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Oracle acquisitions
DataScience.com set to drive Oracle cloud analytics efforts
Oracle's cloud strategy includes machine learning jobs that differ from the usual SQL analytics. The company is turning to its DataScience.com purchase to fill the gap. Continue Reading
IOUG president dissects Oracle conferences at Collaborate 2015 event
IOUG President John Matelski answers questions about Oracle users attending the big conferences, like Collaborate 15, and the process of integrating users from Oracle's new acquisitions. Continue Reading
Former JD Edwards employee still loves Oracle products
Jennifer Barton has worked with Oracle apps for a long time, having spent her early career with JD Edwards. Here's part two of the "Girl in an Oracle World" series. Continue Reading
Oracle Sun acquisition interest focused on hardware, open source
The Oracle Sun acquisition in 2010 was arguably the biggest story in enterprise tech. Sun hardware and open source technologies is what most interests Oracle professionals about the acquisition, according to a recent SearchOracle.com reader survey ... Continue Reading
The future of Oracle and Sun
With the EC giving the Oracle/Sun deal a stamp of approval, it's time to see what's in store for the future of Oracle and Sun as we learn plans for Sun's server hardware, virtualization technology, MySQL database and more. Continue Reading
The Oracle/Sun deal
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Oracle Fusion Update Center
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Author: Ben Martin
gnoMint is a desktop application that lets you easily manage your own certificate authority (CA). Many secure communications technologies use digital certificates to ensure that the party or service they are connecting with is not an impostor. For many people, the main exposure to digital certificates comes when they visit an HTTPS Web site and see a certificate to validate that they have contacted the right Web server.
Such a certificate can be trusted because it has been signed by a trusted CA. The process to get a certificate signed by a CA varies, but generally you generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and send it to the CA, which then verifies that the signing request has not been tampered with and that you are the sender and are who you claim to be. The level of verification that the CA performs to determine that the sender is the correct person varies. Once the CA is satisfied, it will sign the CSR, creating a valid certificate. Users who go to a Web site can then be served this certificate and verify that they have contacted the right Web site by checking the CA's signature on the certificate. Web browsers have a collection of CAs that they trust (and the public keys of those sites, for signature verification) and can assume that any certificates signed by those CAs are valid.
Running your own CA has some downsides depending on how you plan to use the certificates you generate. The main downsides come if you are planning to use your own certificates on public servers. In that case, clients contacting your servers will have no way to know whether they can trust the certificates your sites present, because the list of known CAs shipped with Web browsers does not contain any information about your CA.
If you plan to use certificates on public servers, there are services around like StartSSL that provide free certificate signing, or you can purchase a signed certificate for as low as $20 per year.
If, on the other hand, you are planning to use your certificates to allow a select group of users to contact private servers, then using your own CA can be quite convenient. Having your own CA means you can generate 20 signed certificates in a few hours without having to deal with any external CA. You can also nominate that the certificates you generate will remain valid for longer periods of time — decades, even. Another upshot of the agility of generating your own signed certificates is that you can generate certificates for use by clients as well as servers. For webmail interfaces, for instance, knowing that the client is legitimate might be as important as knowing that the server is legitimate. Client certificates also provide a higher level of security for client-server applications, as an attacker must compromise a client certificate in order to obtain access to the server.
Go go gnoMint
gnoMint is not packaged for openSUSE, Fedora, or Ubuntu. I'll build version 0.5.3 of gnoMint from source using on a 64-bit Fedora 9 machine as shown below. gnoMint uses the GNU Transport Layer Security Library for its cryptography and SQLite3 to store all of the information required for a CA in a single file.
$ tar xzvf /.../gnomint-0.5.3.tar.gz $ cd ./gnomint*/ $ ./configure $ make $ sudo make install
In the gnoMint screenshot below, the main CA is example.com, and I have generated and signed a certificate request for la.com and subsequently revoked that certificate. The foo certificate has been signed, and the aruba.example.com certificate request has been generated but is not yet signed for use.
A recent high profile bug in Debian shows that having good random data is an absolute requirement for strong cryptography. For example, when you are generating keys you want the values used as parts of these new keys to be completely non-predictable so that anyone trying to break your encryption has to try a huge number of possible values to guess what your key might be. If you are experimenting with gnoMint, you might run out of strong random data on your machine before you start generating certificates that you are actually going to use. Network traffic and mouse and keyboard activity will gradually restore your random data. If you do not have enough random data, gnoMint will wait until it can get enough, which might take a while.
One area where a lot of random data is required is the first operation you are likely to perform, adding a self-signed certificate (which you will then use to sign other certificates) to your certificate database. While you are playing around you might like to use lower-quality random data by running the commands below. This makes gnoMint much more responsive but generates weak keys; because the random data used is less random the keys might be easier for an attacker to guess. Make sure that you do not use any keys generated while the below changes are still in effect. The best thing to do is to play with gnoMint, then wipe the whole CA, revert the below changes, and start using gnoMint in earnest to generate a new CA and set of keys that you wish to use.
# mv /dev/random /dev/random-real # ln -s /dev/urandom /dev/random
Use of gnoMint to generate and use a CA is straightforward if you are already aware of the terminology used for certificates, signing requests, chains of trust, and have an idea of how to manage a CA. The first thing to do is to select "New certificate database" from the Certificates menu. Next, generate self-signed certificates for the CA itself by choosing Certificates -> Add -> Add self-signed CA. You'll have the opportunity to enter the country, state, and city where your new CA is located, along with three more parameters might make those unfamiliar with certificates scratch their heads: the organization, organization unit, and the Root CA common name. For your own CA you are free to use whatever you would like for the organization and organization unit. The common name (CN) of a certificate should match the DNS host name of the host that is being authenticated. For your own CA, it doesn't matter too much what the CN is, but if you are generating a certificate for the server side of an HTTPS connection, you should set the CN to the host name of the server.
Once you have inserted the identity information for your new CA, the next page of the dialog allows you to choose RSA or DSA cryptography, the bit length of the CA's key, and how long until it expires in months. The maximum time until the CA certificate expires is 50 years. The key bit length can be any multiple of 1,024 bits up to 5,120 bits.
Once you have a CA, choose Certificates -> Add -> Add Certificate Request. You will get a dialog asking for the same identity information you entered for your CA certificate, followed by key size selection. The certificate expiration time is selected by the CA, and not included in the CSR.
At this stage the GUI will show an outstanding CSR, like aruba.example.com in the above screenshot. To make this CSR into a valid certificate, just right-click it and select Sign. You will be presented with the details from the certificate, asked which CA certificate you wish to use to sign with, and then asked for how long the certificate should be valid and what you endorse it to be used for. The below screenshot shows this final step. Strangely, the window title is "New CA" although we are signing a CSR.
Now the certificate will be displayed as a child of your CA certificate in gnoMint's tree view. Right-clicking the signed certificate and selecting Export from the context menu will show you the export dialog from the screenshot below. If you are planning to use your self-signed certificate with Apache, you should export the key using both the first and third options — public and private parts into PEM format.
The /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf file should list the path for the
SSLCertificateFile and
SSLCertificateKeyFile files, which contain the public and private keys for the Apache Web server respectively. Copy the public key in PEM format (the first option in the export dialog) to the path shown for the
SSLCertificateFile directive, which was /etc/pki/tls/certs/localhost.crt for my machine. Copy the private key in PEM format (the third option in the export dialog) to the path listed for the
SSLCertificateKeyFile directive, which was /etc/pki/tls/private/localhost.key for my machine.
Once your self-signed certificate is in place on your Web server, browsing your Web site in Firefox will generate the error
sec_error_unknown_issuer because you have used your own CA and Firefox does not know anything about it. To solve this problem you should right-click the CA key in gnoMint and export only the public part of the key in PEM format. Then, under Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Encryption, click the View Certificates button. In the dialog window that appears, choose the Authorities tab and click the "Import…" button. Open the public key in PEM format that you exported from gnoMint, select the "Trust this CA to identify web sites" checkbox, and click OK to all the preferences dialogs you had open. Now you should be able to browse the Web server that uses your own CA's certificates and Firefox should not complain.
