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At the iconic Iceberg Club, the morning sun shone hot and bright over the invitees of Bondi-born brand Ten Pieces. Mingling on the balconies above an emptied pool, sipping on aperitivos by Matt Whiley of Scout and customising their very own The Daily Edited monogrammed phone chargers and notebooks; guests chatted happily, overlooking the midday surfers and rolling waves.Read more
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Independent Learners: are students who can communicate with fluency and who can make reasoned choices they can work and act co-operatively in small groups. Following a varied level of support students can work independently.
Students will be working towards: functional skills in literacy, numeracy and ICT. Students will complete at varying levels (Entry level 1 to level 2), modules towards the Edexcel Award, certificate and diploma in Skills for Independence and work. The modules selected are bespoke to the learners needs and incorporate a balance of the four Preparing for Adulthood themes. In addition, the students will complete suitable work placements within and external to the college and where possible gain relevant vocational qualifications such as BTEC work skills E3 – Level 2.
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The votes were still rolling in on Friday and I was having too much fun to let them stop, but I've kept you waiting in anticipation too long! I'm not sayin', but I'm just sayin' – the race is pretty much called. The people hath spoken! The results are in...
Gray won by a mile! Who here is surprised? (I am a little) I think the biggest case for grey, and what made it a popular choice, is that it offers contrast with the light walls and cabinets without being too dominant and dark. Amiright?
So after much deliberation & poring over your feedback, I'm gonna take a middle of the road approach: Grayown (a technical term for Gray-Brown, obvi). Dark brown was the runner up in this high stakes race, and some of you who voted gray noted that the brown was "too brown." I hear you. I think Grayown will be the best of both worlds – lighter than the dark chocolate brown I showed you before PLUS grey undertones to kick it up a notch and make it cooler than your average wood stain. My hope is that it will still have that weathered beach vibe I love without being a total departure from traditional floor colors.
Usually I have no qualms with breaking from tradition & taking risks with color – I used to have fuchsia hair, for cryin' out loud – but I'm a little more hesitant with the floors. For starters, they're kinda permanent. Sure, I'm changing the color now, but hardwoods can only take so much sanding and refinishing before you hit the subfloor. It's quite possible that whatever I choose is the last color these floors will ever see, so I want them to look timeless. I love pure gray floors right now, but is it a passing trend?
E & I probably won't be in this house forever, and when we do go to sell down the line, I'd feel like a failure if someone walked in and said, "Clearly this was remodeled in 2014." Ya feel me? Someone also pointed out in the survey comments that dark brown would be best for resale value, and I tend to agree. Grayown is a happy medium to please traditional and edgy tastes alike, but most importantly mine & Eli's.
SO, with that all being said, I present you with Grayown:
That's not my finest Photoshop work, so just squint your eyes and imagine more beautiful woodgrain ; ] It's still on the darker side of the spectrum and cooler in tone than our current orange floors & the chocolate brown I presented you with before, while being It's warmer than the original gray. I think it's really going to turn this place around.
Now there are just a couple more decisions left before we get the metaphorical ball rolling. First is whether to go with a glossy or matte finish. I'm really digging the idea of a natural oil sealer (like Rubio Monocoat) instead of polyurethane because it doesn't emit any dangerous/stinky fumes and only takes one coat. It's got a matte appearance, giving it a more weathered, aged look. I love the idea of that, but I still need to look at samples in person before I can say whether it's as good IRL. Poly is fumey, shiny and takes 3 coats – so we'd have to be out of the house for at least a week while it cures and airs out. The downside of natural oil is that it's more expensive. I'm not sure what the premium is yet (I forgot to ask), but the floor guys told me it costs "more." Very specific. I'll do some more research and get back to you.
The last question I'm facing is whether to DIY or hire it out. The quote I got for hiring out a Monocoat finish was $4.50/sq.ft., or about $1,800 for our space. I'm not rolling in dough so that's more than I'd ideally spend on the floors, but then again it could be worth it to ensure I don't royally screw it up. I think the decision will come down to what we feel comfortable doing and how devastated we'd be if everything that could go wrong did If I can master the sanding and staining techniques on a practice surface I'd happily invest the sweat equity to save the money for something else.
What would you guys do? And who's on the Grayown train? So many of you weighed in on the floor color, and now I want to put a survey in every post! Thanks for chiming in and lending me your perspective! You rock.


