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Update: Willmar student singers make it to State Fair grandstand performance
WILLMAR – Five student singers about to start their junior year at Willmar Senior High performed Sunday at the Minnesota State Fair grandstand after they placed third overall in a Minnesota State Fair County Fair Talent Contest.
Called Perfect Fifth, the a cappella group consists of Marcus Ornelas, Julia Thaden, Pedro Cruz, Emily Malmgren and Jacob Meyer.
Meyer said in an email to the West Central Tribune that they placed third in the County Fair Talent Contest finals on Saturday when they sang "Havana." They then advanced to the separate Minnesota State Fair Amateur Talent Contest finals on Sunday night, putting them among the top nine State Fair Amateur Talent acts in the state.
"Our goal from the beginning was to get to the State Fair," Meyer said in an email prior to Saturday's finals of the County Fair Talent Contest. "Now, all we want to do is have fun and enjoy the opportunity, but it wouldn't hurt if we got to perform at the grandstand."
They got their wish and on Sunday again performed "Havana," this time on the grandstand stage.
County fairs throughout Minnesota are invited to send winners of their amateur talent contests to the State Fair competition. Semifinals in the County Fair Talent Contest are held the first nine evenings of the State Fair with the nightly first-place winners progressing to the County Fair Talent Contest Finals, which take place on the 10th night of the fair. According to the State Fair guidelines, first- and second-place division winners are then also invited to the finals in the Amateur Talent Contest.
The Willmar students formed their singing group in December for a choir solo and ensemble festival. "We liked the group so much that we decided to stick together and keep working on more music," Meyer wrote in an email.
As two of the members were unable to attend the auditions during the Kandiyohi County Fair in Willmar, the teens auditioned Aug. 19 at the McLeod County Fair and advanced to the Minnesota State Fair County Fair Talent Contest. They first competed at the State Fair on Aug. 28 and won first place in the Teen Division, placing them in Saturday night's finals when they placed third and won the opportunity to perform Sunday at the grandstand.


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"Today Our attention is directed to one of the most common of them (abuses), one of the most difficult to eradicate, and the existence of which is sometimes to be deplored in places where everything else is deserving of the highest praise; the beauty and sumptuousness of the temple, the splendor and the accurate performance of the ceremonies, the attendance of the clergy, the gravity and piety of the officiating ministers. Such is the abuse affecting sacred chant and music."- St. Pius X, Pope
Thursday, 9 April 2009
The True Passover Lamb
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Duncan McCall, CEO of PlaceIQ, thinks Foursquare should tear everything up and start from scratch.
This was part of his message in the panel "Building an Offline Metric for Mobile Marketing" Oct. 24 at Street Fight Summit, a conference in New York City focused on hyperlocal marketing and publishing.
"Foursquare, while they were a tremendous early innovator in the space getting people to think about location and mobile together, checking in to places is a very singular use of location. I think at Foursquare it's very challenging to grow a consumer ad business. At the same time, they are aggressively pursuing that," he said. Foursquare recently rolled out advertising for small businesses.
McCall went on to say that he thinks Foursquare should "go back to their roots and rethink the thing that set them on fire originally, which was a new paradigm for location and mobile looking outside in, re-launch it, use that brand to get started in a new way." The panel also discussed the importance of context and relevance in mobile marketing.
Gavin Dunaway, U.S. editor for AdMonsters and moderator, asked the panel about the future of digital coupons.
McCall said, "I'm sure there are some outfits being very successful, but I think the industry has evolved tremendously."
He elaborated that people are constantly checking their devices, which are location-aware. And, he said, the Web is even location-aware now, too.
"There's nothing wrong with couponing and location, but we're in the beginning of this fundamental transformation whereby location and location context is going to make people's lives better and smarter," McCall said.
Lee Karchawer, national mobile sales director at Placecast, said his company launched a campaign for "Got Milk?" urging people to drink chocolate milk after you exercise. PlaceCast created geofences around gyms, parks, basketball courts, etc., to target potential customers. In addition, it did a mobile video campaign through which pro athletes talked about the health benefits of chocolate milk.
McCall said his company uses the location signal but does not target people through personal information.
Carolyn Eckhaus, head of data management and analytics for MapQuest, said at her company, people opt-in, and they have the option to opt-out.
McCall said people think marketers are out there stealing their data, but that's not true, and the industry needs to do a better job of talking to the media to clarify.
He asked, when was the last time somebody was harmed because of data?
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Wii Sports
Review by Matt Paprocki
Graphics: 6
Sound: 8
Gameplay: 8
Overall: 8
|As a pack-in title, the simple and accessible Wii Sports has a
lot to live up to. This will be the first experience for many people on Nintendo's new
hardware, and as such, it performs admirably. The five sports games have their quirks, but
as an introduction to the company's new means of video game playing, it fits right in.
Tennis, Bowling, Baseball, Boxing, and Golf are included on this disc. Each is a far cry from what from typical modern sports titles include. There are no career modes, seasons, online play, or stat building. This is a compilation comprised of get in/get out titles meant to entertain in a group setting and as rapidly as possible.
As such, the simplified settings and controls make sense. Graphically the games can be considered laughable, though with some fun animations and quirky style, they can win even a jaded gamer over in due time. The simple menu makes selection easy, and if you haven't mastered the nuances of the Wii Remote, the combination of the d-pad and A button will work as well.
The games themselves vary on level of enjoyment. Tennis is made purely for four players. AI players stand around, and hardly ever swinging at the ball. Playing solo reveals frustrating controls that seem to miss the ball at random. In a multi-player environment, you can always blame someone else. Also, since the players move on their own with no player interaction required, it's easily the most limited of the lot.
Baseball is equally as simple. Batting and pitching are the only required actions. Fielding is handled entirely by the AI, and base running is dependent on how far the ball is hit, not how fast you can swing the Wii Remote back and forth (or one of many easily imaginable control set ups). Batting is nothing more than holding the controller like a bat and swinging. Flicking the wrist can also do the job.
Pitching uses a simple flicking motion, and holding the button combinations down during the throw creates different off speed tosses. You hardly feel like you're throwing a ball, yet it still manages to be enjoyable on a basic level.
Boxing uses the technology best, the two hands of the player's in perfect sync with the on screen avatar, blocking and weaving as needed. Punching is performed as most of the actions are on this disc: flicking the controller forward. Simple additions like counter punching adds an extra level of skill to master.
The largest bust is Golf. With nine holes and only four different clubs, the limitations in the design to appeal a mainstream audience are more obvious than in the other titles. Gauging power is brutally difficult, and with a wider range of clubs, the situation would be far less irritating. As is stands, swinging the remote like a golf club ends in either a touchy short swing or a deadly overswing that causes a hook or slice. The finesse in the putting game is completely destroyed.
That leaves the sleeper of the set. Bowling is pure bliss, and this is the likely candidate to be used in the future in a game with more features. Tossing the ball down the lane feels perfectly natural, and adding spin to the ball requires a twist of the wrist exactly as it should. Other pre-throw options include moving your player and aiming at the spot you want the ball to go.
There's an additional surprise in the training menu. Not content with creating text heavy instructions, a few of these are fun little mini-games that in a few cases are more fun than the games themselves. Bowling again wins out with a wildly enjoyable challenge in which the number of pins increases with each turn. The final one will have 91 pins waiting to be knocked over with a single toss, both an impressive display of physics and embarrassingly addictive fun.
With a few friends, Wii Sports becomes the game it's meant to be. Boxing and Baseball are the only two that do not support four players because of the sport itself. It's a success as an inclusion inside the consoles box, and to get a new owner excited by the possibilities. Still, pick up an extra game to keep you occupied during any single player periods.
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|Imperator with Khurasan Exterminator marine for scale
Robin from Gruntz very kindly sent me an Imperator Mech which arrived today. It's a beautiful kit, very clean and no bubbles. Some of the sprue is very thick so I will need to get hold of a razor saw before I start assembling it.
The style is perfect for my collection. It's clearly a humanoid robot shape, with a manipulator hand and head-like cockpit, and to my eyes has a little bit of my favorite battletech mech's soul in it.. The Battlemaster (nicked from the Dougram anime). The 85-tonner was not the most finely tuned mech in the classic game, but I sure wreaked a lot of havok with it's quad lasers, 6-pack and PPC back in the day.
|Soltic/Bigfoot from Dougram
Robin began the Gruntz project right about the time I was starting this blog. It has been both a pleasure and an inspiration to watch the project go from some homebrewed rules, to a platinum selling PDF rulebook, to a whole product range including counters and miniatures. This mech represents the fruit of all of Robin's hard work and I'm honored to own one.


