Today has me full of excitement! One, because its Friday and secondly, it's December 1st!
Today I wanted to share 10 Christmas traditions that we have started in our little family & I hope you'll enjoy reading each one!
1. Christmas Decorations! Obviously you know this is a must for me. I absolutely LOVE to decorate and now that Corbin's old enough to help and have fun with the process, makes it all the better and so worth while! Our house is dusted in glitter right now and I'm not mad about it. We went with traditional this year because he's little and I wanted him to have a tree with snowballs and cotton and all the things. He has told me every day that our tree is beautiful! Well, melt my heart why don't you?
2. Baking. We love to bake together. We make gingerbread houses, cookies, and even a birthday cake for Daddy. If you don't know, my husbands birthday is also on Christmas so we like to celebrate him by making him a special cake and wrapping his gifts in birthday paper. Corbin is a master egg cracker and mixer and I basically just take orders. Ha! We made sugar cookies and decorated them this week and it was so fun to see how creative he is, not to mention his decorating skills are on point. Even if he did eat more than he decorated. 🙂 We will do this numerous times this month, so don't be surprised if we show up with baked goods at your doorstep or if I gain 10 extra pounds. Hey, that's what food baby sweaters are for, am I right?
3. If you haven't started the Elf on the Shelf tradition, it's not too late. "Dash" arrives on the 1st (eek tonight) and causes mischief all over our house. From marshmallow baths, hanging Corbin's undies all over the tree, to sneaking in stickers or a fun festive book when little "C" is good, his silly tactics are sure to keep your little one on the nice list. It makes for a fun, and sometimes challenging tradition. Challenging in that I have to remember to move him. #mombrain at its finest.
4. One thing, even as a kid I remember loving is looking at Christmas lights. This is a tradition we have definitely kept alive. Thankfully, the caroling has not been something we've picked back up! Pretty sure no one wants to hear this pitch deaf voice of mine and it would take a million dollars to get Conrad to sing "Jingle Bells" in front of an audience! Can you imagine? Any who, on Christmas light night, we all bundle up, grab a hot chocolate and drive around our favorite neighborhoods in town looking at lights. There is even a neighborhood that has one street fully decked out. It's so fun to see the lights in perfect harmony with the music and all of the people lined up to take a gander.
5. The five things. This is something I love and a tradition we decided to start with Corbin, as it makes gift buying easy and less stressful in trying to figure out what to get each other. 1. Something to wear. 2. Something you need. 3. Something you want. 4. Something to read. 5. Something from Santa.
6. Our annual ornament is a tradition we started before we were engaged. We literally have an ornament that dates back to 2010 if you can imagine and its been hanging on our tree every year since. I'm so thankful for these fragments of our love and growth and I hope to look back at them many years from now and remember what season of life we were in and the memories attached to that ornament.
7. Mall Santa photo sesh. I mean, obviously! Something all parents should attempt at least once. I don't think there could have been a person on the planet Corbin disliked more than Santa at age one. Since then, he's really started to take to the jolly ol fella and has even tried calling him a time or two on my phone. Oh my! Don't kid yourself, I've definitely threatened to call him too. Maybe three or four times already today, in fact. All jokes aside, I'm excited to see how he reacts this year. I have a feeling Santa may want to take a shot of vodka and make himself as comfortable as possible because this kids list is a mile long and growing. Put it this way, every time Disney Jr. comes on, its something new. We're in for it this year, friends! May want to send a few prayers up and we honestly may want to invest in a few lottery tickets to keep up with this one!
8. It's always so important to remember others in this season. Although this is a time of celebration, there are so many in need and those who have so little and even some with no one to spend the holidays with. Giving back is BIG for our family. A donation to a local charity or food bank, picking one or even a few angels off of the tree, serving a meal at your local soup kitchen, or simply inviting your neighbor over for dinner, are small things that can make such an impact and change a persons perspective about the holiday season. Jesus is the reason, so remember to glorify him through serving and loving others.
9. Brand new Christmas Eve pj's and cuddling on the couch with popcorn and our favorite Holiday movie is priceless. We love to read the The Christmas Story or T'was the Night before Christmas to end the night before bed. Cookies and Milk are out and ready for Santa and waking up to a big family breakfast is always a good idea. I love waking up in our home on Christmas morning and just taking in all of the goodness with a fresh cup of coffee and Christmas music playing in the background. These are the moments I cherish and hope to always remember.
10. Our favorite tradition to date is the Christmas Eve service at our church. It's always a packed house, and is so meaningful. We get to dress up, hear the Christmas story, and just praise. It is a time of worship, giving and community and above all, the REASON. So thankful for this service, our church and for those who sit with us in our row. Our family and friends all gathered together to witness the beauty that is Christmas. I can't think of a better way to celebrate tradition than with the ONE who started it all.
Thank you for stopping by to read our family traditions. How do you celebrate this time of year? I hope that however it is spent, it is with those most significant and that the love of the season shines through to you and yours!
Thank you, Mom!! Thank you for reading, encouraging and supporting every post I write. I am so incredibly thankful for you and for the traditions that were started when I was little. Also, for your talent in everything you touch and do! It's so fun to be able to pass these traditions down to Corbin and celebrate the birth of Jesus with our family! We are so blessed and surrounded by love in each season and it is such a gift. I love you and appreciate you so much, always!


Beginning immediately, Nvidia is giving away copies of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain with the purchase of select GeForce cards. The Phantom Pain is now bundled with select GeForce GTX 980 Ti, 980, 970, and 960 cards and systems, as well as select GeForce GTX 980M and 970M notebooks.
More information about the promotion, including full redemption instructions, is available here. Of course, you can't play The Phantom Pain until its release everywhere in September.
Previously, Nvidia was offering free copies of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Batman: Arkham Knight with its latest graphics cards.
The Phantom Pain release date for PC is set for September 15, two weeks after the game launches for consoles.
In other recent news about The Phantom Pain, series creator Hideo Kojima has shared a "final" poster for the game, which shows the game's main characters dripping in blood.


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Valentine's Day...the day when everyone who is in love wants to do something special to express their love. I, personally believe that just certain days in a year are not enough to express one's love and love can be expressed in daily routine life with thoughts, gestures and words. All said and done, I am a big romantic at heart and love the universal feeling of love and romance around Valentine's Day!
At Giftbag.ae, we have a variety of Valentine's day gifts to help you to please your love in Dubai - gifts ranging from edibles like cakes and fruit arrangements to flowers and balloons and techie gifts too! From gift hampers to personalized frames and coupons - we have a lot for you to choose from.
If you want to add an extra special touch to your gift and do something handmade for your love, then here are a few ideas we found, to help you out.
Put a smile on the face of your loved ones and remind them of your love, everytime they have a cup of tea. Make these in any flavor of you choice - English Breakfast, Darjeeling or Green.
Fill this weekly pill box with little love notes, keep it next to his or her bedside and give them a daily dose of your love.
Carve your initials as a symbol of your love on a candle.
A fun valentine gift where you can get the kids involved too.
Surprise him or her,, with these balloons and pictures, when they walk into your bedroom.
Tell your partner why you love him or her with this erasable message board.
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Pack their favorite things in a brown bag and gift it to them on Valentine's day. you can do this for everyone in the family, too!
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Hope you have fun creating and gifting some of these from our above list. Please do let us know in the comments below, how your gifts turn out!


