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"Big data" is a scary phrase to many folks, but it has the potential to change our lives for the better, said big data practitioners at a University of Georgia conference on Thursday.
The term refers to data sets too large for traditional data processing, but which can yield valuable information when run through powerful, speedy computers.
Big data is what the National Security Agency does when it searches mobile phones and Internet traffic, and when online retailers like Amazon collect data on what we buy or look at so they can deliver advertising targeted to us.
But it's also enabling police to catch child pornographers, helping farmers become more efficient and helping scientists understand the effects of the massive 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a quartet of big data users said during Thursday's conference. The session was part of UGA's Thinc Week, a series of events designed to encourage entrepreneurial thinking, and the Slingshot Festival of music, technology, film and comedy.
"Big data is the forefront of everything I'm seeing come down the pike," said Gunnar Berger, chief technology officer for the desktop and applications group at the Citrix Systems multinational software company.
Big data and computer technology are changing the nature of work, he said.
"It's something we do, not somewhere we go," said Berger, who works from his home in Oconee County.
Berger envisions a time in the near future in which cars will drive themselves, he said during the "Sensory Overload" conference in the Richard Russell Building Special Collections Libraries.
Berger began to nurture the hope of cars driving themselves after a searing personal experience - a fatal car crash at the intersection of Milledge Avenue and Whitehall Road. Berger was the first person on the scene; the victim literally died in his arms, he said.
"Autonomous driving is going to occur because people are going to die," he said.
Big data will also help feed the world by allowing food producers to track every seed they plant, he said. Combined with other data, such as soil conditions and the weather, that information might make agriculture more efficient.
"It amazes me what technology can do," Berger said.
Big data has also transformed the advertising industry, said Micah Freedman, director of user experience at Integral Ad Science.
Analytics can match ads to online newspaper articles by readers' interests and by similar topics - food ads with articles about nutrition, for example. But the programs can make mistakes, he said, showing one - a McDonald's advertisement with an article headlined "Study: 75 percent of Americans will be overweight by 2020."
UGA's Samantha Joye and other marine scientists are dealing with other kinds of huge data sets as they try to understand the scope and impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. After an explosion that killed 11 workers, up to 80,000 barrels of oil a day spewed for nearly a month from a wellhead a mile below the sea surface, along with about 6,000 tons per day of gases, mostly methane.
Only about 25 percent of the oil was accounted for, said Joye, The oil spread widely, some of it on the surface, some in a vast underwater plume; a big part of it settled on the ocean floor, said Joye, whose research team is developing estimates of what happened to the rest.
"What we're doing is incredibly complicated," she said. "It took an army of physical oceanographers about five months to figure out the water movement."
But scientists already know much more than in 2010, and the next time, they'll be better able to analyze patterns of movement and the fate of the oil spilled.
Thomas Potok, head of the Computation Data Analytics Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, had another story.
He and other scientists at the laboratory developed software that helped police track down child pornographers.
Police were able to find out who the pornographer was trading with, he said.
"They were able to track down five or six kids," he said.
Potok encouraged people in the room to think about big data's potential to help people.
"People are making all kinds of money," he said of big data users. "If you work in this area, take some time to do good."
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The healthcare sector in Belarus is developing in a number of aspects: medical and preventive care, maternal and child health protection, health resort treatment, sanitary-epidemiological service, medical expertise, science and education. As of 2007, there are about 1,500 medical outpatient clinics, among which 632 are located in cities and 826 — in the countryside. Private medical services are developing actively: there are over two hundred private-owned facilities in Belarus, more than half of them are located in Minsk. Private medical centers provide a wide range of services, including paid day patient departments.
Taking into account the fact that the market of such services grows annually by 15-20% in Belarus, and also the fact that according to polls 20% of the residents of the capital are now ready to pay for their treatment, the increase of the share of paid services in healthcare of Belarus will continue. Moreover, the industry experts talk about the need to develop the export of medical services and the so-called medical tourism. Patients from Poland, Germany, Israel and other neighboring countries and beyond are already travelling to Belarus for treatment. Such medical services as transplantation, cardiac surgery, oncology, including children's oncology, and others are in demand among foreigners.
A separate aspect of healthcare of Belarus is the development and production of medical devices. In this area, the leading enterprises are RUE "Belmedtehnika", "Assomedika", "Vityaz", "Interkard" and others.
Among the achievements of the Belarusian health care system are liver transplantation, heart transplantation, preparation for pancreas transplantation, transplantation of the heart-lung complex. Stereotactic brain surgeries, endovascular surgeries on the brain vessels are performed. Ultrasound with the construction of three-dimensional images for the diagnostics of fetal malformations in the II and III trimesters of pregnancy has been mastered in the Centre "Mother and Child". Diagnostic coronary angiography, surgeries on implantation of cardiac pacemakers are commonly performed in all regional centers.
