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Deb Homemade Thin Mints
These are my homemade Thin Mints. I am not sure if you are really allowed to clone the Thin Mints…. I hope I don't get sued!
The Girl Scouts don't have much to worry about because I will never mass produce them and rarely make them even for my family.
They are YUMMY, taste like the real thing and have a healthy twist because I use part whole wheat flour.
Homemade Thin Mints
This recipe is actually easier if you do it on three different days.
Make the dough, bake the cookies, then glaze them on the last day allowing them to cool thoroughly in between each day.
1 large egg
¾ Tbs peppermint oil-extract (Do not buy imitation.)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 -3/4 cups all-purpose flour & whole wheat combined (Don't go more than 1/2 whole wheat.)
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
2 sticks unsalted butter – cut into small pieces
- Whisk egg, peppermint, and vanilla extract in a small bowl.
- Combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt in the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few times to break up any lumps.
- Add butter and pulse until the mixture looks like sand, about 25 pulses. It should start to look grainy.
- Add egg mixture and pulse just until the dough forms into a ball.
- Turn dough out onto a clean work surface and roll into 2 logs. Wrap the logs in parchment paper then plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm.
- Remove a dough log from the refrigerator and slice the dough into 1/4-inch coins. Place the cookies 1/2 inch apart on baking sheet.
- Bake at 350 and cool thoroughly.
Glaze Your Girl Scout Cookie Cones
The real Girl Scout Thin Mints are what they call enrobed in chocolate. There is chocolate on all sides. The quality of chocolate these days makes working with chocolate tough sometimes. Don't buy the cheap stuff!
Cream or oils may make it easier to work with the chocolate but will not give you a room temperature chocolate coating that you can handle without getting chocolate all over your fingers.
This glaze uses butter so that it hardens properly but is a bit thick.
- Melt 1 lb semi-sweet chocolate morsels, 1/2 tsp mint oil and 1 stick of butter in a double boiler. Do not overheat, and stir as it melts to get the consistency.
Drop the cookies in one at a time to get the chocolate on the bottom. Then pick up with your fork or dipping tool and top with a blob of chocolate and sweep it off with a knife.
Gently tap the tool or fork on the edge to remove any dripping and place on parchment paper. Refrigerate them until set.
This technique will give you an enrobed cookie that you can eat handled at room temperature without being sticky and chocolatey all over your hands.
Freeze Thin Mints At Any Point
This is not hard but it is a bit time consuming and tedious.
You can freeze your products at any point in the recipe. I like to make the dough ahead of time and freeze as needed for up to a month. You can also freeze the baked cookies then come back to glaze them another day.
Your friends and family will be impressed with the homemade Thin Mints! They taste exactly like the original!


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Suddenlink-LIN TV Retransmission-Consent Spat Continues
The retransmission-consent row that saw LIN TV yank the signal for KXAN Austin, Texas, on Suddenlink Communications cable systems in Texas earlier this week shows no signs of ending.
Suddenlink announced a carriage deal with another NBC affiliate in the region, Temple, Texas-based KCEN, to provide NBC programming to the estimated 30,000 Austin homes that went dark on New Year's Eve. But LIN said the station, located some 60 miles north of Austin, won't provide true local news to the Austin market.
"It appears to be all too representative of Suddenlink's customer sensibilities that it would think that a Temple, Texas, station reporting on news in Temple and Waco will be regarded by the folks in Georgetown and other communities it serves in the Austin market as an adequate substitute for one of the strongest Austin news stations," LIN said in a statement.
LIN and Suddenlink attempted to negotiate a carriage deal for KXAN and KBIM Albuquerque, N.M., throughout the fall until the talks broke down several days before the Dec. 31 deadline. A Suddenlink spokesman said LIN requested "nonstandard things" during the negotiations, and the cable operator does not pay "direct cash for any transaction."
In its statement, LIN said Suddenlink "has made it clear that it does not value or understand the importance of local stations." While negotiations are on hiatus, Suddenlink's spokesperson said the cable operator was willing to talk.


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We have put together also a carefully selected list of recommended hotels in Windsor, only hotels with the highest level of guest satisfaction are included. Many photos and unbiased hotel reviews written by real guests are provided to help you make your booking decision. Luxury hotels (including 5 star hotels and 4 star hotels) and cheap Windsor hotels (with best discount rates and up-to-date hotel deals) are both available in separate lists.
With Maplandia.com and Booking.com the best price is guaranteed! Windsor hotel deals include also long stay accommodation Windsor offers. Take advantage of our exclusive offers and long stay discounts for selected Windsor hotels' suites.
Unbiased Windsor hotel reviews written by real guests and many hotel photos are provided to help you make your booking decision.
Windsor is located in Windsor and Maidenhead, South East, England, United Kingdom.
List of all hotels in Windsor. By default, Windsor hotels are sorted by class: the most luxurious hotels in Windsor are listed first. You can change the sorting order using the navigation bar above. By clicking the first (leftmost) button you can interchange the direction of sorting between ascending/descending.
There are separate sections devoted to Windsor luxury hotels and Windsor cheap hotels.
The Swan is a traditional English public house offering B&B accommodation just one mile from Windsor Castle. It offers rooms with free Wi-Fi, real ales and free parking. Number of rooms: 4.
Located just 1.6 miles from Legoland, Windsor Guest House offers elegant rooms with a flat screen TV, just 5 minutes drive from the Royal Ascot racecourse. Number of rooms: 5.
Conveniently located about 300 meters from the pool recreation of Windsor and the River Thames, this family run hostel is located near the exit 6 of the M4 and about 15 minutes away by car from Heathrow. Number of rooms: 12.
This occupies an inn for the rest of the carriages, dating back to 1711, recently restored. Christopher is the only hotel in Eton, and offers style, comfort and elegance in the historic Eton High Street. Number of rooms: 34.
The Trooper Windsor is a traditional restaurant with a separate property located right next to the pub. The 5-minute walk away from Windsor Castle accommodation offers home-cooked meals and rooms with free Wi-Fi. Number of rooms: 9.
The traditional Barbara's Bed and Breakfast is family run and located 15 minutes walk from Windsor Castle. You can enjoy a freshly cooked breakfast and free WiFi and stay in bright rooms. Number of rooms: 3.
The Meridian Leisure Hotels group has completed the final phase of the renovation of this hotel. The millions of pounds invested in this renovation have led to the Royal Adelaide Hotel a four star hotel. Number of rooms: 42.
Already coaching inn, the Bluebell House is located between Windsor and Ascot, less than 5 minutes drive from Legoland Windsor and Ascot racecourse. Included in the rate you will have the Wi-Fi in rooms and on-site parking. Number of rooms: 5.
