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Hurricane Maria may be coming for North Carolina and Virginia
- Author: Joey Payne Sep 25, 2017,
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According to the National Hurricane Center's 11 p.m. update, Maria is a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph and is about 595 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C.
The WATE 6 Storm Team says Hurricane Maria has max sustained winds of 120 miles per hour and its making its was north of Turks and Caicos.
Regardless of the exact track, Maria should track closely enough for tropical storm force conditions to impact the outer banks by early next week.
The National Hurricane Center urged the Carolinas to monitor Hurricane Maria, now a Category 2 storm, as it paralleled the East Coast Sunday.
It is now expected to pass north of Scotland next Monday or Tuesday.
Panovich says by the time it reaches the Outer Banks, Maria should either be a weak hurricane or a strong tropical storm. However, the biggest impacts for the possibly affected areas is heavy rain and wind gusts of over 60 miles per hour.
However, swells formed by Maria have increased along portions of the southeastern United States Coast and Bermuda. There will be a chance of tropical storm force winds along the Outer Banks on Tuesday and Wednesday; so therefore a Tropical Storm or Hurricane Watch might have to be issued later today.
As of writing on Sunday, Sept. 24, there are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Maria was moving away from the Turks and Caicos Islands late Friday afternoon and was staying generally east of the Bahamas.
Even if the center of Maria remains offshore, impacts such as rough surf, a high risk for rip currents, beach erosion, and ocean overwash are still probable.
Officials are still assessing the heart-breaking damage that Maria wreaked on Puerto Rico last week, where at least 10 people died as a direct result of the hurricane.
That's after the storm destroyed the island of Dominica, killing at least 15 people there.


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Recent ads include 'The Gentleman's Wager', a six-minute mini film directed by Jake Scott (son of Ridley), and starring Jude Law and Giancarlo Gianni. The ad was made for Diageo Reserve's Johnnie Walker Blue Label in collaboration with fashion label Mr Porter with video links to the Mr Porter website where customers can buy the looks worn by Law and Gianni in the mini film.
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Iconic director, David Lynch, created one of the most eye-catching ecommerce films this year for Louboutin's foray into nail polish. The ad is reminiscent of the big films he has made, and there are definitely tones of Twin Peaks in the short film. It feels more like a short film than an advert with the use of images and music to capture attention. Plus with David Lynch's name attached to the advert, it means the film will receive plenty of attention.
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The peculiarity of this steak is that it is marinated after being cooked, not the other way round. As a result, the flavours of the marinade stay very fresh. The vegetables that accompany it are cooked in a pastella, which is an Italian light beer batter which can be loosely translated a 'tempura' (although this recipe is not the same as for the Thai dish). They are extremely addictive and an original alternative to the usual chips.
INGREDIENTS (for two people)
- 2 sirloin steaks
- A handful of freshly chopped parsley
- A fat clove of garlic
- The juice of half a lemon
- Three tbs of extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Half an aubergine
- One courgette
- One small red onion
- 4 small new potatoes
- 5 chestnut mushrooms
- 4 courgette flowers (if you can find them)
- Self raising flour
- A can of lager
- Sunflower oil for deep fat frying
Note: the vegetables listed above are those I have used this time, however you can of course choose whatever takes your fancy. If using vegetables with a tough stalk such as cauliflower, broccoli etc. I suggest you parboil them for a few minutes first.
The timings are essential for putting this recipe together, as you need to allow time for the steak to rest and soak up the marinade after cooking; on the other hand, the vegetables will have to be served as soon as they are ready, otherwise they will go soggy. Therefore, I recommend you stick to following the steps below.
Prep your vegetables by washing, drying and slicing them up in bite-sized pieces. If using them, keep the courgette flowers whole. Try to cut each vegetable in pieces all of a similar size to each other, so that their cooking time will be the same.
Next, move on to the marinade. Finely chop the garlic clove and mix it to the olive oil, lemon juice and a pinch of salt. Stir in the chopped parsley and reserve for later.
Prepare the pastella (tempura-like batter). I did not write down exact quantities for it, as this is what I normally do: I pour about a half a can of beer in a bowl, then add half a tablespoon of flour, and stir. I then keep on stirring and adding a little bit of flour at the time; when the batter acquires the consistency of double cream, it is ready. This is why it will need to coat the vegetables and cling to them, and if it is too watery it simply will not do that.
Now you are ready to start the cooking. Heat a griddle pan until nice and hot. Brush your steak with a little olive oil, so that it does not stick to the pan, and cook it to your liking (rare, medium rare or well done. I cooked mine medium rare). As soon as they are cooked, transfer them on a plate, brush them all up with the marinade, and cover with kitchen foil in order to keep them warm. They will need to rest for 6-7 minutes, which is enough time to allow you to fry your vegetables.
