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Citibank Rewards Credit Card (India) Review
Citibank Rewards Credit Card is one of the beginner credit card in the space usually issued for free to most salaried individuals where the company is banking with Citibank. Citibank is the leading credit card issuer across the world, though in India, HDFC is the market leader and Citi is emerging good. Citi could compete equally with the… Read More »


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Unique Events
Our cellar door is modern, comfortable and light-filled surrounded by plenty of open space with ample parking.
Whether it's a hunt, a car launch, your wedding day, a Christmas party, a team building offsite or just a relaxed BBQ with family and friends, we will try our best to accommodate you.
The Tallis events and cellar door team are open and flexible. Talk to us about your ideas and we'll help make it happen. Catering and entertainment can be outsourced or you can talk to us about the classic Tallis offering. We have a covered BBQ area with outdoor kitchen and cool room for memorable alfresco dining.
Business Meetings, Promotions or Team Building
Host standout business events for staff, customers and partners. A visit to Tallis makes a refreshing change of scene from the local venues in Shepparton, Benalla and Wangaratta.
The cellar door is available Tuesday to Thursday and every evening for private bookings.
We offer an experienced wine educator to facilitate wine tastings for your staff and clients.
You might like host a 'picnic in the paddock' or a BBQ at our covered area with outdoor kitchen or use the walking track for a team building exercise with a glass of sparkling when you summit.
Wedding Ceremonies and Celebrations
If you're looking for a venue for a wedding ceremony or special event in a natural setting with memorable scenery and stunning wines, Tallis cellar door might be perfect for you. There are plenty of gorgeous spots for ceremonies and photo opportunities with options for celebratory drinks or a relaxed intimate wedding reception. Guests can bring in their own catering, and entertainment, there are no ties ins. The Tallis team are committed to making your preparations enjoyable and your special event run smoothly.
Book our Beautiful BBQ area and Cook up a Storm
Why not book our outdoor covered BBQ area at the cellar door for a fun, hands-on get together with family, friends or colleagues.
To complement Tallis wine and beer offerings you can choose to bring in your own BBQ spread, spit roast or even caterers. There is a large BBQ, expansive bench space, trestle tables and chairs and a sink with fresh rain water. You can hire this area privately with the cellar door or during opening hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday until 5pm as your own unique entertaining zone.
A Refreshing Change Scene
We describe our location as the "centre of the doughnut" smack in the middle of a ring of towns including Shepparton, Benalla, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.
Dookie provides a welcome break from the flat terrain of the Greater Shepparton region and is an increasingly sought after day trip from neighbouring areas such as Violet Town, Beechworth, Glenrowan and beyond.

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text: What, When, Where and how. All you need to know about Kino Napoli 2016. What's happening? Got an idea for a film? Looking for amazing, passionate and talented people to realise it in a friendly, non-competitive, collaborative atmosphere? What a coincidence! Kino Napoli is looking for filmmakers, writers, directors, actors, DOPs, sound designers, editors, dancers, technicians, costume designers, scenographers, make-up artists, musicians, film-addicts… to Join the 2nd International Kino Kabaret in Naples, Italy, from 2nd – 9th of June 2016. Let's make films together! Where is it happening? The amazing Kino Lab for Kino Napoli 2016 will be Ex Asilo Filangieri, a XVI century building, home to an artist community, bang in the city's historical centre. The Asilo has its own theatre/cinema, a costume workspace, a props and scenography workspace, a bar and loads of great people working in it! Check it out: l'Asilo What's the deal? Kino Napoli is divided into 4 sessions. You can choose to participate in single sessions or sign up for the whole Kabaret. Participation fee is € 8 per day or € 50 for the full Kabaret. The fee includes breakfast, dinner (or lunch on screening days) snacks and drinks (tea, coffee, water) throughout the day, 24h access to the KinoLab, a green screen room, workspaces and free entrance to the screenings. Limited spots available!!! Gear Kino Napoli will provide some equipment depending on sponsors, however the Kabaret will rely mostly on equipment provided by participants. Please be open to sharing and/or lending your equipment. Accomodation All participants coming from outside of Naples will be hosted at a local participant's home. Some places might be available at the KinoLab. If you live in Naples, please let us know how many participants you can host. You will become a superstar. Schedule We recommend you arrive in Naples on Wednesday the 1st of June for the Welcome Party and Registrations. The Sessions #0 – The Ice-Breaker (24h): 2 June 2016 #1 – The Classic Session (48h): 3-4 June 2016 #2 – The Long One (72h): 5-7 June 2016 #3 – The Silent Session (48h): 8-9 June 2016 Fancy eating loads of pizza and making movies? Fill in the form and register to our amazing Kabaret! REGISTRATION


