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Book Review: The Night Circus
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. September 13, 2011. (ARC Copy)
"The Circus arrives without warning."
This intriguing sentence starts off a tale of magic, romance, and wonderment in debut author Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus. Long time rivals Hector Bowen (aka Prospero the Entertainer) and Alexander (aka the man in the gray suit) decide to have a competition. Can Hector's daughter, Celia, who has natural magical talent, beat Marco, a boy who Alexander plucks out of an orphanage and has no natural ability but is a fast learner? Once the two are grown, the stage is set; The Night Circus. Each competitor creates tent after fantastic tent. A garden completely made of ice, a room full of clouds, a carousel so real you can see the animals breathing, and so forth. But as Celia and Marco compete, they fall in love with each other and want nothing more than for the game to end. What neither of them knows is that the game will only end when one of them dies.
I absolutely love books that can grab my attention from the first sentence, and this book is no exception. From the very beginning, I was drawn into the world created by Morgenstern. She possesses the ability to invoke all the senses and make you feel as though you are in the story. You can feel the icy blossoms in your hand from the ice garden, you glide alongside Bailey as he discovers the cloud maze for the first time, and you can smell the caramel popcorn wafting through the circus grounds. The book spans 30 years, and you have to pay close attention to what year you're in, because the author jumps back and forth, but she weaves it all together in the end to create a memorable conclusion. This is marketed as an adult book, but I think upper high school students will love it as well.
With book rights sold in 22 countries and a film deal with Summit Entertainment, this book needs to go on your to-read list.
I only wish the Les Cirque des Reves would come to St. Paul, MN.


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Roco has locomotives for the Maerklin AC-System. This so called AC models have other wheels to drive without derailings on M track. DC models with pivoting suspensions (bogie) have all axles driven. The same AC models have less one or two axles driven, because the screw of the pickup shoe stuck in the gearbox. Locomotives like 110 and 140 has three driven axles. The 141 and 181 has only two driven axles, one pivoting suspension (bogie) is total undriven, like Maerklin models. Roco AC models has a relay to switch the direction, newer ones has a decoder, but the driving quality is not so good as with 60902. Normally AC locos are more expensive, so it is often not be worth to rebuild such a loco. Besides one have to buy things like the direction relay and this is not needed later. The best way would be to buy a cheaper DC model. Often there are special bargins, too, or the are special versions of locomotives, which were never sold as AC models.
One day I saw a DC model of a E41 004 in the shop window for a special price, I took it at once. This blue E41 is a pre-series loco with side windows and I was looking for a long time for it. Later E41 has only exhaustors at the side for a better colling of the engines. Earlier there was also a AC model of the E41 004, but not so cheap.
First the loco have to made ready for the point contacts of the track. I use the new K track series 22xx with square rails, so the DC wheels make no problems. Owner of older K tracks 21xx or M tracks should buy AC models, because it is expensive to change all wheels. The Roco model 43646 of the E41 004 has four driven axles. There are traction tires on one wheel of the first and the last axle. This is two less the AC model have. To fix a pickup shoe, one pivoting suspension (bogie) must be undriven. For reference I took a look at my rebuild, blue BR 141, which is an AC model. To have enough tractive, the axle with the one tire must be removed to the other pivoting suspension (bogie). First one have to untie the three screws und to remove the cap of the gearbox. The axle with the tire on the wheel, must be exchanged with an axel from the other bogie without tire. One bogie now have two axles each with a tire, but it is always on the left wheel. Not optimal, but better than nothing. This bogie is ready and can be closed.
The other pivoting suspension (bogie) must be prepared for a pickup shoe. I removed the cardan and so the motor has not longer a connection to the gearbox. After that I opened the gearbox (not the snail screw) and removed all gearwheels (orange arrows). To fix a pickup shoe, an another gearboxcap is needed. Is has the number 93899. For other locos take a look at the colored AC parts at the replacement list. To fit the new gearboxcap, the gearwheels of the axles must be removed (green arrows). I do this with a sharp pair of pincers. Next the gearboxcap can be tighten, but it does not works with the old screw, because it is too long. This was the only problem at the E41 conversion. I took a brass sheet metal and drilled a 2 mm hole into it (red arrow). I glued the sheet onto the gearboxcap. It fitted between gearboxcap and gearbox. The screw of the Roco pickup shoe 40003 is too small, so I took a srew 75 61 00 from Maerklin. Normally this kind of srews tighten the Maerklin pickup shoe or the decoder holding device. It is not possible to tighten the screw, because the bogie needs space to move. With this conversion, the pickup shoe can not be fixed with a screw, it must be glued. This solution is the chaepest way. By using an "AC gearbox", the pickup shoe can be fixed with a screw, but it is more expensive.
The installation of the 60902 was the same as at the BR 141 and BR 140. To have a flickerfree light, the orange wire must be connected to the chassis. Before tighten the old Roco layer one must be shure that no other circuit has contact to the chassis. I connected the red-brown f1 wire to the taillights of driver´s stand 1 and the green-brown f2 wire to the other taillights.
Now came the first test drive. The loco drove, like as expected, silent and nearly jerkfree. Sometime a little tremble was to see and after start driving sometimes a whistling sound was to hear. The sound cames from the pulse frequency which makes some resonance vibrations inside the motor. This is irrelevant and does not damage motor or decoder. I tried to set the loco to speedlevel 10 = 100 km/h and hat to set the speed poti to maximum. In contrast to the AC model of the E41, the DC model has a slower gear ratio. The speed poti in my AC E41 is set to 50% for the same speed. In spite of the DC wheels it was possible to drive with max. speed on all turnouts and crossings without derailings. The tractive is lower, because it has only two tires. Beside the Roco tires are very slippery. It helps a litte to make them rough with sandpaper or to exchange them against tires from Maerklin. For pulling heavy train, it is the best solution to use an AC bogie (pivoting suspension) with 4 tires.
