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Tell us a bit about yourself and Arkon.
My name is Casey and I am the founder of Hill Gaming Company. Our first product is Arkon. Since I was young I have had a deep passion for the high fantasy genre and for gaming. It was a dream to bring those together into a product that was strategic and rich in lore. The company was started as a family joint-venture with my dad and brother as part of the team. My dad ran a successful company for decades and my brother is a professional Magic the Gathering player so both had an incredible impact in helping on this journey and shaping the game.
Arkon itself is a fast paced, non-linear strategy card game that revolves around two central mechanics: bidding and multi-use cards. What the heck is non-linear you might be asking yourself? We coined the term to describe the unique pacing in Arkon, that unlike conventional games where you accumulate more resources, engine, monsters etc. and snowball into victory, Arkon is more of a handbuilding game, with your ability to stabilize and be back in the action always on the table. Arkon is also highly interactive, as players are drawing on all turns and are bidding on all turns (if they choose to) which makes for very little down-time!
What did you do to build up a following before you launched Arkon?
We did a handful of things.
One thing is to do playtests at local gaming stores and have a sign-up sheet where you collect names and emails.
Another thing is to send the game out to as many review channels as you possibly can. We did about ~12 and each of those has an audience that they speak to.
We also ran Facebook ads, specifically geared towards our Day 1 launch event and so we got a little buzz that way.
We developed relationships with people in the industry. There is a lot of incredible publishers and community members and we were very active in Facebook groups and on twitter, just engaging with people around stuff we were passionate about (and supporting other publisher's games and endeavours. There is so many amazing games!)
When did you launch and why did you choose that exact moment?
We launched on Feb. 1st, 2018 and there was no exact science to this. We reached a point were the game was essentially done and we were just in community building/marketing mode. So we gave ourselves roughly 4-5 months to get as much traction as we could and then went live.
You have a rather low funding goal. How did you end up with that?
We feel that a lot of people kind of pick a number out of a hat when it comes to a funding goal. For us, we wanted to be very calculated about this. My initial hope was 10k and talking with our team we agreed we wanted substantial Day 1 commitment towards the goal. We determined that we would create a facebook event and if we hit 300 attendees on that event we would go live at a goal of 10k (and we would discount interested votes as my marketing contacts told me they convert typically around 10%, something that proved to be fairly close to accurate after we launched). I thought our event did pretty darn well, but we got 150 people as attendees and around 350 interested so we cut the goal in half to match that. Another thing was just the minimum amount we would need to raise to actually produce the game. That number for us was $5k (although it would of been not even remotely close to covering our costs).
On your web page you have several cool stats over the development. Why do you have that and did you receive any feedback from backers over your transparency?
The candid answer is no, we did not receive any feedback, but it was still very important to do. We spent a lot of time and ran a lot of playtests going into building this game. I believe that trust is really important and when you have so many choices as a consumer, I think people knowing (and seeing through reviewers etc.) that the game is thoroughly tested, is critical. It was also fun to keep track internally, updating tiles as we allocated more hours and ran more tests.
If there was one thing you wish you knew before you launched Arkon, what would it be?
Custom Referral Tags! So when we launched we were running advertisements on facebook, twitter and reddit. We were getting great impressions and click throughs on all three. But we realized after about Day 3 we had no way to see the conversions (the default tracking in Kickstarter we found to be quite off). When we added custom referral tags though and plugged them in we then could see exactly how everything was performing and realized FB was the most optimized way to connect with people. Custom Referral tags is a feature in your Kickstarter dash and it just generates custom tracked links so you can see conversions.
What´s your main tactic to handle the mid-campaign drop in new backers?
Our plan is just to get out and connect with people as much as possible. We want to do game nights, we want to do interviews, we want to connect with people on social media, do live streams etc. So no one tactic but more of a lot of small things and hope some of those stick.
What is your best marketing tip during a campaign?
This one I have to give a shout-out to James Hudson of Druid City Games because he had a hugely impactful tip. I was running these paragraph long ads that explained what Arkon was and why it was unique etc. etc. He told me, "Casey, just say this, "Arkon is on kickstarter! It funded in 3 hours! Only $20" and have a picture of the cards. Our click throughs and ads overnight performed 5 to 6 times better. That was a really impactful lesson. You have a second of the prospects attention, keep the tag-lines short and relevant.
How do you structure your days during the campaign?
I work a full time job so I do 10 hour days at work and then get home to work on Arkon. I have help from some other team members but typically 6-11 PM I am working hard on answering questions, doing outreach and coordinating our internal teams (for things like new art development for Stretch Goals).
What's the best kickstarter advice you ever received?
Just be authentic. It sounds kind of cliche, but just be open with your backers. They know you are not perfect. They know there will be hiccups. Send them frequent updates, appreciate them, thank people. Even if your game is the bee knees, they are taking a gamble on you if you are a new publisher. Let them know you will move heaven and earth to make sure you exceed their expectations.
Also, be unceasingly positive. You will get harsh feedback and you will get trolls that just want to say mean things. For feedback, even if it's negative, if it's constructive, always listen. If people are just bashing you or your game, either don't engage or just say something kind. Never get into a war with some rando on a forum, it's not worth your emotional energy and it creates a negative aura around your product.
What´s your thoughts regarding stretch goals?
I love to reward my backers for helping me reach new heights with the game. That being said, in our case and with our minimum order size, we are probably going to take a solid margin hit with several of ours. That is okay. This first game is not about making money. Our first game is about publishing something that is beautiful, engaging and gets people excited. I think about the long-term. If we produce something people love, they will come back.
What is your comment in the debate about paid vs unpayed reviews?
I actually think there is a lot of misinformation out there. Granted, my knowledge might be limited here, but I know of very few paid review channels. Most of the paid channels, like the ones we used with Undead Viking or Tantrum House are doing actual walk-throughs and game descriptions of the game. To me if you pay someone to say your game is great, that is disingenuous. If you pay someone to do a play-through of your game and explain the rules in a nice studio with good lighting etc. I think that's great and we did that. We also did 10 free reviews where we just sent the game out and had people give us their thoughts.
