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Major Business Purchases
Managers and owners who face major purchases—like computer systems, medical equipment or a new office building—must take control of the process from the beginning. If you start entertaining vendor reps and reviewing slick promotional literature without doing your homework, you risk falling victim to high-dollar impulse buying. Have a framework in place, and you'll also be ready to act and follow-up once you get back to the office.
In the business "big leagues" they refer to the purchase-planning end product as a request for a proposal (RFP). Those particularly enamored of formal processes and three-letter acronyms (TLAs) have an intermediate step, too: a request for information (RFI). Smaller and mid-sized physician practices, however, don't usually spend the time and effort to assemble and submit RFPs. And while that doesn't necessarily lead to disaster—or even significant dissatisfaction—it should leave you wondering, "Did we get exactly what we wanted and needed at the best price?"
If you want to be able to answer that question, you'll have to ask it before you start listening to sales pitches and demos. (Otherwise, it's like the Cheshire Cat's response to Alice's request for directions. She didn't care much where she ended up, so he said, "It doesn't matter which way you go.") And the questions to ask beforehand include: What do we need and why? How soon do we need it? and What can we afford? The answers to those questions form the heart of an RFP.
Don't blanche at the idea—you need not produce a book-sized RFP full of technical specifications and professional-looking flow charts. All you need, really, is a clear description of the issues you're trying to address, and what you expect from the vendors who will respond to your request. An RFP that will get the job done should include these seven components:
Practice Overview. Describe the size and scope of your practice including the number of physicians and other providers, their specialties, practice locations, staff size, patient volume and other data that will have either a direct or indirect impact on your purchase decision.
SWOT Analysis. Describe the practice's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats as they relate to the purchase under consideration. You can include the practice's general market position and its overall goals and objectives, but focus on the proposed purchase.
- Key Issues. Describe your current situation in objective, critical terms. Tell exactly what's wrong and what's right with your current systems, operations, facilities, staffing and/or any area of concern that your purchase is anticipated to address.
- Purchase Description. Describe what you think you want in the product or service you're considering. The more thoroughly you've done your research, the better you'll understand your options and the more detail you can include in your description. The greater your detail, the more accurate your vendors' responses will be.
- Requirements and Deal-Breakers. List for the vendors those features you consider "must-haves." Again, you'll have to do your homework in order to put together an accurate and thorough list. Try to prioritize the requirements—listing the absolute deal-breakers first. It helps the vendors further understand your needs and requirements.
- Vendor Requirements. Insist that the vendors include information about their companies and their approaches to implementation:
- Company Profile—Information about the company, its ownership and history, market share and number of medical-practice clients already served by the product line under consideration.
- Implementation Strategy—Timeline and description of client and vendor roles in the process and what support and training is included in the installation price.
- References and Testimonials—List of clients similar to your practice. Look for practices of similar size, specialty and practice setting.
To create an effective (if less-than-formal) RFP, start by selecting a team to come up with the data needed for the request. The purchase under consideration will determine the size and scope of your task force. If you're looking at copier/printer solutions for the practice, you probably don't need physicians on the committee. If you're shopping for a new in-office hematology analyzer, you don't need an insurance biller in the workgroup.
Make sure the committee understands its roles and your goals. Give them the tools they need to gather information and finalize a list of vendors to receive an RFP. And by all means, provide them with a deadline—including time "milestones" for large, complicated projects. Monitor their progress, and be ready to provide plenty of "hand-holding" for less experienced participants. This will not only improve your chances for an effective RFP, it will also provide the mentoring and training for these same workers to serve in similar projects in the future.
So, put together your target list for business purchases and get planning! Using industry reps at your annual trade show is your secret weapon for making good purchases for your medical practice.


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I'm basically done with the Lamb's Pride bag; all I have to do is sew the handles in it. But I'm not sure how I feel about the finished piece. Does it look too floppy? Would it look better felted? Would it feel better felted?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Here are some progress pics:


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I know, I know…all of target could pass as a cheap thrill, but that would make for a massive collage, so here's (a more reasonable) 5 fun finds from the bullseye that have come home with me.
pom pom & wooden beads garland, $12.99. my husband may be skeptical of a) what exactly this thing is and b) what it's for, but it's a winner in my book. keeping in line with the rest of the opalhouse line, it's got that bohemian/global eclectic feel. as someone who finds herself mostly on the opposite of the design spectrum, I've been really surprised how much I really like the line. I've gotten a couple of other pieces aside from this garland (you'll see them in future blog post featuring our apartment soon), and they've added little pockets of whimsy that I find charming in our otherwise modern Scandinavian meets mid-century modern apartment.
blush pink clock, $9.99. this little gem can be hung upon the wall or placed on the tabletop using the included easel. an offering from the project 62 line, its clean face and retro vibe is more of what we typically go for, but the blush pink colorway makes it stand out against our palette of woods, blues, whites, and yellows.
black phonograph, $16.99. another offering from the project 62 collection, this phonograph speaker actually does amplify the sound from your phone and call me crazy, but I swear it makes it sound a little raspy, which I really like. sound function aside, it looks really sleek and arresting. I had several people ask me about it as I was carrying it out to my car!
tassel clutch, $19.99. this little clutch is just too cute. the tassels are super fun and a little diva-esque, but the straw body and slightly oversized shape of the clutch keeps it from being too fancy all around. it comes with a little slip pocket on the inside and a detachable wristlet strap.
made-for-instagram rosé, $12.99. ok, this technically isn't exclusive to target, but I did find and buy my bottle at my local store, so I say it counts. also, like a lot of places, target gives you a 10% discount on purchases of 6 bottles of wine or more at a time, but did you know that you get an additional 5% off if you use a redcard?! it makes sense since that's the discount you get for using a debit or credit redcard in general, but for some reason I never thought about it applying to alcohol. now we all know – cheers! ;)
this post is not sponsored (ha! I wish!). I just like
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Residential School Forest Camps, East Sussex
"I slept alone in a shelter that I had made myself, I never thought I would be able to do that. I feel more confident and have overcome my fears."
About our Camps
Circle of Life Rediscovery runs unique, nature-based forest camps for young people in a beautiful woodland environment in Sussex. Our forest camps have a strong environmental basis, a range of activities to challenge and inspire and are above all, lots of fun!
Benefits - why are overnight residentials are so important?
Our camps offer the opportunity for participants to camp overnight in a woodland away from home, maybe for the first time! While this can be daunting for some, it gives the opportunity for young people to learn new skills and fend for themselves from putting up their own tent, to lighting their first fire or cooking a meal!
National research shows the huge benefits overnight camps can have on young people, including:
- Improving resilience, confidence and self esteem.
- Boosting cohesion, engagement and a sense of belonging within their peer group.
- Improving knowledge, skills and understanding.
(Learning Away, York Consulting 2015)
To read more about the benefits of residentials, please see our Blog.
"I didn't think that I liked camping but I have underestimated myself. The camp was amazing, I have not only learnt new skills but I have learnt to be grateful about everything around me. I have a new sense of confidence and believe in myself."
Camp Participant, June 2019.
We provide catering and equipment for all activities. Each camp is bespoke and unique to your needs, activities are planned in advance with the school and can be linked to your current learning programme or national curriculum.
Activities can include:
- Firemaking: Match challenge, using fire steels, using ancient methods.
- Blindfolded exercises: Deer stalk, drum stalk and awareness trail.
- Creative activities: Woodland bling, clay, earth ovens, natural paint.
- Tool Use: Whistles, pencils, spatulas, mallets, butter knives, carving, wood animals.
- Camouflage & stalking: Using natural camouflage materials and games.
- Cooking and foraging: Cooking on the fire. Wild medicine and crafting.
- Teambuilding: using ropes; making chariots, tasks, catapults, water/shelter challenge.
- Mapping exercises: Map making and navigation, finding key hidden objects, directions.
- Tracking & casts: Tracking activities, exploring and signs, making animal casts.
- Ropes and knots: Rope challenges, knots for frames/chariots.
- Bird Knowledge: Bird language and pellets.
- Large team games: Using 60 to 100 YP.
- Possible: Climbing wall; Falconry; fishing; Tree Climbing; Tree planting.
John Muir Award
We can also offer the John Muir Award on our camps. This is a National Environmental Conservation Award that encourages people of all backgrounds to connect with, enjoy and care for wild places. There are four challenges are at the heart of each John Muir Award. To achieve an Award each participant must:
• Discover a wild place
• Explore its wildness
• Conserve - take personal responsibility
• Share experiences
Our camps take place at Powdermill Woods, a beautiful and peaceful 100 acre private Sussex woodland near Battle, East Sussex. It is one of three nature reserves managed by the Powdermill Trust for Nature Conservation, Powdermill Wood, as its name suggests, has a history linked to charcoal and gunpowder manufacture in the local area.
The site is an ancient alder carr woodland, listen out for great spotted woodpeckers tapping and drumming in the trees!
Our camps and activities are run in and around the South Downs National Park.
Further details:
Early booking is essential! Please call 01273 814226 or email us to plan your next school residential!
Our recent camp video with Tiffins School, London. Please see our YouTube site for further videos about our camps.
