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A girl, maybe six, wears a red graduation cap and stands with her mom, aunt and baby sister. The photo is grainy and tilted, like it was shot by someone too excited to bother checking if the camera was straight.
The caption under it reads, “A little #scaryimmigrant plots to steal jobs from Americans.”
Curator Aanjalie Roane’s project, Scary Immigrants, is all about juxtaposing mundane family photos — the kind stuck on fridges, framed on living room bookshelves or slotted into photo albums across Canada — and captioning them with common xenophobic tropes.
“The project is really seeking to confront those stereotypes in their face and show exactly how absurd they might be,” she said.
The idea was borne out of Roane’s experience being in the United States in 2016 and 2017, she told Ottawa Morning host Robyn Bresnahan.
“I had seen a lot of the harmful rhetoric that was surrounding immigration at the time,” she said.
Roane, whose family immigrated to Canada from Sri Lanka when she was three. said it came as a shock, for example, when the United States introduced a ban on immigration from Muslim nations.
“As an immigrant myself who had always identified as a Canadian, as an immigrant Canadian, I had never defined myself in the words that were coming out of that election … immigrants as potential threats to their host communities.”
Roane includes a photo from her own childhood in the gallery. She’s wearing a Sailor Moon costume complete with a crown made from a phone book.
The caption: “A little #scaryimmigrant wearing a disguise.”
The “scary” man drinking alcohol is Anthony Parel, who includes a heartfelt thank you to his parents who left everything to build a better life for their children. The immigrant “interfering” in Canada’s election is Tuba Chishti, exercising her right to vote as a Canadian.
Roane, who now performs humanitarian work outside Ottawa, grew up in Mississauga, Ont., where she said she experienced negative stereotypes.
For example, her family was warned by neighbours that their home’s previous owners had kept the lawn nice — the subtext hinting at a belief newcomers don’t know how to maintain grass.
“A pair of Canadian families with a bad lawn was just a coincidence, but a pair of immigrant families with a bad lawn was an epidemic,” Roane observed.
Her father proudly maintained an immaculate lawn and still does to this day, she said.
While the project aims to address stereotypes, Roane also hopes it builds unity among immigrants and emboldens them to speak up and demand better representation in media.
“It’s a movement to really build more empathetic solidarity with immigrants,” she said.
Roane officially launches her project Thursday. She hopes users will continue to upload photos, their stories and satirical captions to expose hollow beliefs one candid image at a time.


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Laguna Phuket Highlights Chapel-on-the-Lagoon at Hong Kong Wedding & Wedding Accessories Expo 2011
Laguna Phuket will showcase its Chapel-on-the-Lagoon at the Hong Kong Wedding & Wedding Accessories Expo 2011 to be held in the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (within the Thailand Pavilion, booth
Couples who confirm a Laguna chapel wedding at the show or within one month after the show, will be entitled to an additional hour of photography.
Inspired by Thailand’s water-borne culture, Laguna’s elegant Chapel-onthe-Lagoon perches on stilts above the tropical waterways of the destination resort complex.
Centrally located within Laguna Phuket, the non-denominational Chapel is only minutes from any of the seven deluxe Laguna hotel and villa properties.
Although the Chapel’s exterior design is reminiscent of traditional Thai architecture, its interior reflects a modern minimalist style with stunning 360-degree panoramic water views through the floor-to-ceiling glass
Please visit Ms Cindy Chan, Laguna’s Hong Kong representative, at the show, or for further information on the Chapel-on-the-Lagoon wedding packages please visit: www.lagunaphuketweddings.com.
Laguna Phuket is Asia’s finest destination resort – a collection of deluxe hotels and villas including Banyan Tree Phuket, Angsana Laguna Phuket, Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket, Laguna Beach Resort, Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort & Villas, Best Western Allamanda Laguna Phuket, and Laguna Holiday Club Resort - all sharing 1,000 acres of tropical parkland and three kilometres of beach frontage with Laguna Phuket Golf Club, Canal Shopping Village, Banyan Tree Spa, four Angsana Spas, Laguna Wedding Chapel, the Quest team building facility, and Latitude, a unique stand-alone function venue.

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Most Americans won’t notice. It passed in the shadow of James B. Comey’s Senate testimony, a supernova news event. There was no premature Rose Garden celebration, and there won’t be angry town-hall meetings coast-to-coast.
But House Republicans on Thursday notched their second victory this year in moving to dismantle President Obama’s legislative legacy. On a 233-186 vote that earned no Democratic support, the House approved the Financial CHOICE Act, gutting the 2010 Dodd-Frank law enacted in the aftermath of the Wall Street meltdown.
By COB today, the House GOP will have passed bills dismantling 2 of Pres. Obama's cornerstone legislative achievements:— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) June 8, 2017
ACA & Dodd-Frank
My colleague Renae Merle has a rundown of the Thursday action here, including a look at how the 600-page bill would ravage the financial regulatory regime.
No actual changes are imminent. Like the much higher-profile health-care bill that preceded it, the deregulation package faces long odds in the Senate.
Longer, even, considering Senate Banking Committee Chairman Michael Crapo (R-Idaho) so far intends to work with Democrats on a version that can gather at least 60 votes, and the House bill is stuffed with non-starters for the minority party:
“There’s a less than five percent chance anything gets enacted through legislation,” Dan Ryan, PwC’s Banking and Capital Markets Leader, said in an interview. A banking lobbyist emailed on condition of anonymity so he could be candid: “This thing doesn’t have a pulse.”
Some smaller pieces of the rollback could still gain traction in the Senate, where Crapo on Thursday kicked off a series of hearings aimed at forging a consensus approach. “I could even stretch and say there are some good ideas in CHOICE,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), a former Goldman Sachs banker who now leads the moderate New Democrat Coalition, said in a recent interview. “They’ve always been bound with pretty toxic stuff for Democrats.”
(What you need to know about the Financial CHOICE Act, in two minutes:)
Aides and lobbyists close to the process point to a handful of CHOICE ideas that may survive the trip across the Capitol.
Senate Democrats have expressed an openness to tweaking the annual stress tests that big banks now undergo; promoting capital formation by easing crowdfunding rules for startups; and paring back some of the regulations on regional and community banks.
Chair of Senate Banking releases positive statement on Dodd-Frank repeal/replace that just passed the House. pic.twitter.com/ndlBsp9U21— Colin Wilhelm (@colinwilhelm) June 8, 2017
Other major aims of the House Republican bill — relaxing the ban on certain proprietary investments imposed by the Volcker Rule, for example — could be accomplished by regulators.
And while Senate Democrats would strenuously object to any attempt to scrap the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or the authority for the FDIC to seize a failing firm, both core to Dodd-Frank, Republicans in both chambers are eyeing pushing those changes through budget rules that would allow them to pass the Senate with a simple majority.
Crapo is in no hurry. He’s indicated he’s aiming to pass legislation early next year.
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Comey basically called Trump a liar. Here’s why that’s a big deal:
-- Partisan affiliation appeared to go a long way toward determining how people viewed Comey’s blockbuster testimony Thursday. But investors, for their part, largely agreed that the former FBI director’s presentation was not as damaging as it could have been — or, at least, not so devastating that it further imperils President Trump’s agenda. Markets that had been braced for worse closed up on the day.
PredictIt, the online prediction market, reached the same conclusion, showing the likelihood of the president’s removal from office dropping after Comey’s testimony. But U.K. bookmaker Ladbrokes reached the opposite conclusion, hiking the probability that Trump is impeached. [Correction: The original Fortune story cited here on Ladbrokes misstated the change in impeachment odds. This post has been updated.]
-- Trump himself was minutes away from setting a new record for his longest absence from Twitter since declaring his candidacy. Then he broke his silence on Comey's testimony by appearing to accuse the former FBI director of lying under oath:
Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication...and WOW, Comey is a leaker!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 9, 2017
Trump's tweet comes after Comey, in his testimony, accused the president of firing him over his investigation of Russia's election meddling and then lying about it. In so doing, Comey effectively laid out an obstruction of justice case against Trump. Congressional Republicans are floating a new line of defense for the president: He's just new to all this. After a momentous week, here's what we learned, and still don't know, about the Russia probe.
-- Meanwhile, the pound is falling sharply against the dollar and the euro after U.K. snap elections denied a clear majority to either the Conservative or Labour parties, raising the specter of a hung parliament. Prime Minister Theresa May will stay in office to form a coalition government, the Associated Press reported this morning, but the results badly weaken the ruling party's hand as Brexit talks begin. May says she will keep the planned Brexit timetable.
The Post's Isaac Stanley-Becker breaks down what the election reveals about increasingly polarized British politics.
- The Heritage Foundation will hold a discussion on tax reform with House Freedom Caucus members at 9:30 a.m.
- The Federalist Society will host an event on antitrust enforcement at noon.
- The Peterson Institute will host a book launch on Monday for “The Right Balance for Banks: Theory and Evidence on Optimal Capital Requirements.”
- The House Appropriations subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will hold a budget hearing on Monday with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
- The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs will have an executive session to vote on Kevin Allen Hassett to be Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Pamela Hughes Patenaude to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The vote will be on June 13.
- Vice President Pence is scheduled to give the keynote address at the conference of Prosperity and Security in Central America. The event will be hosted in Miami on June 15.
Today's daily cartoon by Kim Warp. pic.twitter.com/PEIePlU4dR— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) June 8, 2017
If you missed former FBI Director James B. Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, watch this recap of the day's news:
‘Impeaching Trump could be a reality, prosecuting him might not be’
And here's The Post's Dana Milbank with an iPhone diary of his day following the Comey hearing:


