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Is the Fourth Young Miss Expressing Herself to the Future Second Brother-in-Law?
When the Feng family left, they had brought Chen shi; however, when they returned, she could not be found at all. Feng Jin Yuan repeated the words he had said at the temple to the servants. Very quickly, everyone knew that the head madam had a big heart. For the sake of praying for the fortune of the family, she voluntarily stayed at Pu Du Nunnery.
Feng Yu Heng did not want waste her time with the people of the Feng family. Pulling Yao shi and her servants, she wanted to return to Tong Sheng pavilion, but when she turned around, she was called by Feng Jin Yuan.
She knew that Feng Jin Yuan had something he wanted to say to her, so she had Yao shi take Zi Rui back.
Seeing Yao shi moving away, she turned around and politely saluted Feng Jin Yuan, asking with a smile: "Did something happen for father to call A-Heng?"
Feng Jin Yuan looked at this daughter and did not speak for a long time.
Twice, twice he had sent hidden guards out and received reports related to this daughter.
He trusted that his hidden guards would not make a mistake, but he could not understand what Feng Yu Heng wanted those ten or so young girls from Xiao Zhou for. He had an even harder time understand the twenty assassins from Yama's Palace, who had failed to harm her and died by her hand instead.
Since Feng Yu Heng returned to the capital, Chen shi suffered one attack after another. The Chen family wanted to get rid of Feng Yu Heng. He understood the underlying logic. He also knew how costly it was to hire the assassins from Yama's Palace. If it weren't for the Chen family being an exceedingly wealthy one, how could they afford the expenses.
Regardless of how he looked at Feng Yu Heng, the Chen family hiring assassins to murder his, Feng Jin Yuan's daughter, was a debt that he had to settle clearly.
But this daughter, he had no choice but to defend against too.
Feng Yu Heng looked at Feng Jin Yuan, who had called for her to stop yet did not speak for a long period of time. She knew that this father was thinking of something. She did not disrupt him and quietly stood there, remaining calm and collected.
"A-Heng." At last, Feng Jin Yuan opened his mouth and said: "Father hopes that you can make some more considerations for the family. After all, the Feng family prospering is the way to allow for your face to shine."
"Oh?" Feng Yu Heng thought that he would ask about the bandits from that night, but she had forgotten. Her father only ever thought of himself and the Feng family's future. She face became cold and her gaze became cold, "I never once took the initiative in causing trouble. I only hope to not be bothered."
"You are a child of the Feng family, so you need to act like the daughter of the Feng family!" Feng Jin Yuan felt this daughter was absolutely too stubborn.
"Then I hope father will first act like a father!" She directly glared daggers at Feng Jin Yuan, her belly full of anger, "I hope father will act from a father's perspective when their children have been harmed. Show some concern and comfort them, instead of speaking only of Feng family this, Feng family that! When the day comes that all your children have been murdered, I wonder what family will remain!"
After she spat out these words, she turned and left.
Feng Jin Yuan trembled with anger. He clenched and loosened his fist a few times, but he had lost this battle. He simply shouted to the retreating back: "I will arrange to have a teacher come for Zi Rui, tomorrow."
Hearing this, she waved behind her and did not say anything.
When she returned to Tong Shen pavilion, all of the servants were very happy and came forward to ask: "Second young miss, is everything well? Second young miss, was the food at the temple to your liking? Second young miss, this servant made some food and will go bring it up immediately. Madam and young master are waiting for you to eat."
For a while, she was slightly affected by Feng Jin Yuan's indifference.
Looking at her Tong Sheng pavilion and her own servants, things were very good.
While eating, she told Zi Rui, "Father will invite a teacher to the manor tomorrow. Zi Rui will begin receiving lessons."
The child was very happy. He happily spoke of how his study had many books and inkstones. He wanted to be able to read and make use of them as soon as possible.
Yao shi and Feng Yu Heng were both very happy that this child was so receptive to learning. Yao shi lightly caressed Zi Rui's head and said: "Wait until you are older and can go to Yun Lu Academy in Xiao Zhou. In the future, you will also attain a scholarly rank."
Feng Yu Heng, however, had a different way of thinking: "You don't necessarily have to try for a scholarly rank. Zi Rui is very lively and likes to move. If you like martial arts, big sister will also support you."
Yao shi helplessly said: "You're just spoiling him."
"He's a boy, after all!" She patted Zi Rui, "It doesn't matter if you wish to become a scholar or a martial artist, so long as the things you are doing are correct, big sister will support you."
Feng Zi Rui was very happy that his big sister would say these things. He could not help but say: "I like reading books about the art of war. Big sister, can I learn the art of war? I also want to learn martial arts. After I learn it, I can protect sister and mother, so nobody can bully you."
"Of course you can." Feng Yu Heng agreed in an instant, "The person invited by father is responsible for teaching you the basics. After you have learned to read, you can read books on military books all you want. If there is anything you do not understand, big sister will specially invite a teacher for it. Does that sound good?" Thinking a little, she added: "If you want to learn martial arts, you will need to wake up early every morning. Can you do it?"
The child vigorously replied: "I can!"
"That's good." Feng Yu Heng looked at Huang Quan and said: "Starting tomorrow, you will be in charge of teaching Zi Rui martial arts. Start teaching from the most basic fundamentals. There is no rush to succeed. Just teach at a stable pace."
Huang Quan immediately accepted the job and said, "Do not worry, young miss. This servant will remember."
"The precise time should be discussed between you and Zi Rui. Un, I will also need to do some practice. The muscles need to be exercised every now and then."
Yao shi looked at Zi Rui's eager face and felt it was cute, no longer caring if he wanted to become a scholar or learn about warfare. She now had a great deal of trust in Feng Yu Heng. So long as Feng Yu Heng said it was fine, Yao shi would not have any objections.
After the meal, Yao shi took Zi Rui to rest. Feng Yu Heng went to the treasury to find Qing Yu and eunuch Zhang.
When she arrived, Qing Yu was carrying the journal and about to head out. Seeing the Feng Yu Heng had come, she quickly pulled her inside: "This servant was just about to go find the young miss."
Eunuch Zhang very seriously gave a salute to Feng Yu Heng, "This servant greets the princess."
"Eunuch, there is no need." Feng Yu Heng knew that this eunuch had accompanied the current Emperor growing up and that he had taken care of Xuan Tian Ming for many years. She had a great deal of respect for him. "I met his Highness yesterday. His Highness had mentioned that eunuch Zhang's leg has an old injury. When it relapses, the pain is unbearable. A-Heng wanted to take a look for eunuch."
"Oh! This must not happen!" Eunuch Zhang was extremely moved, "I have troubled his Highness and princess with worrying over it. This is one of this servant's old illnesses. It is not a problem."
Feng Yu Heng advanced and helped eunuch Zhang sit in a chair, "Eunuch, there is no need to be courteous with me. From childhood, I have been learning medicine from my maternal grandfather. Although I have not been in the capital for the past few years, my abilities have not been lost." As she spoke, she reached out and pressed eunuch Zhang's leg.
Seeing that he could not avoid this, eunuch Zhang no longer refused. Instead, his eyes began to water, as he emotionally said: "This servant definitely has a good life. At a young age, I followed the Emperor and developed a deep trust. After that, I followed his Highness, and his Highness treated this servant very well. Now, princess is treating this servant like this. This servant is reaping the fortune from a previous life!"
Feng Yu Heng inspected his leg and smilingly said: "That is because eunuch is a good person and is stable with work. This is why the Emperor and his Highness trust you." She pressed a few of his acupuncture points then felt along some meridians. Only then did she tell eunuch Zhang, "Your illness is called rheumatism. It is an illness that encroaches on the joints, bones, muscles and blood vessels. The illness is usually concealed and slow to develop. The illness is quite advanced. To cure it completely is not easy, but I can help you alleviate the pain."
Eunuch Zhang could not understand the illness, but he heard that the pain could be alleviated, so he replied: "Really? That's too great. Princess might not know, but when these legs start to hurt, it is truly awful. Especially when the days are cooler, it's almost impossible to walk."
Feng Yu Heng nodded. She obviously understood this. Rheumatism was an illness that affected almost all elderly people.
"I will personally prepare some medicine for eunuch to help deal with this illness. Do not worry, eunuch." She rose and gave eunuch Zhang a reassuring smile.
Qing Yu saw Feng Yu Heng had finished her business, so she spoke: "Young miss, this servant and eunuch Zhang have already audited all of the journals.
Eunuch Zhang also rose and rubbed his face. His face became serious, "All of the journals have been altered. This servant and Qing Yu girl have redone all of the accounts. With all three shops combined, the Feng family's head madam, Chen shi, has embezzled two hundred thousand taels."
Qing Yu added: "This has not taken Wonderful Treasure House's antiques in to consideration. The value of antiques varies too much, so it is hard to estimate. We only added in the amount for things that were missing." As Qing Yu spoke, she handed the newly reconciled journals to Feng Yu Heng.
Feng Yu Heng did not understand these things too well, so she randomly flipped to a few pages before closing it. "I trust you." She turned and left the room. Qing Yu and eunuch Zhang also followed behind, "Qing Yu, go invite concubine mother An and concubine mother Han to Tong Shen pavilion. Say that I have something to discuss with the two."
"Yes." Qing Yu accepted and quickly left.
At this time on Han shi's side, Feng Fen Dai was holding her broken arm and loudly cursing at Han shi "You're just a brain dead donkey!"
Han shi shook with anger, "I am your mother!"
"Mother?" Feng Fen Dai's eyes almost bulged out of her head, "Is there any mother that acts like you? What have you brought me? You only know how to use your looks to entice father, but why do you not think to say a few good words for me when lying next to father in bed?"
"How do you know I have not said any?" Tears fell from Han shi's eyes. She was indeed a concubine, and her birth status was indeed not good; however, what face did she have if her own daughter cursed her like this?
"If you said them, why does father still treat me this way? I am his daughter! My arm was broken by someone in front of him! Why did he not even say a single word on my behalf? Why does he not even come to see me? Am I or am I not his child? Am I a child that you stole from someone?"
Feng Fen Dai's irresponsible words came out and they scared Han shi, who immediately covered up her mouth, "What nonsense are you spouting? Do you not want to live? Of course you are your father's child! If these sorts of words were said outside, then you are looking to die!" Han shi also felt some hatred, "Fen Dai, let me tell you. In this manor, above you is your eldest sister, Feng Chen Yu. At the same level, there is your second sister, Feng Yu Heng. Wanting to stick out, it's best to give up on that! You do not know this yet, but head madam has already been sent to a nunnery. It is likely that she can never return to the manor. This is the result of opposing Feng Yu Heng! Think about it for yourself."
"What?" Feng Fen Dai was extremely surprised. With great force, she pulled Han shi's hand away from her mouth: "She was sent to a nunnery? Why? Does the Chen family not have a lot of money? Does she not have eldest sister's future as the Empress?"
"Shut your mouth for me!" Han shi was furious that even her liver hurt. This daughter of hers had a temper like Chen shi and her mouth had no filter. "So what if they have money? She did not look to see who she was offending. It does not matter if it was the ninth prince or imperial concubine Yun in the palace, which one of them could she afford to offend? Even if it was your father, he could not afford to offend them! Do not assume that I do not know about your feelings for the ninth prince. While it's still early, reign those feelings in!"
"I will not! I only like the ninth prince! I will only get married to him!" Feng Fen Dai went crazy and yelled out these feelings.
But a voice came from the door: "Fourth young miss, are you expressing your feelings for your future second brother-in-law?"