Camp Participant, June 2019.
"I've learnt that the biggest beauty is the outside world."
"You see a new you, you see the world differently."
Tiffins School Camp Participants, 2018.
"Even though I found some of the activities a challenge, you were always there to guide me and encourage me."
"The closing circle felt really special and it was really emotional."
"Overall, the camp was really fun, special, exciting and emotional."
"I loved the music and the singing, you were all great teachers and bought something different to the group."
Lewes New School Camp Participants, July 2018.
Camp Participant, June 2018.
"My son is completely different since camp, he has more thinking space inside his head, he is calmer, he has changed."
Parent, March 2017.
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Forest School Training in 2020! Join our Level 3 course commencing March 2020 - limited places! #ForestSchool #ForestSchoolTraining #OutdoorLearning @FSA pic.twitter.com/GyB2PySiLF— Circle of Life CIC (@outdoorteacher) November 18, 2019


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It's 03:26 and I feel dead.
They are, they've been doing good things recently. Not everyone thinks that though and they're still kinda hostile towards us, Russia loves them though.
So sleep.
Nyquil hit.
Night all.
I just googled some titles, watched little footage of her and I can't tell the difference between the tone of bringing news of Fox and her. It is denigrating towards opponents.
She's fact based, doesn't fear monger, doesn't imply greater danger and evil like EVERY Fox show does.
She's a reporter, who talks about things going on, and shows her justification as strongly as possible, with a crack team of researchers.
Fox are talking heads that repeat trivial information to push an agenda.
MSNBC as a whole may be owned, and Maddow may have to listen to them, but she is NOT a corporate entity, and she tries to be even handed. There's a reason I trust her.
it is never full Freedom
Of course not. But that's a useless statement.
But fuck, they have a LOT of free speech. Freedom to make fun of, parody, humour, criticize, brutalize, flatter ANYONE. Racist or not, nice or not.
I thought people got KILLED for this stuff in Gaddaffi's and Sadam's regimes
Sorry if I trust people that have actually tortured people and military leaders,
over a posturing, egocentric businessman.
BUT SURE THING, ERIO. Maybe Trump knows what he's talking about.
Or maybe, just fucking maybe,
he's talking out his ass to appear like a STRONG LEADER.
Seems more likely.
didn't even address my point
calls me a moron
Fuck you, butthurt cunt.
Release your inhibitions!
Well I mean, openly wanting to invade the country and supporting opposition islamist troops might add to that dislike.
I hope one day they'll like us again
Will you tuck me in?
At least you corrected part of your post.
I touched myself to you this morning
But yeah, Kanra, I just said that waterboarding being "proven" not to work, if it is, doesn't imply worse wouldn't work. That could be seen as precisely a reason to use worse.
-carries you to bed and tucks you in- ♥
I currently only want to see ISIS fall
Gonna be the last, for time zone reasons
Why does she laugh at people? Why does she mock people in the opposition? Facts can be easily altered to fit a perspective. Especially in media. You might as well be fooled for all I know.
uhh that's wrong, many people get persecuted for satire and racism and hell even worse.
People don't get killed for those things, they get killed for their contacts with threatful organisations.
TRUMP can get it done.
I don't think people realize how much success in business implies skill that could be translated to politics.
He definitely has a lot more that suggests he'd be skillful than Hillary does.
Thank you~
They will, Assad the liberator and Putin the blessed will conquer them.
bluhh okai fine, I won't tell
tfw post in thread only to shit on a certain element of thread culture and end up talking about Trump again anyway because other people are
Sleep well. ♥
This panda is hot
I did.
I don't Trump knew what the fuck he was talking about.
I want to see Hillary burn for what she did
Hopefully some day soon. goodnight
Why so hostile?
It's funny how there's such a massive amount of dirt to go through on her.
Because you don't use an avatar
Lenko better be working hard on his list.
Why does she mock people in the opposition?
Because the opposition is so often fucking retarded. She mocks Fox and Republicans a lot, yes.
There is a lot of material to mock from the party that doesn't believe in global warming.
And yea, I thought people got killed for being reporters that reported on crimes by the dictators. Maybe they don't!
How's that big black coffee, Kanra?
I put it in the fridge.
Doesn't seem like I'm going to be doing anything that utilizes it appropriately.
Probably going with something more green.
Kinda why they call her what they do
I've been using Spike lately but I'm probably going to cap a new one as I watch this new anime
I asked him if he wanted to league, he said no
Lexi invited him so he joined her as I was in queue
Someone's excited..
He's got a severe case of cocklust
is it you?
when isn't it
god you're such a slut
Oh no
The coffee will go bad in the fridge ;;
Why is this so well drawn
as long as it does what it's suppose to
ie. induce a boost of happiness and motivation
Got a $400 pair of shoes for $50!
Oh and I also may have found a free cat.
Damage control more
Your reasoning is based on a lie
which one? : ^)
Post catttttt
*posts pussy*
Holy fking cute
Nah jk
Ask him about it when he's free. I'm sure he forgot or lexi didn't want you or something.
I re-read it said saw you specifically said "he" lmao
Lexi didn't want you or something
what's new nah but I was already in champ select
Oh and he didn't forget because he was literally talking about it then said "oh Lexi invited me" then continued to do it until champ select
Then it could have simply been that.
me on the left
Nah jk
The point wasn't about me not getting an invite lol
He did the same shit earlier too with Overwatch
I'm making a list of people I'm going to stop talking to for not being true to their word or just in general being a shitter. Not related but I'm tired of dealing with peoples shit.
C9 Reapered :o
I invited lexi and lexi asked me to invite lenko.
I'm picking SK I hope it's not gonna turn out bad for us
Hopefully I'm not on it
if you vibrate really hard can you go through walls
Vibrate yourself through a concrete one
And don't vibrate back
You say "you" but I don't think you would resemble a human any longer
show me
And don't vibrate back
I just can see Neru covering his whole body in vibrators and laying on the floor for hours, saying he's gonna pass through it.
MAYBE he is talking about in game
i can see neru leaving and never coming back
are you implying I have enough dildos for that
I think he is talking about the principle that atoms are almost entirely empty space
So people thought that if you lined them up right you could move through walls
I think the Germans did some experiments on it in WW2 which involved a lot of broken noses..
Yes. You'd be under a foot of dildos.
what is wrong with people..
manaka happy today?
Playing Pharah in Overwatch is literally just like playing Quake
They admitted they designed her entirely off of Tribes.
ehh.. it's neutral, i just woke up and took a bath. Is now completely dressed up and ready to go
Is today a full hijab day?
Annnnnd hes home.
6 shots
easy to miss
and the aoe blast impact is small
you have one knock back
and it's hard managing flying hovering and prepping your ult
when they've got an enemy turret auto shooting you out of the sky before you get the full ult off on anyone.
They don't know about particle physics I guess :c
Ihope you had bwakfeast I did
everyday is full hijab day for some people
go where? some place important!?
You just suck at the game.
It's hard to die when you abuse Pharah's upward jump.
Never played it
6 shots
easy to miss
one knock back
hard managed flying
I mean I'm only using that as an escape or to get up on top of things
enemy turret
Bastion got the D really fast ;)
Pharah is actually one of the best heros.
Just abuse the upward jump and you will never die.
yes luka, very important i cant afford to miss it
well.. not without a good reason which i admittedly might have wished i had one.
someone post 2d flat pancake ass image for me
watch out Bastion and that other dwarf guy both shot you out of the sky instantly.
sure sure sure...
I'll repeat my previous sentiment: you just suck.
: )
The principle works with particles
Anything bigger and splat
...Tracer is just the most annoying thing ever to deal with.
I literally grew up playing Quake and Unreal Tournament, one of the best rocket jumpers in tf2 too imo
Bitch and moan, prove people wrong and generally be an asshole
Get my way
every fucking time lol I love it
I got an instant feeling like I was 9 and playing Quake again, why haven't I been playing this more
I played Bastion first and thought being a turret was hilarious enough but literally being a cannon that can fly is even better
I'm really pumped up and taking what is mine.
will you do lotsa good today? ♥
I told people to play it.
is the I suck dicksfilter still on
Overwatch is still availible till 10 am tommorow!
You're just a small I suck dicks unborn, in four months you're brought to life,
You might be left with my hair, but you'll have your mother's eyes,
I'll hold your body in my hands, be as gentle as I can,
But for now you're scan of my unmade plans,
A small I suck dicks in four months you'll open your eyes
"Let's switch Discords, Fuji wants me to aram even though I want to.." - Lenko
Stop being a bitch and dodge, Paige is here, let's fucking RANKED
"O-okay" - Lenko
You have good taste, as usual
I'm gonna buy it along with new parts. I'd play all day tomorrow but I have to work ~12hrs
God please let it rain, I can't take another day working that longs and in the sun
isnt it a little weird that ban and manaka STILL arent chatting with each other?
who's being the grumpy one here?
ahaha okay that's enough, bye bye
no, i will not get anything done today! never!
then i'll go to head office and ask for my payment in advance, and tenfold!
even though I don't want to*
I'm a Genji master.
