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I also haven't been able to spend much time in my craft room lately (insert SAD face here) as we were getting ready for a garage/yard sale. Made a couple of bucks, almost enough to pay off my most recent Sephora purchase (I have an obsession with cosmetics, that and many other things).
This week, Kathy has chosen the theme of using pink, white, and silver on your card.
I had SO much fun with this card. I inked, then misted a Hero Arts scenic stamp with water, and placed it on watercolour paper. I did all that work, then covered it was vellum LOL. I also *sassed* my card up with a heat embossed Paper Smooches sentiment.
I created this card for the following challenges:
Winter Wonderland - scene
Paper Smooches SPARKS - anything goes
Don't forget to check out the rest of my teamies super fantastic creations at Merry Monday. They completely rocked it this week!!!


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WATCHING a man die in a grisly suicide shaped the stellar acting career of "Breaking Bad" star BRYAN CRANSTON!
The three-time Emmy winner – who previously played harried dad Hal in the cult comedy series "Malcolm in the Middle" – says the horrific experience has helped him deliver gritty performances as chemistry teacher-turned-meth kingpin Walter White on the hit AMC series.
"Bryan still uses that disturbing memory as a motivator when he's acting," a close pal told The ENQUIRER . "He's gone as far as saying it is responsible for every bit of success he's had."
The now-56- year-old star was barely making a living in New York City when the incident occurred, and he still recalls it in vivid detail.
"In 1987, I was walking to the doctor because I had a gastrointestinal bug," he said. "I was just turning the corner when I heard 'Bam! Blunk! Aaah!' I turn and see a man on the street…blood on the ground, his eyes are turning up.
"I put my hands under his head so it would be softer than the asphalt, and I could feel him gurgling."
Cranston mistakenly thought the man was a victim of a hit-and-run accident. But when he realized that the guy had thrown himself from an upper-floor window, the horror of it struck a nerve.
"I was so delirious from illness that, as I watched him die…I became angry at the man and pulled back from him," he said.
That feeling stayed with him, and he still draws from it.
In a recent interview, Cranston noted: "Every experience feeds an actor."

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Need some fresh new chic ideas for your next shindig? Well check out the the fun fashionable Cheers Collection from Mikasa. They make the perfect housewarming, wedding, birthday, hostess or holiday gifts. Or just freshen up your china cabinet with these beautiful modern pieces.
Take a look at the Mikasa video below for brilliant ideas for throwing the perfect party. I just happen to use some of these ideas myself. The shrimp cocktail in a shot glass is always a hit at my parties. I've also tried a salad in a martini glass. But they used it for serving chips and dip! That's a must try for me. Love that! Check it out! It's always nice to surprise your guests with unexpected treats. I would love to know which Mikasa idea you would use at your party. Or maybe you have another fun idea, please share! I may just have a surprise up my sleeve for you! ;-)
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Carolyn Ang
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Re—Claim, Re—Think, Re—Build
Beginning as a task of re-interpreting of a news article, students were asked to redesign the news of today to be collated into the newspaper. Building on this concept, I chose the words reclaim, rebuild and rethink as the theme. Through the act of reclaiming, students have cultivated what they deem to be relevant news. Through the redesign, students have rebuilt news which allows the reader and designer themselves to rethink the original content.
My contribution to the newspaper started with a news article about creative block. Aptly titled Version 11.0, it documents my journey through a period of creative block. Using this project as a means of getting out of a rut, visual experiments and play heavily feature. The article is to be rotated as it's read—it is a tactile way of allowing the reader to join me on my wayward journey of rediscovering creativity. Through rotation, a new perspective is also offered on the visual experiments.
Instructor: Wendy Ellerton
Tasks: Art Direction, Publication Design
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So I know I said I was going to be Cher for Halloween but that didn't really work out. So I decided to try and copy Milla Jovovich's outfit from Dazed and Confused. It ended being more of something I would wear normally rather than a Halloween costume. Oh well… There's always next year. J
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Osama bin Laden is so yesterday. Today, the most wanted man isn't a Middle Eastern terrorist. He's a Mexican narcoterrorist (LINK) named Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (born April 4, 1957). He's known to his friends and enemies alike as Chapo (Shorty) and he runs the Sinaloa Federation narcotics cartel.
Forbes Magazine says that he's the sixtieth most powerful man in the world and the 937th richest man on the planet...which is to say that he's rich, but not as rich as Oprah. --as of 2010. However, Forbes said that he only had a billion dollars and knowledgeable people believe that he's far more wealthy than that. Others suggest that the 5'6" narcotics kingpin is the single most powerful man in Mexico.
The Sinaloa Federation Cartel smuggles multi-ton cocaine shipments from Colombia through Mexico to the United States, and by other means to Europe, Africa and Asia. His organization has also been involved in the production, smuggling and distribution of Mexican methamphetamine, marijuana, and heroin.
Today Chapo Guzman ponders the fate of Osama bin Laden (OBL) who ended up with a couple of rounds through his brain. OBL has a legacy that will be recalled, but he ended up in a mansion smoking dope, injecting heroin and drinking Coca Cola...hardly an Islamic Icon.
Will the US Government parade Chapo Guzman's corpse in an undignified way? Will his remains be displayed wearing a red dress with expensive women's high heels on his feet? Who knows? It hasn't happened yet. However, the net closes around Chapo as the world's most wanted fugitive from justice.


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Schweizer Electronic, Siemens team to market RFID sensor for blood products
Schweizer Electronic and Siemens Austria have united to bring a new type of RFID transponder with an integrated sensor technology known as SEAGSens.
The SEAGSens technology will be used for temperature monitoring, tracing and identification of blood bags, medications and other food items. Schweizer Electronic, in collaboration with Offenburg University, will be responsible for the manufacturing of the transponders. SIEMENS will assume the distribution and marketing role.
The RFID monitors temperatures as required in the logistical applications of handling blood products. The temperature based quality assessment of the blood bags is monitored throughout its entire cycle, from donor to patient – reducing waste and associated costs.
Identification of the stored blood prevents the serious consequences of incorrect blood transfusions caused by mistaking blood bags. This same technology can also be used to monitor the transport and logistical processes of other industries and applications for which temperature is of critical importance.


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The link to this resource has been Reblogged from the Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion
"Does your organization have a Diversity and Inclusion Strategy? When trying to tackle such a complex challenge as creating a more inclusive organization, it's absolutely imperative that you have a Diversity and Inclusion Strategy to help everyone in your organization understand what needs to be done.
We are pleased to present the second in our Locking in Your Leadership series of toolkits: the Toolkit for Developing a Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. Like the first Locking in your Leadership toolkit, which provided a framework for a Diversity and Inclusion Business Case, the contents of this Strategy toolkit are derived from a truly collaborative effort—this time with input from over 180 diversity, inclusion, equity and human rights professionals across Canada." READ MORE
Original article can be viewed here http://www.cidi-icdi.ca/what-we-do/think-tank/research/diversity-toolkit/
Authored by Cathy Gallagher-Louisy, the purpose of this toolkit is to give you the framework for creating a D&I Strategy document that can be easily customized to suit any type of organization whether large or small, whether public sector, non-profit, or private sector companies.


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Yay!!! I think this might call for another gif party?? And Minnesota's Amendment 1, deciding whether to change their constitution to deny same-sex couples the right to marry, is going down. All in all, it's fucking rad. Times are changing and it feels damn good to be on the right side of history. May this train keep on rolling to its final destination at EQUALITY JUNCTION.
Here's more specifics from Huffington Post:
Question 1 on the ballot in Maine legalizes gay marriage, reversing a 2009 referendum that lost narrowly.
Question 6 allows voters to decide whether to approve a state law passed earlier this year legalizing same-sex marriages.
Minnesota voters decide whether to change their constitution to deny same-sex couples the right to marry with Amendment 1.
Voters decide whether to approve a law passed earlier in 2012 allowing gay marriages.
Done and DONE.
Yay! I'm in love with love! Thea Spyer and Edie Windsor! Please excuse me, I think my dog peed on my face*, I need to go get some wet naps.
*That's not how you do that joke is it? Oh, screw it.


