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You probably take the safety of your home very seriously. But did you know that it might be possible to save money if you make your home safer?
By following safe building practices and adding safety features to your home, it may be possible to save money immediately through lower rates on property insurance coverage. Making your home safer might also help if you decide to sell your house, as it could add value to your home.
The following tips may help improve your home and help reduce your expenditures:
* Follow local building codes if you add on to your house. Call city hall before you make any improvements to make sure you are meeting standards. Not following building codes can both compromise safety and cause additional construction costs (or loss of value upon a sale) if your home doesn't pass an inspection.
* Install a home security system. This step to prevent home burglary may also allow you to receive a reduction on a property insurance policy. Installing dead-bolt locks can also prevent burglary and possibly qualify you for an insurance discount.
* Fire prevention is key. Smoke detectors are a must for any home and in some cases, may allow you to receive a minimal insurance price cut. Some sophisticated sprinkler systems that automatically notify the fire station may qualify you for a larger reduction.
* Protect against disasters. Depending on what area of the country you live in, it might make sense to make home improvements that can help protect your house in the case of common disasters. Using stronger building materials or avoiding moving to a home in a disaster-prone area can help you save on property insurance, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
* If you make major improvements to your home, like installing a new plumbing or electrical system, it's wise to let your insurance company know because you may qualify for discounts.
If you're thinking about making any improvements to your home, it's a good idea to check with an insurance agent beforehand to see if they qualify for lower rates. It's possible that making your home safer will help you to reduce your expenditures.


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But after Michael stirred up trouble in the tabloids, Kourtney's partner Scott Disick ordered a paternity test that revealed that Mason really was his.Image Source: Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell has never actually revealed who fathered her daughter Bluebell.star had one of the most secretive pregnancies in Hollywood history.
And Kyla says that after she finally revealed that she had a baby and baby daddy Danny Kilpatrick, the backlash was so bad that she went back to keeping her pregnancies a secret. Baena think he was the father of her son Patrick — while she was working for Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver.
Mildred publicly revealed that Arnold was the father, after he left office (and his wife Maria).
In 2011, reruns of the series were shown on Centric.
The series was shown on Disney Channel as part of Disney Replay on October 1, 2015 and aired again on December 24, 2015 with the episode "Seven Days of Kwanzaa. The Proud Family was also broadcast on The Family Channel in Canada.
An original pilot was made and produced by Nickelodeon in 1999 but was never shown to the public resulting in Nickelodeon passing the show on.

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Cistercian Abbey
In the Churchyard directly behind and in line with the present day Church, the outline of what remains of the Abbey can clearly be seen. The remains of what was the North and South walls and the Eastern wall of the ancient building stands about three feet high. Also the North wall of the present Church is part of the North wall of the Abbey. On close inspection of the stonework it is most irregular and does not conform to any conventional stonework pattern. The outline of of what was originally two large windows are clearly visible , the edging being particularly evident. The South wall by comparison is completely different being of good quality stone, built in traditional stonework pattern. This was most likely carried out in a later rebuilding programme. The original Monastery wall is probably hidden behind the facing. The entrance door was at the West end, probably where the present interior doors leading to the nave are located.
Towards the Vestry door the stonework is of superior quality, being of more recent construction, and in this part of the wall there is a small arched window, now built up. This is said to be the "Lepers Window" used for providing a means whereby Lepers could see into the Church when they had to remain outside when Leprosy was prevalent in the district.
Some years ago a Quorn Stone or other decorative feature was dug up in the graveyard. It is most likely that this stone formed part of the old Monastery building. It is a beautifully sculptured stone depicting what appears to be a rose above what may be a spray of shamrocks, perhaps a crest of the Cistercian Order. Although much weather beaten it can be seen at the base of the Tower.


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Published in 1998 by Rob Harvey.
162 pages, 60 colour photos,
soft cover. £11.95
1. You need time and commitment!
2. Cages or Aviaries?
3. Obtaining and sexing birds for breeding
4. Introducing male and female
5. Good and abundant food
6. Behaviour of breeding birds.
7. Nest-boxes
8. Laying and incubation
9. Rearing and fledging
10. Dealing with problems
11. Closed-ringing
12. Hand-reared or
13. The future of young
Review in Avizandum
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This book tells you
everything you need to know about the basics and more of parrot breeding. If
you are a beginner or if you have bred parrots before, buy this book and read
it through from page 1 to page 162. You will get the best advice on what it
takes to breed parrots, how to house them, what to look out for when buying
breeding stock, how to introduce birds to new partners, how you can expect them
to behave, what to do if pairs do not breed, all about the breeding season and
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She does not write only for breeders in England,
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Bone health is greatly dependent on quality light. We make vitamin D when our skin is exposed to optimal levels of sunlight. Vitamin D is the key to a proper quantity and balance of calcium and magnesium in the body, as well as a healthy balance of hormones. A growing body of research demonstrates that, by increasing exposure to full spectrum light, it is possible to optimize hormone levels in the body. Such balance is vital to prevent osteoporosis and fractures, as well as minimizing tooth decay.
Recent research has confirmed the essential role of vitamin D in necessary functions, including insulin secretion, cancer prevention, bone health, and hormone formation.
Historically, osteoporosis and age-related fractures have hit hardest at those populations who stay in the dark. Contemporary Americans and Europeans who stay indoors much of the time have much higher rates of osteoporosis than people whose lifestyle kept them outdoors or dependent on natural light. Between the 1950s and 1980s the incidence of hip and other fractures among the elderly in Sweden and England roughly doubled. Only a century ago, we had no light bulbs at all, and we had no fluorescent lights until 50 years ago.
A 9-month study of first grade children in windowless classrooms found that children under full-spectrum fluorescent lights had many fewer cavities in their newly formed permanent teeth than those under standard "coolwhite" fluorescent bulbs. It turned out that 10 times as many children under cool-white bulbs had new cavities. Many fewer cavities were also found when incandescent bulbs, which are higher in red and infrared, were used instead of full-spectrum fluorescent bulbs. The authors also found that a broad spectrum of ultraviolet, red, and infrared light was important for the formation of teeth as well as resistance to decay.
Animal studies have confirmed this. Hamsters placed under cool-white bulbs 12 hours per day for 15 weeks had 5 times more cavities and 10 times greater tooth loss per cavity (a total of 50 times greater tooth loss) than hamsters placed under fluorescent bulbs with ultraviolet added to approximate natural sunlight.
Furthermore, the development of the male sexual organs was only one-fifth as great in hamsters under cool-white light as compared to hamsters under full spectrum light. Of course, this result correlates with our knowledge that testosterone, a steroid hormone, is dependent on vitamin D for its synthesis, a vitamin that we make from sunlight.
