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ATLANTA, GA – Today Secretary of State Brian Kemp ordered a recount of all ballots cast in DeKalb, Rockdale, and Newton counties in the July 26 Democratic primary run-off election for state Senate District 43. Dorothea "Dee" Dawkins-Haigler requested a recount this morning after losing by ten votes to Tonya Anderson.
"In Georgia, a losing candidate can request a recount if it is submitted in writing to the office's Elections Division within two business days after certifying election results, which occurred on August 5," stated Secretary Kemp. "To request such a recount, the difference in ballots cast for the top two vote-getters cannot be more than 1%."
There were 8,542 total ballots cast in the SD 43 Democratic run-off race. Anderson received 50.06% with 4,276 votes compared to Dawkin-Haigler's 4,266 votes.
County elections officials will conduct the recount between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2016. Individuals can find certified results for the July 26 run-off races through the Elections Division's website.
Brian Kemp has been Secretary of State since January 2010. Among the office's wide-ranging responsibilities, the Secretary of State is charged with conducting secure, accessible, and fair elections, the registration of corporations, and the regulation of securities, charities, and professional license holders. For more information about the office, visit our website at www.sos.ga.gov. Follow Secretary Kemp for agency news on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.


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At IDC-Automatic, we offer traditional steel garage doors in Minneapolis and other communities around the Twin Cities area. As a Clopay® Master Authorized Dealer, we offer traditional steel garage doors from Clopay's popular Classic™ Collection.
The Classic™ Collection's Value Plus Series includes traditional steel garage doors in Minneapolis that offer the following benefits:
- Woodgrain embossed insulated steel base door painted front and back for a virtually maintenance-free door. You get the look of real wood but with the strength and low-maintenance you want out of a traditional steel garage door in Minneapolis.
- 2-layer construction (Steel + Insulation), which delivers the durability of steel plus the protective power of insulation, secures your garage and its contents against the cold Minnesota winters.
- Quality 24 or 25 gauge steel and 2" thick frame construction for durability and longevity. Select the gauge that feels right for your home and its needs, and choose to add insulation if appropriate.
- Polystyrene insulation: R-values range from 4.4 to 6.3 depending on the model.
- Vinyl backed insulation for a clean interior appearance. No one likes a cluttered garage or an exposed garage door that displays machinery and inner-workings. This insulation delivers a clean look that accentuates an uncluttered garage.
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Bill 115 takes away teachers' ability to negotiate pay or working conditions and removes benefits like sick leave and retirement gratuities that had been freely negotiated between school boards and teachers. You may feel that those benefits are unreasonable since most other professions don't get them but please remember that those benefits come from negotiated agreements. If teachers received those benefits, it means they gave up something else, maybe salary, maybe some other benefit. So taking away those benefits is a unilateral removal of money from teachers. I can't see how unilaterally taking money away from people who negotiated in good faith is ever going to be fair.
All this is to set the stage for the email I wrote to my MPP, Bob Chiarelli. I am going to post it here because I think it does a decent job of saying what I feel about this situation.
Hello Mr. Chiarelli,
I am a High School teacher for the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. My home is in your riding and I voted for you last election. I would like to tell you a bit of my story as it is representative of the difficulties faced by teachers.
I graduated from Engineering Physics at Queen's University (with first class honours) in 1993. In 1994 - 95 I attended the Faculty of Education at Queen's. When I graduated I did some supply teaching and other teaching-related work and I became a contract (permanent) teacher with the OCDSB in 1998. The frustrations of teaching, partly compounded by the government of the time, led me to move into high technology as a Software Designer with Mitel in 2000. However, I eventually realized that software design did not give me the feeling of helping that I got when I was teaching.
In 2007 I returned to teaching and I am now in my sixth year of trying to get a permanent job. This is the reality that faces all new and returning teachers at this time. It takes years of hard work followed by some good luck to land a job that does not go away at the end of June every year. The teachers who persevere through these difficulties are committed, caring professionals who put students first every day. Teachers like me are not in this for the money, not in this for the bankable sick days, not in this for the summers off. By the way, at Mitel I could have taken a two month unpaid leave in the summer and still made more than I would have as a teacher.
Teachers like me are in this because we love teaching, we love the students, and we love trying to help build a better society one student at a time. I don't know why your government has chosen to attack us. I don't know why your government has chosen to act like we are lazy, greedy, and selfish. I don't know why your government has chosen to take away our ability to have any control over our working conditions.
I do know that your government has treated all my hard work and efforts, and those of my colleagues, as unimportant and of low value. If I ever treated a student the way your government has treated me and my fellow teachers I would be ashamed. I hope you will hear and understand some of the pain and difficulty your government has caused me. I hope that you will lobby and act within your caucus and the Cabinet to mitigate what your government is doing to us.
Because if an election was held right now I would be voting for the NDP because you voted to take away my rights and they voted to uphold my rights.


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Roof Plumbing, Drains & More in Mildura
The plumbing system in your home and business can be incredibly complex. If one small thing goes wrong with your pipes and drains, it can affect your entire system. At Plumb-Rite Sunraysia, we have the experience, licensing and expertise to address a wide range of plumbing problems.
Whether you have blocked drains, sewer blockages, water leaks or roof plumbing issues in Mildura, our plumbing experts can quickly address the problem. We even offer installations and renovations if you're ready to upgrade the plumbing system in your home or business.
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We don't just handle bathroom leaks—our experienced plumbers can also address roof leaks in Mildura. We are licensed and registered in all roof plumbing services, allowing us to quickly locate the source of the water leaks and repair them for good. We also perform preventive work to put a stop to further problems to your roof. We can install and repair roof flashing, gutters and downpipes to ensure that rain exits safely and effectively from your roof.
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Completing a renovation in your home is a great investment for your property. Renovating can increase the value of your home and also benefit your day-to-day living. The team at Plumb-Rite can provide detailed written quotes and will happily explain all work to be carried out. Our commitment to honest, professional and affordable workmanship is why Plumb-Rite is one of Sunraysia's leading plumbing companies.
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Our Listings
511 Sprague St/ Wolseley in Winnipeg: West End / Wolseley Single Family Detached for sale (West Winnipeg) : MLS®# 2907557
511 Sprague St/ Wolseley Winnipeg R3G 2R9 : West End / Wolseley
Showings start : Thursday May 7th.
Wolseley home on a prime location.
Living room & Dining room with oak trim, piano windows, electric fireplace in Living room with an oak mantle & built-in bookcases.
Appears to be oak hardwood floors under carpeting.
Kitchen with oak cabinets & a breakfast bar area, with a pass-thru to Dining room.
2 Bedrooms plus Sunroom den on the main floor and an additional 2 bedrooms or a bedroom and den on the upper floor.
Full basement partly finished with a recroom, craft room area and tons of storage, & an extra 2 piece bath in basement.
Updated plumbing, updated electrical service in 2002, updated Polar windows in 1998 & 1999, & south side of roof shingles replaced & garage roof in 2007, north side done in 1991.
Yard is fenced 33' x 119' with an over-sized single garage & extra parking.
Todd & Shauna Sykes sells Wolseley!
Listing information last updated on February 29, 2012 at 07:30 AM (UTC)


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Lawn Care in Birmingham & Hoover
Locally Owned & Operated Landscape Maintenance Company
The Grounds Guys of Hoover provides exceptional front-line service to customers throughout the Birmingham area, including everyone from single family homes to large corporations. As a locally owned and operated lawn maintenance company, we are driven by a passion to not only meet our customers' expectations, but exceed them.
We accomplish this by adhering to our five core values:
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While everything we do is with the customer in mind, we also focus on taking our environmental responsibility seriously. This includes various initiatives to make our services more eco-friendly. For example, our Birmingham landscaping professionals promote the usage of alternatives to traditional landscape chemicals and low-emission fuels such as biodiesel. In addition, we have a no-idle policy that is backed by GPS-tracking capability, and we reduce our paper usage by emailing our estimates and invoices. We also recycle regularly!
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Regardless of your exact needs, you can get the help that you need from our team of professionals. We can do everything from mowing the land to managing snow & ice. To learn more about how our Birmingham residential and commercial landscapers can help, we encourage you to contact The Grounds Guys of Hoover as soon as possible.
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"Truly wonderful, inspirational service last night: beautiful music, beautiful setting (the church was gleaming), most interesting talks by Desmond Morton and Roderick Macdonald, current F. R. Scott Professor of Constitutional and Public Law. Macdonald read some of F. R. Scott's poems and talked about Scott's legal decisions, his work in the NDP party (a membership he had to give up in order to become Dean of Law at McGill), and Scott's views on the War Measures Act.
The speakers were introduced by Mark Abley, part-time editor at McGill-Queen's University Press, who told a great story about a colleague at McGill-Queens, who undertook a PhD. in History because, at age 11, she was so inspired by a public lecture that Desmond Morton gave at Missisauga Public Library, to which her mother took her."
Monday, October 17, 2011
Guest post: Honouring F. R. Scott in Montreal
My mum kindly reported back from the Evensong held last week in the Writers' Chapel at the Church of St. James the Apostle, Montreal, to honour Montreal's own F. R. Scott:
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Mexico, Assassination
Political murder hurts not only surviving members of the family
but all supporters, the dead politician's community. Remember
how many dreams and spirits fell with Colosio? Now this
recent Mexico has disposed of Cantu in Tamaulipas, candidate
for governor, kidnapped a former head of the PAN, Diego
Fernandez Cevallos. When will the crap shoot, breakdown of state,
impossible living under threat of traffickers with automatics, almost
daily mowing of ordinary Mexicans into bits in Ciudad Juarez,
escapism into narco ballads, easy circulation of weapons, fear,
when shall all this end--and not in statistics about untimely death ?
Indran Amirthanayagam, June 28, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Mexico, Assassination
Posted by Indran Amirthanayagam at 1:25 AM
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Ryan McGinnis has written a very easy to follow step-by-step photoshop tutorial on how he creates his amazing HDR images using Photoshop CS2.
"First off, you need to take the photographs. Because you are attempting to create a high-dynamic-range image, it makes a very good deal of sense for you to set your camera so that it shoots your photographs in your camera's RAW mode. The reason for this is that the RAW format captures more dynamic range data than is available in the alternative, the JPEG file…"


