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Outfit Ideas: Tropical Print / Ideas de Atuendo: Estampado Tropical
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Los tres outfits están bonitosResponderEliminar
I love tropical prints very much and in fact I have trousers and a dress with this style and they are among my favorites!
Summer is for tropical prints! I used to basically only wear black haha, but finally have branched off and so appreciate tropical prints.ResponderEliminar
me encantan tus propuestasResponderEliminar
These are lovely outfit setsResponderEliminar
Thank you for sharing, have a lovely weekend
1st and 3rd outfits are beautiful. In 3rd you will look great. ;)ResponderEliminar
I love tropical prints. These are clothes that I would wear.ResponderEliminar
Super love the prints wow!!! Very summary!!! The yellow dress is amazing, love it.ResponderEliminar
Love the middle outfit with blouse and skirt. Makes me want to go on safari!ResponderEliminar
Me encanta los 3 pero mi favorito es el del tropical Night out. Love, Zely ��ResponderEliminar
- Anónimo19 de junio de 2020, 21:01
oh my gosh. i would love to get both the first and second outfit!!! great choices. you did a great job.ResponderEliminar
Gorgeous pieces here that would be great for a summer holiday. I especially love the tropical two piece. What app did you use to create these images? I would love to know xResponderEliminar
Those first two sets are absolute perfection. I would love to have either one!ResponderEliminar
- Elizabeth O20 de junio de 2020, 7:32
Oh, I am loving those tropical printed dress and skirt. I love the yellow skirt so much.ResponderEliminar
Wow..these dresses looks so amazing and stunning...loved these all designs but that Tropical Workplace printed dress looks so wonderful..Thanks for sharingResponderEliminar
I love tropical prints. All the outfits are so beautiful, I especially love the pant with leafy prints!ResponderEliminar
You always have the cutest outfit combinations. I love all of them.ResponderEliminar
I love the tropical 2 piece! It's gorgeous! I'll definitely be looking into that for vacation.ResponderEliminar
I love the Women's Six Piece Textured Bangle Set. My best friend would love it.ResponderEliminar
Nice tips, I like tropical print.ResponderEliminar
I love tropical prints, especially when they are in bold colours too! That yellow skirt is gorgeous and needs to be mine!ResponderEliminar
I love the cute sundress and all the accessories. The jumpsuit is really cute too!ResponderEliminar
Those all are lovley. I love the boho one the mostResponderEliminar
Very nice outfit kits. I would really see my girlfriend in some of thoseResponderEliminar
Oh yeah, I do love tropical print! It looks sssoooo good.ResponderEliminar


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Monday 3 October 2011
Thessaloniki trip preview
If you're following Elena and me on twitter, you've probably already know what we've been up to this past Saturday.
I have a really busy workday ahead and I probably won't be able to post more during today, but I promise there's a lot more coming your way tomorrow!
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23 Beautiful Bridal Mehndi Designs
Mehndi or henna is an important part of wedding tradition in countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The palms and feet of the bride are adorned with intricate patterns, generally made using Mehndi cones, with the ritual being one of the main pre-wedding ceremonies. Now it is common for brides to look for unique mehndi designs that are a fusion between the traditional and modern patterns.
Bridal Mehndi Designs for Hands
When it comes to bridal mehndi designs for hands, there is no bound to creativity. Complicated patterns with neat detailing are the main characteristic of bridal mehndi. You can go for the same design for both hands while different yet matching patterns for the two hands look more innovative.
While most brides opt for gorgeous mehndi that extends from the hand to the entire forearm, some prefer shorter designs that end below the palm. The fingertips are commonly tainted with solid color for a more striking effect. Vines, flowers and paisley patterns are predominant in the traditional henna designs.
Bridal Mehndi Designs for Feet
Every bride wants to look elegant in her traditional attire, while also keeping a touch of modern fashion on her wedding day. Adorning your feet, as well as your hands, with mehndi gives you a bridal makeover as you go with the rituals of a traditional wedding. There are simple designs meant for the foot and toes, while you can also pick from the elaborate patterns extending up the leg toward the knees.
It has become a common fashion to combine the traditional henna mud with other colors, sparkles and even stones for an even gorgeous effect.
You can pick any of the above patterns you like, or you may choose to combine two or more of the designs for a unique and customized one that suits your personality.
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Romance Novels for Dummies at WTF
No Southern Comfort from Boo Killebrew
By: Charles Giuliano - Jul 24, 2016
Romance Novels for Dummies
By Boo Killebrew
Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel
Set, Tim Macabee; Costumes, Tilly Grimes; Lighting, Justin Townsend; Sound and music, Palmer Hefferen; Wig and makeup, Dave Bova
Cast: Mary Wiseman (Liz Eberwine), Ashley Austin Morris (Bernie Hollis), Emily Lyons (Lily Eberwine), Justin Long (Jake/ Charles/ Myron), Connie Ray (Cecilia Eberwine), Andrew Weems (Bobby Eberwine)
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Main Stage
July 20 to 31, 2016
World Premiere
Having its world premiere at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Romance Novels for Dummies, is a small play by emerging playwright, Boo Killebrew, having a big production on the Main Stage of the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
Given the limitations of a less than engaging exploration of the mind set of the young and restless the play might have felt more intimate and compelling in the smaller Nikos theatre.
Although provided with the considerable production values of the always technically superb Williamstown Theatre Festival the play felt overextended.
Under a massive pile of red hair with dangling curls (wig design by Dave Bona) Liz Eberwine (Mary Wiseman) is a 29-year-old Southern belle, now widowed with a six-year-old daughter, who married her high school sweetheart.
This stay-at-home mom had the perfect bourgeois life in a small town in Mississippi. Drawing on her own life experience this is where Killebrew was raised until at 18 she left to study theatre at Boston University. She never went back to Old Miss, gosh I wonder why, but continues to draw upon the myth of gracious Southern women.
Now a single mother, other than her deceased husband, Liz has little or no experience, sexual, romantic or otherwise of men.
This is in sharp contrast to her sister Bernie (Ashley Austin Morris) an aspiring actress who drinks, smokes reefer, talks dirty, and is slutting her way through the New York hookup scene.
With the financial support of her in-laws Liz is living with her daughter and sister in a Brooklyn brownstone.
The massive living room, designed by Tim Mackabee, is oddly sterile and generic. At the back of the stage is an enormous bookcase with perfectly arranged rows of the romance novels that Liz avidly reads and now aspires to write. She wants her own sad life to have the happy ending that is the formula of those books that inspire her.
In the superb lighting design of Justin Townsend we were surprised to discover that the rows of books were just an illusion. That was a metaphor for a drama that tries too hard to be a comedy.
Other than the over-the-top energy and erotic moves of the free-spirited Bernie most of this one-act play was rather unfunny.
The performance of Wiseman was particularly stilted which primarily derived from the constraints of the script. There is a moment in the second act when, after a series of daunting setbacks, Liz finally gets real. That leads to a total meltdown. The sisters open up and reveal the sense of loss and frustration that has been raging beneath the surface.
Given the tragic loneliness of her sister the solution of Bernie is simple and succinct. With raunchy emphasis, and one of the few highlights of the play, she articulates that the "Best way to get over a man is to get under a new one."
Liz is also dealing with the anger and sense of loss of her precocious daughter Lily (Emily Lyons). She is obsessed with death and her mother avoids talking about her feelings. Her aunt, however, is more direct on this and other topics. The questionable approach of Bernie with her niece is that girls just want to have fun. That entails foul language and watching adult themed films like Dirty Dancing.
To be sure Liz, so steeped in the illusions of a Southern woman and fantasy of a perfect life, is shocked and angry that her daughter is picking up all the wrong moves from her bohemian aunt.
The writing of Killebrew focuses too heavily on the juvenile character. The child actor is game and indeed funny but too often we just couldn't hear her. This was particularly evident when she had the last lines of the play which just sailed past us.
The raunchy exchanges between Liz and her life coach sister Bernie were constantly punctuated with the exclamation "Girl." It was annoyingly girl this and girl that. It reminded me of a period in the 1980s when it was impossible to get through a sentence without uttering "man." It was hey man this and that. So this is just a generational adaptation and gender transference.
Which is, one assumes, what this play is about. The concept, arguably, is about women taking charge particularly as sexual predators on an equal footing with men. Bernie is all for it while Liz is stuck on an archaic notion of romance as formulated in trashy novels.
Getting back under a man entails surfing on line date sites. The men, three in this play performed by Justin Long, explore all of the possible clichés. The last, Myron a musician, has real potential but Liz has kept him in the dark about her actual life. There is an awkward reveal and even more miscued refire.
In multiple WTF seasons Long has been a go-to, brilliant comedian. None of that was conveyed this time out. Beyond the usual soap opera paradigms Killebrew didn't give Long much to work with.
Too much of this play felt like afternoon TV watched by stay-at-home moms.
This was exacerbated by the direction of Moritz Von Stuelpnagel. During the first scene between Jake and Liz with confounding blocking Long had his back to the audience while facing her. We rarely caught a glimpse of how he interacted with her. There could have been a simple solution to this.
Well into the play after some messed up dates and a botched attempt at a festive birthday party for Lily, from out of nowhere, the in-laws come bounding in. As Cecilia (Connie Ray) blurts out they are family and there's no need to call ahead. They want to surprise Lily.
And how. The husband Bobby (Andrew Weems) in an underplayed role just tags along and pays the bills. He lost his stones a long time ago and tells Liz in a less than poignant exchange how he just gets drunk every day.
The strident performance of Ray never reaches beyond the stereotype of a manipulative, smothering mother-in-law.
The birthday party is just one huge mess. It's supposed to be funny but doesn't really click. Myron arrives unexpectedly, Lily talks and acts dirty, the in-laws are freaked, and Liz hits the bottle.
She wakes up from a stupor and train wreck of her life with her face covered in frosting. Liz passed out head down in the birthday cake. What a metaphor. Indeed, good grief, that took the cake.
To the credit of WTF the festival continues to present new works and emerging artists but occasional ventures such as this just aren't ready for prime time.


