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Every once in a while I really enjoy getting to do something different, especially for a friend. I had been looking at Western and English clothing ads on occasion, wanting to try and do something similar. I realize that most people are probably lost at what I'm talking about. Most people know what western clothing is. Well the horse world in mostly broken into English and Western styles. The ads I'm referring to are clothing ads. So hopefully this makes a bit more sense now.
I'm not on Facebook much. Usually if I'm on I'm looking to see what Amanda has posted, but doing so on my phone means I'm going to see the newsfeed first. Well, our friend Ali had just posted that she was looking to get some updated images of her horse Classic so she could use them in an ad to lease out Classic. Of course I started thinking that this might be a good opportunity for me to play, so I contacted her and offered to do the basic ad photos she needed if she'd let me try a few things for myself as well. I know I'm being selfish, but who could say no to that?
We did have a couple of challenges during the shoot, but it's always things you learn from. My first obstacle was that my main light wasn't firing. I checked my triggering system and all was good, so eventually I just reset everything in my flash and then everything was fine. The second obstacle was trying to get Classic's ears forward and to stop attacking the imaginary flies. Classic is so bomb proof that the only way we could get his attention (get his ears forward) was for Amanda to get a grain bucket. When all else fails with a horse, try food.
For the under-hang shots, my biggest challenge was positioning and balancing the flashes with the incoming side lighting from the sun. Because the clouds where moving as they were, we kept getting the mix of hard light one moment and soft subtle light the next. But as always, we adapted and overcame. Ali and Classic did great showing some personal connection with each other also, which really is going to be the life of all the pictures anyways.
In the arena, I did get ONE image with the light completely wrapped around them without any Scooby shadows, but then never could get it again. So instead of fighting it, we embraced it and went for more of a dramatic horse show lighting. No, it's not completely the same look, but as long as the pictures look great, who cares. We just had Ali continue riding Classic for ten or fifteen minutes till I was satisfied I had plenty of good images to choose from. Oh yeah, our little helper (Zachariah) was there trying to keep Classic moving. He took Ali's crop and kept smacking the ground with it. Again, bomb proof Classic could care less, but it was cute all the same.
Photographing horses is a lot different that shooting people. You have to worry about the body angle to the camera and the position of the head, neck, ears, and feet. Then if all of that is good, you look at the rider to see their form. I'm by no means an expert at nailing this. I'm usually reminded after the fact by Amanda, who is more of the expert than I am with horse images. But in the end, if it all looks good, who cares. I got to do something different and Ali got her photos for creating a lease ad for Classic. It was another good day behind the camera.
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I had a date last night and, even though I had home field advantage, I was nervous. I'm not really sure why. I hadn't even met the guy. It's not like I was invested in making it work. Dates just make me nervous. It's not completely irrational. Dates have a predictable continuum of outcomes. On one hand, you might meet the love of your life; the serious stalker lives at the other extreme.


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Australia's production of paper and paperboard rose more than 72,000 tonnes or 2.0% in the year-ended June 2017, according to latest analysis in the annual Pulp & Paper Strategic Review.
"Three of the four major production grades experienced growth across the year, but in volume terms, the largest rise was achieved for Packaging & Industrial papers, where Containerboard Materials (Kraftliner, Testliner and Corrugating Medium) continued their strong production growth, fuelled by a potent mix of strong domestic demand, integrated export opportunities to North America and emerging supply shortages across the Asia Pacific region," says Tim Woods, MD of publisher IndustryEdge.
"The Strategic Review demonstrates that production of Kraftliner (by Australian Paper and Visy) for example, rose 3.7% compared with a year earlier and rose for the eighth successive year. Visy and ASX listed Orora also lifted their production of Recycled Liner (Testliner) and Corrugating Medium."
Production of Printing & Communication papers (other than Newsprint), including copy paper and catalogue paper, rose more than 24,000 tonnes, with increased production recorded for grades produced by both Australian Paper and Norske Skog.
Tissue production, led by Kimberly-Clark Australia, ABC Tissue and ASX listed Asaleo Care, rose by greater than 9,000 tonnes for the year, reaching levels not seen since 2009-10.
Over the same period – the 2016-17 financial year – New Zealand production rose more than 19,000 tonnes (2.7%), supported almost entirely by stronger production of Packaging & Industrial grades.
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VSA is an IB World School and the first in Hong Kong authorised to deliver three of the International Baccalaureate Programmes, providing a "through-train" IB education for students aged 6 to 18. The Primary School was authorised as an IB Primary Years Programme school in December 2005. In the Secondary School, the Middle Years Programme ("MYP") and Diploma Programme ("DP") were authorised in December 2006 and June 2007 respectively.
VSA emphasizes a holistic approach to education, at the heart of which is inquiry-based learning and teaching. The Primary School offers a bilingual education (English and Putonghua); the Secondary School curriculum is delivered in English and supplemented by a strong Chinese programme.
VSA has approximately 1,860 students and a total faculty size of 184. In Secondary, there are 88 faculty members, more than half of whom are expatriate staff.
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January ~ For the past 9 years, I've had the opportunity to go to Teen Winter Camp; four of them as a camper and five of them as a kitchen cook/help. Camp is always a fun and encouraging time and this one was no exception.
February ~ February always brings my birthday (!) but even more exciting than that is to see during missions month (this month) the church auditorium covered with international flags from countries where we support missionaries. A highlight for us as a church was to see our Faith Promise go over $200,000 for the first time!
March ~ A group of about 30 people left our church parking lot to head over to South Africa on a missions trip. My heart went right along with the group, but I did not. God had another trip in store for me and the opportunity came on a Sunday night in March to ask a visiting preacher if I could join his church group in going to the Czech Republic! With only 5 weeks before the start of the trip, God raised up over $1000.00! What an exciting time to see His specific direction on what trip to take (and not to take).
April ~ At 23, I bought my first car. This might seem a little strange to be a blessing, but if you knew what car I did drive, then you would know just how exciting this blessing was! God provided a nice, little car for me and I've had no mechanical problems with it yet:).
May ~ Bright and early on May 1st, I excitedly pack my bag and drove 3 hours to join up with a Baptist Church group in Maryland before taking off from Dulles International Airport for the Czech Republic. The next two weeks were spent with a missionary friend and her family as we blitzed a couple of towns and held a creation seminar. It was on this trip that my friend started courting, and that courtship will culminate in a wedding this upcoming weekend!
June ~ I started this blog:) Really, it has been such a blessing to "meet" so many ladies across this nation and even be reconnected with an old friend from high school:). Also in this month, I babysat for 3 little girls so their mom could go to summer camp with her "older" kids. I had a blast!
July ~ This month started off with a very sweet wedding with a couple at church and continued on with weekly trips to St. Christopher's Hospital in Philadelphia. Thankfully, little Dillon came home this month!
August ~ My dear brother and sister-in-law moved out to Indiana and I went right with them - to help them move, not move myself! I'm so glad I had that time to be with them just a little longer!
September ~ School began at EBA, and with it my new job too. But it has turned out to be a blessing working with the high schoolers and I'm thrilled with the opportunity to work with them. Volleyball also consumed a huge part of my time but I loved working with the girls:).
October ~ Bro. Milton Martin came and preached and left. But the words that were spoken were not soon forgotten, and has impacted my life during the "Bible In Real Life" Conference. It was during Bro. Martin's preaching that the Lord began to work on my heart about another missions trip - which will Lord willing happen during this summer!
November ~ I had the opportunity to travel out to Indiana to attend a youth camp with a friend and her two daughters (plus see my western family:D). The preaching was needed and the fellowship was sweet. Thanksgiving was spent at home with some friends from church and my brother and his wife and what a time it was to hear some blessings from them!
