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Life Saving Victoria is urging parents to supervise their children around water.
This is following an increase in child drownings.
Thirty-nine people lost their lives to drowning in Victoria in the 2014/2015 financial year, as published in the latest Victorian Drowning Report, released today.
Four of those deaths were children aged between 0 and 4 years. there was a 14 per cent increase in the drowning rate for this age group this year (1.07 per 100,000 population) compared to the 10 year average of 0.94 per 100,000 population.
For every fatal drowning of a child aged 0-4 years, there are another 16 non- fatal drownings. last year there were at least 20 non – fatal drownings.
The most common location for drowning in this age group is bathtubs and spas (50 per cent) followed by private and home swimming pools (25 per cent).
Also of concern is a 36 per cent increase in the non – fatal drowning rate of children aged 5 to 14 years.
For every fatal drowning of a child aged between 5 and 14 years, there are another five non – fatal drownings.
Our research shows that as children grow and become more competent in the water, drowning in public swimming pools increased to represent 43 per cent of total drowning in the 5-14 year age group.
Life Saving Victoria's Principal Research Associate Dr bernadette Matthews said a lack of supervision was identified in the majority of the cases.
"Drowning is one of the leading causes of unintentional death in children under five years," Dr matthews said.
"Our Watch Around Water campaign recommends children under five should always be within arm's reach of an adult, while children under 10 must always be within sight."
Dr Matthews said it also highlights the importance of all children having the opportunity to learn vital swimming and water safety skills, as our research reveals 60 per cent of students leave primary school unable to swim 50 metres continuously.


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Face Masks and Plenty of Types of Japan-Made Toner from the 100-Yen Shop "DAISO" – A review of affordable items
In this series, I introduce you to recent cool finds I make at the 100 yen shop in Japan.
This time I will be introducing a set of 12 individually-packed compact face masks, as well as 4 types of Japan-made toner, all sold at the 100-yen shop DAISO!
Individually-Packed Compact Face Masks, Japan-Made Toner
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- Price
- 100 yen each (Tax excl.)
I picked up this compact face mask set I'd had my eye on at DAISO.
The 12 masks come in individually-packaged cups. All this is just 100 yen!
The type that doesn't come in individual cups contains 35 masks. What amazing cost-performance!!
Incidentally, the type that hangs off your ears comes in a pack of 10.
The face masks come packaged in cups, so all you have to do to get them ready is add toner!
I also bought 4 types of toner to use along with the face masks!
All of them are made in Japan.
They're fragrance and dye-free, so you can safely use it all over your face or body!
This toner uses a combination of royal jelly and honey. This thick toner gives you lustrous glossy skin.
This toner is made with Job's tears from Ishikawa Prefecture. It deeply moisturizes without being sticky.
This toner is made with sake from Kumamoto Prefecture. It promotes soft, silky smooth skin.
This toner's formula contains soybean isoflavones. Its thick formula permeates, creating springy, healthy skin.
The royal jelly and soybean varieties are thick, so they could be good to use in the winter.
The one made with sake is best for me personally, followed by the royal jelly version.
I used all of them on both my face and my body without any hesitation!
How to Use Face Masks
How to Use Face Masks
- Wash face
- Add toner to face mask cup
- Slowly unfold face mask and apply to face
- Remove after about 10 minutes
This is how it looks when unfolded.
It may be a bit poorly made around the eye and nose areas.
However, it's plenty when you think about how cheap they are!
After about 10 minutes with the face mask applied, my skin felt springy, as if I'd carefully patted on the toner with cotton balls!
Using your preferred beauty serums and lotions after the face mask would be the perfect finishing touch.
I put the full set of items into a vinyl pouch I bought at DAISO, kept together so that I can use a face mask the moment I feel like it!
All components are cheap, so I can use them freely without worrying about the cost.
Try them out on your weary skin!
Birth place: Okinawa prefecture
A fan of collecting cute interior misc. goods and storage goods. Her blog, "Look what I bought" features a wealth of information on the best 100 yen shop items.

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The Renaissance Artist Who Cast Live Snakes, Frogs, and Lizards to Make His Ceramics
Bernard Palissy, 1550. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
The 16th-century Frenchman Bernard Palissy was a true Renaissance polymath whose myriad areas of expertise ranged from painting and glassmaking to geology and natural history. He conducted experiments and wrote treatises that enriched both paleontology and ceramics.
Today, Palissy's legacy thrives through a series of curious, rustic ceramic dishes. These glossy, sculptural vessels and platters are glazed in vibrant jewel-tones and crawling with various animal species—forms that Palissy made by taking casts of living, breathing creatures. Enchanting and eccentric, they're held in the collections of major institutions like the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London and the Getty in Los Angeles.
Long before Palissy began experimenting with ceramics, he received early lessons in drawing and glass-painting. He was born into humble beginnings, to a peasant family in southwestern France around 1510. In his late teens, he left home and took his artistic talents on the road, traveling across Europe. He eventually settled and started a family in Saintes, France, a city with a rich history of ceramics production, where he set up a workshop of his own.
Bernard Palissy, 1565-85. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Palissy's passion for the medium was incited by a white ceramic cup he saw around 1540. Taken by the refined, pure-white vessel—which is believed to have been Italian porcelain—he was inspired to launch what would be a 16-years-long venture to develop his own elegant objects. Instead of emulating the porcelain, though, Palissy developed a pale-colored earthenware clay, and forged a new, unique style. His dishes were adorned with brilliant, gleaming glazes and realized through an unprecedented use of a life-casting method.
In Renaissance Europe, life-casting was already widely used among 16th-century metalworkers, who were creating decorative objects in gold and bronze adorned with figurines of natural species—in line with the era's enthusiasm for the natural world, and the rise of mannerism. Palissy adapted the technique to his purposes, creating plaster casts to be used with clay; he's considered the first to use the technique for ceramics.
Using life-casting, Palissy created molds of small animals and plants which he would use to adorn his plates, basins, and ewers. "As the potter cast teeming pond scenes into clay, his procedure alluded to his conception of the earth's own generation of mineral, vegetable, and animal objects," writes Dr. Hanna Rose Shell in a 2004 article on the artist. "Meanwhile, his products existed as sculptural renditions of the natural world."
Bernard Palissy, 1570-90. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
A choice basin in the permanent collection of the V&A, for example, features a squiggling snake at its center, encircled by slithering fish, a sprightly frog, and a dainty crayfish, all atop a cobalt blue watery base, and accented with ferns and other emerald-green vegetation. Like much of Palissy's work, this dioramic vision of pond life is more a testament to nature than a utilitarian vessel meant to carry food.
To create his works, Shell explains, Palissy would begin by creating casts of rocks, which would serve as the foundations for the sculptural scenes. Then came the life-casting, "the goal of which was the artificial petrification of aquatic and amphibian creatures," Shell writes, "that is, their literal transformation into stone." This started by collecting real plant, animal, and mineral specimens, sourced from ponds, lakes, and caves. Already well-versed in the life sciences at this point in his life, Palissy furthered his understanding and theories of the natural world during this expeditions. His fascination with pond ecosystems is in keeping with a pronounced interest in these environments among Renaissance-era intellectuals.
Captured subjects, like frogs and lizards, were kept alive, and their bodies preserved—intact and unblemished. "A lost lizard leg or punctured snake head would render the specimen useless," Shell writes. Palissy caught snakes by hand, with heavy rags; fish and aquatic creatures with nets; and frogs and lizards with knotted string. The collecting process was not only physically challenging but also dangerous—some of Palissy's subjects were venomous.
Bernard Palissy, Oval Plate, mid-16th century.
Though he documented much of his life and work in writing, Palissy kept much of the specifics of his life-casting process secret. Based on the methods of fellow French artisans who also employed this technique, it's likely that he kept a menagerie of specimens in jars in his workshop. Once it was time to cast a subject, it was customary to dip the creature in vinegar or urine, coat it in a greasy substance, then position it on a bed of plaster, arranged in a striking, lively pose. The final step would have been covering—as in, suffocating—the specimen with additional plaster.
After the plaster was set and dried (and the deceased animal's body removed), the mold appeared remarkably similar to a fossil, Shell notes. Palissy would press clay into these molds, then carefully attach the resulting figures to his vessels, using needles and palette knives. The finished compositions were then fired and painted with custom glazes Palissy invented—translucent, lead-based substances infused with metallic oxides. They were then fired one final time.
Each work is a sort of microcosm of the natural world, which bears evidence of the barbaric process that brought it to fruition. "Palissy's ceramic productions compressed both nature and time into clay," Shell writes. "He brought plates to life by killing nature, burning wood, and cooking earths."
From the time he perfected his process until his death in 1590, Palissy's methods, and his compositions, changed very little (many a platter can be found with a squirming snake at its center). Palissy developed a following, his ceramics becoming known as "Rustic Ware" or "Palissy Ware." Fellow artists began copying his style, and he attracted serious patrons, like Constable Anne de Montmorency in Saintes, who would later introduce him to the queen mother of France, Catherine de Médici.
Bernard Palissy, 1550. Image via Wikimedia Commons.
As a staunch and outspoken Huguenot in a Catholic nation, the artist was rescued by his influential supporters on numerous occasions, when Catholic authorities imprisoned him for his beliefs. He showed them gratitude by repaying them with his vessels.
Montmorency and Medici would later bring Palissy to Paris, where he enjoyed considerable wealth. He spent the rest of his life in the city. Médici installed him within the royal household and christened him Ouvrier de Terre et Inventeur des Figulines Rustiques ("Worker of the Earth and Inventor of Rustic Ware"). In 1567, she even commissioned him to build her a grotto in the Palais des Tuileries gardens. Though he established a factory specifically to create the grotto, it was never realized, for reasons that still aren't understood. During this time Palissy also gained acclaim by delivering public lectures on natural history, which complemented his ceramic works. But his luck would eventually run out: In 1588, the artist was arrested a final time and sent to the Bastille, where he died two years later.
While Palissy Ware can be found in museums and private collections around the world today, few existing pieces bear the original artist's signature. The style of ceramics that the artist initiated was produced by "followers" well into the 17th century, though even artists riding on Palissy's coattails can be found in impressive collections, like that of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Today, as outliers among the history of ceramics, and something of an oddity among the decorative arts, Palissy's works are welcome manifestations of the 16th-century Renaissance: deeply strange objects that equally champion the realms of art and science.


