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I’ve seen several search engine topics involving schnauzers having symptoms of heart failure, and fainting, even when asleep. I’ve been there with two of my schnauzers. My last one just died 12 days ago… always consult your vet with questions, but here is my experience. I’m also an RN (disabled, but got my license 28 years ago and still have it). I was cued in to abnormal breathing and behaviors, which helped me know that I needed to get both of my dogs who had heart failure seen by their vets.
My first schnauzer to have heart failure was Hannah. I got her in 1988 as a 6 week old puppy. To make a sweater for her (there weren’t many options for puppy clothes back then) I cut holes in one of my socks. She had some episodes that were called seizures, but with how things turned out, she probably had some heart issues starting at about 18 months old when she fainted (and twitched) for the first time. By the time I got her to the vet, she was fine. She had those episodes now and then, until 2000 when in one night she fainted 7 times (I stayed up with her all night). I thought I was taking her to the vet to be put to sleep that next morning, but he got her on some medications and prescription dog food and she lived another GOOD year. I vowed to not make her live just so I didn’t have to face the loss of her. As a single woman with no kids, she was my family. I wanted the best for her, but when she died, it was really hard. She had done well up until the last couple of days; when she quit eating, I knew that was it. I had decided to get another dog before she died, so that kept me going.
Then I got Mandy. She did very well until she was just about 11 years old. She fainted. Her breathing got too ‘hard’, and I knew what was going on. I took her to the vet, and with an exam and x-rays (showing an enlarged heart, displaced trachea- from the size of her heart, and some lung congestion) she was also diagnosed with canine heart failure. She was put on medications, and did fairly well. She only fainted 3 times total- including one time when she was asleep. The last ‘episode’ wasn’t the same, but it was similar, and she died in my arms within 15 minutes. I still cry every day missing her.
Something huge to remember is to not give the dog ‘people’ food because of the salt content, unless it has no salt (which means that most processed foods are out). I got freeze dried peas (meant for toddlers) for Mandy, and she also loved freeze dried bananas (NOT the fried ones in the grocery store). Those items had NO added ingredients. She also liked pieces of raw apples. The only commercial treat she could have was “Charlee Bear”- because of the sodium content being low enough (I e-mailed the company for the answer re: sodium content, and then cleared it with my dog’s vet- please check this out with your dog’s vet as well 🙂 Towards the very end, Mandy didn’t want to eat. She had lost weight, so I tried various things- ground beef, ground turkey, scrambled eggs, rice, potatoes, oatmeal, baby food fruit and veggies…. that last morning she had two Swedish meatballs that I’d adjusted for her (low sodium and baked instead of fried- like the Christmas party meatballs were).
It’s heartbreaking to see them get older and struggle. I made some mental notes as to when it was ‘enough’- though with Mandy it was a bit less clear until she just had a brief episode and then was actively dying in minutes. But I was prepared to have her put to sleep. Hannah died in my arms as she was euthanized. She knew I was there. That was important to me- I couldn’t have either of them think I’d left them. Mandy looked scared until she just collapsed in my lap. Then it was just a few minutes before it was over. I talked to her, and scratched behind her ears as I knew she liked.
I’m not sure what my malfunction is, but I’m sorta grumpy. I got up way earlier than usual (I’m one of those who is usually up half of the night and then sleeps until noon). I’ve got a vague headache, but that’s nothing all that new. I have chronic headaches. Christmas was really good- I got to see (and meet) family, and talked to my biological mom and half-brother on the phone, which is always good. I got to spend time with family at the Swedish Christmas party since I’ve got the ice vest to wear when I leave home and don’t have as much chance of being overheated because of the dysautonomia. And yet, I’m a major dud this morning.
I’ve been extremely irritated at comments to news stories on various online sites and publications. So many people are so heartless and cruel. Or pathologically immature and even psychopathic. Responding that they’re ‘happy’ about an article where five people were made homeless by a fire that destroyed their home? How do people get that way? Who dropped them on their head? Or burned them? And then there are the other ‘less’ disturbing posts that are just plain nasty and/or cruel. Or ignorant. I’m actually very thankful I don’t know those people or have to spend any IRL time with them. A click of the back button takes them out of my life.
The onslaught of horrible stories that are on the news constantly is also a major bummer. I feel really badly for those folks and what they’re going through, but what good does it do anybody to have it dissected in the media for days to weeks on end? I’ve been a crime survivor of a high profile case (before the 24/7 media, back in 1987). It wasn’t helpful to see it on TV for days or see the newspaper coverage over and over. The people who knew about it, and were my actual friends/family already knew what happened, and face it: most people really don’t want to know about real life horrors that happen to other people. Or they don’t know what to do with the information, at least to the persons’ face. Behind their back, the chatter won’t stop. If people would have just asked me straight out what happened, or even if I wanted to talk about it would have been much more helpful than days of media coverage (without any input from me- I was an object). I had one ‘different’ neighbor that responded to meeting me with “I never thought I’d meet you ! ” Really? Meeting someone who has been raped and beaten was a life goal? Step away from the strange one !
I’m extremely disgusted with my weight, and have my food diary set up to start on January first. I don’t want to look like this on my 50th birthday next November. I don’t want to be grotesque and repulsive going into the last third to half of my life. I have to restrict food. I’ve tried the ‘normal’ calorie amounts I’ve been given from the doctor and diabetic dietician, and that doesn’t work…so I’ve got to go lower. I can’t do much exercise because of the issue with passing out when my heart rate goes up or I get overheated, and my knees and spine issues. So the calories have to go. A slippery slope for me, so I’ve got to be careful- but I have to DO something beyond what I’ve been doing. I didn’t look like this before chemo… and I want to lose any remnants of those days.
Losing weight will also save me some time before having to have my left knee replaced (I had the right one done in late 2006, and it was a very unpleasant experience with some complications and ‘dull’ response time by the doc and nurses to a bladder infection). I had to go to a rehab place for the medically defective. It was a good rehab facility- great care, but set up where people stayed in their rooms like a hospital between therapies (no common area), and since I was infective, I was in a private room- not a horrible thing, but friggin’ isolated. It’s not like there was a big risk of someone coming into contact with my pee. My left knee has unrepaired, and questionably healed ACL and medial meniscus tears, done when I turned over in bed back in 2009- about a week before my closest friend from here in this town died suddenly (following several complications from a KNEE replacement). She’d moved to a different state to be closer to one of her daughters, but we were in contact by phone daily, even when she was in the hospital or rehab. I was supposed to have the left knee replacement done, but then got leukemia and everything was put on hold to survive that. Been a weird few years.
I’m frustrated that I don’t feel that people understand why I’m like I am. I’ve got diagnoses that people haven’t heard of. I ‘look’ like I’m capable of working, and I miss being a nurse SO much- but too much standing or walking, and the whole heat/heart rate thing = one unconscious middle-aged RN. I’ve been an RN for nearly 28 years. I’ve been on disability for 8 years. But I still keep my license, because I still AM an RN. I worked hard for that thing. And I loved working with it… And those days are done. When people ask me what I’m doing to get back to work, it hurts- there isn’t anything that can be done by me or anyone else. Some things CAN’T BE FIXED ! SO those perky, blessed-to-be-clueless people need to shut up and go target someone who has some stuff going on that is treatable. I’ve been dealing with much of this since 1996- and worked until 2004- I held out as long as I could. I fought to keep working. QUIT asking me if I’m going back to work. NO, I can’t !
I was raised in an evangelical church, and am a born again Christian, without some of the judgmental drama that can go with those two things. I hate the passive ‘I’ll pray for you’ stuff- prayer is wonderful, and I do it often, but if someone wants to help, some action would be really amazing ! Prayer is about as passive as a person can get and rationalize to themselves that they’re ‘doing’ something– and while I do believe in prayer and that it is a very positive and powerful thing (and pray for people on the news all of the time since I can’t do anything else), it’s not the be-all end-all answer to really being of use to someone. It’s definitely better than nothing, but it really doesn’t show much in terms of actively supporting and helping someone. Sometimes it’s all people CAN do- and that’s appreciated. But remember the ‘faith without works is dead’? I’ve sensed a lot of dead. I wish I could do more for others, and feel guilty about that. Not like I know many people around here to be available for… back in the home where my heart is, I could be more useful, even if I’m not that physically ‘able’… I could drive someone to the store, or appointments. I could water plants when they were gone, or change out cat litter. I couldn’t walk dogs or watch kids… but I’d do what I could.
Anyway, that’s a bit of what’s rattling through my head today. I’m a little less grumpy now.
Hannah was my present to myself for my 25th birthday. She was a salt and pepper miniature schnauzer. I’d gone and picked her out from her litter when she was about 4 weeks old. When she was ‘ready’ at 7 weeks old, I drove out to Lake Travis (near Austin, TX) in a raging thunderstorm in November 1988, and got her. She and her littermates were all standing up on the covered patio with their dog mama, peeking in the French doors into the house. They were all so cute, but she walked over to me first when the door was opened. She seemed to remember!
She was so funny when she was little. I didn’t have the heart to make her sleep by herself, and since she was a ‘baby’ didn’t want her peeing in my bed. I put her into a regular baby bassinet that a neighbor had given to me, and put it next to my bed. She’d give a good puppy howl if she was scared, and as soon as I draped my hand into the bassinet, she’d quiet down and go back to sleep. After a couple of nights, she seemed to understand that I wasn’t going anywhere. As soon as she was potty trained, she slept in bed with me.
Hannah was about 2 years old when she had her first ‘seizure’. By the time I got her to the vet, the vet looked at me like I was a bit on the overprotective side. Hannah was fine, and just stared at both of us. Back home… She continued to have these ‘seizures’ on and off for years. They never happened more than 2-3 times a year, so from what the vet had said about risk/benefits of medication, I opted to keep her off of meds. She always bounced back as if nothing had happened.
When Hannah was 11 1/2 years old, she scared me out of my mind. One single night, she passed out seven times. I was up all night with her. She’d get sort of woozy and stagger a bit and, then fall over on her side, twitching. She’d then stagger to her feet and have to go out to pee immediately. Like right now. I thought for sure she was dying. She slept on the couch next to me that whole night between episodes. She had stopped eating the day before (which was very unlike her), but initially I thought it was some bug. I watched her, and she didn’t have any vomiting or diarrhea… but then that night. Oy. I thought it was the end.
As soon as the vet’s office opened I called, and got her right in. We lived in a small town from the time she was 7 years old; they didn’t have an emergency animal hospital there at the the time. I was glad her regular vet saw her. He asked me to leave her there for a few hours so he could figure out what was going on. I agreed, but I hated leaving her. She was my only companion. My best friend.
I got the call to come and get her (good news) and when I got there the vet told me that she was in heart failure. Grade 4 murmur ( a ‘5’ is the worst). He’d given her oxygen and a shot of a strong diuretic (water pill medicine), and she’d peed off a bunch of fluid her heart couldn’t circulate through her body normally, to be eliminated through her kidneys. I got prescription dog food, three medicines to give her by mouth, and a bottle of the diuretic medicine to give her as a shot if she needed a ‘booster’ to help her breathing, and the syringes and needles for her shots. He knew I was an RN, so giving shots wasn’t a problem. He just showed me where on the back of her neck to give them.
She also couldn’t have regular dog treats, or anything with a ‘normal’ sodium level. I got her some low-sodium peanut butter (to hide her pills in). She didn’t like it. She also didn’t like the prescription ‘heart’ diet food, so the rest of that case of cans was returned, and she got the ‘kidney’ food. It had limited sodium like the ‘heart’ diet. And she got grapes (this was about 10 years before I found out that dogs shouldn’t have grapes). She LOVED those grapes. I’d sneak her pills into them, and she acted like I’d given her filet mignon and truffles.
She did very well, and had many, many days where she was playing, and acting like she felt really good. She knew the names of her individual toys, and would get them, and enjoy chasing them. She still howled when I was on the phone to my folks; my mom had dementia, and one thing SHE still enjoyed was Hannah howling at her on the phone when I said “woof”, or “bow wow”. I just had to say the words, and she’d do her howling bit. Mom loved it !
Hannah, and the toy named “Weirdo”- feeling better !
Hannah still had an occasional fainting episode, but within a few minutes (and a quick trip outside to pee) was back to her normal self. I had told the vet that I would NOT put my best friend through a miserable year just because I couldn’t say goodbye. If she wasn’t going to have any quality of life, forget it. But he was right- she had some very good months left in her.
About 11 months later, I noticed her start to change not long after moving to a different apartment in the same complex. She started not wanting to eat, and her breathing was getting funky. I gave her the shots to get rid of the fluid (and it did). But it wasn’t working as well. I had told myself when she was diagnosed that if she started to refuse food completely, that was it. We were done. The shots were only helping for about a half a day, and I had to give them to her a couple of times a day for 4-5 days. Then she completely stopped eating. My heart started to break. That night, her breathing was horrible. I knew what was coming.
In the morning, she got off of the bed, and peed on the floor. Then she went and hid in my closet, as if to say she was so ashamed. I couldn’t get mad at her, she was sick ! It was pitiful to see her hiding from her accident. She NEVER peed on the floor- she was so good about waiting to go outside, or using the pee pads when I left her in the kitchen to go to work. I knew I had to take her to the vet.
I sat on the couch before getting ready to load her into the car. She got up on the couch with me, and climbed on my lap. She ended up sitting on my thigh, and then putting her head on my shoulder. I think she was saying goodbye, and it was easier for her to breathe if she was upright, but didn’t have to support herself. I loaded her into a laundry basket to put in the car, since her balance was a little iffy. When I took her in to the vet, he said he’d like to try some more oxygen and medications, and he’d call me. I told him that I could be back there in minutes if it looked like she was getting worse (she was already bad), and he agreed that he’d call me if I needed to come. I did not want her dying without knowing I was there, and I hadn’t just dropped her off and deserted her.
I got the call around 11:30 a.m. I had the kind of desk nursing job where there was flexibility for such things. I’d told my boss ahead of time what was going on, so when I told the receptionist I had to leave I could just go.
When I got there, Hannah was hooked up to an IV, oxygen, rectal probe (temperature), and heart monitor. She looked spent. But she also lifted her head a little when she heard my voice. She knew I was there. I was told to take whatever time I needed, but I think when she put her head on my shoulder earlier that morning, that was our time. Right then, I had to do what was best for her, so I started taking the equipment off of her, and just holding her. I was satisfied she knew I was there, and that it was OK for her to stop fighting. I told the vet to just ‘do it’.
She slowly dropped her head as the ‘go to sleep’ stuff took effect. I could feel her full weight against my arms, and then she took her last breath. It was over. My best friend was gone. I was told that I could spend time with her. (the vet’s office had cleared out for lunch, aside from those who were helping Hannah… and they were all in tears as well). I could hardly see her through the tears, but I did want to hold her for just a few minutes. They let me take her to one of the exam rooms where it was quiet, and private. I just cried, and told her how much I loved her, and how wonderful she’d been as my best friend. I wasn’t in that little room with her for very long. I’d had 12 1/2 years with her to remember… those were gifts. But I got to say ‘goodbye’, just her and me.
I just hope she knew how much I loved her.

