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Curls and Corsets

Good Tuesday, everyone.   Today sees a little more Hair Fair with curls galore, and some other goodness.

Hair Fair 2014 | LeLutka

LeLutka has four styles out at this years Hair Fair L- R are Christine, Colleen, Charlene and Francine!  All are so different to each other which I really love.  I don’t even think I can pick a favourite out of this one, so I’ll tell you my favourite about each.   Christine.. ohhh such a goddess, I love the headband!   Colleen? I adore this bigger, curly/frizzy style, it’s always good to see stores do something out of their usual range!   Charlene? What isn’t to love about a braid and loose bangs and finally Francine, classy classy Francine!  Perfect for the upcoming summer months!  Make sure you pick up the Demos, the decide which packs to buy! ❤

22769 @ The Boutique | ZoZ

Open now is a new round of TLC goodness!  These corsets can be found at The Boutique from 22769!  You can get pants too, but for now just the corsets… simple, plain and with just minimal stripe detaling, these babies are perfect to wear with trousers, skirts or anything that tickles your fancy!   My nails are from ZoZ and I thought they were beautiful and summery, ZoZ are now doing their OWN nails that fit on Slink hands too as well as appliers, so make sure you check those out if you fancy a change.

My skin is new from Izzie’s and is the Olive Skin, shown here in Rosy.  It comes with options galore, I have mixed and matched a few makeups in teh hair picture, but it comes with soooOOOoooOoOooOO much more, and of course Izzie suppliers the applier whores in us!

Have a great day.

*SLURLS unless linked are on the Store Locations page ❤

Breaking in the Beach

Breaking in the Beach

Bali is the theme for this months TLC offerings with a tropical zen themed palette this is just a really UNF round.  22769 bring us these gorgeous items of outdoorsy furniture including the gorgeous little pavillion.   They’ve been super busy as there are LOTS of items, not just the options i’ve shown, but I couldn’t resist the rattan sofa, it just reminds me of beachy fun.   All the items are just so well made tho, as you would expect from such a great store!

The skin shown below is Nina from Belleza, and this is available at TLC also, you can tell from the sexy shadows that the palette really is all tropical!   They come in various tones, I have shown Sunkissed and I have included the sunburn tattoo on three of the pics, I actually think it looks better, all flushed and ouchy but sexy!   Yeah i’m a bit weird like that :P.  Spellbound provided the hair and flower, also another TLC item, lovely to see such a newish hair store take off in such a WHOOSH and I am so glad they are in this event!

Belleza @ TLC - June 2014

The pose is part of The Dreaming Tree event, so this set is currently $50L!  It’s a mini pack so a handful of poses, but Infiniti hits the spot.   All other credits below ❤

Hair: Spellbound | Indigo *The Boutique @ TLC*
Hair Flower: Spellbound | Plumeria Hair Piece
Eyes: IKON | Ardent | Blossom
Skin: Belleza | Nina | SK *The Boutique @ TLC*
Shirt: VinCue |Strippy+Tank+Shirt | Mixed 3

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Hands: Slink
Feet: Slink | Flat

All Furniture: 22769 Bauwerk *The Garden @ TLC*
Pose: Infiniti | Atomic Age *The Dreaming Tree*

Northern Lights vs Teal Town

A little LoTD for you today, and with that some new goodies from The Liaision Collaborative and it’s theme of Northern Lights! HUZZAH!

Sways @ TLC

This gorgeous bedroom set from Sways comes in both Adult and PG and you can get the bed, the bench and the side table and all are effin’ GORGEOUS! I’ve never been a lover of… feature beds, you know with one thing that just stands out, so you have to be able to fit it in a room, but this, this is stunning!  With oodles of poses and it’s striking appearance, this is a deffo buy for sure.

I put it inside the Breno  Mars  2 Aurora!  It comes on it’s own, with terrain and with terrain and Aurora, I went for the whole hog.  It’s distressed look is perfect for urban living, or if you want a little man cave, or a woman cave with a bit of GRRR.  The terrain and aurora make it perfect for a skybox too!   Plenty of windows for shadow shots to work and plenty of space for living, if you’re an addict to living quarter buying like me, you’ll adore this.

Breno @ TLC

My look of the day mainly comes from that cute little store, Somnia!  The top and skirt are both from there and I matched it up on a trip to Teal Town!   I adore this pixel heart shirt, it’s so cute, and shows a little belly and shoulder while not being all out there all your bits hanging out!   The skirt is a shorty,  but not an crack shower, so that’s a bonus!  Both come in oooooodles of colours and sizes, the tops even come with “flat” options, how good is that?

LoTD - Teal Town

My skin is Ria from Belleza, currently available at Collabor88, but I will showcase that in all it’s glory in another post.   Also from Collabor88 are these gorgeous shoes from, the Miranda heels come in a variety of colours and are made for the Slink High Feet!   A gorgeous strappy pair perfect for casual or dressier affairs.  My ring and necklace are from Cae and are The Rack item!  Oh my gosh they are divine!!!   I absolutely love this set encompassing love and style all in one shot!    My hair is also new from Exile, all three releases are male orientated this time round, but this one has a fem size too, so was no surprise I wore it, I have been waiting on an Exile release forEVER!

LoTD - Teal Town - Up Close and Personal

*SLURLS are on the store locations page

LoTD – Running Away

I felt like running today, not the kind for exercise, the kind from everyone and everything, so I put together a cute LoTD to make me feel a bit better. Huzzah

LoTD - Running Away

A look centred around the new VinCue Dress!  Such a cute little number, great for waving goodbye to Winter!   It’s a VERY short dress, so I put it together with some of these cute lace leggings I got from Lark forever ago, and then made it a bit classier with the new Slink Ilse Heels!   So with pastels, pops of colour and gorgeous little shoes, what more could I want?

Well for one I got this awesome Emma skin from Essences and the best thing is it’s FREE!  Yep, totes free.  So pretty, such a striking face, to accessorise I used some of the upcoming nail appliers from Wicked Peach for Cosmetics Fair and the divine necklace that will be waiting for you from Cae at this round of TLC’s The Boutique, a gemmed beauty, intricate and gorgeous. Yay.

LoTD - Running Away - Up Close and Personal

Also, Truth sent everybodies loins a quiver with his newest release, four new styles ranging from sleek and sexy updo through to medium wavy affair and ending with two longer styles, one over the shoulders and one bunched pony!   Not too shabby eh??   All so gorgeous with the look too, so versatile! YAY!

New @ Truth

Hair: Truth | Snow
Eyes: IKON | Ardent | Chocolate
Lashes: Mon Cheri | Falsies
Skin: Essences | Emma *Free Gift*
Nails: Wicked Peach | Vintage Swirl *Cosmetics Fair – SOON*
Necklace: Cae | Descend *TLC – The Boutique – SOON*
Dress: VinCue | Beady+Qifo Dress | Marshmallow
Leggings: Lark | Sweet Girl | Pink
Shoes: Slink | Ilse Heels | White (used with High Foot)
Pose: Frooti

*SLURLS are on the Store Locations page

Izzy Wizzy let’s get BUSY… Wizzy…

I say Wizzy as that’s the name of a very old alt of mine! Wizzy Fetid! AHHH I remember FiC days… also it’s got reference to wizards cos you know. WIZARDING FAIRE!

LoTD - Wizard Style

I popped together a little Look of the Day based around the Faire! I have NO clue how I got it to look so cute, but I love it!  Well I do know, it’s all the yummy goods!   Let’s start with the sweater, this lovely layered number is from Peqe and comes in various colours, I opted for schooly grey tho!  It’s big, it’s baggy, it’s comfy looking… it’s GREAT!  I paired it with one of the Fateplay skirts that is available from the Jenny outfit, Fateplay do have a presence at the Wizarding Faire but I am yet to discover it :D.. my shoes are from and are made to fit with your slink flat feet, a gorgeous pair of mary jane typ shoes with a little kitten heel, lovely!    My suitcase is from Amala and is posed and comes with options for different houses on the little patch (which you can’t see it’s on the other side, soz).   My nails are from Hopscotch and there are 6 textures to choose from, all HP themed, I opted for the lightening strike! POW!   My eyes are from IKON, skin from Glam Affair @ The Boutique and hair was blogged yesterday and is Wasabi Pills FaMESHed hair ❤ ❤

LoTD - Wizard Style - Up Close and Personal!

Also worn in the look are these wonderful new lashes from Mon Cheri!   Mesh Lashes with a HUD!   It allows you to change to one of three styles, all shown in the top row and all fairly full, but I really dig them!   Perfect for those nights out or pictures, or well, whatever you want really.  You could get away with wearing them day to day if you wanted, it’s your SL after all!    So you can change between the three options of lash, and within each option are oodles of options including glitter tip, dip dyed and full on colours!   GORGEOUS! I didn’t even have that much of a job adjusting them and I am a lash n00b!

