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Today's low interest rates create special problems for those focused on income, including retirees and the income beneficiaries of trusts. Of course, as Forbes columnist William Baldwin points out, what retirees really need is cash to pay the bills, and they can get that from selling stocks as well as by clipping bond coupons. But what about the income beneficiaries of trusts? In this guest post Gail E. Cohen explains that thanks to an often overlooked tool known as the "the power to adjust," they don't have to rely on fixed income investments either. Cohen is Vice Chairman and General Trust Counsel at Fiduciary Trust Company International, a unit of
A Little-Known Tool to Improve Your Trust's Investment Performance
By Gail E. Cohen
A trust's ability to produce income can suffer when interest rates are low. One strategy to potentially increase distributions for an income beneficiary is an often overlooked tool called "the power to adjust."
The power to adjust addresses an inherent conflict of interest that exists between trust beneficiaries with competing investment management goals. Most trusts are structured so that current income beneficiaries receive the income generated from a trust, and the remainder beneficiaries ultimately receive the principal and any capital appreciation at the end of the trust's term.
This structure, of course, can create inherent conflicts among beneficiaries because income beneficiaries typically have expectations for current income, usually achieved by investing in bonds. Remainder beneficiaries often have expectations for maximum asset appreciation through a high allocation to growth securities. This dynamic leaves the trustee ultimately stuck in the middle trying to balance these competing interests and treat all beneficiaries equally. Often, trustees are left to basically "split the baby," investing half of the trust's portfolio for income and half for growth, leaving both sides a little unhappy.
These conflicts can be exacerbated during a prolonged low-interest-rate environment. That's because it takes an even heavier weighting in bonds to achieve the income beneficiary's current income needs. This heavier bond allocation creates a drag on a portfolio's capital appreciation potential.
By utilizing the power to adjust, trustees are able to invest in the best total return portfolio without regard to the amount of income it generates; so, for example, in the current low-rate climate, this may result in a portfolio that is primarily equity. The power to adjust allows the trustee to take a certain amount of principal, reclassify the assets as income, and distribute the assets to the income beneficiary.
This is a win-win situation and works to the advantage of all beneficiaries. The income beneficiary is pleased for two reasons. First, the distribution amount may be equal to or greater than the amount received from a balanced portfolio. Secondly, the trust has a great ability to grow in value, thus assuring the stability and even growth in future years' distributions to the income beneficiary. The remainder beneficiary is also pleased because the trust assets will have more growth potential in the "growth" portfolio than in the balanced portfolio. What's more, without the need to produce a certain level of traditional income, trustees can take advantage of the full range of investment opportunities available in today's market while still fulfilling their fiduciary duty to balance the interests of both the income and remainder beneficiaries.
All states, except Illinois, Iowa and North Dakota, allow trustees a discretionary power to adjust. The factors a trustee must consider when deciding when to exercise the power to adjust may vary from state to state. Most state statutes prohibit a trustee from exercising the power to adjust under certain circumstances. It is a power that every trustee has by law. Professional trustees understand how to properly assess its usage; non-professionals, such as family members, are best advised to seek professional guidance in its proper exercise. Grantors typically do not provide guidance, or offer further instructions on how to use the power to adjust, although the law is a default rule and can be negated by a grantor if he or she does not want the trustee to possess it.
The power to adjust can take the tension out of competing trust interests while potentially adding a lift to performance—it's a powerful little tool worth considering.
Gail E. Cohen is Vice Chairman and General Trust Counsel for Fiduciary Trust Company International, a global investment management firm which has served individuals, families, endowments and foundations since 1931. Fiduciary Trust is a unit of Franklin Resources, Inc., popularly known as Franklin Templeton
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Take raisins and do away with the kernels, and take a part of apples and do away with the cores, and pare them, and mash them in a mortar and temper then with almond milk and mix them with rice flour until it be very thick, and strew upon it powder of galingale and ginger and serve it forth.
- 1 cup raisins
- 4-6 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- 1 ½ cup Almond Milk (purchased or homemade)
- 1 Tbs. sugar
- 1 tsp. mixture of galingale & ginger (or just ginger if you cannot find galingale)
- 4 tbs. rice flour (or unbleached white)
Boil the apples & raisins until the apples are very soft; drain well. Mash the fruit and place in a pan with the almond milk, spices, and sugar. Cook over medium heat. Add the flour and continue to cook until very thick, adding more flour if necessary. Sprinkle top with ginger just before serving.


