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Alba Botanica prides themselves in using all vegan/clean products and below are some of the the values they mention makes up their brand.
Today I’m going to share with you why The Hawaiian Detox line has been my holy grail! But first, a quick rundown of what’s in the detox line.
To start, my skin type is dry and sensitive and since I’m over 30, I’d say mature too given that I’m also trying to prevent wrinkles. Sometimes I deal with some redness around my nose area, especially if my sinus allergies are acting up and deal with some occasional breakouts, primarily before my period.
I wear makeup often for work so I make sure to cleanse my face very well each night. I also stick to my weekly regimens of deep cleansing and moisturizing masks to keep my skin healthy. My skin particularly likes clay masks due to its deep cleansing properties. So when I saw Alba Botanica’s Hawaiian Detox Sheet Masks, I had to try one.
I was confused when I first opened the package. I totally did not read that it says “sheet mask”, I guess the clay part threw me off. Either way, I followed the instructions and tried it. I was not too fond of it at first because it’s not a mask you rinse off. It actually has a serum that you leave on your face overnight. That was new for me as I typically don’t like those types of mask, but this one sold me over!
My weekly treatment routine consists of steaming, facial scrub and a soothing moisture mask. With this charcoal sheet mask, I let the serum soak in for 20 minutes and went to bed. The next morning my skin was clear, supple and had a healthy glow. Before then my skin looked very dull and needed a little boost and this mask totally delivered!
Those that follow me on Instagram must be a little sick of me showing this mask because that’s how much I love it and always share it in my stories when I use it.
I thought the sheet masks were the only products from the detox line and was so excited when I realized they also have a cleanser and wait for it, a scrub too! I haven’t purchased the cleanser yet, (I’m going to though!), but that scrub is AMAZING! I love facial scrubs because they truly change the texture of my skin and cleanses my skin of any old dead skin which is what causes dull skin. It is not too abrasive for my sensitive skin and leaves my skin super soft, fresh and clean.
Being that this is a charcoal based product, as you know, charcoal soaks everything up, including moisture. So I was a little concerned it would dry me out too much, but luckily it has not. I make sure to always follow up with a good moisturizer.
Definitely going to need the cleanser for those heavy makeup wearing days and I always make sure to pick up at least 3 to 4 of the sheet masks to keep in my stash. If you’re looking for a good skincare line that is affordable and accessible, I highly recommend Alba Botanica’s Detox skincare line.
If it works for my dry and sensitive skin, I’m sure it will do wonders for all skin types like oily and acne prone skin types too.
Check out our YouTube channel where I share my thoughts in my October Favorites!


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Latin 1Acc (Period 1): Today, we took a quick look at the Ides of March, which happened over the weekend. Then, we practiced our grammar skills by playing a quick game of Phase 10.
1) Complete Mr. C's Google Form if you have not already done so. For the link, look in yesterday's post.
3) Get your Field Trip forms signed ASAP!
Latin 2H (Period 3): We did not meet today. Check yesterday's post for your assignment (including the Google Form).
Latin 1H (Period 4): Today, we took the Ch. 8 Test.
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Latin 1H (Period 6): Today, we took a quick look at the Ides of March, which happened over the weekend. Then, we practiced our grammar skills by playing a quick game of Phase 10.
Latin 1H (Period 7): Today, we took a quick look at the Ides of March, which happened over the weekend. Then, we practiced our grammar skills by playing a quick game of Phase 10.

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The College ministry of First Baptist seeks to provide opportunities for college students to find a hospitable and challenging community of faith where their faith will be nurtured and they we be inspired to discover their call to serve the world. Aside from being conveniently located on the campus of Carson-Newman University, First Baptist offers students many opportunities to develop their faith and extend their service through congregational programs and ministries, as well as programs and ministries geared especially toward college students.
College Small Groups that meet weekly in homes.
Our College Sunday School Class meets in Room 301 and provides a time of fellowship, breakfast and an enriching Bible study.
This worship service meets in the sanctuary. Dresscode varies from casual to dressy, but we aren't partial to one or the other. The music reflects a traditional worship led by the Minister of Music. Instruments include grand piano, pipe organ, violins, and a brass band. Our church choir welcomes college students to join. Students interested in joining the choir may speak to our Minister of Music, Kim Bowen.
We offer Wednesday Night Supper to college students from 5-6 pm in the Fellowship Hall for $4. Come join the rest of the church family as we sit together and join in fellowship. Want to know what's for supper, go here.
If students are interested in serving in a local church, we have plenty of opportunities to offer. Child care, childrens ministry, youth ministry, choir, music, etc. Our ministries are enhanced by the many students who assist in the leadership. We look forward to plugging in students where they might be interested.
The college ministry regularly gets together for outings throughout the school year and summer. If you are interested in knowing about these outings, please join the email list or follow us on the FBC COLLEGE Instagram page.
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Participants planning on joining the historic Tour on Friday evening, should plan on arriving by 5:45 pm for tour at 6:30 pm. Participants arriving later will be able to join the group for later evening activities.
Dinner, networking and exploring in beautiful historic Annapolis.
Breakfast at the hotel, included with room.
Professional Development Activities on the a boat, canoe or on land - activities take place on the water rain or shine. Dress appropriately for outdoor activities, check local weather before you pack for the trip.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Center will offer Professional Development activities to meet the needs of participants. All participants will complete a survey of positions, grade levels and content area, that will guide the activities.
Dinner will be dockside dining Chesapeake Style. This will be an opportunity to network and share the day's events. Dockside dining on the bay typically includes live music on Saturday nights.
Participants carpool to the Baltimore Museum of Industry near the Baltimore Harbor.
After a tour of the museum, participants will have the opportunity to share how their SOS and how they envision what they learned over the weekend and how it can be used in the classroom and shared with the DEN.
Lunch will be at a nearby eatery.
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Johann Zarco to become a factory KTM MotoGP rider in 2019.
KTM has officially confirmed that Johann Zarco will race for its factory MotoGP team in 2019 and 2020.
The Frenchman has been a revelation since joining MotoGP with Monster Yamaha Tech3 at the start of last season - scoring four podiums, three pole positions, regularly leading races and twice getting within a fraction of a first ever satellite Yamaha MotoGP win.
Although Tech3 is confirmed as switching to KTM in 2019, Herve Poncharal knew he had only a very slim chance of retaining Zarco – openly stating that the 27-year-old deserved to ride for an official team.
The Zarco-Red Bull KTM rumours have been rife since last November, although Repsol Honda and Suzuki also expressed an interest in the double Moto2 champion. However, Suzuki turned Zarco down for 2017 in favour of Alex Rins, while the Honda seat would have been as number two to world champion Marc Marquez.
Zarco will join the continuing Pol Espargaro - re-signed on Wednesday - with Bradley Smith losing out.
Zarco was the first Red Bull Rookies Cup champion, in 2007, prior to the start of his grand prix career. The 27-year-old is presently tied on points with Cal Crutchlow for fourth in the MotoGP standings, and top satellite honours.
“There has always been a good contact with Johann since the Red Bull Rookies Cup," said KTM Motorsports Director Pit Beirer. "We supported the Moto2 project through WP and our Moto3 Team Manager Aki Ajo is a good friend of him. We also have a nice connection with his manager Laurent Fellon.
"It was a group effort to get this done. We had to trust in our capability to build a winning bike and Johann would not come over if he did not see and feel that trust. We feel very responsible now to get that package strong enough so that he can continue on the level where he is. It is our big target."
“It is clear that we want to take another step in MotoGP. The first two years were about building up the project and to get everything running. You always want to get the best possible riders on board and it’s obvious with Johann beating the factory guys on satellite machinery and consistently qualifying on the front row means he is a strong fighter with a strong sprit.
"I’m convinced we can reach the next level with a rider like Johann with us."
A satellite Yamaha rider has never won a four-stroke MotoGP race, but Zarco finished just 0.337s from victory at Valencia last year and lost out to Crutchlow by just 0.251s in Argentina this year. The Frenchman also featured in the race lead at every event from Phillip Island 2017 until Austin 2018.
But choosing KTM over the likes of Honda and Suzuki is something of a brave decision, with the RC16 yet to take a significant step forward in its second season. KTM's best result so far this year is eleventh place and they are currently sixth and last in the constructors' championship.
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What was advertised as “Superhit Comedy” on YouTube started off as Meena Kumari’s fantasy and left me confused if Amar Akbar Anthony was indeed going to be funny for the next three hours.
In the next 15 minutes after the start, Pran shoots his ex-employer, steals his car without ever grabbing the keys, his wife Nirupa Roy attempts suicide but ends up going blind instead, Pran’s children get separated, and he steals a box full of gold and reverses his fortunes.
The film then spans 22 years and Nirupa Roy’s tuberculosis (yes, that too happens) is forgotten, much like several plot points. Amar Akbar Anthony could very well have been the first leave-your-brain-at-home film.
The basic premise of the film is that all three sons – Vinod Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor – grow up as followers of three different faiths, who then manage to reunite their family. The movie was clearly way ahead of its time, as were it to be made now, a definite ‘ghar wapsi’ would be demanded for Akbar and Anthony.
While Vinod Khanna didn’t have to do anything to show his Hindu-ness, Rishi Kapoor sang qawaalis and Amitabh Bachchan wore a cross around his neck and used words like “hoyenga” to show his Christian-ness.
Ah Bollywood, what would we do without your stereotypical portrayals?
That very same “Christian” accent is also used by the affluent and foreigners in Bollywood films, showing their clear other-ness from middle-class Indians.
So naturally, after Pran reversed his fortunes with a literal pot of gold, he also got that accent which made him sound like Captain Andrews from Lagaan. He then kidnaps his ex-boss’ daughter Parveen Babi and raises her like his own daughter, because it’s easier to kidnap one child than to find three lost ones.
He also clearly never went to his house where his wife Nirupa Roy had been living for the last 22 years since he started living in a mansion, blissfully unaware of the whereabouts of his wife and children, yet still grieving their loss.
All three brothers meet Nirupa Roy during the course of the film, call her maa endearingly while not knowing she is in fact their biological mother. It’s this sort of confusion which would have made this film a hit back in its day, when moviegoers were simpletons looking for such serendipity and not everyone was a film-critic. Ahem.
All three of them donate blood to her, to save her life, in a scene which looks like a bartender decided to play their doctor.
Amitabh Bachchan was the clear hero of the film, given his multiple elaborate fight sequences to establish himself as the alpha male.
The only fight he lost was to his older brother, Vinod Khanna, because sanskaar and how can a younger brother defeat the older one?
Rishi Kapoor was a doe-eyed pacifist, in love with Neetu Kapoor, whose father only agreed to let them get married after he saved them both from a burning building.
Vinod Khanna and Shabana Azmi were in love and incognito for a better part of the film, as there’s only so many storylines that can be squeezed into three hours.
Amidst all this, an important development happened which no one noticed. Parveen Babi inspired Baywatch.
The film goes from one action sequence to another heavily dramatic one while being peppered with some comedy and the romances of all three couples.
Nirupa Roy gets her eyesight back after listening to a bhajan at a Sai Baba mandir in possibly one of the most dramatic ways. The following visual is the exact moment she can see again.
Then, as the movie comes to a close, the family unites and defeats the bad guys with the power of three – Amar, Akbar, Anthony – and then they drive off into a beautiful Bombay sunset. And a literal ghar wapsi is done.
Bachchan got into fights, Kapoor overacted and Khanna looked like a sight for sore eyes. The film’s exaggerated machismo, hamming and costumes that looked like they were designed by the neighbourhood darzi are quintessential to 70s Bollywood. However, it did leave me with some burning questions!

