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Over an hour of uniquely realized music from what is amongst the most iconic soundtracks in all of gaming, Zelda Cinematica seeks to present to you the musical score from that epic Hollywood Zelda movie that lifelong fans have conjured in our heads while sitting in the back of the classroom drawing tiny worlds with Link fighting monsters! (Unless that was just me...) An album with a primarily energetic symphony sound but ranging across ambient soundscapes and electronic atmospheres as well.
- Years of planning, feature-length representing themes from the entire series, officially licensed, and available on all major digital platforms as well as collectible disc albums!
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Four years ago, a journey into the unknown was embarked upon with Metroid Cinematica:
The goal was to produce what could be considered the soundtrack to an imaginary film based on the Metroid series. Next was Chrono Cinematica, based on the unforgettable music of Chrono Trigger. This time, due to the great response from fans seeking physical versions of the album, a Kickstarter was established to take things to the next level and produce and ship CDs and art posters in addition to a digital release.
Now, the time has come to revisit the epic world of The Legend Of Zelda!
This is not my first trek through the realm of Hyrule, having previously produced my own take on the music such as this one featuring the darker themes from the series:
In the years since this piece, production capabilities have increased substantially, and Zelda Cinematica will sound even better, and feature themes from across the entirety of the franchise!
As an individual, self-taught artist working on his own with essentially no budget, any large scale project such as this is a very demanding and daunting endeavor. This album, and those that have come before it, is a 100% passion project. The work time involved, as well as the cost of producing physical collectibles, is not achievable without a little help.
Chrono Cinematica was a success thanks to great fan support, and in addition to having disc albums produced for Zelda Cinematica- the main goal of this Kickstarter, if there is sufficient interest then discs from previous albums will be re-printed too and available for backers!
The return of collectible CD albums of Chrono Cinematica featuring high quality digipaks with a full 80-minutes of runtime music inspired by my favorite RPG, Chrono Trigger, and a new tier!
Note: Both Rito and Sheikah tiers will get one of these, too!
The one that started it all, the first of the "Cinematica" line of albums featuring two discs with over an hour and a half of music inspired by the Metroid series! Also new tiers available to accommodate those seeking both individual disc sets as well as the full monty of four total discs worth of music in one package!
Note: Both Rito and Sheikah tiers will get one of these, too!
With vinyl records making a comeback, I thought it would be neat to have them back during the Chrono Cinematica project, but decided to keep things simple and focus on discs instead. This time around, there was sufficient fan response during the planning stages to give it a shot!
Note: Both Rito and Sheikah tiers will get one of these, too!
Having composed music for well over 20 years now, some of my original inspiration emanated from the soundtracks of those early Zelda games as a kid, particularly A Link To The Past. I've come close to producing a symphonic tribute of my own many times stretching as long ago as the early 2000's and in recent years, quite a few big albums have come out both from other fans as well as official releases.
I am hopeful that the world won't mind a few more musical interpretations of the masterful melodies of Koji Kondo and other composers of the series. It's a bummer having had to wait so long to produce this album, but on the flip side, I am now able to do so through official channels and achieve a higher quality production- so it is truly a lifelong thrill to be a able to present my own personal vision of the soundtracks that helped fuel my childhood creativity and drive me towards becoming a composer myself.
This album, continuing along with the rest of the Cinematica lineup before it, will feature fully legally licensed music with royalties sent to the original creators and available widely on major digital music platforms. The Legend of Zelda properties are copyright Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Special thanks to all the fan encouragement I've received for this album and prior work, and to my good friend Darren Kerwin for promotional assistance!
Risques et défis
Getting a large project put together with many different assets, both digital and physical, is a serious undertaking. Luckily, the previous album was a major success and also a major learning experience. Armed with first-hand knowledge this time around, and having seen what sort of hiccups can occur both in production and shipping stages, the element of the unknown has given way to complete focus on simply making the highest quality art possible.En savoir plus sur la notion de responsabilité sur Kickstarter
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3Com's Earnings Rise Sixfold On Strong Adapter-Card Sales
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- 3Com Corp. said its fiscal second-quarter earnings rose more than sixfold from a year earlier. The profit rise came on strong sales and continued high prices in 3Com's core adapter-card business.
The computer-networking supplier said it earned $105.6 million, or 56 cents a share, in the quarter ended Nov. 30. A year earlier, profit was $16.3 million, or nine cents a share.

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The net money transfers to private persons exceeded 955 million dollars in the first nine months of 2018. The remittances maintained at a high rate of growth during this year and reached an average of 9.5 per cent against January-September 2017, according to data by the National Bank of Moldova (BNM).
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As to the geographic origin, 42.9 per cent of the transfers to private people come from the European Union, 26.2 per cent - from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and 30.9 per cent - from the rest of the world.
As for the structure in terms of currencies of the transfers from abroad to private persons, the share of transfers in euro stood at 48.2 per cent (increasing by 8.6 percentage points against the same period of the previous year), followed by the transfers in U.S. dollars – 44.7 per cent (decreasing by 7.5 percentage points) and the ones in Russian roubles – 7.1 per cent (decreasing by 1.1 percentage points).


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Counting carbohydrates; why and how
At a bare minimum, low-carbohydrate diets are an excellent strategy for;
maintaining smooth energy levels throughout the day,
maintaining a healthy neuroregulation of appetite (managing cravings, avoiding irritability and 'hangriness'),
remaining sensitive to insulin (the opposite of diabetes),
increasing overall nutrient intake, and
slowing the effects of ageing [1-5].
Also, mounting evidence – and many experts – now suggest that certain varieties of carbohydrates greatly influence the development of chronic, age-related and neurodegenerative diseases [1, 4-8].
If any of that were even half true, a lower-carbohydrate eating strategy is perhaps something you might be interested in.
And here's an essential tool to help you implement one.
Potatoes – a case study
After ingestion, carbohydrates – excluding the fibrous type – are broken down first into glucose, then stored in the body in the form of glycogen [9-11].
So what is glycogen?
Human starch is a term I have heard before, and I like this way of thinking about it.
Potatoes are loaded with carbohydrates, but if you want to get more specific, we could also refer to some of the carbohydrates contained within as starches.
Starch is a synonym for sugar. A particular arrangement of sugar, but sugar nonetheless [12].
After being eaten by a human, the potato is broken down – and if not immediately used – it is stored in the body as glycogen, aka, human starch – a form which the human body can preserve, and later use, as energy.
Mark Sisson, from marksdailyapple.com, tells a story of Tour de France cyclists who would carry with them a baked potato in order to sustain their energy levels. This was way back before the days of Gatorade and fast-absorbing energy gels [13].
I realise that a potato is not generally regarded as a high-sugar food. It's carbohydrate, with very little sugar, someone might point out upon consultation of their nutrition label.
And they'd be half right. Let's have a look at an example.
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According to the label, there is only 2.3g of 'sugar' in this potato.
But the body doesn't care about the words we use. The body only cares about the type of energy contained within the foods you just ate.
In this case, your body is able to extract over 60g of carbohydrates from this potato, which will then readily turn straight into glucose (sugar) once eaten.
This will then cause an extremely rapid increase in blood sugar levels – almost as quick as pure glucose (sugar) itself [14].
If the energy from the potato is not immediately used as energy, it will be stored in the body as glycogen.
This is perhaps the best case scenario.
Worst-case scenario might be that there is no storage space left for the glycogen, so your body will convert it to fat and store it on your hips, or somewhere you probably want it least.
In this context, there is little difference between a donut and a freshly-baked potato.
Sure, they are not identical to a molecule, and you could argue whether or not one is 'healthier' than the other, and that they effect the microbiome in different ways.
