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Simply put, teen kids are hard to buy for. So are husbands. At least mine are. That's why Best Buy is one of my favorite holiday shopping destinations. I can shop there and find games, appliances, and electronics for everyone in my family. I'm always able to find items at great prices and the customer service is helpful if I have any questions or concerns.
These top gifts are on my list this holiday and here's why they should be on yours:
Xbox One was built by gamers, for gamers. With the best exclusive titles (Halo, Sunset Overdrive), the biggest blockbusters (Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty), the hottest sports franchises (Madden 15, FIFA 15, NBA 2K 15) and top family titles (Fantasia: Music Evolved, Just Dance 15, Skylanders) Xbox One takes gaming to a whole new level.
In addition to being a great gaming console, Xbox One connects consumers unlike any other device. Xbox One enables access to the latest TV shows and movies through your favorite apps. With Xbox One, all your media is at your fingertips when you want it.
JBL Charge 2- Between the twin passive radiators for deep bass, the massive 6000mAh battery and the hands-free conference speakerphone the key benefit is the Bluetooth Social Mode which allows up to three different users to take their turns to play their own playlists on a single speaker.
JBL Flip 2- Aside from the dual performance-tuned JBL drivers and a built-in bass port, the key benefit of the JBL Flip 2 is the SoundClear echo and noise cancellation combined with the state-of the art microphone system to pick up calls on the speaker.
JBL Reflect Earbud headphones- Sweat proof ergonomic design. With a 5 hour rechargeable battery and a reach of about 40 feet, the JBL Reflect BT's key benefit is the design of the ergonomic eartips along with the built-in magnets which keep your buds on standby without loose cables.
Garmin and TomTom
Featuring bluetooth connectivity for hands-free calling, traffic and weather updates. Lane assist, Lifetime traffic and map updates. Voice Recognition Technology.
· Garmin 52LM
o 5.0" display
o Maps of 49 U.S. states, plus lifetime map updates1
o Lane assist with junction view
o Displays speed limit and accurate arrival time
o Easily find addresses and millions of points of interest
o Spoken turn-by-turn directions
· Garmin 2597LMT
o 5.0" display
o Maps of 49 U.S. states, plus lifetime map updates1
o Lane assist with junction view
o Displays speed limit and accurate arrival time
o Easily find addresses and millions of points of interest
o Spoken turn-by-turn directions
· TomTom Go 50s
•Lifetime TomTom Traffic: Drive with TomTom Traffic for the lifetime of your device
•Lifetime Maps (US, Canada, Mexico): Always drive with the latest map
•3D Maps. See buildings and landmarks in stunning 3D
•5" touchscreen with advanced lane guidance
Are any of these holiday gifts on your list this year? What merchandise do you like to purchase at Best Buy?
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Couple enjoys Valentine's Day with daughter, a matinee
After 34 years of marriage, Valentine's Day takes on a different meaning for Elizabeth and John Wendorff.
The couple woke up Sunday in Kansas City and drove to Lincoln to catch the matinee showing of "Desdemona: A Play About Handkerchief," at the Nebraska Wesleyan University Theatre. Their daughter Betsy, a junior at Nebraska Wesleyan, was cast as a woman of Cypress.
The Wendorffs make it up to Lincoln six to eight times a year to see their daughter perform. The Sunday matinees give them a perfect opportunity to make a day trip from their home in Kansas City. This Sunday, being a celebratory day of love and affection, meant even more.
"It is nice to be able to come and enjoy the things that really matter," John said as he waited for the 2 p.m. show to begin.
"Desdemona" is a spin off of Shakespeare's "Othello" and featured an all female cast telling the story from the women's point of view. Elizabeth hadn't seen "Othello" so she read a summary on the drive up so she could understand the storyline.
The Wendorffs were impressed by the performance — as they said they so often are by the theater program at Nebraska Wesleyan. Dinner for three was planned before they headed back to Kansas City.
"Don't tell our daughter," Elizabeth said. "But we got her roses for after the show."
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India - A Cross Curricular Theme is a series of three books that present opportunities for pupils to discover some natural, physical, cultural, economic and political aspects about this fascinating and extremely diverse Asian country and its people. The books in this series give selected information about both modern and ancient India and use a wide variety of activities across many learning areas.
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PR giant Edelman will not accept climate change denial campaigns
America's largest PR firm has announced it will not accept clients that seek to deny climate change in an official statement.
In a statement on Edelman's website published on Thursday (August 7), company President and CEO Richard Edelman said the firm recognised the reality of climate change and works with clients to promote efforts towards energy efficiency and sustainable business models.
Mr Edelman said: "I want to set the record straight. Edelman recognises the reality of climate change and accepts the science behind the claim. We do not accept clients that seek to deny climate change.
"Further, we work with clients to promote their efforts to cut emissions from operations, improve energy efficiency, use alternative energy sources and build sustainable business models."
The announcement comes as a response to a story in The Guardian earlier this week, which saw a number of top PR firms declare the view that climate change was a threat and that they would not work with clients who seek to deny climate change.
Its survey had found that a number of the top 25 global PR firms would not represent climate change deniers, including WPP, Waggener Edstrom (WE) Worldwide, Weber Shandwick, Text100, and Finn Partners.
However, Edelman's original answers to the survey offered an ambiguous response, with a spokesperson stating that the firm took clients on a case by case basis.
The PR firm has worked with the American Petroleum Institute, the largest US trade association for the oil and natural gas industry, and the energy company E.ON.
Changing consumer behaviour
Mr Edelman's response to the article pointed to a previous blog post he had written in July on the company's website. In the post he wrote: "40% of Americans believe that humans are not changing the climate. There is a significant failure of communications regarding the environment."
Yesterday's official statement from Mr Edelman concluded: "Sustainability has moved from philanthropy/CSR to green marketing to sustainable supply chain. The next phase, and it is one where PR can play a massive role, is changing consumer behaviour. It is our job as effective PR counsellors to make that happen. We are advising our clients to operate in the smart zone, beyond minimum legal standards and above public expectations."
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So we're midway through November and Miami is still a whopping 80 something degrees. Ay dios mio. We're handling #WinterInMiami the best way we know how, by hitting the beach! We drove over to Key Biscayne, a barrier island off the coast of Miami-Dade County. Us Miamians refer to it as "The Key," and it's a great alternative to the very crowded and touristy Miami Beach. All you have to do is pay $1.75 for the Sunpass toll and Key Biscayne is all yours to explore!
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'Civil blockade of Crimea' is waiting for a signal from Russian authorities to release the MP Nadia Savchenko and deputy head of Mejlis Ahtem Chiygoz. After that they will give an access to Crimean ETL (electrical transmission line), said the coordinator of the movement Lenur Islyamov.
The leaders of Mejlis and activists of the Crimean civil blockade have not come yet to the decision of providing electricity to peninsula. Therefore, until the activists will not receive such instructions from the center of the movement, they will block all station supports. The activists are waiting for the official reaction of Russian authorities to release illegal Ukrainian political prisoners, said Isliamov.
A few hours earlier repairers of state enterprise "Ukrenergo" stopped their work on "Kakhovska-Titan" ETL at request of activists of energy blockade, which was exploded last weekend.


