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Finally, Apple now has $164.5B in cash. That's "B" as in billion. Just sitting there (well, over there to be more accurate, as only about $26B is being held domestically).
- Revenues: $37.43B versus $38B analysts' estimate. Up 6% year over year.
- Earnings per share: $1.28 versus $1.23 analysts' estimate. Up 20% year over year.
- iPhone units: 35.2M versus 35.3M analysts' estimate. Up 13% year over year.
- iPad units: 13.3M versus 13.8M analysts' estimate. Down 9% year over year.
- Mac sales: 4.4M versus 3.9M analysts' estimate. Up 18% year over year.
- iPod units: 2.9M versus 2.3M analysts' estimate. Down 36% year over year.


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Friday, May 10, 2013
Tickling a Penguin?
Ok, I agree, the last couple of posts have been deadly dull, but in my defense, I've been busy with the new webinar project. So to make up for it, here is what has got to be the cutest ever video.....enjoy!
For those who are curious, this penguin is from the Cincinnati Zoo, its name is 'Cookie', and it is the mascot of the Bird House there. And can you believe the amount of noise that little bird is making?

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Cold, Hard Flashback 03
Hoping to join Cartoon Network's Web Premiere Toons effort that began back in 1999, Dana Muise submitted a half dozen cartoon ideas. Sam Register and his team of Cartoon Network creatives wisely chose three of these shows – 'Time E-Lapse,' the 'Bickleshnotz County Flying Club' and 'Journey to the Center of My Dog's Head,' which eventually came to be known as 'Wendell and Wuggums.' It wasn't animated all that smoothly, but 'Wendell' was full of beautiful layouts, clever sight-gags and elaborate background designs. Not much emerged from the Web Premiere Toons project, but shorts like these surely inspired many in the early days of Flash animation.
In previous posts, I've singled out 'Morto the Magician' before. It ranks amongst my favorite Flash shorts of all time, and it's not just because it was written by Steve Martin. The timing is phenomenal, the character designs are so unique, and the understated but unexpected color palatte is so well chosen. I also think it's the charcter's expressions that really send this one over the top. The little looks that Morto gets from his team are so wry and understated – the gasps and the confusion and the blank stares – they all add up to a completely satisfying experience. The short was directed and boarded by Conrad Vernon (a story artist, writer and director on 'Shrek') and the animation was executed by Makai Media.
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Wendell & Wuggums is in pilot development at Cartoon Network at the moment.


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A Provenance-Based Infrastructure for Creating Reproducible Papers - Juliana Freire and Claudio Silva
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Star Wars: Blood Ties – Boba Fett is Dead
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"Boba Fett is dead. The most infamous hunter in the galaxy has been hunted. He's lying, broken, on the desert floor. He's more blaster-holes than man. It's the ultimate ending. However, this is just the start of our story. With the fall of Fett broadcast across the galaxy, someone rises to avenge him. But who would care about the death of a man like Fett? Bounty hunters aren't exactly known for their enduring, close friendships but even a man like Boba Fett has family... and now a Blood Tie demands blood." -Tom Taylor
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The next installment of the sunning Knight Errant series was announced today. Star Wars: Knight Errant – Escapewill launch in June 2012 for a 5-issue arc.
Fan favorite John Jackson Miller is writing the series, with artwork from penciller, Marco Castiello, inking by Vincenzo Acunzo, colors by Michael Atiyeh and lettering by Michael Heiser.
John Jackson Miller's Knight Errant novel for Del Rey was a New York Times Bestseller.
Jedi Knight Kerra Holt continues her one woman crusade against the Sith from behind enemy lines on her most dangerous mission yet!


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Starting to get worried about my sanity! Warning: long post.
LO (little one) is 10 days old.
First, the birth was awful, ended up being pretty dicey with LO's heart rate dropping hugely and then forceps and an episiotomy, so obviously I am trying to heal from all of that. It really shocked me how bad it was. When we got home I just cried. My husband was really upset by it too.
Since we have been home, LO (little one) (little one) feeds constantly from 9/10pm until 3am and has done since he was born. When will this stop?! I let my husband sleep while this happens and I just stay downstairs and watch Netflix as there is no point us both staying up, but it is really getting to me. Last night I just cried the whole time and ended up waking my husband around 1 as I got scared I would fall asleep with him on me and hurt him. I don't know how to cope and after ten days of this I feel like this is going to last forever.
We have also had constant visitors... Just family so far (we are both really close to our families and they have all been amazingly helpful with cleaning, cooking for us etc. but a bit overexcited and constant) so napping has not been easy. Finding the night feeds and day visitors really tough... So hard to establish bf and sleeping when the baby sleeps when people are constantly here. We haven't had a single day just the 3 of us yet. I have cancelled plans this week so we should have less going on.
Because of all this I feel like I am finding it really hard to bond with my baby, all he does is cry when I am with him unless he is attached to my boob. My husband gets the calm times when he is full and happy and I am a bit jealous of him! Also due to the visitors I end up not getting much cuddle time during the day and I just feel like I don't really know my baby, haven't had chance to get to know him really.
I also miss my husband terribly because we are sleeping in shifts. We have always been super close and affectionate and this has all gone out the window. The other day we managed an hour nap together and when we cuddled I just cried because I miss him so much.
Is this normal? I feel a bit hopeless and like I have ruined my life by having a baby. I have had an anxiety disorder for a few years that pregnancy made worse, so I am very aware of my mental health and worry that this is the start of PND. Is it too soon though? I am going to talk to the midwive tomorrow but does anyone else feel like this?