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Ramadan Preparation - Simple Strategies and Free Resources. Get ready!
Ramadan preparation for your best Ramadan EVER with simple planning strategies, goal setting, and using free resources! Get ready NOW for your best Ramadan!
How will you feel when you welcome Ramadan? Are you prepared to make the most of this precious time of the year? If you are anything like me you are probably not prepared! But let’s do this and start right here and now. Let’s make Ramadan count! Prepare for your best Ramadan ever. Keep calm and welcome Ramadan instead of blundering into this sacred month.
This is the one crucial step in powerful Ramadan preparation. The spiritual side of it.
We are already in the middle of the holy months. A special time we should use for devotion, to retreat and remember. Use these days to put a little more effort into everyday devotions that may have become all too mundane. Give a little more thought to your actions. Pray with all your heart and add a little extra. Remember that our lives are at risk any minute. Are you prepared for the Hereafter? Now approaches the best time of the year to repent or change unhealthy habits.
Decide to approach Ramadan intentionally and make the best use of these days.
Take a minute to remind yourself that this life is not going to last forever. Only four days before the first of Ramadan we lost my dear mother-in-law in a car crash. She didn’t live to see another Ramadan. And none of us knows when his last Ramadan is here. My cousin was diagnosed with brain cancer recently. She passed away just days after I wrote this.
We all know those stories. We need to live by them. Memento mori (Latin for “Remember your own lethality”) Do what you can to make the most of your days. Even if Ramadan preparation means taking baby steps.
What about the last Ramadan? Did it go well? Or is there anything you would like to change about how you approached Ramadan? Are there mistakes you don’t want to repeat? (I sure have some!) Lessons learned? Or good things you want to implement permanently?
If you will for some reason not fast, don’t think that Ramadan isn’t for you in that case. You can still do a lot!! Ramadan is not the month of fasting in the first place though many people think so. Ramadan is the month of Quran. And then the month of fasting. If you only fast you missed on a big thing! So commit to spending time reading and thinking about Quran for your Ramadan preparation.
When you pray ask God to let you live to see Ramadan. That’s what early Muslims did, too. Add some Dua, invocations, to your mandatory prayers or praise God more often. Try to find more peace and concentration when praying or reading scripture. Watch out for things that drain your energy and concentration and drive you away from praying and contemplation.
If you want to move closer to God try to make extra time each day to have a quiet reading time. Read Quranic scripture or Tafsir. And then think about what you have read. Many people read a biography of the Prophet Mohamed’s life before or during Ramadan. It is also a great idea to read about other Prophets’ lives so you can use them as a role-model or remember what many of them have gone through.
Of course, it is always helpful to read anything regarding Ramadan and the rules of fasting. Try to find something you didn’t know and revive what you have learned.
If you don’t have a well-assorted home library, don’t stress. You will find a lot of books in ebook/pdf format online for free. Among them are many classic reads for Muslims, e.g. the stories of the Prophets by Ibn Kathir.
Now that you have prepared spiritually you are ready to get into planning and goal-setting for this year’s Ramadan. Create a vision of what you want to accomplish. Set a theme to focus on if you want to. Plan what you want to achieve in Ramadan, what you want to do more, or stop doing, create a reading schedule or plan a family gathering. Use Ramadan or the celebration of Eid al-Fitr at the end of Ramadan to invite neighbours and friends to your home. Think of presents for your children.
Print out a free daily planner to create the perfect Ramadan day and try to stick to it. If it’s more convenient create a weekly schedule especially for Ramadan. There are many free out there and I LOVE the ones by Eliza Ellis, e.g. free Irma Weekly Planners or free Daily Planners that come in 6 colors and different layouts. Some layouts include a to-do-list or habit tracker. Great for Ramadan if you ask me!
If you have a written plan in place you have done a crucial step to set yourself up for success! Try to find an accountability partner and keep yourself accountable with prayers, too.
Get a 30-day habit tracker to motivate yourself to stick to your plans. Choose one that has a nice design you like to look at and that gives you some space to fill in your plans. You can find trackers for one habit or those that let you track 4 habits on a planner page at the same time. This year I go with this 31 Day Habit tracker that allows you to fill in up to 15 habits. (And it is available in different formats) By the way, in a summer-Ramadan, you might want to get yourself a water drinking tracker, too.
Print out a tracker to count down the days to Ramadan, mark days left until Ramadan on your calendar or use a digital countdown on your phone or desktop. Keep yourself reminding that Ramadan is around the corner. (Or as we say in German, Ramadan stands right in front of the door.) Ramadan preparation is now!
As a subscriber, you will find FREE Ramadan printables in the insider-only resource library. Download and print yours today. Use them to make Ramadan more “visible” in your home. You will also find a Ramadan Bunting printable to craft an easy Ramadan decoration.
Grab a pen and paper, use a printable or Evernote file and get to work. Repeat after me: I will make this Ramadan the best ever! Yay!
If you are anything like me you want it all, now and immaculate! As a recovering perfectionist, I have to keep reminding myself that I cannot do it all! Ramadan is not about a sparkling clean home, fancy decorations, binge eating, pin-worthy buffet tables, 1001 homemade cookies, and cute gift bags or anything like this. Keep it simple and focus on the important stuff. You want to obey God, please Him with worship, move towards Him and away from your sins and weaknesses. Nice food is the cherry on top but it is not essential for a good time of Ramadan.
Focus on what matters most, do less. Make that count and then, if you have margins, pursue what you want additionally. But keep your eyes on the goal to provide for the hereafter and not your tummy.
Fasting in Ramadan isn’t easy. It is exhausting, physically and mentally, and meant to be challenging. There are good reasons why it is only for those who are grown and healthy, both physically and mentally. You will definitely enjoy your fasting days more if you are in your best shape. In your Ramadan preparation, hydrate and keep a drinking journal, use a free printable water tracker (like this one by Clean Mama) or a free water drinking app. Eat good, real food and cut back on sweets and sugar-sweetened or caffeinated beverages. Keep your lunch light and have a healthy dinner. If you struggled with some medical issues lately go and see your doctor to check of fasting is ok for you right now.
Get a good night’s rest and maybe track your sleep, too. Get familiar with sleeping hacks to manage your energy better for the exhausting time to come when you get up at night and still work the entire day trying to manage everything on your plate and keep the kids happy, too. Maybe you try an app like sleep cycle to get up easier.
Check your freezer, discard rotten items and note what is in stock. Then fill your freezer with more food.
It’s a perfect time to build a no-refrigeration baking pantry. Learn how to build a baking pantry from scratch, what to put in there, and how to keep your baking pantry clean and organized in this post.
Sign up for the newsletter and download the free ebook about baking anything anytime to learn more about freezing food and baking hacks!
Clear your schedule in Ramadan from unnecessary things to have more time for devotions or rest. Schedule appointments before or after the holy month. Especially, clear the last 10 days of Ramadan so you can have a little retreat to concentrate on worship and reading as much as you can. I know as a homemaker and mother this is not easy. God knows your struggles. Try and do your best, even if you only have an hour of uninterrupted time. Make that time count. Make sure it is not drained by mundane tasks or watching series only.
Although I know better one of the biggest mistakes I repeat over and over again is shopping for too much food in Ramadan. I love to go out, get inspired and get myself a whole lot of sweet treats. Not only does this lead to food waste, ouch, but it stresses the budget a lot. So, this year I try to take meal planning seriously in Ramadan and shop accordingly. Yes, sweet treats are allowed, but limited.
If you usually don’t plan your meals try to do it in Ramadan. It will help you decide what to buy and how much. Print out a cute and free meal planner in a monthly layout to cover the entire month of Ramadan. Your meal plan will also allow you to set up a food stock in advance. I usually only plan dinner. But my Ramadan meal plan has to take into account that we have only a few hours to take in all calories, nutrients, and water we need. So we make rich smoothies each Ramadan night and I need to shop for those, too. Snacks have to be nutritious and healthy. Instead of our weekly eating out day, we have a weekly delivery day in Ramadan. And of course, you need everything for Breakfast/Suhoor at home. No chance to grab a snack at the bakery later.
In addition to meal planning, try at least a simple form of budgeting for Ramadan. Days can get long with lots of temptation to go and do this or that, spending on fun things or food. Plan how much margin there is for fun activities, the Eid party, invitations, treats, and new clothes for Eid.
Around this time, I try to put more cash into my Ramadan Change trap to have some extra, especially for Eid presents for my little one.
Approaching Ramadan with the right mindset and a bit of preparation will enable you to make the most of your Ramadan days and improve yourself beyond Ramadan.
What is it that keeps you from having a great Ramadan? Do you struggle sometimes? What area do you focus on this year? Are you already in Ramadan preparation? I would love to hear about it!
Have a great Ramadan preparation!
German-speaking Muslims, check out the “Ramadan Leben” self-paced online course to have your Best Ramadan Ever. (This is an affiliate link. See full disclosure here.) It’s a 9 module online course to make the most of Ramadan, it’s in German, though. You will have lifetime access and free updates. I’m going through this course the third time right now.


