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This week has been a hodge podge of available time for working on projects. Some days it's been late evening when I get to work on a project other days I've had most of the day. This is our last week before the children start heading off back to school, Dominic has two induction days one at the end of this week and that means this week I need to finish all those back to school chores I've been putting off in favour of crafting time.
On Monday we headed off to the beach, now as we live in the middle of the country this means a drive and really East or West it's pretty much equal time. This time though I opted for something different and headed North West to Sligo and the Enniscrone beach. I've a cousin who lives up there (can't tell you how I envy where she lives) so we met up with her and generally had a ball.
Project wise this week though I did photograph and release my Flowing Uphill cowl, which is now for sale in my Ravelry store here.
I'm really excited about having this pattern out, it's been one in my thoughts for some time and it really is easier than it looks, even my testers were surprised and the story also is true.
I also got some shots of Caoimhe's Sunday Sweater which came off the blocking mats on Monday, just in time for the shawl to go on them 🙂
I need to do a FO post for this also during the week.
I've been working pretty much non stop on the Rainbow Squares Blanket with all the pieces now joined and the border is started. I'm hoping to finish that off today. For the border I'm using ayarnyrobin 's bobble tutorial.
This week should see a FO post for this.
I've also pretty much been working on Drops of Firelight and this will be the last time for it to be pictured on the needles. I've a couple of more rows and a ton of beads to put on and then I can bind off, block and wear, just in time for the Autumn.
Today I'm hoping to get both the Rainbow Squares Blanket and the Drops of Firelight finished, meaning tomorrow can be a day of new starts, I like starting off the week with new starts, who am I kidding – I just like new starts.
Haven taken a look back at my mini list for August and seeing as we have only two weeks left in August I've had to review it to what will be possible to get done.
- Eole for Girls for Evelyn ETA – will cast on this week with the hope it won't take long
- Drops of Firelight shawl- wip ETA – being cast off hopefully today and with luck on the blocking mats by end of the week
- Kir Royale ETA – Will work on Eole first then see what time remains this month, if it becomes a WIP that will be good
- Sam Entrelac Blanket- wip ETA – won't be worked on with the rainbow blankets taking preference
- Swatch and cast on for a new Celtic Knit design ETA – should finish the swatch this week, then to work on numbers
- Trio of Rainbow Blankets ETA – First one should be done today, second to be cast on this week
- Last cloth in the Vintage Strawberry Ruffle Cloth ETA – this doesn't seem likely this month even now.
So it looks like this week I'm finishing up the last of this weeks projects and casting on the Eole cardigan for Evelyn and starting the second Rainbow Blanket.
I'm also doing some FO posts this week on Caoimhe's Sunday Sweater and the first rainbow blanket – Rainbow Squares.
In other not so important news, my husband converted over a den the children were no longer using into a design space for me. I can head out there now to the peace and quiet and work on ideas that have been swimming round in my head, if you're hooked up with me on Facebook you will see random check ins from the Design Den as I've affectionately called it and my faithful dogs (Jasper and Dexter) who come with me everywhere and sit in the doorway guarding it. It needs some crochet colour in it now and then I do believe it may just be perfect.
Let's hope many a design that comes out of there that inspire people to knit or crochet.
If you want to read more about the YOP group or read other blogs taking part then do check out the group on Ravelry here.
My project page is up to date (hoping to keep that up!) and can be found here.
My list for the year as always is updated and looks like this;
YOP- Year 4- Jul 14/Jun 15- List
Garments :-
Sunday Sweater for Caoimhe– started 5th July 14- finished 2nd August 14
- Miss Marple for Elizabeth
- Eole for girls for Evelyn
- Gathering Stripes for Ruairí
- Gathering Stripes for Benjamin
- Featherweight wrap to knit
- Ravello
- Paulie
- Old Romance
- Idlewood
- Old Town
- Lawrence
Shawls :-
- Drops of Firelight – started 31st October 13
- Carradal
- Ishneich
- Sonetto Shawl
- Kir Royale
- Dark Champagne
- Malgven
- Morvarch
- Taliesin
- Nine Maidens
- Ocean Breeze
- Kyna
Crochet Blankets :-
Rose Gingham Blanket– started 19th May 14- finished 27th July 14 Flanders Poppies Blanket– started 18th April 14 – finished 26th July 14
- Sam Entrelac Blanket – started 27th June 14
- Hills of Home Blanket – started 19th April 14
- Lavender Blanket
- Dahlia Blanket
- Sunflower Blanket
- Blackberry Salad Stripe Blanket
- African Flower Blanket
- Crayon Blanket
- Superhero Dreamcatcher Afghan
- Tetris Blanket
Designs :-
Flowing Uphill– started 4th July 14- finished 29th July 14
- Equinox Stone – started 6th July 14
Gifts :-
- Dishcloth sets x 6 – a. – Vintage Strawberry Ruffle Set – started 14th July 14
- Rainbow Blankets x 3- a. – Rainbow Squares – started 2nd August 14
- Baby Blanket
- Purple, Black and Cream Blanket
Apple Ruffle Cloth– started 7th July 14 – finished 8th July 14
Ruth x


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A five-day tracking poll backed by the Los Angeles Times shows Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton, 43 percent to 40 percent.
The California newspaper hid the actual poll numbers in the eighth paragraph, including the news that Trump has the support of at least 30 percent of Hispanics.
The five-day poll include multiple answers on different days from more than 3,000 people, and it shows familiar splits;
The poll shows big gaps along the lines of race, gender, age and education that have surfaced consistently during the campaign. Through Thursday's results, Trump led among men, 47% to 36%, while Clinton had a smaller, 41%-34% edge among women. Trump led among voters 45 and older, Clinton among those younger.
Some of Trump's strongest support comes from white voters who have not graduated from college, among whom he led 53% to 24%. Clinton, by contrast, dominates among minorities, leading 77% to 3% among blacks and 51% to 30% among Latinos.
Clinton also held a narrow edge among white college graduates, 42% to 40%. If she wins that group, Clinton would be the first Democrat to carry white college graduates since polls began asking such demographic questions in the early 1950s.
Many of those splits have narrowed in favor of Trump, according to the L.A. Times poll. For example, Clinton's lead among women is only seven points, according to the poll, while Trump has an 11-point lead among men.


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text: Let's see. What has been going on... Sunday was the performance of my latest composition creatively titled "Quartet No. 1" @ the Synchromy show. Click the title to listen to a stream. The performers are: Cavit Celâyir-Monezis on bassoon, Misuzu on keyboard, Koorosh on percussion, and myself on bass. Overall it went well, but still, we are slaves to the keyboard instead of having a real piano. It sucks because I actually envision the music on a piano, but what can I do. I also recently dumped down a improvisation that Misuzu, Craig Bunch, and I peformed @ Misuzu's high school, Happy Valley in Ojai, CA. "Improvisation 1" This performance went well and was the first time the three of us ever played together. It has a Cecil Taylor quality to it, which is great. Here Misuzu gets to play a baby grand piano(albeit, a shitty one) and is phenominal. I am using the Echoplex with my bass, and Craig is on drumset. Enjoy the tracks. P.S.- Today is the day that my Mom is moving back into her own home after her brain operation, exactly a year ago on Feb. 11th. I remember watching over her on Valentines day with my sister and brother in Phoenix. It seems so long ago...but only a year. She has been doing great and thanks to everyone who has been asking about her.


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I love programming in Cocoa/Obj-C, but whenevber I want to program a web app, I find myself forced away from it because it has no server-side web framework, such as Rails, Django, Struts (yuck), PHP, etc. You know, a framework that keeps track of cookies, sessions, URL handling, user authentication, database access, binding page views and controls to objects, etc. Now there used to be WebObjects, which is pretty much what I'm talking about, but Apple has abandoned that. They unfortunately chose Java at the wrong time, as it was declining and showing its bloat and cruft in the face of newer, leaner frameworks that were built from the start with the WWW in mind instead of desktop apps (I count Java here because even though applets were envisioned for browser use, they were still stuck more in the desktop app paradigm). Will WebObjects ever be revived for Objective-C, or will some new framework ever fill the void it left?


