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Introducing Tifosi's Ambassadors: Wandisile Nongodlwana
Tifosi's call for entries to become an ambassador for some of our brands was met with great enthusiasm and hundreds of applicants. Tifosi was thrilled to announce the final list of 29 ambassadors in April, and now it is our pleasure to introduce you to the guys and girls who represent Tifosi's brands when they compete in numerous events across the country and abroad.
In this article, as a part of a series about our new ambassadors, we introduce Wandisile Nongodlwana.
What is your favourite sport?
Long distance road and trail running.
What do you love most about your choice of sport?
I get some "me time", and a chance to connect with amazing people from all walks of life.
When did you start participating in this sport and what made you get into it?
I have always liked to gym, but I started running in 2007. A friend of mine dared me to compete in the Comrades Marathon. Before that, I used to run corporate relays or just hit the
treadmill at the gym.
What is your favourite piece of Compressport apparel and why do you use it?
It is the Compressport R2V2 calf sleeve. Since I do a lot of long distances, it is light and helps to minimise fatigue and heaviness by reducing shock waves generated by running on hard ground, and reducing the oscillating movement of the muscles, thereby limiting risks of injury.
How do you stay motivated – especially during the winter and over holidays?
Mostly, it is the commitment I make and also the desire to achieve my goals. Some days are better than others. I feel that rest and recovery helps as well.
What advice would you give someone who has just started their fitness journey?
While you have bigger goals and ambitions, celebrate each and every step you take towards achieving that goal. If, for example, a goal is to run 5 kilometres: every time you take a step, celebrate that. Be consistent. Get into groups of people with similar goals. Do not put pressure on yourself, but stay motivated.
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Reading on the road #7
After a couple of months at home, with a lot of work and access to a TV, I'm back to reading again. I've just started Olive Kitteridge (loving it) and I've nearly finished Amy Schumer's audiobook, which is surprisingly emotional.
Anyway, here are some of my faves from the last few weeks:
So Sad Today
This book is like nothing else I've ever read. It's a collection of personal essays from poet and author of the @sosadtoday Twitter account Melissa Broder about her anxiety, addictions and eating disorders. But it's not depressing, it's somehow weirdly comforting. Her writing is so honest and funny, mixing poetic language with witty one-liners. I absolutely loved it and I want to read it again already.
Yep, another surgery memoir (I'm kind of obsessed). And this is a good one. Atul Gawande uses anecdotes from his time as a surgical resident to explore issues like the ethics of practicing new procedures on patients, the role of intuition in diagnosis, and the balance between striving for perfection and acknowledging human error. It really made me think. A great read for anyone with an interest in medicine.
A God in Ruins
I really enjoyed Life After Life, and this is a companion novel, although you can read it on its own too. It focuses on Teddy Todd (brother of Life After Life's Ursula), with flashbacks of his life from 1925 to the present day. We learn about his time as a pilot in the second world war, dealing with the death of his wife, struggling to connect with his daughter. How the war shaped him and coloured his view of modern life. It explores intergenerational relationships with such insight and it's full of humour.
The Bricks That Built The Houses
Written by rapper and poet Kate Tempest, the language in this novel is so lyrical. She takes us through South East London, the effects of gentrification and the things people do to try and make something of their lives. The characters are well thought out, with detailed backstories and interesting dialogue. I loved the pace of it.
For more books I love, have a look at my previous posts in this series.

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The Ellison Foundation is happy to announce the 2017 recipients of the Ellison Education Grants. The foundation funded fifteen grants for 2017.
Marion Bageant – Garfield Elementary – Spokane School District
Project Title: "The Visual Thinking Strategy Writing Project"
Writing is a critical skill that crosses all disciplines. The question is, "how do we meet grade standards in writing for all students"? Teachers trained in "Visual Thinking Standards" will be instructed to transfer that knowledge to shape and craft writing lessons using critical thinking questions about art to deepen student learning.
Stephanie Bradshaw – Finley Elementary – Finley School District
Project Title: "Response to Intervention Technology"
Finley students come primarily from high poverty and English as a second language homes. As such, background knowledge needs to be built in the classroom and small groups to improve reading comprehension. Knowledge will be enhanced by using iPads during "Read Well" instruction.
Doug Ferguson – Martin Sortun Elementary – Kent School District
Project Title: "Developing Professional Learning Models for teaching STEM in elementary school classrooms".
Like many elementary schools, teachers at Martin Sortun Elementary have access to STEM education materials and equipment. However, the staff needs training and will receive intentional time for professional development, guided time for learning and assisted implementation in the classroom.
Johnny Garcia – Onalaska High School – Onalaska School District
Project Title: "Aquaponic Greenhouse"
The Onalaska High School Science department will collaborate to build a renewable energy sourced aquaponic greenhouse. The greenhouse will use natural fertilizer, produced by fish, to grow plants in a semi-closed environment without the use of chemicals. Through the process, students (and the community) will learn more about aquaculture, botany, and engineering via hands on experience.
Lindsey James and Mary Burt – Walla Walla High School – Walla Walla School District
Project Title: "Establish Claim Evidence Reasoning writing standards for freshman at Walla Walla High School".
Lindsey James and Mary Burt will lead their PLC in establishing CER writing "standards" for freshman at Walla Walla High School. The PLC will focus their professional learning on ways to embed claim-evidence writing across each discipline.
Michele Lewis – Rainier Elementary – Clover Park School District
Project Title: "Creating lessons with cooperative student learning strategies to increase performance."
The second grade team at Rainier Elementary would like to learn to differentiate their instruction by taking into account multiple intelligences and how cooperative learning boosts academic performance. Research shows students who work together and take ownership in their learning excel in school. The team will attend the "Kagen Cooperative Learning Seminar" to create cooperative learning communities in their classrooms.
Alyssa McCafferty and Amanda Gerber – Carnation Elementary – Riverview School District
Project Title: "Training to Enhance Quality of Life for students with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)"
Alyssa and Amanda serve students with special needs Pre-K through 5th grade in the Riverview School District. They seek unique training to create sustainable benefits for students on the Autism Spectrum. Alyssa and Amanda will attend the "TEACHH Autism" program at the University of North Carolina. TEACHH is the only program in the country that provides "hands-on and theoretical" opportunities to impact services they currently provide.
Laura Petrie – Denny Middle School - Seattle School District
Project Title: "Mental Health Awareness and First Aid training for Denny Middle School Staff"
Laura along with Denny M.S. administration, PTA and "Sound Mental Health" will address professional development for school staff providing mental health "first aid" training. Laura will attend "Youth Mental Health First Aid USA" to become a certified instructor. The staff will then be trained not to "solve" a student's crisis, but make the appropriate referral, based on training and observations.
Norma Robledo – Eastgate Elementary – Kennewick School District
Project Title: "Establish a Reading Connection Between School and Home".
Norma seeks to increase the reading skills of the students at Eastgate Elementary through non-fiction texts. Students at Eastgate struggle to find "leveled" K-3 non-fiction texts they find interesting. Families will play a critical role in the success of the program.
Mindy Shaw – Riverside Elementary – Riverside School District
Project Title: "Readers are Leaders"
5th and 6th graders face at Riverside Elementary lack the motivation to read in intermediate grades. Students often fall prey to technology and miss the value and pleasure of a fantastic book. Riverside has used the "CIA" reading system (Collect, Interpret and Apply) with great success. Riverside Elementary will purchase the "CIA Book Club" to enhance the progress they've alredy made.The CIA book club allows students to work independently, collaboratively and with teachers successfully.
Michele Yerger – Samish Elementary – Sedro Wooley School District
Project Title: "Pre-K Jump Start Program"
Next fall 20 of 24 incoming kindergartners to Samish Elementary will not have had formal preschool. Samish Elementary will offer a free Pre-K "Jumpstart" program (in cooperation with Sedro Woolley School District). They are the first school in the district to provide a formal "pre-kindergarten" program.
Kylie Arlint-Henderson – Maple Elementary – Seattle School District
Project Title: "Digital Education for English Language Learners"
Kylie is the ELL specialist for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students at Maple Elementary. She's looking to add digital tools to better serve her students and reduce the equity gap.
Janice Cockerham-Twigg – Green Gables Elementary – Federal Way School District
Project Title: "School Wide Inclusion of Students"
Janice and her colleagues would like to be more effective including students with identified and unidentified learning needs. They will purchase the "Snap and Read" program (three year license) that allows students to increase the availability of materials related to school projects and assignments.
Tyson Linstrum – Davenport Middle School – Davenport School District
Project Title: "Chromebook Enrichment"
Tyson teaches 4th to 8th grade special education students at Davenport M.S. He will use Chromebooks to enhance his students writing skills and help get their thoughts on paper. All of his students currently have IEP's in writing.
Joey Reed – Oaksedale School – Oakesdale School District
Project Title: "Incorporating Computer Science in Middle School Curriculum"
Joey is the entire science department for grades 6 – 12 at the Oakesdale School. The Oakesdale School will purchase equipment to replace outdated and ineffective computers to teach computer science and coding.


