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Pekin's own Scott Altman will be inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in April at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He will be the 97th Astronaut voted in. This will be latest honor for Scott, as he has been honored by the Tazewell County Museum and has the Scott Altman Room located there, as well as many items on loan from NASA on display. The Elementary School in Sunset Hills has been renamed the Scott Altman Elementary School, where currently a bust of Altman sits in the lobby of the school on loan from the Museum.
In 2010 Scott was honored by riding in the Pekin Marigold Festival. In March of 2013 a bronze bust of Scott was unveiled in his honor, done by artist Morgan Elser of Delavan. The bust currently sits in the lobby of the Scott Altman school on loan from the Museum. Pekin has also honored him by signs into Pekin, saying Hometown of Astronaut Scott Altman. Scott has also has been the recipient of many other awards as an Astronaut and that of a fighter pilot. That information will be on here from NASA.
Here are a few photos from over the years on his trips back to Pekin.
Right: Scott riding in the 2010 Pekin Marigold Festival.
Right: Scott at the renaming of the Sunset Hills Grade School, to the Scott Altman Elementary School.
Left: Scott posing in the newly named Scott Altman Room at the Tazewell County Museum.
I recently interviewed Scott about being inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame and what if means to him. I ask Scott: What are your thoughts on being inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame? Scott said,"I am incredibly honored to be selected to join this group. Looking back on my career I can see how much I owe to all the folks who have made this possible, to my crews to the team at Goddard Space Flight Center to the Mission Operations folks who trained us and also watched over the missions. Spaceflight is truly a team effort and I believe this is really a shared honor with all those folks."
I ask Scott: How does it feel to be in the Hall of Fame considering the great Astronauts that made it there before you? Scott said," My heroes are part of the Hall, from Neil Armstrong who sent me an email during my last mission and with whom I share my Navy fighter pilot experience, having been in the same fighter squadron, to Hoot Gibson, Space Shuttle Astronaut extraordinaire to John Young, moon walker who was still in the office when I arrived. It is heady company and I am very grateful but humbled to put my career alongside theirs."
I ask Scott: Growing up as a kid did you ever think of being an Astronaut and if you did, I'm sure you could have never imagined the success and accolades bestowed upon you someday? Scott said, "I always wanted to be a pilot, and in my career found myself looking to keep going higher and faster. The shuttle was the ultimate answer to that dream. When I was 10 and watched the first moon landings, I never dreamed that one day I would be involved in the space program. Astronauts seemed so unreal to me, a different class of humans. It was when we went to Houston as part of my Test Pilot School field trip and met some Navy Astronauts that I realized Astronaut's were actually real people, and that this was what I really wanted to do next!"
I ask Scott: I know your involved with the Astronaut Scholarship program, tell me a little about that? Scott said, " The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation was formed by the original Mercury Seven to help motivate the next generation of scientist, engineers, and Astronauts. Every year a class of deserving college students is selected for a significant amount of scholarship money. This last class had 43 scholars selected! The Foundation's mission is to aid the United States in retaining its world leadership in technology and innovation by supporting the very best and brightest scholars in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics's while commemorating the legacy of America's pioneering Astronauts."
I ask Scott: From my perspective your a big part of the Tazewell County Museum, what would you tell Tazewell County residents or any Museum, why its important to support Museum's and save the past? Scott said, " I think by preserving and celebrating the past we get a better understanding of where we are now and how we got here. Knowing that can help us prepare for the future and inspire the next generation who will stand on the shoulders of those who came.
If you want to read more about Scott, here is his Biography, courtesy of NASA.
Thanks Scott.SCOTT D. ALTMAN (CAPTAIN, USN, RET.)


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Khalil al-Zahawi (Arabic: خليل الزهاوي; 1946 - 25 May 2007) was one of Iraq's most prominent calligraphers.
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An ethnic Kurd and a native of Diyala Governorate, he began studying calligraphy in 1959, and moved to Baghdad in 1963, where he gave his first exhibition in 1965. He later graduated from the Fine Arts Institute of Baghdad, and proceeded to work for the State Directorate for the Plastic Arts in the 1980s.[1] Eventually, he found work as a lecturer at Baghdad University.[2] He lived in eastern Baghdad's Na'eriyah neighbourhood, a predominantly Shi'a area and part of the New Baghdad administrative district. He had received threats before his death, and had been preparing to leave Baghdad for Irbil.[3][4]
Al-Zahawi was especially active in the 1990s, when he had realized the beauty of calligraphy and when he taught students from various countries of the Middle East and beyond. He was considered the foremost calligrapher in the Ta'liq method; his style was notable for lengthening individual letters until they appeared as long as words. His textbook of Ta'liq was used in Egypt, Iran, Turkey, and Pakistan as well as in his home country.[3] According to the Sunni Muslim Scholars' Association, he was considered the "sheikh" of Iraqi calligraphers, and only calligraphers who had passed his review could be considered proficient.[5][6]
On 25 May 2007, al-Zahawi was ambushed by gunmen outside his home in the district of Baghdad while waiting for a taxi, and shot to death.[2][7] His body was returned to his hometown for an Islamic funeral.[4]
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- ^ "تقارير - العنف قتل شيخ الخطاطين العرب "الكردي" خليل الزهاوي". Peyamner News Agency. 2007-05-28. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ^ a b Ravi Nessman (May 28, 2007). "U.S. military frees 42 captives kidnapped by al-Qaeda in raid on hideout in Iraq's northeast". Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ a b Janega, James (2007-05-28). "Baghdad art scene reels after slaying". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ^ a b Shaw, James (2007-05-27). "Leading Muslim calligrapher shot". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ^ "FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, May 27". Reuters. May 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ James Shaw (27 May 2007). "Leading Muslim calligrapher shot". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ "Leading Iraqi calligrapher killed". ABC News (Australia) Online. May 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-28.


