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House Painting & Home Improvement Services in the Atlanta Area
Home Needs Inc. provides house painting and home improvement services to residential and commercial customers in Roswell, Alpharetta, Milton, Cumming, Marietta and the metro Atlanta area.
We hold customer satisfaction as our top priority and are committed to delivering high quality workmanship on every project. Our house painting team is trained to go above and beyond to ensure your complete satisfaction, with the utmost attention to detail and professionalism. The owner Pedro Cornejo and his Associate, Pedro Jr., are on-site each project to ensure it's on schedule and meets your satisfaction.
Interior House Painting
Our professional house painting team takes great care when undertaking a house painting project in your home. All floors, furniture and electronics are properly covered with plastic prior to painting. We inspect for imperfections on the painting surface before any work is done and address them by caulking, sanding, fixing nail pops, whatever is needed to prepare the surface for painting. Our work is thorough and exacting, and you can be assured we'll apply the same care after your house painting project is complete to ensure our cleanup leaves your home in excellent condition.
Exterior House Painting
Whether you need a complete exterior house painting project or just the trim painted, we'll take on the job. We always recommend the exterior surface first be pressure washed to remove any mildew and old, loose paint chips. Next, we inspect the surface and scrape, prime, and caulk where necessary to prepare the surface for painting. When your house painting project is complete, our crew carefully cleans up the area, including your windows, to ensure the house is left in excellent condition.
Pressure Washing
Whether you need to pressure wash your house, deck, or driveway, our pressure washing service will remove the mold, dirt and grime that accumulates over time and renew the attractiveness of the surface.
Gutter Cleaning & Replacement
You may need your gutters cleaned or perhaps you need both your gutters and downspouts replaced. We are happy to assist with whatever your gutter cleaning needs are.
Interior House Staining
Whether you are looking to stain your bare pine or oak banister, your steps, bookshelves, or some other item in your home, staining is a time consuming process that requires skill and much care to achieve professional results. It involves sanding the bare wood to prepare it for staining, applying the stain, and then a sealer for protection and shine. We apply a second coat of sealer to ensure the finished surface is smooth and attractive.
Home Improvement Services
Some other Home Improvement Services we offer are:
- Deck staining with wood replacement where necessary
- Wood and trim replacement for rotted wood inside and outside your home
- Sheet rock repairs and replacement (walls and ceilings)
- Complete sheet rock installation for a room
- Acoustical ceiling work
- Wood frame repairs and replacement
- Window replacement and repairs
- Siding replacement, both partial and complete
- Minor hardscapes repairs
- Tile work
No job is too small for us! Small projects involving minor repairs and painting and less than 5 hours work (with a 2 hour minimum) are charged at a rate of $70 per hour. Larger projects are not subject to this hourly rate, but are competitively priced. Credit card is an accepted method of payment.
If you have some other home improvement or home repair need, contact us and we'll let you know if we can help.
Petra's Cleaning Services
Home Needs Inc. also provides commercial and residential cleaning services via Petra's Cleaning Services.


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This detailed Atlas Master Gold Alco RS11 is based on one of the more popular Alco road switchers produced for a number of railroads. It comes equipped with a dual-mode ESU LokSound Select sound and DCC dual-mode decoder for operation on DCC and DC layouts, and features a five-pole skewed-armature motor with dual flywheels, directional LED lighting and AccuMate(R) magnetic knuckle couplers. Note that although the dual-mode decoders will operate on DCC and DC layouts, DC and DCC units will not operate together in a consist.


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A Cuban-born carpenter claimed half of last weekend's $16.8 million Florida Lotto jackpot, the state Lottery Department said Tuesday.
Osvaldo Perez-Miranda and his wife, Milagros, of Miami will receive the $8.4 million prize in 20 annual installments of $420,500.
They said they hope to use the money to bring their five children and three grandchildren from Cuba to the United States. The couple came to theUnited States in 1988.
The winning ticket numbers for July 16 are 16, 19, 21, 29, 30 and 48. Another winning ticket sold in Tampa has not yet been turned in.


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Title: The Miniaturist
Author: Jessie Burton
Pages: 400
My rating: 3/5
Synopsis: When 18-year-old Nella arrives at her new husband's home in 1686, she imagines a wonderful life as the wife of a wealthy merchant and hopefully mother to children.
However, much to her dismay, her new household is not at all welcoming. Her sister-in-law, Marin, is cold and critical, and her husband is distant and none too keen to give her attention. What he gives her instead is a miniature version of their house. To furnish her cabinet, Nella enlists the help of a miniaturist, who seems to know more about her future than Nella does herself. The miniaturist sends puzzling pieces, which come to be true in startling ways. When her husband gets into a world of trouble, Nella searches for more clues of what is to come and struggles to understand the person behind her miniature objects…
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The healthcare industry can be completely reformed by the tremendous potential of nanotechnology. Nanotechnology has much part to play in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and thus it is expected to create huge opportunities and revolutionize the healthcare industry. QYResearchReports has added a new report, titled "Global Nanotechnology in Medical Devices Market Research Report 2017."
Brooklyn, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/14/2017 -- According to the report, the factors boosting the growth of the nanotechnology in medical devices market include the increasing incidences of chronic diseases, growing awareness about the preventive measures, and large scale development of nanotechnology. Nanotechnology can help in stopping diseases right at the beginning, and thus it is expected to create huge growth opportunities the healthcare sector.
Silver nanoparticles and titanium dioxide nanoparticles are being used in implants so as to offer better treatment to patients and this is anticipated to boost nanotechnology in medical devices market. Apart from diagnostic products, nano materials are also being used in equipment based treatment. There is a high demand for medical devices which are based on nanotechnology. For instance, nanotechnology-based cardiac and orthopedic implants which have been introduced in the market recently are being received positively. The growing optimism among patients and doctors that nanotechnology in the field of medicine will bring significant advances and improvement in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases will ensure a positive growth of the global nanotechnology in medical devices market in the years to come.
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The use of nanotechnology in medical devices involves the usage of nanorobots to repair at the cellular level and is expected to revolutionize the way treatment and detection of damage to the human body is done. At various stages of testing, nanotechnology is being used to save lives by early detection of diseases. Thus, nanotechnology in medical devices market is expected to witness high growth in the forecast period.
The growth of the nanotechnology in medical devices market is also attributed to the high investments done by government and healthcare organizations for the research and development of nanotechnology. The growing international collaborations in research, increasing incidences of chronic diseases, and rising geriatric population are some of the other factors driving investments in nanotechnology research which in turn are fueling the growth of the market. The market is also propelled by the increasing awareness among individuals, growing healthcare expenditure, increasing spending power of patients, as well as the availability of favorable reimbursement policies and insurance coverage across nations in the world.
The report not any discusses the various factors boosting the growth of the market but also studies in equal detail, the various factors that are expected to restrain the growth of the nanotechnology medical devices market. One of the key factors restricting the growth of this market is the high cost of nanotechnology based medical devices. Another important factor that will affect the market's growth is the stringent regulations which will delay the approval time, posing a challenge for the growth of the market. In addition to this, a lack of significant collaboration between biological scientists and micro-electronic engineers will also restrain the progress of the market.
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On the basis of application, the nanotechnology in medical devices market can be segmented into diagnosis, treatment, and prevention equipment. Under diagnosis equipment comes monitoring devices, imaging devices, and bioassays. By application, the nanotechnology in medical devices market can be segmented into medical textile, biochips, wound dressing, implantable material, and active implantable material. On the basis of geography, the market can be segmented into North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Rest of the World.
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Irrigation Control System
|Fertilization Injection Unit
|Injection of the different fertilizer components and the acid takes place by means of a booster pump and several venturis. In case of electrical malfunction, it is possible to override the system by hand. The machine can inject two different A and B solutions regulating acid. A separate circuit for dosing fungicides and insecticides is supplied. Both the A and B acid and pesticides flows are provided with flow glasses for visual control. On the stainless steel frame is a pump panel and an empty box for the transmitters to be installed by the third parties who will deliver the computer. On the pump panel is a dead man?s switch that immediately stops the system. Ec (2x) pH (2x) sensors and paddlewheel for flow measuring are included.
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|Creating a highly uniform top quality crop - which is what to expect when water and fertilizer uniformity are improved. Drip irrigation system feature both pressure compensation and a built-in check valve. This combination of features is the highest level of technology available in drippers today. This technology ensures that every plant will receive exactly the same amount of water and fertilizer regardless of where the plant is located within the system. Each dripper adjusts itself automatically to the system pressure and elevation so that even on rolling or sloped ground, the uniformity of watering is 94%. The built-in check valve prevents unwanted drainage of the system onto the lowest plants when the watering cycle is completed.
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|The irrigation boom allows comprehensive control over most of the centralized irrigation process in the greenhouse or nursery. It is equipped with sprinklers at a distance of 30 cm, each consuming approximately 2.5 liters of water per minute at a pressure of 2 bars.
This way, at an angle of 1100 and length of 8 meters, the irrigation boom is equipped with 24 sprinklers providing water at a volume of approximately 60 liters per minute.
Another pure benefit of the irrigation boom is its ability to fertilize and disinfect the crops during the irrigation process.
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CMA to review BAE Systems undertakings
The CMA is to review undertakings relating to BAE Systems to see if they are still appropriate.
The undertakings were first given by BAE Systems' predecessor, British Aerospace plc, to the then Secretary of State for Trade and Industry following its acquisition in 1999 of the Marconi Electronic Systems business from General Electric Company plc.
Following an Office of Fair Trading review, the Secretary of State released BAE Systems from most of the undertakings in 2007. The remaining undertakings require BAE Systems to co-operate where possible with actual or potential prime contractors bidding for contracts for the purposes of a Ministry of Defence programme.
This is to allow other companies to compete for contracts where they might need to sub-contract BAE Systems' existing production capacity, which had been strengthened by the merger with Marconi. BAE Systems is also obliged to appoint a compliance officer to ensure this requirement is met.
BAE Systems has now asked the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to review the remaining undertakings in the light of further changes to the defence sector since the last review, which could mean the undertakings are no longer appropriate. The CMA review will examine and advise the Secretary of State upon whether there has been a change of circumstances and if so, whether the undertakings should be superseded, varied or released.
The CMA anticipates that the review will be completed in spring 2017.
Further details, including the CMA's decision statement can be found on the case page.
The review follows an earlier consultation on whether to carry out a review in response to a request made by BAE Systems.
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Threatening to move to Canada? Here's yet another reason to sweeten your imminent post-presidential race move (if Justin Trudeau's wavy, wavy locks aren't incentive enough): basic income.
It's a pretty innocuous-sounding name for such a revolutionary idea. As Mic reports, the details of the unspecified test program are tucked away in Ontario's 2016 budget documents.
"The pilot project will test a growing view at home and abroad that a basic income could build on the success of minimum wage policies and increases in child benefits by providing more consistent and predictable support in the context of today's dynamic labor market," the budget reads.
Yes, you read that veiled budgetese correctly: Canada will start paying a salary to a select group of its citizens, for just…being…alive. The hope is that — by receiving a safety net of basic income — people will have the ability to pursue more meaningful work, rather than having to chase the loonie to survive. Basic income also means that historically uncompensated groups such as homemakers will finally receive a reward for all their hard work.
Of course, there are naysayers, who believe that, without incentive to work, people will sit around and do nothing. But the idea that welfare programs make people lazy has actually been disproven—in fact, they may actually make people work harder.
Canada isn't the first country to start thinking about handing out a basic income. The idea of it been around for several decades—we even tested a couple of similar pilot programs in the U.S. back in the '60s and '70s. And it's recently been picking up steam around the world: Switzerland is set to vote on a referendum in June that would give its citizens a salary of $2,500/month, while Germany and Finland are working on similar pilot programs of their own.
While the news is almost as great as Justin Trudeau's hair, no specific details of its implementation are given within the budget, other than the promise that "the government will work with communities, researchers and other stakeholders in 2016 to determine how best to design and implement a Basic Income pilot."
Our recommendation: get to Canada now, so you have plenty of time to secure your citizenship. Then you can start collecting your just-being-alive income while working on your artisanal llama sweater project. Because llamas get chilly, too.