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|Topshop pinafore // New Look stripy top // New Look studded boots // Megan Jane Jewellery jug necklace // OASAP cat earrings*
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This is such a cute outfit!ReplyDelete
I've been wanting to get a denim pinafore for a while now, and I love it with the striped top and teapot necklace :)
Thank you Danielle! I often think its the little things that makes the biggest difference to an outfit :) xoDelete
Love the pinafore, definitely a good choice!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Char - I'm so glad I bought it now! xoDelete
you look gorgeous :) it really suits you! :)ReplyDelete
Aww thank you lovely! xoDelete
You look beautiful Meg! I'm eyeing up the mint green bird cage necklace on your jewellery site, think it's amazing! Had such a lovely evening last night and it was so good to meet you! xxReplyDeleteReplies
Awww you're far too lovely! Thank you petal - it means a lot <3 was lovely to meet you too! We'll definitely have to all meet up again xoDelete
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Just found you through bloggers hop! This outfit is so cute! I love the stripy top!ReplyDelete
Hannah :) x
Thank you Hannah! I can't get enough of stripes at the moment! xoDelete
I love this pinafore, it's gorgeous! I wouldn't be able to pull off this look but you look lovely!ReplyDelete
Aww I bet you would! Thank you for your lovely comment Jen xoDelete
Your pinafore looks lovely! It will be fab if the Summer ever arrives too :) love your cat earrings! XxReplyDeleteReplies
Haha yeah there isn't much hope for summer right now is there! Thank you lovely - glad you like the earrings too! xoDelete
amazing outfit! the pinafore really suits you <3ReplyDelete
Thank you Jacky! xoDelete
Love the pinafore! It looks lovely with that top xReplyDelete


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The Overall Supplier of the Year award was won by Meyer Group. L-r: Stewart Ellis, sales manager at Meyer Group with Angela Rushforth MD at Ridgeons.
Ridgeons meets the merchant event a big hit with suppliers
Published: 06 March, 2015
Ridgeons recently held a 'Meet the Merchant' event at its Pampisford site on 25 February.
Over 50 suppliers were invited to the annual event to showcase the latest products on offer to Ridgeons' sales teams, branch managers and senior staff.
The morning saw a trade show style set up, where suppliers of lightside products including ironmongery, hand tools, painting and decorating supplies, as well as heating and plumbing products, offered Ridgeons staff a chance to view and test the latest kit.
In the afternoon, 297 meetings took place between suppliers of heavyside products and Ridgeons team members in a speed-dating style event. Each supplier of building materials and products had 11, 15-minute sessions with Ridgeons staff to pitch their products.
Bob Butler, purchasing executive - merchants, at Ridgeons, said: "There was a fantastic turn out to this year's Meet the Merchant event and a great reception from Ridgeons staff and suppliers. At Ridgeons, suppliers are more than just companies we purchase stock from, they are partners in our business and we place great importance on maintaining positive relationships with them.
"The Meet the Merchant event is not only a brilliant way for Ridgeons staff to seek out new products and reignite relationships, but it's also a fantastic opportunity for suppliers to train our sales teams on the benefits of each product – invaluable information we can pass onto our customer base, further enhancing our in-depth knowledge."
Iain Hastings, general manager for Ridgeons' Saffron Walden branch, said: "Dedicating a whole day to meeting with multiple suppliers face-to-face is brilliant as it allows us to take advantage of the hottest deal brands on offer and gives us an opportunity to get dates in the diary for future meetings. Maintaining positive trading relationships is key in our business and industry."
Jim Houten, sales director at Dale Hardware, added: "We've been working with Ridgeons since 2007 and seen the account grow year-on-year. The Meet the Merchant event has been a great opportunity for us to highlight the benefits and features of our products to the sales team, as well as cement new and existing relationships. Ridgeons definitely treats you as a partner and not simply as a supplier, and that is important to us as a business."
Simon Spanton, regional branch manager at Tool Bank, said: "Receiving feedback – whether that be positive or negative - directly from the Ridgeons team is really helpful for our business development. Ridgeons is a really influential independent merchant and we truly value the partnership we share with them. It's great to work with a business that shares our ethos and values for great service and quality products."
Finishing the day on a high, Ridgeons presented its 'Supplier of the Year' awards, with Meyer Group taking the title for the second year running. The awards are voted on by branch and sales representatives across Ridgeons, and are judged on relationships with internal sales and technical team representatives, level of product and service quality, stock management, marketing support and after sales support.
The winners were:
Hardware and Decorating Supplier of the Year: Tool Bank
Lightside Supplier of the Year: Symphony Group
Heavyside Supplier of the Year: Agg Bag
Timber and Sheets Supplier of the Year: Meyer Group
Commerical Team of the Year: Calder Industrial Materials
Sales Rep of the Year: Simon Barron, JELD-WEN
Overall Supplier of the Year: Meyer Group


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Primera Liga review: Sergio Ramos wins El Clasico for Real Madrid as Barcelona flounder
On a busy day of football in Spain, Real Madrid stole the El Clasico bragging rights and Bilbao beat Osasuna.
Last Updated: 03/03/13 2:47pm
A 2-1 victory may not be enough to get Jose Mourinho's side back in the title race - they are 13 points behind - but it was a notable scalp for the capital club, who started without the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Mesut Ozil, Sami Khedira, Gonzalo Higuain and Alvaro Arbeloa.
A much-changed side mattered little for in-form Madrid, though, and Karim Benzema put them 1-0 ahead with 13 minutes gone, only for Lionel Messi to level ten minutes later.
Sergio Ramos would have the last word with the winner nine minutes from time, but there was still room for drama as Barca keeper Victor Valdes was sent off following the final whistle for arguing with referee Miguel Angel Perez Lasa.
There was not as much to talk about in the game between Deportivo La Coruna and Rayo Vallecano, however, with the match ending 0-0.
Depor did bring to an end their six-match losing streak but still remain deep in trouble at the foot of the Primera Division after being held at home.
It might have been even worse for the Galician side after they found themselves on the back foot for much of the first half and then reduced to 10 men in the closing stages when veteran defender Carlos Marchena was sent off.
However, there was not enough time for Rayo to make the most of their extra man as the points were shared at the Riazor.
The result leaves Depor eight points adrift of Real Zaragoza and safety, while Rayo move back into eighth place.
Athletic Bilbao eased their drop fears with a much-needed victory over local rivals Osasuna at the Reyno de Navarra stadium to move six points clear of the relegation zone.
A volleyed goal by Markel Susaeta midway through the second half was enough to give Marcelo Bielsa's side the three points, but the Navarrans were superior for large periods of the match.
In Spain's late game on Saturday evening Valencia conceded a later leveller at the Mestalla to draw 2-2 with Levante.
Vicente Iborra silenced the home crowd when he put Levante ahead on 16 minutes but it was a lead they held for just over ten minutes when Jonas conjured a leveller for Valencia.
On the stroke of half-time it got even better for fourth placed Valencia as Roberto Soldado does what he does best in sniffing out a chance and finishing with customary ease.
It looked as though Soldado's goal would be enough to earn Valencia the spoils but in the game's dying embers Jose Barkero struck for Levante.


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Yesterday CNN posted a very short article that may have a big impact on the politics of the Middle East.
The article reports:
In what could be the largest natural gas discovery in history, Italian energy company Eni says it has unearthed a "supergiant" gas field in the Mediterranean Sea covering about 40 square miles.
The gas field could hold a potential of 30 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Eni says that's the energy equivalent of about 5.5 billion barrels of oil. The company won't know the field's true size until it begins to develop it.
Eni already has a presence in Egypt and expects to be able to develop the field quickly. It is possible that the field could satisfy the natural gas needs of Egypt for decades to come.
So why is this important? As the wealth from this discovery flows into Egypt, we can expect the Muslim Brotherhood to become more active in the country. Egypt has been one of the few countries in the Middle East to deal with the Muslim Brotherhood successfully. This is somewhat ironic since the Muslim Brotherhood began in Egypt. Egypt has been dealing with the Muslim Brotherhood since 1928. The Brotherhood was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat and played a role in the ousting of Hosni Mubarak. At various times in its history, Egypt has jailed and executed members of the Muslim Brotherhood. Since the Muslim Brotherhood government that was set up after Hosni Mubarak was ousted, Egypt has been moving toward peace with Israel and alliances with western countries. This discovery should mean that Egypt will continue to move in that direction.


