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If you don't hire professionals and do the work yourself, you can save a lot of money. Most homeowners are entirely capable of completing tons of different home improvement projects as long as they take the time to educate themselves beforehand. This article is designed to help you do just that.
Think about the value of the home and the effects of personalization when you are doing renovations. If you make a very personalized renovation to your home, then it will probably decrease your home's value because another person will not like this style and won't be willing to pay for the home and any extra renovations they must make.
Save money on kitchen remodeling by refinishing your current cabinets instead of replacing them. You can use some paint on the base and add new finishing knobs to really update the look. You will spruce up the look of your kitchen and make it look brand new.
Add some storage areas to your home by using old shoe boxes for loose items. Find a bit of fabric or wallpaper with a nice print, and cover the shoe boxes in the design you like best. This is an excellent way to add storage and drama to any room.
When you are doing home improvements, think about your surroundings. If your home is the only Victorian in an neighborhood of saltbox cottages, it will look out of place. Remodeling projects should always blend well into the neighborhood in order to facilitate easier sale.
A signed contract for your home improvement project should ideally include both your signature and that of the contractor. If possible, get a lawyer to look at the contract before work begins. Warranty information, finish dates, an outline of work, and complete cost should be detailed in the contract.
Vinyl is one of the best materials that you can use for tiling a floor. Vinyl flooring is simple to put in, durable and water resistant. Vinyl floor can be bought as a set or sheet that covers the whole floor.
When you start a new home improvement project, be careful that you don't demolish things too quickly. Before removing anything, be sure to check the wall structure behind it. If electrical elements were damaged, it may be costly to make the necessary repairs.
If you are updating or improving your kitchen and will be working in the vicinity of a fireplace or gas line, it is extremely important that you shut off the gas before starting your project. It is also important to exercise extreme care in these circumstances. There are dangers involved when working with gas, and you don't want to cause a fire or injury.
This article contained some great information that can help any homeowner to make their improvement project dreams a reality. Use the tips from this article to make your dream home a reality.

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An artificial insemination unit for 150 boars has been given the go ahead - despite objections from near by residents in Moortown.
West Lindsey District Council's planning committee has approved SR Genetics Ltd's application for a boar stud and artificial insemination collection unit at Watermill Farm in Station Road, Moortown.
SR Genetics - which already has a 100-boar unit at the site - believes this development will not have an "adverse" impact on the "amenity of neighbours".
But near by residents disagree.
In a letter of objection to WLDC, one resident said: "We are very concerned about the noise and smell that will be generated by the ventilation system.
"It is possible the fans could run 24 hours a day depending on heat humidity and air quality."
The resident says the existing unit is 'naturally' ventilated - unlike the new one.
The letter said: "Using a forced air ventilation system must cause noise.
"This will have a detrimental effect on our quality of life particularly in warm weather when we spend time in the garden and have windows open day and night."
Another letter raised concerns about noise and smell from the site - and the environmental impact of having more HGVs entering and leaving the area.
But SR Genetics Ltd disagrees.
A statement in its planning application said: "The predicted odour is of minor adverse significance at the nearest receptor."
And the firm said traffic to and from the site would increase by just 16 movements per year.
A planning statement said: "The proposal is required in order to support the continued growth of the company."
The application said the expansion will result in two to three part time jobs and will therefore be 'supporting the local rural economy'.
The planning application went on to say: "It is considered that the proposal is considered appropriate sustainable development and is acceptable in accordance with national policy and the relevant development plan policies."
Coun David Cotton told the planning meeting: "I wish we could get away from this utopian ideal of the countryside.
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"As someone brought up in the countryside it has always smelt.
"And actually a quite healthy smell of manure is not unpleasant."
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It's no secret that a healthy diet is hardly a priority in the home of Honey Boo Boo and Mama June ... which is why The Doctors have staged an intervention, claiming Honey Boo Boo is "obese" and mom June Shannon is to blame.
Check out this sneak peak of the new show to get the gist:
Yup, between the deep-fried Oreos and "belly flops" exercise, it definitely seems like Honey Boo Boo is overdue for an intervention! Go, Doctors! Honestly, what took you so long to step in?
More from The Stir: Parents Who Let Their Kids Get Fat Face Huge Fines
Americans love to judge Mama June for all the ways she's done her daughter wrong, with her weight and otherwise. Still, though, this should also serve as a wake-up call to ALL parents.
While the occasional deep-fried Oreo doesn't hurt anyone, parents who allow their kids to wallow in junk food and become obese should be called out on it -- by doctors, school nurses, even well-meaning friends and family. Because let's face it: This type of dietary neglect is harming their kids. And where kids are in danger, an intervention is definitely in order.
More From The Stir: 'Fat' Is a Banned Word in Our House
As a mom to a 4-year-old who regularly begs me to take her to McDonald's followed by ice cream afterwards, I know it's hard to steer your kid toward healthy eating and exercise habits. Still, young kids can't be expected to make the right choice on their own. So it really is on parents' shoulders to do it for them. Call it "blame," I just call it our responsibility.
How do you feel about parents with obese kids -- should others intervene?
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EQT Foundation Connects Underserved Children with New Winter Coats
"We supplied over 3,000 to children this winter and our need for November 2012 will exceed 4,000. We need a lot of help, so this generous gift from EQT Foundation is wonderful," said James Blackburn, CEO of Coats for Kids in Pikesville, KY. "EQT is a loyal and generous supporter, and without their help, I am saddened to think of the unbearable cold these children would suffer. Operation Warm is about more than coats. It's about giving a child confidence …It's about feeling good on the inside because they know they look good on the outside. It's about keeping a child in school because they can stay warm while waiting on the bus. It's about stretching the family budget and using 'coat money' for food or electricity," said Blackburn.
Operation Warm works to enhance the self-esteem of disadvantaged children, by providing them with resources that promote a positive self-image and foster the conviction that says, "I am of value." Operation Warm is providing over 220,000 disadvantaged children in local communities throughout the U.S. with new coats this winter. For some of these children, this coat is the first new item of clothing they have ever received.
"Because the coat is new, Operation Warm is frequently told that the child, the family and the community are touched in ways that deliver more than weather protection. Self-esteem is enhanced as children realize that someone, somewhere, cares enough to make sure they have a new winter coat," said Carey M. Palmquist, Executive Director, Operation Warm.
For more information or to find out how you can make a difference in the lives of these children, visit www.operationwarm.org or call 1-800-730-WARM.
About EQT and EQT Foundation:
As part of its overall corporate citizenship profile, EQT believes in giving back to the communities in which they operate. To that end, they established the EQT Foundation as a dedicated resource for providing financial, in-kind and volunteer support to communities touched by its businesses.
The EQT Foundation supports nonprofits in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia to provide support to projects that help make a difference on critical issues facing our society, like providing basic essentials- new, warm winter coats- to children in need.
EQT Foundation's Mission:
The Foundation will help EQT make a difference by identifying and supporting innovative local programs and initiatives that support the efforts of our operating regions to produce an abundant and well-trained workforce, a diverse and economically viable business climate, and an environmentally safe and stable infrastructure.
Learn more about EQT by visiting their website at: www.eqt.com
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Mother's Day 2012
I don't really consider myself 'a parent' in the way a lot of people do - as something that defines me. I consider myself a person who has a kid. I never had any desire for a kid, and I never set out to deliberately have one. When I was pregnant I did not go to classes, when I had her I did not go to mothers' groups or playdates. I can think of few things worse than being stuck with a group of parents who just bang on endlessly about their kids. I can't stop myself from rolling my eyes at anyone who has any kind of 'parenting philosophy' and I would definitely be considered a bad mother by those crunchy weirdos who congregate in parenting groups online to point fingers and dish out judgement.
I don't dislike children as such, but they make me uncomfortable and I don't usually enjoy being around them (though admittedly that's probably more to do with not wanting to be around their parents - they make me even more uncomfortable). The few whose company I have enjoyed tend to be the precocious, socially adept types who will chat away happily to adults about normal things.
Having said that, my daughter Noodles is my favourite person, and not merely because she's my daughter. She's funny, clever, kind and I genuinely enjoy her company. We have a million things in common and a bunch of in jokes and I can't take much credit for how she turned out, unless going out of your way to avoid playing Mouse Trap for years counts as quality parenting.
She also knows me very well, and is great at getting me presents that I love. She knows of my fondness for daggy, inoffensive Chemist Warehouse perfumes, and what kind of dangly earrings I like as opposed to what kind of dangly earrings I don't like. She knows I like rings but not necklaces, body lotion but not body scrub, 60s kitsch but not 70s kitsch. And she also knows that I detest store-bought greeting cards (I just consider them pointless and wasteful).
As usual, Noodles came up trumps on Mother's Day. Chemist Warehouse perfume - check (love this one, it takes me back to the 80s). Handmade card - check. Pancakes for breakfast - check.
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Aw <33333 What an awesome gift and card and daughter, you're a great mum Dee <3ReplyDelete
P.S I hate mother's groups, and most mothery type things haha ahhh
Looks like you had a great Mothers Day. I was pretty impressed with my card this year too - the boy put a ton of effort with artwork inside the card :)ReplyDelete
Aw, lovely! And lol at 'crunchy weirdos'. (:ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 16, 2012 at 10:12 PM
Great post Dee, very sweet and heart-felt. I like that you're a 'mum' not a 'mummy' if you get my meaning. Hope you had a great day with Noodles.ReplyDelete
PS I love Jovan musk! The Black Musk is good too.
How sweet! I couldn't agree more about the 'parent' thing. I get sick of listening about how great people's kids are. Guess if may be different if I had kids of my own, but I have already made the decision to not have any.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 17, 2012 at 3:06 PM
I think maybe my hormones are being wacky because this post made me teary. Dear lord woman, get it together.ReplyDelete
Haha I love that Lily knows who Stephen Hawking is :PReplyDelete
Lily seems like such a cool cat, and I think that's because of her mum :)
What a sweet, clever thing! This post turned me into jelloReplyDelete