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MDF and IDMC will co-host a moderated multi-panel presentation entitled "Bringing the Patient Voice to CNS-Targeting Drug Development in Myotonic Dystrophy," at the 2017 MDF Annual Conference on Saturday, September 8th. MDF and IDMC developed the presentation in response to requests from drug development professionals to help identify CNS (brain-related) DM symptoms and what CNS-targeting DM therapies should do, as defined by people living with DM.
The meeting format will mirror the very successful Patient-Focused Drug Development (PFDD) meeting hosted by MDF with the FDA in September 2016. Panels will be seated with people affected by DM and caregivers. The session will be moderated by James Valentine, J.D., who also moderated the September 2016 PFDD meeting.
The session will begin with a presentation on outcome measure development to help the lay audience understand the importance and role of endpoints in drug development and approval, and frame the goals for the session. Panel presentations will then be followed by moderated audience discussion and a presentation from an industry representative regarding possible future DM CNS endpoints, and CNS endpoints used in other neurological diseases that might inform upcoming efforts in DM.
The 2017 MDF Annual Conference will gather more than 650 families, clinicians, researchers, industry representatives and caregivers working to improve the lives of people living with myotonic dystrophy. Learn more about 2017 MDF Annual Conference sessions, and register.


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Thirty-year-old Walker captained the Nash in the back-to-back promotion campaigns that saw the club rise to the National League North.
He became one of John Flanagan's first signings when he joined the Nash for his first spell back in 2011, having previously playing at Woodley Sports and Mossley AFC.
He went on to make 206 appearances at the heart of Curzon's midfield, scoring 41 goals, across four seasons.
After impressing for several seasons in a blue shirt, Walker signed for National League side FC Halifax Town for the 2015/16 season.
After a Buildbase FA Trophy victory against Grimsby Town at Wembley Stadium, Walker moved onto league rivals Salford City in 2016 before joining up with Stockport for the start of this campaign.
Talking about his return, Walker told Curzon Ashton`s official website: "It feels great to be back. From the minute I walked back through the doors, seeing all the old faces, it feels like I've never been away. The welcome back I've received has been very humbling and something that makes the club so special. I'm looking forward to playing and winning as many games as possible for this great club."
Manager John Flanagan added: "We're delighted to have secured the services of Sam on a loan deal from Stockport County. I'd like to thank everybody at County for being very helpful and pushing this loan through at very short notice. We know Sam's qualities and what he is going to bring to us and I'm sure we're both going enjoy our time together."
Stockport boss Jim Gannon said: "I am pleased that a suitable loan agreement has been reached for Sam. He remains an important part of our football plans, but we feel a period on loan to gain match fitness and confidence was important for his game.
"Despite numerous requests from other clubs, myself and Sam agreed that preferably a local club, ideally in the National League North, would best provide him the opportunity to play games, and at the type of level that we want him to perform at.
"I hope that this opportunity allows him the time and space to get back to the playing level we know he is capable of. If he does that then it can only be of great benefit to Sam and Stockport County as we head into the rest of the season."
Walker hasn't featured in a league game since the end of November, having started fifteen games for County this season.


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Okay i tell a lot of people my numbers and they dont be leave me or what ever now this guy brad from evom put in a lot of work to make this program possible its very popular among the evo and subi community and the platforms of ems that it supports is growing! now im sending him infor on honda cars specifically for Ghost and shawn so that the b16 and the gsr are standard in the softwares definition. Now how do we know its accurate ?
http://forums.evolutionm.net/8441615-post77.html that's a protuner that specializes in evos 1-10 thats his personal car on a dynojet vs the virtual dyno. Also i hate the misconception of what a dyno is really used for n dyno bench races! different makes of dynos read differently! mustang, dyno pack, dynojet, none read the same! A dyno is used simply for comparing a before and after in tq and hp. A 5hp gain is a 5hp whether you made 505 after making 500 hp on a mustang dyno or or making 600 to making 605 on the same car and same chages on a dynojet real tuners care about gains. how you car does on the 1320′ with a consistent driver then tells the truth!
the current ems and logging software supported by the program are
Evoscan, Cobb AccessPort, AEM, RomRaider, HP Tuners,
Autronic, Hand Held Halo, Crome, Greddy Emanage, Hydra,
ECU Explorer, Tactrix, and Neptune.
I will make nice donation to this guy once the money comes in and it would be nice if all irrational cars tune on this throw in what you think its worth!