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I have read that back in the early 1930s in South and West Texas, during cattle roundups, beef were butchered regularly to feed the hands.
The throwaway portions, such as the head, entrails, and meat trimmings (what we call today beef skirt steaks or fajitas), were given to the Mexican vaqueros (cowboys) as part of their pay.
Back then the only people who enjoyed this meat were the cowboys and their families, because of the limited quantity of the meat. There are only four skirt steaks per beef carcass, yielding about 8 lbs. of meat.
As reported in the Austin Chronicle Newspaper, Sonny Falcon, the meat market manager of Guajardo's Cash Grocery in Austin, Texas, liked to experiment with ideas for using the tough skirt steak in recipes. You can say Sonny Falcon pioneered the steak fajita recipe!
According to the article The Return of the Fajita King in an interview with Sonny Falcon, by Virginia B. Wood, in the Austin Chronicle, March 4, 1995:
"I looked at that cut of meat and said to myself, 'It looks just like a belt,'" he says. "The first fajitas I ever saw, I made myself right here in the 1960s." According to Falcon's version of fajita history, he figured his new creation would popularize an affordable cut of meat and attract more business to the family store - if he could just get people to taste it.
"Anytime dad would cook fajitas in the backyard, all our friends would ask to come over," recalls son John Falcon. "Dad knew he'd come up with something great."
The Fajita King!In 1969, Sonny set up a concession stand at a week long outdoor event in Kyle, Texas. He also went to rodeos, fairs, and outdoor festivals on nights and weekends selling his fajita taco to the crowds of appreciative people. His fajita recipe was a hit!
Sonny became personally identified with the dish by the late 1970s. An Austin reporter christened him "The Fajita King," and the name stuck. Sonny now owns the trademark on that term. He also tried to trademark the word "fajita" but was turned down.
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Sara began working as Director of Youth Ministries at St. Thomas Church in July of 2005 after mentoring with the High School Youth Group for two years along side her husband, Matt Gorby.
It is her passion for working with youth and theater that drew Sara to St. Thomas as parish in 2002. She had attended St. Thomas services a few times when St. Thomas announced auditions for Godspell. Vicki Riedel invited Sara to take communion on a beautiful fall morning while the cast of Godspell was sharing a song from the show during a service. And the rest, as they say, is history. Sara found her spiritual home.
Sara married her match Matt at St. Thomas September 2003. Sara was baptized by Father Brian Baker March of 2006. Sara & Matt's daughter Ida Belle was baptized at St. Thomas April 2007. St. Thomas holds a special place in Sara's heart both spiritually and professionally.
The support of the parish family has allowed Sara to grown and thrive in her work environment. In March of 2008, staffing was reorganized and Sara job shifted to Children, Youth and Family Ministries along with part time St. Thomas Playhouse Education Director. This time brought many blessings and challenges as we watched the parish grow. November of 2012 Sara gave some of her responsibilities to Helen Morgus, who served faithfully and thoughtfully as the Sunday School Coordinator. This gave the parish the time to discern the goals and vision for Children, Youth and Family Ministries. December of 2013 brought Jessica Bejot and her many gifts and talents to round out the staff.
Sara now serves as the Director of Youth Ministries and Production & Education Director for St. Thomas Playhouse.
Sara was born and raised in Hailey and graduated from Wood River High School in 1994, attended College of Southern Idaho and University of Utah where she studied choral music, voice and theater. She grew up LDS in the Wood River Valley and is very grateful for the family relationships and the values taught in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
St. Thomas is a place where it is safe to explore your spirituality with the support of a eclectic community. It is a haven of hope and light in Sara's life.
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What's there to wonder about, this Wednesday? Plenty, it seems.
Seven years of voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act, at least 87 million bucks wasted in the process, and now, finally, the Republicans are going to vote on a replacement product, the American Health Care Act, something that seems to have much less 'care' than its predecessor. It's almost hard to believe that, with all of that practice, this AHCA actually has a chance of not even making it out of the House. Speaker Paul Ryan has solidly connected the bill to the White House, and engaged the Deal Maker to twist arms, even as Republicans in his shop and in the Senate are dropping this entirely in Ryan's lap. I wonder, will Ryan and Trump be able to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat tomorrow? And if they do, how will the darn bill ever get through the Senate?
Trump's 'skinny budget', the little one presidents release in advance of the big one that comes out in May, dropped last Thursday. The budget, we were told by Mick Mulvaney, was an #AmericaFirst budget, representing the priorities of the #AmericaFirst candidate who became the #AmericaFirst president. Trump's priorities, like his true beliefs, have been in question all along, but the budget is based on what he said on the campaign trail, so maybe this is what he believes. Even better, his budget outline is dollar neutral: what new spending he adds, his new take-aways negate - and that should make some people happy, at least, What I'm wondering about, though, is why Trump is negating his own budget?
That's right. Trump, who cut $200M from NASA's budget, signed a bill that would increase NASA's budget by that exact same amount, because it's all about jobs, I guess. But is that really our goal with NASA? Is that really why we want to go to Mars, to create jobs in Florida and Texas? I really have to wonder about that.
Speaking of Trump and jobs, Ivanka Trump has a new job. Well, not a job, per se; it's something unofficial that has her working, for free we're told, in the West Wing, with a security clearance and 'government devices' which I think means she won't need to use her own personal phone for Instagram and Twitter. (Is that really what it means, I wonder?)
She's turning over her personal business to family members of her husband, who does have an official job in the White House, just as she and her father 'turned over' the family business to Don Jr. and Eric. It's all very conflicting and confusing, but I wonder what she's actually going to be doing? Is she Daughter-in-Chief? Wife-of-the-Special-Advisor? Is she supposed to be helping with policy? Helping her father look presidential? Or maybe she's helping save tax dollars?
That's right -- maybe her new role in the White House is a way to cut costs for the Secret Service! You see, the Secret Service asked for an extra $60,000,000 to cover costs of protecting the Trump family, Trump Tower, Trump himself, President in waiting Mike Pence, and "other visiting heads of state" which appears to be a reference to Trump's propensity for hanging out at places other than the White House when he's entertaining foreigners. If Ivanka is in the White House, we won't have to pay separately to keep her secure, right?
Interestingly, the #AmericaFirst Office of Management and Budget turned down the Secret Service request for funding. So here I am, back to wondering what Trump really believes in, and what his priorities are, if protecting his own family isn't among them?


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Hunter X Hunter Volume 1 Blu-ray Review
"Hunter X Hunter" doesn't make much of an impression.
Based on the manga series of the same name, the anime series "Hunter X Hunter" revolves around a young, smart, resourceful, and talented boy (Gon) who wants to be a Hunter like his father. In this universe, hunters are professionals who find creatures, treasure, people, etc. Anyway, as Gon embarks on his quest to become a hunter, he must undergo the lengthy examination process which sees him enduring such tasks as a quiz, running, cooking, climbing, and even fighting.
Throughout the first 13 episodes of the series, Gon meets other hunters in training such as Leorio, Kurapika, Killua and the villainous magician/killer Hisoka. He also encounters creatures (like the Navigators), various examiners, and the Hunters Chairman Netero. Note: The 13th episode is basically a recap of the first 12 eps.
Although the universe the characters inhabit seems full of wonder, "Hunter X Hunter" is let down by an irritating main character in Gon. Gon is a cheery and optimistic character who is on a hero's quest and he's completely and utterly boring. It's hard to invest in the series when you can't look past how annoying Gon is. The other Hunters aren't much better. The only real character of interest to this point is the villain Hisoka who steals every scene he is in. Not only is he a great foil for the the core characters, but he's such a compelling weirdo.
Another crippling issue of "Hunter X Hunter" is the stories. A good portion of the plots involve waiting for exams, training for exams, and fighting. Maybe I'm spoiled by the great TV series era we are currently in the midst of, but I expect and require more depth out of a series (anime or otherwise). We've seen this type of series too many times before.
Note: This review is of the limited edition steelbook set that comes with a slipcover.
Presentation: 16:9 1080p. How does it look? The series looks colorful and bright in hi-def. A satisfactory transfer all around.
Audio Tracks: English and Japanese Stereo. How do they sound? The English track is spotty as some voice acting is better than others. The original language Japanese track is definitely the one to go with here.
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* A digital download of the "Hunter x Hunter" volume 1 manga.
* Clan opening and ending and English ending credits.
* An art gallery.
* Trailers for other Viz Media titles.
* "Behind The Scenes Interview With English Cast"- 6 minutes of interviews with Erica Mendez and Cristina Vee. They chat about the characters they voice, "Hunter X Hunter," auditioning, fans, and Hunters.
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60 Delicious Detox Dishes
With Football season in full swing and baseball playoffs happening, I've found that my weekends and sometimes week nights are spent eating a lot of excellent (but not excellent for you) food and drinking copious amounts of beer.
I definitely enjoy a good plate of wings (check back on Thursday for an example) and a beer or a few, but after many days of that, my body is usually screaming for some sort of veggie besides celery dipped in blue cheese dressing.
So over the weekend I set out on a Internet hunt of sorts to find 60 dishes that might help you detox after a long weekend of excess. Why 60? Well, because it fits nicely in a 20 by 3 square of photos.
Make a few of these and your body can thank me later.
Phew! Ok. I have to say that that took me longer than I'd like to admit. But I think it's a very nice little collection of healthy and, for the most part, very simple recipes! Do your body a favor and check out a few of them.
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Great collection of dishes! Thanks for including my coriander crusted tuna!
Lori @ Culinary Cove
Thanks so much for including my Tuscan Vegetable Soup! Nice round up!
Thank you for this! Makes me want to start a detox diet today. . .I think I might just do that and blog about it!
Thanks not only for the link but also for introducing all of us to some fabulous food web sites!
I definitely need this too…a football n' ribs weekend was fun at the time but now I need something a little more holistic. Thanks for compiling!
Dad shelly
All look really neat Where to start…
luckily I got my moms magic bullet, smoothies do work bananas too add taste And texture
I'm a new blogger. Very interesting
go Phillies!!!
Thrifty DC Cook
This is a brilliant post. Its so pretty and helpful! Thanks!
Thanks for including my Fall salad in your round-up alongside these delicious, healthy dishes!
The Duo Dishes
So true, so true. October-December can wreck your body! It's smart to toss in a few good foods to clean everything up. Your photos are really amazing too.
Allison Arevalo
Wow! What an incredible list – such a variety of healthy dishes. Every single one looks SO tasty!
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what an AMAZING round-up! thanks for featuring our healthy avgolomono soup!
the food and photography look STUNNING! i am going to have to check these out!
Glad everyone likes the little roundup of health!
And just so there isn't any confusion, most of the photos (minus 2) are not mine. They are photos from the original posts. If you hover over each photo it should show attribution info for each photo and link to the original post obviously.
An excellent collection of healthy foods. Thank you for including my Zucchini Soup in your list and for sharing these lovely blogs. I can't wait to go check all of them now. By the way, I'm planning to make your Chicken and Dumplings at the weekend. Sounds like the best remedy for the cold with so much curative flavors.
Jackie at PhamFatale
My hubby's crazy about Football. Nice set of healthy recipes. Don't also forget fresh carrot juice (excellent antioxidant food)!
Thanks for the link back!
Lovely display. Thanks for the link!
I'm inspired. Maybe I'll don one on….
Thanks so much for including my bran muffins in this post! When I saw your link in my referrals I was seriously perplexed and wondered what on earth I'd actually made that was good for people ;) I forgot about this one. Nice job!
Sara @ Our Best Bite
Oh man, those look awesome! I'm so in need of a detox too- thanks for including us!
Looks like a great collection! Thanks for including my black bean and corn salsa!
Tamara Lea
What a great post! Delicious AND healthy foods!! I can't wait to try these recipes and check out all of these blogs!
Thank you! Delicious all of them but I most like Salad Recipe. I will tried it.
hey there, it was such a sweet and lovely surprise to see my mango-coconut milk-guava smoothie in your 30 detox dishes selection
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Cara (2059) 2007-01-26 18:09
Hello Olivier,
A smile for the fun of the picture!
The quality isn´t that great, and is overexposed...
But i liked the situation!
One vote for the small car vs the pollution car !
alainh (33209) 2007-02-10 1:57
Bonjour Olivier
excellet coup d'oeil et une image tres drôle et parfaitement realisée. les phares de la grosse semblent regarder dedénieusement le minuscule véhicule !!
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- Date Taken: 2006-05-17
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- Date Submitted: 2007-01-26 8:00