On another note, reviewers deserve to be paid. These are amazing creatives who are taking time out of their day to help get your game exposure. Almost all do it as a hobby, so as a plug, donate to the channels that produce content you consume, it will mean a lot to them!
What do you think is the most important element of a Kickstarter page?
I think this varies by person, but I love a good video. For me, the video is what either excites and hooks me, or not, and then I scroll down the page and start looking at everything else.
Do you have any role models in the board gaming industry?
O man, there is so many amazing people who have helped me. Jamey Stegmaier is the king of kickstarter in my opinion and if you aren't reading his blog you are messing up. James Hudson and Derek Funkhouser of Druid City Games have given me lots of great advice. Artem Safarov, who is coming out with a new game Unbroken, in March, has been amazingly generous with his time and helping me. Tristan Hall, who has successfully run Gloom of Kilforth and 1066, Tears to many mothers, is another great role model in the gaming industry. I am sure I am missing a ton of people. The gaming community is awesome.
Anything else you want to add?
If you want to launch a kickstarter, know that it will be hard. You will feel deflated and want to quit after you run your first playtest at a store and people say, "meh". But if you love gaming, and this is your dream, stick with it. Listen to the playtesters. Change the game, keep iterating. Try again. And I promise you, when you do your last series of playtests a year later and you knock it out of the park, game after game, that will be the best feeling in the world.
Where can people reach you?
Most importantly, our kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1080559033/arkon?ref=dw8i8k
We also have a website: Arkongame.com
And you can find us on social media @arkongame on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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The Sharks bulked up on the blue line Friday, signing 6-foot-6, 235-pound free agent Alexei Semenov to a one-year contract.
Semenov, 26, has played in 142 NHL games with Edmonton and Florida, the bulk of them with the Oilers between 2002 and 2004. Last year, he had five assists and 28 penalty minutes in 23 games with the Panthers after starting the season in Russia.
So is Semenov seen as a candidate to fill the vacancy created when Scott Hannan signed with the Colorado Avalanche on July 1?
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#Monday April 10 2017🌕Tomorrow a #FullMoon in Libra illuminates the sky. Judgement and atonement is the theme. So many things have been happening around the world with all these #Retrogrades. Figures all the planets were direct in January remember? And that can only mean one thing…that once they go retrograde, they will all go retrograde at the SAME time. So there has been mass confusion everywhere. But, those who have the third eye open can use this energy to move with power foward. If everyone is alseep and confused during a retrograde and you are not…you have a huge advantage.
🌕Libra Moon here means making a final conclusion or decision about something in general. But one has to look in the chart to see specifically how it effects us.
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For example, if you have Libra moon spawning in the 12th house, you might have a cavity that was hidding in your tooth all this time..start hurting…
So things will rise up depending on what house you are having this full moon on and depending on your level of awareness.
In this Full Moon our labors might fall under expectation. What we accomplished on this moon might fall short.


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Late last fall, as the #MeToo movement gained traction, a Time magazine poll found that Democrats were more likely to believe women's allegations of sexual harassment than their Republican counterparts, and that Republicans were twice as likely to think that the men in question were being treated unfairly by the media; more than half of the Republican respondents saw the movement as a "distraction." December also brought a sharp contrast between the resignation of Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) after accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior and President Trump's support for Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore, who faced allegations of sexual conduct with a minor.
Partisan responses to sexual harassment are nothing new. In her magisterial new book, "Moral Combat: How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politics," R. Marie Griffith takes us back to the 1990s and incisively compares two moments from that era: Anita Hill's testimony during Justice Clarence Thomas' confirmation hearings and Paula Jones's allegations against President Bill Clinton.
When conservative Christian leaders pilloried Hill but rallied to Jones' defense, they "flipped from merely opposing 'sexual harassment' as an idea cooked up by lefty feminists to deploying it selectively in defense of Christian virtue." Griffith's observations are eerily prescient. Whether one tolerates misogyny or apologizes for it is a highly variable thing. Where were the conservative Christians calling for Moore's downfall the way they called for Clinton's?
"Moral Combat" is an impressive history of the massive fault line running through American history and politics: namely, sex. In eight rich chapters that span a century, Griffith traces the ridge where the tectonic plates of very different kinds of Christians have abutted, telling the "story of the steady breakdown, since the early twentieth century, of a onetime Christian consensus about sexual morality and gender roles and of the battles over sex among self-professed Christians – and between some groups of Christians and non-Christians – that resulted."
The book's vast scope is humanized through Griffith's artful use of key figures to anchor each chapter. It begins with Margaret Sanger and the birth-control fights of the 1920s, then moves through censorship wars and the spiritual mysticism of novelist D.H. Lawrence; anti-miscegenation statutes and the groundbreaking work of anthropologist Ruth Benedict; Alfred Kinsey's work on female sexuality; and, bringing us to the late 1960s, Mary Steichen Calderone's advocacy for sex education and Billy James Hargis' vehement opposition to it.
The abortion wars of the 1970s and 1980s are refracted through the story of Howard Moody, a Baptist minister who supported women seeking safe abortions. After a foray into the sexual harassment scandals of the 1990s, Griffith parses the breakneck pace of changes in LGBTQ rights (and rites) in the early 2000s by focusing on Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church.
The long reach of "Moral Combat" demonstrates that "the virtual civil war that has come to seem such a disheartening and permanent part of our nation's social and political fabric" has a long, nuanced history. It is a history in which Kinsey received fan mail from ministers, and leaders of many religious groups advocated for the right to safe abortions. It is also one in which New York pastor John S. Wimbish declared that Kinsey's report "constitutes an attack on our American way of life more overwhelming than that of Pearl Harbor" and in which the Rev.Jerry Falwell famously blamed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on "the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians." Griffith clearly demonstrates that American history is not a story of religion vs. sexual freedom. Rather, it is one of extraordinarily varying religious approaches to such freedoms.