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It’s an unlikely food alliance – whirlwind South Australian artisan cheesemaker Kris Lloyd and the inmates of Cadell prison in the Riverland.
Together, they’re producing a premium food product which Lloyd hopes will lead to a revival in one of the oldest and simplest culinary pleasures – butter.
Lloyd, the dynamo behind Woodside Cheese Wrights, has started selling cultured butter, and is one of the few Australian producers of the French-style product.
It’s a very simple product – containing only cream, cultures and salt. In fact, it’s so simple that you wonder why so few people manufacture it.
The cultures are her own “cocktail”, the salt is the distinctive pink River Murray type, and the cream is sourced from the dairy at the Cadell Training Centre.
Cadell has had a dairy since it opened in 1961. It started selling bulk milk to distributor Falland’s, and started packaging and processing its own milk in 1998.
In 2005, a policy change required the dairy to provide only low-fat milk to inmates. A separator was commissioned, resulting in the production of plenty of cream.
Lloyd first heard about Cadell’s over-supply of cream years ago and, when she started to develop the notion to produce her own butter, she got in touch with the prison dairy. She now receives deliveries of bulk, unpasteurised cream – her preference.
“I have control of the process – so I get raw cream and I pasteurise it,” she says.
Unlike bigger players, Lloyd says she treats the cream to the minimum required to kill pathogens – any higher temperature or great length of time, and she believes the cream starts to be denatured.
Once she had her cream, it was a simple process to produce butter – after some experimentation and extensive tasting of French cultured butters.
She favoured a cultured butter, because of the lighter texture and the greater complexity of the flavour. She didn’t even need to buy extra equipment – an existing mixer in her cheese factory was enough to do the job.
“This is such a pure product – because all it is is cream, cultures and River Murray pink salt. Full stop. There’s nothing else in it.
That’s not to say there isn’t an art to the process. Variables include the kind of culture you use, the temperature, the length of time to allow the cultures to do their work, and the churning process. Over-churn the butter and the product starts oxidize.
Lloyd being Lloyd, she didn’t want to stop at a pure, light, creamy butter.
She started pondering ways to do some “funky stuff”.
Lloyd’s “lightbulb” moment was to add blue-vein cultures to the butter.
What she’s achieved is a very delicate blue-vein flavour in a butter that’s perfect for melting on the top of a steak or for sautéing mushrooms.
That’s been selling well since it went on the market earlier this year, but she hasn’t stopped there. A new product about to be released is a “whiskey-washed” butter, which is very delicately scented and flavoured with single-malt whiskey.
Lloyd recommends using this on pikelets with some good orange marmalade.
“My sons just get slabs of it and put it on bread,” she says.