Charles House is just 5 minutes walk from the center of the historic Windsor and Windsor Castle. This guest house offers free Wi-Fi and continental breakfast in your room. Number of rooms: 4.
This small, family-run B&B with free Wi-Fi is very near to Windsor town centre and a short walk from the train stations and Windsor Castle. Dee&Steve's is a refurbished, non-smoking B&B a 20-minute drive from Heathrow Airport. Number of rooms: 4.
With free parking, the Flexi-Lets @ Windsor Pavilions have modern kitchens and elegant decor. Just 15 minutes from Windsor Castle, the apartments are a drive of 15 minutes from Heathrow Airport. Number of rooms: 8.
This beautiful Victorian house in central Windsor is a 5-minute walk from the town centre and Windsor Castle. Legoland is a 5-minute drive away. Number of rooms: 4.
Macdonald Windsor, located in the central street Windsor High Street and close to the famous Windsor Castle, offers luxurious rooms with wireless internet access. The hotel also houses an elegant restaurant and bar. Number of rooms: 120.
Located 2 minutes walk from the main entrance to Windsor Castle, the Hotel Mercure Castle itself is a historical landmark. It enjoys an ideal location for shopping, visits and access to Windsor Great Park. Number of rooms: 108.
Located in the heart of 14 acres of landscaped gardens on the Thames, the hotel Oakley Court is a splendid Victorian residence Gothic located five minutes from Windsor and twenty minutes from Heathrow Airport. Number of rooms: 118.
Just 5 minutes' drive from Windsor Castle and Legoland, Park Farm features 4-star, modern rooms with free Wi-Fi and flat-screen TVs. Guests can enjoy full English breakfasts. Number of rooms: 4.
Beautifully decorated, rich in history and situated in a unique position. The best kept secret of Windsor. Welcome to "Sir Christopher Wren's House Hotel and Spa." Number of rooms: 93.
This hotel and spa is located in the shadow of Windsor Castle (castle), you can imagine no better location in the city needs. This beautiful building has been recently rebuilt for 7.5 million pounds and many of the original features are now even better to their right. Number of rooms: 79.
The Manor is situated in a quiet corner of Windsor, overlooking the green and near the banks of the Thames. Number of rooms: 50.
The Cottage Inn, the hotel welcomes you in the picturesque Berkshire, just 15 minutes drive from historic Windsor. The cottage from the 18th Number of rooms: 10.
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Stoop Kids music aside, it's been a minute since we've heard some solo music from Brooklyn emcee ScienZe. The homie comes straight out the studio with this new one, "The Quest(ion)" produced by Lord Quest. ScienZe wanted to send this one out as a thank you to all the fans and supporters, so enjoy. Ella coming soon.[audio:http://static.okayplayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Scienze-the-question.mp3|titles=ScienZe "The Quest(ion)"]


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Watch Out For Auto Extended Warranty Fraud
Fraud nowadays comes in all forms and shapes but we must not forget one of the classic ways scammers have been profiting from innocent victims for decades: mail fraud.
A mail notification that your auto warranty is about to expire with an offer to buy an extended warranty plan attached may be nothing but a scam. That is exactly what Consumer Fraud Task Force, a group formed by government law enforcers and the Better Business Bureau, spotted recently in mailboxes across the country.
According to victims, the brochure looks legitimate and it leads readers to believe it was sent by the car maker. However, the true author is an independent auto extended warranty company. Consumers who bought into it said they later realized their warranty was nowhere near its expiration date and the company wouldn't give them a refund.
Avoid being another victim of this kind of mail fraud by being informed about your car's warranty coverage. Contact your dealer or manufacturer and request the expiration terms of your warranty. Normally warranties will be issued for 2 to 6 years or certain mileage.
Another common form of mail fraud is a solicitation or sales attempt disguised as a bill from your car dealer or manufacturer. According to the U.S. Postal Service, these misleading documents should have a clear disclaimer printed in big font (at least 30-point type) stating that it "is not a bill and you are under no obligation to pay the amount stated unless you accept the offer."
If you suspect you're a victim of these or any other type of fraud, follow these links to file a complaint:
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How to Choose a Good Faucet
We all know the importance of quality when it comes to selecting a faucet. However, you won't always end up getting what you pay for. At times, even something cheap may end up costing you a lot in the long-term. So, how do you know what to go for? The answer is pretty simple: research on it.
5 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Faucet
As you research, you should ask yourself the following questions:
1. Can you get the faucet's repair parts?
As you continue using them, faucets may break down at some point. Often, you may need to get some parts to replace the malfunctioned ones. You may not find the parts everywhere but you should have at least one reliable source. Online retailers that sell plumbing supplies may be a good source.
2. Does the seller know anything about the manufacturer or brand?
Store brands may be acceptable but you may need to know who made it and have a customer service number to call in case of a problem. If none of this information is available, you may not have someone to help if you experience problems.
3. What is the faucet made of?
Conventionally, manufacturers use brass, but lately, stainless steel is gaining popularity and other manufacturers use plastic as well. If ordering online, ensure you know the material used to make the faucet.
4. Does it meet your area's regulations?
The water conservation and low-lead regulations are changing, meaning that faucets may need to meet new requirements before installation. You may get a "perfect" faucet off that auction site, only for your plumber to tell you that they aren't permitted to install the beautiful product you painstakingly chose. To avoid wasting both money and time, ensure you know what need before getting it.
5. Does it have a warranty?
Cheaply-made faucets may have little or no warranty. Also, certain costly faucets come with warranty requirements that make them worthless. While some warranties require receipts and only cover the original owner, others may apply to the product irrespective of who has it. Therefore, always go through the warranty information and go with what is more reasonable.
6. Is It Worth Your Needs?
If you would like to remodel your home in a few years, an ordinary faucet may be your ideal choice. If you are planning on selling it, then that costly faucet can be your selling point-to help you justify the extra expense. On the other hand, if you aren't going anywhere and found a perfect faucet with a great warranty, available repair parts and accessible service center, you can settle for it.
But if it's more than your expected budget, is it worth it? Whether you've a shoestring or unlimited budget, the most essential thing is to be comfortable with the faucet you chose. Remember faucets are focal points in your home, and they will remind you of your decision every day.
Believe it or not, there are expensive faucets that many users wine about and there are also quality faucets at subsidized costs. So don't let pricing be the only factor. Know what you want and you will be happy with your decision.


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Hanzo Build Guide "Ryuu ga waga teki wo kurau!"
Welcome to our guide for Hanzo, a Ranged Assassin in Heroes of the Storm. Within these pages, you will find everything required to understand how best to play this hero, in both different map styles and team compositions.