The main issue I had with gnoMint was that when the machine runs out of proper random data, the gnoMint interface can just sit there, not frozen, but also with no indication of how close it is to generating the key or performing the operation that needs more random information. That being said, gnoMint makes running a small CA much simpler than using the OpenSSL command-line utilities or other lower-level methods. The export dialog offers valuable insight into which format you should choose to make the certificate or key in for the purpose you have in mind.
If you know roughly how a CA works at a conceptual level, you should be able to generate and use certificates fairly quickly with gnoMint.
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What Is Zapping Your Energy?
Many people I know are chronically tired. Sometimes there's a medical diagnosis for it, but more often than not people just assume that they're not getting enough sleep. It's important to understand, however, that even if lack of sleep is an issue, many other factors can play into making you feel depleted or run down. The fact is, that as we age we tend to fatigue more easily, and it can take more than just extra sleep to overcome this. But there's no reason to accept the idea that getting older means having less energy for the people and activities you enjoy.
Here are 3 "energy zappers" that most people don't consider when battling fatigue:
1. Poor Nutrition: If your body lacks the basic building blocks it needs to produce cellular energy, your energy level will inevitably suffer. Additionally, digestion consumes an enormous amount of energy. When it's less than efficient, your body must work harder to ensure proper digestion.
2. Stress: Lack of sleep, emotional hardships and physical pain all place an extraordinary amount of stress on the mind and body. When you are under stress for prolonged periods, your adrenal glands become depleted, and it can become difficult to get the restful sleep you need to recover from stress.
3. Distraction: Research shows that disorganization, clutter and negativity can all lead to a general lack of focus and low energy. Your energy may end up scattered among competing thoughts, rather than focused on the present moment.
Our article, 10 Ways to Boost Your Energy and Fight Fatigue, which is featured in our Summer Newsletter, offers some great suggestions that I hope will help you add more "life" to your years!
Joshua Corn – Editor-in-Chief
Josh is a health freedom advocate and veteran of the natural health industry. He has been actively involved in the natural health movement for over 15 years, and has been dedicated to the promotion of health, vitality, longevity and natural living throughout his career. Josh has successfully overcome several personal health challenges through natural means, and believes that sharing information can empower people to take control of their health so they can solve their own problems and live life to its fullest potential. Josh is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Live in the Now. Additionally he serves as CEO of Stop Aging Now, a company that has been formulating premium dietary supplements since 1995. Josh is currently working on his first book about natural health, and is gearing up to launch the Live in the Now radio show. In addition to his work in the natural health field, Josh is an avid outdoorsman, animal lover and enjoys "living in the now" with his wife and two sons.


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What everyone's saying…
Our living area & daughters room are working spaces after a long time! We are really enjoying it!
Nicole was very good. She has lots of energy & worked at a fast pace from the moment she walked in the door to achieve the results we wanted. She also made some excellent suggestions which we have kept & started implementing e.g changing the furniture layout, ways to keep our daughters toys organised & tidy & out of sight in our living area & bedroom! The room ambience & energy is so much better. Overall, very happy with the results!
Hi Robyn
Thanks so much for coming to our house and starting us on the path to organising !
We have taken on board a lot of your advice and are slowly working our way through various rooms and spaces, and are extremely happy with some of the actions we have taken from your guidance.
We have made quite a few changes and I understand that it will be a slow process but eventually we will get there.
We thoroughly enjoyed your advice and suggestions and can see how simple changes can make a big difference .
We have told many people about your services so we hope eventually that they seek you out.
It is always difficult to have someone come to your house especially to focus on the clutter etc and it was hard for us to be open to advice but your down to earth professional manner enabled us to feel comfortable and laugh at ourselves and the "mess" in our home.
Again we appreciate your logical ,simple and easy to implement advice that made sense.
We look forward to you returning to our home in the next few months to reinforce some of your recommendations and possibly tackle the shed !
Thanks once again
I knew that I needed to do some major culling and live a minimalistic lifestyle, just to squeeze into the space. I knew that I needed to make better use of the existing area, as there were inadequate drawers and cupboards to store even the basics. I knew that being a busy single mum who works full-time, I barely had enough hours in the day to manage my time let alone take on this massive project. I also knew that my skills weren't in the creative set and that just the thought of interior design, choosing colours, furniture and décor made me feel stressed and overwhelmed. All of this meant that there was no way I could do this alone!
So, I started to ask around. I found Robyn's details online and from our very first conversation, I felt relieved. She immediately put my mind at ease and I suddenly felt that this may actually be do-able. In fact, this may even be fun! I could create my own space and make it my own and she would be by my side.
So, Robyn came over…. We chatted, she listened and we instantly clicked. She made use of every minute we had and by the end of our first one-hour session, we'd already mapped out the plan for the whole apartment. I now had a vision in my mind of what we could achieve. My stress was relieved. It was clear that she understood my needs, my budget and my personal style. I hugged her at the end of our meeting (which took me by surprise too) because a huge weight had suddenly been lifted.
Robyn then went to work in arranging contractors to visit and designing storage solutions in every room. She was by my side with the first few contractor quotations and acted as my interpreter. She has an amazing skill in talking 'tradie' and then relaying it to me in a way that I could understand. This was invaluable to me.
Robyn always kept in touch and was there for anything that I needed. But then the most amazing and unexpected thing happened – she empowered me to continue on my own! Suddenly, I had the confidence to make the decisions and deal with the tradies without assistance. She had taught me the tricks.
And now, over 3 months down the track, my apartment is complete. My daughters and I couldn't be happier. We love every room and really enjoy hanging in our new home, which feels more spacious than we ever could have imagined. I feel that through Robyn's support and assistance, I have discovered that I actually do have a creative side and have even offered assistance to friends in maximising space and storage ideas.
I highly recommend Robyn for all your interior design and storage needs. She is a delight to work with and is well networked. She has made a huge difference to my life and I will always be grateful.
I strongly recommend you now to all my friends.
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Genuinely awesome and easy to use web tools for you and your students!
As an ICT Leader in my school I am always asked "Trent, have you got any cool tools I can try in my classroom?". There are literally thousands out there but below are my top pics and total favourites that I guarantee you and your students will LOVE!
Kahoot! - Gamification of quizzes and tests
Get ready to engage you kids with this fantastic gamification tool. More than just a quiz creator, kids go nuts for this. Set your questions and provide the quiz room number to your kids to access. If the awesome lobby music doesn't have them hooked, then the fact that they gain points for every correct answer and it displays a leader board after each question will. At the end of the quiz you can download the results to obtain the analytics and student will love rating the quiz. Students can access this on any device, laptop, tablet pc, slate or mobile device. You've gotta try it!
Uses: formative/summative assessment, quizzes, tests, just for fun. Click here to try: https://getkahoot.com/
Socrative - Live quizzes and tests (with live results)
If you are on the hunt for a great assessment tool, Socrative is going to become your best work buddy. Creating online quizzes and tests (multiple choice and short answer) is a matter of following the steps. You can start and end a quiz at any time and share them with your colleagues. Capturing and exporting the analysics is easy with detail for each student with a breakdown of each question.
Uses: formative/summative assessment, quizzes, tests, just for fun. Click here to try: http://www.socrative.com/
Padlet - Online Collaborative Pinboard
This tool used to be called WallWisher and has recently been renamed to padlet. Padlet is a handy tool that allows you to create a wall to post text boxes. The wall is flexible so you can move the posts around the wall (ie. to categories ideas). You can also embed pictures, videos and links making it is a fantastic tool to use with students.
Uses: brainstorm current knowledge of a new topic, post questions, categorise ideas, post resources for students to access anywhere any time. Click here to try: http://padlet.com
Pen.io - Publish in seconds
My absolute favourite tool at the moment. This site allows you to create a single page website without any sign up. Just choose a name for your page, set a password and you are set to publish. Create a page about ANYTHING you like. You can instantly publish and share you page with anyone by providing the URL that it creates for you.
Uses: make a simple website/blog, publish writing, curate content. Click here to try: http://pen.io
Mind Meister - Collaborative Mind Maps
There are many free graphic organisers out there however Mind Meister sets itself apart from the rest for a few reasons. Firstly – it's free so you do not need to sign in. The interface (how it looks) is very simple and easy to understand. Finally when you first visit the site it gives you a quick run through of the features. This tool also allows you to share the link for others to work collaboratively in real time, so multiple users can be contributing at similtaniously.