Mon Cheri - Mesh Lashes

*SLURLS are on the Store Locations page if not linked! ❤

LoTD – 25/09/13

I feel REALLLLLY pretty in pink today, so I put together a look of the day around a few pink pits and bobs I own! YAY!

LoTD - 25/09/13

We start with the main star of the show, the dress!  This is the gorgeous Roxanne Leather Dress from Rebel Hope for this round of The Boutique (The Liaison Collaborative), it comes in ooooodles of colours, but I couldn’t resist it in Pink.  With it’s sexy halter neck leather studded strap and short but not obscene length, this dress is a perfect party number, whether you buy it in brights, monotones or whatever colour floats your boat, you won’t be disappointed, it also gives you great asscheeks!    On my feet you see the divine Satin Wrap Heels from Leverocci, UNF.  I love these shoes so hard!  They are SLink add-ons for the Medium AE Foot, so make sure you own them before you buy these bad boys, but you won’t be disappointed, top notch mesh and great texturing!

LoTD 25/09/13 - Closer

I’ve decided to add a little “closer” look of the day picture too, just so you can see those little details a bit better, I used to add them to my main LoTD pics many moons ago like many others do, and then I stopped, but now I figure sometimes you need to look a little closer too!   You can see the shoes a bit better, and you can also see my SLink hands which are the new updated versions (read more about them on Berrys blog) and I am wearing some of the brand new spankin’ nails from Flair!   Naturals in both dirty and clean versions for you roleplayers and fashionistas out there, both come in womens and mens versions.   Finally my hair is by Exile and is an older style – American Woman shown here in Babydoll and my skin is also from The Boutique and is Glam Affairs Neva in America 06!   Eyes are from IKON and pose is from Frooti.

*SLURLS are on the store locations page

My Attic MANIA!

Soooo another round of My Attic is upon us and it’s sugary sweet this time around! I have put together 2 looks and stuff for you, with more on the way soon!

Flair @ My Attic

First I bring you some of the delectable nails available from Flair for the Slink Avatar Enhancement Hands (which have an update now btw, if you hadn’t heard. LOL yeah right)… there are a bunch of sets to choose from, I have shown four from each set and obviously they come with finger and toe nail appliers so you can match, or not! Whatever floateth your boateth.  You will have to view this picture large to see the details but there are flowers, colours, you name it! All with a springish theme to them, well colour wise anyway! I looooove love love love love them!

My Attic - Look 1

My first look inspired by the colour blue comes to your courtesty of Ploom and DCNY!    The hair, obvs, is from Ploom and it comes with and without streak option, I opted for the streak and I made it blue to match my look!   The hair HUDS you can get are the usual plethora, but the streak one comes with a little addtional part to it, where you can opt from tons of streak colours! YAY!    It’s a gorgeous ponytail style with some full on bangs.  GORGEOUS.    The dress is from DCNY and is a lovely number for us to see Spring/Summer out with and fall into Autumn.   It comes in oodles of colours and has gorgeous lace and polka dot detailing with a strappy back and shows a litttttle bit of leg, but nothing overly sexy, just cute and sweet!

My Attic - Look 2

My second look comes to you with courtesy of Exile and Lacuna!   The hair from Exile is SO SO SO SO gorgeous!   A curly bun style updo with additional flowers (optional and colour change), this hair is enough to sweeten any sour tooth, oh yes!    I do love it when a lovely new updo comes out, they are my FAVE and this… well this might be my go to hair of the moment!   I paired it with Lacuna’s two items, the scallop neck tee and floral shorts!   They come in a variety of colour combos, this being Lemon/Olive and each set comes with reverse tones too… so Lemon/Olive comes with Olive/Lemon too, at least with the tee shirts, which is a great idea.  Such wonderfully crafted items all around.

My skin is from Belleza and is an older TLC Mya skin. Poses are from Frooti!

*SLURLS are on the Store Locations page, if available.

New @ Tableau Vivant!

Happy Sunday everyone! Just a quick post today about some gorgeous new hair (and skins) that are out! WEEEE!

New @ Tableau Vivant

Tableau Vivant is fast becoming one of my favourite hair stores!   Their mesh hair is so effin’ cute!    Here are four new styles to show you, each of them very different from the other and in so many wonderful bright colours, beautiful blondes, darker shades and fun fades!   I adore the wavy style in the top left corner but then I adore the one next to it too, so soft and gentle looking, well as much as a hair can look soft and  gentle.   Hell, the bunches are cute and the longer over the chest style is adorable too, sleek and sexy.   I think whatever you are looking for you will find here, and that includes YOU, men!

Also worn in the pictures are four of the Glam Affair skins out at The Boutique (TLC) now!   Ranging from muted pinks and peaches to fading lips and bright red eyes, just four of my fave and more to buy there, all in the America tone.  The lingerie I am wearing I blogged a couple of days ago, along with the eyes too!

Have a great Sunday ❤

Chestnuts roasting on an open fireeeeee…

JACK FROST NIPPING AT YOUR TOES… no christmas songs yet? ok… but I have an open fire in the post so I think i’ll get away with it just finnnnneee!

This fine Boy Scout Camping set is out from 22769 Bauwerk for The Challenge, this time the theme was Teenage Years! I personally never went camping much, but I wish I had!   The complete set entails of the tent, the stool with several poses, the fire which you can turn on and off and a cute little lantern!   I wasn’t quite sure what to wear for camping, so my look isn’t exactly traditional and there’s a lot more cleavage than boy scouts should ever see, but you know… girls just wanna have fun and all that jazz.

Zee Camping Look

The full credits for the look are below, but I’ll give you a little round up! It’s a very event themed look, so prepare your tping shoes!   First off the poppin pink hair is by LaViere and I chose the pink because it matched my shirt so well!   LaViere has all the colours out over at The Boutique! such a delicious short hottie hair!    My pants are also from The Boutique and are one of several items available from 22769,  really digging these wide legged beauties, they cover my Valiant & Co boots a bit much, but they are so gorgeous and you can find them at the same event! CHERCHING!   My lovely colourful shirt is from Sheep Door and is over at The Seasons Story, I really should have put a vest on but OH WELL!

My skin is from Birdy and may well be the first Birdy skin I own! Well technically I own two.  They are the cheap bargains over at The Chapter Four event, so if you want a cheap, rad skin…. these may suit!   This is the Frosty look with light lips, shimmery light eyes and that pale look.  I think I look ADORABLE!

*SLURLS are on the Store Locations page, if available

Credits in Full:

Hair: LaViere | Eva | CandyLover *The Boutique @ TLC*
Eyes: IKON | Ascension Eyes | Oak
Skin: Birdy | Ingrid | Pure | Frost | Dew *Chapter Four*
Shirt: Sheep Door | Flannel Shirt | Border *The Seasons Story*
Trousers: 22769 | [femme] Marlene Pants | Light Chefron *The Boutique @ TLC*
Boots: [Valiant] | Lexington Boots *The Boutique @ TLC*
Decor: 22769 Bauwerk | Boy Scout Camping Set *The Challenge SL*

It’s all smoke and mirrors…

The Liaison Collaborative have kicked off another fantastic round of The Boutique, with more goodies than you can shake your hat at,  if you have a hat.

It's all smoke and mirrors

My main focus of the post are the items you can get from Baiastice!  The Luis Sleeveless Shirt and Cigarette Trousers are gorgeous items, high in detail and beautifully textured, as per the norm for Sissy!    The shirt comes in 10 block colours and 5 combinations and the trousers  are available in 12 bright eyepopping colours.  Such feminine and flirty items, I opted for a bit of a monochrome look.. stylish and simple does it, eh?

Also worn with the look are the Catty Shoes from JD that I blogged just yesterday, this time minus the socks and with matching monochrome colouring, the new Glam Affair skin, also blogged yesterday and a gorgeous new hair from Mina that is upcoming for My Attic!    It comes in ombres and has a HUD where you can turn on and off a beaded headpiece and also change the bead colours! AWESOME!

Happy Shopping ❤

*SLURLS are on the store locations page, if available


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Sunday, August 22, 2004

RSS, New Style For News Addicted User

As new format available, there will be new style for everybody. One example of this style is RSS (Really Simple Syndication or RDF Site Summary) which is based on XML format. Moreover, RSS is a dialect of XML. All RSS files must conform to the XML 1.0 specification, as published on the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) website. RSS also considered as a Web content syndication format, especially to perform headlines for news site, like LinuxToday, Slashdot, LWN, etc.

Right now, there are three version of RSS, which are 0.91, 0.92, 1.0 and 2.0. You can view their specification at W3C's website. Each version is used until now, but you should use the latest version which has more facility and compatibility among all RSS readers. For Windows platform, you could use FeedReader and in GNU/Linux platform, you have plenty of options, but i prefer to use Liferea (Linux Feed Reader), an OpenSource, lightweight RSS Reader. If you don't want to install any other application, you can use Mozilla's Extension which can help you to improve Mozilla or Firefox's capability.

