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Ontario no longer primary destination for new immigrants
Immigration policy is a topic traditionally discussed at the national level. This branch of public policy aims at ensuring that Canada continues to attract the best and brightest to develop our knowledge economy, and ease the challenges of an aging population.
Yet, competition for skilled workers is not just taking place between countries, but also within Canada among the provinces.
Within Canadian immigration policy, there are three broad immigration classes with vastly different selection processes: family, refugee, and economic. Since the late 1990s, there have been changes to the ways the economic class, which represents approximately 60 percent of total immigrants, obtain permanent residency in Canada. Economic immigrants can obtain permanent residency either as a business class applicant, federal skilled worker (FSW), or more recently through one of the provinces' provincial nominee programs (PNPs).[1] Whereas applicants under the first two classes are evaluated and selected by the federal government, PNPs have devolved federal authority by allowing provinces to establish their own criteria for assessing applicants.[2] The PNPs were created because the centralized system has not always been capable of adequately responding to the individual needs of the provinces. Demographic challenges associated with aging populations, declining fertility, out migration, and poor newcomer retention, as well as labour shortages vary from province to province.
Canada's immigration strategy throughout the 1990s was largely based on increasing the supply of skilled (highly educated) labour to meet the country's long-term goals.[3] Throughout this decade, the smaller provinces continuously faced challenges in attracting and retaining these highly educated, economic class immigrants, while the larger provinces with the three largest cities (Ontario-Toronto, Quebec-Montreal, British Columbia-Vancouver) continued to receive a disproportionate share.[4]
Under most PNPs, applicants must have a full-time offer of employment within the province and meet minimum skill requirements. One significant advantage of the PNPs is that the application process is usually quick to complete, allowing immigration to be an effective policy tool to meet labour shortages. This is especially important given that the federal government is swamped with FSW applications and is experiencing a backlog of up to six years.[5] In 2008, the federal government introduced the Canadian Economic Class (CEC) program to speed up the process by giving preference to applicants with some Canadian work experience; however, the number of entrants under the CEC is still much lower than under the PNPs.[6]
Since their inception, PNPs have been used most aggressively by Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the Atlantic provinces to address their unique sociodemographic challenges. For example, some of these provinces charge no application fees, engage in recruitment efforts overseas, invest heavily in settlement programs, and from their efforts, have succeeded in attracting an increasing number of economic immigrants year after year. PNPs are flexible, and provinces have designed different streams to address the shortcomings of federal programs. Particular streams across different provinces include: general, employer sponsored, international students, and streams that value family ties to the province (provided the applicant can offer an economic contribution). Although most PNPs do have minimum skills requirements, they are often less stringent than those of the federal programs. Such flexibility combined with a relatively quick application process give smaller provinces an advantage when they are competing with traditional immigrant destinations such as Ontario.
Graphs 1 and 2 illustrate some interesting trends. The federal government's human capital approach during the 1990s (in the early 1990s a change was introduce so that points allocated to education, official language, and experience all increased in order to attract the most skilled immigrants[7]) increased the total number, as well as the average educational attainment, of economic class immigrants to Canada. Ontario and British Columbia saw their shares rise the most, especially amongst university educated applicants; whereas only small increases occurred in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the Atlantic provinces. However, following the inception of PNPs in the late 1990s there has been a dramatic increase in economic class immigrants destined for Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and to a lesser extent the Atlantic Provinces. Considering the number of annual incoming economic immigrants in proportion to the provincial population, Ontario, historically a leader in skilled immigration, has fallen to a level below that of every non-Atlantic province. Ontario was the only province whose number of applicants decreased from 1999 to 2009.
Ontario is not facing the same demographic challenges as some of the other provinces, and has always been a popular destination for skilled immigrants. Out of all the provinces, Ontario has been the least active in utilizing its PNP to increase its share of skilled immigrants. Rather than a demographic policy tool, the Ontario PNP is more specifically targeted at attracting the most skilled immigrants to help employers succeed "in the global competition for talent".[8] The criteria for Ontario's PNP are much more stringent than that of other provinces and include a minimum application fee of $1,500. The general stream requires a full-time offer in a skilled occupation with at least two years of work experience; and the international student stream seeks graduate degree holders or undergraduates with job offers.[9]
For provinces to achieve their goals of satisfying labour shortages and correcting their demographic structures, PNPs need not only attract, but also retain these workers. In recent studies, it has been found that immigrants residing in smaller provinces are more likely to speak English or French (rather than an unofficial language) at work, earn higher wages and face fewer challenges in finding work relative to immigrants in the major urban centres of the larger provinces.[10] A study regarding the retention rates of economic immigrants found that immigrants entering through PNPs had higher one-year retention rates than FSWs in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia; and similar rates in Atlantic Canada.[11] This confirms that the smaller provinces are not losing out or wasting resources on attracting applicants through their PNPs.
The regionalization of immigration has dramatically altered the old patterns of economic class immigration to Canada. Smaller provinces are using a new policy space to satisfy local labour shortages and confront their unique demographic challenges. PNPs have been successful at attracting and retaining low, semi, and high-skilled labour to the provinces that historically have had troubles in doing so. As individual provincial interests are being better served through the decentralized process, it will be interesting to see whether or not over time provincial priorities come into conflict with national interests.
[1] Since 2008 those who would otherwise apply as a FSW who have some experience working in Canada can apply through an accelerated process, the "Canadian Experience Class". For information on each class of immigrant, see http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/glossary.asp
[2] The role of the federal government is relegated to assessing health and security concerns related to the applicants. Pandey, Manish, and James Townsend. "Quantifying the effects of the provincial nominee programs." Canadian Public Policy 37, no. 4 (2011): 495-512. p.497
[3] Ferrer, Ana M., Garnett Picot, and William Craig Riddell. "New directions in immigration policy: Canada's evolving approach to the selection of economic immigrants." International Migration Review 48, no. 3 (2014): 846-867. p.849
[4] Pandey, Manish, and James Townsend. "Quantifying the effects of the provincial nominee programs." Canadian Public Policy 37, no. 4 (2011): 495-512. p.497
[5] Baglay, Sasha. "Provincial nominee programs: A note on policy implications and future research needs." Journal of International Migration and Integration13, no. 1 (2012): 121-141. p.124
[6] Ibid., p.136
[7] Ferrer, Ana M., Garnett Picot, and William Craig Riddell. "New directions in immigration policy: Canada's evolving approach to the selection of economic immigrants." International Migration Review 48, no. 3 (2014): 846-867. p.852
[8] Baglay, Sasha. "Provincial nominee programs: A note on policy implications and future research needs." Journal of International Migration and Integration13, no. 1 (2012): 121-141. p.132-35
[9] Ibid., p.132
[10] Akbari, Ather H. "Labor market performance of immigrants in smaller regions of western countries: some evidence from Atlantic Canada." Journal of International Migration and Integration 12, no. 2 (2011): 133-154; Baglay, Sasha. "Provincial nominee programs: A note on policy implications and future research needs." Journal of International Migration and Integration13, no. 1 (2012): 121-141. p.123
[11] Pandey, Manish, and James Townsend. "Quantifying the effects of the provincial nominee programs." Canadian Public Policy 37, no. 4 (2011): 495-512. p.507