There's a thing called social drift
i can't afford it.
so it will be back to free league of legends for me.
at least i got in plenty of hours on the character i like so far
didn't wish hard enough
silly manaka~ ♥
Lenko thinks he's big boy shot caller
Deliver him first blood on a silver platter and nearly get him a second kill before their support comes back
Dies under turret like an idiot
I played a little bit of Genji but ran right into Reaper like a retard
rip dude
Don't know either of those people
how long until you start asking lexi for 'food money' this time
brb carrying Lenko
Luka literally only played female characters
He's totally a lesbian/10.
literally the cause of our jungler and myself dying
"wow fuck this jungler, he's so shit"
you surely must have some 2d FLAT butt picture right
i know them.
youguise are not very good at these games
What do they do?
Bebop said "hey let's play and have fun"
Is it OK to hate my parents for petty reasons?
Good things.
one brings you back to life and heals you from the brink of losing.
and the other...
creates a wall.
freezing you all in place.
your parents even had fugs for you
Oh 1 of the two is the healer lady! Dude she looked awesome, just rezing people like there's no tomorrow
haven't seen her yet
depends on a ton of factors
I don't understand
when a revydad and a revydad loves eachother very much
They purposefully create a high-stress environment that is visibly detrimental to my physical and mental well-being and blame me for constantly being sick and upset
Ice girl.
her difficulty is like at max, prolly why you don't see her much, because she requires "skill" to play good.
should just get outta there then i think
they ask to stalk to bring them a revybaby?
They also treat me like a child and use my poor health and instability as excuses to continue the aforementioned high-stress environment because that's parenting and they obviously know a lot about parenting because my brother who physically abused me and encouraged his friends to do the same and more turned out to be a rather functional psychopath with a real world job and an alcohol problem
I need a job that pays enough for housing and food and necessities
i didn't realize we weren't in the lead
i guess my early game kills when my adc times is "ksing" and 1v1ing heimer is also ksing
Guess I'll try them both out later
3 in a row <3
Dammit bebop I don't need this in my life right now
they are difficult
because they are fragile.
I like difficult
Mei does NOT require skill.
All you do is spray untill you freeze them and then head shot them.
Oh and he literally blames me for it and says I stole every single one of his kills
Guess who gave you first blood buddy! Guess who almost gave you another kill 20seconds later but you went under tower when there was no way it could have been done if either of us tanked it
Oh she's the one who shoots ice spikes? kek dude Pharah is more funnow if only they had random boosters and the map was completely closed/had no sky
Have you tried stripping?
can you win consistantly with them, that will be your challenge.
to stay alive
to defend, and take objective, self sacrificing
and to make epic plays and stop epic plays from shutting your team down.
mei is highest skill stars difficulty rating
You can't hit her with bullets.
Its wrong.
#stay salty
uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh okay
McGee best
Hanzo or Genji are probably the most fun to play as. Roadhog is fun too.
I played like 3 games, ahah
Tracers are like roaches
Roadhogs gave me the most trouble after tracers, those hooks fuck me up
Genji is just fun because everyone is possibly retarded and will always shoot at you while reflecting.
those hook are kinda easy to side step 'sometimes'
but darn that gun spewing out chunks of damage that can push you back too.
woof woof
Lenko is afraid of creepy crawlies
no good posters
yar yar dazel
self sacrificing
I'd do that in real life for others but in a game I'm there for kills, if it's risky but there's even a slight chance at a turn around I'm going in as hard as I can.
hah, boolet
silly man
ive been hiding due to mobaposting :- )
What trickery is this
i leave too but not because im hiding just because moba posters arent good posters
i'm glad we're reunited though
overwatch a game about objective, and less about wasting time team death matching while a tracer steals your point.
....huh boolet?????
wtf is that shit at the end wrtfffff
see 2nd reply
wasting time team death matching
I mean I never said I don't run into the point and murder everybody or at least hover around it blasting anyone I see away
was meant for Ban
3 tildus
I wanted to do something right today instead of everything I ever accomplish never being enough to prove that I'm an adult who can handle reasonable amounts of responsibility and not a lazy child who has to be dragged through life by the ear because I should be as responsible as my father and my mother knows exactly everything I'm going through because she was sad once
FUCK you
arf arf arf arf arf arf arf
its a mega tilde babe
has mega more connotations than the regular tilde
yeah... you're not there completely just for 'kills'
at night i think of you
Why bring a killing machine along if you don't one it to do the one thing it's good at? ;_;
Sometimes I forget not everyone knows all of the /k/ memes
that video proved to me that black lives dont matter
i am not a #CRUZMISSLE
next poster gets the cream
is that why they call it boost mobile?
wasnt that funny
joseph is best JoJo
its should be used for 'team' combos duh
r2 dindu
I'm dating Lexi btw
im dating ur mom her pussy LOOSE t b h ........ lmfao heehee :)
ANOTHER bebop v. ban trap conquest
8 more days my dudes
Show me a few good positions and they'll never get past my line
Can you back these claims up?
Speaking about birthdays.. I think I might have ruined someone's
How do I do that?
poor zghess
with proof.
whats the point of trap conquest
its not even hard to get in their pants, and cisgirls are objectively better sexwise
they got past
because your team was never perfect in the first place.
getting into a relationship with a trap.jpg
Did he tell you? I have to thing of something to make up for him ;_;
I see all.
What am i hiding in my pocket?
tbh im probably the most sane trap ive ever known
if was to pick a trap to date out of like every trap in the world it would probably be a clone of myself but different enough that it wasnt annoying
le low self-esteem meme is so annoying
don't just stretch one butt image in the background and not do it all the way
just tile that bitch with some good lookin booty
How so?
They got past
Team wasn't perfect
so you're saying it's my teams fault for not being 11/10 and I'm not good enough to carry. damn.
I'll def learn not to trust my team and never rely on them again if it keeps going on
Calling yourself sane among insane individuals has 0 merit
but imo you seem normal enough, just love memes and insecure as hell
stretching butts
I mean yeah sure. they got a good one, don't mind if I do.
I dunno maybe
im not insecure
im more secure, confident, and less anxiety ridden than every single girl and transgirl ive ever been with and almost all of the boys too
you wouldnt understand
Because i receive 2 birthday notification for one person. One is for my timezone where im 12 hours ahead. One is for their actual timezone.
Wrong, phone is in my hand. It is keys.
once you learn all the heroes styles and abilities
then you can start to play around your teams strengths and combos.
but not everyone on you team will do it right.
manaka is STILL here
Don't lie to yourself
you hate how you look
we all know this
it's okay though
we are all imperfect human beans
and should love ourselves for being unique
both have trace amounts of metal
my sight is easily fooled at this range!
It was just a prank
Weeell one being all metal and the other is mostly plastic, silicon, and glass.
And sometimes I like to hold on to my phone rather than pocketing it.
i would understand because i go out of my way to be with as many passable traps as possible because le conquest face
but i dont get it even though i do it
i hate how my tummy looks
i like my face i think i look cute
im happy with the size of my body
i have amazing tits
i have a really nice ass
my thighs are nice and yummy
my shoulders are small and fem
my feets are cute and so are my petite hands
i just HATE MY TUMMY|!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
besides that i love how i look..
oh wait I need to make one last edit then it'll be good
So you said it too early or late? Shouldn't really ruin it..
I know all of their abilities, I played every single one of them the day it went open beta. Did the ults too
let me see all of those body parts you just talked about
flat tummies are a lie
touche touche
and yet earlier you just said you didn't "know those heroes"
Well at least you said it!..
I might not be here to post from the 17th-20th, I'll most likely be going to the coast and hitting up all the casinos
how are they a lie
bebop those one world replies mean he's lost interest in you
sorry mate but dont go denying it
or was it?
Maybe ill call him and congratulate him. Anyways while you are there, play one game of slot machine on my behalf, with our luck combined we might just get something out of it
I don't know them by name
rip dude. to think i still wanted to play dead space..
My entire family is ridiculously lucky already so double luck should mean really good times
your and manaka's relationship is a dead space
Lucky seven here we come!
oh nevermind bebop it looks like he still wants your creepy alien dick
then you dont know the game yet.
oh right you like dicks more
I've dated girls before.
I just like dominating subby guys.
seriously guys how is it a meme my gf eats whatever she wants and literally has a flat perfect chest
You see that shit fam?
my gf
dropped like a brick u weird chinned harlot
So ronrey
so what's your favorite part on a subby guy?
nope, I had dinner now im doing work
ill watch it for sure tomorrow
ya i only date girls
im a top dude
The butt
Just another minute before I'm done editing.
that feel when
the cheeks?
the hole?
the gooch?
or the whole package
Lenko go get the one I had Literally the size of my dick
easy money
I know them by looks and that's all I really need
fucking subby guys
unless they look like girls whats the point?
sure sure sure~
what ever you say dear
I guess they don't bleed and are low maintenance?
I'm not saying.
Bard showed me his boobs twice though.
I saw em too.
they dont bleed
never stopped me
low maitenance
i guess thats true unless they're a tranny or want to be a tranny or whatever, then they're worse than cisgirls
Don't look at those they aren't for you.