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TEHRAN—Iran doesn't expect OPEC to change its current output policies and wants prices back above $ 70 a barrel, the country's oil minister said Monday.
Speaking to reporters on the side of a Tehran oil conference, Bijan Zanganeh said he expects "no change" when the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries meets on Dec. 4 in Vienna. "The atmosphere is not [right] for making changes."
Some delegates have previously said the group may amend its current production ceiling of 30 million barrels a day but only to reflect Indonesia's return into the cartel, and there would be no changes for any other members.
The status quo has been led by a Saudi decision to maintain output with the aim of defending market share over price.
Iran Hopes for Tourism Boom After Nuclear Deal
However, Mr. Zanganeh said OPEC members were "unhappy" with current oil prices of about $ 50 a barrel and would like a range of "more than $ 70" a barrel to $ 80 a barrel. He said "no one is thinking about $ 100" a barrel—the oil-price level between 2011 and last year's collapse.
Mr. Zanganeh also said his own country would boost production by 500,000 barrels a day when the nuclear deal with world powers adopted Sunday is implemented—a move he sees in two months.
"We do not ask [OPEC's] permission to increase our production," he said.
The minister would only consider joining any OPEC cuts when it reaches its optimum production level.
Inaugurating the conference, Mr. Zanganeh also warned foreign investors about corruption—a problem that rocked the country's oil industry during a previous opening of Iran's economy in the 1990s.
"We hate the parasites who want to suck up blood of Iranians," he told an audience of Iranian and foreign oil officials. "We fight corruption. We warn foreign companies to avoid these parasites."
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(CareerBuilder.com) -- Employment is a hot topic these days -- and everyone seems to have an opinion on it. From morning news anchors, to business bloggers, to well-meaning friends and family -- job advice is everywhere.
While a wealth of information is never a bad thing, with so much advice out there, it can be hard to know what to trust.
For example, when researching how to write a résumé, it's not uncommon to come across articles that advocate both one and two page formats. Similarly, there are experts that say it's great to make friends at work, while others say that it's unwise to combine your work life and your social scene. But if your morning news anchor is telling you one thing and your recruitment firm is telling you another, how do you know who to listen to?
While there's no universal answer to that question (i.e. trust your news anchor, ignore your recruiter), there are ways you can evaluate the suggestions you receive, to ensure that you're following the most beneficial advice for your situation.
That said, here are three things to consider when confronted with conflicting career counsel.
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1. Your industry: A lot of career advice is aimed at the general population. If your daily newspaper has an audience of 50,000 people, chances are its job advice will aim to apply to as many of those people as possible.
But (fortunately) there are a lot of different career paths out there, so (unfortunately) there's no such thing as a one size fits all career approach. Make sure you take into account your specific industry when you're offered a new job strategy.
For example: You may have heard a dozen times that a suit is the standard clothing choice for an interview -- but in your industry, people never wear suits, and you don't think one would be appropriate for an interview.
In this case, you'd probably be right to go with more casual dress, if that's the industry standard.
"Common sense is the scale by which you measure advice," says Bud Whitehouse, director of Career Management of Virginia.
"If it makes sense -- 'Geography and industry play a role in what you wear to the interview. Do the research,' do it. If it doesn't make sense -- 'Wear a suit, white shirt and tie to an interview for a plumber' -- don't do it."
CareerBuilder.com: A field guide to co-workers
2. Your experiences: Like the people who give job advice, you will have your own ideas about interview attire and résumé length that are based on your personal experiences. Trust these instincts, because you'll often be right.
"Go with your experience," Whitehouse says. "People are much too willing to make what was advice for a particular situation a universal dictum." For example: 10 years ago, when your college career counselor told you to shorten your résumé to one page, it was probably because employers wouldn't care about your high school job at the gas station and student of the month award.
Now, 10 years later, you may have enough relevant experience and awards to fill up more than one page. If you've landed five interviews with a two-page résumé, it's clearly not a hindrance to your job search, even if it goes against prior advice you were given.
If something it working for you, there's no need to change it.
CareerBuilder.com: I fell into this career but I love it
3. Your personality: Take, for example, the oft-debated career topic of how to follow up after an interview. Some experts say it's best to follow up with a phone call, others suggest sending an e-mail or handwritten note, some say do all three.
Well, if your written word is typically more profound than your spoken one (or you've been told that you sound like a 12-year-old over the phone) there's no harm in sending a handwritten thank-you note and following up via e-mail if that is what makes you the most comfortable. You know what your strong suits are, so look at all job advice through a lens of how it applies to your personality and strengths.
You have to make the advice work for you, and you know yourself best. It's okay to take what you like a leave the rest if the rest just doesn't suit you.
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Frequently Asked Questions – Retreats/Rentals
Q: How do I make a reservation?
A: Contact Michelle ([email protected] or 515.547.2751) to check availability. Once dates have been agreed upon, you will be penciled in and sent a contract. Your dates are guaranteed upon receipt of your signed contract and deposit.
Q: Do you have wireless internet?
A: Yes, it is available in the Welcome Center, Family Life Center, Schlichting Inn, Main Lodge, and Dave Martin Bible Chapel.
Q: What do I need to bring?
A: Bedding (sleeping bag or blankets & sheets), pillow, towel, wash cloth, toiletries (soap, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste), modest swimwear (no speedos for guys, no stomachs showing for girls), and gym shoes.
If you are staying in the Inn and make a request in advance, we can provide bedding and towels for a charge of $5 each. Toiletries are not provided.
Q: What are your rules?
A: 1) No alcohol on the grounds. 2) No smoking inside.
3) No pets in buildings (including cabins) whether they are walking or you are holding them.
Q: What can we do for free?
A: Family Life Center:The building contains a gym, 70' x 30' pool 3' - 5' deep, hot tub, game room with ping pong, pool, and foosball, lobby with a fireplace and big screen TV, large room for parties, and an outdoor firepit.
Shooting Range: You can borrow our BB guns and bows & arrows and shoot targets outdoors.
Blob: This 35' long inflatable waterfront toy can be found in the lake. One person lays on the far end and another jumps off of a platform and lands on the near end of the blob, which launches the first person in to the air and out in to the lake! It is available Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Toboggan Run: A 60' run out to the lake. We provide sleds. Available when the lake is frozen.
Q: What extra activities do you offer?
A: For an additional charge you can play a fun game of archery tag, scale the climbing wall, fly down the zip line, take a plunge on the giant swing, or ride a horse.
These activities must be scheduled 7 days in advance and are available to registered groups only (not available to the public).
Horseback Rides: An hour long ride on trails in our timber costs $15. Participants must be at least 10 years old. Minimum 10 per ride, maximum 14.
Lead Me Rides: Kids (under age 10) are led on a horse by a parent around the arena. Cost is $4.
Climbing Wall & Zip Line: The charge is $7 per person OR $95 per hour for each. If there is time, the participants may go up the wall or down the zip line twice, but there is a separate charge for each activity. Must be big enough to fit securely in to harness, typically age 8.
Giant Swing: The charge is $5 per person OR $95 per hour . If there is time, the participants may swing more than once. Must be big enough to fit securely in to harness, typically age 8.
Archery Tag: The charge is $50 per hour. Maximum of 14 people can play at one time. Typically games take about 15 minutes.
Family Life Center
Q: Is the use of the Family Life Center included in the cost of lodging?
A: Yes. If you are spending the night with us, you are welcome to use the Family Life Center. If you have guests that will be visiting during the day and not staying overnight, there is a $10 day fee.
Q: Can we reserve part of the Family Life Center during our stay?
A: The Family Life Center is a common area for all guests to share. We will post your schedule for other groups to see, but you are not guaranteed exclusive use of any particular area. Your meeting room is the space reserved solely for your use.
Q: What time are meals?
A: Breakfast 8am, lunch 12pm, supper 5:30pm, brunch 9:30am. We can usually arrange different times in advance.
Q: How much do meals cost?
A: Breakfast $6.50, lunch $7.50, supper $8.50, brunch $8.50. Age 3-11 are $3 off; 2 and under are free.
Q: Can we cook for ourselves?
A: Yes. There are kitchens in the Inn Meeting Room, Welcome Center, Family Life Center Good Room (Hospitality Room), and Johnson Lodge. These kitchens have a sink, refrigerator and freezer, stove, and microwave. The kitchen in the Main Lodge can only be used if you have reserved the entire camp.
Q: Can we provide some of our own meals and have some Hidden Acres meals?
A: Yes. Anything is possible. We need to know a week in advance what meals you would like to have with us and how many people will be partaking.


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A Chartered Surveyor & fellow of the CAAV, with over forty years experience in the area, David specialises in professional valuation & management work for landowners, trustees, solicitors & private clients.
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A partner of the firm, Chartered Surveyor & fellow of the CAAV, Rowan specialises in country & agricultural work dealing with valuation & sale of farms, country houses & equestrian properties & advising on development potential.
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An associate of the firm specialising in Town & Village sales at Steyning. Christina has a wealth of experience in estate agency having worked in the industry for over 20 years, including on new homes & developments.
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Robert joined H J Burt to run the Henfield Branch in 2014 after a Sussex estate agency career spanning over 25 years. An Associate Partner of the firm, Robert's knowledge & expertise covers a wide spectrum including all aspects of the residential property market.
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Jeremy joined H.J. Burt in 2016 managing our Town & Village sales working alongside Nicki and Christina. Jeremy has a wealth of experience as an agent having worked for both independent and corporate agencies for more than 17 years in both sales & lettings.
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Julie joined H.J. Burt in 2014 as Lettings Manager having worked within the letting industry since 1997. ARLA qualified & born & bred in Sussex, Julie brings a huge amount of experience & local knowledge to our team.
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Luke joined H.J. Burt in 2015 as a property manager for our busy letting department. Having recently completed a degree in Divinity he has now chosen to focus on a career in property and works alongside Julie. Luke is also a qualified personal trainer and keeps the team in great shape!
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Natalie joined H.J. Burt in 2015 as an office manager, bringing with her a wealth of administrative experience she works alongside Fiona at the busy Steyning office. Born and bred in West Sussex she is the creative one of the team with a talent for arts and crafts.
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Debbie has worked part time for a number of years at the Steyning office as an enthusiastic member of the Town & Village team.
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Sandra joined the Henfield Branch of H J Burt in 2012 to assist Robert on property sales. She has knowledge of both the Financial and Mortgage industry as well as good experience in Branch and Admin Centre Training and Management.
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After many years of local estate agency experience, Karen moved to H.J. Burt in 2005 to manage the administration at the Henfield office & working with Robert on Town & Village sales.
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Lynne works part time at the Henfield Office and provides invaluable property experience that includes working for another estate agency in Hurstpierpoint, foreign property sales, preparing inventories and property developing. Prior to this, Lynne managed highly successful Estate Agency branches in Sussex, Surrey as Cornwall.
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Report: 49ers to hire former Jaguars LBs coach as new defensive coordinator
Kyle Shanahan is reportedly opting to not add an offensive coordinator to his staff with the 49ers, but he's found the head of San Francisco's defense.
According to Adam Caplan of ESPN and multiple reports, the 49ers will name Robert Saleh their new defensive coordinator.
No co-defensive coordinator for the #49ers. Saleh will be the guy once the contract is completed.Article continues below ...
— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) February 13, 2017
Saleh, 38, spent the last three seasons with the Jaguars as the linebackers coach. He has a connection with Shanahan from their days with the Texans beginning in 2005.
Unfortunately for Saleh, there isn't much to work with in San Francisco. They had the worst defense in the league, allowing 406.4 yards per game – 14 yards more than the second-worst team, the Browns.
NaVorro Bowman is recovering from an Achilles injury suffered last season, while the secondary is a mess. At the very least, it'll temper expectations for Saleh in his first season, considering how little talent they have on that side of the ball.


text: CATHY BOOTH, TIME's Los Angeles bureau chief, was in her office working on a celebrity profile when the first, sketchy reports of a group suicide near San Diego came in. Sensing a big story, Booth quickly mobilized the bureau's extensive reporting forces. Correspondents Jeanne McDowell and Richard Woodbury began calling cult experts. Patrick Cole switched from covering the upcoming Oklahoma City bombing trial to snag an interview with the daughter of the cult's co-founder. Booth took off for Rancho Santa Fe, where she was joined by veteran correspondent James Willwerth. "Stories like this," says Booth, "are what TIME does best."