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Personal Compass: I am always trying to find ways to facilitate adult learning and professional and organizational development. I was attracted by the use of EdTech even in course shopping and knew this would be an exciting and fun class to take. I had taken Karen Brennan's T553: Teacher Learning and Technology last spring. I was not impressed during our exploration of current MOOCs. However, I did see that MOOCs have great potential.
Now that I am in the class (and taking T510 Data Science in Education at the same time) I am realizing that one of EdTech's greatest strengths is the ability to connect learners over distances and to let people share what they learn in order to learn themselves. In the last decade I learned that I learn best by doing (Illych!).
Last spring when I took a course (at HKS) I was told "If you're going to speak in class today, be succinct." and "You participated way too much in the online conversation." I disagreed with the professor then and I do now. I learn best by discussing, sharing, and teaching! This is difficult in large classes, of course, where the 1/number of people in the class rule should apply. I find that I epiphanies start but can't quite form because I can't get the thought out of my brain and into the world. Using Twitter in class helps… I can still get my thoughts out there (succinctly!) without bugging people too much (they can always block me). Sometimes I even get replies!
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I felt so sorry for this TV Reporter. We'e hping and praying that she will be ok and can return to her reporting.
Reporter's Gibberish Blamed on Migraine, Not Stroke
During my career in TV I've been tongue-tied a few times on the air. I've also had a few nightmares where the tele-prompter is in some foreign language. But I've never encountered what a Los Angeles TV reporter faced this week during a live report from the Grammy awards.
Video of KCBS-TV reporter Serene Branson went viral this week when she began speaking gibberish on-air. It's disturbing to watch. Here's the clip:
Many worried she'd suffered a stroke. But ABC News reports a complex migraine was to blame, which can mimic the effects of a small stroke.
Here's an ABC News story with Branson's response to her frightening episode:
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WOW…that's awful….I'm glad to hear she's ok and that it wasn't a stroke. Poor thing…I hope she's able to get back to work soon and be confident in her skills as a reporter.
I'm so sorry that this happened to this TV-reporter when it did. Migraines are terrible, and I didn't know that one could have such terrible results from such headaches, other than nausea, vomiting, etc. She obviously is a very talented & beautiful young lady who was chosen for that particular feature. Perhaps, however, it took this traumatic episode for her to get proper medical help—-and perhaps a prevention / cure. I feel for her. I urge her to keep up with her reporting —–and get help.


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Stocks dropped on Friday as a decline in Apple pushed the technology sector lower. A rise in interest rates also kept a lid on equities.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 201.95 points, or 0.8 percent, to 24,462.94 as Apple dropped 4.1 percent. The Nasdaq composite declined 1.3 percent to close at 7,146.13.
The S&P 500 pulled back 0.8 percent to 2,670.14, with tech sliding 1.5 percent. The index also broke below its 50-day moving average, a key technical indicator.
"The market is still very susceptible to technicals at this point," said Jeff Kilburg, CEO of KKM Financial. Breaking below the 50-day moving average caused a "technical washout in the market," he said. The Nasdaq and Dow also closed below their 50-day moving averages.
Apple shares fell 4.1 percent after Morgan Stanley said the company's iPhone sales for the June quarter will disappoint Wall Street. The stock had already fallen more than 1 percent for the week heading into Friday's session.


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Star Wars geeks are doin' it for themselves! From the acting, to the special effects, to the soundtrack, this Star Wars is pretty awesome. IMHO, it was waaaay better than the Michel Gondry movie remakes in Be Kind, Rewind. I'm just sayin'. . . (Thanks, eBaum's World!)


