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Hoping for a good news
Some of my readers requested and suggested that I should updated my blog regularly like I use to. . . I would really like to thank them for making me realize how much I enjoyed writing my blog posts previously and trying to bring me back on track.
Love you readers!! You are my true strength.
Today was the first day of Navratri. A Navratri fest has been organized near by my house. As I write this post, I can hear the bhajans of Maa Durga. It is indeed very refreshing and divine.
But this time, Something is different. I can feel a positive vibe which I have never felt before. It may be due to my faith and love for goddess or it might be because of something else?
I feel like I am going to get a very good news in between these 9 days. It may be just a state of my mind that I am getting a feeling like this or take it as a gut feelings.
But I am really hoping for a good news.
It may be related to my personal or professional life, But I am really hoping for something big to happen.
Let's see what happens.
If anything happens, I will surely share it with you all… And if nothing big happens, then I promise myself that I won't get disappointed. Of-course, there is nothing in this to get disappointed.
Nothing is gonna go away from me!! It will be like, I had a gut feeling but nothing happened. SIMPLE 🙂
But till then, keeping my fingers crossed!!
♥ I really wish and hope something happy happens. This feeling is really making me curious 🙂


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Our Lady of Prompt Succor Prayer Chain—Email list and call chain for prayer requests. You receive an email or call for each request. Coordinated by Rita Brothers, email@example.com or 270-314-8983. Contact Rita to be added to the prayer chain or to submit a request. Praise reports show many of our prayers are answered in wonderful ways.
Daily Mass—is offered Tuesday and Thursday at 8 am, Wednesday at 5:30 pm, and Friday at 12 noon. Word and Communion is offered on Monday at 5:30 pm.
First Friday Adoration—each First Friday in church 8am-4:45pm. Benediction at 4:45. Sign up for a time in the book by the Eucharistic chapel or just come for a few minutes or an hour. Mass is celebrated as usual at 12 noon. Patriotic Rosary is said at 11am. Click here for a selection of Holy Hours.
Patriotic Rosary—Twice a month this prayer effort gathers people to pray a rosary which offers a prayer for each branch of government, each state, and the conversion of our nation. First Fridays in worship space at 11am and 3rd Sunday in the Eucharistic Chapel at 6pm. Just come or contact Lillian Oliver at 502-695-5114 or email@example.com for more information.
Singing Praise Prayer Group—
Meets on Sunday evenings from 6 to 8 pm in the Eucharistic Chapel in church. On Sundays those attending worship through music; provide intercession for personal, parish, and world needs; and study scripture and church documents.
All are welcome to attend any Singing Praise activity at any time—for a few moments, an evening of prayer, or as an ongoing member of our group. Contact Mary Ortwein at 859-806-4484 or email@example.com for information or to be put on the email listserv of upcoming events.
Make a Visit to Jesus—Stop by any time the church is open to spend some private time with Jesus in the Eucharistic Chapel.
Grupo Mariano--
Somos miembros catolicos hispanos de nuestra comunidad que nos reunimos a orar por nuestra
comunidad y aprender más de nuestra fe para estar con Cristo. Queremos lograr una espiritualidad
que fortalezca las familias con la intercesión de María Santísima. Ser agentes y discípulos de
evangelización para los ya bautizados en nuestras propias familias. Y queremos conocer más de
nuestra fé para vivir de acuerdo al evangelio.
We are catholic hispanic members of our community who get together to pray for our community
and learn about our faith to be with Christ. We want to grow in our spirituality to strengthen the
families with the Blessed Mother's intercession. Be agents and disciples for evangelization for the
baptized, in our own families. Know more our faith to live according to the Gospel.
¿Cuándo nos reunimos? When do we meet?
Una vez al mes, generalmente en sábado o jueves. Se anuncia fecha y hora dependiendo de la
agenda de los sacerdotes en caso que alguno venga a presentar un tema.
Once at month, usually on Saturday or Thursday. We announce date and time if a priest come to
present a topic.
¡Todos y todas son bienvenidos y bienvenidas!
All are welcome, we hope you can join us.
Para preguntas contacte a: Questions/Contact:
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Jess + Jeff Cloverdel
Destination weddings call for wow factor! So when Jess + Jeff approached us to create their big day here in Oz we jumped for joy! With a design brief of a relaxed, modern, Australian getaway vibe we looked no further than Cloverdel, situated in Victoria's ridiculously picturesque countryside.
There's no surprise, that when you're working with foodies who have their own organic food business back home, that a 'farm-to-table' concept was inevitably high up on the list. So the couple enlisted the catering geniuses over at Food and Desire to bring this concept to life.
Positioned underneath the willow trees by the lake, Jess and Jeff's ceremony backdrop grew ground up. Ivory toned florals, soft textured pampass grass, and pops of blue delphinium all nestled amongst cascading wild foliages. Picture perfect!
Guests then moved into the pre dinner drinks space where a seating chart of stacked fruit crates overflowing with fresh herbs and florals sat pretty in the garden while guests sipped on cocktails, devoured canapes and casually made friends with the wombats and wallabies in the Australian native petting zoo. Yeah, you heard us. "What's an Australian vacay without a petting zoo right?"
Contemporary furniture pieces were selected to compliment the modern Australian design.
Layered raw sandstone was the base for our textured tablescapes. A bed of earthy moss and native foliages were teamed with them hopelessly-romantic, dusty pink roses and dancing florals.
The epic custom 5-metre linear rope installation took centre stage, surrounded by rolling dunes of moss, florals and trees creating the ultimate pop up garden!
It was a party of epic proportions and a total memory-maker for Jess, Jeff and all their family and friends. Thank you Jess & Jeff for trusting us with your big day we had a ball!
We're very excited to announce we are the exclusive event designers and managers for Cloverdel. For all enquiries please get in contact here.
Event Design + Styling: The Style Co.
Flowers: The Style Co.
Venue: Cloverdel
Photos: Hikari Photography
Catering: Food and Desire


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One hundred years ago, Thamesites were relishing the few hours of electrical current they were being supplied and the joys of having street lighting in certain areas.
In September 1914, there had been 210 application for electric current. Technical details on the electrical plant were in the paper 10 June 1914, along with reports that businesses were busy changing over from gas to electricity supply.
By 1915, there were 308 households connected to the Mains. They were being supplied on certain afternoons: Monday, Tuesday and Saturday. A Street Lamp had been put at Karaka Creek Road, while the people around Clarence Street had petitioned for a lamp.
A few years later in 1919, the community was being reminded about how wonderful Electricity was, and they were urged to sign the Thames Valley Electric Scheme petition.
|Thames Star 30 August 1919


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Overview of Hostel
Our hostel is located just three minutes from santa Maria Novella train station, one minute from the Duomo and five minutes walk from Ponte Vecchio and the Uffizi Gallery.
We offer very clean rooms with free linen and a quiet atmosphere. You wont get the noise of scooters, buses or ambulances
From the Santa Maria Novella Train station:
On the square is the Church Santa Maria Novella; on the left side is Via Panzani. Walk down this road and then take your second right, which is Via Rondinelli. Then take your first right, Via Trebbio, and we're at number 4..
Located near
Leonardo House is located near all the famous monuments and old palaces of Florence. Main train station is just 3 minutes away, Duomo is on 1 minute walk distance and the most important and famoust museums are on 5-10 minutes. Quite street admit to sleep well and still to be in heart of Florence.
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Child Friendly
Check-in: From 8:30-13:00 and from 16:00-20:00.Earlier you can leave your bags at the reception. If you wish to check in outside of these hours please contact us ahead of time. We have a 72hr cancellation policy for each night youve reserved. Cancellations must be made by midnight three days before arrival. Late cancellations and no-shows shall incur charges to their credit card. Please ensure your card is still valid when arriving. Please contact us 2-3 days before arrival by phone or email to let us know the exact time of your arrival.