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Well I guess since they have created an opportunity for gay men to try their luck, there should be no harm in trying. My name should not be an issue but for the sake of just fulfilling all righteousness you can call me T.J. I live in the northern part of Nigeria, single, have a nice paying job and I am gay. I am hoping I can find a nice, handsome young man who is gay as well to start a relationship with. I would love someone who is older than 25 and has his independence. I can cater for what ever he might need.
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New Member Orientation
This isn't a strict guide, but a conceptual overview:
Who should join
Are we the right place for you? There are several other hackerspaces/makerspaces in the area, and it's important to find the right fit! i3Detroit has a lot of capabilities but also expects a strong commitment in return. Our dues are kept low because members share the work of upkeep -- if you're proud to help, please keep reading!
Are you the right person for us? Take a look at i3Detroit's Vision and make sure you understand why each of those things is important. If you're not sure yet, come as a guest a few more times, talk to more members, and get a sense of how the community operates.
How to join
So, you've visited the space a few times and you can't wait to take the plunge? Sweet!
First, teach yourself what you need to know to be a member! Yes, teach yourself – it's a DIY group, after all.
We've set up a sort of "scavenger hunt" or "experience quest" to guide you on this process. By finding the answers to these questions, you'll familiarize yourself with the space, the organization, the people, and the internal systems that tie it all together.
Expect to spend 5-6 hours and visit the space 2-3 times in order to complete the quest. Take your time and read carefully! Skim both of the following forms, then begin working on phase 1:
Phase 1: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uaO5qh7NpbrLsYVSyRVWttJEcAuT-6syEMJOB7a67Pg/viewform
Once you've submitted that, the results will be processed by a volunteer, which may take several days. (If you don't hear anything in a week or so, email membership@ and check.) If your responses look sensible, we'll create some accounts for you, and you'll get a handful of emails about various logins which will enable you to perform the tasks in phase 2:
Phase 2: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14ocPkCQdEsFscgU-SVBHW1ibhAkdpd_RfMMUWRA1A8k/viewform
If your phase-2 responses look good, we'll make an appointment to do the last steps, set up your dues payments, and make you a key. After that, you'll be a member!
Once you have your key, you're officially a member, but....now what? Phase 3 is a list of next-steps that will continue helping you get integrated into the community, but which weren't considered critical enough to require doing them before you get your key.
Phase 3: Right over here at this wiki page: Membership Phase 3
Welcome aboard!
How to pay dues
There's a page for that: HOWTO Pay Dues
Or not, there's always the scholarship program...
How to leave
There's a page for that too!: HOWTO Leave
How to get kicked out
- Damage something and then try to hide it, instead of fessing up and helping with repairs.
- Violating the Harassment Policy is a pretty good way.
- For the overachiever, it's possible to do both at once...
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— studios to save millions with revolutionary cloud-based animation platform, and seamless access to a pool of Oscar-winning animator talent —
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – April 4, 2018 – Today, Nimble Collective – the first to democratize the 13B dollar animation technology industry by bringing it to the cloud – announced that it has joined forces with Zerply, a marketplace for high-end production creatives in Film, Games and VR, who have worked on Marvel film sensations like Black Panther, Oscar Winning "Shape of Water," Doctor Strange, Game of Thrones, Star Wars: Battlefront – and more.
The Animation and visual effects industry has experienced a major market shift over the past decade where *70 percent of creative talent are now contractor workers, versus only *20 percent several years ago. This has created major challenges for production studios given the time it takes to continually recruit, onboard, and manage, on-location contract talent. To help studios and production facilities adapt to this new way to work, two of the industry's most innovative companies have joined forces to deliver a cloud-based production platform to streamline performance and plug into an elite pool of animation talent.
"Technology combined with talent will change the game. The world of work is changing and we are responding by integrating talent sourcing into our mix," said Rex Grignon, Co-Founder, CEO, Nimble Collective. "By partnering with Zerply, we are giving studios the opportunity to tap into a vast network of top creative talent so they can bring their creativity to life."
Founded in 2014 Nimble Collective is the brainchild of animators from Toy Story, Madagascar, Lord of the Rings, How to Train Your Dragon and Megamind – industry veterans from DreamWorks, Pixar, and Google. Nimble is developing a studio-ready cloud-based production pipeline and offers animation production teams an entire animation studio infrastructure available via browser – including cloud-based workstations, storage, professional workflow and more. Staffed by a team of expert creators with a deep love of storytelling, Nimble focuses on empowering studios and storytellers with a location independent platform to eliminate the challenges of complex infrastructure – with Nimble, animation teams can get more work done faster, at a higher quality, and at a lower cost.
"In the coming years, creative talent will be hired remotely and on a flexible contract basis," said James Bennett, co-founder and CEO, Zerply, Inc. "Zerply's technology connects production managers to a global pool of available, vetted professionals for creative opportunities. Our platform bridges the gap between creative talent and creative companies so teams not only hire more quickly, they visually track the flow of talent as they enter and exit the market"
Zerply brings a community of 15,000 vetted professional creatives with experience working on such films, shows and video games as Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Shape of Water, Game of Thrones, Star Wars: Battlefront, and more. Working with some of the largest VFX, animation, VR and video game companies in the world.
About Zerply, Inc.
Zerply was founded to provide entertainment production companies with an exclusive marketplace of top-quality creative talent and the tools to assess candidates in minutes. Animators, illustrators, designers, and other creative pros can build a comprehensive portfolio to share their work and discover opportunities with ease. For more information on the future of contracting, how to find the best creatives on the market or manage your own in-house or remote teams, visit zerply.com
About Nimble Collective
Founded in 2014 by Academy Award-winning animators and technology entrepreneurs, Nimble Collective is revolutionizing the animation content market by offering studio-level capabilities without the costly infrastructure. With all the production capabilities of the animation pipeline hosted in a secure cloud environment, animators and their collaborators, wherever they are in the world, are able to spend more time creating instead of managing complex and expensive infrastructure. With Nimble Collective, studios can spend more time creating, and spend up to 75% less on overhead. Nimble Collective is the brainchild of animators Rex Grignon (Toy Story, Madagascar, and founding head of character animation at DreamWorks), Jason Schleifer (Lord of the Rings, Megamind) and Scott LaFleur (How to Train Your Dragon, Megamind). Learn more at NimbleCollective.com.
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What is the Clearing & Settlement Working Group (CAS-WG)
The aim of the CAS-WG is to debate and discuss all aspects of clearing and settlement infrastructures and processes. The organisation and operation will be similar to the MiFID Joint Working Group and its Subject Groups that operated in the build-up to the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)[1], with the intention of bringing together the top industry standards bodies, trade associations, infrastructures, investment firms and companies involved in Clearing and Settlement.
The CAS-WG will provide an opportunity for open discussion and debate amongst senior market practitioners and service providers on issues affecting Clearing and Settlement.
More importantly, the aim is to create multiple specialist groups that will work on specific areas of interest- standards, technologies, reference data, custodial services, etc- between each of the main plenary meetings of the CAS-WG.