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Last week
I was meeting the twins after their scout meeting got out. When I pulled in to the parking lot, the sandhill crane was standing on the parking stone of the spot I wanted. If I could have safely taken its picture and parked, I would have. Since it seems interested in my camera and my car, I got some amazing pictures that I don't think I should have been able to get safely. (Previous experience suggests that sandhill cranes do not like the sound of the camera shutter.)
After the meeting, we started exploring the boardwalk as a family but were quickly joined by a bunch of other scouts. There wasn't much wildlife to see but the kids were so much fun that I didn't notice. Although that might have something to do with them rocking the floating dock and/or climbing into my lap while I was trying to shoot.
This week
I ventured out during high noon and didn't know what to expect as far as wildlife goes. I did know that midday sun means high contrast and tried to use that to my advantage.
I did some experimentation with HDR techniques to see if I could replicate the tonal range I saw in real life. Nope. Not even close. But I did make some interest composites in Photomatix and Photoshop.
I also had an awesome experience with a wood stork. I could see him from the other end of the boardwalk and I just kept getting closer and closer until some birdwatchers scared him off.
On today's adventure, I took my 10,000th picture on this camera and reset the internal counter.


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Zero Punctuation: Resident Evil: Revelations
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This week, Zero Punctuation reviews Resident Evil: Revelations.
I think he liked it. The game is fun as hell and is great for on the go.
Also the dodge mechanic is bullshit
I had the exact same issues with the game, I just can't get dodging to work when I want it to, and it only works by pure accident. Still a fun little game though, addicted to Raid mode right now.
Well look at that; the critique was more positive than I was expecting it to be so maybe I'll buy a copy to be opened and played instead of the collectible, never-to-be-opened copy with the misspelled label.
Sequel subtitle names seem to be more stale than Fate's couch.
On a side note Yahtzee, revealing your phobia of deep sea angler fish on the internet probably won't tide well for your next birthday party.
Here's hoping for the Darkness 2 next week!
I agree with the ending credits, angler fish, a long with most of the deep sea things, are god damned creepy.
I messed with the demo of this and it was pretty entertaining.
man I was hoping to see him review soul calibur 5 or final fantasy XIII-2
maybe next week he'll do it or move onto the darkness II??
Neverdead next plz id like to see you tear that a new asshole
or better yet he'll review Neverdead. i'd love to see him tear that a new one.
If the derision he poured on them in this vid wasn't enough to tip you off, Yahtzee never reviews JRPGs, and I think I've seen him do like... two(?) arcade fighters, ever- and one of those was 'No More Heroes', which wasn't a "pure" fighter.
This was a pleasant surprise: I thought for sure he'd destroy RE:R, but I suppose he must've been in a very good mood-- or possibly drunk. Yeah, he might've been bombed.
Still, 'played my ass like the bongos' is a classic. I'm gonna have to lift that one.
I guess it will be Darkness 2, but i hoped for kingdoms of amalur: Reckoning.
A positive 3DS review?!
Anyway, I was curious about this game and held out on that first RE that was just the shoot-y bits of RE4 but this one interested me with its cruise ship theme and with its return to old RE simplicity but I did not even know it was out yet so THANK YOU YAHTZ!
Your not completely bile filled review of this game has made it a "buy" for me.
I suppose I need to make this post about ZP or RE so...
I would like to review this critique...
I enjoyed this critique, it made me laugh and it even made me want to buy a game I did not even know was out yet. You could say it was a Zero Punctuation: Revelation!
A positive review from Yahtzee on a new RE game? And on the 3DS? And no mention of the handheld being utter shit simply based on one mechanic that he's hated since day 1 and nothing else to justify that opinion?
Did someone slip happy bills into Yahtzee's beer when he wasn't looking at the Mana Bar or something?
Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't there another Resident Evil gameboy game set on a cruise liner?
maybe these revelations are relating to that.
also, I'm not entirely sure I need a new Resident Evil game yet, my zombie needs are pretty covered what with every second game including zombies and all.
Functional huh? Well then, we can say Yahtzee didn't absolutely hate it. My friend with a 3DS will probably be interested.
Interesting video this one.I'm surprised to see so many positive things that have been said about this 3DS title.
You have surprised me Yahtzee,well done!
so this means we won't be getting an FFXIII-2 review? damn.... would have made for a few good laughs
Did I mention this entire planet is made from widdly wee?
Hmm sounds like this game isn't too bad then.
I had a terrible time trying to control Chris "built like a brick shit house" Redfield in RE5 and the mere thought of the same controls on a 3DS brought me to tears. Glad to see it's not as God-awful as I first imagined. I might just invest in a copy.
Sounds like the dodge mechanic in this suffers from the same problem as Silent Hill Homecoming's dodge... it just doesn't fucking work. At least you can get by without it. Trying to defeat enemies that RELY on your being able to dodge when the mechanic is so broken, that just isn't fun.
EDIT: Woah sorry, didn't read your post properly. You were referring to Resident Evil Gaiden, the Gameboy title! My below post refers to the PS2 game, Dead Aim, ALSO set on a cruise liner. I honestly didn't realise there were so many RE games set on ships already. My appreciation of revelations has gone down somewhat. /EDIT
Yeah, that would be Resident Evil: Dead Aim. It had 3rd person movement but 1st person shooting and was supossed to support a light gun. It was short, the plot was paper thin (even for a Resident Evil game) and the characters were cliches of cliches. But it wasn't TOO bad.
All I really remember is that, yes, it was aboard a ship. It involved Umbrella to a certain extent (they owned the ship I think) and it was pretty much the mansion incident on a ship... like Zahtzee said, same story different location.
I very much doubt Capcom would want to make any sort of link to Dead Aim within Revelations, it was very much a stand alone game and frankly there was very little to actually link to anyway. Having only 3 characters and all...
I was going to make a witty comment but the page took 2 hours to load.....
OK. Just make the servers capable of dealing the the floods and floods of people who arrive every time there is a new ZP video....
We have a uniform lady, because in these games we have the policy to shoot things that look retarded.
That one made me remember to not drink fizzy drinks whilst watching ZP....
I loved the demo, and I've heard this is the best RE game in years. I'll get it soon.
Though it makes RE6, the "tries to appeal to everyone and compromise on everything" game, look more unappealing by the second.
This week's joke in the credits was more clever than usual.
an RE game ... on the 3DS he, sounded like he kinda liked
you ok Yahtzee?
Well if that's the case then my copy of Resident Evil: Revelaitons has lost more than a bit of it's value, because I opened it.
Also yes, the dodge mechanic is absolute bullshit.
From what it sounds like this is RE4:Boat Edition.
So when is Yahtzee going to review The Darkness 2?
*tap tap tap* this thing on?
Hell YA!
Is that a heavily modified BlasTech DL-44???
Wasn't planning on grabbing this game, but having second thoughts now. Res evil 2 but with the ability to see what your shooting, sounds like heaven :D
Nothing says Wednsday like a new ZP and the Escapist not being able to load.
Tried the demo on my roommate's 3DS. To me it seems like Resident Evil 4 with more exploration and an atmosphere that tries to emulate the old games. Also, it has the ability to move while aiming.
Well, it's a buy the. Now I just need to get a 3DS...
My favourite part is where he rejects FF 13-2 for being like a parrot on a line and then goes on to review a... Resident Evil game. I guess being a gutter pigeon on a line is preferable.
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Coca-Cola Refreshments has launched a campaign to recruit military talent at all levels, with a commitment to offer at least 800 jobs to veterans in 2012.
These new employees will join the more than 5,500 veterans already working for the Company throughout the United States.
Why It's a Great Time to Hire Veterans
This staffing program couldn't come at a better time: In recent months the unemployment rate for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans has climbed as high as 12 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The updated personnel strategy includes several key features, such as special training for recruiters and hiring managers, a military career website and partnerships with Department of Defense agencies.
As part of the program,
Coca-Cola Refreshments is a division of The
"Our military personnel have made incredible sacrifices to serve and protect their country, and when they return home, they deserve support and recognition from companies like
A Long History of Helping the Troops
Coca-Cola's significant support of U.S. military troops dates to 1941, when former Company President Robert Woodruff committed "to see that every man in uniform gets a bottle of
That same decade, the Company also initiated a partnership with the USO, which has been going strong for more than 70 years.
Today, the
Throughout the year, many marketing programs also pay tribute to and reward veterans for their service.
How Members of the Military Can Learn More
Veterans can log onto the new military careers site at enjoycareers.com/military to find recruiting events in their areas.
"Coca-Cola Refreshments recognizes that our military provides a strategic, qualified talent pipeline for our organization," Cahillane says. "Recruiting military veterans is not just the right thing to do, it's also the smart thing for our business."
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'One for the Road' is a 6 track Vinyl release featuring lost tracks from the Killervision sessions. Tracks include 'One for the Road', 'Laughing', 'Just My Life' and 'Wicked Love' and are accompanied by 2 further tracks written throughout Bigger Than Jesus' reign.
01. One For The Road
02. Laughing
03. Just My Life
04. Wicked Love
05. One Of Us
06. Night Call