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How to know if there is a need to supplement Iodine
Created June 17, 2014 at 12:29 AM
I dont eat any seaweed, nor does my sea salt contain it. Ive heard cranberries are a good source but I dont eat those either. How would one know if they need to supplement Iodine?
on June 26, 2014
at 07:04 PM
I agree, 2 billions people is only, what, not even 30% of the world population.
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on June 26, 2014
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@Reefrash1043 Iodine deficiency is not rare. In fact it is very, very common.
- In the general population, 2 billion people have insufficient iodine intake. (de Benoit et al., 2007)
- In the UK, 68% of British teenage school girls test as iodine insufficient (Vanderpump et al., 2011)
- 49% New Zealand babies are mildly iodine insufficient (Skeaff et al., 2005)
- 52% students in Scotland aged 25 found to iodine deficient (Combet, 2014)
You need to incorporate seafish, seafood or seaweed into your diet. You only need the equivalent of half a teaspoon of seaweed a day (or just 1 x 500mg capsule of a good quality organic seaweed). Dairy has a little, eggs around 87 mcg (tiny) and both chlorine and fluorine - everyday chemicals - displace the little iodine that you'll be getting if you don't eat seafood. Potassium iodide in salt is not the same as chelated iodine from seaweed and in countries where it is part of a national supplementation program they find it tends to increase the incidence of over-active thyroid. Your minimum RI is 150 mcg and the safe WHO upper limit is 1100 mcg. The iodine patch test is not a reliable indicator, only a blood test but far better just to monitor what you are eating. There's a useful article on iodine use and safety by Napiers the Herbalists who did some proper research on iodine in seaweed, link is here http://www.napiers.net/safe-iodine-levels-in-seaweeds.html
on June 17, 2014
at 11:12 AM
The needed iodine should be ideally being consumed from diet. I think supplementing iodine is not a good option at all. It can be very dangerous in case of autoimmune thyroid response. There are potentially many risks involved in supplementing Iodine. Some symptoms or signs of iodine deficiency include cold intolerance, fatigue, hypothyroidism, weight gain etc.
on June 17, 2014
at 03:34 AM
If you're not eating much iodine in your food, and it's not in your salt, you could probably use some more iodine in your life.
I like slicing up salty kombu squares with scissors and throwing it in with a stir fry. Or, you can make a tea out of it (konbu-cha) and use that like soy sauce. Or, mix in some bonito flakes or dried anchovies / sardines and you've got some awesome dashi stock. I've also got some kelp granules that mix well into a seasoning mix. I suppose cranberries would do, too.
If you up your iodine, you'll probably want to up your selenium as well.
on June 17, 2014
at 01:03 AM
iodine deficiency is pretty rare, but strict observance of Paleo without seafood and sea vegetables could put you on that path.
Other than seaweed; milk, yogurt, fresh cheeses, and eggs all have some iodine.
on June 17, 2014
at 12:56 AM
Iodine deficiency is rare. Even if you eschew iodized salt, you likely won't have a problem. Pick up iodized salt if you're concerned. Seafood, dairy, sea veggies for whole food sources.
on June 17, 2014
at 12:51 AM
Pretty sure you need to get a test.
The only 'DIY test' that I've seen was about putting a patch of iodine on the skin and waiting to see how long until it 'absorbs'. The issue was that it had more to do with evaporation rather than absorbtion (IIRC) so it was not a useful measure of determining how much iodine your body 'absorbed'...and that's still assuming the original premise was correct.