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Henry James Asks for Directions
I just adore this story, told in Edith Wharton's memoir, A Backward Glance, about driving around in England one rainy night with her maddening friend Henry James. It's as good as satire, but better because it's true.
"While I was hesitating, and peering out into the darkness, James spied an ancient doddering man who had stopped in the rain to gaze at us. 'Wait a moment, my dear — I'll ask him where we are'; and leaning out he signalled to the spectator. 'My good man, if you'll be good enough to come here, please; a little nearer — so,' and as the old man came up: 'My friend, to put it to you in two words, this lady and I have just arrived here from Slough; that is to say, to be more strictly accurate, we have recently passed through Slough on our way here, having actually motored to Windsor from Rye, which was our point of departure; and the darkness having overtaken us, we should be much obliged if you would tell us where we now are in relation, say, to the High Street, which, as you of course know, leads to the Castle, after leaving on the left hand the turn down to the railway station.'
I was not surprised to have this extraordinary appeal met by silence, and a dazed expression on the old wrinkled face at the window; nor to have James go on: 'In short' (his invariable prelude to a fresh series of explanatory ramifications), 'in short, my good man, what I want to put to you in a word is this: supposing we have already (as I have reason to think we have) driven past the turn down to the railway station (which, in that case, by the way, would probably not have been on our left hand, but on our right), where are we now in relation to…'
'Oh, please,' I interrupted, feeling myself utterly unable to sit through another parenthesis, 'do ask him where the King's Road is.'
'Ah -?' The King's Road? Just so! Quite right! Can you, as a matter of fact, my good man, tell us where, in relation to our present position, the King's Road exactly is?'
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We're full of #MyriadLove for the recent Refinery 29 article which named our beloved Outback of Australia one of 15 'Insanely Romantic Getaways". If you're ready to commit to a major adventure, you and your loved one must head to Australia's Northern Territory.
Unlike most other landmarks, part of the allure of Ayers Rock (home of the sacred rock of Uluru) is that it is 462 km from civilization. The absence of light pollution in the Outback makes it one of the clearest places in the world to see a dazzling number of stars in the sky. A romantic drive out to this sandstone formation is worth the jetlag; snuggle up in a sleeping bag with your beloved, and try not to freak out about the wildlife scurrying around you.
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Tuesday 24th February - Vahni Capildeo & Rebecca Goss
For our February reading we are delighted to present Vahni Capildeo, whose fifth collection was recently published by Peepal Tree Press and who was a judge for last year's Forward Prize, and Next Generation Poet Rebecca Goss, whose second collection was shortlisted for the 2013 Forward Prize for Best Collection.
This reading will be held as usual at The Gonville, although it may take place in the bar area as the function room we use is scheduled for renovation. For March, April and May's readings we have been fortunate enough to secure some excellent alternative venues in central Cambridge -- details to follow soon -- and from June onwards we return the The Gonville and its fully renovated glories.
Vahni Capildeo (Trinidad) works at the Commonwealth Foundation. Capildeo has worked at the Oxford English Dictionary, in academia, and as a volunteer (Oxfam Head Office; Oxford Rape Crisis). In Britain, she feels connected to the North (Yorkshire; Scotland). Capildeo is a Contributing Advisor to Sheffield's Blackbox Manifold. She enjoys reviewing, translation, prose writing, and interdisciplinary/multimedia collaborations.
'Every topic springs to life, in a way that is both disturbing and beautiful. These are life-enhancing poems that stay with you long after you have closed the book.' Bernard O'Donoghue
Capildeo's fifth book is Utter (Peepal Tree, 2013). Her previous collections are No Traveller Returns (Salt, 2003), Person Animal Figure (Landfill, 2005), Undraining Sea (Eggbox, 2009), and Dark & Unaccustomed Words (Eggbox, 2012). Anthology appearances include The Best British Poetry (Salt, 2012), and Out of Bounds (Bloodaxe, 2012). Capildeo's poetry has appeared in the Forward Prize anthology and been longlisted for the OCM Bocas Prize.
'It is like being brought up hard against an unmoveable rock amidst all the torrents of counterfeited poetry when you catch hold of any poem by Capildeo.' Rod Mengham
Rebecca Goss grew up in Suffolk. She returned to live in the county in 2013, after living in Liverpool for twenty years. Her first collection The Anatomy of Structures was published by Flambard Press in 2010.
'Fresh, fearless and utterly engaging' Tribune
Her second collection, Her Birth (Carcanet/Northern House), was shortlisted for The 2013 Forward Prize for Best Collection and winner of the Poetry Category in The 2013 East Anglian Book Awards. In 2014 she was selected for The Poetry Book Society's Next Generation Poets.
'The language, like sea-glass, has been ground by a tide that might have crushed words completely. Instead, it has shaped these translucent poems' Helen Dunmore
Rebecca Goss' website is here.
Tuesday 24th February, The Gonville, Open Mic floor spots, books for sale. Doors 7.30, readings 8pm. Tickets on the door only, £5/£4.
Who'd try to tell the fish: it does not matter
about the air, but being hauled to light –
that's memorable, new work for gills, that spatter
reddens silence, reddens red, reels in delight,
would you look at that, fished out of water.
Slow as the couples walking age in hand
between the blues and leaves, they steered this boat,
thinking their course by high points on the land.
The snap. The angler's curse. The snarl. The engine caught.
The line cast further out than he had planned.
Vahni Capildeo
He comes across it by accident.
His washing pile muddled with hers.
It's slippery, black, has a nice stretch to it.
There's a mirror, an empty flat,
so he strips, feels goose bumps spread
the back of his thighs. He pulls it up too fast,
has to re-tuck his balls inside the narrow gusset.
Once on, tight and shiny, he distorts his physique
with high arm stretches. The cat purrs approvingly
from the edge of the bed. One last glance,
Lycra wrapping the round of each buttock,
he inhales and exhales, gets ready to leap.
Rebecca Goss
Tuesday 24th February - Vahni Capildeo & Rebecca Goss


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Congratulations to our apprentice carpenter, Ebony Drane, who was selected as a finalist in the 2017 Apprentice Employment Network WA Awards of Excellence.
Ebony is working on our North Link Stage 1 project and this recognition is testament to Ebony's hard-work and dedication to her field.
Unfortunately she did not win the award, but we are proud of her work and for being nominated.
The Apprentice Employment Network WA Inc (AENWA) Awards of Excellence recognise top apprentices and trainees who are employed by a group training organisation in Western Australia.
AENWA Chairman Stuart Diepeveen said, "The 2017 Awards of Excellence celebrate the top young men and women who have committed themselves to achieving excellence in their chosen career. Regardless of which finalist wins, they are all great ambassadors for group training and should be proud of their achievements thus far."
AENWA is the peak body representing member Group Training Organisations in Western Australia.