It has also been found that the role of full-spectrum light benefits the eyes as well as when it strikes the skin. The natural light received by the eyes plays a vital role in body chemistry. The light received by the eyes influences the hypothalamus, which in turn influences the pituitary and pineal glands. The pineal gland especially is involved in our diurnal rhythms, and our lack of quality light through the retina may be the source of many sleep disorders that are increasingly common among people who are always indoors.
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Fort Ritchie is a tough sell
For three years now we've been fighting doggedly to wrest ownership of Fort Ritchie from the federal government. Now that the government is about to turn it over to us we have a new idea: Give it back.
County Commissioner William Wivell came up with the plan, which would place the old Army base under control of former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge and his newly formed Department of Homeland Security.
So what are they going to secure us from up there, woodchucks? About the only form of life detected at Ritchie since the base closed has been of the wild variety. I don't know much that Ridge could do up there to go after al-Qaida, but it's aces if he plans to expand the war to al-Bambi.
Wivell wasn't terribly specific about what the Department of Homeland Security would do there, perhaps because the Department of Homeland Security doesn't much seem to know what it should be doing either.


text: On Wednesday 21st of June we were making chocolate muffin with chocolate chips . The first thing we have to do is separate. The dry ingredient from the wet ingredients. the dry ingredients are 1 and a half S.R.F, quarter cup of coco powder and 50 grams of chocolate chips. The wet ingredients are half a cup of sugar, half a cup of milk, half a cup oil and one egg and you would need cupcake liner. You would need to do the dry ingredients in a small bowl and the wet ingredients in a big bowl. Put the ingredients in the bowl in order, then you turn you oven to 180 degree and put your muffin batter in your cupcake liner while your oven is heating up. The you would need a tooth pick to poke in the middle and if something comes out you leave it the oven for a few minutes and if nothing comes out then you can take it out.


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Our Polyolefin and EVA closed cell foam injection molding demo gives you a first look at what happens during the process. Here's how we can get started:
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How to benefit a narrow space at home to used as the bedroom? And how to make a wonderful small bedroom design? Many people confuse when design a small bedroom, obstacles usually in terms of assignment harmonious furniture. The modern small bedroom must really good at decoration, it means to made the bedroom is not boring. A small bedroom that will looks beautiful if put little furniture this can done with only wear furniture like bed, side table, and sideboard.While for walls, we can put shelving, or rack which neat stack.Here there are 10 best designs of modern small bathroom, may be can be example how to design a small bedroom in modern style. While for theme color, the modern small bedroom usually use simple colors but still looks interesting. A small bedroom better for children, because more simple and also the bedroom furniture for children just have small size.
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As part of grant acceptance requirements, almost all sponsors, including federal agencies, mandate specific regulations for grant recipients to follow. To comply with these federally mandated polices regarding responsible research conduct, institutions must set policies and practices that reflect those mandates and actively ensure through education and training that employees understand organizational expectations and management requirements of their grant awards.
The VCU Research Compliance Matrix was developed to facilitate the responsible conduct of research at VCU by providing VCU investigators with a single point of access for policy information, education and training programs, forms and submission processes.
Specific topics covered in the matrix are:
- Animal Subjects
- Award Acceptance and Establishment
- Award Extension and Closeout
- Award Management
- Biohazards, Infectious Agents, Carcinogens and rDNA
- Care and Housing of Research Animals
- Clinical Trial Protocol Registration
- Conflict of Interest
- Data Management and Ownership
- HIPAA/Protected Health Information
- Human Subjects
- In-patient Use of FDA-Regulated Drugs and Biologics
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Inductive Proximity Sensors
Inductive proximity sensors operate under the electrical principle of inductance. Inductance is the phenomenon where a fluctuating current, which by definition has a magnetic component, induces an electromotive force (emf) in a target object. To amplify a devices inductance effect, a sensor manufacturer twists wire into a tight coil and runs a current through it. An inductive proximity sensor has four components; The coil, oscillator, detection circuit and output circuit. The oscillator generates a fluctuating magnetic field the shape of a doughnut around the winding of the coil that locates in the devices sensing face. When a metal object moves into the inductive proximity sensors field of detection, Eddy circuits build up in the metallic object, magnetically push back, and finally reduce the Inductive sensors own oscillation field. The sensors detection circuit monitors the oscillators strength and triggers an output from the output circuitry when the oscillator becomes reduced to a sufficient level.


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Hurrells & McLean Seeds Ltd
We at "Hurrells" are looking forward to our second visit to the BTME, Harrogate. We are a long established grass seed company based in East Yorkshire. You will see existing new mixtures and cultivars at the BTME in January, including our new "two tier system," Coldstart and Topgun. We are a family run business and we pride ourselves on the quality of our seed, our competitive prices, and the friendly efficient service that we provide. We trade in cultivars from all seed houses, worldwide. Please visit us on stand number 342 in the Green Zone.
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Publisher: London, Faber and Faber: 1952
Edition: First
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Condition: Very Good- in Fair dust jacket
Illustrated sepia d/jkt, unclipped; intact, but rather frail, with losses. Light green boards; a trifle marked; minuscule wear to head and tail of spine; binding tight. B/w illustrations, plus coloured maps at rear. ; 4to (7 1/4" x 9"); 64pp + maps pages View more info
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GoldenSource opens Paris office
First Published 20th July 2016
London and Paris - GoldenSource, the provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and Master Data Management (MDM) solutions for the securities and investment management industry has opened a new Paris office. The office will help serve GoldenSource's European client base and will be headed by Eric Bassot, who will be responsible for business development in the region.
The company has offices in London and Milan, supporting clients across the Benelux, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Switzerland and UK.
Eric Bassot, Senior Sales Manager for the region said: "As Europe enters a period of change, our job is to ensure clients have clean, consistent and audited information across their front-to-back office operations, analytics and governance."
The new office officially opens on July 20th and will be located in 28 Rue de Londres.


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When serum sodium level falls below 120mEq/L
Cause-adrenal insuff.
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
portal HT, Liver failure,nephrotic syndrome, malnutrition, water intoxication
C/f : confusion, restlessness
cerebral oedema> headache,drowsiness, seizure, coma
acute case-hypotension, circulatory failure
management: water intake restricted if water overloading, renal failure, SIADH. Dont restrict water,if hypoproteinemia.
Expand vol. By iv isonatremic solution
or, WHO ORS if pt. Can drink.
3% hypertonic saline,if acute hyponatremia to raise serum sod.level by 5mg%. dose 6ml/kg
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Interview: Lucy Conkey Of McHenry Mansion
InterView –
Home for the Holidays.
We all like to feel at home for the Holidays. There are places that just feel like home no matter where you grew up. There is one place in Modesto that is "Modesto's Home" located at 15th and I Street. The 128 year old McHenry Mansion stands proud today as a symbol of our past and the respect of the present has rallied our community to embrace it, upgrade it, restore it and treasure it. Starting with the Dicken's Christmas Faire, the McHenry Mansion symbolizes the Christmas Holidays for so many, from theCandlelight tours, to the photos in front of the tree and the special "tea" events, the McHenry Mansion is home for many of us. December is the perfecttime to take a tour into our past and take yourself home. The decorations are amazing and you will feel at home.
