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I have a close friend who has been fighting AND winning her battle with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. She is my hero.
She just completed her 26 weeks of chemo (that's over 6 months if your math is bad) PRIOR to her scheduled mastectomy later this month…and she has not skipped a beat. She has not missed work…she has kept up with all of her volunteer activities….she never misses her support group…she always takes time to listen to me babble on about my issues (which are miniscule in comparison)…she lost her hair and it's starting to come back now…and she was brave enough to post a picture of her bald self on her blog! She looks really cute actually! 🙂
She has approached this scary thing called cancer in an ATTACK mode not "feel sorry for me" like I think would be easy for a girl to do. She is willing to answer questions about what she is going through and explains everything very simply so all of us who love her have been informed about the process. Knowledge really is power.
Sure…she has had some "moments"…but they are rare and short lived. She walks her dog everyday…goes out with friends and has even fit in a couple of long weekends to visit friends and family outside of Arizona while working around her chemo schedule.
Going through the process with her so far has made me admire her even more than I already did. She Rocks! She is my hero.
We love you Katy and plan to have you hanging at our house watching silly girl movies for many years to come. We will always be here for you and look forward to the "C" word becoming a distant memory.


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Extra Life event – 2nd November 2013
Extra Life is an event that has been growing in size for the past 5 years and truly deserves to only get bigger and bigger.
Extra Life is a charity event to raise money for the Childrens Miracle Network. It helps children fight against illnesses and helps give them that chance to have their deserved Extra Life
Gamers from all around the world will be getting together in groups and online to play games for 24 hours straight to raise money for this unbelievably worthwhile cause. No rest breaks, no sleeping, 24 hours straight!
All we ask you to do is help us raise some money to support the Childrens Miracle Network. Click on the link and donate whatever you can to help out. Go on, make yourself feel like a gaming hero and donate some money to help a child have an EXTRA LIFE!
Show the world that gamers are heroes.
Play Games – Heal Kids
Click here to support us and donate an amount.

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Warning: Some potential American Horror Story: Coven spoilers follow...
Creator Ryan Murphy is keeping the details of the third chapter of American Horror Story, AHS: Coven, pretty close to the vest, as expected. We've known for some time that Season 3 would center on witches and feature a location where, as he said, "real horror had taken place." It was then revealed that at least three of the characters would be based on actual women who had become legendary either in, or following, their time. Bates and Lange were set to portray mortal enemies who had once been best friends. Oh, and we knew that production would take place in New Orleans.
Executive producer Tim Minear was joined by cast members Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates and Angela Bassett at today's TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour, where they teased a few more details about what we can expect from AHS: Coven.
The panel jumped off with a genuine moment of hilarity when the actors were asked to say, whatever they were allowed to, about their characters. Paulson and Minear talked over one another as they tried to sort out what they could, and could not, reveal. "Wait, can we say the thing? Oh we can!?! That cat's out of the bag...Okay."
Basically, ee now know that Paulson will play Lange's daughter. "Isn't that a nugget," Paulson exclaimed. "Chew on that for awhile!". We will. The character names were also unveiled; two of which were quite notable. Kathy Bates plays Madame LaLaurie (as rumored) and Angela Bassett Marie Laveau.
Legends of New Orleans:
For those who are unfamiliar, LaLaurie is an infamous figure in New Orleans lore. A Louisiana-born socialite, she was said to be a serial killer who tortured, and though it was not proven, many say murdered, her slaves. Bassett's Laveau was a renowned Louisiana Creole practitioner of Voodoo in New Orleans. The plot is indeed thickening.
Murphy had said that Bates' character was, "meaner than anything she's ever played before" and "ten times worse" than Annie Wilkes from Misery. We believe it now. There are very few female serial killers, and LaLaurie, if lore and legend is to be believed, was one of the worst. As Bates says, "It's gonna knock your socks off."
For her part, Bassett said there were a few, "Voodoo... how do you say it... Voodians? Who have offered to show me a few things." The actress felt a little shy to go receive that particular lesson on her own. She and Lange may make a field trip of it, though.
Lange's (Ageless?) Witch:
Lange and Paulson's character names were a bit more generic. Lange is set to play Fiona and Paulson, her daughter, Cordelia. Both Paulson and Minear did confirm that there may be some hidden meaning in Cordelia's name, though, as in a reference to the parental relationship in Shakespeare's King Lear. In the play, Cordelia is Lear's most beloved daughter, and she near-worships her father. But when she refuses to cater to his ego and "prove" her devotion, he banishes her; which sets him on a course to an ultimately tragic end.
"I think everybody knows the subtitle is Coven, so some of us play witches, some play historical characters," said Lange of her character. "I do play a witch." Hallelujah, it would be a vast disappointment for fans if Lange was somehow not a witch on the witch-centric season of American Horror Story.
There have also been rumors that some kind of fountain of youth, or ageless spell, is a part of the storyline. "We move back and forth in time, so it encompasses a lot of different stories," Lange said.
It's unclear if they will be playing the same characters, or reincarnations, or if the show will continue to interweave various people's stories at various points in history. However, my guess is the first, that at least a few of the characters are ageless, timeless, magical beings.
"All of these women are playing very iconic, very strong female characters," said Minear. "Not all of them are witches, some of them are witches, but they're all powerful."
Good Witch/Bad Witch?
It was also confirmed that two kinds, possibly even two factions, of witches will be featured in the story."We're taking the idea of the Salem witches fleeing to the South at some point. There's these two different kinds of witches in our world," Minear said.
Could this be a classic, "are you a good witch or a bad witch tale?" Or is it Voodoo versus/combined with colonial/European Witchcraft? Or is it possible that only some are truly magical, while others (Bates perhaps?) are not, and are, as such, driven to malevolent acts in an attempt to capture some of what comes so naturally to others? Just speculating here, Bates could just be an evil, evil witch. Or simply an evil human. It does sound as though there will be some kind of war in play, though. And it feels like it will be witch against witch, in a battle that may have begun with those trying to suppress all magical beings.
"I think some of the bigger themes this year are oppression of minorities of all kinds. Within that idea, the idea of minority groups sort of going after each other and doing the work of the larger culture for the larger culture," Minear said of the larger thematic scope of the story. "While there is a very strong feminist theme that runs throughout Coven this year, there's also themes of race and themes of oppression. There's also a very strong theme of family and specifically mothers and daughters."
Though they will be tackling relevant issues, as they always do, Minear stresses that this season will also be overflowing with humor. Though, I for one, have found that each season was peppered with a healthy dose of levity. "The fun quotient is high this year," says Minear. "This year is a drama, but there is a lot of humor and there is a kind of -- we are embracing a kind of velocity and fun with the series this year, so it's not the same as it was the last two years, but I think it might be a bit more welcoming to the audience."
AHS: Coven is currently in production in New Orleans with only a few days of shooting under their belt. Speaking for myself, the Season 3 debut simply cannot get in my eyeballs fast enough.
As to the remainder of the cast, it was revealed yesterday that Alexandra Breckenridge, who played young Moira opposite Frances Conroy in Season 1, is set to return. She joins returning and new "American Horror Story Players" (a term coined by our own Eric Goldman, I believe) Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, Taissa Farmiga, Frances Conroy, Lily Rabe, Denis O'Hare, Emma Roberts, Angela Bassett, Patti LuPone and Gabourey Sidibe.
No word on Zachary Quinto yet, but he was spotted at the FX party, and we have hopes...
American Horror Story: Coven is set to premiere in October on FX.