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My best friend is quadriplegic for 29yrs. She had a supra for most of that time and her bladder started to degrade at the same time mine did. Surgeons put in a new supra, gave her botox to bladder ... and just this week she is able to go 3hrs with just clamping as before.
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'Tis the Season – Filter Funk
Sometimes it's just too easy to get overwhelmed by the world and get lost in other people's dreams and goals while completely dissing your own as either frivolous or unworthy. Sitting at the breakfast table Sunday morning, I was reading the Sunday paper. In the Cary News section, I learned about a church that had put together a simple water filtration system that they were using to help the people in Puerto Rico. The members of the church were going down in shifts there to bring the filtration systems and help with rebuilding efforts. In another article, a 93 year old man who was an artilleryman in WWII (but really wanted to be a paratrooper instead) made his first skydive jump on Saturday. 75 years later, he fulfilled his dream of jumping out of an airplane! Switched over to FaceBook and a friend of mine and his wife has just returned from Renosa, Mexico where they spent the week building houses for the community there. Another friend ran her 10th half-marathon of 2017. By this point, I sighed and told the cat, "I think your Mom may be a loser". He just blinked and then sauntered off, evidently it was too early in the day to have this kind of conversation.
Now at this point, I considered falling off the wagon by making blueberry muffins and washing them down with Mimosas while huddled in bed. Goolash and non-activity can temporarily make me feel better about life. However, being raised Catholic, that good feeling is quickly negated by guilt and remorse. So I went to a blog posting written by JP in early July that I have bookmarked – the "Life Filter". And I re-read the part that always speaks to me the most.
You figure it out. Don't get pulled down. You don't have to desire to make a million dollars. You can start with a desire to manage your 10 dollars better. To manage your 60 minutes of free time better. To find time fuel your mind. To build your body. Decide what matters most and go. Handle your business and find out how good it feels. Feed off that energy. Focus. Seek out opportunities that you decide are appropriate and have value. July 12, 2017
I read that a couple of times then got out a pen and piece of paper. Now, I am not a New Year's resolution girl. I think making vows and pledges to change patterns in the grey month of January is a simply horrible idea. My goal is to get through late Winter still having my jeans fit and my friends speaking to me. So I started my short term list. What can I do within the next 2 months that will help someone else? I am not flying to Puerto Rico to volunteer, nor do I have the motivation or know-how to start some non-profit that will bring vaccines to children in third world countries. Basically I don't have the desire to make a million dollars but I have the urge to manage my ten dollars better. Caring House in Durham, which provides patients at Duke Cancer Institute affordable housing, needs some basic supplies like toilet paper, coffee, and trash bags. I can do that – I had to go to the grocery store anyway. Salvation Army sponsors Angels, underprivileged children who might not have a Christmas in ordinary circumstances but you know what? They need new toys to stock in their Christmas store so parents can come in and select a brand new toy to give to their child Christmas morning. So instead of going out to eat next week, I will take that money and buy a toy to donate instead. I started to perk up. And first thing on Monday, I will send out emails to my coworkers and tell them if they would like to donate some money, I will go out next weekend and buy some toys that will be from all of us. This will work out well as my better half reminded me that I had already signed us up to sponsor 2 Angels and we needed to go shopping anyway. Right! See, I had volunteered to help but had forgotten about it in my funk. Then in came a text from a lady who I took some long training walks with in order to help her with her half marathon training – it was the 2nd one she had ever done. She finished walking 13.1 miles in 4 hours! She was so excited and wanted to thank me for my help and encouragement. That's when I realized that I was handling my business and finding out how good it feels. I was feeding off that energy. I was seeking out opportunities that I decide are appropriate and have value. So no, I will probably never be written up in the paper for my good deeds or altruistic nature. But that doesn't matter if in the here and now, I am doing something for others. Because knowing that makes me feel better about life and where I am headed.
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|Tenderflake® Frozen Deep Dish Pie Shell
|Large egg yolks
|1/2 cup
|(125 mL) Whipping cream (35%)
|1/2 cup
|(125 mL) Milk
|1/4 tsp
|(1 mL) Nutmeg
|1/2 tsp
|(2 mL) Salt
|1/4 tsp
|(1 mL) Freshly ground pepper
|1 tsp
|(5 mL) Dried thyme
|1 cup
|(250 mL) Diced ham
|1 cup
|(250 mL) Small broccoli florets, steamed
|1 cup
|(250 mL) Grated Cheddar cheese
PREHEAT the oven to 375°F (190°C).
DOCK and bake the pie shell for 10 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 325°F (160°C) and continue to bake for another 10 minutes or until the crust is golden brown. Remove from the oven and set aside.
WHISK together eggs, cream, milk, nutmeg, salt, pepper and thyme in a medium bowl. Place the baked pie shell on a rimmed baking sheet. Arrange the remaining ingredients in the bottom of the pie shell. Slowly pour the egg mixture over top. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until set. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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text: New Delhi - Two prisoners escaped from India's most secure jail in New Delhi by digging a tunnel under a wall and scaling another in a daring dash for freedom, an official and media reports said Monday.The pair escaped on the weekend from Tihar jail, Asia's largest, in what appeared to be a carefully prepared prison break that authorities are still piecing together.One of the two, identified only as Faizan and Javed, who had been awaiting trial on burglary charges, was recaptured on Sunday and was being questioned."They escaped sometime on Saturday or Sunday. We will find out how they managed to escape. It is too early to say how and when they staged the jail break," Tihar deputy inspector general Mukesh Prasad told AFP.Prison guards raised the alarm on Sunday when they failed to show up for roll call. The pair had scaled a wall from one compound into another before digging under the perimeter wall and crawling through a drain, the Times of India and other local media said.Authorities ordered an investigation on Monday into how they managed to slip past scores of armed guards and electronic surveillance.The jail houses top militants, mafia, other gangsters and hardened criminals. But the prison is hugely overcrowded with more than 13 500 inmates at the end of 2013 despite a maximum capacity of just 6 250.Earlier this month, India's National Human Rights Commission asked Tihar authorities to explain media reports that 18 inmates had been murdered in just in one month by powerful gangs running the place.


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Grrr…There's nothing worse than not being able to find the tiny end of your favorite eyebrow pencil amidst a mass of cosmetics. But maybe you're not really keen to have a bright, pastel, pink toolbox sitting on your bathroom counter. Have no fear, modern make-up mavens have a host of options available to them. On the other hand, if you're thinking of turning makeup into your career, that toolbox could come in pretty handy.
Go Vintage
Head to the homewares section for a high-tea inspired, two tiered, cupcake stand. This elegant solution looks great on a vanity—especially if you've opted for some high-end makeup brands with gorgeous packaging. To store brushes or pencils, find a lovely silver bud vase or mint julep cup that you won't mind looking at every time you have to wee. If you need something larger, consider a two-tiered plant stand from the garden store. Keep an eye out for vintage jewelry boxes or sewing baskets that might be repurposed to fit your décor and your lip gloss.
Office Works
Our favorite options for organizing your cosmetics at home are the see-through, acrylic, desktop filing drawers you find at office shops. These 8.5 by 11 drawers, keep your cosmetics neat in tidy layers, which eliminates digging. They're also small enough to fit under a decent sized sink. The real beauty is, if you can't store them away, they look clean and neat on top of a bathroom shelf. Desktop filing systems also come in white mesh, black plastic or aluminum, if that would suit your color scheme better. People with large cosmetic collections have even used a slim stack of drawers from IKEA. Just make sure you get something with shallow drawers or you'll still be digging around.
Kitchen Gods
Drawer dividers are another way to keep it clean. Hit the homewares section of your favorite department store to find rectangle drawer dividers. Better yet, check to see if an elegant silverware organizer would work for you; it has the length for taller brushes and the width for pots of cream or foundation. If you want to put something in your drawer right now, grab the bottoms of jewelry boxes to keep things in line until you find a permanent solution.
Good Baggage
Keep cables and hair appliances tidy by getting each one their own case or drawstring bag. A bag with structure works best for keeping them stacked, but anything is better than the avalanche of curling irons pouring out of the cabinet. If you don't have much storage space, consider hanging your hairdryer bag from a coat hook or towel rack. For tips on better hair, check this out.
Magneto Style
If you have a favorite box for your cosmetics that just isn't big enough, consider gluing a steel sheet to the lid, then you can attach your products with mini magnets. Of course, this magnetic idea works for the backs of cupboards, inside of doors or at the side of cabinets, if you're pinched for space.
While you're considering the inside of your cabinet door, consider sticking small acrylic boxes to the inside of the door (just make sure you can still close it.) This system means that you have only one row of items in your cabinet, so you can see everything clearly. No more screaming at your brother for taking your hair wax when it was right behind the deep conditioner all along.
Tackle it with Takeaway
If you have some products that you only use occasionally, consider storing them in plastic takeaway containers. The trapezoidal shape of the takeaway packaging makes it stack brilliantly, and you can still see what's inside. Alternatively, there's nothing wrong with a good old shoe box. Give it a facelift with some wrapping paper if it's going to be on display.
Good as Shoe
You can use an over-the-door shoe organizer if you still need more space. Clear plastic is handy for easy access. The only downside with this one is: everyone else can see how much you use.
Kit n' Caboodle
If you're looking for a portable make-up case, Caboodles has moved on from it's 1980's heyday and still offers a range of carrying cases. If you prefer to make your own consider using a small vintage suitcase or the metallic briefcases favored for artists' portfolios. If you're trying to break in to makeup artistry, consider these courses on Bridal Makeup, Runway Makeup, or Hollywood Makeup.
From a design perspective, the best way to tidy your space is to get rid of your odd containers and baskets and invest in some with unified look. All silver, all the same size, all white wire, the choices are endless but the visual payoff is big. Everything looks tidy if all the containers are the same or similar. Don't forget: even cosmetics have use by dates. Now is a great time to get rid of all your outdated eye shadows and lotions. As the bin is filling up, think of that the next time you're inclined to fork out big bucks for the color of the season.
Now that you have a long list of makeup organizer ideas, you can try your hand at making your own more natural cosmetics or homemade soap. In the right packaging, your homemade soaps can also add an artisanal touch to your new bathroom décor when you put them on display. Taken all together, that's a hard day's work and a job well done. Your effort was worth it, because now you can take pride in your new organized bathroom, as well as take pride in yourself.


