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Evergreen Collections designer Carol Fails sees a rich boldness emerge from each piece she creates, honing it until it strikes just the right note.
"I want your piece to make an impression on the person wearing it, not just the people seeing it," she explains. "I want it to feel right with your jeans but also your favorite little black dress, to make the outfit because it expresses who you are."
After years of designing her signature pieces, Fails has developed a deep appreciation for the materials she works with and is highly attuned to what does and doesn't translate.


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Stocks on the move: A closer look at momentum indicators
Stock prices don't always move in uptrends or downtrends; sometimes they drift sideways. No matter what the market conditions are, traders need to understand how to use momentum technical indicators. Learn basic applications and strategies for stochastics, the relative strength index (RSI), and the commodity channel index (CCI).
Senior Strategist, Investor Education, E*TRADE Securities LLC
Rick Swope is a Senior Strategist of Investor Education with E*TRADE Securities LLC. As a veteran in the industry, Rick has presented at hundreds of seminars across the U.S. and around the world. His expertise covers technical analysis, market strategy, and risk management. He has extensive media experience, including a regional PBS weekly show, a national PBS pledge program, and numerous radio and television appearances. He is the principal author of the Amazon best seller, Five Points for Trading Success (Wiley, 2007) and co-author of Trading By Numbers (Wiley, 2012). Rick's teaching includes corporate training as well as six years as an adjunct engineering instructor. He studied in the disciplines of engineering, mathematics, operations research, and statistics. He is married with two children and resides in Atlanta, GA. Rick holds the FINRA Series 7 license.

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5 Essential Holiday Planning Tips for Makers
By Sarah Sewell
No doubt about it, being a handmade small business owner during the holidays is a rush like no other. Decorating, shopping, wrapping, running errands, attending activities, and that doesn't include your everyday tasks or responding to the extra cha-chings dinging on your phone. Some shop owners report doing as much as 50% of their business in the last three months of the year and finding it necessary to put in 19-hour days in order to meet the demands.
But you aren't in this business to be sleepless, burnt out, stressed about possibly missing events with your family, or pressured by less than happy customers.
So how can you be proactive in taking care of your shop, your customers, AND you this holiday and beyond? In a nutshell: planning.
In my membership group, Flourish at Artisan Indie, we walk through a series of 12-weeks beginning as early as the summer where we break down different aspects of your business in preparation for the holiday selling season. I'm including some of the highlights here as quick tips for you to get your business holiday-ready, and for you to save your sanity:
Ensure Your Shop is Ready to Receive Buyers
This is really something you should do all year, but I will add it to the holiday planning list. Successful selling is based on the five pillars of e-commerce: knowing your target market, branding, photography, seo, and copy. (You can read more about what I mean when I refer to the pillars of e-commerce here.) Each of these is essential in everything you do from the products you create to your marketing efforts and your continued relationship building after the sale.
Take steps to review your audience and the products you are creating. While it's difficult to say which of the pillars is most important in your strategy, photography is certainly a key. Remember when a potential buyer is browsing online, they have seconds viewing a thumbnail-sized image to decide if they will click on your listing for more information or a competitor's option. Your photos should show your product clearly, with lifestyle photo options, and consistent editing reflecting your brand and attractive to your ideal customer.
Some other questions to consider when looking at your shop with holiday-shopper's eyes -
- Have you designed a special collection to be released for the holidays?
- What current trends are hot this season?
- Which of those would appeal to your market and fit in with your brand?
- Review your listing for SEO and keywords adding in any tags for gift suggestions as needed. Revise your listing copy so it evokes emotion within your buyer making them see and feel having your product in their life - or better yet, so they can't see their life without your product!
- Ensure customers have a way to sign up for a mailing list if you offer one or can follow you on social media.
Have Your Policies Set in Place
While we are talking about having your shop set up properly go ahead and fill out all your sections - including your about section and your policies page. Your buyers are likely in a hurry to find the perfect gift and have everything crossed off their list. Anticipate and answer as many questions as you can in your policies. This may avoid a lot of unnecessary back and forth conversations with your customer such as your personalization or customization options, your turnaround time or shipping time, return policy for gifted items, your policy regarding items not delivered in time, and so on.
You may also wish to re-state key points in your transaction email response with your buyer. And if you have a stand-alone site that allows for a Frequently Asked Questions area, you may state it here also.
It's true a hurried shopper may not read everything you have prepared, but knowing where you stand on issues will give you peace of mind and a set answer rather than spending time evaluating each matter on a case by case basis. You will have a cut and paste response to work from which will save you time in e-mailing responses.
Plan Ahead
Did you know major retailers have their holiday marketing planned in the spring? Start planning your holiday marketing as early as June or July. Watch for trend reports, plan your collections, order any supplies for inventory preparation and shipping. In your favorite planner or on a designated calendar in your studio, mark off shipping deadlines (announced approximately September).
Having a focused plan will allow you to know when you are working on your specific products, have your photography scheduled (either outsourced or models scheduled), ample time for photo editing and promotional graphics to be created, sales to be announced and run, etc.
Schedule Your Content in Advance
Now that you have all of your important dates marked off as far as promotions and deadlines, you can begin scheduling your content. Be aware of which platform your audience spends time online, and concentrate your heaviest marketing efforts there, but don't neglect other avenues of traffic as well. There are many schedulers available each with different features, benefits, and pricing options. Choose your favorite and dedicate time to upload your graphics and captions so you are assured that your content is being posted automatically. Consistency is key to brand awareness and to assuring your customers you are to be trusted.
Of course each day you will want to visit each platform and nurture any relationships thereby responding to comments, interacting with your audience, and engaging with influencers, but the heavy lifting of making decisions around what to post is already handled. The engagement piece can be achieved in a relatively short amount of time each day.
Post-Holiday Plans
It's pretty likely you are going to be ten kinds of exhausted by the time you ship your last order. What will you do with your shop after the holidays? Despite desperately wanting to tune out from your shop for a couple of weeks and regroup without responding to every ping on your phone that comes through, it will take much longer for you to regain the momentum in your shop statistics.
I have always advised against putting your shop on vacation mode. Instead, I advise extending shipping times to allow you to ease back in at a slower pace. Consider adding a message in your shop announcement and in your transaction e-mail that you are enjoying reduced holiday hours and re-iterate your anticipated ship time.
Hire Support
You may have heard the saying you can do anything, but you can't do everything all at the same time. This is so true within your business. All the higher income sellers have learned the secret of successful outsourcing. This can be challenging, especially in the early stages of your business.
But during the holidays this might become a sanity saver. Within your business, you might bring in support with production such as helping you make your products or a simpler task such as labeling, packaging, or running errands like shipping.
