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The Sculptor´s Gardens
Leominster, Herefordshire, UK
The story of this curious riverside retreat begins in the roaring twenties when it was home to the Twinings Tea family. A place where afternoon teas would turn into flamboyant flapper parties daily, and villagers would come and go like moths among the topiary gardens and champagne towers. A century on the estate now belongs to a sculptor who opens the doors to those in search of a luxury self-catering country escape, overflowing in vintage fizz.
Set in the fairytale village of Eardisland near Leominster and the England-Wales border, this sprawling self-catering retreat resides within Herefordshire's pastoral landscape of ancient orchards and stately homes. The Sculptor's Gardens comprise two properties settled on the banks of the River Arrow. To one side sits half-timbered Tudor longhouse Hollyhocks, a haven of vintage style. To the other, with its wisteria-clad facade, is Atelier Rose: graceful, romantic and refined. Each house offers privacy for large groups and extended families, but a shared lawn invites the party to come together for drawn-out picnics under the dappled light of the fruit trees.
In the sensitive restoration of their family home, the owners spent many happy months sourcing furnishings that would be in-keeping with the history. A narrow sewing table made a children's desk and an old wooden tea chest has become a bedside table. Hand-carved headboards nod to faraway grandparents from India, while the large wooden windows look over gardens fashioned in memory of owner Alex's father, who spent long summer days pruning the topiary into perfect pyramids. Original flagstone floors and exposed beams hark back to the days of Henry VI, whose knight's are believed to have stayed - their red rose paintings still displayed on the walls to this day.
Like a modern-day wonderland, there is eccentricity around every corner; from the oversized luxury tin spa bath to the surreal sculptures and enchanted secret gardens. Let warm months tempt croquet on the lawn (Grandparents versus children), or set up camp on the banks of the river to enjoy private fishing rights. For an adventure, start the Black and White Trail from the old market town of Leominster just a mile away. The 40 mile circular route leads west through a rich landscape of distant hills, hop yards and orchards, taking walkers through England's prettiest black and white villages. Pick apples to make homemade sauce and gather all for roast pork in the banquet hall, fire roaring.
SleepsUp to 18 guests (16 adults and 2 children) from £5,495 per week
Bedrooms and bathroomsThe main house has four double bedrooms and one quadruple bedroom: the first has an en suite bathroom, while bedrooms two and three share a shower room, and four and five share a family bathroom. There are two downstairs WCs. In the cottage is one ground floor double bedroom with king-size bed and one first floor double with super king-size bed that leads through to a twin bedroom. The family bathroom with roll-top bath is on the first floor, in addition to the ground floor shower room
FeaturesWilliam Holland spa baths, outdoor kitchen, tree house, cinema room, games room with pool table
Arrivals and departuresArrival Day: Friday or MondayArrival Time: 4.30pmDeparture Time: 9.30am
FamilyYes, children are very welcome. Two cots and two highchairs are available on request.
PracticalitiesThe Sculptor´s Gardens are on a quiet road with parking for at least six cars. The kitchen in the main house has a double Beko oven, five-ring electric hob, dishwasher and Nespresso coffee machine, plus a scullery with dishwasher, washing machine, dryer and fridge-freezer. The cottage kitchen features a Range cooker, microwave, dishwasher, washing machine, two fridge-freezers and Nespresso coffee machine. Please note, due to the character of Hollyhocks, the quintessential cottage staircase is steep and the original doorframes are low in some areas. Children should be supervised by the river and spa bath at all times.
Homestay includesA welcome hamper of Ludlow Farm produce, damson gin liqueur, luxury hot chocolate and homemade cookies, Cowshed Spa toiletries, fluffy bathrobes, luxury bed linen and towels, croquet sets, children´s books, board games, badminton set, football nets and balls, logs and kindling to get you started, dog biscuits and bowls...House book - your property and destination guideDiscover more little luxuries
Eco-friendlyEco-friendly spa bath system
Close to the Welsh border in the heart of Herefordshire´s rolling hills, the ancient market town of Leominster invites visitors to explore medieval architecture and picturesque walking trails - that´s if you can tear yourself away from the gleaming antique shops.
On the map The Sculptor's Gardens are set in the village of Eardisland, just west of Leominster in Herefordshire.
By car The house is approximately three and a half hours by car from London, and about two hours from Bristol.
By train The journey time from London Paddington to Leominster via Newport is around three hours by train, followed by a 15-minute taxi ride.
By plane Birmingham Airport is an hour and a half by car, while London Heathrow is around three hours.
"The privacy of the garden along with the central village location gives our home a very special feeling. Whether it´s relaxing on the lawns drinking Pimms, enjoying a game of croquet, or watching the snow falling from the spa bath, we hope guests experience as many magical memories here as we have."
Both Hollyhocks and Atelier Rose have been in the family for over 25 years and hold treasured memories for over four generations; spanning from real Dickensian Christmases playing games around roaring log fires to drawn-out evenings playing cricket on the lawn as the sun sets.
A memory that we cherish very dearly is our wedding reception, which we hosted on the large lawn. A magical day.
One of our favourite features is the Georgian Camilla conservatory. This was previously used as an outside seating area, but it has recently been updated with a spa bath that now stands proudly centre stage. Relaxing as a family in this area is a real treat.
Architecturally, the properties are a real mix of different timelines, but our favourite room is the double aspect front bedroom - a wonderful place to hide away and get lost in a good book.
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The Cross Inn, Eardisland
For a lazy Sunday family roast or a night sampling ales from local suppliers, this pub on Eardisland's black and white walking trail offers a warm village welcome. Stop in during a country hike and enjoy a seasonal home-cooked dish too.
Entwined with picturesque trails, cycling is a beautiful way to explore Leominster. Drover Cycles have a large variety of bikes, from expert road bikes to family-friendly e-bikes, that can be delivered to and collected from the house.
Canwood Art Gallery & Sculpture Park
Visit Canwood, Herefordshire´s leading contemporary art gallery and sculpture park. Whether you are a seasoned culture vulture or simply looking to admire the talent, the gallery and park provide a wonderful day out.
Hergest Ridge, Kington
Get your heart pumping with this stunning hike from Kington, crossing the border into Powys along the Hergest Ridge. The route follows part of Offa´s Dyke Trail, affording beautiful scenery along the way.
We have had the most relaxing stay ever at The Sculptor´s Gardens! The proprieties are so beautiful and the interiors just stunning - the attention to detail is fantastic. Plus, the fairytale village of Eardisland is idyllic and so pretty. Thank you.
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MARRIAGE, FAMILY AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
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Word Magazine May 1978 Page 5-7/15
MARRIAGE, FAMILY AND
By John L. Boojamra
The family, regardless of its quality, is what we all have in common. The difficulty is compounded when we consider that in the rearing of children no one likes to be advised or told how to proceed. Added to the difficulties is the almost universal complacency of audiences when the subject turns to Christian education and family.
Everyone is prepared to affirm the importance of the family. What is not clear, however, are the reasons for this importance. It has been my experience that the centrality of the family is interpreted in terms of parental authority over rebellious youngsters. Needless to say, this approach is inadequate to a creative understanding of Orthodox Christian family life. The role of the family in Christian education must be taken beyond the level of the pious, though general, affirmation of its importance.
At the same time that we Christians affirm the absolute centrality of the family to the Christian nurture of children, we are confronted with a general decline of family life. The family structure and the very notion of permanent relationships seem to be giving way to a world of rapid social and moral change — sexual promiscuity, free love, easy divorce, communal experimentation, and in general what can be characterized as "future shock." The failure of much of family life, the failure of husbands and wives to adequately meet each others various needs without exploitation, is part and parcel of the failure of the family to provide its younger members with a Christian milieu in which to grow. Both are functions of the much more fundamental failure to live consciously in the presence of God and to establish this consciousness as a common goal of the family unit and the subsequent failure to direct its efforts and orient its attitudes towards that goal.
It is indicative of the disintegration of the family that it has ceased to perform certain functions which have been traditionally ascribed to it. Many of those traditional family functions have of necessity devolved upon other agencies — for instance, we no longer raise our own food and we no longer face the necessity of maintaining a large family unit to work a farm. This is all fine and good and no one in his right mind would suggest a movement back to the so-called simpler days. It is unfortunate, however, that the loss of many of these economic functions seems to have converted the family, in the minds of many people, into a vestigial social agency; this would perhaps be true if we accepted that interpretation which sees the family as essentially an economic agency. It is not; but the North American family has behaved as if the loss of these functions has robbed it of its meaning. It has, with the old economic functions, given up others, especially in the realm of education (e.g., sex education) and discipline.
Into the vacuum of uncertainty a new vision of the American family is being put forward; the image is provided by the media and advertising. The family less and less is defined in Christian terms or for that matter in biological terms, sexual needs seemingly being adequately satisfied outside of traditional family life. The family is defined in commercial terms. American affluence sees the family as a consumer of those commodities which the greatest manufacturing system in history is capable of producing in quantities far beyond the level of satisfying basic human needs. Needless to say this is hardly an elevating view of the family — consuming things it neither needs nor wants. Yet, in spite of all this and the "future shock" we are assured by certain sociologists that the family will survive and that individuals will continue to seek out a one-to-one relationship in the traditional marriage structure. Alvin Toffler points out in his Future Shock that the nuclear family as we know it will survive as one among an increased number of life-style options. It is precisely this increased number of options which provides the challenge for Christian parents since the Church — throughout almost two thousand years of history has endorsed only two options — marriage between a male and female and monastic celibacy.
Church As Way for Christian Living
The role of religion as an agent influencing family life has been waning for many years. In brief, all churches are experiencing the fact that their members in general do not actively demonstrate their faith in their everyday lives. Unhappily, there seems to be no demonstrable connection between religious life on Sunday and the family life on Monday. On a more general level, sociologists have sought in vain for a significant correlation between church membership and ethical conduct. For the purposes of this discussion, the Church exerts less of an influence on the family than do other forces. The North American family does not see itself in the light of Christian categories.