December ~ The Christmas Cantata was a highlight for me (especially since we worked on it for 4 months;)). At the end of this month, I spent one whole week with my sister in Florida ~ absolutely wonderful!!!!
While those are the highlights, you can't see the day-to-day ins and outs. You don't see the tears, the laughter and giggles, the sweet times of prayer and Bible reading, the times of chastisement, the quiet, confidential talks, the times of ministry opportunities, or the hellos and good-byes. All that makes up a life, and overall, 2006 has been blessed. I look forward to this new year and am very excited as I see His Hand directing my life already.
"It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness."
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The awards carrying a cash prize of Rs. 4,000 and Rs. 3,000 along with a certification and a memento will be presented to students have secured the first two ranks in M.P.C, Bi.P.C, M.E.C, C.E.C and H.E.C.
Higher Education Minister D. Srinivas will present the awards at a function being organised by the Telugu Academy at its premises on November 21.
The awards will also be given to toppers in English and Telugu medium courses who have opted for Telugu as their second language. Gold medals will be presented to students who have topped in the introductory and higher level courses launched by the Telugu Academy.
As part of efforts to promote Telugu language, the Telugu Academy has been presenting the awards for the past six years, according to a press release.
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by Ray Brown
November 7, 2003
Comets are believed to be the least evolved members of the Solar System. In order to discover their nature and that of the early solar system, the Deep Impact Mission will punch a hole in comet Tempel 1 and take a look at what's inside.
It works like this: The combination of a flyby spacecraft and an impactor spacecraft will be lifted from Earth by a Delta II rocket and the flyby spacecraft carrying the attached impactor will be on its way to intercept Tempel 1. As the duo closes in, the impactor separates from the flyby spacecraft and maneuvers itself into the path of the onrushing comet. Pictures of the comet before, during and after the collision will be transmitted to Earth for study.
That's the plan but an unusual problem came up during construction of the impactor spacecraft. Spacecraft builders' typical concern is that the spacecraft will be too heavy. But in this case two computer-related modules weighed in about five kilograms light. In addition, several other components weighed in light, bringing the total underweight to about ten kilograms, almost equivalent to a 25-pound bag of flour (22 pounds actually).
According to Jeremy Stober, Flight Impactor Systems Engineer at Ball Aerospace Corporation, routine weight monitoring signaled that changes were necessary. However, a final decision had to wait until balance testing was under way. What should be done? Add more weight like you would to handicap a racehorse? Replace an instrument with a heavier but more capable one? The solution to the problem is counterintuitive, as we shall see.
Any changes the flight system team makes must conform to some general constraints. For example, changes must not affect the launch-time, which is limited to a relatively narrow window. A cost ceiling and a limit on total weight of the flight system also restrict the scope of changes.
Other constraints also apply. The most important ones concern the location of the center of mass. To see why consider an analogy. Imagine that you're pushing a shopping cart that has its contents piled evenly in the basket. The cart's center of mass is near the middle of the pile if the cart doesn't weigh much. Choose the centerline of the cart to go straight ahead through the midpoint of the handle. When you push straight ahead on the midpoint of the handle the cart will move straight ahead. However, if most of the contents are piled on one side of the cart it will not move straight ahead but will wander off toward the heavy side. This is because the cart's center of mass is no longer on its centerline. There is a relationship between the center of mass and the direction of push that you must account for when steering the cart.
The impactor behaves similarly. There must be a relationship between the direction of thrust and the center of mass of the impactor so that the SCU (Spacecraft Control Unit) can determine how to turn on the thrusters. More specifically, the center of mass must be close to the centerline of the impactor and be at a certain position along its centerline. Unfortunately, the lighter impactor satisfied neither of these requirements.
There are two sets of options for restoring the center of mass to its required position. One set of options involves adding mass to the light end of the impactor. The light end is the aft (back) end of the impactor as it points itself toward the comet. The team could simply bond extra material to the units that were under weight. However, suitable bonding agents were of uncertain reliability so the team decided against that option. Another aft-end change could be to add mass to the table upon which one of the light components, the Spacecraft Control Unit, is mounted.
The MOI (Moment Of Inertia) plate also resides at the aft end. It provides extra mass for the thrusters to work against in order to prevent the impactor from overshooting when it maneuvers. The MOI affords a good place to add mass.
The team focused its attention on the battery (a third component in the aft end). Although the battery itself cannot be changed, its mounting might be. The team could increase the thickness of the thermal isolators that are positioned between the battery and its support but the strength of the connection would be in jeopardy. In addition, they could attach a weight to the battery itself but that would cause heat dissipation problems.
The original battery design included a plate that would get rid of heat by radiating it into space. Although it was found later that the plate was not needed, mounting holes had already been provided. The mounting holes could be used to attach some additional mass but doing that would move the center of mass too far from the impactor's centerline.
Could the thrusters be realigned in order to compensate for the shift in the center of mass? No, it is too late and would introduce uncertainties in maneuvering capability. In any case, it would not help much.
So far, the best bet is to add mass to the Moment of Inertia Plate. Yet the impactor would still be nose heavy. To correct that problem some mass must be removed from the fore (front) end.
The second set of options involves the fore end of the impactor, which contains the cratering body that will punch the hole in comet Tempel 1. The cratering body consists of a set of concentric copper/aluminum discs. In order to make the fore end lighter the team considered removing mass from the cratering body. Since it is at the fore end, making it lighter will cause the center of mass to move aft toward its required position.
In order to make the fore end lighter, the design team considered two options for removing mass from the cratering body. One option is to machine material from the discs. There was already a plan to do this. The other option was to omit one of the two front discs. The team elected to remove the front disc because some thruster supports will be attached to the second disc. Deleting the second disc and moving the support points to the front disc would involve significant time and effort.
There is another significant constraint on mass besides those on the center of mass: the mass of the impactor must be greater than 350 kilograms and equal to 370 kilograms if possible.
The size and shape of the cratering body levy another constraint. In order to form a crater of the desired size and shape, the cratering body should be hemispherical with a diameter of one half meter (about 20 inches) and a density as high as possible. Since the cratering body is not a complete hemisphere there are limits on its diameter to depth ratio.
The original design team had to restrict their choice of materials used in constructing the impactor. The reason is that in order to discover what kind of material the comet is made of, instruments on the flyby spacecraft will pass light from the collision through filters of different colors. Later scientists will analyze the resulting images. However, materials in the impactor itself contribute to the colors that are recorded. Accordingly, designers must limit the amount of certain elements such as aluminum, magnesium in the impactor.
Having considered all the factors above, the flight system engineers' final decision was to make three changes that can be accomplished within a reasonable time and with reasonable effort:
- Omit the battery radiator plate that is no longer needed (aft)
- Increase the mass of the Moment Of Inertia plate (aft)
- Omit the foremost disc of the cratering body (fore)
These changes are made to satisfy the following major constraints. (1) The mass of the impactor must be greater than 350 kg. (It will be about 360 kilograms.) (2) When measured along the centerline, the distance between the center of mass and a reference point shall be less than one centimeter. (3) When measured along a line perpendicular to the centerline, the distance between the center of mass and the centerline shall be less than 1.3 millimeter.
The irony of the situation is that because some impactor components weighed less than expected, it was necessary to reduce the impactor's weight even further to maintain its balance.
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Martial Arts
Digital Martial Arts Database
In April 2014, Snail Game and the International Wushu Federation came up with a plan to create a digital martial arts database.
Snail Game was founded in 2000, and is one of China's earliest online game developers. Currently, 70% of its staff is devoted to researching new technologies, and the company owns an impressive array of innovative software. Snail Game has developed more than 50 games, digital movies and mobile technologies, and boasts more than 85 million users across 100 countries. Snail Game is one of China's leading exporters of culture.