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I'm not dead yet.
Lot of stuff has happened since the last session report, holiday season, couple of session, me being sick and hellishly busy at work.
Quick recap of the couple of last sessions before today's session. Heroes tried to get the dragon again, this time they found the lair when the dragon was returning to it and tried to climb up to it. Unfortunately they fooled around with magic and alerted the dragon and the same player lost another character, this time to the dragons fiery breath when he was halfway up to cliff and couldn't get away. Rest barely managed to make it back to town of Edge.
At this point heroes decided that the dragon was too much for them and they started their way back to civilization. On the way Jenna, who had been making all kinds of shade deals and outright lies had to pay considerable amounts of silver and make even more promises to escape with her pretty face intact. Heroes returned to East Tinbluff and investigated strange magic deep in the mining tunnels they had detected last time they were there. They found opening to some sort of dungeons and fought couple of strange black flying manta ray kind of creatures. Edelbert died in the excursion and the heroes grabbed bodies of the creatures to take to mages back in the City of the Snakes and left. They went to the city and sold the bodies and made some deals, including hiring themselves as guards to Journeyman Inoke on his journey to map the lands surrounding Cold Lake (located halfway between City of Snakes and East Tinbluff).
The start of the mapping expedition had some minor incidents but the real action started when Inoke's truck suddenly crashed through the roof of a tunnel dug by molemen. There was a brief battle with the surprised molemen and the heroes but no one was badly hurt and the heroes dispatched the molemen.
That concludes the quick recap of last three sessions.
After the smoke had cleared from the last battle the heroes where greeted by mysterious stranger who happened to wander around and had heard the noises of the battle (one player brought new character to play and we wanted to get on with the game because we had had couple of weeks off). Jenny was immediately asking extra reward for going after the molemen and eliminating them. Inoke agreed and made deal with the heroes. He would pay extra if they investigated how far the tunnels would go and even more extra if they eliminated any threat there was in them.
Heroes decided to investigate the tunnel heading towards the Cold Lake first (other tunnel was leading in opposite direction) from the hole they had made. They set up a dungeon crawling formation and proceeded to the tunnel.
First interesting point was when the tunnel split into two and two other joined it at the same point. Heroes found enough tracks to determine which tunnels had most traffic and even heard faint noises ahead. They continued onwards and spotted light ahead. After quick planning they carefully continued on. The tunnel opened into large cave ahead and lots of noise and the light was coming from there.
At this point things got interesting, Jenna was all for quick assault and murdering any molemen found while others were more cautious. The choice was made for them when the molemen rolled good listening check and one slave came to investigate. The marksmen quickly shot the silhouette that appeared at the tunnel opening. More shouting from the cave and the heroes started furiously to reload their muskets but the molemen where upon them.
First came the shield bearer, they set up on each side of the cave opening. Their tactics didn't save them form the heroes since Jenna had modern assault rifle that shot right through the metal reinforced wooden shields. In middle of the chaos one heavily armored elite moleman managed to take pot shot with his musket before the hordes of slave moles rushed the party and grand melee began in the tunnel.
This was also the first time magic was used extensively in the game. Two PCs where spellcasters as was the leader of the molemen. I rolled where high local magical field strength (+17) which made all spell casting very hazardous due to excessive magical energy. Magic missiles flew all around and knocked down the elite moleman and didn't even scratch the PC fighter (Damn traitor dice!). Because the there was excessive magical energy lots of side effect happened when mages failed to control their channeling. Konrad, the new PC and the party's fighter spontaneously grew tusks after being hit with the otherwise ineffective magic missile. Other highlights included the moleman mages bones starting to glow through his flesh and clothes and his clothes turning to feathers. The other PC mage suddenly got his mouth full of feathers and one torch flame animated as an elemental. Of course there was lots of "no apparent effect" kind of side effects that we might discover later.
In the end the heroes triumphed over the foul molemen even though couple of them were seriously wounded. Only moleman that lived through the battle was the mage that survived a head shot from assault rifle thanks to his Shield spell.
The session ended with some first aid rolls, looting and exploring the room where the molemen had been doing something. The heroes discovered what they think is dam holding back the lake in the large cave with explosives set ready in front of it and another passage leading away from the room. Moles are up to something!
Couple of GM observations from this sessions
- Dungeon crawling is fun, things went rather smoothy after the PCs finally went to dungeon I set up for them.
- Magic is delightfully random when the random bonus is high, weird stuff just happens all around.
- The battle was interesting, PCs had superior weapons and the molemen had greater numbers, couple of PCs almost died so it was not an easy victory.
- Multiple attack per turn give cumulative penalty die per attack after the first one.
- Same goes for defense, first defense is without penalties but after that cumulative penalty die per attack
- The new fighter character seemed rather bad ass, if you roll good stats and use your starting experience wisely you get very competent character. Maybe even too competent.
- The experience rules need re-thinking, perhaps the character generation as well, we'll see in the future.


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Last week we had a most unfortunate incident. One of our domains we managed had 4 of the 5 drives fail in the SCCM Primary's Disk Array. This domain fed off of our Packages from our SCCM 2007 environment. While most of the OSD media was created at the Central Site, the Task Sequence and Boot media were created and managed on this domain and on this SCCM Primary Server–Pretty much a total loss.
After the hardware was fixed, we updated the site to SCCM 2012 R2 and began rebuilding the OSD process. Since this new SCCM 2012 site needed to replicate content again, the multitude of packages began distributing. During the outage PC Deployments got behind so we needed a quick way to set the priority of all (50 or so) packages to "high" priority so they would distribute first. Rather than going through each package 1-by-1, I knew Powershell could do this quicker than I could 2 packages manually!
A few Cmdlets to familiarize ourselves with:
- Get-CMTaskSequence – Gets a Config Manager Task Sequence
- Get-CMPackage – Gets a Config Manager "Classic" Package
- Get-CMDriverPackage – Gets a Config Manager Driver Package
- Get-CMOperatingSystemImage – Gets a Config Manager Operating System Image (Not source media)
- Get-CMBootImage – Gets a Config Manager Boot Image
- Get-CMOperatingSystemInstaller – Gets a Config Manager Operating System Source Media Package
First thing is to get the Referenced Task Sequence Packages. This can be done with a quick one liner:
(Get-CMTaskSequence -TaskSequencePackageId AAA######).References.Package
From here we have packages to feed into other cmdlets and modify the priority. But there's one catch…Depending on the type of package (OSImage, Package, Boot Media, Driver Package, etc…) a different cmdlet is required. To work around this, I went to SQL; while i realize this isn't a *great* workaround, it does the job.
The following SQL Query can be used to easily get the appropriate Package Type:
[System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection]$sms = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection("Data Source=$SqlServerName;Integrated Security=SSPI;Initial Catalog=$SqlTableName") [System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand]$qry = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand("SELECT PackageID, Name, PackageType FROM v_package WHERE PackageID = '$packageId'", $sms) try { $sms.Open() [System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader]$res = $qry.ExecuteReader() while ($res.Read() -eq $true) { $tmp = @{} for ($i=0;$i -lt $res.FieldCount; $i++) { $tmp[$res.GetName($i)] = $res.GetValue($i) } $output += $tmp } } catch { Write-Host "SQL Connection / Query Failed:`n$_" } finally { $sms.Close() }
This will return the results into a very nice object to work with: "$output" in this case. Grabbing a column is easy as well: $output.<columnName> ($output.PackageType).
From here we do a switch statement on the "PackageType" value and update the priority. Free Samples:
Standard Package:
$pkg = Get-CMPackage -Id -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $pkg.Priority = 1 #Set to High Priority Set-CMPackage -InputObject $pkg -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Driver Package
$dp = Get-CMDriverPackage -ID $p -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $dp.Priority = 1 #Set to High Priority Set-CMDriverPackage -InputObject $dp -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
OS Image Package
$osp = Get-CMOperatingSystemImage -Id $p -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $osp.Priority = 1 #Set to High Priority Set-CMOperatingSystemImage -InputObject $osp -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Boot Image Package
$bi = Get-CMBootImage -Id $p -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $bi.Priority = 1 #Set to High Priority Set-CMBootImage -InputObject $bi -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Operating System Install Package
$osi = Get-CMOperatingSystemInstaller -Id $p -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $osi.Priority = 1 #Set to High Priority Set-CMOperatingSystemInstaller -InputObject $osi -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
…And that's just about the basics of it. After using this script to set all of this up, I expanded to allow either a Task Sequence Package ID or an array of Package ID's. There are some required items including Read Access to your Config Manager Sql Database, and the 2012R2 console has to be installed on the computer (to use the cmdlets).
See the complete script here: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=3D90B836AD7F51CF%21984
Please let me know if you discover any bugs or any improvements as well! Hopefully this will help you out too!


