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If you think few things productive can come from playing board games all day, then you haven’t heard of The Gauntlet.

For the past five years, this board game tournament, held annually at Mox Boarding House in Bellevue, has turned local gamers into DIY philanthropists, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for local charities that have included Treehouse, YouthCare, and Hopelink.

This year’s event was held on May 20, and it drew 80 participants from 20 local gaming companies — including Eastside-based Bungie, Lone Shark Games, Monolith Productions, Paizo, and Wizards of the Coast — who spent the six weeks leading up to the tournament raising money for Wellspring Family Services, the charitable organization selected this year by Mox Boarding House.

All those weeks of fundraising and a 10-hour day of marathon gaming netted just over $97,000 for the Seattle-based non-profit organization. This year’s winning team, Wizards of the Coast, became the Gauntlet’s first-ever two-time champion.

The Gauntlet has raised over $428,000 since its inaugural event.

“I’m just really excited to see how people have embraced this event,” said Lyla Ross, program manager for ENGAGE, Mox Boarding House’s charitable giving arm. “I hoped it would be a fun thing and that our friends would want to be a part of it. But it has really become a thing that people in our industry are interested in doing.”


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“The plane crashed 10 floors above us,” says Pole Leokadia Głogowska, who was an employee for one of the firms based on the 82nd floor of the North Tower.

“When we saw smoke in the stairwell I was scared I might die. Actually I was certain that this was the end,” she says.

“I began to pray. Not about life but about a peaceful death.

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“But it gave me strength. I ran. When I got to the 44th floor we felt another jolt. It turned out that it was the second plane hitting the South Tower.”

“We did not know what was going on,” Leokadia continues. “The whole world knew, but we didn’t.”

“We continued slowly. Eventually I managed to get outside at the front of the building. But I did not feel safe so I began running towards Brooklyn Bridge.”

“After ten years the memory is still fresh. I try to share those experiences. I lead tours around Ground Zero. It’s one of the most important experiences in my and my family’s life.

“My advice is to get through trauma with faith. When Osama bin Laden was killed, I prayed for him,” Leokadia says.

Apart from the 2,669 American deaths on 9/11, 372 foreign nationals (excluding the terrorists on board the planes) lost their lives in the attacks – 12 per cent of the total. Six of the foreign nationals were Poles.

‚Sharing the pain’

Events to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States have been held in several Polish cities.

In Warsaw, the US Ambassador Lee Feinstein, Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski met in the afternoon at the memorial to the victims of the 9/11 attacks in Skaryszewski Park.

The memorial monument was unveiled on the first anniversary of the attacks by the then President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and contains the names of the six Polish victims of 9/11.

Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has written on his ministry’s website that „the criminal attacks on the United States changed the history of that country and the whole world, as well as the lives of all people”.

„Today, we share the pain of the families of the victims and recall the other tragic terrorist attacks which took place after 9/11, in the island of Bali, London, Madrid, Moscow, Mumbay and Norway; attacks which show that terrorism is a problem of the whole international community’,” Sikorski wrote.

He assured that Poland, during its presidency in the European Union, will spare no effort to implement such EU regulations that would make the war on terrorism more effective. (pg/mk)

Leokadia Głogowska was talking to Marek Wałkuski.

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Taylor Swift Celebrates Joe Alwyn's 'The Favourite' Sweeping BAFTA Awards

There wasn't much love for Taylor Swift's reputation at the 2019 Grammys, considering the LP was only nominated in one category, so it didn't make much sense for the pop titan to trek to the Sunday night (February 10) ceremony. Instead, she decided to attend an after party for the 2019 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (the BAFTAs) to support her boyfriend Joe Alwyn.

While the Recording Academy was busy handing out honors, Swift took to Instagram to share a glamorous spot of her celebrating The Favourite (which features Alywyn) and it's 7x win at the ceremony. ""AHHHHH @thefavouritemovie just won 7 @bafta awards !!! Bout to go give some high fives - thanks @stellamccartney for this dressss," Swift captioned a sweet photo of her in a flowing dress on Instagram. The Favourite scooped up awards for Outstanding British Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress (Olivia Colman), Best Supporting Actress (Rachel Weisz), Best Production Design, Best Costume Design and Best Makeup and Hair.

Even though Swift didn't walk the red carpet, she was spotted with Alwyn at the Vogue x BAFTA after party, wearing the flowing McCartney gown. As much she's attempted (and succeeded) in keeping the romance on the DL, eagle-eyed spectators caught the duo dancing at the event with one another, while photographers spotted her leaving the event hand-in-hand with the actor.

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Silky Ray is Teaching the Blues

From The Marion Star on Sunday, February 25, 2018:

MARION –  Born from the tradition of African spirituals and influenced by American folk and country music, the power of the blues hit its peak during in the 1960s, as millions of Americans fought for equality.

For many involved with the Civil Rights movement, the blues told the story of life’s difficulties and it was a genre that was influential in spreading the movement throughout the country.

Famous blues tunes such as “We Shall Overcome” by Mahalia Jackson and “Selma March” by Grant Green soon became the unofficial anthems for the people involved in the movement.

It is a period that longtime musician and Marion resident Ray “Silky Ray” Macklin aims to capture in his hour long presentation “The Blues and American History” that will be held at The Ohio State University at Marion on Monday.

The presentation will take listeners on a journey through America’s long and complex history with the art form; starting with the inception of the blues as a way for slaves to pass on their stories and ending with its impact on modern culture.

“Just like the kids these days that are rapping in large numbers, music has always been used as tool to pass on one’s truth,” Macklin said. ” People often forget the power of music and I want to remind them of that.”

Macklin said the blues had a great impact on him as a young boy growing up on the East Coast while the Civil Rights Movement was gaining traction.

He said the records of Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King and Buddy Guy helped shape his lifelong passion for music and gave him a better understanding of what was going on in the country at the time.

