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A new study by the New Zealand Massey University and SHORE, Social and Health Outcomes Research and Evaluation, suggests that establishing a brand alliance between the age of 13 and 14 is not only related with drinking and future intentions to drink, but also with harmful drinking patterns including binge drinking. Furthermore, the study implies that all forms of alcohol marketing are associated with drinking by young people. However, more active engagement, such as owning merchandise and downloading screensavers are stronger predictors of drinking.
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Scary news coming out of Minnesota today as Nashville Predators and Team USA Olympic General Manager David Poile was hit in the face with a puck during the Wild-Predators pregame skate. He has since been transported to an area hospital.
Minnesota beat reporter Michael Russo of the Star-Tribune provided details of the scene.
According to Russo, Poile was walking to the players' bench from the tunnel when he was struck by an errant pass from Nashville defenseman Shea Weber.
Hopefully is injuries are nothing to severe, and Poile can get back to work as soon as possible. Poile was scheduled to leave this weekend, along with the rest of Team USA, to head to Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Winter Olympic Hockey Tournament. Who knows if he will be able to still fly after taking the puck to the face, but it has to be a good sign that he was able to walk himself over to the stretcher before being taken away for examination.
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Summary of Interviews with Carriers, Shippers, and Database Managers 31 making (NPRM) (Docket No. FRA�2006�26173) calling for technical clarifications, expanding the scope of the instructions and improving certain definitions, proposing some new accident cause codes and collection of some additional data. In order to provide information to inspectors in a more timely manner, FRA is constantly monitoring railroad compliance with reporting requirements. When questioned about suggestions for improvement or changes that could be made to the database, the FRA official responded that FRA is especially looking for ways to improve turn- around time. Currently, they use a monthly "batch" process. The vision is for continuous flow of information into the database, enabling rapid detection of trends or evidence of potential prob- lems. Presently, there is about a two-month delay. Another area that FRA would like to see better utilized is reporting of incident location using latitude/longitude (lat/long) coordinates. The record layout permits that, but compliance is voluntary so it is inconsistently reported. The FRA Geographic Information System (GIS) group is developing a linkage between lat/long coordinates and linear locations along rail lines. The official also cited a problem relating to yard-switching miles that are not recorded directly, but estimated based on person-hours worked by the crew. This has a potential impact on the reliability of this parameter for normalization of accidents. 3.5 Summary of Findings from Interviews Many carriers and shippers, particularly the larger ones, have a formal process that triggers a graded response to accident investigation when an employee reports that he or she has been involved in an accident. For the more serious accidents, supplemental information is obtained in an effort to identify the root and contributing causes of accidents. One company collects infor- mation from witnesses, reviews the driver's log, the driver's cell phone usage, the driver's actions during the course of the accident, inspects the vehicle for defects, examines the vehicle operat- ing history, examines the roadway geometry, and takes pictures of the accident scene. Some believe they identify the root causes of accidents for between 70% to 80% of the accidents. In many cases, corrective actions are recommended. Carriers and shippers have a vested interest in preventing accidents, and many of the accident reports recommend corrective actions that will reduce the frequency--and perhaps the severity--of future accidents. Based on interviews with the organizations maintaining federal databases, although there is a commitment to improve both the quality and completeness of the data, there has not been a sig- nificant long-term commitment to capture information that is capable of identifying root and contributing causes of accidents. The most relevant hazmat database, HMIRS, focuses on the adequacy of packaging standards. MCMIS and RAIRS have a broader focus than hazmat acci- dents and would require a major refocusing if they were to begin collecting the information required to identify the root and contributing causes of hazmat accidents. Potential measures for achieving this objective are included in both the discussions of the individual databases in Chap- ter 4 and the potential measures presented in Chapter 5.


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You've heard of pregnancy testing, but what about pregnancy texting? DoSomething.org has a genius campaign called Pregnancy Text designed to get young people to see what it would be like to be a parent when they're still basically kids themselves.
The rates of teen pregnancy have gone down in recent years, but it's still a big issue facing too many kids. Babies are blessings, but sometimes circumstances make adding a new member of the human race to the planet particularly challenging.
A lot of times teen moms end up being teen moms because sex is just something they didn't think about. You know how teenage hormones are ... and unless the consequences of having unprotected sex is something that they've consciously contemplated before, it's often times too easy to just go with it in the moment.
We want young people to think about how their current lives would be affected if they were to be a young parent.
That's why we'll be impregnating young people's phones, giving them a 12-hour experience of what it's like to have a baby. Think a 2014 take on carrying around your baby egg in high school. Through the cell phone, the baby can be more animated with hilarious messaging.
I love this idea! Of course a few texts on your phone isn't the same as actually caring for an infant, but that's not the point. With texts from your virtual baby along the lines of, "I know you're running late bu-GRRGLE-BARFFFF. Oops, sorry about your shirt. Rappers spit rhymes, I spit up," teens are made aware of the very real-life situations new moms are put in every day.
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Life changes forever when you have a baby, and it's really, really hard when that happens before you've grown up yourself. This is a great way to get teens talking about this stuff and facing the potential consequences of their choices.
You can go to Do Something's website to sign up your friends for Pregnancy Text, enter to win scholarships, and of course find out more information about staying safe. I especially like that they point out that the 100 percent effective method of birth control is abstinence, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't protect yourself if you do decide to have sex.
Do you think this is a good way to get teens thinking about safe sex?
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Right....because babies text us from their cribs when they wake up at 4am wanting to be fed...
Ridiculous and (I believe) ineffective idea...
We didn't have eggs, we had dolls. The kind that cry and the only way to shut them off was to hold a key in the mouth like a bottle. And I want to say there was a monitor in the head that would tell if you shook or dropped it. I had mine for a week and yeah, it sucked. It didn't stop me from having sex, and I was well-informed and had access to birth control, so maybe I wasn't exactly the target audience (I didn't have my first daughter til I was 27).
I can't see this having as much of an effect. Sure, it would be annoying to get constant texts, but what ramifications does it have? None. The kid hits a button and the text disappears. There's nothing else to deal with. The best way to prevent teen pregnancy is by giving them information. A friend of mine runs a teen group at a church, and they have recently been talking about sex matters. One kid told her they had an abstinence coach who was asked and told them, in all seriousness, that PEANUT BUTTER would prevent pregnancy. So now you not only have a pregnant teen, but one with a nasty infection of the bits. SMH
Totally agree RoseLiMom
@ RoseLiMom, no sex is not only supposd 2 create babies. smetimes even havn sex babies cant b made whether its the woman or man that have a problem. sex should b btween 2 people who love each other and have a devotion 2 1 another. that is not the only purpose of sex. this whole idea is the stupidest thing ive ever heard.