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LaptopMedia tested and exposed the Kaby Lake mobile Intel version of the platform's top model i7-7700HQ with a disappointment despite having higher Core frequency and processing power, it is very weak. Comparatively, the new mobile version will not give you an upper hand to upgrade from Mobile Intel i7-6700HQ to new i7-7700HQ.
See also: Intel Kaby Lake series price and specifications leaked
LaptopMedia has kept the testing parameters confidential and has not disclosed the specific notebook brand and specific configuration on which tests were conducted. But, you can know i7-7700HQ will have default frequency at 2.8GHz, the maximum core frequency at 3.8GHz.
LaptopMedia got a similar Notebook test with HP Pavilion 15 Gaming equipped with Mobile Intel i7-6700HQ. Test items included Cinebench 11, Cinebench 15 NovaBench 3. Compared to test whose hardware brand and specs remain undisclosed with i7-6700HQ, the results will lose your desire to upgrade. i7-7700HQ performance only increased by a small margin of 2%, 3%, 6%.
Now this is awful for a Mobile Intel upcoming processor.
Analyzing the tests only tells one sorry tale, it will not be wise for you to upgrade from your current Notebook with Mobile Intel version of i7-6700HQ to i7-7700HQ. The new processor only leads by a small margin which is not worth the upgrade. Unless, Intel makes things right and comes up with a Mobile Intel processor that can actually convince its users to upgrade from older to new Mobile Intel platform.
What do you make of LaptopMedia test on i7-7700HQ. Is 2%, 3%, 6% enough for you to jump from older platform to new upcoming platform of Mobile devices? Let us know what you think about it in comments section.


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Halloween Safety Tips From Missoula Police + Southgate Mall Activities [AUDIO]
Thursday, October 31 is Halloween, and thousands of children and adults, will be trick-or-treating and heading to parties throughout Missoula.
Crime Prevention Officer with the Missoula Police Department Rob Scheben offered some tips for Halloween safety for kids and their parents.
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Scheben said staying in familiar neighborhoods also provides safety for young trick-or-treaters.
"I recommend that children stop only at familiar homes in their own neighborhood, unless accompanied by an adult," Scheben said. "Parents should also instruct their children not to eat any of their candy until they have come home and you have a chance to inspect it first."
Crime Prevention Officer Rob Scheben:
Southgate Mall will have activities on Halloween starting in the late afternoon, according to marketing director Trisha Piedalue.
"This year, we will be hosting a carnival to benefit the Hospice Care Foundation," Piedalue said. "The carnival starts at 4 p.m. and then we'll be having our costume contest from 4 till 8, with our traditional trick-or-treating for the kids from 6 to 9. Just bring the kids in costume to J.C. Penney court for costume judging."


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Vince Cable has stepped up his row with the Tories over immigration, accusing his coalition colleagues of tending to "fan the flames of prejudice" over the issue.
The Business Secretary's comments on the "toxic" subject came as he threw his weight behind Liberal Democrat calls for changes to make it easier for foreign students to stay and work in the UK, and for immigrants to bring their families to live with them.
READ MORE: 8 Examples Of How Vince Cable Loves Fighting With The Tories
Mr Cable's latest intervention comes just days after he was attacked by Immigration Minister James Brokenshire over the Lib Dem minister's belief that the rise in immigration was "good news" for the country.
The Business Secretary said the Lib Dem proposals would help "persuade the public to calm down" about fears of the impact of immigration.
Speaking at the Lib Dem spring conference in York, Mr Cable said: "It was never more necessary to have a party that was willing to stand up on this toxic issue and address it from the point of view of realism and evidence and fact.
"The Labour Party will always hide in a bunker when difficult issues like this come along and the Tories tend to fan the flames of prejudice and then they panic when it gets out of control and parties even further to the right take over.
"We have an acute responsibility here."
He said Liberals had stood up for the rights of immigrants, be they Jews from eastern Europe in the early 20th century, East African Asians and citizens from Hong Kong.
Mr Cable said: "We have got the same challenge today and we have got to meet it. One of the ways of meeting it is to be realistic and address people's genuine concerns."
The Business Secretary backed proposals to allow science, engineering and maths students from outside the European Union (EU) to work in the UK for up to three years after graduating.
The plans would also allow the Migration Advisory Committee to make it easier for people to bring a spouse to join them in the UK.
The proposals would also allow elderly relatives to join their families in the UK as long as they paid a levy to cover their likely health costs.
Mr Cable said it was a "balanced platform, it gives us a platform of credibility with which we can then persuade the public to calm down, accept that immigration - properly managed - is good for our country and it is right that we accept the obligations that go with European membership too".
But there was some criticism of the immigration proposals at the conference, with Northamptonshire councillor Jill Hope warning that the levy on health costs for elderly relatives would amount to "hundreds of thousands of pounds".
"It's a throwaway line and it's completely unworkable," she told the conference.


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New Domain - Please Update Links
I took the plunge and bought a domain and hosting, so the site now has a permanent home at www.screendiscussion.com. Please update your links. I was tempted to bang my head on the desk several times last night working out the kinks, but it should be working now. You can still view the site at the Blogger address, but it probably won't be around forever. Good times!


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Tonight the club is offering more than shooting, though. The women rotate through the firing range, and in another large room, they hear a sobering presentation from emergency room doctor Emmy Betz. She's part of a collaboration between gun shops and public health leaders in the state to help prevent suicide.
"If you've been touched by suicide somehow, if you could, raise your hand," she asks. About half the hands go up.
Colorado has the nation's seventh-highest suicide rate. In a typical year, more than half involve guns. Research suggests suicide is often an impulsive act, Betz says, and attempts are much more likely to be lethal when a firearm is used. If people survive a suicide attempt, they are far less likely to eventually die from suicide.
"Unfortunately, with firearms typically there's not that second chance," she says.
There's a new push in the national conversation about gun violence that is attempting to sidestep the political rancor, to find common ground on one thing — guns and suicide. The campaign in Colorado is called the Colorado Gun Shop Project.
Centennial Gun Club is one of 46 on board. The project formally started in the summer of 2014, modeled after a similar one by the New Hampshire Firearm Safety Coalition.
During Betz's talk, organizers hand out Life Savers candies to drive home the message. Gun owner Lily Richardson says she thinks the information could do just that: save lives. "I think those who are aware and taking the initiative to talk about it can help make the difference," she says.
Nancy Dibiaggio, a new gun owner, agrees. "It's a big issue, and I think it's great Colorado is jumping on the wagon with this."
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There are so many fun ways to entertain for friends and family, and picnics are one of my favorites! Gone are the days of throwing some bologna sandwiches in an old basket! Picnics have gone artisan now with so many charming picnic baskets, fun items to buy and unique ways to prepare and pack. It's all about the fresh cheese, olives, breads, jams, fruits and delicious gourmet sandwiches. I love making cocktails to go too and packing my son's favorite snacks. There's something sweet about choosing a special location for a relaxing picnic outside, then playing games, reading books and just hanging out! We'll definitely be doing more picnics now that it's spring!
Make-ahead cocktails to go are great for picnics!
Picnic baskets from classic to modern styles.
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DeLores V. Ebert
DeLores V. Ebert
DeLores V. Ebert, 96, of Baxter, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017 at the St. Cloud Hospital. Memorial Services for DeLores will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, January 15, 2018 at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter. Family and friends are invited to gather one hour prior to services and to stay for a luncheon to follow at Brenny Funeral Chapel Reception Room. Private Interment at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Camp Ripley.
DeLores was born July 31, 1921, in Pine City, MN, to Richard and Esther (Nelson) Lindquist. She graduated from the Pine City High School and retired from Burlington Northern Railway after 32 years of service. She married Arthur Ebert in Minneapolis on July 17, 1962. After both of them retired, they lived on Roy Lake in Nisswa. Art passed away in 2001 and DeLores moved to Baxter in 2002 and then Brainerd in 2014.
DeLores was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Widowed Friends, Nisswa Women's Club, NARVRE, BNSF Veterans, and Lakes Area Senior Activity Center.
She is survived by daughter-in-law, Deann, of Nisswa; step-son, Wayne and his wife Ruth, of California; sister-in-law, Louise Lindquist, of Jordan; many nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren; and other family and friends.
DeLores was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 38 years; brother Clifford and step-son, Douglas.
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I enjoy writing stories of all genres. I think often people use books to entertain thoughts of situations that are relevant to what is going on in their lives at the time. It allows the person to live in that moment as they become one with the characters in the story. I call it an escape. I've wanted to escape my reality and go some place else before, and books have allowed me to do so. Writing allows me to provide a vessel in which others can use to travel to those often far away places. I guess I serve as a travel agent.
However, I also write inspirational books that help one escape places they never intended to go. These books are my favorite, because they allow me to help others find the light they need to go somewhere other than where they are. I guess you can say that although one story might be totally opposite of another.
I also host a nighttime chat fest called "The Back Side of Love" that can be viewed on my YouTube channel. On the show I discuss all situations "relationship". I use my experiences and the experiences of the women on the panel to help encourage others about turning something that makes a person fell lonely, depressed, and sometimes hopeless more confident.
We tell our stories of how we've overcome challenges to inform others that even in the toughest of times, something good is embedded if you are willing to cultivate your thoughts and feelings. I believe every experience good and bad is purposeful for growth. Therefore my mission remains to showcase real experiences involving love matters in a unique style of listening and discussions of individual concerns, then evaluate mistakes to propose positive solutions and practical feedback.