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Hoosier lifestyle blogger Erin Loechner built a massive following with a show on HGTV.com, a daily stream of free merchandise to review, and, as a prolific essayist, substance to match the style. But as she reveals in her memoir Chasing Slow, out this month, one query from a reporter made her question it all.
Released today, One Day in May: 24 Hours in the Life of Indiana compiles photos taken across the state on Friday, May 20, 2016. Together, they offer a unique perspective on our often-overlooked geographic, cultural, and demographic diversity.
In the following columns, reprinted in a new book from IU Press, the legendary Hoosier journalist reveals, with touching candor and haunting prose, a deep spiritual connection to his state of birth—and the people who raised him there.

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Alison McInnes, MD, MS
Psychedelic medicine is gaining momentum. As a mental health clinician, you need tools that evolve as swiftly as your practice.
Osmind offers purpose-built platform designed to meet the unique needs of psychiatry’s psychedelic future.
Customization sits at the heart of psychedelic medicine, as each patient’s journey is profoundly personal. Osmind's EHR facilitates this individualized approach with customizable notes, intake forms, and consent documents. Gone are the days of paper trails and manual inputs. With Osmind, you can electronically send and receive forms that auto-populate into the patient's chart, ensuring accuracy and efficiency from the very first encounter.
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Engaging patients in their treatment journey is crucial to preparation and integration. Osmind’s patient app facilitates agency, connection, and insight through HIPAA-compliant text messaging and shared journaling. Patients can record their experiences and feelings in real-time or after their session, providing valuable insights for both you and the patient. Patients also get access to the Osmind Community, a public forum where they can exchange stories and support, enriching their therapeutic experience.
"Osmind offers an app that allows our patients to connect with us in a non-threatening way. They can track their own progress, journal, reach out to other patients through the Osmind community, and file their bills through Osmind, which incentivizes them to stay on track and engaged.”-Ami Miller, NP and co-founder of Scenic City Neurotherapy
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People use aluminium both for industrial and non-industrial purposes. From doors and windows to utensils, you may find aluminium in various applications. There are a few factors you need to consider before buying aluminium sheets.
• Heat treating
• Workability or formidability
• End-use application
• Corrosion resistance
But how will you understand the difference between two aluminium sheets? Usually, they look the same. This makes it difficult for anyone to differentiate based on their characteristics.
Different types of aluminium sheets
Aluminium is corrosion-resistant, making it almost maintenance-free. It has a better weight-to-weight ratio compared to other metals. It weighs nearly one-third of copper, brass, or iron. Aluminium plates have better heat conductivity, allowing them to spread heat quickly. It is an entirely non-toxic metal. This makes it a primary component for making cooking utensils. Apart from cookware, you will also find aluminium in food packaging, electrical applications, machineries, and transport. However, the grades or types of aluminium differ in every application. Here are the types of aluminium sheets that will help you buy the perfect variant for your purposes.
1. Alloy 1100
This is commercial-grade aluminium. It is soft and ductile and has unmatched formidably. These sheets often find their way into industries making hard-forming applications like utensils and car parts. You can weld this type of aluminium sheet using any welding method. However, you cannot heat-treat these sheets. You will see these aluminium sheets in the food processing and chemical sectors. They are excellent when it comes to resisting corrosion.
2. Alloy 2011
There are two reasons why this type of aluminium sheet stands out from the rest:
• Outstanding machining skills
• High mechanical strength
Many industries call this grade of aluminium as Free Machining Alloy. Alloy 2011 finds its application in automatic lathes projects. These projects have a high demand for aluminium with unmatched machining skills and mechanical strength. Alloy 2011 fits that demand perfectly. The high-speed machining skill of this type of aluminium sheet generates very fine and readily removable chips. It is an excellent choice for producing various detailed and complicated parts of various types of machinery.
3. Alloy 2014
This is a copper-based alloy known for its high strength and machining capabilities. It has incredible resistance and workability. That is why you will often see it in structural applications used in aerospace.
4. Alloy 2024
This is one of the most frequently used aluminium sheets in various industries. The sheets are widely popular for their high strength. Plus, their strength-to-weight ratio is excellent. They find their application in industries that require aluminium sheets with high strength-to-weight ratio, excellent fatigue resistance, and incredible strength. They are also supportive when it comes to heat treatment in annealed conditions. However, the corrosion-resistance of this type of aluminium is slightly low compared to others. That is why manufacturers use these sheets in clad form or anodized form.
5. Alloy 3003
This is the most popular aluminium alloy. Manufacturers make Alloy 3003 aluminium sheets using commercially pure aluminium and manganese. This makes the sheets 20% stronger than Alloy 1100. Its unmatched workability and corrosion resistance make it suitable for various industries. This grade of aluminium can be welded, brazed, or spun easily.
6. Alloy 5052
It has the highest strength among all the other types of aluminium sheets. This type of aluminium falls in the non-heat-treatable grades. These sheets are excellent when it comes to resisting atmospheric corrosion. Hence, they find their application in making submarine parts. They work flawlessly in salt water. Their workability is way ahead of types of aluminium sheets. You can also cut it into any intricate form you want.
7. Alloy 6061
When it comes to flexibility and heat-treatment facility, no one comes near Alloy 6061. It has almost every characteristic of pure aluminium, as mentioned above. This type of aluminium is mostly popular for its corrosion-resistance and mechanical properties. These sheets have unmatched workability, especially in annealed conditions. Alloy 6061 finds its applications in almost every type of industry you can think of. From machine parts to utensils, Alloy 6061 is everywhere.
8. Alloy 6063
Most people call it an architectural alloy. Its excellent finishing features and high tensile strength make it perfect for various architectural applications. Plus, the high corrosion resistance makes it ideal for both interior and exterior usage. This type of sheet is mostly used to make aluminium doors and windows.
9. Alloy 7075
This type of aluminium is suitable for making highly stressed parts because of its incredible strength. It also supports heat treatment in annealed conditions. You can also weld it in various places to make it fit on various machine parts.
With so many types of aluminium, all you need to do is determine the purpose for which you want to use the sheets. They are ideal for both commercial and residential usage.