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Add some style and comfort to your rides with Pearl Izumi's Canyon Shorts. These sweet baggies let you ride all day with Pearl's comfy MTB 3D Chamois, and they feel great when you're just hanging out, too, thanks to the removable liner and casual looks. They also feature stretch fabric that breathes to keep you dry and comfortable. A pair of pockets and an adjustable waistband round out these great shorts.


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Jim Porter: Feel comfortable helping someone as a 'Good Samaritan' (opinion)
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California has several Good Samaritan laws protecting volunteer rescuers from lawsuits. The public policy behind the laws is to encourage others to assist victims, rather than have them refuse to get involved for fear of being sued.
I want to encourage rescuers and bystanders to help those in need, so if you have a short attention span and don't want to read all of this award-winning column, here's the bottom line:
No one has the duty to come to the aid of another in California, unless there is a special relationship between the rescuer and the rescued, however if someone volunteers to assist another, that rescuer is not liable unless they are grossly negligent or act willfully or with wanton misconduct – even if they inadvertently or negligently increase the risk of the injured person's harm or they increase the injury.
Bottom line, help out if you think you can do so safely.
You may remember reading a column several years ago about Lisa Torti who came upon a car crash and helped extricate the injured passenger from the damaged vehicle.
The victim ended up permanently paralyzed — perhaps compounded by Torti.
The Good Samaritan law at the time immunized any person "who…renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency … from liability for civil damages."
For whatever reason, the California Supreme Court determined that "emergency care" meant "medical care," and as Torti did not render emergency medical care, she just pulled the victim out of the vehicle, Torti faced liability. I was critical of the Court's decision.
The California Legislature apparently reads "The Law Review," and it took swift action, passing a new Good Samaritan law amending Health and Safety Code §1799.102, which now reads in part:
"No person who in good faith, and not for compensation, renders emergency medical or non-medical care or assistance at the scene of an emergency shall be liable for any civil damages resulting from any act or omission other than an act or omission constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. The scene of an emergency shall not include emergency departments or other places where medical care is usually offered."
That means if you make a mistake or even if you negligently assist at the scene, you are not responsible unless you are seriously negligent (grossly negligent), which is a high bar. A very favorable Good Samaritan law in California.
Other Good Samaritan laws provide immunity from liability, such as for anyone with first aid training who is asked by authorities to assist in a search and rescue operation and who renders emergency services to a victim which includes merely transporting the victim.
Plus the Harbors and Navigation code immunizes any person who provides assistance "at the scene of a vessel collision, accident, or other casualty."
Jim Porter is an attorney with Porter Simon licensed in California and Nevada, with offices in Truckee, Tahoe City and Reno. Jim's practice areas include: development, construction, business, HOAs, contracts, personal injury, accidents, mediation and other transactional matters. He may be reached at email@example.com or http://www.portersimon.com.


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Eastern Resorts Mount Snow and Mont-Sainte-Anne Start the Season
Mount Snow, VT, Nov. 15--With snow guns at an Energizer bunny pace, the Eastern resorts of Mount Snow, Vermont, and Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec opened for the season on Saturday November 13.
The snowmakers have been puttering and spraying non-stop since Nov. 4 at Mount Snow, focusing on more advanced terrain. Mount Snow opened two-and-a-half miles of terrain with top-to-bottom skiing. With five runs and two lifts open, Mount Snow had plenty of cruising options for the early-season speed seekers.
"We will keep on making snow with the anticipation of opening more and more runs as soon as we possibly can," said Melissa Gullotti of Mount Snow.
Also on Sat., Mont-Sainte-Anne, in Quebec, Canada, said bon jour to the ski season boasting close to a two-foot base. "It is winter up there," said Suzanne Roy, Communications Coordinator of Mont-Sainte-Anne.
The north side of the mountain is open via Shooting Star to the Northside Express trail, and this week they plan to check off another snow-covered trail, La Paraduese.
Mount Snow is selling early season tickets for $25 adults, $23 young adults, and $19 children and seniors and lift tickets are $25 adults, $21 young adults, $15 children and seniors-Canadian at Mont-Sainte-Anne.


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"Circus berserkus!" Skippyjon Jones heads for the big top!
Everyone's favorite-ito Siamese kitty boy (who thinks he's a Chihuahua) returns for his seventh full-length picture-book outing. This time he's high-wire obsessed, much to Mama Junebug Jones' chagrin. He performs tail-tingling tricks on the telephone wire, entertaining his sisters and the squirrels but distressing Mama. After a talking to, he's shut in his room…but that never confines this "Chi-wu-lu." He creates a disguise and escapes through his closet (read: imagination) to the "circus pooch-ito" to perform with his Chihuahua buddies, los chimichangos. They recruit him (after pumping up his músculos with a bike pump) to be the bottom of their tower of Chihuahuas. However, Putzi Shtrungleboot the Shtrongdog isn't happy that they borrowed his costume, and he sends Skippito Friskito soaring up to the trapezes and safely home (via a cannon shot). Schachner's latest is full of the same Spanglish wordplay, sly tongue-in-cheek humor and frenetic acrylic-and-ink illustrations of her previous titles. Some of the word humor will soar over the heads of Skippyjon's fan base, but they won't mind; the language sounds so infectious when read correctly. Thankfully, an included CD read by the author with music and sound effects offers an example for parents and librarians forced into multiple readings.
Olé, muchachos! Skippyjon Jones the handsome daredevil-ito! (Picture book. 4-8)


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The landing page is an important part of your search engine optimization and online marketing campaigns because visitors that reach it are looking for specific solutions and answers. Improving this provides you with a competitive advantage and further leads a visitor down the sales funnel.
A Denver-based expert on web design cites the following best practices that allow you to leverage landing pages.
Use a Catchy Headline
David Ogilvy cites that 'one average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy.' This means that enticing the visitor with the headline is a must it can make or break the entire landing page. Tease visitors and entice them to click by stating some of the benefits of your brand, your best features, and the solution you offer or begin with a question.
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You'll need more than just good copy and layout to entice visitors to choose your brand. In today's online marketing climate, you'll need proof that you solved a problem and that you have several satisfied customers. Some of the ways to achieve this are through publishing testimonials and displaying the number of shares, likes, reposts and retweets of your posts, products and services. All of this show a person can trust you with their money. To convince a visitor, show videos of real people talking about your products and services.
Action Copy
Active language elicits action and energizes a reader; this works for websites that want to boost their conversion rates and direct a visitor further down the sales funnel. One of the ways to achieve this is to use direct language and strong verbs that indicate the action you want a person that reads it to take.
These are just a handful of techniques that boost the conversion rate and effectiveness of your landing pages. Implement these to reach your intended audience effectively and convince them to choose your brand.