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Global fiber, colocation and cloud infrastructure provider, Zayo, has completed its long haul dark fiber route between Los Angeles and Dallas. The new long-haul dark fiber route complements Zayo's existing long haul network, enabling diverse connectivity between major West Coast data center markets to Dallas, one of the largest data center and interconnection markets in the United States.
Zayo will offer its full range of "high-performance" connectivity solutions across the route, enabling 100G wavelengths service later this month. The new wavelengths route will be diverse from other existing carrier networks and from Zayo's existing routes and will enable unique options between Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Tucson, El Paso, Ft. Worth and Dallas.
Zayo secured an anchor tenant and began development of the 2,000-mile route in 2015, which included upgrades and new construction. Since construction began, Zayo has secured multiple additional dark fiber and wavelengths anchor tenants on the route, supporting return on investment for the strategic project.
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"Zayo is committed to success-based investments in our network, and this expansion will help meet the high-bandwidth demands across many industries," said Jack Waters, CTO and president of Fiber Solutions at Zayo. "We continue to collaborate with key customers and construct critical strategic routes to ensure the availability of high-performance fiber and infrastructure."
Zayo's 128,200-mile dark fiber network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. In addition to high bandwidth capacity dark fiber, wavelength, Ethernet and other connectivity solutions, Zayo offers colocation and cloud infrastructure in its carrier-neutral data centers. Zayo provides users with self-service options through Tranzact, an online platform for managing and purchasing bandwidth.


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Eight years after the economic crisis, lenders still are feeling its effects. New regulations, shifting demographics and increasing reliance on self-service capabilities are challenging lenders to find new ways to help people finance homes, cars, education and small businesses.
In this post-election market, lenders may struggle to determine where their focus should be. Certainly they must continue to attract and retain customers, while maintaining profitability. Lenders must also consider how the latest trends affect their portfolios and their borrowers, in the both the short and long term.
This year, we learned that 53 percent of borrowers had negative feelings about the loan process, including 33 percent who said it made them anxious, according to Expectations & Experiences quarterly consumer research from Fiserv.
Borrowers' needs and expectations are increasingly diverse – a continuing challenge for lenders with limited operational budgets.
Borrowers' needs and expectations are increasingly diverse – a continuing challenge for lenders with limited operational budgets. As options for online and mobile loan origination and servicing grow, keep in mind that of those uncomfortable with online loan origination, 65 percent say it's because they prefer working directly with bank personnel either to help them with a specific question or guide them through the entire process.
That's where the market is, but where is it going? To offer a roadmap for 2017 and beyond, The Point sought analysis from three lending experts at Fiserv.
Let's start with demographic changes. Millennials – roughly those ages 18 to 35 years old – are now the largest living generation in the U.S. They are digital natives, and compared with previous generations, have greater levels of education and are far more diverse. As they form households and further move into adulthood, they're exhibiting financial behaviors, such as delaying or eschewing buying cars and homes, that are affecting today's lending market.
Forty-eight percent of early millennials (ages 18 to 24) feel lost when trying to manage their finances and are especially likely to seek advice and research financing options. Lenders should meet millennials halfway, offering products that fit their lifestyles. That might include shorter-term financing, financial analysis tools, portable loans and financing that takes into account what's in their credit files.
As you'd expect, millennials are more comfortable using an online or mobile platform to research and apply for loans, according to new consumer research from Fiserv. However, if you're expecting millennials to come to you simply because you have a website, you're going to be waiting a long time. Millennials, in particular, expect new and engaging experiences – and a digital hand to hold. They also expect those experiences to be individualized in meaningful ways.
What I hear from lenders is that it's increasingly difficult to juggle investing in the experience the digitally enabled customer expects while responding to increasing regulation. Regulators want access to loan data as it's happening, and they're starting with mortgages, which is one of the most complex lending transactions. The focus is on transparency and the real-time exchange of information between all the parties involved – borrowers, lenders, title companies, appraisers and ultimately investors and insurers.
Increasing regulatory pressure, including a push toward faster data exchange and access to information, extends to all lending verticals – not just mortgages. Expect lenders' continued focus to be on managing this hurricane of data exchange, including reconciling it and ensuring its accuracy. In addition, lenders must work to maintain profitability while providing a compelling customer experience.
There's also an ongoing drive toward borrower self-service for origination and servicing, but for that to work, we're assuming a certain level of knowledge. Think about online shopping. The reason people are confident they're getting good quality at a fair price is because of the plethora of product information in the marketplace. But when it comes to lending and finance, there's not always similar, trustworthy sources of information.
Online and mobile platforms satisfy the need for anytime, anywhere access, while also cutting lenders' costs. That's an attractive value proposition, but there needs to be a baseline of information in order to conduct any sort of self-service. I think we'll begin to see more incorporation of experiential learning within the context of the online and mobile lending experience. That shift will empower consumers and set up financial institutions as trusted sources.
The more things change in the lending process, the more they stay the same. Consumers are still borrowing – the average household has two loans, topped by mortgages (45 percent), auto loans (36 percent) and student loans (19 percent), according to the Expectations & Experiences survey. And borrowers continue to rely on lending professionals to help them make life-changing purchases. To be successful, lenders should build on that trust through the inevitable changes in demographics, regulation and technology.


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Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez accused the football star of disrespect with his treatment of a Mexican jersey
World boxing champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez has reacted angrily to Lionel Messi's locker room celebrations following his team's crucial World Cup win against Mexico.
Messi was on target in a 2-0 victory against Mexico in Qatar on Saturday night, keeping Argentina's World Cup dream alive after their shock opening defeat to Saudi Arabia.
The Argentina players celebrated wildly in the locker room at Lusail Stadium, but one aspect of the scenes did not sit well with Mexican boxing legend Alvarez.
Messi was seen with a Mexican jersey on the floor in front of him, and inadvertently kicked it while taking his boot off.
"They saw Messi cleaning the floor with our jersey and flag????" Alvarez tweeted.
Messi brushed the Mexican shirt with his foot.
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"Pray to God that I don't find him," added the multiple world champion.
"Just like I respect Argentina, he has to respect Mexico!
"I'm not talking about the country as a whole, just about the bulls**t that Messi did," added the 32-year-old in separate tweets.
Fans were quick to point out that Messi had moved the shirt entirely unintentionally, with one writing: "Canelo, here in Argentina people support you a lot, you are letting yourself get carried away by something taken out of context. Messi is probably the most respectful athlete that exists..."
"Perhaps... hopefully so," replied the boxer.
"Since the Mexico jersey is on the ground, it's an insult," Alvarez later tweeted, doubling down on his stance.
Ring star Alvarez took aim at Messi.
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Ex-Argentina striker Sergio Aguero weighed in to defend his former teammate, tweeting: "Mr Canelo, don't look for excuses or problems, surely you don't know about soccer and what happens in a locker room.
"The shirts are always on the floor after the games due to sweat and if you look well, he [Messi] makes the move to remove the boot and accidentally hits it."
Alvarez is widely recognized as among the best pound-for-pound fighters on the planet, and boasts a record of 58 wins from 62 professional bouts.
His last defeat came against Russia's Dmitry Bivol in May when Alvarez stepped up in weight in a bid to capture the WBA light heavyweight title. That loss was the Mexican's first since 2013, when he was outpointed by Floyd Mayweather.
Argentina and Mexico continue their World Cup campaigns in Qatar on Wednesday, with Group C finely poised ahead of the last round of matches.
Poland lead the way on four points, ahead of Argentina and Saudi Arabia on three points, and Mexico on one.
Poland take on Argentina on Wednesday, while Mexico face the Saudis in a game they must win to stand any chance of reaching the knockout stages.