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Joel Osteen and Mac & Cheese
But something I read recently about Kraft made me lose faith in one of my all time favorite foods. It seems that Kraft has found sales dwindling as a result of specialty cheeses and Wal-mart brands. On the high end of the scale, consumers are trading up for fancy imports that offer a more distinct taste. On the low end of the scale, consumers are buying cheap cheese from Wal-mart. Kraft is stuck in the middle.
Instead of addressing these problems by experimenting with specialty cheeses or lowering their price, Kraft is doing something called "Value Engineering." Basically they are raising profits by lowering the manufacturing costs of macaroni and cheese. What does that mean? For one thing, it means that Kraft no longer puts cheese into macaroni and cheese. That sounds ridiculous, but it's true. Years ago, there was real cheese in there but now it's just whey and cheese culture. The crazy thing is that Kraft still calls the product, "The Cheesiest." Their website is "thecheesiest.com" and they love pretending there's tons of cheese in the box.
The Wal-mart brand on the other hand has real cheese in it. They know Kraft doesn't so they celebrate that fact in large letters on every side of their box, "made with real cheddar cheese." And the irony of it all is that Kraft costs more. You pay 27 cents more for a product with lower quality ingredients.
So what does that have to do with Joel Osteen, the smiling mega pastor from
I think that in some ways, he's played a little with the ingredients of God. Maybe not on purpose, maybe not even in a desire to deceive, but somewhere along the way Osteen has created a product that is easier to sell to people. It feels like the difficult parts of Christianity have been removed. The suffering, the persecution, the trouble and pain that come along with Christianity are no longer present. Gone is any sense of brokenness. Gone is the idea of being refined by fire. No longer is there a sense that sometimes being a Christian is about living in the deserts of life. In its place we are called to have vision and lean upon our rights and privileges to victory. We are encouraged to look to a God that wants us to be wealthy and healthy.
In describing his church, Osteen touches on this a little: "It's not a churchy feel," Osteen, 40, said. "We don't have crosses up there. We believe in all that, but I like to take the barriers down that have kept people from coming."
Joyce Meyer also presents a similar case with her thought on how we present God: "Who would want to get in on something where you're miserable, poor, broke and ugly and you just have to muddle through until you get to heaven? I believe God wants to give us nice things." (It's weird that she mentions being ugly, as if being a Christian makes you hotter.)
Maybe they're both right and the ingredients they're putting into their message are perfect. Maybe suffering and the desert and pain are concepts best left out of the Christian message. But one of my favorite chapters of the Bible makes it hard for me to believe that God is all sunny and rainbowy all the time.
In Isaiah 30 it says:
"Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction," and "the LORD binds up the bruises of his people and heals the wounds he inflicted." Wow, that's a hard message to make sexy. Would you want to worship a God that bruised you and wounded you and fed you the bread of adversity? Probably not, but at the end of the day, that's the God I know. One that loves me enough to discipline me. One that cares enough about me to put affliction in my path to strengthen me and grow me. One with enough compassion to teach me through adversity and prosperity.
God is the God of untold blessing. I believe he wants great things for us. I believe Osteen's message of prosperity is probably small in comparison to how much God wants to give us. But that's not the whole story of God. That's not every ingredient, because I think that God is also the God that according to Voddie Baucham loves you enough to "take you out behind the woodshed."


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Murray Pura delivers a story of love and survival that is about more than a war between nations
"From the first sentence…to the last musings of its anti-hero, Beautiful Skin by Murray Pura takes [the reader] on an astonishing trip." Patrick E. Craig, author of The Amish Heiress
Murray Pura is the author of more than a dozen novels, two collections of short stories, and several non-fiction titles including the Zondervan books Rooted and Streams, as well as the Baker devotional Majestic & Wild. His first novel was released in Toronto in 1988 and was a finalist for the Dartmouth Book Award. Pura has been a finalist for several awards in the US and Canada, including the $25,000 Kobzar Literary Award for his novel Zo. In 2012, Pura won the Word Award of Toronto for Best Historical Novel for The White Birds of Morning.
His latest release is a novel titled Beautiful Skin published by MillerWords Publishing, a World War II Romance with more than meets the eye:
Principle character Andrew Chornavka and his family were caught up in the fires of the second great war. Love, betrayal, sacrifice, heroism, savagery, things amazing and miraculous were all part of this world, and the world of Chornavka's brothers and sisters. Armies clashed and battles raged in the skies and on the ground. Yet the wars of the heart were no less fiery and painful, and the hunt to find hope and meaning within nations ripped apart by conflict, just as desperate as the struggle to survive. America, Canada, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Germany and Berlin are the backdrop to a powerful drama of the human soul, to a story of a love that proved impossible to stop, a war that proved impossible to win and a faith that proved impossible to break.
According to the author, "My two aunts had a love-hate relationship that saw their family emigrate to Russia and Ukraine, where they were trapped by the German invasion and practically wiped out, even forced into slave labor in Berlin."
This is a personal story for both the author and his characters. The real-life events of his family inspired the story. Pura considers himself to be an observer of the human experience, writing in almost every genre: Amish, suspense, adventure, war, romance, Western, historical fiction, literary fiction, even including nonfiction and academic in the areas of history, biography, spirituality, theology, inspirational, and memoirs. His goal as an author is to entertain, inspire and enlighten his readers. With Beautiful Skin, he accomplishes that, but also shares a piece of himself and his family's history. He also wrote several original songs for the novel that capture the spirit of the Berlin jazz clubs of the time.
Pura adds, "This is a story where sisters are caught up in their own war of love and hate, and ultimately have to make a choice."
Murray Pura was born and raised in Winnipeg, but now lives and writes in southwestern New Mexico. Beautiful Skin is his first novel with MillerWords and will be accompanied by a collection of original poems entitled Petals. Both books are available in paperback and Amazon Kindle beginning January 6th, 2017.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Finally some scrappy time
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- Karen Pedersen said...
So pretty! Don't stress about less on the blog lately. Snuggle that baby as much as you can! They grow up so quickly.
- September 23, 2014 at 10:15 PM
- Julie Tucker-Wolek said...
Snuggle as much as you want!! It goes too quickly! I loveeee this!! LOVING the colors! Beautiful!!!!!!
- September 24, 2014 at 5:14 AM
- Jeanne said...
Love the smile sentiment on this card! I'm sure that you are doing a lot of that these days. The floral panel is so pretty~great colors. Well done! I agree, no worries about the blog, love on your grandbaby every chance you get! Especially now if school is starting back up. Gotta load up on the snuggles to get you through the school day!
- September 24, 2014 at 5:15 AM
- Ashley Horton said...
Awesome card, Laurel!
- September 24, 2014 at 6:33 PM
- Annette Allen said...
pretty card Laurel.. love the big sentiment and that fun little pocket..
- September 25, 2014 at 7:09 AM
- Audrey Pettit said...
I don't blame you for spending every spare moment snuggling that precious baby! Enjoy it!
Super cute card! I love the pops of orange and black...and that fabulous woodgrain background, too!
- September 29, 2014 at 6:14 AM