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Samantha, one of the star heroines down South, married Akkineni Naga Chaitanya last year and became the elder daughter-in-law in the third generation of the Akkineni family. Interacting with a popular Telugu news daily recently, Samantha opened up about her first Sankranthi in the Akkineni household.
Samantha said that the first Pongal after marriage is called Thalai Pongal in Tamil and that the Thalai Pongal festivities have kick-started in her new family. “I’m getting introduced to all my relatives. There’s a lot of happiness in celebrating the festival together and I’m experiencing that happiness,” Samantha said, further adding, “marrying Chay and stepping into this beautiful family makes this Sankranthi special for me”.
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- Controversial Tamil actor’s film put on hold
- Ranarangam resumes promotions, second song to be released

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Food Standards Agency publishes latest figures on food poisoning
The FSA has released research giving detailed analysis of reasons for food poisoning in the UK
Posted on 27 June 2014
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published research which suggests that the official figures for food poisoning seriously under-estimate how many people suffer from food poisoning each year in the UK.
Many people who experience food poisoning do not report their illness to their GPs as many individuals recover quickly from the symptoms.
This research, combined with official data, gives a more realistic picture of how many food poisoning cases are happening each year.
Statistics that emerged from the study include the fact that:
Known pathogens are the cause of more than 500,000 cases of food poisoning each year.
The most common foodborne pathogen is Campylobacter which results in some 280,000 cases every year.
Clostridium perfringens causes 80,000 cases, and norovirus was third with an estimated 74,000 cases.
Salmonella is the causes of the most hospital admissions, some 2,500 each year.
Poultry meat is estimated to cause 244, 000 cases of food poisoning cases each year
Vegetables, fruit, nuts and seeds, caused the second highest number of cases of illness followed by beef and lamb.
As well as identifying about half a million cases of food poisoning attributable to 13 specific pathogens researchers believe that 10 million incidents of infectious intestinal disease (IID) a year are not yet attributed to a specific pathogen.
The lead researcher Professor Sarah O'Brien, from the University of Liverpool, said:
'These findings will help the FSA to target its resources more effectively in tackling food poisoning. They confirm that the FSA is right to put campylobacter at the top of its priority list. It is the biggest food safety problem we have and more needs to be done to tackle it.'
The message of Food Safety Week 2014 was to encourage people not to wash their raw chickens as this can encourage the spread of the Campylobacter pathogen through water droplets.
Tina Patel, a solicitor at Leigh Day who deals with food safety claims commented:
“I would encourage anyone who does suffer with symptoms of food poisoning to report them to the relevant authorities no matter how quickly their symptoms resolve.
“It is only by reporting every incident which occurs that the true number of food poisoning cases each year will emerge and preventative action taken”.

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The Miche SWR Full Carbon Cross wheels are especially developed for the use on cyclocross bikes. For Shimano and SRAM 9-/10-speed shifting systems.
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New York, NY - On April 25th, former college football players will be anxiously waiting to hear where they will play in the NFL. On Wednesday, the league announced which players will be in attendance at Radio City Music Hall.
There will be 23 players total, two of which played their college ball at LSU: Barkevious Mingo and Eric Reid. Ten hail from the Southeastern Conference, including four from Alabama.
The first round of the draft will air at 7 p.m. central time, the second and third rounds will be Friday the 26th beginning at 5:30 PM, with the remaining four rounds getting underway Saturday at 11 am.
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Known as "Umbrella Girl," the painting at the corner of N. Rampart and Kerlerec in the Marigny is a work by world-famous, yet controversial street artist, Banksy.more>>
Known as "Umbrella Girl," the painting at the corner of N. Rampart and Kerlerec in the Marigny is a work by world-famous, yet controversial street artist, Banksy. Several days ago, neighbors noticed a group of men trying to steal the painting.more>>
Foreign ministry officials in Rome and Vienna confirm that names of two nationals listed on the manifest of the missing Malaysian airlines flight match passports reported stolen in Thailand.more>>
Foreign ministry officials in Rome and Vienna confirmed Saturday that names of two nationals listed on the manifest of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight match passports reported stolen in Thailand.more>>


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At the beginning of December, I showed you the progress on my 2nd ever quilt. Well, I made it!!! I finished this quilt with a few days to spare before Christmas and I'm thrilled with how it turned out.
The scrappy blocks are made with a jelly roll of Moda's Road 15, by Sweetwater. There's just a tiny scrap of each colour left. The finished quilt measures 63" x 55" and is made up with:
- 7" square blocks (Road 15 jelly roll)
- black sashing between the blocks, cut to 1.5"
- black border, cut to 2.5"
- cream border, cut to 2.5"
- black print border (Road 15 Black City Park), cut to 6.5"
- binding (Road 15 Black City Park)
I went with 108" wide fabric for the backing, so no seams; Widescreen by Carolyn Friedlander for Robert Kaufman. With the left over square (I sewed 31), I made a label, using fabric markers for the text and hand sewn to the quilt at the end. Next time I'll think about a label earlier on in the process.
I debated whether to do the quilting myself, or have it professionally done, especially since I was running out of time, but I am oh SO pleased I chose to do it myself. It's by no means perfect, but for a 2nd quilt, I think it's pretty darn good, if I do say so myself.
As with my first quilt, I used a woollen batting and basted the layers with pins. I still have a lot to learn about basting to get all layers smooth and even, but I'm getting there.
Most of the quilting is just straight lines on either side of the seams, with wavy lines for the outer border.
The blocks I designed myself. I liked the effect of the offset strips in my Scrappy Fabric Baskets, so used the same technique to make the blocks in this quilt. Although I've used a jelly roll, the same effect could be created using scraps of fabric.
- Cut 5 strips 9" x 2.5"
- Take the bottom two strips (1 & 2 in the picture above)
- Put the 2nd bottom strip (2) on top of the bottom strip (1), right sides together and at an angle, matching the top left hand corners.
- Sew seam and trim
- Put the middle strip (3) on top of the 2nd strip (2), right sides together and at an angle, matching the top right hand corners.
- Sew seam and trim.
- Continue sewing the strips, alternating the direction of the angles and varying the degree.
- Press all seams open.
- Trim to 7" square.
When I purchased the jelly roll for the blocks, I had a clear picture of the scrappy blocks in my head, but nothing else.
Once the blocks were made, I was fairly certain I wanted black sashing between them. Putting them on a black sheet confirmed this. Mr TMW helped with the actual arrangement of the blocks.
Although the scrappy squares and sashing are my own design, the rest of the quilt is not. Having purchased the jelly roll at a quilting shop, I returned to the same shop to purchase the fabric to finish the quilt. I really didn't know what I wanted, so I took along my phone with a photo of the blocks on the black sheet.
If you live in or near the Hawkesbury in NSW, I cannot speak highly enough of Fortunes and Fairies. Leanne spent at least one and a half hours helping me design the rest of the quilt and explaining the differences between different types of batting. She was so patient with me as I asked question after question, many times re-explaining points and writing notes for me to follow at home. She did all the Maths and worked out the exact yardages I would need. And she has a great eye for matching and co-ordinating fabrics.
I buy much of my fabric online from overseas, because, even including high postage costs, I can buy fabric much cheaper than I can purchase in Australia. I usually buy 7 - 8 yards or more at a time. However, spending time in a good fabric shop gives me something I cannot buy online... knowledge and experience. Sure, I can google to find this info and I do. But to be able to fire questions and have someone answer them on the spot is invaluable. I learnt SO much in that hour and a half with Leanne. (No, I'm not being sponsored.)
As you can probably tell, I'm pretty chuffed with my 2nd quilt. It does look rather good in its new home, even if I do say so myself. I was warned I'd be hooked and I am.

