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Mass is "the amount of stuff" in an object. That is, the amount of atoms and molecules present. Mass in science, is measured in the metric system using units such as kilogram (about 2.2 pounds)nwhich are a thousand grams, grams, centigrams (hundredths of grams), and milligrams (thousandths of grams). Mass is different from weight, Weight is a force. It depends on gravity pulling us toward the center of our planet (or another planet if we ever get there or the moon). If we weighed ourselves on our bathroom scale and noted our weight and then took our scale with us to the...
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The unit of mass is the kilogram (kg), but commonly, when we measure something in kilograms, we are measuring the force of gravity on that mass, which should be measured in newtons (N), (a measure of force). However, if we used a balance, measuring an object against a standard mass, then our result would be independent off the strength of gravity in that place and so it would not matter if we were on Earth or on the moon our, measurement would be the same (i.e: a measurement of the mass which never changes, wherever you may be).
What is a unit of mass?
Mass is the total amount of matter in an object. Basically it is the total weight of an object in terms of kilogram for large objects, grams for small objects and for very small objects milligrams is used.
1 kilogram = 1000 grams
Further it can be divided into gram, centigram, milligram etc.
The SI unit is the kilogram
An example of a unit of mass would be gram, but it can also be kilogram. There can be many examples this is just one of them.
The SI unit of mass is the Kilogram. Mass is used in weights or scales. Pounds are ounces are units of weights, not units of mass.
Many may find it difficult or confusing to differentiate mass from weight. Mass is how much matter an object contains while weight is the force of gravity acting upon that object. Therefore, the SI unit of weight is N (Newton) while that of mass is kg (kilogram).
Mass is the measure matter. Its often confused with weight which is just a gravitational force. The SI unit for mass is Kilogram. The SI unit for force is Newton.
One way to think of it as that a person's mass will stay the same regardless of the gravity of a planet. A person on Earth will have the same mass as a person on the Moon.
But the weight, the gravitational force, will be different.
A Unit of mass can be a gram or kilogram.
The SI unit of mass is the kilogram (kg). As mass is difficult to measure directly, usually balances or scales are used to measure the weight of an object, and the weight is used to calculate the object's mass.
The SI unit for mass is kg
A unit of mass are gram, kilogram, decigram etc..
The actual SI unit is kilogram.
However the conversion units are as followers (like if the problem wants you convert to grams, milligrams etc)
milli gram = 0.001 gram
1 centi gram = 0.01 gram
1 deci gram = 0.1 gram
1 deca gram= 10 grams
1 kilo gram = 1000 grams
There are two types of units SI and Imperial.
The SI unit for mass is the kilogram (kg).
I see many answers that include grams and milligrams but these are just units of measure, while the kilogram (kg) is the actual SI unit.
SI unit of Mass
- g, km, lbs
A unit of mass is a unit in which the amount of matter contained in a substance is measured.
The SI unit of mass is Kilogram(kg).
Other common units are tonne, pound, quintal, etc...
The property a body has of resisting any change in its state of rest or uniform motion is called inertia. The inertia os a body is related to what we think of as the amount of matter it contains. A quantitative measure of inertia is mass: The more mass a body has, the less its acceleration when a given net force acts on it. The SI unit of mass is the kilogram (kg).
source: Applied Physics, 2012.
gram, killogram, milligram
Mass = Mass is the amount of material in an object.
Weight = Weight is the gravitational force acting on a body mass.
The SI unit of mass is ( kg )
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The definition of unit of mass is very simple, here it is: A unified body of matter with no specific shape: a mass of clay
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A unit of mass is a measurement of mass. It is actually a measurement of how much matter there is.The closest concept is weight. Let's understand the difference between weight and mass. A 50 lb. dumbell is twice the mass of a 25lb. weight.If these dumbells are on the surface of the moon,they will weigh less because of less gravitational pull.The change of weight might be seen by being able to lift the weights with two fingers as though it was styrofoam.So weight is variable in relation to gravitational pull.However the ''amount of matter'' or ''mass'' did not change when it was on the moon.
One way of measuring mass is used in particle physics. The ''atomic weight''( despite it's name) is one scale used to measure the mass of different elements.Hydrogen has an atomic weight of 1. It contains one proton.Helium has an atomic weight of 4 and its nucleus has 2 protons + 2 neutrons.
gram, kilogram, decigram, etc
Mass is the Property of matter and is usually measured in grams and
the SIunit of mass is kilogram(kg)
Mass is the amount of matter in an object. The SI base unit is kilograms (kg). Mass is NOT weight. Weight is correctly measured in Neutons and it is a measure of gravitational force.
The SI unit of mass is kilograms but there other derived units like tonnes, metric tonnes e.t.c
The metric unit of mass is 1 kilogram, as represented by the International Prototype Kilogram stored in Paris.
The gravitational pull that the Earth exercises towards a 1-kilogram mass is 1kg * 1 G = (roughly) 9.81 kgm/s2 = 9.81 Newton. Note that the Earth's gravitational pull varies by 1% depending on where you are on the Earth.
An earlier answer suggested that the Moon has no gravity. Not true. The gravitational pull of the Moon is roughly 1/6 of Earth's gravity. The Standard kilogram would therefore weigh some 0.166 kilograms in the Moon.
grams, milograms, micrograms, all in the metric system.
There are many units of mass.In S.I ,unit of mass is kilogram(kg),in C.G.S ,gram(g),in F.P.S,pound(lbs).
Mass is the amount of matter contained in a substance.
The unit of mass is Kilogram(Kg).
the unit for mass is kilograms and the unit for weight is kg m/s^2 or Newton (N).
Kg kilograms
The amount of constituent particles that a matter contains is said to be its mass. Its very different in respect to weight. It is common misconception that mass and weight are almost same but they are very different infact. Coming to the point the SI units of mass is kilogram(Kg).
kilogram (kg)
The Gram is the standard metric (and SI) unit of mass.
I believe that the kilogram is now the standard metric and SI unit and the gram is defined as 1/1000 of a kilogram
The ammount of matter contained in a body is can be termed as mass.
According to different system of unit are used in the different parts of the world. These systems are mainly the methods of defining the three fundamental units. The most widely used system of units is CGS or French or metric system.
In 1960, at Eleventh General Conference on Weights and Measures held at Paris, an international system of units is adopted to have a consitent system of units and also to simplify the communications amon the scientists. This system of units is known as Le Systeme International d' Unites abbreviated as SI units.