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Why the congress finally agreed on Khilafat question?
1. They felt that this was a golden opportunity to cement Hindu Muslim unity and to bring Muslim masses into the national movement.
2. The congress was losing faith in constitutional struggle.
3. Orientation of the national movement turned to the masses permanently.
4. The congress was aware that the masses were eager to give expression to their discontent.
1. Non-co-operation movement was best show case of Hindu-Muslim unity.
2. Large scale of boycotts were main feature of NCM.
3. King George-V visited during the time of NCM.

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Info about Cypress Band members are listed below. Everyone listed below participated in Band when they went to high school. Registering allows you to be listed with your fellow Band members.
Looking for Cypress alumni who participated in Band but are not listed? Classmates.com® has hundreds of more Cypress alumni listed.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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Two year's ago today, my maternal grandmother, Liselotte 'Oma' Haf, passed away peacefully in her assisted living home, in Augsburg, Germany. Rest in peace . . . Schalf Gut . . . Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh . . . we miss and love you very much, Oma.
I wish I had known your Oma. You paint such a wonderful picture of her.
Thank you , Wendy . . . she was a wonderful grandmother! You would have loved her.
I need to contact you about your Beals and compare information. Our Beals came from Germany. We are trying to get more information into Germany.

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The first thing to consider is whether your cancer is really all that rare. One of my doctors told me that kidney cancer was “rare”. In fact, it is not one of the more common cancers, and it would be perfectly reasonable to call it rare, but tens of thousands of people get my type of kidney cancer each year. It turns out that there are dozens of clinical trials for patients with kidney cancer and thousands of references in the medical literature. There is no difficulty finding information on this cancer. On the other hand, I once helped someone with a “renal carcinoid” carcinoid” research his disease. This cancer is truly rare with well less than 100 cases reported in the medical literature. If there is a PDQ State of the Art Treatment Statement for your cancer in Cancer.gov, it is probably not truly rare.
If you have a rare cancer, the chances are pretty good that your doctor has never treated even a single case of it, and doesn’t really know very much about it. This means that the chances that you could gain a major benefit by researching your cancer are much greater than usual. So the first piece of advice is to research the technical literature in detail.
If the cancer is really very rare, you may find very little about it in the usual online sources such as Cancer.gov or OncoLink. The best strategy in this case is to use MedLine to search the world’s medical literature. Even MedLine may have less information than for most cancers. This may actually make the job of searching easier since the usual problem is sorting through an overwhelming amount of information. You may have to rely on case reports and case series rather than extensive clinical studies.
There may be an expert in your cancer somewhere out there, so the second strategy is to try to find such an expert. The best way to do this goes hand and hand with searching the medical literature. Those who publish papers on your cancer are some of the few doctors who have actual experience. If you search the medical literature you’ll find out who these doctors are.
Keep in mind that not all authors of medical journal articles are medical doctors, some are scientists or even statisticians. Often doctors who don’t normally see patients like pathologists and diagnostic radiologists have their names on papers. You want to contact a clinician – a doctor who sees patients. It’s often not clear who has what role just from the abstract. If you get the full paper, either on line or from a library you can usually figure out which authors are clinicians. If you do get ahold of someone who isn’t a clinician – they can probably refer you to the appropriate co-author.
The information in MedLine almost always includes the name and location of the institution or hospital for at least one author (and maybe more than one).
The e-mail address for one or more authors is often included, especially for more recent articles.
Virtually every hospital and research institute has a web site. You can find the web site by searching for the name of the institution with a web search engine like Google. If the hospital name is very common like “St. Luke’s” you may need to add the name of the city in which it’s located to narrow down the search. You may also need to try variations on the name like “St. Luke’s” and “Saint Luke’s”. You’ll often find a directory with contact information on the insitution’s web site, but if not, there’s always a phone number, so just call them.
If you have the name of a US Doctor and the State in which they practice (from the location in the MedLine abstract) you can almost certainly find their contact information through the American Medical Association’s Doctor Finder.
The Cancer Information Service at 800-4-CANCER has a physician directory and should be able to help.
Your rare cancer may be similar to a more common kind of cancer. If so, you can learn a lot be researching the options for the more common kind of cancer. For instance, one of the ways I helped my friend with the renal carcinoid was to research the much more common small bowel carcinoid. Another friend I helped had a rather rare cancer called peripheralneuroepithelioma. It turned out that this cancer was usually treated similarly to a more common cancer called Ewing’s Sarcoma. So I was able to learn a lot by also researching Ewing’s Sarcoma.
There are often few options in clinical trials available for patients with a truly rare cancer, because most clinical trials require patients to have a particular kind of cancer. Phase I trials, on the other hand, often accept patients with any kind of cancer, as long as the cancer is advanced without any remaining good treatment options. Unfortunately, phase I trials overall have a very poor success rate. But there are exceptions, and careful research might uncover a trial with some promise.
This isn’t about websites for specific rare cancers. I have links to some of those in my Specific Cancers page. Instead, this section lists websites which are about dealing with rare cancers in general.
These organizations cover all rare diseases – not just cancer.
The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) maintains a database on rare diseases including rare cancers. Their definition of “rare” is pretty liberal, so cancers like kidney cancer, that are less common, but not truly rare will also be listed. On the other hand, there are so many rare conditions that they don’t have information on all of them. Their database is searchable from the NORD Web Page.
The Office of Rare Diseases is part of the US National Institutes of Health . Like NORD, this covers many cancers which are not truly rare, as well as many more which are. Their rare disease list links to useful information from several databases for each disease, and they have a contact phone number for more personalized help. Definitely worth a visit.
This e-mail discussion group is specifically for patients dealing with a rare cancer. Exactly how helps its members who presumably have a variety of different rare cancers I’m not sure, but I bet that they are used to helping people research their cancers.
Or you can use the rare-cancer on-line sign-up form on the Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR) website.


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I spend a lot of time looking forward, looking at what I still need, what I’m lacking, what’s missing, so that I know what to strive for. It doesn’t leave a lot of room for gratitude. So, today I’m looking back at what I’ve accomplished in 2013, in gratitude and awe. Basically, I’m just trying to impress myself. My hope is that if I can really wow myself about this past year, it will inspire me to believe that I am capable of even greater things in 2014.
It started with a quiet wish above the rooftops of Jersey City, with the sun rising over the NYC skyline. It started with a knowing in my gut that I was headed towards my life. I had no idea what I would face, how it would all unfold, if I would swan dive, fly or crash. But there was enough lightness in my center that I believed my wings would take me. So I leapt. Off the rooftops, off the turnpike, off the spikes and spires of gotham.
I remember the feeling as the plane lifted off. I knew it would become known as one of the most momentous occasions of my life, but it still had no context. Where would this plane lead me to? What would this big leap mean for the rest of my life? I had to follow it to find it. That’s all I knew.
2013 has been about leaping, alighting, leaving, arriving, grounding, and laying roots. This year has been about starting over. Completely. Tearing the old page from the typewriter, crumpling it up, throwing it in the fire, and pulling out a fresh new sheet. Sit back down, flex your fingers, straighten your back, and wait for new inspiration.
It’s amazing to look back and see how long my life has been ramping up for this massive change I’ve experienced this past year. And how change can happen both so gradually and so suddenly. One minute I’m dancing with all my friends at WAM house and kissing them goodbye. The next I’m landed at the Thursday Berkeley Jam, my first evening in California. But I find evidence in my writings, performances and musings as far back as two years ago, when I’m writing about the Process of Yes, about clean slates and leaps of faith. Funny to think about how my life, my creativity, my heart is so lovingly and gently pointing me towards that which I dream of, even when the dreams are so deep and unborn that I can’t call them up in waking life.
This year I’ve made great big strides in taking care of myself, and changing my lifestyle to be more healthy, easeful and gentle. I drink less and dance more. Last night I uncorked a bottle of wine and forgot to pour myself a glass. I would rather feel what I’m feeling than spend days avoiding it, eyes glued to a screen portraying someone else’s life, laying low under the great sea of emotions waiting to wash waves over me.
I’m getting into the practice of embracing who I am, in all my bigness and loving and struggle, all my small girl fears and fierce woman passions. I’m learning how much I can love all of her.
I am building a new nest, laying the groundwork that is supportive, cozy and nurturing, from which I will test fly my new wings. I’m getting ready to launch, and I will launch when the time is right, when I know that what I come home to is strong enough that it won’t be blown away by the wind.


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Tendinitis usually happens after repeated injury to an area such as the wrist or ankle.
Tendinitis usually happens after repeated injury to an area such as the wrist or ankle. It causes pain and soreness around a joint. Some common forms of tendinitis are named after the sports that increase their risk. They include tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, pitcher's shoulder, swimmer's shoulder and jumper's knee.
Doctors diagnose tendinitis with your medical history, a physical exam and imaging tests. The first step in treatment is to reduce pain and swelling. Rest, wrapping or elevating the affected area, and medicines can help. Ice is helpful for recent, severe injuries. Other treatments include ultrasound, physical therapy, steroid injections and surgery.


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The Hanse 540e is a powerful and long-legged cruising boat that will eat up the miles effortlessly, providing fabulous accommodation and living areas.
Dominus is a rather lovely example with full teak decks, mahogany interior with cream leather and 3 ensuite cabins including a huge owner's suite.
Honwave Rib with choice of 2 engines 2.5hp & 5hp.