text: Recent releases have seen Dominique really hitting her stride with this whole pop malarkey. The New York-based all-rounder coos over bubbling synths and softly clattering percussion on new track Love You Better which emerged online today, following the release of last month's Good Girl. "If you let down your guard babe, I can love you better," purrs Dominique on the mid-tempo electropop tune which you can check out below.


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Melancholy and the Mountain
Aimlessly I walked mostly numb partly tearful.
Not knowing where I was heading til I met a juncture.
Then I just went with the flow.
Upon footpath along high trafficked road I strolled.
Awkwardly as if only recently obtaining this clunky suit (body)
Each step not fluid had to be purposely placed.
I pondered at this oddity which afflicted me as I continued.
Along the straight plateau I could see furthest ranges usually.
Not today they were invisible beneath layers of heavy cloud.
I sympathised with them I understood just how they felt.
The sun shone warm upon me I breathed deep.
Trying to inhale the joy in that light, not quite getting there.
Back to watching my footfall, still urked by its difficulty.
I started hearing the bird song, shrill and perfect from gnarled boughs.
It touched my heart, gifting a moments release and a smile.
Then returned the whats, the whys and the horrid why nots.
Numb again wrapping itself about my heart.
I breathed in colours, a single purple daisy the colour of my shirt.
That daisy stood alone, 'neath a scrubby bush amongst the grassy weed.
Vibrant and so brilliant, I smiled and sent gratitude, admiration.
I was constantly reminded of a beauty I have and this bought joy and sadness.
But the joy so deep, had me locked in even before the numb choked me.
I gave thanks and was rewarded with the beauty of the wild ornamental grass.
The gnarled willow with its symbiotic relationships it supported so proud.
Honey bees buzzed around the flowers of the blue grey green of gum.
A truck sat with lights on unattended.
I smiled at this and how some things never change.
I noted the local gambling spot was free of cars, the absence surprised me.
I smiled and took in the colours of the traffic the sounds and the people about.
People in their cars, on the bus, on a bench having a smoke sharing a laugh.
The walking, working, the coughing and spluttering behind me, I cringed and shook.
I saw looks of possible recognition, smiled and waved at courteous drivers.
Stopping to let me cross the road, not acknowledging me though.
My mood was lifting and I was releasing more and more hopelessness.
Releasing stagnant despair, my step was more natural, almost a glide.
I still didn't know where I was going I just kept on.
People dressed down dressed up and for no particular season.
I came to stairs that'd take me to a lookout point so up I did go.
Looking out to the eastern ranges, they were felt close enough to touch.
Then to the south, over the shopping village into suburbia.
Two stood on rooftop, beyond hung the grey clouds low.
The south west mountains felt a long way off, but was nice to extend my view.
I noticed the naked trees bore fruit at the end of their limbs, making a stunning canopy above me.
In contrast boxed hedging and camellia bushes mingled in the ménage.
I caressed the rough bark of naked trees, the soft petal and shiny leaf of camellia shrub.
I descended back to the land of where one must dwell, reluctantly.
Paying attention to the colours leaves webs raindrops and the sounds.
Birds chirping, winged flight, people nattering, and traffic squeaking, roaring.
I breathed it all in and it felt good, now was always good, if I could find it.
Nearing a possible destination new plantings of rusted reds vibrant oranges.
Of yellows so cheery and bright my spirit soared in delight at this sight, I was thankful.
One elder passed with an impressed stare at the beauty so new to me.
I entered the library small but welcoming with that characteristic murmur.
Happy children were in this place not so happy parents were to, I didn't understand.
Not knowing what I was wanting I browsed, paid my bill and left with many a story book.
Back on the street I walked through the streets the stairs took me from previously.
I saw a beautiful golden retriever at his masters feet he saw me, we didn't get to meet.
Some faces were grim others non-descript, I flipped open my borrowed book and read.
My step free and way seemingly clear to avoid mishap, interesting I thought.
I returned on the same path I ventured in on and I noticed the mountains now stood clear.
The cloud still low had moved further away showing the stark contrast of black range on white sky.
I smiled and felt warm inside, the sun still shone the traffic still ran the birds still sang.
So as I walked and reclaimed some sense of self and journey many questions asked.
Only one seemed answered, to write, that was it, to write from my mind or other.
I am not sure of either to answer with certainty, as I know not what I'm meant to write.
But I have started with this, though I have inflicted my words upon many already.