Hanzo's Overview
Hanzo is a long-ranged Assassin who must land skillshots from precise angles in order to deal damage effectively. He excels in areas that have many terrain features, where his Abilities are most effective. Sonic Arrow and Scatter Arrow give Hanzo exceptional vision utility, and allow him to keep track of enemy movements beyond the fog of war.
Hanzo's Strengths and Weaknesses
- Somewhat locked into build paths after Level 1 Talent choice
- Limited usefulness of Basic Abilities without Talents
- No self-sustain
- Poor waveclear (until Level 4)
Hanzo's Talent Build Cheatsheet
Basic Attack BuildTalent calculator »
The Basic Attack Build takes Talents that dramatically improve Hanzo's sustained damage. As with any ranged Basic Attack strategy, you want to position yourself near maximum range while delivering Basic Attacks to enemy Heroes.
Redemption significantly increases Hanzo's otherwise sluggish attack speed. This is important for a playstyle centered around Basic Attacks, and works well with the other Talents you will be taking. Ignore All Distractions serves as the primary PvE tool for this build. Because it causes your Basic Attacks to instantly kill Minions, it will get more value when used on Minions with more Health (like melee minions or catapults). Remember that it increases your Basic Attack range each time you Basic Attack a Minion; use this range to harass nearby enemy Heroes. This can be very useful while laning.
Sharpened Arrowheads is an excellent way to enhance your damage, and will increase your team's damage as well. Each consecutive Basic Attack or Storm Bow arrow against an Enemy Hero will reduce their armor for several seconds. Giant Slayer works very well against enemy Tanks with large health pools. If the enemy frontline is lacking and you need finishing power against squishy enemy Heroes, Flawless Technique can be a good choice instead.
Storm Bow BuildTalent calculator »
The Storm Bow Build has excellent poke damage, good waveclear, and very long range. This build requires accurate and successful Storm Bow hits in order to be effective. It will be more difficult to use against highly mobile Heroes, as they are likely to avoid skillshots. This build should never be used against Abathur; the slug can easily prevent you from ever completing Target Practice.
Explosive Arrows enhances your waveclear and gives you a stronger presence in lanes; you can easily hit enemies with explosions if they position themselves near their Minions. Take The Dragon Hungers at Level 7 to increase your Ability damage whenever Storm Bow hits. One of the drawbacks of Ninja Assassin in the other builds is that Natural Agility can remove you from their effective ranges. However, Ninja Assassin works very well with the long range poke provided by Target Practice.
Piercing Arrows has several synergies with the rest of the Talents in the build. When you pair Explosive Arrows with Piercing Arrows, it becomes possible to cause two explosions with each Storm Bow arrow. There must be sufficient space between Minions for this to occur, but it allows you to clear Minion waves very quickly during the late game. Piercing Arrows also enables you to hit Heroes near their Minions with Storm Bow and an explosion, effectively dealing double damage to them. Piercing Arrows also has synergy with Ninja Assassin, because you can completely reset Natural Agility's cooldown with a well placed shot.
Scatter Arrow BuildTalent calculator »
Scatter Arrow Build focuses on Talents that improve Scatter Arrow, transforming it into your primary Ability. Of the 3 builds, this one has the least consistant Hero damage. However, this build can perform well if you really want a playstyle focused around Scatter Arrow. This build works best on maps that have narrow corridors, where Scatter Arrow's ricochets are more likely to hit enemies.
Grab Simple Geometry at Level 1 to improve Scatter Arrow once you complete the quest. Explosive Arrows has better waveclear than Serrated Arrows; pick it up at Level 4, in spite of this being the Scatter Arrow build. Never Outmatched is going to help with mana conservation, but can also greatly reduce the cooldown of Scatter Arrow. Mounted Archery allows Hanzo to rotate very quickly, and enhances the escape value provided by Natural Agility.
This build really comes online at Level 16, when you get Piercing Arrows. With this Talent, Scatter Arrow can be shot into terrain through an enemy Hero. This opens up many more angles for Scatter Arrow, and makes it much harder for enemies to prevent it from colliding with terrain. Piercing Arrows also allows Explosive Arrows to explode twice with each Storm Bow arrow, greatly improving your waveclear. You may be tempted to take Giant Slayer at this point, but Piercing Arrows really rounds out this strange build. If giant slaying is what you need to do, we recommend the Basic Attack build.
At Level 10, you should usually take Dragon's Arrow. It gives you some much needed crowd control, which can be used to turn a team fight, or to set up and secure kills. Dragonstrike can also work with this build, but requires your team to have some way to set up a wombo-combo. The Dragon Awakens makes it possible to reset Dragonstrike quickly enough to cast it more than once in a team fight after Level 20.
Hanzo's Synergies and Counters
Both of Hanzo's Heroics are excellent follow-ups, and can prove devastating to enemies caught by setup Heroics like Zeratul's Void Prison, E.T.C.'s Mosh Pit, or Zarya's Graviton Surge.
Hanzo has very limited mobility during combat, and must keep his distance from enemies in order to survive. Hanzo will struggle to shake highly mobile Heroes when they get within melee range of him, especially if they can follow him over walls when he uses Natural Agility to escape.
Hanzo's Maps
Hanzo does well on maps that feature objectives in small areas where movement is restricted by terrain walls. This makes all of his skillshots easier to land, and provides several surfaces for him to split Scatter Arrow with. He can also use Natural Agility on one of the several surrounding terrain features to escape threats. By the same reasoning, Hanzo can struggle on maps that feature large areas that are free of terrain features.
Hanzo's Tips and Tricks
- Use Natural Agility as a shortcut around long walls, or to escape danger.
- Use Storm Bow to poke enemies from a safe distance.
- Move back and forth to keep enemies near Storm Bow's maximum range as it channels.
- Scatter Arrow can be used to quickly dismount enemies or prevent hearthing, as it does not require channeling.
- Always check bushes and vents with Sonic Arrow or Scatter Arrow before entering them.
- Use your Heroic Abilities to follow-up your allies.
Hanzo's Role in the Current Meta
Hanzo can build for long range poke or sustained damage, has strong vision utility, and has access to powerful follow-up Heroics. He can fit into many different team compositions, due to a variety of viable builds with waveclear. Hanzo is best picked late in the draft when it is clear that one of his builds can be exploited for its specific strenghts. It is not ideal to lock him early in the draft, as this leaves him vulnerable to Heroes who can follow him when he uses Natural Agility to reposition or escape.
The current Nexus Anomaly heavily favours Heroes who can safely and efficiently collect the Experience Globes dropped by slain minions. Typically, this will be Heroes with a strong lane presence and good waveclear. Like most Ranged Assassins, this anomaly is a slight nerf to Hanzo as he will not be able to collect experience from his maximum weapon range. Hanzo cannot activate has primary escape, Natural Agility, in most places where Experience Globes will drop. This can make him reliant on his teammates for experience, which will make him a bit harder to succeed with in this Anomaly.