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It is expected to create a structure which will produce stem cells and treat various diseases with their help in Minsk. The scientific base of the project will be located at the Institute of Biophysics and Cell Engineering, and the patients will be hospitalized in the Minsk City Clinical Hospital No. 9. The Ministry of Healthcare has already supported the project. The project involves the venture company "Center of Innovation Technologies of the Eurasian Economic Community".

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Ten years after meeting my golf obsessed R, the sport is yet to ignite a spark in my heart! Worth noting is the fact that I long ago reconciled with being a golf widow given that it will always take priority over I. Suffice to say that I admire his immense passion and unrelenting commitment towards the game. How do you explain someone dragging their kit on a soggy fairway at 6am amidst heavy downpour if not passion? This makes me wish that Xena can have the same ardor for the sport and be the next Xinyu Wang or closer home, Kellie Gichaga!
My kit has only been in contact with a golf course once despite having it for three years. Nevertheless, being a lover of nature, I enjoy the occasional walks on the fairway as most of them tend to be quite scenic. While in Mombasa two weeks ago, we took a drive on Saturday morning at 9.00am to Vipingo Ridge which happened to host a tournament sponsored by one of the banks. Perhaps I should mention that it was reecently crowned as the first PGA certified course outside South Africa!
I have been to a lot of golf courses in this country and never have I seen anything like it. The view is breathtaking to say the least. From the club house foyer, Xena and I had a great perspective of the fairway which was lush and curvy as if it had been crafted lovingly by a sculptor. A bridge stretched right across a water hazard that seemed to extend further afield. That was enough for me to soak in and I did not need to take a walk around the course to appreciate the beauty that is Vipingo Ridge. Plus I met someone who had just moved to Kenya from South Africa and she was quite a delight to converse with! We found a lot to talk about as we enjoyed our drinks (may or may not have been alcoholic) while Xena hoped onto one of the golf carts and took a drive around the course, hoping to catch daddy in action.
The next time I find myself at Vipingo Ridge I may just decide to shake the dust off my kit!
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[…] recall accompanying the mister for one of his golf escapades at Vipingo Ridge early September and I wrote about how his passion for golf still had me raising eyebrows. Which means, I still had't discovered my passion but was in […]
That hair looks lovely but wondering is it light weight enough for her?
..i love the place…..it's so beautiful..I am obsessed with nature.. Xena and the hair..super gorgeous too..she looks soo preettty and beautiful…
I can't believe I didn't get to meet you guys in this trip!?I see cuteness still abounds.Am also a golf widow…we should form a club


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Writing my last year review I got carried away to list out places I ended up eating last year so I decided to create another post. There is no fancy Michelin star places in my list. Some of them are chain restaurants, which doesn't make them less nicer and enjoyable. Here it goes
GB Pizza Co – Margate – on the Margate seafront. Small pizzeria. Using British/local suppliers. Dogs are welcome. Friendly service. I had Pear and British Blue Cheese Pizza on the ricotta base – absolutely wonderful.
Honest Burgers – Cambridge – it's the 25 restaurants chain place but I could say it' the best burger I had. They also selling local beers. And at Cambridge they also sell local gin, which apparently was beautiful, according to my friend (I was designated driver 🙁 ) simple menu but full of taste. All of their restaurants also have one burger which is local.
We had a burger with beef, smoked Cheddar Gorge cheese, smoked bacon, apple & onion chutney, pickles, mixed leaves – divine.
Franco Manca Pizza – London Victoria – another chain place I visited first time and will definitely go back. Once started in Brixton Market they have 34 restaurants in London now and few more outside of the capital, and even 1 in Italy. The prices are reasonable, pizzas are on sourdough base, ingredients are sourced carefully selected suppliers from Italy and UK (read more about them in their web page). I had pizza with Gloucester old spot ham (home cured), mozzarella, buffalo ricotta & wild mushrooms (little tomato) – just lovely.
Giggling Squid – Sevenoaks – again, chain place, which doesn't mean it's can't be good. All their restaurants are beautifully designed. Sevenoaks one is in the building which once upon a time was church. I had Giant Butterfly King Prawn Pad Thai and it was beautiful.
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Rae Meierei – Tallinn – What a lovely experience that was! Hidden on the top floor of very tacky touristy restaurant in Tallinn. It's the restaurant and cheese factory in the heart of the old town. It has industrial interior. You can buy cheese to take home and I definitely suggest Burrata – just so soft and beautiful texture. From starters their baked halloumi with strawberry salad and raspberry mustard was just perfect.
Sometimes they have 2 goats wandering around restaurant and you can see through the massive window, when they are making cheese.