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The best car maintenance starts at the best auto shop near 24250. Make an appointment at Firestone Complete Auto Care for all your automotive needs today!
Transmission trouble, check engine light, or broken A/C, our technicians have you covered. Visit your nearby Firestone Complete Auto Care for all your car care needs. You can count on our trained technicians to deliver professional auto services near 24250, plus maintenance, oil changes, brake services, alignment, car batteries, tune-ups, and so much more. We care about every hose and gasket in your car or truck, but we also care about you and your budget. That means we'll only recommend services and repairs we believe are a good match for your needs. We're drivers too, just like you. Plus, our Triple Promise Guarantee means that your car will be Fixed Right, Priced Right, and Done Right On Time. With 1,700 Firestone Complete Auto Care locations nationwide, you should always be close to vehicle maintenance and car repair you can trust.
We help take care of your car's parts and pieces, but also one of your car's most important safety features: your tires! Buying the right car or truck tires can be a great way to help keep it going strong. Whether you're looking for sport performance tires or tough truck tires, you'll find some of the best tires for your driving style, climate, budget, and vehicle type. And how about tire pressure checks and flat repairs? Just stob by! Browse tires in-store or online and come to Firestone Complete Auto Care near 24250 to keep your wheels, tires, axles, and more in great condition. We've been a leading tire provider in Fort Blackmore for years.
We believe that when it comes to helping your car run better, there are two basic things you shouldn't ignore: car batteries and oil changes. Car batteries may be small, but the power they provide is huge. When your battery is weak, old, or the terminals are loose, your car may not start. That's where we come in! Visit Firestone Complete Auto Care near 24250 for a free car battery test. A fast test will find out if your car battery is providing enough power and at what temperature it could potentially die. You can also request a car battery test during your regularly scheduled oil change, another service that's beneficial to the health of your engine. Whether you prefer high mileage, conventional, synthetic, or synthetic blend oil, your car needs fresh oil at the factory recommended interval, which is typically 3,000 miles. Fresh oil keeps your engine's many moving parts lubricated and everything at the right temperature. When you need an oil change or new car battery, head our direction. We actually install over 800,000 car batteries a year and do more than 19,000 oil changes every day. Save time by booking an appointment online, and save money with our valuable oil change coupons, tire deals, and service offers. Whether you drive a hatchback or a heavy-duty truck, stop by Firestone Complete Auto Care near 24250 today!
From transmission work to engine tune-ups to pothole damage repair, head to a Firestone Complete Auto Care near you for your auto service needs. We're your local car care center, tire store, and automotive shop combined into one. That makes giving your car the attention it needs super simple. Our highly qualified technicians work hard to help keep your vehicle performing its best. When you need work done on your car or truck, we promise affordable prices and exceptional service. Learn more below and make an appointment for auto service near 24250 today.

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This project is a reporting partnership between New Mexico In Depth, KUNM, NMPBS and the New Mexico News Port that attempts to pull back the curtain on how the New Mexico Legislature works and, in some cases, doesn’t. This project is supported by The Thornburg Foundation. Click here to read NMID’s 2016 Legislative Session Special edition.
House Republicans saw 78 percent of the 32 bills they passed become law, the highest success rate.
Gov. Susana Martinez, who has touted herself as a champion of transparency, on Friday vetoed a piece of legislation that would have required greater public disclosure by those who spend big money in New Mexico political races. The governor vetoed Senate Bill 96, a goal long sought by good-government groups and those who wanted greater information on the influence of money in politics. “While I support efforts to make political process more transparent, the broad language in the bill could lead to unintended consequences that would force groups like charities to disclose the names and addresses of their contributors in certain circumstances,” Martinez wrote in her veto message. One of the legislation’s sponsors, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth, responded to news of the veto Friday morning. “I am disappointed but not surprised that the Governor would side with the Koch brothers and ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) and ignore the 90% of Republicans and Democrats in New Mexico who support campaign finance transparency.
Gov. Susana Martinez, who has touted herself as a champion of transparency, on Thursday vetoed legislation that would have required lobbyists to return to disclosing more information publicly about money they spend on public officials. The Legislature passed a law that weakened those rules last year but sought to correct what some lawmakers called an inadvertent mistake during this year’s 60-day session, which ended last month. Martinez’s veto means lobbyists won’t need to report expenses on lawmakers and other public officials under $100, as they did prior to the current law taking effect. Martinez explained her reasoning in a one-page veto message. “Various interpretations and ambiguity of the bill became clear” after discussion with the bill sponsor, Martinez wrote in her veto message, although she didn’t detail that ambiguity.
The American Cancer Society Action Network lobbyist reported spending $9,591 on Facebook ads and phone calls urging support of a tax increase on tobacco products, an effort that failed.
Modest restrictions on the use of solitary confinement in New Mexico’s jails and prisons easily passed the state Senate Friday. The House concurred with Senate changes later in the day. House Bill 175 would forbid “restricted housing” — defined as 22 or more consecutive hours in a cell “without daily, meaningful and sustained human interaction” — for pregnant women in the state’s county jails and prisons and for children in juvenile lock-ups. The measure also would limit how corrections officers and administrators in the state’s 28 county jails and 11 prisons can use the controversial practice on people living with or exhibiting signs of mental illness. Early versions of the bill, sponsored by Rep. Antonio “Moe” Maestas, D-Albuquerque, placed a 48-hour cap on solitary for inmates with mental health issues.


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text: General Description: Puente Real is located 100 m from the sandy beach. The closest cities to the hotel are Torremolinos (2 km) and Benalmadena (10 km). Other cities: Marbella (46 km). The hotel located in Torremolinos has 371 rooms and was renovated in 2012, 3 elevators and air conditioning are available. To make your stay more comfortable shops, a reception, a lobby and a conference room are available. An entertainment program suited for children and a playground are available for young guests. The staff in this 9 storey hotel speaks German, Spanish, French and English. Mobility on holiday is made easy through car hire. 2 swimming pools are available. Refreshing drinks are offered at the pool bar. Sunshades and sunbeds are available free of charge at the pool. Accessible from the hotel: disco (100 m), Selwo Marina (7 km), train station (500 m), shops (5 km), airport AGP (6 km) and Puerto Marina (5 km). The hotel is within easy reach of bus stops, tourist information, supermarkets, city centre and bars and restaurants. For your entertainment the hotel features a disco. Vehicles may be parked in the parking lot. Amenities: For convenience the following services are offered: wake-up service. Internet access is provided at wifi-hotspots and at internet terminals. This family friendly hotel offers a children's pool and a child club to ensure a comfortable stay for parents as well as young guests. Reception hours: 24h Service. Meals: The breakfast type is Buffet. The hotel has one restaurant. Sport and Leisure: Activities such as archery and animation programmes are offered at the hotel. Guests who wish to be active on holiday can enjoy activities such as football, basketball, tennis and aerobics. Golfers have the opportunity to play at the nearest golf course which is 3 km from the hotel. Additional Information: Payment facilities include Visa Card and Euro/Master Card. Additional fees may apply for certain facilities, amenities or activities. *Air conditioning will only be available from the 15/06 till the 15/09.

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Kyla has worked from small-large scale, in theatres, outdoor work and community settings. Kyla was Head of Community & Learning at South East Dance, then Acting Artistic Director. Since then she has worked as a Producer, Project Manager and Consultant with Pegasus Theatre, Old Vic Tunnels, Marlborough Theatre, Creative Junction, London Studio Centre and is p/time Relationship Manager for Dance, Arts Council England, South East. Kyla is an accredited Relational Dynamics Life Coach.
Vicky has been working as a Dance Producer in the South East since 2002 and is also Producer for new NPO ZoieLogic Dance Company and Dance SIX-0. She was previously Programme Producer and Head of Screen Dance at South East Dance. She specialises in large-scale festivals and events and bringing unconventional work to new audiences.
Madeleine is a freelance Producer managing a range of creative projects. She trained at Central Saint Martins, was selected for the National Theatre’s Young Producers programme in 2013 and has spent the past 12 years working in the arts including: Hijack Festival, Theatre Royal Brighton, Towner Gallery, Headlong and Africa Asia Venture, Uganda. She was recently a Producer at South East Dance and currently working with Blast Theory.
Elise leads on Clearcut’s Project Management for Three Score Dance Company. Elise brings a unique skill set encompassing over 15 years project management & coordination experience and 10 years practical delivery expertise as a dance artist and community worker. She is a marketing expert and is particularly interested in work that has a social agenda. Elise was one of the first cohort of South East Dance’s Producer Development Scheme (2015/16) as well as Overture, an emerging community dance artist development scheme run by Sir Matthew Bourne’s New Adventure’s (2016/17). She has worked with companies including: Vincent Dance Theatre, Tilted Productions, South East Dance, Brighton University, CoDa Dance, The Hiccup Project, and Dance Touring Partnerships (during the Ultima Vez tour, 2015).
Hayley is the newest to our team. She is managing the Intoto Dance and Images Ballet Company tours. Hayley is a freelance Project Manager and Dance Artist, co-ordinating and facilitating dance in professional and community settings. She works closely with Brighton-based company Ceyda Tanc Dance, supporting funding applications and community projects and the education programme. Hayley works with Brighton & Hove City Council and Brighton City Partnership for Education to implement accessible dance projects for young people in the city. Hayley was previously Project Manager for charity Arts 4 Dementia working on projects and events at venues such as National Portrait Gallery and Sadler’s Wells.