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Kennedy Family Collection
Photographs, 1878-1980 (bulk 1890-1965). Images of the John F. Fitzgerald Family, the Patrick Joseph Kennedy Family, the Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Family, and their friends and associates.
KFC80N. Kennedy Family Dines at Home with Guests in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts
ca. 1942: June-September
The Kennedy family dines with guests at their home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Clockwise around table (set with lighted candles and a flower arrangement), beginning at left: Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; unidentified man; Kennedy family friend and former Boston Police Commissioner, Joseph F. Timilty; Kennedy family friend, Nancy Tenney; Robert F. Kennedy; Jean Kennedy; Eunice Kennedy; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; Kennedy family friend, Mrs. Daly; Kathleen Kennedy; unidentified man; Patricia Kennedy; unidentified man. [Notes: See also vintage print in album KFC-073-001. Fogging in right portion of image is original to the negative.]
The Kennedy family dines with guests at their home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Clockwise around table (set with lighted candles and a flower arrangement), beginning at left: Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; unidentified household employee (serving food); Kennedy family friend, Mrs. Daly; Kathleen Kennedy; unidentified man; Patricia Kennedy; unidentified man; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; unidentified man (mostly hidden on bottom edge of frame); Kennedy family friend and former Boston Police Commissioner, Joseph F. Timilty; Robert F. Kennedy; Jean Kennedy (partially hidden on edge of frame); and Eunice Kennedy (face obscured). [Notes: See also vintage print in album KFC-073-001.]
KFC1723N. The Kennedy Family Dines with Friends at Home in Palm Beach, Florida, at Christmastime
December 1941-January 1942
The Kennedy family dines with friends outdoors on the grounds of the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach, Florida, during the Christmas holiday. Those facing away from camera include (clockwise from far right): Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Tom Killefer, Patricia Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (in profile), Robert F. Kennedy (partially visible). Others pictured include Eunice Kennedy (at head of table in background), Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (fourth from right), Edward M. Kennedy (third from right); two unidentified female staff members are also present. [Notes: Original caption from vintage print in album KFC-073-001 reads, "Palm Beach Xmas 1941, Xmas lunch."]
KFC88N. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy with Eunice Kennedy at Home in Hyannis Port
1941: July-September
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy and her daughter, Eunice Kennedy, pose with their arms around each other near the porch steps of the family home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts; a bicycle is visible at left.
KFC1607N. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Dines with Eunice Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy, and a Family Friend in Palm Beach, Florida
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy dines with her children and a family friend on the grounds of the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach, Florida. Clockwise from left: Mrs. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy (partially visible), John "Zeke" Coleman, Jr., an unidentified girl, and Edward M. Kennedy. [Notes: Original caption from vintage print in album KFC-073-001 reads, "Palm Beach, Lunch in front."]
KFC2001N. Kennedy Family in Antibes, France
1939: July-August
The Kennedy family poses sitting among the rocks outside a cabana at the Hotel du Cap d'Antibes in Antibes, France, during a trip to the French Riviera. Front row (L-R): John F. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Jean Kennedy, and Patricia Kennedy. Back row (L-R): Kathleen Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Rosemary Kennedy (hidden), Edward M. Kennedy (face obscured), and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (face obscured). [Notes: Blemishes and spotting are original to the negative.]
The Kennedy family poses sitting among the rocks outside a cabana at the Hotel du Cap d'Antibes in Antibes, France, during a trip to the French Riviera. Front row (L-R): John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Jean Kennedy, and Patricia Kennedy. Back row (L-R): Kathleen Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (face obscured), Rosemary Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy, and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. [Notes: Negative is out of focus.]
KFC1157N. Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy with Their Children in Palm Beach, Florida
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy pose with their children outside the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach, Florida, during the Christmas holiday. Seated (L-R): Jean Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy (seated behind his mother, wearing sailor costume), Mrs. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy (foreground), Kathleen Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy. Standing (L-R): John F. Kennedy, Mr. Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. [Notes: Original caption from vintage print in album KFC-068-001 reads, "The Group." Fogging is original to the negative.]
KFC1156N. Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Dines with His Family in Palm Beach, Florida
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., dines with his family in the courtyard of the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach, Florida, during the Christmas holiday. Clockwise from center: Mr. Kennedy (foreground); Rosemary Kennedy; Eunice Kennedy; Kathleen Kennedy; John F. Kennedy; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; nanny to the Kennedy children, Katherine Conboy; an unidentified boy; Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.; Robert F. Kennedy; Edward M. Kennedy; Jean Kennedy.
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., dines with his family in the courtyard of the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach, Florida, during the Christmas holiday. Clockwise from center: Mr. Kennedy (foreground), Rosemary Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, an unidentified boy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Robert F. Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy, Jean Kennedy. [Notes: Fogging at left is original to the negative.]
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., sits with his wife, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, and their children, on the stairs outside the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach, Florida, during the Christmas holiday. Front row (L-R): Patricia Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy (wearing sailor costume), Kathleen Kennedy. Back row (L-R): Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Mr. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy. [Notes: Image is also represented by copy negative KFC2161P. Spotting is original to the negative.]
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy pose with their children in the courtyard of the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach, Florida, during the Christmas holiday. Front row (L-R): Kathleen Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy (wearing sailor costume), Mrs. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Jean Kennedy. Back row (L-R): Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Rosemary Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Mr. Kennedy. [Notes: Fogging is original to the negative.]
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., dines with his family in the courtyard of the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach, Florida, during the Christmas holiday. Clockwise from center: Mr. Kennedy (foreground), Rosemary Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, an unidentified boy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Robert F. Kennedy (partially obscured), Edward M. Kennedy, Jean Kennedy (facing away). [Notes: Original caption from vintage print in album KFC-068-001 reads, "Xmas '37."]
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., sits with his wife, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, and their children, on the stairs outside the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach, Florida, during the Christmas holiday. Front row (L-R): Patricia Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy (wearing sailor costume), Kathleen Kennedy. Back row (L-R): Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Mr. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy. [Notes: Spotting on left portion of image is original to the negative.]
KFC582N. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy with Her Children in Palm Beach, Florida
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy poses with her children outside the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach, Florida, on Easter Sunday. Left to right: Eunice Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, and Rosemary Kennedy. [Notes: Inscription on verso of vintage print in album KFC-048-001 reads, "- You're always missing!!" Original caption from vintage print in album KFC-049-001 reads, "Eunice, Bob, Mrs. K., Ted, Pat, Jack, Jean, Rose."]
KFC144N. Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy at Home with Their Children in Palm Beach, Florida
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy pose with their children alongside a retaining wall at the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach, Florida. Left to right: Rosemary Kennedy; Jean Kennedy; Eunice Kennedy; Robert F. Kennedy (seated on wall); Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (with his arms around his sons); Edward M. Kennedy (seated on wall); Patricia Kennedy; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. A toy car sits atop the wall at far right. [Notes: Original caption from vintage print in album KFC-049-001 reads, "Palm Beach, Jan. 1, 1935, Rose, Jean, Eunice, Bob, Mr. K., Ted, Pat, Mrs. K."]
KFC323N. Kennedy Family at Home in Palm Beach, Florida, on Easter Sunday
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (kneeling in grass at center) and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (standing in back row at far right) pose with their children outside the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach, Florida, on Easter Sunday. Rosemary Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy stand in back, left of their mother; Robert F. Kennedy (holding rabbit), Edward M. Kennedy, and Jean Kennedy stand in front.
KFC128N. Kennedy Family with James Roosevelt and Betsey Cushing Roosevelt in Palm Beach, Florida, on Easter Sunday
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy pose with their children and family friends outside the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach, Florida, on Easter Sunday. Left to right: Rosemary Kennedy; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; Jean Kennedy (in front); friend, Betsey Cushing Roosevelt; Patricia Kennedy; friend, James Roosevelt; Eunice Kennedy. [Notes: Original caption from vintage print in album KFC-049-001 reads, "Rose, Mrs. K, Mr. K, Jean, Betsy, Pat, Jimmy, Eunice, Palm Beach, 1934."]
KFC860N. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy and Eunice Kennedy at Nantasket Beach
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy sits with her daughter, Eunice Kennedy, beside a cake in the grass near the home the Kennedy family rented on Beach Avenue at Nantasket Beach, Hull, Massachusetts. [Notes: Damage in lower portion of image is original to the negative.]
KFC857N. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy with Two of Her Daughters and Joseph P. Kennedy at Nantasket Beach
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy sits with her daughters, Rosemary Kennedy and Eunice Kennedy (seated in her mother's lap), in the grass near the home the Kennedy family rented on Beach Avenue at Nantasket Beach, Hull, Massachusetts. Patrick Joseph "P.J." Kennedy (partially out of frame, smoking cigar) stands at right. [Notes: Scratches are original to the negative.]
ST-C422-98-63. Kennedy Family Attends Burial of President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery
Members of the Kennedy family and others attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Those pictured include: Jacqueline Kennedy; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Sydney Lawford; Peter Lawford; Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland; Steve Smith; Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.; Joan Bennett Kennedy; Director of the Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver; President Lyndon B. Johnson; Kennedy family friend, Kirk LeMoyne "Lem" Billings; President Kennedy's personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); President Kennedy's valet, George E. Thomas; White House Secret Service agents, Walt Coughlin and Toby Chandler. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
Members of the Kennedy family and others attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Those pictured include: Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Peter Lawford; Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland; President Lyndon B. Johnson; King Baudouin of Belgium; Prince Gholam-Reza Pahlavi of Iran; former Social Secretary to Jacqueline Kennedy, Letitia Baldrige; White House Secret Service agent, Paul A. Burns. Honor guard pallbearers stand at left, including: Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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BOOK REVIEW – I Was Just a Radioman: The Memoirs of a WW2 Pearl Harbor Survivor
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Edited by Pamela Ackerson. Self-published, (2016)
Reviewed by Charles H. Bogart
This self-published monograph was compiled by Ms. Ackerson to preserve the family history of Aviation Chief Radioman Henry Lawrence's service in World War II. The audience at which the book is directed is family and friends. Henry Lawrence, in June 1940 at the age of seventeen, joined the U.S. Navy Reserve unit at Newport, Rhode Island. On 12 May 1941, he was called to active duty and sent to Aviation Radio School at NAS Sand Point outside of Seattle, Washington. On 19 November 1941, he arrived in Hawaii as an Aviation Radioman and was assigned to VP 22 located on Ford Island. VP 22 at this time was flying PBY-5 Catalina flying boats.
Chief Lawrence's tale of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is told in six pages, which add little to what has already been written about the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack on Ford Island. His service in the Pacific Theater from 1943 to 1945 was as a radioman on board PBY-5 Catalinas of VPB 71. His service in VPB 71 is told through a series of vignettes that focus on the carrying out of nocturnal patrols in the waters of the Southwest Pacific and off the coast of Formosa. These flights, Black Cat Missions, were carried out by flying at 1,000 feet above the sea, searching for Japanese merchant ships to attack. These vignettes are full of nuggets of information about U.S. Navy Black Cat operations during World War II.
Chief Lawrence's account of his service in World War II ends with "The war's over! I will thank Colonel Paul Tibbets, his Enola Gay, and celebrate August 14th for the rest of my life." Once discharged from the Navy, Chief Lawrence spent the next 18-years in the Naval Reserves.
This book is an interesting read, but I suspect that only the hard-core World War II naval aviation aficionado will place this book in his library.
Charles Bogart is a frequent contributor to Naval History Book Reviews.