- C.G.S. or French or Metric System: This system was originated in France but now it is used in the scientific measurements and also is widely used throughout the world. In this system, the unit of length is centimetre, the unit of mass in gram and the units of time is second. From the initial letters of the words centimetre, gram and second this system is called the C.G.S. system.
- S.I. units: In this system in addition to units of length, mass and time, units of electric current, temperature, luminous intensity and quantity of substance i.e., seven basic units in all are adopted. These are-
1. length metre m
2. mass kilogram kg
3. time second s
4. electric current ampere A
5. temperature kelvin K
6. luminious intensity candela cd
7. quantity of a substance mole mol
The SI unit of mass is Kilograms (Kg).
1 Kg = 1000gm
and gm molecular mass of any substance is equal to 1 mole.
Mass is the amount of matter in an object and the unit of mass is kilogram (kg).
unit of mass is kg(kilogram) in si system and g(gram) in cgs system..
unit of mass and convertions are as follows:
in metric:
milligram = 0.001 gram
1 centigram = 0.01 gram
1 decigram = 0.1 gram
1 kilogram = 1000 grams
in english:
1 slug = 14.5939 kilogram
1 kilogram = 0.068521779 slugs
Pounds and ounces are not the unit of mass but a unit of Weight. Weight is different from a mass because a mass becomes weights if it is subjected to a gravitational force or acceleration. The weight of objects at sea level is different when the object is placed at a higher elevation or when the object is placed in moon where there is no gravity there.
the unit of mass is KG(s)


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The Sport Tasman Muddy Buddy successfully took place over the weekend with around 900 participating, Stuff reports,
About 900 keen mud wallowers enjoyed Sunday's fine weather in Motueka to participate in one, two or three laps of the 2km muddy course while hundreds of spectators watched on.
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2: Christopher was so excited to meet his new sister. We got our phone call that she was born on Friday, August 6, 2010. We were all so surprised and excited! Daddy and Mommy got to go to the hospital to meet Karolynn and her birth family on Saturday. Sunday, she came home to meet her big brother for the first time.
3: Christopher fell in love with his sister right away, and wouldn't be parted from her. He is the best big brother ever. He held her, sang to her, fed her, burped her, and wasn't even grossed out by her diapers. He grew to love her unconditionally. He was her Bubba, and she was his Sissy!
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5: On September 17,2010, we officially became a family when Karolynn Rose was legally adopted. What a happy day!
7: In October, we faced great sorrow together as a family. On October 15, 2010, we lost our baby brother, Samson Paul, when he was born at only 19 weeks. Loosing a brother that we were looking forward to adding into our loving family was hard for all of us. Christopher and Karolynn would have made an excellent older brother and sister to Samson. He is dearly missed by all. We were blessed to have a local artist who was able to draw a picture of Samson from a photo taken of him in the hospital. She also drew a picture of Christopher and Karolynn. These pictures hang together in one frame in our living room. Chrisopher's hand rests next to Samson's handprint from his birth certificate. This picture of Bubba and Sissy was taken on the day Samson was born.
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US set up dream final
Reigning Olympic champions United States set up a gold medal rematch with Spain by thrashing Argentina 109-83 in the men's basketball tournament on Friday.
Reigning Olympic champions United States set up a mouthwatering gold medal rematch with Spain by thrashing Argentina 109-83 in the men's basketball tournament.
Spain, who beat Russia 67-59 in their semi-final, lost 118-107 to the Americans in a close final at the Beijing Games.
The US and Spain will play on Sunday for the title when Argentina and Russia battle for the bronze medal.
"The final in 2008 was very competitive, very emotional," said Pau Gasol, who led Spain in their semi with 16 points. "We felt we had a good chance and we fought throughout the game.
"We understand it's going to be difficult again. It's a huge opportunity. We are so fortunate that we have our second chance and so it's a matter of going out there and enjoying the moment and competing as hard as you can."
Argentina kept pace with the US team throughout the first half on Friday, as they did in the preliminary round, trailing 47-40 despite falling behind 18-6 early in the game.
After the break, Argentina faded under some relentless offensive firepower. Kevin Durant warmed up from three-point range and poured in four bombs as the US team stretched their lead to 17 points going into the fourth quarter.
"I think we did a good job of starting well and responding to them whenever they made a few runs," said Durant. "When you have guys like we do, that can penetrate, you just have to knock down a few shots and it's easy."
Carmelo Anthony took the baton from Durant and rained threes in the last quarter, sinking four in short order to pad the lead to 93-62 before the US took their foot off the accelerator.
In the first quarter, Kobe Bryant lit up the scoreboard with a series of four threes wrapped around a baseline drive he finished with a reverse dunk.
US coach Mike Krzyzewski said he appreciated the willingness of his players to pass to the team mate with the hot hand.
"We have a battery of weapons," he said about the offensive talent he can roll out on the floor.
"When they see one guy has got it (going), they go to him.
With the scoring capabilities that each of them have, their willingness to focus on the guy they see has it, is gratifying to me. It says something about the kind of guys I'm coaching."
Argentina has been a thorn in the US side over the past decade.
They became the first team to beat a US squad featuring NBA players at the 2002 world championship, and two years later knocked the Americans out in the Olympic semi-finals on the way to claiming gold at the Athens Games.
The US answered by sending Argentina to the bronze game in Beijing and now in London.
"I'm not saying it is impossible to beat them but they are the best team in the world and when they play the way they want to play they usually win," said Argentina coach Julio Lamas.
Durant led the scoring for the US with 19 points, with Anthony and LeBron James adding 18 apiece.
Argentine stalwart Manu Ginobili posted 18 points while Luis Scola and Carlos Delfino registered 15 points each.
Outplayed in the first half, 2008 Beijing silver medallists Spain dominated play over the last 20 minutes, outscoring the Russians 47-28 to come back after a poor first half.
"The first half just didn't flow good for us, it felt like the rim was getting smaller and smaller," Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol told reporters. "We just had to relax and make a few shots to open things up."
It was a different view from the Russian side.
"I thought we played one of our best first halves of basketball ever," said Russia coach David Blatt.
"We had only three turnovers in the first half, playing right, making good decisions and good team actions. In the second half, we got away from that. Give them some credit."