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When it comes to caring for your skin, there are countless products on the market that you can use. From basic drugstore products all the way up to high-end skincare treatments that are only available from a dermatologist, these products vary greatly in terms of both their price and the ingredients that they contain.
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With homemade skincare products, on the other hand, you can pick and choose your ingredients, opting for only natural, organic ingredients that won't harm your skin or your health. This is a much better option since you don't have to worry about the long-term effects of any of the ingredients that you use.
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The European Commission's proposals for capital markets union have been welcomed by the City of London (for example City UK here) and by SME organisations (for example the Federation of Small Businesses here). They aim to give UK and other European companies better access to finance and provide new investment opportunities both for banks and other financial market players such as venture capital, private equity, "business angels" and crowdfunding.
Meanwhile, the Commission's investment plan to mobilise € 315 bn in investment that would not happen without such a scheme is being implemented, again with UK support.
One issue being discussed in the UK and across Europe, as well as in Brussels, in connection with the wider issue of investment for growth and jobs, is that companies receiving equity investment – from investors who take a stake in the company and often bring expertise with them, as in the Dragons' Den TV show – get less help from the taxman than if they merely seek loan (also known as debt) finance from large banks.
The debate on how this might be addressed is primarily around increasing the incentives for equity investment, rather than removing those for loans, and always in the context of an overall objective of raising viable, job-creating investment as a whole.
The Commission is looking at the issue, though no proposals are yet on the table. Of course, tax changes which increase investment and thus boost GDP and jobs can increase revenue for the Exchequer without increasing the tax burden on business.
For example, leading UK employers' association the Institute of Directors has called for "an equity economy".
So Sun on Sunday claims on 11 October in that "5.24m British firms will be clobbered by a Brussels rule change…… to stop firms from claiming tax relief on the cost of loans they take out" simply do not stand up. There is no "EU tax bombshell that could cost businesses £48bn a year" and there will certainly be no "£9 250 per year average bill for every UK company".
The Commission has no intention of proposing measures that would have any such effect and even if it ever did, tax policy decisions at European level must be taken by unanimous vote of EU Member States: in other words the UK has a veto.


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With U.S. economy stuck, economists look abroad for growth
WASHINGTON — As U.S. consumers stop spending and investors keep their money to themselves, government and business leaders hoping to get the country's ailing economy moving again are playing one of their few remaining cards.
They're trying to sell more U.S. goods overseas despite the decline of both global demand and U.S. competitiveness.
Exports currently make up about 13 percent of the country's total economic activity, far less than the 70 percent taken up by production for domestic consumption. But that's where economic growth can still happen, analysts say, especially as the domestic housing and credit crises promise to freeze spending at home for at least another year.
Economists and business leaders suggest the incoming Obama administration implement export-friendly measures such as streamlining U.S. customs operations, negotiating more free trade agreements and developing industries such as alternative energy that can become the next generation of U.S. economic powerhouses.
"The role of exports is colossal," said John Murphy, vice president of international affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. "Over the past two years, exports were one of the few bright spots for the U.S. economy. We're going to need strength there in any recovery."
That's been the strategy of St. Charles, Ill.-based motor manufacturer Bison Gear & Engineering, which has seen its international sales jump by 50 percent over the past three years despite an overall decline of 10 percent since 2004 in the general motor market.
The company, like other exporters, benefited from the U.S. dollar falling by 22 percent between 2002 and 2008, which made many of its products cheaper overseas. The dollar's recent rebound, however, has erased some of that advantage.
"I see (exports) as an important component to our future," said the company's owner, Ron Bullock. "We're investing in that area and adding people to support it."
While the rest of the economy suffered, U.S. exporters had their best year ever in 2008, when they fueled an all-time high 12.8 percent of total U.S. economic activity, Murphy said.
The top U.S. exports were aircraft, entertainment products, machinery and transport equipment. Manufactured goods made up 60 percent of all U.S. exports.
Export growth was crucial to keeping the U.S. economy expanding, albeit at a meager pace, rather than falling into an early recession over 2006 and 2007, Murphy said.
Spurring more U.S. exports, however, will prove tough as global economies cool this year.
The National Association of Manufacturers expects new data to show "a dramatic slowdown" in export growth over the last three months of 2008 as a result of the economic crisis, said the association's chief economist David Huether.
With one in five manufacturing jobs dependent on exports, U.S. manufacturing had already sunk to its lowest level in nearly three decades, according to a recent study by the trade group the Institute for Supply Management.
U.S. companies have long been fighting a losing battle against some foreign competitors, who can pay workers less and avoid often costly U.S. regulations.
The Congressional Budget Office found that while U.S. manufactured exports rose by 58 percent between 1999 and 2007, manufactured imports grew by 78 percent and the U.S. trade deficit doubled.
On top of that, the recent rise of the U.S. dollar has wiped out many exporters' gains.
The Ottumwa, Iowa-based firm Al-jon Manufacturing, which produces scrap processing and solid waste equipment, has seen the cost of its products to foreign buyers grow by as much as 50 percent as the U.S. dollar has strengthened, said the company's Chief Executive Officer Kendig Kneen.
The company laid off 20 of its 180 employees last week because of a general drop in the scrap processing market, Kneen said. Exports make up about a fifth of Al-jon's sales.
"We've looked at exports as one of the true growth areas of our company," Kneen said. "But we've had to change the way we do business as a result of dollar shifts."
How to fuel even more export growth as the rest of the economy shrivels has been a top question among policymakers, many of whom have pinned recovery hopes on an expansion of exports.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said opening more avenues to free trade with the rest of the world will be key. President-elect Barack Obama and the new Democratic-controlled Congress have cast a more skeptical eye on such agreements, saying they often move U.S. jobs overseas.
"We have to be part of a global economy," Gutierrez said. "We cannot step back. We hope the next administration will continue what (President Bush) started, which is to open more markets."
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce called for federal legislators to approve three pending free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea, which the chamber estimated would generate $42 billion in extra trade.
Thawing out global credit markets, which remain paralyzed, will also help spur more foreign consumption of U.S. goods, Gutierrez said.
Echoing other exporters, Bullock said relentless research and development has kept his company competitive even during these hard economic times. He recommended such research become top national policy.
On that note, Obama has touted research into alternative energy and other environmentally-friendly technologies as a potential motor of U.S. exports.
"It's innovate or evaporate," Bullock said. "One out of seven of our associates has an engineering diploma. You can't sit still if you want to stay competitive."
McClatchy economics correspondent Kevin G. Hall contributed to this report.
More from McClatchy:
Here's a happy thought: Stimulus plan might not work
New job numbers portray an economy in near free fall
Era of hands-off business regulation may end with Obama