We took some time to speak with the current President of the McHenry Mansion foundation, Lucy Conkey.
MV: Why does the McHenry Mansion feel like home to so many?
LC: I believe it's the atmosphere of the building. The feeling is it takes you back to our childhood with a warm and inviting cozines, then it makes a connection to how our community lived their lives.
MV: How many people visit the McHenry Mansion during the holidays?
LC: Last year during the months of November and December there were approximately 6000 visitors including school tours
MV: What are the special events the make the Mansion special during the holidays?
LC: During the holiday season there is the traditional Christmas Tea, the Dickens Faire, and the annual Christmas party held at the Mansion with the holiday decorations in all the rooms that depicts the Victorian era of the Mansion.
MV: How do you keep the Mansion going?
LC: I believe that the 130 docents we have serving as volunteers keep the Mansiongoing. As a non-profit organization, it depends highly on its volunteers who guide visitors through the house and also spend time working at the Visitors Center and Gift Store.
MV: What does the McHenry Mansion need from our community?
LC: Because it is non-profit, the Mansion depends on financial support and on Foundation membership dues. Because of budget cuts by the City, the Mansion is dependent on financial donations in order to maintain the Mansion as a legacy for the community to enjoy.
MV: What is one thing that people probably don't know about the McHenry Mansion.
LC: This Victorian home is the only mansion from that era that remains today in the city of Modesto. The Mansion is available for weddings, receptions and other events.
MV: What is your favorite room in the Mansion?
LC: I really enjoy how the front parlor is decorated for the holidays, with the old fashioned Christmas tree decorated with popcorn string.
Events scheduled for December are:
December 3: Dicken's Christmas Faire
December 5: Christmas Tea
December 10: Foundation Christmas Party
December 15 & 17: Candlelight Tours
To learn more, get more details and to get involved: www.mchenrymansion.org/
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A friend posted the below meme on social media, and I thought it really deserved a few corrections. As I public service, I share my response to the picture below.
Actually the science of sex is far more complicated than this. First, in addition to the binary chromosomal structures usually associated with male and female there are other potential combinations I encourage you to look up Turner syndrome, Trisomy X, and Klinefelter to get some of the other possibilities. But beyond chromosomes, there is a lot more to sex. Chromosomes usually send the signal for the fetus to produce either testes or ovaries, and thus trigger the release of particular hormones. It is the hormones that then give impetus for the formation of genitalia. But even if the chromosomes do line up XX and XY, they don't always send the signals usually associated with them, and the organs don't always produce the correlated hormones in the usual quantities. So, it is possible for a person with XX to grow a penis, and for a person with XY to have a vagina, or for there to be a range of other possibilities, including having versions of both. I would encourage you to look up "intersex" to learn about the array of possibilities here.
Now, all of the above has only dealt with what are called primary sexual characteristics. But actually, in public we rarely make judgements about a person's sex on this basis. Otherwise, we would have to go around taking people's blood or looking in their pants to make sex judgements. So popular judgments about sex start at secondary sexual characteristics, characteristics that are not directly related to reproduction but which are generally correlated with what we think of as sex types. So, the development of breasts, the growth of facial hair, the Adams apple, etc. Of course, just as there are times when primary sexual characteristics don't line up as expected in our culturally constructed binary, of male and female, secondary characteristics take us even further from that.
Beyond this, we get to the question of sexual orientation, which has a whole body of scientific literature devoted to it. Really, google it!
But, even that doesn't get us all the way to where we make popular judgments. To get there, we have to move from what is typically called "sex" to "gender" (the meme confuses these categories). Gender concerns all sorts of other cultural cues that we usually associate with the male/female binary. So: wearing a dress, having long hair, being a tomboy, liking pink, etc. (and by etc. I mean to include a lot, this list runs on and on and on). Since at the level of gender the correlations between male and female are often way off, and entirely different in different cultures, it is much easier to see that these are cultural constructions (did you know that blue used to be the color associated with femininity? This is why old images of the virgin Mary usually have her in blue. Can you imagine Mary dressed in pink? How girly!). Note that the "science" part of the meme explicitly colors the chromosomes in line with our culturally shaped, genderd color constructions, blue and pink, thus providing a visual metaphor of its own utter confusion of all of this!
Notably, people are capable of, and often do, seek to get their experienced gender, secondary, and primary sexual characteristics to line up in more socially expected ways. This leads us into issues of transsexuality, which, again, has a whole set of its own scientific research.
Now, in public judgments concerning sex we usually work from the gender symbols down, not from chromosomes up. This is why you have the paradox that current "bathroom bills" would actually force people we would publicly judge to be women (wearing dresses, having developed breasts, and identifying themselves as women) to go into the men's restroom (because their chromosomes might not match up the way we expect). The same is true vice versa, where someone we would publicly judge to be a man would be forced to go to the women's restroom. Further, in order to be applied equally, such laws would require that we check people's chromosomes or genitalia at the door. We would need the penis police!
All of this comes out of a reductive notion of sex and gender that identifies sexuality and gender with underlying structures that just don't tell the whole story. THAT is what science says about sex and gender.
Ok, actually it's not all that it says, but it is enough to show that the meme is wrong in just about every possible way. I encourage you to go out and study the rest!


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Card makin Mamas try something new (1st time colouring on fabric)
26 August 2012
Tilda's back to School..with a BOOK MARK
Card makin Mamas try something new (1st time colouring on fabric)
32 comments:
- Doreen said...
Gorgeous card Christine....perfectly coloured image on the aida.xxx
- 26 August 2012 at 09:37
- downrightcrafty said...
wow this would be great for any school aged child look at those stunning primaries and fabulous image too, a wonderful piece
Hugs Kate xx
- 26 August 2012 at 09:46
- Exclusively by Mel said...
I love this,what a superb idea! it looks so cool!!
Love,melly. xxx
- 26 August 2012 at 10:34
- Mummy lade said...
love the colours!
- 26 August 2012 at 13:07
- Jacqui P said...
just gorgeous Mummy love the colouring on the fabric! brill!
Jacqui x
- 26 August 2012 at 16:24
- Suzi said...
This is fantastic hon, love that you've used fabric, it's such a lot of fun to colour. Wonderful colour combo too.
Suzi x
- 26 August 2012 at 17:01
- Jenée said...
This is a wonderful bookmark. So lovely coloured on the Aida cloth. Thank you so much for joining this week's challenge at Card Crafter's Circle.
- 26 August 2012 at 17:15
- Janet said...
This is great work Christine....well done! x
- 26 August 2012 at 18:38
- sallysbitz said...