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Victoria Beckham近日在British Airways的宣傳片中,提及她過往在Spice Girls事業中最後悔的事情,原來就是不停飛來飛去做宣傳,但就是沒有走出去看看每一個地方。而現在,她終於自己想要些甚麼,同樣亦將這個信息帶給下一代,與他們一起去探索不同的地方。
1/I think the sexiest thing about a woman is confidence, but confidence in a humble way, not in an arrogant way. Sense of humor is definitely important. And sunglasses always hide a multitude of sins. Sunglasses and a great pair of heels can turn most outfits around.
2/ I'm feminine, but I wouldn't say that I'm girly in any way at all.
3/ I love fashion, and I love changing my style, my hair, my makeup, and everything I've done in the past has made me what I am now. Not everyone is going to like what I do, but I look back at everything, and it makes me smile.
4/ I like to make the best of what I have. I'm not a supermodel, clearly. I'm not a makeup artist. I'm a real woman.
5/ I like a man who can be a real friend, has a good sense of humor, a good pair of shoes and a healthy gold card.
6/ I was never a natural. I got there in the end because I did believe that if you work hard enough, then you can achieve a lot.
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This week I'll be too distracted and occupied to blog, but I send you all my best! Look for a post first week in August.
In the meantime, live joyfully most of the time, eat healthfully most of the time, exercise most days and treasure whatever body happens. If you're a blogger, do your best to tell a truth and advance compassion. Those are the words that carry me through.


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January 5, 2018, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM @ Lakeville Area Arts Center
For ages 6+
Students work on the wheel and also learn traditional hand-building techniques to create fun decorative pieces and functional ware.


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Working with motifs – part two!
In the Winter issue of Interweave Knits, Vicki Square shared her thoughts on designing with and creating your own motifs in The Thinking Knitter, page 20. But there's always more to explore with motif shape, line, and color:
Geometric motifs lend themselves so well to knitting, with their straight lines and sharp corners. I am currently designing a kimono with an all over repeating motif inspired by Japanese shibori dyeing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibori) techniques: It is a concentric squares idea with a pin-dot of color in the center of the square, reminiscent of a rice kernel secured with thread in silk fabric before dyeing. I want a fine proportion to each square, with just a single line of stitches forming each one, and a single stitch as the center dot. Two colors and the stranded technique with a bamboo yarn gave me the fluid knitted fabric I envisioned.
The role of color in this design scenario has to be bold enough to present the motif with clarity. With just a single line of color to define my squares, the motif would get lost if the colors were too close in hue or value. When motifs use a larger block of stitches, with more than a single line of stitches, more subtle colors may be used with no loss of definition. For example, a solid maroon yarn and a coordinating marled yarn of maroon, brown, and black could only be paired successfully with motif areas that are large enough to differentiate the pattern. These colors were too close in value for my shibori design, but a soft lilac and maroon worked because the individual squares were more evident with the value variance.
When a motif calls my name, I choose a color palette to display it to best advantage. I consider the overall feeling my color choice makes, whether bold or subtle. And then, I want my knitting time to count. After all, who wants to put in all the time and effort to knit an exquisite motif that won't show?


