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Amy Barker was born in 1978 at Southport, Queensland. She had a nomadic childhood, changing schools often. The majority of her early years were spent on Queensland's Gold Coast and also the Tasman Peninsula where her father's family are seventh generation Tasmanians.
The recipient of a prestigious T.J. Ryan Memorial Scholarship, Amy attended the University of Queensland to study Arts/Law. After obtaining her Arts degree in English Literature she abandoned law a year from graduation in order to pursue her writing.
In 2004, Amy graduated with distinction from a Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Queensland University of Technology and in 2005 won a Varuna Award for Manuscript Development for Omega Park.
To support her fiction writing, Amy worked part-time in law research and led the Remix My Lit project within the Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation. She was editor of the resulting University of Sydney Press publication, Through the Clock's Workings, the world's first remixed and remixable short story anthology.
In 2008, Amy was resident at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre for professional artists at Annaghmakerrig in Ireland and the same year won the Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Best Emerging Author for her debut novel Omega Park, which was published by University of Queensland Press in August 2009. Omega Park was Highly Commended in the FAW Christina Stead Award for fiction in 2010 and winner of the 2012 IBBY (International Board of Books for Young People) Ena Noël Award.
Amy is now working full-time on her second novel, Paradise Earth, set on the Tasman Peninsula and inspired by the Port Arthur massacre. For this work in progress she won the 2013 DJ 'Dinny' O'Hearn Memorial Fellowship and undertook a six month residency at the Australian Centre, University of Melbourne. In 2015 Amy spent three months writing in a cell in Old Melbourne Gaol as part of the Cells for Writers program, a joint initiative of the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Writers Victoria.
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Free Credit Reports Scam
We've all seen the bad guys take advantage of the allure of "free" products on the Web. From "free iPods", to "free downloads", the Web is full of deceptive come on's. Even the government is susceptible. A well intentioned law to help consumers understand their credit history is in danger of being overwhelmed by scammers.
...We discovered sketchy behavior at a few of the sites that offer "free" credit reports. These sites don't acknowledge truly free credit reports at annualcreditreport.com and automatically bill users if they don't cancel trial memberships.
...Other websites that claim to offer "free credit reports," "free credit scores," or "free credit monitoring" are not part of the legally mandated free annual credit report program. In some cases, the "free" product comes with strings attached. For example, some sites sign you up for a supposedly "free" service that converts to one you have to pay for after a trial period. If you don't cancel during the trial period, you may be unwittingly agreeing to let the company start charging fees to your credit card. McAfee SiteAdvisor Blog: Free (Asterisk) Credit Reports
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Last night we went to see Andrew Lloyd Weber's Wizard of Oz. I braided the girls' hair for the event. C's hair (above) is done in a coronet style that I've done on both of the girls multiple times. K's hair is a new twist on the coronet that I found on Pinterest. It isn't as cool as the photos on the blog Lovelyish but I am still pleased with how it turned out.
It was kids' night and included craft activities. They had rainbow bracelets and tissue paper poppies. I didn't get photos of the poppy activity as it was very crowded.
They had props and characters for you take photos with. Above you see the house that squashed the witch. Below is a Christmas Tree Cyclone.
Menagerie describes our last stop on SoCal Vacation. We went to the San Diego zoo. Above you see K loving on Grampy Howard.
Studying the map to see where we went want to go.
Not snakes - legless lizards - I find these creatures much creepier than snakes. Snakes are cool - these are weird.
These turtles munching on their veggies make me smile.
Aren't Fennec Foxes the cutest? I think so!
Beauty - youth and age.
C wasn't so sure about riding the sky tram but it makes sense when there are certain things you want to see and not the time you need to see them.
Here is the main reason we went to the San Diego Zoo - capybaras. Capybaras are the worlds largest rodents and K absolutely loves them.
This magpie made me smile. He was supposed to be in the enclosure with the Secretary birds. However, they were on a nest so he was in a building next to the enclosure. I walked up to him and said "Hi Magpie." Tim swears he said hi back (magpies can be taught to speak). He interacted with us for quite awhile. When we left he flew to a different part of the shed - apparently we were his attraction too.
We had excellent timing and luck at the zoo; their three pandas were active. The young guy above is 18 months old.
The Koalas weren't sleeping - which if you know anything at all about Koalas is a rare occurrence.
Sooner or later, I will be up to date - maybe - maybe not. I am struggling with serious angst and depression. I've been dealing with it since late August and I just can't seem to get past it.


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July DX kicked off on July 9th early morning. After a no new DX signals received in June, July kicked off modest for off season, I got a new one on the 9th. I got 1330 KWKW, Los Angeles,CA, Spanish. It was on my ADOT run right at 6:00 AM when I heard the tail end of the ID but I heard KW.. Los Angeles in english which was enough to tell me what it was.
Tonight, 7-11-07 on my way back from dinner, I got another Spanish station from California which was confirmed through internet radio. I got 1020 KTNQ, Los Angeles, CA, Spanish. I could barely hear the ID over KCKN Roswell which also turns into religious spanish around 9:00 PM. At home, I tuned into the station on the computer and heard a girl gringo and a boy gringo switching off. On my grundigity, I could hear the same thing only barely. KCKN is a powerfull station and since LA and Roswell are west and east of hear respectively, it's hard to single one out. I'm glad I got it though. I'm tired of listening to all that fire and brimstone shit KCKN plays at night.


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Ashlee Simpson Wants Sole Custody Of Bronx—Pete Wentz Will Fight It!
Pete is taking Ashlee to court to fight for joint custody of their 2-year-old son, Bronx.
Another custody war might be erupting in Hollywood. Pete Wentz, 31, does not want his soon-to-be ex wife Ashlee Simpson, 26, to have primary physical custody of their son Bronx, 2, and he is taking her to court to make sure it doesn't happen, TMZ.com has learned.
Pete filed legal papers in response to Ashlee's divorce petition — where she checked the box for primary custody — asking that he and his ex have joint physical and legal custody of Bronx.
According to the documents, which TMZ obtained from the L.A. County Superior Court, Pete also wants each party to pay their own attorney fees, even though Ashlee asked the court to make Pete fork over the cash for both sides.
So, who is right in this brewing battle?
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Pie Face Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and Brooklyn, New York-based subsidiary of Pie Face Holdings Pty Ltd, based in Sydney, Australia, today announced the closing of a private placement of shares of its common stock.
Total gross proceeds to Pie Face USA were $15 million. The purchased shares represent approximately 43 percent of the issued and outstanding shares of Pie Face USA on a fully diluted basis.
The shares were purchased by Steve Wynn, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Wynn Resorts, Limited (NYSE: WYNN). Pie Face USA is also announcing that Kevin McCollum, a leading Broadway producer, will be consulting with it on its U.S. marketing programs.
Wynn will appoint two directors to the board of directors of Pie Face USA alongside Wayne Homschek (co-founder and CEO of Pie Face Australia and president of Pie Face USA); Betty Fong (co-founder and COO of Pie Face Australia); Alun Evans (head of business development of Pie Face Australia); and Chris Sieger (vice president of strategic development of Pie Face USA).
"We are thrilled to have such experienced and talented entrepreneurs supporting us in the roll-out of Pie Face USA," Homschek says. "Initially we will be opening company-owned stores in New York City, followed by a planned national rollout in other key markets across the United States. We could not have asked for a better endorsement of our brand and our potential in both the United States and globally."
"Having met the Pie Face USA management team recently and having visited their first store in New York, I came to the conclusion that they were bright people with a bright concept," Wynn says. "I look forward to backing them as they expand throughout Manhattan and across the United States."
"On a recent trip to Australia I came face-to-face with Pie Face and fell in love with their pies and the creative energy behind the brand," McCollum says. "When Wayne and Betty opened their first store in America, I was compelled to seek them out and be a part of the Pie Face adventure."
Wynn is one of America's most respected entrepreneurs and is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Wynn Resorts, Limited, the developer, owner, and operator of Wynn Las Vegas, Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, Wynn Macau, and Encore at Wynn Macau.
Wynn has been involved in the hospitality industry since 1963, when he took over his family's bingo parlor in Maryland. In 1967, he accumulated a small stake in the Frontier Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
From there, Wynn went on to rebuild the Las Vegas strip by building or refurbishing the Golden Nugget, The Mirage, Treasure Island, Bellagio, Wynn Las Vegas, and Encore at Wynn Las Vegas. In 2006, Wynn Resorts, Limited opened one the first casinos in Macau, Wynn Macau. Encore at Wynn Macau opened in 2010.
McCollum is one of Broadway's most successful producers, having credits for such productions as Rent in 1996. That year, Rent won Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book, Best Score, and Best Featured Actor as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
In 2005, he served as the Executive Producer for the movie version of Rent. His company, The Producing Office, has been responsible for a number of highly successful projects including Avenue Q in 2004, The Drowsy Chaperone in 2006, and In the Heights in 2007.
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Up for sale is a pair of pre-owned black Jag jeans. They have material on the front and back pockets, are 42 inches / 106.5cm long and are a size 12.
Payment is due within three days from sale end and article will ship then. I do have other items for sale so will combine shipping. Paypal only and I ship to Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand


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10:51 AMAre You Looking To Post A Job Or Find Freelance Work?
Are you looking for a freelance job? Do you have a job that you would like for someone to do for a price? Many people who do these kinds of jobs are called freelancers. So, what exactly is a freelancer? A freelancer is someone who works as a writer, designer, performer, or the like, selling their services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary for an employer. Many jobs consist of the person working from home or online. The person or company who is offering the job usually lets you know if you can do the job from any location.
If you are looking for freelance work or would like to post a project. You may do so on the Money To Be Made Project Board. If you have skills in writing, translation, web design and seo you may find projects that you will be interested in. It's very easy to post a project or find a project that you would like to do. You can also do a search if you are looking for a particular project. So, if you are looking for freelance work this is the place for you. Please also check out the widget on the sidebar too. Finding freelance work has just got a whole lot easier.