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A wedding day is undeniably about two special people, at the beginning of a new chapter in their love story. So creating perfect stationery,
which is stylish, functional and allows you to savour planning (without drama), makes sense. Right?
Claire Turner, owner of Lily Anna Rose since 2007 – is creative.
Her experience is there to share, and with over 24 years of design and print knowledge, it is plentiful.
The world of Lily Anna Rose not only creates an experience that empowers you but focuses on transforming your dreams
into beautiful aide memoirs –without compromise and mindful of
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Lily Anna Rose listens and accompanies you until the aisle.
At Lily Anna Rose we devote our full attention on a high-quality service to each order and limit commissions. No less than you deserve.
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Allure guests' by sending elegantly packaged aide memoirs whilst echoing your personality as a couple. Add beautiful calligraphy or personalise each piece by printing names and addresses. Personal touches to an invitation include a calligraphy addressed envelope, ensures the keepsake is treasured – thus savouring the investment.
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One colour trend for an English wedding for 2021 is presented with azure blues, chalky whites and plenty of wild fauna. Baroque patterns and monograms are a classy addition for glamour. Conception is about being environmentally-conscious – use good-old-fashioned design. What paper is best for wedding invitations? A stiff board is ideal for authentic letterpress printing and hot foiling. Best for 2021 and beyond is embellishment free and recyclable – at some point in the future.
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Ideally, invitations along with reply card and a supporting information sheet should be arriving on guests’ doormats with as much notice as possible. A question that is repeatedly asked by clients, 'how long before a wedding should invitations be sent?' There is no right or wrong answer as it depends on your planning agenda. Traditionally 6 weeks is a good time to distribute wedding memoirs. For your far-flung family and friends, it is best to give as much detail of your arrangements to avoid clashes with the diary. Up to 5 months is reasonable – 12 months is acceptable.
Any reputable stationer should be able to advise what is possible for
you budget – without compromising on service
Reply? Or not to reply?
The small but mighty R.S.V.P. is a key device to keep markers on whose attending and who is not. Include a reply card and self-addressed envelope as part of your invitation package – and you can ensure a swift reply response. By adding a stamp (although an extra cost) will also save you precious time and establish your preparations as planned.
The tone of your day has begun and you want guests to feel that this day is exclusive, whilst enticing them to a wedding that they will remember for decades. Less really is more...
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include the where, when and who
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Your invitation is all about your style – talk to your stationer about what you want. An information sheet would include; time of arrival; venue address; directions with a map and other elements such as a menu; contact details and even your cheeky wedding present request. A beautiful hand-folded information sheet, bound with a band – neatly packed with the reply card reaffirms just how important the recipient is.

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Man found guilty of committing murder at 17 in York wins new trial
Prosecutors agreed it would be in the "interests of justice" to award a new trial to Kwilson Coleman, now 27, of York.
A man who was 17 when police say he fatally shot someone in York during a confrontation over a stolencellphone has been awarded a new trial.
Kwilson Coleman, now 27, of York, had been serving a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. He was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Greg Wright, 20, of York, which happened on Thanksgiving in 2008.
Coleman was already entitled to be resentenced because of a recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, which made retroactive a decision that held it’s unconstitutional to hand down mandatory life sentences against people who committed crimes before they turned 18. But he also asked for a new trial, raising several issues including whether certain evidence was disclosed to the defense.
Prosecutors agreed it would be in the interests of justice to have a new trial. U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo on Feb. 26 then threw out Coleman’s conviction and ordered them to retry him within 120 days, or he will be released from custody.
On Nov. 27, 2008, Coleman was standing in front of a home on East Prospect Street with a group of people when Wright approached them, York City police said.
He accused of one of them, Corey Brooks, of robbing him. Wright pulled out a handgun, police said, and started to pistol-whip him. The group scattered and ran into a house.
Later, Coleman came out of the breezeway and started shooting at Wright, police said.
Federal Public Defender Heidi Freese, Coleman’s attorney for the writ of habeas corpus, could not be reached.
In court documents, Chief Deputy Prosecutor Scott McCabe has asked for the new trial to be scheduled in May. Coleman can ask for a delay.
Kyle King, a spokesman for the York County District Attorney’s Office, said “we wouldn’t have any further comment at this time pending trial.”
Coleman is expected back in court on Tuesday for a status hearing. He’s also serving six to 12 years in prison for an unrelated shooting.
Contact Dylan Segelbaum at 717-771-2102.
Check out this photo gallery of York County's most wanted: (The photos and information published are provided by the York County Sheriff's Office. To report information on any of these individuals, call York County Crime Stoppers at 717-755-TIPS.)


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The office is open, so each team is encouraged to adopt a tree or two for soft privacy. We went to the local plant nurseries and picked out trees from about 40 different species. The trees are there for shade and company, but they're also an homage to our old villa office, with its lush garden.
A multifunctional bench bed takes inspiration from oriental beds to lend a local touch to an otherwise contemporary setting. The team eats and plays rest on the bench. Elsewhere, curated furniture collected from friends dots the space.
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A comparative study of current perceptions, attitudes, awareness and practices on the use of indoor residual spraying for control of malaria in a rural and urban community in Kabale District. (Makerere University, 2014)Regardless of many initiatives taken by government and international organizations such to reduce and completely whip out malaria, still malaria kills over 1.0 million people each year in Sub Saharan Africa. This could be ...


Here’s a look at what’s filming on location Tuesday, June 11, 2013:
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Filming in California:
Dexter is filming in studio at Sunset Gower Studios in L.A.
Sons of Anarchy is filming at Nelles Correctional Facility in Whittier.
Wizardream is filming at 1360 E 6th St, Los Angeles (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM).
Lazarus is filming in Canoga Center Studios in Canoga Park. (Thanks Redd)
The Big Fix is filming at 655 Green St E in Pasadena.
Walker is also filming at 1335 Willow St – 1333 Willow St, Los Angeles (7:00 AM – 9:00 PM).
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Filming in Louisiana:
HBO’s True Detective is filming at Holly Heights Dr and W Esplanade Ave, Kenner.
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Filming in New York:
Royal Pains is filming in studio at Broadway Stages in Brooklyn.
Boardwalk Empire is filming at S 6th St and Broadway, Brooklyn.
Beware The Night is filming around 205th and 10th Ave in NYC. Signs were also spotted in Kingsbridge, Bronx. (Thanks @editted @Lovemycelebz)
Filming in North Carolina:
Banshee is filming off of N.C. 150 in western Rowan County.
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Filming in Tennessee:
Boulevard, starring Robin Williams, is filming at 11th Ave N & Charlotte Ave in Nashville.
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Actor Joo Won revealed his ideal type of girl.
On the latest broadcast of KBS 2TV‘s ‘1 Night 2 Days‘, Joo Won participated in part two of the ‘Forward Vacance’ special, and revealed what he looks for in a significant other.
Fellow ’1N2D’ member Kim Jong Min asked Joo Won, “Who is your ideal girl?” to which Joo Won answered, “I like a girl with [manners and sense].”
He added, “I take basic things very seriously. Such as being good to your elders. I give this kind of thing a lot of thought.”
Meanwhile, during this particular episode of ’1N2D’, Kim Jong Min was caught texting a mysterious woman yet again, bringing attention to the earlier rumors regarding a new relationship.
Source & Photo: Donga
English source: http://www.allkpop.com/2012/07/actor-joo-won-reveals-what-he-looks-for-in-a-girl-on-1-night-2-days


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How loud or soft you play music is represented with dynamic signs. These a symbols that appear as 1 or 2 letters combined together in your music. Each sign represents a musical term in Italian.
Dynamic signs are symbols found throughout your music that tells us the volume, or how loud or soft the music should be played. You will find most of these musical terms written in the Italian Language. Why is that? Italian composers were some of the first people to include “volume instructions” in their music.