RSS is so simple, powerfull, and also usefull. No wonder every popular news site use this format to enable their reader to view their headlines via RSS Reader without visiting their website. They will visit the site if the reader want to see the complete articles. This will save bandwidth and also time for the reader, because they can pick which articles they want to see rather than see bunch of useless articles for him/her. If you have website with some news, but you can't make any RSS based on the specification, try to use RSSCreator. This is a PHP class that can be used to create RSS version 0.9, 1.0, and 2.0, OPL, ATOM, MBOX, etc. (Credit to Jaya for the URL).

If you are true News Addicted User, try this RSS and you will not regret it. Consider it as an express way to get updated with the latest news and articles. There are so many RSS icon on websites that provide RSS Feed. Get them all now.

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Grgich Hills Estate

2009 Napa Valley Merlot

Merlot •Estate Grown

California: Napa Valley

Offer Expired:Mar 26, 2014 at 11:59 pm
Avg. Price

Mission Briefing

As good as it gets

Today’s Grgich Hills Estate 2009 Napa Valley Merlot is a shining example of just how good this varietal can be. Our old friends at Grgich Hills Estate have blown us away once again!

Elegant and refined, yet with plenty of dark fruit and sweet earth, this wine is beautifully balanced and deliciously layered. The flavor profile is very reminiscent of a classic Napa Cab, and why we believe any wine lover would absolutely adore this Merlot.

Wines like this 94 Point gem don’t come around too often. We highly recommend taking advantage and stocking up on this world-class Merlot!

Tasting Profile

A deep scarlet throughout the glass, nearly perfectly opaque in the very center with a lighter red edge.

Aromatic, with a lovely balance of fruit and earth. Sweet plum and raspberry are laid overtop notes of sandalwood, fresh berry bramble, aged cigar box, white peppercorn, rosemary, and sage.

Elegant, almost luxurious on the palate, with dark fruit flavors of sweet plum and blackberry overlapping hints of espresso bean, sweet tobacco leaf, thyme, and subtle black peppercorn.

Smooth and supple upon entry and finish, this is one delightful Merlot. Elegant and refined, this is a wine that any Cab lover would adore.

Grilled venison served with a tart cherry-balsamic reduction.

What the Winery Says

Ivo Jeramaz
94 Points - Robert Whitley
Napa Valley, California
Fruit Variety
100% Merlot
18 months in French oak

About the Winery

Offer Expired:Mar 26, 2014 at 11:59 pm
Avg. Price
As your agent, we can assist in selecting a common carrier for the shipment of wine that you have purchased and own. The majority of states maintain laws and regulations that control or restrict the importation of alcohol. In all cases, the purchaser is responsible for complying with the laws and regulations, including in particular those relating to the import of alcohol, in effect in the state to which the purchaser is shipping alcohol.


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Javek Uploader

This plugin allows you to embed secure a file upload form on your WordPress site as a widget.

The form allows people to securely send you large files using the Public Buckets feature of a Javek client portal. In order
to use the plugin, you must have a Javek subscription. Find out more about Javek here:

  • View of the upload form, step 1.
  • View of upload form, step 2.

  • Upload javek-uploader folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  • Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  • Sign up for Javek by clicking the free trial button on this page:
  • Enter the shortcode into a post or page. The shortcode is [javek-uploader name="your-company"].
  • OR – Add the Javek Uploader widget to your template. Go to Appearance > Widgets and drag the Javek Uploader widget into one of the available template slots on the right. Enter the url for your Javek subscription and click Save.

Does a Javek subscription cost anything?

Yes – however, you can try it for free for 30 days. Details can be found at

My upload form says “Oops – page not found!”

This means you entered your portal url incorrectly. If your portal is located at, you would enter “my-portal” (without the quotes) in the url box of the widget form, or the “name” attribute of the shortcode [javek-uploader name=”my-portal”].

My upload form says “Public uploads are disabled for this Javek subscription.”

You need to enable your upload form. Login to your Javek subscription, go to the Administration tab and click “Buckets” in the right-side menu. Click the “Public Buckets/Uploads” button, check the box in the popup that says “Enable public buckets” and click “Save and Get Code”. (You don’t need the code – this plugin embeds the code for you)

Contributors & Developers

“Javek Uploader” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

  • Added new fields to uploader form *

  • Updated plugin description

  • Added shortcode for uploader – allows you to add an upload form within any post or page

  • Added css media queries to resize uploader for mobile devices

  • Switched to v3 uploader, which removes Javek branding from upload form for Enterprise-level subscriptions

  • Added optional widget border, edited widget background color to help integration with dark-background themes

  • Updated plugin to use v2 of Javek Uploader

  • First release


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WP VibeDeck

  • Embed the vibedeck audio player/store using a simple shortcode or widget.

  • VibeDeck is a free audio and store to allow artists to sell their music online. You set the prices and you keep all the money. What this plugin does is embed the VibeDeck player inside your WordPres site.

  • Please note: This plugin is not part of the actual VibeDeck website and service.  It is merely a plugin intended to make it easier to embed VibeDeck in a WordPress site.

  • Website with VibeDeck players. Main content contains a "default" player, and sidebar contains an "artwork" player.
  • "Purchase music" dialog generated by VibeDeck. VibeDeck handles purchase and file download.
  • Getting the shortcode from your VibeDeck account (part 1).
  • Getting the shortcode from your VibeDeck account (part 2).
  • Add the shortcode to any post or page.
  • The player generated by the shortcode.
  • Adding an "artwork" player to your site.
  • The artwork player generated by the shortcode.
  • Adding an "artwork" player to the sidebar using a widget.
  • The WP-VibeDeck settings panel.

  1. Extract the zip file and drop the contents into the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation.
  2. Activate the Plugin from the Plugins page.
  3. Access your account and copy the shortcode provided on the Share to Website->WordPress Plugin panel.
  4. Paste the shortcode into any post or page.
  5. Or, use the Appearances->Screen and add a WP-VibeDeck widget to the sidebar.

How much does it cost?

  • The VibeDeck service is free and charges no fees. You set the price and you keep all the money.

  • The WP-VibeDeck plugin is free.

  • The only fees you will incur are the PayPal transaction fees when someone makes a purchase.

What are all the shortcode parameters?

[vibedeck artist=”ARTIST_NAME” album=”ALBUM_NUMBER” width=”###” height=”###” style=”STYLE”]

  • ARTIST_NAME is the VibeDeck artist name. For example, artist="my-artist-name"

  • ALBUM_NUMBER will be a number. For example, album="55402"

  • width and height are numbers, given without units. For example, width="500"

  • STYLE is the desired player style, either “default” or “artwork”. If not specified, “default” is used.

How do I change the style, colors, etc of the player?

The player is generated by VibeDeck and is styled through that account.  The <div> surrounding the VibeDeck uses the vibedeck-wrapper class and can receive minimal styling like border and float.

    /* This Will float the VibeDeck to the left and give it an orange border. */
    .vibedeck-wrapper { border:10px solid #F90; float: left; }

    /* This won't do anything because the font is controlled within the VibeDeck account. */
    .vibedeck-wrapper { font-size:24px; }
What if I have more than one album?

VibeDeck will allow you to create multiple albums, each with a unique album number. Save your artist name on the plugin settings, and just specifiy the album number for the shortcode: [vibedeck album="####"]

What if my album has a lot of tracks and doesn’t fit in the player window?

Use the height parameter in the shortcode: [vibedeck height="900"] or some other big number.

Can I have more than one player on a screen?

Sure, you can have multiple players on a page, in a post, or have one player in each post and list them all in an archive. Multiple sidebar widgets are also allowed.

Contributors & Developers

“WP VibeDeck” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

  • Update screenshots to reflect current site.

  • Change generated code to reflect VibeDeck’s current widget format.
  • Change default widths: default widget=520, artwork widget=200
  • Add shortcode option for “artwork” style.
  • Update settings page.

  • Initial release.


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Support » Plugin: Fancier Author Box by ThematoSoup » Use with WP User Frontend

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    Hi… Thanks for your plug-in! My site is still “under construction”. I just added WP User Frontend. Your “fill in the blanks” for social sites doesn’t show up for users frontend now. Just the bio box shows. (Not the fault of your plug-in, I’m sure. “Just one of those things”.) Do you have a shortcode for me, and I will try to manually “force it” to show up front end on the registration page using WP User Frontend.

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“The World Baseball Academy is invaluable to the Fort Wayne community. The kids may enter the dugout as kids, but they leave as leaders.

“People in Fort Wayne should rally around the campaign to raise money for the WBA because the WBA is a separator, a difference maker for the young people of Fort Wayne.”

Eric Wedge,

MLB Manager, Seattle Mariners

International Baseball Mission Trips

Why Do We Go?