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All living organisms are continuously exposed to substances that are capable of causing them harm. Most organisms protect themselves against such substances in more than one way-with physical barriers, for example, or with chemicals that repel or kill invaders. Animals with backbones, called vertebrates, have these types of general protective mechanisms, but they also have a more advanced protective system called the immune system. The immune system is a complex network of organs containing cells that recognize foreign substances in the body and destroy them. It protects vertebrates against pathogens, or infectious agents, such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and other parasites. The human immune system is the most complex and is the focus of this article.


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Pete Nowalk on "Can't Fight Biology"...
Original Airdate: 10-14-10
Here's something not many people know about me. I'm a good dancer. Okay, that's a bit modest. I'm an amazing dancer. I went to Juilliard on a scholarship. I trained with the same teacher as Baryshnikov. Currently I perform with a Los Angeles troupe that specializes in a combination of hip-hop, jazz, and disco. I am the head soloist.
That's a lie. I lied. I'm not a dancer. I just wish I was. I want to be like one of those kids on So You Think You Can Dance. I just can't dance. Because when I do I resemble Elaine on Seinfeld. In fact I'd call it flailing more than dancing. I even punched a girl in the face when I flailed too hard at a club one time. I blame my parents. They didn't pass down dancing genes. They passed down chicken leg genes. Yeah, you should see me in a pair of shorts. Legs only good for one thing – running. Not dancing. But oh how I love to bust out my bold moves on the dancefloor... I digress.
Genes were kind of the theme of this episode. Well, biology to be more specific, but genes are part of that. We wanted to explore that age-old question of nature vs. nurture. What makes us who we are? Is it our DNA? Our upbringing? A combo platter??
What better way to explore this question than through Meredith. We've known since the pilot that Meredith, like Ellis, might carry the gene for Early Onset Alzheimer's. She just hasn't gotten tested for the gene yet. I get it. It'd be terrifying to find out you had an expiration date. Think about it. What would you do? Be like Meredith's patient Lila and spend the rest of your life travelling and sleeping around? Ditch your job and pursue the dreams you put on hold? Or would you stay the same – setting your alarm everyday, exercising routinely, hoping that some amazing doctors will find a cure before D-day comes? See – expiration dates are a lot of pressure. It's so much easier to think you've got years left to mess around and sleep late and put off carpe diem-ing until tomorrow. That's probably what Meredith's been thinking for the last six seasons. But now she wants to have a baby. She has more than just herself to think about. And, of course, now she finds out she has a hostile uterus. MAN ALIVE!!
Meredith Grey doesn't get many breaks in life. Maybe it's because of her upbringing, or maybe it's something wonky about her DNA, but someone in the world has decided to deal her tons o' crap. Personally, it's what makes me love her. No matter how many crappy things come her way, Meredith keeps on living and fighting and taking risks. She's got balls. Derek reminds her that, expiration date or not, there's no reason to think about it. None of us can know what'll come tomorrow so why not just throw caution to the wind and be. So those test results? They'll stay in the lab, out of sight and out of mind. I'm relieved.
Cristina's got her own set of crap to deal with lately. First up, house-hunting. Biologically, there are two types of people in the world – those that buy fixer uppers and those that don't. (Okay, maybe not biologically, but I'm trying to weave a common thread through this blog so go with me). I'm not a fixer upper kind of person. My fridge currently contains a bottle of ketchup and three beers. I can barely bring myself to grocery shop so how the hell would I ever manage picking out tile for a bathroom? Cristina's the same. Still, she buys the firehouse…for Owen. This tells us a lot about where she's at mentally. She's lost when it comes to surgery but not with her marriage. Instead she's throwing herself in deeper. It's what the worm guy said – when you love something you hold on to it. For Cristina, that's Owen. She's becoming a fixer upper person for him. So maybe it's nurture after all. (Btw, if you want to know more about why someone would eat worms check out Medical Research Meg's blog: http://abc.go.com/shows/greys-anatomy/medical-case-file)
Let's pose the nature vs. nurture question for Alex. Dude is a good Peds surgeon. This is a little unexpected. You'd think plastics or trauma surgery would be the specialty he'd thrive in. He's tough, he doesn't get emotional, he's even a little insensitive sometimes. But as he showed with our dancer kid, Jake, Alex has a way with kids. He knew Jake needed to dance for Callie and Arizona, even though he personally couldn't care less about ballet. In fact, he probably thinks it's lame. But Alex got that dance is what makes Jake Jake. It's who he is. Part of his biology. Who knows why he ended up this way, especially with parents so different from him, but he is a dancer through and through. Alex was able to save his leg because of it. So maybe it's in Alex's nature to be a good Peds surgeon.
Lexie's Meredith's sister. Her biological sister. They share blood. So why the hell is Meredith treating April more like a sister than Lexie? That's the question running through Lexie's mind this entire episode. She doesn't ask Mer this right away though. Instead she gets jealous. And hilarious. I love watching Lexie be mean. It's probably because I'm the youngest child of three. The youngest always dreams of the day they'll have the power they never had growing up. I'll show you, basically. That's what I feel like Lexie's doing to April in this episode. She's had to suffer under Mer and Cristina for years. Now someone else can suffer. That would be April.
Poor April. She tries so hard. I don't blame her. She just wants to get along. To belong. Her best friend just died and now she's living in this strange house. A chore wheel is exactly the thing that will bond her to everyone! What I really like about April in this episode is that somewhere, maybe even if it's not conscious, she gets that Lexie's anger isn't personal, that she's just the innocent victim. Luckily, Lexie eventually admits this and confronts Meredith. Cause who knows what pent up rage can do to you? Hopefully not make you drive into a Laundromat. (P.S. if you're getting to that point, let me suggest talking to the person you're mad at. And some therapy. Therapy never hurts.) By the way, how awesome was Frances Conroy as the jilted Eleanor in this Laundromat story? I'm a big fan of Six Feet Under so I was psyched when she agreed to take the part. And that confession scene gives me the chills.
Let's talk about my favorite threesome on our show. Callie, Arizona, and Mark. As much as we've never stated it before I think it's always been clear that Arizona and Mark don't love each other. They're as different as two people can be. For Callie, this bites. No one likes to be caught between their best friend and significant other. Usually these situations end up with the best friend getting the boot. Callie's not that kind of friend though. Mark's been there for her through everything. So she pushes Arizona to try to be his friend. The result? Arizona asks Mark on a date. What the hell did they talk about on this date? Callie, I'm guessing. What else do they have in common?
Last but not least, Jackson got shirtless. As you saw, that boy has good genes. Great genes. Not a chicken leg gene in sight. I really have nothing more to say about this except…
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global sporting events like marathon majors, Grand
Prix and cup finals, but I have to confess that
badminton was one of the first sports I took a real
interest in (after football of course - I was
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standard throughout my school and college days, and
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the annual All England Open Championship is not only
one of the most prestigious in the sport but also
rather conveniently located in the UK then it's one
I always like to take an interest in.
In historical terms, this is actually one of the
oldest sporting tournaments you'll find anywhere,
especially for such a relatively minority sport. The
All England Open Championhsip, as it is now formally
known, can actually trace its roots right back to
1899, with only small breaks for the slight
inconvenience caused by 2 world wars.