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Passive delivery of arbitrarily shaped particles is one of the main concern for several biomedical applications. Properly designed particles, once administrated at the systemic level and transported by the blood flow along the circulatory system, are expected to improve the efficiency of molecule-based therapy and imaging by increasing the mass fraction of therapeutic molecules and tracers that are able to reach their targets. To this purpose different kinds of particle have been presented in the literature, with different composition and chemico-physical properties. The prediction of the transport dynamics of one or more particles (bolus) in a blood vessel becomes of primary importance, the main parameters involved in the phenomenon being: (a) dimension and shape of the particle; (b) Reynolds number based on the flow rate and diameter of the vessel; (c) density of the particle; (d) number of particles in the bolus. The development of suitable computational techniques able to predict such a complex dynamics could help and speed-up the design process, shedding some light onto the basic mechanism of the phenomena of interest.
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Leverage's Sophie, Played by Gina Bellman
My Favorite Sophie Fanvid, by grumpykitty7 on YouTube The song is as perfect as the clips chosen.
Sophie Devereaux, Played by Classic Beauty Gina Bellman
Gina Bellman probably has more acting experience than most of her peers on the Leverage cast, but whenever Sophie Devereaux takes the stage to act (or sing, as in the opening episode of Season 2) we find that when Sophie is playing from the script it would definitely be known as acting badly.
As a grifter she plays multiple roles on a day to day basis as part of the con, so we must ask ourselves why Sophie can't perform on stage.
One might be that she is overconfident, and she doesn't realize her shortcomings until it's too late. Another could be the crowd that she's playing to, there is no con involved. I tend to think it's something else entirely.
As a grifter she is part of a team. She can't let that team down. When she is on the stage the performance is only going to affect her life, her career as an actress; in the con game one mistake could cost the others their lives. Sophie is not an island, even if she appears to be completely self-sufficient, she will not allow herself to be the reason the con goes south.
As Sophie Devereaux, Gina Bellman becomes a character who can read people with a talent seen only in the best psychics. If ever she needs to make it in the private sector Sophie could definitely play fortune teller, or card sharp. Perhaps that's what makes her appear to some to be the "Mother figure" of the cast. She knows them without asking, like your mother knows you without asking. She will also sacrifice herself for her "cubs" and even if you don't see her, she's there, as she was for half the second season. While Tara Cole ( Jeri Ryan) took her place as grifter for the team, Sophie Devereaux traveled around the world, but was only a phone call away.
What Sophie does clips chosen by ladamastryfe on YouTube
Gina Bellman in Real life
So, during the second season of Leverage we see a lot less of Sophie. She is reduced to cameos, mostly head shots, or with strategically placed props to hide what Gina Bellman has a life outside of Leverage. Gina Bellman spent the second season pregnant with her little girl, giving birth back in November to her daughter Romy.
The key point here is that while Leverage could have decided to write her character out of the season, or replace her with another Grifter permanently, they did not. Gina Bellman's character of Sophie cannot be replaced, even by someone with the track record of Jeri Ryan.
Where you can see more of the talented Gina Bellman
In some of my other hubs I mentioned that this newfound fervor for my writing started with a two week free trial of Netflix. During that time I ran across a little film called "Zerophilia" in which Gina Bellman plays a key role along with another familiar face, Kyle Schmid of Blood Ties fame among other things.
The movie, from 2005, had people actually researching on the internet as to whether a condition called Zerophilia existed... I would say that's some pretty good story telling and good acting, since it means the body of the person with this condition spontaneously changes gender when sexually aroused.
Gina has appeared in numerous other shows and movies as referenced in Wiki-pedia, her most famous roles being in Coupling (which I am just catching up on, thank you netflix) and a miniseries I have yet to find called, "Blackeyes" which appears to have been rather controversial for Television.
Thanks again to TwentyPoundsOfCrazy on YouTube
We Could All Use a Little More Leverage
What Sophie Devereaux Means to you...
For those of you who do not know me, I write about things that catch me, and hold me. Then I ask what I can glean from this, and how others can gain some insight or apply the principles to their writing here on Hub Pages, or in other areas of their life.
Sophie Devereaux is an amazing actress, until she takes to the stage. She is phenomenal at playing the characters she herself has created, but not at being the characters who were created by others. She's great one on one, but not to the mass audience. She's great as a team player, but not so much as a one woman show. I guess explaining that would seem rather superfluous.
So, as a writer, or to be successful in any endeavor, you must be your best self (not the one others want you to be). You must play to an audience of one, and anyone else who is looking will get the same fine performance. You must choose which team you will be a part of. Don't try to be an island, take this one from me, it never works.
Does anyone know who dresses Gina bellman on leverage? I love the dress she wore in the August 19th episode.
Sophie can't act on stage not because she doesn't. know who she is but because she would have to reveal parts of the real self. She says she would have to kill each character until she gets to her true self which implies it's hidden versus unknown.
The reason Sophie cannot act on stage is because to act, a person draws experience from a small piece of honesty from within themselves and their lives. She stated in the second season that she hasn't the slightest clue who she really is. She has nothing to draw from. In a con, she becomes someone else because she can draw from a real environment, where she doesn't already know how everything plays out ahead of time.
Hey Faybe, like I said on your Nathan Ford hub, you did a wonderful job on the cast. It is interesting about the second season and I was not aware why she wasn't in the second season(or lack of appearing). I wasn't sure if they were going to bring her back, but when I really thought about it, Sophie was the greatest grifter in the world and wanted all over Europe for a number of things. So, I could hazard to guess that they were not permanently writing her character out. Thank you for a great hub. :)
While I found your hub interesting, my favorite part was the last paragraph. I'm glad you added that. Be your best self, and play for an audience of one. True, true, true.