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WIDNES VIKINGS have been dealt a massive blow as they approach Sunday's crucial derby against St Helens at Halton Stadium (3pm).
Stand-off Jules O'Neill has broken down in training with a knee injury and will be out for up to three weeks.
O'Neill has been suffering with a liagment injury for two months but has gamely soldiered on.
But the knee gave way this week and the Vikings are now resigned to O'Neill having to undergo surgery.
The former Queensland State of Origin player has been an ever-present in the Widnes line-up since joining in a surprise move from Wigan in April.
His goalkicking and outstanding creative play has seen him score 190 points since his arrival and made him a key figure in the Vikings' top-six challenge.
O'Neill's place in the squad will be taken by former St Helens junior Stephen Myler.
Stephen, 18, is the latest in the famous Myler rugby dynasty and his father John is the club's Under-21s coach.
Great uncle and rugby league legend Frank Myler is the Vikings' commercial manager.
Meanwhile, St Helens coach Ian Millward has poured cold water on the suggestion that Great Britain loose-forward Paul Sculthorpe will make his comeback from injury against Widnes.
He said: "We're still taking a cautious approach with Paul.
"It won't be any good for anybody if we rush him back into action too early."
The game is crucial for both si d es, with the Vikings extremely doubtful of making the play-offs should they lose.
A Saints defeat will just about end any chance they may have of overtaking Wigan for third spot.
Millward added: "We're just aiming to finish as high as we can.
"It isn't that long ago people were saying we wouldn't make the six.
"Then we had a nine-game winning run which unfortunately came to an end last week.
"We're putting the fact this is a local derby out of our minds and we're just preparing like any other game."
Injury-hit Saints will delay naming their side until as late as possible.
One player certain to play is new recruit Willie Talau who impressed when he made his debut from the substitutes bench at Hull on Sunday. nWidnes Vikings last home Super League fixture against London Broncos has been rescheduled for Saturday September 13 (6.05pm).
It was originally due to take place the following day. nFormer New Zealand captain Quentin Pongia has extended his stay at Wigan until the end of the 2004 season.
Pongia moved to the Warriors from Sydney Roosters in a short-term deal in June, but his performances have persuaded the club to keep him for another season.
The 33-year-said: "I am really pleased to be staying for another year. I have found Wigan a terrific club to be involved with."


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A leak down test can tell you quite a bit more about an engine's mechanical health than a compression test can. They both test the sealing ability of the combustion chamber, but the leak down can tell you how much is leaking and where it's going.
The procedure is similar to a compression test, to a point. I might break out my leak down tester after I find a cylinder with low compression, or I might start with a leak down tester when I suspect a mechanical problem with the engine. To perform the test, you must first remove the spark plug on the cylinder you're going to test. You can pull all the plugs to make turning the engine over easier.
In order to test a given cylinder, it needs to be at Top Dead Center (TDC). To get a cylinder at TDC, you need to turn the engine over by hand. This is much easier to do with all the spark plugs removed. As you might know, the piston goes to TDC twice during the four-stroke engine cycle: once for the compression stroke, and once for the exhaust stroke.
There are a few different ways you can determine this. The first is to follow the firing order of the engine, starting with cylinder one. To determine if you're on the compression stroke on cylinder one, you can use a couple of different techniques. The first is to place a piece of paper or other loose material over the spark plug hole as you rotate the engine. When the object moves out of the way, you know you're on the compression stroke. Another way is to install a vacuum gauge into the spark plug hole. You can actually use the hose that you thread into the spark plug hole and hook your vacuum gauge up to that.
I should mention that your vacuum gauge needs to be able to read pressure as well as vacuum. As you rotate the engine, look for the gauge to go into the positive. As the piston approaches TDC, the pressure will go to zero and then start to go to vacuum as you pass TDC. You can work the engine back and forth till you find the moment were TDC happens. Here's a video that explains the process.
Now that you know you have the piston at TDC, it's time to do the leak down test.
- Hook your tester hose directly into the spark plug hole.
- Hook your leak down tester up to shop air and zero the pressure. This will be important later so you know how much is leaking out.
- Then, hook the tester to the hose and take your reading.
Leakages above 20% are considered excessive. I like to see them closer to 10%, but as an engine wears, its compression and ability to seal will be lessened. But wait, there's more! Not only will you know how much is leaking, but you'll now be able to figure out where the pressure is going simply by listening for where the air is escaping.
- If you remove the oil cap and hear a lot of air escaping, the rings are worn and that's where your compression loss is.
- If you hear it coming out of the intake, the intake valve(s) isn't sealing.
- If you hear it coming out the tail pipe, the exhaust valve(s) is leaking.
- If you take the radiator cap off and see bubbles coming out, you have a combustion leak into the cooling system, which could be a bad head gasket.
I don't often use an actual leak down tester when doing this test. In fact, I do a compression test and look for a problem cylinder, and if I find it, I take a little short cut. You can actually use your compression tester hose for leak down testing. You first have to remove the Schrader valve in the compression tester hose. Once you've done that you can then hook shop air directly into the cylinder. You don't need to know how much is leaking at this point, because you've already determined that a particular cylinder has low compression. All you want to know now is where the leak is going.
Doing it this way is a personal preference, but it can save you from purchasing another tool, thus leaving a little cash in your pocket. If you've got mechanical issues with your engine, you're going to need it. Here's a video on leak down testing that can walk you through the process that includes this little trick of using the compression tester hose hooked up to shop air to find the source of a leak.


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Edge Sports UK LLP
Edge Sports UK LLP was founded in 2013 and is the Official Importer of JUIN TECH brakes and EDGE DESIGN Professional Cycling Products (www.edge-design.com.tw) in the UK.
Edge Sports UK is an offical sponsor of the Nutcracker Altura MTB Racing Team. The team races on the EDGE DESIGN Piccolo 29er and 650b Carbon hardtails complete with EDGE DESIGN carbon finishing kit.
Nutrcracker Altura MTB Racing
Where it began....
The company was first envisaged back in 2012 and started small by distributing Rhino Goo Cleaning Products (www.rhinogoo.co.uk) in the North of England and broke this relatively unknown cleaner into the Cycle Industry.
We then started importing EDGE DESIGN products into the UK, high quality lightweight Carbon and Alloy bicycle components that compete with the biggest names around.
"EDGE DESIGN allows us to provide the customer with the total custom solution of bicycle finishing kits and wheels"
"We can offer alloy or carbon solutions or a mix of both"
At Edge Sports UK LLP we truly believe in our products and we actively seek to back British Cycling Racing in Road, Mountain Bike and Cyclocross.
In 2014 we extended our partnership with the Altura Nutcracker XC Racing Series and became an offical sponsor of the Altura Nutcracker Racing Team. The team had a fantastic year with team rider Frazer Clacherty winning the British National Junior XC Championships (2014/2015).
Riders past & present
(left to right) Alan Nixon - Blu Milk, Kim Baptista - Nutcracker Altura Racing, Adrian Dent - Team Terminator and Anna Kay - Great Britian
In November 2017 we opened our first show room called The Bike Rack in the historic market town of Yarm, Stockton On Tees, TS15 9AE.
At Edge Sports UK LLP we pride ourselves on being able to bring to you a range of products, that are not only excellent pieces of engineering and chemistry, but will genuinely give you the edge in whatever sport you do.
Edge Sports UK LLP
Simon Davison & Michael Kay (Partners)