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Confession: I love Disney Princess LEGO.
I've always loved bringing along a little trip mascot on our Disney travels, and the LEGO #DisneyPrincess figurines are some of my favorites - they take up no space in my purse or wallet, and they're SO CUTE. 😊💕 Today's new video on YouTube.com/BookishPrincess has all the castle vibes: sharing my #LEGO Disney Princess collection! ✨ #waltdisneyworld #snowwhite #fantasyland #cinderella #princessjasmine #queenelsa #princessariel #disneyworld #legodisneyprincess
The little princess figures are just charming - and make for perfect mini trip mascots!
The castles the princesses come with are also just gorgeous - I recently posted a video with my favorite palaces. 🏰 I don't think anybody could ever be too old for these sets! They're so detailed and cleverly constructed. Not only are they the perfect way to add some castle vibes to my space, but I also want to collect them because I bet my daughter will want to play with them someday. 😊
Are you a LEGO fan? Tell me your favorite set in the comments!
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SACRAMENTO (10-3) - Cosumnes River made the ten minute trip up Highway 99 to take on Sacramento City College in Big 8 Conference play. The Hawks used a pair of goals in each half to defeat the Panthers 4-1.
Both team lost their last match. The Hawks lost 3-0 to American River College on Friday in Sacramento while the Panthers lost 7-0 to San Joaquin Delta College on Friday in Stockton.
For the first nineteen and a half minutes of the first half, the two teams would play back and forth soccer. With 25:27 left in the first half, Brianna Heilman scored to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead. With 4:02 left in the half, the Hawks scored on an Alexis Brown shot off a Katrina Vina pass to give the Hawks a 2-0 lead. The Hawks led 2-0 at the halftime intermission.
In the second half, the Hawks would keep the offensive pressure on. With 37:42 left, Vina would score off an Amanda Lopez pass to extend the Hawks' lead to 3-0. Just over two minutes of clock time later, Brown would score again off a Vina pass to give the Hawks a 4-0 lead. The Panthers would get on the scoreboard off an own goal by the Hawks with 28:26 left. The win snapped the Hawks' seven match winless streak.
Vina had a match high five shots to lead the Hawks. Shelby Hand got the win for the Hawks and Fatima Sarmienta got the loss for the Panthers. Cosumnes River outshot Sacramento City 15-2 while the Hawks had one more corner kick (1-0) than did the Panthers.
The Hawks will have their next match next Tuesday as they host Sierra College in Big 8 Conference play in Sacramento. Kickoff is set for 3:30 pm.


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I have too many comic books.
There was a time I could've never imagined saying that. But there it is.
Turns out, when you collect comics religiously for almost 30 years and hardly ever get rid of any of them, they kinda start to pile up.
Once upon a time, I lived with them in my parents' basement (that's right, I'm that cliched). Later, I had an apartment where they were piled high like some sort of unfinished Egyptian monument on one side of my bedroom. Now they're all spread out in my own basement, some in bags that are yellowing and sticking together, all in longboxes that are beat up and dirtied from countless different moves.
Most all of them are still here. There's the first comic I ever bought. "World's Finest" #258, the cover now completely fallen off. There are books I got signed that still mean a lot, like the first issues of "100 Bullets" and "Preacher." There's a bunch of "Batman" and lots of "Fantastic Four." Full-runs of all the various Teen Titans series. Lots of beat-up old "Doom Patrol." "Atari Force." "Blue Devil." "US-1."
In recent years, I have started to finally part with some things. Sorry, full-run of "Firestorm." Fly and be free. Sorry, Valiant comics that were once so highly sought after but are now painfully worthless. Sorry, everything Image produced in the 90s. I sold all my "Ultimate Spider-Man" issues so I could afford to take my future wife out on our first date. I sold all my McFarlane "Spider-Man" and took the money straight to the comic store to buy more stuff.
For years, I didn't own a decent couch or a matching set of silverware, but I've always had a full-run of "Hellblazer."
There are some books I can never get rid of, that I'll take to my grave. "The Invisibles." "Starman." "Strikeforce: Morituri." "The Hands of Shang Chi: Master of Kung Fu." "Nth Man: The Ultimate Ninja." There are lots of other books I hang onto, thinking I may need them for work someday.
With the coming of my career in comics, a magical change happened to my collection. I went from being a guy with way too many comics and way too little else to his name to a working writer with an honest-to-god research library. Or at least that's what I tell my wife.
The ironic part is that after finally finding a career in comics, it's harder to find time to actually read them for pleasure anymore. I still love collecting comics. I love going to the store on Wednesdays. I love reading them whenever I can. There are just too many comics and not enough time. And sometimes when you've spent your whole day writing them, sitting down to read a comic is the last thing you wanna do. It's like your friend who works at the pizza place who never wants to go out for pizza. You can, apparently, have too much of a good thing from time to time.
There are also boxes of my own stuff in my basement. Marvel, as a policy, will send you three or four copies of each book you do for them. DC sends you 25 -- one of the areas where DC definitely has the upper hand on Marvel. I keep a box with one copy of every book I've ever done. Seems like just yesterday it was a short box. Now I've got a longbox that's almost full. The other copies of my stuff just kind of pile up down here. So if you're missing an issue of something I did, let me know, I probably got it.
If I ever turn out to be one of those guys who only bitches and complains about comics, who only talks about them to tear them down and seems to never take any joy from the medium they claim to love, I hope somebody comes up and slaps some sense into me. I am, and hope to always remain, a comic fan first and foremost. I'm a fan who just happens to write them for a living, not the other way around. If I ever lose the fan part of the equation, then I need to just move along and find something else to do.I don't think that'll happen though.
As a writer, I missed out on the boomtime of the 90s, when guys were buying houses with the money made from one issue's royalty check. But as a fan, I wouldn't trade this era of comics for any other. Obviously things aren't perfect these days. Comics have been hit hard by the economy, just like every other business, so it's harder than ever for a lot of good books to find their audience. But still, if you can't find something you like in today's industry, whether inside the mainstream or out, then I'm convinced you're just not looking hard enough.
In that spirit, as promised last week, I give you some of my favorite creator-owned comics of the last few years:
"The Sixth Gun" from Oni. My favorite new series. A surreal western about gunslingers and cursed pistols and undead Confederates and other things equally awesome. Features the best art of Brian Hurtt's already impressive career and superior word-slinging from Cullen Bunn, who if you're not already a huge slobbering fan of, you soon will be.
"Sweet Tooth" from Vertigo. Still one of my favorite reads each month. The most haunting and heartbreaking post-apocalyptic story this side of The Road. Jeff Lemire is the most exciting voice to hit comics in many moons.
"Union Station" from Oni. An expertly researched graphic novel about the events surrounding the real-life "Union Station Massacre," a bloody shoot-out in 1930s Kansas City between the FBI and a gang of mobbed-up hoods. Written by Ande Parks, who also authored the amazing "Capote in Kansas," and drawn by industry great Eduardo Barreto. One of those sorta stories that goes best with a vintage fedora, a fat cigar and a nice little snort of brandy.
"Proof" from Image. You had me at "Bigfoot wears a suit and kicks ass for the government." Also, flesh-eating fairies. Alex Grecian is another writer to watch out for, as I expect even more big things from him. And Riley Rossmo's pencils are wonderfully whacked-out and wild.
"Flourescent Black" from Heavy Metal. A staggeringly beautiful graphic novel set among the street gangs and high-tech biolabs of a futuristic Singapore. A big brutal masterpiece of a book. Think "Akira," but with the savagery and sexiness turned up to 11. Nathan Fox's art rips your eyeballs out and makes sweet love to them and then jams them back in their sockets all cockamamie. And you will thank him for it.
"Prison Pit" from Fantagraphics. Johnny Ryan's work isn't for everyone. But it most definitely is for me. This is a book so batshit awesome it ought to be illegal (and maybe actually is). Ryan is as original as they come. Thank God for that, 'cause I don't think the world could survive two of them.
Everything from Traditional Comics. The works of Benjamn Marra, like "Night Business" and "Gansta Rap Posse," are about as outrageous and profane and pure fucking fun as it gets. And he's definitely at the top of the list of creators I would love to work with.
So those are my picks. Let me hear yours. Just what sort of precious little treasure do you have trapped in your basement, just like I do in mine?
No wait, let me rephrase that...
Jason Aaron is an Eisner and Harvey Award nominated comic book writer whose current work includes the critically-acclaimed crime series "Scalped" for DC/Vertigo and "Wolverine," "Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine" and "PunisherMAX" for Marvel. He was born in Alabama but currently resides in Kansas City. You can follow him on Twitter (@jasonaaron) or his blog. His beard is bigger than yours.