Unfortunately, issues aren't always black and white, nor are the bills and amendments I am asked to cast my vote on. Right after I took office, there was a proposal to expand the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which I support. However, the proposed expansion was funded with a cigarette tax increase. I worked with my colleague, Senator Jim Webb from Virginia, to offer an amendment which would reduce the impact on North Carolina's tobacco industry and create an alternate and more equitable funding stream. Unfortunately, we were not able to garner enough support from our colleagues to pass that amendment. Ultimately, we were asked to vote on the entire package. As a mother of three, and with the health and vitality of 10 million of our nation's children at stake, I could not in good conscience vote against the bill.
The stimulus bill and its amendments were the topic of discussion for weeks prior to the final vote. I reviewed the bill myself, and was briefed by my staff, throughout the process. In short, no one disagreed that something needed to be done. The question was, what needed to be done? I was unhappy with the version originally passed in the House of Representatives, and I supported the Nelson-Collins amendment that slashed more than $100 billion in spending from the initial proposal. There were absolutely no earmarks in the stimulus bill, which I believe was an important factor in securing its passage with the support of 60 senators from both sides of the aisle.
Please accept my sincerest apologies and I certainly appreciate your patience during this transition period in my office.
We have received thousands of letters and e-mails and we are responding to them in the order in which they were received. As we continue to hire more staff in my Washington, D.C., and state offices, we will be able to respond to letters in a more timely manner.
I take constituent service very seriously. It was a hallmark of my office in the state senate, and my constituents should expect nothing less from me here in the U.S. Senate. Once I am in my permanent office space in Washington, D.C., I will be hosting "Carolina Coffees" on Wednesday mornings when Congress is in session so that North Carolinians can stop by to chat with me and my staff while they are in Washington. When back in the state, I plan on having open office hours in my state offices as well as in other cities and towns.
On my Web site, http://hagan.senate.gov, you can read about what I've been doing and saying on the issues of the day. You can also see when I will be holding public events in your area (I get back to North Carolina as often as possible). I ran an open and accessible campaign – to the public and to the press – and I intend to be open and accessible as your U.S. Senator.
I agree that we in Congress need to set an example at times like these. Congress recently passed legislation freezing salaries for members of Congress for the next year, and I am proud to have co-sponsored a measure that will permanently eliminate automatic pay increases for members of Congress.
I am a strong supporter of comprehensive immigration reform, as well as the E-Verify program. The amendment to which you are referring was attached to the Omnibus Bill, which would fund the government through the end of the fiscal year and already included a provision to extend E-Verify for another year. Passing the Omnibus Bill was a necessity, since not doing so could have resulted in a government shutdown. Instead of loading up the bill with amendments which would impede its passage, I would support a stand-alone bill that would further extend the E-Verify system.
The Employee Free Choice Act simply allows employees, not their employers, to decide if and how they would like to organize at their workplace. I support EFCA as a way to level the playing field for working families. Importantly, and contrary to public opinion, EFCA does not take away the secret ballot – it allows the employee the right to choose how they cast their vote. They may still choose to cast their vote by secret ballot or by signing cards. I agree with you that decertification should follow the same procedures as certification. I will be supportive of reasonable changes to the National Labor Relations Act to clarify that this is the case.
Governor Perdue and governors across the country are facing difficult budget decisions. There are no good answers. While I would pursue every other viable alternative before pulling money from education, I believe that Governor Perdue is doing what she believes to be in the best interests of North Carolina.
I support comprehensive immigration reform and I do not support allowing illegal immigrants into North Carolina colleges and universities.
We need to work toward a practical solution that is fair to taxpayers and addresses the problem at its roots. We must strengthen our borders, enforce and upgrade laws that crack down on employers who knowingly hire illegal workers, and eliminate the shadow economy that drives down wages and working conditions.
Less than a month into my service in the U.S. Senate, I was faced with a difficult choice, in which the health of our state's children was at odds with a key industry in North Carolina. North Carolina employs 65,000 people in the tobacco industry – from the large tobacco companies to the distributors and, particularly in eastern North Carolina, the tobacco farmers. These people, and this industry, were tapped to shoulder more than their share of the burden for the expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which provides health care for our nation's neediest and most disadvantaged children.
Furthermore, I am staunchly opposed to the proposal being advanced by some of my colleagues to have the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulate tobacco. As recent reports about the contamination of peanuts would confirm, the FDA already has their plate full. Recently, Senator Burr and I introduced the Federal Tobacco Act of 2009, which would require full disclosure of the ingredients in cigarettes, but would not allow the government to mandate what actually constitutes a cigarette. We believe this to be a reasonable alternative that does not, once again, unfairly burden tobacco farmers and the industry.
In the North Carolina State Senate, I helped to extend health insurance to uninsured children, expand preventive and primary care for uninsured patients in rural North Carolina and end insurance discrimination against mental health care. In these tough economic times, Americans are fighting to maintain their health care coverage as premiums and drug prices rise, insurance covers less and health plans discriminate against those with chronic conditions. I believe we must focus on expanding affordable, quality health care access for North Carolinians and all Americans. We need to invest in higher quality and more efficient care, focus on keeping people healthy instead of only treating them when they are sick and streamline the system to cut down on costs and waste.
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Today's "one stamp, five ways" post is using one of my all time favorite SSS stamp sets called Sketch Lotus Flowers. I prepared this post a week ago and now the stamp, die, and bundle are all out of stock! So this is a really bad time to try and promote the set, but if you already have it (and apparently quite a few have sold), this might be a helpful post for you! I have six cards to share with you!