From the Art of Expressing The Human Body, there's this little story about Bruce Lee, arguably the greatest martial artist that ever lived, during a training run told by John Little, a close friend of Bruce's.
What's your level? Are you exceeding it or are you dying? Because if you let limits define what's possible in your life, you're not growing, you're dying.
What is Bruce Lee's Kung Fu?


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 Флавий Аблабий, консул 331 г.; приближен на император Константин I Велики.
 Аблабий Илустрий, ретор, автор, епископ, 4/5 век
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Vaccines provide the best protection if they are given on time.
Download the Save the Date to Vaccinate app to stay up to date with your child's vaccinations. Simply download the app, set up your family profiles and the app will create your recommended immunisation schedules, along with handy reminders for when vaccines are due.
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Find out how to transfer your child's profile to the new and improved app.
Vaccination is the best way to protect your child from serious diseases.
By vaccinating you're protecting your child as well as the broader community.
The more people who vaccinate their children, the greater our ability to control serious vaccine preventable diseases.
Find out more about when to vaccinate or create a personalised schedule.
Over 94% of children in NSW are fully immunised.
Read more key facts about immunisation.
Contact your local Public Health Unit on 1300 066 055 about what services are available in your area.


It doesn't matter if you prefer white, red, or both! This is your chance to taste the best that DC has to offer in one delightful afternoon. Stroll along and make some pour decisions with us on the first ever DC Wine Walk.
Each location will have a minimum of two wine samples for you to try and full pour specials exclusively for you DC Wine Walkers! Taste a variety of wines, meet new people, and discover new bars around the city following your own route!
In addition to the flowing vino and great company, you will get a Wine Walk Brochure Guide and a branded, shatterproof, BPA free, eco-friendly Tossware wine glass. Cheers!
A portion of all sales will be donated to Wine to Water, who since 2007 have impacted over 700,000 lives around the world by providing clean water access to those who need it most.
This is a 21+ event (ID Required).
Wear comfortable shoes that will allow you to walk around the city from bar to bar.
Each bar will have food available for purchase.
You are allowed to bring snacks for the walk, but are not allowed to eat food from another place in the establishments.
We ask that you park near registration. More details to come.


Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School is located in Tempe. Our students come from many surrounding cities and from as far away as Maricopa, Laveen, and Gold Canyon. Our Lady of Mount Carmel's location provides easy access to Highway 60 and Loop 202.
Visit Google Maps for driving directions.


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Eat your way to a slimmer and healthier you with this delicious and nutritious diet plan composed of different items, most of which are found on the Slice menu.
What is the Slice Muffin Diet?
It's a healthy eating plan composed of 5 to 6 small but balanced meals with known power foods and those with low glycemic index (also known as GI, it is the measure of the effects of carbohydrates in food on blood sugar levels).
What are the power foods included in this diet?
Good carbohydrates made up of brown rice, sweet potato, root crops, whole grain and fruits.
Lots of vegetables particularly leafy greens generously found in Slice salads.
Protein such as egg and soy.
Milk and other milk-based products like yogurt and cheese, low-fat as much as possible.
Lean meats particularly chicken breast and fish.
How do you schedule the 5 to 6 meals daily?
Start with a nutritious breakfast when you wake up.
If you work out in the morning, take a light snack or a high protein one after (depending on how serious and long your training is).
Third meal is your lunch.
Follow it with a mid-afternoon snack.
(Optional 6th meal) A light evening snack if you're hungry or the type who craves for some midnight munching.
What does a sample one day meal look like?
Breakfast: A bowl of oatmeal with low-fat milk and Slice granola or eggs and whole wheat toast.
Mid-morning snack: 1 Slice Muffin Light or fruit/protein shake (if doing a hard workout).
Lunch: A serving of any Slice salad with dressing on the side or lean meat, whole grain and vegetables.
Afternoon snack: 1 Slice Muffin Light with a handful of nuts or granola with milk or yogurt.
Dinner: If light meal is desired, have a hearty vegetable soup or some fresh salad and pair it with one Slice Muffin Light. For a more filling alternative, have brown rice with lean meat and mixed vegetables.
Evening snack: 1 Slice Muffin Light alone or pair it with a glass of low-fat milk or with a cup of Slice Naked Black Chocolate (made with low-fat milk).
Why is it important to include Slice Muffins Light in the diet?
Studies show it is almost impossible to stick to a low-calorie restrictive diet. Successful dieters are those who can stick to an eating plan long term and keep the extra weight off. But this can only happen when meals taken are satisfying and you are allowed the occasional reasonable indulgence.
How many Slice Muffins Light are recommended daily?
Ideally, consume 3 Slice Muffins Light daily.
Can you replace the muffins with other sweets or desserts?
For the first two weeks of this diet plan, it is recommended that you eat Slice Muffins Light only and avoid other sweets. That's because these muffins are filled with fiber and have lesser sugar and carbohydrates.
Do you have to follow this diet every day?
The more you stick with it, the sooner you will lose weight and keep it off. But don't worry, you're allowed a cheat day. You can eat whatever you want one day a week! Most people find that after days of being good on their diet, they tend to be more responsible eaters even on their cheat day.
Do you still have to exercise?
If you want the weight to come off sooner and to stay off, then exercising is a must. It is best to complement a healthy eating plan with regular workout and exercise.
Remember, the road to a healthier lifestyle and a slimmer you takes hard work, determination, a well-balanced diet and proper exercise with the occasional indulgence.
All our handmade muffins contain less sugar than traditional recipes and are loaded with fresh fruits, making them healthier. Each is also known for the health benefits it provides, apart from the passion and creativity that's put into each delicious creation.
Citrus Burst – made with freshly squeezed orange juice and orange zest, this crowd favorite gives you your daily dose of Vitamin C.
Choco Madness and Choco Monkey PB – rich in anti-oxidants that come from chocolate, which is proven to perk up your mood and keep depression at bay.
Nuts About Bananas – the perfect post-workout and race recovery snack with potassium from bananas that helps in muscle recovery and Vitamin B6 that aids in fighting stress and increases energy. This flavorful muffin also contains a generous amount of walnuts, a good source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids to lower bad cholesterol.
Morning Glory and Pineapple-Carrot Surprise – fiber-loaded muffins that do wonders for your eyes, skin and immune system.
Sprinkle Me Cinnamon – give in to the irresistible taste and aroma of cinnamon and lessen the impact on your blood sugar level. Plus, its high manganese content is good for the bones.


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This is the natural check mark for a left-handed person, as this is what happens when we apply an outward flick of the wrist to a pen.  However, all the checkmarks I have found for LaTeX are right-handed.

A: For the sake of completeness, there also some others (right-handed) related symbols:

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One cent postcard addressed to Dr. Keizaburo Koyama at Santa Fe Dentention Station from his wife, Teru Koyama, at Minidoka. Postmarked Jul 16, 1943. On the left side of the postcard is an "Examined" stamp signed "25-3." The message on the back of the postcard is dated July 16, 1943. Teru writes to tell Kei about a move to a new barrack within the camp and the new address to be used.


