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Mildred Thompson
Through March 31. Galerie Lelong & Co., 528 West 26th Street, Manhattan; 212-315-0470, galerielelong.com.
Mildred Thompson (1936-2003) graduated from Howard University in 1957, went on to study at the Brooklyn Museum of Art School, and had an early start to a strong career when the Museum of Modern Art bought two of her prints. Trips to Europe, however, convinced her that, for a black female artist, living and working there would be far more comfortable than in New York. So she returned to Germany and spent a productive decade there, exhibiting often. (She later traveled to Africa and the Middle East.) In 1974, an artist-in-residence grant brought her back to the United States. In 1985, she settled in Atlanta, painting and teaching to the end of her life.
She was right about sizing up her opportunities in New York. It's taken six decades to have a first solo show here, but what a sparkler it is. Thompson's formal range was wide, embracing painting, sculpture and electronic music composition. So were her intellectual interests, which along with art history, included physics, astronomy and theosophy. There's evidence of all these disciplines in the show made up of abstract paintings and drawings, most from two 1990s series titled "Magnetic Fields" and "Radiation Explorations."
Each of the series is color-keyed. In the "Magnetic Fields" paintings and pastels, molten yellow forms an allover ground for funnel-like swirls of red lines and fusillades of pink and lavender. The larger, horizontally oriented "Radiation Exploration" pictures are based on fields of sea-blue over which burst the equivalent of cosmic fireworks: lightning bolts, planetary fireballs and meteor showers of individual strokes. It's a chaos that doesn't feel chaotic. It's a spontaneously choreographed and completely controlled dance to the music of the spheres.
In short, this is beautiful, upbeat work, backed up by an entire creative history yet to be fully explored. And it arrives at a moment of long-delayed acknowledgment of abstract art by African-American women. A Howardena Pindell retrospective recently opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. And in Chelsea, along with the Thompson show — which comes with an excellent catalog by the art historians Lowery Stokes Sims and Melissa Messina — there's a solo exhibition of paintings and collages by the New York City artist Nanette Carter. It's at Skoto Gallery, and not to be missed.
Edith Schloss
Through March 30. Meredith Ward Fine Art, 44 East 74th Street, Suite G, Manhattan; 212-744-7306, meredithwardfineart.com.
This show brings the painter Edith Schloss (1919-2011) one step closer to the small but definite niche that is her due. Following a larger, somewhat confusing retrospective at the Sundaram Tagore Gallery in 2015, this show, "By the Sea," zeros in on her best work: a group of small, delightful still lifes from the 1960s and '70s. They were made in Italy, to which Schloss decamped for good in 1964, after about 18 years of marriage to the photographer/filmmaker Rudy Burckhardt and active participation in the nascent downtown New York art scene.
These paintings make good on Schloss's longtime interest in still life, partly by taking cues from the painters Cy Twombly and Giorgio Morandi, both of whom she knew in Italy. The canvases feature a set cast of vases, pitchers and occasional toys (her son's) that Schloss was never without, even when traveling. She would fill the vessels with blooms — thick circles in hearty shades of blue, orange or red balanced by whites and pinks and sometimes by patches of bare canvas. Especially in paintings from 1967 and '68 titled "Rignalla" and "On the Ledge" from 1976, she lines up the vases on a high horizon, giving them a personable lean and monumental scale reminiscent of Philip Guston's late works. In others, the bouquets line the bottom edge of the canvas or paper, as if on a windowsill overlooking a beach or the sea stretching beyond. At this point in her life, Schloss painted with consummate ease and abundant charm, sketching in her subjects and then applying color as needed. But don't be fooled. Her best works are primers on the shortest route to a good, original painting.
Thomas Demand
Through April 7. Matthew Marks, 523 West 24th Street, Manhattan; 212-243-0200, matthewmarks.com.
Thomas Demand is a hybrid photographer. He trained as a sculptor and is best known for making cardboard and paper models of momentous events and politically charged sites — the meager kitchen in Saddam Hussein's last hide-out in Iraq or the nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan — and photographing them to look deceptively realistic. In his current show at Matthew Marks, however, Mr. Demand shifts his primary focus to recreating photographs taken with his cellphone.
In the front gallery the walls are covered with gray wallpaper depicting school or workplace lockers (overtones, perhaps inadvertently, of American school shootings). Two videos shown on monitors suspended from the ceiling and a handful of photographs reproduce saccharine or banal subjects that Mr. Demand photographed with his cellphone: a red bow tied to a fence; a box with electrical wiring; blinking stoplights and balloons attached to a plastic clip. In the rear gallery are three large photographs in Mr. Demand's recognizable style, depicting the ruins of an unidentified bombardment, the interior of a barracks tent and the warmly lit workshop of a Bavarian violin maker — all near-perfectly sculpted in cardboard and paper and photographed.
The cellphone-derived works, titled "Dailies," are not as dramatic or captivating as the historical scenes. And yet, they accurately depict the present, merging Mr. Demand's anesthetized aesthetic with a world in which people are attached to their smartphones, capturing images they will never look at again. In this sense, Mr. Demand memorializes the banal and the forgotten with the same painstaking care he gives to more charged moments in history and suffuses the "Dailies" with an uncanny absurdity and pathos.
Carissa Rodriguez
Through April 2. SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves Street, Long Island City, Queens; 718-361-1750, sculpture-center.org.
Constantin Brancusi made an iconic, egg-shaped marble head, which he called "Le Nouveau Né" ("The Newborn"), in 1915. In 1993, Sherrie Levine made a mold of the piece for a show at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which owns it, and subsequently cast versions in foggy white crystal and black sandblasted glass. Carissa Rodriguez's new video, "The Maid," on view in the middle of SculptureCenter's main gallery, visits several of these casts in the richly appointed collectors' homes and the sterile white warehouses on both coasts where they've ended up. No people are visible, except for the gloved hands of two preparators and a cleaning woman seen through a window, and the only sound is minimal electronic music. In New York, the weather is snowy and dark; in Los Angeles, staggeringly bright.
If Ms. Levine's appropriation was a one-to-one critique of the male artist-hero mythos that congealed around Brancusi, Ms. Rodriguez's reframing would seem to be a critique of the old-fashioned matrix of money and power in which even Ms. Levine's feminist reversal was still inextricably embedded. But what makes the video not merely effective but strangely moving is its air of scientific detachment. Taking in both Ms. Levine's casts themselves and the tokens of wealth and access with which they're surrounded — Warhols, sports cars, snapshots of the Clintons — with the same impartial attention, Ms. Rodriguez makes the entire complex social phenomenon of art making and collecting seem as blindly mechanical as evolution. If there is a critique, it's in the suggestion that we could have dissolved our idols already just by looking at them more closely.