Here is an image of the stamp set - it looks simple, but I found lots of ways to use that one image!
I always like to start with my favorite card. This is my random stamped card I always include. This technique worked quite well with this stamp as I just hung it over the edge in different directions and embossed it with white embossing powder. Then I was able to use watercolors to bring the flowers to life!
Tips and techniques used:
- Arrange the flower stamp going in all different directions and hanging over the edges - I noticed they fit together so well it seemed like this was planned when it was designed - very fulfilling puzzle effect here haha
- I embossed all of the flowers with white embossing powder - this stamp set has such fine liens that they showed up so nicely with the paint around them
- I used very saturated color for the flowers so they really pop and a wide variety of colors (great way to try out any new colors you haven't used); I started by adding water to the petals so that I could drop in the most color to the edge closest to the stem and then let it run outward making the color lighter along the edges
- I used a soft wash of blues around the flowers - you can see that the background has a white tint to it as I used Ranger Watercolor Paper - it isn't my favorite paper, but it is the only one that is pure white, so I like to use it for cards
- I die-cut a stitched rectangle with rounded edges using the PPP Stitched Pieces die for the sentiment; I stamped it with Ranger Cactus Flower embossing powder to match some of the flowers
- After all that color, I used some PPP sparkling clear sequins to finish the card
This card has a product from the new release about to take place (tomorrow I think) for Stamptember - do you see what it is?!?! That amazing background stamp with lines on it! I stamped it with MFT Natural Ink and then colored it with blue and green colored pencils. After it was done I added some white lines with a white uniball and some blue lines with a Kaiser Craft gel pen.
Tips and techniques:
- When coloring the background, overlap your colors where the lines overlap - colored pencils worked nicely for this blending the two colors together, but watercolors or Copics would work this way as well
- If you want your lines to be really straight, you can use a straight edge when using colored pencils; I did this when adding my gel pen after it was done
- I colored the word Thanks (Script Thanks Wafer Die) with darker blues on the top and then greens on the bottom to match the background
- I embossed the sub-sentiment (I love that word that I made up) (or is that a real term?) (don't want to take credit if it's not mine!) with white embossing powder on black so it really pops against that busy background; the stamp is from Messages for Everyday
- I stamped the image with MFT Natural Ink on white cardstock so I could do a no-line coloring look; I used colored pencils to color the flowers; I kept them soft with lines showing instead of coloring them in solid for a more pencily look (that's not a word either)
I had this background in my stash for probably two years now! I finally found a way to use it! I paint all kinds of backgrounds when I'm in a painting mood and these stripes made a good canvas for these beautiful flowers!
Tips and techniques:
- This time I stamped the flowers on white cardstock with MFT Natural Ink and colored them with Copics. But I added details and shading with colored pencils, so they still look like them were colored with pencils.
- I used an old banner die and I die-cut it twice. I stamped the sentiment on the right side of one (with Forget Me Knot Embossing Powder), slid it under the flowers and then slid another one under that one to extend it - great tip for getting more out of your banner dies! (called "fake the length" haha)
- That's really all the tips I have for this one - just remember to have lots of backgrounds all ready to go and it makes card making so much easier!
After two cards with the flowers die-cut and sitting on the front left side of a card front, I was running out of ideas. So this time I put it in the middle of the card and framed the flowers with a white stitched circle. The background was another one I had painted a long time ago and just pulled out for a card front. You can tell it was painted on Fabriano paper, not Ranger Watercolor paper so it has more of a cream undertone instead of white even when painted. I was a little bugged by this, but I tied in the white with the circle, the card base, and the background for the word friend so hopefully it works ok!
- Should I mention watercoloring backgrounds ahead of time? hahaha This one had some small circles painted on the upper corner - I was having fun that day and really breaking out of my usual boring washes!
- I used Copics to make the word friend (Big Friend Wafer Die) look like it matched the background - can I fool you?
- I actually stamped the flowers in black ink this time and colored them with Copics and pencils - I actually like the black outlines on these flowers as they look doodled with two fine lines. I usually hate black outlines, especially when they are thick on stamps.
- Again, I used white embossing powder on black cardstock for the sentiment sub-title to match those black outlines with a stamp from Messages for Everyday
- I found a Tonic Nuvo Drop in Party Pink that matched my card perfectly to finish it off
Once I had made three cards with the flowers as they were all die-cut out, I wanted to figure out another way to use them. So for this card, I stamped them twice and overlapped them. Now for the crazy part. I stamped them with MFT Natural Ink as first I planned on them having no black outlines and second, so if you overlap images when stamping, you don't care if you are using a light ink that won't show up - not necessary to block part of the image when stamping the second time. But then after they were colored, I added black outlines with a pen anyway! ha
- When you want to overlap images without using sticky notes to cut out images to block them with (what is the term for this - I cannot remember!) you can just use a light color of ink so it doesn't show through ( for me)
- I used Fabriano watercolor paper here - I think when I edited it it turned a little white, but the paper is definitely more cream - but oh that paper - it works so good - one more dash should finish this run on weird sentence!
- I painted the flowers and the background with watercolors and then added pencils over it - not necessary, but adds some nice texture and shading
- I used some Orange Soda Tonic Nuvo Drops around the flowers to finish the card; I also splattered some green and orange paint over the background
- I stamped the sentiment in black ink - love this one! There are lots of great ones in this stamp set!
I've actually already blogged this card before HERE so you can see the directions if you are interested. I stamped it directly on the watercolor paper and then use painted it and the background. Simple way to use the stamp in a one layer card.
See how versatile this one little set is? You can do so much with that one stamp and then the set has so many salutations to pick from. I hope you enjoyed this post and IF you have the set, you now have some inspiration to make you want to play with it and IF you don't have the set, I know SSS will be restocking it soon! Have a great holiday weekend friends and as always thanks so much for visiting! All supplies I've used on this post are linked to the SSS store below. Suzy