Some problems occurs with the light. The contact stripes were oxidized and three of the four bulbs were not lighted. Cleaning had no effect, often contact problems happened, so I soldered the wires direct onto the bulbs and removed the contact stripes. To change a bulb makes more work now, but I had never a contact problem again.
After this successful rebuilding, I bought another Roco loco in DC version. November 1999 the company Eurotrain presented a Roco special model 63699 of an E10, colored in blue and beige like the "Rheingold". In contrast to the Maerklin model it has the right exhaustors at the side, covered buffers, a front spoiler and a silver roof with a gutter around. Also the Marklin model 28503 has the wrong runnig gear from the 111 with snowplow. I was very happy to got a right model for my "Rheingold" train.
To install a pickup shoe is quite easy. Another gearbox plate with the number 10 06 22 is needed (red arrow). First the two screws at the underside of the pivoting suspension (bogie) must be removed. After this the gearbox can be opened. I removed the gearwheel of one axle with a sharp pair of pincers (green arrows). The photo shows on the right side the bogie before and on the left side after the rebuilding. The axle with the tire is unchanged. This loco has now three driven axles.
To fit the new gearbox plate, some gearwheels must be removed. To open the gearbox, first the plastik cover part of the worm box must be removed (orange arrow). Now ist is possible to split the gearbox and to take the two gearweels away (blue arrows). The assembly follows in reverse order. At last a Roco pickup shoe 40003 must be tighten and a wire soldered onto.
The traction of this loco is lower, too, because is has only two tires. It is possible to use tires from Maerlin, they are not so slippery, or to buy two AC-axles with four tires. All my locos have a second pickup shoe to avoid contact problems on turnouts at low speed. I use the catenary as a backup power line for my electrical locos. Also it is possible to build a second pickup shoe to the Roco locos 110, 140 ect. One have to rebuild both bogies like described. After this only two axles were driven, one in each bogie, but if they have tires, the loco has enough traction power.

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Happy New Year!
Let's enjoy this year forgetting all of our failure of past through travelling in 6 fantastic islands of this world. Have you taken the decision of travelling? If not, then close your eyes and think about some beautiful islands. You can celebrate New Year visiting some attractive islands. I am here mentioning some useful information on 6 world-famous islands.
New year travel in 6 fantastic islands
New year travel in 6 fantastic islands
If you visit this island once, you will want to do this again. White sand beaches, cooling trade winds and warm, friendly people are welcoming you to travel this island. It is great for families, weddings and honeymoons. You must like its national park, food and beaches. You can have adventure sports and diving here.
It has more than 30 white sand beaches. It is enriched with great restaurants, intimate resorts and nice villas. You will feel fresh in clear blue water. Anguilla is perfect for biking, hiking, exploring, sports and amusements. You can collect some fantastic handmade craft items here. If you want to enjoy your life in 2014, then discover Anguilla.
It is a beautiful three island state. It is called the Island of Spice. You will be lucky to enjoy world's first Underwater Sculpture Park, cascading waterfalls with white sand beaches. You will get huge time to enjoy Grenada's amazing sites and attractions with content as the island is peaceful and friendly for the visitors.
To enjoy vacation in Martinique is great. You can have vast experiences of sightseeing, Caribbean festivals and special events on this island throughout the year. Blue (beach) and green (nature) activities are available here. It is an outstanding island where you can visit with your desires and travel budget.
Saint Barthelemy
Excellence, luxury and serenity are the best words for this island. It is full of sophisticated relaxation and rustic charm. This wonderful island is famous for surfing, diving, and sailing or motorboat excursions. You will be lucky if you can get the experience of kite-surfing here. It has also earned glory for fine dining.
This is an historic island with multi-cultural feast. Travelers who love adventures should visit this island. The people of Trinidad are proud of their carnival and culture. It is famous for bird watching. The island is fantastic for shopping and fishing. If you are a cricket or golf lover, then come to Trinidad to enjoy these sports.
These are the great Caribbean Islands. Try to make this year special through visiting these outstanding islands. Keep these islands in your top travel destination list. I wish your success and glorious life with enjoyment of travelling the tourist spots of 6 islands.


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The program offers Registry-wide search-and-replace capabilities, and its Age System identifies recently changed Registry items. Among its many other features are removal of unnecessary files, identification of bad shortcuts, and Registry-style editing of INI files. The help system, however, didn't quite match up with the actual program.


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8 Easy, Affordable Ways To Get Healthier
For many women, our relationship with our bodies is a constant battle. It's a war on fat and flab, and a struggle against aging and perfection. If we shift our mindsets and focus on honoring our bodies instead of berating them, we will feel and look better. Use these eight essential steps to ensure a healthier, more enjoyable lifestyle.
1. Connect with your monthly cycle.
As women, we are lucky to have a monthly health check, courtesy of our menstrual cycle. Changes in our period are often our body's red light that something may be off. Tuning into your cycle guarantees that you'll notice any changes like increased flow, worsening PMS or delayed or absent periods.
2. Sleep for quality and quantity.
If you aren't getting enough sleep, you won't reach the level of health your body deserves. Most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night. Turning off the electronics at least 90 minutes before bed and sticking to a sleep schedule will help you achieve higher quality sleep.