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To put this question in perspective, it is simply stated by a very recent quotation we came across:
"It is better to mitigate a risk than attempt to survive an issue."
(CJP Stoneman, 2010)
What Mr. Stoneman is attempting to articulate is that in the practice of project risk management the cost of risk mitigation (reduction of a risk potential's risk equivalent value or REV) is usually much lower than the cost of issue resolution. The basis for this concept is that once a risk potential has triggered into reality, i.e., has become an issue; the project team is now playing the old game of wasted resources called "catch-up." An issue is not managed, scheduled, or planned – it is simply resolved in the shortest possible time for least expenditure of project resources. Why? Issues are a distraction or impediment to the over-arching objective of every project:
the production of "fit-for-use" deliverables on-time and on-budget.
Therefore, to be proactive in the project risk management discipline means to spend more time attempting to mitigate risk potentials than to deal with them after they have triggered into reality thereby causing a drain on project resources and funds.
An ancillary question may now be:
How does a project team mitigate a risk potential?
With the recent growth in certification for project managers, there are many answers to this question, but many do not stop and think about the words or phrases they are using to define risk mitigation. In common terms, risk mitigation is the process by which project risk potentials are dissected, understood, and evaluated for the express purpose of reducing their risk equivalent value (REV). A risk potential's REV is the product of the potential's risk cost of impact (RCI) and its risk potential of occurrence (RPO). Thus the formula for a risk potential's REV is:
Usually the value of REV is given in terms of cost when RCI is in a monetary currency and the RPO is enumerated as a percentage. The product or REV is thus expressed as the product of cost impact weighted by the probability that the risk potential will occur.
An example would be, say, the RCI or cost of a severe hurricane hitting your data center could be $1,000,000.00 units, and the RPO or probability occurrence is 0.01 or 1% chance of happening given your location, propensity for hurricane activity, soundness of data center structure, and many other factors. The REV would then be the product of RCI * RPO which is $10,000.00 units. The REV now allows the risk management team to prioritize the risk potentials thereby expending the limited risk mitigation funds and resources on those risk potentials with highest REV. The added benefit is that the risk potentials with the highest REVs are the candidates for the largest reduction value versus mitigation resources expended.
In closing, being proactive therefore is primarily focused on mitigation and not on response. Reducing the possible impact (REV) of a risk potential instead of responding to a risk that has triggered, i.e., an issue, is most often, we have found, the best approach and most cost efficient given today's economic landscape.
Please join us over the next several blogs, for further discussions on proactive risk management topics.


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April 12, 2011
Barbados: Barbados Wildlife Reserve
See that little guy above? That's who greets you at the entrance to the Barbados Wildlife Reserve. So little, so cute, so calm. You think 'How could this attraction be anything less than a serene chance to connect with nature?' Then you are greeted by the other green monkeys, running a-muck, much larger, much more aggressive (we saw one pull a banana out of the hand of a toddler in the parking lot*), much less little & calm. Now you start to think 'Maybe this isn't such a good idea.'
These were most definitely the thoughts running through my head the afternoon we visited the Barbados Wildlife Reserve. Fresh off an afternoon Barbados rain shower, the animals seemed especially enthusiastic the day we were there, arriving just in time for the 2pm feeding.
The first part of the Reserve is peaceful, calm, thick jungle – it's what I imagine many of the other, less developed Caribbean islands look like. A winding stone path leads you to the Grenade Hall Signal Station. A walk up three flights of stairs in this once in use signal station leads to this beautiful view of the east coast:
After we enjoyed the nature walk a bit more, we moved over to a separate section, where the animals are "kept" (the monkeys are free to leave the fenced in area & often move in & out throughout the day). The first animals we saw were turtles & deer. The turtles were everywhere, going about their own business, which pretty much seemed to be moving slowly & sleeping (& hanging out on the backs of alligators). The main goal of all the animals, we realized, was to get themselves to the area where the Reserve staff serve lunch on a daily basis – lunch consisting of a huge pile of lettuce, fruit & veggies.
One turtle, pictured below, was especially endearing. While the other animals were cutting across dirt, running, jumping & heaving themselves toward the food, he stuck to the brick path the whole way, even though it took much longer. What a proper little guy!
While it was cute to watch the turtles & deer eat together in peace, it was quite an experience to watch the monkeys dive for food. The grabbed the bigger pieces – especially oranges – & found more secluded spots to eat on their own. Occasionally, one monkey would decide he wasn't happy with his chosen piece & would grab one away from another monkey – very mature. The most amazing thing was that the monkeys were totally un-phased by the tourists standing around, watching them. I guess they're used to human interaction by now.
So while the Wildlife Reserve is definitely one of the more touristy things we've done in Barbados (hello bus loads full of cruise passengers!), it was also one of the more fun. Unless your skiddish around monkeys. In which case, I definitely don't recommend it. It should be noted that you may not realize that you're skiddish around monkeys until you actually get there – like me.
*Yeah, so hello bad parenting! There are signs all over the parking lot telling you not to eat. So what does the parent do in the car next to us? Give her child a banana. You're eating a banana in an area where wild monkeys, which eat bananas, run free. That banana, & toddler, stood zero chance. Way to be smart!
PS I'm not perk'd or paid to write any of this – I can assure you that the Barbados Wildlife Reserve has no idea that I am terrified uneasy about their monkeys & have no idea that I exist.