Gasol led Spain with 16 points, while Jose Calderon posted 14 points, all but two of them coming in the second half as he found his touch from the three-point line.
Sasha Kaun was top scorer for Russia with 14 points.
Russia began the game doing their offensive damage inside and then found their shooting touch in the second quarter on a 10-0 run to build a 27-14 lead before finishing the half leading 31-20.
"The first half we took good shots, but in the second we just stopped executing," said Andrei Kirilenko, a former National Basketball Association All-Star, who was slowed by a quadriceps injury.
Spain had a miserable time scoring in the first half, shooting a consistently woeful 21 percent, making 3-of-15 shots in the first quarter and 3-of-14 in the second quarter.
An energised Spanish team hit the floor after the break, playing with more quickness and defensive intensity.
"We had a really good talk in the locker room at halftime," Calderon said.
"In the first half it looked like we wanted to make it to the final with every shot. We just needed to have some patience, maybe. You have to be able to play in these games."
A Calderon three-pointer at the buzzer tied the game 46-46 at the end of the third quarter and European champions Spain continued their revitalised play through to the end to book another appearance in the gold medal game.
"To make it to a second Olympic final running is huge," said Pau Gasol.
Spain coach Sergio Scariolo said, "It's an unbelievable emotion to know you have an Olympic medal. This is something that millions of great sportsmen dream about."


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Welcome to my Lake Side Tea
My RV adventures and road trip has taken around Lake Erie and today I'm stopping for a cup of coffee and lunch on the lake.
The fire king mug was gifted to me from my brother Ralph many years after my mom passed away. It goes with me everywhere (even into restaurants) and I drink my coffee from it all the time. It is just one of the few things in life that brings me pleasure in the day.
For lunch today we had beef broth with homemade dumplings that my son Matthew made for me to take on my road trip across Canada (I only have 6 dumplings left), smoked turkey breast that he put in my fridge the night before and I found and just assumed it was mine as he smoked it himself, sliced tomato from a roadside stand of vegetables, fresh carrots from a farmer's market, mustard pickles made two weeks before our trip (with intentions of leaving many jars with my mother-in-law in Ottawa as this has been the only thing I've ever heard whisper from her lips that she has ever asked for). And last but not least "Go for a Dip Dill" a wonderful combination of dried herbs from the Stars for Life Foundation for Autism that I picked from the venor table that was beside mine at the P.E.I Seaglass Festival in Souris where I took my seaglass bling and things.
Yesterday our road trip adventures took us to Indian Falls, Spirit Rock, Wiarton Willie and Tobermory, it was an amazing day and you can read and see all about itf at the French Gardener's Blog where he wrote about yesterdays adventure (a must visit - if only for the pictures) so I could share in tea today with Sandi over at Tea Time Tuesday.
I will share one picture with you just to tempt you to visit The French Gardener
Keeping with this month theme colour pink in support of breast cancer awareness
It is time to get on the Road to our next destination Sudbury, we might not make it all the way as we are in a storm and high winds.
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A Period of Uncertainty
From our post-election perspective, it's easy to see that many local and global predictions in 2016 were rubbish. With that in mind, we hesitate to make any bold predictions ourselves — especially because Donald Trump has been all over the map on a wide range of issues.
That said, there are a few things that have already shifted since Trump won, and there are also a few things we can expect from having a Republican majority in Congress.
Friends In High Places?
The Trump win will shake things up in terms of regulatory personnel. Fortune reports that possible Trump Treasury Secretary appointments could include JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon, former Goldman Sachs banker Steven Mnuchin, and House Financial Services Committee Chair Rep. Jeb Hensarling. If this list has any credence, it demonstrates that the new administration will most likely move away from strict bank regulation.
The Republican-led House has been aiming sights on Dodd-Frank reform in particular. Rep. Hensarling as Financial Services Chair has spent much of his tenure trying to roll back many of the Dodd-Frank reforms and with an emboldened Senate and President, they may get their wishes. Jamie Dimon has openly criticized regulatory reforms since the financial crisis as well. While doubtful that he would accept the Treasury role, Trump's outreach sent a clear signal to the markets and sector – D.C. and Wall Street may be united again.
Regardless of individual promotions or appointments, the Chairs of the Senate Banking and House Financial Services Committees will now have two years (or more) to enact sweeping bank regulatory reforms. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be weakened and vocal proponents for financial reforms such as Senator Elizabeth Warren will have a much harder time finding traction for proposals.
Small Banks Will Likely Benefit from Regulatory Easing
Over the past few years, small banks have struggled to bear the increased regulatory compliance burdens. Higher capital requirements and increased compliance and reporting cost have hamstrung small bank's abilities to focus on customer service, lending and growth. It is likely that any banking regulatory reform will first be aimed at removing regulatory burden for small banks so they can reallocate compliance dollars and staff to customer service and lending initiatives.
Regional Banks, Fintech, Traders, and Volatility
Small banks may not be the only beneficiaries of regulatory reductions. Tom Michaud chief executive of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods says, "the most obvious regulatory rollback should be to raise the $50 billion threshold in which lenders are deemed a systemically important financial institution and subject to greater oversight from the Federal Reserve. Some lawmakers have proposed raising SiFi designations to $250 billion in assets, giving mid-size banks new breathing room to compete with America's largest lenders."
Fintech regulation may still be on the docket in some form, however reduced oversight may afford fintech firms time to grow and adapt under a less restrictive regulatory regime. This is good news for banks of all sizes as the sector needs time to adapt fintech innovation into a regulated banking (and technology) environment. However, Silicon Valley has some strong antipathy for Trump, indicating a Trump presidency might not bode well for tech circles going forward.
Finally, with increasing uncertainty comes increasing volatility. Volatility spikes may lead to increased trading activity in particular sectors and revive stagnating trading revenue as investors decide winners and losers. Banks with internal trading and investment arms should benefit here.
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Kim's family pics
Kim's family photo shoot last Saturday evening at Applehead Island was quite an adventure! There were about 5 crazy teenagers, ready to do anything. It was a ton of fun. We used the pool area for most of the pictures. I won't ever schedule a photo shoot that late again, because light was running out fast. However, I think the pictures still turned out great. I'm starting to offer sets of 3 square black and white prints to be hung diagonally. Here is the preview of that set. Comment and tell me what you like/don't like about them! The grandparents of the family were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. I especially liked the picture of them smiling at each other. It takes quite a bit of love to stay together for 50 years!