3. Support your body with whole, real foods.
We often hear conflicting nutrition advice. But most nutrition experts agree to eat more vegetables and limit our consumption of processed foods. Stick with foods provided by nature to provide your body with optimal nourishment.
4. Move often with intention and pleasure.
A majority of adults spend a vast part of their day sitting, but the human body was made to move. Exercise alone will not reverse the effects of a sedentary life. Instead, we must find ways to move at low to moderate levels of intensity throughout the day. We should also include occasional bursts of high-intensity activity. Try taking the stairs or pacing while talking on the phone.
5. Reduce stress in your life.
Stress is one of the biggest toxins in most people's lives. Learning to release stress and reduce stressors in our lives should be a priority for greater health. What that looks like for you is up to you to figure out. Maybe you should try meditation or exercise as ways to deal with stress.
6. Spend time in nature.
Dr. Yoshifumi Miyazaki tested the idea of shinrin yoku, or forest bathing, in the forests of Yakushima. His work showed that 40 minutes of walking in the forest, as opposed to walking on a treadmill, lowered stress and improved mood and vigor. Exposure to nature reduces stress, depression symptoms and hostility. It also improves sleep, vigor, and feelings of liveliness.
7. Foster touch.
Of all the senses, touch is the first to develop in utero. Touch is our primary language of compassion. New research shows that touch is fundamental to human communication, bonding and health. One study found that NBA teams who touch more, win more games. So don't be afraid to go in for a hug if a handshake feels too formal.
8. Embrace your sexuality.
Your sexuality is your sexuality. We are all unique. How you explore and embrace your sexuality is your own unique journey. Neglecting our sexuality means neglecting our body's capacity for pleasure.
Focusing on nourishing your body with these eight elements will end the constant battle with your body and lead to a healthier lifestyle. A lifestyle that is far more enjoyable that the constant battle you have been waging all these years.
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A few of you have asked (mostly on Twitter) about my triathlon. I'll post pics as soon as my little sister (and cheerleader) sends them my way. But for now, I will say I survived (obviously!) and I'm really happy I did it. My time was average, but my fun-factor was excellent. Too bad they don't measure the fun-factor. I think I would have won!
Last night was boys' night out at our home (laser tag, fast food, and Ice Age), so I was left to my own devices. I did a little writing on a new project not related to the HUSH, HUSH series, bought some adorable Betsy Johnson frog earrings, started season six of GILMORE GIRLS, and did some Internet reading. I came across a couple interesting and writing-related things, and thought I'd share.
First, if you are a mother and a writer and constantly asking yourself, "How will I ever be able to do this?" I'd really recommend you check this out. I'd loved these women's books when I was younger, and I love their advice now that I'm older.
And Janet Reid on A New Rule for Authors: Be Positive. Chin up!
Finally, these are the frog earrings!! Are they not the cutest? I pierced my ears for the first time eight weeks ago, and I'm having a little too much fun accessorizing my ears. So far I have lady bugs, giraffes, and now frogs. Just what I would have bought had a pierced my ears at eight, like every other girl in the world.


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Create FuseDocs with Snippets
You can download them at http://www.andyjarrett.co.uk/downloads/FuseDoc-HS.zip, to instal just create a new folder called "FuseDoc" in your Snippets folder and unzip to there.
Have a look and let me know what you think. I haven't put them through a good test yet, but they are doing well so far so any feed back appreciated.


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Running. Again.
Last time on http://new.zeropager.com I was in the middle of a training program with the aim of upping my time and pace. Which it did! And also gave me a horrible bit of hamstring trouble. Completely my fault for an overly ambitious increase in distance and effort while being, quite frankly, a bit old.
So I haven't written here for a while but right now? I'm in the middle of a mini-renaissance and quite enjoying a bit of running again.
I'm still carrying some niggles on my hamstring it still twinges a bit. However a switch from the Nike Free Run's I usually run in to the lower drop New Balance Minimus Trail seems to have helped a lot. I've done 15km this week so far and the shoes seem to have traded hamstring ache for calve ache. And I can deal with that. It's happened every time I've gone back onto zero drop shoes and soon goes away with a bit of perseverance.
The runs have been good too. Even the slow times in near storms of a few weeks back put a grin on my face and hopefully helped build back some base stamina.
I feel incredibly lucky to be able to run in this part of the world. Recently I added Tentsmuir Forest to the small set of routes I use and it's been lovely ambling through am amazing pine forest sitting on the edge of the Tay. And even when the weather isn't all that helpful, which is quite often, it's impossible not end up with a massive grin after battling through the elements.
Aiming for a long slow, 10 miler this weekend which will bring me up to 30km for the week.


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The Spirit of Peace
By HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States
Delivered at the lighting of the National Community Christmas Tree, Washington, D. C., December 24, 1945
Vital Speeches of the Day, Vol. XII, pp. 165, 167.
THIS is the Christmas that a war-weary world has prayed for through long and awful years. With peace come joy and gladness. The gloom of the war years fades as once more we light the National Community Christmas Tree. We meet in the spirit of the first Christmas, when the midnight choir sang the hymn of joy: "Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth, Peace, Good Will Toward Men."
Let us not forget that the coming of the Saviour brought a time of long peace to the Roman world. It is, therefore, fitting for us to remember that the spirit of Christmas is. the spirit of peace, of love, of charity to all men. From the manger of Bethlehem came a new appeal to the minds and hearts of men: "A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another."