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C#: Returning an Object via System.Threading.Tasks.Task
In programming something (in EWS), discovered the joys of what I believe was 'lock contention'. To explain, first we need to cover Tasks.
Async Tasks (which call 'await' against other tasks) will only perform the action requested, if you do not specify a managed object to handle. For example, if I call an async for a string and do not specify that I am expecting an object in return, this is what the code will look like (and will introduce our problem):
string noDataReturns = await System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Run(() => this.GetMeTheStringAsync().Result);
private async Task GetMeTheStringAsync()
return await System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Run(() => this.GetMeTheString());
private string GetMeTheString()
return "This is not the string you're looking for.";
If, instead, I tell the task what object I expect to get in return, when the task completes, the result will be object that is passed back - instead of the result of the task:
string dataReturns = await System.Threading.Tasks.Task<string>.Run(() => this.GetMeTheStringAsync().Result);
private async Task<string> GetMeTheStringAsync()
return await System.Threading.Tasks.Task<string>.Run(() => GetMeTheString());
private string GetMeTheString()
return "This is the string you're looking for.";
This is probably common-place parlance in the .NET developer's world but I had discovered this when I was spawning a Task that would return a DataTable object but did not specify that I expecting an object in return. As such, the windows form was rendered useless/locked, as I placed the DataTable's data source as the result of the Task but there was no data to put in the data table.


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After yesterday's off day the Red Sox (28-26) look to get back on track when they play the Baltimore Orioles (30-24) tonight, weather permitting. It looks as though the game will start on time, but some time between 8 and 9 pm they may have some showers, but hopefully not enough to ppd the game. This series with the Orioles is a big series as the teams are only separated by two games. With the division being separated by only 3 games every game and series is important so the Red Sox need to get back to playing well. Hopefully we'll get Dustin Pedroia back tonight and he can give the team a lift.
Tonight would be a good time for Jon Lester (3-4, 4.79) to turn in his best performance of the season. Is 8 innings of 2 runs or less too much to ask? Maybe. Jason Hammel (6-2, 3.06) pitches for Baltimore. Hammel has been a great pick up for Dan Duquette and the Orioles when they got him from Colorado. He pitched really well against the Red Sox earlier this year in their only match up of the season. It's fair to say that Hammel has been pitching above his ability at least slightly so tonight would be a good time for him to come back to reality. Here's the lineup that I expect Hammel's to be facing tonight:
Nava LF
Pedroia 2B
Gonzalez RF
Ortiz DH
Youkilis 1B
Salty C
Sweeney CF
Middlebrooks 3B
Aviles SS
Lester SP
One of the best parts of the last stretch for the Red Sox has been the play of Salty behind the plate. Here is a great story from boston.com today outlining some of his success. It's got some real interesting behind the scenes stuff about Salty catching or not catching Beckett. It's worth the read.
Check back here for comments throughout the night. Go Sox!!
A website by four Maine family members who love talking about the Red Sox in loud voices.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
6/5 Game 1 vs. Baltimore
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The Image of Winning
Images sell – make your brand stand out!
Image is everything when it comes to pitching and selling events. But despite the digital age, investment in web sites, easy access photo tools, it can still be a slug for event planners to bring their proposals to life in showcasing their sparkling ideas.
Event planners are generally experts at trawling through media in their quest for the perfect destination, hotel or restaurant – and that elusive touch of magic which makes your event stick in the mind of the attendee for years to come. But to create this, we have to be inspired by the imagery available on websites and marketing collateral. These images need to bring our ideas to life to produce that tender-winning client proposition. And they need to do that before we've even won the pitch and undertaken the subsequent site inspection.
A picture is worth a thousand words. As an event planner with a marketing bias, I'm always on the lookout for high quality images and videos for the simplest of proposals or competitive tenders. I'm also a keen photographer, with 30 years of travelling under my belt. As a happy snapper and proud owner of a comprehensive image bank of my own. I've always endeavoured to capture timeless travel and event images.
As part of my consultancy on micebook, a one stop shop for event planners, we've carried out extensive research and feedback on supplier choices and event planners' needs. From this research, we've created an image-led experience which will help brands shine in a highly competitive market place. It will bring together essential event components and sharper image-sharing tools together. For event planners, it will put an end to the tiresome task of digging out and chasing up high quality images that will really stand out in your proposal.
It will also spell the end for that sinking feeling that any event planner gets when you're steered towards a "comprehensive library of high res images" only to find the delegates wearing bell bottoms and a dated video showcasing empty rooms and typical destination shots. Hardly the image of a venue or destination claiming to be on the cutting edge of MICE experiences!
A seasoned eventprof is very brand aware. I suspect many are seduced by brands which have made a real investment in creating high quality image and video banks and media support tools. These MICE brands illustrate and convey their brand values through high production cost images. But you don't have to be a big budget brand to succeed in an image-led market. All you need is common sense and a willingness to support event planners in winning more business.
An event planner preparing a multi-destination tender will have their work cut out trawling through Google images to seek out the best of a bad crop of lacklustre images to help bring their proposition to life. While bigger agencies will invest in highly creative, expensive pitches, most are left to the mercy of the web to source content, crossing their fingers that good suppliers will jump to their aid and enhance their collaborative pitch with supporting media. Some suppliers are terrific and media savvy, sharing links to online libraries and providing all the tools to support. For some, there's definitely room for improvement.
On many occasions I've seen a destination decision or supplier choice swayed and won on the impact of a single high quality image or stunning video. Time poor planners will occasionally shortlist suppliers on the look of the first proposal.
Today, we're marketing to millennial planners. In an age of Instagram and Twitter, these planners need to see it, feel it and want it from that first exchange. And this means creating proposals from primarily image-based content.
A few friendly tips
So here are a my top tips on how to sell your destination, venue or event component using high quality imagery:
Invest in photography
Whether you run events, manage a venue or are a transport provider, a sharp, creative professional image of a stunning event will knock the socks off your competitors. These images are a real bonus for event agencies and can truly excite the corporate decision maker. Spending a few quid on an experienced photographer could deliver real return on investment – it will make your proposals and social media dazzle. It could also influence an event planner before they've even started writing a single word!
Sell the experience
The events business is all about selling experiences. Nothing is more powerful than illustrating a 'real' event with professional images or good quality personal ones. An empty ballroom image may give a good idea of facilities but that same ballroom, dressed to impress with creative production (and people if possible!), speaks volumes about possibilities. Consider copyright issues but don't let them be a barrier or excuse for missing opportunities. If branding is not prevalent, most clients are relaxed about sharing rights if the images are high quality, professional and don't infringe on any brand issues.
Ditch the watermarks
Plastering your brand across every photo is a sure fire way to be passed over in the image and potential supplier stakes. If you're a DMC supporting an intermediary events agency, brand presence and kudos shouldn't really be high on your agenda at the pitch stage, if you're looking to grow long term business relationships. Simple copyright terms on your email, or file sharing site will remind users of professional ethics in the use of your images. Don't overcomplicate it.
Easy access is a must
Constraining your destination proposition tightly in a PDF may make you more secure about your content copyright but it will surely aggravate an event planner trying to make a tender-busting proposal and presentation. Create an easy to access document and if you have an online library, make sure it is quick and easy to access and not ten hoops to jump through before arriving at a poor collection of dusty old images!
Your new mantra: creative, content, quality
Think Conde Nast, Instagram-style images and use simple tools to enhance your photography to create lifestyle and storyboard effects for your product. High res means high res. We're a 'detail' business, so capture small touches around your venue or DMC service. For example, you could use include images of a buffet set up, floral arrangements or welcome drinks.
Use video for dynamic content
If you're a hotel or a DMC without your own video, make it your business to know if there are generic destination videos available from other sources. With a greater focus on social media and high impact presentation, event agencies and corporate planners are looking for dynamic content to aid decision making as well as launching and promoting the destination.
Don't be precious about brand videos at the early stages – at this point most planners are seeking generic content. Your proactive support could pay dividends if you invest time in supporting planners to win the business in the initial stages.


