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Mon Premier Bebe Calin Charming Pastel
From 18 months, Mon Premier Bébé Calin Charming Pastel is the ideal first doll for little mommies. Measuring 12 inches, she's the perfect size to rock or cuddle in your child's arms. She can be posed exactly like a real baby with her soft supple body. Her face, arms and legs are made of touchably soft vinyl. The doll is delicately vanilla scented, ready to make your child's doll hugs as sweet and memorable as you and your child's. With sleepy eyes, she sleeps when she's laid on her back. Little mommies can give her the pacifier when she's fussy. This baby doll is wearing pyjamas and has a bonnet. Mon Premier Bebe Calin Charming Pastel is so trendy with the bright pink trim on the collar of her pyjamas. This doll is part of an entire world in Mon Premier Corolle: a complete line of clothing and accessories to imitate mom and imagine storries for endless play. Discover Corolle's My First Carry Bed which is perfect for putting your Charming Pastel doll to bed comfortably.
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IATA: Marginal Improvements in May Travel Demand
Geneva, Switzerland, July 9, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that both international and domestic travel demand showed marginal improvements in May 2021, compared to the prior month, but traffic remained well below pre-pandemic levels. Recovery in international traffic in particular continued to be stymied by extensive government travel restrictions.
Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, unless otherwise noted all comparisons are to May 2019, which followed a normal demand pattern.
- Total demand for air travel in May 2021 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was down 62.7% compared to May 2019. That was a gain over the 65.2% decline recorded in April 2021 versus April 2019.
- International passenger demand in May was 85.1% below May 2019, a small step-up from the 87.2% decline recorded in April 2021 versus two years ago. All regions with the exception of Asia-Pacific contributed to this modest improvement.
- Total domestic demand was down 23.9% versus pre-crisis levels (May 2019), slightly improved over April 2021, when domestic traffic was down 25.5% versus the 2019 period. China and Russia traffic continue to be in in positive growth territory compared to pre-COVID-19 levels, while India and Japan saw significant deterioration amid new variants and outbreaks.
"We are starting to see positive developments, with some international markets opening to vaccinated travelers. The Northern Hemisphere summer travel season is now fully arrived. And it is disappointing that more governments are not moving more rapidly to use data to drive border opening strategies that would help revive tourism jobs and reunite families," said Willie Walsh, IATA's Director General.
International Passenger Markets
- European carriers' May international traffic declined 84.7% versus May 2019, improved from the 87.7% decrease in April compared to the same month in 2019. Capacity dropped 75.7% and load factor fell 31.3 percentage points to 52.9%.
- Asia-Pacific airlines saw their May international traffic fall 94.3% compared to May 2019, fractionally worse than the 94.2% drop registered in April 2021 versus April 2019. The region experienced the steepest traffic declines for a tenth consecutive month. Capacity was down 86.4% and the load factor sank 45.5 percentage points to 33.2%, the lowest among regions.
- Middle Eastern airlines experienced an 81.3% demand drop in May compared to May 2019, slightly bettering the 82.9% decrease in April, versus the same month in 2019. Capacity declined 63.7%, and load factor fell 35.3 percentage points to 37.7%.
- North American carriers' May demand fell 74.4% compared to the 2019 period, an improvement over the 77.6% decline in April versus two years ago. Capacity sagged 58.5%, and load factor dropped 32.2 percentage points to 51.7%.
- Latin American airlines saw a 75.1% demand drop in May, compared to the same month in 2019, notably improved over the 80.9% decline in April compared to April 2019. May capacity was down 69.9% and load factor decreased 14.6 percentage points to 69.5%, which was the highest load factor among the regions for the eighth consecutive month.
- African airlines' traffic fell 71.4% in May versus May two years ago, a gain from the 75.6% decline in April compared to April 2019. May capacity declined 61.8% versus May 2019, and load factor dropped 16.9 percentage points to 50.2%.
- India's domestic traffic fell 71.0% in May compared to May 2019 amid the emergence of the new and more contagious "Delta" variant. This compared to a 42% decline registered in April versus the same month two years ago.
- Brazil's domestic traffic rebounded from a 60.9% decline in April versus the same month in 2019, to a 44% decline in May, as travel restrictions were eased.
The Bottom Line
"To paraphrase an old saying, when you think that all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Too many governments continue to act as if the only tool in their anti-COVID-19 arsenal is a blanket border closure or an arrival quarantine. In fact, research from leading medical organizations around the globe confirms that vaccinated travelers pose very little risk to the local population(i) while data show that pre-departure testing largely removes the risk of unvaccinated travelers importing COVID-19(ii).
"It is long past time for governments to start responding to this information with more nuanced data-driven risk-based strategies. These will minimize the chance of importing COVID-19 while allowing the world to reopen to travel and all the opportunities it brings to reconnect with loved ones, to realize business opportunities, to explore the world or take a well-deserved vacation," said Walsh.

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Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE), a postoperative complication after craniotomy for supratentorial tumors
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Veröffentlicht: | 16. September 2010 |
Objective: Nonconvulsive Status epilepticus (NCSE) has been described as a devastating complication in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage as well as in patients with subdural hematomas. In the present study we assessed the incidence and clinical sequelae of NCSE in patients, who underwent a craniotomy due to a supratentorial tumor.
Methods: In a prospective study, done 2007 and 2008, EEGs were recorded postoperatively in all patients with impaired consciousness or neurological deterioration after exclusion of other causes for postoperative coma.
Results: 304 craniotomies were performed in 285 patients with supratentorial tumors. Eight of these patients were suspected to have NCSE. Three (1,05%) of them showed continuous epileptiform discharges in the EEG without clinical signs of seizure activity. All eight patients received anticonvulsant therapy. Two patients died during the hospital stay, two showed a GOS of 2 and four patients a GOS of 3 at discharge.
Conclusions: NCSE is a rare complication after craniotomy for supratentorial tumors. NSCE is associated with extended hospitalization, extended artificial respiration and poor outcome. EEG monitoring should be performed routinely in all cases of otherwise unexplainable postoperative coma.


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Living Art Camp: Animals
Welcome to Flower Camp!
Resources: Flower Recipes, Tips and Supplies Lists for this Course
Unboxing the Supplies Kit for Animals Week (2:12)
Top 10 Tips for Success and Safety (10:07)
How to Keep Flowers Fresh Guide
How to Choose Fresh Flowers Guide
Project #1 - Make a Baby Owl
Prep the Owl (5:45)
Add some "feathers" (9:07)
It's a Baby... (5:11)
Project #2 - Make A Turtle or Tortoise - (Allow 2 days)
Turtle or Tortoise? Prepare the head and legs (3:12)
Make the Turtle or Tortoise (11:58)
Project #3 - Make a Flower Puppy
Prep the Container (4:28)
How to make a Florist's Bow (4:37)
Make the Puppy's body (9:55)
Add the "garden" around the Puppy (7:44)
Project #4 - Make a Flower Spider
Prep the container for the spider (2:19)
Add a web (1:00)
Prepare the main sunflower "face" (1:58)
Step 1 - Legs (2:07)
Step 2 - Face (3:49)
Step 3 - Add a perch (4:20)
Additional Ideas (0:48)
Project #5 - Butterfly Canvas Art
About the Artist - Our Inspiration
Make Your Own Botanic Art on Canvas (12:12)
BONUS: Pressed Flower Art - Make a Cute Animal (Press Flowers on Day 1)
About the Artist - Our Inspiration
Steps to Make Kitty Art
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Fundamentals of PCI Express eLearning Course Info
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22-June-2010 EDIT: The video is available here.