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Close on the heels of announcements regarding the 2014 CrimeFest award winners, the first batch of Dagger Award shortlists (courtesy of Britain's Crime Writers' Association), and the longlists of nominees for the 2014 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award comes today's alert about contenders for the 2014 Anthony Awards. The Anthonys will be presented during the 45th annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention to be held in Long Beach, California, in November. There are contenders in eight categories.
Best Novel:
• Suspect, by Robert Crais (Putnam)
• A Cold and Lonely Place, by Sara J. Henry (Crown)
• Ordinary Grace, by William Kent Krueger (Atria)
• The Wrong Girl, by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Forge)
• Through the Evil Days, by Julia Spencer-Fleming (Minotaur)
Best First Novel:
• Yesterday's Echo, by Matt Coyle (Oceanview)
• Ghostman, by Roger Hobbs (Knopf)
• Rage Against the Dying, by Becky Masterman (Minotaur)
• Reconstructing Amelia, by Kimberly McCreight (HarperCollins)
• The Hard Bounce, by Todd Robinson (Tyrus)
Best Paperback Original Novel:
• The Big Reap, by Chris F. Holm (Angry Robot)
• Purgatory Key, by Darrell James (Midnight Ink)
• Joyland, by Stephen King (Hard Case Crime)
• The Wicked Girls, by Alex Marwood (Penguin)
• As She Left It, by Catriona McPherson (Midnight Ink)
Best Short Story:
• "Dead End," by Craig Faustus Buck (Untreed Reads)
• "The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository," by John Connolly (The Mysterious Press)
• "Annie and the Grateful Dead," by Denise Dietz (from The Sound and the Furry, edited by Denise Dietz and Lillian Stewart Carl; Amazon Digital)
• "Incident on the 405," by Travis Richardson (from The Malfeasance Occasional: Girl Trouble, edited by Clare Toohey; St. Martin's Press)
• "The Care and Feeding of Houseplants," by Art Taylor (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, March/April 2013)
Best Critical or Non-Fiction Work:
• Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes, by Maria Konnikova (Viking)
• The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines, by Cate Lineberry (Little, Brown)
• All the Wild Children, by Josh Stallings (Snubnose Press)
• The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War, by Daniel Stashower (Minotaur)
• Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives, edited by Sarah Weinman (Penguin)
Best Children's or Young Adult Novel:
• The Testing, by Joelle Charbonneau (Houghton Mifflin)
• Escape Theory, by Margaux Froley (Soho Teen)
• Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, by Chris Grabenstein (Random House)
• Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy, by Elizabeth Kiem (Soho Teen)
• The Code Busters Club: Mystery of the Pirate's Treasure, by Penny Warner (Edgmont USA)
Best Television Episode Teleplay (First Aired in 2013):
• The Blacklist, "Pilot," teleplay by Jon Bokenkamp (Davis Entertainment, NBC)
• The Fall, "Dark Descent," teleplay by Allan Cubitt (Netflix Original)
• Breaking Bad, "Felina," teleplay by Vince Gilligan (AMC)
• The Following, "Pilot," teleplay by Kevin Williamson (Fox/Warner Bros. Television)
• Justified, "Hole in the Wall," teleplay by Graham Yost (Fox/Warner Bros. Television)
Best Audiobook:
• Crescendo, by Deborah J, Ledford, read by Christina Cox (Audible)
• The Cuckoo's Calling, by Robert Galbraith, read by Robert Glenister (Hachette)
• Man in the Empty Suit, by Sean Ferrell, read by Mauro Hantman (AudioGO)
• Death and the Lit Chick, by G.M. Malliet, read by Davina Porter (Dreamscape)
• Hour of the Rat, by Lisa Brackmann, read by Tracy Sallows (Audible)
Congratulations to all of the contenders!
(Hat tip to Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine.)
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Piling On with the Anthonys
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16. Blaggers ITA - Thrill Her (With A Gun) (Damaged Goods)
Blaggers ITA were originally an underground punk band with close ties to the anti-fascist movement who steadily rose to prominence as the cold realities of early nineties Britain bit. Harsh and hard-edged, they nonetheless gradually evolved to incorporate a danceable element to their sound, and found themselves on Parlophone from 1993-94. Opinionated and uncompromising, it doesn't feel like much of an exaggeration to say that it felt as if they'd gatecrashed the mainstream of the music industry. This afforded them some truly memorable moments on television (not least their appearance on "The Word") and mainstream exposure bands of their ilk tended not to usually get.
Naturally, this couldn't and didn't last. Frontman Matty Blagg allegedly punched Melody Maker journalist Dave Simpson in the face after Simpson had stated that in his opinion, Matty could never reform his fascist past. This followed a press interview where Matty revealed that he had once been involved in the racist group British Movement prior to being converted to left wing politics while in prison. Following this incident, press and record label support eroded and the group were essentially treated as lepers.
It would be tempting to debate the whys and wherefores of the incident, and whether fascists can ever truly "reform" - in my view, they can - but since the situation was never legally resolved at the time, it seems foolhardy to start examining the wounds again from twenty years distance. We're really not going to get the answers we want.
"Thrill Her (With A Gun)" was released on Damaged Goods shortly after the group were dropped by EMI, and still managed to perform convincingly in the indie charts. Filled with "Blockbuster" styled police sirens, samples, shuffling rhythms and husky vocals, it features the group sounding even more Clash influenced than usual - or should that be Big Audio Dynamite influenced? - and cuts a dramatic chase. The EMI era line-up of the band fell to pieces not long after this, but it's proof that they had a genuine, street savvy edge the vast majority of posturing indie bands lacked.
17. Pop Will Eat Itself - Familus Horriblius (HIA WYG mix) (Infectious)
And God knows why PWEI are back on this volume, since their final single had long since been released, and this particular track originally appeared on the flip side of "RSVP" in 1993. Clearly somebody at Beechwood thought the group were still a big enough pull to be worth including in the tracklisting.
It's an interesting remix of the track, but it's not really any way to say goodbye. It's a squelchy, throbbing, tribal sounding version which probably went down a storm at various crusty squat parties at the time, but sounds strangely dated and quaint now. From it, though, it is just about possible to hear the origins of Bentley Rhythm Ace emerging, who would go on to push their way close to the forefront of British big beat culture.
As for PWEI, the group had been weaving their spell throughout the alternative scene since Volume One, and their resilience is something to wonder at, but by 1995 their time was up.
18. The Wolfgang Press - Going South (4AD)
And this was also Wolfgang Press's last hurrah. "Going South" is a sleazy sounding piece of shuffling, organ-driven funk which is just about groovy enough to persuade limbs towards the dancefloor - but that's possibly the problem. Whereas their previous material had contained angular and challenging post-punk influences, this is really just the work of another indie band who had found some sensual disco albums in the local charity shop and decided to cop all the best riffs. Nothing about it sounds vital or essential, and unsurprisingly, it didn't do much to expand the group's existing audience.
The group's last LP, the appropriately titled "Funky Little Demons", is seldom hailed by anyone as a prime moment, and the group disappeared without trace not long afterwards.
19. Ween - Voodoo Lady (Flying Nun)
Ween are a prime example of a cult indie band who split audiences completely down the middle. In a manner similar to Cardiacs - while sounding absolutely nothing like them - their awkward, whacked-out and occasionally absurd or sarcastic takes on rock and country music have caused many projectiles to come hurtling their way from angry live audiences. Far from putting them off their stride, this hostility seems to have fanned the flames for the group, who have gone on to gain appreciative cult audiences seemingly in every port in every country.
As for me, I'm afraid I'm firmly in the camp who doesn't quite get what they're trying to do or indeed why they're trying to do it - but then again, I never got on with Frank Zappa either. "Voodoo Lady" is probably the moment they enjoyed their biggest success in the UK (though their country records "Piss Up A Rope" and "You Were The Fool" came close) and is a staccato piece of jerky, lo-fi rock which recalls Devo being unexpectedly booked to do a session on "MTV Unplugged". It's a deeply divisive single, and one which may or may not have been an influence on The League of Gentleman's comedy glam number of the same name. Who on earth could say?
20. The Cramps - Ultra Twist (Creation)
The garage rock and roll of The Cramps feels as if it's been around forever, and indeed the group only split in 2009. Alan McGee's love of the group ensured that they had a presence on Creation Records in the mid-nineties, where they did nonetheless feel faintly out of place.
"Ultra Twist" features the group doing what they always did, with no shortage of aplomb. There are no shocks or surprises here, and their slamming, bluesy and slightly camp grooves still manage to feel faintly subversive. Nonetheless, their presence here is strangely anomalous - had they been placed next to Guana Batz on Volume One of "Indie Top 20", nobody would have been surprised. But how many people really bought this compilation in 1995 partly because The Cramps were in the tracklisting?
We didn't have the phrase "heritage acts" to describe groups like The Cramps in the mid-nineties, and if we'd tagged them as such I'm sure it would have been met with some mild violence, but nonetheless they were a twenty-year old group with a loyal audience who really weren't interested in compilations focussing on new indie bands. Their presence here acted a gentle reminder to youthful naifs that they still existed, but probably didn't win many new converts to their twisted cause.