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I bought a clicker and a great book, Clicking With Your Dog: Step by Step in Pictures. I was sure that a picture book would be something even I could follow. Unfortunately, I might have to re-think that. One day in, and things have already gone wrong.
I started with the beginning of the book, and prepared to focus on introducing the concept of the clicker to Clancy. As per the instructions, I had the clicker in one hand and treats in the other. I clicked once, then gave Clancy a treat. The stated purpose was to teach the dog that clicks = treats, and the exercise would be considered successful when the dog started to focus on the clicker instead of staring at the treats.
The issue for me was that Clancy focused on the clicker instantly, and then did a rushed sit, lay down, shake hands, and focus, all without being asked. It seemed fairly clear someone had used a clicker with him before, he recognized it, and he wanted to cut to the chase and just get on with getting his treats. This is always what happens with Clancy when we try various training methods. He immediately goes through his repertoire of tricks in rapid succession, as if he is saying, "here I'm sitting, I'm shaking paws, I'm lying down... hurry up with the treats, would you?"
I'm not sure what to do when the dog has already decided to do all the commands without being asked. But, on the bright side, I didn't have to work to get Clancy to understand the clicker, he obviously got it, so maybe we can figure out how to work from there.
We'll see. It's only day one, and we've got a whole book to work through. It just makes things a little difficult when Clancy jumps to the middle of the book before I've even finished the first page.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Clicker Training Follies
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Hahahaha! I've got a brand-new clicker sitting on my dresser, waiting for its trial run with my rescue pup. Um... Maybe I'll just wait a few more days to see how this works for you and Clancy!ReplyDelete
Hi Katharine! Thanks for your comment! I'm planning on trying the clicker again today, here's hoping it works a little better this time. Otherwise the clicker will probably end up sitting in a box with all my other training books and supplies. I've spent so much money on this stuff, I could probably open my own shop at this point! I hope you have better luck with your pup!!ReplyDelete
Okay, Julie - who really needs clicker training? You or the dog? AnwylReplyDelete
Ha ha, I admit it, I think I need to hire someone to train me!ReplyDelete
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I've first met Angela (Project Manager of Studio 8 Ten) through Etsy. She invited me to join the First Friday Artist Exhibit (Craft) Show in Studio 8 Ten. It was my first craft show and I had fun joining and meeting a lot of talented artist. I also had fun browsing through the store. And absolutely love the handmade items they are selling most especially the hand lotions. =)
If you ever visited Las Vegas...come visit them at 810 South Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89101.
Okay...you might all be wondering what is Studio 8 Ten. To get to know them a little bit better... I had a little interview with Angela and here it is.
PBF : Tell Us a bit about Studio 8 Ten?
Angela (Studio 8 Ten): Studio 8 Ten is the community-based art studio and gift shop that features handmade products created in the Transition Services, Inc. employment programs for adults with disabilities in Las Vegas. We are located at 810 South Las Vegas Blvd, just north of Charleston. We have been open in our downtown location for 2 1/2 years. The building used to be an old wedding chapel (how very Vegas!) that we gutted and started rennovating in April of 2007. We wanted to go with a hip, urban feel that would fit into the direction downtown Las Vegas is heading, and also disspell any stereotypical ideas people have about supported employment venues. We hear a lot from people when they first come in that it isn't at all what they were expecting and they are always very impressed. The location has also been great in connecting our artists with the local art scene in the Las Vegas Arts District. Each month we host a solo or group art show of local Las Vegas' artists work. They spend time with the studio artists, as well as host a reception. Community outreach is a very important aspect of Studio 8 Ten. The artists who work there get opportunities for much more then just making cool handmade products, they also get to participate in social events, interact with customers, run a cash registers, give tours, and talk about how products are made. It is a totally unique place not only in Vegas, but in general...I have never heard of anything like it across the country.
PBF: How and when did the company start?
Angela (Studio 8 Ten): Transition Services started in 1998 with a few individuals who were in need of services and not happy in other programs. It is important for people to understand how far employment/care services for people with disabilities has come, and how far it still has to go. Imagine coming out of highschool and having all of 2-3 job opportunities placed in front of you and be told to "pick one". That is quite a reality for people with disabilities even today. Labeling, packaging, and other "factory" style work is exactly the type of limited options given to people all the time. Transition Services started to provide more choices and stop the practice of creating "work for the masses". Each person who comes to our program is an individual. One of the first things anyone with interest in working at one of our locations is asked is what they want to do, what their interests are, and what they want to learn. We then assess their current skills and help them build on those skills. People have found so much joy in learning how to make products by hand, and that instant gratification to see what they've done is rewarding in so many ways. Because we are the most progressive provider in the city, other programs that have historically limited their options are now seeing the value on really catering to individuals and helping them find work they want to do that will keep them motivated, and creating more positive life experiences. Everyday we come up with new ideas for new businesses that can incorporate the interests of the individuals we serve. We currently have 4 businesses, and are in the process of starting 2 more.
PBF: Who are the creative artist behind Studio 8 ten?
Angela (Studio 8 Ten): We serve 300 people in 5 locations is Las Vegas and Henderson, and the creatioons of individuals at all our locations can be seen at Studio 8 Ten. We work with people of all levels of disability from mild to profound. The artists in our programs come from all walks of life in seek of a meaningful job. Most of them start without any knowledge of art or crafting, but end up loving the process and the products. We had one woman recently start at one of our worksites and told the staff she never knew she could draw. She wasn't talking about having the ability to "draw well", she just didn't realize it was even an option...no one had ever encouraged her to pick up a pencil and paper for that purpose! It turned out she is excellent at drawing, able to recreate everything from real people to cartoon characters to a tee. It's amazing what happens when you give people choices and options.
PBF: Besides Studio 8 Ten at Etsy does Studio 8 Ten have another website?
Angela (Studio 8 Ten): We actually have 2 additional informational websites, our company website www.tsilasvegas.com has information about all of our programs and businesses, events, ways to support our non-profit through donations and volunteering, and ways to contact us if there is someone you know who might benefit from our employment programs. We also have www.studio8ten.com which showcases all the fun stuff being made at Studio 8 Ten as well as the art events, product photos, gallery of pics of the artists and shop space.
PBF: What are the upcoming events at Studio 8 Ten?
Angela (Studio 8 Ten): Our August art exhibit is going to showcase the art from the Saturday classes and workshops that are taught by local artist Elizabeth Young. She teaches children and adult classes in all different art mediums every month on the 1st and 2nd Saturday. It is going to be a large group show and a lot of fun! In addition to her classes, we will be starting a Kid's Art Club for all ages in January. We will also be participating in the First Friday festivities September-December with a group of local artists and crafters setting up in our parking lot and on our patio every First Friday from 6-9PM. We participate in a variety of craft fairs and Farmer's Markets throughout the year, and the holidays are especially busy. It's easiest to keep up by checking our website and signing up for our email announcements (don't worry, we won't bombard you!). We also open our venue for groups to meet, throw parties, and we host awesome kid's birthday parties and the pricing is really reasonable. It's a fantastic alternative to Chuck 'e Cheese!
Pretty interesting place to visit and shop, right?
And I had the privilege to review their latest product the Natural Luffa Massage Soap.
Since, I have been working a lot lately...this soap is perfect. I always look forward to go back home everyday take a shower and... used this "Luffa Massage Soap". It helps me relax after such a long stressful day from work. This soap is also highly recommended to all the moms out there that had a very busy day. It is a perfect way to soothe your muscles and relax while taking a shower or a bubble bath.
And Angela wants you all to try the items they are selling so she's giving away this gift basket. These are the sampling of all the "yummy" items that they are selling.
The gift basket includes:
3- Lotions (8 oz.) variety of fragrance
3- Shower Gels (4 oz.) variety of fragrance
2- Body Sprays (4 oz.) variety of fragrance
1- Bubble Bath (4 oz.)