Where: | Mozilla HQ (10-forward) and Air Mozilla (marketing site) |
Speaker: | Dr. Markus Jakobsson |
Subject: | "Why we must ask 'why' in designing secure systems" |
Summary: Computer security has a tradition of responding to the symptoms of problems without taking the time to ask what the sources of the problems are. Markus will argue that this approach has made the user authentication experience frustrating and vulnerable; enabled phishing; and created a tremendous market for malware. Markus will give examples of some well-known approaches that were designed without a thorough understanding of the underlying problems and limitations, and how they could be redesigned and improved. In particular, he will cover web and app spoofing; mobile passwords; and bullet-proof detection of malware. |
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CS kickStart wants first-year women to succeed in computer science
CS KickStart is a free week long summer program for incoming first-year students that aims to improve the enrollment and persistence of women in U-M's computer science program.
The second annual CS KickStart took place August 27 – September 1, 2017, on North Campus in the Bob and Betty Beyster Building. CS KickStart is a free week long summer program for incoming first-year students that aims to improve the enrollment and persistence of women in U-M's computer science program.
The organizers of 2017 program were co-founder Katie Hennells, Rebecca Andrews, Sage Renstorm-Richards, Meghana Somsaale, and Sree Jambunathan. Through the program, they strive to give women a voice in shaping the future of technology, level the playing field in terms of academic and career opportunities, and benefit the field of computer science through the development of a talented and diverse workforce.
During the week, the program organizers facilitated conversations about diversity, helped build a community for the incoming freshmen, taught participants how to program, provided them with campus resources, and showed them the applications of computer science in academia and industry.
The program also included lab tours and research talks from a number of CSE professors, including Walter Lasecki, Jenna Wiens, Jia Deng, Ed Olson, and Rada Mihalcea.
Lecturer Mark Berhob taught an Arduino lab session where students programmed LEDS, and Prof. Reetuparna Das taught a computer architecture lab where she challenged students to take apart old computers and find items like the CPU, memory DIMMs, and graphics.
On Wednesday, August 29th, there was an industry panel that consisted of women engineers from various companies including Google, GE, and Clinc. The panelist offered insights on what it is like to be a woman in technology, and provided advice on how to get jobs in the industry.
The number of women in computer science has steadily declined since the 1980s, and even though the number of women in computer science at Michigan has risen slightly in recent years, there's still more work that needs to be done to increase enrollments. CS KickStart was created to address some issues that may contribute to the low enrollment of women, including low exposure to CS before attending U-M, being in a competitive and unwelcome environment, and not being able to visualize themselves in a career with computer science.
The organizers addressed these issues during the program, and they provided the participants with the resources, knowledge, and community that will help them succeed in CS.
There were many success stories from the 2016 program, and they are hopeful for the same result from the 2017 program. They plan to continue and expand the program in the coming years.
Below are photos from the 2017 program.


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The dress shop was very cute but disappointing after my trip to Portsmouth. Instead of having dresses brought to me, I was supposed to grab dresses off the rack that I wanted to try on. I wasn't a huge fan of this system after seeing how well it worked the other way. I also ended up trying on dresses that were over my budget (luckily, I didn't like any of them more than the dresses that were in my budget). I would see my mom, Martyann, and Liz get excited over a particular dress, but I kept thinking about the dresses in Portsmouth.
After my appointment, I filled them in on how I was feeling about the dresses at this shop compared to the ones in Portsmouth and apologized for not just having everyone go to Portsmouth that day. Rather than let the day be a total waste, we all decided to go out to lunch. We weren't far from the Hingham Shipyard and I had been hearing a lot about Alma Nove, so I suggested we go there.
Alma Nove was founded by Executive Chef Paul Wahlberg and co-owners/brothers Mark and Donnie Wahlberg (yes, that Mark and that Donnie), as well as family friend Ed St. Croix. It was named after the Wahlbergs' mother Alma, who had nine (nove) children. The restaurant is right on the water and has lots of large glass windows, allowing for great views and tons of light. (I didn't see it, but there's also a patio area overlooking the water.) The cuisine is inspired by Italy and the Mediterranean and features specialty pastas, fresh seafood, and a wood-burning grill.
Alma Nove offers pitchers of some of their cocktails (I've been noticing this more and more at restaurants and am hoping it's a trend that's going to stick around), so my mom, Liz, and I shared one. The pitcher gave us one drink each with a little to spare. We tried the Cape Stoddard, which is a mixture of Double Cross Vodka, St-Germain, and Spindrift sparkling cranberry raspberry soda.
For appetizers we opted to share the Mediterranean chop salad and the beef carpaccio. The salad was full of tomatoes, cucumbers, kalamata olives, sweet onions, red peppers, feta, preserved lemon, and olive oil. The veggies were crisp and crunchy, and I loved how the feta coated every bit of the salad.
The wagyu beef carpaccio was very thinly sliced and topped with hearts of palm, a little arugula, and some fabulous fried capers. I kept scooping extra capers up with my beef.
I was all over the place trying to decide on an entree, but I finally chose the mafaldi with Italian sausage, roasted eggplant, fresh mozzarella, and tomato basil sauce. Mafaldi is one of my favorite pasta shapes -- it's like a skinny lasagna noodle with curly edges. I was so happy with my lunch choice. The sweet tomato sauce paired perfectly with the eggplant and sausage, and the melted mozzarella pulled the whole dish together.
My mom also chose a pasta dish. Hers was a creamy carbonara-style dish made with basil linguine topped with sautéed lobster, sweet peas, and pancetta. The basil linguine was mildly flavored and not overwhelming.
My sister and Liz both got the wood-grilled sirloin burgers with homemade pickles and fries.
None of us had room for dessert, but my mom did try a Strawberry Basil Martini -- made with Hendrick's Gin, muddled strawberry, and basil. I found the drink a bit too strong for my tastes, but I thought the presentation was beautiful.
Lunch at Alma Nove was a great way to end our girls' day out. Even though I didn't find my dress that day, we still had a great visit and some fabulous food.
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Google Notebook's Official Guide to Bars
April 11th, 2008 | Published in Google Notebook
Today, it's my pleasure to announce the opening of two trendy new bars on the Notebook home page.
Uptown, we have the new editing toolbar. It offers a wide selection of text-editing tools from Google's text-editing artisans. All the standard tools from the old Notebook toolbar are still here, but we've added a new strikethrough button. More importantly, the toolbar has a fresh new look! And by "fresh," we mean freshly stolen from our friends over at Google Docs.
If you take a look downtown, you'll find our new export bar. There's nothing really new here: in fact, you've probably seen a few of these options before, scattered throughout Notebook. But it's nice to finally have a one-stop shop when you're ready to gather all the stuff you've collected in Notebook, and take it out on the town. You can plot a notebook of locations on a map, format any notebook as a document, and send a public notebook to Google Reader.
We hope you enjoy these new tools. I think I'm going out tonight and celebrate: by creating a notebook of all my favorite bars!


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Stumbled upon this article on website called tripbase. Some quite inviting places.
South Korea
Why South Korea: Teaching opportunities are abundant, salaries are high (especially compared to the cost of living outside of big cities), and many positions include big perks like paid airfare or free housing.
Popular Spots: You can find wealthier private schools in the suburbs of Seoul.
Requirements: Bachelor's Degree.
Look out for: It's important to have a well-negotiated contract with a reputable institution so as not to find yourself in for more than you bargained with no ticket home.