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Recently, I made this bell pepper rice for navarathri pooja get together. It is very simple and easy to put together. My daughter who is not a big fan of bell pepper ate this rice without much complaints.let us go straight to the recipe.
Get ready
- 1 green bell pepper / capsicum washed and diced small
- 2-3 table spoon oil
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 tsp tamarind paste ( optional)
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds/ kadugu
- 1/2 tsp urad dal
- A few sprigs of curry leaves
- 1 cup of rice , cooked separately and cooled
To roast & grind
- 1 table spoon dhania / coriander seeds
- 1 table spoon Chana dal / kadalaparuppu
- 2 dried red chili
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds / jeera
- 1/2 tsp sesame seeds
- 2 cloves
- 1-2 table spoon dried coconut
- 1/4 tsp asafetida
- Cook rice, spread it on a plate to cool and set aside.
- In a pan add little oil and fry all the ingredients except dried coconut & asafetida.
- Once cool, grind them into a coarse powder. To this powder add the coconut and asafetida mix and set aside.
- In a pan, add the oil. Once hot add the mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add the urad dal and fry till golden. Add the curry leaves and sauté for few seconds.
- Add the diced bell pepper , salt mix and cook till the peppers are a little soft but still a little crunch.
- Add tamarind if using, adjust salt as per your taste.
- Once the peppers are done, add the ground powder to the peppers and cook on aloe flame till all the flavors and masala gets incorporated in the pepper.
- Turn the heat off.
- In a wide mouthed bowl, take the rice add 1 table spoon of oil to the rice.
- Add the cooked bell pepper masala and toss them with the rice till every rice is coated with the masala. Mix gently so you don't make the rice mushy .
- Garnish with cilantro if you like it.
- Serve with raita, applam, chips and enjoy!


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Facebook Live is the live streaming function available on all Facebook profiles, pages, and within groups. The function allows anyone to use a phone camera (and now event more professional devices) to live stream content to friends and followers within the online site or mobile app.
Earlier this year I wrote about how to successfully launch a Facebook Live event. Now, due to the popularity, growth, and adoption of the platform by individual users, companies, and mainstream media, Facebook has rolled out some important updates that will ultimately impact the power of promoting live video events and encourage more interaction among viewers.
Here are 3 Facebook Live Changes Every Marketer Needs to Know:
1). Scheduled events – Previously you would go Live and hope your audience received a notification and would log in to see your program. Now, these events can be pre-scheduled, which creates a unique link that can be used for promotion. Users can also opt-in to receiving notifications about the event. Overall, this will most likely increase the audience size and the chances that your viewers will catch more of the live show.
2). Waiting room – Before the program goes live, a "waiting room" will open a few minutes prior to the start of your event. This waiting room lets users connect and begin chatting before the event.
3). Opt-in notifications – Because the event can be scheduled and promoted on Facebook, users will now be able to opt-in to receive notifications about the event via the host page and through updates shared by other pages.
Wondering if a Facebook Live event is right for you? There are a few key points to take into account when determining if a Facebook Live event will be the right channel for your message.
Consider answering these questions:
1). Do you have something interesting to say, and do people want to hear it? Facebook Live events can be in various formats – Q&A with the audience, interviews with thought leaders, behind-the-scenes footage, how-to instructions, and streaming real-time events to larger audience. There is a lot of flexibility in the type of content you can stream, but be sure it's interesting enough to garner an audience and that it is content that someone – other than you and your team – think is interesting enough to watch.
2). Does your content have visual appeal? If the content seems interesting, consider how it will translate into video format. For instance, will the content be easily captured through a lens? Will you have sufficient audio capabilities to capture sound? And will a late-joining viewer have any idea of what's going in if they tune in mid-stream?
3). Will this event achieve or contribute to your strategic, marketing, or social goals? While a Facebook Live event may be something others in the industry are doing and jumping on the bandwagon may seem like a great idea, be sure your time and resource investment will result in a measurable success. Success could be measured in the size of the audience, quality and quantity of interactions, or in a click through post-event. Whatever the goal may be, ensure that the event will help drive your overall brand objectives.
For more about Facebook Live, check out our recent webinar, which provides the five key things to consider when planning your Facebook Live event. We are also available to come on site to conduct Facebook Live training and strategy for you and your team. We'd love to hear from you!
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For business meetings near Covent Garden, The Kingsley Hotel offers modern meeting and conference rooms and is the perfect venues for a range of needs. The Hotel is located near the Northern, Piccadilly and Central Underground Lines, the EuroStar into St Pancras Station and is only minutes from the nearby Heathrow Express train into Paddington Station. With such great accessibility and excellent meeting room choices, The Kingsley is a leading Bloomsbury venue for special events, conferences and business meetings and offers luxury rooms and services at very affordable rates. The Hotel is near the Northern, Central and Piccadilly Lines. Located on Bloomsbury Way near Covent Garden, The Kingsley has 7 meeting rooms, and 6 well appointed syndicate rooms, both benefiting from an extensive recent refurbishment and all configurable for your business meeting, conference facilities or special event needs. Our largest suite, the Albion Room, seats up to 100 guests theatre style. We also have a number of smaller rooms suitable for conferences, training sessions, team briefings and board meetings, plus break-out areas where you can stretch your legs, chat informally and catch up on your messages. We keep our Meetings and Events service simple, flexible and rewarding, and include a full range of food and drink in your event package, including an extended range of healthy options. Please talk to our dedicated Meetings & Events team who are here to help you put together a package to suit your exact requirements, and provide practical assistance from start to finish. The Kingsley Hotel stands ready to provide the meeting services and hire venues you need near Covent Garden.
The Kingsley is located in the West End near the British Museum and is conveniently sited near the Northern Piccadilly and Central Underground Lines. The location of The Kingsley allows guests to visit many of the top attractions in London. The Hotel is near Oxford Street and the theatres in the West End are only a short walk away. For students, the hotel is near the London School of Economics (LSE) and near the University College of London (UCL). For professionals and medical professionals, The Kingsley is located near Russell Square, close to Great Ormond Street, the Law Courts and Gray's Inn Road.
If you plan on attending an event at the nearby Royal Opera House, The Kingsley offers a variety of room types, from Deluxe and Executive Rooms, at the best room rates for luxury hotel rooms. In addition, The Kingsley has Junior Suites for that added bit of luxury! Following our recent refurbishment, the bedrooms at the Hotel have been transformed, visually with soothing neutral soft furnishings, and with facilities such as wireless broadband internet access, flat screen LCD TVs, power showers and air-conditioning. And you can opt for our Executive rooms or Suites if you'd like some extra space. So, whether you are here on business, attending a meeting on Gray's Inn Road near the Law Courts, or going to a show in the West End, The Kingsley is conveniently located near the Eurostar at St Pancras Station. The Hotel is also near Holborn and Tottenham Court Underground Stations making nearby Oxford Street an easy ride.
Looking for a restaurant and bar near Covent Garden or a quiet hotel bar in Bloomsbury? At The Kingsley you have a choice of dining right through the day and on into the night. At our restaurant, the contemporary refurbished Kingsley Two Brasserie, we have an enticing menu featuring a range of British and European dishes, complemented by an extensive wine list. Meanwhile, our Bar and Lounge serves a wide range of drinks, snacks and light meals in informal surroundings – perfect between meetings, after work or before dinner. And if you're starting early, or staying up late, our full room service menu means you can always get hold of a drink, snack or light meal, even out of hours. For a sumptuous dining experience, join us at The Kingsley on Bloomsbury Way. The Hotel is located near Holborn Station and near Tottenham Court Station on the Tube. We are also located near Russell Square and Gray's Inn Road.
Located in Bloomsbury, near Covent Garden, the British Museum and Oxford Street, The Kingsley (formerly Thistle Bloomsbury) is a 4 star hotel offering 129 bedrooms. The hotel is located on the Northern, Central and Piccadilly Underground Lines, near Holborn and Tottenham Court Road stations, making it an ideal base for business meetings and special events. The unique setting of The Kingsley blends contemporary comfort and Edwardian charm, plus its luxurious bedrooms and affordable rates are definitely something to write home about! Last year we started an extensive £10 million restoration and refurbishment programme at the hotel which completed in July 2009. The investment has seen our Edwardian façade lovingly restored and bedrooms completely modernised with a vibrant colour palette of rich reds, greys and creams, stylish contemporary furnishings and state of the art technology, including LCD TVs. The Kingsley offers room rate discount deals and special offers to complement the upgrade packages of the Hotel. The public area of this Bloomsbury hotel features a new restaurant and bar which offers a twist of traditional Edwardian charm with modern furnishings and soft atmospheric lighting. Our 7 meeting rooms and conference facilities haven't been left untouched either with new stylish contemporary furniture, diverse lighting systems and the highest quality AV equipment, all installed to provide an aspiring and productive environment. But, it's not just the aesthetic look of the hotel that's changed; we've also changed the name. Formerly known as Thistle Bloomsbury, the hotel has reverted back to its original name of 'The Kingsley' as a mark of its literary heritage to the author Charles Kingsley and the Bloomsbury Set. The Kingsley Hotel, located on Bloomsbury Way in the West End, offers elegant four star luxury accommodation at decidedly affordable prices.