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Spider-Man fans have been burning up the Internet with criticism since the trailer to the new Spider-Man movie, The Amazing Spider-Man, went online, first as a leak and then as an official version.
The new movie, which stars Briton Andrew Garfield as the web-slinger, is not due to be released until July next year, but it is already stirring passions. The main complaints are that the effects aren't convincing, the movie seems too serious and some queried why there was another Peter Parker origin story only nine years after 2002's blockbuster Spider-Man.
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What to do? Studio Sway owner Ashley Biggers is also a writer. Find her book 100 Things to Do in Albuquerque Before You Die on Amazon or locally at Bookworks on Rio Grande NW.
ART! Ann Marquis donated one of her gorgeous paintings to Sway, and the studio bought another one as well because we love her work so much. Her paintings are sensuous, drenched in color, evocative and pleasing. Her work is reasonably priced. One of the wonderful things about the gift of art is that it's always original, often inspiring, and supports both the artist and the receiver. Check out her images online at www.hartmarquis.com .
www.Etsy.com has a fabulous selection of handmade art, crafts, clothes, and jewelry. Support the arts by buying directly from the artists, and enjoy fabulous & unique pieces of work. You can narrow your searches to local artists. Find Nia dancer and artist Anne Woods in her Etsy shop, www.annewoods.etsy.com.
SEX! There is a wonderful store in Upper Nob Hill called Self Serve. This woman-owned business has many happy toys. I highly recommend you add a vibrator and lube to your love life. A big pillow called the Wedge gives exactly the right support and angle for sex, and its hefty price soon will be made up for in pleasure and ease. Self-Serve holds frequent educational workshops as well. Find them at 3904 Central SE, just west of Washington, or online at www.selfservetoys.com.
Body Art Just next door to the previous location of Sway is a piercing salon, Evolution. Noah was extremely professional, and my ear piercings healed beautifully. It was a great experience, actually, not at all like being tagged at the mall. It's very intense to pierce one's self, even if it is just for earrings, and I recommend Noah at this salon for an experience that is soul satisfying.
Before we get to reviews of specific shoes, let's talk about shoes. First, there are no barefoot shoes. There are bare feet, and there are shoes. Bare is bare.
There is something called a minimalist shoe. Most shoes I've seen labeled as a barefoot shoe are more properly described as a minimalist shoe. Even "barefoot style" is something I'd reserve for very few shoes.
Go to SoftStar shoes to find out how they distinguish between barefoot and minimalist shoes. Their blog post is here.
The Natural Running Center distinguishes between barefoot style, minimalist, and neutral or transition shoes. (Like many sites, the Natural Running Center has to have something to sell, so they push shoes at the same time that they explain why we don't need shoes.) Most of the shoes listed in "barefoot style" are ones that I'd put in the minimalist category. The moment the shoe changes how I stand or walk, then it's not barefoot style.
In bare feet and in very minimal shoes, I walk more slowly. I'm testing each step just a bit. Even those most minimal of shoes invite me to walk faster, with less consciousness and more pounding. But anything more than that very minimal sole and soft covering, and the very way my foot moves on the ground has changed.
In barefoot style, there's the Xero sandals and the Unshoes sandals. For shoes, there's SoftStar Run Dash Mocs as well as the new Hi-Rez New Balance shoes. The sole on these shoes is so thin that I noticed only a slight shift in my running, most of it psychological (when I know I'm wearing shoes, I'm not treading quite as carefully as I do when barefoot). With super thin soles and light-weight strapping, there is only a slight change in how I walk. I still have to tread lightly so I'm not pounding my feet into the ground. I will feel every pebble. If I step too hard on a rock, I'll bruise. The goatheads peak through. I get a bit of protection from the environment but not much. I don't notice everything, for instance, the heat of the ground. It's not the same as barefoot, but there's also very little shoe with very little protection and no support or pressure. That's barefoot style.
Pick up a pair of minimalist shoes. Can you roll it into a ball? Can you push your fingers through? Is the heel as soft as every other part of the shoe, or is it a bit reinforced and a bit tougher? That's the difference between barefoot style and minimalist. The barefoot style doesn't seem like a shoe. People marvel at it. It's fun to squish it up.
On the other hand, minimalist shoes pretty much look like shoes. They have hard spaces. For instance, the Vibram Five Fingers has a stiff sole and some arch support. Teva Zilch sandals are fairly flexible, but I can see where a small amount of arch support was added in. Minimalist sandals and shoes provide extra protection from the elements so we're less likely to feel every pebble underfoot.
Minimal often means a shoe or sandal has a low heel or zero drop (no difference in height between the ball and the heel). Minimalist shoes might have wider toe boxes so our feet can spread as we move. The sole may be thinner so that there is more ground feel, which is just what it sounds like: the wearer feels what's underneath, such as pebbles and shifts in the sand. But there isn't as much groundfeel (and sometimes none at all) as in barefoot style shoes.
When I was at the New Balance store buying the Hi-Rez, I also tried on a pair one step up in stiffness, the 10s. I had the strangest sensation: I wanted arch support. I felt as if my arch were floating and needed something under them. This doesn't happen when I'm bare or walking in my totally flat and flexible Unshoes sandals. My foot doesn't want arch support normally. Something about the shoe didn't let me walk normally as I would barefoot, and it somehow interfered with my normal arch. Add just that tiny bit of stiffness, and the need for support is created. My foot no longer can work the way it's designed.
The sense I have is that we need arch support because we wear shoes, not we need to wear shoes because we need arch support.
Spend your life without shoes and you won't need arch support. The reason we need arch support is not because after 20 or more years of walking this earth, we just can't do it anymore without help and, goodness, by the time we're 40 or 50 or 60, we can't spend any time barefoot because we need arch support. We don't need arch support because we're old or because our hormones have changed.
We need arch support because our feet are weakened. As women age and their muscle mass decreases, experts tell us to get out there and do some weight training. What we need, more and more especially as we age, is weight training for our feet.
Our shoes disable our feet in such a way that our feet can't function as they should. This is true even in great, minimalist shoes. If they're not barefoot feel, if there is any support or cushioning, if there's any structure, the shoe changes how our feet move. Our feet are inhibited from free movement.
I know that sounds terribly anti-shoe. I'm not anti-shoe. Imagine your life if you wore gloves on your hands to do everything. How you type would change. How you tied your shoes or buttoned your clothes would change. It's not anti-glove to note that they change how we experience the world.
Since I've been spending time walking and running barefoot, I'm more sensitive now to how my feet contact the ground. I've spent 13 years teaching a barefoot dance class. Walking outdoors barefoot and running miles barefoot has increased my sensitivity and changed my feet radically. Being a barefoot dance teacher was a good foundation but insufficient for me to change how I experience my contact with the ground as I walk or run.
I'm telling you what my experience told me: those Vibram Five Fingers are absolutely not like walking barefoot. The Merrell "barefoot" shoes are narrow and do not feel at all like being barefoot. Not even close. They may feel different than the Standard Running Shoe (SRS). They may be healthier than the SRS. But they're not barefoot and they may not help us strengthen our feet gradually because they do not provide the sensory input that going barefoot provides.
Shoe manufacturers explain how to transition down to barefoot running, by which they mean running with neutral or minimalist shoes because they don't really want you taking off your shoes full-time. They want you buying their shoes. But transitioning down doesn't work.
I tried minimalist shoes when I first began running in Spring 2012, and I was in miserable pain. Shin splints. Pain in the ball of my foot. Ankle pain. I thought, well, barefoot running isn't for me. I did it totally wrong and then thought, gosh, I guess it's just not for me. I read books that told me, quite clearly and explicitly, that I needed to go barefoot and I thought, well, maybe others do but not me. And then when wearing these transition shoes didn't work, instead of figuring I was doing it wrong, I figured that I just was not capable of running in minimalist shoes.
If you want to run barefoot, start instead from the ground up really. Devote ten minutes a day to walking outside barefoot. Keep adding some time and distance until you feel your foot change. Keep walking until you're walking differently.
Change you and then you'll be ready to choose your shoe.
I know; it's easier to buy minimalist shoes than to go barefoot. Yes, they are better than wedges and high heels; what wouldn't be better than high heels? The minimalist shoes are a tremendous improvement over the heavily structured, stiff, and narrow shoes that most of us have been taught to value and to wear. Just know what you're getting and what you're not, and consider investing in the real deal.
As of this revision on June 20, 2015, I have been running in minimalist shoes, no longer running barefoot or in barefoot feel shoes. For me and my running form, minimalist (flexbile with a low heel drop) works best right now. If you're wanting to try minimalist or barefoot style shoes, begin wearing shoes that are a little different than what you wear now instead of a lot different. Our bodies appreciate having time to adapt.
Unlike the clothing reviews, I will post reviews that may be positive, less than positive, or mixed to the shoes section. I am not affliated with any shoe company.
A few more words about shoes. I recommend buying from REI. If you buy something and discover a few weeks (or months, up to one year) later that it doesn't fit or feel right, you may return it, even if you've worn it. This is perfect for shoes since we often don't know until we've worn them a few times if they'll work out for us. Find REI online (both retail and outlet). They ship your order directly to the store (there is one in both ABQ and Santa Fe, NM) so there are no shipping charges. REI is a cooperative, and members receive a dividend from their year's purchases.
A great online source is www.zappos.com, which has a huge selection and free shipping to and from your home (returns are easy and you have a full year to make a return). They carry different widths, from AA to EE, and many minimalist styles. I also like Planet Shoes.
For more information and reviews on minimalist shoes and barefoot running, my favorite website name and an awesome site is www.birthdayshoes.com.
Here are two more words about shoes. Vary them. Don't wear the same pair each day. Give your feet lots of variety to work with.
Second, I love shoes. They are fun. I like to look at them. It would be nice to live in a warm climate and go barefoot everywhere. Since that isn't the case, I will enjoy searching for pairs that feel good and offer the warmth and protection I need.
If it's on this section of my website, it's because I either like it or love it. All of these are items I wear and enjoy, and I think you may as well. Enjoying what we're wearing is a lovely part of being human. Feeling good in our clothes can support us in feeling good about ourselves. It's worth our while to invest in clothing that looks, fits, and feels great.
Instructors often get a discount on clothing so that we'll wear items to class and let our students know where we got the items. This does not influence me to leave a good review; only loving an item influences me to write a good review.
I'm a former ambassador to Lululemon and a current ambassador for YMX by Yellowman. I adore both these brands. If I had to wear no other workout clothing, I could live on Lulu and YMX (fortunately, I don't have to limit myself). This does not influence me to post a good review. There are items from both Lululemon and YMX that don't work for me, and I will not be posting those reviews here. You don't need to read about clothes that aren't spectacular. You need to know where to find stuff that feels and looks great.
Local places in ABQ to find cool clothes
For both movement and outdoor/hiking clothes, go to REI. REI has a fantastic return policy for its members. If you buy something and discover a few weeks (or months) later that it doesn't fit or feel right, you may return it, even if you've worn it. Find REI online (both retail and outlet). They ship your order directly to the store so there are no shipping charges. REI is a cooperative, and members receive a dividend from their year's purchases.
Lululemon is open at Uptown. They are right next to Anthropologie in the Uptown center that is across from Trader Joe's. I'd rather wear Lululemon pants than any other for dancing; they fit that well and look that good. They're not inexpensive; this is long-lasting, performance clothing. Lululemon offers no-charge hemming on their pants, which also come in long lengths.
Sportz Outdoors on Montgomery is a bit more expensive than REI. They're great for running clothes as well as leisure-to-work clothes that are comfortable, stylish, and eco-friendly. They are a NM business rather than a national chain, another great reason to shop there. They often run 30% off sales, though beware: they offer credit only on sales returns.
Strive is a woman-owned, local business at Paseo Crossings at Wyoming & Paseo, a few blocks from Trader Joe's. Strive has brands such as Prana, Isis, Horny Toad, and Lole as well as a good selection of Tom's Shoes. They have some fabulous sales, up to 75% off. Their return policy is credit only.
I also find good workout basics at two chain stores, TJ Maxx and Ross.
Savers is now open at Carlisle and Menaul. This thrift store is now the biggest Savers in the US. There is another one on the West side near Corrales road and 528. Savers is good for just about everything. I've found fitness apparel in organic cotton, by Nike, by Lululemon, and by dancewear brands. I've found sparkle and glitz galore as well. Savers really rocks when you want a pair of Gap jeans. They always have a gazillion pairs in every length and size, though it takes some persistence to find yours. I get a lot of work basics there, too -- Ann Taylor, Jones New York, Banana Republic -- items that are classic and never go out of style. Just remember to shop your size plus one or two sizes above your usual size (and if you haven't shopped in a while, also try a size or two below). As Americans have grown (supposedly, 60% of us are overweight), sizes have shifted. What used to be a 10 is now a 6. Also, the juniors and misses sizes are mixed on the same racks, and juniors can be one or two sizes smaller (thinner thighs, lower rises). Women's sizes are even numbers, and juniors are odd. If you usually wear an 8 in pants or skirts, you may be a 9 or 11 in juniors. Clothes made 10 years ago may fit you in size 10 or even 12. However, something made in the last year may fit you in a size 6. Enjoy the process of browsing, and know that the size tag is only a very general indication of whether something will fit.
Buffalo Exchange, another place for used clothing, features current styles. Their clothes are oriented more for young adults in their 20s or 30s but they have plenty of fun designer clothes and shoes. Check there first if you're looking for a new purse. They're in Nob Hill.
Once you have your new clothes, or your new-to-you pre-owned clothes, sometimes they need altering. Go to Final Stitch at Montgomery & Louisiana (same plaza as TJMaxx and Shoes on a Shoestring). The tailor there does nice work, and please tell him I sent you.
Online sources for cool dress up
www.autumnteneyl.com - both casual for work and fancy for work out - These are very soft, comfortable clothes that dance well and are machine-washable. This is an environmentally-friendly and worker-friendly business based in Colorado.
www.queenofheartsclothing.com has lovely braided tops and flowy pants. Jamie Klein in Santa Fe has been retailing these fun, feminine clothes. You can contact her to see when is her next trunk show or if she can order something for you.
www.phoenixrisingartists.com for batik workout pants. These are kind of like buying art to move around in. The colors & designs are intense.
Athleta.com has the type of hiking and workout clothing that REI does, but with a bit more style and fit for women. They are not inexpensive (okay, sometimes they're very expensive); however, the quality is sometimes outstanding. Just check out the sale items. Their return policy is phenomenal; items can be returned any time, even after being worn.
More great stuff? Look at www.sandiegofit.com, www.buddhaful.com, www.activewearusa.com, and www.hoopclothes.com. I got excellent customer service from Activewear, and they have a huge range of yoga and workout clothes.