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Having decided that collaboration will be the focus of their 2nd Mellon grant in the Digital Humanities, the DH team at Occidental College called a meeting with surrounding institutions in early December. The meeting was held in their very impressive Varelas Lab, a multi-use space whose walls are made of glass. The space opens completely on one side by way of a collapsable wall which acts as a kind of signal. When the wall is open, the room becomes a study space that students are encouraged to use. Closed, the space acts as a meeting room, a classroom, or a project presentation space.
In attendance at the meeting were members of Whittier College, UCLA, USC, and the Claremont Colleges. Together we discussed the possibility of cooperation and sharing resources, similarities between existing and developing programs, and Oxy's plans to work regionally through their most recent grant. Following our comparative discussion about plans and work in progress amongst representatives from each attending college, a generous lunch was provided. As lunch wrapped up we had a brief discussion about next steps which include connecting with DH So Cal, and thinking generally about a follow up meeting for the day's discussion.
This very productive day was brought to a conclusion with a tour of Occidental's impressive DH spaces. In looking at these spaces, it's easy to see how fruitful Oxy's program has been. In the center of Johnson Hall is a fantastic multi-media art installation complete with a colorful LED light display. The unique installation, which adorns an entire wall, features several television screens. Through an easily accessed web program these screens are programmed to display a rotation of media which includes student projects, world news, and upcoming departmental events.
Regarding our conversation's specifics, below is a series of summaries highlighting the main discussion which covered DH program objectives, future plans, and similarities between the DH programs at each of the attending Universities.
The DH project at the Claremont Colleges is focused on pedagogy. The goal is to build a strong portfolio of digital course offerings through a decentralized program that reaches across the consortium. There are also plans in place to develop a DH space within the library; a collaborative studio space which can be used for teaching, studying, meetings, and developing DH projects. Current concerns regarding a DH program at the 5Cs includes sustainability for technologies acquired through the Mellon grant, communicating across five colleges, and questions regarding what kind of events should take place at the DH Spring Symposium. Building DH at the Claremont Colleges will take place through four main activities:
- The Spring Symposium is meant to facilitate communication, encourage collaboration and inspiration, and offer learning opportunities for faculty and students.
- For the Summer Institute 10 faculty members will be selected over two summers to receive grant money for skill building and method development in using DH tools.
- Digital Course Development: Beginning in summer of 2015, selected faculty members will be paid to develop DH related courses with the assistance of undergrad and/or grad students. Their classes will be taught twice over the course of 5 years. At the conclusion of the grant, the result will be a portfolio of 32 classes that investigate the uses of technology through a humanist lens and/or improve existing courses with technology.
- In years 3-5, faculty will apply for project grants that will be supported by teams of undergrad and grad researchers in the Collaborative Digital Research Studio led by a Project Manager. There is also a budget for technology and tools to be housed in the studio. Conversations regarding how to spend the technology budget will take place in 2015.
Occidental College: Center for Digital Learning and Research
A year ago Oxy applied for a second Mellon grant which would focus on extending faculty development through their Faculty Fellows Program. This program enables instructors to delve deeper into DH work alongside a team of post-doc fellows. Instructors re-think their courses and, if they wish, develop them beyond the traditional classroom into a lab setting. This facilitates a kind of hybrid DH experience where some courses are lecture or discussion based, and some have lab components. Courses in digital learning and research focus on a range of topics from theory to technology to digital scholarship.
Digital Course development at Oxy has resulted in a series of beta courses which are team taught by faculty and post docs. Through the digital arts labs, students are integrating their every day work into digital modes. In one of their courses, which is a 5 unit course with lecture and lab components, students developed a virtual walking tour and a digital mapping program.
Oxy DH courses are quite creative and engaging. Some of the courses are organized into themes. For example, next semester they'll host a "music semester." A couple of different courses will be held, one which explores Chicana music in LA, and another which explores the history of Hip Hop. Through the second course, a digital archive of Hip Hop ephemera is expected to be developed. Fall of 2015 will be focused on GIS, and the spring semester following that will highlight a queer mapping of LA.
Currently, Oxy is also developing a DH lab through the second part of their grant. They plan to renovate the library into an undergraduate research center. As with many Mellon liberal arts college DH grant recipients, Oxy's DH program is closely tied to the library.
Amongst some of their developing issues, Oxy faculty report that there has been some confusion regarding their roles in relation to critical pedagogy and tech support. Issues like this are expected to be at the foreground of conversation in coming months.
Like the Claremont Colleges, Oxy has a set of major activities:
- Summer Institutes: A series of summer workshops designed to build capacity and community amongst faculty.
- Faculty Learning Community: Faculty are engaged throughout the semester in conversation and collaboration.
- Digital Arts Lab/Center for Digital Arts: Students integrate their every day work into digital modes.
UCLA, which seems to be the patron of DH, centralized their DH program in the library. Their program is focused on learning and collaborates with the institution's Center for Digital Humanities which offers support for departments across the humanities. The DH program at UCLA features options for undergrads who can earn a DH minor through a series of requirements and electives:
- An introduction class: DH 101
- Three upper-division electives
- One lower division elective
- One Capstone Class
- Additional interdisciplinary classes that intersect with DH
Grad students at UCLA have the option of earning a graduate certificate.
Since having wrapped up much of their work with Mellon, their focus is now centered on sustainability, time management, faculty, and sharing their findings with the community. Time and cash are, at times, an issue and have been at the center of recent discussions.
There are many ways to engage with the DH program at UCLA. There are experts across the campus, including a GIS specialist who works in text analysis.
USC's Mellon-funded DH program acts as a training program for humanist scholarship through the College for Liberal Arts and Sciences. The Mellon grant at USC provides funding for post docs and graduate students who engage in rigorous scholarship.
DH Space at USC is shared with the Media Arts and Practice department. This provides students with access to experts and faculty as they work through projects. Students also collaborate with the Digital Repository at the library where materials are digitized and then made available to the public. As a part of the DH program, students are required to be affiliated with an institute that will guide them in job finding. Their chosen institute also facilitates better research and more fruitful projects.
Like most of the Mellon DH programs mentioned, USC has allocated funds for an annual symposium which will begin next year. The symposium will focus on a single research based issue or project. Funds have also been dedicated to what they are calling a "Best Practices Workshop," which will function much like our meeting with Oxy. It is a meeting/workshop meant to help faculty and administrators and staff working in DH to determine what is working, what future plans look like, and what does not work as well.
Whittier College
Present from Whittier College were Andrea Rehn, Professor of English and PI of the grant at Whittier, Laurel Crump who is head librarian, and Sonia Chaidez, Instructional Media designer and co-coordinator of DigLibArts. The DH program at Whittier College is one year into their Mellon grant and is also focused on pedagogy. Members of the college have established, however, that they are first in need of digital classrooms. Following this need, the plan is to support faculty in developing new skills and interests. Like with the Claremont Colleges, stipends have been dedicated to enable faculty exploration of the DH landscape, or meet with other interested parties to engage in discussion and possibly collaborate. Speakers have been brought to campus to build awareness and knowledge two or three times each year. So far these events have been successful and well attended.
To meet the needs of the DH grant at Whittier College, new staff have been hired. They have opted out of a post doc initiative and instead designed a permanent position. The person in this position acts as a liaison between the library and the faculty. This position is held by Anne Cong-Huyen, who also teaches a class every year. Another component of Anne's position is to help faculty think critically about technology use in their teaching.
Because there is a digital divide on their small, intimate campus, they are interested in teaching students new skills, but not without careful consideration. DH at Whittier is determined to use technology in a critical and thoughtful way.
DH members at Whittier College are also focused on resources. They've acquired technologies and a space in the library but are interested in de-centering their program. They feel that, if they put all their resources in one place, faculty won't have access. Other topics under discussion include how they've been working with faculty. Seed grants have been distributed in a relatively open fashion. Moving forward, they want to bring more focus to the program and develop a solid process for doing so.
Whittier is also thinking about adding a DH related major or minor, perhaps in film or media. They currently have an on-campus interdisciplinary design-your-own-program titled the Whittier Scholars Program, which may be expanded to link with their DH program. This will move the project beyond reaching faculty alone and facilitate direct contact with students.


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The Devil to Pay, by Liz Carlyle
>> Tuesday, February 01, 2005
Liz Carlyle is one of the very few auto-buy authors I have left, and I've been anxiously waiting for The Devil to Pay (excerpt), ever since I read A Deal With the Devil back in June.
George Kemble, the man forever fixing everyone else's problems, finds himself plagued by troubles of his own when his sister returns to London after a decade abroad. Sidonie Saint-Godard has lost her husband, but widowhood, unfortunately, bores her. When a thief called the Black Angel begins haunting the hells and alleys of London, robbing rich gentlemen of the ton, Kemble is mystified. He knows every member of London's underworld, yet he does not know the Angel. But when a battered Sidonie collapses on his doorstep, bleeding from a nasty stab wound, Kemble begins to suspect the truth. Can he stop Sidonie's dangerous behavior before someone else does?Well, this wasn't my favourite of all the Carlyles I've read, but it was quite excellent anyway, a B+.
Perhaps the Marquess of Devellyn can? The man unaffectionately known as the Devil of Duke Street has a watchful eye on his new neighbor, the mysterious Frenchwoman known as Madame Saint-Godard. In fact, he would like very much to seduce her, since he finds the lady lovely, intriguing, and almost disturbingly familiar . . . But when Kemble hears of his sister's fascination with society's most reviled nobleman, he is doubly alarmed. The Marquess of Devellyn is the absolute last person Kemble wants his sister in bed with—and for reasons which have nothing to do with Devellyn's appalling reputation.
I really enjoyed both protagonists, who were both very different from the usual. In Devellyn, the author managed to create a hero who really was dissipated and promiscuous (one who we even saw being dissipated and promiscuous), and yet kept him likeable. I think the reason why I wasn't bothered by his womanizing was that he seemed to really like the women he got involved with, and treated them kindly, be them an infuriated former mistress, a dockside prostitute, like Sidonie pretended to be, or a gently bred lady.
Also, he seemed very honest about himself, very aware of what and who he was and of the fact that this might make him unattractive to the woman he thought Sidonie was. He pursued her very much against his intentions, or at least what he thought his intentions should be. His obsession both for Sidonie and for the mysterious Ruby Black was wonderfully done.
Sidonie was a lovely character, too. She was also honest about herself and very clearheaded about her motivations for taking so many risks and about the possible consequences of her actions. For once, I thought that the heroine's risky actions weren't stupid... Sidonie planned well and had the sang-froide to carry out those plans. I guess she could be considered very much a tortured heroine, one who seemed to have a bit of a death wish, even.
I really enjoyed Sidonie and Devellyn's interactions, both with her as Ruby and as the elegant widow, Sidonie. These two had wonderful chemistry, and I felt their mutual obsession developed beautifully into love. Devellyn was a bit stupid when he discovered Sidonie's alter ego, but he soon snapped out of it and dealt with it well.
The only real negative I could find in this book was that Carlyle's writing style sounds a bit different from the one in the earlier books that made me such a fan of this author. The book was still very well written, but I felt the style wasn't as distinctive as it once was, not as sumptuous and rich. Oh, well, I still have the early books to go back to again and again, and they're just so very rereadable!