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When we’re trying to sit down and resolve conflicts in a relationship, we have to approach it a certain way. This is going to come across a lot like a problem-solving approach, and it is. What I want you to look at is the underlying issues that come with this approach. The main goal is helping couples talk from an authentic, vulnerable place about the issue that matters most to them.
The first step to resolution is your understanding what you’re upset about. It’s not always what you think. Often we will fight about triggers and not about the real issues.
Ask yourself,” Is this a pattern of behavior that’s going on or is this problem an isolated incident?” If this is isolated to one particular situation, that’s one way of approaching the problem. If it’s a pattern of behavior, multiple things have gone on; you’re now feeling like your partner really doesn’t have your back. It’s not about the dishwasher being emptied, it’s about “I feel alone, I feel empty, I feel that my partner is not really there for me when I need them.” That’s a different conversation.
If it’s an isolated incident; one situation that happened – You’ll approach that in a much easier way, and it’s an easier conversation when you’re only working on resolving this one issue.
The technique is not for the underlying issues but for something specific.
Let your partner know there’s something you want to discuss with them – set a time to sit down and have a dialogue. Be calm and prepared and be aware that you’re sitting down for a problem. If you approach them with a time and they are unable to sit down to discuss your issue, propose a different time. If they still cannot accommodate you, ask them for a time that works for them. If your partner is unwilling to have this conversation about something you’re upset about, your problem is bigger than simply one issue and you will need to accept and confront that. You want to tell them it’s really important to you and you want to resolve it. If they don’t agree, then you know you have a secondary problem. Most people don’t get to this point. For the sake of this discussion, we’re going to assume your partner is willing to sit down with you to discuss things.
Be very specific. Share the problem that you’re concerned about. Not putting away the dishes,(say it without blame), if your partner has not kept their promise to do something for you. You need to state that you asked your partner to put away the dishes at a reasonable time and that didn’t happen. “You told me you would do it and I was hoping I could count on that”. It’s a very specific statement. Don’t bring up past issues; don’t bring up what it suggests to you from a doom and gloom, “like you really don’t care about me” perspective. You make a statement specific to this particular problem. It’s important that you stick to one issue at a time. If your partner starts talking about something that you did that concerns them, you need to steer the conversation back to the topic. Tell them that you’re perfectly willing to have another sit down where you talk about that issue. But today. We’re going to address this thing today. It can’t be about who has done more to whom, or who has hurt each other’s feelings the most. You have to work on the problem resolution for this particular issue.
You have to propose a change. You can’t leave it to your partner to propose it. The rule is, you cannot bring up a problem to discuss unless you can suggest a viable solution to fix it. Obviously, you’ll need your partner to agree to this proposal, but you have to come to this meeting with a proposal already in mind. “I want you to be more supportive about the things I ask and I would like to propose that we set up a specific time that will have you make a commitment to have it done at that time. Instead of putting me off when I ask you do empty the dishwasher, you will make it a point to get it done when you say you’ll do it.” The agreement is that if they don’t follow through you’re going to talk about what the consequence is in terms of emotions and how it’s only going to cause more distance between you. The consequences of the two of you not being able to come to a resolution are just the continuation of the disconnected feelings you’re having now.
If your proposal is not something that your partner is comfortable with, it’s now up to them to do a counter proposal and suggest their own solution. Stick to the issue at hand. They may have a problem or disagree with your proposed solution and can’t get on board or commit to it. You then, need to be open minded in listening to their proposal to solving the problem you stated. The only problem you’re still going to discuss is the original one you stated of them not following through on the specific issue you raised when you first began the discussion. You want to avoid escalation. Be careful when you’re having this dialogue that the non-verbal signals you’re giving do not trigger your partner. You want to avoid intensity of your tone and language. Be careful about how you approach your partner so that they don’t get defensive and put up a wall as soon as you bring up an issue that concerns them.
The last thing is to draw up an agreement. If there’s a counter-proposal, you draw it up as a counter proposal. I recommend that some couples do this in writing because it clarifies exactly what was agreed to so there can be no question later on about what the two partners said, or agreed to do. If there’s a pattern in your relationship where you cannot always agree about what you agreed to in the past. Put it down in writing. Have it there to check back later on to see if you’re both living up to it. Check back in about 2 weeks and talk about the agreement you made and if it’s helping solve the issue.
If this happens and your discussion begins to escalate, one of you might call for a time -out.
I’ve done a previous article on how to do a time-out, and if you’ve never seen or learned about this, a time-out is a valuable tool for de-escalating emotional discussions.
Please let me know if this has been helpful. Keep in mind that the most important thing here is the bond and emotional connection; both of you feeling incredibly important to each other.
Many thanks to: The Communication Book by Matthew McKay, Martha Davis, and Patrick Fanning for the inspiration for this article.


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Carter G. Woodson went to the Philippines in 1903 to help establish a new school system there (The first group to do this traveled aboard the U.S.S. Thomas and were therefore known as Thomasites.) Woodson, a Black educator, saw how the books and subjects that Filipino kids were being taught were completely outside of their own circumstances, their own story. The Filipinos’ lives and landscapes were excluded from the books and curriculum written and designed by white Americans.
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An inspiring film to share with your grandkids that features a female protagonist is the film “Epic”, new to DVD/Blu-ray this week. If you like fairy tales, then you will love this film. A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world — and ours. Rated PG, it’s the perfect film to share with your whole family.
13-year-old KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Brianna B says, “I absolutely love this film. It has a great plot, and some really great characters. I like how the visuals are outstanding, and flawless.” KIDS FIRST! Film Critics also discuss Epic on the KIDS FIRST! Coming Attractions Radio Show ( http://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/69259/grayson-russell-space-warriors-epic-fast-and-furious-star-trek-into-darkness ) See Brianna’s full review below.


