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Mickey's heart was touched by the events of the day. He felt it was time to tell Emma everything, words he'd waited many years to say to her. She had grown into a beautiful woman, and was so smart. He liked that she'd been involved, been a leader with the moving scene in the lobby. She had the qualities of his Laura, but times had improved for women. And those changes were reflected in her. She had been surrounded by strong minded people all through her life. Ben and Katie had been a good choice for her to begin her existence. Sadness came over him as he thought of them. He had loved them, but their demise was not his fault. Life is predetermined, he thought. He certainly had been proof of that. He'd had a painful death, but at least he'd saved his Laura from harm that night.
He remembered back to that day in the deep of the winter when he'd willed the hunter's gunshot to revenge his killer. Maybe Ben was right about him when he'd asked if he was the Angel of Death, he didn't know. He'd been consumed with finding a way to be with his Laura, and had used any means to do so. Of course, he surmised that the thug's death had been for him and not Laura. Nostalgia seemed to be consuming him that day. Perhaps it was something Pablo's death had done to his thinking. That young man had become a symbol for the people around him to feel their strength. His death had helped them to be courageous, rather than bow to fear. It had been an amazing spectacle to watch, and he attributed much of the credit to Emma.
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so, above you see what might just be the cutest skirt ever. the piping! the buttons! and of course i always adore denim, especially if it has linen in it! and such a lovely, clear photo too. that's what i call a Picture of a Skirt! this is the stuff that makes a teacher's heart sing. melissa did an amazing job and i'm so proud to have played even the tiniest role! i love that she got creative and turned the darts into piped seams.
anyhoo, hopefully now i've distracted you from the fact that i totally dropped the ball on this sew-along business. i have a long list of excuses but we don't really need to dwell now, do we? most of you who i've heard from have only been saying that you have fallen behind, but no one has yet called me out on the fact that i've been MIA! maybe you're all just too nice…
so! back in the saddle! are you still with me? i'm secretly hoping that some/many/all of you (who haven't gone ahead and finished on your own) will have been relieved to have a few extra weeks to catch up or join in. now what i'm wondering is, what stage are y'all at? what would you like to see from me? a french seam tutorial? invisible zipper tutorial? bias tape facing tutorial? those were my plans, but i want to know if those will be useful to you. let me know your thoughts and i PROMISE not to leave you hanging again… i've got the french seam tute halfway done already!
also, if i haven't lost you altogether, are we still on for a Shift Dress Sew-Along when we're done skirting? how's August looking for you?

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Mommy Got Boobs presents: Austin and Janet wants the Chefs Sausage in their mouths
Scene Title: Bad Date turned Great!
Storyline: Austin and Janet are on a date, well if you want to call it that. Their dates seem to be more preoccupied with themselves than with them. So the two excuse themselves to go powder their noses and get a lil frisky in the bathroom as well. Hot milf on milf action not be missed. Then the two sexy MILFs get really horny and decide they need a young man with a hard cock!Austin and Janet start to tease the waiter Johnny while sitting at the table. Teasing then turned into a hot threesome with two sexy, busty MILFs.
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Great scene! Austin and Janet are sooo sexy, so well endowed. They do a great job on the chef! Super look when they are working on his tool! The two women are 10s!!!!
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A beautiful, brilliant, fun scene. Everything about it was superb: a good, funny story with some quality visual and verbal gags; a great setting; and superb acting and sexual performances from all three protagonists. This was my first with Janet Mason - what a gorgeous babe! Very pretty, with a fab body. And as for Austin Kincaid! There is just something so special about her; I could never tire of her. She's so sexy and classy, and always comes across as a really nice lady. Johnny is excellent, and utilises both these gorgeous women brilliantly, and they all work so well together. A really memorable mommy got boobs scene - one of the best straight M/F/F ever - I just wish it could have gone on longer. Thanks to all involved!
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This was off the charts. Great setup, script, production, and sex. Great little throw-in with Johnny walking in on them fooling around. Janet Mason's "acting" and fucking ability along with that ridiculous body are putting her at the top of the "Milf" game right now, and Austin's been doing her thing for years. This was hot all the way through, great camerawork too. Awesome mommy got boobs scene ZZ
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If you're looking for an entertaining story-line and a chuckle on the side...this scene is very well done. Two clueless tools paired with two tantalizing sex machines and one lucky well-endowed chef equals a quality story. As for the sex...an awesome fantasy, a scorchingly hot pair of women and a cool finish; but...the energy and intensity are far from the best performances by Austin, Janet and Johnny. A great mommygotboobs scene all in all...but similar to the wine, not top shelf.
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These two ladies made a perfect match cause they actually try to act. At first I thought it was gonna be like the Julia Ann/Ramon scene or Victoria Valentino/Major Stud scene. Instead this story was really good with them getting caught in the bathroom. Returning to dinner and still being ignored left them no choice. Loved the below shot when Janet was giving the bowl of head. Austin had got that wrist action down. She must of been a baker in a past life. I thought Austin was gonna explode like a volcano when Johnny first stuck it in. I was hoping to see cowgirl be either chick cause they both have sweet asses but it's about the boobs. Austin was ready to blast into orbit when she climbed on that rocket. That was some excellent titfucking action at the start too. I was hoping Johnny would fuck her Janet harder in doggy. Still A fucking plus. Snoogans!


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Project: New Man 4 Pg 20
Friday's Page! Nick gives us, as well as Dave, a little background on Fawn and Hubert Rolph as well as some of the politics of Project: New Man. It's a shame that this hits so close to home. It seems science and medicine are always victimized by the manipulations of those who fund their research. Most politicians are worse than scuzbags!
Things are about to really heat up for New Man and his friends. Freazie has done a really bang-up job on the script for the rest of this issue so stay tuned! Mark has been having a great time penciling, inking and lettering too, even if he is having to get up at 3 AM every weekday! Just 12 more pages to go!
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Kolkata is the capital City of Indian State West Bengal. Kolkata is situated at the Bank of way of Bengal. Kolkata is a beautiful City. We Indian use a Line for Kolkata that any one can Survive here as Cost of Living is very nominal at Kolkata. Kolkata has Many Places to spend Time with Friends and family. Kolkata have beaches, Gardens, Museums but here i gonna Talk About Water Parks in Kolkata, yes My this Article is based on Best Water parks in Kolkata.
Best water Parks in Kolkata/Water parks In Kolkata
- Aquatica water park
Aquatica water park is the oldest water park in Kolkata. It was opened in 1999. Aquatica water park has more than 10 Fun water Rides specially Black Hole,Karting and many other water Rides. It has a tasty Food Court , dance Floor, Luxury Suits and many more for Visitors.
Entry Charges of Aquatica water park Kolkata:- 240 for Adults and 175 for Children(on weekdays),Rs/- 300 for adults and 200 for Children.(On Week ends)
How to Reach Aquatica water Park, Kolkata:- Aquatika Water Park Kochpukur is totally connected with Buses and taxi. So you can Take Bus or Taxi to reach Aquatica Water park.
- Wet O Wild Water park, Kolkata
Wet O water park is Located in Kolkata. It will be second Best Option for Water Park Lovers. You can Enjoy Fun water Rides with your Friends and Family at Wet O Water Park, Kolkata.
Wet O water Park Entry Charges:- 380 Per/-
How to Reach Wet O Water Park, Kolkata:- Wet O Water Park is situated at Nicco Park, Kolkata. It has avery good Connectivity with Bus and Taxi facility.