The Life: Rules of cultural and social etiquette can be difficult for a foreigner to navigate, but it is relatively easy to befriend fellow teachers and get to know the country with other young people looking for adventure.
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Czech Republic
Why the Czech Republic: None of the hassle of obtaining an EU visa applies.
Popular Spots: Prague is the Paris of the 90's, but consider teaching in a smaller town to avoid being treated as a tourist and to get to know the culture better.
Requirements: TEFL course certificates
The life: Employers may offer inexpensive language courses or find you accommodation with a local family. Beer is cheap.
Look out for: You won't put away the kind of cash you might in Asian or Middle Eastern Countries. And winters are cold.
Tip: Salaries in Prague can be up to twice has high, but so is the cost of living. -
Why Thailand: Close your eyes and imagine paradise. You're probably picturing Thailand.
Popular Spots: Chiang Mai, Ban Phe
Requirements: Bacherlor's Degree, but TESL certification can lead to higher paying jobs.
The life: I said paradise.
Look out for: Low wages – which are often lower for women.
Tip: Don't show up to teach dressed as if you're on vacation – a neat appearance is important. -
Why Japan: A variety of programs, safe travel, and a respected position.
Popular Spots: Large schools have branches in Tokyo and in many other cities. Through other programs like the Jet Program, it is possible to live in more rural communities and work more closely with your students.
Requirements: A BA. TEFL not required.
The Life: Start warming those vocal chords and brushing up on your sing along skills…
Look out for: Wages sound good, but the cost of living is high.
Tip: If you plan to arrive and then search for a job, be aware that the school year begins in April. -
Saudi Arabia
Why Saudi Arabia: $$ (English Teaching salaries are rumored to reach 75,000 dollars.)
Popular Spots: It is possible to find posts in Jeddah, Riyadh, and Dammam through the British Council
Requirements: Teaching experience
The Life: It's a quiet one.
Look out for: Ask the U.S. State Department about this!
Tip: Women should be aware that most positions are available only to men. -
Why China: There are a whole lot of people in China, and a lot of them want to learn English. Teachers are in high demand, which means competitive salaries and interesting perks.
Popular Spots: Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are the largest international cities. For a more "authentic" experience, try Rizhao, Guilin, or Nanjing.
Requirements: Depends on location, but private schools tend to be more lenient.
The Life: The difference between big cities and the countryside is astounding, but an emphasis on family and community is everywhere.
Look out for: You might want to print this article before you get there… who knows what you'll be able to access via internet.
Tip: Enlist help to take care of your basic needs, like finding an apartment. -
Why Mexico: The largest number of available English teaching jobs in Central and South America.
Popular Spots: Veracruz, Oaxaca, Pachuca
Requirements: TEFL or CELTA certification required.
The Life: Sun and Sights. Not to mention the Latin American gusto.
Look out for: Beaurocratic headaches.
Tip: Don't be insulted if you're referred to by a physical characteristic. -
Why France: France ranks #1 for quality of life time after time. And the French Ministry of Education and French Embassy's "American Assistants in France" makes getting a visa easy.
Popular Spots: Wine lovers should try Burgundy or the Midi region, and both Provence and the Côte D'Azur have large international communities.
Requirements: TEFL certification is a must, as is basic proficiency in the French language.
The Life: Fashionable, intellectual, and delectable.
Look out for: Pickpockets in the Metro (if you're in France).
Tip: Learning some French is key if you want to be taken seriously, and NEVER ask for ketchup. -
Why Brazil: Larger cities like Rio are international destinations with a high demand for English speakers.
Popular Spots: Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, São Paulo
Requirements: A BA is recommended, and many schools require in-house training.
The Life: Put on your dancing shoes!
Look out for: Work visas are not easy to come by.
Tip: I wouldn't wear an Argentinean soccer jersey. -
Why Russia: The idea that English is the ticket to a better job has led to a huge demand for teachers.
Popular Spots: There are many opportunities in Moscow , Saint Petersburg, Vladivostok, Samara, and Tver, but the list does not end there.
Requirements: The ability to read this post.
The Life: Sometimes requires a good sense of humor.
Look out for: Many schools have a bad reputation when it comes to payment.
Tip: If you can make arrangements in Russian, private lessons can be quite profitable.


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Hepatitis E affects thousands, kills 111 in South Sudan refugee camps
Hepatitis E affects thousands, kills 111 in South Sudan refugee camps
JUBA, South Sudan, February 15 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency on Friday said that an outbreak of hepatitis E has affected more than 6,000 people in South Sudan refugee camps since July and added that 111 of them had died.
"The largest number of cases and suspected cases is in the Yusuf Batil camp in Upper Nile state, which accounts for 3,937 cases, or almost 70 per cent of the total, and 77 deaths," said UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards. The camp currently holds more than 37,200 refugees.
Jamam Camp, also in Upper Nile, has recorded 1,320 cases and 25 deaths, followed by the Gendrassa Camp with 577 cases and three deaths. In Doro Camp, 58 cases have been recorded thus far, including two deaths, said Edwards, while noting that Hepatitis E was endemic in the region near the border with Sudan. The figures were compiled by UNHCR, the South Sudanese government and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Samson Paul Baba, a senior government health official, said the Hepatitis E situation was a serious concern for the authorities. "I appeal to all partners to put every effort to contain the outbreak as soon as possible," he said, after visiting the camps in Upper Nile.
Further west, in Unity State, the situation is less dramatic. 125 cases or suspected cases and four deaths have been recorded at the Yida site, which with a population of 65,540 people holds the largest concentration of refugees in South Sudan.
The majority of refugees in camps where the disease is most widespread are from Blue Nile state, an isolated rural area in Sudan where there are few established latrine facilities and uncontaminated water is not readily available. "UNHCR believes the growth in the population due to the refugee influx from Blue Nile could be one of the factors in the rapid spread of the disease," Edwards said.
While there is no treatment or WHO-approved vaccine for Hepatitis E, the risk of being infected can be dramatically reduced by washing hands with soap, especially after using the toilet, drinking clean water, using latrines and avoiding eating uncooked fruits and vegetables. Hepatitis E is a virus that damages the liver and is transmitted by consuming contaminated food or water.
Brendan Dineen, UNHCR's senior public health officer in South Sudan, said the agency was working hard on the problem. "We are not waiting this out, we are trying to deal with it quickly and efficiently," he stressed. "The plan is to focus on control measures," added Claudia Perlongo, a UNHCR water, sanitation and hygiene officer.
Emergency measures are being taken to curb the increase, with about 70 per cent of the 701 latrines under construction in Yusuf Batil completed and the remainder expected to be operating by this weekend. In the Doro Camp region, 352 latrines being built in the most affected areas around Jumjum and Ingasana villages have been completed.
Other steps being taken include additional soap distribution at Yusuf Batil comprising 168,000 bars, more than doubling the monthly rate of 250 grammes per month per person. Further soap distributions, especially for washing hands, will continue to be carried out.
Plans are under way to replace about 22,000 10-litre capacity jerrycans - which can become a source of infection if filled with contaminated water. An additional 5,000 buckets are also being shipped to Yusuf Batil and a supplemental borehole is being drilled.
Additional measures include enhanced disease surveillance, water chlorination, and an intensive health and hygiene promotion campaign in markets, schools, and at the household level.
In South Sudan, there are currently almost 113,000 Sudanese refugees in Upper Nile and some 67,000 in Unity State.
By Eduardo Cue in Juba, South Sudan


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Is Your Data Really 'Safe' on the Go?