But at the end of the day, 60g of carbohydrate is 60g of carbohydrate.
And that's not a small amount of carbohydrates in anyone's book.
Counting carbohydrates; example scenarios
So this brings us here;
As far as the body is concerned, there are pretty much only two types of carbohydrate; fibre, and 'usable' carbohydrate [5,9].
'Usable' carbohydrate refers to the effective amount of glucose (sugar) that your body will be able to extract from a given food item. Usable carbohydrates are sometimes referred to as 'net', 'effective' or 'impact' carbs.
I like the term 'usable' carbohydrates.
Taking this into account, we get this equation;
Usable Carbohydrates = Total Carbohydrates - Total Fibre.
Just remember to ignore the subsection that reads 'sugar' or 'added sugar', as it's irrelevant. And don't be fooled by the polyols – the sugar alcohols – they should also be counted in your carb totals as well, or simply avoided.
Scenario 1: food item has no fibre
We just look for the total amount of carbohydrates listed and we're done.
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One serving of this rice delivers almost 80g of straight up glucose.
Scenario 2: food item contains fibre
We subtract fibre from the total carbohydrate count to get usable carbohydrates.
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Usable carbohydrates = 27.2 – 4.9, which equals 22.3.
So, while the seller of this product would perhaps like you to think there is only 1.8 g – less than half a teaspoon – of sugar in a serving of this product, to your (infinitely more intelligent) body, there is actually over a tablespoon (22.3g) of sugar to work with.
That's 12 times more usable sugar that the label would have you think.
Relevant tangents; why we subtract fibre from the total, 'natural sugars' and resistant starch
Fibre is technically a carbohydrate, but behaves very differently from the carbs derived from a ripe banana, or a donut, for that matter.
Fibre is fermented by our gut bacteria into a form of fat called Short Chain Fatty Acid's, which then feed the beneficial bacteria in the gut [9,16].
At this point – I expect someone may bring up the matter of resistant starch.
While an intriguing topic – resistant starches have a very similar effect to fibrous carbohydrates – they should be of little concern to the average person, because it's probably not the majority of what you are eating [15].
Unless you're running around eating raw potatoes and unripe, acid-green bananas…?
Didn't think so.
And I know people who say that unprocessed sources of carbohydrates – sources of so-called 'natural sugars' in fruits and starchy vegetables – just cannot be bad for you.
There is indeed substantial difference between processed and unprocessed carbohydrates; most notably, the ways in which they interact with the microbiome [17, 18].
But you can't sit around and eat bananas all day and be at your best.
The carbs are still usable to the body. And again, perhaps more importantly, your storage space for carbohydrates is finite.
So earn your carbs through the right types of exercise, or steer well clear of them most of the time.
Common sources of usable carbohydrates
Just like our potato, grains of any type that constitute bread, pasta, rice, and cereals are dense sources of carbohydrates.
Starchy vegetables, and fruits are next on the list of obvious sources.
Following on from there, the suffix '–ose' can be a big clue.
Aldose, ketose, lactose, sucrose, fructose, and galactose are all words from the carbohydrate family.
And then there are the polyols, aka, the sugar alcohols; erythritol, isomalt, lactitol, maltitol, mannitol, sorbitol and xylitol.
You probably don't have time to memorise them all, and that's ok.
That's why we can just learn to count carbs.
Summing up
Low carbohydrate diets are not a fix-all for everyone's health problems.
And neither is counting carbohydrates.
It is simply a strategy that you may find useful, if your goal is to successfully implement a lower-carbohydrate diet, in order to potentially gain some of the above-listed benefits.
This method will work on most nutrition labels.
Give it a try and see how much sugar you are actually consuming.
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NEW YORK -- Europe's latest efforts to quell its financial crisis left investors exasperated Monday, causing steep losses in stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic.
In Europe, Spain formally asked for help to rescue the country's ailing banks, but its request left many questions unanswered, including how much it needs of the $125 billion loan package offered by other European governments. The uncertainty unsettled markets, pushing borrowing costs higher for Spain's government. Spain's stock market plunged 3.7 percent.
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The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 138 points to close at 12,502.66, a loss of 1.1 percent. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell even more, 1.6 percent.
Big bank stocks slumped. Many analysts expect banks in Europe and the U.S. to suffer from a freeze-up in Europe's financial system if Spain fails to rescue its troubled banks. Spain's banks have been hobbled by loans made during a real-estate bubble, and the government has been inconsistent about how much help it will need to save them.
Bank of America dropped 4 percent, the biggest fall among the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average. BofA's stock lost 34 cents to $7.60. JPMorgan Chase fell 67 cents to $35.32 and Citigroup dropped $1.24 to $26.75.
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The leaders of the 27 countries in the European Union meet Thursday and Friday in Brussels for another summit aimed at reining in the crisis, but market players remain skeptical that Germany will sign off on efforts to quell the crisis. As the region's largest and strongest economy, Germany has to participate for any plan to work.
"What the market wants is action," Cote said. He said investors wanted to see steps toward binding the weak and stronger economies closer together.
The dollar and Treasury prices rose as investors shifted money into low-risk investments. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.61 percent from 1.67 percent late Friday.
In other trading, the S&P 500 index fell 21.30 points to 1,313.72. All 10 of the index's industry groups fell. The Nasdaq composite lost 56.26 points, or 1.9 percent, to 2,836.16.
Energy stocks were also big losers after the price of crude oil fell again. Benchmark U.S. crude lost 55 cents a barrel to $79.21, continuing a slump that has brought the price down from $110 in late February. Exxon Mobil fell 87 cents to $81.24.
Energy prices have been falling as traders anticipate that slower growth in China and the crisis in Europe will drag down global economic growth and decrease demand for energy.


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Radio broadcaster Ray Hadley spoke up after his boy and previous policemen had his drug ownership charge dismissed on psychological health premises.
A previous law enforcement officer and the boy of Sydney broadcaster Ray Hadley has actually had his drug belongings charge dismissed on psychological health premises.
Daniel Hadley, 28, was charged with having a percentage of drug while off-duty at a bar in Rouse Hill in Sydney's northwest on August 3. His arrest followed a NSW Authorities expert requirements examination concentrated on forbidden drugs accusations.
At Parramatta Resident Court on Wednesday, magistrate Garry Still dismissed the charge under the Mental Health Act, releasing Hadley into the "care of an accountable individual".
Hadley resigned as a senior constable after being charged.
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Ray Hadley criticised the limelights on his kid's case stating: "I'm the one in the media spotlight, not my child, so he's going to get on with his life best as he can."
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Imagine a wide, flat field stretching off to the horizon in every direction. Bare dirt, light brown, dusty, with a slight ammonia reek. There's an enormous tractor strafing back and forth over the land, coughing diesel fumes, spraying a chemical called copper sulfate, designed to kill unwanted fungi.
A few months later, grain will be harvested from this field, and then trucked or shipped to a granary, and then trucked or shipped again to a Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO), and then poured into a long tube that terminates in buckets in pens that that are one foot long and one foot wide. That's about twice the size of your head. In that cage sits a white-feathered chicken, who has been there for most of her life, hardly able to move, even if her legs could support the oversize bulk of her breast. She's never, ever turned around. She just eats.
Then that chicken's breast, her unused wings, and her drumsticks are cut up and packaged by undocumented immigrants recruited and brought in from Nicaragua. Workers who cut for hours and hours and hours in a row, who are often denied bathroom breaks, and who are shit-outta-luck if they get injured on the job.
Now picture those pieces of chicken, shrink-wrapped and stacked on a shelf in the grocery store, labeled Organic, $7/pound.
Now, answer in your mind: why do you eat organic food?
