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I lived in the same house for the first ten years of my life. When my parents mentioned the possibility of moving to a better school district, I was adamant that if they moved, they'd have to leave me behind. It was more than a house – it was my room with the run-away window, the overgrown backyard with the orange tree and bamboo forest, the neighborhood kids I'd grown up with who'd become some of my best friends, my whole lifetime of memories. Of course, I was eventually persuaded that our move across town was for the best, and in retrospect, I know that it was. But I still remember that last night in my childhood home – lying awake in a sleeping bag on my bedroom floor, the moving boxes making shadow monsters on the bare walls. That was the first sleepless night of my young life. I was afraid that leaving my childhood home meant leaving my childhood behind, that my life would never be the same again. And it wasn't.
The spaces where we spent our time define the way we live. A house is not just a shelter from the elements and a place to store material possessions; it is the shell within which we allow ourselves to be our most true selves and shapes our relationship with the world. The way a house is laid out affects how an inhabitant moves within it. For example, a large picture window may let in light, but also make a nightgown-clad occupant feel exposed. The location of a house impacts the way its residents use the house. For example, urban windows may let in pollution and noise, while opening suburban windows may permit entry of only a gentle breeze.
I have never been good with change; few people are. But I know that change is inevitable, and that every ending marks a new beginning. Change is all around us all the time. Even so, a shift in location is a special kind of change because it sets off a domino effect of adjustments. Will we need blackout curtains? Who will our neighbors be? How will I get to school or work? Where will we get our groceries? What will we come to love / hate about living there?
The second house I lived in growing up was our home for five years. Since then, however, I have moved every year or two. In other words, my entire adult life has been a blur of constant motion. From dorm rooms, to host family homes, to group houses, to granny flats out back, to attic apartments, to English basements, to luxury condos … my stays have lasted from one month to two years. Every time I move I purge things that won't fit, one way or another, into my new life in the new space. Maybe my new roommate already has a TV, or my coffee table can't be carried down the stairs, or I no longer need my dictionary and thesaurus, or I want to leave behind curtains that smell of a past relationship. And each place I move into has challenged me to find new ways to accommodate my old belongings. Where to feature the huge fan a dear friend brought me from China, how to arrange my toiletries to allow for maximum efficiency on busy mornings, what to do with all my craft supplies . . .
Two weeks ago my family left the two bedroom, two bathroom condo we've inhabited for the last two years in downtown DC. Aside from the very first time I moved when I was ten years old, this move has been the most difficult – psychologically and logistically – of my life. For one thing, our life in this particular space has been particularly blessed. The condo itself was spacious, with lots of storage, a walled park for my son to run in, a rooftop pool, and a 24-hour grocery store/ pharmacy downstairs. I walked six blocks to work, and my husband could choose from a half-dozen playgrounds and museums to walk to with the kids. More than that, our downtown condo is where our son learned to crawl and then to walk, and where we found out we were pregnant and brought our daughter home from the hospital. All of our immediate family members, and several extended family members and dear friends, stayed with us in that condo, and their memories linger within its walls.
Flashing back to my ten-year-old self – after I'd adjusted to our new house – my fifth-grade classmates and I went on a field trip to Washington, D.C. We'd been here just a day or two when I called my parents (from a pay phone) to declare that this is where I was going to live when I grew up. Downtown D.C. has more or less been my home base for the past twelve years. I never owned a home or a car, but lived a true urban lifestyle in this unique, diverse, cosmopolitan city.
Now all that has changed. Since buying a car my family drives almost everywhere, even when it would be easier to take public transportation or cheaper to walk. We traded our 8-year-old condo for an 80-year-old house. Owning, as opposed to renting, means coming to terms with a building's idiosyncrasies and knowing that if something goes wrong, you have no one to call. Our new home is only about a mile from the D.C. border, but it feels a world away. Instead of waking to grocery delivery trucks, we hear our neighbor's lawnmower in the morning. Rather than walking to work, I now take a bus and a train every day. My kids' afternoons are now spent in the backyard or local library instead of a Smithsonian Museum.
Most of my moves have involved big changes – a new school or job, new roommates and landlords, and often a new part of the country or world. In that context, this 6-mile relocation seems trivial. Plus, my husband did all of the heavy lifting for our move (literally and figuratively) and I only took one day off work, so there was not too much disruption to our normal routine. Or so I thought. Now, exactly two weeks later with half our belongings still in boxes and our routine in shambles, my family's situation feels anything but "normal."