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from the South Korean and Malaysian players.
The tournament takes place over 6
days during March, running from the 4th to the 9th.
We'll add the schedule of play here as soon as it's
The order of play for the 2014
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Gabriel Bustamante
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Investment Advisor, Owner Bayshore Asset Management, LLC
"It takes a lot to lure a Miami boy to the North," says Gabriel Bustamante, but Notre Dame's Master of Science in Accountancy program managed to accomplish the task. Even before he was a university student, Gaby dreamed of attending Notre Dame and challenged himself to do well enough in college that he could attend Notre Dame for graduate school.
After taking the GMAT, Gaby compared a number of top-notch graduate programs before confirming in his mind that Notre Dame was the right choice. He says, "The program offered me a post-graduate experience more unique and rewarding than I had thought possible, providing a welcoming and inspiring environment, a challenging curriculum in accounting and taxation, and an array of MBA coursework." In looking at the curriculum design, he was particularly impressed with the number of MBA electives offered. Gaby has always enjoyed accounting but has a bent toward financial planning, and he found that the MBA electives, including courses in valuations and investments, complemented the technical accounting side of the MSA program.
Gaby, who worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte before joining his father's private wealth management firm, continues to draw upon the lessons learned at Notre Dame. "Not a day goes by in my current role as an investment advisor that I don't refer to my class notes or draw upon the lessons I learned in my school," he says. From preparing tax returns and consulting on international tax projects, as he did in the public accounting arena, to the financial planning he engages in now, Gaby draws upon the broad base of skills he gained at Notre Dame to serve his clients—albeit back in his hometown of Miami.
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Dana D'Amelio
Notre Dame MSA Program
Class of 1999
Ernst & Young LLP, Senior Manager – Ernst & Young Assurance and Advisory Business Services, New York Financial Services Office
A "Double Domer," Dana D'Amelio graduated with Notre Dame's first Master of Science in Accountancy class in 1999. Having always had an interest in international travel, Dana was an accounting major with a minor in Italian. Dana spent a semester during her sophomore year studying in Rome. The exposure to a foreign perspective has given her the confidence to volunteer for job assignments in a global business environment.
During a career at Ernst & Young that has spanned the past 10 years, Dana has spent time in London working with large global investment banks and now, as part of the national office, is currently responsible for go-to-market strategies with regard to the new International Accounting Standards. "In my career, I'm often the first to volunteer for international assignments. Looking at the global business arena now, I'm envious of the current Notre Dame MSA students who have numerous opportunities around the globe – in places like Asia and South America."
Dana credits the MSA program at Notre Dame with giving her the tools for success in an ever-changing business arena. "While attending the University of Notre Dame, I was aware of the MSA program's commitment to incorporate a real-world aspect into the curriculum through the case studies, team projects, and guest speakers. When I got in to the field, it became evident there was a clear linkage between the topics being taught in the classroom and the issues being dealt with by the accounting and finance professionals," says Dana. She was recently invited back to Notre Dame to present industry hot topics related to accounting for derivatives and hedging activities to the MSA students, giving them a glimpse into her current work at Ernst and Young.
"When I look back at all I have accomplished so far in my career, I attribute a large portion of my success to the preparation I received through my Notre Dame experience," says Dana. Evidently, the same is true of many of her colleagues, as Dana reports that a substantial percentage of Ernst & Young partners have also graduated from Notre Dame.
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A Community prayer vigil will be held at Community Clubhouse in Crisp County on Sunday, September 14,2014 at 7pm.
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Albany - Darton College, Albany Tech and Albany State University come together to honor United States veterans. The three institutions jointly thanked the sailors, soldiers, airmen and Marines for their sacrifice and service in the military during a service at Albany State on Friday.
The family members of those veterans were also thanked for giving up their loved ones, some to never see them again. Retired Colonel Harriet Staten, an ASU grad and Army Veteran said the reason to salute veterans comes down to one simple phrase, "Freedom is not free". She said, "Because of all the sacrifices that have been made before us from soldiers, airmen and all the military, we just enjoy those freedoms and we take it for granted because we expect them. And it's just not, freedom isn't free. There are a lot of people that have paid the price for us to do what we do."
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Editor's Note: Portions of the Design and Features sections were taken from our review of the Garmin StreetPilot c550 as the two devices are nearly identical. Exceptions are noted.
There are a lot of new players in the world of the portable navigation systems, such as Averatec and Alpine, but one company that's been a constant in the industry is Garmin. With 18 years in the biz, Garmin has got the navigation basics down, but it's also looking for ways to build on top of those core functions. Enter the Garmin StreetPilot c580. The c580 is a high-end GPS device and is very much like its sibling, the Garmin StreetPilot c550, offering accurate directions, Bluetooth integration, text-to-speech functionality, and multimedia capabilities. However, the StreetPilot c580 also now can provide dynamic traffic and weather information as well as local gas prices and movie showtimes, thanks to its partnership with MSN Direct--the same service behind smart watches.
The service is easy to access, as the MSN Direct receiver is integrated right into the car charger, and you get a complimentary year-long subscription to the service. We found this added functionality to be very useful and helpful, though not without its faults. Also, the service isn't available in all areas, so make sure your city is covered before taking the plunge. The Garmin StreetPilot c580 will be available this month for $799.99. We should note that the StreetPilot c550 is only $50 cheaper, so if you can swing it, you might as well spring for the c580 and enjoy a free year of the MSN services.
Like the rest of the StreetPilot series, the Garmin StreetPilot c580 won't take up much room in your car. Measuring 4.4 inches wide by 3.2 inches high by 2.2 inches deep and weighing 9.0 ounces, it's easily transportable for multiple vehicle use and comes with an easy-to-install windshield mount. Garmin also keeps things simple, with minimal controls. There's a volume dial, a USB port, and a power button on the right. We especially like the external volume control since you don't have to fiddle with the menus to change this setting; we did notice, however, that it's a bit sensitive and jumps several volume levels if you're not careful. On the left side, you'll find an SD expansion slot and an external antenna port, while the power connector and the mic-in and audio-out ports are located on the back.
The rest of the functions are handled through the StreetPilot c580's 3.5-inch-diagonal responsive touch screen. The antiglare display is excellent, with a sharp 320x240-pixel resolution and bright colors, and it's even readable in bright sunlight. In addition, the c580's menus are easy to navigate, thanks to large icons and an intuitive interface. A new icon for the MSN Direct services, marked by the familiar MSN butterfly, has been added to the bottom of the home screen for easy access.
Aside from the aforementioned windshield mount, Garmin packages the c580 with a carrying pouch, a car charger with an integrated MSN Direct receiver, a USB cable, and an adhesive disk to attach the mount to your dash instead of your windshield. Optional accessories include a five-pack of changeable faceplates ($25) and SD cards preloaded with maps of Europe ($182.13 to $407.13).


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Two motorcyclists died overnight in Utah County after they crashed while attempting to navigate a curve in Provo Canyon.