In the face of this social and religious disruption of the family, we must affirm that the Church has always taken the family very seriously and has concerned itself with the quality of family life, seeking to influence it along very distinct lines. Why this is so will, I believe, lead us to a deeper understanding of the nature of the Christian family and its role as the primary "educator." First, the emphasis on the family as a social structure is based on the understanding that Christian life grows and is worked out not in a vacuum but in concrete, human situations which are stable and reliable. Second, spiritual and moral life is challenged and fulfilled in interpersonal encounters, in community situations. Third, the Church, which is itself the archetype of all communities, understands communal relationships as fundamental to all human life and the quality of communal life as fundamental to the quality of the spiritual and moral growth within that structure. Now these three points are all interrelated and perhaps make the same point. The New Testament emphasizes that it is the love of our neighbor which is the pattern of our love for God, and vice versa. St. James writes that if we say we have love for God, but do not love the people with whom we come into contact every day, then we are simply liars. Man is man, and Christian man is Christian man, when he is in relationship to other men and to God. This two-fold understanding, that is our relationship to God and to other men, is fundamental to any understanding of Orthodox moral and spiritual life, including the nature of the family and Christian nurture within the family.
If we look at the Church's history we can see this social concern clearly reflected. It is a belief that life, to use educational jargon, is a learning situation. On this basis, with this intuition, the Church has sought to establish and stabilize those situations which are most conducive to Christian growth and the development of Christian personality. The Church throughout her history has tried to change the society of which she was part, not by great revolution, which by their nature are ambiguous, but by slowly transforming certain aspects of society —marriage relationships being just one.
The Example of Monasticism
Now let us look at a more limited and formal structure before affirming the same principles for the family. Monasticism will allow us to see this a little more objectively since most of us are not directly involved with it. In the Church's history there have been two types: the loner or the hermit variety is probably the earliest, dating from the very first centuries of the Church, and the communal type in which men or women live together in a structured relationship of worship, work, and service. The latter pattern has become the norm in the Orthodox Church: allowing for the special vocation of the hermit, the Church has canonized the communal monastic life as the type most suitable to the nature of men and to the formation of the Christian life. In a real sense, it is as St. Basil the Great said, "If I live alone whose feet can I wash?"
The family like the monastic community has been endorsed by the Church as a style of life generally conducive to the creation of an environment in which Christian growth can most fruitfully take place. It is again an affirmation that the Christian faith and the Christian life cannot grow, or be lived, or be communicated in a vacuum, because it cannot exist in a vacuum. It is in the family that the child, as it were, will "catch" Christianity as it is actually lived. He will not absorb abstraction, he will absorb life; in a real sense, we cannot teach Christianity, we must rather be Christianity. The parents are the sign through which the child begins to form his first ideas of God as good, accepting, and forgiving. In the family the child will hopefully learn forgiveness and love, not because he is told about them but because he sees them and experiences them. He will learn of the essential goodness of sex not from those well-intentioned sex education courses, but from the family where sex as an overall and total relationship between a man and a woman, a husband and a wife, has its natural and authentic setting and where it is associated with joy and suffering, a mutual self-giving in and out of the bed. The passing on of the faith is, in a real sense, a mysterious enterprise which does not conform to the laws of pedagogy and cannot be identified with teaching about Orthodoxy. We are in the most fundamental sense teaching not about the Christian life, but teaching that very life itself. Once this is, however, absolutely clear in this process, any parent who wants to pass on the faith to his children must face the iron law of giving — you cannot give what you do not have yourself. I have consciously avoided the more limited reference to Christian education in the sense of a formal learning situation, teachers, and textbooks. Unfortunately, the larger definition of life as the learning situation may allow some a sigh of relief as specific responsibility seems to disappear within the cloud of people with whom the child comes in contact. In fact the description means quite the opposite; it is an effort to take the responsibility out of the hands of the church school and put it where it belongs, with the family. It is the parish's responsibility to give the parents the necessary tool, confidence, and support to do the job that is by nature theirs.
Developing Religious Insights: Three Points
For the purposes of our discussion, I would like to refer to a study completed in England by a religious education specialist, Ronald Goldman, and published in his book Religious Thinking from Childhood to Adolescence (New York: Seabury Press, 1968). Goldman's study affirms that the church school does play a role in Christian formation, but only a minimal one. The relationship between church school attendance and growth of "religious insight" though it is positive is not significant. His conclusions: few children who attend church school regularly achieve high "religious insights," and many children who attend church school are not religiously motivated nor do they develop the ability to think with "religious insights." As a corollary to this conclusion, Goldman discovered that the determining factor in the development of this ability to think with "religious insights" was the supportive role of the family members, which, for his purposes, was demonstrated by Church attendance. Children, according to Goldman's findings, do imitate their parents. Something we have all been saying for a long time.
We are here discussing specifically the early childhood years, but much of this is applicable to older children. During this period the family performs or should perform certain very distinct functions which can be summarized for our purposes under three categories. First, and perhaps foremost, the family provides a stable environment of security, confidence, and love. All of which are indispensable not only to a normal emotional life but to the normal development of a mature faith-life. The ability to trust mommy and daddy is directly related to the growth of ability to trust God as essential to a mature spiritual life. For many parents this is certainly an uncomfortable conclusion, but one which is well supported both psychologically and theologically. Here is where the notion of and the relationship to God as "Our Father" becomes a living possibility. I think many of us are familiar with the aspect of Freud's understanding of religion in which God is reduced to a great "father-image." The Church has always intuited this sort of relationship, but in the reverse; in the family the father is, in fact, the God-image, as inescapable and uncomfortable as that may be.
Second, the family assists the child's growth in faith by appropriate reflection on subjects as the occasion arises — a beautiful day, trees, a new baby, the dinner table, animals, etc. We must, of course, be careful to avoid giving the child, especially in the so-called formative years, a mistaken notion of Christianity. Again, referring to Goldman, it is important not to force the child too early into a formal learning situation which will channel his thinking into words and crystallize it into inflexible concepts such as a God with a big white beard sitting on a throne in a place in the sky called heaven, dealing out rewards and punishments. In general, it is true that a child will attempt to simplify anything he cannot understand; the process of simplification often results in a distortion. We are all familiar with the religious malversions which include such confusions as "Harold by Thy name" ("Hallowed by Thy name") and the story of how the three angels visited Abraham Lincoln in the White House. While these may be very cute, they also are very telling as to what children can handle conceptionally in the pre-school years. Unhappily some Christians never overcome these simplifications and the distortions in a real sense lead to a terribly stultified spiritual life.
Third, the family can consciously attempt to create an environment where the child is initiated into certain "religious" activities which carry with them no formal explanation and no attempt is made to have him understand them. Remembering that his understanding is limited, we can reach the child with his normal learning tool — his body and senses. The child can be taught to make the sign of the cross, to recite certain simple prayers such as "I love you, Jesus" or "Thank you for this or that." Little family rituals, which are very often some of our most cherished childhood memories, can be created — lighting candles before an icon on Saturday night or on a holiday, family Communion, prayers before meals, common church attendance, and blessing baskets on Easter and fruits on Transfiguration. From this point of view active participation in what can be described as the multimedia Orthodox liturgical life is a natural. The focus of Orthodox liturgical experience is very often non-verbal and filled with movement, with colors, with lights, and intimacy — all of which provide the child with a total "sensational" atmosphere which is quite self-evident and in need of no explanation. This perhaps clarifies for us where our emphasis should be placed in our family and parish and educational efforts.
Responsibility In the Family
Before closing, it is necessary to say a few words about the distribution of responsibility within the family structure. Many people consider religion and religious instruction as the exclusive responsibility of the mother; it is somehow interpreted as women's work. This is a serious error and a mistake for the healthy development not only of the child's spiritual life, but of his emotional life as well. Too often in the American situation the child sees his father infrequently and comes to rely almost totally on his mother for the satisfaction of emotional and spiritual needs. We must, from a specifically Christian motivation, begin to think in terms of a rebalancing or redistribution of familial responsibilities in a more flexible manner.
It is not, I believe, sentimental to claim that the child, at any age, will learn nothing but religious cynicism unless he sees the Christian life, which he learns about in the church school alive and well in his own home. We cannot expect any authentic Christian education without the family; we must forget about the church school relieving the parents of the responsibility for Christian development — it hasn't worked and it won't work; such an approach is in fact counter productive. (We have realized that church schools and text books, no matter how adequately they conform to the needs of the students and the needs of the material, are by their very nature inadequate to the development of the Christian faith-life in our children.)
The Church must seek to offer to Orthodox married couples, both young and old, the possibility of and necessary direction for the shaping of their marital lives around the life of the Church. We cannot speak honestly of Christian education unless we are willing to make the effort to rebuild our family life as the place where Christian growth, the growth of a faith-life, has its origin and sustenance.
Dr. John L. Boojamra is Director of the Department of Christian Education of the Archdiocese.
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Extant este un termen folosit în biologie cu referire la taxoni, cum ar fi speciile, genurile și familiile care se află în existență, însemnând "viu" sau "care există în natură".