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Some day, I'm going to find a way to get inside this head of mine and take a look around. Stragne things happen in there, and sometimes I really feel like an outsider.
This afternoon, I reached for my box of note-papers. It's really more like a small container that holds what would-be sticky notes, if in fact these note stuck.
The don't.
The fact that they don't stick becomes pretty frigging obvious when you drop the note-box. You wouldn't drop the box of course... but that's exactly what I did, sending little squares of note paper flying everywhere.
After picking it all up and more or less organizing the colors again (can't help it!), I found a note I don't remember writing.
It's obviously not a finished thought - but what the hell is it, and why did I jot it down? And why did I then stick it back in the center of the empty-note-pile?
I bought the box of note-paper nearly two years ago, and it's taken me that long to go through the top quarter of the blank pieces, so who knows how long it's been there. The handwriting is definitely mine.
By the way, yes, I am aware that my handwriting is terrible. I once worked for a man who said I had the handwriting of a serial killer. He treated me better after making that comment...
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Wow -- I wonder if you wrote that note and stuck it in there so that you would find it someday when you were least expecting it... Sort of giving advice or insight to your future self... I used to do that with my coats... I'd stick things in the pockets at the end of winter and the next time I pulled the coat out, I'd have something from my past self...
I love the note -- you are a fascinating person...::::: | April 21, 2006 8:31 AM
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The Database of Chinese classic ancient books 中國基本古籍庫 is the largest database of pre-20th century texts covering all fields of knowledge. It has in recent years become a standard reference for anyone working on pre-twentieth-century China, due to its vast scope and the good quality of the editions it includes.
This 中國基本古籍庫 Zhongguo jiben guji ku database currently includes 10,000 titles in 12,500 editions from the pre-Qin period through to the Republican period. All texts are provided in full text and image format, allowing for a direct comparison both between digitized text and original text image, and in some cases between different editions of the text.
The texts are divided into four sections: Philosophy and Science, History and Geography, Art and Literature, and General Works; each of these is split up into 20 major categories, which in turn are divided into 100 minor categories. The database is fully searchable and available to all staff and students from the university as well as from home with ULCN login.
Here's how to access this database (1 user only)
- Go to http://server.wenzibase.com, 'Welcome to the Erudition Central server'
- Choose 中国基本古籍库, the second from the list of 'Products' on the right hand side
- Click the large blue button saying 'Log in'. Don't fill in user ID or password - we are recognized on IP
- On the screen that follows, click the (rather vague) button down left from the green jade bi disc 璧 saying, calligraphically, "進入", to access the database
- Click the button quanwen jiansuo 全文檢索 to do a fulltext search
- Please click 'tuichu' 退出 after using,so the next person can access this database!
- The East Asian Library of Princeton has made a PDF of the complete list (366 pages!) of all titles plus editions available in this database. [PDF, new window]
- The database also includes a sizable collection of texts published in the republican period (1911-1949) with a particular focus on publications on Chinese "western studies" (xixue 西學)
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The volume of cyber incidents that have impacted the United States has caused more than just economic damage, it has become so mainstream that it has become a daily reality and accepted course of action. A recent article posed the question if advanced persistent threat activity – a sloppy term that refers to suspected nation state or nation state-sponsored cyber operations – has become the new normal. The sheer volume and magnitude of cyber espionage activity attributed to these groups has escalated to such a degree that they are ceasing to instill the same concern as they did just a few years earlier.
The problem is that the frequency of these events, the escalating damages and data stolen, and the lack of the perpetrators suffering any real consequences is causing calls to improve cyber security procedures to fall on deaf ears.
Instead of focusing on trying to actually improve security, which means having dedicated professionals engaged in daily activities of mitigating cyber threats, we seek to develop advanced cyber weaponry and instill a cadre of "cyber warriors" to take care of the bad guys. There seems to be growing support for this hacking-back approach as part of a cyber war pre-emption plan to bolster our cyber defenses. The idea is that while it is generally believed that the United States has advanced cyber weapons, until they are actually deployed, their deterrence value won't be realized. In other words, when a bully sees how hard we punch, he may move on to someone else.
However, such an approach, while aspirational, is actually limited. The diverse threat actor landscape consists of various levels and numbers of state and non-state actors. And while it may make sense on a political level to go after those individuals who conduct high-profile attacks that steal millions of dollars or puts millions of personal identifiable data at risk, improved cyber weaponry at the national level cannot be leveraged by most organizations and individuals. At best, we can "strike back" at the perpetrators, destroying the computer systems that launched the attack (assuming of course they only have one), or if we're lucky, be able to track him down and with the help of international law enforcement, arrest and prosecute those responsible. That's a lot of effort and investment of time, resources, and if necessary, facilitating collaborative strategies.
While this certainly seems appealing, particularly in reducing the helplessness that we all feel when our computers, e-mail accounts, social media presences are hacked, it does little to actually ensure our security. If an organization is vulnerable prior to a breach, and does little to actively ensure that it will be more difficult for future breaches to occur due to the implementation of improved cyber security strategies and practices, it will likely be exploited again by another of the millions of hostile actors operating in cyberspace.
That leaves the majority of businesses, non critical-infrastructure organizations, and individuals to fend for themselves. If a small bank gets exploited, does it really think that the government will mete cyber justice via a hack-back to punish the wrongdoers? In the end, it will still have to be prepared to engage in breach response, intruder eradication, and customer outreach. It will still in all likelihood have to provide credit monitoring and launch effective communication strategies to retain consumer confidence.
There is already mounting evidence that smaller organizations are being targeted. Recent reporting indicates an uptick of cyber criminal activity targeting small-to-medium businesses, Continuing to operate beneath a threshold that would illicit a retaliatory action may become more common place if hacking back actions were ever considered a viable option. One thing that criminals have consistently demonstrated is their ability to innovate and adapt their environments.
The government is currently juggling many facets of cyberspace to include trying to develop domestic and international legislation; manage ongoing and increasing hostile cyber activity; develop offensive cyber dominance; and improve cyber security. Unfortunately the latter always seems to perpetually lag behind the other areas. The risks of not aggressively promoting and enabling cyber security in both private and public sectors is what we face now – a mounting complacency to the times where attacks are expected, cyber insurance is being peddled to offshoot any security mishaps that may result in class action law suits, and phishing remains a known favorite tactic among the bad guys and still is vastly successful.
Cyber security may be the thankless job of the 21st century. The cyber domain favors and should continue to favor adversaries over defenders for the considerable future. Organizations must support the work of network defenders actively monitoring for threats on a 24x7x365 basis. Expecting that cyber attacks are going to occur and will be successful should not be surrendering to the inevitable but an acknowledgment and anticipation of what will happen. Being ready for it, and demonstrating expeditious resilience and recovery is the reality organizations need to be prepared for. That is not a defeatist attitude; it's a call to action.


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Justin Bieber Drops His New Blue Lamborghini Off Before Hitting the Gym!
Justin Bieber is ready to get in a workout!
The 23-year-old "Friends" superstar was spotted heading into the gym on Tuesday (February 13) in Hollywood, Calif.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Justin Bieber
Justin grabbed a VIP parking spot outside of the gym for his new, super cool blue Lamborghini, handing his keys off to the valet before stepping inside of the gym.
The "What Do You Mean?" singer was recently spotted stepping out of a studio as well. We can't wait to hear what he's been cooking up next!
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I am having an annoying problem with my monitor. Recently, I've been seeing that some pixel of my monitor is not working perfectly. It's always lit or always dark. When I turn off my PC, I can't identify them. I don't have any idea what to do to fix these pixels. Please someone help me. I don't have a warranty on my monitor anymore. Thanks.


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Skechers USA Inc. must pay out $40 million in a class-action settlement brought against it in June 2010, a federal judge ruled Monday.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Russell in Louisville, Ky., approved the deal, which covers more than 520,000 claims from people who purchased eligible Skechers toning shoes from Aug. 1, 2008, until and including Aug. 13, 2012, in the U.S.
Those with approved claims will be able to receive repayments for their purchase — up to $80 per pair of Shape-Ups; $84 per pair of Resistance Runner shoes; up to $54 per pair of Podded Sole Shoes; and $40 per pair of Tone-Ups.
The settlement covers more than 70 lawsuits from across the country that were consolidated in federal court in Louisville. The court awarded $2,500 each to Tamara Grabowski and Venus Morga as incentive awards in their capacities as leading plaintiffs in the cases.
Skechers is authorized to commence payments at its discretion.
As disclosed in recent SEC filings, Skechers has already recorded a charge of $50 million during the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2011, to reserve for costs and potential other exposures relating to the existing litigation and regulatory matters.


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Plus: what to do immediately before and after.
Nothing gold can stay.
Kink-dot-com, a Mission mainstay/adult-film production house, is departing the neighborhood for sunnier skies (read: Vegas).
But before they go/offer the space to new tenants, they're throwing one last event.
We don't always drop everything for a moving sale — but when we do, it's a moving sale thrown by a porn company.
This is actually Kink's second sale since announcing the move in January. But for the first go-around, would-be perusers needed to schedule an appointment to come by. That's complicated.
This time? "Drop-ins welcome," according to the company's ad on Craigslist. It is, they say, a chance to "purchase a piece of SF kinky history."
We can't wait: Above all, it's just a legitimately weird thing to do in a city with perhaps more than a normal-sized serving of weird things to do.
As we mentioned, Kink's Armory HQ is well-located, at 14th and Mission. And for after the sale?
Need a bar? Head to our favorite nearly 150-year-old saloon, Elixir, on 16th Street.
Feeling worn out? We like Mission Public, which has plenty of coffee available.
Feeling frisky? Good Vibrations is just down the street.
Want to watch literally any movie but porn? Fayes can help.
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Daisy Valero[1] is a fictional character in the American adaptation of Skins, and is played by Camille Cresencia-Mills.
Like Jal, her Skins UK counterpart, Daisy is known for her brains, musical talent, and for being perfect all-around. Instead of clarinet, Daisy plays trumpet and has some knowledge of piano, as seen in her episode Daisy.
She lives with her overprotective father who hates music and her younger sister. She tries to please her father and hides her musical talents from him at first. The tension builds between father and daughter when a piano is destroyed and her father puts further strain on their relationship by banning music from their house.
Daisy works part time at Busty Bocadillo's, a sandwich restaurant known for the busty waistresses who serve large sandwiches to their customers. (A play on Hooters.) She is passionate about her job as seen in a web short where she interviews her friends for potential positions and is quick to get defensive when insulted about working there.