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Drawing from a team with diverse academic expertise, this study examines ISIL from the organizational strategy literature, organizational psychology literature, and marketing/branding literature using unclassified primary and secondary sources.A two-part framework was applied to provide the organizational profile of ISIL. First, an industry analysis was conducted with first-level affiliated groups of al-Qa’ida Central (AQC). Specifically, a Porter’s Five Forces framework was applied to evaluate potential opportunities and threats to global jihadist violent extremist organizations (VEOs). This “industry analysis” provided an outline of relevant pressures in the global jihad “industry” as well as salient opportunities and threats.
Second, researchers conducted an internal strategic analysis of ISIL to identify what resources and capabilities ISIL controls (either internally or through strategic alliances) to develop and deliver its services to sympathizers and current members. The project's specific report focused on the human and organizational resources and capabilities leveraged by ISIL, rather than surveying the population they try to influence.
Finally, researchers conducted a VRIO (Value, Rare, Imitable, Organization) analysis to to evaluate the competitive implications of the resources and capabilities controlled by ISIL, specifically, the likelihood of ISIL.
Ligon, Gina S., Mackenzie Harms, John Crowe, Leif Lundmark, and Pete Simi. “The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Branding, Leadership Culture and Lethal Attraction,” Final Report prepared for the Department of Homeland Science and Technology Directorate’s Office of University Programs. College Park, MD: START, 2014.


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I'm one of those people that actually likes Daylight Savings. I'm not a huge fan of the disruption to my sleep routine that occurs when Daylight Savings Time starts and ends every year. But I love that Daylight Savings Time makes summer evenings stay lighter for longer. You never hear anyone say in July, "Gee I really wish it would get dark at 8:00 tonight - stupid daylight savings."
I will admit that maybe somebody who was waiting for dark to watch an outdoor movie or fireworks might wish that it got dark earlier. But every other night they are probably glad that daylight sticks around for an extra hour than it would otherwise.
Of course no one is thinking about summer evenings when they have to get up an hour earlier in the spring. It is hard, I'll give you that.
Another thing that gives Daylight Savings Time a bad rap, is that it can be very confusing to understand. I've gone ahead and made a little guide with some things you can expect when Daylight Savings Time begins in the Spring and ends in the Fall. I've included what kids will do with the time change. I've also added what you can expect if you are lucky to be on vacation when there is a Daylight Savings Time change.
This is when we move the clocks an hour ahead. That means that what was once 6:00 am becomes 7:00 am. If you are used to getting up at 6:00 am, then it is suddenly going to feel like you are waking up at 5:00 am.
This is the change that hurts when you have a set schedule, or early morning appointments, or really any sort of commitments.
You and your kids are going to be sleepy. If your kids normally get up at 7:00 then they are going to want to sleep in until 8:00. For stay at home parents with young children who aren't in school it's great - for everyone else it's like pulling teeth to get up in the morning.
But if you are on vacation then you get to sleep in. My husband and I discovered this a few years ago when his Army leave time coincided with the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. Our kids were too young to know about the time change. Before the change they would wake up at 7:00. After the change they would sleep until 8:00 every day. My husband and I loved the "extra" hour of sleep.
This is when we move the clocks an hour back. That means that what was once 7:00 am becomes 6:00 am. If you are used to getting up at 6:00 it's going to feel like you are getting up at 7:00. You just gained an hour of "sleeping in." It's blissful.
Unless you have young children. Then it's awful. Kids don't understand the time change. They will still wake up at their normal time. So if they normally wake up at 7:00 they are still going to wake up at 7:00 only now it's 6:00. This is not cool.
It can still work for you though if you happen to be on vacation. If you have young kids you can use them as an alarm clock to make sure you can get up early to get a head start on the day.
This happened on our Texas Coastline Road Trip. Our kids would wake us up at what would have been 7:30 only now it was 6:30. Sure it was kind of ridiculous to get up that early on a vacation - but time is kind of meaningless on vacations anyway. We were able to have breakfast and take down camp before 9:00. Then we had the whole rest of the day to play.
I know this week is probably going to be rough on just about everybody. But before you start whining about it, please take a minute to think about all the great things you'll get to do this summer. And remember, it only takes about a week before you adjust to the change.


text: The Kufstein holiday region stands for tradition, family and winter sports. Especially family friendly is the ski area Zahmer Kaiser-Durchholzen and the Thierseetal. Here, snowboard and ski beginners can try out the sports on pleasantly flat slopes and get a feel of winter sports. The ideal conditions here allow great strides fast. The holiday area around Kufstein is situated at the entrance of the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser, which is the biggest ski area in Austria. Off the slopes, you will find wonderful winter hiking trails that lead through a white, untouched nature. Enjoy breathtaking panoramic views of the mountain ranges on a hike on the Kaiser Mountains or feel the radiant winter sun on the cross-country trails at Bad Häringer and the Schwoicher Sonnenplateau. Kufstein is a place of ancient traditions, where tradition is still maintained and authentically lived. Immerse yourself in the culinary world of Kufstein and let yourself be captivated by old recipes. Especially on the traditional Christmas markets you will find local cheeses, sausages and savory bacon.

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This unique group plays the romantic music you would hear in the famous Grinzing quarter of Vienna - the music capital of the world - with its many Gasthauses and Cafes adorned with the music of accordion and violin playing in an intimate setting the music of Vienna … the music of Johann Schrammel, the gypsy music of Hungary, as well as other European and world classics, while local patrons and tourists sample the latest harvest in this wine-making region of Vienna. With musicians dressed in formal attire and a repertoire including classical music from Europe, this chamber-like group is an excellent choice to provide the music for elegant public or private events, such as the cocktail hour preceding the dinner at your wedding or anniversary celebration, or a gala ballroom filled with dancers to a Strauss Waltz. This ensemble can be embellished with the superb vocals of Liana Braunova for a wider repertoire representative of all of Europe, or with percussion for venues where dancing is a part of the event.
Theme from The Third Man movie.


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In Florida, we have grapefruit-sized citrus fruit called Ponderosa Lemons. When I was young in the boondocks of Palm Bay, my mom came home from work one day with several brown paper bags full to the brim with these yellow wonders. A co-worker had too many in her tree and couldn’t figure out what to do with them all.
Fresh lemonade replaced our favorite Kool-Aid flavors that summer. There’s nothing like a tall glass of ice-cold lemony bitter-sweetness to quench the thirst.
As we grow up and experience more, we find that life has many bitter-sweet moments. We can either become bitter or let the troubles of life make us better. As a person of faith, I believe that our Lord can use the trials of life to sift out the things that have kept us from wholeness and true wellness (Romans 8:28,29). The bitter can become sweet.
This past school year with my children has been quite a lemonade year. Some of our lemons included three surgeries for me (two of them biopsies), over six months of life-altering health challenges for my oldest child, and a broken arm for my youngest.
Through much prayer and weeping, I’m seeing the sweet results of these difficult times, the ways each of us has grown in faith and love. I’m enjoying a closer relationship with God and my family. Going through hard things together has made our bond that much stronger.
When my teen (who, thank the Lord, is feeling much better) came home from summer camp this week, she was in for a surprise! As a metaphor for our life this past school year, I’d taken some lemons and worked with my younger children to bake one of my favorites: Lemon Blueberry Layer Cake. And my teen got to put the icing on the cake!
Being a fan of turn-of-the-century recipes, I sifted through the Internet to find more lemony recipes below. I can hardly imagine what it must have been like to live in the 19th and 20th centuries, going through the Revolutionary, Civil or World Wars, living on rations, without modern medicine, and trying to raise children. I’m sure the people behind the recipes had no shortage of lemons in their lives and had to learn how to turn them into something sweet.
This summer, invite your children to help bake some these lemon-infused desserts. And those lemons in life, if by the grace of God we know how to use them, can become something much more sweet.


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If you're thinking about installing driveway gates in Wichita, KS, it is best to let a professional handle the job. Professionals who specialize in this line of work will not only design and fabricate the gate, but also install and repair them in case the gates get damaged. When you deal with a professional, you not only get customized services, you also get durable products that will last for a long time to come.
When you want to install gates on your property, it is best to work with Wichita, KS driveway gates professionals. They will help you to select what to go for, from a wide range of materials and styles. The gates can come with added features, such as intercom systems that will allow you to provide access even while you are away.
We will provide you with a free site evaluation and consultation, so book your appointment today. This will make it possible for us to give you relevant advice that is dependent on your situation. We are the biggest service providers in Wichita, KS, whether you need residential services or commercial services.
Satisfaction guaranteed - Give us a chance to serve you and you will become our next satisfied customer in Wichita, KS.

