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About Andrea
I love stories of ghosts, witches, voodoo, vampires, and monsters, anything supernatural and wildly imaginative.
So much so, that I have a degree in Gothic literature and recently braved several weeks with howling wolves in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania tracing the footsteps of Dracula and Vlad the Impaler.
(Unfortunately, my husband wouldn't let me sleep with the window open.)
But it got me thinking. Charleston's ghosts have their stories told nightly. What of all the other grotesque legends? The ones of bizarre creatures and strange humans who've also haunted our streets?
To give them voice, I became a tour guide, licensed through the City of Charleston, and wrote the Charleston Haints and Hoodoo Tour. Come walk with me through a Charleston Wonderland.
I also have a life-long history of people and animals dropping in to visit right after they pass on. Some I knew in life, some are strangers. Some hang around a few hours or a few days, some pass through quickly.
This is not something I admitted out loud, particularly as I made my way up the ranks of a law firm as a defense lawyer. Along the way, I ignored my uninvited guests and hoped they'd go away.
They didn't.
I started telling people on my tours that I come from a family of mediums (that's another story) and eventually confessed that spirits communicated with me.
The floodgates opened. Not only did more spirits begin yammering and visiting, but more humans wanted to talk too. Nearly every person on my tour, at some point during the 90-minute walk, wanted to talk about their own paranormal experiences, ask questions, and not be told they were making things up, or laughed at.
I realized I was conducting ghost therapy.
I found teachers and mentors and took classes. I discovered the technique that works best for me for translating messages from, spirits and our own higher selves into practical English. And I learned that sharing this skill with others can bring great guidance and comfort to both the living and our discarnate loved ones.

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Troubleshooting Cisco Wireless Enterprise Networks (WITSHOOT)
Implementing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (ENWLSI)
Who should attend
- Senior Wireless Network Engineer
- WLAN Engineer
- Wireless Consulting Engineer
- Wireless Network Planning Engineer
- Wireless Implementation Engineer
This course is part of the following Certifications:
The knowledge and skills that a learner should have before attending this course are as follows:
- Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices Part 1 (ICND1)
- Implementing Cisco Wireless Network Fundamentals (WIFUND)
- Deploying Cisco Wireless Enterprise Networks (WIDEPLOY)
- Securing Cisco Wireless Enterprise Networks (WISECURE)
It is also recommended that learners considered for this training have a basic knowledge of the following:
- Cisco Prime Infrastructure
- Cisco Identity Services Engine
- Metageek Channelizer Software
- Voice Signaling Protocol
- Basic QoS
- Application Visibility and Control
- LAN switching
Course Objectives
Troubleshooting Cisco Wireless Enterprise Networks is a 3-day ILT class designed to help students prepare for the CCNP-Wireless certification, a professional level certification specializing in the wireless field. The goal is to provide network professional with information to prepare candidate's with knowledge of troubleshooting and optimizing Enterprise wireless infrastructure and related services plus the tools and methodologies needed to identify and resolve client connectivity, performance, and RF issues.
- Troubleshooting Methodology
- Troubleshoot AP Joining Issues
- Troubleshoot Client Connectivity Issues
- Identify and Locate RF Interferences
- Troubleshoot Client Performance Issues
- Identify Common Wired Infrastructure Issues Based on the Output From Common Troubleshooting Tools
- Troubleshoot WLC and AP High Availability Issues
Follow On Courses
Course Content
- Identify Common Troubleshooting Approaches
- Identify Wireless Infrastructure Issues
- Identify Core Wireless Infrastructure Issues
- Identify Wireless Security Issues
Classroom Training
Duration 3 days
Price (excl. tax)
- Germany: 1,790.- €
- Switzerland: CHF 2,710.-
Cisco Learning Credits: 20 CLC
Courseware language: English
Currently no local training dates available. For enquiries please write to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The PeopleMover attraction, enjoyed by many at Disneyland in California for nearly 30 years, was a transport that offered visitors of the theme park an overview tour of Tomorrowland. While the attraction itself closed in 1995, it seems that the little, open-air cars are still lingering around 20 odd years later. What's even more surprising, is the fact that they are worth a pretty penny, to some.
According to Mercury News, the PeopleMover transport, which is really a two-car unit, recently sold at a Los Angeles auction for just over $471,000. Van Eaton Galleries, the auction house that sold the PeopleMover unit, provided some interesting history on the attraction. First off, out of the 13 car units that are still in existence, none have a driving chassis that contain wheels and suspension. The set sold at the auction house actually had a chassis created from original specs, in order to enable the vehicle to move on its own.
Additionally, cabin lights were added to the roofing, using reading lamps from a 1976 Rolls-Royce. Van Eaton also reports that the PeopleMover system has probably seen approximately 1 million Disneyland park-goers in its time; estimating this number by going back from the total number of passengers served during its lifetime.
While the attraction has been closed for a while now and is long gone, Disneyland still has the ride's tracks in place, and the park recently hinted that it could be used again at some point in time. A system that is similar to the PeopleMover attraction is still currently used at Disney World in Florida, so there may be way to still enjoy this ride, without having to pay a cool (or close to cool) half million dollars to experience.Advertisement


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Regular Expression That Matches RegExps
Being bored, curious, and redundant all at the same time, I thought: "What if you want to check, in JavaScript, to see if a string is a JavaScript regular expression?" The obvious answer is, in a sense, self-referencing, because you'll have to check with regular expressions too. So basically, a regular expression to check regular expressions in JavaScript. Ugh.
Migration from WordPress to Drupal
As I grow more and more liking on Drupal, I decided to truly integrate my WordPress-powered blog with my main site. This is quite challenging, since database schemas differ between different content management systems.
With the wp2drupal module, this can be easily achieved, and the only thing that matters would be how much would be migrated. My case was a pretty exceptional one, since I maintain the WordPress blog on a different subdomain with customized permalinks.
ROT13 Program for TI Calculators
Because of sudden boredom occurring while I was doing calculations on my calculator, I decided to write a ROT13 program on it. The program is written in TI-BASIC, which has some certain quirks and limitations.
To name a few:
A Tactic For Stronger Passwords
A lot of people, including myself, have a hard time thinking of good password. Passwords are those tricky little things that get you. If they're easy to remember, they're probably insecure. If they're secure, they're likely to be very hard to remember. However, there is a nice way to get around this.
Web Development and Emerging Devices
As more and more browsing-capable devices emerge, such as the Wii and the iPhone, web developers will of course want their sites and services to work on these devices. However, if this were five years ago, they would rather not care about these devices at all.
How so?
Problems With Notepad++ and UTF-8
Don't get me wrong. Notepad++ is a great piece of software. But there are some little gotchas that'll appear every now and then when using it.
When you're dealing with HTML, PHP, and JavaScript files, especially when you're creating them from scratch, starting with a new file, look out. Double check and make sure that the encoding is UTF-8 (which is the default encoding) without BOM, because if there is a BOM, it'll wreck havoc. Lots of havoc.
Typography Hiems
Say hello to Typography Hiems! This bluish theme is winter-based. "Hiems" is Latin for "winter." Enjoy this calm, icy design, because there'll be a new one for February.
Prototyping: Not a Flaw
A Slashdot article, titled "AJAX May Be Considered Harmful", claims:
87C751 writes: "Security lists are abuzz about a presentation from the 23C3 conference, which details a fundamental design flaw in Javascript. The technique, called Prototype Hijacking, allows an attacker to redefine any feature of Javascript. The paper is called 'Subverting AJAX' (pdf), and outlines a possible Web Worm that lives in the very fabric of Web 2.0 and could kill the Web as we know it."
Yet Another JavaScript Quine
Here is yet another JavaScript quine:
(function(){document.write("(" + arguments.callee.toSource() + ")();");})();
This is only tested under Firefox.
Prototype Breaks Not
The recent Ajaxian post on Prototype mentions how most people argue Prototype's badness. The first point is the most common: breaking the
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Technology For Your Classes. Noyce Meeting 4/26/13 Devin Henson Midlands Technical College. Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else . - Franklin D. Roosevelt. Technology Nuggets. AirDisplay Wunderlist. Remind101 TeacherKit TurboScan. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Technology For Your ClassesNoyce Meeting 4/26/13
Devin HensonMidlands Technical College1Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else. - Franklin D. RooseveltTechnology NuggetsRemind101TeacherKitTurboScanAirDisplayWunderlistClassroom TechnologyRecord .pdf of Live Class NotesRecord Video of Live Class LecturesOnline Study Sessions via Skype/Google HangoutRemind101Provides text alerts to students and/or their parents.Student/parent does not see your phone #, you do not see theirs.Sign up at www.remind101.com.