Part of the reason I have moved frequently as an adult has been to avoid growing attached to places and belonging. Ever since that first traumatic move when I was ten I have treated each new dwelling and possession as temporary. It is my coping mechanism for dealing with change – making movement the norm so that it is less unsettling. What makes this move so different is that we anticipate it will be our last for a while. After a lifetime of meandering, I am putting down roots. In many ways, that is exciting. It means no more IKEA; we're going to have "real" furniture. I ordered a bird feeder and patio furniture (bought from a store, not Craig's List). We greet our neighbors every chance we get. We can paint our walls whatever color we want without having to check with the landlord, and we can repaint them if we change our minds in a year or two.
On the other hand, with years of living in this home stretching out before me, I am annoyed that I need a step stool to reach the kitchen cabinets. I realize how expensive utilities for a whole house are, not to mention the cost and time involved in yard maintenance. I am most surprised by how vulnerable I feel in our new home. I jump when the FedEx guy knocks on the door; there seem to be spiders everywhere. Heaven forbid there are train delays that keep me from my kids after a long day in the office (I hate being dependent on the train to get home). I'm frustrated that I cannot just stop in on a friend when I am "in the neighborhood" and that I have to schedule play dates far in advance. I live in fear of a large branch falling from one of our 100+-year-old trees and hitting someone or damaging the roof. I have nightmares about intruders, floods, and fires threatening this structure that has swallowed up my life savings and surrounds the people I hold most dear.
Each night for the last two weeks has felt like that night in my childhood home before I moved for the first time. I cannot help but wonder if the move from the city to the suburbs, from being a pedestrian to a commuter, from renting to owning, from just inhabiting a space temporarily to living somewhere for the foreseeable future, marks the end of a major chapter in my life. No more am I a young professional drinking in all that our nation's capital has to offer, living the life I imagined for myself the first time I visited DC. Now I am a government bureaucrat, mother of two, with a mini-van and a nice house in the suburbs.
Perhaps, just as at ten years old when I feared my childhood was over, I am being over-dramatic. I am quite sure I will come to love the new life I will live in my new house, but for now, I am mourning the home and the lifestyle I left behind. Because, just as when I was ten years old, deep down I know that it is me who is changing. My family and I need a new space to grow into. And although we do not yet know when that day will come, we will eventually grow out of this first home. My kids will probably cry and refuse to leave, and I will try to convince them it is for the best. It always is.
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Moving is definitely tough but always brings with it new adventures! You guys are going to have such a great life in your new home, and you can always come back to the city to visit.


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The world is right again!
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I'm going to spend the evening pimping my laptop!
I've taken off all the rubbish that comes preloaded, and downloaded my essential programmes. I have also taken some tips from The Simple Dollar blog and MSE about essential free software.
My Essential Programmes
I downloaded Firefox of course. There is no reason to ever misspell anything with the dictionary plugin and I absolutely love the fab autopager plugin for infinitive scrolling.
When it comes to Anti Virus I've never had any problems with Avast, so no need to change a good thing. To clean up all the left over bits of software junk etc, I use CCleaner. It also lets you disable what opens when the computer boots up, so it can run faster.
The next thing I downloaded was VLC. It plays movies from any region, so I don't have to bother with wmp at all.
To make minor changes to pictures, reduce red eye etc, I use Paint.net.
Robocom is something I downloaded when I was entering competitions, and it was so handy I've kept it on my computer. You can fill in forms with one click.
Recommendations I'm going to try out
Abiword– I don't have Word, and Microsoft Works is as much use a chocolate teapot. This is supposed to be a good alternative.
Thunderbird– Now I should be really ashamed to admit this, but I have absolutely no idea how to use Outlook. I've never worked in an office, and I've always used hotmail, gmail etc so thought it unnecessary. For the little something I'm working on, I need to use it. I thought that as it's a Mozilla tool, and I can add plugins to it too, I can't go wrong.
Workrave – It locks the computer down so you can take a break, have a stretch etc. Sometimes I don't realise how much time I'm wasting browsing for important things online, so this will hopefully keep me focused.
Picard – Now I have a lot of salsa cds made by DJs etc, and when I've put them on my hard disk, they are nameless. This piece of software apparently analyses it, and puts a name to it. I'm looking forward to using this.
