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Brand Name CO Quetiapine Common Name quetiapine
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How does this medication work? What will it do for me?
Quetiapine belongs to a class of medications known as antipsychotics. It is used to treat symptoms of schizophrenia, manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder, and depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder. It works by affecting the actions of certain chemicals in the brain known as neurotransmitters.
This medication may be available under multiple brand names and/or in several different forms. Any specific brand name of this medication may not be available in all of the forms or approved for all of the conditions discussed here. As well, some forms of this medication may not be used for all of the conditions discussed here.
Your doctor may have suggested this medication for conditions other than those listed in these drug information articles. If you have not discussed this with your doctor or are not sure why you are taking this medication, speak to your doctor. Do not stop taking this medication without consulting your doctor.
Do not give this medication to anyone else, even if they have the same symptoms as you do. It can be harmful for people to take this medication if their doctor has not prescribed it.
How should I use this medication?
The usual recommended starting dose for schizophrenia is 25 mg twice daily. Quetiapine is usually started with a low dose in order to allow the body to get used to it. This dose is increased as tolerated to a target dose of 150 mg twice daily. No more than 400 mg twice daily should be taken as the safety of higher doses has not been established.
For manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder, the recommended starting dose is 50 mg twice daily. This dose is increased every day up to 400 mg twice daily as tolerated. Most people respond to doses between 200 mg and 400 mg twice daily.
For depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder, the recommended starting dose is 50 mg once daily, usually at bedtime. This dose is increased every day up to 300 mg once daily as tolerated.
Many things can affect the dose of a medication that a person needs, such as body weight, other medical conditions, and other medications. If your doctor has recommended a dose different from the ones listed here, do not change the way that you are taking the medication without consulting your doctor.
Quetiapine can be taken with or without food. Do not stop taking this medication or change the time of the day you take it without consulting your doctor.
It is important to take this medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor to ensure that you are getting the maximum benefit from the medication. If you miss a dose by a few hours, take it as soon as possible and continue with your regular schedule. If most of the day has passed since the missed dose, skip the missed dose and continue with your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one. If you are not sure what to do after missing a dose, contact your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
Store this medication at room temperature, and keep it out of the reach of children.
Do not dispose of medications in wastewater (e.g. down the sink or in the toilet) or in household garbage. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of medications that are no longer needed or have expired.
What form(s) does this medication come in?
CO Quetiapine is no longer being manufactured for sale in Canada. For brands that may still be available, search under quetiapine. This article is being kept available for reference purposes only. If you are using this medication, speak with your doctor or pharmacist for information about your treatment options.
Who should NOT take this medication?
Quetiapine should not be taken by anyone who is allergic to quetiapine or to any of the ingredients of the medication.
What side effects are possible with this medication?
Many medications can cause side effects. A side effect is an unwanted response to a medication when it is taken in normal doses. Side effects can be mild or severe, temporary or permanent.
The side effects listed below are not experienced by everyone who takes this medication. If you are concerned about side effects, discuss the risks and benefits of this medication with your doctor.
The following side effects have been reported by at least 1% of people taking this medication. Many of these side effects can be managed, and some may go away on their own over time.
Contact your doctor if you experience these side effects and they are severe or bothersome. Your pharmacist may be able to advise you on managing side effects.
- constipation
- dizziness
- drowsiness
- dry mouth
- headache
- indigestion or upset stomach
- irritability
- lightheadedness or dizziness when rising from a lying or sitting position
- stuffy or runny nose
- vomiting
- weight gain
Although most of the side effects listed below don't happen very often, they could lead to serious problems if you do not seek medical attention.
Check with your doctor as soon as possible if any of the following side effects occur:
Stop taking the medication and seek immediate medical attention if any of the following occur:
- fainting
- long-lasting (more than 4 hours) and painful erection
- seizures (e.g., loss of consciousness with uncontrollable shaking)
- signs of pancreatitis (e.g., abdominal pain on the upper left side, back pain, nausea, fever, chills, rapid heartbeat, swollen abdomen)
- signs of stroke (e.g., sudden or severe headache; sudden loss of coordination; vision changes; sudden slurring of speech; or unexplained weakness, numbness, or pain in arm or leg)
- symptoms of an allergic reaction (shortness of breath or difficulty breathing; hives; swelling of the eyes, mouth, lips, or throat)
- symptoms of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (e.g., high fever, muscle stiffness, increased heart beat, and reduced consciousness)
Some people may experience side effects other than those listed. Check with your doctor if you notice any symptom that worries you while you are taking this medication.
Are there any other precautions or warnings for this medication?
Before you begin taking a medication, be sure to inform your doctor of any medical conditions or allergies you may have, any medications you are taking, whether you are pregnant or breast-feeding, and any other significant facts about your health. These factors may affect how you should take this medication.
Anemia: Quetiapine may cause low levels of red blood cells. If you experience symptoms of reduced red blood cell count (anemia) such as shortness of breath, feeling unusually tired or pale skin, contact your doctor as soon as possible.
Your doctor will do blood tests regularly to monitor the number of specific types of blood cells, including red blood cells, in your blood.
Bleeding: Quetiapine may cause a reduced number of platelets in the blood, which can make it difficult to stop cuts from bleeding. If you notice any signs of bleeding, such as frequent nosebleeds, unexplained bruising, or black and tarry stools, notify your doctor as soon as possible. Your doctor will order routine blood tests to make sure potential problems are caught early.
Blood cholesterol: Quetiapine has been associated with increased blood cholesterol levels. If you have elevated blood cholesterol levels, discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed.
Blood clots: This medication may increase the chance of blood clot formation, causing reduction of blood flow to organs or the extremities.
If you have a history of clotting you may be at increased risk of experiencing blood clot-related problems such as heart attack, stroke, or clots in the deep veins of your leg. Discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed.
If you experience symptoms such as sharp pain and swelling in the leg, difficulty breathing, chest pain, blurred vision, or difficulty speaking, contact your doctor immediately.
Cataracts: Changes in the lens of the eye may develop with long-term use of quetiapine. Regular eye exams are recommended before and after treatment with this medication. If you notice any change in your vision, contact your physician as soon as possible.
Diabetes: Like other antipsychotic medications, quetiapine may cause loss of control of blood sugars, making diabetes worse, or causing symptoms of diabetes to appear. If you have diabetes, discuss this link with your doctor. If you have diabetes or are at risk for diabetes (e.g., family history of diabetes, obesity), discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition and whether any special monitoring is needed.
Drowsiness/reduced alertness: Quetiapine may cause dizziness and drowsiness. Avoid operating hazardous machinery (including cars) until you are certain that the medication does not impair your mental alertness, judgment, or physical coordination.
Heart conditions: If you have a heart condition such as angina, heart failure, and irregular heartbeat, or have had a heart attack, discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed.
Hormonal changes: In rare instances, quetiapine can cause an increase in a certain hormone called prolactin, and may lead to production of breast milk in women and altered monthly periods. It may also lead to swelling of the breasts in men.
Infection: Quetiapine can reduce the number of cells that fight infection in the body (white blood cells). Tell your doctor immediately if you notice signs of an infection, such as fever or chills, severe diarrhea, shortness of breath, prolonged dizziness, headache, stiff neck, weight loss, or listlessness. Your doctor will do blood tests regularly to monitor the number of specific types of blood cells in your blood.
Kidney problems: If you have kidney problems, discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed.
Liver function: Liver disease or reduced liver function may cause this medication to build up in the body, causing side effects. If you have liver problems, discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed.
Low blood pressure: Quetiapine may cause a lowering of blood pressure when rising from a sitting or lying position, or a racing heart rate, especially during the first few weeks of treatment. If you feel dizzy or lightheaded or feel your pulse is racing, and this feeling does not go away after a few minutes, call your doctor. Because this medication can cause dizziness or lightheadedness, do not get up too quickly after you have been sitting or lying for prolonged periods.
Movement disorders: There is a risk of developing tardive dyskinesia (TD), a condition where repetitive, uncontrollable, and purposeless movements (such as grimacing; tongue protrusion; lip smacking; puckering; rapid eye blinking; rapid movements of the arms, legs, and body trunk). If you experience any of these symptoms, contact your doctor immediately.
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS): A risk of developing this condition has been associated with antipsychotic medications, including quetiapine. If you experience increased sweating and sensations of warmth, muscle stiffness, emotional and behavioural changes, or irregular heartbeat, contact your doctor immediately. People taking this medication should take care to avoid becoming overheated or dehydrated.
Pancreatitis: Quetiapine can cause the pancreas to become inflamed. If you have a history of pancreatitis, gallstones, alcoholism, or high triglycerides, you may be more at risk of experiencing this. Report signs of pancreatitis such as abdominal pain on the upper left side, back pain, nausea, fever, chills, rapid heartbeat, or swollen abdomen to your doctor immediately.
Seizures: If you have a history of seizures, discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed.
Stopping the medication: Stopping this medication suddenly may cause symptoms such as difficulty sleeping, upset stomach, headache, diarrhea, vomiting, dizziness, and irritability. A gradual reduction in dose over a period of at least 1 or 2 weeks is recommended. If you are thinking of stopping the medication, check with your doctor first.
Suicidal or agitated behaviour: Adults and children taking this medication may feel agitated (restless, anxious, aggressive, emotional, and feeling not like themselves), or they may want to hurt themselves or others. These symptoms may occur within several weeks after starting this medication. If you experience these side effects or notice them in a family member who is taking this medication, contact your doctor immediately. Your doctor will monitor you closely for these side effects while you are taking this medication.
Thyroid changes: Quetiapine is associated with a decrease in thyroid hormone. If you have low thyroid (hypothyroidism), discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed.
Pregnancy: The safety of quetiapine use during pregnancy is not known. This medication should not be used during pregnancy unless the benefits outweigh the risks. If you become pregnant while taking this medication, contact your doctor immediately.
Breast-feeding: This medication passes into breast milk. If you are a breast-feeding mother and are taking quetiapine it may affect your baby. Talk to your doctor about whether you should continue breast-feeding.
Children and adolescents: The safety and efficacy of this medication have not been established for children under 18 years of age.
Seniors: There may be a higher risk of strokes, heart attacks, infections (e.g., pneumonia) and deaths associated with the use of antipsychotic medications by seniors. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of using this medication. If you notice the following signs and symptoms, get medical attention immediately:
- signs of a stroke: sudden weakness or numbness in the face, arms or legs (often on one side of the body); speech problems; vision problems; balance problems or dizziness; confusion; sudden severe headache with no known cause
- signs of a heart attack: discomfort or pain in the chest, back, neck, jaw, arms, or stomach; sweating; shortness of breath; nausea; lightheadedness; feeling of impending doom.
What other drugs could interact with this medication?
There may be an interaction between quetiapine and any of the following:
If you are taking any of these medications, speak with your doctor or pharmacist. Depending on your specific circumstances, your doctor may want you to:
- stop taking one of the medications,
- change one of the medications to another,
- change how you are taking one or both of the medications, or
- leave everything as is.
An interaction between two medications does not always mean that you must stop taking one of them. Speak to your doctor about how any drug interactions are being managed or should be managed.
Medications other than those listed above may interact with this medication. Tell your doctor or prescriber about all prescription, over-the-counter (non-prescription), and herbal medications you are taking. Also tell them about any supplements you take. Since caffeine, alcohol, the nicotine from cigarettes, or street drugs can affect the action of many medications, you should let your prescriber know if you use them.
All material copyright MediResource Inc. 1996 – 2019. Terms and conditions of use. The contents herein are for informational purposes only. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Source: www.medbroadcast.com/drug/getdrug/CO-Quetiapine


