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BGES is proud to be partnering with the following organizations.
The Lincolnarchives Digital Project
Lincolnarchives is the only website that will have digital versions of all federal records related to the Lincoln White House years. This includes State, Treasury, War, Justice, Interior, etc., records. Primary and secondary sources, such as maps, photographs, newspaper articles, political cartoons, letters, and journals from the Library of Congress, will also be included. Together, these documents will work together to present a new perspective on Lincoln and the Civil War era. The Blue & Gray Education Society funded specific expenses of the project for nearly two years. See the website www.lincolnarchives.us.
Medford Historical Society
The Medford Historical Society has one of the largest private collections of the Civil War era and 19th-century photographs. Blue and Gray Education Society and Medford Historical Society have partnered to make these photographs available in digital format. The total collection comprises over 3,300 different images, including carte de visites and excellent quality prints acquired nearly 130 years ago. Be sure to check out the latest images on the BGES Blog, where you'll have the chance to comment and contribute any insights you might have into them.
Old Country Tours
Certain BGES tours in Europe are planned and conducted by Old Country Tours, a carefully vetted organization with highly qualified European historians and over 20 years of experience planning and conducting educational events. Old Country Tours are run by Peter Gasgoyne-Lockwood, who spent much of his childhood in various parts of the world. After school he joined the British Army and continued to travel and, wherever possible, used his spare time to study battlefield sites and the various campaigns.
Pamplin Historical Park
Donations from members of the BGES have funded half the cost of a full-size functioning 12-pounder Napoleon smooth bore cannon for use in their Civil War Adventure Camp.
Petersburg Battlefields Foundation
The Petersburg Battlefields Foundation supports the Petersburg National Battlefield Park and covers the five different cities and counties in the region. Their first project involved the purchase of .94 acre next to Fort Patrick Kelly. They're working on acquiring the fort, which was built in response to the Beefsteak Raid in September 1864, along with a rear-facing line that protected the Petersburg front from attack from the rear. The foundation's goal is to protect sites not covered by the American Battlefield Program. They also plan to offer tours and presentations in the future.
South Carolina Historical Society
Established in 1855, the South Carolina Historical Society is dedicated to expanding, preserving, and making accessible its invaluable collection, and to encouraging interest and pride in South Carolina's rich history. The BGES has formed a strategic partnership with the SCHS.
Yellow Ribbon Fund
YRF and BGES have partnered together to offer free Civil War programs to injured vets from Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Fort Belvoir.


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TIME MATH Let me explain... ***DISCLAIMER: Some Game of Thrones spoilers if you've been living under a rock. Also, I'm a casual fan--not an avid reader of the series. I'm discussing the TV show here. Story is story. My "problems" apply to any story--be it novel, movie, podcast, TV. Leading up to the Game of … Continue reading The number one reason I put down a book (and DNF)
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#WisRWA Write Touch Conference Recap
Last weekend, I attended the Wisconsin Romance Writer's bi-annual conference. Held in Milwaukee (this year), I left the Chicago suburbs on Thursday afternoon and returned Sunday late morning. I've been to several romance writing conferences (both National and local). I had an idea of what to expect. Every experience has been a chance to learn … Continue reading #WisRWA Write Touch Conference Recap
How I fared in the first three months of 2019
Good morning! I started keeping track of the words written every day in 2018. It's illuminating to see how much (or how little) I've been able to craft at any moment. In January, February, and March, however, I had a hard time keeping track of daily wordcounts, because I was mostly not creating something brand … Continue reading How I fared in the first three months of 2019
Waiting for permission
Happy March! I am so excited to inch closer to spring. Don't get me wrong, it's still winter here but I have a trip to the beach in my near future and I can't wait for the sunshine. I was thinking about something again the other day and wanted to share a positive shift I … Continue reading Waiting for permission
Why I write what I love and don't worry about trends…
Newsflash: I'm not trendy. I never have been. As a kid in the 90s, I refused to wear jeans until middle school and lived in dresses. I was teased. I didn't care. I liked wearing dresses. (I still do, for the record. The number one stressor in winter is being too cold for skirts and … Continue reading Why I write what I love and don't worry about trends…
I write my own $&@"(:! Books
If you're not aware of the #CopyPasteCris Twitter threads... A romance author seems to have been mixed up in a convoluted plagiarism and ghost writing scheme. A reader discovered the theft and since other authors have found their words stolen and repurposed. The whole thing is shocking. As a fellow Kindle Scout winner, I thought … Continue reading I write my own $&@"(:! Books
In the trenches
Happy Valentine's Day! This month has been a blur of winter weather headaches. Days off school for cold, snow, holidays, and teacher institute days have thrown me for a loop. In typical fashion, I bought a bunch of Valentine's Day "things" (cards, candy, table decor) at the end of January and then forgot all about … Continue reading In the trenches

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The School has three major research application areas:
The application of engineering, computing and mathematical techniques to health and medicine is a growing and important area. Such research includes the design and development of engineering and computational techniques to develop new medical devices, to manage patient information and to investigate new biomaterials and implants. Most of our research is included within the Medical Device Research Institute.
The application of our research to defence and national security is the other major thrust of our research work. This includes research in areas such as autonomous underwater vehicles and intelligence analysis techniques through to new robotics and maritime electronics.
The environment represents a growing research and teaching focus for the School. In collaboration with the School of the Environment, we focus some of our research and teaching in areas such as environmental technologies engineering and mathematical environmental applications.