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Details of Hours / Contract Length: Temporary March-July, Full-time 37.5 hrs
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Chestnut Nursery, a thriving retail plant nursery that supports 50+ volunteers. The nursery is a project of the respected local charity SWOP, whose aim is to help adults with mental health problems to regain dignity and self-esteem in a sheltered working environment.
We are looking for a nursery assistant with excellent plant production and retail experience. The ideal person will have good horticultural knowledge, be flexible, patient, hardworking, and able to help organise and motivate a team of people.
To apply for the above vacancy please find below the contact details - please do not apply to Bournemouth Council for Voluntary Services
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Chestnut Nursery 75 Kingland Road
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We're gradually adding to this page, to help visitors to the canal find accommodation along its route and the wider canal corridor – if you've had a good experience with accommodation whilst visiting the area – please share it with us via contact us on our homepage?
A useful site with a more comprehensive accommodation list and information about the Vale of Belvoir: Visit Belvoir
A couple of hotels very close to the canal at Grantham nr. the A1/A607 junction:
- Urban Hotel* www.urbanhotelgrantham.co.uk
- Premier Inn* Premier Inn
*Secure overnight cycle parking may not be available – please enquire before booking
Other accommodation and places to visit in Grantham and surrounding district:
B & B, Camping & Caravanning close to the canal – for travellers on foot in mind:
- Peacock Farm, Redmile www.peacock-farm.co.uk
- 1 The Green, Muston. Holiday Cottage (minimum stay 3 nights) 1 The Green
- Belvoir B&B at Woodside Farm nr. Redmile www.woodsidebandb.co.uk Approx 1 1/4 miles from the canal, mostly by field path
- Little Langar Lodge between Harby and Langar, approx 1 mile from Harby Town Bridge (43). Approx half way along the canal. Also The Landings Camping and Caravan Site www.littlelangarlodge.com
- Highbury House Cropwell Bishop www.highbury-house.co.uk
B & Bs a little farther from the canal – for cyclists and those with a car:
- The Geese & Fountain, Croxton Kerrial www.thegeeseandfountain.co.uk


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Merchandise Buying 5th edition
Published: DEC 14, 2000
Currently in its fifth edition, Merchandise Buying is a comprehensive text for students interested in the art and process behind retail merchandise buying. A standard in the field, this book also works well as a review of basic buying and merchandising principles for the practitioner and those already in business wishing to strengthen their entrepreneurial and managerial skills. Each section contains mini-cases that reinforce text material by presenting typical retail situations that students can relate to. Touching on the current state of buying, including diversification and mergers, socioeconomic forces and the globalization of retailing, Bohlinger, a recognized name in the field, provides practical information in a clear and engaging fashion for students to use in determining their career goals.