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I love it when I go to see other bands and walk away being a fan of the opening band, and that's just what happened with Miggs. I first heard Miggs when they opened up for Scott Weiland a couple years ago, and was hooked. They have since opened up for Candlebox, and done several headlining tours across the Midwest, I'm glad I was able to catch them in Indianapolis for the second time this year, even though this was my fourth time seeing them play it was an awesome show.
Miggs are a band from California, and consists of (lead singer) Don Miggs, (guitarist) John Luzzi, (bassists) Mike Lombardo, and (drummer) Walker Adams. They have released five albums total and are in the process of releasing their sixth studio album here in 2015. The Miggs are a great live band, they put on an amazing show, and I'm glad I was able to get some videos, photos, and listen to live music.
They had brought along Terry McDermott for this run, who was a contestant on the Voice and is from Scotland. He was the runner up in the third season of the show the Voice. I had never heard nor seen this man sing, but he can sing and Miggs did an amazing job backing him up, it was two hours full of non stop music.
Terry was up first with John from Miggs serving as acoustic guitar duties, they sang a couple acoustic songs, before Don joined in to lend another guitar to the mix. Terry did an acoustic cover of Foreigners – I wanna know what love is, it was amazing. I managed to get a video of that, pay no mind to me saying (I hate women) as you can see why in the video, but that's beside the point, I did manage to capture it just fine. Terry played fifteen or twenty minutes of music before Miggs joined him on stage to start their set.
Here is the video of Terry McDermott singing Foreigner – I wanna know what love is:
Terry did an amazing job, with Miggs singing his set and helping them open up theirs, he truly does have a great voice, with a hint of Scottish accent, overall great performance by Terry, I don't watch the Voice so this was my first time seeing him live.
Miggs was up next.
They played a mixture of old and new songs, from Home which I have on video, to The Drifter, Wayward Son, Passing Through (which is on video), Pretty, Be Good to Yourself, Let the Games Begin and Walls Come down their new single that was released a few weeks ago. Their new CD will be out next year sometime.
Miggs – Be Good to Yourself.
Miggs – Home with a little Unchained Melody thrown in, and I want to say Purple Rain guitar solo from John.
Miggs – Passing Through, one of my favorites off the new CD coming out.
Miggs – Let the Games Begin, with a little Led Zepplin at the end, and help from Terry McDermott added in, this song jump started Lindsey Lohan's career.
Miggs closed with Walls Come Down, as it's their new single, and I honestly can't wait for this CD to come out. I love all the songs that they have sang off of it, and they just put on an amazing performance at the Rathskeller Saturday night, it was in the Beirgartan and the acoustics are amazing, they sounded fabulous. BEST show I've seen at the Rathskeller, besides, my other two bands that sound fabulous there as well. Miggs and Terry did an outstanding job, if you get a chance go see both, they will not disappoint.
Miggs are taking a little break from touring and heading home to family, hopefully they will hit the road again after their album release or before, either way I'll make the trip to watch them live again for sure.
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This image of the Milligan family has, tragically, become all too familiar to a nation, and beyond. In the days since the terrible tragedy that befell them in their beloved Cornwall, I have had so many touching messages from friends and fellow photographers saying how comforting it was to see them as a happy and … Continue reading
the best present for Dad
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Going potty with the Potters
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What a fantastic few months its been… In May I was co-directing the amazing Olympic Pledge Everest Expedition with Kenton Cool to fulfil an 88 year old promise to place a 1924 Olympic Gold Medal on the top of Everest. It may well have taken a few years off my life in doing so but … Continue reading
The Samsung Olympic Games Pledge with Kenton Cool
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To mark International Women's Day this year, I have been very busy working with the Executive Coaching Consultancy who approached me to put a montage together to capture the many beautiful aspects of the roles of mothers in business, at work, at home, and with their children. The team at the Executive Coaching Consultancy has … Continue reading
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I was asked to take some photographs of new business Cool Cakes London – an enterprising business making cakes, pop cakes (look like lollipops – but cakes – mmmm) and cupcakes of all sorts for birthday parties. But it wasn't just the cakes that was so amazing – the presentation was exquisite… I really wasn't prepared … Continue reading
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Windows 8 and the Cloudy Future of Personal Content Creation
- Windows 8 and the Cloudy Future of Personal Content Creation
- An Exceedingly Sad Trend
TAIPEII have not, to this point, been the world's biggest fan of Windows 8, but I've had a difficult time pinpointing precisely why. Throughout the Developer Preview, the Consumer Preview, and now the Release Preview, I've found myself turned off by a startling number of things about the Metro interface, from its colors (Technicolor vomit dump) to its functionality (pre-school simplistic).
But today, while watching Intel executive Thomas Kilroy's keynote speech at the Computex e21 Forum , I think I finally figured out what bothers me so much about Windows 8 and Metro: They seem to want to take the user experience backward.
No, not just in terms of relegating you to one window per screen after you may have become used to five, six, seven, even a dozen at a time. (Over the last month or so I've started referring to the OS, only half-jokingly, as Window 8.) Rather, it's that until now the evolution of the PC has always been about giving the user more power over what he or she does. But here Microsoft is, in one fell swoop, taking a lot of that power away. Worse is that I fear the company is also abetting in the diminishing of the very drive we have to create and do more for ourselves, and instead turning us into devourers of content rather than people who maybejust maybecould make a lot of it ourselves.
In his speech, Kilroy focused a lot on the senses, and examined how he perceived Intel-powered phones, tablets, and ultrabooks will help people become more aware of the sights, sounds, and physical sensations their computers inspire in them. "What we see, what we hear, what we feel," he said. "That's what defines our experiences. And the fuel for that is defined by content."
Right. But why is it that whenever people like Kilroy, in high-powered positions, praise Windows 8 and the hardware that's going to run it, all they ever do is praise the way it makes content easier to consume? Once upon a time, and not even that long ago, major new technologies were framed in terms of the active ways they'd let you expand your and others' horizons, and not merely the passive ways you'd be able to absorb other people's views of what you are, or should be, interested in.
I'm not saying I don't understand this viewpoint on some level. I do. It's easy to recognize it as the Apple model of "you'll take what we give you, and you'll like it," which has defined the App Store experience (and not without some controversy) from the very beginning. Apple is always the gatekeeper. That's not a point of view I share, at least most of the time, but even I'll admit I think it can have its place. Not coincidentally, I'm sort of okay with gatekeeping in the areas Apple has been exceedingly careful to relegate it.
By maintaining a closed ecosystem for iOS apps, Apple has successfully established some kind of quality control and also been able to easily deliver users what they expect from their software. It's the Apple way extended beyond Apple's own development boundaries; the company found a way to keep a grip on what bears its name, while no longer having to do all the work of building the programs themselves. This works for Apple because the company has always been about offering a completely integrated experience from top to bottom, and this is just the continuation of that same mindset.
But PCs are different and always have been. Using a PC has traditionally been about taking more control over your computer and your life as it relates to it. You've always been able to build a system that matches exactly your needs and budget, with either no excess or as much as you wanted. Back in the olden days it also meant modifying config.sys and autoexec.bat files so you could get your programs to run without conflicts. After that (and, to no small extent, still today) it was about rearranging icons and windows to help make you more efficient in whatever you did. And after that, it was about creating content, whether through blogging software, photo or video editing, and other similar activities: If you had the power and the drive to do anything, you just needed to find the right software to help you.
With Windows 8, however, Microsoft and its partners are diminishing your ability to create content, or at least the ease with which you can do so. "No," Metro coos, "just sit back and look at sports scores through this app, or check the DJIA through this one. We'll take care of it all for you. You don't need to do anything. In fact, we don't want you to do anything." Yes, yes, if you absolutely have to, you can always fire up the desktop and get some actual work done, but if that weren't really supposed to be the last of last resorts, wouldn't Microsoft let you boot into it and start your computing journey there?
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The J1 Advanced Professional Training program is an incredible cultural exchange initiative that provides university students, recent graduates, and young professionals the life-changing opportunity to immerse themselves in American culture, create impactful relationships that strengthen global relations, travel across the diverse landscape of the United States, and gain valuable work experience in their career path.