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Winemakers of the Heathcote region come from vastly different backgrounds, and express their passion for winemaking in different ways. Brian Spencer's philosophy is embodied in his setting up the Shiraz Republic to operate alongside his Cornella Ridge vineyard.
Both his father and grandfather were farriers. His father was also a blacksmith with a dairy farm. Brian has retained some of his father's heritage in a collection of old hand-made steel farming relics around the farm and winery. "Dad had a really good eye for a beast," says Brian. "He used to buy and sell horses and cows at the weekly Dandenong Market many years ago, when the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill was orchards all the way to Shoppingtown. He then leased orchards to graze his cows, before buying a dairy farm at Yarra Glen.
"There were six kids in the family and we all had chores to do. I was the youngest of four boys, with two younger sisters. As the youngest boy I got the less attractive jobs. I rarely got to drive the tractor, but I chased a lot of cows, fed a lot of calves, and mucked out the cow yards. My two eldest brothers remained on the land but I became a community worker."
"I've been a youth worker, worked with homeless youth, and with the long-term unemployed. I spent six years as a minister of religion, and worked for the CFA as corporate communications manager. Brian and Cynthia Page, his wife of twenty four years, met when she hitched a ride on his motorbike to a community conference. They both work full time off-farm, Brian as a consultant in educational training and workforce development, Cynthia as a Uniting Church Minister at Craigieburn.
"I spend a lot of my time managing conversations," Brian says. "I see the role of community work as helping communities come together to identify problems and implement solutions. My role is to listen and then identify relevant action based on the needs of a community. Some organisations act as though consultation is about deciding what to do and then marketing the idea to the community. Real consultation involves helping the community decide what to do and how to do it.
"We bought our one hundred and sixty acre farm in 1995 as a hobby farm. We grew wheat and oats for the first seven years. In 2001, the Colbinabbin-Cornella Pipeline Association was formed to design, fund and construct a nineteen kilometre pipeline from the Waranga Channel at Colbinabbin along the range to Cornella. The aim of the pipeline was to provide water for high-value agriculture and viticulture in the Mt Camel Ranges are. Cynthia, a keen Monopoly player, knew it was always a winning move to buy the waterworks.
"We were one of the fourteen foundation members. We saw that a reliable source of water would allow us to get involved in high-value horticulture. Our dryland farming experience provided few opportunities. We saw growing grapes as something useful to do with our land. I did some short courses on winemaking, networked with other wine producers and learned what not to do.
"Neither Cynthia nor I had families that drank wine, but we both grew to appreciate wine. I was in my forties and saw wine as a good option when I was past my beer sculling days. We timidly planted the first ten acres of vines in 2002 and added another ten in 2004. I definitely recommend planting in stages. That way you get to apply the lessons you learn. One strong piece of advice is 'don't plant the first ones where you can sit on the back verandah and see them '. Leave that very visible location till you get better at it.
After all the hard work of pruning and picking, we finally got to enjoy making our first wine in 2005. There's a bit of elitism in winemaking and we started to think about making the experience of winemaking accessible to a wider group of people, about winemaking with a community focus. Our not-so-covert mission is to create a shiraz revolution which will enrich people's lives through the experience of winemaking, putting people closer to the source of their wine.
"That's what The Shiraz Republic is all about. We grow grapes to make a small supply of wine for ourselves, and we sell grapes in small quantities to people who want to make their own wine. The largest order we've had was for two tonnes, the smallest was for ten kilograms, although that order was increased to seventeen kilograms!"
When possible, Brian and Cynthia spend weekends working at the vineyard and winery, as well as restoring the farm house and shed. "The farm house, where Olive Heath and her brother Bill ran the Cornella Post Office, is over one hundred years old. Olive lived in the house and Bill lived in a shed next to the house. The house lay empty for thirty years before we bought it.
"When Olive died, Bill never moved into the house. He continued to live in the hut, with no power or insulation. He was found dead in his wire camp bed with a single hessian blanket, his boots beside the bed. His bed, his blanket, and his boots are still there, along with items such as his safety pin neatly pinned to a square of fabric and hanging on the wall.
"When Bill died around 1963, he had two hundred and seventy thousand pounds, the equivalent of about four million dollars today, in the bank. His only indulgence was buying a new Holden car each time there was a new model. Bill's shed is in very poor condition. One of my dreams is to restore it, once we've finished restoring the house. When people come to our cellar door I'd like them to see how people used to live not that long ago.
"Our biggest challenge is juggling our full time work with all the things we need to do here. It's a balancing act. Our biggest delight was discovering that we could do what we've already done even though we had very little capital behind us. We work in relatively lowpaying areas. That's another reason we like to give an opportunity to people to buy grapes in small quantities. I'd like to see a Winemaking Commons for those with no shed or land. People in flats or apartments have nowhere to do their winemaking or grow anything. They are increasingly alienated from the source of their food. A community area to make and store wine would be a valuable resource.
Would he recommend the winemaking life to his children? "If they wanted to be involved it would be great. They are all off building their own careers now. The farm has become a place for family get-togethers. We've had some special times here. We probably see the kids less often, yet have more quality time with them when they do visit.
"One son learned to drive a truck and now helps us on the farm. Another son has graphic design skills, so he's done our labels and logos for us. They all help in the vineyard at peak times. When we bought the farm it was in the back of my mind that one role it would play was that of a refuge. Life batters us all from time to time and everyone needs a refuge."
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Sarmon Almond – Singer, Composer, Sonic Artist
Gren Bartley – Singer, Banjo, Harmonica
Tracey Browne – Singer, Piano, Guitars
Clive Hunte – Bass
Anton Hunter – Guitar
Raevennan Husbandes – Singer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist
Damian Kujawski – Accordian
Sam Lench – Singer, Guitar, Mandolin
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It's always good to meet people with a passion for innovation and the guts to do something about it. Last night I attended an information session for Vic Pitch 08 finalists, and met a bunch of interesting folks who have taken the plunge with their own promising ventures.