- 15 Dec. 2019 (this page): Updated Role in the Current Meta to include information on current Nexus Anomaly.
- 30 Aug. 2019 (talents page): Guide reviewed to ensure meta relevance after balance patch.
- 30 Aug. 2019 (this page): Guide reviewed to ensure meta relevance after balance patch.
- 30 Aug. 2019 (abilities page): Guide reviewed to ensure meta relevance after balance patch.
- 21 Jun. 2019 (this page): Builds, Talents, Abilities, Maps, and Role discussion updated to reflect current meta.
- 21 Jun. 2019 (talents page): Builds, Talents, Abilities, Maps, and Role discussion updated to reflect current meta.
- 21 Jun. 2019 (abilities page): Builds, Talents, Abilities, Maps, and Role discussion updated to reflect current meta.
- 10 Jan. 2018 (this page): Builds updated to reflect Blaze patch changes.
- 10 Jan. 2018 (talents page): Talent choices and descriptions updated to reflect Blaze patch changes.
- 04 Jan. 2018 (this page): Updated builds to reflect meta changes.
- 04 Jan. 2018 (talents page): Updated Talents to reflect meta changes.
- 12 Dec. 2017 (this page): Added Hanzo guide.
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Jenny Lawson and Neil Gaiman got it right; "pretend you're good at it" enables introverted leaders to emerge. In a recent study, Spark et al. (2018) found that despite circumstances where introverted leadership may be beneficial, introverts tend to overestimate negative emotions of engaging in enough extraverted behavior to emerge as a leader. By strategically pushing yourself to pretend you're good at "extraverting", you can lead. In this post, we glean actionable insights from The failure of introverts to emerge as leaders: The role of forecasted affect (Spark et al., 2018) and related studies.
The Research
Leadership research consistently finds a relationship between extraversion and leadership. Because of this relationship, introverts are less likely to emerge as leaders (e.g., being perceived to influence decisions, lead conversations, or model desirable leadership) than their extraverted peers. However, there are many circumstances where an introverted leadership style would be advantageous. These include situations where a group benefits from a leader that serves, empowers, or teaches others in the group.
Spark et al. (2018) tested whether introverts fail to emerge as leaders as often as extraverts because they forecast unpleasant or uncomfortable emotions in group situations. The researchers again found a relationship between extraversion and emergent leadership. They also found that introverts were less likely to emerge as group leaders because the introverts forecasted they would experience higher levels of negative emotions (relating to statements such as: I will feel fearful, I will feel worried, I will feel distressed, I will feel upset, or I will feel nervous) than the extraverts forecasted. Notably, the introverts overestimated the level of negative emotions that they would experience within a group activity. This overestimation was thought to inhibit the introverts from behaving in a way that would enable them to emerge as leaders.
Other research (Zelenski et al., 2013), has found that introverts not only substantially overestimate negative emotions that would result from acting extraverted, they also underestimate positive emotions that would result from extraverted behavior. Introverts are less likely to engage in extroverted behaviors because of these forecasting errors – overestimating negative emotions and underestimating positive emotions. Yes, positive emotions from extraverted behavior. Fleeson et al. (2002) found that introverts experience positive emotions while engaged in extraverted behaviors.
Spark et al. (2018) stated that "if introverts can develop strategies to more accurately forecast their enjoyment of behavior more conducive to emergent leadership, then it is possible that such individuals will be on a level playing field with extraverts in relevant social situations."
Putting it into Action
To emerge as a group leader, you're going to have to push yourself to engage in some extraverted behavior. Jenny Lawson in her book Furiously Happy, recounts a story about being nervous before narrating her book. Her friend Neil Gaiman suggests that she just pretend she was good at it. The advice helped Jenny; I've adopted this mindset often and found it wonderfully helpful. You can leverage this advice by pretending you're good at "extraverting". You can use temporary extraversion as a tool. There's no need to deny who you are or try to change your core personality.
Choose what and when you want to lead, grab extraversion from the toolbox, put it to use, and advance your objectives. Take some comfort in knowing that your negative emotions will be far less than you think, you're likely to experience positive emotions, and the group will also benefit from your contribution.
Here are a few tips to help you exercise some extraverted group behavior:
- Prepare [as an introvert you'll prepare without my prompting] by creating the agenda, a draft product, or some insightful questions
- Speak very early in the group (this is important and supported by research)
- Grab the dry erase marker to capture ideas and attention
Give it a try; use extraversion as a strategic tool to provide the thoughtful leadership your group needs. Please share your experiences with other readers of this blog.
Fleeson, W., Malanos, A. B., & Achille, N. M. (2002). An Intraindividual Process Approach to the Relationship Between Extraversion and Positive Affect : Is Acting Extraverted as " Good " as Being Extraverted? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83(6), 1409–1422.
Spark, A., Stansmore, T., & O'Connor, P. (2018). The failure of introverts to emerge as leaders: The role of forecasted affect. Personality and Individual Differences, 121, 84–88.
Zelenski, J. M., Whelan, D. C., Nealis, L. J., Besner, C. M., Santoro, M. S., & Wynn, J. E. (2013). Personality and Affective Forecasting: Trait Introverts Underpredict the Hedonic Benefits of Acting Extraverted. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 104(6), 1092–1108.


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Who Are We?
Whetstone Capital Group plc is an externally managed Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and its shares can be traded on the Britdaq matched bargain platform. The Company hopes as soon as possible to trade on a regulated stock market.
As an externally managed AIF the Company's day to day management and investment process is managed by an independent external Investment Manager and an Investment Committee. The Board of Directors is responsible for corporate governance and strategy.
Investments by the Company and financial management require the triple approval and oversight by the professional Investment Manager, the Board of Directors and the Investment Committee made up of appropriate experts depending upon the business sector involved as well as members drawn from the Investment Manager, the Advisory Board, significant shareholders and the Board of Directors.
Our Objectives
The Company's objectives are to make investments in and acquisitions of private and public companies in a broad range of sectors. Investee companies must be typically well managed, cash generative and our involvement must add to the liquidity of our stock. The Company's objective is to acquire quality investments that increase the scale and liquidity of the Company on an exponential basis.
The Company is looking to back proven management teams capable of running and growing their own business with the minimum of outside control by the Company
Our Approach
The Directors believe that providing an alternative route to capital for small and mid cap companies represents an exciting investment opportunity given the reluctance and terms set by conventional providers, such as banks, which have become so risk adverse that their terms are unattractive to companies if funding is even available.