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Blogging is fun, but it's not for everyone. Maintaining a good blog takes a lot of work. A good blog not only requires quality content, but it also needs to be promoted and marketed in such a way that it consistently achieves maximum exposure.
In order to earn an income from blogging, you need to know how to drive traffic to your blog. If you have traffic, the money will follow.
Blog promotion is a key factor in getting that traffic (and thus the income that follow).
There are many ways to promote a blog. Effective blog promotion can happen via:
In today's post, I will be covering several blog promotion techniques that are easy to implement and can bring great exposure to your blog in no time.
Bear in mind that success requires hard work and smart work, and successful blog promotion is no exception.
Guide To Promoting A Blog The Right Way:
Honestly, there are numerous ways to market your blog. My usual strategy is to pick one or two methods at a time, and stick to those for a while, giving them my time, focus, energy, and effort. This ensures that each technique gets an equal chance to work.
Let's have a look at some of the many techniques you can choose for the successful promotion of your blog.
Search Engine Optimization
Natural growth is important, from inception all through the entire lifespan of your blog. If you learn how to drive traffic from popular search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing, Ask, and others, your blog will have an ample amount of visitors, enabling you to earn income via PPC ads, PPM ads, and so on.
With regard to successful search engine optimization (SEO), many factors contribute such as How To Write SEO Friendly Content, image optimization, keyword optimization — really, SEO is complete blog optimization.
SEO is not only limited to keyword research and writing articles that target those keywords. You also need to tend carefully to user experience in terms of your site's loading speed, its ad-to-content ratio, and the implementation of social sharing buttons to get social signals.
Facebook is the largest social networking website. Many online businesses are running completely on referral traffic from Facebook, and we can't ignore the importance of Facebook for the promotion of our blogs.
The first step in taking advantage of Facebook for blog promotion is to set up a Facebook fan page for your blog.
Once you have a fan page, you will want to put in some energy and find ways to increase the "likes" on your fan page. This way, whenever you post something on your fan page, it will appear on the newsfeed of your followers, and you will get referral traffic.
You should also invest some time and energy on user engagement and creating a niche community around your page. This is very important. In fact, your Facebook page could be one of the best ways to engage with your audience in real-time.
Have a look at the ShoutMeLoud Facebook fan page to see how I engage with users.
Here are a few articles that will help you to make the most of Facebook for the promotion of your blog:
Most bloggers these days understand the importance of Twitter. If you're still using Twitter only for personal use and not for marketing, you're missing out on a lot of potential for driving traffic to your blog. Twitter traffic is great, especially when your post is retweeted with some trending hashtag.
If you're already using a personal Twitter account, I would suggest that you create a separate profile specifically for your blog's domain. This will be helpful for branding and will be an alternate way for readers to subscribe to your blog.
Social Bookmarking Sites
Social bookmarking sites can make your blog traffic crazy awesome if you know how to use them.
If your posts become popular on social bookmarking sites like StumbleUpon and Reddit, you can drive thousands of traffic hits in a short time.
That said, you do need to carefully monitor and understand these social bookmarking websites, and what works best for these types of forums. (For example, list posts perform very well in any search engine.)
Guest Blogging
Having your blog featured on similar niche blogs will not only send you traffic, but it will also help you drive targeted traffic and build SEO backlinks. Especially since the Penguin update, guest blogging has become one of the best ways to generate backlinks to your blog.
I have previously shared a complete guest blogging marketing plan, and you can check out this list of blogs where you can submit guest posts.
Once your blog starts getting decent traffic, many other bloggers or people who are inspired by you will request an interview.
Personally, I feel that I should not let my fans down where interview requests are concerned, as these are the people who are my greatest asset as a blogger.
For this reason, if you are offered the opportunity to be interviewed, I suggest that you accept the interview and talk about yourself and your blog, and allow a whole new audience to learn from you and to learn about the existence of your blog.
Like guest posting, commenting on blogs in a similar niche is one of the best ways to promote your blog.
When doing so, be sure to add value via your comment, otherwise you will simply be diluting your brand. Never, ever, EVER spam someone else's blog.
You should also sign up for a free account on Gravatar.com to get a comment profile image.
I recommend Amit's guide to blog commenting, which is somewhat of a holy grail for people who are trying to develop excellence in blog commenting.
Niche Forums
Forums and discussion boards are some other excellent means of getting traffic and a targeted audience. I have personally tried a few forums for webmasters, and I found that they do indeed drive decent traffic. The amount of traffic is not huge, but these kinds of forums drive targeted traffic, which is far better than just any random visitor.
With traffic in general, quality is way more important than quality.
There are many factors which you need to take into consideration when using forums to promote your blog. Here are a couple of articles to point you in the right direction:
Business Cards, T-Shirts, Gifts
I know we blog online, but we can't ignore the importance of offline marketing.
"Word of mouth" marketing is always very beneficial, and in order to establish your blog as a brand, you need to take advantage of all the opportunities available to you.
Business cards are little marketing tools that do not cost much to produce. You can create and order business cards online that will help you market and advertise your brand for very little money. Whenever you attend any event or meeting related to blogging, you can simply pass your business card to people you meet.
Also, when you speak with people as you go about your business, often you will be asked for a business card, and having one available only adds to your professional appearance.
You can find more examples of offline promotion techniques in my previous post:
As you can see, there are countless ways to promote your website, business, or blog both online and offline, and surely more will appear as time goes on.
If you want to try something unique to market your brand, think outside the box! You can even buy a Billboard ad or advertise on national television. You never know how much buzz you can generate!
I will continue to update this article with new information and ideas. Meanwhile, be sure to share your tips and techniques for blog promotion in the comments section below.