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Mongolia: Risk Assessment
Country Risk Rating
Business Climate Rating
- Exploitation of colossal mining resources (coal, copper, gold)
- Strategic geographic location between China and Europe (New Silk Road development project)
- Potential to diversify production, specifically agri-business (dairy products, meat, cashmere) and tourism
- Economy vulnerable to commodity price variations
- Highly exposed to Chinese economy
- Internal political disputes
- Alarming level of corruption and risks associated with rising inequalities due to non-inclusive mining development
Current Trends
Growth Stimulated by Mining Investment
Recovery is expected to continue in 2018, stimulated by greater investment in the mining sector and higher mineral prices. The second phase of expansion at the Oyu Tolgoi mine (one of the largest gold and copper reserves in the world, operated by the Rio Tinto Corporation via its Turquoise Hill subsidiary) is set to attract substantial foreign direct investments. This project should have a beneficial effect on investor confidence and stimulate investments overall. Mining development is expected to boost the construction sector, not only regarding mining infrastructure, but in terms of accommodation construction – a consequence of the country's growing urbanization, with an influx of labor attracted by the mining boom.
However, growth is expected to remain below the average observed between 2010 and 2014 (11.3%), while waiting for the full utilization of mining resources, and will be limited by Chinese demand (90% of the country's exports). In addition, subsistence agriculture focused on livestock remains vulnerable to climate shocks and pandemics. Meanwhile, public demand is likely to be dampened by the fiscal consolidation measures put in place by the government. Household consumption is expected to receive a boost from the benefits of mining sector development – provided, however, that there is a more egalitarian distribution of the profits. Finally, inflation too is expected to rise. This has been triggered by higher fuel prices and growth in money supply with foreign investment flowing into the mining sector.
The Country's Financial Position will Remain Precarious
With the implementation of an Extended Credit Facility under the aegis of the IMF in early 2017, the government moved to implement fiscal consolidation measures to reduce its deficit. The 2018 budget foresees a new reduction of the deficit, creating grounds for social discontent within the population (e.g. teacher protests calling for wage rise). The president (from the opposition party) tried to veto the proposal canceled by a Parliamentary vote), judging the consolidation efforts to be inadequate. A new draw on the IMF USD 5.5 billion loan should allow the government to meet the next interest payment on a significant portion of its debt (USD 500 million and USD 160 million due in January and June 2018, respectively). Other payments due will be financed by the issuance of sovereign bonds by the central bank as well as bilateral (Japan) and multilateral (ADB) loans. This should reassure investors about Mongolia's capacity to repay its debt.
The reduction in the current account deficit observed in 2017, thanks to increased mineral exports, is unlikely to continue. Effectively, imports of capital goods are expected to rise alongside new investments in mining. This rise is unlikely to be fully offset by the growth in exports, which is stimulated by higher mineral prices but limited by weakening Chinese demand. After a period of strong depreciation of the tugrik, the local currency, the trend is expected to reverse in 2018, as growth recovers and political uncertainties lessen. This should allow the central bank to cut its key rates again in 2018, after a two-percentage-point cut in June 2017.
The Political Situation is Expected to Stabilize
After the victory of the Mongolian People's Party (PMD) in the June 2016 parliamentary elections (65 out of 76 seats in parliament), the presidential elections of June/July 2017 were won by the opposition candidate, Khaltmaagin Battulga (Democratic Party). Following this defeat, infighting resurfaced within the parliamentary majority, resulting in the dismissal of Prime Minister Jargaltulga Erdenebat in September 2017, on allegations of corruption. The appointment of Khurelsukh Ukhnaa as new Prime Minister in October 2017 is likely to help stabilize the situation, although renewed rounds of infighting cannot be ruled out.
With regard to the business climate, the composition of the new parliament, which is much more favorable towards foreign operations, is expected to encourage foreign investment and help implement more cautious economic policies under the IMF programmer. The arrival of President Battulga, whose campaign focused on more egalitarian wealth distribution and the fight against corruption, should encourage the implementation of good governance practices and improve the business climate, which have been inadequate to date.


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One of the challenges of creating digital animations is making them look organic. Sometimes the result of a digital animation is just too smooth and perfect looking. There are ways around this if you are looking to give your animation a hand-drawn and organic feel. Ben Markus, one of our student interns last summer, has created a tutorial series that teaches you ways of using Photoshop and After Effects to give your animations a hand-drawn look. He starts with the basics so even a non-animator like me can create a really cool organic animation. Give it a try, its really fun!
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Cropping an image in Illustrator
How do you crop an image in Illustrator? You don't have to crop the image in Photoshop or Lightroom before you place it in your Illustrator file. There are a few different ways to crop in Illustrator but these two new videos give you some best practices for cropping. In one, Adobe's Erica Larson shows how to crop with an opacity mask and in the other she shows you how to crop with a clipping mask:
Awesome Adobe Ideas to Illustrator workflow video tutorials
This wonderful illustration was created by Adobe intern Kendall Plant using Adobe Ideas and Adobe Illustrator. Learn how to create a sketch in Ideas, clean it up and add colors, then import it into Illustrator and refine it further. Check out the 3-part video series to master this illustration workflow.
Learn Photoshop while playing
Play LevelUp for Photoshop, a new gamification approach to learning. Not only will you improve your image editing skills, but you may even win prizes. Download the free game. For more information, see the LevelUp for Photoshop Facebook page.
Getting started with digital imaging?
If you want to understand some of the basic concepts behind digital photography and editing digital images, you should check out these Key Concepts pages. Each one is a very quick read. I highly recommend taking a peek before you dive into learning how to use any of these programs. Here is the list of Key Concepts for Photoshop and Lightroom:
Digital image basics
- Aliasing & Anti-aliasing*
- Bounding box
- Canvas*
- Color mode or Image mode
- Compression
- Raster & Vector*
- Resolution
- Sample
- Zoom
Photo adjustments
Special effects
Here is the list of Key Concepts for Photoshop Elements 9:
Digital image basics
- Aliasing & Anti-aliasing
- Canvas
- Color mode or Image mode
- Compression
- Keywords
- Raster & Vector
- Resolution
- Sample
- Selection
- Zoom
Photo adjustments
Special effects
CS5 getting started tutorials
Here are links to tutorials and learning resources that will help you get started with Creative Suite 5. These are for both beginners and experienced users.
- Photoshop CS5: getting started & tutorials
- InDesign CS5: getting started & tutorials
- Illustrator CS5: getting started & tutorials
- After Effects CS5: getting started & tutorials
- Premiere Pro CS5: getting started & tutorials
- Flash Professional CS5: getting started & tutorials
- Flash Catalyst CS5: getting started & tutorials (for designers)
- Flash Catalyst CS5: getting started & tutorials (for developers)
- Dreamweaver CS5: getting started & tutorials
- Fireworks CS5: getting started & tutorials
- Flash Builder 4: getting started
Tutorial list for Adobe products
Wouldn't it be nice to have a list of Adobe tutorials that you could scan through quickly? Wish you didn't have to wade through search results full of irrelevant content? What you need is a comprehensive tutorial list! Adobe has created just the list for you. They've got lists of all the tutorials (both video and text) that live on Adobe.com for 11 different products. The lists contain tutorials for multiple versions of the products, with the most recent tutorials on the top. You can sign up for an RSS feed to find out when new tutorials are added to the list.
Check out these lists for some really great tutorials (including CS5):


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Fri 5 Oct 2018
New Video: T.I. Feat. Yo Gotti "Wraith"Posted by Missinfo.tv Staff under Videos
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T.I.'s new album The Dime Trap is out everywhere today. The Hustle Gang rapper's latest studio project boasts a cast of contributors that includes Young Thug, Anderson .Paak, Jeezy, Teyana Taylor, YFN Lucci, and Victoria Monét. Along with the album, Tip debuts the music video for the single "Wraith," his collaboration with Yo Gotti.
In the video, T.I. and Yo Gotti are on the hunt looking for someone who took one of their luxury cars out for a joy ride. After a pitstop at a local strip club, the two southern vets eventually find their culprit, a teenage kid (Bankroll PJ).
Continue after the jump….
T.I. – The Dime Trap (Album Stream)
T.I. Feat. Victoria Monét – "The Amazing Mr. Fuck Up"
T.I. Reveals The Dime Trap Track List, Release Date, Drops "The Weekend" Feat. Young Thug
T.I. Feat. Meek Mill – "Jefe" (Video)
T.I. – "Jefe" (Feat. Meek Mill) & "Wraith" (Feat. Yo Gotti)