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Although you can find free ways to do this Marketing aspect is easier said than done. Think about the costs of finding a community of people to purchase from you building a ecommerce website and guest posting to expand your reach to the right people. Everything takes money and time, in the event that you do not have the tools to begin doing all this and you’re bound to burn yourself out.
What if you had a tool for turning Your website or social media channel into an online store, while at exactly the exact same time sharing your products with a large network of users in search of content like yours?
That tool could be Sellfy, and upon first Glance, it has somewhat of a Kickstarter feel for its interface (without the crowdfunding,) where you can create your own storefront on the Sellfy platform, peddle your goods to the tens in the network, while having the opportunity to post Sell buttons onto your own website.
Although this service does not just cut out the Time or money you’ll spend on making your site, it can make the ecommerce process a bit easier. That is pretty enticing to us, so join us as we take a deeper look into what Sellfy has to offer.
This really is a simple instrument the Sellfy documentation Only is made up of around 30 or so items. It’s simple to search, and also you do not need to worry about getting overwhelmed.
The way to contact the support team right Is via an email form. So, no phone service, but you can get pushed into the front of the line with a program that is paid.
For this inspection, we figured it would Be Smart to test Out selling a product that we are familiar with. Thus, we gave the Sellfy comes with a challenging look by submitting and uploading Ecommerce Platform’s Guide.
Here is another motive Sellfy is Far Better than simply Placing a PayPal button on your site. Instead of handling a MailChimp accounts that is completely different, Sellfy provides you custom purchase emails which send out automatically.
Okay, some of those features come into play You’re contemplating a PayPal button on your website. Essentially, discount codes can be generated by you for all your products directly from the Sellfy dashboard.
Offering free goods is an option, and you can Even develop if your webpage is shared by people, discount codes to give out.
I see the main benefit of going with Sellfy since the Fact which you’re able to get just a storefront up and running in minutes. You don’t need to worry about designing your own website, and you can upload 2GB per file and use bandwidth. In short, you can forget about hosting.
And being a proponent of automating as many Procedures as you can, I’ve always loved Zapier. Sellfy also includes a Zapier integration today and streamlines the process.
Stripe and payPal are selling on Sellfy. They cut out some people who aren’t permitted to utilize these options, although these are the two most common payment processors. The integration works seamlessly, but we’d love to see offerings.
Other than that, Sellfy permits for Payouts, international taxes multiple currencies and monies, EU VAT reports and customer invoices. They offer webhooks that allow users to add custom functionalities.
There have a free day trial. I Personally prefer to not need to pay for transaction fees, but beginners can begin with the fundamental plan for cheap. But , I wonder if folks might be better off with a solution like Easy Digital Downloads.
Sellfy appears to work best for sellers Libraries who want the tools for discounting, PDF stamping and analytics. Additionally, you boost the Number Through the Sellfy network.


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Commercial deployments of fully standardized, standalone mobile 5G technology are not expected to happen before 2019-20. Although Verizon is set to begin piloting 5G in the form of fixed wireless access (FWA) towards the end of 2017, we expect mass 5G deployments to still be at least 6 years away. Until then, Northstream predicts that operators will invest heavily in the advancement of LTE standards, rather than going all-in on 5G before it has been fully standardized.
American operators Verizon and AT&T are already heavily testing 5G deployments for both FWA and mobile applications and – in the case of Verizon – have announced an initial 5G FWA deployment for the end of 2017. South Korean operator KT has announced plans to make mobile 5G available during the February 2018 Winter Olympics. However, 3GPP specifications on 5G are not slated to be released before June 2018 and industry voices have already expressed concerns regarding the viability of pre-standardized specs and their future compatibility with eventual 3GPP standards.
Northstream predicts that the bulk of operators will continue pushing 4G technologies until 5G is fully standardized for both FWA and mobile use cases. We believe that telcos will further invest in evolving LTE-Advanced through measures such as cell densification, MIMO and carrier aggregation (in both licensed and unlicensed spectrum). The new LTE-Advanced Pro (4.5G) was standardized by 3GPP back in 2015, offering major improvements on the path from 4G to 5G.
While some 5G deployments in the form of FWA will start as early as next year, followed by mobile, non-standalone 5G after the June 2018 standardization, we expect standalone (i.e., independent of existing 4G infrastructure) mobile 5G to take more time. Such deployments will begin sometime between 2019 and 2020. Most operators will first want to make sure that the three use cases mainly associated with 5G, namely (1) massive IoT, (2) ultra-reliable communications and (3) enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) are economically viable for them. The costs of deploying 5G will be extensive and operators will only invest in 5G technologies if and when these can offer clear benefits compared to 4G standards. Due to 5G initially being deployed on microwave bandwidths, these additional benefits will primarily only be available in densely populated areas, which is also why we expect 5G roll-outs to be confined to urban settings to implement eMBB during the first few years.
Whether widespread rollouts of 5G that will enable the other two use cases are sensible from an economic and technical perspective currently remains questionable, as 5G implementation outside of urban settings can only reasonably be accomplished on lower bands. As it is not possible to leverage equally large chunks of spectrum on those lower bands, Northstream predicts that the large wave of wide-area 5G deployments will take at least 6 more years to commence (i.e., until 2022). By then, evolutions in 5G are expected to provide clear advantages over 4G with regards to spectral efficiency. Moreover, 3G spectrum refarming will presumably start around that time, pushing 5G roll-outs on a larger scale.
The best way for an operator to prepare for 5G is to accelerate the migration from 3G to 4G evolution, from a user perspective it’s all about a holistic broadband experience rather than small pockets of 5G coverage.


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Home Kollywood News Aathmika bags a crime thriller!
Actress Aathmika made her debut in Tamil film industry in 2017, with the comedy entertainer movie ‘Meesaiya Murukku’ opposite to Hip Hop Aadhi, who was also the director of the film. Post the success of the film, she has been acting in a number of interesting projects.
Now, the recent news is that Aathmika has been roped in to portray the female lead in the upcoming movie of director Mu.Maran, who directed the intriguing thriller flick ‘Iravuku Aayiram Kangal’ (debut film) starring actor Arulnidhi and actress Mahima Nambiar in lead roles.
The film is titled as ‘Kannai Nambathe’ and Aathmika is paired opposite to actor Udhayanidhi Stalin. This will also be a crime suspense thriller movie and will roll on the floors from the second week of February. The shooting is scheduled to take place in Chennai and Pondicherry.
On the technical front, Aathmika has two film projects like ‘Kaatteri’ and ‘Naragasooran’. ‘Kaatteri’ is directed by Deekay and features Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Vaibhav, Sonam Bajwa, and Oviya. ‘Naragasooran’ is directed by Karthik Naren. The film includes an ensemble cast like Aravind Swamy, Sundeep Kishan, Shriya Saran, and Indrajith Sukumaran. It is a multilingual thriller film and will be released in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu.
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This popular YouTube star to act with Siva Karthikeyan!
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Talk Paranormal | Supernatural Forum and Discussions / Life And Death / Out of Body Experiences / OBE as a child?
I've been wondering about this for a long time. I had what I think were two specific out of body experiences when I was a child, the first when I was 11 and the second 14. I always wondered if that's what they actually were.
The first time, I was asleep, and then suddenly I was floating out into the corridor and into my parents' room. Everything had an amazing clarity, really sharp and I felt extraordinarily light. I moved over to my parents' bed and saw a ball of light over my mum, who is very spiritual and involved in energy work. I left the room at the point, floated up to the ceiling of my own room, and saw myself asleep in bed. I can't remember the rest - ten long years ago!
The second time I was also asleep, and a similar thing happened. I was suddenly floating out into the corridor (I'd changed bedrooms so was on a completely different floor) and an even stronger sense of clarity overcame me. Everything was so, so bright and a sharp white light was shining in through the front door. I floated over to it, over to the garage door, back to the front door, and that's all I remember.
Both experiences were so similar, and haven't happened since - were they similar dreams or out of body experience? The remarkable thing about both was the clarity. I've never felt such lightness or focus.
Be careful; it sounds like your soul is a-wanderin'.
You ought to take certain precautions so that it stays in your body like it's supposed to be and does not wander about unguarded when the active contol (or engagement) exerted by your mind shuts off for the night.
Silver will help. Wear silver rings, stud earrings, or bracelets to bed. I would recommend necklaces, but they can be a choking hazard. Silver will keep your soul grounded.
Also, a salt boundary around your bed, refreshed with rosemary and pepper. This should help keep you and your soul protected from influences that may seek to take advantage of the unwitting separations. It may also reinforce your will to keep your soul in your body.
A dream catcher hung above your bed should also help, especially if you are prone to nightmares. That is not the time for your soul to take flight. Also, if you have any religious pendants, amulets, totems, candles, etc. keep them nearby for protection.
A couple questions: are you especially prone to nightmares, especially night terrors? Are you a thrill seeker?