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BUCHAREST, Romania – Moldova has rejected a new ambassador proposed by Romania, an official said Friday, in another sign of deteriorating relations between the neighboring countries.
Earlier this month, Moldova accused Romania of supporting violent anti-communist demonstrations by thousands of people who stormed Moldova's Parliament and presidential offices to protest an election that had returned the Communist Party to power.
Romania rejected the accusation, but Moldova expelled Romania's ambassador.
Moldova asked Romania to nominate another ambassador for the post, but then rejected, without any explanation, its proposed replacement, respected senior diplomat Mihnea Constantinescu, a statement from Romania's Foreign Ministry said Friday.
Moldova's government declined to discuss the dispute over the new diplomat.
A Romanian government official told The Associated Press on Friday that Moldova's decision would effectively end normal communication between the two nations. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in keeping with government regulations.
Romania is a member of the European Union, but Moldova is not. The bloc's 27 foreign ministers are scheduled to meet with officials from Moldova on Monday in Luxembourg to discuss the political crisis in Moldova, which is seeking gradual rapprochement with the EU. But the Romanian government source said Bucharest plans to ask the bloc to suspend the talks between the EU and Moldova in reaction to Moldova's rejection of the proposed ambassador.


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If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us. – Jim Rohn
I started listening to Jim Rohn's Youtube talks just after he died. When he said Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better. Don't wish for less problems, wish for more skills. Don't wish for less challenge, wish for more wisdom, I straightened up and started typing. With a smile on my face. In terms of time management, he inspired me not to waste a minute getting to it.
Looking to the future is one of the best ways to improve a writer's use of available time. When big goals shine ahead of us, when we dare to believe in them, we're more likely to use long and short free segments of time when we get them to further our writing careers. When we know where we're going, we're more confident about taking the steps to get us there. No matter how far off they may seem, to deny our brightest dreams is to halt our progress.
The journey is a difficult one, of course, but we didn't choose it because it's easy to be a writer. No professional chooses that way: Oh, I think I'll be a lawyer, a teacher, a doctor, an accountant, because it's easy. Ha.
And if we know we're dealing with, say, a five-year plan, we're going to be less impatient. We begin to appreciate the journey, the learning, and the people we meet along the way. And once we love the journey, we realize that we don't have to wait a single minute to love every aspect of this writing life.
I hope it's another brilliant writing week for you.
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WordPress security plugins for protection against spam, theft and hacking attempts.
Security and protection, these two words haunt the minds of web masters the world over.
There are all kinds of threats hanging around in the cyber space waiting for one chance when you lose your attention and they attack your site. I'm sure all web masters have at least once got their web data lost to an attack. I did.
And apart from that, there's another problem, stealing! People copy from good sites and republish the data from their name… very bad, totally immoral and illegal.
But fear not, WordPress has all the solutions. Just have a look at these plugins, they are sure to give you a peace of mind.
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Extends the feed at copyright, a digital fingerprint, IP of feed-reader, comments, related posts! Search for content theft and many more features.
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A collection of numerous security fixes and modifications to help protect a standard WordPress installation.
Current features:
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- Bans troublesome bots and other hosts
- Completely turns off the ability to login for a given time period (away mode)
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- Removes Windows Live Write header information
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- Basic Intrusion detection (based on 404 logging)
- Renames "admin" account
- Security checker
- Allows for changing the WordPress table prefix where necessary
- Forces SSL for admin pages (on supporting servers)
- Changes wp-content path
"Hotlinking" is when some other site links an image (or any resource) stored on your site into a page of its own. Now the other site is Hotlinking (also known as inlinking) from your site. If you are being hotlinked, your server usage goes high, and the visitors on the other site may not even know that it's your content they are seeing.
WP Automatic Hotlink Protection
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Release Date: 2008 |
Album Rating: 4.0Okay Bastard, you can trash it now!
precede to slap yourself
Should be proceed.
Album Rating: 4.0Aight, thanks.
Now I'll proceed to slap myself for being retarded.This Message Edited On 12.01.08
Manages to be mainstream without being awful
Album Rating: 4.0Its way too formulaic. I can stand a couple bands like The Used and BSC (and even Kanye west) but mostly its produced solely to please a crowd of screaming teenagers.
a lot of the stuff you like is pretty mainstream for a metal fan, so i dunno where you get off at being able to disrespect that such thing.
anyway this isn't the greatest review, but it's definitely some of your best stuff.
Album Rating: 4.0True, but mainstream metal is a bit different from mainstream rock and hip-hop.
Thanks a lot man, seriously.
Good review man, I only spotted one error but I'm too lazy to point it out. If you like power metal you should check out Firewinds first album, It's pretty good
Album Rating: 3.5Pretty good review. I agree completely (obviously)
The world could definitely use a few more Tobii.This Message Edited On 12.01.08
wut about tobiases?
Album Rating: 4.0^It's Tobii not Tobiases.
i dont think so
Album Rating: 4.0Tobiases sounds kinda wierd.
Tobii sounds better.
is that tobey-i or tobuy-ieThis Message Edited On 12.03.08
Mainstream metal is not different from mainstream rock or hiphop at all. There are a metric sh*t-ton of terrible metalcore, power-metal, prog-metal, death-metal, and black-metal bands.
Album Rating: 4.0thats not what I meant. Some of the most popular mainstream metal bands are pretty decent, like Slipknot and FFDP. Most of the time though the mainstream is overcrowded with unoriginal bands and uninspiring musicians.
It would be pronounced Tobey-i
but... what if tobias doesnt like that
Album Rating: 4.0He'll never read this. I don't think he cares.
[quote='Zippermouth']thats not what I meant. Some of the most popular mainstream metal bands are pretty decent, like Slipknot and FFDP. Most of the time though the mainstream is overcrowded with unoriginal bands and uninspiring musicians.[/quote]
If that's not what you meant, then I'm confused, because you're saying it again here. Other genres have some awesome mainstream albums as well.
Album Rating: 2.5I think Tobiassen would be better in keeping with the native GermanThis Message Edited On 12.04.08
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Using ANA's Way as the basis of our actions, we will create unique value.
We are promoting the development of human assets who can perform on a global level.
We aim to be a Group that makes the most of its diversity so all employees can work energetically.
Group companies cooperate in utilization and development of human resources.
We create workplaces where people with disabilities can do meaningful work.
Our efforts to maintain the working environment include safety and health initiatives and mental healthcare.
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9 May 2012
Busy week!
On Monday I finally got a mail from BookDepository. I got a lovely book full of animal patterns. The book is "Mother and baby animals" by Pollyanna Pickering. There's so many patterns that I wanna start right now.
I've bee playing WoW too lately. I am trying to replace my pve tanking gear to pvp healing gear. Not easy as I have some pieces of healing gear and some tanking and I try to heal in battlegrounds. I do get some healing done, however, I do die damn easily. Also I am not that familiar with paladin healing yet. I always did pvp with my priest and shaman, both healers. But we plan to have a awesome arena team (again) with my fiancee, him being a DK and me a holy pala. We might form a 3ve team too with his friend who also happens to be a DK.
If you didn't understand anything about the WoW part, don't worry. Most people don't! :D But I wanted to write a bit about it as well as I do love playing WoW and maybe latern Diablo as well!
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i don't understand the WOW bit but it sounds like you really enjoy it.
I love that book you just got, the designs are so detailed and life like.
Good luck with your Mother's Day stitching hope you find the right frame.
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Beautiful book. Going from Tank to healer thats a tough transition. It might be an idea to wait for MoP to come out as unually the quest gear in expansions is superior to existing gear. Also you might spend loads of time getting the gear only to have it quickly replaced. I'm a feral Druid and my OH is a frost DK. Both DPS characters. I'm trying to get the Argent Tournament mounts and get exhalted with Tol Barad but I'm rapidly getting sucked into Skyrim!ReplyDelete
Thanks Milly! I also hope I can find the right frames so I don't need to give her the pieces without any frames lolReplyDelete
I was thinking about the same, about wow. If I should forget the gear as MoP is coming soon. But then again I will play before MoP and what else I would do? Level another alt maybe, lol. I have tons of alts.. So ye, its kinda waste of times as the first green item you get when the expansion comes, its a lot better than the old one. But like I said, I do play so.. hmm I might need to try to get rep too to get more new mounts and pets! :)Replies
Well I suppose so long as it is enjoyable it doesnt really matter if you spend time on grinding for gear. I need all valor point pieces to improve my stuff and that's too much effort for me to spend.Delete