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Use a Concept Map to help develop your topic. It is simply a visual way of looking at your ideas and how they relate to each other.
Here is one from Penn State that demonstrates the steps: Creating a Concept Map
watch this 3 minute video from the Douglas College Library to learn how to create your own map [video]
Use this one from the Univ of Arizona to fill in the blanks and create your own.
This website provides a portal to research and information. I hope you will find it useful for identifying and linking to scholarly research.
To get started, click on the tabs above or on the highlighted links. Click here for a variety of ways to get help (phone, in-person, e-mail or chat)
Or contact me if you would like to arrange a consultation or ask a question.
Debbie MetzgerScience email@example.com
"On an early morning run, I find myself alone in a forest of redwoods. I feel utterly insignificant as I run beneath trees that are wider than I am tall, and which have stood proudly as generations of people like me have come and gone. I am struck by the fact that these trees do not require humanity for sustenance, yet we have the power to control their destiny. Despite this capability, I cannot help but think that something about this conquerable natural world will always be greater than me. Something about these tall trees fills me with an unshakeable sense of reverence and awe that makes me want to preserve this snapshot of beauty for its own sake and for the sake of all who will follow me...." Follow this link to keep reading.
By Allie Sibole was a 2012-13 Environmental Ethics Fellow at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University.


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What can you buy for a model that is secure and can induce, entertain and be educational for your son or daughter? The first three years are extremely important for the development and development of one's baby. She is growing literally, mentally and mentally and learning so much about her human anatomy, her family and the entire world around her. They understand these things by sticking every thing to the mouth irrespective of can it be is excellent or bad.
As parents, it's our responsibility to guard our children from hazardous, dangerous elements in the environment. Why do we provide babies plastic games that have harmful offers in it along with the chance in just the plastic, due mainly to phthalates (pronounced tha-lates). These plthalates make toys soft and flexible enough to be complicated or sucked however durable enough to endure a 1-year-old's grasp? They chew on delicate toys that use non-organic cottons, standard colors and the filling usually oil based foam. Wooden toys are frequently produced from the dust or chips of wood which can be glued straight back together. The glue is dangerous and the wood is frequently wood, which emits dangerous vapors that can encourage allergies and other health problems.
Every parent wants to supply the best look after his/her safe toys for children . Today, with the range of natural child products and services available in the market, the job of parenting is now notably easy. You can pick from a variety of organic baby services and products to ensure your child remains secure from harmful chemicals.
Choosing only normal epidermis maintenance systems, however, is not enough to keep your baby protected from harmful toxins. As babies have a tendency to investigate points about them by sometimes tasting or emotion objects, you'll need to ensure all items in your baby's atmosphere, such as toys, bedding, and apparel, are made from 100% organic ingredients.
What happens with one of these toxic substances and how are affecting your baby? Anything a baby can feel should go in to the mouth a way or another. The child can absorb these toxic substances through the mouth, the hands, epidermis; they breathe the air these toys are in. As much toys age they start to split and become fragile, this is due to the phthalates wearing down and the little particles become airborne and your infant and you're today breathing them in.
These international items worsen the nose, eyes, lungs, and also skin producing allergies, asthma, colds, and rashes. These contaminants can cause head developing issues, autism, endocrine and hormone issues that lots of affect your baby through her life. We as parents need certainly to get demand and protect our kids from these dangerous chemicals.
What can we do? When getting toys, ensure they're organic. There are lots of natural games that children may chew on that may induce your brain, let them to teeth on and are absolutely harmless. The cotton, wool, padding and colors are organic or non poisonous and the wood is really a hardwood. There are toys from oranges to zebras and everything in between. Your baby does not desire a plastic model that'll killer her, just get organic.


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I am so excited!
I haven't been updating lately, sure that's partial laziness on my behalf (also partly because KT, Jesca Hoop and McLachlans new releases were all relative let downs for me which sadly lead to a lack of faith in the music industry, being that those females are the basis of my musical founding), but I also haven't come across a group that I enjoy more than a song or two. It's been a loooooong time since I've been able to hear something that I'm like "yup! These guys have the entire package!" but I've finally sat down and dedicated the time to find a group who's worthy of being claimed talented.
The Temper Trap, was founded by Dougy, an Indonesian who travelled island to island with his family as a young boy, finally settled in Australia for a humble life of busking and making custom clothing. Long story short, coworkers form bands, adopt little kid-boy-brother-drummer and after a few years of garage practice they make their way across the Land Down Under. Slowly getting their music out to the international public, I'm almost ashamed I haven't come across them earlier since their latest single has appeared in numerous commercials, and both movie and TV ads alike.
Sweet Dispositionis a superb song, and if you look at it's accomplishments on paper you get the hint that mayyyybe this is going to be a little too mainstream. Although it has a stellar drum line and a great guitar riff (sounding extremely Coldplayish), I find that they differentiate themselves with a more organic indie style. It's near perfect as they haven't yet been touched by that monster mainstream's claws, and you can tell this is music produced with loving affection for the sake of producing music. I love it. That being said, personal favourite as of now would have to be Down River for it's emphasis on the percussion and the dreamy sidekick vocals of the chorus (a catchy chorus at that).
I suppose I can start making this really easy for you by including direct links to Youtube haha. Consider this a year-long Christmas gift or something. I'm giving you their song Soldier On as it's my typical mellow music preference. Now it just forces you to find their upbeat stuff (you're welcome).
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One of my jobs is as a pest control contractor. No, I don't fumigate buildings or chase raccoons out of urban areas. This is pest control New Zealand style–trying heroically (and perhaps futilely) to dial back the clock and eradicate a handful of introduced mammals that threaten native (flightless) bird species like Kiwi and Kakapo. I'm lucky enough to do this work in the largest of NZ's national parks, Fiordland National Park. And occasionally I'm super lucky enough to land a spot on a trip to one of the Park's two big islands.
Resolution and Secretary Islands (the seventh and eighth largest islands in New Zealand) both sit in the middle of nowhere. And a decade or so ago they were both chosen as sites to try to make pest free to serve as sanctuaries for native critters that were being decimated elsewhere. After a decade of work, both are free from most of the non-natives that were threats to the indigenous birds. But both are still subject to potential reinfestation by mustelids (stoats in particular), which can make the swim from the mainland when population pressure gets high enough.
So long story short, they cut a series of tracks around the islands and lined them with kill traps every 150 meters. It's my job to check those traps and rebait them.
This last trip I was on Secretary. Five days of work out of a tiny hut. A helicopter commute on both ends and communication once a day via inReach. Being in Fiordland, the weather is often pretty, well wet. But this last trip I got all time lucky and had 5 days of sunshine. My socks stayed dry (thanks to some fancy footwork) the entire time. Such a feat is simply unheard of–normally I'm soaked to the skin from the knees down within 10 steps out of the chopper. But I digress. It was a great trip. A great jumpstart to hill training for GodZone, and an awesome way to earn some dollars to keep food on the table back home. Because of the fine weather I even decided to carry my camera with me for the duration to share some of the vistas and document my luck. Enjoy!