"The most valuable and memorable lesson that I grasped during my training was I became more responsible and confident in every task that was assigned for me. I became more mature, and I got motivated everyday because of the people around me."
- Bryan Paredes, Phillippines, APT Louisville
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- a pre-screened internship or training position that will be secured prior to arrival if
- you choose the Full Service Placement
- or verification of internship opportunity if you have a self-arranged position.
- DS-2019 Paperwork processing required for your J-1 Visa. WWCE is a designated
- sponsor for the J1 Advanced Professional Training Program.
- up to 30 days allowed for travel at the end of the program.
- Housing assistance (Host Company provided housing or WWCE Provided Housing).
- participant pre-arrival and post-arrival information to prepare for the program.
- a 24/7 emergency assistance telephone number: 1.888.WWCE.USA
- health/travel insurance.
- access to tax refund services that will assist you in filing your taxes and help you in
- claiming any portion of the taxes paid in the U.S.A. that are due back to you.
- a WWCE SWT coordinator to assist you throughout the entire program.
The APT program does not include
- accommodation expenses.
- meals.
- international airfare.
- transportation in the U.S.
- personal spending funds.
- US Embassy Fees.
- SEVIS Fees.
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For the Internship Program
You must be a foreign national who is currently enrolled and pursuing studies at a degree or certificate granting post secondary academic institution, or has graduated from such an institution no more than 12 months prior to the Internship Program start date AND has verifiable English language skills sufficient to function on a day-to-day basis in their internship environment.
For the Trainee Program
You must be a foreign national who has earned a degree or professional certificate from a post-secondary academic institution outside the United States, and has at least one year of related work experience in your occupational field acquired outside the United States, or has five years of work experience outside the United States in your occupational field, AND has verifiable English language skills sufficient to function on a day-to-day basis in their training environment. For this program, that usually means that you should be upper intermediate to advanced.
To return to the USA for an additional intern or trainee program
There is no limit on the number of times an individual can participate, as long as you meet the eligibility requirements of the Program. To re-enter the Internship Program, your new training plan must show how it will provide you with skill advancements or skills in a different field of expertise. To return on the Intern Program, you must maintain student status or begin a new program within 12 months of graduation. Those who are no longer eligible for the Intern Program may participate in a Trainee Program after two years of residency outside the US following their Intern Program. Previous participants of a Trainee Program may return after two years of residency outside the US following their initial Program.
+ Frequently Asked Questions
How long is the J1 APT program?
The Program dates entered on the Form DS-2019 sets the particular program duration. On the trainee program, no program may exceed 18 months, or 12 months for the hospitality industry. On the intern program, programs may not exceed 12 months. Participants may not train at any other time except during the period indicated on the Form DS-2019.
Can a participant change his/her place of training during his/her participation in the APT program?
The pre-arranged training conditions will not permit a change of Host Employer. If a participant changes Host Employer without authorization of the sponsor, the exchange visitor program will be terminated. A participant whose program is terminated must leave the U.S. immediately. Failure to comply can create legal difficulties for the participant that will affect his/her further ability to travel, study, or work in the United States at any time in the future.
Can a participant train at more than one placement location while participating in the program?
No. The internship/training needs to be completed only at the site that was approved for the program.
Who does a participant contact if he/she has questions, concerns, or needs information concerning his/her exchange visitor program?
WWCE coordinators are always available (and happy!) to help. If a participant has questions about his/her participation in the Advanced Professional Training program, contact WWCE during posted business hours via e-mail or phone. If it's an emergency, WWCE may be reached at the emergency line at 1.888.992.3872.
Can a participant train beyond the program end date if he/she enters the United States after the start printed on the Form DS-2019?
Should a participant enter the United States after the start date stated on their Form DS-2019, the sponsor may adjust the program begin and end dates prior to validation of a participant's record in SEVIS.
What is the 30-day Grace Period?
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides all J-1 program participants a 30-day travel status period following the completion of their program. This period is NOT included in the program dates entered on the Form DS-2019. The grace period allows participants to travel domestically and/or to prepare for and depart from the United States. It is not to be used for any other purpose. Program participants who travel beyond the boundaries of the United States during the grace period may not be permitted by DHS to re-enter the United States as they are no longer in valid J-1 status during this time. Employment is prohibited during this grace period.
We're so excited that you're interested! If you would like to join the program, please CLICK HERE to fill out an interest form. If you are from a country that we have a partnership with an in-country agency, we will forward your request onto them. If you are not, a WWCE coordinator will reach out to you.
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Since 2009 Corks has been serving up a taste of Spanish and Portuguese American inspired food in traditional tapas style. Our small plates are perfect for sharing and allow couples and groups to experience a wide array of flavors in one sitting.
Cork's is open seven days a week for both lunch and dinner.
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February 22, 2010: Acapellics Anonymous had a wonderful time performing for patients at the Rehabilitaion unit at Cornwall Community Hospital, Second Street site.
After we sang for the main group, we were requested to sing an encore for the patients at the door as they wheeled by.
Then, at the suggestion of staff, we toured the facility singing for patients unable to move to the Gym, then to others who wanted more. The half-hour gig filled a full hour.
We were followed by one enthusiastic but very slow-moving groupie in a wheelchair for whom we provided a push while she steered.
One prominent member of the Arts community, Ron Sullivan, attended the performance, and appeared quite pleased when we serenaded him in his room.
Here is a link to an article in the CCH Newsletter with a story and video by staffer Carol White of part of our serenade for Ray Thompson, pictured below.
There were lots of photo ops; we'll post pictures here as they arrive.
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I've always liked telling stories. As a child, I used to amuse my family and friends with wild tales plucked fully formed in weird, wonderful detail from my vivid imagination. I dreamt in full colour and stereo sound. I imagined robbers and murderers in our back yard hiding under the hibiscus, and in an example befitting the homily 'truth is stranger than fiction', these stories often happened.
Though the robbers were found in a nearby market flogging our silver, not under our hibiscus.
As a teen, I was the archetypical histrionic one. Everything was a drama. Everything. And once again, fiction came to life and lived just down my street. By the time I was 21 and backpacking around Asia I realised that I was one of those people.
I had 'this girl needs adventure, surprise her' tattooed in invisible ink on my forehead, and adventure didn't need to be told twice. Hurricanes, tornados, floods, they all happened within spitting distance of where I was hanging out. But I didn't just attract natural disasters, oh, no, I attracted man-made dramas too. Bombs made safe, banks robbed whilst I was in them, passengers going into hypoglycemic shock on my plane (I coaxed them out of it with Lifesavers sweets. Huh, ironic.)
I soon discovered that the best way to deal was to tell the tale. So, I did. Of course, I had to write a fair few words about kitchen cupboards, cows like bovine limousines and the super information highway (it was the '90's) to pay the bills before I could really let loose and write my own words. My own stories. Fast forward fifteen years or so…
And here we are. Just shy of a milestone birthday (ahem!) I have started my career as a modern storyteller. This blog will pick up from where Vegemitevix left off, and it will bring you the latest in my word-wrangling, and all the stories I note along the way.
My first book, From Pavlova to Pork Pies was released in October 2016 and was received well by those who read it! It reached the top spot in its category (Amazon Free Kindle Comedy) for a time which was beyond brilliant, and lots of lovely people wrote similarly lovely things about it. If you haven't read it yet, you should. You really should. You'll smile. And laugh, if not out loud then really hard on the inside. You might even cry a little and through blurry eyes recognise a little of you and your life, in its pages.
I hope you enjoy my spot on the web. Come, read, laugh. Feel encouraged, feel supported. Remind yourself there are people like you living this crazy, technicolour soap opera we call life.
NB/ I'm a Kiwi writer living in Auckland with my long suffering Englishman, a mad Lab puppy (35kg of cute) two smartarse cats and neighbours who know to ignore the screams, giggles, and hollering from over the fence. I enjoy wine, coffee, chocolate, oysters and all the best things in life. I live by the sea and thank God every day that I do. Live life out loud, I say. Eat the chocolate, drink the wine, down the oysters. Life deserves to be deliriously devoured.