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The failed assassination attempt by Stauffenberg on Hitler and the subsequent attempted coup have become symbols of resistance against National Socialism. Today, it goes without saying that the group around Stauffenberg, as well as the men and women of other resistance groups are remembered. But this was certainly not always the case. Using selected exhibition objects, the tour identifies on the one hand the motives of resistance against the National Socialist dictatorship. On the other, it discusses the culture of remembrance regarding the women and men who through such acts consciously risked their lives.
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Looking back I am particularly proud of having organised an envelope drop under every student bedroom door in Durham in 1984 at the height of the Ethiopian famine. Little did I know this was the beginning of a 30-year fundraising career.
One highlight of that career is the Institute of Fundraising Insight Award we won in 2015 for the Regular Giving Benchmarking project. It's a tribute to the vision of the people in UK universities who thought we could fundraise better if only we had the evidence. It's a great example of collaboration, and it's a great example of "making the data sing." And we are raising more money for education – the solution to so many of the world's problems.
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14k Gold Man's Ring With Black Jade And Meteorite Inlay
This is a 14k gold man's ring inlaid with a laminate of Black Jade and Gibeon meteorite. The polished Black Jade really highlights the meteorite, which has been etched with nitric acid to reveal the characteristic patterns, or Widmanstatten figures, of iron meteorites. It is really a unique and handsome ring. This ring weighs 21.3 grams, is 8 mm wide, and is a size 12.25. It cannot be sized, but can be custom made in any size.
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My trick or treat run-in with a dog today
So I go out for a run today and I'm still being cautious about not overdoing it, not straining or spraining anything since I'm still not in the best shape yet.
Just starting out and about 5 minutes into a jog on a paved, rails to trails multi-use path, I see a woman ahead with a leashed black lab. They move from the left side of the trail to the right and I make eye contact with the lady about 10 seconds before I get near her. I move all the way to the left side of the trail and she remains on the right along with the dog.
Just as I get within leash distance of her (and she was violating the regulation because she obviously was using a leash much longer than the mandated 6 foot leash for the trail) the dog jumps out in front of me and before I could react I trip over the dog and go head first for the pavement.
Somehow I get my hands in front of me and I fall on them and slide along the pavement. I think I rolled as well. I now look up and the dog is right in my face. It's a nice dog, but I'm very angry to say the least.
I'll spare everyone the colorful language I hurled at this woman. But what really annoyed me, more than the dog jumping out from a longer leash than allowed, and this woman's inability to contain her animal (and she was not by any means petite) was the fact that she just said "I'm sorry". She didn't ask if I was OK, just said "I'm sorry" about 3 times as I hurled some choice words at her.
As I got up and started to jog away, she said sorry the last time and I turned around and said "Don't be sorry, get effin' SMART! I should sue you!". :o I'm pretty sure she'll be more careful next time.
I don't know how, but somehow I didn't even have any scrapes on me. My Gore-Tex suit was unscathed, and my hands were a little raw but not bleeding. That was my trick somehow on this Halloween. :rolleyes:
You were lucky. I hate people that don't control their animals. most people here let their mutts roam the neighborhood free. One day I'm going to take a baseball bat to a dog owner. Maybe then they'll get the point.
You darn right I was lucky. I can't believe I didn't smash my face or break a hand or even a finger. Hell, I hardly got scraped at all. I just can't believe how fortunate I was.
Tomorrow I'm going to the police station. I'm going to inform them about all of the regulations being broken on that path when it comes to these considerate dog owners. I see joggers all the time jogging with unleashed dogs. Or they intentionally drop the leash and let the dog run free with the leash dragging, then when someone approaches they stop and grab the leash.
I'm going to tell the police that they have an untapped source of revenue on that trail in the form of tickets. Plus it's just a matter of time until someone gets seriously injured. :mad:
If they are like the cops here, you won't find the at the police station because they are all at the donuts shops getting fatter.
LOL. We have that here too. But we also have cops on mountain bikes as their job. That's what I'm going to suggest they use to patrol the trail for a while. Once these dog owners get busted and the news spreads, they'll stop crapping up the trail as well (literally which is yet another violation for not picking it up).
Yeah the cops here are to lazy to peddle a bike. If it's not a car, it a horse (just in New Orleans in the French Quarter or for parades)
Horses make a forceful statement, that's for sure.
One of these days I'd like to visit Louisiana, and besides the usual, I'd like to see St. James Parish. That's were Perique pipe tobacco is grown, on a small plot of land. No other place on earth comes close to growing it like the real deal grown there. I have 1/2 pound of it just in case something ever happens (like flooding). That's enough for the rest of my life because you only use a pinch of the stuff added to your Virginia because it's so robust. The stuff is amazingly good. They ferment it like wine. :D
Cool if you're ever out this way let me know and I'll show you around.
I have to say...at least you got an apology, even if she didn't ask about your injuries. Clearly you weren't hurt - at least from an observer's stand point. I have been in that situation more times than I care to count particularly on trails and I figure it is just part of sharing the road.
I am really, really sorry you got tripped up by the lab, but I suggest that you just chalk it up to experience and realize that not all dog walkers are as responsible as you are.
Ain't that the truth, Pam.
It was also the way she said "I'm sorry". It's like she didn't mean it. It was very cold/clinical and it was more like she was sorry for herself and the dog that she had gotten into that situation.
The trail is slowly going "to the dogs" and I'm going do something about it. If the police won't patrol it, maybe the local news will be interested or the Mayor will have something to say about it.
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Of all the wonderful people in my life, I am the most grateful for my family. My parents taught me to be kind, to assert myself, and to appreciate a good chocolate chip cookie. They are empathetic listeners and seasoned advice givers.
My mom especially has taught me about respect and gratitude. One of my favorite pieces of advice is something she would tell me if I gave her attitude for no reason: "Alicia, it's okay to be mad or to have a bad day…but it isn't okay to take it out on me." Writing that reminds me that I could be a pretty bratty teenager…sorry Mama! This phrase comes to mind whenever I'm frazzled and not acting like my best self. It grounds me to remember her wise words, and I strive to put them into practice every day.
Gratitude is another mindset we both try to practice. When I was growing up, every holiday gift required a thank you note to the giver before playtime. I now appreciate thoughtfulness, whether it's packaged in a box with a bow or comes as a gesture, and try to recognize others for their kindness. My mom is someone who regularly puts her thoughts into words. She delivers compliments, asks questions, apologizes, and asserts herself in a way I can only hope to emulate.
This year, I've put a lot of effort into creating thoughtful gifts instead of buying something for the holidays. When I saw this beautiful gratitude calendar on Stratejoy, I knew it would be a perfect gift for her birthday. We both make gratitude lists, and creating a daily practice of gratitude is a simple way to embrace all the good that comes our way. Here are my simple instructions for making your own gratitude calendar, which you can start any day of the year.
195 4 x 6 inch lined notecards
colorful pens or Sharpies
pictures or magazine pages
a gluestick
a box to hold completed calendar
optional: stickers, small pictures, pieces of ephemera
Count out 183 notecards and cut them in half to make 366 cards, or one for each day of the year plus one for Leap Year. Count out cards into stacks by month (remember the old rhyme: "Thirty days hath September,April, June, and November;February has twenty-eight alone,All the rest have thirty-one;Excepting leap year, that's the time,When February's days are twenty-nine").
Label each card with a day of the year. January 1, January 2, and so on. Jazz up the cards however you want: spontaneous stickers, underlining the days of each month in a different color, and little doodles will add brightness to each day. Write the upcoming year one line down from the day. Since I wanted the calendar to start on April 14, 2013, I wrote 2013 for April 14 and all dates past that. For days that have already passed this year, I wrote 2014. Pro tip: this part of the process is much more fun if done while watching old episodes of Arrested Development!
Next, make 12 dividers, one for each month. Make a template with tabs like file folders: one with a tab sticking up on the left, one in the middle, and one on the right. Trace four of each of these on whole notecards and select pictures/magazine pages to decorate. Think seasonally and choose images to inspire you throughout the year! Glue on then trim any excess paper from the edges. Press dividers using a heavy book or weight if necessary to prevent rippling.
Decorate and label your calendar box. Organize the months and separate by file folder. If you're giving the calendar as a gift, you may want to include a card explaining how to use the calendar:
Gratitude Calendar
Choose a time of day to think gratefully and give thanks. Each day, write down the year and one thing for which you are grateful. Move the card to the back of the box. Repeat each day. As the years go by, you will create a gratitude journal of positive moments and ideas. Flip through for memories that will make you smile.