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May 17 2018 18:00 - 23:59
Hotel Pelirocco, 10 Regency Square, BN1 2FG Brighton
Boatshows are DIY nights of music and food plus a radio show - a platform for alt-rock, folk, & electronic musicians. This month as it's on Thursday 17th May - the first night of the Great Escape (which we are not affiliated with, by the way), we will have an extended night of music featuring POG, Hashtag, Tim Boat, Rare Devices, Matt Kos plus food by Finn.
"Pog has this amazing wit that combines great finesse and charm with the subtletly of an exploding tank." — Pain by Numbers Magazine
POG return to BOATSHOW after they sold out the event last October. They're are a folk/punk band that set tales of everyday failure to disarmingly catchy acoustic soundtracks with an interesting line up of instruments. On around 8:30 pm. POG are great. We all really like them, that's why they're back. More info on their website: www.pogband.co.uk
These guys play full on punky rock n roll and that's that. Playing songs from their forthcoming album. On around 9:20. Hear them here: http://www.soundcloud.com/hashtagbandbrighton
Tim Boat
Tim Boat plays strange & soulful post-rock songs solo on electric guitar and a looper pedal.
"His songs are full of revenge, escape, mystery and you won't regret exploring their depths." Brighton Music Blog. He will be playing songs from his new EP, released at the end of Feb, and selling coloured vinyl-type CDs on the night. On at 7:20pm. https://soundcloud.com/timboat
Rare Devices
Love these guys ! Rare Devices play dark odd time electronic rock with sweet harmonies - they tell me. On around 6:40pm
Matt Kos
ISLA frontman playing a solo set of dreamy indie stuff. On after we open at 6.
This guy will be wow'ing us with more of his fantastic food - an artist in his own right!
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This 1 bedroom condo is situated in the stunning beachfront Marrakesh Resort and Spa on the 5th floor. With 5 star hotel facilities, a large communal swimming pool, fitness center, restaurant, spa and ocean views, this condo is perfect for those looking at an all inclusive property. 55 Sq.M gives you plenty of room with a good size bedroom, bathroom and open plan living and dining room. You can also enjoy the view from your private balcony facing the tropical palm trees. The apartment is up to western standards with high end furniture, appliances and kitchen.
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Beverly June Conn, 68, of Westland, formerly of Echo Township, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2004, in Westland.
She was born April 24, 1936, in Detroit, the daughter of Everett and Edna (Neill) Conn.
She lived in Madison Heights, moving to Echo Township in 1971. In 2003, she moved to Westland.
Beverly was a member of the Ellsworth Wesleyan Church and the East Jordan Senior Citizens.
She enjoyed making latch hook rugs and sitting by the lake.
Surviving are her mother, Edna Conn, of Westland and brother, Charles (Lora) Conn, of Canton. She was preceded in death by her father, Everett Conn, in 1983.
Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at Hastings Funeral Home in Ellsworth with the Rev. Chris Wallace officiating. Burial will be in Ellsworth Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the time of the service.


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New Release from Casey Wolfe, A Mage's Power will be out on Monday, July 16th!
GIVEAWAY: I will be doing my own giveaway for one lucky reader! To ENTER, head on over to my original post at Facebook and all you need to do is hit the SHARE button on the Facebook post and leave a comment that it's been shared so that I can select a lucky reader from the comments!! Giveaway will be announced Sunday evening with the winner receiving their prize Monday morning once the novel goes live on Amazon!
Built on the bones of an ancient city, modern-day Everstrand is where master mage, Rowan, has set up his enchantment shop. When not hanging out with his werewolf best friend, Caleb, or studying, he dabbles in herbology and the controversial practice of blood magic. A prodigy who has already earned two masters, Rowan's bound and determined to reach the distinction of grandmaster, a mage who obtains a masters in all five Schools of Magic.
Shaw works for the Inquisition, the organization charged with policing the magical races collectively known as magicae. Recently, it has come under scrutiny as magicae begin to disappear and reports of violence increase. With secrets of his own on the line, Shaw is willing to risk everything to find out just what is going on behind all the locked doors.
When Rowan and Shaw are entangled in each other's worlds, it becomes evident that their hearts are as much at risk as their lives. They must find the truth and stop a conspiracy before it's too late.
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It's Week 3 of the NFL season, and handicappers Warren Sharp and Preston Johnson have you covered with comprehensive betting previews for all of Sunday's games (except the late game, which will be a separate file).
Note: All odds courtesy of the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook as of Thursday evening.
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons (-3)
Total: 53.5
PickCenter public consensus pick: 52 percent New Orleans
Sharp: Julio Jones was still sidelined Thursday after straining his calf, and while he says it's not a problem, you absolutely need to see his injury status in order to back the Falcons in this spot. Last week the Falcons defense was exposed by the Panthers, who ironically have a similar offense in 2018 to the Saints. New Orleans is far more explosive, but both have middling rushing games and throw the ball a lot to their top RB. Carolina's defense allowed the Falcons, who typically struggle in the red zone, to go 4-for-4 in Week 2's game. Atlanta's run defense ranks No. 31, which will be welcomed after the Saints struggled to run against the Browns.
Atlanta's offense runs through Jones, who was the only player targeted more than five times. The targets to Jones last week were not overly successful but should fare better against a Saints defense that ranks 30th defending opposing WR1s.


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Strong Bond the Long Bond
There was more rubbish today about China selling treasuries and the debt ceiling signaling the death of bonds, but long bonds have been strengthening in the last two weeks and look to have bottomed. TLT looks to have bottomed near 90 and has strong support at this level as well. While the fun-employment numbers later this week may be a set-back for TLT, bonds are firming at these levels. With QEII ending I would not be surprised for TLT to make another accent to triple digits.
Silver Lining?
Silver is getting crushed over the last two days-- is this a true Sell in May scenario or a head-fake on the way to $60?
Insiders Tell the Truth.
Please take the time to visit http://www.j3sg.com/. They offer FREE information on insider trading. Today's volume on insider selling to insider buying will BLOW YOUR MIND. There are massive amounts of money being pulled off the table daily while hardly any inside money is being reinvested into the market. I don't need to be a wizard to know what this means.
The buzz from QEII will wane soon, but there is probably one or two more jolts of tequila left in this drunk market before everyone passes out from exhaustion.
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Kimimasa Yuasa appointed Director of Sales, Japan
Pan Pacific Hotels Group has announced the appointment of Kimimasa Yuasa as Director of Sales, Japan.
Based at the Global Sales Office in Tokyo, Kimimasa will be responsible for managing key clients in Japan and expanding the market through the generation of sales leads and bookings for the Group's over 30 "Pan Pacific" and PARKROYAL hotels, resorts and serviced suites in Asia, Oceania and North America.
Most recently, Kimimasa was Director, Starwood Sales Japan with Starwood Hotels & Resorts. Throughout his 12-year tenure with the company, Kimimasa built up a proven performance track record in managing domestic and outbound sales from Japan, developing wholesale package tours for Starwood hotels, as well as fostering MICE business opportunities in second-tier Japanese cities.
Prior to that, Kimimasa garnered over 20 years of corporate and MICE sales experience in various management positions with New Otani Hotel in Tokyo and Los Angeles, as well as Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York.
"Japan has a strong heritage of being an important feeder market for many of our properties across the globe. With Kimimasa's appointment, we are looking forward to working with him to strengthen the affinity our "Pan Pacific" and PARKROYAL brands already enjoy among Japanese travellers, and to further develop the market's sales potential, especially within the corporate and MICE segments," says Kevin Croley, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Pan Pacific Hotels Group.
Headquartered in Singapore, Pan Pacific Hotels Group currently has Global Sales Offices and/or sales representation in Shanghai, Tokyo, Sydney, New York, San Francisco and London. A new Global Sales Office in Beijing is set to open this year.
On the development front, the Group is on track to expand rapidly in key destinations across Asia Pacific.
Last month, Pan Pacific Hotels Group opened PARKROYAL Nay Pyi Taw, the first international hotel in the capital of Myanmar, and will launch Pan Pacific Hotel and Serviced Suites Tianjin in China later this year. Another seven "Pan Pacific" and PARKROYAL hotels and resorts are also scheduled to open in Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar over the next three years.