Quickly keep up with attendance and tardies.Completely free.Import student rosters.Backup data via Dropbox.TeacherKit
TurboScanTurboScan - $1.99 iPhone App StoreCreates professional looking .pdfs from your iPhone or iPad.Can be emailed, or sent to Dropbox/Evernote/Google Drive.
AirDisplayUse your iPad as a dual monitor.Connects wirelessly.$9.99 in the App StoreMore info at http://avatron.com/apps/air-display
Create to-do lists that sync across your computer, iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.Completely free, no ads.New features recently added: (due dates, reminders, sublists...)More info at https://www.wunderlist.comClassroom TechnologyRecord .pdf of Live Class NotesRecord Video of Live Class LecturesOnline Study SessionsStatic Lecture Notes
Wacom Bamboo Pad About $80 (USB Plug-in)
Static Lecture NotesPlug in your Bamboo / Interwrite Pad.Give notes as normal.Export to .pdf.Save to thumb drive, Dropbox or email to yourself.Upload to Dropbox, Google Drive, faculty website, etc.Give students the link.Live Lecture Videos
Live Lecture VideosBamboo/Interwrite PadWebcamCamtasiaYouTube account
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It's been a year since Everything Changes But You was published. To celebrate, the price has been reduced to just 99p - but only for a limited time!
Everything Changes But You is available here
If you've already read Everything Changes But You, you can leave a review on Amazon here I love seeing what people thought of the book and I'd be ever so grateful. Reviews really do help an author out a LOT
Don't forget, you can also find the book extras for Everything Changes But You on the blog. Find out about the characters, see who I would pick as my dream cast or take one of the quizzes


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On my journey with relationships, it took me quite awhile to learn that when we have the feeling of wanting a relationship "really bad," what we're about to attract for ourselves is a "really bad" relationship.
When I was younger, I was really good at attracting relationships. I had a date every weekend it seemed, but they were never healthy, quality relationships for me.
Relationships would show up for me – different men, different backgrounds, different personalities – but it would always be the same outcome and ending to them: I would end up feeling unlovable, alone, and not (attractive) enough.
And I didn't understand why for a long time. I mean, I was meditating, saying my affirmations, had my relationship vision board created, even had my "list of things I wanted to have in a partner." I REALLY wanted to be partnered with someone, and I was doing everything the "relationship manifestation books" said I needed to do. And I was doing it everyday, dreaming, visualizing, and hoping that a guy would come because I just KNEW that was just what I needed in my life right then to make it all complete, and make me feel better.
And the type of guys I wanted would show up, my own Prince Charmings, just like I had envisioned them: humorous, muscular, tall, financially secure, spiritually centered, etc. But, the relationships I had with them never worked out well. If I'm being honest with myself, they were down right shitty relationships. Either they were unfaithful, unaffectionate, would go weeks without calling me, or they just couldn't and didn't love me the way I needed to be loved. And I would leave those relationships feeling unattractive, alone, and not enough…again.
And my process of trying to get another relationship would start all over again.
It wasn't until my healing/awakening journey began, and I began to do the deeper work of understanding how we really create our physical realities as souls, that I began to understand what was happening for me, and why I was attracting such "bad" relationships.
It was my vibration, the very energy I was sending out around relationships, that was being mirrored back to me in the relationships that were showing up for me. When I desire a relationship "really badly," at the core of that desire is a belief I'm holding that says that "I'm not OK until that relationship comes." I'm not safe, I'm not loved, I'm not attractive, or my life's not good or delicious enough until my Prince Charming shows up.
What I'm really feeling, and subsequently vibrating, is that without that relationship currently in my life, I'm not whole or complete.
At that time in my life, that's what was really going on – at my core I did not feel lovable, whole or complete enough on my own. And I was subconsciously telling myself that "I'm not enough now, and my life is not enough now, but when I get this relationship I will finally be."
That dreaded "when..." that's behind so much of our 'not enoughness'.
"When I'm this…"
"When I have that…"
"When I no longer have that…"
"When this comes…"
"When that stops…"
"…then I'll really be enough. Then, I'll really be OK."
It's what we've all been conditioned to believe is true for us in some form or another – that when something changes for or about us, it will finally make us whole, lovable, safe, loved, and/or ENOUGH.
And it's the total opposite of what our soul knows and believes about us. For from our Higher Self's perspective (the God perspective) we are already whole and enough, can never not be, or have never not been. No circumstance, event or experience can ever take away, or diminish, or even add to our wholeness. We were the complete package when we came here, and have remained so the entire time. So there is no "when," or future event, that will make us whole. And there's no Prince or Princess Charming who is going to come and rescue us from having to do the work of loving ourselves, just as we are, with all we currently have or don't have.
There is only "now," right here and now with all that we are, have or don't have, that our wholeness exists, and is waiting for us to accept and embrace.
And as long as we hold the internal belief that we are "not enough somehow," then what we are currently attracting to ourselves, and what is on its way to manifest for us, MUST be further proof of that belief.
It MUST support the vibration we're holding.
Not because that's what we deserve, not because "not enough," or "undeserving," or "unworthy" is part of our cosmic or inherit truth, but because that's what we currently BELIEVE is true, and that's how we subsequently feel about ourselves.
And this big ole, beautiful, loving Universe of ours cannot manifest anything that is bucking our current belief system.
It's the Universal Law on which this Universe has been set-up: "Whatever you believe is true about you must be affirmed and confirmed through your life experiences, events, and relationships. As within, so without."
The main cosmic responsibility of The Universe is to help all of our beliefs come true. And it does it very well.
This was a huge "aha" for me. And when I began to do the work of changing my inner held beliefs of "not being enough" somehow, the type of men that began to show up in my life changed. The more I began to feel lovable, and whole, the more the relationships in my life began to mirror love and wholeness back to me. The infidelity stopped, the painful communications ended, and even though some of them didn't last long, when they were completed, they were done so in loving and healthy ways, and I left them feeling better for having had the experience of them, nourished and grateful and excited for the next phase of my life.
I'm even close friends with most of the people I've dated since that internal shift in me. And I no longer want a relationship "really badly." Instead, I look forward to the next guy the Universe brings to my life, am not stressed or worried about when that may be, and am deeply enjoying my current life, focusing on writing my book, spending time with family and friends, and getting my message out to the world.
I'm feeling enough, and it feels really good.
What I now know for sure is that it's totally OK to want to be with someone, to want to share our lives with someone in whatever form most brings us joy. There's absolutely nothing wrong with having a desire to be in relationship with someone. But when we begin to want that person/relationship "really badly," it's a direct signal from our soul that we're holding a belief in our consciousness that's out of alignment with the truth of our wholeness, the value we hold as Divine Beings, and the type of relationship our soul knows we deserve.
If we continue to hold that misaligned belief, we will attract to us a relationship that further supports that belief in some way, and it won't unfold in a way that feels good. Instead, it will unfold in a way that helps us feel more of how we felt before the relationship arrived – not enough.
We are ENOUGH already.
We deserve to know this. To embody this. To attract and create from this vibration.
And we deserve the type of lovers and relationships that help mirror it back, and anchor it solidly in our conscious, and the way we show up to our lives.
Much ❤, Jerome


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Method Xrm.Page.ui.formSelector does not work in tablet and mobile device. Use getClient() in Dynamics 365 , MS CRM
Below are some of the examples that will not work in tablets when using MSCRM
|Xrm.Page.context.� getCurrentTheme
|Xrm.Page.ui� ViewPort Methods
|Xrm.Page.data.entity.� getDataXml
|Xrm.Page.ui control� Web resource and IFRAME control methods
|Xrm.Page.ui.� formSelector object methods
|Xrm.Page.ui tab.� setDisplayState
|Xrm.Page.ui.� navigation.items collection
|Xrm.Utility.� openWebResource
|Xrm.Page.ui.� refreshRibbon
When these method are executed in Tablet or mobile device then these will return nothing and defining will return undefined.
So if we are customization it for tablet we should distinguish the client device in JS and write code .
var isCrmForTablets = (Xrm.Page.context.client.getClient() == "Mobile")
if (isCrmForTablets)
// Code for CRM for tablets only goes here,
// Code for web browser or CRM for Outlook only goes here.
// Code for any client goes here.