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102 Not Out movie started its journey at the box office on a decent note. It fared well on its first weekend and witnessed a growth due to a good number of footfalls of families. Also, the film maintained its stronghold on the weekdays and collected over Rs. 25 crores in its first six days. 102 Not Out first week collection would cross Rs. 27 crores mark. This is an excellent amount for this type of film. Here are the early estimates for the film's performance.
Does Better than Hichki Movie
Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor starrer film, 102 Not Out has impressed everyone with its splendid show in the theatres. The film has done better than Hichki movie and has grossed a handsome amount of money in its pocket. The positive reviews from the critics as well as the positive word of mouth have helped it to earn well. Although it received similar start to Hichki, the film gets benefitted due to its stronghold on the weekdays. The day wise earning of the movie is as follows:
- Friday – Rs. 3.52 crores
- Saturday – Rs. 5.53 crores
- Sunday – Rs. 7.60 crores
- Monday – Rs. 3.20 crores
- Tuesday – Rs. 2.83 crores
- Wednesday – Rs. 2.65 crores
- Total – Rs. 25.33 crores
First Week Collection Early Estimates
The film has been doing a wonderful job at the box office and has shown no sign of slowing down. On its 7th day, it would not witness much fall and would earn over Rs. 2 crores in its pocket. 102 Not Out first week collection would easily cross Rs. 27 crores and this reflects the liking of the audience for the movie. However, it would face competition on the second Friday due to the new release, Raazi. This Friday will decide how well 102 Not Out would be able to collect over the second weekend. More updates about the film will be made available soon.
Omerta First Week Collection Shows Poor Performance of the Film
Omerta has even failed to earn a decent amount of money in its first six days. Neither the film got a good start nor it held well on the weekdays. This resulted in poor first week collection of Omerta. Rajkummar Rao's film would only be able to collect between Rs. 3.50 – 4 crores at the box office.


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October the 9th., the Annual Installation, was the occasion to see W.Bro. Graham Jackson Installed in the Chair by W. Bro. Colin Bradley in the company of 60 Brethren and Guests. This magnificent attendance saw witness, and was part of, a successful ceremony followed by a most enjoyable festive board. The Loyal Wye is always grateful to the support it receives from Visitors and endeavours to return the compliment as often as possible.
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Smile Training with MommyJuly 31st, 2008. (1 month, 4 weeks, 2 days old.) by ben
Recently, Mommy and I spent some quality time working on smiling, which I'm getting better and better at.
It makes Mommy really happy when I get a good smile! (Just call it another tool in the toolbox for wrapping Mommy (& Daddy) around my (very) little finger…)


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The AIFF has announced 44 probables for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers and has surprisingly left out most of the senior star players.
The federation has decided to drop most of the experienced players and will rely on youngsters to get the team through the qualifiers. The qualifiers will be played in March 2011 in which India would face Turkmenistan, Pakistan and Chinese Taipei.
The list of the dropped senior players include skipper Baichung Bhutia, Mahesh Gawli, Deepak Kumar Mondal, Climax Lawrence, Renedy Singh, Subhashish Roy Chowdhury, Irungbam Surkumar Singh, Naduparambil Pappachen Pradeep, Mehrajuddin Wadoo, Clifford Miranda, Abhishek Yadav and Mohammed Rafi.
India probables:
Subrata Pal (Pune FC), Arindam Bhattacharya (Churchill Brothers SC), Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Indian Arrows), Jagroop Singh (Indian Arrows), Ravi Kumar (Indian Arrows)
Denzil Franco (Churchill Brothers SC), Gouramangi Moirangthem Singh (Churchill Brothers SC), Anwar (Mohun Bagan AC), Nalappan Mohanraj (Mohun Bagan AC), Nirmal Chetri (East Bengal Club), Govin Moirangthem Singh (Salgaocar SC), Syed Rahim Nabi (East Bengal Club), Raju Eknath Gaekwad (Indian Arrows), R. Vishal Kumar (Indian Arrows), Abhishek Das (Indian Arrows), Deepak Devrani (Indian Arrows), Lalrozama Fenai (Indian Arrows), Souvik Ghosh (Indian Arrows), Inderpreet Singh (Indian Arrows), Prathamesh Maulingkar (Indian Arrows), Nanjangud Shivananju Manju
Steven Benedic Dias (Churchill Brothers SC), Joaquim Abranches (Dempo SC), Baldeep Singh (JCT), Jagpreet Singh (JCT), Rakesh Masih (Mohun Bagan AC), Jewel Raja Sheikh (Indian Arrows), Shilton D'Silva (Indian Arrows), Akshay Kumar Mall (Indian Arrows), Subodh Kumar (Indian Arrows), Ongnam Milan Singh (Indian Arrows), Bikramjit Singh (Indian Arrows), Lalrindika Ralte (Indian Arrows), Trithankar Sarkar (Indian Arrows), Jibon Singh (Indian Arrows)
Sunil Chhetri (Chirag United SC), Sushil Kumar Singh (East Bengal Club), C.S. Sabeeth (Viva Kerala), Jeje Lalpekhlua (Indian Arrows), Manandeep Singh (Indian Arrows), Robin Singh (East Bengal Club), Malsawmfela (Indian Arrows), Jagtar Singh (Indian Arrows), Holicharan Narzary