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In 2011, the American Atheists – a group dedicated to fight to "protect the absolute separation of religion from government and raise the profile of atheism in the public discourse" – sued to keep the Ground Zero Cross, also known as the Miracle Cross, from being housed at the recently opened National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York City. The Ground Zero Cross was erected by first responders at the 9/11 site and fashioned by steel beams reclaimed from the rubble from Ground Zero at the World Trade Center, according to The Washington Times
On July 28, judges serving on a panel with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court ruled that the Ground Zero Cross did not discriminate against the American Atheists, was historical in nature and did not violate the credo of the separation of church and state. As such, the cross at the September 11 Memorial and Museum will remain where it is and will not have to be removed, according to CNN.
"With this recognition, a reasonable observer would view the primary effect of displaying the cross at ground zero, amid hundreds of other (mostly secular) artifacts, to be ensuring historical completeness, not promoting religion," the judges said in their decision.
The 2011 lawsuit was brought forth about three years before the 9/11 museum opened. The 17-foot, 4,000-pound cross is formed by intersecting steel beams unearthed at Ground Zero by a construction worker and ultimately erected in place by first responders. The beams were originally part of the World Trade Center's North Tower. "Rev. Brian Jordan, a Franciscan priest who performed rites at Ground Zero, blessed the cross as a point of refuge," according to The New York Post .
It eventually came to be commonly referred to as the Miracle Cross, or the Ground Zero Cross; and "It quickly became a rallying point for first responders, as well as an iconic image." The cross had been housed in the 9/11 museum before it even opened, to the dismay of the American Atheists. "The overwhelming impression of this cross is religious," said Edwin Kagin, the group's national legal director.
"We are worried about the alienation being suffered by atheists. This cross screams Christianity, but there were perhaps 500 or 1,000 people who died in this tragedy who were not Christians.
"It's dangerous for this to be in a government-backed display. This is about an endorsement of Christianity. What is wrong with having a plaque that says atheists died here, too'?" he asked.
A spokesperson for the 9/11 museum, Mark Alcott, said that the museum's curators originally wanted the cross to be part of the museum due to its historical significance. Rescue workers and first responders sifting through the rubble at Ground Zero "took comfort in this remnant of the building structure."


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Testing of building structures
(piles, columns, slabs, walls, foundations and other structures)
- determination of concrete strength in the construction with the help of non-destructive methods;
- coring for testing in the laboratory;
- determination of the presence of reinforcement with the description of its diameter, as well as the thickness of the protective layer;
- selection of bricks and mortar from masonry structures, brick and mortar testing for compression, determination the brickwork strength.
Testing of construction materials
(concrete, expanded clay concrete, brick, mortar, stone, fixtures)
Determination of the concrete strength, brick, mortar and stone. Samples test of concrete in the cubes.
Concrete and stone testing
- Determination of concrete strength;
- Determination of water resistance of concrete;
- Determination of frost resistance of concrete;
- Determination of the density of concrete;
- Determination of concrete moisture;
- Determination of concrete porosity;
- Determination of concrete class.
Bricks and mortar testing
- Determination of the compressive strength;
- Determination of the bending strength.
Soil, sand and gravel testing
(from the quarry, from the bases of roads, from buildings foundations and structures, from backfilling of foundations and pipelines, from ditches)
Construction laboratory conducts engineering-geological survey of soil pit foundation with the issuance of the Act.
Ultrasonic testing (testing of welds)
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- Visual measurement control of metal compounds
- Ultrasonic testing of welded joints of structures
- Flaw detection of T-joints (unilateral, bilateral)
- Flaw detection of joints
- Flaw detection of corner joints
- Ultrasonic testing of welded joints of pipelines
Laboratory supervision for property
In particular, the organization of the laboratory post according to the following activities.
1. Quality control of supplied concrete mix:
- preparation of samples
- verification of slump
- temperature measurement in the days of pouring concrete
- specimens testing for strength
- checking the mobility of the concrete mix of one brand.
- provides storage of samples in the chamber of normal hardening according to State Standard/GOST
2.Determining concrete strength by non-destructive methods;
3.Checking the quality of the supplied gravel, sand;
4.Determining the degree of compaction of the soil and sandy grounds;
5.Ultrasonic testing of welded joints of steel structures, pipelines;
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Construction of the Carretera Longitudinal del Norte (North Longitudinal Road), section 3A: Chalatenango Bypass
These works were part of the "Connectivity Project" which aimed to reduce the cost and time of journeys made from the north of El Salvador to the rest of the region and the country. It was implemented by the Millennium Challenge Compact) to help the Millennium Challenge Account reduce poverty through economic growth in the country's northern area.
The project covered the VP13 and VP14 roadways of the Carretera Longitudinal del Norte with a total length of 10.74 km. The VP13 roadways are 8.66 km long and were entirely built on uneven and mountainous land. The works began on the current road coming from Troncal del Norte towards the capital of the department, in the outskirts of Chalatenango Stadium, before reaching the current highway to San Isidro that corresponds to the VP14 roadways. This last section involved refurbishing an existing road that was 2.08 km long and less than 6.50 wide that had no shoulders and a pavement in a poor state of repair. Works on both roads included the construction of two 3.25 m-wide lanes with 1.50 m-wide shoulders and a pavement structure with a 9 cm-thick asphalt layer on the track and 5 cm-thick on the shoulders; 20 cm gravel base (CBR 80); 20 cm gravel substrate (CBR 30); on a subgrade with a CBR of 15.
Works also included the construction of a 90 m-long main bridge over the Tamulasco River with two minor bridges spanning 40 m and 30 m long over the flood plains. Flood relief is provided with six reinforced 36"-wide concrete tubes which discharge over the current irrigation channels. In addition, a reinforced concrete triple box culvert was built over the River Guarjilita with dimensions of 7 m x 5.50 m x 35 m for each barrel. Works also included the construction of a 4.20 m x 2.80 m box and the expansion design and construction of the existing box over Quebrada Honda on VP14, which now measures 7 m x 5.50 m x 7.20 m deep. Additionally, 1260 ml of reinforced concrete sewage systems were built with diameters ranging from 30" to 72".
On top of construction works, the project also included environmental mitigation measures, horizontal and vertical signage, quality control and a set amount for social works, among which the construction of a dumping site and implementation of a drinking water system for communities bordering the works was included.
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File this one under "Weird Things Chuck Watched on TV When He Was Young That Probably Contributed to The Existence of Pewfell":
I recently watched a DVD of some of these very cool little animated shows that were on the BBC in the 70s. The illustrations are beautiful, and though the animation is very basic (just little paper cut-outs) it is all very atmospheric and effective. If you go to the official website (http://www.dragons-friendly-society.co.uk/noggin/noggin.htm) you can even see a little sample video of it. Shows how much you can do with only a very little. Anyway, I thought y'all might appreciate taking a look at it.
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Love triangles are one way to make relationships complicated, but are they the only way? I've read a few love triangles recently where it seems like the main character just has to choose who to be with – and often the 'right' choice is obvious to the reader all along. It's a long agonising path for the main character to realise who the 'right' choice is, but once the main character has made it, the other guy dies. Or turns out to be evil all along. Or dies. Or falls in love with the main character's vampire infant. Or dies. And meanwhile the main character and her 'right' choice destroy the antagonist, then get their hard earned happily ever after, and you just know that their relationship will be absolute dreamlike perfection from then on.
Love triangles easily create external struggles. But what about the internal struggles? What about the difficulties of merging your life and dreams with another person's? Because that's never a tidy process. There's the ugly stuff where one thing makes one person happy, but the other person wants something completely different. What if one person wants to travel the world, while the other person doesn't, or can't? Or hey, what if one half of a relationship is a supernatural creature, living a supernatural life, while the other half is human, and likes being human, and wants to stay that way?
Don't get me wrong. There are some fantastic love triangles out there, ones which have kept me guessing all the way through, and left me pondering for days. But my question is, does there always need to be a third party? Could two people be enough to generate interesting conflict? Does YA paranormal fiction need so many love triangles?