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Equipped with hydraulic brakes on all 4 wheels to reduce skidding under wet conditions, protecting both passengers and course turf
Golf management professionals are currently using their Garia fleet to generate revenue and set their club apart from the rest. .
Equipped with hydraulic brakes on all 4 wheels to reduce skidding under wet conditions, protecting both passengers and course turf
Fitted with lockable storage space under the front bonnet and a utility box behind seating, there is always enough room for belongings
Treat your customers to a piece of luxury with a built in refrigerator, eliminating the need for ice , and reducing water water drain spills
Prospective members tour our community in Garia's, and this has had a great influence on the amount of memberships we gain. It makes a great first impression, and our members expect nothing less.
John Lyberger,
CCM, PGA Professional & Vice President of Club Operations, Ocean Reef Club
We have only heard good things about Garia and we want to be among the first to lift a conservative market. With our fleet of Garia Golf Cars business has grown...and they pay for themselves on longevity and quality.
"With a private beach stretching more than 2 kilometers long, our new fleet of luxurious six-seater golf buggies offer guests the chance to travel around the three hotels within Madinat Jumeirah, Burj Al Arab Jumeirah and Jumeirah Beach Hotel, in ultimate comfort and style.
Members pay a cart fee that is twice that of their standard golf car rate. Being that the cars are rented out almost every day, Garia has proven to be a great asset for our members and generates more cart revenue than we ever could have earned with a standard golf car.
Rene Rangel CEO,
Sterling Golf Management
Every golf club should have at least one Garia car. After you use a Garia, you will never buy any other golf car. We rent out the more prestigious Garia cars for a higher rent price, and as a result have more rentals than usual and make more profit with Garia.
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Beth Moore and her publisher are offering several of her books in ebook form for FREE (only free through the first 10 days of 2014)!!
I would highly recommend, When Godly People do Ungodly Things. I believe I have read that Beth said that it and Breaking Free (which I also highly, highly recommend for everyone to read) are two of her best ones. It is an eye-opener about the spiritual battle going on around us.
One of Beth Moore's other free books is Believing God. On page 26, it states, "Our toughest battles will invariable concern matters of faith – times when we're tempted to think God's Word and His ways won't work for us, that He has abandoned us, let us down, or failed to come through for us. If satan can get us to drop our shield of faith, he knows we can't remain standing for very long."
Beth says that she has a very specific five-statement pledge of faith that you can use. I LOVE it and have committed it to memory. I LOVE having a tangible way to put on the shield of faith. I am constantly having to say one or the other to myself. Sometimes, I just tap that finger to remind myself if I'm somewhere that I can't say it out loud.
Look on page 29…
God is who He says He is. (thumb)
God can do what He says He can do. (pointer finger)
I am who God says I am. (tall finger)
I can do all things through Christ. (ring finger)
God's Word is alive and active in me. (pinkie)
She also has a sign language that she uses often to strengthen her shield of faith:
I (point to self)
Believe (point to head)
God (point up)
Get the information about the FREE ebook by visiting the Living Proof Ministries blog (Beth's blog):
(I would be grateful if you would lift up my family in prayer.)


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Location: Easton Area Neighborhood Center – 902 Philadelphia Road
Jessica Alba, Jeremy Piven, Joel McHale
The Weinstein Company; Directed by Robert Rodriguez
Rated PG; 89 minutes; 2011
On the surface, Marissa Cortez Wilson has it all…married to a famous spy hunting television reporter, a new baby and intelligent twin step kids. But in reality, trying to mother Rebecca and Cecil, who clearly don't want her around, is her toughest challenge yet. Marissa's world is turned upside down when she's called back to duty by the head of OSS and Rebecca and Cecil are thrust into action when they learn their boring stepmom was once a top agent. With a little help from a couple of very familiar Spy Kids, Carmen and Juni Cortez, and some mind-blowing gadgets, they just may be able to save the world and possibly bring their family together while they're at it.


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www.4haircare.com.au When I first noticed that I am suffering from hair fall, I've got hips of experts and internet sites telling me so many things about hair problems. At that moment when I was desperate, I kind of believe them. Now looking back, it's just so funny to even think it's true. Find out what's all these hair loss myths about for yourself!
Myth #1. Bald men are less virile.
As you should know DHT is the main cause of Hair Loss. DHT is also the main force behind male sexuality therefore it's actually the opposite.
Myth #2. Wearing Caps and Hats can cause hair loss.
Unless you are wearing a cap that is tight enough to block your blood circulation to your hair follicles, wearing cap has nothing to do with hair loss. Ask yourself, how many baseballs players or golf players have hair loss?
Myth #3. Regular haircuts make your hair grow faster and thicker:
False. Getting frequent haircuts is a good way to keep existing hair healthy by removing damaged, split ends, but haircuts have no effect on your hair's growth rate or thickness.
If shave my hair bald it will grow back thicker. Yes it will appear thicker at first because the base of your hair is always thicker than the tip! But you will not notice any difference when it grows back to full length.
Myth #4. Standing with your heads down will improve your hair loss.
Some people say that if your stand with your heads down you can actually improve the blood flow to your head which in turns gives your scalp better blood circulation. Don't even bother, there is no evidence that it can actually grow hair! It's best you try some supplements to improve your blow circulation instead.
Myth #5. Styling your hair can cause hair loss.
One of the more common hair loss myths. Well, there is some truth in it. Normal styling of your hair won't cause your hair to fall but certain hair styles like corn rows and tight ponytails can cause traction alopecia which is a kind of hair loss.
Myth #6. How about styling products like hair sprays and coloring?
These types of products might cause some damage to your hair strands but it does not affect the hair follicles below your scalp so it will not cause hair loss. While they have the potential to damage hair, they do not affect hair follicles or hair growth cycles. Harsh chemicals like relaxers, however, can damage hair follicles.
Myth #7. Will hair dryers and blowers blow off my hair then?
Hmmm..that depends. Unless you are using hurricane class hair blowers they can only cause brittleness and hair breaks if it's too dry or hot. Besides that, it's pretty safe. Though it's recommended to use it at a normal distance.
Myth #8. Insufficient Vitamins can cause hair loss.
Partly true. A lot of people out there with the right diet have hair loss. However, malnourishment, poor health and certain vitamin deficiencies can alleviate hair loss.
Certain vitamins like zinc, biotin and DHT blockers can actually improve your hair loss conditions. Find out more here!
Myth #9. Washing my hair too regularly is bad for the hair.
Your hair care products do not harm your hair follicles. You can wash as many times as you like but it's recommended to wash your hair 3 times a week. Also try to use normal amounts while washing your hair.
Myth #10. Lack of sex causes hair loss.
There is no evidence indicating that lack of sexual activities will cause your hair to fall nor will it grow faster with the increase in sex.
Myth #11. The direction of the way you sleep determines how much hair you will lose.
No matter at what direction you sleep..straight..sideways and with your face down it will not increase your hair loss. It's all about the inner workings of your hair follicles in your body.
Myth #12. Medications and steroids can cause hair loss:
True. While medications and steroids might not cause hair loss for someone who isn't genetically predisposed to hair loss, both can exacerbate balding tendencies in someone who's genetically susceptible. Various medications such as certain anti-depressants, birth control, and antineoplastic drugs have hair loss listed as a possible side effect, but it's not guaranteed. It's best to check with your doctor right away if you notice sudden thinning hair after being put on a new medication. On the other hand, steroids have been shown to greatly increase occurrences of permanent hair loss. Anabolic steroids boost the production of the hair loss-causing hormone, DHT.
Myth #13. If you are bald as born you will be bald too later.
That is a definite no. Sometimes your hair growing genes kicks in later a bit after birth. It has nothing to do with you getting bald later in life.
Myth #14. Taking medicines can increase my hair follicles.
You cannot increase the amount of hair follicles in your head. When you are born you have been predetermined with the number of hair follicles. However, you can move DHT resistant follicles from the side and back of your head to balding area.
Myth #15. You can't cure hair loss.
Definitely untrue. There are many options available that can actually reduce and even reverse your hair loss condition. All you need to do is to find the right ones.
In the past, there were no effective treatments in sight for hair loss and hair thinning patients; the only solution was to cover up hair loss with hats and artificial hairpieces. Fortunately, there are many effective hair loss medications and treatments on today's market!
Take a look Hair Loss Treatments to find yours now!
Myth #16. Pouring alcohol on my head will help my hair to grow.
You wish. The only thing with pouring brandy on your head will do is to make you smell like a drunk.
Myth #17. Hair Transplant can't give you a natural hairline.
Yes and No. Hair transplant has been around for decades. In the early years of Hair Transplantation, doctors used grafts of 8-20 hairs for implants. Such grafts make the hair looks like doll plugs. However, hair transplants have evolved so much with so many new methods and if you look for a qualified one today, you hair transplant can almost be totally undetectable. Check out the latest hair transplant techniques.
Myth #18. Only intellectuals get hair loss.
Crazy! This is a funny hair loss myth indeed. There are actually more than 50% of people will suffer from hair loss in their lifetime. People from all sorts of race and class will get it. It doesn't matter if you are smart or dumb. Hey but if you work too hard it my affect your hair. Read on about stress and hair loss.
Myth # 19. Brushing your hair is good for follicle stimulation.
Nope. The only thing too much brushing will do for your hair is split ends and breakage. Try not to brush too often. Some people have maintained that constant brushing increases scalp circulation and thus boosts hair growth. However, because alopecia is primarily caused by the presence of DHT and genetic predisposition rather than blood flow, hair brushing will have no positive effect on hair growth. Similarly, standing on your head might give you a head rush from the increased blood flow, but it won't have any effect on your hair.
Myth # 20. You get your hair loss from your mother's side.
Not entirely true. While the primary baldness gene is on the X chromosome, which men get only from their mothers, other factors are also in play. The hereditary factor is slightly more dominant on the woman's side, but research suggests that men who have a bald father are more likely to develop male pattern baldness than those who don't.
Myth #21. Loading up on carbohydrates can lead to hair loss.
Carbohydrates and red meat provide nutrients that are helpful for maintaining a full head of hair. Iron deficiency may be closely linked to hair loss. Treatment—like taking iron supplements—could restore growth.
Myth #22. Smoking causes hair loss.
True. Although this myth has been discounted in the past as being an unvalidated assumption, recent studies by research groups such as the British Medical Journal (BMJ) have found sufficient evidence to claim there is a significant link between smoking and hair loss. It's still uncertain whether the connection is due to the effects of tobacco toxins, or the fact that smoking accelerates aging and other health problems.
My Personal Favorite Hair Loss Myth!
The right hair treatment products can make my hair grow back in a week!
Ha. Ha. Ha. Of all hair loss myths, this is definitely the funniest! I fell for that one flat. Your hair will only grow HALF an INCH a month. Some supplements might help improve growth, but don't expect to see any real results for at least half a year.