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Stray Cats to Reunite for Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend Show
By Damian Fanelli published 5 January 18
Stay Cats—Slim Jim Phantom, Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker—at Brixton Academy in London July 17, 2004 (Image credit: Official Press Photo/MSOPR)
Stray Cats have announced that they'll be reuniting and performing at this year's Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend in April. Although we freely admit we were expecting a full 2018 U.S. tour, we'll take what we can get; after all, the April 21 show will mark the band's first North American appearance in 10 years.
The band—guitarist Brian Setzer, bassist Lee Rocker and drummer Slim Jim Phantom—will share the bill with rock and roll legends Duane Eddy and Jerry Lee Lewis, not to mention Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Carl Mann, Narvel Felts and another 100 or so bands, all of whom will perform throughout the four-day soiree.
The annual event also features burlesque shows, a massive car show (all pre-1964), a vintage fashion show, a pin-up contest and jiving lessons (not to mention a jiving contest, whatever that is). There'll be more than 120 vendors, pool parties, DJ's and record hops—and a whole lot more. My band actually performed at this event in 2010 or 2011 (it's all a blur at this point, to be honest), and it truly is a fun weekend—a total treat for the ears and eyes. Plus it's in Las Vegas, so if you get tired of hearing rockabilly and roots music, you can just amble down the Strip and gamble away your life savings. Fun!
"There's something magic about a Stray Cats show, [and] Viva Las Vegas is the perfect event to experience that," Setzer says. "C'mon down and rock this town!"
Rocker adds: "Just a string bass, a guitar and a drum—Stray Cats are back to show 'em how it's done. Thirty-nine years after our first gigs, we're back! Can't wait to rock again with my brothers Brian and Slim."
Slim Jim's two cents: "[I'm] happy and thrilled to be hitting the stage with the Cats at Viva Las Vegas. We're the rockabilly kings, back to reclaim our throne!"
For tickets and information, visit vivalasvegas.net. P.S.: We're still holding out for a full U.S. tour announcement!
(Image credit: Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend)


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Bring the rustic edge charm into your living space with the Pueblo TV Stand. Made from carefully selected Mexican wood and iron this great piece is made from the highest craftsmanship. The best thing about rustic design, it's raw beauty. Available in 60 and 70 inch lengths.


The titular cartoonist behind If Found…Please Return to Elise Gravel, a disarming, charming new book from Drawn & Quarterly, seems to do nothing but draw. And she wants everyone else to behave the same way. Gravel is best known for her children's books, including The Great Antonio and The Cranky Ballerina; If Found… doesn't exactly fit into that genus, but it's perfectly suitable for kids. Instead, it offers a kind of evangelism for the joy of drawing, as expressed through tons of Gravel's silly, colorful critters, whether a vampire baby, a cluster of mushrooms with cute faces or a grumpy fart. In some ways, it's a sketchbook, and the packaging (including an elastic band often found on a simple black notebook) reinforces that impression, but there's a bit of instruction mixed in, along with tons of encouragement. Make ugly drawings. Make stupid drawings. Make a lot of drawings, and make them for yourself. Gravel answered our questions about why she draws so much food and what her formative influences were as a child. Her answers are below.
Paste: Tell me about your training as an artist. Where did you go to school, and what did you study?
Elise Gravel: I studied graphic design at a community college in Montreal.
Paste: Did you start off as a graphic designer? Or did you always want to move in the direction of illustration?
Gravel: I was a graphic designer for a couple months, but very soon I knew that I wanted to be an illustrator. I loved drawing.
Paste: Describe how you got from community college to where you are now.
Gravel: I got a job as a graphic designer as soon as I was out of school, but I didn't like it that much. I quit, and then I applied for a government-funded program for people who want to start a business for the first time. I got in, and got help figuring out the illustration market, worked on my portfolio, learned how to find clients, etc. While I was working on my portfolio, since I didn't have any "real" clients to show off, I invented products and made a fake illustrated ad for each of them. The products were fun and silly, like shaving cream for cacti, fur boxing gloves for sensitive boxers, a leash for goldfish, etc. When I had around 20 of these funny ads, I thought that maybe it would make a funny picture book for kids. So I sent it to publishers and, a few months later, I got a positive answer, and my first book was published. I was hooked. The book had good reviews, and I published another, and then another… and now I've published around 45 books, both in English and French!
Paste: Do you see yourself as more of a children's book illustrator or a person who makes comics? What do you think the difference is between those? Sometimes it seems like an arbitrary distinction.
Gravel: I think it's pretty arbitrary as well! I would describe myself as a children's book author and illustrator but many people often describe my work as graphic novels. In French, graphic novel culture is more mainstream so my art is heavily influenced by it. I like to just say: "I make illustrated books" and let others describe or categorize my work.
Paste: Do you prefer drawing real things or making stuff up?
Gravel: I strongly prefer making stuff up. It allows for high levels of absurdity, which I really enjoyed as a kid (and still do). Plus, it's easier to draw, since I don't have to stick to reality!
Paste: How many real black notebooks have there been? How long does it take you to fill one up?
Gravel: I started working on many book ideas, some of which I never finished. Some are 3/4ths done. This book is actually a compilation of several half-developed concepts plus some random illustrations I drew wherever I felt like it.
Paste: When you're drawing in your notebook, what kind of environment do you create for yourself? Does it need to be quiet? Is it at the end of the day? Do you watch TV while you draw?
Gravel: I drew most of this book sitting at the kitchen table at night after my kids went to bed. I was trying to vent after long days where I had to draw stuff for other clients. I needed to draw for myself a bit to keep the creative juices flowing. I don't need peace and quiet. I can draw outside, on the porch, in front of the TV.
Paste: Have you made any books and/or comics for grown-ups?
Gravel: Some, in French. But I really prefer making books for kids. I feel connected to them. I'm probably just a big kid myself.
Paste: Did you grow up reading comics and, if so, which ones?
Gravel: Tons! As I was saying, in my [French] culture, there is a long history of high-quality comics and graphic novels (which we call "Bande Dessinée") around since my dad was a kid himself. He had a big collection at home. I grew up reading Tintin, Gaston Lagaffe, Lucky Luke, The Smurfs and many, many more good books.
Paste: Do you think growing up in Quebec is similar to growing up in France?
Gravel: I think it's very, very different. As different as growing up in the U.S. would be from growing up in the U.K. We mostly share a language, but even then our French is very different from France's French.
Paste: The Smurfs comics are pretty good. My about-to-be-seven-year-old has just started reading them, and they're way better than the TV show/movies, which are pretty terrible. Why do you think the comics are so much better?
Gravel: In my opinion, TV shows based on books are almost always lame compared to the books themselves. But after I reread The Smurfs as an adult, I find them pretty sexist. Try to find Gargamel's recipe for a female Smurf (a Smurfette): it's horrifying.
Paste: What do you think of Lynda Barry's work? Her books on artistic process, which encourage people just to get drawing even if it's nothing but scribbles, to loosen up the creative juices, kind of remind me of the approach you're taking here.
Gravel: I love her work. You're probably right, we're talking about the same thing, the same process. It's an honor for me to be compared to Lynda.
Paste: The other influence I see here is Ed Emberly, because of his bright colors and simple shapes and habit of turning different kinds of blobs into drawings. Also the way he wants to help kids learn how to draw. Did you read his books growing up?
Gravel: No, I only read French until I was about 16. But I'll definitely look him up now!
Paste: What kind of media do you consume? For example, do you read a lot of children's books? Do you watch really violent movies?
Gravel: I read a lot of children's books myself. I still read a lot of Bande Dessinée and graphic novels (for all ages). My kids are nine and 12, so the house is always full of inspiring books for me to leaf through. I try to read what they like to read to learn about what today's kids are into. But I almost don't watch TV and especially avoid really violent movies!
Paste: Do you spend time drawing with your kids?
Gravel: Yes! Especially when they were younger. But these days they're pretty independent artistically and they want to do their own thing.
Paste: What books have you read recently that you really liked?
Gravel: I recently read Les Culottées, a French comic book by Penelope Bagieu that tells the stories of women and girls in history who did what they wanted and changed the world. It was very inspiring, especially for my daughter, who wanted to become Mae Jemison after reading it.
Paste: You seem to use a lot of different kinds of materials. What are your favorites to work with?
Gravel: For my everyday work, I mostly use my computer. This notebook was an exploration process for me so I tried many different media. My preferences change from day to day. Sometimes I want something quick and easy like markers, sometimes I want to work with texture and I use watercolor or acrylic paint. It depends on my mood.
Paste: When you use your computer to draw, do you use a Wacom tablet or something of the sort?
Gravel: I use a Wacom Cintiq and Photoshop.
Paste: Do you ever have a hard time figuring out what to draw (artist's block)? What do you do to overcome that?
Gravel: No, never! Most of the time, I have the opposite problem: I have too many ideas and not enough time to do them all. It's a fun problem!
Paste: You seem to draw a lot of food. Why do you think that is?
Gravel: I love food! I'm not a good cook, but I can draw it (and eat it) pretty well!
Paste: Do you ever teach classes (on comics or drawing or whatever)?
Gravel: I used to give workshops in schools but I don't anymore. I have too many books in progress and I don't have the time.
Paste: When you taught those workshops, what kinds of advice did you give your students?
Gravel: Pretty much the same thing I tell the readers of If Found…: draw for fun, not for other people; draw as often as possible if you want to become good at it; and you can draw anything in any style, you decide because you're the artist.