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In today's tough publishing climate, you can't give literary agents and publishers any excuse to toss your manuscript onto the reject pile. If your manuscript doesn't have a professional look, agents and publishers won't even read far enough to discover whether or not you've written a good story. When I edit your manuscript, I'll correct the mechanical errors (spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, etc.) and I'll polish the prose to improve clarity and narrative flow. The end result will be a new manuscript in both print and electronic form ready for submission to literary agents and publishers. Turnaround time is eight to ten weeks.
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1. World War II
Let's say peaceful aliens made contact tomorrow: we would probably get pretty stoked! We would put out a really nice vegetable tray, you know, with 3 kinds of dip, for their visit to the United Nations. We'd take them to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, maybe show them some old X-Files episodes and have a laugh about it. Sooner or later, though, someone will probably ruin it for everybody by accidentally mentioning the Holocaust. It happened pretty recently so there are still people who lived through it to talk about it. So here we are showing Vlurg and his buddies our iPhones and suddenly they aren't having any of this shit anymore.
2. Slavery
Now the aliens are pretty steamed and they're starting to ask a lot more questions after someone took them to see 42, the story of Jackie Robinson. They want to know about race relations all of a sudden and it's getting pretty awkward because even though Vlurg is green but earlier when he pulled out his wallet I saw a picture of his wife and she's just an intelligent cloud. This stuff is clearly not an issue on his planet. So now we have to tell him that there were times in history when other people weren't allowed to be people, because hell, why not? Vlurg looks down at his McRib and says he isn't hungry anymore.
3. Religion
Naturally, the conversation comes to why were all these things allowed and some blabbermouth mentions Christianity. Well, Sally, the administrative assistant, has to put her little speech in. She invites our alien visitors to come to Sunday School and now ALL of us have to go. Vlurg and his buddies sit there politely until Sally's preacher asks them if they want to be baptized. Luckily, this doesn't really translate all that well and so we end up skinny dipping at the river. Someone (Dave) had the foresight to bring a couple of 6 packs so the day wasn't a total waste, I guess.
4. Billy Crystal
Despite the bad parts of humanity the aliens had to witness, Vlurg and his friends tell us they will be back in a couple of weeks with the cure for all diseases and advanced technology and such. He told Dave and I he'd even try to find us a jet pack or two. Everyone is feeling pretty hopeful. Then out of nowhere Dave has to do his Miracle Max impression, which has never gone over well even at our office parties, and Vlurg stops dead in his tracks. "Is this the planet with Billy Crystal??" Vlurg asks me, a glazed expression covers his 7 eyes. "Well that won't do. That won't do at all." he dejectedly kicks the dirt and climbs the stairs of his saucer. "Wow, look at the time. We've really got to get going."
Thanks Dave.
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One thing you have to do, if you want to get to your goal, is realise that you may have to get there in a more unconventional way than you forst thought. You might just have to walk in a straight line to get there, or you might have to double back a few times and veer off course in order to get to the finish line. It's not a failure to have to alter your journey to your goal!
If there's one thing I learned from my time in archery, it's that perfect practice makes perfect. You have to keep working at it, whatever it is. In order to be great you have to try, fail, try some more, maybe fail some more, but in the end you will succeed.
This Nelson Mandela quote is beyond true, no matter who you are of what you're trying to achieve, it always seems so much more insurmountable until you've reached the end! You have to keep the momentum going for your dreams or you will fail. That's the harsh truth. You have to keep studying, keep working, keep applying, keep practicing, just keep going.
Procrastinating is a terrible habit of mine. I will sit and watch Netflix when I have ironing to do, I will paint my nails instead of catching up on emails, I will cook dinner instead of working on something important. It's a really, truly, awful habit. I'm working on kicking it though. The main thing I want to be able to say is that I've achieved all my tasks and that I am sitting here, drinking this glass of wine because I earned it!!
Self-deprecating people will know the struggle all too well. You feel awesome for between five seconds and five minutes every day and the rest of the time you doubt yourself. I speak from experience. The thing is, I'm also a former glory-hunting sports person, and I don't do something if I don't stand a chance of winning. You know the phrase "It's not about winning or losing, it's about taking part"? Well, I understand that phrase, but I also disagree, if you're not doing something to win, why are you even bothering?? Show up, be amazing, aim to win/succeed/be the best!
This one is a stone cold fact. You're not going to get a great job if you're not willing to put in the work needed to get that great job, you're not going to get that gold medal if you aren't willing to train in the rain, you're not going to succeed if you're not willing to at least try to suck. You need to be brave.
The main thing you need to do is believe. Not in a hippy-dippy, pulpit-thumping, kind of way, though if that appeals to you then that's cool too - but you need to believe in the good things coming. You need to have faith that you're going to succeed, no matter how long that might take or how hard that may be. You will succeed, you will get there!
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And finally, remember, that no matter how slow you go, you're still moving towards your dreams. You're still going in the right direction.
I hope you feel inspired and motivated. This year is yours, go out and grab it!
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Marissa Mayer and Co. are waving the white flag at Yahoo, and a list of potential, high-profile bidders is forming to pick up the pieces.
The latest report has Verizon as the most serious about a making a deal for the former web giant. The US wireless firm is reportedly working with three banks on a first-round bid, which are due on Monday.
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Sea to Sky Gala
May 4, 2018 | Sea to Sky Gondola | Squamish
A benefit for Sea to Sky Community Services Society
We're in good company.
This event would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. Join our growing list of esteemed sponsors for our 2018 Sea to Sky Gala, you'll be in good company.
Sea to Sky Real Estate and Sea to Sky Developments have been in the Corridor since 1978 – We operate family owned local companies and are community minded when it comes to development. The Chiasson Family is pleased to support Sea to Sky Community Services for their good work and constant support to locals in need since 1978. Quite an accomplishment….
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Tangles happen to the best of us, and sometimes, all the conditioner in the world can't take on a particularly stubborn snarl. Believe me, I know. In the midst of my adolescence, my wavy and unruly hair would knot up so severely that I would take scissors and cut out the knot… much to my mother's chagrin. (Now I cringe just writing that.)
It took some time to learn, but now I know that with a comb, some patience, and a great detangling product, no twist, snarl, or tangle stands a chance. Take it from Yoshico Alexis, colorist and stylist from Pierre Michel Salon in NYC. "It's essential to detangle your hair right! Make sure to stay away from hair breakage by not using rough brushes or pulling or yanking your hair." Keep reading to see the best detangling products on the market, no matter what type of hair you have!
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One of our favorite French brands, Leonor Greyl, creates this leave-in detangling serum with rich plant oils and the softening properties of actual silk. It's luxurious, effective, and all-around amazing. Run it through damp hair for detangling and dry hair for conditioning.
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Heirloom Tomato & Rosemary Flatbread
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|garlic infused olive oil
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|shaved Parmesan Cheese
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|dried rosemary (or 1 tsp fresh)
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|thinly sliced heirloom tomatoes
Preheat convection oven to 325°. On a lightly floured surface, roll thawed loaf into a flat, oval shape (6-8 inches). Transfer dough to lightly grease sheet pan. Dock the dough to prevent air bubbles. Coat the dough evenly with the olive oil; evenly sprinkle with Italian and rosemary seasoning, top with tomatoes and cheeses. Bake for 12- 15 minutes or until the crust is brown.
Berry Trifle
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|rum or sherry
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|prepared vanilla pudding
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Take one 2.25 oz biscuit (or two, 1 oz biscuits) and place on cutting board. Slice biscuit(s) in half horizontally. Place biscuit halves cut size up on board. Drizzle ¼ teaspoon rum or sherry on each half. Spread each half with a thin layer raspberry preserves. Place one biscuit half (or two of the 1 oz biscuit halves) cut side up on dessert plate. Top with ¼ – ½ cup pudding and fresh berries. Place top half (or halves) of biscuit, cut side down on berries. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before servings. Garnish generously with whipped cream.
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Stephen & Leigh's Colourful Winery Wedding
When Stephen first laid eyes on Leigh at a friend's BBQ about four years ago, he thought she was way out of his league, but went on to impress her with his polite nature and perfect manners, so the pair soon struck up a friendship, bonding over a mutual love of movies, cocktails, 'phat' beats and the great outdoors.
They both grew to love the unconditional love they both provided the other with, as well as the freedom of being able to be completely who they truly were. It was fun, and comfortable, and felt so right, that marriage had definitely become an option for the future.
It was during a two-week road trip through New Zealand that Stephen entertained the idea of a perfect proposal, but after waiting for that perfect moment to present itself, it became apparent that he was struggling to keep his big secret, and after three failed attempts to work up the courage, finally asked Leigh to marry him on the final night of their adventure.
It may have been a huge source of anxiety for Stephen, but according to Leigh, it was private, and personal, and absolutely perfect.
The beautiful Mandala Wines in the Yarra Valley was the location in which Stephen & Leigh chose to become husband and wife. In a stunning lace Marianna Hardwick gown, Leigh quietly declared to her handsome groom that "you love me even when I don't love myself" (before quoting Beyonce!), after which Stephen told Leigh "your beaming smile can brighten my darkest days, and your beautiful laugh brings me more happiness than anything."
It was an absolute pleasure to share this moment with Stephen & Leigh and I hope they achieve all their dreams of travelling the world together, starting a family of their own and enjoying all the adventures that life will bring x
A huge shout out to the super talented Zosia from Aparat Photography for these stunning images!!
Stephen & Leigh | 16.04.2016
Celebrant: Meriki Comito
Ceremony & Reception Location: Mandala Wines
Photography: Aparat Photography
Ceremony Arch & Bunting: Created by the clever Groom!
Bridal Gown: Marianna Hardwick
Bridesmaids Dresses: Rodeo Show
Flowergirl Dress: H&M
Groom's Attire: Joe Black
Bouquet's, Boutonniere's and Flower Crown: Debbie O'Neill
Cake & Bomboniere: The Bride's own creations