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Saturday, September 22, 2012
yet another Test Poll
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Would only let me vote once...:))ReplyDelete
yayyy...me tooo.....whew...ReplyDelete
I didn't even think of trying to vote again. I see the other two colours I like have been voted for and are colours liked best are 25% anyway. WhooHoo.ReplyDelete
lol...well log back in and see if you can post again...i dont think you can, ive tried many times and cant...ReplyDelete
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mine is black :PReplyDelete
I tried voting via the RSS feed and via this blog. I could only vote once :)ReplyDelete
I cant vote. All I see is the results.ReplyDelete
Oh, Rats. I logged in too late. I would have voted for yellow. There was no green. Gary must be crushed.ReplyDelete
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Who said What: World Reacts as the 2nd Test between India and England is set for an exciting finish
The 4th day's play between India and England was well balanced between the two sides as the visitors require another 318 runs to win with all their 8 wickets in hand. Alastair Cook and Haseeb Hameed were extremely solid in defense and frustrated the Indian bowlers for 50 overs before Hameed fell leg-before to Ashwin in the 51st over. Just before that, India were let down by two unsuccessful reviews which went against them because of the "umpire's call" aspect of the Decision Review System. However, Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Captain Cook LBW in the final over of the match, thus giving India the much-needed boost before the 5th day.
Earlier in the day, the England bowlers proved to be too good for the Indian batsmen as India were bowled out for 204 just before lunch. Virat Kohli was unable to convert his knock into a century as he was dismissed by a stunning catch by Ben Stokes at the slip. Stuart Broad and Adil Rashid were the pick of the bowlers as they took 4 wickets each.
Stuart Broad on the day's play and his bowling
Both the openers showed great temperament. It was a fantastic day for us and we're very much in the test. We would have taken two down at stumps going in. It will be great to sit and chat with those who batted this afternoon and take that into the next day. For me, It was a decent time to bowl, the pitch had variable bounce and reverse swing and we applied pressure with ball and didn't let India control the game. We played with a lot of fight. My injury is still sore; its expected as a fast bowler to get niggles time and again but I've been able to play this test and hopefully it will heal quickly.
Also Read: Twitter reacts to the 4th day's play between India and England
Here is how the world reacted to the day's play:
Mohammed Kaif heaped praise on Virat Kohli, and Ben Stokes, who took the catch to dismiss Kohli.
While all other batsmen are batting in Vizag,Kohli looked like he was batting in Rajkot. 26 the next best score after Kohli 's 81.#IndvsEng— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) November 20, 2016
Needed something spectacular to get rid of Kohli.— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) November 20, 2016
That was a blinder at first slip frm Stokes.
English pacers have been brilliant.#IndvsEng
Michael Vaughan gives his thoughts on the DRS:
I do think if you have 1 umpire call for a review you should be able to keep that review ... #INDvENG #INDIA— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 20, 2016
Cricket expert Ayaz Memon
Cook's wicket in last over swings game massively India's way. Massive blow for England— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) November 20, 2016
Harsha Bhogle speaks about the pitch and England's target:
There is uneven bounce and turn, but the pitch isn't treacherous yet. 405 is a distant destination though!— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 20, 2016
Former Indian batsman and cricket expert Aakash Chopra:
It's Jayant's first Test...and he's trying his best to protect Shami from Anderson. Like the attitude. #IndvEng— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 20, 2016
Former Indian legend VVS Laxman:
Very impressed with the way Hameed has batted so far in this inningsExcellent exhibition of skill, temperament &maturity #INDvENG— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) November 20, 2016


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It's almost 2 months since we started Princess on semi-solids. She isn't taking it as well as I thought she would. Is she not ready or am I just too enthusiastic & impatient?
I was actually looking forward to this stage, my mind filled with ideas of what food to prepare for her. She was a bit apprehensive about trying something new but after trying out various cereals, fruit and vegetable puree, she took to them quite well. So we happily progressed to increase her food intake and then out of the blue, she started to protest during mealtimes. She starts well for the first few spoonfuls after which each spoonfuls gets progressively more challenging. It takes much coaxing to get her to open her mouth each time which otherwise would be tightly pursed together no matter what you say or do. Looking at her, I don't know whether to laugh or to get angry.
Advice from friend is to be patient and persistent, she will eventually learn to eat such food. To save myself the unnecessary frustration, I will hold back my horses and learn to go at her pace. Think that is the best for everyone.
The fact that she is teething doesn't seem to help as well. Gone are the days with her sleeping through the night, she will sometimes wake up in the wee hours, feeling irritable & frustrated. Other times, she doesn't want to go back to sleep and looks up at you with wide open eyes!! Really hope that this phase will pass quickly so that I can have my beauty sleep back. Fingers crossed!!


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Land of the Lost Movie in June 2009
Do you remember the 1974 TV series Land of the Lost? It was about the adventures of the Marshall family trapped in a pocket universe filled with dinosaurs, curious creatures and much more:
Well Director Brad Silberling is tackling a movie adaptation of the show. The feature film will be a combination of adventure, comedy and science fiction, hence respecting the original source material. But the plot of the movie involves three adults (not a dad and two kids as on TV) : the film is indeed starring Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride and, Jorma Taccone. It is set for a release in early June 2009.
Here below the first official Land of the Lost movie poster:
Here below a first look at Will Ferrell, Anna Friel and Danny McBride in the movie Land of the Lost:
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"Will Ferrell stars as has-been scientist Dr. Rick Marshall, sucked into one and spat back through time. Way back. Now, Marshall has no weapons, few skills and questionable smarts to survive in an alternate universe full of marauding dinosaurs and fantastic creatures from beyond our world - a place of spectacular sights and super-scaled comedy known as the Land of the Lost.
Sucked alongside him for the adventure are crack-smart research assistant Holly (Anna Fariel) and a redneck survivalist (Danny McBride) named Will. Chased by T-Rex and stalked by painfully slow reptiles known as Sleestaks, Marshall, Will and Holly must rely on their only ally - a primate called Chaka (Jorma Taccone) to navigate out of the hybrid dimension. Escape from this routine expedition gone awry and they're heroes. Get stuck, and they'll be permanent refugees in the Land of the Lost"
- Will Ferrell as Park Ranger Rick Marshall
- Anna Friel as Holly
- Danny R. McBride as Will Stanton
- Jorma Taccone as Chaka
This Land of the Lost movie could be a breath of fresh air for Will Ferrell's waning career. I'm still a bit afraid to see comedy taking over sci-fi and adventure. But if there is a fair balance the movie Land of the Lost could be damn entertaining! Let's keep our fingers crossed for Will Ferrell's Land of the Lost!