While the steak was cooking, you would have heated up a pan suitable for deep fat frying with abundant sunflower oil. By the time the steak is put on the side to rest, the oil should be hot enough (you can check this by dropping a small piece of potato in the pan; if it comes floating to the surface, then you are ready to go). One by one, coat the vegetable morsels in the pastella and transfer them to the pan; let them cook until golden, lift them out of the oil with a slotted spoon and put them on a plate.
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Actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter Ben Affleck said that he will take part to the Live Below the Line challenge next week and live at $1.50 a day, yahoo reports.
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From time to time here at GetReligion, we pause to wax nostalgic about what used to be in Dallas. I refer, of course, to the not-so-long-ago days when The Dallas Morning News took religion news seriously and assigned skilled, trained professional journalists to the Godbeat.
Just a few years ago, the paper boasted a best-in-the-nation Saturday religion section with four or five full-time staff members devoted to faith and values news. Those same outstanding journalists regularly produced meaty investigative pieces, in-depth profiles and intriguing features for the front page.
Not anymore.
Now, if you check the Morning News' religion news section online, you're fortunate to find a new story every few weeks. And often, those stories are about as deep as a Texas river during a drought.
All of which leads me to this: I enjoyed a nice chuckle this week when seeing this headline on a Morning News Texas Faith blog post:
How can the media better cover religion?
I swear I am not making up that title.
Um, since you asked, let me answer the question: By actually covering religion.
Sarcasm aside, the post concerned a study on religion news that Sarah highlighted back in April. From the post by Morning News editorial columnist William McKenzie:
Is the media's coverage of religion too sensationalized?
Most of the public thinks so, according to a survey released this spring by the Knight Program in Media and Religion at USC's Annenberg School of Communication and the University of Akron's Roy C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics. The poll found that two-thirds of respondents think that religion coverage is too sensationalized. By contrast, only a third of reporters see it that way.
This week's question may seem like I'm a bit of a masochist. But actually it is an important one for journalists to think through as we deal with matters of faith.
I was struck by the finding in the survey that a quarter of respondents are "very interested" in coverage about religion. But they want more textured and nuanced reporting. For example, they are interested in understanding spiritual practices as well as how faith impacts lives.
I was also struck by this finding, as USC's Diane Winston put it: A majority of both the public and reporters agree the news media "does a poor job of explaining religion in society," with 57.1 percent and 51.8 percent agreeing, respectively.
Is religion coverage too sensationalized? The most recent story on the Morning News religion news section was published May 16 — more than three weeks ago. The headline:
Priest accused of trying to hire hit man to kill accuser on trial in Dallas
Before that, the previous religion story posted by the Dallas paper came May 2 — more than five weeks ago. The headline:
God forgives 'oops moments,' Perry tells National Day of Prayer
What was the question again?
Anyway ... McKenzie asked a panel of Dallas religious leaders to weigh in, and their responses are worth reading. Like me, a few of those queried couldn't resist pointing out the obvious:
RIC DEXTER, Men's Division Chapter Leader, Nichiren Buddhist (Soka Gakkai organization)
There was a time when our favorite local daily newspaper had a section on religion. In it you could often find stories of how a person's religious practice impacted their lives. Sometimes there were articles that gave background and explanation about the beliefs and practices of different religions.
Among the other respondents, Southern Methodist University's William Lawrence stood out with the below insight, especially given the political nature of so many of the Morning News' scarce religion news stories:
It is vital for news media to allow themselves the creative courage to resist the bipolar politics of assuming that all matters are divisible into two groups -- liberals and conservatives. It is vital for the news media to be bold enough to see nuances with sophistication, to recognize that religious people struggle mightily among the complex questions of life in search of healing, reconciliation, forgiveness, and peace. The religious movements in our world today are sometimes new, sometimes conventional, and sometimes more nuanced than the news media seem willing to study.
It is worth the effort.
You are preaching to the choir, Morning News panelists.
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Make these pretty painted pink and metallic gold books for Valentine's Day or for any day.
Let's play a game to see if you can spot what is different in this photo.
If' you've checked out my Valentine's posts the last two weeks, you will probably have noticed these books. They've been used as props in many of the photos.
I didn't get around to finishing them until after my Pretty Pink Roses Valentine's Table post but now they are complete.
And if you are like me and can't un-see something after you've seen it, then I apologize for pointing this flaw out.
Let me show you this quick and easy DIY project, painted pink and metallic gold books.
Here the books are again but with the gold painted on the pages.
(See! Now don't scroll back up to the first photo because you won't be able to un-see those unfinished books!)
This was such an easy project with big impact. The absolute best kind of DIY projects!
Here is a before photo. And before you leave me comments about how awful it is to paint books, I know, I know. I understand it's awful but I saw these sorry books in a bin for 25 cents in a thrift shop. So trust me when I say they are going to better use now!
Start by painting the exterior and spine of each book making sure to get the little bit on the inside cover.