The Directors believe that specific and significant opportunities exist to provide alternative funding to small and mid cap businesses through either taking strategic stakes or outright acquisition. Typically, the Company is looking to back outstanding management teams capable of running and growing their own business with the minimum of outside control by the Company.
The Investment Team believe there is extraordinary potential for returns by providing such an alternative to conventional funding sources to companies in a wide range of sectors and markets. The Company's intention is to become the strategic investor of choice for small and mid cap fast growing companies.
Investment Scope & Objectives
The Company intends to target investments in businesses that hold assets which are typically asset rich and capable of being turned quickly into cash generative operations, such as energy extraction businesses, mines, refineries and processing plants. The preference is for brownfield opportunities, although investments in businesses with attractive development opportunities may also be considered. Investments may include, but are not limited to, the acquisition and disposal of ordinary shares, preference shares, debentures, loan stocks, other securities, options and warrants of and in listed and in unlisted companies and/or other vehicles that focus on the same scope as the Company. Surplus resources will be held in cash, cash equivalent and liquid assets pending deployment.
On the advice of the Investment Manager, the Company, whether individually or with strategic equity partners, on a case-by-case basis, will utilise its financial ability and expertise and execution skill to participate in investments falling within the Investment Scope with the principal objective of providing Shareholders with a high overall rate of return.
The investment objective of the Company is to provide Shareholders with an attractive total return achieved through both capital appreciation and dividends given its focus on cash generative businesses which should be able to distribute profits to shareholders. The Directors believe that there are likely to be sufficient investment and acquisition opportunities within both private and public businesses in the small and mid cap arena. The Investment Team, through their extensive network of contacts, have identified a number of potentially interesting investment opportunities.
In order to take account of opportunistic investment opportunities which might lie outside the Investment Scope stated above, the Board has reserved the right to approve such investments should it consider the investment to be in the best interests of the Shareholders as a whole and to instruct the Investment Manager accordingly. The Board, to the extent that the exercise of such discretion is not already disclosed publicly, shall notify shareholders as appropriate and to the extent that the Board wishes to amend its Investment Scope and Objectives and/or may require the Company's approval of such investment falling outside the Investment Scope, it shall seek Shareholder approval by means of an ordinary resolution.
Investment Criteria
The Directors intend that the Company's investments will adhere to the following guidelines:
Strong Management
The Directors believe in investing in people. The Company will seek people who are experts in their field and passionate about their company. The Company invests in them.
Cash Generative
Cash is king. The Company will generally only invest in companies which generate, or will quickly generate, cash and which can turn profits into dividends for shareholders.
Creates Liquidity
The investments will be intended to add liquidity to the Company's issued share capital and create goodwill for both the Company and the target company.
Following the completion of any acquisitions, the Investment Manager will work in conjunction with incumbent management teams to develop and deliver a strategy for performance improvement and/or acquisition-led strategic and operational enhancements. Investors should be aware that it is an express intention of the Directors to utilise its share capital as partial consideration for acquisitions.
Sector focus
The Company is targeted at Small & Medium sized Enterprises (SME's) and not tied to any particular sector but has already made investments in healthcare and technology. The focus of the Company is always to l seek producing businesses, businesses where production is underutilised and unproductive assets which can be brought into production relatively simply and quickly. Producing assets are expected to be companies where shareholders are seeking an exit, for instance a retirement sale, while non producing assets are expected to be straight purchases.
Geographical Areas
Europe and the UK are the Company's primary geographic focus. In a post Bretix world whatever the outcome the Company see Europe as having long term growth potential. The jury is out over what a post Brexit UK will look like but given business and the market has already factored in unsettled times it is possible that the UK may experience a relative boom once a clear way forward has been agreed.
Our Projects and Sectors
Details of our projects and sector interests will be published here but areas we are considering include:
Small & Medium sized Enterprises SME's
creating long term return on capital
Consumer technology
and innovation
at the forefront of science
The Internet of Things
opening up the world
creating products for the future
Focusing on Europe and a post-Brexit UK
searching out cash generative and high growth investments
Investment, Leverage and Borrowing Policies
The Company invests in investments falling within the Investment Scope. The Company endeavours to hold assets, whether directly or indirectly, through one or more special purpose vehicles to ensure the most efficient corporate structure.
While the Company has the ability to gear its balance sheet, it is intended that each investment be ring-fenced by the Company and that the funding of each investment will be based on the strength of such investment's balance sheet and/or cash flow potential thereby increasing the insolvency remoteness of each investment.
Given the initial size and capitalisation of the Company, it is not considered effective to place gearing, financial or capitalisation constraints on the Investment Scope. The Directors may consider whether such constraints should be applied in due course in the light of the Company's performance. There is no set limit on the size of investment or investments that the Company may make. The Directors intend that a proportion of the initial funds raised will be used for the purposes of working capital, to undertake due diligence on potential target acquisitions and potentially fund investments.
Investments outside the Investment Scope
In order to take account of opportunistic investment opportunities which might lie outside the Investment Scope stated above, the Board has reserved the right to approve such investments should it consider the investment to be in the best interests of the Shareholders as a whole and to instruct the Investment Manager accordingly. The Board, to the extent that the exercise of such discretion is not already disclosed publicly, shall notify Shareholders as appropriate and to the extent that the Board wishes to amend its Investment Scope and Objectives and/or may require the Company's approval of such investment falling outside the Investment Scope, it shall seek Shareholder approval by means of an ordinary resolution.
Management and Control of Investments
The Company does not intend to be active in management as an investor but expects to acquire control of one or more target companies, although it will also consider acquiring non-controlling shareholdings. The proposed investments to be made by the Company may be in either quoted or unquoted securities and made by direct acquisition of an interest in companies, partnerships or joint ventures, and direct interests in projects, and can be at any stage of development. Accordingly, the Company's equity interest in a proposed investment may range from a minority position to 100 per cent. ownership and controlling interest.
The Directors intend to acquire one or more investments in quoted or unquoted businesses or companies (in whole or in part) thereby creating a platform for further investments. The Company is likely to need to raise additional funds for these purposes and may use both debt and/or equity including, inter alia, convertible loan notes.
Our Board
As the Company is structured as an externally managed AIF. A Chairman is elected as required for each meeting of the Directors or the Company. In addition to a Board of Directors the company is advised by an Advisory Board whose members amongst other functions form part or all of the investment committee as appropriate. Brief biographical details of the Directors and Advisory Board Members are set out below:
Tim Lyle – Director (age 66)
Tim has over 35 years' experience in investment banking, covering venture capital, corporate finance advice, private and public capital raising and M&A, initially at County NatWest and later heading up a small bank in the City. For the past 25 years he has advised and handled transactions as a founder partner of City & Merchant Limited. In addition to his venture capital and corporate advisory activities, Tim's industrial experience includes a number of executive and non-executive directorships across a range of industries and sizes of business.