Or you might choose to outsource some home tasks like hiring a cleaning person or childcare to come in during the holidays and alleviate some of the household duties freeing up some additional hours for you to enjoy your family or devote to your business.
Bonus Tip: It's Okay to Say No
I couldn't help but add this one in, and it's because self-care is a topic close to my heart. Again, you didn't become an entrepreneur to be overwhelmed and unhappy by the work you are doing. Remember the holidays are a busy season, and there are many opportunities for activities, parties, vendor events, and more. Each time you say "yes" to one thing, it means you are saying "no" to something else.
Check-in with yourself as you run your business during the holidays and throughout the year. Make sure you aren't making decisions to work extra hours or to accommodate customer requests at the expense of your own well-being and happiness.
If you enjoyed these tips and would like to receive ongoing support each month, I invite you to learn more about my craft and commerce community, Flourish at Artisan Indie. We offer training, brainstorming, and mentoring live and in saved presentations; access to over 40 experts and advisors each with specialties to support you in your business journey; a community of over 2000 members where you can find peer support and your new business BFF; discounts and offers on your favorite business tools; promotional opportunities on social media for your business; and so much more!
Looking for more holiday selling tips for your handmade business? You may also be interested in reading
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How did you become involved in the fight against climate change?
In my past life, I have spent 10 years living in Asia. While travelling in this region, I had too many opportunities to witness the negative sides of human impact on nature, such as deforestation, waste spread over acres of land, skyrocketing levels of air pollution, difficult access to clean water, etc. These issues were not per se climate-specific, but they have channelled my interest in the matter. During the many hours spent in traffic jams on my daily commute, I had enough time to come to a realisation, that we can't go on like this. I wanted to be involved specifically in Climate Action, seeing it as the most pressing matter. At the time, I was working at UN Environment but after a while I had the opportunity to more exclusively focus on climate action by joining the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
What exactly is the role of the UNFCCC and how does it facilitate progress on this issue?
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an international convention set in 1992, whose main focus is on limiting the impact of human interference on Earth's climate system. Our initial task, that took us quite a lot of time, was to develop a blueprint on how this global reduction of greenhouse gases could be achieved by the signatory countries. In fact, this blueprint was only finalised in 2015 and is known widely as the Paris Agreement. 195 countries worldwide have signed the Agreement so far. The deal aims to limit the increase of global average temperature to well below 2.0°C, through Nationally Determined Contributions (national climate action plans), but also through 'bottom up' action, driven by the private sector, civil society, local communities and individuals. Our mission now also includes to encourage all these stakeholders to take immediate and continued action to reduce the collective carbon footprint.
Given the growing pressure and the reaction to the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, are you still optimistic that the signatory countries will meet the targets?
I am, actually. The US Government is completely alone in this decision. The announcement of Donald Trump, that he would like to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement spurred a completely opposite result to weakening it. The one country that until then refused to sign the agreement, namely Nicaragua, put pen to paper almost immediately. Also in the US, numerous stakeholders, including states, cities, private companies and influential individuals, have pledged to step up their climate action in the absence of leadership of the Trump Presidency in this regard.
What are the industries which, through their own voluntary actions, are making a particularly positive contribution?
We can observe a range of initiatives spanning across different sectors, that bring climate action forward. There are sectors that have quite large footprints, such as transport, energy, construction, but which invest a lot in climate solutions and are eager partners of our efforts. Notably, one such initiative that comes to my mind is Airport Carbon Accreditation, the voluntary climate action led by airports worldwide. This is a great example of an industry push towards low carbon economy, that forms an important part of the overall solution.
What plays a more important role in advancing global climate action: innovation or motivation?
I would say that it's motivation. We have all the technologies we need to be able to keep the average global temperature well below 1.5 degrees, but we just need the push from governments and individuals to use them. There are of course a couple of innovations, that may become major breakthroughs in the way we do things. I'm thinking here about the hydrogen economy or solar powered flights, but I'm also convinced that we shouldn't wait for them. Motivation is the most important factor, because it drives habits, and as we know, good habits can reduce the effort to accomplish something by far.
How do you see the role of mobility within the realm of climate action, especially in the context of organising the annual Conference of the Parties? How could we better embrace the opportunities it brings about?
Mobility is absolutely essential for us. We simply wouldn't be able to deliver our work on climate without the ability to travel. As inevitable as it is, staff travel and that of the delegates coming to our conferences constitutes the biggest bulk of our carbon footprint as an organisation. UNFCCC is already climate neutral since many years, and in fact, the entire UN system plans to become fully climate neutral by 2020. Going climate neutral means that we measure our climate footprint, proactively seek to reduce it, and offset what we are not able to avoid. For instance, we do encourage the use of online platforms for meetings, and we do support climate neutral policies in terms of ways of working. Regarding the offsets we use, we have our own UNFCCC-supported, Certified Emission Reduction units (CER), which are developed under the Clean Development Mechanism. These projects have a vast range of application, including support of sustainable travel options, wind and solar energy generation, implementation of clean cook stoves, etc.
Can you describe the scale and the ambiance of the COP meetings for us?
Frankly, it's very hectic. To give you a rough idea of the scale of such an event, there are over 25,000 people gathering in one place during two weeks, to participate in over 2,000 separate meetings. 195 countries trying to agree on something is not easy in the first place, and then you need to add a layer of political game that comes into play. Even though at times I find the process quite frustrating, I still believe that COP is the meeting place for people that care about the climate and really want to do something about it. For the representatives, the conference is also very tiring physically. The negotiations are intense and sometimes go on well into the night. For us at the UNFCCC Secretariat, the conference means literally a fortnight without sleep… Over the years, the COP conference has also evolved to include a vast array of side events. To me, this part of the conference is very interesting, because these meetings and pavilions push specific issues. For instance, we've had a science pavilion put in place by NASA, a high-tech pavilion brought by India, etc. At last year's conference, there was an airport-specific event as well, relaying the role of airports in forging a more sustainable air travel.
We are most of the time talking about stopping the change, but it cannot be done without implementing… changes. What change are you most looking forward to?
Personally, I really look forward to climate neutral travel. I think we are on the right track to implement solutions for local transport, for example, with the non-fossil fuel-based rail getting closer to realisation. At the current pace of action and innovation, I'm sure that the aviation industry will follow through shortly, especially with initiatives such as Airport Carbon Accreditation paving the way. Further to my wish list, I think there is still more to be done in terms of online communication. A really good online conferencing tool has yet to be developed. There are some solutions on the market, but conducting an efficient meeting with more than 10 participants is quite difficult, let alone 25,000.
Lastly, I would like to see a shift to a culture of increased consumer awareness. In my view, the different industries should provide consumers with a panoply of more sustainable products and services and to inform their choices. Once this culture shift takes place, the critical mass of individual, smart choices will create an unstoppable tide of positive change.