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A charity says up to twenty thousand young people in the North East could be made homeless, under government proposals to cut housing benefit.
The Prime Minister has said that rather than claiming the money, people under twenty five should move back in with their parents, but the homeless charity Crisis says that won't be an option for many of them.
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Growing up, it is safe to say that everyone had a subject that they obsess and fascinate them. Some boys may have collected Dinosaur toys and even memorized all of its type. Some girls may have been interested in collecting ‘Hello Kitty’ or Barbie.
No matter how common, or weird, or trivial our interests as a kid are, having or doing stuff related to our interest is enough to brighten our day as a kid.
One truly adorable little girl got to be the subject of her admiration. The cutiepie was featured in Steve Harvey’s TV show: Little Big Shots, and she truly had a day she and her family will treasure for the rest of their lives.
The smart and adorable little girl goes by the name of Bella, and nothing could excite her more than the famous fairytale, Beauty and The Beast.
Living the dream, little Bella made her grand entrance to the show by being carried on the stage while sporting a beautiful and magical yellow gown as beautiful as Beauty’s.
The audience who has been eyeing the little girl, cannot suppress the smile on their faces as Bella answered the questions thrown by the host comedian. The two even sung Bella’s favorite song, which Bella calls as ‘Tale as Old as Time,’ referring to the song ‘Beauty and The Beast.’ Steve Harvey served as a background vocals for Bella’s rendition of the iconic song.
The crowd was impressed with Bella when Steve Harvey asked her, who is her favorite ‘Beauty and The Beast’ character and why. The answer of the little girl is quite surprising for a 5-year old girl.
“Belle, she is nice in the inside, and she is pretty in the outside.” The little girl answered. It is admirable how at such a young girl, she already knows the value of having a pure and beautiful heart.
More than Bella, someone watching in the audience is happier than she is. Her father is holding back tears as he watched his daughter achieve her dream!
The tearful eyes of the father who is proud of the happiness his daughter is sharing with everyone, caught the attention of the audience. Even the other audiences cannot help but squeal a touching ‘awwww’ due to the heartwarming expression on her father’s face.
The host comedian had a delightful time talking to Bella, he let the child keep the beautiful yellow dress. As the young girl calls it, Steve Harvey gifted Bella and her family a trip to Disneyland.
“Let my dream come true, that’s all I ever want!” Bella squeeled in happiness. Certainly that is what her father wanted too!
Watch the video below to see a father who is struggling to hold back tears of joy due as he is proud of his adorable little girl!
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We all have our favorite acoustic guitar songs that no one else has ever heard of. Some of my favorite acoustic songs ever are simultaneously some of the most underrated. So I wanted to make a full post dedicated to celebrating my favorite underrated acoustic guitar songs.
If you’re an acoustic guitarist yourself and want to learn these underrated songs, I’ve also included chords, tabs, and video lessons for each song (if I could find them).
One final note before we get started: don’t forget to tune your guitar! These songs won’t sound right if your guitar is out of tune… If you need a great tuner, here’s my favorite clip-on guitar tuner (on Amazon).
Now without further ado, let’s jump into the 10 most underrated acoustic guitar songs:
1. Solitude – Black Sabbath
Technically, the studio version of Solitude uses an electric guitar. But the tone is extremely clean, and really the guitar is rather quiet. This makes it a great song to play on the acoustic guitar… Especially since it’s relatively easy.
As you’ll see in the links above, the song only uses two chords, so it’s one of the easier songs to play from this list. Since it’s a minor tune, it’s also a good change of pace, as acoustic songs tend to be overwhelmingly in major keys.
2. Church Street Blues – Tony Rice
Church Street Blues was written by Norman Blake, but Tony Rice’s version is a favorite among bluegrass guitarists, and one of the songs that made me fall in love with this genre of music. While Norman’s version is perhaps more “melodic” Tony’s cover above features faster and more complicated flatpicking and crosspicking patterns.
Make sure to check out some of Tony Rice’s other best songs:
- The 10 Best Tony Rice Songs for Acoustic Guitar (with Chords & Tabs)
- RIP Tony Rice – His 8 Best Songs Remembered
3. Blossom – James Taylor
Blossom is a bittersweet James Taylor song, combining upbeat lyrics and melodies with themes of loneliness and depression.
Blossom, smile some sunshine down my way lately, I’ve been lonesomeJames Taylor, Blossom
Blossom, it’s been much too long a day
Seems my dreams have frozen, melt my cares away
Blossom is one of the many underrated gems from the Sweet Baby James album.
You can read more about James Taylor’s best songs here:
4. Rider On An Endless Line – Tim Stafford
Tim Stafford started playing guitar in the 70s, eventually playing with Alison Krauss & Union Station, before forming the bluegrass band Blue Highway. Stafford is a prolific songwriter, with over 250 songs recorded.
Stafford is also one of the most academically accomplished bluegrass players, having taught courses on the subject at several different universities.
Rider On An Endless Line is one of his best songs and comes from an album of the same name.
5. Walls – Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot is an underrated singer-songwriter in general, and Walls is one of his most underrated songs.
Most people only know Lightfoot from The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. While that’s a great song, he has a whole catalogue of great music that goes largely unappreciated.
6. Time for Me to Fly – REO Speedwagon
Ok, ok, this is a pretty dang popular song, I get it. But still, when people think of acoustic guitar songs, this is one that rarely comes to mind. Even though the intro is pure acoustic guitar and vocals. And, the song in its entirety is great as just a solo acoustic piece.
When I tried to look up lessons for this one on YouTube, it just underscored for me that it was a relatively underrated song. Most lessons are years old and of varying quality – none of the larger channels have taught this song still.
7. Stuck in the Middle of Nowhere – Dan Tyminski
Dan Tyminski is best known for his singing and guitar playing on the classic “Man of Constant Sorrow.” The song brought bluegrass music to a much wider audience when the song was featured prominently in the classic movie O Brother Where Art Thou?, starring George Clooney.
However, Tyminski has a bunch of other great songs. The entire “Carry Me Across the Mountain” album is excellent, and Stuck in the Middle of Nowhere is one of my favorite songs from it.
Tyminski is one of my favourite singers and players in the “newer wave” of bluegrass music, with great albums like Wheels and Carry Me Across the Mountain. He is one of the best bluegrass flatpicking guitarists alive today.
8. Mighty Mississippi – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver have produced some amazing bluegrass music over the years. Mighty Mississippi is the first track off the Original Band album and has rollicking banjo and guitar licks throughout.
Lawson and Quicksilver have recorded many of the best bluegrass gospel songs of all time:
9. I Threw It All Away – Bob Dylan
I Threw It All Away is one of my favorites from the Nashville Skyline album – which went on to become one of Dylan’s best-selling albums. If you haven’t given the whole album a listen, I highly recommend it.
It reveals a different side of Dylan, with many of the songs having more of a country western feel compared to his other work. In my opinion, it’s easily one of Bob Dylan’s best albums:
10. I Couldn’t Believe It Was True – Willie Nelson
This is a great acoustic song for solo acoustic guitarists to consider as it is pretty much just Willie and his guitar. Also, the chord structure is very simple, and the melody is extremely catchy. This one always stood out to me as an underrated tune from Willie’s famous Red Headed Stranger album.
Learn More of the Best Songs For The Acoustic Guitar
Looking for more great acoustic songs to learn on the guitar? Check out some of my most popular guides below:
- The 25 Best Country Songs for Acoustic Guitar (with Chords + Tabs)
- The 12 Best Grateful Dead Songs for Acoustic Guitar (with Chords + Tabs)
- The 10 Best James Taylor Songs for Acoustic Guitar (with Chords & Tabs)
- The 10 Best Eagles Songs for Acoustic Guitar (with Chords & Tabs)
- The 10 Best Tony Rice Songs for Acoustic Guitar (with Chords & Tabs)
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The Patriots and the family of Rob Gronkowski released a joint statement Tuesday confirming the tight end suffered a bone bruise and a minor sprain of his right knee Sunday.
The team said Gronkowski's status "will be evaluated on a week-to-week basis and listed accordingly on the practice participation and injury reports."
Gronkowski is listed as doubtful for Sunday's home game against the Eagles. The Patriots said Gronkowski's readiness "will be determined in the days or hours prior to the appropriate game. Any timetable reported prior to that final determination would be speculative."
Gronkowski, who has 57 catches for 931 yards and nine touchdowns this season, injured his knee in the fourth quarter of last Sunday's overtime loss to the Broncos. He was carted off the field and was later seen walking with a limp.