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"....I visited London in June, 1986. Met Nod at Keith Altham's agency and went next door to the pub for the formal Q & A and then had a nice walk with him back to the parking lot. It is a day I will always look upon with fond memories."
"I did the interview on spec for a monthly music magazine in the Chicago area called The Illinois Entertainer. I made the interview fairly vanilla (about 3/4 of which Malc put in Percy) for a market not very familiar with the boyz. Off the record, so to speak, I asked more direct questions about things I was personally interested in like Whatever Happened To Slade period, thoughts on Standing On The Corner as a single (he said he was in favor but was outvoted) etc."It was published in the July - September 1992 edition of Percy, the Slade Fan Club magazine,.
How has Slade lasted so long together?
"It's a long time, that's for sure, but we sorted things out in the first few years. Any differences we had, we took care of early on. As for 20, now 21 years together, we never thought that it would go on this long. One thing that has helpedis that we don't live in each other's back pockets anymore. We've realised that there is a life outside of Slade, so when we do get back together to write, record or perform, there's a lot of excitement."How did the band originate?
"We came together in 1966 as the 'N Betweens and after Chas Chandler (ex Animals bassist and Jim Hendrix manager) began managing us, we changed to Slade."What was it like for the band in the early 70's?
"It was fantastic. For a time we could do no wrong, what with the 6 number ones, we couldn't ask for much more. Of course we knew it would come to an end sooner or later, but we enjoyed it while we could."Of course, what followed in the late seventies was your 'duff period'. How did Slade handle that?
"It was a very difficult time for us. We had pretty much saturated the UK and European markets, and for the life of us, we couldn't crack the American scene. This left us in a precarious position of having been huge for too long and from 1976 - 1980, we couldn't shake the apathy the British record buying public had toward us. Same with the radio stations - we couldn't get any airplay. It was a frustrating time and by early 1980, we came close to packing it in."Bands such as Kiss, Twisted Sister, Billy Squier, U2 and Iron Maiden, to name a few, have acknowledged that Slade have had a profound influence on their music. Any thoughts on this?
Any special plans for your anniversary?"It came as a surprise to us. Since we were never a major factor in America our first time around, I guess we never
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PSu appears to be using this field to show the order of images when sorted by Photo Date. It is therefore placed with other images from July 30, rather than being in its series from July 29.
Further down in the Details pane I found that the photo date and digitized date and both been changed, so I was able to change them back. I had not suspected this to have been possible because I had renamed the file with a format to pick the date and time of the original photo.
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Tier 6 members (those who joined NYSLRS since April 1, 2012) are eligible for a lifetime pension benefit with 10 years of credited service. And that pension can replace a portion of your salary throughout your retirement.
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For Tier 6 members of the Employees' Retirement System (ERS), the benefit is 1.66 percent of your FAS for each year you work, up to 20 years. (Benefit calculations for members of the Police and Fire Retirement System vary based on plan.) At 20 years, the benefit equals 1.75 percent per year (for a total of 35 percent). After 20 years, the benefit grows by 2 percent per year.
Financial advisers say you will need to replace between 70 to 80 percent of your salary to maintain your lifestyle during retirement. Let's see how we can get there.
NYSLRS Pension: Say you begin your career at age 30 and work until your full retirement age of 63. That's 33 years of Service Credit. You'll get 35 percent of your FAS for the first 20 years, plus 26 percent for the last 13 years, for a total benefit that would replace 61 percent of your salary. If you started at age 25, and continue till 63, you'd get 71 percent of your FAS. If you didn't start till age 35, you'd still get 51 percent at 63.
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Stat of the Day: 3.16
Jays 3.16: For the Jays so loved the power, they gave their all-or-nothing swings and believed that the offense would not perish, but have eternal life…
…or something.
My point is this, the Blue Jays have average a paltry 3.16 runs over the course of June. It has been an offensive lull that has put an enormous amount of pressure on the pitching staff.
The sudden vanishing act by Toronto's bats comes after the club launched a club-record 54 homers in May, scoring 164 runs (5.7 per game) en route to a 19-10 record last month.
This month, there have been just 26 homers (one per 31.2 at-bats compared to one per 18.5 in May) and 37 doubles (Jays had 64 two-base hits last month). The team hit .194 in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Indians, dropping Toronto's average to .222 in June.
The lack of offense — giving Toronto's starting pitchers little to work with — has resulted in a 9-16 record in June. It's not as if the rotation hasn't been carrying its weight, either. The Jays' starting staff has posted a respectable 3.94 ERA in June. Within that, Ricky Romero, Brandon Morrow and Shaun Marcum have combined for a 2.77 ERA.
What do they have to show for it? The rotation has gone 6-12. In those 12 losses, the offense has provided all of 23 runs (less than two per game on average). For all their work, Romero, Morrow and Marcum have combined to go 4-6 this month. Now, the bullpen hasn't helped matters any with a 5.06 ERA in June.
What does it all mean? It means that the Blue Jays would benefit from a more balanced offensive attack. When the power goes out, the offense is exposed in a bad way right now. Just like low-average, high-power hitters are prone to extreme hot streaks and ugly cold spells, so is an entire offense when it's built the same way.
For the most part, this is the offense that Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos inherited when he took over. In talking with Anthopoulos, his long-term goal is to build a lineup that includes more speed to go along with power. He uses the Rays, Twins and Angels as examples. Toronto has a ways to go to reach that point.
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From the Dunedin Jays web site:…….After the game, shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria was promoted to Double-A New Hampshire. Although he struggled at the plate, the Cuban prospect was very adept with the glove and will make his mark with the Fishercats beginning Wednesday.
Shortstop Luis Sanchez will be transferred from New Hampshire to take his roster spot with the Blue Jays on Wednesday..
Pitcher Kenny Rodriguez was released from the team Monday evening. In three seasons with the Blue Jays organization, the 25-year-old right-hander was 22-20 with a 4.32 ERA in 60 games, including 55 starts. He split three seasons between Dunedin and New Hampshire.
Jordan, I believe the text goes "For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son that if Jordan believed in Him he would not perish but have everlasting life."
BURT: You're speaking to a pastor's kid here 😉
JB: You're speaking to a Christian here 😉 If John 3:16 is, in fact, true, it is likely the most sublime utterance ever made on the face of this earth and, therefore, should be treated as such. All the best, Burt.