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Heartworms Alert - Know The Warning Signs To Save Your Pets Health!
Has your pet recently been coughing, eating less, or being more lethargic than usual? If so, it is possible that your pet is infected with heartworms and may need immediate help and attention. Heartworms may infect a host for up to 2 years before any signs or symptoms are visible, and often when they are diagnosed it may be too late for some pets.
Heartworms are an infectious parasitic transmitted by mosquitoes that invades major organs in dogs and cats like the lungs, pulmonary arteries and heart. Heartworms grow and multiply within the pet body and can survive for up to 5 years. Heartworms cause damage and block smaller arterial vessels in your pets key organs leading to organ damage and a multitude of health complications.
The symptoms of a heartworm infestation are often difficult to recognize or may be overlooked or discounted as merely flu or cough-like symptoms. Coughing, weigh loss, lethargy, rapid heart beat, poor coat condition, diarrhea and loss of appetite are common symptoms. Treatment to rid a pet of adult heartworms is a costly vet procedure and involves exposing your pet to arsnic poisoning treatments to kill the adult heatworms - a procedure that can be fatal for aged pets or ones in deteriorating physical condition.
The best approach to dealing with the risk of heartworms is through and active prevention program. Prevention is the key to controlling and avoiding the health problems associated with these highly contagious and common parasites. A simple oral medication administred once a month is all it takes to protect your pets from the damaging effects of heartworm infestation.
S.A. Smith is a freelance writer, contributor, and editor of the Pet Medicine MEDS resource site and can be reached at http://www.pet-medicine-meds.com
For more specific information on treatment and prevention methods visit our website.
Herbs For Your Dog
Herbology, basically, is the use of herbs in the treatment of many types of illness. Herein the emphasis of treatment is based strongly on the specific use of herbal roots, flowers and leaves to stimulate the healing process.
How to Choose a Pet
Did you know that pets outnumber people in the United States? Recent statistics have shown that 62% of homes have a pet, and that 46% of homes have more than one pet. That adds up to 380 million pets in a nation with a human population of 290 million people.
Why Exotic Pets Should Not Be Banned
We all know how special interest groups can blow things out of proportion - like the nonexistent "Exotic Pet Crisis." If you listened to some animal rights groups, you'd think keeping exotic pets is cruel, dangerous, and even bordering on treason! Before you buy that agenda, consider that a junior high student once made a convincing case for banning dihydrogen monoxide: colorless, odorless, and tasteless, it kills thousands of people every year.
Cats And Litter Box Problems
If your cat has recently decided not to use the litter box, this can create a lot of stress for both of you. This frequently happens, and often there is a simple fix for the problem.
5 Ways to Pamper Your Parrot
We are all busy these days and I know it's hard to meet all the demands in your life. But, it's time for a breather.
Rabbits As Pets
Rabbits are one of the most popular pets, apart from dogs and cats. They look attractive, lovely, gentle, friendly and cute.
Whos Pulling On The Leash, You Or Your Dog?
Hopefully no one is pulling the leash. The ideal situation is that you and your dog are equally enjoying the walk and neither is pulling and tugging the other in any certain direction.
Choosing A Rottweiler Puppy? What You Need To Know
So you're getting a Rottweiler puppy? Here are some general tips to help you choose a healthy, happy Rottweiler puppy.Note: These are only general tips to help you choose - especially for first-time owners.
Achieving Dog Training Success With The 18 Donts Rules
A well-train dog usually leads a happier and healthier life and its owner also can enjoy a trouble-free life long companion. Dog training - basic obedience, house and potty training are therefore essential and important to a dog's education.
A Horse Training Secret From The 1800s To Teach A Horse To Drive Without Lines!
Horse owners who are history buffs may recognize the name Jesse Beery. Beery was an enormously famous horse trainer from the 1800's and early 1900's.
Can Cats And Dogs Live Together As Friends?
Can cats and dogs live together without constantly being at war? It seems that they very often can.We often hear people claim to be a "cat person" or a "dog person", but browsing through the various pet forums it appears that there are many of us that equally like both cats and dogs.
Vaccinations Cause Vaccinosis - Your Pet is Being Harmed
Annual Vaccinations for Your Dog?Are they really necessary? - In a word, NO!You probably receive an annual reminder from your vet that your dog is due for his/her annual checkup and vaccinations. I do.
Toys are GOOD for your dog
Did you know that dog toys are actually good for your dog, and not just an indulgence on the part of the owner?There are all kinds of uses for different types of toys.First, starting as puppies, toys give your dog a distraction from other would-be toys like your couch or your favorite pair of shoes.
Dogs Are Mans Best Friend
Dogs are believed to be descendants of wild wolves. They were the first wild animal to be tamed.
Amazing Insights Of A Horse Training Expert From The Late 1800s!
Could a horse trainer, born about 154 years ago, teach us anything new today? Would the methods be old hat or would they be useful?The answer is a resounding Yes!, they are enormously useful.The horse training expert referred to is named Jesse Beery.
How to Maintain Your Love Affair ... With Your Dog Part Two - Assemble a Great Team
In part one we talked about forming good behavior traits early. Part two focuses on the types of people you want on your dog's 'team.
Why Should We Get Kittens as Pets?
Kittens are and have always been adorable creatures. Of course, these youngsters are also playful, naughty and mischievous as well.
Healthy Diet for Your Parrot
Is your bird a seed only eater? Did you know in that wild seeds form only a small portion of the natural diet? While seeds are an important part of a pet parrot's daily diet they should not comprise all of it.Parrots are opportunistic omnivores, which in plain English means they eat whatever they encounter in their day ("opportunistic") and, like us, eat from all the food groups - veggies & fruits, grain, and animal protein ("omnivores").
The 7 Stages of Puppy Development
Let's take a look at the different stages, but before we do, keep in mind that these stages are generalizations - each dog will progress at its own pace.Stage 1: The Transitional Stage 2-3 WeeksThe Transitional stage generally lasts from age two to three weeks, and it's during this time that your puppy's eyes will open, and he'll slowly start to respond to light and movement and sounds around him.
What You Need To Know To Keep Your Dog Safe In Your Car
Man's Best Friend is a great companion around the home, but Rover will love joining you on road trips - short or long - as well. If you've tried taking your dog along in the car before and met with bad results, don't give up.
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Monday, 23 May 2011
Learning to sell Art online - 6 tips that made me think
1. Nail your niche
Your shop should have a consistent aesthetic or product line. Don't try to be everything to everybody. A shop full of cohesive work that connects with a potential buyer is a powerful thing. It is possible to work in several media and still have a cohesive body of work. Some artists and crafters have a well-formed sense of style, I'm still finding mine, but my shop can be the focus for the consistent aesthetic I'm aiming for. If your items don't fit together, don't be afraid to open a second shop. Build a cohesive body of work in your shop.
2. Do what you love
Be original and keep yourself interested in what you're making and selling. If you are not interested and excited by what you are doing, why should your customers be? There are millions of shops on Etsy, unless you are doing something unique and being true to yourself then you are not going to stand out. Give your items something that makes them unique - your style!
3. Make it look great
Take the best photos you can. Use all 5 listing photos and show all aspects of your art - a framed version, a packaged one, a hand held view etc. Create a strong image with your banner. Make a memorable impression. Present your items so exquisitely that they become irresistible!
4. Answer all questions
Answer all your buyers potential questions by giving full descriptions which include all details they might want to know. Try to imagine what you'd be wondering if you were looking for a particular item.
5. What's in a name?
The name of your shop is important, as are the words you use in your descriptions and tags. Certain words have different meanings and spellings in different countries (e.g. Watercolour is Watercolor in US English). It's important to have a shop name that has a universal spelling/meaning and doesn't include a rude word in any language!
6. Pricing
Pricing is incredibly difficult! I have often worried about under pricing or over pricing. If I price too high will I get any sales at all? If I price too low I'm under valuing my work and making my art look cheap. After reading a brilliant blogpost on the art of pricing photography I re-did my calculations and I've come up with a much more realistic pricing structure. To have even a remote chance of making a success as an artist I need to start pricing realistically so that I'm not making a loss with every sale!
First steps with a new shop!
So, I've taken the first steps to a new and improved online shop and I've opened the originally titled Francesca Whetnall on Etsy. I'm still not 100% about the name, but I thought it keeps it pretty simple and clear by just using my name. I'm still working my way through the other tips and I've got a lot more art to list, but I hope it will make a clearer aesthetic statement than my original etsy shop - Dick and Franny . I've still got a load of under-priced art and jewellery at Dick and Franny, but I'll probably move that shop to just jewellery, or close it down altogether...
If you have any comments on my new shop or other advice you'd recommend please leave me a comment. I hope some of these tips might be useful for others anyway. Below are my main sources of advice:
Have a look at these great articles for more tips and advice
Fantastic article that convinced me I really did need to start a new shop with a clear focus on Art -
Niche Thyself: Variety vs. Consistency in Your Online Shop by Wonder thinking
A great list of questions you need to answer -
20 Questions your buyers are asking by Mel from Sparkle - Rama
Fantastic article on how to price your work -
How to price portrait Photography - by Jodi Friedman, MCP Actions
More pricing advice -
The Art of Pricing - Can I disagree with the Storque Article please? - by Magic Jelly
Lots more tips from UK and Irish sellers on Etsy -
Etsy's UK & Ireland Seller Support Team - Top 5 things you wish you'd known
Thanks also to:
Amity UK
Jacob de Graaf of Modern Folk
Alchemy Fibre Arts
Cards & Craft
Deepa at Lazy Giraffe Jewellery
Bread and Circuses
Mandy Williams at Socky Socks
4 comments:
- Thomas Whetnall said...
Yup, thats all good advice. Your new Shop does look more coheasive i must say. I dont think there is anything wrong with having a self titled shop - after all when people buy 'art' as oppossed to other pretty things they are buying into the artist themselves.
I am going to make an effort with my etsy shop, but i'll read all your helpfull links first.
- 27 May 2011 at 08:11
- Thomas Whetnall said...
Your prices seem pretty well judged too.
- 27 May 2011 at 08:19
- Cecca said...
Thanks Tom :-)
Yes, I hope the new name and image will help.
You should, your shops looking a bit empty at the moment, what happened to all your lovely prints?
- 17 June 2011 at 15:39
- Art of RetroCollage said...
Thanks for the interesting post. When I set up my website for collage art, decided to create a new word to describe it -- RetroCollage. It does exist as two separate words, but my spelling is unique.
I think it is useful to make sure your website name is fairly unusual so it will be easy to use search and SEO.
- 20 June 2011 at 15:53