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Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Ladeeeez and Gentlemen...I present the most delectable, the most tempting, the most colouricious Desk No 1
I undid my jelly roll and sorted the strips out into colour groups...
One little frolic of gorgeousness...
and the other end of the spectrum. D'you know, I reckon I had a needlecord dress in the 70's that was in that floral brown fabric 2nd from left! I wore it with my denim blue suede boots....goodness, I loved those boots, wore 'em until they fell apart....sigh
I had a lovely play and sort out but have absolutely no idea at the moment what I'm going to make with them! Inspiration will strike when I least expect it, no doubt......
So, not One Desk to enthral and entertain this fine day, but A Second, on which some actual crafting appears, faint ye not!
A friend has asked me to make a quilt and pillow for her grand-daughter's doll pram and as the pastel pretties were still around after the bunting last week, I thought they'd make a sweet little patchwork.
D'awwwwwww, a mixture of spots and stripes. And all machine washable cos I reckon it'll be 5 minutes before (a) Chocolate (b) Mud (c) Juice (d) combination of the above gets tipped over it, lol!! And that's ok...it's what washing machines and childhood are for.....
Have a great week everyone!
45 comments:
What pretty fabrics! You really have me thinking now, I made a brown floral needlecord skirt when I was a teenager, this is the first time I have remembered it in a very long time! I loved it and probably wore it out! I surprise myself how much I sewed and knit in my teens, the result of not growing up with computers I suppose!ReplyDelete
That little quilt is going to be so pretty, love those pastels!
Hope you had a lovely Christmas, sorry I am so late with that, not a lot of computer time over the past month! Not a lot of creative time either come to think of it!
Have a great week, Debxx
oh wow two desks.... both gorgeous!! Needlecord dresses now that takes me back too! the quilt for the dolls pram is going to be soooo pretty!! Happy WOYWW Helen, 7ReplyDelete
Want to know what I would do with that jelly roll fabric?....well I will tell you....absolutely nothing but stroke it! How yummy are all those gorgeous fabrics and I really love just what you've done with them :-)ReplyDelete
A x # 44
I had a needle cord dress in beige ..... Think we are the same age, infact if I remember right we r only days apart in birthdays!!!! Well love the fabric those colours are just wonderfulReplyDelete
- Anonymous15 January 2014 at 08:46
Such beautiful colours to brighten up a full Wednesday! Thank you.ReplyDelete
Happy woyww
Zoe #42
Oh wow, those fabrics are delicious! I also had a needlecord pinafore in a very similar pattern - orange on brown - it was sooooooo fashionable and I really was the bees knees!!! Those fabrics look stunning together, and I would buy them just to own them, not to actually make anything with them! I have just found some fabrics on Rainbowsilks that are designed around the Downton series - I am trying hard to resist but I know I'll buy them soon!ReplyDelete
Have a great week - Diana xx
Two for the price of one!! I love a bargain. Gorgeous, gorgeous colours to brighten this grey morning. Have a great day. Hugs Anne x #49ReplyDelete
Oooo Jan - gorgeous! Don't they all just look so yummy set out like that? Well done for the little quilt and pillow - they look so nice. Yep, chocolate would really set off those pastels, wouldn't it?ReplyDelete
Have a great week.
Margaret #52
Hello Jan! It's great to be back! You really stirred my memories of frocks I had in the 'seventies! I can just see a little smock I had that was turquoise and brown squares. Everyone loved it! I got it in a tiny, little independent boutique - remember those - lovely cheap and cheerful frocks usually run up by the owner on a machine in the back! Yes childhood and washing machines do so go together too. And I use the top of mine to craft on still. Have a lovely WOYWW full of colour and joy just like your beautiful posts - I've missed them so much! Julie Ann xxReplyDelete
Sorry I'm #54 today. I got a bit carried away thinking about the 'seventies! Julie Ann xx#54ReplyDelete
Thank you for the lovely welcome back. I am soooo pleased you like the steampunk canvas and yes she sailed by sea as I was too cheap to pay for her to fly! I will slowly post some pics of our holiday in the US. Seems all a blurr after Xmas, New Year and then back to work. Love the fabrics .... you even arrange them beautifully. Sandra @28ReplyDelete
As always your desks look yummy with their array of colour and fabulous fabrics!! Hope you are well! Take care Zo xx 56ReplyDelete
Fabulous colourful fabric on your desk . Thanks for stopping by earlier Jill #49ReplyDelete
What a cheerful looking desk with all the fabrics! Lovely! Uniflame #65ReplyDelete
Yep I must say your desk has won the color competition this week! And you are right that doll pram quilt will have extra colors on it in a very short time! Huh! I hope I will be able to come to the crop but I don't know for sure - our MG club has a trip around that time so I think there will have to be a compromise! But not to worry after July I will be spending loads of time in England and we can have a mini crop in Kent - you will get a big Cardarian hug then if not before!ReplyDelete
Lots of cyber hugs
I am with Cardarian you win the most colorful desk this week hands down. Inspiration can strike at any time and I think I had a dress in that material too LOL oh and a blouse with the 7th one in from the left in brown. Wish I could come to the crop but slightly a bit far for a weekend and a big swim across the pond. Hope you have a wonderful crafting week.ReplyDelete
Happy WOYWW
Hugs Eliza & Yoda 32
Hi again Jan. Thanks for popping by. The wellies are mid calf - suit my legs as well. They were from Joules. D.I.L. got them on line. They came in gorgeous bag - which I partially recycled - sending some boxes to BJ - see her blog she has a photo :-) Hope this helps. XReplyDelete
Gorgeous fabrics. Amazing colours. The doll quilt looks great too.ReplyDelete
Famfa 75
Be still my heart! I LOVE that rainbow zig zag (chevron as its known these days tuh!) on the left of the first pic. Something quite magical about seeing all those strips lined up and raring to go. Your dolly quilt idea has lit a little idea in my head about my daughter's pram and perhaps me making a little quilt for that - I could manage that couldn't I? #41ReplyDelete
Drooling over your lovely fabrics.What lovely patterns and colors. Fun how it reminds you of clothing and outfits from youth. (I was just admitting to the hubby I had t purple sweatshirt with John Stamos on the front and purple velvet lettings saying "Winnie Loves Blacky" on the back from when I was in school and loving General Hospital. Memories. Lucky little one to get a quilt for her dolly and yes, perfect childhood memories for her. Winnie#64ReplyDelete
Aren't jelly rolls just brilliant? I love that you can have such a wide selection of fabrics in one and yet somehow they all go together! PS I may have been a naughty girl in Fabricland yesterday!ReplyDelete
Fiona #85
What a great set of fabric, can't wait to see what you make. Have a great day.ReplyDelete
Ohhh it certainly is a desk of loveliness, the green and turquoise is my end!!!!! Although like you I definitely remember wearing something in the brown end when I was about 7!!!!ReplyDelete
That is going to be a very pretty dolls quilt. We had one similar made by Grandma but it is sadly stored in the loft now!!
Thanks for stopping by earlier. Hope all is good your end.
Hugs Lisax #53
Super colour fest there Jan - love the olive greens. The quilt will be adorable. BJ#2ReplyDelete
I think I have some paper the same as your dress and that hunk of fabric there. They look so nice all laying there together. Yes, however will you decide what to do with them?? It will be something fabulous I'm sure.ReplyDelete
what stunning fabrics and love that quilt your making what glorious pastel fabrics will be a beautiful i would have loved that in my dolls pram what a very lucky girl indeed .have a good week ahead crafty hugs Andrea #17ReplyDelete
Awesome fabric colours there Jan- your photos are always a riot of colour. The dolls pram quilt is adorable, really sweet. As you say, good that it will be machine washable. What is it with kids being a dirt magnet, lol. Have a great week, Hugs, Shaz #33ReplyDelete
- Anonymous15 January 2014 at 19:00
Ooh! You're on a roll, lol! Probably the 50th person to say that! I do recall cord dresses in those colours too, I might even own up to owning a blouse in a very similar pattern and colour! Thanks for the birthday wishes, it was -6C on the day, so a lot warmer than we'd previously had it. The wool is likely going to be for a shawl or two, I also got a book on lace shawls so I'd like to have a go at that next. Love the pretty little pram cover, washable all the way, otherwise it won't last 5 mins!ReplyDelete
Brenda 74
Thanks for popping in on my blog.ReplyDelete
Hope I have got you right, as on my blog you put you were number 45, but you are 41 on this weeks WOYWW.
Lovely fabric.
Hi Jan, you've done it again! I'm salivating over the jelly roll fabrics - they are soooooo beautiful. And the pastel squares for the doll's pram cover are gorgeous too. You'll be pleased to know that I have cracked the tension on my crochet and am now happy with my hexagons. And with the craftroom having been out of bounds for most of the last couple of days there's seven completed with more to come. Pity there isn't a little fairy around to sew in the ends though :( Hope you have a great week. Hugs, Elizabeth x #67ReplyDelete
oh wow what beautiful fabrics there i love them, and i love the little owl peeking at the first pic! :) LxReplyDelete
You may not know what you intend to do with those gorgeous materials, but I bet you enjoyed stroking them for the moment, and just absorbing those beautiful colours. I am hoping to get to the Crop this year. I am just waiting on a couple of other dates before I can commit for certain, so if I get there, maybe I will see what you make with those materials. xx Maggie #24.ReplyDelete
I see what you did there 241 indeed..... very clever. I posted twice .., woke at 3 ish and posted then forgot and posted when I really got up. Doh!ReplyDelete
Anyway love the colours in the jelly roll, maybe you should make yourself a quilt.
thanks for the offer of the fabric but i'll pass as the venue doesn't need any decoration ... it is already like a set from Moulin Rouge .... but in a good way in fact fabulous, there is even a zebra print carpet. :-)
have a great week
janet #18
How gorgeous are those pictures? Fabric heaven! Went to Joanne's to look for Graphic 45 fabric but the assistant did not know what I was on about. They only carried two of the TH ones! Ah well, save my money.ReplyDelete
The quilt looks so pretty in those pastel colours - enjoy!
Hugs and thanks for the visit, Neet 24 xx
No different really form us paper strokers are ya! re-arranging into colour batches for the pleasure of the touching and the seeing. Lovely. Wonder how long it will be until you actually use any of it!ReplyDelete
I've seen jelly rolls in the fabric shops, but never undone. Lots of fabric strips, and surprisingly a full range of colors, too. Very retro looking fabric. The pastels are beautiful. Although I've never been a pastel person, I really like these. They will make a darling pram.ReplyDelete
I'm so late this week, I went from 16 to 13. Of course, that makes no difference, since you have already visited.
Hi LLJ,ReplyDelete
Oh--- love the fabrics that came from the jelly roll! I have a small stash of fabric just because it's so pretty! Tee hee. I really like seeing some of the retro fabrics too. I wonder if I could make a peasant blouse - remember those?
Thank you for visiting me already. I'm slowly making my way around.
Happy WOYWW
Hugs, Kay (3)
Oh be still my beating heart....a jello roll all laid out with its gorgeousness (that is a word surely?) displayed for all to see....she temps us so!ReplyDelete
As to the childs quilt you are making, I though mud, juice and chocolate were the names of a new jelly roll design!!
off to stroke my fabric stash!
kyla #30
Oh such beautiful fabric - I am almost stroking my laptop screen!! x JoReplyDelete
ooooooh! is it bad that I'm ACTUALLY DRIBBLING whilst perusing your pics?! hhehe - such a luscious assortment of colours and patterns. And I think I had a smock in that fabric in the 70's - it would have been worn with my bright yellow bell-bottoms with the gingham insets and matching patch pockets!ReplyDelete
The pretty pastels will make a perfect patchwork for a dolly pram - I hope we'll get to see the end result.
Happy WOYWW a day late
OMG! Love all that beautiful color! I need to organize mine but don't seem to have the uphmfff it takes. Thanks for sharing it with me! Vickie #99ReplyDelete
Jan, re you question on my blog. I used one jelly roll but mums bed is only 4" however I plan on making a double for me and only have one roll for that so fingers crossed!ReplyDelete
Ps....hmmm....Guy Martin....very nice. Did u watch his show when he refurbished a canal boat? Brilliant
What pretty fabrics you have Jan, they will make a gorgeous pillow and quilt.ReplyDelete
Hugs Diane
I love sweet florals so I love the 1st combination better than the darker combination. So pretty! PatsyReplyDelete
Those colours look good enough to eat! I think I also had a dress in that brown floral.ReplyDelete
Love the pastel colours.
Happy very belated WOYWW!
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Tips for Keeping Your Home Cool During the Summer Months
Once the dog days of summer have arrived, our air conditioners are working hard to keep us as cool as possible. Though there may be days when your air conditioner has trouble combating the summer's sweltering heat, there is no need to fear. The tips below will help you keep your home cooler even when your air conditioner is struggling:
(Pictured: White Bay European Down Comforter sold exclusively at The Company Store).
1. Decorate Your Home with Colors That Will Keep You Cool
Yes, it is true, the colors that you use to decorate your home can make a difference in how cool your home feels. When choosing colors, think about the colors you see at the beach. Consider the earth tones of the sand, shells and rocks, as well as the colors of a wave as it breaks against the shore (i.e., the crisp white crest, various hues of blue, green and gray).
Create a bedroom with light blue bedding and decorations, transform dark dining room chairs with slipcovers in a light, summer shade of green. If you use throw pillows on the furniture throughout your home, make sure to switch those out for cool summer colors as well.
(Pictured: Room Darkening Window Panels: blocks unwanted light, reducing outside noise, and shields against both the heat and cold for reduced energy costs in the summer and winter).
2. Keep Curtains and Blinds Closed at Times When the Sun Hits Your Home
While this may seem like common sense, it is important to note that as much as 30 percent of unwanted heat enters the home through the windows. Therefore, you can use curtains and shades to keep your home cooler (by as much as 20 degrees). Also, keeping your windows covered can save you almost 10 percent on your cooling costs. These tactics are especially helpful for individuals whose homes have windows facing the south and the west.
(Pictured: Chambray Voile Yarn-Dyed Window Panels available exclusively at The Company Store).
3. Window Covering Options for Those Who Want to Let Outside Light In
Choose light-colored, sheer curtains. Sheer curtains can lighten and brighten any room. Unlike darker colors, light-colored window coverings actually reflect the heat. For this reason, individuals who want to let outside light in during the summer months need to choose window coverings that have these characteristics.
Window Tints
Apply tint to the windows you would like to avoid using window coverings on. There are tints specifically designed to minimize the amount of heat and reduce the UV rays that enter the home.
4. Create an Outdoor Dining Area
Turning the oven and stove on during the summer months only adds to your air conditioner's struggle; therefore, to reduce the burden you place on your air conditioner, create an outdoor cooking and eating area. With an outdoor grilling area, you can cook outside and then, as the sun sets, enjoy dinner while the temperature begins to drop.
(Pictured: Cool Gel Top Memory Foam Pillow, designed to keep you cool all night long).
5. Stay Cool While You Sleep
According to the National Sleep Foundation, both room temperatures and bed surface temperatures affect how well we sleep. Research indicates that the perfect room sleeping temperature is 65 degrees, this can be accomplished by taking advantage of fans, closed or light-colored window coverings and summer bedding colors.
There are pillows and materials available that are specifically designed to help you stay cool as you sleep: gel-infused pillows and pillows made of shredded memory foam are all great choices. Place these pillows inside a cotton or bamboo pillow cover. The Company Store offers a wide variety of cool sleeping materials, from pillows to mattress pads.
Sleeping Surfaces and Materials
The sleeping surfaces you choose for summer should consist of natural, breathable materials that wick away perspiration and allow you to remain cool. These materials include sateen, jersey, Egyptian cotton, silk and percale. Furthermore, choose bedding and linens that are lightly colored.
- https://sleepfoundation.org/bedroom/touch.php
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/08/03/ways-to-cool-your-home_n_5516182.html
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/11/buying-guide-best-sheets-_n_1662504.html
- http://www.pillowpancake.com/best-cooling-pillow-reviews/
- http://www.wideplankflooring.com/blog/detail/5-home-decor-tips-to-cool-down-in-the-summer-heat
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Like so many Americans, the deaths of 20 small children in Newtown, CT woke me up to the intolerable scourge of gun violence in our country. As a rabbi, an American, and a mother, the death of so many children in what should be an absolutely safe place – their school – was unbearable. I could easily picture my own precious children at Sandy Hook Elementary. Truly, those children belonged to all of us. The state of our union is bereaved, shocked, and horrified by the problem of gun violence.
I soon learned even more disturbing facts. As tragic as were the deaths at Newtown, Oak Creek, Aurora, Tucson, and Columbine, I learned that for my fellow clergy persons who lead congregations in large cities across the land, the tragedy of Newtown can happen literally any day. In America's urban areas, clergy persons like myself bury children they had named, loved and educated, multiple times a year. Parents grieve their children – sometimes multiple children - gunned down in their teenage years or younger. Young people have attended two, three, five, or ten funerals of their friends and classmates. 30,000 Americans – half of them young people – die of gun violence in America every year. The state of our union is unconscionably violent.
My religious tradition - - as do many others – rightly names the protection of innocent lives as the very highest of moral values. What is wrong with our nation, that we allow the epidemic of gun violence to proceed unabated? How can the celebrated good heart of America abide the deaths of tens of thousands, so many of them children, on the streets of our nation's cities every year? How can even the complexities of Second Amendment interpretation obstruct the enactment of common sense, life-saving gun violence prevention measures? The state of our union is tragically confused.
Jewish tradition and Islamic tradition both teach that one who saves a single life – it is equivalent to saving an entire world, and one who destroys a single life – it is like destroying the entire world. This means that even if we cannot prevent every death, we must prevent those that we can. While we must respect Americans' 2nd Amendment rights, we cannot continue to abide the hemorrhaging of young lives throughout our country. The state of our union must be better than this. The state of our union must provide safety for all the children of America.
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Friday, 24 May 2013
15mm DKoK Rough Riders finished
Labels: 15mm 40K, 15mm Imperial Guard DKoK, 15mm Sci-fi
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They look superb mare, the horses are in particular are excellent.ReplyDelete
When you said in an earlier post you were thinking about pink for the mounts I was skeptical, especially in 15mm. I just wasn't sure it would get the look you were going for. No I'm going to say the hardest three words a married man can say: I was wrong.ReplyDelete
These look so beatifully creepy. The hairless pink is a great contrast to the dark riders. Everything pops.
Great job, man!
Naked cyber horses. :DReplyDelete
Thanks guys, glad they look creepy.ReplyDelete
Superb painting Dan, a very high standardReplyDelete
They look great! Love the colours, and especially the horsey gas masks.ReplyDelete
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Contact: Hallie Larsen, (928) 524-6228 ext. 274
Discover the Ghosts of the Past at Petrified Forest
Petrified Forest—The nights are getting longer and Autumn is here! Celebrate the season by taking a lantern tour of the Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark at Petrified Forest National Park. Learn what the "ghosts of the past" might have to say about the park's rich heritage and discover the beauty of this historic building.
"This is a very special program, only available at this time of year," stated Acting Park Superintendent, Brad Traver. The tour will take place after the park is closed, a time when most visitors are already gone. As visitors are normally not allowed to tarry after the park closes, you must remain with the ranger during the tour. Afterwards, we will all leave the park together through the north exit onto Interstate 40.
On October 26 and 27, 2007, take advantage of this opportunity to watch the sunset over the Painted Desert from one of the best overlooks in the park. After dark, the ranger will begin the tour at the Painted Desert Inn at Kachina Point, 2 miles from the north entrance of Petrified Forest National Park, at 5:45 p.m. MST.
For information call (928) 524-6228 weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time; or write to the Superintendent, Petrified Forest National Park, P.O. Box 2217, Petrified Forest, AZ 86028; or e-mail the park.