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The challenge up right now on Paper Craft Planet for the Studio G Collectors group is to make an Easter themed ATC (Artist Trading Card). These are great for trading or using on cards or as gift tags. I did 2 today both using Studio G stamps, of course!
I'm gonna play around more later and hopefully i'll have a few more to share!
Thanks for stopping!
Hugs - Kelly
Stamps: Studio G easter collections
Paper: Kraft (PTI)
Inks: Pallete, Brilliance & Memento
Coloring (flower border): soft pastel pencils

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Chairs June Message
I am so pleased to report that the Slow Food Orange County chapter is alive and more than well. We have so much new blood and enthusiasm. Now is the time to get involved in all that we do and wear your snail proudly. I know you can read about the upcoming activities here in… Continue reading Chairs June Message


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About once a week or so I run my entire GL Engine project through the Doxygen documentation generator to check that I haven't missed any documentation and get an idea of how my project is shaping up. There's an option to use a package called Graphviz for the inheritance/file graph documentation, although up until today I'd never paid much attention to it. On today's doc run I decided to install it and see what it could do. It turns out it can do a lot.
Graphviz generates all of the inheritance diagrams in the same way as Doxygen's internal tools, but with a bit more style. Example from GLVertexBuffer:
One of the cool features exclusively supported by Graphviz is the "Collaboration Diagram", which essentially shows all of the classes that are involved with a particular class. This includes the inheritance tree, and any members that are also instances of classes included in the project. A simple case is the VertexPNT class:
Purple arrows mean "has a member variable of type", while blue arrows show inheritance. A more complex one for the SkyObject class:
Another feature of Graphviz that I can see myself using very often during development is the file linkage tree, which shows which shows how files are related to each other through #includes. Here's one for my Vector3F class:
Click for bigger, although be warned that it's over 4,000 pixels wide. 😉
There are also a few other useful features, such as call/caller graphs for each method. I'm definitely going to be checking "Yes" on all of these options on my subsequent doc generations. I can already think of a few cases where they'll helpful for development. Ensuring that all code only references the platform agnostic classes, e.g. VertexBuffers instead of GLVertexBuffers, is a big one for me. And of course, at the very least they're pretty cool to look at.


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Books: Sex, Drink and Fast Cars - Stephen Bayley
I am so fortunate to have several charity shops near where I live, with an excellent Oxfam providing me almost every Saturday with excellent consumption opportunities to the benefit of the less fortunate. Heaps of £1 books and vinyl records as well as nicely priced suits and analog camera bits and bops have made their way onto the already limited space I have available on my shelves. Thankfully, on some occasions Oxfam is also able to satisfy my motoring needs. This Saturday I came across a curiously titled book called 'Sex, Drink and Fast Cars'.
'Passion for Speed' by Pink Floyd's Nick Mason
Two months ago an updated version of Nick Mason's 1998 book 'Into the Red' was published, now called 'Passion for Speed' for some reason I missed that announcement. Which, frankly, is incompetent. The first edition of the book was a firm favourite throughout my teens, a book totally dedicated to Nick Mason's unique car collection and co-written by racing driver Mark Hales. I remember well that it was the only book in my local library that I really wanted to read in my early teens, so I did. Several times. After which I read it again, several times. As a result I knew Nick Mason before I even knew the work he had made his fortune with: Pink Floyd!Add a comment
Book: British Touring Car Racing in Camera
The British Touring Car Championship, probably better known as BTCC, is synonymous with tuned up saloon cars that would otherwise see mum and dad or reps driving around in. To work, to the supermarket, on the school run or on holiday to southern France. The cars in the BTCC may look the same (well they have to, due to regulations) but underneath the cars were always very different. They had more powerful engines, reworked suspensions and stripped out interiors. Everything to make them exactly that what their street siblings were not; fast! As 2008 was the year that the BTCC celebrated its 50th year of existence, a photo book was published.Add a comment