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Beginner Guitar Tips: How to Get a Feel
"I don't like to go into the studio with all the songs worked out and planned before hand?. You've got to give the band something to use its imagination on as well. That can make a very ordinary song come alive into something totally different?.. the X Factor - so important in Rock And Roll - which is the feel" - Keith Richards.
When you're learning or writing a new song the most important thing is the feel.
The beat, the pulse?. Call it what you like. Its stirs the emotions.
It's that magic spark that makes a good song stand out from the rest.
When you buy a new cd/album/record it's the one song that grabs you by the balls.
You can feel the passion and enthusiasm that the musicians put into it.
So how do you get 'the feel'?
You just close your eyes and connect with your true feelings - hence the term 'the feel'. You are transferring your feelings - your passion to the fret board.
But first you have to feel it inside your head, heart and soul.
Try listening to your favorite music with your eyes closed and no distractions. Take notice of the way it effects you.
What do you feel? Is it joy? sadness? anger? frustration? love? pride?
The feeling will sweep over your whole body. Take notice of this feeling.
Stop the music and try and reproduce this feeling.
Once you can reproduce the feeling grab your guitar and play.
Don't play a song you already know, just play some chords and see what happens. Don't think just feel and play.
Visualize where you want to be - then start taking a small step in the direction of your desire.
Start with simple, easy to attain visualizations. No need to make them gigantic.
Build confidence as you move along the path.
And as your confidence grows, so will momentum.
Pretty soon you're literally steam-rolling over obstacles that once seemed huge.
John Stockwell is a guitar player and the author of the acclaimed "Mind Over Music for Guitar" http://www.learn-to-play-guitar.net/mindovermusic/, a unique approach to learning to play the guitar by ear for beginners to advanced students.
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Underwater fishing for catfish
Interest in underwater hunting for catfish is not accidental, if only because the catfish - the largest freshwater predator of our reservoirs. But fortunately for catfish - nocturnal fish and he loves the dark and tight spaces. Therefore, underwater hunter's catfish extract, if not in the Delta, the labor and head. Catfish in the old beaver dens, Coastal gullies, underwater obstructions. Most catfish are hiding from the world under the roof of dead grass, twigs or torn roots and surfaced cane.
Ducked and looking under a roof, you can see the white belly embrace her back a black fishes hanging tail. Distinguish black catfish is very difficult in a deep dark hole, so some hunters, despite the bright sunny day, take with them into the water lamp. It is recommended when viewing such a deep and large holes, be extremely careful, as departing from there even 10kg catfish can easily bring down or split a mask, and you knock.
Catfish habitats
The most favorite place of maturation sums day is a blockage or a small wooden bridge supports, which are piled over the board, driftwood and trash. Over time, the debris formed over large floaters, which even grow grass. Such floaters as dense roof cover the obstruction, making it very dark.
Climbing into a chaotic jumble of branches and logs, huntsman long accustomed to the darkness, peering into the clear contours of trunks and snags. In a place like this catfish is hard and it is difficult to flush out. Therefore, large piles should be examined from all possible sides. Even if you have it done, and catfish with noise, not swim away, check out the whole dam until the end. The old beaver burrows, cornices and niches in the banks - are also favorite places of rest day sums.
Beaver holes are very deep and spacious: a few meters deep, two feet or more in diameter. It is clear that in such a shelter can relax any monster. The yield is usually one (the second on the ground - do not count), and the fish have nowhere to retreat. It should always be remembered, if you decide to check this or that hole for the presence of her temporary owner.
Sometimes chump whiskered catfish peeps out of the hole like a muzzle watchdog of the booth. I never met before with hunters and calmly shooting fish react to your appearance, and will make an aimed shot. But, alas, the fish is very quick to learn. Under the bank, especially if it is clayey, washes over the pockets and voids. Sometimes it happens right under growing tree at the coast. Then this pocket is covered by a thick curtain of the roots of the tree. Take a look here and because under this canopy, clinging to the body of the float, catfish loves to spend the day, too.
However, more often we come in on a bluff overlooking the seemingly empty hole, with a black, tight womb eyes. Here everything is decided by experience and even, perhaps, the ability to stay under water for a long time. The fact that our eyes have the ability to adapt to the lack of light. In other words, the longer we stand and look into the darkness, the clearer the contours of which are in the dark objects. Experienced hunters quite the sight to see a small piece of fish's bodies, to distinguish it from surrounding objects. Here is another example.
Love the catfish to settle in the coastal alcove. Such long horizontal grooves in the vertical walls formed by underwater currents and the influence due to the heterogeneity of the soil. For example, the soil layer is washed sand and clay layers remain. In such places, catfish can lie on my belly and be pretty good at seeing. If at first glance the niche is empty, it is still definitely dive and look at the ceiling hole: there, too, like cling "little black". By the way, in these niches are often resting most large individuals.
Often underwater vertical wall is tightened grid of roots or a screen hanging from algae. Do not swim past, carefully peer into the gaps between the roots and algae can even be neatly apart. For these natural blinds and curtains like climbing catfishes, but most are small copies.
Thickets soft aquatic vegetation - another place catfish rest in rivers. Most often it is overgrown with water lilies and the capsule. Their broad leaves at the bottom create the twilight and see the fish from the surface probably will not work. It is necessary to dive, hover over the most "mugs" and in the gaps between the leaves to try to find some of the catfish.
Going to the bottom and look for the green roof as we do when hunting in pondweed, should not, and will not work. First, the leaves of the perennial plants begin to grow right from the bottom, and, secondly, your body plus flippers Coverings such as blankets a large area of bush and (as luck!) Will lie directly on the fish. This happens often. Under other conditions, catfish climb into dense thickets of the most pondweed. And not necessarily to the bottom.
At a time when there were many, including small rivers, some specimens were in the open floor, directly on the sand. It can be assumed that any of these fishes someone were rounded up with a good vacation spot, or is caring mothers or fathers, guarding their eggs. Despite the fact that the rivers catfish prefer areas with current, they also thrive in stagnant or oblong form reservoirs: lakes, limonite and reservoirs. So well that gaining weight up to 100 kg and more.
With the debris and beaver burrows in such reservoirs things it does not matter, so the main places daily soma elect reed thickets and grassy underwater. Most of stagnant water, especially south, to depths of 4-5 m strongly overgrown soft aquatic vegetation, and along the shore to a depth of 1-1.5 m girded rigid water vegetation: reeds, reeds and cattails.
Dead, dry the roots and the old Cane millimeter create on the surface of the roof. Beneath dark and closely - just what you need to relax. Looking at the cover, it can be formed after the ascent of cane bush to see the pit lying catfish. You can find hanging out from under the roots of the tail, and often through their thickness lurks a piece of white belly or hips.