100% right
Either way I'll see what they do when I go against them, soon it'll be stuck in my memory
o pay city
fucking lenko dude WHY DO YOU SAY IT THAT WAY
o pah city
no good posters
Something is very wrong with her face and eyes.
can I shove a butter knife inside of you
she's making a face and she has mega-pupil contacts
there is literally nothing wrong with fucking girls on their periods
I was given that offer once.
I declined.
I bet if she was a squid/loli, you'd be slobbering the screen up
I find the lack of a penis disturbing.
ive done it to every girl ive ever dated
it NEVER stopped me
dont give a fuck yo
List is finished, will post in the morning. Goodnight faggots.
pew pew
it must be the nutsack then
or maybe lack of vagina
I will never understand why people like nutsacks or feet.
maybe cuz they're different?
Different people should be shot.
not the people
the parts
feet are fine in moderation
i made this cornheiser a long time ago
reminder that I have a major in disinfo and want to work for the intelligence agency
you are a meme creator
all hail
don't ddos me bro
I wont take back what I said.
upvote me
thats hot
better shoot yourself
you're in the minority
Doesn't matter if no one knows.
I know.
Come shoot me.
tfw this is me when i leave the house alone
I'm going in DEEP
thanks babe
Why are you wishing death on yourself?
Because I'm immune to homolords.
im not joking either
i have an extreme attraction to those that work in government
i dont know why
its NOT funny.........
I'm not even gay.
nobody's out to get you
gooch sniffer
i have trouble leaving the house alone ok
its not my fault
tfw u CC and go outside alone
You can find ya boy around the way
Being scummy and fucking grubby you know im tryna say
That im grimy as a gooch
concealed carry?
how even
ayy lmao don't mind me
If I'm right then lucky for you because I'll be nearby soon enough.
I'm a majorin disinfonobody knows what's going on unless I want them to
I don't fuck around.
i will make it onto the news one day
this is not a joke
a reverse swap
pls no
asalaam alaykum kaffer
say it with me kaffur: la illallah mohaddamdur rasuallah
allahu ackbar
get fucked
tfw playing Dark RP in garrys mod and forcing kids to recite the Shahada then congratulating them on converting to islam
Blood-Chan hates me because I'm batshit insane
why tho?
I'm pretty sure she hates you because you tried to e-date her.
night buddies
i will make it onto the news one day
why what
i forgot what we were talking about tbh
men in suits
me specifically i think
oh and gov't work
though i wouldn't want to wear a suit literally everyday
bye bye
You are taking years off your life
best to end it now
I'd rather subscribe to getting Loot Crates full of cancerous made in china shit than endure one more second of your existence.
gov workers are hot
its not about like suit or uniform
its literally just the type of person that generally works there i think, personality wise and stuff
F-fuck loot crate
lol I hope that's not really why
you're in the good city, right?
It probably is.
the good city?
idk what that means
i live in an extremely rich white burb of portland
I hope there's an actual reason to it. If it's for something like that then they really don't know me.
exactly what I meant
i live with ui
dont u know that
portland is good
too many liberals though
who else is god tier in overwatch?
also I have so many people being rused right now and you're apart of it, it won't effect you though
yeah i was thinking you did but wasn't sure. it's why i said i recognized that exact flag last night lol
I don't think you need to know someone to hate them.
Lots of people don't know me but they love me anyways.
Same thing.
its MY flag
also my gun
About what?
Every 6 weeks I try to suck my own dick.
Ilove that image so much
i wonder what i should watch.
you should edit it to look like lulu
with purple hair
and red clothing
I've got a lot of different versions of it too.
All 950 episodes of one piece.
That'd be alot easier with someone else there I bet ; )
my gun
youre a gun owner
Can't directly say without ruining the whole thing but REDACTED is playing into it perfectly. It's provoked responses from you and one other, so far it's all gone according to plan. Basically see this video
it sounds like fun
you did very good on this one here:
You wanna suck my dick?
Oh well i'm sure I don't care.
not something i'm invested in.
That's the best part. Keep doing you.
who is good in overwatch?
All the filler episodes of naruto.
soldier 76 can shoot
pharoah lady can boom
widow can snipe if you can aim
mcree ult is pretty much a insta team wipe if you stand in the right spot
and junk rat is chaos
not what i want.
ya watch out bucko
i wish i had my SKS
its in michigan tho
Give me that sub sandwhich
All the filler episodes of Fairy Tail.
based revolver high moon man
his face reminds me of John Marston
I played him for a bit and loved it. just easy poke/kills and inf sprint
played blackwidow day1, really fun and want her skin
no, that's me!
*unzips dick*
Okay get started.
His flashbang makes him the best close range fighter pretty much.
rip dude
why sks in michigan though?
throwing it literally on people was 10/10
i want something else.
junk rat can zone and blow them up for days if you learn to angle his bouncy grenades
build up your ult and roll your tire into 5 people for an insta team wipe.
its at my moms
ive flown around the us and internationally in the past year and haven't actually been h ome in a long time
most of my stuff is still there, i only took what i could carry with two bags
i want to have fun.
Scarlet is like a less autistic Isla
I don't think I can help you.
Aren't all traps like that really
Goodnight and sweet dreams
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sounds fun. i'll play everyone else tomorrow
wait what time does it end tomorrow?
I wanna come over and touch your S K S while I take pics of your flag


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BETHANY, W.Va. – Nick Barca ran for a career-best 189 yards Saturday and scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead the Thiel Tomcats to a 28-13 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) win over the Bethany Bison.
Trailing 13-7 at the half the Tomcats used a Bison fumble to take a slim 14-13 lead when Charles Debose plowed into the end zone from one yard out with 1:18 remaining in the third quarter.
The fourth quarter belonged to Thiel's offensive line and a powerful ground game led by Barca, who scored touchdowns on runs of 28- and 2-yards to seal the Tomcats' first win of the season.
Barca's 189 yards came on 33 totes. He averaged 5.7 yards per carry and his long run on the day was a 30-yarder. Thiel dominated the ground game on both sides of the ball. The offense racked up 232 yards on 54 carries and scored three touchdowns while the defense limited the Bison to 65 yards on 31 attempts.
After forcing the Bison to go three-and-out on the first possession of the game Thiel's offense embarked on a 10-play drive that covered 85 yards, consumed nearly five minutes of the game clock and ended with an 8-yard touchdown pass from Ronald Brown to Justin Zinsmeister.
Bethany came back with a long drive of its own later in the first quarter, which ended on a 3-yard touchdown run by Carlin Bason that tied the game, 7-7.
The Bison pieced together another long drive that ended with a go-ahead touchdown run by quarterback Chase Kinemond early in the second quarter. However, the 2-point conversion try was denied, and the Tomcats went on to take the lead on Debose's 1-yard run late in the third quarter.
Brown completed 14-of-27 passes for 152 yards for the Tomcats. He threw one touchdown pass and one interception while also running for 34 yards. Kinemond completed 19-of-33 passes for 225 yards.
Ryan Rowland was Brown's top target with five catches for 51 yards. Zinsmeister contributed three receptions for 50 yards. Shaq Ellis caught six passes from Kinemond for 58 yards.
Joe Serratore led the Tomcats with six tackles, 1.5 of which was for a loss of yards. He also forced a fumble. Will Gatling led Bethany on defense with 13 tackles and an interception.
The Tomcats (1-2, 1-0 PAC) will host the Geneva Golden Tornadoes Saturday at Alumni Stadium. The PAC game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.


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SIOUX FALLS (Jan 7, 2015) – In the midst of widespread influenza activity, an Avera specialist advises people to use preventive measures to prevent its spread, and to get a flu vaccine if they have not already.
"We're seeing far more flu cases in the clinics and hospital," said Jeremy Storm, DO, Infectious Disease specialist on staff at Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center. "It's clear that this is one of the worst years we've had for influenza."
To date, the South Dakota Department of Health is reporting 281 lab-confirmed cases of the flu, 121 flu-related hospitalizations and three flu-related deaths. Dr. Storm said the numbers may actually be higher as many people cope with flu symptoms at home, and these cases go unreported.
If you or a family member have not yet gotten a flu vaccine, it's not too late. According to Dr. Storm, influenza numbers generally peak in mid-February. The number of flu cases is expected to increase as the year progresses.
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The flu vaccine is formulated each year to protect against the most common strains, and it is usually made up of two or three types of influenza A and one or two strains of influenza B. However, this year, the subtype H3N2 of influenza A mutated slightly from the antigens in the current vaccine, resulting in more flu cases.
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We will be friends of all, satellites of none.
–– National Hero and Father of Independence
Prime Minister Errol Barrow.
The statement above of our very first Prime Minister, it would be safe to say, is now mostly remembered at this time of year –– when we are about to celebrate the birthday of our nation: November 30. Oft-times, we repeat National Hero The Right Excellent Errol Barrow's word for its rhythmic ring and the potency of thought it might engender in an independent mind, paying much less attention to the other commitment preceding this far more famous one.
Declared National Hero Barrow: "We will not regard any great power as necessarily right in a given dispute unless we are convinced of this . . . ."