These were brightly coloured books so I used a primer first then one coat of the Fusion Mineral Paint in Little Piggy. For the red book, it needed two coats.
Once the pink paint has dried, you can move on to the edges.
I painted the page edges with Fusion Mineral Paint Pale Gold Metallic.
I used a foam brush but a flat artist's brush helped get into the edges near the spine. One coat was all that was needed.
Stand upright to dry.
And there you have some beautiful pink and metallic gold painted books.
Such a beautiful project to add to your Valentine's decor or just about anywhere. How beautiful would these be stacked on a table by a guest bed?
I only wish I did it earlier now.
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After Election, Cameroon's Governance Crisis Continues
Eighty-five-year-old Paul Biya, president of Cameroon since 1982, was sworn in for his seventh term in office on November 6, after complaints arising from multiple allegations of electoral irregularities in polls held a month earlier were dismissed by Cameroon's constitutional court. An intercommunal crisis in Cameroon has seen violence increase substantially since 2017, and the conduct of these elections—which saw a partial boycott—has added to grievances. In this analysis of the official election results, USIP's Aly Verjee and Jude Mutah examine the data, and discuss the prospects for Cameroon after the election.
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Complementing its work to build peace internationally, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) also serves the American people directly as a core part of its founding mandate from Congress.
Elie Abouaoun on Iraq a Year After the Fall of ISIS
Live from Baghdad as Iraqis celebrate the one-year anniversary of the fall of ISIS, Elie Abouaoun says that there is a sense of relief in the country over the terrorist group's defeat and that elections happened this year. To maintain this positive momentum, adds Abouaoun, Iraq's infrastructure must be rebuilt, and measures should be taken to reinforce social cohesion at the local level.
How can Afghans make peace AND protect women? Meet Ayesha Aziz.
After nearly 40 years of war, Afghanistan and the international community are urgently seeking paths for a peace process. But amid the tentative efforts—a three-day ceasefire in June, the peace march across the country by hundreds of Afghans and talks by U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad—a somber question hangs for women and human rights advocates. How can Afghanistan make peace with the Taliban while protecting democracy and women's rights?
Russia's War on Ukraine Roils the Orthodox Church
Russia failed to anticipate that its invasion of Ukraine in 2014 would cost it one of its most powerful levers of influence over its neighbor: the formal authority of the Russian Orthodox Church over its Ukrainian counterpart. But it has done so, and that unintended consequence could lead to others: a decline in Russian influence within the Eastern Orthodox world, a deeper division in the Orthodox community—and even perhaps the largest schism in Christianity since 1054. The international community has a key role in determining how this unfolds and must act to ensure the worst scenarios don't come to pass.
How to Secure Afghanistan's Future
From a diplomatic and process standpoint, Geneva Conference on Afghanistan was generally seen as a success by participants (though some countries were not represented at the minister level), and the Afghan government showcased the progress it made in implementing reforms and national priority programs over the past two years. But what did the GCA accomplish substantively, what was left undone, and what questions were left unanswered?
The Elusive Peace: Ending Sexual Violence during and after Conflict
Awarding the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize to advocates for survivors of wartime sexual violence, Dr. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, indicates that the issue of sexual abuse has gained international recognition. This comes ten years after the adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution 1820, which declared that conflict-related sexual violence constitutes a war crime and a crime against humanity. This Special Report highlights the limited scope of the resolution, examines the connections between sexual violence and conflict, and urges key stakeholders to view sexual violence—both during conflict and after—as a threat to international peace and security.
Nigeria: Elections and Human Rights
Nigeria's keenly anticipated presidential and national assembly elections are scheduled for February 16, 2019, while the elections for state governors and state assemblies are scheduled for March 2, 2019. These elections come 20 years after the restoration of democratic, multiparty constitutional rule in Nigeria.
Ambassador Chester Crocker on President Bush's Legacy
A former assistant secretary of state for Africa, Amb. Crocker was appointed to USIP's Board of Directors by President Bush. Reflecting on the late president's legacy, Crocker said, "George H.W. Bush understood we had many audiences in our foreign policy and that we have to talk to all of them, be understood by all of the them and be able to put everything into a kind of overall balance."
The Risk of Election Violence in Nigeria is Not Where You Think
Nigeria's political parties are in full campaign mode ahead of national and state-level elections early next year, and unfortunately signs are emerging that election-related violence is a real possibility. It's not too late, however, for Nigerians and the international community to take steps to reduce the risks of coercion and possibly even bloodshed.


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TOKYO — The study that led Japan to apologize in 1993 for forcing Asian women into wartime prostitution was confirmed as valid by a parliament-appointed panel Friday after South Korea and China slammed the review as an attempt to discredit historical evidence of such abuses.
Officials said Japan stood by its earlier pledge not to change the landmark apology.
"We concluded that the content of the study was valid," said lawyer Keiichi Tadaki, who headed the five-member panel that reviewed about 250 sets of documents used for the government study that was the basis of the 1993 apology.