“The Gospel and Blues were always the first line of protest,” Macklin said. “You would hear it in church and all of the clubs at that time. It was a way for people to communicate what was going on.”

Macklin said he wants to showcase how the blues was used by leaders throughout history to push social change especially during the the 1950’s and 60’s.

“Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most prominent figures of the Civil Rights movement, but he was often surrounded by many of the most prominent musicians of that time,” he said.

The idea for the presentation came about earlier this month after Macklin, who has a daily blues show on WDIF-FM, was asked if he wanted to share his knowledge with some local college students by Spencer Phelps, the station’s manager.

Phelps said the station was contacted by a representative of Marion Technical College, which shares a campus with OSU-M, asking if they wanted to participate in the college’s celebration of Black History Month.

“I thought it would be a great opportunity for the students. It is a huge part of our cultural heritage that is unfortunately dying out,” Phelps said. “I asked Ray if he wanted to do it because he is a walking encyclopedia of the blues. I am always learning something from him every day,”

Macklin said he is excited to share his knowledge of the blues with the younger generation hoping that it will spark their interest in the art form.

“I am a firm believer of sharing your culture,” he said. ” It has shaped us into what we are today and I believe that it will continue to do that.”

The presentation is open to the public and will start at 1 p.m. in the university’s Alber Student Center.

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AAMCO Partners with Evander Holyfield and Mitt Romney to Help Knock Out Blindness

AAMCO, the world’s largest chain of transmission specialists and leader in total car care, is pleased to announce its support for the upcoming Charity Vision Fight Night fundraiser in Salt Lake City, Utah, which will bring together heavyweights of boxing and politics to raise needed funds to fight blindness. Since 1986 Charity Vision has been working to reverse the global epidemic of blindness. Across the globe nearly 39 million people live in total blindness; ninety percent of those are in developing countries.

“AAMCO and our franchise owners are proud to be supporting Charity Vision in their fight to find sustainable ways to cure the blindness problem in our communities at home and across the globe,” said AAMCO President and Chief Executive Officer, Brett Ponton.

Charity Vision Fight Night is a world-class boxing event scheduled for May, 15, 2015 at the Rail Events Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Five-time world heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield, will face political heavyweight Mitt Romney in the featured bout.

“I’ve been fighting for most of my life- starting as a kid. I’m the Real Deal. And now I’m fighting, alongside AAMCO, to wipe out blindness because a real fighter can’t turn down a challenge- especially one I know we can win,” said Evander Holyfield.

One hundred percent of donations to Charity Vision go directly to fighting blindness. Charity Vision partners with local doctors in developing countries to find solutions to worldwide blindness. Money raised at this year’s Charity Vision Fight Night will help further this mission.

For over 50 years AAMCO and its network of dealers have given back to the communities in which they operate, supporting worthy causes that impact customers’ lives. Most recently to celebrate its golden anniversary AAMCO partnered with the Military Order of the Purple Heart to honor and support wounded veterans and their families in all fifty states.

AAMCO is the world’s largest chain of transmission specialists and a leader in total car care services. AAMCO has over 675 automotive centers throughout the United States and Canada. Established in 1962, AAMCO centers are proud to have served more than 45 million drivers. For more information, visit www.aamcouniversity.com, www.AAMCO.com or www.AAMCOBlog.com.

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The Adjunct Cookbook: Foodbank-Friendly Concoctions

September 25, 2014

By publishing a cookbook like no other, instructors at Front Range Community College (FRCC) are teaching peers, students, parents, and others in the community about a situation that has reached a boiling point. Interspersed amid dozens of what the authors call “food bank-friendly concoctions,” the text is a primer in how the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) is slicing, dicing and shredding collegiate-level teaching. Many pages of research, audit charts and budget breakdowns document what the authors say is a recipe for catastrophe for the 163,000 Colorado students looking to those colleges for learning. FRCC has campuses in Longmont, Westminster, Ft. Collins and Brighton.

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Included are recipe categories such as “The Frappes of Wrath” and “Nobucks Coffee Drinks.” Recipes calling for beef scraps, bruised tomatoes, orange peelings and chicken bones point to a workforce living on the edge. “Cracked Windshield” is a mint drink based on cracked Lifesaver candies. “If Only” is a gin-and-tonic sans gin. “Sliding-Toward-Despair Asian Sliders” are, perforce, small and inexpensive to make.

The recipes, say the authors in the introduction, reflect accurately the working conditions of the college’s faculty majority. There is also much humor sprinkled in amidst evidence of hardship and other ponderous but necessary facts adjuncts need to know about why they are experiencing hardship.

The cheery cookbook, with the word “Adjunct” set in a fun style on the cover, is enticing, if the initial (sold out) print run is any indication. The authors believe that once teachers and students get the books home to read the recipes, they will discover many startling facts about their college. Most of those facts are public information, albeit well-hidden information, about a bloated administration consuming most of the $576 million in CCCS annual revenues.

With its many photographs and insights from lawmakers, authors report, readers “will see the faces of good people who know about the situation, will know who is already working hard to set things right, and will join us in addressing the rapidly expanding fault line in higher education.” The book also offers many local resources their AAUP chapter has found to help the adjuncts get through the workweek (food bank locales and hours, local contacts for food stamps, energy assistance, health-care, etc.).

“We hope the book helps them realize they have not failed, but that the system has failed them,” says Caprice Lawless, chapter president. The group did not copyright the cookbook, she said, because they want other adjunct groups around the country to use the model to promote their work on their campuses. Copies are available for a donation of $7.50 each (including shipping and handling), via the FRCC AAUP website:

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How to donate supplies and other items to help Florence victims

ABC11 Together highlights the strength of the human spirit, good deeds, community needs, and how our viewers can help
Eastern North Carolina was hit especially hard during Hurricane Florence. On the coast, many areas are still completely flooded, leaving people without basic necessities.