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Vox Magazine - Issues 2 & 4
Ireland, 1980, DIY, Zine
VOX magazine was launched by "Honest" Dave Clifford in March 1980 and ran for 15 issues. It covered a wide cultural agenda including post-punk, punk, electronic music, experimental music, new wave/pop, performance art and pretty much anything else strange or interesting that fell under the umbrella of leftfield arts. It's consistency, insight, cleancut presentation and existence in ( what is quite obviously in retrospect ) an extremely fertile period of modern musical ideas makes it one of the most important underground magazines ever to come out of Ireland. More issues to follow...(Thanks to Boz for sending these on)


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9 Ways To Prepare For An Interview and Land Your Dream Job
January 21st, 2019
Interviewing for your new job can be a nerve-wracking experience, you have a limited amount of time to get across what makes you the best person for the job.
Luckily, there are a number of ways that you can effectively prepare yourself to ensure that you land your dream job.
- Focus on Strengths
The interviewer wants to know how you can impact their business and what qualities and traits will your bring to the business that you are interviewing for. Things like 'dependable', 'assertive', or 'a self-starter' are all things that could be classed as strengths but they are personal to you. Every answer that you give in an interview should be leading back to your strengths and how you exhibited them.
A good exercise would be to list your strengths prior to the interview so you are well prepared.
- Do your Research on the Company
Research the company. What is the company's mission or purpose of the organisation? What are its principal services or products? Besides the company website, do some internet research on major competitors, news, or revenue information. Research the position. What are the major responsibilities? Make note of the qualifications and required skills to help you match your skills to its requirements. Research the typical earnings, career advancement and employment outlook. Research your interviewer. Google them and use LinkedIn to look for ways to make personal connections to help you stand out. Look for awards and accomplishments that you can congratulate them on.
- Master the phone interview
Telephone interviews are always daunting as you are reliant on your voice to keep someone engaged, preparing for a telephone interview is crucial as is often the gate to a face to face interview. Practice with friends, family or peers in order to effectively get your points across in a concise manner. Ensure that you have enough pace in your delivery of answers without speaking too much. Listening is the other crucial element of the telephone interview, ensure that you do not interrupt an interviewers and wait until they have finished all of their points before answering.
4. It's all in the presentation How you present yourself is key to a successful interview. Have a strong hand shake. Keep great posture. Actively listen. Maintain eye contact. Avoid negative talk and non-words, like "um." Shy away from talking too much (remember to keep your responses to under three minutes). It is normal to have nerves and the interviewer will understand that, so don't worry about coming across as nervous but ensure that you have an air of confidence.
- Be prepared to ask Interviewers are looking for your passion and interest in the company, ensure you come prepared with questions for the interviewer both about the company and about the person you are interviewing with. Avoid questions about pay, benefits, or background checks. End your list of questions with asking about the next step in the hiring process.
- Think about the questions that the interviewer will ask A great way to prepare for an interview is to think about the questions that the interviewer will ask you and plan your answers accordingly. Think of every eventuality of an interview questions and research questions online
- Use the STAR Technique
The STAR method can help you provide specific and detailed answers to behavioural-based questions. Keep your responses between 1 and 3 minutes. Situation - Open with a brief description of the situation and context of the story (who, what, where, when, and how). Task - Explain the task you had to complete highlighting any specific challenges or constraints (deadlines, costs, other issues). Action - Describe the specific actions you took to complete the task. These should highlight desirable traits without needing to state them (initiative, intelligence, dedication, leadership, understanding, etc.). Result - Close with the result of your efforts. Include figures to quantify the result if possible.
- Ask for the job You can take one of seven approaches to asking for the job: direct approach, feedback, next steps, objections, ranking, fit, or the 1-10 approach.
- Follow up and With Your Recruitd Profile Reviews Ask about the next steps before you leave the interview. Get your thank you note in lightning speed. Share your Recruitd profile reviews so that the employer/interviewer can see what others say about your experience.


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Chile v Argentina predictions, betting tips, lineups and odds (World Cup Qualifiers - 24.3.2016)
- Written by David Bet
Chile and Argentina go head to head once again in the CONMEBOL 2018 World Cup Qualification fixture at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in Santiago, in a repeat of last summer's Copa America final which hosts Chile won on penalties. Find here our CHILE v ARGENTINA match preview with free predictions, betting tips, best odds, lineups, streaming links, bookie free bets and no deposit bonuses on the match!
CHILE v ARGENTINA BETTING PREVIEWChile are 4th in the table with 7 points after four matches. They are on a two match win-less run, before they went on for a 7 match winning streak. After recording back-to-back victories in their first two fixtures (2-0 against Brazil and 4-3 against Peru) they settled for a 1-1 draw against Colombia and lost 3-0 to Uruguay last time out.
The national team are working with Argentinian coach Juan Antonio Pizzi for the first time following Jorge Sampaoli's resignation at the start of the year. Gary Medel and Matías Fernández are expected to start in central defense and midfield but the absence of Arturo Vidal (suspension), Jorge Valdivia (suspension) and Charles Aranguiz (injury) will be a major blow.
Argentina are 5th with 5 points after four qualifying fixtures. La Albicelester fell to an embarrassing 2-0 defeat at home to Ecuador in their first match, which was followed by two consecutive draws (0-0 against Paraguay and 1-1 against Brazil) before finally recording a 1-0 win over Colombia. The pressure remains on the shoulders of Gerard Martino, meanwhile, with Argentina having won just one of its last five games.
Carlos Tevez has been left out of the squad and Sergio Aguero is expected to make his return to the starting line up for the first time since October last year while Paolo Dybala has dropped out of Argentina's squad due to a recurrence of a muscle injury. Man City's Nicolas Otemendi is a major doubt but it is the return of Messi which has given everyone a lift.
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Functions for group sequential design (seqBound, CumAlpha, PocockBound, Drift, ExitP, seqCI) are added.
If the matrix dimension for Dunnett test is less than 11, Miwa algorithm is used for multi-variate t distribution.
RRinv revised
RDmn1 can handle more extreme cases.
Typo correction
TTEST, mtest, tmtest, ztest, vtest functions are added.
Every time just before calling mvtnorm::pmvt, mvtnorm::qmvt, set.seed(5) is called.
RanTest with no fixed effect and only 1 random effect return correct result.
T3test supports H and E options
LIbin, LIpois, LInorm, and RDLI are removed, and will be included in a separate package.
Skewness function revised.
Bugs of some cases at RDmn1, RDmn, ORmn1, ORmn are fixed.
LIbin, LIpois, LInorm, and RDLI are introduced.
RanTest function added for test with random effect.
T3MS will be deprecated soon. Use EMS instead.
SLICE function's options are renamed.
Typos in manual are corrected.
GLM, REG, aov1, aov2, aov3 functions return yhat and residuals with Resid=TRUE option.
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LSM plotting order is ascending by default.
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GLM and REG supports weighted regression with WEIGHTS option.
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corFisher function for correlation test by Fisher's Z transformation is added.
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Coll calculates like SAS, not like SPSS
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BY function to run functions by levels of a variable
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bk function to beautify the output of knitr::kable()
bt function to beautify the output of tsum2, tsum3
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The rose gold-filled slider pendants are made with 14/20 rose colored gold-filled wire. Gold-filled, or gold overlay, is made by heat- and pressure-bonding a thin layer of karat gold to a brass (or other base metal) core. The "14/20" notation refers to the industry shorthand describing the resulting material. The first number is the karat purity of the gold used; the second number is the amount, by weight, of gold to the substrate material. "14/20" gold-filled material is made with 14-karat gold and the gold represents 1/20th (or 5%) of the total weight of the material. 14 karat gold covers the brass surface, making it tarnish-resistant. The value of gold-filled is greater than gold-plated because gold-filled has an actual layer of karat gold, not just a microscopic film that will easily wear off. Gold-filled is more economical allowing you to enjoy the warm tones of gold at a fraction of the cost of pure gold.