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Portrait of a Man, Said to be the Actor Nikolai Aleksandrov
Portrait of a Man, Said to be the Actor Nikolai Aleksandrov
, signed and dated twice "923/23".Ź
Oil on cardboard, 70.5 by 50 cm.
Russian Art,
Sotheby's London, 5 November 2000, lot 78.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Private collection, Europe.
Authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the experts A. Nizamutdinova, T. Chudinovskaya and O. Golubeva.
Portrait of a Man, Said to be the Actor Nikolai Alexandrov
by Boris Grigoriev belongs to the famous cycle
Visages de Russie,
dedicated to the Moscow Arts Theatre (MKhAT).
Nikolai Alexandrov (1870–1930), dubbed by his colleagues "the valiant defender of the ethics and traditions of the Arts Theatre", joined MKhAT when it was founded and devoted the rest of his creative life to it. Konstantin Stanislavsky valued him as one of the most important members of the Theatre. Alexandrov acted, helped Stanislavsky with artistic direction, served on the Theatre's management board, and led the design and costume department.
Alexandrov performed in several of the productions shown by MKhAT on its tour to Paris and the USA in 1923. He acted in Alexei Tolstoy's
Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich,
took several roles in Gorky's
Lower Depths,
played Yasha in
The Cherry Orchard
and Artemyev in Turgenev's
Living Corpse.
As a highly-skilled character actor, Alexandrov could fashion a
tour de force
from the most minor part. Boris Grigoriev captured this ability in his pictures of Alexandrov: a small drawing, published in the first edition of
Visages de Russie
in 1923 shows Alexandrov in the role of the Actor from
The Lower Depths,
and the large portrait, offered here for auction, shows Alexandrov as the merchant Krasilnikov in
Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich.
The portrait of Alexandrov, like all the portraits of MKhAT artists in 1923, is not a staged composition, but an impressionistic work of art. Only a few of these works – painted for the most part backstage after performances – are against backgrounds that resemble stage scenery. In most of the pictures Grigoriev creates an expressive image with nothing but the enlarged face of the actor in the role. Grigoriev remains true to the theme of the artist and artistry, which he had already marked out in his portraits of Meyerhold and Chaliapin from the 1910s, but here the theme is developed not through the outer trappings, but by capturing how the actor's personality manifests a "face of Russia". What interests Grigoriev is not any expressive mise-en-scčne, but the psychological portrayal of character, captured at a particular moment of the theatrical play.
The start of the MKhAT tour in New York (spring 1923) coincided with a large exhibition of Russian emigre artists at the Brooklyn Museum, including Grigoriev's
which brought the artist international fame. He was acclaimed "the great Grigoriev", his peasant faces were considered to be an outstanding representation of Russian village life and his portraits of MKhAT actors were acclaimed as the finest representation of the Russian intelligentsia. The popularity of Moskvin, Stanislavsky, Kachalov, Knipper and other famous exponents of Russian "psychological" theatre rubbed off onto their "iconography", securing international fame for Grigoriev's portraits. The painter seized the opportunity and sold several of the works in America, whose whereabouts is still unknown. The portrait of Nikolai Alexandrov has only recently surfaced to resume its place in the heritage of Russian art and theatre.
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Book pak Listening Library 1999
CS ISBN 080728131X $16.98 Two cassettes
Zeta and her whole family are afraid of water. So when they go on vacation to the north of Scotland and Zeta learns to swim (and many other things) from the merman, Marinus, it's an adventure and a half. June Whitfield's fresh, energetic and innocent reading of this book is a treat. She captures the sweet enthusiasm of Zeta's personality, and the wisdom of Marinus. As a bonus, Whitfield does a great job with the dialect of the Scots fishing village. As always, Dick King-Smith writes wonderful stories that stick to your ribs. The listener can be carried away by adventure, think about the courage it takes to try new things or just revel in the delight of meeting a real merman in a rocky northern sea every morning as the sun comes up. L.R.S. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/JUL 00]
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Censoring User Input
May 21, 2000
by Pat McClellan
I have an editable text field so the user can type in his(her) name in order to enter the game. I was wondering if there's any way I can aviod the user enter the game when the user enters inappropriate words from a list I made?
Pei-Chen Chen
Dear Pei-Chen,
There are two aspects to your question. The first is whether it is technically possible to compare the user text input to a list, and prevent the program from accepting inappropriate words as defined in a list. The answer to that is yes, it's fairly simple. The second aspect of your challenge is the hardest part: determining an algorith which adequately screens the undesirable words -- while accepting a wide and undefinable range of names.
I recently completed a program for a well-known family entertainment company which asked me to do exactly what you're asking. After much consideration, this is the approach we decided to take.
- User enters text and presses the "finished" button
- Each word of the user entry is checked to see if it is contained in the list of predefined, inappropriate words (held in a field)
- Each word in the list of inappropriate words is checked to see if it is contained in the user entry.
- If no match is found in either of the two checks above, the text is processed. Otherwise, the text is cleared and an alert message appears.
Here's a demo which operates on this algorithm.
D7 download for Mac or Windows.
Let's look at the two steps of language checking a little deeper. In order to make this article a bit less offensive, I'm going to use sports words as my "inappropriate" vocabulary. I'll assume that the list of unacceptable words is as follows:
wordList = ["baseball", "soccer", "tennis", "badminton", "polo"]
If the user enters "baseball", then the program will detect that the user entry is contained in the wordList and it will not be accepted. But what if the user entered "xbaseballx"? In this case, that first test will not detect the "hidden" word; but the second test will. The second test would check each word in the wordList and see if it is contained in the user entry. Since "xbaseballx" does contain "baseball", the entry would not be accepted.
Now we'll look at the Lingo involved. The first think I do is convert the field containing the words into a list (Lingo not shown below, but available in the demo.) I'm only showing a couple of the handlers -- the ones specifically handling the language check. When the user hits the "finished" button, that calls the finishMethod, which in turn calls the checkLanguage handler.
on finishMethod me
myData = pMem.text
if the last char of myData = "_" then
delete the last char of myData
end if
if voidP(myData) or myData = "" then
alert "Please enter your name by selecting the letters."
myData = checkLanguage(me, myData)
cursor 0
if myData <> "" then
go to pNextMarker
end if
end if
end finishMethod
on checkLanguage me, myData
cursor 4
set wordCount = the number of words in myData
repeat with i = 1 to wordCount
set testWord = word i of myData
if getPos(pWordList, testWord) > 0 then
languageAlert me
cursor 0
myData = ""
end if
end repeat
repeat with testWord in pWordList
if myData contains testWord then
languageAlert me
cursor 0
myData = ""
end if
end repeat
return myData
end checkLanguage
You'll notice that I change the cursor to cursor 4 (the watch/hourglass) while the check is going on. I do this because if you have a long list of words, it might take a few seconds to process and you don't want the user confused by the pause.
The toughest part of this exercise is coming up with a list of inappropriate words. Thinking of the words isn't that tough, but finding words that are always unacceptable is. For example, in the project I recently completed, our list originally included "Klu", "Klux", and "Klan". You'd think those would be safe to include on the list. But when we asked the user to enter their hometown, we discovered that it wouldn't accept "Oakland" or "Aukland" or any other word that contained "klan". You can see that this makes it tough. For similar reasons, you can't include obvious words like "shit". If you download the demo, there's a field which contains the prohibited words that we ended up using.
In the end, it's safe to assume that if anyone really wants to enter something offensive, they'll find a way. You just can't check for every possible variation. Good luck with your program.
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This drama was shown over Starhub 825. I read that it topped the charts in Taiwan but that was not the reason I watched it. You can still watch it over the internet hosted by many sites (but not if you cannot understand Mandarin or read the Chinese subtitles.) I was attracted to how society generally stereotypes housewives as boring and useless.
I found this drama quite similar to Korean drama in many aspect – the pace, the characters and the storyline.
An Zhen is a housewife, married to Rui Fan for ten years and they have a five-year-old daughter. An Zhen's cousin, Wei Ern arrives from USA one day to stay with them and proceeds to seduce Rui Fan. They have an affair. An Zhen is devastated and begs Rui Fan not to divorce her but Wei Ern is adamant that they get a divorce. Rui Fan, bored with married life and bored with An Zhen, forces An Zhen to sign the divorce paper while An Zhen lies in the hospital, injured from an accident, by promising her the house and half his pay as compensation.
An Zhen looks for a job and meets her boss she nicknamed Cauliflower because of his hair. He falls in love with her. Meanwhile, Rui Fan loses his job as he deals with the mentally ill Wei Ern, who eventually leaves him for she is no longer attracted to him when he has nothing.
Rui Fan tries to get back with An Zhen. In a touching scene. he tells her how he wishes that he could go back to the ordinary days they had, where he played with their daughter while she made dinner. He is willing to exchange the rest of his life for this one ordinary day. Tenderly she touches his tear-stained cheeks and tells him, 'But I can't go back anymore.'
Sometimes, ordinary days (平凡的日子) are the happiest days, and Rui Fan regrets too late. Rui Fan's sister and brother-in-law provide the comic relief to the otherwise serious drama. The script is well written although there are some very long-winded parts. Some scenes also tend to drag on with nothing happening, just the characters staring at each other. But in other scenes, the director tries to let the body language do the talking – the clasp of the hands as An Zhen and Cauliflower shake hands as she rejects his love, and the clasp of hands in the final scene as she accepts his love.
In the last episode, An Zhen, now a manager, tells her group this on motivation:
有人努力, 是因为他们害怕失去; 有人努力, 是因为他们自觉不足; 有人努力, 是因为他们没有退路;
(Some work hard, it's because they are afraid of losing; some work hard, it is because they realise they lack; some work hard, it's because there is no choice of turning back;) I thought it was quite profound. What is your motivation for working hard?
I know what some of you are thinking…die lah, now Vicky is really a TV addict, what with Korean and now Taiwan dramas!