The new investigation focused on how the study, which included interviews with 16 former Korean victims, was conducted, not evaluation of its historical findings. But any discussion of bitter World War II history is sensitive, especially when Japan's relations with its two closest neighbors are soured by territorial disputes.The panel started its study in April after Nobuo Ishihara, a top bureaucrat who helped in the 1993 study questioned the authenticity of the interviews, while suggesting Seoul possibly pressured Tokyo into acknowledging the women were coerced. Ishihara spoke at parliament as a witness for a nationalist lawmaker who demanded the review.Tadaki, who briefed the contents of the report, said Japan had enough evidence from other documents to produce the apology and that the hearings of the women were supplementary and intended to show Japan's compassion rather than to verify historical evidence. His team's report acknowledged Tokyo and Seoul negotiated at length over the wording but that did not distort historical facts mentioned in the apology, he said.Historians say 20,000 to 200,000 women from across Asia, many of them Koreans, were forced to provide sex to Japan's front-line soldiers. Japanese nationalists contend that women in wartime brothels were voluntary prostitutes, not sex slaves, and that Japan has been unfairly criticized for a practice they say is common in any country at war.Abe himself has been criticized by South Korea and China for backpedaling from past Japanese apologies and acknowledgements of wartime atrocities.Japanese officials interviewed 16 of such women in 1993 at South Korea's request as part of an investigation that led to the apology by then-Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono, and known as "the Kono statement," which acknowledged many women were forced into prostitution for Japan's wartime military.The report said Seoul urged Tokyo to show sincerity and acknowledge coercion to make an apology acceptable to the South Koreans. The two countries agreed to keep secret their negotiations over the apology statement.The report noted Ishihara had insisted Japan should never acknowledge all comfort women were forced. It said Japan was initially reluctant to meet the women due to fear it would create an uncontrollable and endless situation.In 1995, Japan provided through a private fund 2 million yen ($20,000) each to about 280 women in the Philippines, Taiwan and South Korea, and funded nursing homes and medical assistance for Indonesian and former Dutch sex slaves. In South Korea, seven women accepted the money out of more than 200 eligible recipients, following criticism of the private fund instead of official compensation.Seoul has criticized Japan's verification as a contradictory action, meaningless and unnecessary."The Japanese government should clearly know that action that again picks on the painful wound of the victims will never be forgiven by the international society," South Korea's Foreign Ministry spokesman Noh Kwang-il told reporters. He urged Japan to admit its responsibility and immediately propose a solution that the elderly victims can accept.Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga reiterated Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's pledge not to revise the 1993 apology, saying that evaluation of the historical evidence should be left up to historians and scholars."Japan's relations with South Korea are extremely important and we will try to explain this issue to gain understanding," Suga said.The United States counts both Japan and South Korea as key allies. The State Department said it took note of Suga's statement and the Abe government's position to uphold the apology."Because South Korea and Japan have so many common interests, it's important they find a way to resolve the past in the most productive manner and look to the future on how they can work together on issues they share," spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters in Washington.Relations are already strained in the region, and adding to the ire, the South Korean navy on Friday conducted live-fire exercises in seas near islands that are claimed by both countries. Top Japanese officials protested the drills, but South Korean officials said the exercises were routine and rejected Tokyo's demands to cancel them.


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Dubai-Oman-London JV to build $60m metal project
MoU signed to construct and operate roasting facility in city of Sohar
A joint venture between a London-based metal manufacturer and two GCC investment bodies based in Dubai and Oman is set to build a $60m (OMR 23m) antimony roasting facility in the Omani city of Sohar following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the parties.
UK-based integrated antimony development company Tri-Star Resources, Dubai Transport Co subsidiary Castell Investments Ltd, and Oman Investment Fund (OIF) signed the non-binding agreement which established Strategic & Precious Metals Processing LLC (SPMP), according to a statement on Tri-Star Resources website.
SPMP is expected to build a 20,000 tonnes per annum nameplate capacity antimony metal and tri-oxide manufacturing facility on a leased plot of 22-hectare plot in Freezone Sohar, where the company is to be based.
Final documentation, approvals and financing package are in the process of being completed by the JV parties so that site preparation work and construction can commence in the first quarter of 2014.
The roaster construction is expected to take 12 months, with a further three months for commissioning. The first full year of operation is expected to be 2016, the release added.
Construction of the facility will represent the first phase of Tri-Star's proposed metalprocessing activities, with the JV parties anticipating the extension of their partnership to a second phase processing facility in Freezone Sohar, which envisages using Tri-Star's cleanroasting technology to treat refractory gold-sulphide concentrates.
Commenting on the signing of the MoU, Emin Eyi, managing director of Tri-Star, said: "We are impressed with the progress made by Freezone Sohar in becoming a metals and minerals processing hub in the Middle East. Our proposed projects are well suited to the future strategy of Freezone Sohar. Once fully operational they will be significant contributors to local employment and the economic development of the metals processing sector in Oman.
