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ITS Tutorial School is a Hong Kong registered school which provides education and training services in Hong Kong. ITS is located in Central Hong Kong close to Sheung Wan MTR exit E3.

ITS main focus is to provide support for Hong Kong primary and secondary school students studying a variety of different international syllabuses. These syllabuses include courses such as the IB (International baccalaureate), UK GCSE and UK AS/A2 level subjects, IGCSE and Hong Kong syllabuses such as the HKCEE and the HKAL.

Tuition support is also provided for students studying US courses such as the AP (Advanced Placement) and preparing for the SAT exams.

ITS employs over thirty qualified tutors from a range of different countries. All ITS staff have as a minimum a degree in the subject area they are tutoring in. Many of the tutors are actually fully qualified teachers.

ITS language specialists provide training and support to students learning French, Spanish, German, English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian and Latin. Classes in languages range from the very basic beginner to advanced level support for students studying in these languages.

A growing part of ITS role has been to help students in other aspects of their career as well. ITS provides help with writing personal statements and university application procedures. Assisting in getting students placed in the overseas schools they wish to attend. This service includes helping students prepare for entrance exams such as the UK 11+ and 13+ Common Entrance Exam.

ITS also partners with other providers of specialised training and related activities to allow these people classroom facilities to run there different courses. The school is always open to suggestions from others as to how we can expand our services to the community. ITS facilities at its school are available for hire to providers of training courses.

It is an important part of ITS philosophy that the school should endeavour to put something back into the community. ITS tries to achieve this by providing a resource rich website with a large range of human edited links to other helpful websites. Its has also developed some world class resources of its own such as its Geography Dictionary and Accounting, Business Studies and Economics dictionary for students.

ITS also has a growing corporate section which provides a comprehensive range of training and support services for the Hong Kong business community. These services include business English training, meeting and presentation skills, phone answering techniques etc. ITS Corporate training is aiming to help businesses in Hong Kong improve its overall English skill levels through English language tuition.

For further details about ITS please visit our website.

• Counseling
• Counseling
• Marriage Counselors
• Marriage Conflict
• Psychiatrists
• Psychologists
• Therapists
• Marital Therapy
• Love in Marriage
• Sex in Marriage

When we married in 1960, I was nineteen and he was twenty-one and we loved each other madly. Even rereading this sentence makes me so light-headed I should probably lie down right now with a cold, wet cloth on my forehead. (Nineteen and twenty-one and madly in love) Our parents orchestrated a lovely formal reception and, smiling, walked us down the aisle. Today I would place my child in a locked facility if he or she attempted marriage at such a tender age. Anyway, we made a home for ourselves, worked, planned a future, developed friendships, and began raising a family. Also, we continued to love each other, even though he could be so stupid sometimes I’d have to yell at him. He worked eight days a week when his business was new, although I sarcastically observed I’d never seen an armored car following a hearse.

Sometime in the late sixties or maybe the early seventies, conventional wisdom decreed that in order to have a successful marriage, “You Have to Work on It.” This was the exact phrase as it appeared in print and was voiced by numerous authorities on the subject of marriage. “You Have to Work on it” was the Rosetta stone of marital counsel. No discourse on marriage could be considered authentic until these magical words were intoned, whereupon listeners would nod their heads up and down and reply, “Oh, yes, of course.”

A niggling worm of suspicion began to wriggle in my secret heart. Here I thought we were so compatible, contented, and even passionate. I thought our marriage was terrific. Was I supposed to tinker around with the innards of our relationship the way a mechanic works on a carburetor? Perhaps I should be baking pies, arranging flowers, coloring my hair. What? Stupid me, I didn’t have a clue.

Finally, bravely, I faced the problem. I asked him, “Are you consciously, deliberately ‘working’ on this marriage?” And do you know what he said? He said no, he didn’t have a clue as to how anybody could even begin to work on a marriage, and besides, it sounded tedious. Like flossing your teeth or visiting your great-aunt Mildred.

After a while he learned to avoid the dumb moves that led to my raising my voice and slamming silverware around in the drawers and I discovered that if I took the time to explain my grievances, he, being a dear and considerate soul, would thereafter aim to please me.