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The workhorse Ford, the big-a** dually, went in for inspection and stayed. Something about a ball-joint and hard-to-get parts. I don't begrudge the Beast, he works hard pulling a 3-horse trailer with living quarters up and down the East Coast and into the mid-west. We call him/it "Big Bird".
That's when the excitement started. At the intersection, the light turned so I slowed down ... not at all. Even standing on the brake pedal did little to halt forward progress. Then, and only then, did the warning light come on and the gut-wrenching message flashed: Service Brake System.
No, really?
It couldn't do that *at* the garage, it had to wait until we were a mile away and halfway between salvation and home turf? I managed to slide through the now green light and opted to head home, very carefully, with one eye on the rear view mirror and one on the road ahead to make sure the traffic didn't decide to come to a screeching halt over a leaf on the road.
I really wanted a hand brake at that point - not the mostly useless foot pedal device that doesn't allow for minute control (this wasn't my first time at the brake failure party). So I used my gears and the steep hill running next to the house to slow down and ghosted up to the driveway.
Negotiating the tight turn nearly in reverse gave me warm fuzzies ... until the point where the driveway flattens and there's a clear run to the paddock fence.
Firstborn: "Do you have any brakes at all?"
Me: <untranslatable and NSFW>
Firstborn: wisely holds tongue
Me: standing on the remains of the brake pedal, now flat on the floor.
Winnie, Czar and Bob: 'Oh look, they're home. It's about time. Dinner's late...'
Firstborn says the weather looks OK for overnight, then checks under the hood for brake fluid and pulls/resets all manner of fuses (and exactly how are you supposed to tell if the little strip is broken or not without the benefit of a high-powered microscope?). He even read the manual.
Then it got dark, the horses really did need their evening feeding and we all agreed that the Chevy required a tow in the morning.
It took 45 minutes and lots of cussing before we found an old, ratty tarp and covered the truck cab. Naturally the bungies were all in Big Bird so we made do as weathergeddon hit with tropical downpours, impressive cloud to ground, and lots of noise but thankfully not much wind.
By 4pm the tow arrived and my truck was loaded on the flatbed and on its way to Vehicle ER.
"Well... Here I am"


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Life And Times Of Irving Berlin Part Two
I know you might have been waiting for Life And Times Of Irving Berlin Part Two, but I wanted to show you the many other performers that I like first before I do their biology all at once and on the same week as I have before and don't worry, I'll be doing my other favorites before I bring more on my website.
You may or may not like Irving Berlin, but you can't deny that he had a 60 years career and that's something no other performers can say specially the ones from today.
Alexand's Ragtime Band
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" sparked an international dance craze in places as far away as Berlin's native Russia, which also "flung itself into the ragtime beat with an abandon bordering on mania." Over the years he was known for writing music and lyrics in the American vernacular: uncomplicated, simple and direct, with his stated aim being to "reach the heart of the average American," whom he saw as the "real soul of the country." In doing so, said Walter Cronkite, at Berlin's 100th birthday tribute, he "helped write the story of this country, capturing the best of who we are and the dreams that shape our lives."
1,500 songs
He wrote hundreds of songs, many becoming major hits, which made him "a legend" before he turned thirty. During his 60-year career he wrote an estimated 1,500 songs, including the scores for 19 Broadway shows and 18 Hollywood films, with his songs nominated eight times for Academy Awards. Many songs became popular themes and anthems, including "Easter Parade", "White Christmas", "Happy Holiday", "This Is the Army, Mr. Jones", and "There's No Business Like Show Business". His Broadway musical and 1942 film, This is the Army, with Ronald Reagan, had Kate Smith singing Berlin's "God Bless America" which was first performed in 1938. Celine Dion recorded it as a tribute, making it no. 1 on the charts after the September 11 attacks in 2001. In 2015, pianist and composer Hershey Felder began touring nationwide as a one-man show, portraying Berlin and performing his songs.
Cover Versions
Berlin's songs have reached the top of the charts 25 times and have been extensively re-recorded by numerous singers including Eddie Fisher, Al Jolson, Fred Astaire, Ethel Merman, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Deana Martin, Ethel Waters, Elvis Presley, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Linda Ronstadt, Rosemary Clooney, Cher, Diana Ross, Bing Crosby, Rita Reys, Frankie Laine, Johnnie Ray, Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Doris Day, Jerry Garcia, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and Ella Fitzgerald. Composer Douglas Moore sets Berlin apart from all other contemporary songwriters, and includes him instead with Stephen Foster, Walt Whitman, and Carl Sandburg, as a "great American minstrel"—someone who has "caught and immortalized in his songs what we say, what we think about, and what we believe." Composer George Gershwin called him "the greatest songwriter that has ever lived", and composer Jerome Kern concluded that "Irving Berlin has no place in American music—he is American music.".


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Welcome to my blog on Writing about Kitesurfing.
When I confess that I knew nothing about this sport you will probably ask me – why did I want to include kitesurfing in my novel BOOK OF HOURS?
And the answer is quite simple.
I've been attracted to the colourful array of kites and amazed at the speed of the kiters for many years. I love the way they glide seemingly effortlessly through the air, their acrobatics and grace.
It's a sport that takes incredible balance and understanding as well as stamina and energy.
I imagine the solitude on the water and the thrill of travelling fast, flying high and letting the wind lift you over the waves and up into the air… Living in Whitstable and having lived in Spain for many years I've sat gazing out to sea watching and admiring the skill of the kiters.
My protagonist, Mikky dos Santos is a complex character; sensitive yet fiercely independent, vulnerable yet strong. As I write about her I understand her more and get to know what excites her and where her passion lies. I know kitesurfing gives her the thrill and excitement she seeks. It's the one sport that gives her the freedom and exhilaration she craves and in order to write about it – I needed help.
Stefano, an avid kitesurfer who I was introduced to at a party, invited me to the beach and he talked me through the kitesurfing equipment, how it fitted together and how it was used. He shared his blog and sent me several video links on equipment and self launching. He also introduced me to Sarah.
Sarah from Aquilo Kiteboarding has been an invaluable help. We met for coffee and I explained the outline of my novel and the plot points for the kitesurfing scenes. I needed Mikky's experiences to be plausible and realistic. Fortunately Sarah knows Tarifa and La Bolonia, the locations of the the opening and closing scenes in BOOK OF HOURS, so we were able to discuss the feasibility of Mikky's technique and logical sequence of self-launching.
Sarah understood the location and the elements in Spain and she showed me books, drawings and diagrams. She explained about downwinders, kiters' techniques and what the various processes entail.
As an additional bonus, Sarah very kindly re-enacted and made a video of how a kiter would self-launch as I describe in the book. She timed the distance of Mikky's sprint and counted the seconds as she connected her harness and picked up the board and self-launched.
Having written a working draft of the novel, I sent the relevant chapters / scenes to Stefano and Sarah for them to check. It's not an easy task to read great chunks of a novel but both of them have worked with me to ensure my terminology and language for the sport is correct and that the kiters' speak is authentic.
But I hasten to add, any mistakes and oversights are mine. I cannot praise them enough for their help.
Without their willingness to share their experiences and to correct my early drafts, the authenticity of the book would have been under serious threat. Any reader, who is also a kiter would have lost faith in me as an author. I am pleased that I have learnt so much.
It's at times like this when I do my job that I feel lucky to be an author and to be able to learn from experienced and skilled people who love what they do. Their encouragement and enthusiasm spur me on to learn more.
REMEMBER: Talk to everyone. Had I not had the confidence to mention to a friend that I would like to talk to a kitesurfer I'd never have met such incredible people.
NEXT BLOG: Researching Manuscripts.
Video of Sarah Re-enacting Mikky's kitesurfing scene