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Since the 1990s, when the fall of the Iron Curtain allowed better exchange of films, both Russian and Western audiences have noted similarities between Nu, pogodi! and American cartoons, the most noticeable being Tom and Jerry. The director has admitted that he was learning from Disney animated films which were brought into the USSR from Germany immediately after World War II, particularly Bambi. However, he did not see any Tom and Jerry episodes until his son bought a VCR in 1987.[3] Thematically, Nu, pogodi! places greater emphasis on various real-life situations and locations.
A scene from Episode #1.
There are very few spoken lines in the series. The most common line is "Nu, pogodi!" (Well, just you wait!). This is recited by Wolf when his plans fail. The series' trademark is that at the end of each episode (and at the end of the pre-title introduction), Wolf recites "Nu, Zayats, nu pogodi!" (Well, Hare, you just wait!). The series also includes many grunts, laughs and songs.
The series was put on hold after the death of Anatoli Papanov (voice of Wolf). The 17th and 18th episodes from 1993 (which were released in 1994 and 1995, respectively) used samples of his voice recorded earlier (the studio had archived all outtakes of his work for the series). It featured a lot of product placement (the most noted being Nokia) and was sponsored by AMT[disambiguation needed ].
The 2005 series were voiced by Igor Khristenko (Wolf) and Olga Zvereva (Hare) and were done by the Christmas Films studio. They were directed by Aleksey Kotyonochkin (son of deceased original director Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin). The script was written by Felix Kandel and Aleksandr Kurlyandsky, two of the original writers. For two years, they were largely unavailable to the public and were only shown at certain film festivals. However, in late December 2007 a DVD was finally released in Russia which contained the two films, as well as a making-of film and comics drawn by Aleksey Kotyonochkin. As of now, it is available only in the supermarket chains Pyatyorochka and Perekryostok.[4]
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The Pacific Business News is reporting today that some Hawaiian homeowners can expect to start receiving letters informing them that they may be eligible for reductions in principal or mortgage interest rates. These letters are partially a result of the $25 billion settlement over abuses in the mortgage lending business by Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co., and Ally Financial Inc.
Notwithstanding the fact that this may be very good news for some, homeowners should exercise caution before accepting these proposals and take steps to confirm that the new terms are in their best interests.
If you have received one of these letters, or are in need of assistance due to a burdensome mortgage payment or accumulated arrears, then please contact us at Abelmann Law to schedule a free consultation.


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Examples of Repairs needed on houses we have purchased in the past:
- Needs a new roof
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- You name it, we have seen it!
Sometimes it's not just the condition of the home, it's a current situation. For Example:
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Katherine Robertson
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To recap, CBS and TimeWarner (as a cable operator) are required to regularly reach an agreement on the terms under which CBS's owned-and-operated (O&O) local broadcast stations are carried on cable systems in their broadcast areas. During the last round of retransmission consent negotiations, reports indicate, CBS insisted on more money for carriage than Time Warner was willing to pay. Under the 1996 Telecommunications Act, if agreement isn't reached within a certain time frame, the cable system is required to stop carrying the local station's signal. As part of CBS's negotiating strategy, allegedly, was to also force Time Warner to pay higher carriage fees for CBS cable-only channels, Time-Warner dropped all of those channels as well. CBS responded by cutting access to cbs.com (and the programs it provides access to) to all Time-Warner internet service customers.
The programming blackout extends to some 3.5 million homes in some of the largest TV markets in the US, and will inevitably have an impact on ratings as well as the value of the CBS and TWC brands. CBS trumpeted that it remained in first place in Nielsen ratings for the first full week of the blackout, despite a small decline in total viewers. But CBS shouldn't crow too much, it's top prime time show only grabbed a 1.4 rating and saw a 30% drop in viewing. (I'll note that August is traditionally a low viewing month, and that the ratings don't include the estimated 5 million people who get their programs online).
The impact on local station ratings - particularly for their local news programs - has been much more significant. At LA's KCBS, viewership for their main local news programs fell 25-33% from the previous week; NY's WCBS saw 17% declines, and Dallas-Ft Worth O&O KTVT saw their news numbers fall 13-19% (depending on which news broadcast). The declines are enough to trigger make-goods and is impacting last-minute ad sales. Their is significant concern at the local level about continuing impacts, particularly if the blackout continues into the fall sweeps period (which traditionally determine local advertising rates).
That both parties are concerned about the impact of the blackout can be seen in some recent deals between CBS and TWC to temporary lifting of the blackouts - to carry the NY mayoral and comptroller campaign debates in New York, and offering the Tennis Channel during the U.S. Open Tennis championships.
This week, current FCC interim chairman Mignon Clyburn weighed in, expressing frustration that CBS and TWC haven't reached a settlement. The FCC, though, has limited authority to intervene in negotiations or to order interim carriage of the signals in violation of current law. Former FCC commissioner Michael Copps weighed in, arguing that CBS's actions may violate the FCC's Network Neutrality provisions.
"CBS is perpetrating an audacious violation of the FCC Open Internet ('net neutrality') rules... These rules guarantee consumer access to lawful content. They are designed to prevent just this sort of corporate censorship."


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Back Issue Bin Review: Batman and the Outsiders v1
|July 31, 2012
|Posted by Jess under Back Issue Bin Review, Comics
Since I started reading comics nearly ten (whew) years ago, I've plowed through a lot of complete runs of series. And I usually don't talk about them, which is quite frankly pretty silly. After all, I review books, movies, TV shows, Broadway plays, and concerts – why not the form of media that I quite possibly consume the most of?
So I'm gonna kick this off with a review of Batman and the Outsiders, Original Flavor. Thanks to the byzantine and repetitive nature of comic book-naming, what that actually means is Batman and the Outsiders v1, Adventures of the Outsiders, and The Outsiders v1. Basically, we're talking 1983-1988. It was created (and mostly written and drawn) by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo.
I started reading the series mostly to get a handle on the four (four!) female team members for future Dimestore posts (and have in fact already written about Katana, and also because I'm an obsessive completionist who wants to read All the Comics. But to be honest, I didn't have high hopes. I'm not a huge Batman fan, especially in team books where he tends to hog the limelight. Too often he watches his massively overpowered colleagues fruitlessly beat up on the bad guy for 23 pages1, then swings in on the last page to best the bad guy without breaking a sweat, issues some sarcastic put-down towards his ostensible friends, and fades into the shadows. Plus I was concerned about a potentially racist depiction of Katana, Halo and Looker seemed frankly ridiculous, and no one has ever cared about Geo-Force, anywhere, ever.
But you know what? I was pleasantly surprised!
Basically, Batman quits the Satellite Era JLA in a fit of pique when the League refuses to start an international incident on his say-so, and winds up assembling a team of C-listers who will do what he tells them.2 They are:
- Black Lightning, a.k.a. Jefferson Pierce, former Olympic decathlete and high school teacher, who has lightning powers and is also, um, black. Late 70s comic book diversity was clumsy, okay?
- Metamorpho, a.k.a. Rex Mason, who was given the power to turn into any element by a radioactive meteorite in an Egyptian pyramid (of course).
- Katana, a.k.a. Tatsu Yamashiro, a martial artist with an enchanted sword who became a crimefighter to avenge her murdered son and children.
- Halo, a.k.a. Gabrielle Doe, an amnesiac teenage girl who can generate a rainbow's worth of auras, each with a different purpose.
- Geo-Force, a.k.a. Brion Markov, Prince of Markovia, given earth-manipulating powers by a scientist in order to defend his country.
- Looker, a.k.a. Emily "Lia" Briggs, a plain woman given great beauty, the full spectrum of psionic powers, and a truly abysmal costume by a weird underground civilization. Seriously, it's one of the worst costumes ever.
- And eventually Windfall, a.k.a. Wendy Jones, a wind-manipulator and member of the villainous Masters of Disaster, who wound up defecting to the Outsiders near the end of the run.
- Sorry, 19 pages. Not that I think comics' dwindling page counts and skyrocketing prices are highway robbery and not conducive to the kind of ludicrously decompressed plots we're seeing these days or anything. ↩
- I'm sorry! I just really don't like Batman! ↩
- He's estranged from his wife and two kick-ass daughters in this series. ↩
- Looker is, in fact, an entirely ridiculous character, but as much as she's an incredibly simplified depiction of what men think women care about, I kind of dug her? ↩
- I like Katana and Black Lightning a lot, but the former is a mess of stereotypes and the latter, stripped of the stereotypes that characterized him a few years earlier, is left with very little to do. ↩
- I am totally biased here. The JLI is my favorite team of all time. ↩
My concerns about Batman Batmanning all over everything were unfounded – he's only a member for about half the time anyway, and none of the plotlines revolve around him. He's just the field leader and bankroller. Which is as it should be – after all, Batman has 347 comics publishing about him any given month, so the narratives of a book like this should center around the other team members, who don't appear anywhere else.
What I enjoyed the most about Outsiders – and what I consider to be the main reason to read any team book – was the interaction between the characters. These are people who genuinely care about one another: Katana immediately starts mothering Halo, Metamorpho and his wife Sapphire make Black Lightning socialize with them so that he doesn't get too lonely3, the whole team willingly charges in to save Markovia the eight or nine times it gets attacked by Nazi clones. They're legitimately fond of one another, and that makes the reader fond of them.
I also really enjoyed all of the female characters, which as you might imagine is pretty crucial for me. Aparo (I think those issues were drawn by Aparo, at least – I'm terrible at paying attention to the credits) developed different faces and body types for all four of them over the years (five, actually – Dr. Helga Jace, who gave Geo-Force his powers, is a major supporting player), which shouldn't be such a big deal, but in a world where most comic book artists give every female character the same face, it's delightful to see someone approaching his craft a little more thoughtfully.
I'll save the individual gushing for future Dimestore posts, but one thing that struck me about the female characters in Outsiders is that they have relationships that are in no way based either on men or on any kind of good girl/bad girl dynamic. Katana and Halo have a deeply touching mother/daughter relationship based not so much on age difference – though I do like that Katana is very much a grownup – as the fact that Katana has lost her children and Halo has no parents at all and they need each other. When Looker4 joins the team, Halo latches onto her as this cool, glamorous adult friend – totally believable for a teenage girl – and I felt much more for Katana's jealousy there than I ever do when female characters fight over a boy. (Halo and Looker do in fact both date Geo-Force, but they don't appear to consider him worth fighting over. Word, girls.) Halo's friendship and Looker's enmity with newbie Windfall adds another layer of complexity to the female relationships on the team.
By contrast, the dudes are just kind of there, getting along with each other. It was a refreshing change!
Batman and the Outsiders is full of late Bronze Age-style silliness (seriously, the Masters of Disaster are NOT good villains), terrible costumes, and clunky depictions of minorities.5 It's certainly not on par with some of its contemporaries, like the Giffen/DeMatteis Justice League International6 or Ostrander's Suicide Squad. But it's charming, chockful of fun, done-in-two adventures and consistently good art, and boasts what's frankly a more diverse team than many modern comics. I heartily recommend it.
But I still don't care about Geo-Force.
5 Responses to Back Issue Bin Review: Batman and the Outsiders v1
I choked on my drink when I saw the outfit for Looker, wow….
What went through their minds??? "We can't decide, JUST MIX IT ALL TOGETHER AND ADD A BOW, SURE"
Honestly I love hearing reviews of older series since I do feel like i'll have to search backward to find enjoyment out of comics rather than forward for now.
[…] time on Back Issue Bin Review, I talked about the first incarnation of the Outsiders team. Since (as you may have guessed from the title) I'm working my way through all the Outsiders […]
Thank you for the review. This was one of my favorite titles as a kid and I'm glad to see someone unearthed it for a full read. I'm not sure I've got that in me but it was certainly nice to be reminded of it.