Uses: mind mapping, collaborate, brainstorm. Click here to try: www.mindmeister.com
Today's Meet - Disposable Communication Space
I love this tool as it is quick and easy to create a temporary online chat facility. One student creates a chat log and shares the URL link with their collaborative partners. A great feature of this tool is that you can select how long the chat stays 'open' for. From 2 hrs to 12 months, after such time it self destructs and is no longer accessible. As this is a live link, students must remember that the wider would 'could' access so cyber safety rules apply!
Uses: cyber safety discussions, brainstorming ideas, collaborate, peer feedback and reflections. Click here to try: www.todaysmeet.com
Twiddla - Online drawing canvas
Twiddla is like an online canvas designed for collaboration. With a space to write, draw, insert images from your computer, annotate websites and upload documents you can use twiddla for just about anything. One user creates a space and shares the unique URL (website link) with collaborating partners. There is a chat feature which also includes audio and it even has complex mathematics capabilities and gridlines! You can export the work you do or continue working on this space later!
Uses: collaborate, brainstorm, edit, revise, feedback, assessment. Click here to try: http://twiddla.com
TitanPad - Collaborate in real time
Titan pad is a form of EtherPad. essentially an EtherPad is a notepad online that you can edit collaboratively. With chat features on the right to community and a pad on the right to work it enables collaborators to One user creates a TitanPad and shares the unique URL (website link) with their collaborating team and everyone can start working immediately. There is an export feature to turn the work into a .doc or .pdf file and a timeslider so you can see the edits that were made over time and each contributors writing is a different colour.
Uses: collaborate, brainstorm, edit, revise, feedback, assessment. Click here to try: http://titanpad.com
PollEverywhere - Live polling
A great way to get started with using Web 2.0 technology into the classroom is to start with web polls. Free to set up you create a question it's a great formative assessment tool for gaining prior or current understanding, gathering crowd consensus or. The students can respond with either a multiple choice answer or open-ended (text) response. You can stream/project the live results as they come through and even export the data to analyse it further!
Uses: formative assessment, brainstorming, quizzes. Click here to try: www.polleverywhere.com
Kidblog - Class Blog Sites
Give your students an opportunity to share their work to a wider audience with kidblog.org. Create a log in for each of your students. They can share work that they have published online and students can respond with instant feedback. This site is safe because it is private and only users on the blog can log in and view each others posts. Just remind the students that they are publishing to an audience and they should be responsible digital citizens and review/consider their the work they publish. There are many free blog spaces out there but I love this one because of it's ease of use.
Uses: blog, collaborate, share, feedback. Click here to try: www.kidblog.org
Voki - Talking Avatars
Firstly... an Avatar is a image you might use to identify yourself online. Create a talking avatar using text you type in or your own voice. Students will enjoy creating their own character and developing a short oral piece to share with their peers. What makes this tool so easy is that there is no sign up required. NB: to make a new Voki, look for for 'create' tab at the top of the website. Here is Voki that I quickly whipped up - Click here to view !
Uses: share/curate content, engage students in learning, playing back text, reflection journal. Click here to try: www.voki.com


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Global Crossroad – Meaningful Volunteering Abroad
Global Crossroad is one of the leading volunteer abroad organizations in the world. Since 2003, we have been running the most affordable and highly rated volunteering abroad programs, internship abroad opportunities, summer escapes, mini- adventures, hands on medical volunteer programs, alternative spring break trips, family volunteering projects, and high school and college group programs in 18 countries across Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Our programs have been trusted by thousands of volunteers for well over a decade.
During your chosen program you will receive unparalleled in-country support from experienced staff, which will ensure your volunteer experience is safe, life changing, worthwhile, and fun. We invite you to join us, if you are thinking of making a commitment to positively impacting the world while abroad without costs being through the roof.
Featured Trips & Highlights
Trusted by Thousands of Volunteers Since 2003
Top 10 Trips
- Elephant Conservation – Sri Lanka
- Turtle Conservation – Costa Rica
- Work in Orphanage - India
- Teaching Buddhist Monks- Nepal
- Volunteer with Children - Guatemala
- Galapagos Conservation- Ecuador
- Summer Escapes – Peru
- Summer Escapes – Costa Rica
- Wildlife Conservation – Africa
- Elephant Conservation – Thailand
The monastery where I stayed was awesome. The monks were great and treated you with great respect. I would recommend this opportunity to all men regardless of the age. I am 66 and did not have a difficult time fitting in.
– Frank (Volunteer in Nepal)
Our experience in Guatemala was incredible and so impactful! I highly recommend Global Crossroad. I also appreciate that there were no hidden fees or additional costs sprung upon us once we got to Guatemala. We felt and were safe the entire time we were in the country.
– Stephanie (Volunteer in Guatemala)
I'm sure to visit Ghana year after year. Wow!!! what can I say? My experience was truly life changing. One thing I learned for sure is that I didn't find my purpose here…My purpose FOUND ME!!!
– Dianedsy (Volunteer in Ghana)


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Star Sports has been unveiled as a corporate partner of McLaren-Honda as part of an agreement that will include the production of exclusive viewer content and fan competitions.
According to report in the Economic Times, The partnership will see McLaren-Honda and Star Sports India work together to create content, including exclusive interviews, for their TV and digital channels that will help bring viewers and fans even closer to the team and the global sport of Formula 1.
One of India's leading sports network, Star Sports engages audiences across ten dedicated sports channels (Star Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 and Star Sports HD1, HD2, HD3 and HD4 and Star Sports Select HD1 & HD2).
As the exclusive broadcast partner of the FIA Formula One World Championship, the broadcaster plans to showcase the Formula 1 experience on its Star Sports Select HD channels and continue to grow the sport's fan base throughout India.
As part of the agreement, viewers will have the opportunity to win exciting prizes, including the chance to win a trip to join the team trackside at a grand prix race weekend, ride in a McLaren high-performance road car or meet the McLaren-Honda drivers.
Star Sports India branding will be displayed prominently on the drivers' overalls of McLaren-Honda teammates Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne throughout the season.
Zak Brown, executive director, McLaren Technology Group, said, "With Star Sports India joining a brand as eponymous as McLaren the fit is as obvious as it is compelling. We are a sports and technology company – racers at heart, of course, and, therefore, innovators in everything we do."
He added that while talking to Star Sports, the company discovered a similar innovative mind-set and shared passion for how it engage sports fans through great content. "That's why I'm really looking forward to working with the great team at Star Sports and seeing what we can achieve together to bring fans even closer to the sport we love."
Commenting on the agreement, a Star India spokesperson said: "Star Sports India has always strived to build a multi-sport culture in the country and our strategic partnership with McLaren-Honda furthers this agenda. McLaren-Honda is one of the most successful teams in F1 history and their passion for technology and pushing the boundaries on innovation aligns with our mission here at Star Sports. Indian sports fans have always shown interest in engaging with multiple sports and this association will help viewers to closely engage with all the on ground action of Formula 1."


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As a parent, you want to have children who respect you and are not impolite or disagreeable. Teaching respect to children can be difficult, especially if they are not used to being respected or seeing it demonstrated in their daily lives. While you cannot force a child to respect you, you can do your best by modeling good behavior and teaching him the basics of a respectful relationship.
Demonstrate respectful behavior to your child. You don't want her to yell at you or demand things from you, so don't yell at her or demand things from her. Children model want they see adults doing. If you use curse words and other strong language in front of a child, don't be surprised when you hear the child use the same words with you.
Show your child the proper way to ask for items or help. Always say "please" when you order food at a restaurant and say "thank you" when it arrives. When your child helps you out, say thank you to him. If you have to ask your child to do something, such as a bring you a glass of water, use "please" when asking.
Keep calm when your child is disrespectful. If your child calls you a name, don't yell or leap to punishment right away. Instead, remind her politely that name-calling isn't something you do. Remind her of the polite and correct way to respond to an upsetting situation or ask for something. If you get worked up, your child may see name calling or other disrespectful behavior as a game and may do it to see how much of a rise she can get out of you.