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The old Italian masters, who lived in blissful ignorance of the laryngoscope, recognised only two registers of the human voice, the "chest" and the falsetto or "head," the two latter terms being exactly synonymous. They of course spoke from what doctors call the purely clinical point of view, i.e. from the observation of voices in actual use, without troubling themselves much as to how the difference was brought about. Johannes Müller, from the opposite standpoint of pure experiment on the larynx removed from the body, was also led to define two registers, the "chest" and "head."
The immediate effect of the invention of the laryngoscope was to throw the whole subject into almost hopeless confusion by the introduction of all sorts of errors of observation, each claiming to be founded on ocular proof, and believed in with corresponding obstinacy.
Garcia divided the voice into " chest," " falsetto," and "head," all three being common to both sexes, but females having a greater range of "head," and men of "chest" notes. In each the chest and head registers were further subdivided into two parts, "upper" and "lower." Taking this view in connection with Garcia's own definition of a "register" as a "series of consecutive homogeneous sounds going from low to high, produced by the action of a certain mechanism," it is evident that he looks upon the singing voice as produced by five distinct mechanisms. Madame Seiler followed Garcia in his arrangement of the registers, though differing from him as to certain details. Mr. Emil Behnke taking his classification from Madame Seiler and his nomenclature from Mr. Curwen prefers to parcel out the voice into a thick (chest), a thin (falsetto), and a small (head) register, the thick and the thin being each again subdivided into upper and lower, as in the Garcia-Seiler scheme. Mr. Behnke has been able to indoctrinate with this view his collaborateur Mr. Lennox Browne, whose own formerly expressed opinions on the question, though somewhat hazy, showed a leaning towards the more simple division into two registers. Dr. Wesley Mills inclines to Madame Seller's arrangement of the registers, but pleads for a terminology that shall involve no theory as to production, but merely indicate relative pitch, e.g. lower, middle, and upper. Mandl, who recognises only two registers, had already employed this system of nomenclature, calling the "chest" and "head" divisions "lower" and " upper " respectively. Battaille, Koch, Vacher, Martels, together with Gouguenheim and Lermoyez, also adhere to the two-register system.
Mackenzie, Morell. The hygiene of the vocal organs. Macmillan, 1886.


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You should choose your broker very carefully, I know that it is a very hard and serious decision for all traders. Your financial future depends on your choice. First of all you should observe several factors before choosing a Forex broker as: experience, trust, level of success, convenience, amount of margin offered, references from past clients.
When you work with the broker it is important to trust him in any cases, but this trust is collected by the experience level that the broker has. There are some new brokers with good trading conditions, but the huge part of traders would prefer to work with an experienced broker.
Another way to find a Forex broker is to search online. There are different charts room, email groups, forums that include a large number of information. You have possibility to ask people for advice that many people found their broker. It is in your forces to read as much as you can about Forex trading. If you have friends who are involved in Forex trading you have possibility to ask them about their Forex brokers.
Do not forget about minimums, margin and withdrawal.
The most part of brokers have minimum balances for opening an account. As usual, this number of ranges between 500$ - 1000$ with an online discount broker.
You should be very attentive and take a look at the interest that your broker charges when you make a trade on margin.
Sometimes traders have a serious problem with withdrawal. It is their money, but they can not to get it out of their accounts. It is happens because of different causes. For example, they would not let your money out if it will drop your balance below the minimum. That is why it is very important to understand the rules involved in removing money from an account with your prospective broker.
An experienced broker will offer to answer all your questions and help you during the learning process. Firstly, the broker offer to you a demo account, because you should have some practice before you actually make an investment.


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It's October, so it's time for another bad guy-filled top five. Here's my Top Five Villain Songs!
Located on a small expansion shelf about midway between the Third and Fourth Circles, Musical Hell is presided over by Diva, a minor demon charged with passing judgement on the worst musicals ever committed to film. (She still hasn't figured out if this is their punishment or hers.) Take a seat on the bench and have your earplugs ready, because court is now in session.
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Monday, October 19, 2015
Know the Score: Top Five Villain Songs
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Since its launch in 2016, Essilor Vision Foundation Australia has focused on bringing good vision to school children and underserved communities. To date, with the help of local optometrists and many partner organizations, the Foundation has screened over 17,000 people and equipped those in need with a free pair of spectacles.
Among the 17,000 are hundreds of migrants lacking basic health care. The screenings showed 90% of them were suffering from uncorrected poor vision, many had such bad eye sight, Jo Thomas, a South Australian optometrist, was left wondering how they had coped for so many years. We spoke to Jo, who regularly treats patients at a Migrant Health center, about her experience giving the gift of good vision.
From your experience, do you know if the migrants had previously access to vision correction?
Most have come from camps in countries like Turkey and Lebanon. In any event their backgrounds are generally subsistence agriculture where access to services is limited, if at all. Their appointment with me at Migrant Health is their first experience with optometry and vision care and some of the prescriptions needed are very strong. One wonders how they could have gotten along for so many years with such poor vision.
Kids love it when for the very first time in their lives, they can actually see clearly – the expression on their faces leaves a lasting memory.
Are most of them coming with their families, parents and their children?
I rarely see someone coming alone; patients are usually accompanied by parents and/or siblings. Many of them arrive through assisted migration so they've come here to rejoin their families. I also see young children in the age of 5 to 7, whereas initially I thought I'd only see older children as well as adults. Kids love it when for the very first time in their lives, they can actually see clearly – the expression on their faces leaves a lasting memory.
How do you think this can facilitate their daily lives?
One thing they have in common is their passion to learn English because without English integration is impossible. With older patients, in particular, I prefer to dispense bi-focals so they can attend English lessons whilst also manage their daily lives with good far distance vision too. But the task of explaining why reading glasses alone are not the answer can be a challenge.
I am privileged to be able to provide them with the gift of good vision together with Essilor Vision Foundation. I thoroughly enjoy giving back to my community.
Is there anything particular you experienced with your patients at Migrant Health that you would like to share?
Some of their life experiences are too difficult to comprehend, and indeed are indescribable. They think they arrived in heaven when they set foot in Australia and they receive medical support to make sure they are in the best health. And that includes ocular health. I am privileged to be able to provide them with the gift of good vision together with Essilor Vision Foundation. I thoroughly enjoy giving back to my community.


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K3 Lastmile solution is a patented fixed wireless bi-directional access telecommunication network, which can deliver High‐speed Broadband Internet, Digital TV (also HD digital TV) and Pay per View services, VoIP and all other IP based services. The level of Triple play services are the same as standard cable network technology with a significant difference that we operate wirelessly, through the air.
The K3 Lastmile solution is particularly interesting for areas, where classical wired telcommunication infrastructure is old, has not enough capacity or does, because of technical or economic reasons, not exist.


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How to HOW: Best Tips for HOW Newbies
So you've signed up for the HOW Live Design Conference, or a piece of it, and you've never been before. What to expect? How to plan? What to skip, and what to not miss?
My pal Stefan Mumaw and I got together and spelled out what we thought were all the best ideas about how to get the most out of your conference experience. Between the two of us, we've attended at least a dozen conferences. We cover what to plan ahead of time, what to bring, what to leave behind, who to hang out with, and what you shouldn't forget afterward. We also include a secret code word, so listen for that, too.
Listen here. Hopefully, I'll see you at HOW!
Thanks for reading (and listening)!
Cami =)
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Cami Travis-Groves
Good juju-spreader, speaker, graphic designer. I'd love to hear from you!
June 2014