We would emphasize logically and morally convinced.
Regrettably, of late we have culled the habit wherein the influential that be and some elements of the masses are much more predisposed to the acceptance of so-called popular recommendations or decisions, and bad habits and dangerous or lethal practices, based on the swollen empathy for the proponents on the one hand, and the copycat insobriety on the other. This follow-the-crowd overindulgence –– for us a people of supposedly independent mind –– would take precedence over solidity and certitude, which clearly our Father of Independence had envisioned.
This hip but most unworthy pattern is silently supported and at times promoted and propped up by some politicians and commentators who seem blinded to the fact that this conduct will most certainly come back to haunt them in times when such a practice ought to be much less. In some circumstances, the doing itself currently spells misery, injury and even death for some of us –– too many of us, actually.
In the first case, an invitation to copy, we have the call for the elimination of capital punishment for blatantly wilful murder –– on the nonsensical notion that it would not stop the killing; and the encouragement to have no qualms about same-sex marriages by state or church –– on the exaggerated concept of rights. And the accompaniment of this societal madness is the rush to do damage to images of objecters rather
than their counterargument. But these are matters we will for another occasion.
Requiring much more urgent attention is the pastime of creative robbing of fellow Barbadians, and even visitors, by our youth in the main and the violent injury to each other, from schoolchild to adult, and the now callous and constant shooting of one another –– that nasty habit picked up by our young from the United States and other large-sized countries noted for their unbridled violence, but which would seek to intimidate us, because of their professed wealth, and in some cases nuclear power or potential, into following their unsuccessful modus operandi in dealing with their own societal ills.
As our Father of Independence clearly stated, we will not regard any "great power" as necessarily right in any given argument unless we are –– we aver –– logically and morally convinced of it.
There was a time when the church, the school, radio and the newspaper, by foundational structure, well thought out programming, a sense of civic duty and profound pride in professional presentation, informed us and educated us. These days, such attributes are far and few between the deafening silence and the plethora of rantings and fulminations of the wayward.
A challenge is that where such pertinent information may be forthcoming, because of the decreasing core skills of reading and writing –– for all the higher education we boast –– lack of proficiency in comprehension and reasoning is widespread. Extensive reading has become old hat. Sadly, the many newfangled theories of teaching these days do not empower students, other than give them say on how they feel about the world, their friends and themselves.
No matter what career a youth might dream of or decide upon, competent communication remains key, and this is only possible through adequate skills in reading and writing. And as a result will come logical reasoning, and an understanding that crime in the end does not pay –– certainly should not.
To let these core steps towards intelligible advancement become overgrown by rhetorical balderdash and political obfuscation will do no good for the intellect of our young.
It seems that for the future good of Barbados, there is no better time than now for all heads to come together on our rise from this national quagmire. Economic challenges are not our only concern.
More now than ever, we need to set aside the political bickering and volunteer cohesiveness in our path back to assured public safety, traditional Barbadian courtesy and neighbourliness, and full strength as a nation. The institutions that have brought us to nigh 50 years of Independence have a responsibility to ensure the integrity of our most positive declared principles and norms –– for all of us, and our children, and our children's children.
Culture artist Terencia TC Coward reminds us that as Barbadians we know what we got, but we don't know what we gine get. Are we really sure we do know what we have got? We daresay there is some valid fear of what we are getting!


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Love it!
Love it! So well done! My favorite is Crona. I LOVE CRONA. SO MUCH. Im about to hire someone to dress as crona and follow me everywhere. e_____e +5!
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A girl who has battled cerebal palsy and was born prematurely is having her hair cut to help girls who are bald.
Holly Meacock, eight, was inspired by her hero, pop star Jessie J, to have her locks snipped to provide hair for a wig.
Her mother, Kate, 36, said: "This is all her own idea through Jessie J and the Little Princess Trust. She said 'I want to cut all my hair off for charity'.
"We thought it was a childish fad, but she was persistent, so I contacted the charity and now it has happened."
Holly was born prematurely at 24 weeks at Kingston Hospital to Mrs Meacock and her husband, John, 48, a Kingston Council caretaker.
She said: "I just found out about it on YouTube. I had the idea of helping people who have cancer.
"If somebody else wants to do it I would say that, although people make fun of you for having short hair, you are just making somebody's life happy."
Mrs Meacock said: "I am just so proud of her. She does have cerebral palsy and hearing impairment and wears glasses because of having laser eye surgery as a child.
"She has battled through everything and come out the other side. The amount of grown men she has spoken to that have tears in their eyes. As long as she makes one little girl's life better."
Mr Meacock said: "We've had no input – she does like helping other people when she can. She's doing a good job."
This weeek she had raised £310.50, but was charging friends and neighbours £2.50 to attend a barbecue in a pink tent in her road in Springfield Place, New Malden, with her sister Olivia, six, who also attends King's Oak Primary School.
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text: The official poster for this year's Cannes Film Festival is graced with an image of screen legends Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. Hollywood's golden couple had a long connection to Cannes, beginning when their first film together, The Long Hot Summer (1958), was in competition at the festival and won Newman Best Actor. The Effect of the Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) and The Glass Menagerie (1987), both of which were directed by Newman and stared Woodward, were also in competition with Woodward winning Best Actress for the former. The festival runs May 15-26 with Steven Spielberg heading the jury. For more info, visit here.


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Filey Bay was a millpond this morning. Ninety-nine years ago it claimed two lives.
Three men in the coble Annie were returning from the crabbing grounds at about 10.30 am when the tideway, racing strongly round the end of Filey Brigg, tipped them over. The youngest of the three at age 27, John LANE, who had only just been demobilized, clung to the upturned boat and was rescued by Richard Cammish JENKINSON in the coble Sunstar. Matthew Jenkinson CAMMISH, 65, and Mortimer SCALES, 42, were swept away and their bodies never found.
The drama had been watched from the shore by helpless local folk and early season visitors. Everyone's thoughts must have turned to the loss of seven Filey men from the drifter Emulator the previous week.
Matthew isn't represented on FamilySearch Tree but you can find his pedigree on Filey Genealogy & Connections.
Mortimer SCALES has a pedigree on FST that varies somewhat from FG&C. If each is carefully checked and verified they can possibly be merged without too much difficulty.
I haven't yet been able to trace the rescued John LANE.


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SAINT LEO – There was no drama for 2nd-ranked Florida Southern as a team on Tuesday at the Saint Leo Invitational where the Moccasins picked up their first win of the 2016-17 season by 13 shots over #8 South Carolina-Aiken. Junior John Coultas did add some excitement to the mix, however, by winning a playoff over Cabrick Waters of Limestone (SC) to claim tournament medalist honors and his fifth career individual win.
Already owning a 17-shot lead heading into the final round, Florida Southern shot a 294 on Tuesday to finish with its final margin of 13 shots. The 294 may not have been the Mocs' best round of the tournament but it was still the third best on Tuesday, with only USC-Aiken and Limestone (SC) shooting better at 286 and 292 respectively. The Moccasins finished 12-under for the tournament, with USC-Aiken at +1 and Limestone at +3. Florida Tech (+9), and Carson-Newman (+13) completed the top five in the 12-team field.
Individually, the Moccasins had all five of their golfers shoot 75 or better for the second straight round, and were led by Coultas' 72. As the only Moccasin with three rounds of par or better in the tournament he finished at eight-under par 208, and that left him tied with Waters. Waters was able to catch Coultas down the stretch with a furious comeback that saw him birdie five of his final eight holes, including No. 18, to shoot a 68 in the round. That forced a playoff for medalist which Coultas won on that same 18th hole, making him the first Moccasin to win the Saint Leo Invitational in their three appearances.
It wasn't the first time a Moccasin golfer won a tournament at Lake Jovita though. Matt Stauch won twice there in the Ron Smith/University of South Florida Invitational in 2009 and 2010.
Finishing two strokes behind Coultas and Waters was Florida Southern junior John VanDerLaan, who had a 74 on Tuesday to give him a 3-round total of six-under par 210. That was good for a third-place tie with Reid Rathburn from Armstrong State (GA).
Sophomore Christian Anderson, who was the tournament's first-round leader, had a 73 Tuesday and tied for 11th overall with a one-under par 215. It was the best 3-round score of his career, surpassing his previous low of 216 at last year's Southeastern Collegiate hosted by Valdosta State.
Freshman Chase Ibbotson and senior Levin Hoffmann each had 75's on Tuesday, with Ibbotson posting a total score of 219, and Hoffman finishing with a 227. They were tied for 22nd and 41st respectively and no team in the tournament got better scores from its fourth and fifth golfers.
Playing the tournament as individuals were sophomores Michael VanDerLaan and Palmer Lovell. VanDerLaan shot a 77 in the final round to tie for 50th with a 231 overall, and Lovell turned in an 81 to tie for 55th with a 233.
Florida Southern's next tournament will be October 3-4 at the National Preview Invitational in Reunion.