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Caritas Finland's AGM elected new Board
Open House at Kuusitie on February 13
Caritas News in January
December's Caritas News
Christmas Market until December 22
Advent Collection helps pregnant refugees
Caritas Finland's Advent aims to help Syrian refugees: Caritas Finland supports pregnancy care for refugee women in Lebanon through a Caritas Lebanon project. In June 2016, the number of registered Syrian refugees in Lebanon was more than a million. The refugee influx has increased the demand on health care services in Lebanon. For instance, in December 2012, 40% of primary healthcare visits in the country were made by Syrian refugees, causing a strain on healthcare staff and equipment.
Caritas Finland's Advent Collection supports Caritas Lebanon's pregnancy care project for refugee women in Rayfoun, Sad El Baouchriyeh and Sidon in Lebanon. The project provides regular free curative and preventive obstetric medical consultations, including free ultrasonography tests during pregnancy and gyneacology consultations. It also provides pregnancy and breastfeeding vitamins and medicines.
Caritas Finland's Collection Account number is FI73 8000 1270 1545 04 and the reference number for the Advent Collection is 2231. Collection Permit: POL-2015-1542. More information about the Collection is available online at: www.caritas.fi/advent-collection.
Read Bishop Teemu's Message here.
Caritas is moving to Kuusitie
New Board Elected
Caritas Finland elected new Board
The new Board held its constitutive meeting immediately after the Extraordinary General Meeting and the Bishop of Helsinki was duly elected Chairman of the Board and President of Caritas Finland. The new Board appointed Ms Larissa Franz-Koivisto, the former CF chair, to a newly created post of Secretary General of Caritas Finland.
Bishop of Helsinki supports Climate March
Caritas Finland is part of the Global Catholic Climate Movement and naturally takes part in the Climate March which is arranged in Helsinki at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Novmeber 29. The Studium Catholicum is also working to highlight environmental concerns and takes part in the demonstration. This Catholic presence will meet up at Stockmann's before the beginning of the march and joining the other participants at Narinkkatori.
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My nephew, technically grandnephew, turns seventeen today. I was up early working on a musical play when I remembered to log onto Facebook and wish him a happy birthday and I thought how ironic it seemed that only a few heartbeats ago I was doing the same thing for his sixteenth birthday.
I've been asked a few times in my life that if I had a year to revisit which one would I pick. The first year that came to mind each time I was asked was my seventeenth – and then I would try to understand why that particular year erupted from my memory banks.
The day I turned seventeen Shamu died. Less than a month later I would have my heart so badly broken I left the town I was living in and never returned. Viet Nam still raged and we all feared turning eighteen and the draft. I graduated a year early from Lawndale High School and worked fulltime in Buena Park, where this Saturday's child had another Saturday birthday and built bird and animal cages for pet stores and distributors, and oh yes, the many monkey cages for Walter Knott's defunct Japanese Village and Deer Park. Seventeen would also see me: angry when the staff of KPPC was fired; head out for Orlando to work at Disney World (we never made it); spend Christmas alone in an airport; suffer another broken heart; break another's heart; see the Rolling Stones up front and personal; live in my car; get arrested twice (and released without charges); and smoke marijuana for the very last time.
Why seventeen? It was a year of emotional turnovers, a year of disappointments, and a year of coming of age. Why then seventeen? Maybe, perhaps – because it was a year of turnovers and disappointments along with dramatic changes and intense emotions – I knew what it was to be alive. Once, long ago, I wrote in one of my notebooks: "I cry to know I am alive," because, after all, when we stop feeling we are already dead.
Seventeen is a year of youthful health and exuberance, a year to taste the adulthood that lurks just around the corner, and hopefully a year to remember, however bittersweet those memories might be.
Five years after my seventeenth birthday a young man called Johnny Cougar was making a name for himself. Later as John Cougar he would write: "Hold on to sixteen as long as you can/Changes come around real soon/Make us women and men." I would assert the same holds true for seventeen.
And, for my nephew, I wish him the happiest of days, a year of the highest good, and memories to treasure for a lifetime.
Happy Seventeenth Birthday, Quade.


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SACRAMENTO – Assemblywoman Beth Gaines, R—Roseville, today voted to protect private property rights by voting to eliminate California's redevelopment agencies, which are the top source of eminent domain seizures in the state and according to nonpartisan fiscal analysts, don't help create more jobs.
"At a time when families are struggling to make ends meet and local governments and school districts are cutting any remaining fat from their already skeletal budgets, we as a Legislature should be looking at each and every possible area to cut costs in order to balance our budget and get our state's economy back on track," Gaines said. "Redevelopment agencies were first created to clean up blight and improve infrastructure, and while some have completed very successful projects in their communities, unfortunately today, many use these state-subsidies as slush funds to seize private property through eminent domain and supplement other general fund expenditures, with little accountability to taxpayers."
Gaines voted in support of Assembly Bills 26x and 27x, which call for the abolishment of Redevelopment Agencies, or RDA's, in California. The measures passed 52 to 21.
According to the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office, redevelopment agencies don't help to create any new jobs, but rather, "any gains in the project areas are offset by losses in other parts of the region." Gaines added that taxpayers in Northern California fund redevelopment agencies throughout the state, even if an agency does not exist in their community.
"During these tough economic times, state-subsidized redevelopment schemes are diverting money from vital services like education and police and fire protection," Gaines said.
Gaines' vote took place during a marathon budget session in the Assembly, where the Legislature is constitutionally obligated to pass a budget by midnight today. Gaines also voted no on several budget bills to increase taxes, including the vehicle license fee and state sales tax.
"Californians deserve a responsible, balanced budget, not a temporary fix to our ongoing fiscal problem that pushes our gaping deficit onto future generations," Gaines said. "Now is absolutely the wrong time to increase taxes and it's time we get serious and make the difficult, but necessary structural reforms our state desperately needs so we can stop the abusive budget practices that continue to plague our state year after year."
Assemblywoman Beth Gaines represents the 4th Assembly District, which includes portions of Placer, El Dorado, Sacramento and Alpine counties.
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Signposting the return of the quintessential gentleman's style of dance. Hollywood movies starring Fred Astaire inspired men all over the world to dress sharp and move smooth, but in recent years tap dance became more synonomous with workmens boots, dirty jeans and bin lids (think STOMP!). In 2012 Tap is back and it has had a suave new makeover. So You Think You Can Dance winner MATT FLINT re-invents the style for contemporary gents through charismatic moves, fine tailoring and a dapper sense of style not only in dress but in dance techniques and movements.
Gentlemen's Tap Dance Trend 2012 from MOVE IT 2012 on Vimeo.
Gentlemen's Tap Dance Trend 2012 from MOVE IT 2012 on Vimeo.
Inspired and influenced by epic gothic movies like the Underworld series , gothic hip hop takes cutting edge Hip Hop and streetdance moves and gives them a dark and dramatic twist, creating a unique and ground breaking style for 2012. Beware what lurks in the darkness…
Gothic Hip Hop from MOVE IT 2012 on Vimeo.
You think you know what Bellydance is all about? Think again. 2012 sees the style evolving and embracing the glamour, giltz and the soundtrack of Bollywood movies. The moves are fast paced and feature Bollywood's trademark expressive hands and undulating hips. Whilst the Indian twist gives the style a fresh edge, all the classic Bellydance benefits are up for grabs; a flatter tummy, toned arms and a chance to express your sensual side.
Log on to www.moveitdance.co.uk/
dancetrends to learn how to perfect these amazing new styles through a series of MOVE IT Dance Trends Masterclass video tutorials.