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As early as middle school I knew I wanted to become a college professor, and I love my job. It is a delight to spend time with young people who are curious, after all.
Years ago, my friend Matt Dickerson pointed out to me that it's also my job to help those who are not curious to see why they should be. As it turns out, that work is usually delightful, too, a rewarding challenge.
So on the whole, I love my work.
But I admit I don't love classrooms, for several reasons:
First, no matter what decade, every classroom I've been in has exhibited an unhealthy tendency towards becoming cluttered with the latest technology, and most of that tech seems to take up a lot of space and to become the center of attention. I'm not opposed to technology in the classroom, not at all. But I'm opposed to letting it get in the way, as it does when the "Smart Cart" leaves me no room for my lecture notes, or when I can't seem to turn the ceiling-mounted projector on or off. I'm a fan of chalk, because chalk allows spontaneity, and it allows for much more than alphanumeric writing in neat rows. Sadly, concerns about chalk dust getting into computers is threatening to make chalkboards disappear from my classrooms. Alas. Chalk is an excellent technology, and if it vanishes, I will mourn its loss.
Second, classroom architecture is not some value-free, neutral design. Classroom architecture makes a big difference in how people teach, and how they learn:
- This too is related to technology, of course. If the class is focused on video screens, then all the chairs will face the screens, and the classroom might even be structured like a theater. Etymologically, "theater" means something like "a place of gazing," and theaters tend to encourage people to gaze. Sometimes this can work against other activities, like colloquy, small-group interaction, and really anything that involves students moving from one place to another.
- If that last sentence made you ask,"But why do you want your students to move from one place to another?" then you see that we have some pretty strong presuppositions about how education should happen: students should sit and listen, teachers should stand and lecture. This communicates something about authority, and at times that's helpful. But it can also invite students to lean back into passivity, and to assume they have no role in their own education.
- The furniture in classrooms tells us how people are to behave, because it has been made and purchased by people who had in mind some idea of how students should behave. Most wrap-around desks are made for right-handed people, for instance. And most classroom desks I've seen expect students to sit upright, at attention, with a book open in front of them. I really don't like those desks, and I feel trapped when I sit in them. I wonder sometimes how they make my students feel. I wish we had fewer chairs and more sofas. Maybe a fireplace, or some tables with glasses of water, and ashtrays on them. I suppose I wish I could teach in pubs or ratskellers, which are, after all, places consciously designed for people to meet and discuss what most matters to them, informally, passionately, amicably.
- Classrooms that privilege video screens tend to undervalue natural light and windows. I am reminded of Emerson's reflection on a boring sermon he once heard. Emerson wrote, in his Divinity School Address, that while the minister droned on, Emerson looked out the window at the falling snow, which, he proclaimed, preached a better sermon than the minister. I have no doubt that nature can often give a better lecture than I can.
|Step off the trails! Explore! An ironic sign at Walden Pond.
And this is why I am a preacher of the importance of study abroad. Not just travel, but serious, engaged, rigorous study in the classroom of life in another place. This is why I teach Classics in Greece every year, and why year after year I take students to Central America to study environmental philosophy and ecology.
More and more I've been trying to shift the learning focus in my classes from the classroom to the laboratory - where by "laboratory" I mean anywhere that allows students to learn with their whole person. I make my ancient philosophy students devote hours each semester to star-gazing, in part because this is what the ancients did, and in part because I don't want them to miss the stars. I want them to gaze in wonder at the firmament so that when they read Aristotle and Galileo they know that they've looked at what those great minds saw as well. We even occasionally take field trips to really dark places like the South Dakota Badlands so we can see the skies even better.
My environmental philosophy students must observe a square meter of earth for a semester, spending an hour at a time without a camera, drawing and writing about what they see, because it does not make sense to me to talk about the earth when you have not taken the time to sit upon it, to listen to it, to smell and taste it, and to see what other lives creep, and walk, and fly across it.
My friend Aage Jensen advocates the Norwegian philosophy of Friluftsliv, life and education outdoors. And when he organizes a conference on it, he eschews conference centers and holds the conference while walking through the mountains, or paddling a river. Because he believes that one should practice what one preaches, and that nature is always ready to teach.
To paraphrase the Stoic Musonius, teachers would do well to talk less and to take their students with them into the fields, because there they will learn far better and far more than in the lecture hall.
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An event every week that begins at 11:00 am on Wednesday, repeating until May 31, 2019
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StopBye Café is family owned and serves Asian-Fusion cuisine. We infuse the flavors of "Spice Island" (Indonesia) into a number of our dishes! We prepare fresh, savory entrees using exotic spices from around the world. In addition to our delicious homemade StopBye Noodles, homemade curry, Rendang (Indonesian style stew) soups & salads, chicken, beef and vegetarian entree, StopBye Cafe offers daily lunch specials including barbecue pork sandwich, meatball sandwich, and Fish Tacos. Our spices and condiments incorporate local and international ingredients, such as galangal, turmeric, lemongrass, white pepper and Szechuan peppercorn as well as other regional spices which reflect the travels and work experiences of owners Tom & Justin.


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China and U.S. 'neck and neck' in foreign assistance spending
On the list of China's contributions overseas, there is hurricane relief, books, and mosquito nets. But it is the grants and loans for building national roads — even a nuclear power plant — that have put China among the world's largest foreign assistance donors.
An unprecedented trove of data released today by AidData, a research lab based at William and Mary, a university in Virginia, maps China's growing reach and influence over 15 years of global assistance spending.
The new data, gathered over five years, will reshape thinking on China's foreign assistance footprint, an area that China normally considers a state secret.
It has long been clear to China watchers that, with its sizable foreign reserves and appetite for global influence, the country has been eager to open its coffers and extend its hand into Africa, the Middle East, South America and beyond, buying progress and influence.
But the new data on more than 4,300 projects in 150 countries indicate those contributions — if not the means — have in total, almost matched those of the world's largest foreign aid donor, the United States.
"China is effectively a spending rival of the U.S. around the world … they're kind of neck-and-neck in terms of their overall spending," said Brad Parks, executive director of AidData.
The group estimates the U.S. spent $ 394.5 billion on foreign assistance between 2000 and 2014, while China spent about $ 354.3 billion. (All figures are in U.S. dollars.)
What's starkly different is how they spend it.
The U.S., like most western donors including Canada, puts most of its contribution into foreign aid in the strictest sense — called Official Development Assistance (ODA) — which is aimed at developing nations and includes at least a quarter in grants.
China has spent only one-quarter of its funds on projects that meet that strict definition.
The data suggest most of its contributions have instead been focused on projects that are more commercially oriented and involve loans at market prices — ultimately, to make money. That has effectively made China the world's largest individual country creditor, says Parks.
The projects tend to focus on sectors like infrastructure, energy, mining and transport.
"Those funds tend to go to China's trading partners, to countries that are rich in natural resources, and to countries that generally are credit-worthy and capable of repaying loans," said Parks. Those have included Iran, Pakistan, Russia and Venezuela.
"It's largely to make money, to expand their presence into overseas markets, to help their exporters gain access to those markets and to ensure that China can import the natural resources that they don't have at home, so it's clearly about China's self-interest."
China has argued that assistance can and should go beyond traditional handouts.
The turning point appears to have been in 2009. The data show a marked increase in the more commercially driven type of assistance. In one year, the number of countries receiving such assistance went up by 16 per cent, and countries with existing contracts saw the value of those contracts soar.
One of the biggest beneficiaries is Egypt, which saw its assistance go from $ 4 million to $ 298 million. Zimbabwe saw a surge from $ 14 million to $ 281 million. By 2012, Zimbabwe was seeing assistance in the $ 1 billion range.
AidData says research shows the economic benefits for recipient countries tend to be greater with ODA.
Interestingly, China has been under pressure to increase its contributions on the humanitarian front. For example, it only recently started contributing to the World Food Program, according to Mathieu Duchatel, senior policy fellow and deputy director of the Asia and China program at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
It had become a goal for many on the international stage, including the U.S., Europe and Japan, to "convince China to play a greater role" in funding foreign aid. "In multilateral institutions, there is a demand for more Chinese funding."
In the past five years, individual African nations have risen on the list of recipients of China's ODA. Cuba, however has been the biggest beneficiary.
Over the 15 years, Cuba received $ 6.7 billion in aid from China, including money for building hospitals. The U.S., which until Donald Trump's election as president had been on a path of reconciliation with Cuba, contributed $ 195.8 million.
Parks says that in traditional foreign aid, China tends to favour countries that have the greatest need and that are most aligned with it politically. That's not much different on the Western donor side, he added.
But China's contributions have often been seen as preferable to Western aid in some developing countries because it otherwise comes with no strings attached. Western aid often requires recipient countries to meet human rights benchmarks or to make political or structural reforms.
In a previous study, AidData suggested Chinese aid was therefore more likely to lead to cases of corruption.
"If you care about economic growth, environmental degradation governance, conflict, all around the developing world it's extremely important to understand China's growing global development footprint because the financial flows have very real world consequences," said Parks.