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Celebrity stylist Jonathan Hanousek worked with Michelle Dockery, prepping her for The Emmy's red carpet today in Hollywood. The Emmy Nominated actress is known to American viewers as Lady Mary Crawley in the hit series Downton Abbey
"The Inspiration for Michelle's look today was French Modern and Romantic. We wanted easy elegance. Texture was key for this softer top knot, we didn't want it to feel stiff or fussy," said Jonathan.
To create the look Jonathan prepped the hair with Avon's Advance Techniques 360 Nourishment Moroccan Argan Oil Leave In Treatment, concentrating on the ends. Then, he rough dried the hair to create lift. Next, Jonathan misted 1″ sections with Avon's Advance Techniques Medium Hold Hair Spray and curled the hair using a 3/4″ curling iron on high heat, alternating the direction forward and back. Then, he broke up the hair with a wide-toothed comb. Then he took a couple pumps of The Advance Techniques 360 Nourishment Moroccan Argan Oil and pulled it through the hair to smooth and create separation. Next, he drew the hair up into a pony tail and fastened with an elastic band. He then shaped the hairline by gently pulling pieces of hair from the ponytail. Misting the hair with Advance Techniques Medium Hold Hair Spray, he raked the fingers up towards the pony to add texture and smooth excessive fly aways. He backcombed the pony, and twisted and wrapped into a bun. The bun was fuzzy and a little undone. Finally, he fastened with pins and locked the style into place with a few more shots of Advance Techniques Medium Hold Hair Spray.
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Outsource Your Holiday Stress
Here's how to solve 8 of the most stressful holiday concerns.
When Maggie Rogers thinks about the holidays, she's filled with dread. "I'd love to get together and see my family, but it's just so complicated," says Rogers, a New York-based stay-at-home mom of two preschoolers. "We're all spread out geographically, and there's really no one good place to have everyone gather." Rogers asked her family to have smaller, separate get-togethers on other days, but it's important to her parents that everyone gets together for the main event. "I just wish we could forget the actual day per se, and just catch up whenever we can," she explains. "The holiday never turns out perfectly, anyway."
Rogers is far from alone. Three-quarters of American adults say they experience moderate to extreme stress during the holiday season, according to the American Psychological Association (APA), which found that financial worries are the main reason people are losing sleep. "There are so many people out of work or afraid they're about to lose their jobs, that it's really weighing on people this year more than ever before," explains Kathleen Hall, Ph.D, founder of the Stress Institute. "But no matter what your individual stressors are, there are ways to get the season under control so that you can enjoy it." Here are the 8 ways we recommend you outsource this year's holiday stress.
And for more helpful tips, check out Care.com's Guide to Managing Stress.
- Outsource the Shopping: How to Use Technology to Save Money on Gifts
One of the best ways to cut down on the financial stress is to shop smartly so that you're getting the most for your money. "You really want to make your computer work for you," says Michelle Madhok, an online shopping expert and founder of momfinds.com.
"First, sign up for emails from your favorite stores, 'like' them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter in order to get special deals." Madhok suggests creating a separate Gmail account just for shopping, so you're not flooded with emails while you're at work.
"Next, download apps that will let you compare prices or alert you when an item goes on sale," she says. (Our top free picks are thefind, a shopping search engine, and Google Shopper, which alerts you to daily deals.) If you're trying to buy this season's hot item, download the app for the store you plan on purchasing it at, Madhok suggests. "Often, if web traffic makes it impossible to go through a store's website, you can probably get in through the store's app," she explains. Before you buy online, make sure to check out sites like Retailmenot.com and CouponCabin.com to make sure you're taking advantage of any available discounts.
"Finally, check out ShopRunner.com, a new web site that gives you two day shipping across a ton of stores for $79 a year, which is worth it if you buy about 10 items or more a year online," says Madhok. "You can also try it free for 30 days -- perfect for the holiday season."
- Outsource the Inner Calm: How to Find Peace Amid the Holiday Chaos
If, like Rogers, your worries are more about the crush of family than finances, there are ways to mitigate the stress, says Elizabeth R. Lombardo, Ph.D., and author of A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness. "The most important thing you can do is take care of yourself," she says. "If you're overwhelmed with visiting relatives or an overbearing mother-in-law, schedule a time to chat with your best friend or go for a walk with your spouse." If you exercise regularly, don't abandon your routine just because you've got guests or are visiting relatives yourself.
Can't get away at all? Incorporate some physical activity into the group plans. Get all the kids outside for an impromptu game of tag or put on some upbeat music for a dance party. "Doing something physical generally makes everyone happier," says Lombardo.
- Outsource the Alone Time: How to Get Some Time to Yourself
All that family bonding can be draining, especially if you're bunking in tight quarters. One upside to living in a smart phone-addicted world is that it makes a perfect excuse: Blame your boss for demanding an answer to an email and take 15 minutes to lock yourself in a room with a good book or trashy magazine "Even washing the dishes can be relaxing if it gives you a few moments of uninterrupted peace," says Lombardo. Grab your iPod, don some yellow gloves and wash away. Even better: Book a sitter and have a grown-up night out with your favorite sibling or date night with your spouse.
- Outsource the Dreaded Holiday Tasks: How to Pass Must-Do's to Someone Else
The key to surviving holiday stress is to identify what bothers you most and figure a way around it, says Hall. Can't stand addressing all those holiday cards? Send out an e-card or find a teenage computer whiz to print out envelopes for you. Responsible for gift shopping for your elderly parents? Ask a grandchild to help them shop online.
If there's a dreaded job you keep procrastinating -- untangling your holiday lights, for example --barter with your spouse, trading the chore for folding laundry or cleaning up after dinner. Better yet, ask your babysitter to help out while your kids are sleeping by wrapping presents or stamping envelopes. You can also post a quick job or errand on Care Gigs and hire someone to do this work for you.
- Outsource the Pressure: How to Let Go of Creating the Perfect Holiday
It's important to let go of expectations. "So many of us want to create magazine-worthy decors or dinners, or capture the perfect photo that we forget to enjoy the actual moment," Hall says. Instead of trying to make your living room or front lawn look like it was culled from Martha Stewart magazine, hand your kids some tinsel and ornaments and let them go crazy. Yes, we're saying you should let the kids decorate your house. "Often, when we relinquish our idea of perfection we not only enjoy the holidays more but we also create unique memories," Hall states.
- Outsource Your Sadness: How to Cope When Loved Ones Aren't There
The holidays can be extra difficult when you're dealing with an absent loved one. "If you're missing someone who is away in the military, or simply can't make it home, find time to connect on the phone or through Skype," says Lombardo. "Arrange a call when it's time to unwrap gifts or have dessert -- it'll help make the person feel like he's part of the action."
If, however, you are missing someone who has passed away, it can help to share remembrances of that person. "It's okay to be sad and to miss someone," acknowledges Lombardo. "But you have to accept that grief and find support from friends and family members to carry on."
- Outsource your Pet Care Anxiety: How to Make Sure Your Furry Friends are Well Cared For
Invitations to visit family often don't extend to your pet, but kennels can be booked far in advance and often don't feel quite like home to your "Furbaby." Having a trusted caretaker come to your home, feed Fido and take him for long playful walks sounds like a gift in itself.
"Knowing my dog is sleeping in his favorite bed with his favorite toys relieves so much anxiety when my family travels," says Jane Price, Marketing Director at Care.com, who found her Standard Poodle just wouldn't eat when boarded at a kennel. Price even hires dog care when hosting a houseful of guests. "I don't always have time to give my dog the exercise he needs," she explains. "I'll often hire someone to come and take him to a dog park for an hour so that he's tired and less in the way of my guests."
- Outsource Your Happiness: How to Keep a Level Head
One of the best ways to de-stress the holidays is have a special treat waiting for you on the other side. "Book a massage or mani-pedi for the day after you get back," says Lombardo. "Anytime you feel stressed just take a deep breath and imagine what's waiting for you as soon as the presents are unwrapped, the guests are gone and your routine goes back to normal."
And if you need to de-stress in a hurry, Lombardo suggests writing down five things you're grateful for. "Focusing on the positive aspects of your life will give you a quick fix of happiness that'll combat dealing with even the worst relatives," she says.
Ultimately, Maggie Rogers and her husband decided to opt-out of the big family holiday get-together in favor of a quiet dinner at home. "It was just too expensive and too hectic to fly all four of us to my parents' house," she explains. "I'm really looking forward to some great quality time with my husband and kids, and we'll catch up with the rest of my family another time."
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text: The Untappd app came to the iphone a few years ago and has recently been impressively updated. Imagine foursquare but all about beer. I especially like that you can one click share to facebook, twitter & foursquare. But the best part of the app is that it helps you remember what rare beers you've tried to date. It's a free download and worth the time.


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Vet rider Chris Salt is an infectiously enthusiastic extreme rider and all-round diamond geezer...originally from Buxton, the distinctive gold-toothed and tattooed racer now finds himself at the centre of the metropolis where he runs Docklandsriders, training from kids to adult, featuring the world's first inner-city extreme enduro track! A two time finisher of Romaniacs and the Tough One, he also lists finishes at Roof of Africa, Weston Beach Race, Le Touquet, La Course Infernale and Extreme XL Lagres on his riding CV. Chris has been a long time friend of Kriega, probably the first tester and destroyer of our kit.
Road racer James Hillier is best known for his high speed precision when competing at the World famous Isle of Man TT where he has not only lapped at an average of over 130mph but has secured his place in the TT's history with a number of podium finishes and wins to his name. Away from the high speed, high adrenalin world of road racing, James keeps himself busy as a gun for hire and has featured in countless motorcycle related TV and film adverts showcasing his skills to their fullest. New to the Kriega ambassador team James has taken the role to heart and is now rarely seen without his trusty R20 Backpack!
Dave Coates from Darlington, England has been stunt riding professionally for more than 20 years now and regularly performs all over the UK and Europe. On top of performing his award winning shows with Yamaha, Dave likes to keep busy by challenging the norms and has held various records including the World speed record for riding backwards on a motorcycle! A long term user of our kit, Dave also takes care of any special riding needed in Kriega videos.
Austin Vince is best known for his long distance adventure motorcycle expeditions Mondo Enduro and Terra Circa but is much more than an adventure motorcycling filmmaker! Bursting with limitless energy for whatever challenge he takes on (and he takes on a lot of challenges) you will never be down after a chat with Austin. A long time friend of Kriega, Austin has provided invaluable feedback based on his extensive knowledge of adventure motorcycling and has helped to shape many of the designs currently in the Kriega range.


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Head of European Marketing Travel HOMT/811/10
- Recruiter
- Barnaby Stewart Executive Search
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Salary
- £80k Executive benefits, Commensurate with success
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- 28 Nov 2018
- Closes
- 12 Dec 2018
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- Logistics, Media & Digital
- Function
- Marketing
- Job Type
- Senior Executive
- Hours
- Permanent
Our client is a Global online travel agency who are expanding into the UK and broader European regions. They wish to appoint an accomplished marketeer to drive their European efforts.
The Role
- To define and execute a marketing strategy for the UK and other target European markets, managing each markets P&L.
- Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with regional tourism boards, Airlines, Hotels and other business development partners for joint promotions.
- Provide regional market intelligence to Head Offices, to influence Global product and marketing.
The Person
- Ideally Degree educated with a proven track record of success in the travel, leisure or entertainment sectors.
- The ability to target market customer behaviour and preferences, any product development experience would be an advantage.
- Strong presentation and analytical skills, willing to travel and the capability to work in an entrepreneurial manner.