ABC11 Together and the American Red Cross are teaming up on Tuesday, September 18, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for a Hurricane Florence Relief Drive.

Here are some events and places to bring supplies.

The Cary Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7383 is now accepting a wide range of supplies including food items, household items and toiletries.

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Baby fatally run over after mom's freak accident

A 3-month-old baby girl was killed in a freak accident outside a fast food restaurant in Rancho Cucamonga on Sunday after she slipped out of her mother's hands and was run over by a rolling vehicle, authorities said.

The incident occurred in the 11200 block of 4th Street at about 11:46 a.m.

The victim's family was using a borrowed vehicle and was unfamiliar with its operation, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

The baby's 31-year-old mother was getting her daughter and 3-year-old son out of the car, which she believed she had turned off, when it began rolling backward. As she tried to apply the brakes, she lost hold of her daughter, who then fell and was struck by the vehicle as it rolled back, sheriff's deputies said.

The mother stopped the vehicle and rushed over to her daughter. She was transported to San Antonio Community Hospital in Upland, where she was pronounced dead.

The baby's father was placing an order inside of the restaurant at the time of the incident. Sheriff's deputies say the mother was extremely upset but remained cooperative with investigators.

Anyone with additional information or who may have witnessed the collision was asked to contact Deputy Thomas Lee or Sgt. Phill Dupper at (909) 477-2800 or (909) 477-2817.
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Dallas Sniper Wanted to Kill White Cops, Black Protesters Say They Got Blamed

DALLAS — A sniper killed five police officers during a Black Lives Matter march on Thursday night and in the aftermath, the peaceful protesters downtown say they were wrongly blamed for the massacre.Dallas chief of police David Brown said Friday morning that the gunman, who has was unaffiliated with any group, said he wanted to kill white police officers. Before this was known, fingers were pointed in all directions over who was to blame for the massacre.Hundreds of people of all races were marching down Lamar Street between Commerce and Main, mere blocks from Dealey Plaza where President Kennedy was assassinated, when gunfire erupted around 9 p.m. Police and eyewitnesses say two snipers began firing from the top floor of a parking garage.“Pop, pause, pop, pause. Then you see the first two officers go down,” said Jamal Johnson, who attended the evening’s rally and remained behind among bewildered protesters and gathering bystanders waiting for answers.Over the next several hours, twelve total police officers would be shot, in addition to two civilians, including a mother who was shielding her children. Seven officers remain injured. Both civilians are expected to be OK.Just before 3 a.m., one of the suspects died after a long standoff. During negotiations, he said, “The end is near.” The man was eventually killed by police, who used a robotic explosive device.“We cornered one suspect, and we tried to negotiate for several hours,” Brown recalled. “We had an exchange of gunfire with the suspect, and we saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension for it to detonate where the suspect was. Other options would have exposed the officers to grave danger. The suspect is deceased as a result of the detonating the bomb.”

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The Dangerous Myth of Utopian Societies

In 1971, Manuel Elizalde, a government official in the Philippines and crony of Ferdinand and Immelda Marcos, announced the discovery of a previously lost “stone age tribe” of indigenous people on the island of Mindanao. Known as the Tasaday, the tribe became overnight celebrities, especially when it was revealed that they didn’t even have a word for “war” and were pacifist cave dwellers. They became the poster children for railing against the decadence of modern civilization. As it turned out, however, the Tasaday were a hoax.

Linguists first became suspicious when it emerged that this group of supposed cave dwellers had a word for “roof.” Then, in 1986, a Swiss reporter discovered that the Tasaday weren’t living “like our ancestors” at all, but rather in typical houses in which they dressed in blue jeans and T-Shirts. Elizalde had convinced some members of local tribes to pretend to belong to the tribe in exchange for money. The villagers never saw any support and in the early 1980s Elizalde fled with (reportedly) $35 million of funds ear-marked for minority groups and a harem of teenage girls.

Recent anthropological work has suggested that while some of the local tribes in the region were more isolated than others, there was no “stone age” group that was untouched by the modern world.In the past three hundred years, as the British, the Dutch, the Spanish, the Portuguese, and others trawled the globe colonizing the world and exploring areas that were previously unknown (to them), they have often discovered groups of people who seem to them to be a throwback to the prehistoric world. While the majority of European propaganda caricatures foreign groups as dangerous savages to be subjugated, they were also described as “pristine tribes” as noble, simple, fierce, spiritual, and somehow more authentically human than those of us corrupted by  “civilization.”

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Nazi Fears and ‘Hate Speech’ Hysteria are Being Amplified to Attack Civil Liberties

It doesn’t take courage to denounce Nazism. Moreover, it appears many of the people incessantly proclaiming how anti-Nazi they are, happen to be the same folks who have the most to answer for when it comes to all sorts of transgressions against the world over the past couple of decades. That said, I’ll give my my quick two cents on the Nazi, white supremacist hysteria currently being amplified by the corporate media.The general proclivity to obsess about how one’s group, whether it be a nation, political tribe, or race/religion is superior to all others represents such an immature and unconscious way of seeing the world, it’s really hard for me to believe so many people still see reality through such a lens. This type of thinking tends to attract very insecure people. People who cannot look at themselves individually and be proud of the person they see. As such, they scurry around looking for a group with an established superiority myth which they can then latch themselves onto in order to feel better about themselves.The good news when it comes to Nazism/white supremacy, at least here in the U.S., is that most people appear to be at least conscious enough not to fall for the most basic and primal type of tribalism — i.e., finding a race-based superiority cult attractive. In contrast, the more nuanced superiority cults, such as those based on mindless nationalism or political identity, are far more entrenched here at home, and present a much greater danger to our future.