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Dubbo author Peter Bartley helps mark centenary of WWI Armistice
A Dubbo author is helping to mark the approaching 100th anniversary of the Armistice of World War I (WWI) with the release of a book on his grandfather who received the Military Medal for valour under fire.
Solicitor Peter Bartley will release Trenches to the Tracks this month to honour the war and railway service of the late Edward Charles (Ted) Bartley.
Ted Bartley was awarded the Military Medal for valour under fire in the 2nd Battle of Bullecourt in WWI and retired after 41 years of service as a railway man.
The new book was printed in Dubbo by the Colour Copy Shop and local war expert Graeme Hosken contributed to the editing of the military aspects of the book.
It will be launched by the federal Member for New England Barnaby Joyce at the Australian Rail Monument in Werris Creek on September 30.
Ted Bartley was raised at Howell near Inverell and started at Werris Creek in 1939 as the chief train controller. He retired in 1955 as assistant district superintendent and died in Werris Creek in 1976.
The WWI veteran saw 1344 days of overseas service and fought for two-and-a-half years on the Western Front in France and Belgium. He was seriously wounded in the Battle of Amiens in 1918.
"Pop was an inspirational man whose life was the epitome of self-sacrifice and duty to his community" his grandson said.
"Upon his return from the war my grandfather devoted his life to Legacy, the RSL and the ideals of Anzac Day. He was truly a great man."
Mr Bartley took five years to research and write the book.
"It was a lot of hard work but it was worth it," he said.
The foreword to the book has been written by former Australian Deputy Prime Minister, Vietnam War veteran and rail enthusiast Tim Fischer.
"It is difficult to imagine the very real hardship and cold calm bravery required of Ted Bartley going out 14 times through heavy shelling in No Man's Land to fix breaks in the telephone wires," Mr Fischer writes.
The former Deputy Prime Minister praised Ted Bartley for his "great service" to his country in war and as a railway man "always with devotion to his family and his faith".
The book will be sold at the Dubbo Book Connection in Macquarie Street.
Mr Bartley will be signing Trenches to the Tracks at the store on October 12.
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Company Details
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easy convey
Main UK Address
Courtyard House, The Square, Lightwater, Surrey, GU18 5SS
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Richard Norman, Sales Director
Corporate Information
Number of years in the legal market
Trade Associations & Accreditations
Company & Product Overview
easy convey was established in April 2000 to market a range of electronic conveyancing products and services, all of which were developed in-house. From the earliest days of the development cycle of its software, easy convey actively sought input from a large number of law firms. This has ensured that the product range meets the wide ranging and differing needs of high street law firms large dedicated conveyancing practices as well as sole practitioners.
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Our comprehensive electronic conveyancing case management solution significantly reduces conveyancing time. CASA, Track-A-Matter™, our On-line L@wyer Instruction™ service, along with your search provider are the tools for greater efficiency, whilst enabling you to provide a highly personal service to your clients.
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Gov. Sarah Palin has returned to Alaska fully recast and amplified. But Alaska, too, has been recast and amplified. Oil prices, which provide the bulk of state revenue, were well over $100 a barrel in late August when Palin left to campaign with Sen. John McCain. Now they are slumming south of $60 a barrel, below the level required to balance the state budget. "She's coming back to a whole different world from when she left," said state Rep. John Coghill, Republican chairman of the powerful House Rules Committee. "If she comes back with a puffed-up ego, there's going to be problems." Palin, in an interview in her office on Friday, said she was ready to work. "Now we kick in that fiscal conservativeness that needs to be engaged, and we progress this state with $57-a-barrel oil," Palin said. But she did, however, allow that she thinks beyond her current role. "Around every corner is something new," Palin said, "so I look forward to seeing what happens next."
That whole anti-American, friend-to-the-terrorists thing about President-elect Barack Obama?
Never mind.
At the height of the campaign, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., told Chris Matthews of MSNBC that, when it came to Obama, "I'm very concerned that he may have anti-American views."
But on Wednesday, after narrowly escaping defeat, she said she was "extremely grateful that we have an African-American who has won this year." Bachmann called Obama's victory "a tremendous signal we sent."
Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska accused Obama of "paling around with terrorists." But she took an entirely different tone on Thursday, when she chastised reporters for asking her questions about the McCain campaign at such a heady time.
"Barack Obama has been elected president," Palin said. "Let us, let us -- let him -- be able to kind of savor this moment."
Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin said she was hard-pressed to find a similar moment in history when the tone had changed so drastically, and so quickly, among so many people of such prominence.
"The best answer I can give you," said Goodwin, "is they don't want to be on the wrong side of history."
What do those who take a longer view, who know history well, say about what feels to many Americans like a singular, transcendent moment?
"Monumental ... a major shift in the zeitgeist of our times." That's Douglas Brinkley, the best-selling author and professor of history at Rice University.
"I can't think of another election where the issues were two wars and a crashed economy. There just isn't any historical precedent for this." So says Joan Hoff, a former president of the Center for the Study of the Presidency.
"It's an historic turning point ... an exclamation point of major proportions to the civil rights movement that goes back to the 1950s." That's James McPherson, author and professor emeritus of history at Princeton University.
John McCain has been here before, staring at a less-than-triumphant return to the Senate. But the circumstances this time are vastly different.
In 2000, McCain was welcomed back almost as a hero after he ended his primary campaign against George W. Bush. He was respected and prized for his openness. There was a sense that he had been wronged, dragged down by scurrilous attacks when he had reached for a higher tone in politics.
Now it is the McCain campaign that has been criticized. His free-wheeling relationship with the press was strained, he was accused of pandering to conservatives, and strategists said he damaged the prospects of other Republicans.
His colleagues are wondering which McCain will be returning to the Senate for a term that extends two more years.
"John is going to have to make a decision," said Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. "I think he will make the right choice and pitch in."
Many of his colleagues believe the same, that McCain will quickly reassert himself in the Senate and could, if he so chooses, be a valuable asset to Obama.
"If President-elect Obama lives up to his rhetoric to reach across party lines, and I hope that he will, he is going to need John McCain," said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a longtime McCain ally.


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MIDDLETOWN � Scott Burcz, 47, of Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.
Born in Newport, RI on September 19, 1964, he was the son of Carol (Peckham) Burcz of Middletown, RI and the late Aloysius Burcz.
Scott loved playing chess; he loved a challenge, and liked working in the yard. He owned his own landscaping business for ten years here on Aquidneck Island.
Besides his mother, he is survived by his three brothers, Alan Burcz, Robert Burcz and Greg Burcz, his son Alex Burcz of Maine and his best friend of many years Rose. Many aunts and uncles and cousins also survive him.
His grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peckham and Elmer and Sofie Weaver precede him in death.
At the request of the family, calling hours are omitted and his funeral service will be private.
Memorial donations may be made in his name to the Robert Potter League for Animals, Oliphant Lane Middletown, RI 02842 or to the American Epilepsy Society, 342 North Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06117.
Condolences and information is available at www.memorialfuneralhome.com
Funeral arrangements are by Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport, RI.