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29 March 2018
Review of Jul-December 2017 data
9 July 2018
Pre-meeting survey
6 August 2018
Pre-meeting survey returned
5 September 2018
Briefing materials circulated
12-13 September 2018
Nursing Improvement Workshop - Melbourne
12-13 September 2018 - Melbourne
Meeting Code HRT1818
The theme for 2018 is "Workforce model benchmarking to look at improvement opportunities for patient outcomes".
Is it as simple as "more nurses equals better care"? What impact does the nurse to
patient ratio have? How important is the skill mix of the nurses on the ward? Is there a
correlation between shorter length of stay and increase in readmission rates?
The purpose of the Nursing Improvement Group is to enable Nurse leaders to improve
patient outcomes and ensure a stable and productive nursing workforce.
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The Wolf of Wall Street – a.k.a Goodfellas 2.0
"My name is Jordan Belfort. The year I turned 26, I made 49 million dollars, which really pissed me off because it was three shy of a million a week."
Martin Scorsese a man known for battling demons in the subject matter addressed in his body of work from Taxi Driver to Goodfellas, broke character with 2011's child friendly film Hugo. This uncharacteristic change of direction on a filmic road paved with blood, drugs and debotchery, earned him his only 'U' certificate in a career spanning over 50 years. This diversion was shortlived as Marty returns with the hedonistic biographical tale of Jordan Belfort, aka The Wolf of Wall Street. (Wolf)
"Sweetheart, you have my money taped to your tits. Technically you do work for me."
The film follows the exploits of Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) as he attempts to chase that the American dream, to go from the bottom to the top and become a millionaire. Jordan gets his first job on Wall Street and learns a lifelong lesson from his tutor Mark Hanna (Matthew McConaughey);
"Mark Hanna: The name of the game, moving the money from the client's pocket to your pocket.
Jordan Belfort: But if you can make your clients money at the same time it's advantageous to everyone, correct?
Mark Hanna: No."
Jordan's idealistic attitude is short-lived. The crash of the late 1980's resulted in he, along with countless others losing their jobs. Jordan starts again in a low heal pink slip trading outfit selling junk shares to your average Joe for a 50% commission. Jordan seeing an opportunity assembles a crack team of bullshit artists to chase his dream of scaling the dizzy heights of Wall Street. Nicky 'Rugrat' Kosoff (PJ Byrne), Chester Ming (Kenneth Choi), Robbie 'Pinhead' Feinberg (Brian Sacca), Toby Welch (Ethan Suplee) and Alber 'Sea Otter' Kupferberg (Henry Zebrowski) make up Jordan's band of merry men. The last to be recruited is Donnie Azoff (Jonah Hill) who becomes Jordan's right hand man and close friend and confidant. Jordan's new gathering of stock brokers equipped with a sales script from Jordan, establish Stratton Oakmont, a Wall Street brokerage firm run from a former car mechanic garage. Belfort targets the richest 1% with high ticket blue companies like Disney and Kodak to draw them into his newly polished turd Stratton Oakmont before unloading the junk pink slips onto them.
It isn't long before Jordan is a top trader on Wall Street, dubbed a 'twisted Robin Hood' by mainstream media. Unaffected, Jordan continues his appetite for indulgence in drug consuming that would make Al Pacino's Scarface seem like a lightweight and enough sex to make the cast of 1979's Caligula look like choir boys. His life is made all the more complete with his marriage to Naomi Lapaglia (Margot Robbie), but despite the 2.4 children and dream house, Jordan continues unabated on his hedonistic lifestyle.
Eventually the law catch up Jordan's activities with FBI Agent Patrick Denham (Kyle Chandler) in his suit he has most likely been wearing for three days straight pursuing our protagonist. Denham's pursuit occupies the latter half of the movie, as Jordan (half heartedly) questions his raison d'etre.
"Most of the Wall Street jackasses I bust are douchebags, just like their fathers before them. But you… you, Jordan, got this way all on your own."
The film is an unrelenting assault on the senses and ones taste, it pulls no punches in addressing its tale of greed and indulgence. The performances of DiCaprio and Hill are standout, even the brief appearance of McConaughey leads to arguably the films most memorable scene. Wolf is a movie that, like the staff at Stratton Oakmont, doesn't know when it has had enough. The film at 180 minutes is overly long, it is uneven and inconsistent, and in serious need of a cut of 45 minutes. Wolf skims the surface on the science behind stock speculating, but takes an unnecessary amount of time graphically depicting every sexual encounter Jordan and his band of merry men undertake. While there are countless references to drugs and drug taking, the seriousness of the subject is reduced through the films unexpected comical tone. It's presence serves a purpose as it furthers the plot, giving the audience a greater insight into the culture and mindset of these ruthless amoral individuals. The sex and nudity however serves no purpose. Far be it from me to ever claim to be a monk, but the constant use of T & A and simulated sex is utterly unnecessary. In one instance Jordan boasts of how he and best friend Donnie "double teamed" a prostitute. Note to Mr Scorsese, we all know how a rotisserie chicken works, you don't need to show us how that unpleasant jigsaw fits together.
"I'll tell you what: I'm never eating at Benihana again. I don't care whose birthday it is."
You leave feeling empty as the film has no definable conclusion, no pay off for the audience. While justice is served in the film, the lack of empathy you feel for the protagonist throughout makes the experience of sitting through this feel like time wasted. A feeling of pity is felt to Jordan's first wife, his second wife, his kids, and to a lesser extent his parents. Wolf can be viewed as Scorsese remaking Goodfellas, in essence a mirror image of it. The film follows the same format, bright eyed boy wants to make it big, drugs, sex, drugs, takes on too much work, drugs, sex, infidelity, rehab, law enforcement investigation, makes a deal, rats on his friends, easy jail time, happy ever after. However the main difference between Goodfellas and Wolf is that despite despicable protagonists in Henry Hill (Goodfellas) and Jordan Belfort, Hill has a shred of decency and redemption to his actions.
Di Caprio and Hill warrant their acting nods, and in DiCaprio's case, his powerhouse performance deserves Oscar glory. His performance in Wolf is akin to early Pacino in Godfather or Serpico, it is career defining and his magnetic dynamism as Belfort captivates from the moment his narration break the fourth wall. The script while filled with F bombs is sharp and witty, the colour palette is intense and pace at times is too much to cope with. For a man who just turned 71, Martin Scorsese, shows that he still has the frenetic energy and ambition to direct with the same intensity of his youth. Despite being over gratuitous, overly long, unbalanced and without remorse or empathy, I did find Wolf an enjoyable if at times unpalatable experience.
Crass, vile, soulless and like the investors in the film, Wolf will leave you feeling robbed of your money. But much like the by-product of the illegal substances consumed, you might enjoy the frequent highs throughout.
Rating: *3.5 / 5
*(so close to a 4 but equally a 3, meeting half way seems fair)
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Castello Cavalcanti: Wes Anderson for Prada
Prada Candy Episode Three
Prada Candy Episode Two
Prada Candy Episode One
Can't wait until Wes Anderson's upcoming The Grand Budapest Hotel in 2014? Here's his (and Roman Coppola) latest creation….the Prada Candy campaign.
Episode One. Enjoy.
Argo, is the third directorial feature from Oscar winner and former half of "Beniffer", Ben Affleck.
"This is the best bad plan we have, sir"
The film is set in 1979 Tehran, in a post revolution Iran. It tells the story of the attempted rescue of six escapee US embassy staff, hiding out in the Canadian Embassy. Affleck, who looks neither Italian or Mexican, puts in an understated performance as Tony Mendez, the CIA agent tasked with the rescue effort. Mendez, inspired by watching the Battle For The Planet Of The Apes film, creates a cover story that the escapees are Canadian film makers scouting locations for a new sci-fi film.
Support to Mendez in the rescue effort is given by an excellent support team and cast. His CIA colleague Jack O'Donnell (Bryan Cranston), Hollywood make up genius John Chambers (John Goodman), and fictitious film producer Lester Siegel (Alan Arkin) making up the team.
"We're gonna need a script"
The film is an excellent if flawed thriller, with it Affleck distances himself from his Gigli past. In spite of an underlying sense of "everything will work out in the end", I found myself enthralled with the events as they unfolded on screen.
Despite being a finely tuned thriller, Argo left me feeling short-changed. The characters, all of whom are real, Siegel a composite, are vague and unconvincing. They are about as plausible as the sci-fi characters in the "Argo" screenplay Mendez and co. are pretending to shoot.
I felt no sympathy for the characters on screen, their plight, and I did not find myself routing for them. At one stage Siegel proclaimed "we're gonna need a script"…Arkin appeared to break the fourth wall with this utterance. Having watched Argo I did wonder how Chris Terrio's screenplay was nominated for, and won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay! Perhaps the reasons were more politically motivated than artistic?
There is one a pivotal scene in the film that lacks credibility and purpose of intent. The "Argo" screenplay is having a public table read for the Hollywood press in a bid to engender authenticity as a project. At the same time real world events occur in parallel. The scene is muddled, the obvious intent of the scene falling short in execution, hampering the film's middle-section.
Without wanting to politicise the review; I feel I have no choice! I find it hard to route for American agents attempting to rescue American escapees, in a country and region that the US has had a hand in destabilising for many years.
The underdeveloped and cardboard escapees bare a striking resemblance to their namesake only in look-a-like terms, relinquishing
any feelings of sympathy, politics aside.
"If we wanted applause, we would have joined the circus"
Argo is a superb, if flawed thriller. Affleck deserves the plaudits for his work, and with an Oscar for Best Picture under his belt, he can easily lay claim the title of; the new Clint Eastwood.
Rating: 4 / 5*
* This is borderline 4/5. It works superbly as a thriller, but the characters are anoxic.Technically perfect it should be a 5/5 but the poor characterisation drops it to 3/5.
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October 15 & 16: On The Properties of Light
Jordan Hall
The Woman: A woman. Any age. Any race. However she might define herself.
On The Properties of Light
A bare stage. A stage light clunks on, and in it, a woman.
The Woman: You remember that experiment in highschool? The one where you use a glass of orange juice to turn on a light bulb? And you think: "Look at that. Look how little it takes. To make light." And the world is full of potential. Your aspirations easy to achieve. Because nothing more than a glass of orange juice can illuminate Mr. Webster's room.
They don't really force you to connect all the dots. To see Mr. Webster squishing concentrate into the jug & mixing. The grocery store worker carving open the box. The machines in Oshawa or Pickering pulping and condensing. The trucks lumbering north on the I-5, I-15, I-80. To think about how the sweet-tart acid potential zipping round in that juice took months to grow round and hopeful on that California tree, and how that tree took years– reaching up towards the Sacramento sun, photosynthesizing. How many moving parts. To bring you years and months of sunlight in a glass, so you could exclaim about a flickering 60 watt. So you could throw it out without even drinking it.
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Finally! The Hazelnut Cake is made! And I must say, it turned out quite delicious.
Finding hazelnuts though was a bit of a challenge. I went to Trader Joes and they're not getting them in until Christmas (weird?) so I ended up at Ralphs where I had to buy 4 mini packages of them. I was starting to think I made the choice in making the Hazelnut Cake but I was definitely wrong.
It looks a little sloppy but it tastes amazing..hehe
Oh, and of course that is lovely nutella on top…mmm…
1 & 1/2 cups unblanched ground Hazelnuts
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup Sugar, separated into two 6 tps sections
3 eggs, seperated
2 cups all- purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
3 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped into very small pieces
1 cup milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Butter a 12-cup Bundt pan. Coat with 1/2 cup ground hazelnuts.
- Beat the butter and 6 tbs of sugar on medium speed. Mix until soft and light, about 5 minutes. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating after each addition.
- In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, ground hazelnuts, and chocolate. Add half of the flour mixture to the egg yolk mixture. Mix on low speed just until blended. Beat in the milk. Beat in the remaining flour mixture.
- Beat egg whites on medium speed. Mix until white and opaque and just beginning to hold a shape. Increase speed to medium-high and add remaining 6 tablespoons sugar in a stream. Continue mixing until soft peaks form.
- Stir one-third of egg whites into batter. Then, fold in remaining egg whites.
- Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Let cool for a minute and the flip it over onto a wire rack to cool.
- Top with Nutella or any other Hazelnut spread 🙂


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* [http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196902178 Microsoft Predicts The Future With Vista's SuperFetch] from Information Week
* [http://jessekornblum.com/presentations/dodcc08-2.pdf DC3 Presentation: My You Look SuperFetching]
* [http://jessekornblum.com/presentations/dodcc08-2.pdf DC3 Presentation: My You Look SuperFetching]
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SuperFetch is a performance enhancement introduced in Microsoft Windows Vista to reduce the time necessary to launch applications. An expanded version of the Prefetch files found in Windows XP, they record usage scenarios and load resources into memory before they are needed. Those resources can be loaded into physical memory and extra memory provided by ReadyBoost.
Because SuperFetch appears to leave a system with no available memory, some users turn it off to create the appearance of having more free memory. The feature can be configured by changing the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters\EnableSuperfetch Registry key [1]. A value of zero disables SuperFetch, one enables it for booting only, two for applications, and three for both applications and boot. This setting can also be changed using the Services console, services.msc [2].
File Formats
Data for SuperFetch is gathered by the %SystemRoot%\System32\Sysmain.dll, part of the Service Host process, %SystemRoot%\System32\Svchost.exe, and stored in a series of files in the %SystemRoot%\Prefetch directory [3]. These files appear to start with the prefix Ag and have a .db extension. The format of these files is not fully known, there is available unofficial partial specification [4] and open source (GPL) dumper for .db files [5]. Some information can be gleaned from these files by searching for Unicode strings in them.
The SuperFetch feature is seeded with some basic usage patterns when the operating system is installed [6].