The digital martial arts database uses motion-capture technology to record traditional martial arts forms in one central location. This user-friendly, digital format allows the beautiful art of wushu to be accessible to an even wider audience. Discipline, grace, and feats of classic martial skill are now right at your fingertips!
Snail has invited such International Wushu Federation champions as Wei Jian and Ma Lan to perform weapon-based and empty-handed martial arts routines before motion capture equipment, capturing their refined motions for posterity. Snail Game will continue to do this, ever adding to its repository and continuing to create innovative digital products with them.


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Ultimate Common Sense Zombie Defense
Common Sense Zombie Defense, The Ultimate Guide to Zombie Protective Gear
Simple, yet effective, the ultimate defense against zombie attacks is personal zombie protective gear or PZPG. Movies and television always seem to focus on the strategy of building a protective fortress of sorts to barricade themselves from flesh-eating fiends, also known as zombies or the walking dead. This is repeatedly proven to be a bad idea. By the end of this short article, you will understand the fundamental flaws with this zombie defense tactic and know more about the common sense approach to zombie defense.
The only truly effective defense against zombie infection from attack is to prevent the zombies from biting you. One technique, demonstrated in an episode of The Walking Dead, breaking out a zombie's teeth, is effective on one or two zombies but will not work on a zombie horde. Think about the big picture, potentially thousands of zombies, trying to bite any exposed area of your body… now prevent it.
When the zombie apocalypse comes, you need to be prepared, if follow this zombie defense guide and your chances of surviving a zombie attack are nearly 100%.
Preventing a Zombie bite
Protect all areas of your body from a zombie bite, plain and simple!
Personal Zombie Protective Gear Revealed
There are mainstream occupations that utilize PPG that could be effective at preventing a zombie bite, though most are not practical. An example of this would be a shark diver's chainmail suit, sure you wouldn't get bitten but your movement is hampered and these suits are not a dime a dozen.
Let's keep it real, we need to be practical and realistic to really be prepared to protect ourselves from zombie attack.
We told you at the beginning of this article, personal zombie protection is SIMPLE and protective gear is readily available and affordable. Those of us who are motorcycle enthusiasts, probably have a complete zombie defense suit and didn't even realize it!
A Kevlar motorcycle riding suit can prevent your body from becoming hamburger in a 100 mph motorcycle spill, it can certainly stop some fragile, rotten zombie teeth from taking a bite out of you.
Zombie Protection Areas:
The full-face motorcycle helmet will protect your head, face, ears, etc. from being chewed on by any zombies.
Shop For: Motorcycle Helmet
The Kevlar armored motorcycle riding suit will protect can protect the majority of your body from being bitten by a zombie.
Shop For: Motorcycle Riding Suit
Many motorcycle riding suits also have some armor plating on the arms and the thick material can stop most zombie bites. (The exception may be a zombie with braces on their teeth, which may be able to puncture the sleeves).
Protective motorcycle gauntlet style gloves can also add to arm protection against a bite. (Shop Fpr: Motorcycle Riding Gloves)
Armored motorcycle gauntlet gloves are very effective at protecting hands and finders against a zombie bite. Many of these gloves also have hardened Kevlar knuckle plating which can also be used as a hand-to-hand zombie weapon.
Shop For: Motorcycle Riding Gloves
Motorcycle riding pants or one-piece motorcycle riding suit will provide protection for your legs. Many motorcycle leg coverings will have armor plating in key areas, such as knees and hips and are also made out of durable zombie bite resistant material.
Shop For: Motorcycle Riding Pants
Motorcycle riding boots will protect your feet from zombie bites and also serve as close quarter zombie defense weapons. Some boots have armor plating and can easily be modified to make them a more formidable zombie offensive weapon.
Shop For: Motorcycle Riding Boots
Be prepared for the zombie apocalypse, be a survivor. You most likely already have an Zombie Apocalypse Survival Kit prepared, make sure to have your personal zombie protective gear in that kit.
Remember to never store your Zombie Defense Suit in close proximity to chili products because Zombies Love Chili.
Additional Resources:
- Apocalypse Alert
- Infection Research
- International Zombie Disaster Centers
- Zombie Broadcast System
- Zombie Center for Disease Control
- Zombie Reference
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Finished Size: Approx 19" wide x 26" long
50 x 5" squares of fabric.
6" x 19.5" x4 (we used 2 different fabrics, one for the inside of the sack, one for the outside).
22.5" x 19.5" wide internal fabric x2.
¾ yard of piping cord or ribbon for the ties.
Sew your 5" squares together, to make 2 pieces of patchwork, 5 squares long and 5 squares wide. Trim the panels down to 19.5" wide.
Sew a 6" strip along the top of each panel and then put the panels to one side.
Take your internal fabric and sew a 6" strip on to the top of each piece (place right sides together, taking care to make sure your pattern will end up the right way, and sew a seam along the top).
Place one external piece on top of one internal piece (top strips lined up), right sides facing, and sew along the top. Iron the seam flat. Repeat with the remaining internal and external pieces.
Sew the two pieces together (right sides facing) along one of the long sides (internal pieces lined up and external pieces lined up). Open up.
You will do the next step on both sides of the sack. Mark 1/4" in from the outside edge, on the seam between the patchwork fabric and adjoining 6" strip, then mark 1" up from this mark (or up ¼" higher than the width of your chosen ribbon or cord). You will now have two marks, ¼" in from the outside edge. Cut up to these marks, fold the fabric back ¼" inch and sew into position. Repeat on the other side.
Fold the sack in back in half, so that the internal pieces are on top of each other and external pieces are on top of each other. Sew around the outside (you have already sewn one side, you don't need to re sew it), leaving a gap of 2-3 inches in the middle of the seam at the bottom of the internal pieces, take care not to sew over the notches in the middle of the long side. Turn the sack out through the hole at the bottom.
Fold in the raw edges at the bottom. Sew a top seam along the bottom of the sack. Put the internal fabric sack inside the external sack, and iron flat.
Mark the channel for the ribbon/tape on both sides of the sack. The bottom line of the channel will be the seam between the patchwork fabric and the 6" strip, the top line, the one to mark, will be level with the top of the notch you made for the tape/cord. Sew along the marked line on each side (so you are sewing one layer of external fabric and one layer of internal fabric together at any one time) and then sew along the seam with the patchwork section on each side.
Put a long pin or safety pin in the end of your tape/cord, and feed through the channel you just made.
If you are using piping cord, tie knots in each of the ends and you are done. If you are using ribbon or tape you could just fold the ends over and sew a seam to stop the tape unravelling, but we would recommend making tabs for each of the ends, as these protect the ends and stop the cord pulling through the channel.
Take a piece of fabric, 2.5" x 2.5" and iron ¼" seams on all sides. Fold in half and sew seams down the two sides that adjoin the folded edge. Insert the tape end into the tab and sew a seam to close the tab, for extra strength then sew a cross, inside the rectangle. Repeat on the either end of the tape.
Make mini versions to give gifts to friends and family, children can use the bags to store toys and treasure, teenagers could keep their diary, jewellery or make up in them!
Click here to visit our Christmas Store and pick your own fabrics for your sack.
We used: Red Rooster Here Comes Santa fabrics, Clothworks Not Even a Mouse Fabrics and Fancy Pants Text St Nick Ribbon.
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Project Dynamo
Project Dynamo will, in the coming months, result in a high-speed slide whole slide scanner capable of creating high resolution pseudo 3D digital images of tissue samples mounted on standard glass slides.
Dynamo will also include unique capabilities to integrate with cloud based ICC colour management profile generators. This will standardise image quality and display colour on a scanner-to-scanner and monitor-to-monitor basis.