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reviewsOh Calcutta has become the popular choice for the local's and visiting delegates from around the world and has been reviewed by a wide range of newspapers, magazines and guides, both locally and internationally, including...
BEST Indian in Auckland
I tried many Indian restaurant in Auckland and Oh Calcutta is far the best!!! They serve tasty and fresh food each time. We love it so much that we increased our visit from an occasional dining here to a fortnightly visit
TRIPADVISOR June 2017
Is there any better Indian than this?
Ah, Oh Calcutta! If only I could transport you to Los Angeles...
I ate here with my husband and 11-year-old daughter. We'd been trying to get her to like Indian food for some time with little success. However, she absolutely devoured the lamb (in a pureed spinach sauce) and subsequently declared that she now loved Indian food! It's that good here. The lamb was unbelievably tender and the veg korma was so fresh and so beautifully seasoned. This place is even better than the Spice Room in Sydney (and we had to book in advance to eat there.)
We sat outside which was lovely and the service was good. If I lived in Auckland, I'd eat here all the time
TRIPADVISOR May 2017
Best Indian - Oh Calcutta
12:00AM Wednesday November 19, 2008
From fish and chips to chicken rice, nachos to pad thai, Viva has hunted out the most fabulous fast food in town.
In the fast-paced world we live in, food on the run has become a regular part of our lives - grabbing dinner on the way home from work, after a night out or just as a welcome break from slaving over a hot stove.
Here in Auckland we are spoilt for choice - with a fantastic range of takeout food inspired from all corners of the globe.
The team at Viva has, again, been out and about researching on your behalf to find new places that serve up healthy, fresh and tasty fast foods that - importantly in these times - also provide value for money.
We've written before about how it's easy to get stuck in a rut with takeaways - going to your regular because it's easy. That's why we decided to revisit Oh Calcutta in Parnell. A winner of these awards back in 2003, it was great to visit an old friend and find things have got even better.
Head chef and owner Meena Anand has ensured it. Meena grew up in Surat in Northern India and remembers the flavours and smells that came from the family kitchen and it is the traditions she learned there that she brings to her kitchen in Parnell.
Having dined in at Oh Calcutta on several occasions we knew that the food and service was superb. With each dish, the layers of flavour are wonderfully distinctive: you can taste the sour of the tamarind, the warmth of the cardamom, the heat of the chilli, the exotic star anise. And so it is with the takeaways.
Share an Oh Calcutta platter ($9.50 per person) for an entree and then tuck into saag ghosht - a famous Punjabi lamb curry in pureed fresh spinach, lightly spiced with fenugreek ($15.90), the Goan fish curry with coriander, lemon and coconut cream ($16.50) or the chicken tikka masala, which is smoked over charcoal, finished in a rich tomato, onion and coriander sauce, and is quite possibly the tenderest chicken we've eaten ($16.50).
Sunday Star Times
By Wendy Saunt
a streetwise guide to Auckland eateries: Indian
IT SHOULD be taken as a good sign when you turn up to a restaurant, all perky and hungry, and the maitre d' looks at you – as politely as possible – as though you're a complete prat for not making a reservation. We must look desperate, though, because they can squeeze us in. Just
From the off, Parnell's Oh Calcutta plays one trump card after another – gliding, serena waiters, effortless service, understated but elegant surroundings (tent like swaths of cloth and bronze statues of Hindu gods above the tables. Sooo Rajput)
But it's with the food that we really die and go to heaven. We go for butter prawns and, because we can't fathom why Indian restaurants serve cow, beef shajahani.
But seeing as we're sitting under Ganesh (he the giveth) rather than Kali (she that taketh away), Im hoping the whole sorry beef-eating incident will be overlooked.
Holy cow, its good! From the moment the dishes are set down, there is intense curry-shovelling punctuated only with the occasional "ooh", "mmmm", and "oh that's lovely". We sound like a couple of gimps, but who cares, its divine
Oh Calcutta, Parnell
by Ewan McDonald for viva
Herald rating * * * * 1/2
It was a hell week at work so it was three or four days before I caught up with the Valley Girl.
She was still on a fast simmer. "I can't remember the last time that I enjoyed food so much," she told me. Which is no small compliment to the chef because the Valley Girl - unlike so many of her generation - does not shrink from letting anyone know how much she enjoys food.
Nor - again unlike so many of her generation - does she object to fish, fowl or flesh. Or all of the above at one sitting. "Bring it on," is her attitude.
Much to the surprise of our waiter who took our orders that night, repeated them back, and then ventured a tentative opinion. "May I just suggest," he offered, "that you may have a little too much food here? Perhaps, sir, if you were to reconsider the ... "
"I don't think so," the Valley Girl said in a tone that removed any suggestion of further debate on the matter.
I'm sure that if he'd heard the conversation, Anand Patel would have applauded. Over a decade he has refined Oh Calcutta to the point where many insist it is the country's best Indian restaurant. .
These are hot times for Indian and other Asian foods, though Patel has lamented that 90 per cent of New Zealanders order butter chicken and suggested people try executive chef Meena Anand's chicken makhanwala or if they were adventurous, sweet chilli duck or a vindaloo.
We were going to be adventurous. Our road trip through the subcontinent would stop off at the tandoori prawn (marinated in yoghurt and spices, gently cooked in the tandoor), fish tikka (hapuka fillets wrapped in the green masala of coriander, seven herbs and spices then smoked); mansor kebab (lamb cutlets marinated in red spices and aromatics, skewered and boiled over charcoal); and a baby - I'd have said healthy teenager - snapper that had been marinated, skewered and smoke-roasted in the tandoor. Honourable mention to Anand's sweet chilli duck - boneless, cooked with roasted cumin, roasted spices such as cloves, brown cardamom and aniseed before finishing with fresh curry leaves, chilli and garlic.
Finally channa masala, chickpeas cooked in a lightly spiced tomato and onion gravy, because our mothers told us that we must have vegetables on the side of the plate. Or in our case, the table. Oh, and little dishes of cucumber and yoghurt raita because that sort of stuff is healthy. In moderation.
In our defence, five (give or take a few) of those dishes were entree-size. "There are just so many gorgeous things on this menu, I could eat them all," said the Valley Girl. "I want to come back tomorrow." So on balance I feel we were quite restrained.
We had a slight difference of opinion over the beverages, she sticking to the view of the great 1930s gastronome Andre Simon that the only match for curry is iced water while I go along with modern wine guys who say you can experiment with gewurztraminer, Australian dry riesling, softer shiraz with lamb tikka masala, New Zealand sauvignon blanc.
I experimented with Allan Scott's 2004 sauvignon blanc from a fairly priced wine list ($34 bottle). It matched most of the dishes apart from the whole snapper. I can't report on that because I didn't get a look in.
We thought about dessert but dismissed that as unnecessary self-indulgence. Ditto, a taxi. We walked. "You know, that waiter was probably right," reflected the Valley Girl around Symonds St. "I think you were greedy to have the lamb entree and the duck curry. One of those would have been quite enough."
Address: 151 Parnell Rd
Ph: 377 9090
Anand Patel
Executive chef:
Meena Anand
On the menu:
Tandoori chicken (chicken marinated in spices and paprika) $18.50
Saag Ghosht (Punjabi lamb curry finished in pureed spinach, spiced with fenugreek) $17.50
Goan fish curry (fillet cooked in tomato and coriander sauce, finished with lemon and coconut cream) $16.95
Dal Makhani (stewed black lentils, finished with coriander) $13.95
All over the place
Reasonable list, good prices
Bottom line:
Over a decade Anand Patel and Meena David have refined Oh Calcutta to the point where many insist that it is the best Indian restaurant in the country. Avoid the predictable, venture into chicken makhanwala or sweet chilli duck.
Best Indian - Oh Calcutta
12:00AM Wednesday August 13, 2003
Clockwise from top: Naan bread, rice, Navratten Korma (vegetarian), Butter Chicken and Vegetable Samosas.
This restaurant is a category winner in Viva's Ultimate Takeout Food Award winners 2003.
If you wait for a quiet time to visit this place, you'll be waiting forever. The flow of people in the doors is relentless. And it's not hard to see why - quite simply it's fantastic.
We're a little ashamed to admit we haven't graced Oh Calcutta before now. It's easy to get stuck in a rut with Indian food: you find a local place you like and stick with it. But if there was ever a reason to venture to a new spot, this is it.
There is a wide ranging menu featuring dishes from northern and southern India, including old favourites such as butter chicken, lamb rogan josh, and beef madras.
Our favourites were onion bhaji (slices of onion coated in chickpea flour and fried) and the prawn malabari.
The best curry in town - any way you like it.
Cost: Main dishes range from $11.90 (vegetarian) to $19 (seafood and meat) and come with steamed rice. Naan and roti are between $2.75 and $3.95.


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'Luckily I escaped': Man accused of role in deadly Pakistan mosque attack tells of his return to Canada
TORONTO — Rashid Ahmed answered the phone at his suburban home in Mississauga this week, which would not be unusual except for the fact that he is being investigated by Pakistani police over a deadly sectarian clash two months ago.
"Luckily I escaped," he said in an interview during which he acknowledged that Pakistani police had named him "as a terrorist" over the Dec. 12 incident at a mosque in Pakistan's Chakwal district.
Evidently he resides in Iqra Khalid's riding, how convenient.
Remind me again why it's a good idea to import people from sectarian violence ridden Muslim failed states?


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This is a listing of all the things we grow and produce, most of which we do ourselves. However, we also support nearby farmers by purchasing produce from them, both certified organic and no-spray items (marked with an asterisk *). Other specialty items are available that are not listed here;
- Spring (April-June):
Salad mix, arugula, asparagus, kale, swiss chard, peas, radish, rhubarb, salad turnips
- Summer (July-August):
Salad mix, arugula, garlic curls/scapes, orange and multicoloured carrots, beets, kale, cherry and heirloom tomatoes, beans*, zucchini*, swiss chard, salad turnips, onions, fennel
- Fall (September-November):
Salad mix, arugula, garlic, orange and multicoloured carrots, beets, cherry and heirloom tomatoes, beans*, peas, radish, kale, swiss chard, salad turnips, brussel sprouts*, onions, shallots, winter squash, daikon, fennel
Fresh Herbs
Available throughout spring, summer and fall: chives, rosemary, cilantro, dill, thyme, sage, mint, parsley, oregano, basil, tarragon, edible flowers, lemon balm, lovage and sorrel.