Don't miss the toilets 🙂
Lammas & Lest – Hiiumaa -I wasn't sure I mention this place in Hiiumaa, second biggest island in Estonia. Not because of the quality of the food and cooking,but because of their excessive use of sweet potatoes in most of their dishes in last summer. But the meat was cooked perfectly. So I think you should definitely give them try.
Poisi Eine – Pärnu – located in the little old wooden house near our place, this place makes wraps, which are well known and loved among a most families, who visit Pärnu. Service is fast and friendly. Wraps are filled most generously with filling and they taste just divine. …and prices are so reasonable …and it's open until late hours. You must visit when in Pärnu!
Padakonn at Hiiumaa – absolutely incredible place, freshly made no fuss food, but tastes divine. This family restaurant locates in the Suuremôisa castle and in the summer you can sit outside for your meal
I had this fish cake made from local fish with new potatoes and fresh salad and in restaurant baked black bread. The price was just so sensible. Must visit when you go to Hiiumaa.
- Tenerife
Restaurant El Cine at Los Christianos. If you love seafood and fish, it's the must visit place at the South Tenerife. You probably have to que for the table but it's so worth it. It's bit tucked away from the sea front and it's not even proper building, which is OK, taking into account Tenerife's climate. The food is simple and freshly made . If you not fan of fish, they do beautiful chicken wings in case you don't want to stay behind from rest of your party.
So here it was – my list of places I visited 2018, I better get on with 2019 list now 🙂


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When I was a kid, CBS television would air "That's Entertainment" at least once a year and it was a major event. It was for me, anyway. This was before cable and this movie is what I blame for making me fall in love with old movies and musicals. I've seen it no telling how many times. One of my favorite things ever.
TCM (my favorite channel) aired "That's Entertainment" early this morning and I recorded it. I know I have it on a VHS tape somewhere but I haven't seen it in a long time.
Me and Mr. Smiff love to watch this and marvel at the clips of Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, The Nicholas Brothers, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, etc. I love the clip of Astaire dancing with the coat rack and on the ceiling…Gene Kelly was a freak of nature…but this clip with Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell makes me want to cry it's so incredible. It makes me want to buy me some tap shoes and get back in the closet like I used to do at my cousin's house when I was little. Seriously…I love this clip. Frank was right when he said "We'll never see the likes of this again." Enjoy.


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Visiting the Quinta da Pacheca in Lamego means you will enjoy at least three types of experience: tourism, wine and food. All three are exceptionally memorable, particularly given the setting of the world's oldest demarcated winegrowing region: The Upper Douro, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2001.
With its excellent accommodation and restaurant, Quinta da Pacheca is the perfect starting point for an exploration of the Douro region and its wines and food, its history and its people.
The gardens at Quinta da Pacheca (Photo credit: Viaje Comigo)
The main house (The Wine House Hotel Quinta da Pacheca) has 15 bedrooms, all of them different, and a restaurant that complements the surrounding landscape. Each space has been designed to be something much more than just a bedroom or a sitting room. Given all the work that has gone into it, it is no great surprise that the Quinta has won a whole host of awards, including the "Accommodation" category, in 2015, and, in 2016, the "Innovative wine experience" category in Great Wine Capitals – Best of Wine Tourism.
the bed in a room at Quinta da Pacheca (Photo credit: Viaje Comigo)
Although the main house dates back to the 18th Century, everything else is imbued with innovation, with the aim of making it as open to tourism as possible. You can feel the opening of doors immediately, in the welcoming smiles of greeting.
The bedroom, in which the classic sits alongside the modern, sports an enormous - and comfortable - bed, with a headboard that matches the curtains and sofa. The best thing, though, are the huge windows and their views of the flower gardens.
If you have to choose one place to start exploring the Quinta, begin with the vineyards, move on to the winery and the treading of the grapes and then head into the cellar before taking your place at table to partake of the nectar produced by Pacheca.
You can ask the hotel to organise a picnic in the gardens, with their sweeping views of the surrounding greenery. In wandering about the gardens, you will likely stumble across a giant bottle carved out of a tree trunk. Named "The Nectar of Pacheca", it was sculpted by Óscar Rodrigues in 2014. It pays homage to winemaking, by giving new life to an old oak. Nearby are the inviting green recliners and the Balinese style bed lit by a tall candle. Although you are tempted to linger, there is a food tasting about to start back at the restaurant.
Quinta da Pacheca vineyards (Photo credit: Viaje Comigo)
The Wine House Restaurant offers traditional Portuguese cooking, with a contemporary twist. The room is predominantly green, with a massive wooden dresser displaying a similarly coloured collection of traditional Bordalo Pinheiro tableware. As soon as you step through the door, your eyes are drawn to the panoramic window and the views it offers of the neighbouring mountains. The landscape is definitively exquisite. Breakfast is also served in this room.