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|Vintage duck decoy and cap in the snow
|John Deere tractor and barns covered in snow!
What we experienced was the beginning of a bombogenesis system that went on to create blizzard conditions in the Northeast. While much lower than normal temps stayed in place over the Lowcountry for the next five days, the snow and ice remained on roads until they were plowed or treated with salt. Shady areas and shallow bodies of water remained until mild temps in the 60's returned to the Lowcountry on Monday, January 8. All in all it was quite the milestone experience from I-95 to the coast, with no effects felt in the Midlands or Upstate. Many compared this snow to the 1989 snow after Hurricane Hugo, but the 2018 weather event was of much longer duration.
To view past blog entries about snow in the Lowcountry click on 2010 - 2009
|White out conditions in the Lowcountry
|Three inches in Walterboro, South Carolina


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Step by Step Christmas Tree Decorating – The Basics
What goes first? The lights or the garland? They key to successful and hassle-free Christmas tree decorating is to go the proper way and follow all steps. Our step by step Christmas tree decorating guide shows you a simplified way to trim your tree. Before we begin the actual decorating process, let's start with the basics.
Cover the Floor
It is always a good idea to cover the floor (no matter if hardwood, natural stone or carpet) with a large piece of plastic in order to protect it from scratches and stains. If you don't use a tree skirt, cover the plastic with a subtle colored piece of fabric.
Keep your tree Fresh
Keep the water reservoir in your tree stand full, especially during the tree's first days and week indoors. Most trees with a fresh cut (which will induce water absorption) will drink many quarts of water in the first few hours, so check the water level in your tree stand several times a day for about a week, and less frequently thereafter.
Start Decorating in the following order: Lights, Garlands, Ornaments. Assemble all boxes together before starting the decorating process.
Mix some special ornaments along with the generic ones. Special ornaments like birdhouses, angels, special handcrafted ornaments should be mixed with the regular baubles.
Perfect Time
The perfect time to decorate a tree is in the Evening. It will bring out the entire magic of the twinkling lights and sparkling ornaments.
Now, let's begin decorating. Start with the Lights


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Tom Cruise not weird or short: Simon Pegg
Actor Pegg changes his verdict on the Hollywood hunk after starring alongside him in Mission: Impossible III.india Updated: Mar 16, 2006 21:03 IST
Actor Simon Pegg has changed his verdict of Hollywood hunk Tom Cruise, after starring alongside him in Mission: Impossible III.
Contrary to the prejudices, the Shaun Of The Dead star now considers his handsome co-star as not only handsome, famous and talented, but also a very nice guy.
"I was thoroughly impressed by Tom. He goes against every preconception people have about him. He was friendly and very welcoming – not weird or short," The Sun quoted Pegg, as saying in praise of Tom.
"And he didn't mention Scientology once!" he added.
Speaking about his character 'Benjamin Dunn' in the upcoming flick Simon said, "He's a technical guy who works for the forces of good, helping out Tom where he can." (ANI)
First Published: Mar 16, 2006 21:03 IST


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This week is all about restoration and I have made my meal plan all around getting a balance, lunches are light and generally salad with seafood, no rubbish snacks, no booze and cutting back on the caffeine. We have the meal planner all filled out and on the white board so that everyone knows what we are having. Here are the dinners that have made the meal plan for this week:
Monday – Ragu – I met up with the daughter of the man who taught me how to make this ragu last weekend and she was so excited to hear that we still make this and it features so heavily in our meal plans – It really is the tastiest dinner ever – We'll serve it with a rocket salad.
Tuesday – Chilli baked potatoes – I love this dinner and our chilli was made over the weekend and frozen. It's got about half the amount of beef mince in it we normally would have and I've added black beans and other veg along with our red kidney beans to make it tastier.
Wednesday – Really Good Chicken Balti – Grim made this at the weekend and it is so simple but super tasty – It's the Hairy Bikers curry and seriously, if you fancy a take away, try this – trust me it's as good!!
Thursday – Salmon & green bean salad – This is something I saw on Jamie Oliver (I think) and he put in hot smoked salmon with green beans and a normal salad – I have got salmon fillets so will make them with a cajun spice on top and bake in the oven, serving with cooked green beans and salad. I will make a dressing with sweet chilli sauce, squeeze of lemon and sour cream – this is my new favourite dressing to make too!
Not sure about the weekend yet – we'll see as we get through the week.
Do you meal plan? What are your favourites?


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Welcome back, everyone!
I hope you are enjoying my blogs about our Columbus, Ohio Bed and Breakfast – The Timbrook Guesthouse! I have told you all about my dream team here at our inn, but now it is time to talk birds! What would a tropical oasis be without tropical birds to go with it? Let me tell you how all my feathered friends came to be…
Crazy Bird Mom
Our kids call me The Crazy Bird Mom! It is probably fitting because they don't know any other Mom's walking around with birds on their heads. It's not that I want them there. It's just that they prefer to sit there and I got tired of fighting it. So, the day eventually came when even Peter stopped going to the park with me when taking one of "The Boy's" for a walk! He was just too embarrassed to walk beside me while a bird was sitting on my ponytail. I guess I don't mind because, like walking your ordinary furry friends, I enjoy walking with my exotic feathered friends! Just on my head instead of a leash!
The Boys
Let me introduce you to "The Boys" of Timbrook, who reside here at our Bed and Breakfast in Columbus, Ohio. My feathered family consists of five parrots all of whom are six years old. They are: Opu, an Umbrella Cockatoo; Ono, a Maximilian Pionus; Okole, a Double Yellow Headed Amazon; O'O, a Green Wing Macaw; and Charlie, our Moluccan Cockatoo. They are our best entertainers here at The Timbrook Guesthouse. They love performing for all the guests by laughing, talking and doing their best acrobatic antics in their cages and can delight anyone willing to hang out and enjoy their shows.
Lifelong Passion
How our bird collection started was this: I always wanted an African Grey parrot. And only one. But I knew it was going to have to wait until our kids were basically grown and I wasn't spending every night on bleachers somewhere watching a sporting event. I read and read and planned for the day I would bring home my feathered friend and that finally happened 6 years ago this spring. I found Hartman Aviary in Sunbury, Ohio and decided I would bring home my parrot from Steve's flock of babies. Hartman Aviary invented the use of harnesses for birds of all sizes that
you can attach to your bird and then take them outside without the fear of them flying off. It is a wonderful idea that is changing the way the world thinks about the clipping of birds wings. I knew that this was something that I felt strongly about, that I would never clip the wings of my bird. Birds were born to fly so I believe that you should do all you can to keep your pet bird(s) safe and with the ability to use it's wings.
I was so disappointed to learn that spring that Hartman's was having trouble with their mating pair of African Grey's due to moving their nesting boxes. So there was not going to be any African Grey babies that year. Hooked on visiting the aviary when they held open houses, I quickly fell for a little baby cockatoo that I knew would be coming home with me. We brought Opu home in July 2011 and even though I thought we were prepared for our new family member, we quickly found we really had no clue what it meant to be the proud new parents of a baby cockatoo! Opu did not last very long in his wonderful cage inside our home. It wasn't that he was loud, it was all the feather dust that drove both Peter and myself crazy. After two months inside, we both said he would have to be moved to a cage out in our heated shop where his messes would be much easier to clean up. However, since I am not out there all the time, I decided that he will need a brother. As the story goes… one brother turned into two brothers… which turned into four brothers. My flock was finally complete and who knew that each and every one of them would hold an abundance of personality that can make you laugh and smile every day.
When visiting our bed and breakfast, please allow time during your stay to let them put a smile on your face. It will be well worth it!
Jill (a.k.a. Crazy Bird Mom)


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In a box in my mother's attic there is a collection of books that belonged to my great grandmother. Both my mother and my sister had read most of them at various times, but I never had. Until recently.
I was looking for some information about nurses during the Great War, when my sister mentioned that one of these books concerned nurses and had been published in 1917. I borrowed it, and subsequently decided to read some of the others. It was a romance, and I'm not a fan of any romantic fiction not written by Georgette Heyer. There are around twenty of these novels, many of them falling to pieces they have been read so often, and held together by sellotape in varying degrees of decay. They appear to have been published between 1908 and probably the late twenties (not all of them are dated). They are mostly cheap editions and the publishers have listed other new novels out that season at the back. These lists make almost as fascinating reading as the contents of the novels themselves, especially where tantalising hints about the plots are given.
Most of these books have been out of print for years and can be very hard to find.
My interest in them is for the glimpses they give of a very different society, and as a writer concerned with presenting an accurate impression of life at the time I write about, the assumptions made can be very telling.