Media Monkey Now I no longer have an ipod, I'm going to experiment with a different player.
So as you can see I have lots to do!
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Dhanushka Ramanayake, to whom President Maithripala Sirisena handed over his media campaign as the common candidate to make a turning point in the political history of Sri Lanka on January 8, joins the political arena from the grassroots level, contesting for the Maharagama Urban Council from the Wattegedara ward at the impending local government elections.
He is a person with experience in the media field, and an administrator with foreign and local education and exposure. He has vast experience in the media field as former Working Director at Independent Television Network (ITN), Working Director and Board Member at Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, Media Secretary at the Megapolis and Western Development Ministry, former Media Secretary at the Technology, Research, and Atomic Energy Ministry and as former Media Secretary at the Power and Renewable Energy Ministry. He was also President of Leo Multiple 306 on several occasions and Leo Club Program Advisory Panelist for the Constituent VI which comprises India, South Asia and the Middle East. He also served in the capacity of resource personnel at the panel discussion held in Hamburg, Germany. Ramanayake followed his Master's degree at Cardiff Metropolitan University and is a graduate of Sri Jayewardenepura University and past student of Isipathana College, Colombo. He commenced work as a clerk at the Kingdom of Raigam in 2006 and left there as a creative executive within a short period to reach high.
Following are some excerpts of the interview with him:
Q: What made you join politics?
A: First, I had been playing a role for the past seven years that had much to do with politicians. I had a chance to observe how the policies of governments and politicians were implemented. I felt the issues and problems of the common people. I had a desire as a child to join politics and I can't deny that I was frustrated with politics at times too.
However, Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka's invitation for me to join politics seemed a golden opportunity. So I promptly accepted it and hope to serve the people.
Q: Is there a reason to initiate your political career from the local government institutions?
A: Yes, although I had worked with politicians, I didn't have the experience of a politician. So I decided to commence from the lowest point and deal with the grassroots level. The most valuable thing is that I get a chance to serve the people in my village, which I think is a great investment for my career.
Q: Politicians have policies and some change policies from time to time. What is your policy?
A: Following discussions with Minister Ranawaka and a study of the area, I launched a policy called 'Mawatha' (path). It consists of the strategy to develop Maharagama town area and 50 villages in 41 Gramaseva Niladhari divisions including Wattegedara. The theme is "Let's protect humanity and build up the village". Anybody can access the Danushka Ramanayake website and see what it is and comment too.
Q: What is the strategy you expect to maintain in order to win the people?
A: Nothing, but to serve them. When I went to meet them, I observed their problems. Some of them could be easily addressed just by coordination. Some could be solved even within the capacity of public officials. Unfortunately, those issues have not been addressed. So I strongly believe that there are ample opportunities for politicians to win the people and rebuild the image of politicians.
Q: It's only a short period since you joined politics as an administrator. How do you see the difference?
A:- I never had timeframes like 8 am to 4.30 pm as an administrator. What I wanted was to finish the project at hand before time. And I did it. Here in this campaign too, there is no difference.
Those days, I had to deal with media personnel and institutions, and the work with officers was minimal. In contrast, now I have to deal with the people in my village, elders, youth and the venerable monks.
This has given me unprecedented knowledge. Although I lived in Maharagama for 32 years, I was exposed to issues that I never heard before by the villagers during this short period. This, of course, is a new juncture in my life.
Q: We have experienced an undue delay in solving issues of the people. Do you have the capacity to overcome this situation as a politician?
A: The maturity in politics is of paramount importance to find constructive solutions for the people. Intelligence and education are a part of this maturity too.
What I believe is that the policies of a politician are an initial step for massive change in the right direction.
With the exposure I had under a successful politician such as Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka, and the free education I received in the country, foreign education and experience, I have confidence that most of the issues of my villagers could be solved easily.
Q: Most politicians have great expectations in their career. You must have yours too?
A: My first expectation is to become an urban councillor. Thereafter, I hope to commit myself to serve the public and ensure that they get a better service. If I can become a true servant of the public, this would guarantee a future for my political career. The people would place me where I fit.
Q: What is your message to the people in Maharagama?
A: Maharagama is different from other areas. Maharagama is the city of Buddhist revival. There are around 207,000 people living there, of which most are from the educated class. When the Wattegedara area is concerned, where 1,680 families live, there are 55 professors and those who have doctorates and 455 graduates. This is comparatively a high percentage. What we have to focus is to spread this percentage around entire Maharagama and commence an economic revolution based on knowledge and spread it across the country. I think the educated crowd and others would extend their support to me.