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10. years of business
5. kiddos of her own
2. minimum cups of a joe daily (see line above for reason)
1. rad hubby who helps keep the show going
14. years living in a D.C. suburb in Northern Virginia
1. pet hedgehog
4. years of teaching photography to high schoolers
Alyssa specializes in lifestyle portraiture that captures human connection and real-life. In addition, she travels internationally for humanitarian work and has a passion for using her camera in a way that imparts respect and affirms dignity while advocating for social justice issues.
Since I was little, I've always been fascinated by the other people's stories. (Maybe it's why I'm a documentary junkie!) My camera has become a tool to document a piece of this for the people I meet. I'm most passionate about telling the stories of the marginalized and forgotten of our world in a way that affirms dignity and love.
Ask my husband, and he'll tell you- travel is my love language. Experiencing and learning from different cultures and people groups keeps us learning, growing, and caring about this wide world of ours. I'd love to work with you here, there, or across the globe.
I'd love nothing more than getting the chance to connect face-to-face. So if we are able, let's get together for coffee & a chat about social justice. if we are too far apart, let's let the interwebs connect us.
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Happy New Year!
It's been quite a while since I posted. I know, I know. So much has been happening too.
As you know I've started at Camberwell Health and Healing which has been great. Love the room I'm in and the other therapists are amazing. I've met some lovely mummies to be and some of them have had their beautiful babies. Thanks to all who've let me know and sent a photo, you have no idea how much I appreciate it.
I've also had some sadness. My grandmother who I had written about passed away at the end of November. Sad but also a blessing as she is now in peace and no longer in pain. The funeral meant I saw some of my extended family members who I haven't seen in years which was nice. Just wish it was in better circumstances.
Little Miss has been having many adventures and was fairly well spoilt at Christmas. She is now the proud owner of a heap of Lego which means I get to play with it too! Christmas also brought a tornado and hail the size of tennis balls to our house. Luckily the damage was limited to the garage roof and the cars unlike some of our neighbours. We did get a white Christmas of sorts from all the hail.
So I would like to wish you a Happy New Year and that it is safe and healthy.
Talk again soon.


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was one of the best things ever conceived of for moms. :)
The kidlets are officially signed up and went for their first day of "school" yesterday. Oh man, it was so nice to not be called "Mommy!" for 6 hours! And bonus- I got to spend a good portion of time yesterday playing with scrappy stuff. Good times, good times.
In other news...
we recently changed churches.
Dude, this was a hard, hard, hard, difficult decision. It had nothing to do with the church we were going to... we absolutely love that church (and still plan to go visit as frequently as possible). It was more to do with the fact that we really felt like God was leading us somewhere different.
Now, people use that Christian jargon all the time... to the point that it feels like it's almost an excuse to cover up what you're really thinking sometimes. In this case, though, it is 100% truth. We had to make a choice between two really good things for our family, and to see where God would take us in the next few years as far as ministry and being a part of our community was concerned.
So anyways, it's been on my mind (obviously) a lot lately.... just a big change in our life. A good change.
Here are some pics from going to Community Group last Sunday night...
Seriously, what in the heck?!
Atticus decided to literally pour Root Beer all over himself. I turned around to see him holding over his shirt and then looking at me and saying "Uh Oh."
We had to use an extra shirt that Em had in her bag.
Yeah, my kids are pretty much going to hate me for some of these pics when they're older.


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A late 20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company in the 31st century.
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Philip J. Fry worked as a courier and delivers pizza in New York until the moment when he was accidentally frozen for a thousand years. When he awoke, he found himself in 2999. During this period, while he stayed in his sleep, the world has changed dramatically. In the new world, people have no power over their own lives, they can not choose a job or do whatever they wanted to do. Leela (another main character in a cartoon) is a specialist who assigns the work for people. She must implement the chip into Philip's skin but he run away from her when she tried to do this. It subsequently leads Philip to crazy adventure across the galaxy!Read more »


