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Extended Car Warranty Comparison
At MotorEasy we expect you have seen all sorts of extended car warranty levels of cover from other providers. We like to make sure everything is as transparent as possible, in order to make your motoring easy.
There are three levels of cover depending on the age of your car, its mileage and how much you want to spend, Plan A, Plan B and Plan C, which are all also available with Plus or Lite versions.
- Plan A your car needs to be under 5 years old and 60,000 miles.
- Plan B your car needs to be under 10 years old and 100,000 miles.
- Plan C your car needs to be under 12 years old and 120,000 miles.
What's included in our car warranty?
This ultimately depends on what plan you decide you want to take out. Our most comprehensive is Plan A Plus which includes cover for just about everything mechanical and electrical on your car, as well as a MOT and service. But, you can only buy this level of cover if your car is under 5 years old with less than 60,000 recorded miles at the time of taking out the plan.
Our Lite plans cover the same parts as the full plans, but under our Lite plans you have to be unable to continue your journey for you to have a valid claim for repairs. In other words, your car has to have broken down at the roadside due to a failure on a covered part and then to be taken to a garage by a recovery company. Now obviously a Lite plan is a lot more affordable than it's full cover counterpart, as with full cover all parts are covered even if you can still keep driving. Not that you should drive if you know a part has failed, of course.
We are also the first warranty provider to take advantage of telematics, with our fitC connected car warranty. As well as all the benefits of MotorEasy warranty cover, you get early notifications of parts about to fail, battery health, find your car if it is stolen or just lost in a car park and get driving advice to help you save fuel and make parts last longer.
Why are MotorEasy warranties different?
All of our plans come with day 1 wear and tear cover, as long as you have had a free health check at your local MotorEasy vetted garage. This health check may sound daunting, but the price of warranties is on the rise as more fraudulent claims are made when people take out a warranty and instantly claim on a fault they know to be pre-exisiting.
Read about our health checks here
To save this from happening and keep the cost of our warranties as affordable as possible, we offer every car a free health check. Without it, you won't be able to claim for any wear and tear related repairs in the first 90 days and this simply isn't worth the risk.
The health check is just a quick one hour visual inspection of the car to make sure everything is working properly. If there are any parts found in need of repair, you can choose to have them repaired using our great trade savings and your wear and tear cover can start immediately, or exclude them from your covered items.
You can also take advantage of the free MotorEasy account, which will send you reminders when your tax, service and MOT are up for renewal and help you book them quickly and easily. You can also get quotes for all of our other products, such as breakdown cover and GAP Insurance. You can even keep all your motoring documents in one place, if you are prone to losing them, just scan and upload them.
What voids your car warranty?
Some claims are just not covered by a car warranty provider, these items are generally called perishables and include things like tyres, brakes and lights. There are however other times when your claim might not be covered and there a few simple things to do to make sure you are not caught out.
Always make sure that repairs have been approved by our repairs team before signing off on any work on your car.
If you have Lite cover you will have broken-down at the side of the road for the claim to be covered.
If the fault is pre exisiting and found at the health check and not repaired, or deemed to be pre existing by our engineers when you take out the warranty, the claim won't be covered.
Finally if you decide not to have a health check you should note that wear and tear is not covered for 90 days, therefore any claim deemed to be wear and tear related, before the 90 days is up, will be declined.
Further Reading
MotorEasy Car Warranties vs Our Competitors
Car Warranty - Meet fitC, The World's First Plugin Warranty


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Scott Sauvignon Blanc 2009
Winemaker's Notes:
Allan Scott Wines is a family owned and operated company established in 1990. Since the first harvesting of Allan Scott Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc Allan Scott Wines has developed a solid reputation as one of the region's top producers. Nestled among the company's original 24 hectares of prime vineyard in Jackson Road are the winery and sales centre. Since 1990, the Estate has undergone many changes to obtain the best possible sources of grapes and to build facilities that make use of the very best opportunities of Marlborough's ideal year-round conditions. Vineyards acquired over the past 12 years have increased the Estate holdings to 58 hectares. Quality and absolute dedication to achieving the best is the key to Allan Scott Wines. The company prides itself on the viticultural excellence that starts from the vineyards, extending through to the finished product that is produced in the modern well-equipped winery. New this year is the Italian made screwtop bottling machine. 'Scott Sauvignon Blanc' has a fresh and invigorating aromatic mix of tropical passionfruit aromas with a hint of varietal herbaceous notes adding to the complexity of the nose. The palate is crisp and lively with a flavoursome arrat of tropical passionfruit and pineapple underpinned with zesty citrus acid giving this wine great mouthfeel and a well balanced refreshing finish. This Sauvignon Blanc can be enjoyed on many occasions: either on its own as an aperitif, or accompanied by seafood and salad dishes.
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My Square Pot Puffs :))))
Pastry Puffs Preparation:
1) Cut 2 slices of 4x4 inches pastry into 4...you'll get 8 pcs.
2) Cut a hole in the center of the 4pcs using a cookie cutter.
3) Patch them together with the other 4pcs...now you'll get 4 tiny square pots :))
4) Using a fork, poke at the center of the hole and brush puffs with egg yolk.
5) Bake until golden brown.
Filling Preparation:
1) Cook a can of mushroom soup with cubed chicken sausages and cheese.
2) Add some green beans if you like.
3) Spoon in some of the mixture into the baked puffs.
4) Done..serve immediately :)
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Daylight savings time is fast approaching, and many of us are getting very excited to fall back for an extra hour of sleep. Twice a year we change our clocks for daylights savings time, but it's also a great reminder of something else we should do twice a year, change the batteries in our smoke…… Continue reading It's Time to Change Your Batteries!
Month: October 2009
I Have Fallen In Love…
I have fallen in love with one of my passengers whom I take to dialysis when I volunteer as a Community Transportation driver. Just for the record, he is married (62 years) and I am married (25 years), but we both look forward to the days I get to pick him up. Mr. F (don't…… Continue reading I Have Fallen In Love…
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As Halloween approaches many are still scheming the perfect costume, while some have had it tucked away for months. Although this festive time of year is an exciting time, it can also be dangerous. The American Red Cross has some tips to ensure that you and your family stay safe from any ghouls or goblins…… Continue reading Ghouls, Ghosts and Goblins…Oh My!
H1N1 and the Asthma Connection
People with asthma need to be extra diligent about steering clear of people with the H1N1 flu virus. I found this information on the Columbus Dispatch.com's Science and Environmental Blog and thought it worthy of sharing. Be extra careful and practice social distancing – keeping at least 6 feet between you and others – as…… Continue reading H1N1 and the Asthma Connection
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A brown paper bag full of cleaning supplies was sitting on my desk today encouraging the office to clean, stay healthy and to prevent H1N1. If you're like me, then you're not thinking too much about H1N1, but we should be. Everyone is susceptible, especially those working closely with others. Let's be honest, how many…… Continue reading Our CEO Covers His Cough, Does Yours?
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As previously reported on tablehopper, chef Brett Cooper joined forces with the Daniel Patterson Group after his departure from Outerlands. Now, Scoop reports that ~BEAST AND THE HARE~ in the Mission is closing, and Cooper and DPG are moving in. They're planning to open a neighborhood restaurant, but with some more refined options, and are also hoping to become a bit of an industry destination. No word at the moment on when Beast and the Hare will close, but look for the new spot to open in November after a quick revamp (with no major construction).


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National Evaluation of Cooperative Data Gathering in Fisheries
Filed under: Data-Gathering, Projects
NFCC used seven case studies of cooperative data gathering and research efforts, from the Bering Sea to the North Atlantic, to identify key insights useful for improving the design and implementation of such efforts in the future. The case studies included examples of government/industry partnership in gear development, biological surveys, observer programs, and ecological studies.
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(smow)chair v1.0
...The basis of our design was Maarten Van Severen's MVS Chaise from Vitra...