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To start off the weekend we have another update for Early Access. This one includes a significant reworking of the siege mechanics and the final chapter of the campaign: Men Believe What They Wish. You'll also notice all new wall graphics for the city/forts and a lot of bug fixes for linking and adjusting group formations.As usual, most of this is still a work in progress: the AI still needs to be updated to the new siege mechanics, there are still some artifacts and collisions with the new walls, chapter 4 still needs rewards, and there's a lot still to do on grouping.
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Anatomy of Cross Site Scripting Attacks
Many Web applications include unfiltered user input, such as text entered into forms, in their own output. This flaw allows attackers to inject malicious URLs into emails, social media communications, forum posts and more. Since the response to a user request is delivered from a trusted site, the client browser follows the same origin policy and executes the malicious script. The code might do any number of things including transmit session tokens and cookies or modify page HTML. The modified HTML pages could deliver an infected PDF through an iFrame to try and compromise visitors as they arrive. As the scripts target client-side browsers, even read-only websites can be vectors for XSS attacks.
An attack script running under the same permissions as an unsuspecting user could compromise a customer entering financial information or a Web administrator with superuser access to an entire website. Admin-level exploits include posting malicious content, exposing sensitive files, altering logs to cover evidence of other attacks, and even deleting sites.
Cross-site scripting attacks exploit dynamic Web content and insecure Web development practices. Web scripts parse and manipulate user input, allowing users to interactively submit and retrieve information, log in to accounts, socialize, and many other activities. If applications do not properly validate user input, attackers can inject malicious code into otherwise innocent vectors. Many Web applications are developed with security flaws in rapid coding environments that shortchange coding and testing from a security perspective. Design requirements might not adequately specify how the application should filter input, and test plans often do not include test cases for robust error checking.
Reflected XSS Attacks
Stored XSS Attacks
In a stored or persistent attack, the malicious script is stored in a database, blog post or other permanent location on the target server where it can be repeatedly accessed. When a user requests the compromised information, the script executes and sends data back to the attacker's server.
For example, an attacker seeds a user list with a link to the attack server. When an unsuspecting forum administrator clicks on the link, the session ID information with admin privileges is sent to the attacker, who now has superuser access to the victim system for as long as the session persists.
HTML-Based Attack Vectors
Attackers can hide malicious code within HTML constructs deployed on Web pages and in HTML-formatted emails. In addition to commonly used tags such as script, onmouseover and onerror, attackers can disguise a UTF-8 encoded string in an IMG or META tag to pass certain kinds of validation by the Web application. For instance, an attack might bait users by displaying a legitimate-sounding message on a trusted website. However, following the innocuous message is an invisible XSS script hidden between tags. If the user clicks on the link to display the bait message, the client browser executes the script.
While identifying all of an application's vulnerabilities is time-consuming, the payoff of a thorough code review is worth it. Developers and testers should also seek better and continuous training in application security practices. Investing in a defensive mindset at the design and test phases reduces the burden on administrators and the victimized public.
About the Authors
Megan Horner is the Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator for the highly awarded IT certification, cyber security, and online training company, TrainACE.
Terry Cutler is a co-founder of Digital Locksmiths, an IT security and data defense firm based in Montreal and serves as the company's Chief Technology Officer and Certified Ethical Hacker. In addition to being a licensed private investigator in Canada, Terry is an internationally known author, trainer, speaker, and security consultant, Terry has appeared in numerous national television and radio programs and is very active on the conference circuit.
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The world has between 6,000 and 7,000 languages, but as many as half of them will be extinct by the end of this century. Another and even more dramatic way in which this cultural diversity is shrinking concerns the alphabets in which those languages are written.
Writing has become so dominated by a small number of global cultures that those 6,000-7,000 languages are written in fewer than 100 alphabets. Moreover, at least a third of the world's remaining alphabets are endangered–-no longer taught in schools, no longer used for commerce or government, understood only by a few elders, restricted to a few monasteries or used only in ceremonial documents, magic spells, or secret love letters.
The Endangered Alphabets Project is the first-ever attempt to bring attention to this issue--by creating an exhibition of 18"x12" carved and painted boards in stunning Vermont tiger maple that depict a variety of these vanishing scripts.
In each case, the text is the same–namely, Article One of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, drafted in 1948 at the foundation of the United Nations: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood." The irony, of course, is that many of these forms of writing are endangered precisely because human beings do not always act towards one another in that spirit.
I've already created 14 of these boards. My goal is to double that number (a process that involves searching the world for the few people who can still read and write these vanishing scripts) and then take the exhibition on tour, to provoke thought and discussion on the importance of preserving traditional cultures.
Ideally, I'd raise enough money to take this exhibition to the countries where the scripts are still used: Indonesia, the West Bank, the Philippines, Vietnam, Canada, Liberia, Cameroon, Bangladesh, and the Cherokee Nation headquarters in Oklahoma. In many cases this will give attention and encouragement to small, dedicated groups of people trying to rescue or revive these vanishing art/text forms.
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The trees in our yards provide shade in our homes but if we don't take care of it properly they impose threat in our properties. Trimming the branches, paring back the dead branches and remove dying foliage will decrease the danger of your property and family members. During the fall season, it's the best time to do the trimming because the risk of falling branches increases as the winter approaches. There are a lot of reasons and benefits you get from trimming and removing branches and dead trees.
First, the dead or dying limbs and trees can threaten power lines, roofs, cars, people and other property. For the safety of everyone, you should regularly do maintenance to keep the branches off your roofs. Professionals of tree cutting services near me can inspect and assess the trees that you should be braced, pruned or entirely removed.
The second reason why you should prune your trees is to avoid impacting and damaging the driveway, foundation and sidewalk. The root of the tree can be enormous, and once it grows it can affect the structures of your property especially if you planted it near the driveway or walkway. This will lead to inestimable damage, so to avoid this from happening you should know how to properly plant your trees.
The third benefit you can get from trimming and pruning your trees is to have a better view. Overgrown branches and unsightly trees can impede the view of your property. Once you trim the trees your family view would be improved, and you will have an added value property. Too much shade can make the home's curb appeal unattractive. To make everything appealing, you have to maintain the trees well.
The fourth benefit you will have is a clear space. Removing trees to add shed, pool and other space will improve the aesthetic appeal of your house. You can also plan for a landscape design to make everything nice. Having a nice landscape with your trees and plants involve will make you closer to nature.
Why You Have to Remove Trees from your Property?
There would be times that you need to remove the trees from your property. First reason is that it's dead or diseased. A diseased or dead tree is a safety hazard in the future, so to avoid accidents you should cut the trees down when you noted some issues.
The second reason is that the tree is planted in a dangerous location. There are certain tree species that become dangerous when they are planted in an area that have a lot of vehicular traffic. This is because of the loose and big branches so they should be transplanted or cut down.
The third reason is some of the trees are pest carriers. Pests don't only fester in diseased or dead trees. Ants, rodents and insects can penetrate in healthy trees. If you don't remove the tree, the insects will spread in the area and will affect your property.


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I had an AWESOME day today (okay, technically yesterday because it's late) and before I go into great detail about all the great stuff I did and saw earlier (tomorrow's posts, so stay tuned!), I want to do a short post about the little thing I ended the day with.
After an incredibly fulfilling and educational day visiting with sponsors and learning about options for green building materials and photovoltaic systems, I stopped by a health food/healthy lifestyle store on my way home that I'd never been to before.
I went there specifically to pick up the Sprout-Ease Econo-Sprouter Toppers. These are a set of 3 gratedlids (in 3 different sized grates, and made of recycled plastic) that fit onto your standard mason jar. These nifty jar toppers allow you to easily sprout lentils, radish seeds, mung beans, and anything else you can think of to sprout! The set of 3 means you can have a constant supply of sprouts if you stagger them, and you can use different sized lids for different types of seeds or beans.
I've used these extensively before and they work great and make sprouting really easy. A few years ago my band was on tour for a long period of time, and our favorite road snack was sprouted lentils (which are super healthy and full of protein to fuel our rock n' rollin'). We would rinse them out every day and just keep them in the rear window of the tour-mobile.
I found them for sale online at MotherNature.com, but you can probably find them in your local health food store. The 3 pack was only $4! Definitely worth it.


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40 Cute Squirrel Gifts for Squirrel Lovers
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I know you're thinking about a cute squirrel right at this moment. Thinking about hoarding cute squirrel gifts. And I'm here to tell you it's okay.Because who can resist falling for those big eyes? Getting weak-kneed for those puffy cheeks? Going absolutely nuts from their sheer fluffiness?No one. I repeat. No one.Certainly not the millions who celebrate Squirrel Appreciation Day each year.Started in 2001 by wildlife rehabilitator Christy Hargrove of the Western North Carolina Nature Center, the holiday honors the contribution of these adorable little creatures to nature.Especially their role in forest regeneration, where it's estimated that thousands of new...
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We couldn't have asked for a more perfect late summer day. The temperature was just right, the wind came from the west and the north and, although variable, it was just right for model boat racing. We had gathered on … Continue reading
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The 2015 sailing season is over, culminating in a regatta against the Soling club of Martha's Vineyard on September 12 and our banquet on September 13.