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Cheese & bacon lasagne
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
- kcal425
- fat22g
- saturates9g
- carbs37g
- sugars14g
- fibre4g
- protein23g
- salt3.03g
- 3 large onions, halved and thinly sliced
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 3 tbsp olive oil
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Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
- 1 tsp dried oregano
Closely related to marjoram, of which it is the wild equivalent, oregano has a coarser, more…
- 300g pack lean smoked back bacon, chopped
Bacon is pork that has been cured one of two ways: dry or wet. It can be bought as both rashers…
- 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes in rich juice
- 20 basil leaves, roughly torn, plus extra to serve if you like
- 250g pack fresh egg lasagne (check pack for cooking instructions)
For the white sauce
- 600ml milk
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- 50g each butter and plain flour
Butter is a dairy product made from separating whole milk or cream into fat and…
- generous grating fresh nutmeg
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- 50g grated parmesan
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Fry the onions in the oil for about 15 mins until golden. Add the oregano and bacon and fry for 5 mins more, stirring frequently. Tip in the tomatoes, season and bubble uncovered for 5 mins. Remove from the heat and stir in the basil.
Meanwhile, make the white sauce. Pour the milk into a pan and tip in the butter and flour. Whisk continuously over a moderate heat to incorporate the flour, then simmer, stirring until thickened. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Spoon a third of the tomato sauce on the base of a lasagne dish. Top with a third of the lasagne sheets. Then top with a third sauce, a third lasagne, the last of the tomato sauce and finally the last sheets of lasagne. Pour over the white sauce and scatter with the cheese and an extra grating of nutmeg. Chill. If eating straight away, bake at 190C/170C fan/gas 5 for 40 mins until golden and bubbling. Scatter with basil, if you like, and serve with a salad and garlic bread.
To freeze, cool completely, then wrap in cling film, then foil. Will store for 3 months. To serve, thaw for 6 hrs in a cool place. Unwrap and bake at 190C/170C fan/gas 5 for 50-60 mins until thoroughly heated through.


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Party Panache, Salty Caramel Crème Brûlée
HHjr gave me a kitchen torch for Mother's Day
Yep, the same guy who gave me a giant metal rusty fish and a weathered buoy rope for my birthday…
*Sigh* such a smart guy, he knows his Mom…
So when life hands you a culinary torch, you make crème brûlée, right?
crème brûlée, loosely translated, means burnt cream
Sounds fancy but it's just simple fresh ingredients, cream, milk, sugar, egg yolks
First step is the caramel sauce
It is simmered in a sauce pan until it turns to velvet
After cooling, the remaining ingredients are added and it's ready to pour into ramekins
The ramekins are baked in a water bath {a pan half full of water}
The easiest way to do this is to place the dishes in the pan, transfer pan to a pulled out oven shelf then pour in water from a measuring cup. Slide the shelf back in the oven and close the door
Allow custards to cool completely before finishing
Top with sugar and using the culinary torch,* run the flame over them until the desired level of browning occurs and then immediately sprinkle with salt
You can refrigerate these for 5 days if you have more than you need, or want to make in advance
Garnish with a few butterscotch or caramel chips if desired
Use the torch* to melt and brown them a little
*If you don't have a culinary torch, put the custards under the broiler for a minute or two, watching carefully
this recipe is adapted from Malibu Kitchen
Salty Caramel Crème Brûlée
this recipe makes 6 small {2 oz.} or 4 medium {3 oz.} servings, and can be doubled
use a measuring cup with water to determine how many ounces your ramekins are
1 cup heavy cream
3 T dark brown sugar
1 T unsalted butter
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1/2 cup whole milk
3 large egg yolks
1/4 granulated sugar
Sea, finishing or kosher salt
1/4 – 1/2 cups butterscotch chips for garnish
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Put 1/2 cup cream, brown sugar, salt, and butter into a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Lower heat to a simmer and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is deep brown in color, about 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat, transfer to a large glass measuring cup and let cool.
Once mixture has cooled, whisk in the egg yolks, remaining 1/2 cup cream and milk. Carefully pour mixture into ramekins and place ramekins in a deep sided baking pan. Set pan on oven rack and slowly pour water into pan, until water is a little more than half way up the sides of the ramekins.
Bake for 22-25 minutes, checking near the end of baking time. The mixture is done when it's set around the sides but still jiggles a little in the middle. Remove pan from oven and carefully transfer ramekins to a place to cool, using tongs or a spatula.
Once dishes have cooled, sprinkle with sugar and optional butterscotch chips. Carefully brown brulee tops with a kitchen torch or under the broiler, watching carefully. Sprinkle with salt and serve.
Refrigerate up to 5 days if desired.
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In many Mathematical theories, to study an object, we usually consider the set of all maps from that object to some other object. For example, in differential geometry, we study the smooth maps from a manifold $M$ to $\mathbb{R}$. Or in Algebraic Geometry, we consider the structure sheaf, which is the set of maps from a variety to $\mathbb{A}^1$.
So, is there any heuristic idea about why we don't do the other way around, i.e. study the set of all maps from some object to the object we want to study (at least in the two examples above)? Would this give us any more information? And also, is there any subject in which we do that?
Edit: One more clarification that might make my question clearer. In algebraic geometry, when we write an $R-$scheme $\mathrm{Spec} A$, already implicitly, we are viewing $A$ as the ring of all $R-$functions from $\mathrm{Spec} A$ to $\mathrm{Spec} R[x]$.
Edit (based on Qiaochu Yuan's answer): maps in seem to give us local information while maps out gives us global one, at least in Differential Geometry and Algebraic geometry. For example, to learn about the tangent space at a point, we look at the map $I\to M$ (in differential geometry) and $\mathrm{Spec} k[x]/(x^2) \to X$ (in algebraic geometry). Is there any more example along these lines?