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The synovium or synovial membrane is the soft tissue found in joints like knee and shoulder. It is a thin membrane that surrounds the inner lining of the joint. Its main function is to create synovial fluid, which helps in nourishment and lubrication of the joint.
Characteristics of Swollen Synovium
Cause: Traumatic and repeated knee injuries OR joint diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and gout
Symptoms: Joint pain, tenderness, stiffness and swelling along with redness and warmth over the area
Treatment: Arthroscopy is used for appropriate diagnosis as well as to clean out the inflamed synovium.


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1. From Scroll, on the dire straits of health care and school education in Bihar,
Seventy years after Independence, the state's healthcare infrastructure continues to be grossly inadequate. Seventeen of the 38 districts in the state have no more than three government doctors for every 100,000 people. One district, Siwan, has just one doctor for 100,000 people. The highest, Sheikhpura, has eight doctors per 100,000 – or one for every 12,500 people. To put that in perspective, the WHO-prescribed level is 1:1,000. In the same way, while the Right To Education law mandates student-teacher ratios at 30:1 in primary schools and 35:1 in upper primary, the ratio in Bihar districts hovers between 43:1 and 96:1.
This is a nice exploration of why Bihar has remained so grossly under-developed.
2. Job losses from trade, off-shoring, technological changes or automation assume grave proportions when they are concentrated. Sample this from David Author and Co's study on the China effect on the US economy,
When China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, there were fewer than 400,000 people working in American textile mills. As a proportion of the 150m-strong workforce, they were a tiny sliver. But in 57 counties in the south east of the country, they accounted for more than 15 per cent of all jobs. The impact of Chinese competition in these places, says Prof Autor, was "like a mini economic bomb going off over downtown". His research found the people who lost their jobs went on to suffer more job churn and lower lifetime incomes. Poverty rose. More men started to die from drugs and alcohol. The economic ripples from the loss of manufacturing jobs hit other local businesses.
3. Is Switzerland the best health care system in the world? Read this very informative Upshot analysis. The description of Swiss system,
Like every country here except the U.S., Switzerland has a universal health care system, requiring all to buy insurance. The plans resemble those in the United States under the Affordable Care Act: offered by private insurance companies, community rated and guaranteed-issue, with prices varying by things like breadth of network, size of deductible and ease of seeing a specialist. Almost 30 percent of people get subsidies offsetting the cost of premiums, on a sliding scale pegged to income. Although these plans are offered on a nonprofit basis, insurers can also offer coverage on a for-profit basis, providing additional services and more choice in hospitals. For these voluntary plans, insurance companies may vary benefits and premiums; they also can deny coverage to people with chronic conditions. Most doctors work on a national fee-for-service scale, and patients have considerable choice of doctors, unless they've selected a managed-care plan.
Noah Smith thinks Japan offers the highest quality at the lowest cost, despite having the burden of the the oldest population. He describes the Japanese system,
The government pays 70 percent of the cost of all health procedures, unless you're a low-income elderly resident, in which case it pays as much as 90 percent. The remaining 30 percent is covered by private health insurance -- either employer-sponsored or privately purchased -- which citizens are required by law to have. Spending on private health insurance to cover the 30 percent co-pay is partially tax-deductible. Benefits are the same for everyone, and -- unlike many U.S. health plans -- include dental and mental-health care. For catastrophic care, poor people, and people with disabilities or certain chronic conditions, the government pays more... In Japan, fees for health services are capped by a government committee.
4. Robert Shiller tweets this graphic capturing the exuberant valuations in US equity markets,
On the valuations, as reflected in the ten-year lagged cyclically adjusted price to earnings ratio (CAPE), he writes,
The C.A.P.E. ratio is above 30 today, compared with an average of 16.8 since 1881. It has been above 30 in only two other periods: in 1929, when it reached 33, and between 1997 and 2002, when it soared as high as 44. The current number is troubling. After the ratio's peak in 1929, real inflation-corrected stock prices in the United States lost four-fifths of their value by 1932, the biggest crash in the market's history. And from 2000 to 2003, they lost half of their real value.
But he acknowledges that unlike those two past episodes, investors and financial market opinion makers appear remarkably calm now despite the inflated valuations.
5. From a nice article by Kshitij Batra and Ohan Shridhar sounding a cautionary note on the effects of the Real Estate Regulation Authority in India,
Currently, constructing residential housing in Indian cities requires a costly array of clearances from different government authorities at the central, state and local levels. These approvals can take between 12-18 months, in other cases longer, where a single department or official could block a file and stall an entire project. Under these circumstances, developers in many cases are unable to meet the timelines agreed to with the buyers not as a result of their malfeasance, but due to a failure of efficient government coordination. Moreover, the uncertainty about the time schedule for approvals also raises the risk-adjusted costs of capital for project financing. Rera in its present format imposes mandatory obligations on builders to abide by a previously agreed to time schedule, without enforcing these same obligations on governmental agencies responsible for project clearances. The costs of penalties, refunds and interest payments thus borne through hamstrung state capacity by developers will then ultimately be paid by consumers in the form of higher prices, without fundamentally increasing housing supply.
I have blogged earlier and am in agreement with the concern. But an alternative narrative could be that reforms like RERA (and the legal obligations that come with it) provides the political cover for well-meaning government bureaucracies in at least a few states to streamline and crackdown on the inefficiencies and weaknesses in local government buildings approval processes.
6. Good article by Sujatha Rao on the controversy surrounding the standardised National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) for medical college admissions. For several reasons, I have reservations on a nationwide entrance examination for India and would prefer more flexibility to states, even with all its ill-effects. The concerns of good colleges like CMC Vellore are well-founded,
Like in the UK, over the years, they have "perfected" the admission policy to look beyond marks and assess students' commitment and value systems through a process-based interview — a system that government should adopt as well, including for recruiting IAS officers. The NEET is clearly a regressive policy in so far as such colleges are concerned.
The solution, as also suggested by Sujatha Rao, is to have a stricter licensing examination,
Given our commitment to cooperative federalism, allow states to have their own admission policies but make an All India Licence Examination for registration with the MCI mandatory for those wanting to study or practise in other states or go abroad (on the logic that states have an obligation to fulfill the minimum criteria that is acceptable to all if their doctors seek to treat patients of other states), alongside instituting the National Exit Examination.
After they complete their coursework, let students be allowed the freedom to either take the All India Examination or the respective state government examination.
7. The graphic below captures how oil price lottery that the government has enjoyed, which has singularly been responsible for the government meeting the fiscal deficit target.
8. Interesting point that India has been a relative laggard in lowering poverty, in terms of GDP growth elasticity of poverty reduction, compared to even countries like Brazil and Mexico,
7. The graphic below captures how oil price lottery that the government has enjoyed, which has singularly been responsible for the government meeting the fiscal deficit target.
8. Interesting point that India has been a relative laggard in lowering poverty, in terms of GDP growth elasticity of poverty reduction, compared to even countries like Brazil and Mexico,
India extricated 120 million people from extreme poverty between 1990 and 2013. However, this process was relatively slow. Over the same period, China reduced the number of people living in extreme poverty from 756 million to 25 million. If we factor in economic growth, between 1995 and 2012, the growth elasticity of poverty reduction for India is just over 0.12. By contrast, countries such as Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, and Thailand — that witnessed relatively low economic growth rates — emerge as positive outliers, exhibiting higher growth elasticities of poverty reduction than many high-growth countries, including India. While the growth elasticity of poverty reduction for China is a little over 0.28, the numbers for Mexico and Brazil are 3.28 and 1.14 respectively.