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How to Create a Facebook Photo Album
Whereas a single photo can share a moment, a Facebook album can truly tell a story and spark conversations with your friends. To create an album, follow these easy steps:
2Click Create Photo Album.
This opens the same interface for exploring your hard drive that you used to upload a single photo.
3Select multiple photos by pressing the Ctrl or Command button and clicking the files you want.
If you use a program like iPhoto to organize your photos, create an album there first; then navigate to it and select all those photos to add to Facebook. You'll save yourself some time trying to figure out whether you want to use IMG0234 or IMG0235.
4When you're done, click Open.
The Upload Photos window appears. The progress bar fills with blue as your photos are uploaded.
5Fill out Album Info.
As your photos upload, you'll see three empty text fields at the top of the page. Click Untitled Album to add an album title, Where Were These Taken to add a location, and Say Something About This Album to add a description of the album.
You can click the Add Date link to add the date the photos were taken, which is especially useful if you're adding photos from the past and you want them to show up way back on your Timeline.
6Decide whether you want your photos shown in standard or High Quality resolution via the check box at the bottom of the screen.
High-resolution photos obviously look a bit better, but they also take longer to upload. Unless you're a pro photographer or using a truly professional-level camera, standard quality is usually sufficient.
7Choose who can see the album using the Privacy menu.
The Privacy menu reflects the privacy setting from the last time you posted something. For example, if you last posted something publicly, the Privacy menu displays the globe icon and says Public. As usual, the basic options are Public, Friends Except Acquaintances, Friends, Only Me, or a Custom set of people.
8After your photos finish uploading, add descriptions to individual photos. Click on friends' faces to tag them. Type the name of the friend in the box that appears.
The thumbnail of each photo has a blank space beneath it. Click into that space to add a caption or description of that individual photo.
You don't have to tag friends in your album. However, tagging is highly recommended. It allows your friends to learn about your photos more quickly and share in discussing them with you.
9Click Post Photos.
If Facebook's facial recognition software detects many photos of the same face, you may see a screen that shows you all the photos of that person and asks Who Is in These Photos? This allows you to make sure your friend is tagged in many photos without having to enter his name a zillion times. You may add tags or skip to go to the album view of your album.
After you get to the album view, you may rest assured that your album has been added to your Timeline and may appear in your friends' News Feeds.