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Priorities for Norway at the UN General Assembly 2012
Article | Last updated: 24/09/2012 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The 67th session of the UN General Assembly will open with high-level meetings from 24 to 28 September. The Norwegian delegation will be led by the Prime Minister, and will include several representatives from the Government.
The 67th session of the UN General Assembly will open with high-level meetings from 24 to 28 September. The Norwegian delegation will be led by the Prime Minister, and will include several representatives from the Government.
This year, there will be a summit on the rule of law at the national and international levels. Other key issues for Norway are the situation in North Africa and the Middle East, Sudan and South Sudan, Myanmar, the negotiations on the scale of assessments for the apportionment of UN expenses, and the follow up of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the Millennium Development Goals with particular focus on MDGs 4 and 5, reducing child mortality and improving maternal health, and the policy review of the UN's development activities.
General priorities for Norway
The Government's general priorities for Norway's UN engagement are set out in the policy platform for the coalition Government for the period 2009–13 and various documents from the Storting, and have been further clarified by parliamentary debates and various speeches by ministers and others.
Norway will promote human rights, gender equality and equitable distribution of resources and opportunities in all its work within the UN system.
The rule of law
A one-day plenary meeting on the rule of law will be held on 24 September, during the week of high-level meetings. Developments in North Africa and the Middle East have made this topic particularly relevant. Many countries are implementing political and constitutional reforms and Norway supports those who are demanding that political power and participation must have a sound legal basis, and that judicial institutions must have the confidence of the people. The principles of the rule of law, including the security of persons and property, are also fundamental to development. Implementation of human rights at the national level is an integral part of the rule of law agenda. Norway has a tradition of providing assistance to countries where the justice sector is weak, or where there is a need for security sector reform. This applies not least to countries emerging from war and conflict. We want to be able to influence the debate on these issues in the UN. It has therefore been decided that this year's Trygve Lie Symposium will focus on ensuring equal rights and participation for all in states in transition.
UN leadership, reform and budget
It is important for Norway that the UN works efficiently and takes a results-based approach. The Secretary-General's five-year action agenda for his second term places great emphasis on making the UN more effective, and Norway supports these ambitions. This includes reviewing the current budget process and improving the management of human resources so that positions can be filled and moved quickly in response to changing needs.
The UN should continue to improve its coordination of efforts in member states. There is also a need for better security for UN personnel. We will continue to advocate that the administrative system and financial resources of the organisation are commensurate with the tasks we, the member states, require the organisation to carry out. In the negotiations on member states' contributions, based on the scales of assessment, Norway will seek to promote a more equitable sharing of financial responsibilities among member states. Countries experiencing sustained economic growth should demonstrate their willingness to pay their share. Norway will also work to promote a broader financial foundation for the UN's development activities in general.
Norway will take a constructive and critical approach to the question of resource use by the UN, with a view to achieving stronger performance-based management, better measuring of results and good reporting routines. Norway will work to ensure that the UN continues to promote measures to combat financial irregularities, enhance accountability and strengthen internal oversight. We will continue our active engagement to improve UN country team leadership and coordination through follow-up of the recommendations of the UN Panel on System-wide Coherence, work on integrated peace operations and humanitarian reform. This will be done through consultation processes, negotiations and dialogue with key developing countries, and by taking steps to include civil society and the private sector more fully. In particular, Norway will seek to ensure that this year's Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR) of the UN's development activities advances UN reform.
As part of the follow-up of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), processes will be initiated in the General Assembly relating to the structure, mandate and functions of a new forum on sustainable development and to measures for strengthening and upgrading the UN Development Programme (UNEP).
Sustainable development (environmental, economic and social dimensions)
Norway will continue to play a leading role in efforts to achieve all the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the lead-up to and beyond 2015. MDGs 4 and 5, on reducing child mortality and improving maternal health, including achieving universal access to reproductive health, are special priority areas for Norway. This is reflected by the fact that Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg co-chairs the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children together with the President of Nigeria.
Norway will work to ensure that the results of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) are implemented. In particular, Norway will promote the development of a set of Sustainable Development Goals, modelled on the Millennium Development Goals, that can mobilise international cooperation for sustainable development.
Norway will advocate a progressive post-2015 development agenda that promotes poverty reduction, equitable distribution of resources, sustainable development, gender equality and women's rights. Norway will also work to ensure that the human rights dimension is included adequately, both in the post-2015 development agenda and in the policy review of the UN's development activities. We attach particular importance to the Secretary-General's initiative on Sustainable Energy for All and the Norwegian Government's Energy+ initiative as instruments in this regard, as well as to the emphasis placed in Energy+ on the private sector and results-based financing.
Peace and security
Norway will continue its engagement to strengthen UN capacity to prevent and resolve armed conflicts and build sustainable peace, for instance through UN-led peace operations. Women's participation in mediation and in consolidating peace processes will be emphasised. Norway will play an active role in promoting implementation of the various Security Council resolutions on the protection of civilians, on women and children in armed conflict and on the responsibility to protect. This includes the open debates in the Security Council on thematic issues such as women, peace and security, sexual violence, children in armed conflict and the protection of civilians.
The UN's response to the situation in Syria, in Sudan and South Sudan, in Myanmar and in Afghanistan will be given priority. Norway will work to bring about a more transparent, efficient and effective Security Council, in part by promoting reform of its working methods. Norway will continue its engagement to revitalise the UN's multilateral disarmament machinery, with particular emphasis on combating the unacceptable humanitarian harm caused by certain types of weapons.
Norway will support initiatives to reform and improve the effectiveness of UN peacekeeping operations, in which military, police and civilian personnel serve together. Norway will also promote peacebuilding at an early stage as an integral part of peacekeeping operations, especially through security sector reform and developing the rule of law in countries that have been affected by conflict. Norway will highlight the importance of the UN taking a more integrated approach to security challenges such as transnational crime, terrorism and piracy.
We will continue our support for the implementation of the Programme of Action for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which has the total elimination of nuclear weapons as its main objective. Particular focus will be placed on the consequences of using nuclear weapons, and on the institutional challenges associated with the multilateral disarmament machinery.
Gender equality and non-discrimination
Promoting women's rights and gender equality is a priority for Norway. Norway continues to be a member of the UN Women Excecutive Board, and it is one of the entity's largest financial contributors. The importance of gender equality as a driver of macroeconomic productivity must be emphasised. Violence against women, women's right to reproductive health and decriminalisation of abortion will be key priorities. Women's rights and gender equality issues are under increasing pressure in UN forums, and this is particularly the case for sexual and reproductive health and rights. Norway will therefore seek to build alliances and will oppose all attempts to undermine agreed principles and standards on gender equality and women's rights. Norway will work to ensure that the marking of the 20th anniversary of the Beijing conference on Women in 2015 contributes positively to the promotion of gender equality and women's rights. Women's political participation and influence and their right to education and economic empowerment will be given priority.
Promotion of human rights
Norway intends to play a leading role in work on the resolution on the death penalty. We will seek greater support for the resolution on the human rights situation in Iran, and we will advocate a constructive approach to the annual resolution on Myanmar, in light of the positive political developments in the country over the last year. Depending on developments in Syria, Norway will continue to work actively towards resolutions on the human rights situation in the country. Moreover, Norway will provide active support for Denmark's resolution on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Sweden's resolution on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and Mexico's resolution on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism. Together with the other Nordic countries, Norway will follow up the UN's work on strengthening the human rights treaty bodies. Our leading role in the core group for the promotion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LHBT) rights will be continued and high priority will also be given to freedom of speech and the fight against religious intolerance and racism. The situation of children and young people will also be a priority where relevant.
Humanitarian issues
Norway will seek to ensure that humanitarian principles are adhered to. At the same time, greater focus is needed on the individual responsibility of every country for preventing and addressing humanitarian crises. Norway will continue to be one of the UN's closest supporters and partners in responding to humanitiarian crises and will seek to ensure that the UN humanitarian system gains a broader range of supporters and partners, including UN member states, regional organisations and the private sector. We will also set requirements for making the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the international humanitarian system more effective.
Promotion of justice and international law
Strengthening international criminal law will continue to be a priority. This includes completing the deadlocked negotiations on a comprehensive convention on international terrorism and the debate on universal jurisdiction. It is important to prevent the debate on universal jurisdiction from being sidetracked or limiting the international community's capacity to prosecute those responsible for the most serious forms of crime.
We always follow the work of the International Law Commission closely, particularly its work on immunity for heads of state and issues that are of direct relevance for Norway's core interests.
The law of the sea and fisheries issues have high priority. Strengthening the Convention on the Law of the Sea as the overall legal framework for all activities in the marine sector is a major objective for Norway. The General Assembly is a key arena for promoting Norway as a responsible coastal state that loyally supports and implements the Convention on the Law of the Sea, and as a responsible steward of its living marine resources. Food security, bottom fishing and the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing will continue to be priority issues in the fisheries sector. Norway's priorities as regards the law of the sea include the work being done by the working group on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction. The working group is considering the possibility of drawing up a new agreement under the Convention on the Law of the Sea on the environment and marine genetic resources. Norwegian priorities in the field of the law of the sea also include the following: ensuring the legitimacy and effectiveness of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf; capacity-building in developing countries; the fight against piracy; and the promotion of the Polar Code being developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Drug control and combating terrorism
Norway will support the UN in the implementation of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and will participate actively in the work leading up to the next review of the strategy. Norway will work to ensure that the protection of human rights is mainstreamed into all four pillars of the strategy. Norway will also work towards the inclusion of a strong reference to an implementation mechanism for the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.
Work on the resolution on drug control put forward by Mexico will be continued. We will support measures to combat transnational organised crime and its negative impact on development and stability.
Nordic UN cooperation
Together with the other Nordic countries, Norway will continue to support the Secretary-General's efforts in the areas of administrative reform and in strengthening the UN and making it more effective, including "One UN" at country level (Delivering as One). Norway should also work towards a Nordic strategy in the UN, especially as regards the rights and duties of middle-income countries in the UN system and sexual and reproductive rights. In areas of common interest, Nordic cooperation should be sought when drafting texts and statements. In keeping with established Nordic practice, Norway supports Finland's candidacy for non-permanent membership of the Security Council for the 2013–14 period.