Utah Highway Patrol troopers said David C. Cancilla, 23, and Janet Velasco, 18, both of Orem, were southbound about 4:25 a.m. Sunday on State Route 189 near mile marker 10 when they left the roadway and hit a cable barrier and posts.
Both riders died at the scene, authorities said.
Troopers aren't sure what caused the crash, which happened in a construction zone.
Investigators said wind gusts were reported in the area at the time of the crash, which may have contributed. Speed may also have been a factor, troopers said.
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I cannot speak highly enough of Peter and his team.
After having a disastrous problem on my engagement and wedding ring (with the jeweller next door), I went to see them, both shaken up and nervous.
Basically, my wedding band needed a half shank change + size reduction. Basically, some pretty heavy work. Needed to cut the ring in half and replace the shank (which had been damaged and filed down to half its size by another jeweller).
It was a big job and he knew how panicked and uncertain I was. Not that I didn't trust him, but because I didn't have a great experience with the other one.
Peter was very sweet but still very professional. I felt that he knew and understood how I was feeling and was ready to work hard to make up for someone else's mistakes.
After coming back with my husband, we both felt comfortable giving him my engagement ring and wedding band for them to be resized and for the band to be cut in half to replace the shank.
Due to the past experience, I was very nervous during those days, because those rings are important to me like they would be for any young bride.
Fast forward a couple days later, I came back and the wedding band was looking perfect. I cannot tell that it's just been cut in half and put back together with another half shank. It looks absolutely immaculate. Of course, both rings were resized as well and they fit just perfectly.
As the rings were bought in the US (14 carat), he had to work with 18 carat for the half shank which also adds value to the ring.
In total I paid £200 for the job of resizing both and replacing the shank.
Was it worth it? YES. I am so happy I trusted Peter and his team. It is an expensive price of course, but the rings are perfect and the job was perfectly well-done.
I cannot thank them enough for what they did. Apart from the moral support they provided, they had excellent service.
During my time in their shop, a lot of people came in and out and a lot of them seemed perfectly happy with the service.
As for the jewellery selection:
They have a lot of everything. You can find watches, rings, bracelets, and many more. All of their products seem to be good quality, great style for a reasonable price. More importantly, I think that buying with them would be a good choice because they are very professional people.
Thank you very much to Sinclair for fixing both of my rings and being so nice.
We recently purchased our wedding rings from Sinclair Jewellers and chose it partially because, as you can see, they have been an established jewellers for an extremely long time. If you go inside, you can tell just how old this place is from all the original fixtures and fittings such as dark wooden panelling, painted gold lettering and a cast iron spiral staircase. Also, as we live close to Wimbledon it was more convenient to go there rather than trek back and forth to somewhere like Hatton Garden half a dozen times.
The man that owns the place is a very suave guy and knows his stuff. My ring was fairly straightforward; a couple of visits and a fitting later and it was all done. My fiancé's, however, needed a little more work as he needed a plus size ring to fit his finger and it was a custom design that he'd seen on the internet and wanted to replicate. The owner said that normally he'd have to order in a white gold ring wide enough for the job but we were in luck as it just so happened that another customer had ordered something similar and then changed their mind. He told us he'd give us a good price for it, (seeing as how we paid quite a lot for my ring as it was platinum) and claimed that he would not make very much profit from it. However, my fiancé snuck a peek at the original invoice for the ring when the guy wasn't looking and it seems that he would make quite a significant profit, even at the price he quoted us!
After we'd given Sinclair Jewellers a printout of the ring design that my fiance wanted, we were told to come back in 3 weeks for a fitting to check they'd got it to the right size before the enamel detail could be done. After 3 weeks, we went back to the jewellers only to find out that the owner had left the country suddenly, leaving his wife in charge who had absolutely no idea what was supposed to be done and the ring was left completely untouched. She was very apologetic and told us to come back next weekend when the ring would be completed.
The jeweller they have working for them, Luke, is a true master of his craft. The next time we came back, he had made the ring the correct size, shaped the edges accordingly and did the enamelled inlay around the band absolutely perfectly. The completed ring looked even better than in the picture we printed out. He also shaped the edges of my ring so that it lays perfectly flat against my engagement ring. I seriously can't describe how wonderful this man is at his job.
When the rings were completed, they got sent away to the hand engraver to get our names engraved into each of them. We returned a week later to pick them up and were very impressed! The writing on each one is absolutely exquisite and I have a very hard time believing that someone did that by hand! The rings are absolutely flawless.
Can't comment too much on price as these things rise and fall with the price of gold and platinum. What with the value of these two metals being at an all-time high right now, yes, our rings were pricey but I personally think that they're worth every penny and if you're going to be wearing them every day for the rest of your life then you really need to be prepared to spend a little cash on them!
So, where does Sinclair Jewellers loose stars? Obviously, leaving the work undone for 3 weeks and not informing the customer or the person you're leaving in charge in your absence is a big no-no and looses them one star. I keep thinking that if we had been getting married a lot sooner than we actually are and needed the rings for a strict deadline then that would have added a lot of unnecessary stress to the situation.
Sinclair looses another star because of the antiquated organisational system, which matches perfectly with the antiquated surroundings of the shop but does not help to provide a fast and efficient service. When you need work doing on a piece of jewellery at Sinclair's, the item goes into a little brown envelope with your name on it (and instructions for what needs to be done) and you get given a little pink laundry ticket type thingy. On any subsequent visits, you hand over your little pink ticket and then they have to rifle through boxes upon boxes of little brown envelopes trying to find your one. It's VERY slow - on every single one of our visits there, we've endured very long waits just for them to find our envelope.
So, in summary, Sinclair Jewellers whilst not the most organised of establishments do absolutely stunning work and have staff who are both knowledgeable and capable in all areas of jewellery making and repairs. I'm glad we got our rings from here and I'm very happy with the result.
Sinclair Jewellers have the oldest jewellery manufacturing workshop in Wimbledon London. We sell high quality luxury jewellery and gifts. Our workshop delivers unique bespoke jewellery and good quality repairs. We have a horologist who for the past 20 years has delivered precision repairs to watches and clocks. We have an engraving service in the store and offer restringing services. We also have very competitive rates for buying in scrap gold / precious metals.
Established in 1970.
In 1983 P.Vara took over ownership of Sinclair Jewellers
In 1982 Peter studied a degree in gemology and a one year intense study of Diamonds and recieved a degree in FGA , DIA DIP.
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Lara Shriftman Tells Us How to Throw the Perfect Baby Shower
Luxury, fashion and lifestyle expert and PR powerhouse to the stars Lara Shriftman, coauthor of "Party Confidential," shares her quick tips for throwing a successful shower.
Location: You can host the shower in your home or in one of your favorite restaurants.
Time: You can have it in the afternoon as a lunch or tea or in the evening as a cocktail or dinner party. Jack-and-Jill tip: If the shower is for both sexes, have it in the evening to give it more of a cocktail-party feel.