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Applied Industrial Technologies Acquires Two Quebec Distributors
CLEVELAND, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT) today announced it has acquired the businesses of Solutions Industrielles Chicoutimi and Specialites Industrielles Harvey. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
Solutions Industrielles Chicoutimi provides bearings, power transmission products and repair services through one location inChicoutimi, Quebec. The company serves a broad base of customers, including saw mills, food, cement, agriculture, OEMs and machine shops.
Specialites Industrielles Harvey distributes bearings and power transmission products, plus hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical components from two locations serving the Quebec City and Beauce markets. Customers include industrial, OEM, commercial, construction, food and government businesses.
The current management team at both businesses will continue to serve with the Applied organization, reporting to Mike Allen, Vice President for the Eastern Canadian operations of Applied. Both businesses will continue to run under their current operating names.
"We're very pleased to welcome both of these businesses to Applied and extend our reach into key industrial markets inQuebec," said Todd A. Barlett, Applied's Vice President – Acquisitions and Global Business Development. "Customers will benefit from increased depth of service and expanded product availability while continuing to work with familiar sales associates and a respected local management team."
Neil A. Schrimsher, Applied's Chief Executive Officer, said, "The addition of Solutions Industrielles Chicoutimi and Specialites Industrielles Harvey provide the right fit with our continuing strategy to expand in Eastern Canada. We are excited about the growth opportunities and success we can realize together."
With approximately 480 facilities and 4,700 employee associates across North America, Applied Industrial Technologies is an industrial distributor that offers more than 4 million parts critical to the operations of MRO and OEM customers in virtually every industry. In addition, Applied provides engineering, design and systems integration for industrial and fluid power applications, as well as customized mechanical, fabricated rubber and fluid power shop services. Applied also offers maintenance training, plus solutions to meet inventory and storeroom management needs that help provide enhanced value to its customers. For its fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, Applied posted sales of $2.2 billion. Applied can be visited on the Internet athttp://www.applied.com.
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Last summer Newcastle were linked with then Manchester United center-back Michael Keane, but the then 21 year-old was sent out on loan to newly promoted Burnley, and in January the deal was made permanent.
But with Burnley having been relegated, the 22 year-old is playing in the Championship and there's news in the Sun today that Newcastle are again interested in signing the youngster.
Michael Keane – Burnley center-back
The report suggests that Keane is a target of Newcastle's for the upcoming January transfer window, with Everton also interested.
Keane came through the Youth Academy at Manchester, and had loan spells at Leicester, Derby, Blackburn and Burnley before signing full time for the Clarets last year.
It's interesting that Michael has a twin brother Will, who is a striker and still at the Red Devils, but on loan at Preston for the season.
Newcastle head coach McClaren knows all about Michael Keane, because he was manager at Derby County when Michael was on loan there from November 2013, through January of the next year, when he played 8 times for County.
Keane has been playing well for Burnley, and he is starting to attract the interest of some Premier League clubs.
The 6ft 2ins defender is said to have been impressed with Steve McClaren while he was at Derby County, and Newcastle have to look to bring in a center-back who can eventually take over at the club when Coloccini finally hangs up his boots.
It's expected that both Steven Taylor and Mike Williamson will not be retained by the club, when their contracts run out next summer.
Newcastle signed the impressive 21 year-old Chancel Mbemba during the summer from Anderlecht, , and Keane would also seem to be a very good acquisition for Newcastle, and he would add some height at the back for the Tyneside club.
Keane played for the England U19 and U20 sides and 16 times for the England U21 side, and he is a classy defender.
He has played 28 times for Burnley so far, and in his career including his loan spells he has 127 total appearances with 16 goals.
We hope the Sun report is accurate and that Newcastle will try to sign the Stockport-born player in January.
What do you think?
Comments welcome.
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Lookinh at this aricle we think we have 3 yrs to make a Top 6 club . But Lee said 3 windows and
Mcca said 150m is available . He wld have made a whole of changes but said a few at a time .
Summer 15 – Winter 16 – Summer 16 . That 's means next season we will b challenging Top 6 . Not
my words Lee and Mcca.
wijnaldum and mbemba are also no slouches.
looking for our first win against the hammers and to hopefully pull ourselves out of relegation and put chelscum in it 🙂
i'll go 3-0 to pull some of that goal difference back ! siem with 2 and cisse with 1.
rolando would be a great signing also get him on a 5 year then start playing him and thauvin on either wing with sissoko in the central.
team id like to see for hammers…
team i think we'll see…
BandB- I had not seen that – only Tsunki and Jinky Jimmy' posts. My current setting does not show times but I get other features which I prefer.
I have adopted the policy of ignoring random posts addressed at me rather than to me. I was not aware of the post you have alluded to until just now.
I really don't want to devote time to the nonsense side of the blog and welcome the rise in self regulation. As I said recently, I fly solo and am not beholding to anyone.
It's a bit late but thanks for your kind words.
Adidas or as Belfast would say ta-ra.
toon kk
Am worried as u r at the attacking front.
Mcca sees that too and he will bring de Jong in. Wijnaldum shld become a box to box he has the energy and can win the ball. I choose Anita out of that team. Not better than Colback. We need all our best players in. Wijnaldum and De Jong have to play.
Sissoko wasnt fully fit at Arsenal so I believe he will get rolling. Thauvin or Perez I wld choose Perez coz I know he isnt a CF.
I posted the remarks on a dead page myself, as I have no wish to see the blog spend another day discussing the subject of you, as I am sure is not your intention.
I was rather pleased to see Ruddy back, and I know you will be too, as you are saddened by the numbers who no longer post.
Maybe Sack Llambias had some reason to want to change things back to a discussion about you. Who knows what goes on in peoples' minds.
Jesper, the reason we havent signed anyone from Derby is because McClaren has nothing to do with choosing the players we buy. If were going for English players expect them to be from Northampton which is where Carr is from. Toney was obviously from there as was Darlow originally.
Carr basically only talks to about three agents and his mates.
Sutty…I know we like to believe Carr picks all the players, but lets not dwell on the past and start another string of posts about Pardew 😉
It does seem so that McClaren is going to make his mark and players are not just going to be signed on Carrs merits alone.
The reason why no players from Derby have been signed is down to two things:
a) no experience
b) vastly overpriced
I agrree with someone earlier who said we need experience as well and we need British players as well. We need a balance of untried gems, players with experience and British players.
We have signed experienced and English players in the past, but they have just not been good enough…and overpriced! I can except overpricing as long as you get a better player than what we have.
@32 jesper
i've hated the way we have done things under ashley !
not all bad but still the majority has been so i'm close to the front when it comes to telling the world how much i've been let down while trying to be realistic about the team that pulls at my heart strings !
and here comes the "but" ! our signings have been well well well above derby's standard of player ! if we was to sign anyone it would only be the very best of their team as a squad player or an up and coming talent for the dev squad so i wouldnt expect us to sign anyone from them tbh.


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In his review of Tim Hilton's ''John Ruskin: The Later Years'' (May 14), Valentine Cunningham comments that Effie Gray's response to Rose La Touche's parents concerning the reasons for the annulment of her marriage to Ruskin has been lost forever on ''epistolary bonfires.'' In fact, the correspondence between Mrs. La Touche and Effie is very much extant in the Bowerswell Papers at the Morgan Library in New York.
Rose's mother wrote twice to Effie. John Everett Millais, the Pre-Raphaelite painter Effie married after leaving Ruskin, responded to Mrs. La Touche's first letter, writing that Ruskin's conduct toward his wife had been abominable. Millais then asked that Mrs. La Touche not write again, as any mention to Effie of her previous marriage was so upsetting to her. Mrs. La Touche did, however, write again, and Effie responded to her desperate plea for information. Ruskin, she told Mrs. La Touche, refused to consummate their six-year-long marriage because he insisted Effie had an ''internal disease.'' Words it must have cost the very private Effie a great deal to write, and so stunningly graphic in their simplicity that Mrs. La Touche apprehended in them at once the virulence and pathology of Ruskin's misogyny. Upon reading Effie's letter, Rose immediately broke off her engagement to Ruskin.
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Remarks at Martin Luther King Unity March and Rally
Durham, NC - I'm happy to be with you once again for this noontime King Birthday Celebration in Durham. I had a good excuse for missing last year – the inauguration of Barack Obama for his second term as President of the United States! And this year I must admit I'm spread somewhat more thinly than before, with a new seven-county Fourth District. The long King holiday weekend has taken me from the state employees service in Raleigh, to service projects with young people and the MLK march in Fayetteville, the Chapel Hill/UNC dinner with Rep. Larry Hall as speaker, and the Triangle-wide Prayer Breakfast this morning.
And now, to culminate the observance, the Durham Unity March and Rally, which has always been my personal favorite! This has been a time each year for us to look back and be grateful for the man and the movement that liberated our country from the divisive and destructive practices of segregation and discrimination, from the poison of racism and prejudice. But it also is a time to take stock of the challenges that remain, to re-vision and re-commit ourselves to the prophetic call to let justice "roll down like waters."
In looking back on the remarks I've made on this occasion in past years, I've been reminded of the challenges that were on our hearts and minds – the earthquake's devastation in Haiti, the horrific shootings in Tuscon, the pain of our greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression. This year, we are painfully aware that, although we are slowly making our way out of that recession, the recovery is radically uneven and far too many of our fellow-Americans are being left behind. As the President said last month, the basic bargain that has animated the middle class and those striving to join the middle class – that if you work hard, you have a chance to get ahead – had started to unravel long before the recession began. He cites some shocking trends over the 35 years since he graduated from high school:
Our economy has more than doubled in size, but most of that growth has flowed to the fortunate few. The top 10 percent no longer takes one-third of our income – it now takes half! Whereas in the past the average CEO made about 20 to 30 times the income of the average worker, today's CEO now makes 273 times more. And meanwhile, a family in the top 1 percent has a net worth 288 times higher than the typical family, which is a record for this country.
Now, in a democracy, we count on our government to ensure the conditions whereby that basic bargain can be restored and maintained. And indeed, as we observe the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, we realize the array of measures and safeguards – from the minimum wage to community empowerment, from unemployment insurance to tide people over, to Head Start and school lunches to provide a healthy start in life, to Social Security and Medicare, to provide dignity in old age – that have resulted from the determination of Americans to make politics and government the instruments of our common purpose.
But simply to enumerate that list is to remind ourselves that almost all of it is under attack, under threat as we speak, in Washington and in Raleigh. All too often in fact, public policy has served, not to mitigate widening inequality, but to make it worse. As the President noted, powerful lobbies have pressed "to weaken unions and the value of the minimum wage. As a trickle-down ideology became more prominent, taxes were slashed for the wealthiest, while investments that make us all richer, like schools and infrastructure, were allowed to wither."
So on Martin Luther King Day, 2014, we have a great deal of work to do. Whether it's the erosion of the minimum wage or the elimination of North Carolina's Earned Income Tax Credit, the discontinuation of unemployment insurance when there is still only one job for every four people looking for work, the denial by our state of Medicaid benefits to 400,000 people who desperately need them, the resurgence of food insecurity and hunger even as the Tea Party crusades to take $40 billion from Food Stamps, the slashing of public education and devaluing of the teaching profession, the erection of new barriers to the right to vote – we've had the wake-up call, and we know we must protest and mobilize for the fight of our lives.
What better time to rededicate ourselves than on the day we honor one who declared he would never adjust or accommodate "to economic conditions that will take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few." Let us resolve today that we too will not "adjust": we will capture a fresh vision of "liberty as justice for all" and, as Dr. King taught us, join together to achieve it.