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Easy-Data Mediacenter Video Converter is a free batch Video Converter software for Windows. It can convert FLV, MKV, VCD, SWF, 3GP, MP4, RM20, DVD, Pod, OGG, M2V, MP3, PSP, AAC, WAV, AVI, AC3, and many other video formats. It lets you batch convert multiple video files into various different file formats.
Besides just converting, you can give some video file specific specifications for conversion. These include: choosing desired file type, video standard, audio channel, audio sample rate, audio volume, video frame size, video frame rate, aspect ratio, bit rate, crop and padding, audio encoder, video encoder, hook, extracting clips from video, and altering video filters like: brightness, hue, saturation, flipping video etc.
You can start, pause, and resume conversions any time, and also save a log of error, debug, warning, and conversion information etc.
Batch Convert Videos with this Batch Video Converter:
Easy-Data Mediacenter Video Converter is a decent free batch video converter. The highlights of this freeware are: it's support for conversion of videos into multiple file types, and other features to control the final output. Other good points in this freeware are it's interface, no adware, batch conversion, creating error or info log, warning, and other logs, and finally, it's ease of use. Also this free video converter is pretty lightweight and easy to install.
When you open this free video converter, you see the main conversion buttons at the top of the interface. These include: Add, Remove, Clear, Start, Stop, Pause, Resume, and Exit. They all are pretty much self-explanatory. Though the conversions are done in batches, but adding files for conversion is a one file at a time process. The reason behind this is, by adding one file at a time, you can give different conversion settings for each file, and then batch convert them with a single click.
Rest of the interface is covered by the list of added files, and conversion logs, progress indicator, memory usage etc. Simply click on Add button or right-click on the files list pane and then add a file. After you select the desired file, the freeware gives you options to give conversion specifications. Some major specifications include: output file type, cropping and padding values, video frame size, video filters, volume adjuster, destination folder, overwrite existing files, and clip extractor. If you choose to lower the video frame size, or crop the video, or choose a lower quality video file format, then the file size will obviously decrease.
After adding all the desired files each with different conversion settings, all you have to do is click on Start button. The freeware does the rest along with creating a log report at the lower left side of interface, and shows the conversion progress at the bottom of the interface.
Another good feature of this freeware is, you can also view a real-time preview of all videos while the freeware converts the files in the list. Simply enable the Preview option at top right side of interface, before clicking on Start button.
Key features of this free video converter:
- Good free video converter.
- Supports multiple video file type conversion.
- Add different video conversion settings for different files.
- Batch convert files.
- Extract clip from video.
- Create log of error, warning etc.
- Start, pause, resume conversion.
- Manage conversion files list.
- View progress.
- View real-time preview of conversion.
Here are some cool similar video converters you might want to try: Muvid Converter, Video Converter, SuperSimple and VSDC Free Video Converter,
Easy-Data Mediacenter Video Converter is a good free video converter software. However, adding new files to conversion list after successful file conversion, did not work in my case. Besides that, all features worked well. Moreover, it's easy and very handy. And of course, the fact that it lets you specify different conversion settings for each file and still do batch conversion are amazing features that separate it from others.


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It's said as you get older you experience more aches and pains. I'm not sure you can say that for all older adults, but it sure seems to be the case for me. (Although it may be I've just forgotten all the aches and pains when I was younger.)
Living with any type of pain can be difficult: interfering with your daily activities, keeping you from having a good night's sleep; and can be both mentally and physically draining. But pain can also be your best friend, telling you when something is wrong.
If you decide to see your health care provider concerning the pain, how do you describe it in a way that helps your health care provider more accurately diagnosis the cause so they can identify appropriate treatment options?
The National Institute on Aging (https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/pain-you-can-get-help) suggests eight questions to ask yourself to better describe the pain.
1. Where does it hurt? 2. When did the pain start? Does it come and go? 3. What does it feel like? Is the pain sharp, dull, or burning? Would you use some other word to describe it? 4. Do you have other symptoms? 5. When do you feel the pain? In the morning? In the evening? After eating? 6. Is there anything you do that makes the pain feel better or worse? Does using a heating pad or ice pack or changing positions help? 7. What medicines, including over-the-counter medications and non-medicine therapies have you tried, and what was their effect? 8. How would rate your pain on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being no pain and 10 being the worst pain you can imagine.
If you are dealing with chronic pain, MCMC offers a free Persistent Pain educational series led by different healthcare professionals. These eight 90 minute presentations will help you address multiple areas of self-management that can ultimately lead to decreased pain and improved quality of life.
The winter session begins January 28th on Tuesdays from 1:30 – 3:00 on the 2nd floor of Waters Edge Health & Wellness Center. You can attend the entire series or just drop in. For more information and to register call 541-296-7319.
The Dalles Art Center is presenting their Elementary Student Art Show from January 21st through February 8th to showcase the work of our schools' budding young artists. This year you'll find the students' art works exhibited in the windows of downtown businesses; and the winner of the juried competition will have their work displayed on a billboard donated by Meadow Outdoor Sign. The reception for the art show will be at the Art Center on Thursday, February 8thfrom 3:00 to 4:00 pm.
There are many excellent tax preparers in the Mid-Columbia region, but if your situation is relatively simple, there is free tax help available through AARP Foundation's Tax Aide program which assists low to moderate income persons and families of all ages.
Tax Aide will be downstairs at the Center on Fridays from 2:00 – 6:00 and Saturdays from 9:00 – 1:00 starting Saturday, February 1st. It is" first come, first served" so don't be surprised by the lines. But when you arrive, they'll tell you if they will be able to see you; and if so, approximately how long you will have to wait. Make sure you bring all your supporting documentation and a government issued photo ID for each taxpayer.
No one has sent in their lyrics for this year's boomer hit "Will You Still Love Me When I'm 84". But I'll give you one more week.
The number one song sung by Johnny Nash released in 1972 was "I Can See Clearly Now." I received correct answers from Rhonda Spies, Carol Earl and this week's winner of a quilt raffle ticket Jerry Phillips.
The 92nd Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 9th – reminding me of watching the Academy Awards with my family, hoping my favorite movie wins. So, for this week's "Remember When" question, what movie did Sidney Poitier win the Academy Award for "Best Actor" in 1964, becoming the first black actor to win that honor? Email your answer to firstname.lastname@example.com, leave a message at 541-296-4788 or drop it off with the twenty-eighth verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew.
Well, it's been another week, making the best of what I can't control. Until we meet again, consider the words of Nelson Mandela," It always seems impossible until it's done."
"Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go." Hermann Hesse


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Operator of 'Silk Road 2.0' Likely Avoided Prison by Cooperating with Feds
Meanwhile, Ross Ulbricht has to spend life in prison without parole.
Ross Ulbricht, convicted of various crimes associated with launching the dark web site Silk Road, was sent away in 2015 for life without chance of parole. In his case, the government purported to believe that websites that allow people to exchange bitcoin for illegal objects are so damaging, so heinous, that justice demanded nothing less.
Yet after the original Silk Road was taken down in late 2013, the idea of a website that allowed the anonymous exchange of bitcoin for the mailing of possible contraband lived on under many guises, including one explicitly called "Silk Road 2.0." Law enforcement took that one down too in late 2014.
One of the site's alleged operators was Blake Benthall, who reportedly used the pseudonyn "Defcon." Benthall was charged very similarly to Ulbricht, as the Justice Department crowed at the time, with "one count of conspiring to commit narcotics trafficking…one count of conspiring to commit computer hacking…one count of conspiring to traffic in fraudulent identification documents…and one count of money laundering conspiracy."
Vice reports, based on a document the site obtained last week, that Benthall got a much better deal that involved simply paying off back taxes:
"If the defendant [Benthall] fully complies with the understandings specified in this Agreement, he will not be further prosecuted criminally by this Office for any crimes, except for criminal tax violations," relating to operation of Silk Road 2.0, the document, signed by an Assistant United States Attorney, reads….
The document says that if Benthall fully complies, "no testimony or other information given by him (or any other information directly or indirectly derived therefrom) will be used against him in any criminal tax prosecution." It adds that he shall file accurate tax returns for 2013 and 2014—the years he helped run Silk Road 2.0—and that he will pay back taxes due to the Internal Revenue Service.
The last entry in the docket of Benthall's case dates from 2015. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, which handled Benthall's prosecution, declined to comment. One of Benthall's attorneys also declined to comment.
Others involved in the Silk Road 2.0 arrests got jail time, though no sentences were nearly as severe as the message-sending test case of Ulbricht's life without parole. Vice did not describe the specific nature of Benthall's cooperation.
It almost seems that the U.S. justice system isn't sincere or consistent when it comes to what a heinous danger to society it represents to have a man who did nothing but facilitate the safer exchange of money for drugs walk free. If you don't help out the feds, you can never see light as a free man again. If you do, just pay your taxes and everything will be cool. One might suspect the U.S. justice system works more to protect its own interests than justice or the safety of the citizenry.
A recently lauded study from the National Bureau of Economic Research looked at the effects of cell phone adoption on drug-sales-related murders. It concluded that separating drug transactions from the need to control physical space makes illegal drug sales less dangerous to the people involved and to society at large. Silk Road furthered that separation magnificently, thus making drug sales safer.
For that, Ulbricht will spend his life in prison. For piggybacking on that innovation, plus cooperating with law enforcement, Benthall just has to pay his tax bill.