Discipline your child when necessary. Sometimes a child will need a time out to calm down during a tantrum. Stand your ground about the time out and be firm about it. Demonstrating consistency is a great way to get respect, as your children will quickly learn not to listen or heed what you say if you appear to be a pushover.
Praise your children when they are respectful to you and other adults. For example, if they politely ask their aunt for a glass of water, comment on the way they asked. Say something along the lines of "Thank you for saying please." Complimenting them will reinforce good behavior and encourage respect.
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Making a shift from being a design student to design professional is not as easy as it sounds to be. This doesn't mean it's a hard nut to crack. You need to make optimum use of your time and skills to master the subject. Some people are lucky enough to join the institutes that promise to make them professional designer but many out there don't get to avail the opportunity. Does that mean they can't become good professional designers? It's not at all the case. Undeniably, it asks for great efforts to learn the skills of designing and blending it well with their creative ideas to make the mark in the field.
If you are the one who wishes to be known by your work then you at least need to begin your research work. By research I mean you got to understand what the ingenious designers around the world did to be what they are today. Designing is one interesting profession that appeals lot many people but it's not just the passion that will take you the long way instead immense hard work, creative skills, original ideas and lot of time devotion all together will help you become a great designer.
Well, if you are not much interested in joining some institute that promise to make you a professional designer or even if you are, my word of suggestion would be to look upon the other designers who are actually known for their designing skills. There are many great designers who inspire the newbies a lot. Here, I have listed six useful tips and suggestions that clearly say how you can learn from your fellow designers.
If you are a newbie or the one who is already into designing, I suggest you to learn from your fellow designers. As they say, there is always room for improvement, so there is definitely no harm for the designers to read and make a change which they might have being missing out. I anticipate these tips will help you a great deal. So, spare some time out and read on. You never know which of the tip is going to transform your life and make you a wonderful designer.
1. Know your design field and fellow designers
Till the time you attain the good knowledge of your field and the fellow designers you will not be able to achieve your goal. In the time where Internet rules the world, you need not worry about it. Start reading about the designing profession and the designers who have already made the mark. Google, Bing, Yahoo are the search engines that let you learn more and more about your fellow designers, check out their profile, their works and lots more.
2. Establish a network
This tip is directly related to the one listed above. You can get to know your fellow bloggers through social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google +, Linkedin. Look for the designers that have appealed you with their work and the ones that have have never ceased to leave people astonished. Join designing communities. Don't hesitate to contact the designers by sending friend request on Facebook, or dropping an email. Following them on Twitter, making connection on Linkedin or adding on Google + can help you a great deal.
3. Keep Yourself updated
Subscribing to the newletters, following big designers on social networking sites and checking their websites on daily basis are the smart ways to keep yourself posted to what's new in the designing world. Also, take time out to read about the designing stuff like tips tricks, tutorials, designer profiles and much more. It definitely will help you a great deal.
4. Observation skills
I am sure you all will agree with me that in designing the thing that is important along with the rest is the observation skills. While you are following the other designers and checking out their new designs you need to check as to how they are changing and improving on their work. You got to have an observing eye that would tell you what changes they are making in their work and coming up with mind blowing stuff. Keen observation will help you a lot.
5. Experimenting
With each passing day while you keep yourself updated with what your fellow designers are doing, how well they are growing and coming up with great artworks you will learn a lot. All you need to do is take inspiration from your fellow designers and make your creative mind do the rest. Keep experimenting! It's like hit an trial. Try new things, let your creative juices flow freely and design something you would be proud of.
6. Methods, planning and management
Every designer has his or her own style. They work with proper planning, management and have their own methods. When you come in contact with your fellow designers talk to them and learn from them. Then think about what suits you best. Make your own plans, strategies, and follow you rules. Learning from fellow designers will inspire you a lot. All I would say here is create your own style.
See, conclusion of the article is you can learn a great deal from your fellow designers. Follow the tips listed above, then practice yourself. Reading about fellow designers, getting connected with them, taking inspiration from them will help you but in the end you are the one who is your teacher. Practice as much as you can, blend your ideas with production technique, and be your own teacher.
However, I am not at all contradicting my statement by saying all this. I am sure you all are able to make out what I am trying to say. Expand your horizon, learn and get motivated from your fellow designers but don't try to be a copy. Originality is the key that will help you survive and make a mark in the designing world.


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As California gets ready to issue business licenses for cannabis in the coming months, San Juan Bautista takes its first step towards allowing the new industry within city limits.
The San Juan Bautista City Council and Planning Commission held a joint meeting last week to discuss and take public comment on a cannabis ordinance that would be the first step in regulating commercial activity.
There is currently a ban on all cannabis sales, cultivation and delivery in the historic town.
"The ordinance lays the foundation for allowing cannabis operations, both medical and recreational or one, moving forward," said Victor Gomez, president of Pinnacle Strategy, a consulting firm that is helping the city and San Benito County on their cannabis policy. "There is a second layer that comes after the ordinance."
That second layer will include the rules, regulations, operating procedures and security measures for any potential cannabis businesses.
"When it comes to the rules and regulations, these operations will need surveillance accessible by the city and police," Gomez said.
Discussions include keeping cannabis operations within zoned industrial areas outside of the downtown. Any cannabis cultivations would need to be inside a greenhouse or warehouse.
There would also be a 600-foot setback from youth facilities, which is also a state rule. Because of the city's small size, this would prohibit a majority of cannabis commercial activity in the downtown area.
"Regardless of what we do on a local level, this is a state exclusion zone and we're comfortable with that," Mayor Chris Martorana said. "It covers the downtown, the schools, the church. It's pretty broad."
Planning Commissioner Darlene Boyd said she was concerned about land use restrictions and is open to cultivation in agriculture areas.
"I think they are too restrictive," Boyd said. "I think we ought to look at expanding those outside sensitive areas. If we have an agriculture buffer and we're talking about cultivation, that is ag behavior."
Resident Mandisa Snodey said the City of San Juan Bautista doesn't have to worry about converting black market cannabis operations into regulated ones.
"We can start from scratch," Snodey said. "I think that puts us at a comparative advantage to San Benito County or the City of Hollister. It puts us ahead because we're not having to adjust any current operations."
While there was support for allowing cannabis businesses in the city, some residents cautioned officials not to get caught up in the gold rush.
"It's time for you all to be cautious, careful and to make sure the city can oversee the complex issues in lifting the marijuana ban," resident Rachel Ponce said. "The city's limitations in staff and law enforcement have to be taken into consideration very carefully. Don't rush into lifting the ban because of potential revenue. Mismanagement can ruin this community."


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The Report of the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance activity for 2014 was published. This report presents the association's activity in education, training and research fields, the campaigns conducted in 2014 and details regarding IJISC – International Journal of Information Security Cybercrime and scientific conference CYBERCON – International Conference on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime organized by RAISA.
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The National Retail and Town Centre Consultancy team is advising on the planning, development, and asset management of new/existing shopping centres, foodstores, retail warehouses, and designer outlet villages across the UK. For our developer, investor, and occupier clients we have secured permissions for new developments, extensions, change of use, and variation of conditions permissions that have helped to increase the attraction and value of their assets, as measured by increased footfall and higher turnover levels.
In the case of The Treaty Centre in Hounslow Town Centre, Angelo Gordon and Quidnet Capital purchased the shopping centre in late 2011 and have invested heavily in a programme of improvements to the internal malls, shopping environment and entrances, as well as a major refurbishment of the car park. They have also recently attracted retailers (including Next and H&M) into new modern format units, and are planning to improve the centre's food and beverage offer.
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Sen. Tim Kaine has lined up the votes to adopt a resolution to restrict President Donald Trump's ability to attack Iran, though a vote on the matter this week would fall short absent a procedural agreement with Republican leadership.
The Virginia Democrat announced Tuesday he received support from at least four GOP senators for using the 1973 War Powers Act to adopt a binding resolution ordering the Trump administration to immediately end all unauthorized military hostilities against Iran and its government. Those senators are Rand Paul of Kentucky, Mike Lee of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine and Todd Young of Indiana.


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On one of our first days in Paris in 2016, was our family visit to this particular restaurant, which we found by accident while strolling along the long heated streets of the French capital.