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Jack Link's Missing Link: Company Pays $50K to Settle Claim of Ongoing Sexual Harassment
A recently settled Minnesota Department of Human Rights charge against Jack Link's Beef Jerky emphasizes the importance of follow-through when responding to sexual harassment allegations. According to the Department, Jack Link's initially took the "right step" in disciplining the alleged harasser but then failed to monitor the situation, which included ongoing harassment.
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This is an unusual case in that the employer took the right step in originally disciplining the supervisor. The employer however undermined its efforts by not subsequently monitoring the actions of the alleged harasser. Employers need to maintain contact with the employee who has complained of sexual harassment to make sure that the measures that they have undertaken are actually working.
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Roy Keane's red card against FC Porto last night was the 11th sending off of his Manchester United career, which is now into its 11th season.
1) April 12 1995, FA Cup semi-final v Crystal Palace at Villa Park: Sent off after stamping on Palace skipper Gareth Southgate and a scuffle with defender Darren Patterson.
2) August 28 1995, Premiership v Blackburn at Ewood Park: Dismissed in an ill-tempered match against title rivals Blackburn.
3) October 28 1995, Premiership v Middlesbrough at Old Trafford: Keane continued to be dogged by red mist and he was sent off for the third time in six months.
4) October 26 1996, Premiership v Southampton at The Dell: Keane was sent off again as United lose 6-3.
5) April 14 1999, FA Cup semi-final v Arsenal at Villa Park: Somewhat unfortunate to be sent off for two bookable offences.
6) February 12 2000, Premiership v Newcastle at St James' Park: Keane was again dismissed for collecting two yellow cards.
7) August 13 2000, Charity Shield v Chelsea at Wembley: Received a straight red card for a reckless tackle on Gus Poyet.
8) April 21 2001, Premiership v Manchester City at Old Trafford: Another straight red card for a disgraceful knee-high foul on Alfie Haaland.
9) September 15, 2001, Premiership v Newcastle at St James' Park: Dismissed for the second successive season at St James' Park for throwing the ball at Alan Shearer. He then made an attempt to lash out at the striker as he made his way from the field.
10) August 31, 2002, Premiership v Sunderland at Stadium of Light: Sent-off by Uriah Rennie in injury-time of the 1-1 draw after elbowing Jason McAteer following a number of heated exchanges throughout the game.
11) February 25, 2003, Champions League v FC Porto at Estadio do Dragao: With his side trailing 2-1 in the first leg of the first knockout round, the red mist descended for Keane again. With four minutes remaining the Irishman needlessly trod on Porto keeper Vitor Baia as he tried to chase down a loose ball.