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|Church-reformation promoted: in a sermon on Matth. 18. vers. 15, 16, 17 (1657) by Daniel Cawdrey
|Deaths advantage; opened in a sermon (1657) by Edward Reynolds
|Sermons preach'd on several occasions (1693) by John Conant
|The shieldes of the earth. A sermon preached (1636) by Edward Reynolds
|Three sermons: viz: 1. A commission for an assise, granted to the saints. 2. A close hypocrite discovered. 3. The lawfulnesse of doing good out of hope of reward (1641) by Daniel Cawdrey


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Does that make you laugh? If it does, then you are the kind of person for whom Galaxina was intended. This is supposed to be a sci-fi comedy, but no one bothered to write any jokes, figuring that bestowing mildly amusing names upon the characters and making them wear anachronistic outfits was funny enough. What could have been a really funny movie ends up as the least amusing Star Wars/Star Trek/Alien parody this side of porn.
Speaking of porn, the Galaxina of the title is Playboy playmate Dorothy Stratten, playing a mostly mute android. Because the film is named after her, you might think she would be a dynamic presence in the film. Other than her talent at filling out a skin-tight bodysuit, however, the only impression she leaves is the one in her glow-in-the-dark armchair. Although the fact that Stratten was murdered around the time the movie came out increased her legend to some degree, this film wouldn't have moved her any closer to mainstream stardom even if she had lived.
In the far future, space travel is common and the spaceways are policed by the likes of Captain Butt (Avery Schreiber) and his raggedy crew aboard the ship Infinity. Shortly after we meet the crew, the Infinity gets into a fight with a ship that looks like Hawk's fighter from the later seasons of Buck Rogers. The Infinity, to the amusement of no one, loses the fight. Space pilot Thor (Steven Macht), whose favorite pastime is exercising on his rowing machine, makes some advances towards Galaxina, only to be rebuffed by her built-in security system -- an electric shock force field. The hilarity continues when Captain Butt eats an egg of unidentified origin, and then vomits up an alien.
The Blue Star* is on the planet Altair 1, a realistic alien enviroment created by filming on a studio backlot somewhere in California, and then tinting all the resulting footage orange. Some hastily added narration informs us that this is because of the extra "infrared rays" in the atmosphere, but we wonder if it was in fact due to someone's mistake while shooting which was then covered up to save the money involved in reshoots. Galaxina, now fully capable of making her way around unaided, leaves the ship to retrieve the Blue Star* from its human-hostile environment.
Galaxina finally comes into posession of the Blue Star* after a showdown with Ordric, the alien in the mysterious ship at the movie's beginning. The rest of the movie concerns Galaxina's quest to return to the Infinity and her true love, Thor, despite the collection of half-assed obstacles in her way.
Good God, this film has to be someone's revenge upon someone else. Or something the director was forced to make on a dare. It's just too awful to contemplate the fact that some producer thought a movie like Galaxina might actually make someone some money. Sure, it seems like a good idea to mix science fiction with some humor and a good-lookin' babe in tight outfits, but if you make even a small mistake (like letting Avery Schreiber improvise his dialogue), it can blow up in your face real quick. It probably didn't help that the copy we saw was from the dawn of home video, and it looked like it had been transfered from film by projecting it onto a dirty piece of cardboard and taping it with a camcorder.
But why would anyone bother giving Galaxina a quality video release? It wouldn't increase the entertainment content. Unless your idea of funny includes lines like "Ya have a bad habit kid. Ya breathe," followed by an awkward reaction shot when the insulted character tries to understand what was said, stay far, far away from Galaxina.
Review date: 2/17/99
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The Insane True Story Of How "Titanic" Got Made - BuzzFeed
Mechanic told him, "this film is wildly out of control. Nothing is going to change that. All we can do now is contain it. So here are some scenes we'd like you to cut from the shooting schedule." Cameron studied the list of scenes, and immediately refused to cut any of them.
"If you want to cut my film," James Cameron told the president of Fox, "you'll have to fire me, and to fire me you'll have to kill me." Then he stormed off set. The scenes stayed in the picture. Mechanic had little choice but to relent: No other director could manage all the moving parts Titanic required.
I am not particularly attached to Titanic myself, but I find Cameron's passion to be completely infectious.


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Prime Minister Han Duck-soo highlighted the World Expo's role of sharing the host country's experience of its rise from the ashes of the war, should it take place in Busan in 2030.
"We envision the World Expo in Busan that is not just a six-month event, but a forum to share the experience of our rapid development with other BIE members," Han said in a news conference in Seoul on Thursday. The Bureau International des Expositions oversees the international exhibitions.
"Our goal is to maintain our contribution to solving the problem of the international community, with the government aid and private-sector investment combined, in the next 10, 20 or 30 years."
South Korea suffered the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, just five years after its independence from Japanese colonial rule that had stretched over three decades. Busan served as the wartime capital and last bastion of national power.
In 1960, seven years after the armistice, South Korea's gross domestic product came to $4 billion. The economy had grown over 416 times in 2022 compared with that of 1960.
"Importantly, South Korea we know today is built on the international aid during and after the Korean War," Han said. "Now it is time to come up with a creative way to share our experience and policies with foreign countries."
When asked about the chances of winning the bid, Han declined to comment, but added that Seoul will cherish "the diplomatic assets it accumulated" through the Expo bid promotion.