The other matter is that we have an opportunity to remove corrupt people, those who use drugs and liquor, those who insult women in politics at this initial stage etc. Or else they would go further and be elected to Parliament.
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Pirate Squad is a role-playing game designed expressly for young players with short attention spans who demand action and fun. There is a lot of die rolling and some amusing shopping and number-crunching. Characters can be generated in 30 seconds.
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(Example: For my salty sea-dog, I choose a trick (Salty Dog) at D10 and a cutlass at D6.)
Everyone has fifteen Hit Points. Damage reduces these directly.
All characters can fight, sail, and sneak around at varying levels of skill. Difficulty is reflected by a target number, typically 2, 4, or 6. Higher numbers are certainly possible for daring feats.
Roll against Swashbuckler to hit in combat. A 2 or better is needed to hit a weak foe, a 4 or better to hit an average foe, and a 6 or better to hit a tough foe. Obviously, if you assign D4 to Swashbuckler, direct combat will prove a challenge, if not impossible.
Roll against Sailor to do stuff with ships and the sea. Like fighting, the difficulty of sailing tasks will vary from 2 to6 - or even higher!
Roll against Explorer to sneak around and be a thief. You need a 2 or better to move silently, a 4 or better to pick a lock or climb a wall, and a 6 or better to disarm a trap or jump a chasm.
Hand weapons, like a cutlass, do their die in damage - either D6 or D10. A "cutlass" could also be an axe or other weapon. Other weapons rated at D4, D8, or even D12 might be found as booty!
Guns can damage a foe from a distance, doing their die in damage, but only half the time. If the Warrior roll is odd, it does not count! If it is even, it actually hits! A "gun" could also be throwing knives, a crossbow, or other ranged weapon.
Armor reduces damage taken by a roll of its die. Thus, if you are hit for 7 points of damage and have armor, you can roll your armor die and reduce damage taken by that amount, possibly all the way to zero. D10 armor is powerful stuff! Armor makes you sink like a stone, though, so it is usually only worn by land-lubbers and palace guards.
Some expensive gear affords a +1 bonus to a specific activity, effectively bumping the die up one rank. Your D4 Explorer becomes D6, for example, when sneaking in boots of Spanish leather. A character can carry a total of four pieces of "stuff" with dice assigned to it - tricks, objects, weapons, and the like. If a character acquires a cool bit of booty with a die assigned to it (D6 musket, for example), it counts toward this total, as do the two items each character starts with. A player can mix and match as needed, but no character can ever carry more than four.
Anyone can do D4 damage with their fists or a dagger, if they have no better weapon. Ropes, picks and shovels, and other equipment can be purchased, but has no "stuff" die associated with it. There is no limit to the amount of regular stuff you can carry.
Ships can be listed - and - acquired - as objects. They are a special class of objects, though, because so much pirate adventure occurs on and around them. Ships are like characters, and have hit points and aspects. Instead of Sailor, Explorer, and Swashbuckler, ships have Speed, Agility, and Guns. The die of a ship selected as an object owned by a character is its highest die - which can be assigned to any of the three traits. The other two dice are always a D4 and a D6, and you can put them anywhere you like. For a high seas battle, roll contests of speed, then Agility, then the captain's Sailor aspect. For each victory, roll the ship's Guns once and apply damage accordingly. After this is done, the ships must grapple for boarding!
There are six tricks. Any character can choose to assign a "Stuff" die to gain a trick, and a pirate can use both the D6 and D10 for different tricks.
FIRST AID restores its die in hit points to the person the pirate chooses. This trick can be cast once per battle, and can only assist one person.
LUCK allows you to add your die to another person's roll, before they make it! Or reduce an opponents roll by the same amount, before they make it. Can be tried every turn, instead of taking another action.
PIRATE'S ROAR causes one enemy to hesitate for every 2 points rolled. Victims cannot take any action for a turn when they are frightened and uncertain. Can be used once per battle.
DARING allows you to perform a dazzling feat or heroism and bravery that might normally be difficult or impossible! This could be swinging down from the mizzen mast, sweeping up the Governor's daughter, and landing her safely in the crow's nest - anything fun and dramatic that does not involve fighting.