Termenul extant contrastează cu extinct (dispărut).

De exemplu, cormoranul lui Brandt este o specie extantă, în timp ce cormoranul cu ochelari este o specie extinctă. În același mod, din grupul moluștelor cunoscute ca cefalopode, există aproximativ 600 de specii extante și 7.500 de specii extincte cunoscute.

Referințe

Legături externe

Vezi și
 Extincție
 Taxon monotipic

Taxonomie (biologie)
Terminologie biologică

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'I am proud that corporate affairs is now at the top table' - O2 comms chief Nicola Green appointed to exec team
May 30, 2019 by Arvind Hickman
O2's corporate affairs director Nicola Green has been appointed to the Telefónica UK executive team, effective on 1 June.
Nicola Green has earned a seat at O2's top table.
This appointment gives O2 a majority female representation on its executive team. Green is among the top 20 telco, media and tech comms directors in this year's PRWeek Power Book.
She is also a mentor to Georgina Cotton, a communications specialist at Cabinet Office, in this year's PRWeek and Women in PR mentoring scheme.
At O2, Green leads an integrated communications function, including PR, corporate and strategic communications, internal communications, public affairs and social media. As a member of the executive team, she will offer her communications counsel and experience at the highest level of the company.
Mark Evans, Telefónica UK's Chief Executive Officer, said: "I am delighted to welcome Nicola to the executive team. During her time at O2, Nicola has made a substantial contribution to O2's business strategy, providing senior strategic counsel and demonstrating an unrelenting commitment to our customers, employees and culture.
"I am excited by the contribution Nicola will make to our team as we strive to make every day better for our customers."
Green added: "I am incredibly proud that corporate affairs is now represented at the top table at O2. I've spent my career campaigning on the value corporate affairs brings to significant decision-making in organisations, and I'm thrilled to be putting this into practice.
"This is a fascinating time for businesses in Britain and in particular the mobile industry. I'm looking forward to working with the executive team to improve the lives of our customers and employees through communications."
Green joined O2 in March 2003 and has been instrumental in establishing O2 in the UK.
The telco said her notable projects include bringing the iPhone to the UK and launching O2's custom plans.
Prior to O2, Green worked at Orange, where she led on consumer PR and developed their sponsorship properties at BAFTA and Glastonbury Festival.
She has also worked as a brand manager at Dr Pepper, and oversaw a number of FMCG brands at communications firm Burson-Marsteller.
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5 guys chillin'? F*cking men, eh?
May 10, 2016 Uncategorizedmidnightmurphy
So tonight my epic journey into week two, of the theatre of the gay continued. Yet again, I was the bright-eyed volunteer bunny (who is smiling and being pleasant to the public, solely for the good of humanity – and not for any base reason like seeing theatre shows gratis.)
This evening was in Players in Trinity once again. My presence at the venue, involved some wheeling and dealing on my part. I was originally scheduled to be at an different festival location. However considering the nature of the shows on in Players this week, I thought it wiser to attend sooner rather than later – I couldn't run the risk of the paying public preventing me from seeing a performance because it was sold out, now could I?
After my boiled rice and pork, with black pepper sauce meal from Charlie's on Westmoreland Street, I wended my way through the maze of the Trinity campus to the theatre.
Before the public arrived I busied myself by removing the posters from last week's programme and replacing them with the shiny, sparkly ones advertising this week's shows.
The audience descended. And as expected it was sizeable.
The first show was by the King's Head Theatre in London and was called 'F*cking Men' – the asterisk being used here, is not me being polite – that's how it appears on the poster.
It has a cast of three, all of whom play several roles in scenes that are loosely connected to each other. I suppose you could argue that it's a gritty portrayal of the sex lives and relationship styles of the urban gay male. It involves lashings of nudity. And it is very amusing and was quire entertaining.
But I found it just a little bit clichéd. The younger characters were invariably young and poor and gorgeous and studly and misunderstood and sensitive, and who have to turn tricks to survive, but who in reality are innocents in a cold hard world and are really just looking for love. The older characters are wealthy, attractive and jaded, having given up on love but who find redemption in the innocence of the younger rent boy.
Now this is an entertaining plot device but hardly representative of the gay world as a whole. Or perhaps I'm not hanging out with the right people. It would have been more interesting to maybe have included an unattractive, overweight young character? Or an unsuccessful, poor older character? Then again, when the poster features two hot guys in speedos, I suppose the show delivered what it advertised.
The second show was stronger – '5 Guys Chillin' – again by the King's Head Theatre. This is a show that I saw in London last October. This was before I found gainful employment, and while I was looking to see a show while on a weekend break in London, I wasn't prepared to mortgage my left kidney to pay a West End price for a ticket, so decided on this show instead.
It's about the 'chillout' scene in London – which is an exploration of the chemsex subculture, where groups of urban gay males meet online, gather at each other's homes, take loadsadrugs and fornicate to their heart's content.
Except of course it's a bit more complicated than that – this scene has been blamed for the increase in HIV infections and addictions in the community – the drugs lowering inhibitions and leading to unsafe behaviour.
It was hilarious and far more shocking than the previous show. This scene is apparently not mainstream, but it painted a very bleak picture of a nihilistic, self-hating, reckless scene, where people are just commodities, judged entirely on looks or race or the drugs they possess, to be discarded when their use has expired.
It involved quire a few hand to mouth 'I can't believe he said that' moments and I laughed like a drain on many occasions but ultimately it was very sad and pessimistic, and quite depressing.
Absolutely worth seeing however.
Tomorrow night I am in the Teacher's Club.
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A couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon a unique Canadian bridal accessories company and decided to make some time to head to their pop up shop. Ilieana George Couture is a bridal accessories brand that offers one of a kind custom designs that merge traditional design with modern romance to cater to a wide assortment of brides. The pop up shop featured items from owner Ilieana's new 2017 bridal collection.
I had no immediate idea exactly what I was looking for but I immediately gravitated to her bridal headpieces. She has various styles and picking one was a real challenge.
The pop up shop also offered many other accessories including hair accessories, earrings, and wedding sashes displayed in beautiful curated displays.
I ended up purchasing earrings and ordering a headpiece that I am very pleased with. I went simple and elegant by picking pieces that were unique but worked with the overall look of my wedding grown.
When shopping for wedding accessories I would advise to set a budget and consider the style and theme of your wedding. You should also consider your personal style and keep it simple by not over accessorizing.
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Cirque du Soleil plans September return to Qatar
September 02, 2013· · tags: Aspire Dome, circus show, cirque du soleil, disney on ice, doha, Dralion, entertainment, qatar, UAE
After making its debut in Doha last summer with Saltimbanco, legendary performers Cirque du Soleil have announced plans to hold six new shows at the Aspire Dome this fall. This time, the Canadian-based company will perform Dralion from Thursday, Sept. 19 to Saturday, Sept. 21. East meets West The show, which first debuted in 1999 and combines elements of traditional Chinese circus with Western contemporary circus in an "East-meets-West" theme, is named after a combination of the words "dragon and "lion:" In Dralion, the four elements that govern the natural order take on a human form. Thus embodied, each element is represented by its own evocative colour: air is blue; water is green; fire is red; earth is ochre. In the world of Dralion, cultures blend, Man and Nature are one, and balance is achieved. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Thursday), June 6, and range from QR250 to QR2,000. The performance is being supported by the Qatar Tourism Authority, along with SDI Marketing and Chevrolet. It is among a number of renowned international shows that Qatar is hosting this year, including Stomp! and Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic. Read More