Pitch 08 is a series of business pitching competitions in each state designed to connect innovative ventures with development capital. In their own words:
The philosophy behind Pitch '08 is to support innovation and to educate the investment community and general public on the excellent project and business propositions available in Australia that often have difficulty raising capital because they are too early-stage or don't fall into the usual funding criteria
The driving force behind Pitch 08 is ASSOB, the Australian Small Scale Offerings Board. Think of this like a mini-version of the ASX specifically for early-stage companies … although it is not actually a stock exchange and the companies participating are 'unlisted public' companies.
(Since my own startup venture, Trigora, is one of the finalists, I should get a lot more insight into ASSOB and its proposition for startup ventures as we go through the mentoring and judging process. Expect a post on this later on…)
For now, I thought I'd just call attention to the business ventures in the finals – they span a variety of industries and stages of development. I'm looking forward to getting to know these fellow entrepreneurs better in the coming weeks.
- Artabase: Artabase is a Web 2.0 Social Networking website for Fine Artists. Their exhibition calendar lets art lovers find out what's on in galleries anywhere around the world.
- Trigora: Trigora is an online platform designed to help small to medium businesses compare, select and buy the right specialist software for their needs.
- Cinergix: Cinergix is a software service company that provides a web-based intelligent diagramming and design platform for various fields.
- Lavender Hill Projects: Lavender Hill Projects researches, develops and commercialises unique, highly effective and natural herbal products with significant therapeutic, cosmetic and commercial potential.
- Carbon Reduction Industries: Carbon Reduction Industries Pty Ltd seeks skilled investment to help take its unique energy abatement devices on to global markets
- Humanitee: Humanitee produce high quality clothing using organic fabrics and fair trade business principles. Their styles are modern classics, designed to be versatile and long lasting and the business model values social, environmental and fiscal profit equally.
- ICT Distribution: ICT Distribution is now Telstra's largest distributor of business products across their mobility, fixed and data suite. With a network of 500 IT skilled channel partners utilising ICT's connection services, ICT has a competitive advantage and significant market potential for growth
- Professional Linkage Services (CounselLink): Professional Linkage Services is an online counseling service that will match clients with psychologists, enabling them to meet online anonymously and effectively, regardless of location.
- The Physio Co: The Physio Co provides solutions to mobility problems of Australia's rapidly ageing population. Affordable products and specialist advice – The Physio Co makes it easy for the 100's of 1000's of baby boomer retirees and their parents
- Travel Bubs:Travel Bubs is pioneering the family travel and baby equipment hire industries, offering a comprehensive "travel light" service directly to travelling families and corporate partners. Travel Bubs intends to have a presence at major Australian airports by 2010
- Turn me green / ecoincubator: A business incubator and resource centre aimed at developing and accelerating ecologically and sustainability-based enterprises


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Posted on January 27 2014 at 1:19:31 0 comments
January has been a very wet and mild month. Temperatures have been well above the average with only two air frosts.
Rainfall was almost double the entire month's average with a week left to run and more to come.
There had only been two rainless (dry) days up to the end of the 24th. The barometer has been very low, only averaging 999mb, where the normal for January in the Midlands is nearer 1014mb.
January 2014 (to 24th)
Mean Max 8.5C 1.8 above average
Mean Min 2.3C 1.2 above average
Mean 5.4C 1.6 above average
Rainfall 135.2mm 199% of average
Sunshine 63.2hours 126% of average
December turned out to be one of the windiest months since records started 23 years ago locally.
There were seven days on which the maximum gust exceeded 50mph, and a further four days when the maximum gust exceeded 40mph.
Both rainfall and sunshine levels were near normal.
December 2013
Mean Max 9.0C 1.9 above average
Mean Min 2.2C 0.7 above average
Mean 5.6C 1.3 above average
Rainfall 79.1mm 114% of average
Sunshine 57.7hours 119% of average
Mean Max 13.3C 0.4 below average
Mean Min 5.8C 0 exactly average
Mean 9.6C 0.2 below average
Rainfall 845.8mm 111% of average
Sunshine 1313.7hrs 105% of average
2013 appears from the averages to have been a very normal year. It was, however, a year of extremes.
A very cold start to the year with more snow than normal. A very cold end to March with snow. A very wet May, and a record-breaking wet October with 166mm of rain.
December was very wet and very stormy with six days featuring wind speeds in excess of 50mph.
The end of January continues the same theme of mild and wet days with above average rainfall. There has been flooding in many parts of the country.
The last two months have been changeable because of a very mobile and strong Jet Stream.
It appears that into February this will become slightly less active with an anticylonic block beginning to form over Eastern Europe with the possibility of colder and generally more settled weather. How long this will last is difficult to predict.
More information at http://www.alvechurchweather.metsite.com
You can now see an improved HD weather-cam, updated at one-minute intervals, at: http://www.alvechurchweather.metsite.com/webcam_alvechurch.php
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The Android M preview is out and to many it may simply look like a "better" version of Lollipop. To be sure most of the changes are under the hood, just as we predicted, so we've pulled together a few Android M tips and tricks to help you get the most out of the Android M developer preview. Even if you don't have Android M, this list will give you an idea of what's to come.
Direct app uninstall
In Android M you can now uninstall an app on a home screen or in your app drawer simply by long-pressing it. At the top of the screen you'll now see options for Remove or Uninstall on the home screen or App Info and Uninstall in the app drawer. Simply drag the app icon to the one you want.
Developer Options
Developer Options are nothing new, but there are a few new developer options in Android M. To access Developer options, go to Settings . About phone and tap Build number seven times until a toast pop-up notifies you are now a developer.
Back up a step and you'll see Developer Options listed right above About Phone. This is where you can enable USB Debugging, OEM Unlocking, Show Touches, tweak animations or access some of the other tips below.
Light or dark theme
While we're still surprised this didn't appear on the Nexus 6 considering it has an AMOLED screen (dark themes are good for battery conservation on AMOLED displays), it's better late than never. Android M has an option for a dark theme or light theme, although this is limited to the Settings menu – the Android App Development drawer remains white and Google apps do not change.
To access the theme settings, just go to Settings > Developer Options > Theme and choose from Light, Dark or Automatic.
App permissions
Granular app permissions was the holy grail of the Android M release. We all hoped it would pan out but no one really thought it would. Previously we had always been told that denying specific app permissions with a third-party app would likely break the apps you mess with. Now, without developers having to do anything, Android itself lets you manage individual permissions and everything works swimmingly.


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Raising Money for a Business Startup – Investors and Busines Partners
When you are raising money, you are essentially taking on a business partner. Possibly multiple business partners.