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Between 30.000 and 60.000, mostly public sector workers and retirees on fixed incomes, descended upon the capital Bucharest on Wednesday, having been bussed in from across the country, and called on the government to resign. Even the police joined in the protest.
In some of the largest demonstrations Romania has seen since the ousting of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989, tens of thousands of workers and pensioners have taken to the streets to protest the swingeing austerity measures the government is imposing at the behest of the International Monetary Fund.
According to the EUobserver.com Between 30.000 and 60.000 mostly public sector workers and retirees on fixed incomes descended upon the capital, Bucharest, on Wednesday, having been bussed in from across the country, and called on the government to resign.
In a worrying sign for the government, even police joined in the protest, with Marian Gruia, head of the policeman's union, calling fellow citizens to unite, "as we did in 1989, when we overthrew the dictatorship," according to a number of local media reports.
The centre-right coalition government of Emil Boc has announced public sector wage cuts of 25 percent and pension and unemployment benefit cuts of 15 percent in an attempt to bring down the country's budget deficit and assuage the concerns of markets. The measures come atop job-benefit reductions in some civil service sectors in 2009.
The Labour Ministry has announced job cuts of between 60,000 and 80,000 positions, including 15,000 teachers, meaning the likely closure of a number of schools in villages.
Additionally, a scheduled increase in the minimum wage has been postponed.
The government is imposing the cuts in order to be able to access another tranche of a €20 billion loan from the IMF. Earlier this month at an auction, the government was unable to attract sufficient takers for public debt.
Already last year, a loan installment from the international lender was delayed following the collapse of the government.
The administration has a small majority in the parliament and has said that it will seek a vote of confidence from the chamber over the measures.
Meanwhile, trade unions have warned they will step up their actions and plan to hold a general strike later this month.
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Children of all ages can learn about Spike Islands incredible history through our curriculum led, age appropriate school tours which offer an incredible mix of history, sightseeing, archaeology and adventure activities in Ireland's premier school tour destination.
The tour starts with a short 10/20 minute ferry journey that tells the fascinating story of Cobh and Cork harbour. Once on the island students will learn about island life, nature and geography while walking our beautiful island trails. Then it's on to the imposing Fortress Spike which at 24 acres is one of the largest star shaped forts in the world!
Spike Island was the largest prison in the known world in the 1850's with over 2300 inmates during the famine years, and there has never been before or since a larger prison in Britain or Ireland. A tour of our impressive 'Punishment Block' shows the dreadful conditions Victorian convicts endured, and in our modern cells visitors can experience daily life for 1980's prisoners. The tour continues to the mighty 6'' harbour guns which are the most powerful coastal defence guns in Ireland, and our gun park's military vehicles and canons showcase coastal warfare.
We break up the tour element with some fantastic adventure activities which can include our obstacle course, an archaeology dig, military dress up and drills or jail break orienteering. Each is age and weather dependent, but we guarantee your group a great experiene. Then on we go to lunch (teacher supervised time) in our purpose built cafe, where packed lunches are welcome or hot food can be pre-ordered. And we even have classroom facilities available if you want your group to get a history lesson from one of our resident archaeologists or historians!.
Finally it's on to our Transportation room where a recreation of a convict hulk helps us to tell the story of the tens of thousands of Irish men and women transported from Spike Island to all corners of the world. While our media room has a state of the art computer rendering of Cork Harbour where students can take control and pilot a ship or protect Cork harbour from attack!
From daring escapes and recent riots to famine prisoners and World Wars, no matter what the interest or age group Spike Island has it all. 1300 years of history awaits. Will you escape from Fortress Spike??
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|Ferry from Cobh to include Cobh and Harbour history.
|Arrival on Spike Island, external fort tour to include island nature(weather dependent), begin fortress Spike tour
|Fortress Spike Tour – 6'' harbour gun, most powerful in Ireland.
|Activity – Weather dependant , choose Jail-Break orienteering, archaeology, treasure hunt, military dress up & drills, team activities, etc.
|Lunch. (own packed lunch)
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Hollins College (now Hollins University), Hollins, Virginia ;
Paris, France (private instruction);
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
MAJOR EXHIBITIONS - selected
2019 Cerulean Arts (Philadelphia)
2017 Cerulean Arts
2016 Goggleworks (Reading,
PA) (June August)
2011 Lake Eustis Museum of
Art (Florida)
2010 11 James Oliver
Gallery (Philadelphia)
2008 Rosenfeld Gallery (Philadelphia)
2007 Main Line Unitarian Gallery
2005 Arlington Arts Center
(Virginia) (Solo Series)
2003 Abington Art Center (Solo
Exhibition Series)
1999 Delaware Center for Contemporary
Arts (Wilmington)
1998 Esther M. Klein Art Gallery
(University City Science Center, Phila.)
1997-98 The Artfront Partnership
- window installation (1419 Locust ST.)
1997 Peninsula Fine Arts Center
(Newport News, Virginia)
1994 Bucknell University (Pennsylvania)
1992 Franz Bader Gallery (Washington,
GROUP SHOWS & INVITATIONALS - selected
2019 A Book About Death The
Islip Museum (East Islip, NY). This postcard exhibition is going
to the permanent collections of Le Musee de la Poste, Paris; MOMA
NY; the Smithsonian D.C.
2014 Temple Judea Museum (Elkins
Park, PA) Step Into My Studio
2012 Peninsula Fine Arts Center
(Newport News, VA.)
2011 Projects Gallery (Philadelphia)
Little Treasures Big Rewards
2009 Emily Harvey Foundation
Gallery (New York) A Book About Death
2009 Otis College of Art and
Design (Los Angeles, CA) A Book About Death
2009 Agnes Scott College (Georgia)
All Small Redux
2006 Art in City Hall, New
Work by Past Artists (Philadelphia)
2005 Projects Gallery (Philadelphia)
2004 The Philadelphia Foundation
(along with The Philadelphia Art Alliance)
2002 - 03 Pennsylvania Academy
of Fine Arts Alumni, USArtists 15 Exposures
2000 Fairmount Park Commission
Art Works / Water Works
1997 Abington Art Center Works
on Paper Biennial (9 artists)
1996 Sande Webster Gallery
(Philadelphia) Just Jazz
1994 Bryn Mawr College
Works by Women Artists
2018 Art in City Hall (Philadelphia)
- Summer of Love
2017 Art in City Hall (Philadelphia)
Small Sculpture
2016 Reece Museum (Johnson
City, TN) The Fletcher Exhibit
2016 Touchstone Gallery (Washington
D.C.) Art as Politics
2014 PhilaMOCA, (Philadelphia)
, Murica
2012 PhilaMOCA, Message
and Medium
2011 Square Foot Art Basel/Miami,
through Projects Gallery
2011 Art in City Hall
The French Connection
2010 Art in City Hall
2007 Main Line Art Center
Across & Between
2005 Allentown Art Museum
Myth, Magic & Meaning
2004 Maryland Federation of
Art Drawing Conclusions
2003 Attleboro Museum (MA.)
- Small Works
2001 Arcadia University - Works
on Paper
Lake Eustis Museum of Art, Eustis, Florida
The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania
Progress Bank, corporate headquarters Plymouth Meeting,
E.I. DuPont de Nemours Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Pennsylvania
CIGNA New York
CIGNA Wilmington
The Breyer Collection , Philadelphia
The Chrysler Museum , Norfolk, Virginia
** Theartblog.org online review and photo, Big Thoughts,
Tiny Packages (Art in City Hall, Small Sculpture),
February 5, 2017
** Theartblog.org online review and photo, Murica
at PhilaMOCA, July 23, 2014
** Knight Arts Foundation, March 8, 2012, online review and photo
Message & Medium at PhilaMOCA
Pulse Magazine, Florida, Fall 2011, Ella Paets, Art
Tackles Death
Orlando Sentinel, September 30, 2011, Christine Cole,
War, death, love, sex
www.burnaway.org (a visual arts website), March 2,
2009, All Small Redux
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 27, 2009,
Catherine Fox, All Small Redux
The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 15, 2003, Victoria
Donohoe, Abington Art Center
The Philadelphia City Paper, May 29, 2003, Juliet
Fletcher, The Mark Portraits
The Philadelphia City Paper, October 18, 2001, Robin
Rice, Paper Chase
The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 5, 2001, Edward
J. Sozanski, Works on Paper
Arcade (Wayne, Pennsylvania), May 17, 2001, Marie
Fowler, Tragic and Compelling
The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 22, 1999, Edward
J. Sozanski Paint and Pistols
Art Matters , December, 1997 , Burton Wasserman ,
ARTFRONT installations
PortFolio Weekly (Virginia), July 29, 1997, Catherine
Dorsey, PFAC
The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 27, 1997, Victoria
Donohoe , Works on Paper at Abington Art Center
The Philadelphia City Paper, July 26, 1996, Robin
Rice , Just Jazz at Sande Webster
The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 19, 1996 , Edward
Sozanski, Just Jazz w/ photo
The Philadelphia City Paper, July 28, 1995, Robin
Rice , Installation for the Home
The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 2, 1995, Victoria
Donohoe, Color Now
V MAGAZINE, April, 1992, Ann Weinstein,
Art in View


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Alec Stewart was nervously monitoring the situation from Bulawayo today claiming Pakistan enjoy an unfair advantage as they bid to pip England to a place in the next round of the World Cup.
England's heartbreaking defeat by Australia at St George's Park on Sunday condemned them to hoping Pakistan beat Zimbabwe in today's final Pool A fixture, but not by a margin large enough to overtake their own net run-rate.
But Stewart, a veteran of four World Cups, believes both Zimbabwe and Pakistan enjoy an unfair advantage in knowing what they require to qualify for the Super Six stage.
The 39-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman believes World Cup organisers should have scheduled all the final matches on the same day to avoid teams gaining an advantage.
"In a way the defeat to Australia hasn't affected us too much, but Pakistan do know what they have to win by and I do believe the last round of matches should all be played on the same day at the same time," said Stewart.
"That's what they do in soccer and also in the last World Cup four years ago. As it happened our game went into the second day against India, but I believe the last round should be played on the same day."
International Cricket Council officials have confirmed the final round of matches had been split over three days in each group to allow for television programming, which will at least enable England to follow every ball of the action from Bulawayo.
Not that Stewart, a member of the England squad that lost in the 1992 World Cup final to Pakistan in Melbourne, is likely to take up that option.
"I don't know what we're going to do while the game's going on, it depends what's on offer," he said. "Maybe we'll play some golf - I can't believe we'll be sat around the television for seven hours, I hope not. I just hope that Pakistan win, but don't win too well. It all depends on what Pakistan side turns up and I guess it will probably be best for us if Pakistan bat first but it's out of our hands now, we've just got to sit back and see what happens."
What England fear most is Pakistan batting second, a situation which would require them to achieve victory in a vastly reduced number of overs if they are to overtake England's run-rate, and falling to defeat in their desperation to score runs quickly.
"Pakistan could easily win by the required margin or they could lose pretty easily - they are very unpredictable," said Stewart.
"I just hope it's a good game of cricket, Pakistan win and we qualify."