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As parents begin to choose to have their children learn a second language, they often worry that they don't have the skills to support their child. Whether it be logistically with homework or even to promote language usage outside of school, parents often don't have many options. Culture club has worked hard in creating ways to bridge the gaps between a child's second language journey and their parents that want to be involved but feel limited in what they can do.
Le Français Au Quotidien
This class is for parents who have their child in a French immersion program and wish encourage, support, and relate to their child better on this journey. Also If you think you might want your child to learn French one day.
In this class we will cover basic daily language that you use with your child. Daily imperatives are a simple way to bring continuity to your child's language learning at home.
"Time to get up", "set the table please", "lets brush our teeth"
Parents are saying these things every day. Learning to say them in French will be so helpful for you and your child to connect in French but also give them a richer language context at home.
No prior French is necessary. This is for parents with children of all ages, from infants to teens. It is never too early to start with these "imperatives" nor is it ever too late to start!
This class will be on Thursday evenings and will run for 4 weeks
Start date and time: TBD (once minimum interest is reached)
cost: $125; 15% discount for the second parent.
Contact Culture Club to enroll
Family Game Nights
Games are fun and educational for children, teens and adults. They teach children appropriate social interactions, colors, numbers, strategy, logical thinking skills, vocabulary, reasoning strategies, and how to follow rules and procedures, but more importantly, games are fun! Our family game nights are a great, low stress way for families to learn French together. No prior language skills are necessary. Our teachers model the language the same for everyone. This is a great opportunity to be vulnerable with your child and show them that we all make mistakes and that they are not only ok to make, but an important part in the process.
This social family night is also great for families with kids learning French in other schools. Parents learn how to play the games alongside their children, while showing their support. This is also a great way to help encourage a child to use their French with a parent who may speak French even though it is not the 'mother tongue'. A task that most will find is often VERY hard to do.
All ages and French levels welcome. Children younger than 4 welcome but games are not geared toward this age group. This is a parent supervised event and participation is encouraged and necessary!