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The new book from David Colman that debuted at SDCC 2011.
Product description from Amazon:
This book is the first in a whole new series of design books that will target specific animals and get more in depth to designing that subject. However, in the end the mechanics are general and vital to any design just shared through a common theme. I created this book for those who want to learn and also for those who just want to appreciate my craft.
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What is the Melbourne Central Business District (CBD)?
Melbourne's main business district is located in it's centre and is commonly referred to as the CBD. It also contains a vast array of nightlife venues , eateries and accommodation providers. See this map for an overview.
How do i get between Melbourne's Tullamarine (international) airport and the CBD?
Tullamarine airport is located approximately 20km north/west of the CBD and is shown in this map. the recommended travel methods are:
Where is Swinburne University's Hawthorn campus located?
Hawthorn is located in Melbourne's inner east, approximately 8km from the CBD. The address is John Street, Hawthorn, and is shown in this map.
How do I get between Swinburne University's Hawthorn campus and the CBD?
Swinburne has compiled some useful information available here. The recommended travel methods are:
Where within Swinburne University's Hawthorn campus is the conference being held?
The conference is being held within the Engineering (EN) building, shown on this campus map as building 17. The main conference proceedings are occurring in the EN101 ground floor lecture theatre, whilst refreshments and poster presentations will be in the EN201/202 first floor conference room (up one flight of escalators from EN101).
Where can I go to eat, drink and be merry?
Whilst in Hawthorn, simple snacks and drinks can be purchased from either of the on campus catering providers: Haddons Cafe Bar (building 18 on the campus map) and Coffee HQ (building 12 on the campus map). For more substantial meals, Glenferrie road provides a vast array of places to dine!
Dining venues in the CBD are abundant. Southbank, Swanston Street Walk and Little Bourke Street (China Town) are favourite spots. Further details are available here.
The conference's preferred accommodation providers are not really what I had in mind. Where else could I stay?
The CBD contains the largest concentration of accommodation providers that have the best accessibility to the conference venue and greater Melbourne for those wanting to have a look around. A list of inner city accommodation providers is available here.


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The Human Factor
'It's possible, of course, just possible,' C said, 'that the leak came from abroad and that the evidence has been planted here. They would like to disrupt us, damage morale and hurt us with the Americans. The knowledge that there was a leak, if it became public, could be more damaging than the leak itself.' 'That's what I was thinking,' Percival said. 'Questions in Parliament. All the old names thrown up – Vassall, the Portland affair, Philby. But if they're after publicity, there's little we can do.'
I read The Human Factor shortly after finishing Ben Macintyre's biography of Kim Philby - A Spy Among Friends. It is impossible to read a biography of Philby and not think of Graham Greene. Just as it is impossible to read The Human Factor and not wonder about the underlying motives that made people not only join the secret service but also made them defect from it and turn into double agents. With respect to Philby in particular, it still is a mystery to me how anyone could have regarded the Soviet Union as a place to aspire to live. Of course, as mentioned in my review of Macintyre's book, I can look at the Soviet Union from a perspective less tainted with either hope or propaganda whereas no-one at the time that The Human Factor was written had the privilege of hindsight.
It is all the more fascinating that Greene should pick up a story of defection and focus on the motivations of the spy and the efforts of counter-espionage to exercise damage control - the game which gives so little consideration to the human factor:
'I wish I were a chess player. Do you play chess, Daintry?' 'No, bridge is my game.' 'The Russians don't play bridge, or so I understand.' 'Is that important?' 'We are playing games, Daintry, games, all of us. It's important not to take a game too seriously or we may lose it. We have to keep flexible, but it's important, naturally, to play the same game.' 'I'm sorry, sir,' Daintry said, 'I don't understand what you are talking about.'
Greene's tale is full of gritty suspense as a leak is detected and a ruthless man-hunt for the informant takes its toll on the lives of the characters involved.
Daintry said, 'Come away, Castle. I'll buy you another owl, Sylvia.'
'It's irreplaceable, that one.'
'A man's dead,' Daintry said. 'He's irreplaceable too.'
However, in his typical style Greene also pays tribute to human character being a complex and multi-layered beast - he accurately accurately observes that not all spies are committed to the cause, that not all agents completely subscribe to any ideology without deviation. He manages to portray the naivety of people and creates moving moments of conflict and hope and despair.
"People talked of courage as a primary virtue. What of the courage of a known swindler and bankrupt taking his place in the dining-room of the House of Commons? Is courage a justification? Is courage in whatever cause a virtue?"


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A stolen vehicle was recovered, bags of suspected marijuana and a suspect was taken into custody during a traffic stop. On 1/26/2015 at approximately 11:55 a.m. officers stopped a vehicle on the I-30 south service road for no license plate lights and for failure to stop at a stop sign.
Officers were notified that the vehicle was reported stolen out of Jacksonville. Officers also reported the odor of marijuana present in the vehicle. The driver, 33-year-old Marcus Jodell Abraham of Scott, Ark. was taken into custody. Officers seized two bags of suspected marijuana in the backseat of the vehicle.
Abraham is facing charges of felony Theft by Receiving, misdemeanor Possession of a Controlled Substance, Driving on a Suspended Driver's License, and Failure to Stop at a Stop Sign.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Benton Police Department at 501-778-1171 or 501-315-TIPS. Individuals also may send us anonymous information to CRIMES (274637) with the keyword BNPD in the body of the text or go to www.crimereports.com to leave a tip. A crime tip can also be submitted via the official Benton Police Department app found on ITunes and Google Play.
Any suspects listed are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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Okay Mr Linky was here this morning But has gone AWOL!!! LOL!! Teething troubles LOL!!
Please post a comment and we will come see your work.
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Okay Mr Linky was here this morning But has gone AWOL!!! LOL!! Teething troubles LOL!!
Please post a comment and we will come see your work.
Hiya - well done the DT samples are superb!! What a very apt first challenge - fits perfectly with 'new' blog. Well i'm away to put my thinking cap on and get my entry in.
Thanks for the opportunity to have some fun.
Well done again - everyone.
Debs xx
Some beat me to first comment, love the dt creations, wow the pressure is on off now to think about my entryReplyDelete
Fab examples from the DT - excellent work! Will have to think about this one.......
Hi, well looks like I'm first, never been first before, quite excited! Love the theme hope you like my card.
Vicki x
Quickly followed by me, this is exciting, glad to be part of it.
I am making mine now, and will try to get it finished when the boys are alseep tonight.
Can not wait to see everyones designs.
I made a card for this challenge. Congratulations with you new challenge blog. You can find my entry here. Thanks for lookingReplyDelete
Hello and thank you to all of you who have already joined us or who are planning to still join us. We will try to pop in on your blobs when we have a chance. Lovely entries already.
Lovely new challenge blog! The theme "new" fits perfectly, and the DT-creations are fantastic! So many different idea's!!
X, Ava
PS: great to see the link about post pals, just found out about them last week :o
Lovely new challenge blog, had really fun making the first card for this...
Here is my card
greetings Valerie
Hi Chuck!
A lovely new Challenge - super! LOL!
Sorry Mr.Linky's not well - hope he's better soon!
mine's here!Eiglas
Posted my design, will be visiting everyday to see the others, love those posted so far.ReplyDelete
Morning guys I have just bought some new stamps and papers and I thought I could enter it into you challenge as they are all new so hope you like it. Fab designs by the DT all great and just to wish you all best of luck, I will join you as often as I can to support you guys. All my love cherylxxReplyDelete
Lovely new Challenge....
I've posted my card to Mr Linky.
I love challenges as I am "new in town" and don't really know my way around all this card making stuff :) It's easier to make things based on a given idea - posted my "New miracle" card on Mr. Linky, who was for once present ;)
Cheers from Norway
Have added mine. Great challenge thank you.ReplyDelete
Where can we post our card for the challenge! TIAReplyDelete
Mr Linky is not very dependable is he???
Congrats on the new blog and your first challenge!
Here's my card for a new job...
... Joyful Stamper: Heyyyyyyyy!Fabulous DT cards!!!
Blessings, Maria
Can you all post your challenges here please.
Julie x
A lovely challenge and the DT cards are beautiful. Hope you like mine.
Here it is!Hugs xx
Brilliant first challenge ladies and gorgeous examples from the wonderful DT members. ;)
Mine is HERE
Thanks for looking. :)
Great ideas from the design team!
I've just finished my card, I've combined it with another challenge - I hope this is ok?
my cardThanks for looking and good luck with the new challenge!
Jen x
I don't know if the Linky thing is working so I'm putting my card on the comment section aswell, hope thats ok.
Here's my card Happy crafting
Tracy x
Have decided to enter my very 1st challenge, I hope you like it. The DT have come up trumphs with their cards, i cannot for the life of me pick my favorite.
This is a link to my card
Brilliant cards from the DT - well done guys.
here's my entrySam x
What lovely cards & ideas from the DT. I am entering my baby girl album for the challenge which you can find here on my blog http://vikkithescrapjunkie.blogspot.com/2009/03/its-girl.html .
Love n hugs
Vikki xx
I love all the creations the Design Team have come up with.
My take on the challenge can be found on my blog http://lindyssliceoflife-linda.blogspot.com/ - sorry still haven't figured out how to do a link just using the word 'here'!
Lovely cards. Delighted to be posting an entry.
You can find it here!Hope you like it
Fabulous DT creations !! I just found your new challenge and would like to wish you all the very best of luck :-)I am especially impressed with the talent of the youngest DT member !! :-)
you can see my card hereLorraine x
Mr Linky is playing at silly you know whats. I added a link but whether it worked is anyones guess.
Love the DT cards - great challenge.
HERE IS MY CARDAnn xxx
Congratulations on your first challenge, I have started a scrapbook for my new grandson and his first page is my entry
Just in case Mr. Linky doesnt play nicely you can find my entry hereMaz
Here is my anniversary card entering as they go into a NEW year together Hope it suits, Good luck with the new blog
Liz x
Here is my card
Here is my baby card:
Wishing you all the best with this new challenge. I look forward to taking part. A bit late for the first one though - my card is
Beryl xx
Just in time, I think! Mine's here.SammieReplyDelete
Congrats on your new Challenge Blog! I love your DT creations. I had a lot of fun with it!!
Looking forward to many more challenges to come.
Here is my card.
Thanks for looking, Leslie
Hi I did use Mr Linky this morning but just found out that he's not working so I am leaving a comment to say brilliant DT cards and my entry is on my blog at http://coldwaters2.blogspot.com
Lorraine x
Fab challenge and such beautiful DT creations. Mr linky is being a right nusiance everywhere!Here's my entryThanks for looking.ReplyDelete
Congratulations on getting the challenges up and running, it was great to take part, the DT cards were awesome! I hope you like my entry here it is.
Tash x
Wow! brilliant new challenge
My entry is here!x
Super DT work,
so exciting to be in at the start,
You can see my entry HERE on my blog,
Hi all, loving your new blog and all the fab DT cards, my entry is here
thanks for looking
Jan x
Just noticed that my entry seems have disappeared!!!!!! So I have entered it again HereCan't wait to see the next challenge.
Debs xx
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Amazing Coleslaw
Amazing Coleslaw
Created by Chef David, this is a regular item in the Go Figure owners' home. The shredded apple and agave add a sweet twist that helps to reduce the standard "cabbage-y" taste that most coleslaws have.
Whisk together the following ingredients to make dressing:
¼ cup mayonnaise 2 Tbsp. olive oil
¼ cup apple cider vinegar ¼ tsp. pepper
½ tsp. salt 1 tsp. agave
Add the following:
¾ apple, grated, Fuji or your choice
½ small cabbage, cut or shredded fine **
Mix all ingredients in a bowl and let sit for 10 minutes for flavors to integrate. Unless you're serving several people, this makes enough to have easy-grabbing veggies over the next few days. Take some to work to have with your lunch or snack!
Optional: a healthy addition is a couple finely chopped raw kale leaves, not stems. It tastes surprisingly good when mixed with the other ingredients.
** If you want to make this process even faster, you can buy pre-shredded cabbage in bags. Always look for the furthest out expiration date to get freshest items.
Copyright David and Cheryl MacDonald, 2013