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Someone Started A Twitter Account For The Nintendo AFL Commentator And It's Well Worth A Follow
From the NES game
If you're of a certain age, you definitely remember the AFL game on the NES — the first dip of the toe into the water for footy video games.
While it left a lot to be desired — the teams looked nothing like what they were supposed, and who were Hobart and Darwin anyway? — it was the source of a lot of fun for eight-bit footy fans.
A lot of elements of the game became cult figures amongst footy and video games fans, mostly the umpire, who looked like Mal Meninga and had a famous digitised voice announcing boundary decisions ("Outta bounds. On the full" was a familiar catchcry in school footy matches) and the commentator, who had a luxurious 80s moustache and provided platitudes at the end of each quarter.
Now some enterprising soul on Twitter has set up an account for the Nintendo AFL Commentator that comments on the games each weekend.
He had this to say as Sydney mashed St Kilda on Saturday:
He had a say on the Brisbane v Essendon score review:
He was impressed with Collingwood's Queen's Birthday effort:
He managed to find his way into Hawthorn's secret training session:
The GWS v Gold Coast game escaped him though:
The commentator was also bringing back some Throwback stuff:
Definitely worth a follow!
Damian Barrett had some info on the Hawks' secret training session.
Make sure you download the Triple M Footy app on iTunes and Google Play to stay across all the best footy stuff!


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I had high hopes for this recipe – it sounded and looked so good in the magazine, and it received great reviews online.
But both Stas and I hated this meat loaf! It was spicy, but not in a yummy kind of way – I think it lacked seasoning. And the ketchup topping was such a bad match with that spiciness – it was too sweet and… well.. nasty. (In all fairness, I did use reduced carb ketchup instead of regular. Maybe regular would have been better).
It was painful finishing these leftovers, but we did it. And I will *not* be making this agian. Instead, I'm sticking with my tried-and-true meatloaf recipe.
… which reminds me: I haven't blogged about my favorite meat loaf recipe yet!
Spicy Turkey Meat Loaf with Ketchup Topping
from Cooking Light, October 2009
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups chopped onion
1 (8-ounce) package presliced mushrooms
3 garlic cloves, chopped
3/4 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
1/4 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon Sriracha (hot chile sauce, such as Huy Fong)
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 pounds ground turkey breast
1 large egg, lightly beaten
Cooking spray
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion, mushrooms, and garlic to pan; cook 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cool 5 minutes.
Combine mushroom mixture, panko, and next 8 ingredients (through egg) in a large bowl; stir well to combine.
Shape turkey mixture into a 9 x 5–inch rectangle on a pan coated with cooking spray. Combine ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, and nutmeg in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Spread ketchup mixture evenly over top of meat loaf.
Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160°. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
Serves 8
(note: the information below is based on using regular ketchup. When I made it, I used low-carb ketchup)
1 serving = 4 Weight Watchers points
Calories: 184
Fat: 3.7g
Protein: 23.2g
Carbohydrate: 15g
Fiber: 1.2g