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I downloaded an anti tracking program that found several problems but it wouldnt repair the problems until I registered the software. Smart huh!
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I didn't make it to Austin for South By Southwest this year. I may be the only one.
Wild Light, a chamber pop combo that met during high school in Milford, represented New Hampshire, playing a set along with four other acts from Almost Gold, the Boston indie label they recently joined.
Vermont's Syd Straw did a showcase of songs from Pink Velour, the Weston alt-folk rocker's first new album in 11 years. Witch, the Brattleboro heavy metal band featuring Dinosaur Jr.'s J. Mascis, played several different showcases.
Nearly 20,000 fans jammed the week-long event, which now includes a film festival and brings in more money than Texas Longhorns football games.
It keeps getting bigger every year.
Close to 1,700 bands (up from 1,400 in 2007) performed in the many bars, theatres and hotel lobbies of Austin, not to mention hundreds of others that set up on street corners and under bridges in hopes of getting noticed.
The question is, by whom?
Most of the industry types were either attending legal seminars with titles like "When Can I Shoot A File Sharer?" (OK, I made that up), or at the bar drowning in Lone Star Beer. They sure weren't looking for bands to sign.
The sad fact is that the more people flock to Austin, the less relevant it becomes. SXSW is MySpace with a downtown, and everyone – from Van Morrison to a Gary Numan tribute band – is represented.
The Numan cover band, Airlane, was one of 170 who listed Austin as their hometown. How many, I wonder, came for SXSW in years past and couldn't afford to leave?
It won't change anytime soon. Eyespot.com's David Todd, who said, "I definitely agree that 99 percent of almost any creative enterprise is not worth watching, but I think almost all of it is worth doing", summed up the mood.
Todd may be right, but how am I supposed to locate the 1 percent that is worthwhile?
At this rate, SXSW will cross the 2,000-act threshold in a year or two. I like to drown in music as much as the next guy, but this is ridiculous.
With nothing to separate the wheat from the chaff, the crush in Austin is nothing but cacophony. The only things I really miss about not being there are the weather and the margaritas.
What's hot close to home?
Wednesday: Tony Trischka, Green Mountain College – The avant-garde banjo player is an annual Poultney tradition. In addition to fronting Skyline, he mentored a young Bela Fleck. We take it for granted when artists like Alison Krauss or Nickel Creek engage in a twangy mash-up, without acknowledging that Trischka practically wrote the book on reinventing bluegrass. This is a long drive for some, but if you want to see a master at work, this is worth it.
Thursday: Roland Yamaguchi Band, Sophie & Zeke's – The member of this band have been featured for as long as there's been music at this downtown Claremont eatery. When they backed vocalist Emily Lanier, they were known as A New Kind of Blue. Now they're the Roland Yamaguchi Band, although no one in this band is named Roland. The smooth jazz combo features Tom Caselli on keyboards, Nate Thompson playing upright bass, and the smooth guitar sounds of Larry Welker.
Friday: Celia Brothers, Middle Earth Music Hall – Singer/songwriter Phil Celia has of late been channeling Frank Sinatra. Tonight he joins his brother Perry for a night of personal songs drawn from Perry's "Patience" and Phil's "Songs of Men." Joined by ace guitarist (and School of Rock professor) Tuck Stocking and bassist Eric Richardson, they'll also play material from their forthcoming "Stockholm Street" CD, an autobiographical work that draws from Phil's experiences growing up in Brooklyn.
Saturday: Acoustic Truffle, Salt Hill Pub – Their name comes from the Beatles song, "Savoy Truffle," and they've been wowing Seacoast audiences since the mid-80's with their blues-infused, up-tempo rock. Truffle has two incarnations; the acoustic version leaves out the drums, but keeps the energy level high on stripped-down versions of songs like "Captain Molasses" and the plaintive "Developer's Blues," a tune the Grateful Dead would have been proud to call their own.
Monday: Caribou, UNH (Stafford Room) – Jangly, ethereal and psychedelic are a few of the adjectives that describe this Toronto-based collective. Leader Daniel Snaith has a Ph.D. in mathematics, yet he chose instead to make music that sounds like Brian Wilson meets Moby. Snaith is to front men what Todd Rundgren is to studio albums, though – it's his vision, with interchangeable players.
Tuesday: Joan Baez, Lebanon Opera House – The doyenne of American folk music shows no signs of slowing down, working on a new album with Steve Earle at the controls and conducting an on-stage career retrospective interview next week in Cambridge with journalist Steve Morse. I only hope I'm able to age so gracefully.


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3.) Recommendations on how to grow back the lawn?
Random additional info: I live in Fort Worth, TX. Dirt in this part of state is mostly clay.


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I Can Beat Tyson
After the fight, Tyson said: "This is it, I'm finished." Is Mike consuming stupid pills? Where else is he going to make $5 million dollars for less than a half-hour's worth of work? He ought to know by now that nobody cares whether his opponent is a top-ranked contender or a bum off the street or an out-of-shape op-ed writer like me. That's why I also want a piece of the action. This latest event was reportedly still one of the four highest-grossing, pay-per-view prizefights of all time
Before the fight Mike Tyson told Kevin McBride: "I'm going to gut you like a fish!" After the fight, he said: "This is it, I'm finished."
If Mike Tyson could give a Great White Hopeless like Kevin McBride a big payday, why not me? In a post-fight interview, Tyson said his bout last Saturday night against that pudgy, unheralded journeyman was his last.
Is Mike consuming stupid pills? Where else is he going to make $5 million dollars for less than a half-hour's worth of work? He ought to know by now that nobody cares whether his opponent is a top-ranked contender or a bum off the street or an out-of-shape op-ed writer like me.
That's why I also want a piece of the action. This latest event was reportedly still one of the four highest-grossing, pay-per-view prizefights of all time. What does that tell you? That means that ironic Mike has a magnetism which compels fans to tune-in despite his diminished boxing skills. So, it makes no sense for him to retire, especially since he's broke. But he might end up punch-drunk, some fear.
Listen, a punch-drunk Tyson might be a lot more manageable than an aggressively-odd freak dependent on medication which has never seemed to tame his anti-social impulses. Need we review the lowlights of his lengthy rap sheet which stretches back to his childhood days spent on the streets of Brooklyn?
He is arrested at the age of 12 for snatching the purse of a little old lady, innocent claiming to be on his way to a Mensa meeting. In 1987, he is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a parking lot. In 1988, first wife, actress Robin Givens, files for divorce, stating that he regularly roughed her up. In 1991, he rapes a beauty pageant contestant and is carted off to prison. In 1997, he bites off Evander Holyfield's ear in the ring. This is a man so out of control he can't even be entrusted with teeth.
In 1998, he punches and kicks the occupants of the other car after a fender-bender. In 1999, he knocks out an unsuspecting opponent who let down his guard after the bell ending the first round had rung. In 2002, he lunges at heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis during a press conference, triggering a riot on the podium. In 2003, he gets in a brawl with a couple of fans who heckled him in a hotel lobby.
Those were just the tip of the iceberg which sank the S.S. Tyson. He's had plenty of other indiscretions, necessitating a host of out-of-court settlements which led to his recently declaring bankruptcy despite having collected over $300 million in purses over the course of his illustrious career. Way to go, Einstein. Hollywood's ongoing love affair with the sport aside, why would anyone even consider becoming a boxer after seeing the mess of a human being Mike has ended up? Kids, stay in school.
They ought to coin a word for his condition. How about Tyson's Syndrome? And don't get me started on that Maori fire eater tattoo on his face. Although he's obviously washed up and oh so over, I feel sort of sorry for him. That's why I'm hereby issuing this challenge: I'm willing to go 12 rounds with Mike Tyson anywhere, anytime, mano-a-mano. I figure I have at least a 50-50 chance of winning, if that roly-poly Irishman could kick his ass. But Mike has to agree to wear a muzzle during the bout, because I am unwilling to risk losing any body parts.
In exchange for this minor concession, he can take the lion's share of the purse, pardon the expression, as long as I'm guaranteed a million dollar minimum. Do we have a deal, or you going to go out leaving the world with that pathetic image of you sitting on a stool, whimpering, a broken man, and mumbling to yourself like a mental patient?
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Pocket Street is a service that let people living in the same neighbourhood locate, discuss and exploit problems and opportunities they find nearby. The focus was to provide citizens with a co-design driven environment where they could not only work together to make a better neighbourhood, but also create a stronger bond between neighbours. Through a User-Centered Design approach, the team was able to better understand and analyse the context and the challenge, as well as generate valuable insight to shape the final design.
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Today is Wednesday, Sept. 14, the 257th day of 2011 with 108 to follow.
The moon is waning. The morning stars are Neptune, Venus and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Mars.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. They include Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov in 1849; Noel Peace Prize laureate Robert Cecil in 1864; artist and illustrator Charles Dana Gibson, "Gibson Girl" creator, in 1867; Margaret Sanger, American pioneer in the birth control movement, in 1879; film director/producer Hal Wallis in 1898; and actors Jack Hawkins in 1910, Clayton Moore, serial action star of the 1940s who later played the Lone Ranger on television, in 1914, Walter Koenig and Nicol Williamson, both 1936 (age 75); basketball Hall of Fame member Larry Brown in 1940 (age 71); actor Joey Heatherton in 1944 (age 67); actor Sam Neill and rock singer Jon "Bowzer" Bauman, both in 1947 (age 64), actors Mary Crosby in 1959 (age 52) and Faith Ford in 1964 (age 47); Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 1965 (age 46); actor Kimberly Williams in 1971 (age 40); and singer Amy Winehouse in 1983.
On this date in history:
In 1628, Salem, Mass., focal point of the notorious witch trials of the late 17th century, was founded.
In 1776, the British army entered New York City after defeating the Americans, under Gen. George Washington, at the Battle of Long Island.
In 1847, Mexico City was occupied by the U.S. Army.
In 1901, U.S. President William McKinley died of wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days earlier. He was succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
In 1920, the first live radio dance music was broadcast, carried by a Detroit station and featuring Paul Specht and his orchestra.
In 1959, the Soviet probe Lunik-2 became the first Earth-launched space vehicle to land on the moon.
In 1960, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries founded.
In 1962, Princess Grace of Monaco -- American film actress Grace Kelly -- was killed when her car plunged off a mountain road by the Cote D'Azur. She was 52.
In 1984, Joe Kittinger, 56, left Caribou, Maine, in a 10-story-tall helium balloon to make the first solo trans-Atlantic balloon crossing. He reached the French coast three days later and landed in Italy another day later.
In 1990, Iraqi soldiers stormed the French, Belgian and Canadian diplomatic buildings in Kuwait and briefly detained five diplomats, including a U.S. consul.
In 1991, the South African government, ANC, Inkatha Freedom Party and 20 other anti-apartheid groups signed a peace accord to end black factional violence.
In 1992, the U.S. Senate voted to repeal the so-called gag rule prohibiting healthcare workers at federally financed clinics from telling pregnant patients that abortion is an option.
In 1996, Bosnians elected a three-person collective presidency: one Muslim, one Serb and one Croat.
In 2001, U.S. President George W. Bush proclaimed this to be a day of national mourning and remembrance for those killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The FBI identified the hijackers and said several had taken flying lessons in Florida.
In 2003, an estimated 124 people were reported dead or missing after South Korea was struck by the most powerful typhoon to hit the nation in a century.
In 2004, a massive car bomb killed 47 people and injured more than 100 others in Baghdad, catching mostly conscripts seeking a job in the Iraqi police force.
In 2005, 12 suicide bombings in Baghdad, aimed at Shiites and believed to be carried out by Sunnis, killed 167 people and injured 600.
Also in 2005, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, the third and fourth largest U.S. air carriers, filed for bankruptcy as the industry reeled under record high jet fuel costs.
In 2006, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would provide for a 700-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexico border to control illegal immigration.
In 2007, the CIA reportedly moved to ban water-boarding, a controversial interrogation procedure involving the simulation of drowning, widely viewed as torture.
Also in 2007, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said she planned to return to Pakistan from exile in October to "bring back true democracy."
In 2008, The U.S. brokerage firm Merrill Lynch agreed to sell itself to Bank of America for $50 billion and Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy after it failed to find a buyer.
In 2009, shortly after the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, an audiotape supposedly from Osama bin Laden again told Americans their support of Israel had led to the assault.
In 2010, the French government faced international criticism over closing of gypsy camps and expulsion of thousands to Romania and Bulgaria and for backing
legislation to ban face-hiding clothing worn by some Muslim women.
In 2010 sports, Reggie Bush, a former University of Southern California football star, returned his 2005 Heisman Trophy after USC was heavily penalized by the NCAA on charges Bush and his family received improper gifts while he was in school.
A thought for the day: John Kenneth Galbraith wrote: "The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself."