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Before she grew wings and spreading them wider as one of the infamous Pop-oddity Queen of the Pop Culture shocker clash icons as Lady Gaga; Stefani Germanotta and her band used to performing Pop-Rock fetus beyond the ordinary musical compositions that sounded regular but her voice already capturing a strange vibrant of sexual differences and arousing the listeners since then. This is the beginning of the very first steps for our girl to taste her deep breath to the recording realm and with Stefani Germanotta Band; the la la la's tone sounding a bit vulgar but alternatively independent at the time.
Feel free to touch her skin or her sensuality through this Pop-tinged bubblegum releasing of the extended play called Red & Blue. Helped by Calvin Pia (bass0, Alex Beckman (drums) and Eli Silverman (guitar) as Ms. Germanotta performing lead vocals and keyboards with lyrics – the listeners can easily listening to the songs of Wish You Were Here, Something Crazy and Words battering your ears with goo d Pop infections.
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Warm starry nights, cherished music, brilliant fireworks add up to endless family fun for Pacific Symphonys 25th Summer Festival at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
May 20, 2013
Lineup includes "July 4 Extravaganza," featuring music by Neil Diamond; "The Planets"; "Roll Over, Beethoven," featuring J.T. & Friends; "Pixar in Concert"; and annual favorite, "Tchaikovsky Spectacular"; plus, a special "Video Games Live" concert
Summer is fast approaching, which means it's almost time to pack a picnic and head to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine for six music-filled evenings under the stars with Pacific Symphony, as the orchestra kicks off its 35th anniversary season. Presented by Hoag, the Symphony's 2013 Summer Festival begins with the annual "July 4 Extravaganza," featuring the heartfelt classics of Neil Diamond and a stunning fireworks finale. Patrons find themselves transported to another galaxy for "The Planets," featuring guest conductor Case Scaglione and guest violinist Caroline Goulding, who performs Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5. Then, get ready to rock-and-roll with J.T. & Friends in "Roll Over, Beethoven," featuring chart-toppers from the past four centuries. And music from some of cinema's most-treasured family films comes alive in "Pixar in Concert," featuring music and video from "Toy Story," "The Incredibles," "Brave" and more! The Symphony concludes the season with "Tchaikovsky Spectacular," featuring breathtaking cannons and fireworks during the "1812 Overture."
Plus, new this year: a special add-on concert, "Video Games Live," takes place Wednesday, July 17, at 8 p.m. Five-concert subscriptions range from $95-$465, with luxury season packages also available. Single tickets are $25-$99 and go on sale June 2. Gates open at 6 p.m. for picnicking at all concerts except Sunday, Aug. 4, when they open at 5:30 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (714) 755-5799 or visit www.PacificSymphony.org.
Summer Festival 2013 is made possible by supporting sponsor, Orange County Register; major sponsor, Mercedes Benz; plus, video images are provided by Vizio. Media sponsors include K-Earth 101, KPCC, KUSC and PBS SoCal.
"I always look forward to our summer series at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater," says Music Director Carl St.Clair. "I get to share vibrant music with our gracious audience and wonderful orchestra; combine that with the beautiful Southern California night sky and you have the perfect combination! It's a wonderfully unique atmosphere and the perfect setting for a concert."
It's not just Caroline that's sweet! The Symphony, led by Principal Pops Conductor Richard Kaufman, opens the summer season with a "July 4 Extravaganza," featuring San Francisco-based Super Diamond, a rock-and-roll band that interprets Neil Diamond's addictive, feel-good hits alongside the orchestra. Favorite Diamond chart-toppers such as "Sweet Caroline," "Heartlight," "Song Sung Blue," "America" and other classics that have been delighting generations of Americans for years fill the amphitheater with a festive holiday spirit. The concert takes place on Thursday, July 4, at 8 p.m., and includes patriotic favorites, a salute to the U.S. armed forces and a jaw-dropping fireworks finale that pays homage to the nation's troops and our nation's history. "As citizens of the U.S.A., the Fourth of July is our annual opportunity to come together to celebrate our beloved country with music," says Maestro Kaufman. "Each year on our July Fourth concert, we bring our audience the sounds of musical America. This year, we'll remember the 150th anniversary of Gettysburg with the Oscar-nominated music of John Williams from 'Lincoln,' as well as Randy Edelman's stirring music from the film 'Gettysburg.' I am anticipating a memorable musical experience for not only our audience, but for the musicians and most certainly for the conductor (aka, yours truly)."
Blast off! The Symphony takes concertgoers on a journey to the far reaches of the solar system for "The Planets," a concert filled with music inspired by the galaxy itself. This intergalactic multimedia event includes high-definition images from the Hubble Space Telescope projected on the big screen above the stage, as the Symphony performs Gustav Holst's invigorating "The Planets." Scaglione joins the Symphony as the concert's guest conductor along with guest violinist Goulding, who plays Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5. Scaglione currently serves as the assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic and in 2011, was the recipient of the Conductor's Prize by the Solti Foundation U.S.—an esteemed honor that has only been awarded three times in the foundation's history. A vivacious violinist, Goulding has received considerable recognition for her musical talent. In 2009, she won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, received the Helen Armstrong Violin Fellowship and received a Grammy nomination for her debut recording. She was also the recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2011. This concert takes place Saturday, July 13, at 8 p.m.
Attention gamers! In a unique and special summer event, the Symphony presents "Video Games Live," a concert celebrating the exciting collaborations of music, art and interactive technology that make up the video game industry. With live-action visuals, synchronized lighting, exclusive video footage, soloists and electronic percussionists—plus the powerful sound of the full symphony orchestra—it's an explosion of entertainment for the whole family to enjoy. This concert features music and video from the most popular video games of all time, including "Diablo," "Halo," "Guitar Hero" and "Warcraft," as well as the nostalgic classics from yesteryear such as "Frogger," "Mario," "Sonic," "Zelda" and more! Plus, selected audience members are chosen to come up on stage and play games while the orchestra performs. Taking place Wednesday, July 17, at 8 p.m., tickets are sold separately ($25-$65), not as part of the Summer Festival package.
Get ready to dance! Join the Symphony, Maestro St.Clair and J.T. & Friends for a night that is sure to prove widely entertaining. "Roll Over, Beethoven" juxtaposes some of the most popular works by Beethoven, Mozart and Tchaikovsky with rock-and-roll hits from the 1940s to today. Joining the orchestra onstage is J.T. & Friends—a 46-musician band led by John Tu of Kingston Technology—which has brought down the house at the Symphony's Gala for the past three years with its myriad of fun-loving songs by the Temptations, Elvis, Rod Stewart, Gloria Gaynor and more! Now the band joins the orchestra onstage for a powerhouse of sound and an evening that is sure to have the audience dancing in their seats! "This is going to be a great night at Verizon," says St.Clair. "I can't think of a better way to spend a Sunday evening than listening to classics by the masters and the adored hits of rock-and-roll. It's the perfect fusion of the two genres and it's definitely going to be a great time." The concert takes place Sunday, Aug. 4, at 7:30 p.m. Gates open early at 5:30 p.m.
Family night! Beloved children's films and music come together for the Symphony's presentation of "Pixar in Concert," on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 8 p.m. The orchestra brings to life the cherished musical moments of such popular and captivating films as "Up," "Brave," "Cars," "Wall-E" and many more. While the Symphony fills the amphitheater with music from the film scores, scenes from the movies play on a big screen overhead, giving concertgoers a truly unique multi-media experience. Award-winning conductor Sarah Hicks joins the Symphony as a guest, bringing her ingenious talent and artistry to the stage. Hicks graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a degree in composition. She has received numerous prestigious awards, among them the Doris Cohen Levy Prize for conducting and the Thomas Hoopes Prize for composition, both from Harvard University. This presentation is licensed by Disney Concert Library © Disney/Pixar.
End summer with a magnificent bang! The Summer Festival series concludes its season on Saturday, Aug. 31, at 8 p.m., with "Tchaikovsky Spectacular." Filled with cannons, fireworks and thundering scores, this concert is the perfect culmination to the festival's season and a fantastic way to salute summer's end. Led by St.Clair, the program includes Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No. 4" and "1812 Overture." The concert also features the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition medalist. "This concert serves as both a farewell and a salutation," says St.Clair. "While we bid adieu to summer, we greet the approaching fall season with a hearty hello. It's a marvelous way to celebrate both the ending and beginning of two wonderful seasons."
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Everyone always used to warn me about how tough and scary motherhood was (which is absolutely true) but no one told me how fun and exciting it is.
Motherhood is daunting and overwhelming at times but I actually love it.
I said it.
I love being a mother.
I feel like I'm not allowed to say it being a 21with a 2.5 year old.
But eff all of you who think I should hate it.
It's really a lot of fun.
I love teaching and watching Bella develop into who she is supposed to be.
I enjoy [well kind of] seeing Bella grow up and gain her independence.
I like coloring, playing matching games and using my imagination to play pirate/princess/dinosaur/monster with her.
It reminds me not to take everything so seriously.
It reminds me how much I enjoy living.
I laugh more than I ever have.
I promise she's on my list of top five people to hang out with.
It may be strange but she might be one of my best friends.
Not bestfriend best friends more like motherdaughter best friends.
I'm a mom when she needs a mom and a friend when she needs a friend.
[Being a stay at home mom and not having friends with children forces you to learn a balance.]
We have a special relationship.
Blah Blah Yeah
I know she's only two but I look and see other families who don't have the relationship that we have.
And it makes me cherish it even more.
I am able to play with her and still be respected by her.
She loves giving hugs and kisses. [It's her fave way to wake me up when she lays with us]
She likes being around me and I love being around her.
She listens to me and I listen to her.
I make sure she knows I am listening to her.
I think that's a big deal.
Most parents think of children as children not as little people growing and learning,
which at this age, is constant.
It's amazing how she knows her books because we've read them so much.
Or when she wants to brush and floss her own teeth because "It's my turnt"
Or how excited she gets when she eats all of her veggies because she knows it makes me happy.
She was staying with her aunt last night but we ran into them at Target.
Go figure.
Anyways, she saw us and was losing her shit because she was so happy! It was like she hadn't seen us in weeks. She was so giddy and excited.
I tell you. I just love this girl.
God knew what kind of child I needed.
I couldn't ask for a better child.
Seriously. She's perfect.