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When Bué, Chase and Zenith (Matthias Schoenaerts) met each other in the nineties they had one thing in common: graffiti!
This created a bond and together they formed the collective Buck that made them famous in Antwerp. By now Bué lives in Mexico City, Chase in Los Angeles and Zenith in Antwerp. They are reuniting as Buck for one time only during The Crystal Ship in Ostend. Expect joyous characters, tight lines and an excellent color palette with a big chunk of graffiti history from Antwerp.
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We did a great tornado study with the Cook family and made this fun diorama. Joy and Joshua built it together, I love the blue tornado! :)
We also started studying the human body. One of the experiments we did was tongue mapping and we did a lot of taste testing. The kiddos were pretty excited about it before we got started....we had lemon juice, salty water, sugar water and coffee that we were using for our experiment.
They enjoyed taking turns with this one...
All was great for awhile...
And then Joy tasted the coffee! LOL! After seeing her face, Joshua wouldn't even try it! :)
When we were done, Joy got creative and mixed her lemon juice and sugar water to make a sweet drink and washed away the coffee aftertaste. :)
We also did a little taste testing of other things without our sense of smell. The kids were pretty amazed by how much your nose affects your taste. I've caught the kids a couple of times since then, plugging their noses when they're eating just to see if what they are eating will taste different! :)
After that we moved on to the eyes and did lots of fun eye tricks and experiments. We learned all about how the eyes work and what all the parts are called. One of our activities was to look at pictures of people's eyes up close and observe the differences and then draw some eyes of our own. I thought, if we were going to be looking at eyes up close, we might as well look at some from our own family. We were all surprised by how very different they all were when we looked at them really big on the computer! The kids loved getting to examine their own eyes....
I'm sure you can guess who's is who's....isn't it amazing how beautiful and totally different they all are?! We also took pictures of Mommy and Daddy's eyes but I'm not going to put those up there! One of the kid's comments when they saw our eyes up close was, "That looks like a dinosaur eye! Look at all the lines and wrinkles Mom!".... Nothing like the honest truth from your kiddos! Ha! Ha! Needless to say, I deleted those pics after our study was done! :)
And then the kids drew some eyes.... Pretty cute! I thought it was funny that they all chose blues for their eye color.


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I just love this time of year, seeing all the newest goodies to be released at the Summer CHA! Bo Bunny is now showing all of their new collections at their blog HERE. One of my favourites coming out is the collection called 'The Avenues'! I just LOVE the beautiful papers and designs! Doors, shutters, birdies, flourishes! Just gorgeous! I can see this one becoming a big favourite for me! Here are just a few of the papers that caught my eye in this one!
How cute will this one be for snipping out door sections to decorate a layout with! I just can't wait!!
These are just a few of the beautiful papers! There are so many gorgeous pieces to this collection. And as always they have the beautiful coordinating trinkets, buttons, brads, die cuts and chipboard! But I just wanted to show you the beautiful chipboard album that comes with this one!
How cute is this?!! I can think of so many ways to use this cute chipboard album (and not just as an album!).
Be sure to check out the Bo Bunny Blog each day as they show a new collection daily! (There is an amazing Fall collection coming out as well, you are going to love this one!) Another great reason to go by the blog to check it out is that you can win!! Just leave a comment at their blog telling them what you love about the collection and you will be entered for a chance to win!


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TV REVIEW: Promising Comedies 'Mr. Sunshine,' 'Mad Love' Have Great Casts, Dream Lead-Ins
Hopefully, the two new shows -- whose casts include Matthew Perry, Allison Janney, Sarah Chalke and Jason Biggs -- live up to the potential show in their pilots, writes Tim Goodman.
We can probably all agree there's a flaw in the system when it comes to reviewing broadcast network shows. While a majority of cable channels send out as many as three or four episodes for a series, about 90% of the time the networks send critics only the pilot.
That leaves room for great and awful. Anything in between is a complicated mystery. Does a show have pilot-itis but offer growth potential? Does the pilot fall right in the middle and give no clues about slipping into lameness or vaulting into something special?
And yet, even one brilliant pilot doesn't accurately predict the future. FlashForward, anyone? The Nine? Any series that offers more than one episode to critics has a distinct advantage. Just check out Fox's Traffic Light. A surprisingly good pilot, but the track record of romantic comedies that focus on three groups of friends in various states of a relationship is not pretty. But three additional episodes of Traffic Light proved that the series was legitimately funny and would sustain its creative achievements.
Which brings us back, murkily, to a couple of comedies about to launch midseason.
ABC's Mr. Sunshine stars Matthew Perry and Allison Janney, with a strong supporting cast. It's a single-camera comedy with a pilot that has broadly drawn introductions to the main characters and no clear hint of where it could go. CBS' Mad Loveis a multicamera series with all the constraints that, ahem, "ambient laughter" brings to such an old-school setup. And it, too, has a niggling internal battle between funny and not.
So, what to make of them, other than an unhelpful "Let's wait and see if they go sideways" toss-off? For starters, both have built-in likability factors. Without getting carried away, you can see the potential in each. And both have great lead-ins: Modern Family for Mr. Sunshine and How I Met Your Mother for Mad Love.
That at least suggests faith on the part of each network, for what that's worth (very little), and raises the odds of curious onlookers bleeding into each. Which is a good thing because a couple more funny comedies are always welcome on television.
On Mr. Sunshine, Perry plays Ben, general manager of the Sunshine Center, a midsize arena that's booked every night for all kinds of events, from hockey to circus acts. His job is to oversee the staff and make sure nothing goes wrong each night. But, of course, something goes wrong each night.
Janney plays Crystal, the "erratic" owner of the arena. She's been married six times, sued a lot, is prone to trouble and has a love of singing inappropriate songs. Part of the hedging about Mr. Sunshine stems from her role. In the pilot, it's a wildly over-the-top portrayal that's simultaneously fun to witness but worrisome as to whether Janney can pull it off every week. For instance, while it's gold to hear her say, "I'm crazy high right now" -- Crystal has a thing for altered states -- she also has to be arrogantly clueless, borderline racist and the mother of a son she doesn't acknowledge having, named Roman (Nate Torrence). Judging from the pilot, Janney's Crystal is part Tracy Jordan from 30 Rock and part Peter Dragon on the late, lamented Fox casualty Action. That could be brilliant or disastrous.
Along with Perry, who deserves another funny role that fits him well, we get the fabulous Andrea Anders (Better Off Ted) as marketing director of the Sunshine Center and Ben's former friend with benefits; James Lesure as Alonzo, the community-outreach director and resident optimist to Ben's dour selfishness; and Torrence as the spectacularly clueless offspring of Crystal and newest employee at the arena.
That same pulling-for-the-cast thing happens on Mad Love. It stars Sarah Chalke as Kate and Jason Biggs as Ben, two romantic New Yorkers in search of love who -- surprise -- find it. Trouble is, their best friends get dragged into the courtship and can't stand each other. Judy Greer plays Connie, Kate's best friend, and Tyler Labine plays Larry, Ben's wing man.
That's an excellent cast: All four actors are likable and deserve a hit that sticks (and, with CBS, they might have found the right spot for it, particularly because the show fits perfectly with How I Met Your Mother). Despite feeling like the concept owes quite a bit to the British series Gavin & Stacey, and a nagging suspicion that the evolution of one couple completely smitten and the other ready to spit on each other will take a long time to come around to four friends and two happy couples, that's not a problem if the jokes are funny. So far, so good. Labine has perfected this kind of role (see Reaper, Sons of Tucson), and Greer is more than adept enough to keep up with him. The pilot doesn't let Biggs or Chalke get a lot of roaring laughs as the mooning lovers, but that could come later.
Could. See, there's no science to this unless the networks start sending out more episodes. In the meantime, Mr. Sunshine and Mad Love at least deserve a few weeks of attention to see if the promise they hold will pay off.


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I know, I know…it's not your cup of tea; it's for socializing; it's for looking to see how bald your ex is now; businesses don't take it seriously, it will mean I have to be on it all the time and I don't have the time to do that; I'm trying to run my business!!
Stop right there. I've heard it all before, and let me just say, respectfully, that you need to get over it and just do it. Build a Facebook business page. Like it otr not, it has become a marketing tool you can no longer ignore. Here are three good reasons why:
1) With almost 600 million users and almost 50% of them on Facebook daily….stop….think about it….., and over 40% of existing businesses already up and running on it, you want your business to be where your customers, and your potential customers are going, right? If you knew that your customers were passing by one of the huge billboards in Times Square every day and those billboards didn't cost millions per month to be advertising there, you would want to be up there…wouldn't you?
So think of it that way: a Facebook business page is like that billboard except for the fact that it's free. Your customers are there, their friends are there. And you can say a heck of a lot more on a FB page than you can on a billboard.
2) The search engines love a Facebook Biz Page and index them. Because a business page is a public URL and not a private one, your site will have a much easier time making it to the top of a Google search than your website, unless you've invested a lot of $ into SEO (not that there's anything wrong with that- call me). Plus you can customize it to be much more interactive than your website, change it as often as you'd like, run "specials" on it, in short: treat it like your free customizable website.
3) As mentioned earlier, most of your competition already has one, and not because they want to share about their favorite rice and beans recipe. The "like" button has become the new "link". Many online marketers, myself included, believe that the Facebook "like" button is becoming just as significant as backlinks are to a website. In other words, the more "likes" your page has, the greater the chance of it ranking high in the search engines for your specific keywords. So think of it as a link and encourage your customers to press it. Every time you update something on your page these customers will now see it because they have been "linked" to it.
There are so many good reasons to create one of these pages I could blather on and on about them, but will save that for chapter 2. In the meantime, remember that a Facebook business page carries good "link juice", and therefore provides valuable SEO without having to pay for it.
So think about the math. The average Facebook page has 140 friends. When you post to Facebook, your 'friends' and all their 'friends' will view your post. Can you spell V-I-R-A-L? As insane as it might sound, there's a reason why Shoprite wants you to "like" them on Facebook.
By the way, when we're done here, and for more tips?
Omaginarium on Facebook