Most businessmen need to travel around the world and locally, in order for their businesses to expand, grow, and reach target audience and also to increase business contacts. For this purpose, they definitely have to travel around with loads of highly confidential data and company's vital records which also form the unique selling proposition and maintain an organization's competitiveness in the market.
Traveling around with this vital information can be really essential most of the times. In today's globalized and digital scenario, which has introduced various data storage devices including laptops, USB devices and external hard drives, one has to be extremely careful in taking all precautionary measures to protect this information. The information stored in these portable devices is prone to various human and incidental factors. For instance, if a businessman is traveling with his laptop, and he is faced with an earthquake at his destination, this may destroy his laptop containing the highly valuable information worth millions of dollars. But just to keep in mind, these situations occur rarely and thus don't have much impact, because of their rarity.
However, the greatest and the most common type of threat that is faced by a businessman is data theft. Data theft may occur in various forms and poses the most serious type of danger for business commuters. People who are on the lookout for data theft definitely use various kinds of dodgy and insanely genuine tactics that no doubt boggle the minds of their owners. Another reason for your data loss can be the loss of your data unintentionally, meaning you forget your USB drive at the airport, accidentally dropped it off on to some place you went a week ago or simply forgot to collect it when checking out of your hotel room. The possibilities are endless and there is no end to them.
To genuinely protect your data from such incidents a businessman has to have the best encryption software in order to take various precautionary measures that will ensure comprehensive protection.
- Never allow anyone to use your personal data storage and portable memory device under any circumstances.
- A businessman should always travel with the data that is genuinely required for that task. Traveling with loads of excess data that is critical to the company will definitely have increased chances of data theft or accidental memory stick damage.
- Try out all means to encrypt data that you carry with you. Encryption is essential in today's circumstances as it encrypts the data into code language that is, in most of the cases, not readable and understandable by unauthorized people.
These techniques can be really beneficial in the long term for data protection as they are really easy to use, adaptable and genuinely applicable.


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Sirrus X is your ticket to riding more, and to places you never imagined possible. It's a comfortable, capable, "let's do stuff" kind of bike that will inspire you to ride more than you ever have before. With bigger, confidence inspiring tires, a slightly more upright riding position, a super intuitive one-by drivetrain, and plenty of mounts for racks and fenders—it's more than just a solid partner on pavement. Sirrus X is a dialed option when it's time to hit some gravel. We've also equipped every Sirrus X with next-level comfort from our scientifically tested and ergonomically engineered Shared Platform Body Geometry saddle, handgrips, and pedals.
Even lighter (1.6 lbs/.8kg) than Sirrus X 2.0, and faster thanks to an added A1 alloy fork.
Wide-range 1x9 MicroSHIFT drivetrain with a 11-42t cassette gives excellent range on any road.
More powerful hydraulic brakes and premium two-piece crank design for enhanced braking power and durability in tough conditions.


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Published by Doubleday Nan A. Talese on November 2, 2017
Pages: 468
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From the number one New York Times best-selling author of The Handmaid's Tale
Soon to be a Netflix Original series, Alias Grace takes listeners into the life of one of the most notorious women of the 19th century.
It's 1843, and Grace Marks has been convicted for her involvement in the vicious murders of her employer and his housekeeper and mistress. Some believe Grace is innocent; others think her evil or insane. Now serving a life sentence, Grace claims to have no memory of the murders.
An up-and-coming expert in the burgeoning field of mental illness is engaged by a group of reformers and spiritualists who seek a pardon for Grace. He listens to her story while bringing her closer and closer to the day she cannot remember. What will he find in attempting to unlock her memories?
Captivating and disturbing, Alias Grace showcases best-selling, Booker Prize-winning author Margaret Atwood at the peak of her powers.
The miniseries Alias Grace is a Halfire Entertainment Production made for CBC and Netflix.
I think I've mentioned this before, but my husband and I like to listen to audiobooks while we cook dinner, and I have picked most of them. We made a deal that I would pick one more, and I was supposed to surprise him and pick whatever I wanted, and then it would be his turn. We had tried to listen to Lincoln in the Bardo, but I just couldn't follow the story in audio. That was the last book my husband picked, I think. I thought long and hard about which book to pick. I almost picked The Handmaid's Tale because I don't think he's read it, but I have read it, and I had wanted to read Alias Grace. I thought maybe my husband would like it because it is based on a true crime story, and he is something of a true crime aficionado.
Both of us liked the novel quite a lot. I think we are planning to watch the Netflix series, too. My husband remarked several times about what an excellent writer Margaret Atwood is. I am not sure if we were meant to think about Dreiser's An American Tragedy, which was also based on a true crime. To my way of thinking, Alias Grace has more than a healthy dose of Naturalism as well. It explores themes of mental health, treatment of women, sexuality, and gender as well as social issues involving Irish immigrants. Grace emerges as a sympathetic character, but at the same time, it's difficult to know who she really is, especially by the end. Atwood weaves the narrative together well through the frame device of Dr. Simon Jordan, an American interested in mental health issues, who visits Grace to learn more about her story and the infamous murders that resulted in her imprisonment as a teenage girl.
Sarah Gadon plays Grace Marks in the Netflix adaptation of the novel, and she does a worthy job with the narration of this novel as well. This one is definitely worth a listen.


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Top 10 Country Music Songs of 2017
The year 2017 has brought with it its fair share of hits, from love songs to party songs to feel-good family songs. Throughout the year, established artists such as Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean have taken their turn at the top of the charts, as have new, emerging acts, such as Brett Young and Carly Pearce.
It's a tall task to narrow down all of the songs and singles released in 2017 into one list of the year's 10 best, but The Boot's staff gave it a go. Below are The Boot's picks for country music's Top 10 songs of 2017.
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"Small Town Boy"
Dustin LynchLynch's fifth consecutive No. 1 hit, "Small Town Boy" was written by Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip and Kyle Fishman; the song also became Lynch's biggest hit so far, staying at the top of the charts for four weeks. The second single from Lynch's Current Mood album, "Small Town Boy" is a song that Lynch says he knew early on would be a hit for him.
"I remember hearing it and then getting to my hunting lease, and the whole time I'm sitting in the tree stand, I'm like, 'Man, I can't wait to get back and listen to that song again,'" recalls Lynch. "On the way home, I was playing it over and over, and I was like, 'Man, this is really special and cool.'"
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Thomas RhettThe second single from Rhett's No. 1 sophomore album, Life Changes, "Unforgettable" was written by Rhett, along with Ashley Gorley, Jesse Frasure and Shane McAnally. Its lyrics talk about remembering all of the small, seemingly forgettable details about the night you met the person you love.
"I think, a lot of the time, us guys get a bad rap for not remembering a lot of the small things," Rhett shares. "But if you can remember details of the night you fell in love with somebody, I think a girl would really like to hear that, and so that's where the idea of the song came from."
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"Every Little Thing"
Carly Pearce"Every Little Thing" is the song Pearce used to introduce herself to country music, and what an introduction it was. The No. 1 tune, written by Pearce along with her producer, busbee, and Emily Shackleton, was a healing balm for the singer-songwriter, who used it to bid a final farewell to a guy who broke her heart.
"We wrote that song in 45 minutes," Pearce says. "I remember that was one of the fastest writes I've ever had, and I cried on the way home, because it was almost the final stamp of the nail in the coffin on that relationship."
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"In Case You Didn't Know"
Brett YoungYoung co-wrote "In Case You Didn't Know," as he did all 12 of his songs on his eponymous freshman album. A tender ballad -- lyrics include "In case you didn't know / Baby I'm crazy bout you / And I would be lying if I said / That I could live this life without you / Even though I don't tell you all the time / You had my heart a long long time ago /In case you didn't know" -- the song expresses an emotion that is universally felt.