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Q: How to use Openshift behind Cloudflare Proxy? I do get some weird certificate issue, if I try to setup Openshift / OKD behind the Cloudflare DNS Proxy. My setup needs to work such as:
Client --> Cloudflare DNS Proxy --> PfSense HAProxy TCP LoadBalancer --> Openshift/OKD

This does work perfectly fine for any own service and route in Openshift, which uses TLS Mode edge.
However I do want to expose the default web console to an subdomain. The web console is deployed with TLS mode reencrypt, this is done by an operator. TLS mode reencrpyt does not seem to work. I have tried to deploy an other service with TLS mode reencrypt - does not work!
I am getting some error Messages in different Browsers, e.g. Firefox SSL_ERROR_NO_CYPHER_OVERLAP
My Tries so far:
a) Change TLS Mode to edge for the web console => does not work, since it will be changed back immediately
b) Use different Certificates between Cloudflare and the Originservers => does not change the behavior, also I doubt that this is an issue since TLS mode edge does work, so the connection is working.
I have no other idea to debug and or to fix this problem.
What are some ways to handle this and make my setup work??

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Boys basketball: Cathedral wins in Gordon's debut
Kyle Neddenriep
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Eron Gordon couldn't contain a hint of a smile as he ran on the court in front of a packed gym at Cathedral High School on Saturday night.
The band was playing. The student section was packed. Finally, after 12 missed games and a lot of sitting and watching, it was back to basketball.
"A lot of kids here were anxious to see me play," Gordon said. "Probably more anxious than I was."
If there were nerves for the 6-4 Gordon in his Cathedral debut, they didn't show. He finished with a game-high 29 points and a seven rebounds as the Irish knocked off visiting Franklin Central 70-62.
Gordon hadn't suited up for high school game since the sectional last March, when he was a sophomore at North Central. The Indiana High School Athletic Association declared him ineligible for a year after his transfer to Cathedral, citing his move as "primarily for athletic reasons." After his appeals were denied through the IHSAA's process, the Gordons took the case to court, where the ruling was overturned.
Through the process isn't entirely complete — the Department of Education's case review panel will issue another ruling — Gordon said Saturday's game offered something of a return to normalcy. He found a familiar face in junior guard Jordan Walker, who also transferred from North Central to Cathedral over the summer.
"Jordan being out there felt good," Gordon said. "Having a really good connection with somebody out there I played with my entire life was big. Overall it was a really good game."
Gordon tossed an alley-oop to Walker in the second quarter, igniting the Cathedral crowd. Walker finished with 18 points.
Cathedral coach Andy Fagan told Gordon not to worry about easing into the game. Gordon made his first two 3-pointers and had 11 points by the end of the first quarter. He pushed the ball in transition, either drawing fouls (12-for-16 from the free-throw line) when he didn't finish or finding his teammates.
"He's at his best when he's attacking," Fagan said.
Gordon finished 7-for-11 from the field and 3-for-7 from the 3-point line.
Franklin Central (4-11) never went away, rallying from 10 points down to cut it to 60-58 with 3:40 left. Northwestern football recruit Jared Thomas stepped out and hit a big 3-pointer and Walker followed with a driving layup to give the Irish breathing room.
The Flashes were led by junior Marcus Burk, who hit four 3-pointers and finished with 23 points. Franklin Central was coming off a double-overtime win over Bloomington North on Friday night and had little time to prepare for a Cathedral team that is now entirely different with Gordon in the lineup.
"I wrote a bunch of stuff on him from his strengths last year," Franklin Central coach John Rockey said. "He really turned it on for them. He came right out of the blocks like he hadn't missed any time."
Walker said he sensed Gordon was excited and maybe a little nervous. But he looked to be in midseason form already, playing in front of Butler coach Chris Holtmann and assistant Michael Lewis. An Arizona State assistant also attended.
"I think those 10 practices helped," Walker said. "The team got more together during that time. We're 1-0 with our full team."
Gordon said he believes Cathedral, with a deceiving 6-7 record, can win state. He said he spent much of his time "off" working out with his father, Eric Gordon Sr., which kept him in game shape and ready when he got the chance to play again.
"I learned a lot about what my work ethic needs to be like and how I have to push through things," Gordon said. "It was first time I've ever not played basketball for six months. I've watched, played and been around basketball my entire life. These six months have been absolutely different for me, obviously. I don't ever want to have to go through six months like that again."
Gordon said he doesn't harbor any resentment over his situation. He's eager to look forward.
"I know not everyone wants me to do well," he said. "I'm not mad at anybody. I'm happy for my teammates at North Central who are doing well and I'm looking forward to playing with this group of kids."
Call Star reporter Kyle Neddenriep at (317) 444-6649.
Cathedral 70, Franklin Central 62
Franklin Central
Franklin Central (4-11) – Pedigo 6 0-0 12, Weinke 2 2-2 6, Burk 5 9-11 23, Kocken 0 0-0 0, Anderson 4 6-9 15, Cerbone 1 0-0 3, Proffer 0 0-0 0, Alting 1 1-2 3. Totals: 19 18-24 62.
Cathedral (6-7) – Walker 6 5-6 18, Gordon 7 12-16 29, Landers 2 1-1 5, Thomas 3 2-2 10, Ekiyor 1 2-2 4, Paligraf 0 0-0 0, Kendrick 0 1-2 1, Coleman 1 0-0 3. Totals: 20 23-29 70.
3-pointers: Franklin Central 6 (Burk 4, Anderson, Cerbone); Cathedral 7 (Gordon 3, Thomas 2, Walker, Coleman).