The dishes created by the chef, Carlos Pires, make their way to the table. Seasonal products and local ingredients are the rule and each morsel is carefully matched to a Quinta wine. And why not ... round off the meal with a 40-year old port? An excellent choice!
Quinta da Pacheca, Rua do Relógio do Sol, 261, Cambres, Lamego, Portugal
Telephone: +351 254 331 229
The tasting and the visit are free for hotel guests or for those dining in the restaurant.
Wine tasting only: €9 for two wines and two ports
Restaurant prices: average €25 per head, not including drinks.
Parking and Wifi are free.
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Hi folks!
I find very useful to have a memory reference when i debug my project. If i want to check the address of a structured variable or variable in general i can only rely to buffer or pointer values declared inside to understand what ram memory location is reserved for the other variables. Furthermore i can only see the address relative as ' 0x200002ac ‹name of struct + 4› ' for example.
Is there exist some trick to have a column in the Variable/Expression tab to see also physical address of the variables?
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Six days after my first dose of rituximab my neck nodes are definitely smaller, but they almost seem more numerous. Maybe they were all mushed together before.
Let's see what the second week brings. I am very hopeful, but confused.
I have been working out daily in the hope of giving the therapy every chance to work, and driving tons of water and green tea to flush away the detritus of the killed B cells and protect my kidneys.
But the much bigger news is that I am a new grandfather. My daughter Rachael delivered a beautiful little girl very early this morning. No pictures yet.
We can't rush up to see mommy and baby (both of whom are doing great) until we return from the memorial for my dad.
The circle of life.
Man, woman, birth, death, infinity. I feel life Sam Jaffe.
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Fabulous Grandpa and Grandma.... Congratulations!!!!!!
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So, have you joined the yoga revolution yet? In our western society, you probably have noticed that yoga has exploded and become mainstream in recent years.
Yoga has become an important part of my life, and I'd like to share with you why yoga was something I 'poo-pooed' in my earlier years.
I used to be a stereotypical 'Type A' personality – driven, always filling up my schedule to the max, and honestly not knowing what relaxation really felt like. When yoga was becoming popular and classes were popping up everywhere, I tried yoga but promptly rejected it after trying a few classes. I remember thinking "I can't do yoga. I can't be so still, and it's just a waste of time." I even egotistically thought I was too busy and driven to be doing something so 'nothing', and didn't see the point of it. My favourite pastime was doing high impact aerobic fitness classes.
Two things opened my eyes: tai chi and my cancer diagnosis. Tai chi taught me how to be present, feel the energy flowing through my body, and brought me a sense of peace and calm. The cancer diagnosis made time stand still, and made me realize my unhealthy thoughts and habits.
After doing tai chi for awhile, I was ready to try yoga again. I am now able to do yoga AND thoroughly enjoy it. Yoga and tai chi are forms of meditation – moving meditations – and both bring you a sense of peace, calm and joy (and of course many physical benefits).
Today, I would say I'm a different, new and improved Type A personality – I still care deeply about my work, people and my personal interests, but in a much healthier way.
So if you have never tried yoga, or have tried it and rejected it, I encourage you to give it a try. If you find it just too slow for you, consider taking a tai chi class because at least you are constantly moving.
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Denying any responsibility for this is: The Thinker
The author writes:
Now when we seal the cat up in the box with a vial of poison, its state inside the box is usually thought to be dead, alive or both at the same time. In all actuality what's happening here isn't that it's dead or alive inside the box, but rather that the little bleeder's escaped by tearing a hole in the back.
Next time I recommend that we use tortoises for this experiment...


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Lower Macungie Township welcomes residents to Community Day
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 by DEBBIE GALBRAITH email@example.com in Local News
Lower Macungie Township held its Community Day May 1 with over 3,000 residents in attendance.
The event, held at the community center, included an opportunity to meet with local businesses serving the community, a visit from Snoopy and The Pink Troll Princess, a photo booth, 14K Klowns, music, face painting, crafts, contests, games, a pirate show, kite making, petting zoo, bubble blowing with Girl Scout Junior Troop 683, inflatables, a Mack Truck display, emergency management trailer display, a visit from the Pennsylvania State Police, Macungie Ambulance and the Lower Macungie Fire Department.
The Lower Macungie Fire Police provided traffic control and ensured safety for residents and Corporate Limousine offered shuttle services to vendors and guests.
Thanks were given to the community center staff for their work, including Bob Bieber, Rebecca Bretzik, Anne Crossley, Denise Foulke, Diane Geist, David Jackson, Bonnie Kirka, Mike McBeth, James Shackelford and Cindy Weiner.
The playground, snack bar and pool summer staff also helped with the event.
The Lower Macungie Garden Club was thanked for its work on the community center campus and for hosting a craft activity.
Ron Beitler, Bar None Weddings & Entertainment provided music and the announcements for the event.