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Laser Kittenz release second player this week, as Lee 'Claris' Keon-ho departs
Lee 'Claris' Keon-ho has been released by Overwatch team Laser Kittenz, just a few days after his South Korean teammate Byeon 'Munchkin' Sang-beom.
Keon-ho and Sang-beom signed for Laser Kittenz after leaving Lunatic Hai in April after just a few days with Lunatic-Hai.
Keon-ho is leaving Laser Kittens to try and land a role in the Overwatch League, according to a tweet from Laser Kittenz:
"After receiving interest from teams already in the Overwatch League, claris has communicated his desire to pursue those tryout opportunities," said LaserKittenz via Twitlonger.
Laser Kittenz is in the Overwatch Contenders inaugural season, which kicks off this week. They've taken the entirety of July off over the Overwatch World Cup to give their players time to rest, but this brings their roster down to six players.
"As for the rest of us, we have been, and still are, exploring the full scope of our opportunities within the OWL. The OWL is, for obvious reasons, the end goal for any top professional team and player in Overwatch, and all of us very much want to be in it. So far, it has been our goal to stick together as a unit, and replicate everything that you love about Laser Kittenz on the biggest stage of all. We will continue pursuing this while we discuss plans moving forward."
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|By Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
In the midst of writing our book together, we came across something that really spoke to our hearts: "God does not set us up to fail. He sets us up to flourish." What a wonderful thought to keep in mind.
As we go through life, we can try to learn more each day about who we really are. Part of this process involves reflecting on what our insecurities are and where they came from. As we become aware of them, we can work on letting them go and allowing the best parts of ourselves to shine.
Ida Rentoul Outhwaite's illustrations are just extraordinary. Born in Australia in 1888, she showed a gift for drawing at a very young age and was said to have copied images from the walls of her nursery. Her mother, Annie, and her father, a professor at the University of Melbourne, decided against enrolling her in art school as they wanted her brilliant imagination to have free rein.
Most of Ida's drawings are of fairies floating on air. They are delicate, ethereal and perhaps too romantic for some tastes. But when we look at them, what we see is freedom: freedom from the lack of faith in ourselves that holds us back. These images show us what it feels like to let go of old fears and move forward with a lighter spirit and a belief in all that we are.
Begin working with your insecurities and letting them go. Trust that it will be okay to open new doors, take some risks and allow yourself to be all that you can be.
We all need to allow ourselves to show the world all that we are. And allow ourselves the freedom to feel like we're floating on air as we go through life.
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What we read while jokingly telling Billy Donovan he outcoached us:
- Some absolute gangbusters college basketball journalism in the wake of a riveting weekend (and this is before seeing what the scribes have to say about VCU). The best of the bunch might be Luke Winn's behind-the-scenes look at Butler, which includes yet another quote that makes everyone — us included — swoon over Brad Stevens: "Stevens stood on the court on Saturday night and someone asked him if what the Bulldogs just accomplished was unbelievable. 'Believable is a better term,' he said. 'It's a more positive term, it makes you live life a little bit better, it makes you a bit more thankful for the opportunities and take advantage of them.'"
- We also really liked Bob Kravitz's take on the Bulldogs at the Indy Star and Les Carpenter's at Rivals.com.
- This piece on Bill Self's likability may not be welcome in Lawrence anytime soon.
- Kyle Whelliston takes down the RPI! The fight is not lost! (We wonder if Kyle's head is going to explode with a mid-major national semifinal on Saturday.)
- A friend of the blog over at The Sports Angle bids farewell to Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith far more eloquently than we can…at least at this point. Meanwhile, we assume that Duke only lost to Arizona on Thursday so Coach K could end the season on a nice round number…
- Nice writeup of Tim's favorite basketball stats hound, Ken Pomeroy.
- Bryan Caplan defends the deserving-undeserving poor distinction.
- We forget if we gave the official thumbs-up to Quickish already, but if not, here it is. Best thing to have open during Tourney games or really any sporting event.
- What we've all been waiting for: an Asperger's comedy troupe!
- The NY Times looks at the styles of David Stern and Roger Goodell, and why Stern will win his lockout and Goodell won't. More good stuff on the NFL lockout from, of all places, the literary magazine n + 1.
- We read stuff not about sports, too! We loved The Hooded Utilitarian's Victorian take on The Wire, although you could've probably seen that coming.
- Trey Parker and Matt Stone have a new show, The Book of Mormon, opening on Broadway. While some will certainly be offended, the South Park duo has apparently mellowed out over the years.
- Remarkable first-hand account of being trapped in Libya from a quartet of Times journalists.
- Will Leitch tries to cheer up Josh and Tim.
- Trivia question: Who died first, Elizabeth Taylor or the author of her obituary?