SON OF A GUN does triple a ship's die in damage but can only be used once per battle! Roll the ship's die, then multiply the result by three. Anyone aboard the target takes the straight, pre-multiplication Son-of-a-Gun die in damage as well - a powerful trick for sea captains!
SALTY DOG allows a sea captain to re-roll any Speed, Agility, or Gun roll. Can be used once per battle.
A pirate seeks be booty, such as fine Italian swords (+1, which makes a D6 cutlass a D8 sword), dazzling pirate costumes (+1 die size for attempting tricks), and flagons of rum (with a one-time healing effect of various die sizes). Gold pieces-of-eight can also be won! Gold can be used to buy equipment, like ships, ropes, lock-picks, lanterns, and ten-foot poles.
Gold can also be used to increase any die one size after each adventure, up to D12. 100 gold doubloons equal a one die increase. Gold can also be used to buy increased hit points. 20 gold doubloons increase permanent hit point total by one.
All opponents need a 4 or better to hit an adventurer.
Attack with D4, Pirates automatically hit one per attack, but they come in swarms
Rat or spider: Bite 1 point, 1 HP
Jungle bat: Bite 2 points, 2 HP
Attack with D6, Pirates need a 2 or better to hit, travel in packs
Ship's cat: Bite D4, 4 HP
Attack dog: Bite D6, 6 HP
Dockyard thug or highwayman: Axe D8, 8 HP
Attack with D8, Pirates need a 4 or better to hit.
Pirate: Cutlass D6, 1 trick, 8 HP
Soldier: Sword D8, 6 HP
Attack with D10, Pirates need a 6 or better to hit.
Pirate Chief: Pistol D8, Cutlass D8, 2 tricks, 15 HP
Royal guard: Musket D10, Halberd D6, armor D6, 12 HP
1 Gold Piece:
Loot sack
5 Gold Pieces:
Food for a week
Waterproof case
Shovel for digging (+1 die size)
Bandage (Heals D4 one time)
Island map
10 Gold Pieces:
Sea map
Grappling hook for climbing (+1 die size with rope)
Hammer and spikes
Parchment, ink and quill
Musical instrument
Healing salve (Heals D6 one time)
Dinghy (D4, D4, D4, 2 HP)
20 Gold Pieces:
Increase hit point total by one!
Fancy clothes
Pet cat, weasel, owl, or hawk
Cloak for hiding (+1 die size)
Gloves for climbing (+1 die size)
Spanish boots for sneaking (+1 die size)
Visit to the doctor (Heals D12 one time)
50 Gold Pieces:
Bear trap
Lock-pick (+1 die size)
Italian sword (+1 die size)
Treasure map!
Sailboat (D6, D4, D4, 6 HP)
75 Doubloons:
Schooner (D8, D6, D4, 12 HP)
100 Gold Pieces:
Increase Warrior, Wizard, or Explorer by one die size!
Guard Dog (D8 attack, Bite D6, 6 Hit points, loyal)
Clipper (D10, D6, D4, 18 HP)


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17 Jul 360-Degree Photography
Turn your event into a 360-degree photography experience
Photography is changing; smart phones, Instagram and billion megapixel cameras have turned even the most amateur of enthusiasts into wannabee photographers. Time-lapse photography is the new trend of the moment, it's a technique used to accentuate the movement of the sun, clouds and stars. If you're familiar with time-lapse photography, 360 panoramic images is the next step forward in visual innovation. Made up of hundreds or thousands of photos stitched together to create a virtual tour that can be individually designed to suit the company brand and image.
The result of the 360-degree photograph is a premium real world photo experience discovered online through graphical technology created by our sister company The Social Picture. The professional photographers at The Social Picture will ensure that the 360-Degree photography captures your event and puts the viewer at the heart of the image.
360-Degree Festival Photography
For Soho House's yearly event, House Festival, set in the charming grounds of English Heritage site, Marble Hill House, one of the professional photographers at The Social Picture captured the day from the middle of the crowd at the main stage with a 360-degree shot.
Watch the 360-degree shot here
How it works
The photographer sets their cameras to take constant photos for a period of time, each shot set for a 1 to 2 minute exposure, in this time the camera takes between 100-200 photos, depending on the time you have set.
The photography will then edit and stitch the photos together, giving you a 360-degree time-lapse panorama.