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David Cronenberg To Adapt Don DeLillo Novel Cosmopolis
I like this! I think. THR reported over the weekend (sorry, we were knee-deep in Comic Con) that David Cronenberg had signed to direct a film adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel Cosmopolis. The trade story lacks a few really key details, like the name of the screenwriter. Cronenberg often scripts his own material, or at least does a script pass on another screenwriter's draft; I'm curious to know who's writing this one. Hit the jump for details on the novel and some thoughts on the project.
DeLillo may be best known for his sprawling opus Underworld (with which I've never quite been able to connect) but Cosmopolis is a shorter, more focused novel. It tracks Eric Packer, a 28-year old billionaire who encounters odd characters and situations as he travels across midtown Manhattan in his luxurious stretch limo to get a haircut from his father's old barber. The novel, which met with a mixed reception at best, takes place almost entirely in the limo over the span of one day.
It sounds like a tough novel to adapt, but Cronenberg has tackled tough material before. He made great movies from 'unfilmable' books like Naked Lunch and Crash, and turned an unlikely piece of source material about twin gynecologists into a vehicle for a tour de force performance by Jeremy Irons. (Dead Ringers, and I really hope I didn't need to specify that.) Since Cosmopolis (on the novel's pages, at least) takes place mostly inside a car, this could be an opportunity for Cronenberg to further play with some of his work on Crash, where he sought to shoot car scenes in new ways. The director is a big car and motorcycle enthusiast, and while shooting a limo isn't necessarily what you'd think a guy like that would want to do, maybe it'll work.
Meanwhile, what's this mean for The Matarese Circle, the adaptation of Robert Ludlum's novel that Cronenberg had been working on with the thought of Denzel Washington and Tom Cruise starring? When Cruise decided to make Witchita with James Mangold, there's a good chance that Matarese died. It was already taking some time to hammer out, with Cronenberg and other writers tackling drafts, and the director never seems to stay on a struggling project for long. At this point, I'd be surprised to hear that there was much of a chance of his name ever appearing on the picture, assuming MGM makes it happen at all.


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High on a bend of the Brisbane River, this home captures views through the trees to the west and North West. While views were a priority, the design offers deep eaves and sun protection, with a two storey void to the living area and outdoor areas. Benefiting from an ideal northern aspect along the length of this property, a courtyard to the side boundary brings breezes and light into the middle of the home and offers a fantastic feel to the living area, with glass and views to both sides. In addition, guests are well catered for with a separate, self-contained wing including bedroom, bathroom, kitchenette and living area to the front of the property. Cleverly designed on a 16m wide block, three living areas are well zoned to accommodate the extended family.


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See also, the Battle of Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga is a large 18th century fort built at a strategically important narrows in Lake Champlain where a short traverse gives access to the north end of Lake George. The fort controlled both commonly used trade routes between the English-controlled Hudson River Valley and the French-controlled Saint Lawrence River Valley. The name "Ticonderoga" comes from an Iroquois word meaning "the place between two waters".
The French built a fort called Fort Carillon there in 1755. That name apparently derived from the musical sounds of a nearby waterfall. In 1758 the British, under General James Abercombie, staged a frontal attack with 16,000 troops and were soundly defeated by 4,000 French defenders. This battle gave the fort an undeserved reputation for invulnerability.
The 42nd Highland Regiment (the Black Watch) was especially badly mauled in the attack on Fort Carillon, giving rise to a legend involving a Scottish Major Duncan Campbell.
The fort was captured by the British, under General Amherst, in the following year.
On May 10, 1775, a sleeping British garrison of 22 soldiers was taken by surprise by a small force of Americans (calling themselves the Green Mountain Boys) under Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold, walked into the fort through an unlocked gate. A single shot was fired -- probably by accident. The colonials obtained a large supply of cannon and powder, much of which was hauled 300 kilometers to Boston where it was used to lay siege to the town.
In 1776, the British returned to Canada and moved down Lake Champlain under General Carleton. A ramshackle fleet of American gunboats delayed the British until winter threatened (see Battle of Valcour Island), but the attack resumed the next year under General Burgoyne.
The Saratoga Campaign
The British force drove the Americans back into the fort, then hauled cannon to the top of undefended Mt. Defiance, which overlooked the fort.
Faced with bombardment, Arthur St. Clair ordered Ticonderoga abandoned on July 5.
Burgoyne's troops moved in the next day.
The colonials quickly withdrew across the Lake to Fort Independence on the Vermont side of the Lake. They soon abandonded that fort as well and retreated south in disarray. The rear guard left to delay the British at the Lake Champlain crossing was reportedly too drunk to fire their cannon, and the colonial army was fortunate to withdraw to the Hudson Valley without major losses.
After Burgoyne's defeat at Saratoga, the fort at Ticonderoga became increasingly irrelevant. The British abandoned Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point in 1780.
The fort is privately owned and was restored in 1909. It is maintained as a tourist attraction.