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Our idea is that campus journalism should be like journalism in the real world. So we started to adopt practices that professional journalists do, like publishing stories as soon as they occur, and planning them out in advance in the form of a 'content calendar'.
We looked back at the year that was and made this shortlist of Amaranth stories that we believe made an impact in 2017.
A publication without its struggles is impossible. There is no such thing as smooth sailing for people like us.
Kataw-anan sa unang tan-aw pero sa pagka tinuod, kataw-anan gyud!!! Dili na lang pud ta manghinaot nga magpadayon ning mga butanga sa pagpakatawa nato kay basin muabot ang panahon nga tungod aning mga butanga, kitang tanan na dinhi sa VSU ang mahimong kataw-anan.
Just a little ray of sunshine peeped a little in the midst of dark gray clouds; tiny droplets of water came pouring in again. There and there again came the rain after one heavy downpour left two hours ago!
"Today, it's almost impossible to breakfree from expectations. People who hold significant places in our hearts set ideals for us."
It pagiging usa ka freshman dinhi nga unibersidad kay dire masayon.


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- Creative Scrappers - Sketch #225
- The ABC-challenge - W for Wishes (wish my self summer..)
- Allsorts - Layers
- Crafting when we can - 1 x Large Image, 2 x Sentiments, 3 x colours
- Craft your passion - Blast from the past (#124 Power og three)
- Do you stack up - Kraft & twine
- Papertake weekly - Things that makes you go awww...
- Scrapperiket - Blomster
- Shopping our stash - 3 brown flowers, 2 blue flowers, 1 white flower
- Top Tip tuesday - Recycle it! (the twine)
torsdag 13. september 2012
Morgondopp i Hunnebostrand
19 kommentarer:
What a gorgeous layout! Love the beautiful picture you used and the flowers are cute!SvarSlett
Great layout and page. Beautiful photo too!SvarSlett
Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash.
Beautiful layout Annika, love all the white space, makes a real impact. Thank you for joining us at Allsorts this week for my Layers challenge xSvarSlett
I love the simplicity of this. Well done! Thanks for joining Craft Your Passion this week!SvarSlett
Clean, simple, and pretty! Thanks so much for joining us at Craft Your Passion this week! :)SvarSlett
Så flott den ble. Tusen takk for at du deltar hos Do You Stack Up.SvarSlett
Love the clean lines of this layout Annika, it works perfectly with the gorgeous image. I wish I had a view like this.SvarSlett
Thank you for sharing your wonderful work with us at Crafting When We Can Challenges. :-) xx
What a great layout, the twine gives it a beachy feel! Thanks for joining the Recycle It Challenge at Top Tip Tuesday.SvarSlett
A fabulous layout, thanks for joining us at DYSU this week!SvarSlett
Fabulous Layout LOVE the use of the twine and love how you have knotted it!SvarSlett
Great to see you at Top Tip Tuesday for our Recycle It! challenge this time, hugs Samantha :0)
Great card love your image.SvarSlett
Thanks for joining us at Crafting When We Can
Flott LO :-) Takk for at du deltar i Scrapperikets utfordring, og lykke til! DT HeidiSvarSlett
Fabulous layout!!Thanks for joining us at DYSU this week.SvarSlett
What a beautiful page - love the layout and the colours. Great recycling of the twine too.SvarSlett
Thanks for joining us over at Top Tip Tuesday for our 'Recycle It!' challenge.
Carol x
I adore this CAS layout. Wonderful color story, lovely knotted twine accents and beautiful photo! Thanks for joining us at DYSU this week :)SvarSlett
What a great layout! This is beautiful. Thanks for playing along at Shopping Our Stash this week.SvarSlett
What a fab layout! Love the twin - adds flow. Thanks for playing along with us at DYSU.SvarSlett
great Layout!!! great color combo, I love it!!!!SvarSlett
thanks for sharing it to us at ABC Challenge
This is stunning. Such a lovely design. I have worked for the Print gift cards company and this design inspire me so much. I really appreciate your inspirational work.SvarSlett