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On a mission to find our more about asparagus...
Later this month some of the Sirane team involved in fruit and vegetable packaging are heading for Kidderminster. It's not often we say that, normally it's Berlin for Fruit Logistica, or Madrid for Fruit Attraction.... but this time it is an agronomy day held by the British Asparagus Growers Association near Kidderminster.
In the UK the asparagus season officially runs from April 23 to Midsummer Day, and due to the short growing season it can command a high price.
It's a complex thing, asparagus. In the UK it is normally green, and only young shoots are eaten, so the growers have to time it right. It is 93% water, low calories, and bursting with goodness. However, in much of western and central Europe asparagus is white, as a result of a blanching technique used while growing. This makes it less bitter and more tender.
Blanching technique is a very complicated way of saying they pile soil on top of the plants so they get no sunlight. No sunlight, no photosynthesis, no photosynthesis, no colour...
There's also a variety of purple asparagus, developed in Italy and named Violetto d'Albenga.
in 2011 the US imported 174,609 tonnes of asparagus, while Peru exported 376,645 tonnes. Big numbers for something with a short growing season. So the trick must be how to make the most of the product during the short season, and how to make the most of exports. Hence my colleagues' trip to Kidderminster....
As a development company, we're always looking at how to develop products for certain markets and more importantly what products those markets need. So in some ways this is a fact-finding trip as much as anything. But we already know we have some products perfect for asparagus, including our steam-cooking bags where it can be sold with a chilli butter, for example, as a value-added product. We also offer pads and asparagus pouches.
I'm sure after trailing around some farms near Kidderminster we'll have lots more ideas on the products we can offer.


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Street Food in Bangalore, India/
Street food - Mango Masala Bhel In Bangalore, India
Do you have a great recipe for Swiss brezel, panini or a Jhal Mudi? You could have a chance to win a trip to New York! For more information about the competition go to the Street Food Competition site.
In the South Indian city of Bangalore, bhel, a staple street snack, which means different things in different states takes on a healthy twist. Bhel, all over India, is a mix of crunchy puffed rice with chutneys, chopped onion and tomato and topped with fried chikpea batter strings and cilantro. Its flavors differ from region to region.
In Bangalore, the Garden City of India, you find that they add grated carrot and mango to the mix, making it a healthier, juicier, crunchier snack.
Eating my way through the dosa capital in the afternoon afternoon, I decided to go light that evening make bhel my dinner. As I was waiting my turn at the wheeled street food cart filled with bags and jars of nose-ticking ingredients, I heard a lady next to me ask for mango masala bhel. Never having tried that before, I decided to go ahead with the adventure of something completely new.
The vendor, or street food artist as he should be known, started by grating a whole unripe mango into a bowl, topping it with a spice mix of rock salt, cumin, sugar, and a dash of garam masala. Into that went a dash of hot, tangy green chili and lime paste. As the juices of the mango started releasing because of the salt and sugar, he pulled out one plump red tomato and one spicy red onion, and chopped it finely into the mango mix. Half a carrot got shredded into it next. He stuffed the juicy chow into a paper cone and topped it with chopped roasted peanuts and freshly picked cilantro leaves.
The mix was a mouth-watering crunchy sour-sweet-spicy-salty mix of happiness. All made of vegetables and spices, almost like Thai papaya salad som-tam in its idea, but so different in its flavors.
To get the best street food in a city, sometimes all you have to is eavesdrop on the locals.
Previous Street Food Articles: Grand Central, Los Angeles Bratwurst in Zurich, Switzerland Zanzibar, The Spice Island Fiskekyrka in Goteborg Best Traveled Seafood, Singapore Rabat, Morocco The Perfect French Fry Street Food Paris Bia Hoi Shacks in Vietnam Let's Chaat Jhal Mudi The Healthy Tasty Snack Panini in Florence, Italy


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Integration with The Latest Technology in Education Field
It is with certainty that we can say that the future of education is looking very bright. Today the kids are taught so many new innovations that we adults couldn't have imagined learning at school. They are also given exposure to more practical lessons. Integration with the latest technology and the accessibility to global platforms have made the industry take a whole new perspective towards imparting knowledge to students. Though the current generation is much advanced and keep up with the…See More


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Today I'd like to welcome Margaret Daley to the Suspense Blog Hop.
Margaret Daley is a multi-published author of romance and romantic suspense. Past president of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), her eighty-plus books to date have won numerous awards, including the American Christian Fiction Book of the Year for Hearts on the Line, the Golden Quill Contest, Holt Medallion, FHL's Inspirational Readers' Choice Contest, Winter Rose Contest, and the Barclay Gold Contest. A retired teacher after twenty-seven years of working with special needs children, Margaret has been married for over forty years and has one son and four granddaughters. She writes inspirational romance and romantic suspense for the Love Inspired lines, romantic suspense for Abingdon Press, and historical romance for Summerside Press.
What would surprise readers about Margaret Daley?
My first answer was nothing. I'm a pretty open book. But here are a couple of tidbits about me: I was about thirty minutes away from being caught up in a riot in London. I came up out of the tube as the demonstration started. The press of people was scary. I knew something violent would happen. I got out of there so fast, I was a blur. I was glad I did. The next day I saw the damage the rioter did to the streets—cars burned, bricks thrown, trash everywhere. Another is I was a cheerleader in high school. A third one is that my first book I wrote was in first person and I don't even like to read first person stories. What was I thinking?!
Tell us about your latest novel.
My current book is Scorned Justice and for three days (May 15-17) the ebook format of it will be on sale at most online bookstores for $3.99. This is the link to the page on Amazon: Scorned Justice.
The blurb for Scorned Justice: Texas Ranger Brody Calhoun is with his parents in west Texas when an unexpected attack injures the brother of Rebecca Morgan, Brody's high school sweetheart. The local sheriff, a good friend, asks for Brody's help. At first, it seems like an open-and-shut case.
As Brody digs deeper, he realizes the attack may be related to an organized crime
trial Rebecca will be overseeing. With Rebecca's help, he compiles evidence involving cattle rustling, bribery, and dirty payoffs that shatter the entire community and put Rebecca directly in the line of fire.
Brody expects to protect her. What he never expects is to fall for Rebecca all over again, or for a murder to throw the case wide open. Is Brody's faith strong enough to withstand not only deep-rooted corruption and cattle rustling, but also love?
What inspired the Men of Texas Rangers series?
I have been fascinated with the Texas Rangers. They have a rich history and are the oldest state law enforcement agency. There are 150 rangers to cover the whole state of Texas. They do an amazing job.
What is the wackiest—or most fun—thing you've ever had to do to research your books?
Learning to scuba dive. The second dive I couldn't get past the forty feet depth because I couldn't clear my ears, therefore I could do any further down. For the next dive, I took something for my allergies and that made it much better. It was beautiful seeing the fish and coral up close and personal. I'd always snorkel but this was really a different experience.
What do you hope readers will take away from the Men of Texas Rangers series?
Each book has a different theme. Saving Hope is about human trafficking and about holding on to hope. Shattered Silence is about different kinds of bullying in our society. Scorned Justice is about how destructive revenge is to the person who wants it. And my last book in the series, Severed Trust, is about prescription drug abuse.
Describe your typical writing day.
I get up and have some quiet time with the Lord, then I answer my emails before I start writing for the day. I will take breaks throughout the day and end up in the evening doing emails and promotional activities.
What is your favorite and least favorite part of being a writer?
My favorite part of writing is coming up with the story and plotting it. My least favorite part of being a writer is the promotional part. I'm not a saleswoman.
What has surprised you the most about being a published novelist?
All the waiting on someone else to make a decision.
After a 30-year writing career, what do you wish you knew then that you know now?
How hard the business of writing really is—physically, emotionally and mentally.
Tell us about your current project.
I'm working on the sixth book in my Guardians, Inc. Series for Love Inspired Suspense about female bodyguards. In this story, my female bodyguard is working with a male bodyguard to protect a famous couple while on a speaking/book tour.
This book will be out in early 2014.
Scorned Justice and your Guardians, Inc. series sound fabulous. Thanks, Margaret. For information, see www.margaretdaley.com and www.abingdonpress.com/margaret_daley.
Next up on the Suspense Blog Hop—check out Margaret Daley's interview of Heather James at www.margaretdaley.com/margarets-blog/.