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Mix Six Wine November: Drink Pink
Rosé is having a bit of a moment and we're wholeheartedly riding its flavour-filled, food-friendly wave. As such, we've searched near and a little far to present you a mix of six delectable wines which are varietally – and regionally – nuanced. They highlight the joys of stylistic interpretation and, best of all, are primed for warm weather consumption.
2017 Jamsheed 'Candy Flip' Pét-Nat
A pét-nat comprised of Heathcote and Yarra Valley-sourced Mourvédre, Merlot and Pinot Noir. Winemaker, Gary Mills, insists that this wine is made for easy drinking over spring and summer and we definitely concur – it contains an energetic fruit profile, a hint of sweetness and is great as an aperitif.
Victoria, $32
2017 Blackhearts x Ravensworth 'Grafted Series # 3' Nebbiolo Rosé
Put simply, we're all beyond chuffed to share this special rosé with you. Crafted in collaboration with our great mate, Bryan Martin, the brief was simple: crowd pleasing, textural, savoury and intriguing. The result? "I think this shows Nebbiolo's typical rose petal characters, along with light red fruits, strawberry and a light berry tang", explains Bryan. "There's also some spice and texture with a savoury finish – it's really how I suspected this to turn out and I'm very happy with how it's looking."
Hilltops, $26
2017 Medhurst Estate Rosé
From the Medhurst Estate crew, who consistently turn out some of Yarra Valley's smartest rosés. This, the 'Estate' offering, holds an eye-catching, burnished-orange-salmon hue which ticks the presentation box, but the wine itself showcases much more: faint strawberry notes mingle with echoes of blossom and jasmine, and while deliciously dry, the beautifully-judged texture carries each summer flavour seamlessly. Makes us want to own a yacht. Who are we kidding? We can't afford a yacht.
Yarra Valley, $26
2017 Combes Wines 'Dem Roses'
Oscar Hermann – part-time Blackheart, part-owner of Monty's bar and full-time great dude – has us psyched for the warmer days ahead. Because this, the 2017 'Dem Roses' release under his Combes Wines label, is pretty much sunshine in a bottle. Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the 'Vue on Halycon' vineyard in the Yarra, it features notes of peach fuzz, light-red-jubey fruits, good concentration and a savoury-reductive edge.
Yarra Valley, $26
2016 Francesco Cirelli Rosé
Francesco Cirelli, an organic winery located near the village of Atri in Abruzzo, has gifted us a compelling rosé of huge complexity for its price point. It's a savoury example with notes of wild strawberry, strawberry gum and plum, before a bitter Campari-esque finale. One for your next barbecue.
Abruzzo, $24
2017 Spinifex Rosé
A blend of Grenache (54%), Mataro (28%) and Cinsault (18%) which hails from the Barossa Valley, but smells and tastes like it could've come from Provence. Here, Pete Schell and his wife, Magali Gely (who is in fact Provençal), have delivered a wine of bright aromatics and balance: it vividly displays crunchy red fruits, peach blossom and a refreshing line of acidity – reminiscent of great wines from the southern French coast.
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The team have come up with an out-of-the-box product idea with their C3D skype hologram and it seems to have caught the eye of a competitor. Not only are they now faced with an impossible deadline after Jack dropped them in it with the media saying they would launch in three months – three times faster than they planned – they also find their office has been trashed, computers stolen and morale severely dampened.
Enter an unconventional detective and the team need to make a decision on whether they should be telling the police and risk bad publicity with only three months to get up and running and complete their product…..
But what if this was just a real business? How would they get back on their feet after a break-in? Have they thought about a contingency plan to keep the business running while they sort themselves out? We have seen with our clients just how much benefit can be gained by thinking through what steps would keep their business running in the case of a fire or office break in. Simple measures such as nominating who will actually let the team know if there has been a fire or how investigating a hot or alternative site where key staff can work and then making sure all these details are documented clearly in a plan.
Another key point to think about is data and how it is stored. Many businesses these days have an online presence and this can put them at risk from hackers or loss of data if a server is stolen. Backing up data is an essential step for all businesses and there are many third parties who can store your data off-site.
This step can mean if something does happen and your data is compromised it isn't back to square one.
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Hey strangers!
I haven't written in a bit. Sorry about that. I've been quite busy working with our partners to launch new church run orphan care projects in Zambia VERY soon...perhaps by the end of this week!!!
For now, enjoy a sweet new picture I created from the text in our About Us document we distribute to projects in Africa. If you haven't seen the free software to create these, check out http://www.wordle.net/create.
Enjoy the day and as my friends from EBI in Zimbabwe say,
Make it count,
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Forgotten Voices in Art
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I just joined and at the same time started my first pair. Actually, they are participating two knit-alongs at the same time - this and another one in Jeanne Townsend's KAL. The pattern is called "Lilac sock", but of course I had to make them from orange Knitpicks :).
I have been knitting constantly for about two years and socks for maybe a year. I've never known something so healthy could be so addicting!
I live in Finland and I'm a librarian. You can see me in my blog http://antitati.blogspot.com , but it's only in Finnish. Must go and start a knitting blog!
Thursday, April 5, 2007
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- Carol said...
I'm doing the lilac socks also. It is a great pattern.
- April 7, 2007 at 12:59 AM
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Each year our students organize the campus festival. The Shinjuku and Hachioji campuses each hold their own festival.
At Kogakuin University, events aimed at helping students live a fulfilling student life are held all year round. The largest of these events are the campus festivals. The Shinjuku and Hachioji campuses each hold their own campus festival. In addition, a Pre-Hachioji Festival is held at the Hachioji Campus in the spring, while the Shinjuku inazuki Festival, a cultural festival organized by those in the Faculty of Engineering's evening program, is held at the Shinjuku Campus in June. All of these campus festivals are managed mainly by students.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Booksneeze review: The Grace Effect
The author, Larry Taunton, a Christian apologist, takes on the "New Atheists", such as the late Christopher Hitchens, and seeks to demonstrate the folly of their arguments for Atheism. By looking at the effects of the atheist system of communism/socialism on the Ukraine, he seeks to demonstrate that those systems fail every time to make life a better place for their people.
When I first started reading this book, I was actually not very impressed with the way that the author imposed his western way of thinking onto the essentially eastern culture of the Ukraine. I thought much of his analysis came from a place of cultural stress and shock. After my first year here in Bosnia, I was writing about the culture for course of study I was taking. My supervisor read what I had written and sent back a one line email "are you going through culture shock?" When going through cultural shock, it is easy to get negative about a different culture and see everything as bad and not be able to see the good and the positive in anything. And I felt to an extent his inability to see anything good in the secular society of the Ukraine might have been because he was experiencing this shock effect.
That said, I continued reading and was surprised to see that I did agree with the underlying premise of the book. The grace of God produces something in people who are genuinely following Him that overflows into the society surrounding it. It isn't something that can be explained easily, but I have seen some of the effects here in Bosnia of a system that did not have grace.
An example that comes to mind: I teach English to adults and some of my students grew up under the Yugoslavian socialist system: they freak out when I tell them we will have a test - they fear that if they fail that I will shame them in front of everyone. Thus, it is difficult to get them not to cheat, even though the test is more for me to know if I have actually taught them anything than a pass/fail thing. But with time, they realise that I am not going to shame them, that they are actually usually congratulated for having done well on the test, and so the fear subsides and the need to cheat does too (and they actually do better on the tests as a result!)
I enjoyed reading this book: the intertwining of theology and Sasha's story made it an easy read and I was touched by the effect grace had in Sasha's life. If nothing else, we can all be challenged to make a difference one life at a time!
I got "The Grace Effect" by Larry Alex Taunton through the Booksneeze program of Thomas Nelson publishers, but this opinion is my own.
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