Tri-Star Resources is set to own and control 40% of SPMP under the terms of the MoU, with 40% held by OIF and 20% by Castell, with final agreements between the JV parties expected to be completed in November.
The funding structure for the total capital cost of $60m is expected to include $30m of project finance to be raised from local and regional banks.
Expected to make up the balance of the capital cost of $30m is a mezzanine loan of $10m from OIF with the balance of $20m to be provided as equity by the JV parties, pro rata to their ownership interests, over the construction phase of the project.
Tri-Star said that the project has received a preliminary green light statement from the sultanate's Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs (MECA), confirming that it has no objection to the company proceeding with the environmental permit procedure for the antimony processing facility.
A full environmental impact assessment is now being prepared by JV parties for the roaster and is expected to be completed and submitted to MECA by the end of December.


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Goliath is to Twitter as David is to what?
Sorry for the biblical reference, I just got back from Italy, and have seen a lot of renditions of this story. It does feel somehow apt for the recent news from Twitter. I agree with most people that Twitter has made a number of misteps, but its not on it's last legs. It's vulnerable like Goliath is vunerable, meaning the luckiest of shots will have to be made if people want to take Twitter down.
Doesn't it all just look like people are talking about RSS. What about something like Status.net. It doesn't feel like we need to stretch to far to find a replacement for twitter.
For some background, you should take a look at some of the recent blog posts from Brent Simmons (here, here, and here). Also I thought this was a great post by Dalton Caldwell (to be transparent he is my boss).


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01. Oath of the Abyss (5:37)
02. Ruthless (4:10)
03. Desperate Times (4:10)
04. Winter Kills (4:55)
05. The Appetite (4:46)
06. Gutted (3:30)
07. Curses And Epitaphs (5:07)
08. Carings Overkill (4:34)
09. Haunting Refrain (5:01)
10. Tripping Over Tombstones (3:38)
11. Sail (4:07)
12. Shudder (Bonustracks) (4:06)
13. Back Down To The Grave (Bonustracks) (4:46)
Dez Fafara – lead vocals
Jeff Kendrick – guitar
John Boecklin – drums
Mike Spreitzer – guitar
Chris Towning – bass
Technical personnel
Mark Lewis – production
Dean Karr – cover art photography
Ryan Clark – cover art layout
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Latin America is quickly becoming a major hub for entrepreneurship and startups. Not only buoyed by a vast, young population, Latin American economies are growing at a fast pace. This has made entrepreneurship attractive to direct investment and a deep talent pool of professionals in the area.
While many of the most popular startups have exited or have listed on a stock exchange, there are still many Latin American startups, known in the community as "Latin-X," to get excited about. With input from 500 Startups, Draper University, Fownders and Make in LA, below are CIO's list of Latin-X startups watch for in 2017.
1. Konfio
Getting on board with the startup scene, Konfio is a startup that offers funding to other startups. The process is made much simpler than getting a loan from a bank, and it's proving to be an effective business model.
2. Conekta
Those that want to start an online business can have trouble receiving payments for any good or service they sell. Conekta is bridging that gap, simplifying the process for business owners.
3. Clip
Clip is a mobile payment service based out of Mexico. The aim of the startup is to facilitate the process of making payments among Spanish-speakers.
4. Platzi
Designed to help entrepreneurs learn the skills they need to start their own business, Platzi is an education site that offers multiples courses on design, programming, marketing and more. While it was started in Latin America, it offers courses in multiple languages.
5. Yogome
Education isn't just important for entrepreneurs. Yogome is a startup that uses hundreds of mini-games to teach children different skills that are bound to help them throughout their lives. Children will be engaged while also learning anything from spelling to mathematics.
6. Nubank
Nubank is a mobile-based banking app that aims to simplify financial dealings for everyone. While the company is based out of Brazil, Nubank's goal is to make a global impact over the coming years.
7. Cornershop
Sometimes there just isn't enough time in the day to get groceries. Cornershop is the solution, offering groceries within 90 minutes of your order. They only serve a few supermarkets right now, but they should continue to grow and expand to different countries.
Kubo Financiero is a one-stop lender and investor. They began as a lender, offering quick and affordable loans. They've since expanded to investment as well where they take invested money and use it to create loans for others.
9. Bluesmart
The global traveler is becoming more common, particularly when it comes to entrepreneurship. To meet this rise in travel, Bluesmart has created the ultimate luggage – able to charge your phone, lock remotely and weigh itself before you arrive at the airport.
10. InfoPrice
Many startups and small businesses have products, but they aren't easily able to find out where the best place to sell their product is. InfoPrice connects sellers with the right markets and stores to improve margins and increase sales.
11. Auth0
Cybersecurity is a growing concern, leading to the success of startups like Auth0. Auth0 provides a platform that guarantees secure login and communication, and it can be used for anything from private accounts to employee web pages.