Mr Allan Biggar Director (age 55)
An entrepreneur and business affairs consultant Allan began working life in national politics holding various roles at in what was the UK Liberal Party. He joined global public relations firm Burson-Marsteller working and living in the UK, Middle East, USA, and Europe over a 14 year career with them, becoming a main board director. Setting up his own firm in 2005 Allan soon grew the business into an international firm with teams in the UK, Abu Dhabi, Istanbul, India, Moscow, Kiev, and USA. As a business advisor Allan moved on from consultancy joining the board of bio-tech firm Smartcells and later becoming Chief Commercial Officer of a UK music tech start-up.
Allan's experience includes owning and operating enterprises in a variety of countries and industries. He advises a growing number of entrepreneurs on growth strategy as well as being an active investor himself. He is a Fellow of The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. An author and writer Allan contributes to business media on brands and politics which remain a keen interest including contributing to the Great British Entrepreneurs Handbook on personal branding.
Our Investment Manager
The Investment Manager is City & Merchant Limited. City & Merchant was incorporated in 1991 principally as a Corporate Finance house to provide finance and structuring advice to clients seeking new capital. Over the past 25 years or so, City & Merchant has undertaken, advised on and/or been involved in transactions covering Management Buy-ins and Buy-outs, new issues and IPOs, Mergers and Acquisitions, in both the private and publicly quoted arenas and Fund Management in the Alternative Investment Fund area.
Its principal Directors and Associates include:
Tim Lyle – Director, Group CEO
David Papworth Director, COO, Head of Corporate Finance
David qualified as a solicitor in 1988 and worked in a Holborn firm that specialised in advising owner managed businesses. In 1996 he became a partner in the Company/Commercial department and advised on a broad range of company law issues including acquisitions and disposals, MBOs and start-ups. In 1998 he completed an MBA at City University and established his own consulting business advising on contractual, compliance and corporate governance issues. He joined City & Merchant in 2005 where he has undertaken transactions involving listed and unlisted companies across a wide range of IPOs and pre-IPOs, fundraisings, takeover bids and provides strategic corporate finance advice.
Tim Cartmell Associate Director, Head of Credit
Tim has over 25 years' experience in capital markets, covering rates, credit and corporate finance. He was a top salesman at Greenwell (HSBC) before becoming Head of Gilt Sales at JP Morgan and head of UK credit sales at Dresdner Kleinwort. He has experience of agency broking at King & Shaxson before becoming COO and Head of Credit at Hoare Capital. Tim concentrates on £ and € credit, as well as bringing new issues to market.
Peter Halloway-Churchill Associate Director, International
Peter has built and managed capital markets firms globally with particular emphasis on online trading in multi products. Peter has a broad knowledge of operations from back office through to trading rooms and has also covered compliance roles both in the UK and abroad. He has trading and operation skills in FX, Money Market, Fixed Income and Derivatives.
In addition to the above personnel, City & Merchant has formal links with a number of other corporate advisory firms and its own Appointed Representatives.
Our Investment Committee
The Company has constituted an Investment Committee to assist the Investment Manager in implementing the investment policy, handling transactions and monitoring subsequent performance on investments. In addition to the standard Bribery Act and conflicts of interest requirements, the Terms of Reference of the Investment Committee include:
Initial Members of the Investment Committee
Within the Terms of Reference for the Investment Committee, is the requirement that a Director of the Company and a member of the Investment Manager are ex-officio members of the committee. Further members may be appointed (and removed) by Board resolution. It is intended that members of the Investment Committee will be added as investment circumstances demand. As at 8th February 2018 the members of the Investment Committee are as follows plus members of the Advisory Board as appropriate:
Mr Tim Lyle (Please see board bio)
Mr Allan Biggar (Please see board bio)
Corporate Adviser and Investment Manager
City & Merchant Limited
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Reporting Accountants and Auditors
Kingston Smith LLP
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Legal Advisers to the Company
Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
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Barclays Bank PLC
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Name of Company: Whetstone Capital Group plc
Date of Incorporation: 8th August 2017
Place of Incorporation: England
Company Number: 10905791
Directors: Tim Lyle, Allan Biggar
Advisory Board:David Aldred, Jeremy Chivers, Wade Emerson
Registered Office: Level 17, Dashwood House, 69 Old Broad Street, London, EC2M 1QS


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As the skin care profession has risen to new levels of professionalism and expertise, the responsibility for the individual professional to represent those levels has become increasingly necessary. On a daily basis we are seeing new products, equipment, technology, ingredients, and techniques. It can be a full time job simply keeping up with the wave – let alone actually being appropriately informed. Yet, it remains our job and responsibility to know what is happening in the industry. All of that being said, there is one particular area that acts as a knowledge base – a foundation per say – that never changes but constantly gets built upon. That area is ingredients.
As an educator, I preach to my students that there are two things that will always lead to treatment results: physiology and ingredients. If you understand the skin and you understand ingredients you will always know what products to choose and why to choose them.
We live in a consumer savvy time. Clients are bombarded with marketing campaigns that make promises and claims about products and ingredients with very little substantiation. Our job is to clear up the confusion and we can only do that by knowing the facts.
Know your ingredients. Know what they are and where they come from. Know how they work and why they work. Know the influence of formulation, such as the pH level, pK level, the type of base, the preservative, and additional actives. Knowing just one fact about an ingredient is simply not enough, since once it is mixed in a formulation, its original properties can change.
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The Philosophy of Violence Is the Central Theme to Sergio Sollima's 'Face to Face'
Our protagonist exemplifies how intelligence and education, when used as weapons, can lead to far more violence than guns and knives.
Face to FaceDirector: Sergio Sollima
Cast: Gian Maria Volonté, Tomas Milian, William Berger
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Release date: 2015-08-13
With the new release of Sergio Solima's Face to Face (1967), Kino Lorber has given the people of the US a gift that comes close to rivaling France's gift of the Statue of Liberty or Teddy Roosevelt's gift of the Grand Canyon. Most will probably consider such a statement hyperbole, and patriots and naturalists might find it insulting, but spaghetti western fanatics such as myself will at least entertain the comparison, because Face to Face is, without question, one of the ten best films in a genre that includes about 600, and it has never, until now, been released in the States. For these reasons alone, this new Kino Lorber release should be celebrated, but the fact that it's on Blu-ray in HD with an additional uncut 172 min version in Italian makes it a gift for the ages.