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RRB ALP Technician Recruitment 2016
The RRB ALP Technician Recruitment 2016 is all set to announce by the appointing team of Railway Recruitment Boards. The goal of liberated this employment poster is to recruit the 26567 talented job hunters for Technician Grade 3 and Assistant Loco Pilot Posts. This RRB ALP Recruitment 2016 is the great chance for all the Latest Government Jobs Seekers. A large number of contenders are curiously looking for these Central Government Jobs in India. The one who ensure the complete details are eligible to fill the online application form against RRB ALP Jobs on or before the end date.
Preview the who details regarding RRB ALP Technician Recruitment 2016 like Job Role, Total Posts, Required Eligibility Criteria, Selection Process, How to Fill the Online Application Form, and Dates to be Remember etc are mentioned below. Retail the additional details regarding RRB Recruitment 2016 you should log in to the Railway Recruitment Boards online site that is www.rrcb.gov.in. Keep visiting our web page to retain the latest detail in concern to Bank Jobs, Police Jobs, Defence Jobs, and Teaching Jobs etc.
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|Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs).
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|26567 Posts.
|Post Name.
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|Way to Apply.
|Official Site.
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|Updated Soon.
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|All Over India.
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|Written Exam & Skill Test.
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About Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs)
Indian Railways is the largest railway networks providing Transportation facilities to the citizens living in India. Indian Railway is an Indian state-owned enterprise, owned and operated by the Government of India through the Ministry of Railways. There are 21 RRB zones in Indian Railways.
RRB ALP Technician Job Vacancy Details
|Post Name.
|Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) & Technician Grade 3 Posts.
|Total Jobs.
|26567 Posts.
Vacancy Details as per Board Wise
|Name of the Board
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|RRB Trivandrum 2017.
|294 Jobs.
|RRB Jammu –Srinagar.
|475 Jobs.
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|1666 Jobs.
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|546 Jobs.
|RRB Kolkata 2016.
|2038 Jobs.
|RRB Guwahati 2016.
|538 Jobs.
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|2621 Jobs.
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|1271 Jobs.
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|1527 Jobs.
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|2839 Jobs.
|RRB Muzaffarnagar 2016.
|1153 Jobs.
|RRB Siliguri 2016.
|345 Jobs.
|RRB Bhubaneswar 2016.
|1538 Jobs.
|RRB Bhopal 2016.
|326 Jobs.
|RRB Bilaspur 2016.
|1680 Jobs.
|RRB Malda 2016.
|475 Jobs.
|RRB Mumbai 2016.
|4155 Jobs.
|RRB Chandigarh 2016.
|1161 Jobs.
|RRB Bangalore 2016.
|1172 Jobs.
|RRB Gorakhpur 2016.
|78 Jobs.
Eligibility Criteria of Railway Recruitment Boards ALP Jobs 2016
Educational Qualification
- Contenders who pass Matriculation/ Class 10th Examination.
- Contenders who possess the qualification of ITI (NCVT/ SCVT) or Inter (10+2) examination or equivalent to this qualification from recognized University /Institute /Board.
Age Limit
For Assistant Loco Pilot Posts:
- Age should not below than 18 years.
- Age should not above than 25 years.
For Technician Posts:
- Age should not below than 18 years.
- Age should not above than 28 years.
Selection Process
Contenders will be recruited for the jobs through their presentation given in the following tests:
- Preliminary Exam.
- Mains Exam.
- Personal Interview.
How to Prepare for Exams: check here
Interview Preparation Tips & Advice for Fresher's, Experienced: visit here
How to Apply for RRB ALP Recruitment 2016?
- Go to the RRB web portal that is www.rrcb.gov.in.
- Fins and open the RRB ALP Technician Recruitment 2016 Notification.
- Read the entire details carefully mentioned in RRB ALP Recruitment notice.
- Choose your desired post and open the online application form.
- Fill the mandatory details in the form.
- You are required to upload your photograph and signature.
- Pay the form fees and click on the Submit key.
- Retain the print out of your filled form for future use.
Procedure to fill an Online Application Form: get here
Application Form Chagres
|For General Category.
|For SC/ST Category.
|No Form Fee.
Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) Offers Salary
Job hunters who are selected for the job will receive a good salary per month as per the norms of RRB ALP Technician Board.
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|Online application forms star from.
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Important Links
RRB ALP Technician Recruitment 2016: see here
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CA, Sesame Workshop combine forces; other business briefs
CA, 'Sesame Street' teaming up
Islandia software company CA Technologies is teaming up with Elmo and Big Bird to encourage science education. CA, one of the biggest public companies on Long Island, said Wednesday it will pledge $1 million to Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind the show "Sesame Street," to support more exposure to science, technology, engineering and math for children. The effort will result in a STEM hub on the Sesame Street website with videos, games and other activities that will help children learn about the topics in fun ways. "Through this initiative, we are hoping to help young people discover an interest in technology and consider educational opportunities and careers in technical fields," said Andrew Wittman, CA's chief marketing officer. -- Lisa Du
Job recruiting forums next week
Three companies will be recruiting next week to fill more than 100 full- and part-time positions. From Monday to Wednesday, staffing agencies GoodTemps and Adecco, and hearing aid manufacturer Widex, will be at the Suffolk County One-Stop Employment Center, 725 Veterans Memorial Hwy., in Hauppauge. Company representatives will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as follows: Monday, GoodTemps, hiring for office jobs; Tuesday, Widex, hiring office and manufacturing jobs; and Wednesday, Adecco, hiring warehouse and skilled jobs. The jobs include both temporary and permanent positions.-- Lisa Du
$31M: Hyatt Place selling price
The Hyatt Place Garden City hotel was sold for $31 million to Summit Hotel Properties Inc., the buyer said in a news release. South Dakota-based Summit said it plans to put about $305,000 in improvements into the 122-room hotel on North Avenue in Garden City. Several days before the sale closed on Dec. 27, the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency approved the transfer of benefits on the property to the new owner that the previous owner, South Carolina-based Oto Development Llc, received in the form of payments in lieu of taxes.-- Ted Phillips
Morgan Stanley cuts 1,600 jobs
The investment bank Morgan Stanley plans to cut about 1,600 jobs, nearly 3 percent of its workforce, a person familiar with the bank said Wednesday. The cuts, about half of which will be in the U.S., will focus on senior ranks at the bank. Morgan Stanley's investment banking unit has been asked to cut about 6 percent of its staff. Back-office functions, including human resources and communications, have also been asked to cut staff. Like many big banks, Morgan Stanley has already been cutting jobs as it deals with a sluggish economy and new regulations that are crimping some of its former sources of revenue. As of Sept. 30, the bank had about 57,700 jobs, down 7 percent from the roughly 62,200 it had the year before.
SEC opening Herbalife inquiry?
Questions over Herbalife Ltd.'s business model have pummeled the nutrition and weight loss company's shares and reputation in recent weeks. Now the company is reportedly the target of an SEC inquiry. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a probe into the Los Angeles company. The newspaper cited an unnamed person close to the inquiry. Representatives for the SEC and Herbalife both declined to comment. Herbalife has been grappling with questions about its business model, which involves using a network of distributors to sell its products. Last month, Pershing Square Capital Management's William Ackman said he had concluded that the company is a pyramid scheme. At the time, Herbalife vehemently denied the accusation.-- AP
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I have been neglecting my blog and searching endlessly for inspiration to do something different with my Filo. I love all my Filofaxes. I also get complacent… so changing between different versions keeps me interested and reminds me to look at it often. I feel like I've found the end of Pinterest though… possibly the end of the internet. It has been a while since I saw something and had an AH-HA THAT'S AN AMAZING IDEA moment and ran home to recreate it myself. Maybe I am just going through an adjustment period but I definitely miss the idealism I had back in December when everything was new and exciting and I didn't have enough time in the day to work on the amazing ideas I had for my Filo.
It really hit home today when I stopped by Sam Flax in Atlanta to see if they had any 2015 vertical week on 2 pages for my A5 and the employee who helped me just happened to be the one I spoke with when I drove about an hour to a place outside Orlando just to pick up a new Filofax back in Decemeber. He remembered me as being the Filofax lady. Haha. Turns out his family owns Sam Flax and he relocated up to Atlanta. What a small small world…
So while I wait for inspiration to hit me like a ton of bricks I figured I would share my current set up. I am using my pink patent Filofax Domino A5. I venture away to others… Saffiano…. Finsbury… but I always come back to the Domino, my first love, it seems… so without further ado…
Here she is, in all her glory! I love the bright pink. So much so I use one for my work Filo also. The color is just so bright and cheerful!!! The only problem I have noticed is I want everything to be matchy matchy so I've become obsessed with making everything pink themed on the inside. Somewhat overkill but I am enjoying so far…
The dividers were made from a scrapbook collection by Authentique which I purchased at Hobby Lobby. Of course, I had to throw some Alice and Wonderland in there. 🙂
Here is my homemade dashboard with some pictures of family and friends… and a reminder to keep my muchness. Thank you Mad Hatter!
I have a homemade planner charm made from an Alice and Wonderland charm I acquired at Disney World when I went this past spring break and a 'Drink Me' charm I found in the jewelry making section at Hobby Lobby in a fairy tale collection of charms that were so cute it was hard not to purchase them all!
In an attempt to make up for the lack of pocket space on the inside cover, I have put my post its in a zip folder I had sitting around and keep that tucked in the big pocket. Problem solved!
I am using Month of two page inserts I had from my old Domino A5 and a Project Life card to mark the current month.
Desperate I pretty exhaustive search, I have been unable to find the week on 2 pages that are vertical so I am working with the vertical layout currently. This is the part where I struggle with having a pink planner and realize why I went with Black as my first planner… I want everything to match (cough*OCD*cough) and its hard to decorate the pages with just pink. Don't get me wrong, I have separated all my pink and pink related washi tapes in to a separate container and pulled out any pink stickers, post its, and note pages I have and put them aside… but I am not sure I have the endurance to go all the way and decorate the entire thing with pink only accessories. Especially knowing I have a Filofax Original in Nude coming home with my Mum from England…
On the plus side, the pink paper finally made sense… 🙂
I have a goal tracker in place to monitor sleep (I have terrible sleep patterns), journaling, blogging, etc.
And I am also doing a no spend challenge for July! It is wishful thinking but I have to start somewhere!
Finally, this is July's instagram challenge which I am hoping will be more motivation to be creative. This one if from @Paperheartofgold and so far, ahem day 2, I have posted each challenge!!! I celebrate small wins. 😛
So all in all, I am thoroughly enjoying my pink A5!
I have already started a pinterest board for gold/cream, black, and white themes and purchased gold pens for the Nude Original though so, as is always the case, I am sure change will be coming soon!


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Heroes of the army and popular forces demonstrated high level of readiness and combating skills despite simple conventional weapons in the face of the latest-of-arts US war machinery and aircrafts. The Yemeni army and popular forces made great victories blowing a hard blow on Saudi army and its mercenaries. Saudi army and its mercenaries experienced shameful defeat in cross-border battle fronts in Najran.
On Tuesday, the Yemeni army and popular forces repelled a wide-scale attempt of advance by the Saudi army on the mountains of Al-Shorfa resulted in destroying three military vehicles inflicting heavy death toll and many others wounded.
The video footage, distributed by Yemeni army media, show the destruction of three vehicles loaded with Saudi soldiers hit by Kornet missile. It shows panic and flight of the Saudi soldiers the moment they were hit by medium-range weapon. There appear Saudi-air support with warplanes shooting poisonous colored gases to facilitate Saudi armored vehicles to assist Saudi remaining troops to escape.
On Tuesday, the army and Popular forces carried out an attack on positions of Saudi-backed militias in Al-Shabakah and Abu Nawar hill, opposite off Al-Khadra check-point in Najran killing scores and injuring many others of those mercenaries. Army artillery unit pounded Saudi troops barracks in Rajla military camp, and Al-Fawaz.
Moreover, the army and Popular forces in a surprise offensive attack against Saudi-backed militias over Aleb mountain range. iled what the enemy was planning from a large and wide march on the Aliyeb mountain range. Earlier, the Saudi enemy media acknowledged three of its soldiers were killed in cross-border battle fronts. They are 1- Lieutenant Abdullah bin Mahdi Al-Faran Al-Dosari, the son of the Plenipotentiary Minister in the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2 – Ali al-Sabr
3 – Ali Galeb Al-Sharki
On August 29, 2017, the Yemeni army media distributed video footage showing qualitative performance where the army and Popular forces repelled a large-scale of Saudi-backed troops of militias and mercenaries march of mercenaries advance toward Aleb mountain in Najran and suffered the loss of two military vehicles that were burned. Saudi media broadcast daily the number of Saudi soldiers killed in cross-border battle fronts. Saudi Arabia admitted that more than 57 Saudi officers and soldiers were killed during last September.That only indicates the loss suffered by the Saudi army is greater than the figures officially disclosed.