"We wanted everybody to be able to make it their love story," Young explains, "so we just kept it really simple and said what we would like to say the person that we love, or we would like to hear back from the person that we love."
Young succeeded with his quest for the song, and then some: It not only became a No. 1 single, it also became Young's first multi-platinum hit.
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"Yours If You Want It"
Rascal FlattsThe debut single from the Flatts' newest album, Back to Us, "Yours If You Want It" became the trio's 14th No. 1 hit. Written by Jonathan Singleton and the late Andrew Dorff, the took on new meaning after Dorff's death in late 2016.
"Andrew was so just 100-percent in -- loved it," band member Joe Don Rooney shares of the single. "He was so warm and sweet with his words about us recording that song. And from there, we just felt like that was the song to go with for the first single ... Amazingly enough, I think everything Rascal Flatts is about is written inside that song."
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Kelsea BalleriniThe first single from Ballerini's sophomore album, Unapologetically, "Legends" was written by Ballerini, Forest Glen Whitehead and Jason Massey. The song was originally a breakup song, but after Ballerini fell in love with Morgan Evans, it began to mean something entirely different.
"It changed meanings for me," says Ballerini. "It's a love song to me now, and it's about a love that you're nostalgic about, that doesn't necessarily have to end. So it's the last song on the record because, to me, it's kind of like that forever, which I think will open up to start the next chapter of whatever that looks like."
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"The Fighter"
Keith Urban and Carrie UnderwoodThe final single released from Urban's 2016 album Ripcord, "The Fighter" soared on the charts, thanks in part to Underwood's guest vocals. Written by Urban and busbee, the song -- which includes lyrics such as "Look in the mirror / You're beautiful, so beautiful / I'm here to remind you / You're my only one, let me be the one / To heal all the pain that he put you through / It's a love like you never knew / Just let me show you" -- was inspired by Urban's relationship with his movie star wife, Nicole Kidman.
"It was just a very quick, quick song to write," Urban shares. "I literally thought about Nic and I and our relationship in the beginning, and some of the things we had said all went into that song."
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"Body Like a Back Road"
Sam Hunt"Body Like a Back Road" is a crossover country hit for the ages. Written by Hunt, along with Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, the song set all kinds of records: It stayed at the top of the country charts for 34 weeks and became a Top 10 hit on the pop charts as well.
"I have been amazed," Hunt says of the success of "Body Like a Back Road. "I think I've been impressed with the fans of mine, and the loyalty they show. Because a lot of the momentum early on came from the anticipation from the fans in the first place ..."
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"Better Man"
Little Big TownTaylor Swift penned "Better Man," then sent it to Jimi Westbrook in an email and asked if Little Big Town would consider recording it. Thankfully, they did. The song won a CMA for Song of the Year (and is nominated for Best Country Song at the 2018 Grammy Awards).
"She sent us this song, and it was one that was really special to her," Fairchild says. "She thought of us because of the harmonies. She's never pitched a song to anyone before, and the moment that we heard it, we were like, 'Man, that is a song that we're going to cut.'"
Swift may have written "Better Man" about one of her breakups, but it seems tailor-made for the country quartet.
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"Tin Man"
Miranda LambertLambert co-wrote this Grammy Awards-nominated song with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall, in part as an ode to Kenny Chesney's song of the same name. The single, which references the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, who doesn't have a heart, says in part "You ain't missing nothing / 'Cause love is so damn hard / Take it from me, darling / You don't want a heart."
"Everyone knows what the Tin Man represents: cold and empty and loneliness and heartless," Lambert shares. "And it just opened my eyes to it even more going through pain myself, you know, sort of an epiphany."
From Lambert's double album, The Weight of These Wings, "Tin Man" is an honest reflection about the perils of love, written following Lambert's 2015 split from her now-ex-husband, Blake Shelton.


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Many Christians are talking about what it means to be radical for Jesus. You're either caught in the hellbound grip of the comfortable American Dream, or you give it all up to follow the Lord and therefore gain eternal life as a true disciple.
Alex and Bree are a young couple who read David Platt's book Radical and decided they could no longer live the complacent hipster lifestyle they'd adopted. They sold their townhouse, quit their jobs as a videogame designer and a florist, and moved to Uganda, where they now serve as missionaries, working in an orphanage.
Rob and Tiffani, on the other hand, go to the same church as Alex and Bree once did. Tiffani works as a paralegal but is saving money to attend law school one day. After work, she holds down a second job as a waitress at an upscale restaurant, where Rob is one of the cooks and has a small vested interest in the restaurant as a limited partner. Both spend most of their day working, collapsing into bed at 10 p.m. each night. Neither has much time for church activities, but they are there in the seats every Sunday morning.
Alex and Bree versus Rob and Tiffani. Which couple is truly radical for Jesus?
What if you knew that Rob and Tiffani are the major dollar donors that make it possible for Alex and Bree to stay in Uganda? What if you knew that Tiffani works her second job solely to ensure that money keeps going to Alex and Bree?
Who is radical for Jesus now?
I don't know about you, but I'm bored with facile arguments from within the Christian community. Most of the situations we set up to illustrate "Bible truths" are so disconnected from most people's lives as to be utterly useless. No one can argue against them because they are so simplistic and obvious.
But people's lives are not so easily measured. And what folks do with those lives is more complex than the simplistic bins we want to file them in.
I think that one reason that Christianity is suffering some losses in the United States is that smart people can see through the oversimplifications we sometimes hold out as "truth" on Sunday mornings. We attempt to take Scripture and shoehorn it into our perception of "genuine Christian living" only to find out that result leaves something to be desired—at least it does for those folks who think hard about implications.
The problem is that not enough Christian leaders think about implications. Doesn't matter what the topic is, they stay on the surface and then try to sell their biblical solution as the only way.
In the case of Rob and Tiffani, I think a lot of Christian leaders who ascribe to the new radicalism would condemn them as not being radical enough. But what those leaders never consider is how folks like Rob and Tiffani are the ones who make it possible for others to pursue the kind of radical faith that the leaders hold up as necessary. Such is true in a lot of cases. People living a supposedly "self-centered, American Dream life" wind up funding big chunks of ministry because of the fact they ARE living according to the system. Take away the Robs and Tiffanis of the world, and you get a lot fewer Alexes and Brees as a result.
It's not just that illustration I raise, either. Thousands of other cases exist that don't fit our facile arguments of what genuine discipleship and commitment look like in real life.
More than ever, we need Christian leaders who go deeper. Not just deeper in Jesus, but deeper into the complex problems that face modern America.
Because I have to say that we are doing a terrible job communicating the essence of real discipleship to real people. Our answers are too simpleminded and not well considered. Living for Jesus doesn't just mean handing out food to the homeless. Sometimes it means tackling entire systems of thought and redeeming them in Jesus name. Sadly, because we avoid the tougher problems in favor of the easy ones, our efforts are a figurative Band-Aid on a severed limb, and we pat ourselves on the back for what we label "radical ministry."
Church, we have to do better. And doing better is going to ask more of us. And what is asked of us is going to be more complex than what we're hearing from the pulpit on Sundays IF Christian leaders start examining what goes on beneath the veneer of real discipleship.
What is the radical Christian life? It's not always the Alex and Bree response. Sometimes, it's asking the harder question and then doing something about it.


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GOP-land is all a twitter now that Texas Governor Rick Perry has announced that he's ready to ascend to the White House.