To make sure which commands will work in tablet then include a command rule for more info refer Here.
Hope it will help. thanks
SOURCE : mscrm.com


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Jeff Annison is the co-founder, along with Paul Scanlan, of Legion M Studios, the world's first fan-owned production company. It did this when the SEC changed its rules to allow non-accredited investors to make investments in small businesses. It is the second company to raise $1 million this way. They are looking to open funding again in November 2016 under Reg. A+, which will allow a higher threshold of $50 mil. The company's ultimate goal is one million investors.
G: Lloyd Kaufman of Troma, when he talks about financing movies and getting them distributed and such, he always says, "There are no rules to this game." Are you finding this to be true or are you running into limitations for what you're trying to do with this company?
Annison: I'm new to the film distribution side and the economics and business models. But our last company that we founded, it was called MobiTV. We founded it in 1999, and in 2003, we were the first ones to launch live TV on your cell phone, which at the time, people said was stupid. Literally. Hollywood heads would say, "No one's ever going to watch a movie on their cell phone. It's the dumbest thing I've ever heard of."
G: If I'm remembering correctly, it was only up until relatively recently that Hollywood was still distributing film reels by railroad cars.
Annison: Yeah. So 2003, we were literally laughed out of Hollywood…for the most part. There were some people who were forward thinking and they got it. We launched the service, it took off like a skyrocket, and in 2005, we won an Emmy for innovation in television.
The reason I bring that up is, we firmly believe that there are no rules. Especially this day and age. If you go back twenty years ago, television, movies, music, everything was governed by these machines that were set up, and it was impossible to break through into the industry unless you were going through the label machine. With the Internet, it has disrupted everything. The fact that you can go direct to fans, now, suddenly, instead of a small handful of networks that control televison distribution, you have HBO and Hulu and Netflix and Crunchyroll and all of these amazing opportunities. And if you think about mobile, launching a deal with Vodaphone could be as big a deal as signing with ABC. Both of them have global reach and they're looking for content for the world. It's a wild West out there.
G: There are so many companies out there like Vudu and Hulu and Netflix and that, do you think we're reaching a saturation point? Are you afraid things are going to collapse in the middle of what you're working on?
Annison: I don't know that it's going to collapse. The fact is, it's all propped up by consumer demand. I don't feel like there's a whole bunch of companies out there that are, say, financed by venture capitalists and don't have an audience. What we're seeing is a fracturing of the audience, and we're seeing the long tail where a niche service like Crunchyroll can exist. It's profitable, it's making money, and there's space for probably a dozen Crunchyrolls out there. Honestly, I think we're in a golden age of entertainment because there's so many different opportunities, so many different ways to reach an audience. Particularly in television – you look at all the original storytelling is happening in television. Film is completely dominated right now by franchises and sequels and reboots. I read a really amazing article that said, if you go back ten or fifteen years ago and look at the top ten films, they were all original stories. You look at the top ten films of 2016, they're all sequels or reboots. It's incredible how Hollywood has changed. So I think that feature film and that model, I think that one is collapsing in on itself. My children are more likely to watch a movie on their cell phone than go into a theater. So I think if you look at theatrical distribution, I feel like that area is constricting. But it's constricting because it's been replaced by all of these new things and all of these new avenues.
G: What is the response from fans and other people so far? Are they excited about the idea? What are things looking like so far?
Annison: It is beyond our wildest dreams. Three months ago, we launched this Title 3 campaign. We were one of the first companies in history, on May 16th when the laws went into effect, to launch something like this. And as an artist, you know there's this wonderful point where the rubber meets the road – you put yourself out there for the first time, and now is the point where the public is going to weigh in and vote with their dollars and they're going to put their opinions out there and the trolls are going to come in and all of that stuff. Before that, you don't know. We think our baby is beautiful. In three months, we raised a million dollars. That was the cap, and we were oversubscribed – more wanted in than could get in. If you look at the chart of how people came in, we raised $200,000 our first month, second was $300,000, third month was $700,000, so it's literally exponential growth. Clearly, the fans have spoken with their dollars, that more people wanted in than we had room for. So I think that bodes really well for us. But what's even more rewarding for me as an entrepreneur is seeing the vibrancy and enthusiasm of the community. The whole reason we target the comic con community is because it's a creative community and it's a passionate community. If you're going to go after a group of fans, this is the best one to go after because it's such a fun group and a creative group and they're really passionate.
We have a private Facebook group, and if you join as an investor or even a free member (we're not raising money right now because our round is over), you get access to this group, and it's awesome. You get all these notes from people saying, "It's an honor to be a part of this," or "I've always loved Hollywood, and to be able to get this backstage pass…" It's been way beyond our greatest expectations.
G: Do you have anything in development yet?
Annison: …
G: Strike that…do you have anything YOU CAN TALK ABOUT in development yet?
Annison: (laughs) That's the key qualifier! We made our announcements about our first project with Stan Lee, a virtual reality interview. The whole idea behind it is we're using some really cool VR technology to do an intimate interview with Stan, where we can ask him questions. And the result is, when you put on the VR goggles, it's like you're in the room. We want to get you as close to humanly possible to being in the room with Stan Lee.
Other than that, we've got dozens of projects that are coming across the table. Especially now. We've got great partnerships with Stoopid Buddy Studios, Meltdown Comics, 42 Entertainment, Alamo Drafthouse – a really solid group of people that we can do projects with and can also help us navigate the art and the business of Hollywood. What we've found, now that we're out there and we've proved this model works (because three months ago it was just Paul and I jumping up and down saying, "Oh, this is a great idea!" Now, it's us and over three thousand fans jumping up and down and a record-breaking Title 3 campaign), what happens is, success kind of breeds success. Especially in Hollywood. So the offers and the projects that we're getting now are even higher. People are reaching out to us, we had a great profile in the LA Times, and Kerry O'Quinn, the founder of Starlog and Fangoria, read our profile and reached out to us. The guy who celebrated fandom and built a business around it.
G: Disney Interactive got folded recently, and people who worked there said the biggest problem was that Disney did not understand that, in the video game field, you have to go off the beaten path. Disney wanted something that worked a certain way and gave a certain return on investment. They were unfamiliar with the risk aspect of the business. Do you find that your business model is coming into conflict with traditional business models of, "No, this is the way we've always done it?"
Annison: You always face that. It's very difficult for a business like Disney to disrupt because they're the incumbent. From a strategic standpoint, it's why you need small start-up companies who have nothing to lose, because that's where innovation comes from. Disney could never do anything like what we're doing. But from what we've found so far, most companies are very receptive to it. We didn't know going in. We kept wondering, "Are people going to laugh us out of Hollywood?" But so far, the reception has been very positive. And I think it's because there's a lot of different ways we can work with people. And I think that what this company's recognized is the power of this legion of fans. Our logo is the Roman numeral for one million, because our goal is one million shareholders in our company. Because if you have one million fans behind you, there's nothing you can't do. Any movie you want to create, you can do it. Any property. Any game. Anything novel that's never been done before. If you've got a million people that are invested in it and following along and going, "This is amazing, I want to try it," you can do anything.
I think that most companies see the risk of what we're doing, but they also recognize the value of what we're doing. So they've been very receptive. "How can we partner together in a way that makes sense?"
G: Are you looking to revive classic geek franchises? DreamWorks has just revived Voltron, IDW is doing comics about Rom The Space Knight, are you looking around at some of the older stuff that's out there that never quite got a shot and thinking about maybe reviving it at some point?
Annison: We would love to do some projects like that. Keep in mind, we are looking at a slate of projects that will be changing over time. There's definitely room on our slate for that – the number one request that we get is Firefly. We would love to, and our investors would go ape if we could do that. The challenge with these old properties is the rights are so convoluted and there's personality issues and there's ego issues.
G: Like how you couldn't shoot The Expendables back in the 80's.
Annison: Exactly. So it's something we're always interested in, and there will always be room on our slate for projects like that, part of the power of the Legion is that we have the power to make things that are unique and original. Hollywood right now is so driven by all these remakes and sequels is because there's a fanbase built into it. And we believe we've got a fanbase built into our company. One of the things we want to do is use the Legion to find new properties, whether it's a book or a comic book or a YouTube creator or whatever. What is amazing out there that could be huge, and let's take that on. And because we've got this nucleus, this audience that's been invested since Day One, we've got a lot more ability to think outside the box and create original things.
G: With comics, movies, video games, which media are you finding the easiest to break into and which are the toughest to crack?