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For me, the new year will indeed be a new year. At the end of this month i will end a job that i have done for many years. I will still have ties with the family business but not on a perminant basis. I'm happy because i know this will give me the space and time to move on and grow, although i can't help but feel a little bit scared 🙂
Change is scary but i do welcome it, and im working on moving to a a better feeling place.
I am in the process of reading think and grow rich and gathering the pics for my vision board.
I feel like 2009 will be a great turning point in my life, personal, business and in relationship wise.
Wow…i feel empowered!!!


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The Sklut Hillel Center
Our building was opened in March 2013. Any student at Elon University can request swipe card access to the building. The Sklut Hillel Center is located at 401 E. College Avenue, at the corner of E. College & Antioch (across from the tennis courts)
Amenities include:
- Fully equipped dairy kitchen inside, and meat kitchen (grill) outside at the Glazer-Emerson Patio
- Fridge and cabinets always stocked with food for students to snack, eat, and cook thanks to the parent-supported Fill the Fridge initiative
- Leon Levine Gathering Space with flexible seating, converting from a comfie living room to a dining room to seat 55
- Livingston Conference Room with seating for up to 18
- Greene Student Lounge with cable TV and the Karen Switt Memorial Library
- Computer for students to use, including free printing
- Comfortable study and gathering spaces
- Washing machine and dryer, free for students to use
- Access to the Elon Community Garden
- Daffodil garden planted as part of the Am Yisrael Chai! Daffodil Project, planting 1.5 million daffodils in memory of the 1.5 million children who died in the Holocaust.
Swipe card acess to the Sklut Hillel Center
Sunday-Thursday: 7:00am - 11:00pm
Friday: 7:00am - 9:00pm
Saturday: 8:00am - 8:00pm
The formal dedication was held on March 3, 2013
Read about the lead gift from Elon parents"We enjoyed our visit to Elon so much! The Hillel Center is a gem, with special strokes of genius: the open kitchen that allows for community to flow out into larger space, the shared garden, the outdoor "meat" kitchen, and, especially the washer and dryer. Warm, "haimish," inviting, cozy.... perfect."
Rabbi Steven Sager, Rabbi Emeritus, Beth El Synagogue (Durham, NC), founder of Sicha
Scroll down to see the latest photos!
The Karen J. Switt Memorial Library, established by the family of Sydnie Krause '11, has nearly 500 volumes and is located in the Sklut Hillel Center
The Glazer-Emerson Sukkah and Patio
The Leon Levine Gathering space converts to a large dining area that seats 55.
The sign above the kitchen reads "Baruchim Ha'Bayim."
The kitchen is a dairy kitchen; our outdoor grill is our meat kitchen. Families "Fill the Fridge" each month so that there is always food for students to enjoy. Students posted their thoughts on the new Hillel Center on post-it notes on the fridge.
"Tree of Life" honoring major donors to the Sklut Hillel Center
The Livingston Conference Room , which very comfortably seats 18 people.
Coordinator of Jewish Student Life, Ginny Vellani, in her office.
Sklut Hillel Center.
The Elon Community Garden is right next to the Sklut Hillel Center.
Daffodil Garden at the Sklut Hillel Center, part of the Am Yisrael Chai! Daffodil Project
Elon University will plant at least 1,000 new bulbs every year as part of this project.
"For many years we have added daffodils to the campus landscape, planting more than 10,000 bulbs to date, so when I read about the Daffodil Project I realized we had a fantastic opportunity to make that a more meaningful act. I hope when people see the thousands of daffodils in bloom each spring they recall that they represent just a tiny fraction of the innocent children scarified to intolerance and hate. Now, in addition to beautifying the campus, we can engage students and the campus community in helping plant a living memorial to those children every year, and that is a beautiful thing." Tom Flood, Director of Landscaping and Grounds
Contact Information
The Sklut Hillel Center is located at 401 E. College Avenue, at the corner of E. College & Antioch, across from the tennis courts
Elon Hillel
2960 Campus Box
Elon, NC 27244


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Quick and easy gift box0 comments Posted by Lynn at 3/09/2015 10:59:00 am
I have been meaning to finish making this gift box and post it for ages and finally had some free time yesterday. Why is it that whenever you want to get something finished, there are always six million other things that have to be done first?!!!
I used cutting files from Valentina's Creations (the pictures are linked to the store so just click on those if you want to take a closer look):
Aren't they both neat? The box cutting file was actually so easy to use and the rosettes were just as easy - I just needed to cut two of those. The most complicated/fiddly part was putting the rosette together!
Anyhow, full details are can be found here on The Hybrid chick blog so go take a look and see how the box and rosette was made and then why not have a go yourself? You don't even need a cutting machine to make these as you can easily hand cut the box file from the pdf and use an edge punch on cardstock to make the rosette!
Happy crafting!


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Brighten up the table setting with the Blues placemat by Opto Design! The placemat is made of PET plastic and has a lovely blue-white pattern that was designed by Stig Lindberg during the 1970's. It's a true retro pattern and was originally printed on cups, bowls and plates of melamine. The placemat is a part of the modern collection that was taken in production by Opto Design and Stig Lindberg's son Lars Lindberg in 2015. Match it with other kitchen products in the Blues series.


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Listen to the episode
Anna's job interview continues. But with all the pressure and stress, she has frozen mid-sentence, unable to find the right word in English for what she wants to say.
- Structuring answers
The programme looks at useful phrases for structuring answers in a job interview.
Phrases from the programme:
Firstly, this job is an ideal match for my skills and experience.
Above all, the reason I want this job is...
- Listening challenge
What word is Anna struggling to remember that means being very enthusiastic and wanting very much to succeed?
The answer is at the end of the pdf script.


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Brazil's Man of the Moment, by Necessity
If Neymar didn't exist, the marketers would have had to invent him.
MALAGA, Spain — When the history of major sporting events is written, there are individuals whose names become inextricably linked with the action on the field of play. Mention the 1936 Olympics, and Jesse Owens will soon come up. Try imagining the 1970 World Cup without Pele, and you won't get very far.
In those instances, the connections came after the performances. However, an increased focus on marketing and sponsorships has seen athletes characterized as the faces of the games well in advance of the competitions themselves. Michael Phelps in Beijing. Lindsey Vonn in Vancouver. And Neymar in Brazil.
It feels natural. As the star player of the host nation and World Cup favorites, Barcelona forward Neymar doesn't just carry Brazil's hopes this summer; he embodies them. For the brilliant 22-year-old is more than a mere sporting icon — he's also a cultural and economic one.
"Neymar goes beyond the football pitch," said FIFA's Pedro Trengrouse at the Soccerex global convention last year. "Brazil is one of the top six economies in the world [by purchasing power] and is a football country. Neymar is a product of this good moment for the Brazilian economy. He is a very good player, but the Neymar phenomenon goes beyond his talent. It is a phenomenon of the Brazilian economy as a whole."
Confident, precocious, and on the rise, Neymar is emblematic of the new Brazil. Still, it's difficult to escape the idea that this is the right player in the right place at the right time. Amid the familiar pattern of the talent drain to Europe, Neymar emerged as a charismatic domestic hero at Santos, a storied if somewhat unfavored club based near São Paulo in the coastal town of the same name. Indeed, it's tempting to conclude that if he didn't exist, Brazil's futebol-industrial complex would have had to invent him.
"Neymar has created an empathy with young kids that is unique and has never been seen before," said Marcelo Damato, an experienced Brazilian journalist with the face of a man you'd think had witnessed it all. It's this extraordinary connection with Brazil's youth that means one thing in particular for the commercially savvy among the old: money.
Already, Neymar's face is being broadcast around the world — even to Americans who may never have heard of him — in television commercials for products ranging from soccer gear (of course!) to headphones (what?). Denise Liporaci, marketing coordinator for Unimed, one of FIFA's many official partners in Brazil, summed it up well. "He transcends the jersey," she said. "When he changes his haircut, kids want to copy him. What he represents to those fans is important for business and the market."
The market has certainly responded. With the player putting his career in the hands of David Beckham's management team since arriving in Europe to play for FC Barcelona, it seems the roadshow is just getting started. "Our primary focus in the first stage will be on building Neymar's profile in Asia, where we believe there is real potential for growth," said Simon Oliveira, Beckham's publicist, last year. Neymar has already collected $16 million worth of endorsements, so the companies paying him must have much more on the line.
With the wheels in motion, it's easy to forget about the actual football. If Neymar fails to become a sporting legend, many of those grand plans will be laid to dust. That's where this summer comes in. The stage has been set, the millions have been spent, the superstar has been created, and the narrative is in place. All that remains is for Neymar to seize the moment. His moment. Brazil's moment. No pressure.


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Finished source-code spring cleaning
Wow. I have finished up with source-code spring cleaning. Now all the pieces of code use the new infrastructure (the one that already powers the BitTorrent test) and the old code has been decommissioned. The code is now looking 0.4-ish, but before we can bless the first testing release there is work to be done to move options into the database. As usual, the changes are available upstream.