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The fare hikes will result in the following prices:
1 Zone: $2.75
2 Zone: $4.00
3 Zone: $5.50
Now to be fair, you only have to pay the 1 zone on weekends and after 6, so thats not too bad depending on how far you're going. However, let's imagine we are deciding between paying this fare and driving to work. In the US (because its difficult to find these types of statistics for Canada, but we can assume they're reasonably similar) the average passenger car gets 30.1 miles to the gallon (http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/html/table_04_23.html). This is 12.7968 km / l, or for the sake of simplicity, 13 km / l. A liter of gas, as of this morning, was $1.27, which we will round to $1.30 to make the calculations a little nicer to start with.
The distance your fare would get you with an average efficiency car would then be:
(Money / Cost per Liter) * (Distance Travelled per Liter) = Distance Travelled
1 Zone: (2.75 / 1.30) * 13 = 27.5 km
2 Zone: (4.00 / 1.30) * 13 = 40 km
3 Zone: (5.50 / 1.30) * 13 = 55 km
So how far do these fares actually get you via translink? Well Translink Fare Zone Map indicates where the fare zones are, though not the distances. Google maps should help us here. We know that:
-Waterfront station is the far edge of the yellow zone
-Joyce station borders the red and yellow zones
-Lougheed mall is the edge of the yellow and green zones
-Maple Ridge station is the on the far side of the green zone
From Waterfront to Joyce Station: 9.5km
From Joyce Station to Lougheed Station: 13km
From Lougheed Station to Maple Ridge Station: 25.3km
Wait, what?
So for starters, all zones are certainly not made equal. 2.75 can get you 25 km (or more, I believe services extends past Maple Ridge but don't quote me on that) or a maximum of 10 km downtown. Now downtown service is probably more reliable and more frequent but I'm not sure how justifiable that is. Furthermore, we can see that driving from lougheed station to maple ridge station, a trip which has to be made by bus, is slightly cheaper then actually taking the bus. Two zones, giving you a maximum possible distance of 23 km, can get you almost twice that, 40 km by car.
So far, what we've seen is that it is much better to drive. So then why doesn't everyone do it? The numbers look much more efficient. But there is another catch. Speed. To perform another very rough estimate, lets look at the 143 bus (Bus Timetable). It takes the bus an average of 30 minutes to get from Coquitlam Station to SFU. I can drive this in 20. So we save ten minutes by not taking the bus. Plus, lets assume that on average you arrive 15 minutes before the bus arrives (exactly half the time between buses, so not a bad average guess, especially since when the bus is more frequent it takes longer due to traffic). So you lose 25 minutes by not driving.
Now assume you make minimum wage, $10.00 an hour. So that 25 minutes is worth $4.16 to you. This works out to an additional cost to taking the bus. If we assume you take the bus twice a day (once there, once back) then the real cost of the fares for each zone are:
Zone Cost + ((25/60)*wage)
1 Zone: 2.75 + ((0.416)*10.00) = 6.91
2 Zone: 8.16
3 Zone: 9.66
Now the distances are:
1 Zone: (6.91 / 1.30) * 13 = 69 km
2 Zone: 81 km
3 Zone: 96 km
Unsurprisingly, this makes it much better to drive. By saving ourselves time by driving, we are doing much better. Finally, we must ask ourselves what happens when a bus doesn't come. Say, approximately 2% of the time a bus doesn't show up (this estimate is based on the bus failing to show up ~1.5 days a month). Then in 2% of cases, our wait cost is increased by 30 minutes.
(Zone Cost + ((25/60)*wage)) + ((0.5 * wage * 0.02)) / 1.30) * 13
1 Zone: 70 km
2 Zone: 82 km
3 Zone: 97 km
So not much of a gain, but a little bit of one. But surely it isn't all peaches and roses for driving. Skytrains are much faster then cars, and are a considerably easier way to travel. In addition, we have to pay some cost to park. We can modify are equation to accommodate these two things, and end up with this final equation:
(Zone Cost + ((Time Cost in Minutes / 60) * wage) + (Time Cost if Missed * wage * 0.02) - Cost to Park) / Cost of Gas) * Distance car travels per liter = Distance travelled
It's unfair to include the parking cost without noting a couple things. Parking isn't a one way payment, so we change our equation to reflect going both there and back. We should also note that unless we live on a bus route, we have to drive to a transit hub and park, which incurs a cost as well.
((Zone Cost + ((Time Cost in Minutes / 60) * wage) + (Time Cost if Missed * wage * 0.02)) * 2) - (Cost to Park - Cost to Park Anyways)) / Cost of Gas) * Distance car travels per liter = distance travelled
What's interesting about this is that we now compute what the zone costs should actually be, by manipulating the equation
My car gets 375 km from 47 liters of gas, to 8 km per liter
SFU is 14 km away from my house
It costs me an additional 1.50 to park at SFU over parking at the transit hub
I make 12.90 an hour
The cost of gas this morning was 1.27
((zone cost + 5.375 + 0.1075 - 1.50) / 1.27) * 8 = 14
((zoneCost + 3.9825) / 1.27) = 1.75
zoneCost + 3.9825 = 1.75 * 1.27
zoneCost = -1.76
This means that translink should pay me $1.76 to take transit. Or more accurately, I would save $1.76 by driving based on my wage. This means that translink, which I will pay 4 dollars to use this system, is costing me $5.76 to use its transit system. Yikes!
Now the reason we get a result where transit pays me is because we factor in the lost time at my wage of $12.90 and hour. So lets ignore that part of the equation, since it may be a little unrealistic.
((Zone Cost - (Cost to Park - Cost to Park Anyways)) / Cost of Gas) * Distance car travels per liter = distance travelled
Now the equation doesn't reflect the time we lose by being on a bus. But this may be more correct. A sky train may be faster, or at least as fast as, a car. We'll give it the benefit of the doubt, ignore lost time and discover that:
((Zone cost - 1.50) / 1.27) * 8 = 14
zoneCost - 1.50 = 2.225
zoneCost = 3.75
The 2 zone bus ticket, ignoring time loss, should only cost $3.75. This means that translink is making off with 25c, which isn't such a huge deal I suppose, except that we know that driving is going to be at least as fast as taking transit.
Now what's disturbing about this equation is that my car is well below average with its 8 km per liter. Using the average 13 we find that the ticket should only cost about $2.87. So if you have a half decent car (or even a better car), you're getting robbed to the tune of $1.20 every day you take transit. Simplifying our equation a little bit:
((Distance to Travel / (km per liter of vehicle)) * Cost of Gas) + cost to park = zone cost
Is our final result. This equation doesn't show time lost due to transit, but if we assume there is no difference in time, then we can conclude that given a car with an average amount of fuel consumption, you would have to pay $2.70 more per day to park then at a transit hub then at work in order for it to ever be worth taking transit. We can conclude that, if there is not cost to park, it is never more efficient to take transit at these prices with a car with above average efficiency. Without a cost to park you will always save money if we assume that the two systems have equal speeds. The only way transit is viable is if it faster then driving, which in my experience is almost never the case.
So to conclude, if you wonder why people don't take transit, its because it doesn't make economic sense. And since it doesn't make sense, people don't take it, and less people taking it = less people paying the wages of the bus drivers = increased fares to pay wages = even less people taking it. Lower fares would make it economical. We end up with a situation of Sgt. Vimes Rule of Economics. That is, if you own a car you save money by using it, the lump sum you pay once for the car saves you money in the long run over those who can't afford the car. Over the long run, the people taking transit will lose out, losing more money then the car would have cost in the first place. So yeah, as much as it pains me to say this because I like to try and be Eco-concious, if you want to save money, don't take the bus to work.
I would like to note that a lot of this ignores the 2.75 evening and weekend fares, which are good deals given you travel more then one zone (the distance from Coquitlam to waterfront station, for example, costs more then 2.75 in fare). This focuses only on taking the bus during regular operating hours and to work or school.