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ESI's Schengen White List Project is supported by the Robert Bosch Stiftung. The Open Society Institute is a major core funder, also supporting research in the Caucasus. ERSTE Stiftung in Vienna is supporting ESI's work on the Balkans and on EU enlargement
In collaboration with the Balkan Trust for Democracy, the Robert Bosch Stiftung annually organises a one-month trip in Europe for several hundred students from the Western Balkans, helping them to get a visa and the mandatory health insurance, and providing them with train tickets and some pocket money.


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The new video 'Support Big Business!' pokes fun at the excesses of big business while educating viewers about the benefits of patronizing their local shops.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 13, 2012
Web series MIXED BLOOMS releases new satirical video encouraging consumers to shop at big box stores for their Valentine's Day gifts. Available on the MIXED BLOOMS YouTube and BlipTV channels, the video, "Support Big Business!" pokes fun at the excesses of big business while educating viewers about the benefits of patronizing their local shops.
Everybody's favorite villain from MIXED BLOOMS, Mega Market Mary (played by Toni Domanico), returns to tell her adoring public why it is so important to support big box stores, and ignore the mom-and-pop shops. Director Destri Martino, the daughter of a florist, created the series to illuminate the (comedic) ups-and-downs of running a small business, and this most recent video, to help promote the web comedy.
"I love small businesses and just want to remind people that their local shops adore their patronage—so don't forget about them when doing your Valentine's Day shopping," explains Martino. She adds, "Plus, small businesses tend to contribute more to their local communities than the big box stores and they are usually more knowledgeable about the products they sell."
The new MIXED BLOOMS video, "Support Big Business!" is viewable on YouTube (http://youtu.be/U8JIdTBjdCE) and BlipTV (http://bit.ly/y0LUqm). Additional information about the full series and all six episodes from season one are available at http://www.mixedblooms.com .
ABOUT MIXED BLOOMS - Meet a new sitcom family made especially for the web! Kim and Brian Fluge (Teresa Huang of "The Riches" and John F. Schaffer) run Kim N Bloom, a suburban flower shop, while raising their curious teenage daughter, Morgan (Cortney Lee). They are alternately helped and hindered by their family and co-workers, which include Kim's player brother, Chad (Alvin Lam), and seasoned floral designer, Jessica (Pamela Mattioli), who is more interested in men than flowers. Across the parking lot stands Mega Market whose manager, Mary (Toni Domanico), is in constant competition with Kim. Watch The Fluge's as they attempt to keep their shop running (sorta) smoothly.


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inside windows phone #18 sockets
One of the most anticipated/desired features in this mango release is sockets (for network communication).
In this episode Ayman Afanah and Gustavo Sandoval give you a few demos of what you can do with sockets communications and they discuss the features and compare what is in Windows Phone in relation to other frameworks such as .NET and Silverlight on the desktop. Expect to be pleased with the feature set
Source for the demos shown in the video
Jaime's blog for more Mango goodness
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More episodes in this series
Inside Windows Phone 19:Mango documentation
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Ping 115: Dilbert Challenge, Mango Apps, Smarter file copying, RenRen
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Inside Windows Phone #20: Tidy walk-through
Inside the Mango Dev Tools: Push & Live Tiles
Inside Windows Phone #16 -Mango Camera APIs
Inside the Mango Developer Tools: Communications
Inside the Mango Developer Tools: Search
Inside the Mango Developer Tools: App Platform
Joe Belfiore Announces Next Release of Windows Phone, Code-Named 'Mango'
The Discussion
Where's the source code?
Are you not getting the link under the "related" section to work?
{what error do u get}
When I attempt to run the application, I get an error saying that "Zune software is not launched. Retry after making sure that Zune software is launched."
Is this an error in the installation of the Zune software? or does it mean that I have to have my WP7 phone connected to my computer when running the demo? or is there something else missing?
oops, needed to change the device to emulator...the default in the sample is set to device...
in the source code (sockets - tic tac toe) i can see use of bind and select methods. However I don't find these methods exposed here
please guide if we could use these in our apps?
Those references are to the Server side project and not the phone projects so it's using the standard .NET socket classes fro the server.
The Phone uses (as described in the video) a superset of the Silverlight socket classes which are slightly different.
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Are you a fan of horror movies and enjoy the thrill of the shivers running down your spine? If so prepare yourself for a good scare as the Texas Chainsaw Massacre is coming in 3D!
It seems that people just can't get enough of "The Texas
Chainsaw Massacre" as this movie has been constantly making its way
back since 1974. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D seems to be in plan
and we just can't wait for the movie to come out.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies have been some of the scariest horror movies of all times and this is probably due to the bloody scenes in the movie. The main character of the movie seems to have been inspired from real life, after the killer known as Ed Gain, a killer who seems to have had a pleasure in creating masks made out of human skin.
Photo by Van Redin via imdb.com
Leatherface, the main character of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
could be considered one of the scariest horror movie characters of
all times so no wonder that Lions Gate and Twisted Pictures are
considering a remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. This
movie was a huge success since the beginning and a 3D production of
it will probably only aid its popularity and success.
With producers behind such as Carl Mazzocone and Mark Burg (the producer of Saw), the Leatherface 3D will most definitely be breathtaking.
It seems that the plan is for the film to follow the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre events and this means you will able to enjoy an uber-modern representation of a classic.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D will probably not be for the fainthearted so prepare yourself! This is definitely one 3D movie worth waiting for.