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Turning image quality into diagnostic value – fast & easy.
Your reading and post-processing solution for MRI with more than 20 applications available – in all clinical specialties.
Get the most out of your images - you generate a wealth of imaging information and you need to extract the right information.


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Spilonota laricana (Larch-bud Moth) - Norfolk Micro Moths - The micro moths of Norfolk.
Previously thought a rather dark but distinctive form of Spilonota ocellana but shows a narrower forewing and the white ground colour replaced with coarse grey-black markings.
Note: the all dark form of Spilonota ocellana can be separated from S. laricana by the broader forewing.
Occurs in the southern half of Britain where it can be relatively common. Uncommonly recorded in Norfolk possibly due to confusion with the previous species.
Recent confirmed records from Holme, 2001-2008; Hindolveston, 2006-2009; Upwell, 2010; Ashill, 2010.
Do you have records of Spilonota laricana?


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Lots of new items will be up for bid this year. We’ll kick off the night with friends, food, drink, music and a silent auction. Then cap off the fun with an energetic live auction. Donations of new items are being accepted and tickets are on sale now. Bring a friend, bring a coach, bring a teacher or just bring your own Blue Devil spirit and help us help our Dreher student athletes.
Contact our Bash Chair Karen Campbell (karencampbell1471@gmail.com) or Co-Chair Rebecca Dillard (rebecca41997@sc.rr.com) for more information.


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Exclusive to The Handbag Spa our Leather Repair Pens are carefully matched to the original Chanel colours to provide a quick solution to minor scuffs and scratches.
Exclusive to The Handbag Spa our Chanel Leather Repair Pens are carefully matched to the original Chanel colours to provide a quick solution to minor scuffs and scratches.
Easy to use with our unique flow control technology.
If you cannot see the colour pen you require please email details of the bag you have to info@thehandbagspa.com and we will mix a colour for you.

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In the interests of full disclosure, this is a post from two years ago when Adriana was a student in Paris that no one saw, but it’s too good not to repost.
Sensing we would not get much further at the Marché aux Puces, we briefly explored the neighborhood (it reminded us of Philadelphia) and then headed back into the city center, deciding we would have better luck amusing ourselves in the Marais.
First, though, we had to pass a full Monoprix, to which Madame Louise was drawn as though a puppet on a string. We tested every shade of lip crayon, as she had promised a color to every one of her female coworkers. Then, across the aisle, perfume…we continued to test every single bottle of those as well.
As we were in the middle of our search for the perfect scent, an elderly French woman came by to advise us––avec gentillesse, she assured us!––that the perfumes that weren’t sealed spread germs terribly from the other shoppers, and we would be better off not to indulge. We professed great gratitude and then returned to testing them as soon as she walked away.
Madame Louise also recommended Indra perfume, which she adores, to another French shopper who had been contemplating whether it could possibly be any good for the seven Euros. The French shopper later returned the favor by pointing out a gift package that included scented spray deodorant. Adriana also helped another tiny elderly lady find les batonnets pour les oreilles. We were just making friends all over the place.
Nine lip pencils, a bottle of shower gel, perfume, and a package of egg noodles later, we were ready to leave. We wandered over to the Place des Vosges after a brief argument about how to get there, and happened upon a perfume store where we thought we’d ask about the elusive carnation scent Madame Louise loves.
Little did we know that when we entered the store, we left the real world behind and entered another one entirely.
Into the tiny elegant shop. Swooped upon by an elegant man who resembled Robin Williams un petit peu. He pronounced us princesses, sized us up, and chose a perfume and an alternative for each of us. Pour Madame, the erotique and sensuel parfum a l’oeillet, but it actually smelled quite strongly of tuberose – lively, lovely, but not carnation. Leather and mandarin, chosen to give this avocat an air of authority was surprisingly the one that “fit.” Pour Adriana, a summer scent evoking butterflies, and another, more sophisticated for winter, sans sucre, sans fleurs, black black pepper and mushrooms. No, it was not the basis of a ratatouille, but in fact a lovely subtle, grown up perfume. Of course, after such a show (and being offered his signature “scent of the wolf,” which indeed, smelled of the wild and a bit of animal urine, though not unpleasantly, and another that evoqued Mozart’s spirit) we bit, one perfume each.
The next morning we couldn’t figure out whose perfume was whose, but we’ll cross that nose when we get to it.
After M. Le Parfumeur, we stopped at the nearby Café Nectarine, which was très chic, and watched the Place des Vosges foot traffic over a café allongé and a “chocolat epée,” which may in fact be the best hot chocolate ever created (guess who had which one?).
We returned chez Adriana just in time to prepare dinner, as she had invited a friend over. The day before we had gently simmered plump chick peas with garlic, onion, and pepper for hours. We served this family recipe with the egg noodles and grated cheese, as well as a fresh salad made from the baby leaves of yesterday’s head of escarole, and the leftover white bean and escarole soup. To properly make the salad, you must remember to remove the paper from a clove of garlic and use it to season the inside of the salad bowl; simply rub the clove against the sides of the bowl several times. The garlic oil will delicately perfume the salad and greatly improve it. Throw in some good olive oil, salt and pepper, chopped onion and tomato, and a touch of oregano, and you’ve got a classic franco-italian salad.
For dessert, clafouti aux pommes, adapted from a plum clafouti recipe Madame Louise has had since the early days of her marriage. Parfait!
While we were talking after dinner, disaster struck! Adriana’s roommates, not especially known for their prudent behavior, had ensconced themselves with a fifth of vodka in one of the bedrooms during this dinner, not wanting to partake of the food, or at least of the adult conversation (Adriana comments, “They’re not very good at the last”). As we couldn’t help but overhear in slowly mounting horror, there came a huge crash and screams; Adriana rushed in to see an armoire knocked over on top of the guest we’d made breakfast for only that morning. Luckily, there was no blood, though the damages to the property were not insignificant. Those girls are troopers, though––they marched straight back out into the streets of Paris to find a suitable bar, leaving the three of us to survey the bedroom in shock.
With that, we called it a night, after discussing Adriana’s escape strategy. Reinforcements were e-mailed the very next morning.


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I have Raynaud's Syndrome, secondary to my Scleroderma. As the weather gets colder, my fingers and toes are constantly cold! A few weeks ago, I started to get a finger ulcer.
I am avoiding taking the drugs the doctors want me to take as long as possible, hopefully I never have to take them. So of course I was very scared when I noticed the ulcer.
I immediately put Frankincense on it and it burned a little. Then I put Cypress on my neck and wrists. I continued to do this several times a day for four days until the ulcer was GONE! I could not believe it!
I am now using the Aroma Life oil blend daily on my neck and wrists to try and help improve my circulation (in addition to exercise and taking fish oil).
Additional keyword(s) assigned by the editor: ranauds, raynauds, renauds, reynauds, vasospasm, vasospasms.


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WDH’s 32-property development off Hawthorn Court, Crofton, has been named Waterton Court, in honour of Wakefield-born explorer Charles Waterton, after receiving 49 per cent of the votes in the poll.
In second place with 28 per cent of the vote was Manor Court, in recognition of the former Manor Farm which was the home of philanthropist Sir Titus Salt. Salt Close, suggested in honour Sir Titus, finished third with 23 per cent of the vote.
The three potential names were suggested by Year 7 Crofton Academy students, with people invited to vote on WDH’s Facebook page last month. Local residents were also invited to vote on their preferred name.
Waterton Court is the first street in the UK to be named using an online poll, with the properties being constructed by WDH’s team of skilled tradesmen. The development is due to be completed later this year.
Martyn Gorton, WDH’s Director of Investment, said: “Engagement with our communities is so important to us and this is an example of the way we embrace new communication channels to give our tenants a voice.


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There are four brand-new stories, featuring Horrid Henry wreaking havoc on an airplane, being forced to write an essay about the Tudors, sabotaging the school play and sneaking on to a forbidden rollercoaster. Illustrated by Tony Ross, these timeless stories offer an irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure, featuring one of the best-loved characters in children’s fiction.
Since it was first released in 1994, Horrid Henry has gone on to become an internationally bestselling phenomenon, with translations into 31 languages and over 21 million copies sold. Horrid Henry Up, Up and Away will be the 25th book in the series and contain the 100th Horrid Henry story – the perfect way to round off Henry’s gleeful, devil-may-care adventures!
We’re thrilled to be bringing Francesca to Oswestry as part of the 25th birthday celebrations – don’t miss this opportunity to see and meet her! Horrid Henry himself will be making a guest appearance too!

industry_corpus2: Literature & Emotions


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Infinity War – DairyBoy Comics!
I apologize, this was my honest to God best attempt at a taco magically assembling itself into existence.
So I’m leaving for the UK tonight. I don’t quite have a guest comic for the following week figured out :/ so I guess expect a hiatus unless something comes through or I figure out a post for the week!
I want three. Also, safe travels!
And thank you. In Bath right now, planning to go explore a Roman bathhouse!