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Saturday, August 7, 2010
Once upon a time.....
a few weeks ago at our local neighborhood pool, something magical happened!!!!! Brynn and Syndney happily played babydolls in the wadding pool. Mike contently played cornhole practicing for the upcoming tournament. Jessa and her friends, laughed, and dunked each other, and Sam and his pool buddy Ethan (whose just about the cutest little guy ever and I threatened to kidnap and take home every weekend) rolled their cars and boats around the edges of the pool and I SAT DOWN AND DRANK A MARGARETTA!!!! It was truly magical and I had to share and capture the moment in photos!!!
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Methods of casting and molding
What exactly is molding and casting of iron?
The casting method is prevalently used for making metal parts of varying shapes and complexity depending on its usage. Sand is used predominantly as it has many advantages over other material.
Iron is cast and made into a lot of components and products. It has many uses in automobile industries and other industries as well. The iron ore is first treated to make it fit for casting. The process of casting involves the use of very simple and cost affordable raw materials but require high skills to carry off the actual procedure. Sand casting is mostly used to make mould holding for all kinds of components both big and small, right from automobile parts to big engines.
Sand casting has basic steps such as preparation of molten metal with the right chemistry. Then the sand mold is prepared by using a pattern that is just the copy of the shape we finally require the mold is finally cooled and broken to take out the prepared mold. Then the rough areas are polished and heat treatment provided.
Sand used is usually green sand which is wet sand mixed with certain chemicals and prepared for pattern placing by various methods.
The most crucial part in the process of molding is the pattern design and mold preparation. The pattern must be exact for mold preparation. There are some differences in the final product got and these are deliberately marked to allow for the metal to shrink or adjust to the right size. Then hot molten metal is poured into the pattern and time allowed for cooling the resultant rough cast is polished or further treated. Also allowances are made for molten metal overflow and special space is created for it. Vents are also placed for the gases formed to escape.
The mold consists of two equal parts called the drag and the cope which are the lower and upper sides respectively. There is a parting line which is found in the mould. The main idea is to remove the product carefully in order to keep the pattern and mold intact for further use. The mold however may be damaged in this process. The pattern can be used to create further mold required for production. The cast metal is removed and some polishing is done as there are likely to be imperfections. In fact sand casting product can be easily identified by the surface of the finished product. Air molded products have a smooth finish also easily discernable.
This process of metal casting can be attempted only by skilled engineers as most of the components for critical machine parts are obtained from this. There are reputed concerns with advanced machines which ensure precision in every step of the way. Right from studying the drawings to making the pattern and mold to accurate standards to finishing products to the required shape.
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Alitalia's biggest investor Air France-KLM, which had said it would seek tough conditions as part of any involvement in the capital raising exercise, gave its approval along with the airline's other shareholders during an all-night meeting.
The cash call forms part of a €500m government-led rescue plan. But despite approving it, shareholders are under no obligation to participate and have 30 days from 16 October to decide how much money to sink into the issue of new shares.
The state-owned post office, brought in last week to provide emergency funding while Alitalia works out how to ensure its long-term survival, will put in €75m for any unsubscribed shares, while banks Intesa Sanpaolo and Unicredit will guarantee to subscribe for up to €100m.
All eyes are now on Air France-KLM, which owns a 25 per cent stake, and whose potential participation in the capital increase will be a decisive factor for Alitalia's future.


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It looks like Chris Hughton will be installed as the new manager after next Saturday's home game with Doncaster Rovers – so first things first – let' s hope we can win that game.
Chris Hughton – can get the lads promoted – that's job one!
The question that will be on everybody's minds now is does the low key Chris Hughton have what it takes to become a manager at a club where some big names like Kenny Dalglish, Ruud Gullet, Graeme Souness and Glenn Roeder have all failed miserably?
We always thought Chris was a very good coach, but when he took over the side last season they invariably lost nearly every game, and he looked completely out of his depth.
But there again, even when Alan Shearer came in he was unable to turn it around as far as the results went.
However, Alan did make some excellent changes behind the scenes, to set Newcastle on the right track for the future – but that seemed to scare the life out of Mike Ashley, who then refused to appoint Alan as permanent manager.
Chris will know he's working for Ashley and LLambias, who have been found out in the Keegan Tribunal as liars, plain and simple, but that doesn't seem to affect Chris, whose work ethic is an example to everybody.
It;s hard not to like a guy who took over a terribly difficult job on July 1st and has amazingly forged a successful team – so far – and has never complained about anything – ever.
The man just gets on with the job, and he knows the job this season is to try to win every game and he gets upset, as he did on Saturday when the team falls short.
Chris has had 32 years at the top, and his long coaching career has set him in good stead for this job, which he has quite rightly said is an honor for him.
We doubt Chris can be successful at Newcastle long term, but if he can serve as manager while the hapless Mike Ashley still owns the club, and can get the very best out of what he has, and get the lads promoted this season, that's all we ask.
If he can do that he'll have been successful in our eyes, and we're sure Chris himself, with the help of the very able Colin Calderwood and the rest of the coaching staff will know they have done the job – and done it well.
Once we are promoted though and once Mike Ashley sells the club we would expect a higher profile manager to be appointed.
But that's the next stage in all of this and will not detract from the fantastic job Chris will have done if he can see us back to the Premier League.
Now's the time for the great Newcastle fans to support the manager and the players – because they have deserved that this season – we need promotion – and right now – that's all that matters.
Howay The Lads!!
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Chris Hughton has done a good job this season.. dont get me wrong. but this is the championship.. when having the caretaker job twice last season.. i dont think he won a game. i dont want him to get the MANAGERS job.. but i DO want him to stay on as assistant.. i think as an assistant he is one of the best in the country..! and has the respect of everyone for what he has done this season. mike should either leave him as caretaker or get shearer in as permanent manager. then give maybe 15 mil in january. of he was to do that i wouldnt mind him staying.. dont get me wrong i despize the bloke but if he actually made one or two good decisions i would support him even if only until the end of the season.
on the sale of the club front.. we all have to now understand that mike will keep the club.. the club was never going to be bought.. 100 mil is a stupid valuation of the club.. were not even worth half that. for that 100 million someone could buy a good solid premier league team [i.e fulham] that have a good manager, solid fan base, a club that is a top half team under roy hodgson, european football… you could get all that AND give 20 mil in january for 100 million and STILL have change..
where ed gets the valuation that if we go up we'll be worth the 200 million he keeps saying i dont know. if we were to go up then we might be worth somewhere around the 80-100 million being quoted now.
Here is the problem.
Everyone assumes that we will win promotion !
based on what I have seen this season we will not !
What happens then, the whole shebang goes into meltdown, Ashley combusts as he realises the club is now almost worthless, we know he will not chase his losses so the valuation goes into a complete death spiral.
I hope that i am wrong, but many years experience of business and football tells me I am right.
We have not see many examples where someone is promoted from being coach and has done well. You need not to look far away. Just see what happened with Ricky. Till now we were winning. Real test is now.
And on other note I think all Newcastle fans should stop giving Mike any penny.I would now even support STOP going to games. He has no respect for us fans. He think its his club then let that be true. let him come alone to watch games. Guys we need to get over our feelings and try to push Mike to sell.
I like most NUFC fans like Chris,he is a nice genuine bloke-show me any nice genuine bloke at the top end of the premiership??? none,they`r all hard-merciless-selfish-arrogant or a combination of all of the mentioned.Chris deserves `something` for his hard work but he is not a top manager and astley want`s him because"he never complains-just get`s on with the job"he`s not what we need and too predictable-every manager in the championship has our team sussed out,Harwood is a waste of space as a starter-what did Nile Ranger do wrong? is it a coincidence that we drop Ranger-we lose and the midfield score no goals any more?no tactics and a negative midfield-no pace-no width-playing to deep-it`s not rocket science,push out-push wide-stretch OTHER teams midfield/defences and create space-chances for our strikers.We`r gonna need all the luck we can get-starting tonight.
Unfortunately, for the FCB to SELL the club, he has to find a BUYER, with the money to pay for it!!!
So far not one person has been able to prove that they have got the funds to pay for it and run it. Moat has been struggling for months to come up with the money and he has even been given a lower sum to make it easier for him, which he still hasnt come up with.
Looks like we are stuck with the morons we have, for a while longer!!
to me Chris Hughton now seems like the creepy bum kisser most company's have, creep around the bosses hoping to pick up the crumbs when someone else gets dumped on, i was fine with him as long as he stepped down, it looks like its what he wanted all along, lets see him make it until January, at least Dinnis & Roeder were in the top flight, we are out played by teams that were in the 3rd tear of English football last year. god help us.
In life we all have to be realistic – accept the parameters we work with or find ourselves in.
Chris Hughton has done that, Alan Shearer and KK couldnt.
I cant really see how we could demote Chris at the moment and appoint a manager over him, just approaching another manger right now for an interview would be all over the press and destabilise the team.
So maybe a year rolling contract is the only option at the moment and perhaps the correct decision – again its a fine line call – but I support Chris – he is an honourable man.
Dave 1961 – I think its disingenuous to suggest Hughtons a bum kisser.
He has shown himself to have far greater strength of character than many men. If you look at the difficulty of the last year – he is one of the only ones to come out with his reputation enhanced, and people (fans – players and management) respecting him even more.
I would argue that he is more of a man than many – anything but a bum kisser – he knows what a great club Newcastle is – he describes it as a privilege – and it is – a bum kisser tends to do things in private and look for scapegoats to explain mistakes – he never hides.
how on earth will fans stop paying to watch newcastle be a good idea and HE HASNT TAKEN MONEY FROM OUR CLUB so to do it against him is stupid.
Yes boycott sports direct and that will affect him and his pocket BUT NOT NUFC.
We want nufc to be as attractive as possible to the real people who matter and doing stupid things again(the mass protests) just turns the credable and respectable people away.
Yes i tatally agree things should happen and be said against him because as the fans we have the right to do so but there are the rught and wrong ways of doing this, lets start doing it the right way
I think the wise thing is…don't make too much of it. If/when CH is made permanent manager, DON'T analyse everything or blow a fanfare of trumpets. Just let the transition happen smoothly. To me, it's much better just to think that Hughton and Calederwood will be running things longer term and that to some extent the players themselves will be the prime motivation in the dressing room and on the pitch. That's exactly how we started this season well, not by placing too much focus on Hughton – which is not the best way forward in my opinion.
If that makes sense!
"We doubt Chris can be successful at Newcastle long term"
on what basis do we make this statement? Hughton has never been a manager anywhere, but neither has Shearer. But bcoz AS was a succesful player, we assume that he would be better than CH. this assumption is utter b**ll**ks. CH should be given d chance to prove he can manage our club for at least 1 premiership season. only then, can we decide if CH is right for the club or not. give the bloke a chance. afterall he has proven himself at Championship level where even AS may not be capable of winning.