With its crisp prose and lively quotations, "Moral Combat" is accessible for a wide readership. It is also a critical scholarly contribution to the intersecting histories of sex, race, politics and religion in the United States.
My chief concern about this otherwise fantastic work is that it is set up as a kind of declension narrative: itself a popular American Christian genre as old as the republic. Further, despite the book's nuanced readings, the focus on conflict could lead some readers to reduce the story to one of sex-positive Christians vs. sex-negative ones. To be clear, this is not Griffith's intent. The voices of her diverse cast of characters shine forth in moments of ambiguity and richly drawn portraits that belie easy caricatures.
If anything, binaries emerge from "Moral Combat" because some of the actors portrayed within it luxuriate in the rhetoric of battle. Terms such as "militant feminists" and "femi-Nazis" jump out from the page. The virulent hate mail sent to Calderone in the late 1960s is telling. Enraged by her advocacy for sex education in Southern California, opponents called her "a reptile of a woman" and a "misfit prostitute of hell."
This level of vitriol – and worse – is familiar to most Twitter users today, particularly to female activists. Like sexual harassment and partisan bickering, it is not new. If Griffith depicts a war, perhaps it is because the evidence points that way.
The question moving forward, then, is this: Is there a way out of our polarized national struggle over sex? As the book's epilogue attests, the 2016 election was the zenith of this conflict, a battle over "the candidates' very identities, embodying the culture war over sexuality in the most literal way." One year later, the pendulum on sexuality in America keeps swinging. Sometimes it seems to shift in a single news cycle. In tracking its perennial arcs, Griffith's history reveals the high stakes and human costs of these battles.
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Day 1
Breakfast: Kale, pomegranate, raspberry, clementine smoothie
Lunch: Banana, 1/2 an orange, 2 TB trailmix, honey crisp apple, 1 slice of Great Harvest bread
Snack: (treat really) Raspberry mocha glacier
Dinner: Salad with cherry tomatoes, avocado and Lemon Goddess dressing
Total calories: 1466
Exercise: I did 65 minutes on the elliptical. I did 10k(6.2miles) in 61 minutes on a hilly setting. At about the 30 minute mark I got a little woozy and faint but I kept going and the feeling went away in less than 5 minutes.
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Breakfast: Raspberry mocha glacier
Lunch: Oroweat thin (1/2), 2 TB nutella, calorie free energy drink
Dinner: nothing (I'll explain)
Total calories: 460
Exercise: A TON of cleaning.
So here's the story... I got a call last night from the landlord saying that a real estate guy is going to be doing a walk thru of the house tomorrow to get the ball rolling to sell the house. (They used to B&B with this house, which has 2 apartments and a bagillion bedrooms throughout the other sections) So I did some cleaning yesterday and continued today. It's not that the house way THAT dirty/messy, it's just that I am a very "over achiever/compulsive cleaner" and when I get going I just keeeeeeep going. If I see anything that has a spot on it or needs to be organized I NEED to do, I can't just tidy here and there.
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In the category of Continental Waters,
- The first prize went to Idiatou CAMARA of Guinea for a 14-minute magazine entitled "L'Or bleu de Guinée levier pour une croissance durable de la sous-région" (Guinea's blue gold leverage for sustainable growth in the subregion) broadcast on August 19, 2017 onwww.radioenvironnementgn.com .
Summary of the magazine: Located in West Africa, Guinea is a coastal country with many natural resources, making this country of 12 million inhabitants a "geological and agricultural scandal" and above all "the water tower of West Africa" because of the many international rivers and streams that spring from it. Benefiting from significant amounts of rainfall, Guinea has 14 international basins, 1,162 rivers listed by the Ministry in charge of Environment, Water and Forestry. Numerous hydroelectric dams also exist to boost the economy of the country and the sub-region.
With these great quantity of mineral, agricultural and especially water resources, Guinea could contribute to its own development, and even to that of the sub-region. Among the potentialities are fishing, maritime activities, ecotourism with the many natural beaches stretching over several kilometers or energy through the development of hydroelectric dams. However, many challenging issues at stake must be met in order to achieve this goal. These include the implementation of environmental agreements and conventions, the sustainable management of these resources and the adoption of adaptation and resilience measures in relation to climate change.
- The second prize winner was Alexandra DJOTAN of Benin for her 15-minute radio magazine entitled "L'économie bleue un concept révolutionnaire, la pêche une réserve d'implementation à enjeux multiples au Bénin" (Blue economy, a revolutionary concept, fishing, a reservoir for implementation with multiple stakes in Benin), broadcast on Radio Parakou on 30 August 2017. It summarizes as follow: the blue economy is a new concept that promotes wealth creation associated with sustainable development. The African Union integrates it as a new development policy of the Nations, and yet it is little or not known by the populations. Implemented, it will promote the achievement of the challenges set out in the West African water resources policy document, in particular the better use of water to support socio-economic development, preparedness for crises and the preservation of water resources and associated ecosystems.
In the category of Marine and Coastal Waters,
- The first prize goes to Mr. Idrissa SANE of Senegal for his press article, entitled " Protected marine area of the Bamboung: conservation revives fishermen and ponders" published on Saturday 9 September 2017 in the newspaper Le Soleil. It can be summarized as follows
The development of the Bamboung Protected Marine Area (AMP) has revived fishing activities in the municipality of Toubacouta. This area, where fishing is forbidden, is a high place for fish reproduction and growth. The AMP feeds the other bolongs where fishing is permitted. Today, fishermen are returning to the land with more large fish and a diversity of species. It's a breath of fresh air for the fishermen and ponders who have increased their incomes. Conservation brings renewed hope to all the 14 villages involved in the conservation of fishery resources.