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Anna Ohanyan is the Richard B. Finnegan Distinguished Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Stonehill College, and two-time Fulbright Scholar to South Caucasus. Her latest two books are Russia Abroad: Driving Regional Fracture in Post-Communist Eurasia and Beyond, an edited volume published by Georgetown University Press in 2018, and Networked Regionalism as Conflict Management published by Stanford University Press in 2015. Her articles appeared in International Studies Review, Peace and Change, Conflict Resolution Quarterly, Global Governance, and Global Society, among other journals. She has also contributed to the Washington Post, Foreign Policy magazine, Al Jazeera, and Wilson Quarterly. Prof. Ohanyan served as a doctoral fellow at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Her research has been supported by IREX, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the German Marshall Fund, the U.S. State Department and Eurasia Foundation among others. She has consulted for numerous organizations such as the United Nations Foundation, the World Bank, the National Intelligence Council Project, the U.S. Department of State, the Carter Center, and USAID. Her work has taken her across the globe, from Northern Ireland to the Balkans, Russia, and the South Caucasus.
Prof. Ohanyan served as the Chair of the Political Science and International Studies Department at (2014-2017) and established the Learning Inside-Out Network (LION) international internship program in Global Security Studies at Stonehill College. She is a Governing Board member for Eurasia Partnership Foundation-Armenia, Caucasus Research Resource Center-Armenia, and Armenian International Women's Association in the US.
Her current scholarship explores the regional dimensions of armed conflicts as well as regional approaches to security provision and conflict management. In Russia Abroad, Professor Ohanyan explores how fractured regions worldwide perpetuate ongoing armed conflict and examines the mechanisms by which such regions threaten global security. In doing so, the work places a particular emphasis on the problem of regional fracture in Russia's post-Soviet neighborhoods. Drawing from the work of renowned area specialists and empirical chapter authors, Russia Abroad examines how regional fracture, either by default or by design, impacts conflict dynamics in Russia's vast vicinity spanning Ukraine, the South Caucasus, the Western Balkans, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Previously, Professor Ohanyan studied the role of NGOs, policy networks and international organizations in systems of global governance, and applied this research in the contexts of Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Afghanistan.
- Ph.D. in Political Science, May 2004, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
- M.A. in Political Science, May 1999, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
- M.S. in Conflict Resolution, August 1998, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Richard B. Finnegan Distinguished Professor of Political Science and International Relations
- Fulbright Core Scholars Program Grantee for Armenia, 2012-2013
- Professional Development Research Grant, Stonehill College, Summer 2012 (declined)
- IREX Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program, 2011-2012
- German Marshall Fund, 2010-2011
- The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Research Grant, Summer 2007
- Stonehill College, Professional Development Grant, Summer Research Grant, 2007 (deferred to 2008)
- Eurasia Foundation and US Agency for International Development, Research Grant, Summer and Fall, 2006
- Stonehill College, Summer Research Grant, 2006
- Professional Development Grant, Simmons College, October 2004
- Maxwell School Dean's Office Dissertation Fellowship, September 2002- August 2003
- Syracuse University Fellowship, February 2002
- European Union Center Summer Research Grant, Summer 2002
- Geokjian Series Research Grant for preliminary field research in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Global Affairs Institute, Syracuse University, Summer 2001
- Research Grant for summer research in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Syracuse University, 2001
- Research Fellowship, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Sept. 1995 - May 1996
Courses Taught
- International Politics
- Contemporary Global Issues
- International Political Econ
- International Organizations & State Building
- Ethnicity & Conflict Management
- Comparing States
- Capstone Seminar
- Russia, the West, and the Rest
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Conflict Analysis and Resolution
- Global Governance


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Prostate Image Collage: MRI image of cancerous prostate gland (upper left). Computer-aided diagnosis (lower left) suggests likelihood of cancer in brighter areas. Three experts predicted cancerous areas on MRI, with the white area being that which all agreed on (lower right). Actual location of cancerous tissue mapped in green, based on subsequent examination of surgically removed tissue (upper right).
September 22, 2009
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Rutgers University and two collaborators have received a $3.4 million research grant to develop tools aimed at improving the identification of prostate cancer using MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging.
The five-year grant, with funding in the first two years from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, was awarded by the National Institutes of Health under an initiative to promote industry and academic partnerships. Rutgers is working with Penn Medicine and Siemens on this pioneering research.
Recent studies by Rutgers and Penn researchers show that powerful, high-resolution MRI technology can reveal cancerous tissue in prostate glands and pinpoint where the tissue is concentrated. Radiologists, however, do not always know whether unusual-looking visual features indicate cancerous growth or benign variations.
"At this time, it's often just a prediction or an educated guess," said Anant Madabhushi, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and Rutgers' principal investigator on the grant. "Before MRI technology is ready for widespread clinical use, the medical profession will have to be confident that it can make readings accurately and consistently."
Each year, there are more than 27,000 deaths from prostate cancer in the United States and 190,000 new cases diagnosed. Diagnosis is based on PSA levels in blood, physical examination and needle biopsies, because current imaging techniques don't distinguish cancerous tissue. MRI has the potential to offer a diagnosis non-invasively and, along with other information, help physicians customize the most effective and least debilitating treatment plan.
Under the research grant, Penn researchers will make magnetic resonance images of prostate glands in cancer patients and prepare tissue samples from those same glands after they are surgically removed in the course of treatment. Rutgers and Siemens researchers will then develop computerized tools that align MRI views with digitized images of tissue slices. These tools will allow investigators to better identify MRI features that reveal cancerous tissue and develop pattern recognition software that will help radiologists make accurate and timely diagnoses.
"This is an immense and complicated task," said Madabhushi, who is also a member of The Cancer Institute of New Jersey. "Our tools will have to account for variations in MRI and tissue image sizes, tissue that was imaged but lost in the process of sectioning, or MRI images shaped differently from tissue sample images due to gland deformation."
Siemens will refine research tools into software packages for scientists to use as they conduct additional studies and develop diagnostic tools and techniques.
While the current research grant focuses on the prostate gland, Madabhushi believes the same tools can be adapted to imaging for breast cancer and other forms of cancers.
ARRA funding is supporting three new postdoctoral research jobs at Rutgers, and one position at Penn to do image collection and management. Research data will become publicly available for further investigations.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine include principal investigator Michael Feldman, associate professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and medical director of Pathology Informatics; and co-principal investigators John E. Tomaszewski, professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Mark Rosen, assistant professor of Radiology.
This article originally appeared on the Rutgers and Federal Recovery Funding website. Reposted with permission.


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The Golden Rules of Friendship
The Golden Rules of Friendship "Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art. It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival." ~ C. S. Lewis This famous quote by C.S. Lewis highlights the importance of friendship. There is no doubt that friendship adds meaning to life and that a life without friends is bound to get lonely and hollow. Friends make life a lot easier.>>>