Not all partners are created equal
Some will be active, some will be passive, meaning some will just give you money while some will want an active role in the company
Who will do what?
It's a good idea to know what want so you know find what you are looking for
You may not have the luxury of getting your ideal partner, in those situations you need to be prepared for what you are getting yourself into.
Remember those team projects in school where one kid does 99% of the work and one does almost nothing. Which one are you going to be?
Whatever you decide to do, make sure you get everything in writing. If things go wrong, as they often do, you can refer back to the agreements.
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– Excellent – We over-perform and exceed expectations
– Creative – We find better ways of doing things
– Innovative – We leverage technology
– Generous – We support people, organizations, and causes that we believe in
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At long last, here's the video of my presentation from JuliaCon 2015, discussion common analytics tasks and visualization. This is really two talks, the first being an example of using the citibike NYC API to analyze ridership of their public bike program, and the second a discussion of the Vega.jl package.
Speaking at JuliaCon 2015 at MIT CSAIL is the professional highlight of my year; hopefully even more of you will attend next year.
Edit: For those of you who would like to follow-along using the actual presentation code, it is available on GitHub.


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East Midlands Airport sees around 4 million passengers a year and employs around 6,000 staff. After announcing a new flight schedule for the summer of 2016, could we see an improvement on both of these figures?
East Midlands Airport and Ryanair have joined forces and have announced they will be adding a further 35 routes across Europe, thus creating a summer schedule to remember!This will mean that you will be able to reach some of the most popular holiday destinations in Europe, without queuing for hours.
The routes include Malaga in Spain and Chania in Greece, which are both popular with tourists during the summer months. With these extra routes, the airport is expecting a further 2.3m passengers next year. With airlines already flying long-haul from East Midlands to Cancun and Orlando, the airport is certainly moving with the times and gradually becoming the more popular choice.
More destinations you will now be able to choose from include; Corfu, Lanzarote, Berlin and Krakow. If any of these take your fancy, make sure you look into flying from East Midlands Airport and remember to use our guide when you've booked your tickets!


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The internet is filled with articles, videos and social media posts about the ketogenic (keto) diet, but this trendy diet has been around in one form or another for nearly 100 years.
Created to help control seizures in children with epilepsy, it became popular in the 1970s when Dr. Robert Atkins introduced his version and its two-week ketogenic phase. Since that time, celebrities and other influencers have flocked to the diet to show off their losses and their latest bacon beauty shot.
"We saw this with gluten-free and celiac a few years back," says registered dietitian Carla Schuit, MPH, LDN. "And keto is the newest joiner to the club. People who struggle with weight look to find a reason as to why it is difficult. If a diet works for one health condition, why wouldn't it work for them, too?"
Keep in mind that most people don't stick to fad diets, especially those that are very restrictive. When they stop the diet, they usually gain back the weight (and then some). Rapid weight loss and regain, or yo-yo dieting, can have long-term negative effects on your health. And it can even make it harder to lose weight on down the line.
What Is the Keto Diet?
What does the ketogenic diet allow you to eat? Instead of breads, pastas and other high carbohydrate foods, the diet is heavy in proteins and fats. Other foods include sausages, eggs, cheeses, avocados, fish, nuts, butter, seeds and fibrous vegetables.
Processed foods, sugar and alcohol are not allowed on the diet.
How Does the Keto Diet Work?
The keto diet works by limiting your carbohydrate intake. As your body runs out of carbohydrates, it compensates by releasing ketones — chemicals made of fat — into your bloodstream.
Once your body reaches this state of ketosis, most cells will burn ketones to generate energy. In simple terms, this means fat becomes your fuel.
Many of those who try the diet will lose weight faster than with some other diets, at least in the short term. But long-term results aren't any better than other diets. Part of the reason for that may be that most people will find it difficult to stick to such a restrictive diet.
Is It Healthy?
While reducing processed carbs and adding healthy fats in moderation is generally a good idea, this extreme version lacks essential nutrients. It does not provide a balanced diet. And it can be heavy in red meats and other fatty foods as well as foods high in salt, which is not healthy.
And it isn't safe for those with certain health problems. In particular, those with kidney disease, heart disease and diabetes need to talk with their doctor before trying this diet.
There's also a risk of sleep problems, kidney stones, constipation and gastric reflux.
When asked about how she keeps her clients from jumping on the latest food bandwagon, Schuit says she encourages them to think carefully.
"How is it achieving its claimed results? If they have done fad diets in the past and weren't successful, what is different about this diet? Be leery of the snake oil. If it seems too good to be true, it is," Schuit says. "If we didn't gain it overnight, it isn't going to come off overnight."
Be sure to talk to your doctor before starting any weight loss program.
Get back to basics.
For successful long-term weight management, don't forget the basics. Eat a healthy, balanced diet, have smaller portions, eat fewer processed foods and empty carbs, and get more exercise. It may not be trendy or super fast, but achieving and maintaining a healthy weight the old-fashioned way is likely the best solution in the long run.
Sources: "Ketogenic diet: Is the ultimate low-carb diet good for you?", Harvard Health, July 27, 2017; "Is the ketogenic diet right for you? Nutritionists weigh in," Today.com, May 1, 2017


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- Discreet Cat could give this Derby season a real shot of pizzazz based on his spectacular win in the UAE Derby in only his third lifetime start. Barbaro is the only undefeated contender currently based in the U.S., but his wins have come on the turf and on a saturated dirt track. Discreet Cat has won all three of races spectacularly, showing speed as well as professionalism that belies his inexperience and youth (he's a May foal). He rated kindly, exploded past the field when asked, and was all business as he never looked back, running straight and true to the wire. Walter, in the comments section, compared the final time to that of the World Cup and came up with a favorable comparison. Remember, he beat four-year olds too, as the race was open to Southern Hemisphere three-year olds. Fourth place finisher Invasor was foaled the previous August, and was previously undefeated, having won the Triple Crown in Uruguay.