-The second prize is awarded to Ms. Kadiatou BAH of Guinea for her radio programme entitled "Responsible fishing in Guinea" broadcast on 30 August 2017on the rural radio of Guinea. It can be summarized as follows: "Since 2015, Guinea has implemented reforms in the fisheries sector. The objective is to achieve sustainable development of the sector and to promote the preservation of marine and coastal ecosystems, thus allowing Guinea to be removed from the list of non-cooperating third countries in illegal and unregulated fishing. Two years later, the first effects are felt.
The first prize winner of each award (Idiatou Camara and Idrissa Sané) are invited to take part in the PRCM Marine Regional Forum to be held from 23-27 October 2017 in Conakry, Guinea on the theme: Investing in Coastal Resilience for a Prosperous Future in West Africa.
Given that the first place is awarded to a resident of Conakry for the continental waters prize, the jury decided that the second winner will travel to Conakry.
The second winners will receive a cash prize of 250,000 CFA francs.
For this fourth edition, many works submitted were dealing more with the protection of the resource than with the theme on the opportunities of the blue economy in a climate change context. But the quality of the journalistic works presented were all good.
The jury deplores the low level of participation of English-speaking countries in this edition.
GWP-WA, PRCM and IUCN-PACO take this opportunity to thank all applicants and renew their willingness to assist the media in carrying out their tasks of information playing their role as a relay to the public.
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The "Partnership for Environmental Governance in West Africa (PAGE)" is a regional initiative implemented by the Central and West Africa Programme of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN-PACO) in collaboration with its partners. Its aim is to contribute to improving the living conditions of West African populations through policy and environmental institutional strengthening. It is funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) for a period of five years (2014-2018).
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, is the oldest and the biggest world conservation organization. It helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN's work focuses on valuing and conserving nature, ensuring effective and equitable governance of its use, and deploying nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific research, manages field projects all over the world, and brings governments, NGOs, the UN and companies together to develop policy, laws and best practice.
On the PRCM: www.prcmarine.org / www.facebook.com/prcmarine
The regional partnership for the conservation of the coastal and marine zone is a coalition of actors working on the problems of the West African coast and covering seven countries: Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea Conakry, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
The Partnership brings additional and unique added value by being:
- A platform that brings together, coordinates and federates coastal and marine conservation initiatives in the sub-region
- A network of exchanges between actors engaged in these common issues, allowing them to take advantage of various resources and expertise
- A resource centre to capitalize on the experiences of members and make available useful information and scientific data
Through its network of partners, the PRCM fulfills the role of representing stakeholders and advocating on behalf of the Coastal and Marine Conservation CCM. It also brings together initiatives and actors and acts as a privileged interface for donors
- Place of consultation and exchanges
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The second prize winner was Alexandra DJOTAN of Benin for her 15-minute radio magazine entitled "L'économie bleue un concept révolutionnaire, la pêche une réserve d'implementation à enjeux multiples au Bénin" (Blue economy, a revolutionary concept, fishing, a reservoir for implementation with multiple stakes in Benin), broadcast on Radio Parakou on 30 August 2017. It summarizes as follow:


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I was asked what a day in the life looked like for us so here goes:
Monday, August 5th
6:45 a.m.- I hear Chad get in the shower, fall back asleep.
7:08 a.m.- Chad heads downstairs, Archie wakes up after sleeping since 8 last night and Chad so graciously grabs him and takes him downstairs to play while I lie in bed and slowly wake up. Chad has been gone a lot this last week due to a conference so I think he was happy to have that extra morning time with A.
7:48 a.m.- Chad back upstairs with A, Archie sees me, smiles and then starts crying because I guess he realizes he's hungry and since I'm his meal ticket, he cries until we go in his room and sit down to nurse.
7:52-8:05 a.m.- Archie's morning nursing session is the longest I get out of him throughout the day.
8:06-8:22 a.m.- Diaper change, prep both of our breakfast, Archie feeds himself Joe's O's from Trader Joe's and I finally sit down for both of us to eat.
8:22-8:35 a.m.- Archie eats a whole banana and quite a bit of cereal mixed in with my milk. I'm eating a whole wheat bagel with cream cheese because I have been on a serious bagel kick lately. Carbs, I love them. Chad is still home so he makes us coffee which I don't have a chance to drink and makes himself some eggs.
8:36-8:58 a.m.- clean up from breakfast, change into running clothes, change A's clothes and head out the door with the stroller to run to the bank and to our local butcher to pick up some meat for game night (which we are hosting this night).
8:59-9:42 a.m.- run to the bank, let Archie play with his favorite teller (he is so spoiled here!), run to the butcher, pick up 8 lbs of pork shoulder, toss it in the bottom of the jogger and run back home. 3.1 miles total with splits of 9:00, 8:50, 8:55 and 8:29 (for the last .1). Not too shabby for it being muggy and hauling a baby in the stroller. I'll take it.
9:42-9:47 a.m.- Diaper change and placed in his crib for morning nap.
9:47-10 a.m.- Throw a load of laundry in the washer and jump in the shower. Archie is talking and playing in his crib.
10 a.m.- head downstairs to get the pork shoulder prepped and cooking.
10:10 a.m.- Archie is down for the count. Hoping it's a long one!
10:20- 11:10 a.m.- Dinner is in the oven for the next 8 hours, I clean up the kitchen, re-heat my coffee that Chad made me, throw clothes in the dryer, and sit down to read some blogs and start writing a few posts of recipes coming down the line.
11:10-11:30 a.m.- Chad stops back by the house for 15 minutes on the way out to his other office. I was in the midst of making no-bake cookies (recipe coming soon!) and A was still napping.
11:30 a.m.- Archie wakes up (1 hour and 20 minute nap, not too shabby), daddy grabs him while I finish plopping the cookies on a cookie sheet and throw them in the fridge. We both kiss daddy goodbye.