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The Girls are back and are now Mrs. & Mrs. Girls! We catch up on all the big stories that hit the wire while we were busy getting all married. Also we give our two cents on Age of Ultron.
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Credit Suisse to pay 109.5m Euros in Italy tax probe
[ZURICH ] Credit Suisse Group AG agreed to pay 109.5 million euros (S$166 million) to Italian authorities investigating the bank's past use of insurance policies, allegedly to help clients evade taxes.
The Swiss bank will pay 8.5 million euros for administrative infringements and 101 million euros in taxes, late payment interest and penalties to end the probe, Credit Suisse said in a statement on Friday.
The agreement removes another legal hurdle for Credit Suisse, which paid a fine of US$2.6 billion in 2014 for helping Americans evade taxes. It remains under investigation in the US over its mortgage-backed securities business before the financial crisis and also faces claims from former clients who say they lost money on unauthorized bets by their adviser.
Starting in 2005, Credit Suisse allegedly helped about 4,000 clients hide as much as 8 billion euros of funds that were earned illicitly, mainly as income that was undeclared to Italian tax authorities, people with knowledge of the case said earlier this year.
Clients were sold insurance policies issued by Lichtenstein and Bermuda subsidiaries of the bank, the people said. The scheme enabled them to skirt a Swiss withholding tax on deposits in foreign-held accounts while retaining access to their cash, which they could still manage from Swiss accounts, the people said.


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Help me choose the right make up!
Buying new make up can be a difficult task, now we are moving into Spring it's time to update our make up collection. Throughout the different seasons our skin goes through different torments, causing it to get dry, oily or just disobedient! Along with the different seasons bringing new and exciting make up looks, it's time for a change! Usually when I find my favourite products I tend to stick to them, but I love trialing new make up to keep my collection fresh.
It can be daunting when you're looking at buying new make up! You don't want to waste money on something that won't suit you. So if you're a little hesitant before buying new products, try looking online for make up reviews. Looking at Beauty Bloggers, or YouTube videos is a great start to get an idea of the products that are out there. To see different colours/shades on skin – you can Google search 'product name and colour swatch'. If you are looking for swatches of lip products I would definitely recommend searching 'BeautywithEmilyFox' on YouTube (www.youtube.com/user/beautywithemilie). She swatches a wide range of lip products and gives an impartial view on the colour, durability and quality of both high and lower end lip products.
I would also recommend going in-store to ask the make up artists in the shop what products they would recommend. If you know exactly what product and colour you want then it may be best to shop online and keep an eye out for special offers. However, if you're not sure what shade would suit you best, I would always advise trying before you buy.
If you're interested in 'high street' make up or 'drug store' make up then you want to go to one of the high street retailers such as Boots or Superdrug. Some of these stores will have specialists that can help you choose the right make up for you, however some of the stores just have testers for you to try yourself. You can test the colour on your skin, the smell of the product and how it feels to the touch. Another advantage of trying the products in store is that you can test how the product will react with your skin, some make up may cause a reaction to those with sensitive skin.
If you're looking to buy more high end make up, you might try department stores such as House of Fraser or Debenhams, where you will most often find a big section devoted to skincare and beauty. These department stores often have a variety of different make up brands within them, usually accompanied by a selection of products and trained make up artists. Most high end make up brands also have their own shops, so only exhibit their brand. An advantage of going to single branded stores is that they are likely to stick a wider range of their products. But if you're open minded to other brands then a department store may be ideal as you can sample a range of different brands.
When you go to a 'high end' make up counter, you should always feel able to ask the make up artists' advice. It helps if you can go to them with a clear idea in your mind, what you want to achieve, or what problem you want to solve. For example, 'I have combination skin and I want to try a new foundation that doesn't dry my skin out' or 'I have really dark circles under my eyes and I can't seem to find a product that covers it without being too heavy'. The last of those two is a genuine example of one of my problems, (I will explain how I solved this problem in another post!).
The make up artists will then recommend certain products for you and can also apply a small amount on your skin for you to trial. Sometimes they might also be able to offer a sample for you to take away at try at your leisure. It is completely acceptable for you not to buy the products immediately. By all means take a note of the make up artists name/business card if you wish to buy specifically from them at the store another time. But I have made the mistake of buying products after having them put on in a store, thinking they are amazing, and found that they haven't lasted well and were not as impressive as I first thought! You or the make up artist can make a note of the product names and product shades/colours before leaving the store so you can buy after trialling.
Top tip: If you feel happy to, try to go into make up shops wearing little or no make-up! This way you will be able to find shades that suit you best. It's all fine and well to try products on the back of your hand, but it's important to test the colour of a foundation or concealer on your face also. Otherwise you might end up buying a product too light or too dark for your skin tone. You should also leave the product on until you go outside as it can look completely different in natural daylight to the bright lights in shops. An added benefit of keeping the tested products on for a while is that you can test the longevity of the products. This is useful when trying new lip or eye products, you can see how long they last and how they respond to water, and general wear.
I hope you have found this post helpful! If you are interested in having professional make up for any occasion please click HERE for more information.
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Lovely Tracey's Cancer Journey Update :-) Battle of Britten
Friday 11th September 2015
We're back! We have had a wonderful, much needed holiday in Turkey and I thank everyone who has made this possible, especially my friends Jane Collett and Tracy and the girls from the Hair Shop, and everyone else who clubbed in to send us. So grateful and always will be, makes me really emotional when I think of the kindness everyone has shown me and my family. I really hope one day I can do the same for them. Thank you.
We've never done an all inclusive package holiday before – not really our thing as Phil doesn't like crowds but it was the best thing for us at this time and a bargain! We didn't even have to make the beds! Go shopping, think of dinners, anything! It was perfect. The absolute best thing about it was that we had quality time as a family – every minute of each day. Some families would hate it but we didn't. This cancer journey has brought us so much closer. You know what it's like at home, busy busy, all in different rooms doing different stuff.
On holiday we were together. It was lovely. We had loads to chat about and it was wonderful to spend time with each other. My kids make me laugh so much and the boys have a wicked sense of humour now. It was exactly what we needed! And it was so nice and warm – in the 90s. I didn't realise how much the cold hurt, well I did as I hadn't been good before we went, but I really noticed that the heat helped with the pain. It was lovely not to ache for a week. Must be similar to arthritis I think. Unfortunately now we're back and it's colder I'm not so good already, but hey, small price to pay to keep stupid cancer away!
We mostly spent our days at the beach, swimming – kids loved snorkelling with the fishes. Eating – so much food! We booked some fun for them too – Ringo and a jet ski – so much fun and just what they all needed. I had a go as Lewis didn't want to. Phil loved it! So much laughter!
We also had a family Turkish Spa day. With a bit of sign language and explaining they realised they had to be very gentle with me so the boob was fine! My therapist guy was amazing – he gave the best massage I've ever had – so good – he was better than me at a foot massage too! He kept saying I had really good energy! It was perfect. Me and Phil had a few hours together being pampered and so did the kids – they loved their feet being fish food the best! Lewis said he wants a fish tank with lots of fish in to nibble his feet at home! So funny! No! Not happening!
The kids loved the fact they could get food whenever they were hungry. Ice cream, crepes, pizza, burgers, best chips ever, multicoloured cocktails – kid heaven. And that was what this was all about, to give my wonderful children something good to remember 2015 and wipe out some of the bad stuff they've had to go through.
Me and Freya had lots of girl time together – especially being mermaids with the fishes!
Lots of kittens everywhere too, which Freya loved. So she got the name of the 'Crazy Cat Lady' this holiday!
So, now we're home. Home sweet home. We had a wonderful time but it's good to be back. We missed the doggies and they missed us. Clover won't leave our side – except of course to dig a few holes in the garden! Bless! Thank you Kerry and Co for house sitting.
Holidays have always been very important to me but this holiday has proved how so important it is to have family time away together. Unfortunately we can't plan ahead but we'll see how it goes, maybe a mini break to Italy next?
Me and Freya did a bit of shopping at the airport…….
I have a new charm for the bracelet of love – the turquoise one to represent our holiday – the colour of the sea! Of course Freya had to have one too – she chose some sparkly angel wings! Perfect for my little angel!
So what's next? Well next week I'm going back to work at college. I am so excited but at the same time hoping I will be ok. I love my job so much so I hope my body can cope. Work means getting back to normal! You crave 'normal' after cancer. Strange isn't it?
Next Wednesday is Herceptin number 5 already! And on Friday we meet with our lovely Dr Chakravorty to discuss how I'm doing and what happens next I suppose. Still waiting on the Gene results.
So will update in a week or so, thank you for reading and keep checking for lumps and bumps!


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Media Blasters to Release Jubei-Chan Box Set in 2012
posted on by Jennifer Sherman
North American anime distributor Media Blasters announced on Friday that it will release a full box set of the Jubei-chan television anime this year. The distributor did not specify whether this release will include both the original Jubei-chan - Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch anime and its Jubei-Chan 2: The Counter Attack of Siberia Yagyu sequel.
Bandai Entertainment, the subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings (USA) that handled anime and manga in North America, began distributing the Jubei-chan - Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch series in 2000 and released the Jubei-chan - Complete Collection box set in 2006. The company closed its online store last December and stopped offering new DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and manga releases this past February.
Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc. released the Jubei-Chan 2: The Counter Attack of Siberia Yagyu anime in four volumes in 2005 followed by a complete box set in 2006. Geneon Entertainment's North American division ceased DVD sales and distribution in 2007.
Akitarō Daichi's original action comedy anime premiered in Japan in 1999, and the sequel series debuted in 2004. The story centers on a female student named Jiyū Nanohana who acquires an eyepatch that gives her extraordinary swordsmanship abilities.