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Mellow Yellow "quick" top11:18 PM
When I ran into trouble with my last make (the Starry Night dress), I put it aside for a while -- the things I needed to unpick and fix just seemed like too much to do. Fortunately I did finish it and love it, but, when I first put it aside, I decided I needed a quick, simple top that would be easy to whip up, as compensation.
Why I didn't just choose a pattern I've already made, I do not know. I chose instead New Look 6217, planning to make the loose fitting woven tee. I had a large swath of mustard-coloured fabric, some kind of polyester blend I think, but I liked the weight and drape of it. Plus I'm trying to use up stash..so...off I went on the NL 6217 adventure.
|Another example of the pattern pics unconsciously shaping my
fabric choice -- mine is nearly identical to the View B on the left!
I didn't measure the pattern pieces or even think about it, I just snipped it all out according to my size on the pattern envelope. I think I cut 14 at the neck and shoulders and graded to 16 at the sides and bottom. Anyhow, the putting together of it was really, really easy. It's just a few pieces -- one for the front, and 2 for the back -- there's a centre back seam with an opening at the top with button closure.
(As an aside: When I had really long hair I used to avoid this kind of design element -- no matter what I did, my hair would get tangled up in the button. One more reason I like my really short hair -- now I can wear this style)
It calls for a bias binding at the neck. I was going to be clever and sew on a contrasting ribbon that I have had for a while and looked very pretty with the fabric. BUT. Not thinking ahead, I stitched it right on, but when I tried it on, I realized that the ribbon was too heavy for the fabric and was pulling it away from the body. It looked weird and not very nice at all. Plus I noticed that the (beautiful) button and thread loop (the first I ever made, and I am sure it will be the nicest one I ever make, it was perfect, sigh) were sitting funnily on the back of my neck and making the fabric on either side of the opening bubble out.
I was going to take a picture so I could show you my woes, but in my annoyance I forgot. Here's a picture of what it looks like now that I've fixed it.
|I kind of like that front pleat
There were a few fixes for this. I got out my trusty seam-ripper and took off the ribbon. I fiddled around with the blouse and realized that if I pinched out an inch at the front neckline it sat much more comfortably. So I basted in a pleat there. And the back, well, I decided that since it was just a trial I'd use a mysterious technique I recently noted over at Pretty Grievances , a mini "hunch dart" in the back. I pinched out 1/2 inch on either side of the back opening and stitched it down. It looks okay -- here's a pic, before I ironed it (it lies more smoothly now that it has been pressed)
|From a distance, not so bad
|Closeup! Look what I decided to do...
the button is very pretty, though!
I also decided I was just going to turn under the neckline and topstitch it instead of binding it. I think it actually looks quite good. Except I do think that the neckline is still quite wide, and I might add some lingerie straps in there to hold it on my shoulders properly. All in all, I do think that I can still wear this despite the unexpected changes. Other than the neckline I do quite like how it feels on, loose but not completely shapeless, and light and flowy for summer.
After I finished this one I wondered if I could remake it with my changes pre-made on the pattern. So I got out the pattern, and some very lightweight cotton from the stash and tried again. This fabric is very light, like a handkerchief cotton, and the print is crazy. I bought it for, I think, about $1/metre thinking it would be useful to practice on -- this was before I started buying old sheets for the purpose. Anyhow, I folded out 1 inch at the centre front, tapering down to nothing by the bust line. I then folded out a 1/2 inch horizontal bit at the back opening as I had on the original. I also decided to cut the back on the fold, as there was no need for a button other than for decoration -- it slides right over the head easily. So I also folded out 1/4 inch at the original seam line to narrow it just a bit. I cut it and sewed it, hemming the bottom and sleeves with a narrow hem, all within less than an hour, and found some cream bias binding in the stash to finish the neckline. This may sound odd, but it's the first time I've ever actually used bias binding to do this. I used Colette's method from the Sorbetto pattern to connect the ends of the binding. It seems my alterations have worked, as this second attempt fits quite wonderfully, and despite the crazy fabric and my intention never to actually wear it, I have worn it, twice already! So I guess it was a good learning experience -- I think that this is one quick pattern that I'll make again now that it fits well -- it's very quick and would be useful for summer in a couple of solid colours.
Here's the result of the second try:
|It really does fit better all around.
|And the back is nice and smooth, not gaping at all
March and April have been quite a "learning experience" sewing time. I hope that my next planned make is a wee bit easier on me :)
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The front pleat - a favourite solution of mine for a quick fix for fitting problems. Both tops look. Well done for deciding to make the top again using what you had learned from the first top to improve the fitting issues - that's something I'm starting to do more often.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, pleats do come in handy ;) I thought I'd make it again right away so I didn't forget what I had changed...I need to keep my sewing notebook up to date with my alterations!Delete
Love this. I will have to try the pattern. Looks like a nice quick project. Your finishes are beautiful! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! I hope you'll try it too.Delete
- AnonymousMarch 1, 2015 at 2:10 AM
Thank you for all your tips in your blog! I am a beginner and have this pattern and your tips as to what you did with it to alter are great! Especially that the button is just decorative so not really needed. Hoping to make today...ReplyDeleteReplies
I hope you made this and that it looks wonderful :)Delete
- NWilliamsMay 16, 2016 at 10:54 PM
Did you ever use the jacket in this pattern/ That's what I'm interested in.ReplyDeleteReplies
No, I haven't -- though it looks like a good general kimono style. I hope you'll try it and share the results!Delete
Share your comments, ideas or suggestions here -- I am always interested in hearing from readers. It's nice to have a conversation!