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Buttonhole stitch or blanket stitch as many people call it, is actually the foundation stitch for many varieties of buttonhole. This stitch is often used along the edge of projects – often blankets hence the name. Never underestimate a stitch like buttonhole as it is a marvellously versatile stitch. Buttonhole can also be worked in freeform manner with rows stacked to create texture. The illustration above is worked in a fine woollen yarn which was hand dyed. Other textures and patterns can be created if you experiment with changing the spacing and height of the upright arms.
How to work Buttonhole Stitch (Blanket stitch)
Buttonhole stitch is worked from left to right along two imaginary lines. Bring the thread out on the lower line. Insert the needle on the upper line making a straight downward motion.
Loop the working thread under the needle point. Pull the needle through the fabric to form a loop. Repeat this process along the line.
You can create many interesting patterns with this stitch by varying the arm length you can create shapes.
If you change the baseline you can create interesting variations too.
It can be fun to work out different patterns
Some become little motifs in their own right
Or buttonhole sttich can be worked back to back.
You can build up interesting patterned bands
Play with the spacing working the upright parts closely together, or work them further apart.
This sample is buttonhole worked in various threads. Try working it different threads, on different fabrics, or fabrics that have been hand dyed or add beads, overlap lines of the stitch, or use it to couch down another thread or ribbon.
Here I was experimenting with leaf shapes
Of course this is popular stitch used in crazy quilting.
No matter what you do with it explore the stitch.
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We've been kicking around the idea of doing a regular column where we shit all over something that is universally loved. The point isn't exactly to get a knee-jerk reaction out of whiners (call it a perk) so much as destroying sacred cows. Human beings have a tendency to elevate those who do good or great things to almost god-like status, and that shit needs to stop. Martin Luther King Jr. cheated on his wife, Ghandi had a thing for little girls and hated black Africans, and Mother Teresa, despite being the go-to metaphor for goodness, was a complete asshole. Once we do away with our habit of canonizing people, we can finally look at them in the proper context instead of a black and white love/hate lens. I started working on an article how I'm sick of Malala's shit, but since the fucking Pope is visiting the good ol' U-S-of-A right now, let's kick that low-hanging fruit right in the seeds.
If you spent years living with a giant turd doing giant turd things, and then one day, another turd showed up wearing spanx and cologne, you'd be relieved by the seemingly vast improvement. So it is with liberal America and Pope Francis. The previous pontiff supreme Pope Palpatine or whatever, was a pedophile-sheltering maniac who continued the typical fire and brimstone dogma of previous Popes while at least having the decency to look like an evil wizard (while sheltering pedophiles). He made it easy roll your eyes and make a jerk off motion whenever he spoke about anything. Francis, on the other hand, is all about loving the poor and gays and sinners and touching people with diseases that would make the average fella run away screaming. In many ways, the man is an inspiration.
Pope Francis first began making headlines when he said that atheists and gays can get into heaven (even though he didn't really say that, it got everyone's attention). What he really said was just standard Christian doctrine that all humans are redeemed through Christ, but we still need to believe in order to be saved and get into heaven. This represents absolutely no departure from traditional dogma. Ask any evangelical hardliner and they'll tell you that God does in fact love gays, atheists, and Jews, but they are damned to hell if they don't accept Jesus and repent. It falls along the lines of love the sinner, hate the sin, similar to my own humanist viewpoint love the person, hate the religion. Except I don't require people to accept my doctrine on pain of eternal torment, just don't blow me up or tell me where I can put my dick, especially when so many of your people are putting theirs into children.
Pope Francis is changing nothing about Catholic doctrine. All he's doing is re-prioritizing the importance of certain goals and changing his approach. For instance, instead of attacking women who get abortions, he praises women who don't. He's also working on relieving poverty so women won't feel the need to get abortions, kind of like Planned Parenthood. Although, PP does it better by not condemning birth control. And while Francis doesn't seem all that concerned with contraception, he certainly hasn't taken any steps towards changing the rules. Giving women reproductive freedom is the surest way to relieve poverty and bring women closer to equality. Failing to make clear change to the doctrine misses the first and biggest step towards his stated goal of eradicating poverty. While it's nice to see that he's done away with the gold scepters and thrones and shit, he's still missing the mark that his church is 2000 years late in aiming for. And then there's still the kid-fucking. Francis has done little to nothing to address the ongoing abuse of children by priests and bishops or the cover-ups of the previous asshole in a big hat. As long as predatory clergymen get to resign instead of being hauled off to prison, the Vatican has absolutely no moral authority.
One of the more pleasant things about Francis is how much he's ruffling the feathers of conservatives in this country. Right before starting this paragraph I watched a video compilation of Fox News dickheads spouting their own stupid critiques of the pontiff of pontiffs. The problem with that video is that it lacked all context. It seemed like liberals now consider the act of criticizing the Pope to be offensive as though they're bringing back papal infallibility. One could make the argument that such videos are simply pointing out the hypocrisy of conservatives who traditionally stand behind religious leaders that only favor traditional conservative values. And one should make that argument lest they appear to be elevating the new seemingly liberal pontiff to a place above reproach. Annoying conservatives isn't enough. The enemy of my enemy is still a cunt.
The current agenda of Francis is a very important one. The issues of wealth inequality and climate change absolutely need to be addressed and since Pope Francis has such a vast audience worldwide, we would do well to stand behind him on those issues, but always keep a watchful eye and critical mind. Under Francis, the Catholic Church feels like an abusive boyfriend. After a particularly brutal episode, he's back in our lives, begging for forgiveness and promising to quit drinking. He's dressing better and looking for a job and being nice to your mom. But it's only a matter of time before he's back on the sauce and demanding to know who you're talking to on the phone.
Update: So in the interest of fairness, a few hours before I published, Pope Francis visited with victims of sexual abuse and in a speech called for oversight. It will be interesting to see where this leads.