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Missionary Julius Esunge
Hope Outreach International Ministries was founded by Julius Esunge in Cameroon West Africa. It's mission statement is "Evangelizing the Lost, empowering orphans, equipping harvesters."
We were blessed on January 8, 2019 to hear Dr. Julius Esunge speak often of how Hope Outreach International Services, HOIM, has lived up to its mission statement; "attempting something for Christ that unless He is in it, it is doomed to fail". Julius and his family have established a Christian grammar school, Hope Academy.
Dr. Esunge received a doctorate of mathematics at LSU when he first established his ministry. Julius holds numerous evangelistic outreach events and discipleship training events, supporting orphanages.
Charles Stanley's InTouch magazine featured Dr. Esunge for his work in Cameroon, Julius lives with his family in Virginia, where Julius is associate professor of mathematics at William and Mary University. You can read the article at
Julius is a humble yet dynamic evangelist and you do not want to miss an opportunity to hear him. More information will be posted here about his next visit.


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Voyageur du Temps
Los Altos, California
"Built in 1913 by Southern Pacific, this single-story Craftsman-style building originally served as Los Altos' passenger and freight depot, and was the first economic endeavor to encourage business development in the city. After a vehicular boulevard replaced the railroad tracks, the depot was repurposed several times over many decades, and though registered as a historic landmark in 1984, the building became stagnant and fell into disrepair."
Despite its neglect, our client recognized the building's potential as a gathering place for family, friends, and community. Nestled near the main intersection of the City's commercial district, the depot showed promise for fulfilling her objective to create an artisan bakery and cafe. She intended to showcase the craftsmanship of the building while reenergizing the historic landmark.
The building's renovation involved extensive interior modifications to past retrofits that had caused major obstructions to circulation and natural light. With a creative and thoughtful redesign, the building's previous challenges became features of the new café. A full-height vitrine adjacent to the cafe's flexible group dining area now showcases culinary activity and fosters public intrigue while illuminating a bustling kitchen. The coffee bar, configured as a peninsula, allows interaction between patron and server for immediate transaction or extended stay. The depot's original open-air platform is now a linear space devoted to individual and paired seating, with an extension to the north offering opportunities for intimate gatherings, with casual seating adjacent to a standalone fireplace.
The former railroad depot is now clad with timeless finishes, cleanly detailed custom millwork, comfortable furnishings, and an abundance of natural light. The refined color palette is intentionally subtle, with reflective bright white walls and a ceiling grounded by monolithic, ashen wood floor. The rich depth of old-growth redwood, warm hickory, anodized aluminum, and natural steel further complement the artisan breads, pastries, and beverages of this sophisticated neighborhood bakery.


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|green cowboy hat: one of those mall accessory stores 5+ years ago
green scarf: a gift from my mother, Lupita's (Harlingen, TX), worn here
dress: Retrolicious, ModCloth, worn here
vintage crinoline: (not visible, but effectively manifest) Netty Vintage
DIY colour-corrected cowboy boots: Frye Billy Short, worn here as well
|bonus Friday "party pants" outfit: all info & details here
except messenger bag: here
on Beary:
cowboy hat: shop on the Six Nations reserve
trike t-shirt: screen-printed by Beary's friend Evans
banana popsicle: free at event (not as good as the strawberry)
cargo shorts: Joe Fresh
|flower hat ornament: Dillard's 99-cent clearance
|guyabera shirt: gift from yours truly, El Disco Super Centre (Progreso, Mexico)
|clockwise from top left: tobacco farming (which I've written about here), Dr. John Troyer the witch doctor (see here and here), dance and music halls of the area, and rail travel.
|If this were my car, I would HAVE to get these shoes.
The sound quality was just tremendous as well, which helped the whole thing be enjoyable as well as comfortable and fun. Aside from the merchandise booths and sometimes food, line-ups were minimal - and there were enough staff on hand that they had the capacity to be funny and kind to the attendees.
|all the wrist business plus: rubber O-ring, neon green 19+ band, Stuhrling Tuskegee Skylancer watch, axe-and-barley ribbon and bar code event ticket, silver OM bracelet, leather and silver "hands" bracelet, yellow vegetable turquoise bracelet,
deets of the usual stuff here
I've brought you some outstanding audience stylins as well: did you spot the tot with the red sequin cape, the hat made of cardboard beer case, some high-fiving pass-through staff, a guy with nearly the same shirt as Beary, and the "QUIET AREA" standard-bearer? Okay, that last wasn't a great shot, but a favourite concept.
|sing along
|Sorry for the rather distant juxtaposition. That's as close as I was getting in bare feet, especially given that wet spot of indeterminate origin.
I saw no juggling sticks or hacky sacks, both of which used to drive me just bonkers, but there were flower crowns galore - and powdered paint dancing:
|I was desperately over-stimulated by the end, of course.
|New favourite picture of Beary, it's how he looks when he dances with me.


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We are thrilled to announce that we'll be reissuing *three* wonderful Jeff VanderMeer books - and they are all due to publish in paperback and ebook in May this year! We are really excited about this, Jeff being such a hugely talented and award winning author / editor/ anthologist/ columnist/ everything (!) and you can see fabulous new cover visuals for the reissues below.
When approaching these designs, what we wanted was a look with a real 'modern classic' feel to it. I think our designers and agency Crush Creative have fulfilled the brief and more. The covers are atmospheric and beautiful, perhaps reminiscent of antique photos, but without attempting to summarize these writing gems with a a scene or character from the book. Have a look, below...
By turns sensuous and terrifying, these four linked novellas will draw you into VanderMeer's vividly imagined worlds.
In the city of Ambergris, a would-be suitor discovers that a sunlit street can become a killing ground in the blink of an eye. An artist receives an invitation to a beheading – and finds himself enchanted. And a patient in a mental institution is convinced he's made up a city called Ambergris – imagined its every last detail – and that he's really from a place called Chicago. Ambergris is a cruelly beautiful metropolis – a haven for artists and thieves, for composers and murderers. And once there, anything can happen.
This collection includes the World Fantasy Award winning novella, The Transformation of Martin Lake.
'Somewhere at the intersection of pulp and surrealism, drawing on the very best of both traditions, is Jeff VanderMeer's Ambergris' China Miéville
'Beautifully written, virtually hallucinatory work . . . enormously rewarding' Publishers Weekly
'VanderMeer keeps going deeper, and finding new forms of gold' Locus
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Dreams and nightmares entwine as three fellow travellers strive to achieve their deepest desires.
Nicholas seeks to escape his demons in the dark city of Veniss' shadowy underground. But in doing so, makes a deal with the devil himself. Then in her fevered search for him, his twin sister, Nicola, spins her own unusual and hypnotic tale as she discovers the hidden secrets of the city.
Finally, haunted by Nicola's sudden, mysterious disappearance and gripped by despair, Shadrach, Nicola's lover, embarks on a mythic journey. He must steel himself to visit the nightmarish levels deep beneath the surface of the city, to bring his love back to light. For these depths hold perils that are both complex and chilling. There, he will find wonders beyond imagining . . . and horrors greater than the heart can bear.
Literary alchemist Jeff VanderMeer has produced a triumph of the imagination, revealing the mysterious city of Veniss through three intertwined voices.
'The denouement is as powerful as any I have read' Guardian
'An outstanding first novel brimming with startling ideas' The Scotsman
'Masterful . . . Not for the faint of heart, the story packs a strong emotional wallop' Publishers Weekly
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The scandalous, heartbreaking and horrifying secret history of two squabbling siblings – and their confidantes, protectors and enemies.
Janice Shriek, ex-society figure, narrates this tale with flamboyant intensity and under increasingly urgent conditions. We follow the adventures of her brother Duncan, an historian obsessed with a doomed love affair, and learn of a secret that may kill or transform him. We witness a war between rival publishing houses that will change Ambergris forever. And we're introduced to the grey caps, a marginalized people armed with advanced fungal technologies, who've been waiting underground for their chance to mould the future of the city.
An epic yet personal look at life, love and death in the vividly imagined city of Ambergris.
'Unsettling, erudite, dark, shot through with unexpected humour' China Miéville
'Challenging, intelligent and downright fun' Guardian
'There are touches of Borges and Nabokov as well as H. P. Lovecraft in this tale of changing fortunes and shifting relationships . . . atmospheric' The Times
'Five stars . . . from an author who should be turning heads in the 'serious' literary world' BBC Focus Magazine