A majority of the spaghetti westerns that make up the genre's top ten, as long as the top ten is compiled by someone with at least half a brain, are directed by the three Sergios: Sergio Leone, Sergio Corbucci, or Sergio Sollima. While Sollima was the least productive of them, all three of his spaghetti westerns — The Big Gundown (1966), Face to Face(1967), and Run Man Run(1968) — are bonafide classics and Face to Face is an undeniable masterpiece. Each of them has a political lining that adds weight to their plots and characters, but there
s an additional depth to the plot and characters of Face to Face that only one or two films in the entire genre reach.
As is usually the case in the medium of film, the vessel responsible for taking the plot and characters of Face to Face to such depths is the screenplay. It was written by Solima in collaboration with the genre's greatest writer, Sergio Donati who, in addition to previously working with Solima on The Big Gundown (1966), also wrote for the great Leone on For a Few Dollars More (1965), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), and Duck, You Sucker!(1971). With writing credits like that, Donati's contribution to Face to Face cannot be overstated.
The film begins by introducing Brad Fletcher (Gian Maria Volonté), an over-civilized intellectual with some sort of lung ailment, as he announces his resignation from his job as a professor of history in Boston and his plans to move to Texas, where he hopes his health will improve. In his departing speech, he tells his students that "All men must die in time, other men will make history live, and each man can choose his own part in history... You will have to choose many times between just and unjust, truth and untruth and always the answer is only to be found within you." This inspired speech foreshadows the choices Fletcher makes once he arrives to Texas.
In fact, Fletcher isn't in Texas more than a few days when he makes the choice to offer water to Solomon 'Beauregard' Bennet (Tomas Milan), a prisoner who arrives at the isolated desert hamlet where Fletcher is recovering. Beauregard's captors tell Fletcher to forget about the water, that their prisoner is the leader of a dangerous gang and can't be trusted, but the professor persists. He goes into a rant about how in this country every man is presumed innocent until proven guilty and how water is a natural human right and so on. In offering the prisoner water, Fletcher believes he is making a just decision, but his decision results in Beauregarder getting hold of a gun, killing everyone in sight, and escaping with the professor in tow.
The rest of the film shows how, as a hostage and eventual comrade to the dangerous gang leader Beauregarder, Fletcher has to make many choices between just and unjust, truth and untruth. At first these choices are easy, and the differences between right and wrong are distinct. But as the story progresses, Fletcher begins to see the world in a new way. He begins to see that the line between good and evil is not always so obvious and that such a line might only exist in theory, not reality.
Beauregarder, on the other hand, has never believed in a line separating good from evil. He is a man of instincts. He doesn't think about what is right and what is wrong. He just does what he feels. Although Fletcher says to him, "You're an animal incapable of thought, killing people from sheer stupidity," it's obvious by the half-hour mark that Fletcher finds Beauegarder inspiring. He's not inspired by his "animal-like", instinct-driven behavior, but he is inspired by his ability to lead and have an impact on history.
Thus, Fletcher not only wants to join Beauegarder's gang, but he also wants to lead it to more glorious heights. After orchestrating a semi-successful bank heist during which Beauregarder is captured and jailed for a short time, he begins to act on his ambitions for greatness by taking over the gang and making new, authoritative rules. Although Fletcher is only just learning how to shoot a gun, it becomes clear — at some point between his blackmailing and torturing — that his intellect and knowledge of history makes him far more dangerous and possible of far greater evils than the more "animal-like" Beauegarder.
Just before brutally killing an undercover federal agent who had joined his gang in hopes of dismantling it, Fletcher makes a powerful speech that exemplifies how intelligence and education, when used as weapons, can lead to far more violence than guns and knives. "What's surprising is that a man like me could have remained all those years watching life as a spectator before he discovered the force that was in him, but do you have any idea of what can be accomplished if you're a man of intelligence, where men who are morons have succeeded usurping the power and the land?"
He then goes on to paraphrase the 'philosophy of violence' which reveals his ultimate goal: "One violent soul is just an outlaw, a hundred a gang, but they're an army at 100,000. That is the point. Behind the confines that limit the outlaws and individual criminals, violence by masses of men is called history."
In addition to the instinct-driven Beauegarder and the intellectual-driven Fletcher, there is also the law-driven Charley Siringo (William Berger), who wants to lock both criminals up and goes to great lengths to do so. Eventually all three men meet in the middle of the desert where their personal life philosophies are stripped bare and pinned against the others' outside the confines of society and its rules. As Fletcher said at the beginning of the film to his students in Boston, "All men must die in time, other men will make history live, and each man can choose his own part in history," these three men each make choices between just and unjust, truth and untruth. The answers they find within themselves, however, differ greatly from each other, and Face to Face's unforgettable conclusion highlights these differences.
While Donati's powerful dialogue and complex character development and Solima's excellent directing and persuasive anti-fascist sensibilities are essential to the greatness of Face to Face, credit must also be given to its three lead actors as well. Volonté, who most will know as the demented villain opposite Clint Eastwood in Leone's first two 'Dollar' films, plays Fletcher with a range that is rarely if ever seen in spaghetti westerns. The always brilliant Milian puts on one of his more subtle and controlled performances as the laid back but incredibly confident Beauegarder, and in doing so he creates a hard-to-read, fascinating character. Berger's performance as the lawman trying to capture the outlaws is standard Berger, but I don't think there's any fan of this genre who doesn't take great joy in standard Berger.
With all that said, a truly great spaghetti western can only be truly great if it has a truly great score, and with Ennio Morricone on board, Face to Face has exactly that. Morricone's theme song is one of my favorites. It's a multilayered, incredibly intense visual track that perfectly captures not only the duality of the characters in Face to Face and the philosophies they embody, but also of the American frontier as portrayed by the spaghetti western genre.


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After arrest of Ollie the pit bull's accused killer, animal rights group urges vigilance
PETA: Detectives didn't need reward for tips to solve animal cruelty case
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – The horrific case of Ollie the pit bull in Hollywood concerned People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' activists worldwide.
When the animal rights organization received news that the pit bull had been stabbed dozens of times and stuffed into a suitcase, PETA donated $5,000 to help catch the killer.
The organization's president said a reward wasn't needed to solve Ollie's case. Hollywood Police Department detectives solved the case with the help of DNA evidence found on the suitcase. They linked it to Brendan Evans, who was arrested Wednesday.
"PETA is grateful to the Hollywood Police Department for its diligence and use of forensic science in making an arrest in the case of this dog's violent and terrifying death," said Ingrid Newkirk, PETA's president.
In sum, animal rights activists raised about $100,000 with Ollie in mind. The money was supposed to help the beloved pit bull recover, but when he died, they used some of the funds to offer a reward to help catch the attacker, and to continue their efforts to help other victims of animal cruelty in his memory.