Do you care so much about your family's health that you pay a little more to avoid the poisons used in "conventional" agriculture? Do you want to minimize the harm done to bees and to ocean life from insecticides, erosion, and fertilizer runoff? Do you want to eat food grown with fairness and respect for every human and animal involved?
Well, you can do all of these things. In fact, you should. They are all worth paying extra for. But unfortunately, buying food marked with a "Certified Organic" sticker isn't a surefire way to do so. Let's unearth three general things that most people don't know about "Certified Organic," and then I'll describe how you can find real, good, healthy food that actually helps heal the earth and your body, rather than simply not harming it.
One caveat, before the list: these three facts describe "Certified Organic" standards. There are thousands of responsible organic farms (and thousands of farms not even certified as organic) that go beyond the standards, and are therefore not described by these facts.
1. "Certified Organic" allows poisons.
There is a bacteria called Bacillus thurengiensis (called Bt) that is poisonous to many insects, including beautiful monarch butterflies. It occurs naturally in tiny amounts that do not cause very much harm to monarchs and other important pollinators. Another compound, called Rotenone, is derived from roots and seeds of several common plants. In concentrated amounts, Rotenone is highly toxic to fish, and can cause rats to develop the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease.
It's safe to say that Bt and Rotenone are both poisons. And yet, organic farmers are allowed to spray them on their crops, because they are both derived from natural sources. The problem, of course, is that these poisons are created and sprayed in much, much higher concentrations than they would ever be found in a natural ecosystem. Even natural compounds, when out of balance, can damage soil, animals, and our bodies.
2. "Certified Organic" allows animal cruelty.
Remember the chicken, above, who was packed into a one-square-foot cage? Once she became food, she was certified organic. Can you imagine her life? Is the system that forces her to live that way one that you want to support, or one that you'd want to call "organic?" The same problems apply to pigs, where the amount of space per animal that organic standards require is "actually less than the total indoor area that the National Pork Board requires for its non-organic, indoor, intensively raised pigs." (Source)
These low standards are in place despite the National Organic Program's official statement that: "The requirements… meet or exceed many private animal welfare certification standards." (Source)
What does that say about most certification standards, in general?
3. "Certified Organic" allows for tillage, monocultures, and extensive transport, all of which degrades our land and harms our climate.
The broad, flat field I described at the beginning of this piece would never exist in a natural ecosystem. Besides extreme deserts (which are growing, around the world, partly because of soil tillage), no natural environments have bare soil exposed to the sky, much less bare soil that gets tilled.
Tilling soil is cutting it up, stirring it, and mixing it, in order to get rid of weeds and prepare the soil for seeds. This process is a major emitter of carbon dioxide. Why? Because soil is alive. Microscopic creatures like fungi, bacteria, and nematodes are constantly eating, excreting, and dying, in a cycle that makes mineral nutrients available for plants and stores carbon in solid form within the soil. When soil is tilled, billions and billions of these microbes are killed. The carbon that makes up the microbes' bodies binds with oxygen to form carbon dioxide, which is the planet's most prevalent greenhouse gas.
Tillage also decreases the water-holding capacity of the soil and causes erosion, and leaching of nutrients.
Another thing you never see in any natural system is a field filled with just one single type of plant: this is called a monoculture. Monocultures create imbalances in soil minerals, and encourages pests and weed outbreaks, which must then be battled by poisons like rotenone, Bt, and copper sulfate (or, in the case of conventional farming, much nastier chemicals such as glyphosate (RoundUp) and neonicotinoids). Organic farms are currently allowed to grow monocultures across thousands of acres.
From these vast monocultures, organic food can then be trucked or shipped all the way across the country and back, burning fossil fuel and emitting still more carbon, on its way from field to market to plate.
A New Paradigm
Each of the three problems listed above are symptoms of a larger issue that haunts "Certified Organic" agriculture, particularly at the industrial level. This larger issue is that most organic farms still operate within the same destructive paradigm as "conventional" chemical agriculture: a paradigm that works to violently control natural processes, in order to maximize production quantities at all ecological, nutritional, and ethical costs.
So the "Certified Organic" sticker does not necessarily help you find the best food for your family and our world. What does that mean, for you? Should you figure that organic food is "just as bad" as "conventional" food, and just give up on ever eating real, healthy food again? The simple answer is: no, you should not give up. There is a different possible paradigm for agriculture that is growing from the grassroots up, a paradigm that is producing real, healthy food for families like yours.
Despite the low standards for organic certification, not all organic food is grown in destructive ways. In fact, we at Spoon Full Farm plan to get certified as organic during the next couple of years. We have to play the game, too, for now. Even after we are certified, though, we're going to keep telling our story and sharing our farm practices, because we want to do much more than clear the low bar for organic certification. We are loyal to soil.
How do you know that you can be absolutely, positively sure about our healthful, humane, whole-earth farming practices? Because you can come visit us any time. You can ask us about our practices, and we'll answer you straight. And you can taste the food that we grow. People who eat our produce say that there's something different about it, something extra vital and delicious. That's probably the health of the soil, shining through in the food that grows up out of it.
Our vision is a food system where those who eat the food know those who grow the food, and know how the food is grown, so that there is no need for standards or certification. On top of that, all food will be grown using whole-earth farming practices that are not only sustainable, but actually regenerative for our soil and our environment. All food will be grown under a paradigm that seeks to bolster the fertile, abundant, diverse flourishing of natural systems, producing lots of healthy food all the while. That's the new paradigm we need, a paradigm that goes beyond a certification sticker.
Perhaps that vision will become reality in twenty years, or a hundred years, or never. In any case, we work towards that vision with every seed we plant, every cow we move through our lush pastures, and every ripe tomato we pick off the glorious vine. And the best part? You can be a part of this vision becoming a reality. You can feed yourself and your family local food from farmers whose practices you know and understand to be vital and healthy for our world. So shop at the farmers market, sign up for a CSA, and find restaurants that source beautiful local food. Join the new food paradigm. It's delicious.
Visit our "Healing Power of Whole Earth Farming" page to learn more about how our farm practices foster soil health, biodiversity, and climate healing.


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There are a large number of youngsters who need to make it in the design business consistently, however tragically many will be frustrated. Here we will recognize a portion of the significant traps of the mold business and give tips on the most proficient method to stay away from them.
Being pompous
Many individuals may get themselves the most delightful or gifted in their class, and may grow up with a great deal of acclaim, and be encompassed by individuals who disclose to them that they're more excellent than the vast majority of the supermodels out there. So it very well may be a terrible amazement when they enter the universe of displaying and find that they are encompassed by excellent individuals and are nothing extraordinary all things considered.
The answer for being arrogant
You should be certain, obviously, yet you should be reasonable as well, and prepared to be unassuming. Try not to anticipate that individuals will fall over themselves to sign you – dependably be amenable and thankful for any open doors that are given – and hope to strive to win achievement.
Believing it's everything fabulousness and allure
As a result of what we see on TV and in the motion pictures and magazines, many individuals get the feeling that the mold business is about excitement and allure. That there's Champagne and caviar at all times, is one long gathering. Lamentably this isn't the situation. Obviously there are advantages to being in the design business, yet like some other industry there is not kidding work to be finished.
The answer for having the wrong impression
In case you're pulled in to the business since you believe it will be fun consistently and a simple method to accomplish notoriety and fortune, at that point you have to change your mentality. In the event that that is all you're keen on, it probably won't be the business for you. Be that as it may, on the off chance that you're truly dedicated to propelling a vocation in mold, you simply need to remain reasonable and be set up for the hard unite.
Not making arrangements for what's to come
Particularly in demonstrating, professions are short. There are a bunch of supermodels whose faces enable them to continue working into their thirties and even forties, yet for the dominant part of catwalk and form models, they need something different arranged.