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When it comes to designing or upgrading any suspension on a race car, step number 1 is to measure up the exisiting vehicle. But how many owners or even shops even do this? The answer is virtually none. And this is what sets MDS apart from the rest. If you do not know what a vehicle is doing in bump, heave, pitch, roll or yaw, how can one possible make an informed decision about what to do to the suspension? The kinematics model is the first port of call when designing suspension. It will allow you to see exactly what is happening right now, as well as where improvements can be made – all this before purchasing expensive hardware or cutting anything.
There are 2 ways to measure a vehicles suspension. One using a faro arm type device, and the other more time consuming, but equally as accurate way, using plumb bobs and lasers. The latter is what we use at MDS. We won't step through our processes here on our techniques, but we will tell you that it takes 2 people 2 full days to measure a vehicle properly, and includes removing a lot of parts to get access to some areas.
Once the coordinates have all been noted we use Susprog3D to enter all the measurements and build up an accurate model. In the case of this Time Attack Daihatsu Charade these points consisted of a front strut with separate upright, a single lower wishbone and steering rack. On the rear we also had a strut but attached to the upright were 2 lateral arms and a trailing link. Once all these points, vehicle weights and other suspension and tyre data was input we were left with a clear model of the Daihatsu and could see what was happening through the range of motions. The Daihatsu wasn't setup particularly badly as it was, but we could see straight away the limitations from the factory setup.
In order to keep the roll centre heights where they needed to be the ride height was set higher than standard, the sills sitting some 185mm off the ground. As such the centre of gravity was also extremely high for a vehicle with this sort of performance. Straight away we could see this was an area that when addressed would bring masses of performance from a more stable platform for the aerodynamics and the handling benefits from lowering the centre of gravity. Other issues that were not as obvious and not as extreme were bump steer, lack of ackerman and excessive scrub radius. The owner of the vehicle had also reported pad knock off from flex in the front upright leading to inconsistent brake feel, which in turn affected drive confidence.
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Tony Ferguson finally replied to Khabib Nurmagomedov
By Way of Martial Arts
Tony Ferguson hasn't forgotten to respond to the message of support sent to him after the defeat by Justin Gaethje by his rival Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Last weekend's UFC 249 event marked the end of an impressive series. After 12 consecutive victories and for the first time since 2012, Tony Ferguson was defeated in the Octagon. Although Gaethje delighted fans with his performance, millions were disappointed because we are now at least two or three steps away from the most anticipated match in recent UFC history, the one between Ferguson and Khabib, which has been canceled five times in the last few years. "Whatever happened remains in the past. Heads up Tony, I hope all is well with you and your family. Your son will be proud of you when he grows up," Khabib told his sporting rival shortly after the UFC spectacle ended, and six days later he received an answer. "Respect for Khabib. Although you still owe me 20 push-ups. I'm glad your father is in better shape. See you soon and continue training for the real final. – Champion," Ferguson retorted to the undefeated Khabib.
You can see his answer in Instagram post
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"Respect" You Still Owe Me 20 Pushups ? Glad Your Pops Is Doing Better ? I'll See You Soon Kid, Keep Training For The Real Finale. -Champ ?? -CSO- ????? khabib_nurmagomedov
Objavu dijeli @TonyFergusonxt (@tonyfergusonxt) Svi 15, 2020 u 6:32 PDT
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"Rise of Legends"'
"Rise of Legends," for PC, $49.99, Rated T for Teen
By The Denver Post | newsroom@denverpost.com
PUBLISHED: July 10, 2006 at 5:43 p.m. | UPDATED: May 8, 2016 at 2:37 a.m.
Maybe I should learn a foreign language.
At the very least, mastering "Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends" feels like a full-on Berlitz course in game grammar and narrative vocabulary.
In an admirable effort to keep innovation alive within a staid and popular genre, "ROL" works to advance the classic real-time strategy-game model made popular by titles such as "Warcraft" and "Age of Empires" with an imaginative reinvention of the formula.
The original "Rise of Nations" game floated to the top of the stack by making nation-building fun and by focusing on the details. To the casual bystander, "Rise of Nations" and "Age of Empires" were bookend games with little to distinguish them. But for fans of this frenetic and colorful war-making, "RON" rose on myriad little touches. From the improved 3-D graphics to the way that players bossed around serfs on the screen, "RON" was the connoisseur's real-time strategy title.
"Rise of Legends" replaces the national forces of places such as Britain, Egypt and Korea with the warring states of Vinci, Alin and Cuotl and the world of Aio. Each of these imaginary factions exists to contain individual groups squabbling for control and power. Vinci armies run on steam and clockwork mechanical soldiers. The Alin use magic and nature as their weapons, while Cuotl thrives on mystery and spirit.
Starting a game of "Legends" means coming to terms with the complex internal politics of bickering states that makes Middle Eastern diplomacy seem simple by comparison. Add in the military puzzling over whether a Clockwork Man would do more damage against a Death Snake or whether it would be better just to send in a Pirata Flier, and you have a dizzying sociopolitical potboiler.
The player must simply commit several hours to the game before the plot lines and narrative flow start to pull the pieces into some sort of order.
In this way, playing "Rise of Legends" is a lot like learning French.
What starts out as something that seems fun to do, quickly turns into a confusion of new skills and structures to master, and eventually it starts to make some satisfying sense.
The reward for sticking with the game is a chance to play out well- worn approaches in a new place. Commanding an army of magic against hordes of mechanical atrocities provides a satisfying back story to justify all the point-and-click carnage at your command. In single- player mode, following the baroque soap-opera story line of who killed whom, who deserves revenge and why this person just might be in love with that one help make the levels of combat seem worthwhile.
Underneath, "Legends" might not be that different from the scads of other real-time strategy games. But in its effort to translate the form into something new, it speaks with an exotic and pleasing new accent.
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On his 82nd birthday two weeks ago, 21 September, Leonard Cohen released the title track of a new studio album, 'You want it darker'. What a birthday gift! It is extraordinary. Even if the rest of the album, due out on 21 October, doesn't live up to the promise of this track (though I can't see it trailing too far behind), well, we still have this.
In essence the song is liturgical, punctuated as it is by a refrain from the Kaddish calling for the magnification and sanctification of God's name. The surrounding text is indeed dark, but it's not pessimistic. It expresses confusion and bemusement, but it does so with nuance and dignity. And it holds together some of the great themes of human existence and the providence of God, but it does this in a delicate and euphonic way. All said – and I hesitate to add this in case I am unwittingly summoning the gods of prophecy fulfilment – it is a perfect 'adieu', a perfect swansong to mark the close of a remarkable life's work of tracing the boundaries and the convergences of the spiritual and the incarnate life. It sounds like a solemn 'nunc dimittis', a cry like that of Simeon in the temple: "Now, Lord, let your servant depart in peace, according to your word".
"You want it darker". The 'You' here is God. The song is a prayer; it both confronts God and submits to God. In this sense, it is a kind of contemporary psalm. Cohen faces the great problem of theodicy, the terrible truth apparent in both life and scripture, that unrelieved darkness seems often to be part of the divine plan. All of nature, and human history in particular, is "red in tooth and claw". Human freedom might account for some of the devastation, but much of it – all of it in a certain sense – is because God is "the dealer", and these are the cards God has dealt. The world has been handed over to suffering.
Is there respite from this darkness that God has willed? There is the assurance, of course, that there is "a lover in the story", that the worst anguishes of life take place only under conditions set by a dispensation of love. And there is prayer, a "lullaby for suffering", with its promise of being heard. But often love doesn't come and prayers are not heard. God does not intervene. God does not come to the aid of those who are "vilified, crucified, in the human frame", not even to the aid of Christ. Christ's prayer to have the chalice of pain taken from him is ignored, and his agonised demand to know why his God has forsaken him goes unanswered.
There really seems to be no limit to God's appetite for darkness. The singer is scandalised. He has "struggled with some demons" himself, perhaps adding to the darkness of the world in his own "middle class and tame" way. But this hardly registers on the scale of the darkness that God has permitted, has allowed to proceed without caring to intervene. The calamitous story of the Shoah seems to be suggested. "They're lining up the prisoners/ And the guards are taking aim." Does this refer to the unspeakable fate of European Jews in the camps? One million prisoners were killed in Auschwitz alone – "A million candles burning for the love that never came". Sufferers appeal to the love of God, but God wants it darker, and – "We kill the flame" – humankind, our own kind, obliges. What a sorry tale it all is.
And yet there is a deeper current in the song. Undergirding Cohen's moody complaints and sardonic rebuffs is the beautiful gravitas and restraint of the "Hineni, hineni" refrain, sung by a synagogue choir and cantor. "Hineni, hineni" – "Here I am; I am ready", signifying, each time it is used in the Hebrew Bible by Abraham or Moses or Samuel, a readiness to do or to accept the will of God. It most immediately brings to mind the 'Akedah', Abraham's binding of his son Isaac, preparing him for sacrifice on Mount Moriah. In the context of Cohen's song, this brings us back to the dreadful themes of God willing greater darkness, of God willing the death of a young life, willing the extinguishing of a flame, even the life-flame of a son – even indeed of God's own son.
But something else is happening here too. It is through the scandalous narrative of Abraham on the mountain that the chosen people are weaned from a culture of human sacrifice, that they are led towards the revelation that it is mercy, not sacrifice, that God wants. Of course we have no divine permission "to murder and to maim". Of course God's silence in the face of murdering and maiming is not a sign of indifference. We are bound by an ethical call, a call not to kill, which is in effect God's last word on the matter.
The great 20th century Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas, who narrowly escaped the camps and who lost family members to the Nazis, reads the Akedah this way. Rather than God's order being countermanded by the angel, it is countermanded by the manifestation of God himself, in the face of Isaac. Abraham, knife in hand over the exposed throat of his son, is restrained because he discerns in Isaac's face the deepest divine imperative, that "Thou shalt not kill". "The epiphany of the face is ethical," Levinas says. It is in the face of the other that the will of God is proclaimed. And so, with his last 'Hineni', Abraham submits to God's will to unbind Isaac and sacrifice a ram instead.
Read this way, Leonard Cohen's 'Hineni' is in the tradition of resisting the murdering and maiming, of standing ready before God to preserve the flame, not to kill it, of siding with the widow and the orphan and the stranger, with the migrant and the prisoner and the Jew, of protecting the flame of life wherever it makes its demands – but all the while complaining about God's proven propensity to "want it darker". The issue is irresolvable. It brings us face-to-face with the obscurity, the mystery – the darkness – of God. But by setting himself in this position of unstable equilibrium, poised perilously between submission and complaint, Cohen finds himself in the excellent company of the Psalmist, of Job, and of Jesus Christ himself.