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Monday, November 17, 2014
Joy Cometh in the Morning!!!!!
Posted by Shirlee at 7:51 AM
12 comments:
- Michelle said...
Wonderful x
- Monday, November 17, 2014 8:00:00 AM
- Vickie said...
haha! We have a couple more inches of joy on the ground than that right now. ;) AND you would love it. It is currently 10º outside.
- Monday, November 17, 2014 8:10:00 AM
- Trace4J said...
Snow equals joy to me too.
Woolie Hugs
- Monday, November 17, 2014 8:57:00 AM
- Robin said...
I knew it was the white stuff! Just knew it! Enjoy it, Shirlee!
Robin in Virginia
- Monday, November 17, 2014 9:16:00 AM
- Simple Pleasure said...
Dearest Shirlee,
As Martha would say, "It's a good thing"...enjoy!
Busy Hands...Happy Heart
- Monday, November 17, 2014 9:22:00 AM
- Kaisievic said...
Well, that is more snow than I ever get! lol!
- Monday, November 17, 2014 3:32:00 PM
- Ann at Beadlework. said...
I loved reading your last blog entry about Christmas and what it's turned into and the way it makes us feel.
This year I've decided to try to adopt a new approach and I'm hoping that I can enjoy it instead of stressing about it - reading your words resonated with me.
- Monday, November 17, 2014 6:24:00 PM
- Edgar said...
What a super thing to wake up to - I would kill for some snow..... well maybe not kill.....
- Monday, November 17, 2014 10:44:00 PM
- Terri said...
I've got 2-3" of joy I can send you :-)
I'm glad someone likes it! :-)
- Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:07:00 PM
- Maggee said...
I come from SF too, and Edgar is right--they really want to see snow every now and then! But, it would cripple them like it cripples us in VA! We all can drive to places north-ish and frolic in snow! And have lots of JOY!
- Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:17:00 PM
- Julie said...
Catching up with blog reading...I hope your eye is continuing to improve.
- Thursday, November 20, 2014 9:36:00 AM
- Pam in IL said...
Bet you would have loved being in New York this week.
- Saturday, November 22, 2014 5:11:00 PM


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Shame, Come Back, Shame!
Imagine a real case of the irresistible force versus the immovable object. That describes what is happening in Wisconsin, as the governor attempts to cut government spending, and public sector unions, supported by the Democrat allies, are flatly refusing -- and by any means necessary.
A group of Democratic Wisconsin lawmakers blocked passage of a sweeping anti-union bill Thursday, refusing to show up for a vote and then abruptly leaving the state in an effort to force Republicans to the negotiating table. ... "The plan is to try and slow this down because it's an extreme piece of legislation that's tearing this state apart," Sen. Jon Erpenbach said in a telephone interview. He refused to say where he was.
Rumor has it the Democratic lawmakers are holed up in a Best Western in Rockford, Illinois. The plan is probably not just to slow it down, but kill it, because it's make or break time. Union jobs are on the line in a big way. Some news reports say Wisconsin's Capitol is filled with "protesters," while others say they are just union members out to protect jobs which the taxpayers can no longer afford. Either way, something's got to give.
The same confrontation was being re-enacted on the federal level as Democrats (or Republicans depending on who you choose to blame) threatened to shut down the government if spending was cut/increased. The threats have flown thick and fast: Congress would not be paid; Social Security checks would not be sent out; the president would veto any cuts he did not approve of. Sparks were flying everywhere as the Deficit Express raced to smash on the Cliff of Bankruptcy.
President Obama directly entered the Wisconsin fray, accusing Scott Walker, the Republican governor, "of unleashing an 'assault' on unions in pushing emergency legislation that would nullify collective-bargaining agreements that affect most public employees, including teachers."
"Some of what I've heard coming out of Wisconsin, where they're just making it harder for public employees to collectively bargain generally, seems like more of an assault on unions," Obama told a Milwaukee television reporter, taking the unusual step of inviting a local station into the White House for a sit-down interview. "I think everybody's got to make some adjustments, but I think it's also important to recognize that public employees make enormous contributions to our states and our citizens."
George Savage thinks the Democrats are betting that the clash will play out like 1995 all over again, with Obama as Clinton and Boehner as Gingrich, and there'll be one more payoff, one more party, one last time. Except that they can't this time because the credit's run out. No more beer deliveries, not for a long time. "In 1995, federal red ink totaled $164 billion, exactly one-tenth President Obama's planned 2012 shortfall of $1.65 trillion." It ain't 1995 nor Kansas any more.
President Obama is institutionalizing the "stimulus"—supposedly a one-off $862 billion splurge on "shovel ready" projects, but actually a payoff to assorted liberal constituencies. He is borrowing money at a record pace, not to finance a war or meet some other national security emergency but to sustain his political priorities.
The trouble with one more time is that finally it gets to be the last one. For the unions, the problem with giving an inch is the admission that retreat is possible. And once the unions start going back, who knows where it may end? Even in the midst of this budget crisis, the Milwaukee teachers have held out for Viagra coverage, according to the Associated Press. "The union has asked a judge to order the school board to again include Pfizer Inc.'s erectile dysfunction drug and similar pills in its health insurance plans."


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Ayumu the chimp can remember the location and order of a set of numbers in less time than it takes the average human to blink. Ayumu can solve the puzzle in 60 milliseconds.
The 11-year-old chimp genius was born at the Kyoto University's Primate Research Institute where he studied as part of the Ai Project, which aims to better understand the chimpanzee mind.
He made headlines in 2007 when he out-performed college students in intelligence tests. You can try to beat him yourself in a game called 'Are you smarter than a chimp?'.
Ayumu stars in the first episode of the new BBC series Super Smart Animals, and reporter Liz Bonin believes Ayumu could be one of the world's smartest animals.


text: Creative Director Ric Cairns has concepted, written and art directed television advertising campaigns for some of Western Australia's most prominent brands, working with some of the state's most talented directors and production companies. He has also directed his own work, as with the examples here for Anglicare WA, Dale Alcock Homes and Scitech Discovery Centre. His breadth of experience equips him to develop creative solutions for most budgets.


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Tangent Garment Care's clothes brush is great for removing dust and hair from textiles. The brush is made of stiff pig bristles and the round handle, turned from kilned ash, features a pleasant smoky scent.
- Manufacturer:
- Tangent GC
- Size:
- Diameter 8 cm
- Material:
- Ash, pig bristles


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Buy Panama PROPERTY With a Personal Directed IRA
Introduction – Did you know a personal directed IRA can purchase your fantasy Panama PROPERTY? This article without tax or legal services are certain to get you directed in the proper direction with regards to making use of your Self Directed IRA to get Panama land, condo properties, homes, as well as commercial property.
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Donald Trump refused to say at Wednesday's final presidential debate whether he would accept the results of the election if he loses.
Debate moderator Chris Wallace asked the Republican presidential nominee whether he would honor the election results despite his unfounded declaration that the election may be "rigged" against him.
"I will look at it at the time. I'm not looking at anything now. I'll look at it at the time," Trump replied.
Pressed again by Wallace moments later, Trump said he'll "keep you in suspense" about his decision.
The real-estate magnate criticized media outlets for supposedly colluding to "rig" the election against him, going on to criticize Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while serving as secretary of state.
"She shouldn't be allowed to run. She's guilty of a very very serious crime," Trump said. "She should never have been allowed to run for the presidency of emails and so many other things."
Clinton called Trump's baseless assertion that the election may be rigged "horrifying," saying that over the course of American history "we've accepted outcomes even when we didn't like them."
"Every time Donald thinks things are not going his way, he thinks whatever it is is rigged against him," Clinton said.
She continued: "He lost the Iowa caucus, he lost the Wisconsin primary. He said the Republican primary was rigged against him. Then, Trump University gets sued for fraud and racketeering. He claimed the court system and the federal judge was rigged against him. There was even a time when he didn't get an Emmy for his TV program three years in a row, and he started saying the Emmy's were rigged against him."
"Should've gotten it," Trump interjected, smiling.
"This is a mindset. This is how Donald thinks. It's funny but also really troubling," Clinton said.
She added moments later: "Let's be clear about what he's saying. He's denigrating, he's talking down our democracy."
Over the past week, Trump and many of his top campaign surrogates have increasingly attempted to raise doubts about the integrity of the election system in some states, arguing that there may be a widespread conspiracy to "rig" the election against Trump.
"Of course there is large scale voter fraud happening on and before election day," Trump tweeted Monday morning. "Why do Republican leaders deny what is going on? So naive!"
A number of prominent Republicans in party leadership positions and state leaders who oversee the election at the state level have criticized Trump's inflammatory claim.