Sue Stutzman and members of Girl Scout Junior Troop 683 were acknowledged for their assistance with the activities and Cindy McNabb, with Mrs. McNabb's was thanked for the tasty treats.
Nick Ward, with Advanced Cleaning Solutions was also thanked.
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We've always stood up for the real thing.
If there's one thing we love yelling from the metaphorical rooftops, it's that our cheese is 100% real cheese. Always has been, always will be.
Some of that other stuff in the store might start out as 50% real cheese, but then it's melted down, emulsified, held together with preservatives and artificial ingredients, and loaded up with twice as much salt.
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Besides checking out all the featured Etsians recently - check out my summer solstice sale going on the rest of this month -
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books, photo cards, painted candles, gel candles, ribbon bookmarks,
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an idea. I made a shell wreath from the muscles I ate at dinner one
night and placed one of my watercolors behind it. This creation hangs
in my bathroom. I love making things that others will enjoy for a
reasonable price.
I am no longer able to work in the "regular" workforce so Etsy is now my
home for work. I care for my husband, dog, cat, yard and garden so am
never bored plus recently damaged my right foot permanently so life has gotten even more interesting. I love the little bunnies, birds, deer and other critters
around the house ( though can pass on the snakes I saw last year before I hurt my foot and can't walk the dog anymore). I am a nature sprite. This is a little about
I also have a blog site with photographs, poetry and more: http://valleerose.blogspot.com
More poetry can be found at www.poetry.com under the name of Vallee
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I started this blog to share poems and photography. I now have an Etsy shop and share my shop items as well as featuring other Etsy shops primarily those members of the Potti Team. (http://www.etsy.com/shop/EnchantedRoseProduct). To check out my Etsy shop just click on the rose. All displayed on this site are copyright © Vallee Rose. No content may be copied unless express written permission is obtained.
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text: turchino 0 Posted December 17, 2006 (edited) Hi all,I'm a newbie on the AutoIT world.I'm trying to create a GUI embedding the Destinator window (using SDK)I could only show the window but it's not sticked to the GUI (and therefore GUI not usable until you close the opened window manually first)This what I've got from the OLE Viewer:And code I've wrote:CODE#include <GUIConstants.au3>#include <ANYGUIv2.6.au3>$DWin = ObjCreate("DestSDK.Dest")GUICreate ("Test Screen", 640, 480, 300,300,$WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW + $WS_VISIBLE + $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS)$TestGui = GUICtrlCreateObj ($DWIN.CreateDestinatorWindow(32),10,10,250,250)GUISetState()While 1 $msg = GUIGetMsg() If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE then ExitLoop Endif WendGUIDelete ()ExitWhile the usage of CreateDestinatorWindow is described down here:Creates the Destinator window and the full set of Destinator engines. [C++]HRESULT CreateDestinatorWindow( long Flag, long * CommandResult);[Visual Basic]Function CreateDestinatorWindow(Flag as Long) as LongReturn Value[C++]Returns S_OK on success or an error HRESULT on failure.[Visual Basic]Long value represents CommandResult.ParametersFlag[in] Specifies the style of the Destinator window being created. CommandResult[out, retval] specifies result of function call. RemarksBy default the window is invisible. This method also specifies the style of Destinator window. The window (and so on all engines) must be destroyed by calling DestroyDestinatorWindow method.ExamplesCreating Destinator window:[C++]bool CreateDestinatorWindow() { long lFlag = F_DEFAULT; long lResult = -1; HRESULT hr = pIDest->CreateDestinatorWindow(lFlag, &lResult); return (SUCCEEDED(hr) && (lResult == API_COMMAND_IS_DONE));}Specifies mask of destinator window creation properties. You can combine values from this enum to determine set of properties.And the flags: (only flag 32 seems working, the others give me a blank interface with Windows wait clock)F_DEFAULT = 0 Creates default desinator window. F_NOCONTROLS = 1 Creates destinator window without controls. F_NOCAPTION = 2 Creates destinator window without caption. F_NOSYSMENU = 4 Creates destinator window without system menu. F_SHOW_ABOUT_DLG = 8 Shows about dialog. F_SHOW_EXIT_DLG = 16 Shows exit dialog. F_MODAL_DLG = 32 Creates destinator window as modal dialog. F_FULLSCREEN = 64 Creates destinator window in full screen mode. I'll be very grateful if someone can show how to attach this to the GUI so I can control it by adding some buttons etc.Many thanks Edited December 17, 2006 by turchino Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Castle of Heart gets a big update, and a price drop to celebrate – Stone me!
Castle of Heart on Nintendo Switch has received a major update improving several of the game's features and adding an Easy Mode.
In Castle of Heart you play a knight who was turned to stone, and as you play your health constantly runs low, forcing you to fight to stay alive, so difficulty was one of the game's features. With the game's new update developer 7Levels has added an easy mode so people can play the game in a way so they can more enjoy the story.