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I had read a lot about this place before I went here for the first time. The reviews were very positive and I saw some amazing pictures. The food looks like restaurant food. Proper restaurant food! Not something you would expect from a pub, although nowadays more and more pubs serve nice food. You will just need to know about them.
Darley Street Bistro is on the first floor of the Botany View Hotel in Newtown. You would certainly not expect a nice bistro when you walk into the pub. They often have live music on, and the interior is just like any other old style pub in Sydney.
I have to say that the upstairs part does not look very special either. One of the negative aspects is the atmosphere. It's a family friendly pub and there are kids running around everywhere. Which is absolutely fine and it is great that families with kids can enjoy a nice dinner while their kids are playing in the corner (they have a separate area with toys for the kids), but if you are looking for a romantic candlelight style dinner, this is not the place. This is the place for an easy delicious weeknight dinner.
Kilkoy Beef Fillet Served on a Bacon and Thyme Hash Brown with Wild Garlic Spinach, Eschallot Puree, Truffle Brisket Croquette and Jus
MrBehomeforT ordered the winner of the night. The beef was so tender and the jus was amazing. The hash brown was crunchy and not too salty. The croquette was also cruncy on the outside and nice and soft on the inside. I had food envy.
Confit of Duck Legs Served on Warm Persian Lentil Fetta Salad with Pickled Slaw and Hazelnut Crumbs
Not that my duck was bad. Not at all! To the contrary, it was super tasty. The lentil fetta salad was nice and fresh and the hazelnut crumbs made it nice and cruncy, a nice contrast with the duck. I had the option to order one or two legs, and I ordered one. Wished I ordered two because the duck was delicious.
The food at this place is hardly ever a miss. It looks so pretty too. Highly recommended.
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CREM Partners
In this relationship, we set up partnerships. We monitor and clarify their roles and the operations of project and program leaders. We ensure resources are used as agreed.
Pastor Dev Nath
Pastor Dev Nath is Senior Pastor KWS Pentecostal Church in India. He is originally from Agra, Uttar Pradesh in India. Attended Bible College and partners with CREM on the CCFC's banner in feeding the children program and will be involved in more of the other activities of CREM in showing the love of Jesus Christ.
Pastora Alma Egugarin
Pastora Alma Egugarin is now the senior pastor of Tandag Buenavista Assembly of God Church in Surigao City. She takes over this ministry from her deceased husband Pastor Ceasar Egugarin who went to the Lord on 2011. CREM has partnered here for the building of a Christian school CICA and other projects for the poor.
Pastor Empimaco Lapaz
CREM partners with his ministry in more than one barrio or small village and including 3 churches and other associate Pastors. We delivered Bibles to cell groups of the church. We provided school clothes, shoes, socks, school bags, and more for more than 300 children. Food to families after flooding.
Pastor Romel Tamayo
We initiated a program to sponsor kinders with books, school fees. We helped families with small rental payments and purchasing of Bibles. Some with school clothes and we paid for small medical bills. We still need to complete programs here for building small classrooms as we did in other areas.
Pastor Thomas Okinyi, Kenya Africa
Pastor Thomas Okinyi and team are not more than partners with CREM. We welcome our joining in the service of the Lord. We continue to provide similar services as we did in the Philippines. Here is an Orphanage Also the church needs renovating badly and to have new chairs as they are using benches on dirt floors as some churches are doing in the Philippines. But these faithful believers will not stop praising God.
Pastor Leandro Lozada
There is evangelism done here by Pastor Lozada in a radio program. CREM will join this evangelistic efforts. We gave out Bibles here and more is needed. A community project is begun here to reach homeless poor children in the city and small barrios. Feed them and teach them that Jesus loves them.


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Thai actors honoured in South Korea
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Thai actors Maurio Maurier and Davika Hoorne received the Asia Model Awards in South Korea recently. The duo starred in a Thai horror comedy film "Pee Mak" four years ago. They were among other Thai actors who received similar awards at the event.
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In an interview with BBC, the acclaimed proposer announced his departure from the genre. "To you [The Dark Knight Trilogy] is three movies, to me it's eleven years of my life, then I did [Man of Steel], then [BvS]… I might as well say it — I have officially retired from the superhero business. He continues by mentioning that for him the latest film was the most difficult, because he struggled with trying to find "new language" or something fresh to say.
It's understandable, after a decade plus of making Batman themed music, being called back in to start over would be a daunting task for anyone. On his collaboration with Junkie XL (Tom Holkenborg), for the film's score, he said that it was "very important to have another voice." A voice he asked for when originally approached for the project; he was reluctant to return, but the compromise of bringing on extra talent helped him make his choice.
However, that seems to have not been enough. Again, it's understandable, after spending so long doing a specific type of work for a specific type of film, branching out must seem like paradise to him. Fortunately for fans of the composer, more will be heard from him again when his sixth project with Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk, hits theaters in summer 2017.
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1.Sondra Jupin
"Round and round she goes, and where she stops nobody know."
2.Jeanette Kavanaugh
"Tall, timid, and oh so quiet, but if she sees a man how she sighs."
3.Pyllis Knolhoff
"Pep, vitality and fun all rolled up in one."
4.Richard Koelling
" His many friendly ways, send many sunny rays."
5.Roger Koelling
"I'll have a hot time in the old town tonight."
6.Flora Lane
"Ready, willing and able, with her typewriter."
7.Barbara Langenfeld
"A joyous round, first stanza."
8.Jane Langenfeld
"Same round, second stanza."
9.Chuck Laughhunn
"Me thinks life is just a bed of roses."
10.Nannette Lee
"Gone to Kansas City."
11.Bob Lenzini
"It is an honor to be called his friend."
12.Gene Lieber
"The life of the party."
13.Fred Linkon
"My only books were women's looks, and folly's all they taught."
14.Barbara Long
"Sweet as a rose."
15.Charles Mahan
"The strong silent type."