I had no idea what this will entail, so I just told my mom and my sister to not pretend to speak French, just admit we are Russians who are extremely prolific in English, which was actually true. Those stereotypes of French waiters just haunted me for the whole duration of the trip, if you must know. But we were lucky. The bloke who served us, was laid back and joked with us as we joked at us. Haha, it's totally a win-win situation. Or so I tell myself.
Anyway, we picked our place, half in the shadow, half under the sun. I was under the sun, because I can never get enough of it. And started looking at the menu.
As always I didn't know what to choose, so I was reading this whole menu for about ten minutes, in French language, then, after boasting to my sister, that I can "understand almost all of it", she said "oh really, I can understand it all".
Yeah, the menu (as you can obviously see), has an English translation, at which I absolutely didn't look. Quirky as always. Or I say so myself. Moving on.
I ended up ordering the most boring food in the world, in the most gourmet city of the, yeah, you guessed it, world. I order a club sandwich. Not because I was careful, but just because I couldn't be bothered looking at the menu for longer.
Okay, I know it was boring, but it actually really well made. And huge. I may have disliked the butter mixed with ham, but I was hungry and I managed to eat a whole half of it, the rest I took with me in a plastic container, to be later eaten at the Seine cruise boat.
My sister was more inventive and opted for a burrata, and I envied her the whole time she was eating it, however, I did try it, of course, and she even let me finish eat, as the portion, in this case, was, too large. But most important of all, it was delicious.
My mom decided to go for Italian in the middle of France, but hey I think I topped it with my "Club Sandwich". Although the pasta did look good.
I enjoyed this place a lot, it did not disappoint, in fact, it was the opposite.
Go try it for yourself. And then go roam the Parisian streets further. Just like we did.
Cuisine et Confidences is located at 33 Place du Marché Saint-Honoré.
Their web address is here.
And they also have a second location in Paris, but I believe this one is better.
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Special Olympics Athlete Leadership allow athletes to explore opportunities in roles previously considered "non-traditional." Such participation might come in the form of an athlete serving on the Board of Directors or local organizing committee; or it might find an athlete as a spokesperson, team captain, coach or official. Participation in Athlete Leadership Programs may be in addition to or in place of participation in traditional athlete roles. Read More
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Most clients would concur that after some season of utilizing their portable PCs, it turns out to be detectably slower and would take an excess of time in running the applications. This is normally on the grounds that the framework had gathered a great deal of documents that eats up the majority of the circle space in your Mac. Recordings, pictures, music, and distinctive applications fill your hard drive rapidly. In the event that you won't take an ideal opportunity to evacuate superfluous documents, your Mac would keep on running moderate and even crash sooner or later.
Macintosh cleaner could without much of a stretch take care of this issue for you. An application cleaner for Mac of the most ideal approaches to unclutter the documents in your hard drive and make it run speedier.
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Since it arranges for circle space, the PC's execution will altogether move forward. Applications will run speedier and doing your assignments will get to be swifter.
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About The Concours d'Elegance of TexasThe term "Concours d'Elegance" means 'contest of elegance' and dates back to the 17th century when the French aristocracy would meet in the parks of Paris during summer weekends and parade in their horse-drawn carriages, each decorated more elegant than the next! Over time, carriages became horseless and the gatherings became competitions among automobile owners.
At the Concours d'Elegance of Texas, our mission is to showcase the finest examples of automotive art and engineering in an elegant setting, and the entire weekend supports three wonderful charitable organizations. It's a weekend experience dedicated to striking and unusual vehicles, fine dining, and renewing old friendships - all served up with old-fashioned Texas hospitality.
The Concours d'Elegance of Texas is a 501(c)3 non-profit and is proud to support Edward Pierce Center for Autism, River Legacy Foundation, and Next Gen Education Program, as its primary charities. Since 2011, the Concours d'Elegance of Texas has raised almost $2 million for charity.


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Olympic-Sized Delusion
I know most of you guys have already seen this one, but for those who haven't, its worth it.
Sometimes people invent amazing things, like the wheel, the computer, or sushi. Marc Griffin invented BulletBall. Someone else invented a show called "American Inventor" so that we could all laugh at BulletBall. The game seems terrible; it looks like a boring, simplistic idea. Notice that Marc explains that he came up with the game while drinking wine with his wife at home. I'd bet he was actually slam-dunk drunk at a divey bar, out of cash, and flicking bottle caps across a beer-soaked table with a transvestite prostitute named Kamal. How do I know this? Because its only when your life is at such a low point that one could imagine that a game like BulletBall promises a way out. But Marc Griffin is completely convinced that his game is the future. Do you agree?
I love how they cue the pattering sob piano music just as he's laying down the "pity me" prose. While that was perhaps a strategy to get the judges to accept his game, Marc definitely screwed-up when he actually played BulletBall with the one judge. There's probably no better BulletBall player in the world than Marc Griffin (since nobody else plays) but he didn't have to use that moment to show-off. He goes wild on that BulletBall, slamming it past the judge with a victorious "Mah point!" Humiliating for sure…
If you are actually interested in playing this thing, have a look at Marc's website. I highly recommend having a look at the order page, if only to hear Marc and a few others singing/rapping about BulletBall. Tell me what this lyric means though: "You lose tomorrow but you win today!" Is that because the day you get your new BulletBall table you sit down and have a few games with a buddy, only to wake-up the next day and realize that you have no compulsion to ever play the thing again, and that you just spent a big chunk of money to feed Marc's psychosis?
And what's the real difference between BulletBall and BulletBall Extreme? Two hundred and twenty-five bucks and a lot less dignity.
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Events schedule: On select Wednesdays (June 6, 20, & 27), from 3:30-7 p.m.
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text: Our elected tribal leaders and many of our community and traditional leaders spent last week in Washington, DC visiting the Great White Father and the Halls of Congress. President Obama is generously in support of us – perhaps tied to his own experiences as a mixed race African/European American, perhaps because he really believes in our claims for justice and reparations, perhaps because he recognizes our rising political resources as tribal nations, perhaps because it is the right thing to do. I saw pictures in both the news and social media of the events and meetings. I was reminded of the narratives and pictures we have in our family records, in our tribal archives, in the Smithsonian museums and the Library of Congress, commemorating the visits of our ancestors in the capital of the emerging United States, looking for allies, often eloquently speaking of our values and people, sometimes pleading for the resources needed for our survival. We have pictures of my great grandfather, Felix Crazy Bull, posed in front of a backdrop of the Nation's capitol building, and copies of the transcripts of his speeches before Congress. There are many stories in our families of the sacrifices made by our chiefs and warriors as they protected us and our rights through their nation-to-nation meetings in Washington, DC. Look around you in the coming weeks and gather the stories of our leaders who travelled to the Tribal Nations gathering. Collect those stories in your family memory and in your photo albums. Send copies to the tribal archives. These personal stories are our story.


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Draw Jammies are pajamas for boys and girls that you can draw on over and over again. They come in three different sizes, which will fit kids who wear sizes three to eight, and you'll have the choice between two colors, pink and blue. With each pajama set consisting of a shirt and pants, you'll get various tools that will help you draw fun pictures, including six colorful scented markers, three glow pens, and three stencils. These pajamas are safe to put through the washing machine, so you can wash them as you'd wash a standard pair, and start fresh with a new drawing after each wash.
Wearing Draw Jammies will make bedtime much more fun. Before you go to bed, you'll be able to use the scented markers, glow pens and stencils that come with each pair in order to create cool designs featuring rainbows, stars, soccer balls, and more. You may be tempted to turn out your light sooner than usual, as you can also use the glow pens to write a message that you'll only be able to see in the dark. All the supplies that come with every pair of Draw Jammies are suitable for kids of any age, and can be a blast to use at sleepover parties.
The cost of Draw Jammies is $19.99 plus $8.95 shipping. The special TV offer allows you to receive a second Draw Jammies by paying an extra fee of $8.95 for a total price of $37.89.
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With each pair of Draw Jammies, you'll get six scented markers in six different colors, including light blue, navy blue, orange, green, yellow, and pink. Therefore, you'll be able to use almost the entire rainbow within your drawings, and they'll smell great, too.
Your Draw Jammies will also come with three glow pens, which you can use to add a bit of extra pizzazz to your pictures. If you give them enough of a glow, you may not even need a night light after you've turned out the lights!