Kawasaki Vulcan 750 Forum : Kawasaki VN750 Forums > Technical Forum > The Vulcan Verses > Miscellaneous > Friction Plates: Which Way????
I've managed to screw myself up replacing the clutch friction plates. I didn't pay attention to which way they came off because I put too much faith on the youtube videos rebuilding the engine.
In the service manual that I downloaded on page 5.2 it shows the pads (hope that's a good description) on the friction rings facing the engine (back of basket). On the pt 25 video on youtube Andrew Roth puts the friction plates on with the pads facing "away" from the engine towards the front of the basket.
I inherited a bike that no doubt was used and abused. I should have scraped it but it was a kick in the pants to ride (for a block or two). I rebuilt the engine but when I rode it the trans was slipping. The rings seemed to be within tolerance but I didn't replace the springs and I put the rings in the way the youtube video showed.
I've bought new friction rings and springs and want to do this right.
Does it matter which direction the ring pads go in? Am I reading the manual right that the pads face the engine? Does it matter?
I havnt had my clutch apart yet, but the pics of the friction disks I have seen show material on BOTH sides of them.
some early year VN's had a different groove pattern on the frictions that meant they had to go a certain way, but latter years used a pattern that didnt matter. I think they are interchangable between them as well.
Well I feel stupid. Gotta get off these meds. Hobbled out to the garage and looked at the new rings. Sure enough pads on both sides. Sometimes the real thing is better that the pictures. Thanks for having mercy on me and thanks for the tip on the steel rings. Will definitely work them over.