This is a beautiful book mark. Love the bright colours x
hugs sally x
- 26 August 2012 at 19:19
- Lizzy said...
What a beauty this is hun, love how the bright colours and Tilda looks fab.
xx Hugs Lizzy xx :)
- 26 August 2012 at 20:15
- Julie said...
Fabulous, Christine!! Love the effect of the colouring on fabric and the primary colours are gorgeous! Hugs, Juliexx
- 26 August 2012 at 21:15
- Susie Sugar said...
Wow what can I say ...such lovely vibrant colours and how clever you are colouring on fabric it's stunning mummy
Hugs Susie xx
- 26 August 2012 at 22:39
- Vicki said...
Beautiful card in lots of happy colors! Thanks for joining our CropStop Back to School Challenge.
- 27 August 2012 at 03:06
- brenda said...
This really is so very effective Christine, when I first looked at it I thought it was cross stitched.
Thank you so much be joining in my 'It's a Gift' theme at Allsorts this week.
B x
- 27 August 2012 at 08:08
- Sazzle said...
Great bookmark Christine and love that Tilda image too. I've never coloured onto fabric before but it looks great!
Thanks for joining us over at Fussy and Fancy for our back to school challenge - good luck!
xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx
- 27 August 2012 at 08:20
- Shell Shearer Swinscoe said...
This is stunning, love the bright colours & embellishments!
Thank you for sharing with us at MAWTT, good luck!
Hugs Shell xx
- 27 August 2012 at 10:14
- Christine L said...
Wowwwwwwwww well done you colouring onto Aida.... I can imagine it does bleed badly... but it looks fab!! You're good at experimenting!
Fabulous bright colours too.... on a gorgeous tag!
Big hugs
Christine (t'other one) x
- 27 August 2012 at 10:26
- Craftnut said...
This is really vibrant. Thanks for entering our challenge at Allsorts this week. Tracy xx
- 27 August 2012 at 16:27
- Tina Makuc said...
What a fantastic idea Christine!! I love it!!
Thanks for joining us at Tilda's Town this week!!
Hugs, Tina
- 27 August 2012 at 17:19
- Céline said...
fab work on fabric!!!! thanks for playing with us at tilda's town this week
- 27 August 2012 at 19:42
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- 27 August 2012 at 22:47
- Elizabeth said...
I love your bookmark, Christine! What a great idea to stamp on fabric, looks fantastic! Love it! Thanks for joining us in Tilda's Town this week! Good luck in the draw! Hugs, Elizabeth xx
- 27 August 2012 at 22:49
- Mau xx said...
Wow! I love this Christine, what a great effect. Love the Rainbow colours too...Brilliant!
Thanks for sharing with MAWTT
Hugs Mau xx
hope you are all ok xxxx
- 27 August 2012 at 22:50
- Trish and Treasure said...
Hi Christine,
Thanks for playing in our Fabric Challenge this week at Card Crafter's Circle, I really like how you have created this cute Tilda Bookmark and I love your creativity to put Tilda onto fabric!!So much detail, it's really wonderful!!!
Trish Munro
- 28 August 2012 at 01:56
- Sue from Oregon said...
Oh lovin' this!
- 28 August 2012 at 06:37
- Lorraine A said...
fabulous bookmark Christine :-) I loev the shape and the bright paper and Tilda ,, aww she is adorable and at first sight it looks like she was embroidered ,, FAB :-)
thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge :-)
Lols x x x
- 29 August 2012 at 09:05
- Lynn said...
Simply gorgeous Christine!! Great detail :)
Thanks so much for joining us Fussy and Fancy Challenges:)
Lynn xx
- 29 August 2012 at 14:31
- DistinctiveLMNts said...
Awesome job of coloring and on Paper no less! Thank you for sharing this experience with us at Card Makin Mamas.
Lisa xx
- 29 August 2012 at 15:41
- Fluffles said...
Lovely work - what a great tag, Jx
- 29 August 2012 at 17:42
- grandmabonnie said...
Christine, i know this was a labor of love..it's gorgeous! Thanks so much for choosing our challenge this week at Card Crafter's Circle!
- 30 August 2012 at 20:10
- Danielle said...
This card is too cute I love the colors!
Thanks for joining Fussy & Fancy!
- 31 August 2012 at 10:51
- Nicola said...
Wow this is such a beautiful tag mummy, the colours so vibrant and how clever to colour Tilda on aida - such an inspiring creation!
Thanks for entering your gorgeous work at both Allsorts and Fussy and Fancy this week and good luck!
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Vishnu Sahasranaama 951 to 1000 Names
951. Adhaataa - "Above Whom there is no other to control or to command"-One Who is the Supreme Controller of all. He is the Law; the eternal Truth is that the Law and the Law-Giver are one and the same.
952. Pushpahaasah - "He Who shines like an opening flower." The bud opens and manifests into the bloom; the flower was unmanifest in the bud. Since the Lord at the time of the deluge existed as the Total Unmanifest, and thereafter, at the maturity of the vaasanaas, opens up as the manifest world of things and beings, He came to be indicated by this term.
953. Prajaagarah - "Ever-Awakened"-He Who knows no sleep. Sleep means 'non-apprehension.' This 'non-apprehension' of Reality is called ''A'vidyaa' (nescience) which produces our 'mis-apprehension' of I and mine, and the world of pains and shocks. Since Narayana is the Self, He is 'Ever-available" and is never asleep to His Eternal-Divine- Nature.
954. Oordhvagah - "One Who is on the top of everything"-One Who ever goes high, for He is the highest Truth, the Summit of evolution. "One Who goes higher and higher is called "Oordhvagah."
955. Satpathaachaarah - "One Who walks the path of truth"-a path which others implicitly follow to reach the Truth Infinite. "Whatever an adored one does, other people will implicitly follow," warns Krishna in Bhagavad Geeta. Lord is the "Standard of Perfection" and all devotees place Him as the Ideal-trying to imitate, in their own lives, His Absolute Goodness, Absolute Love and Absolute Peace.
956. Praanadah - One Who gives 'Praana' to all." The term 'Praana' in our Sastras means the physiological functions, the manifestations of Life in man. Therefore, Nara- yana, the Self, is the Vital Source from which all sense organs, mind and intellect borrow their power of perception, capacities of feeling and their faculties of thinking and understanding.
957. Pranavah - "Om-kaara is Pranava." The Infinite Reality is indicated by 'OAf in the Vedas. 'OM' is the manifesting sound of the Supreme Self. Therefore, Sree Nara- yana is called 'PranavaV: meaning He is of the 'nature of Omkaara.'
958. Panah - "The Supreme Manager of the Universe." The root 'Pana' means "to transact." By giving the exact rewards for all actions, Lord both orders and justly manages all activities of each individual and directly supervises the interactions between individuals and things constituting this scientifically precise universe.