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The true self and existential structure? Unexpected effects of mortality salience and personal need for structure on belief in a true self
Andrew G. Christy, Courtney S. Sanders, Matthew Vess, Clay Routledge, Rebecca J. Schlegel
Self and Identity
Two studies examined (what seemed to be) a relatively straightforward prediction that mortality salience would increase belief in a true self. This hypothesis was based on existing evidence that the idea of a true self helps people organize the world as well as evidence suggesting that people are particularly likely to rely on such organizing structures when death is salient. We further hypothesized that this effect would be pronounced for individuals high in personal need for structure (PNS). However, our results revealed a pattern in the opposite direction as predicted. While PNS did moderate the effect of mortality salience on belief in a true self, high PNS individuals were actually less likely to derogate the author of an essay suggesting the true self is an illusion (Study 1) and less likely to endorse items assessing explicit belief in the true self (Study 2) following MS. These findings contradict existing theory and evidence and suggest an interesting potential avenue for future research.
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With time, a number of other designers have improved and developed the document model, while using it as a fundamentally useful tool in aircraft design. One of the original known applied (as in compound structures and many other aerodynamic refinements) modern paper plane was in 1909.[citation needed]
In recent times, paper model aircraft have gained great Avion En Papier Qui Vole Bien Et Longtemps sophistication, and incredibly high airline flight performance far removed from their origami origins, yet even origami aircraft have gained many new and exciting designs over the years, and gained much in conditions of trip performance.
In 1930 Jack Northrop (co-founder of Lockheed Corporation) used papers planes as test models for larger aircraft. Within Germany, during the Great Depression, designers at Heinkel and Junkers used paper models in order to create basic performance and structural forms in important tasks, like the Heinkel 111 and Junkers 88 tactical bomber programmes.
The most important Avion En Papier Qui Vole A L'infini use of paper models in plane designs were by the Wright brothers between 1899 and 1903, the time of the initial powered trip from Kill Devil Slopes, by the Wright Hazard. The Wrights used a wind tunnel to gain knowledge of the makes which could be used to control an aircraft in flight. They built numerous paper models, and tested them within their wind tunnel. By noticing the forces produced by flexing the heavy papers models within the wind tunnel, the Wrights identified that control through flight surfaces by
There has been many design improvements, including velocity, raise, propulsion, style and Origami Heart With Wings fashion, over subsequent years.
Prandtl was also fairly impulsive. I recall that on one occasion at an extremely dignified dinner meeting using a conference in Delft, Holland, my sister, who sat next to your pet at the table, asked him a question on the mechanics of flight. He or she started to explain; during it he picked upward a paper menu and fashioned a little model aircraft, not having thought where he was. It landed on the shirtfront of the French Minister of Education, much to the embarrassment of my Origami Star Paper Strips sister and others at the banquet.
Origami Paper Folding There's no need to lay our a fortune on your kids to have fun! You can spend quality time with these right at home.
Trust me they are more likely to remember the special times you spent together making that special paper craft than they are going out to Disneyland or something.
Paper crafts will give them a sense of achievement. Let them make something beautiful and let them enjoy your enhance. I'm hoping you will Origami Owl Bracelet find a lot of useful document folding ideas, kids projects and origami things for you and the kids the following on this site. No need to go out and buy papers crafts when you already have all the materials right there within your house.
For more than a thousand years after this, paper aircraft were the dominant man-made heavier-than-air craft whose principles could be readily appreciated, though thanks to their high drag coefficients, not of an exceptional performance when gliding over long miles. The pioneers of driven flight have all
analyzed paper model aircraft in order to develop larger machines. Da Vinci wrote of the building of the model plane out of parchment, and of testing a number of his early ornithopter, an aircraft that flies by flapping wings, and parachute designs using paper models. Thereafter, Sir George Cayley explored the performance of paper gliders in the late 19th century. Additional pioneers, such as Cl? ment Ader, Prof. Charles Langley, and Alberto Santos-Dumont often tested ideas with paper as well as balsa models to validate (in scale) their ideas Origami Flower Vase before putting them into practice.
The origin|The foundationairplane diagram is generally considered to be of Ancient China, although there is equivalent evidence that the improvement and development of folded gliders took place in equivalent measure in Japan. Definitely, manufacture of paper on a widespread scale took place in China 500 BCE, and origami and paper folding became popular in just a century of this period, approximately 460-390 BCE. It is impossible to ascertain where and in what form the first paper aircraft were built, or even the first paper plane's form.


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Everybody nowadays talks about the fast and furious supercars, but many of them don't know from where they actually came into the scenario. The Italian manufacturer Lamborghini were the actual founder and developers of supercars regime. It's more than a 50 years now, that the company is continuously delivering the highly optimized sports cars in the world. The Lamborghini was the first car to let the people feel enthralling about the speedy driving experience and performance. The car models developed by the company over the years has been the true masterpiece of engineering, and some of them are still unconquerable by its contemporary competitors.
Some of the most famous car models developed by the company over the time are Gallardo, Miurs, Murcielago and Aventador. The latest car from the company is Avnetador, which was developed with the aim to leave its rival companies behind by at least 10 years. And, after the launching of Aventador, everyone was stunned in the world by having a look at the style, design, technology, performance, speed, concept and balancing of this jaw-droping model.
After developing the Aventador, which was a huge hit on the global scale, company's also developed a technology to assemble one car in 100 minutes. And, now to meet the current technology standards and all time rising demands of the customers, the company developing a new concept car, which is also supposed to set the trend for the next 10 years for upcoming cars.


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The Book of a Thousand Eyes
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Jon and Tania are setting a selection of poems from "The Book of a Thousand Eyes" to music. Tania and Jon have a history of working with text and music and this work offers an excellent forum for a very orchestral approach to integrate the poems with a wonderful array of small electronics, piano, clarinet, concertina and other surprises.
Lyn Hejinian's "The Book of a Thousand Eyes" was written over the course of two decades, The Book of a Thousand Eyes was begun as an homage to Scheherazade, the heroine of The Arabian Nights who, through her nightly tale-telling, saved her culture and her own life by teaching a powerful and murderous ruler to abandon cruelty in favor of wisdom and benevolence. Hejinian's book is a compendium of "night works"—lullabies, bedtime stories, insomniac lyrics, nonsensical mumblings, fairy tales, attempts to understand at day's end some of the day's events, dream narratives, erotic or occasionally bawdy ditties, etc
Tania Chen is a pianist, experimental musician, free improviser and sound artist, working with pianos, keyboards, found objects, toys and lo-fi electronics.
She has performed the music of John Cage, Earle Brown, Schoenberg, Webern, and Chris Newman. She is equally known for free improvisation, collaborating with musicians including Roger Turner, Lol Coxhill, Terry Day, Bruce Ackley, and Henry Kaiser, while last year Tania toured John Cage's Indeterminacy with Steve Beresford and Stewart Lee. She performs with Ben Salomon and Bryan Day in the band Bad Jazz, and with Gino Robair and Tom Djll in the band Tender Buttons.


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Author: Heru Craig
オレは哲学者王になる男だ! I am the man who will become philosopher king! In every field, there is a champion who stands at the top. The title of the world's greatest is one that can only be awarded by the collective will of ordinary people. My mission in life is to show the world that all people are worthy of being called philosophers. In the process, I will prove myself to be my generation's greatest philosopher--and, one day, the world's greatest. All of my work will remain free to access online. I hope that I can earn your support (https://www.patreon.com/HeruCraig) as I develop my abilities. View all posts by Heru Craig


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Brazil: Training course for police officers
15-03-2001 News Release 01/10
The ICRC delegation in Brasilia has just finished training 22 police officers from Latin America as instructors in human rights norms and international humanitarian law, with a particular emphasis on those aspects which relate to their duties.
The theoretical part of the course covered the following topics: international and inter-American implementation mechanisms, violations, police powers, crisis management and teaching techniques. More practical aspects of the training focused on firearms and the use of force.
Some of the newly trained police officers, who come from Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela, will now be able to serve as instructors in similar courses held by the ICRC for security forces throughout the region.
The training was carried out by ICRC experts and by instructors from the foundation Equity International.