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During the 17th century (after the thirty-years-war) it was given to france as part of the "Westfälischer Frieden"-peace contract. Since Landau was France's most eastern outpost, the fortification specialist Vauban was ordered to turned Landau into a Fort in 1688.
During theWar of the spanish succession (1702-1713) the fort was besieged four times and always changed its owners. In 1710, the fortifications were strengthened again, by 1740 minetunnels and escape-gates were built.
In 1815 it was given to the german federation.
Today most of the remainings are thick and high walls, some gates and tunnels.
Since I have not visited this Fort for some very long time, I took the chance today and made a walk with my mother.
Unfortunately I thought, I had forgotten my Cam at home... But I didn't. I found it while we were just leaving, but I took a picture:
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However, this is the Wiki-Page and the page www.festungswelt.de features some more nice pictures of this Fort.
If somebody is interested in such stuff, write a comment! I cojuld try to find out more about all of this in summer :)
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Firstly I'm sorry about my lack of posts, I did do one on Religion clothing, but my face looks so funny in all of them I can't bare to put the over the internet for the whole world to see, therefor I have to re-take the photos!
As you may be able to tell from the title of this post, it was my 21st birthday the other day. Friday to be precise! All my friends and family and my lovely boyfriend spoiled me rotten.
Secondly, I got my AMZING JC Litas of all of my wonderful friends at uni, it was such a shock, I nearly cried. Bless them all, and then they bought me the most wonderful cupcakes from a cute little shop near our house, they were so yummy! And the pink champagne just topped it all off!! I had a few dresses to decipher with, but in the end I decided to wear the lovely Lipsy dress. It's different to what I'd normally wear and a bit more smarter/posher. As it was my 21st I thought.. Why not! My boyfriend Will got me so many lovely things. Firstly, he bought me a STUNNING natural Arizona turquoise ring, which was handmade by a man called Roger Montoya. He bought this from a beautiful shop called Rainmaker, which I have previously mentioned before in a post. He also bought me a 1L bottle of Southern Comfort, which is my absolute FAV, and a ridonkulous sized jar of smooth peaunut butter. He then got me some Levi shorts and a snuggy to keep my warm My finally prezzie of him was a photo album of me and him from all of our drunken nights out, he then took me to my favorite restaurant called Aqua and we demolished the plate of Calamari (my favvv). My auntie and cousins got my a charm for my links bracelet (which they bought me on my 18th) unfortunately links have stopped doing 21 charms which is a bit stupid if you as me, but they got me a 'C' which I was extremely happy with. My boss bought me a lovely burgundy bag, which I love and will blog very soon! My parents spoilt me so much and I'm so grateful! They got me a personalized number plate saying 'US 02 COZ'I couldn't resisted a cheeky photo with my lovely doggy. They also got my a hand made birthday card, they are just the cutest parents ever! They then gave me some euros, because I'm going to Tenerife at the end of this month and to D&G perfume, as I can't afford to buy it myself and I'm just running out!
Anywayyyy.... This was my very photoy and babbley post on what i got for my 21st! I had a very drunken night out and I am currently in bed dying feeling sorry for myself! Hope everyone is having a good week so far!!
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- wwbga
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: September 2014
Oh my, I thought I had settled on my hair but having second thoughts…my wedding is a destination wedding with about 30 people, its a city and this is my dress. I was thinking birdcage veil but I didn't like how it looked. I'm now thinking a low up do with a bit of bling.
please show me your hair!!


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Time for companies to embrace the mobile revolution.
Google puts users first in mobile results with their algorithm update.
Google puts users first in mobile results with their algorithm update.
It has been termed "Mobilegeddon", and for businesses reliant on a strong internet presence it is certainly no small thing, with Google recently commencing the rollout of its previously announced "mobile-friendly" update, by which the internet search giant is boosting the ranking of mobile-friendly pages for mobile search results. Upon officially beginning the rollout last month, Google warned that websites with non-mobile-friendly pages may experience "a significant decrease in mobile traffic from Google search", with the incentive plain and clear for businesses to get on board and embrace the mobile revolution.
Google has stated it is undertaking the rollout to allow users to "more easily find high-quality and relevant results where text is readable without tapping or zooming", providing results optimised for the device being employed by the user. The update only affects smartphones, and will not apply to tablets – and it should also be noted that it applies to website pages and not to websites in their entirety.
Of course, even without the Google update, it makes sense for companies serious about maintaining a strong online presence to go mobile-friendly. Smartphone sales have surged in recent years, with mobile devices an increasingly important, rapidly growing component of the online ecosystem. Mobile internet is becoming the go-to first point-of-access for Australian internet users, and companies that don't keep pace with developments in mobile will invariably be left behind.
Deloitte's Mobile Consumer Survey 2014 found that Australia is the sixth most concentrated smartphone market in the world, with smartphone penetration growing and dependence in turn intensifying. According to Deloitte Technology, Media and Telecommunications Leader Stuart Johnston, Australians are increasingly reaching for smartphones first thing in the morning, with most generations interacting with their phones constantly throughout the day. Johnston noted "a staggering" 9 per cent of Australians look at their phones between 50 and 100 times a day, with 6 per cent doing so either 100 or more than 200 times.
Concurrently, PC sales have been steadily declining in recent years. Telcos are progressively upping mobile plan download limits, and, amid the rollout of next-gen 4G networks throughout the country, smartphone users have greater access than ever to fast mobile internet. Wi-Fi, also, is becoming more and more prevalent, with many cities rolling out free blanket coverage in CBDs around Australia. The reach of the mobile internet in its various forms is growing at pace and, indeed, becoming all-embracing.
It is also worth noting that, from desktop to mobile, Google is by far and away the most dominant search engine across all platforms, with this showing little sign of changing any time soon. In Australia, Google dominates in all categories. Statistics from website analytics provider StatCounter show that Google commanded 96.95 per cent of the mobile search engine market in Australia in April of this year, while over the past year Google's market share of mobile searches has not dropped below 96 per cent.
However, while Google dominates the search engine market, this does not mean competition isn't emerging in other areas, with search engines by no means always the first port of call for internet users. Facebook, for example, has emerged as a major competitor for Google in the mobile advertising space. The manner in which users access the internet is constantly evolving, and in this respect, the move for Google towards mobile-friendly is by no means arbitrary – like any company, Google needs to move with the times in order to stay relevant.
It is perhaps surprising that many large companies were apparently unprepared for Google's mobile-friendly rollout. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, research by digital marketing agency Merkle | RKG found that 46 per cent of Fortune 500 companies and 25 per cent of top retailers did not have websites with mobile-friendly designations from Google at the beginning of April. While larger companies, or companies not so reliant on heavy website traffic, might be able to absorb the blow of reduced mobile traffic, for smaller companies reliant on internet exposure it could well be a matter of staying in business.
While it would appear that there has been something of a general lag in preparing for the changeover – with the rapid growth of mobile in recent years undoubtedly leaving some unprepared – there is little doubt that those who haven't yet adapted will be obliged to do so soon. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, Mark Ballard, Director of Research at Merkle | RKG, noted that the change "will probably pull the stragglers into the 21st century".
The good news for companies that have yet to get their websites up to speed is that it is not too late to make changes. Google states that once a website becomes mobile-friendly, it will automatically reprocess the website's pages, with Google determining whether a website is mobile-friendly every time it is crawled and indexed, and rankings to be adjusted accordingly.
Businesses can check if their website's individual pages are mobile-friendly here.