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Thursday, June 27, 2013
WIP Update
Current status of Welcome Friends. I knew I wouldn't like stitching on the Aida 14, and I definitely do NOT, but by the time I was hating it I just didn't want to start over. It's so stiff that in trying to "sew" a few of the stitches the needle bent. Ive decided to omit the top and bottom sections and just stitch the area including and between the horizontal vines above and below the grapes. I may leave out those horizontal vines as well and end up with an oval or circular design instead.
A very sad day for my family. Mother died two years ago today. I miss her more than ever. I remember clearly that last Sunday I visited her. If there is one day in my entire life I could do over it would be that one day. I would really LISTEN to what she was really trying to tell me then rather than being cheerily upbeat when she suddenly got uncharacteristically serious, only realizing in retrospect why she was being serious and loving her so much more for trying to make me understand. When I obviously didn't, she said nothing more. I so so wish she had. My failure to really listen and understand, and spend so much more time talking to and comforting her is a regret I will always carry with me. I would give everything but my family just to have a few more hours or days to be with and really listen to and talk with and hold my Mom.
My Dad tripped on the step of a porch and took a flying hard fall on to the driveway in mid-May. He claimed, only half in jest, that someone was trying to keep him from driving back to Kansas City (he's almost 89) the next day. How he did NOT break something even the doctor doesn't know, but he was badly skinned, bruised and swollen for over a month as a result and is still having some issues. Had he left when intended he'd have been in the middle of the Oklahoma/Kansas tornado outbreak, so I guess the fall was probably a good thing. However, he's decided he's healed enough and is once again driving over the objections of EVERYONE back to KC. My sister is trying to get him to promise this will be the last time. As he told me the trip last fall was the last time, I don't hold out much hope. If you can spare a prayer for his safe journey, it would be appreciated.
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Happy to Recommend New Blog
It's not cross stitch or needlework, but our 123MB friend, Rowland Cole, an amateur but professional quality wildlife photographer from England, has just started a blog: Through My Lens. He takes beautiful photographs and tells wonderful stories about his photography adventures. He has the most amazing way with both wild and domestic creatures. Even baby squirrels want to go home with him. Check out his new blog!
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Monday, June 10, 2013
Another new start
After applying for 2 part-time positions in the past month let me observe that being over 60 and instantly deemed vastly over-qualified for the types of positions that I'd even want to take on at this stage of life equates with being 16 and experienced at nothing - totally pointless. Everyone is very happy and pleased with the knowledge and breadth of experience I bring to my volunteer activities, but no one will hire or pay me. It's very demoralizing.
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Electoral Reform Consultation
Our electoral system is the basis of our democracy, and it shapes the way our government operates and makes decisions. However, with the exception of the most recent election, since the 1980s, voter participation rates in federal elections have been declining. National levels fell as low as 58% of the public voting in 2008. One of the main reasons that seems to be contributing to this is our current voting system – the First Past the Post system.
On October 11, I hosted an open discussion about electoral reform at the Tom Brown Arena. Some 150 participants enthusiastically shared their ideas on this very important topic. It was great to hear constituents from Ottawa Centre express their views on our current system, and the principles they would like to see form the foundation of the electoral system of the future.
I joined other MPs from across the country in sending a report, including feedback and ideas from our consultations, to the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of Democratic Reform.
A Special Committee on Electoral Reform was also struck by the House of Commons in June 2016. Its mandate is to identify and conduct a study of viable alternate voting systems to replace the first-past-the-post system, as well as to examine mandatory voting and online voting, and to assess the extent to which the options identified could advance the following principles for electoral reform:
- effectiveness and legitimacy;
- engagement;
- accessibility and inclusiveness;
- integrity; and
- local representation.
The Special Committee on Electoral Reform, which includes MPs from all parties, will release a report including recommendations on what changes should be made to our electoral system and what additional methods should be used to engage with Canadians.
Citizenship Ceremony
On October 12, I had the honour of representing the Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship at a ceremony for 60 new citizens at the YMCA-YWCA of the National Capital Region. It was both heartwarming and poignant to see these new citizens, many who have made enormous sacrifices to move to our country, realize the unique freedom and opportunity that comes with being Canadian. As our Prime Minister has said many times, our diversity makes us a stronger nation.
Around Town
It was certainly a busy week in Ottawa Centre last week. On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of joining my colleague, Minister MaryAnne Mihychuk, to announce $1.9 M in funding for the Canada Green Corps. The project, led by United Nations Association in Canada, will help young unemployed and underemployed post-secondary youth build meaningful environmental interests or careers, and provide employers with resources to find and keep innovative youth in their organizations.
On Wednesday, I was at Carleton University with Minister of Science, Kirsty Duncan. Minister Duncan and I were fortunate to visit the lab of Professor Matthew Johnson, and to announce $22 M in funding for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council's Strategic Partnership Grants for Networks program. These funds will support research initiatives that will help us tackle pressing challenges such as climate change and pollution, among many others. Important research in this field is taking place at Carleton University.
On Friday, I was happy to take part in the Canada 150 tulip planting ceremony at Commissioner's Park for the Canada 150 celebrations. It will be exciting to see the tulips in full bloom next spring.
Calendar Updates There is a lot going on in Ottawa Centre, so I also want to use this newsletter to update you on some of the amazing community events taking place. If you happen to have an event you would like me to include in the newsletter for future weeks please e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com
October 30
9 am – 3 pm
GRAND Market
Lansdowne Park
The Grand Market is a one-day, colourful 'sale of sales' of high-quality donated items, with 100% of the proceeds going to support the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
October 28
6-11 pm
FSO Music on a Mission
Music Trivia Night in support of Family Services Ottawa
If you want to come and watch Question Period just fill out this form and my staff will be able to set aside tickets for you!
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US urges Syria, Israel to safeguard long-held ceasefire
State Department cautions against actions that jeopardize peaceful frontier; call comes hours after border crossing briefly taken by rebels
The US State Department warned both Israel and Syria Thursday to avoid any actions that might inflame an already volatile situation along the border shared by the two countries.
"We've been very clear about our concerns over regional instability caused by the crisis in Syria… We continue to call upon all parties to avoid any action that would jeopardize the long-held ceasefire between Israel and Syria," said State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki during a briefing with reporters Thursday night.
"There are a lot of complicated issues around the Golan Heights… but any effort to take this fight out of Syria into neighboring areas is of concern to us, just as the influx of foreign fighters is of concern to us as well," she added.
The warning comes on the heels of reports that Syrian rebels briefly seized control of a border crossing along the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Thursday, prompting the withdrawal of a major Austrian peacekeeping contingent and heightening fears in Israel that it could soon be dragged into the neighboring country's civil war.
From the Israeli side of the Golan, Syrian tanks and armored vehicles could be seen across the border. Large explosions could be heard throughout the day, and thick smoke and flames rose from the area. Israeli TV stations showed images of Israeli tourists flocking to the Golan to look across the frontier and gawk at the fighting.
Israeli troops along the border were on high alert, although the military said no special actions had been taken in response to the escalation.
By nightfall, the situation appeared to be quieting down. Israel's deputy defense minister, Danny Danon, said forces remained on high alert, but no special actions had been taken.
"We are following very carefully what's happening in Syria," Danon told The Associated Press. "We will do whatever is necessary to protect the interests of Israel."
Israel fears that Islamic militants who have joined the rebel ranks in trying to oust President Bashar Assad will turn their guns toward Israel if they topple the Syrian leader. Islamic groups are believed to be active in the fighting in the Golan area. Israel has also expressed concerns that Assad's sophisticated weapons could slip into the hands of hostile groups, including Assad's ally, Hezbollah.
The Jewish state has kept a wary eye on the fighting next door since the conflict erupted in March 2011 and in recent months has been bolstering its forces in the area and reinforcing a fence along the frontier.
The rebels overran the border position near the abandoned town of Quneitra early Thursday, holding their positions for several hours before Syrian government troops retook it. The international peacekeepers who maintain a 40-year-old truce receive most of their supplies through that position from Israel.
Fierce gun battles forced peacekeepers to seek shelter in a nearby base, and the Philippine military said one of its men serving in the force was wounded in the leg when a mortar or artillery shell struck the area. UN diplomats said an Indian peacekeeper was also injured.
In Vienna, Austrian leaders said the fighting made it necessary to withdraw their troops.
Defense Minister Gerhard Klug said he expected the withdrawal to be done within two to four weeks, but it is possible to complete it "within a few hours" if new violence threatened the soldiers' security.
"For the first time, it was not possible for the Syrian government to guarantee proper support of the UN," he said.
The decision dealt a heavy to blow to the 911-member UN force, which includes the 377 Austrian peacekeepers as well as 341 from the Philippines and 193 from India. Croatia withdrew its contingent in March amid fears they would be targeted.
Israel and Syria agreed to the creation of the UN Disengagement Observer Force after Syria launched military action in 1973 in a failed effort to retake the Golan, which Israel captured in the 1967 Mideast war.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the United Nations is urgently looking for troops to replace the Austrians and warned that any military activity in the zone separating Israeli and Syrian forces could jeopardize the long-held ceasefire.
The UN Security Council, in a statement, strongly condemned the intense fighting in the area of separation, urged respect for the 1974 disengagement agreement, and called on all parties to allow the peacekeepers to operate freely.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said it regretted Austria's decision and hoped that it would not lead to "further escalation in the region." It said it expected the UN to uphold its commitment.
Israeli military officials, speaking on condition of anonymity under military protocol, said several Syrians wounded in fighting were brought into Israel for medical treatment. Others who entered Israel were returned through alternative sites. It was not clear whether the wounded were fighters or civilians.
Israeli military officials said several errant shells landed in Israeli-controlled territory. Although no injuries were reported, the military restricted access to a main road running along the border for several hours and ordered farmers with fields in the area to remain indoors.
Nadav Katz, 65, of Kibbutz Merom Golan, a communal farm near the crossing, said the area was covered with smoke and residents could hear gunfire and mortar shells exploding nearby.
"We are concerned that things might evolve into something much harsher that will affect us," said Katz. "We like the idea that for 40 years the area was peaceful and quiet. Tourists have been coming, fields have been cultivated and children were born," he said.
Katz said he trusted Israel's army to defend the area, but residents felt betrayed by the fleeing UN troops. More than anything, though, he said people viewed the Syrian fighting as a terrible event. "People are simply sad over the slaughter," continued Katz.
Israeli military officials played down the significance of Thursday's fighting. They said that Quneitra is important symbolically to Syria, given its history and location along a main route to Damascus. The town has been largely abandoned since the 1967 war, though the crossing is sometimes opened to allow Druse residents to export produce or cross into Syria to study or to marry their brethren.
Israeli officials say they have no interest in taking sides or getting involved in the fighting.
But the military has intervened on several occasions, firing at targets inside Syria in response to shells that landed in the Israeli side of the Golan.
In one such incident last month, Syrian troops targeted an Israeli jeep they said had crossed the cease-fire line into the Syria-controlled sector. Syria said it launched two missiles in self-defense, accusing Israel of violating the cease-fire deal.
The Israeli Air Force has also carried out several airstrikes in recent months on weapons shipments believed to be headed to Hezbollah.
Fighting between Assad's forces and mainly Sunni rebels has already spilled over Syria's borders into Turkey and Lebanon, where factions that support opposing sides have frequently clashed.
Moshe Maoz, a Syria expert at the Hebrew University, played down Thursday's incident. He called it a small victory for the Syrian military and said little would change even if the rebels gained control of the crossing.
"It's symbolic, but neither al-Qaeda nor the mainstream groups are going to shoot at Israel, because they know Israel will retaliate very heavily," he said.