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With elbows in your face on the subway, questionable smells rising up from breakfast carts, and traffic so bad you might as well live in Hoboken, getting to work in the morning can be, to put it lightly, a pain in the ass. Enter Brooklyn Cruisers, a new NYC-based vintage-inspired bike line that'll get you where you're going in style. The sleek build and white tires keep the vehicle chic, but its two speed kick-shift hub (a fancy way of saying you can stop by shifting your weight backwards) makes it super easy to ride around these always buzzing city streets. Okay, so you may not be whipping through the cars like a full throttle maniac, or even peddling like Joseph Gordon-Levitt ("no breaks, can't stop, don't want to either"), but we bet you'll much prefer this cool ride to the unwashed man reading your texts over your shoulder. Pick one up for a reasonable $499 in Park Slope—at 718 Cyclery, 461 7th Avenue (at 16th Street); 347-457-5760—or, if you live in Manhattan, have one delivered fully assembled right to your door.
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Unique Ideas for Company Christmas Parties
Corporate Christmas Ideas
It may only be August but it's never too early to start thinking about your company Christmas party. As event management specialists, Christmas is one of our busiest times of year, and we have created festivities ranging from the glamorous to the bizarre. The Christmas party is often the highlight of the workplace social calendar, so make sure it is remembered for the right reasons by using some of our ideas for unique festive celebrations.
Treat your Team to a Cocktail Masterclass
Cocktails and Christmas parties go hand in hand, but for a memorable, alternative celebration, become an expert mixologist for the evening and take a cocktail masterclass. Cocktail masterclasses make a great option for smaller groups, as the activity encourages conversation between colleagues and helps your team to bond. With a bespoke cocktail making session, not only will you learn how to recreate unique drinks at home, you get to drink all the tasty creations you have made! With our cocktail masterclasses, every participant will get attentive service from one of our mixologists and a minimum of two cocktails each. We can set up our bar in your office itself, your home, or a venue of your choice.
Transform your Venue into a Winter Wonderland
If you are looking for a unique Christmas party idea, use a theme to bring out your creative side. There are limitless theme options to add unique touches to your Christmas party. At Mr Flavour we take themed events seriously, using a combination of décor, lighting, entertainment and drinks to create an immersive winter wonderland. Themed events work very well in larger venues where there is plenty of space to hang festive décor and bring your themed event to life. Your Christmas party venue could be transformed into a stunning snow kingdom, Santa's workshop, the Nightmare Before Christmas or any other festive theme you had in mind.
Add Ambience with Festive Shishas
With company Christmas parties the emphasis is usually on drinks, so why not add something completely unique and host a shisha bar at your Christmas party. Shisha is available in a huge variety of flavours to suit your tastes and your event, and that includes festive options. Using shisha at your Christmas party creates a relaxed ambiance, and will fill the air with gorgeous festive aromas. Try apple and cinnamon, mulled wine, or winter flower flavour tobacco to bring a seasonal touch to your shisha experience. We supply electronic shishas to be used indoors, and traditional shishas for outdoor use.
Christmas parties are an opportunity to bring your whole team together and celebrate your hard work across the year. At Mr Flavour we are experienced at bringing sublime Christmas parties to life, so take the pressure off organising the office Christmas party yourself by using our specialist event planners. It is never too early to start planning your workplace end-of-year celebration, so contact us to arrange a free Christmas party consultation.


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Borough Market Choir is five years old this month. Esmeralda Conde Ruiz talks about the choir, its members and its special spirit
How was the Borough Market choir born?
It all started with Shakespeare's Globe looking to put on a community concert for their winter season in 2011. They contacted all the institutions in the surrounding area to see if they had a community choir, but of course Borough Market didn't at the time. Two of our founding members, who worked in the main Borough Market office, were in a meeting discussing it and thought it sounded like an interesting idea. The contacted me, a freelance choir conductor and composer, to help set it up—and I became the third founding member. We got the most amazing response from people in the Market wanting to sing. I was quite overwhelmed. It was brave of them, I thought, to want to come together and perform like that, on stage. The concert was such a success we decided to keep the choir going.
What kind of people sing in the choir?
At first it was just traders and staff, then we opened up to customers, and people working locally. Now we've so many there's a waiting list! I've decided to stop at 50 because it's too much otherwise, with all those faces and names, but people do drop in and out. There are people of all nationalities and backgrounds, and of every age—there is no such thing as a typical singer. We have people from across the Southbank—the Globe, Tate Modern, local shops, theatres and galleries and so on—and it is just so sociable, which has been lovely to see. After the rehearsal, everyone goes to local pubs—different groups have favourite locals—and in fact, a number of people have ended up collaborating on work projects, too. It's a real community.
Where have you sung?
We've had concerts in the most amazing places: Royal Festival Hall, the Barbican, the Southbank Centre, the turbine hall of the Tate Modern. We were part of the opening of the Tate's new exhibition space earlier this year. We've even been in a performance at the Globe: 20 of us singing with all the actors in period costume. That was great fun.
You don't make people audition. Does the disparity in people's singing abilities matter?
You'd think that, and at first, when there was a small group, it was a harder—but with a group of 50, when everyone is together they drag each other along and encourage each other to create this sort of singing explosion. And of course, people get better as they go. That's been lovely to see.
Any previously undiscovered singing talent?
There are people you look at and think, no way—no way are they singers. You just wouldn't imagine it if you saw them in the street. Then come Thursday evening, such a surprise! The men in particular: we've some beautiful male voices. But I've been amazed by everyone's talent really, and how it's improved over five years.
How closely connected are you to the Market these days?
We still have great support from everyone at Borough Market. That's been an inspiring thing, actually. Since we first launched, everyone has wanted to be a part of it. Even today, those traders who don't sing still contribute in other ways: supplying food for concerts sometimes, helping to promote concerts, coming along to support—Turkish Deli even helped with our website.
What do you have coming up?
We'll be doing the fifth anniversary concert on Saturday 12th November at St. George the Martyr church, near Borough tube. There'll be food from the traders, there'll be singing—I'd really encourage everyone to come. We don't normally do our own concerts, but I thought: five years is worth celebrating, right? Then on Saturday 17th December we've the Christmas carol performance in the Market Hall—we hope to inspire Borough Market customers to have a little break from their shopping and sing a carol or two with us. We'll be singing at the Barbican again in a few weeks, too.
You must have worked with dozens of choirs in your time. What makes Borough Market Choir different?
I often ask myself this. I'm a choir director. That's my job. I work with loads of different choirs, but Borough Market's is special because everyone is so interested in each other and so enthusiastic. There is such dedication: to the rehearsals, to getting to know each other. I feel very lucky to be part of it.


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ItalModern is more than a brand name. It is a complete design approach for furnishing your living room, dining room, kitchen, and office.
The Tessa Bar Stool is as charming as it is functional. This modern bar stool is constantly on ItalModern's Top 40 selling products because of its simplicity yet stylish look. Made from top of the line materials, the Tessa line gives you confidence on the value as it is built to last!
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- Simple care and maintenance - commercial wood cleaners and preservers can be used if directions for use are followed properly
- Sold in sets of 2 (prices indicated is per piece)
- Assembly required
- Also available in Wenge, Black, and White
- Overall dimensions: 39" H x 20" W x 19" D
Choose the right seat!
- Counter height stools are usually 24" - 26" in height and is often used for a 35" - 36" high table
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- Teri Schamp-Bjerede is a licentiate candidate in English Language Didactics. She first received her Bachelor's degree in English from the Blekinge Institute of Technology in 2004, and a Master's degree in IT from the University of Liverpool in 2009. Having worked within higher education in Sweden since 2003, she resigned her adjunct position in the English department at Kristianstad University, Sweden to pursue a Ph.D. at Lund University.
Working in language didactics she focuses on EFL writers and computer-generated feedback (CGFB) by researching the processes employed when writing with a word processor, and the question of CGFB's beneficialness for learning an L2.
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- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cake flour
- 3/4 cup corn starch
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter at room temp
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter at room temp
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Sift both flours, cornstarch, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl and set aside.
In a large bowl, at medium speed, beat the butter and powdered sugar until smooth and lightened slightly in color (about 1 minute). Stope the mixer and scrape the sides. Add the vanilla and mix until blended. On low speed add the flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated and smooth.
For each cookie, roll a level teaspoon in to a smooth ball. pLace the cookies on the parchment lined baking sheet spacing them two inches apart. Use a fork and gently flatten the cookies into a 1 1/4″ disk. Bake the cookies one sheet at a time until the tops feel firm and the cookie bottoms are slight browned – about 30 minutes. The tops of the cookies should not color. Repeat with the second pan. Cool on the pan 10 minutes and them using a wide spatula, gently transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
For the filling: In a medium bowl use a wooden spoon to stir the butter, powdered sugar and vanilla together until smooth. Stir in chips.
Turn half of the cookies bottom side up and using a thin spreader, smooth a rounded teaspoon of filling gently and evenly over each one. Place the remaining cookie halves right side up on the filling and press VERY gently.
What a sandwich cookie!! The name just popped out of Rachel's mouth when we asked her what they were. The do resemble the lovely and delectable French Macarons we made earlier in the year.