With an optical path of up to 40x,an NA of up to 0.53, multi-layer Z-stack imaging and dynamic focus tracking the scanner has the following performance characteristics:
|Scan time for 15mm x 15mm brightfield scan
|<120 secs @x40;
<55 secs @x20;
<60 secs @x10;
<40 secs @x5;
When combined with the 384 position autoloader then typical productivity is shown below
|Average scan time for 15mm x 15mm brightfield scan
|For 384 slides:
< 18 hours @x40;
<11 hours @x20;
Productivity at x10 and x5 to remain unchanged at <11 hours for 384 slides.
In terms of productivity it is also important to consider re-scan rate and image quality across the whole slide. Our proven, patented dynamic focussing method ensures pin sharp image with minimal re-scan rates.
Dynamo will be available in both Brightfield and Brightfield/Fluorescence configurations.


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In this snippet, Taggart and Iliana just finished a scene where she's hanging over a cliff and her arm wound opens up. Now she's gotta explain it.
"Cut!" Dan's voice sliced through her memories and they broke apart. "Well done."
Iliana wiped away her tears as she took a deep breath. She tried to smile, but the pain in her arm made it a little lopsided. Taggart sat back and nodded to Dan before climbing to his feet and offering his hand to her.
"That was better than what the original scene called for." Dan stopped beside them as Iliana stood, a grin stretching his lips. "It's a wrap. We'll break for lunch and get the close-ups this afternoon. Where did you get the idea for the change?"
Taggart frowned. "I didn't. She's got a real injury here, mate, and it needs to be tended."
"What?" Dan lost his smile and gestured to see Iliana's arm. "Good God, Ivory. What happened? Was it on set?" He turned away before she could answer and yelled for the medical crew they always had standing by. "Let's get you looked at. How did this happen?"
She grimaced and tried to find a convincing cover story. "It happened on my recent trip. I thought it had healed and was okay, but I guess the workout opened it up again."
Gotta love dimensional overlap. ;) There are several great authors on the Weekend Writer Warriors list and in the Snippet Sunday Facebook group. A few of my favorites are Charley Descoteaux, Jeff Tsuruoka, Gem Sivad, Goran Zidar, Veronica Scott, and Sarah Wesson. Here's the blurb for The Ivory Road: Outback Dreams:
Returning to reality isn't everything Iliana Rory hoped…
As she resumes her A-list actress life, Iliana tells herself she's home, but the adventure she experienced beyond a dimensional rift comes back to her in daily reminders. A nasty arm wound is bad enough. A sexy costar who happens to be a dead ringer for the man who stole a desert treasure and a piece of her heart is more than any woman deserves to suffer.
Any thoughts that her memories might be the result of fever dreams vanish when her wound reopens while filming a rescue scene. Once her horse starts talking to her, Iliana can't deny the adventure—and Brandon Crowe—were real. Which means just maybe the newfound love in her heart is real, too. But has Brandon given up on her?
To get back to Brandon, all she has to do is finish filming, evade the paparazzi, survive the social media headlines, and stave off the amorous advances of her cocky costar. After surviving the Knalish army, handling Hollywood is a walk in the outback. Outback Dreams is the second story in the four part serial recounting Iliana's journey along the Ivory Road.
If you'd like to find a full copy click on the book image or follow these links:
All Romance eBooks | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo Books | Smashwords | Three Lakes Books


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While the Transcend brand may not be as recognized here in the states as it is in Europe and Asia, they have a substantial line of products; most of which deal with memory components. In fact, their clever tagline is 'good memories start here'. Most will probably recognize them for their flash media cards of which I personally own several. In addition to full sized SSD desktop drives for both consumer and enterprise applications, they are now offering a line of mSATA solid state drives for smaller form factor devices. What we'll be having a look at today is their 128GB MSA720 mSATA drive based on the SandForce SF-2281 controller.
Available in capacities of 64GB (TS64GMSA720) and 128GB (TS128GMSA720), these SATA III interfaced drives are configured to hit lofty performance numbers of up to 560MB/s reads and 530MB/s writes. We are finding these in the wild at $161.75 shipped at Amazon for the 128GB version and the 64GB version for $101 shipped. Each come with a three year warranty and are compatible with Intel's Smart Response Technology for use as a cache drive.
The Transcend MSA720 mSATA SSD uses SanDisk branded Flash with the part number of SDZNPQCHER-032GT. These chips are made on the 24nm process and are of the toggle-mode MLC variety. As the part number suggests, each are 32GB in density for 128GB on board for this 128GB model.
The controller is none other than the LSI owned SandForce SF-2281 controller that we've seen quite a number of times and has proven to be a very solid and reliable piece of hardware. Leveraging its proprietary DuraClass technology, it not only manages the I/O operations but also wear-leveling, encryption, and error correction duties to name a few. It also employs real time compression to boost writes and keeping write amplification modest. There's a good reason why nearly every manufacturer features at least one drive with this controller.
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This programme initiates and coordinates a number of projects in support of the development of children's literature in South Africa and to install a passion for reading in children. These projects include Isiqalo (First Words in Print), Mount Ayliff Children's Library, an ECD Reading Centre, Children's Book Clubs and International Literacy Day Celebrations. From time to time the Centre for the Book, through CLP, facilitates capacity building workshops for children's authors and illustrators.
Isiqalo (First Words in Print Project)
Early Childhood Development Reading Centre
The Centre for the Book converted one of its studios into an ECD Reading Centre in partnership with Ukuhamba Nabatwana Educational Trust, formerly SEED Educational Trust. The Reading Centre provides opportunities to children from 3 to 6 years to be entertained by storytellers, to read books for pleasure and engage in book-related activities. The Reading Centre is open daily from 10:00 to 12:00 and can accommodate up to forty children at a time. Should you want your crèche or pre-school to visit the Reading Centre, feel free to contact Centre for the Book reception at (021) 423 2669 or contact Mrs Phakama Matoti Children's Literature Programme Coordinator during office hours or at the following e-mail:
. Alternatively, Ms Rochell Fleshman of Ukuhamba Nabatwana Trust can be contacted at 021 801 3147 or 083 729 2746.
International Literacy Day
The Centre for the Book is also responsible for organising and facilitating International literacy day which takes place on 08 September yearly. A poster based on the theme for the year, is designed and distributed to libraries, early learning centres, pre-schools and primary schools to encourage children to love and read books. Click here to read about Centre for the Book's 2013 International Literacy Day Celebrations. Click here to view the 2013 International Literacy Day Poster.
1st Cape Town Storytelling Marathon
Centre for the Book celebrated South Africa's rich oral heritage by hosting the 1st Cape Town Storytelling Marathon. This was done in partnership with the Seminario de Lateratura Infantil y Juvenil de Guadalajara and the State Library of Guadalajara in Spain. In Guadalajara, where the storytelling marathon has been running for 22 years, the marathon is a big event on their annual calendar.
The 1st Cape Town Storytelling Marathon was launched on 14 February at 18:00; while the actual marathon took place on 15 February from 10:00 to 18:00. A total of 30 storytellers told stories in English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa, the Khoisan languages and Spanish. A wide variety of cultures and storytelling traditions were presented in the spoken word, and also in song and dance. Crèches, primary and high schools and the general public, a total of 326 individuals, attended the marathon. It was indeed a spectacular storytelling marathon, hopefully the first of many.
Click here to view the 1st Cape Town Storytelling Marathon poster.
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Stora Enso: Managers' transactions – Ulrika Lilja
STORA ENSO OYJ MANAGERS' TRANSACTIONS 6 March 2018 at 9.00 EET
On 1 March 2018, Stora Enso's Group Leadership Team members received shares under Stora Enso's Long Term Incentive (LTI) plan. The performance shares were awarded in 2015 and were based on the person's position at that time.