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Root Canals on Baby Teeth
If a baby tooth has decay that has entered the nerve, or pulp, of the tooth, or if the tooth has suffered trauma, it may cause hot and cold sensitivity or constant pain. A root canal might be recommended to preserve the tooth until it is ready to come out on its own and be replaced by its permanent counterpart.
Saving a baby tooth instead of extracting it can help prevent issues with self-confidence, chewing, speech development, and bite alignment.
If your child has a broken tooth with exposed pulp, complains of hot/cold sensitivity or pain in a tooth, suffers trauma to the mouth, or if you notice a sudden change in your child's eating habits, call Perfect Smile Dental Practice as soon as possible.
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Just like a root canal on an adult tooth, Dr. Trieu will remove the diseased pulp tissue from the tooth, disinfect the area, and fill the root chamber with gutta-percha, a rubber-like natural material.
After the root canal, a small crown or other restoration will placed on the tooth to help support the remaining tooth structure until it is ready to fall out on its own.
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No special event is complete without delicous food and Señor Pepe's Paella Catering is proud to take care of that for you. We cook authentic Spanish paella through out the state of Florida. Paella is a classic Spanish dish that originates in Valencia, Spain. Paella is comprised of key ingredients such as imported rice, saffron, paprika, sofrito and a variety of meats, shellfish and vegetables. Paella is cooked outside over an open fire in a paella pan.
My name is Jose Lugo aka (Chef Pepe) founder of Señor Pepe's Paella Catering LLC. Our family history begins in the Northwest coast of Spain, Galicia. My great, great grandparents were from the city of Lugo, Spain. I was born in Brooklyn, New York. My love for cooking began at a very young age and I was fortunate enough to meet and work with chefs from different cultures. Greek, Italian and Spanish cusines are my favorites. In 1995, I relocated to the beautiful state of Florida.
The idea behind Señor Pepe's Paella Catering service is to provide authentic great tasting paella throughout the state of Florida. There are many paella catering companies throughout the state of Florida that offer paella. Most claim to be authentic and after my many travels throughout Spain, I realized very few can make this claim.
"Paella is a rice dish but, all rice dishes are not paella".
Paella requires certain key ingredients not just the pan to be authentic. It must include saffron not food coloring or dyes to make it florescent yellow. In Spain, they have a name for this (paella pintada) which means painted paella because of the coloring added. The rice used to make paella is very important. If you see long grain rice, run! it's not authentic. There are many variations of paella. In Valencia Spain, The birth place of paella. the paella Valenciana is made with rabbit, chicken and snails. There's absolutely no seafood in it. It has a crusty bottom (not burned) called the socarrat. The paella is also very thin. We take pride in offering the authentic traditional paella Valenciana of Spain. We also understand that not everyone eats rabbit or snails and we offer our own version of paella valenciana made with chicken and spanish chorizo. Paella is a dish that brings people together.
Señor Pepe's Paella Catering takes pride in preparing authentic tasting paella throughout the state of Florida.
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Thirteen seconds. A thirteen second guest spot. That is all we got. Even though the thirteen seconds G.O spent on the Inkigayo stage on 12 February 2012, guesting on Sunny Hill's 베짱이찬가 [Grasshopper] were short, he still managed to give us an equal balance of sweet and sexy amid the soft sounds of his honey-laced voice.
What's a girl group to do when their lone male member decides he is going to enter his mandatory military service the same month promotions begin for the group's comeback? This is exactly what pop group Sunny Hill faced with their January 2012 comeback when member Jang Hyun announced he would be entering the Army that same month.
The ladies of Sunny Hill were resourceful indeed, enlisting the help of a few male idol singers during their live performances promoting their single 베짱이찬가 [Grasshopper]. G.O was one of the vocalists who took the stage with them. Love!!!
베짱이찬가 [Grasshopper] has a techno house feel to it. It is fast and furious but there is a ease and smoothness in the vocal dynamic which I feel is evenly balanced by all four ladies. Add in a touch of G.O and of course the smooth quotient increases even amid the fast pace of the song. 베짱이찬가 [Grasshopper] is catchy and also has a pretty deep meaning about getting caught up in a busy competitive world where time just passes by trapping us in a repetitiveness that pushes us further and further away from happiness.
G.O's four short lines in the song are delicately powerful, summing it all up:
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I have a bit of an addiction. It's for crème brûlée, which I believe, is the perfect dessert. The problem is that a lot of people try and improve it by adding 'stuff' which, ultimately, makes it nowhere near as good as it was originally. However, I try them whenever they are on a menu, always looking for the best (and the worst). This page will detail my crème brûlée experiences, in reverse chronological order.
26 September 2023 – Lindt chocolate eaten at home, Trosa. I spotted this delightful concept in Hemköp and couldn't resist buying one. I was willing to give it some leeway because it was encased in chocolate. The layer of crème brûlée was very, very thin. It was less than a millimetre. The chocolate around it was much thicker. While the fill had a crunchy sugar topping kind of feel, the taste of crème brûlée was distinctly non-existent. A mockery, worth only 0/10.
26 March 2023 – Kolmilan, Ekerö, Sweden. While it was quite small, it was perfect in every way. I couldn't fault it at all. Easily 10/10.
09 October 2021 – The Aldwark Alms, North Yorkshire. I was very much tempted by the 'specials' dessert menu because it featured a crème brûlée with Drambuie. I remember drinking Drambuie in a bar in Walgett, NSW many years ago so decided to give this a shot. I didn't have high hopes for the crème brûlée given I don't much like things added but, I am very pleased to say, I scored this very high. The sugar top was perfect, the consistency was perfect, even the vanilla beans were perfect. Had it not been for the Drambuie, it would have been a perfect 10. However, according to my stringent scoring rules, I have to knock off a mark because of the spirit. So, 9/10 and definitely worth having.
08 May 2021 – Bistro Bestick, Bryggargatan 8, Stockholm. The menu here gives the diner the option, for an extra few krona, to have 36 month aged Parmesan and truffles grated over the top of your crème brûlée. Obviously I wasn't going to pass that up. Which, of course, means it was never going to score very high in the crème brûlée stakes. It was delicious. The combination of the custard and the grated cheese and truffle was exquisite. However, the crème brûlée components were somewhat lost. The custard had a decent consistency and was liberally sprinkled with vanilla seeds but the sugar top wasn't obvious – the cheese again. I can only give it 2/10. Still, well worth a try.
02 April 2021 – Värdshuset, Tvällen, Sweden. A restaurant like Värdshuset isn't the traditional place where you'd expect to find a crème brûlée but there it was, on the menu so, what could I do but order it? It was reasonably good but had a few problems. The sugar was too thick on the top and there were no fresh vanilla seeds through the custard, leaving it too sweet on top and less than flavoursome inside. However, the consistency was perfect as was the presentation, with nothing extraneous added. For those reasons alone, I'm going to give it a score of 7/10
05 December 2020 – Spis & Vin, Tyresö Centrum, Sweden. I can't believe that it's been almost a year since I scored a crème brûlée. Of course, the present whole world of plague could have something to do with it. We haven't been going out as much as normal. And we certainly haven't been travelling. Anyway, this crème brûlée was excellent. Not quite perfect, because the heat from the blow torch had warmed the custard a bit and the ramekin was a bit narrow but everything else was perfect. In fact, it had the best sugar topping I've had for a very long time. The custard had the perfect amount of fresh vanilla in it and the consistency was just as perfect. I'd give it 8.5/10.
08 December 2019 – Bistrot de la Place, Place du Marche Sainte-Catherine, Paris. While being a complete crème brûlée with nothing extraneous (not even a wafer) this goes down as one of the worst I've ever had. The top was actually burned. Now I realise that 'brulee' refers to the fact that the sugar is 'burned' or melted but this top had been incinerated. The sweetness had been replaced with a sort of cinder-like quality. The custard was watery and not very tasty. I'm not sure how anyone could make custard lack taste but this one certainly did. It was so watery that the bottom of the container it was in was swimming in liquid once the custard had been removed. And there was no vanilla. I have to give it 3 points for the fact that it was a real creme brulee and one point because it was in a proper container. That's it though. 4/10.
07 December 2019 – Brasserie les Deux Palais, Paris. I really thought a crème brûlée in a typical French brasserie would be pretty good. I guess I need to change my expectations a bit when it comes to brasseries in the heavy tourist part of town. This place is on the Ile de Citie directly opposite the Palais de Justice and caters for thousands of tourists. My crème brûlée looked okay but the top was a bit gooey when it should have been crisp. This always makes the sugar too obvious. The custard was of an excellent consistency but lacked vanilla seeds. The taste was a bit bland and, therefore, I can only give this one a 7/10…and that's being generous.
05 December 2019 – Artisan Truffe, Paris. The combination of custard and truffle was, I have to admit, delightful. In terms of a crème brûlée, though, it suffered from the inclusion. There were plenty of good points and, had there been no truffles, it would easily have been a perfect score. The custard was perfect, the burnt top perfect. Because of the truffle I have to score it 8/10 though.
08 March 2019 – The Hunter's Lodge Inn, Dorset. This was a bit odd because it was delicious and yet not really a crème brûlée . Actually, I'd say, it was a dessert in the crème brûlée style. It looked perfect, if a little bit big. The sugar on top was perfectly crisp and burnt. The custard was of an excellent consistency. The only trouble was that, rather than proper custard with fresh vanilla, it was actually a custard made with Bailey's and white chocolate. That is definitely a good combination but it's quite difficult to score. I'm going to go with a 4/10 because the main crème brûlée elements used were perfect. Something else was the slab of shortbread that went with it. That was delicious but could have been an awful lot smaller. Still, if anyone has the opportunity to try one of these, I'd say go for it!
29 September 2018 – Casserole & Bouchons, Caen, Normandy, France. I couldn't score this very highly I'm afraid. For a start it had lime juice through it. Mind you, the lime juice actually worked very well it just didn't constitute a successful crème brûlée . The main problems were, excluding the lime, the sugar top was pathetic, there was too much custard and the bowl was far too deep. On the plus side there was plenty of fresh vanilla seeds in it and the custard was set perfectly. When I told Darren about my crème brûlée fetish he asked me what my score was for this one. He thought I was being a bit harsh but 2/10 was as high as I can go.
11 July 2018 – Restaurant de l'Abbaye, Cadouin, France. A real disappointment. It looked good but that was about it. The sugar wasn't solid, there wasn't any vanilla seeds and the custard was a bit tasteless to boot. The consistency was good but that was it. It only gets a 6/10.
09 July 2018 – Au Bon Accueil, Limeuil, Perigord, France. It looked fantastic. The top was burnt perfectly. There were fresh vanilla seeds in the custard. It was in a wide dish. It had everything going for it but the consistency let it down. The custard, instead of being set was almost runny. I could only give it 8/10.
07 June 2018 – Alla Cucina delle Langhe in Milan. An Italian one! And it was very good. My only fault would be the lack of fresh vanilla seeds. However, the size, the sugar and the custard were all perfect. It even had chill custard and warm sugar, something that happens rarely. I have awarded it 8/10 only because the vanilla makes such a big difference.
04 March 2018 – Chez Jenny, Paris. Perfect. The sugar was perfect, the consistency was perfect, the custard was perfect. I couldn't fault it. Such a plus when I haven't had one for a while. A joyful 10/10.
11 September 2017 – Les Saveurs Gourmandes, Menerbes. Firstly, I can't believe it's been a year since I last had a crème brûlée but I guess it's the whole lo-carb thing and this was on our next French holiday. Anyway…this was delicious and, though it had lavender sprinkled on the top, scores pretty highly. Sadly, it wasn't set enough and there wasn't enough fresh vanilla seeds in it. 8/10
12 September 2016 – Brasserie de la Plage, Locquirec. Almost perfect. The only thing that let it down was the burnt sugar. Where it was burnt it was excellent but there were too many gaps where the sugar was just granules. Even so, it was close to perfection. 9/10
09 September 2016 – The Unicorn, St Malo. It was okay. Consistency good, flavour good though not strong vanilla…which was odd because the menu boasted about the vanilla. It was a bit wide and the burnt sugar too thin. Couldn't really give it more than 7/10.
02 May 2016 – Les Saveurs, Brantome, Dordogne. Not good at all. A shame because the rest of the meal was excellent. Anyway, the custard was a good consistency but that was the end of it. There was something else in the custard. I knew the taste but couldn't place it. The sugar top was not burnt at all (which means it wasn't 'brûlée') and the whole thing was too big. 2/10.
18 April 2016 – Loch Fyne in Farnham for Mirinda's birthday. Great sugar top and the consistency was pretty much perfect. The only thing missing was the vanilla. I assume it only had vanilla essence rather than fresh vanilla. It was served with a lovely piece of shortbread. 8/10
29 February 2016 – Printemps restaurant (under the dome) in Paris. I couldn't fault it. It had the added benefit of being in a square dish. It really was the perfect dessert. 10/10
17 April 2015 – Oakenden Manor restaurant, Cuckfield. An almost perfect creme brulee. The consistency, the flavour, the sugar crust…all led to a wonderful combination. All that was missing were the vanilla seeds. Perhaps they were filtered out or perhaps they were never there. I don't know but it slightly spoilt the visual effect. Taste wise, it was delicious but I felt there was something ever so slight that was missing (the vanilla?) – 8/10
02 January 2015 – Cafe Rouge, Farnham. Perfectly set, though the sugar was a little bit too burnt. Also there wasn't any vanilla seeds in the custard. Even so, it was one of the better ones. 8/10
01 January 2015 – Savoy Grill, London. A very disappointing crème brûlée at a fantastic restaurant. The vanilla wasn't strong enough and the custard wasn't set properly. 7/10
21 October 2014 – Chez Gaz, Farnham. The sugar wasn't burnt enough (according to Mirinda it wasn't thick enough either) and the custard not quite solid enough. I blame the fact that my hand whisk died while I was whisking the custard. Anyway, in truth I can't give it more than 7/10.
29 June 2014 – Panoramic Terrace, Domme. Sugar top not thick enough by a long way and not burnt enough. Effectively it was a layer of warm sugar. The custard consistency not right, almost as if it was a few hours short of setting properly…or like it hadn't seen the inside of a fridge all day. Basically, it was too wet. No fresh vanilla. Because there was nothing extraneous, I'll give it a generous 5/10. [NB An American behind me had one and gushed at the waiter about how delicious it was. Clearly not an expert.]
28 June 2014 – Cenac, Dordogne. In a small terraced restaurant behind a Bar/Tabac. There was nothing extraneous, which was a good sign. It looked good. Sadly, the sugar top was neither thick nor crisp enough. The custard was too runny and it had no fresh vanilla in it. I could only score it 6/10.
26 & 27 June 2014 – Ile d'Aix, France. At the Restaurant Josephine, attached to the Hotel Napoleon. When it arrived at the table, it almost lost points for the wafer thin sugar biscuit and the half strawberry placed on top. However, I was able to remove them both without making any difference to the crème brûlée itself. Normally, anything extra on the top would mean a loss of points however, this crème brûlée was so utterly perfect that I couldn't be so harsh. The sugar top was perfect, the custard was of a perfect consistency and had fresh vanilla through it. All up, this was a perfect crème brûlée. I even tempted fate the next night and had it again. With the same result. One of the few crème brûlée to score 10/10.
31 August 2013 – Seasons Restaurant, Dogmersfield. The crème brûlée which wasn't. As a crème brûlée , I could only give it 2/10. As a dessert, however, I thought it was pretty close to a perfect 10. What the chef had done was completely deconstruct a traditional crème brûlée and then put it back together again, sort of, upside down. The burnt sugar top was at the bottom of the bowl, a thin layer of custard rested on top of this and then lavender infused cream and various berries finished it off. It was delicious. But crème brûlée? No.
13 February, 2012 – Anderson's, Farnham. The top was like a thick layer of toffee rather than a thin slice of burnt sugar. This tended to dominate everything, spoiling the perfection of the custard mix. Also the vanilla seeds were all on the bottom rather than mixed through. While this did give a rather intense flavour of vanilla when you discovered it, I'd rather have it a little more evenly divided – a generous 4/10
07 August 2010 – Pride of the Valley, Churt. If I ignore the grapes mushed up in the middle of this crème brûlée, I would give it easily 9/10. Sadly, I couldn't ignore the mushed up grapes so it gets just 6/10.