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So a short time ago I was contacted by Cory Godbey, an artist I find inspirational and have followed for a while. He does amazing mixed media works and his work just seems to flow like liquid. I've had his link on my "check em" list for some time. Definitely Check em out! Cory contacted me and told me about a little project he was (is still) putting together called Terrible Yellow Eyes. As it turns out he is putting together a tribute site to Maurice Sendak, creater/author/artist of the legendary Where the Wild Things Are and other works. Mr. Sendak is turning 81 shortly (June 10th) and Cory has asked a number of absolutely amazing artists to create pieces of artwork from his book as a Birthday Present to him. To be asked to join a project in the company of such amazing artists is a little overwhelming, but also a tribute to a children's book creator that I personally have found so much joy and inspiration out of his works is beyond discription. Needless to say, I jumped at the opportunity. Please check out the Terrible Yellow Eyes web site and see all the amazing works so far here. Here is my contribution. I can only hope that it brings a smile to Mr. Sendak on his birthday.
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The houseband at the legendary Saturday Night Special music club in Calgary. The Beagle boys are the result of the musical virtuosity displayed by keyboardist Guy Plecash, multi-instrumentalist and one time Valley resident Fred Mallette, guitarist Phil Whitburn, drummer Bill Nodrick and bassist Charles Frank.
In large part that is due to the band's unique ability to shift seamlessly from one style and genre of music to another. As a result, any "Beagles" show is bound to include some country, a dash of gospel, a sampling of rockin' blues, two or three original tunes, a dose of bluegrass and even the odd jazz styling.


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I just finished watching (or listening as there wasn't much to see) the php|architect 'Get PHP 5 Certified' webcast and am looking forward to taking the PHP 5 certification exam at the public launch during the upcoming php|works conference in Toronto. The exam is currently in beta and only a few select ZCE's have been allowed to test it out.
The exam has been completely re-written but will follow the same multiple choice/multiple answer/fill-in-the-blank format of the previous exam. Also, if you take the test at one of the many testing centers, you still won't know your final score beyond pass/fail, but you will get a summary of the subjects/areas where you should improve. Helpful for those who fail the test and want to re-take it again.
It's nice to see the certification process advancing along with the language. It was mentioned during the talk that in the past, PHP has been seen as a hobbyists language but now with the improvements in PHP 5, and the upcoming PHP 6, enterprise has started to accept the language more and more. Certifying yourself can only help you gain credibility, and helps the PHP community gain credibility as well.
From the web cast, there were a few additional points:
- An updated study guide will be released sometime before the conference.
- The cost will be the same as the PHP 4 exam.
- Currently there are no plans to continue the PHP 4 exam AFTER 2006, unless it is demanded by the community. So if you want to get certified in 4, you'd better do it soon.
- Your certification and certificate will distinguish between 4 and 5.
- Those of us who are already certified in PHP 4 will have to re-take the entire exam, no upgrades, but you can get a discount by contacting zend.
For more info on the conference check out the php|architect site and for more info on the exam check out Zend's site.


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Cardano (ADA) has been on the fast lane in growth for the better part of the year but appears to have engaged the neutral gear towards the end of Q3. Though ranked among the ten most valuable digital coins by market cap, ADA price traction has significantly slowed down and could be dethroned from the best 10 by other upcoming coins.
The marker has been sluggish across the board that has seen to total capitalization drop to lows of $1219.93billionwith Bitcoin still taking the largest share at 52.0%. Cardano has however, not slowed down on its development path and a lot has happened recently that many holders expected to translate into price and value spike.
Cardano (ADA) Focusing on Mass Adoption
The Cardano team seems to move their concentration from platform development to increasing its presence in the market. The coin is billed as one of the most popular coin in the crypto space and any increase in adoption is a sure fire catalyst to spur its price. The move has seen the platform open up their space for third party dApp creators.
With many investors still waiting to the MainNet to come alive, the IOHK team has spiced up the anticipation by releasing the Rust SDK, a Mozilla product, which will give developers a wide range of tools to make it easy to develop on the ecosystem. This will seem more activity on the platform that should increase the demand for ADA and the subsequent price growth in the short term.
Putting Digital Assets in Plastic Cards
Still ahead of the MainNet, the Cardano team announced that they are coming up with a Cardano plastic card that will see user reliance on wallet shift to a Cryptocard that ADA user just need to load with the asset and use it like Visa or MasterCard. This is envisioned to increase the user base and stamp the coins utility value in the crypto-sphere.
Using a Cryptocards will see additional credibility in virtual currency since it will use almost similar feature with those of fiat currency since the transacting parties not interact with the physical coins. This could be a major hit for ADA given the current awareness the team has been creating through AMA and meetup sessions.
ADA Access on the Go
Late August, Cardano managed to launch a new wallet that is targeting the smartphone user. The Yoroi wallet is designed with the on-the-go mobile user and is set to be a major hit especially in Asia where internet and smartphone penetration is one of the best in the world.
With light weight wallet, ADA holders will enjoy the minimal bandwidth utility since it just functions like your usual chrome extension and it is easy and fast to download and install. With these launches are two-pronged and will cut across the individual audience as well as the Fin-tech sector globally. Based on peer-to-peer review algorithm, dApp development on Cardano gives the developer the freedom to think outside the box and showcase the development prowess as opposed to Ethereum where the system has its internal restrictions.
Cardano (ADA) Price Traction in the Horizon
The recent developments might not have had a big impact on the ADA price but a momentum appears to be gathering that will culminate into a breaks around the MainNnet launch date. The last 24-hour trading period has seen the coin trade in the green at $0.082767 with 2.17% and 1.45% gains against the green buck and Bitcoin
The present price inconsistency is not an ADA isolated cases but cuts across the entire market. If the developments translate into adoption, the sky will be the limit for ADA as Q4 comes to a close. With the ADA price still under the $1mark, it is the best time also to stock up for the non-speculative long term investor.