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The first year of the teenage years can be an exciting time for the teens themselves – new friends, new experiences, new responsibilities are on the horizon, after all. But teenagers can also be a big headache for parents because of their mood swings, peer pressure, and behavioral changes. Even the previously simple matter of choosing gifts has become more complicated!
Your 13-year old girl is neither a little girl nor a young woman yet. She's a young lady whose preferences in gifts may be somewhere between Barbie dolls and makeup, clothes and shoes to make her look like one.
Fortunately, there's no reason to despair about getting the wrong toys and gifts for your newly-minted teenager. We have identified 20 of the best toys and gifts that 13-year old girls will love to receive from their family and friends. We can thank manufacturers for their insights into the 13-year old mind and, thus, their age-appropriate products.
With social media, the opportunity to share photos with families and friends, even just acquaintances, is a must-grab opportunity for teenagers. With the FT-568 selfie stick, your 13-year old can take dozens of photos for updating her social media accounts – selfies, mostly. Aside from the smartphone itself, the selfie stick ranks high on a teenage girl's must-have list.
What's Great About It: We like that it has plenty of features aside from being a selfie stick, thus, enhancing the photo-taking experience. The FT-568 has Bluetooth capability, which allows for remotely controlling many Apple devices. Aside from the usual smartphone, the selfie stick can also handle GoPro cameras, DSLR cameras, and handheld cameras. We also appreciated its 4-four feet extension, 300-hour battery time, non-slip handle, and secure device holder.
The iPhone 6S is a joy in itself but it can still be personalized to make it more enjoyable to use. The Imikoko Protective Hybrid Case is one such iPhone accessory, a beautiful case with a practical purpose. Girls can choose from eight different color combos with each combo available in 3-layered schemes.
What's Great About It: Even if we're not 13-year old girls, we still like that the iPhone 6S case is made from durable thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and polypropylene layers. The case is also so thin and lightweight so the feel of the iPhone in your hands doesn't change. The cutouts perfectly accommodate the smartphone's ports so its functionality remains. We also like that it protects such an expensive smartphone from scratches, nicks and even dents from daily use.
The raw talent for drawing discovered in early childhood should be nurtured during the teenage years so that it becomes a polished skill. Your 13-year old aspiring artist will love this art supplies set because it provides a wide range of drawing and coloring materials. You can let her spend hours using the watercolor cakes, oil pastels, and colored pencils in creating her early masterpieces.
What's Great About It: Aside from the 82 pieces of art materials, we like that everything can be stored inside a portable wooden case with dividers. Teenagers should ideally be taught about the value of cleanliness in their work area, even in their artists' studios, especially in storing their supplies. The wooden case can be a tool in encouraging such cleanliness.
Teenage girls are beginning to experiment with their looks via makeup applications. Start your own teenager in the right ways to apply makeup with this all-in-one makeup kit from Shany Cosmetics, a reliable name in the industry. The kits contains everything that your teenager will want to have in her first full makeup set – blush, eye shadows, lipsticks, and powders in different shades, as well the tools for application.
What's Great About It: Aside from the makeup itself, we liked that everything can be organized inside a professional makeup box. Plus, the kit was designed for professional makeup artists – no little girl shades here!
This iPad Mini may not be as full-featured as its Apple counterparts, such as the iPad Mini 4, iPad Air, and iPad, it's still a great gift for a 13-year old girl. For the basic features of an iPad at an affordable price, it can't be beat! With its PowerVR graphics, 2.4 Hz A5 processor, 5-megapixel camera, and powerful dual core processor, your teenager will still have plenty of fun playing with it.
What's Great About It: It's an Apple product, a brand known for being the best in consumer electronics particularly in smartphones, tablets and computers. Even a 13-year old knows it.
But a terry bathrobe with a hood isn't something a 13-year old girl can be excited about! Keep in mind, however, that oftentimes the best gifts for teenagers are practical things. This Turkish cotton terry bathrobe has practical uses from its daily use after bathing to its occasional use at the pool or beach. Your teenager will appreciate that her gifts are more practical and less whimsical.
What's Great About It: We like, as your teenager also will, the excellent softness and absorption of Turkish cotton. Many even say that it's almost like being caressed by clouds when used on the skin while the protective hood shields the face.
Aside from makeup, teenage girls are also experimenting with the appearance of their nails. No wonder then that nail art-related gifts like this nail lacquer combo set are popular. The set comes with 50 bottles of high-quality nail polish, each bottle with a different color, and nail polish remover pads.
What's Great About It: The 50 colors of nail polish is impressive. Each bottle also has a kid-friendly brush applicator for fast and easy polish application. But we don't like that the bottles don't come with their own storage bag or display rack, which can be purchased separately. With so many bottles, it's so easy to lose track of most of them, even spill them.
Teenage girls are becoming more conscious about their physical appearance, especially their hair. Caring for their crowning glory becomes easier and faster with the BAB2000, an easy-to-use hair dryer. Be sure to guide your teenager about its proper use for best results (i.e., no burns on the scalp and hair).
What's Great About It: We like that it's a full-featured hair dryer that a teenager can use to dry her hair within 30 minutes or so. Among its features are 6 speed and heat settings, infrared technology for fast yet gentle drying, narrow barrel design, and sliding control button.
Even teenagers who think they are invincible can experience cold in their lower extremities. The Warm Winter fleece pajama pants should solve the issue, especially during autumn and winter. The design is just so stylish, chic and cool that your teenager will want to wear it outside, too, perhaps when running errands.
What's Great About It: When worn, the 100% polyester fabric is soft on the skin yet provides a warm barrier against the cold environment. Parents and teenagers alike love that it comes in seven different designs while the outer drawstring ensures a comfortable fit. This is a practical gift that can go well with the terry robe.
With a typical teenage girl's penchant for taking photos of everyday things and activities, the Intax Mini 8 is a great gift for her, too. This is an automatic camera that provides instant prints of the shots – think a contemporary Polaroid camera in a cute chassis. This isn't a point-and-shoot camera because its automatic exposure measurements mean your teenager has to set the right settings.
What's Great About It: We like that there are paper prints of the photo, which can be kept as keepsakes, in contrast with straight-to-social-media of smartphones. The prints are also in full color with a professional look to them, as against point-and-shoot photos. Your teenager will love that it's a step closer to her dreams of becoming a professional photographer.
Again, hair being her crowning glory, a teenage girl will love this detangling brush as a gift, perhaps along with the BAB2000 hair dryer. Your own teenager will appreciate the lesser amount of time spent on detangling her long tresses, thanks to the gentle yet effective action of the conical bristles.
What's Great About It: We observed that the conical bristles provided gentle brushing strokes even as these untangled hair after a bath, as well as a gentle massaging motion on the scalp. With many teenage girls, untangling hair can be a messy affair, especially for wavy or curly hair, so this brush is a must. Plus, the ergonomic design makes it so easy to use on her own.
Teenagers may want to change their hair color for various reasons – peer pressure, personal expression of style, or experimentation with looks. Whatever the reason, you shouldn't be too upset because it's just hair, not to mention that there's always Spa Hair Chalk Salon. Your teenager can change her natural hair color without suffering from the side effects of hair dyes and without permanent changes.
What's Great About It: We recommend the hair chalk for teens because it contains non-toxic ingredients, applies easily on dry hair, and washes off quickly with water. You don't have to spend hundreds on professional hair coloring treatments, aside from letting your teenager experiment with multicolored tresses.
With their increased attention to their physical appearance, teenage girls are also starting to use jewelry. Instead of just beautiful jewelry, savvy parents give them useful jewelry, too, such as this Timex watch. This is a cool and chic watch with a slip-thru strap, white face with black dial, and polished silver case.
What's Great About It: We like that it's a Timex, a brand known for its accurate ETA movement so teenage girls can keep track of the time better. The Indiglo lighting makes it easy to see the time in dim and dark conditions, too, a must for following curfew hours. But it's just resistant for up to 100 feet so your teenager shouldn't swim while wearing it.
With the small pieces of jewelry that you're now giving your teenage girl, she will love this jewelry box. The faux leather is durable enough to withstand regular handling, aside from being beautiful to look at. The two compartments, three drawers and ring holder provide sufficient room for her bling, too. The velvet interior lining and small mirror adds style to the overall look.
What's Great About It: We like that it's small enough to place on a side table yet large enough to hold a teenager's collection of jewelry, whether it's the genuine or the faux kind. She can also organize her collection, thanks to the multiple storage options.
Nail art means using the nails as a canvas for works of art. Teenage girls are drawn to it because it's an opportunity to express their unique personality and creativity. This Nail Art Kit is one of the most popular options because it contains virtually everything your teenage girl will need. These include detailing pens, dotting pens, marbling pens, stripping tools, and paintbrushes for the nails.
What's Great About It: We like that it comes with an e-book containing instructions for creating the best nail art. The tools are, of course, a girl's dream.
Obesity due to overeating and/or under-exercising is a disturbing trend among teenagers. Fortunately, parents are encouraging their teens to exercise more, even if it's just 30 minutes of running. If your teen is into running or into a sports involving plenty of running, then a pair of Nike shoes is a great gift.
What's Great About It: We like it that this pair of women's running shoes have a few running-specific features. These include the Air-Sole, which decreases the compression forces on the feet, and the Solarsoft sock liner for added comfort. Besides, these are Nike running shoes, one of the best in the industry.
Say Justin Bieber's name in a group of teenagers and you're likely to get loud screams of joy and adoration. So, when you give your teen this eau de parfum spray, you're racking up brownie points as the best parent in the world. Almost every teenage girl we know is a Bieliber!
What's Great About It: We're not Bielibers ourselves but we have to say that the Someday eau de parfum is a nice scent for 13-year old girls to wear. It's a combination of floral and fruity tones including mandarin, pears, and jasmine with a vanilla finish – a refreshing scent suitable for teenagers.
Music is an integral part of a teenager's life because it allows her to express her feelings, connect with her peers, and be in tune with the trends. Your gift of this Bluetooth speaker will make her more attached to music – and you never know if you have a musician in your hands, too!
What's Great About It: We like that it's from Bose, a reliable brand in the audio industry. The speaker also comes in a wide range of colors while its sound is clear and crisp with a rich bass. The Bluetooth capability means that your teen can use it without needing cables and wires, a convenient feature when she likes to listen to music anywhere.
With girls being more picky eaters and more conscious about their diets, this diet-related book is an excellent gift to get your teenager started on a healthy diet. Plus, it contains over 70 easy-to-do recipes that will add to her current repertoire of fried food.
What's Great About It: Yes, we love it that the book's authors are also teenagers so they know how to touch base with their core readers. We also like it that the book contains the basics of cooking that can be used for other recipes not included in it.
Who says that 13-year old girls don't fantasize about being mermaids? Yes, they still do but in different ways than from they were pre-teens. With this mermaid-inspired sleeping blanket, your teenager can continue fantasizing about being Arielle while enjoying a nap.
What's Great About It: The soft yet durable 20/80 cotton/polyester fabric makes skin-to-fabric contact so comfortable. It's also a versatile blanket – open it and it's a blanket, wrap the sides and it turns into a sleeping bag. The mermaid tail is a bonus.
Don't be upset about your teenager's changing needs. If you know her personality including her interests and hobbies well, you should have an easier time choosing the best toys and gifts for her.
For our part, we considered several factors in choosing the abovementioned toys and gifts. First, we considered the reputation of the manufacturer for safe toys based on non-toxic materials, durable construction, and safe design. We chose Nike and Bose products partly for this reason.
Second, we actually tested many of these items to ensure that, indeed, these work as well as can be expected. For example, we tested the ease of application and removal for hair chalk as well as ease of handling for the hair accessories (e.g., hair dryer and detangling brush). We also read consumer reviews so that we have a feel for the likes and dislikes of parents and teenagers alike.
Third, we considered the age-appropriate features and functions of the products. We chose products based on the positive reception that these can get from teenagers, such as the Justin Bieber eau de parfum.
We obviously considered the overall quality, especially in terms of utility and beauty, of the products. We also factored in the cost since most parents have a budget for these things.
Many parents dread the teenage years for good reasons. But it isn't all doom and gloom because good parenting skills, such as honest communication between parents and their teens, can increase the chances for relatively happy transitions. These transitions are from pre-teen to teen and from teen to adulthood, which are considered among the most crucial for a successful life.
Here are a few things that parents of 13-year old girls can expect. Bear in mind, nonetheless, that each teenage girl develops at her own pace so comparisons should be avoided, when possible. These are general things that can happen to your new teenager.
The physical changes are becoming more apparent because of the onset of puberty. Your teenager will likely be more physically active, even as her body begins taking on the feminine form (i.e., larger breasts, wider hips). You will also spend on sanitary pads and tampons since the first menstruation begins at this age.
But with the physical changes come a few issues. Good personal hygiene becomes a larger issue due to the increased awareness of her physical appearance. Your teenager will be more conscious of her hair, skin and nails, thus, makeup and cosmetics are great gifts.
The behavioral changes can be worrying for parents but these are usually normal coping mechanisms. Your teenager, for example, may be more sensitive in her feelings with a need to be left alone. You may also see an increased interest in boys, clothes and shoes, and social events.
Parents are also worried about the increasingly rude behavior of their teenagers. The stronger need for challenge authority also manifests itself at this stage. But don't be become so stressed as to stop understanding your teenage daughter.
Like her infancy, this stage will pass, too. So hang on and enjoy the ride!
We hope that we have given reliable information about 13-year old girls and the gifts that are appropriate for them. We can only recommend based on our personal experiences, too, so the final decision remains in your hands.