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Saturday, February 6, 2010
Travis Snider is the future
Travis Snider's physical talents have scouts drooling - he's a middle of the order, 40 HR hitting, OPS generating, opposite field mashing, 22 year old bundle of talent. Prodigious talent. Don't forget that. 22 years old. He's ready to "arrive".
It wasn't too long ago (like, this week) that yours truly was open to thinking about the possibility that Snider miiiight be best served learning more ropes in AAA Vegas. I no longer subscribe to the group that discusses that theory. You see, what was holding me back (earlier) was Snider's reaction to being sent down in '09. Refused to take instruction. Wouldn't address it with the media. Skulked down to Vegas. Said just enough of the right things upon his recall to make us believe he'd turned the corner.
Well, guess what, friends. Now he's saying all the right things, and I believe him. Partly because I want to believe him. but mostly because he's so easy to believe.
"I reacted as a lot of 21-year-olds would," he said, "instead of being 'beyond my years,' as I've been told I am many times."
How's that grab ya'? When I was 21, I was cruising through a degree, yet to realize that actually applying myself was the key to a career.
"And I wasn't allowing the people around me to help, or being willing to listen and understand what people were trying to say. Not to say everything they say is right or wrong, but there's a message that's trying to be delivered to you, and if you block it out completely, you're not allowing yourself to grow as a person."
Whoah. Massive physical talents, now showing the ability to learn & adapt.
"Why would you give somebody a spot guaranteed after last year's performance?" Snider said. "I'm a pretty realistic person when it comes to self-evaluation. That is the situation, and I'm excited to have the opportunity to compete for a spot."
You see, that's it right there. Some of us, this offseason, have questioned aloud Alex Anthopoulos' challenge to Snider - that he has to earn a spot in the lineup, as an everyday contributor, or risk being sent to Vegas. Snider isn't questioning anything. He's accepted the challenge, and he is going to fucking rake.
"Murph has watched me swing now for four years," Snider said. "He has a pretty good feel for what I'm trying to accomplish every time I go into the cage and what he feels it should look like. We communicate well, and I think as a person, there's not too many people like Murph in the game. He's really easygoing about things.
Don't underestimate this. Young Travis now has a champion in his corner - someone he can relate to, someone who knows him. Someone who can push Snider from "prospect" to "cornerstone".
(And if you think the above was filled with hyperbole - you're goddamned right it was. It's cold outside. Spring training is a few weeks away. Everyone/everything is pointing to a 4th/5th place AL East finish. I need something. Who better than the org's top young player? Building.)
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- Mike said...
I agree. Something tells me this is more than just a 22-year-old who can say the right things. He could swing a hell of bat one day and may have the head on his shoulders to make it happen.
- February 6, 2010 at 3:49 AM
Fuckin Eh!
- February 6, 2010 at 3:56 AM
- andré said...
The best players (in any sport) have Snider's attitude. Because I don't know the intimate details of Pujols's life, can I say that he sounds like (current) Kobe Bryant? To be a good athlete, and to remain a good athlete, you have to constantly adapt yourself.
- February 6, 2010 at 9:24 AM
- Roy said...
Whenever I need hope for the Jay future, I think of the blast Travis hit in the Metrodome early in 2009. It's actually the reason the Twins will be moving to Target Field. The blast actually damaged the structural integrity of the building.
- February 6, 2010 at 9:25 AM
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- February 6, 2010 at 10:16 AM
- MJK said...
sorry to piss in your cereal but Cito is still the manager and Snider is still going to sit against lefties and bat 7th. that being said, AA has claimed that Snider won;t be with the big club if he's not going to play everyday. Something has to give.
should make for some interesting discussion, assuming anyone in the media actually bothers to ask Cito or AA about it.
- February 6, 2010 at 10:18 AM
Mike, you make a great point... I have yet to hear about anyone (in the media) questioning the discrepancies between what AA and the Cito have to say. I hope it's because everyone has realized that, at this point, Cito is just a confused old man, and would likely have locked his keys in his car by now, if he hadn't already left them at the Country Kitchen Buffet.
- February 6, 2010 at 10:50 AM
- Ty said...
With Cito apparently planning on using Bautista every day in RF, I'd imagine that he'll have no option but to play Snider in left against everybody. I can't imagine even The Manager thinking it'd be a good idea to platoon Snider with Joey Gathright or something.
- February 6, 2010 at 11:10 AM
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- February 6, 2010 at 12:26 PM
- KP said...
I think AA's plan is to take Cito to a whole bunch of those Florida condo showings while they're down at Spring Training. Ideally, after they cash in all their free tickets to Universal Studios and Disney World, Cito will decide to forgo his managerial duties in favour of a life of luxury in Del Boca Vista.
T-Snide FTW.
- February 6, 2010 at 12:27 PM
- ordinaryperson said...
Let's see how awesome the Tao bloggers are at predictions...
From August 2008, about the Beej:
"Contract notwithstanding, BJ's primed for a monster year next season. Just think about it - he's 24 for 27 (65 for 74 as a Blue Jay) in save opportunities this season in his first year after Tommy John. His velocity is almost all the way back - touching 90 on the gun - and he's finding his slider again. His control and command aren't quite there yet, but when they are (next season), look the fuck out. Fist pumps galore, my friends."
Hahaha now we know for sure that by this time next year Travis Snider will be over-the-hill and shipped out!
- February 6, 2010 at 1:07 PM
- Gil Fisher said...
Wow...how could we be so wrong about everything?
- February 6, 2010 at 2:35 PM
- Gil Fisher said...
Ack, it's not cold. It's been a bit of a cupcake of a winter, weather-wise.
(And thank god - after last year.)
- February 6, 2010 at 2:36 PM
- muebles en lugo said...
This won't actually have success, I think so.
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The North American ArtBloggers Association has named winners of their annual "Bloggo" awards, citing John Layman's "Bollah Blog" (http://themightylayman.blogspot.com/) with a special judges' award for "Pop Culture Excellence." This year`s 14 winners, chosen as the best in art-related internet blogging for 2006, were named in a ceremony that took place at Calgary's Museum of New Media Arts.
Layman's blog beat out four other finalists for the award, which is given to the blog that best offers a regular stream of commentary, observations and wit. "Comic book writer John Layman's blog is an always exciting mixture of oddball and sometimes surreal humor, self-promotion, deft commentary and unpredictable whimsy," explained Ronald R. Hansen, co-founder of N.A.A.A., and organizer and judge of the Calgary-based ArtBlogger's 7th annual "Bloggo" awards.
The N.A.A.A Board is a 15-member group, comprised of art critics, internet industry executives and experts in culture and the arts, that judges the entries. Selection is made by the board following review by special screening committees of Calgary University faculty, students and staff. The N.A.A.A. is an organization devoted to the enrichment of society through art, utilizing both new and traditional media.


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Items where Department/School is "Schools > Centre for Health & Social Practice" and Year is 2012
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Bocock, Susan Jane (2012) The experiences of teenage mothers in the neonatal unit. Masters thesis, Wintec.
Bunn, Sandra (2012) Post Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching. In: Centre for Health and Social Practice Research Open Day, 17 August, 2012, Hamilton, New Zealand. (Unpublished)
Darbyshire, Philip and Parsons, Penny and Sanders, Ros (2012) Procrustean beds of children's palliative care. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 18 (7). pp. 318-319.
Greenwood, Sallie (2012) Overview of research: Two mothers. In: Centre for Health and Social Practice Research Open Day, 17 August, 2012, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Hermann, Fiona (2012) Immunisation and midwives: Beliefs, information and professional development: An exploratory study. In: New Zealand College of Midwives 12th Biennial National Conference (NZCOM 2012), 24-26 August, 2012, Wellington, New Zealand . (Unpublished)
James, Liz (2012) Growing the next generation: Developing strong midwifery students. In: Normal Labour and Birth: 7th International Research Conference: Learning from each other, 26-28 October, 2012, Hangzhou, China. (Unpublished)
Lamdin, Rain (2012) Communicating with babies and young children. In: Communication Across the Lifespan. Oxford University Press, pp. 30-47. ISBN 9780195585148
McClunie-Trust, Patricia (2012) Boundary negotiations in living a professional life: Care of the self and others. In: 18th Annual Qualitative Health Research Conference, 22-25 October, 2012, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
McClunie-Trust, Patricia (2012) Professional boundaries workshops. In: Professional Boundaries Workshops, 21 June, 16 August, 17 August, 20 September, 21 September, & 22 November, 2012, Hamilton, (North Shore) Auckland, (Manukau) Auckland, Invercargill, Dunedin, & Wellington, New Zealand.
McDonald, Christine (2012) Collaborative practice in the palliative care environment. Auckland University of Technology School of Health & Environmental Science Postgraduate research presentation day, Auckland, New Zealand, 28 November, 2012. (Unpublished)
McDonald, Christine and McCallin, Antoinette and MacLeod, Rod (2012) Collaboration and communication - what is one without the other. 20th Hospice New Zealand Palliative Care Conference, 2012, Auckland, New Zealand, 14-16 November, 2012. (Unpublished)
McNamara, Nancy (2012) Family in ICU: An ICU nurse perspective. In: End of Life Care Study Day, 12 June, 2012, Hamilton, New Zealand.
McNamara, Nancy (2012) Including a simulation programme into year one nursing practice. How effective is it in terms of student learning? SimHealth 2012, Sydney, Australia, 10-13 September, 2012. (Unpublished)
McNamara, Nancy (2012) Including a simulation programme into year one nursing practice: How effective is it in terms of student learning? In: SimHealth 2012: Making teams work, 10-13 September, 2012, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Milne, Tania and Skinner, Joan (2012) Learning midwifery face to face or via the screen: Does it impact on student engagement? In: New Zealand College of Midwives 12th Biennial National Conference (NZCOM 2012), 24-26 August, 2012, Wellington, New Zealand. (Unpublished)
Sanders, Ros (2012) Preparing preceptors online. In: NET2012: 23rd International Networking for Healthcare Education Conference, 4-6 September, 2012, Cambridge, United Kingdom. (Unpublished)
Sanders, Ros and Parsons, Penny (2012) Through the Looking Glass: What did people see? In: Hospice New Zealand 20th Palliative Care Conference: Community, choice and collaboration 2012, 14-16 November, 2012, Auckland, New Zealand.