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Poker Blog Engines. Part 3
Poker 2.0 has recently started to investigate the most popular poker blogs. A few of the oldest and most respected ones have been created and hosted at Blogger.com which is constantly criticized for not bringing the updates necessary for its users. As we continue to analyze the blog engines designed specifically for poker players in some poker communities and social networks, we discover that some of them not only have a number of highly advanced blogging features, but are even determined to improve after reading our articles. In Part 1 and Part 2 we have already introduced 12 poker blogging engines. This article, being the last one this year, will analyze 7,5 more blogging services (why 7 and a half? Because I could not login and write the starting blog at the 8th blogging service – FlopTurnRiver, so its evaluation is not very accurate and is based only on the view from the outside). Those who did not read our previous analysis, should know that we evaluate the blogs in the scale from 0 to 5 based on the following 10 criteria:
- Visibility to the non-members of the blogging platform
- The editing of the text + embedding external media (YouTube or any other video, flash replayer etc.) options
- Tools to customize the design and the looks of the blog
- Possibility to manage the URI (the ending of the link) of a single blog post
- Possibility to share it with your friends and various social networks
- RSS feature availability
- Is the blog SEO (Search Engine Optimization) friendly?
- Does it have a statistics engine
- Scheduling and privacy options
- Tagging and categorizing your blog posts
Cardwolves – 0.7 average points
Cardwolves is a simple poker community with member profiles, blogs and a forum. Although there is nothing really special about this community, the homepage holds the message about the recent changes in management which is now asking the members for help improving the site features. We are not very interested in other options except the blogging so let's get started with the evaluation.
- Posts are visible to everyone. Displayed at the homepage as well. 5
- No text formatting features. HTML codes are not allowed, even bold or italics are absent, not mentioning the links. The blog post is just plain text. 0
- No possibility to customize the layout or design. 0
- URI is generated automatically by using the ID of the post and the blog and there's no way to change it. 0
- Unfortunately, Cardvolwes does not provide any option that would allow sharing your blog with the other social media. 0
- There is no way of getting an RSS feed of one particular blog. No general blog RSS or any other feed as well. 0
- The blog is indexed by the search engines, however, only as a unit, because the posts cannot be separated. The Blog URI is not SEO friendly. 1
- No view statistics; comments only. 1
- Scheduling and privacy options are absent. 0
- Tagging is not available, no categories. 0
The total Cardwolves evaluation is the following 5+0+0+0+0+0+1+1+0+0=7/10=0.7. Personal verdict: blogging is NOT RECOMMENDED in this poker community as no actually valuable blogging features are provided. Hopefully the new owners will change the situation as Cardwolves has the potential to become an international poker community (they have Swedish and English versions).
PokerKnave - 4.3 average points
PokerKnave is a poker website based only on their members' blogs. The forum is empty, so calling this blog engine a community would not be fair. PokerKnave is created by using the Wordpress website building platform with limited Wordpress features. Let's take a look at their blogging options.
- Posts are visible to everyone. Displayed at the home page as well. If you are a PokerKnave blogger, you can see all the recent posts in your blog as well. 5
- The Wordpress editor is used (it has less features than the FCK Editor), but HTML editing is also possible, so there is no trouble when adding images and embedded media. 5
- Only 1 template to choose from. However, the lay-out can be edited by adding some widgets – RSS feed, Twitter Updates, Blogroll, custom text and HTML boxes in the sidebar. 4
- URI includes the blog name and date and can be easily edited. 5
- Unfortunately, PokerKnave does not have an option of sharing the blog with the other social media. This is really strange and unexpected, because WP provides tons of plugins for sharing the posts. 0
- It is possible to get the Blog RSS feed subscription. No possibility to subscribe to all the blogs, but this feature is not that important. 5
- The blog is indexed quickly. URI can be updated easily. HTML boxes in the sidebar allow link exchange options and additional texts with links, so this blog is SEO friendly. 5
- There are no view stats, but the author can add an independent traffic analysis system Google Analytics or any other. However, the user must know how to do this by using the HTML box. 4
- Scheduling is available as well as the comment settings. There is also a standard Wordpress feature – protect post with a password. 5
- Tagging is available, the author can create as many categories as they wish and even add a description. 5
The total evaluation of PokerKnave is the following 5+5+4+5+0+5+5+4+5+5=43/10=4.3. Personal verdict: blogging is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED in PokerKnave. This is the best evaluation so far as this Blog Service has almost everything a blogger needs. Adding 10 additional design templates would make it just perfect.
BlueFirePoker – 1.2 average points
BlueFirePoker is a poker community with both free and paid membership options. As the free membership gives the possibility to write a simple blog we did not bother looking at what the members should pay for, as our main interest is a free blog.
- Posts are visible to everyone, however only featured blogs get into the home page. 5
- A great FCK editor is used for editing the text. Pictures and videos can be added easily. 5
- No option of customizing the layout or the design – only the name of the blog and the tag line can be added. 0
- Blog post URI is generated automatically including the number of the post. There's no way of editing it. 0
- No sharing options are available. 0
- No RSS options either. Even the featured blogs cannot be subscribed to via the RSS. 0
- The blog is available for Google to index, however the long URI with digits in it does not help, no blog customization options make it SEO un-friendly. 0
- The view and comment stats are available for everyone to see. 2
- Scheduling and comment settings are not available. 0
- No tags and categories. 0
The total BlueFirePoker evaluation is 5+5+0+0+0+0+0+2+0+0=12/10=1.2. Personal verdict: blogging is NOT RECOMMENDED in BlueFirePoker. Even the basic blogging features are not developed enough. Sharing options, tags and RSS can be done in a couple of hours, but it seems that blogging it not a priority to the creators of this community.
PokerGob – 2.6 average points
PokerGob claims to be a poker social network. Poker 2.0 will analyze all of its features in the nearest future, but now we shall look only at the features of their not very active blog.
- Posts are visible to everyone, the latest get into the home page. 5
- The user is able to format the text with the limited FCK Editor. Pictures and videos can be added easily. HTML editing is also available. 5
- No option to customize the layout or design. 0
- Blog post URI is generated automatically by using the title words. There's no way of changing it. 0
- A large Digg button and a few smaller bookmarking site buttons are available. Unfortunately, none of the most popular social networks are among them. 4
- Every user's blog can be subscribed to via the RSS with no problem. Big RSS button shows the feature very clearly. All of the blogs can be subscribed to as well. 5
- The blog is indexed by Google, the posts carry the URI generated by using the title words, so it is quite SEO friendly. 3
- No view or comment statistics are available. 0
- Unfortunately, the post scheduling is absent as well as the comment settings. 0
- There is a possibility to post tags. General tag cloud is also displayed in the blog list. No categories. 4
The total PokerGob evaluation is 5+5+0+0+4+5+3+0+0+4=26/10=2.6. Personal verdict: blogging IS RECOMMENDED in PokerGob. The community is not very busy, but that is the question of content and member activity. From the blogging point of view, this service is suitable for a beginning blogger.
LeggoPoker – 2.4 average points
LeggoPoker is a poker coaching community with free and paid membership options. It also has a free blogging feature which uses the vBulletin system. The members usually write about poker and their personal life, but let's look at the technical capabilities of this blog engine.
- Posts are visible to everyone; the latest ones get listed on the homepage according to the blogger's membership status: Pro, Featured and Member. 5
- A limited vBulletin editor is used to format the text. Pictures and Youtube videos can be easily uploaded. HTML editing is not available, therefore no possibility to add additional HTML codes. 4
- No option to customize the layout or design. 0
- Blog post URI is generated automatically by using the title words and it cannot be changed. 0
- Unfortunately, there is no option of sharing the blog with the other social media or with the bookmarking sites. 0
- Every user's blog can be subscribed to via RSS. All of the blogs can be subscribed to as well. 5
- The blog is indexed by Google, the posts carry the URI generated by using the title words, so it is quite SEO friendly. It is also possible to edit the blog title and its description. 3
- No view or comment statistics. 0
- The comment and view settings are separated from the blog and can be different for every post. The scheduling option is not available but the draft can be saved and published later. 3
- The users can create their own categories and sub-categories and sort the posts accordingly. Tags are not available. 4
The total LeggoPoker evaluation is 5+4+0+0+0+5+3+0+3+4=24/10=2.4. LeggoPoker is also a very active online community (I got 10 comments the first day when my blog entry was published). Personal verdict: blogging IS RECOMMENDED in LeggoPoker. Poker coaching features have nothing to do with blogging even though the site's priority are the poker strategy videos.
PokerCurious – 2.4 average points
PokerCurious is a community website with a lot of poker information dedicated to the beginning poker players. It also contains some poker pro blogs. Some useful links and other media resources are also quite helpful for the community members. PokerCurious has a blogging feature, which is somehow not so easy to find. However, let's have a closer look at it.
- Posts are visible for everyone. 5
- The users are able to format the text with the FCK editor, so it is easy to add a picture, a poll or a video and to edit the text in HTML. 5
- No option to customize the layout or design. 0
- Blog post URI is generated automatically by using the title words and it cannot be changed. 0
- Unfortunately, there is no option of sharing the blog with the other social media or with the bookmarking sites. 0
- Every user's blog can be subscribed to via RSS. 5
- Blog is indexed by the search engines, the post URI includes the title words, so it is quite SEO friendly. 3
- The view statistics are displayed publicly in the post list as well as every post page; the comments are visible as well. 3
- The comments can be turned on and off. It is also possible to save the blog post and publish it later. 3
- No categories or tags available. 0
The total evaluation is 5+5+0+0+0+5+3+3+3+0=24/10=2.4. Personal verdict: blogging IS RECOMMENDED in Poker Curious. The community is still rather new (launched in March 2009), but it has big potential. Especially because the website provides so much additional poker information. They will soon have their own poker hand replayer – a feature that should attract even more people to become members of this community.
PokerVibez – 4.4 average points
PokerVibez is a closed poker social network. It means that only the community members may enter the website and have access to the menu and all its content. Although the site is yet available in Beta version only, it already has some nice features. One of them is Wordpress-based blogs.
- Posts are visible to everyone even though the social network can only be accessed by its members. 5
- The users can format the text by using the Wordpress editor, so it is easy to add a picture, a poll or a video and to edit the text in HTML. 5
- As all Wordpress-based blog engines PokerVibez has the option of adding some of the most common widgets (including custom HTML) to the sidebar. Moreover, there are 6 very nice design templates to select from. 5
- Blog post URI is generated automatically by using the title words, but the author is always free to edit it. 5
- Unfortunately, there are no options of sharing the blog with the social media and bookmarking sites which is really strange. 0
- Every user's blog can be subscribed to via RSS. No matter which template is chosen, the RSS button is always easy to spot. 5
- Blog is indexed by the search engines even though the users need to login in order to read their favorite blogs. Because of the use of Wordpress the URI can be changed easily, so it is absolutely SEO friendly. Additional widgets, such as RSS and HTML box allows link exchange or adding reciprocal directory badges, so the link building features are also OK. 5
- Views statistics are not available, but there is a possibility to add any external traffic analysis program. 5
- Every blog post has separate comment and visibility options. It is very strange, but it seems that there is a forced 2 hour publishing delay for the new blogs. 4
- Categories can be added by the author as well as tags. 5
The total evaluation is 5+5+5+5+0+5+5+5+4+5=44/10=4.4. Personal verdict: blogging IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED in PokerVibez. The social network is not as active as some of the others as it is still rather new, but the blogging features and tools are absolutely great and useful. As a social network it has its own poker league, groups, event calendar and one especially nice feature – Duel.
FlopTurnRiver – approx 3.8 average points
I could have evaluated one more blog engine – FlopTurnRiver, but there is a strict requirement to have at least 500 posts in the forum in order to start a blog there. Well, I am not going to spam their forum or spend half a year posting in the forum just to analyze their blogging options. From the fact that they use the Wordpress platform I assume that the blogging features should be similar to PokerVibez and PokerKnave.
Poker 2.0 Blog has already analyzed 20 blogging services in various communities and poker social networks. There are some more, but they are not very well developed and some have already been neglected. We hope that the next year we will be able to select at least 5 more poker blogging engines and analyze them using the same criteria.


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Renting is not fun!
Umm, I mean renting a house isn't fun. Renting an exhibit is an entirely different situation and can really be the way to go these days…
But you must wonder, what put me on this tangent?
Just reflecting on when our refrigerator died last fall and our landlord Steve did not fix the problem immediately.
My boyfriend Neil and I have been excellent tenants who've taken great care of the property and paid rent on time every month for 4 years, yet Steve said it would take a whole week to get the new fridge in – WHAT?!?!?!
Be a STRESS BUSTER!
About ten years ago, my wife and I wanted to update our kitchen so we went to a local firm that had a beautiful showroom with a large selection of kitchen arrangement in various styles and price range. We worked with their designer and chose the cabinets, flooring and color palette that fit our personal taste and budget. Since this was going to be a gut rehab, the time estimate for completing the work was 6 weeks. Read more…
A Little Nostalgia
Recently I was in the state of New Jersey on business and while I was driving to my next appointment I noticed that my car's gas gauge was hovering on empty. I reached for my GPS, hit "Points of Interest", "Fuel" and saw that there was a Valero station only a mile down the road. I exhaled a sigh of relief and let the Garmin do its work to guide me to the station. After pulling up to the pump an unusual thing happened. A casually dressed man walked over to my car and asked me how much gasoline I would like, asked me for cash or credit and proceeded to fill my empty car tank. After the tank was full, the gentleman handed back my credit card along with a receipt and I was on my merry way. New Jersey is the only state that I have traveled in that does not allow you to pump your own gas. Kind of cool but it doesn't compare to what I experience as a teenager. Read more…
If You Deliver Value, They Will Come
It's not an easy thing to be the office new hire. At least not for me. I was always the new kid in school and I really was not a fan of it. New place, new faces, new ways of doing things. You've been there….you leave a company and an industry that you had been immersed in for a long time – in my case 14 years- to join one where you are "the new guy". Generally I find a proposition like this about as appealing as your average root canal. But if you want to grow in your career in today's corporate world, sometimes change is necessary. Read more…
More Is Better
What is a team?
It's the work being done by people who work together toward a common goal.
What kind of teams are there?
Search & rescue, sports teams, work teams, space teams, military teams, and writing teams. The list goes on.
What is the advantage of a team?
Get the job done quicker, build better morale, obtain more ideas, and offer additional resources. The list goes on.
You now have your very own Optima Service team to support your business. Your Service team includes four unique individuals with different skill sets and responsibilities to better service you. Read more…
Service. Marketing. And a down 2010?
Last week, I took a look at a summary analysis of the "2010 Exhibition Industry and Future Outlook" by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR). You can find that report on this hyperlink: SHAZAM! A couple of things struck me as I looked at it. First off, I have never told any of my friends and family that I'm in the "exhibition industry". They are already confused on what I actually do for a living, and saying that I'm into exhibition is only going to muddy the waters. Second, I was surprised at how different the 2010 report was from accounts I've heard at various exhibit houses.
Most of the folks I've talked to have said that 2010 was a bounce back year for two main reasons: Read more…


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Separate living area, HDTV, complimentary WiFi, refrigerator, microwave, sofa bed, desk
Unwind or stay productive in this one-bedroom suite, with a separate living area, complete with sofa bed and HDTV. Stay on top of business at the desk with ergonomic chair and keep in touch with complimentary WiFi.
Convenient amenities include a microwave, refrigerator and Keurig® coffeemaker. Get a good night's sleep in fresh, white, cozy duvets and crisp linens.