In love, which is of the very essence of the message of the Prince of Peace, the world would find a solution for all its ills. I do not believe there is one problem in this country—in the world—today which could not be settled if approached through the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount. The poet dream, the lesson of priest and patriarch and the prophets' vision of a new heaven and a new earth, all are summed up in the message delivered in the Judean hills beside the Sea of Galilee. Would that the world would accept that message in this time of its greatest need!
This is a solemn hour. In the stillness of the eve of the Nativity when the hopes of mankind hang on the peace that was offered to the world nineteen centuries ago, it is but natural, while we survey our destiny, that we give thought also to our past—to some of the things which have gone into the making of our nation.
You will remember that Saint Paul, the apostle of the gentiles, and his companions, suffering shipwreck, "cast four anchors out of the stern and wished for the day." Happily for us, whenever the American ship of state has been storm, tossed, we have always had an anchor to windward.
We are met on the south lawn of the White House. The setting is a reminder of Saint Paul's four anchors. To one side is the massive pile of the Washington Monument—fit symbol of our first anchor. On the opposite end of Potomac Park is the memorial to another of the anchors which we see when we look astern of the ship of state—Abraham Lincoln, who preserved the Union that Washington wrought
Between them, appropriately too, is the memorial to Thomas Jefferson, the anchor of democracy. On the other side of the White House, in bronze, rides Andrew Jackson—fourth of our anchors—the pedestal of his monument bearing his immortal words: "Our Federal Union—it must be preserved."
It is well in this solemn hour that we bow to Washington, Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln as we face our destiny with its hopes and fears—its burdens and its responsibilities. Out of the past we shall gather wisdom and inspiration to chart our future course.
With our enemies vanquished we must gird ourselves for tne work that lies ahead. Peace has its victories no less hard won than success at arms. We must not fail or falter We must strive without ceasing to make real the prophecy of Isaiah: "They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."
In that day, whether it be far or near, the kingdoms of this world shall become indeed the Kingdom of God and He will reign forever and ever, Lord of Lords and King of Kings. With that message I wish my countrymen a merry Christmas, and joyous days in the new year.
world every aggressive use of force, every war of aggression. Who could not greet such an intention enthusiastically, especially in its effective realization?
But if this is to be something more than a beautiful gesture, all oppression and all arbitrary action from within and without must be banned.
In the face of this accepted state of affairs, there remains but one solution: a return to God and to the order established by Him.
The more the veil is lifted from the origin and increase of those forces which brought about the war, the clearer it becomes that they were the heirs, the bearers and continuers of errors of which the essential element was the neglect, overthrow, denial and contempt of Christian thought and principles.
If, then, the root of the evil lies here, there is but one remedy: to go back to the order fixed by God also in relations between states and peoples; to go back to a real Christianity within the state and among states. And let it not be said that this is not realism in politics. Experience should have taught all that the policy guided by eternal truths and the laws of God is the most real and tangible of policies. Realistic politicians who think otherwise pile up only ruins.
The Prisoners of War and Political Prisoners
And now, lastly, our gaze, which has wandered, if only for a moment, over the present state of the world, must pause once again on the masses, still immense, of war prisoners. As we get ready to pass in quiet, interior joy and fervent prayer the holy feast of Christmas, which reaffirms and ennobles, with century-old and undiminished harmony, the bonds of the human family, and invites to the domestic hearth, as to a sacred rite, even those who habitually live long away from it, we remember with profound sorrow all those who, although the end of the war has been proclaimed, must this year again pass the beautiful season in a foreign land and feel, on the night of rejoicing and peace, the torment of their uncertain lot and of their separation from parents, wives, children, brothers, sisters,, all their dear ones.
And while we wish to pay the tribute of just recognition and praise to those authorities and to those organizations and individuals who have striven to alleviate and to abbreviate their sorrowful condition, we cannot conceal the pain we felt when, in addition to the sufferings inevitably accruing from the war, we heard of others which were almost on purpose inflicted on prisoners and deported people; when, in some instances, we saw their captivity prolonged without reasonable cause; when the yoke of imprisonment, of itself oppressive, was aggravated by hard and unjustified labor, or when in unconscionable disregard for standards set up by international conventions and by the still more sacred standards of Christian and civil conscience, they were refused in an inhuman way the treatment due to the vanquished.
To these children, still held in prison, may our Father's message be carried on the wings of the Christmas angels. May they receive and be comforted by our wish—shared by all who cherish the sense of man's brotherhood—to see them regularly and speedily restored to their anxious families and to their normal peacetime occupations. And we are certain that we voice the sentiments of all right-thinking men when we extend that wish to include those political prisoners, men, women and youths, at times exposed to dire sufferings, against whom no accusation of crime or violation of the law can be brought, but, at most, only their past political views.
We shall include with affectionate solicitude also those missionaries and civilians in the Far East who in consequence of recent grave events are living in affliction and danger. There is an obvious natural obligation that these unfortunate victims be treated in a humane manner: Indeed, we consider that the much-desired pacification and concord among peoples could not be better initiated than by their liberation and as far as possible by their fair, proper and equitable rehabilitation.
With such sentiments and wishes on our lips and in our heart, we ask our Divine Saviour to bestow on you, venerable brethren and beloved sons, and on all our dear sons and daughters scattered over the earth, an abundance of His graces, of which the token is this apostolic benediction which with all our heart we impart to you.


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'I've dealt with Gary for the last three years and bought several fantastic bikes including a 1987 BMW Paris Dakar, and 1997 R80GS Kalahari. The quality of the bikes and Gary's service is refreshing. Owning my own prestige car dealership, I am very particular about everything I buy. Gary has never disappointed me. His attention to detail is second to none and I would have no hesitation in recommending his services to anyone interested in having a bike restored or rebuilt.