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Still stiff from that workout a couple of days ago? Tired of running with a sore knee or living with an achey back? Commit five to 10 minutes of your day to some basic tissue-loosening, flexibility-building exercises and you might be well on your way to quicker recoveries and less painful performance.
"It's about taking a proactive approach to your overall physical well-being," says Dai Manuel of Fitness Town.
"It's like a car. You could always wait until that oil gauge starts really flashing at you," he says, "or you could take a proactive approach."
Manuel is speaking of what he calls "prehab."
These short sequences of exercises, when performed daily, can improve "your mobility and your joint stability and also your flexibility and core conditioning just with some little basic apparatuses and stretches."
Prehab consists of small sets of low-impact movements you do everyday, wherever it is most comfortable: the gym, your living room, even the floor of the office. For Manuel, it is a "passive workout" that can be slotted into whatever time of day is most convenient for you."
The exercises involve basic movements with the assistance of small apparatuses like padded rollers, exercise bands and lacrosse balls that massage the layer of connective tissue between your skin and muscles (called fascia).
As Manuel explains, this myofascial release is critical to keeping your body loose and avoiding day-to-day aches and pains.
If you don't deal with these pesky problems as they start, by doing some prehab, your body will adapt to movement patterns that avoid these aches. And "that's where imbalances are created," says Manuel. "Your body adapts to avoid discomfort, other muscles get overbalanced, and that's where injuries come from."
While some prehab exercises may cause some discomfort similar to what you'd feel when stretching a stiff muscle, they should never become painful.
Manuel insists prehab is very useful for athletes and non-athletes alike, of all ages.
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In Broward County, FL, a Mexican immigrant collapses outside of his home. EMS responds and finds the man suffering from severe injuries to his face and head. He is rushed to the hospital where he dies the next afternoon.
Lead Detective Kevin Forsberg investigates and discovers that the man had been beaten and robbed a week earlier. He says, "Had he gone to the hospital sooner more than likely he would have survived."
Forsberg's partner, Detective Valerian Perez, accompanies him to meet with the victim's neighbors.
Forsberg calls in a B.O.L.O. (Be on the Lookout) for a Jeep that was stolen during the robbery.
Back at the office, Forsberg and Perez look up a potential suspect in their computer database.
On a sunny day in the St. Clair neighborhood of Cleveland, OH, shots ring out at a local car wash.
Cleveland police rush to the scene and find a man shot to death.
Lead Detective Art Echols was born and raised in Cleveland. He went to school in the St. Clair neighborhood but he observes that, "time has changed that area."
Det. Echols' partner Detective Lem Griffin is a 23-year veteran of Cleveland PD.
Echols and Griffin are briefed about their victim at the crime scene.
Detectve Echols walks through the crime scene and tries to reconstruct what might have happened.
A Cleveland Crime Scene Tech photographs evidence on the scene.
They determine that the victim was shot nine times from two different guns. Multiple shell casings are collected from the crime scene.
Echols and Griffin need to find a witness to the murder, but no one wants to talk.
Det. Echols learns that his homicide may be a revenge killing for a case that happened two months earlier. "Allegedly [our suspect] made the statement before he ran away, 'I did what the police didn't do." Echols now has a possible motive, but he still needs an eyewitness to identify his suspect.
Twenty-four hours later a possible witness comes in for an interview. Det. Griffin has Detective Joselito Sandoval act as a blind administrator (someone without any knowledge of the case) for a photo lineup.
In Broward County, Detective Perez looks for their suspect in surveillance footage from a bar where his victim was drinking the night of the robbery.
Patrol hits the streets to track down Forsberg and Perez's suspect, but as the first 48 ends, they are unable to find him.
Three days later, Detective Perez gets a call from the suspect's attorney. They want to meet to discuss what happened. The meeting ends with the suspect accusing another man of beating up the victim.
Cleveland's Det. Art Echols is back to having no leads after his possible witness is too afraid to ID the suspect. "We need a witness to stand up and say 'he did it.'" As the clock winds down, Echol's suspect still walks the streets.
Finally, Det. Griffin gets a call about a man who claims he witnessed the murder and wants to talk.
Griffin and Echols celebrate the good news with a fist bump and a bro hug.
Patrol heads out to look for Echols' suspect.
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In Broward County, Sergeant Dave Ellwood helps the detectives go through their suspect's phone records.
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Forsberg and Perez take their suspect into custody. The next morning, the detectives are able to call their victim's wife in Mexico to tell her they caught her husband's killer.
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California Missing Kids' Dad Begs Suspect to 'Let My Daughter Go'
Brett Anderson's emotional plea made no mention of his missing son.
Aug. 7, 2013 -- While authorities in San Diego wait on DNA test results to determine if remains found in a scorched California home belong to one of two children for which an Amber Alert was issued, the childrens' father pleaded with the suspect to surrender.
James Lee DiMaggio, 40, of Boulevard, Calif., is suspected of killing Christina Anderson, 44, and abducting one or both of her children, Hannah, 16, and Ethan, 8, according to a San Diego County Sheriff's Department news release.
The children's father, Brett Anderson, made no mention of his son when he issued an emotional plea to DiMaggio on Tuesday, asking that his teenage daughter be released.
"I'm begging you to let my daughter go. You've taken everything else," Anderson said at a news conference. "Hannah, we all love you very much. If you have a chance, you take it. You run. You'll be found."
Angelina Amati, a family friend of the Andersons', told ABC News' affiliate KGTV that DiMaggio had a crush on Hannah Anderson.
"I honestly believe that Jim has snapped and couldn't handle the infatuation that he had with Hannah," she told KGTV.
The Anderson children were last seen at about 5 p.m. on Saturday, Lt. Glenn Giannantonio with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department told ABCNews.com.
About 8 p.m. Sunday, fire officials were called to put out a blaze at DiMaggio's Boulevard, Calif., home and its detached garage.
Inside one of the burning buildings, they found the mother's body, police said. Authorities said Anderson had been murdered, but would not provide additional details.
Investigators also found a dead dog and the body of a child while searching the burned buildings, according to the sheriff's department.
The body of the child found was so badly burned, investigators were unable to tell if it was a boy or a girl, Giannantonio said.
Anderson's body and the body of the child found were taken today to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's office for autopsies, Giannantonio said.
DiMaggio and Christina Anderson "were in a close platonic relationship," according to the sheriff's department.
"My understanding is that it wouldn't be unusual for her to be [at his home] with the children," Giannantonio said.
DiMaggio was last seen driving a blue Nissan Versa with California license plates, is believed to be heading to either Texas or Canada, according to California Highway Patrol.


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I went to L.A. with a few friends for dinner and a movie yesterday. I make it sound like it was no big deal but believe you me, it so was.
See it wasn't just any movie, oh no.
It was a movie where tickets were purchased a month in advance.
It was a movie that had to be seen in IMAX.
It was a movie called The Hunger Games.
We were in hysterics during the cave scene. So awkward, so great. Here's a reenactment.
There were a few moments in the movie where I heard intense sobbing from the people around me. Of the four friends I went with, one cried and two struggled to keep the tears back. If you read the book I think it's a must see but don't go into the movie expecting the best book to movie translation (I think HP did a better job of that).
Rewind to Monday: My dentist told me I need a bone graft. According to google that means my jaw will be busted and a bone from a cadaver inserted in the gap. Have any of you had one done? Is it as bad as it sounds?
A few other pictures from my week.
In the picture below my brother and I were channeling our inner scene kid. Remember them? With their bangs pulled from the back across the forehead and held up with bobby pins because they fought gravity so hard? I tried teasing up the back but Asian hair can only do so much (and by that I mean it will only lay flat).
It rained today so I brought out my rainboots. Lily had to wear her sweater, the last thing I needed was a wet dog in my lap.
I think I need to make her a turquoise and red one…
Happy Sunday!
March 25, 2012 7:44 pm
What is your bone graft supposed to fix? It sounds weirdly fascinating.
I think Lily definitely needs another sweater to match your boots!
hannahsch permalinkMarch 25, 2012 9:30 pm
You have a gap in your jaw? The anthropologist in me wants to know more, but my regular self is bummed that your jaw has to be broken 😦 That blows.
Felicity permalinkMarch 26, 2012 7:02 pm
Your dog is the cutest dog. Jeez.
Also I hope it is not as bad as it sounds holy moly.
wcjohnson permalinkMarch 26, 2012 7:29 pm
oh my god bone graft!! cadaver??? what if you get a haunted piece?
i thought they did a pretty good job with the hunger games, except neither peeta nor gail were hot at all! soooooo disappointing.
April 18, 2012 9:19 am
I loveeee your sunglasses.
November 15, 2012 8:59 am
Pattern for Lily's sweater?? Ruby needs something made with love that will actually fit her weirdo frenchie guidette build.