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Dimensions in mm
|Frame: stainless steel
Backrest/footrest: polyurethane foam with padding effect
Headrest: Polyurethane foam
(Headrest also available in leather on request, but not suitable for outdoor use)
|Function & properties
|Suitable for outdoor use
|To clean, wiping with a damp cloth and a mild detergent is recommended
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ISO 90001: 2008 (Quality management systems)
ISO 14001: 2004 (Environmental management systems)
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At first glance one is inclined to view the Vitra MVS Chaise as a minimalist object. And certainly when it comes to reduction it seems to be hard to beat: the sleek, black finish of the rectangular shell is connected to an equally simple frame formed from only one piece of chrome plated tubular steel. However, taking a closer look at the Vitra MVS Chaise one realizes what the Vitra chaise lounge has to offer with all the reduction: comfort. The soft, elastic material adapts to the body shape of the user and thus provides the largest possibly support. In addition, thanks to the cleverly constructed undercarriage you can effortlessly switch between a sitting and lying position simply by shifting your body weight accordingly. Furthermore, the elegant MVS Chaise can also be used outdoors. As a sun lounger. Obviously.
...The basis of our design was Maarten Van Severen's MVS Chaise from Vitra...
...Initially our plan involved a chair, based upon Maarten Van Severen's MVS Chaise that could be converted between a "normal" sitting chair and a recliner...
...Fairly quickly we landed upon the idea of a foldable system and taking our guidance from Maarten van Severn, an expert in reduced design, we based our concept on the geometry of his MVS Chaise...
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Materialized views defined over distributed data sources are a well recognized technology for data integration, e-business, and data warehousing. Many algorithms have been proposed to date for incrementally maintaining materialized views, typically processing one update at a time. In situations when a real-time refresh of the view extent is not critical, changes to the sources are combined and maintained periodically such as once a day to improve the maintenance performance and to reduce the conflicts with users's read sessions upon the view extent.
In this work, we explore the key factors that affect the performance of view maintenance, in particular the number of maintenance queries and their complexity. We present four alternative strategies. First, we describe an algorithm for batching all updates from the same data source. This reduces the total number of maintenance queries to O(n2) where n is the number of data sources that the view is defined upon, regardless how many source updates are being maintained. Second we enhance this batching strategy by sharing common subexpressions in the different maintenance processes. This further reduces the number of maintenance queries. Third, we propose two grouping strategies, namely, maximal grouping and conditional grouping, which both reduce the number of maintenance queries to O(n). The reduction in the number of maintenance queries comes as a trade-off in terms of an increase in the complexity of these queries. A cost model to analyze and compare these four strategies is provided. These maintenance strategies have been implemented in our TxnWrap materialized view maintenance system. Experimental studies illustrate the trade-offs between the different design choices for realizing maintenance strategies. Our experiments reveal an additional dimension of this design space, namely the impact of the cooperation of the remote sources in the maintenance process on the performance of such maintenance strategies.
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Liu, Bin
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It hasn't been easy to be a fan of Lacuna Coil.
And the sad thing is that most of the fanbase seems to be in agreement that starting with Shallow Life the gothic metal band became a less-interesting shadow of what they were. I'll be honest and say that while I got into them when I was a teenager, I would never consider Lacuna Coil one of my favourite metal acts, but throughout the late 90s and most of the 2000s they were a solid group that had potent melodies and a cohesive sound. And even if their writing has always been a little spotty, there was a lot to like about those records... and then Don Gilmore showed up. With a more commercial-leaning mix, Shallow Life was a pivot towards the mainstream that was too little, too late, and only served to alienate a fair chunk of Lacuna Coil's fans. They made a modest return with Dark Adrenaline, but by the time they released Broken Crown Halo in 2014, having booted Gilmore for Jay Baumgardner, it became apparent that the problem wasn't so much the production but by-the-numbers composition and writing. And yes, that's even with the admission that 'Die & Rise' remains one of the best songs of 2014 for taking a unique point-of-view and twisting it into a kickass song.
So one could argue Lacuna Coil needed a dramatic shake-up - and from all accounts they got it. Both guitarists and the drummer retired from the band, which led their bassist Marco Coti Zelati picking up guitar work along with new arrival Diego Cavallotti, along with hiring drummer Ryan Folden. It rapidly became clear that Lacuna Coil was heading in a new direction, and with lead-off single 'The House Of Shame'... well, they certainly got there, with chugging, borderline metalcore riffs and a much heavier focus on the growled male vocals. And... look, I'm not a metalcore fan, but I was willing to give this a try, especially considering Zelati was handling all production work in-house. So did this work?
Well... no. And I really hate saying that, because you can tell that Lacuna Coil was looking to snap out of a funk with this record, push into a brand new direction for the group - and man, it doesn't work for me at all. Not only do they not fix the problems that follow from Broken Crown Halo, they somehow exacerbated them and added new issues to boot. As such, while Delirium by Lacuna Coil is at least cohesive in embracing its new sound, it's not a sound that flatters this group whatsoever, and it might just be their least listenable record to date.
So how did this happen? Well, let me start by talking about the elements that actually still work, the first and most obvious being Cristina Scabbia's vocals? She's always been a solid and expressive singer, and while she has a little less to do on this album, her vocals do stand out when she gets a little more presence in the mix. And yet just like Nightwish's last record, it doesn't look like anyone knows how to properly balance her more ethereal tones against the much thicker, more compressed riffs, or give her the multi-tracking she needs to match Andrea Ferro's louder, more prominent howls. And that just strikes me as a poor choice, as she's by far more interesting singer than Ferro's one-dimensional rage. And look, I get adding growled vocals for contrast against the cleaner singing - Epica does this all the time - but you need to give the clean vocals more actual presence, especially if you're going to make the riffs that much heavier - and piling fuzzes on both singers doesn't make any of it sound less visceral so much as it feels sloppily fixed-in-post. To go back to why 'Die & Rise' actually worked on Broken Crown Halo, it allowed the singers to play off each other, whereas here it often feels like Scabbia is being drowned out.
And this is not helped by the production. And look, as I said earlier, I'm not the biggest fan of metalcore, or even the deathcore touches you see here in the blast beat drumming and chunky downtuned riffs, but I understand if people are into it and can appreciate the sound more. But what I do see is a near-complete abandonment of what gave Lacuna Coil's albums unique presence before: the melancholic mood and atmosphere that at least tried for melody. 'The House Of Shame', 'Downfall', and 'My Demons' get close, keeping hints of ghostly symphonic elements around the edges or at least a little more keyboards and balanced vocals, but the second we get into 'Broken Things', it becomes very clear the actual melody is the least important element on these tracks - sure, that familiar guitar tone is there behind a cloud of cymbals on the verses, but then you have an incredibly thin shrill layer on the chorus that seems like a stab at glitchy elements that completely misfires. And the poor synth choices unfortunately carry over from Broken Crown Halo too, or the introduction of just terrible effects to supplement this songs: the plaintive squeals around the hook of the title track along with the shrill synth over the verses, the gummy chiptune that keeps popping up on 'Blood, Tears, Dust' that somehow bleeds over the hook and an increasingly clumsy groove, the greasy synths drizzled all over 'Ghost In The Mist', or the fuzz over 'My Demons' trying desperately to make the song sound more visceral, or those godawful child vocals that open 'Take Me Home' that might have some potent bass texture but then pairs it with one of the most shoddily assembled and choppy grooves I've heard on a hook all year - and yes, Lacuna Coil, I heard 'Scaretale' when Nightwish wrote it back in 2011, but the difference there is that the mix actually had depth and deeper punch, which very few of these riffs actually have! There's a lot of compression and occasionally a good groove, but there are too many points where the compression feels unsupported and not having the body to really build momentum. Sure, there are points where the rickety, half-assembled texture kind of works - the bass and guitar textures on the verses 'You Love Me 'Cause I Hate You' are pretty potent, especially against the dirtier percussion, but I'm left appreciating the guest guitar solos on songs like 'Downfall' from Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge or on 'Claustrophobia' from Alessandro La Porta far more because at least they add some melody and stand out before the riff breaks into deadened synths backing a gutless breakdown. And while I'm nitpicking here, the drum production on this album is incredibly frustrating, especially with that slapping kick drum patter that in no way complements the riffs. At least they managed to fix the cymbal production so it comes through clear - arguably clearer than any guitar melody you get, because it sure as hell gets more presence.