Stora Enso Oyj - Managers' Transactions
Person subject to the notification requirement
Name: Lilja, Ulrika
Position: Other senior manager
Issuer: Stora Enso Oyj
Notification type: INITIAL NOTIFICATION
Reference number: 7437000ZP669LKUTZ738_20180305105237_3
Transaction date: 2018-03-01
Venue: NASDAQ HELSINKI LTD (XHEL)
Instrument type: SHARE
Nature of the transaction: RECEIPT OF A SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE OR REMUNERATION
Transaction details
(1): Volume: 4,952 Unit price: 0.00000
Aggregated transactions
(1): Volume: 4,952 Volume weighted average price: EUR 0.00000
For further information, please contact:
Hanne Karrinaho, Head of Financial Communications, tel. +358 2046 21446
Investor enquiries:
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, SVP, Investor Relations, tel. +358 40 763 8767
Part of the bioeconomy, Stora Enso is a leading provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions and paper globally. We believe that everything that is made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. Stora Enso has some 26 000 employees in over 30 countries. Our sales in 2017 were EUR 10 billion. Stora Enso shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki (STEAV, STERV) and Nasdaq Stockholm (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are traded in the USA as ADRs (SEOAY). storaenso.com
For further information, please contact:
Hanne Karrinaho
Head of Financial Communications
tel. +358 2046 21446
Investor enquiries:
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio
SVP, Investor Relations
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Okay, embarrassing, nerdy confession here. I love action movies and comic book movies. Love Star Wars. A part of me has wanted to be one of the "heroes." I guess that's another reason why I loved the show Heroes. So sad it was canceled. This love is one of the many reasons why I did karate for years until I started teaching and didn't have the energy to do it. Yes, I even enjoyed the movie Elektra, though it could have been a lot better. I'm a Jennifer Garner fan - loved Alias, too. Can you see an action trend?
I stumbled upon the workout used by Jen for the movie Elektra, which I thought I'd share with you because I'm incorporating it into my workouts. I'm trying to be more of a runner; I sometimes find it boring, so I try to mix up my workouts.
The workout: Ten-minute warm-up on the treadmill, followed by a "movement-prep" workout, including light stretching, leg swings, lunges and squats, created by trainer Valerie Waters. Jen alternated between a cardio workout and full-body circuit training. The cardio workout typically centered on about 30 minutes of interval training: running hard for two minutes, then one minute of walking, before picking up the pace.
When circuit training, Jen would combine a series of upper body, lower body and ab exercises. For example: a set of chest presses, followed by a set of lat pull-downs, squats and then crunches on a stability ball. She would complete the circuit three times with little rest, then follow with another series of exercises for the same muscles. After three more rotations through the circuit, she did some light stretching and was finished. She worked out 45 to 60 minutes a day, five or six days a week.
The signature move: Reverse lunges with a medicine ball to work legs, glutes and abs. Holding a 4-pound medicine ball in front of her, Jen would take a large step back with her left leg while bringing the ball down to her right hip. After eight repetitions, she would switch to the other side.
The diet: A combination of protein and carbohydrates every three hours, keeping a close eye on portion sizes. Jen's breakfast typically included an egg-white omelet chock-full of vegetables, with a serving of fruit — ideally blueberries, says Waters. Other breakfast options were high-protein Kashi cereal with soy milk, or oatmeal mixed with protein powder.
Three hours after breakfast she had a mid-morning snack, such as an apple and almonds, or fruit with yogurt. Lunch was a salad with chicken, or a turkey wrap made with a whole wheat tortilla and vegetables. For dinner, she usually had chicken or fish, with more vegetables. She limited her starchy carbs, such as breads and pastas.
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Looking to travel to new lands, have new experiences, and meet interesting people ? Consider a journey to Hungary, Montenegro, and Serbia. These three countries will not disappoint, and a 2-country Eurail Select Pass including Hungary, Montenegro, and Serbia is best pass, perfectly arranged for this special itinerary. It is the most comprehensive pass available to visit these countries, providing you with extensive travel on the national networks of each country on the pass.
Hungary is comprised of many wonderful cities and towns to explore. From the capital of Budapest with its variety of museums, shops and landmarks, to smaller towns and villages along the Danube and Tisza Rivers, Hungary is a wonderland for travelers. Of course, the cuisine in Hungary is also top-notch, expect to not leave Hungary, hungry !
Enjoy Montenegro's breathtaking coast along the Adriatic sea, and take some time to explore the hidden lakes, mountain rivers, and canyons.
Serbia is a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural country. The people of Serbia have a contemporary approach to life and a great understanding of foreign languages – making it a great country to visit.
This rail pass will provide you with extensive travel, and the freedom to hit the tracks whenever and wherever you want ! The pass is also packed with bonuses to help enhance your trip even more.
A custom Eurail Select Pass including Hungary, Montenegro, and Serbia is the best pass to make the most of your time in these countries.


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Recent research by BIM4M2 with 188 product manufacturers states that over half who have BIM consider their investment to have been worthwhile. So what can be learnt from product manufacturers that have already adopted BIM? How can you make your investment worthwhile? In this blog I take a look at the findings from the research and assess what can be learnt from those already providing BIM.
Why invest in BIM?
The research, conducted by Competitive Advantage on behalf of the BIM4M2 group, demonstrates that the most popular reason for investment in BIM is to gain commercial advantage.
80% of manufacturers with a current BIM offering strongly agree that it is an important differentiator and almost half of those that have invested say it has helped them secure new business.
So these figures demonstrate a positive outcome and none of those that have invested did not consider it worthwhile. With the government's 2016 deadline just around the corner it would seem that 2015 will herald mainstream adoption of BIM by manufacturers, this is reflected in the research with just under 50% of respondents looking to invest in BIM this year.
Roadmap to BIM Investment
The research identifies three areas that need to be given consideration to aid your adoption of BIM and to make it worthwhile.
Feedback suggests that the majority of organisations with BIM have a nominated person responsible for its implementation and use. In fact the figures are: 82.1% of organisations with BIM and 57.5% planning BIM have a person responsible for BIM in their organisation.
It would seem that a strong contributing factor to the successful adoption of BIM is resource. A cultural shift needs to take place, where staff have an understanding of the importance of BIM to the business. And a selected member of staff is empowered with overseeing the implementation of BIM, with the support and authority to implement changes where needed.
BIM is a major change to how the construction industry will operate, so surely should warrant a significant investment in resource?
The research reveals that the main function influencing the decision to invest in BIM is Marketing (32%), closely followed by Technical (30%) and Sales (27%).
We often hear that sales and marketing need to work more closely, in the case of BIM collaboration is also needed with the technical team. Applying the marketing perspective to a technical subject will mean BIM is used as a tool to raise the profile of your construction product, allowing you to gain business advantage. Working with sales and technical also ensures you are delivering accurate information and providing what the Specifier wants.
Perhaps BIM will not just increase collaboration between Client, Architect, Engineer, Contractor and Manufacturer, but also between Sales, Marketing and Technical?
Development of BIM Objects
Just over 38% of organisations develop their BIM objects with the help of external hosting sites while just under 36% use internal resources. This choice is one of the big issues for manufacturers starting on their BIM journey. Factors that should be considered are the benefits of having an internal resource, ownership of the objects and location of the objects for downloads. Another important decision is the software to use. Although the research shows that Autodesk Revit is the most widely used BIM software, companies should consider the preferences of their target Specifiers.