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On May 14, 2008 a seminar was arranged by the Cosmopolitan Women Club (of which I am the Hon. Secretary). My initial aim was to do the workshop for the club members only. They then decided to involve others.
Government agencies, NGO's, Women Organizations, Schools, and multinational organizations, and a few banks were invited to attend. The venue was at the Air force officer's mess at Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island. The hall had 250 sitting capacity, and we did not expect to fill all the seats. Surprisingly, the whole seating arrangement proved inadequate, and we had to bring in over a 100 more seats. Even then people were still standing outside, and in the hallways. It was so well attended that more organizations are now clamouring for a repeat of the workshop.
My office had prepared over 1000 Cookits, and Cone Cookers. The cone cookers I find best suit the need of the Nigerian women. Most people live in flats with balconies; the structure of the balconies will shade the CooKit and make a shadow. The Cone Cooker being placed on a stand has the advantage of elevation and the stand can be moved about without disturbing the cooking.
We also displayed the original Solar Cookers International (SCI) CooKits which were much smarter than our home made ones. Only one was sold because of the high cost.
Two banks (Stanbic IBTC, and Bank PHB) and one organization (Global Energy Company) supported us financially and we were able to provided packed lunch for the students in attendance and Cone Cookers to majority of the participants, at very reduced rates. The cone cooker each cost about Naira 4000.00 (£20.00) to construct using Mylar. One was sold for about £12.00. Each school was given 5 Cone Cookers, and 1 CooKit free of charge, and instructions on how to make sun cookers (copied from SCI pamphlets).
Our CooKits are this expensive because I decided to use Mylar as opposed to aluminum foil. Aluminum foil in the hands of rural folks will tear if care is not taken, but Mylar is durable and will not tear, unless torn. Again I had to cover the back of each cookit, or cone cooker with a water repelling plastic sheet to give the cookers longer shelf life, until people know how to handle it. I made cloth bags also into which to put the folded cooker, after use, and hang some place safe.
A practical demonstration was arranged in the compound with about 5 Cone cookers and 3 Cookits. Food items cooked were two different types of rice, beans, assorted meat stew, fresh fish stew, mixed vegetable soup, yam, and boiled eggs.
The use of tyre cookers was also demonstrated using inner tyre tubes. This was used only to boil water. It was not very successful as the pot was higher then the cooker. We could not dig under the tube because the floor was concrete. In any case the water was hot but did not boil.
Mention was made of using sun energy to generate electricity with solar panels and batteries, but since I already said my main aim was directed at women and cooking, I did not dwell much on this aspect. This will be for a later workshop for students and teachers only.
I am open to new ideas on how best to sensitize people, and how better to arrange the workshop. The Commissioner for Women Affairs of Lagos State Government wants me To arrange another 2 day workshop for all the Lagos State Local Government Areas. The 2nd day being for practical and training the trainers.
Recent news and developmentsEdit
- October 2013: Margaret Koshoni reports that their recent work has been foccussed in the village of Dokundji, located in the Republic of Benin. With no electricity and little vegetation, most of the residents are using solar cooking to prepare meals. They have devised a method to be able to cut up a single aluminum windshield shade to produce two solar cookers.
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Brazil's Gol Airlines created a simple Facebook competition to grow their online community and raise brand awareness in the highly competitive airline market. Based on the insight that a trip is the most romantic Valentine's gift that you can get they turned the Valentine's weekend into a competition on their Facebook page with 'Valentine's flight'.
Throughout the weekend a series of images showing empty seats were uploaded to the Gol's Facebook page, before every image a wall post would hint that the photo was about to appear. Users were encouraged to refresh the page until the image was posted. The first users to see the image and type in the seat number as a comment won a pair of return tickets to any of GOL's destinations. As a result, the airline's Facebook community grew from 12,000 to over 200,000, a great result in a short period of time.
I'm not really sure how this competition made it past the eyes of Facebook as it doesn't follow their T&Cs but it's a nice simple idea. This campaign was the work of Almap BBDO. Nice find Aden!


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11 months ago
Miss G
My test with Miss Genevieve Welsh.
Pic 1, 2. crochet top, Somedays Lovin
3, 4. singlet and skirt, Stylestalker
6. dress, Stylestalker
5. 7. top, Stylestalker.
8. top, Stylestalker. shorts, H&M
all else, models own
Sammi Major
1. scarf, Ellery for Sportsgirl
2. pants, Somedays Lovin
3. 5. jacket, None the Richer
Everything else, Models own
So here's my test with Sammi - would you believe that this is her first photoshoot ever? She's kind of incredible, adore her pin straight ginger locks and cherubic face. This shoot was kind of hilarious, I was hold a reflector in my teeth for the most part - I'm still using only natural light.
I'm shooting tests all the time and the key difference between shooting a test and just doing a shoot for creative purposes in that the key focus of the test is to get the most from the model, always choosing the shot where the expression and pose is the most flattering. The aesthetic doesn't necessarily need to be consistent. The below images are from one of the first test shots when I started modelling with photographer Nicole Bentley, who at the time was just starting out with her career and is now shooting for Vogue Australia doing incredible things. A few of them are slightly stretched somehow and my expression is a bit confused. Probably an indicator of how I had absolutely no clue, the pics are around 6 years old. I found these attached to an old hotmail account, such a blast from the past. Now it'd be a dream for me to assist Nicole - how much can things change!?
Yasmin's Grape
Meet the incredibly beautiful Yasmin (chic) who came to visit me to discuss the in's and out's of the blog world and I managed to coerce into taking some shots with me. Love her incredible bone structure and fantastic brows! Not to mention those incredible locks (jealous...).
Yasmin runs a spunky new vegan food blog featuring delicious recipes, profiles of fellow vegans, informative articles about animal protection plus loads more. Check it out at My Purple Grape!! Even if you aren't a vegan/vegetarian I'm sure that you'll learn something cool.
dress, Stylestalker
jacket, Topshop
jewellery, Models own
Terrific Tasha
Couple shots from a little test with the most adorable Tasha at Untitled Management.
dresses, Stylestalker
jacket, Bettina Liano
Here Chillaxing
Yesterdays outfit - nothing more simple than a white shirt and denim shorts. Not just any white shirt though, a slouchy linen number I picked up at an op shop for about 10 bucks. The most perfect thing about it is that it isn't perfect. I wear the buttons misaligned for a bit of assymetry and it creases in odd places. I guess it suits my personality. Perfect for super hot days. I'm in Queensland at the moment for a wedding - the absolute best kind of celebration, and the first time I've had a proper visit to the tropical state. So great to get out of the city... well so says the country lass inside me.
shirt, Vintage
shorts, Jeans West
bag, Sportsgirl
sunglasses, Le Specs
Miss Dore
So This past week I had the esteemed pleasure of meeting the delightful Garance Dore. She graciously took time out from her busy schedule so I could interview her for my blog! Its going to take some time for me to write up everything we spoke about in a concise and comprehensive manner (I ain't no journo) so once I get back from my weekend away with my man - I'll hop to it. I was so nervous about meeting her and coming up with intelligent questions to speak about it, I'm sure she thought I had a stutter...
I'm also working on a special project with Garance but I not sure if I should spill on that just yet - think you can just wait and see. ;)
So, coming soon, my interview with Garance Dore!
Hey Birdy!
I'm sure you all know Birdy and Me by uber talent Kelly Smith. Illustrative exordinaire.
Check out the adorable Xmas cards she has available at her ESTY store.
Thanks so much Kelly!
Backyard Blitz
So whats this? An outfit post! The planets have aligned and I have found a moment to feature yours truly, snapped by my dearest love in the sparkling light of our backyard. Wearing an old faithful fashion staple - the striped tee.
I'm so busting with creative energy right now - summer has arrived and I'm headed to Western Australia over Christmas and New Year for a much needed break from the rain and the city. I had the esteemed pleasure of meeting the delightful Garance Dore which has left me with re-newed vigour in respect to tapping out more details of my life on the blog. I had the idea for sometime that it wasn't so interesting for all of you to hear about the daily details of my life but have come to realise that I'm sacrificing the personality of my blog - so I'm back! Revelling in warm weather glory, getting fit for summer and pumped to take some glorious images in sparkling sunsets over the coming weeks.
The festive season always brings my mood up. Seasons Greetings all!
trousers, American Apparel
woolen cape, American Apparel
booties, Dassler for Puma
shirt, RVCA
Female Form
One of my favourite photographers lately is David Bellemere, a master of the female silhouette and natural (almost) lighting. Not since Peter Lindbergh have I seen a photographer create such a dramatic mood while still maintaining an original and beautiful style. David is a true artist.
Check out his work for Italian Marie Claire here.
Nothing like perusing his work to inspire me to think creatively.
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DETROIT – Sixto Rodriguez, acclaimed singer/songwriter and subject of the Oscar winning "Searching for Sugar Man," will return to Detroit with his first post-Oscar show on Saturday, May 18.
He will take the stage at Detroit's famed Masonic Temple Theater, which has hosted Jimi Hendrix, the Who, David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, Neil Young, the White Stripes, and more.
Read: Detroit's 'Sugar Man' wins at Oscars
"This is a happy occasion for us. We're presenting a Detroit legend at a legendary venue, at a time when the world is watching Rodriguez closely," says Dan McGowan, of the Crofoot Presents, the promotion company behind the event.
With the Oscar for "Searching for Sugar Man" as Best Documentary film, Rodriguez has experienced an explosion of interest. A sold out show at Pontiac's Crofoot Ballroom in November, an appearance at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival, and several high profile TV appearances, including 60 Minutes, Late Show with David Letterman, a CNN feature story, and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, have reinforced Rodriguez status as cult icon.
Tickets are $45 for Main Floor; $35 for Balcony, and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at Ticket Master outlets. Doors are at 8 p.m. May 18.
For more information visit: www.thecrofoot.com.