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AWOW hosts a day of surfing lessons at Camp Pendleton for children with special needs
By Katherine Nowicki
The Beach Boys famously sang, "Catch a wave and you're sitting on top of the world." For many at the A Walk on Water event at Camp Pendleton on Saturday, June 6, the chance catch a wave meant much more than just summer fun.
A Walk on Water offers water therapy for special needs children and their siblings through surf lessons. Five men founded AWOW in November of 2012—Steven Lippman, Jason Logan, Pat Notaro, Sean Swentek and Jason Wolk. Today there are 45 to 50 volunteers regularly involved at each AWOW event as the organization travels from Ventura to Orange counties.
"It's about all the families," Logan said. "Our goal is to let families relax and not have to worry about their child. There are people here to support and help them."
Event coordinator Lee Nichnowitz agreed.
"Some special needs kids speak (for the first time) after surfing," Nichnowitz said. "It's amazing."
Saturday was the second AWOW event held at Camp Pendleton. The first was at the close of AWOW's season last November and about 200 people attended. This year AWOW began its season at Camp Pendleton and the participation was expected to jump to about 225.
"No money is exchanged," Wolk said. "We donate everything to the families."
AWOW is funded through merchandise sales, and items such as hats and shirts with the organization's logos were available for purchase at the event. In addition to the surf instruction, AWOW provides food and beverages for participants. Meals are cooked at each event's location and all ingredients are organic.
Families and volunteers came from as far away as Malibu and San Diego. Saturday was the fourth AWOW event the Malibu-based business Vintage Grocers has taken part in. Lippman originally persuaded founder and market director Eric Fuchser of San Clemente to become involved.
"(Lippman) showed me some videos about what they do. After I dried the tears I told him I was in," Fuchser said. "You can see the gleam in the kids' eyes from the beach. The cause is bigger than all of us. It's bigger than anything we could ever do."
Michael Ford and his family came from San Diego after his 9-year-old son Ethan was invited to the event and his 14-year-old son Tanner, an accomplished surf competitor, saw an opportunity to volunteer.
"The kids are having a great time," said Ford. "I just saw a kid riding on somebody's shoulders and I thought that was amazing for someone who can't walk."
Participants on the beach watched those in the water and cheered.
Darren Jaffe attended the event with his children in hopes the activity would be a fun bonding experience as well as a safe environment for them to learn about being in the water.
"(The AWOW event) is well-run and they care about the families," Jaffe said. "There's genuine caring and community here. You don't get that a lot."
Another participant, Maria Rittenberg, seconded Jaffe's thoughts.
"From the minute we got here, there was such a sense of love, acceptance and understanding," Rittenberg said. "There are a lot of big hearts here. It brings tears to your eyes."
When asked about her experience in the water, Rittenberg's 9-year-old daughter Natalie said, "They helped me out and I got to stand on my knees!"
"Did that make you feel like you could do it?" asked her mother.
"It made me feel like I could do anything," Natalie replied.
More information is available at A Walk on Water's website www.awalkonwater.org or the organization's Facebook page.