It seemed strange to see Godolphin's Simon Crisford question Discreet Cat's distance ability prior to the race, going so far as to say that "he may turn out to be a miler or a seven-furlong horse." It's hard to believe that Godolphin would purchase a colt off a maiden win at Saratoga if they had the least bit of doubt about his distance ability. If Crisford really had doubt, it certainly wasn't based on his pedigree. He's by Forestry, and Godolphin was almost willing to pay $16 million for one of those recently; they wouldn't do that if they had doubts about him as a classic sire. Whatsmore, Discreet Cat is out of Pretty Discreet, who won the mile and a quarter Grade 1 Alabama; and his second dam is a half sister to Buryyourbelief, who won the Kentucky Oaks. His broodmare sire, Private Account, won the G1 Widener at ten furlongs. He's inbred to Ribot and Buckpasser, and has a 2.67 dosage index.
Now the waiting game begins to see if he's coming for the big day, even as, as reported by Walter, the UK books have installed him as the Derby favorite! Prior to the race, Crisford had said that he would have to "win and win well," and added that "His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai will decide his next destination." [Khaleej Times Online] That was quite a mouthful; do you think he'd mind if I just call him Al?
Crisford himself was still giving mixed signals.
"We have to decide which way to go now. He might not be a horse to backup too quickly and we need to decide if he is ready for Kentucky.On the World Cup telecast, Crisford even mentioned the Blue Grass as a possibility, though that seems to really contradict the prior caution he had expressed. The Blue Grass would be his third race in six weeks, and the Derby would be his 4th in two months. Perhaps a more cautious approach, as recommended by Chris McGrath of the UK's Independent Online, would be more sensible:
"He is still quite an immature colt but I think this race will have done him a lot of good." [Sporting Life]
This race [the Derby], above all others, could wreck this colt as soon as make him. It presents a savage test of stamina and maturity, and Discreet Cat has not come off the bridle in three starts. His physique remains adolescent. As a May foal, walking behind the beefy Chilean runner in the parade ring, he looked positively delicate. With that rival failing to run his race, moreover, the strict form is only a foundation.- Great effort by The Tin Man in the Dubai Duty Free, but the dominanat winner David Junior is an emerging star, and trainer Brian Meehan said, "He's the best I've seen for a while and the Breeders' Cup Classic will hopefully be his main target for this year." [AP] David Junior is a Florida-bred; he's by Pleasant Tap out of an Irish River mare who is a sibling to two stars; a half to Wild Event and a full-sister to Paradise Creek. Whatsmore, his second dam is a half-sister to turf champion and top sire Theatrical.
Discreet Cat has as much charisma as any horse in the stable since Dubai Millennium, but if he does stay 10 furlongs at the top level then it would be kindest to postpone his first trip to Churchill Downs to November, for the Breeders' Cup Classic. On the way he could pick off exhausted Triple Crown horses in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga, and he could even start off in its second leg, the Preakness Stakes - over a shorter trip, just a fortnight after the Derby principals have slugged it out in Louisville.
But it is hard to see his owner favouring prudence and caution over adventure and ambition. As a true horseman, he will abide with the stable's dictum to see how Discreet Cat has taken his race before making any decisions. As a sportsman, however, he has probably made up his mind already. [Independent Online]


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Friday, January 13, 2012
Studio Tour
There's a 15' long bar in my studio --- no drinks --- just stamping:) I usually have a little display on each end of the bar.
Close-up of cards... wire card holder + swivel card holders are all from Pottery Barn (love them!)...
The library cabinet on the right actually has books in it, but maybe a few stamped projects on the top. The attache case was my daddy's that he used to carry his music to his piano lessons. He took lessons even when he was in his 80's.
Now, let's go back behind the bar and see where I store my stamps, wheels and dies...
The smaller drawers on top work great for my punches.
Having a fridge in my studio is super handy! I have everything here but a stove and who cooks when you can stamp?!!! I have a serious addiction to Diet Coke, so I keep it close by at all times:)
The round memo board is made from a pizza pan and was one of my favorite projects.
My studio is constantly changing. As we gain new products, it promotes new storage organization. As I acquire new antique 'finds' I change up my decor to work them into it. Whenever there is a change of seasons, my displays change right along with it all. What this means to me is constant fun!
I hope you've enjoyed the tour of my studio. Come back soon! I'm working on a new display as we speak, so you won't want to miss out on anything.
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Your displays are quite fascinating and I keep coming back to your blog to look at them. I am also a SU demo and I love how you've displayed by color/stamp set/ etc. Do you happen to remember where you found your black card displays? The one that hangs down from the ceiling and also the black table top card holder? I really love those and how they look!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you for your kind comments. Both pieces are from the Pottery Barn catalog. Love them!Delete
Thank you so much for the info! I have bookmarked your blog post for future reference. I don't see my room ever being an exact duplicate to yours but bits and pieces of your room are very appealing to my aesthetic. Thanks again!Delete
Thank you for your compliments. I am glad I could share some ideas with you.Delete
Your studio has totally raised the bar for me! I am a demo also, and have searched for a style I like...and now I've found it. Fantastic display ideas, and wonderful storage too. Thanks SO much for sharing.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you for your sweet comments. I'm glad I could give you some ideas. My husband and I love to go antiquing and I really try to hunt down unusual containers, etc. to add to the unique look in my studio. I sadly turned down a cute little box today because I decided it was priced too high. Maybe next time:)Delete
Okay! That's it! I'm taking over the family room! I have a room that is only used once a day by my husband while he exercises. I have outgrown the smallest bedroom used as a craft room, and he can have that. I need a space like yours!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Go for it! I love my studio. When I first started out stamping (before I even became a demo) I stamped in our former nursery and it was large enough for my stamping supplies only by creative use of vertical space. I stamped mostly standing up at a little rolling cart. If someone came over to stamp, we had to sit in the kitchen. We moved here about 7 years ago and it has become my dream studio. I hope I inspired you with some ideas.Delete


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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Money Money Money
Happy Tuesday to all of you Lovely Readers,
It's been a wonderful one for me and I pray the same for you.
I'd had intentions of writing to you yesterday, but the hours between getting home from work and sleep ended up being filled with too many others things, and before I knew it there just wasn't time.
Hubby and I went grocery shopping, ate dinner, went on a walk and cleaned the house... I'm sure you understand if I don't write every day ;)
Know though that you are often thought about, and in my prayers.
Like I said before, today's been wonderful.
Work was a little different this morning; Grandma Susan and I took the boys to the park where they swung on the swings and played in the sand, while we enjoyed a bit of 'adult' conversation. She is always such a blessing to chat with. {- note, Susan is the Grandmother of the boys that I nanny}
On most days, I work from 7:15 to 4:15, but today she stayed and I left at 1.