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Ever wondered how our civilization came to be?
It was all thanks to a comet that obliterated the earth 13,000 years ago.
The impact caused an ice age and wiped out the wholly mammoth, but mankind survived. With fewer dangers around, humans stopped being nomadic which led to the development of agriculture and breeding of livestock.
This isn't a new theory as it was proposed by author Graham Hancock two decades ago. Skeptics, however, doubt his findings.
Watch this video to learn more about the cataclysmic event that ended up doing civilization as we know it a great big favour.


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Learning Index >> Ceramic Decoration: a selective guide to pots in the collection of the Crafts Study Centre
The 'liquid colour' group of pots in this selection from the Crafts Study Centre collection shows a number of ways in which British studio potters of the twentieth century have approached the building up and application of colour in liquid form. The 15 pots included in the selection are vessels of broadly conventional shape based on domestic functions: all are bowls, jugs or bottles made of different ceramic bodies (earthenware, stoneware and porcelain), and all but one were thrown on a potter's wheel. The one exception is the highly-patterned, painted pot by John Maltby (No.8) which is slab built.
In pottery, a coating of colour can be provided by glaze, containing one or more colour-bearing ingredients in suspension, or by liquid clays, called slips. Glaze ingredients seen in this collection of pots include metal oxides, pigments, salt and wood ash. They can all produce different effects and surfaces; for instance, Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie frequently used all-over, smooth ash glazes on globular forms, harmonizing two deep colours in a subtle way (No.11, vase) . Lucie Rie used many glaze types but favoured the juxtaposition of a dark brown, semi-matt manganese pigment on one surface of a stoneware bowl with a shiny white one, or some other contrasting glaze, on the opposing surface, or another area (No.13, oval bowl) . Her later work exploits daring, frothed and pitted glazes of which a vase is included here (No.15).
The modern potter most closely identified with the use of slips is Michael Cardew, who worked with them from the 1920s to the 1970s (No.3, plate) , (No.4, bowl) , (No.5, cider jar) Sam Haile, active only in the late 1930s and 1940s, also favoured slip decoration, producing linear designs in a spare, contemporary idiom (No.7, dish) . Michael Casson used free finger-combed glaze decoration, as found in traditional English slipwares, as an inspiration for his jugs in saltglazed stoneware, dating from the 1970s and 80s (No.6, jug) . Svend Bayer, a potter who specialises in throwing large garden pots, often uses ash/clay glazes to partially coat the upper surfaces of his vessels, so that when fired they produce organic runs, streaks and colour changes as suitable for setting in a natural environment (No.2) .
Apart from the effects of glazes and slips on the exterior, colour can also come from within the body of the pot if, for instance, stains and oxides are mixed with the clay prior to throwing. An example of this may be seen in the 'spiral' bowl by Lucie Rie (No.14) included here. Colour can also be added to a ceramic object during firing if, for example, salt is thrown into the kiln to melt and form a glaze. In addition, firing in a wood-burning kiln, and exploiting various kiln atmospheres (with or without oxygen), also has a marked effect on the range of colours which can be produced by clays, slips and glazes.


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Mississippi Baptist Foundation
Wednesday, August 05, 2020
Planned Giving
What if there were a way that you could further God's work in your hometown and throughout the world? What if that help could go even beyond your lifetime? It can with planned giving. Many of the blessings we enjoy today are the products of dedication from people in the past. They were committed to leave future generations a rich inheritance on which to build.
It isn't about having a lot of money. It is about a willing heart and thoughtful planning. There are many ways that we can do our part today to insure money will be available in the future to carry out God's work.
With planned giving you can conserve your estate's assets for those you love, including your family and your church. Additional benefits are avoiding capital gains taxes, reducing your current income taxes, reducing federal estate taxes and increasing your current income. But above all that, the most important benefit is furthering God's work in your lifetime and beyond. What a wonderful legacy to leave to future generations!
With planned giving there are many options from outright gifts of appreciated property to a gift in your Last Will and Testament:
Outright Gift
Outright Gift of Appreciated Property
Gift Through Will
Charitable Remainder Trust
Charitable Lead Trust
Charitable Gift Annuity
Pooled Income Fund
Life Insurance
Remainder Interest in Real Property
These giving tools may sound complicated to you, but they are easy for us. The Foundation recognizes each individual's particular needs and goals, and we strive to provide our services in a personal and professional manner. We will be glad to visit with you, your family, and your financial advisors to discuss the pros and cons of each gift-type to find the one that best fits you.
Gift Annuity
Charitable Remainder Trusts
Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust
Charitable Remainder Unitrust
There are different types of Charitable Remainder Unitrust. One type makes its distributions to the income beneficiaries from income or from trust principal should income not be adequate. Another type only pays the income earned to the income beneficiaries, and still another combines the two types "flipping from one type to the other at a designated time or at the occurrence of some pre-determined triggering event.
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I'm pleased to introduce you to WOU's photoblog for students who are studying or interning abroad. I invite you to follow our students on their journeys from pre-departure preparation through the return home.
Photoblogging is a wonderful way for students to share what they are learning, observing, and discovering in their new environments. Enjoy the journey with them!
WOU's photoblog is modeled on the Australian "Bringing the Learning Home" project developed by Jan Gothard, Greg Downey, Tonia Gray, and Linda Butcher, and with their permission, utilizes some of the materials from that project. http://ozstudentsabroad.com/


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Our Free Friday Giveaway lets you experience all that Downtown Royal Oak has to offer and more with over $1,000 in gift certificates and goods!
Below is a complete list of what is included, see you downtown!
- 4 movie passes to the Main Art Theatre
- $80 gift certificate towards Stagecrafters shows
- $100 gift card from Infinity Jewelers
- $20 gift card and candle from Shine
- Hat, scarf or sunglasses (up to $49 value) from Dolce Moda
- $25 gift card from Rise Clothing
- $25 gift card from Gallery U Boutique
- $15 gift certificate to That Girl Clothing Resale
- $75 in Aveda products and a $100 gift certificate from Douglas J Aveda
- $100 gift card to BlackFinn
- $50 gift certificate to Town Tavern
- Dinner for 4 and complimentary cover to see Killer Flamingos on any Thursday night
- 3 - $30 gift cards to Andiamo Royal Oak
- One bowl of noodles per month for a year from Noodles & Company
- $25 gift card from Zumba Mexican Grille
Contest ends December 20, 2012


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Upcoming holiday events in Pinellas County | Events
Pinellas County, Florida -- Fun holiday events throughout Pinellas County
Nov. 29 to Jan. 1
HOLIDAY LIGHTS IN THE GARDENS: The Florida Botanical Gardens presents the popular Holiday Lights in the Gardens every evening. In addition to laser lights, flora and fauna displays, and decorated trees, a seven-foot gingerbread house with more than 600 lights, a 30-foot tall white swan and a five-foot tropical parrot have been added to the traditional array of lights lining paths with nightly free entertainment and visits from Santa Claus. 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Suggested donation $2 per person (13 years and older). Special events: Gift and Plant Sale in the Gardens on Sunday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and a dog parade on Sunday, Dec. 29 starting at 1 p.m. Florida Botanical Gardens, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo. www.flbg.org or call (727) 582-2100 for information.
Nov. 30 to Dec. 29
Holidays at the Village: Share the holiday season at Pinellas County's Heritage Village, enchanting visitors to this 21-acre living history museum. Historical houses will be decorated true to their time period, locality and lifestyle, from an elaborately decorated Victorian home to a simply adorned 1852 log cabin. Heritage Village, 11909 125th Street North, Largo. www.pinellascounty.org/heritage or call (727) 582-2123 for information. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, Closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Dec. 7
TREES AND TRADITIONS: The Pinellas County Historical Society sponsors this Heritage Village open house with children's activities and crafts, holiday music, tours and a special visit from Santa Claus. Guests can also find one-of-a-kind holiday gifts at the Beach Cottage Gift Shop and the Holiday Marketplace. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Suggested donation $2 per person (12 years and older). Heritage Village is located at 11909 125th St. N. in Largo. For information, visit www.pinellascounty.org/heritage or call (727) 582-2123.
Dec. 7
Pinellas Paws Cause Holiday Celebration: Pinellas County Animal Services is celebrating the holidays for the third year with the Pinellas Paws Cause Holiday Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be photos with Santa Paws, a Pet Parade through Florida Botanical Gardens, adoption specials, discounts on rabies shots, rescue groups, vendors and children's activities. Pinellas County Animal Services is located at 12450 Ulmerton Road in Largo. For more information, visit www.pinellascounty.org/animalservices, or call (727) 582-2600.
Dec. 8
Gift and Plant Sale: The Florida Botanical Gardens Foundation will present its Gift and Plant sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This popular annual sale will feature vendors offering an assortment of tropical plants, orchids, bromeliads, Florida native plants, herbs and bamboo. The Botanical Bounty gift shop will also be open with an array of gifts and goods for sale. Entry and parking are free for visitors during daylight hours. Florida Botanical Gardens, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo. www.flbg.org or call (727) 582-2100.