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Grazioso is the musical term for grace. The red bloom of the curcuma plant in its green environment evokes a graceful figure emerging.
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More important than can we is the question should we?
As more and more stories come out, fallout from the Weinstein story, and more people come forward in ways that survivors read as sympathetic to the aggressor, I find myself wondering, for example, will I ever be able to watch Matt Damon act and think, "damn that was a fine performance" or will my brain constantly be stuck on, "that douchecanoe totally made it easy for Weinstein to keep assaulting women." My instinct says it will be the latter, at least for a while.
I've faced this many times over the years. I used to be a huge fan of Michael Jackson until his questionable behavior and various allegations came to light. There were years when I couldn't deal with listening to his music, my brain just kept saying, "what he did was not cool." I still cannot watch films by Woody Allen or Roman Polanksi, full stop. I stopped reading anything by Orson Scott Card, despite loving several of his books when I first read them.
Part of the difficulty is that once you know that someone is an awful human (racist, sexist, or whathaveyou) it is hard not to see what they create, or the projects they choose to fund and support, without applying that lens.
Sometimes, I can separate it, but it takes time and distance. Some creators I can separate from their art because I suppose my brain excuses them for being a product of the era in which they lived. And yet there are those who, even in less tolerant eras, went against the grain; Mark Twain managed to write brilliantly scathing things about the racists that surrounded him. Maybe I should be less forgiving.
Regardless, contemporaries get a more intense stink-eye from me. The idea that people have failed to evolve alongside societal shifts and expectations — especially artists who typically lean further left — is ultimately what frustrates me.
Celebrities, artists, public figures are all just people and I don't give the average person much leeway so why should I be more forgiving just because someone puts more of themselves into the public realm? If I discover that someone is guilty of sexually assault, or supports white supremacy, or even just makes me uncomfortable when I can't put a finger on why, I will put significant distance between them and me. If I feel that a corporation is acting without care for human life (Nestle, I'm looking at you) I will stop buying their products. If I feel like a government is acting against the better interests of the region it represents I will write to my representative and I will work to change that government. So why do I continue to support artists?
It's complicated sometimes. Yes, I can stop buying books from authors and art from artists but films are a huge undertaking by a large number of connected people. Sometimes it's easier to shut them out from our end knowing that some directors have far more control over their productions (Woody Allen, Quentin Tarantino) whereas some have far less control. Some have had little choice in where their funding came from. It's fair for someone from the outside to say, "I just wouldn't have taken the offer from Weinstein if I'd known his reputation," but what if that money was the one thing that could lift you out of the rut you were in? I know that if there were an earthquake and the only products left on the shelf were Nestle brands, I'd take them. Heck I'd pay premium prices for them.
It's not always a matter of greed — though in some cases I am sure it was. Just as I am sure some people were faced with a difficult choice, and that some people legitimately had no clue about the true nature of the person they were doing business with, I am certain that there were people who were well aware that Weinstein was a dangerous predator but who chose to put their bottom line over the health and safety of a young actress. Or many actresses, repeatedly. I know that some of the people stepping forward and saying, "I had no idea," likely willfully ignored the stories women were telling. This is why Matt Damon bothers me so much. The fact that he helped to silence the truth when it surfaced years ago, painting it as libelous or downplaying it as rumors or a "he said she said" story, shows a pattern of not believing the victim, or even blaming the victim. The fact that he could have let that story be published but instead chose to be the bully is heartbreakingly disappointing. I was a fan but I cannot be now.
So. Can I separate the artist from their art? Yes. Should I? No. Not anymore.
I have been known to go to movies on opening weekend simply to show my support in the bottom line for box office reports — I can easily do the same in the other direction by refusing to support films created by those who perpetuate the toxic "ignorance" of those who routinely abuse their position of power, whether they are the abusers themselves or the apologists. I'm done. You don't get my money or my attention anymore. There's a lot of content out there, I will be fine without yours.