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From October 20-25 2017, representatives of the international bus industry will meet up at the Busworld fair in Kortrijk, Belgium. The first 24-meter EXQUI.CITY to be configured as an IMC® electric bus will be on show on the booth of Belgian manufacturer Van Hool (booth 601 in hall 2).
The bus on display is equipped with innovative IMC technology from Kiepe Electric, enabling it to charge the batteries while traveling under overhead lines and cover sections of route without overhead lines in battery-powered mode. Kiepe Electric is one of the leading suppliers of electrical systems for buses and provides consultancy services for municipalities that are planning electric bus fleets. The introduction of electric buses has moved way up the agenda for more and more towns and cities around the world: The high-performance IMC electric bus concept represents a promising, cost-effective alternative to trams, since a direct comparison shows that the costs of both initial procurement and the infrastructure are lower.
The 24-meter double-articulated bus can carry up to 180 passengers, approaching the capacity of a streetcar, and the similarity also extends to the appearance of the vehicles. Unlike streetcars, however, this electric bus is not to be stopped by roadwork or other obstacles but can simply drive around them under battery power. In towns and cities with existing metros or light rail vehicle networks, IMC buses can readily complement the e-mobility network by using the same substations as their rail-borne counterparts. Systems specialist Kiepe Electric will be advising trade visitors on all aspects of adding electric buses to their fleets at its own booth R29/Rambla Noord.
Caption: The EXQUI.CITY T in service with LINZ AG LINIEN I © Kiepe Electric GmbH
Knorr-Bremse is a leading manufacturer of braking systems and supplier of additional sub-systems for rail and commercial vehicles, with sales totaling approximately EUR 5.5 billion in 2016. Some 25,000 employees develop, manufacture, and service braking, entrance, control, and energy supply systems, HVAC and driver assistance systems, as well as powertrain-related solutions. As a technology leader, through its products the company has been making a decisive contribution to greater safety by road and rail since 1905. Every day, more than one billion people around the world put their trust in systems made by Knorr-Bremse.
Knorr-Bremse subsidiary Kiepe Electric, based in Düsseldorf, Germany, is a globally active supplier of electrical systems to the leading rail vehicle and bus manufacturers. The company offers efficient solutions and ecologically sustainable concepts for low-emission public transportation with eco-friendly electrical equipment for light rail vehicles, metros and regional rail networks as well as for battery, trolley and In Motion Charging (IMC) buses.


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We aren't quite sure just what route we are going to take home. Over the next few days there is a weather system going through the Rockies and hauling 13,000 pounds down 7% grades over potentially icy roads doesn't sound like fun. Temperatures are forecast to be just above freezing with rain and snow. Took a look at some of the traffic cameras on I70 through the Vail pass today and it wasn't a pretty sight. The route further north through Evanston, Wy doesn't look much better. That leaves heading back south to Flagstaff and over to Albuquerque before angling northeast to Winnipeg. That will add a day onto our trip so we have decided to leave a day early on Thursday morning. We will decide that morning after looking at the weather and viewing the highway cameras which direction we will head.
Communication may be dicey whatever route we take so this may be it until we get home. I will do a recap once we are settled in at home but overall this has been another amazing experience. We plan to do a little less traveling next year and will spend 4 months in Gold Canyon and see how we like that. We will probably still take a few weeks to get down to our destination and a few weeks to get home which will allow us to see more of Utahs great National Parks. We are just a little burned out this year after what will be 11,000 miles and almost 9 months in the trailer.
|Oscars Restaurant. I had the Oscar Burger.
Lots of Garlic with Pastrami on top of a juicy hamburger patti. Yummm.
|The view from the Patio.
Thats it for now.


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Martin Powley
~ Farm & Vineyard Manager ~
Born and raised in Crozet, Martin joined the team in July 2010 after graduating from Roanoke College in 2009 with a degree in business administration. Martin is in charge of managing both the farm & vineyard, which includes spraying vines, mowing grass, soil maintenance, equipment maintenance and vineyard construction. As a "jack of all trades, master of none," Martin is the "go-to" person when things break and is well known for his general problem solving skills. Being mechanically inclined, Martin can fix anything with or without the proper tools, which has earned him the nickname, "McGuyver." Having been raised on a farm, he is at home in the outdoors and loves to hunt and fish. He, his lovely wife Jessica, and newborn son Hunter, live in Crozet.


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Apartment for rent from € 60/day in WillingenName/Address: Meran
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Interior2-room apartment 40 m2: living/dining room with 1 sofabed and satellite TV. 1 double bedroom with shower/WC. Small kitchen (oven, electric coffee machine). Balcony. Terrace furniture. Facilities: Internet (WiFi, free). Maximum 1 pet/ dog allowed.
OutsideSituated directly on "Uplandsteig" cosy apartment block "Meran". On the outskirts, 500 m from the centre of Willingen, in a quiet, elevated position, located by a road. In the house: lounge, storage room for bicycles, storage room for skis, central heating system. Bread roll service possible. Parking at the house. Shop 500 m, grocery, supermarket 600 m, restaurant 200 m, bus stop 300 m, railway station "Willingen" 600 m, outdoor swimming pool 5 km, indoor swimming pool 1.5 km. Golf course 15 km, tennis 900 m, cable car 1.2 km, ski lift 1.1 km, cross country ski track 2.5 km.
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Darren Bent to make Aston Villa return to prove Euro 2012 fitness
- From the section Football
Aston Villa striker Darren Bent has declared himself fit for Euro 2012 duty, despite not playing since rupturing ankle ligaments in February.
The 28-year-old is likely to come into contention for Villa's final game of the season at Norwich on Sunday.
Bent has made contact with England manager Roy Hodgson to indicate his willingness to play at the Euros in Poland and Ukraine.
Hodgson will name his squad for the tournament on Wednesday.
Earlier this month, Villa manager Alex McLeish suggested Bent would not play again this season.
"I don't believe there is a chance of him playing for Villa again this season," McLeish told the club website on 2 May.
"The doc thinks he's got a chance for the Euros though."
The former Sunderland player, who suffered the injury at Wigan in February, is hoping to play in his first major tournament with England after failing to make the squad for the World Cups in 2006 and 2010.
England begin their Euro 2012 campaign against France in Donetsk, Ukraine, on 11 June.
Bent's availability would be a boost for Hodgson, who is without suspended Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney for the first two group games against France and Sweden.