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If it's not one thing, it's another. Yesterday I spent a good deal of time trying to figure out why the side bars were not showing up when using Internet Explorer. This morning, my lap top wouldn't start. Windows kept circling around and around and never loaded. Of course, there's tons of stuff on that lap top that I really need to use and no, I don't back-up. One would think that I would, but I'm an idiot sometimes.
So, here I am on my desktop, which is nice because it's cool to look at the big screen and to look out the window at the pond, but it's cold in here and a lot of my settings are not the same as my lap top and as I said above, there's things on the lap top that I need to access.
Luckily I have a good computer repair person and he lives very close by. Waiting on a return call from him to see what time I can drop the lap top off. Meanwhile I have a lot of tweaking to do in order to get this computer running better. For what it is, it should be running a lot better than it is.
I am freezing! It's hard to type with cold hands.
As expected, I found another baby Creme rabbit dead and two of the ones I'm hand feeding were dead this morning. There's a third who is likely going to soon. I was told they could consume 12 cc's of milk a feeding, which seemed like a lot to me and I should have listened to my gut feeling on that because I think I fed them too much and their guts bloated. Yesterday afternoon, I went through the New Zealand/California cross litter and separated the does from the bucks. It appears that I have three does and four bucks. In the oldest Creme/California cross litter, it appears there is only one doe. I plan to keep several of these does as replacements. The California doe is still acting dumpy. I took two of her smallest kits and put them on a mother who has six babies. I hope she doesn't die because I don't want to have to hand feed any more babies.
I just got an e-mail from the individual I interviewed with two weeks ago asking if I could start working this weekend … I told him no, that I had started a new job and that job had me working weekends. I did tell him I could work three afternoon shifts a week. We'll see if he will hire me to do that.
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As part of SewCrankys giveaway, I received some sewing patterns through the decades, and also a singer sewing reference guide, which has provided some interesting thoughts about pattern instructions.
Doing beginner sewing patterns such as Heidi and Finn and Oliver and S has been a revelation, as these are clearly designed for absolute beginners and teach you the skills while you are sewing the pattern.
The instructions for the 1963 suit are quite interesting as they have a similar brevity to modern commercial instructions, but also ask you to refer to your techniques guide. Learning how to sew and interpreting a pattern were two separate and distinct skills. The Singer book teaches you different ways to hem, insert zips and attach buttons, with a test at the end of each chapter.
Decades ago, girls were taught basic sewing and machine skills, and how to read and interpret a sewing pattern at school. These days sadly it's usually an elective (if offered at all) as it is perceived to be inherently sexist to teach girls domestic skills. Personally I think it makes more sense to teach girls as we have harder bodies to dress but then again as a teenager I failed dismally at "Home economics".
Newcomers to sewing nowadays often have no foundation skills for sewing, and thus struggle with even beginner sewing patterns. Without understanding their sewing machines (and the need for different materials/threads/stitches for varying fabrics) the results can be discouraging. Coupled with a generational shift toward wanting immediate gratification, more people are leaning toward learning the skills as they sew.
So what does this mean for patternmakers? It's really interesting to see how different patternmakers have approached this.
- Comprehensive instructions that use detailed diagrams and explicit written directions
- Traditional pattern with supplementary instruction via sew-a-longs/or blog posts
- Online courses with set patterns to teach you the skills while sewing a garment
The additional difficulty is that unless you're sewing with knits, you're most likely going to encounter fitting issues, so learning to sew with woven fabrics, even if the garment comes out with a perfect finish, it could look terrible on.
The really interesting thing is the amazing community that shares knowledge across the internet. If there is anything you want to know, someone will have done it and blogged it before you. It's fantastic, but it does have the normal internet perils. Just like reading parenting information on the internet, just because it worked for one person doesn't mean it will work for you, but keep looking and you eventually find the people with similar views/opinions/methods/fit issues.
So if you had your time again, how would you learn to sew?
On a side note : If you want to read about how the Japanese approach sewing patterns, check out 3 Hours Past who is about to launch her own pattern line, and check out the design features of her first pattern Tiramisu. I can just tell I'm going to live in that dress come summer!


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'I threw glass at gunman', victim's pal tells inquest
A 26-year-old man shot dead in his local pub was about to turn his life around, an inquest has heard.
Paul Cullen, of Fassaugh Avenue, Cabra, Dublin 7, was on the phone to his girlfriend when a gunman entered the Cabra House bar and fired multiple shots at him on March 3, 2013.
"The phone just went dead and when I rang back there was no answer," Michelle Dixon said.
The couple had been swimming and out to dinner with their daughter before he went to the pub shortly after 6pm.
The pair stayed in constant contact but when Ms Dixon returned to the pub shortly after 7pm Cullen had been shot.
Close friend Noel Dunne grew up with Cullen and said the pair were like brothers.
Cullen went to prison for five years and was released in 2012.
"We became very close when he was released from prison," Mr Dunne said.
"I don't know of any enemies Paul had. He seemed like he was going to change his life."
On the night of the killing, Mr Dunne saw a man wearing a white helmet enter the bar and walk directly over to Cullen.
"He was wearing a motorcycle jacket. He was taking big strides," Mr Dunne said.
The gunman fired and everyone jumped, he added.
"I threw a glass at the gunman... and then I threw a stool at him," Mr Dunne said.
"He pointed the gun at me and then walked out. I chased him."
The gunman escaped on the back of a waiting motorcycle.
Cullen was pronounced dead at the scene, with the cause of death being multiple gunshot wounds.
His mother Patricia Cullen said he had been in great form on the day of his death and had visited her with his daughter.
"That was the last time I saw him alive," she said.
Cullen got involved in drugs at the age of 16 when he started taking hash and cocaine, she said.
Later he was involved in an altercation with gardai and received a prison sentence.
"We tried to get him to move to the UK to start fresh, but he didn't stay there," Ms Cullen said.
Detective Inspector Des McTiernan said the investigation was ongoing.
Gardai took 229 statements and searched a large number of properties, but nobody has been charged with the murder.
"We are still appealing to the public for assistance. The investigation is live and open," Det Insp McTiernan said.
The jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing.


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Hotel Marktzicht
Markt 6-10, 3841 Harderwijk, Netherlands.
Hotel Markzicht Harderwijk is located in a monumental building on the lively central market in the historic city of Harderwijk. On the atmospheric central market there are many restaurants and cafés. Both the inside and outside of this beautifully restored building have a lot of atmosphere. The homely and hospitable atmosphere is the result of the personal approach from the host and hostess. There are some rooms that have a view of the vibrant central market. Other rooms look out over the rustic park 'De Hortus.' All rooms are non-smoking and are equipped with a bathroom with a shower and toilet, a telephone, and digital television. The hotel also offers the possibility of using the WiFi internet through KPN HotSpots, at an additional charge. The lounge is a perfect place for some relaxation.
|14:00 - 23:00
|07:00 - 11:00
Internet services and WiFi are available (extra charge).
Free parkingfacilities, Parking fee required (6.00 €).
Beach, Forest, Near trainstation, Park, Centre, Harbour, Museum Area, Near shopping centre.
More than 1 days before arrival : no cancellation costs.
Less than 1 day(s) before arrival : 1 night will be charged.
When the reservation has not been used and no cancellation has been made at the hotel: 1 night will be charged.
Children less than 2 year(s) old: free of charge.
Children less than 16 years and more than 2 year(s) old: 18.00 € for each additional bed.
Babybeds: 9.00 € for each additional babybed.
Pets are not allowed.
Visa, Maestro, Mastercard, Pinpas, American Express.
On weekdays the hotel sets up a delicious breakfast buffet in the breakfast area in the basement between 07:00 and 10:00 h. and on weekends between 08:00 and 10:30 h. A packed breakfast or lunch is possible on request as well. For fine dining guests can pay a visit to the many good restaurants in Harderwijk. There are plenty of good options for dinner around the market square. This area also has many lively (outdoor) cafés.
Within walking distance of the hotel guests can visit the harbour area, which also displays many ships of the fleet that used to sail the former Zuiderzee and the IJsselmeer. Harderwijk dates from 1231 and has a wealth of historically and culturally interesting attractions. Those who are interested can find out all about the city's turbulent history in the 'Stadsmuseum' (city museum) in Harderwijk. Within walking distance of Hotel Marktzicht lies the Dolfinarium Harderwijk, the largest sea-animal park in Europe. Here guests can pet a shark, or watch the spectacular shows with dolphins, walrusses, sea lions, and seals. Other attractions that are closeby are the amusement park 'Walibiworld', the monkey zoo 'De Apenheul', and the National Aviation Themepark 'Aviodrome'.


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A floating display fountain located in a lake with controls located in a GRP kiosk. The fountain is fitted with a geyser type nozzle to give a water jet height of 6m.
The jet can be illuminated with onboard white lights which are controlled via a timer within the GRP kiosk.
To enhance the water quality a lake bed aeration system has been installed complete with floc logs to provide clean and clear water.