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DIY Termite Control: Is It Effective Or Dangerous?
Termites are disastrous. They infiltrate our homes, and claim them as their own. Beyond that, they devour wood by the pound, which can destroy the structural integrity of your home. In this way, termites can be costly, and given enough time, their damage can be dangerous. So, when you notice a termite infestation, it’s natural (and smart) that you’d want to do something about it. However, termite extermination shouldn’t turn into a do-it-yourself project. Termites are difficult to exterminate, and if a colony isn’t completely eliminated, the termites may divide and swarm, which can cause even more problems! Termite inspections and exterminations should be performed by professionals. There are numerous techniques and tools that can be applied to fully exterminate termites, and professional exterminators have the skills necessary to utilize these unique techniques. Let’s go over the various termite extermination techniques that we offer here at Hi-Tech Termite Control, as well as why it’s best to have a professional perform each technique.
Microwave termite treatments are relatively new to the industry, and they can only be performed with specific microwave devices. Here at Hi-Tech Termite Control, we use a patented XTerminator™ microwave device to eliminate termites that reside in walls throughout homes and buildings. Microwave treatments have a 97.4 percent efficacy rate on the structure that was treated, according to a state of California study. Microwave treatments target all termite species and termite types, including queen termites, worker termites, and termite eggs. Microwave treatments with the XTerminator 4.0™ (our most recent microwave technology) must be performed by a trained professional.
Termidor is a liquid chemical solution that specifically targets termites. This termiticide can be applied to the envelope of a home in order to control a termite population. Termites that come into contact with Termidor can transfer this powerful insecticide to other termites within the population. Whenever a termite contacts or ingests the Termidor solution, it will die in a matter of hours. Termites spread the Termidor solution to other termites, which makes this treatment effective at wiping out entire termite populations.
Due to its potency and the process necessary for an effective Termidor treatment, Termidor can only be applied by trained and certified Termidor treatment professionals. Termidor treatments require a technique, called “trenching and rodding” which requires specific tools, and may require a survey of the land surrounding a building. Here at Hi-Tech Termite Control, our team of specialists are certified to safely apply Termidor to exterminate termites and provide preventative termite control. Learn more about Termidor on their website.
Bait stations can be placed within the soil around a home in order to attract and exterminate termites. Bait stations contain bait that eliminates termites which consume the bait. Although bait stations are less effective than Termidor and microwave treatments, they may be an adequate solution to keep termite populations from infiltrating a home or building. Termite bait stations should be installed by a professional, in order to ensure that they are well spaced to protect your property. In addition, bait stations should be inspected regularly (three to four times per year) and replenished to remain effective.
Fumigation is often a last resort treatment for termites, and it can only be performed by a professional extermination outfit. Since tenting requires highly skilled techniques and a toxic chemical product, only trained, certified exterminators should attempt this extermination technique. During a fumigation treatment, you’ll have to gather your all residents of the home (including animals), all plants, food, and cosmetic products and vacate the home for three days. Vikane®—a toxic gas—is utilized as a termite fumigant. It will not leave residue on the property left in the building during a fumigation.
In short, we hope that you’re convinced that termite treatments should be left to professional exterminators. Don’t turn termite extermination into a do-it-yourself project. You could seriously injure residents of your home, and you can damage the home itself. Instead, count on the professional extermination experts here at Hi-Tech Termite Control. We provide a suite of termite extermination services, each suited for your particular situation. Get started with a free termite inspection! Learn more about our termite treatments or give us a call!


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Gibraltar is a peninsula at the southern tip of Spain with an area of approximately 7 sq. km. It is adjacent to Africa yet within Europe, and has a historically strategic position at the junction of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. The Rock of Gibraltar is limestone, is almost 425 m high, and has hundreds of metres of tunnels that were dug for various military campaigns. The name itself derives from the Moorish leader Tariq who used Gibraltar as a base in the eighth century. "Gibel Tariq" means the Mountain of Tariq.
The population of Gibraltar is approximately 30,000 although a substantial number of the working population commutes daily from homes nearby in Spain. A number of Moroccan, British and Indian expatriates live in Gibraltar.
Gibraltar is a British Dependent Territory and is a Crown Colony with internal self-government. It has its own elected House of Assembly, which legislates on domestic matters. The United Kingdom is responsible for defence, foreign affairs, financial stability and internal security. Gibraltar is a member of the European Union by virtue of Article 227 paragraph 4 of the Treaty of Rome in its capacity as a territory for whose external relations a Member State (the United Kingdom) is responsible.
Gibraltar is politically stable and the current Government, actively promotes Gibraltar as a first-class international financial centre.
Since the opening of the border with Spain in 1985, the level of tourism and investment has increased dramatically. Several international banks and insurance companies have offices in Gibraltar.
Gibraltar has excellent modern postal and telecommunications systems. Thanks to a joint venture between the Gibraltar Government and the Nynex Corporation of the USA, Gibraltar enjoys the latest in digital and fibre-optic telecommunications.
There are daily flights between Gibraltar and London and frequent scheduled air services to Manchester, Luton and Tangier. Although it is not at present possible to fly direct from Gibraltar to Spain and other destinations the airports at Seville, Jerez and Malaga can easily be reached by road and provide direct services to many international destinations.
The Port of Gibraltar enjoys free port status and hosts frequent calls from many of the world’s shipping lines, both passenger and freight.
The official and spoken language is English although because of Gibraltar's close proximity to Spain, Spanish is spoken widely.
UK Pound. Local notes and coins are produced but UK Currency is accepted, as is the Spanish Peseta, with most shops displaying dual currency price tags.
TYPE OF LAW - Common Law based on English Common Law.
PRINCIPAL CORPORATE LEGISLATION - Based on the United Kingdom 1929 Companies Act (as amended) and the Companies Ordinance 1984 (as amended).
Filing of Memorandum and Articles of Association, Statement of the Situation of Registered Office, a statement declaring the Authorised Share Capital and a Declaration of Compliance.
Cannot trade within Gibraltar or undertake the business of banking, deposit taking, insurance, assurance, reinsurance, fund management, asset management or any other activity associated with the finance industry.
A company incorporated in Gibraltar has the same powers as a natural person.
Subject to name approval, a company can be incorporated within five working days.
Any name that is identical or similar to an existing company. Any name which, in the opinion of the Registrar, is undesirable or offensive. Any name which suggests royal or government patronage. Any English name, or their foreign language equivalent, which may imply a field of activity associated with the banking or finance industry.
The name can be in any language that uses the Latin alphabet, but must be accompanied by a translation to ensure that the name is not prohibited or licensable.
The following names or their derivatives: bank, building society, insurance, assurance, reinsurance, fund management, asset management, investment fund, trust, trustees, municipal, Chamber of Commerce, co-operative or their foreign language equivalents. "International" and "Gibraltar" cannot be used without consent unless they are bracketed.
In order to obtain exempt status, an application has to be made to the Financial Services Commission. The application must include the name and address of the beneficial owner(s), and bank character references relating to the beneficial owners. This information is not on public record.
Normally £ 2,000 divided in to 2,000 shares of £ 1 each. This being the maximum authorised share capital for the minimum capital duty payable upon incorporation. The authorised share capital may be expressed in any currency. The minimum issued capital is £ 100.
Registered shares, bearer shares (but unusual in the case of an exempt company), preference shares and redeemable shares or shares with or without voting rights.
Not available for Exempt Companies.
A Gibraltar Exempt Company is exempted from local taxation.
There is no requirement to file financial statements, but a company must keep records to reflect its financial affairs.
The minimum number of directors is one, who may be natural persons or bodies corporate. They may be of any nationality, and need not be resident of Gibraltar.
All Gibraltar companies must appoint a resident company secretary, who may be a natural person or body corporate.
A copy of the passport of the Beneficial Owner (the company owner), as a prove of the identity of the Beneficiary. Copies of passports of all beneficiaries / shareholders, directors and signatories of bank accounts must be certified by a notary and apostilled.
Proof of residential address (copy of utility bill, which shows the actual address). As a proof of residential address you can provide us with the original utility bill (bill for electricity, water, telephone, cable TV or gas), which states address of the client (utility bill must be issued no more than three months ago).
Fill out an application for registration of the company.