His candidacy was actually launched at a Prayer-a-Palooza in Houston the week before he formally announced. While only about 30,000 evangelicals and Republican faithful showed up at the 72,000-seat football stadium rented for his public prayer spectacle, he was given saturation coverage by the corporate media, which has gone gaga over yet another small-minded, right-wing Texas governor.
If the fawning reporters had any real journalistic curiosity about what kind of national "leader" this guy would be, they could have slipped away on that same day to the city's convention center. There, 100,000 Houstonians gathered in bleak testimony to his gubernatorial leadership. They were some of Houston's many low-income children and parents who're struggling to make ends meet in Perry's hard-scrabble Texas economy.
These needy families had come to a citywide, back-to-school event where backpacks, school supplies, uniforms, haircut vouchers, immunizations and bags of food were being provided by the school district. Officials expected 25,000 to show up, but four times that number came. Some families camped out for hours before the doors opened, and many were turned away as supplies were exhausted by 10 a.m. "It shows the need," observed a solemn school spokesperson.
Perry is known in Texas as "Governor Supercuts," not only for his spiffy hairdo but also for cutting the budgets of schools, poverty programs and holding down wages. In his 10-year tenure, Perry has created more minimum wage jobs than all other states combined. His superrich state now has more families in poverty and more families without health coverage than any other. He proposes to bring his "Texas Miracle" to the nation as President Supercuts.
With Perry, you get the two basic political strains of today's Republican Party in one suit. On one hand, he has carefully posed himself in the past couple of years as the farthest out of Tea Party Republican's far-out right-wingers. Think Michele Bachman with better hair: Perry called the BP oil disaster an "act of God." His response to the drought that's devastating Texas was to pray for rain (God did not oblige). He's a "tenther" who angrily asserted states' rights to nullify Obama's "socialist" schemes (until he needed federal cash to fix his state's bankrupt unemployment fund). He hates government-financed health care—except for himself and his family. He loudly decries big government intrusion into people's lives, but enacted a law this year to require any woman considering an abortion to have a grossly invasive probe inserted up her uterus to make her see a sonogram of the embryo. If elected, he would also try to scuttle Social Security, Medicaid and the federal income tax. All this, he warns, or else Texas might secede from the Union—an idea lustily applauded by the other 49 states.
On the other hand, Perry is an exuberant corporate Republican, unabashedly hugging any big business lobbyist bearing a campaign check and a wish list. Although he dresses alluringly for the right-wing extremists, the corporate powers are his true love—and vice versa. Even though he's entering the GOP primary late, with little time to put together a national campaign, the New York Times notes that Perry has "a vast network of wealthy supporters eager to bankroll his presidential ambitions."
Why? Because he's already proven to be a trusted peer of the corporate-political establishment. For example, Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons invested $500,000 in Perry's politics last year, and this year the grateful governor rammed a special favor into law that lets a Simmons corporation reap a fortune by dumping nuclear waste from 38 states in west Texas.
Among the 204 donors who've invested $100,000-and-up in Perry's give-and-get governorship are AT&T, Wal-Mart, the Koch brothers, Dell Inc., Clear Channel, T. Boone Pickens, Time-Warner Cable, James Leininger, TXU Energy, TRT Holdings (Omni Hotels, Gold's Gym etc.), Bob Perry, Friends of Phil Gramm (who knew he had any!), Bank of America, Valero Energy, Burlington Northern, Harlan Crow, H.B. Zachry, FreeportMcMoRan, Union Pacific Railroad and Exxon Mobil.
When Perry promises to do for America what he's done for Texas, pay attention—it's no idle threat.
Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer, public speaker and author of the book, Swim Against The Current: Even a Dead Fish Can Go with the Flow. Learn more at www.jimhightower.com.


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JediMindTricks wrote: »Shan and Jolee were added to hard nodes around September 12th...the other 3 Old Republic toons were added around September 26th.
No matter what side of the argument you're on, one thing we can all agree with is: A legendary event that is released not even a month after all 5 Old Republic toons were put on hard nodes is really sad.
I've played this game for 3 years and always farmed hard mode toons the day they were released and I'm still short for the event. I've spent money in the past but I'm thinking of not spending this go around. In some small way to me it's kinda like giving them the finger. As a player that has never missed out on an event because I spent time and money farming each faction...without spending about $200 bucks this month I'll miss out and I'm starting to feel ok about that.
And I thought farming both vets was bad last year...but this panic farm blew that assumption out of the water.
You have to wonder...is this the new norm?
Syth_Hunter wrote: »For true fans of KoTOR, Revan has been highly sought after in SWGOH. The pure emotions from hearing that Revan is being added to the game was a top 10 moment for those who love the old republic lore. Most were excited to farm and to spend a bit to unlock Revan at a minimum of 5*. However, now that this legendary event was changed into a Hero's journey, the wind has been completely taken out of our sails. My since of pride and accomplishment is no longer attainable anytime soon.
The reason we dont like marquee evens is that for most players not being able to use a character at 3* simply doesn't generate any type of excitement for us. By the time the marquees are added to a hard node farm, then farmed, the toon is no longer relevant. Now this new model, of pay to win only, not only does it delay the gratification of the new release, it flat out angers me. I'm a day one player and I've always had a since that if I farmed hard that the end goal was attainable. Not so much any more. Simply heart broken over the choices that are being made here.
Good characters are certainly not irrelevant once they are farmable. I just finished Bossk and he is awesome. Get over it and get in in a few months like everyone else who failed to prepare correctly.
I call it now after rereading the announcement: it's a LEGENDARY and we're all fussing. Free bad PR is still free PR ;-)
If there is any consistency in how they are wording the announcements, it is always 100% saying HERO'S JOURNEY and in case of Rey's TO FULLY COMPLETE.
Why would they word it as "you need those XYZ to complete this event and get a 7* Revan?"
JTR and CLS from the initial announcement:
JTR's event was worded like this:"You will need to have 7-star versions of each of the following characters to fully complete the Rey's Hero's Journey event"
CLS's event:"This Rebel Hero will unlock this August through the Hero's Journey event as a seven star character. To unlock Commander Skywalker, players will require the following Characters at seven stars: "
Why would revan be needed for jedi Luke? They have zero connection. People fretting way too much. If you're a whale, what does it matter if it's needed or not, you'll get him anyways. Ultimately no hero has been a let down so far, why would the third be any different
I just have to ask, if you are F2P, do you really expect to be able to get new content the second it comes out? If that was how new content worked, would there be anyone paying any money for the game? This isn't the first time that this has happened. It happened on CLS and JTR. I'm just at a loss reading all these responses. I don't know of a single game where you can play it for free and get early access to content. Please someone explain to me the logic of being upset here. I honestly do not get it. Most of the posts seem to just say the same thing. "We are upset you made it so if we want to get this character we really want right now, we have to spend a lot of money".
Let's examine the above. If you really want this character, but don't want to spend the money, then you need to take your time, farm and get him next time he shows up. In project management, you have 3 variables, time, effort and money. If you want to shorten the time, you have to increase the money or effort involved. If you want to spend less money, you have to increase the time. All the complaints I see just make me think that the player base is greedy and wants something for nothing. I'm not trying to be insulting, I'm just saying this is how things look to me as a peer in my opinion.
Amused every time I see people say something along the lines of 'paying keeps the game running'. As if it justifies tremendously frequent and/or large monetized bundles.