12. InstaCarro
InstaCarro is an app that provides a high-quality, and efficient, way of selling used cars. After your car is evaluated by the app, they have over 1,000 dealers compete for the car, ensuring that you get the best price on your used vehicle.
13. DogHero
Pets have always been important to people, but they are sometimes hard to travel around. One solution is Brazil-based DogHero which offers your dog a friendly home to stay in while you're away. You can be safe knowing your dog is with a loving and caring host – or hero, as they call it.
14. Beauty Date
Beauty Date is a one-stop app for all things beauty. Whether you're looking to get your hair done, want to get a massage or are looking for another beauty service, Beauty Date connects you with all options, helps you set a time and then schedules your appointment.
15. BovControl
Farming and growing livestock are still a huge part of business in many Latin American countries, but that doesn't mean that its agricultural sector is without internet or technology. BovControl collects data on your products, whether it be milk, meat or something else, and helps you improve your sales and growth.
16. UpPoints
UpPoints is another app that aims to track and analyze data on how efficiently certain products are selling in certain locations. This data is then used so retailers can maximize their efficiency, selling more products are the right price.
17. Pinmypet
Pinmypet is exactly what it sounds like – an app and site that lets you know exactly where your pet is through a special Pinmypet tag. But it doesn't stop there – they have a social network where you and your pet can meet others.
18. Grubster
Grubster is a restaurant and bar rating app that has grown in popularity in Brazil. Users can also reserve tables, browse menus and find other restaurants in their area.
19. Easy Taxi
Easy Taxi may sound like Uber, but get this – it is much bigger than any other taxi app and is present in just about every Latin American country.
20. Nexer
You can control everything about your car through Nexer. Nexer tracks your car's location, keeps you in touch with a mechanic online and keeps track of your car's computer at all times.
21. Remediocerto
The startup Remediocerto connects people to their contraceptives without having to visit the pharmacy, making the entire process easier and safer.
22. RankMyApp
A little bit meta as far as apps go, RankMyApp does exactly that – it ranks apps. However, it goes a little beyond a review and improves your app's visibility, SEO and other optimizations.
23. Exact Sales
Exact Sales is a sales software firm that tracks all your businesses data to improve total sales. It might sound like a typical startup, but they've received well over $1 million in funding.
24. Netshow.me
Netshow.me is a live-streaming hosting service. Since livestreaming is quickly becoming an important marketing tool, they've made sure that their platform is accessible on both mobile and desktop.
25. Worldpackers
An app that makes global connectivity even cooler, Worldpackers connects professionals of any field with the perfect position – in a different country entirely. Teach your skill and enjoy an experience unlike any other!
26. Koder
Many startups need apps created to support their marketing, but they can't afford an in-house developer. Enter Koder, a developer-for-hire site that allows entrepreneurs to hire a coder as needed.
27. Atipica
Atipica, founded by a female entrepreneur, is a data crunching business that connects business with the right employees. They go beyond simple recruiting, using algorithms to find the perfect match.
28. Emerge
One of the cooler inventions that's come out, Emerge and Mid-Air-Touch are offering a virtual experience unlike any other: the ability to touch something that isn't there. The ultrasound speakers generate the sense of touch - even though nothing is there.
29. Sabio
Sabio offers one of the best software engineering instructional courses possible. They have only hired the best engineers, ensuring that every class taught is more valuable than almost anything else you'd find.
My Money My Future (Mi Dinero Mi Futuro) is a platform that helps millennials budget, save and plan for their economic futures. They are targeting millennials specifically, so they generate both long and short-term plans.
31. Impacthealth
Customizable healthcare is available through Impacthealth, a company that offers health insurance at a reasonable price. Just put in your information and it will come up with a "best fit" plan for you, saving you time and money.
32. FITGuard
Sports safety is becoming more important each year, and FITGuard is the newest revolution in preventing head injuries. The mouthguard keeps track of your health and can detect any problems that might occur.
33. InSpirit
InSpirit is simplifying the way you make craft cocktails. Unless you're going to a cocktail bar, it's hard to get a high quality drink. InSpirite combines all the ingredients to make a consistently great cocktail.
34. Ix Style
Started by Francesca Kennedy, Ix Style designs and sells unique sandals. Each purchase goes on to provide potable drinking water for women and children, and the company supports female artisans.
Do you think we missed any names for Latin-X? If so, comment below.
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RIP: America's Lethal F-117 Stealth Fighters?
A legendary weapon of war--headed to the scraper?
America's F-117 stealth fighter has been in a state of limbo. In 2008, the U.S. Air Force officially retired the black, angular warplanes but they never entirely went away. For eight years, the radar-evading aircraft have rested in climate-controlled hangars at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada.
Here's why — when the F-117s retired, Congress required the Air Force to maintain some of the planes in case they were ever needed in a future war. The flying branch even kept flying a handful, most likely as guinea pigs for stealth-penetrating sensors … or some other mysterious hardware.