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Michelle Obama Hilariously Breaks Down Why Melania Trump's Inauguration Gift Exchange Appeared So Awkward
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
Jefferson Wilson, the first African-American postmaster in San Francisco, died at his home in San Francisco on Sept. 11, SFGate.com reports. Wilson, who succumbed to natural causes, served as San Francisco's postmaster from 1980 to 1985. He was 82.
"He was our Barack Obama," Helen Turner, a Postal Service employee who knew Wilson well, told The San Francisco Chronicle. "He was never afraid to go out on the working floor in his shirtsleeves and talk to the employees. He never forgot where he came from."
During his 36-year career at the Postal Service, Wilson climbed from his entry-level job to the top spot. As postmaster, he was responsible for 9,000 employees with an annual payroll of $275 million. He retired in 1985 and started a second career in real estate in San Francisco's Diamond Heights neighborhood.
The Galveston, Texas, native was born in 1926 and attended local schools and Southern University.
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
"When my teacher asks me a question thinking I'm not paying attention, but I get it right."


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Pete Sears: Far-Out Fingerstyle
Gary Willis
- Visit Gary's website.
- Check out audio clips from Retro.
- Watch Willis join saxophonist Llibert Fortuny and guitarist Pat Metheny onstage.
John Goldsby's Jazz Concepts—Eddie Safranski: Jazz Famous! No. 1 In The Polls
- Watch Safranski's showboating right-hand technique with the powerful Stan Kenton Orchestra.
- Check out the burning version of composer George Russell's "Concerto for BIlly the Kid" from The Subject Is Jazz, a 1958 TV show featuring Russell, Safranski, pianist Billy Taylor, pianist Bill Evans, and many others.
- Read about Safransky's career (with videos) in the article "Eddie Safranski: Pittsburgh Jazz Legend."


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Good morning, lovies! I had a fabulous weekend and I hope you did as well! Is there anything better than a Sunny Saturday? I also managed to get a lot accomplished, including mani/pedis with my little bestie, clearing the Winter clothes out of my closet to make room for my massive collection of maxi dresses and brunch with my girls on Sunday!
Since I am in such a good mood, I figured I would treat you guys to another fabulous giveaway! One of my favorite things about this blog lately is the ability to help y'all win fabulous and free stuff!
I am teaming up with the super sweet and EXTREMELY talented Lauren of Green Street Mosaics today! I am just in awe of the gorgeous items she makes by hand. (Sidenote, I wish I had a beach house so I could buy one of her awesome house number signs for it! I'm going to start working on that immediately.)
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12 short news stories from the world of rock and metal: Megadeth, Maiden, Kiss, Saxon, Def Lep, Sepultura and more
Dave Mustaine says it wasn't appropriate for Megadeth to attend the Grammy Awards until recently. His band didn't win at the weekend but he explains: "We started off playing music that was directly opposed to the establishment and all this kind of glitzy stuff, so we didn't show up for the first several nominations. It wasn't proper for our ilk to be here – but now we come because our kids want to be here."
It would appear Iron Maiden aren't massively impressed at having won the Grammy category Megadeth were nominated in – the band's website simply states: "Last night Iron Maiden were awarded a Grammy for Best Metal Performance for the song El Dorado from the new album The Final Frontier."
The legendary Kiss Kasket is back on sale, offering diehard fans the chance to be deadhard with their heroes. The premium model is made of steel and covered with band graphics, and it retails at $3999. A spokesman for Eternal Image, who make the products, says: "Fans worldwide have been waiting – we've received inquiries from as far away as the Netherlands recently." Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott was buried in the last remaining original Kiss Kasket after he was shot dead on stage in 2004.
Sebastian Bach has signed to Frontiers Records for his next album, due out in the summer.
Charlie Gilmour, son of Pink Floyd mainman David, has appeared in court in connection with the student protests last year where he was caught hanging from a flag on the Cenotaph in London. He made no plea and the case was adjourned until March 25. Charlie, 21, has issued a public apology for "a terrible insult to thousands of people who died for our country".
Saxon's next album will be called Call to Arms. It includes a choir of fans on one track and a guest appearance by Deep Purple keyboardist Don Airey on another two.
Cannibal Corpse will release a live DVD, Global Evisceration, on March 15. The disc includes two full concerts from May last year, extra performance footage and behind-the-scenes clips shot during the band's Evisceration Plague tour.
Def Leppard are offering a limited-edition shirt in memory of guitarist Steve Clark, who died in 1991. The band say: "Steve would have turned 51 on April 23. We wanted to do something special this year so we're releasing the shirt soon. It will only be available online and for a limited time." Register your interest.
Iced Earth mainman Jon Schaffer says the band's tenth album will prove he has as much energy as when he started out. "The record is inspired, focuses and to the point," he explains. "It's really heavy stuff. People probably think I don't have it in me any more, but they're going to be proved wrong about that. We're coming back with a vengeance – we're out for blood."
A Perfect Circle could begin writing new material following their reunion, if only guitarist Billy Howerdel can find the right working conditions. He says: "I had a house with a studio but I sold it, and I've had the biggest void of writing in the past few years. It's the worst reason in the world not be writing, but we can turn it round pretty quickly, if I can find a place to start working."
Fifteen Brazilian metal bands have put together a tribute album to Sepultura, with each act covering one of their heroes' tracks. It's available free on the Sepultura website.
Blink 182 frontman Tom Delonge has explained the sudden cancellation of his Angels and Airwaves album and movie release. The two works, both called Love II, were due out today but now won't appear until the end of the year. Delonge says: "We got people involved from the film industry and it's changed the whole thing completely." The movie will be shown at film festivals in the summer ahead of a combined release with the album in the autumn.