I found a 1976 R90S, presented it to Gary this year and in three months, produced an absolute gem for me, in my choice of colour. Thanks again Gary. What shall we do next?'
Mark - Sheffield, 2012


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Initially implant function was a measure of success; today, however, implant esthetics is what drives patients to seek treatment. This has raised the demands on the implant surgeons who now have to master both hard and soft tissue management around dental implants. This hands on cadaver course is designed to treat the most challenging aspects of tissue deficiency. Both horizontal and vertical hard and soft tissue augmentation techniques will be demonstrated. Novel soft tissue augmentation such as the Vascularized Interpositional Periosteal Connective Tissue graft (VIP-CT) will be used to correct both horizontal and vertical soft tissue deficiencies with one procedure. Vertical bone grafting techniques using GBR and autogenous blocks will be demonstrated as well as combination hard and soft tissue procedures. Hard and soft tissue grafting techniques will be demonstrated and each participant will perform the procedure on a cadaver head. This course will provide both the biologic rational and clinical techniques for grafting. Finally complications of each procedure will be discussed.
ParticipantsThis course is advanced surgical techniques for the experienced implant surgeon
ObjectiveTo learn novel grafting techniques and master hard and soft tissue augmentation
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- Autogenous block grafting
- Vertical bone augmentation
- Autogenous J-graft
- Guided tissue regeneration using membranes
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- Nerve lateralization
- Alveolar distraction
- Complications and how to deal with them
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Dr. Giordano was making waves when she could barely tie her shoes. At the age of four, she was the focal point of a seemingly innocent campaign ad by LEGO. This ad, published in 1981 seemed harmless and innocent, simply showing the purely creative spirit of children. In the meantime, 33 years have elapsed, and Giordano is seen once again, holding up a modern day LEGO set. The comparison is amusing, to say the very least. While some aspects of our culture have progressed, gender norms have seemingly gone back in time. Again, progress isn't always progress.
As you can see, the 1981 LEGO set is simply that: multicolored blocks, neutral, nonspecific. The fine print of the ad points out the "Universal Building Sets" and how children build for both fun and realism. It states how proud she is of herself for creating something of her own. "What it is is beautiful."
I agree completely.
However, as time has elapsed and we look at a current set, things have different. "What it is is different." In this new "LEGO Friends" line, girls are the focus. However, this seemingly gender neutral toy is suddenly geared toward feminizing. Why does the news van have to be all pink and feminized? I don't recall Meredith Vieira or Robin Roberts ever decking out in pure pink for a glitter filled news cast.
According to HuffPost, the advertisements for this new line of LEGOs has this description for the pink news van: "Break the big story of the world's best cake with the Heartlake News Van!"
Really??? Breaking news coverage over a cake? Really? Come on.
In my youth, I too played with LEGOS, like it was my job. I had free bricks to create anything with, as well as a couple of sets. However, my LEGO set was of an Indiana Jones type guy traveling through a forgotten mummified tomb – booby traps and all. I don't remember there being a cake anywhere, but I enjoyed it anyway.
I guess I'm just missing the point of making children's toys have sex appeal. Why? Why can't children just be children and use their imagination, rather than toe the line and follow the so-called 'standards' of popular culture?
In 1981, Giordano was donned in baggy jeans, a unisex shirt and shoes and only had her red braid to set her apart from the boys. Who knows what she would look like today as a child. The eternal tom boy in me cringes when I see little girls walking around with their parents in make up and clothes more expensive than those I own now. I suppose everyone has their own opinion and they are rightfully entitled to have them, but I will be eternally grateful for the liberties my parents gave me as a child. I was outside from dawn to dusk and played hard. I dressed up for special occasions and stayed clean during school. Any other time, the world was my oyster and I had countless adventures under the clouds.
I only hope that every little girl and little boy is given the same opportunity to explore in a label free backyard.


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This spaetzle is flavoured with soft herbs-chervil, parsley, tarragon, and/or chives. We use two parts of the milder herbs (parsley or chervil) to one part of the more assertively flavoured herbs (tarragon or chives). You can use just one herb, or your own mixture. Spaetzle are a wonderful side to a braised dish or any other main course that has a sauce for the spaetzle to soak up. Using a Copper-Core pasta pentola makes it easy to remove cooked spaetzle from the pot. Spaetzle makers are relatively inexpensive and are the easiest way to form uniformly-sized spaetzle.
Very easy
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs to combine, then whisk in the mustard. Whisk in one-quarter of the flour, followed by one-quarter of the milk. Continue to add the remaining flour and milk alternately until incorporated. Whisk in the salt and herbs. Let the batter rest at room temperature for about 1 hour.
Bring a pasta pentola filled with lightly salted water to a boil. Set up a large bowl of ice water (big enough to submerge the pentola insert). When you are ready to cook the spaetzle, pour about one-third of the batter into a spaetzle maker or large-holed colander. Hold the spaetzle maker or colander over the water and push the batter through the holes. Adjust the heat so that the water is at a simmer.
Once the spaetzle floats to the top, simmer them for another 30 seconds. Lift up the insert, draining the spaetzle well, and submerge the insert in the ice bath to chill. Drain the spaetzle and spread out on paper towels to dry. Return the insert to the pot and repeat with the remaining batches of batter. Place the spaetzle in a storage container and toss with a little canola oil to prevent sticking. Cover and refrigerate for up to a day.