Evans, 31, faces an aggravated animal cruelty charge. He appeared in Broward County Court Thursday, and although his bail was set at $100,000, he remained in jail Friday. While investigating another case, police officers said he had claimed to be a Voodoo priest who believed it was his religious right to kill a duck if he wanted to.
"The FBI has identified cruelty to animals as a sign of psychopathy, a red flag indicating a high risk for committing future acts of violence that pose a danger to the entire community," Newkirk said. citing evidence of the history of animal abuse linked to serial killers.
In Evans' refrigerator, Hollywood detectives found rats with their scalps removed, cat paws and blood. There was an eight-pointed star on a kitchen wall and a shrine with candles for the "Duke of Hell." He had a Crime Stoppers' flyer showing a picture of Ollie ripped in two.
"We were all pulling for Ollie to survive, but unfortunately he didn't make it," acting Chief Chris O'Brien said in a statement. "However, due to our investigation, we are no able to provide justice for Ollie."
Some animal activists recognized Evan Wednesday night. They had been searching for evidence of reports that he had been sacrificing kittens. They used social media to distribute his photo anonymously earlier this year.
Miranda Grossman, a spokeswoman for the department, said detectives searched Evans' apartment at 1935 Lee St., on Nov. 14. It was about a month after a couple spotted a dog's paw sticking out from the suitcase and called police.
Officers rushed Ollie to the VCA Hollywood Animal Hospital, where veterinarians learned he had been stabbed more than 50 times. Animal lovers from all over the world pulled together to help Grateful Paws Dog and Cat Rescue to raise funds to help Ollie survive the vicious attack.
When Ollie died at the VCA Hollywood Animal Hospital two days later, animal lovers were waiting for justice in the case. Linda Ream, a spokeswoman for the hospital, said Ollie remained friendly and sweet until his last day.
"When he died, there were tears," Ream said.
In a statement released Friday morning, Newkirk asked the public to report cruelty to animals and look out for animals in need "by investigating or reporting any crying and wailing or other unusual sounds coming from buildings or rooms."
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Make this adorable Mini Glass Jar Sea Aquarium using the handful of beach day souvenirs (seashells, seaweed, sea glass etc) from day trips to the coast. It needs to be completed over a couple of days due to drying times but once finished you have an adorable keepsake ornament for your home. I used Gorilla Glue Clear that was sent to me for the purpose of trying it out on a craft project. The great thing about Gorilla Glue Clear is that it dries clear and sticks pretty much everything making it perfect for this kind of project. The only thing to bear in mind is the drying time of 2 hours (although depending on what you're don't have to wait this long for every step).
To Make The Mini Glass Jar Sea Aquarium You Will Need
Sea Shells, small pebbles, seaweed, beads, sea glass or water ever other treasures you find
Coloured crafts sand (I used fluorescent blue, yellow and green)
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1) Using a paintbrush paint the area of your sea using the Gorilla Glue making sure you don't go to high up as you want to be able to peer inside the jar. Leave the neck of the jar as you want that to be covered with yellow sand. Pour in your blue sand, put the lid on and gently shake the sand around the glass until all the glue is covered. Pour out excess sand and leave the jar to dry for about half an hour. The glue won't have totally set but it will be firm enough for you to start the next sand layer.
2) Now paint the neck of the jar with glue. Pour in the yellow sand, put on the lid and again carefully roll/shake the yellow sand over the glue until it is covered. Pour out any excess and leave to dry.
3) Carefully cover the inside of the jar lid with glue and then cover with yellow sand. Make sure you leave a gap around the edge so that lid can still be screwed onto the jar. Again leave for about half an hour.
4) Finally, paint some seaweed type shapes with the glue above the blue sand. Fill with green sand, put on lid and gently roll the sand around the jar until the glue is covered. Pour out and leave to dry for a couple of hours until the Gorilla Glue has totally set.
5) When the glue has set, rinse the inside of the jar with water to remove any loose sand and set somewhere warm to dry.
6) Now use the Clear Gorilla Glue to create a centrepiece for the middle of the Mini Glass Jar Sea Aquarium. You'll probably need to do this in stages to allow the glue to set the pieces but I found that the max I had to wait was an hour and that was only for the really delicately glued pieces. I also alternated between decorating centrepiece and decorating the inside of the glass jar (see further down this post).
7) When Decorating the inside of the jar I used wooden skewers to place the glue and move the shells and beads into place. You need to rest the jar on it's side and for the pieces to start to set before you can decorate all the sides.
8) Once all the pieces have set and the glue is completely dry you can put the lid on and you have an adorable mini glass jar sea aquarium keepsake.
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PNP confirms Maute Group terror cell in Metro Manila
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Top officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday, March 21, confirmed the presence of the "ISIS-inspired" Maute Group in Metro Manila.
Speaking at a press conference, PNP chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa said police from the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) were able to intercept an improvised explosive device (IED) that would have been used for a terror attack.
"We are yet to uncover the circumstances surrounding this incident involving the Lanao-based Maute Group, but this discovery leads us to believe that the Maute Group has already established a presence in Metro Manila. As to what extent, that is the subject of our follow-up investigation and operations," said Dela Rosa.
Chief Superintendent Oscar Albayalde, NCRPO chief, added: "Meron nga silang cell dito na nag-e-exist (They do have a cell that exists here)."
Dela Rosa said he does not want the public to panic but urged Metro Manila residents to be "vigilant."
"I therefore urge our people to remain calm yet alert and vigilant of the presence of threat groups in our midst," he said.
Suspect nabbed
Police presented to media Nasip Ibrahim, a 35-year-old owner of a sari-sari store in Salaam Compound, Baragay Culiat, Quezon City. Ibrahim allegedly coddled suspects, "facilitating" their accommodations in Quezon City, for the foiled attempt against the United States embassy in November 2016.
Ibrahim has been living in Culiat since 1992.
He also allegedly served as the driver of the vehicle used to transport the suspects, one of them Nasip's uncle.
Ibrahim was arrested the evening of Monday, March 20, when police and the military were trying to serve a search warrant against a certain Jamil Baja Tawil for illegal possession of firearms. Tawil, according to the Quezon City Police District, was a "suspected ally" of the Maute Group and was living in Ibrahim's home.
Police were not able to find Tawil but supposedly saw a .45 caliber pistol "in plain view under Nasip's table."
Following a search of Ibrahim's store, police found a 9mm machine pistol, an IED inside a black sling bag with a detonation system, another .45 caliber pistol, and 7 heat-sealed plastic sachets of the illegal drug shabu (methampetamine).
Ibrahim faces charges of illegal possession of firearms, unlawful possession of explosives, possession of illegal drugs, and obstruction of justice for allegedly concealing a wanted person. – Rappler.com


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