Thirty-two years have slipped by, the children have grown up and left home (thank God), and we’re back to just the two of us. We still don’t have the slightest hint of where the marriage needs work. But what can you expect when two kids go off and get married?

Engagement Rings
Clarity refers to how free the diamond is of blemishes and inclusions when viewed with your own eyes and when viewed under lOX magnification. Blemishes are imperfections on the outside of the diamond, for example: pits, chips, nicks, scratches. Inclusions are inside the diamond: carbon, fractures, and breaks. The following scale is the GIA (Gemological Institute of America-I will give you more details on GIA later in the book) grading scale. You will use this scale to compare one diamond to another.

Flawless: Free from blemishes and inclusions when viewed under lOX magnification. Internally Flawless: Free from inclusions, but it might have some slight blemishes when viewed under lOX magnification.

VVSl and VVS2 (Very, Very Slightly Included): Has minute inclusions or blemishes the size of the head of a pin when viewed under lOX magnification.

VSl and VS2 (Very Slightly Included): Has inclusions or blemishes smaller than a grain of salt when viewed under lOX magnification. There can be no carbon, fractures, or breaks in a VS stone.

SI1 (Slightly Included): Has inclusions or blemishes that are larger than a grain of salt when viewed under lOX magnification. These inclusions can be carbon or fractures; 95 percent of all SIl diamonds are eye-clean. *

SI2 (Slightly Included): Has inclusions or blemishes that are larger than a grain of salt when viewed under lOX magnification. Some of these inclusions or blemishes might be visible without magnification when viewed.

I1 (Imperfect): Has inclusions and blemishes visible to the naked eye.

I2 (Imperfect): Has inclusions and blemishes visible to the naked eye that can make as much as 25 percent of the diamond appear cloudy or lifeless.

I3 (Imperfect): Has many, many inclusions and blemishes visible to the naked eye. A very unattractive diamond with very little luster or sparkle.

For recommendations of which clarity grade is for you, review “Step Four: Know What Kind of Customer You Are and What Quality You Should Buy.” The average clarity grade purchased in the United States is, sadly, an 11 to 12. Most people purchase this quality unknowingly. Only lower quality diamonds are 11-12. Don’t make the same mistake. Careful shopping will allow you to purchase an SI1 stone for the same amount that most 12 stones are sold for. On the following pages are some typical stones when viewed under lOX magnification.

Blemishes

1. Chip: A little nick, a piece missing from the outside of the diamond. A chip can be caused through wear or during the cutting process.
2. Scratch: A line or abrasion on the outside of a diamond.
3. Fracture: A crack on the outside of the diamond.
4. Polishing Lines: Lines on the outside of a diamond that were formed during the polishing stage of the diamond.
5. Natural: A part of the diamond that was never polished, usually on the girdle.
6. Extra Facets: Areas where additional polished surfaces are placed on a diamond that shouldn’t normally be placed there. Example: The typical diamond has 58 facets; a diamond with an extra facet would have 59.
7. Bearding: Very small little fractures on the edge of a diamond.* Not possible to see inclusions or blemishes with your own eye when viewing the diamond without a jeweler’s loupe or microscope.Inclusions
   1. Carbon: A black spot or spots inside a diamond.
   2. Feather: Slight to heavy crack inside the diamond.
   3. Crystal: A white spot or spots inside a diamond.
   4. Pinpoints: Small dot like spots in a diamond. (A pinpoint is smaller than a crystal.)
   5. Cloud: A group of pinpoints gathered together, giving the impression, in some cases, of one large inclusion.