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Secret Wars: Our Most Anticipated Tie-Ins
Well would you look at that? The Marvel Universe went and got itself wiped from existence as we know it. Typical! The next few months at the House of Ideas are going to be a jumble of world-shattering, world-shaping, event-laden madness as the fragments of the multiverse are reconstituted into something a little more streamlined (or maybe less! Who knows?),but in the meantime all this chaos is giving creators an opportunity to explore these characters in ways both new and old.
Sure, it all sounds a bit daunting (and we've got you covered, there), but it's exciting, too. There are some promising titles coming out of Secret Wars, and with things just now ramping up, this is the perfect time to point you towards the books we're looking forward to the most.
Siege by Kieron Gillen, Filipe Andrade, Various Guest Artists (Michael Chasin)
Between Darth Vader, Über, and The Wicked + The Divine, Kieron Gillen is absolutely electric right now. The common thread between all those books is a knack for taking an existing base (Star Wars, WWII, mythology) and warping it into something twisted yet earnest, righteous screeds on everything from adolescence to fandom and the horrors of war, all with a streak of plucky, punk rock spirit that can be alternatively life affirming or can call up pits of pure despair depending on the circumstances. His Marvel work, while also great, isn't always allowed to get as extreme as his creator-owned titles due to the nature of continuity, but from what I can tell it looks like Secret Wars is giving him the opportunity to really cut loose and throw a bunch of doomed defenders into the Marvel version of Game of Thrones' Night's Watch and let the sparks fly as these disparate souls fend off legions of mechanical and undead horrors. Seeing such varied characters as Kang the Conqueror, Abigail Brand, and a Robin Hood-style Kate Bishop all bound towards a common goal sounds incredibly interesting, all the more because Gillen claims this is a bit of a swan song to the Marvel phase of his career. Siege looks like it's going to bring the kind of imagination and insanity that marks these kinds of huge events at their best, and a big focus on guest artists (each providing one epic double-page spread an issue) should make it visually creative as well.
Runaways by Noelle Stevenson and Sanford Greene (Jon Erik Christianson)
As a relatively new reader to comics, much of Secret Wars scares me as most of the tie-ins focus on past Marvel events. As much as I wish it weren't the case, I'm can't really enjoy a comic if it makes me aware that I know nothing. I do not like being Jon Snow. Runaways is one of a few Secret Wars titles that is not rooted in the past. Though it shares a moniker with a much beloved Marvel series (which I've read and know plenty about!), it's, ultimately, a new story. It has new characters, new versions of classic characters, and Noelle Stevenson, a relatively new voice at Marvel. Stevenson's work is notoriously witty, considerate, funny, and diverse. Sanford Greene's style is edgy (good edgy, not '90s edgy) and exciting. All with bonus Molly Hayes. There's no doubting this series will be a "runaway" hit.
E is for Extinction by Chris Burnham, Ramon Villalobos and Ian Bertram (Brian McNamara)
It's no secret that I'm a big fan of Grant Morrison. His New X-Men run is one of my favorites and E is for Extinction is set to pick up where that series left off. Sort of. Artist-turned-writer (and Morrison collaborator) Chris Burnham will take us to a world where mutants are slowly becoming the dominant species, where mutant culture takes shape, and the rules aren't the same. In this corner of Battleworld, Magneto leads a team of misfit X-Men, including Beak, Angel, and the Stepford Cuckoos, and the world isn't quite the one we know. I'm also really looking forward to Ramon Villalobos' take on these characters. His visceral, realistic characters match the feel of Frank Quitely while still bearing Villalobos' distinct penicling. It's a great pairing to take us back that first, devastating arc of New X-Men, where Genosha is decimated in seconds and mutants were changed forever. E is for Extinction has the right pedigree to be a worthy successor and I can't wait to see how they play with their slice of Battleworld.
Red Skull by Joshua Williamson and Luca Pizzari (Eric Margolis)
I've been going through some SERIOUS Thunderbolts withdrawal since the series was cancelled a few years ago. I'm not talking about the Rulk/Punisher/Elektra team, I'm talking about the OG team. The group of d-list villains who may or may not be seeking redemption. This book looks like it might fill that void. It features Moonstone (a classic Thunderbolts character) along with Winter Soldier, Magneto, Lady Deathstrike, Electro, and Jack O'Lantern on a quest to hunt down Red Skull. Further details on the series are sparse, unfortunately. I'm currently digging WIlliamson's Birthright over at Image, so I'm eager to see what his does with this series.
Inferno by Dennis Hopeless and Javier Garron (Bri Rudd)
I've actually never read the original Inferno, but I have major love for Illyana Rasputin, Teen Demon Queen. She's a character that can shift majorly, depending on who's writing her, but I have a lot of faith in Dennis Hopeless. His work on Spider-Woman gives us a Jessica Drew who is down-on-her luck but still capable, and X-Men: Season One is one of my favorite Marvel OGNs. Javier Garron is mostly new to me, but the preview pages are dynamic and uncluttered, and the characters are all expressive. I'm really hoping for this to be a character-focused book, and this is a team I think can provide that. Plus, demons. Demons are always fun.
Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps by Kelly Sue Deconnick, David Lopez, and Kelly Thompson (Amy Diegelman)
Everything about this title has me busting out with excitement. Carol Danvers! Lady Pilots! Ladies in uniform! Carol Danvers in uniform! Wait, what was I talking about… Oh yeah, Secret Wars. Seriously, between the creative team, the female cast, one of my all time favorite heroes, and the sketches we got as a little preview – I couldn't be more excited. Once you pile on how much I'm loving Jem and the Holograms from Thompson (the only member of the creative team I wasn't super familiar with) it's probably a miracle I don't faint every time I think about it.
All-New, All-Different Avengers by Mark Waid and Mahmud Asrar (Katie Schenkel)
Okay, technically this is a Battleworld series and not strictly Secret Wars, but since Battleworld is a transition from Secret Wars, I'm counting it. I was already sold on this book when the cast was announced but the Free Comic Book Day issue really nailed it. I love the fact that Kamala get to be an Avenger. I love how diverse the team is. I love that I get to see more of Thor after that big reveal in Thor #8. I love that Kamala has two other teenagers on the team with her to get into shenanigans with — including MIles Morales! Everything about this book is right up my alley. The only thing that would make it better is if we learn that it's Pepper in the Iron Man suit (that's my guess and I'm sticking to it).
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At first glance, disease might appear only to be used as a tool for trickery and humor in the play. Volpone's main scam is pretending that he is rife with disease in order to get money out of hopeful heirs to his fortune. In another scam, this time pretending to be a mountebank, Volpone mentions an excessive list of diseases in an absurd sales pitch for a miraculous healing elixir. In both of these scams, any mention of disease is theatrical and comedic. At the same time, however, for contemporary audiences (and for the characters in the play) disease represents a serious, deadly, and mysterious threat. As mentioned at one point by Sir Politic Would-be, Europe was rife with plague, about which little was understood. And while illness was terrifying and dangerous, contemporary doctors offered little comfort. Characters in the play commonly express their utter distrust of doctors, whom they believe kill patients at will, and characters seek and believe in alternative forms of medicine even beyond cure-all elixirs. Corvino, for example, agrees to let his wife Celia sleep with Volpone as a cure for his ailments. We can also note that despite Volpone's willingness to evoke disease for trickery, he is constantly afraid that acting sick, dwelling on fears, or experiencing displeasure will result in him truly becoming infected. Medicine and disease, then, are often referenced humorously, but they represent deep and legitimate fears for most of the play's characters and for its 17th century audience.
Disease and Medicine Quotes in Volpone
Mosca: This is true physic, this your sacred medicine;
No talk of opiates to this great elixir!
Corbaccio: 'Tis aurum palpabile, if not potabile.
The weeping of an heir should still be laughter
Under a visor.
I rather pity their folly and indiscretion, than their loss of time and money; for those may be recover'd by industry: but to be a fool born, is a disease incurable.
Why, the whole world is but as an empire, that empire as a province, that province as a bank, that bank as a private purse to the purchase of it.
Before I feign'd diseases, now I have one.
I have a little studied physic; but now
I'm all for music, save, i' the forenoons,
An hour or two for painting. I would have
A lady, indeed, to have all letters and art,
Be able to discourse, to write, to paint,
But principal, as Plato holds, your music,
And so does wise Pythagoras, I take it,
Is your true rapture: when there is concent
In face, in voice, and clothes: and is, indeed,
Our sex's chiefest ornament.
To make a snare for mine own neck! and run
My head into it, wilfully! with laughter!
When I had newly scap'd, was free and clear
Out of mere wantonness! O, the dull devil
Was in this brain of mine when I devis'd it,
And Mosca gave it second; he must now
Help to sear up this vein, or we bleed dead.