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Dialysis & kidney tests & treatment
Learning that your child has a kidney disease can be overwhelming. It's a long journey for your whole family requires support from a medical team with expertise, dedication and compassion. Whatever your child's treatment needs, Children's is proud to partner with you every step of the way.
About dialysis
Children who have either chronic or acute kidney disease may require dialysis, a procedure that essentially removes waste and excess water from the body when the kidneys aren't working well.
Dialysis at Children's
At Children's, we are the only Dialysis Unit in Wisconsin to offer a multidisciplinary team specifically trained in pediatric dialysis and a unique setting where children are the sole focus. Depending on your child's specific medical condition and lifestyle, we offer families all three types of dialysis:
- Peritoneal Dialysis (for chronic and acute kidney failure)
- Hemodialysis (for chronic and acute kidney failure)
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (for acute kidney failure)
Renal program
About our renal program
Simply put, Children's Renal and Hypertension Program offers you and your child outstanding care for all types of kidney disease. From diagnosis through every step of treatment – including kidney transplant – our physicians, nurses and specialists work with you to meet your child's individual needs.
Renal program at Children's
Our team responds to new consultations from referring physicians around the state, region and the world. Our facilities and approach are state-of-the-art, thanks to a dedicated, multi-disciplinary team. For example, we offer coordinated care of kidney disease with complex disease such as systemic lupus erythematous (also known as lupus) with rheumatologists who treat such autoimmune disorders. In addition, we coordinate closely with Endocrine specialists who treat diabetes, to help prevent diabetic kidney disease.
Hypertension program
About our hypertension program
As instances of obesity, metabolic syndrome and high blood pressure in children increase, so does our commitment to early diagnosis and treatment of childhood hypertension – which often affects cardiovascular health and kidney function later in adulthood if left untreated.
Hypertension program at Children's
At Children's Renal and Hypertension Clinics, we have made our diagnosis and treatment of hypertension a priority. Staying on the cutting edge of diagnosis and treatment is key to minimizing kidney damage. That's why we use 24 hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) to easily and accurately diagnose and evaluate hypertension in children and adolescents. Your child wears a monitor that records information about his or her blood pressure. That information is then downloaded and diagnosed by our kidney specialists, allowing us to devise a treatment plan specifically tailored to your child's needs.
Many times, we perform this safe and non-invasive test before any other diagnostic testing is performed. Once hypertension is diagnosed, treatment with diet, medication, or other intervention will depend on your child's specific underlying condition. If weight loss is recommended our dietician can work with you and your family to modify food choices. To achieve normal readings, we can also work with the parent, your child's school nurse, or your primary care physician to monitor blood pressure.
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) program
About our PKD program
PKD is a rare disease that can lead to both kidney failure and liver failure. At Children's, we treat kids from all over the region – and the nation – who seek to benefit from our incomparable dedication to treating polycystic kidney disease.
PKD care at Children's
Children's is proud to have a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to diagnosing and treating all types of PKD. Our staff is led by Dr. Ellis Avner, one of the nation's leading PKD researchers. He and his team of experts, which includes specialists in liver disease and genetics, develop an individual treatment plan for your child, which may include medicine, dialysis, even transplantation.
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Prenatal counseling for kidney abnormalities
About prenatal counseling for kidney abnormalities
Many kidney abnormalities present pre-birth, including solitary kidney, hydronephrosis and cystic kidney disease. At Children's, we're dedicated to providing care and comfort to parents long before your child is born through our multi-disciplinary program involving obstetricians, neonatologists and appropriate specialists.
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Prenatal counseling for kidney abnormalities at Children's
Through our Fetal Concerns Program, expectant parents receive the information, support – and, if necessary, treatment – required to manage baby's kidney abnormalities. We provide prenatal counseling when a fetal kidney problem is detected and parents want more information about future expectations. At this consultation, a plan for after your child's birth will be recommended which may include further testing.
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Medical management of congenital conditions
About medical management of congenital conditions
There are a wide-range of congenital kidney conditions in children, including kidney duplication, solitary kidney, cystic kidney, vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) and posterior urethral valves.
Medical management of congenital conditions at Children's
Our multi-disciplinary team is among the nation's best at diagnosing and treating all congenital conditions affecting your child's kidneys. Many congenital conditions will require a urology specialist's involvement. We partner closely with the Urology team and provide medical management when needed.
Coordination of care
About coordination of care
Conditions such as kidney duplication, solitary kidney, cystic kidney, vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) and posterior urethral valves may sometimes require outstanding coordination of care with more than one specialty clinic.
Coordination of care at Children's
Coordinating such care is at the heart of what we do at Children's. Our approach centers on teamwork: with you and your family, and with specialists in other departments. We work closely with those departments, including pediatric urologists for children who require surgery to correct their urinary tract abnormality.
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Incontinence and voiding dysfunction program
About incontinence and voiding dysfunction
Urinary incontinence and voiding dysfunction are common problems in children. Your child is not alone. Symptoms may include:
- Daytime wetting
- Nighttime wetting or bedwetting
- Voiding often
- Not voiding often enough
- Wiggling, dancing, squatting or holding self before going to the bathroom
- Rushing to get to the bathroom on time
- Multiple urinary tract infections
- Constipation
Incontinence and voiding dysfunction program at Children's
At Children's, we've designed a joint program to provide service available in both the Urology and Renal clinics to address problems of childhood incontinence and voiding dysfunction called the Voiding Improvement Program, or "VIP." This program is designed to help you and your child address – and overcome – incontinence problems.
We start by taking a careful history and sometimes requesting that you keep a home diary of your child's urinary habits. Tests may be recommended including a kidney or bladder ultrasound and a urinalysis sample. Our providers evaluate, diagnose and treat your child in a sensitive, compassionate, caring environment. In addition to treating any underlying medical causes, we are dedicated to educating kids and their families around this issue which may help children increase their self-esteem.
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Contact us
For established patients with questions about their child's care, contact the Renal and Hypertension Clinic nurse:
(414) 266-2018
For established Dialysis patients with questions about their child's care, contact the Dialysis Unit:
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Brawl Stars Tips and Guide:
From the developers of Clash and Clans and Clash Royale, the latest game "Brawl Stars" has been launched on the Canadian App Store and is expected to go on Android Play Store soon. We assume, as you are reading this article, you are a gaming enthusiast and you are looking for its tips and tricks to enhance your Brawl Stars gaming experience.
For those who not know, Brawl Stars is an online multiplayer, action packed game that allows you to play it with your friends, family, your colleagues or any other you want. The gameplay revolves around the "Brawlers" that are the heroes of the game as they shoot or attack their enemy to win the game. The game is completely free with some in-app purchases, but you can disable the in-app purchasing option in your device's settings.
So, wondering what features and game modes are offered in Brawl Stars? Grab your popcorn and sit back, we are going to give you a complete guide to the Brawl Stars in the article below.
Game Modes in Brawl Stars:
So, starting with the game modes of the Brawl Stars, which are 4 by count. You have these 4 amazing playing modes that will definitely enhance your gaming experience. You can find the players from your friends or family to play within your team for the added fun. There are a number of brawlers with different abilities and attacks to choose from to play these modes. The 4 gameplay modes of Brawl Stars include:
- Bounty Mode
- Heist Mode
- Showdown Mode
- Smash and Grab Mode
#1: Bounty Mode:
The first and the most interesting mode of Brawl Stars is the Bounty mode in which the two teams have to collect the stars from its opponents. And by the end of the game, the team having the most stars will win the game.
#2: Heist Mode:
The next game mode of the Brawl Star is described as Heist mode where you have to save yourself from the opponents in order to win the game. It is more of the "do or die" thing save or die! You have to save yourself from the opponents for a couple of minutes and that time will decide your fate.
#3: Showdown Mode:
The third gaming mode is the showdown mode in which the maximum of 10 players are put in the slowly shrinking battlefield. Your goal as a brawler will be to stand last in the arena to win the game.
#4: Smash and Grab:
The last fighting or playing mode is the Smash and Grab one in which your team has to collect all the 10 crystals from your opponents by fighting and killing them. You can punch them, blow them, in order to win. The team collecting all the 10 crystals from their opponents first will be the winning team.
In order to win the game, you have multiple brawlers to choose from possessing different capabilities. The coins you collect by winning will help you to upgrade and unlock different brawlers and make a band to win the battle against your opponents. There is also a regional and local leader boards that will help you to determine your position among all the Brawl Stars.
Features Offered in Brawl Stars:
So, after understanding the rowdy playing modes of the game, you will need to understand all the features offered in the game to master it. Here we are going to give you a brief list of all the things that will come along the Brawl Stars!
- Brawl Stars offer 3v3 real-time battles against the players all across the globe.
- With your virtual coins, elixir, and chips, you can unlock more brawlers with the amazing fighting capabilities and signature attacks.
- There are four different playing modes offered in the game to unlock and play, as mentioned in the above section.
- You can battle solo against your virtual opponents or with friends for the real-time fun.
- The local and regional leaderboard will help you to check where you stand among all the brawl stars, from all across the globe.
- There are a ton of customizing options sitting for you that will help you personalize your Brawlers with unlockable skins.
Tips and Tricks For Brawl Stars:
In order to make you the best brawler you can be, we have rounded up some tips and tricks exclusively for you. Check them out and thank us later!
- While in the Smash and Grab gaming mode, use the obstacles to your advantage. The reason behind the fact is that there are a number of characters playing in your opponents that cannot fire through the obstacles. So that can help you in a critical
- The brawler having the most crystals in the smash and grab mode should be protected the most. When your team is close to winning, you need to protect the teammate having the most crystals. So at that moment, throw yourself at the enemy and do as much damage as you can to ensure your win.
- Attack Poco the first because he is the only character in the game that can heal his allies so that they can stand against you. Killing him first will help you a lot.
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Director Todd Haynes has adapted an acclaimed novel by Brian Selznick, starring Julianne Moore and spotlighting deaf culture, Moviepilot.com reports. It is fast becoming a must-see movie for 2017.
Wonderstruck weaves together the stories of two deaf children set 50 years apart. One story is told in words, the other in drawings.
The novel Wonderstruck shows what it's like to be deaf in a hearing world. The movie features many deaf or hard-of-hearing actors. You can see a clip from the movie here.
The part of the movie that tells the story of the deaf girl Rose is shot as a silent film.
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Author: C.L. Wilson
Grade: A+
CL Wilson is brilliant and I spent the last four days reading the first two books in the Fading Lands series.
Lord of the Fading Lands had been on my TBR pile for about a month. Finally I cracked it open and let me tell you, from the moment I began reading it, I dreaded putting this book down. It was that good.
I became so engrossed in Rain and Ellysetta's story that I actually began to feel that I was apart of it. Cheering them on, yelling at the bad guys and despising the evil doer's. I'm pretty sure that I used all of my emotions while reading the two books; from happiness, to anxiousness, right down to anger.
What you need to know: Reading the first book before the second one is a darn near necessity since book one (Lord of the Fading Lands) flows directly into book two (Lady of Light and Shadows).
Long ago, in the magical holocaust known as the Mage Wars, the immortal Fey and their allies fought to defeat the grasping evil of the Elden Mages and their dark-gifted supporters. During those wars, in a fit of grief-induced madness caused by the death of his mate, Fey shapeshifter Rain Tairen Soul nearly destroyed the world in a blaze of tairen fire..
Now, a thousand years later, the fierce Fey king must fight to save his race from the brink of extinction and once again stop the evil rising in the homeland of his enemies, the Eld. The key to his success lies in the mortal city of Celieria, where the Mage Wars began, and with a young woman whose soul sings to him in ways no woman's ever has, whose presence reawakens the primal fury of the tairen within his soul, and whose vast, untapped power can either save or destroy him and his people
Rain is a Fey king that finds out that the key to saving his people and the Tairen is a girl. He leaves the security of the Fading Lands in search of the girl and come to find out she is not only the key to the survival of the Fading Lands she is also his true mate. Her name is Ellysetta and she is a normal Celerian girl. She was adopted as a child by a Celerian couple who raised her as their own.
At first Rain is not so comfortable with finding out that he has a true mate because he is still not over the death of his heart mate who died during the Mage wars 1000 years prior. Still, her soul called out to his and his soul answered. He has absolutely no control over his need for her and she in essence has no control over it either.
They do face some major bumps in the road from the start. One being that Ellysetta has been claimed (against her wants) as a mate to someone else. After they get passed that little hurdle they have to deal with the fact that their is new trouble brewing with the Fey (immortal magical people), the Eld (evil magic people) and the Celerians (normal mortal folk). There is also the little fact that Ellie is capable of a little magic of her own. Magic that she doesn't even know she possesses and has been taught to be afraid of.
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Lady of Light and Shadows is just as good, if not better than it's precursor. Lots of story movement and questions answered and so much action! On a superficial note: I love the cover of this book. It conveys the occurrences in the book to a 'T'.
Since her earliest memories, Ellysetta Baristani has feared magic, even as she has been inexorably drawn to all things Fey, especially the poetry and legends of Rain Tairen Soul. Now claimed as Rain's truemate and no longer able to deny her own magic, Ellysetta is swept into the very center of a struggle filled with the magic and darkness she has always feared. The High Mage of Eld wants to capture her. The most murderous dahl'reisen who ever lived wants her dead. And her enemies will corrupt even the people she loves most in their quest to claim her magic for themselves.
In the second book Rain continues to court Ellie while he also deals with the treat of the Eld gaining access to Celerian land.
Ellysetta, with the help of Rain, begins to come to grips with her magic. She begins to use it much to her mothers dislike. She also has to face past demons and come to terms with who she really is.
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Wilson has woven (pun intended) a world that is so tangible and seamless that any fantasy reader worth their salt can do no less than stand up and give applause to her ingenious writing and world building abilities. My only complaint? That the next two books that conclude Rain and Ellie's story don't come out until Oct and Nov of 2008... *Sigh*
This book easily gets an A+.