Anticipating what's to come
Having had a fruitful vocation demonstrating, you'll be in an incredible position to evade into one of alternate professions, for example, form structure or occasion association. Keep your eyes open for elective chances and the sorts of things that intrigue to you.


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I have been painting on Cardboard since Jan. My goal has been to do something with Paints 5 days a week. Cardboard has been wonderful for me...not intimidating, easy to throw out and free...just cut boxes apart.
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So glad cardboard freed you! I enjoy your work.
Hey, when you work with cardboard do you do any prep work like gesso first?
Yes, i started that way and moved to sketch books, then the paper bulked so on to watercolor paper and canvas paper. I am now just starting my first honest to goodness canvas...I will keep you posted.
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} JCPenney JCP, +0.99% to buy Genovese Drug Deal makes Genovese part of Eckerd By Ron Feemster, CBS MarketWatch Last Update:
PLANO, TX.. (CBS.MW) -- JCPenney said Tuesday that it agreed to buy Genovese Drug Stores, Inc. for $432 million in stock and about $60 million in assumed debt.
Under the terms, Genovese shareholders are to receive J.C. Penney (JCP) JCP, +0.99% stock valued at $30 for each share of Genovese they own.
Shares of JCPenney were down 2 15/16 to 52 5/8 Tuesday afternoon. In a press release, J.C. Penney said the 141 Genovese stores located in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will become part of the Eckerd drugstore chain, which JCPenney acquired in 1997.
About 60 percent of the voting shares of Genovese Drug are held by the Genovese family, which has agreed to vote in favor of the transaction.
JCPenney CEO James E. Oesterreicher said, "This transaction is a logical extension of our drugstore expansion strategy. While marginally dilutive in 1999, the acquisition is expected to be mostly accretive in 2000, the first full year of integrated operations."
Adding the Genovese stores greatly strengthens Eckerd in the Northeast, making it the largest volume drugstore chain in New York state, Oesterreicher said.


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Steph Curry heard the noise, looks to end the Rockets' playoff run
It was pretty tiring the last few days, the chatter about the Warriors game 2 loss. My dad's constant worrying, "Ehh, I don't know Jules." All the while I was confident they'd bounce back in a major way, suspecting the catalyst to be Steph Curry after the good old fashion smacking they took in Houston.
The biggest reason for my lack of concern was the Warriors did what they needed to do. Starting a playoff series on the road for the first time in the Steve Kerr era, they needed one of the first two to expel the Rockets home court advantage. But other than their season opener against Houston, the Dubs have rarely lost in anything other than a blowout. When they're competing, it's rarely a close game, and their plan coming into game 3 was to compete.
As Draymond Green put it, "We allow one of those a series...We've had our one. Now it's time to lock in." Green has probably been their most consistent player too, but without the big scoring numbers, his floor game will rarely receive high praise or serious criticism. But in a series against the NBA's #1 offense, he knows the pressure in on Golden States scorers to really show up.
That might sound ridiculous when considering Kevin Durant dropped 37 in game 1 and 38 in game 2, but 30+ points from KD is a lot different than 30+ from Curry. At their best, the Dubs have Curry creating shots for himself and then creating shots for his teammates. Keeping Steph off the ball on offense is easier to defend because the Rockets can switch off on pindowns, and get more leeway when holding him on the actions.
Keeping the ball in Curry's hands when they run their motion actions or pick and rolls above the arc is inevitably going to cause a defensive breakdown because of his gravity. The Rockets are much better suited to have KD initiate offense, and to guard KD in his post-up isolations as the offense tends to stagnate. So when the defense turned up in the 2nd half, so too did the Warriors offensive movement.
Curry was getting to the rim repeatedly in the 3rd quarter, the first two layups were gimme's. Oracle was starting to get loud. As Steph started to feel it, he was relentlessly attacking James Harden's defense, first taking him off the dribble, then straight ghosting him on a back cut in transition. It was his 4th straight layup, and I looked to my parents and told them "He's making a three next time down." Next thing you know, a 30 foot bomb and a shimmy to boot.
But his biggest shot was his floater that prefaced his public address to Oracle. He faked Trevor Ariza out of his shoes, and threw up a shot over Clint Capela. Classic Curry. Then he yelled out, "This is my fucking house!" Surely this had been brewing since his offensive struggles in Houston. But it had been a while since we've seen a flurry like this from Steph. This was his response to the noise. Just a friendly reminder what he's about.


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Woman jailed in home invasion that left elderly Fort Worth man dead
Henry Sawyer believed the knock on his Fort Worth apartment door around lunchtime on Aug. 28 was a delivery from Meals on Wheels.
But when Sawyer opened the door, an unknown woman forced her way inside, beating the 89-year-old man and stealing his cash and some groceries before fleeing.
Though Sawyer was able to tell police that day what had happened, his health took a turn for the worse while he was hospitalized. Five days later, he died at John Peter Smith Hospital from complications of blunt-force trauma to his head and chest.
A 32-year-old woman has been arrested in his death.
Kristin Minor was arrested Saturday on a capital murder warrant. She was in the Mansfield jail Wednesday with bail set at $750,000.
"He was a very giving man," Sawyer's oldest daughter, Pattie Griffin, said of her father. "Pretty much all this woman had to do was ask him. If she would have said, 'I'm hungry,' he would have let her in and fed her."
A trusting man
Family members say Sawyer, born in Smithville in Central Texas, had lived most his life in Fort Worth.
He had worked for the city's sanitation department in the 1960s and '70s before becoming disabled, and lived alone at La Hacienda Apartments in the 4700 block of Norma Street, but was visited almost daily by his oldest daughter.
A father of four (a son preceded him in death), Sawyer had six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Despite Sawyer's age, Griffin said her father remained active. He loved to take walks to the store or nearby burger joints. He caught the bus frequently to visit his 97-year-old sister.
And he loved to interact with people.
"I guess you could say he was a ladies' man," said Ruthie Michel, Sawyer's youngest daughter. "He talked to a lot of the women around there. ... Some of them tried to take advantage of him. My dad was just too trusting about that."
The alleged crime
On the day of the attack, Sawyer would tell police before his death, he had opened the door expecting the Meals on Wheels delivery driver.
Instead, a woman he did not know suddenly struck him in the chest and forced her way inside, according to an arrest warrant affidavit by robbery Detective J.W. Galloway.
She grabbed his arms, throwing him to the ground and causing his head to hit the ground with great force. She then rifled through the injured man's pockets, stealing cash from his wallet, the affidavit states.
"The victim was unable to stand after being thrown to the ground but did see the suspect go into his kitchen and take groceries from the cabinets and refrigerator," Galloway wrote.
The woman then fled carrying bags of items she had taken.
Sawyer "had tried to call 911, but the suspect had pulled the phone cord out of the wall," Galloway said.
Sawyer was found bleeding and disoriented a short time later by the Meals on Wheels volunteer Irene Kofi.
In a statement released Thursday by Meals on Wheels, the organization said they were deeply saddened by what had occurred to their long-time client.
Sawyer, according to the statement, was screaming for help when Kofi arrived so she immediately called 911, followed by Meals on Wheels so that the man's emergency contact could be called.
"He was so badly beaten. I stayed with him until help arrived," said Kofi, who had grown close to Sawyer in the several years she had been delivering to him. "He was such a sweet man. I just can't believe this happened to such a nice man."
Sawyer described his attacker to police and his daughter as a heavyset black woman wearing dark clothing.
Turn for the worse
Sawyer, whose injuries included substantial bleeding of the brain, was initially clear-minded at John Peter Smith Hospital, Griffin said.