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Back in March, Gearbox promised to make the PC version of Borderlands 2 "more enjoyable". While the game was fun to play on PC, Gearbox acknowledged there were some improvements to make – particularly with the matchmaking system and UI.
While Gearbox is looking to make improvements with the PC version, the developer admitted not all elements will be addressed and adjusted citing economic reasons.
Speaking to IncGamers, Gearbox's chief creative officer Brian Martel explained that Borderlands 2, along with other multiplatform games, risks becoming "economically unviable" if not created with "all systems in mind".
With that being said, Martel did detail some of the changes made to the PC version, notably with the mouse and keyboard.
"We did a lot more with mouse and keyboard, for sure," Martel told IncGamers. "But what people need to understand is that we're a business and we can't redo every element for the PC. If we did that it just wouldn't be feasible to make a game of this size."
"Using the mouse and keyboard is a compelling experience because this is a shooter at its core. The RPG elements add a lot of depth, but it's a shooter at its core," he explained. "We've added a lot of UI elements that are aimed at the mouse and keyboard and make it really nice to click through."
Previously, Gearbox noted an improved native multiplayer matchmaking system, a Field of View slider, and "better menus" that make the mouse "usable". They also said Borderlands 2 will have "fully remappable keybindings for the keyboard and mouse and a 'PC-specific' user interface".
Martel added: "That's just the fundamental nature of making these kinds of games – you're predominantly making it on a PC and then using consoles to test that it works properly. You do have to make it with all of the systems in mind. If you concentrate on just one it becomes economically unviable."
Borderlands 2, which releases worldwide on September 18, is said to have a nearly 60 hour campaign, not taking into account the new Badass Points system and all four character classes.


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Tom says this photo is his 'football coach stance'
A little while ago I went to watched a film call 'Babyhood'. Whilst there was lots of interesting topics to discuss (that I'm hoping to get round to posting about) from that film one of the points in it really hit home for me.
It was something that Carrie Longton - Co-founder of Mumsnet said about partners. How when she first became a mum it was her and her husband working as a team. How at the end of his two week paternity leave it was him showing her how to change a nappy or sooth their little one. A few months later it was a completely different story, she was snipping at him for not doing something 'right' or feeling exasperated that he didn't know something she did. It's not fair on the parent that has to return to work to miss out on all this.
I actually felt a real lump in my throat as I heard her discuss this as its something that really rings true in my experience with Tom. We were lucky enough that Tom got six weeks at home with us at the beginning, a lucky coincidence that meant paternity leave fell around Christmas holidays and saved up holiday days.
Tom was the person that kept our family going in those early days, issues with breastfeeding, exhaustion and if I'm honest, mild depression. He rocked and sang to Wilf into the early morning, he changed his nappy, carried him around in a sling, bathed him and took care of me. I remember the panic of knowing he would be returning to work and not knowing how I would cope without him.
Fast forward a month or so and all I could say was 'you're not doing it right!'. I remember vividly snarling at him when I instructed him to massage Wilf and saw he was massaging him in the wrong direction, scolding him for messing it up. I can't imagine how much that must have hurt and I know there have been so many similar instances that I have shut him out.
The first nine months or so the night duties were largely mine but there was really nothing Tom could do at the time (being that he cannot breastfeed and at the time that was our go-to sleep solution). Now however breastfeeding has almost completely lost its sleepy time magic and Wilf often fusses when he co-sleeps with me but will happily snuggle into Tom's armpit. Wilf is getting older and his bond with Tom is getting so much stronger, they can play games, run around, kick a ball. He enjoys cuddling with him, reading books. They have a bath-time routine and bedtime stories I know nothing about and am not part of. I love that they have these special moments together and that their bond is getting so strong.
I know that at times being a mum (stay at home or working) is hugely difficult/emotional/overwhelming job but I also think that not enough praise is given to dad's who also do such a fantastic job. So here's a little thank you from me x


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Hello Scrappy Friends, I'm back here today with my newest creation for D-lish Scraps. Now you may already be able to guess where this post it going after reading the title...
After 5 wonderful years here on multiple different teams, I've decided it's time to say farewell. Sadly this will be the last time you will see me on the D-lish blog, but I will still be a semi regular poster within the Scrap Suite group. I'm so very thank for the time I've spent here and will miss posting regularly here to inspire you all. Who would have thought roughly 5 years ago when Amanda offered me my very first DT gig as part of the Autumn Creative team, that I would still be here HA It's been so much fun!
For this post today, I thought I would create something special with a few of my favourite and most used D-lish products, and include a walk down memory lane by scrapping all my DT badges (which now feels a little weird after seeing multiple versions of my face lol)
I started this wonderful layout using pieces of a cut file I had left on my desk from previous layouts and backed all the stars using pretty papers from Cocoa Vanilla Studio. I then arranged the photos top and bottom of the layout, and tucked in a few pretty embellishments using my favourite and well used items from the D-lish Store. Lastly I created a title using my much loved puffy alpha stickers and some typed journalling.
Here's a few close ups...
Above the photos at the top of the layout I've added a circle journal it, wordfetti, flair button, punchinella, Little Birdie flowers, pastel petal and some star shaped creative cuts.
Tucked into the photos at the bottom of the layout I've repeated similar colours and items as the top cluster using another circle journal it, ombre wordfetti, pastel petal (my most used and definitely most favourite flower of all time) punchinella, creative cuts and little birdie flowers.
Once everything was complete I added my usual gold splatters and called it done.
Well thats all from me, but before I go I'd like to say a big Thank you to all the D-lish followers for all your love and kind words during my time here. It's all very much appreciated. I will try my best to continue sharing things made with D-lish products within the Scrap Suite, or via Instagram using the #dlishscraps tag.
Next I'd like to send another big Thank you to all my fellow DT members, both past and present, for all your wonderful words of encouragement and regular dose of inspiration throughout my time here. We've all been through ups and downs on this creative journey, and the support and understanding we've all had for each other has been perfect.
Lastly a MASSIVE thank you to Amanda aka Boss Lady, for taking a chance on a fresh newbie all those years ago, for your ongoing support and continuing to cheer me on from behind the screen. Words cannot really express how thankful I really am for my time here, it's been nothing short of amazing!
Until I see you all again, Happy Scrapping!
Michelle x


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England's veteran captain Martin Johnson yesterday warned his team they will have to beat a better Irish side than the one which denied them the Grand Slam in Dublin two years ago if they are to wipe out recent disappointments.
Johnson played in the last England Grand Slam winning side in 1995.
But since then England have fallen at the final hurdle three times, most recently at Lansdowne Road in 2001.
Coach Clive Woodward has highlighted the fact that his current crop of players, currently rated the top team in the world, deserve a Grand Slam to mark the achievements of recent years.
But Johnson said: "I don't think we are owed anything. We probably should have won one, but you don't get them handed to you."
The giant Leicester lock acknowledges the pressure England are under - but he claims the Irish side will carry even greater expectations as they attempt to deliver only their second ever Grand Slam 55 years after securing their first. "There's pressure on them as well as on us," he said.
"They're at home trying to win a Grand Slam for the first time in a long time, while we are trying to win one again after slipping up in the last three or four years.
"I think this is the best Ireland team we have ever played against, in terms of being consistent and winning games. We don't expect them to freeze or to let the pressure get to them. If anything we expect it to be the other way round.
"We expect them to be the most energetic and enthusiastic they have been all season, but we also plan to be like that."
Johnson accepts Ireland have two advantages over his side - they have had more rest between Six Nations matches and they are playing at home.
"Most of the Irish-based players don't play between internationals. They have stayed in training camp as well," he said.
During the two-week break between the internationals, most of the English players played club matches. Johnson turned out for Leicester at Newcastle and in the Powergen Cup semi-final defeat by Gloucester - and he pointed out: "They were both taut matches."
But he is certainly not looking for any excuses for the big showdown.
"They have that as an advantage, but it doesn't count for anything once you are on the field. You just have to deal with what you get and play it accordingly."