To serve: Heat a film of oil in a large Copper-Core sauté pan over low heat. Increase the heat to medium, add the spaetzle, and sauté for about 5 minutes, tossing often, until the spaetzle are golden brown. Add the butter and toss to coat. Serve immediately topped with additional fresh herbs if desired.
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The Toronto-based agency Juniper Park has been a fairly independent, but relatively small operation among Omnicom's otherwise sprawling agency networks. Though at one time loosely affiliated with BBDO and reporting through its CEO Andrew Robertson, the 80-person agency has been mostly left to its own devices to pursue clients around North America.
But now Omnicom has made Juniper Park part of TBWA Worldwide as that agency network announces major changes to its executive structure.
In a series of changes announced Friday, Troy Ruhanen, who took over as president and CEO of TBWA Worldwide in July 2014, has divided command along business market lines, rather than strict national boundaries. Several senior executive positions have been changed as a result. (Read the excerpted release below for details on the new executive structure.)
"Aligning our business with those of our global clients and moving away from a traditional regional structure will allow our leadership and markets to be more entrepreneurial because they are not operating in a traditional structure," said Ruhanen, in a release. "Instead of being generalists, we'll be specialists with a critical area of focus."
For TBWA Canada, the shift has brought its president closer to his home town. Jay Bertram had been overseeing both Canadian and the Latin American offices, but was more focused on bringing the operations in Mexico and Brazil into closer alignment with global operations (a task that meant the Toronto native had to move to Miami). Those offices now report directly into a global leadership team, and Ruhanen has asked Bertram to "get Canada back to where I had it before three years ago.
"I was asked to do the [Latin American] regional job by Tom [Carroll, former president and now chairman of TBWA Worldwide], but he asked me to keep Canada. No one had done [both jobs] before," Bertram said. "I found myself being split between two lovers and I think it's fair to say I wasn't doing enough service for Canada. I'm back to trying to get us growing again, winning new business and awards."
Juniper Park, meanwhile, will remain a separate network offering, keeping its name, staff and operational structure. But now its president, Jill Nykoliation, will report to Ruhanen.
"The addition of Juniper Park gives us not only a second agency brand in Canada, but also in North America as they have a history of already collaborating on many North American clients," Ruhanen told Marketing. "Juniper Park and TBWA will operate as separate businesses but will collaborate on certain capabilities, such as design and shared services.
"Juniper Park has been performing really well. I've worked with them for around six years in total and have always had a keen interest in them. They have a strong reputation and client admiration."
Nykoliation called the new arrangement a "a terrific match. It's a privilege to be invited into [TBWA's] network. It increases our access to global resources and powerful international network with a shared vision for disruptive creativity."
Juniper Park's clients currently include CIBC, Virgin Mobile, The Source and New York Fries in Canada. In the U.S., it works on Big Heart Pet Brands, Eos, Del Monte and Miller Lite (it helped TBWA/Chiat/Day win the beer brand back in September).
TBWA Press Release
Excerpt – March 27, 2015
"Nick Barham, Chief Strategy Officer of TBWA's Los Angeles office, adds responsibilities as Global Chief Strategy Officer to his existing role. He will continue to lead the LA office's strategy department as part of its executive team, in addition to being charged with leading the TBWA network's Disruption® practice and planning function.
Perry Valkenburg becomes President, International – Global Operations. Perry will have oversight of TBWA\Digital Arts Network, TBWA\Worldhealth, Content & Production, Design and TBWA's Merger and Acquisition strategy.
James Vincent and Emmanuel Andre will also assume the title of President, International. James, who was a founding member and CEO of TBWA\Media Arts Lab, will lead the charge in developing new and innovative client models for global client business and building out new partnership models within the network. Emmanuel will be in charge of TBWA's network culture, training and development programs, with the goal of creating one of the most enviable talent development programs in the industry.
TBWA's Digital Arts Network gets new leadership, with Luke Eid, Global Innovation Director for TBWA\Worldwide, becoming President, TBWA\Digital Arts Network. Juuso Myllyrinne becomes VP and Head of Strategy for TBWA\Digital Arts Network.
TBWA is moving to a Global Client Market structure, reflecting the change in multi-national client structures and the nature of their businesses, away from a traditional, rigid regional structure. Fifteen core global markets, including New York, Los Angeles, Canada, U.K., France, Germany, the Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Australia, Greater China, Singapore, Japan and global client business unit TBWA\Media Arts Lab (Apple), will all report directly to Troy Ruhanen, with Keith Smith supporting Ruhanen with these markets and key global clients, in the role of President, International – Global Markets.
Toronto-based Omnicom agency Juniper Park becomes part of the TBWA network with immediate effect. Led by Jill Nykoliation as President, Juniper Park will strengthen TBWA's footprint in the North American market as well as broadening their design capabilities.
The traditional regions will be reorganized outside of the global client markets. Europe, Middle East and Africa will be consolidated into two groups headed by Kris Govaerts and Cem Topcuoglu. Govaerts, CEO of TBWA Belgium, will in addition oversee operations in Western Europe excluding the Global Client Markets. Topcuoglu, CEO of TBWA Istanbul, will also oversee Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Asia Pacific will be divided into three focused regions including Asia, Oceania and Greater China. Philip Brett will assume the role of President, Asia, with oversight of all three. TBWA's regional operations will relocate from Hong Kong to Singapore, in alignment with many of the region's key clients. Paul Bradbury continues to lead Oceania as CEO of Whybin\TBWA in Australia and New Zealand.