But that's all production - if you're more of a metalcore or deathcore fan, you can probably get behind it despite my gripes. Where things get a lot less excusable is in the writing, which reportedly is delving into the horrors we experience in everyday life and the constant struggle to deal with them. And to say this record plays fast and loose with that theme would be understating it, because this record doesn't come close to getting specific and contains some of the most badly structured writing I've heard on a Lacuna Coil album to date, the worst probably being the flat-out embarrassing hook on 'Take Me Home' or on 'Broken Things'. But moving past that, the more I dig into the lyrics the more I find that Lacuna Coil might be their own worst enemy on facing the 'horrors' of the world, as right from the start this is a record loaded with antisocial accusations and aimless rage. Hell, you could argue from songs like 'Delirium' that the 'protagonist' of this record is dealing with personal demons far darker than anything else outside, and on moments like 'Downfall' or maybe 'Ghost In The Mist' they do a decent job capturing how said demons can seem insurmountable, even with help. The problem becomes that instead of actually dealing with these inner demons, Lacuna Coil lashes out at everyone else and this record gets exasperating and pretty damn juvenile, mostly because tracks like 'My Demons' and 'Claustrophobia' have absolutely no subtlety, or even much nuance. I'll admit I was a bit intrigued by the BDSM imagery on 'You Love Me 'Cause I Hate You' for at least trying for metaphor, but the kink is so sloppily realized that I can't remotely get invested. But what's more frustrating is that Lacuna Coil seems to be regressing in their writing, feeding into the blunt choppy statements that might be above average for deathcore but a painful step down compared to Lacuna Coil's best.
And that's the thing: if this was a band releasing their first album, I might be a little more forgiving - hell, in comparisons to most of the deathcore I've heard, this might just be poetic. But this is Lacuna Coil's eighth album, and even making the excuse that this is practically a new group, even they have gone out of the way to emphasize the core of the songwriting hasn't changed. Well, guess what, where Broken Crown Halo showed them running out of ideas, Delirium has them hitting the bottom of the barrel and going for a sound that's measurably less melodic and interesting that does nothing to emphasize the group's strengths. This record gave a splitting headache with every listen, which is why it's getting a 4/10 and no recommendation from me, and while I won't fault a band for trying new things, this definitely did not work. Skip it.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
album review: 'delirium' by lacuna coil
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At Coventry Park, our goal is to make our residents smile. How do we do that? It starts with our great location. We are in the master-planned community of Highland Reserve North, within easy walking distance to a brand new elementary school and two neighborhood parks. We are also very close to shopping, entertainment, and fine dining. This unique, gated, European country-style community offers everything you are looking for in an upscale apartment community. Residents rave about our large floor plans and townhomes, with all their comforts, style and conveniences. They enjoy our clubhouse too, with its conference room and fitness center, with new top-quality equipment. We also offer a cool free-form pool and spa with outdoor fireplace, and a Cyber Cafe, with espresso bar, where you can sit inside or out, surfing the web with free WiFi. Are you smiling yet? Send in the online guest card, give us a call, or stop by for a tour. We love to have you join us.
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The heat feels like a warm flannel on my face as the shaven-headed monk pads across boulders towards the clear waters rushing through the Taroko Gorge.
In her smog-grey smock, she turns and calls out to her Buddhist companion, perhaps looking for a place to meditate. Behind them a group of older Taiwanese men with pressed seams and polished shoes scuff up dust as they scramble down the bank.
They have all come 15km north of Hualien on the east coast of Taiwan to see the gorge's precipitous marble cliffs - so huge that at times you can hardly see the sky - and touch the waters of the blue-green Liwu River before it empties into the sea.
"Ni hao" - hello - I smile to the pressed seams. They giggle "ni hao" in response.
With my blonde hair and Rubenesque proportions, I surprise them with my presence ... or perhaps my pronunciation.
Above us on the steep cliff, a family of Formosan rock monkeys leap about. Deeper in the bush, a Formosan black bear is probably watching, as Taroko is home to half the animal species in Taiwan.
This kumara-shaped island off the coast of China, originally called Ilha Formosa (Beautiful Island) by Portuguese sailors, is not on everybody's top 10 list of places to visit - so foreigners really are foreign.
Taiwan is renowned for its economic prowess and computer chips; Its reputation is based on industry, not tourism. But it contains many wild and beautiful places.
Further along the winding road that clings monkey-like to the cliffs, and through one of the many tunnels built to protect travellers from rockfalls, is the Changchuan (Eternal Spring) Shrine.
It was constructed to commemorate the hundreds who died while building the impressive Central Cross-Island Highway, of which the gorge is part, in the 1950s.
The rugged terrain which puts the Formosa into Ilha Formosa reminds me of home. And when we head into the misty mountaintops and meet the indigenous people of Taroko, I am reminded of an article I read before my trip.
It said new language research by scientists at Auckland University had added strength to the theory that Pacific Island populations, including Maori, originated from Taiwan thousands of years ago.
The scientists used computer analysis of vocabulary from 400 "Austronesian" languages to determine how the Pacific was settled. The Austronesians originated in Taiwan 5200 years ago, then travelled to the Philippines and finally to Polynesia and New Zealand.
Nestled in the mountains, the Leader Village restaurant and accommodation provides a livelihood for the people who call the gorge home.
Their facial structure differs from the Chinese and they have a strong tradition of facial tattooing, similar to Maori.
Traditionally, each person was tattooed on the forehead at the age of 7 or 8 for tribal identification. At the age of 15, young men were tattooed on the chin after their first successful head-hunting trip (over time the human head was replaced by that of a large wild boar).
Young women were tattooed on the cheeks after mastering weaving skills, marking their coming of age.
Tattoos were also seen as passports to return to the realm of the spirits after death.
Tattooing was banned during the Japanese occupation in the early 20th century, so there are few fully tattooed people left. But I get to hear one of the last singing for us at a ceremony at the Leader Village.
In traditional costume, and with a bandage around his leg from a hunting injury, he sings of lost love. I don't understand a word, but I can feel the sadness in his voice. Disconcertingly, I am told he recently won a version of Taiwan Idol.
Although on this journey I have stood out - mothers have pushed their children forward to practice their English - everyone is polite and affable.
The Taiwanese are a friendly people - evidenced by the country's low crime rate and total lack of graffiti.
Perhaps one of the best things "Made in Taiwan" is the people.
Faith Lee travelled courtesy of Tourism Taiwan and China Airlines.
China Airlines fly via Sydney and Brisbane to Taipei from $1469
return plus taxes, which includes transtasman flights from Auckland,
Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton and Dunedin.
Food is cheap, but alcohol isn't. The train fare from Taipei to Hualien (for Taroko Gorge and the Leader Village) is $25. Leader Village accommodation costs $200 per night for two people. See www.leaderhotel.co.nz.
Taroko Gorge half- and full-day tours start at $65.
For general information about visiting Taiwan, see Taiwan Tourism's website: www.taiwan.net.tw.


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180g plain flour
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp baking powder
2 Tbsp caster sugar
150g fresh ricotta
375ml milk
60ml melted butter, cooled
2 eggs
Extra butter, for frying
1 orange, segmented
1 pink grapefruit, segmented
1 lime, segmented
1 cup thick vanilla or plain yoghurt
2 Tbsp honey
1 cup unsalted pistachios
2 tsp cinnamon
2 Tbsp icing sugar
Sift flour, cinnamon, baking powder and sugar into a bowl.
Put ricotta, milk, melted butter and eggs in a separate bowl and stir to combine. Add to dry ingredients and mix to form a smooth batter.
Melt a small knob of extra butter in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add spoonfuls of ricotta mixture to pan to form small hotcakes. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until bubbles form on top and underside is golden, then flip. Cook for a further 30 seconds or until golden. Transfer to a plate and cover to keep warm. Repeat to cook remaining hotcakes.
Divide hotcakes between serving plates. Top each with citrus segments, yoghurt, honey and pistachio. Combine cinnamon and icing sugar in a small bowl and dust over hotcakes. Serve immediately.


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EVENT: Mbryo " LISTENING PARTY "
Veteran award winning rapper Ruggedman,who has been known to have had a hand in the success of a few A list Nigerian artists is set to officially introduce his artist called Mbryo "The Special One". The R n B singing sensation who is already making a name for himself is a song writer,singer who plays the Piano,drums and Guitar. His songs were the most played songs inside the just concluded Big Brother Africa house.
The listening parties will take place in 5 different venues and dates in Lagos state. Starting from October 9th to 13th.