11:35 a.m.-12:05 p.m.- Diaper change and I play with Archie in his room.
12:05-12:13 p.m.- Archie nurses
12:14-12:22 p.m.- Another diaper change (he's a messy bear today!) and head downstairs to prep lunch.
12:22-12:35 p.m.- Lunch for Archie consists of carrots, zuchinni, cantaloupe and Joe's O's.
12:35-1:30 p.m.- Clean up after lunch, let A play in the basement while I fold the load of laundry and then it's back upstairs to play in his room while I eat a granola bar and some fruit. (Lunch time is usually so busy that I eat things I can quickly ingest and then have a big dinner)
1:30 p.m.- Archie goes in his crib for nap time, I head to my room, curl my hair, put eye makeup on and prepare to rest myself. Most days I try to make an effort to be super efficient in the morning times and during his morning nap so I can try and lay down during his afternoon nap. Life is so much busier now that he is cruising everywhere, I'm also working, prepping food and taking care of the house. Chad always encourages me to rest so when I am able, so I don't let myself feel guilty. If it doesn't get done today (like laundry, per say), it can wait until tomorrow. I'm learning to take care of myself a little better so I can be a better wife and momma even if that does mean the house doesn't look pristine all the time.
1:50 p.m.- Archie is out.
1:50- 3:45 p.m.- I settle into bed, read some of Give Them Grace, close my eyes and pray for sleep. I never fall asleep, Chad gets home, Archie wakes up from his nap and I rock him back to a super sleepy state to get him to nap longer because a hour is just not enough. He dozes off in my arms and I lay him down at 3:05, he immediately pops his eyes open and fusses long enough for Chad to come upstairs, grab him and take him so I lay down until 3:45 and catch a 30 minute catnap. Praise the Lord for sacrificial husbands!
3:47-3:53 p.m.- Archie nurses
3:54-4:14 p.m.- Prep dinner for Archie, feed him yogurt, broccoli, sweet potato, russet potato, half a banana and Joe's O's.
4:15-4:35 p.m.- Clean up after A's dinner, diaper change, throw clothes on myself and Archie and run out the door with cookies in hand to see our friend and her newest baby gal.
4:40- 6 p.m.- Visit with Meg, Ireland and Luna.
6-6:35 p.m.- Pick up a couple of things on the way home at Kroger for game night.
6:35-6:50 p.m.- Get a couple odds and ends wrapped up at the house for everyone to come over.
6:50-7:08 p.m- Bath time for Archie bear, diaper, lotion and pj's.
7:08-7:18 p.m.- Night time nursing session, lay Archie in his crib and I hear people start to arrive for game night.
7:40 p.m.- Archie is asleep for the night.
7:40-11:30 p.m.- Everyone happily eats (pork shoulder, baked beans, chips, salsa, guacamole and caprese salad) and we are super rowdy while we play two rounds of a game. Archie sleeps right through the noise. I clean up the kitchen as a few people hang around and chat with Chad and I.
11:30-11:40 p.m.- Wash my face, put on my pj's and head down to the basement to watch an episode of LOST with Chad while catching up on some blogs.
12:30 a.m.- This is way past our usual bedtime so I know I'll be slow going in the morning but it's always worth it for a game night with friends. Hopefully Archie will sleep until his usual 8 a.m. time. Fingers crossed. Then we start all over again.
All days are obviously different around here, some busier than others. But the days seem to pass by in the blink of an eye with chasing a ten month old around. Life is crazy busy but so fun and I'm thankful for the Lord granting rest for each day.


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The Sight of One's Backwritten by hippopo0838 on 2010-09-20
Who says that you always have to use the camera straight on, with the eyes aligned perfectly with the lens? Experience would tell you to look for different, perhaps better angles to get that shot you're looking for. hippopo0838 for instance, loves the stories behind his subject's backs!19 18 Share Tweet
The Underwater Halloween Pumpkin carvingwritten by vicuna on 2009-11-24 #news
During Halloween time, we're used to buy a nice pumpkin and have fun by carving it and create strange, funny or very frightening faces. Often we make this in our kitchen or anywhere else, but did you ever try to do this by diving 6 meter deep? I'd like to share with you a very funny and unique halloween experience I had the chance to live...14 16 Share Tweet
Portrait Photography Tips: Snapping Perfect Portraitswritten by amandaglass on 2012-03-08 #gear #tutorials
Any fellow Lomographer must have taken a portrait photo before, right? Well, if you haven't, these are a few tips to help you succeed. During any time and any place, let the snapping of perfect portraits begin!2 25 Share Tweet
Super Selfies: The Same Over and Over Againwritten by gregor-muller on 2012-03-28
We all know these horrible holiday-snapshots with a face covering almost all of the nice landscape/building/lake/tree/whatever. Usually they also feature one of those fake smiles and an outfit that has tourist written all over it. They are probably the most boring images one can take on holidays. Or are they?5 16 Share Tweet
The Nose Knows Gallerywritten by cruzron on 2010-10-18
It is one of the first things that you'll notice when you see a new face. It also warns you if said person hasn't bathed in a week. Here's Lomography's very own ode to the nose, which gives us the joy of the sense of smell.2 14 Share Tweet
Self-Portraits: Feet or Face?written by kneehigh85 on 2012-04-13
Like any other lomographer, I have a ton of photos of my own lovely self. Most of my favourites however, feature a different body part to the usual face photos. Read on after the jump to see the gallery.4 11 Share Tweet
My Thoughts on Portrait Photographywritten by pvalyk on 2012-04-10 #gear #tutorials
Portraits are among us since the first painting was ever made, and everybody has a portrait photo in their wallet, whether just an ID photo or a snapshot of someone special. Read about my tips on taking portraits after the jump.2 11 Share Tweet
Find A Little Bit of Hong Kong Competition: The Smiley Faceswritten by edwinchau on 2011-02-22 #news
Find a Little Bit of Hong Kong is coming to the last stage. Thanks for sharing your version of Hong Kong cuisine, city traveler and greenery with us. This time, we would like to see your "Smiley Faces"!1 10 Share Tweet
Super Selfies: My Love for Myselfwritten by deprofundis on 2012-03-26
I know I can't marry myself but I would like to do it, because I feel real love for me. I wouldn't marry myself only for getting extra paid holidays or....would I?1 7 Share Tweet