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1 whole bird (abt 1½ kg) – wash & cut into 8-12 pieces
400 ml coconut milk + 200 ml water
1 cup water
2 -3 tbsp vegetable oil / olive oil4 shallots – thinly sliced
8 pieces kaffir lime leaves
Blended Spices :
2½ tbsp coriander, fry without oil
3 candlenuts, fry without oil
8 fresh red chilies
1-2 tbsp chili paste*
1" ginger
½ " fresh turmeric / 1tsp turmeric powder
1" galangal
1 stalk lemongrass
15 shallots
6 cloves garlic
Salk to taste
I tsp sugar (optional)
Juice from 2-4 calamansi
Heat the pot with the oil. Brown the sliced shallots for few minutes. Then add in the blended spices & kaffir lime leaves. Fry them till it gives out a nice aroma then add in ½ cup of water & cont to fry till the oil pools around it. Finally add the other ½ cup of water & cont to fry till it's get darken & oil pools around it.
Pour in the diluted coconut milk & bring it to boil. Drop the chicken in, sugar, calamansi juice & salt. Cook the chicken through & the gravy get thickens.
You can substitute the coconut milk with low fat cream or trim coconut milk. Alternatively you can reduce the amt 400ml to 300ml. Those who love spicy dishes, you can add more chili paste.
*chili paste made from soaked & deseeded dried chilies with little water.


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Thanks everyone for supporting my blog site! This started just a year ago to make a project-slash-developing a habit for 21 days to become a better me. I believe I did succeed. I focused on beautiful things then and tried to post something every day, for 21 days. I never knew my bettercurly.blogspot.com would have a 42,000+ for a year. And yes, let's all be better! God is too good and we have lots of blessing to ignore.
We all have hard times but God is always faithful. He'll help you go through any other situations with a smile on your face.
Then I would also like to thank all the people who helped me promote this site and I am also glad to know that some are enjoying the tips and random things I post. And all my friends and loved ones who moved and keep inspiring me.
bettercurly is done with chapter 1 and may we have more posts to share and enjoy with! happy reading!
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After-School Art Studio Programs
Throughout the year I will offer Art Studio, an after-school art program offering quality, in-depth, individualized art courses within a group setting. This is a low-cost after school program that I operate as a separate entity from The Capitol Encore Academy, hosted by the Encore Kids College Program.
Fall 2017 Courses
Fall 2017 course open for Registration on August 20th. Click on the titles of the below courses to learn more:
A unique TCEA club learning to create by creating real projects. We create the school yearbook, running the pop-up gallery, screen-printing our 100% Chameleon-Made line of products, and taking on special projects throughout the year! 4th-8th Grade
A new 1-week program for girls, ages 10-13, focusing on arts integrated with science, technology, engineering, and math - combined with leadership and empowerment development for young women.
Students will learn the art of handmade paper, and printmaking techniques such as relief, monoprinting, screenprinting and collagraph.
Art Studio is part of the Encore Kids
College after-school program.
Encore Kids College is an arts enrichment program that provides courses in music, dance, performing and fine arts to all children of our community. Students do not have to attend TCEA to take after-school programs. Instructors are local artists and organizations from throughout the community.
Video: A slideshow from a previous printmaking course:
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When To Get A Physical Examination Done
Going to the doctor for a physical exam for routine health care is a necessary part of maintaining your health as a woman.
Unless you have a concern or a problem, you should be checked out by your doctor a year or two after you start your period. This visit may be just a talk to get to know each other, ask questions, and find out what to expect at future visits. Also, you should go and talk to your doctor sooner if:
- You are 14 and haven't noticed any puberty changes
- You are 16 and haven't had a period. Also, learn about the signs of your first period here.
- You're having severe menstrual cramps or any other pelvic pains
- Bleeding is extra heavy, unusual or lasts more than seven days
- You have vaginal itching, redness, sores, swelling, unusual odour or discharge
- You have been having periods for more than a year and have irregular periods
- You experience a burning sensation or frequent urination
- You've injured your pelvic area
- You notice a change in the regularity of your periods
Read useful health tips for women here.