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I write inspirational fiction, in which the main characters live with a Christian mindset.
Inspirational fiction has progressed from safe and syrupy to real-world drama. The characters tackle their challenges through a realistic plot, action, and emotions.
Do not expect the plot to halt while I get on my soap box or explain the plan of salvation to a character. I was amused, in fact, when a character in one of my novels, broken with the weight of his life gone awry, confessed his need for a relationship with God. That wasn't planned at all. And it hasn't happened in a novel of mine since then.
Another thing you can expect from inspirational fiction is a satisfying ending. You should be able to close the book (turn off the e-reader) with a sense of peace, happiness for the characters, and a satisfying conclusion.
We are spiritual beings, searching for answers to conundrums, relationships to others and to God. Spiritual beings require spiritual solutions to their problems.
God did not promise us that our lives would be easy; in fact, He guaranteed we would have problems if we live a Christian life. Inspiration, then, is derived from walking with a well-drawn character through a "true fiction" situation. We laugh, we cry, we see how someone else with a godly worldview might have created a life. That's the backbone of "inspirational fiction."


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Although your 10 year old can absolutely choose to order from the kids’ menu should she prefer one of those selections, sharing meals in order to use only one Disney Dining Plan table service entitlement between two people is generally not allowed. This is the case even if both of the people sharing are using a child entitlement or, in your family’s case, if a child and an older child who is an “adult” for the purposes of the Disney Dining Plan split an adult entitlement.
I understand that Disney food portions can be pretty substantial, so sharing a meal would make sense to me, even if your children aren’t big eaters. If you’d like to use your family’s Disney Dining Plan entitlements to pay for their food, you’ll need to redeem one child and one adult table service entitlement, even if they both share an adult plate. My advice would be to pay “out of pocket” for the shared meal.


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*** Edit: I made a mistake in the video with crediting the directors. Very sorry for the confusion! The film's directors are: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman. The writers / producers are: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
This new Spiderman movie really caught my eye, and I got more and more impressed as I analysed it closely. Truly masterful animation and visual effects work!
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I woke up this morning, grabbed a cup of coffee and logged into Facebook. I was greeted by this prompt to set Facebook as my homepage.
All Facebook noted this trend back in May. What do you think about it? Have you set Facebook as your homepage?
Faceborg as a homepage?! Oy gestalt! Maybe for the digital natives but for a digital immigrant like myself this sounds horrific.
I hear you cuz! Not for me either!


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Have you ever asked a child what love is?
A group of professionals did… and the answers are ah-may-zing.
This is from an old email that’s been circulating around for at least ten years… but it’s Valentines Day, so why not share it again?
And wow… these kids make love look so easy, so simple… And why shouldn’t it be that way?
Maybe this will inspire all of us.


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Maria Garcia-Aguilar was arrested during a raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on her workplace. She was handcuffed before she was asked any questions, and it was only after being transported to a military base that she was questioned by ICE officers about her identity and nationality. In the meantime, the Mexican consulate was alerted that Garcia-Aguilar had not returned home from work to pick up her young child, and consular officials faxed a request to ICE to release her. Along with the request, the consulate faxed Garcia-Aguilar's birth certificate.
In court, Garcia-Aguilar argued that her arrest, detention, and interrogation violated her constitutional rights (insomuch as she was arrested before ICE had any reason to believe she was in the country unlawfully), and asked that all evidence of her foreign birth, such as statements she made during the interrogation, be suppressed. She also asked that the birth certificate be suppressed, on the ground that but-for her unlawful arrest, the consulate would never have provided the birth certificate to ICE. The Immigration Judge denied her motion to suppress and the Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed.
The First Circuit agreed, finding that the connection between the raid and the voluntary submission of the birth certificate by the consulate was too attenuated. Even assuming the workplace raid was an egregious violation of the Constitution, the birth certificate was not tainted by the unlawfulness of the raid and could serve as evidence of Garcia-Aguilar's foreign birth.

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Slightly red. That’s what I thought from the Grow Weed Easy site but I don’t know how to correct. Any advice?
Thanks for the quick replies. Waiting to hear from Stephen.
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With bonus depreciation, a business can recover the costs of depreciable property more quickly by claiming additional first-year depreciation for qualified assets. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), signed into law in December, enhances bonus depreciation. Typically, taking this break is beneficial. But in certain situations, your business might save more tax long-term by skipping it. That said, claiming bonus depreciation on your 2017 tax return may be particularly beneficial. Pre- and post-TCJA Before TCJA, bonus depreciation was 50% and qualified property included new tangible property with a recovery period of 20 years or less (such as office furniture and equipment), off-the-shelf computer software, water utility property and qualified improvement property. The TCJA significantly expands bonus depreciation: For qualified property placed in service between September 28, 2017, and December 31, 2022 (or by December 31, 2023, for certain property with longer production periods), the first-year bonus depreciation percentage increases to 100%. In addition, the 100% deduction is allowed for not just new but also used qualifying property. But be aware that, under the TCJA, beginning in 2018 certain types of businesses may no longer be eligible for bonus depreciation. Examples include real estate businesses and auto dealerships, depending on the specific circumstances.
Generally, if you’re eligible for bonus depreciation and you expect to be in the same or a lower tax bracket in future years, taking bonus depreciation is likely a good tax strategy (though you should also factor in available Section 179 expensing). It will defer tax, which generally is beneficial. On the other hand, if your business is growing and you expect to be in a higher tax bracket in the near future, you may be better off forgoing bonus depreciation. Why? Even though you’ll pay more tax this year, you’ll preserve larger depreciation deductions on the property for future years, when they may be more powerful — deductions save more tax when you’re paying a higher tax rate.

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Dashboard dropdown: This dropdown shows you which Dashboard you are currently viewing, and allows you to easily switch to a new Dashboard. From here you can also create a new Dashboard, Import existing Dashboards, and manage Dashboard playlists.
Dashboards are at the core of what Grafana is all about. Dashboards are composed of individual Panels arranged on a number of Rows. Grafana ships with a variety of Panels. Grafana makes it easy to construct the right queries, and customize the display properties so that you can create the perfect Dashboard for your need. Each Panel can interact with data from any configured Grafana Data Source (currently InfluxDB, Graphite, OpenTSDB, Prometheus and Cloudwatch). The Basic Concepts guide explores these key ideas in detail.
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(Note: This is more of a collection of random thoughts as I tried to explore how the economy works in D&D 3.5. It is not, by any means, an explanation of how I'd do things in my own game, nor do I get into how historical economics and craftskills worked...there are many, many obvious holes that D&D makes no attempt to cover. I just wanted to see how big those holes were).
Okay...this is more for my own benefit than anyone elses (thus why its here), and I suspect what conclusion I'll come to, but here goes.
Determine how viable the economy is in D&D 3.5, based on the Craft rules and prices for a few select items.
To try and provide a broad range of items, eight items of various types will be chosen as examples. Semi-randomly, those items are: Backpack (2gp), 10 ft of Chain (30 gp), a Water Clock (1000 gp), a Scholar's Outfit (5 gp), a gallon of ale (2 sp), a Galley (30,000gp), Chainmail Armor (150gp) and Masterwork Chainmail Armor (300 gp).
We will assume an average craftsman to be a 5th level Expert with maximum required skill rank of 8, a +1 from the appropriate attribute modifier and a +3 from Skill Focus, for a skill bonus of +12.
According to the PHB, minimum wage for a skilled hireling is 3sp per day.
To secure accurate results, we'll be using the Craft rules by the day (instead of by the week) in all instances.
We also assume a ten-hour workday, where necessary.
Assuming our Craftsman makes a career out of backpacks, he will be able to make approximately 381 backpacks a year (accountin for a 5% chance each Craft roll for failure). The cost to create the Backpacks (materials and wages) would be about 364 gp, 7 sp 7 cp (36,477 cp). Assuming all our backpacks sold, it would bring in 762 gp (76200 cp), for a total yearly profit of 397 gp, 2 sp, 3 cp. Handy.
He will be able to make approximately 150 outfits a year (accounting for a 5% chance each Craft roll for failure). The cost to create the outfits (materials and wages) would be about 36,000 cp (360 gp). Assuming all our outfits sold, it would bring in 750 gp (75000 cp), for a total yearly profit of 390 gp. Huh.
Assuming our Boatwright makes a career out of galleys, he will be able to make approximately 0.03 boats a year. The cost to create the galley (materials and wages) would be about 12,180 cp (121 gp, 8 sp) per year. Assuming our galley sells, it would bring in a yearly average of 96,360 cp (963 gp, 6 sp), for a total yearly profit of 84,180 cp (841 gp, 8sp). Wow.
Assuming our armorsmith makes a career out of masterwork chainmail, he will be able to make approximately 5 suits a year. The cost to create the suits (materials and wages) would be about 684 gp, 5 sp (68450 cp). Assuming all our suits sold, it would bring in 1500 gp (150,000 cp), for a total yearly profit of 815 gp, 5sp. Not bad at all...alright, moving on..
Before getting to the conclusion, let's really try to break things. Let's assume the best craftsman possible, using the best tools. So he's a lvl 20 Expert, with rank 23 in his skill. He has Skill Focus, giving him a +3, Masterwork tools giving him a +2. His appropriate attribute is a 23, giving him a further +6. So his skill comes out to +34. He'll roll an average of 44 on any skill check.
Alright...I'll pick one low and one high-profit item.
As the best clockmaker in the world, he can make about 3.2 clocks a year. The cost to create the clocks would be around 117,615 cp (1176 gp, 1 sp, 5 cp). With a total of 3200 gp coming in if all 3.2 sold, he'd stand to make about 2,023 gp, 8sp 5 cp per year!
But nooooo...our craftsman's father thought ahead! He sent his boy to the smithy's guild to train! And of course, our boy only makes masterwork chain mail! So, with a DC of 15 for the suit, his production value is 660 cp per day and 880 cp for the masterwork part (DC 20). The materials cost is 100 gp flat. It'll take our master armorsmith 22 days, 7 hours to make the mail and an additional 17 days for the masterwork part, for a total of 39 days.
As the best armorsmith in the world, he can make about 9.4 suits a year. The cost to create the suits would be around 115,948 cp (1159 gp, 4 sp, 8 cp). With a total of 2820 gp coming in if all of them sold, he'd stand to make about 1,660 gp 5 sp 2 cp per year!
Arnold of Armorville, making masterwork chainmail: 815 gp, 5sp per year.
Okay...so we've got two basic classes of craftsmen...the Tailors, Clockmakers, Chainwrights and Backpackiers will earn a profit of about 320 to 400 gp per year. The Boatwrights and Armorsmiths will make about twice that. Being at the pinnacle of your field will net you 1500 to 2000 gp a year. Nice.
He actually doesn't do much work, but pays a "skilled craftsman" 3sp a day to work for him. He provides the craftsman with the materials. Before expenses, he brings in about 397 gp 2 sp, 3cp per year. He doesn't eat beyond his means, so a common meal every day (at 3sp a day, that's 109 gp, 5sp a year). He rents a common room, costing him 5 sp a day (182 gp, 5 sp). We'll also assume guild dues, gate taxes, various bridge tolls, etc. cost him about 10% of his income a year (76 g 2 sp). Alright...so he's left over with 29 gp, 3 cp a year. Not shabby...about enough to buy a 10 foot chain from Charley.
On the other hand, let's check out Arnold and his Masterwork Chainmail Shop. He also just provides materials to a craftsman, who is paid 3sp a day. He eats as the same bar as Bob, and rents the room next door. His taxes are about 150 gp. So he rakes in around 373 gp 5 sp a year. Let's really get crazy and assume that's how much he brings in the first year...the second year, he reinvests some of that coin into the business, hiring on 9 new hands. At the end of the second year, he's got a cool 4,108 gp 5sp. That's around 300 mercenary soldiers he can afford to hire to set seige to his hometown and be crowned King Arnold, the Black Sword of Armorville.