Swe Bar Ikoyi (LIVE BAND)
Wednesday 9th October sees host to the Listening Party of talented artist Mbryo aka The Special One as he is officially introduced by Rugged Records.Over the last 12 months, Mbryo has received critical acclaim and heavy support from a number of industry giants and media attention from the likes of BBA due to the fact that his songs were being played in the BBA house on a regular basis.
Join Mbryo as he performs his tracks 'Remote', 'Don't Go', 'Parole', 'Ragabomi' and also his newest song titled 'Shimbolobo'. He will also be supported by other artists such as Ruggedman, Sound Sultan, Jaywon, Capital Femi and more. Mbryo is already poised to be a game-changer in the African music scene at large.
This listening session for the Mbryo starts at 8.00pm.
Swe Bar is located Inside City Mall, Onikan.
The days are for Ruggedman and Mbryo,but there will be different supporting acts from musicians and comedians like Basketmouth,Dj Humility, Dj Chascolee,Ill Bliss,Capital FEMI,Jaywon,Chudy K,Dj Sose,vito,Fedi,Phyno,Chinaydu,Nomoreloss,Reminisce and more.
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9ice would Love to become a Lawyer, Hints on his Return to School
Before lack of funds altered his ambition, 9ice was studying Law at the Lagos State University. Well, In an interview with the Nigerian Tribune, Abolore Akande revealed that he has returned to school to chase his initial goal of becoming a barrister.
Here are some of the questions asked at the Interview:
Would you trade your being famous for something else if you look at some of the bad side of fame that you have experienced over time?
Yes, I will love to trade fame with some silent life that does not arrogate too much attention to one, but it has got nothing to do with any bad experience. No matter what you do or who you are, there's always a difficult time and life challenges that you can't run away from. But I will really love to trade because I wish to be a lawyer.That has always been my dream.
Do you think life would have been different for you should you have been a lawyer?
Honestly, life as a normal person is fine and more wonderful, free, fair and peaceful. But as a public figure, you enjoy more and you pay more in terms of the price you pay for being famous. If I come to this world again, I would prefer normal life.
You were said to have pulled out of your Law programme at the Lagos State University to face music. That decision paid off, but you seem not to be happy about it now?
I didn't pull out because of music; I left school because I was unable to pay my school fees. While I was on the street, I gave hundred percent of my life to music and it paid off eventually.
When I was in school, I was just doing music for fun until I left school. At that point, I decided that I was going to face music passionately and from that point, things changed.
Why did you choose Law that time?
I chose law because of my background to fight for the less privilege, protect the interest of the masses and uphold the right of the individuals.
Your decision to leave school wouldn't have gone down well with your parents, how did they react to it and what was constantly coming to your mind back then?
It was not an easy decision to make. There were days that I had to live in the studio. Talking about my parents' reaction, I had to lie for a while, pretended as if all was well. Before my parents knew I wasn't in school, it was too late to complain because I was already on TVs, making money and rocking shows all around.
Would you consider going back to school someday?
I'm in school already, studying public safety and Common Law at Capella university. It is an online programme. I can't think of any other course except law.
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Peter and Paul Okoye of P-Square Become Honorary Calgarians in Canada (PHOTOS)
The superstar singers who are currently on their US/Canada Tour, shared the photos and good news on instagram. They said they have been sworn in as honorary Calgarians – an honour bestowed on foreigners who have done very well in their chosen field. They were presented with official white hats after the ceremony. Calgary is the largest city in southern Alberta, Canada and it's citizens are called Calgarians. Congrats to them.
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Weekend preview: SUCKS TO BE YOU (did we do this right?)
UMass Lowell River Hawks (15-15-4, 10-13-4 Hockey East) vs. the No 14. Boston University Terriers (17-15-4, 15-9-3 Hockey East)
7:30 p.m. Friday at Agganis Arena – Officials TBA
7 p.m. Saturday (and Sunday if necessary) at Agganis Arena
All-time head-to-head: BU leads UML 56-16-8
Lowell finished seventh in Hockey East with 24 points from 27 games, BU finished second in Hockey East with 33 points from 27 games.
Last three games
Lowell: 1-2 (ot) at Maine, 1-4 at Maine, 3-2 at Northeastern
BU: 2-0 vs. Providence, 6-0 at Providence, 1-5 at UMass
Prior Meetings
Lowell blew a two-goal second-period lead, allowing six unanswered goals (five in the third period) in a 7-4 loss at Agganis Arena on Nov. 3. Maury Edwards scored twice to lead the River Hawks. Luke Popko, Ryan Weston, Brian McGuirk, and Zach Cohen all had two points each for BU.
Lowell avenged the earlier loss with a 4-3 come-from-behind win just before break on Dec. 7. BU jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but second-period goals from Todd Bartelson and Scott Campbell evened the game. Ryan Blair's first collegiate goal put Lowell up for good, and Kory Falite's insurance marker 16 seconds later ended up as the game-winner thanks to a late goal from Nick Bonino, his second of the night.
BU crushed Lowell in their final regular-season meeting 6-2. Brandon Yip had a goal and three assists while linemate Colin Wilson had a goal and two helpers, and Pete MacArthur netted the game-winner. Maury Edwards and Ben Holmstrom both scored for Lowell. Brett Bennett made 24 saves to earn the win.
Season series
BU won 2-1.
Top scorers
Kory Falite – 34 GP, 16-13-29 (27 GP, 15-10-25 HE)
Ben Holmstrom – 34, 6-19-25 (27, 5-16-21)
Mark Roebothan – 34, 13-9-22 (27, 11-5-16)
Barry Goers – 34, 4-18-22 (27, 3-14-17)
Mike Potacco – 28, 10-11-21 (23, 7-10-17)
Boston University:
Pete MacArthur – 36 GP, 17-23-40 (27 GP, 14-20-34 HE)
Boomer Ewing – 35, 17-22-39 (26, 13-22-35)
Colin Wilson – 34, 12-22-34 (25, 9-19-28)
Nick Bonino – 35, 15-12-27 (27, 12-9-21)
Chris Higgins – 34, 10-17-27 (26, 10-14-24)
Carter Hutton (6-9-2) – 17 GP, 1,010:11 minutes, 2.38 GAA/.909 sv% (14 GP, 831:02, 2.74 GAA/.899 sv% HE)
Nevin Hamilton (8-6-2) – 17, 982:44, 2.56/.911 (14, 803:09, 2.61/.913 HE)
Boston University:
Brett Bennet (14-9-3) – 27 GP, 1,564:42 minutes, 2.68 GAA/.886 sv% (22 GP, 1,254:50 minutes, 2.49 GAA/.892 sv% HE)
Karson Gillespie (2-5-1) – 11, 497:12, 2.90/.876 (8, 248:26, 2.48/.896 HE)
Team stats
Overall (34 games), 91 goals for (2.68/g), 86 against (2.53/g). Power play 22/150 (14.7%, 0 SHGA), penalty kill 114/135 (84.4%, 1 SHGF)
Hockey East (27 games), 70 goals for (2.59/g), 76 against (2.81/g). Power play 18/116 (15.5%, 0 SHGA), penalty kill 84/103 (81.6%, 0 SHGF)
Boston University:
Overall (36 games), 124 goals for (3.44/g), 105 against (2.92/g). Power play 37/179 (20.7%, 6 SHGA), penalty kill 139/175 (79.4%, 2 SHGF)
Hockey East (27 games), 97 goals for (3.59/g), 72 against (2.67/g). Power play 30/134 (22.5%, 6 SHGA), penalty kill 101/125 (80.8%, 2 SHGF)
This is a zero sum weekend for the River Hawks: win and become the first Lowell team in years to win a playoff series (or indeed, a playoff game), lose and you're done for another long, dreadful summer.
The crushing weight of that responsibility is all on the shoulders of a group composed almost entirely of underclassmen. One lone senior and three juniors, who have never glimpsed playoff victory in Hockey East, are the only ones with postseason experience in college.
The last time these teams met, in BU's 6-2 win on Feb. 8, they were teams headed in opposite directions. Lowell, at the time, was No. 17 in the country and three games above .500. BU was unranked and six games below. Now BU is No. 14 and two games over .500. Lowell is unranked at .500 even. What a difference a month makes.