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Michael Phelps will add another Olympic accomplishment to his résumé in Rio this year. But it will not come in the pool. Phelps is the flag bearer for the United States at the Opening Ceremony.
Phelps joins a list of American icons who have carried the flag since 1908. Although the list has included household names such as Rafer Johnson, Dawn Staley and Evelyn Ashford, Phelps will be the most distinguished Olympian to carry the stars and stripes into the Olympic Stadium.
Michael Phelps (2016)
Phelps enters his fifth Olympics with 22 medals -- 18 of them gold (both records). His eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympics are the most in a single Games. Phelps is the first American male swimmer to ever qualify for five Olympics. Earlier this week, Phelps called the Rio Games, "my potential last Olympics," leaving the door open a crack for Tokyo in 2020. No matter when Phelps retires for good, he is playing with house money in Rio.
Mariel Zagunis (2012)
Zagunis, who fenced collegiately at Notre Dame, was the first American fencer to win gold in more than a century when she won in individual sabre in 2004. She repeated the feat in 2008 as well as at the World Championships in 2009 and 2010.
Lopez Lomong (2008)
Lomong was a Lost Boy of Sudan displaced in the United States in 2001 after ten years in a Sudanese refugee camp. He was put in a New York State household and introduced to track at Tully High School in Tully, New York. Lomong ran track at Northern Arizona University and gained citizenship on July 6, 2007. Exactly one year later, he qualified for the Olympics. "Now I'm not just one of the 'Lost Boys.' I'm an American," he said. Lomong was a member of Team Darfur, an international association of athletes working to raise awareness of the violence in Darfur.
Dawn Staley (2004)
A three-time Olympian, Staley won three gold medals in basketball from 1996-2004. She gave her 1996 gold medal to her mother, Estelle, as a gift for being the biggest influence in Staley's life. Staley was named the 2004 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year and she was an assistant coach for the U.S. at the 2008 Olympics.
Cliff Meidl (2000)
Meidl, at age 20, suffered near-fatal electrical burns and other injuries in a construction accident that sent 30,000 volts through his body. Despite the odds, Meidl overcame his injuries and competed in kayaking at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics at age 30 and 34. After carrying the flag in Sydney, Meidl has worked in asset management and been a motivational speaker.
Bruce Baumgartner (1996)
The New Jersey-born wrestler won four medals, two gold, one silver and one bronze in freestyle (130 kg) from 1984-1996. He served as the host flag bearer in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Baumgartner is the current Director of Athletics at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
Francie Larrieu Smith (1992)
Larrieu Smith never medaled at the Olympics, but she was one of the most durable long-distance runners of all-time, representing the United States at every Olympics from 1972-1992, with the exception of the boycotted 1980 Games. She peaked with a fifth place finish in the 10,000 meters in 1988. Larrieu Smith has been the cross-country coach at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, since 1999.
Evelyn Ashford (1988)
In 1984, Ashford became the first woman to ever run the 100 meters in under 11 seconds at the Olympics, clocking in at 10.97 seconds. Ashford added three 4x100 relay gold medals in the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Games. She also won a silver medal in the 100 meters in 1988. As successful as Ashford was, her prime may have been in 1980 when the United States boycotted the Moscow Olympics. She had previously finished in fifth place in the 100 at the 1976 Games.
Ed Burke (1984)
Burke finished seventh in the hammer throw at the 1964 Olympics and was a favorite in 1968. But Burke walked away from the sport after 1968 because he felt unfairly judged for a disappointing performance. In 1979, 15 years later, while watching the World Cup with his daughters, Burke claims one of them asked, "You did that?" Burke, almost 40 at the time, decided to give hammer throwing a try again. He made the U.S. team in 1984 for his third Olympic appearance, and his comeback story earned him the flag in Los Angeles.
Gary Hall (1976)
Hall carried the flag at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. The swimmer entered the Games with two silver medals (400 meter medley in 1968 and 200 meter butterfly in 1972) and added a bronze medal in Montreal in the 100 butterfly. After his swimming career ended, Hall became an ophthalmologist. His son, Gary Hall, Jr., competed in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics in the pool, winning ten medals, including five gold.
Olga Fikotova (1972)
Fikotova's claim to fame came at the 1956 Melbourne Games as a representative of Czechoslovakia. She won gold in the discus throw and simultaneously fell in love with Harold Connolly, the American hammer gold medalist that year. When the couple's relationship went public, the West embraced it, while the communist side of the Iron Curtain scoffed. Fikotova married Connolly and moved to the United States. "We believe in love," U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said after Connolly's proposal. Fikotova's wish to continue representing Czechoslovakia was disallowed by the Czechoslovak Olympic Committee, and Fikotova began representing the United States in 1960. Fikotova carried the flag in Munich in 1972 at her fifth Olympics. Outside of the Olympics, Fikotova, who had been training to be a doctor in Czechoslovakia, worked cleaning the offices of The Boston Globe, while Connolly sold insurance. The couple divorced in 1973.
Janice Romary (1968)
The fencer became the first female flag bearer for the United States at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. The Games were Romary's sixth Olympics. Although she never won a medal, Romary finished fourth in women's individual foil in 1952 and 1956. After her Olympic career as a competitor, Romary was the women's administrator for the United States Olympic Committee for the 1976 Montreal Olympics and the commissioner of fencing at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Parry O'Brien (1964)
O'Brien arrived at the 1964 Tokyo Games as a three-time shot put medalist after winning gold medals in Helsinki in 1952 and Melbourne in 1956. He won a silver medal in Rome in 1960. At the Tokyo Olympics, O'Brien finished fourth. The Santa Monica, California, native practiced shot put deep into his life, throwing a 6-kilogram shot put 17.72 meters in his early 50s.
Rafer Johnson (1960)
A decathlete from Hillsboro, Texas, Johnson became the first African-American flag bearer for the U.S. at the 1960 Rome Olympics. He won two Olympic medals, one silver in Melbourne in 1956 and a gold in 1960, both in the decathlon. Johnson was the 1958 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. Outside of track and field, Johnson was a 28th round draft pick of the Los Angeles Rams, a film/TV actor (his most famous appearance was as a DEA Agent in the James Bond film License to Kill) and a member of the Peace Corps. He also worked on Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign and was part of the group that grabbed Sirhan Sirhan after assassinating Kennedy. Reporter Andrew West of KRKD in Los Angeles famously shouted "Get the gun, Rafer, get the gun!" His brother Jimmy is a Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback and his daughter Jenny represented the U.S. in beach volleyball at the 2000 Sydney Games.
Norman Armitage (1952, 1956)
Armitage, a fencer, won his lone Olympic medal, a bronze, in the sabre team event at the 1948 London games. He competed in six Olympics from 1928-1956 and would have been part of more Olympics if it were not for the suspension of the 1940 and 1944 Games due to World War II. During Armitage's fencing career, he doubled as a chemical engineer and a patent attorney. The Albany, New York, native was also Jewish and known for his waxed mustache.
Ralph Craig (1948)
Craig became a hero at the 1912 Stockholm Games when he won two gold medals in the 100 and 200 meters. He retired from track and field after the Olympics. Craig returned to the Olympics in 1948 as a U.S. yachting team alternate. The 59-year-old did not compete in the Games, but he carried the flag at the Opening Ceremonies in London.
Al Jochim (1936)
Jochim, a gymnast born in Berlin, became the second foreign-born Olympian to carry the American flag at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Jochim was coming off a two-silver medal performance at the 1932 Los Angeles Games in the vault and team all-around, but he failed to medal in his birth city.
Morgan Taylor (1932)
Taylor, a hurdler from Sioux City, Iowa, carried the American flag into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum at the 1932 Olympics. He won three medals in three different Olympics, all in the 400 meter hurdles: a gold at the 1924 Paris Games and bronzes at the 1928 Amsterdam Games and 1932 Los Angeles Games. Along with track and field, Taylor also played football at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa.
Bud Houser (1928)
A track and field athlete from Missouri, Houser won three Olympic medals -– all gold. He claimed two gold medals at the 1924 Paris Games, one in the shot put and one in the discus throw. As the flag bearer at the 1928 Amsterdam Games, Houser successfully defended his discus throw crown for another gold. After his Olympic success, Houser became a dentist.
Pat McDonald (1920, 1924)
In the first Olympics after World War I, McDonald, born in County Clare, Ireland, became the first foreign-born American flag bearer. Like George Bonhag (see below), McDonald was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club and the New York City Police Department. For many years, his police work consisted of being a traffic cop in Times Square. McDonald, the third consecutive track and field flag bearer, kept up the trend of also winning a gold medal. He won gold in the 56-pound weight throw. McDonald ended the streak when he failed to medal at the 1924 Paris Games. McDonald also won a gold in the shot put and a silver in the two-handed shot put at the 1912 Stockholm Games along with his 1920 gold.
George Bonhag (1912)
A member of the Irish American Athletic Club and the New York City Police Department, Rose won his first Olympic medal at the 1908 London Games, a silver in the 3-mile team race. In the 1912 Stockholm Games, Bonhag won his only gold medal in the 3000 meter team race. He also competed in individual races, steeplechase events and cross-country competitions but failed to medal in those events. Bonhag played first base in an exhibition baseball tournament played at the 1912 Olympics (baseball had not become an Olympic sport yet). Jim Thorpe was one of his baseball teammates.