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new mogwai cover!
as i havent seen this posted yet.
i want a big knitted oversized jumper with this on it:
They've taken props from This Will Destroy You, evidently
Terrible cover. Seriously, after the amazing Mr Beast cover, we get THIS?!
It's still better than "Happy Songs..."
A record with a name and cover so bad that I flat-out refused to buy it. Truth.
I just copied it off a friend. That way I get to hear the record and hang on to my stupid principles. I win.
Darn I thought this was going to be
Mogwai releasing a cover version.
I'm going to hijack this thread slightly and ask if you could get Mogwai to cover any song in their own thumping style, what would you choose?
Captain Sensible's Happy Talk
or Doop by Doop
they covered
"sweet leaf" by Black sabbath. It was release on a split single
yeah, with Magoo doing "Black Sabbath" (I think)
'S alright. The "highlight" is the bit at the end of Mogwai's version where they're all stoned and talking bollocks about mooning the police from the back window of a moving car.
Mogwai also did a pretty good cover of the Pixies' "Gouge Away", which I think is still up on www.hypem.com
That is truly awful..
..although Mogwai covers are generally a bit shit. Rock Action isn't bad I guess.


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Global Head of Recruitment
- Recruiter
- Oakleaf Partnership
- Location
- City of London, London
- Salary
- £73000 - £75000 per annum
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- 29465/001
- Starts
- Closes
- Specialisation
- Recruitment & Resourcing
- Contract type
- Permanent
Role: Global Head of Recruitment
Industry: Technology
City of London
I am currently seeking an experienced Global Recruitment Manager who has an exceptional recruitment track record and global experience. You will also have touched on mobility with a good understanding of what needs to be done within a business and what can be advised across the countries.
You will manage the global recruitment team and oversee the mobility of employees moving between regions, and in doing so will be responsible for streamlining and ensuring transitions and onboarding is done so smoothly. The ability to maintain and create strong internal and external relationships is vital in this role being successful. It is therefore perfect for someone who enjoys engaging with the business on a global level, with strong communication skills and the ability to be innovative and creative with ideas.
You must have experience in implementing an ATS, ideally across different global offices, as well as managed a graduate programme. There is lots to do around the employer brand, engagement and improving processes. This will really suit someone who wants to be part of a fast-growth business, full of fantastic self-starters and high retention rates. Culture is however key for the business to continue it's success, so the ability to keep this strong is key.
You will have full ownership of the process, with a global headcount of around 1200, with 100 new heads to hired come the summer months. Ideas will be welcomed, and you will be encouraged to run with projects of interest to you, without facing constant barriers.
Travel will be involved so flexibility is important for this.
Similar searches: Permanent, London, Recruitment & Resourcing


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Stewart Gilmour Memorial Concert on 15th May
This will be at the Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen and will feature Ryan Quigley, Aberdeen Jazz Orchestra, Granite City Brass, Aberdeen University Concert & Jazz Bands, Marisha & Jim Addison, Alan King, Garry Gibb, Kay & Bethany Gilmour and friends.
All proceeds go to Cancer Research UK and CLAN.
To book tickets, go to the Aberdeen Box Office
This is sure to be a great evening of music and the Aberdeen Jazz Orchestra set will include quite a few Maynard Ferguson numbers.
Some more details can be found at the Aberdeen Council Website


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Day After DUI Conviction Woman Crashes While Shaving Bikini Area
Posted on Mar 20, 2010
A 37 year-old woman is again facing serious traffic charges because she tried to shave her privates while driving her car --- just ONE DAY after a DUI conviction! According to news reports, she was not even supposed to driving, and her vehicle should have been impounded, because of the DUI conviction the day before.
Even more interesting, her ex-husband was a passenger in her vehicle, and took the wheel so she could shave her bikini area, as she drove to her date with her boyfriend. As the woman shaved, and her ex-husband apparently steered, their vehicle rear-ended another one, injuring two people.
The woman now faces charges of driving with a revoked license, reckless driving, leaving the scene of a wreck with injuries and driving with no insurance.
Read More About Day After DUI Conviction Woman Crashes While Shaving Bikini Area...


text: Here it is!!! Our logo for Bella loo which will be opening on October 1st. We have been busy little designers getting our old sale room transformed into a gorgeous bath station! You will be happy to know that t-shirts are also being made as we speak with the Bella loo logo on them that will be available for purchase! So mark your calendars! You will not want to miss out on the unveiling and our annual anniversary sale!


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Beautiful Barbados
Yes – it is possible to enjoy an action packed, luxurious long weekend in Barbados! Depart the UK Thursday at 11am, land at 3pm and you will be hitting the beach by 4pm enjoying the lively calypso beats and watersports. With a full day on Sunday depart at 5pm back in the UK at 6.30am on Monday! A full 3 ½ days of sunshine, beach, activities and partying!
Barbados really does have it all! Stunning beaches, warm climate, luxurious hotels, white powdery sand, brilliant turquoise bays, sailing, diving, kayaking, paddle boarding, Catamarans, 4×4 jeeps, Rum, a kicking nightlife. And the locals are the icing on the cake with their relaxed, laid back approach creating an atmosphere it's hard to beat.
The island is made up of the Platinum West Coast made famous by celebs and some of the best beaches on the island as are the beaches on the South Coast. Then the contrasting East Coast with its wild surf and the sub-tropical interior home to much beautiful wildlife.
Barbados really does have it all!
Sample Itinerary
DAY 1 – Beach. Party. Pamper. Repeat!
- Depart UK, 11am. Touch-down 3pm. On beach 4pm. Not bad! Exclusive transfer to your luxurious 5* hotel on the Platinum West Coast of the island.
- Champagne welcome sets the scene for this incredible weekend of luxury, sun, sea and partying
- Afternoon chilling on the beach… or take to the sea – snorkelling, hobbie cats, mini sailing boats, paddle boards and boogie boards
- Sunset cocktails and delicious dinner before hitting the nearby bars
DAY 2 – VIPs on your 'exclusive' Catamaran
- Exclusive State of the art Catamarans – take off on an exclusive cruise on Barbados's crystal blue seas onboard your own catamarans. Open bar, refreshments, speedboats, banana and donut rides, snorkels and a delicious lunch Snorkel with turtles, swim, sunbath and party
- Freshen up before enjoying dinner at the famous 'Friday night' at Oistins Fish Fry
- Party at famous Harbour Lights bar and club with your exclusive area and open bar
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- Back to the hotel to freshen up for an exclusive beach party and BBQ with delicious food, Barbados vibes and plenty of rum.
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- Chill out with a lazy beach side lunch or enjoy a unique brunch under the wings of Concorde before returning to the hotel for transfer to airport. Arrive UK 6.30am Monday!
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Embracing the Unknown
For the longest time, I was the kind of person who had to have goals. I required them almost as much as oxygen. Short term, medium term, long term: I needed my life mapped out for me, with goals serving as signposts so I could feel like I was progressing and working towards something, that the things I was doing on a daily basis mattered and had a purpose above and beyond the immediate.
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One of the biggest red flags that ever flapped in my face when married to Serge was the day I asked him about his goals. He had none, he said. I was surprised by the abject horror that was my initial response. No goals? How can that be? How can you live? What's the point of life without goals? How can I be married to someone with no goals?
He simply could not imagine a fulfilling life led without goals. How can you be happy if you aren't working toward something and how can you experience feelings of accomplishment if you don't reach goals? What, you just wait around for things to happen to you?
Then, things that weren't a part of my carefully mapped out life started happening to me. My husband and I separated and life changed. For a while there, it became all about survival. Goal? Get through the damn day without breaking down in front of people. Goal? Drink three beers, not seven. It's still like that to a degree, just not as intense. Each day is about making it to the next one.
The thing I've been thinking about it a lot lately is how much I actually enjoy living in the here and now, just taking it day by day with absolutely no clue what tomorrow will bring. The truth is, it really appeals to me.
For the first time in my life I'm finding peace in not knowing.
Ironic, no? That I learn to embrace the unknown after separating from the man who never let an unknown future ruin his day. He let plenty of things ruin his day, believe me, but not knowing what the future might bring or not having a plan to remedy that wasn't one of them. While I constantly stressed about the future, he had a knack for just living in the moment, and now I'm finding that really works for me.
Oh, sure, I still have plans. Kind of. Getting a divorce after a decade of marriage blows most of the plans or goals you had out of the water, and that's OK now because I'm in no hurry to make new plans. I think it's key to moving on after divorce, actually — to just take it day by day and let all the rest go.
Another thing I've discovered is that while goals are wonderful motivators, they can also cause you to live for the future instead of enjoying the here and now. It will be better when … If I only had this, everything would be OK …
Just let it all go! Live in the moment and see where life takes you. It's exciting! But that doesn't mean be irresponsible. I'm still getting up every day and focusing on work and paying the bills and all the unfortunate shit that accompanies being an adult, I'm just not worried about it in the intense you're-failing-at-life way that I used to be.
No plans or goals for my life, aside from those that specifically involve my kids' future, means I'm not failing at anything. I'm living up to my expectations each day, just doing what I do and it feels good. Get up, work hard, take care of my kids and go to bed. If I were frantic about my future, worried about spending life alone in the wake of divorce, I'd likely react by behaving erratically, rushing into dating or hooking up with the wrong person just to have someone there. Initially, that impulse was certainly there, but as the months have gone by it's faded and I'm feeling more content just being me, alone, taking it one day at a time.
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For the first time in my life, I'm finding peace in not knowing. It makes living life a whole lot easier right now. And embracing the unknown is exciting.
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Happy Super Bowl Sunday!!
I did most of my food prep last night. I was home with my mom, so we cooked together and ended up splitting a bunch of the recipes, which is awesome, because I could cook more than one thing without feeling like I was going to waste food. Hooray variety!
PB&J oatmeal cups from The Little Honeybee
Roasted veggies using What's Gaby Cooking tips
Quinoa veggie "fried" rice from Damn Delicious
Some extra quinoa for last minute meals
Not pictured: Crock pot sweet potato turkey chili from Iowa Girl Eats, sliced bell peppers for snacks, some leftover rotisserie chicken, greens for salads
Lots of snacks for me this week! I'm bringing some of the quinoa fried rice to our Super Bowl potluck. I'll also make some kale salad (recipe from Eat Live Run) to add some extra veggies to the mix. And I'll splurge on some not-so-healthy guacamole and something chocolate-y for dessert, obviously.
I got in my Sunday long run before 9 am. 14 miles! First time I've done over 13 miles since I ran that half-marathon way back in September, so it's fun to see that mileage tick back up. And I squeezed in just under 2 hours.
Before the Super Bowl, I'll be doing some blog posts for the week, some lesson prep for school, and some boring bill stuff. And I will spend all day in my yoga pants. Good day.
Did you meal prep this week? Any thoughts on the Super Bowl? (now that the Patriots aren't in it, I'm not super invested. I guess I'll say go Seahawks…?)