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Thursday, April 12, 2007
But I shan't. DREADNAUGHT is so over-the-top with its hopping, its alcohol, and its kitchen-sink approach to flavor (More mango! More apricot! More tastes of indeterminate origin! More cowbell!) that the result is this sweet, sticky, and barely drinkable mess. I almost cried as I poured nearly half of the bomber down the drain, knowing that this could have had a nice home in the belly of a Beer Advocate who would see all the wonderful things about it that I simply can't. And it's not that I don't dig weird-ass, complex, high-alcohol beers – when they're good. FIRESTONE WALKER's "10", say. Moylan's HOPSICKLE. Or ARROGANT BASTARD, even. But not Dreadnaught Imperial IPA. I gave it a 3.5/10 and switched to organic nonfat milk for the rest of the night.
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- KevBrews said...
To clarify, I haven't actually tried it either, although I have a bottle of it in the fridge and may be inspired to try it tonight to see if I agree or disagree.
But it is so highly sought after around these parts that it seems like something I should try. And that I should send along.
- Ethan Prater said...
Funny - like Jay, I'm an SF Bay Area guy loving the beer scene here and just getting into trading with folks from other regions.
And like Jay, I just got a nicely packed bomber of Dreadnaught (which retails for the astronomical price of $9.99, I'm told) in a trade.
And not quite unlike Jay, I also found it to be just too much, of nearly everything. But reviewed it relatively high on BA, because to me it was more drinkable than say, any syrupy sticky kitchen sink beer from Stone (including Arrogant Bastard).
But I don't usually love the DIPA style in the first place. However, I've found some nice dryness and balance recently in Marin's White Knuckle and Lagunitas Farmhouse's Hop Stoopid. What's even better, White Knuckle is $5, and Hop Stoopid only $3...
- Jay said...
Ethan, thanks for the comment. I happen to love the Double IPA style - Hopsickle (a triple, I guess), Drake's Hop Salad, the Marin White Knuckle you mentioned, Lagunitas Maximus, Pliny The Elder etc etc. This was NOTHING like those. A total syrup bomb that tasted strange (and no, it was definitely not oxidized, just too "xtreme").
- KevBrews said...
Okay, just finished my sample from the fridge. I can see why you don't like this, but I can also see why some do. It's a real hybrid between the sweet fullness and citrus hop explosion of a hopslam or a racer 5 and the spicy hop flavor I associate with Hopsickle. I can't say that I love it--there are some odd flavors here (including a syrupy flavor), although I don't hate it, either. It's certainly not in my top 10, although I'd rate it more of a middling.
- KevBrews said...
Jay--you've really caused a stir over at Stan's blog:
FWIW...this beer has also turned significantly sweeter in the bottle over the last couple of years.
Agreed that dry DIPAs are where it's at...but I would see if you can find Dreadnaught on tap (or acquire a growler) before writing it off.
To dismiss the high ratings of Dreadnaught and similar beers on BA & RB as artificially inflated because the beers are "BIG and DARING and OUTRAGEOUS" is shortsighted. When hundreds of people on these sites have rated a beer such as this highly, it's likely due to the substance of the beer and not due to hype or due to the fact that the beer has more malt/hops/alcohol/etc. than the others. There are many big and outrageous beers that are justifiably poorly rated on BA & RB. When your rating of a beer falls so outside of the norm, you might consider that it's just not fit for your palate and not that the beer is "garbage". It's fine to rate it as you see fit, but it's somewhat insulting to imply that those who like this beer do so because of something other than its quality.
- Jay said...
Anonymous, you make a fine point; please note that my post is written with my tongue at least partially implanted in my cheek. I flat-out didn't like this beer, and I'm certain of all the folks that DO like it, most genuinely enjoy it, while there may be others who suffer from a bit of a herd mentality. Even with my strange palate, it's hard to imagine this one as the 7th best beer on the planet, let alone in the Top 500.
- Ethan Prater said...
To me Hopsickle (which I like and respect, but don't love)is more like an "Imperial Pale Ale" than a Triple IPA.
Hopsickle's proportions seem to be more APA-like - very high on hops relative to malt, even though the absolute amount of both is multiplied about eleven times over a typical APA.
Whereas IPAs have a larger proportion of malt to hops, and then DIPAs seem to keep that proportion, just increasing the absolute amounts.
Anyway, all that said, I don't dislike Dreadnaught as much as Jay does (but I don't like it, either). And I don't love Hopsickle as much as he does (but I do like it).
I am delighted to see someone comment on syrupy texture, though, something that matters a lot to me but doesn't seem to bother the "more of everything is better" BA herd.


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The new Bold has a 2.8-inch screen and retains the company's trademark physical qwerty keyboard with a 1.2 GHz processor. It will ship with a near-field communication (NFC) chip, allowing the phone to be used as a mobile wallet, executives said at the annual BlackBerry World conference in Orlando.
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The Canadian company also launched a video chat application and Facebook app for its new PlayBook tablet computer and said it would buy device management company Ubitexx.
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Sunday, January 3, 2010
UK Publicity Tour for ECHO
For reasons best known to themselves, Orion Books (my UK publisher) published AN ECHO IN THE BONE in Australia and New Zealand when it came out in the US and Canada--but are publishing the hardcover edition in the UK as of January 7th--i.e., in four days!
They are bringing me over to the UK--in conjunction with Sheffield-Hallam University (more about that in tomorrow's blog entry)--for a quick publicity tour to promote the book. Here's the breakdown of events in the UK (you'll notice "tbc" here and there--that means "to be confirmed," and essentially means that if anyone wants to interview me or ask for a special event, that's when time is available): I hope to see many of you there!
UK Publicity/Events
January 14th – Glasgow/Ayr
1.30pm Interview with Claire Black for The Scotsman (venue tbc)
3.30pm Interview with BBC Radio Scotland Radio Café contact Serena Field on
TBC 4-5pm Scottish TV 'The Hour'
5.15pm drive to Ayr with Scottish sales rep
7.30pm Talk and signing for Waterstone's Ayr at Carnegie Lbrary
12 Main Street, Ayr, KA8 8EB
Organised by Waterstone's in Ayr - Contact Russell on 01292 262600
(tickets £2 redeemable against book purchase)
January 15th – Aberdeen/Inverness
12.30 Signing at Waterstone's Aberdeen
3-7 Union Bridge, Aberdeen AB11 6BG
Contact Gail Cleaver on 01224 592440
Drive to Inverness
7.00pm Talk and signing for Waterstone's Inverness at the Iron Works
Contact Terry Cleaver on 01463 233500
(tickets £4 partly redeemable again book purchase)
January 16th – Edinburgh
2.00pm Signing at Waterstone's Edinburgh West End.
128 Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2 4AD
contact there is: CHRIS BARKER
E: email@example.com
January 17th – Sheffield
Travel to Sheffield, University dinner (not a public event)
January 18th – Sheffield
Two Days organised by Sheffield Univerity – contact Andrew McGrath, Corporate Events manager on 01142253855
Venue: Sheffield Hallam University, 20 Furnival Street Sheffield S1 4QT
9.00-12noon - tbc
12noon - 13.30 Lunch
1.30 - 15.00 Sykes in Sheffield tour
15.00 - 16.00 Media Interviews
16.00 - 18.00 Free time
18.00 - 19.00 Preparations for evening lecture
19.00 - 20.15 Guest Lecture, Q&A
20.15 - 21.15 Book signing
21.15 - 23.00 Dinner/Chaffer Buffet and networking with VIP Guests
January 19th – Sheffield
9.00 - 12.30 Meetings with creative writing students and academics
PM book shop stock signings in the Yorkshire area (no details on this; they tend to leave that up to the sales rep who's accompanying me. If you live near a bookshop in the general vicinity of Sheffield, you might ask the bookshop to contact Orion and ask for a drop-in.)
January 20th - Manchester/London
Stock signings in Manchester (See note on drop-in signings, above. If your local Manchester shop would like a drop-in, they should contact their Orion sales rep.)
Train to London
Publication dinner (not a public event)
22 comments:
So they also added some free time for you. *gg*ReplyDelete
Busy girl... Hope you have a second for some fun... and a walk for more nostrillation examination :)ReplyDelete
Gee I am glad we got the book in Australia at the same time as the US, the extra wait would have been excruciating.ReplyDelete
I was very excited for your UK tour until I (selfishly) saw that there were no London events. :( (I even tried to fiddle with my own schedule, but, alas, Scotland is too far for a one day visit!) If your schedule changes and you end up doing a London event, will you be able to post it here? I hope so! :)ReplyDelete
Anyway, have a great time. Echo was fabulous (read it while I was in the States last week!). Can't wait for the next book!
I love the UK cover! Will have to find a copy to add to my collection.ReplyDelete
Safe and pleasant travels -make sure you get that free time they penciled in!
I hope you enjoy your time in Scotland!ReplyDelete
If only my America visa had cleared sooner I would have been back in Scotland visiting my family when you were there and could have gone to one of the events!
Try to enjoy it, I know it's probably not relaxing as far as trips go, but it still sounds wonderful! Hectic, but wonderful.ReplyDelete
Safe travels and I love the UK cover!
I'll just miss you in Sheffield - I'm doing my PhD there, but won't be there until the 21st. Hope you enjoy the whistlestop tour :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 3, 2010 at 1:24 PM
Hope you have a wonderful time. I remember
a time when I had to search everywhere
just to FIND one of your books. No bookstores even had heard of you here, Now, you are everywhere! So happy for you!
Please come to Indiana at some point!
Good luck with the new airport security coming back to the US! (eye roll)ReplyDelete
Also, I agree with scarlett604....it would be great to have you in Indiana......northsideofIndy (cough, cough) What...I can *try*, can't I? :P
I love this cover!ReplyDelete
Indiana people like myself, you should of went to Dayton, Ohio to see Diana last fall, it was only 90 minutes away!
Just something that stucks in my head since I read this part of the book.ReplyDelete
I dunno if it's just the German translation but Jamie shows Claire that she can't read a book without holding it quite far away from herself. So she is long-sighted and I think in the book it says she is short-sighted what is wrong then.
That's just something I observed and that doesn't seem to go out of my head. :)
Is there room for me in the suitcase? :-DReplyDelete
I'm in Aberdeen but I'm going to go up to Inverness so I can hear you speak. I missed you at the Culloden Centre opening but I have enough heads-up that I can do this!! I'm so excited :)ReplyDelete
Dear Julia--ReplyDelete
Are you sure? Jamie holds the book closer and closer to Claire's eyes before she can read it. But _he_ needs to hold it farther and farther away before _he_ can see it. (I.e., she's short-sighted, and he's far-sighted.)
Yes, I'm sure I checked it in my German version.ReplyDelete
It's in chapter 61 where Claire gets a book from Jamie and he holds it in front of her nose and she can't read it. So she must be far-sighted as Jamie.
But shortly after Jamie has done that Claire thinks she is nearly as short-sighted as a mole (dunno if that's the phrase you use in the USA for it)(Oh you use blind as a bat,maybe).
Well that doesn't work so good together.
I'm short-sighted and I can read a book that's right in front of my nose. *gg*
Claire and Jamies problem sounds more like my parents. :)
I'm soooo excited, just booked 2 tickets for myself and my mum for your lecture at SHU. Not sure what we'll be hearing but I'd be happy to make the 2 hour drive even if you were only going to read the phone book for an hour!ReplyDelete
See, I complained about coming all the way to Scotland for a year when you were touring for Echo and lookie, you're here! AH! I even had my family ship me your book early from the states so I didn't have to wait till the 7th to get it! :blushes:ReplyDelete
On second thought are you even going to be able to make it here? Have you? I mean, the UK decided to shut down their lives for 3 inches of snow, after all.
Fingers crossed I get to see you some time this week! What a coinkidink. I'm in Glasgow but Edinburgh is £10 and 50 minutes away!
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So i am getting abit worried as never been away this long before!Todays Desk this is what it looks like this morning.....bit bare really!
What ya think??This was my second attempt you will see my first attempt further down which i deceided i wasnt going to send as had this urge then to create something else .Thats when my mojo was alive and creating...lol.So i settled for altering a frame.The theme was creativity as we all create in some ways so i thought whoever received it may put it on their wall or in a draw whatever they fancied.
I gessoed the frame then painted with kaiser paint if i remember seems so long ago.Then covered back with designer paper.Added buttons,Cotton reel ,The chipboard scissors and sewing machine are from a set from Maya road.Coloured with ranger silver distress inks.I altered a domino with vintage lady added crackle paint.The main sentiment /Phrase From T Holtz set which i stamped onto a small ATC canvass after gessoing and distressing.Then embossed with black E/Powder.The fringe at the bottom was from Boyes dept store.The woyww letters are distressed tiles with added glossy accents.The wee brass charm is a hevy sewing machine and then i made hat pin for the cotton reel.
Thats it really do hope Shelly likes this !I cant show you my PIF gift as yet not received it ,im not sure wether Julia was sending out or my partner but what i do know she was away.
As soon as it arrives i will put on show for all you Woywwers to see.
Close up of PIF Gift I Sent
Now this was the first attempt at making my PIF which at first loved then had this creative urge t make something else along the lines of "Creativity"thats when the frame was created.So i have sent the frame.The below box is painted and various torn papers stuck onto the box.I have added heart /paddlock to the front with memories on.The letters i have had coloured with my Krylon copper pen.Across the top is an arrangement of flowers prima and beaded flowers intertwined together,then added lace around the side of the lid of the box.distressed the edges
The heart shaped box does open so items can be stored inside.Heres some more views of the box.
I have now deceided this box will be on it's way to Julia as a thankyou for making Wednesday extra nosey ....lol .Whatever did we do on Wednesdays before this wonderfull idea was introduced 2 yrs ago??.Wednesdays have not been the same since...lol