But within about four hours, her father's health began going downhill.
"When they moved him from the ER to ICU, he was able to speak when they started wheeling him down," Griffin said. "Before we could get to the elevators, he had lost his speech ... but he still had his mind."
The next morning, a Saturday, Sawyer woke up, mumbling for coffee.
Griffin said she tried to give her father a drink but he couldn't swallow it.
Griffin said every time she returned to the hospital from a quick trip home, she found her father "a little bit worse."
"I would get down by his face and say, 'Daddy, do you know who I am?' I would say, 'I love you.' He would mumble, 'I love you too.' "
On Sept. 2, surrounded by family members, including some of his great-grandchildren, Sawyer passed away.
"To go down in five days, it was a huge shock," Griffin said. "It's not real to me."
A suspect emerges
On the day of the attack, a maintenance man told police that he had seen a woman matching the suspect's description on the property earlier that day.
He told police the woman he saw had previously lived in apartment No. 106 before Sawyer moved in. A property manger was able to provide Galloway the former tenant's name — Kristin Minor.
Though Sawyer was unable to view a photo lineup before his death, Galloway and assisting homicide detectives M. Anderson and J. Rhoden were able to retrieve surveillance video showing a woman wearing dark clothing leaving the area near Sawyer's apartment.
In the video, the woman is carrying groceries and a large bottle of bleach. She looks around nervously as she uses a gate key to exit a back pedestrian gate, the affidavit states.
Griffin told investigators that among items missing from her dad's apartment was a bottle of bleach she had just bought him.
Interview with suspect
Minor, whom witnesses would later identify as the woman seen in the video, was found by officers on Sept. 24 and agreed to be interviewed — the first of two interviews she would give.
She claimed she had occasionally visited Sawyer, whom she knew as Mr. Smiley, to play cards and get something to eat, the affidavit states.
But she insisted she had last visited the elderly man in early August and denied being at the apartment complex the day of the attack.
Minor also claimed that it was not her in the video, but another woman she knew. Witnesses, however, would later identify Minor as the woman in the video, the affidavit states.
The affidavit states that Minor later made changes to her story after being asked by police to give a DNA sample.
She made more changes, the affidavit states, after being told that a maintenance man had seen her at the complex the day of the attack. This time, she admitted she had been there that day, but claimed it was to buy dope from a different apartment, the affidavit states.
She was arrested after that second interview, police said.
Sawyer's daughters expressed relief that an arrest has been made.
"I'd go to bed every night and pray to God that they would catch her," Michel said. "I know the Bible preaches forgiveness, but I'm having a hard time with this one because it's senseless. Anyone that would hurt an elderly person or child, it's beyond me."
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Welcome to Asian Post Office at Regeringsgatan 66, the Supper family's new restaurant with an alternative geographical orientation.
The journey we've been on with Supper in recent years has increased our appetite for new destinations. We've always found Asian cuisine enticing and Asian Post Office will be our journey across Asia. The food at Supper has always been served more sociably at the centre of the table, one of the many touches you'll find at Asian Post Office too. We share our distinctive take on Asian flavours with you and draw inspiration from the whole continent – from Beirut to Tokyo. The lively bar will act as a huge magnet, and the entire restaurant will stay open until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays. The restaurant also has a spacious private dining area that seats 40-50 people.


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2. Place potatoes, carrots and parsnips in a large roasting pan and toss with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Season with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, 1/2 teaspoon of the Italian seasoning and 1/4 teaspoon of the black pepper. Roast at 425 degree F for 15 minutes, turning halfway through cooking time.
3. Rub turkey with remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil. Season with remaining salt, Italian seasoning and black pepper. Press turkey into the vegetables and continue to roast at 425 degree F for 45 minutes or until the temperature reads 165 degree F on an instant-read thermometer.
4. Remove turkey, cover loosely with foil and allow to rest in a warm place. Stir vegetables. Roast for an additional 5 to 10 minutes if necessary until fork tender.
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Your door mat is the first impression of your home you give to guests, so it's important that your mat is looking its best. Turtle Mats are tried, tested and trusted to trap 95% more dirt, dust and moisture from entering your home, keeping your floors consistently spotless. It couldn't be easier to keep your […]
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And so the pattern begins: Enter. Market. Dominate.
Now this might not be the most interesting announcement you'll hear all year but given that Microsoft tends to dominate most markets it chooses to enter then makers of webcams beware…
"Seeing your grandchild's first steps from miles away. Sharing your traveling experiences with friends back home. Keeping in touch with old school friends from years ago. Those are the moments and experiences that will become the hallmark of Microsoft LifeCam". Yeah right, for the first time Gates' bunch is stepping into the sector of sordid chat rooms and murky lighting.
The result is two new models, the VX-6000 and VX-3000 which (s)dumb down(/s) simplify the already (s)stupidly easy(/s) intuitive technology for (s)simpleminded(/s) technically illiterate (s)sexually frustrated(/s) sociable folk.
Both provide a dedicated 'Windows Live Call Button' on the top of each cam. This shortcut brings up a list of a user's online buddies and from here they simply select a contact's name to begin a video call. In case using a mouse proves troublesome Microsoft has also integrated the panning, tilting and zoom functions onto the exterior of the cams so "user's attention stays where it should be – on their video conversation". This is a great reason because turning your head to grope at your hardware is so much more intuitive than clicking similar buttons in and around your actual video conference software… Finally 'One touch blogging' does exactly what it suggests providing immediate access to your Windows Live Space, though typically not to rival sites.
As for the differences between the two, the VX-6000 is capable of 1.3 megapixel video and five megapixel (heavily) interpolated stills while it also sports a 3x digital zoom. The VX-3000 has a more standard spec with VGA video and 1.3 megapixel interpolated stills and lacks any zoom functionality. Furthermore, both models feature a built in acoustic noise cancelling microphone which is not to be sniffed at and 'fun' video effects such as falling snowflakes and twinkling stars though the company rejected my ideas for 'realistic backgrounds' such as a dirty motel room, dark street corner and strip bar.
The VX-6000 and VX-3000 flop onto shelves in August with retail prices of £79.99 and £39.99 respectively. For the life of me I can't see what is wrong with a dirty motel room background…
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Thoroughly Thursday - the "Street Art" Edition
Welcome back to Thoroughly Thursday, the "Street Art" edition. In 1998 as a recent LA-transplant, I would ride my motorcycle through Downtown Los Angeles. DTLA wasn't sexy then, but the giant brick buildings reminded me a little bit of sunburned Chicago. Even then, the local Downtown murals, graffiti and stencils made it strangely magical. The neighborhood has changed a lot in recent years, but this weekend I took my oldest for a tour through the neighborhood and got lost a bit in the past. You can see a small sampling of our trip here.
What I'm Reading (Articles) - The Dude Has Abided These 20 Years
I never really "got" the Big Lebowski when it came out. Sure, it was amusing, everyone knew someone who sounded just like the Dude and John Goodman was fantastic as Walter. But, how could a "who-done-it" featuring a burned-out hippie and a handful of colorful characters be all that interesting? Maybe it was because it was so different from Fargo which had come out two years before (I spoke in terrible Minnesota accent whenever drinking for months after seeing Frances McDormand as Marge Gunderson). Apparently, there were a lot of people like myself who didn't realize what we were seeing. Several articles in the last couple weeks have talked with some of the reviewers that panned a movie which went on to inspire annual gatherings, its own religion (Dudeism), educational non-profits, and an unauthorized musical parody.