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Whether you're trying to work remote or juggling keeping the kids busy while preparing breakfast, lunch, and dinner (and working remote), there's one thing you can count on – your trusty slow cooker. These six slow cooker recipes can be put together fast with pantry staples and then cook unattended until your family is ready to eat.I happen to be the queen of condiments, so I always have a lot of flavorful ingredients on hand to add to a recipe. However, my pantry might not be your pantry. It's been a while since I had children in the house all day, so I checked in with my daughter Alison who has twin first graders and a soon-to-be five year old. "What pantry staples do you reach for to make dinner?" I asked.
"The fewer ingredients the better," she said. "And it would be great if the recipe included a packet like ranch dressing or barbecue sauce." With that in mind, I suggested some of our favorite slow cooker recipes and made a list from the ones that sparked a positive reaction. When I read her back the list, she said, "Which one are you making for me?" That wasn't the question Alison.
Keep in mind you can always make substitutions
If you like the sound of the pork chop recipe but only have chicken, use that. Ground beef can fill-in for ground turkey or vice versa. Don't have the seasoning packets, use a spice blend or several spices that you have on hand. Salsa is a great substitute for diced tomatoes. Just use what you have. Experiment. Have fun! If the recipe is too large of a quantity, Alison suggests involving the kids and using it as a math lesson. Have them help you cut it down and measure the ingredients. Or, make the entire batch and freeze the leftovers for a quick meal in the future. I hope the following recipes will be a thumbs up for you and fun, easy options for the family to help make dinner.
1. Slow Cooker 3-Ingredient Barbecue Chicken
2. Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan Sliders
3. Slow Cooker Smothered Ranch Pork Chops
4. Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Sloppy Joes
5. Slow Cooker Chili Mac
Lastly, for a treat, this is a Test Kitchen favorite:
6. Slow Cooker Triple Chocolate Cake
Let us know some of your go-to slow cooker recipes in the comments below!


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Being NormalSunday, January 4th, 2009
Autumn Writers' ExhibitionWednesday, September 10th, 2008
SLURL: Autumn Writers' Exhibition, Written Word
After the success of the Autumn Writers' Exhibition last year we're making it a tradition and bringing it back. Last year we had more than 100 writers displaying their work for free and taking part in events and impromptu readings and music. Come along and enjoy the fun, which will end with fireworks and a main events week over Halloween.
This year the exhibition will be on two parcels of land next to the Written Word and INKsters areas on opposite corners of Cookie Island, joined by events in the Town Center. There's also plenty to see on this island dedicated to writers and creative people.
The exhibition shows off the work of writers active on SL, in tents or huts (see pictures on the website or come and see the ones on show). The tents are slightly bigger but are not editable. The inside texture of the hut may be edited, and the shelf can be removed.
There is no charge for a hut or tent, which once booked, can be occupied for the duration of the exhibition. The condition is that your display must be set up in time for the beginning of the exhibition (huts & tents will be available around a week before this). Displays must relate to original writing created by the occupier (or occupiers, if you're doing one jointly). Writing can include poetry, prose, fiction, non-fiction, scriptwriting or songwriting, and can be supplemented by other original artwork … it's all down to your imagination and creativity!
The exhibition is for original writers in all forms, and not for people wanting to sell services to writers. Writers can offer their work for sale.
If you're interested in reserving a hut or tent, you'll need pass a Second Life notecard to Jilly Kidd with your name and what you intend to display. Put AWE in the name so she can find it easily. Or go to the Written Word website to fill in a form and we'll get back to you.
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Yesterday was my birthday!
A birthday is not official without a birthday cake! In fact, I think it's one of the most important parts.
Katz Imaging Custom Cakes. Wow! I've been getting gluten-free birthday cakes for 7 years now... and this one beats 'em all!
What I didn't know while biting into this cake last night was that it is not only gluten-free, but it is also free of dairy. (I found this out on her Facebook Page.) Amazing that she was able to do this without dairy and no gluten!
Super moist cake, really flavourful and yummy fluffy icing! Just like a birthday cake should be :)
Cherry not your thing? Not to worry - Katz has over 50 flavours available!
Do you want your very own birthday cake?! (Or other special occasion cake, for that matter.)
Contact Kathy from Katz Imaging Custom Cakes.
She is based in Cambridge and the cakes are available to Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge. They also have a second location in Mississauga that serves the GTA. Special orders can be delivered all over Ontario with proper notice.
Before I forget... my decision to go with Kathy's cake this year is because I got some Hostess-style cupcakes a few months ago and posted about how yummy they are. Since they were so good, I knew I couldn't go wrong with a cake. Here's a picture of my Hostess-style cupcakes this time around :)
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Jewel Grandberry is a CEO/ Founder of A Seat at the Table Series and Black Women Network in which she works with an Austin community of women to build a bridge of resources, inclusive thinking, add a new narrative of diverse women coming together to communicate in truth and organic conversation. Jewel holds a Bachelors in Business Marketing and Masters in Business Administration from Prairie View A & M University. Jewel has a 12 year background in multiple industries like tech, legal, construction, education, medical, startups, and more as an Operations Guru. She is VMware's D & I Co-Lead of the ATX Black POD, a member of the AUTMN ERG, hosts annual events like Chocolate Doyenne and CEO Anonymous to help move the needle in women in leadership spaces, and notes herself as the "Human Bridge". Jewel believes working with women will begin a paradigm shift of change. Her philosophy is that the more we continue to value/ re – learn true organic communication, we will see positive growth in all communities. Jewel spends her time consulting and teaching to add the value of diversity and inclusion within corporate spaces, non-profit movements, personal development classes, webinars, and on her social media platforms.
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Disney has just wrapped up their semi-annual D23 Expo and there were a slew of announcements made about the Disney Parks. We've got (most of) the news covered here along with commentary on each subject. Below are links to all of our D23 posts. Enjoy!
A new daytime parade, "Magic Happens", is coming to Disneyland!
More details are coming out about Marvel land, now named Marvel Campus, at Disney California Adventure!
Mary Poppins and new films coming to World Showcase!
Epcot's Future World is set to be transformed to World Celebration, World Nature, and World Discovery!
We'll have a few more bits of news and commentary on all of these posts in the coming days so please stay tuned!
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If you look closely enough and the weather allows, you will be able to see a former University of Bristol student in space this afternoon (December 6).
Anne McClain is part of the latest batch of astronauts to take up residence on board the International Space Station (ISS).
They arrived safely after a six hour flight on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
It departed from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan just after 11.31am GMT on December 3.
Ms McClain is a US citizen but studied for a Masters of Science degree in International Relations at the University of Bristol back in 2005.
And hopefully you should be able to see the ISS with the naked eye this afternoon.
How can I see her?
the ISS should be visible to the naked eye (if the weather allows) today at 4.45pm.
The Met Office has forecast light rain with medium visibility so fingers crossed it's not too cloudy!
So make sure you get out there and give the University of Bristol alumna a wave.


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This week we risked offending pretty much everyone by running through a list of places in the UK where we wouldn't invest.
Our intention wasn't to slag anywhere off, but to illustrate what does make a good investment. Simply by calling attention to situations where those factors are missing.
So, strap yourself in while we share why we wouldn't invest in. Take a listen to find out why and see if you agree!
This week's resource of the week is LastPass, which everyone in our organisation now uses. LastPass is a password manager, which means it saves and auto-fills your password for every site you visit. Freeing you up to make them as long and complicated as possible.
All you need to do is remember your LastPass password – and please, don't set that to the name of your dog.
It's a real time-saver as well as a great security measure – and it's free, so give it a try!
In the news this week, rocketing property prices aren't just a London phenomenon. There are many places outside the capital which have seen annual growth of nearly 12%.
As well as obvious hotspots like Salford, we were surprised to hear about double-digit growth in certain other towns – including one we had never heard of! The overall takeaway is that while we've slated the press before for taking a south-east phenomenon and imagining it applies to the rest of the country, this time it seems to be happening for real.
Join the conversation!
So, we put our heads on the chopping block, now it's your turn: which areas would you not invest in?
Do you disagree with any of ours, and if so, why?
We'd love to know, so join the discussion in The Property Hub!
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Africans are moving into cities in unprecedented numbers. Lagos, Nigeria, is growing by 77 people an hour — it's on track to become a city of 100 million. In 30 years, the continent is projected to have 14 mega-cities of more than 10 million people. It's perhaps the largest urban migration in history.
These cities are not like Dubai, or Singapore, or Los Angeles. They're uniquely African cities, and they're forcing all of us to reconsider what makes a city modern. And how and why cities thrive.
To find out what's going on, we go to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to talk with entrepreneurs, writers, scholars and artists. In this hour, produced in partnership with the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI) — a global consortium of 270 humanities centers and institutes — we learn how the continent where the human species was born is building the cities of the future.