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I moved down the road a bit: check out my blog at www.pacingforpretzels.com – See ya on the flip side! 😉
Moving out.
Who needs music?
At least this is what I told myself when I realized that (a) I had forgotten my iPod at home and, more importantly, (b) I just signed up to run 26.2 miles sans tunes. Yes, the MB Marathon doesn't allow headphones. So I ran a quick 4 miles on post, but it definitely is going to take some getting used to (the lack of music). I felt… less… inspired? However, I think I ran faster because I was bored. The one good thing was I could actually hear my Garmin chime!
Total: 4.05 miles/32.24 minutes
Ave: 8:00/mile, 182bpm
Max: 5:43/mile, 198bpm
Mile 1: 8:09
Mile 2: 8:02
Mile 3: 7:54
Mile 4: 7:57
I am having a hard time slowing down my runs to the point where I can maintain that speed for a long distance. I struggled with my ten miles on Saturday, definitely the hardest run I have had. Even when I tell myself I need to have an "easy" run, I still push myself farther than necessary – and therefore burnout quickly.
I had planned to skip postpone my run today, but the North Carolina weather was a perfect 78 and sunny, and the next five days will be 50s and rainy, so I took advantage. Although running in the rain does have some perks! I have worn sunscreen a lot more recently, with all this running, and now will be even more diligent after reading this post on Oh She Glows. I can't undo the last 10 years of tanning, but I sure as heck can stop it from being 11. 😉
I have a bit of a toe injury after yesterday's run. Somehow, my toe began throbbing in the evening, and it actually woke me up several times throughout the night. I inspected it this morning and it seems to have ripped from the skin. Not fun and quite painful. However, the pain lessened throughout the day and the run didn't seem to make it worse this afternoon. The worst part is I am so afraid of losing a toenail, I could care less about the pain. Oh, vanity.
My eats were really boring today – oatmeal with AB and a banana, another banana, cottage cheese, edamame, pretzels, zucchini, etc. Same shiz, different day.
When am I going to stop cooking my zucchini like this? I am wearing out my mandolin slicer, and zucchinis are no longer in season:
Ok, enough of my dirty pans, same eats, and cheesy grin…
Tomorrow is another crazy day at work, followed by Body Pump (we call it Muscles because we like it generic) and grocery shopping! I am itching to make these bites of heaven that MegaNerdRuns concocted.
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Off To A Rainy Start
Today officially begins my marathon training! I am pretty much following Hal Higdon's Novice 2 Training Schedule, but instead of taking two days off, I plan on adding an extra day of cross training (to feed my addiction to spin). Also, if my shin splint starts acting up again, I may replace one of my shorter mid-week runs with a spin class until my achy left shin finds its happy place. Thankfully, frozen bags of peas and dixie cup blocks of ice do wonders on that little bugger.
Yesterday, during my Sunday of solitude, I was able to check a few things of off my never ending "To Do List", one of which was making a Google Docs spreadsheet with my planned marathon training. Ch-ch-check it out: Tay's Marathon Training. 😉 I had seen Caitlin of Healthy Tipping Point and Meganerdruns make these spreadsheets and definitely felt the need to "borrow" their idea. Currently, I just have my training scribbled into my beautiful Coach planner (a wedding gift from the Hubs that I make very good use of, if only I had the gift of nice handwriting to go with it) as well as laid out in my Google Calendar. This document lets me look at my running and nothing else, which works well when I have a million and one things going on.
Today, I had planned to attend a meet-up with the Fayetteville Running Club, but it was canceled so I ran from home. Of course, I dilly-dallied and by the time I was dressed and ready it had started to rain. But, it was refreshing to run in the cooler, wet weather. I worried that my iPod Shuffle would get ruined so I tucked that little nifty device into my shorts. Voila! Problem solved. I had set out for 3 miles, according to my training schedule, but it ended up being 4.5. Might as well run until I get back to the house, right? Right.
Again, my laptop is still not working with Garmin technology, but here are the stats:
Distance: 4.53 miles
Total Time: 36:35
Ave/Max HR: 179/192
Ave/Max Pace: 8:04/6:38
Mile 1: 8:23
Mile 2: 8:02
Mile 3: 7:53
Mile 4: 8:07
Last .53: 4:09
Not too shabby…
I had a glorious breakfast of oats, almond milk, ground flax seeds, cinnamon, almond butter, and a sprinkling of Kashi Honey Sunshine (that stuff is like crack).
Lunch included Mary's Crack and a bag of steamed veggies (as well as some dry roasted edamame):
The Hubs came back from trekking the Appalachian Trail with his brother over the weekend, and I was happy to be reunited…. with Denver! 😉
Since the Hubs was home and had eaten tuna packets for 4 days, he had a serious hankering for chinese. I already had a tuna steak in the fridge with my name on it (as well as directions for my grillmaster to cook it for me) so we had a nice variety in our humble abode.
And my salad monsters – one for tonight and one for tomorrow (please do not mind the high class generic tupperware, I like to shake the heck out of my salads). If I can remember it all, this included romaine lettuce, orange bell pepper, mushrooms, a bit of red onion, persian cucumbers (thanks Ash), tomato, banana pepper, hemp seed, nutritional yeast, salsa, and a dollop of hummus:
It was delish. I am worn out – a three day weekend does that to you, right? Since Brewski and Piper have birthdays this weekend, I will leave you with their beautiful faces!
~ Tay
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McDonald's Half Marathon
Let the countdown begin? 🙂
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Tay Does 10!
Today marks my first double-digit run (of my life) for my half marathon/marathon training. I can't seem to get my Garmin 305 to work with my computer (when I insert the disc my old laptop has an instantaneous fatal error) but here are the stats directly from the biggest device ever to grace my wrist:
10.00 miles 1:33:33
Average: 9.22, Max: 7.18
Mile 1: 8:48
Mile 2: 8:41
Mile 3: 9:08
Mile 4: 9:32
Mile 5: 9:29
Mile 6: 9:45
Mile 7: 10:06
Mile 8: 9:36
Mile 9: 9:22
Mile 10: 9:08
I need to do a better job pacing myself. This run was a struggle. I procrastinated all morning and didn't leave until close to 11:30, and I expected it to be cool out. Not the case. It was humid and mid 80s. By mile 3 I was pooped.
I felt like death when I got back home, so I didn't even think to take the classic post-run pic, but here I am in my pre-run morning makeup free glory. I cringe posting photos such as this, but at this point I have about two blog readers, so I shouldn't worry. 😉
I decided I am going to stick to long runs on post. There is absolutely no shoulder on the roads around us and it is way too hard to jump to the grass/sand when I think a car doesn't see me. I run for my health – both mental and physical – not to get killed. Need to keep this in mind. I actually drove my run today prior to setting out on foot to make sure I wasn't going to get shot by a stray bullet on the "new" roads. Good thing I did this because one of the roads on Map My Run was dirt, private drive. Nice. If I tried to run this road – I am going to bet the bullet wouldn't have been a stray!
There is exactly 5 weeks until my half marathon, Richmond Half, and I am not nervous. I tend to be a very stressed out person (any tips for this?) so this is a little odd. It is probably due to the fact that I signed up for the Myrtle Beach Marathon a few days ago (had to beat the price hike), and this seems like a much more daunting task. Training through the winter – yikes. Thankfully, living in North Carolina means mild winters. I often doubt myself – I am not a runner, I ran my first 5k last Thanksgiving (with my Daddy!), so why am I doing this, with everything else going on in my life?
It all comes down to the Bucket List.
I have to do a marathon – I have to prove to myself (and no one else) that I can do it. More importantly, that I can train to do it. Thankfully, for both the half and the full, I will have family there to support me. This means the world to me. Running is a solitary sport, especially for me – not many of my friends want to go for a 10 mile run on the weekend, so the fact that I am training for a goal that allows me to see my family is very exciting.
Speaking of family, my mom and sister paid me a visit last weekend and it was a weekend to remember, for sure. They helped me hand out over 10,000 pies to our troops on Saturday, had a delicious dinner (the best meal I have had in NC) at 195 in Southern Pines that evening, and then headed to Raleigh on Sunday for a little REI, Trader Joes, and the Raleigh Farmers' Market. We then made a glorious dinner with my baked zucchini slices, chicken thighs marinated/grilled by Chef Hubs, and a huuuuge salad beast thanks to Mom and Smash.
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Never own a dog.
It feels like one of those weeks and it is only Tuesday. Last night, I crashed in bed, but something woke me up in the middle of the night. Our lab, Denver, sleeps in our bedroom every night… well last night was no exception. But for some reason, Denver had some major issues and POOPED right smack dab in the middle of our white berber carpets (eeeek, I hope landlord never reads this). The hubs did his best to clean it up at such an ungodly hour while I scampered into the guest room and threw a pillow over my head to hide from the fumes. His cleaning technique has improved – heck, last time we had a dog poop situation, he used 409. On the carpet…. and it was not the carpet cleaning variety.
Once the hubs finished pouring water and Resolve on the three foot stain (Denver is a big messy dog), he climbed into the guest room bed. I asked what time it was – I was really hoping he would say midnight. NOPE….4am. Alarms would be buzzing and ringing in less than two hours. The hubs ended up missing his ruck march and I slept an hour past my alarm, which meant my typical 90 minute morning routine (yes, that seems excessive but you try blow drying this hair) was only 30 minutes. Thank God (or Keurig) for one cup coffee pots because those Green Mountain Pumpkin Spice Coffee Pods are my saving grace lately.
So the day could only get better from here, right? Sort of. I knew it was going to be a long day so I snuck in a spin class over lunch. So glad I did that. The organization I volunteer for, The Cause Library, really needed help tonight, and I agreed… so I knew it was going to be a long day.
I snacked throughout the day, specifically on this delicious dry roasted edamame I am hooked on:
I highly recommend it. I have found it at both Food Lion and World Market in North Carolina. My mom describes it as tasting like "dirt", and I can understand why she thinks that. But I promise, this is good healthy dirt.
Once I finally made it home, I had a really boring dinner consisting of leftover chicken from Sunday (still tasty, despite not loving chicken, the hubs cooks it incredibly) and a bowl of mixed squash, asparagus, carrots, and onions with TP (not toilet paper, but Texas Pete, the cheapest and most phenomenal hot sauce).
And for dessert was half a bag of Spelt Pretzels…. seriously, you don't know what you are missing until you dive into a variety of Newman's Own Pretzels. R.I.P. Paul Newman! By the way, his Mango Salsa is off the charts as well. 😉
I am trying to hit the hay at a reasonable hour but am getting sucked into The Hills. I never watch anything besides the news, but there is something about MTV reality trash. Perhaps it is that I always wanted to be on the Real World, never applied, and am now too much of an old hag to even be a possible candidate. Oh well – can't complain. Nightskis.
A Busy Bee
Today was pretty – no wait… ridiculously hectic. My "to do" list pile has turned into a behemoth and my desk looks as if someone threw up orange Post-It notes from one end to the other. To tackle this, I decided to go back to work after my favorite " Body Pump" class. Basically, it is Body Pump in every sense besides the name: here at FB they took the cheaper route and named it Muscles because the Les Mills trademark is expensive. Though I am a huge fan of Les Mills, this gives instructors the freedom to change things up a bit. At least I made it home before it was completely dark… in a month, the moon will be on the rise by the time I leave the office.
I was able to squeeze in some cardio over lunch with two coworkers. One really great thing about working on post is the 10 plus gyms, all within a few miles. Add to that the two tracks, streets with sidewalks, abundance of running trails, and temperate weather basically eleven months of the year, and there is no reason not to exercise. Anyways, today I told myself I was going to take it easy, but easy amounted to running at 7.0 with an incline of 7.0 and according to my HRM I got up to 196 bpm. Oh well, I need more hill training!
I busted out a few more hours of work and then headed to my weekly class. After Body Pump, I got my first gym made protein shake. Not too bad, but I prefer mine. It tasted a bit too much like a vanilla milkshake, which was fantastic but scared me. Dinner consisted of a serious salad beast, complete with dulce flakes, hemp seeds, Texas Pete, jarred salsa, and the leftover mango-avocado salsa which graced last night's dinner. It sure is a beauty, isn't it? Dinner was enhanced with a new Bud Light Wheat. They are pretty good, but no Blue Moon! Of course, there was a very large side of Newman's Own Spelt Pretzels. 😉I am off to bed very soon. The hubs is already there, and I have another long day tomorrow with work, either a run or spin class (I haven't decided), and volunteering.
Brewski & Piper are tired – see? I guess it is time to hit the sack. Goodnight! ~t