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Editor's note: MFA is pleased to share today's article from guest blogger Daniel Levis.
When Todd asked me to school you on email subject lines, I figured, "This'll be interesting..".
You're a savvy crowd.
Hip to the basics.
So when I say…
You should start your subject line with "How _________" or "How to ________" or "7 Ways to __________" or "Why __________" or "What _______" or "Secrets of ___________"…
Heck, you're likely to boo me right off the virtual stage.
Actually, I like these methods…
…They force you to actually say something in your subject line… thus making what you've written in the email more likely to be read and responded to.
What a concept!
Much better than, "Have you seen this yet?" or "I got him to say yes" or "2.5 billion people use this (almost) everyday."
When I see subject lines like this, I think, why not just use "I'm Desperate".
That ought to get the email opened.
And you bet… this kind of "say nothing" subject line can give you a nice spike in open rates.
Heck, sending an email with NO SUBJECT LINE will increase your open rate. "Test" works wonders, too.
That's why so many email marketing "geniuses" put weird, meaningless and nonsensical things in the subject line.
"Hey Ma… Goin' To The Bank Now…
Gonna Cash Me A Gunny Sack Full Of Opens, Ye Hah!"
Me… I like money, so I don't bother much with baloney subject lines.
Actually, if you really are desperate (to move some product, thus offering a seemingly ridiculous discount), "I'm Desperate" makes a pretty good subject line.
And that's the point of a good subject line.
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It's not just about saying something so blind and unusual it gets the person to open the email. Because all opens are NOT created equal.
It's about setting a compelling expectation in the reader's mind and then delivering on that expectation in the email.
And yes, "I'm Desperate" qualifies as a compelling expectation. Because who doesn't love a good train wreck?
Which brings me to the dark art of the 7 forbidden email subject line hacks.
Because I want you to create "strong" opens that help you to advance the sale. Instead of "weak" trick opens that don't propel your reader past the first line of body copy.
Forbidden Hack #1, Celebrity Misfortune:
Actually, the train wreck method can be used regularly if you add a little meat to it. This one is among my all time producers.
Subject Line: Why Gurus Suck and Truly Fear You
Celebrity misfortune (in this case, supposed experts sucking and living in fear) makes irresistible bait. You can't look at this subject line without needing to know the answer to the riddle.
And the story inside the email then allows you to separate yourself from the "guru" competition and eliminate them as an option.
Forbidden Hack #2, Death:
In journalism, there's an old saying, "If it bleeds it leads".
Subject Line: How to Get Away with Murder (Free Web Workshop)
This email is about preeminent positioning in business, and becoming a category of 1 in your field, niche or industry. When you have that, you can mess up a lot (get away with murder)… and still come out smelling like a rose.
The subject line could have read: How to Become The One and Only Alternative in Your Market. Easy to skip. But death by foul play? Who can resist?
Forbidden Hack #3, Embarrassment:
The revelation of acts, behaviors and situations that one would prefer remained private. Stupidity, poverty, nakedness, picking your nose on camera, etc. These are great fun to watch as long as it's not you.
Subject Line: My Jiggly, Embarrassing Bum (see it on video)
This email uses a before-and-after story. Most marketers would refer to the AFTER story in the subject line, because it reveals a benefit. Now you know better.
Break the expected pattern. Lead with the BEFORE story and leverage the attention-absorbing power of embarrassment.
Forbidden Hack #4, Bizarre:
Anything that doesn't immediately compute is an automatic attention-arrester to put in a subject line.
That's why no subject line at all… or one word… or just the person's name in the subject line will get people to look and open. Trouble is you don't get good readership or conversion with that. Here's how bizarre is done…
Subject Line: Womb Transplant Makes Marketing History
This is simply a matter of relating a current news story to what you're selling in the email. You twist it metaphorically to suit your purposes.
Here I told the womb story and then simply added: When I read this heartwarming story… I couldn't help but be reminded of the new Email Alchemy templates that I've been lovingly transferring from the womb of my brain to yours over the last few days… another first…
Have you begun coddling them… cherishing them… massaging them to make them your own… where they can begin to enrich you?
Forbidden Hack #5, Irony:
Any reaction or situation that seems contrary to what one would expect is a lightning rod of human attention and curiosity. Mix that with a benefit and you may have a zinger…
Subject Line: PISSED OFF Student makes $5,000 in ONE WEEK
Yes, your prospect wants the benefit. But they see claims made every time they look in their in-box. Irony lets you stand out from the noise.
Why on Earth would this student be pissed off about making $5,000 in one week? They just have to open the email to find out.
Forbidden Hack #6, Confession:
The release of a terrible private burden always results in intense curiosity on the part of an observer.
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Impossible to not open up if the reader is in the target market. Just substitute "binge eating" with the problem you solve. Then in the body of the email you can tell an empathetic story and reveal or link to your solution.
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The news is full of wrong-doing, which is a delicious distraction from the ho-hum of everyday life. It gives people a shared indignation and license to judge, allowing your reader to feel morally superior to the person caught with their pants down.
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I just tied it in to what I was selling in the body of the email by saying: But I don't care who it is or what the situation (though I'm NOT in favor of drugs, terrorism, or deceit), there are incredibly useful marketing lessons everywhere you turn.
Substitute "marketing" for what you're selling.
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Though here's another big tip… off the record.
You should notice that all of the above subject lines have a sort of a sing-song quality to them. Naturally this helps captivate the reader's mind and gets them to open the email.
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A hint of rhyme, rhythm and alliteration.
Here's a bonus to bring it to your full attention.
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Yes, I over deliver.
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What is about Sherlock Holmes that people can't bear to see him die? His own creator pushed him down the Reichenbach Falls but then brought him back to life as the public clamour grew too strong to resist. Other writers have followed suit and have not allowed Holmes the comfort of bee-keeping but have rather continued putting him in one dangerous situation after another. In school, I read a novel about Holmes pitting his wits against that other Victorian who refuses to die - Jack the Ripper. Then in college, there was The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes, a pastiche, where Holmes travelled to Tibet during his missing years. Two years back there was Partha Basu's deconstruction of the Holmes legend in The Curious Case of 221B and now I have read Anthony Horowitz' The House of Silk.
...so many old men with their lives behind them....
In The House of Silk, an old Watson waiting for the day when he'd meet his creator as well as his old friend, writes down one last case of his. A case so scandalous that he couldn't dare publish it at that time. In fact, he puts the papers in safe-keeping with instructions that they are to be opened only a hundred years later.
The year is 1890. A married Watson returns to 221 B as his wife, Mary, is away tending to a young boy whose governess at one time she happened to be. Holmes, as usual, has amazed Watson by his brilliant deductions when the house keeper announces that there is a gentleman by the name of Edward Carstairs to see them. Carstairs is in a nervous state. He explains that he is the junior partner in an Art Gallery. More than a year ago, the partners were approached by an American gentlemen by the name of Cornelius Stillman who wanted to open a museum in Boston. For this, he ordered a number of paintings, including four by John Constable. Unfortunately, before they could reach their destination, the paintings were destroyed in an audacious attack by the members of the Flat Cap gang, a gang made by migrant Irish in Boston so named because of their habit of wearing flat caps. An enraged, Stillman employed a detective agency to destroy the gang and especially its two leaders, the twins Rourke and Keelan. The detective, Bill McParland, was able to corner the gang and in the gun-fight that followed all the members of the gang were killed except for Keelan who not only managed to escape but also killed Stillman in revenge.
Now, Carstairs says, it seems that Keelan has come to England to kill him because a man wearing a flat cap has been following him around. Fearing for his life, Carstairs has come to Holmes. The next day, Carstairs sends them a telegram saying that somebody had broken inside his house and made off with some jewellery. Holmes and Watson travel to Wimbledon and find themselves in a domestic drama. Carstair's wife, Catherine, a young woman whom he had met while his voyage back from the US, is hated by his sister who claims that her mother killed herself because she couldn't bear to see Edward being made a fool of by Catherine. The case which Holmes was not liable to take too seriously assumes a sinister tone when a murder occurs... and then another. For the second murder, Holmes holds himself responsible and in his zeal to capture the culprit finds himself trapped, in jail, and death looming large over him. What began as a case involving a train dacoity now stinks so rotten that not even Holmes' brother Mycroft is able to do anything for him except advice him to remain off it.
The book had been on my wishlist since I read a review of it by Writer-on-Wheels and I am glad it turned out to be as good as the review promised it would be.... good in its pace and evocation of atmosphere as well as in the mystery. The only thing that I didn't like was the characterisation of Mycroft Holmes. I always thought of the two brothers as sharing a strong bond but in this book, Mycroft seems a little too concerned about saving his own skin.
Sherlock Holmes still rules because in a recent contest @ Pretty Sinister Books, John had an interesting quiz on the children in the Holmes canon. I am not a Sherlockian at all but with much burning of the midnight lamp was able to answer all the questions correctly barring one. That made me eligible for the second prize. Wow! Thank you Holmes and Thank you John.
First Line: I have often reflected upon the strange series of events that led me to my long association with one of the most singular and remarkable figures of my age.
Title: The House of Silk: The New Sherlock Holmes Novel
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Publication Details: London: Orion, 2012
First Published: 2011
Source: Delhi Book Fair, 2013
Pages: 405
Other Books read of the same author: None