Source: Nazi Fears and ‘Hate Speech’ Hysteria are Being Amplified to Attack Civil Liberties | Liberty Blitzkrieg

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Chickens given hi-viz vests to cross the road safely

A bed and breakfast in Perthshire has dressed up several of its hens in high-visibility jackets to protect them when they cross the road.Glenshieling House on Hatton Road, Blairgowrie, is taking the precaution to keep safe a few of the more adventurous of its 14 hens.The bed and breakfast’s owner, Louise Lennox, has also seen an opportunity to raise brand awareness, daubing the vests with the words “Glenshieling House Girl” and its phone number.She told STV News: “I have 14 hens for my B&B, which help out with the breakfast side of things, along with a cockerel.”They normally stay in the garden but a couple of them like to go for a wee wander down the path and sometimes across the road.”I just thought it would be a little bit of fun and would also keep the hens safe, so I put some vests on the wanderers.”

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Babies cry at night to prevent siblings, scientist suggests

When a baby cries at night, exhausted parents scramble to figure out why. He’s hungry. Wet. Cold. Lonely. But now, a Harvard scientist offers more sinister explanation: The baby who demands to be breastfed in the middle of the night is preventing his mom from getting pregnant again.This devious intention makes perfect sense, says evolutionary biologist David Haig, who describes his idea in Evolution, Medicine and Public Health. Another baby means having to share mom and dad, so babies are programmed to do all they can to thwart the meeting of sperm and egg, the theory goes.

Source: Babies cry at night to prevent siblings, scientist suggests | Science News

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“My dog ate my salary” – Japanese Twitter user captures the aftermath on camera 【Pics】

If classroom excuses are to be believed, dogs around the world are responsible for eating entire forests of paper in the form of homework every year.Japanese Twitter user @asuka1216na5 has had the same problem but, instead of homework, their salary was destroyed. In the photo, several tens of thousands of yen can be seen ripped to shreds, contrasting with the butter-wouldn’t-melt innocent face of the canine perpetrator.

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Today’s revelation that Lois Lerner and Treasury Department officials were conspiring off the record to initiate new regulations to restrict the free speech rights of conservative Americans exposes yet another lie of the Obama Administration.

Newly released emails show that Treasury Department officials, high-ranking IRS attorneys in the Tax Exempt and Government Organizations Division, and Lois Lerner, the IRS official at the center of the IRS targeting scandal, were planning regulations off the record to further restrict conservative groups while the IRS was systematically targeting conservative and Tea Party organizations.

Yet, in November of last year, IRS Acting Commissioner, Danny Werfel (an Obama appointee), announced that the IRS and the Treasury Department were proposing “new” rules to govern tax-exempt organizations.  These new rules were supposedly being issued in response to the IRS scandal and were intended to “provide clarity for this important segment of exempt organizations.”

This turns out to be yet another lie of the Obama Administration, just another part of the Administration’s orchestrated effort to silence dissenting views – delay new Tea Party groups until new, more restrictive regulations could be put in place.

As the Wall Street Journal explains:

Mr. Obama wants Americans to believe that the targeting resulted from the confusing tax law governing nonprofits, which he says was "difficult" to interpret and resulted in mere "bureaucratic" mistakes. This is also the Administration's justification for issuing new regulations governing 501(c)(4)s that would effectively silence White House opponents this election year. Published in the Federal Register in November, the new rules cite the "lack of a clear and concise" regulation as reason for the rewrite.

The truth is these regulations were in the works long before the Administration would have us believe.  They were being developed at the same time and by the same people who were directly involved in the targeting, delay, and abusive questioning of hundreds of Tea Party and conservative groups.

The House Way’s and Means Committee released the following findings from its ongoing investigation into the IRS targeting scandal:

  • Before February 2010, Tea Party cases were being processed and approved within three months without Washington, DC intervention.
  • Tea Party cases were flagged due to “media attention” in February 2010, not as a result of any confusion as to how to interpret 501(c)(4) law.
  • According to interviews, as early as 2011, work on potential 501(c)(4) regulations was started.  A June 2012 email between Treasury and Lois Lerner revealed that these potential regulations were being discussed “off-plan” – or not to be published on the public schedule.
  • In November 2013, Treasury released proposed regulations drafted in a manner that would shut down conservative groups, and marketed them to the American people as a response to “confusion” over the application of 501(c)(4) law.

As we have previously stated, these “new” regulations would severely hamper free speech and add insult to injury, changing the rules in the middle of the game in an attempt to silence political dissent.

Now, we learn that there is nothing new about these regulations; they were developed by the very people at the heart of the illegal targeting.  Not only that but President Obama’s handpicked appointee, Werfel, who was supposedly sent in to clean up the mess in the IRS and stamp out any corruption is the one who pushed the regulations out, just weeks before leaving the IRS.

An Obama appointee put out these new regulations – developed in secret by Lerner and others while the IRS was carrying out its targeting under her watch – to further hinder conservative speech.  All the while, the Obama Administration put on a masquerade that these regulations were needed to fix the problem that its own IRS created, all in a deceitful attempt to accomplish the very same goals.

“Not even a smidgen of corruption,” says President Obama.  The evidence is mounting; not a smidgen indeed; it’s looking every day like more of a mountain.  It’s no wonder Lerner pled the Fifth.

Today, the systematic targeting of conservative Americans continues, and this is just the latest in a long string of Obama Administration lies to cover-up and conceal the corruption.

We will get to the truth and end the abuse, as our ongoing lawsuit on behalf of 41 targeted groups from 22 states continues.

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Opening Night, April 28,2017 to the 11th Edition of Addis International Film Festival (AIFF) is a DO NOT MISS event.

The Addis International Film Festival (AIFF) is not a red carpet festival, but is instead largely defined by quality and seasonal timing. The Addis Festival was launched in 2007 by Initiative Africa, a local NGO, to promote cultural exchanges and mutual understanding among nations and to develop further cooperation among filmmakers of the world. Here is a look at some of the films to be introduced by the film makers themselves next week in Addis Ababa, at Hager Fiker Theater and the Italian Cultural Institute.

