
As we walked around, all I wore was a jacket. I think my sisters got sick of me saying "can you believe how warm it is!?". I was just lovin it a little too much.
Sometimes I when I go down town I blow so much money. I mean how can you not when they have amazing clothing stores, antique stores, and stores in general.
But SLC does have a lot of free hidden treasures.
My favorite place to visit every time I go there is a book store just on main right by Keys on Main.
It is this old building, that has never ending corridors. One room leads to the next and the place is just filled with all kinds of books, the old torn apart ones are my favorites. Oh and the National Geographic room is by far my favorite room in the place. It is filled with every NG magazine of every month since like the early 1900's. My goal is to one day read all of them. Crazy goal I know, but every magazine is filled with such interesting stories and pictures, I really can't get enough of them.
Afterwards we made our way back to the car and stopped to get a little desert from Eva's Bakery.


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The week of fashion takes kicks off on the 28th of October, finishing on the 3rd of November with the Fashion and Beauty Awards Ceremony.
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The Theatre Department is an undergraduate only program designed to provide the training and experience to help our students grow to the next level. The department is small enough to provide one-on-one work with instructors, but large enough to deliver a wide range of realized production opportunities. Students are encouraged to become involved their first semester on campus and receive a wide-range of opportunities in all areas of Theatre. One of the key features of the Department of Theatre at UWF is the degree to which all the faculty is engaged in professional theatre, opera and dance companies outside the University. This unique level of professional engagement enhances the experience of students by ensuring that their education is pre-professional training.
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Reliefs against Controlled Foreign Companies' tax: Reliefs to prevent double charge
ICTA88/SCH26/PARA 3 to 6 contain provisions to mitigate the double charge to tax which may arise where a United Kingdom company is assessed under Chapter IV and either-
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A double charge will arise under (a) above where the profits which gave rise to the Chapter IV liability have been retained by the controlled foreign company so that the disposal proceeds of the shares reflect the value of the profits apportioned to the UK company. In those circumstances a tax liability arises both under Chapter IV and on the chargeable gain accruing on the disposal of the shares. The form of relief to mitigate the double charge is that the tax charged under Chapter IV is allowable as a deduction in computing the chargeable gain on the disposal of the shares. Further details are given in INTM256220.
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