While Lowell has stumbled its way through the last four weeks of its schedule (going 3-5-0), BU has dissected Hockey East competition with surgical precision (going 8-1-0, 7-1-0 in-league). Lowell's only-average offense has all dried up (2.12 goals per game over the last eight) and the well-above-average goaltending has come back to earth with a resounding thud. (2.32 headed into the BU game, and 2.75 following).
The way BU's playing right now, things likely couldn't go any worse.
The Terrier offense is mighty, having not been shut out and held to one goal just four times all year. It has almost literally rained goals on BU opponents to the tune of nearly 3.5 per night over the course of a 36-game season. The Terrier power play runs at a menacing 20.7 percent.
And those much publicized defensive woes BU was going through? Mere memory. Jack Parker's boys have allowed seven goals in their last five games, including a 5-1 loss to UMass. They've posted four shutouts this season, and all of them have come in the last month. Whatever was wrong the first three times Lowell played the Terriers, it's been corrected to a horrifyingly efficient degree.
This isn't to say that Lowell doesn't stand a chance, nor that they have played particularly badly, but the difference, as we've said many times recently, has been capitalizing upon chances. Lowell easily outchanced Maine in 120 minutes of hockey last weekend, and lost the games 6-2 on aggregate.
To see the difference between these teams, one need only look to last weekend's two series.
BU took the once-dangerous, high-flying Providence assault and all decisively silenced it. PC put 59 shots on goal in those two games, and put none of them past either Brett Bennett (26 saves Thursday) or Karson Gillespie (33 on Friday). BU, meanwhile, popped in eight goals on just 37 shots. The message to Hockey East was clear and emphatic: the Terriers you played earlier this year are dead and buried, and these new Terriers mean serious. goddamn. business.
Meanwhile, in Orono, Lowell was fanning on shots into an open net both Friday and Saturday, and Maine was trying its damnedest to giftwrap both games. The result: one goal a night against the atrocious Maine defense. There should have been at least six goals scored by Lowell last weekend, and the young 'Hawks managed a paltry two.
The way Lowell has played the last month has left startlingly little margin for error, and if an opponent is capable of burying its chances (which BU is), it could be a long weekend.
On the other hand, Lowell can skate with anyone, including BU, and Kory Falite and Ben Holmstrom have never been hotter in their college careers. All the 'Hawks might need is very solid play from Carter Hutton (whom we imagine will start both games), and they can steal a game. In Hockey East, once you force a third game, anything can happen.
The Terriers are not invincible. Force them to take penalties and play smashmouth, reckless hockey. The rest will take care of itself.
Our gut says BU in two, but our heart says Lowell in three.
Go 'Hawks go.


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Eight NFL Neighborhood MVPs, along with volunteers from The Home Depot, organizers from the nonprofits KaBOOM!, CDC of Tampa and Tampa Bay Family CDC, plus members of the local community are joining forces to build an entire playground for King Kids Academy in just one day. This All-Star playground build will provide a safe and fun place to play for the more than 4,600 children who use the East Tampa park.
The playground build is the culmination of The Home Depot NFL Neighborhood MVP program that for two years has recognized and celebrated NFL players for their commitment to giving back to their local communities. At the start of the season, 17 players were selected league-wide for their efforts in giving back to the community. The list was narrowed to eight finalists who are being recognized at the All-Star playground build as part of Super Bowl XLIII-week festivities.
About KaBOOM!
KaBOOM! is the national non-profit dedicated to giving all kids – especially those living in poverty – the childhood they deserve through great, safe places to play. KaBOOM! inspires communities to make play the easy choice and works to drive the national discussion about the importance of PLAYces. KaBOOM! has collaborated with partners to build or improve more than 17,000 playspaces, engage over 1.5 million volunteers and serve nearly 10 million kids. To learn why play matters for all kids, visit kaboom.org and join the conversation at twitter.com/kaboom, facebook.com/kaboom, and instagram.com/kaboom. #playmatters #PLAYceforKids


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This is a photo of a patient who underwent laser liposuction by an ER physician just down the street from me. This is from a sad but very interesting article by the Macomb Daily which exposes what happened to this poor woman at a Shelby Township, Michigan med spa. Check out the article here.
From the article:
The 46-year-old Clinton Township woman said the amalgamation of damaged skin tissue that stretches from her waist to the top of her ribcage resulted from a liposuction-gone-bad performed by Dr. C------ M-- at A---- Medical Spa in Shelby Township.
According to his Web site, M--, a D.O., is certified by the American Board of Phlebology (physicians specializing in venous disease), American Board of Osteopathic Emergency Medicine, American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery and American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine. In court documents, he says he is also certified in "tumescent liposuction" and "contour thread lift."
The Macomb Daily also published an article on how independent surgery centers are not regulated by the state. Check it out here.
To view my guide on selecting a plastic surgeon, click here.
Thanks for reading.
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A large grass fire burning on the Sunshine Coast is back within containment lines after residents were urged to consider leaving their properties as strong winds fanned the blaze.
The fire was travelling fast in a southwest to north-easterly direction as of 10.15am today, with emergency services advising residents to finalise their bushfire plans.
But in updated advice shortly before 1pm, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services revised down the warning level and said the blaze was back within containment lines.
A large smoke haze could be seen approaching Caloundra this morning, fanned by winds gusting up to 60km/h.
Fire and Emergency Services Minister Mark Ryan has said the warmer-than-expected conditions in late winter, coupled with excess vegetation resulting from Cyclone Debbie, means conditions are perfect for large bushfires.
"Our more than 30,000 rural firefighters have been working hard since April putting in firebreaks, completing hazard reduction burns and running community events to prepare Queenslanders for the 2017 bushfire season," Mr Ryan said in a statement.
"But bushfires can occur at any time and you don't need to live near bushland to be affected so we are asking everyone to be on the lookout and to report any vegetation fires to Triple-Zero immediately."
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Acting Commissioner Mike Wassing said firefighters were anticipating a long bushfire season.
"In line with the findings of the Northern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook, firefighters are reporting above normal fire activity in parts of the state," Mr Wassing said.
"We may experience another long bushfire season similar to last year, which saw around 6000 bushfires and lasted 198 days.
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Hi, friends! I'm a little late in getting my speaking schedule posted, because honestly I didn't think I'd be doing much speaking this year. I had cleared my calendar to make room for other things. But, God's plans are better than mine and He continues to pull me to equip others for what matters. My number one aim this year is to have meaningful relationships. The internet is great, but I really love meeting people in person! I hope to see you at one of these events this year:
I'll be speaking on branding and the heart of Southern Weddings at Stone River in Columbia, South Carolina next week! Register here.
Photo by Amy Arrington Photographers from the Atlanta Apparel VOWS event.
I'm grateful to join the Bliss and Bokeh ladies again this year in Charleston on September 22 and 23. I love this intimate retreat and can't wait to meet new friends!
Photo by Anna K Photography from the AmericasMart Gift Market.
Later that week (September 25-27), I'll be flying to Indianapolis (with Ari and Gracie!) to do a members-only event for The Influence Conference. I love this conference and the women who created it. I. Can't. Wait. It was life-changing for me last year!
Photo by Robyn Van Dyke (who I had a lovely dinner with last night!) from the Making Things Happen Conference this past March.
And, finally, I'll be doing the Making Things Happen Conference for the sixth year, on October 27th and 28th, here in my home city of Chapel Hill, NC. I am very excited about the surprises we have in store for MTH this fall. We've learned so much in these last six years and we're about to shake things up, combining the core principles of how to make what matters happen with key business strategy. But, most of all, MTH is about building lasting relationships. More on what I've learned in the last six years of leading the MTH workshop — and how I've changed in those years — in a post soon. For now, follow MTH on Instagram here and the #mthconference hashtag for some fun upcoming interviews with our speakers and lots of inspiring alum!
Photo by Robyn Van Dyke from the Making Things Happen Conference.
I have been praying and planning and dreaming and working hard the last months between book edits to make these two days our most powerful conference yet. Seats are already flying and early-bird registration (save $1000 with the early-bird rate!) is open until July 1 or until we sell out. We've sold out six years in a row and the wait list averages 30+ people each year, so make it happen. I do this workshop to ignite change and purposeful passion in others, so I feel no hesitation in giving you a push to come! : )
The wonderful MTH speakers who are all past MTH alum: (from left to right) Amber Housley, Emily Ley, Karen Stott, Nancy Ray, moi, Rhiannon Bosse and Gina Zeidler (who will be bringing baby Z with her to MTH, Lord willing!)