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Incident Response: How to Enhance Collaboration During an Incident
Incident Response: How to Enhance Collaboration During an Incident
These tips will help you create an incident response flow with better collaboration and a more useful postmortem, leading to a better resolution.
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Let's face it, if you're reading this article, you're probably a part of an IT team or familiar with the concept of an Incident. They define the "uncertainty" dimension in your company, and its reputation is determined by how you manage those times of uncertainty. Incidents are the nightmare of the DevOps crew who manages them, and just a state of disappointment for the customer who's on the receiving end of your service. During a major incident, communicating the misfortune between security experts and corporate stakeholders gains further significance. To manage these times of uncertainty, you must rely upon fail-proof systems which are able to effectively deliver communication between multiple stakeholders. Thus, while the experts are working to resolve the issue, your corporate communication teams must deliver the correct message so that the public opinion is shaped by the disaster response efforts. It's the difference between letting the public know that the flight is in turbulence instead of a nosedive. A company's response to a crisis is not a mere coincidence, but a reflection of the efforts taken to mitigate the possibility of a collapse.
Notify All Responders
With OpsGenie's Incident Response Orchestration platform, the chaos is simply reduced to being a case of "business as usual." Whenever an incident arises, deploying OpsGenie's Core Responder Team allows you to notify your response crew (and other possible contributor teams) to receive alerts as the progress unfolds. The initial response time and engagement of the correct experts is the first off of many steps to tame the beast. If you have an identified group of responders when hell breaks loose, the resolution just becomes a matter of execution.
Bring Teams Together via Conference Bridge, Chat Tools
To help you further gain control of the chaos, Conference Bridge allows you to collaborate with the necessary contributors across your company for that particular event. You gain the ability to invite any relevant parties who may contribute to the discussion of the solution. It prevents the use of any other third party chat tools when the incident is alive and lurking behind the scenes. If desired, it also accommodates easily with the favorite chat tools on the market such as Slack, HipChat, and Microsoft Teams. Having such a lean corporate communication method allows your team to share the responsibility and prevent future wildfires.
Keep the Stakeholders Informed
Once the incident is under control, it becomes vital to renew the community trust by letting the Stakeholders know about the situation. You can spread the message across your organization and to customers with the Status Updates and Mass Notification options. Public opinion unfolds as incidents are being handled, sending updates allows you to prevent possible decay of your company's reputation. With Status Updates, experience the relief of sending periodic updates about the incremental progress and keeping the community in the loop.
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Next time you face a post-mortem phase, be wary of the methods you use to contain the occasion. Mismanagement of a single incident is a path that can manifest into more disappointments. Managing a system failure is a surgical event because it involves a human dimension, and if handled poorly, it may lead to the breakdown of operations within your organization.
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Guides for parents and carers
Education, Health and Care Plans
Education, Health and Care Plan checklist from IPSEA
If you have received an Education, Health and Care Plan for your child (or for yourself) you can look at this checklist from IPSEA to see what must be included in it legally. This is particularly helpful at the draft plan stage. Remember we can offer you information, advice and support about the plan and offer you an Independent Supporter as you navigate the process prior to a plan being produced.
Education, Health and Care plans: Examples of good practice
The Council for Disabled Children has produced two resources to support the development of skills in writing good quality Education, Health and Care plans.
Education, Health and Care plans: examples of good practice
Education, Health and Care plans: examples of good practice from year 9 and beyond
Special Educational Needs Code of Practice 2015
The SEND Code of Practice 2015 provides statutory guidance for organisations (this includes schools and settings) working with and supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The SEND Code of Practice covers the 0-25 age range. A guide for parents is available.
Guides for young people
The Young Person's Guide to the Children and Families Act 2014
This Guide gives young people a good summary of what they need to know about the Children and Families Act 2014
Click here to view and download a copy of The Young Person's Guide to the Children and Families Act 2014
Independent Support Fact Sheet – Availability of Legal Aid
This fact sheet is intended to provide a summary of the key eligibility requirements to assist parents and young people in understanding the availability of legal aid.
Click here to view and download 'Independent Support Fact Sheet #27: Availability of Legal Aid
Personal Independence Payment and other benefits at 16
Contact has produced this new guide which looks at the benefits it may be possible for a young disabled person to claim once they turn 16 years of age. Click here to download this guide.


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Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Floral Art Print
by Zoeprose
A4 archival art print reminding us to turn our eyes to Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. When so much in this world is uncertain, he is our firm foundation, and this is a reminder I need daily!
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A4 archival art print from my original watercolour painting and handlettering of these words. Give this print as a baptism gift, birthday present or simply encourage others in their faith to remember what is truly important in this life and the next. Surrounded with pink flowers, it is a pretty addition to any space and has been printed with fade resistant archival inks.
This print is printed with archival inks on fine art paper. They are fade resistant to around 200 years, meaning that this art can be treasured and passed through the family for a long time to come.
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Meet the Maker
Sharing God's great story through Bible inspired woven wall hangings, watercolour prints and cards
Hello! I'm Zoe and I'm so happy to see you here!
I love stories (unsurprisingly as an English Lit lover!) but I also love how all of our lives and the Bible point to the biggest and best story of God's redemption. All of my weavings, watercolour prints and cards are inspired by God's amazing story of love. Inspired by the beauty of creation, many of my products feature floral watercolours surrounding handlettered Bible verses. I also create handwoven wall hangings, each inspired by the Bible and God's riches within it. My hope is that through God's word we can remember both the significance of our own stories and of his story for us and others.
I started Zoeprose when I began to dig deeper into God's Word and to connect with Him creatively- and he reminded me of how he created me to be creative and share his light with others.
When I'm not chasing my little ones or getting the house messy with paints or baking I enjoy writing on my blog and finding new friends on instagram (@zoeprose).


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Simple Steps In Creating Wedding Planning Binder
You may be an aspiring wedding planner like when you got beautiful ideas in mind at how perfect weddings look like. Before couples would hire you, it is expected they want to know what you have in mind first. Instead of talking endlessly all the time, you can offer portfolios too. A portfolio is totally reliable since customers can read through it and get the idea easily. Thus, planners only have to wait for a client to finish reading and wait for his or her decision.
Creating these portfolios or binders shall not be that much of a hassle actually. You could even do that alone but proper planning and thinking shall be highly required in order for nothing to go wrong. Check out simple steps in creating wedding planning binder. You shall really become satisfied at the end actually as you bring that along with you continuously while working next time.
Start by getting a thick cover. Protection is needed because it is expected to be used a lot of times and you never wish for covers and pages to get torn off easily. Strong quality covers cannot let you down for sure and acquiring those is a must. Be sure that cover looks good as well since its appearance already gives an impression to customers.
Complete details should be involved. That means it must contain budget plans, guest list, customs, location info, scheduling, and more. What matters most is that most questions customers ask would be given answers on such binder.Lacking a lot of stuff will make customers doubtful if you really have planned this properly or not.
Being complete is not enough since a very important consideration is by being more specific. When you state there that you offer nice flowers, linens, and more for example, you cannot only describe those in words. You really specify it by showing pictures as examples.People like to see things visually too like on which gown the bride can wear perhaps.
Table of contents is important. That is how clients can easily search what they are looking since titles and pages are present there. You offer convenience so they cannot get lost easily. Moreover, you double check if accurate info has been placed because changes might be made so you update the pages once again.
Come up with amazing plans but being realistic is still a must. Indeed, clients easily wish to hire you once every detail involved there is highly appealing and luxurious but maybe you promised too high expectations already. You ensure that you really could manage what was planned.
Give life to these binders by adding designs and colors. That may seem dull or uninspiring without nice designs. You keep it beautiful yet classy and it also depends on what theme you like to add there.
While specifications are good, you do not have to put every single detail though. It might reach to a point wherein too much info has been given. You make things understandable instead and leave the further details to your own knowledge and understanding. Remember that planners should really know what they talk about instead of relying on a book alone.