·         In his terrific new documentary, ‘A Revolution in Four Seasons’, Jessie Deeter , largely tells the story of two women with opposing political views fighting for their different versions of a democratic future for Tunisia, the country that sparked the Arab Spring. Journalist Emna Ben Jemaa envisions a country governed by free speech and without corruption of the former regime. In contrast, Jawhara Ettis of the Islamist party Ennahda works towards a Tunisia guided Islamic principles.

·         Mackonen Michael, an Ethiopian film maker, will present 'Heaven and Earth' the story of Ethiopia’s religious tolerance, covering a millennium of Ethiopia monastic culture and ecclesiastical education. Presenting the development of indigenous Christianity in an African setting, the film provides a corrective to still prevalent stereotypes of Africa as a dark continent in need of enlightenment by outside forces.

·         'The Salt of the Earth', an Oscar nominated documentary by Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and Wim Wenders embarks on the discovery of pristine territories, of wild fauna and flora, and of grandiose landscapes as part of a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet’s beauty.

·         'Roaring Abyss', produced in Addis Ababa, showcases a sound journey across the mountains, deserts and forests of Ethiopia and its cultural universe. Roaring Abyss will take your through an inedit collection of invaluable importance for the transmission and preservation of the African heritage.

“We may not be able to promise glitz and glamour, but as a small independent film festival we will feature some of the best documentary films of recent years, including Fire at Sea the 2016 Oscar nominated film by Gianfranco Rosi , or the winner of the Zurich Film Festival, Future Baby”, says Kidist Getachew, this year’s AIFF coordinator. It’s a small festival, but with its army of dedicated staff and pleasant volunteers the Addis International Film Festival has built an ecosystem unto itself to succeed, for the eleventh times in a row, in putting together the Festival.

Supported by the Packard Foundation, the festival this year is also organizing a workshop on ‘Gender Reproductive Health and Media’ for some 40 media professionals, young filmmakers and communication experts on field on two rounds on the 1st-2nd May, 2017.

The AIFF is now the oldest continually running film festival in Ethiopia, drawing its standing to consistently present abundant programmes of new documentaries, panel discussions, entertainment and educational workshops. This year’s festival is from April 28th through May 3rd 2017.


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Heartbeats: Adler Aphasia Center earns another 4-star rating

Charity Navigator recently announced that Adler Aphasia Center of Maywood and West Orange has earned their fourth consecutive four-star rating. This is Charity Navigator’s highest possible rating and indicates that this organization adheres to sector best practices and executes its mission in a financially efficient way. Attaining a four-star rating verifies

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So who are we?

Before we delve too far into the blog, I thought it best if I properly introduce us.

That’s me, eating some delicious oysters on a recent trip to Tasmania. I am 28 in a couple of weeks and I work for the Australian Government in a HR position. I have worked there since I graduated from university in 2009.

In my spare time, I like to read, write and dabble in sports such as tennis, squash and golf.

This is Poopsie celebrating his last birthday, 41. He works for the same government department as me (that’s how we met) but in the IT area. This is fortunate as I don’t know anything about IT- he’s my very own tech support.

In his spare time, Poopsie likes reading and working out. He also enjoys cooking and is excellent at it, so he is our main household cook.

Poopsie has three children from a previous marriage who live in another state. They visit us on school holidays. Both of our parents live in the same area as his children, so it makes things convenient as we can visit all three at the same time.

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Poopsie and I live in Newcastle which is a small city about two hours north of Sydney, Australia. I have only just moved back here after spending a year in Canberra for work. We love Newcastle and intend to retire here. We may need to relocate again for work, but we will always want to return.

Together, we enjoy bushwalking (or hiking to those from the USA). Australia is a beautiful and picturesque country, and the bushwalking opportunities are endless. We haven’t done this a lot but in 2016 plan to do it much more.

We are both very interested in travel. I did a fair bit of solo travel in my early 20s and Poopsie has also done some travel. However, we have never travelled overseas together. We will be rectifying this in August with a trip to visit friends in Washington D.C and a side-trip to New York City. We intend to travel a great deal and have made efforts to ensure we save for this in addition to early retirement.

That’s us in a nutshell. We’re normal, average people who are choosing a different path in life. Some think we’re a bit weird for doing so, but we are confident we’re heading in the right direction.

It is my intention to be fairly candid on this blog, particularly regarding our financial information. As such, we wish to remain anonymous, hence all photos will either have our faces blurred out or cut off.

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Lover Letter # 8: “Thou Shalt Not Steal”

The African American sermonic tradition is a treasured gift. This sermon by Dr. Carlton Byrd of the Breath of Life ministers is an example of the tradition. If you are searching for a sermon series that explains God’s commandments as a metaphorical and real love letter,  experience the “Love Letters”–Ten Commandments–shared by the speaker of Breath of Life Ministries, Dr. Carlton Byrd. In addition to the authentically real “Love Letter #8,”  on this presentation is the beautiful rendition of “In One Accord’s” Order My Steps.

The director of “In One Accord” is  Roberto L. Burton:

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Botanical pesticides for sustainable agriculture

  • PLANTS ARE considered as natural laboratories in which a great number of chemicals are biosynthesized. These diverse groups of chemicals protect plants from attack of pathogens and predators. By studying the diverse chemistries of many different plant species, scientists have discovered many useful compounds that can be used as bio-pesticides.

    Plant extracts have been used as biological pesticides for many decades. The first botanical insecticide dates back to the 17th century, when it was shown that nicotine from tobacco leaves killed plum beetles. With the discovery and commercial scale production of synthetic pesticides, the use of bio-pesticides was drastically reduced in the 19th century. The major reason was that synthetic pesticides were more effective, fast in action and easily available. However, the toxicity and negative environmental effects associated with most of the synthetic pesticides diverted the attention of scientists towards the usage of plant secondary metabolites to control plant pathogens. Currently a lot of plant based biopesticides have been investigated and commercialized.