Two key appointments have been made in Greater China to strengthen the network's operations in that region. Nils Andersson joins TBWA from Y&R as President and Chief Creative Officer for TBWA\Greater China, making China the fifth office in the network to appoint a creative to the most senior leadership role. Joanne Lao, Managing Director of TBWA\Hong Kong, moves to the role of CEO for TBWA\Greater China to partner with Nils."


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|From La Digue 02
And there they were...from the sky in the frame of a plane window and the wing. The first island of the archipelago stars showing up way before the landing, but you still don't imagine how vast the territory is. Only at the end of the holiday Kiran will tell us that the most far island is Alhambra and it 600 nautic miles away from Mahe the capital (big ships have big pirates problems down there)
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At the airport the CatCoco CatCoco bus is waiting for you to take you to the Jetty...how nice these guys!!! A free bus picking you up!!! Then you find out the one way ticket is 42 euros x person. A 40 minutes ride to take you to the Praslin jetty.
Ah, don't forget to bring cash euros, since lots of places will charge you that
Cat Rose is waiting for you to finally lead you to La Digue island.
A pearl in the blue sea. Elvis is the man!
His funny face shows up in the middle of a crowd with it big white smile.
Bikes rented and a ride to Pension Fidele, a sweet self catering at the end of a dirt road and deepen in tropical garden with fruit trees all over and a half barrel BBQ looking for us.
60 euros per room, with a whole kitchen available including a powerful fridge, a toaster and a microwave oven.
Josette is the sincere teacher running the place (with the help of sweet Babette for the cleaning), and she welcomes us with a bottle of just made passion fruit juice...she has a tree there.
Everything looks just perfect, so we throw our clothes into the drawers and we run to Grand Anse...actually we ride.
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3.5 Kms on a lush little street taking you to what you were looking for. A quiet straight soft beach with blue crystal water and a cloudy sky dotted with celestials cyan spots. Huge waves hit the shore, surfers stoked to see all this, and the two of us stretching our tired bones floating in the warm waters.
Don't forget to have lunch at the restaurant right on the beach!!! The atmosphere is chilled out, it's in the shade (very important on this beach since there's none).
For 20 euros you get a great buffet made of grilled fish, all sorts of vegetables, different kind of rice and few creol delicious meals. And don't miss the dessert!
Grand Anse is only one of the three enchanting beaches on the southeast coast. Petit Anse (no shade at all unless you bild up some kind of hut on your own) and the astonishing Anse Coco are the other two.
To reach Anse Coco you need a little effort to climb up a couple of steep slopes in the middle of a jungle (we actually got lost once risking to spend the night with giant crabs and scary spiders), but what you see once you get there you'll wonna walk everyday for 40 minutes. You're gonna be mostly everyday maximum 6 people on the beach and there's good trees you can hide under when the sun starts hitting too bad.
Beside the infinite colorful fishes, I spotted in this bay many eagle rays, a little white shark and an enurmous yellow manta at least as big as me...so be prepared to see amazin stuff down there!!!
Leaving the jetty and going left, you join the road leading you the north west coast. This is probably the wildest and non developped side of the island, and if you follow it till the road stops you'll run into some nice spots. The mighty reef out there doesn't allow to swim since the water is to shallow, but still you get a nice pool to relax in and refresh a bit from the arsh sun. The northern tip is the only worth place to really stop and lay on a nice tiny beach right below the Patatran hotel and the colors of the deep ocean are just bright enough to wear sunglasses. Just before the paved street ends there's a small house owned by Jules...you'll notice it for sure since it's the only place selling drinks and coconuts. If you book in advance he will fix a special creol dinner for you with tables facing the shore and lulled by the sound of the waves.
One day we also had a trip to the small islands around there. Coco island and Felicitè are just awesome for the snorkling (we saw 3 smal black tip sharks and two sea turtles), whereas Sister island is good for a bbq and some relax on the private beach of the island (be ready to pay a lot of money to do this kind of excursions).
Last but not least, we have the unbelievable Anse Maron. I suggest you not to risk and go with a guide for the first time, since the path to get there might be tricky and too much depending on the tides. The walk starts from the only wonderful park of the island (10 euros ticket per person), and before you get to Anse Surce d'Argent you might need a 5 minutes ride on your bike. Once at a small restaurant next to the shore, you leave your bike and you start the real trip, going through postcards beaches and colors you can't believe are real. Sometimes you'll have to walk in the water some other in the middle of the jungle and others...in the middle of huge granite rocks. Don't get scared...if you're a bit overweight to pass through you might be able to climb them!
But let's talk about the aiming point. Good chance you'll be the only person on Anse Maron, and even if you might be a bit tired you won't regret what you've done and how much you swet your ass off...this is something will never, ever gonna happen to you again! The pictures following are gonna talk instead of me and maybe you'll get an idea of what I'm trying to say.
Concerning places to eat, I totally raccomend chataux Sant Claud (fare price for good food and cozy enviroment), and Zerof (at dinner they have a fixed menu, but cheap and tipical). Don't ever go to Chez Marston...they rip you off for a dinner is not even special and you wait for hrs even if the restaurant is half empty.
But if you're staying over a self catering forget about all this, just enter one of the many little supermarket and you'll find almost everything you need. A bag of fresh fish for 75 Rupees (16 rupees equals 1 euro) is available around the jetty when the fishermans come back from their hard day of work...you'll see a lot of people riding their bikes with fishes hanging from their handlebars.
For fresh, juicy and tasty fruit there's a hand made shop on the way to Grand Anse where we use to buy mangos and local delicatessen for our fruit salads in the morning.Speciality of the house...fruit shakes made in front of you!