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It seems that the U.K.'s royal family is making way for a new resident in London's famed Kensington Palace. Prince Harry's girlfriend, actress Meghan Markle, is reportedly moving into her beau's new apartment on the palace grounds, at least according to the British tabloid press.
The Daily Mail purports that the prince's two-bedroom apartment, known as Nottingham Cottage, is undergoing renovations in preparation for the couple, and Harry has been keeping a watchful eye on their progress. "He keeps popping round and asking when it will be ready," a source told the Daily Mail. "He seems in a real hurry to move in with Meghan."
Markle, meanwhile, is already reported to be a frequent visitor to Prince Harry's Kensington Palace abode. Of course, other royals in residence at the palace include Prince William, Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, and their two young children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. The family has also been making updates to its own wing of the castle, where they will reside permanently beginning in September, when George starts school. Harry's quarters are said to be closer to those of William and Kate, who boast a living space said to consist of 22 rooms and two kitchens.
Kensington Palace has not yet commented on Prince Harry's living situation, calling the topic a "private matter," nor would the palace comment on speculation of an imminent engagement of the two, although the Daily Mail's source said, "'It's sweet that Harry and Meghan will be living next to William and Kate."
Although moving in together is a major relationship milestone for the prince and the Suits star, the pair hax already taken their love on a global tour since the royals confirmed their relationship in November. Already, the couple has visited Jamaica's Montego Bay, and they made their way north to Norway to take in the romantic Northern Lights.
In case you're wondering what the Royal family's stance on living together before marriage is, it seems to be no big deal now. William and Kate also co-residing before officially tying the knot.
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The Member of the Year Award is given to an NHPA member who has made outstanding contributions to the organization. To submit a nomination, click here
2019 Recipient: Dr. Julie Wolter
2018 Recipient: Dr. Jacquelyn Reinert
2017 Recipient: Dr. Sue H. Kim
2016 Recipient: NHPA Ethics Committee
Chair: Dr. Celia Oliver
Members: Dr.Kathleen Albert, Dr. Loretta Brady, Dr. Leisl Bryant, Dr. Cerissa Desrosiers, Dr. Denise Leville, Dr. Bill Newman, Dr. Katerina Tolstikova, and Dr. Cynthia Whitaker
2015 Recipient: NHPA Continuing Education Committee
Chair: Dr. Nancy LeBlanc
Members: Dr. Leisl Bryant, Dr. Everett Moitoza, Dr. Sean Moundas, Dr. Nicole Sawyer, and Dr. Maura Sullivan
The Margaret Riggs Distinguished Contribution Award is given to a NH psychologist who has demonstrated extraordinary skills in teaching, research, or service. To submit a nomination, click here
2019 Recipient: Dr. Karen Couture
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2018 Recipient: Dr. Thomas Burns
2017 Recipient: Dr. Ronald Royer
2016 Recipient: Dr. Michelle Rice Parsons
2015 Recipient: Dr. Mary Kathryn Jankowski and Dr. Victoria Banyard
The Distinguished Contribution Award is given to a NH layperson or group of people who made outstanding contributions on behalf of the psychological welfare of people. To submit a nomination, click here
2019 Recipient: NH Department of Corrections, Office of the Forensic Examiner
2018 Recipient: Equality Health Center of Concord
2017 Recipient: Christopher Hickey, EMS
2016 Recipient: New Hampshire Women's Foundation
This year NHPA is honored to announce the creation of a new award to celebrate the life and distinguished career of an inspiring NH Psychologist who passed away earlier this year, Dr. Teresa Bolick. The Teresa Bolick Lifetime Achievement Award was created to honor Dr. Bolick whose life and work established a lofty benchmark for career achievements in psychology.
Dr. Bolick was a nationally recognized expert in autism spectrum disorders. She evaluated and treated many children with autism and was a powerful source of information, support, treatment, and advocacy for individuals with autism and their families. She was a pioneer in the field of autism as the diagnosis of the condition became much more prevalent in the 1990s and 2000s. She consulted to many organizations and schools and other professionals, providing valuable knowledge and experience to people who initially had relatively little understanding of, or experience with, people with autism. Through her work, people with autism were better able to access the education and treatment they needed and many individuals and their families were able to live fuller and more independent lives. Her work consisted of multiple publications on autism, service on important councils and commissions on autism, an adjunct faculty position, multiple formal consultative relationships, and most importantly, ongoing clinical work.
The impact of Dr. Bolick's life and work continues to be felt far and wide. She was a much loved and deeply respected colleague who literally changed the world for many individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families. With the creation of this award NHPA intends to honor and celebrate Dr. Bolick by identifying and awarding psychologists in New Hampshire who have made a clear and lasting impact on students, patients and other consumers, colleagues, or other professionals through their work in the field of psychology over the course of their career. To submit a nomination, click here
2019 Recipient: Dr. Judith Rowan
2017 Recipient: Dr. William Gunn