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Why The 'Cult Of Busy' Is Killing Content And Creativity
Everybody's running around saying they're "too busy" when in reality not a great deal is actually getting done. That's the view of Mark Henley the director of strategy and digital transformation at Adobe Marketing Cloud.
Henley was speaking at the Daze of Disruption conference in Sydney yesterday on the topic of content and creativity. He argued one of the greatest impediments to an organisation's ability to enact change and be creative was finding the time and the resource to actually do it.
"The way you start to innovate, the way you start to get ideas flowing is this," Henley told the Dazed crowd. "You talk to anyone around the office, talk to someone in the lift and ask them how they're going and they'll always say busy.
"But let's not be busy, instead let's be productive, let's be creative, let's be original, let's be interesting.
"We can innovate our businesses a lot more efficiently when we stop being busy and that will make everybody's opportunities really grow. When you allow yourself to have the time the innovation will flow. You need to stop others being busy and instead get them to be productive."
Henley's other Daze remit was to talk about brands and their content. He cited arguably the number one brand on the planet for getting its content message right – Red Bull. A soft drink brand that really gets the customer experience right, Henley said.
For some brands, he said, the content thing was easy. Fairfax, as an example, have a pretty easy time of getting good content to its audience. "But what if you're an insurance company?" Henley argued. "That's much harder and there are no easy answers.
"You need the content, you need the data around that content and how it's performing; but you also need a genuine message. It's not good enough to say, 'We are good therefore our content will resonate' and that often starts with a basic website that does its job."
Get the content right, get the storytelling right and the loyalty and the mindshare will come too. Henley argued that a lot of businesses had got the data collection side right but were being let down by poor content. And, vice versa, great content curators were being let down by poor data. And if you are going to do content it needs to be of a "very high quality and very specific to your brand," Henley said.
"What we see in our customers all the time is that moving to action rather than analyses is the most important action," he said.
"If you are not executing, if you're just merely thinking; it's not until you put a team together and you actually start moving forward that you're probably not really doing the work that's required.
"You really must get on with it," he concluded.