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If you're imbibing Friday, you might want to raise a glass to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition.
Prohibition was in effect in the United States from 1920-1933 when the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution made it illegal to sell, manufacture or transport alcoholic beverages.
The law, which is the only constitutional amendment to be overturned by another, failed to stop people from producing and drinking beverages with alcohol, and spurred an underground economy of people brewing their own batches or smuggling alcohol. Organized crime flourished, and so did violence and political corruption.
The movement to repeal the ban gained momentum after the stock market crash helped plunge the country into the Great Depression. States and municipalities were looking for new ways to raise funds, and taxes on alcohol seemed like a good way to help restock dwindling coffers.
On Dec. 5, 1933, Utah became the thirty-sixth and deciding state to ratify the 21st Amendment, ending Prohibition and putting states in control of regulating the industry.
Since then, a three-tier system of producers, distributors and retailers has emerged.
"By and large, there is this balance that has been created between competition and control that has been a success for 75 years," said Craig Purser, president of the National Beer Wholesalers Association. "It helps to keep a level playing field between the trading partners."
Notably, some parts of the U.S. continue to put bans or restrictions on certain types of alcoholic beverages, sometimes resulting in so-called "dry counties". Often the restrictions apply to only one type of beverage.
For example, 15 states still ban the sale of spirits on Sunday. The Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S., or DISCUS, has been lobbying for the repeal of these laws, arguing in part that it's a good way for states to raise revenue without raising taxes. In light of the current financial and economic crisis facing our country, that's an argument that could gain ground—just as it did in the Prohibition era. Since 2002, 13 states have repealed Sunday sales bans.
Still, Americans overwhelmingly support some regulation of alcohol, according to a poll conducted by the Center for Alcohol Policy, a group supported by U.S. beer distributors. The survey, which polled 1,000 people over 21 years of age earlier this year, found that 70 percent supported the right of individual states to set their own laws and regulations surrounding the sale of alcohol.