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Along with another boarding school in Viborg (for younger students) and the local gymnastics club (VGF), we offer some of the best facilities for gymnastics, which contains lots of jumpgraves, fasttracks, loadesd fiber lanes, tumblingrigs and more.
At the course you will explore individual jumping and techniques.
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Although there was no immediate claim of responsibility for Saturday's attack, VOA says the jihadist Islamic State group frequently targets Shi'ites, whom it considers to be heretics. IS said it was behind Thursday's attack, according to VOA who said the well-known Habibiya car dealership has been targeted multiple times in the past.
A series of other bombings Saturday killed at least nine people and wounded 33 in and around Baghdad. The largest took place in the town of Madain, just south of Baghdad, when a bomb tore through a popular market, killing three people and wounding 10, police said.
In Taji, north of Baghdad, a bomb hit a row of vehicle repair shops, killing two people and injuring eight. Other blasts targeted busy commercial streets and markets in Jisr Diyala and Iskan.As Islamic State militants have been occupied with fighting elsewhere, the frequency of blasts in Baghdad had declined in recent months.


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Ana Dall’Ara-Majek is a composer, sound artist and researcher living in Montreal. She devotes herself to the study of the interaction between instrumental, electroacoustic and computerized thoughts in musical composition. She obtained a PhD in composition at the Université de Montréal in 2016, where she also taught several courses in digital music.
Her works have been performed at numerous festivals such as: Sound in Space (US), Multiphonies GRM (France), Sound Space (Belgium), Sincrónic (Spain), Sound Travels (Canada), MANCA NYCEMF (US), The Engine Room (UK), Akousma (Quebec); and by collectives: Music & Research, Studio für elektroakustische Musik, Taller Sonoro, Density 93, Musicalta and Distractfold among others.
Bacillus Chorus is the fourth movement of the Nano-Cosmos, a cycle of works dedicated to small arthropods and microorganisms. For this piece I was interested in bacteria – particularly their ability to multiply and modify their environment by working together. This led me to the idea of exploring musical polyphony as a bacterial colonization in which sounds duplicate by binary fission processes, contaminate each other, form bacterial chains, and slowly alter the properties of the entire work.


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The spirit of Christmas was shared by all in Whitehall during an event-filled weekend with carolers, crafters, kids and the Clauses.
On Friday night, despite the cold weather a small group of carolers led by Kristen Miner brought songs and Christmas cheer to several stops around town.
“When we sang at Joe’s Pizza, everyone joined in,” said Miner.
The group visited Freakopolis Geekery on Main Street where they were rewarded with candy canes.
“It was a small effort this year, but we hope it will grow into something bigger next year,” said Miner.
On Saturday, locals and visitors spent the whole day enjoying family-friendly events and getting their holiday shopping done.
The day kicked off at 9 a.m. for shoppers with the Annual Christmas Bazaar at the Methodist Church and the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce Annual Holiday Craft Fair and Mini-Mall at the Whitehall Athletic Club.
Mini-Mall organizers were impressed with this year’s quality offerings from the vendors – 46 in all – who filled the 9,000-square-foot stadium at the Athletic Club with everything a shopper could want, from holiday décor to superhero items to LuLaRoe.
Stacy Jones of Sweet Emma’s Cupcakes featured gourmet cupcakes with a decidedly creative flair. One of her biggest sellers is a French Toast and Bacon Cupcake, drizzled with maple syrup.
“I started my business selling cupcakes from a dirt driveway,” said Jones, whose business has since grown to include contracts from individuals and businesses that keep her very busy.
Cub scouts James and Noah Persons were beaming with enthusiasm from behind the Whitehall Cub Scout Pack 49 table. “All of our cookies and dog treats sold,” they said.
In addition to the vendors, Fire Chief Bryan Brooks and Deputy Chief Brian Brooks of the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company, along with students from the Junior Fire Academy, were on hand to present fire prevention techniques and encourage new members.
Sixteen-year-old Stephen Herrmann, who’s working on his Firefighter 1 Certification, is one of the fire company’s newest volunteers. “It’s a lot of studying, but it’s very rewarding,” he said.
Santa and Mrs. Claus paid a morning visit to the Mini-Mall before heading up the mountain for Christmas at Skene Manor.
Fourteen-year-old Jess Tupper was among the volunteers who greeted everyone at the door to Skene Manor. She helps out wherever she can, as a waitress in the Tea Room, or in the Gift Shop, and even as a docent. “I’ve been doing this for four years,” she said.
Inside, the “castle on the hill” was decked out in Christmas splendor and bustling with kids and parents waiting in line to see Santa. Even visitors without little ones could get a photo with Santa, who welcomed children of all ages.
Organizers said that more than 200 kids visited Santa.
“I always talk to the older kids, too,” said Santa between visits. Mrs. Claus made sure each child left with a special gift from Santa: homemade cookies and candy canes.
The Tea Room was filled with diners enjoying a hot soup and other lunch offerings and new visitors were in awe as they followed docents on an historical tour of the manor.
Down the hill from Skene Manor, the Whitehall Recreation Center created their own “Christmas Magic” by taking kids and their families out for an afternoon of caroling down Williams Street and throughout the neighborhoods, including a stop at Skenesborough Harbor.
They returned to the Rec Center for a spaghetti dinner followed by games and prizes and, of course, a visit with Santa.
The entire afternoon, including dinner, was free for everyone.
Those who came out to one or several of the events saw Whitehall at its best, with plenty of Christmas spirit to share with everyone.


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Casa Sibilla is an Italian restaurant in the buzzy new heart of Brixton in the Granville Arcade. We used to know this enclave of Brixton as a covered market that was full of sharks and fish of varying colours and vegetables that had to be boiled for days and then still seemed uncooked. However now it is a dazzling array of restaurants. The market is open on most nights (except Monday) to people browsing for food in the many different restaurants.
I admit I chose badly – everyone knows that gnocchi can never be that great – but my companions chose well with a plate of mixed meats, plenty of bread and the best mixed olives that I have for quite a while. The octopus and mussel stew looked pretty meaty and was demolished. Partly this was because we did wait rather a long time for the food so we were ravenous and a little drunk as seconds of cocktails were called for. But we were warned about the likely slowness – due they said to a lack of staff. This was very surprising as there didn’t seem to be enough room for any more staff in the main restaurant which has an open kitchen smaller than the one in my own house. There was a clear system of movement so that Paola Sibilla (the chef) could manage the large saucepans and sizzling gnocchi so they didn’t collide with soup bowls. On price it was fair but definitely more than the usual Brixton fare but you do get what you pay for and I would recommend this place as long as the short menu changes enough to hold our interest.
P.S there is a deli that sells good olive oil and I hope the olives and you can also buy their ravioli and other sweeter goodies.

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This will be short, because there is brie nearby. But, just a quick note to say hello! And! I am on my way to Paris! (Hence the brie: It seems the lovely Air France airport lounge lets you get your cheese fix on even before departure.) It's been a whirlwind week, starting with three days in Bangkok (quite possibly my favorite shopping city in the world), two jam-packed days of work, and now this: Paris! I arrive early Thursday morning and already have a day of intense shopping, walking and macarons planned.
And so, regular updates – like the items I've been stocking up with for fall – will have to wait until I am free from the distraction of cheese and wine. You understand. In any case, I've got two cameras packed and so: Exciting Paris fashiony pictures should be coming soon!
*To be sung Annie-style, if possible.
hi, you must have the best job in the world!! Jetting around, seeing fashion...any openings? *wink* Have fun!
Hope you are having the best time in Paris, I have been there three times and still want to go back!!
I love your travel plans, how fantastic to be paid to travel and shop :) Looking forward to pictures and fashion inspiration.
ah yay!!! i just got back from paris and it was stunningly beautiful as always. have a lovely time!
hey betsy!! congrats on Project Smitten!! waiting to hear your updates on the lovely Pareee.