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I was hired by Under Armour a few months ago to create a simple animation showing off their new footwear fixturing program. The UA footwear fixtures are a system of interchanging parts, and allows for a great deal of flexibility for the retailer.
This project was extremely quick turn. We built all of the assets from scratch, animated and rendered everything all within 1 week. Even were able to use RealFlow in one section.
All in all, it's not the sexiest animation – but for a weeks worth of work I can't complain.
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That exhaust bracket is unsurprising. Lots of Citroen do it. I had exactly the same problem on our C3 Picasso at 3 years. The exhausts last well but the brackets are cheap mild steel . The weld on our car took 5 minutes at my local repairer and MOT tester (not a dealer) was free and five years later has well outlasted the original bracket. Scandalous charge at Robins and Day but take heart some dealers do not offer to weld!
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A young man in a Panda costume and surgical mask walked into a Baltimore TV station Thursday claiming to have a bomb. He was shot and wounded by police after leaving the building. He's in serious but stable condition.
The 25-year old from Howard County walked into a Fox TV station in Baltimore with a fake bomb on his chest that consisted of aluminum-wrapped chocolate bars duct-taped to a flotation device.
Police have NOT confirmed but Ed Brizzi told CBS Baltimore Thursday night the man is his son, Alex Brizzi.
Ed Brizzi told the media outlet that his son recently changed his attitude and said the world was going to end June 3rd.
"We really didn't see this coming," Ed Brizzi said. "… We were looking at him, trying to assess him, trying to figure out what to do. He's 25 years old, so I can't say, 'You've got to go into the hospital,"' said Brizzi. Authorities searched the suspect's home for hours Thursday night, the station says.
You notice he didn't have a gun or a fake gun, but rather a fake bomb. If it was a gun, it would have provided a backdrop for Obama's executive order today on smart gun technology.
The young fake bomber walked into the lobby of Fox affiliate WBFF, knowns as Fox45, in a Panda costume and gave a flash drive to a security guard and told him he wanted the station to broadcast its contents.
The security guard told CBS Baltimore, "It pretty much had to do with anything with astronomy — black holes, the sun, about it being liquid and gas, and he just wanted to say that the government was wrong in thinking about the way they do when it comes to anything in space."
The guard activated an alarm under his desk, and the station was quickly evacuated.
The man, presumably Alex Brizzi, barricaded himself in the station. He wouldn't talk to law enforcement as he walked out of the building and down the street, continuing to ignore various orders to show his hands.
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Overdubs continue on My Attorney's LP4 material.
Each time Andy and I finish a session, the song at hand has evolved and regenerated into something fresh and exciting.
In this case Cold Night In Anaheim has gone from being the ugly duckling of the session, to something colourful, chiming and beautiful. Delicate picking parts were added to the rhythm guitar - which was subsequently removed from the arrangement. A winding, sunny solo joined in after the first chorus... and a shimmering crescendo of strumming was played at the close of the song.
The result is something that bears little resemblance to the live version; and all the better for it.


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So Far Gone
So Far Gone is the debut EP of Canadian artist Drake, released on September 15, 2009, originally released as a mixtape on February 13, 2009. It features only five songs from the mixtape, and two new songs. There are guest appearances by Trey Songz, Lil Wayne, Bun B and Young Jeezy. Its three singles are "Best I Ever Had", "Successful" and "I'm Goin' In" In April 2010, the EP won Rap Recording of the Year at the 2010 Juno Awards. The EP debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200 with 73,000 units sold. .
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The 21st Century ... Freddie Williams,Alphonso Smith,Tyrone Moores, Pierre Johnson and Alonzo Martin were five teens hailing from the Henry Horner Homes off the west side of Chicago. They all attended Richard T. Crane High School. They were discovered and produced by writer/producer Marvin Eugene Smith for local Chicago label Golden Tone Productions. The wild success of this single soon led to a distribution deal with RCA Records that re-released the record in March 1975.


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Jesus said, "People must love me enough to do what I say. Then my Father will love them and we will come live with them" (Eyewitness John 14:21).
Eyewitness: pp. 224,226
In Your Bible: John 3:16; John Chapters 13 and 14
This is the season for romantic love or friendly love. But today we will focus on God's love.
Jesus brought captivating "Good News." Because people had not heard that God loved them, the disciples and early followers, took almost three years to grasp the strength and impact of this message.
God So Loved
Most people hear John 3:16 before they become believers. This verse shows how much God loves mankind. Only God can give agape love. For God so loved the world that he gave his only son, so that everyone who believes in him will not die, but live forever (Eyewitness John 3:16).
* Vine's Expository on New Testament Words, says this:
Agapao love as used of God, expresses a deep and constant love and interest of a perfect Being towards entirely unworthy objects, producing and fostering a reverential love towards the Giver.
Near the end of Jesus' ministry, he taught and demonstrated many important things to the inner circle of disciples (John Chapter 13).
- Jesus washed the disciples feet – modeled serving.
- Had his last supper with them – celebrating commitment for his return.
- Told them he was going away to the Father – but would return.
- Gave a new commandment – love one another.
Philip seemed confused, so Jesus replied, "Don't you know that I am the in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak are not due to my own initiative. The Father lives within me and does his work through me. Believe in me when I say I am in the Father….." (Eyewitness John 14:10,11).
How to Show Love for the Father
There is a direct tie between listening to Jesus and obeying what he says. Jesus explained what the believer gains:
- If you love me, you'll be happy for me that I go to the Father – He's greater than I am.
- If you love me, you will do what I tell you to do.
- If you obey my instructions, you show your love for the Father.
How can we miss this? We should listen and do it all.
Application: Jesus pointed the way to please the Father. Jesus also gave followers the key – believe in him, rely on him, and trust him. Listen to him when he says, "If you love me," there is more to follow.
Prayer: Father, thank you for Jesus. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. We know he pleases you, help me to listen and do what he says. I want to please you too.
Question: Do you struggle with Jesus' teaching? Keep my commands. Love one another. Believe in me. Listen to me. Show you love for me. prove your love for the Father. If we do not abide in him the struggle will go on. How do we abide in him and live in him?
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* An Expository of New Testament Words, Vol 3, W.E. Vine, Fleming H. Revell Company, Old Tappan, New Jersey USA, Love pp. 20-22.