I also may be doing a webinar with Emily Ley in the summer (details TBA!) as well as a PowerSheets/business webinar later in the year. First, we need to get through magazine shoot season! A peek into our office below from Faith Teasley. You can take the full tour here.
Having shared about all of these truly wonderful life-changing events, though, I feel compelled to offer a word of advice about conferences in general — advice I would have loved to have heard when I was just starting in business. You don't need to go to conferences to be successful. Conferences have great value for education and building relationships, but you won't be "left behind" or fail if you don't or can't go. Perhaps your resources need to be focused on another purpose right now, growing your business slowly and steadily. I talk to a lot of young business owners who are trying to figure out where to invest their money so I hope this advice is helpful. Don't feel pressured. Grow slowly and wisely. If you can go to a great conference, go! And get the very most out of your experience by asking questions and building relationships. If you don't go though, you are still on a great path forward. I am cheering for you, friends!
You can keep up with future speaking dates and get booking info here.
So, who am I going to see this summer and fall? : )


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Explore your Comfort Zone.
I can tell you that stepping outside your comfort zone is the best thing you can do for your life. On the one hand, I am telling you a great truth. But on the other hand, I'm mistaken.
The problem here is in defining the comfort zone. We say that we step outside it, as if it were a confined space, which we escaped from never to return. And even when we know well how it works, we continue using the expression "leave the area". It's not wrong, but it's not complete. We must really understand what the comfort zone is and what's not included in that phrase, which we take for granted.
Your comfort zone is what you are familiar with. It may make you happy or unhappy, doesn't matter, because that's what you know. And that gives you a sense of security and satisfaction with life that you value above happiness.
Although you can challenge the boundaries of that zone from time to time, you will never step outside the comfort zone completely. No, don't be discouraged. It just means that if the comfort zone is an area of your life where you feel comfortable, the more experiences you gain and the more you learn, the bigger that area will get.
Although it seems difficult at first, once you have increased that area, you don't want it to ever decrease. And you will have all that space to move around.
But those who don't want to see it ever reduced, will always try to expand it a little more each time, to make sure they are not settling for less, not letting the zone retract and not getting too used to limited movement.
Yes, you have to step out of it first, so that it can get wider. But that process inevitably leads to its expansion, not to leaving it behind.
And how is your comfort zone?
We cannot measure it accurately, because each person, with their own experiences, is the only one able to notice if it's small or has become more routine than comfortable. But there are signs and symptoms of too narrow comfort zones.
– Do you think you create your life? Or maybe you restrain yourself?
If you haven't taken any really groundbreaking decisions in recent years, if you haven't done anything that would challenge what you already knew, or if you have tried to do it but your lack of confidence and your fears have slowed you down, you are in a very narrow comfort zone.
– Are you aware of what makes up your comfort zone?
You may not have analysed it yet. You have to reassess things that are easy or comfortable, whether you like them or not, what you would like to do, or what experiences you would like to have but have never dared. I'm not talking about things that are too strange or risky. It may be learning a language, making a trip…
– Are you afraid of new things? Does that fear stop you or do you try to overcome it?
– Are you completely free to choose or feel that your environment, your education and your problems have to do with the way you live?
Plan carefully. Realizing our desires and our thoughts helps us understand how we take our decisions.
This is the way we can analyse our comfort zone and understand if we have ever tried to expand it or let it limit our development.


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Summer is usually an exciting season for fashion. It's when the industry starts to take itself less seriously; clothes become lighter, prints brighter, and the people who wear them glow with happy vibes.
Unfortunately, celebs like Elizabeth Banks, Tina Fey and Demi Moore haven't received the summer style memo yet, showing up instead in heavy, dark and bland dresses. Why are you holding on to winter!? Let it go! Next week, they'd better break out the culottes and pastels.
These celebs' summer looks are seriously lacking
Elizabeth BanksIt's understandable that at an event presented by Max Mara, you would feel obliged to show support by wearing one of their designs, but maybe Elizabeth should have picked a different one. This gown looks more like a belted muumuu than it ought to. Getty Images
Logan BrowningThe treatment over this fabric is pretty cool, and the red looks amazing on Logan, but the way it's condensed into a high necked mini dress just becomes overwhelming, and makes her look a bit like a Muppet. If that detail was just in the skirt but the top was left simple, it would change everything.Getty Images
Tina FeyIt's always a treat to see Tina in formalwear, but this dress is not nearly as vibrant as she is. It's dark and kind of looks like chain mail made out of feathers, draping all the way down past her feet. How hot and/or heavy is that thing? Getty Images
Tilda SwintonThis outfit is pretty tame for Tilda, and that's one of the reasons it doesn't work. The pattern is cool and provides a nice contrast with her fair features, but the silhouette is super traditional and old school, not boundary-pushing like Tilda's looks usually are.Getty Images
Sofia CoppolaThis outfit is a perfect example of Sofia's floral, flowy and pretty style, but in a jumpsuit because it's also powerful. Those are all incredible qualities to have in an outfit, but the way they're pulled together this time (literally with the matching sash) makes this jumpsuit look more like a pair of PJs.Getty Images
Paris HiltonHere is Paris in yet another hot cocktail dress garnished with diamonds. Would it kill her to branch out a little? With this particular look, it seems like she's trying a little too hard to look edgy with the claw-like slits and the fingerless gloves. Getty Images
Nicole KidmanAs far as Nicole's flowery sense of style goes, this dress is one of the best looks she's worn. The ruffle cuffs are a little off, but otherwise, it's a great dress. Her hair styling, on the other hand, is kind of awful. A severe middle part would work way better with super sleek hair, not natural hair teased around the crown.Getty Images
Molly RingwaldMolly is the queen of the teen screen, either in John Hughes' movies, or now on Riverdale as Archie Andrews' absentee mom. This outfit is not flourishing as well as her career is. It may in fact be better in any colour other than this pale yellow, especially with all the dark accessories.Getty Images
Maya RudolphWe love a comfy pair of jeans as much as the next person, and for an everyday look, with a sweater with a unique sleeve and black flats, they're perfect. For a red carpet, not so much. Maya's face looks like she just realized there would be photographers at the event. Getty Images
Kirsten DunstKirsten's sweet, summery style is usually such a breath of fresh air, but the colour of this dress and the obnoxious, almost cartoon-like flowers on the bust are keeping it from being as light and lovely as it could be. It would be much better in a true white instead of this peachy cream.Getty Images
Ilana GlazerThe deep vee suit jacket with a lace bodysuit underneath is a genius idea and a great look. The only problem with Ilana's chosen attire here is the bold pinstripes and the flower boutonniere. Beetlejuice wore it first and we can't get him out of our minds. Getty Images
Demi MooreThe shape of this dress is just as stunning and timeless as Demi is, but the fabric isn't. The sorbet-like colours don't blend together particularly well. It would be a huge improvement if that breezy blue or fiery red carried through the whole dress.Getty Images
Courtney LoveFrankly, this dress looks deflated, like a wilting rose. That said, the colour is amazing, and Courtney's hair and makeup are great too. If only the cut of the dress held the same standard.Getty Images
Colton HaynesWith his new white-blonde hair, Colton looks like he should be facing down Harrison Ford and talking about tears in the rain. Even in a weird crinkly suit, Colton manages to look amazing, but that doesn't negate the fact that the outfit is bad.Getty Images
Brittany SnowBrittany is cute as a button, and with her red hair and overall adorableness, black and white polka dots should be a home run, but the fabric of this dress is so stiff, the shape isn't particularly interesting, and the polka dots are just a smidge too big. They take attention away from Brittany, instead of the other way around.Getty Images
Blanca BlancoBlanca is known for wearing some "eye-catching" red-carpet fashions, so the fact that she chose this jumpsuit made from denim and satin isn't all that surprising. Still, here it is on this list. If there are two fabrics less compatible than denim and satin, they've yet to be revealed. Getty Images
Yael StoneThere's something to be said for incorporating youthful trends into your look, but this Aussie actress has taken it too far. She's 32, but when she's dressed like she's just turned 12, it makes you think that maybe the plot of the horror movie Orphan wasn't actually that outlandish.Getty Images


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President Obama and his foreign policy team have been scratching their heads in a thus far deliberative attempt to figure out how to break up ISIS. The well-financed and armed international Islamic group of terrorists inflicting pain and misery in Iraq and Syria. The sheer magnitude of, and its massive amounts of money, combined with the fact that President Obama and the American people aren't eager to jump back into Iraq, has puzzled the president and his team. However, videos of ISIS beheading two American journalists is not something President Obama can easily stomach, and plans to obliterate ISIS are a work in a progress.