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The lack of hockey on Canadian TV thanks to the lockout is not proving all that bad for some networks.
Hockey fans are turning to their favourite American shows to pass the time as they wait for their teams to return to the ice.
CTV is reporting a big rise in Saturday night viewing for their Big Bang Night on CTV, which comprises of re-runs of The Big Bang Theory.
They have doubled their audience in the 8-10pm timeslot while fellow Bell channels The Comedy Network and TSN boast rises of 56,000 and 50,000 viewers respectively.
Canadian cable channels are reporting a combined audience rise of 20 per cent on Saturday nights.
Global has seen a rise of five per cent for its Chicago Fire screenings on Saturdays.
Unfortunately, CBC has struggled to retain the bulk of its Saturday night audience, with only 11 per cent sticking around for classic hockey games on Hockey Night in Canada.


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stormy weather is normal for many parts of the country. Spring especially for many parts of the country. We do not control them but God controls them. He controls them each and every way. He knows our reactions. He knows when we panic, and He knows when we are at peace. He knows everything. Yes, you can hid your feelings from other people but we can never hide our feelings from God. Storms happen in many different areas. Storms in the finacial world. Storms during marriage. Storms with your children. Storms in many different aspects. The storms will come up suddenly and unexpectedly. Sometimes you may not realise that the storm of life is to show us how we fully depend upon God our Father. We must learn to depend upon God and His path for us. No matter how hard it seems. God is always patiently walking beside us reminding us of the path that is going on. He knows the way we should go versus the way we want to go. He knows what calms us. He knows our strengths and weaknesses. He knows everything. You may say He is the Know-It-all. He is for he created us.
He knows the struggles we go through.
He knows the fears we have.
He knows our joys.
He knows our tears..
He know what we need when we need it.
He heals us. He knows.
He knows what is making us weak.
He knows what distracts us.
He is the joy.
He tells us not to fear.
He tells us that the fire, rushing water will not harm us.
He is always with us.
Life may have storms but when we trust God he brings us through it.
No matter what we are going through our God is always beside us. He knows our needs. He knows our weaknesses.
He knows what ticks us off.
He guides us through our struggles.
He guides us in the hard places of life.
No matter where or what we have gone through, He is there.
Please do not give up in this storm. He is here.
He never leaves nor forsakes us.
He stays beside us.
He is our joy. He grants us favor.
He loves us enough to give us his Son to die on the cross for us.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Alexei Ramirez drove in two runs and the Chicago White Sox extended their winning streak to a season-high eight games with a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.
Dayan Viciedo had a run-scoring single and Ramirez hit a sacrifice fly to help Chicago take a 3-1 lead in the third. Ramirez made it 4-1 with an RBI double in the fifth.
Luke Scott and Carlos Pena homered for the Rays, who have lost 9 of 13 at home.
"We're not really playing a high level of baseball right now," Rays Manager Joe Maddon said. "Too many mistakes on the field."
TWINS 4, ATHLETICS 0: Francisco Liriano's return to the rotation was a rousing success, with six shutout innings as Minnesota sent visiting Oakland to its eighth straight loss.
ROYALS 6, INDIANS 3: Bruce Chen overcame a rocky second inning and Kansas City scored its first five runs with two outs in winning at Cleveland.
MARINERS 21, RANGERS 8: Justin Smoak hit two three-run homers against his former team and Seattle used a pair of early eight-run innings to win at Arlington, Texas.
Smoak had three hits to go with his career high for RBI as Seattle reached double digits in back-to-back games against the AL West leaders. Jesus Montero homered among his three hits and drove in four runs.
BLUE JAYS 4, ORIOLES 1: Edwin Encarnacion hit one of Toronto's four solo home runs, pitcher Brandon Morrow left the game after being struck by a line drive and the Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep at home.
Morrow suffered a bruised right shin when he was struck by Wilson Betemit's liner in the seventh, hopping around the mound in pain. X-rays were negative and he is day-to-day.
CUBS 8, PADRES 6: Darwin Barney hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to give Chicago a win at home.
MARLINS 5, NATIONALS 3: Giancarlo Stanton hit his 12th home run in May to tie the franchise record for a single month and host Miami earned its 20th comeback victory.
BRAVES 10, CARDINALS 7: Freddie Freeman homered and drove in three runs to help Atlanta beat visiting St. Louis.
PIRATES 2, REDS 1: A.J. Burnett allowed just two hits over seven innings, Matt Hague delivered a two-run double and Pittsburgh beat visiting Cincinnati.
PHILLIES 10, METS 6: Pinch-hitter Carlos Ruiz came through with a tying homer in the seventh inning, Jimmy Rollins added a three-run shot and Philadelphia busted loose late to win at New York .
Shane Victorino drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth and Philadelphia bailed out winless Cliff Lee to take 2 of 3 in the series. Ty Wigginton also homered for the Phillies, who improved to 3-6 against the Mets this season.
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Officials from Congo have announced that largest Eastern Gorillas are in danger. According to the announcement by the officials, gorillas are at the verge of death.
Illegal hunting and killing are the major reason of declining number of apes.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has decided to stop illegal killing. The researchers have taken some major step to save these critically endanger primates.
The report of the researchers stated that the number of eastern gorillas has dramatically fallen by at least 77 percent in just two decades.
Officials have also added that more that 82000 species including the mountain gorilla have been analyzed by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Out of 82000 species nearly 30 percent are at the verge of death.
IUCN has blamed human action such as hunting for reducing the number of apes. Another report by the officials has also cleared that Grauer's gorilla one of the two subspecies has radically declined since 1994 to 2015. The report showed that the number has declined by 16,900 to 3800.
There is an entire list of great gorilla species that are only one step away from disappearance such as western gorilla, Bornean Orangutan and Sumatran Orangutan.


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Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions have posted a massive batch of new photos from the Justin Lin-directed "Star Trek Beyond". The new pics incorporate action shots of the various major cast along with behind-the-scenes photos of director Justin Lin.
Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin and John Cho all return to their roles and are joined in this outing by the likes of Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella and Joe Taslim. J.J. Abrams produces the film which opens July 22nd.


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