Can't Fight this Feeling Anymore Rumble Winner Announcementwritten by kazarareta on 2009-08-10 #news
Piling up emotions couldn't be healthy - so if you can't fight that feeling anymore, let it all out! Check out our winners who are ready to explode with whichever feeling they're keeping!7 1 Share Tweet
Face Time WIth The Diana Baby 110written by webo29 on 2012-08-27
When we say that this is a small camera that can shoot big photos, we're not making it up! Checkout the gallery of portraits shot with the new Diana Baby 110 below and see it for yourself!7 Share Tweet
The Funniest Faces on Fisheye!written by goonies on 2012-03-19
Fisheye cameras and lenses make headshots--especially facial expressions--more interesting. And by interesting, we mean hilarious. A fisheye perspective is essential for my mad shots. Thanks to friends who have a sense of humour and lots of patience, I created a series I'm really proud of.1 6 Share Tweet
A Salute to the Masters: The Girl with the Scarred Face (A Tribute to Juergen Teller)written by sirio174 on 2014-05-16
This is a tribute to Juergen Teller, a great fashion photographer who continues to work with analogue cameras. In the 1990s he radically changed the way to make fashion photography. His models appear "soap and water", without heavy make-up, and his images seem taken like an amateur photographer. Between his nice works, there is a photos that I like so much, taken in Cuba and called "The Girl with the Broken Nose." Take a look after the jump!5 Share Tweet
Rembrandt's Faces and his Lighting Techniquewritten by soundfoodaround on 2013-07-16 #news
While Google has already honored the late, great, master of the Dutch Golden Age, Rembrandt, we thought it'd be enlightening to have a study of his famous "profile" studies. Can you replicate a Rembrandt face with your camera?3 Share Tweet


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Aunt Jemima
Shockingly, Aunt Jemima never existed. In fact, similar to Betty Crocker, this character—created by R.T. Davis and then later passed on to Quaker Oats—was merely a series of actresses paid to portray the queen of pancakes.
King Arthur
Though King Arthur of Camelot was most likely not real at all, his bravery and strength of character have inspired countless leaders from King Henry VIII to Queen Victoria.
Robin Hood
The centuries-old tale of a caped figure stealing from the rich to give to the poor is, in fact, way too good to be true. His (or her) existence is almost impossible for scholars to prove, as so many different conflicting stories about his provenance and accomplishments only point out the less-than-likely existence of this larger-than-life bandit.
Mavis Beacon
If you grew up in the 1980s, it's very possible that Mavis Beacon taught you how to improve your typing skills. But, as it turns out, there is no real Mavis Beacon—all these years we've learned typing skills from a cold, emotionless robot.
Franklin W. Dixon
Stratemeyer also had everything to do with this pseudonym, under which multiple writers penned the monumentally successful Hardy Boys series, which has spanned nearly 9 decades.
Jack Dawson
While many people were convinced that the handsome protagonist of James Cameron's Oscar-winning Titanic was based on real man, he is little more than a work of fiction. Let's face it: even if Jack Dawson had been a real person who boarded the Titanic, he would never be able to measure up to Leo's perfectly romantic portrayal in the film. Never.
Juan Valdez
Think famed coffee icon Juan Valdez had a hand in growing the beans in your favorite brew? Think again.
In truth, Valdez was a character created by advertising agency Doyle Dane Bernbach as a means of promoting the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia. The character has been portrayed by three people since 1958: José F. Duval, Carlos Sánchez, and Carlos Castañeda. (For what it's worth, the latter two men actually worked as coffee growers.)
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Industries That Blockchain Will Radically Transform Ride Sharing
A common misconception, held by many newcomers to the blockchain world, is that the technology's potential lies solely in the banking and financial industry. In fact, the recent suggestion of the Indian government to rename cryptocurrency as "crypto assets", and Warren's Buffett's belief that Bitcoin is not in any way a currency, are perhaps closer to the true nature of cryptocurrency than the commonly held belief that it is simply digital money.
Cryptocurrencies should not be seen as just money, but as tools. Blockchain technology, which underpins cryptocurrency, has potential in many more forms than just as a medium of exchange and store of value.
The application of this technology to industries as varied as supply chain management, fashion and publishing is a result of the innate flexibility of blockchain. The nature of a platform can be programmed to suit a variety of needs. The sooner an investor realizes this, the sooner they will see how exactly it might be applied to different industries, giving them a degree of clarity with can help them measure the potential of a project to disrupt a particular industry.
Given the immense potential of blockchain, we take a look at industries, one at a time, that will be upended by its imminent commercial arrival. The shown here is as follows:
Ride Sharing
A lot has been said about the monopoly of Uber.
Chances are you've come across an Uber driver who clearly struggles to make a living from the job. Earnings are disproportionately in favor of the company and drivers have to complete a large number of trips to earn a healthy wage. A decentralized system could change all of that.
Imagine a system where each driver could establish their own rate, offer additional services like deliveries and receive payment in a variety of methods. That's what Arcade City is trying to do with their platform. Unlike Uber, none of the driver's earnings goes to the company. They receive their fare entirely, interacting with no middleman.
Drivers can also team up to form guilds and operate on larger scale, allowing for better coverage and building trust. Perhaps most importantly, they can also build a recurring list of customers whom they can count on for regular income. The customers themselves will have a driver that they can trust. The whole platform is constructing itself strongly around the idea of community. The California-based startup Chasyr is attempting the same with its platform. However, Arcade City does seem to have a headstart, and possesses a more fleshed-out platform and roadmap.