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Cilantro`s 2nd Anniversary
I have to thank my fellow bloggers and my readers as well, who are keeping me inspired with their knowledge, passion, and dedication. THANK YOU ALL!
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Congrats Cilantro. It has been great knowing you through your blog.ReplyDelete
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Many Congratulations on yor successful second anniversary...kind of celebating with an event huh?..I kick started my new year with "the mexican wedding cookies" especially for your event and it was also my last baked goodie, while I bid farewell to my Oven.Busy with my move, will be posting it by next week.ReplyDelete
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- NandiniJanuary 04, 2010 11:23 AM
Congratulations Cilantro! Keep up the good work. All the very best.ReplyDelete
Congratulations ! and hope that you celebrat many more like this.ReplyDelete
Congratulations!Wish you and your family a great year ahead!ReplyDelete
Congratulation Cilantro. I am glad I found your wonderful blog, albeit a little bit late.ReplyDelete
I am still scratching my head to come up with an Indian version of the Mex Wedding Cookies but I'll get there before the deadline.
Congratulations Cilantro ! good goin , keep it up :)ReplyDelete
Congratulations! Have a great year!ReplyDelete
- SharanyaJanuary 30, 2010 12:07 PM
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In our email reminder and on our Facebook page we announced our hope to project images of quilts worked on at Laurena's over the years. Whether it is a custom quilting job that Laurena did or a quilt done individually, we thought this would be a great way to celebrate the many tops that have become quilts since Laurena started the business.
Many, many, many thanks for everyone who contributed to the Virtual Quilt Show! Alanna's putting the slide show together. If everything goes as planned, we'll enjoy seeing a great many quilts at the Open House with no white gloves necessary 🙂
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A Macon resident speaks with Roving Listeners Davida Poole, seated, with microphone; Laura Sugg, standing; and Samuel Closson, sitting, wearing hat.
By Kara Witherow, Editor
In the Internet age with smart phones and social media, we're more connected now than ever. So why do we feel so disconnected?
Since 2012, Centenary United Methodist Church has worked in its Macon neighborhood to connect neighbors to one another and to promote a greater sense of community through its Roving Listener program.
A group of youth and adults who listens and asks questions, Roving Listeners seek to learn people's gifts, hear what people want to see happen in their communities, and give them a voice.
"In the United States in 2017, we have the ability to live in a culture of isolation," said Rev. Stacey Harwell-Dye, who served as Centenary UMC's minister of community building before relocating to the Savannah area. "We could choose to go all day without talking to any of our neighbors."
The Roving Listener program, she said, is designed to build community, increase interconnectedness, and foster a sense of unity within the neighborhood. Each summer for the past five years, teams of Roving Listeners are hired to blanket the neighborhoods, knock on doors, and talk to residents.
Four Roving Listeners – two youth and two adults – are grouped together for the summer and, through the program's guided questions and their conversations, learn about the community, its needs, and the residents.
Centenary UMC and the Roving Listeners have partnered with the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities, and the Listeners include those with and without developmental disabilities.
Laura Sugg is a Centenary UMC member, a teacher, and, in the summer, a Roving Listener. Several of her students have participated in the program, and Sugg sees its benefit to them and the community.
"(It) connects people who might not otherwise be connected," she said. "It also fosters connections with people who have learning disabilities."
The program has benefitted the students as well as the community, she said, noting that two of her students and Roving Listening team members are autistic. Participating in the Roving Listeners program has given them opportunities to practice social skills and has grown their confidence and ability to form relationships with others.
The Roving Listeners don't just listen, leave, and forget. After their sessions, Listeners take the information from their interviews, compile it, and make connections among residents based on needs, skills, interests, and similarities.
It gives people a voice, a platform, a direction, Sugg said, and helps them understand that everyone has a gift.
For example, one man wanted his neighborhood cleaned up, and during the interview talked about his passions, gifts, and what he wants for his community. He's now organizing a community clean-up day.
"The more you talk to people the more you start to connect," Sugg said. "Roving Listeners are connecting with people and are connecting the community with each other."
Rev. Harwell-Dye, who now serves as Minister of Community Building at Savannah's Trinity United Methodist Church, visited Broadway United Methodist Church in Indianapolis, Ind. to meet and learn from DeArmon Harges, the original "Roving Listener."
She took the idea to Macon and, in its five years, the program has expanded beyond its original neighborhood to include broader stretches of the city, including College Hill and East Macon. She also introduced the concept to church leaders at a General Board of Global Ministries' (GBGM) training event, through their Center for Mission Innovation (CMI).
While many Roving Listeners are members or regular attenders of Centenary UMC, the program is not a tool for evangelism, Rev. Harwell-Dye said. It's meant to build the community, to help foster a sense of belonging and pride, and to give people a voice.
The congregation supports the program because they care and because they want to strengthen Macon.
"Centenary cares about this community," Rev. Harwell-Dye said. "They are about the city. Isaiah 58 talks about being repairers of the breach. Centenary feels like they are there to repair … and this is one way to do that. Centenary is committed to this neighborhood and is committed to seeing it thrive."
A few neighbors were initially apprehensive about the project, not understanding that the Listeners were there just to have a conversation, but once they understood they were more than willing to invite them onto their porch or into their home.
"I think, especially in our modern world, we are so connected but disconnected, and this takes it back to the roots of understanding how neighborhoods used to be when people knew each other and worked together," Sugg said. "The Roving Listeners encourages this again, and I think that's beneficial for all communities."


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I have fallen head over heels for the YSL SS12 footwear collection, now if I could just win the lottery...
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|Loving the peplum (as you saw in my previous post) and I'm a sucker for a scalloped edge! - River Island
|Polka dots always remind me of summer! The seventies hippy in me loves these palazzo pants... I'm still yet to own a pair! - River Island
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|More polka dots! But I think this pencil skirt is top of my list from Topshop.
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We at Softgames love HTML5 games and have learned a lot while licensing over 250 HTML5 games in the past 2 years. Today we would like to share some of our past experiences to make developing games easier for you!
- Game texts: Do not put game-texts on images, within your game-code or your css/html code. The one and only right place for texts is a separate file, that stores your texts. Furthermore always provide a separate file with all texts your game uses. This file usually just contains an json-object like this: var mytexts = {'en':['this is englsh',…], 'es':['esto es español',…]}. This will make localization much easier for all sides!
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Guest Stars Visiting "Cleveland" This Season Include Don Rickles, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kathie Lee Gifford, Joe Jonas, Sean Hayes, Huey Lewis, John Mahoney, Sandra Bernhard And Susan Lucci
Season Premieres Wednesday, November 30th At 10PM ET/PT Immediately Followed By The Series Premiere Of "The Exes"
Los Angeles, CA, September 12, 2011 – TV Land announced today that the network's hit original sitcom, "Hot in Cleveland," begins production on its third season this week. The series, which stars veteran sitcom actresses Valerie Bertinelli ("One Day At A Time"), Jane Leeves ("Frasier"), Wendie Malick ("Just Shoot Me") and Betty White ("Golden Girls"), was just awarded a Creative Arts Emmy(R) Award for Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series (Michael Andrew Hynes and Maralee Zediker). Betty White was also recently nominated for an Emmy(R) Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the sitcom. "Hot in Cleveland" will have its season three premiere on Wednesday, November 30th at 10PM ET/PT, immediately followed by the series premiere of TV Land's newest original sitcom, "The Exes."
Guest stars lined up for the season include Kathie Lee Gifford ("Today With Kathie Lee & Hoda"), Sandra Bernhard ("Roseanne"), Laura San Giacomo ("Just Shoot Me"), Gilles Marini ("Sex and the City") and many more. Sean Hayes ("Will & Grace"), who serves as executive producer of the show, will also guest star. "Hot in Cleveland" will also see the return of some familiar faces in returning guest stars such as Don Rickles ("Toy Story") as Elka's (White) husband, Bobby, who was long thought to be dead; Jennifer Love Hewitt ("Ghost Whisperer") as Victoria's (Malick) daughter, Emmy; Joe Jonas ("JONAS") as Melanie's (Bertinelli) son, Will; Huey Lewis ("Just Shoot Me") as Victoria's aging rockstar booty call, Johnny; John Mahoney ("Frasier"), playing a waiter who gets a little too involved in his customer's personal lives; and Susan Lucci ("All My Children"), reprising her role as a fictional and more evil version of herself.
Last we left the ladies, Bobby – Elka's presumed-dead husband – turned up at Elka's wedding right before she was about to say "I do" to Fred (Buck Henry). Meanwhile, Melanie, Victoria and Joy (Leeves) were recovering from a wicked night of drinking at the bachelorette party the previous night, when Melanie competed in a one-woman wet t-shirt contest, and Victoria and Joy took some vows of their own. Season three enters into the aftermath of this perfect recipe for disaster.
"Hot in Cleveland" revolves around three fabulous best friends from LA – novelist Melanie Moretti, eyebrow archer to the stars Joy Scroggs and former soap star Victoria Chase – who find their lives changed forever when their plane, headed for Paris, makes an unexpected landing. When the friends discover that life is better in Cleveland, they decide to stay. Starting over together, they rent a house that happens to come with a very opinionated caretaker, Elka Ostrovsky.
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With two private recreational parks sprawling over the landscape, few San Diegans see much of the far northwest corner of Mission Bay. Just west of the Grand Avenue exit in Pacific Beach stretches De Anza Trailer harbor, a facility dominated by not-too-mobile homes planted solidly next to the bay. And to the west of De Anza, off an even more remote section of Pacific Beach Drive, lies Camperland, about 46 acres of land and five acres of water serving more transient campers. Public access to both facilities should have come under close scrutiny last week, some Pacific Beach residents are saying, but the city council displayed a marked disinterest in the topic.
The issue arose last week because Associated Mobile Estates, a nationwide organization which runs De Anza Trailer Harbor, asked the city to approve its purchase of the Camperland lease. The corporation has, in fact, been managing the Camperland for two years, ever since the original owner went bankrupt. With the bid to acquire the lease, Associated Mobile Estate directors also proposed several changes in the facility's operation.
For one thing, they asked the city for $650,000 rent credit, to be used for improvement of the facilities. They also asked to be able to allow campers to stay 90, rather than 30 days, between October 1 and May 1, and they announced plans to de-emphasize space for more primitive camping facilities in favor of bigger, more expensive travel trailers. Analysis of the proposal fell to city consultant Bill Weatherford, who voiced criticism.
First, his report questioned the preference for travel trailers, predicting that the force of demand from "snowbird" travel-trailer market will price less affluent campers out of Camperland. He also pointed out that the corporation had not clearly specified what it intended to do with the rent credit money. The suggested improvements would, for the most part, benefit only the park and it's paying customers. To change this, Weatherford suggested Campland could open up to non-campers by charging a day rate for use of the swimming pools, showers, toilets, parking spaces, and other facilities. The report concluded by recommending that the city review and adjust the park's rental rates every 12 years, in accordance with council policy.
Policy or no, the committee ignored all those suggestions and Monday unanimously approved Associated Mobile Estate's proposal for the new lease and Tom Gade moved it speedily to the full council. The Pacific beach Town Council heard about the proposal at the last minute and suggested that a short postponement might allow people to find out what was going on, but the full city council ignored that too, and approved the lease switch last Wednesday evening.
To charges that the committee and council pushed the action through, Gade counters that the item was publicized in the committee agenda and no one showed up to object. Unsatisfied, several Pacific Beach residents say the council could have used the whole incident to take a harder look at both parks operations. They say the council could have reviewed if De Anza should be allowed to operate permanent mobile homes on private property just as it could have reviewed why Camperland should be able to restrict access to a public Beach.
Associated Mobile Estates denies that the new lease arrangements will mean a change in Camperland's character, but some observers are skeptical. "De Anza and Camperland are the only places you can legally camp on Mission bay," says one P.B. Town Council member. "And they've admitted to the committee that they'll be turning into a rich man's playground only. It's a perfect example of high-powered money greasing something through."
More from SDReader
- More stories by Jeannette DeWyze
- Mayoral machinations claimed in Mission Bay's Measure J — Nov. 3, 2016
- De Anza Cove's next chapter — March 21, 2016
- City to retake De Anza Cove real estate — Dec. 10, 2014
- It's Hard to Move When You're 92 — Feb. 27, 2003
- Mission Bay's enclave of movers and shakers — March 6, 1980