Alongside this the developer has improved several features like improving the knight's animations so he's more responsive to your inputs, they've improved the tutorial so you can get a better idea of the game's mechanics. Also outside of some major bug fixes and balance updates they've also improved the offhand equipment, improving blocking and enabling you to see what damage your offhand weapon can do.
Mick reviewed Castle of Heart back in April giving it 5/10, these improvements may well improve the overall game experience, and with the game getting a 10% discount with this patch it might be worth a look.
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A man pushes a wheelbarrow along a flooded area after Hurricane Irma in Fort Liberte, Haiti, September 8, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares
Haiti, one of the world's poorest nations, struggles to feed its population of 10 million, many of whom are subsistence farmers...
BOGOTA, Sept 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - It could take months for Haitian farmers to recover as heavy rains brought by Hurricane Irma have flooded parts of the impoverished Caribbean nation, humanitarians said, calling for better disaster preparedness.
Haiti did not take a direct hit from Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, but it unleashed rains that washed away fields of rice and plantains in coastal areas.
Some 18,000 poor families in the worst-hit north have lost their food crops, according to preliminary damage assessments by Haiti's agriculture ministry.
"Their livelihoods have been, and will be, severely affected," Ronald Tran Ba Huy, the World Food Programme's (WFP) country director, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Haiti, one of the world's poorest nations, struggles to feed its population of 10 million, many of whom are subsistence farmers.
Irma, which has now weakened to a tropical storm, has killed more than 60 people in its rampage through the Caribbean and the Southeastern United States.
Of those, 43 deaths were in the Caribbean.
The storm toppled homes and looting erupted in some Caribbean islands, mostly overseas territories belonging to European countries that have sent troops to deliver aid and provide security.
In Haiti, about half of the 12,000 people who were evacuated ahead of Irma have gone back home but many have returned to flooded fields and they will struggle to get back on their feet, Tran Ba Huy said.
The WFP and other aid agencies have distributed food to Haitians in shelters but the extent of the damage is unclear as assessments are ongoing, he said.
Irma comes on the back of three years of drought in northern Haiti, and less than a year after Hurricane Matthew battered the nation, leaving about 1.4 million people in need of food aid.
The former French colony was also devastated by an earthquake in 2010.
More than one in five Haitian children under five suffer chronic malnutrition, government figures show.
Haitian authorities should help people better prepare for disasters to lessen their impact, said Ascension Martinez, Haiti advocacy director for the charity Save the Children.
Communities can ensure sanitation pits are deep enough, collect rubbish regularly, build up levy banks and make sure homes and schools are not built near shorelines to reduce the damage disasters bring, she said by phone.
Providing sealed plastic bags to keep personal documents dry and tins to store seeds can also help people recover more quickly after a disaster, Martinez said.
"There needs to be a far greater effort all round to develop risk reduction," she said.
By Anastasia Moloney
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The 9th Dimensional Arcturian Council ~ Remembering Your E.T. Heritage
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And when you receive their help, you become more of who you are. You are not just human, but you are also not just Pleiadian, Arcturian, Sirian, Cassiopeian, Lyran, or Andromedan. You are all of the bits and pieces from all of the various star systems, and you are bringing all of those energies together within you, because you need strength and stability. And the best way for you to get that strength and stability is for you to become more of who you are.
You are travelers. Some of you refer to yourselves as wanderers and starseeds. You've been around, and you've had some wonderful experiences in other parts of the galaxy. You've been in higher dimensions in past incarnations in other parts of the galaxy, and so these aspects of you are quite valuable to what you are becoming now on planet Earth.
It's like you are flipping on the switches of your higher self, activating it, and downloading those wonderful aspects of who you are and who you have been. When you receive, you have more to give, and you remember more of who you are. Therefore, receiving is a big part of what you have in store for you as you move forward here on your journey to the fifth dimension.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Peeps! I Am Back!
I will be disabling further comments on this blog for the time being, but I will keep this blog around in case I need it again. I don't exactly trust Blogger anymore.
Feel free to comment on any of these subjects anywhere you like on the usual blog.
Help Me! Mashed Potatoes!
You can help me, not by yelling "Mashed potatoes!" even though I would enjoy that, but by clicking here to beg Blogger to unfreeze my regular blog. You can also go to this thread. Don't forget to leave my URL: http://wbjewelry.blogspot.com. I challenge you to leave a highlarious message for Blogger just like Pistols did. This is a work of art. Thank you, Pistols! I thank you, and America thanks you.
Dear Blogger people,
Have I mentioned recently that the blog at http://wbjewelry.blogspot.com
isn't spam and should be unblocked? Well, I should, because it's
Kind of like LBJ's Great Society. I bet that somewhere at
http://wbjewelry.blogspot.com, there's a really important post about
the Great Society that Wendy's been unable to publish because you've
blocked her forever.