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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Notes on dry sump engines
Listener Stuart Watson sent us this email discussing dry sump engines, and their benefits and design details. Stuart pointed us at this link for more information. The majority of road bikes use wet sump lubrication, the 'sump' being a pan beneath the crankshaft where the oil is stored. A pump picks it up from here and forces it around the engine into the various bearings, spray jets and so on. After the oil has passed through the high pressure part of the system it drains back down into the sump purely under the influence of gravity. It's simple and inexpensive, but there are disadvantages. The first is the size of the sump. Usually this will have to hold around 4 litres, maybe more. This is quite large – look at a 5 litre oil can to get an idea – and clearly it has to be at the lowest point, so the engine has to sit higher than might be ideal. Under hard acceleration or braking, or when the going is very bumpy, the oil in the sump can slosh around. In extreme cases this can mean the oil pump's pick up tube becomes open to the air, and air bubbles are passed around the lubrication system, causing a lot of wear and damage. But it also means the oil can wash up against the crankshaft, which usually spins just above the surface of the sump oil. This causes a lot of drag, reducing engine performance as well as causing the oil to become foamy, which degrades its lubrication abilities.
The alternative is dry sump lubrication. Instead of storing the oil beneath the engine it's kept in a separate tank somewhere else on the bike – in the frame on the Aprilia RSV Mille for example, or in the swingarm on air-cooled Buells. This means the engine can be positioned lower in the frame (very useful with naturally tall engines such as the V-twins mentioned), and the problems associated with oil sloshing around are eliminated. It's easier to increase the oil capacity this way too, which means extended service intervals. The penalty is increased complexity (and hence cost), as you now need a separate tank and two oil pumps. One pump scavenges the oil draining down to the bottom of the engine and feeds it up to the oil tank, while a second, more powerful pump takes oil from the tank and feeds it back into the lubrication system under pressure. Some bikes though use a semi-dry sump system, including many off-road machines as well as the BMW. What this really means is that the system is to all intents and purposes a dry sump design, with two oil pumps, but the oil tank is still incorporated inside the engine cases. In the F800's case it's still stored beneath the engine, but not directly beneath the crankshaft. It's a little more complex but by doing it this way the designers have more scope for lowering the engine and making it more compact.
Episode 154: A Garden Gnome?
Episode 154 - A Garden Gnome?
Aug 19, 2013
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Motorcyclist killed leaving the dealership
Joe Rocket Ballistic 7.0 pants
Fieldsheer Mercury 2.0 pants
ST1100 for sale by Steve in Ohio
Gears Canada - gear and accessories dealer
Jorge Pena
Kevin Neatt
Doug Kneissl
Josh Davis
Steve Leis
Roland Cannon
Erik Johnson
Theme music composed and performed by Raoul Lowe
Rowe Electronics (via Aerostich) PDM60
You often hear "just put in a relay" when people talk about adding power connections to a bike, but what does that really mean? Many people find it sufficient to simply hook up their electrical gadgets directly to a battery, or to some "key-on" power source. This may be fine enough for something as low-draw as a GPS or satellite radio, but for things that draw more power, this is usually a recipe for long-term disaster. The usual solution is to add a relay-controlled power circuit. Why? A relay is just a fancy switch that, for the actuator part of the relay, typically draws very little power. This lets you tap into an existing power source - your tail light circuit or your ignition switch circuit - to power the relay. Doing so puts very little additional stress on the bike's wiring. The battery is then connected to the switched part of the relay, allowing high-draw devices full power without harming the bike's existing wiring. A typical need for a relay circuit might be when a rider wishes to install a set of driving lights that draw as much as 15amps. That's not the type of power requirement that would safely be provided by tapping into most of the bike's existing circuits. The graphic shows a basic relay circuit. This allows you to have the relay do all the "heavy work" while not impacting the bike's generally small and fragile wiring; if you were to hook up the larger road lights to the existing headlight circuit, you would likely overload that circuit causing blown fuses and overheated wires. A simple circuit to be sure, and it is very limited. What if I want more flexibility? Excellent question. The next upgrade to this circuit would be to replace "device" (in the graphic) with a fuse box. A fuse box will take current coming into it from the relay (or battery if directly connected) and spread it out to a number of fused circuits. This allows you to run several additional items into one centralized, convenient location for power, and to protect those additions via fuses. This has been the standard for... well, as long as there has been power systems in homes, cars, boats, industrial buildings, etc. Fuses and more modern circuit breakers are the standard protection for electrical devices. That can end up with a lot of additional wiring and space being used by the fuse block and relay. Some bikes accommodate the extra pieces better than others. A modern, electronic power distribution system may be the next best solution for some riders. Enter, the Rowe Electronics PDM60. The PDM60 module replaces the fuse box and the relay system with a simple-to-use, compact, highly sophisticated electronic circuit controller. This intelligent device sense electrical shorts and, rather than blowing a fuse, simply turns off power that circuit. When the short is resolved, the PDM60 turns power back on to that circuit. No more burned wires, blown fuses, and best of all, dangerous shorts and burning wires are all but eliminated. The PDM60 wires up directly to the battery and the various protected circuits are powered on and off by 'trigger' wires. In its normal configuration there's one positive (12v+) and one ground (frame or 12v-) trigger, 6 total circuits ranging from 5amps to 15amps, and two circuits with a delayed shut off. This allows quite a bit of flexibility when deciding on what to hook up and how it should be handled. Most riders will need a simple setup where the PDM turns on the circuits when the bike's key is turned on. With something like this, the PDM would be hooked up directly to the battery, and the 12V+ trigger would be hooked up to anything that comes on with the bike's ignition switch, such as the tail light, head light, aux power connector, etc. The PDM draws about 1milliamp for the trigger, so it will have no practical impact on any existing circuits. During my installation, I chose to have the 12v+ trigger hooked up to my tail lights, and the PDM's main connections hooked directly to the battery. As for the circuits, I chose a 5amp delayed-off circuit for my phone charger plug, a 15amp instant-off circuit for my dedicated tire-pump plug, and a 5-amp instant-off circuit for my GPS connection. I mounted the PDM directly into the storage tray under my seat, and ran the main power wires to the battery through holes I drilled in the storage tray. The PDM comes with eyelets preinstalled on the main power wires; these eyelets should fit most normal motorcycle battery connectors. The electrical accessories are connected directly to the PDM60 on one of the supplied output wires. In my case, the purple wire was a delayed-off 5amp circuit, and the red wire was the instant-off 15amp output. I connected and soldered the colored wires to the appropriate 12v positive side of the accessory. The PDM also includes leads that slide into the big connector to provide 12v- (ground) connection; this alleviates the need to connect the negative side of the accessories to the battery or frame ground. Once all the accessory circuits were wired in, I tapped into the tail light wire for the 12v+ trigger. On my unit, this was the grey wire. Each of the power and trigger leads are marked with stickers. I stripped back the tail light wire's insulation and soldered the trigger wire to it, then taped it back up and put it back in its normal place. I use solder on all connections that are meant to be permanent. After years of automotive and motorcycle ownership and repair & maintenance, I simply don't trust most "tap connectors" or twist-n-tape connections. That's really all there was to it. The unit works as expected and as described, and the total installation took about 30 minutes. I forced-tested the ground faults by taking the output circuit wires and grounding them to the battery's negative post. The PDM shut off power to those circuits immediately without damage to any wiring and without any smoke, sparking or any other dangerous dramatic events. The unit I installed is a few years old. The newer models are firmware updatable and are software programmable; this allows the user to select specific amperage ranges for the various circuits, delayed or instant-off control of the circuits, and which circuits are controlled by the 12v+ or 12v- (ground) triggers. It's a very flexible and simple system, and I like it very much. The unit retails for $199. At nearly $200 it's considerably more expensive than a $12 relay and a $50 fuse block. Many riders might wonder why they should choose it. I can't and won't speak for Rowe Electronics on the matter, but I will offer my opinion. I've installed relay and fuse circuit systems on nearly every bike I've owned. In every case, I had to design the routing of wires, the placement of the fuse block and relay mounting, and in every case, it took me considerably longer than a half hour. In addition, relays can be compromised by moisture, and fuse blocks can corrode in high humidity or if they get wet. The PDM60 is waterproof, has no "moving" parts (covers over fuses, switch actuators in relays, etc), and is also small and easily mounted out of the way. The PDM is safer, less complex to use and is fully self-regulating. It's also fully CANBus compatible. And you'll never need to worry about keeping spare fuses around, or finding a Radio Shack if your relay craps out. Is that 'worth it' to you? I can't say. To me, it is... at least for a bike I intend to keep for longer term, or on which I want to rely for long distance travel. It's also very, very cool. That has certain value. The PDM60 is manufactured by Rowe Electronics and is distributed by several wholesalers and retailers, including Aerostich, the company from whom I got this unit and who is the world-famous manufacturer of the RoadCrafter and Darien series of riding gear. Rowe Electronics directs users to AltRider as their primary supporter and distributor of the PDM60.
AeroMoto Sport Air Leather Jacket review on Episode 153
The good folks at Competition Accessories offered us an AeroMoto Sport Air Leather Jacket for review on the show. I don't want to give too much away, but I'll say this... I'm giving it a 4.5 out 5 stars. Listen to the beginning of Episode 153 for the full review. About the jacket: The Aeromoto Corsa Pro pants and Sport Leather Jacket are available in both solid and perforated (Air) versions.Constructed of premium cowhide leather, 1.2mm in the body and 1.4mm over the impact areas, these Aeromotoleathers will keep you comfortable and protected without breaking the bank. CE approved armor is found at theknees, elbows, and shoulders, and knee sliders are included with the pants. Connection zippers are included on boththe pants and the jackets, so if you have been in need of an inexpensive, but good quality two piece leather suit, waitno longer! The Aeromoto gear is simply the BEST quality for the Money you will find.. It is an Everyday Clearance!
- 1.2mm (body) to 1.3mm (impact areas) premium leather construction for optimum protection, durability and comfort
- 10mm thick memory foam back protector
- CE approved shoulder and elbow protectors
- Perforated leather in key areas for maximum ventilation
- Extra padding is also provided via padded panels throughout the jacket
- Pleated leather panels are used in multiple locations for the finest non-binding fit possible
- Multiple stitched main seam construction for maximum tear resistance
- Removable and washable quilted liner with a pocket zips in over a permanent mesh lining
- Moisture wicking neoprene in the collar for maximum rider comfort
- Zip open air vents are positioned on the chest and back of shoulders
- Pre-curved arms for a perfect look, fit and for maximum riding comfort
- Two front hand warmer pockets
- Two inner pockets; one with zipper closure
- Two waist connection zippers for any type of pant attachment
- Extra long zipper pulls are used on all zippers
- World famous YKK zippers
Episode 153: Practically a Buell Blast
Episode 153: Practically a Buell Blast
Aug 6, 2013
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- Fuzzy Galore leading the points race
- 02Tac running in 2nd place
- Bringing up 3rd place is Sandi
Gears Canada - motorcycle and motorsports gear
Ephrata PA "First Sunday" ride in
Roadgear Xtreme jacket
Eagle Creek Pack-It Folder
Dean McCurdy
Troy Cummings
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It's not very common when I fall in love with a single eyeshadow.. Yet, it has happened.. I have been loving MAC's Texture eyeshadow ever since I purchased it last month.. It's a gorgeous soft warm orange eyeshadow with a lot of beige in it.. It's a velvet finish eyeshadow which means that it is extremely smooth and almost creamy to apply.. It blends exceptionally well.. On my skin, it comes across as a subtle orange.. I've been using it on its own all over the eyelids blended into the crease for an easy one eyeshadow look.. This can be paired with a brown or black eyeliner for an every day look..
I've also been using Texture for blending out my crease color.. It warms up any look beautifully.. I have a new video on YouTube using this shadow.. I have linked it below..
What are your thoughts? Have you tried MAC's Texture? What's been your favorite eyeshadow recently?