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In fashion, you may see garments that have a lot of intricate details on them. Some details are very subtle. Some are over-the-top. Whether grandiose or barely seen these design details add interest to the garment. That design interest helps to set fashion designs apart from each other.
In fashion, these little details that add interest to a garment are called embellishments. There are various kinds of embellishments you can add to a garment. Some embellishments can be a design marker letting everyone know the garment or accessory come from specific designer or design house. Some embellishments have become signatures of certain styles of clothing; such as, piped seams in knit fabrics are found most often in active wear. Other embellishments are hallmarks for event specific apparel like pearl beading on wedding dresses or jeweled details on formal evening wear.
Examples of embellishments include:
- Appliqué
- Embroidery
- Piping
- Fringe
- Beading
- Sequins
- Batik
Even functional design details or accessories can be used as embellishments such as:
- Zippers
- Lace overlays
- Buttons
- Buckles
- Grommets
- Jewelry
All of these things can make a plain design like a pair of blue jeans look interesting and unique if strategically placed on the garment.
Which type(s) of design embellishments are you fond of?
Main Image Credit: Frazer Harrison; 2015 Getty Images


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Author: Armando Gonsalves
The second Jazz monsoon session at Gonsalves Mansion, Campal was all from the
physical realm. Everything else that followed was from the spirit!
Jazzy Joe flying in especially at his own cost for the show, George Fernandez
and Lester Godinho playing scintillating stuff, Helen Louise Jones singing for
the cause as if there is no tomorrow, Belinda Oliveira coming off her holiday to
regale the crowd with her melodious voice, her father Remy Oliveira, frail as he
is in his 90's mustering all the strength just to be there, Caetano Filipe
Colaco leaving everything aside for 48 hours to see that all systems were
working to a T, Valerio Sequeira putting the effort despite being on
antibiotics, Anthony and Mac playing from the heart the way I've never seen
before…could I dare to call it the politics of co-operation?Goans have excelled in the music world be it in the films or in hotels or in
live shows all over the planet. But, if you look closely, things are not as rosy
as they have been in the past. Despite being the hub of music talent and the
place that has been the cradle of musical genius, live music is alive and
kicking no doubt, but lots more needs to be done. And co-operation amongst
musicians themselves and administrators too is paramount to ensure that Goa
remains firmly in the saddle. After all, there is so much more than our own
personal small worlds to look forward to.
The relationship between the music industry and the musician is like the
relationship between a mother and her child or a teacher and her pupil. Of love,
understanding, caring, teaching and forgiving if need be. There will never be
any doubt that music flows in the veins of Goans but can we be happy with only
that? After all that is God's gift and that gift will have that much a lesser
meaning if it is not shared with others, if it is not there for others to tap
for inspiration and learning. And that is were you come to admire the man, the
phenomenon, the genius, the caring if sometimes, eccentric patriarch, Jazzy Joe
who not only enthralled the audience to a tizzy but had the time to have an
impromptu workshop for kids who actually encouraged the likes of Veeam Braganza,
Nikhil and Sahil Tavora, Nathan, Rukhma Narkar and others to come forward and
play at the show. And this is where our future is. In encouraging our kids or
hidden talents even among adults. And you'd be surprised at the punch that they
It was exciting to have a jam packed crowd of people of all hues to create a
brew of excellence, passion, genius and financial support. And, if you want to
know how good the show was and to actually feel your heart beating, be there for
the next one, for words just cannot accurately describe that racy feeling!
[Photo: Lester Godinho, courtesy of Just Jazz].