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Experience a 'Live Video Game': a video game performed by actors, live-streamed to theatres in real-time. Assassin Mia Culper is guided through her mission by an audience member, while the rest of the audience uses electronic keypads to decide on key moments within the game. With new player interactions every night, no two productions will be the same.
Block Stop are creating an even closer bond between audience and actor.
"It's an audacious concept and it worked extraordinarily well"
"It's streamlined, it's technical, it's fantastically unique"
"Block Stop are definitely ones to keep an eye on."
By the End of Us follows assassin Mia Culper who, prepped with a camera and microphone, live-streams a first person point of view to her Contact. The Contact is an audience member, or rather Player, who sits in a private room at Theatre Delicatessen. Placed in front of a monitor and wearing a headset the Player communicates with Mia and guides her through the mission to eliminate her target.
Meanwhile, in the main auditorium, an audience views this interaction on large screens. Equipped with electronic keypads and a mission of their own, they must decide on key moments within the game, directly affecting the success of Mia's mission. Their choices make the difference between life and death, between winning and losing. This unique interaction means that each production is guaranteed to be different.
The production follows on from the success of Block Stop's previous games (Dead Wait at Soho Theatre and Pleasance Theatre July 2014, Final Call at the Wellcome Collection July 2015, and Counter Call at the VAULT Festival February/March 2016) and builds upon its previous and much praised run at the Southwark Playhouse in November 2015.
Booking Information .
Venue: Theatre Delicatessen. 119 Farringdon Road. London. EC1R 3DA
Running Time: 60-100 Mins
Single Player: Dates/Times: 8 - 10 April 7:15pm / 9 - 10 April Matinee 4.45pm . Tickets: £24.50
Multi Player: Dates/Times: 8 - 10 April 7:30pm / 9 - 10 April Matinee 5pm . Tickets: £14.50


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Sandmonkey Rants on the Death of the Democracy Movement
Atlas has a powerful interview with Egyptian Sandmonkey on how democrats are sucking the life out of the freedom movement in the Middle East:
Atlas: Where you shocked when Hoyer met with the Muslim Brotherhood?
SANDMONKEY: Let me tell you something. I was in Turkey a couple of weeks ago and I met a couple of Syrian activists. They one thing they told me that was really funny about the Pelosi visit. After Pelosi came to Syria two things happened. People on Syrian TV were saying, "We forced the Americans to knock on the Damascus gate!" Sort of like an admission that we messed things up in Iraq so much that America had to come and beg for their help.
But the day after Pelosi's visits there were immediate arrests of Syrian activists. That was the fruit she yielded. "Oh the Americans came over and they said they have a different foreign policy and they're more interested in placating Bashar's ego." And he went out and got [arrested] everyone he wanted because he knew he had an ally in Washington that wouldn't pressure him as much.
…ATLAS: As an Egyptian who understands democracy, life, liberty the pursuit of happiness….and who admires America. Looking at America, I want to know what you see.
SANDMONKEY: I'm seeing a country in great danger. Simply speaking, I don't think the people get what's at stake anymore. I don't think they see where they are heading.
Sick! This is a very powerful interview at Atlas Shrugs.


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Andrew Glazebrook
Alberta born and raised woodturning artist Andrew Glazebrook spent most of his growing up years in the small town of Rosebud.
The Viewpoint Gallery artist members are a vibrant collection of emerging and established artists. Each artist brings a distinct point of view and art medium.
Alberta born and raised woodturning artist Andrew Glazebrook spent most of his growing up years in the small town of Rosebud.
Arto Djerdjerian was born in Cairo, Egypt to Armenian parents and raised in Montreal where he studied photography.
Brian McArthur was born 1972 in Red Deer, Alberta.
A professional glass artisan whose work is exhibited across North America.
Dawn Candy is a visual artist living and working in Red Deer, Alberta.
A ceramic artist from the state of Massachusetts.
I believe that my work, whether being built or used, should make me the merriest me imaginable, and so I seek out the laugh in each of my pieces.
Erin Boake grew up in the small prairie city of Red Deer, Alberta. Pursuing art as a career was a natural progression from a childhood filled with various artistic explorations.
Robin Lambert is an artist and educator interested in social practice, ceramic, craft and relational art.
Sally Smith is a Central Alberta ceramic artist. She received her art education at the Red Deer College, where she was enrolled in the Bachelor of Fine Art program.
I've been working in clay for 34 years. I work as a sculptor but enjoy the wheel throwing process as well, and often spend time on work that would be considered functional.
An Alberta College of Art graduate, Susan says she cannot remember a time when she didn't have a brush or pencil in her hand.


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I have 2 eCS 2.0 beta partitions with bootble JFS (beta2 and beta2 M2). These worked fine until I added a drive in an external USB 2.0 enclosure. . When the USB-drive is connected at boottime the eCS bootmanager selection screen appears normally, but the boot of both JFS-partitions fails. Something is displayed on the screen which looks like the bootsector of the selected partition! When I select another partition (WinXP-NTFS, eCS 1.2 HPFS, SUSE LInux Reiser2) booting succeeds normally.
The eCS bootnamager and all bootable partitions are on the first primary PATA drive. The first slave drive does not have a bootable partition (only 1 JFS data partition), the USB drive does not contain a bootable partition, only 1 JFS data partition.
When the USB-drive is _not_ connected at boot-time the boot of all partition succeeds normally. When I connect it later after bootup this drive it is accessable normally.
So it is only a JFS-boot-problem.
Regards, Rob.
Didn't see any reaction so far.....
Anyway, some more info (7 sep '06):
I did some more tests with hardware I have available:
Booting fails with the following USB drives:
- a 128 MB USB stick (no brandname, Prolific chip)
- a 1 GB Peak USB stick (Feiya Technology chip)
- a 20 GB drive from a T23 Thinkpad in a Sweex USB enclosure
(Cypress Semiconductor corp chip)
Booting succeeds with:
- an xD flash reader (Alcor Micro Corp. chip) with 256 MB xD card
- a Sandisk Compact Flash reader (Sandisk Corp. chip) with 16 MB CF card.
All (except the card in de xD reader) are 'LVM-ed', but that doesn seem to make a difference.