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Christy Mathewson (1880)
Ray Schalk (1892)
Harlond Clift (1912)
Fred Hutchinson (1919)
Bob Buhl (1928)
Kevin Cooney (1950)
Matt Clement (1974)
Lew Ford (1976)
A notoriously bad hitter, even for a pitcher, Bob Buhl had a lifetime average of .089 and went the entire 1962 season without getting a hit (0-for-70). Oddly, he equaled his career high in walks that year with six, which goes to show something or other.
Kevin Cooney was an eleventh round draft choice of the Twins in 1972. He pitched in the Twins' organization for two seasons, then a shoulder injury ended his playing career. He then became a college baseball coach. He was the head coach at Montclair State from 1984-1987 and at Florida Atlantic from 1988-2008.
We would like to wish a happy birthday to MagUidhir's niece and nephew.
Outfielder Jon Lewis "Lew" Ford played for the Twins from 2003-2007. He was born in Beaumont, Texas, went to high school in Port Neches, Texas, attended Dallas Baptist University, and was drafted by the Red Sox in the twelfth round in 1999. He hit well in their minor league system (although as a 22-year-old in the NY-P league and a 23-year-old in the Sally League). The Twins acquired him in September of 2000 for Hector Carrasco. Ford got to AA in 2001 and AAA in 2002. The latter was his best minor league season, as he hit .318 with 20 homers in a year split between New Britain and Rochester. Ford came up to the Twins in May of 2003, did well in limited playing time that year and became a regular the following season. 2004 was by far his best year: he hit .299 with 15 homers and 72 RBIs, and actually received a ninth-place vote for MVP that year. Ford declined after that, losing his starting spot in 2006 when he hit only .226. He split time in 2007 between AAA and Minnesota and was released after the season. As a Twin, he batted .272/.349/.402 with 32 homers and 172 RBIs. After leaving the Twins, Ford went to Japan to play for the Hanshin Tigers. He signed a minor-league contract with Colorado in March of 2009, but failed to make the Rockies. He spent most of 2009 playing for the Long Island Ducks, although he did play briefly for AAA Louisville in the Cincinnati organization. Ford began 2010 playing in Mexico, but was released in mid-May despite the fact that he was hitting .314 with 13 doubles and 5 homers in 140 at-bats. He went back to the Ducks for 2011 and played very well. He was doing even better for them in 2012 when he signed with the Baltimore organization in mid-May. He was sent to AAA Norfolk, continued to hit well, and in late July, after an absence of about four and a half years, Lew Ford was back in the big leagues. He was a free agent after the season, re-signed with Baltimore, missed much of the season with injury, and ended 2013 back with the Long Island Ducks. He was with them again in 2014. In 2015 he played both with the Ducks and with Tijuana in the Mexican League, hitting well in both places. He has been back with Long Island for 2016-18 and continues to hit well there. He turns forty-two today. It seems extremely unlikely that we will ever see Lew Ford back in the big leagues, but he's already beaten the odds once, so who's to say he can't do it again?


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ENGLISH SUBTITLES, PLEASE! But the word is "China"
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I found language barriers within the Swedish industries and observed the trend of increasing Sino-Swedish business relationships.
The Elmia Subcontractor Fair was four days long. The Chalmers Formula Student team stood proudly next to our partner Lesjöfors. The types and sizes of springs Lesjöfors offers amazed me. Yet, just another small Swedish engineering company that packs a big punch in the automotive industry.
I was there for the last day of the marathon. So we walked around talking to suppliers, looking for partnership opportunities. It felt like speed dating. We practiced a procedure of "approaching sponsors". I'm pretty sure somebody google'ed "how to approach girls", copied the article and replaced the word "girls" with "companies"…us awkward engineers.
But since it was engineers talking to engineers, conversations went smoothly. People were enthusiasm towards their products and we were curiosity driven.
Except one guy. He talked to my colleague and I in English for a bit. Then all of a sudden, he switched to Swedish. Sh-woosh! Just like that! WahhBamm! And I stood there holding my smile, meanwhile my Swedish colleague continued with this "date". Awkward… My Swedish colleague later tried to explain to me that some people are just more comfortable talking in their mother tongue. He could have at least said: "oh, my Engilsh bad". Frankly I was a little annoyed at first. But after all, I'm in his country. I'm sorry for not speaking "Svenska"…
The take-home message here is the confirmation of language barrier that inevitably exists in Sweden. Majority of the people in big cities speak fluent English. But if you go to smaller towns or work in smaller businesses, only speaking English can be an issue.
On a different note, a large percentage of companies we talked to said they do their manufacturing in China. We observed many Sino-Swedish joint ventures at the fair. We also saw many Chinese companies there. I guess it's also time to pick up some Chinese!
Engineering fair name tags. It just never looks as cool as the lawyers or the economists…
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The subcontractor fair is one of the leading supplier's fair in Northern Europe, involving engineering and technological businesses all over Sweden.
Some Fast Facts: [Source: official webpage http://www.elmia.se/en/subcontractor]
- Number of visitors: 14 705 (Chalmers has 10,000 students)
- Number of exhibitors: 1 171 (that's a lot of companies)
- Exhibition area: 18 286 sq m (1 soccer field is 100×64 m2. So aprox. three soccer fields)
- Participating nations: 31
Chalmers Formula Student team's goal was:
- Represent our sponsors: show casing the fruit of collaboration between CFS an our partners.
- Increase awareness of the Formula Student project
- Seek for more industry relations: delivering more "Engineers of tomorrow" (that's our motto)


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Our final wedding for the week is a lovely, relaxed London affair. Abby and Lawrence chose the beautiful and elegant Victorian conservatory at the Horniman Museum as their ceremony venue, followed by an informal reception at The Artisan of Clerkenwell, which just looks so cosy and welcoming and like the perfect place to celebrate your marriage with family and friends.
I love Abby's choice of colour scheme – peach and rose gold was always going to be a winning combination and it's feminine, pretty and delicate and works perfectly with the more masculine dark brown tones of the reception venue.
A London wedding wouldn't be complete without the route master buses and I love that Abby and Lawrence provided their guests with champagne and goodie bags full of treats for the journey.
There are also some rather fabulous 'just married' lanterns that I know lots of you are going to want for your big day too…
We wanted the day to be fun and very informal and relaxed and so we wanted a reception venue to suit this. After some more internet research we booked a table for dinner at the Artisan of Clerkenwell to see whether it would work for our reception. Again, we fell in love with it immediately, the food was great and we loved the relaxed feel and quirky décor.
I based the colour theme around my dress and engagement ring. My engagement ring was a peach sapphire on rose gold. As for the dress, I wanted something a bit different and fell in love with the beautiful lace backs of Claire Pettibone dresses and so went to Blackburn Bridal (the only stockist of her dresses in London) to try some on with my Mum. I dragged my sister along with me the following week to help choose between two of her designs and chose the Adagio which also has a hint of peach in it. Therefore peach and rose gold became my colour theme.
The Bridesmaids wore Miss Selfridge dresses. Like with my dress, I wanted something a bit different and that didn't look like traditional bridesmaid dresses. I thought these dresses would look amazing with my dress as they had a similar sheer back to my dress. I also wanted a vintage feel to the wedding to match the décor at the Artisan of Clerkenwell and so liked the 1920s look of these. The bow ties and braces for the page boys were from CottonKandyShop on Etsy which I thought looked so cute!
We wanted the ceremony to be a special part of the day, we wrote our own vows which made it feel very personal. My flowers were by Louise Taylor and she put into place my visions of what I wanted perfectly. I wanted to draw attention to the aisle in the Horniman so went for glass jars with flowers hanging from the back of the seats. We also decided to go for petals down the aisle which made it look truly special. My wedding planner, Meghan Fay from Extraordinary Days, was great at coming up with ideas and special touches for the flowers and other décor.
We were keen to reinforce the London theme of the wedding so hired Routemaster buses to transport guests between the two venues on which we served champagne which we supplied. We also did pretty little "snack" bags on the buses to replace canapés.
We wanted people to have fun at the reception so we made up some games for the tables to get everybody mingling and mixing with each other. One of these involved a horse drawing competition which went down a treat, and we now have a lovely scrapbook of everyone's "artistic" creations! So as not be as formal as some English weddings can be, we went for the Scandinavian style of doing the speeches whereby anyone who wanted to could make a speech. This was great fun and also made it feel extra special to have so many family and friends saying such special and funny stories about us.
We had a cheese wedding cake since we both love cheese and neither of us are keen on the traditional fruit cake. We used the Fine Cheese Company in Bath who had an amazing selection of cheeses. We sampled one of their taster sets which they put together based on the types of cheese we like and then loved them all so much we went for a five tier cake! Meghan did an amazing job of making the cake look rustic but still absolutely beautiful.
We picked our band based on a recommendation from Meghan to use Alive Network. We listened to the samples of the bands she suggested that were in our price bracket and chose Leader since they sounded great and had a good range of song choices. Leader were great, and lots of people commented on how good they were.
Our photographer was Keoma Zec who captured some amazing natural shots. He also gave us the idea for the speech bubble chalkboard for guests to write messages on. It was a lovely surprise to see the messages from guests when we received the photos.
We had an absolutely amazing day, which felt so special and personal. Meghan was a huge help and meant that I had time to incorporate some of the personal touches which I think otherwise I might not have had the time (or the energy!) to do. She was also great to share ideas with and made the whole planning process so much fun and stress free. She also did a great job at helping to keep me within our budget!
Photography by Keoma Zec
Bride Adagio by Claire Pettibone | Boutique Blackburn Bridal | Bridesmaids Miss Selfridge | Page Boys Cotton Kandy Shop | Planning & Styling Extraordinary Days Events | Ceremony Venue The Horniman Museum | Reception Venue The Artisan of Clerkenwell | Florist Louise Taylor Flowers | Stationery Peaches & Queen | Paper Lanterns PomPom Studio | Entertainment Leader via Alive Network | Cake The Fine Cheese Company