An untrained person will have a very difficult or impossible time trying to find the inclusions or blemishes in a VVSl, VVS2, internally flawless, or flawless diamond. Unless you’re a gemologist, don’t expect to. These top four grades will appear, to the average person, perfectly clean. You should only be purchasing one of these grades if you’re buying the diamond for investment purposes. In my opinion, these grades are too high a quality to be worn. That would be like circulating a proof coin: it would ruin your investment. Diamonds can get abrasions or even chipped through normal wear and tear. Some people find this hard to believe. They say that since a diamond is the hardest thing in the world that must mean it’s very tough and cannot be damaged. The truth is that even though a diamond is hard (hardness being a stone’s resistance to being scratched, and the only thing that can scratch a diamond is another diamond), that doesn’t mean a diamond is tough (toughness being a stone’s resistance to breakage). You see, a diamond can cleave in four directions, meaning it can be damaged. A diamond is the hardest thing in the world but not the toughest. And it is possible for someone to buy a VVS or flawless diamond and through normal wear lower the clarity grade to a VS or even a SI grade. I don’t recommend wearing such a high grade diamond. But if you do decide to buy one of these grades, I highly recommend that the diamond purchase be accompanied by a GIA certificate. * Since I stated earlier that an untrained person can’t pick out inclusions and blemishes with his own eyes, the GIA certificate will be your only guarantee that you are truly getting one of these grades.

Engagement Rings

Meg is a 29 year old woman from New York. She was struggling with some issues in her relationship with her long time boyfriend for almost a year. Meg became tired of hearing the same advice from her friends and family, so she decided to get advice from an outside source. Meg chose to obtain online psychic readings because she felt while the person was a stranger she would still be getting advice from someone who would have insight on her life. This is Meg’s story of how psychic advice helped her in her relationship.

Meg and Joe had been dating for almost 7 years when she began to feel a strain in their relationship. Joe was becoming distant and no matter how much Meg asked, Joe insisted there was no problem. Meg was not convinced. She knew something was wrong but didn’t know what it was exactly. She tried talking to friends and family about it, and they all gave her the same advice, “Oh I’m sure everything is fine, you and Joe are meant for each other, just give it time.” Meg gave it time at first, but after a few months she realized things were not getting better. Meg became concerned that if she didn’t figure out what the problem was soon, she would loose Joe. That was a risk she just wasn’t willing to take.

Meg attempted a few more times to get advice from her friends and family, but each time only left her more frustrated. She decided she needed to find another outlet for getting the advice she needed. That is when Meg came across LifePsychic.com while browsing the internet for online relationship advice.

After looking through the site and all it had to offer such as love numerology readings, love tarot readings online, love astrology readings, spiritual counseling, dream meaning interpretation, aura readings & psychic counseling, Meg quickly registered as a user. After Meg was done registering she looked in the Love/Relationship category on LifePsychic.com and found Psychic Ava. Psychic Ava’s profile was very inviting and illustrated her experience and what services she offered. Meg decided to call Psychic Ava for advice on her relationship with Joe.

Meg was nervous speaking to a stranger about her relationship, but that quickly faded once her reading with Psychic Ava started. Psychic Ava asked Meg what she would like to discuss, Meg told her a current relationship. Psychic Ava immediately picked up that it was a romantic relationship and that there was something troubling Meg about the relationship. Psychic Ava told Meg the person she was seeing also was concerned about the relationship. Meg told asked her if she could pick up on Joe’s concerns. Psychic Ava said “I see your boyfriend feels confused. Although much time has passed he is still unsure of your feelings.” Psychic Ava asked Meg if this made sense. Meg said yes and instantly realized she has always had trouble expressing her feelings. While she always tried to show how she felt it was very hard for her to say the words and open herself up completely. Psychic Ava told Meg, “I feel a strong bond between you and your boyfriend, the connection is there, but there is doubt on his part and your part for different reasons.” Meg said this was true, she had some trust issues due to past experience. Psychic Ava told Meg, “Don’t be afraid to give yourself to this person, 100% he is there for you and only you.” Psychic Ava and Meg spoke for a few minutes longer, and Meg felt instantly better and know knew she had to speak to Joe.

Meg spoke to Joe later that day, and Joe was in fact concerned that Meg never expressed her feelings to him. Joe told Meg he wanted to make this relationship work and he wanted things to move up to the next level, but he couldn’t do that not knowing how Meg felt about him and their relationship. Meg told Joe she wanted to make things work too and would open up completely to him if that’s what it took.

Meg was so glad she found Psychic Ava and LifePsychic.com. It provided her with a way of knowing what she had to do to protect and keep the one thing in her life that was important too her. Since her first call Meg has gotten more sound advice from Psychic.