Such fields torn cane - the most promising places daycare in lakes and limonite. However, where they do not exist, catfish simply fall to the bottom among reeds. But in the bright, easily accessible location, you can hardly find it. It is better to climb into the lining, where swimming is absolutely impossible, and has to move with the help of one hand, pushing them thick and stiff reeds.
The crackle and noise generated at the same time, even if you are not particularly confused, as in this place the fish feel safe and not fearful. Usually in such thickets over the water and on the surface of a dense lattice of broken, dried stalks, which, together with a five-meter, standing reeds create strong shading? Here, even the method of dragging his body on the hands is not always possible to move forward.
We have to get through at the bottom of a meter and a half, and then, with his back lifting plexus lying stems push through the tube in order to reach it to the surface and breathe air. That places the soma and lie. Those that are larger, usually located at the bottom in the touchline (there are passages or manholes in these wilds), and those that are smaller, often hanging below the surface, in the same lattice of the old, broken stems. Can you imagine how difficult it is to deal with these conditions, shot down catfish?
Night hunting for catfish
At night the catfish come out to hunt in open spaces. Our observations suggest that the catfish have a relatively small hunting area, which is adjacent to the site of a day of rest and slumber. Even the fish in the afternoon disturbed, and even the wounded, still returning to their burrows or blockages. This happens in the summer in small rivers, where the spring comes and the bulk from autumn leaves.
Night spear fishing on KGS on lessons learned significantly less productive than a day. Indeed, all of the soma, if they have not been declared for any reason, post or hunger strike, night out on the hunt. However, the human hunter-limited review of the lamp features, and much water for it is as though behind the scenes.
Secondly, although catfish quietly moves aimed at him stray light, it is still is in the active phase of the circadian cycle, feels good hunter and sailing are likely to give way in advance. Soma night occur usually are in motion.
Features of underwater hunting for catfish
Much space is devoted to answering the question: "Where and how to find catfish" is no coincidence. Among the many hunters there is a perception that in the hunt for catfish main thing - is to find it, let alone to take - does not constitute a problem. And they are right, but only if it is a small catfish. But the growth of rival met with you or more, and a positive outcome to the problem of underwater hunting is not only there, but also comes to the fore.
Overcome - so do it right from the moment you find catfish in the river, and before the laying of the trophy in the trunk of your car. That is: where to shoot catfish in different situations, how to be after the shot, how to plant in the Cook or towed to the shore, and even then how to cut the trophy right. Now, all this in order.
The question "Where to shoot catfish?" Set all novice hunters, especially after a couple of good trophies they fail. Unfortunately, you can often hear the answer: "In the head." The answer is not entirely wrong already because fish head, we often do not see, but we see only one piece of her body or tail section. Even if the whole catfish in sight, the head can be much more of another decent place a shot or may be at a very acute angle, etc.
Therefore, the correct answer to a question, reads as follows: "Depending on the situation, shoot catfish can be in any place that can then keep it from vanishing. » Note that it is not necessary to kill the fish shot (although, of course, desirable).
Let's consider a difficult question, as the feasibility of (for example, in order to find the best place of slaughter) multiple visits to the detected catfish. There is no counsel for all occasions. Only with the acquisition of our own experience, you learn to feel, whether to allow this particular catfish to hold the bride, and a chance to take it big if to shoot immediately and at a place that can be seen.
It often happens that you have no choice when trying to retreat and go on the other hand it means 100% flush out fish. However, even here there is a choice; the choice is already mature hunter: just let go of the catfish alive and healthy, and not crippled.
Speaking of a wounded animal. It is noticed that if the wound is a fish not penetrating into the abdominal cavity, this fish is 90% survive. The remaining 10% cover the damage, even very slight, spinal cord and brain. Sometimes there are a variety of fish, deep, already overgrown wounds on his back with torn fins, with continuous, long-healed hole in the rear.
Going on a catfish, you should be sure that your gun will allow breaking at least a 30-centimeter-carcass at a distance of 1.5-2 m. If the gun is weaker, then forget about the shooting in the head and try to shoot with the most appropriate range. Approximately 1 m. Or aim for a tail part, where the thickness of only 3-5 cm. in this case, the boom can easily pass right through and serves as a wonderful hook and two layers of thick, durable skin is very hard to break even big catfish.
We absolutely reliably took the 30-40-kilogram fishes, tench and pass the place was absolutely not a strained. Only one important remark: the tail of the shooting, you should aim not in its middle, and bottom border of the upper third. Otherwise catfish slips easily tearing itself along the bony rays and anal fin rays.
In any case, the best option would be getting a shot in the spine. Spinal injury immobilizes even the biggest fish and takes a lot of problems. Therefore, firing in the back from above or below in the stomach, aim accurately at the middle, and the side, as in the case of fire in the tail - the upper third. When your asset will be a dozen or catfish in different sizes, and even to cut them yourself, you will be confident when meeting with them, and the question posed at the beginning of this section will be decided immediately and correctly.
Continuing the theme of "hunter Actions after the shot", it is important to define the main goal: you should do everything possible to KGS not broke. Even with a good shot, but further action may be wrong to miss their prey. And vice versa - a skillful hunter maneuvers can compensate for not too successful hit. Hence the conclusion: your actions after the shot is no less important than the shot.
First and foremost - do not try to hold back the most powerful, the first tug. On the contrary, if it is possible, follow the catfish with the utmost speed, in order to maximize ease the load on the line, on the tip of your petals and holding his flesh. Contrary to popular belief, if caught catfish at noon pulled by a boat with fishermen, the fish do not resist long.
They are sporty sprinters rather than stairs. This is understandable, since the method of hunting these predators ambush. For example, a 40-pound catfish, received unimportant to his health a hole in the rear, is actively fighting no more than 5 minutes.
On the open water and shallow depth to cope with the large catfish is quite simple. Another thing, when hunting takes place in or under the rubble of the old reed roofs. There entanglement tench and catfish stop is inevitable, and therefore dramatically increases the likelihood of gathering fish, since it appears support.
However, hopping, whirling catfish is a danger to the hunter, so in places after a shot is better to retreat immediately. But what to do next if the catfish, thank God, did not come down? At a depth of 3, 5, 7 m walking catfish almost calmed down, but the line wound up over many obstacles and are not always clear how. It proposes the following technique, which is used in such cases.
Detachable and shoot the cook with a weight belt and dive to the soma. Sudden movement needle pierces his lip and attach to the nearest tree trunk. Then empty the fish from the boom and tench. The next stage is disengaged cook with catfish, raise it to the surface and attach already there, so as not to interfere with the bottom of the gun to unravel. Well, then can long, but easy to release from captivity of his underwater gun and arrow.