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Sunday, July 14, 2013
Back to hexagons
A totally enjoyable process, finding out how the hexagons were made and then following through on the piecing.
I don't buy quilting patterns very often. I had a tab open on my laptop for this pattern for about a week before I hit the button for purchase.
The name of the quilt is Science Fair by Jaybird Quilts.
The pattern incorporates a template for the hexagons but I recommend that you buy the Hex N More ruler for this project if you can.
You can see an excellent tutorial for using the Hex N More ruler at Heirloom Creations.
If you are curious about the hexagons, they are made from 2 x 2.5 inch strips sewn together. Press seams open and then cut 60 degree triangles across the width of the fabric. A 40" width of fabric will yield enough to make 2 hexagons. 3 of the triangles are pieced together to make half a hexagon.
The layout of the quilt top is by vertical strips of half hexagons which are then pieced together to create the hexagons. Confused? It may be time to buy the pattern for yourself. I have no regrets regarding buying the pattern or ruler.
The only other pattern I know of for this type of hexagon is Merry Go Round. A much more scrappy version, but in my opinion, just as nice.
Can't wait for this one to be machine quilted, but will have to be patient. There are other tops ahead in the queue.
It will be like good wine, worth waiting for.
4 comments:
- jan said...
Your quilt top was definitely worth waiting to see! Question> Does the center where all the points meet cause any problems? I seem to always have trouble where I sew something that has more than 3 seamms meeting at the same place. I have been wanting to do this quilt but hesitate, so I'll be holding my breath waiting on a reply! lol. jan
- Vicki said...
I so like this quilt! It is going to be absolutely stunning when it is quilted. Thanks for sharing.
- Nancy said...
Thanks for explaining how the hexies were made. I like how they are arranged on the quilt top.
- Shay said...
It really is beautiful! Im loving seeing this one coming together. Its so sunny and cheerful.Makes me smile every time I see it.
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text: HomeABC PoliticsKey takeaways from Biden's first prime-time address to the nationKey takeaways from Biden's first prime-time address to the nationFri, March 12, 2021 by ABC NewsSHARE NOW ABC NewsBy BEN GITTLESON, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden marked a year since the beginning of the coronavirus "shutdown" with a prime-time speech Thursday night where he announced he would direct states to make all adult Americans eligible to get vaccinated by May 1.He also predicted a possible return to some semblance of normalcy by the Fourth of July and detailed several more measures aimed at speeding up vaccinations across the country.It was the first prime-time address of his presidency, delivered from the White House's East Room. It came the same day he signed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package into law, a major legislative victory, and several days before he planned to hit the road to pitch the law to Americans.Biden wants all adult Americans eligible for vaccination by May 1In his remarks, Biden said he was "announcing that I will direct all states, tribes and territories to make all adults, people 18 and over, eligible to be vaccinated no later than May 1."Senior administration officials told reporters earlier Thursday that Biden had the power to do so with powers through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.But Biden warned that this would not mean all Americans would have their shot on that day."It means you'll be able to get in line beginning May 1," he said.While the federal government procures and distributes vaccine doses, states and other non-federal jurisdictions control eligibility for that supply. While many have largely followed federal guidance for the order in which to vaccinate different groups, there is still a patchwork of different eligibility guidelines that restrict who can receive it.Biden thinks there could be some semblance of normalcy by the Fourth of JulyThe president also set the Fourth of July as a new marker for the United States on the path to normalcy, saying that if people follow guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — by wearing masks, socially distancing and getting vaccinated when possible."By July the 4th, there's a good chance you, your families and friends, will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighborhood and have a cookout or a barbecue and celebrate Independence Day," he said.But, he added, "large events with lots of people together" should still not take place."After this long hard year, that will make this Independence Day something truly special where we not only mark our independence as a nation but begin to mark our independence from this virus," Biden said.Ahead of Independence Day, the CDC planned to provide more guidance to Americans about traveling, small gatherings, going to work and houses of worship, a senior administration official said Thursday.Federal government to ramp up vaccination program with troops, dentists and vetsEarlier in the evening, the White House said the military will deploy 4,000 more active-duty service members "to support vaccination efforts," with 6,000 total troops backing vaccination programs.It also said the number of community health centers and pharmacies administering COVID-19 vaccines would dramatically expand.On Friday, the White House said, the administration would allow many more professionals to give shots: dentists, paramedics, veterinarians and even medical and nursing students, among the additional groups."We're mobilizing thousands of vaccinators to put the vaccine in one's arm," Biden said in his remarks.The administration also plans to centralize information on a federally supported website to show vaccination locations — with a call center, too — as well as provide technological support to states that allow people to make vaccination appointments on their own sites, an official said.'Listen to Dr. Fauci'Biden's remarks mixed compassion for the lives lost with hope about the path forward."History, I believe, will record, we faced and overcame one of the toughest and darkest periods in this nation's history," he said. "The darkest we've ever known. I promise you, we'll come out stronger with a renewed faith in ourselves, a renewed commitment to one another, to our communities and to our country."Even so, he said the "truth" was that the country was not out of the pandemic yet — and that Americans must follow scientific guidance to emerge on its other side."A lot can happen," he said. "Conditions can change. The scientists have made clear that things may get worse again. As new variants of the virus spread, we've got work to do to ensure that everyone has confidence in the safety and effectiveness of all three vaccines."Biden said it was up to Americans to ensure the country made it to the other side of the pandemic."Listen to Dr. Fauci," he said, referencing the government's top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci.Concern over attacks on Asian Americans, criticism of TrumpBiden directly condemned recent attacks on Asian Americans, describing them as "vicious hate crimes against Asian Americans who have been attacked, harassed, blamed and scapegoated.""At this very moment, so many of them, our fellow Americans, they're on the front lines of this pandemic trying to save lives, and still — still — they are forced to live in fear for their lives, just walking down streets in America," he said. "It's wrong, it's un-American and it must stop."Biden also implicitly criticized his predecessor, President Donald Trump, for intentionally downplaying the virus."A year ago, we were hit with a virus that was met with silence and spread unchecked — denials for days, weeks, then months," he said.Biden added that "too often, we've turned against one another" — with the issue of mask-wearing dividing Americans and states pitted against one another.Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.


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