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Writing has always been a part of my life. Since I was young, I always enjoyed playing with words and using them to illustrate a point or tell a story. I still have notebooks filled with thoughts, ideas, and poems from my adolescent years. If nothing else, they provide a glimpse into my mind at different periods in my life. I change and so too does my writing. This blog and the writing I have done on it, has changed the way I teach more than anything in my career. It holds me accountable for my words and actions while providing me an outlet for my ideas. The simple act of writing something and clicking "post" is really profound. By doing that I am sharing my thoughts, ideas, and in some case my very being with the world. Some people will hate it, some people will love it and in both cases I am better because of it.
My beliefs and opinions are constantly challenged and therefore always evolving. However, even as those thoughts change, the reasons behind my writing stay the same.
- I write because I want to challenge and be challenged.
- I write to reflect on what I've done, what I'm doing, and what I will do.
- I write in hopes to express ideas that don't make sense until I put them in writing.
- I write to share my ideas in hopes it might help someone else.
- I write on behalf of those who can or will not write for themselves.
- I write to hold myself accountable for my thoughts and actions.
- Mostly importantly…I write because I enjoy it.
Why do you write? If you don't, what is holding you back?


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"The Lord of the Rings" and former "Lost" star Dominic Monaghan has landed the lead role in Edna McCallion's psychological thriller "Pet" for MGM Films says The Hollywood Reporter.
Monaghan will play Seth, a man who bumps into his old high school crush and quickly becomes obsessed with her.
He takes her captive underneath the animal shelter where he works but soon suspects that his old flame is not who she seems to be.
"Pet" is set to begin shooting in the next few months.


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The purpose of the engagement is to listen to survivors to gain a deeper understanding of their diverse, lived experiences and empower survivors through a respectful and inclusive engagement process that will lead to help inform a meaningful government apology for the Sixties Scoop.
Enabling survivors to help shape how our government apologizes for the tragic history and the subsequent impacts of the Sixties Scoop will create a truly meaningful apology and promote healing. Only survivors and their families can truly know how the Sixties Scoop affected their lives. We need survivors and their families to be involved in this process for us to better understand how the Sixties Scoop affected lives, and to offer a meaningful government apology.
We encourage all survivors, their families and community members to attend and welcome attendees from First Nations, Inuit, Métis and Non-Status communities.
Agenda for February 1, 2018
7:30 a.m. - Cultural Ceremony (To be confirmed)
8:00 a.m. - Smudge (will run all day)
8:30 a.m. - Registration
9:15 a.m. - Opening Prayer
9:30 a.m. - Opening Remarks
9:45 a.m. - Setting the Context: Sixties Scoop Background
10:30 a.m. - Sharing Circle
12:00 p.m. - Lunch
1:00 p.m. - Sharing Circle
2:45 p.m. - Closing Remarks and Prayer
Sixties Scoop survivors, families and others impacted are invited to participate in facilitated discussions in the communities listed below:
- Peace River (Jan 18, 2018)
- Fort McMurray (Feb 07, 2018)
- Lethbridge (Feb 14, 2018)
- Calgary (Feb 21, 2018)
- Edmonton (Mar 01, 2018)
For more information on this engagement, please visit Alberta.ca/SixtiesScoopApology. If you have any questions, accessibility and/or food restrictrions, contact us by email at email@example.com, or by phone at 780-644-7051.


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Somebody call Amy Adams. The "Enchanted" princess would be perfect as Holly, the lovely strawberry blonde at the heart of James Collins's first novel Beginner's Greek. Readers will find themselves naturally playing casting director while reading this good-hearted comedy of manners, because the novel (knowingly) plays off so many romantic-comedy conventions that Meg Ryan could ask for a cut of the royalties. Under Peter Russell's Wall Street suit beats the heart of a wistful romantic. He's always dreamed of love at first sight, and when Holly plunks down in the seat next to him on a New York-L.A. flight with her copy of "The Magic Mountain" by Thomas Mann (which just happens to be the only German novel Peter's ever read), he can't believe his good fortune.
Five life-changing hours later, Holly gives her phone number to Peter. But by the time he gets to his hotel room, he's lost it.
Cut to seven years later. Peter is talking his fiancée down from her wedding-planning crises, such as the Great Cheese Course Fiasco. An angry mob could easily light its way with the torch Peter is still carrying for Holly, and Charlotte, his fiancée, isn't really in love with him, either. (Peter did find Holly again. Or at least, his best friend Jonathan did – and married her.)
Collins, a former editor at Time magazine, writes with assurance and a nice sense of humor about everything from book signings to true love, which is referred to throughout without irony or condescension. He has a rare ability to satirize without becoming nasty, and periodically gives romantic clichés a good tweak (including striking one character by lightning).
That's not to say that "Beginner's Greek" couldn't have benefited from more editing. The book is about 75 pages too long, and Collins has a penchant for two-page monologues that would do a James Bond villain proud. Also, there's an embezzlement subplot that doesn't resolve and an unlikely "creative" financial scheme.
But for readers who agree that "there is nothing worse in the movies than for the girl to end up with the wrong guy," "Beginner's Greek" offers a welcome chance to let the credits roll, at least in their imaginations.


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J.J. Cale, a quietly influential singer-songwriter who stayed in the background while better-known musicians had hits with his songs, including "After Midnight," "Cocaine" and "Call Me the Breeze," died July 26 at a hospital in La Jolla, Calif. He was 74.
He had a heart attack, his manager, Mike Kappus, told the Associated Press.
Mr. Cale was never as well known as Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Johnny Cash or many of the other musicians who recorded his songs. But if his career was unsung, his songs were not.
He had been a working musician since the mid-1950s but was struggling — "dirt poor," as he put it — and about to quit when he was driving through Tulsa in 1970 and heard Clapton singing "After Midnight" on the radio.
The song, which Mr. Cale had written in about 1966, made the Billboard Top 20 and was Clapton's first major hit as a solo artist. It also secured Mr. Cale's musical and financial future.
"I went, 'Oh, man, I might stay with the music business,' " Mr. Cale told the Los Angeles Times in 2009. "I was about ready to get out of it. I was playing Friday and Saturday nights and looking for a day job."
Mr. Cale won a Grammy Award for best contemporary blues album for "The Road to Escondido," a recording he made in 2006 with Clapton, but for years he was content to live in obscurity and let his understated songs speak for themselves.
"In my humble opinion," Clapton wrote about Mr. Cale in his 2007 autobiography, "he is one of the most important artists in the history of rock, quietly representing the greatest asset his country has ever had."
Mr. Cale and his fellow Oklahoman Leon Russell were credited with developing the "Tulsa sound," a relaxed style of bluesy country rock with minor chords, simple lyrics and a shuffling beat that helped define a decade of roots-based, Southern-style rock-and-roll.
Mr. Cale's "Call Me the Breeze," which was recorded in 1974 by Lynyrd Skynyrd and later by the Allman Brothers and Cash, became a classic guitar-driven anthem to the open highway: "Well, now they call me the breeze / I keep blowin' down the road."
Clapton played "After Midnight" in his concerts for decades, along with another tune by Mr. Cale, "Cocaine," which was first recorded by Clapton in 1977. Often considered a paean to drug use, the song could also be interpreted as a wry, unflattering description of it: "If you wanna get down, down on the ground — cocaine."
Neil Young, Mark Knopfler, Bryan Ferry and Clapton all cited Mr. Cale as an influence, and critic Geoffrey Himes wrote in The Washington Post in 1983 that Mr. Cale's "superb guitar leads — which other guitarists study faithfully — are so thoroughly woven into the fabric that one has to mentally unravel the songs to identify what miracles Cale is working."
Other well-known performers who recorded his songs include Carlos Santana ("The Sensitive Kind"); Cissy Houston ("Cajun Moon"); Captain Beefheart and Bobby "Blue" Bland ("I Got the Same Old Blues"); Chet Atkins and Jerry Garcia ("After Midnight"); and Tom Petty ("I'd Like to Love You, Baby").
"I've never sold a lot of records," Mr. Cale told the San Diego Union-Tribune in 1990. "My music's gotten much more famous than me."
John Weldon Cale was born on Dec. 5, 1938, in Oklahoma City and grew up in Tulsa. He was playing guitar in Western swing and rock-and-roll bands by the mid-1950s and often worked in Tulsa with Russell, who became an influential songwriter and pianist.
By 1964, Mr. Cale had moved to California and began to master studio work, as well as the guitar and other instruments. He changed his stage name from Johnny Cale to J.J. Cale, to distinguish himself from John Cale, who played in the Velvet Underground with Lou Reed.
Mr. Cale recorded his first album, "Naturally," in 1971, and his only significant hit as a performer, "Crazy Mama," came out in 1972.
Mr. Cale was considered a reclusive enigma because his records seldom had his picture on them and because he rarely went on extensive tours. He lived for years in a rural area outside San Diego without a telephone. Survivors include his wife of 16 years, Christine Lakeland, a musician who often played in his bands.
Mr. Cale's musical style changed little over the years, with subtle finger-picking on guitar, backed up by quiet vocals — what he called "front-porch noodling."
"There are entertainers and there are musicians," Mr. Cale said in 1988, "and I never was an entertainer."