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Digital Art: Dangerous Waters
Dangerous Waters
Georgina Gibbons was a master of pastels and animal portraiture. Some of her art was on display at the New Forest Show in 2014, which is how I came across her, and her winning entry to the 2013 BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year competition was called Dangerous Waters; a stunning and photographic chalk drawing of two lionfish.
So after exploring her website and many more treasures within, I decided to copy my favourite one, for its unusual subject matter and beautiful contrast. It's also very small, the original, which must take phenomenal concentration. You can see the camera focus and foreshortening. A lionfish also seems to have naturally good composition, with all the radial fins and spines drawing your eye in to the centre.
I decided to cheat and trace it on my Galaxy Note 2 (flashed with Ditto Note 3 rom). With tracing, using layers and the colour picker tool, that was more like paint-by-numbers. Starting with low lights, highlights and colour blocks:
And at some point, started experimenting with all the brush settings in Sketchbook Pro for the chalk effect, the translucent fins and the multi-tonal background…
You can see here all the options, which can be hidden if you're not using them: brushes, opacity, size, spacing etc are all customisable; you can make colour palettes, switch tools on the fly, insert a reference picture, add layers, rearrange them and make them invisible. I spent most of the time zoomed in to a ridiculous degree. Impressively, the app never stuttered.
And 9 hours later had something that looked like it had never set barbel near a mere mobile phone! I could certainly never do the real deal in chalk pastels. Colour mixing and matching is something I struggle with, so drawing this digitally allowed me to sidestep a lot of my weaknesses.
A year on, I finally went back and finished all the fiddly fine details on the spines, with no idea what settings I'd used previously. Several people agreed it's more striking with a black background, so I've relocated the lionfish habitat from the warm Indo-Pacific to a deep sea dive. And gave him his other whisker back, whoops. However the Galaxy Note really over-saturates colours, so on different screens or printouts the colours become dull (and they did deviate from the original by the end).
And the final product is this beauty!
For more information on the talented and spiritual Georgina Gibbons, please check out her art here. I was very sad to hear that she was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2014 and died June 2015, but at the same time it's wonderful that she achieved high goals and real recognition before that, and leaves behind something so beautiful. It inspired the first real art I've done in years.


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Top 5 – Bar Stools
When shopping for furniture the amount of options out there and the range of prices can be overwhelming, so we thought we would do a series of top 5 picks across a number of categories, starting with bar stools. The bar stool is a key piece in contemporary open plan apartments in Australia, and with such a wide variety of styles out there we have narrowed down based on style, comfort, price, timelessness and quality. And you won't find any replicas in this list!
1) Top All Rounder
'Raft' bar stool by Norm Architects (for &Tradition, available through Great Dane in Australia)
The Raft bar stool is available in a choice of oak with white or black painted ash. Designed by Norm Architects for &Tradition, it can be purchased in Australia through Great Dane. It get's our top all rounder award due to it's versatility; it is Scandinavian in it's design, but it suits all spaces, from industrial (or the newly termed 'Scandustrial') to the very contemporary or classic. It also works well in trio's, pairs or individually. It can be moved around the house to place a pot plant on, or use it as a bedside. It also works just as well at home as it does in a bar or restaurant.
2) Top Scandi Style
Vig Barstool by BoConcept
The Danish designed Vig stool has a distinctly Scandinavian style with it's tapered oak legs and simple round black or white seat. The added metal foot rest adds comfort. A couple of these at your breakfast bar will add an instant Scandi cool aesthetic.
3) Top Adjustable & Top Colour Pop
The Momo bar stool from Beyond Furniture
Made in Italy, the luxe Momo bar stool wins points for comfort and sleek contemporary style. The soft moulded polyurethane seat curves into a low back for great support, and the chrome foot rest is a stylish and comfortable addition. Adjustable bar stools can be hard to find but are perfect for families so all different heights can find their comfy zone, or ideal if you have an unusual height bench or plan on moving. The swivel seat is a design bonus too. Style wise, the sleek chrome and contemporary style mean the Momo will be a stylish focal point in grey or black – even more so if you opt for the bright orange, green or red.
4) Top Australian Made
Jannah bar stool from Pear & Son
Designed by Geelong local Hannah Pearson, the unique Jannah bar stool is finished in concrete with oak legs. This bar stool will be a talking point for your place for years. The simple material combination is perfect for modern or Scandi style interiors, and will bring warmth and texture to white kitchens. This gorgeous stool could also be used as a compact side table elsewhere in the house.
5) Top Budget Friendly
Dalfred Bar Stool from Ikea
Great style without breaking the bank, the Dalfred from Ikea ticks all the boxes. An adjustable seat height thanks to it's winding seat, the Dalfred has a slight industrial edge to it. The Dalfred is a perfect alternative to all the replica designs on the market at the moment, the price is great (just $65 each), original design, stylish & functional.


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Ni hao ma!
Welcome to our first post within the China meets Norway in a Bookshelf-project! This project is about sharing and discussing Chinese and Norwegian culture within the art book field and children's books in both countries.
The project is a collaboration between Northing (who works with translation of children's books), and Bergen Zines (who work with event focusing on zines and artist's books), who both have their base in Bergen. Our Chinese collaborators are Bananafish Pausebread (risostudio in Shangahi), the Art Book China fair in Shanghai and the art space Meridian in Beijing.
We will in this blog share our experiences and meetings throughout the project in both Shanghai and Beijing!
We are now in Shanghai, and Anki from Bergen Zines will keep you posted throughout this following week, where we will make a book, have lecture and book launches, and attend the Art Book China.
In Beijing art historian Cecilie Størkson will take the blog wheel, and explore the event at Meridian Space through her experience. Anki and Cecilie have worked together before in Bergen Zines, with the first edition of Bergen Art Book Fair. Together they have also travelled to New York Art Book Fair (2014) and Tokyo Art Book Fair (2016), where Cecilie has been an independent part with her own publishing projects. This time she has been invited by Bergen Zines to give you a view of the project in Beijing, which is the making of an Norwegian art book fair outside of Norway!


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I would like to go back. If I could I wouldn't blink, because I'm pretty sure that's when it happened. I'm talking about my niece and my son growing up.
My wonderful handsome son Matthew will be 16 years old on February 23rd. My beautiful niece Amanda will be 26 years old on March 3rd. Who gave them permission to grow up?
I've always kept a camera close to capture those wonderful
crazy moments with Matthew!
I'm currently trying to plan a get together the weekend before Matt's birthday. He wants a few of his friends over to eat chili and pick some Bluegrass. I'm hoping it's a beautiful Florida night so maybe we can use the front porch. I've been designing a birthday cake that looks like a banjo in my head. Our private birthday supper tradition is to have whatever the birthday person wants for supper, and a cheesecake with strawberry sauce from this wonderful little bakery on Panama City Beach. We will do that on the actual night of his birthday.
Matthew - Dec 2009
Always the cowboy!
Matthew just hanging out! 2009
My niece Amanda (Mandy) called me Monday, she knew I was in town. She wanted to know if we could meet and have lunch somewhere. What a nice surprise! She has a 3 1/2 mo old baby girl "Lily", and she cares for her friend's 2 mo old son "Gage" so that he doesn't have to go to daycare. She was already out and about town running errands and wanted to have lunch. So we met, each of us fed a beautiful baby, changed them and then went to eat good ole' Mexican food at our favorite Mexican restaurant. We had the best time, and so did the restaurant employees. They went crazy over Lily's light auburn hair, big blue eyes, and fair skin. She's a little Irish beauty!
Amanda and Lily - January 2010
Amanda playing bride (always the lit'l diva)
Sporty Amanda modeling her new denim jacket for school.
Amanda's family today: Mandy and Aaron with the kids Blaise
and Lily - Jan. 2010
You'd better not blink or the same thing will happen to you! All the wonderful kids around you will grow up. When that happens, I just know you'll be as proud as I am and love them even more for the adults they have become or are becoming.
Remember friends, you're always welcome at Lilly Mae Acres. When I see you comin' down the lane (long dirt driveway), I'll put on a pot of coffee!