959. Pramaanam - "He Whose very form is the Vedas"-which are the only 'proof for the Eternal Reality. Or, we may read it: He Who is the Pure Infinite Con- sciousness (Prajnaanam) as we have it in the great Command- ment, "Consciousness is the Infinite Reality."
960. Praananilayah - "He in Whom all 'Praanas' stand established." He Who is the very substratum- vital foundation-for all 'activities' manifested in a living organism.
961. Praana-bhrit - "He Who rules over all 'Praams' "-Sree Hari is the One Who causes everyone to eat, digest, feel energised, act, achieve the fruits thereof, grow old and die. In all these 'activities,' the great One-Commanding, Factor-Divine, Sree Narayana, the Self, presides in silent detachment, and by His Presence He initiates and maintains all these activities in all living creatures upon the earth's surface.
962. Praana-jeevanah - "He Who maintains the life-breath in all living creatures." This interpretation is not a happy one as this meaning has just come in the pre- ceding, endearing term. In love, of course, there is no rule that the lover should not repeat the same loving words to address his Beloved. But, we can find yet a new depth of suggestion if we understand this term to mean "One Who is the very life- giving divine-touch in every breath."
963. Tattvam - "The Reality"-That which is Eternal, the Essence. "That which one gains in subjective realisation is the Self," Sree Narayana.
964. Tattvavit - "0ne Who has realised fully the Reality"-meaning the original essential nature of the Self. On realising the Self, the individual becomes the Self and, therefore, Sree Narayana, that very Self, is the One Who has realised fully the Reality which is His Own Nature Divine.
965. Ekaatmaa - "The Advaita Reality"- Narayana is the One Self, the Oversoul, Who expresses Him- self as the individualities of the infinite entities in the universe.
966. Janma-mrityu-jaraa-atigah - "One Who knows no change or modifications in Himself." Every finite object in the world undergoes constant 'change' and each of them is extremely painful. They are birth, growth, decay, disease and death. One who has none of these is the Infinite and the Eternal, the Changeless Self, Sree Narayana, Ever-the- Same Supreme. Geeta thunders the nature of the Self to be "ever-birthless and never-dying," and once It has existed. Self never becomes non-existent.
967. Bhoor-bhuvas-svas-taruh - "0ne Who is the Sap in the Tree-of-Life existing in all this Universe of the higher-world, our-world and the lower-world." The famous Vedic terms Bhooh Bhuvah and Svah connote the three worlds (lokas). The word 'Loka' in Sanskrit means "a field of experience." Therefore, in fact, these three terms, called Vyaahritees, subjectively represent all our experiences in the waking, dream and deep-sleep states of consciousness, Yyaahri- tees are mantras by which the Lord performs His constant Yajna to nurture and nourish the Universe. So, this epithet has been given to Sree Narayana, the Infinite Self, the glorious Essence (Sap) that pervades the entire Tree-of-Life-flowing out to even embrace all experiences in all planes of Consci- ousness, everywhere, in everything at all times.
968. Taarali - "0ne Who helps all to cross- over"-the Eternal Boat-man, to Whom, if the devotees can surrender in unswerving faith and true devotion, He will surely row them across the "Ocean of Samsar:" That One is Taarah. Through exclusive, devoted meditation, alert with understanding, the individuality in each of us wakes up to the higher plane-and there in that Be-attitudc to experience the Self, the Eternal Brahman-Sn'c Huri.
969. Savifaa - "Hc Who is the Father of All"- Who is the Eternal Father of the entire Universe.
"He is not born, nor does He ever die; after having been He again ceases not to be; unborn, eternal, changeless and ancient he is not killed when the body is killed." -Geeta IT-20.
970. Pra-pitaamahah - "He Who is the Father of even the 'Father of all Beings,' the Creator, Brahmaaji, of the Trinity." The Creator Himself rose from the Absolute Self. Creator is known in our scriptural language as Pitaamaha -the Father.
971. Yajnah - "One Whose very nature is Yajfta." The term Yajna means "work undertaken with a pure spirit of total dedication in complete co-operation with others, and for the well-being of all creatures and for the welfare of the world." Wherever there is such a co-operative endeavour with total selflessness, there is Sree Narayana in action through His creatures.
972. Yajna-patih - "The Lord of all Yajnas." I am the 'Enjoyer' in all self-dedicated, co-operative endeavours (Yajna). These are the joyous words of the Lord Who Himself declares: "The 'Enjoyer' and the 'Lord' in all Yajnas am I."
973. Yajvaa - "The One Who performs Yajna according to the strict prescriptions laid down in the Vedas"- The One Who maintains in all His divine actions the true Yajna spirit.
974. Yajnaangah - "One Whose limbs are the 'things' employed in Yajna." In Harivamsa we are told that these 'things' are the very aspects of Lord Sree Narayana.
975. Yajna-vaahanah - "One Who fulfils Yajnas in complete and exact accord with the Vedic instructions."
976. Yajna-bhrit - "The Ruler of the Yajnas"- the One Who helps us to conclude successfully all our 'good, dedicated, selfless acts of service to others'-Yajnas.
977. Yajna-krit - "One Who performs Yajna." The same term can also mean One Who destroys the Yajnas. The term yajna connotes all noble and divine actions of service and love undertaken in a pure sense of God- dedication, selflessness and joy. Lord issued forth the Creation as an act of Yajna, and in the end He must also undertake the total dissolution of this very Yajna. Sometimes this is inter- preted as "One Who 'performs' the Yajnas of the good people and One Who 'destroys' the Yajna'! of the evil-minded folk."
978. Yajnee - "One Who is the constant 'Enjoyer' of the perpetual Yajnas." In all Yajnas, because every act is Narayana-centted-God-dedicated-to Him alone is the attribute of being the only single 'Enjoyer.'
979. Yajna-bhuk - All that is offered into the sacred Fire during a Yajna, though with an invocation to any of the deities, in tender devotion and joy, goes to Him alone, the "One receiver of all that is offered," for a1I deities are but Narayana in different forms.
980. Yajna-saadhanah - "0ne Who fulfils all Yajnas. It is by His Grace alone all noble endeavours, undertaken in an honest and true sincerity, gain spectacular success.
981. Yajnaantakrit - "One Who performs the last, concluding act in all Yajnas," The final item in a Yajna is the "total-offering" (Poorna-Aahuti) when Sree Naruyana is reverently and earnestly invoked. Without this prayer-ritual, Yajna is never complete. Sree Han therefore, is of the form of Poorna-Aahuti-in the sense that when 'total' surrender of all vehicles and their actions is accomplished, the transcendental experience of the Self, Narayana alone, comes to manifest in all His divine Splendour.
Some commentators have, however, taken the meaning of the Yajna-anta-not as "the last item in Yajna" but as the 'fruit' of the Yajna by which they bestow the meaning that Narayana is the "One Who gives away the 'fruits' for all Hart-dedicated, selfless acts of love and service."