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What has been done can not be undone. It was rabbit preferred to sleep comfortably thinking that the tortoise will never be able reach the destination and the rabbit will get up and make up the gap by its speed. But it awoke and found the tortoise already reached the destination and accepted the defeat to the slow but steady animal.
Our respected Prime Minister of India is now on back foot. He had to accede to the demand for JPC after clearance from the Congress think-tank. Better late than never. In doing so, the ruling UPA accepted prima-facie the legitimacy of the demand of the opposition for Joint Parliamentary Probe against corruption in high places. The probe is expected to cover both NDA and UPA regimes and to come out with valid recommendations and directions to root out the corruption and dishonest practices by misusing executive powers.
It would, however, be disgusting if the opposition attempts to use the platform of JPC only to insult a gentleman like Dr. Monmohan Singh in order to meet its political interest leaving the major issues to include fixing of responsibility of the real culprits and thieves. The JPC should come out with the recommendations of exemplary punishments.
It is agreed if any wrong committed by any member of a family, the father can not escape moral responsibility despite his personal honesty. Yet no sensible person can award punishment to the father just because he is the head of the family. If he becomes the major focus or is crucified it would tantamount to suppress the guilt of the real culprits. I hope the parties achieved JPC will not send wrong message to the citizens of this country.


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Spice, the Indian handset manufacturer has announced that it will launch the first Secure Android handset in the country. It is reported to launch three Android smartphones with added security features like anti-theft and antivirus software, said a spokesperson of Spice.
He added that the new smartphones will be powered by the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. These will be upgradeable to the Android 4.0 ICS soon after the launch. These phones will come with the useful security software like anti-theft and anitvirus. These phones will make the devices secure and safe from the potential threat faced by the data in smartphones.
The smartphone users are exposed to several threats that can interrupt the operation of the device. The device can transmit and modify the user data. It is stated that there are over six hundred types of smartphone viruses approximately. The number of smartphone users is also increasing steeply across the world. So the implementation of these software is really useful.
The first secure Android phone of Spice will be launched in the next two weeks. The antivirus feature will offer real time protection from the internet threats an users can set schedule regular scans. These phones will also have other features like anti-theft software and vault privacy lock for videos, photos, call logs, secret contacts and messages.
Recently, it was reported that Spice is planning to launch five Android 4.0 ICS powered phones. The brand has also announced the FLO TV M 5600 phone with the Live TV feature. The company is trying making a stir in the smartphone market with constant innovations.


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I'm blessed with a very good wife in my life. She has love and respect for me. She has not only presented two kids but also decorated my home with all her heart. Her contribution not only in terms of money but in terms of everything has filled my life what in one life time one can not expect. Her good deeds override her mistakes. I'm really fortunate to get her.
But I don't think I could make her happy. I tried my level best to do my duty towards her whenever situation occurred. Many a time, I with the blessing of God tried to rescue her from many threats of life occurred from serious illness. You may term it a simple duty towards an ailing wife. I agree. I recall in one occasion when I was sick it was none other than she despite her illness paid a regular visit to the hospital.
Her patience to tolerate any wrong doing on my part is noteworthy. I know she only blames her fate for choosing me as life time partner. I blame myself why I did injustice to her. Sometime I tried to expose my false pride of possessing vast knowledge in any dispute in order to undermine her. But she bears with the things and maintains solitude. She only breaks while she finds allegation of breaking the bond of love between me and she. But the allegation hardly comes true. But it is able to confuse our relationship.
There are witches and ghosts surrounding us those who always tried to damage our family making me as a soft target. In my youth, I remained extreme emotional and moved things without considering consequence. On my way, I got many who pretended to be my friends, but ultimately tried to poison me with only motif of breaking my family. With the grace of God, I was able to get rescued myself and restored my family peace. The evil force is still active. They will never be able to fulfill their evil desires. The force of resistance in me is more stronger than they.


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Summertime is the time for friends, family and food. Is there a better way to bring all three together than to throw a block party or a whole subdivision party? With a little bit of time and advanced planning, your party will be the talk of the summer and may even become a new yearly tradition.
Things you'll need:
Tables & Chairs
Party Tent
Food & Beverages
Entertainment for adults
Entertainment for kids
- Enlist the help of a couple of neighbors before you begin planning the party. The more people that are involved in the planning the more likely your party will be a success and that nothing will be overlooked.
- Determine the best location for the party. Ideal locations would be at a park or playground if available, otherwise a low traffic street will work fine. Contact the local authorities to inquire about the permits that may be required and to see if they can provide barriers for the road. If they will not provide barriers but do allow you to block off the road, this can also be done with vehicles, tables and yellow caution tape.
- If your sub has an association, approach the board members to see if they will provide some money to be used for food, supplies and such. You may find that they are more than willing to cooperate.
- Determine what items you need. Consider things like tables, chairs, party tents, grills, coolers, garbage cans, radios/stereo equipment, extension cords, plates & utensils. Many items you should be able to gather from your neighbors while others such as party tents may need to be rented. You may also want to look into renting things such as a popcorn machine, snow cone maker, hot dog cart or a cotton candy machine.
- When planning activities for the kids it is important to make sure that you cover all of the age groups. You can rent a bounce house for the little ones and an inflateable waterslide for the larger ones. Have lots of bubbles on hand and set up some common backyard games such as croquet, ladder golf, Bocce Ball, lawn darts & badminton.
- The food selection is an important item to take into consideration in the early planning stages. Popular options for food include catering, potluck, bring your own or possibly even 'fast food' items such as KFC or the ever popular White Castles. Have a covered area availablle for the food table and maybe even place inside of a screen tent to help keep insects out. Have lots of condiments on hand that are usually associated with the types of food that you are serving. Have a variety of beverages available including drinks for kids and adults. And lastly, don't forget the desserts!
- After the party is over there will more than likely be quite a mess to clean up. Having garbage cans strategically placed beforehand can help control the mess a little. Be sure that you enlist responsible clean up help early on so that you are not left 'holding the bag'. Be sure to leave the area cleaner than it was when you started so that nobody complains.
Tips & Warnings
- Enlist lots of help
- Take donations or possibly charge a nominal fee to cover expenses
- Make sure everyone labels donated items with their name so they can get it back
- Make sure that alchohol is only available to those over the legal drinking age


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I shot George and Briana's wedding and engagement photos back in 2010 (my second wedding EVER). They recently moved back to the states from Hawaii and we got together to do a night shoot. We had so much fun running around the city until midnight.
and here's an awesome video my friend and second shooter Christa made during the shoot.