Here at Billy's Stone Crab, we believe mom deserves the best in life! Whats the best way to treat her? Of course, to a healthy seafood dinner at Billy's Stone Crab! For those of us who didn't get the opportunity to take mother out on Mother's Day can still come celebrate with mom during the week at Billy's!
Why Is Billy's The Best Gift For Mom?
Everyday, from our fish-house in the Summerland Keys of the Florida Keys, we deliver our daily caught seafood. Billy's has the best mouthwatering shellfish to offer like our stone crabs, our lobsters, and our key west pink shrimp. Alongside our shellfish, we bring South Florida fish straight to the table; literally. Our Mahi Mahi, Black Grouper, and Yellow-Tail snappers are caught, delivered daily, prepared Billy's way, and brought to the table so mother can get the freshest plate every visit! Mother deserves only the healthiest and freshest food.
Come and celebrate her with us at Billy's Stone Crab!


Last Weeks News – We gathered for prayer at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday morning and began our 10 a.m. service with the devotional reading from Romans 14 with Brad Siler. Danny Johnson led in prayer. Happy birthday was sung to Amaris Siler. The offertory prayer was prayed by Stan Humbyrd as he and Aaron Humbyrd received our Lord's tithes and offerings. Elane Crum sang. Pastor Neal ministered to us from I Peter 1.
Our 6 p.m. service began with congregational singing and prayer. The choir sang and Pastor Neal ministered from Hosea 3.
Each Tuesday at 7 p.m. we have prayer meeting and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. we have Bible Study. Please join us.
Remember to pray for lost loved ones and friends, our nation and leaders, Christian brothers and sisters around the world and for God's people, Israel.
This Weeks News – We gathered for prayer at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday morning and began our 10 a.m. service with the devotional reading from Isaiah 45 with Brad Siler. Frances Humbyrd led in prayer. Happy birthday was sung to Katie Hodges and happy anniversary to Rick and Elane Crum. The offertory prayer was prayed by Jeff Humbyrd as he and Danny Johnson received our Lord's tithes and offerings. The Choir sang. Pastor Neal ministered to us from I Peter 2.
Our 6 p.m. service began with congregational singing and prayer. The choir sang and Pastor Neal ministered from Hosea 4. We were dismissed in prayer by Frances Humbyrd.


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We want you to work with us because you love us, not because you're stuck. Your success is important to us, and that's why we've not only built tools to grow your business, but also created policies to make it even easier to work together (what we call "Pug Love").
General help articles to help you maximize your online presence of your self storage website.
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Guillermo Canas Retires from ATP Tour
Guillermo Canas of Argentina officially announced his retirement from the ATP Tour on Friday at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. In a press conference with the media the 32 year old Canas admitted that after four surgeries to his right wrist he finally decided that enough was enough.
"I tried again at the US Open and I felt too much pain," Canas said. "I played two exhibitions in Argentina in December, but it was not good. My wrist just won't let me play."
Asked about the highlights of his fifteen year professional career and the Canas did not hesitate to mention his back-to-back victories over world number-one Roger Federer in March of 2007. He managed to beat the seemingly invincible Federer at Indian Wells ending his 41 match winning streak and then again a week later in Miami.
"I beat the most talented player in the world," the Argentine said. "For me it was unbelievable. And then to do it again 10 days later was like a dream for me."
Asked this week for his memories of playing against Canas, Federer was his usual gracious self.
"He was always a grinder and always gave his best on the court, so you always knew you were in for a tough match,'' Federer said. "It was a bit different losing to the same player back-to-back. It hadn't happened to me in years.''
The media has chosen to focus on those two Canas victories to contort their headlines into portraying Canas as Federer's nemesis when in fact the two have a 3-3 career head-to-head record with Federer easily winning the last two matches by a combined score of 24 sets to 9. I think it's safe to say that Rafael Nadal still holds the official title of nemesis to Roger, but Canas did have his moments.
My own personal favorite memory of Guillermo Canas was from back in 2002 when he claimed the only Masters Series title of his career in Toronto. I was attending the tournament that year with my father and we were both impressed with his play throughout the week. We had seats on Centre Court for his opening round match against an up-and-coming Roger Federer who was seeded 10th at the time. Canas dispatched Federer 7-6(10), 7-5 on that day and continued on to defeat some big names including Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marat Safin, Tommy Haas and then Andy Roddick for the title.
Unfortunately some will remember Canas for a doping suspension that took him out of competition from summer 2005 until the Fall of 2006. He was initially banned for two years for taking a diuretic called hydrochlorothiazide. Although not an illegal substance in itself, the drug was commonly used as a masking agent to hide other performance enhancing substances. Canas claimed at the time that he unknowingly was given some medication for a sore throat at a tournament in Mexico that include the drug. He would fight the ruling and eventually have the Court of Arbitration for Sport rule in his favor and reverse the ban.
Canas finishes his career with seven ATP titles to his name and a respectable record of 252-195. His best Grand Slam showings were three quarter-final appearances at Roland Garros in 2002, 2005 and 2007. Canas reached a career-high ranking of 8th in the world in June of '05 before the doping suspension would take him out of the game. One cannot help but wonder what he might have been able to accomplish on tour during these prime years of his career.
In retirement, Canas will now focus on running the Canas Tennis Academy in Key Biscane.
Tags: Guillermo Canas, Miami, Roger Federer, Sony Ericsson Open, Tennis


The US billionaire and convicted tax evader Leona Helmsey once famously said, "Only the little people pay taxes".
It seems she was right. The scandal of the super-rich avoiding their taxes is the latest crisis to engulf the Tories. As one Treasury spokesperson admitted, "There are millionaires paying a lower tax rate than ordinary taxpayers".
Treasury figures show that nearly 1,000 UK taxpayers who earn more than £1 million a year are paying less than 30 percent of their income in taxes.
And out of the 200 who earn more than £10 million a year, 12 pay less than 10 percent in tax.
The rich exploit various loopholes to get out of paying their taxes. One way is to get tax relief by donating to charities.
This means that the rich can avoid paying taxes altogether by claiming taxes back after making a donation. And they get to choose the "causes" that get money—and those that don't.
The Tories rushed to convince people that they are as outraged as the rest of us at this state of affairs.
Chancellor George Osborne—a multimillionaire—claimed he was "shocked" at how little tax the rich are paying.
He claimed the government's plan to cap tax relief on charitable donations will stop rich tax avoidance.
But the idea that millionaire Tories will clamp down on their millionaire friends is laughable.
They have cut corporation tax twice—and they plan to cut it twice more by 2014. For those who bother to pay it, they have slashed the top rate of tax.
Osborne's last budget chucked about £17,500 in free money to every millionaire in Britain. And what have the Tories done for the rest of us?
They have frozen our pay. They've attacked our pensions. They've slashed jobs, services and benefits.
The latest cut in corporation tax will deprive the public purse of £880 million by 2015-16—while Osborne announced another £10 billion in welfare cuts by 2016.
The government has spent more time spying on benefit claimants than they have worrying about the super-rich and their billions.
The growing anger at the Tories has sent them plummeting in the opinion polls.
The strikes on 10 May can galvanise this anger and strengthen the resistance to this government of the rich for the rich.