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Good email signature design jobs
I need Signature for my email design in HTML.
I need you to fill in a spreadsheet with data.
Hi There, ...to be used for email signatures, see below for specs of end product: The banner you upload must be in .jpg or .png format and be a maximum of 750 x 210 pixels in size. Smaller images or images with a different aspect ratio will not be resized, they will be aligned to the top left hand corner of the banner area at the bottom of the email.
Hi There, ...to be used for email signatures, see below for specs of end product: The banner you upload must be in .jpg or .png format and be a maximum of 750 x 210 pixels in size. Smaller images or images with a different aspect ratio will not be resized, they will be aligned to the top left hand corner of the banner area at the bottom of the email.
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I would like to create an application that will search a person's email, find contact information from email signature blocks and update the person's Google contacts with information found in the signature block. The application would give the user the choice of updating fields from the found information with the existing information. The application
To create a company email signature with links
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I need someone to add me an image to an email signature and to amend/redesign a newsletter in HTML
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New company looking for all of the aforesaid items
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – A win in the 3000-meter steeplechase by junior Nicole Hilton highlighted day one for the Ohio State women's track and field team at the 29th Jesse Owens Track Classic being held at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.
The McDonald, Pa., native cruised to a winning time of 10:37.78. Runner-up honors went to unattached competitor Bethany Neeley in a time of 10:48.24.
A few notable performances for the Buckeyes in the 1500-meter run Friday included a sixth-place finish by junior Katie Borchers (4:28.06) and a 12th-place finish by sophomore Tammy Berger (4:31.20). A pair of freshman ran personal-best times in Rachel Weber (4:32.59) and Kaitlyn Willette (4:32.66), finishing 16th and 17th, respectively.
In the 5000-meter showcase event, Buckeye sophomore Sakiko Minagawa ran a personal-best time of 16:48.71 to finish ninth, while senior Michelle Thomas finished 10th with a time of 16:51.76.
In section one of the 5000-meter run, senior Mallory Kreider (17:49.31) and junior Keelin Gorman (17:58.95) went 10-11, respectively.
Competition resumes Saturday starting with the shot put at 10:30 a.m.
Jesse Owens Track Classic April 18-19
Ohio State plays host to the Jesse Owens Track Classic Friday and Saturday, April 18-19, at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Fans can find up-to-date information on the JO Classic at the following link: http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-track/JO-Classic/welcome.html.


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Some time back in 2009, I met a Singaporean watch enthusiast who wanted to start his own watch brand.
Reeds Tan started Reedsco shortly after our meeting. Prior to our meeting, Reed was already tinkering with customised timepieces. His earlier works were focused much on developing customised dial for timepieces with cushion shaped cases.
This timepiece comes with a customised python skin strap made by another friend of mine Jason of JnS. The timepiece comes with a screw-in crown for better water resistance.
He first started with a "rusty" dial type and then became more adventurous playing with different techniques and experimenting with different mediums. I actually purchased one of them "rusties" but passed it to a friend who had taken a liking of that special piece.
This is one of his later dials, having improved his technique to develop new texture. He tells me it takes it at least one to two weeks to experiment and through trial and error develop specific dial colours.
And the close up of the sandwich dial. Why sandwich you ask? Well the bottom base (white) is luminous and the top dial is textured and placed above the luminous dial like a sandwich. At night, the luminous bottom lights up.
It takes lots of practice and patience to develop a dial like this one. Well finished.
Over time, Reed developed his technique for making lume on his timepieces.
And another of his experiment yielded "The Pyramid". Seen here with a strap made from a baseball mitt.
According to Reed, he discovered the pyramid dial by accident. It was an experiment "gone wrong" but as with all good inventors, you make do with the circumstances and turn it around. Turn it around he did and he came up with "The Pyramid" dial.
Nice texture and colours on the dial. Blessing in disguise I guess. Reed tells me I have the first two pyramid timepieces he made. Let's call them Number 1 and Number 2!
A close up of the sandwich dial - well painted and finished.
And the lume on the pyramid dial.
Now for the case back. The open case back reveals a UNITAS calibre movement. Robust and reliable.
And decently finished too. At least Reed is honest about his work. He tells you what movement he uses, where he sources it from. He does not use an unfinished movement, hide it under a solid case back and hope no one finds out. And oh... gives it a nice sounding name and makes it a Limited Edition and charges you an enormous amount of money!
And just so we can wear similar pieces, I had one made for missus - in pink no less and with a red hornback croco strap.
These are trendy pieces and are good value for money. Reed makes them affordable - that has always been his goal. To make timepieces that are reliable and affordable. With his Reedsco range, he is fulfilling that dream.


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Gosh, time really has flown. I found I just didn't have enough time for blogging as the end of my course loomed, something had to give and my little ones were already giving up enough. Then once I'd finished, I didn't want to just move my focus from that to this. I needed to find our daily rhythm again and just bake and cook and make messes with my family.
But.. I passed. Yay! And now I will move on to begin my training in nutritional science. This topic rocks my world and is such as massive part of mine and my family's life, so I cant wait to learn and incorporate it into our food choices and the kids learning.
I intend for the blog to be a mish mash of recipes, health and nutrition information and tidbits of our day to day life; home education, homesteading and such.
Anyway.... Today I want to share my oat and raisin biscuit recipe (I call them biscuits because I'm British by the way). Obviously these still are still a treat food due to the honey content, but the flavour of them get better in the days after baking them and the kids love them. Oh and it goes without saying, but the more organic ingredients, the better!
Honey sweetened Oat and Raisin Biscuits
1/2 cup Raisins
2 cups Oats
1/2 cup Wholemeal flour
1 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Ginger
1 Egg (whisked)
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1/4 cup Butter (or applesauce if dairy free)
1/4 cup Coconut oil
1/2 cup Raw honey
Put raisins in a bowl and cover with filtered water to soaked them.
Mix dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
On a low heat, gently melt butter, coconut oil and butter together. As soon as it is melted, remove from heat.
Once cooled slightly, add vanilla then pour in egg slowly whilst continually whisking.
Add wet mixture to dry.
Drain raisins and fold into mixture, then leave to stand for 10 minutes. This allows the oats to soak up some of the wetness which makes it a lot easier to form into balls.
Preheat oven to 160 c fan bake.
Using a spoon, take some mixture and form into a ball shape then place on a greased baking tray. How much mixture depends on how big you want the biscuits to be. I usually do a heaped teaspoon amount (roughly). You can also roll it into a large sausage shape, wrap, and freeze. Then use a sharp knife to cut into rounds, if you don't want to get your hands messy!
Put into the oven, after around 5 minutes, carefully flatten with a spatula or fork and reshape the sides of the biscuits if any crack.
Bake for another 5 minutes (depending on your oven) until lightly golden.
Leave to cool slightly before removing them from tray.
These can last a week in an airtight container, in a cool place.
And there you go! Enjoy!