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The Narthex is a non-localized ritually activated portal that links our world to an obscure pocket dimension of nearly forgotten myths and fading magics. It is perhaps the last remaining access point between here and this vast and hidden netherworld, which was originally opened so as to provide both a means of escape and a stable refuge for countless magical creatures attempting to survive the demise of Earth's last great mythic age. The Kingdoms of the Djinn, the Elves, and the Fae; the Cryptids and the Shifters; the Dragons and the Titans; the unspeakable Elder things; all of these once proud beings are now huddled together in this secret outer world, pushed to the edge of reality and driven nearly to the brink of extinction.
The roots of this purge can be traced back to the potent banishing rites of the Osirians and, later, the Catholic Church, worked faithfully for centuries by a growing army of clerics banded together beneath the banner of the dying god. Ironically, this faith paved the way for it's own demise as well, by furnishing mankind with a banal world largely sanitized of the supernatural, inuring us all to the plodding and constrained march of human reason and the quantum tyranny of empirical science; Christianity may have locked and bolted these doors, but it was our so-called scientific progress that eventually threw away all the keys.
Because of this, even the Angels and the Demons eventually found that their heavens and hells were all becoming too drab to house more than a fraction of their once considerable power and glory, and so, as it was designed to do, the Narthex has led these creatures to asylum as well.
The Narthex can be opened in many different ways but all of these methods seem to rely, at least in part, on a basic suspension of disbelief. To this end, a sacred space must be engineered, not only in one's surroundings but in the minds of its observers as well, which will permit these two dissonant worlds to touch, if only for a moment, so that things might be exchanged between those on either side. Thoughts, memories, feelings, even powers and personages can be passed into and out of our world by the tangible evocation and activation of a Narthex proper. The possibilities are limited only by the size and the strength of its manifestation.
Don't over think it; The Narthex often slips open of its own accord, where there are children are at play or covens at work or a changling lost deep in thought. The surest way to find your way to the Narthex is simply to call out to it by name, perhaps in some secret or well concealed place, where your feet fear to go and your mind starts to spin and your heart begins to tremble and turn. Perhaps you'll choose a day when the veil is said to be thin, or a place where others claim that strange and unexplainable things tend to happen, like a supposedly haunted house where the angles all seem to be a little bit off. Whenever, wherever and why ever you seek the Narthex, know that, regardless of the exotic or aesthetically stimulating places that you may carry your body, the gate actually opens itself up nowhere else but inside of you. Good luck and Namaste.


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The Basics
Score: Wichita State 4 – Oral Roberts 2
Records: WSU (24-28) – ORU (24-23)
Location: Tulsa, Okla. (J.L. Johnson Stadium)
TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts baseball team left a total of 14 runners on base in a 4-2 loss to Wichita State Tuesday night from J.L. Johnson Stadium.
The Golden Eagles threatened by reaching base in each of the nine innings played in their regular season finale at home scoring only lone runs in the fifth and ninth. ORU used a single and two walks loading the bases on one out in the final frame, but stranded the potential winning run at first base as it finished 1-for-18 with runners on base in the contest.
The Shockers hit a two-run single in the second and added two more runs in the sixth on a fielder's choice and groundout to sweep the season series against the Golden Eagles.
Quote of the Day
"We needed one hit. We needed a hit in a crucial moment and we couldn't get it. We left a ton of guys on, had baserunners on in every inning, and we just couldn't get that big hit to get us over the hump." - Head Coach Ryan Folmar
Turning Point
After ORU cut into the Shockers margin at 2-1 in the fifth, the visitors took advantage of a walk opening the sixth inning. Tallying a single on a successful hit and run put runners on the corners before a stolen base put both into scoring position. WSU scored on a close play at the plate hitting a ground ball and stretched its lead to 4-1 plating a run on a RBI groundout.
Inside the Box Score
- A staff day on the mound for the Golden Eagles consisted of nine different pitchers throwing an inning each started by Trey Wolf. The freshman made his first collegiate start tossing a scoreless opening frame before Sam Rainwater, Landon Odom, Brody Gibson, Trevor McCutchin, Hunter Swift and Spencer Henson also kept Wichita State off the scoreboard. The Shockers used eight pitchers as the teams combined to send 17 players to the mound Tuesday.
- Henson and Riley Keizor led the offense reaching base four times as Henson went 2-for-3 drawing two walks, while Keizor hit a lead-off double in the sixth and was walked three times matching his career high. Henson also posted his Summit League-leading 45th RBI on a two-out single in the fifth.
- Andrew Pace added a RBI sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, but saw his 37-game streak of reaching base safely snapped. It was the second longest stretch for ORU in the last 20 years as only Ben Petralli's streak of 40 games in 2008 was longer.
- Jake McMurray and Hunter Wilson registered the runs for the home team as Wilson tallied a pair of hits. Swift went 1-for-3 at the plate and also walked two times as the Golden Eagles closed the day earning 11 free passes behind 10 walks and a hit batter.
Up Next
ORU heads to Omaha, Nebraska, for its final series of the regular season taking on The Summit League-leading Mavericks May 16-18.
For the latest information on ORU Baseball, follow the Golden Eagles on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, or go to www.ORUAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on the team by downloading two mobile apps, ORU Golden Eagles Live and ORU Front Row, available on the App Store and Google Play.