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The Key West Sunset Biplane Flight caters to special occasions.
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- Enjoy an aerial view of Boca Grande Key
- Exhilarating once-in-a-lifetime experience
The Key West Sunset Biplane Flight caters to special occasions. It doesn't get any better than being up in a Biplane flying over Key West as the Key West sunset casts amazing colors over the ocean. This trip is known to be the Perfect Key West Memory.
This is our most popular tour that takes you to all the great destinations of the shorter tours and much more! The first destinations of the 30 Sunset Tour include a flight tour of historic Old Town Key West, a trip out to the Sand Key Lighthouse, and an eco-tour of the lush Mangrove Islands.
This trip also features added time out on the coral reef as well as a stunning 14-mile ride to Boca Grande Key. Here you will catch sight of sharks, stingrays and dolphins that make their home in the diverse Key West backcountry.
- Duration: 30-35 Mins
- Check-in time: Please check-in 30 minutes before the activity start time.
- Departure point: Detailed check-in instructions - including address, Google map, and parking information - will be included in your final confirmation email.
- 30-35 minute narrated flight and all necessary safety gear
- Gratuities (optional)
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- DVD video of your biplane ride available for purchase
- Advance Purchase Recommended
- Upon booking you will receive an instant receipt with Voucher Confirmation to follow
- Capacity: Maximum 2 Passengers
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This tour accepts both printed and electronic vouchers (e-vouchers). You can either print the voucher and present a paper copy on the day of travel. Or, if you travel with a mobile device, simply show your Photo ID and present your voucher on your Smartphone or tablet on the day of travel.
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Complete operator information, including local telephone number, will be included on your Confirmation Voucher.
Please arrive for check-in 30 minutes before the tour begins. The exact tour start time may be based on your chosen options and will be noted on the confirmation you receive after booking.
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Has anyone else noticed that Jell-o decided to make their 6 pack puddings into 4 packs for the same price. What the hell, people? You can't DOOO that. Well, awhile ago Target (aka the greatest place on earth) had 6 pack sugar free Jell-o on super sale. So R went buck wild and bought lots of them. Unfortunately he eats at least 3 of them a day so he ran out pretty quickly.
So I, in all of my udder sweetness, decided to make something sweet for the hubby to take to work.
- Bag of Trader Joe's Blister Peanuts
- 1 Tablespoon of Splenda
- 1 Teaspoon of Cinnamon
- 400 degree oven for 10 minutes
That's it. R says although they are good, they really need to be sweeter. Maybe Stevia? We will keep at it and maybe find a way to tame R's sweet tooth.


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On Tue, 13 Jul 2004, Joe Orton wrote: > On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 03:35:12AM +0100, Nick Kew wrote: > > This doesn't completely address the issue that this might cause > > excessive memory usage; particularly if we have to serve ranges in a > > perverse order. I would propose two admin-configurable limits: > > > > (1) Total data buffered in memory by the byterange filter. This can be > > computed in advance from the request headers. If this is exceeded, the > > filter should create a file bucket to store the data, and the ordered > > list then references offsets into the file. > > Buffering responses into temporary files so that the byterange filter > can do its job sounds extremely messy. Not as messy as buffering it in memory regardless of size. But I agree it's got to be configurable, and probably not a default. > Being able to send byteranges of arbitrary dynamically generated content > doesn't seem like an essential feature; the filter is just saying "I > can't efficiently process a byterange request for this content". > Clients must handle the 200 response fallback already. Indeed. The question is: can we offer admins alternatives, that might be better in some situations, without messing memory. I've put forward suggestions, amplifying Ian's, on how I believe we can. -- Nick Kew
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Their time on the annual ITV talent show is steadily drawing to a dramatic close.
So it's rather understandable that the four remaining X Factor contestants - Matt Terry, Saara Aalto, 5 After Midnight and Emily Middlemas - made the most of it, this week.
The wannabe pop stars each prepared for tonight's semi-finals in different ways, hoping their approach will be the winning formula and, ultimately, snag them the coveted competition title.
5 After Midnight clearly wanted to venture out of the X Factor house, so paid a visit to London's Capital Karts, where they indulged in a private go-karting session.
Clearly feeling the need to burn off their nervous energy, they lapped up the fun while admitting "we just wanted to have some fun" as the tension mounts. "We need to take the chemistry we've got here and ensure it transfers onto the stage," they added.
More inclined to meet-and-greet his fans, Matt Terry joined mentor Nicole Scherzinger for a visit to Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland .
Fans recently suggested that the pair are a little too close for comfort, despite Nicole currently being in a relationship with Grigor Dimitrov.
However, rather than keep their distance, the pair cosied up to each other as they navigated the seasonal attraction, posting snaps of themselves to Instagram.
Meanwhile, Saara Aalto opted for a rather different approach - namely, staying inside and fortifying herself with good food and memories of her family in Finland.
Having been sent photographs from her grandfather, she was also inspired to plan her Christmas visit home, where she'll see her loved ones for the first time in three months.
Seeming to suffer from nerves, she said her main aim to is to rehearse on loop to maximise her chances of reaching the final. "I have to be there next week," she said. "It's everything I've wanted."
The show's other female hopeful, Emily Middlemas, instead spent her time at the ITV Gala event, which saw her glam up for the red carpet.
She also thanked fans for their help in getting her to the semi-final. Taking to Twitter, she posted: "It's the semi finals tomorrow...what?!?!? This is crazy. I want to take this time to thank everyone who has voted for me, honestly. WOW!"
Their fun comes just a day after an X Factor insider exclusively revealed to Mirror Online that it's an 'open race' between all four semi-finalists.
The source went on to say the voting is the 'closest it has ever been' as we move into the last week before the final.
As X Factor viewers get over the shock/delight of watching Honey G leave the competition - after the controversial rapper lost the sing-off to Louis Walsh's last remaining boy group 5 After Midnight - it seems any of the acts remaining can win the competition.
Speaking to Mirror Online, the insider revealed: "It's the most open the race has ever been as all four of the remaining contestants (Matt Terry, Emily Middlemas, 5 After Midnight and Saara Aalto) have come top in the public vote at least once during the competition.
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The first mind-altering drug I used when I was fourteen years-old was what most youngsters experiment with first: marijuana. I got hooked on it immediately, after smoking just a few times with a couple of bad influences, and continued using it for another decade until I got sober just six months ago. Marijuana to me was something that all my friends and I used to socialize, but I took it to another level.
I smoked alone most of the time in my room or in the basement, subsequently just sitting on the couch watching my favorite TV shows and munching out on any food I could find in the refrigerator. Weed did for me what I needed it most, giving me the feeling of relaxation and calmness I craved and otherwise lacked due to my struggle with Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD. I just loved that feeling of nothingness going through my head. No racing thoughts, no worries – just total peace of mind.
Pot really never got me into trouble, either, like my other addictions did, and I will get to that one soon. My parents knew I smoked and I only got reprimanded by them when they caught me smoking or found weed in my room. I never got into trouble with the cops; nothing really bad happened from my weed addiction, that's why I enjoyed it. It was a safe drug.
Now, onto my second and more destructive addiction: alcohol. Up until college, alcohol was—like marijuana—used as a way for my friends and me to bond. It was a way to connect, getting drunk together, having a good time, and letting loose. We would have parties, drink a little, smoke some pot, and then go home for the night. When I got into college, all of that changed.
After just a few months I was drinking to get wasted. I began drinking to the point of getting drunk—I mean, really drunk—and doing so made me feel free. It made me feel whole, like nothing else I had ever done. I soon started blacking out and not remembering things that happened the night before, but it didn't matter. I would still drink to oblivion that same night, not caring about the havoc I was going to wreak on my friends and college dorm neighbors.
Soon I couldn't fall asleep for more than a couple of hours if I did not fully intoxicate myself. Alcohol had become a sleep aid. I needed it to get a somewhat decent night of sleep. I needed it to function.
Thinking about it now, these two addictions I acquired over the years were not the only ones. I was addicted to the thrill of getting away with being high or drunk. I loved drinking and driving and basically giving a big "f**k you" to all the cops I passed, saying in my mind, "Haha, you don't know what I'm doing in this car, I'm drinking and wasted right now." Acting like an idiot and getting away with it gave me that push to do even more and more.
Now sober, I realize how foolish I was, but I was sick and had a disease that I could not fight without help. Today, I use other things such as basketball, exercise, and other productive means to excite myself and fulfill my life.
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Horrifying. The explanations and descriptions of how decisions where made seem very ego based. Risk management is an under developed skill.