    Botanical pesticides are generally regarded as environmentally safe and they can be used directly in organic agriculture practices. Moreover, plant extracts contain multiple active ingredients that can be extended to a range of pests. They are often effective in very small amounts and decompose quickly thereby resulting in lower exposures and do not cause pollution problems.

    Pakistan is an agriculture country and consumes a lot of pesticides to boost up its agriculture production. According to a survey report published in Pakistan Economic and Social Review, the total outlay of farmers on the purchase of pesticide in Pakistan was estimated at Rs. 19.612 billion against import bill of Rs. 8.138 billion for 2003. Total sale amount of insecticides in Sanghar, Nawabshah, and Naushahro Feroze districts was estimated to be Rs. 471.73 million in 2003-04.

    Agro-climatic conditions of Pakistan support the growth of a vast majority of plant species which extracts can be utilized as sources of bio-pesticides. The most common plants having potential to be used as a source of bio-pesticides include Neem (Azadirachta indica), Sweet flag (Acorus calamus), Clove (Syzygium aromaticum), Delphinium (Delphinium denudatum), Walnut, Keekar (Acaccia nilotica), Aak (Calotropis procera) and Safaiyda (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) etc. One such plant based bio-pesticide has been prepared by the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi (KU) and has been marketed.

    The interest of people in organic farming is increasing throughout the country and area under organic farming is increasing rapidly. This indicates that there is a huge scope for the growth of botanical pesticides in the country. If an effort is made towards production of plant based bio-pesticides on commercial scales, this can be an economically viable option for employment generation in the rural areas.

    Moreover, widespread plantation of pesticides producing plant species and proper conservation practices will make the commercialization of these environment friendly pesticides easier and attractive for the investors. Support to research institutes for continuous research in this field and public awareness about the advantages and use of botanical pesticides will further help in making botanical pesticides as more attractive for both producers and consumers. University-industry linkages will boost up the effectiveness and sustainability of these pesticides.

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Concept2 Model E Indoor Rowing Machine Review

Concept2 Model E Indoor Rowing Machine Review

If you are a workout freak, and you hit the gym regularly, you might have surely used the Concept 2 rower. This is one of those machines which are of high quality and are also found in the gyms. Most of the gyms have this rowing machine because of an amazing performance as well as great build quality.

If you do not want to go to the gym, but you still want to own a rowing machine for your home, you have quite good options. There are two kinds of quality rowing machines which are available for the user and are worth the investment.

  • The Concept 2 model D
  • The concept 2 model E

The Concept 2 Model E  indoor rowing machine is the one which is more expensive and this review deals with the features and information of the same rowing machine only.

This particular model of the rowing machine is being sold a lot in the recent years. The popular ergometer has lost its grace whereas the Concept 2 Model E rowing machine has kept the customers satisfied. If you are in search of an amazing rowing machine which you can keep and use at your place, the Concept 2 Rower Model E or Model D are nearly the best purchases.

This Concept2 Model E Indoor Rowing Machine Review contains the features as well as the benefits of using this rower machine. Also, the merits, as well as the demerits, are contained in the review. But before them, let’s take up the variation of the two models.

Smooth working

The user while purchasing a machine for workout surely looks up that the machine should be quite in working as well as smooth in functioning. But this task can have a lot of challenges because the intensity of your rower can affect the resistance.

Strapping machine

The machine is well-built, and therefore, it requires a lot of room space. The dimensions of the machine are 8*2 feet but which using it; you require a space of 9*4 feet.

Features of the Model E Rowing Machine

  • The flywheel is very smooth and quiet
  • Responsive resistance to the strokes
  • High seat for easy accessibility
  • Has the backlit monitor 5
  • Easy assembling
  • Home as well as gym use
  • Frame warranty-5 years
  • Moving part warranty- 2 years
  • Spreadable pieces for easy storage
  • The machine was weighing 29 kilos, it is fold-able in 2 pieces when the machine is not in used.The benefits as well as the features can be read above. And these are the reasons why you cannot delay buying the rowing machine. Also, another thing through which the user is benefited is that the machine is cheaply priced and fits the money income of the user.
  • The machine has great power of accommodation, and you will undergo a great workout. There will not be any movement while you are working out.
  • The display of the machine should also be mentioned because of the PM5 console which is a great range of the pre-set games. This allows the user to track down every possible aspect of your workout performance.
  • The machine has the included wireless capacities to hook up with the chest strap, connecting the smartphones as well as the computers. Through this, a lot of excitement and enthusiasm for the rowers is created.
  • The seat of this particular rowing machine model is 20 inches above the level of the ground which is equivalent to the height of many chairs kept together. The sitting and getting off is very easy, and this is the best for those people who suffer from mobility issues.
  • The assembling process of the machine is a very simple and easy process. It can be got straight out of the box and then neatly assembled. The assembling process does not take more than 15-30 minutes.

Any product has both merits as well as the demerits. Here we state the drawbacks that this rowing machine is associated with.

  • The Concept E model is affordable, but this model is relatively expensive than the Concept D model.
  • Another arriving issue of the machine is the footprint of the machine. The machine takes up a lot of space at your place. And also, the machine is not that easily foldable. This thing is of great concern for the user.
  • The customer reviews of the machine are a lot of help. A noticeable as well as a common thing amongst these reviews this that the seat of the machine is a bit uncomfortable. Personally, I don’t find a problem of the similar kind, but if you come across this problem, you can get the seat replaced which too is an easy process.
  • In all, the disadvantages of the machine are minor issues when compared to its splendid features. The pros of the machine successfully outshine the cons of the product.