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Chevy launches Wi-Fi technology in seven models
This is good news for Chevy buyers out there. It's great to see Chevy taking on the competition with these options. Don't stop now – keep it coming!
From LeftLaneNews.com:
Keeping up with the latest in wireless technology, General Motors announced on Monday that seven new Chevy models are now available with Chevrolet Wi-Fi by Autonet Mobile. The dealer-installed Wi-Fi technology is certified to work with new Equinox, Traverse, Silverado, Tahoe, Suburban, Avalanche and Express models.
Connecting to the Web via the 3G network, Chevrolet Wi-Fi creates an in-vehicle internet hotspot that also extends up to a 150 feet radius around the vehicle. The system is capable of handling multiple wireless devices and returns speeds up to 1.5 mbps – allowing for streaming video.
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Imperial Knights are coming to Painting Plastic Crack, Playing X-Wing and plans for the blog.
1st off I would like to apologise for my lack of posts over the last two months. With moving house, Christmas and many other things getting in the way painting just wasn't happening for me. I also admit I was suffering with a bit of burnout too.
All that changed last week when GW announced the Imperial Knight kit in its latest issue of the revamped WD. This kit has really got my painting juices flowing again. The fact they can be used as an army in their own right is brilliant and I plan on doing just that. 3 Paladins and 1 Errant rocks in at 1495pts.
I don't expect it to be all powerful but man these models will look great on the table and in the cabinet.
I don't plan on painting all 4 in the same scheme, I think that it will be more exciting to go for 4 "Freeblades" these knights will have their own heraldry and paint schemes and each will be unique. Far more creative and much more interesting to post about too.
So as we speak, I'm dusting off my airbrush and getting my paints ready. I've not pre-ordered anything just yet as my Eldar are on eBay. Once they are sold then I will have the funds to get stuck in. The lots finish on Thursday and I'm planning on ordering at least 2 knights to begin with. I'm sure most of you have seen the release schedule for next week. Codex Imperial Knights as well as some accompanying books. I'm getting those as well.
This release could not have come at a better time for me, I was really struggling to get any painting done. I was basically burnt out I guess.
What have I been doing with my spare time then ? Well I picked up X-Wing and have been playing that. Such a brilliant game and now I have a bit more knowledge of the game I will be adding some x-wing based content to the blog. I'm planning on doing some repaints of some of the models, Boba Fetts ship Slave 1 being the 1st.
Anyway guys and gals, if you have any ideas on colour schemes you think could be interesting for a Freeblade knight why not leave a message down below, I'm open to any ideas and would love to read your thoughts.


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- A man has sought advice on his dilemma
- He loves his girlfriend but is not yet ready for intimacy
- A counsellor has advised him to follow his conscience and wait
A Ugandan man named Joey R. has sought relationship advice claiming that he loves his girlfriend but is not yet ready for intimacy.
Joey shared his dilemma on the Daily Monitor. From his submission, it appears his girlfriend is putting pressure on him.
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Joseph Musaalo, a counseling psychologist, advised Joey to follow his conscience and wait for marriage.
Musaalo quoted Bible verses urging him to exercise abstinence and to establish clear boundaries in the relationship.
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Musaalo wrote: "Having truly demonstrated that rare character, you may then need to establish clear boundaries and respect them.
"Your relationship with each other will become more deep and meaningful, and so with the powers above. It will be built on a love that is real, substantial, and stable."
What would you advise Joey to do?
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Intervention by Pope Francis has apparently not solved the schism between a prominent Chaldean priest in eastern San Diego County and the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq.
At issue is a demand by Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako that Father Noel Gorgis and several other Chaldean priests in the United States return to Iraq or face, in effect, excommunication.
In an interview with Aleteia, a Rome-based Catholic news agency, Sako said that the survival of the church is at stake during the onslaught by Islamic radicals.
"We have been there for 2,000 years," he said. "We have a mission and a role, and if a future exists for the Chaldean Church, it is not in the diaspora but in Iraq. If all the families leave, and even the priests, the entire history and Chaldean Christian patrimony will vanish."
Gorgis, known as Father Noel, is pastor at St. Peters Chaldean Church in El Cajon. Along with the Detroit area, eastern San Diego County has been a major resettling spot for Iraqi immigrants.
Chaldean leaders insist that sending Gorgis and the others back to Iraq would mark them for death by the Islamic forces that have swept through much of Iraq, destroying churches, killing Christians and forcing many to flee.
"Father Noel isn't cattle for the slaughter, he's our priest," said Chaldean commuity leader Mark Arabo. "He needs to stay here for the Christians of our Chaldean diocese."
Aleteia estimates that of 14 Chaldean priests in 19 Western states of the U.S., 10 would be required to return to Iraq under Sako's order. "Chaldean priests forced to choose between disobedience and martyrdom," said a headline on the news agency's website.
Covered by the order are priests who allegedly did not seek the church's approval to leave Iraq. Gorgis was born in Iraq but is now a naturalized U.S. citizen. In August, he celebrated his 25th anniversary as a priest.
In hopes of overturning Sako's order, supporters of Gorgis and the other priests appealed to the pope. While not strictly part of the Roman Catholic Church in Rome, the Chaldean Church reveres the pope as "the father of all Christians," Sako said in the interview with Aleteia.
Last week Pope Francis appeared to have settled the issue, asserting that Gorgis and the others need not accede to Sako's demand.
But on Friday, Sako issued a statement that, in effect, said that he does not acknowledge the pope's authority to overturn his order that the priests return to Iraq. He did not say what steps he might take to enforce his order.
Returning to Iraq, Gorgis said in October when Sako's order was released, would be the equivalent of deciding to commit suicide.
Follow @LATsandiego for more news from San Diego.


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"On a previous broadcast, we told you about the IPCC report designed to frighten people with dire warnings about the destruction of our planet if the world's governments don't take serious measures now to combat man-made global warming.
On the same day that the IPCC released its report, another report was released that you probably haven't heard about. The 1,068-page report was produced by the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change, a group founded in 2003 by distinguished atmospheric physicist S. Fred Singer. The report looks at each claim made in the IPCC report and refutes it thoroughly, using real climate data that was either ignored or misrepresented by the IPCC.
Joseph L. Bast, publisher of the Climate Change Reconsidered series, wrote: "We know the authors of the IPCC's reports have financial conflicts of interest, since the government bureaucracies that select them and the UN that oversees and edits the final reports stand to profit from public alarm over the possibility that global warming will be harmful."
Creation Moments sees many parallels between climate change and evolution. Both are fueled by financial gain and faulty worldviews. Both attempt to silence the opposition by claiming they are dealing with "settled science." Both ridicule those who disagree with them. Both ignore data that doesn't support their claims. When you remove all the smoke, mirrors and shoddy science, both are intended to deceive. Thankfully, God has given His people eyes that can detect lies. Use them!" -- CreationMoments.com
The 1,068-page report is available for free at http://climatechangereconsidered.org/.