An International Mission Trip experience has the unique ability to accelerate the personal growth process of an individual (Adult or Youth) who participate.    Our World Baseball Academy vision is to develop leaders who positively impact our world.  That vision is often fulfilled in two distinct ways when we host an international mission trip experience.  The individuals who participate grow personally through the shared experience process while positively impacting others whom they are serving.
More info on "why" click here.

Who Can Go?

World Baseball Academy welcomes a variety of individuals to join us on an international trip.   Our main requirement is that the participants who choose to join us will go with a servant's heart to make a difference in the life of those less fortunate while being open to having their lives changed in the process.

  • Individuals:
    • Adults  &  Young Adults (College & High School Students)
    • Youth (Elementary & Middle Schools accompanied by a Parent/Guardian)
  • Groups:
    • Families
    • Baseball Team
    • Youth Group / Small Group

How Much Does It Cost?

The trip costs can varying depending on the coutry we are serving within as well as the number of days of the trip.  The average costs are:

  • European Trip:                          $1,500 - $2,000 per person
  • Latin American / Caribbean:   $1,000 - $1,500 per person
  • Africa / Asia:                              $1,700 - $2,500 per person

World Baseball Academy budget for these trips are a break-even budget.  This means that our organization does not profit from the trip, however, requires each individual to cover their personal cost of the trip for food/housing/transportation and programming supplies.

What Do We Do?

We serve.   A typical international mission trip consists of a life-time of memories and experiences packed into a busy one-week schedule.  The individual participants will bond as a team as they participate in hosting baseball camps/clinics for under-served children, leading children's activities, work projects, morning quiet/devotions time, and impactful evening debrief sessions.  Most trips will also include a local excursion to help the team celebrate a hard but very rewarding week of work.

Do I Have To Be A Baseball Expert?

Not at all.  The areas of the world that we serve are often places that the children are lacking resources and simple words of encouragement.  Our goal is to use the game of baseball as a relationship building experience that changes the lives of those who join us while serving those less fortunate than ourselves.

There is always a role for everyone on these trips regardless of their baseball knowledge or experience.

I'm Interested.  Now What Do I Do?

We would encourage you to reach out and share with us your interest of possibly joining an upcoming international mission trip.  It can change your life!   Feel free to email Caleb Kimmel @ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to learn more about the next steps of getting involved.


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John Pilger on the Threat of World War Three

Video – Going Underground – RT

“Under Obama Nuclear war head production is greater than under any post cold war president.”

Multi-award winning author and filmmaker John Pilger gives his take on the threat of World War Three as Britain’s defence secretary Michael Fallon jets off to Singapore for the Asian Security Conference where the keynote address will be given by U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter.

Posted June 07, 2016

Published on Jun 4, 2016

Afshin Rattansi goes underground on the outcome of whoever wins the White House in November. Multi-award winning author and filmmaker John Pilger gives his take on the threat of World War Three as Britain’s defence secretary Michael Fallon jets off to Singapore for the Asian Security Conference where the keynote address will be given by U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter.

Published on Mar 30, 2016

Renowned Australian journalist and film-maker John Pilger is shooting his new film in the Pacific and Asia. He describes a ‘wall of propaganda’ and asks: does Australia care?

Filmed by Cathy Vogan at Sydney University on Tuesday March 22, 2016. Co-hosted by Sydney University Resistance Club, the Centre of Peace And Conflict Studies and Green Left Weekly.

John Pilger: ‘Real possibility of nuclear war’ – Ukraine crisis could start World War 3

Published on Dec 20, 2014

Watch the full episode here:

John Pilger, film-maker and award winning journalist, talks to Going Underground host Afshin Rattansi about the headline events of the year, from CIA torture to the Ukraine crisis. He says the whole tenure of the BBC coverage of the Torture report was ‘does torture work?’ Modern British history is full of torture, and the British were ‘masters’ at it.

When the OSS become the CIA, it split into 2 sections – one an intelligence gathering section, the other a covert operations arm for the presidency, the central part of which was torture.

He warns that the culture of apologising for the state, to minimise its responsibility, has ‘burrowed’ into the minds of correspondents, citing the defence correspondent on Newsnight failing to mention the role of Britain when appraising why the Middle East was a mess.

He also says that parliamentary inquiries like the Nolan inquiry and the Chilcot inquiry are stopped before they can get anywhere, describing it as a ‘series of whitewashes.’

He talks of a ‘consensus’ to cover up, citing the arms to Iraq inquiry, where the only person that the judge commended was a Foreign Office official who described the Foreign Office as a ‘culture of lying.’

He says that the number of high-ups in the British establishment who committed serious offences ‘numbered in the dozens,’ and the only difference between the US and UK in torture is ‘in terms of scale.’

The real issue in democracies is ‘dissent being constrained’ physically on the streets. He believes it is ‘dangerous’ to protest in the way people did in 2003, whether you are an establishment figure, a journalist, or just a man on the street.

He says the Sydney siege, whilst horrific, still has to be deconstructed to find what’s missing from it. He points out that the Australian PM declared it a ‘terrorist act’ within minutes of it starting, when it turned out to be a lone wolf, and asks why someone with his history was on the loose. He argues that looking at the list of demands, they were all negotiable, and asks why force was used, and says ‘it seems very likely that the people in there were killed by the police and not by the terrorist.’

With Russia, he says he has never known the truth ‘so inverted’ over any one issue. He believes we are in the midst of a cold war more dangerous than the one he grew up with, comparing the raw propaganda of the prior to what we’re seeing now, with a ‘real possibility’ of a nuclear war. He compares it to Iraq, because both involved ‘fiction,’ the idea that Russia is attacking the West. He says oil prices were driven down by agreement between the US and Saudis, to wreck the Russian economy. He says it was NATO and the US that took over Ukraine, to the point that Joe Biden’s son is on the board of Ukraine’s biggest private gas provider. At a meeting in Yalta in September 2013, the ‘takeover of Ukraine was planned’ by prominent politicians and multinationals. There was a ‘coup stage-managed by the Obama administration,’ and blame shifted to Russia, who acted purely defensively. He says there is a ‘real prospect of war’ with a nuclear power and strong conventional military, and Putin has now started ‘talking red lines’ himself. He describes ‘extraordinary propaganda’ promoting tension and demonising Russia, which ‘may end up being self-fulfilling.’
John is crowdfunding his new documentary, ‘The Coming War between America and China’, about the perceived threat to the US from China.

You can find out more and contribute at

MUST-SEE interview with John Pilger: USA, UK and France gave birth to ISIS monster

Published on Nov 25, 2015

Afshin Rattansi goes underground with John Pilger. Award winning journalist and author, John Pilger talks to us about how Washington, London and Paris gave birth to ISIS-Daesh.
Source RT shows

John Pilger – The War On Terror – Truth & Lies

Published on Feb 28, 2015

John Pilger dissects the truth and lies behind the ‘War on Terror’, investigating the discrepancies between American and British justification for ‘war’ and the facts on the ground in Afghanistan and Washington DC.

War correspondent John Pilger, London, about Ukraine

Published on Jun 14, 2014

On big politics, Western media spews propaganda – war correspondent John Pilger, London.
Ukraine: War warning.
nuclear strategic bombers arriving in UK.
No sense for Europe to follow the U.S. wild west policy
Confused U.S. policy

John Pilger – The Truth Game

Published on Dec 26, 2013

The worldwide propaganda surrounding the nuclear arms race is scrutinized.

John Pilger – Obama & Empire

Published on Dec 5, 2013

John Pilger speaks at Socialism in San Francisco

War by other means – IMF _ World Bank are weapons of war , by John Pilger_031

Published on Mar 16, 2013

Full credit to John Pilger

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How to care for your aging pet (Part 2)

We can all agree that we want our pets to continue to live longer. Our aging pet care series blog is designed to inform the reader on tips to maintain the quality of life of our pets as they grow older.

We last discussed certain indicators of our pets’ quality of life that we can pay attention to at home on a daily basis. Today, I will go over 4 recommended steps to better monitor our pets as they age.

 What is the cutoff for when my pet becomes geriatric?

This is not always an easy question to answer. In general, toy breed dogs live longer than giant breeds. An expected life span for ‘Ginger’, the Toy Poodle is 12-15 years, whereas ‘Moe’ the Great Dane is expected to only live for 8-10 years. Furthermore, ‘Fluffy’ the feline can easily live to 20 years old!! However, most veterinarians agree that at 8 years of age and older, your pet is considered “senior” or geriatric simply because we start to see an increased incidence of age related disorders at this age.

So, what do I do if I begin to notice changes in my pet’s lifestyle and habits?

The answer to these questions is not always so simple. However, one the most influential factors in being able to successfully manage chronic, degenerative conditions that occur in aging pets is early detection of the disease. The most effective way is by increasing our level of monitoring as our pets age.