How on earth did companies like Nintendo with their cheap NES ever make their legacy without charging 300$+ every other day for stuff? *sarcasm implied*
Seriously folks. Is it that 'cool' to be mindless sheep? So easily persuaded to defended a system that surely makes no other sense than to milk you as dry as a desert.
It's okay though... keep thinking they're barely keeping the lights on, and they desperately need your mortgage payments to stay afloat. Ignorance is surely bliss I see.
I understand free to play players or those who don't want to spend a lot would be frustrated. But what they need to understand is this game would not exist without the whales. The whales investing money into the game pays for development, support and he ability for the game to continue to evolve. I personally hope Revan is game changing and meta defining and only a fraction of the player base can obtain him initially. In my opinion the whales are due a bigger advantage for awhile.
If free to play players can always compete at the top 50 with the spenders, that is what is bad for the game. It chases and frustrated the whales, the ones that make this game possible.
My advice to CG, keep it up and make sure Revan truly is meta defining, not just another chewie.
Everyone wanted new content and they got it. The game is on year 3. Now that everyone got their content they're starting to fall behind. This is given as a game gets older, especially when new players join and try to catch up. The reality is, you can't get everything now unless you pay. All those complaining that they needed content so fast got their wish. It's just going to get worse from here on out.


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When running with your canine jogging buddy take into consideration that you are wearing cushioned shoes, your dog is not. Be aware of the type and temperature of surface on which you are running.
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In the meantime, I'm coming full circle with this post, commemorating the impending retirement of Bud Plant, the image lovers friend for many years with his mail order art book business. Over the years, Bud's catalogue and on-line store has been the primary source for hundreds, maybe thousands of books of images that are scarce to find anywhere else. I've purchased many books from Bud that are key pieces in my library.
The Bud Plant catalogues themselves have been a tremendous source of inspiration. Even when there was no way to afford all the goodies that he offered, so many of them were imaged in full, bright, glorious color, arranged in eclectic, yet organized layouts that were worth collecting in their own right. There were many catalogues over the years, usually with quarterly updates and I'm posting here just a few of the front, back and inside covers.
Here's where it comes full circle: These catalogue covers and many more were the primary inspiration for me to photograph and scan my graphics collection and create eclectic and colorful compilations for digital archiving — and then ultimately to appear here on this blog, and in turn shared with so many of you around the world.
Here's to you Bud! All the best in your retirement. I wish I could afford to buy your store, but hey, I need that money to help put my daughter through college (but she gave me a gift certificate for your store for Father's Day that I need to finally redeem—so I'm heading over to your on-line catalogue now).
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Happy 4th bday darlin'...
49 comments:
- LG said...
As always, really gorgeous, from the macs to the ariel cake to the happy family photo and last but not least, the birthday Princess. She looks extremely happy in all the photos :-).
Hmmm....bila lah I nak dapat an ariel birthday cake and macs for my bday eh so I can be as happy as Sonia, hehehehe.... - March 7, 2012 at 3:42 PM
happy bday sonia, miss you rima, gilbert and sunshiny sonia!
- March 7, 2012 at 3:46 PM
- Rima said...
Ty LG.. jgn nak kata u.. i dah lama tak dapat cake yg datang dari kedai.. ever since like forever.. huhu.. sekali sekala tu nak jugak surprise cake kan.. siap dgn princess baju hahaha
- March 7, 2012 at 3:51 PM
- Rima said...
we miss u too.. nanti eh.. lagi dua minggu ajerrr.. make sure u freedom bila i kat sana :o) - March 7, 2012 at 3:52 PM
Happy b'day princess... so sweet
- March 7, 2012 at 3:57 PM
- Rima said...
Ty for the wish ..
- March 7, 2012 at 3:58 PM
Salam Rima...
Happy Birthday juga untuk Sonia, moga diberkati Allah swt sentiasa.....comel kek..cantik!! - March 7, 2012 at 4:00 PM
- Rima said...
Ty CM for the wish.. alah kek untuk budak kecik yg suka kan si ariel.. tahun depan tak tahu kek aper yg dia mintak :op
- March 7, 2012 at 4:04 PM
ouh wow .... Happy Sweet 4th Birthday Sonia ...
this mark the 3rd yr im following ur blog hee hee ... - March 7, 2012 at 4:05 PM
- Rima said...
Oh wow Ilah.. 3yrs berlalu dgn cepatnye.. her first bday.. i baked castle cake.. then rainbow mickey mouse cake, then carousel cake and this year ariel cake.. not a year gone ku order cake dikedai hehe.. alhamdullilah.. ty for the wish and ty for following me huhu.. terharu gitu
- March 7, 2012 at 4:08 PM
yes!!! the rainbow mickey mouse cake!!! ... so fast eh ... 3yrs ... from pakai pamper sampai da pi skolah ... Alhamdullilah ... May she is bless with good health and happiness
- March 7, 2012 at 4:12 PM
- Rima said...
hehe if mama dia tak retire fm blogging n panjang umur.. sampai ke anak dara ahaks
- March 7, 2012 at 4:16 PM
Owwwh..everthin is so sweet....look so perfect..mama mmg very good bday planner..i wish i can do this to my kids...kek nya superb..can u share the recipe?..Kak Rima also so gojes orangnya!
- March 7, 2012 at 4:23 PM
- Rima said...
Ya ampun.. gorgeous lah tu.. siap dgn eye bags hahaha... i used my to go chocolate cake fm hereand swiss meringue buttercream fm here..... filling is chocolate ganache of cos
- March 7, 2012 at 4:31 PM
happy birthday sonia....psstttt..aunty pon nak itu cake jugak....
- March 7, 2012 at 4:54 PM
Assalamualaikum Rima,
Selamat hari jadi buat Sonia yang comel tu....moga sentiasa dlm rahmatnya...sekejap erk masa berlalu Rima...dulu kak Nur tengok Sonia kecik aja skrg dh besar u!!! hehe.
pstt: smlm kak Nur tinggal comment tk keluar pulak?? Akak pun jadi biol sekejap. - March 7, 2012 at 4:58 PM
I jeles arh dgn ur family photo...seriously jeles tahap gaban!!! Nak tau kenapa bukan setakat luvy dovey aja.....sbb hairan arh mana u all punya fats/calories pergi arh setalah makan all the desserts/cakes/cookies and all those sinful delicacies that u make?? Argghhh nak jugak ckp one more time jeles giler babe :ppp
Once again happy bday princess Ariel aka Sonia ;) Beautiful cake and beautiful dress, u r such a lucky girl ;)
Anie-NZ - March 7, 2012 at 5:00 PM
- Fahlee Wong said...
Nice family photo, nice smile!
- March 7, 2012 at 5:01 PM
- Rima said...
Aunty Jun nak cake aper.. cakap nanti mama beli kan haha
- March 7, 2012 at 5:04 PM
- Rima said...
Ty KNur for the wish... memang cepat membesar.. if can tak yah jadi teenagers.. takut... hehe
Tak tahu lah.. if boring boring Rima tukar balik to normal comment box :o( - March 7, 2012 at 5:05 PM
- Rima said...
Alahhh anie.. yg benar kan dia lari gi kat rambut my hubs.. tak nampak.. semua hilang hahaha... as for me.. ade tu.. cuma kena tuck in sikit part ambik gambar.. tarikkk nafassss hehehe
- March 7, 2012 at 5:09 PM
- Rima said...
Ty Fahlee.. thank goodness it came out alright.. hardly get the chance to take family photo..