Small catfish (20 kg), it is possible to carry with you if you have a good Cook fish head will be able to pull the belt. Threaded extraction needle under both lips and the eyes and under the lower lip. When going on catfish, the hunter often accompanies the boat. If there is no boat and assistants, then use a buoy (a large piece of foam), which is attached to a stationary. To him and suspended production.


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Midway through "Krum," a rather grueling Polish drama (with English supertitles), the house lights turn on, the internationally understood sign for "It's time to go to the bathroom." But don't be fooled. Instead of heading backstage, the actors begin a new scene in which, facing the audience, they sit quietly watching a movie. They look at us and we look at them — and time passes.
"Krum," which does not have an intermission, runs almost three hours but feels longer, which, believe it or not, is intended as praise, although I'd understand if you don't take it as such. Continuing through tomorrow as part of the Next Wave Festival, this assured tragicomedy — written by the Israeli author Hanoch Levin, who died in 1999, and produced by T R Warszawa and Stary Teatr — tells the story of an aimless son, Krum (Jacek Poniedzialek), who returns home to tell his mother that he didn't find love, make money or discover anything about himself.
"Life is abroad," he says. "I didn't find it."
It's a speech sad enough that you have to laugh. And the lonely people in this work — who are haunted by the passing of time, so palpably felt in this carefully paced tale that it feels like its own character — often seem rather absurd. Krum proposes to the lovely Truda (Magdalena Cielecka), who frantically applies skin cream to ward off the inevitable, but he leaves her because of an infatuation with the superficial sexpot Cica (a bravura Danuta Stenka), whose visage is pointedly projected on a large video screen.
Krzysztof Warlikowski, the director, establishes a haunting Chekovian mood that nicely balances a rueful humor with an emotionally wrenching sadness. As the play progresses, the jokes get broader and the desperation becomes overwhelming, and one senses that the director is nervous about the audience's attention, since he inserts attention-grabbing bits of stage gimmickry (handing out an apple pie, inviting ticket buyers onstage to take a picture) that seem borrowed from the Blue Man Group.
Dreaming of the candy-colored thrills of Los Angeles, Mr. Poniedzialek's Krum, who weaves his angst with flashes of easy charm, slumps around the vast, open stage, bracketed by two-way mirrors and under the breeze of overhead fans spinning slowly. The play has the feel of a party that has gone on too late, with revelers who would rather stay than face the next day.


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|A smattering sample of my collection posted on my Christmas 2010 blog.
|I gravited initially to the Red Blok whose reminiscent Soviet theme had me hooked.
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|Size comparison of MERCS and AT-43 Steel Trooper straight from the MERCS site.
|Fire Toad in its original paint scheme straight outta the box. The 'Before' picture.
|I snuck in the unfinished and repainted mech in an earlier post that you guys might remember.
|Here's the 'After' picture. A few decals and what do you get? A new model!
|I know I'm mixing German crosses, Mr. Grognard (Willy aka LTL Dad!). Who cares! It looks fine to me. Not to mention that this is sci-fi and WWW2 all rolled into one.
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Yesterday (26/09/18) The Register released a post about "an exposed Docker server lands internal source code, config files on public internet". Despite the incident being of great severity – this publication did not surprise us.
In 2017, Twistlock Labs uncovered hundreds of exposed instances of Docker Registry services and also for Dockerd (Docker daemon, e.g the docker management process), we presented the findings at DockerConEU17, in my talk "Real World Security: Software Supply Chain" with Docker's senior security engineer, David Lawrence. We later approached the companies that we could identify as the owners of the exposed registries in order to responsibly disclose this weakness in private.
Since that time, Twistlock Labs has focused on how developers around the world build and deploy cloud native applications, and how these applications are maintained and operated by companies around the world.
When revisiting the issue, our recent findings show that there are actually less Docker services that are exposed to the public today – to be more specific, we saw a decrease of 35% since the original survey. But this recent news shows that the issue persists and even magnifies with other type of registries and services.


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Compliments help form the tapestry of social communication in their ability to create bonds between people. Although compliments should be given without the expectation of anything in return, offering words of praise to an acquaintance can have value to the giver as well as the receiver. Your words can have a lasting impact long after you recognize the good in someone else -- and may lead to more positive encounters with that person in the future.
Give compliments that are genuine and sincere. Psychologist Guy Winch warns that those with low self-esteem are particularly vulnerable to rejecting compliments that they don't believe are valid. Choose compliments that reflect your true feelings so that they are more likely to be well received.
Avoid compliments that are general and nondescript. For example, the old standard, "I like your shirt," doesn't carry much weight. On the other hand, offering specific and detailed compliments adds a personal touch to your communication that is sure to be remembered. A colleague is more likely to beam when you compliment the "spectacular color" of her blouse or the "unique pattern" of her scarf.
Take care when complimenting acquaintances in positions of authority. Those in management roles sometimes don't hear kind words as often as others, and so can be particularly grateful when given a compliment. At the same time, overly personal compliments are inappropriate for those you do not know well -- and could create friction between you and a supervisor.
Make compliments more meaningful by extending them beyond appearance to include personal attributes. Complimenting work performance, general helpfulness and personality attributes shows that you see the person beyond the exterior.
Give a virtual compliment. Christie Matheson, author of "The Art of the Compliment: Using Kind Words With Grace and Style," advocates using Facebook or other social networking sites to offer praise. Rave about an acquaintance's sleek new bob or her new pet grooming venture. The boost for your friend, says Matheson, is that all "397 of her other friends" will see it, too.
Be spontaneous. It is usually better to offer a genuine compliment that springs to mind rather than keep it to yourself. Too often we leave things unsaid because we think the other person "just knows." Not true, Matheson argues -- a compliment cannot be received until you extend it. More often than not, your acquaintances will be grateful and humbled by your kind words.


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Y 'all! Thank you so much for coming to show my blog some love! My name is Tiffany Turner, I am a 29-year-old blogger, with a full-time job on the side! I was born and raised in West Hartford, CT by a Southern belle & NC Native.
4 years ago, I left CT, moving to Charlotte, NC in hopes of a fresh start. After 2 years, I was finally learning how to navigate the Queen City, little did I know, that isn't all I was about to be navigating. During an organizational restack, my regional position at my job was eliminated and I was laid-off. There goes the cushy comfort zone I'd worked so hard to build!
What's that famous quote? Oh yeah! "Great things never came from comfort zones."
Directionally challenged as I am, I began to yet again navigate these unpredictable waters called life. After much consideration (wine, therapy sessions and the support of my mama), I decided to make the BIG move and relocate. Accepting a new position, I ended up in Raleigh, NC. Talk about a change!
I couldn't do any of this without the help of my awesome tribe. Thank you to my mama, my beautiful spunky 8-year-old daughter, and our mini Goldendoodle fur baby. You guys make life that much sweeter.