The following are suggestions on how we can gain a more comprehensive understanding of the health status of our pet as they age in order to keep them healthy as long as possible:

  •  Decreased dependency on vaccinations: Because most of our pets’ vaccines have been repeatedly boosted throughout their lives, we can sometimes decrease the amount of vaccines that we give as they age. For certain vaccinations, like the Distemper/Parvovirus vaccines, we can do an immunological test, called a titer, to assess whether or not we need to boost this vaccine. However, for the rabies vaccine, it is required by law to keep your pet up to date.
  • Bi-Annual Veterinary Exams: For a senior pet it is ideal to have regular physical exams more than just once a year. A complete physical exam is often the most useful tool that a veterinarian has. During this exam, the patient is examined from head-to-toe, including a thorough exam of the ears, eyes, nose, throat, heart, lungs, all abdominal organs, musculoskeletal system, and neurologic system.
  • Senior Wellness Diagnostic Testing: This often includes complete, broad-spectrum blood work and urine testing. These tests allow for a better understanding of the underlying function of all organ systems including the liver, kidneys, total blood cell counts, reproductive/endocrine systems, electrolytes, and proteins. We recommend to this panel at least once a year.
  • Xrays/Abdominal Ultrasounds: These are imaging tools that allow your veterinarian to combine a picture with the test results that they collect from the senior wellness testing, helping to create a complete understanding of your pet’s health on a microscopic and macroscopic level.

At The Worth Street Veterinary Center, we are committed to creating a smooth transition into senior pet care. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a senior wellness exam, please feel free to email or call our office. Let’s grow old together!

Dr. Jonathan Block

How to care for your aging pet (Part I)

People and their pets are living longer and, as veterinarians, we are often challenged to find ways to maintain the health and improve the quality of life of our aging patients. It’s a well known fact that aging is not a disease but a natural component of the life cycle. However, it is also true that a senior pet is more likely to be affected by chronic debilitating diseases than the younger crowd.

 At the Worth Street Veterinary Center we strive to communicate to pet owners the importance of noticing changes in their pet’s behavior. We encourage every owner to start addressing these changes early in the aging process of their animal companion.

 Pets instinctively are very good at hiding some of the typical signs of aging and have a tendency to cope with pain and discomfort without necessarily exhibiting clear signs of it.

 Here are four basic areas that we think are important indicators of your pets quality of life:

  •  Appetite/Thirst: Changes in these can be a sign of certain underlying systemic disorders that occur commonly as our pets age.
  • Elimination Habits: Changes in the frequency or volume/consistency of urination and defecation can be one of the most reliable ways to monitor your pet’s health.

  • Ability to move around: Arthritis is quite common among older pets. However, rarely do they show us when they are in pain. Subtle signs (slow getting up or decreased desire to run) can be signs of arthritis or orthopedic disease. Early detection helps slow down the progression of disease.

  • Sleep Habits: It is normal for pets to sleep more as they get older. Therefore, difficulty sleeping or excessive panting while trying to rest can be associated with discomfort.

Pay attention to these simple functions and if you notice any changes, consult with your veterinarian.

These physical ailments interconnect with the emotional and environmental well being of our pets. Striking the right balance among these issues is the key to maintaining and improving quality of life. We strongly believe that the best way to find balance is by integrating multiple medical modalities and holistic concepts. Stay tuned for our next blog entry where we’ll elaborate on this topic. We hope that we can all learn together and empower you to help your pet through the late stages of life!

Dr. DiPolo and Dr. Block

Spring is Here! What can I do to keep my pet safe?

As the weather warms up, we love spending more time outdoors with our pets. But when the temperature remains above freezing, insects like fleas, ticks and mosquitos start to circulate in higher numbers. Warmer weather is also a more hospitable environment for infectious viruses (like distemper and parvovirus), gastrointestinal worms (like hookworms and roundworms) and single celled parasites (like giardia and coccidia.)

So what can you do?

Here are some tips to help you keep your pet safe this season:

-Don’t forget your flea and tick prevention! Fleas and ticks can transmit diseases and can cause your pet to be very uncomfortable. They are typically easily prevented with a once a month product, like Vectra.

-Let’s stay heartworm free! Heartworms are a potentially fatal blood parasite that are transmitted by mosquitoes. They are easily prevented by a once a month tablet. These preventatives offer cross protection for most intestinal worms as well. Examples of commonly used products include Heartguard, Interceptor, or Trifexis.

-Say yes to vaccines! Now that you and your pet are spending more time outdoors, up-to-date vaccinations are a must! Warmer weather allows for infectious viruses to live longer in the environment and more time outdoors means more risk of exposure to these nasty viruses.

Rinse off or wipe down. After coming inside from a long play session, consider rinsing off or wiping down to reduce the accumulation of dirt and allergens on your pet’s skin and coat. These can contribute to itchy skin conditions that are uncomfortable for us and for them. (Seasonal allergies blog, coming soon).

It’s very exciting to get outdoors during spring and summer. We want everyone to stay healthy and have lots of fun. If you have any questions about outdoor safety, parasite prevention or anything at all, please feel free to contact The Worth Street Veterinary Center at (212)257-6900.

Stay Safe and Have Fun!!

Jonathan S. Block, DVM, CVA

Does My Pet Need Vitamins?

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It’s an unfortunate reality that most people in the U.S. live with some kind of vitamin deficiency despite efforts to educate the population on how to eat better. Specifically, there has been the relatively recent movement toward looking for organic foods and foods with a supposed increased nutrient level. Whether or not you subscribe to the organic-only ideology or buying fortified foods, there are valid points to be made on either side of the argument.

For myself and many others, it makes sense to believe that food items in their most natural state contain most of the enzymes, vitamins and other micro-nutrients that we hope and expect to receive. However, there are some exceptions where heating certain foods may improve their digestibility and absorption.

Just as is the case with people, I strongly believe that our pet population suffers from vitamin and other imbalances. While we can measure deficiencies of major nutrients such as proteins, fatty acids and carbohydrates in pets, it is nearly impossible to measure a micro-nutrient deficiency with our standard level of medical care.

For this reason, I strongly believe in adding a well-balanced multivitamin to a pet’s diet protocol. Since there is no clear oversight on how these vitamins are produced, finding a good and reliable company is essential toward assuring that a product’s quality is as advertised. Some of the brands that we like at Worth Street Veterinary Center include Rx Vitamins, NuVet and Vetri-Science. I am sure there are other good products on the market, so please do your research before getting any supplements for your pet. Always try to feed your animal food that is natural and is processed as little as possible.

If you need any nutritional guidance for your pet, please give us a call at 212-257-6900.

Francisco DiPolo, DVM, CVA

Dogs and Laser Beams: Healing Pets With Low-Level Laser Therapy

Photo: Los Angeles Times

Photo: Los Angeles Times

The idea of sharks with laser beams on their heads in Austin Powers was admittedly a little ridiculous. But dogs and lasers might not be as farfetched as you might think. Well, sort of. Laser therapy is becoming increasingly popular as a means of healing pets.

Extensive research has shown that, at the cellular level, photochemical reactions stimulated by low-level laser therapy have reparative effects on damaged cells. Low-level lasers have primarily been shown to reenergize (repolarize) injured and malfunctioning cellular membranes, and increase cellular energy output. Both of these effects lead to faster healing times for damaged tissues and have proven to be therapeutic for a variety of conditions.

Low-level laser therapy is an effective treatment for the following conditions:

  • Skin/Wound healing and burns
  • Bone healing
  • Pain (Muscular and Skeletal)
  • Arthritis
  • Tendonitis
  • Neurologic diseases
  • Hair loss
  • Cancer

The most remarkable property of low-level laser therapy is that it is a safe, non-invasive effective complement to conventional medicine/surgery that can help your pet feel better faster!

If you think your pet can benefit from low-level laser therapy, or if you would just like to learn more, please feel free to call Worth Street Veterinary Center at (212) 257-6900 or visit We are always excited to hear from you.

Jonathan Block, DVM, CVA

Does My Dog Need Physical Therapy?

Dogs and people often suffer from the same medical conditions. When it comes to diseases of the muscles, bones, joints and nerves, dogs, like people, respond remarkably well to physical therapy and rehabilitation programs that are developed to meet their individual needs. Common conditions that that benefit from physical therapy alone or in combination with other surgical and/or medical intervention include:

-Orthopedic Conditions:

  • Soft Tissue Injuries (Sprains, Strains, Tendonitis)
  • Hip/Elbow dysplasia
  • Osteoarthritis/Degenerative joint disease
  • Osteochritis Dessicans
  • Patella luxation
  • Post-Operative conditions (Fracture repairs, Triple Pelvic Ostectomy, Femoral Head Osteotomy, Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture Repair, Total Hip Replacement)

-Neurological Conditions:

  • Intervertebral Disc Disease
  • Degenerative Myelopathy
  • Fibrocartilagenous Emboli
  • Wobbler’s Syndrome

-Weight Management
-Senior Care

If your dog has suffered from one of these conditions, is recovering from orthopedic surgery, or would benefit from swimming for fun and exercise, please feel free to contact The Worth Street Veterinary Center at 212-257-6900 to learn more about the benefits of physical therapy and rehabilitation.