Quit being jerks, because it's hurting America.
You know what isn't hurting America? http://wbjewelry.blogspot.com.
So unlock it.
If you leave a message, please let me know so I can thank you!
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Help Me!
My blog has been locked since Jan. 18. You might want to mention that as well.
Thanks in advance!
Friday, January 25, 2008
Oh! My! God!
Your blog is locked
Blogger's spam-prevention robots have detected that your blog has characteristics of a spam blog. (What's a spam blog?) Since you're an actual person reading this, your blog is probably not a spam blog. Automated spam detection is inherently fuzzy, and we sincerely apologize for this false positive.
You won't be able to publish posts to your blog until one of our humans reviews it and verifies that it is not a spam blog. Please fill out the form below to get a review. We'll take a look at your blog and unlock it in less than two business days.
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Saturday, January 19, 2008
My Saga Continues
Simply put, spam is a big problem and sometimes legitimate blogs will
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legitimate blog.
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Friday, January 18, 2008
My Real Blog URL
My husband's new journalism project is supposed to focus on the abuse of the weak by the strong, in any context. In all seriousness, I think the monopoly that is Google is ripe for investigation. I've been distressed for a long time about how the page rankings behave. Now this! And of course, in both cases they blame automated computer programs. It's never any Google dude's fault. But who writes the programs? "Don't be evil"! Ha! A million Romanian spammers are having a field day while I'm booted from my own blog.
UPDATED TO ADD: If you are a sex-ay New York area bitch who has NOT gotten an invitation to my next trunk show, email me at wbjewelry at hotmail dot com.
UPDATED AGAIN TO ADD: This is a search term that led someone to my real blog today: "sabotage jealousy jewelry business." Bwah! Tiffany and Cartier are definitely threatened by me, don't you think?
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Asking open ended questions dating
and until I took the time to recognize this and actually address these issues, I was going to get better. I was sabotaging myself in a number of ways that I didn't even realize…Trying to be someone who is diametrically opposed to who you are inside is a recipe for frustration and failure.Nowhere was this more apparent than in the early days of the Pick Up community, when people assumed that one of the secrets of success with meeting women is to "peacock"; that is, dress up in exotic or even outlandish ways in order to get attention.These 20 questions are open ended questions and he'll ask you for your answers all the time too. [Read: 10 fun sex games to play with a guy in bed] Don't think these 20 questions to ask a guy can get the guy you like into bed with you before the end of the text conversation?Play coy, but let him know you're enjoying the texts when you respond to him. #7 What's the sexiest outfit a girl should wear to turn you on? [Read: How to look sexy in bed with a guy] #9 Would you help me pick that outfit if I asked you to? #11 Which part of a girl's body do you think tattoos look best? [Read: 30 facts about guys that can help you read his mind better] Try it, you'll be surprised.[Read: How to talk dirty to a guy and sound really sexy] If you're looking for sexy questions to ask a guy, look no further than this.
But if you want to turn him on in no time, you have to remember to start off by warming him up and eventually getting more personal and intimate with each passing question.
Nerd Love, even in myself in different aspects of my daily life.
You're not getting any responses from your online dating profile. Over the years I've seen these issues crop up again and again; I've seen them in friends, in the letters I've gotten as Dr.
Text him when you know he's all alone and has no plans for the night.
Your focus is to seduce him into sleeping with you without ever appearing like the desperate one.


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FINALLY! I have finally forced myself to sit down and finish that stupid decal from Forge World on my Valkyrie.. oh.. my.. god.. what a pain in the ass. I have now decided that ONLY the command vehicle will have the Aquila on its wings as I now know why they give you 3 sets of wings on each transfer sheet! I messed up so many times because the transfer is thinner than a standard GW transfer, yet has MORE GLUE than the GW transfer! So the minute I removed the transfer from the sheet onto the model, if it wasn't where it needed to be perfectly, I had to pray that I could move it by dousing it with water. Then, if it started to move, it usually only moved a bit and most of the time ripped because they're so thin.
Now, all told, the whole Valkyrie took almost 6 hours to complete the transfers because of how hard they were to work with. However, that being said, it does look pretty sweet when it's all finished. I wanted to keep the Aquila untouched, but because there were so many rips and holes, I had to go over it in white to cover it up.. which caused it to look painted in parts.. so I had to paint over the whole thing to make it match. Then I decided that people would notice that right away, so to take their focus off of it I added jet streaks to the paint to make it appear weathered from flying so much. I hope you like, I sure do!
*Note* I had some extra Grenadier models in which I decided to turn into door gunners for the interior, rather than the ones that came with the Valkyrie. I painted the interior first before putting it all together. Here's a picture of that, for anyone interested.