It's sometimes hard to draw certain objects accurately, such as stars and snowflakes, but fortunately, your Draw Jammies will come with stencils. The stencils include images, letters, and numbers, so they may help a young child learn the alphabet and how to count. There is even a moose stencil that may be useful to those who want to draw an outdoor scene.
You can get Draw Jammies in either pink or blue, regardless of whether you're a boy or a girl.
When selecting a pair of Draw Jammies, you'll have three sizes to pick from, including 3-4,5-6 and 7-8 ( all of these are kids' sizes ).
Just like an ordinary pair of pajamas, Draw Jammies are machine washable, so you won't need to be concerned with scrubbing them by hand or taking them to a dry cleaner's.
Since you can draw anything you want on your Draw Jammies, and there are color choices when it comes to markers and the pajamas themselves, these sets will appeal to kids of both genders.
The drawing utensils and stencils that come with each pair of Draw Jammies aren't difficult to use, so kids of any age can have fun with them. Even parents or baby-sitters may have a good time adding designs to these pajamas before the kids put them on.
Whether the guests include a gaggle of girls in the living room, or a bunch of boys in a tent, Draw Jammies are likely to be a hit at slumber parties. Guests can draw on each other's backs, write glow-in-the-dark notes to each other, or have contests to see who can come up with the craziest drawings.
While kids can use the included stencils to add designs to their Draw Jammies, they can be encouraged to express their creative sides by drawing their own pictures without the use of stencils. This may enable a child to discover previously untapped artistic talent, or, at least, to develop their skills.
Each Draw Jammies shirt has long sleeves, and the bottoms are ankle-length pants, so they're likely to feel cozy and warm if they're worn during cooler weather. However, if you live somewhere with hot summer temperatures, they may be too warm for comfort during the hottest nights.
Saving a drawing that you made on these pajamas while continuing to wear them regularly will be difficult. Since any drawing will wash off in the washing machine, you'll have to stop washing your pajamas in order to preserve a certain picture or design, and this may cause them to get stinky.
Do not buy Draw Jammies online before searching Amazon.
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Do not buy Draw Jammies online before searching Amazon.
- Alternatives or the same items are always available and sometimes at lower prices.
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I bought this from walmart and the box clearly says 6 scented markers. The box contained no markers. Cost is definitely too high when it does not contain all the "included" items.
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Only $2.99 at 99 cent store!
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I received this awful gift for my daughter today. I'll get right to it. The markers bleed through the pajamas and onto skin, the glow in the dark ink takes hours to become stiff not dry, the stencils are a headache. Drawing on the pajamas are a headache and take not just adult supervision but my daughter and I had to hold the fabric down while she attempted to draw on the pajamas.
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Nothing about that company is worth the headache and aggrevation I have experienced trying to order for my grandchildren. Do not order this product! The customer service sucks! I could go into details, but it will only make me cry.
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Placed order took over 3 weeks to process; shipped order too late to get for Christmas. Called about situation, customer service placed 2nd order, called 2 days later to check on status of 2nd order, it was held up but no one called nor emailed to fix problem. Confirmed all information, still won't get 2nd order by Christmas. The monetary, mental, and emotional stress of this whole situation / process is not worth it! That company is very unprofessional and the customer service sucks! I will never ever order anything from that company or any other company they represent. Now I have to do some last minute shopping to make sure my grandchildren get a Christmas gift from glam-ma!
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I did not order the ones I bought, actually got them at Dollar General in the "as seen on TV items" for $15. My daughter loves them. She drew all over them. I washed them and it all came off, so she can do it all over again!
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If your daughter loves them, why the 1 Star and you regret buying it?
I ordered these pi's for my kids back in April. I didn't want to order them but, as my kids fell for the fun loving commercial, we agreed if they completed a 'challenge' I would order them the pi's. The worked so hard for 2 weeks and 'won' the 'challenge'. I ordered the pi's and we are still waiting for them. Customer service gives the run around and seems to think they people they are dealing with are uneducated.
The website still claims orders will arrive within 1-2 weeks of being placed. If you want to order them pi's, I suggest ordering them 1-2 sizes larger as your kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, etc. Will surely have outgrown them before you receive them ( if at all ). Just say no if anyone you know asks for them. God forbid a child asks santa claus for them because santa will undoubtedly let them down.
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Completely absurd! My daughter made me order these silly pajamas. For a while she asked about them daily. Now every week or so she asks about them. Can't review the actual product because it has yet to arrive! I have contacted customer service and all I get is "due to the high demand, we are experiencing delays". Bs! I feel scammed. I sincerely hope someone isn't off with my personal information shopping or stealing my identity. Do not buy these pjs! They don't exist as far as I can tell. ( order date - April 28th ).
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I ordered these pajamas the first of May and it stated they would be shipped out in 5 to 7 days. They were not! I got an email stating they would be shipped within 15 days. They were not! I then got an email stating to expect shipment 4 week from my order date. It has been 6 weeks and I called. They stated they have no idea when they will ship! The bad thing is I promised them to my granddaughter. She is so disappointed. Think before you order. They might out grow them before you receiv them.
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Are they made of cotton or synthetic materials?
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It kept the kids busy for hours! They love it.
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Are they sold in stores yet?
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I bought some at Dollar General. In the "as seen on tv" items. They were $15.
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TRIXIE'S BLUSHER Beryl Moffat of Headington, Oxford, has helped us with our fruit tree discoveries and investigations and she brought this apple to our attention. The tree is growing in the garden of her neighbour, Fiona Livingstone, who showed it to Beryl, believing it to be a bit out of the ordinary. Mr and Mrs Livingstone's relatively modern house was built within an older orchard. The early/midseason moderately sized apple is pale cream with pretty flecks of pink and has crisp juicy flesh with pink patches, when ripe, with a sweet pleasing flavour. Ripe usually in August, they do not keep for long, as with many early apples, but are still good in September. The main part of now suburban Oxford seems to have been largely orchards 150 years ago and several old trees inhabit back gardens now, yet to be surveyed.
TUN APPLE A very old Essex dessert apple, with little known history, first sent to the RHS in 1927. It has a quite distinct, tall, conical shape and green skin, heavily flushed red, with some russeting. The flesh is firm, sweet and juicy. It can be stored until December.
Pollination Group 5
TUPSTONES First recorded when it was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1945, from Worcestershire. Perhaps an old variety, it has a noteworthy long oval shape and its name is, perhaps, not something to dwell on in polite society. Rams are still called 'tups' in many areas. It is a brightly coloured, medium sized, dessert apple ripe in late October and storing to January or longer. Roundish and slightly ribbed around the eye, which is almost level with the crown. The green yellow skin is almost covered with orange russet and bright and dark red, breaking through, speckled with russet dots. The flesh is firm, fine, subacid and sweet. The apples sometimes dwell late on the tree, and develop the most intense of flavours.
Pollination Group 4
TYDEMAN'S EARLY WORCESTER An early dessert apple, introduced in 1945. A cross between Worcester Pearmain and Mackintosh Red. The fruit is slightly larger than that of Worcester Pearmain. It has very deep red skin and white, juicy flesh which can develop a strawberry flavour. Ready before Worcester Pearmain, at the beginning of September. Spreading trees, with good crops. Part tip-bearing.
Pollination Group 4
TYDEMAN'S LATE ORANGE A cross between Laxton's Superb and Cox's Orange Pippin, raised by H.M. Tydeman at East Malling Research Station and introduced in 1949. The fruit has a very rich flavour, slightly sharper than Cox. The trees have pretty blossom and readily form fruiting spurs. Good crops. Pick October and store until March, though the fruit softens on storage. Fruit is best thinned, as otherwise it tends to be small.
Pollination Group 4
UNDERWOOD PIPPIN A very old tree found in an ancient orchard, full of intriguing fruits, in Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire. A mid season dessert apple that seems to ripen over a period. In 2002 it ripened from the 12th September to the middle of November, though each apple does not keep long. The apples are crisp, juicy and sweet. The round apples are middle sized, green with amber, maroon and red streaks, with a translucent quality, sometimes russeted near the stalk or eye. The name has been given by us, the original name lost. *
Pollination Group 3
UPRIGHT FRENCH Mentioned by Hogg in 1884, it is a cider bittersweet, still known in the Gorsley area of Gloucestershire. A small, mid to late season apple, flat, round to tall and conical, with a long stalk. Green, becoming yellow, sometimes with a few stripes. The flesh is juicy and bitter, but sweet and rich. It keeps into December.