Yip - only 1 System of 3 running. highly likely that the tubing is from one batch only and other people (friends, etc) may have got some of the same batch. I have contacted as many others as possible and so far everybody says theirs is okay (2 have broken down and rebuilt themselves so unk their) I boiled an old piece and a new piece for 3 days (on and off in a ketle - I got very distorted tube pieces but color remained, i.e. old = discolored, new = okay/clear.
I will try and get a rad back tomorrow and try the vinegar trick and see what comes out. I tried everything on one rad (not vinegar) and it was always clear. The other I left untouched (maybe the untouched one I leave with the lab) it is marked.
Report Back - The lab reports the tube composition is slightly different although they cannot seem to tell me what the difference is, but they do say the discoloring is not due to FLUX or due due chemical reaction of coolant - they believe the discoloring is internal to the tubing itself - I give up. It is only this one PC and it was (I only have) all Koolance tubing.
I realize I am resurrecting this thread, but I wanted to say that I have the exact issue that Broadsword has! You are not alone! I have isolated the problem to the tubing itself. I have my unit built in a Corsair Air 540 case with the piping running through to a pump and reservoir in the back of the case. My tubing on the front side has turned a dark brown, but the tubing on the back of the case is still 90% clear. It is clearly a heat exposure issue with the piping itself. Will post up photos in a moment here via Imgur.


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About Mayo F. Friedlis, M.D.
Since joining National Spine & Pain Centers in 1983, Dr. Friedlis has helped expand the practice into the thriving, nationally recognized leader it is today. He is passionate about the science of pain management and committed to delivering the most effective therapies possible to each of his patients. Throughout his 25+ years of experience he has actively enhanced his knowledge and expertise through continuing education, training and research, a pursuit that has established him in the region as the foremost practitioner of regenerative therapies for musculoskeletal injuries.
In addition to being skilled in conventional interventional techniques, Dr. Friedlis is one of few physicians in the Washington, DC metropolitan area trained to perform Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy, and is one of the first doctors in the area to use Stem Cell Therapy for musculoskeletal injuries, in particular knee and hip arthritis and has been showing positive results over the last 2 years. "I decided to bring the Regenexx Protocols into the practice, as I believe that they currently represent the highest state of the art for Stem Cell use. The research is strong and ongoing, which is important for the ongoing development of this science." He is responsible for introducing these advanced regenerative techniques into the arsenal of treatment options now available at StemCell ARTS, an affiliate of National Spine & Pain Centers.
Dr. Friedlis is passionate about helping people in pain, whether their problem is simple or complex. He believes that "we must always challenge ourselves to stay on the cutting edge of our field. We must evaluate each new treatment option that comes available and gauge if it can help our patients. If it can, then we have a responsibility to do what it takes to bring it into practice, so that our patients can benefit." His philosophy is to approach each case individually, with the goal of actually curing the patient, as opposed to simply controlling their pain. "Find the cause, then treat for cure" is his motto.
An advocate for global stewardship, Dr. Friedlis coordinated medical mission trips to Central Mexico in 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2012 that were sponsored by the American Association of Orthopedic Medicine and provided much needed pain management services to poor, rural communities. In 2011, he served as Program Director for a new medical outreach program that brought then nonexistent pain management services to Lima, Peru.
Dr. Friedlis was voted among Washingtonian Magazine's Top Doctors in Pain Management. He is currently serving as Past President of the American Association of Orthopedic Medicine and is chairman of their educational committee, a post he also holds at National Spine & Pain Centers. Dr Friedlis is a nationally recognized expert in pain and is a frequent speaker at national conferences on regenerative therapies, in addition to speaking internationally on musculoskeletal problems at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has been trained and is licensed to perform the Regenexx Family of Stem Cell and Platelet Procedures.
Dr. Friedlis earned his medical degree from Wayne State University and was selected Chief Resident during his residency at Sinai Hospital in Detroit. He is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and is a Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management and the National Board of Medical Examiners. He maintains several active memberships, including the American Association of Orthopedic Medicine, American Academy of Pain Management, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, the International Spinal Injection Society and Virginia Medical Society.
Always interested in a challenge, Dr. Friedlis has trekked the Indian Himalayan Mountains, to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro, to base camp of Mt. Everest and the Andean mountains of Peru.


Since the birth of the company nine years ago, Entourage Yearbooks has gained recognition for their customer service and innovative technology, such as their newly released design software EDOnline 6.0 and quick turnaround times. The company expanded the programming offered to advisors and hosted their first High School Yearbook Advisors Conference. Entourage created the conference specifically for high schools because they tend to organize the yearbook curriculum differently than schools at other levels, and they wanted to offer specialized support to cater to these needs – which was a welcome addition to the program, according to attendees of the first conference. Daniel from Lee Pollard High School said, "I thought the conference was amazing. It was cool to meet with other advisors to see what they're doing, to see the success that they're having, and ideas that I hadn't even considered. It was really a valuable experience."
The advisors were invited to attend two days of workshops in Princeton, New Jersey. Industry leaders and graphic designers presented workshops which focused on topics such as how to organize financially successful yearbook programs, and how to create a stunning yearbook. According to marketing team leader Sara Aniano, one of the discussions also focused on strategies for alleviating "challenges presented by working with print in a digital world, like the influx of selfies and low-quality photos from cell phones." In turn, school yearbook advisors were invited to share any experiences and wisdom gained while working as an advisor. In addition to the workshops, attendees were given a behind-the-scenes look at Entourage's New Jersey location for daily operations and yearbook production. Dylon from Roosevelt High School said, "It was really cool to end [the conference] here at the plant to kind of see the whole transition on how the yearbooks are actually made."
Inspired by the success of the first conference, Entourage Yearbooks is planning to offer a second conference in July of 2016 and has asked the Advisor's Council to offer recommendations for workshops which yearbook staff would find beneficial. Entourage Yearbooks is excited for the opportunities that future conferences will allow.
For more information, contact Entourage Yearbooks or Nicole Lipnitz at 888-926-6571.


The potato pierogi acts like the egg in this special version of 'eggs' Benedict. English muffin layered with roasted pepper, creamy fresh steamed spinach, potato pierogi and lemon tarragon Egg-Free Hollandaise sauce!
1 pkg. froz. JJ Wilk Supreme Pierogies, potato and onion flavor (use 4 for this recipe); cook frozen in boiling water till pierogies rise to the top, then cook several minutes longer to achieve a very soft dough, but where the pierogies are still puffed up.
10 oz. bag fresh baby spinach; place in boiling water till soft. Drain in colander. Using potato masher force against sides to squeeze out excess liquid. Place in bowl and combine with a couple tablespoons sauce. Mix.
Place 1/2 toasted English muffin half on each of 4 plates.
Top each with heated roasted pepper.
Divide creamed spinach into 4 equal parts and mound on top of roasted peppers.
Top each spinach mound with a cooked pierogi, using a slotted spoon directly from the boiling water.
Spoon 1/4 of the sauce over each pierogi. Sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper and serve.
Notes: The pierogi, when properly cooked till very soft but still puffed up, makes a beautiful egg substitute for eggs Benedict. The sauce, the spinach, the roasted pepper, the muffin, all come together around the pierogi to create a spectacular flavor, texture, color and aroma achievement.
Serve for brunch or main dinner dish. Definitely a company pleaser and conversational piece.


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