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A unique innovation from Avery Dennison has brought new levels of ice-bucket resistance to premium bottle labels. The new Aqua Proof Orion labelling material is the answer to one of the big challenges facing wine and spirit producers: how to ensure that brand image survives intact, even when facing serious end-use challenges.
Aqua Proof Orion offers the look and feel of a conventional premium paper label, in combination with the greatly improved performance of a film label. Offering the ultimate wet resistance during long periods of ice water immersion, the new product combines Fasson® S2047N adhesivewith a ‘touch and feel’, pearlescent, embossable film – a film that appears like textured paper.
Uncoated papers and wet-glue labels are still in use because they offer an authentic and familiar brand image to consumers. Unfortunately, moisture absorption means that papers can suffer from wrinkles, pleats and bubbling during prolonged ice bucket immersion, or even simply when a cold bottle stands in warm air. The results include undesirable changes in label whiteness and opacity, and in label dimensional stability.
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Many decorative techniques can be used with Aqua Proof Orion, and its paper-like aspect helps converters to reduce stock inventory – the material suits a range of different bottles including sparkling wine, still white & rosé wines and spirits. Extensive testing using flexo, offset, hotfoil, silk screen and embossing confirms that no tool adaptation is needed.
The new material is also highly resistant to label tearing and scuffing during transport. Printed information remains intact not only after prolonged immersion in ice but also during lengthy storage periods in dark, humid cellar , thanks to excellent resistance to fungi.


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DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit will be on the road to the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, as the city will play host to a July candidate debate.
The Democratic National Committee announced today that Detroit will play host to the second debate, taking place on July 30 and 31. It is being held across two days to accomidate the large field of candidates.
The debate will be broadcast across CNN's cable and digital properties. Time, venue and moderators will be announced at a later date.


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Home Health Scientists say drinking coffee could reduce chance of early death.
Two new large-scale studies say drinking coffee around three cups of coffee a day has been linked to a lower risk of death “from any cause”.
Experts believe antioxidant plant compounds found in the drink (coffee), rather than caffeine, may be responsible for its potentially life-extending effect.
The habits of coffee-lovers were shown to add years to their life – with high coffee use shown to reduce the risk of death from diseases related to circulation and digestion in particular.
According to experts more study is required to confidently say that coffee is definitely behind the effects observed in the studies, experts believe the antioxidant plant compounds found in the drink, rather than its caffeine, are responsible for its potentially life-extending effect.
Many Researchers from Imperial College London and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Analyzed data on the health and coffee-drinking habits of more than half a million people from 10 European countries, including the UK.
The results show men who drank at least three cups of coffee a day were 18 per cent less likely to die from any cause than non-coffee drinkers, in case of women experiencing an eight per cent reduction in death over the same time.
In the mean time American scientists conducted a separate examination into the effect of coffee on the health of more than 185,000 test subjects from different racial backgrounds.
They found that people who drank one cup of coffee daily were 12 per cent less likely to die than those who drank no coffee, irrespective of background, while drinking two to three cups of coffee appeared to reduce the chances of death by 18 per cent.
Experts praised the healthy nature of the studies, but warned that further research was needed to prove that the effects observed were caused by the coffee itself, and not other factors.
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How customer Focused is your team? Or are they just Product Driven?
Our fun Customer Centricity training programs are rich in learning’s, engaging for all, fun to participate and learning through creativity. We all know that the most important person in your business is the customer. But does your team truly understand your customers, their needs and their business? In the Apprentice we test your teams drive, energy and direction.
Our Facilitator takes on the role as a Customer Character, acting as a customer who has an urgent need. Teams receive equipment, a tender outlining the instructions and materials needed to succeed. Teams allocate roles and begin planning and working on their unique solution for the customer as they race against the clock with other teams to come up with a special design that meet the customers needs.
Your teams creative team building skills are put to the test in this fun to do activity. How well they listen, collaborate and apply their team work will determine which team comes up with the best result. Each team in the finale is given the opportunity to present their superbly crafted design and explain its features to the client. Here there is a dramatic twist where teams discover the meaning of being customer focused versus product driven and the distinctions in the behaviours between the two.
Who is the most important person in your business?
Without customers there is no business!
This activity encourages an appreciation for your most important people; customers!
This program asks delegates to demonstrate what it takes to win a customer`s business. Ask yourself…is your team product focused or is it Customer Driven? Each group interacts in a new customer market and is required to come up with a solution. They will need to use all their skills, creativity, and ingenuity if they are to succeed! All is revealed with The Apprentice Team. Dynamic teambuilding activities are more popular with changing demographics of groups in teams, read our ideas HERE.
For the finale is teams discuss and discover some the different approaches they took to solving the customers need. The Apprentice Team activity is perfect as an initial team event, or as part of a program to anchor the key messages around your business. Teambuilding Australia created a dynamic team event – perfect to add energy to a conference, training workshop or company retreat.


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A fresh rendition of Spring: Allegro from Antonio Vivaldi's most famous violin concertos, The Four Seasons, performed on the Chinese Pipa and the classical Guitar - A genre fusion where East meets West.
Formed while students of music at the University of California, Irvine, the Pipa and Guitar duo of Wan Yeung (Ngai Wan Yeung) and George Macias create a blend of music which bridges cultures, continents, and sounds.
Wan Yeung began playing the pipa while living in Hong Kong when he was twelve years of age. He was the Hong Kong champion of Student Chinese Instrumentalists in 2006 and Student Pipa Soloists in 2007. Wan also won a gold medal at the 2010 Chinese Instrument International Competition U.S.A. He graduated from UC Irvine with a music degree in 2012. He has acquired a following in the U.S.A. Asian community and performs often for a variety of events where a Chinese lute soloist is requested.
George Macias started playing the guitar at the age of 14 where he was taught by his father. His formal studies began under Richard Flores at CSU Stanisalaus in Turlock, CA and he finished his degree in Music Education at New Mexico State University under Kerry Alt. Recently, George received his Master of Fine Arts in Guitar and Lute Performance at UC Irvine with John Schneiderman. He performs and teaches in Southern California.