What I'm Watching - Let's Go Find Some Good Walls
I started watching this amazing documentary "Exit Through the Giftshop" about artist and global prankster Banksy and his relationship with French wildman Thierry Guetta. Though the film talks a lot about the various street artists of the late 90's and early aughts, the film ultimately is about how art can be both personal statement, public expression, and profit machine. The representation of Guetta is fascinating, whose compulsion to document his life on film constantly seems rooted in childhood trauma.
What I'm Doing - 40ft Etched Portraits in Los Angeles
Driving through DTLA in 2011, I saw what I thought was a painted mural on the exterior wall of an old brick building. I didn't realize till I was nearly passed that the image was really a bas-relief, carved into the brick itself. Recently, I learned that it was done by Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto, known by his street name of Vhils. He has an installation show in Los Angeles until the beginning of April. You can see my pictures from the exhibit here. Though I enjoyed the gallery show, his outdoor work is still amazing to see IRL.
What I'm Listening to - Classical ReMix
I would love to say that I always learn about new music from underground clubs or secret internet forums. However, more often I'm learning about new musical works while watching hours of competitive dance routines in giant convention centers while waiting for my daughter to perform. About two weeks ago I watched a small, lyrical group dance to Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi Four Seasons. Released in 2012, Richter looped elements of each original movement and then pulled them into a minimalist score (which is better than it sounds). This isn't your grandparents Spring Movement but it is far more accessible than Philip Glass. Oh, and the dance group was good too.
All the best, and remember, tomorrow is Friday. :)
Scott Moe
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Hi Everyone!
We have another post for you this week, Maria explains how you actually might have dental implant coverage under your insurance and not even know it!
How many of you have decided to change your dental treatment based on your dental coverage. For example; you need an implant but you have no coverage so you go with option B and get a bridge instead because you have some coverage for the bridge.
Although many policies state that there is no implant coverage, be aware that in some cases there actually is coverage. If you inquire with your insurance company, many policies have what is referred to in the industry as "Alternative Benefit Coverage." What this means is that if the dental treatment of choice is not covered (e.g. implant), then the insurance company is responsible to pay out the claim at the equivalent cost of an eligible alternative treatment (e.g. bridge).
You the patient have the right to choose your dental treatment without being dictated by your dental coverage. Also keep in mind that you have the right to appeal any rejected major claims. This is an area that is very complex for most patients, for more information please contact our office.
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BLL Pre-Season Skills Classes - Wallingford Boys & Girls Club
Batting, Fielding (Baseball and Softball) & Pitching (Baseball)
Saturdays, Mar 4-April 1 - Space is Limited, Sign-up Today!
Ballard Little League is excited to announce its Pre-Season Skills Classes that are being run by Baseball Positive, the area's top instruction organization for players and coaches at the 12U level of play. Many of you know BP Director, former professional player and NCAA D-1 Head Coach, Mark Linden and BP Lead Instructor and former player at Seattle U, Sean Narby from the many camps they have run in North Seattle over the past eight years.
In these classes, players improve their skills, increase their confidence, and retain what they learn through Baseball Positive's approach to instruction that is specifically designed for this age group. Kids excel in these programs because the teaching uses language that is meaningful to them, follows a step-by-step, building block approach and provides the most important factor in skill development - massive quality repetitions.
Please join in and learn right along with the players!
Baseball Positive demystifies and simplifies the teaching of skills. These classes are designed for Coaches and Parents to participate and learn "How to Teach" kids effectively; the hands-on experience is invaluable. The more knowledge we have in our league, the stronger our league.
Each participating coach and parent receives a Coaching Manual that includes all the program's content. The manual contains video and pictures illustrating key points. Teaching these skills to kids is quite elementary, when following the Baseball Positive approach.
Coaches and Parents who do not have a child in the program are welcome and invited to participate and learn the content. Contact Mark Linden of Baseball Positive about the teaching process and the coaching information: 206 714 5276; email@example.com
Cost: $87 per player (Coaches/Parents - no cost)
Eligibility: Players ages 8-12 (age as of April 30, 2017)
Dates/Times: Saturdays March 4, 11, 18, 25; Apr 1 (Each class is comprised of five, 1-hour sessions)
3pm-4pm Fielding (BB & SB)
4pm-5pm Batting, Part 1 (BB & SB)
5pm-6pm Pitching, Part 1 (Baseball)
Location: Wallingford Boys and Girls Club Gym - 1310 N 45th St (enter the gym from N. 46th St)
Enrollment: Limited to 12 players for Pitching & Fielding; 16 for Batting


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Sorry this is taking so long, but there is a lot to snip and post. Well that Deee was longer winded than me. LOL. So many accusing other screen names of being fake. And let's face it, there are quite a few of them that were. I can spot some of them, how 'bout you? So many good ideas offered to the sites admin also. Too bad they didn't take any of it. But I believe they were getting exactly what they wanted out of LISK.com.
There's quite a bit that can be learned from these 200+ comments. So make sure you study them all. I have to take a break and get started on my week, so I'll leave ya with the next few. More from Flukeyou. And now that he's commenting on the thread (at least under this screen name) you can bet the comments will heat up.


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Moving to Bloomington from Boulder, CO, this family of five scored a fixer-upper of a colonial on a very desirable street right in the heart of town. They knew it needed work—more than just a facelift—so they hired SYH before they even closed on the house. We got them going with the fresh and elegant but still family-friendly aesthetic, the spacious and open layout, the cabinet and window wall design, and the first floor lighting plan; and then? We sent them in the right direction for all the rest - the details they then executed with the help of builder Loren Wood and cabinet maker Roman Stoll, with the occasional SYH consult when necessary. It's the quintessential Everything But the Details project. Beyond completely gutting the kitchen, the makeover updated the downstairs powder room and laundry/mudroom, eliminated two load bearing walls, expanded doorways and windows, refinished floors upstairs and down, and wired and placed new electric throughout the public spaces.
Contractor: Loren Wood Builders
Cabinetmaker: Stoll's Woodworking
Photographer: Gina Rogers
Countertop: Silestone Bianco River
Backsplash: Sunflower Ming Green Thassos from Saltilo Tiles via Caledonia Stone and Tile in Indianapolis
Wall color: Sherwin Williams Chelsea Gray 2850
Cabinets by Stolls Woodworking, designed by SYI
Island color: Sherwin Williams Chelsea Gray 2850
Wall color: Sherwin WIlliams Dovetail 7018
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Exciting changes to the Café!
During the first few months of this year we are making a number of improvements to the Bottle Kiln Café. A few have happened already and some are still to come. We hope you will like them.
As well as freshening things up, the changes are intended to improve your experience here. We will be removing the existing fixed tables which are always for four people and replacing them with freestanding tables which can accommodate twos, fours or more. This will enable us to accommodate larger groups that we currently struggle to seat and improve general access.
So far, the top part of the café has been refurbished using soft shades of blue. Pretty, rustic tables (handmade by ourselves) and mismatched chairs painted with Vintage Paint, benches in chic grey velvet and smart new blinds. Oh, and gorgeous, new speckled duck-egg crockery!
The main change will happen in mid-April when we put new floors, lighting, seating and tables into the lower area and make alterations to the counter and kitchen. For a few days, whilst these works are underway, we will be operating out of the top part of the café only.
Once complete we will improve our service system to one where you find a table, place your order at the till then have food and drinks brought to you for a more relaxing experience.
All of your favourite dishes will remain on the menu, but we hope to add on some seasonal specials as well as some brunch and afternoon teas.
At all times the café will be open, though during the week commencing April 16th there will be a slightly reduced menu offering. The shops will remain open at all normal times.
Everything we do is to improve your experience of The Bottle Kiln and we are certain that we will have a better, more attractive and more flexible space at the end of it. We love to get your feedback so do let us know of any ideas or issues that may arise in the meantime. It is a work in progress but in the end, we hope, an exciting change.