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With hopes brightening that President Obama is close to a negotiated settlement of the Iran nuclear dispute, Mitt Romney’s campaign is eager to counter any positive news. The moment is reminiscent of past October Surprise moments, says Robert Parry in this article adapted from America’s Stolen Narrative.
The phrase “October Surprise” is now part of the American political lexicon, referring to some last-minute event that might change the course of a U.S. presidential election. But the two prototypical “October Surprise” cases, in 1968 and 1980, have never earned a place in mainstream American history.
The October Surprise allegations of 1968 and 1980 also were something of a misnomer since they centered on Republican efforts to block an October Surprise by sabotaging game-changing diplomatic successes by incumbent Democratic presidents. In 1968, it was Lyndon Johnson achieving a breakthrough in the Vietnam War peace talks. In 1980, it was Jimmy Carter securing the release of 52 American hostages held in Iran.
President Richard Nixon in Robbie Conal’s painting, “Waterbugger,” at robbieconal.com.
In both cases, the Democratic presidents failed to accomplish their goals and the Republican candidates, Richard Nixon in 1968 and Ronald Reagan in 1980, went on to victories. Yet, these important October Surprise mysteries have remained largely unsolved: Did Republican sabotage actually play a role in the Democratic failures?
Recent disclosures from the National Archives as well as statements from participants have shed new light on these dark chapters of U.S. history and revealed previously unknown links between the 1968 case and the Watergate scandal of 1972 and between the 1980 Iran-hostage case and the Iran-Contra Affair of 1985-86. The new evidence suggests a more continuous narrative connecting these scandals and thus represents a powerful challenge to the established history.
Possibly the most notorious “October Surprise” case and the first of this modern era occurred in fall 1968 when Republican Richard Nixon was locked in a tight presidential race with Democratic nominee, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and President Johnson was making progress in Vietnam peace negotiations.
At that point, a half million American soldiers were in the war zone and more than 30,000 had already died, along with Vietnamese dead estimated at about one million. In late October 1968, Johnson saw a chance for a breakthrough that would involve a bombing halt of North Vietnam and a possible framework for peace.
However, Johnson encountered surprising resistance from U.S. allies in South Vietnam. President Nguyen van Thieu was suddenly laying down obstacles to a possible settlement in the Paris peace talks.
On Oct. 29, 1968, Johnson got his first clear indication as to why. According to declassified records at the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas, Eugene Rostow, Johnson’s Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, got a tip from Wall Street financier Alexander Sachs who said that one of Nixon’s closest financial backers was describing Nixon’s plan to “block” a peace settlement.
Nixon’s backer was sharing this information at a working lunch with his banking colleagues in the context of helping them place their bets on stocks and bonds. In other words, the investment bankers were colluding over how to make money with their inside knowledge of Nixon’s scheme to extend the Vietnam War.
From the FBI wiretaps, Johnson quickly learned about the role of Nixon campaign official (and right-wing China Lobby figure) Anna Chennault contacting South Vietnam’s Ambassador to the United States Bui Diem regarding the political importance for President Thieu’s continued boycott of the Paris peace talks.
After reading these secret FBI cables, Johnson began working the phones to counter the Nixon campaign’s gambit. According to recordings of the phone calls that have since been declassified, Johnson complained to Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen about the subterfuge.
On Nov. 2, just three days before the election, an angry Johnson telephoned Dirksen at 9:18 p.m., to provide details about Nixon’s activities and to urge Dirksen to intervene forcefully.
After hearing from Dirksen, Nixon grew concerned that Johnson might just go public with his evidence of the conspiracy. At 1:54 p.m. on Nov. 3, trying to head off that possibility, Nixon spoke directly to Johnson, according to an audiotape released by the LBJ Library.
After the conversation with Nixon, Johnson continued to consider whether he should go public with Nixon’s “treason.” A last-minute opportunity arose when a Christian Science Monitor correspondent in Saigon, Beverly Deepe, got word from South Vietnamese sources about the pressure on Thieu from the Nixon campaign to block the peace talks.
So, on Nov. 4, journalist Saville Davis from the Monitor’s Washington bureau checked out Deepe’s story with South Vietnamese Ambassador Bui Diem and with the White House. Bui Diem knocked the story down and the decision by the White House on whether to confirm the story went to President Johnson himself.
In a conference call, Johnson consulted with Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Defense Secretary Clark Clifford and Walt Rostow. All three advisers recommended against going public, mostly out of fear that the scandalous information might reflect badly on the U.S. government.
Thus, the American electorate went to the polls on Nov. 5 with no knowledge that Johnson’s failed peace talks may have been sabotaged by Nixon’s campaign. Nixon prevailed over Humphrey by about 500,000 votes or less than one percent of the ballots cast in one of the closest elections in U.S. history.
Faced with Johnson’s threat, Nixon promised to tell the South Vietnamese officials to join the peace talks. However, nothing changed. For LBJ, there would be no peace.
As Inauguration Day approached, an embittered President Johnson ordered his national security aide Walt Rostow to remove from the White House the file containing the secret evidence of this “sordid story,” a decision that would have its own unintended consequences.
After taking office, President Nixon was told by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover about Johnson’s wiretaps. But Hoover gave Nixon the impression that the bugging was more intrusive and widespread than it actually was. Nixon launched an internal search for the file containing the secret wiretaps, but to no avail.
For Nixon, the missing file emerged as a deepening concern in June 1971 when The New York Times began publishing excerpts from the leaked Pentagon Papers, a study of the Vietnam War from 1945 to 1967 that revealed U.S. government deceptions especially by the Johnson administration.
But Nixon knew something that few others did, that there was a potential sequel to the Pentagon Papers, a file on his campaign’s treachery in undercutting Johnson’s peace initiative and in extending the ruinous Vietnam War.
Just four days after the Times began publishing the Pentagon Papers, one of Nixon’s Oval Office tapes on June 17, 1971 records him demanding extraordinary measures to locate the missing file. Nixon’s team referred to it as related to Johnson’s Vietnam bombing halt of Oct. 31, 1968, but it encompassed LBJ’s failed peace effort and more importantly the apparent Republican sabotage.
In the wake of the public outrage over the Pentagon Papers, Nixon clearly would have understood the danger to his reelection campaign if the second shoe had dropped, the revelation of Nixon’s role in extending the war to help win an election.
The Oval Office conversation on June 17, 1971, is the first transcript in Stanley I. Kutler’s Abuse of Power, a book of Nixon’s recorded White House conversations relating to Watergate, and suggests Nixon had been searching for the 1968 file for some time.
But Johnson did know that the file was no longer at the White House because he had ordered Walt Rostow to remove it in the final days of his own presidency.
On June 30, 1971, Nixon again berated Haldeman about the need to break into Brookings and “take it [the file] out.” Nixon even suggested using former CIA officer E. Howard Hunt (who later oversaw the two Watergate break-ins in May and June of 1972) to conduct the Brookings break-in.
Nixon: “That’s right. You go in to inspect the safe. I mean, clean it up.” For reasons that remain unclear, it appears that the planned Brookings break-in never took place, but Nixon’s desperation to locate Johnson’s peace-talk file was an important link in the chain of events that led to the creation of Nixon’s Plumbers unit and then to Watergate.
Ironically, Walt Rostow made that link in his own mind when he had to decide what to do with the file in the wake of Johnson’s death on Jan. 22, 1973. In the preceding four years, Rostow had come to label the file “The ‘X’ Envelope,” a name that he wrote in longhand on the file’s cover.
On May 14, 1973, as he pondered what to do with the file, the Watergate scandal was spinning out of Nixon’s control. In a three-page “memorandum for the record,” Rostow summarized what was in “The ‘X’ Envelope” and provided a chronology for the events in fall 1968.
Rostow reflected, too, on what effect LBJ’s public silence may have had on the unfolding Watergate scandal. Rostow had a unique perspective in understanding the subterranean background to Nixon’s political espionage operations.
Rostow apparently struggled with this question for the next month as the Watergate scandal continued to expand. On June 25, 1973, fired White House counsel John Dean delivered his blockbuster Senate testimony, claiming that Nixon got involved in the cover-up within days of the June 1972 burglary at the Democratic National Committee. Dean also asserted that Watergate was just part of a years-long program of political espionage directed by Nixon’s White House.
Since the audiotapes from many of Johnson’s phone conversations have also been declassified, it is now possible to overlay the information that Johnson had from the FBI wiretaps upon his conversations with Nixon and other principals and thus get a fuller sense of the high-stakes drama.
Yet, Rostow’s delay in releasing “The ‘X’ Envelope” had other political consequences. Since the full scope of Nixon’s political intelligence operations were not understood in 1973-74, Washington’s conventional wisdom adopted the mistaken lesson that “the cover-up is worse than the crime.” What wasn’t understood was how deep Nixon’s villainy may have gone.
That context also wasn’t known when a reprise of the 1968 “October Surprise” gambit may have played out in 1980. As that election campaign wound down, President Jimmy Carter was struggling to secure the release of 52 American hostages seized at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran on Nov. 4, 1979, and Republican operatives again were alleged to have gone behind the President’s back.
The hostages were kept in Iran until Reagan was sworn in on Jan. 20, 1981. Over the years, about two dozen sources including Iranian officials, Israeli insiders, European intelligence operatives, Republican activists and even Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat have provided information about alleged contacts with Iran by the Reagan campaign.
This October Surprise controversy finally drew some official attention in 1991-92 around the question of whether Ronald Reagan’s secret arms sales to Iran in 1985-86 the Iran-Contra Affair had originated several years earlier via his campaign’s contacts with Iran during Carter’s hostage crisis in 1980.