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Suborder: Haplorrhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Superfamily: Hominoidea
Family: Hylobatidae
Genus: Nomascus
Species: N. leucogenys
Other names: Hylobates concolor
or Hylobates (Nomascus) leucogenys; Chinese white-cheeked
gibbon, northern white-cheeked gibbon, or white-cheeked crested gibbon; vitkindad
gibbon (Swedish)
Gibbons are members of the family Hylobatidae and though they are apes,
they are known as lesser, or small, apes. The four genera of gibbons
are differentiated on the number of chromosomes, among other things.
The white-cheeked gibbon is in the genus Nomascus and has 52 diploid
chromosomes (Rowe 1996).
One of the reasons gibbons are known as lesser apes is their
diminutive body size in comparison with the great apes. White-cheeked gibbons
do not exhibit sexual dimorphism and
both males and females measure between 457 and 635 mm (1.50 and 2.08 ft). Males
weigh, on average 5.6 kg (12.8 lb) while females have an average weight of 5.8
kg (Rowe 1996). Though the sexes are about the same size, white-cheeked gibbons do exhibit an interesting pattern of
sexual dichromism. Males have coarse black
fur and black skin with white fur on their cheeks and pronounced crests of hair on the crowns of their heads while
females are golden or reddish buff-colored with black faces and dark brown or black fur on top of their heads, but no crown crests.
Females do not have the characteristic white cheek fur but do have white fur in a halo
around their faces (Rowe 1996; Groves 2001). All infants are born with
a whitish buff coat that turns black over the first two years of life.
When they reach sexual maturity, males remain black and females change
back to a buffy color (Geissmann et al. 2000).
Gibbons are adapted for their
arboreal lifestyle (Varsik 2001). Gibbons use a highly specialized mode
of locomotion called brachiation. This hand-over-hand motion of
swinging through the trees is their main pattern of movement. Gibbons have an unusually erect posture and are never seen moving quadrupedally and only
rarely seen walking bipedally (Rowe 1996; Geissmann et al.
2000). When they are seen walking bipedally (usually over a wide
branch) they hold their long arms above their heads for balance (Nowak
1999). They have proportionately long arms and hands with fingers that
act like hooks as they swing through the forest, covering up to three
meters per swing (Leighton 1987; Nowak 1999). Though they move with
ease and grace through the trees, accidents still happen and it is very common to find healed bones in the corpses of wild gibbons (Rumbaugh & Washburn 2003). (Geissmann et al. 2000).
The average life span of the white-cheeked gibbon in the wild is 28 years (Rowe
White-cheeked gibbons are found in a stretch of forest that encompasses
China (southern Yunnan province), northern Laos, and northwestern
Vietnam (Geissmann et al. 2000). While the Chinese population is
estimated to be about 100 animals in a 300 to 500 km² (116 to 193
mi²) area, there is no reliable estimate of range or population size
in Vietnam. The population in Laos is estimated to be the largest (Geissmann
et al. 2000). Lack of surveys in Vietnam have limited the ability to estimate
population size, but given the highly fragmented habitat, intense hunting pressure,
and the small size of the original range, the numbers are probably very
low (Geissmann et al. 2000). IUCN reports no record of this species in
China since 1990 (IUCN Redlist).
There have been very few ecological and behavioral studies and no
long-term studies on white-cheeked gibbons because of their strictly
arboreal lifestyle, difficult habitat terrain, and shyness of humans
(Geissmann et al. 2000; Lukas et al. 2002).
The lowlands of northeastern Vietnam and northern Laos have a
subtropical climate with an average annual temperature of 23.6° C (74.5°
F) and average annual rainfall between 1364 and 1894 mm (4.48 and 6.21 ft) (Dao
Van Tien 1983). The rainy season lasts from May to October and the dry season
from November to April (Geissmann et al. 2000). There is a very short
winter with no frost and summers are hot with dry westerly winds (Dao
Van Tien 1983). White-cheeked gibbons live at elevations between 300
and 600 m (984 and 1969 ft) in primary and
mature secondary
forests (Geissmann et al.
White-cheeked gibbons are frugivorous and spend most of their time in
the forest canopy searching for food. Leaves are another important food
item for gibbons as well as flowers, leaf buds and shoots, and insects.
There is some evidence that white-cheeked gibbons are less frugivorous
than other species of gibbons, though fruit still makes up the largest
proportion of their diet (Geissmann et al. 2000). There are seasonal
differences in food intake due to fruit availability or scarcity.
During the rainy season, fruit is widely available and white-cheeked
gibbons depend heavily on this resource and do not travel long
distances. During the dry season they travel greater distances and
spend more time foraging while increasing their dependence on leaves
(Geissmann et al. 2000). Brachiation may be an adaptation for their
frugivorous lifestyle. Gibbons are capable of fast, efficient travel
through the forest canopy and this makes moving between highly dispersed
food patches easy and minimally time-consuming (Leighton 1987).
Gibbons travel and sleep too high in the forest canopy to encounter
felid predators, but raptors are a potential predatory risk
(Leighton 1987). There are no field studies to confirm or illuminate
the role of predators on gibbon populations.
Content last modified: December 1, 2010
Written by Kristina Cawthon Lang. Reviewed by Alan Mootnick.
Cite this page as:Cawthon Lang KA. 2010 December 1. Primate Factsheets: White-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) Taxonomy, Morphology, & Ecology . <http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/entry/white-cheeked_gibbon/taxon>. Accessed 2020 August 15.
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The Winnipeg Jets have settled on their second-round selection, opting for forward Lukas Sutter.
Red Line Report had Sutter ranked as the 37th-best player in the draft; here is their profile on him:
Plays exactly the type of hard-nosed hockey you'd expect from a Sutter. Finishes absolutely every check and will drop the gloves with anyone in the league, opening up ice for linemates. Makes opponents think twice before heading into the corners with him. Loves to crash the net and mix it up after the whistle. Also finished second in team scoring thanks to an accurate snap shot that he gets good torque on. Finishing ability has been a pleasant surprise – gets shots up quickly in tight and shows patience to wait out goaltenders. Does good job of filling lanes down the middle, supporting teammates for give-and-go passes. Foot speed is a question mark – needs to work on stop/starts and first step quickness, but has good power/balance in stride once up to speed. Plays hard at both ends and is defensively responsible.
Red Line compares him to Steve Ott and projects him as a high-end third-line centre.
Sutter's offensive numbers are respectable – in particular his goal-scoring totals – but not high-end, and of course he has the Sutter last name (his father Rich played nearly 1000 NHL games). Here are his totals, courtesy of Elite Prospects:
This isn't the kind of home-run pick that is still available early – Sebastian Collberg, Pontus Aberg and Matt Finn were still around – but he does project as a good professional.


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Engage your toddler with books, activities, stories and songs that encourage language and pre-reading skill development in order to help them grow into successful readers. Age 24-35 months with caregiver. R.
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Melvin still confident in 'pen
HOUSTON -- The A's entered the season with what was considered to be one of the game's best bullpens. Through the first 24 games, its American League-best 2.67 ERA suggests it's just that.
Except Oakland's relief corps has also already racked up six of the club's nine losses, along with six blown saves in 11 chances.
So, what gives?
"Any time your bullpen absorbs some losses, it means you are losing some close games," manager Bob Melvin said in advance of Sunday's game in Houston. "We're not used to that. Last couple years we've won most of them. We're off to a little bit of a slow start as far as that goes."
The A's are 4-4 in one-run games and 1-4 in two-run games. Last year, they were 30-20 in one-run games.
But the season is still young, and Melvin knows his relief crew remains "a very talented bullpen." Its quality of depth is perhaps unmatched.
"It won't continue this way, in my opinion," Melvin said. "You go through a slump, whether it's offensively, whether it's defensively, and it can happen in that fashion, too, with the bullpen."
This funk may be just that, but there is a major difference in the dynamic of this year's bullpen that has nothing to do with new names. The A's are playing with a closer-by-committee approach, which is good for matchup purposes, but not widely used since most relievers are most comfortable with set roles.
But Melvin noted Sunday that his relievers learn their roles for each game ahead of time.
"It's not like they don't know," he said. "We're pretty communicative on a day-to-day basis. It might not be like it is where you set your roles early in the season and you might not have another discussion because they know exactly what's going on. But we try to be communicative every day to try to combat that.
"If there are certain guys who aren't available on a certain day, we let the others know, OK, this is your inning today, and these are the guys we're looking to set up today, and this is how we're looking to get to the closer spot."