Ralph Rose (1908)
Rose won three gold medals -- two in the shot put (1904 in St. Louis and 1908 in London) and one in the two-handed shot put (1912 in Stockholm). He also won a discus throw silver in St. Louis, a shot put silver in Stockholm and a bronze in the hammer throw in St. Louis. In 1908 in London, Rose also took part in tug of war, but he failed to medal. The Healdsburg, California, native competed for the famed Olympic Club in San Francisco.
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-- Allyson Felix: Who Inspired Her, How She Takes Her Coffee And More Fun Facts
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I'm seeing quite a bit of gray in kitchens and bathrooms lately. There was even a recent article in House Beautiful on a black kitchen! Cooler hues have been popular for a few years now in living rooms and bedrooms and now we are seeing shades of gray on cabinets more and more. Here are a few images for inspiration:
From designer Susan Greenleaf's San Francisco home. This grey kitchen features gray cabinetry and a Carrera Oro marble island.
From the 2014 Southern Living Idea House.
I usually associate gray as a cooler color to be paired with nickel accents – what do you think about the brass?
Here is another example of gray cabinets paired with brass knobs. Interesting! It has French look to it.


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UNAM Scientist to participate in the first African Soil Microbiology project
Of all the continents, Africa faces the largest challenges concerning soil conservation and food security, in the face of increasing populations and environmental change.
Top scientists in microbiology from seven sub-Saharan African countries (including Namibia) met at the University of Pretoria recently to launch the African Soil Microbiology project. This three year project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), aims to undertake a broadscale survey of soil microbiology across the entire African continent, using the latest Next Generation DNA sequencing and computational technologies.
This unique multi-national project, the first such study to ever be undertaken in Africa at this scale, is expected to unravel the complexities of soil microbiological diversity across sub-Saharan Africa. The results of the research will contribute to our understanding of soil fertility, soil degradation and the future impacts of climate change, and important health issues such as soil-borne pathogens.
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White Chocolate Coconut Macadamia Nut Cake
One of my mom's favourite cookies is white chocolate macadamia nut so I thought I would try to make it in cake form for her birthday. I'm proud of myself because I took 4 different recipes and put them together to create a cake for her. All of the components were quite tasty on their own, but when I put it all together it wasn't as magical as I'd imagined it would be. Not that it tasted bad, it just didn't have any oh my god this is so good reactions.
I loved the macadamia cake and I once again used 8 inch cake pans instead of the called for 9 inch so I got to experience the wonderful exploding cake phenomenon. Okay well it didn't explode but it definitely baked out of the pan in scary proportions. However this made for a nice delicious muffin like top that I snacked on while putting the cake together. (And I have since purchased 9 inch cake pans, though I've yet to use them.) The icing is the buttercream icing from the yule log Daring Bakers' challenge that changed my mind about buttercream. (Previously I greatly disliked it but after trying this style - Swiss buttercream? - I was hooked.) Instead of adding espresso and rum, I added coconut extract. The macadamia praline was easy to make, and this time I let the sugar melt and caramelize before adding the nuts (as I did when making the pecan praline for the caramel cake with caramel cream cheese frosting). I seem to do that a little more often than I'd like - adding ingredients before they're supposed to be added (in the case of the praline when I did this it resulted in a very grainy praline) or adding them when I'm not supposed to (like when I made key lime pie and added the whipped cream intended for the top of the pie to the egg/lime mixture). Anyway, this all makes me a better baker right...?
The white chocolate whipped cream was an experience. I used Dorie Greenspan's recipe (that was used in one of the first few Tuesday's With Dorie recipes for a black and white chocolate cake). I knew that if I didn't use good quality white chocolate I was risking things not turning out, but I didn't want to go out and buy more Callebaut chocolate so I combined some delicious Callebaut with some okay but not equally delicious Chipits white chocolate chips. Well as you can guess, this did not work out so well. Add on to that the fact that I was impatient and didn't wait for the melted white chocolate to cool enough before adding it to the whipped cream. What I ended up with was not whipped cream, but it did taste good (though it was releasing water - if that makes any sense). I recalled reading on Lynn's blog about how she turned a similar experience into buttercream, so I thought I would try to whip the white chocolate whipped cream like crazy and see what happened. And I did kind of get something resembling buttercream.
Anyway, I'd highly recommend the macadamia cake, I want to try out the white chocolate whipped cream again because I'm sure it's delicious, the macadamia praline was really good, and the buttercream recipe is also amazing though I think the coconut extract didn't quite fit in as seamlessly as I'd hoped.
If this sounds good, you might also like:
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
Elvis Fluffernutter Cake
Bill's Big Carrot Cake
Caramel Cake with Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting
White Chocolate Coconut Macadamia Nut Cake
Macadamia Cake
Coconut Buttercream
White Chocolate Whipped Cream
Macadamia Praline
Adapted from The Essential Baker, Simply Scones, Perfect Cakes and The Williams-Sonoma Collection: Dessert, Baking: From My Home to Yours
For the Macadamia Nut Cake
1 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
1 tbsp all purpose flour
12 oz (24 tbsp, 3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 1/4 cups superfine (berry) sugar
6 extra large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup toasted, unsalted macadamia nuts
To Make the Macadamia Nut Cake
Preheat to 325F. Generously butter the inside of two 9 inch round cake pans. Place parchment in the bottom of the cake pan.
In a large mixing bowl, use the flat beater attachment and beat the butter on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Gradually add the sugar and cream together. Stop occasionally and scrape down the sides of the bowl. One at a time, add the eggs, stopping to scrape down the bottom and sides of the bowl after each addition. At first the mixture may look curdled as the eggs are added, but as you stop and scrape down the bowl, the mixture will smooth out. Add the sour cream and vanilla to the butter mixture and blend well.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Combine 1/2 cup of this mixture with the macadamia nuts in the work bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the nuts are very finely ground, about 1 minute. Add the ground nuts to the rest of the dry ingredients and stir to blend completely.
With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients in 4 stages. Blend well after each addition and stop often to scrape down the bottom and sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
Bake for 40-45 minutes, until the cakes are golden and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the cake pans from the oven and cool completely on racks. Invert the pans to remove the cakes and peel the parchment paper off.
For the Coconut Buttercream
2 large egg whites
1/2 cup sugar
12 tablespoons (1.5 sticks or 3/4 cups) unsalted butter, softened
2 tablespoons coconut extract
To Make the Coconut Buttercream
Whisk the egg whites and sugar together in the bowl of an electric mixer. Set the bowl over simmering water and whisk gently until the sugar is dissolved and the egg whites are hot. Attach the bowl to the mixer and whip with the whisk on medium speed until cooled. Switch to the paddle and beat in the softened butter and continue beating until the buttercream is smooth. Beat coconut extract into the buttercream.
For the White Chocolate Whipped Cream
3 ounces premium-quality white chocolate, finely chopped
3/4 cups heavy cream
To Make the White Chocolate Whipped Cream
Put the white chocolate in a metal bowl and put the bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water. Stir frequently to melt the chocolate evenly. Meanwhile, bring 1/2 cup of the heavy cream to a boil.
When the white chocolate is melted, remove the bowl from the pan. Pour the hot cream into the melted chocolate and let it sit for a minute. Using a small spatula, stir the chocolate gently until it is smooth. Let it sit on the counter until it reaches room temperature - it can't be even a bit warm when you add it to the whipped cream.
Working with the stand mixer with the whisk attachment or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat the remaining 1 cup heavy cream only until it holds the softest peaks. Turn the machine to high, add the cooled white chocolate all at once and continue to beat until the whipped cream holds firm peaks. Turn the whipped cream into a bowl, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or up to 6 hours.
For the Macadamia Praline
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp water
3/4 cup lightly salted macadamia nuts
To Make the Macadamia Praline
Have an oiled or parchment lined baking sheet ready to put the praline on. In a small saucepan, stir together the sugar and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat to high and bring the mixture to a boil. Cook without stirring for 4 minutes, or until the mixture turns amber and caramelizes. Immediately stir in the macadamia nuts and stir to coat the nuts with the syrup. Immediately scrape the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet. Cool for 20 minutes or until hardened. Transfer the mixture to a cutting board and chop or break up the praline.
To Assemble
Place one of the cakes on a cake plate or whatever you want to construct it on. Spread the white chocolate whipped cream on top, then place the second layer on top. Ice the sides and top of the cake with the coconut buttercream. Sprinkle the macadamia praline on top.


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Thank you for coming out to our last show. It's been an amazing evening and an overwhelming expirience for us. Special thanks to our brothers ind Deadverse and our dear friends from Germany,AYS. Our friend Gian took some photos, check them out on his Flickr.
And here are two videos:
Our online store is closed from now on. For copies of our new LP check "New Morality Records" (CH), "Prawda Records" (CH) or hit up COBRA RECORDS (GER). Some old 7″ might still be available through TAKE IT BACK (GER). And the new album on CD on Catalyst Records (USA).
take care