If you are planning to buy the Concept 2 E rowing machine, you will end up using the machine for quite a long period. The machine is hence an everlasting one. The gym owners are very much fond of this particular rowing machine model. The warranty of the frame is 5 years, and that of the PM5 is 2 years. The moving parts of the machine also do not go wrong anywhere.


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ARDA announces winners

Last week, the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) announced the winners of the 2009 “Bring Your Vacation to Life Contest” at their vacation website.

This annual contest is launched in conjunction with the National Travel and Tourism Week in May. Participants are asked to share a memory of a timeshare vacation that touched their lives and their family’s.

This year’s winners were entitled to an American Express gift card.  The winners were Sally Lessig, Alexis MacDonald, and Tracy Dunn (respectively).

On the subject of vacations,  here’s a video featuring Howard Nusbaum, President & CEO of ARDA, talking about how Vacations makes kids smarter!

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2009 State Legislative Roundup

If that headline interests you, please click here to the ARDA website to check out news reports & happenings at their state level legislatures.

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Dubai as a timeshare destination

Titled ‘ Dubai Timeshares, the perfect winter escape ‘ the website http://www.timesharesdaily.com reports,

Dubai timeshares are easily accessible and affordable—making them a great winter escape for British tourists.

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Wyndham 3rd quarter results

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation has announced results for the 3 months ended September 30, 2009.

Gross Vacation Ownership Interest (VOI) sales were $366 million for the third quarter of 2009, a 35% decline from the third quarter of 2008.  This decrease was primarily driven by the previously announced initiative to reduce the capital deployed in this business, which included sales office closures and a reduction of marketing efforts that resulted in fewer tours.

For the full report of the Press Release carried on Reuters.com, click here

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World Tourism facts & figures

Look no further than the WTO site, folks!

Did you know, for instance:

  • In 2008, international tourist arrivals grew by 2% to reach 922 million, up 18 million over 2007.
  • International tourism generated US$ 944 billion (€ 642 billion) in 2008, or 30% of the world’s exports of services.
  • 1.6 billion forecast international tourist arrivals worldwide by 2020

For the latest info & trends, click here

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For a new perspective

Some popular articles at Perspective Magazine that are informative & eyeopening.

Check them out.

What you really need to know about Resort Development in 2009

Its a whole new game – changes in shared ownership marketing continue

Worldwide Timeshare Hypermarket – growing relationships between resale companies & developers

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You know what they say: Better late than never.

We missed out sharing this news report with you.

Affluent leisure travelers interested in resort real estate strongly believe in the value of their vacations, as nearly nine in ten report that vacationing is important to their well-being and to the health of their personal relationships. They appreciate leisure travel experiences and activities such as spending time with family and friends, exploring unique and interesting destinations, taking part in new experiences, and setting aside time for rest and relaxation – all components that support their commitment to the concept of vacationing.

Other notable findings of the study:

• Affluent leisure travelers interested in resort real estate overwhelmingly tend to be married (93%) and White (80%) with an annual household income of $250,000 or more (52%) and a reported net worth of $1 million or more (72%).

• More than four in ten are Boomers (44 – 62 years of age) (42%) and approximately four in ten are Generation Xers (30 – 43 years of age) (37%).

• Affluent leisure travelers interested in acquiring resort real estate have taken an average of more than seven (7.4) leisure trips during the past 12 months.  Of those who took at least one trip in this category, approximately five (5.3) were to domestic destinations, whereas two in seven (3.5) were to international locales.

You can read this article here (Link Source: Hotelsmag.com)

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Sacred Activations works to clear negative belief systems, and in doing so, clears you of blocks that prevent you from realizing your true potential for wealth, love, and success and happiness.

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Tree Agate Tumblestones

Tumbled Tree Agate pieces, available in a single size, around 20-30MM approximately.

Tumbled Tree Agate

Interesting little green tree Agate tumblestones – these would make a great contrast stone against pure black or pure white stones. They have an interesting dendritic surface pattern which looks like the branches of a tree.

As an Agate, they are perfectly suitable for use in a fish tank or aquarium, and would look great in a vase or a bowl too.

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Emporium Mall

The scheme occupies 2.1 million ft of retail and entertainment space and size has been designed to encompass a sequence of eye catching crystal shaped structures and feature deep strong colour and textiles to create a powerful feeling of opulence.

Emporium Mall, is home to a state of the art cinema complex, a host of food courts and contemporary styled hotel. The ground breaking multi-million pound scheme attracts a wealth of leading national and international retail brands names as well as a small percentage of commercial activity.

The vernacular architecture offers a calm, dark interior with pockets of courtyards creating and idealised shopping experience in the Emporium Mall. The brief guided us to create landmark crystalline forms to stand out from the neighbouring buildings, but still to offer generous, light filled communal space visible through tall openings. Each ‘Crystal’ houses a special retail offer, and the space between generate event spaces.

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10 Girlbosses Share Their Best Productivity Hack

February 6, 2019

In a world where we’re all trying to do more with less, tips to boost our productivity help us make the most of our workday. But productivity isn’t just about making more widgets or churning out your work product faster. Charles Duhigg’s (author of The Power of Habit - a must read!) says it best: “helping people achieve their goals with less waste, anxiety, and stress, and more opportunities to do what they enjoy”.

Are we aiming for a 4-hour work week here? Um, no. We live in the real world. So, we tapped six of our favorite #girlbosses for their easy-to-implement tweaks tailored for the working woman. Here’s our roundup of the six best productivity hacks you can put into action so you can stress less, and do more!