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Chhavi Dhingra
Chhavi is Manager – Capacity Building at WRI India. She works on developing capacity building strategies for the organization, leveraging WRI India's strengths and in-house research expertise for designing, delivering and evaluating training initiatives and other knowledge outreach activities, eventually tying them in with the national capacity building initiative of the Ministry of Urban Development of the Government of India. She also leads research activities in a variety of topics related to urban transport like vehicle sharing, mobility planning and institutional analyses for urban transport.
Chhavi has been co-authoring and contributing to reports and documents like the Training Module on Urban Transport Institutions in India for the UNDP and Ministry of Urban Development, UNEP's Green Economy Report (TRL, 2011); Sustainability Reporting on the Status of Urban Transport in India (United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development, 2010).
Chhavi holds a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Pune, India, and a Master's Degree in Transportation Engineering from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. Chhavi has also been trained in transportation economics, and is a certified trainer in the Train-X methodology used in developing and delivering training programs.


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When it comes to bone health, calcium is the first thing that comes to anyone's mind. And why not? After all 99% of calcium in the human body is stored in bones and teeth! A sizable number of people today suffer from calcium deficiency related issues. And, despite the fact that over two dozen plant based foods that have more calcium than cow's milk, the only solution they are generally offered, unfortunately, is a glass of milk and calcium supplements. Pregnant women, lactating mothers, growing teens, those suffering from bone related diseases, middle aged people, those in their early thirties and even one year old babies are on calcium supplements these days! So, quite clearly, a glass of milk in the morning is doing no good to anyone!
There exists a lot of misinformation and misconceptions when it comes to calcium and having healthy bones! Here is an attempt to demystify the maze through some basic facts:
1. Dairy isn't always the answer!
"Animal protein tends to leach calcium from the bones, leading to its excretion in the urine. Animal proteins are high in sulfur-containing amino acids, especially cystine and methionine. Sulfur is converted to sulfate, which tends to acidify the blood. During the process of neutralizing this acid, bone dissolves into the bloodstream and filters through the kidneys into the urine. Meats and eggs contain two to five times more of these sulfur-containing amino acids than are found in plant foods," explains Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM).
Moreover, most plant based sources have much higher calcium absorption than dairy, and do not have harmful side-effects. Plus, as stated earlier there are plenty of calcium rich plant based foods such as all legumes, peas, lentils, leafy greens, tofu, Ragi, seeds like sesame or flax, etc. At least two dozen of them contain more calcium than Dairy as shown in the chart below.
Besides, how do some of the largest and strongest animals like elephants, horses and rhinos build their strong bones? Through a 100% vegan diet, primarily consisting of leafy greens!
2. Calcium 'intake' is not the primary concern today
Ever pondered why, even after being on supplements for long periods, osteoporosis patients never get cured? The reason is that very few of us pay attention to the issue of calcium loss. Calcium is present in more or less quantity in every food that we take. So instead of calcium intake, we should be worried about the diet and lifestyle changes that can minimize its loss and maximize its absorption. Here are some of the factors that cause calcium loss (through urine):
- All animal foods (milk, meat, eggs, etc.)
- Excessive consumption of salt, especially packaged foods with high sodium content
- Refined carbohydrates such as white sugar, white flour, etc.
- Alcohol
- Carbonated drinks
- Caffeine
- Drugs such as antibiotics, steroids, thyroid hormone
- Vitamin A supplements
- Nicotine
- Aluminum containing antacids
(Sources: "Eat to live" by Dr. Joel Furhman, "Eat right, live longer" by Dr. Neal Bernard)
3. Vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin D plays an important role in calcium absorption and reducing urinary calcium losses via kidneys. Most people today find themselves deficient in this vitamin because of lack of proper exposure to sunlight. Many times, addressing the vitamin D deficiency solves problems like joint pain. Unfortunately, no amount of fortification of foods can provide an adequate quantity of vitamin D, hence people need to depend on either sunlight or supplements.
4. Role of Vitamin K
Dr. Walter Willett in Eat, Drink and Be Healthy writes, "Until recently, vitamin K was thought to be necessary mostly for the formation of proteins that regulate blood clotting. It turns out, though, that this fat-soluble vitamin also plays one or more roles in the regulation of calcium and the formation and stabilization of bone. So too little vitamin K may help set the stage for osteoporosis. In the Nurses' Health Study, women who got more than 109 micrograms of vitamin K a day were 30 percent less likely to break a hip than women who got less than that amount." Vitamin K can easily be obtained from all the dark leafy green vegetables, spring onions, dried herbs, many spices, carrots, etc.
5. Work your bones!
Today's sedentary lifestyle is also one of the reasons for poor calcium absorption in the bones. The calcium that you get through food needs to be distributed to the bones properly, and this happens only with physical activities such as household work, exercises, weight lifting, swimming, walking, cycling, etc.
Here are a few ways to boost calcium in your bones through healthy foods:
- As discussed earlier, calcium loss is a primary concern than its intake. So eat healthy and avoid foods that deplete the calcium stores of your body. Ensure some type of physical workout activity once in a day.
- Green smoothies (blend 2 bananas with 1 cup of mixed greens of your choice)
- Nutritious calcium-rich laddoos: Blend nuts and seeds (sesame, flax, sabja, fennal, watermelon, pumpkin, sunflower, etc.) of your choice with soft dates, cardamom and coconut powder. You could also add cocoa powder or puffed amaranth/jowar/ragi to it.
- Try a variety of dishes made from Ragi, such as idly, dosas, porridge or even rotis.
- Add a variety of leafy greens to your foods. They can even be added to your dal, roti or curry.
- Try more beans and legumes like Rajma, Chana, peas and lentils like Urad, etc.
- A lot of seeds like sesame, flax, sabja etc. are rich in calcium. Try some of these ways to include seeds in your dishes.
- Add sesame seeds powder to your curry or salads.
- Many lentils are high in calcium. So use variety of them to make your dal.
- You can make all the conventional paneer dishes with Tofu. It's healthy and cholesterol free too!


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October 10, 2015
Attorney charged with fraud
Sixty-five-year-old, attorney-at-law Earl Melhado was yesterday arrested and charged by detectives from Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) for fraudulent conversion.
Melhado was arrested yesterday morning by detectives from MOCA in the Corporate Area. This operation was the culmination of months of investigations by MOCA into allegations of fraudulent conversion of client funds following the sale of a property in 2012.
He is scheduled to appear in the Corporate Area Criminal Court next week.