Chic Tip: Throw the shower one to three months before the mommy-to-be is due. That way, she'll have the time to purchase any items she may still need, and she'll be able to exchange duplicate gifts before the baby is born.
Make Your Own Invitation! I used an old postcard as inspiration and customized it for the shower on my computer. Then I went to my favorite paper place, The Paper Source, to buy the paper and envelopes.
- I went through old notes and cards and found one that inspired me, then styled it and made it my own.
- Always remember to include the four Ws: What, Where, When and Why!
- Feel free to include a list of the activities guests can expect at your party.
- If the mommy-to-be is registered, provide this information on the invite to let guests know where to shop.
- If the shower is coed, put the names of both the mommy- and daddy-to-be on the invite, a la, "A shower in celebration of Jane & Jack." You can also add descriptions such as "Coed Games," to let the men know they are also welcome! Address the invitations to both members of the couple.
- Send a cute Evite, or simply make calls! (If you send out a mass e-mail, remember to always BCC.)
Guest Book:
- Put it in the entryway, so guests can write notes to the parents-to-be as they arrive. I like the white guest book from KOLO, accompanied by pink and/or blue pens.
Wish Tree:
- Make a "wish tree" for the mom- and dad-to-be. Have each guest write down their wish on a piece of pink or blue paper (provide both colors if the baby's sex is unknown) and then hang it on the tree.
- To make your own wish tree, purchase a leafless plant with branches and plant it in a fun pot. Cut up blue and/or pink paper into medium-sized squares, hole-punch them at the top in the center and tie on a small piece of matching ribbon so guests can hang the wish on the tree.
Shower Games:
- Set up a table with pink and blue pens and paper to write on. Guests can write their favorite names on the paper, then place them in a chic glass jar or bowl. The guests of honor can choose to read the suggestions after the party, or, for a bit of fun interaction, have an outgoing friend read off the names and let the guests vote on their favorites.
- The game "Table Topics" is perfect as an icebreaker -- and a great conversation starter.
- You can also buy fun games -- like "Baby Shower Bingo" or "Pin the Bottle on the Baby" -- at your local party-supply store.
- Have a fun mix of music playing in the background to create an upbeat atmosphere. If you can't put your CDs on "shuffle," make your own mix CD, buy one (I like "The Dirty Martini Mix") or create a playlist on your iPod.
- You can use any menu! Pick something the mom-to-be likes.
- Have trays of hors d'oeuvres and dessert.
- Place a cheese plate with nuts, fruit, honey, artisan breads and crackers in the room where guests gather.
- Always have something sweet and something savory for the mom-to-be!
My Menu:
Hors d'oeuvres
- Caviar Baby Booties (toast cutouts in the shape of little booties, with crème fraiche, caviar and snipped chives)
- Pepper-Crusted Filet Mignon Bites on a fresh rosemary twig
- Wild Mushroom Risotto Cakes
- Ginger-Shrimp Wonton with fresh cilantro and aioli diablo
- Baby chicken pot pies
- Sugar cookies shaped like baby bottles, glazed with pink and/or blue icing
- Vanilla cupcakes frosted in pale pinks and blues from CRUMBS Bake Shop
Grey Goose Vodka and mixers
Still and sparkling water
Savvy Serving:
- Make your own paper tray liners to go with the baby shower theme. Select solid colors like pink or blue (or add some flair with baby-themed printed designs), then cut them to fit your serving trays.
- Decorate the table with baby items such as pacifiers, baby bottles or baby booties! DO IT YOURSELF!
- If you host an evening shower, make sure to serve food that will be filling enough to keep the guests from getting hungry.
- Set out little bowls of snack food -- such as nuts or party mix -- in areas where guests are gathered.
- Always remember to provide healthy options for those following a diet. Everyone likes healthy comfort food!
- Provide bite-size indulgences, such as Mini Gourmet Grilled Cheeses with Truffle Cheese and Basil. They're easy and fun to make!
- If you don't want to cook, you can always order in a selection of appetizers from one of your favorite restaurants.
- Buy fun, baby-themed cookie cutters (shaped like bottles or storks) and make sugar cookies.
- Candy, cupcakes, mini cookies and mini brownies are great for creating your own dessert bar!
- Order pink or blue bite-size cupcakes from your local CRUMBS Bake Shop.
- Set out dishes of pink and/or blue jelly beans or M&Ms.
- Order M&Ms in solid colors and customize them online at My M&Ms. (To be safe, give yourself at least two weeks for printing and shipping.)
- Remember to always have water available for your guests.
- Pick one or two fun signature cocktails to serve, and offer red and white wine or champagne.
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The Taboo Love of Sensei and Student (Kakashi Hatake) Graduation Chapter 8Hey everyone! I've been trying to keep this going! Thanks to everyone for reading! Please message me if you like this!
Twelve years ago, a nine tailed fox suddenly appeared. It's tails lashed out, smashing mountains and sending tidal ways crashing to the shores. The ninja rose up to defend their villages. One shinobi faced the nine tailed fox in mortal combat. He sacrificed his life to capture the beast and seal it in a human body. This ninja was known as the Fourth Hokage.
Kanashimi's eyes scanned over the letters, no interest left within their sparkling depths. She had read that passage so many times it was burnt into her mind. Iruka was gone, after Naruto. When she had asked Sairyoku where the blond had went, all she got was a shrug and a: "Should I try keeping him on a leash?"
A few more minutes passed and she finally sighed, glancing over to see what her friend and one of her many shadows were doing. Apparently, popular boy Sasuke was talking to the peculiar girl -- a rather obvious smirk on his face.
'Should've known from the thick cloud of jealousy drifting from the other girls in this place.' she thought dryly.
"Why not take Kanashimi with you?"
The Uchiha now regarded her. She itched slightly when she realized that he had a strange epression on his face: He was actually okay with her being around him.
She scratched her arm, 'It's just because he's secretly in love with Sair, and I'm her friend.'
"Sairyoku wants to skip class."
"Oh." Kanashimi tilted her head to one side. "But what would we do?"
"We could always go back to my place and play board games." Sairyoku suggested, a slight tone of amusement in her voice.
His expression soured. "Not after what happened last time." he turned to look at the board again. "I don't trust either of you when you're together."
"You are a smart one." Kanashimi giggled. "Cute and has a brain."
Sasuke glared vehemently at the board after that comment. "Shut up."
"Alright, then, Mr. Silence." Kanashimi grinned.
The classroom door flew open and Iruka stomped in, dragging a bound Naruto.
"There went our chance to escape." she grumbled.
Iruka released the blond and turned on him, "I'm at the end of my rope, Naruto!" he folded his arms. "You failed the graduation test the last time and the time before that! Tomorrow, you've got another chance and you're messing up again."
With a grunt like a child Naruto turned away from Iruka and seemed to pout. Kanashimi gaped slightly and turned to see what Sairyoku's opinion of her little friend's actions were. She seemed to be almost horrified -- especially when that look of rage filled Iruka's eyes.