Smarter to-do lists. “It is so easy to let your brain wander to the million things you could be doing, so staying focused is one of the hardest things to do as a girl boss. We recently implemented a productivity tool(Asana!) that allows our users to assign tasks to other users and makes everything into a little to-do list. I get a notification as my team’s tasks are completed. Talk about a GREAT feeling when you’re crossing stuff off and get notifications when your team is crossing stuff off their to-do list. The list keeps you focused and helps you feel accomplished.” - Ashley Rector, Founder, Harness Magazine

Trade Time For Tools: “Automate everything that you can using Zapier! It will integrate your different apps, workflows, and complete tasks for you. Yes please! - Steph Taylor, Founder of We Are Wild Bloom

Theme Your Days: “As a the CEO of a start-up, my days can filled with a large variety of to-dos. By theming my days I’m able to stay in the same headspace for an entire day. For example, Mondays are my marketing days which require a lot of creative thoughts and left-side brain use. Tuesdays are my finance days, which are much more tactical and right-side brain focused. Themed days help me plan meetings on the right day and execute more efficiently.” - Alice Lewis, Founder & CEO of Alice’s Table

Get Colorful. “Nothing has increased my productivity more than creating my ideal schedule...and then color-blocking it! A quick glance shows me the mix of networking, continuing education and client appointments in my schedule. And, when it comes time to schedule with a client, I open my Google calendar and look for the yellow blocks. Yellow = available for a client. A few clicks later and the block is blue - a client appointment. The more blue, the more green.” - Amber Ehrlich, Certified KonMari Consultant

Visualize It: “Our best productivity hack we've used is Planoly - we’re huge fans too!. It's so wonderful to be able to visually lay out your Instagram images, and then schedule them to auto-post. I spend one day a week on photography and planning out our Instagram for the next week. It's great to be able to do it all at once.” - CEO, Aran Galligan, Aide-mémoire Jewelry

90-Minute Laser Focus. "For the first 90 minutes of my work day I focus solely on a single most important task or goal. No excuses. I cut off all distractions and set a countdown timer to 90 minutes. I close the door to my workspace. I leave my phone outside the room. I don't check email or let myself get distracted in any way. I only focus on the task at hand. It did take a few days and quite a bit of self-discipline to get used to, but I wouldn't change it for anything. My productivity has skyrocketed and the results speak for themselves.” - Cynthia Brown, Founder/Editor-in-Chief at Only Top Review

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The Christmas Tag

It’s finally December and Christmas is so close but seems so far away (especially with all of these Uni deadlines!). But I am pretty excited for Christmas, I’m always really festive in December and have always loved Christmas so much. I was tagged to do this by the lovely Little Bit Soph so I thought this would help me get into the festive cheer!

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just wanted to share my advent calender!

1) What is your favourite Christmas movie?

I love Christmas films and try to watch them throughout December every year. I haven’t really had much time this year but I will get round to it as soon as term finishes! But my favourite Christmas films have always been It’s a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street.

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2) Do you open your presents on Christmas eve or Christmas morning?

My parents would NEVER let me open presents on Christmas eve! That totally goes against our Christmas routine! I’m awake really early on Christmas morning and always wake my family up and as soon as we go downstairs, there’s lot of presents and a big breakfast. It’s always been that way and I still get as excited as I did when I was 5.

3) Do you have a favourite Christmas memory?

One of my favourite memories was when I around 6 years old. I remember going through my phase of being totally obsessed with my Barbies and I really wanted them to have everything and I think it was probably a way for me to be more imaginative and probably see them as real. Weird, but true. But one year, my parents bought me a MASSIVE and GORGEOUS Barbie house that had quite a few rooms, come with lots of furniture and even had a cute little gate outside. I loved that house so much and it was one of the best presents I ever got.

4) Favourite festive food?

This year, I’m really loving the Kopperberg spiced apple cider. I know it’s not technically a food, but it still makes me feel really Christmassy. I’m not usually a big cider fan but this stuff just tastes amazing and it doesn’t even taste like regular cider. So get yourself one. You can drink it warm or chilled.

5) Favourite Christmas gift?

I’ve had so many brilliant gifts over the years for Christmas. My parents are wonderful present buyers. Some of my favourites so far are the Barbie house I just mentioned, my Ipod and my laptop.

6) Favourite Christmas scent?

Last year, I received the Body Shop Christmas sets in gingerbread and cranberry. These scents were absolutely amazing and lasted for such a long time. The gingerbread hand cream is still one of the best that I’ve ever tried. For any of you that haven’t tried these, seriously go out and buy them. It’ll make you feel Christmassy as soon as you open the bottle.

7) Do you have any Christmas Eve traditions?

I love Christmas eve. Usually, we visit my Aunty and Uncle and spend time with my cousins which we hardly ever do. Then, we usually visits my mums best friend (who is one of the best cooks that I’ve ever met!). Then we’ll come home and wrap the rest of our Christmas presents before putting on a lovely Christmas film. Usually, my mum sends me to bed with a hot chocolate too. So all in all, a really cute little day before all the excitement and craziness of Christmas day itself.

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8) What tops your tree?

We have an angel that we’ve had for quite a few years now. My mum likes decorating the tree quite elegantly so it’s really pretty and typically classic looking.

9) As a kid what was one of the crazy things you always asked for but never received?

I always wanted a kitten and I have asked for one every year since I was about 5. I love cats but I suppose for one reason or another, its never been realistic for us to get one. But as a child, that’s a pretty hard thing to understand. I’m still hopeful that I’ll get one though!

10) What’s the best thing about Christmas for you?

There’s so many things to love about Christmas and I’m not going to lie, I really do like the presents! But I also really like getting to spend time with my family and the whole feeling around Christmas. It’s the one of time of year that you really get to relax and unwind a bit. I’m also really excited for the works Christmas party this year!

Well that’s my Christmas tag done, I’d love to read some of yours so if you have done one, please feel free to leave a link to it in my comments! Hope you all have a lovely Christmas guys!

  1. I love Koppaberg but I’ve never tried the spiced apple cider, it sounds delicious! Definitely gonna have to give it a go. Also the story about your barbie house was so cute haha. Loved your answers hon xx

    1. Yeah defo give the cider a go, im a little addicted! Haha thank you and thanks for reading 🙂 xx

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