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10 Texting Tips Every Girl Needs To Know About
In 2017, girls have one major advantage over anything their parents and grandparents ever had: They can text their crushes.
In the past, women either had to talk to their crushes on the phone, in person (IKR!), or not talk at all. Now, we have texting. Which makes things SO much easier.
… Right?
Well, actually. Not quite.
To keep a guys interest, your texting game needs to be on point all the time. You need to be relatively funny, confident, flirty … and you need to give him what he wants. Otherwise, he's going to look elsewhere.
As you can tell, a lot of pressure comes with texting. You can do amazing things with your phone, including land a date with the man of your dreams. But only if you know what you're doing.
Here are 10 texting tips every girl needs to know about:
Be Confident
Girls are always taught not to make the first move.
"Don't walk over to him at the bar, don't message first on Tinder, and don't text him first. Let him make the first move."
But you know what guys really love? Confidence.
When it comes to texting, this means you taking charge from time to time. It means you texting first, leading the conversation and even getting a bit naughty.
There's really no need for you to act coy all the time. If you're dying to text him and are sick of waiting for him to get in touch today, make your move. Let him know that you're thinking about him. Let him know what you want.
Don't Answer With One Words
There's nothing worse for a guy who puts a lot of effort into texting a girl than a girl replying with one word, or otherwise very brief texts.
It can kill the conversation. If it doesn't kill the conversation the first time you do it, it will eventually. He will lose heart.
Be interesting. Be talkative. Engage him. Don't expect him to do all the work.
Act Cool
One of the biggest rules in texting is not to act needy or desperate. We understand that it's easy to come to eager. You really like someone, and you can't help but show it. Especially if he hasn't texted for a while.
"Hey, where are you?"
Don't do it. Not at this stage. You need to play it cool and refrain from showing him you're really interested. Once you do that, he's winning. He's in control.
And he might not like it if you look needy. It's not an attractive quality.
So keep calm and wait for him to text you back. Don't rush him. He'll text when he's ready to text. If you push him, sure he might reply. But he might not be happy. Worse still, you might have put him off for good.
Guys love it when girls are cool and can wait for a reply. It shows that you're busy with life, you've got stuff going on, and you're not just existing solely for him!
Be You
Texting mistake #12 – trying to be someone else.
Just be you! If you aren't, he'll find out eventually anyway.
Don't Send Him A Novel
He won't be too impressed if you send him a massive, detailed reply that's going to take him more than a minute to read. His time is precious and he's probably just looking to chill and have some fun with you. So don't burden him with huge texts that explain to him exactly what you did during the day.
Discriminate and cut out the waffle. If a text looks too long, it probably is. Be specific, be funny, and keep texts to just two to three lines at the most.
Be Funny
You don't have to be a comedian and you don't have to tell jokes. But show him that you've got a sense of humour at least. Poke fun at him, banter with him and tease him.
Be Positive!
No guy wants to wake up to an "I'm so depressed today," text message at this stage. If you want things to develop between you and a crush, you need to be as positive as possible.
Sure, there might be some serious, sad stuff going on in your life right now. But you don't need to tell him all about it.
Be light, be positive, be fun. Show him that you like to have a laugh. Give him a reason to want to text you. Make him be like, "Hey, I really wanna reply to her today because she's so much fun!"
Ask Him Questions About Himself
It's really annoying whenever there is a lull in a text conversation. But hey, lulls happen.
The best way to avoid them is by asking him a question – preferably about himself.
Guys love to talk about themselves. Apart from football, it's probably their favourite topic. So give him a chance to open up and keep the conversation going. Ask him interesting, open-ended questions that will be interesting for him to answer.
Stop Texting When The Time Is Right
Look, sometimes a text convo comes to an end. It doesn't come to an end forever, but it comes to an end at that particular time in the day.
And if you can see that the conversation is starting to fizz out, don't try to revive it. Just tell him you've got stuff to do now and that you'll be back later.
Trying to revive a dying conversation can make things worse. What are you going to say? Are you going to say anything just to keep the convo alive? It's a bad idea because you might say something silly that weirds him out or puts him off. Just know when to cut a conversation that's clearly dying, get on with your day, and hit him up later when there are new things to talk about.
Don't Ask If He's Okay
"Are you okay? You haven't texted for a while. Is it something I said?"
Never say this, or any variation of it. Not yet. It's the texting Kiss of Death.
If he hasn't replied for a while, he probably has good reasons. But once you start asking if you've annoyed him, you're on a slippery slope from which there is little chance of recovery.
Don't over-analyse things. Just accept that people have their reasons for not texting for a while. Trust that he will reply eventually. They usually do.
Do you have other texting tips to share?
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Is Pokerstars a Publicly Traded Company?
Q: Who Owns Pokerstars?
A: Edit: Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker are now owned by Amaya Gaming Group Inc. followed a $4.9 billion deal that was announced in the late spring of 2014
First off, Pokerstars.com is officially owned by Rational Entertainment Enterprises Limited, which is based out of the Isle of Man.
Rational Entertainment Enterprises Limited is not a publicly traded company.
Because Pokerstars is not a publicly traded company, details about the firm's ownership structure are not known to the public, as private companies aren't required to disclose this information to the public.
What we do know is that Pokerstars was planning on going public in 2006, even going as far as to hire NM Rothschild to help them attain a public listing. These plans were scuttled when the UIGEA was passed later in the year.
According to various articles from reputable sources that reported on the potential Pokerstars IPO, Isai Scheinberg and his family own 75% of the company. The remaining 25% of the company, according to these sources, is owned by employees of Pokerstars.
Some sources maintain that a couple of Scheinberg's close associates also own shares in the company.
It's generally accepted that Isai Scheinberg and his family own the vast majority of the shares in Rational Entertainment Enterprises Limited. Scheinberg is a former programmer at IBM who resides in Canada.
Note: The fact that Pokerstars didn't go through with their IPO ended up being a blessing in disguise for the company. Party Poker, which had gone public a short time earlier, was forced to pull out of the US market after the UIGEA was passed into law, due to the fact that they were a publicly traded company. Pokerstars, which was still private, had the luxury of continuing to serve the US market, which has resulted in the company growing enormously over the past few years.
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We live in a world where most everyone is nose down in a smart phone or tablet with Wi-Fi available everywhere, even in seemingly the most remote of locations. It's unfathomable to be disconnected from the "world", yet ironically, this practice actually disconnects us from the people who are actually present in our space. It's not just individuals who are guilty of this. Individuals bring this personal practice into their business and it trickles down to customers. Concurrently, much emphasis is focused on growth and staying ahead of the curve that it has taken away from the principal that many businesses were founded for their customers. Wouldn't it be refreshing if companies put down the proverbial smart phone and dedicated time to really listen? Universally, customers want to feel a sense of reliability, responsiveness, empathy, competency, and last but not least being valued. All of these are achieved through active listening. So many customers feel discouraged from dialogue on their service experience because the service agents they interact with are not present.
Stella Service, Elite rated companies like Apple & Zappos are hitting the mark. Zappos recorded an epic 10 hour phone call with one customer! While that's a bit extreme, it speaks volumes about their approach to service. These companies are successful largely because they understand that a customer centric outlook is paramount. They understand that one of the simplest (as well as incredibly cost efficient…) ways to achieve this is active listening and follow through. They take the time to liaise with customers to understand how they really feel.
TARP, research firm concluded that every 1 customer who has a complaint will share it with 10 others. These 10 will go on to further share with 5 others. A single complaint quickly impacts up to 50 people! The good news is, it's entirely possible to avoid this by active listening. It may even be possible to detect concerns even if customers aren't actively voicing them. TARP also concluded that for every customer who verbalizes a complaint, a whopping 26 more remain silent.
Getting back to basics – listening 101:
Ø Be ready! How can you actively listen if you are searching for a notebook & pen, or texting?
Ø Take notes. Details, details, details.
Ø Be responsive. Let them know you are still present without taking over.
Ø Match their emotion. If they are in a panic, show a sense of urgency.
Ø Be positive or factual. Don't color the dialogue with negative feelings. If you are negative, they will surely be too.
Ø Be respectful. Don't interrupt or assume you know what they are about to say.
Ø Ask questions. Ensure you understand their needs.
Ø Paraphrase. Demonstrating not just paying attention, but active thinking & reasoning.
Ø Take action! The best way to show listening is to follow through on the customer's needs. Actions always speak louder than words.
Active listening supports solid communication which leaves customers feeling appreciated and overall strengthens your long term relationship. It can often help resolve or avoid conflicts and misunderstandings entirely. The information we harvest by listening can even allow us to take a step further and not only resolve conflicts, but ensure that we are applying the right solution. Equally important to making the problem go away, is ensuring that we've solved it correctly. This might be an opportunity to think creatively about what the customer is saying to find a solution that works best for them and is also cost efficient for your business.
"Listen. You don't learn anything by talking. Listening makes for good business and it makes for good friends." — Liz Robbins