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Every working parent (OK, every parent) dreads the SICK DAY(S) that throw you off your schedule. At best, you're juggling work calls from home while heating up some soothing chicken broth. At worst, you spend the whole day doing laundry while covered in unmentionable substances.
While we eat a reasonably nutritious diet, there are a few vitamin supplements I encourage my kids to take on a regular basis. And I've got to tell you, sick days are a rarity at our house. Each of my kids takes an age-appropriate multi-vitamin, and these two additional supplements I insist on:
- Vitamin D because we live in a northern climate where something like 120% of the population is vitamin D deficient. While only my daughter has actually been tested (and found to be D-ficient) I have the whole family take it as an immune- and energy- booster.)
- Acidophilus, for digestive (well, intestinal) health. No details, please, but this is a good one – and was recommended to me for teens battling acne, too.
What are the go-to supplements at your house? Am I missing anything?
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Slippage is the difference between the price at which the order has been placed and the price at which it has been executed by the broker. The less slippage you get, the better your trading results will be.
Our slippage data about ThinkMarkets is sampled by 10 of the most popular forex trading strategies in Zulutrade.com
Kama-spot is a forex trading strategy, based on technical analysis. It trades mainly EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/CHF
Average profit: 14.0 pips
Average trade lifespan: 19 hours
Most traded pairs: EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/CHF
Average profit: 16.0 pips
Average trade lifespan: 1 day
Average profit: 9.0 pips
Average trade lifespan: 5 hours
Average pips/trade: 5.0
Average trade lifespan: 18 hours
Average pips/trade: 12.0
Average trade lifespan: 15 hours
Average profit: 28.0 pips
Average trade lifespan: 3 days
Average profit: 22.0 pips
Average trade lifespan: 13 hours
Average pips/trade: 9.0 pips
Average trade lifespan: 1 day
Average profit: 9.0 pips
Average trade lifespan: 11 hours
Average profit: 10.0 pips
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|Minimum deposit
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|from 0.0 pips on EUR/USD + commission $3 per standard lot per side
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|from 0.0 pips on EUR/USD + negotiable commission
ThinkMarkets offers three account types – Standard, Pro & Premium, all of them accessible through the popular MetaTrader 4 platform and offering leverage up to 1:500. The Standard account is commission-free, while the other to offer tighter spreads and involve a commission. The Premium account is targeted at institutional clients.
This broker allows all types of trading styles (hedging, aggressive scalping, high speed trading) on a low latency platform.
Clients who are UK residents, may also opt for a spreadbetting account. The minimum initial deposit is £50, minimum contract size £1/point, leverage up to 200:1, spread from 0.8 points and no commission fees apply.
ThinkMarkets is a FX and CFD brokerage serving both retail and institutional clients. It offers trading in wide range of financial instruments, including currency pairs, CFDs on indices, precious metals, commodities and cryptocurrencies. Since being founded in 2010 in New Zealand, the broker now has international presence with Clients in over 75 countries.
ThinkMarkets is a registered business name of TF Global Markets (Aust) Pty Ltd., authorised and regulated by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC).
In order to serve EU-based clients, the broker has also set up a subsidiary in the United Kingdom - TF Global Markets (UK) Ltd. It is duly authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
London and Sydney are famous forex hubs, providing favorable conditions to both brokers and traders: the FIFO rule is not applicable, and there is no leverage cap.
The Australian and UK watchdog apply certain rules and requirements to license holders, the most important being the minimum capital requirements and clients' money rule. Both ASIC and FCA-regulated brokers must keep client funds in segregated accounts, separated from the companies operating funds. In order to prove their good financial standing, UK-based brokerages must hold net tangible assets amounting to at least €730 000 and Australian ones - at least $ 1 million.
What is more, clients of UK brokers are covered the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) coverage. In the event of a company insolvency, FSCS is able pay compensation up to a maximum of £50,000 per person per regulated entity. Besides, ThinkMarkets has launched an extra £1m insurance protection per client, underwritten by QBE Underwriting Limited and other participating syndicates at Lloyd's of London.
Australian FX broker regulation, however, does not include any compensation scheme in case a licensed company becomes insolvent.
Minimum Initial Deposit
The minimum deposit for opening a trading account with ThinkMarkets is $250, which is average. In comparison, AxiTrader, which also holds FCA and ASIC licenses, requires $200.
Average spreads & Commissions
ThinkMarkets offers floating spreads, which vary by account category. The ones on the Standard account start at 0.8 pips on EUR/USD, which is on the upper end of average, while the ones on the Pro & Prime account are dramatically lower - from 0.0 pips on EUR/USD. The Pro account, however, involves a commission of $6 round turn, so trading costs amount to at least 0.6 pips for this pair, commission included, which is quite competitive pricing, as average costs per lot are below 1 pip.
In comparison, leading global AxiTrader provides variable spreads from 1.0 pips on its commission-free accounts, and ECN account holders use spreads starting from 0.0 pip on EUR/USD, plus a commission of $7 round turn. You may look up and compare real-time spreads of 15 leading brokers here.
The maximum leverage rates at ThinkMarkets are up to 1:500. Such leverage is considered comparatively high, although many other FCA-and ASIC-regulated brokers offer similar or higher leverage rates. For instance, AxiTrader provides leverage up to 1:400, and XM - up to 1:888. You may check out a list of forex brokers offering leverage equal to or exceeding 1:500 can be viewed here.
Please, be advised that investing in over-the-counter derivatives with high leverage involves significant risks. Higher leverage levels may multiply your earnings on a small deposit, but they may also lead to losses, exceeding initial investments.
Like most forex brokers, ThinkMarkets supports the popular MetaTrader4 (MT4) platform. It is preferred by most traders, because it is equipped with user-friendly interface, advanced charting package, a number of technical indicators, extensive back-testing environment and a variety of Expert Advisors (EAs). Besides, traders can host their trading strategies on a VPS, available for free to anyone who deposits $2000 or more.
ThinkMarkets has partnered with MyFXBook to offer its clients refined social trading with their exclusive AutoTrade platform. Traders can copy trades directly into their ThinkMarkets MetaTrader 4 account with no hassle.
What is more, ThinkMarkets utilizes some advanced trading tools, such as Autochartist, Economic calendar and Reuters news feed.
Autochartist is an advanced tool for the automatic identification of trade opportunities in the form of Chart patterns, Fibonacci patterns, and Key Levels. Autochartist's proprietary technology allows their search engines to monitor thousands of financial instruments 24 hours per day uncovering trade opportunities as they occur.
Yet another advantage of this broker is that it has placed the Equinox trading servers at the same location as its top tier 1 liquidity providers, which allows its clients to achieve extremely fast execution.
Promotions & Training
Lucrative promotions and bonuses are something else that you can expect to see regularly from ThinkMarkets.
At the time of writing this review, the broker offers Refer-a-Friend bonus of $50, and the referred person who opens a live account with ThinkMarkets, is also entitled to $50.
What's more, ThinkMarkets offers access to FX University: a sophisticated online forex school suitable for absolute beginners, as well as for advanced traders. The best part is that you don't need to worry about tuition fees, as FX University is completely free of charge. Free webinars on different topics are available on a weekly basis.
Clients of ThinkMarkets can make deposits to and withdrawals from their accounts via credit/debit cards, (Visa, MasterCard, Maestro), bank wire, Skrill, PayPal and Neteller. There are additional payment methods available in different countries.
ThinkMarkets enables clients to open accounts and deposit funds in USD, EUR, GBP, CHF and AUD.
ThinkMarkets is a well-regulated award-winning broker, offering trading in various currency pairs and CFDs on the renown MT4 platform, pretty attractive conditions, advanced trading options and fast execution speed. In a nutshell, here are the advantages and disadvantages with regards to this broker:
|Strong regulation
|No choice of trading platforms, no web-based one
|MT4 available, fast execution speed
|Competitive spreads
|High leverage levels
|Attractive promotions & extensive educational resources
FXTM a regulated forex broker (regulated by CySEC, FCA and FSC), offering ECN trading on MT4 an MT5 platforms. Traders can start trading with as little as $10 and take advantage of tight fixed and variable spreads, flexible leverage and swap-free accounts.
XM is broker with great bonuses and promotions. Currently we are loving its $30 no deposit bonus and deposit bonus up to $5000. Add to this the fact that it's EU-regulated and there's nothing more you can ask for.
FXCM is one of the biggest forex brokers in the world, licensed and regulated on four continents. FXCM wins our admirations with its over 200,000 active live accounts and daily trading volumes of over $10 billion.
FxPro is a broker we are particularly keen on: it's regulated in the UK, offers Metatrader 4 (MT4) and cTrader – where the spreads start at 0 pips, Level II Pricing and Full Market Depth. And the best part? With FxPro you get negative balance protection.
FBS is a broker with cool marketing and promotions. It runs an loyalty program, offers a $100 no-deposit bonus for all new clients outside EU willing to try out its services, and an FBS MasterCard is also available for faster deposits and withdrawals.
FxChoice is a IFSC regulated forex broker, serving clients from all over the world. It offers premium trading conditions, including high leverage, low spreads and no hedging, scalping and FIFO restrictions.
HotForex is a EU Regulated broker, offering wide variety of trading accounts, including Auto, Social and Zero spread accounts. The minimum intial deposit for a Micro account is only $50 and is combined with 1000:1 leverage - one of the highest in the industry.
Exness is a leading forex broker, offering MT4 and MT5 platforms. Traders can take advantage from a true ECN environment and trade on ultra tight spreads, starting from 0 pips.
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|Cyprus, UK, Mauritius
|CySec, FCA, FSC
|MT4, MT5, Web
|Review Website
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|MT5, Web,
|Review Website
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|ASIC, CySEC
|MT4, MT5, Iress
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|CySec, ASIC
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|MT4, Trading
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|CySEC, FCA
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I opened my live SpeedTrader account with ThinkForex for these reasons:
1) they offer a very good plattform (SpeedTrader);
2) they offer for free a wonderfull and powerfull VPS;
3) their support is extremely efficient and speed (if you talk by chat with Neha you can fix all your doubts and questions);
4) they offer many options for the base currency and the ways for fund/withdraw are very clear explained;
5) they offer a very attractive Introducing Broker service;
After 10 days of live trading, I observed very competitive spreads on major currencies during all the day.
I can honestly suggest to everyone to work with ThinkForex and be confident in their professionality.
Good trading
I've been trading with ThinkForex for 6 months already, great broker! I started with their MT4 platform, then moved to Speed Trader. Direct chart trading, very good fills on EURUSD on Speedtrader.
I trade on the Pro account feed and almost instantly I get filled on a single order of 30 to 40 lots with spreads as small as 0,3. I have almost doubled my balance with scalping – I recommend the broker to manual scalpers and EA users who trade large lots per order.
Withdrawals are processed quickly, no issues there.
The only thing I don't like is that they don't have customer support in Polish – I would prefer to communicate in my native language.
Excellent platform for fast manual trading. I like the one-click dealing tool.
I've been trading with Think Forex for a few months and I think they're one of the best brokers I've worked with until now. Here are my overall impressions of the broker:
No problems with small to large lot sizes execution
Possibility for implementing different strategies including scalping to poisiton trades
Very good spreads
The same commission charges for basic and standard accounts
Almost no slippages and requites
Issuing margin call warnings before force liquidation (IMO, this is a great feature)
I haven't tried their VPS yet but I plan to do it so I will report back after that.
All in all, my opinion is positive and I'll keep trading with this broker.
Quick deposits and withdrawal, excellent spread, no slippage. Also offer mobile platform that has all the features of the regular one, I can do everything on my mobile – very impressed!
I've been trading with this broker for a few months. IMO they have a good spread and the execution is more than decent. I have only made one withdrawal and I got my money on the next day – I think this is pretty fast for a broker.
They offer a lot of video tutorials for new traders and I find this very useful, and the customer support people are always helpful. I think I'll be recommending it to my friends.
Whatever your problem, they will work towards solving it, they will call you to give instructions and will stick with you until you have everything working.
Serious and courteous. Nice people to work with.
Think forex is one of the best forex brokers I have ever been with!! I have one auto traded account and one manual traded account with this broker.
Here is the good:
- Support is always ready to help.
- Execution is very good execution. never had issue with order getting filled and I trade multiple lots during Asian session and I always get my orders filled.
- Slippage is acceptable. I enjoy positive slippage sometimes.
- EA hosting service is among the best I have tried
The bad:
- No paypal payments, however they told me they will launch PayPal soon.
I am Japanse working in US and I've been live trading with Think Forex for almost two month now.
Service is excellent, execution is very fast and spreads on the yen pairs are very tight during the Tokyo forex session. I was told that the reason their pricing and fills are so good is beacuse their trading servers are co-located next to their banks servers. Have not heard of many forex brokers that have done this so i'm very impressed.
Recommend Think Forex to everyone that is using high speed scalpers, and looking for low spreads on yen.
I have used about 5 different forex brokers in my trading career and so far Think Forex have the best excecution I have ever seen.
I recommend them to anyone looking for a pure ecn/stp forex trading broker.
I almost forgot - you can put stop loss and take profit orders as close to market as you want. That is absolutely essential for successful scalping!
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Think Forex MT4 servers are very vast and the quotes on the platform update before any other forex broker. Besides the EUR/CHF spreads are the lowest I have seen yet.
My job keeps me on the road so I need to be able to log in from anywhere to my MT4. So I got free VPS from Think Forex. They set it up for me and expained me everything about it. I like their customer service, guys are frienly and professional.
I run a scalping EA on eur/chf and with ThinkForex I enjoy ZERO SLIPPAGE, yea thats right, its hard to beleive but their execution and price feed is great.
Highly recommended for anyone running scalping EAs.