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"""
from __future__ import unicode_literals

from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
from django.utils.functional import lazy
from django.utils import six

__all__ = [
    'activate', 'deactivate', 'override', 'deactivate_all',
    'get_language',  'get_language_from_request',
    'get_language_info', 'get_language_bidi',
    'check_for_language', 'to_locale', 'templatize', 'string_concat',
    'gettext', 'gettext_lazy', 'gettext_noop',
    'ugettext', 'ugettext_lazy', 'ugettext_noop',
    'ngettext', 'ngettext_lazy',
    'ungettext', 'ungettext_lazy',
    'pgettext', 'pgettext_lazy',
    'npgettext', 'npgettext_lazy',
]

# Here be dragons, so a short explanation of the logic won't hurt:
# We are trying to solve two problems: (1) access settings, in particular
# settings.USE_I18N, as late as possible, so that modules can be imported
# without having to first configure Django, and (2) if some other code creates
# a reference to one of these functions, don't break that reference when we
# replace the functions with their real counterparts (once we do access the
# settings).

class Trans(object):
    """
    The purpose of this class is to store the actual translation function upon
    receiving the first call to that function. After this is done, changes to
    USE_I18N will have no effect to which function is served upon request. If
    your tests rely on changing USE_I18N, you can delete all the functions
    from _trans.__dict__.

    Note that storing the function with setattr will have a noticeable
    performance effect, as access to the function goes the normal path,
    instead of using __getattr__.
    """

    def __getattr__(self, real_name):
        from django.conf import settings
        if settings.USE_I18N:
            from django.utils.translation import trans_real as trans
        else:
            from django.utils.translation import trans_null as trans
        setattr(self, real_name, getattr(trans, real_name))
        return getattr(trans, real_name)

_trans = Trans()

# The Trans class is no more needed, so remove it from the namespace.
del Trans

def gettext_noop(message):
    return _trans.gettext_noop(message)

ugettext_noop = gettext_noop

def gettext(message):
    return _trans.gettext(message)

def ngettext(singular, plural, number):
    return _trans.ngettext(singular, plural, number)

def ugettext(message):
    return _trans.ugettext(message)

def ungettext(singular, plural, number):
    return _trans.ungettext(singular, plural, number)

def pgettext(context, message):
    return _trans.pgettext(context, message)

def npgettext(context, singular, plural, number):
    return _trans.npgettext(context, singular, plural, number)

ngettext_lazy = lazy(ngettext, bytes)
gettext_lazy = lazy(gettext, bytes)
ungettext_lazy = lazy(ungettext, six.text_type)
ugettext_lazy = lazy(ugettext, six.text_type)
pgettext_lazy = lazy(pgettext, six.text_type)
npgettext_lazy = lazy(npgettext, six.text_type)

def activate(language):
    return _trans.activate(language)

def deactivate():
    return _trans.deactivate()

class override(object):
    def __init__(self, language, deactivate=False):
        self.language = language
        self.deactivate = deactivate
        self.old_language = get_language()

    def __enter__(self):
        if self.language is not None:
            activate(self.language)
        else:
            deactivate_all()

    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
        if self.deactivate:
            deactivate()
        else:
            activate(self.old_language)

def get_language():
    return _trans.get_language()

def get_language_bidi():
    return _trans.get_language_bidi()

def check_for_language(lang_code):
    return _trans.check_for_language(lang_code)

def to_locale(language):
    return _trans.to_locale(language)

def get_language_from_request(request, check_path=False):
    return _trans.get_language_from_request(request, check_path)

def get_language_from_path(path):
    return _trans.get_language_from_path(path)

def templatize(src, origin=None):
    return _trans.templatize(src, origin)

def deactivate_all():
    return _trans.deactivate_all()

def _string_concat(*strings):
    """
    Lazy variant of string concatenation, needed for translations that are
    constructed from multiple parts.
    """
    return ''.join([force_unicode(s) for s in strings])
string_concat = lazy(_string_concat, six.text_type)

def get_language_info(lang_code):
    from django.conf.locale import LANG_INFO
    try:
        return LANG_INFO[lang_code]
    except KeyError:
        raise KeyError("Unknown language code %r." % lang_code)


Can we just pretend that its 11:11?
The past is history. The future is a mystery. Today is amazing, that's why they call it the present.
Without you my heart has no beat.
It's hard walking in front of you, because I realize what I'm leaving behind.
I sat on my curb looking around at everyone running around happily. I began chewing on my nail bed. I tapped my shoe against the red strip of concrete and looked around for someone to show up. I looked down at my jeans. Why would anyone ever like me? I traced the lines of my jeans with the tip of my chewed off nail. My shoes reached up my leg to rest underneath my knee. No one showed up. Friends I used to know were happily skipping and hugging each other. I stood up and walked quietly to the bathroom. It was empty. I leaned my palms against the sink and ran the water. The bell rang out and everyone disappeared. I watched myself in the mirror. Doing nothing but blinking.
The running water was the only thing that cut like a knife through the silence. Dark circles of eye liner were smeared under my eyes. Mascara was sloppily wiped on my lashes. I took in a deep breath. Why would anyone like me? Silent tears slid down my face and dripped onto the tile floor under me. Eyeliner ran down with it. I looked down at my hands at the red marks dented on my palms. I looked back to the mirror and wiped my tears away. Makeup was now smeared on my wrists and across my face. I stared myself down in the mirror. Waiting for something to happen. Waiting for the mirror to crack or cry out for mercy. I closed my eyes and picked up my hands pretending I was in front of a piano. My fingers hit the invisible keys in front of me letting out a silent song. When my imaginary song was done I looked back up at my reflection again. I turned around and stared at the light pink sticky note against the wall. I pulled it off and stared at the thick black lettering.
"You're perfect. Just wanted you to know that." I read aloud to myself. I looked around and peeked outside. I saw her slowly walking back to the classroom, tossing her small pink sticky note pack back and forth in her hands. I looked down at the note again and smiled. I went to the sink and got my fingers wet and wiped the makeup off my eyes. I slowly walked back to the classroom I should have been in and slipped the note into my back pocket.
"Are you okay?" my teacher said quietly to me as I took my seat.
"Perfect." I whispered to her with a smile.
People go through a lot everyday. Sometimes it's good to know that even just one person is there to say you are perfect.
You are such an awesome writer! I am so proud to have you for a daughter!!


text:
Халіле-Сара () — село в Ірані, у дегестані Хавік, у бахші Хавік, шагрестані Талеш остану Ґілян. За даними перепису 2006 року, його населення становило 447 осіб, що проживали у складі 80 сімей.

Клімат
Середня річна температура становить 13,39°C, середня максимальна – 27,27°C, а середня мінімальна – -0,52°C. Середня річна кількість опадів – 814 мм.

Примітки

Населені пункти шагрестану Талеш


Posel, D.; Rudwick, S.; Casale, D.
Posel, D., Rudwick, S. & Casale, D. (2011) Is marriage a dying institution in South Africa?: exploring changes in marriage in the context of ilobolo payments. <i>Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity</i>. 25(1):102-111.
This article describes racial differences in marriage rates in post-apartheid South Africa and considers one possible reason for these differences related to the traditional practice of ilobolo among African families. We use nationally representative micro data to document very low and declining marriage rates among young Africans, large differences in marriage rates between Africans and whites, as well as rising rates of cohabitation, particularly among young African women and men. We then review the payment of bride wealth in this context, drawing on the historical literature as well as on popular media resources and quantitative data collected in the South African Social Attitudes Survey of 2005, to explore attitudes towards ilobolo as practised in contemporary African society.


Not sticking to your New Year's resolution? That'll be a fiver please.
We all do it, or rather attempt to. No chocolates for three months, starting a diet and probably the most common, joining a gym. I am, of course, talking about New Year's resolutions.
If you hadn't already realised, and I hate myself for typing this, "there's now an app for that".
However, if you don't own an iPhone you can breathe a huge sigh of relief now as the 'Gympact' app is only currently available on iOS. That's your excuse right there.
'Gympact' essentially swaps the sweat you excrete at the gym for cash but, if you are naughty and skip a work out you will be penalised, with 'Gympact' hitting you in the second worst place possible, the wallet.
So, you agree a pact with the app, the more days you commit the more dosh you can earn, and as long as you check in at the gym and remain there for 30 minutes, 'Gympact' will pay out.
The rewards come from a community pot that is funded through fines incurred by users who have not stuck to their agreed commitment.
So if you are an avid gym goer then here is a way to earn a little extra pocket money but for others it could be the extra motivation they need.
One last thing, would it be cheating or pure laziness if Downtime were to check into the gym and be paid to sit in the steam room and sauna for 30 minutes?


text:
Q: AWS S3 Object Expiry Issue - Prefix I want to use the AWS S3 Object Expiry and have a bucket set up & a lifecycle rule.
The rule is shown below:

The issue I'm having I believe is to do with the Prefix.
I created this structure under the bucket "online-dating/dating-cropping/" and started to put files into this location that I wanted removed - tmp files. The idea was these files would be removed automatically.
When I checked I found the structure "online-dating/dating-cropping/" had been removed. Eg: it didn't clean out the files under here but removed it entirely.
Therefore am I right in assuming you can't use the Expiry Rule like this (pointing to a location under a bucket to cleanup? Does the Prefix have to reflect the actual file(s) you want removed - eg: remove apples.jpg - you could then set the rule to app* for example?
Therefore I assume it doesn't matter where in the bucket the files actually reside. Just the prefix must match the files?