Jonathan Block, DVM CVA

How Veterinary Acupuncture Can Help Your Pet

veterinary acupuncture

Here at Worth Street Veterinary Center, we find acupuncture to be particularly beneficial for animals suffering from musculoskeletal disorders, neurologic disorders and for patients who are rehabilitating from injuries or surgeries. It’s also very effective in promoting and maintaining a good quality of life in geriatric patients and those who may be suffering from cancer or other chronic, degenerative diseases.

What is acupuncture?

Acupuncture is the stimulation of a specific point on the body, usually through inserting very thin, painless needles (usually about the thickness of a strand of hair), resulting in a therapeutic response. Scientific research has validated that most acupuncture points correlate with areas of high-density nerve fibers, arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels. When these points are stimulated, physiologic reactions result, which affect a patient both at the local point of stimulation and throughout the body.

How does acupuncture work, and what are the effects?

Local effects of acupuncture include inflammation reduction and pain relief through the release of anti-inflammatory chemicals such as histamine. For example, while it may sound counterintuitive, if your pet is having knee pain from a ligament injury, acupuncture can provide pain relief by inserting needles in specific, local points around the knee.

Systemic benefits (those that occur throughout the body) result from the release of hormones and neurotransmitters in the brain, such as beta-endorphins and serotonin. This can benefit a variety of ailments and help to promote health and well-being in the following ways:

  • Pain relief
  • Anti-inflammatory effects
  • Immune regulation
  • Gastrointestinal regulation
  • Hormone and reproductive regulation

So, say your pet is having chronic diarrhea that has stopped responding to conventional treatments. We may opt to treat your pet with acupuncture as well as dietary management instead of the typical antibiotics and anti-diarrheals.

The effects of acupuncture can be immediate, or they can be realized over several days and/or treatments, depending on the underlying condition. Overall, we know that acupuncture broadens our ability to treat certain ailments in your pet. It takes the burden off of relying on medications (eg, anti-inflammatories) that have potentially harmful effects over time.

How do I know if acupuncture can help my pet?

In general, acupuncture can be used both as a treatment for an illness or injury and as a way to maintain a normal, healthy patient. It can act as an exclusive form of therapy or in conjunction with conventional medicine or surgery. We may recommend acupuncture if your pet is suffering from any of the following conditions:

  • Musculoskeletal problems — arthritis, back pain/disc disease
  • Neurologic disorders — such as seizures, paralysis, cognitive disorders
  • Gastrointestinal disorders — vomiting, diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease
  • Chronic systemic diseases — heart disease, chronic kidney disease, respiratory ailments, and cancer
  • Performance enhancement and sports medicine
  • Behavioral disorders — anxiety, phobias

*For information on ongoing research and clinical studies involving acupuncture, you can visit the website of the National Institute of Health Complimentary and Alternative Medicine at

If you would like to learn more about veterinary acupuncture or how your dog or cat may benefit from it, please feel free to call us at Worth Street Veterinary Center at (212) 257-6900.

Jonathan S. Block, DVM

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Most photographers and commentators of photography discuss endlessly the biggest and the ‘best’ photo competitions around the country. It would appear that competitions are considered a most important aspect of the genre. But photo competitions come in many forms, some of which come in under the radar. Recently I judged the Allora Show Society’s Section “P” Photography, and the experience connected me with the grass roots of the world of photo competitions.

At the Allora Show photography stands alongside a diverse collection of arts, crafts and skills from needlework, baking, woodworking and scrapbooking, to painting, big pumpkin growing and cut flowers. My task was to work through the submitted entries in the 27 categories and select the winners. But first, on Vicky’s and my arrival we took a moment to take tea with the stewards, Kate Gordon, Judy Acason and Margaret Phelan. The tea was made from hot water brought in a thermos by Judy and was accompanied by home-baked fruit slice and butter and mini-lamingtons. Conversations over tea discussed the pros and cons of organising and presenting photographic competitions. Whether we were talking about the event we were about to participate in, or the big capital city extravaganzas of the AIPP Professional Photography Awards, the concerns and issues are the same.

We began the judging of class 1 – First and Second prizes were awarded as well as appropriate Highly Commendeds. Then the next, and the next category – working our way through the adult sections to the Junior sections. I was taken by the nature of the community document that the photographs represented. The ‘quality’, if you can call it that, was uneven at times, but the purpose and the honesty of each image as an authentic representation of an experience encountered and recorded is no different to those of the major national competitions.

Allora Show Photography judging - Landscape Section

Subject matter included; flowers, pets, family portraits, bugs, birds, frogs, lots of sunsets, people doing stuff, pictorial landscapes, sporting moments and vignettes of rural life. And the number of categories enabled specialist areas a chance to have comparisons between similar works. An interesting category was one in which a set of images were required to tell a story.

In the end a Champion Photograph of the show was chosen and for me the task was at an end. Vicky and I wandered off to view equestrian events, other displays of competitive work and lunch. When we returned the volunteer steward team was hard at it hand annotating the 80 or so award cards that had been made. I felt that maybe I should have held back on some of the Highly Commendeds. Participating in this event was just as important to me as any other I have had the honour to judge.

Stewards; Judy, Margaret, Kate and judge Doug

Words: Doug      Photos: Vicky + Doug

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Hey friends! So … I’m sick. Yay. But I thought that I’d give you the next piece of Broken Reflections, ‘specially since I missed Friday’s. (I’ll also miss this Friday … so I may try a different day. We’ll see.) Please enjoy!

(Previous parts: HERE.)

We went outside, and I felt exposed in the gown. Luckily, the car that Eugene led me to wasn’t to far. It was a red Ford truck, a tarp covering the bed. He climbed in and told me to get into the passenger seat.

What about clothes?”

He reached behind his seat, and I flinched. But he handed me a wad of clothes.

Where do I change?”

He gestured to the back seats.

If you want to put them on, hurry. If not, sit down and put your seat belt on.” Eugene put the key in, and started the car, as if to make his point.

I made a quick decision, and climbed into the back seat, though still self-conscious.

I took off the gown and put on the jeans, a long sleeved black t-shirt, and socks. Which were all exactly my size. Yeah.

I then climbed into the front seat and buckled my seat belt. Eugene pulled the car out of the parking lot, and we were off.

You might want to get some sleep,” Eugene said, and I could detect some kindness in his voice.

I just slept plenty,” I replied, wide awake.

Well, as I said, it’s a long trip and I thought you might want to avoid more awkward silence,” Eugene said, keeping his eyes trained on the highway.

I nodded. I turned to my side and stared out the window. And to my surprise, I drifted off to sleep.

Sawyer,” Eugene’s voice called, and I felt a hand shaking my shoulder.

Yeah?” I opened my eyes hesitantly, unsure of what I’d see.

We’re here.”

Eugene nodded as he climbed out of the truck.

I looked out the windshield. We were in the woods, one that was filled with pine trees. The smell of it reached my nose, and I let a smile cross my face.

Are you coming or not?” Eugene asked. He had a backpack slung over his shoulder, waiting by a short pine tree.

Uh, yeah.” I clamored out of the truck, slammed the door, and walked the short distance to Eugene.

I know. Walk into the woods with a strange man, but that thing was happening again. No matter what I wanted to do, I’d just agree with Eugene and do whatever he wanted to do.

We walked over a carpet of pine needles for a few yards until we came to a clearing. In the center of the clearing was a normal white house, a little out of place in the wood. Scattered around the clearing were small guesthouses, all painted a pale blue.

What is this place?” I asked, partially in awe of the tranquil scene, and partially in fear that I was in the woods with a complete stranger.

This,” Eugene said, gesturing at the clearing, “this is your new home.”

With that, he walked to the farmhouse, leaving me no choice but to follow.

We stepped inside the house and I looked around. The walls were all painted with a warm brown, and there was simple furniture set about the room: two wooden rocking chairs set up around a brick fire place; a couch along the wall; and a writing desk with an uncomfortable looking wooden chair.

Eugene pulled out a cellphone and pushed a few button before putting his phone away.

Who were you texting?” I asked.

You’ll see,” Eugene responded mysteriously. Then he gestured at the rocking chairs. “Take a seat.”

Hey guys! So, yeah. Whaddya think so far??? Please comment below. Now, I’m going to bed.


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Online vs PrintIn today`s business world, the name of the game is staying relevant. This may not be easy given the ever-changing nature of a market that is more and more competitive every day.

Thankfully, you just need to choose the right tools to make your brand shine.

Today we are talking online vs print, why digital is the way to go when it comes to staying relevant and ahead of your competition.

1.Reach a wider target audience
Although for many years print media in the form of newspapers, magazines, brochures etc., has been an effective marketing platform, nothing can be compared to the possibilities a digital publication offers in terms of reach.