text: I am beginning to read through the outstanding and extensive off-camera lighting tutorials on David Hobby's "Strobist" blog, so that I can take better photos with my Nikon D90. The way I understand it, Strobist is a philosophy of DIY, using found or inexpensive materials over bespoke, and no-brand over brand.Lighting is a complex subject, and it takes a while to study up on the terminology and terms. For a while, you swim (drown?) in TTL, CLS and Guide Number soup, until it starts to make sense. There are many decisions to be made, including whether to go Strobist (i.e., manual), automated Nikon CLS (Creative Lighting System) or some combination, whether to trigger your strobes optically or via wire or via transmitter, and so on. I have a Nikon SB-900 speedlight. It is Nikon's latest, a big mother of a flash, and I want to use it off the camera so that I don't fry the eyes of my subjects (only half joking). You can use the built-in flash of the D90 DSLR as a "commander" for the SB-900 and other modern Nikon flashes (SB-800, SB-600, SB-R200). The SB-900 can also act as the commander in either the fully-automated Nikon CLS scenario, or, in a more Strobist-like SU-4 optical-master / optical-slave scenario. One problem I read about is that when the built-in flash is acting as the commander, of say an SB-900, it will emit pre-flashes to check exposure and so on, and these sometimes can have a negative effect on your exposure meter-wise, or by causing your model to close his or her eyes, or in the case of critters, spooking them away. So, your alternatives in trying to take care of this problem are: Get a Nikon SU-800, which is a dedicated commander module with no flash capability. It is sold separately and as part of a macro photography kit. Get the 12 dollar bracket-and-screen set from Nikon called the SG-31R, which blocks the pre-flashes. This is just a bracket you slot into your hotshoe, and a connected black screen that hangs in front of your on-board flash. Wire up your SB-900 speedlight using a SC-28 or SC-29 cord and use it as the commander tethered to the camera.Put a bit of 35 mm film over your built-in flash since it is supposed to allow IR to pass through but block light. Kodak 120 Ektachrome processed unexposed should do the trick.Use "flash value lock" to get an exposure monitor pre-flash first, before taking the shot. Less chance of squinting or blinking.Or you can do some creative, space-saving DIY, and use an inexpensive IR gel filter to block visible light while allowing IR to pass. I recently bought a Lumiquest SoftScreen, which is a compact diffuser sheet designed to make your on-board flash's light softer. It hooks into your hotshoe, and then you hook the other end of the screen onto the housing for the on-board flash. The on-board flash's light will shine through the SoftScreen's white screen and get diffused. This seems to give better results than the somewhat harsh light from a direct hit from the built-in. When I heard about the purpose of the Nikon SG-31R screen, though, it occurred to me that I could somehow jury-rig the SoftScreen to hold an IR filter using its case, doing double-duty and saving me from having to carry around yet another contraption. In the end, I bought a 900 yen (about 8 dollars) Fuji Film #92 IR Gel Filter (actually, it filters the light and lets the IR through), at Yodobashi Camera in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on the 3rd floor of the Camera Kan near the large-format equipment. It even has a little paper holder so you don't mess it up with your grimy mitts (perfect for me, what with all that bike grease on my hands!). ### The Steps to Pre-Flash Squelch Nirvana Here's the steps I took to rig up the SoftScreen with the FujiFilm IR Filter:Buy a Fuji Film IR Filter at Yodobashi camera in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It was on the 3rd floor, with the large format film cameras. Open the filter, and install it in the little paper holder (two cardboard squares with a circle die-cut out). Secure the edge of the filter with a little Gaffer tape. Make a cut with an Xacto knife in the bottom of Lumiquest SoftScreen's plastic case (the side furthest away from the flap side), long enough to fit over the housing of the built-in flash (not the flash itself but its cover). Cut through both sides of the case, and secure the edges of the cut with some Gaffer tape to make sure it does not rip. Test that the slit fits over the flash cover.Insert the SoftScreen's white screen portion into the case, so that the case flap drops over the black back of the screen, facing the photographer-side of the camera. Align the hole in the screen with the slit in the case.Put the Fuji Filter in the case with the SoftScreen.Mount the half-encased SoftScreen on your on-board flash. Test that the pre-flashes are cut down, but that remote Speedlights still get fired. Try also just propping the filter behind the SoftScreen, without the case. I am not sure which is better and YMMV.At any rate, I hope you Enjoy it!


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Life Lately...forgetting camera. forgetting what day it is. forgetting where camera battery charger is. forgetting where socks are. losing phone. losing daylight. remembering to bring library books back. remembering to make mac and cheese before milk spoils. remembering to use last garden goodies before hard frost comes. slowly eating. slowly waking. more time for snuggling. more time for laughing. the cold and dark is forcing us in more often (in the house and in ourselves) but being here, with these people, is all I've wanted.
(I know a little girl named Winter who is obsessed with wearing her brother's shoes and having her photo taken)


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1998 Pinnacle Spellbound Big Hurt Frank Thomas #16
This is a Baseball trading card of Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox. It comes from the 1998 Pinnacle Spellbound Big Hurt set, card number 16. It is graded 10.0 by PSA. It is for sale at a price of $ 129.90.
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Planning of Studies
- Prof. Michael Cowling at the conference "Subriemannian Geometry and Beyond"
From this chapter you will find useful information about planning of your studies.
Personal Study Plan (HOPS) and Study Counselling
At the beginning your studies you will draw up a plan how you are going to advance in your studies. In HOPS you can for example determine which are the restraints and obstacles on the way to the Master's degree and how to deal with them.
The studies at JYU are scheduled according the Academic Year.
You don't have to cope with yourself. The Study Counsellors are there to help you to solve problems related to studying and to answer your questions.
The educational coordinators at the departments will help you if you have some special needs related to the Accessibility.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
If you have prior learning or experience from a approriate field of expertice which is near to your degree programme you can apply for to include it to your studies. Credit completion based on RPL may take the form of substitution of studies or inclusion of studies in the degree.


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Lily Pond Spa Offers Mother's Day Promotion
Show your mum how much you care this Mother's Day
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Treat mum this Mother's Day with a relaxing spa treatment. Lily Pond Spa is offering a free blow dry for all mums when you spend Dhs300 or more as well as a free gift for mum when you spent Dhs200 on a gift basket. Do something special for your mum this Mother's Day and show her how much she means to you.
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University Centre Somerset students exhibit at New Designers 2017
Forover 20 years students from the University Centre Somerset studying Textiles & Surface Design and Fashion Design have the opportunity to take their final year projects to New Designers in London where they exhibit their work and gain valuable experience and industry contacts.
New Designers (Part 1) brings together over 175 of the best creative universities in the country and 3000 graduate designers and makers, and gives them a platform to exhibit their work. Students network and gain valuable industry links to kick start their career.
During their final years students work is judged by an internal University Centre Somerset panel and students are selected to attend the exhibition through the quality of their creations. This year a range of printed textiles and glitzy fashion items were selected to attend and the students had a busy time getting ready.
Hannah Lenthall, Technical Demonstrator at University Centre Somerset said: "The students work really hard throughout the year to create quality work that would appeal to the general public and industry. It's great that our students continually get to attend the exhibition and show their dedication and the quality of the teaching here"
In the past students attending this event have gained contacts and gone off to work for Arts for Life, Graduate Fashion Week and Rolls Royce. This year's students will be aiming even higher to gain work experience and internships across the industry.
Fashion Design and Textiles & Surface Design is available through Clearing for a September 2017 start. Click here for Fashion Design and Textiles & Surface Design for the full course information and to apply.


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- Overview of the Documentary Workshop The Documentary Workshop aims to teach students knowledge and know-how: from writing and directing documentary films to forming your own personal network of professionals.
- Archidoc presentation Archidoc helps the development of original film projects that use archives and allows their directors access the international documentary market. Public : 10 European filmmakers willing to develop their documentary film project that uses archives.