Annison: Well, I think every single one has different business models, from comic books to television to VR to games. They are all completely different business models and ecosystems and personalities involved. So I don't know if I'd say that one is more difficult, they're all just unique, and I think in ways that are interesting and exciting. And for people like Paul and I who are interested in technology and are by nature entrepreneurs, we love that fact. So at the end of the day, we want a wide slate. And part of that is diversifying across genres, and part of it is diversifying across media. And we're not developing these properties ourselves – we're not a studio that's hiring grips and cameramen and studio space and that sort of stuff. We're going to partner with Stoopid Buddy. We're partnering with film studios. And it makes it really fun because you can look at this stuff across media. If you are developing, say, a movie, you should say, "How would this play out in VR? Or as an iPhone game?"


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LCHF diets and sugar cravings: Exactly why you shouldn't cheat
I decided to try a low carb, high fat diet last year after a particularly bad sugar binge, and the results blew me away.
But let's go back a minute, to the binge. It started with a single small slice of red velvet cake at work one November morning last year. By the end of the day, I'd devoured something like five slices of cake, a packet of chocolate biscuits, whatever random old chocolate I could find at home (I don't really keep chocolate in the house) and most of a jar of hot chocolate powder. Yes, hot chocolate powder. Straight out the jar. My nemesis.
In fact, I decided to write this blog post now as a distraction from that self-same powder currently winking at me from our kitchen at work – a large jar that someone has lovingly donated to the office. I can't stop thinking about ladling several heaped spoons directly into my mouth, which would probably be frowned upon by my colleagues and also extremely embarrassing because I usually inhale half the powder and end up choking.
But that's besides the point. Or, not really.
Because as I lay on the couch that night in November regretting every morsel I'd binged on – and it really was a binge – I realised that things needed to change. I'd read a lot about LCHF diets and since it was one of the few I'd never tried, having always been terrified of the idea of eating FAT, I decided I had nothing to lose.
Within one week of strict LCHF eating, I'd not only lost 2kgs, but I'd also almost lost my sugar cravings. It was INCREDIBLE. I think I'll always struggle to resist sugar, but I wasn't having hourly – okay okay, 'minutely' – thoughts of chocolate and cake and chocolate cake. I felt so good, and I was eating right: meat, vegetables, eggs, salad, coconut and olive oils, avocado, almonds. I was satiated all the time and didn't feel any need to snack or cheat.
Then about a month later, my birthday rolled around, and I decided to treat myself – and for me, treating myself ALWAYS means food, never shoes or handbags or teacup pigs. For several days, I gorged myself on chocolate, cake, wine, bubbly and all the carbs that were within arm's reach.
I tried to get back on the wagon, and it felt like I had one foot on and one foot off. Through December, January and early February, I kept trying to claw my way back onto the eating plan but kept slipping. I added dairy (which some people can do) but it didn't help with the extra kilo or two that had crept back. I drank diet drinks, which isn't advised, and once or twice I dipped into the remnants of the hot chocolate powder. I started drinking lite beer, because it's just so damn boring to drink water at a bar, and when I found a months-old Lindt chocolate in my girlfriend's car, I devoured it greedily before my brain had a chance to talk some sense into me. It was the day before Valentine's Day, I rationalised, and tomorrow I'd be indulging. So that day was a write-off (I think I remember some chocolate powder too) and the next day there was dessert… and then K's mom arrived for a 10-day holiday from Malaysia, so it was all about the pina coladas and French fries.
Things were not good.
They came to a head this past weekend, when I clocked four slabs of chocolate in a single day. K's mom's here, we're eating out anyway, I'm just gonna go balls-to-the-wall and then get back on it when she leaves was how I made it okay. But my clothes aren't fitting anymore, and this has NEVER happened to me before. I feel gross, and parts of me jiggle when I drive on bumpy roads. I HATE it.
What I'd been struggling to understand was why this diet had worked so well the first time, and not when I tried to get back onto it in Jan. Obviously, it's because the first time, there was NO cheating. Not a grain of sugar, not a drop of booze. The second time round, I got a bit more slack. Lots of dairy, the odd drink here and there – and of course a day or two of cheating every few weeks.
Not only was my body completely confused – high carb? high fat? what's going on? – but I also wasn't allowing it to overcome its sugar cravings. If you cut the stuff out completely, it sucks for a couple of days but you get over it. If you keep having tiny bits here and there, you never stop craving it. Basically, it's like a drug – we all know that – but I needed to come to that realisation physically, if that makes sense.
"Maybe you just shouldn't keep chocolate in the house." – my sister. Very wise, she is.
I must point out that K is also on this diet, and she has lost 10kgs! She's been amazing and so much more committed than I. Her willpower and reserve is just phenomenal, and pretty damn inspiring, given her own sugar cravings.
So what now?
Now I'm back on the wagon, albeit shakily, and doing my utmost to get this right. I loved how I felt when I was doing LCHF properly, and I loved the results. I especially loved not craving sugar. It's hard at first but it's an investment well worth making.
I'm not quite sure why I wanted to write this – I think that unlike many of my other posts, it was more for me than anything else. Perhaps to remind myself why I'm doing this and why it's so worth it. And maybe, if you've also fallen off the wagon, it might help you too 🙂
IBD joint pain (and what you can do to ease it)
Before I was diagnosed with UC, I visited a doctor and told him that I had severe diarrhoea and pain in my wrists and ankles. He must never have encountered IBD before, because he was stumped.
Of course, my more experienced doctors immediately put the two together, and since I've started treatment, the pain has mostly disappeared.
However, from time to time, I'll get twangs in my knees – more niggles and annoyances than anything else, and I'm wondering if any other IBD sufferers experience the same thing? My GI issues are completely under control, but yet I still get these strange pains from time to time.
A few things that help are:
– Warming the area. Put a blanket over your knees or have a hot bath. Don't worry if it makes you feel like a granny – it works!
– Avoiding tight pants/jeans. Maybe it's a no-brainer or maybe it never occurred to you (it never occurred to me until I was like, "Duh!"), but wearing pants that put pressure on your knees can exacerbate the pain. More reason to wear tracksuit bottoms (yay!)
– Not sitting still for too long in the same position. Stretch your legs and walk around often, but don't overdo the exercise (until the pain goes away).
– Not sitting with your legs crossed (a leg swung over your sore knee can make the pain worse).
– Adding more anti-inflammatory foods to your diet, like coconut oil, almonds, avocado, tumeric, blueberries, fatty fish, sweet potatoes, leafy greens and almost any other vegetable you can get your hands on.
– Taking a good quality fish oil supplement.
– Taking anti-inflammatories (if you MUST). Only when my pain became so bad that I couldn't walk did I take anti-inflammatories, but it really did help and it gave me several hours of mobility that I wouldn't have had otherwise. Always check with your doc, though.
What solutions/suggestions do you have for IBD-related joint pain?


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Designer/ Marketer Don Watt 1936-2009
National brands used to dominate grocery stores; house brands were considered cheap and second rate. Then in 1973 a grocery chain in Toronto introduced a new line of generic products and started a revolution. Clean simple yellow background, Helvetica type, good prices and very good quality, Loblaws No Name products were hot and flew off the shelves. Local suppliers were able to compete with and even displace the national brands. You could open kitchen cabinets and see nothing but wall-to-wall helvetica.
Marketing Hall of Legends
It was one of the clearest demonstrations ever of how design makes a difference. The designer was Don Watt, who started as an illustrator working on airplanes, (his obit says he worked on the cockpit design for the Avro Arrow) then in California worked on Bugs Bunny, but decided he really liked packaging. He tells Canadian Business "I liked the constant turnover...I want to get rid of ugly. Wherever I look I see a bad line, a dumb colour, a dumb shape. It would be so easy just not to have that."
When he was asked to work with Loblaws, a then second rate grocery store, he said "the products had to be superior to the national brands. We couldn't be inferior." They blew everyone else away.
Soon his work caught the eye of Wal-Mart and he was redesigning the house brands there. Watt changed house brands from second rate to front runners, opening up opportunities for local suppliers and a different kind of supply chain. No-name yellow and helvetica started a retailing revolution.
Don Watt, dead at 73.


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Purchase a CGL Policy Through a Commercial Insurance Agency
No matter how careful a business owner may be they still need an insurance policy that provides financial protection from the many risks that they might incur. Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance protects all types of small-business owners from claims of injury, property damage, and negligence related to their activities during the course of their business day. The indemnity provided by this policy can help cover the costs associated with the need to mount a legal defense.
It's also important to note that your clients may require you to have a CGL policy before they'll sign a contract, so having the right coverage in place can make a significant difference in your ability to bring on new clients and increase revenues.
A CGL policy covers many court-related costs
Available through any commercial insurance agency, a CGL policy protects your business by providing the financial resources necessary to keep it operational when unfortunate mishaps occur. A typical policy covers the following expenses:
- Costs related to defending or investigating a suit or claim against you, including court costs, witness fees, and attorney's fees
- Reasonable expenses incurred when assisting in your own defense, such as income lost while spending time in court
- Judgments resulting from covered suits, including interest required on the judgment
- Settlements, including the injured party's medical expenses, if your defense is unsuccessful, and
- The premium on a court-mandated bond connected with a liability suit
Who is protected by a CGL insurance policy?
A general liability policy insurance policy covers many of those other people involved in your business, as well as the owner. For example, if you have a joint venture or partnership, all of your partners, members, and their spouses are protected if they're sued for acts they engage in, in any official capacity related to your business. As a corporation, your policy will also cover all of your business's executive officers, directors and stockholders while they're acting in their official capacities.
If you have subsidiaries, the liability coverage on your policy extends to any subsidiary where you own at least 50 percent of the stock, and your policy also protects your employees from claims that result from actions they take in their capacity as employees. Contact a commercial insurance agency for questions about coverage and to learn about other instances where this policy provides protection to the entity with regards to liability claims.
Atlanta Georgia Insurance and Pregnancy Help Clinics
Pregnancy Help Centers are designed to help women through the process of being pregnant, hoping to help them with prenatal care, which includes vitamins and nutrients to help their unborn child enter this world as healthy as humanly possible. Their goal is to assist their patients in understanding how important their role is in the development of their child and also understand that there are certain things they can do to better prepare themselves for the duties of being a parent.
These centers can benefit by carrying adequate Atlanta Georgia insurance, particularly that which pertains to professional liability issues because they can also be targets for lawsuits. After all, they deal with people who are often in an intense emotional state, and any occurrence that leads to fear, pain, or something far worse, for example, complications of a pregnancy due to procedures or information provided by staff and caregivers, could create the potential for litigation.
What is Professional Liability insurance?
Also called errors and omissions (E&O) insurance this policy covers your company, or you individually, in the event that a client holds you responsible for a service you provided (or failed to provide) that did not have the expected or promised results.
Most E&O policies cover judgments, settlements and related defense costs. Even when the allegations are found to be groundless, which often happens, thousands of dollars will likely still be needed to defend the lawsuit. This type of expense can bankrupt a smaller company or individual and have a lasting effect on the bottom line of larger companies.
Why are Pregnancy Help Clinics targets for a lawsuit?
A Pregnancy Help Medical Clinic is a licensed clinic that works under the direction of a medical doctor (M.D.). Medical services provided vary from clinic to clinic, but often include ultrasounds, on-site prenatal exams, and/or sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing. This all allows plenty of room for error. It's an unfortunate fact of life, but everyone makes mistakes at one time or another. Even with the best employees and the best risk management practices in place, mistakes will be made. No one is perfect.
There are plenty of instances where a client, or relative may question the advice or techniques used at a participating clinic. Atlanta Georgia insurance will provide the necessary coverage when allegations or claims of an error or omission exist.
Aegis General Helps By Serving Underserved Markets
There are agencies that specialize in insurance solutions for underserved markets because they understand full well that these niches are ripe with potential. Motorcycle programs fall under the realm of underserved markets, in part because many owners are reluctant to buy insurance. They form a select group that dearly needs insurance because they are much more vulnerable than motorists that drive cars and trucks.
Aegis General is just one insurance innovator who is willing to take on the challenge of creating opportunities in areas that may seem unprofitable and connect with those consumers who are not being taken well care of. The question is, how do you connect with them, and how do you get them to buy a product that they need and can afford, but simply don't know how to go about getting it?
Teaching your clients motorcycle safety
Motorbike riders might feel more comfortable working with an insurer who wants, not only to pique their interest in purchasing a policy, but also cares about their safety and well being. Aegis General presents some safety tips to pass on to riders that they should consider before starting their engines:
- Test the lights, brakes, and turn signals
- Check the oil and fuel levels
- Make sure mirrors are positioned correctly
- Check the cables to make sure they aren't worn or frayed
- Lube the chain and adjust it according to the manufacturer's specs, and
- Invest in good riding gear
When on the open road, there's not much between a motorcyclist and the pavement, so wearing tough protective gear is always the right move. Riders should also wear a high-quality helmet that fits well and meets federal safety standards, preferably with a face shield, or wear goggles or glasses with safety lenses. Wearing durable non-slip gloves and boots that cover the ankles also helps considerably.
Other tips while on the road
Those trucks and cars that motorcyclists often dodge between can do a lot of damage, so they'll be much safer while riding by always using their signals, sticking to the speed limit, knowing the bike's limits, and never tailgating other vehicles.
Being respectful of other drivers is important and never weaving through traffic or driving on the shoulder. They should make sure other drivers can see them at all times, and avoid riding in blind spots and always using headlights, both day and night. Aegis General wants to be the full service Program Administrator your company trusts and looks to for viable solutions.
E&O Claims and Real Estate Liability Insurance
Real estate agents need coverage that protects them against financial losses from lawsuits filed as a result of any work performed in their profession. Errors and omissions coverage, called E&O for short, is the name associated with real estate liability insurance, which describes a type of malpractice insurance carried by most real estate professionals.
As carefully as you may carry out your duties, you may be at risk of a claim. You can even be held liable in a court of law, even from lawsuits without merit. Lawyers must be paid no matter who wins in court, and the legal expenses alone can be devastating to your finances. Fortunately, when you have E&O coverage, the insurance company defends the claim and pays any settlement or judgment against you up to the limits of liability stated in the policy. This is what makes having coverage so essential.
What does a typical E&O policy cover?
Policies can differ from one insurer to the next, so when trying to decide what type of policy you should purchase, you can use these very basic ideas about standard types of coverage. Most E&O policies cover claims that come about due to error, omission, or negligence in regard to your duties as a real estate agent.
Some common E&O exclusions
- Claims resulting in dishonest or criminal acts by you
- Claims associated with polluted property
- Claims against you if you cause bodily harm or death to another person
- Claims arising from damage you cause to someone's property
Remember that it's important to keep accurate records of all transactions. Keep records of all phone conversations that discussed anything pertaining to a sell or purchase. For example, you should note the buyer response to your question about whether or not they wished to purchase home warranty protection. Did a buyer decide not to do a home inspection against your recommendations? Write this down and put it in your file.
It's not at all uncommon to ask your buyer or seller to sign a statement that you recommended a specific action. If your files contain a signed waiver, you cannot be held responsible for any problem related to the waiver. Document as many facts as possible during your real estate transactions that could help you later if your client becomes unhappy about some aspect of the sale. Having real estate liability insurance is the best protection against mistakes made or groundless accusations.
Workers Comp Concerns and Car Dealer Insurance
From the time they open their doors at the start of the business day until they flip over the closed sign and call it a night, auto dealers have a lot of concerns, primarily about safety, since there are many hazards related to operating a dealership. Customers, vendors and an assortment of people are in and out of the lot all day long, and moving vehicles, heavy equipment, and a host of other issues (oily floors, for example) can lead to injuries.
In addition, their most valuable resource, the mechanics and other workers who could fall prey to work-related accidents, are at the forefront of the issues regarding the possibility of severe injuries. Under the workers' compensation system, employers are required to purchase car dealer insurance that provides benefits to employees who suffer work-related injuries and illnesses.
Employees are provided with benefits regardless of who was at fault, and in return, employers get protection from lawsuits by injured employees seeking money damages for pain and suffering or mental anguish.
State laws govern workers' compensation
It's important to understand that each state's system differs slightly in the details surrounding workers comp insurance, though the structure and operation of the overall workers' compensation system is very similar from state to state. (There is a separate federal workers' comp system for those working for the federal government, such as US Post Office employees). The main differences are the rates paid to injured employees and the procedural rules employers, employees, and insurance companies must abide by.
What does workers' compensation cover?
Workers' compensation laws cover only work-related injury or illness; however, the injury or illness does not necessarily have to occur in the workplace. As long as it's a job-related occurrence, it's a covered event. If an employee is injured while attending a business-related function, traveling on business, or running a work-related errand, he or she is covered.
Covered injuries and illnesses can range from sudden accidents, such as eye injuries, being struck by a car or slip and falls, to injuries that happen over time, such as repetitive stress injuries (RSIs), or illnesses that result from exposure to workplace chemicals, or other pollutants.
For example, workers often receive compensation for RSIs, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and back problems. Workers also receive compensation for illnesses and diseases that are the gradual result of working conditions, including heart conditions, lung disease, and stress-related digestive problems. This illustrates the need for car dealer insurance to aid workers who suffer from an accident as a direct result of work.


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Using USB Hard-drives at the Service Console
how to occasionally load-up a removable USB hard-drive with files and pop round to the co-location and copy them disk to disk and problems you may come across.
I'm moving my hardware to a co-location venue near where I live, so soon I won't have physical access to my equipment except by Citrix and ILOs. Whilst my system will be connected to the internet by a high-speed redundant link – downloading large files from the internet such as DVD isos is not going to be very quick. So I intend to occasionally load-up a removable USB hard-drive with files and pop around to the co-location and copy them disk to disk. It's not far away and it will be worth it for a few files that are very big. I found initially I had some problems…
Firstly, NTFS drives don't appear to be mountable at Service Console. Despite the fact that normally Redhat Linux has a R/O driver for NTFS, no matter what I did I couldn't get the Service Console to recognize the partition. The alternative is to use FAT32. Unfortunately, M$ does not support with their tools a partition size larger than 32GB – and my removable drive is 60GB. Fortunately, there is an easy work around – that allows me to use ALL of the 60GB as single FAT32 drive – and use it both on my Windows XP laptop and at the Service Console. Here's how its done…
1. Delete any partitions from the removable drive using Disk Management in Windows
2. Right-click the disk and select "New Partition" and follow these steps, clicking "Next" to move on at each stage.
3. Select Primary Partition
4. Enter the maximum size for the Partition Size
6. Choose assign a drive letter. In my case I used F:
7. Select "Do not Format this partition"
8. There will be a dialog box, summarizing all the previous stuff.
9. Click Finish
Rather than using M$ format command or tools which limit the format to 32GB, I found a format tool on the internet that allows you to break through the 32GB barrier. It's called fat32format.exe and it can be downloaded from here:
The syntax of the fat32format command is very simple – as it's the same as the standard format command namely:
So in my case I use fat32format f:
After the format I just changed the volume label in Windows to make it more friendly than just F:
Mounting the drive at the console is very easy. Login to the Service Console as a root and make a mounting point with something like mkdir /mnt/usbdisk. Plug-in the drive and read the info on the screen to see the device name for the drive such as /dev/sdk. Then mount it to the usbdisk with mount /dev/sdk1 /usbdisk.


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Southern Viet Nam Explorer 4 Days 3 Nights
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Area: Southern
Duration: 4 days / 3 nights
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REUNIFICATION PALACE (Formerly the Presidential Palace)
Originally built for the French Governor-General of Indochina in 1868 the Norodom Palace as it was then known was abandoned in 1880 when government services moved to Hanoi. When the Government of South Vietnam was established in 1954, the palace became the luxurious residence of President Diem. In 1963, the palace was abandoned after a renegade pilot in the South Vietnamese army bombed and strafed the building. The current structure was opened in 1966. One of the most striking images of the War was the sight of North Vietnamese tank 843 crashing through the palace gates marking a symbolic end to the conflict in Indochina. On a tour of the palace one can visit underground tunnels and bunkers filled with radio equipment and maps left virtually untouched since 1975.
Built between 1877 and 1883, Notre Dame Cathedral, with her two 40 meter towers topped with iron spires is one of Ho Chi Minh City's major landmarks. It is built in a neo-Romanesque form. The cathedral's red bricks and colored glass windows were imported from France. The cathedral was consecrated in 1962. Full services in both Vietnamese and English are held every Sunday morning.
Located next to Notre Dame is Saigon's French-styled post office. Built between 1886 and 1891, the ochre-colored building has a glass canopy, ceiling fans, and enormous wall maps of "Saigon et Ses Environs". At the far end of the arched building is a large portrait of Ho Chi Minh.
Ben Thanh is the largest market in Ho Chi Minh City. Shopkeepers sell a wide variety of local and imported products ranging from garments and textiles to handicrafts, flowers, and vegetables. The market was finished in 1914. The French-style building has a distinctive clock tower at its entrance.
Water Puppetry is performed in a pool of water 4 meters square with the water surface being the stage. The puppets are carved out of wood and often weigh up to 15 kg.
A traditional Vietnamese orchestra provides background music accompaniment. The stories of show are told by a Singer of Chèo (an opera form in North Viet Nam). Now aday, Puppet Show is performed in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh city, become a part couldn't be missed when visiting Viet Nam.
Located a one-hour drive northwest of Ho Chi Minh City are the extraordinary Cu Chi tunnels. During the war Vietnamese guerillas built this labyrinth of narrow tunnels using them to hide during bombing raids and stage surprise attacks. The entire area of Cu Chi was designated a free fire zone and was heavily bombarded: you can still see numerous craters caused by 500 pound B52 bombs. There are over 200 kilometers of tunnels in the area, all of which were dug using only hand tools. Two sections of tunnel are open to the public and ex-Vietnamese fighters lead tours through the underground hospitals, kitchens and sleeping quarters. Visitors to Cu Chi can also fire AK47s and M16 rifles on a specially designed firing range.
Day 01: Ho Chi Minh city
Check – in hotel after arrive Ho Chi Minh city.
In the afternoon, then meet upon at meeting point. We will visit Ho Chi Minh city: Reunification Palace which was the former residence of President of South Vietnam until 1975. Visit the most famous structure Notre Dame Cathedral,the Post Office.
Transfer back to meeting point.
17:45 – 18:00 Pick up at your hotel to enjoy Water Puppet Show which is a part of Vietnam's Cultural Heritage.
After finish the show, take the cycle ride around the center of city to see Saigon at night time.
Have dinner on cruise.
Transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 02: Mekong Delta (B,L)
After breakfast at hotel. our tour guide will pick you up at meeting point, depart for Mekong delta.
Upon arrival in My Tho, enjoy a boat cruise throught the river, land on some islands between My Tho and Ben Tre, take a short walk in the local people village see their daily life. You will visit : a handicraft workshop where products are made from coconut trees, a local house where you will enjoy honey tea , honey wine then taste tropical home grown fruits while being listened to traditional music.
Leave the islands, we take the rowing boat and drift along the narrow, tree-lined canals for further exploration of the Mekong Delta. Then visit the local coconut candy workshop where you can see the local people produce coconut candy – one of special local products.
Have lunch at a local restaurant. Transfer back to Saigon. Free at night time in Ho Chi Minh.
Day 03: Cu Chi tunnel (B)
After breakfast, come to meeting point. Take the visit to Cu Chi Tunnel. A two-hour bus ride, we will arrive at Ben Dinh tunnels (the original ones) where you can see: The underground tunnels system. The documentary film about the war. Many above-ground and underground attractions (war traps, bunkers, bomb craters…)
Especially, you will have time for shooting at the shooting range.
Back to Ho Chi Minh city in the afternoon. Free at night time. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 04: Ho Chi Minh city – Departure (B)
The priceper person
Quotationin Vietnam Dong
Mini hotel
3* Hotel
4* Hotel
(Season Price apply and be confirmed when booking)
(*) Not apply for Vietnam Holiday
- A/C tourist bus on tour.
- English Speaking tour guide
- Puppet show ticket
- Boat trip
- Fruit snack
- Cyclo.
- 01 dinner on cruise, 01 light lunch in Mekong, breakfasts (please check if mini hotel)
- Mineral bottle (1 bottle/pax/day).
- Accomodation:
Ho Chi Minh
-Mini hotel: Kim Khoi, Le Le, Spring House,…
-3 star: Silverland Central hotel & Spa, Elios, A&E,…
-4 star: Grand Silverland, Royal Lotus,Oscar, Grand,..
- Travel insurance.
- Transferring Airport - hotel – Airport, hotel – meeting point – hotel.
- Entrance fee.
- Shooting fee.
- Meals.
- Tipping is at customer's discretion.
- Enjoy with group tour.
- Maximum 2 pax/room.
- Confirmation of room & price are subject to space availability at the time of booking only.
- Ground operator reserved the right to amend or adjust itinerary to match with real situation.
- Transfer: Airport – Hotel – Airport:
The priceper car (Quotationin Vietnam Dong)
4 - 7 seat
16 seat
29 seat
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Vote AZ Powergirl! Cosplay Babe Cara Nicole Is Running for Office [14 Photos]
We admit we do keep an eye on the cosplay scene—as a magazine famous for our cover heroines and the immortal Taarna, witnessing modern-day real-life badass costumed crusaders at conventions just seems like prophecy fulfilled. One pretty famous cosplayer we've been following recently piqued our curiosity with a Facebook post about a TV interview, tagged #CosplayCandidate.
Cara Nicole Trujillo, well known to cosplay fans and convention-goers as AZ Powergirl, is running for a seat in the House of Representatives in her home state of Arizona. We had to find out more about Cara and her very bold adventure.
LINKS: Cara Nicole for Az House LD26 (Facebook), Az Powergirl Cara Nicole (Facebook), AZPowergirl.com (official site and blog), Online Store at Storenvy, Patreon, YouTube, Instagram
First things first—you're pretty famous as a cosplayer, and you've been doing it awhile now. How did you get into it?
Thanks! I have never strived to be famous. I compare it to actors, some get into it to be famous, some get into it to be working. I would be the latter. I started for charity. I answered a call for people in the local community to dress up and do events to raise funds and visit children's hospitals. It was very rewarding and I didn't know it was called cosplay until months after already doing it.
You're specifically known for doing such a great Power Girl. What drew you to that character?
It was an Alex Ross painting I saw that inspired me. The raw power and heroism of it was really appealing and what I like the most about her character is that she isn't perfect; she struggles with her flaws and does her best to overcome them while being a hero.
What are some favorite non-Powergirl characters you've done? What do you like about each of them?
Black Cat has always been one of my favorite characters ever since I was a young comic book reader. She's fun, attractive and kind of an anti-hero. And sure, she does some questionable stuff but a girl's got to make a living, right?
Wonder Woman. Who doesn't love Wonder Woman? However, I won't be using the bathroom in the invisible jet.
Jason Voorhees. I'm an old school horror fan and I look good with a machete.
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What inspired you to get into politics?
I was introduced to the world of Family Court a few years back. I was horrified with the number of fathers being ruined financially and emotionally while simultaneously being kept from their children. The more I got involved, the more I heard the stories from both men and women about having their family lives destroyed just so lawyers and the legal system can make a buck. In doing research about it, I joined with Michael Espinoza and Arizona Family Rights to help equalized parenting legislation in the state. I have also made some very good friends of local legislators and other political figures who have encouraged me to be more active.
After I recognized how I live in this "alleged" Republican state, I started noticing that our current and very own state legislatures and other elected officials really do not live-up to that "Republican" standard, let alone conservative or even liberal. It just appears to be a special-interest government concerned with 1. building more private prisons; 2. supporting multiple school platforms; 3. dark money; 4. constant increases in public utility cost; 5. a CPS (Child Protective Services) that is completely in disarray. And there's concern about civil asset forfeiture issues, and the State mandating how cities should be governed—which I find ironic considering how our State legislatures complain about federal "Big Brother."
I realized as a Republican State, we are not a true Conservative State, and many people are frustrated with our government being so expansive over individuals. I think it is time to push re-start, set the compass again, and get government back into the hands of the people. I want to be a part of that process.
Are you affiliated with a party, or do you identify with one?
I champion people's ability to choose something other than Red or Blue. I personally feel that I identify with the Green Party and am running under that. But I often ponder, how many people are actually aligned with the Blue or Red, or better yet, is the Blue and Red actually aligned with us? I think both Parties have strayed from their constituency and have been more interested in dark money and big-government mentality.
What are your policies on current issues… Immigration?
Here is my problem with immigration. We, on the state level, are yelling at each other about immigration, which really is not a state issue, we have to follow Federal procedures. However, both parties have had in excess of five decades to cure the alleged immigration problem, but have specifically chosen not to. With that being said, although there are varying position on immigration, my focus is on local issues; how to promote more small business growth, building strong families, working on resolving CPS issues, get state government, when not needed, out of city government. Those are issues which need to be addressed on a State level, and my opinions will stay focused on state issues right now.
Legalization of marijuana?
Legalization of marijuana solves many problems. It creates good paying jobs that take people away from the welfare system and on the path to security and stability. It takes people out of the jails and prisons saving the government quite a bit of money. That's just the beginning. Industrial hemp could be a huge industry that would give us renewable resources rather than cutting down trees that take many years to regrow. The medicinal properties alone are worth its legalization. For those that believe that marijuana leads to harder drugs—it leads to gardening, baking, holistic medicine, carpentry, glass blowing, and so much more. I would also prefer that we keep our money in the United States instead of sending it to other countries through criminal cartels.
Health care?
I would like to see everyone have access to good health care, not just have health insurance. I know many people who have a credit card sized piece of paper in their wallet that they pay monthly for yet never actually get to see a doctor when they are sick or can't afford the medication when they do.
Marriage equality?
I am a firm believer that gay people should have the right to lose half of their stuff in a divorce just like everyone else. Kidding aside, I would like to see the government out of our romantic unions altogether.
We all have to pay our taxes. I understand and respect that. It's how we care for our roads, schools, military, police, firemen, etc. I believe that many times our government officials forget that tax money is collected off the backs of our hard working citizens. Taxes should be spent responsibly and with care. It's not just endless funds to be used recklessly. Those in positions of spending should be doing everything they can to work within a budget and maximize our tax dollars. No more wasteful spending. When we create new programs, work existing programs, and distribute funds, we need a way to measure such success when releasing funds for said programs.
We need to ensure the people feel like they are not spending 1 billion dollars for education with no success in educating our kids because the funding is going to multiple different agencies and departments, who start fighting each other for those funds, and ultimately our children pay the cost. I really want to bring back taxation with representation.
Speak to your potential constituents for a second—what are their concerns and how will you address them?
Outside of the topics already discussed, Arizona residents are worried about education. Our teachers are some of the lowest-paid in the nation with a high student to teacher ratio. We rank 47th in the nation on a recent poll. Our schools are underfunded to the point where some of the poorest neighborhoods have had to switch to a four-day school week. This not only takes away from the education of the children but also puts a burden on the families who now have to supplement with daycare (many times they use government funded daycare which just passes the buck). Some families have resorted to moving away from those schools, which receive funding per student, causing even bigger financial problems.
We definitely have a need to pay educators more. We should be maximizing the school day. Yes, kids should be able to have fun. Especially the young ones. We want them to enjoy being there, but when they spend their days watching Disney movies and eating cupcakes it becomes glorified daycare at a time where learning the basics is critical. We may also benefit from investing in programs that educate parents so families as a whole can help themselves improve.
A lot of people believe in just throwing more money at the problem. I would definitely take a hard line against legislation which aims to tax more from the community without first specifically addressing where and how those funds would go to improve the schools and making sure the money doesn't miss the teachers in the shuffle.
People are also concerned about various acts of the state attempting to influence how cities do things. I.e., the gun lobbyists were successful in preventing cities from destroying guns they have in their possession based on the city's police work. The state did not like it, and prevented cities from destroying these weapons. Look, cites, within the constraints of the Arizona Constitution, should be given broad range to govern as the people of that city want them to. So, if one city wants to lure the LGBT community over from another city, fine. If one city wants to promote non-gun violence over others, fine. If another city wants to promote gun safety, fine. However, many times, it's not for the State to regulate when the cities have their own government in place.
Next, we really need to look at civil forfeiture laws, and the public utilities which fall under the ACC. It appears many of these private institutions are using their government contacts to stymie new and emerging business opportunities, and that has to stop.
There's a special artist in your life, you've modeled for him, shared booths at cons, etc. What's the nature and extent of your collaborations?
Artist Alfred Trujillo. He draws and I color. He takes photos and I pose. And he makes some great coffee! I mean, Batman has an Alfred and I wanted one too.
Are you working on any cosplays we might see in the near future? And what events or cons do you have on the schedule?
I have just finished a Psylocke, which I'm premiering at C2E2 this weekend. I'll be at booth I8 in Artists' Alley—stop by and see me!
Next up I want to do a couple variations of Harley Quinn, a Seven of Nine and some other stuff that if I tell ya I'd have to tax ya. I kid. Maybe.
As for my convention schedule, I'm planning to attend Salt Lake Comic Con, Emerald City Comicon, El Paso Comic Con, Cheyenne Comic Con, Phoenix Comic Con, Smallville Comicon, Denver Comicon, San Diego Comic Con, Baltimore Comic Con, Rose City Comicon, New York Comicon, Tucson Comicon, Phoenix Fanfest, and Great American Comicon Las Vegas.
You know, you would make an amazing Taarna, the Valkyrie-like heroine of the Heavy Metal movie from 1982. Are you familiar with her, and what are the chances we'll see you in a Taarna cosplay someday?
Taarna is a badass. Couldn't save the city but she did avenge it. I will do my best to make it happen!Read More


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The Academy just dropped the ball big time. Not content with making one change that annoys the film industry, they've made three! None of them however have caused as much noise as the idea to introduce an award for achievement in popular film. There are a lot of reasons why this is a dreadful move and I'm here to vent about a few of them.
…by introducing this award, it's not celebrating blockbuster films, it's actually invalidating them more than ever.
This year has seen a noticeable rise in people rallying films that tend to get overlooked come awards seasons to be recognised. This month I've seen a lot of comments about how Mission: Impossible – Fallout should be considered in the same way Mad Mad: Fury Road was in 2015. But I think we are all well aware of what film is mainly responsible for the introduction of this award – Black Panther. Now, the success the film enjoyed was not only down to how good the film was, but also down to the fact it sent shock waves through Hollywood. A prominently black cast brings in a audience, who knew? (Literally everyone who is open minded). If Black Panther did manage to snag a Best Picture nomination, it would be a huge moment in Oscar history. A big budget blockbuster going toe to toe with the critics' favourites would signify a huge shift in how the Academy works. The problem is, by introducing this award, it's not celebrating blockbuster films, it's actually invalidating them more than ever. Instead of being celebrated as an equal, they're basically being pawned off into a disguised participation category. It may do well to please the rallying cries for films like these to be recognised, but in reality it's just further highlighting the fact that The Academy will always overlook blockbuster films when it comes down to the nitty gritty.
…what actually constitutes as a popular film?
Another big dilemma with this all is what actually constitutes as a popular film? There's no denying that Black Panther and Mission: Impossible – Fallout are loved by fans and critics alike so would be considered, but what about films like The Greatest Showman? Critics hated it, while fans adore it. Would The Academy be willing to nominate films like that, or is a film only popular if both fans and critics enjoy it? Do we take box office into consideration? Are the top five films the nominees? If that's the case, last years nominations would've included the fan dividing Star Wars: The Last Jedi. It may have made the most but it most certainly isn't a popular film amongst some fans. Also, if this award had existed last year, might we have seen Get Out pushed out of the Best Picture race and instead be the frontrunner for this new category? It was undeniabley one of the strongest films on show, but it definitely wasn't your typical awards season contender. By nominating films as groundbreaking and superb as that for the Popular Award, do we then see it not get a look in for the main one?
How hard is it to make a popular film? 95% of the times it's a big studio summer release with a humongous budget and an advertising campaign that lasts for months.
On the back of this point, I think it's abundantly clear that this award will not be seen in the same light as other Oscars. In the same way some don't take the Golden Globes as serious as others, this new award won't be viewed as highly as other wins. And to be honest, it's a valid point. How hard is it to make a popular film? 95% of the times it's a big studio summer release with a humongous budget and an advertising campaign that lasts for months. And on top of this, most of them are a sequel or set within an established cinematic universe so the fan base is already there. Now, if a film like Sorry To Bother You won over something like …Infinity War, that would feel more earned. An independent film telling a fresh and original story that I haven't seen a single piece of negativity about. The film has become popular on its own merit, not due to an overblown advertising campaign or an established franchise. The film is also receiving thousands of calls to be distributed internationally because at the moment we are all being deprived of seeing it. That's the kind of popularity you can't buy and is much more deserving of it than what'll probably go on to win.
We don't need an award celebrating 5 films everyone has seen that made over $800 million.
The Oscars have awards that single out documentaries, foreign films and animated features because these categories don't get highlighted enough and are often overshadowed. Popular films on the other hand are the polar opposite. We don't need an award celebrating 5 films everyone has seen that made over $800 million. Adjusted for inflation, 9 of the 10 highest grossing films have won Oscars. Without inflation, only 2 of the top 10 have. We all want a variety of films to have a chance of winning awards, but maybe it's time to realise modern blockbusters just aren't as good as nominated films. In my opinion, Black Panther shouldn't be in the running for Best Picture, but if they won this new award, it would look like The Academy is taking pity on them and giving them a concelation prize to stop the vocal outcry they'll recieve when it isn't nominated. That doesn't feel right.
…why can't we celebrate more deserving achievements in cinema?
Finally, and this is easily my biggest problem with the issue at hand, if we're going to make new categories, why can't we celebrate more deserving achievements in cinema? Stunt work has been crying out for some recognition and is long overdue the attention. Casting directors are the only member of the crew who regularly appear on opening credits that aren't rewarded for their work. How about an award for voice work within animation? Motion capture performances? They could also take a leaf out out BAFTA's book by rewarding debuts from first time filmmakers. Or how about an award for best soundtrack? The right song can make or break an entire film. But no, let's reward a film for being popular because that takes a lot more skill. I can't undertsand how they thought this idea would bring anything but a negative response from the film community. It'll be interesting to see how The Academy respond to the criticism and if they'll take any action about it. I for one don't think this is the end of this issue by a long shot.


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Sir Walter Scott's Connections
Sir Walter Scott 1771 - 1832
Born in Edinburgh he was a younger son of Walter and Anne Scott, his father being a solicitor and Writer to the Signet. The very early years of his childhood were spent in the Borders at Sandyford (Smailholm) and Kelso before returning to Edinburgh. Walter Scott was educated at Edinburgh High School and Edinburgh University and became a Advocate.
He married Margaret Charpentier in 1797 and they had four children.
In 1799 Walter Scott became Sheriff- depute of Selkirkshire and shortly after that he and his family moved to the Borders area, first to Ashiestiel then in 1812 to Cartleyhole farmhouse. This land was renamed Abbotsford and the house that now exists was built in stages and ultimately replaced the earlier house.
Sir Walter Scott was created a Baronet in 1820 by King George IV. On his death in 1832 he was buried beside his wife at Dryburgh Abbey.
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Mission, Impossible
FalloutDVD - 2018
Mission: Impossible 6
Mission, impossible--Fallout (Motion picture)
Mission, impossible--Fallout (Motion picture). French
Mission, impossible--Fallout (Motion picture). Spanish
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Typical Tom Cruise Mission Impossible fare. It has lots of action and little else.
So far the last two films are real good.
Car / bike chase are fantastic and wish there was more.
Personally I think Henry Cavill can't be a bad guy, he's too nice, but anyway he as well as all the cast did a great job except those nightmare dramas and Simon Pegg's clowning over acts.
I enjoyed this movie very entertaining.
Written, produced and directed by Christopher McQuarrie in 2018 as the 6th installment of the series, this American spy thriller depicts the mission to track down missing plutonium while being monitored by a CIA agent after a mission goes wrong.
Although I enjoy this action-packed, fast-paced and keep-you-at-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller, you definitely need a willing suspension of disbelief for the most of action scenes in generl and motorbike chase, chopper fights and cliff-hunger scenes in particular.
The plot seems ill-contrived for the sake of complexity.
In any case I love this film as an entertaining piece.
You can always count on Ethan Hunt to deliver some of the most thrilling action sequences. The crazy and wild and edge-of-your-seat type. But I felt that the acting was somewhat forced this time around, which made me feel like an outsider observing, well, actors, instead of being immersed in the story and the characters (though Simon Pegg was a welcome addition). Tom Cruise is looking a bit worn and (dare I say it) long in the tooth for this role, and that, more than anything, was the main distraction for me.
Wow what a dunce I am, forgot I saw this movie and checked it out again. Was good, fast paced like the rest. It will keep you entertained so don't hesitate to watch. What is a big surprise to me is when I saw it a few months ago I rated then and do not see it now. I wonder if they delete a few once in a while. I have found this before so now I make a comment on everything I watch.
The heart beats twice for one love now and another love on the horizon.
Movie is entertaining, action packed and moves along. Bad guy, good guy saves the world.
If you have seen the other Mission Impossibles, Tom Cruise does not disappoint.
You'd think this series would be long in the tooth but it keeps on getting better and better. Crazy action that Tom Cruise pulls off. I'm sure the next Mission Impossible will be crazier.
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Ethan Hunt: I am the storm.
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