Imagine for a moment that you create a hub that contains all your blog posts, tweets, videos, facebook posts, Instagram photos and more in just one place. Imagine now that you decide to share the link to your hub through an email or on the social networks. Can you see the potential of it? Not only would your audience have access to all your information, news and content as soon as it’s published, but it would also be really easy for them to share it with their friends and family.

Digital magazines, e-books, catalogs and brochures are only a few examples of other types of digital content that you can use for your business.

Let’s not forget either, that all these digital publications are responsive and can be viewed on any device be it tablet, smartphone or desktop. That way your target audience will be able to read them when and wherever they want.

Digital publications allow you to include video, audio, images and animations. By doing so, you can success in creating and strengthening the emotional attachment between the customers and the brand. We all know how compelling and easy to remember a video or a song can be.

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As opposed to print media, digital marketing content lives indefinitely, communicating the brand abilities to the customers for weeks, months or even years. Both potential and existing customers will be able to read it over and over again!

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With all that in mind, if you are looking to reach a broad audience everywhere, engage your customers and reinvent your marketing, it’s time for you to go digital.

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Billy Ray Cyrus, who said appearing on “Dancing With the Stars” was “the scariest thing I could
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The 45-year-old singer and actor was eliminated from the ABC dance-off Tuesday. He seemed to know his time was up before the results were announced.

“This is a celebration tonight,” he said early in the show. “I got to meet my hero, Muhammad Ali, last night. I conquered my fear. I’m happy to be here and I’m ready to go on Jimmy Kimmel.”

Each week, Kimmel interviews the eliminated celebrity dancer on his late-night show.

Ali made a rare public appearance Monday, coming to “Dancing With the Stars” to watch his daughter, Laila Ali, perform the waltz and the jive.

Cyrus danced the mambo and the foxtrot, which judge Bruno Tonioli called “crap.”

“You are always deliciously awful,” he told Cyrus, who also placed in the bottom two last week. He and his professional partner, Karina Smirnoff, earned this week’s lowest score.

“If by any miracle you remain in this competition,” Tonioli continued, “she’s going to end up in Betty Ford.”

Judges’ scores are combined with viewer votes to determine which couple is eliminated each week.

Tuesday’s results show also featured a performance by Grammy winner Nelly Furtado, who sang her breakthrough 2000 hit, “I’m Like a Bird” and her new single, “All Good Things.”

Paulina Porizkova, Shandi Finnessey, Leeza Gibbons, Clyde Drexler, Heather Mills and John Ratzenberger have already been eliminated. The remaining celebrity dancers — Ian Ziering, Joey Fatone, Laila Ali and Apolo Anton Ohno — begin the competition’s semifinal round on Monday.

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The future Metta World Peace, currently known as NBA star Ron Artest, is gearing up to don spandex and mambo arms when the Lakers forward competes on “Dancing with the Stars,” but he isn’t sure that’s going to help him survive on the show.

“I think Hope’s got it,” he told Access Hollywood Live’s Kit Hoover on Monday night, following the cast announcement, referring to U.S.A. soccer star Hope Solo. “She’s gonna win. I don’t have a chance.”

Ron suggested Hope’s fast footwork on the pitch will translate to fancy toe tapping in the ballroom and lead her to victory.

As for the guy he’s worried about seeing sprint to the finish, Ron is putting his weight behind a Kardashian.

“Probably Rob, because he’s Kim’s brother… He’s gonna get a million followers and Kim’s gonna tell him to win,” Ron said.

While Ron already isn’t expecting to add a mirrorball to his trophy case, he revealed there’s one great reason to be in the “Dancing” game – his not-so-secret-anymore celebrity crush – Ricki Lake.

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The Abu Dhabi Education Council believes that all children can learn and that the responsibility for educating all students to their fullest potential rests with school staff working within a supportive educational environment.

Students identified as having special education needs shall: participate as appropriate in available educational opportunities; progress and achieve an age-appropriate accredited education; be prepared to make positive contributions to the local and wider community; develop and maintain physical, mental and emotional health and achieve economic well-being through access and participation in educational and vocational opportunities beyond formal schooling.

 Special Education Categories and Definitions

The term Special Education describes the programs and services designed and provided to meet special educational needs in order to ensure that all students can reach their full potential.

The term Special Educational Needs is used to describe any disability, disorder, difficulty, impairment, exceptionality or any other factor that may affect a student’s access to learning and educational performance.

“Difficulties “or “learning difficulties” refer to individual educational differences that can be addressed through effective classroom practice.

These differences may be behavioral, emotional or related to specific aspects of learning.

The following list describes the categories of disability recognized as requiring additional or different approaches within schools operated by the Abu Dhabi Education Council.

These categories are recognized, defined and included in a Ministry of Education document entitled “The Ministry of Education’s Guide: General Rules for the Provision of Special Education Programs and Services (2010).”

  • Intellectual Disability
  • Specific Learning Disability
  • Emotional and Behavioral Disorder
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Speech and Language Disorder
  • Physical and Health related Disabilities
  • Visually Impairment
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Multiple Disabilities
  • Gifted and Talented Students

 Key Stakeholders

The purpose of the ADEC Special Education Services is to provide students with special and/or additional learning needs with access to an appropriate educational program and/or services in the schools of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Intensive collaboration among key stakeholders, including parents, is required to make this possible.

1. Abu Dhabi Education Council

The Abu Dhabi Education Council provides leadership and strategic direction in the development and delivery of appropriate educational and support programs and services that meet the needs of identified SEN students.

2. The Education Region

The Education Regions (Abu Dhabi, al Ain and Al Gharbyia) are responsible for ensuring that special education services and programs are delivered to appropriately identified students who require and can benefit from such support.

3. The School

All schools through the school principal in partnership with teachers, parents, school social worker and psychologist staff and Education Region staff are responsible for the identification and provision of educationally appropriate programs and services to students with special needs.

4. Students

All students have the opportunity to receive an appropriate education within a safe and friendly school environment. Students also have a responsibility to follow the school rules and policies, and to attend the Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings and Annual Review meetings at which time appropriate educational plans are set for them.

5. Parents and Guardians

Parents and Guardians of students with special needs are necessary and important members of the teams of professionals who meet to plan, implement and monitor student’s Individualized Education Programs.

 School Procedures

It is expected that the educational program that can best meet the special needs of most students with special educational can be provided in government schools which the student would normally attend.

However, in certain circumstances a more appropriate educational may need to be provided to a student in a location or setting other than the school that the student would normally attend. Such a decision would involve careful planning and involvement of parents, students and appropriate school staff.

The model of meeting the special education needs of students in schools follows a “staged” approach that responds to the specific requirements of individual students. The sequence of this approach includes:

Stage 1:

All schools are required to provide appropriate educational support to students in the general education classroom, which includes matching the curriculum to meet the different learning needs of each student. Learning Support Teams (defined as the team of professionals in each school including the principal, social worker, classroom teacher, special education teacher (where allocated) , school psychologist and other members when appropriate) may recommend different, specialized plans for some students.

Stage 2:

The school refers a student to the Learning Support Team for a special educational needs assessment and additional support whilst the student remains in the general education classroom. The student may access Resource Room services, where individual or small group support is provided for part of the day. All students will have Individual Education Plans (IEP’s) or Advanced Learning Plans (ALP’s).

Stage 3:

placement in a special class a small group of students with similar special educational needs. At this stage, all students have an (Individual Education Plan) IEP.

Stage 4:

Students with severe or complex special educational needs that cannot be met in government schools require placement in a special setting. At this stage, all students have an IEP.

These stages of of special education are based on the individual needs of the student and may change after careful planning.

The New School Model provides more detailed information about the procedures for the Learning Support Teams’ operational framework.

 Involving Parents

Schools are expected to involve the parents of students who have special educational needs. Parents have the most reliable and knowledgeable experience regarding their own children, and the information and perspective that they provide is essential in the educational planning process.

Efforts to ensure regular parental input in the IEP development process and in all subsequent meetings is expected form all schools. Schools are to provide the parents of students with special educational needs with regular reports (at least each semester), noting successful achievement of objectives as well as highlighting any educational concerns.

 Accommodations and Modifications

Students with special educational needs require easy access to the curriculum and to the school learning environment.

Students with special educational needs require easy access to the curriculum and to the school learning environment. To achieve this, some students need special accommodations or curriculum modification. These accommodations or changes will enable more students with special needs to meaningfully participate with their peers who do not have special needs.

Learning Support Teams carefully review individual student needs before determining the necessary accommodations or modifications which are then included in the IEP.

Accommodations may include changes such as in instructional strategies; a modified time and schedule for the student; alterations to the learning environment including the facility; different assessment processes or techniques.

Modifications are changes in what a student is expected to learn and how the student is taught. These changes are made to provide a student with the opportunity to participate meaningfully and productively along with other students in classroom and school learning experiences.

 Developing an Individual Education Plan (IEP)

The IEP must be based on the student’s strengths.

The goal of an Individual Education Plan (IEP) is to develop a plan for educating the student that will result in the inclusion of the student in all school activities, as appropriate.