Why this blog:
This blog is going to cover ALL types of fashion, I am petite so it's hard to find things for us girls. But also, everything that falls within the category of lifestyle! I created this blog because, for one, I love fashion! I typically go for more low-key outfits, but something about a red lip and pair of killer pumps makes me feel like I could run the world! Am I the only one singing Beyoncé in my head right now?
This blog has been an idea for quite some time, but in the works for the last year. I FINALLY decided I was going to share some of the things that make living one of my favorite things to do.
I hope through my food recipes, fashion tips, stories of my crazy kid, bumps in my relationships, and more; that this blog will merely remind you, that you are NOT alone in the world. Nor are you the only person who sneaks to eat a mini (or large) chocolate coated Nestle ice cream Drumstick after everyone goes to bed!
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If you're looking for sugar-coated stories; detailing a perfect life, let me burst your bubble now… you won't find them here. If you're looking for real-life scenarios, fashion alerts, tips for parents (especially single moms) and so much more…you're in the right place!
I decided a long time ago to let the fire within me burn brighter and longer, then any pain I've endured. It is my sincere hope this blog will push you to do the same. I hope to reveal to YOU that hidden inner strength you didn't even know you possessed.
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Harpenden Dick Whittington pantomime review: 'Another quality production to kick off the festive season in style'
PUBLISHED: 16:12 12 December 2017 | UPDATED: 16:12 12 December 2017
Act One Pantomimes
It's rare for Harpenden's panto to boast a bigger star than its St Albans rival, but Milkshake presenter Jen Pringle is certainly more of a draw than Buster Briggs in EastEnders, especially for the kids.
In fact, if anything, Act One Pantomimes' production of Dick Whittington could have benefitted from more stage time for the darling of Channel 5's early years segment, as her Fairy Bowbells lit up Harpenden's Public Halls whenever she appeared.
She might not have the best singing voice, but Jen exuded a joie de vivre which was positively infectious, and didn't really need to rely on references to Milkshake and being trained at Nanny Plum's fairy school to win over her audience.
Whatever they paid her, it was worth every penny!
Apart from Jen, the other stand-out was the incomparable Steve Shappelle as Sarah the Cook, whose pantomime dame was strong enough to bluff through the loss of his wig in one sequence, while also packing in more costume changes than your average Beyonce concert.
Credit should also go to Alissa King-Underwood, best known as Miss Cambridgeshire 2016, who looks to be a talent worth keeping an eye on after a quality performance as Alice.
Elsewhere, Luke Roberts did a by-the-book turn as Idle Jack, Herts Pride's Kane Coxall made for a sympathetic Dick, and Jill Priest brought boos and hisses from her devilish interpretation of Queen Rat, but surely it's about time to rest BBC Three Counties Radio presenter Ernie Almond?
His Sultan of Morocco seemed forced and flat, lacking any real charm.
Without question, the audience members enjoying themselves the most throughout our show was a contingent from St George's School, whose enthusiastic level of participation deserves public recognition.
It's always reassuring for the cast when their efforts are rewarded in this way, but with the quantity of jokes delivered there were always going to be a few which fell flat, even the adult gags about May, Trump and Love Island.
As ever, there were plenty of songs based on chart hits, including Shout Out To My Ex and Shut Up and Dance, and some lovely local references in the script, including a great line about the streets being paved with restaurants and estate agents, which keep the action moving throughout what is a surprisingly long run-time of almost three hours (including interval).
Make sure you stock up on sweets...
There's always a music hall charm to Harpenden's annual panto, with some of the routines dating back to when the town was a village, but they're delivered with such conviction that you are happy to overlook the cobwebs.
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Another quality production to kick off the festive season in style.


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Developing a new model involves more than just designing the shape and engineering the structural design. Those two aspects are probably the first two-thirds of the project and once the design is 'frozen', there is a final third phase which is crucial for the success of the new model: real-world testing. All the simulations (digital testing) may have shown that the new car will run well and has met all the targets but in the real world, there are many variables which can present new technical issues that must been resolved before the new model can be allowed for sale.
Mercedes-Benz uses a ratio of 35%:65% between digital testing and real-world testing. While the engineers at the German company have many decades of experience in real-world testing, a new challenge has now begun with the advent of electric cars and Mercedes-Benz will soon be launching a range of all-electric cars in high volumes. The model is the EQC and it is now being put through trials in cold and hot weather conditions, the latter in temperatures of up to 50° C. Particular attention is given to aspects which are very demanding for electric cars, ie air conditioning and charging, as well as cooling the battery, drive system and control units in extreme heat. Naturally criteria such as driving dynamics and ride comfort are not overlooked and subjected to equally stringent tests.
The biggest challenge is dry heat; while the battery of an electric car 'merely' loses power in the cold, exposure to great heat carries the risk of battery damage. Optimum management of these physical characteristics is the aim of the extreme tests presently being done in Spain. One main focus is on the battery's cooling circuit and the engineers want to see how it copes with high power requirements. How does an almost fully charged battery respond to further charging? What influence does the heat have on operating range? Battery draining tests (driving until the battery is completely drained) are also part of the test programme.
Another aspect is air conditioning of the cabin, a basic expectation nowadays and more so in tropical areas. 'Pre-climatisation' (cooling or warming the cabin) is an important comfort factor and the length of time required has to be determined. Then there is the question of whether the time is sufficient for pre-climatisation and is the calculated range correct when the temperature is taken into consideration?. Furthermore, the noise characteristics of individual components such as the air conditioning compressor in the heat are specifically examined.
Fine dust is also a particular challenge and the technicians will be examining all the areas where dust might be deposited in the components. Accumulation of dust might not be damaging in all cases but it could still have a negative effect so the sealing concept has to work well and only in such real-world testing can this be determined.
Different countries present different circumstances and therefore international operability of each individual system has to be assured A few examples: are the slightly differently designed traffic signs recognised? Are toll stations reliably recognised? Are speed limits correctly detected by the camera of the assistance systems?
A special role is also played by the acoustics of an electric car – unlike in a combustion-engined car, there is hardly a sound from the electric powertrain. This makes sounds such as the rolling of the tyres or wind noise more prominent. Where these requirements are concerned, the engineers benefit from their long experience in testing NVH (noise, vibration and harshness).
In total, Mercedes-Benz will build around 200 prototypes and pre-production cars for all kinds of testing before the EQC goes into actual production at the factory.
Many of the prototypes will be 'international travellers' as they will be driven in various European countries as well as Dubai, South Africa, the USA and China.
Many people may not understand the importance of this testing phase but for a manufacturer, it is crucial because every part and system must be reliable and durable. Offering a long warranty is one thing but the customer should not be inconvenienced by a breakdown, especially if the brand is a premium one like Mercedes-Benz.