A: While many S3 browsers (including the AWS management console) will show paths with "/" as directories, this is not what they are.  Removing all files with the specified prefix will mean that the browsers no longer have the ability to detect the presence of the "folder" of that name.
Whatever process you are using that creates the temporary files should not have any issue writing more files and as soon as it does write a new temp file the "folder" will reappear in an S3 browser.


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2) Emulators – The use of these is extremely useful in the initial stages of development, as they allow quick and efficient checking of the app. The emulator is a system that runs software from one environment to another environment without changing the software itself. It duplicates the features and works on the real system.
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Many people looked shocked as they stared at Nine Nether. They found it hard to believe. They had heard that Lord Nine Nether was only a Grade Six or Grade Seven Sovereign, but she had now become so powerful!
Lord Asura, Lord Mountain Cracker, and the rest of the lords were shocked as well. Nine Nether had great strength, but she could only be ranked third or fourth among the lords before she had left them. However, she had now advanced to Grade Nine Sovereign before Lord Asura!
Someone in the crowd asked, "Has she used some temporary means to bring up her level?"
"This is impossible! If she has done that, she will have difficulty controlling her spiritual energy. However, her spiritual energy is not chaotic, and it indeed belongs to her!"
"This is incredible! How could she possibly do it in less than a year!?"
The crowd whispered among themselves, and even the lords were taken by surprise. They shook their heads, as they did not know what Nine Nether had gone through in order to advance to such an amazing level.
Withered Old Man stood on the stone platform and looked at Nine Nether with disbelief. However, as he was experienced and knowledgeable, he quickly collected himself and no longer looked down on Nine Nether. He looked grave now. He could feel the intimidating aura that Nine Nether exuded.
He had heard that Lord Nine Nether was from the Netherbird Clan, and she had the Divine Beast's Constitution. She had such a strong combat force, and even Withered Old Man, who was also a Grade Nine Sovereign, no longer had confidence in defeating her.
They now knew why Mu Chen was so confident. Lord Nine Nether had reached Grade Nine Sovereign, and she had the capability to fight for the kingship.
"It was my fault earlier. Let me have a taste of your skills." Withered Old Man looked at Nine Nether, and then put his palms together. Bright light seemed to burst out from his eyes.
The moment Withered Old Man finished his sentence, majestic spiritual energy burst out from his skinny body. It was gray in color, and as the spiritual energy swept out, even the land dried up. Withered Old Man indeed possessed special power.
These people who had advanced to Grade Nine Sovereign and created a name for themselves in the North Territory were indeed powerful. Vast spiritual energy burst out in the area, and even before the two of them struck, the strong oppression had caused fear among the top powers.
Withered Old Man's dull eyes suddenly brightened up. He stepped out, and vast spiritual energy surged. It then turned into a gray light and whizzed out toward Nine Nether. The spiritual energy light rainbow was withered and wherever it passed, the space would wane.
"That is Withered Old Man's Withered Spiritual Energy. Anyone who is struck by it will be dried up, and even spiritual energy will be contaminated and wane." Many top powers looked at the gray light rainbow and were fearful. They would be severely injured if they were hit by it, and their bodies would weaken.
Nine Nether looked flatly at the powerful attack. She stretched forth her hand and pressed down telekinetically.
Vast spiritual energy whizzed out like a tidal wave at a high temperature, causing even the air to be aflame.
The two vast spiritual energies clashed against each other, but surprisingly, there was no explosion. They continued to attack each other and created dark cracks in the space. The gray light rainbow whizzed down like a meteorite, but no matter how strong the rotten force was, it could not get near Nine Nether.
Although Withered Old Man's spiritual energy was weird and horrifying, Nine Nether's spiritual energy was special as well. She had cultivated the genuine Undying Flame under the guidance of the Undying Bird Beast, and that brought about a tremendous change to her spiritual energy.
The Undying Flame was unperishable, and it was more overbearing than the Withered Spiritual Energy. Although Withered Old Man's spiritual energy could encroach on the other top powers' spiritual energy, it could not do so with Nine Nether's.
The top powers turned grave when they saw that no matter how hard Withered Old Man tried, he could not attack Nine Nether.
"Withered Old Man, if this is what you are capable of, I am afraid that it will be tough for you to secure the kingship," Nine Nether said with a smile. Although it looked as though Withered Old Man had attacked her with great force, he was merely testing her out.
Withered Old Man started to look serious. He then nodded and formed a seal with his hands. Majestic spiritual energy swirled out like a windstorm, and a humongous spiritual energy shadow appeared behind him.
The spiritual energy shadow was unique. It took the form of a human, but branches were growing out of it. From afar, it looked like a towering old tree that was swaying. However, this old tree exuded a withering force that weakened the spiritual energy in the area.
"That is the Withered Celestial Body that Withered Old Man has cultivated!" The top powers shouted out in shock when they saw the towering old tree behind him.
The Withered Celestial Body was intriguing and ranked number 61 on the List of 99 Sovereign Celestial Bodies. In order to cultivate it, one had to absorb the different withering forces in the heavens and earth. Withered Old Man had spent years in the desolated land to cultivate it before he could possess this Celestial Body.
Every single move carried a withering force. If it invaded one's body, the flesh would dry up. This Celestial Body was overbearing and vicious, and it was Withered Old Man's trump card. However, no one expected him to use it right from the beginning. It was apparent he knew that he could not use ordinary means to deal with Nine Nether after testing her out earlier.
Withered Old Man rose up slowly and landed on the towering old tree. He looked down at Nine Nether and said in a hoarse voice, "If Lord Nine Nether can counter my withering power, I will admit defeat."
Nine Nether looked up and stared at the towering old tree to feel the withering power. She was not alarmed by it, but instead, she smiled and said, "If you can counter my fire with your Withered Celestial Body, I will admit defeat, too."
Having said that, the spiritual energy above Nine Nether gathered together to form a giant black bird. As it spread out its wings, it looked like clouds. As the giant bird cried out, fire spurted out from its mouth. The flames were transparent, and they looked amazing.
Undying Fire God's Shield! Nine Nether called out in her heart, and the fire instantly swirled out. Space warps were formed, and the fire turned into a huge Fire Shield that engulfed the Withered Celestial Body.
As the transparent Fire Shield came down on the Withered Old Man, his face twitched. He said, "Lord Nine Nether is over-confident. Do you think that you can trap me with this Fire Shield?" He sneered within himself and immediately looked stern. He changed his seal at lightning speed, and the towering old tree started to sway. Gray light whizzed out and covered the area.
"Hand of the Withered Willow Whisking the Heavens!" As the gray light gathered together, it formed a gigantic, withered gray hand. It caused the sky to darken as the withering power emitted from it.
Many top powers were shocked when they saw it. Withered Old Man was well-known for using this means. Even a Grade Eight Sovereign who was struck by this vicious attack would have his flesh weakened and die instantly.
Although Withered Old Man refused to admit it, he was wary of Nine Nether. He was afraid of being overthrown by her if he was too careless.
The Withered Gigantic Hand brushed casually across the horizon. It looked light, but its power inflicted fear among the top powers.
As the Gigantic Hand dashed toward the Fire Shield, ripples started to form above the Fire Shield. Fire twirled around it, and transparent flames spurted out and hit hard against the Withered Hand.
High temperature raged out as the two collided. Withered Old Man turned pale, as his Withered Hand seemed to have met its nemesis. As the transparent flame swirled toward his Withered Hand, his Withered Hand started to burn up like dead wood.
"What an overbearing fire!" Many top powers shouted as they were taken aback.
Condor King and Spiritual Pupil King were amazed as well. Even they felt threatened by the transparent flame.
"This, this, is this the genuine Undying Flame!" Withered Old Man was dumbstruck by the transparent flame, and his voice suddenly became sharp. His Withered Celestial Body was vicious and strange, but it was afraid of power that was filled with vitality. The Undying Flame was a nemesis to his withering power no matter how hard he tried to encroach upon it.
Nine Nether smiled as she looked at Withered Old Man, who had turned ghastly pale. This Undying Fire God's Shield was passed down to her by the Undying Bird Sovereign Beast. Although she could not cause severe injury to him, she could use it to entrap him.
"Withered Old Man, you can go on trying," Nine Nether said.
After a while, Withered Old Man smiled wryly and shook his head. He said, "Lord Nine Nether is indeed talented. I have lost to you."
There was an uproar in the square, as no one had expected Withered Old Man to admit defeat so easily. Withered Old Man knew that he was totally restricted by the Fire Shield. He could have given his all to break out of the array, but he would need to spend much time to do so. This would give Nine Nether an advantage over him, as he would have exhausted his energy. Even if he managed to break out, he might not be able to defeat Nine Nether afterward.
He would rather admit defeat than waste his effort.
"Thank you for letting me win." Nine Nether smiled and waved her hand. The giant Fire Shield then turned into transparent flame as Nine Nether gulped it into her mouth. In an instant, the temperature in the area went back to normal.
Withered Old Man darted out of the stone platform and landed beside Dragon-Arm Sovereign, who looked pale. He looked at Dragon-Arm Sovereign and said in a low voice, "Lord Nine Nether is powerful. I don't think Lord Mu is easy to deal with, either."
"This is a load of crap!" Light flickered in Dragon-Arm Sovereign's eyes as he looked sharply as Mu Chen, who was smiling from afar. He rebuked Withered Old Man and said in a cold voice, "It is tough to deal with Nine Nether, as she is a Divine Beast and possesses the Undying Flame. Mu Chen is a human being, and I don't believe that he can have the power of a Grade Nine Sovereign within only a year!"
Having said that, he snorted. He stamped his feet and appeared on one of the stone platforms. He looked fiercely at Mu Chen and said in a flat voice, "Lord Mu, if you wish to take away the kingship from me, you have to prove to me that you are capable of doing so!"
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Making Dinner Easy with LEAN CUISINE® – A great dinner can be made easily with LEAN CUISINE and a few simple tips on quick and easy side dishes to pair with their frozen entrees!
Getting dinner on the table can be hard sometimes! With such busy schedules at my house, it can be easy to reach for snacks and skip making a real, filling meal because you know it is going to take time and effort that you just don't have.
Recently, I discovered the LEAN CUISINE entrées and it has changed my whole view on how easy dinner can be to put together! They help me eat well while also saving time on cooking so they are great options for a busy weeknight meal with the family or as a tasty lunch to bring to work. Something I love about these entrées are that they can be taken to the next level with just a few tips and tricks (which I am sharing today!).
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This week, I knew I was going to be really busy but some friends were going to be in town visiting so I wanted to put together a nice dinner featuring two of my favorite LEAN CUISINE entrées – their Five Cheese Rigatoni and the Vermont White Cheddar Mac & Cheese. These are two of my favorite entrées of theirs and I couldn't wait to share them with my friends! To make this meal even more special, I put together garlic bread that takes just 5 minutes to make and a delicious salad. Both of these sides are made with ingredients you probably already have sitting around!
To get everything I needed for dinner, I popped over to my local Walmart. The LEAN CUISINE entrées were in the frozen department and they were really easy to find. When I was grabbing the Five Cheese Rigatoni and the Vermont White Cheddar Mac & Cheese, I saw the STOUFFER'S® FIT KITCHEN® Teriyaki Chicken Bowl and LEAN CUISINE Fiesta Grilled Chicken and I can't wait to pick those up next time, they sound right up my boyfriend's alley!
Something I love about STOUFFER'S FIT KITCHEN and LEAN CUISINE entrées is that they help making dinner simple when you are trying to serve people with a variety of different personal health needs such as those who are gluten free, meatless, those looking for high protein, prefer more organic, etc. As a new vegetarian, finding meatless meal that allow me to eat well while also being delicious has been really tough so these entrées have been a great find for me!
The LEAN CUISINE Five Cheese Rigatoni 10 oz. box is made with no meat or any artificial preservatives and it has such a tasty sweet tomato sauce and five cheese blend on top that tastes incredible. Additionally, the LEAN CUISINE Vermont White Cheddar Mac & Cheese 8 oz. box is made with organic ingredients and no GMOs, artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives. It is also meatless, packed with 14g of protein, and even the pasta is organic. It has cavatappi pasta topped with a creamy Vermont white cheddar cheese sauce. Yes, these are both amazing! Both of these options are great for those who are looking to eat less meat and the LEAN CUISINE Vermont White Cheddar Mac & Cheese makes eating organic affordable.
To make the garlic bread as a side dish, I just sliced up a baguette, lathered some butter on it, and then sprinkled some parmesan on top of each piece. I put them under the broiler for less than a minute, watching them the whole time to make sure that they became crisp and a little golden.
For the salad, you can add any of your favorite toppings to it that you have on hand. I chose to put on some feta, dried cranberries, seeds, and almond slivers with a few dressings on the side to chose from!
Another other great additions to the dinner spread would be a fruit salad made with fresh fruits such as oranges, strawberries, and pineapple! That's it, you have a fantastic meal that took just minutes and a few simple ingredients to make that looks elegant and tasty!
What's your favorite meatless meal? Comment below!
I look for Lean Cuisine when I want a quick meal. The ingredients are the quality I would use when making a homemade meal, which is important to me. Perfect with a simple salad like you suggest!
I love that lean cuisine has organic options… I need to look for them at the market next time!
These are so much better than stealing the ones from my kids!! I need to grab myself a couple!