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Chuck Mosley will perform distorted acoustic versions of songs from his back catalog (Faith No More, Bad Brains, Cement) along with a few covers and new material from his upcoming solo album. Special guests for the evening are Atlanta's Suspended Animation and Alex & Todd.
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Chuck Mosley is once again barnstorming across the country on his semi acoustic Reintroduce Yourself tour. This year, however, it's been a busy resurgence for Mr. Mosley. Last year saw VUA, who Chuck handles vocals/guitar duties in, release, Demos For Sale on EMP Records (A label run by David Ellefson of Megadeth and Thom Hazaert), he sang and played guitar on the latest from indie group Indoria, even recording an early version of his song Bella Donna for their EP, You'll Never Make The Six, and he also managed to play over ninety shows in the USA, UK, and France. During two concerts, his old friends from Faith No More joined him onstage to celebrate the re-release of We Care A Lot, which cracked the Billboard top 200.
This year, EMP will reissue Cement's, The Man With The Action Hair, which has been unavailable for over a decade. It was remastered by Bill Metoyer. Chuck also assumed lead vocal duties for Primitive Race, who will release their second disc, XXXXX this November through Metropolis.
During his heavy touring Chuck spit out a dozen or so new songs, which are being crowd tested each night on tour in preparation for an upcoming recording session with Top producer, Matt Wallace (Maroon 5, Mushroomhead, Deftones).
"I'm fucking thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Chuck again. I've always been a die hard fan of the honesty in his lyrics and his deceptively simple melodies that always become earworms and soulworms."
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Suspended Animation is a dynamic rock trio from Atlanta, GA USA.
Both Alex and Todd are well-known in the Atlanta music scene. Alex has played guitar and banjo since grammar school in folk, old-time, and bluegrass groups, and lead guitar in rock bands. He has played with Larry Campbell of Bob Dylan, Phil Lesh and Levon Helm fame, Mike Dowling, Toby Walker, and David Bromberg. He is the most accomplished fingerpicker and you will hear the influence of Doc Watson, Norman Blake, David Bromberg, Merl Travis and other Delta blues musicians. Alex was an original member of The Atlanta Area Friends of Folk Music and has played in bluegrass groups including fifteen years with The Sorghum Syrup Soppers Old-Time String Band. He has also played in many diverse musical situations from The Galax Old-Time Fiddler's convention to rock and roll bands.
Todd started playing bass in high-school bands and has since played professionally since the late '80's. He has played with many local Atlanta acts and has studied with Jack Casady and Bryon House. He's played almost every Atlanta venue and with Alex by his side his musical voice comes to fruition. Though primarily a bassist, Todd is an accomplished drummer and guitarist fronting and participating in many local musical projects.
Alex and Todd are alumni of Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch. They had to go all the way to the Ranch in Ohio to meet and thank goodness they did as the love and respect for music that was germinated in the Ohio River Valley has blossomed into a musical embrace here in Atlanta, an embrace that seems to grab and include those within earshot. The interplay between Alex's acoustic fingerpicking and Todd's melodic bass guitar has provoked positive notices all over Atlanta. They are simply the most stunning duo around.


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Sadly we said goodbye to Gary on November 11, 2012. He leaves behind his wife of 43 years Kaye, daughters Karen, Cindy (Andrew) and Kathie, grandson Riley, sister Vicki McMann, sisters-in-law Lorraine (Don Metler) and Sharon Wright. Predeceased by his parents Allan (1997) and Nettie (2001), sister-in-law Marg Neuhof (1986) and brother-in-law Dale (1992). Special thanks to the dedicated Drs., Nurses and staff at Windsor Regional Hospital – Metropolitan Campus Critical Care Unit and 4th Floor West for their support and caring during this difficult time. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society, Transition to Betterness, Windsor Regional Hospital –Oncology Unit or the charity of one's choice would be appreciated by the family. Cremation has taken place. If you wish to share your memories of Gary with his family, visiting will be Wednesday 2:30-4:30 pm & 7-9 pm at Families First 3260 Dougall Ave. South Windsor, 519-969-5841. On Thursday family and friends are invited to meet at St Paul's Church, 5885 Malden Rd, Lasalle after 10:30 am followed by Mass at 11 am. Share memories, photos or make a donation at www.FamiliesFirst.ca
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Working out on a daily basis can be hard. Honestly – it is exhausting and getting sweaty and showering one to two times a day is not always on the top of my to-do list. I know – I run a fitness blog and I'm a group fitness instructor and personal trainer – if anyone should love working out it should be me. I in fact do love workout out most of the time. However – there are some days I really want to sleep in and skip the gym. You know what. Sometimes I answer to those days – but 95% of the time, I go to the gym whether I am feeling like a beast or couch potato.
I want to help you meet your goals and I want to share my top 8 workout hacks for doing your workout on the days when you really just want to throw-in the towel.
1) Plan your workout the night before. Make a plan. Know whether you are doing cardio, weights or hitting the studio. Set an alarm reminder on your phone. Lay out your clothes and don't let anything stop you the next day.
2) Pay yourself when you workout. It doesn't have to be much – but put a $1 in a jar every time your workout. When you have saved enough, use the money to pay for a new workout outfit or a fitness class you have always wanted to try.
3) Listen to a podcast while running. Sometimes music is not enough to keep me motivated. Listening to and getting lost in a podcast can make the miles fly by. Need some fitness motivation – try listening to the Jillian Michaels Podcast – it's one of my favorites.
4) Buddy Up! This is one of the single most important things you can do to ensure you make your workout. You can't be the person that lets your friend down or stands them up for your morning run.
5) Early Riser? Sleep in your workout clothes. You won't even have to think when you wake up in the morning. Just lace up your shoes and you are good to go!
6) Get a fitness tracker and use it. There are many versions of fitness trackers out there. Get one that fits your goals AND USE IT! It doesn't do any good if you just get it and forget it. Set a calorie burn for the day and go after it.
7) Hire a trainer. A few sessions with a trainer can jumpstart your fitness routine or get you out of a rut. Tell the trainer your goals, your desires and what you like and don't like about your current routine. A trainer can work with you to help you find an exercise routine you love.
8) Leave a gym bag packed with gear in your car AT ALL TIMES. You won't have an excuse not to go to the gym or meet your friend for a post-work run if your bag is already stocked with a shirt, tights, shoes and pre-workout snack.
Have any workout hacks I didn't list? Share them with me!


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Yes. That's not an Android tablet. But it's such a monsterously huge freak of nature, we're not going to ignore it, either. It might look normal, but that's the 20-inch Sony Vaio Tap Windows 8 tablet that was just announced at IFA in Berlin.
Here's the good part: Alex popped this guy up next to the relatively normal-sized (and Android-based) Sony Xperia Tablet S, also announced this week. Check out the hilarity after the break.


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TORONTO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index opened higher on Wednesday as materials were supported by a firm gold price, while stronger than expected U.S. economic data helped ease concerns about the global recovery.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index .GSPTSE rose 2.19 points, or 0.02 percent, to 11,784.79 at the open, then extended gains quickly. (Reporting by Ka Yan Ng; Editing by Theodore d'Afflisio)


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It is now two and a half weeks since I had a revision to the hip surgery that was originally done on me in 2009. I have learned a lot about joint replacement as a result of my situation, although that didn't make the second time around any less painful for me. The most amazing thing I learned throughout all of this is just how resilient the human body really is because I am living proof.
My right hip bone has been cut twice, broken, sawed, drained of fluid, packed with new hardware that should hold me a while, screwed into the joint space in four places and stitched tightly both on the inside and the outside.
A day after this assault on my body, I was told I would be up for a little while to see how I might do with taking a little stroll down the hospital corridor. I knew this was coming and I felt like dead weight. I couldn't even sit up by myself much less move my legs off the bed without help. And the only reason I wasn't walking the same day as the actual surgery was because this was a revision. I caught a break.
Yet somehow, with a walker and encouragement from the wonderful staff of the Joint Replacement Center at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway, I walked the hospital corridors. Surprisingly, the more I walked, the easier it became. This, after a nearly four hour surgery the day before. How is it that the body can respond so quickly?
And then the physical therapists came by to weigh in on my condition. They encouraged isolation exercises to strengthen the butt muscles, the knees, the thighs and the ankles. Of course they made me walk and walk and walk and gave me some rules to live by for a while so as not to hurt the new hip. At first these exercises were difficult to do because they involved contracting and tightening muscles that were extremely sore.
I confess to begging for some garlic from culinary services to try to repel these people since that seemed to work for Dracula. But by the second day, I was amazed at what I could do because just a few hours before, I was feeling the agony of defeat. Cancel the garlic. These therapists know their stuff.
As I continue to recover from revisionist surgery, I am so grateful for the skills of my surgeon, Dr. David Rojer, who has again given me a better quality of life. It will be a few months before I can return to work or drive a car or get around without a walker or cane, but I am definitely bouncing back. I am relatively pain free and getting much stronger every day.
My biggest complaint? Getting the 25 outside incision staples removed last week. Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!
Note to surgeon: I love you, but next time use the dissolving stitches if you don't want to hear me scream because I am that big of a baby, as you now know.
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