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Date: 07/15/1998
Writer: D'Lyn Ford
LAS CRUCES -- New Mexico State University's agricultural communications department will hold auditions for parts in a video shoot about agricultural careers at 9 a.m. August 6, in the Social Living Center of Gerald Thomas Hall.
The department is developing a multimedia kiosk to include shots from the video taping for the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces.
Nine people are needed to play parts associated with careers in the agricultural industry including a geneticist, a rancher, a veterinarian, an agricultural teacher, a wildlife conservationist, and a computer graphics artist. Males and females, ages 19-55, from diverse ethnic backgrounds are being sought.
A teenage boy also is needed to serve as an on-screen host. One man and one woman are needed to provide Spanish audio narration.
Actors should bring a resume that lists acting experience and current contact information to the audition. Actors will read from one of three scripts provided by the department. Scripts for the video shoot are available from the department and also will be available the day of the audition.
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Pancake day is the same… every bloody year.
Spend an hour Googling 'how to make pancakes' even though there are essentially just 3 ingredients and it probably hadn't changed from last year.
Run headlong into the rest of south London buying the last of the eggs, flour and milk and have to go to 3 different shops to buy each of the the ingredients.
Decide that even though we've spent the last month completely 'off' sugar, buying a large tub of Nutella is an excellent idea.
Work myself into a frenzy and double the recipe quantities.
Make a couple fat cakey disgusting waffle things before acknowledging that I actually require just one fifth of that amount of batter mix.
Compile and consume a single obligatory savory pancake then knock out (and basically inhale) 4 fat Nutella stuffed monsters in quick succession.
Realise that there is at least a gallon of batter mix left (because I doubled the quantities) and while everyone else retires to the sofa, I spend the next hour frying up the rest of it occasionally sobbing… when will it end, there's just SO MUCH of it.
Eat three more Nutella filled pancakes before realising quite how utterly sick I actually feel and retreat to the sofa to lie very still. Sweating sugar bullets.
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This week I went to my 4th ConnectingHR Unconference. It's a gathering of people who may or may not work in HR but who share an interest (and yes, the P word, passion) about improving organisations and their achievements, the workplace, the joy of working with other people. That type of freaky stuff. I'm one of them. I won't go into the whole low down of how the event is run, because others have done that already, and far better than me. Here's a super account of the day, written by Lorna Leeson:
I took one of our Account Directors who had (rather foolishly) expressed a desire to "know more about social" with me. When we walked through the doors of The Spring Project in Vauxhall, it was pretty bloody obvious we weren't in Kansas anymore. There was no agenda, no 'keynote speakers', no handouts, no goody bag. I'm quite partial to a goody bag, but I'm equally partial to newness (did I mention?) so, despite feeling a bit like we'd gatecrashed a rave, we threw ourselves in.
Lorna's account is well worth reading. Going back to my own experience, here's a summary of what I found useful and enjoyable.
I loved:-
- The mixture of people. I truly believe that we think better when we have the opportunity to learn from people from different fields. I'm not so into events where it is all people with the same-ish job title – it's like eating porridge for starter, main course and pudding. I like the fact that at ConnectingHR there were HR people, practitioners, consultants, L&D and ODers, project managers, community managers, a property manager, an operations manager, academics, and more. An exciting 7 course tasting menu.
- Meeting the folk from Thomson Reuters, who provided a fantastic example of internal community. They have swathes of project managers talking to each other and learning from each other online. It's all very well having the techies give the company a fabulous shiny communication platform, but it's another thing to actually be courageous enough to state your opinions online for 63,000 people to see. Hats off to Diane Taylor Cummings and Anthony Allinson for their bravery.
- Hearing about really proper deep organisational values work from Phil Clothier. Love and fear featured heavily. That's got me thinking and then thinking some more. Can't do it justice here. More to come.
- Jamie Priestly's talk on the need for HR people to put their brains in gear and do what they are there to do rather than try to be some kind of 'Finance-Lite' department with an inferiority complex.
- Seeing Creative Connection create their visual minutes/graphic facilitation. It's awesome. It brings life and colour and meaning.
- Being treated like an adult and being able to do what I wanted: attend things or zone out for a while. Freedom. My own choices. Bliss.
- Observing that at most conferences, people don't learn from each other much. They listen to keynotes, ask a few 'look at me aren't I clever' questions, exchange pleasantries and business cards. And walk away. In contrast, at ConnectingHR I saw so many spontaneous exchanges where people helped each other. I got blogging tips from the awesome FlipchartFairyTale uber blogger, an HRD coached a ODwhizz/punk on his work patterns (which was FUN), several people exchanged careers advice. That's just a tiny snapshot.
- All the stuff that happens afterwards. Already, meetings have been set up, blog posts written, one manager tweeted that he's just set up some team based projects today – inspired by things he learnt at the event. That's just a tiny snapshot.
- That great feeling of being surrounded by friends and interesting, bright, stretching, fun people.
- Being mad enough to have a go at doing my first Pecha Kucha . That's a blog post in itself so watch this space.
I have forgotten to mention the ukulele and the coat.
So, as the day drew to a close and the drinks commenced (one of the best bits), me and Doug Shaw and Ian Pettigrew had to dash across town as we were lucky enough to have tickets to see Tony Hsieh (Zappos' CEO) speaking. In the rush, I left my coat at the unconference. Then, once installed at the Tony Hsieh talk, Doug got an allergy to Tony's interviewer, and beat a hasty exit. Leaving his ukulele behind.


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Sometimes I think too much of what to do for the day that I end up not doing anything productive for that day. I've been like that recently (plus the fact that I've been reading lots these days too). In my quest of searching-for-something-to-do, I have fallen quite obsessed with patterns - fishcale patterns, to be exact. And what does a crafter do when she doesn't have access to these pretty-patterned fabrics? Of course she makes them herself. Read on for the how-to!
Using some of my favorite crafting materials in hand, I made some printed faux leather sheets to play with in the next few days (or depends, you know how I am sometimes).
Contact paper / Vinyl
Fishscale pattern template - I used this one I found on the internet
Spray paint
Leather / Faux leather
Sewing machine / Needle & thread
Print and cut your template. This will be much easier with a cutting machine, but by-hand would work as well (especially if you have an abundance of patience in your arsenal). Adhere to your leather, making sure to press the contact paper firmly onto your material to lessen any chance of paint leakage and then spray with spray paint.
Let it dry and peel off the contact paper afterwards. I love this part - you slowly see how pretty it becomes!
I went for the gold-on-black pattern, because honestly, I don't think I'll get tired of that color combination in the near future. I know I have to vary my colors, be more in-trend, but there is something timeless and sophisticated about this color combo, no?