- March 7, 2012 at 5:12 PM
- Has said...
mak budak tu lawa, tapi ramai orang lawa, cuma mak budak tu dalam lawanya terserlah kebaika
- March 7, 2012 at 6:03 PM
- Has said...
he he belum sempat type habis dia dah postkan my comments, now i''m not sure how much had gone...anyway (mungkin benda ni tak nak i puji banyak sangat kot).
- March 7, 2012 at 6:06 PM
- Has said...
tak habis juga....rima tolong unpublish la hok sebelum ni...i cakap u comey dan nampak baik..tahniah
- March 7, 2012 at 6:08 PM
Happy Birthday to Sonia.
Kak rima, this is yaya from KK, sabah.
Wonderful cake! love it.. :)
Wish can bake as good as you.. Take care!~ :) - March 7, 2012 at 6:25 PM
- Rima said...
Muahahaha tak per.. ku faham.. button tu sampai tak nak terima ahaks.. ty for the kind words.. ur too kind :op
- March 7, 2012 at 8:58 PM
- Rima said...
Hi Yaya
someday.. somehow.. u will bake as good as anyone else out there.. am still learning.. lots and lots to learn ahaks
Ty for the wish dear.. - March 7, 2012 at 9:00 PM
Happy Birthday Princess 'Ariel' Sonia!!!!! Moga diberkati Allah selalu...
K. Rima, i really want to have a bite of your macaron... i've been trying to bake mine, but failed miserably.. but i'll try your swiss meringue macaron soon.
luv the birthday cake too!!! - March 7, 2012 at 9:27 PM
Happy belated birthday beautiful Sonia.....the cake was so girl-ish this year...and it's look good too... i'm addicted baking rainbow cake which i follow the recipe for Sonia's 2nd birthday cake.... sgt sedap. i love u kak rima... ur hands was magical....everything nampak sangat2 sempurna and cantik je.. :)
- March 7, 2012 at 11:16 PM
- Rima said...
Ty for the wish dear.. am so glad to hear that ur addicted to baking.. period hehe.. dah lama jugak tak buat that party cake by dorie greenspan.. asal nak buat .. tak jadi.. mata and hati asyik suruh buat chocolate cake ajer hehe
This year nothing special pun.. not complicated at all.. not like last year.. more like her idea.. nak ariel lah.. nak colour aper lah.. just like last year.. she pilih red and white for carousel cake this year dia nak blue, green ad purple and while icing her cake.. she was right next to me.. excited sampai tak take a nap pun .. ishhh - March 7, 2012 at 11:24 PM
cha cha says happy birthday dear sonia!
- March 7, 2012 at 11:55 PM
happy birthday lil miss sonia!! tak sangka kita sama2 pisces...well, you know what they say about pisceans like us? we're warm and artistic, and kind and caring and...(ni dah macam masuk bakul angkat sendiri...hehehe) and sympathetic and we have a very very strong sense of imagination (i hope i'm not imagining any of those traits sonia...but...i've been a piscean all my life, so i know all those traits are true...hehehe) we are all that and so much more!! i hope know you enjoyed yourself on your birthday and may you blossom to be a wonderful person, insyaAllah, Amin. Happy birthday!!!
- March 8, 2012 at 7:24 AM
- Rima said...
Ty kakak cha cha hehe
- March 8, 2012 at 8:24 AM
- Rima said...
Ty Dottology for wish.. Yes Sonia memang pieces.. Belum baca pasal pieces but after baca what u wrote... Ahhhh hopefully she's gonna turn into one cuma right now her kesabaran ade kureng sikit.. She gets agitated over little things.. Haishh
- March 8, 2012 at 8:32 AM
happy birthday dear ariel sonia.. ;-)
suke gamabr family tu. akak masihh maintain muke pelakon kegemaran saya tuu.. hhehhe - March 8, 2012 at 8:35 AM
- Rima said...
I know of someone who is the peminat setia pelakon tu n since this new comment didn't gv me the name that I know.. Ku agak agak ni Izah kan hehehe... Ty dear for the wish.. A year older every year.. Tak lama lagi sure jadi lain muka akak ni.. Maklum kita bukan artist.. How to maintain kahkahkah
- March 8, 2012 at 9:23 AM
Awww.. so sweet looking that princess 'Ariel' Sonia! Happy birthday to you, lil princess!
- March 8, 2012 at 10:49 AM
- Zatil said...
Happy belated birthday pretty Sonia..be a good girl as always..xx
Love your cake kak Rima..especially the sea weed!! Btwn, it's always fun to deco girl's birthday cake kan.. - March 9, 2012 at 6:52 AM
- dottology said...
err...hehehe...on the other...we have also been known to be a LITTLE (note the emphasis on the word LITTLE...little tauuu) impatient and sometimes short-tempered and we make the BEST drama queens BUT! it's because we're passionate. hahahaha!! insyaAllah, all will be fine. heheheh...mama jangan risau kayy...:-)))
- March 9, 2012 at 8:53 AM
- Rima said...
Ty Aida.. She's a gem!
- March 9, 2012 at 8:55 AM
- Rima said...
Ty for the wish.. Memang anak girl serba serbi pun buat kita terover .. Maklum.. Kita dulu kan tak dapat tu sebab semua pun kita nak buat kan.. Hehe - March 9, 2012 at 8:57 AM
- Rima said...
Ahhhh kan.. I don't hv to read anything hahaha?. A LITTLE eh haha
One drama queen indeed.. Temperamental macam macarons ahaks - March 9, 2012 at 8:59 AM
- It's me... said...
How I wish I'm your dotter too Rima... Sangat disayangi....
Happy birthday Sonia....
-Anoi- - March 9, 2012 at 9:58 AM
- Rima said...
Tell me abt it Anoi! Hehe
- March 9, 2012 at 10:03 AM
- lovelylin said...
such a lucky girl!! happy birthday to the little princess.. gros bisous!
- March 9, 2012 at 4:28 PM
- Rima said...
Terkejut mak tengok gambar aunty muka molat ni kat sini ahhahaha.. ty for the wish dear.. shes one lucky girl
- March 9, 2012 at 4:33 PM
- anakcikbob said...
happy belated birthday little princess.
rasa kejap sangat masa berlalu.
macam baru je lepas birthday dia yg ada carousel cake tu. - March 12, 2012 at 10:59 AM
- Rima said...
Ty anakcikbob for the wish.. memang kejap ajer dak sonia membesar.. now memang the best time lah kan cos she doesnt mind if mama dia hug and kiss dia hehe
- March 13, 2012 at 1:50 AM


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Wow, I can't believe it's been almost a week since my last post! I am back to blogging this week with DTs returning from winter/holiday breaks and my own life being less crazy. Hard to believe the kids will go back to school in 5 days - breaks always seem to go so quickly.
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Currently we operate an 'implied consent' policy which means that we assume you are happy with this usage. If you are not happy, then you should either not use this site, or you should delete MagOne cookies having visited the site, or you should browse the site using your browser's anonymous usage setting (called "Incognito" in Chrome, "InPrivate" for Internet Explorer, « Private Browsing » in Firefox and Safari etc.)
MagOne does not use cookies via the Blogger-based markup of this site, or in posts and pages. However, third party vendors whose advertisements are placed on this website may use cookies or web beacons. Details of these vendors are provided below.
Third Party and Advertiser Cookies
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Google Analytics
We use this to understand how the site is being used in order to improve the user experience. User data is all anonymous.
You can find out more about Google's position on privacy as regards its analytics service at http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html
Google Adsense
This cookie is used by Google to report to us how the adverts shown on MagOne are performing. User data is all anonymous.
You can find out more generally about Google and its policies and principles as regards advertising at http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ads/