The findings in the research suggest that once BIM objects are available requests increase significantly. There are a number of providers of BIM objects, so shop around. And of course there is much free advice out there, with the first port of call being the BIM4M2 working group: http://www.bim4m2.co.uk/
Stephen Thompson, Chair of BIM4M2, in his recent Twitter chat for Barbour Products summarises this well:
BIM doesn't come off the shelf, there's no one-size-fits-all solution. Information is key, focus on structuring data. Ask customers what they need and in what format, don't rush out and spend significant sums of money without first understanding what you need. The data can be as simple as an excel spreadsheet to meet requirements of Level 2 for 2016.
So in summary, give careful consideration to the opportunities investing in BIM will give, to retain and gain new business. When investing make sure you allocate the resource that BIM deserves and get your marketing, sales and technical teams working in collaboration. And do ask for help.
Further information
BIM4M2 report: BIM Adoption by Product Manufacturers 2014
BIM4M2 website: BIM4M2 is a working group consisting of people and organisations concerned with BIM for manufacturers
Road test the new tool from BIM4M2: Is BIM Right for Me?
Tell us what you would like researched.
In 2015 Competitive Advantage are planning further research into BIM. We would welcome your suggestions on what the survey should cover. Either leave a comment on this blog or email email@example.com
Further reading
Adoption of BIM by Product Manufacturers – Adjacent Government article
Manufacturing for BIM – Adjacent Government article
Highlights of BIM4M2 chat with Steve Thompson – Barbour article
BIM – what should the manufacturer be doing?


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One of Super Glue Corporation's newest products, E-Z Fuse Tape, is getting rave reviews from consumers and not one of them is raving about using it for the same purpose! We should call it: "The product with 1,000 uses!"
E-Z Fuse Tape is easy to use, leaves no residue when removed, yet the bond is permanent, waterproof, airtight, non-conductive, insulating and resists weathering, salt water and UV Rays! It is UL Listed and member tested and recommended by Handyman Club of America. It comes in red, black and white so you can have it blend in or stand out as desired!
One satisfied customer sent us this picture with the statement "E-Z Fuse Tape working hard modifying and strengthening the grips on my home gym":
[Photo Credit via D. Bringhurst]
So there you have it one more use for "The Product with 1,000 uses!"
Go Get It!!! Let us know how YOU use E-Z Fuse Tape and you may win free sample products!


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2 medium sized tomatoes, chopped
2 cups water or broth
1 1/4 cup rice
1 cup corn
1 tbsp. butter
2 tsp. chili powder
3/4 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. cumin
How To:
1. Combine all ingredients except corn in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to simmer.
2. Cook for about 45 minutes until water is absorbed. Add corn and mix. **If using fresh corn, add at the beginning with all other ingredients so it has time to cook.
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By The Right Scoop
This is a fantastic monologue by Bill Whittle that I'm sure you're going to want to share. He hits back at the Left's obsession with gun control by pointing out where gun-loving America really sits in the international arena when it comes to our murder rate.
Just watch:
About The Right Scoop
Blogger extraordinaire since 2009 and the owner and Chief Blogging Officer of the most wonderful and super fantastic blog in the known and unknown universe: The Right Scoop
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- Clocky news popped early 2007, and it took me about a minute to place an order-- had to have one as soon as possible! It was too easy to just turn on its side, though, with the side of a tire as the base, so it spins around on my night stand instead of taking off. Cones on the end might prevent that, but I still love it, and it got me thinking seriously about my old inflating alarm clock idea, so is probably the single biggest inspiration for the PPAC.
- The Pneumatic Bed Shaking Alarm Clock was built for Toronto's "The Edge" 102.1 "World's Biggest" contest and while it seems too violent to be used every day, its maker claims to have used it to get up for four years! This may be the epitome of taking a silly alarm clock idea too far, and I have nothing but the utmost respect for its maker.
- The Perfect Wake-up Machine, a design project by students a Colorado State University, assaults all senses with its control of just about anything. Serial communication, a few PIC chips, and multiple power systems combine to make a beast of an alarm clock-- kudos for overkill!
- "The World's Loudest Alarm Clock was a simple but effective build by Kip Kedersha (aka "Kipkay"), replacing a cheap alarm clock's speaker with two sirens for a deafening wake-up experience. Like The World's Biggest Alarm Clock, I can't see this as something anybody would want to use a second time!
- Alarm Clock/Bedpost "-MAWD-" is an odd refitting of an alarm clock, lamp, and speaker into a tube attached to a bedpost. Most notable for being the product of a one-night, I'll-do-it-right-now!-inspired fit of tinkering, it has "silly hacker" written all over it. I love the tangle of wires supporting the LCD.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Silly Alarm Clocks
I've been bookmarking funny alarm clocks for a while-- snoozing is so universal, and I get a kick out of the features people choose to include in their wake-up devices to ensure that they actually get out of bed. While not Arduino- or ATmega-based, here are a few of my favorites:
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Reducing the symptoms
If your baby has been diagnosed with reflux or regurgitation, there are practical things you can try to make them more comfortable, such as adapting the way that you feed and hold them. Feeding little and often will help your baby's stomach from getting too full, while keeping them upright after a feed can help keep everything down (with a little help from gravity). You should also avoid dressing your baby in tight clothing, especially around their tummy.
Tips to manage reflux and regurgitation
These practical tips can help manage your baby's reflux and regurgitation1
- Avoid overfeeding – try feeding smaller amounts more frequently
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Jima is a small charming town an hour and a half southeast of Cuenca. Seated at the foot of a steep green mountain ridge, this is the place to go if you are tired of tourist traps. With the help of a Peace Corps volunteer and the FundaciĂłn Turistica Jima, the town has developed its own community-based tourism, so you know that the money you spend here will go directly back to the community members, not to a big company. From Jima, there are a number of trails and hikes with varying lengths and difficulty. Many of these go to the peaks of the mountains surrounding the town, where you will be rewarded with beautiful views. To cool off after a hike, try taking a dip in the clean Rio Moya.
An hour from Jima is the primary cloud forest, Bosque de Tambillo, which has hundreds of different animal species and more then 200 types of orchids. There is also a three- to four-day hike that takes you from the Sierra to the Oriente. The hike begins 22 kilometers (13.6 mi) east of Jima in the Cordillera Moriré and drops 1,800 meters (5,900 ft) by the time you reach the Oriente. It is also possible to rent horses and camping gear in Jima.
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HOUSTON (Aug. 29, 2011) – Two buildings on the Lone Star College-University Park campus will be imploded on Sept. 18 and the site returned to usable green space.
The buildings and adjacent property were acquired by Lone Star College System from Hewlett-Packard late last year as part of the college's goal to create additional parking in an existing garage. The property is part of the campus located at State Highway 249 and Louetta Road.
LSCS purchased the land and the parking garage for $12.6 million. The garage, with 1,200 parking spaces, would have cost about $12 million to build in today's market – nearly the same price that LSCS paid for the entire real estate package. The sale also included acquisition of a 6,500-ton central chiller plant that will continue to service the LSCS campus.
"This was a great purchase for Lone Star College and a great value for the money," said Jimmy Martin, LSCS associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and construction. "For the same cost as building needed parking capacity, Lone Star College was able to acquire the necessary parking, 21 acres of property and a central plant facility."
As part of the acquisition, Hewlett Packard will manage the demolition of the two buildings, returning the property to usable green space.
In conjunction with project contractors, it was determined that imploding the buildings would be more time-efficient and cost effective than a traditional wrecking-ball demolition. A wrecking-ball crew would have spent six to eight weeks to knock the buildings down and another four to six weeks to remove the materials. An implosion will take about 15 seconds, then about four to six weeks for removing materials.
During the demolition, the impact to the community and its residents will be carefully managed so disruption is minimized.
An implosion is a controlled demolition that involves detonating small explosives in strategic spots in a building to cause the structure to collapse inwardly. This method helps restrict any impact to surrounding areas.