This is where the the topic of $ comes in. {and how I prepared for Hubby to be my hubby}
When I left Susan and the boys, I had in my wallet, a $20 Macy's gift card, and I since the mall is pretty close to work, I thought I'd head on over and find something to purchase with the plastic moola.
After looking around for a bit and trying different things on, I ended up with...
three different things, that are obviously more than $20! The shoes alone cost $70. Then I remembered that someone had given me a 20% off coupon for Macy's that I couldn't use because I didn't have a Macy's credit card... which was also in my wallet... So if I added up the 20% I'd get from opening a card, and the 20% I had in coupon form, with the $20 I'd intended on spending, my total came out to be about $60. Which in my mind is pretty good for Nike pants, and top, plus these snazzy sneakers.
I've never been one to rack up much credit card debt or carry around a ton of 'plastic' in my wallet. For me, it was always scary to know that I could, metaphorically speaking, "drown" in a bunch of interest and end up paying loads more for an item than what it's worth. I have a Visa and use it randomly, but always pay it off.
Before I got married, I thought about it often... how many of my friends had thousands of dollars in debt {which I'm not talking about school loans here} and how it was a monster of a number to tackle when trying to get rid of it. Please know though that I'm not saying any of you are 'bad' for having debt. It just scared me, and I shied far away from it.
Part of my thinking too, was that I wanted to bring a financially clean slate into the marriage that I'd hoped to one day have. I wanted to show that I was trustworthy with money, that I was wise with what I had, and that I could make the most of the few pennies in my purse.
I could have married someone who made next to nothing, and be proud of my spending habits. Instead, I have married a man who will soon be a lawyer {and we all know for the most part how they get paid.} But still, I will be wise.
Hubby has said a number of times how glad he is for the way that I spend money... It eases his mind, knowing that he can trust me to be wise with our finances, because he saw that I was wise with my own apart from him.
We do have debt though! Hubby going to law school was not cheep by any means! Praise God that his parents paid for undergrad. So we have that debt, and my car {-note I LOVE my Honda Element!}. Oh, and I have a 'CareCredit' card from getting all my wisdom teeth removed. {insurance only paid a portion. Teeth are not cheep either} But something about the debt we have seems manageable. We don't like it, but are aware of the fact that sometimes, you just have to go with the flow of things and when every thing around you costs and arm and a leg, you have to be willing to sacrifice a leg.
All that to say... Ladies, let's be smart with the money we have, wether married or not. I've had to let go of my lofty dreams of having fancy things for now, but I'm alright with that. There is joy and confidence to be found outside of money's deathly grip.
Question for you:
Where do you find joy and satisfaction?
Relationships? Nature? Art? Music?
Hubby and I are about to watch the season finale of House. Maybe I'll go make us some yummy smoothies to enjoy...
Alrighty, I'm out.
Love you all,
Happy Wife
4 comments:
- Alicia said...
Love those shoes! nice purchase ;) So i think we should (along with any other women who want to join) start a running group. I know that i am not a trained runner, and it would be nice to work my way into it with friends. what are your thoughts??
- May 25, 2011 at 2:43 PM
- Happy Wife said...
Yes! Let's!
- May 25, 2011 at 2:51 PM
- Brian said...
AMBER DAWN! this was a blessing blog! I want to say these things to people in general, but also to my demographic of peeps. But young women who are wanting to be married don't realize how much their LIFE itself speaks or anyone for that matter. I've often thought about the debt that some of the young ladies have or rather spending habits they embark on and it freaks me out! I wish it was a small crew, but it is not. Anyways, thanks for posting this and I can say in confidence that what you said up there is true of your life. And YOU WATCH HOUSE!!!???? I just bought season 4 for $16 bucks and this show rocks my face.
- May 26, 2011 at 4:32 PM
- Mrs. T said...
You got some great deals! At this point in life I can't afford every piece of clothing to be designer, or straight off the runway. That may never happen. Happiness is in being content with where you are. "Bloom where you're planted." There is so much more out there for us than Louis Vuitton and upscale beach houses! I don't want to look back on life and remember being discontent because I didn't have those things. What kind of life is that?! I have a WONDERFUL life! Yes, even sans Vuitton. (Must be shocking to some, I know.) :)
- June 6, 2011 at 9:07 AM


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Instagram, Snapseed Are Apple's Top App Picks of the Year 0
It's clear what type of apps the Apple team considers valuable when they unveiled their picks for App of the Year this year. Apple unveiled iTunes Rewind 2011 last Thursday, where it featured and gave special mentions to the best content available on their media store iTunes.
For the iPhone, top honors went to Instagram. Instagram is a free iPhone-exclusive photo sharing app that allows users to transform their photos by applying cool effects and filters. The app has become so popular that it even gave rise to photo printing service Prinstagram.
Another photography-related app, Snapseed, bested other apps for the iPad App of the Year. Snapseed is a basic photo editor that's kind of like Instagram since it also allows you to add filters and effects to your photos. One major difference, though, is that it provides you with better granular control. It's not free like Instagram though, and is priced at $4.99 on iTunes.


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In an unprecedented trip, a Chinese commercial aircraft landed on Antarctica on Dec 16, marking the first tour trip to the South Pole organized by the country, according to a report from people.cn.
The aircraft, a Hainan Airlines flight with 22 Chinese passengers onboard, arrived at a Antarctic airport after a more than 20-hour journey starting from Hong Kong.
The tourist group will go on to fly across the coldest, driest and the most desolate continent in the world and arrive at the South Pole after a flight of 5 to 6 hours.
It is estimated 30,000 to 40,000 people travel to the Antarctic annually, with Chinese tourists making up the second-largest group in that number.
But in the past, Chinese travelers had to use services from foreign tour agencies for an Antarctic trip, said an anonymous executive of Hainan Airlines onboard the flight.
The executive said the opening of the flight is the result of 10 years of investigation and inspection efforts.
The launching of a Chinese commercial flight to Antarctica will arouse the interest of Chinese tourists, Wang Wen, a professor from Renmin University of China, was quoted as saying by huanqiu.com.
He said China's participation in the governance of the Antarctic will boost cooperation on scientific research, environmental protection and fulfillment of global treaties in the area.