President Obama is working with Britain's David Cameron to form a coalition to take ISIS out with massive airstrikes. Yet, it seems the greatest and easiest solution was right in front of them the whole time.
President Obama announced his intentions to stop ISIS by threatening to release nude photos of Joe Biden.
After witnessing the devastating impact that the hacking of nude photos of celebrities Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst, and Kate Upton has had, President Obama stumbled upon a great strategy.
"After giving it much thought and consulting with my National Security team, I have decided to release naked cell phone photos of Joe Biden if they do not surrender," said President Obama earlier today.
The President is actually considering releasing an image (shown below) from one of Biden's nude Tai-Chi routines.
Although such a plan might actually compel the ruthless terror network to surrender, some human rights lawyers claim that by showing naked photos of Vice President Biden, America may be engaging in barbaric behavior itself.
"Biden's penis, while not clearly defined as a violation of the Geneva Convention, is still very cruel and unusual," said Sarah Sampson of Human Rights Watch."However, I believe Biden-bending-over-in-a-thong while eating a banana might be acceptable."
Many members of President Obama's inner circle seem to agree that any airstrike pales in comparison to a nude Joe Biden.
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Emerging technologies are pushing us beyond nature's limits — turning science fiction into reality. Nanoelectronics promise to give us tiny computing devices, embedded in our heads or clothing, to communicate by thought alone and access the Internet on demand. Neuroscience is helping to create soldiers that don't need to eat or sleep. Robotics is creating an exoskeleton that grants us super-human strength. Pharmacology already gives us drugs to enhance our performance in sports, school, and sex.
Our familiarity with this last category hints at the kind of concerns that new enhancing technologies will raise—from freedom to alter our own bodies to fairness in social institutions. Some view human enhancement as the natural course of our evolution; others see it as a threat to the idea of "being human" and a path toward creating a Frankenstein's monster. This presentation will survey the ethical and practical issues in this important debate.
About our Speaker: Dr. Patrick Lin is an assistant philosophy professor and director of the Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He is also an ethics fellow at the US Naval Academy and previously a post-doctoral associate at Dartmouth College. In technology ethics and policy, he has published journal papers, media articles, and books in key areas, including nanotechnology, human enhancement, robotics, space development, military technologies, and more.
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In the last article I wrote that knowing your audience is the first, key step in knowing how to make small changes that will have a big impact on your sound library. It helps you focus a new sound library or correct the course of a library you may already have.
In this article I'll mention specifics changes you can make.
3 changes and how you can accomplish them
What small changes will give your sound library greater impact? Here are some suggestions:
1. You want to make your library more useful
Cater to your audience. Do your research. Discover what your audience needs, and how they work. When you know this, you'll see small tweaks you can try to make your library more useful.
In my case, I began recording with editors in mind. Previously I was capturing explorations in sound, the foundation effects everyone first records: doors, footsteps, cars.
The small change I made was how I recorded. I decided to record specifically for film and TV editors. I had worked in TV a little. I had learned what sound clips were useful to them, and how they need them delivered. Then I provided them that way.
For example, one small change I made was recording at a slightly increased distance from the subject. Closely recorded sounds often don't work well with picture. I also recorded multiple perspectives to allow them flexibility in the mix theatre.
2. You want your library to have more impact or farther reach
This means more listeners. If you're selling your library this means you want more income.
The key to knowing which small change will have the best effect is knowing how your audience uses your sound effects.
- creative: working with multimedia firms? You'll want to spend less time recording ambiences. Stock up on plug-ins and hone your production skills. Want to share with a nature sound group? These people will appreciate a transparent microphone and unobtrusive mastering.
- technical: Mac or PC? WAV or MP3? What editing app do they use?
- organization – I've imported or 'ingested' over 200,000 sound files and hundreds of libraries on my clients' web sites. I've seen that organized libraries do better. Some ideas:
- use consistent names. If your users have a shorthand, use it (ex. Feet or FTS or footsteps?)
- use consistent categorization
- if your audience uses Pro Tools (prior to version 10), it may be more useful to provide the sound files split instead of interleaved
- do they use asset management software like Soundminer or NetMix Pro? Most sound pros have terabytes of sound files. You want to make the library easy for them to use. Know their standards and deliver sounds to match
One of the small changes I made to my library was altering language. I started naming sound effects provocatively. But I was also precise. From my sales reports I saw that customers responded to certain file names more than others, even if the sound effect was similar.
3. You want to create better sound effects
The key to recording better sound effects is to focus. Specialize. As they saying goes: "Jack of all trades, master of none." Amplify your strengths. Don't improve your weaknesses.
You can do this by picking and mastering one category of sound effects. You will begin slowly but as your experience increases you'll produce better sounds with increased speed.
How do you do this? Repetition. In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell says that an expert is someone who has spent 10,000 hours in their profession. Spend more time on the effects you want to record. Your knowledge will deepen and those sound clips will improve.
Example: the small change I made was to stop designing sound. I suck at sound design. I once tried to improve my skill with samplers and plug ins but it just doesn't resonate with me. I prefer to be in an ambient environment instead. When I focused on atmospheres, nature recordings and other real-world sound effects, I received a better response.
I mentioned in the last article that a tipping point occurred when my library grew to 5,000 sound effects from 2,500.
Initially I thought the effectiveness of my library came from breaching a number: 5,000. I imagined that it had something to do exposure, or saturation.
I now believe that what caused my library to do better was not related to an exact number.
Better, more fundamental improvements to a sound library arrive from something deeper – making your sound library more helpful to your audience.
Think about how your audience will use the sound clips. Think about what you can do to make the sound effects easier for them to use.
In other words, it takes a trick of the mind: instead of thinking about what your library can do for you, you have to think about what it will do for others first.
It's natural to want your creation to have a the best effect for yourself. After all, creating a sound library can be very personal. It's often a record of your life.
However for the strongest effect and the farthest reach, the best place to begin is by thinking about others first: your audience.
Have you made any small changes that have greatly improved your library? Share them in the comments below.
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Salt intake can increase cardiovascular measurements such as the total volume of blood pumped from the heart over a given time period. This experiment aims to assess the effects of increased blood volume, induced by increased salt intake, on blood pressure, heart rate, cardiac output and the neuroendocrine system.
This experiment is carried out over multiple Expeditions requiring six subjects and the utilisation of the Pulmonary Function System and the European-developed MELFI freezer. This experiment can could help to provide insight into the mechanisms behind certain cardiovascular problems on Earth, such as heart failure.
The Cardiocog-2 experiment studies the consequences of weightlessness on the cardio-vascular system, as well as stress, cognitive and physiological reactions of an astronaut during a mission.
On four occasions over the course of a mission the astronaut will undertake a half-hour protocol of normal and controlled breathing together with a stress test. Cardiac activity, respiration and blood pressure is measured continuously during this activity using Cardioscience equipment on the International Space Station. This is compared to additional data gathered during ground tests where ECG, blood pressure, respiration and ultrasound measurements are taken.
This experiment is a continuation of Cardiocog and will be completed by three additional long-term subjects. This experiment will increase the understanding of orthostatic intolerance (proneness for fainting), a common clinical problem.
During spaceflight crewmembers are exposed to different types of ionising radiation. To assess the genetic impact of these radiations, this experiment will study chromosome changes and sensitivity to radiation in white blood cells. The Chromosome-2 experiment is planned to be carried out using eight subjects: four subjects from short-duration flights and four Expedition crewmembers.