The IEP is individualized in terms of the student’s needs (both short – term and long – term) and his/her current achievements and future aspirations. The IEP must be based on the student’s strengths.
In developing an IEP to support a student, the school’s Learning Support Team, working with Regional Special Education staff, usually follow the following sequence:

  • Develop and describe a clear understanding of the student and the student’s strengths and weaknesses
  • Set instructional goals
  • Develop an educational plan
  • Implement the plan
  • Monitor and evaluate the plan

 Mainstreaming for Students with Special Needs

Students with special needs are entitled to enroll in any school, without exception.

However, such students may need to be supported by additional procedures which result in the most appropriate placement All students with known special needs must be registered with the Regional Special Education Service.

When a student has significant special educational needs, the school will provide advice and assistance to ensure that the following process is followed to ensure proper assessment of the student’s needs, leading to the most suitable support.

When admission requests fall outside the following timelines, schools should seek advice from their Regional Special Education office.
  • Parent contacts the Regional Special Education office to request school placement no later than February 1st of the admission year.
  • Parent completes a referral interview with the Regional Special Education Supervisor.
  • The Special Education Supervisor arranges for a multidisciplinary evaluation of the student. The Special Education Supervisor locates all student records from prior schools or centers.
  • Student Evaluations occur between February 1st to March 10th for admissions in September.
  • The Special Education Supervisor convenes a meeting that includes parents no later than March 31st to decide on eligibility and placement; to write the IEP; and to identify the appropriate school(s) for placement.
  • The Learning Support Team assists the parent in completing the school registration process as required.
  • The student is admitted to the identified school in September of the new school year.

Before referral to the Regional Special Education Service for assessment, parents must give written consent for the evaluation. For more information, kindly refer to the appropriate Education Region.

 Gifted and Talented Students

Students who have been defined as being gifted and/or talented are students whose abilities and qualities result in their exceptional performance. The educational needs of such students require specific consideration within mainstream educational programs as their achievements or perceived potential often place them significantly ahead of the majority of their peers in one or more of the following areas:

  • Intellectual ability
  • Subject-specific aptitude (e.g in science or mathematics)
  • Social maturity and leadership
  • Mechanical/technical/technological ingenuity
  • Visual and performing arts (e.g. art, theatre, recitation)
  • Psychomotor ability (e.g. dance or sports)

Therefore, it is important that an Advanced Learning Plan (ALP) be developed for such students to meet individual learning needs. If a school-based instructional program is determined to be insufficient to meet the student’s needs, a referral will be made to the Regional Special Education team for further study and planning.

 Developing an Advanced Learning Plan (ALP)

An Advanced Learning Plan (ALP) will determine how the special needs of gifted and talented students, capable of high performance in one or more areas, will be met. The process for development of an ALP is as follows:

The stages of an Advanced Learning Plan:

  • An initial appraisal of the student’s learning and support requirements is made by school staff in collaboration with the Learning Support Team. Initial support programs are developed and provided to the classroom teacher(s) for implementation and trial for a period of no less than 3 months
  • If it is determined that the school-based intervention is found to be insufficient to meet the learning needs of the individual student, a referral is made to the Regional Special Needs Team
  • A member of the Special Needs Team conducts an assessment and, on that basis, either advises the school further as to how to provide a suitable curriculum for the student or, where necessary, initiates the establishment of an Advanced Learning Plan.
  • Should an ALP be appropriate, it is the school’s responsibility to set up a meeting which the parent, a Special Needs team member, a teacher and a Learning Support Team representative attend to determine what will be provided through the ALP
  • The ALP is monitored and reviewed at least annually (at the end of trimester 3 or at the beginning of trimester 1) to determine if the plan is meeting the learning needs of the student

 Registration and Admissions

Enrolment Conditions

The information that follows is general. It applies whatever level of education you are entering, from kindergarten to adult.

There are of course additional conditions, specific to each age group (Kindergarten, Cycle One, Cycle Two, Cycle Three, Adult Education and Special Education). For these, please see the relevant pages.

Registration Dates

As stated in the registration announcement.

Admission categories:

  • Emirati Students holding a family book.
  • Children of Emirati mothers who hold a family book.

Admission Age:

As per the student’s age at 1st October of the admission year:

Public Schools Admission Categories for Cycle One and Documents required for Enrolment

1. Documents required per student category:

Category Required Documents
Emirati nationals • Copy of the family book featuring student details.
Children of Emirati mothers • Copy of the Emirati mother’s family book.
Children of UAE passport holders • Copy of a valid UAE passport.
GCC Nationals • Copy of the student’s and parent’s valid passport.
Children of holders of decrees issued by the President or Vice President of UAE • A recent “To Whom It May Concern” certificate issued by the Department of Naturalization and Residency, certifying that the expatriate is included under the decree, and showing the decree number, date and the involved person’s serial number.
• A valid passport issued by the expatriate’s home country. Only children to decree holders are admitted, and this category does not extend to grandchildren or to children whose mother is the name on which the decree is issued.
Children of Diplomatic employees • Copy of the Diplomatic Card issued by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Orphan students sponsored by a UAE national (due to father’s death), provided that the sponsor is the breadwinner • Copy of a valid Residence Visa or Permit.
• Duly attested death certificate of the student’s father.
• Dependency certificate issued by state’s court.
• Copy of the Sponsor’s valid passport.
Children of expatriates working in the UAE as per the prescribed admission conditions • Student’s valid residence permit.
• Recent salary certificate issued by the parent’s employer.
• Rent contract endorsed by a UAE public authority.

2. Documents required for all student categories:

  • Copy of parent’s valid passport
  • Copy of student’s UAE ID
  • Copy of birth certificate. A birth estimation certificate issued by UAE accredited medical committees is also acceptable, provided the data it shows matches that in the family book or passport.
  • Student’s recent 4x6 photo.
  • Procedure for registration
  • Parent should bring originals of all requested registration documents in order to verify their authenticity.
  • Parent should fill the registration form accurately and carefully, then the school should verify the details, addresses and contact numbers.
  • Public Schools Admission Age for Cycle One (G1 to G5):
    • As per the student’s age at 1st October of the admission year:
Age (Calendar Year) Grade
To From
Years Months Years
10 6 5 G1 (for UAE nationals and those falling under the same category
8 6 5 G1 (for expats
9 6 6 G2
10 6 7 G3
12 6 8 G4
13 6 9 G5

Certificates Required for Entering students from G2 to G5:

Grade Required Certificate
G2 – G5 Passing Certificate with Transcript for last grade passed
  • All certificates must be attested by the respective competent authorities. For example Educational Offices, Adult Education or Private Division (with transcripts).
  • GCC nationals’ academic certificates issued in their respective countries must be attested by the Ministry of Education or educational zones in the issuing country.
  • Certificates issued outside the UAE will be attested by the Ministry of Education, then the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UAE Embassy in the issuing country.
  • Academic certificates issued by GCC embassies’ schools abroad will be attested by the respective GCC embassy and UAE embassy in the country where the certificate is issued.

Expat Students’ Public School Admission Conditions and Regulations:

Distinguished expat students can enroll at public schools for Cycle One on the following basis:

  • Terms and Regulations for admitting expat students inside the city of Abu Dhabi:
    1. The total number of enrolled students should not exceed 20% of the total number of students either in the school, or in any class, taking into account:
      • class capacity must not exceed the fixed class size
      • additional classes cannot be created to enable their admission (as this affects the school’s teacher and textbook requirements).
    2. G1 enrolling students are required to pass:
      • an interview conducted by the school’s competent Technical Committee
      • an admission test with a minimum score average of 90% in Arabic, English and Mathematics.
    3. G2-G5 enrolling students are required to:
      • pass the interview
      • have already passed the former grade with a minimum average of 85% in each of Arabic, English and Mathematics, and a minimum overall GPA of 90%.
    4. The tuition fees for expat students admitted in public schools is AED 6000 per school year (set by the applicable decrees and regulations).
  • Terms and Regulations for admitting expat students outside the city of Abu Dhabi, or who live 35km away from the nearest private school:
    1. The expat student ceiling of 20% can be waived, so long as:
      • the number of accepted students doesn’t exceed the class capacity.
      • additional classes are not created to enable their admission (as this affects the school’s teacher and textbook requirements).
    2. Exception to the distinguished students’ condition is given to children of expats working in governmental or private institutions, and whose residence and work location is more than 35km away from the nearest private school offering the appropriate level of education.
    3. Expat students whose parents are employed by governmental institutions in the city and who live in an area that is 35km or more away from the nearest private school can be accepted and admitted, as long as they have an academically excellent record.
    4. Schools should abstain from/consider not allowing the transfer of a student to another school in areas that are 35km or more away, unless the admission requirements and conditions are met (academic excellence and seat availability).
    5. In all cases, the tuition fees for expat students admitted in public schools is AED 6000 per school year (set by the applicable decrees and regulations).