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Description:Start 25 feet right of Dream Weaver and climb through the column-covered face to a missing bolt at a stance under an overhang. Climb over the roof, move generally left as you approach and pass the next roof. Climb up and right to the final roof at a small right facing corner. Climb the last face moves to the top.
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This climb properly should be on a "Dream Weaver Wall" section.
The moves to pass each of the 3 roofs on this climb make it a very interesting climb.
The moves to pass each of the 3 roofs on this climb make it a very interesting climb.
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Wednesday, June 07, 2017
International Trailer and TV Spot for Transformers: The Last Knight With New Scenes
Below is the international trailer and a TV spot for Transformers: The Last Knight that include a few more scenes from the film that were not seen in the US side vids. One seen includes a full look at Megatron's transformation from jet to robot, a better look at Dragonstorm and more from Barricade vs. Bumblebee fight. Cogman gets a moment too. Thanks to Feris O. for the link.
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Marcum LLP is seeking an experienced Litigation Services Director with strong experience to join our national firm in our Boston, MA office. This position requires a high-energy, experienced professional with strong interpersonal and supervisory skills.
The Litigation Services Director is responsible for developing case strategy, managing multiple engagements simultaneously, drafting and compiling expert reports and actively assisting with market-facing practice development efforts. This role also includes coaching, advising, and directing team members in managing and meeting client expectations.
Marcum LLP's Valuation and Litigation Services Group is a leading provider of litigation support, economic damages, financial forensic investigations, business valuation and other advisory services. Our group is led by nationally known and respected experts in a variety of fields from across the county. We have a progressive, forward-thinking valuation and litigation support services practice group that is dedicated to adding to our team with relevant, bold and ambitious talent. As a leader in our industry, we empower employees through a collaborative environment that supports employee career growth and development. We are committed to practicing work/life balance and offer extremely competitive salary and benefit packages.
- Develops and strengthens long-term relationships with senior client management, manages client expectations, and ensures client satisfaction.
- Establishes work plan for each client assignment including assigning tasks and responsibilities, and ensures completion in accordance with plan and client expectations.
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- Demonstrates strong ability to develop and maintain customer service approach when building and maintaining client relationships.
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Hello and Happy Sunday!
I am popping in today to share a card I made for this week's Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge. This week is a Designer Draft (sketch) challenge and here's my take:
I started with an aquamarine card stock card base. I stamped the Dippy Dots background stamp on a piece of Lemongrass card stock panel and adhered it to the card base. Next I trimmed a rectangle of adhesive cork and affixed it to the card at an angle.
I die cut a piece of lined patterned paper with the Notebook Scallop Die. I stamped "you are so" from Chit Chat onto the notebook paper. I die cut the crayons using the School Icon Die set. For each crayon, I die cut the crayon twice using two shades of orange and pink card stock and trimmed the edges of the lighter card stock to create the wrapper. Using a ruler and a black pen I drew lines on the wrapper. The push pin is also from the School Icon Die set. I stamped "cray" from Slang Gang onto the crayon labels and added the smiley face using the Market Fresh stamp set.
Here's a look at this week's sketch:
Ready to play? You have until 11:59 PT on August 2 to link up your take to the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog! I can't wait to see what you create!
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June 1-3
Jewelry artist Robyne Robinson, Rox Minneapolis Jewelry, will be making her debut at The Grand Hand Gallery Thursday, June 1-Saturday, June 3.
Robyne, who some may remember from her tenure on Fox 9 as a senior news anchor, is the arts and culture director for the Airport Foundation MSP. She is also an artist, pouring her creative energy into her jewelry line, Rox Minneapolis Jewelry.
Greece is the inspiration behind Robyne's jewelry. She has traveled there extensively in the last decade and has been able to stay for months at a time. You can see it's influence in the stone choices and the patterns that play out.
Robyne is planning to be in the gallery from 11am-1pm Thursday, June 1, 1-3pm Friday, June 2 and 12-3pm Saturday, June 3. We will see you soon!


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Film Premier Party – Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
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Uptown Events were chosen as the organisers for the high profile, Willy Wonka film premier party. The client's non-negotiable requirements for the event were that the venue and entertainment aspects in particular had to meet the general 'feel' of the famous film story. Guests at the film premier party included the Press, Senior Management at Warner Brothers and their families.
The Venue
Location of party venue for this event was of paramount importance. Leicester Square being 'the home of cinema' in London was really the only option to find the perfect venue, which would reflect the films storyline and be able to accommodate the guests. In true film premier style the venue Ruby Blue was chosen. The location (with the entrance just off Leicester square and with a balcony which over looks the square) was perfect. With rich, opulent decor and lavish interior colour schemes throughout the client felt that the similarities between the atmosphere of Ruby Blue and 'The Chocolate Factory' were uncanny!
The Party
Guests at this film premier party were stunned to see a human statue that was totally covered in dark chocolate on a plinth in the main room. To their delight, we had provided a beautiful rich fountain of chocolate – which was to be kept flowing for the entirety of the event with guests thoroughly enjoying the dips (which included marshmallows and fresh fruits).
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Hello lovely readers.
Stinking hot day here today, not suitable for very much at all which is why we chose to go into town and buy new school shoes.
Isn't school shoe buying the best fun ever!??!
It wasn't too painful, school doesn't start for another month but if I left it too late they would sell out, and I'm currently dealing with an 11 year old who is *very* determined what she will wear and what she won't – so buying the wrong shoes would have been far too stressful for us! She wears a strict uniform that suggests enclosed black school shoes or roman sandals for summer wear, and I kid you not – there is not a shop that sells them in town. You would think that the local shops would stock the local school uniform? Apparently not.
Thank goodness the younger child doesn't give a fig about shoes. She just complains she has to wear them at all. But that's a whole other argument!
I did manage to sew today – more star blocks. I'm currently squeezing in old X Files episodes on Netflix while I do it – Love, Love, Love the old X files. The ones before it got all weird. Or more weird!
I also spent a lot of time trying to sort out why my husband's text messages from his phone to his customers appear on my ipad suddenly. I've tried everything I can think of, including deleting any trace of him on my Ipad and giving myself a new apple sign in – still doesn't work. That's a job for tomorrow. I love Apple, I really, really do – but my lordy they have some annoying rules.
Anyway, that's it for me today. Hope you've had some time to sew!