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I've been warned about it this week so this is the day guys if you love LOST as I do and you've twitter use it to say #ThankstoLost
this idea comes from welovelost
Hey Everyone,
Our friend Jami Losurdo has created "Thanks to LOST" day – coming up this Friday (5/21) on Twitter!
Be sure to thank Darlton and the LOST crew in 140 characters or less, and include the hashtag #ThankstoLost . We'll pick out some of the best tweets and add them to our page here, so tell your friends, and say Thanks to LOST!
Oh, and don't forget to send in your Thank You messages, pictures and updates to email@example.com before and after the finale to continue to Thank Darlton and to share your favorite experiences with the LOST team and your fellow Losties. We want to see your finale celebration photos and hear about your experiences!
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SPS has extensive experience with Total Package Fielding (TPF), the Army's standard process for fielding new weapons, equipment, and other material systems. The Army began using TPF on a test basis in 1984 and made it the standard fielding process in 1987.
SPS follows the Army's TPF process to ensure that units receive fully supportable material systems and required support with as little disruption of the unit's day-to-day missions as possible.
Elements of SPS's TPF support include:
- Requirements Determination
- Material Requirements List (MRL) Coordination
- Staging
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1. Vancouver Island is twisty. Every few metres a road curves, bends, winds, what you will. I love it, but am glad I'm not doing the driving especially not in the . . .
2. Rain. Typical and yet I am told a-typical. It rains on the West Coast but evidently not like this and not this consistently. . .
3. Which makes it tough when the sun does come out and is reflected in the road, practically blinding you.
4. The trees here are super tall.
5. The people are super nice.
6. No one seems offended that I'm from Toronto and yet I'm a little paranoid confessing I am.
7. Kids are awesome here, but kids tend to be awesome most everywhere.
8. My joke about the French cover for "Alex" is the only one that works consistently for any age group.
9. This is a truly exhausting experience.
10. I am so thrilled that I have had this opportunity.
Two more days to go, many more people to meet. Let's see what happens next . . .
Thursday, November 19, 2009
4 comments:
- Heidi the Hick said...
My only time in Vancouver was four overcast days last March and I couldn't believe how much I enjoyed that city. It's laid back, it's arty, and it's not crowded!
My blogging's been sparse lately too (internet issues!) but I'm glad I dropped by to read about your adventures in book touring!!
- Doug A Scott said...
The amount and ferocity of the rain is a *little* atypical for the area. But we had a bit of a dry summer, so this is probably just catch-up. Or does weather not work that way?
- sanjeet said...
I dropped by to read about your adventures in book touring!!
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- sanjeet said...
I enjoyed that city. It's laid back, it's arty, and it's not crowded!
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Faith in Strangers itself carries a story-like progression, beginning with an instrumental dark ambient track before spiraling through corridors of whispered soulful musings, stirring treble clef notes, skeletal percussion, and a profoundly moving atmosphere. The audial equivalent of a deserted town. You can see the structures and sometimes in the corner of your eye, you may see a movement and mistake it for a human being, though, to be sure, it is only the wind playing tricks on you. That's not to say that this is an inorganic or upright album: often, in the background of a pleasant song, Andy Stott will inject elements of industrial noise, such as the grating elements in the background of "Violence."
It's like in Freud's essay on the Uncanny, where he talks about how in German, Unheimlich, roughly translated to English as "un-home-like," which becomes uncanny. One of the examples he brings up is that every city holds a bit of the uncanny. A city is familiar if one knows what a city is like, and yet on every corner, the visitor may be surprised. The small elements of the city are the mysterious elements, though from the view of a plane or a jet, the city is knowable, as it includes the things all cities do: landmarks, skyscrapers, roads, buses. When one becomes an inhabitant of the city, it only resembles what is familiar rather than being familiar - one gets lost or forgets his or her directions and must consult an expert or a GPS. Faith in Strangers nails this feeling of unrest born aloft on familiar electronic production.
That's where the album gets its strength because it ultimately is a pleasant listen, but I can't escape a palpable feeling of the deeply strange and perhaps sublime even as I look at the album's artcover, juxtaposing a great stone visage not unlike the ones of Easter Island with a grainy, faded backdrop of a city. I'm certain that Mr. Stott knows he's tapping into something simultaneously primal and refind, which essentially is what makes the best dance music so good. A measured drop or bass blast in a song structure signals the primal, even sexual dance - want proof? Just spend twenty minutes at a mainstream electronica show. Andy Stott uses this formula of anticipated climax throughout his music, though he also weaves in his mastery of subdued poignancy to make the music extra tense, which is where he excels in areas in which
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About Huntsville, Texas
It all started with an Indian trading post on a hill in a pine wilderness in the Mexican state of Coahuilla y Tejas and was to become the town square of Huntsville, Texas. Founded in 1835 by Pleasant Gray and his brother and named after their hometown in Alabama, Huntsville grew quickly with settlers coming from Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia and other states. It became home to many of the "Texians" who fought for the independence of the Republic of Texas. Sam Houston is famous in more places than Huntsville; "Sam" served as both a U.S. Senator and then Governor of Tennessee. After arriving in Coahuilla y Tejas, what is now Texas, he distinguished himself as a hero in the Battle of San Jacinto winning Texas's freedom from Mexico. After the Republic of Texas was recognized by the United States and a number of European nations, he became the first President of the Republic of Texas and later served as Governor of Texas and as a U.S. Senator. General Houston moved to Huntsville in 1847 and built his home just south of the town square where he would shop, visit friends and "hold court" on every corner. He is known for sitting outside popular businesses, visiting with passersby and whittling small wooden hearts and swords that he would present as gifts to the young daughters and sons of families as they walked by. General Houston died here in 1863 and is buried in the historic Oakwood Cemetery, just a few blocks and a short walk northeast of the Square.


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Fish Species
Lahontan Mountain Sucker
Scientific Name
Catostomus platyrhynchus
Life History
Mountain Suckers are appropriately named as these fish are found predominately in cool mountain streams with a temperature range of 1-28°C. In California the Mountain Sucker is native to several drainages on the eastern slope of the Sierra, though it has also been found in the Feather River watershed. They are usually found in clear mountain streams with a moderate gradient and a stream substrate composed of boulders, sand, or rubble. Mountain Suckers also live in large rivers, turbid streams, and lakes. In California they are often found in association with Tahoe Suckers and Speckled Dace, though the Mountain Sucker typically isolates itself form other Sucker species. Within a stream Mountain Suckers favor pools with ample cover in the form of logs, overhanging banks, and aquatic vegetation. Juveniles feed on algae, diatoms, insects, and other aquatic invertebrates whereas adults tend to consume a smaller proportion of insects. The growth rate of the Mountain Sucker is greatest in the first year of life with females eventually reaching larger sizes than the male Suckers. Male Suckers reach sexual maturity in year 2-3 of a maximum 7 year life span, and females reach sexual maturity in year 3-4 of a possible 9 year life span. Spawning happens between June and early August in gravelly riffles of small streams when Suckers move into those reaches to feed on algae. The act of spawning likely occurs at night when water temperatures are in a range of 11-19°C. Fertilized eggs fall into and adhere to the spaces between the gravel composite.
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Delphinium Highlander 'Moonlight'
By roses382, Sep 20 2017 04:12PM
This year I have planted a number of Delphiniums in the borders to the rear of the Potting Shed. These four equal size plots are open to the ravages of rabbits, but Dahlias and Bearded Irisis do very well here in the open sunny position and remain largely untouched. With a bit of space in one of the beds I thought I would try Delphiniums as I had read that they are rabbit-proof. This does not always prove to be true and I have lost many so-called rabbit-proof plants, so I was sceptical. I can now report that Delphiniums are, here anyway, also untouched by rabbits.
One of the cultivars planted was from the 'Highlander' series, a range of double Delphiniums bred by a Scottish couple, Tony and Maureen Coakley. These are extremely hardy, sturdier than the average Delphinium, and come in the most exquisite colours. I have planted Highlander 'Moonlight', and it lives up to it's name, being the most beautiful mix of palest opal, lime green, sky blue, and lavender, with an unlikely hint of chocolate. Using it as a cut flower means it is at eye-level on the patio table and I can fully appreciate this wonderful colour mix.
Also in the vase are; Dahlia 'Emory Paul', the most edible shade of raspberry red imaginable, Symphiotrichum novi-belgii 'Marie Ballard' (commonly known as Aster - how I wish the powers that be would leave names alone!) with Eucalyptus gunnii 'Azura, and a solitary stem of Dahlia 'Hillcrest Royal'.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Ford's Louisville Assembly Plant on Fern Valley Road will add production of a new vehicle, the Lincoln MKC, next year.
The 2015 MKC, Lincoln's first entry into the compact utility vehicle market, will be made alongside the Escape SUV beginning in the second quarter of 2014. LAP plant manager Daryl Sykes told workers about the new line on Wednesday.
The MKC is Lincoln's attempt to tap the "compact luxury crossover" market, said Edmunds.com senior editor Bill Visnic, who attended Lincoln's unveiling of the new model in New York on Wednesday.
"What you're talking about, in effect, is a luxury version of the Escape," Visnic said.
While the MKC will be a bit wider than the Escape, both vehicles will be built on Ford's C Platform, the type of production line currently installed at LAP, Visnic said.
A union representative said 100 workers could be added for the MKC, but Ford has so many applicants from previous hiring that the company won't be soliciting new candidates. The plant currently employs 4,400 workers producing the Escape on three shifts.
The MKC will start at a manufacturer-suggested retail price of $33,995, according to Lincoln's website. The Escape starts at $22,700.
It won't cost much more to build an MKC than it does an Escape, so the higher price means higher per-vehicle profits, Visnic said. He noted Lincoln already makes a luxury version of the Ford Explorer -- the MKX.
With add-ons, some MKCs could sell for $45,000, Visnic said.
"That's where you really get your margins, on vehicles like this," he said.
The MKC is Lincoln's entry into a market that has been led so far by German automakers BMW (the X3) and Audi (the Q5), Visnic said.
The vehicle offers some utility -- it can come with four-wheel drive -- but with better fuel efficiency than a bigger SUV, he said.
Lincoln touts the MKC's available 2.3-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine, which "offers projected best-in-class horsepower per liter and best-in-class torque per liter."
TrueCar.com senior analyst Jesse Toprak said the MKC is an attempt to attract new customers into the Lincoln brand, which is an "uphill battle."
"It's still perceived as the old guy's car, and the average age of a Lincoln buyer is the oldest in the industry."
Image is the main motivation of luxury car buyers, and it's going to be difficult for Lincoln to win over BMW customers in Los Angeles, he said.
Lincoln's new model will be trying to fit into a growing segment that includes the BMW X3, Audi Q5, Mercedes M Class and Buick Encore, he said.
"The challenge is how to stand out," he said.
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