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I finally reached one billion isk in liquid cash (not including assets). Now that I'm in a stable place, I'm going to take a few weeks break from EVE and move back into Runes of Magic. I feel like being a carebear without a concern.
August 25, 2010
August 18, 2010
Standings Grind Complete
My standings grind for R&D agents is complete. Both of my main toons are running 5 good quality R&D agents. It looks like just these toons will pull in more then 130 million ISK per month in data cores. I probably will collect them every 3 months or so to make the pile of cash seem bigger. My next goal is to finally hit 1 billion ISK in the bank. To this end, I'll run a few level 4 missions for a nice quality agent. Once I hit a billion, I plan to find a home in 0.0 Maybe I'll take a trip to the Great Wildlands. I hear it's nice there in the summer.
August 16, 2010
Standings Grinds Unfun
I am almost done with the standings grinds I need for R&D agents. Now I understand why many pilots don't attempt datacore farming. It's a hard grind to get standings for level 4 R&D agents. Many of the R&D corps don't have solid high level combat agents, so one has to suffer through a lot of courier and mining missions.
The Pain!
August 3, 2010
The life of a Nomad
With my standings grind to get my research agents up and running comes a different lifestyle. Currently, I have no home. I'm living out of my van (transport ship) as I move from place to place experimenting with different types of agents.
Homeless… homeless…
July 26, 2010
Inspired by Images…
There is a writing contest over at Starfleet Comms. The aim is to write a short piece inspired by the image of a Taranis warping through space. I don't usually write fiction, but I figured I'd give it a shot since I've spent a lot of time in the Ares and Taranis. Find my story below the fold.
Bad Fiction Follows
EVE: The Great Standings Grind of Summer 2010
If you've been keeping up with my posts, you'll know that I am working on increasing my standings with several R&D corps. I've been doing a lot of experimenting and I've wasted a lot of time doing things inefficiently.
Pushing a Stone Uphill
July 19, 2010
How to Make a Datacore Miner for Fun and Profit
Now that my two main characters are close to starting their datacore farming careers, I'm looking into what is needed to press my mostly unused toons into service farming datacores. The question I must answer before going down this path is, Will the passive income be worth the month and a half of skill training (and two weeks of grinding or more) required to bring the toon up to speed?
Datacore Alts
July 14, 2010
The Quest For Better R&D Agents
Now that I have the goal to build some passive streams of ISK, I've started at the top of my list at research agents. My main already has standings to use level 4 research agents in one corp, but they only have two good agents. As I get more skilled, I will need more high quality agents. This means I have to gain standings with other research corps.
The Great Standings Grind of 2010
July 12, 2010
Playing EVE for Free
As I've said in and earlier post, I've started purchasing PLEX'es in-game to continue my EVE experience. This means that at current prices, I have to come up with 600 million ISK per month. For a mission runner/ratter, this is a significant amount of time. If I make 20M per hour (and that's actually aggressive for my skills), that's 30 hours of game play per month dedicated to keeping the subscription alive. Yikes!
It's Like a Job…
A Short Break From EVE (Fallout 3)
Up to a couple of days ago, I've been neglecting EVE and focusing on Fallout 3 and the DLC's. I finished the main quest, The Pitt, and Operation Anchorage. I'll probably buy Fallout New Vegas when it appears. The most attractive pre-order option for me is the GameStop one with the vault 13 paraphernalia. It brings back the good old isometric Fallout 1 days.


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But, first I just wanted to say that my trip to Las Vegas was eventful, wonderful in terms of why I went and confirming in why I haven't visited Vegas in the past. In my opinion, it's a sleezy town that offers little but gambling and "naked women". I could be wrong and that there's lots more to the place...however, I don't have time to find out nor do I want to.
With that said...Julie Haymaker Thompson's workshop at Art and Soul was filling to the brim. I loved every moment of it as I do her and her art. She is an incredible artist/teacher and shared so much of herself/techniques that I can feel her in what I created in her class. Of course, I will take what I learned into my own and confess that it was worth every nickel and minute spent absorbing her sharing and giving.
I learned so many techniques that I am over whelmed. Julie has truly a giving heart...fearless and kind. She also has a wonderful assistant that I adore equally. Her Aunt Deb who tirelessly assists the never exhausting Julie doing her biding where needed. With what Julie shared, it wouldn't have been possible without her.
I created another piece which I finished today and will post tomorrow.
Last week, I turn in the Academy Award Nomination Certificates...here is a sampling of what I have been doing for them for over 10 years now. These certificates are given out at the luncheon where everyone that is nominated for an Academy Award receives this dedication to honor their contribution to the arts.
This is an honor and privilege for me. One that fills me with pride as an artist.


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Spanish Prime Minister presents a triumphant balance of his government
It highlights its contradictions
Much has been speculated during the last seven months of this 2018 on the capacity of the Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, and he himself was in charge on Friday to give the reason to his detractors. Because Pedro Sanchez revealed a double yardstick, depending on who does things: if the Government is doing well and if the conservative opposition does, they are wrong. In addition, it appropriated figures, laws and projects from the previous Government, presenting them as their own and forgetting that there are newspaper archives, sound archives and video libraries.
"Spain has changed for the better," said the Prime Minister, adding that "a new time of political, social and economic stability has opened in Spain." It does not lack reason, but forgot to mention that the great macroeconomic figures of Spain, the budget that is still in force and the improvements in pensions or salaries of the civil servants were approved by the previous Government. "We have done more in seven months than the previous Government in seven years," he said in a show of unwarranted arrogance.
Supported by the motion of censure by the Catalan and Basque independence parties, Pedro Sanchez defended the agreements reached for his accession to the Government and did not rule out repeating them if in 2020 he won the legislative elections. His Government, he said, "will always be for coexistence and construction and at that point we may find ourselves with different political forces." He avoided referring to the conflict in Catalonia but, to questions from journalists, said his Government is "constitutionalist, but with a broad view" and aims to "strengthen coexistence and territorial cohesion," for which he advocated solving problems "from moderation and dialogue, and not from the tension."
With regard to Andalusia, where the Socialist Party could lose the Government after 36 years of hegemony, the Spanish Prime Minister criticized the agreement reached between the conservative Popular Party, the centrist Citizens and the new far-right formation Vox to govern the region, arguing that it is not possible "to be at the same time with common sense and extremism." Asked about the agreements reached with the Catalan separatist parties, which aspire to break Spain, Pedro Sanchez explained that it was about "moving to a real dialogue within the law and with cross-cutting agreements."
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If you're looking for a job, now is a great time!
The latest US jobs report for October 2016 are out and things are looking good.
Check out the stats and see yourself in that prize position now.
Only thing that may be holding you back is, well, you!
Here: Business Insider Jobs Report Oct 2016


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Skyline High School to present "Romeo and Juliet" this weekend
The play features Claire de Vries as Juliet; Jalen Steudle as Romeo; Savannah Cowley as Mercutio; Maggie LaReau as The Nurse; and Benjamin Nacht as Lord Capulet.
Anne-Marie Roberts direct the play.
"`Romeo and Juliet' is one of the most beloved plays ever, because of its universal story and the absolute beauty of its language," said Roberts. "Our students have really challenged themselves to learn the complex verse and bring the romance, drama and action to life."
The play is the result of hundreds of hours of work by the student cast and crew. "Our students have worked so hard to create this play," said Roberts. "We encourage friends, families, and neighbors will support them by coming out to see the show. Ticket sales ensure we can provide our students with great opportunities to showcase their incredible talent."
Added Claire de Vries, who plays Juliet: "I love the timelessness of this play, which focuses on two young people in love who are torn apart by their families' hatred of each other. I feel so honored to get to perform this classic play at a time when I am so close to Juliet's age, and can really empathize with her emotions."
Show times are October 27 and 28 at 7:30 pm, and October 29 at 2:30 p.m. Ticket prices $12 for general admission; and $10 for students and AAPS staff. Tickets are available online at www.showtix4u.com and will also be available for purchase at the performances. Skyline High School is located at 2552 N Maple Road.
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Whether you're under a lover's sky or not, your childhood dream of one day ending up with Coyote Ugly's Mr "Have A Nice Day" O' Donnell is now officially shattered. Yes, it's been 15 years since we fell in love with Aussie hunk Adam Garcia in that post-90s chick flick, but it still hurts our hearts to say that the pure-bred, house-broken, fully-trained young stud is officially off the market. Hell no, H2O.
As reported by New Idea, the heart-throb cum Dancing with the Stars judge put a ring on his starry-eyed girlfriend Nathalia Chubin over the Christmas break, after the British beauty landed in Australia to spend some time with her main man and his family.
After waiting two long days because 30-year-old Nathalia fell ill, Adam casually suggested his girlfriend go for a stroll with him where he popped the big question in a national park overlooking Sydney Harbour.
My lady and I enjoying a glorious day, over-looking the Great Southern Ocean #daytrippin pic.twitter.com/FqgsbZKEhO
— Adam Garcia (@ThatAdamGarcia) December 28, 2014
"The plan was to propose as the sun came up over the Pacific," Garcia told New Idea. "We were just sitting there on a shelf of rock and I saw a rain cloud coming in so I thought 'it has to be now' and just asked."
The pair met four and a half years ago while Adam was working on a UK show, Got to Dance, after he spotted the brunette walking past his dressing room. "I noticed this beautiful woman and thought 'this girl is amazing', then my boss introduced us."
Looks like she was in the right place at the right time. I guess you can't fight the moonlight. No, you can't fight it. We suspect even Piper Perabo shed a tear today.
Check out the full article in New Idea magazine, on news stands today.