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"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble." Helen Keller
Thursday, February 10, 2011
ScubanurseNZ WIN A WIFE!!!
It's actually going to happen. And oh boy are there going to be some people with their panties in a twist over this one.
Are you sick of pushy, feminist, Kiwi gals with no respect for men?
Think you want to meet a nice girl who you know hasn't been touched by another man? Are you sick of the fiancée claiming headache stasis to avoid you?
What if we could help you find a girlfriend who hasn't opened her legs for every man on the street?
ScubanurseNZ is giving away a wife!
But we're not going to give this opportunity to just anybody ... to weed out the no-hopers and time-wasters, there is a process. If you're interested in holy matrimony with a potentially hot foreign chick, write into our comments section on this post, and in less 30 words tell us why you should be the winner. If we pick you, you'll be heading to Burkina Faso in Africa with 12 nights' accommodation with $2000 spending money to meet the lucky lady!
No, you are not participating in the circumcision.
Yes, in many areas the young women WANT the procedure done to help them catch a good man.
If you are a good man, this could be your lucky day!
If that lady takes a shine to you, your whole world could change.
This trip of a lifetime includes
(a) To choose one lady from those registered to have their circumcision in the month of March, to talk with and view the procedure.
(b) Visa application for a temporary visit to Burkina Faso.
(c) Return flights from Akl, Wgtn or Chch to Ouagadougou via Dubai & Accra flying Lufthansa Airlines departing March 23 and arriving home April 7.
(d) $2,000 NZD spending money.
(e) 12 nights' accommodation in Zaporozhe (excluding breakfast).
(f) Extra's include a food and beverage welcome pack on arrival, first day breakfast, a bunch of Roses for the lady on their first meeting, interpreters for the first meeting, 3 hour safari with the lady, taxi's to and from the safari, photographer on the safari.
Terms and Conditions
1.ScubanurseNZ's WIN A WIFE promotion gives the entrant the chance to win a trip to Burkina Faso to meet women who are interested in marriage to New Zealand men.
2. The promotion period begins on Monday 7 February and closes on Monday 28 February at 9am, 2011.
3. The prize will be judged and winner confirmed on Monday 28 February by phone. The Judges will be nominated by ScubanurseNZ.
4. Entry is via ScubanurseNZ website and entrants must submit a photo of themselves and follow the application process. All photos will be cropped to be upper torso and head only.
5. Photos and application forms will be moderated by ScubanurseNZ and will only be uploaded for entry to the competition if deemed suitable by the ScubanurseNZ appointed judge. No pornographic photos will be accepted.
6.The 5 finalists will be subjected to character assessment from friends and family and psychometric testing and suitability for marriage testing by a psychologist appointed by ScubanurseNZ. Viewers will vote online at the website for who they would like to win the competition.
7. The prize does not include visa application or travel for the Burkina Faso woman to come to New Zealand, this is the responsibility of the winner.
8. The winner will be chosen based on their total combined final score. The final score is composed from the total number of online votes.
9. The winner must be able to take the trip on the dates and times specified, if not it is forfeit.
10. Participants must be over the age of 18, have a current passport, and must not have any legal reasons preventing them from leaving New Zealand or entering Africa. Participants who are already married will be disqualified.
11. Any extra's not specified in the prize details above are the responsibility of the winner.
12. This is a hoax and there is nothing to win. Please do not apply.
13. The winner takes the prize entirely at his/her own risk and indemnifies ScubanurseNZ in respect of any claim for any accident, injury, loss of life or failure to find love that may occur in connection with the prize. The Winner is responsible for all insurance, tax or other costs that may be associated with the prize. We suggest travel insurance.
16. To the fullest extent permitted by law ScubanurseNZ will not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever (including but not limited to direct or consequential loss) or for personal injury as a result of winning the prize.
The first question on the board below...
Why would you trivialise the horrific, disturbing and downright evil procedure of FGM by comparing it with a radio promotion which essentially wins somebody a date in the Ukraine?
If anything it serves to highlight that there are far more serious things in the world (happening to 6,000 girls a day no less) than a few shock jocks.
I couldn't have gotten a better question if I had requested it.
You are right to ask.
Because this IS offensive.
And it ISNT funny.
And it does exploit young women in the most horrific way.
So what is the difference between this and the Radio competition?
The ONLY difference is that we start this competition two steps before the time that the radio station does.
The radio station is offering the chance to win a date with a woman who is interested in marrying a Kiwi man. So am I.
There is no overt coercion in either competition.
In both competitions the woman chooses the marriage.
My competition terms and conditions are the EXACT same as the radio station ones.
So what's your big issue?
Oh – FGM?
Well yes, that is a really objectionable activity.
It leaves women hurt and scarred, and vulnerable.
Many women still want this to be done because due to culteral norms that would horrify us, without it they are unable to get a 'good' husband.
But I agree, the practice is barbaric and cruel, and yet another way of controlling women to meet men's needs.
Let's just take a little look at the Ukrainian women involved with the "foreign bride" sites.
This is a woman who is opening herself up to marriage to a foreign stranger which will mean leaving the country, language, food and people she is familiar with.
Why would she do this?
How bad would your life have to be for you to do this?
Because this woman IS you.
She isn't stupid, she isn't an infant, she isn't anything different to us.
Something must have happened for her to be this desperate to get out and away from the Ukraine...
Perhaps finances are rough and the risk of having sex with a stranger husband seems less risky than actual prostitution.
Perhaps their family owes the gangs/money lenders money and she can pay that debt off by participating in this venture.
Between 1991 and 1998, 500,000 Ukrainian women had been trafficked to the West, those who manage to escape traffickers or are frightened of following may take this as the "better" option.
By 1995, due to the collapse of the Ukrainian economy the shadow (illegal business) economy accounted for 50 percent of the GDP The result has been a criminalization of the economy in general and expansion of organized criminal networks. Jobs are scarce for anyone, let alone women.
According to the International Organization for Migration (an American organisation), all mail-order-bride agencies with women from the republics of the former Soviet Union are under the control of organized crime networks. http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/203275.pdf
Starting to get a picture?
So at some point in most of these women's lives they have been hurt, or are at risk of being hurt in the future.
The only difference between my competition and the radio's is that they don't show the woman being hurt; they just wait until they are vulnerable enough to be preyed upon.
To support this please go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stop-the-Rocks-Win-a-Wife-campaign/125406027531398
9 comments:
Isn't it funny how you can't laugh about what is truth, and actually goes on.ReplyDelete
true amanda. very true.ReplyDelete
To those horrified by this and unaware of the Rock FM current campaign to win a wife please see http://history-herstory-scubanurse.blogspot.com/2011/02/win-wife-wtf.html and check out T&C number 12
- AnonymousFebruary 10, 2011 at 1:31 PM
Why would you trivialise the horrific, disturbing and downright evil procedure of FGM by comparing it with a radio promotion which essentially wins somebody a date in the Ukraine?ReplyDelete
If anything it serves to highlight that there are far more serious things in the world (happening to 6,000 girls a day no less) than a few shock jocks.
thank you, a very good question. At the time of this question being written this post stopped at terms and conditions.ReplyDelete
My response to this question is below that.
Very well done!!!!!ReplyDelete
(I admit I was a little perplexed at the start, but excellent point made!)
- AnonymousFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:49 PM
Thank you. That is a great read.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2011 at 12:07 PM
I love the way their application form is designed to "weed out the no-hopers and time-wasters," with such telling questions as:ReplyDelete
"Do you fold or scrunch the toilet paper?"
"Do you shower everyday?"
Hmmm... I fold paper, so I'm probably not misogynistic enough to win the prize.
Wonderful blog-sometimes humour can be the best way to convert other to a cause.ReplyDelete
Another blogpost against this exploitation:
- AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 at 11:08 PM
how do i enterReplyDelete
Feel welcome to post a comment on what you like or don't like.
Please use a name to make it easier to follow.
Remember; this is my space, if you want to shit on the lawn, that's fine, but don't feel hurt when I turn the hose on you.
If I feel that comments are attacking individuals I will choose not to post them.
Tough cookies.


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yes, after 10+ years living in Durham it's about time I had a stab at this. There's a couple of things I want to do on the garden:
- Species List
- Map
And whenever I start thinking about it I overthink it about all the things I'd like to note, plot, monitor. And in the end, I do nothing.
So let's make a start:
Hang on, where's my Tablepress plugin gone? It should be here? I've just installed it. Back in a tick.
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Saturday, 24 June, 2017:
It was just another day in . . .
for us today
The plan was the same today as it has been for all but one of our days here in Mallorca.
First a cafe con leche and a tostada de tomate for breakfast at the nearby Bar Bolero followed by an easy ten minute stroll to one of Palmanova's beaches, but which one today?
Same beach as yesterday
Palmanova has three beaches or platjas as they are called in the Catalonian language that is used here by the locals.
Our first two days were spent on Platja des Carregador. It was good spot but on Friday we tried the eastern end of Platja de Palmanova and liked it much more.
Today we plopped down
on the western end of
the same beach and loved it too
Maybe we'll try Palmanova's third beach, the westernmost, Platja de Son Maties on Sunday.
Different day, same views
yet again!
Stay in the shade!
My feet were still down there
Mallorca became a tourist destination in 1950 when the first charter flight touched down on the island's small airstrip.
Europeans love this the largest of the Balearic Islands with about 10,000,000 travelers spending their vacations here annually.
You hear almost any European language you can think of being spoken here thus making it really hard to realize that you are in Spain.
As mentioned in a previous post, the biggest contingent of Mallorca's visitors are British.
Today we were surrounded on Platja de Palmanova by our British pals.
We thought that we were in the
midst of a Peppa Pig episode
Palmanova is a great place to vacation for families with young children.
The water is clear and shallow
and waves are nonexistent
Parents can thus feel safe with toddlers at the beach.
What we found amusing was the verbal interaction between the British parents and their young children.
If you have watched as many episodes of Peppa Pig as we have with our own grandchildren, you know what I'm alluding to.
On the other hand, maybe it was the actual voice over actors of the Peppa Pig show away on holiday together?
You never know.
Magnificent view don't you think
After another rugged day
in the sun a Piña Colada
was in order
Laurie agreed
The Diana Beach Club bar was about 20 meters from where our palapa was located.
Another view of
Platja de Palmanova
Clear water indeed
Lots of boats at anchor
After cleaning up back at the
Apartments Montenova,
it was time for dinner
Laurie liked the looks of this spot, La Piazzetta, which was facing the Mediterranean Sea.
The wine was good and . . .
. . . the pasta was OUTSTANDING!
After dinner we cruised Palmanova's beach side promenade in search of some dessert.
We shared a good raspberry ice cream from a small stall that fit our needs perfectly.
Then it happened . . .
. . . Laurie saw things
glistening by the water
I just sat down on a nearby bench knowing that my fate was sealed.
We did basically nothing today but then again, that was the entire idea behind picking this tranquil beach resort as a destination this year.
Palmanova continues to prove to us daily that we made the correct choice in coming here for a week.
Life is GREAT!