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What is this snow everyone misses?? Well, christmas has past without snow. But I am in the mood for it!
So I got out pictures of last year's wonderful snow… :)
Here is Part 1, where I was on the Island.
The new Part 2, taking place in Munich.
And also Part 3!
This blog post is called "Smiles of 2014". In this time-consuming project I have collected all the smiles on my face from pictures, throughout the entire year of 2013.
This is my way to reflect upon the past year, all its smiles, and go into the new year in a positive mood.
An Outfit Of The Day (OOTD).
Today I have been traveling. I did so in my comfortable new clothes I got for christmas. And very old clothes, found in a box in the basement.
Let's get the Blog started!
This blog is about me and my daily life.
To give you an idea of what you will find in it, here are my Top 10 interests:
My Top 10 Interests:
1.) I <3 to Travel & Internationality
2.) I <3 to Cook
3.) I <3 Photography
4.) I <3 Creativity (DIY!)
6.) I <3 to Dance
7.) I <3 to Sing & Music in general
9.) I <3 to be Inspirational & Motivational
10.) I <3 to Enjoy Life at its greatest
Apart from (of course)...
I more than <3 my Friends, Family & my Boyfriend !
I am eager, excited and motivated to start this blog, so…
"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step."
~ Lao Tzu
This was my first step - but certainly not my last!
Bisous xx
A bit more about myself…
The picture above identifies me perfectly. I am half French - and love the romantic, sweet french side -, but with my head in the clouds I have decided a year ago to move overseas to the United Kingdom - of which I also love the alternative, cool, easy style.
I am a full boarder at a boarding school and am currently in my final year of the International Baccalaureate (IB) - it's terror!
Not being able to decide between the two - or any country or culture I have ever travelled to, for that matter - I simply don't choose.
I take the best of both - I travel to both.I am very grateful for being able to do that (I really am!).
Disclaimer--By no means am I deliberately trying to brag with this blog!-- I want other people to share the nice sides of life I experience and (hopefully) enjoy listening to my stories.
In return, I hope to be able to help you out here and there, in one way or another.
So if you have any suggestions, please do not hesitate! If you have any queries or comments, I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Now go off into the world, explore it, enjoy it, educate yourself from it.


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Things are getting weird in the world of cyber crime.
Cyber security experts say they have identified the world's first known cyber super weapon designed to destroy a real-world target, such as a factory, a refinery, or just maybe a nuclear power plant, in Iran.
The cyber worm, called Stuxnet, raises increasing alarms as its capabilities have grown. Some cyber security experts say Stuxnet's appearance indicates that a new kind of cyber warfare is beginning, where a cyber weapon is created to destroy something in the physical world.
Apparently Stuxnet is so complicated it has taken security experts since June to even understand its very nature. Stuxnet appeared to be able to take control of the automated factory control systems it had infected – and do whatever it was programmed to do with them. That was mischievous and dangerous.
But it gets worse. Senior US cyber security experts confirm what a German researcher told reporters: that Stuxnet is essentially a kind of military-grade cyber "heat seeking" missile designed to seek and destroy one real-world target. That target is still unknown.
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Reasons You Should Work with Property Maintenance Companies
Among the many projects you can invest your resources into, real estate is a very potential investment. There are many reasons why investing in real estate is a promising investment especially because it will give you back the profit you need from the investment. However, it is important to note that if you want to properties to give you returns on your investment, you need to maintain them properly because if they lose value, generating income becomes the hardest venture. When you are a busy person, your time is occupied by many other things meaning that getting time to maintain or manage your properties can be hard because you have to divide that time meaning they are to be tired, at the end of the day.To avoid the stress of so much work, and it is possible to outsource services to help you in maintaining your properties. Discussed below are some of the benefits of working with property maintenance company.
When you enter into a contract with the property maintenance companies, they resume the responsibility of maintaining the properties meaning that the properties are in a better condition for the tenants. This, therefore, means that that the property maintenance company will help you in performing different critical things in it comes to your properties, therefore, reducing the vacancy cycles. The most critical tasks to do when it comes to maintaining properties is for instance, to set the appropriate rent rate, marketing of the properties in the market through an effective channel, and also putting the properties in the condition that is critical for getting tenants.
Apart from earning from the properties, there is also the issue of law when it comes to properties. Dealing with the government when it comes to taxes and also dealing with the insurance company can be a very complicated matter especially if you don't have enough details on what you are expected to do as the owner. Engaging property maintenance companies is necessary because you are given a team of experts to be working with. You can avoid a lot of penalties from the government and also the process can be made easier for the insurance company because you are working with experts with a lot of experience because they know every detail appropriately because they understand the law better. The property maintenance company is also critical especially when it comes to getting the best tenants because they help you in the screening them and therefore avoiding tenants will give you headaches when it comes time to pay.