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Satiereal is the saffron extract supplement which has the capacity to suppress the appetite. A popular doctor suggested that this saffron extract select supplement can influence the eating habits through controlling the quantity of food you consume. The mechanism begins with the improvement of user's mood.
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LabNews 02/03/2006 — PDF (650KB)
By Will Keener
The path to the hydrogen economy leads through some familiar territory. Although there are many long-term options for providing hydrogen as a future fuel, coal is a leading contender in the near term.
That's the view of Chris Shaddix (8367), principal investigator for clean coal combustion at Sandia's Combustion Research Facility. While some day we may be able to produce hydrogen by breaking up water molecules in association with the high-temperature heat from nuclear power reactors, or through renewable energy technologies, right now the most cost-effective way to produce hydrogen is with coal, Chris says.
Chris and his colleagues are involved in a number of experiments to optimize the combustion of coal to produce the most energy and the least possible pollution. While traditional coal combustion produces many harmful emissions, modern plants can meet environmental regulations for burning coal cleanly, Chris says. This can be costly to utility companies, but the cost of competing fuels — particularly natural gas — have climbed to the point where burning clean coal is competitive.
Figure in the possible benefits of sequestration of carbon dioxide emissions from the stacks (see Lab News, Jan. 20 stories beginning on page 1) and coal looks very promising for generating both electricity and hydrogen to provide a bridge to that future technology. "Utilities are starting to invest in coal," says Chris.
Two approaches
Two different approaches to burning coal are now under study. One combines coal with pure oxygen. The second, called gasification, burns coal only partially to create a fuel-gas. The first approach, called oxy-combustion, is driven by concern over emissions of CO2 and other pollutants. The burning of coal in oxygen is a near-term solution that with current knowledge can produce exhaust streams that are close to pure CO2, says Chris. Harmful pollutants like nitrogen oxides, sulfur compounds, and mercury are virtually eliminated.
The oxy-combustion approach is favored by companies in Japan, Canada, Germany, and elsewhere where pilot plants are under construction. "Because the US didn't sign the Kyoto accord, companies here are not as interested," says Chris. "They tend to favor gasification technologies, which offer higher efficiency and low pollution formation."
One of these technologies, called steam reformation, combines the coal with steam in a hot environment to produce a "syngas," composed mostly of CO and hydrogen. Once the syngas is produced it can be burned directly in a combustor — such as a turbine — to produce power. Or the syngas can be further reacted with more steam to shift the remaining CO to CO2 and to produce more hydrogen. The CO2 can be sequestered and the hydrogen can be used in lots of places: to power a car in an engine or fuel cell, to power a turbine to produce electricity, or to power a turbine to fly an airplane.
DOE has already demonstrated this process in two pilot projects. The next step is for the US to combine coal gasification with hydrogen production and CO2 sequestration, says Chris. At the same time, several commercial proposals are afoot in the US for private utilities to build these plants without government support.
Working with the National Energy Technology Lab, Morgantown, W. Va., the CRF is focused on understanding the chemistry and physics of coal combustion, using its state-of-the-art diagnostic capabilities and modeling expertise. "We apply computational models of reacting particles to the data to understand why we see the results we see," says Chris.
Alejandro Molina (8367), a Sandia postdoc working with Chris, lights a flat-flame burner plate in the CRF's small-scale lab for coal studies and adjusts the amount of coal particles fed through the burner. A two-foot-tall chimney around the burner protects against disturbances inside the lab and enables researchers to analyze the combustion.
He shows a visitor a bright zone, just above the burner, where initial combustion occurs. A longer vertical track of flame is known as the char oxidation zone. "To optimize coal combustion for carbon sequestration, it is very important to understand how fast it burns and releases energy," Alejandro says. Burning coal with air, which is predominantly (79 per cent) nitrogen, creates the problem of separating CO2 and nitrogen before sequestration. "If you use pure oxygen instead of air, you get water and CO2, so you only have to condense the water and you have 100 percent CO2."
One problem with this oxygen approach has been a high flame temperature, he continues, which could rapidly destroy the metal burner materials. One solution is to recycle cooler CO2 into the burner to cool the flame temperature. "The question is: what is the right proportion of oxygen and CO2?"
Alejandro has been working on these experiments for about two years in the small-scale lab, but work is now under way to bring two other CRF facilities into the research. A gasification lab will help the researchers study the behavior of coal gas under pressure. And while the small-scale work focused on particle behavior and fundamental-scale measurements, says Chris, a large-scale lab will focus on gas issues within the reactor.
Two new reactors
The gasification lab, expected to be operational by this summer, includes a two-inch tube within a pressure vessel. "Gasification is slower than combustion, so it is done under pressure to increase the reaction rates," Chris explains. The new apparatus is instrumented for laser diagnostics and sample collection and includes electrical heaters to preheat the gases so they flow through a vertical center section where data can be collected.
The third reactor is a two-story flow reactor that will help the team study the oxygen-coal combustion with recycled CO2. The unit includes a six-inch-diameter reactor tube running downward below a 75-kilowatt thermal heater. Specially designed hardware injects highly refined coal particles into the top of the reactor tube. As the reaction moves down the tube, equipment allows sampling and laser diagnostic testing.A key effort will be to measure the concentrations of ammonia and hydrogen cyanide, precursors to nitric oxide formation, says Chris. The coal "char" phase of burning can eliminate nitric oxide, creating the possibility that in actual operations more NO is consumed than is produced, leading ultimately to a commercial application. Large-scale tests in this reactor are expected to begin in a few months.
-- Will Keener
Borrowing from two different research areas that he's pursued over his career, Sandia researcher Rich Diver (6218) has invented a whole new way to make hydrogen to power automobiles and homes.
His invention, the Counter Rotating Ring Receiver Reactor Recuperator (CR5, for short), splits water into hydrogen and oxygen, using a simple, two-step thermochemical process.
The CR5 is a stack of rings made of a reactive ferrite material, consisting of iron oxide mixed with a metal oxide such as cobalt, magnesium, or nickel oxide. Every other ring rotates in opposite directions. Concentrated solar heat is reflected through a small hole onto one side of the stack of rings. The side of the rings in the sunlit area is hot, while the other side is relatively cold. As the rotating rings pass each other in between these regions, the hot rings heat up the cooler rings, and the colder rings cool down the hot rings. This arrangement results in a conservation of heat entering the system, limiting the energy input required from the sunlight.
Steam runs by the rings on the cooler side causing a chemical reaction to take place, allowing the ferrite material to grab oxygen out of the water, leaving the hydrogen. The hydrogen is then pumped out and compressed for use.
A separate chemical reaction that drives off the oxygen occurs where the sunlight directly illuminates the ferrite material at the solar receiving end. This is needed to regenerate the rings so they can react with more water during the next cycle.
"This is out-of-the-box thinking," says Rich, principal investigator of the internally funded Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) project. "We are combining a mechanical engine with a chemical producing device — something not done before to produce hydrogen."
And it's something that probably only Rich could have contrived because of his unique background. He has knowledge of splitting water using high-temperature solar techniques — the theme of his PhD dissertation at the University of Minnesota — and of concentrated solar gained from his 15 years working with Stirling engine solar collector systems at Sandia.
Stirling dishes — named after Robert Stirling who invented them in 1816 — generate electricity by focusing the sun's rays onto a receiver, which transmits the heat energy to an engine. The engine is a sealed system filled with hydrogen, and as the gas heats and cools, its pressure rises and falls. The change in pressure drives the pistons inside the engine, producing mechanical power. The mechanical power in turn drives a generator and makes electricity. The key to a Stirling engine's high efficiency is heat recuperation, analogous to the CR5.
Instead of making electricity like the Stirling systems, Rich's invention will produce hydrogen.
Rich envisions fields of large mirror dish collector systems making hydrogen, which would be stored and sent to stations where hydrogen-electric hybrid vehicles could "fill up."
He and co-collaborator Jim Miller (1815), a chemical engineer, have been testing materials at the University of New Mexico's Advanced Materials Laboratory to determine which will be best for attracting oxygen in the cool stage and releasing it in the hot stage.
"This invention calls for a new type of material," Rich says. "We have to come up with one that is black and absorbs heat from the sun and which has the right oxidation reaction."
Through the tests at the Advanced Materials Laboratory, Rich and Jim have shown that by suspending the ferrite material in zirconia, a refractory oxide that withstands high temperatures, there was a high yield of hydrogen "quickly and repeatedly," even after forming the mixture into complex solid shapes. Without using the zirconia, the ferrite material doesn't hold together well; it essentially forms a slag and stops reacting.
The ferrite/zirconia structures are laid line-by-line using robocasting, a method developed and perfected by other team members that relies on robotics for computer-controlled deposition of materials through a syringe. The materials flow like toothpaste and are deposited in thin sequential layers onto a base to build up complex shapes.
A near-future step will be to build a prototype of the CR5, Rich says. Rather than constructing large dish mirrors to collect the concentrated solar, as is his ultimate goal, the initial tests will be done in an indoor solar furnace (see front-page photo) using a heliostat at the DOE-owned, Sandia-operated National Solar Thermal Test Facility.
Rich says the problem he and Jim are attempting to solve is extremely difficult."The water molecule (in the steam) is a tough nut to crack," Rich says. "There is no guaranteed success. But that's the spirit of an LDRD. It allows you to take a chance. I am grateful for this opportunity. We are putting different things together in ways other people haven't thought of before. It's long-term stuff but ultimately can result in a clean alternative to pulling oil out of the ground." -- Chris Burroughs
By Nancy Garcia
The µChemLab project began with a problem, how to detect trace explosives with a compact, field-portable device. The device relied upon miniaturizing a standard laboratory technique for separating mixtures of components as they move through a column under an electric field — chromatography. But the hair-thin chromatographic columns, shrunk and coiled onto a microfluidic chip, suffered from a "racetrack" effect at the turns, so that particles being separated on the outside of the curves had farther to travel, which smeared the sharp peaks needed for identification.
Unfortunately, the theory behind this transport problem was too complex to model on supercomputers, but Eric Cummings, a principal investigator during the 10-year development funded through Laboratory Directed Research and Development projects, saw that the velocity aspect could be represented by a simple equation with a few constraints, leading to a theory for ideal electrokinetic flow.
Mathematicians Stuart Griffiths (8700) and Robert Nilson (8764), meanwhile, simulated the transport of chemicals in channels in a six-month effort that led to patented turns and bends that minimized dispersion.
Still, Eric believed optimizing any given case should be shorter. "In the back of my mind it seemed there had to be a general solution that was very simple because the theory behind it was so simple," he says.
He had been trying to verify ideal electrokinesis experimentally. Particles moved differently at boundaries, so the team decided to expand the number of boundaries by creating channels with posts in the middle so they could study behavior there. Posts made the process of moving and sorting particles akin to having racers navigate a forest instead of an open plain — albeit a very small one — since the channels run 50 to 100 microns wide and 5 to 50 microns deep. They also permitted effectively moving particles under an applied voltage that was low enough to not heat and possibly harm the sample.
Working with Anup Singh (8321), Eric investigated using fluorescent liposomes to track the progress of particles through the channels. Their conductance made them behave poorly as markers for electrokinetic mobility. They tended to stream along the post arrays in a phenomenon known as dielectrophoresis, particularly if the applied field were at an angle to the array, and to concentrate in regions over time.
That unforeseen development led to the creation of a sorting and trapping technique known as insulating dielectrophoresis, or iDEP (because the posts are made of a material, such as silica or plastic, that is electrically insulating).
Trapping by tilting the array created non-uniform fields. So overall flow would not be affected, they conducted a quick analysis to find conditions needed to keep the fields uniform within the channel regions.
The analysis indicated that varying the channel depths by interspersing deeper regions with more shallow "spillways" could not only provide uniform fields on each side of the junction, it also allowed designers to incorporate angles in the shallower regions to turn the flow without causing dispersion. This ability to turn the channels permitted creating networks by using calculations simple enough to perform on a calculator.
This breakthrough, several years after the research started, now offered a general solution to the initial dispersion problem.
Experimental investigations of microfluidic channels containing cross-channel ridges designed using Eric's spatially uniform field approach resulted in two publications in the fall of 2005 in Analytical Chemistry. One demonstrated the influence of manufacturing limitations on fluid flow in ideally designed channels and the other demonstrated continuous separation and concentration of bacterial cells. The work was conducted by postdoctoral researchers Andrew Skulan and Louise Barrett in Microfluidics Dept. 8324 under principal investigator Greg Fiechtner.
Eric's approach has also led to other devices. One sorts particles into parallel streams by their volume and conductivity and is referred to as a particle spectrometer.
The team has found it useful to design these microfluidic spectrometers with arrays of ridges patterned through photolithography.
"Once you've paid for one ridge you can have more," Eric says. They call this latest approach a corduroy design methodology.
With it, they have concentrated materials by a factor of 6,000 in 16 seconds, although the upper limit is just a function of how much flow can be pushed through. They have also broadened the concept to concentrate, mix, purify,
filter, or sort molecules through perturbing the flow in a variety of ways, besides using an obstacle such as a ridge or valley.
The advantages are that the separations can occur at dramatically higher rates than conventional methods, and they can be based on mechanical or electrical properties not previously exploited by other methods. The speed comes about because separations occur throughout the entire breadth of the microfluidic channel, since they rely on bulk behavior that occurs in a gradient, rather than surface phenomena requiring interaction with a boundary. Theoretically, a large protein might be separated in 10 milliseconds — five orders of magnitude quicker than through conventional chromatography.
A further advantage is that to handle a greater volume, the process could be carried out continuously and in parallel.
The team members believe they are heading toward near-instantaneous separations and manipulations of cells, proteins, and other molecules that can aid research in genetics, proteomics, or sorting and preparation of novel materials; development of medical diagnostic devices; and rapid detection of biological or chemical incidents, among anticipated applications. About such applications Andrew notes, "You can really let your imagination run wild. It's a very simple design, but there is just a wealth of different behaviors we can obtain by varying the conditions we apply."The researchers were thrilled to take advantage of the anomalous behavior they observed by employing their broad range of expertise to create better devices to support national security and related missions. "I'm like a kid in a candy store," Andrew says. -- Nancy Garcia