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Discussion in 'Game' started by darrenj, Jan 10, 2011.
Well, usually, I use Samus for her missiles or Link for his stunning boomerang
I use Samus mostly because her shots stun the Hammer Bros. allowing you to shoot them more or use your missles. Her jumping is useful and bombs do good damage. She's always been my favorite character to use in this game. I wonder if anyone has beaten the game on this hammer bros. mode with Mario? It'd seem like it'd be almost impossible unless you had a fire flower. Even then it'd be difficult.
well i guess i would pick sophia III its just plain awesome there you happy or samus she is epic and a great jumper
I have to say or why they have the bubble shield that can avoid the hammers .
Sorry if im not why the Simon's,Link's,or Sophia's teams,but i think is the best for destroying various enemies,incluiding ,with all the 6 or 7 power ups he have.
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Woo-jin, who is a repeater of college entrance exam, and Taek-sik's friend, Kang-hee come and visit Woo-jin's hometown on a small island. Woo-jin's mom, Hyeon-sook used to work as an erotic movie actress for a short time when she was too young to make a right decision for herself. Hyeon-sook operates a small sashimi restaurant and a bed and breakfast to make a living on the island. She lives her life like a hermit, refusing to visit the land even once. Although Hyeon-sook has sex with Bong-seong, she rejects his proposals.
Although Woo-jin and Kang-hee are lovers, Kang-hee allows kisses only, but nothing else of her body, which is against Woo-jin's wishful thinking. Woo-jin had his first sexual encounter with Hye-ri one day who stayed at the bed and breakfast; however, it happened only in his dreams. One day, Woo-jin is terribly shocked to accidentally see his mom Hyeon-sook and Bong-seong having sex. With Woo-jin in anger, he went to Kang-hee and tried to rape her.


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Wargames show Colours takes place this weekend on 8 to 9 September at Newbury racecourse, and Fighting 15s will be there as usual with Black Hat Miniatures up on the first floor.
Because the show coincides with the Bestival here on the Isle of Wight, Fighting 15s has to leave early on Friday to be able to get a ferry that isn't full of Islanders desperately trying to get away from young people and their music. To leave early, Fighting 15s has to pack the car Thursday, and therefore the latest time to make an advance order by phone is Wednesday by midday – preferably sooner if it is going to require extensive casting. The Colours delivery option in the shop will be removed Tuesday night.
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I have kept this relic and hope to put it to good use in the new man cave.
The ramblings of a wargamer, originally up a valley in a wet and windy place and now back in civilisation. Please note all the photos on this blog of my collection of wargame miniatures are the property of Colin Ashton and may not be reproduced without the owner's (i.e. me) permission, or at the very least attribute them properly to me please . That means YOU Tango!
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A blast from the past.
I have kept this relic and hope to put it to good use in the new man cave.
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Brilliant Colin...ReplyDelete
You need to put in a time capsule and let the archeologists of the future work it out for themselves...
They will no doubt say it was for votive objects...
All the best. Aly
The matchbox campaign system is still a good way to run a campaign.ReplyDelete
I need one of these.Replies
but it's no fun buying in bulk. unless you've scrounge and pillaged the odd box here and there it doesn't count.ReplyDelete
I threw mine out quite a few years ago too!ReplyDelete
Back to the future?ReplyDelete
I recall starting to make one of those. Never did finish it... Think it got tossed come the finish...ReplyDelete
Yes , we used one of those in Cheltenham in the late 1960s. I was always impressed with that system, good luck with the revival.ReplyDelete
I have cabinet too Colin from the same period but no where as spacious as yours!!ReplyDelete