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The EU Privacy directive affecting website cookies came into force in UK law on 26 May 2011, and applies not just to UK based websites but any website that caters for people in the European market—wherever the company is based. That means every website visited by people in the EU, including those outside the EU, is affected.
I have written two articles about the EU cookie directive. You are reading the in-depth article, which includes detailed discussion with reference to the directive itself. For a more concise post that explains what it means and what you need to do about it, see: How To Get Ready For The EU Cookie Directive
If you're looking for help or solutions, see EU Cookies Services
Below, this post answers the following questions:
- What is the EU Privacy/Cookie Directive?
- When does it apply to my business?
- How do I find out what cookies my website creates?
- Does this affect my website?
- What do I need to do about the EU Privacy/Cookie Directive?
- When do I need to make the changes?
- I am a masochist: Where is a full reference/link to the EU Cookie Directive?
- Summary: act now, but don't panic (unless you are a big consumer brand!)
Important: 1) I'm not a lawyer; 2) This article is about cookies but law related to this directive may have other implications for your business (e.g. for information your website stores in other ways).
What is the EU Privacy/Cookie Directive?
It is an instruction designed to give control over use of personal information to EU citizens, and has particular implications for the use of cookies by websites, and so has a very widespread impact. The directive must be implemented by EU member states, though enacting local laws, but timescales for this vary a lot. Enforcement is according to law of each member state.
When does the cookie directive have legal force?
The directive is in force, but it is not legally enforceable in any jurisdiction until it has been incorporated into the law of that EU country which tends to happen over a widely differing rates. However, once it is in force in one jurisdiction you may be affected directly by that, wherever your business is based, including outside the EU.
If your business is focussed in particular EU countries you may want to consider the attitude and plans for compliance in each jurisdiction so that you can prioritise and plan your response accordingly.
At time of writing (May 2011), it is not yet being enforced in any EU jurisdiction as far as I am aware. It became law in the UK on 26th May 2011, and so is legally enforceable already, but the government has decided to suspend enforcement for a year so we have an effective deadline of 25th May 2012. So I suggest…
Don't panic, but act now to inform yourself. The relevance to you and your business will vary depending on your circumstances.
Does this affect my website?
Yes! Certainly if you are running a business website it should be affected: you have analytics don't you? And many other functions require or make use of cookies.
I would advise that all businesses at least do an audit of current and planned website functionality to establish what cookies are being placed on the computer of your visitors, and by what features of your website. As well as things your web designer might have included, third party features (such as analytics, embedded advertising, plug-ins and so on) will almost certainly be creating cookies, so you need a way of checking everything. See next.
How do I find out what cookies my website creates?
I recommend a FireFox browser with an add-on called HttpFox and have written a short post to show you how to do this with step by step setup so anyone can do it. See: How to see/monitor the cookies a website creates.
HttpFox is useful for more than this of course, it will help you debug and streamline your website too (look out for requests highlighted in red for example, any "404" responses?)
Other Useful Tools
I expect there will be additional tools created to help with this so check back, or let me know if you find something handy by sharing in a comment.
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What do I need to do about the EU Privacy/Cookie Directive?
Once you know what features of your website rely on setting client side cookies you have some idea of the scale of the problem and need to think about each area individually.
You need to ask yourself questions such as the following:
- how and when would enforcement affect me?
- what are the fines (not yet known in most jurisdictions)?
- what would being found in breach do to my reputation?
- what website features are affected and how can they be brought into compliance?
- will the web browser provide a solution, or part of a solution?
Clearly you'll need to monitor both the solutions (from other businesses and the web browser companies), as well as the approach and timetable of enforcement in your relevant jurisdictions (but remember, it is not where you are but where your customers are that matters).
So to begin you should:
- inform yourself (e.g. by analysing your use of cookies and answering the questions above)
- understand the situation in different jurisdictions within the EU so you can minimise business risk
- monitor on-going developments in enforcement and solutions (from websites, website vendors and web browsers)
How can I solve this on my website?
Essentially you need permission from each user before writing cookies on the user's machine where the cookie might be used to infringe that user's privacy (as defined by the directive, or a particular jurisdiction's interpretation of the directive).
Here are some potential solutions for obtaining permission (see caveat):
- use your website's terms and conditions in some way
- provide a passive indication on the page of cookie use, and a way for users to opt-in or opt-out
- provide a pop-up seeking permission and providing an opt-out
- obtain permission during a sign-up process
- obtain permission through a user controlled browser setting (a feature being considered by browser manufacturers)
Caveat: I am not a lawyer, so if you use any of the suggested approaches you should obtain expert legal advice on when and how this applies to your use of cookies and compliance or not with all applicable law.
In all these cases we are left with a problem: what to do if the user does not provide permission? This is tricky because so many usability features of websites rely on cookies. You solution will have two stages:
- At the very least every website needs a way for cookie use to be disabled (one reason it will be better to put this in the browser, but its not clear if that will avoid the need for a server side 'cookie switch').
- Once the cookie switch is turned off by a user, you need to consider how to handle the loss of functionality that results. Ideally you would consider each feature and degrade this as gracefully as possible. You'll need to consider the impact on your particular visitors and their potential reactions on your business, as well as look at how competitors and other businesses respond to the same issues.
When do I need to make the changes?
For compliance with UK law, you need to be ready by 25th May 2012 (as explained above). In other jurisdictions this will vary widely, possibly by years, but remember it is not where YOU are but where your VISITOR is that matters. If you are outside the EU, your business will still be affected.
The UK is, as usual, one of the early implementers. You must make your own decision about this, but being based in the UK with a very small business, I think I can afford to be relaxed for the time being. I will monitor developments and develop a plan as the deadline of May 2012 approaches. If you are more risk averse, a larger business, have a well known brand, are very consumer oriented, I suggest you need to be a lot more concerned and pro-active about this.
Where is a full reference/link to the EU Cookie Directive?
You must be mad or a lawyer to want to read this, but here it is: DIRECTIVE 2009/136/EC.
(Thanks to Paul Carpenter for saving me the trouble of digging this up, and for providing a funny example of EU cookie directive pop-up hell—which illustrates why a user friendly solution is so desirable. My guess is that this will be within the browser rather than your website, but at this point its not possible to say.)
Summary: Act now, but don't panic (unless you are a big consumer brand!)
Even though the directive is already active, for most small businesses there is no need to panic, but you should definitely take appropriate action now. At the very least understand how your business website would be affected by disabling cookies, and the options available to you for seeking permission and turning cookie use off. Once you understand this you can plan your response, monitor developments, and decide when to act.
Larger businesses, brands, consumer oriented, and more reputation sensitive businesses probably need to be the most pro-active, and developing solutions that are compliant (to minimise the risk of non-compliance) and to minimise the impact on their online customer interface.
Everyone should inform themselves to ensure you don't get caught out, but I think smaller less consumer focussed businesses may find that industry (e.g. web browser, website solutions vendors and larger companies) thrash out some good solutions we can all take advantage of in time. Remember that date though: May 2012 is when you should have something in place.
I will follow this and aim to keep you posted, so to help stay informed you can follow me using Facebook, Twitter, Blog email or Newsletter (see the buttons and form at the right on this page).
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A game asking students to prepare an egg using as many cooking methods as possible, or a game asking students to prepare a gourmet meal using only a microwave, forces students to practice and perfect one element of cooking. Games can also create familiarity with flavors, cooking methods and food pairings. Games that involve determining what spices are in a dish, or the method of baking/cooking that created it, can help students learn while adding a friendly competitive element to any classroom.
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|Joe took a fantastic win in Spain recently & here he tells us all about it:
|Joe on the first corner in the final heat (his race-face is definitely on here)...
"The steep top section sling-shotted you into this right-left combo. The line you hit is between the manhole covers and the massive crack in the road. This road is brutal to race because there is no room for error. Miss your line and you might get bucked off your board by an unruly manhole cover, apocalyptic earth fissure or a random wave in the asphalt. The final corner was the most technically difficult I've skated in a long time. Once you linked 2 apexes between a shrub, a depressed manhole cover and a janky curb you had to bank really hard to the next righty where you had literally half a second to breathe before you set up the pre-drift initiation. If you slid to early, you had too much speed to make the corner when you hooked up. If you slid too late you were in the hay. If you slid just right, you still had to hunt for the apex hidden by bushes. I took the win at this event after some brutal knockout racing rules. You had to win your qualifying heats to reach the finals.
You won or you lost, simple. Amazing roots-style race trace from Shred O Grande.
I'd give this track a Gnar Factor 8/10 and a Tech Factor 7/10."
|Joe at the back of the line-up... he says "Had to make a crazy pass to take the win!"
|Joe's victory even made the papers! If your Spanish is up to it, you can check out the full story here :-)