Well, that shouldn't continue for much longer. This week, the House Armed Services Committee voted to remove the requirement that certain F-117s "be maintained in a condition that would allow recall of those aircraft to future service."
That would allow the Air Force to finally send the Nighthawks to the sprawling Boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, according to Flight Global , and will likely permanently end the F-117 as an airplane capable of operations. In other words, scrapped.
Although the dry desert conditions in Arizona are ideal for keeping aircraft viable, Flight Global reports the Nighthawks will " probably be torn apart or less likely, scavenged for hard-to-find parts." Due to the sensitive nature of the Nighthawk's stealth technology, it would not be surprising for the Air Force to dismantle and bury them. A few will surely make attractive museum pieces.
So ends the world's first operational stealth aircraft.
Although dubbed a fighter with the "F" designation, the Nighthawk was exclusively a ground-attack aircraft designed to slip past radars and anti-aircraft missile systems.
The development and combat history is a major story in itself, as the F-117 took a mere 30 months to design — lightning fast for an at-the-time cutting-edge military aircraft. It would later see action over Panama, Iraq and Serbia. Sixty-four were built including five prototypes — and one was shot down over Serbia in 1999.
Because of its mark on history, the F-117 is iconic, although considerably less practical today. Knowing nothing about the warplane and just going by its still futuristic looks, it'd be hard to guess it's more than 30 years old.
F-22s and B-2s — both stealth warplanes — fill in for the Nighthawks today. And the United States plans to produce thousands of stealthy F-35 multi-role fighters in the coming years plus a new hard-to-detect bomber … the B-21.
Yes, it's sad to see the F-117 go. But keeping them flyable and in climate-controlled hangars is asking a bit much.
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We meet most Fridays as a group and usually play a multi-player game. The multi depends on how many people turn up. Sometimes we play a multi-player game with just two people.
In the summer we mostly play in my garage. I have a 12' x 5' table that can stay up all the time so games can be carried over if needed. The problem with the garage tho' is the lack of any proper heating, so in winter we move inside. This usually means the large kitchen of someone's house (think the size of a farm kitchen in those cookery programs, only on a 1930's housing estate).
If we haven't agreed on next week's game the previous Friday we have a yahoo group to discuss what we want to do (it is called, for reasons not explained here, The Monday Night Group). Usually about Wednesday I realise I have no idea what we're going to do on Friday evening and float the odd idea on the group.
As indicated in the previous post (Real Life (part 7)) this week sort of got away from me, so I had nothing in mind to do. However I did have an unopened box of Wings of War that I got at Christmas so it seemed as good idea as any to give it a whirl.
Like everyone else I've seen WoW around for the last few years, picked it up and looked at it at shows. Played on the periphery of the odd game. Even tried to buy a copy last year in Italy (after all it is an Italian game) but couldn't find it.
No need for a full description of WoW here. Suffice it to say it is a cleverly constructed game with some clever mechanisms that enable something complicated to be learned and played quickly. On the down side as a system you can't combine it with a WW1 figure game as it has such a unique system.
We had four of us turn up (including me) and played through three games, swapping sides and planes. A fun evening was had by all.
The main thought that springs to mind is that it isn't easy to buy just the maneuver decks. I mean the box comes with several Sopwith Camel cards, but you can only fly one at a time as you only have one type C maneuver deck in the box. In order to buy more type C decks you have to buy more Camels. That is annoying. My second thought is that the game does actually play better without the model aircraft, but I'll keep that secret as apparently that's heresy.
As the evening closed the magazine buying member of our group produce some ripped out pages from February's "Miniature Wargames" with an article about WoW. This sort of brings me back to my main theme of last week.
There's nothing wrong with the article itself. It's an introduction to the WoW system, with some personal background from the author about why he plays it, and a description of how to repaint the pre-painted model planes you can buy to go with it. And apply decals. Then there's some scenarios and so on. In summary, a perfectly good article on the game even if, in my opinion, it's about two or three years too late. I'm pretty sure everyone in the hobby who buys Miniwargs must be aware of WoW. After all, I've heard of it and I don't take any glossies so officially I'm out of touch with the mainstream of the hobby. As WoW is a commercially sold "board" game, and probably one of the biggest sellers in the last couple of years it pretty much defines mainstream.
I think my gripe with the article is over the illustrations. First up there are some really nice artists drawings of WWI planes, which are really nice. No complaints there. We are also spared 28mm figures, but I suspect that is only because the Perry Brothers haven't yet released War Hamster Air Battles with multipose pilots and customisable biplane models.
What stuck out to me was the photo of the model planes illustrating the piece. They may be WoW models, but if they are then the stands that make them usable with the game have been photoshopped out. So in fact the one illustration of game components actually does nothing to help explain the game.