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By Scott DiSavino
NEW YORK Oil tumbled on Tuesday after OPEC reported a rise in global crude stocks and a surprise output jump from its biggest member, Saudi Arabia, further pressuring prices that have now erased nearly all gains since OPEC announced output cuts in November.Even though OPEC made an upward revision to its global demand outlook, signs of even modestly higher Saudi output flustered investors.U.S. crude fell to its lowest settlement since Nov. 29, the day before the Saudi kingdom led the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to cut supplies. Brent settled at its lowest since Nov. 30. Brent LCOc1 futures dropped below their 200-day moving average for the first time since late November during the session. Brent settled down 43 cents, or 0.8 percent, at $50.92 a barrel.U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 lost 68 cents, or 1.4 percent, to settle at $47.72 per barrel for the seventh daily decline in a row, the longest losing streak since January 2016. It is down almost 11 percent since March 3.On technical charts, Brent and WTI both remained in oversold territory for a fifth day in a row, their longest such streaks since November.
The Brent front-month premium over the corresponding U.S. contract WTCLc1-LCOc1 rose to its highest since late January.Secondary sources had said Saudi output fell in February to 9.797 million barrels per day (bpd), but Riyadh told OPEC it rose to 10.011 million bpd.In an effort to dispel market concerns, the Saudi energy ministry said the "difference between what the market observes as production, and the actual supply levels in any given month, is due to operational factors that are influenced by storage adjustments and other month to month variables."
OPEC's monthly report said oil stocks in industrialized nations rose in January to 278 million barrels above the five-year average, with U.S. shale and other non-OPEC supply gaining."Oil prices have come under renewed pressure after the latest OPEC report showed a rise in global crude inventory despite the cartel deciding to curtail its output," said Abhishek Kumar, senior energy analyst at Interfax Energy's Global Gas Analytics in London.This week's data is expected to show another rise in U.S. inventories after last week's bigger-than-expected increase. [EIA/S]
It would be the 10th consecutive weekly increase in U.S. crude stocks, boosting total inventories, including strategic reserves, further past the 1.22 billion barrel record hit during the week ended March 3.The American Petroleum Institute reports its stockpile data on Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 p.m EDT ahead of official U.S. government data Wednesday morning.Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, has yet to indicate clearly whether it is ready to extend supply curbs.On Monday, Kuwait said it would support an extension of the global deal. (Additional reporting by Edmund Blair in London and Aaron Sheldrick in Tokyo; Editing by David Gregorio and Dale Hudson)
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This is the video that made this tiny Dominican man that looks like a young child. After going broke, he decided to pose as a child for adoption and the rest is history
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents, and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, from the biological parent or parents. Unlike guardianship or other systems designed for the care of the young, adoption is intended to effect a permanent change in status and as such requires societal recognition, either through legal or religious sanction. Historically, some societies have enacted specific laws governing adoption; where others have tried to achieve adoption through less formal means, notably via contracts that specified inheritance rights and parental responsibilities without an accompanying transfer of filiation. Modern systems of adoption, arising in the 20th century, tend to be governed by comprehensive statutes and regulations.
While the modern form of adoption emerged in the United States, forms of the practice appeared throughout history.[1] The Code of Hammurabi, for example, details the rights of adopters and the responsibilities of adopted individuals at length. The practice of adoption in ancient Rome is well documented in the Codex Justinianus. Markedly different from the modern period, ancient adoption practices put emphasis on the political and economic interests of the adopter,[4] providing a legal tool that strengthened political ties between wealthy families and created male heirs to manage estates.[5][6] The use of adoption by the aristocracy is well documented; many of Rome's emperors were adopted sons.[6] Adrogation was a kind of Roman adoption which required the adrogator to be at least 60 years old.
Infant adoption during Antiquity appears rare.[4][7] Abandoned children were often picked up for slavery[8] and composed a significant percentage of the Empire's slave supply.[9][10] Roman legal records indicate that foundlings were occasionally taken in by families and raised as a son or daughter. Although not normally adopted under Roman Law, the children, called alumni, were reared in an arrangement similar to guardianship, being considered the property of the father who abandoned them.
Other ancient civilizations, notably India and China, used some form of adoption as well. Evidence suggests the goal of this practice was to ensure the continuity of cultural and religious practices; in contrast to the Western idea of extending family lines. In ancient India, secondary sonship, clearly denounced by the Rigveda,[12] continued, in a limited and highly ritualistic form, so that an adopter might have the necessary funerary rites performed by a son.[13] China had a similar idea of adoption with males adopted solely to perform the duties of ancestor worship.The practice of adopting the children of family members and close friends was common among the cultures of Polynesia including Hawaii where the custom was referred to as hānai.