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On the evening of March 9th, an outstanding number of young designers, illustrators, and web creators came out to have their portfolios reviewed. Volta Labs in downtown Halifax was filled to the brim with students, recent grads and young creative professionals looking for a variety of feedback on their work. It was a busy and satisfying event for everyone.
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After the presentation, four panelists from the reviewer group engaged in the topic 'What it takes in a portfolio to land an interview'. Lead by moderator Liz Mac, the panel was an informative conversation. Some takeaways were:
- In your portfolio, focus on what you love and play to your strengths.
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After the panel Q and A, it was one-on-one time with our reviewers. Sessions were held in 10 minute intervals to go over portfolio pieces and get valuable feedback. Often conversations lead to questions attendees asked reviewers about the job market, personal struggles in the industry and other topics perfect for this intimate setting.
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As a day trader, you have many advantages against the long term investors. This is simply because you are not interested in the long term growth of an asset such as a company, index, or a commodity. You are interested in the short term situation of the asset. As such, you can easily tell how the particular asset will perform in a few days' time. In the 70s, Warren Buffet bought Coca-Cola shares. His was a long term bet that people will always buy coca-cola because of the moat the company had established. True to his prediction, the company is one of the largest in the world today. He has made billions of dollars from it. However, now coca-cola faces many challenges because of the health implications its products have on people. 20 years ago, Kodak was the largest imaging company in the world. Investors who had a 40 year prediction on the company has long failed as the company nears liquidation. IBM was once the leader in computing. Today, the company is facing many challenges and its investors have lost billions. These examples show that no one can tell the future of companies. The big Facebook and Google we see today might be a thing in the past years to come. As a day trader, you can avoid these long term issues by looking at the short term details of an asset. You can do this by going long or short an asset. How to short a company As a trader in equities, you can buy a company that is trading at a low price and sell it at a higher price in future. It is also possible to short a company. In the past, this was rather a complex transaction to do because you had to enter into an agreement with another investor. Today, you can short a company at the comfort of your trading platform. Assume company A is trading at $10 per share. After conducting some analysis, you forecast that the company's real value is $5 per share. You decide to short it. In this, you go to a trader B who owns 1000 shares of the company. The real value of these shares is $10,000 (1000 shares X share price). You enter into an agreement with him where you borrow his shares and sell them. In reality, if the shares of the company hits $15 a share, you will be in a negative because you will need to pay the investor, $15,000. After borrowing the shares, you sell them for $10,000 and hold the money. If the shares goes down to $5 which you had predicted, you can now buy them back and return the 1000 shares to the investor. In reality, you will have made $5,000 in this transaction. Short squeeze As a trader, if you buy a company A for $10 per share, the maximum loss you can make is 100% loss of your money. This is because a company's shares can never be a negative. However, if you go short a company, the maximum loss you can make is infinity. This is because a company's shares can go up to any number. This is a serious problem that a certain trader made a week ago by shorting a biotech company known as KaloBios. After shorting the trade, the trader went for a meeting. After the meeting, he found that his account was $-300,000.
5 year chart for KaloBios pharmaceuticals How to avoid it To avoid a short squeeze, one is supposed to do a few things. One, you should avoid trading small caps. These companies are usually not very stable and continued investing in them will leave you to a lot of uncertainty. Secondly, you should always have a stop loss. This stop loss will help you prevent massive losses like the trader above. Finally, you should keep an eye to your trade so that you can cover the losses. This is done by buying the asset back when it's going up.


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I just arrived back in the States late last night with a stretch of time before my three boys also return from Europe. Seems a bit crazy, but I will be off tomorrow to travel to New Orleans to pick up our sweet whippet Finn who spent the winter with friends and their new puppy, Bela.
Finn and Bela in a deep Southern snooze (photo by Kent Hardouin)
I am hoping to make a stop in Seale, Alabama, as I drive north on Sunday to visit the final day of this weekend's Doo-Nanny. Cannot make any promises, as I might just want to curl up slow Southern style and take a deep nap for a week. Stay tuned for more coverage and possible photos from my winding backroad travels. Rural America, take me into your folds.


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I notice everybody taking digs at Langer.
Just to let you know that not only is he one of the best openers to play cricket (England, India and Pakistan do not in their history have a opener as good as him) but he is also a very successful businessman and a very talented fighter. Its so funny to read how losers get so upset about his achievements.
Good on you Langer you are a legend and you have shown these twits how its done and how good you are (notice the selectors pick him to play for Australia and not you dimwits) and all you sad and sorry jealous dimwits can only do what you do best. Which is whinge and whine and sook.
Go LANGER you little ripper legend.


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Joseph Morgan and Daniel Gillies Talk The Originals, Character Evolution, Hatred of PantsJim Halterman at .
TV Fanatic caught up with Joseph Morgan and Daniel Gillies on the red carpet of The CW Upfront this morning... and we haven't stopped laughing since.
With The Originals on tap for the fall schedule - slotted in at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays prior to Supernatural - we asked the stars how their characters of Klaus and Elijah might evolve in New Orleans, how they might change and adapt to their new surroundings.
And we got a semi-serious answer from Morgan, but not before Gillies shared with us his exclusive hopes and dreams for Elijah: that he would never have to wear pants ever again.
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November Scam of the Month: Mailbox Full Phishes
The Strongarm team has been seeing a new type of phishing attack in the wild. These "mailbox full phishes" target the inboxes of Office365 and Google Apps for Business users and tries to make users upset in order to convince them to click.
We've seen several people who have clicked on the email and have had their passwords stolen. A number of targets have also forwarded these emails to their IT managers, asking why there is a quota on their mailbox – they're falling for the trick, making this a phishing attack with high click potential.
We see this all the time. Attackers change their tactics, using urgency or power, typically, to increase the number of people who click. Just this year we went from package delivery notices to invoices and now to mailbox quota phishes.
What the Mailbox Full Phishes Look Like
The mailbox full phishes have been coming from senders that look like they may relate to your company or email provider (but upon closer inspection are fraudulent.) They urge the target to click for an upgrade — after all, it's free! Below is an example of this attack in the wild:
Who is Being Targeted
A wide variety of business users are being targeted, since a full mailbox would be a problem for just about any employee.
Tips for Businesses to Spot These Phishes
We recommend that you warn all of your users about phishes like these and encourage them not to click on links that are not verified. When in doubt, they should contact your IT team to make sure it's a legitimate email before clicking.


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We just got sent two featurettes and four clips for the upcoming time-travel/80s-parody Hot Tub Time Machine. One featurette focuses on Chevy Chase who plays an irritatingly (to the characters) cryptic hot tub repairman and the other focuses on Crispin Glover whose character is part of the one of the greatest running gags of all-time.
We also have four clips and they're good but it looks like MGM is holding the painfully hilarious stuff for those that go to see the movie. And it's a movie folks should go see it. I saw the flick last weekend and it's damn funny, especially Rob Corddry who has finally found his breakout role.
Hit the jump to check out the featurettes, clips, and official synopsis. Hot Tub Time Machine hits theaters on March 26th. [Update: We have temporarily removed the featurettes at the request of the studio]
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE follows a group of best friends who've become bored with their adult lives: Adam (John Cusack) has been dumped by his girlfriend; Lou (Rob Corddry) is a party guy who can't find the party; Nick's (Craig Robinson) wife controls his every move; and video game-obsessed Jacob (Clark Duke) won't leave his basement. After a crazy night of drinking in a ski resort hot tub, the men wake up, heads pounding, in the year 1986. This is their chance to kick some past and change their futures – one will find a new love life, one will learn to stand up for himself with the ladies, one will find his mojo, and one will make sure he still exists!
The movie stars John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Crispin Glover, Lizzy Caplan, and Chevy Chase
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