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Mediation and its viability in today's world
Marriage is supposed to be a sacred institution. It is under this institution that families are created. But, sometimes marriages tend to break up. This separation time is a time of turbulence for the families involved. This time is particularly full of stress for the children involved. Now, this is not what someone wants.
Mediation is one such process where one need not go to the lawyer to settle the issue. The mediator can come to your place and take part in the discussion procedure. It is a process by which arrangement is made regarding one's property, finance, custody of children etc through mutual discussion. The meeting point and time when the meeting will take place, is decided entirely by the parties involved. This makes the procedure of separation quick and cost effective. Let's discuss the various features of mediation services:-
1. The first and foremost feature of mediation service is that it is impartial in nature. The mediators do not favor any particular couple. There is no nepotism and the judgment is made on a fair basis. The parties involved are assured of a fair trial.
2. In mediation service, the whole procedure takes place in a hushed manner. Everything is discussed behind closed doors. The final decision is not revealed to any third party. This ensures total privacy of matters.
3. General litigation is one procedure where the decision takes a long time to be reached. This makes the whole procedure lengthy and stressful. On the other side under mediation, the whole decision can be taken quickly, and efficiently. This makes mediation service less stressful and more viable in nature. This is particularly beneficial where children are involved for it stops their future from being hampered.
4. General litigation is not only lengthy, but also costly. General litigation, since it takes a lot of time, the person involved tends to spend a lot of money in the legal procedure. Mediation on the other hand is cost efficient in nature. It will not burn a hole in the pocket of the parties involved.
5. Last, but not the least another advantage of mediation is that the final call or the final decision is made by the parties involved. This means the spouses, who are going through the separation period, have a full say in the mediation procedure and each party is heard of before the concluding decision.
Family Mediation Service in West Midlandsg is the best. Family Mediation Service in West Midlands is the most Viable.


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Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI)
An AEFI is any event or reaction that occurs after receiving a vaccine. A causal relationship does not need to be proven before reporting. Of particular interest are those of a serious nature, requiring urgent medical attention or are unusual or unexpected events.
Report an AEFI when:
- there is a concern to the patient, caregiver or health professional
- there is an unexpected reaction in terms of type or frequency
- there is a severe reaction requiring hospitalization or urgent medical attention
- it is within 30 days after administering a live vaccine (such as measles, mumps, rubella or chickenpox)
- is up to 8 weeks for immune-mediated events
Call the Immunization Nurses' Line at 416-338-2030 or fax the completed AEFI Reporting Form (Public Health Ontario) to 416-338-2028.
Note: If the form doesn't open from the link above, download it using the download icon on the top right of the page. Use Adobe's free Acrobat Reader software to complete and save the fillable form.
|What to report
|unique identifier, date of birth and sex
|Immunization event(s)
|province/territory where given, date, all vaccines given including name, manufacturer, lot number, administration site and route, as well as the number in series of vaccine doses if relevant
|Adverse event(s)
|description, including time of first onset following immunization, duration, health care utilization, treatment and outcome
|Relevant medical history
|underlying disease, known allergies, prior AEFI
|Associated event(s)
|acute illness, current medication, injury, exposure to environmental toxins
See the Ministry parent information sheet on vaccine safety, June 2016
To ensure the safety of vaccines, a surveillance system is set up to monitor adverse events and unusual occurrences. All adverse events investigated by Toronto Public Health are forwarded to the province, then to Public Health Agency of Canada. Adverse events are also compared internationally.
- Call the Immunization Nursing Line at 416-338-2030
- Refer to the Provincial Case Definitions for Reportable Diseases, revised April 2015


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If like me, you have an unhealthy obsession with the cracker thin crust pizza that's prevalent around these parts, cut into those familiar squares (think Gondola or Niakwa), then you can understand how excited I was to stumble upon this crust recipe. Amy Theilen, the loveable host of The Food Network's Heartland Table, has won me over in a serious way. She seems so authentic, and she's one of the few female cooking show hosts that doesn't give me the urge to smash my TV after a half hour episode (a la Pioneer Woman or Farmhouse Rules). When I read about her long time struggle to reproduce the crust we're so used to in the prairies, I was so excited to try the recipe. Her secret is to use no yeast.
To accomplish a high quality result you will need a pizza stone, parchment paper and high heat. As much as I'm into restaurant quality at-home-pizza, I refuse to buy a pizza peel (the oversized wooden spatula) - that would just be going a little too far, even for me. I managed without. I was inspired by Amy's recipe, but made a few small tweaks to make it easier. I used part buttermilk in the crust because I had it for the toppings, but you could use all water if you don't have buttermilk on hand.
Tarte Flambee on Cracker Thin Crust
Makes Two Tartes
For the Crust:
1/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup cold water
1/4 canola oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2 cups and 2 tablespoons flour
For the Tarte Flambee:
olive oil
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup parmesan, divided
6-8 slices thick cut, good quality bacon
1 onion, sliced in very thin
Prepare dough for crust first so it can rest at least a half hour before rolling out. Combine water, 1/4 cup buttermilk, canola oil, salt and sugar in a medium bowl (or in the bowl of a stand mixer if you have one). Add in one cup of flour and use a whisk to mix well until smooth. Add in additional flour gradually, using a wooden spoon to combine. Use hands to mix until dough starts to stick together in a ball. If you have a stand mixer, used the dough hook to knead on low for about five minutes, otherwise use your hands on a clean counter top. Separate dough in half and form into disks, cover and let rest.
Place pizza stone in bottom third of oven. Preheat to 500 degrees. Prepare toppings. In medium bowl combine sour cream, 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1/2 cup parmesan cheese and some pepper. Make sure the bacon is really cold and use a sharp knife to cut into thin match sticks, separate with fingers right away before it starts to soften. Slice onion into very thin half moons.
Roll out each disk of dough into an oval between two large pieces of parchment paper into an oval. Try to get it as thin as possible. Discard top piece of parchment paper. Roll up edges of dough and pinch together to make a little ledge. Brush lightly with olive oil. Assuming you don't own a pizza peel, make sure you top the tarte on a large enough counter that you have space to put the pizza stone beside it so you can drag the whole thing onto the stone. Assemble the tart: divide the sour cream mixture between the two crusts and spread to edges, divide the the onion evenly, then the bacon. Sprinkle a 1/4 cup of parmesan over top of each.
Using good oven mitts, remove pizza stone and set it beside the tarte (obviously on something heat proof). Use the parchment to slide the tarte onto the pizza stone. Return to oven. Bake 15-18 minutes until the toppings are cooked and the crust is dark brown. It's fine if a few of the onions look a bit crispy - you want some blackened bits.
Remove onto a cutting board. Pull parchment out from underneath and slice into squares. Cook the other tarte the same way.
You can have one to yourself and gift the other to an unsuspecting family member or friend who will be hard pressed to ever repay your sacrifice.


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Weekly Wrap Up + Friday the 13th
In Friday the 13th style, the day has been a little weird… already. Blogger is not playing well, so I've resorted to mobile blogging. Something I had wanted to try, but never had a reason to. Haha. So, I hope everyone has a great Friday the 13th. I know I'll have plenty of black cat action since I own one. =)
Anyways, this week's stats… I'm at 4,264 / 25,000 words on my current WIP. I missed writing on Wednesday, but that's it, which I'm pretty proud of.
Interesting Link:
- http://www.ashleymarch.com/blog/?p=1439 — Discusses Facebook's new rules on contests. Make sure to read this.
So, how is your Friday going? What's your weekly progress been? Any links to share? Have a great weekend!
4 Responses to Weekly Wrap Up + Friday the 13th
Hello, Sarah. I have an award for you on my blog of today and also a welcome greeting. I love black cats, well, all cats for that matter. I miss not having one.–Inger
Lots of black cat action here as well. 🙂