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Saturday, May 15, 2010
Nerf N-Strike Rapid Fire AS-20 in Singapore!
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Will it be in Tampines mall?ReplyDelete
Emman Shafiq,ReplyDelete
Best to just call the dept store and check beforehand, the stock distribution of these blasters may take some time to reach all stores.
When will it be out of stock? My guess is as good as yours.
If you are keen on one, just keep a watch on the stock availability at your nearest store. :)
where was this picture taken at?ReplyDelete
Emman Shafiq,ReplyDelete
The Rapid Fire AS-20s were spotted at Takashimaya.
They have also been spotted at the various local Toys R Us outlets too.
I had one of these. I returned it though. The handle is made out of cheap plastic and bends really easily. And in a nerf war, you gotta pump your gun quickly. I used this in a nerf war. When I pumped it quickly the pump bent. So I returned it. I wouldn't buy this gun if I were you.ReplyDelete
Why is there Spectre REV-5 and Alpha trooper CS-18 at black-tactical? here's the link:ReplyDelete
and, are they really coming?
Emman Shafiq,ReplyDelete
For those models, just check with Black Tactical directly to find out when their stock will be arriving. :)
Does the 20 bullets come with the rapid fire 20? How many pumps for the priming?ReplyDelete
The Nerf Rapid Fire AS-20 (RF20) is packaged with 20 foam darts.
You can check out a review of the RF20 here:
What about dart compatibility? I WANNA BUY ONE!! But I only have streamlines, so which darts can work w/it?? pls respond.ReplyDelete
Oh! And pls give comments on quality of it for those who have it.
Yes, you can also load streamline darts in it too.
I actually posted a review last year on the previous version of the Rapid Fire 20 (same blaster, just different colour scheme):
Oh. THX so much!!ReplyDelete
errm can SGnerf can u call the tampines toysrus?i dont know the numberReplyDelete
Subi San,ReplyDelete
Check the store contact numbers at the Toys R Us Singapore website and call them yourself:
Next time please do a quick search on the internet, don't be lazy.
Nerf SG, Can I still find this Nerf Rapid fire anywhere in singapore??? If u found the location can u post comment on this blog?ReplyDelete
Muhamad Mohan,ReplyDelete
They seem to be sold out everywhere in Singapore now... i guess you could just shop around the various stores to try and find them, might still be able to find a unit or two if you're lucky. :)


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Sunday is tall and skinny and often has her hands on her hips with a big smile. She is extremely dramatic and easy to read with her responsive facial expressions. The hardest school rule for her is to whisper...she can't. She'll often loudly ask or say something, quickly put her hand over her mouth, and say it again in a sort of whisper, but so dramatically that she might as well yell. She's has a loud boisterous laugh, is liked by all and brings much joy to the classroom.
Pray she would come to know and believe in Jesus.
Pray she would be a bold witness for Christ
Pray Sunday would have good, encouraging friends that would band together and live for Jesus.
Pray Sunday would know the joy of The Lord and delight in Him!


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Aldi has set an opening date for its new store in Pflugerville – the discount grocer's first location in the Austin area. The store, at 1415 FM 685, will make its debut Nov. 2, the chain said Monday.
Aldi, which traces its roots back to Germany, is in the midst of a major U.S. expansion. It currently has 1,600 stores nationwide and expects that number to grow to 2,500 by 2022. …Read Entire Post


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Going to a new place can be exciting and frightening, even for people who have a lot of travel experience. Your next trip can be so much better if you just read the ideas and suggestions from this article.
Sign up to get updates on travel prices. This allows you to enter your destination and the website alerts you to any price change. You will receive a notification if a hotel or airline reduces the price to your desired amount. This will prevent you from having to check prices every day.
Look at airline websites when making a search for low rates. Sometimes they have the best price.
You may want to pack up everything you have while traveling. Limit yourself to essential toiletry products. List those toiletries you typically use every day and really cannot live without. Take the ones that mean the most to you.
Keep everything in one spot. Don't spend all your time searching through your home for all the adapters, toiletries, pillows, etc. Try buying a type of plastic bin and keeping all the traveling items in a single spot. An under-bed container works well to keep things hidden, but ready for you to quickly jet off on your next adventure.
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You should be aware of the insurance policies available from your credit card company and their particular policies involving foreign countries. For example, there may already be coverage for cancelled flights which you paid for with your credit card. Before setting of on your trip, it is important to research everything.
A motorcycle can provide great transportation for day trips, but only if the driver has a motorcycle license. Motorcycles offer fuel efficiency and a fun way to travel. It can be a lot of fun.
Make sure to find out if you need a visa when travelling to a foreign county. It can take some time for visa processing, so it is a good idea to apply for your visa far in advance of your expected departure date. You will face serious problems and delays when you do not have the necessary visa for the country you are visiting.
If you are a frequent National Parks visitor, it might be worth purchasing an annual pass. It costs $50 and can be used at any national park for 12 months.
Activities help take the boredom out of road trips. Rather than just taking meal and bathroom breaks, the trip will be more entertaining. Give your kids a map of your route, and let them follow along as you drive.
Travel plans sometimes go awry. The right car might be unavailable or your flight could be delayed. Talk directly to the agent to reduce your stress level. It can be easy to lose your temper. Stay polite and keep calm. You are more likely to arrive at a satisfactory resolution to your dilemma if you do so, and it will cause less stress.
If you remember the advice in this article, you are sure to discover something new and exciting during the course of your next journey. No matter your level of travel experience, you can look forward to a great trip.


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Admin Digest: The Basics of Linux Network Security - page 5
A firewall is a device that protects a private network from the wider Internet. The simplest form of firewall is a Linux machine with one network connection ( an Ethernet card or modem ) connected to the Internet and the other connected to the private network. The Firewall computer can reach the protected network and the Internet. This traffic between the protected network and the Internet is controlled, in both directions by a list of rules. These rules can be customized for your needs. CoyoteLinux.com has a firewall system that fits on a floppy and doesn't need a hard disk to run. It's design specifically to address the need for an easy to install no-nonsense Linux firewall.You might take a look at running a hardware firewall appliance. These devices are small routers or switches that have built-in firewalls. They generally allow limited setup of rules to allow packets to pass back and forth. They don't provide as much flexibility for rules as dedicated Linux firewalls. Usually the availability is good with some even being equipped with four or more RJ-45 ports and a wireless access point, all for around $100.
All data flowing to and from the Internet and the private network is filtered by the firewall. Inside the private network less care needs to be taken with turning off services and the like. It is a way of concentrating effort on making one machine secure and protecting many others in the process. The methods for correctly setting up firewalls are quite complex. First you have to configure your machine for two Ethernet cards. Then you have to use the IP-chains/IP-tables software to set up filters which connect the two Ethernet cards data links.
The main drawback with making your systems more secure is that they become less accessible. The idea behind ramping up your system's security is to stop use of your computers, by crooks, thieves and malcontents. Before implementing any of the ideas in this article you should consider carefully the opposite side of the coin: the systems are there to be used by your users! Linux has a wide range of security tools and by carefully combining various techniques and programs, you should be able to come up with a good balance between ready access and system security.
Rob Reilly (aka: "Dr. Torque") is a senior technology consultant, whose work includes Linux, business integration, innovation training and occasional hot rodding excursions. He frequently writes and speaks about these and other topics. He has 16 years experience in the high technology, manufacturing and the utilities industries. He is always 'on-the-lookout' for stories and projects that focus on Linux, business and the cutting edge. Send him a note or visit his web site at http://home.cfl.rr.com/rreilly.
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Who wants a boring and tired old sofa? Today I thought I would show you some great sofa options ranging from traditional to super fun. Does your living room need a new sofa? Well take at look below and you might just see something you like!
Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien have conspired with Moroso to create the "My Beautiful Backside"
Squint's pretty patchwork Chesterfield
Linea Italia the Kube sofa
Crate & Barrel Azure Sofa
Crate & Barrel Cameron Sofa
Sofa Craft Nicole Sofa
Anthropologie Striped Kilim Sofa
Anthropologie Battersea Sofette, Lager
Ballard Designs Manchester Sofa
Wisteria Wooden Sofa with Braided Rug
Wisteria Streamlined Sofa
Wisteria Scalloped Top Slipcovered Sofa
Ethan Allen Chippendale sofa
Martha Stewart for Bernhardt Cadden Cutaway Scroll Arm Sofa
Martha Stewart for Bernhardt Club Sofa
I love all of these sofas and would definitely like to have one in my house. What about you? Do you just love one or all!?