"Fine!" he snarled, pointing at the class. "Cause you missed it, Naruto, everyone will review the transformation jutsu!"
The class groaned loudly. Sairyoku jerked slightly and Kanashimi had to bite her lip to keep from snickering at her. One of the few things about the Sumizome that she knew was that they did not like loud noises. It messed with them.
Kanashimi stood and led the way out from their seat with Sairyoku and Sasuke following behind her. The line was already forming with the mostly-unwilling students. Sakura was at the head of the line, of course.
"Okay, Sakura here. Let's do this." she muttered to herself.
With a poof of smoke, she transformed into a replica of Iruka.
Kanashimi elbowed Sasuke and whispered, "Aren't you proud?"
He scowled at the pink haired girl.
"Transformed into me." Iruka spoke to himself. "Good." he wrote something down on a clipboard that he now held in his hands.
"Yes, I did it! Yes!" Sakura squealed, blushing. "Sasuke, did you see that?"
When Iruka looked up and saw that next was Sairyoku, "You don't have to do this, Sairyoku."
"You're singling me out." if she could have sweatdropped, Kanashimi was sure that she would have.
"Okay." he relented.
Without a word, the lithe girl put her hands together in the seal and poofed into Iruka, quickly releasing it and then moving back to stand with Naruto, Kanashimi, and Sasuke.
Iruka quickly jotted something down. "Okay, Kanashimi."
The green eyed girl stepped up, put her hands together and with a poof she was Iruka.
"Good job." the chuunin consented.
"Alright." she released it and then went to Sairyoku.
Next was Sasuke and of course it was perfect. He went back to Kanashimi and Sairyoku, not even looking at poor Naruto as the boy went by.
'Hard feelings?'
Kanashimi watched as Naruto stepped up to do the technique. He spread his legs apart drmatcially.
Now, where Naruto had stood, was a naked blond chick blowing a kiss at Iruka. The Chuunin's mouth fell open, his eyes bulged, and blood gushed from his nose. Kanashimi was not sure whether she should be disturbed or amused.
With a poof, Naruto returned to his form, cackling. "Gotcha! That's my sexy jutsu."
"Cut the stupid tricks!" Iruka screamed, tissues stuffed into his nose.
"Idiot." Sasuke murmured, glaring at Naruto.
Kanashimi glanced and saw that Sairyoku had a disappointed glint in her eyes.
'I wonder, how many years did it take for her to realize that they were destined to hate each other?'
The three of them returned to their seats...
After class, Kanashimi grabbed Sasuke's left arm and Sairyoku grabbed his right and they walked outside, warding off all of the fangirls. Once the academy was out of sight, Kanashimi released the Uchiha and walked by his side with a soft grin on her face.
"So, what are we going to do?" Sairyoku mused aloud.
"Yeah, what are we going to do?" Kanashimi scratched the back of her head. "I mean, we usually have Naruto with us and he's freakishly easy to entertain."
Sairyoku just kind of grinned at that remark while Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"We could train." the boy suggested.
"We do have that exam tomorrow." Sairyoku spoke softly. "Not that any of us will have a hard time with it."
"Oh?" Kanashimi looked at her with a glint of curiosity in her eyes. "What is the exam?"
"It's always the 'Clone' jutsu. Just make three perfect clones of yourself and you'll pass." the Sumizome replied.
'Then why haven't you passed?' she wondered, but then it struck her. Sasuke and Naruto. "To your place, Sairyoku?"
"If you want."
Finally they arrived at her place. When they walked in, they found a dozen old tomes and scrolls strewn about the room.
Sairyoku blushed slightly, "My sister works as a diplomat. These are a few things that she is expected to know and to be able to tell this country and our clan." she explained. "Please, just look over them."
Sasuke did not seem to be bothered by the mess. "What first?"
"You all work on making those clones, while I get you all something to eat." she replied, stepping away from them and gracefully dodging all of the old documents on her way to the refrigerator. "Rice ball, Sasuke?"
The boy did not answer, but turned just in time to catch it.
"What about you, Kanashimi?" the girl's soft voice drifted to her.
"Sure." she caught the ball of rice.
The three lounged about in silence, eating their quick meal. Kanashimi glanced about at them. They were accustomed to silence, and in a sense she was too, but she always had something to do -- and this place seriously needed her specialty of house cleaning.
Sairyoku lifted to her feet and then stood before them, "Three perfect clones -- not hard if you work at it." Her hands were in the form of the seal and then her eyes narrowed slightly. "Like this." With a poof, three clones stood directly behind her.
Kanashimi nodded, "I've never tried making three before. Just two." she stood.
Sairyoku stepped out of the way and her clones poofed back into unexistence.
'Okay, then.' The green eyed girl formed the seal and quickly focused her chakra. Poof! Three stood behind her.
"Good job." Sairyoku commented.
"Thanks." she beamed.
"Yeah." her clones put their hands on their hips and posed.
"Shut up." Kanashimi hissed and released them.
"That was..." Sairyoku began, her eyebrows lifted in surprise. "Unique."
Now Sasuke stood, "That's all?" He grumbled. "Okay, then."
With a cloud of smoke there were three Sasuke clones standing around.
Sairyoku grinned, satisfied. "Well, now all we have to worry about is the knowledge exams before the final exam."
"No problem." Kanashimi frowned. "But, what about Naruto?"
Sairyoku's expression darkened, "He has problems making clones." she looked away. "I've tried to help him practice the jutsu, but he always gets so frustrated. It's as if he feels that I'm a flame and he is the moth fluttering around it -- burning itself as it tries to catch hold of what it so desires."
"He's busy cleaning the monument right now, right?" Kanashimi muttered, her green eyes clouded over with thought. "That means we can't help him."
Sasuke snorted. "What do you like about him so much?"
The green eyed girl looked at him, "Your little friend over there loves him like a brother."
He looked away, embarrassed. "I know... but why do you like him?"
"Well, he's one of the sweetest people I've ever met." she replied honestly. "And he's so alone."
"He's not the only one alone." Sasuke retorted.
"Your family was killed, right?" Kanashimi stared at him intently.
Sasuke's dark eyes became fierce. Obviously he had never recovered from the traumatic experience from his past.
"But Naruto never knew his family and everyone hates him. No one openly admires him like they do you or Sair."
"What of you?" Sasuke asked stiffly, the subject of his family making him ill at ease. "Who are your parents?"
"I don't know." she replied matter of fact. "I'm an amnesiac."
At first Sasuke seemed incredulous, but then he smirked. "So, there's two amnesiacs here."
Kanashimi's eyes widened and she looked over at Sairyoku, "You don't remember your past?"
She shrugged, "I don't remember my family. I remember a little of what my home looks like, but that's the beginning of my memories." she glanced over at Sasuke. "I lived with his family until the massacre."