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The moral of the story? Convention wisdom is conventional. If you can't vet the source it isn't a fact. If you want to know what YOU can do with a camera you need to test it yourself. Two pluses for the Sony today. And a good race for Ben. Well done, both.
What's up with this rumor about "Sony Slide Show Syndrome" with the SLT Cameras?
The moral of the story? Convention wisdom is conventional. If you can't vet the source it isn't a fact. If you want to know what YOU can do with a camera you need to test it yourself. Two pluses for the Sony today. And a good race for Ben. Well done, both.
19 comments:
- Robert Roaldi said...
Haven't they been using EVFs in TV cameras for years? Those cameramen seem to be able to follow all kinds of sports. The refresh rate was slow on the Sony R1 (I had one), but there was no reason to think that wouldn't change.
- March 23, 2012 at 9:18 PM
- kirk tuck said...
Exactly. FUD all over the place.
- March 23, 2012 at 9:25 PM
- Unknown said...
Sounds like everybody is locked into shooting the same way they did with an OVF, and the camera isn't able to keep up with showing review images while updating the EVF. Since you've taken to "pre-chimping" (something I discovered the joys of a few weeks ago on my E-PM1 - totally transformative), you don't need the review images, and the camera magically works just fine.
- March 23, 2012 at 9:38 PM
- Unknown said...
Wednesday everyone was waiting for the "Internet Gurus" to publish their Canon 5D Mk III test results. Not me, I had rented a 5D3 and was conducting my own tests.
I trust my results, same as you do yours. HD-DSLR Gurus and fora folk, not so much.
- March 23, 2012 at 9:47 PM
- Dennis said...
Well, in defense of some of the FUDders, the shots you show above show your son crossing a small area of the frame and your own angle didn't change much, whereas those who complain about it (the few who have actually had a problem, not those echoing it) complain about erratic subjects, birds in flight, subjects that can be out of the frame within a couple shots if your panning isn't keeping up. I'm sure there's more FUD than the issue deserves, but I don't think it's fair to dismiss it based on this test, either.
- March 23, 2012 at 9:49 PM
- kirk tuck said...
What is the sudden fascination with "birds in flight"? I guess I'll have to go test that next...
- March 23, 2012 at 10:00 PM
- walkerwg said...
How did those normal studio shots look?
- March 23, 2012 at 10:10 PM
- kirk tuck said...
Perfect. With tons of dynamic range. Thanks for asking.
- March 23, 2012 at 11:17 PM
- Bill Beebe said...
When people are looking for an excuse to trash something they've decided not to like, they will seize on anything negative, whether it's something they do or not, and echo it into the great echo chamber known as the Internet. And if you show an example where it works for you, you'll get a counter-example that supposedly really illuminates the problem. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Kirk, if it works for you under the conditions you work in then it works. Don't let them call the shots.
- March 23, 2012 at 11:20 PM
- sey said...
Ben is built like a distance runner with sprinter's legs, an excellent combination.......
as for the camera, I never doubted that you would have the only one that works as it should ;-)
- March 24, 2012 at 3:37 AM
- Craig Yuill said...
Well, I've really enjoyed taking pictures of birds for the last 12 or so years. Until recently I had to focus my lenses manually. As a result, almost all of my decent bird photos were of birds that were mostly stationary or moving slowly. I now have a DSLR with a good AF system and a decent AF telephoto zoom lens. I am now able to get decent shots of birds engaged in various types of action (including flight) more frequently than before. And it seems that bird photos being posted these days seem to be more dynamic and interesting than in the past. I don't believe that the fascination with birds in flight came on suddenly. It's just a capability that photographers expect to see in today's interchangeable-lens cameras.
That said, I'm not sure why anyone would put down the a77 for birds in flight. I thought the whole purpose of the SLT cameras was to allow phase detect AF, which is supposedly still the best system for continuous AF, in cameras that are essentially mirrorless. I have seen some very good work done by bird photographers using a77s. I think those shots of Ben are a perfectly-fine demonstration of the a77's focusing and tracking capabilities.
- March 24, 2012 at 4:29 AM
- Bert said...
Sounds like a firmware bug to me, and I've written/debugged my fair share of that. It is very possible that, under some specific conditions yet to be identified, the camera's software goes berserk and starts lagging behind. Could also be intermittent comms with the memory card. Who knows. The one thing that I know for sure is that, if indeed it is firmware, the issue will be identified and resolved quickly. No worries there.
- March 24, 2012 at 8:02 AM
- Frank Grygier said...
It is that new "Back to the future Feature" that Sony was touting. I think Canon improved on this with their "Pan into the future" feature.
- March 24, 2012 at 10:08 AM
- Dennis said...
I agree that issues like these are overstated by people with agendas (in this case, there's a vocal crowd who are put off by Sony's discontinuous of the SLR and express their discontent by trashing the EVF). Disclaimer: I've shot Minolta since 1991, and Sony since the A700 and recently switched to Nikon after waiting for the A77 and trying it out. It wasn't just the EVF (which I liked and disliked all at once); it wasn't the slideshow concern (though I would have wanted to try it at my daughters hockey training sessions to know for myself); it was a variety of little things ending in a tough decision full of compromises. Anyway, I think that in the $1400 high end APS-C DSLR market, a camera advertising features like 12fps is going to be expected to be capable and while the number of people who should be concerned by the possible slide show issue is small; it pays for them to be aware of it and to try before they buy (or try before the return window is up). My only point was that based on what I've read about it, this test doesn't disprove it. OTOH, this test certainly shows that if it is an issue, it's an issue that ONLY affects a very limited type of shooting. (My action shooting is mostly my daughter at hockey training - it requires good AF tracking as sometimes she's moving toward or away from me quickly, but it doesn't require tracking unpredictable movements across the frame).
- March 24, 2012 at 10:53 AM
- Raianerastha said...
It's amazing how badly cameras perform for those who don't read the manual. Equally amazing (at least to the first group) is how well the same cameras perform for those who do read the manual.
- March 24, 2012 at 11:01 AM
- ohnostudio said...
It's just like the Canon 5D black spot syndrome. As an editor I look at thousands of images per week. I've seen it maybe twice. And it was a photo that shouldn't have been submitted in the first place. So there you go. Oddities do occur, some gear can be quirky.
- March 25, 2012 at 6:31 AM
- Bold Photography said...
A Sony that can shoot sports? Who knew?
- March 25, 2012 at 11:00 PM
- Bold Photography said...
Try it - why not?
I took my 5DII and hooked it to a rented 500mm and did some BIF shots...
takeaway: it's not 'birding' camera, but it takes some really nice bird shots...
- March 25, 2012 at 11:02 PM
- Scott said...
Wish you'd written this earlier. When I learned that Olympus cameras couldn't take pictures of the sun, I threw mine away.
- March 26, 2012 at 10:04 AM


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