982. Yajna-guhyam - "Sree Narayana is the most profound truth to be realised in all Yajnas." The Self is the most noble truth to be sought through 'offering' all the 'Dravya' (objects) into the "Consciousness" (Fire) in the "body" (kunda). This kind of subjective- Yajna is called in the Geeta as "Knowledge- Yajna." This is also called in the Vedas as Brahma- Yajna.
983. Annam - "One Who has Himself become the 'food' "-sense-objects which are the 'food' consumed by the sense-organs. As a verb it can be used as One Who "Eats" the whole Universe at the time of the great dissolution. At that time. He is the One in Whom the world remains absorbed in Pralaya, just as our individual world each day gets dissolved in our sleep. The One in Whom alone the world of names and forms can remain in their 'seed-form,' is Sree Narayana, the Self.
984. Annaadah - "One Who eats the 'food.'" Not only the objective world is the projection on Narayana, but the subjective-enjoyer-the individuality, the ego, that experiences-is also Narayana. The Self, functioning through the "equipments" is the Jeevaatman, the individuality in each of us who "experiences." Thus the Self is both 'food' (Annam) and 'eater-of-food' (Annaadah) just as our own waking-mind becomes the "experiencer" and the "experienced" in our dream-world.
985. Aatma-yonih - "One Who is Himself the 'material Cause' (Upaadaana Kaarana) for Himself;" the Self-born, the Uncaused Cause.
986. Svayam-jaatah - "One Who, as the Lord of the Universe, has no other 'Instrumental Cause' (Nimitta-Kaarana) in projecting Himself."
Three causes are necessary in all 'creation' in the pluralistic world: the 'Material cause' (mud), the 'Instrumental cause' (wheel), and the 'Efficient cause' (the potmaker). In Sree Narayana's self-projection, as in the dream, that all these three causes are He, Himself, is shown in these terms.
987. Vai-khaanah - "The One Who dug through the earth"-cutting through the denseness of the gross to reach, apprehend and kill the subtle Hiranyaksha, the terrible and the monstrous who had tried to destroy the spiritual values in the world. The Self has to reach us to destroy the ego in us and give us the 'liberation' from our evil adherence to the body-mind-intellect.
988. Saama-gaayanah - "One Who sings the Saama-songs."
989. Devakeenandanah - "He Who appeared as born to Devakee in His Incarnation as Krishna.'" And since Devakee could only, from afar, see, watch and enjoy the pranks and play of her blessed child in Gokula, Krishna is called as the "Joy of Devakee" (Devakee-nandana).
990. Srashtaa - "One Who creates." Even the Creator can perform His job only by drawing His abilities and capacities from the Infinite Self, Sree Narayana.
991. Kshiteesah - "0ne Who is the Lord of the Earth." Sree Narayana is the husband of Mother Earth. He is Her Protector, Her nurturer and nourisher. Here, Earth may stand for all that is gross-the entire Maayaa-and Narayana is the Lakshmee-Pati.
992. Paapa-naasanah - Meditating upon Whom, all vaasanaas (sins) are liquidated. When an individual, surrendering in love to Him, acts and fulfils his duties, all his existing vaasanaas are destroyed and no new ones are created- this is the very root in the theory of Karma Yoga in the Vedas. Through meditation upon the Self, all sins are dissolved and totally removed.
993. Samkha-bhrit - "0ne Who has the divine conch named "Paanchaanya." The word meaning of this term Paancha-janya is "that which is bom of the five" (sense organs), so it stands for the mind. Mind being the seat of ego, the Sastras declare that the conch in the divine hand of Sree Narayana is the ego-factor (Ahamkaara-Tattva) in our per- sonality.
994. Nandakee - The Lord's sword is called Nandaka. Therefore, this term indicates One Who holds and wields the Nandaka-sword. The words Nanda-kam mean "that which brings bliss." The Sastras sing that this divine sword in the sacred hands of Lord Hari represents the Knowledge- Spiritual (Vidyaa-Tattva) with which a seeker can destroy all his "ignorance" of the Self in him.
995. Chakree - "0ne Who carries the Discus called Sudarsana." The term Su-Darsana means "that which gives the auspicious vision." The Sastras attribute to this Discus-Divine the representation of the human mind.
996. Saarnga-dhanvaa - "One Who aims His unerring Bow called Saarnga." This bow of Narayana is glorified in our texts as representing the Ego, as the 'apex' of all the sense organs, Ahamkaara-Tattva. In this concluding Stanza, the instruments of Blessing in Sree Narayana's hands are remembered with reverence and devotion.
997. Gadaa-dharah - "0ne who holds His divine Club (Mace) celebrated as Kaumodakee-which generates and spreads beauty and joy." This Mace is described as representing the intellect in man (Buddhi-Tattva).
998. Rathaanga-paanih - The traditional meaning is, of course, "One Who has the 'wheel of the chariot' as His weapon." This means the Discus which already has been mentioned in this very Stanza as Chakree. But, there are others who would like to interpret this term in other ways. In a glorification-Hymn or devotional-Chant, repetition is no sin; in fact, it should be quite natural.
999. Akshobhyah - "One Who cannot be exasperated by anyone, by any act or acts, however blasphemous they may be." One Whose peace and calm cannot be stormed out by any happening in his outer world: Ever-peaceful. The term suggests Infinite patience, love and kindness towards man and his frailties.
1000. Sarvu-praharanaayudhah - "He Who has all implements for all kinds of assault and fight." No enemy can surprise Him, the 'conqueror of all.' One Who has weapons to meet any missile, however powerful.
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DXR3 is a hardware MPEG-2 decoder card. I may be one of the last users of DXR3 on the planet, but I still find it useful for sending S-Video and Dolby Digital signals to my home theatre system attached to my computer.
However two weeks ago, my harddrive crashed and I had to upgrade the internals of my computer. While recovering from the failure, I upgraded to Kubuntu 12.04. However, then I noticed that the em8300 driver (for DXR3 card) no longer compiles (I guess this is another sign that the amount of DXR3 users is decreasing). After considering all alternatives I decided to do a bit of kernel hacking and update the driver code myself.