CEC is excited to be part of a new facility for Micey Marble located in Hall County! This location will help serve a expanding business will house 350,000 sq. ft. state of the art manufacturing facility and 30,000 sq. ft. corporate office and Design Center. The new facilities are expected to be fully operational during the first quarter of 2018.
In some studies, energy bills from refrigeration alone could save up to 20% of their energy bill. Thermostats may not always give a accurate treading. Try a second thermometer to insure a accurate reading.
Please remember, not all ceiling fans are created equal. Save on operating costs with energy efficient DC motors–up to 65% more efficient than traditional AC fan motors. How about air efficiency? Airflow Efficiency by Speed is a good number to review when choosing a new ceiling fan. It goes without saying a review of light fixtures is a great place to start!
Water heater insulation, on demand water heaters are a long lasting saving from homes to business. Remember to look at your water consumption each month, it may help make a decision for energy improvement.
This is similar to the previous step, except the cost is higher up front with the goal for a long term investment. A measured analysis of power use is truly an investment into a business. As with any cost benefit, you'll know that you've received the greatest benefit for the budget. From equipment, insulation, windows, and other areas, the resources are ready for your use with many of the power providers in the area.
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Progress at CEC New Location Continues!
Construction is well under way for our new facility located off Candler Highway near 985. With the steady increase demand for services, a larger facility has become a need to serve the growth of our customers in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Alabama.
The scope of the project is nearly 16,500 square feet of warehouse and 2 floors of office space that's nearly 3 times the size of our current facility. The building will include a large conference room, drafting room, IT data center and training facility.
Construction is anticipated to be complete in the 4th quarter of 2017 and we look forward to welcoming visitors once the project is complete.
As we are given the opportunity to serve others, we are thankful for our community and resources that also serve others. We are also proud of members of our team.
Congratulations Terry for Graduating from Leadership Jackson County!
The Meals on Wheels program is a nutrition program for frail elderly persons living in Hall County.
Kristen Caldwell and Brandy Thornhill from CEC and appreciate the opportunity to serve our local Meals on Wheels and also their kind words.


Each year, the Director of Internal Audit Administration prepares a risk-based audit plan that is presented to and approved by the Audit Committee. A risk-based approach is used so that audits are performed on areas of greatest risk and opportunity for improvement. Additional audits may be performed upon request from the Audit Committee, Board of Trustees, Executive Director, or other management.
1. Planning: Internal auditor meets with management and other staff to gain an understanding of the operational processes for the area under audit. A risk assessment is performed. Internal auditor develops testing procedures to address identified risks.
2. Fieldwork: Internal auditor performs testing procedures that address compliance and/or effectiveness of internal controls in place for the area under audit. Internal auditor makes note of findings, which must be supported by adequate evidence and develops preliminary opportunities for improvement.
3. Completion: Internal auditor meets with management to discuss preliminary findings and opportunities for improvement. If there is a disagreement, staff is given the opportunity to provide additional information to the internal audit team. Once all findings are final, a draft audit report summarizing observations and opportunities for improvement is issued (electronically). The area under audit is requested to provide a response to the draft report within 14 days of the audit report's issuance date. After management's responses are received, internal audit provides their response, if applicable, and a final report is issued. An electronic copy of the final report is provided to auditee management, the Audit Committee, and Executive management.
4. Follow-up: Periodically, the Division of Internal Audit Administration reviews outstanding opportunities for improvement and follows up with management to determine the status of the agreed upon improvements.