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Iranian MP: We have defeated America since we rely on our own resources, abilities
An Iranian MP representing Sar-e-pol-e-Zahab has emphasised that because Iran always relies on its own resources, talents and abilities, it has managed to triumph over the Unites States.
Iran Press/Iran: Senior Iranian MP, Farhad Tajjari, representing the northwestern town of Sar-e-pol-e-Zahab, in an exclusive interview with Iran Press on Sunday, on the sidelines of 4 November rallies and demonstrations in Tehran, emphasised that Iran should use active diplomacy on the international stage, use of local currencies and national currencies in trade between Iran and other countries, to counter US economic war against Iran.
Tajjari added: "WE should not be dependent on other countries and as much as possible, we should rely on our own talents and resources."
In further remarks the senior MP and deputy head of a Majlis commission said: "The American deliberately use a false term for the Persian Gulf, and all Iranians object to the US government's disrespectful attitude to the Iranian nation. We are here today to show our detestation of the US government. America has shown its real colours to the world, the Iranian people are well aware of the hostile policies of the US government".

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In contrast to the existing folk music recorded with heavy instruments in the studio, this folk music album is recorded in a village to maintain the pristine natural creativity of the song.
These songs with its simplicity enliven the charm of folk music. The endeavor to release this album is to keep alive the rich folk music of Karnataka and showcase it to the world. Tune in to this album, share this rare presentation and further enrich Karnataka’s folk music.
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Abbott Makes it Official, Amazon Coming to Waco
Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, makes it official, Amazon is coming to Waco.
This is big news, so big in fact that Gov. Abbott traveled to Waco on Friday to deliver the news himself. Truth be told, we heard about this earlier in the week but Abbott made it official with his visit.
So what exactly is Amazon building in Waco? According to a report from KXXV, Channel 25, It'll be an Amazon fulfillment center that, according to an Amazon rep, Evan Luscher, says will focus on smaller orders like books.
The new Amazon building will be built in the Texas Central Industrial Park and cover 700,000 square feet. The new center is expected to bring about 1,000 new jobs to the area and an addition 2,000 jobs to support Amazon, in the next two years.
Amazon is no stranger to the state of Texas with over 100 combined investments and facilities in the state providing more that 45,000 new jobs. The addition of an Amazon fulfillment center is estimated to bring in $700 million over the next 10 years.
The new Amazon fulfillment center is expected to open in 2021.
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Join us along with Outville as we make our way to the foothills of the Alps between Lake Constance and Königssee, pausing at dazzling lakes, stopping by brewers and distilleries, artisans and merchants, serving up bread and dinners, and settling into our feathers with passionate hosts. Servus, Mahlzeit, Prost and bon voyage!
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There are many reasons why it can be fun and practical to have your own garden. It can be a relaxing hobby and a great way to help take care of our planet. In this economy, people are looking for ways to cut down on spending and to eat healthier. Starting your own garden is a great way to do both. It also gives a person a sense of pride when one serves food they have grown.
The good thing about gardens is they come in all shapes and sizes. There are also several types of gardens to have. There are flower gardens, herb gardens, vegetable gardens to name a few. Many people have a garden with a mix of plants and herbs.
The best way to find out if gardening is a hobby for you is to start your own. Be sure to start small. Start with a plant bed of twenty-five to thirty feet square. This provides enough room for about thirty plants. The nice thing about having your own garden is you can expand it if you have enough room.
After deciding how big to make your plant bed, you'll want to find an idea spot for your garden. Gardening can be done anywhere with at least six hours of sunlight. Make sure the area is away from large trees and plants that will take the garden's water and nutrients. It should be at least three feet away from fences and buildings. If in a hot climate, be sure the garden will have shade from at least part of the intense afternoon sun. Gardens can be healthy even with ten to twelve hours of sunlight. However, not all plants can survive in that heat. Be sure your plants are adaptable to your climate.
Soil can always be improved, but a site with good soil is a plus. Avoid areas with rocky soil, steep slopes and places where water stands. When you find a good spot for your garden, start digging. Remember gardening is a dirty job. It is best to wear gloves to protect your hands and fingernails. Remove any rocks, debris, grass and weeds. Then dig the spot for the plant about one foot deep. Level the dirt and add compost or minerals if needed. If the soil is too acidic, add lime. If the soil is too sandy, add pea moss. Plants grow best in neutral to acidic soil with a little fertilizer.
If you buy seeds, plant them according to the package directions. When choosing what plants to buy, make sure the leaves and stems are green and healthy looking. Make sure the roots look healthy also. Place the smaller plants towards the front of your garden and the larger plants in the back.
Planting at the right time is another key to having a healthy garden. Make sure the frosts are over before planting. When planting seeds the package will usually say when to plant them to get maximum growth. Make sure the plants get the right amount of water. You can water them by hand or use a sprinkler system. a sprinkler hose also works fine. Watering is more effective during the cooler parts of the day like the morning and evening. Most plants require about an inch of water per week. During the hottest periods plants will need to be watered three times a week at least.
Adding just a few inches of organic mulch will increase the plant's fertility. It will also help the soil to hold more moisture. Wood chips, grass clippings, leaves, manure and pine needles can all be used as mulch. Use these basic step to create a beautiful garden.


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Learn German in the lovely city of Freiburg in Southern Germany, positioned on the edge of the Black Forest. Due to its scenic beauty, pleasant and sunny climate and easy access to the Forest, it is one of our most popular options to take a German course in Germany. Much of life surrounds the Augustinerplatz central square in the old city and was formally the location of an Augustine monastery which later became the Augustinermuseum in 1921. The square is now a social space for Freiburg’s younger residents and has a number of attractive restaurants and bars, including the local brewery ‘Feierling’ which also has a nice beer garden. During the summer hundreds of students enjoy socialising here with guitar music playing in the background. The largest square in the centre of the old city is the Münsterplatz and a farmer’s market takes place here everyday except for Sundays. Freiburg is a famous centre of academics and research, with some of the most intelligent people having lived and worked here. Consequently the city is home to one of Germany’s oldest and most renowned universities, the Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg along with its medical centre. Located within the city centre is an extensive pedestrian zone where automobiles are banned, contributes to its reputation as being a ‘green’ city – in reality there are few cities in the world cleaner. There is also an excellent public transport system, with a continually expanding train network. There are frequent trains all over German and a notable high-speed service to Basel in Switzerland. The region is served by Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg International Airport, which is actually located in France.
"I was unsure of which German city to visit and a friend recommended Freiburg. I made the right decision because the city was brilliant! There’s plenty to see and do, and a weekend excursion into the Black Forest is a really good idea. My German is steadily getting better and the language teachers were fantastic"
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Gold sank like a stone at 9 a.m. in London after a huge spike in volume in New York futures that traders said was probably the result of a "fat finger," or erroneous order.
Trade shot up to 1.8 million ounces of gold in just a minute, a level not reached even with the surprise election of U.S. President Donald Trump or Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.
“No one has a clue, apart from the unfortunate individual that pressed the wrong button,” David Govett, head of precious metals trading at Marex Spectron Group in London, said of the spike in volume. Thin activity and automated trading may exacerbate such moves, he said.
Others said a trader may have made a larger order than intended, or underestimated the market’s ability to absorb so much gold.
Some 18,149 lots were traded on Comex in just a minute, before falling back to 2,334 lots an hour later.
Gold futures fell as much as 1.6 percent to $1,236.50 an ounce on the Comex, the lowest for a most-active contract since May 17. The metal for August delivery settled at $1,246.40 an ounce at 1:37 p.m. in New York, below the 100-day moving average.
The mysterious plunge “has the market spooked,” says Bob Haberkorn, a senior market strategist at RJO Futures.
“This bears the hallmarks of a fat-finger ‘Muppet’ -- a trade of 18,149 ounces would be a very typical trade, but a trade of 18,149 lots of a futures contract (which is 100 times bigger) would not be,” Ross Norman, chief executive officer of Sharps Pixley Ltd., a London-based precious-metals dealer, said in a note.
“It leaves us wondering if a junior had got confused between ‘ounces’ and ‘lots,’” Norman said.
Some speculated that the sell-off may have been prompted by technical concerns.
“Gold’s failure at the $1,255 resistance level may have triggered a technical sell and with limited participation, the size of the sell order pushed gold” down to the next support level, Peter Hug, marketing director at Kitco Metals Inc., said in a note to clients.
Bullion pared losses after a report showed U.S. orders for business equipment unexpectedly declined.
Rising use of computer-driven algorithmic trading has often been blamed for extraordinary movements in financial markets, known as flash crashes, in recent years.
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Brush (Editioned Print) , 2018
Print, 84 x 84 cm
About the artwork
Escalating the figurative into photo-realistic representation, Lee Jung Woong astounds with his ability to capture detail and speak through silent strokes. Employing a distinctly Oriental practice of focus on foreground and space, the artist transforms his canvas of Korean paper into a linear element of art itself, effacing its role as a medium and presenting it as a balanced component of the painting as a whole. In this image, the artist captures ink, brush and paper as subjects, not composing elements, effectively contrasting traditional representation and blurring the lines of the canonical concealment of painting processes. The thick stroke that serves as a border is acknowledgment from the artist of his unconventional subject - the brush and humble tool - as the unabashed protagonist of his work.
About the artist
Born in Korea in 1963, Lee Jung Woong is the masterful creator of the internationally acclaimed 'Brush' series of paintings. Bold, profound and breathtakingly dramatic - Lee Jung Woong’s intricate works command lucidity in spite of the abstract, and empower the objects of his depiction with hyper-realistic life. Having attained his Masters in Fine Arts from Keimyung University, Korea, Lee’s works have been exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions worldwide, including America, Switzerland, Singapore and Spain and are part of prestigious auctions at Sotheby's and Christies.