Pollination Group 6
UPTON PYNE A dual purpose late apple from Devon, raised by Mr Pyne of Topsham, and introduced around 1910. Dark buds are followed by very large, pretty pink blossom. Yellow fruit, striped deep pink, with white, juicy flesh and a pleasant flavour. It purées well when cooked. An impressive looking and often very large apple.
Pollination Group 4
VANDEVERE An American apple, first recorded in 1802, but older and probably originating with the Vandiver family in Wilmington, Delaware. The name was corrupted before 1817. It was in England, in the collection of the London Horticultural Society in 1826 and remained popular over the 19th century, but was barely known in the 20th century. Old trees will surely still be growing in England. Ripe from late October, the flesh is dense, crisp, very juicy and with a good sweet, rich flavour, only a little acidic. It can also be cooked and remains firm. It retains its character and flavour to the year end and beyond.
Pollination Group 3


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Connecticut Governor's Race Tied, But Gender Gap Remains Wide
Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy (D) continues to be unable to shake his Republican challenger, as the latest Quinnipiac University poll has his race against Tom Foley tied at 43 percent apiece.
The contest between Malloy, the former mayor of Stamford, and Foley, the U.S. ambassador to Ireland from 2006 to 2009, is a rematch of the 2010 gubernatorial race. Malloy defeated Foley by fewer than 6,000 votes in the general election.
An Oct. 8 Quinnipiac poll found independent candidate Joe Visconti's support at just 7 percent, down 2 percent from a poll on September 29. The drop comes despite what appeared to be a strong showing by the third-party candidate during a televised debate earlier this month.
"Joe Visconti's numbers have edged slightly downward. Not a surprise given that many of his supporters told us they could change their mind," Douglas Schwartz, Quinnipiac University Poll director, said. "Perhaps we are beginning to see some of those more conservative-minded Visconti voters shift to Foley as the election draws near."
With Visconti removed from the polling, Foley assumed the top spot but by a thin 1 percent margin, 46 to 45 percent.
While Visconti's low numbers and the dead heat might not be surprising, what is surprising is the gender gap between the candidates' supporters purveyed in the poll.
Malloy bests Foley with women 52 to 35 percent, while Foley is the favorite among men, 51 to 34 percent. Women's rights issues have not been a factor throughout this campaign and Foley has gone on the record as supporting reproductive rights and closing the wage gap, but his lack of support among women might be due to several non-traditional issues.
Alison Rivard, vice president for public issues at the League of Women Voters Connecticut, says that women in Connecticut might be focused on issues such as gun violence, which could be the reason they are more supportive of the Democrat.
While Foley has said he would not push for a repeal of Malloy's 2013 gun bill, he has said that he would sign repeal legislation if it were to land on his desk as governor.
"I think women have a broad range of concerns covering the state of the economy, preservation of gun violence prevention laws in addition to issues like the pay gap," Rivard said, stressing Foley's positions would need to "reflect where the women in this state are."
The LWV is a nonpartisan organization that does not endorse or support any candidate. Rivard also indicated that women might be concerned with some of the outside organizations that support Foley whose main goals are repealing the gun legislation.
One group that has endorsed Foley in this race, the Connecticut Citizens Defense League, said that Foley's promise to sign repeal legislation is what earned him that endorsement over Visconti. Visconti had made Second Amendment rights one of the major themes of his campaign but CDDL President Scott Wilson Sr. said that the group chose Foley over Visconti because he had a better shot at unseating the governor.
"Realistically, Tom Foley is not going to see any repeal bills in at least four years as governor with the makeup of the state legislature," Wilson said.


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This week was such a fun book event week here in UT, because we got to celebrate the launch of two amazing books by two of my favorite local authors! Sara B. Larson's Dark Breaks the Dawn came out on Tuesday of this week, and Emily R. King's The Hundredth Queen came out on Thursday! Check out some highlights from their events below!
Dark Breaks the Dawn Launch Event!
What a PERFECT night for a book launch! We got to hang out on the patio at The King's English Bookshop while Sara told us all about her writing journey for Dark Breaks the Dawn.
Sara's story was so honest and incredibly heart-warming. I personally found it to be truly inspirational. It's so refreshing when authors speak so openly and honestly about the difficulties and pressures that come with writing. I think it's something that aspiring authors definitely need to hear more of.
Kathryn Puride, local author of the Burning Glass series read a passage from Dark Breaks the Dawn, which happened to be one of my favorite scenes in the book and was absolutely lovely. My favorite scene in this one though is, of course, THAT ENDING. This book really has just a PHENOMENAL ending. You will have to read to find out!
Sara also shared a couple of fun little tidbits about book two in this duology!
- The title for book two is Bright Burns the Night (add it to Goodreads here!).
- Book two should be coming out around this same time next year, but we don't have an official release date just yet.
- If you think you know which characters are "good" and which characters are "bad" after reading the first book, you may be in for a big surprise. Apparently, there were some unreliable narrators in book one, who may just shake things up a bit in book two!
I loved this book and can't wait for the next one! Check out my full review here!
The Hundredth Queen Launch Event!
If you've been following my blog, you know that I've been championing this book for months! So getting to attend this launch party was so neat for me. I absolutely love The Hundredth Queen, and I'm so grateful that I got the opportunity to read an ARC copy. Not only is this book beautiful, captivating, and well-written, it has so many amazing themes that are so important to me personally. I could gush over this book for days, but you can also just check out my full review here!
During the launch, Emily talked about why she chooses to write YA. This is another topic that I love to listen to authors discuss. YA is very unfairly labeled as being lesser or not literary enough by so many people, and I can only imagine how often YA authors get asked why they choose to write what they write. I can only hope that one day that stigma will no longer exist, but in the meantime, I love listening to YA authors speak out about it.
Emily had a very unique high school experience. Her dad just happened to be her high school principal. So while it was incredible for her to see him everyday and have him be the one to hand her that high school diploma, she did get excluded from a lot of experiences, because her peers didn't want to invite the girl who was the principal's daughter.
She also had a unique high school experience in that that is when she met, and fell in love with, her husband. Yes, they are still together and have an absolutely beautiful family!
So writing YA for Emily really gives her the opportunity to revisit some of those experiences and emotions she had, and that people just feel so much more acutely when they're teenagers experiencing them for the first time. She can write teen characters who are outcasts and forced to find their own inner strength, and she can write about about young adults falling in love for the first time. And she does it all so very well.
In reading The Hundredth Queen, I can definitely see the influence Emily's past experiences have had on her art, and I think that the fact that she was writing from the heart, certainly comes across in the book and makes it feel more authentic and genuine.
About Dark Breaks the Dawn
On her eighteenth birthday, Princess Evelayn of Eadrolan, the Light Kingdom, can finally access the full range of her magical powers. The light looks brighter, the air is sharper, and the energy she can draw when fighting feels almost limitless.
But while her mother, the queen, remains busy at the war front, in the Dark Kingdom of Dorjhalon, the corrupt king is plotting. King Bain wants control of both kingdoms, and his plan will fling Evelayn onto the throne much sooner than she expected.
In order to defeat Bain and his sons, Evelayn will quickly have to come into her ability to shapeshift, and rely on the alluring Lord Tanvir. But not everyone is what they seem, and the balance between the Light and Dark comes at a steep price.
About The Hundredth Queen
As an orphan ward of the Sisterhood, eighteen-year-old Kalinda is destined for nothing more than a life of seclusion and prayer. Plagued by fevers, she's an unlikely candidate for even a servant's position, let alone a courtesan or wife. Her sole dream is to continue living in peace in the Sisterhood's mountain temple.
But a visit from the tyrant Rajah Tarek disrupts Kalinda's life. Within hours, she is ripped from the comfort of her home, set on a desert trek, and ordered to fight for her place among the rajah's ninety-nine wives and numerous courtesans. Her only solace comes in the company of her guard, the stoic but kind Captain Deven Naik.