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Tips for Composing Better Photos
Before working with Photoshop Elements 10, you need to take photographs that are interesting and well composed. Some of these tips overlap and contain common concepts, but they're all free; they don't require any extra money or equipment.
Find a focal point for your photos
One of the most important tools for properly composing a photo is establishing a focal point — a main point of interest. The eye wants to be drawn to a subject.
Keep these tips in mind to help find your focal point:
Pick your subject and then get close to it.
Include something of interest in scenic shots.
When it's appropriate, try to include an element in the foreground middle ground, or background to add depth and a sense of scale.
Use the rule of thirds when taking pictures
When you're composing your shot, mentally divide your frame into vertical and horizontal thirds and position your most important visual element at any intersecting point. When you're shooting landscapes, remember that a low horizon creates a dreamy and spacious feeling and that a high horizon gives an earthy and intimate feeling. For close-up portraits, try putting the face or eyes of a person at one of those points.
If you have an autofocus camera, you need to lock the focus when you're moving from center.
Cut the clutter in your photos
Here are some ways you can cut the clutter from your background:
Try to fill the frame with your subject.
Shoot at a different angle.
Move around your subject.
Move your subject.
Use background elements to enhance.
Use space around a subject to evoke a certain mood.
If you're stuck with a distracting background, use a wider aperture (such as f/4).
Frame your shots when taking pictures
When it's appropriate, use foreground elements to frame your subject. Frames lead you into a photograph. You can use tree branches, windows, archways, and doorways. Your framing elements don't always have to be sharply focused. Sometimes, if they're too sharp, they distract from the focal point.
Employ contrast when taking pictures
Just remember, "Light on dark, dark on light."
A light subject has more impact and emphasis if it's shot against a dark background, and vice versa. Keep in mind, however, that contrast needs to be used carefully. Sometimes, it can be distracting, especially if the high-contrast elements aren't your main point of interest.
Use leading lines when taking pictures
Leading lines are lines that lead the eye into the picture and, hopefully, to a point of interest. The best leading lines enter the image from the lower-left corner. Roads, walls, fences, rivers, shadows, skyscrapers, and bridges provide natural leading lines, especially in scenic or landscape photos. The photo shown of the Great Wall of China is an example of curved leading lines.
Experiment with viewpoints while taking pictures
Not much in the world looks fascinating photographed from a height of 5 to 6 feet off the ground. Try to break out of this common mode by taking photos from another vantage point. Experiment with taking a photo from above the subject (bird's-eye view) or below it (worm's-eye view). A different angle may provide a more interesting image.
Use light in your photos
Here are a few tips about light:
The best light is in early morning and later afternoon.
Avoid taking portraits at midday.
Overcast days can be great for photographing, especially portraits.
Backlighting can produce dramatic results.
Ensure that the brightest light source isn't directed into the lens to avoid lens flare.
Use a flash in low light.
Get creative.
Give direction in your photos
Don't be afraid to play photo stylist:
Get someone to help direct.
Give directions about where you want people to stand, and so on.
Designate the location.
Arrange people around props, such as trees or cars.
Use a variety of poses.
Try to get people to relax.
Consider direction of movement when taking photos
When the subject is capable of movement, such as a car, person, or animal, make sure that you leave more space in front of the subject than behind it. Likewise, if a person is looking out onto a vista, make sure that you include that vista.