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Great workers pursue their chosen strategy and also pay attention to another dimension. They aim to do things at the right speed when implementing their strategy.
Sometimes this means going relatively slowly; sometimes it means going quickly. The key is to choose the appropriate speed for performing the particular task.
Such workers may make some decisions quickly. On other occasions, however, they may take longer to make considered decisions. They may do some tasks quickly. On the other hand, they may go slowly when performing certain kinds of tasks.
They also develop the required stamina. They get enough sleep and follow a certain rhythm when working. Because they concentrate fully, they also build in time for reflection, rest and recovery.
Sometimes they employ their second wind. This can be a physical or psychological second wind. This can lead to getting a new burst of energy and going into new dimensions. They then do whatever is required to get over the line and achieve success.
Looking back, can you think of a time when you followed some of these steps? This could have been in your personal or professional life.
You may have been writing a book, running a marathon, climbing a mountain or striving to achieve a goal. You may have been doing a creative project, managing a crisis, recovering from an illness or tackling another challenge.
What did you do then to go at the right speed? How did you go slowly when necessary and also quickly when required? How did you develop and maintain your stamina? How did you make good use of your second wind?
If you wish, try tackling the exercise on this theme. This invites you to do the following things.
Describe a specific situation in the past when you went at the right speed and demonstrated the right stamina to achieve success.
Describe the specific things you did to take these steps.
Describe the specific things that happened as a result of taking these steps.
Different people do different things at different speeds. So what is the right speed to do things? One answer is:
The right speed is the one that gets the right results.
Sometimes a person may make certain decisions quickly; sometimes they may take longer. Sometimes they may perform certain tasks quickly; sometimes they may perform these slowly. Let's explore these themes.
Great workers sometimes make decisions quickly in their areas in which the excel. They then use what is called strategic intuition. This is made up of the following elements.
Strategic intuition is made up of a person's ability:
To draw on their past experience and natural feeling for an activity.
To see patterns and predict what may happen.
To explore the potential ways forwards and decide on strategy they want to follow.
Different people have this ability in different areas. They may have it when doing certain kinds of work or tackling certain kinds of challenges. Everybody has intuition. The question is whether it leads to developing a track record of delivering success.
William Duggan, author of the book Strategic Intuition, has described how such intuition works. The following paragraphs are taken directly from his website. You can discover more via the following link.
Flashes of insight are so important that scholars have written about them for centuries.
The best description comes from an early classic of military strategy, On War by Carl von Clausewitz.
Clausewitz gives us four steps.
First, you take in 'examples from history' throughout your life and put them on the shelves of your brain. Study can help, by putting more there.
Second comes 'presence of mind,' where you free your brain of all preconceptions about what problem you're solving and what solution might work.
Third comes the flash of insight itself. Clausewitz called it coup d'oeil, which is French for 'glance.'
In a flash, a new combination of examples from history fly off the shelves of your brain and connect.
Fourth comes 'resolution,' or determination, where you not only say to yourself, "I see!", but also, "I'll do it!"
Gary Klein has written several books on this topic. These include Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions and The Power of Intuition.
Bill Breen has written an excellent article on Gary's work in The Fast Company magazine. You can find it at the following link.
Gary studied firefighters, medical staff and many people who make decisions in pressure situations. Such people often go beyond the process of calculating all the potential options. Speaking with Bill Breen, Gary explains this in the following way.
"I noticed that when the most experienced commanders confronted a fire, the biggest question they had to deal with wasn't 'What do I do?' It was 'What's going on?'
"That's what their experience was buying them – the ability to size up a situation and to recognize the best course of action."
Gary goes on to outline the steps such people then take in high pressure situations.
They reach into their experience – going through it on 'hyperdrive' – to scan previous scenarios and see what lessons might apply to the present situation.
They are, at the same time, fully present: they look for patterns and clues to piece together what is happening.
They choose what they believe would be the best course of action and play scenarios about how this might work in practice.
Describing how Gary talks about expert firefighters, Bill's article outlines what such people do next.
Once they make a decision, they evaluate it by rapidly running a mental simulation. They imagine how a course of action may unfold and how it may ultimately play out.
The process is akin to building a sequence of snapshots, says Klein, and then observing what occurs.
"If everything works out okay, the commanders stick with their choice. But if they discover unintended consequences that could get them into trouble, they discard that solution and look for another one.
"They might run through several choices, but they never compare one option with another.
"They rapidly evaluate each choice on its own merits, even if they cycle through several possibilities. They don't need the best solution. They just need the one that works.
"Experts come up with a plan and then rapidly assess whether it will work. They move fast because they do less."
Doing Some Things Slowly
Great workers also sometimes choose to do things slowly. They may do this when making key decisions or trying to find solutions.
Different people do this in different ways. They may choose to go for a walk, sleep on something, do an unrelated activity or let their ideas incubate. They then find that things sometimes fall into place.
Carl Honoré explains this approach in his books In Praise of Slow and The Slow Fix. He believes that human beings can enrich their lives by doing some things more slowly. You can discover more about this approach at his website.
Carl is not against speed in itself. In fact, some things need to go more quickly. On the other hand, people can become addicted to filling their time with as many activities as possible. Sometimes this is necessary, but sometimes it is counter-productive.
Good decision making, for example, often calls for balancing fast thinking and slow thinking. Fast thinking generates the pieces of the jigsaw, but slow thinking helps us to make sense of the whole picture. Many of our epiphanies come from doing some slow thinking.
Doing Some Things Slowly But Swiftly
Great workers also demonstrate another quality. Sometimes they go into their equivalent of the zone. They think they are doing things slowly but others see them as doing things swiftly.
Peak performers often seem to have more time to do things in the activities in which they excel. They may do this when playing a sport, making a decision or managing a crisis.
Such workers often make complicated things look simple. They have a natural gift for the activity but they have also put in the hard yards. They have practiced, practiced and practiced until they can forget.
They are simultaneously able to see the big picture and yet have attention to detail. They also quickly see patterns. This gives them the ability to know what will happen before it happens.
Al Siebert, author of The Survivor Personality, called this gift personal radar. This gives them more time and space to use their repertoire of talents to deliver great results.
So what happens when people use their personal radar? Entering the situation in which they excel, they feel alive and alert. Employing their antennae, they rapidly gather information about the following things.
They clarify the big picture and the small details.
They clarify the potential picture of success.
They clarify the best strategy for achieving the picture of success.
Great workers then use their repertoire of tools to achieve the required picture of success. This sounds a long process, but sometimes it takes just a few seconds.
They go at their own pace, which for them may seem as if they are doing things slowly. For other people, however, the events seem to move swiftly.
Great workers know how to pace themselves. Sometimes this means doing things at the equivalent of a sprint. Other times they need work at a steady pace. Sometimes they need to use their second wind. This calls for developing their stamina.
Different people do this in different ways depending on their chosen activities. The sprinting and stamina required to write a book, for example, is different from that required to run a 10 kilometre race.
The key is knowing how to manage their energy. Sometimes they will need to work intensely, but it is impossible to maintain this level for long periods. Great workers therefore build in time for rest and recovery.
After regathering their energy, they rehearse the next thing they are going to do and refocus. Going in their equivalent of the arena, they click into action and aim to deliver the required results.
Such workers often follow a certain rhythm. Some map out their schedule and organise their time in blocks. They aim to become absorbed in the activity rather than get lots of interruptions. They then follow their chosen pattern and channel their energy in a positive way.
Second Wind
Great workers sometimes employ their second wind. This can be a physical or psychological second wind. It can lead to them getting a new burst of energy and going into new dimensions.
Such workers know their prime times. These are the times of the day when they have most energy. They aim to protect and make the most use of these times.
Different people have different prime times. Some writers, for example, do creative work in the morning. They may then potter around or take a nap.
They then make use of their second prime time. This can be the equivalent of their second wind. They use it to complete the work they have done earlier or get new ideas for the next day.
Some people take a break to let ideas incubate and get the creative equivalent of their second wind. They may take a walk, listen to music or do another activity.
Letting their minds wander can help things to fall into place. The person gets a new insight that provides energy and puts wind into their sails. They then move on to the next stage of the journey towards reaching their goals.
Let's return to your own life and work. Looking ahead, can you think of a situation where you may want to focus on your speed, stamina and success? This could be in your personal or professional life.
What can you do then to go at the right speed? How can you go slowly when necessary and also quickly when required? How can you develop and maintain your stamina? How can you make good use of your second wind?
If you wish, try tackling the exercise on this theme. This invites you to do the following things.
Describe a specific situation in the future when you may want to go at the right speed and demonstrate the right stamina to achieve success.
Describe the specific things you can do then to take these steps.
Describe the specific things that may happen as a result of taking these steps.


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