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Alumni Network
"I left the event inspired beyond belief. I'm sure I'll make use of all the many connections I made." - Charlie, alumni member
PET has funded thousands of people to learn in prison and the vast majority go on to lead positive lives in the community. Some choose to join our alumni community, which now numbers 50+ members. It can offer former prisoners to chance to develop skills, influence change in the prison education sector, and build a supportive community of people with comparable experiences
Our alumni:
- Talk about the power of education at events and conferences
- Share their stories on our website and with the media
- Help to advise and influence PET on its work through joining our Advisory Group, which is chaired by alumnus Trustee Simon Scott
We offer regular training and other workshops to help our alumni develop skills to help their through-the-gate journey. Recently we have hosted a digital storytelling workshop with Stretch Digital and a public speaking workshop with Vocalise and Bell Pottinger.
If you are interested in joining our talented and diverse alumni network please contact Alumni Manager Katy Oglethorpe - email@example.com / 020 3 752 5676.
You can watch some of our alumni's stories here:
Jayne's Story from STRETCH on Vimeo.
Julio's Story from STRETCH on Vimeo.
Javed's Story from STRETCH on Vimeo.


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Remarkable Contemporary Living Room Designs to Comfy Your Family and Guest
Whether you enjoy a family night game or entertaining guests during a party, there is no better place to gather with family and friends than the living room or family room. It is true that his name is the place where you and your family live. You can watch movies, read stories, rochas and maybe get some homework done.
Today, we will show you 10 beautiful Contemporary Living Room Designs that we were able to collect for you. This is a collection of pictures from the most popular room in our homes, living room! We all know that both contemporary art and architecture are widely practiced designer colleagues because it shows off the latest trends in the industry. Because where you will spend most of your time, it is important that you really love and be inspired by your contemporary living spaces.
- steel leg blue leather square sofa table, beige color sofa and chair, beige curtain, fold up window.
- letter L grey sofa, brown square wooden table, dark brown armchair, white tiles floor, white chair.
- beige simple sofa, brown fur rug, dark rectangle table, dark color chair, marble wall brown curtain.
- brown sofa, white wall shelves, brown wooden wall shelves, dark brown rug, white rectangle table.
- wooden bar drawer, white modern sofa, grey rectangle table, dark grey wall color, grey ceiling.
- white and grey ceiling, light grey letter L sofa, rectangle grey sofa bench, wave pattern grey rug.
- stripes wooden wall, white modern fireplace, wooden and glass rectangle table, grey color couch.
- white letter L sofa, white square sofa stool, white square table, white drawer, wooden TV wall.
- white sofa and armchair, white square sofa stool, rounded orang rug, orange curtain, black drawer.
- beige color sofa, white arranged rectangle table set, brown wooden wall shelf, white kitchen cabinet.


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Menstruation is a monthly occurrence for women in which the body sheds the lining of the uterus (womb), which is then passed through a small opening in the cervix and out through the vaginal canal.
Some pain, cramping, and discomfort during menstrual periods is normal. However, excessive pain that causes you to regularly miss work or school is not.
The medical term for painful menstruation is dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea occurs in women who experience pain just before and during menstruation, but who are otherwise healthy. Women who have had normal periods that later become painful may have secondary dysmenorrhea. This condition is usually accompanied by a problem affecting the uterus or other pelvic organs.
What Are the Causes?
There may not be an identifiable cause of your painful menstrual periods. Certain women are at a higher risk for having painful menstrual periods. Risk factors include:
- being under age 20
- having a family history of painful periods
- smoking
- having heavy bleeding with periods
- having irregular periods
- never having had a baby
- having experienced early puberty, which is puberty before the age of 11
Hormone-like substances called prostaglandins trigger muscle contractions to help your uterus expel its lining each month. These contractions can cause pain and inflammation. Women with higher levels of prostaglandins may experience more severe menstrual cramping and pain. (Mayo Clinic)
In some cases, such as with secondary dysmenorrhea, painful menstrual periods can be the result of an underlying medical condition, such as:
- premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
- endometriosis (a painful medical condition in which cells from the lining of the uterus grow in other parts of the body)
- fibroids in the uterus (noncancerous tumors)
- pelvic inflammatory disease, an infection of the uterus, fallopian tubes, or ovaries often caused by sexually transmitted infections
- sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
- adenomyosis, a rare condition in which the uterine lining grows into the muscular wall of the uterus
- cervical stenosis, a rare condition in which the cervix is so small it slows menstrual flow (NLM)
Certain types of birth control, specifically intrauterine devices (IUDs) made of copper, are associated with increased pain during menstruation.
Home Treatment
Home care treatments may be successful in relieving painful menstrual periods. Home treatment includes:
- using a heating pad on your pelvic area or back
- massaging the abdomen
- taking a warm bath
- regular physical exercise
- eating light, nutritious meals
- practicing relaxation techniques or yoga
- taking an anti-inflammatory medication such as ibuprofen several days before your expected period
- taking vitamin B-6, vitamin B-1, vitamin E, omega-3 fatty acids, calcium, and magnesium supplements while reducing your intake of salt, alcohol, caffeine, and sugar to prevent bloating
- raising your legs or lying with your knees bent
The best alternative treatment you might ever come across for menstrual pain is the Natural Balance Menstrual Discomfort Gel, which you apply to the lower section of the stomach for effective and fast relief. The soothing essential oils within the gel help to reduce the effects of menstrual cramps and pains. This product has absolute no side effects and you can apply it any time of day.


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Something that makes crafting gear for profit a little tricky in rift are the augments that you can add. These are all small bonuses to an assortment of different that's like a rune or enchantment, but the catch is that you can only add them to a crafted items as it is crafted. So once an item is made it can no longer be augmented and using one of the higher level ones has a chance to fail to boot. So this chance of failure means you don't want to buy something expensive for it to just blow up when you're only going to sell it.
This is also a big reason for people to buy the mats instead of a cheaper pre-crafted item so that they can be sure it has the right augment for them. You can tell what augment was used based on the prefix attached to the name, but you can only tell how good it is by manually comparing the stats to a plain version of the item. Because of that, most people won't bother to look at what augment was used, only that it has one and matches up correctly. By that I mean that there isn't any wisdom or int on a melee dps weapon for example.
But when somebody goes to buy something from the AH the first question is the most important as it is an automatic yes or no on the spot: can I afford it? If your wares are too expensive then you're not getting a sale and that's the end of it. If it does happen to be in their price range that is when you get the continue with the rest of the silent AH interview. Anything with an stats appropriate augment is going to be better than without just like an item without a rune or enchant is not an upgrade without it. So better is better obviously enough. But augments aren't free.
The real question you need to ask before wondering if you should add an augment to an item or not is how long are they going to be using it. If it's only a leveling piece then the primary concern is going to be price. The average player will look for any gear that's blue and available and grab the cheapest one regardless of bonuses like that. Why? Because they don't care that's why. Sure it's nice, but it's not important enough to wait for a good deal because by the time you find one that item is going to be replaced.
However if it is an item that's going to last them for a while then things get a little tricky. This is one of two situations where having an augmented item is more important than not and it varies from buyer to buyer. For example if you are trying to just get geared enough to do t2's you'll want every tiny bit of extra stats that you can grab so that you can que for them. But if they know that they'll be getting boosted through dungeons and go straight into raids these extra stats are meaningless as they only need just enough so that they don't feel entirely worthless.
Then we come to the social player who just wants to look like they're good without actually being good. For these people you can just throw on any PoS augment so long as it has the right name. It could be a +1 bonus to strength and they won't care because they won't ever look or even care to. This, like most everything, comes down to knowing your market and who your customers are. One final random note about when to use an augment is for any high priced items. This way the little bit of extra stats may be that little extra push that convinces them to buy it.
Now let me give you a few specific in game examples. The Fleshreaper is a great 2h weapon that rivals some t2 gear. If nothing else the big reason to buy one will always stand: it's epic and you can have it NOW. But it is pretty expensive to craft and takes a whopping 4 plaques to learn the recipe which means not many can craft it outside of the people who "collect" every recipe then ignore them forever.
Since this item is rather expensive to make and sells somewhat slow you'll want to give a prospective customer every reason to buy it that you can, this means augment it. It doesn't have to be an epic level 20 platinum valued augment, but you don't want to throw on some PoS either. I try to add in either a max level green or a rare quality one any chance that I get for these types of items. Anything that is expensive and sells slow is when you want to throw on a good augment.
The other important example to consider is leveling gear. This is gear that's going to be replaced in a few days or a week at most depending on the range. Anything that is under level 40 will be replaced quickly while anything above may last until 50 and into t1 runs depending on the luck of the drops. When somebody is buying a good piece of gear to level and quest with, what are they looking for exactly?
They want something that's right for their spec and is going to last a long time without being too expensive for what is essentially a throw away item. Leveling gear counts as throw away pieces because that's exactly what you're going to do with them. Use them for a while then toss it. This means that price is the more important factor here.
Using one of my best selling weapons as an example, the bony hatchet, you don't want to augment these things. The reason is because it is going to be a total waste to do so more often than not. The only time I use one is if I find myself with a bunch of augs that I'm not going to use any time soon so I'll just throw them on because they're too much of a hassle to auction off. In short, use good augments on expensive high-end items and don't go out of your way to use them on leveling gear.
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Video: J. Cole, Waka Flocka, 2 Chainz & French Montana Play 21
May 16, 2012 · Posted in Videos · 5 Comments
Everybody knows Waka Flocka goes hard in the paint, but what about J. Cole, 2 Chainz, and French Montana? On their Club Paradise tour stop in New Mexico, Flocka, J. Cole, 2 Chainz, and French played a little game of 21. Meek Mill sat out the game, and Drake wasn't present at all.
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5 Responses to "Video: J. Cole, Waka Flocka, 2 Chainz & French Montana Play 21"
B Rivers on May 16th, 2012 8:38 pm
xSagacious on May 16th, 2012 9:37 pm
J. Cole is the only one out there with some sort of game. The rest are representing Brick City.
JWADE22 on May 16th, 2012 10:27 pm
Drake thinks he's to good 2ball with them
E.J. on May 17th, 2012 3:20 pm
Flocka suck ass. Cole nice. and 2 chainz actually played ball for college
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I think this might have been our last field trip for the year. This DC history class has been amazing.
I'd put this walk in my top five of DC heritage walks. It includes a bit of colonial/federal history, some industrial history (even though you can't see it anymore), slavery history since the Pearl left from the waterfront here, and then plenty to learn about race, poverty, politics, property, and government. And some architecture too.