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A man shared an unbelievable photo of the ruins of a car he emerged unscathed from following an accident, but the damage to the car was so massive that people could not believe his story.
Cade Halteman shared the photo of the mangled remains of his car and it quickly went viral with over 94,000 favs and 31,000 retweets. A lot of people called him out for lying, saying it was impossible to have emerged alive with only a cut to his forehead as he claims
This morning i was involved in a car accident. Every medic said i should be dead. The picture below is my car. I walked away with only a cut on my forehead. It's all thanks to God. For those who don't believe in Him, take a look at me for example. God saved my life this morning
Cade hit back at the critics with another photo from his Snap Story to back his claims. A friend who witnessed the incident and visited him in hospital also spoke up to corroborate the man's story.
Wonderful! Can you believe someone came out alive from this car after a crash?
The post has now led to a heated debate about whether his survival is God's doing and if God really exists. As for Cade, he has tattooed the date of the accident (01-09-18) on his arm as a constant reminder of what God did for him.


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For you died to this life and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. Colossians 3:3
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Monday, March 18, 2013
Don't Forget Me!
Finally, once we were ready to take the final load for the day, I grabbed the leash and went over to Buddy and said, "OK, sweetie, now it's time to go!" He looked like he would explode with glee as I leaned over and put his leash on him. He's so cute when he gets excited because not only does his tail wag, but his entire body wags! I wish I could have communicated the plan to him all along. I can see it now..."Buddy, just relax and get some rest because once everything is packed up, we're coming back for you. We would never leave you here alone!" But it would have been wasted words, since he wouldn't understand me anyway.
As I put the leash on him, I realized that sometimes, I'm just like Buddy with God. I see His work all around me and want to be a part of it. I think sometimes that He's forgotten about me or that He overlooked me. What I fail to understand most often is that He never intends to leave me out at all. I was always a part of the plan but sometimes I don't understand that He's protecting me and waiting for just the right moment to bring me into the plan. If only He could communicate to me all along! But more than likely it would be wasted words, as I probably wouldn't understand anyway.
That's where trust comes in. Buddy probably knew in his heart of hearts all along that I wouldn't leave him, but the doubt is what made him freak out. I believe that is my problem, too. When I stop trusting God's plan and instead look at what's going on around me, I can lost my grip on Him and fall into seasons of doubt.
Can you relate? Have you felt left out or looked over? Please know that God has not forgotten you. He would never dream of forgetting about you! He promises in His word that He will never leave us nor forsake us.
So today, if you are freaking out because you think you may have been overlooked, please rest and know that He won't leave you out. You're His child! Trust Him. Nobody loves you more than He does.
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PakTech designs and manufactures post-consumer recycled packaging handles and automated handle applicators based in Eugene, Oregon. As an established yet innovative packaging leader in the beverage industry for over 25 years, PakTech delivers the highest quality and most sustainable turn-key packaging solutions.
PakTech's commitment to quality is paralleled by their commitment to the environment. They are dedicated to bringing the highest quality to the market, with the least environmental impact. PakTech handles are made with 100% Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) resin and the handles are 100% recyclable. Their carriers are repurposed from recycled HDPE #2 milk jugs. The PCR production process uses 100% less petroleum, 90% less energy, and emits 78% less greenhouse gases in comparison to virgin plastic production.
In 2018, an equivalent of more than 103 million plastic milk jugs were kept out of landfills, repurposed, and reclaimed as the resin that PakTech uses during the manufacturing process to create new packaging handles. In total, they have diverted 235,674,794 milk jugs from entering the waste stream, kept 14,612 tons of plastic out of the landfills and ocean and saved 12.47 acre feet of land from being used as landfill for waste.
PakTech handles make your wine cans easy to grab, carry, and remove. The carriers are attractive and feature a minimalistic design, highlighting your carefully created can artwork. While other packaging options wrap and surround your cans, PakTech carriers snap at the top so your brand won't be covered or obscured. PakTech multi-pack handles offers improved consumer value and sales.
Available in more than 30 standard colors and custom color match, PakTech offers enhanced product value with a wide array of eye-catching color options. Your product will pop on the shelf with our color coordinated accent carriers while keeping can tops clean for the consumer. PakTech handles keep can tops clean and ready to open and enjoy.
For flexible production requirements, PakTech also offers automated application versatility. You can apply the handles by hand if you're a startup or have a limited volume requirement. Or you can utilize their automated applicators ranging in speed from 120 cans per minute to over 1500 cans per minute if you have a higher speed operation. PakTech's packaging solution is turnkey, making them the smart choice for your new, smart canned wine venture.
From design to final handle application PakTech's responsiveness, rapid turn-around time, and comprehensive product offerings separates us from our competition. Tremendous value is what we offer and what we deliver, for our customers, our employees, and to the beverage and food industry.
Drop by booth 521 to learn about PakTech's 100% post-consumer recycled handles repurposed from milk jugs. Since using PCR, they have repurposed 399 million milk jugs, kept over 55 million lbs. of plastic out of the landfills and waterways and saved 22 acres of land from being used as landfill waste.
Second life PakTech handles are also 100% recyclable. When PakTech handles are recycled, they often see a third life as composite lumber, flower pots, park benches, new PakTech handles and more! You can also learn more about their recently launched Recycling Program.
In addition, you can learn about their Automated Applicators. Their can applicators are suitable for various height and diameter sizes and applies PakTech's QuadPak and 6Pak Can Carriers.
PakTech offers more than 30 standard colors and custom color match that will perfectly complement your craft can. PakTech handles eliminate the need for secondary packaging and print.
From design to final handle application, PakTech's responsiveness, rapid turnaround time and big product offerings can add tremendous value and efficiency to the wine industry.
Use our promo code PAK521 to see us at our booth!
Watch PakTech's Recycling Story Video
Since 2012, they have repurposed 370,719,839 milk jugs into PakTech handles. That has kept over 50 million lbs of plastic out of the landfills and oceans and saved 20 acres of land from being used as landfill waste.
Second life PakTech handles are also 100% recyclable. When PakTech handles are recycled, they often see a third life as composite lumber, flower pots, park benches, new PakTech handles and more!
PakTech's Recycling Program
In efforts to ensure PakTech handles are properly recycled and repurposed they launched their own recycling program late last year.
PakTech currently has over 200 recycling drop locations nationwide with a few international locations.
Interested in learning more or becoming a recycling partner? Please click below.
PakTech | 1680 Irving Road | Eugene, Oregon | 97402 | 541.461.5000
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Our Environmental Impact
All of us at PakTech are dedicated to protecting our planet and our environment. Transforming recycled plastic into recyclable products animates our mission and sets us aside from our competition. We believe that using 100% post-consumer recycled resin that is also 100% recyclable is part of the solution because it reduces the amount of new plastic that is being manufactured. Handles manufactured with recycled resin are the right product for our clients to use, for consumers to choose, and for our planet. This is full circle sustainability. Low impact, mean, clean, and green. In action and on a massive scale.
Our Sustainability
PakTech handles are repurposed from recycled HDPE #2 milk jugs and similar unpigmented containers. In 2018, an equivalent of more than 103 million plastic milk jugs were kept out of landfills, repurposed, and reclaimed as the resin that PakTech uses during the manufacturing process. In total, we have diverted 338,267,223 milk jugs from entering the waste stream, kept 20,973 tonnes of plastic out of the landfills and ocean and saved 17.90 acre feet of land from being used as landfill for waste.
We believe post-consumer recycled plastic (PCR) is part of the solution by limiting the amount of new plastic. When our handles are recycled they often see a second life as composite lumber, flower pots, pipe, park benches and the like. Handles manufactured with post-consumer resin are the right product for our clients, for consumers, and for our planet as a whole.
The PCR production process uses 100% less petroleum, 90% less energy, and emits 78% less greenhouse gases vs. virgin plastic production.
PakTech continues to be committed to the environment and our communities. We all need to do whatever possible to keep plastics out of our oceans, parks, community and landfill and back into the recycling stream so they can be repurposed. As part of this commitment, we developed our own recycling program.
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April was a great month for website launches and I am proud to announce three new websites for three really great clients! It is a great pleasure for me to work with such a wide variety of clients and I enjoy every opportunity to learn more about a business and assist with website development.
Blogging is quickly becoming a must have feature for your website and your SEO strategy however it can be a tricky and sometimes fruitless venture until you are able tap into the pulse of the consumer or community you are looking to serve. More and more people are reading blogs on a daily basis and blogs have become a wonderful channel to communicate with people and provide a mechanism for people to communicate with you in the form of comments.
This short article will describe three best practices for developing a successful blogging strategy.
These are just a handful of best practices for running a blog. Keep in mind that blogging will require work so be prepared spend some time with it before you see any real benefit. Don't be too discouraged and hang in there because your voice can be heard and your posts will certainly help provide fodder for Search Engine Optimization.
Because blogging is so important these days, every one of my customer websites has a blogging platform built into their websites and I strongly encourage my clients to take advantage of this wonderful feature.