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a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art
an application of this
the dried surface pigment:Don't scuff the paint
the solid coloring matter alone; pigment
facial cosmetics, especially lipstick, rouge, etc
, designed to heighten natural color
Chiefly Western U
a pied, calico, or spotted horse or pony; pinto
As verb (used with object)
to coat, cover, or decorate (something) with paint:to paint a fence
to produce (a picture, design, etc
) in paint:to paint a portrait
to represent in paint, as in oils, tempera, or watercolor:to paint an actress as the Muse of tragedy
to depict as if by painting; describe vividly in words:The ads painted the resort as a winter wonderland
to color by or as if by painting:Sunset painted the clouds pink
to apply a substance to, as a liquid medicine or a cosmetic:to paint a cut with iodine
As verb (used without object)
to coat or cover anything with paint
to engage in painting as an art:She has begun to paint in her spare time
to put on or use facial cosmetics
As Idioms
paint the town red, Informal
to celebrate boisterously, especially by making a round of stops at bars and nightclubs
Also, paint the town
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a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project
an underhand plot; intrigue
a visionary or impractical project
a body or system of related doctrines, theories, etc
:a scheme of philosophy
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an astrological diagram of the heavens
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suiting the purposes or needs of:medicine for the aged
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during the continuance of:for a long time
in favor of; on the side of:to be for honest government
in place of; instead of:a substitute for butter
in the interest of; on behalf of:to act for a client
in exchange for; as an offset to: blow for blow;money for goods
in punishment of:payment for the crime
in honor of:to give a dinner for a person
with the purpose of reaching:to start for London
contributive to:for the advantage of everybody
in order to save:to flee for one's life
in order to become:to train recruits for soldiers
in assignment or attribution to: an appointment for the afternoon;That's for you to decide
such as to allow of or to require:too many for separate mention
such as results in:his reason for going
as affecting the interests or circumstances of:bad for one's health
in proportion or with reference to:He is tall for his age
in the character of; as being:to know a thing for a fact
by reason of; because of: to shout for joy;a city famed for its beauty
in spite of:He's a decent guy for all that
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seeing that; since
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for it, British
in (def )
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a room equipped for taking a bath or shower
toilet (def )
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text: Tymepiece' collectable 1971 album 'Sweet Release' is a prime example of where psychedelic pop, folk and country elements combined with a progressive edge to create a unique blend. The album is a fine example of early seventies 'head' music. Tymepiece originated in the Blue Mountains area around Lithgow (NSW), and comprised an incredibly accomplished bunch of musicians. They began life in 1965 as The Black Diamonds, one of the most ferocious garage/punk outfits Australia ever produced. Witness the bands 'I Want, Need, Love You' on the Ugly Things 60's punk compilation. The Black Diamonds line-up featured Glenn Bland (vocals, harmonica), Allan 'Olly' Oloman (guitar, vocals), Brian 'Felix' Wilkinson (organ, piano), Alan Keogh (bass) and Colin McAuley (Drums). They issued two singles on Festival during 1967 and were equally adept at producing both jubilant pop and tough punk on either side of the one disc. In 1968 Darcy Rosser replaced Keogh on bass, the band changed its name to Tymepiece and made the permanent move to Sydney. At that point producer Pat Aulton approached the musicians to record under the name of Love Machine. Their version of 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' was a hit, but the band members soon tired of playing under two different names doing entirely divergent sets. Tymepiece moved on, issuing two flower-pop singles. The third Festival single was a taster for the forthcoming album. Issued on Festival's progressive subsidiary label Infinity, 'Sweet Release' (February 1971) was an ambitious album of contrasting moods and styles, ranging from hard-psych 'Why?', 'Nuts' , folk 'Reflections', 'Home Song' , wild R'n'B 'I Love, You Love' and country flavoured 'Sweet Release' , 'Take Me Back' to the heavy progressive-blues sound of 'Shake Off'. As the albums centrepiece, 'Shake Off' is an incredible eight minutes of rumbling bass, pounding drums, wildly demented fuzzed-out blues riffing, wailing harp and heavy, pulsating organ soloing. It's all quite left field, but impeccably played nonetheless. After such an astonishing debut album Tymepiece should have progressed to the next level, but inexplicably broke up before the year was out. All that remains are a few choice tracks, an albums worth of listening pleasure and the memory of a great band.


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There are a lot of Korean restaurants that people in Hong Kong can choose from but only a few are recommended by the prestigious Michelin Guide.
Kelly's Cape Bop is one of them.
Since its opening in 2014 in Wan Chai, the Korean eatery has been on the list of Michelin street food twice — in 2016 and 2017.
The restaurant prides itself on the home-style cooking by its owner, a single South Korean mother who calls herself Una.
Early on, Una was not in the restaurant business until she got a flash of inspiration from her daughter after whom she named the eatery.
Una lived in Italy for eight years working in the fashion marketing industry before she moved back to South Korea where she engaged in fashion imports.
She suffered a lot of pressure from running her business and eventually gave up. At the age of 41, she went to England where Kelly studied.
In the following years, she was a full-time mother, preparing lunch boxes for Kelly and later for Kelly's classmates.
Una became fond of cooking during that time. Feedback from Kelly and her classmates were good, inspiring her to sharpen her cooking skills even more.
Una came to Hong Kong when she helped a friend with some marketing work.
After learning that eating out is very common for Hong Kong people, she decided to open Kelly's Cape Bop. The restaurant offers home-cooked and healthy food without artificial additives.
Her decision proved to be right. Not only locals but also foreigners were attracted to the eatery soon after it opened. She said it was mainly because the food on its menu flaunts natural ingredients rather than strong flavors as is common in other Korean restaurants.
Take kimbap, the chef's special of the eatery, for example. Although the Korean-style seaweed rice roll similar to Japanese sushi is one kind of traditional food that every Korean mother knows how to prepare, it is completely transformed in Una's hands using more vegetables and less rice so that it can be healthier with less calories.
To make fried chicken taste less greasy, she specifically designed a sauce made from seven vegetables and fruits.
Now running a successful business, Una is still as enthusiastic about cooking as she used to be, having found her calling.
This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on April 21
Translation by Taka Liu
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A door to history
Act seal of 11th century found in Polotsk
One side of the seal depicts the Holy Virgin and the other bears scripture "Seraphim", which allows to conclude the seal used to belong to a bishop or some other clergyman.
Such seal could have no copies thus it is considered of especial historical value. Probably, that bishop was unknown so far and a new historical page will be opened due to the finding, says Denis Dukh, chief of sociology and history department at Polotsk State University.
Archaeologists have also found a bone stylus of the 11th century, which was used for writing in waxen plates. Additionally, over 70 jewelry articles made of precious metals were found during the excavation. Denis Dukh thinks all these findings are "a door to the 11th century for our contemporaries, as they give us the idea of fashion, conditions of life and morals of that time."