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Coco Chanel
With her trademark suits and little black dresses, fashion designer Coco Chanel created timeless designs that are still popular today.
With her trademark suits and little black dresses, fashion designer Coco Chanel created timeless designs that are still popular today.
Ralph Bunche was a Nobel Peace Prize–winning academic and U.N. diplomat known for his peacekeeping efforts in the Middle East, Africa and the Mediterranean.
Louis Armstrong was a trumpeter, bandleader, singer, soloist, film star and comedian. Considered one of the most influential artists in jazz history, he is known for songs like "Star Dust," "La Via En Rose" and "What a Wonderful World."
The most decorated U.S. soldier of World War II, Audie Murphy returned home a hero and became an actor, starring in his own story, To Hell and Back.
Jim Morrison was the charismatic singer and songwriter for the 1960 rock group the Doors until his death in Paris at age 27.
Influential Russian composer Igor Stravinsky created such famed works as 'The Rite of Spring,' 'Symphony in C' and 'The Rake's Progress.'
Soviet spy William Fisher, a.k.a. Rudolf Abel, was convicted of espionage in the U.S. in 1957 and later exchanged for imprisoned American Francis Gary Powers.
Nathan Leopold is best known for teaming with Richard Loeb to murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks in 1924, with a resulting trial that spared them both the death penalty.
Edie Sedgwick was a socialite and model who became a muse to Andy Warhol in the 1960s.
Army nurse Florence Blanchfield is best known for her struggle to attain full military rank, and for equal rights in the military.
Joseph Valachi was a part of Lucky Luciano's mob family from the 1930s through the 1950s.
Samuel Bronfman was a Canadian businessman who ran the highly successful liquor brand Seagram's.
Civil rights leader Whitney Young Jr., head of the National Urban League, was at the forefront of racial integration and African-American economic empowerment.
Ogden Nash published more than 20 collections of humorous poetry. His first collection, Hard Lines, was published in 1931.
Comedian Harold Lloyd was a star of silent film era, appearing in notable movies Just Nuts, Girl Shy and The Freshman.
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev publicized Stalin's crimes, was a major player in the Cuban Missile Crisis and established a more open form of Communism in the USSR.
Bernardo Alberto Houssay was an Argentinian doctor whose research on the role of pituitary hormones regulating blood sugar won him a Nobel Prize.
John Jacob Astor V, the fifth member of the American Astor family to bear the name John Jacob, became owner and chairman of The Times of London in 1922.
Photographer Diane Arbus's distinctive portraits showed the world how crazy (and beautiful) New Yorkers were in the 1950s and '60s. She was married to actor Allan Arbus.
Violet Jessop was a stewardess on the HMS Titanic who helped people board the lifeboats before boarding one herself and surviving.
In 1897, Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to a newspaper asking whether Santa Claus existed, to which she received the iconic response, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."
Slide guitar great Duane Allman cofounded The Allman Brothers Band and recorded with artists like Wilson Pickett and Eric Clapton.
Philo T. Farnsworth was an American inventor best known as a pioneer of television technology.
One of the first African-American college football stars, Kenny Washington was one of two black athletes to reintegrate the NFL in 1946.


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Spring Festival Holiday Notice
Yestoday our company have hold our annual meeting, we conclude the whole year of our job, and thanks for the support and understanding from all our respectful cooperators.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your kind support all this while.
Please kindly be advised that our company will be closed from Feb 1st to Feb 26, in observance of the chinese traditional festival, Spring Festival.
Any orders will be accepted but will not be processed until Feb 27, the first business day after the Spring Festival. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
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Friday, March 28, 2008
Ode to the Beaut Ute.
After a small, whingy digression yesterday, I am back with renewed vigour.
When I first met my man eleven plus years ago, he had a ratty little Toyota twin cab ute which he loved with a passion. He had a bunch of little kids and was building his new house, so it was used for carting all sorts of gear.
He was keen on impressing me (then!), and decided to wash the grubby little thing to take me out for a night on the town. "Hell On the Hill' was in its infancy then, and there were no solid fences around the house.
He left it parked out the front and went inside to get a bucket of warm water. Coming back out again, he was horrified to discover said ute rocking off down the hill with no one in control. Our hills are not to be taken lightly, and she crashed through a rough wire fence half way down, across a disused road, and took off the bank with gay abandon. A second scruffy old wire fence hooked at her and she came to a panting halt hanging precariously over the bank.
My man had rushed out and leaped at the door, managing to get halfway in, but had no hope of pulling his carefree little girl from her chosen path.
If that wasn't bad enough, his brand new oven was sitting on the back, and took a nasty tumble.
He rang me, panting with the drama, saying, "I've had a major!". Not knowing him well enough to understand this often used phrase of his, I said, "A what?"
Now I know what 'a major' is!
The ute was a write-off, and the oven went to be panel beaten and wires reconnected, and still stands in her slightly creased state in our kitchen today. It seems to not understand 'simmer', but I have now learned to appreciate her inadequacies.
So, there have since been many years of muttering about his need for a ute. The government department he works for has recently and unfairly begun to threaten his dogged determining to bring the work ute home, so we asked a local car broker to hunt one up for us.
That was six months ago, and we had pretty much given up hope, until two days ago when our man rang saying he had found what we wanted.
Woo hoo!
It came up to visit last night for us to test drive over the weekend, and my fella was quite impressed. "So, come on!", I said after dinner, "Lets go out for a drive."
Well, he got into that ute and we screamed off round the windies for an eleven kilometre white knuckler. It was like he had driven it for ever (probably in his dreams). We passed many peaceful wallabies out for their dusktime graze on the side of the road, watching them leaping into the bush in fright. "Big cat!" he smirked, recalling the times he had to deal with delusional spotters of lions and leopards supposedly at loose in the Aussie bush.
My stomach was starting to swirl as the oncoming dark lost my contact with the horizon, but we made it home in one piece.
I think he likes it! It's not a big important sort of ute; not the kind you would take to a ute muster, but it will cart wood and feed, and earn its keep.
Posted by Robyn Rinehart Art at 9:57 PM
Labels: Views from 'the Hill'
2 comments:
- Andrew said...
A very beaut ute. Nice to see a practical ute, rather than the black Holden or is Falcon models that are everywhere now.
- Saturday, March 29, 2008
- BlissHill said...
Aren't they the most useless things? Hugely expensive, light in the rear end, no security for carrying stuff. Almost as silly as a Harley!
- Sunday, March 30, 2008
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"And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless? David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish. The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go. So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them." 1 Samuel 26:9-12 (KJV)
For a second time David is merciful to the man, the king of Israel who is pursuing him; in order to kill him. David is merciful. One can only be merciful if they are forgiving.
David was merciful and forgiving because he himself had received much mercy and forgiveness.
David's man Abishai wanted to kill the king, and be done with him. David saw a way to get the king's attention instead, and make a clear point.
We have all received the mercy of God. We can see it everyday. The One who made us, keeps us, holds us, and offers us His glorious salvation. God in His mercy could destroy every evil man, or woman in an instant; but instead offers them grace; giving them yet more mercy with each moment they, or we live.
You are alive today because of God's mercy. You can live in eternity with Him by His grace which is revealed in the death of Jesus Christ on the cross, His burial, and His bodily resurrection. Receive His forgiveness today.
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Lychee trees originated in China and are now grown throughout the world in all-year warm temperatures. The lychee fruit grows in clusters and are harvested together. They can be kept fresh after harvesting for up to 5 weeks in the refrigerator. Peel the skin of the fruit prior to eating.
Begin to observe the fruits on your lychee tree in the spring, generally around May.
Wait for the fruits to fully mature on the tree before harvesting. They will get a deep pink or strawberry-red color. The skin has protuberances on it that are bumpy and close together. They start to thin out and get less crowded after ripening, so harvest before this happens.
Use snippers to cut about 2 inches below the cluster of fruit. For hard to reach areas, use a pruning pole to snip off the clusters of fruit.
Keep harvesting for about 6 weeks, sometimes into July, depending on when your first lychees were ripe.