Meg and Joe’s relationship is back on track and the lines of communication have been reopened. Meg is working on being more open with Joe and they have recently gotten engaged. Meg feels this is all thanks to Psychic Ava and LifePsychic.com

When you bring a new baby into the house, there is always going to be a sense of jealousy from your toddler. This is especially true if the toddler has been an only child and getting all of the attention before the new baby arrives. In order to avoid this situation, you should begin talking to your toddler as soon as you know a new baby is on the way. Allow him or her to interact with the baby’s movements in your uterus but at the same time let him know you will not love him any less.

Having a new baby in the house is difficult for a toddler, so you will have to allow for a period of adjustment. The easiest way to do this is to allow your toddler to take part in the care of the baby. He may not want to help at first but whenever he shows interest in doing things, allow him to help you feed and bathe the baby. Your toddler can also hold the baby while he sits on the sofa or in a chair as long as he is supervised by an adult. If you push him away you will create a real sense of jealousy that will escalate into sibling rivalry very quickly.

Some toddlers like to help hold the baby’s bottle while others are content to help carry things like baby’s diapers, towel, or other items that Mommy needs for bath or feeding time. You have to judge your own toddler in order to know what is important to him and what makes him content. You want to avoid alienating your toddler and the new baby by paying more attention to the baby. If you allow your child to participate in the baby’s care, there is less of a chance that he will feel left out and unloved.

If at all possible avoid forcing your toddler to give up his space to the new baby. Although sometimes this is unavoidable—such as when you don’t have an extra bedroom for the new baby—always make sure your toddler still has some space of his own. One way to do that is to allow the new baby to nap in the living room so that your toddler can play with his toys without disturbing the baby. Forcing the toddler to be quiet or not allowing him into his room when the baby is sleeping is a sure fire way to create hatred or at least distaste for the new baby.

One of the most important things of all is to be sure to set aside special time for your toddler. Do not make him feel alone or neglected with a new baby in the house. Invite Grandma and Grandpa to babysit while you and hubby take the toddler on an outing for the day or even a few hours. It can something as simple as lunch at McDonald’s or a day at the park, but you have to take private time with your toddler to prevent him resenting the new baby.

When you’re trying to plan a children’s party it can be difficult if you don’t know all of the different themes that capture a child’s heart today. Certainly those with children or grandchildren know all of the themes that will make a child’s party fun and interesting for the children, but for those who have never had children, the task can be somewhat difficult. Some themes have never changed over the years and probably never will, but occasionally you will find new ones that appeal to children, so you must stay on top if you want to plan a successful children’s party.

Children can be very fickle, so you have to make sure you follow the patterns and know what the current favorite themes are for children. In addition you have to know the preferences for the children who will be attending the party, especially that of the birthday child. Although you want to plan a party based on a theme everyone can enjoy, your main focus needs to be on the birthday child. Some of the more popular themes that are available today include the following:

• SpongeBob Squarepants
• Dora the Explorer
• Disney characters (these are always popular)
• Diego
• The Cars (anything from the movie)
• Barbie
• The Bratz
• Hannah Montana
• Spiderman
• Winnie the Pooh characters
• Characters from various Disney movies such as Disney Princess
• Care Bears

This is by no means a comprehensive or complete list, but it gives you an idea of the kinds of things children enjoy at the moment. Things change over time, of course—only a few years ago there was a rave over The Wiggles and Teletubbies, and they may indeed return to popularity as have many characters over the years. The only themes that have remained consistent over the past few decades are Disney themes of any kind, Barbie, and Winnie the Pooh. Others have come and gone like The Smurfs and Strawberry Shortcake, so you have to make sure you are on top of things when you plan the party.

One of the easiest ways to discover the best theme for the children’s party you are planning to is ask for feedback from the child or pay attention to their choices in toys and cartoons in the days leading up to the party. Children have subtle ways of showing you in what they are interested or may make comments about the type of cake they want, which is a hint regarding the theme they want for their party. By learning to follow the hints children drop you can easily learn exactly what theme they want for their party. Other children are more open about it and will come right out and tell you that they want a particular theme. Do not choose a theme because it was your favorite as a child unless you know for sure that the birthday child is also a fan of that theme or cartoon character.