In advance of the implosion, the project contractor is removing drywall and other dust-causing materials from the building to reduce potential dust when the buildings are brought down. The process will not require closure of any major roads surrounding the LSC-University Park campus.
"The cost to properly maintain the buildings in a 'mothball' state until they might have been needed in the future is $1.25 million annually. It was more cost-effective to have the contractor tear the buildings down as part of the purchase agreement," Martin said.
MEDIA ADVISORY – There will not be any public viewing areas available for the implosion event due to the design of the campus. Lone Star College System will accommodate media interested in filming or observing the implosion event from a safe location overlooking the building site. Contact Jed Young at LSCS to schedule viewing accommodations.
With more than 69,000 students in credit classes for spring 2011, and a total enrollment of more than 85,000, Lone Star College System is the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area, and the fastest-growing community college system in Texas. Dr. Richard Carpenter is the chancellor of LSCS, which consists of five colleges including LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris, and LSC-Tomball, six centers, LSC-University Park, LSC-University Center at Montgomery, LSC-University Center at University Park, Lone Star Corporate College, and LSC-Online. To learn more visit LoneStar.edu.


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Brad Meltzer's New T-Shirt Line
Brad Meltzer from "Brad Meltzer's Decoded" (a disinformation show in my opinion) has a new shirt line that he helped design. Looks aiight tho.
Inspired by two books Meltzer wrote for his children, Heroes for My Son and Heroes for My Daughter (out Tuesday), the site will sell T-shirts designed by Meltzer and comic-book artist Chris Eliopoulos to celebrate six icons: Lucille Ball, Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt, Muhammad Ali, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.
Each will have an inspirational message on the back. Earhart's shirt reads, "I know no bounds," and on Ali's is "I will never apologize for who I am."
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As always I have a stash of magazines to go through. I have been so busy this last month that I haven't read all of last months issues. But I aint moaning :) Today I'm just doing quick review of 3 magazines, Elle UK, Company and InStyle.
I rarely buy Instyle magazine, it's only normally if someone interesting is on the cover. But this month Instyle comes with a free Benifit tint!!!!
The cover star in this month's Instyle is new bond girl Naomie Harris, who was also in 28 days later and Pirates of the Caribbean. There is huge interview and photoshoot with her aswell as Chole Moretz who is in the UK to promote the DVD release of dark shadows.
There are also other really interesting articles, there's a great A-Z guide of high st beauty buys. 'A day at ASOS' which is all about how Asos has grown from a as seen on screen site to one of the biggest sites in the world. News about the new H&M collaboration with MMM (Maison Martin Margiela) and a 30 day diary of 'fashion/cultural' events happening through October.
And I love this purple inspired make up page and the barqoue style page.
Wooo hoo!! Company mag is my favourite! This month's cover is Britian and Ireland's top model winner Letitia! She wasn't my favourite at the start but she soon stole my heart and I'm glad she won!
My favourite things about Company is they always feature there readers, it's very personal. Also they give great career advice and DIY projects. This month they advertise that they are actually holding a 'fashion career event' on the 14th November which I really wanna go to.
they also just have fun with fashion, taking their insprations from films and unusual characters.
This month Elle comes with another supplement this month 'what to buy to wear to work'.
I also really liked the article that took the trend 'leather' and showed you different ways on wearing at the office.
The real magazines has an amazing shoot with Jessie J and her 'new look'.
They have called the issue the 'street style' issue; it features contributions from Susie Lau, and Poppy Delrvingne. It has been influenced by the world of blogs and 'what I wore' style imagery and is shown throughout. Right down to the style of photoshoots and article subjects.


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Don't Date Like a Dummy
Whether you have found dating to be a tad daunting or whether your dating life is a complete disaster, I pose this question: Would you like to thrive throughout your dating experience?
Truth is, I merely survived the dating process. I emerged with an amazing wife who, after 20+ years, is still my best friend, but I made many missteps. Ridiculous missteps that would have never been made had I examined and understood the motives which drove me to date.
I believe you can thrive in your dating experience if you understand and commit to avoiding these ten dating blunders. But it's going to take more than one quick post to do that. That's why I spent the majority of last year walking through the TOP10 Dumbest Reasons to Date in our Date Night Advice (DNA) blog.
Now, here for the first time, I share all ten in one post, with hyperlinks for each dumb reason, so you can drill down and understand the motives of which you suspect you might be guilty.
#10: Because I Can
Some date just because they can. They're old enough, they're smart enough, and dog-gone-it people will go out with them. However, the right question is never, "Can I," but "Should I?" The three posts in this series address the dangers of both a liberal perspective (I can do whatever I want) and legalistic perspective (I can do whatever I want as long as I complete the proper paperwork with the correct TPS cover sheet) on dating.
#9: Everyone's Doing It
No they aren't. Of course we all know this intellectually, but it doesn't feel like it emotionally. I explain why that is in this two-part series, as well as investigate why we are so prone to follow the crowd in the first place.
#8: Just for Fun
Now don't get me wrong. I LOVE FUN! Especially in dating. However, can we be perfectly honest? No one dates "just for fun." If you just want to have fun with other people you hang out and have fun. You don't call it a date. I learned this the hard way, so that you don't have to… at least not after you read this three-parter.
#7: Somebody Asked Me
They did? Congratulations! But do you know why they asked you? Again, there are always motives for dating, or we'd just call it chillin' like a villain. We cover a lot of ground in this five-part series, including both how to extend and receive a dating invite in a way that's both intentional and sincere.
#6: I'm Curious
This approach treats dating like a scientific experiment. But the chemicals of romance are pretty powerful compounds to play with. That's why, in three posts, I encourage you to satisfy your curiosity by pursuing solid friendships which hold the potential for romantic love to blossom, instead of continuing to date until you experience some magic movie-scene moment.
#5: Status
When I dated for status only my close friends knew. Now, thanks to Facetagram and Twitterest, you can date for status and let the whole blooming world know. Over two posts we uncover the fallout of dating for both the "in a relationship" or "married" status.
#4: Belonging
When I was dating, I deeply longed to be accepted, validated, chosen. But this is an identity-killer, when it's your motive for dating. Especially since belonging isn't something you feel until you believe it. That means someone else can't really make you feel like you belong even if you do. Does your heart ache to belong to another heart? PLEASE read at least the first of these three posts.
#3: Romance
Yes. I know. This doesn't make sense. Romance is supposed to be what dating is all about. Unfortunately since romantic feelings are chemically induced, this motivation basically turns dating into a way of getting your next high. Does this sound like a healthy way to find a life partner? We talk about that in this three-part series.
#2: Sexual Intercourse
Five of the posts in this series wound up being our five MOST READ posts of last year. For a rundown of each post you'll want to check out the post, Intercourse: It's Not Just a City in Pennsylvania. You may very well not view sex in the same way again. And that's probably a good thing.
#1: To Find Love
Again, like romance, this seems like an OBVIOUS reason TO date. Not a dumb one. However, in this three-parter we present three key truths about love that may very well set you free from needing to find love and learn how to live in the security of the love you already have.
I'm not saying that if you follow these guidelines everything will work out for you, but I am saying violating these principles will cost you something. Probably more than you think. So enjoy browsing these posts and then go out and enjoy your dating life!
Know someone else who might benefit from this series? Send them a link to this post. Raised any further questions? Ask them in the comments below or on our Facebook page.
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Roasted chicken with bacon, figs, almonds, and thyme
Take this chicken I made the other night. I cobbled together two recipes other people made up, added a few of my own twists--and ta da! a Hungry Dog classic enters the repertoire. Cribbed, but a classic.