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Finding the keys to search engine optimization (SEO) can seem as difficult as decoding the Enigma machine. Businesses today clamor to solve the riddle, figure out the formula, and rise to the top of that first page on Google, Yahoo, and Bing.
A high ranking in search results for relevant keywords secures more than online real estate, it secures profits, because many consumers and businesses use search engines as the first step in a purchasing decision. Informous sees this in action every day: our industry specific search engine has already generated scores of qualified leads for our listed companies, most beginning with links from search engines.
Our business deals with packaging and plastics companies, but in many industries, search rank for relevant keywords can be the difference between leads going to your company—or to your competitors. Leads can come from broad terms such as "cartoning machinery," as well as very specific ones such as "vertical insert injection molding machines," so search engine optimization is a great first step to increasing sales.
Excelling at SEO involves a lot of time and expertise, but there are some relatively easy ways to begin to improve your results. A lot of what Informous does to improve search rankings for our listed companies is proprietary, but we're sharing a few secrets today to get you started.
Below are some initial ways to get better SEO results:
1. A little keyword research makes a big difference. Keyword research can be as simple as a team brainstorm, or as complex as using custom, proprietary tools. When you think about keywords, don't just think about your company name—think about your products, and how people would try to find them. For example, if you sell labeling equipment, think about keywords like "buying labeling equipment" or "labeling equipment [insert your geographic region]."
If you want to go beyond a brainstorm, but don't want to break the bank, Google Adwords and KeywordSpy are great resources. Google Adwords' free "keyword tool" displays both the search volume and competition for keywords. KeywordSpy shows the keywords that are working for your competitors—some KeywordSpy tools are free, others are not.
Once you've identified the keywords you want to target, you should use them throughout your SEO efforts. Optimizing your site with the right keywords will drive more qualified traffic, and get your business more leads.
2. Change up your titles. Make sure that every page on your site has a different title that showcases the relevant keywords for that page. This sounds simple, but it's often forgotten. Not only are titles highly important in search algorithms, they are the first thing that people see when they look at a page of search results. Changing the title of each page can give a website a huge boost in search engine rankings.
By title, we mean the text that goes on top of your browser, not the title on the page itself. Illustrated below:
3. Make sure you have the right metadata. The titles mentioned above are one kind of metadata, but meta-descriptions and keywords are also important. Many web designers will not include meta-descriptions and keywords in their code. These descriptions and keywords aren't visible to your visitors, but provide important clues for search engines as to what information is contained on the page. Meta descriptions are especially important, because they usually appear on search engines, right below the title (see below picture). Those descriptions are your first chance to grab the attention of a potential client or customer.
4. Link building. Search engines determine their rankings partly by relevance of content, and partly by how many other sites link to your site. Whether links are on a site like Informous, on social media properties, or in a comment on a blog, links back to your website will help your search engine rankings. Also make sure that your website is linking to itself. Wikipedia does so well in search rankings party because it is chock full of internal links.
5. Grade your website. Use the fantastic free tools available to help you analyze your website.Woorank.com gives some great SEO advice, as does HubSpot's Website Grader. These tools analyze almost every aspect of SEO on your website.
Though SEO is a highly complex and constantly changing field, the basics, such as the five outlined above, remain keystones of success. Without a solid foundation, advanced SEO strategy has nothing to stand on.
If you are a packaging or plastics company, and you want to let Informous do some heavy lifting for your SEO efforts, you can get a free listing today, or invest in one of our upgrade packages. Other industries--look out for our future plans!
And last of all, we want to hear from you. What SEO tactics have worked for your company?
Post originally appeared on the Informous Blog.


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After a flat calm blue sky Friday with sub-zero temps from the higher Glens upwards, a low pressure system is marching in, the wind's already picking up at low levels in the Central Highlands, and blowing a hoolly further North and West. The low is off course complete with the obligatory Friday night warm sector!
While the forecast is not good for anyone wanting to get out on Saturday, depending what happens early next week, the situation weatherwise this weekend might longer term be in our favour, at least for the higher parts of CairnGorm which is where the most snow has stuck this week.
Overnight the FL looks to peak about 4500ft (but this could vary depending on exact track), so we'll get a period of increasingly wet snow preceding a period of rain at most if not all levels before the precipitation gradually turns back to snow. The layer of wet snow, combined with rain will wet and soften the existing snow pack, consolidating it down a bit. A subsequent layer of wet will be laid down as temps begin to fall and then this freezing up as temperatures gradually fall back during Saturday.
It's these kind of cycles that are classic base building conditions, it all comes down to the thaw being sufficient to consolidate the snow pack, but short enough to not do too much damage. What comes through the next 24 hours will thus be in better shape to stand up to the coming weeks roller coaster, but we'll just have to wait and see how much mild and probably more importantly how much rain we get next week.
Sunday looks set to have a Freezing Level between 1500 and 2000ft with a mix of sunny spells and snow showers, but overnight milder air will be sucked in as it gets pushed up and around the area of high pressure to our SW. We then look set to enter a period of 'roller coaster' zonality, the track of the lows will be all important, a bit more to the South and we'll get re-freezes between the less severe thaws, bit further North and we'll end up with raging zonality sweeping band of rain after rain across with near double digit Munro level temperatures.
Should we get the latter, we can at least console ourselves that it's better to have a bout of screaming zonality now than mid Feb. One last thing, the models have been really struggling with fairly significant ensemble scatter only 2 to 3 days out on some runs, and some of those ensemble members were fairly tasty. The best solution for Scottish Snowsports isn't as one might expect long periods of blocked cold conditions, but the Holy Grail of cold Zonality. We managed to get to cool Zonality last winter at times, can we improve up on it?