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Ministries Reaching Outside Our Parish
Our parish family believes that true discipleship can only be found in community. With this in mind, we strive to strengthen the bonds of community through service. Finding the face of Christ in our fellow brothers and sisters in our local and greater communities reminds us that it takes all to make up His body.
"Go out and preach the Gospel, and if you must, use words"
St. Francis of Assisi
Project Achieve ~ Contact: Kathy Cabral
Project Achieve is a homeless shelter in downtown Long Beach administered by Catholic Charities. Twice per month we prepare and serve dinner to the shelter residents. Pay it forward and be a part of our team! All talents or donations are appreciated. Like to cook? Want to serve? We need your help! Contact Kathy Cabral ~ (562)810-1473 for more information.
Hospital Ministry ~ Contact: Frank Schmidt
Ministers offer service through bringing the Eucharist to all those in the hospital and are unable to come to church for worship. For more information or if you would like to get involved contact Frank Schmidt ~ (562)225-7571.
Respect Life ~ Contact: email@example.com
Is God calling you to help save the lives of our unborn brothers and sisters? Join us! We are a joy-filled group of pro life warriors. For more information contact team via email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
St. Vincent de Paul Society ~ Contact: Claudia Meza
Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization, leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering. Organized locally, Vincentians witness God's love by embracing all works of charity and justice. If you would like to get involved or know someone in our parish neighborhood who needs emergency help with food, shelter, prescriptions, utility bills, household goods or housing expenses, call the St. Cornelius office of St. Vincent de Paul ~ (562)421-8011 and leave a message. One does not need to be Catholic to receive help.
People For Others ~ Contact: Jenny Davidoff
People For Others (PFO) offers volunteer opportunities to give happiness to the forgotten and lonely individuals in our community by hosting monthly luncheon and social events. PFO ministry reaches out with loving care, making life more livable and happy for all those who attend our monthly luncheon, entertainment, and other activities.
Contact Jenny Davidoff ~ (562)420-3425 for more information. Click here for more information.
Contact Jenny Davidoff ~ (562)420-3425 for more information. Click here for more information.
Boy Scouts ~ Contact: Shawn P. Kelly
The purpose is to involve young boys in the world of scouting where challenges, excitement and fun await them, while learning the values of respect, love of self, adults and country. Please contact Shawn P. Kelly ~ (714) 713-2015 for more information.
Cursillo ~ Contact: Joe Hamamoto Jr.
Cursillo in Christianity is a movement that, through a method of its own tries to, and through God's grace manages to; enable the essential realities of the Christian to come to life in the uniqueness, originality, and creativity of each person. In becoming aware of their potential and while accepting their limitations they exercise their freedom by their conviction, strengthen their will with their decision, to propitiate friendship in virtue of their constancy in both their personal and community life. For information contact Joe & Audrey Hamamoto ~ (562)596-4663 or check out our website: http://www.cursillo.org.
Knights Of Columbus ~ Contact: Victor Magana
The Knights was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works. Contact Victor Magana ~ (562)420-3214 for more information. Visit our website: http://www.kofc.org/.
Marriage Encounter ~ Contact: Elva & Lorenzo Cavazos
All marriages need attention, effort and nurturing. Worldwide Marriage Encounter provides an opportunity for you to explore your relationship together and find ways to make it more fulfilling and stronger for a lifetime. Contact Elva & Lorenzo Cavazos ~ (562)424-9076 for more information. Visit our website: http://www.wwme.org.
Serra Club ~ Contact: Richard MacDonald
Serra International ('Serra') is formally recognized by the Holy See as the global lay apostolate for vocations in the Catholic Church. Serra is a voluntary association of some 20,000 Catholic laymen and laywomen called Serrans. Our Mission... is to foster and affirm vocations to the priesthood and vowed religious life. For more information contact Richard MacDonald ~ (562)425-1863. Visit our website: http://www.serraus.org/.
LB Young Adult Ministries ~ Contact: Rectory Office
We are looking to start a Young Adult Ministry. We are looking for young adults between the ages of 18-35.
f you are interested in joining or leading this group, please contact Fr. Jay at the rectory.
f you are interested in joining or leading this group, please contact Fr. Jay at the rectory.
If you are interested in joining any of these ministries, new members are always welcome and appreciated. Feel free to call the appropriate contact person.


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At a glance
- Multi-Colored Pieces, Endless Connection Possibilities
- Build and Connect the Track, Drop Ball and Watch it Roll to the Finish Line
- This Toy Promotes Intellect Skills, Creativity, Originality and Concentration
- Exciting Eye-Catching Tricks and Easy Locking System Durable and Stable While Building your Maze
- Environmentally Friendly Rubberwood & Strictly Using Non-Toxic Paints, Dyes & Lacquers & Formaldehyde Free Glue
The Trix Track Spiral Coaster Track is more than a classic wooden ball run with fun and exciting eye-catching tricks and an easy locking system that keeps your creations stable while you build your maze. With your imagination there are endless configuration possibilities! The Wonderworld Trix Track Spiral Coaster Track includes exciting new blocks that add an entirely new dimension to Trix Tracks which allow you to build faster and higher than ever before.
Place each ball one after the other onto the spiral valley and watch those balls travel through sliders to the bends where they relay into different directions! Trix Tracks help understand the cause and effect relationship.
Specially designed bricks are made from a combination of eco friendly recycled saw dust and food grade plastic so it is safe, durable and good for the environment. Combine with other Trix Track sets to create even larger tracks, more trix and endless fun!
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Sometimes in a family law case, you will need to seek court intervention in order to obtain an emergency order (also known as Ex Parte Order). This happens when there is an emergency of some sort, when there is irreparable harm present. In cases other than domestic violence or when notice would be detrimental, one must give notice at least 24 hours before going before the Judge. Usually, before 10am the day before you intend to seek an emergency order.
The ex parte papers must be filed the morning of your hearing and a copy served on the opposing party. If the Judge decides to grant the emergency order, he will usually set a follow up hearing two weeks out.
Contact a Santa Ana divorce lawyer today fir you need help in seeking an emergency court order.
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Motorcycle Oils
CARLUBE PROVIDE A RANGE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE MOTORCYCLE OILS which are formulated to cope with the high revving and higher operating temperatures experienced with motorcycle engines.
They are suitable for small engined scooters to large V twins, sports and racing motorcycles.
- Eliminates piston ring and prevents power valve sticking providing a cleaner engine allowing for long lasting power and best performance
- Proven engine durability and cleanliness allowing for long lasting power
- Prevention of soot formation, sludge and deposits in turn protecting engine from damage
- Constant lubrication protecting all engine components against wear


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did i have plans tonight?
for lo, my brain is fried and i cannot recall
did i have plans tonight?
for lo, my brain is fried and i cannot recall
If your massage therapist has come *all* the way out to your home – and NOT charged the usual travel fee – and is doing deep tissue work on your fucked up hips and lumbar, it is important to remember ONE thing.
Please, do not fart in his face.
That is all.
Dear Clueless Fuckwit,
Back off. You do not know with whom you are jacking with. If I have to tell you again, there will be blood.
Got it?
SYSADMIN DUDE/FRIEND: So, me 'n the girlfriend are going to drive cross country for a week. From here to Portland. And, we're going to stop at national monuments like the Grand Canyon and the Giant Rubber Band Ball to do some naked photo shoots.
ME: Keen! Are the federal parks cool with you doing nudes out there?
SYADMIN DUDE/FRIEND: I have no idea. I guess I should check that, huh?
ME: Yeah, nothing sucks worse than being thrown naked into jail.
SYSADMIN DUDE/FRIEND: Ah, hell no. I'll go down in a blaze of glory before they throw my lesbian** naked into jail!
** He dates a self-professed lesbian. She's cute, too.
I can tell already that its going to be a day that makes me want to have screaming hysterics. I have had little sleep, and I'm working on things today that require me to be observant.
Tiredness is stealing through my brain, my body. I can feel my wits falling away in long, slow waves. Its like being smothered in heavy cream.
I may have to go home @ lunch and nap.
After my usual (!!get the fuck outta my way you slow-ass bitches!!) drive into work, I am ready to face the day. So long as the coffee machine is working, which *slurp* …it is. Ahh, caffeine.
Today is the day. The truck is reserved, the lease is signed, the boxes are kinda-sorta packed. I am SO not ready for this. Well, OK. I am ready in the sense that I am ready to move out. I am not ready in the sense of "omfg I have no movers & i'm not done packing & who's gonna watch the Girlie during the move & what is my game plan & the truck has to go back tomorrow & it looks like its going to rain & & & & …"
I'm not panicking just yet. I can feel the panicbeast circling though. Its sharp, little teeth have nipped me a couple of times but so far, I've kept it at bay.
*prays Please don't rain, Please don't rain, Please don't rain
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I got my Master|s in 2 weeks ;]. Mom tell cousin Sam to call that number you gave me, this program really works great i was very surprised!
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I printed a very simple board with a PIC16F877A, a simple voltage regulator power supply (along with a 9V 800mA wall adapter from radio shack), an RS-232 level convertor chip that uses the PIC's USART. There are 2 LEDs on the board wired to PORTD.2 and PORTD.3. A dual row connector has been soldered to PORTB such that the PORTB pin is on one side and ground is on the other. I made some LED wires with a resister soldered in series and a plug that allows the LED to be plugged into this connector. I made a big mistake on the board design by getting the serial connector backwards but luckily I had a terminatable end that I could cross-wire. There is also a thermistor wired to one of the analogue inputs but it's not currently being used. I program the PIC using an external programmer. Unfortunately I don't have schematics for this board.
|This is the code that runs on the PIC. It is written in C and compiled using SDCC.
|This is a simple program that receives UDP messages and forwards them directly onto the serial port.
|This program reads the joystick input (the rockband 2 drumset is recognized on linux as a joystick) and sends OSC messages over UDP (to the osc-serial-server). The joystick reading code is based on the rbd2midi.cpp program.
|This perl script sends an OSC message based on the arguments given. It requires the Net::OpenSoundControl perl module.
|I found this program on the Hydrogen Forums posted by gigadude. I based the joystick reading code for osc-joystick.c on it. It creates a virtual MIDI output device with ALSA and uses the joystick input to create the MIDI output.
In the video, the rockband 2 wireless drum dongle is connected to a linux computer running the osc-joystick program. The target of that program is another computer on the local network running the osc-serial-server program. The board is connected by serial to the second computer.
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