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26 February 2016
Thomas Horton
Thomas sent 300 chocolate wrappers to Nestlé to persuade them to use fair trade cocoa beans. And that was just the start.
I'm a student. I study history and French at the University of Chester, but I also volunteer for projects on fair trade, human trafficking and ethical consumerism. My auntie was responsible for the Traidcraft stall at church – we've always used fair trade tea and coffee within my church. I became interested in fair trade projects at a conference about trafficking within the chocolate industry, when I realised that fair trade was one of the best guarantees to make sure that people hadn't been trafficked to make our little bars of chocolate.
My days are always extremely varied, no one day is ever the same. Every day, regardless of where I am, as soon as I wake up I go through my emails, and then have a flick through to see what I have to do that day. I normally do that when I'm still in bed and before I've had breakfast.
I work with schools, so I'll go in and deliver some workshops or assemblies, or some lessons on fair trade, or to get them to work towards the Fairtrade Schools Award. I'll help teachers find funding if they've got a project they want to do and I'll meet with companies trying to launch new fair trade products to see if we can be innovative and help them get off the ground. At the moment I'm working with a company that has launched a fair trade school blazer and so we're looking to see if that's something we could incorporate into schools in our town or borough.
I'm often asked by different groups to give talks in the evening and I sometimes speak to local community groups; the Women's Institute might ask me to go along to speak, and often at religious festivals they're keen to have somebody there talking about fair trade, human trafficking, and ethical consumerism.
When I'm talking with adults I have to debunk some common misconceptions about fair trade or human trafficking. It's quite easy to think that there is a wicked man who comes along, steals a child, and forces them to work for the harvest, but in reality it's much more complicated. Often parents have agreed to the child going with someone else because they are deceived by the traffickers who sell a dream of a better education for the child – that they will work, but they will never go without, they'll have clean clothes and running water. It must be a heart-wrenching decision, but it's understandable to see why that decision might be made; so I'm sure it's important to put it in context.
We're always trying to get people to use fair trade tea and coffee, but in the middle of all that we want to show people the variety of fair trade products available. Often at community events we'll set up a mock hotel room with fair trade bedding, roses, toilet roll, and snacks – everything you could possibly imagine. I think people are usually surprised that fair trade isn't just about a bar of chocolate and some tea bags.
One of my main goals is just to show that variety, but also to show people that they don't have to spend more money to buy fair trade. There was the perception that fair trade was going to be more expensive, but I've found that many of the products that were available and had certification from the Fairtrade Foundation were of a much higher quality and people were paying more for the quality, rather than that it was certified by the FTF. People assumed that that meant that fair trade was much more expensive and my work is to show that that's not the case.
I'm fortunate in that both my school and the people who have mentored me have always tried to ingrain in me a sense of what is right, to stand up and do the right thing, making sure that you're heard, regardless of how many people are listening or telling you that you're wrong. But it wasn't really until I later that I understood what fair trade really meant and how it could be a solution to human trafficking that I put everything I'd learnt from the pulpit and the more practical ways of helping into action.
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