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They say there is a person out there somewhere that is your exact likeness- your doppelgänger. The Bundesliga too is rife with players, trainers and presidents who bear an uncanny resemblance to another famous person. Take a look at these pairs separated at birth for a bit of light-hearted merriment.
First up Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus.
The darling of the Signal-Iduna Park, with his perfectly coiffured hair, could easily be mistaken for Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson.
Over at the Allianz Arena Bayern defender Dante could stand in for rocker Lenny Kravitz, but could the American singer line-up in Pep Guardiola's back four?
Rock on.
You would think it would be impossible for anyone to look more like Ryan Gosling than Ryan Gosling himself, but Hamburg midfielder Lewis Holtby proves that not to be the case.
Will the real Ryan Gosling please step up?
The hat, the beard, the swag, Snoop Dogg has it all, but so too come to think of it does his Doppelgänger from Hertha Berlin Salomon Kalou.
What's my name?
Unless, you were a German child of the 1960s and 1970s you probably didn't watch the puppet series Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver.
The aforementioned Jim Knopf of the title could easily be current Bayern Munich star David Alaba in duplicate. A reverse Doppelgänger?
I'm not sure if his partner in crime Beavis has a Doppelgänger, but Butthead could easily look in the mirror and see the reflection of legendary Bundesliga trainer Juup Heynckes staring back at him.
However, Mr. Heynckes certainly wasn't a butthead when winning the treble during his final season at Bayern.
Speaking of top coaches, if you flick back through your old Panini sticker albums, you'll find current Nationalelf trainer Jogi Löw obviously hasn't changed his barber since the early 1980s:
Neither so it seems has South Park favourite Randy Marsh.
Although not playing in the Bundesliga now, but always a German favourite, Lukas Podolski may have been an astronaut (okay, cosmonaut) by the name of Yuri Gagarin in a previous life.
Who knew? Prinz Poldi, space pioneer.
Here's another one from kids TV from yesteryear. Dangermouse was always a favourite of mine in the UK back in the day. The hero's trusty side-kick, Penfold (a mole), is shockingly the spitting image of Felix Magath:
The TV series is making a return, and, so too, could Magath if the 1860 Munich rumours are true.
Completing our latest round of ten is none other than HSV keeper Rene Adler, or is it star of the Wedding Crashers, Owen Wilson?
If they were separated at birth someone needs to contact Frau Adler and reunite her with her son Rene's long-lost twin.
Do you have a Bundesliga Doppelgänger in mind? If so, tell us below!
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Heather Banos–Running for Life
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Chasing Rainbows
January 2017
By Gary VanDeWalker
Photos by Taryn Burkleo
The mountain air parts for the runners in the 50K race. Participants pass as onlookers cheer them on. Hushed voices move through the wispy pines along Lake Siskiyou.
"She's a mermaid," says one spectator.
"No, a unicorn," replies another.
A bright green head of hair appears on the trail, belonging to runner 6. Her smile encourages her fans as much as their shouts propel her on her eight-hour, 31-mile journey.
Heather Banos possesses a mythical persona. She is a living rainbow with an infectious love of life and a soft voice which brings you into her world. Out of a dark storm of drinking into the light of sobriety, her feet now carry her into a life of running. Her addictive personality and eating disorder are transformed to create a disciplined life of exercise and nutrition. She often performs for an audience of one, her 7-year-old son, Jaxson. "I wanted to show my son a life where he would learn to chase his dreams and goals in positive ways," she says.
Running didn't always appeal to Banos. "I hated running my whole life, I stayed away from it," she says. "But I like to challenge myself. It was really, really hard, but a good and positive thing to embrace."
The lithe spirit in Banos grew to love running. She started running short distances. She looked for local fun runs. In six months, she went from five miles to half-marathons. She found she enjoyed the beauty of the road along with the expanded vistas of mountain trails. She learned to be part of a family, crewing and pacing for other runners.
After 18 months, she was ready to enter the 50K race around the mountain lake. By the time of the grueling race, she adored her new sport. "I didn't want to beat others. I wanted to beat myself," Banos says.
Her races are a passion and calling. She journals her life and her training on Facebook. "Running has given me the high I was always chasing," she says. "I put myself out on social media, wanting to help others who are coming from where I was. Facebook is my diary and release."
Banos finds her accomplishments forge her identity. "I didn't like myself in the beginning," she says. "Fitness and nutrition have introduced me to a support system. I have a new family and community who see me for who I am now."
Her enthusiasm is more than internal; it bubbles out in her bright outfits, her changing hair color and the tattoos which grace her skin. She is a genuine character as she dashes through her races. There is no falseness in her. "I like to stand out. At first, the color was to draw attention away from worrying about what people thought of me," she says. "But people and kids love it. It helps make running the most positive thing in my life."
Her goals expand with each day. She is training for a 50-mile race, with her eyes looking beyond to a 100 miler. "I still have bad days," she says, "but I look for the positive outlook, the good lesson. Let me have the bad day. Tomorrow is a different day."
Companies have begun to endorse Banos through ambassadorships. They provide equipment to a runner, not because they are first in a race, but because they inspire. "I have to use it and believe in the company. It's local businesses I love the most," she says. "I like to pick based on who they are and see if their values connect with mine."
Banos is a woman who embodies a myth and has brought herself into the real world. Her hand fingers the small rubber unicorn she often carries with her. "I know sometimes I won't finish, but that's where I'll learn the most," she says. "You learn not from the wins, but from the struggles. Running saved my life."