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Hot Cheerleaders: Hottest of the Hot in 2013
We at RedEye would be remiss if we didn't give you the best of the best from our Hot Cheerleaders galleries so far in 2013. Check back throughout the year for updates. Want more? Discuss this article and others on RedEye Sports' Facebook page.
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When I first chose the word Quality I thought I would be talking about the quality of food or produce, but I have already covered that topic in great detail. I believe that by adopting a more simple life that I have improved my quality of life, which got me thinking...what exactly is Quality of Life? How do you define it? Surprisingly to me, there are worldwide studies and surveys on the quality of life and Australia has been ranked number 1 on the OECD's Better Life Index for the past two years. So, how do they determine the rankings?
Basically, the OECD use 11 topics to reflect what they have identified as essential to well-being in terms of material living conditions (housing, income, jobs) and quality of life (community, education, environment, governance, health, life satisfaction, safety and work-life balance). The following is a summary of the criteria or statistics used to provide the rankings:
1. Housing:
* Dwellings without basic facilities
* Housing Expenditure
* Rooms per person
2. Income
* Household net adjusted disposable income
* Household net financial wealth
3. Jobs
* Employment rate
* Job Security
* Long term unemployment rate
* Personal earnings
4. Community
* Quality of support network
5. Education
* Educational Attainment
* Student Skills
* Years in Education
6. Environment
* Air Pollution
* Water Quality
7. Civic Engagement
* Consultation on rule-making
* Voter Turnout
8. Health
* Life expectancy
* Self reported health
9. Life Satisfaction
10. Safety
* Assault rate
* Homicide rate
11. Work-life Balance
* Employees working very long hours
* Time devoted to leisure and personal care
I think the above criteria provides a pretty good statistical snapshot of what determines quality of life but obviously there is so much more to it than that. I notice they don't assess spirituality or even happiness - I met some amazingly happy people in Thailand whose 'quality' of life would be largely measured not by the material, but by the spiritual. If you want to know how you personally fare according to the Better Life Index, then you can complete a survey to create your own.
So, today's topic is merely informational to provide food for thought. I think it's obvious that I believe in seeking a quality life, and to look at the criteria above did give me a reminder of how lucky I am to be living where and how I do...but I think the main thing is, we need to make the best of what we have, no matter where we live.
Do you think you have a good quality of life? What do you think determines it?


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MANHASSET, NY – The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Instructor Shih-Shih Chen, PhD, is continuing the Institute's tradition of innovating the diagnosis and treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) through the recognition of her research that identifies a potential new therapy target for CLL. The award was presented at the recent International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (iwCLL) for her abstract titled: "IL-4R – IL-4 axis Disruption by Ibrutinib Therapy Contributes to the Greater Vulnerability of U-CLL Clones to Loss of Microenvironmental Input." These latest findings join the contributions made by Feinstein Institute Professors Kanti R. Rai, MD, and Nicholas Chiorazzi, MD, who have long been at the forefront of diagnosis and care of patients with CLL.
The International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia was founded in 1979 by Dr. Rai, developer of the Rai staging system, and fellow CLL researcher Jacques-Louis Binet, developer of the Binet staging system. It is a biennial meeting focused on advancing the understanding and treatment of CLL and related lymphoproliferative disorders. As part of the event's agenda there is a competition for the best abstract (research synopsis) presentation. Presenters are rated by the Workshop's scientific program committee, based on innovation and impact on patients, with the top five being recognized. Dr. Chen's received the highest score out of the 237 abstracts presented by researchers from across the globe.
"Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is the most common adult leukemia, and is becoming even more prevalent now that the Baby Boomers have come into the 60-plus age range where the disease typically manifests," said Dr. Chiorazzi who was the organizer for the 2017 event. "The scientific program committee was enthusiastic to recognize Dr. Chen's work as it provides new insights into how CLL cells grow and identifies a potential drug target to stop the cancer's progression."
Previous studies have shown that a group of white blood cells called B-lymphocytes are affected in patients with CLL. These CLL B cells require supportive factors found in tissues to survive and grow. Dr. Chen's research looked to the IL-4 receptor that binds to the cytokine IL-4, a crucial factor that is associated with CLL disease progression. She found that the frontline therapeutic drug, ibrutinib, impairs IL-4 receptor expression and signaling in CLL B cells. With the IL-4 receptor blocked by ibrutinib, the CLL cells could not live or divide, essentially eliminating the cancer cells, particularly in CLL patients that responded to ibrutinib with limited tumor cell reduction. The tumor cells remaining after ibrutinib treatment have higher levels of the pro-survival protein BCL2, suggesting the combination of ibrutinib and a drug which inhibits BCL2 would be an effective therapy for CLL.
"I'm honored that my work in CLL was recognized by this prestigious organization," said Dr. Chen. "CLL can be a difficult cancer to treat as the cells are not confined to one specific location of the body – they can be found throughout. Effective treatments must not only stop tumor cell growth but also reshape the tumor microenvironment. Though more research is required, ibrutinib has the potential to slow or event stop the progression of the disease when used in combination with other novel therapies."
About The Feinstein Institute
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research is the research arm of Northwell Health, the largest healthcare provider in New York. Home to 50 research laboratories and to clinical research throughout dozens of hospitals and outpatient facilities, the Feinstein Institute includes 4,000 researchers and staff who are making breakthroughs in molecular medicine, genetics, oncology, brain research, mental health, autoimmunity, and bioelectronic medicine – a new field of science that has the potential to revolutionize medicine. For more information about how we empower imagination and pioneer discovery, visit FeinsteinInstitute.org.
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Car hire at Bonifacio (corsica) is made easy with Europcar. Friendly service, new cars and low prices are part of our every day offer. Whether you are hiring a car for business or pleasure, or you need a car or van, Europcar has the right hire car at Bonifacio (corsica) for you. Europcar is looking forward to serving you at its car hire branch: Bonifacio (corsica). Remember to always bring your driving license, valid credit card and additional proof of identity (such as a passport if you are hiring abroad). Hire a car with Europcar today. Europcar's Green Program: At Europcar, we understand the environmental impact of car hire. That's why we have wholeheartedly embraced a sustainable development program, and are proud to be the first car hire company at Bonifacio (corsica) with certified commitments. After all, what's good for the earth is good for our drivers.


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Madonna of San Zaccaria
Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, or Parmigianino, is one of the most important artists of the Mannerist period. I'm a bit short on time, so I'll share two shallow thoughts with you. The first is that anyone with even a tiny understanding of Italian can figure out that his nickname, Parmigianino, means 'the small boy from Parma.' The second thought is that the painting Cupid Carving His Bow is one of the most disturbing pieces I've ever laid eyes on. Overall he's a magnificent artist.
Portrait of a Man
Conversion of St. Paul
The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
c. 1527
Cupid Carving His Bow