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PHILADELPHIA -- If you were putting off your spring cleaning until it actually felt like spring -- it's time!
While you're cleaning out those cluttered drawers and closets, why not take what you're not using by trading in and trading up.
First, let's talk about Amazon. The global retail giant has a little-known service that turns the old stuff you're not using into credit!
It's called trade-in - from cell phones to electronics, gaming systems to books, they will make you an offer on some items in exchange for an Amazon gift card.
The offer depends on the condition of the item you're looking to trade in, but Amazon faithfuls and diehards swear by this!
Also, you may not know that Target offers the same kind of service, but just for electronics and anything tech related. All you do is send your items in. Then, they appraise them and make and offer and if you accept it, you get a gift card to spend in the store or on Target's website.
Plus, right now at target, and in honor of Earth month, it's their annual car-seat trade-in event. From now through May 5th, bring in an old or unwanted car seat and you will get a coupon for 20 percent off a new car seat, booster seat, car seat base, travel system or stroller in stores or online!
Target says it recycles the old seats to make all kinds of new plastic-based products.
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1. Before Pantone deemed emerald the color of the year, we saw the jewel tone all over the spring runways, establishing it as the must-wear color of the season. One of our favorite takes on the shade came from the Vera Wang runway, where Josephine Skriver sparkled in a shoulder-baring, taffeta dress, perfect for any cocktail party.
2. The ever-popular neon trend has been around for many seasons now, and it doesn't show signs of going away anytime soon. We saw pops of neon pinks and greens on some of our favorite spring 2013 runways. One of our favorite, stand-out party looks was at Oscar de la Renta, where Cara Delevingne showed off this fun, feathered, strapless mini.
3. Last season, it was all about the deep, dark oxblood shade of red. But this season, make a statement in bright, fire red, seen on many of our favorite spring runways, including Victoria Beckham. Zuzanna Bijoch walked the runway in this flirty mini, which can be dressed up for a cocktail party or dressed down for a more laid-back evening.
If you're looking for a less covered up, but still tasteful look, then try this sweetheart strapless dress by Magic Dress UK. This dress is perfect for adding a little sex appeal, without going over the top.
4. White was a poplar color trend from the winter 2013 season that will continue on into spring. We saw various takes of the hue on a number of spring runways, but one thing they all had in common was that clean, brightness white dresses.
For a white dress that screams springtime, go with this chiffon dress by Taylor. I like that the see through back adds a bit of sexiness to an otherwise very amazing look.


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Well you were a kid, all the spin by his supporters will not erase his sins. 1. Was it not the same Anwar Ibrahim who was once honoured by the 'Islamic'
dictator of Pakistan, General Zia 'ul Haq, for his services to Islam?
Anwar was quite willing to accept such decorations, despite the fact
that General Zia was himself a willing recipient of American military
aid and he had used the radical Islamist movements to wipe out the
secular opposition
in Pakistan.
(2) And was it not the very same Anwar Ibrahim - who today calls for a
culture of tolerance and pluralism - who lead the Islamist activists as
they 'cleaned out' the local university campuses of leftist students,
'secular' ideas and everything they regarded as un-Islamic in the 1970s?
(With the help of such unlikely characters like Ibrahim Ali, one might
The sycophant who wrote the letter needs to open his eyes to history. We ended up in this sorry state was because of him, he is trying to redeem himself by painting a rosy picture that he is for all Malaysians. Many of us still remember.
I do not aim to please anyone. This is my blog, there is no blog like this. I am not mainstream. Read my disclaimer before posting comments and threatening me. Not to worry, I will not quiver in my boots. If you are not happy, no problem, just take a hike!!


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it's all about the plants
Whether you're an experienced gardener, or a novice testing out your green fingers, it's easy to be overwhelmed by the choice of climbers. There are so many different clematis, roses or honeysuckles to choose from, so here are a few thoughts to help you find the perfect partner for your obelisk or arch.
Climbers come in varying heights and the most important thing is to buy the right size. Too tall and it'll swamp, or even worse, topple your structure, too small and it won't reach the top. Look for the final growing size of your chosen plant and match this to your framework. Don't be tempted to go more than a metre taller, or you'll get a bird's nest of congestion at the top. Some specialist nursery websites - such as the ones listed - let you search by climber height, or if you visit first-hand, check labels for plant height, or ask for help. Good places to start your search are thorncroftclematis.co.uk, classicroses.co.uk, jacksonsnurseries.co.uk.
Next thing to consider is where you're siting your structure and how much sun or shade your new climber will receive. Some plants perform best in full sun, others such as Clematis 'Hagley Hybrid' or 'Niobe' need varying amounts of shade to keep their colour. Again, check your plant's light needs before you buy. These are the two most important factors, along with good soil, to keep your plant happy, but you can refine your search further by thinking about whether you want scent from your climber, or flowers to please the bees. Are you after a year-round cover up (evergreen climber) or do you want to see the framework over winter (deciduous climber)?
If you're buying an arch, especially the double width structure, this will give you extra scope for a combination of climbers. Think about colour harmonies, or deliberate clashes, roses and clematis work well together, or having one flower slightly later than the other to extend the blooming time. Personally, I love annual climbers and am a bit of a grow-your-own fan, so I've used Alex's obelisks and arches to grow Morning glory, Spanish flag, sweet peas, runner and borlotti beans and peas, which have all performed brilliantly.
If you still can't decide what to grow, don't worry, there's no rush, all of the structures sold at Made by Moore look just as good unplanted as they do wrapped in greenery and blooms.
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WallGUARD® insulates and protects areas from just below grade to where your heat lost begins around the exposed area of your building foundation. Around the slab edge or rim joist is an area that can account for 10% or more of your total heat loss. WallGUARD stops that heat loss and provides a durable latex modified concrete finish that can stand up to accidental impact. WallGUARD comes standard in a gray concrete broom finish, but can be coated on-site to provide a color or texture match to your exterior design features.
WallGUARD is manufactured using Dow Styrofoam extruded polystyrene insulation, with a factory-applied 5/16-inch latex-modified concrete coating. Panels are 2'x4′ with tongue-and-groove edges on the 4′ length. WallGUARD comes in either 2″ (R-10) or 3″ (R-15) thicknesses of Dow Styrofoam and is attached with a hidden clip system that is provided with each pallet of product.
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This was my first ever experience with personal hot pots! This was so much fun. The set up of Pearl Hot Pot is quite interesting. There are side tables for bigger groups, but the center of the restaurant is basically bar seating. Each person gets their own pot and burner.
What I ate: Main Pot Combo with Thai Style Hot and Sour Soup Base ($+2) and 珍珠牛肉鍋 (Blade eye pot on the menu)($16.95)
Each meal comes with a drink, a big helping of vegetables, a plate of meat and dessert after.
This was a very filling meal, and all the ingredients were very fresh. I personally just made a bad choice with the soup base, because it had almost no taste, but my friend ordered a spicy soup base and it tasted a lot better than mine.
The dessert is a choice of matcha or mango soft serve, and I went with matcha. It was not good. there was an extremely fake matcha taste and it was extremely sweet.
Overall, I enjoyed my experience at Pearl Hot Pot, but for the price, I would probably go for all you can eat next time.


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The latest gaming news with Ronan Jennings
SOME games are borderline TV shows. They are more interested in telling a story than giving the player control over what happens. They border on not being 'games' at all.
Tales from the Borderlands falls into that category, an experience that brilliantly draws you into its witty, fantastical world — but doesn't leave you with much to do, except enjoy the ride. This is a well-worn formula for anyone familiar with Telltale, the creators of this and many other similar titles, like Batman: The Telltale Series, The Wolf Among Us and Game of Thrones. This month, Tales from the Borderlands is free with PlayStation Plus, giving many PS4 gamers a chance to try a 'start to finish' Telltale formula for the first time.