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With every click of the shutter button, there's bound to always be more than just one favourite. Some nights, it makes my decision very hard when choosing what one to portray for my 365 photography project. Here, under this category, at the end of each month, I'll be posting a few of my favourites that missed out on their chance in the limelight!
And I'm officially half way through the year! I had fun this month and hoping I can find the same get up and go this month as it's currently lacking and has yet to be found =/
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Alone. Leda is the last living member of the brigade, the sole defender of her world. War took everyone she knew, leaving her in the company of memories and ghosts. Or is it madness?
I have deviated a little from my new posting schedule but please bear with me, I really wanted to let you know about Mary's new book. Next week will be my first scheduled poetry feature. Thank you for coming and have a fantastic weekend y'all.
|Today I have M. Pax over from the Wistful Nebulae.
About M. Pax: Inspiring the words I write, I spend my summers as a star guide at Pine Mountain Observatory in stunning Central Oregon where I live with the husband unit and two loving cats. I write speculative fiction mostly and have a slight obsession with giant, man-eating reptiles and Jane Austen. I know, they don't really go together, but it'd be interesting to insert Godzilla in the middle of Pride & Prejudice.
Most know me as the author to Fabulosity Reads and in actual fact, that is the previous name of this blog. I have since then moved my books to a Wordpress self-hosted blog so that I can have a place to show a different side of me which I am equally passionate about and that is marketing and personal development. I hope you will love being here, watching me grow as I share and learn. My highest hope is that we will grown and learn together in all disciplines affecting our lives. I'd LUUURRRVE to hear from you, so don't be shy...
Mary always has great advice to give to writers. I love the "idea journal" and recently have begun to keep one myself. It makes it much easier to remember things although I cheat a little bit and just use the voice recorder in my iPhone. Not a "traditional" journal but it works for me.ReplyDelete
However you gather those snippets that don't have a place at the moment is great. I have one I need to go jot down. Some spot in the sink jiggled up an idea.
Thanks for having me on, Wendy.
Pulling crap out of your ass is a writer term to me!
Need to jot down more of my ideas.
It's a great term. I've seen it done in traditionally published fiction, which makes me want to whip the book at a wall.
Keeping your ideas could help you with what you talked about on Wednesday, Alex. :)
twists and turns make a story exciting!
thats why people like rollercoasters =)
great post!
I really appreciate authors whose books offer smooth reading and surprises throughout. That's why I enjoy Neil Gaiman so much.ReplyDelete
I love rollercoasters, Tara.
Neil Gaiman is a favorite of mine, too, Wendy.
Hey there wendy,
Thank you so much for kind words on my blog. :)
Your blog is awesome too. You are very welcome for the follow and i thank you in return for following my blog too.
Take care eve.x
Such a great post! Love visiting your blog!
Lola x
I have a book of ideas and scenes and thoughts...I've scrabbled down.
Hi, Lola! Great seeing you.
Tirzah, you'll be glad you did that. Keep doing it.
I love your idea journal; I tend to write on everything, best to have it in one place! I, too love to be surprised! Twists and turns are part of life, we all need some coaster moments! Great post! Thanks Mary; nice to meet you Wendy!ReplyDelete
Hi Ella, it does help to have it in one place. I take notebooks with me wherever I go. Periodically, I go thru & add what's in them to the main jounral. I do love rollercoasters.ReplyDelete


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ECI Policy Briefing on Food and Environment in East Africa
The Environmental Change Institute has launched a new policy briefing series: 'Insights for Policy'.
These four-page documents present the aspects of a particular piece of research relevant to policy makers in government, international organisations, business and charity sectors.
The first in the series is about food and environments in East Africa. It looks at how different futures might affect food security and environmental change in the region.
This research comes out of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS).
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Well, how exciting - only got a top 3 place at Lasting Memories with my Vroom Vroom layout!! YAY!!
Thank you ladies.
So with my new found confidence, here's another one.
Now the theme at Lasting Memories this time is "Scraplifting"
So you have to choose a DT member and lift one of their layouts and base your own around it.
So I scraplifted Haven's layout from June 26th 2013.
These are all pics of my lovely grandson Carter in differing states of play.
Doesn't he look studious in that bottom piccy?? Lol.
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Over President's Weekend, the Wake Forest community celebrated the people who contribute to the vibrancy of our campus. We honored those who have generously contributed to student scholarships, faculty funding and program operating costs. We recognized their investment in Wake Forest, knowing that the University would not be the same without them.
With them, the Wake Forest community thrives. With them, our students are presented opportunities to change the world. With them, the Wake Forest tradition of excellence lives on.
The following video, shown during the Celebration of Scholarships Dinner, tells one of hundreds of our Wake Forest student-donor stories.


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Understanding Dependence and its Treatment
Dependence on mood-altering substances is a phenomenon that is rarely understood and often mistreated. There are two kinds of dependence – physical and psychological dependence.
Physical aspect
Physical dependence manifests in withdrawal symptoms such as tremors, delirium, hallucinations and aggression when the drug is "withdrawn" from the body. Physical dependence is essentially the body's tissues reacting to the loss of substance from the body – a substance in the presence of which they had got used to functioning.
Psychological aspect
Psychological dependence is less obvious to the observer yet the more complex of the two. It is defined as "a relatively extreme, pathological state in which obtaining, taking, and recovering from a drug represents a loss of behavioral control over drug taking which occurs at the expense of most other activities and despite adverse consequences" (Altman et al).
Psychological dependence is characterized by an emotional dependence on the drug, as well as subtle and progressive changes in the individual's personality and value systems. The individual reaches a point where he can neither function without the drug, nor imagine an enjoyable life without it. He begins to use the drug as a coping mechanism to the relative exclusion of all other natural coping systems. His moods and feelings of self-worth depend solely on the presence or absence of the chemical. This is emotional dependence.
The link between personality and emotions has long been established. Hence when we observe that an addict's emotions and belief systems have become distorted, we find it leads back to certain personality changes which have either been brought about or exacerbated by continued abuse of mood-altering substances. Addicts often share similar personality traits – self-centeredness, low self worth, a magnified ego, grandiosity, dishonesty, high self-will and so on.
Denial is a major characteristic of psychological dependence. It is a distorted belief system. Denial, one of the hallmarks of the disease of addiction simply means that everyone around the addict can see the problem, but he himself is blinded to it. Denial is a primitive psychological defense mechanism, which serves to protect the individual from unpleasant realities – in this case, the reality of addiction. It is this denial that serves to perpetuate the vicious cycle of addiction and the seeming apathy of addicts to the havoc they wreak to themselves and to those around them.
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Thus it is imperative that treatment for substance dependence addresses these various interlocked and interacting facets of dependence – neither is detox sufficient by itself, nor is counseling useful without a thorough physical assessment. Finally, recognition of the individual as a unique personality with an incurable yet treatable disease is a truth, which would serve many an addiction counselor in their objective to reach out to the dependent individual.
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This week has been crazy busy, but somehow I've manage to add a chapter to my next novel, Aquila; into the light, and read a fab book which I've reviewed below.
This week I've read:
When struggling pre-med student Ruby West beats the unconquerable Ash at chess he becomes fixated on her. Which is great if you like smouldering blue eyes, sculpted features, and afternoons of unexpected adventure, but not so great when she discovers he is a Greek god and his father, Zeus, has forbidden the gods from interacting with humans.
Ruby soon realizes her love for Ash threatens the fragile stability that has kept the gods from meddling in the mortal world.
Before long the two find themselves on a quest to rescue a goddess, save the Earth from unending winter, and secure the right to be together forever.
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This book is better that good, it's pretty awesome. If you're a fan of Greek mythology, chess, romance, reading, coffee... you get the point. The story follows Ruby, a medical student who is struggling through classes. She plans to follow in her late father's footsteps and join Medics for Mercy, working as a doctor in the war. She plays Ash at chess and wins, earning his unwanted attention in return.
Joannah Miley has created a beautiful story, combining modern-day civilisation and humans with the gods of Greek mythology. You don't have to have understanding of the subject to appreciate the characters as she has introduced and developed them well throughout the book. She has really given them different voices and displayed their personalities brilliantly.
I enjoyed reading this book. There is action, suspense and love. The locations and emotions are well written and believable. I look forward to reading the next instalment.
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Rebecca Bardoux on her Internet program this weekend mentioned that she's accepted a challenge to debate Michael Weinstein on the condom issue. Perhaps as early as this week. Bardoux was told by James Lee that Weinstein would be accompanied by a porn star. Could be Penny Flame is that porn star.
I have since been told that Penny Flame wasn't pictured in a group shot in the LA Times earlier today with the Weinstein group, but that doesn't alter the fact that it's been rumored for months how Weinstein's approached her.
Flame has been on this porn made me do it kick and even got a book deal out of it.
I read that book and walked away with the opinion that someone pulled a lot of strings to have it published. That someone could have been Weinstein's organization because we know by now that Derrick Burts and Darren James are both being subsidized by the AHF, that Mr. Marcus was offered tens of thousands of dollars and that AHF covered Desi Foxx's expenses in a lawsuit against AIM.