Both of the two silent, dark friends seemed to become very thoughtful... but it was different. Sasuke emanated an aura of vengeance, whereas Sairyoku seemed so regretful. It was as if there were things she wished she could have done and said, but those opportunities were completely torn away from her -- or someone was. Her eyes, though dry, spoke of a mourning that had lasted years and still continued.
She turned and looked at Sasuke and they held each other's stare for a while. At first Kanashimi thought that the two held the same sentiments, but it became obvious that the flames in their eyes were of different accord.
"Anyyyyy wayyy." Kanashimi changed the subject. "You all should let me cook for you." she smiled. "I'm a heck of a cook."
Sairyoku looked away from Sasuke and regarded her, "I know you are."
"But Sasuke doesn't."
The Uchiha seemed to be completely uninterested in the whole ordeal. Kanashimi really could not blame him. At least she had Kakashi waiting at home, nice and hungry... unless he was on a mission or something.
"So, want to review for the exam tomorrow?" Kanashimi pulled out her notebooks. "I take a lot of notes."
Sasuke sweatdropped.
"You could have written a series of books if you wanted to." Sairyoku laughed awkwardly.
Kanashimi mentally slapped herself, "I know!"
The three of them opened up the notebooks and read her neat handwriting. She really had not missed anything.
Sairyoku glanced up, "What jutsu do you know, Kanashimi?"
"Well, the replacement, the cloning jutsu, and transformation." she scratched the back of her head. "I was told not to learn anything other than that until later."
The girl seemed surprised, "Why not?"
"Something about using too much chakra and dying."
Sasuke arched his eyebrow, "I would expect that out of most of the people in the academy, but not from you."
Kanashimi blushed slightly at the compliment and iched profusely.
Sairyoku nodded, "You have excellent chakra control."
"Well, I've been thinking about trying to form a jutsu for myself." Kanashimi admitted. "But I'm not even sure if it would be useful."
"Like what?" Sairyoku pressed.
"Well," Kanashimi pulled out a kunai and focused her chakra into it. "Now watch." she placed it on the table and then moved away. "This is my problem." She formed a strange seal and the kunai went flying toward her, making her have to duck and catch it. "I nearly kill myself every time I try to see how I could use it in battle."
Sairyoku's lips curled in an amused smile, "It's actually very good!"
"What?" Now Kanashimi was confused. 'How is suicide a good thing?'
"Imagine -- you've used all of your kunai and now your oponent is coming in at you. Your weapons are behind him, you do that little seal, and then he's dead." The girl explained.
"Oh." The green eyed girl blinked. "That's easy."
Sasuke just smirked to himself as he watched the entire scene.
"What, Sasuke?" Kanashimi smirked back at him. "What are your awesome jutsu?"
"A ninja should never reveal his attacks to his peers." he replied coily.
"Well, what about you, Sair?" she turned to her nicer friend.
"A few genjutsu, the replacement, transformation, cloning, and medical techniques." she replied.
Kanashimi whistled.
When she left, it was just starting to get dark outside. It made her feel a little unnerved. She left her hand next to her kunai pouch as she walked back to Kakashi's apartment, an image of his comfy couch burned into her mind. She was honestly a little worried.
'I didn't tell Kakashi where I'd be.' she fussed at herself.
When she finally made it to the familiar building, she frowned. The door was locked and she still did not have a key. Biting her lip, she mentally counted the thirty seven times she had reminded Kakashi that he needed to have one made for her. Muttering darkly, she quickly picked the lock and stumbled inside, placing her bags next to the couch.
"Out late?" Kakashi stood behind her, bent over so that he could whisper it into her ear.
She yelped and jumped slightly. "I was just with Sairyoku and Sasuke." She turned around to see his amused eye. "We were reviewing things for the exam tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? Already?" He seemed slightly disappointed.
"It would suck if I failed." she moaned. "I'm sixteen, at the least, and I'm in with a bunch of twelve year olds!"
Kakashi sweatdropped. "I don't see any reason why you wouldn't graduate."
"Oh. Okay." she looked around the kitchen. "Did you eat?"
"You act like I've never lived without you." he commented. "I know how to cook."
"I'm sorry I wasn't here to cook you anything." she apologized, invisioning the gruesome meal he must have made himself. "What did you eat?"
"The leftovers from yesterday." he replied.
"That was meant for Pakkun." she gasped.
He frowned. "He's a summoning."
"He's a cute little puppy." she corrected him.
He stared at her for a moment and then cleared his throat, "Good luck tomorrow."
"Thank you, Kakashi." she smiled at him.
Once again, she woke up with Kakashi leaning over her. "Hi there, cupcake."
He grinned. "Good morning, rice ball."
With a slight groan, she got up and cooked breakfast. She shoveled the food down before running into the bathroom to shower. After that she rushed to fix her hair, put her make up on, and then checked everything to make sure she had forgotten nothing.
Kakashi was sitting on the couch, watching her.
"You're still here?" she stared at him.
"Yeah... It's my day off."
"Ohh..." she pointed at the fridge. "At the bottom, there should be-"
He sweatdropped.
"Oh, okay." with that she left.
"We will now start the final exam." Iruka announced, holding a sheet of paper in front of himself. "When your name is called, proceed to the testing room. The final test will be on the clone jutsu."
Kanashimi looked over at Naruto and found that he was holding his face in his hands with a look of utter agony contorting his face. He was freaking out so badly that she could almost hear his mental complaints.
She sat and tapped her fingers impatiently as the names were called and gradually they made their way through the class.
"Sairyoku Sumizome."
The dark haired girl rose without a word and glided out of the room, a look of calm determination on her face. A hushed whisper murmured in the room and Sasuke clenched his fists, wearing his knew forehead protector.
After a few minutes, she returned -- wearing hers on her forehead, a soft grin on her lips. She took her seat beside the Uchiha and then smiled at Kanashimi.
"Kanashimi Konohagakure."
She stood, nearly tripped over something that was nonexistent and then made her way down.
'I can't fail this.' she fought to open the door and then slammed it shut.
When she entered the room she found Iruka and one of her other senseis Mizuki waiting inside.
"The final exam: create three clones." Iruka explained.
With a nod, Kanashimi placed her hands together in the seal and then focused her chakra. With a loud poof three clones stood behind her, a stupid grin on their faces.
"Good job." Mizuki and Iruka complimented.
"Here." Iruka held out the headband to her.
Kanashimi took it and tied it around her forehead, one of her clones holding her hair out of the way for her.
The Chuunins sweatdropped.
"How do I look?"
The three clones nodded their head in approval and then she released the jutsu.
She turned to Iruka, "Thank you!" then she skipped out and returned to her seat beside Sairyoku.
"Naruto Uzumaki."
Naruto stood and walked across the room, a look of despair on his face.
Kanashimi sat stiffly as she waited -- the minutes passing as if they were hours... then finally Naruto emerged and her heart dropped. His eyes no longer held the luster of a boy chasing after his dream. He had failed.
Sairyoku's quick in take of breath caught her attention. She had noticed too.