There were indications early in the Reagan presidency that something peculiar was afoot. On July 18, 1981, an Israeli-chartered plane crashed or was shot down after straying over the Soviet Union on a return flight from delivering U.S.-manufactured weapons to Iran.
In 1993, I took part in an interview with former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir in Tel Aviv during which he said he had read the 1991 book, October Surprise, by Carter’s former National Security Council aide Gary Sick, which made the case for believing that the Republicans had intervened in the 1980 hostage negotiations to disrupt Carter’s reelection.
“Of course, it was,” Shamir responded without hesitation. “It was.” Later in the interview, Shamir seemed to regret his frankness and tried to backpedal on his answer, but his confirmation remained a startling moment.
In 1996, while former President Carter was meeting with Palestine Liberation Organization leader Arafat in Gaza City, Arafat tried to confess his role in the Republican maneuvering to block Carter’s Iran-hostage negotiations.
But many of these additional details surfaced only after the 1980 case was buried by a House task force investigation that concluded in January 1993 that there was “no credible evidence” to support the allegations of a Republican sabotage operation behind Carter’s back. That finding allowed “October Surprise” to be treated as something of a conspiracy theory.
Newly declassified records from the National Archives and statements by key investigators, however, have undermined the House task force’s conclusions. For instance, a pivotal moment in the October Surprise investigation came in mid-November 1991 when two magazines, Newsweek and The New Republic, mocked the suspicions as a myth.
The impact of that dual debunking was profound, emboldening Senate Republicans to filibuster funding for a planned Senate inquiry and taking the wind out of a parallel House task force which, afterwards, focused more on disproving the allegations than confirming them.
A central element of those debunking stories was a supposed alibi for Reagan’s campaign chief William Casey, who had been placed in Madrid by one Iranian witness, Jamshid Hashemi, for a two-day meeting with an Iranian emissary, Mehdi Karrubi, in late July 1980.
As it turned out, Casey had broken off from the campaign in late July to attend a historical conference in London, putting him a short flight from Madrid. However, the two newsmagazines cited attendance records from the conference as showing Casey there for a morning session on July 28, thus supposedly making Hashemi’s account of a two-day meeting impossible.
In fall 1991, I was working at PBS “Frontline” on a documentary about the 1980 October Surprise case and we did what the two newsmagazines didn’t do. We interviewed other Americans who had attended that day’s conference, including the speaker, historian Robert Dallek, who said he had looked for Casey in the modest-sized conference room and discovered he wasn’t there.
The House task force interviewed Dallek, too, and quietly repudiated the London alibi. But the task force then created a different alibi for Casey on that weekend, placing him at the exclusive Bohemian Grove in northern California, although the Grove’s records and contemporaneous notes by a Grove member put Casey at its Parsonage cottage on the first weekend of August, not the last weekend of July. The task force even found a group photo of the Parsonage guests and members for the last weekend of July and Casey wasn’t in it.
Still, the Bohemian Grove alibi became a key feature in the House task force’s conclusion rejecting Hashemi’s testimony and dismissing the broader October Surprise allegations. Yet, a recently released document from the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas, reveals that by early November 1991 as Newsweek and The New Republic were putting the finishing touches on their London alibi Bush’s White House counsel’s office was being informed that Casey had traveled to Madrid.
State Department legal adviser Edwin D. Williamson told associate White House counsel Chester Paul Beach Jr. that among the State Department “material potentially relevant to the October Surprise allegations [was] a cable from the Madrid embassy indicating that Bill Casey was in town, for purposes unknown,” Beach noted in a “memorandum for record” dated Nov. 4, 1991.
The archival records also reveal that Bush’s White House, facing an increasingly tough reelection fight in 1992, coordinated with other federal agencies and congressional Republicans to delay, discredit and destroy the October Surprise investigation.
As assistant White House counsel Ronald von Lembke, put it, the goal was to “kill/spike this story.” To achieve that desired result, the Republicans coordinated the counter-offensive through the office of White House counsel C. Boyden Gray, under the supervision of associate counsel Janet Rehnquist, the daughter of the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
White House “talking points” on the October Surprise investigation urged restricting the inquiry to 1979-80 and imposing strict time limits for issuing its findings. “Alleged facts have to do with 1979-80 no apparent reason for jurisdiction/subpoena power to extend beyond,” the document said. “There is no sunset provision this could drag on like Walsh!” a reference to Iran-Contra special prosecutor Lawrence Walsh.
Bush’s White House was particularly concerned that the October Surprise investigation of alleged contacts with Iran in 1980 might merge with the Iran-Contra scandal which was then focused on events from 1985-86. If the firebreak separating the two scandals was jumped in the months before Election 1992, Bush’s already dimming hopes might have been dashed.
In retracing these investigations in 2010-12, I also discovered that there was much greater doubt inside the House task force than its dismissive conclusions suggested. For instance, chief counsel Lawrence Barcella told me in e-mails that so much incriminating evidence against the Republicans arrived near the end of the task force’s investigation that he asked the task force’s chairman, Rep. Lee Hamilton, to extend the inquiry for three more months.
However, Barcella said Hamilton declined to go through the necessary reauthorization of the task force and instead ordered him to proceed with the final report, which was published on January 13, 1993, and concluded that there was “no credible evidence” behind the suspicions. In 2010, when I asked Hamilton about why he had rejected Barcella’s request for an extension, the centrist Indiana Democrat said he had no recollection of such a proposal.
Barcella and Hamilton also differed on whether Barcella had forwarded to Hamilton an extraordinary report from the Russian government about what Moscow’s intelligence files showed about the alleged contacts between Americans and Iranians in 1980 and beyond.
The report, which had been requested by Hamilton and was addressed to him, was provided by Sergey V. Stepashin, chairman of the Supreme Soviet’s Committee on Defense and Security Issues. It was translated by the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and forwarded to the House task force on Jan. 11, 1993, just two days before the task force’s final report was to be released.
The Russian Report contradicted the task force’s findings. As described by the Russians, the 1980 hostage negotiations boiled down to a competition between the Carter administration and the Reagan campaign offering the Iranians different deals if the hostages were either released before the election to help Carter or held until after the election to benefit Reagan.
The Iranians “discussed a possible step-by-step normalization of Iranian-American relations [and] the provision of support for President Carter in the election campaign via the release of American hostages,” according to the U.S. Embassy’s classified translation of the Russian report.
Both the Reagan-Bush Republicans and the Carter Democrats “started from the proposition that Imam Khomeini, having announced a policy of ‘neither the West nor the East,’ and cursing the ‘American devil,’ imperialism and Zionism, was forced to acquire American weapons, spares and military supplies by any and all possible means,” the Russian Report said.
According to the Russians, the Republicans won the bidding war. “After the victory of R. Reagan in the election, in early 1981, a secret agreement was reached in London in accord with which Iran released the American hostages, and the U.S. continued to supply arms, spares and military supplies for the Iranian army,” the Russian Report continued.
What became clear from my reexamination of both the 1968 and the 1980 “October Surprise” cases was that there was a resistance among both Republicans and Democrats to dig too deeply into these mysteries for fear that the discoveries would devastate the political comity upon which national governance rests.
Yet, while the old saying asserts that “ignorance is bliss,” the absence of a truthful history is harmful to a vibrant democracy. Also, by pretending that these historical “October Surprise” cases are entirely mythical makes a recurrence more likely.
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Robert Parry broke many Iran-Contra stories for The Associated Press and Newsweek in the 1980s. In the early 1990s, he worked on two PBS documentaries regarding the 1980 October Surprise case. His new book on these and other historical mysteries is America’s Stolen Narrative.
Finally an October Surprise in September time enough to deal with it before the election, an attempt to create a bloodbath by Coptic Christians who raised money for a film supposedly on them being mistreated in Egypt while right-wingers raised money for a movie insulting bin Laden, and actors acted in a movie about a man who at first didn’t know who his father was, loved his donkey, never needed a shave and had a far away look in him eyes and somehow related to a spaceship landing 2000 years ago.
If Consortium News doesn’t expose who is behind this October surprise before November, it will have many more future October Surprises to cry about.
You cannot negotiate with these people. They are not our friends and they DO NOT like us. The only way to deal with them is to force them to respect us. We need to stop fooling ourselves.
Listen to an articulate, educated Iranian woman, who escaped Iran after the Islamic Revolution, tell her story. She speaks the truth about Iran’s intentions – past and present.
When Alan Spector tried to set up a Truth Commission probably after second thoughts in cooling the Kennedy Assassination moles in the protest movement screamed. Other than the Valerie Plame outing and Jerry Sandusky coverup, investigations are plagued by people taking the 5th.
Now the hate Islam film trailer that would have gotten far more killed if Muslims in California started the protests like they were baited into doing, and Coptics didn’t complain so quickly and if an American died whose relatives cried out for vengeful against Islam.
So far, Jesse Ventura’s analogy of the two parties resembling professional wrestling is the most cogent. In a public venue, Dems and Repubs are mortal enemies. Behind closed doors, they’re willing to obtund any situation that might reveal the skulduggery that actually goes on. As we approach the “fiscal cliff”, I’m sure the Dems will do everything they can to make the “Grand Bargain” look like a “kinder, gentler” solution,and both parties will appear rational and reasonable. Meanwhile, as usual, we’re all gonna get shafted. Johnson should have screamed “treason” at the top of his lungs. Instead, another 20,000 Americans gave up their lives to the grand charade.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration