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Our governance
The Board of Directors (the Board) is the governing body of IRM and is responsible to the members for managing the business and affairs of IRM. Its role is essentially strategic. Operational and day-to-day management of IRM is the responsibility of the chief executive, who works with the Board to develop IRM strategy.
The Board Charter sets out the respective roles, responsibilities and authorities of the board of directors (both individually and collectively) in setting the direction, the management and the control of the Institute.
IRM Board Committees
Nominations Committee
The purpose of the Nominations Committee is to ensure that a formal, robust and transparent process exists for selecting potential Board members and appointing committee chairs. Download terms of reference.
Audit & Risk Committee
The Audit & Risk Committee assists the board in the fulfilment of its corporate governance duties in relation to risk management, internal control and financial reporting. Download terms of reference.
Remuneration Committee
The purpose of the Remuneration Committee is to ensure that a transparent procedure exists for the appraisal and remuneration of the Chief Executive and the executive staff, and that appropriate incentives are available to encourage peak staff performance. Download terms of reference.
Professional Standards and Committee
The Professional Standards and Certification Committee exists to maintain and enhance IRM's global reputation and brand by ensuring that high standards are consistently set and applied in respect of:
admission to certified member status
maintaining certified membership
membership upgrades and transfers
products / services developed to support the use of certification and/or standards
The commmittee also oversees the development and maintenance of IRM's global professional standards framework. Download terms of reference.
Education Development Committee
The Education Development Committee aims to keep the Institute abreast of key educational developments, responding to initiatives as required, in order to maintain IRM's reputation and standing as a professional body. Download terms of reference.
Technical Committee
The purpose of the Technical Committee is to support the positioning of IRM as the leading professional body for risk management. Its work also supports, informs and advances IRM's professional standards and educational development. Download terms of reference.
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Advocacy & Public Commentary
The important contribution that creative arts disciplines make to innovation, education and society is not always well understood. The DDCA advocates on behalf of its members to advance the creative arts in the higher education sector and, more broadly, for the role of the creative arts in society.
Our advocacy includes making submissions to government consultations and reviews; representation of DDCA at invited conferences and events; and through media articles and social media coverage.
DDCA Advocacy
DDCA submission to the ARC Engagement and Impact Assessment Consultation (June 2016)
DDCA's submission responded to the invitation issued by the Australian Research Council for comments on its Consultation Paper. The submission reinforced support for the principle that measures of research engagement and impact be sensitive to a range of research types and highlighted the lack of data related to creative arts research impact and engagement in current university data collection processes.
Details of the consultation process and paper are available at: http://www.arc.gov.au/nisa
DDCA submission to Securing Australia's Future- Research training system review by the Australian Council of Learned Academies ( ACOLA) (2015)
DDCA's submission responded to the response format to the discussion paper released by ACOLA. Key issues highlighted in DDCA's submission included: the portfolio career and professional nature of research students in creative art disciplines; the gaps in current university graduate review and support systems and reforms needed to equitably encompass graduate training in creative arts disciplines.
Details of the consultation process and final report are available at: http://acola.org.au/index.php/projects/securing-australia-s-future/saf13-rts-review
DDCA submission to the Review of Research Policy and funding arrangements (2015)
DDCA's submission responded to the response format to the discussion paper released by the Commonwealth Government. Key issues raised in the DDCA submission included the contribution that creative arts research makes to the cultural industry, to innovation in industry more broadly and the need to support creative responses to improve innovation
The final report of the review of research policy and funding arrangements is available at: https://docs.education.gov.au/node/38976
Introduction of the Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts to DASSH. (2015)
DDCA President, Su Baker at the Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (DASSH) 2015 Conference.
Glenelg Pier Hotel, Adelaide. 23 September 2015
DDCA Public Commentary
Macarthur, S., Lochhead, J., & Shaw, J. (Eds.). (2016). Music's Immanent Future: The Deleuzian Turn in Music Studies. Routledge.
FitzSimons, T. (2015). 'I've got to STOP writing this (adjective of choice) article and get onto my filmmaking': documentary filmmaking as university research–some history and case studies. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 9(2), 122-139.
Kerrigan, S., Leahy, G., & Cohen, H. (2016). Still a burning issue: measuring screen production research. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 10(1), 79-96.
A&HHE Special Issue, Endnote by Julian Meyrick, December 2016
Despite the influence of the Strand Report (1998), which paved the way for consideration of select creative arts activities as 'non-traditional research outputs', the status, aims, methods and values of creative arts departments in Australia today vary widely.
Why the University of Sydney art school sale is wrong by Su Baker. The Australian. 29 June 2016
"Why, when the rest of the world is unleashing the creative potential of young people to generate new cultures and industries and a better understanding of our world, is the University of Sydney selling off its highly esteemed art school to its major competitor?"
DDCA in The Australian's High Wired 30 June 2016.
'The reinvigorated Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts (DDCA) has produced it's first online "space for views and news in the tertiary creative arts community. Our first edition focuses on the changing higher education landscape as we ask: Watt's next for creative arts?" It's called NiTRO and contributors include Monash's Margaret Gardner, VCA's Su Baker and ... yours truly.'
AAWP Joins The DDCA
'The AAWP is delighted to announce that it will be joining the Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts (DDCA) as an organisational member. AAWP President Lynda Hawryluk has contributed a short piece to the DDCA's inaugural interactive component, NiTRO.'
Studio Research Editorial, Issue #3. April 2015
'In March 2015, the Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts (DDCA) conducted a three-day symposium in Melbourne entitled "The Outstanding Field: Artistic Research Emerging from the Academy". This symposium[...] presented a showcase of twenty six exemplary Australian and New Zealand practice-led PhD projects from the past decade.'
Measure for measure: the creative arts and the 'impact agenda' by Julian Meyrick. The Conversation. 13 October 2014
'There were some impressive speakers at the conference and the tone was optimistic without being blithe or over-emphatic.'
Universities have key role in health and quality of arts by Jenny Wilson. The Australian 27 April 2016
'Artists need audiences to deliver their best, but audiences also deserve the best from the artists they come to see, and increased public attendance may encourage that.'
Senior Arts Educators Lobby Pollies of All Persuasions. Arts Hub 13 May 2013
The newly formed Australian Council of Deans and Directors of Creative Arts (ACDDCA) is calling on federal politicians to urgently support increased funding to the tertiary arts sector.

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'In memory' donations are a wonderful way to celebrate a life while supporting The Big Issue Foundation in making a difference to the lives of future generations. We work to give those who are homeless an opportunity to make a better life for themselves – giving them a hand up, not a hand out.
If you would like to donate in memory of a friend or relative:
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Remembering Frankie
Francesca Gallant 1958-2012
It is often said that you never really appreciate something until it is no longer there, how true that is and has recently been brought into sharp focus with the passing of my sister Francesca, on the 24th of August this year at the very young age of 53. We the family remain in a state of denial and find it so difficult to accept we will never see Frankie again, hear her voice or her infectious giggle.
When Frankie was first diagnosed with cancer in March 2011, she did not wallow in self-pity but set about researching the subject in as many ways she could, Frankie was an avid reader and bought many specialised books on the subject, she also trawled the internet for any information and therapies that could help her. Sadly all her efforts were in vain. Prior to undergoing radio and Chemo therapy, she decided to take part in the Big Issue Night Walk as a personal challenge but also to help others by the money she raised. This was typical of Frankie, she was always concerned about the wellbeing of others, often putting their needs before hers.
Frankie was extremely intelligent and very caring, in going through some of her personal correspondence of which many were associated with charities that she subscribed to ranging from hospices, cancer research, guide dogs, gorillas, horse charities and the Big issue. Frankie was a single parent and was plagued with money problems and yet still wanted to contribute to these charities. It is indeed humbling to read these letters, knowing how difficult it was for her to make these contributions.
Frankie was a lover of nature and everything connected with it she loved her little garden and spent many happy hours in it tending her plants and making everything look just right.During Frankie's professional life she held down some pretty high powered jobs as a computer analyst and programmer, she was also a PA to the Chief executive of Barnet Council but this was not where her heart was and given the opportunity she would have made an excellent vet.
I well remember late night phone calls from Frankie which could last for hours, she was always an owl, never a lark, she would want to discuss the news of the day and put the world to right and although these calls were not always welcomed, I did my best to give her my time as I knew it was important to her. What I would give to receive a call from her now.Frankie leaves her only child Isaac an exceptional young man who is destined to achieve great things in his mother's memory and will make us all proud of him.
It is fitting that the North London Hospice and the Big Issue benefited from the money collected in Frankie's memory. I recall interviewing her for a radio programme following her completion of the Big Issue night walk, she made a point of saying that even if you don't buy a copy of the magazine every week, always stop and speak to the vendor and don't blank them as so many people do. This comment is an illustration and typical of the caring person Frankie was, we will miss her so much.Frankie will continue to live in our hearts forever and the world is a poorer place for her passing.
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Two of the country's biggest retail names are to ban the sale of palm oil from unsustainable sources because of fears that it is leading to the destruction of rainforests. Palm oil has become one of the world's biggest traded commodities and is now the unidentified 'vegetable oil' in an estimated one in 10 of all products sold in Britain, from chocolate to cosmetics to animal feed.
The booming demand in Europe and Asia has led to growing concern that huge swaths of rainforest are being cut down to make way for plantations - damaging important eco-systems on which animals and local people depend - and threatening the survival of one of the world's last great apes, the orang-utan, the poster boy for a gathering global campaign. Rainforest destruction also accounts for about a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, blamed for climate change.
Asda has become Britain's first supermarket chain to tell suppliers it will not accept products unless they can guarantee their palm oil is from sustainably run plantations. Body Shop, the toiletries and cosmetics company, has established a sustainable organic supplier in Colombia. Asda has banned palm oil sourced from the worst affected regions in Borneo and Sumatra and within a year hopes to have banned all unsustainable palm oil from 500 products.
Later this year retailers and manufacturers across Europe who have joined the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil are expected to publish details of how they will create a network of certified sustainable plantations. The move by Asda and Body Shop prompted calls for other companies to speed up the changes.
'It sends a very strong message to the Indonesian and Malaysian governments that, if they don't stop destroying rainforests, they'll be destroying their international market,' said Ed Matthew of Friends of the Earth. 'Our fear is that all the supermarkets have joined the Roundtable but they are not going to really implement the policy. What we saw when we got these companies to join is once one joined, another joined and it built up a head of steam. If they are now competing with each other to say, "We're not going to source it from Borneo or Sumatra", they are likely to do the same thing.'
The move to crack down on the damage caused by palm oil production follows a three-year intensive campaign by environment groups that won Friends of the Earth an award in this year's Observer Food Monthly awards.
Chris Brown, Asda's head of sustainable sourcing, said it would take time to work with suppliers to find sustainable supplies, but the supermarket was starting before the Roundtable report because of the speed of rainforest destruction. Friends of the Earth calculates an area the size of Wales is being cut down in Indonesia alone every year, and a 'major driver' is palm oil. 'I don't want to be associated with orang-utan habitat destruction,' said Brown. 'We can wait while committees pontificate, or say, "Let's get on with it".'
Body Shop, which has 2,200 stores in 57 countries, said within six months it planned to source only sustainable palm oil for soap, which accounts for 80 per cent of its use of the ingredient.
Given the scale of global demand for palm oil, a shift to sustainable production will be difficult in the near future, but supporters say there is scope to ban crops from newly cleared forests because of inefficient practices and 'millions of hectares' of already cleared forest land.
Rikke Netterstrom, Body Shop's head of ethical policy, called on other companies to follow to drive producers of unsustainable oil out of business: 'There's a definite tipping point once you get sufficient volume to drive the price down for the whole supply chain.'
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· London council leaders proposed a 10p 'tax' or even a ban on plastic bags.
· PC World revealed a prototype of a 'carbon neutral' computer with a wooden monitor box. It should go on sale in October.
· Tesco launched a low-energy Freeview digital TV receiver.
· Harrogate Spa Water said it would make lighter bottles to save plastic.
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University of Lodz
Department of Slavic Philology
Department of Middle East and North Africa Ceraneum –
Waldemar Ceran Research Centre for the History and Culture of the Mediterranean Area and South-East Europe
Would like to invite you to the international conference on the subject of:
Islam and Muslims in the culture, literature and languages of the South Slavs
February 18th -19th, 2016
The first states of the South Slavs were established as early as in the IXth century. However, they failed to maintain their independence, as both external and internal destabilizing factors led to their significant weakening, which was used successfully in the XVth century by the Ottoman state. Only parts of the modern day territories of Croatia and Slovenia, which were included in the Kingdom of Hungary and the Habsburg Empire avoided the conquest. The Turkish rule over the South Slavic states contributed to the rise of Islam among Slavs. Islamization was not treated as a priority, however, and the main political agenda of Turkey was to reign over the conquered lands and to gain profits necessary for the maintenance of the Ottoman state. It was mainly peasants and the upper classes wishing to preserve their existing privileges who converted to Islam. Also many Catholics changed their confession due to ambition. This way they could be granted the highest state posts. The collapse of the Ottoman state and the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy not only contributed to the creation of new South Slavic states, but also resulted in the gradual release of the antagonisms between nations of the South, which eventually led to the break-up of Yugoslavia and then to the armed conflict in the late XXth century.
The thematic axis of the conference is the mutual influence of Islamic culture and the cultures of South Slavic countries, documented in folk and artistic literature, historical and linguistic
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4. Cultural stereotypes – the picture of a Muslim (Arab, Turk etc.) in the literature and art of the Balkan ethnoses and the depiction of an adherent of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the culture of Islam.
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Café Lily
14045 Midland Road, Poway
I honestly don't know what I was doing in Old Poway Village. It's a cute enough place, with old-timey storefronts that might be charming except for the fact they house businesses along the lines of Curves and a local chiropractor.
Okay, so not quite the tourist destination one might suppose, maybe more of an urban respite. Whatever my reasons, there I was, baking in the sun and getting hungry. I spotted Café Lily, which looked inviting enough, and had a miniature replica of the Eiffel Tower out front. Francophile that I am, I jumped in.
I found quaintly ramshackle interior, decorated by what you might call "naïve" art and furnished by thrift store dining room sets with unmatched chairs. Some scattered books and a few boardgames gave me the impression it's a place to chill, so I did precisely that.
I also ordered a club sandwich. Your standard turkey, bacon and swiss on sourdough. The staff seemed friendly enough, not surprising considering they probably never get too busy. One other customer sat on the other side of the room, eternally focused on the laptop in front of her. Another person occupied an outdoor table, but strictly speaking, I'm not sure he was a customer, but just some guy embracing the shade of a patio umbrella.
My sandwich arrived. Store-bought turkey on store-bought sourdough with maybe the blandest bacon a supermarket has to offer. I could quibble, but it's not like I haven't made the same sandwich for myself a dozen times at home. At least the lettuce was crisp and the tomato fresh.
At seven bucks, eating it wasn't exactly a hardship. Some familiar indie rock tunes were playing quietly in the background, and though I know there's a Pilates studio next-door, there were no yoga-pants-wearing post-workout housewives to break the reverie with self-involved chatter. Or maybe I was just lucky with my timing.
It's just a lazy coffeeshop on the outskirts of town, with nothing particularly French to lean on at all. I could give it a thumbs up or a thumbs down, but it doesn't really warrant the effort of lifting a thumb either way. If I'd found an easy chair to plop myself into, I may even have fallen asleep mid-sandwich. Which I might have enjoyed, actually. A good place to nap is often on my agenda.
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|How to Win Friends
Talk to everyone by pressing the Circle Button. There are 177 friends that you can recruit to battle alongside you. Most times, they'll give you a clue as to how to recruit them just by having a simple conversation. Sometimes, it is a little tougher than that. Read the Friends Page for more details.
|Kick It!
The only way to keep your party full of the necessary healing and status changing items you need without wasting all of your Dagols is to find the items in the world. In Radiata Stories, you find items and open chests by kicking them. You should go ahead and kick everything you see. Even little pebbles and bushes by the side of the road can contain helpful items. You never know what you'll find or might miss, so make like a soccer player. In this guide, we'll walk you through the kicking process in the early stages to get you in the habit. Once the story begins to break open and give you some freedom, you'll have to put the kicking skills we've given you to good use.
Kicking other people is sometimes beneficial and sometimes dangerous. For most characters in the game, kicking them enough will enrage them and make them fight you. This can be an easy way to get some extra experience, but watch where you kick. Many of the other characters will be much stronger than you at the beginning of the game and will knock you out. If this happens, you won't die. However, you'll be left with only 1 HP which puts you in a tight spot.
We did say that kicking people can be helpful, though. Sometimes, you have to kick people to initiate a sequence that results in them befriending you. If you're worried about who to kick, read our Friends Page to see what conditions need to be met to get all of the friends.
|Time Waits for No Man
By holding down the L1 Button, you'll bring the game clock onto the screen. That sucker is continuously running. The only way to stop the clock is to press Start and pause the game. Many events in Radiata Stories are time based. Every single person you run into has their own schedule that they follow daily according to the clock. If you need to go talk to someone and they aren't where you last saw them, you can go looking for them, or just come back at a later time when they have returned.
Even shops close up at night and have specific hours of operation. If you missed your chance to do something one day, come back the next. If you really don't want to wait around, going back to your bed and sleeping will push the clock ahead to 7 AM the next morning as well as restore all of your HP. Be careful of doing this too often. Sleeping is one of the major ways to trigger an advance in the story. If you don't want to push the story ahead before having completed a task, don't go to bed. Instead, just wait around until the next day.
Since time is always moving, to advance the story you usually need to sleep in your bed. Watch out! If you do this too often, you'll advance the story so much that you can miss some side quests. If you don't see anything else you can do, try sleeping to get the story to come to you.
Pressing the R1 Button will bring up your map. If you are inside of Radiata Castle, you'll get a floor layout. Inside of greater Radiata will give you a map of the city. And finally, when you are out in the wilderness or visiting another structure, you can bring up a map of the entire land. By moving your cursor around on these maps, you can learn the names of the different areas. If you are ever lost or confused about where you are supposed to go, you should bring up the map. A swirling ring indicates the location of your current objective. Point Jack in that direction and take off -- you can't go wrong.
|1: Jack's House
|2: The Survivor Armory
|3: Blade Pharmacy
|4: Theater Vancoor
|5: Morfinn's Clinic
|6: Lyle's Mansion
|7: San Patty Accessories
|8: Belmont General Store
|9: Verontier Armory
|10: Pony Inn
|11: Eisenhower Pharmacy
|12: Last Word Book Store
|13: Waldo General Store
|14: Abandoned Building
|15: Olacion Order
|16: Radiata Castle
|17: Void Community
|18: Alkaico General Store
|19: Chic Records
|20: Dead End Armory
|21: Levante General Store
|22: Faid General Store
|23: OK Hand Accessories
|24: Black Rose General Store
|25: Vareth Magic Institute
|Things to Look For
Life Circles: These shiny, glowing rings of light appear in convenient places throughout the game to restore your entire party's HP. It's like sleeping in a bed without wasting all that time. You should take advantage of these whenever you see them. If you're having problems, use one of them to help you go around killing enemies so that you can level up a couple of times without worrying about losing your life in the process.
Journey Pigs: Nobody understand quite how these things work. But apparently if you know where one is, you can travel to it instantaneously. This will save you huge amounts of time that you would have spent walking across the land. Walk up to them and press the Circle or X Button and they'll bring up the map. Select one of the glowing dots on the map and you'll zip there in a microsecond.
|Things to Avoid
Above all else, remember to save your game as often as possible. Save Flags only exist at 1 or 2 points in the world at a time. That means you should always save before going off on an adventure. If you die, there is no option to continue. You will be forced to load up your most recent Save File and start from there. Nothing is more frustrating than having to repeat what you just spent the last several hours doing. Save, save, save, save!
Speaking of dying, the game will only end when Jack Russell, the main character, bites the big one. If anybody else dies, they will be revived after the battle ends with 1 HP, unless you use an item to revive them first. This doesn't mean you should just ignore your party members. Even though you can't control them directly, you can still issue commands and enjoy the benefits of double or triple teaming your foes. Your success will oftentimes be a result of how well you can manage your party and avoid the nasty effects of status changes. For help on doing this, read up on the Combat and Items pages.
Wooden training dummies lie all around the land, just waiting for you to come and practice your moves. These are a great place to work on your combat moves such as parrying, breaking parry, and linking combos. You'll also be rewarded for completing them with experience, dagols, and even items. Each type of weapon can be trained through 20 simulations. You can't die in these, so practice away.
The rewards for completing them are as follows:
- One Handed Sword: Evil Blade
- Two Handed Sword: Grand Saber
- Spear: Medusa Spear
- Axe: Icicle Axe
There are several training tasks that appear several times and can give you problems. Here are some tips for those ones:
Make a 4/5 Hit Combo: Equip this number of moves to your weapon and swing quickly at the dummy. You must have a weapon with enough CP to put that many attacks on.
Take No Damage: Just run away. You don't actually have to kill anything.
Break Parry 2/3 Times: Equip an attack that doesn't break parry first before the one that does. The first hit will cause the enemy to block allowing you to break through with the next attack. Do this early in the game. Eventually, you'll be too strong to hit enemies twice without them dying and it will get very tough.
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My name is Sophie,
I was raised by a family full of artists, nestled in a sweet home amongst the Santa Barbara Mountains. Sometimes I call myself a nomadic wander, because I am always in search of something greater than us! I have an ever-growing love for co-creation, community, and collaboration!
After having finished school, I felt this bursting sensation of freedom and endless amount of possibility, and thats when I really began to travel. From road tripping around Africa, Iceland, Europe, Australia, Mexico, and various other majestic places I have documented what its like to be on the road.
Being connected to the world of technology, has gratefully so enabled me to connect to like minded artists around the globe! As a photographer, what catches my eyes the most is life at each living moment. The real vignettes of love, travel, and life!


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Gizmodo continues to be a great example of cutting-edge rich advertising units. As I have written before, they do a great job of laying out the site in a way that gives advertisers large, interactive and cohesive advertising units across all of the content; furthermore, the units do a great job of interacting with the standard Gizmodo content (sitting beside and/or fading behind).
Here is another example of a rich campaign on Gizmodo. Much like the recent eBay "Come to Think of It" campaign, this comes from Zendough. The ads begin by taking over the "top stories" bar and then fade into the traditional Gizmodo layout (as the person walks across the screen). On the page, Zendough has five integrated units:
- the interactive "top stories" bar that fades out - the rich square in the upper right corner - the sponsored search bar - the rich skyscraper which parallels the activity above - the rich horizontal 'page-break' unit which is 8 stores down Clearly it is a custom campaign - much like the eBay one - but it is very nicely integrated within the Gizmodo layout and amongst itself: all of the units symmetrically speak to one another and therefore gently capture the audience's attention / interest.


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I don't know how to sing: Soha Ali Khan
Reveals Soha Ali Khan who plays Jamila, a celebrated singer, in the film adaptation of Midnight's Children. In the film, Soha plays protagonist Saleem Sinai's younger sister Jamila, nicknamed 'the brass monkey' after her red-gold mane.entertainment Updated: Jul 25, 2012 19:26 IST
Soha Ali Khan is back from the shoot of Deepa Mehta's Winds Of Change in Sri Lanka, with two copies of Midnight's Children autographed by Salman Rushdie. "Every member of the unit got one copy from Salman as a going-away present, and the other he signed for me when I was behaving like a star-struck fan. Salman is a genius with an IQ level beyond the ordinary," the actor gushes, adding that she read the double Booker Prize-winning novel first as a student. "Historical fiction has always been my favourite genre and I was fascinated by the colourful metaphors, enlightening monologues, clever blending of fact and fantasy and Jamila, one of the most beautiful characters in the book."
In the film, Soha plays protagonist Saleem Sinai's younger sister Jamila, nicknamed 'the brass monkey' after her red-gold mane. "Jamila is a young romantic, doesn't care much for others and grows up competing with Saleem, who is supposed to be the 'chosen one'. But it's Jamila who ends up becoming the most celebrated singer in west Pakistan with a legion of fans," points out Soha.
She says that when she was signed on for the film, the assumption was that she knew how to sing. "But I don't," she admits, "so it was all play-acting and creating tunes out of thin air to hum on camera. I even did a crash course on how to play the piano."
Wedding worries?
Ask Soha about brother Saif Ali Khan's impending wedding to Kareena Kapoor and she says, "You need to ask that to the couple in question. All I know is that it's happening." After Saif, it will be her and boyfriend Kunal Khemu's turn to face the wedding questions. Is her mother Sharmila Tagore keen to see her settled yet?
"It's definitely not happening this year, we (Kunal and I) are happy in the space we are in right now," Soha says firmly. "My mother has stopped living her life through her children. She's finally accepted that we're all grown up and just wants us to be happy."
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Escape from Paradise to a Paradise Island
South Stradbroke Island is the place for bush walking. It's been on my list of walks to do for sometime since I went on a whale watching trip, we stopped for lunch at Tipplers and I took a quick look around and I made my mind up I would be back.
Well it's been over 12months and I've frequently noticed what appears to be bush-walkers from the mainland (end of the spit) they looked like they had backpacks on. I was determined to go to the island and find out!
How to get to South Stradbroke
Finding transport to South Stradbroke proved to be a bit of a challenge. I consulted Mr. Google to find an economical way to get over to Straddie for the day. It was hard work, every time I put in words I thought a visitor would use, I ended up searching on times for ferries to North Stradbroke, after a while it appeared the only way to get over was by:
- Private boat charter or someone you know
- A water taxi
- Take a day trip package, which doesn't allow for any free time to explore the island.
- Ferry to Couran Cove Island Resort
- Couran Cove Island for the day
Couran Cove Island ferry really was the only option, for what I wanted at the time of writing it was $30.00 return and allowed us around 6 hours to explore the island's bush trails. The plan was set for me and my friend Dawn.
We parked the car at Hope Island Marina and within a very short time we were on board, I have to say the young pilot was very friendly and entertaining and set the pace for the day. Unfortunately the view from the window was obscured by the rain which was steadily coming down, an omen of what lay ahead.
We arrived at Couran Cove
After checking in at reception we were given a site map of the resort and some of the walking trails. It was so nice to sit down in the cafe and plot our day while drinking a coffee, this is the life! The idea of staying at Couran Cove for a couple of days walking the bush trails, and taking photos, was growing by the minute, I felt a weekend plan on the horizon.
At this point I would like to write lots of tips about which was the most scenic trail, however of all the days we could have picked, and this one was the worst! It was just drizzling when we started but eventually it poured.
We were equipped with raincoats, but I quickly found out that my light weight raincoat wasn't that waterproof, maybe for a light shower but not a downpour.
We set off on our bush walking adventure…
We both set off and decided to stay on the main road (no traffic only the occasional electric resort vehicle) and walked to the Surf Club. The bushland was beautiful and every now and then we would spy a Golden Wallaby peeping through the low growing fern cover.
After around three kilometres we arrived on the eastern side of the island it was spectacular.
The boardwalks disappearing under the cover of wind blown sand the colours of the beach Spinifex.
The whole area had a moody feel, and every now and then quick flashes of wallabies darting off and disappearing into low bushes and sand dunes, I took this photo but just wasn't quick enough.
Now it was pouring and I was drenched, Dawn had more sense and was undercover at the surf club, but I was already heading for the beach. My camera wrapped in a scarf the only dry bit of fabric on me; I would take a quick photo and cover the camera up again. This didn't last long eventually I had to abandon this crazy idea and put it away.
Time to head back
We had to return to the resort, it was now teaming down.
Trekking along the 2 kilometres back to Couran Cove wasn't very pleasant all we could think about was a hot lunch and a glass of wine and getting out of this rain.
I should have taken a photo of us; we were a sorry looking sight indeed.
There's not much more to say, other than… I'll be back!
Here are some links to plan your day at South Stradbroke Island for a bush walking experience.
Remember to experience the Gold Coast on foot….


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1 cup sugar
0.5 cup lemon juice
4 tablespoons freshly grated lemon peel
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Combine all shortbread ingredients except flour in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
2. Reduce speed to low; add flour. Beat until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. I made two different shapes:
- I used a tablespoon and made "lemon drops", put them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and baked until they were a golden brown.
- I lightly greased an 8 inch cake tin, and baked it until it was golden brown in the center and a little darker brown on the side.
4. Mix the two topping ingredients together and sprinkle over the shortbread.
The thing about this recipe is that each shape gave two distinct textures. The "lemon drops" were more packed so they were a little more crunchy and a little chewy in the middle. The bad thing about this is that that after about 3 days, they turned hard, really hard, like a jawbreaker.
In contrast the lemon triangles were nice and crunchy on the edge, but were chewy as you got to the center piece. They remained this way after four days, the texture did not change.
Which one did I like better? Definitely the triangles, the lemon drops were good if you finished them in a day, but not two days later.
I think next time, I will try some lime bars? I also bought some lime thyme for my garden. That should make for some interesting flavors.


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Is Milo Really A Healthy Drink?
We all love Milo
I don't know about you, but I love the taste of MILO mixed with milk (as well as eaten off the spoon, directly from the container!) I remember as a child heaping 2 or 3 big tablespoons full of MILO into my cup, stirring in some milk and then adding some extra MILO onto the top, so I could end up with the chocolate mustache, like the boy in the MILO advertisement on TV.
Umm, what fond thoughts of this chocolaty goodness!? But is it really as good for us as Nestlé would have us believe? And what about all those added nutrients?
Milo for everyone?
I've seen babies with MILO in their bottle and what could be wrong with this? Don't Nestlé tell us that MILO has 6 essential vitamins and minerals? In fact, the "Good to know statement" on a container of MILO tells us that "Every glass provides 50% of a child's daily needs for calcium, iron and vitamins B1 and C". Yes MILO may have these nutrients added to it (as part of the special MILO formulation) however the naturally occurring caffeine, found in the cocoa beans, may interfere with the proper absorption of these added nutrients. If parents think that they can rely on MILO as a source of these nutrients to help with their childrens daily nutritional needs, the child may end up becoming nutrient deficient, let alone all the caffeine they will be receiving in each cup full.
Nestles website provides all kinds of interesting information, one being an iron chart which lists food sources of iron. It tells me that by having 1 heaped tbls of MILO I am getting 5.32mg of iron. The RDA (recommended daily allowance) of Iron per day for a child aged between 5 months and 10 years of age is 10mg per day. So this means they are saying you can provide ½ of your child's daily Iron needs by giving them a serve of MILO.
I think it is a problem that MILO is listed as a source of Iron. This is because the naturally occurring caffeine in the cocoa beans in MILO can interfere with the proper absorption of nutrients, but particularly Iron and Calcium.
They talk about how MILO carries the trusted National Heart Foundation Tick. It goes on to note though, that MILO only gets the Tick when made using 15 grams or 3 level teaspoons of MILO, in 200ml of trim milk. Now who makes a drink of MILO with only 3 level teaspoons per cup? I know I most certainly do not. Lots of people I talked to told me they use to eat MILO out of the packet or container and when they made a drink of MILO, they had at least 3 heaped dessertspoons full, equating to at least 30grams of MILO. Their statement continues, "MILO is an all-round better choice for you and your family, so now you can feel good about saying YES to MILO!"
How much Milo do you add to a cup?
I talked to a lot of people about the amount of MILO they add to a cup. I was surprised to hear from a number of people (adults) that they can only have 1 small teaspoon of MILO per cup, as they feel far too stimulated from it. I asked them what they meant by this and they told me that there was no way they could have this in the late afternoon or evening, as they would have a problem sleeping. Remember this was adults who told me this. So if MILO can affect adults like this, what does it do to our children when they have this as a drink before bed? Yet isn't this one of the favourite times to drink MILO?
I had a look on MILO web site to see if they mentioned Caffeine. To their credit, they do. In their questions and answers section it states that MILO contains a small amount of caffeine, as caffeine is a natural component of the cocoa bean. They go on to say that it contains about one fifth the amount found in a cup of coffee. So again they must be basing this on the 3 level teaspoons or 15 grams of MILO powder, as is suggested as the serving size on the label.
I found a copy of a report called "Coffee and Caffeine". This is an Evidence Based Nutrition Statement from The National Heart Foundation of New Zealand's Nutrition Advisory Committee. In this document there is a chart called "Comparison of caffeine content of typically consumed beverages". It lists the amount of caffeine found in 100ml of different caffeine containing beverages, such as coffee, tea, coca cola, Red Bull, V, etc. As an example of the caffeine content of some of the listed beverages, Instant coffee contains 44mg of caffeine per 100ml, a tea bag brewed for 1 minute contains 20mg of caffeine per 100ml and Red Bull and V contain 32mg of caffeine per 100ml. The same chart tells us that there is 36.7mg of caffeine in 100 ml of MILO powder. Check it out for yourself, on page 10 of this document.
It's no wonder they tell us "Mix up a glass of MILO for a great-tasting and nutritious drink that gives you the energy to go and go and go." We all know now that one of the main contributors to MILO's ability to help you to go go go is its caffeine content (probably the added sugar too).
Milo and Nutrients
Nestlé and Osteoporosis New Zealand have teamed up to support building strong bones in kids. They tell us "A glass of MILO with trim milk is a good way to help build strong bones and teeth in children." Remember the naturally occurring caffeine in the milo could interfere with the calcium that is in the milk and that has been added to the MILO powder, so I wouldn't recommend relying on this as a way to build strong healthy bones in children. A child's daily calcium needs are absolutely humongous, with most age groups needing around 600-800mg per day and those 10 years and over needing around 12, 00-15,00mg per day.
We will all continue to love MILO, with its unique chocolaty taste, but hopefully after reading this you are more informed about the caffeine content in MILO, the advertising that is behind MILO and what you can and cannot rely on absorbing the nutrients that have been added to it.


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Have you ever seen those cool action movies where the bad guy gets punched in the throat and thought to yourself I wish I can do that! ? Well guess what? Punching people in the face or throat is not only reserved for cool looking fit guys with fake tans, you can do it too! As the title suggests, this tutorial is going to show you how you can punch someone in the throat.
I first saw this tutorial when I saw this guy getting punching in the throat in the street a while ago, and thought it was a fantastic idea. It's an easy cost effective way to deal with annoying people or potential super villains. I tried it over the weekend and had so much fun perfecting the process and now I will share all my secrets with you.
To punch someone in the throat, you will need:
-Your arm
-A throat to punch (preferably not your own)
-A unique sound effect to make while punching ( You can go with the classic "ahh" or you can get creative and shout "blaka blaka" or "rootabaga!!!")
Step one:
Raise your arm using the up arm muscles, the side arm muscles, and the kind of side but more down arm muscles.
Step two:
Make a very unattractive face and make a fist.
Step three:
Aim the fist at the opponent's throat and begin preparing mouth and tongue for potential sound effect release.
Step four:
Release the sound effect and fist and let physics take its course.
Step five:
Run the hell away before the cops come.
And remember if you accidentally punch at the wrong angle and end up hurting yourself, don't cry in front of the person you were going to punch. It's not a good idea. Also don't blame me for your inadequate punching.
So there you have it – a perfect punch to the throat from your muscles! The more you do it, the better you'll get and the most likely you will go to jail.
I hope you enjoyed this DIY and keep a look out for my upcoming DIY in the future.


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Royals to give Omar Infante a day off this week
Heading into Monday night, the Royals had played 24 games since the All-Star break. Omar Infante started all of them. He hit .182 during that span, continuing his unintended journey toward becoming the worst everyday hitter in the major leagues, but still he started every game.
Infante started again in Monday's series opener against the Tigers. But within the next day or two, manager Ned Yost said before the game, Infante would be given a chance to rest.
The relief will come despite the arrival of utility man Ben Zobrist, who can handle second base. Yost has decided to play Zobrist mostly in left field until Alex Gordon returns from the disabled list next month.
When Gordon comes back, it will be interesting to see where Zobrist plays. A sensible location is second base, considering Infantes sustained inability to either get on base or hit for power. His .546 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, before Monday, is still 86 points below his OPS in 2014, which was his worst since 2005.
Yost has defended Infante's presence in the lineup, despite the putrid production. He continually rates his defense as exemplary, with his hitting as a secondary contribution.
"It'll click when it clicks," Yost said. "He's mixing in enough big hits. And playing great defensively."
The Royals owe Infante $17.75 million through 2017.
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Buying an Approved Used Lexus IS from Lexus Poole guarantees the peace of mind that it has been comprehensively inspected by our expert technicians, and fully background checked.
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Andrew Carnegie, a 19th-century tycoon, famously said that inherited wealth "deadens talents and energies"—one reason why he gave most of his fortune to charity. Business research tends to support the Carnegie thesis. Companies controlled by heirs often underperform competitors that have professional managers. Except, apparently, in Japan.
A forthcoming paper* in the Journal of Financial Economics finds not only that inherited family control is still common in Japanese business, but that family firms are "puzzlingly competitive", outperforming otherwise similar professionally managed companies. "These results are highly robust and…suggest family control 'causes' good performance rather than the converse," say the authors.
Japan boasts some of the world's oldest family-run businesses, and many family firms—Suzuki, Matsui Securities, Suntory—break the rule of steady dynastic decline. So how do Japanese firms do it? The answer, says the paper, is adoption.
Read the rest of the story: Adult adoption in Japan: Keeping it in the family.


text: Mama Rahma has been a gallant Woman Human Rights Defender since 1984. In celebrating the International Women's Day, she is one of the few women celebrated by the Standard Newspaper. Her journey has ben a successful one in overcoming all the odds especially in her Borana Culture to emerge as the only woman elder in the community. Read more at: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001272491/married-off-at-12-mother-now-saves-abused-girls


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Los Angeles police have evacuated Disneyland's Toontown after a small explosion in the theme park.
Officers led families and staff out of the attraction on Wednesday afternoon amid reports an improvised device made of dry ice exploded in a plastic bottle. No one was injured.
Bomb disposal experts from the Orange county sheriff's department headed to the scene as local police sealed off the area and gathered evidence.
"As a precaution we have evacuated Toontown," Sergeant Robert Dunn of the Anaheim police department told reporters.
The explosion was in a trashcan, Disneyland said in a statement. "This afternoon a small bang was heard in a trash can at Mickey's Toontown. In an abundance of caution the area was evacuated. There were no injuries and no reported damage. We are working with local authorities who are now on-site and reviewing."
Witnesseses said the bang sounded similar to a gunshot but louder. "Was sitting in Toontown at Disneyland and something exploded in the trash can. I felt the sound waves of it," tweeted Shawna Gonzales.
"It came from a trash can next to the trolley stop in the middle of Toontown," tweeted Allen Wolf. "Everyone stopped and looked around when it happened."
Toontown has cartoon-style architecture and includes the home of Mickey Mouse. It is popular with young children.


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Kristin Cavallari has revealed that fiancé Jay Cutler sent her engagement ring in the mail.
The couple, who are now parents to son Camden Jack, have had a rocky romance in the past.
After initially calling off their engagement in July 2011, Cavallari and Cutler were back together by November of that year.
The 25-year-old reality star said that things weren't as romantic with the sportsman the second time around.
Cavallari told E! News: "It was so silly. I was in the airport, leaving Chicago.
"We had just spent however many days together and we were texting and somehow it came up, like 'Oh, shall we get married?' We're like, 'Yeah, okay.' "
Cavallari also added that Cutler didn't present her with an engagement ring in person, saying: "Then, he sent my ring in the mail. So I actually had my ring sitting at home for a couple of weeks before I put it on."
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Selenium Metal Cube 99.99%
Selenium Metal Cube 99.99%
Selenium stands out in more ways than one in a set of metal cubes. It's not a metal for one but, more obvious at first glance, these cubes are not perfectly cubic, like all the rest on this page. This is because they're not sculpted out of larger blocks by a laser-guided cutter but instead handmade by pouring molten selenium into cube-shaped molds. While the corners are reasonably sharp and the walls parallel the surfaces are cratered and irregular.
But we think the weakness here is its strength. Getting those sides polished down to an even gray is technically possible but a decorative faux pas. The little divots add a lot of character. They may in all honesty be worthless as scientific tools but they're frankly gorgeous. We can more or less guarantee that if you get a collection of these density cubes and add selenium that it will be the one that immediately draws the most attention.
Well, okay, maybe gold would get picked up first!
10mm weight is 4.1±0.2g. Please note they can't be laser engraved like the others.


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MnDOT urges motorists to use caution on Hwy 14 through Mankato
Tree removal to begin May 21 in preparation for Highway 14 construction
MANKATO, Minn. – Motorists are advised to use caution on Highway 14 through Mankato and North Mankato starting Monday, May 21, as workers begin removing trees in preparation for construction.
There will be intermittent should closures, but no lane closures are anticipated. Motorists should remove distractions and be aware of workers in the area.
Tree removal is needed for completing culvert repair work at multiple locations, with most of it occurring on Highway 14 between Riverfront Drive and Highway 22.
The tree removal is preliminary work for the construction project on Highway 14 from Mankato to North Mankato scheduled to begin June 11, weather permitting. During Highway 14 construction, motorists will experience traffic delays due to lane closures, lane shifts and periodic ramp closures as crews work through the area in segments.
Six miles of construction on Highway 14 from Lookout Drive to Highway 22 includes:
- Resurfacing sections of the highway
- Repairing deteriorated culvert sections, including a large culvert at Thomson Creek
- Repairing ditch along westbound Lor Ray Drive exit ramp
- Updating pedestrian sidewalk ramps at 3rd Avenue and Riverfront Drive interchanges
- Updating median guardrail at bridges
- Repairing pavement approaches to bridges over Victory Drive and the railroad near Eagle Lake
OMG Midwest (Southern Minnesota Construction) of Mankato, MN, was awarded the project with a bid of $5.3 million.
For information on the Highway 14 Mankato project and to sign up for project update emails, visit www.dot.state.mn.us/d7/projects/hwy14mankato.
For updated road condition information, call 511 or visit www.511mn.org.


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By Raymond Goath
Over the past decade, while animals have adhered to traditional forms of mating and sex, human beings have adopted radical new approaches to these essentials of mammalian life. Animals continue to select a mate similar in shape and size to themselves, whereas the human trend is to choose a tiny handheld partner, a lover that fits into a back pocket for easy access and storage.
But it's not so much the disparity in size between human mates that has caused the animal kingdom to raise a collective eyebrow; it's more the bizarre nature and compulsive frequency of the new sexual behavior.
"In public or in private, people now reach for their lover anywhere from 50 to 150 times a day and engage in the most unusual type of love-making ever observed," says Robert Gill, a bluefin tuna who studies primate sexuality at the College of Urban Beasts in Miami. "They cup the lover in their hand and trace a finger across the lover's lower belly, apparently as foreplay. Then they repeatedly touch and tap the lover's neck, chest, belly and lower parts; but rather than smile and giggle during this elaborate finger dance, as one would expect them to do, they study the lover as if working through a logic puzzle."
"Occasionally," continued Gill, "they press the tiny lover to their ear and begin talking, as if the lover might need instruction or encouragement during what appears to be the final phase of love-making. Such behavior is curious and troubling."
Specialists in human sexual pathology agree that the behavior is deviant. "The compulsive clutching or caressing of a flat and rectangular lover is without precedent in human history," according to Linda Rutter, a post-doctoral deer conducting research on device-driven erotomania in hominids. "We are witnessing what would seem to be a cult of sexual addiction among the vast majority of people—an attachment to the lover's body so intense that people must clutch it or die of iPhonia Coitus Dementia."
Rutter continued, "We find nothing in the extensive literature on mammalian sexuality to indicate that such aberrant behavior is sustainable. It if continues, the population will surely fail to reproduce itself. Holding one's tiny lover to an ear, regardless of the intensity or duration of the pressing, can never result in conception. The ear canal is ill-suited to this purpose."


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Back to School With Island Batik
Oh goody!!!! It is time for another Island Batik blog hop! I always enjoy participating in these. It is so wonderful to see so many talented people come together and share not only beautiful work, but beautiful fabric as well. This hop's theme is Back to School and today's fabric line is Empress Garden.
Now I could sit here and gush all day long about this line. Seriously, this has to be my favorite line so far. There were squeals of joy (and strange looks from my husband) when I opened my Ambassador box to find this line. It is just so bright and vibrant, and happy!
Enough gushing about the fabric and on to the main event. The theme this time is a fun one, but I was void of inspiration until the very last minute. I mocked up a lone star as you can see, but I've done quite a few lone star projects lately, and wanted to do something closer to the blog hop theme.
After a lot of thinking the idea for my crayon bag was born. I mean, who doesn't think crayons and bags for back to school right?! Now this is my first bag (unless you count Sweet Pea Pods), so figuring out the assembly was a lot of fun. They crayons are made up of Empress Garden fabrics, except the yellows, and one of the pinks. I hope you enjoy the pictures!
Thank you for taking the time to read about my Back to School project. Be sure to check out all of the other beautiful creations by Island Batik Ambassadors, and don't forget to enter the giveaways.
Back to School Hop Schedule
Monday, September 4 – Beaujolais
Quilting Affection Designs • FunThreads Designs
Tuesday, September 5 – Country Dozen
Cheryl Lynch Quilts • Inspired Layers
Wednesday, September 6 – Bonsai
Little Bunny Quilts
Thursday, September 7 – Sakura
Masterpiece Quilting
Friday, September 8 – Empress Garden
Dessert Bloom Quilting • Slice of Pi Quilts
Monday, September 11 – Fresh Pick'ins
KISSed Quilts
Tuesday, September 12 – Lotus Blooms
Kathys Kwilts and More
Wednesday, September 13 – Olivera
Moose Stash Quilting • Vicki's Crafts and Quilting
Thursday, September 14 – Rise & Shine
Den Syende Himmel • Sally's Quilting Corner
Friday, September 15 – Diner Days
Ark Angel Creations • The Quilt Rambler
Monday, September 18 – Seas the Day
KISSed Quilts • Whispers of Yore
Tuesday, September 19 – Vineyard
The Inquiring Quilter • Inchworm Fabrics
Wednesday, September 20 – Abalone
PamelaQuilts • Yellow Cat Quilts
Thursday, September 21 – Batiks Go Retro
Adventures in Applique and Quilting
Friday, September 22 – Captain's Anchor
Purrfect Spots Designs • Beaquilter
Monday, September 25 – Cherry Berry
Freemotion by the River • Mary Mack Made Mine
Tuesday, September 26 – Lobster Bake
Seams to be Sew
Wednesday, September 27 – Solstice
Bejeweled Quilts • heARTs Creations
Thursday, September 28 – Sour Apple
Seams Like a Dream • Kauffman Designs
Friday, September 29 – Zen
Lizard Creek Quilting • Quilt'n Party
Island Batik Giveaway
Desert Bloom Quilting Giveaway
I am giving away 5 half yard cuts of Island Batik Basics & Blenders that coordinate perfectly with the Empress Garden Collection.


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Living the Dream
Happy Halloween!
To tiara and tail-wearers alike.
Hey, Babies!
May they grow to be kind of heart, sturdy of spirit, and highly tolerant of extreme weather conditions.
Tiny Geniuses
There, we fixed it.
How did the School Committee of the high school where my archery class is held choose to address recent complaints that the knight mascot was "too violent"?
By disarming him. Obviously.
It's supersubtle.
Things I Did Not Anticipate Needing to Write When I Awoke This Morning (or, Preteens Show Remarkably Poor Judgment)
(P.S. Don't worry, they'll probably be fine.)
And for those who want to wear this reminder around the lab, here you go.


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Spotify Ads Were Actually Malware For A While Image courtesy of Scott Beale/Laughing Squid
Some non-premium Spotify users were greeted with more than just free music while using the service recently: they all got free malware.
Users of the service's free, ad-based platform submitted reports to Spotify's community forum this week notifying the company that the short, 30-second ads that pop-up occasionally were actually malware-laden.
"If you have Spotify Free open, it will launch – and keep on launching – the default internet browser on the computer to different kinds of malware / virus sites," the user who first notified the company about the issue wrote on the community forum. "Some of them do not even require user action to be able to cause harm."
According to the original poster, and others who commented, the malware wasn't specific to any one browser and occurred on Mac, Windows, and Linux platforms.
"Had the same problem, ads popping up in Chrome at random when Spotify is running, sometimes it doesn't happen for hours, sometimes they pop-up about every 3rd minute," another user reported. "I've searched my computer with five different anti-virus tools, no results."
"I am having this issue since a few weeks now. Spotify keeps opening ads in my web browser every five to 10 or so minutes," another user says. "After I close Spotify the pop-under ads stop."
A rep for Spotify commented on forum, noting that they had identified the issue.
"A small number of users were experiencing a problem with questionable website pop-ups in their default browsers as a result of an isolated issue with an ad on our Free tier," the company said. "We have now identified the source of the problem and have shut it down. We will continue to monitor the situation. If you see this issue again, please let us know the exact date and time in this thread."
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I had one goal in mind in designing these workshops: practical application.
These workshops are not "escapes" where you go to have an experience and then return to the same life you left. You will learn accessible skills that will continue transforming your life for as long as you continue to do the work. You will leave knowing what to do to create continuing, positive change.
Want to bring one of my signature workshops to your studio?
I also design specific workshops based on your students' needs.
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SKILLS FOR A SOUL-BASED LIFE (weekend)
This workshop is about choice and freedom. We live in a cause and effect world: you act on a choice; you get a result. When you choose, as most everyone does, from habit, desire, or mental analysis, you become a slave to life's rollercoaster of fulfillment and disappointment, clarity and confusion, and you will never exit that ride.
There is a solution. Millennia of spiritual practice have shown that you can establish a clear and conscious communication with an inner wisdom and truth that you have (that everyone has!), and then live from that connection. You can get off the rollercoaster, establish some peace and purpose in your life, and start making decisions that have the best outcome for you and everyone around you. It's the one way you can be consistently fulfilled in life, and this workshop will give you the Purna Yoga template for making it happen.
In this workshop, you will learn:
The one story that is happening in the Universe (yes, there is only one) and your role in that story, also known as your life's purpose or dharma
Heartfull Meditation™ techniques that will help you to connect with and listen to your inner wisdom
Purna Yoga asana strategies to free you from the limitations of your past and open you to the potential of your future
How your routine, daily life is offering you a rich playing field for growth and transformation, and how you can take advantage of that opportunity and make your life your practice
You will leave the workshop with a clear understanding of practical, manageable, and proven practices that will help you live a better life in a better way. I know from my own experience that these techniques can get you off the rollercoaster and help you to create a life that is more consistently fulfilling and beautiful. Join me and find the freedom to choose with wisdom, clarity, and love.
Yoga creates a soul-based consciousness. However, this consciousness interacts with the world through your physical body, so it is important that your body be open, strong and aligned to optimize your soul's expression through form. This program presents essential information based on the biomechanics of the body that you must know to have a safe and effective asana practice. It also teaches you how to practice asana with the intention of moving your soul into your body. Discover how to use asana to elevate consciousness, not just to create physical health.
LIVING A SOUL-BASED LIFE (5 day)
A decision to change may happen in an instant; the work to integrate that change into daily life takes time. This program gives you enough time to start transitioning from yoga as a "good idea" to yoga as a consistent practice. You will learn several asana series that will give you a complete home practice for life. You will practice Heartfull Meditation techniques that you can use discreetly throughout your day to keep you connected to your soul while engaged in daily in life. And the big lessons of yogic philosophy will stop being something you read in a book and become something you apply to your personal circumstances with positive outcome. This program brings together all the pieces of the puzzle over a 5-day format to give you a powerful methodology for personal growth and fulfillment.


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Since Microsoft's announced takeover of LinkedIn, LinkedIn's stock has fallen $6 below the software giant's $196/share offer over concerns of EU regulatory approval. But the likelihood of the EU blocking the deal—which has already been approved by US, Canadian, and Brazilian regulators and the Board of both companies—is remote. In fact, the only example I could find of the EU blocking a merger between two US companies was in 2001, when GE tried to acquire Honeywell for $42b. Since then, the EU has neither blocked a merger between two US companies, nor have they ruled against a deal already approved by US regulators. And there have been no indications that they intend to block the MSFT-LNKD acquisition. This has created a nice little arb opportunity for investors.
If the deal does close in December as is expected, investors would earn a respectable 12% annualized return ([$6/$190]*4). But there's also a good chance the deal closes earlier, as the EU is expected to decide between Nov 22 - Dec 6. If they rule in favor of the acquisition early in that range, investor's would nearly double their return. Using conservative assumptions of a 5% chance of the deal falling through, and that upon such news LinkedIn were to drop by ~$100/share, the expected value is still +.70; thus signaling a buy.
($6 * .95)+(-$100 * .05) = .70
Investors also have downside protection, stemming from Salesforce's interest in acquiring LNKD. The enterprise software company has made no secret that it covets LinkedIn above all other acquisition targets, lobbying both LinkedIn and regulators in repeated attempts to thwart the deal. Now that they've passed on buying Twitter, Salesforce would presumably be waiting in the wings were MSFT's acquisition to fall through. And even in the worst case scenario, where the MSFT deal is blocked by regulators and then Salesforce chooses not to pursue LinkedIn, investors have yet another layer of protection in the form of LinkedIn's viable—albeit overvalued—business.
Despite LNKD's huge stock option expenses, a management team that flouts GAAP accounting, nonexistent profits, and a poor M&A track record, Microsoft is confident that they can harvest enough "mobile enterprise big data social graph cloud synergies" to make their largest ever acquisition pay off. And while it's hard to argue that LinkedIn was a compelling investment prior to Microsoft's takeover offer, the merits of the business are of little consequence in this scenario. All that really matters—at least for LNKD shareholders—is if the deal will close by December; and it seems very likely it will.
No deal is guaranteed until the ink is dry, but there has been no evidence the EU will try to block MSFT's acquisition of LNKD for $196/share. Investors can now scoop up LNKD for a 3% discount to MSFT's offer, which is not commensurate to the risk of the deal falling apart, nor the downside protection afforded by Salesforce and LNKD's operating business. This has created a compelling and straightforward opportunity for investors to earn 12%.
Less than a month later, I sold my position in LinkedIn at $193.90 for a 2.9% gain over my $188.53 entry price—equivalent to ~35% annualized.


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Enet showcases National Broadband Plan capabilities with 1gbps network in Kerry
Enet, the Irish broadband network company, launched its 1 gigabyte-per-second (gbps) network in north Kerry today, showcasing its capability as it begins to roll out its network as part of the National Broadband Scheme.
The network set up in Kerry cost €650,000 and will provide high-speed broadband to 340 premises.
Speaking at the launch today at Ballyseedy Home & Garden Centre, Ballyseedy in Tralee, Enet's chief executive, Conal Henry, said: "We're not here today to promise what we will do, but to demonstrate what we have done.
"We've funded and built this local network, and families here are now enjoying genuinely world class broadband services. Furthermore, end users have a range of service providers to choose from, a fact that is facilitated by our open access model."
Taoiseach Enda Kenny highlighted the importance of a high-powered broadband network to job creation in rural areas.
"The Government is determined to eliminate the digital divide between rural and urban areas by delivering high speed broadband to all non-commercial rural areas by 2020. The funding for the roll-out of this has been allocated in the Government's capital plan," the Taoiseach said.
There are four retail service providers: Bbnet, Kernet, Permanet and Ripplecom offering broadband services to the householders over enet's network.
Other service providers are also expected to start offering services to local householders and businesses in the coming weeks and months.
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The trial of a man accused of contributing to the death of his girlfriend when she fell or jumped from his car on Route 6 in Provincetown ended today when he was acquitted on all counts.
BARNSTABLE- The trial of a Troy, N.Y., man accused of being implicated in contributing to the death of his girlfriend when she fell or jumped from his car on Route 6 in Provincetown ended this morning when he was acquitted on all counts.
Gustavo Ramirez Jr. was acquitted on charges of involuntary manslaughter, leaving the scene of personal injury, and kidnapping in Barnstable Superior Court.
He had waived his right to a jury trial at the start of the trial yesterday. The case was being heard by Judge Richard Connon, who rendered this morning's verdicts.
Ramirez was driving on Route 6 in Provincetown the night of Sept. 1, 2006, when his girlfriend, Katherine Wagoner, 35, also of Troy, fell or jumped from the car.
She suffered severe head injuries and died four days later at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, having never regained consciousness.
Ramirez allegedly left the scene after Wagoner fell, and Truro police detained him after a brief but intense manhunt involving local and state police.
Prosecutors said there is no evidence that Ramirez pushed Wagoner out of the window. However, they argued today that he would not let her out of the car and did not stop once she fell on the pavement.
Several witnesses testified yesterday that they saw Ramirez�s car swerving and saw Wagoner hanging out the window.
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Top 10 Restaurants in the WORLD - As Rated by Me, Someone Who Avoids Restaurants at All Costs
10: Riverhorse: Park City, Utah.
"Western Elegance" is an appropriate phrase to label this establishment. The sweet rolls and delicious flan are two items that were memorable.
9: Nine Dragons, Epcot Center, Orlando, Florida.
Epcot Center's aim is to re-create an authentic experience in each of its showcase mini-nations. Nine Dragons fulfills that aim.
8: Pizza House: Delta, Utah.
I went to Pizza House for the first time with my Great aunt, uncle and great cousin. I vividly remember the sweet thick crust of Pizza House's signature pizza. It was the best pizza of my life. When I rolled through years later, Pizza House was on the list of places I wanted to visit. Unfortunately, I visited the city of Delta on a Sunday. And like most places on Sundays in Utah, it was closed.
7: Mai Mai Lady: Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York.
The Mai Mai lady is not really a restaurant in the classic term, It's just an elderly lady in Chinatown Manhattan who does not speak English, and who carries a bucket with a few sea creatures and rice balls. These balls of rice, beans and sea creatures are called Mai Mai. The sea creatures in these balls looked like exotic mini dinosaurs. I had no idea what I was eating. But it was ok.
6: Pan Szama: Central Warsaw, Poland.
This restaurant, nestled inside a 1970's German tour bus, serves authentic world cuisine with a Polish touch.
5: Casa Bonita: Denver, Colorado.
The outside of Casa Bonita is unassuming; a strip mall with a small fountain at its entrance. But once inside, the diner is transported to another dimension, with slimy caves, dark passages and a huge, deep pool at the foot of a massive diving cliff. The atmosphere was distracting, with divers jumping off the cliff and men dressed as gorillas running through the room. It was hard to focus on what I was eating, but my brother assures me that the chicken we ordered was so good, we ordered another round. There was a small arcade in the corner, but it was inhabited by a bunch of cool kids who gave me the eye as I walked in so I quickly walked out.
4: Corner Convenience Store: Central 12th Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana.
When tourists visit the Big Easy, most stay within the confines of the incredibly touristy French Quarter. The restaurants in the Quarter are acceptable, but if you are looking for an authentic southern experience, take a bus to one of the cities' neighboring wards for a true New Orleans meal. The Corner Convenience store is one of those true New Orleans establishments. To reach the order counter, you first walk through the convenience store, which when we visited was playing pop middle eastern music through a loud speaker system next to a cigarette display. The entire meal was only $2.50 and we were not hungry until we got back to Idaho.
3: Hi Mirchee: Dwarka, India.
You know you may be entering a nice restaurant when you have to pass through not one, but two sets of security to enter the restaurant. This was the case at a mysterious upper floor restaurant in New Delhi. Once we finally were permitted to enter, we were greeted with a room dominated by gold surfaces and smoked glass walls. My worry that we had stumbled on a mafia den from the 70's was soon forgotten when we were given special drink mixers. This mixer included three jars; a jar of sparkling mineral water, a small jar of lemon juice and a medium jar of corn syrup. To make the drink, varying amounts from each jar were mixed to make a perfect lemon beverage. Although I don't remember what I ate that night, I will always remember those jars of drink ingredients. Since then, I have tried many times to replicate what I had. Each time, I failed to varying degrees.
2: Podwale Kompania Piwna: Warsaw, Poland.
Hidden in the heart of Old City Warsaw, Podwale Kompania Piwna mixes traditional Polish cuisine with a modern flare. Its specialty is barley mixed in pig blood sausages. It tastes better than you might imagine.
1: Unnamed Estate: Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Sometimes, a restaurant doesn't need advertising or a big sign to attract customers. That is the case at this remote estate deep in the mountains of west Alberta. All items on the menu are locally sourced and most come from the woods surrounding the estate. When we left, the hosts advised us to go directly to the chartered van because a grizzly was seen exploring the area.
Honorable Mention:
Karim's: New Delhi, India.
The specialty of this restaurant is: Boiled goat brain in fish sauce. Although I tried, I could not finish one serving.
Feb 7, 2016