This story reminds me a lot of formal vs informal evaluation assessments. These events clearly represent the reason why it is critical to make defensible decisions based on facts not pressure or snap judgements. Granted most jobs are not life or death if you are complacent but I'm sure you can connect the dots.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/29/science/space/challenger-explosion-30-year-anniversary.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur

I look forward to seeing the SpaceX and Boeing Space programs. I wish them a safe and successful journey into the unknown. There is so much to be gained from expanding knowledge, but the unknown comes with inherent risk. With that in mind, I hope these new teams learn from past mistakes. I sincerely hope everyone involved, especially managers, are required to read these stories and spend extensive time understanding the complexities of the decisions they are making, how grave they can be. Expert decisions should never, ever be left to snap judgement. Yes, I realize in billion dollar (or even more expensive) projects will have inherent risk. I'm sure these space craft had other known risks. It is my hope that these organizations are not governed by fear and extensive policies; though organizations can not be governed by passion either. These programs have an emense amount of data, it is imperative to mitigate even small risks in a place where we know there is so much we don't know.

I think of flying, just on Earth, and what it takes to maintain civilian air craft. These airplanes have rigorous maintenance schedules, meticulous guideline, safety checks, backups, and pre-flight check lists. The engine, as one example, has to be maintenanced every 100 hours with a full overhaul scheduled.

I've never been to space. I dropped out of my first semester of aerospace engineering, in favor of design. So, I know nothing about the technical details or maintenance schedules of space craft. I would imagine it parallels or exceeds what is required from the FAA for airplanes, I just hope that NASA, their scientists, astronauts, engineers, and America never have to experience another space tragedy due to carelessness and whimsical judgements.

Perhaps the program managers should be required to have a PhD in HCI, a PMP, and at least minor experience with engineering before being allowed to sign off on launches?
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The earth appears to be orbitting back on track today after a bit of a hellish weekend!! I won't bore you with those details...(and for those at our playgroup today - thank you for listening to my stresses and reassuring me that my life is normal!)
So, after thinking that I may sell my eldest son on eBay over the weekend (and can I say I did get a few bidders and to those hopefuls, I will keep you in mind if I am ever really strapped for cash!), as the day has gone on, his mood has improved and I might just keep him for a bit longer ;)
Today, was spent keeping my eldest son busy and active to try and reduce bed time meltdowns that we have been experiencing in this neck of the woods. We (and when I say 'we', I actually just mean my son... 'we' just sounds better!) played with little friends this morning, then ran through sprinklers in the nuddy and took a stroll down to the supermarket to wear those skinny little legs out!
And as I sit here typing, there is silence coming from big brothers room - yay! There was no hysterical tears and screaming. There was a the fairly normal 'NO' as he was led to his bed but he ACTUALLY WENT. He listened to 'The Gruffalo' (which, I do really well, if I do say so myself, complete with character voices!) and then he actually put his head on the pillow when I asked him to. I said my goodnights and after about 10 minutes of talking to himself, it has gone.... wait for it..... QUIET!!!!
Not only, is my son asleep already. The bag I purchased online for my wedding outfit arrived today (thank god it made it here in time) and it actually matches my shoes perfectly! And one of my favourite songs came on the radio tonight, which always transports me back to a couple of summers back, when I had no children and had time to sit down and do nothing!
Yep, everything is right with the world..... at this very moment anyway! So I am just going to savour it for as long as I can... so Adieu to you lot - I'm off to go and get some icecream and caramel topping and enjoy it in peace!!!


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Girl, you're getting married! Yay! I remember the excitement of knowing I was going to spend the rest of my life with the guy of my dreams and all the fun planning! I've been married to my guy since 2011 and we now have two beautiful children.
Like most women, I've dreamed about my wedding day since I was a girl. I wanted a magical, memorable, and stress-free day. Unfortunately, our wedding was less than stress-free. I did almost everything myself including DIY decor, vendor and timeline planning, and all of the tiny details that go into wedding planning. On what was supposed to be the best day of my life, my wedding started late, the venue changed due to weather, I cried when there was an issue with the music, and didn't eat dinner or our cake all because of unforeseen issues. I'm here to make sure you know that everything will be taken care of from contacting vendors and setting up your venue beautifully to keeping the timeline running smoothly and eating your cake so the only tears you will have is tears of joy!
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