I've downloaded the latest version I could find (0.18.0) and tried to make it compile on Kubuntu 12.04. Linux kernel is famous for ignoring BackwardCompatibility and rather requiring every driver maintainer to rewrite to new APIs. This sort of works, while there is enough people really interested in particular drivers. In fact upgrading was not that hard. I would call it google based upgrade (which seems to be nice example of cluelessness):
- type make
- wait for the error message
- put it into your favourite search engine
- among first three references finds the one from kernel.org mailing list to get a clue of what to do
The ridiculous observation I made is the common enthusiastic feeling the people on the mailing list have that they broke somebody else's code! The announcement usually does not concentrate on the reasons and suggestions how to upgrade. Rather most of the messages explain why it is so cool that the guys could rename some function or field in a structure or change the number of arguments! Few sample diffs follows:
- init_MUTEX(&em8300_alsa->lock); + sema_init(&em8300_alsa->lock, 1); - em->eeprom = i2c_new_probed_device(&em->i2c_ops_2, &i2c_info, eeprom_addr); + em->eeprom = i2c_new_probed_device(&em->i2c_ops_2, &i2c_info, eeprom_addr, NULL); - .ioctl = em8300_dsp_ioctl, + .unlocked_ioctl = em8300_dsp_ioctl,
It must be a fun to be Linux kernel developer. Too bad I don't share the same sense of humor. I don't really get what is so cool on renaming a field called .ioclt to .unlocked_ioctl and claim that this is a huge step forward for the Linux Kernel! I rather keep the old API elements around, delegating to the new alternatives. But it's just me. Or wait, isn't that Java? C does not have overloaded functions - so it would not be easy to keep the old i2c_new_probed_device function with less parameters around!?
Anyway I am glad I made the em8300 driver work on Linux kernel 3.2.0. The patch is available in dxr3.sf.net bugtracking system. If you find it useful, please let me know. I'll be glad to hear that my Linux/C coding flashback was useful for more people than just me.


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Car Body Repairs in East Riding Of Yorkshire
Welcome to ChipsAway East Riding of Yorkshire! ChipsAway have been operating in the UK for over 20 years, and in that time, have built a fantastic reputation for providing high quality repairs to minor car body work damage, eliminating the inconvenience and potential expense of using a body shop.
Our specialists in ChipsAway East Riding of Yorkshire are all mobile specialists. They come to you, whether at your home or workplace, to complete mobile car body repairs from vehicles fully-equipped as workshops.
We cover a range of towns across the East Riding of Yorkshire, including towns such as Hull, Beverley, Cottingham, North Ferriby and Anlaby.
Our skilled car body repair specialists are able to complete SMART repairs on the following:
You are in safe hands with ChipsAway East Riding of Yorkshire, as our fantastic local service is backed up by a nationally recognised brand with extensive industry experience. Our car body repair specialists also complete bespoke IMI accredited training facility, to ensure the quality of car repairs are to the highest possible standard. Find out more about ChipsAway's full car body repair services.
So, if your car has minor car body repair damage, you can request a free estimate simply by filling in our enquiry form below, and then your local specialist will contact you within 24 hours.
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"Chips Away (Hull) have just done an excellent job on my scuffed car wing. They attended exactly on time for the estimate and booked the work in for the following week. My vehicle was collected and returned to my drive at exactly the scheduled time. The staff were smartly presented, friendly, obliging and polite. Their efficient e-mailed paperwork was also most reassuring. I consider the work to be outstanding value for money and will have no hesitation in recommending the company to others. Three days later Chips Away (Hull) did a further paintwork job on my other mode of transport. Again, the service was first-class and all the above compliments apply. Many thanks to the team." - David Young
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Case IH's line of Optum tractors, based on a high-power, low-weight design that can be ballasted where required, is to be expanded with the addition of a third model at the base of the range.
The new Optum 250 CVX tractor, with a rated power output of 250hp and a maximum figure of 273hp, joins the existing Optum 270 CVX and Optum 300 CVX models, and will also be built at St Valentin, Austria. It is available with a number of optional features designed to create a competitive package in terms of features and performance, yet serve as an attractive entry level model for the Optum range.
The new model has been introduced in response to a growing demand for the Optum range's combination of 250-300hp power output, high payload and compact dimensions, and it benefits from the same 2,995mm wheelbase as other models in the range.
Optum tractors are built around a design that can be operated unballasted for jobs where high power yet low weight are required, such as mowing, or weighted for tasks requiring higher levels of tractive performance, such as primary cultivations.
Like the two larger models, the Optum 250 CVX is built around a heavy-duty front axle and a structural engine oil sump for the 6.7-litre FPT Hi-eSCR Stage IV six-cylinder engine, the same turbocharged and intercooled unit already proven in the existing Optum models. Fuel-saving features include an idle speed management system that reduces engine speed from 850rpm to 650rpm if the tractor remains still without moving for two minutes.
Fuel tank capacity is 410 litres, and on the options list are anti-lock braking (ABS) and an engine braking system. The latter works in combination with a variable-pitch fan to create a unique solution in the tractor industry to the requirement for high braking efficiency, providing up to 149kW of braking power to help rapidly reduce tractor speed and stop the vehicle as quickly and efficiently as possible.
At the rear, the Optum 250 CVX is equipped with a Category IIIN linkage capable of lifting a maximum 11,058kg, with a figure of 10,305kg throughout the lift range. Hydraulic requirements are taken care of by a 165 lit/min pressure flow-compensating pump.
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URU Yoga Pensacola Beach FL
Rebecca Sathre began practicing yoga 17 years ago on the Gulf Coast of Alabama. After sailing to Mexico to live and work at a well-known yoga retreat, she fell in love with both the practice of yoga and the yoga community.
"I had a small thought that I wanted to teach yoga 'someday'," Sathre says.
Call it serendipity. The very next day, the resident teacher asked if Beckie could sub her classes. She's been teaching ever since. After first hosting donation classes for teenagers, she moved to regularly teaching in gyms and health clubs. The dream of opening her own yoga studio persisted, even as she taught at respected local Pensacola studios, traveled and gave workshops around the country.
"During this time my love for the yoga practice and yoga community grew," she says. "I was amazed at the life situations that yoga helped me move through … continually I saw people heal, grow, open and really come into an awareness in their lives."
She also saw a need for a studio to offer classes for people of all physical and energetic levels – a place where longtime, experienced teachers and new, fresh, excited teachers could share yoga teachings. Finally, in the fall of 2013, the vision of URU Yoga & Beyond came into being. With partners Angela Watts and Kerry Whiteley, Sathre created a wonderful community of yoga teachers and students.
URU (which means 'spacious' or 'broad' in Sanskrit, but also 'YOU ARE YOU because that is who you are meant to be) hosts many classes – including beginner, restorative, slow flow, vinyasa flow, power flow, hot yoga flow, aerial and acro yoga. They also offer workshops, music events, kids classes, art events and so much more. In the spring of 2015, URU opened its second location on Nile Mile Road in North Pensacola. In September of 2015, URU Yoga Gulf Breeze opened – filling a void for residents of the small community between Pensacola and Pensacola Beach, as well as for visitors to the coast.
Sathre met her Gulf Breeze partner Kerry Whiteley at social events for their young daughters. Early on in her yoga practice, Whiteley felt her hometown of Gulf Breeze was ready for a yoga studio. Whether she was involved in its creation was less important to her than having a studio nearby, no matter who opened it.