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One of the announcements of this week's budget - sorry, spending review - is the closure of Holloway Prison. It's an unlovely place and has apparently been found inadequate so few people are likely to mourn, although the gentrification of the Holloway Road area will of course put even more of a squeeze on those who can barely afford to live in London.
I'm not even sure how far it can reasonably be gentrified. The Holloway Road itself is the main route from London to the North, a fast, wide, dangerous road with busy pavements and waist high railings cemented into the kerb at particularly nasty spots to stop people crossing or stepping into the road and being killed.
I know the Holloway Road quite well because I used to work in Archway, and I've been inside the prison just once, only for a few hours while I was minuting a child protection conference. I'd walked round all that area – I always explore a new area when I start working in it – but I'd never really noticed the prison before. Perhaps because it's not the truncated-gothic Victorian pile it was when the suffragettes were held there but a complete late 70s rebuild that from outside resembles nothing so much as a giant warehouse.
The first thing that happened on our arrival was a delay because some of the people who'd come to the meeting were substituting, and therefore not on the list. This caused enormous difficulty and phoning round. The second was that they confiscated all electronics. Personal mobiles, work mobiles and the one laptop someone had brought.
We then went through a small chamber that was, essentially, an airlock. A door in front that only opened when the one behind was closed.
Then we went through a yard. I call it that because I seem to remember no plants at all, but there may have been grass, struggling to cope in the shadows of four high walls. Unbroken walls, obviously. There may have been windows with bars – there were certainly doors with metal-reinforced corners and multiple locks. It was an object lesson in how flimsy something like the door lock on a house is, just a small yale affair with a handle on the inside, and perhaps a door with a glass or wood panel that could be smashed quite easily if you needed to get out.
Here I knew I couldn't get out and it was incredibly unsettling. I can't think of an occasion since the age of about 8 or 9 when that has really been case. Even at middle school the gates were left open and I could, and did, walk out of the playground (this is not now possible in a lot of schools, especially in London, and I don't know how the kids can bear it) but from the moment I had crossed that yard I knew I was trapped and wanted to get out. I've never liked confined spaces, even large ones, I don't even like the Shepherds Bush Westfield shopping centre, which is vast and objectively speaking quite an attractive space, simply because once I'm well into it I can't see a way out.
Holloway was not attractive. The paint was the same constitutional gloss we had on the school walls when I was young but apparently without the benefit of being refreshed between terms. The larger space we were taken into was cut into meeting room size spaces with something a little thicker than room dividers, solid at the bottom and clear plastic or glass above, so that the whole area could be taken in at once, albeit with some confusion of perspective and reflection. The lack of privacy was another discomfort.
I kept reminding myself I could leave, that all I had to do was reverse the process by which I had come in, and it might take a little while, but I would be let out. People talk about prisons being too comfortable but I think they underestimate the deeply unpleasant nature of simply being trapped.
I got through the meeting because I was writing, and with something else to focus on I could forget where I was. Afterwards though I felt like I was holding my breath all the way out again.
The meeting itself was odd. There had been loose talk about the prospective mother having been assessed as having a mental age of 12 but although she presented quite well – the vocabulary of an adult - she didn't seem to understand quite basic information, and when she didn't understand something she simply ignored it. Not in an irritated way, as when someone hears an unwelcome truth, but actually as if ignoring it would make it disappear or not matter. Which behaviour made me think of a much younger child than 12.
She was friendly though and oddly.. I don't want to say comfortable, but reassured by the restrictions.
It was impossible to tell if any of this was due to being institutionalised rather than the learning difficulty.
It seemed a bit unfair that she was there at all, but through work I've come to realise that we have a mistaken idea about the police. A lot of the time they don't really care whose fault something is. Their job (much like parents who want to defuse a squabble amongst children) is to deal with the present incident and prevent future incidents. I don't mean that as a criticism, but we should probably lower our expectations and remind ourselves occasionally that they're not infallible.
Getting out of the prison was little quicker than going in, but once over it was a real pleasure to get back to the absolute chaos of Holloway Road and the mad rush in Costa. I felt much, much safer out in the adult world and by myself, but I did still wonder what it would be like through the prisoner's eyes. If you were, as this girl was, confused and intimidated and unable to process what you didn't understand, and then on top had just come from somewhere like a prison with its structured day and its warders and walls, wouldn't the environment I was in now seem threatening?
Too crowded, too busy, too many people too close, too much noise of hissing steam and grill alarms. Too triggering to the instinct to fight.
I really thought it might.