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The Winnipeg Goldeyes looked dead in the water after seven innings on Monday night. But a three-run homer by Ray Sadler turned a potential Sioux City blowout into a home-opening thriller at Shaw Park. On a night when the 7-3 Goldeyes looked dead tired after a 10-game road trip through Texas and Nebraska, 7,155 fans watched a slow start turn into a heart-stopping ninth inning as the Fish fell 6-5 to the visiting Explorers.The Explorers scored early and often against Goldeyes starter Jason Jarvis. Samson drove home the first run of the game in the first inning with a solid single to right then Sioux City added two more in the second to take a 3-0 lead. The Goldeyes got one back in the bottom of the third as Casey Haerther doubled and scored on a double by Tyler Kuhn, but Sioux City scored two more in the fifth and one more in the sixth to take a 6-1 lead. With the Goldeyes scuffling, this one looked like it was in the books. 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LaQuinton Ross finished with 25 points and 12 rebounds, both career-highs, and Shannon Scott added a career-best 18 points to help the Buckeyes pull away for a 78-69 win at Purdue -- a victory that kept Ohio State among the shrinking group of teams that will take a perfect record into 2014. "I thought down the stretch our veterans were as good as they could be," Ohio State coach Thad Matta said. Its an unusual luxury for Ohio State, which has seen a regular parade of underclassmen leave early for the NBA draft. The list includes Greg Oden and Mike Conley to Jared Sullinger and Deshaun Thomas. Things are different this season. The Buckeyes have started the same two seniors and the same three juniors in all 14 games, so when things got tough in Tuesdays Big Ten opener, the older Buckeyes buckled down and came up big every time Ohio State needed a play. Ross and Scott, both juniors, combined for all of the points in a decisive 10-2 second-half run that finally gave Ohio State some breathing room. And, of course, the wily Aaron Craft continually turned Purdue miscues into game-changing moments. Craft finished with seven points, eight rebounds, 10 assists and four steals against a team came into the game with four of the Big Tens top 10 freshman scorers, two of the leagues most dangerous sophomores and a perfect 8-0 record on their home court. "Ten assists and zero turnovers speaks for itself," Purdue coach Matt Painter said after losing to the Buckeyes for the fourth straight time. "He gets eight defensive rebounds, and hes able to affect the game without scoring. There are not a lot of guys who can do that today, especially when theyre 6-foot-2." The combination has the Buckeyes (14-0, 1-0) rolling. Ohio State started the day as one of the nations eight remaining unbeaten teams. It left Mackey Arena with the fifth-longest winning streak in one season in school history and the schools best start since going 24-0 in 2010-11, and the Buckeyes did that on a day they shot 44.6 per cent from the field, went 4 of 22 on 3-pointerrs and were outrebounded 46-37.dddddddddddd Instead, the Buckeyes dug down defensively. Yes, Purdue sophomore A.J. Hammons produced one of the most complete games of his career. He finished with a season-best 18 points, 16 rebounds and four assists, both career highs, and five blocks. Another sophomore, Ronnie Johnson, had 16 points and Johnsons older brother, Terone, finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and five assists. But the Buckeyes suddenly staunch defence still made it tough. Hammons was just 6 of 16 from the field and accounted for four of Purdues 12 turnovers. The Boilermakers shot just 41.8 per cent from the field, were 3 of 14 on 3-pointers and lost for only the second time in seven games -- a telltale sign of how the Buckeyes unflappable veterans will respond to challenges. "Thats something (experience) that we havent had the luxury of having very much at Ohio State," Matta said. "I talk about it with our guys all the time, Youve been through this before. You know we never panicked and theres no drill that you can do in practice to give them experience." Ohio State still showed how much it has learned over the years. After a topsy-turvy first half, in which neither team led by more than four points, and with the Buckeyes top two centres getting into foul trouble defending Hammons, Ohio State managed to find a way out. It made a concerted effort early in the second half to push the ball inside, extending a 34-33 halftime to 44-39. Forty-five seconds later, Terone Johnson tied the score with a 3. Hammons tied it again at 46 on a tip-in with 13:57 left. Then the Buckeyes veterans took over. After using a 6-0 run to finally take a 52-46 lead with 10:35 to go, Scott and Ross went on a personal scoring spree. Each of the juniors scored five points in the decisive 10-2 spurt that pushed the lead to 65-53 with 6:17 remaining -- and this time, it was too much for Purdue to overcome. The Boilermakers couldnt get closer than five the rest of the way. "That might be one of his best games," Matta said when asked about Crafts performance. "I mean, what do you say? His poise, he had great reads on penetration." ' ' '


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LITHIBY, Beatrice Ethel
Beatrice Ethel Lithiby, was born at Northcote, Queen's Road, Richmond, Surrey on 4 December 1889, daughter of John Lithiby (1853-1936), a barrister, and his wife Ethel Stewart née Smith (1860-1943), who married at Brentford, Middlesex in 1888. By 1901, they had moved to 11 Porchester Square, Paddington but in 1911, although the family were still there, Beatrice was out of the country. Beatrice studied at the Royal Academy Schools and served in the First World War and, on the death of her father, then Sir John Lithiby on 14 February 1936, set up her studio at Wantage, Berkshire but in 1939, an artist living at Dower House, Waltham Cross, Essex with others. A painter and designer, specialising in church furnishings and stained glass and a member of the Royal Society of British Artists. She again served her country as a ranking army officer during the Second World War, being awarded an M.B.E. to be followed by an O.B.E.. She exhibited at the Ipswich Art Society in 1933, from 11 Porchester Square, London, a watercolour 'In Ipswich Dock' and in 1937 from 56 Arthur Court, Queen's Road, London W.2, 'The Killoran at Ipswich', but only became a member of the Ipswich Art Club in 1946. In her later years she concentrated on landscapes in oil and in watercolour and again exhibited at Ipswich Art Club but from Milverton, Garfield Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk in 1948, an oil 'V.J. Day on the Orwell' and a watercolour 'A Flurry on the Orwell', she also exhibited at the Royal Academy; the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colour; Royal Society of British Artists; Liverpool Walker Art Gallery; the Society of Women Artists and in the provinces. Beatrice died at The Guildry, Belmont, Wantage, Berkshire on 25 July 1966, she was unmarried. The author of 'A Guide to Wantage Church'.
Works by This Artist
Flying Foam leaves Mevagissey
Shell-Mex at Charing Cross
Oil on canvas board


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James Pritchett was appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Costar Technologies, Inc. (formerly Sielox, Inc.) on January 20, 2009. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Pritchett served as President of Costar Video Systems, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, since June 2006. From March 2001 until June 2006, Mr. Pritchett was the President of Video Solutions Technology Center, LLC and a director of Southern Imaging, Inc. He is a former executive officer of Ultrak, Inc., a publicly-trade company that manufactured and sold products for the security and surveillance and industrial video markets, serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 1988-1997 and as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1997 until March 1999.
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Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Scott Switzer was appointed in 2018 to the post of Chief Operating Officer of Costar Technologies, Inc. Mr. Switzer retains his responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the company, to which he was named in 2011. Serving with the company since 2001, Mr. Switzer was named controller in 2008, and previously held the same position for Costar Video Systems, LLC. Prior to joining the company, he served as a consultant with Accenture. Mr. Switzer holds a BBA from the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University.
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He did not identify which groups he considered to be extremists and provocateurs. Ochieno said competing global interests may be at play in Sudan. "It is very clear that the US allies in the region, particularly Egypt and Saudi Arabia, have influenced the change of tone and direction by the junta in Sudan," he said. "Maybe the most the US can do is to tell its allies to tell those guys to calm down, but also to directly intervene and tell them that if they continue to do what they've done in the past few days, they'll face the consequences." Call for talks The raid on Monday marked a pivotal moment in the weeks-long struggle between the powerful TMC and opposition groups over who should lead Sudan's transition to democracy following the removal of al-Bashir. Sudan protesters reject military election plan after crackdown (2:41) General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of TMC, said it was ready to resume negotiations with the opposition coalition. 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