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In decorating the interior of a house or other, need to be considered on a match between the shape of accessories and color theme. Especially on the wall, we could do with a lot of creative ideas. Creativity of wall decoration, of course it will have a big impact on the creation of an attractive interior design. There is one of the creative ideas that may be able to make your references. Does the creative ideas? The creative idea is to put a wall shelves. The creative wall shelves can enable a few benefits, as a place to put accessories and also as a decor accent. With its unique shape, the wall shelves could be an interesting accessories. With the unique shape of wall shelves, so in general decoration, the walls will look very attractive. If the wall there are shelves with a unique shape, it is definitely the furniture will be the main attraction, especially if we add some pretty accessories. With creative ideas, we will get two benefits at once, the first is as a wall furniture, while the latter serves as wall decor accent. Here we give some examples of creative wall shelves decor accent ideas.
Creative Wall Shelves Decor Accent Ideas
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I then began the task of compiling the THIRTEEN items the recruiting company and Seoul Metropolitan Education Office want me to submit . . .
The first thing I had to do was fax them a signed copy of my contract with a waiver against suing the recruiting company. I thought the waiver was quite amusing and have been trying to imagine reasons why an individual would sue a recruiting company for helping them find a job teaching English in South Korea, lol.
I then got new passport photos done because I have to get my passport renewed as it expires in about 4 months. I decided to get 6 made so that I have extras on hand when I need them: the cost? 19.99 fee for taking my picture and first two copies, 9.99 per two copies after that . . . the total? $45.00
While I was in the shopping mall where my mom's bookstore is I later saw outside the building that played a fairly large role in my middle school and high school years for socializing and seeing movies. It was being torn down . . . my sister and I used to go see movies here all the time. The theater showed titles that had been out for at least a year but nobody cared because the ticket prices were 80% less than at the regular theater--you can't beat 2.00 to see a movie on the big screen.
This is a shot of the bus stop outside the townhouse complex where my parents live. They're kind of on the edge of the city although there has been a lot of development and expansion of the area lately--it's always surreal to come home and see massive big box stores have been built while you're gone, etc.
It's amazing how place and memory can be so intertwined . . . this bus shelter has a LOT of memories for me from middle to high school to university . . .
Looking down the street waiting for the bus to come. On the left is the townhouse complex where my parents live (and I used to live), and on the right is a very small patch of forest with a large farmer's field . . .
I took the bus to my university (pictures of that to come later) . . . and I went to the student services office to get new copies of my transcripts. Four copies and $48.00 later I was on my way . . .
I then headed downtown to my city's police headquarters to apply to get my criminal background check . . . however, I found out that I had to show them proof of residence in Canada to apply. They wouldn't let me use the addresses in South Korea where I've been living for the past five years for the blanks on the application where I had to write my addresses for the past five years . . . uhm, okay . . .
When I explained to the clerk why I was applying and where I'd been living she said, "Well then, the Korean government should be doing their own checks" with a scathing tone of voice--I agreed, laughing, and said, "Yeah, expat teachers have been saying that for YEARS!"
Anyways, I go back this morning (it's 4am here, and yes my jet lag has messed with my sleep schedule) with a bill in my name with my 'permanent address in Canada' on it so that I can get my criminal background check done while I wait which is cool cause I was worried it'd take forever to get one done--7-10 business days is too long a wait for me because I need to send these documents in one big package back to Korea to the recruiting company's office who will then send it to Seoul's education office who will then send me a 'letter of appointment' saying I have the job so that I can then go and apply for a new E2 work visa . . . ugh.
One irritating thing about the document gathering process is that I will have to go to the Korean consulate in Toronto (a two hour bus ride plus travel time inside the city itself, bus ticket cost will likely be $90.00) to get a Korean consular stamp on my criminal background check and university degree . . . apparently this is only for Canadians, other nationalities have a slightly different process . . .
Anyways, on a lighter note my dad made my mom and I dinner. Hmmmmm, chicken and vegetables . . .


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I need a new impeller for my ts 650, should i go for a stock impeller or something else? i also wonder if there is any performance parts for these? anu other things i should do or look for when it has been sitting for 10+ years?
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Guest Post by Jake Watkins
There's something very satisfying about putting something together for your home using simple DIY materials. With it comes a burst of creative pride; knowing you're responsible for the existence of something new, something better than before.
If you're in the mood to flex those DIY muscles, here is a selection of my top 10 DIY materials for your home to inspire your creative spirit.
Wood is great. Not only does it look fantastic (even without an added finish), but it's incredibly versatile too. Left over wood can be used to make smaller items like this tray below. (Click image for lesson.) Wood wears well; quality wood will always be expensive. With age, character develops and the wood gets a wonderful patina that synthetic products can't duplicate.
Whether you're planning to make a stack of shelves, a bench, a coat hanger, a table or anything else, wood has got you covered.
Reclaimed bookshelves are a great if you can get your hands on a good supply. Smaller projects like this dog feeder plus storage are ideal for smaller projects.
There are so many different types of wood. Oak is particularly useful for sturdier constructions but you can find a project for almost anything for wood. It's an amazing resource. But even cheaper woods; from pallets to pine, there is a project out there for your home. Look at this amazing table below built for only $35. (Click on image for more).
Gravel by itself isn't particularly sexy. But you would be amazed what you can do with it! It takes a little imagination, a few hours of hunting for your favorite designs but you could find yourself with a whole new look.
Put the right elements together for a classic elegant look, as well as increasing your curb appeal.
Whether its your front door makeover, gravel drive or a new garden nook, like those above or creating a fire pit or a vegetable patch like below; gravel is very useful and few skills are required.
If you're doing anything in your garden, think about how you might use gravel; particularly to create a secure path or area in muddy areas. To avoid your pea gravel from being washed away or moving, use an underlay system like below to contain it.
It looks pretty good on its own, or as part of an overall design. Look at the difference in this vegetable garden below. Here's the before; it looks like a wonderful feast, but its work.
And here is the relaxing 'after' by Brooke Giannetti! No more chicken wire; add some chairs, and a whole lot of gravel. Bring out the wine glasses and cheese. You can just imagine hours of conversation between sisters, brothers, friends and the secrets they are sharing.
Another very versatile material is plaster. Here's a great way to create weathered wood using vintage plaster products.
Plaster can come in especially handy for repairs (particularly if you accidentally make holes in the wall).
There are different types of plasters like the growing trend for Moroccan Tadelakt; a waterproof lime plaster used to make baths, sinks, interior and exterior walls, ceilings, roofs, and even floors. It's used instead of tiles, polished, and treated with soap to make it waterproof and water-repellant.
If you've got a particular mold you want to make, you might also want to stock up on some plaster to create your own ceiling features.
When you're building something that's going to have to take some weight, you really need to use metalwork. You'll be able to find pieces in all kinds of shapes and sizes, so you should be able to find something that fits exactly with what you're building. Just like tools for your car, or tools for you garden or any paint job, you need the right tools for metalwork.
There are lots of good review sites like Homyden that provide comprehensive reviews on equipment; from jigsaws to folding saws.
While this may only have one real application, laminate flooring is definitely worth looking into if you want to redecorate your home. Not only is it very fashionable, but it isn't too hard to install. Laminate is replacing expensive wood floors and carpets. What about using it for other areas of your hom? The first is as a backsplash.
The next is as a desk top in this craft room/office makeover. But from bedheads to trays, there are lots of things you can do with your left over or reclaimed laminate flooring scraps.
It's difficult to make things entirely out of metal, but if you still want that nice, sleek metallic finish, you should invest in aluminium.
It's cheap and easy to use; and looks good as a border, or in large fencing or roofing projects.
If you're working on anything electrical, this one is kind of given. It's a cheap resource and easy to get hold of. Not only is it worth getting some for any projects that you're working on, but it's just a good idea to have some to hand, as it might prove useful in an emergency. When it comes to DIY decorating, even the tape comes in handy!
Acrylic sheeting gives you a strong, solid result, but because it is see-through, it is perfect for smaller spaces that need light, more translucent objects. Here are two short videos on how to glue acrylic sheeting and make either a box or a small side or coffee table.
Maybe you can use one or both ideas for your next project. Another idea is to turn the acrylic frame, with the added decorative corners, upside down, and create a tray that you can style and move around as you need it.
Acrylic sheeting is also an ideal way to keep surfaces protected while still seeing the beauty of what lies underneath. Keep it simple for a dramatic effect.
If you ever need something to replace glass or to use as a sturdy protective sheet, then this is the stuff to use. Tough perspex sheet is much more affordable than glass and can be used for quite a few different DIY jobs.
It's kind of an obvious one, and why it had to be on the list. From metallics to chalkpaint, there is so much you can do with paint.
You don't really do a DIY job without paint. There is always something; from stencils to rugs, you can use paint on almost anything.
It's what allows you to customize your work and make your projects into the colors you like most.
Not only are they the very obvious components of buildings (in case you wanted to build a shed or a garage or something) but they have quite a few interior uses too.
At least one of these products is sure to be used in every household DIY project. They cover quite a range of different tasks, so if you've got something on the horizon, you know what you're going to need. If you're in the mood to work on a new project, consider these materials and how they might be useful for you. Also check out this earlier blog post if you're looking for more inspiration.
Jake Watkins is a freelance writer from the UK and was previously a blogger for a content marketing agency. He prides himself on providing practical advice and enjoys sharing the information he's picked up on over the years. In his spare time, Jake enjoys learning more about DIY and hiking in the hills. You can follow him on Twitter or contact him via his website.
This is a fantastic list of projects that anyone can undertake to improve the look of their home, you've inspired me! I'm looking at my dull garden right now and with a bit of imagination and elbow grease it could look wonderful and inviting for when the sun comes out in summer.
Thank you so much for this post!


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So, since today is posting day, but also Christmas, I decided to get festive! Here are some neat links:
Awkward family Christmas photos
Christmas traditions from around the world! Admittedly I'm a little irked at the "strange" there's nothing strange about it to them, just you, person writing this article. It's still a neat article, though.
50 things Yule Never know about Christmas!
I hope you all are eating tasty food with people you like. I'm going to go and watch the greatest Christmas movie ever and try to decide how to make vodka "festive"! Usual 50 Shades post will be up on Thursday. Until next time dear readers!