Now this is simply lazy. It wouldn't have been hard to photo the WoW game boards or show the cards in use. In fact I did it in about 10 minutes and posted the pictures on this blog.
Miniwargs isn't alone in this respect. I've seen several wargames books where the glorious 28mm figures in the pictures are clearly not being used for the game system described in the book. It's almost like you publishing a cookery book and publishing photos of recipes cooked by Jamie Oliver or Gordon Ramsey because they're better than the ones you thought of.
Basically it's dishonest.
Any how, I hope no one thinks I have a vendetta against Miniwarg's editor. It's just that I think we deserve better.
On the painting toy soldier front you'll all be pleased to hear that I managed to make up the ground on the Highlanders, and they're currently sitting on the desk, waiting for the PVA sticking them to their bases to set. A dab of polyfilla Sunday morning and they're virtually done.
Which only leaves me needing to start thinking about a game for CoW. It's the 30th anniversary this year, so I expect everyone is planning something special. I'm getting no where. I had an idea for a Russian Civil War game done in the style of a Jog-Jog game using a big map, but I'm not sure now.
So I am strangely drawn to an old promise, - to do a game based around the Crisis in the Army and the Putney Debates after the ECW. If I'm going to do this I'll need to get on with the research. On the positive side, I just found my copy of "An Agreement of the People".
Maybe it's fate.
Saturday, 30 January 2010
Friday Nights & Magazines
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Anyway, good old Miniature Wargames. I still have the first 12 issues saved for the pure reason that they are nostalgic and inspirational in equal part. Nowadays I cut out articles to keep, with the rare exception of the recent WS&S Spanish Civil War issue, which I kept.
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A Year of Dresses: Pat-A-Cake Dress
Whew, it's been a busy week, but I'm happy to bring you week six of A Year of Dresses! This weeks outfit is perfect for summer. As Sweet Pea played in her
Pat-A-Cake Dress
this week I couldn't help but think how adorable this dress is! If you think this dress is as sweet as I do remember to pin your favorite picture to your TDD Wishlist board on Pinterest for easy reference. It's quick and easy to do, simply hover over your favorite favorite picture and click on the large Pinterest icon that appears.
The Pat-A-Cake Dress is a baby dress pattern. The pattern includes five sizes from 0-3 months to 18-24 months. The Pat-A-Cake Dress is flowey and light with a sweet ruffle and open back design. It is perfect for hot summer days.
I love making my own bias tape for the neck and armhole binding on this dress. It is so much softer than purchased bias tape and it's a great opportunity to use a fun splash of color. But in a hurry purchased bias tape can also be used. The ruffle along the back and hem is a sweet and girly finish to to a flowey dress! The back ties with sweet bias tape bows adding just a bit more cute charm!
It is perfect paired with a
Plain Diaper Cover
or a
Ruffled Diaper Cover
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frill. Or, if you prefer a little more coverage then
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are adorable! I show the dress here with capri leggings based off the retired TDD pattern in the Ruffle Fabric Booklet.
Sweet Pea wore this outfit for for her 'mommy done' photo shoot but continued to wear it through the rest of the day. I caught myself watching her play and thinking how sweet her dress looked. I love the flowey aspect. This dress is based off a circle and it creates a wonderful drape!
She was more interested in playing than posing for pictures anyway!
this dress is perfect for lawn mowing....
This dress is long enough to be a perfect dress for babies, remember how easily tiny babies are swallowed up in clothes? But it is short enough for a
to play
tripping. We have a steep hill in our back yard and Sweet Pea was able to walk up it without tripping!
the edges are bound with either bias tape or finished with a ruffle there are no lining or facings. That aspect helps keep this dress wonderfully cool. One layer of fabric and an open back
a swing-y design makes it amazing for hot and sticky summer days!
Is this dress
or just for hot summer days? While it is perfectly suited for warmth, there is a bit of
also. I paired it with leggings here. Full
leggings definitely make it appropriate for cooler weather. I haven't tried it personally, but I think it could also be layered with a bodysuit for a cute cool weather outfit.
The fit is so easy on The Pat-A-Cake Dress. The circular, floaty design make the fitting minimal. If your dress is getting short, it's okay! A diaper cover or pantaloons makes it a perfect top also! Sweet Pea is on the bottom of the 18-24 month size range according to her chest measurement, but exceeds the height just a little, so her dress is a little bit more to a tunic length. The tie back design also adds a bit of flexibility to the width across the chest.
Pat-A-Cake Dress is a relatively quick sew also. Gathering the ruffle probably take just as much time as the rest of the sewing combined. It is easily made in two evenings and could be done by many in one. It certainly fits in a busy mom's schedule!
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Here is what Sweet Pea really wanted to be doing instead of posing for pictures.
Here's your quick Pat-A-Cake Dress pattern rundown:
Sizes 0-24 months
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The last man on earth looked up at the sky as red as blood. All hints of blue had long since evaporated away into the cosmos.
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