This experiment is a study of cultural aspects and leadership styles of Space Station crews. Data from crewmember questionnaires will be analysed to observe dynamics as a function of the duration of the flight. Research on ground personnel will be carried out in parallel. Results may provide recommendations on how to interact with multinational crews. The in-orbit study combined with the ground study on mission control personnel may further provide recommendations for communication between the ground and space. This experiment is planned to be carried out over multiple Expedition Crews requiring eight subjects.
Eye Tracking Device
The working of our balance system and our eyes are strongly interconnected and understanding their adaptation to weightlessness can help with our understanding of the occurrence of space sickness during human spaceflight and conditions such as vertigo and nausea on Earth.
Our eyes can rotate around three axes whereas normally only two are used. The name of the coordinate framework which describes the movement of the eyes in the head is called Listing's plane. This experiment centres on the evaluation of Listing's plane under different gravity conditions using the Eye Tracking Device, which is able to record horizontal, vertical and rotational eye movements and measure head movement.
This experiment requires eight subjects from long-duration missions and eight from short-duration missions. The experiment started during the European DELTA Mission with ESA astronaut André Kuipers in April 2004.
This experiment determines changes in stress and immune responses, during and after a stay on the International Space Station. This will include sampling of saliva, blood and urine to check for hormones associated with stress and for carrying out white blood-cell analysis. Attention is given to the adaptation of energy metabolism, which can affect immune response.
An increased understanding of the coupling between stress and the functioning of the immune system has relevance for people on Earth. This experiment is planned to be carried out over multiple Expedition crews requiring six subjects in total.
Recent research has demonstrated that more Nitric Oxide in our breath is an early and accurate sign of airway inflammation especially in asthma but also after dust inhalation. This experiment will utilise improved techniques for analysis of Nitric Oxide in expired air. This will be used to study physiological reactions in humans in weightlessness.
Since dust never settles in weightlessness, it is likely that there is an increased exposure of the human airways to inhaled particles in space. The crewmembers will perform a simple inhalation-exhalation procedure on a bi-weekly basis during their stay on the International Space Station.
Elevated levels of expired Nitric Oxide compared to preflight levels would indicate airway inflammation. Data is stored on a credit-card size memory unit. This experiment, which started during Expedition 12, is planned to be carried out over multiple Expedition crews requiring eight subjects.
The Platon device, developed for spaceflight, has a dual use, as it is also used to improve the treatment of asthma by allowing monitoring of patients at home.
In scuba divers the presence of gas bubbles in the bloodstream as a result of decompression is well-known and can be common after dives even with no signs of decompression sickness. The occurrence of decompression sickness in astronauts following a spacewalk is not known. Using decompression techniques on ground gives rise to symptoms of decompression sickness in approximately 6% of cases. This suggests a much higher frequency of gas bubbles without clear symptoms of decompression sickness. A non-invasive and simple technique for assessing current decompression techniques before and after a spacewalk would be beneficial.
In this experiment astronauts perform a simple inhalation-exhalation procedure (as in the NOA 1 protocol) as late as possible before starting standard spacewalk preparations, and again as soon as possible after completing the spacewalk. An increased level of expired Nitric Oxide compared to pre-procedure levels will indicate the presence of gas emboli, suggesting a need for adaptation of existing procedures.
NASA experiments
In addition to the European experiment programme in human physiology, Thomas Reiter will take part in two experiments on behalf of NASA.
This experiment covers the reactivation of the latent Epstein-Barr Virus of which approximately 90% of the adult population is infected. This investigation will assess the immune system function using blood and urine samples collected before and after spaceflight.
Renal Stone
Exposure to weightlessness may increase the risk of renal stone development in humans during and immediately after spaceflight. This experiment will test the use of potassium citrate as a countermeasure to reduce the risk of renal stone formation during spaceflight. Potassium citrate is a proven Earth-based therapy used to minimise calcium-containing renal stone development.


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Gov. Martin O'Malley's final budget proposal leaves the state on a sounder fiscal footing than when he took office seven years ago. Though he will not bequeath his successor anything close to the hefty fund balance his predecessor, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., left for him, he will also not saddle the next governor with anything like the projected billion-dollar annual budget shortfalls he faced. And Mr. O'Malley has generally resisted the urge to lard up the election year budget with unaffordable goodies that will help his allies at the ballot box. That said, his final spending plan avoids some of the hard decisions that will ultimately be needed to eliminate for good the state's gap between expenditures and revenues, and it continues a pattern that will limit the next governor's ability to cut taxes or expand services.
On the positive side of the ledger, the projected budget increases ongoing spending in the general fund — that is, the portion of the budget supported directly by Maryland tax dollars rather than federal aid or other sources — by about 3.6 percent in a year when state revenues are expected to grow by 5.1 percent. (By contrast, ongoing spending in Mr. Ehrlich's last budget, when he was running for re-election, grew by 11.6 percent at a time when revenues grew by 3.9 percent.) Mr. O'Malley's proposal is also well below the 4 percent growth target set by the state's Spending Affordability Committee.
Even so, this budget does not eliminate the state's so-called "structural deficit." Because Maryland, like virtually all states, must enact a budget every year that is balanced (at least in theory), it does not borrow money every year to fund ongoing operations like the federal government does. However, that doesn't mean the money coming in ever year exceeds the money going out; the difference is known as the "structural deficit," and governors have historically used a variety of tricks and one-time measures to paper it over.
Mr. O'Malley is no stranger to those tactics, but he has during his two terms taken a number of steps — notably, constraining projected spending growth, raising taxes and fees and legalizing, then expanding, casino gambling — to deliver a permanent solution. That he has been unable to do so is mainly a testament to the difficult economic circumstances of the last seven years rather than to a lack of resolve. The latest shock from the federal government's sequestration budget cuts and October's government shutdown left him with one more budget hole to dig his way out of, to the tune of nearly $600 million between the 2014-2015 fiscal years.
The governor managed to solve that problem without including taxes or fees, but that doesn't mean he balanced the budget entirely through cuts, at least not as most people would understand the term. The single largest step the governor took was to take some of the savings from a pension reform plan enacted three years ago and, instead of reinvesting them in the pension fund as he had planned, use them to shore up the operating budget. By his estimates, this action will only slightly delay the point at which the pension system would be fully funded, but it is nonetheless an example of kicking the can rather than taking steps toward sustainability.
The same is true of Mr. O'Malley's continuing practice of issuing debt to pay for Program Open Space. The state's transfer tax is supposed to be dedicated to that purpose, but instead Mr. O'Malley has tended to use it to support the operating budget and has borrowed money through the capital budget to pay for land preservation. That has contributed to a sharp increase in the state's projected debt service payments. In the current fiscal year, the state is expected to have to contribute $83 million from the general fund to augment debt service payments, which are ordinarily covered by the state's portion of the property tax. By the end of the next governor's term, that's expected to grow to $531 million. That figure is baked into projections showing revenues exceeding expenditures as soon as fiscal 2018, but it will nonetheless constrain the next governor's ability to enact his or her priorities.
On the whole, though, Governor O'Malley leaves a legacy of maintaining or expanding Maryland's investments in education, health care, environmental protection and transportation infrastructure during the most trying of economic times — and of making the politically unpopular decisions necessary to support them. His last budget doesn't solve all the problems the next governor might face, but it doesn't greatly add to them either. For an election year budget, that's pretty good.
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Pulling in all of the cabling was done during construction phase, when everything was just studded out. Unlike most jobs I had assistance pulling the cables. Installation of the cables took nearly a full day.It took another full day to cut in the 35 CAT5e jacks, and test them.
I cut everything down myself, but for the last hour of testing and labeling I had help.
Still need a weatherproof box for the outdoor CAT5e jack that the customer wanted. Also need to put in 2 double jacks in the floor for conference room tables (waiting for the flooring guy to finish so he does not ruin my wires). Also need to cut down the 3 jacks in the basement for the smart meters (basement smells like sewage and I refuse to go down there until something is done about the smell). Also still need to install door phones, and relays for access controls. Cameras and DVR are being installed by someone else.
|8 space rack mounted, 35 CAT5's ready to be punched into 48 port panel.
|35 CAT5's ready to be punched down into 48 port panel.
|Panel all punched down.
Cable modem installed on top of rack.
Router mounted on rack.
Switch still in box (letting my IT guy install that)
|Cables hanging down to left are 11 access control/door phone wires.
The black one down the middle is for the cable modem, has been mounted since photographed.