The Borderlands series, which began life as shooter, is one of gaming's most interesting and funny universes. Set in a 'junkyard' future, where robots and scavengers travel through space in search of loot, it's halfway between Pixar and Mad Max, Dune by way of Guy Ritchie. Robot servants come well-oiled with sarcasm and pithy put-downs, while grizzled raiders try to kill you with shotguns that shoot fireballs.
Tales from the Borderlands captures the spirit of the universe perfectly, telling the madcap story of corporate loot-hunter Rhys and his unwilling partner Fiona as they search for a mythical Vault key that will make them wealthy beyond their dreams.
As a free download with PlayStation Plus, Tales from the Borderlands is a no-brainer. Everyone should give it a chance. It's stylish, well written and a genuinely entertaining story. On the other hand, it's hard to shake the feeling that the Telltale formula is reaching the end of its natural lifespan and needs a serious shake-up. While Telltale do provide the illusion of choice with 'timed' conversation options and poorly executed action set-pieces, the truth is these games are no more than interactive storybooks: press 'X' to turn the page. Unlike traditional adventure games like Thimbleweed Park or Silence, there are no puzzles to solve and there is no sense of ownership over progress and exploration.
Tales from the Borderlands is a welcome addition to the PlayStation Plus lineup that will introduce new players to the formula, but if Telltale are going to expand their audience, they will need to decide which side of the border they really belong — games or cinema.
One place that has no borders (unless you count the sea) is Morrowind, the volcanic island of the Elder Scrolls series. Morrowind is considered by many Elder Scrolls fans to be the best in the series, the point at which top-notch presentation and true role-playing mechanics converged to stunning effect. Since then, the series has grown ever more impressive visually, but has lost its role-playing spirit.
Next month, gamers get a chance to return to Morrowind, but not quite in the manner they may have wanted. The Elder Scrolls Online, which allows players to explore the Elder Scrolls world in a massively multiplayer environment, is releasing a Morrowind expansion. The gameplay won't signal a return to the single-player brilliance of the original Morrowind, but it will at least give players a chance to see the giant mushrooms, silt striders and dusty landscape of Morrowind through more modern graphics. It's a very canny move on Bethesda's part — it borders on cynical, but fans won't complain.
Meanwhile, developers Remedy crossed a line of their own this week. In this case, it was a deadline, resulting in 90% discounts to one of their most famous games.
Cult favourite Alan Wake, first released on the Xbox 360 and in receipt of a serious marketing push by Microsoft at the time, has been pulled from (digital) shelves due to expiring music licences. The game features tracks like Space Oddity, The Darkest Star and In Dreams – usage of these tracks expired on Monday, meaning Remedy could no longer sell the game. There was a 48-hour 'sunset' sale over the weekend in which some lucky gamers got the game for just a few euro on Steam. Alan Wake, a Stephen King-inspired story of a writer facing supernatural forces in small-town America, was well received upon release and fans have long hoped for a true sequel. Instead, Alan reached the end of the line.
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Ahhhhh, summer. It's officially here. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and would-be fraudsters are eager to launch their latest cyberattacks against relaxed, unsuspecting vacationers. Their newest tools can compromise your identity faster than your email can send an "Out of Office" response.
Whether you're hitting the same old beach town or taking a cycling tour of Provence, follow these Top Five steps to stay cyber secure while soaking up the sun.
1. Card skimmers are chameleons
Former Los Angeles street gang members are moving into cybercrime using gas pump skimmers
The favorite tool of hackers and fraudsters is the card skimmer. Embedded into an ATM or gas pumps, this slender device captures card data in the middle of your transaction. Then it either stores the data until the hacker comes to retrieve it, or sends it all off on-demand via a Bluetooth connection. Many casual users expect a skimmer to be obvious — after all, it's not a part of the original machine – but they're surprisingly non-descript. This is especially true of the newest low-profile devices called shimmers, that a hacker can install on a grocery point-of-sale terminal in seconds while an accomplice distracts the checker.
Look for any hardware that's a different color than the surrounding device, or any connections that are loose when you shake or jostle them. Look for anything shiny within the lip of the card slot. If there's more than one machine, make sure all the card slots look the same. Gas stations, chain restaurants, and pop-up ATMS like those used in festivals are the most likely places to find skimmers, but they can be anywhere. This video that shows how they're configured.
2. Be wary of public wifi
Not everyone's got a roaming data plan and hackers know it. They'll set up their own hot spots in the vicinity of large, well-known public networks – especially airports or restaurants – often using a network name that's close to the original. Blissful vacationers take the bait and just like that, are providing hackers with easy access to their passwords and credit card numbers.
What to do? Stick with established wifi networks, or better yet, use your own hot spot. Many carriers provide international travel plans that allow you to use their own hot spots free of charge, so download their app before you go abroad. Avoid connecting to your finance and banking sites unless you've got a bona-fide connection. Turn off any auto-join features, and always inspect the page you've landed at for typos or obvious naming errors. Enterprise mobile security suites like SkyCure and NowSecure often have free versions for individual usage that allow your iPhone or Android to highlight suspicious networks.
3. Go new-school (or old-school) on payments
According to iovation, travel transactions from a mobile device were 16% higher during 2016's summer months compared to the rest of the year. In addition, online fraud originating from a mobile device increased by 8.75% during an average summer month in 2016. And while it's understandable that vacations should be as effortless as possible, fraudsters take advantage of this mobile surge and shape their scams to take advantage of quick purchases.
There are at least two routes that can protect you: pay for the sunset cruise with cash; or make sure you use an EMV-enabled credit card and not an older non-chip card. You'll get more security and less exposure to liability. Avoid the middle route, which is using non-chip, mag-stripe-only cards.
4. Share cocktails, not computers
Your goal is going off the grid, but you've found yourself device-less, with emails needing to be answered and boarding passes needing to be printed, so you log on to a public or shared computer… opening your data up to be seen and shared by someone else.
What to do? Take a reverse stance on the Nike motto and Just Don't Do It. Most government IT departments expressly prohibit signing into work accounts on a shared computer, so stick to sharing a round of cocktails. Never access sensitive information like bank accounts from a shared or public system. If you absolutely must access one, be sure you clear all user names and passwords after use and log out of the application or web site fully. Then, to be sure, clear all browsing history from the borrowed computer.
5. No license required for phishing
If you're ready to vacation, and perhaps booking hotels and excursions in a different country or state, be aware that hackers hovering around those destination sites are actively trying get you to expand your "circle of trust" to include them. You may book a stay at an out-of-the-way lodge in Montana, and so be unsurprised when you get an invitation to sign up for discounted rafting adventure. The email may start "Bob at Big Sky Lodge said you might be interested in this …" and end up asking for your card number to reserve one of the spots that are "vanishing fast."
Most of us are pretty diligent when it comes to reviewing business email for signs of phishing, but we may let our guard down when it comes to planning our vacation. The Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report shows that phishing is still surprisingly effective: the 2017 report confirmed that phishing attacks on industries like Manufacturing, Information, Retail and Healthcare succeeded 10% to 14% of the time, and the 2016 report showed that 30% of phishing emails were actually opened. Bottom line: be as suspicious and aware of personal emails as you are of your business correspondence.
About Michael Thelander
Michael has a twenty-year history in product marketing and product management, with a focus over the last seven years on cybersecurity. He held senior product marketing and product management roles at security leader Tripwire, and has other career highlights that include co-founding a successful startup and receiving patents for network technology.