Once everything was done, the students went outside to see their parents. Excetp for Naruto, Sairyoku, Sasuke, and Kanashimi. They did not have parents in Konoha. Sasuke and Naruto were orpahns, whereas Kanashimi did not know who her's were and Sairyoku had not spoken of her own.
Naruto swung on a swing off at a slight distance, watching everyone else celebrate. He had been the only one to fail. Sairyoku was at his side, her hand on his shoulder. Kanashimi bit her lip and approached them.
"Hey, Naruto..." she greeted softly.
"Hi..." he would not meet her gaze.
"Next year, Naruto." Sairyoku whispered.
"Hey, can I speak to him alone?"
The three looked up to see Mizuki standing over them.
Sairyoku left without a word. Kanashimi glanced one last time at Naruto and then started on her way home.
'Naruto failed.' It was still sinking in. 'I'm leaving one of my only friends behind.'
She picked the lock once again and just sat down on the couch. She needed to cook, but at the moment she was not in the mood to do so. Kakashi could fend for himself. There were things to make sandwiches in the refrigerator.
The sound of a key in the lock alerted her to Kakashi's arrival. He stepped inside, locked the door again and then held something out to her.
"What is it?" it was a wrapped package.
"A graduation gift." he replied.
She took it and opened it. "A camera?!" and being the girl she was, she forgot all about poor Naruto. "I love it! Thank you!" She went over to the kitchen and started charging the battery that went into the device.
"I thought you would."
"Wait, how did you know that I passed?"
"I'm a Jounin. The Hokage typically keeps me informed about who graduated."
"Oh." now it hit her again. "Poor Naruto."
She forgot about him for a minute.
"He failed again, huh?"
"Yeah." she looked up at him. "I wish I could have helped him."
"He has to do it for himself." he shrugged. "Maybe one day he'll graduate." He placed his hand on her head. "But you graduated in less than a year. Congratulations!"
She blushed. "Thanks."
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As the days get warmer, I'm drawn more and more to the kind of colors that decorate beach towels and umbrellas. Sun-drenched rooms have the light to be able to handle saturated colors. This room by Holly Hollingsworth Phillips of The English Room was featured at House of Turquoise. It's a good example of how a room with great natural light can support a bright, busy mix of color and pattern. Check out the tutorials I found for DIYing several elements of this inspiration room.
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The trick to doing eclectic design well is to be thoughtful about what you are using and how you are using it in the room, and to find ways to tie the different styles of furniture and accessories together, so the room won't look like a thoughtless jumble. In the case of this office, it's a color pallet of jewel tones: ruby red, emerald green, and turquoise. I found five similar elements that have successfully been put together by do-it-yourselfers. Check out these 5 Ways to Get This Look for Less.
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There's something about a pretty laundry room that really appeals to me. It's probably because I love the idea of making a room that's as utilitarian as a laundry room one of the loveliest spaces in a house. Check out my latest laundry room obession, designed by Hooper Patterson Interior Design and featured at House of Turquoise. I looked around for tutorials on other blogs to give you a few ideas for ways that you could put together a laundry room like this one, DIY style. Come check out these 5 Ways to Get This Look.
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Vista and gaming, a bad combination?
Last week we posted a new poll on the main site asking readers if they thought Vista is hurting PC gaming, and while I don't necessarily agree that the question is a completely fair and valid one to ask just like that, looking at the partial results I have to say my experiment has gone just as I expected.
Despite of a mixed initial response from consumers and a growing acceptance for the OS today – after multiple patch releases and more mature drivers getting out of the door – Vista is still getting a lot of bad publicity in Internet circles, especially the blogosphere. It's not surprising then that over 50% have responded "Yes" to the poll (that Vista is indeed hurting PC gaming). The rest of responses so far are divided between "No" and some maybes, from which the most voted is that high requirements hurts PC gaming more than Vista does or ever could.
And so, what is TechSpot's official take on the matter?
I wouldn't dare to say there's one single answer that satisfies all the staff preferences – especially when we have Per refusing for so many years to upgrade to XP, for god's sake! :). Personally, Vista has never been a problem for me bar the occasional disk thrashing nuisance, as long a I ran it on a moderately fast system, preferably dual-core setup with 2GB of memory.
Today, the OS is noticeably more polished and things can only get better with SP1, nevertheless the hardware rule still applies if you want no slowdowns and you are used to be a full throttle multi-tasker in XP. Gaming is a completely different world just because driver implementations can make it or break it, but if our recent tests are enough to make a case, (if you have a fast system) and can live with a marginal drop in fps, then you are ready for it, forget about dual booting and learn to live with the better OS.
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Running Windos Vista Premium on a AMD64 5600+, 8800GTS 512 & 4Gb DDR2 PC6400 – it did float pretty well. But the compability between games and Vista are pretty poor at the moment and I canno't recommend anything below 4Gb memory on a Vista-machine. Regardless other hardware installed.
And running DX10-games doesn't benefit much from Vista in terms of visible effects. Bioshock and Crysis looked almost identical on my XP-installation. Scary….
I have had Vista on both an iBuypower laptop (256MB video card/2GB of RAM/2.2 core duo processors) and currently on a new Dell XPS M1730 (2.4 core duo processors, dual 512MB 8800GTXs, 4GB of RAM), and gaming on both systems has been frustrating at best. The mantra of Vista towards games seems to be "_________ has stopped working" Simcity Societies, Medieval II: Total War, Knights of the Old Republic 2, Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion, ARMA, pretty much any game I played on it. Vista is horrible for gaming. The Vista operating system actually committed suicide on my iBuypower and I replaced it with XP. It tried to do the same with my Dell, but I managed to save it by reinstalling the BIOS. Vista= Higher hardware requirements to allow you to play constantly crashing games that are rock solid in XP.
Running vista on intel Q6600, 4GB DDR2 ram (800MHz) 8800GTS 512. runs practically every current game at full spec with 2xAA and 4to8xAF without any problems (apart from crysis, have to drop down AF but still averages about 35fps).
tempted to dual boot it on xp and see how it handles then.
I am running Vista premium on AMD645600, 8800GTS 512 & 4Gb DDR2 PC6400 I suffer game crashes much too often. I have Vista running on two hard drives and both of them crash BSD, and the crashes get varying causes. The crashes stopped for a brief period no idea why they stopped but now they have returned. Never have I had problems with any other versions of windows, not happy with Vista 64.
I am running Vista 64 Home Premium with the following:
CPU: E8400 over clocked 3.6ghz
GPU: HD4870 512 over clocked 770/1100
RAM: 8GB (4X2gb) DDR2 Corsair
Absolutely no crashes no BSODS (unless of course I have done something stupid like stuff up the voltage settings on my CPU etc).
The system does tend to take up a lot of resources though, which is why I am so looking forward to Win7 coming out next month.
most people tend to over look the compatibility on the gaming list but the fact is just disable DEP and tell it to run as a windows XP s2 environment this sounds a bit rough around the edges but its the best solution i found out for now
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