Well, enjoy this unbelievable island and don't forget to train a bit before reaching it...you'll have to ride or walk a lot anyway (but it's pleasant).
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I wonna spend few lines about Pralin and Mahe.
The gratest attraction reguarding Pralin is the Val de Mai park, where the world known Coco de Mer grows and where is totally worth spending the 25 euros for the entrance (get a guide so you won't just be looking at plants and assuming you're understanding what you're seeing). Anse Lazio is the other "big" thing of the island...it is nice, but if you've been to La Digue already it won't be enough for your satisfaction. Great snorkeling next to the rocks and big shady trees on the beach.
We spend just one day on Mahe, and we rented a car to do a round trip of it to get a general idea. It is a big island and it has a lot to offer actually, but not speaking of nice beaches. The only amazing place (I'm saying amazin!!!) is Anse Intendance, where you can also enter (and have lunch at a reasonable price) one of the most beautiful (and expensive) resorts I've ever seen in my life...the Banyan Tree Resort


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Microsoft makes Windows Server 1903 generally available
The Windows Server complement to the Windows 10 May 2019 update, a k a Server 1903, is available for download. Here's what's new.
The Windows Server complement to the Windows 10 May 2019 update, a k a Server 1903, is available for download. Here's what's new.
Microsoft's Windows 10 May Update/1903 is available to consumers and business customers as of today, May 21. It's available through WSUS, Windows Update for Business and VLSC starting today, too.
Microsoft is adding new features to SharePoint, OneDrive for Business and Stream video, and is continuing to push ahead with its 'SharePoint Spaces' mixed-reality technology.
Microsoft officially has released the 'Canary' version of its Chromium-based Edge browser for MacOS. Developer and beta previews for MacOS are 'coming soon.'
Microsoft and Sony are exploring how the two could collaborate on cloud-based gaming and content-streaming, as well as on smart sensors for Sony consumer products.
It looks like Chromebooks won't be getting an option to run Windows and Linux apps natively via the 'Project Campfire' effort, after all.
Citing a potential 'wormable' flaw in Remote Desktop Services, Microsoft is patching not just Windows 7, but its no-longer-supported XP and Windows Server 2003 OS variants, as well.
Microsoft is working to improve the reliability of its Azure infrastructure on multiple fronts, including via 'Project Tardigrade,' its effort to enable a cloud app to survive platform failure.
Microsoft Research's 'Project Denmark' technology allows users to use the microphones in phones and laptops to create a virtual array that can handle conversation transcription and more.
Microsoft's vision for how it can put people at the center of its future computing experiences pulls together everything from its coming Fluid Framework to more collaboration-friendly devices and furniture.


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You are getting a little glimpse of the quilting room. Just need to get some of these urgent things out of the road so then I can take some snaps to show you. Birthday quilt looking a bit better. Still hope to get it done by tomorrow night. I have only tonight to complete because I have a whole day out tomorrow.
Starting to come together. Blocks all complete and looking really nice
And now with borders on.
Now off to the quilting machine and then get the binding on. Think its going to be a late night tonight to get it all complete. This is what I said I didnt want happening this year. Hope this is the only thing that Im running late with.


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Welcome to the course site for Design of Wood Structures (BCT 540) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
This course provides a foundation of wood design concepts for the aspiring wood builders and designers of tomorrow. Contemporary wood structures, like the UMass Design Building shown above, demonstrate ingenuity and new direction. Efficient in design and environmentally responsible, wood is being integrated into showcase structures in more and more creative and inspiring ways every day.
The content of this course is an important part of the curriculum for students of building construction, architecture and engineering. Students will develop several core skills to prepare them for work and careers in the building industry, such as: designing, building and testing wood structures, working productively in interdisciplinary teams, and learning leadership and communication skills.
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As we already discussed in our general review of Diane Von Furstenberg Spring 2012, DVF was all about lightness for spring, much more so than usual, and that choice certainly carried over into the season's handbags. There are a lot of whites, ivories, lilacs and dove greys to be found among these leather goods, with an occasional shot of emerald or cobalt to make sure that everyone stays awake.
Not that it would be a problem without the brights, of course. Von Furstenberg's company has shown great growth in its handbag designs, and although I'd chuck the folded, hand-slotted clutches out of this collection entirely, everything else makes beautiful sense, both in the context of the clothes and the season itself. Pay special attention to one of the newcomers: a ladylike, structured shoulder bag with an elongated top flap. I can't wait to see the full range of colors it will be available in at retail.
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Gathering wild mushrooms is a pleasant and fairly popular activity in France, so much so that whenever one has a doubt about whether a mushroom is comestible, one can simply take it to any drugstore where its identification is offered as a free and friendly service by pharmacists. These bonnets look to me to be of the mostly non-comestible mycena genus of mushrooms, but I'm no expert.
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The original station on the site was operated by the North London Railway, later a new station adjacent to it was built by the Great Northern & City Railway, later operated by the Metropolitan Railway and then British Rail. The new Victoria Line reached the station in the late 1960s which was when the current station building was built.
Nowadays the station has 8 platforms and is served by the Victoria Line, London Overground and Great Northern. The station, which is managed by TfL, is a busy one with nearly 20 million passengers a year on the National Rail platforms and not much less on the Underground.
|London Overground 378 232 on platform 7
|Platforms 7 and 2, sure it makes sense
|Leaf blowing train passes through behind 66 724
|Freight also passes through the station, here a container train behind 90 043