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The producer David Wain said today that he's considering making a sequel -- or prequel -- to the 2001 comedy "Wet Hot American Summer."
You don't remember this movie?
You're not alone. The movie cost just $5 million to make and still managed to be a huge box office flop, bringing in just $292,000.
But what it lacked in ticket sales, it made up for in future star power.


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A few years ago Olympia Dukakis had a supporting role in a deeply affecting film set in a nursing home, Away From Her. But apparently what Dukakis really wanted was to ditch the Alzheimer's and throw in some lesbians, and thus Cloudburst was born. She and Brenda Fricker will star in the road-trip comedy, about two lesbians who break out of the nursing home where one of them now lives and set off on something resembling Thelma and Louise 2.
According to Variety Thom Fitzgerald, who previously made the AIDS drama 3 Needles, will direct the film from his own script. Not sure why today is the day of lesbian news-- see our earlier story about Annette Bening and Julianne Moore's new movie--or who on earth would be the audience for an old lesbian road trip comedy. Maybe the same people who saw Bonneville? Still, more power to Dukakis for taking on ambitious roles throughout her career, even if she can't seem to escape the nursing home.


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After our losses in Malaga licking our wounds we head on along the coast to stay war as the rest of Spain is having a cold snap. We visited Nerja recommended by a golfing friend of David's and we realised that if you land in Malaga go east it is so much more real and welcoming. from there it was on to Montril a very large town with a lovely beach. First restaurant were we manged to get ripped off. Played golf for the first time in ages and Karen's gentle comment was 'Can see why you end up buying breakfast at the club most Saturday's'. Fine judge of a golfer that girl.
Moving on we headed for Granada but having visited the Alhambra a few years ago went to the mountains of the Serria Nevada, it was odd for David that where we were sleeping was 200ft higher than the highest point in Ireland and we could walk around in tee shirts. we walked 20kms one day that took us up another 800m to the snow line the locals coming off the ski slopes amazed with the two of us in shorts. After a few days back to the coast heading off to see David's aunt and uncle who kindly had acted as postal service for us. with books an extra Safefill Gas cylinder and most importantly replacement bank cards.


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- handcraft
- 'hand·craft || 'hændkræft /-krÉ'Ëft v. create using the hands, make by hand
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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handcraft — hand craft , hand craft hand craft v. t. to make (something) by hand. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Handcraft — Hand craft ( kr[.a]ft ), n. Same as {Handicraft}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
handcraft — UK US /ˈhændkrɑːft/ US /ˈhændkræft/ noun [C] PRODUCTION ► HANDICRAFT(Cf. ↑handicraft) … Financial and business terms
handcraft — (n.) O.E. handcræft manual skill, power of the hand; handicraft; see HANDICRAFT (Cf. handicraft) … Etymology dictionary
handcraft — ► VERB (handcrafted) ▪ made skilfully by hand. ► NOUN another term for HANDICRAFT(Cf. ↑handicraft) … English terms dictionary
handcraft — [hand′kraft΄] n. HANDICRAFT vt. to make by hand with craftsmanship handcrafted adj … English World dictionary
handcraft — 1. noun variant of handicraft 2. verb To engage in handcraft or handicraft. See Also: handcrafter … Wiktionary
handcraft — I. noun Date: before 12th century handicraft II. transitive verb Date: 1947 to fashion by handicraft … New Collegiate Dictionary
handcraft — n. /hand kraft , krahft /; v. /hand kraft , krahft /, n. 1. handicraft. v.t. 2. to make (something) by manual skill. [bef. 1000; ME; OE handcraeft. See HANDICRAFT] * * * … Universalium
handcraft — verb [usu. as adjective handcrafted] make skilfully by hand. noun another term for handicraft … English new terms dictionary