Like so many dinners, this one emerged out of necessity, and leftovers. I had some chicken to use. I also had a few random figs lying around, some thyme, and a couple slices of bacon. It didn't take long for my pea brain to realize these ingredients could be dynamite together, especially since they reminded me of two other recipes I'd recently made.
Here's the source material: there's this recipe--a classic I've been making for years, which provided me with the method. And then there was a recipe I made a few weeks ago from Melissa Clark's new book, for chicken roasted with figs and bacon, which I mostly liked but didn't love. (I do, however, love the book, and recommend you check it out.) I decided to combine the cooking method of the first recipe with some of the ingredients of the second, throw in some thyme and sliced almonds and see what happened.
What happened was delicious. Bacon, figs, honey, and almonds are a divine combination, almost dessert-like, except for the bacon. Although, who am I kidding? I wouldn't run from a bacon dessert. Anyhow, I'd really like you to try this one--I think you'll like it--but you'll have to do it fast as figs won't be in season much longer. Feel free to add your own twist and say you invented the whole thing--who am I to judge?
Roasted chicken with bacon, figs, almonds, and thyme
2 chicken breasts, boneless but with skin
2 T. olive oil
1 T. honey
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
4 figs, quartered
2 slices bacon, chopped
2 sprigs thyme
2 T. sliced almonds
salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 425.
While the oven is heating, turn the chicken breasts skin-side down, drizzle half the honey over them and season with salt and pepper.
When the oven is hot, place the garlic slices in a shallow baking pan that can later accommodate the chicken and toss with 1 T. olive oil. Roast until the garlic just begins to sizzle, about 5 minutes.
Remove pan from oven, push the garlic to the sides, add the chicken, skin side up, and drizzle with remaining honey, salt, and pepper. Scatter bacon, figs, and thyme in pan, and drizzle last tablespoon of olive over the top. Return to oven and roast for 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes, scatter sliced almonds over the top and return to oven for 10 more minutes.
Serve with mashed potatoes or polenta.
Serves 2.
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My daughter and I made something called Figgy Piggy Game Hens from Gourmet mag. a while back. It was marvelous. (http://moveablefeastscookbook.blogspot.com/2009/09/figs-pigs-and-fat-cats.html)ReplyDelete
The figs caramelized and were fabulous! Perhaps that's the trick.
I {heart} your ability to just combine two recipes and come up with something new! It takes me much longer to figure it out-maybe I'll just let you do all the work?ReplyDelete
figs, almonds, and thyme each have strong yet still subtle flavors, and bacon is just salty, greasy goodness. i can definitely see how this would work--well done!ReplyDelete
That's the best thing when cooking at home! Just use your own imagination and a little of magic. Wa la... always bring you surprises! haha.... Your classic meal look terrific. Thanks so much for sharing. Have a great weekend.ReplyDelete
What a georgous & festive chicken dinner!!ReplyDelete
MMMMMMMMMMMMMM,..easy does it in here!
Barbara: I'm pretty sure that gourmet recipe was the inspiration for Melissa Clark's variation--no wonder you thought of it!ReplyDelete
tamilyn: please do--I don't mind a bit :)
grace: thank you!
MLS: Thank you so much. Great weekend to you too!
Sophie: Why thank you!
Hey thats pretty damn good for something that you just kind of put together, very sophisticated and delicious flavours.ReplyDelete
Hope you are having a fantastic weekend.
*kisses* HH
That combination sounds sensational Hungry Dog! I must say I'm not into fresh figs but roasted like this, I can definitely take. Great idea!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 24, 2010 at 5:18 AM
I really wish fig season were longer - it seems like as soon as they're really good and ripe, they disappear! Well done on the kitchen improv, sounds like a great way to make boring old chicken new again!ReplyDelete
p.s. I made the macadamia chicken a few weeks ago, and it was spectacular. Thanks!
Your recipe looks great, don't you just love it when leftovers can be used to make a great dish? I love all the ingredients in this, especially the figs, which are always prone to spoiling in my fridge since I never get through them quickly enough. Thanks for sharing this!ReplyDelete
HH: Aw, thank you! Hope you are having a great weekend as well.ReplyDelete
shaz: I know what you mean about fresh figs. I like them but I totally get how someone wouldn't. They are mighty fine roasted though!
camille: Awesome about the mac chicken!! Now I want to make it again too...
Connie: Thank you! I know, I can never get through the figs fast enough, for some reason. Nice when you can just chuck 'em in the oven!
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2010 at 6:19 PM
what's not to like? bacon, figs, almonds? Love that you recommend serving it with polenta too.ReplyDelete
yum chicken dessert! sounds kind of moroccan, a very intriguing combination...ReplyDelete
agrigirl: It is a pretty dreamy combination...ReplyDelete
foodhoe: yeah, kind of like a tagine maybe??
Very interesting..I always buy figs and then not eat them and they go bad....will have to try this next time I have figs I dont know what to do with.ReplyDelete
What a winning combination figs, thyme and bacon. I am especially falling over myself with the figs and bacon. God, that is an awesome flavor pairing.ReplyDelete
My fig tree has gone to sleep for the season (sigh) but, there is next season.
Btw, always love your recipes.
ALY: Give it a go. I too end up with figs and no purpose. This is a good one.ReplyDelete
Velva: I know, figs and bacon, what could go wrong with that? Sorry about your fig tree. :(
Nothing beats a great roast chicken. And one with bacon, figs, almonds and thyme just has to be spectacular.ReplyDelete
CJ: Agreed--roast chicken is the best!ReplyDelete
I made this tonight but I didn't have any figs - it was still delicious. You can really taste the thyme, almond, and garlic, and the bacon is a great way to keep the chicken moist. Thanks!ReplyDelete
Stacy: I am so happy you tried it with good results!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 17, 2010 at 2:33 AM
You did it again -- I have all the ingredients on hand for this -- I am making this! I was wondering what to do with those figs.ReplyDelete


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Philippines accuses 16 Taiwanese of retiree scam
Philippine authorities have arrested 16 Taiwanese in connection with an online scam that mostly targeted retirees living in China and Taiwan, an official said today.world Updated: Apr 03, 2013 12:50 IST
Philippine authorities have arrested 16 Taiwanese in connection with an online scam that mostly targeted retirees living in China and Taiwan, an official said on Wednesday.
The suspects pretended to be bank employees and persuaded victims to reveal their account numbers and other details, said Ronald Aguto, chief of the Computer Crimes Division of the Philippines' National Bureau of Investigation.
He said suspects called retirees and told them their accounts had been compromised and must be upgraded or changed. Others represented themselves as prosecutors and persuaded their victims to settle nonexistent complaints by depositing money to a syndicate's account, he said.
The suspects, 15 males and one female, were arrested on Tuesday in three separate houses inside the Subic Bay Freeport, about 80kms west of Manila, Aguto said.
He said the group used internet telephone connections and read from prepared scripts when talking to the victims.
"When they think they could not convince the person, they would say, 'Somebody will call you,' or, 'You can call this number of the prosecutor's office or another branch of government,' ... and they have another script for that," Aguto said.
He said his bureau was tipped off by a concerned citizen and the scam had been going on for two months. Agents recovered computers, telephones and fake credit cards, some of them still blank, he said.
Philippine police arrested and deported nearly 300 Taiwanese and Chinese nationals involved in a similar scam last year. Aguto said the syndicate continued to operate in small cells, including the one busted this week.
He said that the suspects face charges of illegal use of electronic access devices such as ATM and credit cards. A more comprehensive anti-cybercrime law is still under review by the Supreme Court.
If convicted, each suspect could face six to 20 years in prison. In last year's cases, however, the Philippine government sent Taiwanese suspects to their home country to face charges there, at Taiwan's request.
First Published: Apr 03, 2013 12:48 IST