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Chocolate flower pots
This is a fun dessert to present – we used gerberas, but you can use any non-toxic flower that you like. It can be made the night before and left in the fridge until it is time for something sweet.There are lots of different textures in this dessert and the different layers are exciting on the palate.
Chocolate mousse
|250 g
|Dark chocolate, no more than 55% cocoa
|1 Ltr
|Egg yolks
Chocolate soil
Raspberry jelly and chocolate chip cookie base
|1 packet
|Frozen raspberries, 300g, thawed
|2 tsp
|200 ml
|Sugar syrup
|Chocolate chip biscuits, crushed and mixed with 1/4 cup Chambord liqueur
|4 Tbsp
|Whipped cream
Chocolate mousse
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pot of boiling water. Once melted, remove from the heat and set aside for about 5 minutes to cool slightly.
- In another bowl, whisk the thickened cream until soft peaks form.Whisk the egg yolks into the melted chocolate, then whisk in half of the cream until well combined. Carefully fold in the remaining cream.
Chocolate soil
- In a medium saucepan, add the caster sugar and gently pour in 2 Tbsp cold water.
- Turn the heat on high and dissolve the sugar. Do not stir until the edge of the sugar starts to go golden brown and the middle of the sugar is still clear.When this happens, immediately remove saucepan from the heat and whisk in the chopped chocolate.The chocolate will start to crumble; this will take a couple of minutes. Pour on to a tray, ready for plating.
Raspberry jelly
- Place the raspberries in a food processor and whizz until they are a smooth puree. Strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl. Measure 300ml of the raspberry puree and stir with the sugar syrup in a pot.
- Bloom the gelatine in cold water. Heat the raspberry mix and add the gelatine. Keep heating for 5 minutes.
- Pour the mix into a suitable dish and set in the fridge for 3 hours.
To assemble
- Place a Tbsp of the cookie base into a jar and press down.
- Pipe or spoon in the chocolate mousse.
- Place a Tbsp of jelly on next, then a tbsp of whipped cream.
- Finally, pile the soil on and push the flower into the dessert.
Check out Ray McVinnie's video on 'How to make chocolate shards'


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Level 1, Chifley Plaza, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000
Fishbowl comes to Chifley
Taking over where Poku used to be is a well-established poke bowl player in the Sydney market. They seem to have changed the service and order pickup layout of the shop in a good way which looks like it might be more efficient. I've gone for the first item off the menu. The O.G. with Salmon Sashimi, shallots, onion, beets, edamame with roast sesame dressing, seaweed salad, tobiko and crisp shallots, chose glass noodles base ($12.90) add avocado ($2). Nice flavours and texture and always good to order without a plastic lid for a nicer shot and use up less single use plastic. Seemed to be missing the edamame though and the glass noodles option seems to be vermicelli noodles which I believe aren't technically glass noodles. I'm keen to try the Tokyo Tamari on my next visit for a healthy lunch eat.
23 April 2018
Fishbowl, Chifley Plaza, CBD Sydney (23 April 2018)
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Hmmm, I'm not impressed with my honey harvest this year from Polesden Lacey's garden. Just half a jar…and some bee wax thrown in for good measure. Sadly, I've only got one colony left this year, as I lost my other two in the appalling wet summer last season.
I've named all my hives after famous queens – because each colony is ruled by a single queen. Ironically, the hive that has survived is named Queen Victoria, who of course had an indomitable spirit that lived for years. Funnily enough, I collected a swarm earlier this summer, housed it in the hive named Lady Jane Grey, and it only survived nine and half days. And the colony in the hive named 'Elizabeth 1' had an unmated queen, so I had to get rid of her, and combine it with 'Anne Boleyn' to get the queen laying.
I'm on holiday in Brittany at the moment, and I love their passion for honey. In the local Super U supermarket, I came across this amazing array of different types of honey produced from different flowers. Obviously, it would have been rude not to try them all. Flavours range from the heavily floral and scented Lime honey (tilleul), to the sweetly perfumed lavender (lavande) or the heavy, dark-brown and rich chestnut honey (chataignier). Others included heather (bruyere), acacia, sarrasin (buckwheat), thyme, lemon, wildflowers and orange.
In Brittany they make a local mead drink from honey called Chouchenn, which is one of their local specialities. The word honeymoon is actually derived from pagan times when the custom was to celebrate marital nuptials by drinking lots of mead and coinciding it with the timings of the full moon. In some areas of Brittany, these wild revelries and parties still continue as they celebrate the honey harvest and the moon calendar.
Okay, I've just checked the calendar, and I've just missed the full moon. Damn it, fate conspires against me again! Guess I'll have to come out to Brittany earlier next year!


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Don't let the thought of snow and cold weather put you off travelling to New York City in winter, in fact, it's a great time to visit this famous city that never sleeps. Hotels offer discounted rates and with less tourists, it's easier to get around to see all the famous attractions.
A fun way to view some of the sights that may otherwise be overlooked is to take a film buffs tour with On Location Tours' NYC TV & Movie Tour. Visit multiple locations from the silver screen and see over 40 sites from current and classic productions like Trainwreck, Spider-Man and When Harry Met Sally.
Spend a day channelling Holly Golightly, straight out of Breakfast at Tiffany's, stroll through Central Park and visit the New York Public Library. Bring your morning danish to Tiffany & Co and gaze into their glittering display windows.
You can't help but feel like a high roller, Gordon Gekko style, when you eat at Midtown's 21 Club, then visit Christie's and bid on something fancy, the way Samantha does in Sex and the City. Even if you don't quite have the budget to engage in a bidding war, it's worth visiting to see the vibrant Sol LeWitt mural and glimpse high society in action.
For those romantics, make yourself part of the most iconic shot from Manhattan, as you talk with someone special on a bench right beneath the Queensboro Bridge, where Sutton Square meets Riverview Terrace. Come in the early morning and you'll feel like you have the City all to yourself.
Experience the magic of a glamorous night at the Metropolitan Opera like Nicholas Cage and Cher in Moonstruck. Feel resplendent dressed in your formal wear as you pass beneath the chandeliers and climb the majestic stairways.
Take a detour from Manhattan and swagger down to 86th Street in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Act like a disco don and enjoy two hot slices from Lenny's Pizza, following John Travolta's steps in Saturday Night Fever. The choice of wearing bell-bottoms is up to you.
The Staten Island Ferry is a great way to view the City's skyline through the big picture windows. The ferry has enclosed seating, runs 24/7 and, best of all, it's free.
You don't have to stay at the Plaza Hotel to experience its extravagance. The palatial hotel's restored Palm Court is open to all until midnight. Having a cocktail under the stained-glass ceiling gives you a taste of the high life. The opulent decor at Midtown's Russian Tea Room, with its antique samovars, a golden tree with Venetian glass eggs and a nearly 20 foot bear-shaped aquarium, is another venue where you can experience the legend.
Shopping is a huge attraction for visitors to New York City. Saks Fifth Avenue's monumental shoe department is so extensive, it has its own zip code (10022-SHOE). The couture displays will lure you into Bergdorf Goodman, Midtown's landmark high-end department store and for more than a century, Macy's in Herald Square has been synonymous with shopping. Their wooden escalators are a nod to that rich history and a 10% in-store discount for tourists is a reason to ride them.
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