Faced with the danger of a tournament to the death—and her growing affection for Deven—Kalinda's only hope for escape lies in an arcane, forbidden power that's buried within her.
In Emily R. King's thrilling fantasy debut, an orphan girl blossoms into a warrior, summoning courage and confidence in her fearless quest to upend tradition, overthrow an empire, and reclaim her life as her own.
Have you read either of these books yet? If so, what did you think? What are some of your favorite books by local authors near you?


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Stuff We (Really) Need
Lutherhaven would not be where it is today without the faithful gifts of time, talents, and treasures of over 70 years of supporters just like you!
It's true! We always need stuff to keep staff and campers safe, kids busy, and programs running!
Many of our vehicles — donations from year's past — are old, worn and need replacing.
(You may be able to deduct the fair market value of a vehicle donation on your Federal and State income tax return. Contact Kristi for more information.)
For Shoshone Mountain Retreat & Ranch
16 Huffy Cruiser/Coaster Bikes, girls and boys, to transport campers around Shoshone Mountain Retreat – $130 each
15 Heavy-duty camping cots to keep "outpost" campers comfy at night – $80 each
12 Amish outdoor rockers for Shoshone's new dining hall porch – $240 each
4 "Lookout Tower" camper cabins for along Shoshone Creek at the ranch – $5,000 each
For Camp Lutherhaven
1 Gently-used pickup truck for Lutherhaven – priceless!
6 Garden carts for luggage transportation around camp – $100 each
Shed (1 or 2) to store challenge course gear – $450 each
Costumes for costume closet. Leftover Halloween costumes (not scary) are great! – priceless!
Wood Burners for arts & crafts projects – $15 each
Friendship bracelet string – $13 per pack
Utopia Washable Bath Mats – $15 for 2-pack
For more information
…on giving opportunities to Lutherhaven Ministries or to schedule a visit to your home, group or congregation contact
Kristi Rietze, Director of Philanthropy
Toll Free 1.866.729.8372 ext. 122
Local 667.3459 ext. 122
Email firstname.lastname@example.com


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Here we will answer all of your most common questions. If you would like something answered or think we should address something for all the talent to know please shoot at email to email@example.com and we'll see if we should incorporate it here.
1. Why can't I park at the agency for auditions?
~ It's no secret that parking at the agency is hard to come by. Trust us, if we could get more room we would. With 5-8 people working at the office at any time, not to mention the occasional client sitting in on auditions we're packed enough as it is. When you park at the agency, even if you only stay for 10 minutes, you're probably blocking someone in. Not to mention it is unsafe to park and overcrowd that lot, on more than one occasion we've had a speeding car lose control and careen through our lot (breaking limbs off of trees and even running into our neighbors house!). We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience but hope you understand the necessity. It's best if you are in the habit of parking at the shopping center at the top of the hill EVERY time you audition. It'll make everyone's life much safer and easier.
2. Why do I have to bring in head shots to audition when you have some there?
~ you should ALWAYS bring in 4 head shots to auditions EVERYWHERE you go. The head shots we have here are used for many things, including head books (binders with all of our talent in them) and hard copy submissions we use to send to clients and casting directors. If you are running low on head shots it's ok to pull from what we have, but if we run out of your head shots when we send in a hard copy submission then you may miss an opportunity
3. Why do I need to join 800Casting?
– 800Casting is our database software that we use to manage our talent and find you for submissions. Each person has their own profile, and when filled out completely it allows us to search for people very specifically. There are over 1000 searchable fields! Because of this the chances of being missed for a submission or audition greatly diminsh. This is also connected with casting directors (Kelly Casting, C&J, Stilwell) and they can go through our database and find talent when they need it, searching for talent the same way we would. This allows for greater exposure of our talent to them. It's also a great service for you, providing you with a space to have all your unique talents and features listed, along with your resume, up to 10 images, 10 demo reels/clips, and 10 VO demos. You can actually send links to your profile out yourself! In contrast, if you were to host your own website it would cost 5 times that of 800Casting, and you would probably be limited on the space you have (not to mention probably have to hire someone to set it up). So as you can see, we use 800Casting because we believe that it increases opportunities for our talent and allows us to work for you more efficiently, so everybody wins!
4. Is it REALLY that important to be off script for auditions?
In one word: YES!. No matter how good you are at cold reading or auditioning on the fly, being off script is still better. We understand that sometimes things come through late and being off script is not possible, but if you have more than a day before your audition you should come in knowing your stuff. The less you are referring to your script the more you will connect with the scene and the better you will sound. Think of it this way, if the person before you is prepared and you aren't, who do you bet will book the job?
See also the post Recent Casting Note
5. Is it ok to come to auditions early or late?
– No, you should arrive at your auditions on time. Being a few minutes early is ok, but keep in mind you could be paired with someone specific and showing up early may through off the casting directors schedule. Casting directors want you to show at the time you were given, not whenever you decide. It's best to plan your schedule to show up 5 minutes early, and if you are any earlier just take a few minutes in your car and prepare yourself for your audition. If you are running late make sure to call and notify someone. If you don't have a number to where you are going call the agency and we will make sure the casting director is notified.
See also the post Recent Casting Note
6. Can I bring my kids/husband/friends/relatives/pets to auditions?
– No, absolutely not. Most auditions will be set up to accommodate only those people who are scheduled to come, and waiting rooms are small enough as it is. Adding more people is not a good idea. Not to mention there's no guaranteeing that a child will stay calm or a cell phone won't go off, and if these things happen they reflect poorly on you and us. Not to mention you need to be focused for your audition and don't need any other distractions
7. What should I bring with me to the set?
– This question changes on the type of project you're working on and the role, but EVERY time you show up for a non-job you need to have a voucher ready to be filled out. This is the equivalent to a time card at any other job and is REQUIRED for payment. The only exception is on union jobs which have their own carbon copy contracts that act as your voucherv (which you should return to us). Other than that just pay attention to the booking information given to you by us and production and you should be fine.
See also Vouchers and Payment
8. How often should I check in with the agency?
– Please don't call and ask if we have anything being cast. Please know that we spend a lot of time on the phone and are usually fairly busy, and trust that if something comes along that you are right for we will notify you. Outside of calling us to book out there is no need to "check in" with the agency on a regular basis. If you make sure to keep your info updated on your 800Casting profile all your contact info will be correct and we'll be able to get in touch with you when we need you. Also remember that email is the best way to contact us.
9. Has (insert audition here) been cast yet? Have you heard anything about (insert audition here)?
– This is a very common question. This is very simple: if you book a job we will notify you immediately, 100% of the time, without exception. We are just as excited as you are that you booked and we want you to be the first to know the good news. 9 times out of 10 we are not going to be notified when we don't book something, and hearing nothing usually means we didn't book anyone. So it goes without saying that if you haven't heard from us we either haven't heard anything ourselves or you did not book the job. I know everyone wants to know when they didn't book something but we normally don't have that information and when we do know we are not going to have the time to send emails out to everyone letting know they did not book the job. Seriously though, do you want to get that email?
10. "I heard there's a casting for (insert project) at (insert casting director's name)'s place today. Can I get a slot?"
– It is fine to call and ask about this but keep in mind, the casting directors tell us who they want to see. Here's how it works: when we receive casting notices from the various casting directors, they also include a list of the characters/specs. Based on those specs, we prepare a submission of the actors we rep that fit. The casting director then gives us a list of names of the people they would like to see and the allotted time slots. On some rare occasions we are allowed to sub (with prior approval from the client.) While we don't mind an occasional reminder call from you, we can only submit…the client makes the ultimate decision as to who gets to audition.
11. "I'm responding to the email that (insert agent's name) sent. I have some questions and since you answered, I'll just ask you."
– Truly, it is best for all concerned that you have all the facts you need to show up at the right place, at the right time, and well prepared. Please note that it is always better to respond to an email with an email when time permits. However, if (for example) Chase sent you the email, chances are Chase is the only one that has the facts you need. Please read the email carefully (at least 2 times) and then reply with your questions. If time/circumstances don't allow for an email exchange, then try to call the person that sent the email. The other agents in the office probably have some general knowledge of the project, but your best bet is to go to the source.