"Partnering with Kerry to open URU Yoga Gulf Breeze was a beautiful opportunity to grow a partnership and build the Gulf Breeze yoga community, as well as the Pensacola Beach yoga community," Sathre says. "Some things are just right, and yoga in Gulf Breeze is one of them."
Sunset Beach Yoga has been a well established Pensacola yoga community event for years. In 2015, URU joined the Hilton Pensacola Beach to offer classes on the beach behind the hotel.
"Sharing and celebrating yoga on our beautiful beach is our passion," Sathre says. "Promoting health, body awareness and relaxation while on one of the world's most serene beaches is our mission."
Taught by founding sisters with 43 years of combined teaching experience, Rebecca Sathre, Angela Watts, Colleen Donovan Brown and Alex Tice of Sunset Beach Yoga have a strong following.
"The yoga classes we host at the Hilton are a wonderful way to connect with yourself, your breath and the beauty of nature on the Gulf Coast," Sathre says.
In any given class, you might experience dolphins frolicking in the Gulf, a rainbow in the sky, Blue Angels flying above, seagulls, beautiful waves, calm waters, the spacious horizon, beautiful sunsets and the experience of people enjoying the beach, she says.
The Hilton Sunset Beach Yoga classes are a chance for yoga students and Hilton guests to relax and connect to nature. They are perfect for a parent and child wanting to practice together, a parent wanting an hour to themselves for rest and revitalization, or a businessperson who needs to unwind after a week of conferences. Yoga on the beach is also ideal for a company bonding opportunity.
They specialize in pre-wedding yoga, giving out-of-town guests the chance to bond on the beach. Pensacola residents can stay at the hotel for a quick getaway, enjoying yoga as a part of the experience. Any participant in beach yoga will receive a discount at the Hilton's H2O Cajun Asian Grill for post-yoga dining.
The current season for Beach Yoga runs May to October, specifically Sundays at sunset. URU is open to requests for personal beach yoga class bookings. Please continue checking in for future offerings to enjoy the serenity of yoga and beach combined.
When you can't 'savasana' in the sand, the new Gulf Breeze studio is just over the bridge, in the HarbourTown center.
"Starting or finishing a day of vacation with a yoga class will greatly enhance any visitor's stay," Sathre says. "When traveling people often try new things, so we provide a fun, nonjudgmental space for beginners to try yoga. Students will feel refreshed and happy before or after taking in the sun on our beautiful white beaches."
URU Gulf Breeze is located at 913 East Gulf Breeze Parkway, Suite 26A. For schedules and more, please visit the URU website, or call (850) 377-5334.
– Ashley Kahn Salley
Lead Storyteller, Innisfree Hotels


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Bow-A-Rama Bondi Beach, Australia
Another Bowl-A-Rama in the books … Pedro Barros (1st) getting his fifth consecutive victory, edging out Alex Sorgente (2nd). Bucky Lasek (4th) and Josh Rodriguez (8th) were killing it in the finals as well. In the Masters division Nicky Guerrero skated his way to the 3rd spot and Sergie Ventura ended up in 4th place. Congratulations to all of our riders for the incredible level of skating.
Pro Results:
1-Pedro Barros Type-S
2-Alex Sorgente Type-S
3-Felipe Foguinho
4-Bucky Lasek Type-S
5-Sam Beckett
6-Murilo Peres
7-Cory Juneau
8-Joshua Rodriguez Type-S
Masters Result:
1-Tony Hawk
2-Steve Caballero
3-Nicky Guerrero Type-S
4-Sergie Ventura Type-S
5-Brian Patch
6-Adam Luxford
7-Eddie Elguera
8-Pat Ngoho


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Vacation Rental Property Management in Snowmass, CO
Welcome to Vacasa and beautiful Snowmass, Colorado! Vacasa's high-quality vacation rental property management offers full-service Snowmass vacation rental management and marketing for your home here in the Aspen/Snowmass community. You can rest assured that your home will be a success.
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My daughter's Etsy shop. Check it out:-)
Chapter 7
1 And the LORD said unto Moses, "See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
He doesn't mean Pharaoh will worship Moses, but that Moses appears mysterious and powerful.
2 "Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
3 "And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.
4 "But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay My hand upon Egypt, and bring forth Mine armies, and My people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.
If Pharaoh had let them go worship when they first asked, nothing permanent would have been accomplished. Israel would have returned to slavery. Even if they had gone to worship and never come back, there were lessons Egypt and Israel both needed that would not have been learned.
5 "And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth Mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them."
God intends to not only free Israel, but to teach Egypt about the One and Only True God.
God has always cared about all nations and wanted them all to serve Him.
6 And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they.
7 And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.
Moses was 80 and Aaron 83 when they begin this mission.
There are some who think Moses' ages are just round dates. That "forty years" just represents a large span of unknown time. If that were true, this verse would read "And Moses AND AARON were fourscore years old." Since it is very specific about Aaron's age, we can assume it is being specific about Moses' also.
8 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
9 "When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, 'Shew a miracle for you:' then thou shalt say unto Aaron, 'Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh,' and it shall become a serpent."
They are to repeat the wonders God had Moses do in the desert.
10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
I understand there is a snake in Egypt that can be charmed or drugged to lay straight and stiff like a walking stick, and then released to act like a snake on command. This would have very much appeared to be what Aaron did.
12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
Guess which snake/rod was the most powerful.
13 And He hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
It seems strange to us that God would harden Pharaoh's heart, but He had a specific lesson He wanted to teach the Egyptians.
14 And the LORD said unto Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.
15 "Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
16 "And thou shalt say unto him, 'The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, "Let My people go, that they may serve Me in the wilderness:" and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.
17 " 'Thus saith the LORD, "In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD:" behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
18 " 'And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.' "
The River Nile was the life-blood of the land of Egypt. Now it is going to be literal blood.
This was a direct attack on the Egyptian gods Khnum (the guardian of the Nile), Hapi (the spirit of the Nile), and Osiris (who had the Nile as his bloodstream). They obviously did not have power against the God of Israel.
We got some insight into the physical mechanism God likely used to accomplish this a few years ago. There was an earthquake and volcanic eruption above a small village. The earthquake released iron ore which not only turned the local water the color of blood, its chemical makeup was nearly the exact match to our blood; mostly water with iron and other minerals. It is entirely possible that God caused an earthquake upstream that had this exat same result in the Nile; the river literally, chemically became blood.
19 And the LORD spake unto Moses, "Say unto Aaron, 'Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.' "
20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
God timed the earthquake so that the water would turn at the exact moment Aaron lifted his staff.
21 And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.
I'm not sure what water they would have had left to turn to blood after God's very thorough job.
23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.
24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.
The dirt would have filtered out the parts of the blood that were undrinkable.
25 And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.


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|Ingrid's Profile Is Perfection.
Make some popcorn, put on your jam jams and get ready for a classic which ranks #2 on AFI's list of best American movies. Casablanca airs tonight at 8 on TCM.
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