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Katie Lobosco
April 23, 2014
The IRS was in damage control mode Tuesday after an audit revealed that it paid bonuses to employees who were in trouble over tax issues themselves.
More than $2.8 million, plus thousands of hours of paid time-off, were doled out over two years to employees who had recently been disciplined for various types of misconduct, according to an audit report. About $1 million of that money was given as bonuses to 1,100 employees who were in trouble over tax related issues.
The tax problems include willful understatement of tax liabilities, late payments and under-reporting of income, according to the report issued by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
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Posted on March 24, 2016 in Nuptials
Bridal 101: The Checklist
Congratulations on your engagement! At this point, there's so much excitement that it's hard to remember everything, or know where to start. Since we've worked with several brides, we know the process pretty well and have put together our own bridal checklist for you. So, get out your wedding Pinterest board, and start checking some items off of your list!
The Basics
Chances are you've envisioned these in your head. What time of year do you dream of getting married in? Is it a summer fling, or a cozy winter bash? Are you outside? Inside? What's the atmosphere? Who's standing beside you? These are the essentials. If you and your future spouse haven't discussed these details, now is the time to do it. A preliminary budget range should be a part of this discussion as well. Will anyone be helping you pay for the wedding? The overall budget should guide the rest of your decision-making. The last thing you want to do is spend all of your budget in one area, and not have any left for anything else.
• Choose a time of year
• Choose a budget
• Choose a venue
• Choose your bridal party
The Crew
Once you have the overall, big picture essentials in place, there are some staple vendors that you'll need to decide on. Now that you know your overall budget and have booked a venue, you know what you have to spend on your photographer, cake, florist, etc. While this can be overwhelming the key is to prioritize! If you absolutely love flowers and cake and want to spend more on the details of the day, you may need to spend less on the meal, music and photographer. There are also necessities, like an officiant – you need one of those to make the marriage official, so make sure you're familiar with what he/she charges.
• Hire an officiant
• Hire a wedding planner
• Hire photographer/videographer
• Hire florist
• Hire cake baker
• Hire caterer (you can skip this if you book with us)
• Decide band or DJ
• Decide on transportation
• Decide where to register
The Style
Once you have the big picture and the vendors in place, it's time to focus on some of the details. You've decided on a date and a venue, but what about colors and a theme? Chances are your season and venue will dictate some of this, but there's still plenty of room to be creative. By this point you've probably scoped out wedding dresses – either in-person or online. Now is the time to try some on and make a decision on what you want. Do you want the bridal party attire to complement each other, or you and your future spouse? Colors and theme, along with your style, will help lead the decision on bridal party attire. It's also time to make a decision on wedding rings. Carve out some time for you and your future spouse to try on your options and get your rings ordered. Finally, invitations need to be ordered. Don't worry – there can still be some room for flexibility in your guest list, but you should have a pretty good idea of how many people so you can order accordingly.
• Determine colors and theme
• Order your wedding dress
• Search for bridesmaid dresses and suits for the guys
• Buy your wedding rings
• Order invitations
The Details
The type of ceremony you choose may determine some of the details you can choose. But chances are you'll want to choose the song you walk down the aisle to at the very least. If you won't be writing your own vows, you'll want to research and choose some that are appropriate for you and your spouse to be. If your ceremony will be longer, you may want to consider ordering ceremony programs so that guests can follow along. Where will your out of town guests be staying? Now is the time to set aside a block of rooms for them. Once you have these details figured out, why not make a wedding website with all of the details?
• Choose readings, songs, vows for the ceremony
• Book the rehearsal dinner location (We can take this off your hands!)
• Block rooms for out of town guests at a nearby hotel
• Order ceremony programs
• Create your wedding website
• Finalize guest list
• Send out Save the Dates
Finishing Touches
Favors, finalizing food, centerpieces and flowers, and sending invitations are all a must. As is your marriage license (you won't get very far without it!). The others are optional, but things we highly recommend. For out-of-town guests, it's nice to have directions to the ceremony site, from the ceremony to the reception (if applicable), and from the reception site to the rehearsal dinner location. We also recommend compiling a list of things to do in the area for those who will be coming into town and may have some spare time to explore. What better way to make them feel at home? Finally – RELAX. Book your spa appointment for the wedding.
• Write directions to ceremony site, from ceremony to reception, from reception site to rehearsal location
• Write list of things to do in the area for out-of-town guests and dates
• Buy reception favors
• Confirm food with the caterer
• Finalize centerpieces and flowers
• Send invitations
• Schedule your spa appointment
• Get a marriage license
There it is. The Herman & Luther's checklist for planning your big day.


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Revenge trailer: Coralie Fargeat's blood-soaked feminist payback thriller
A red-band trailer for the upcoming revenge-thriller, Revenge, was released today by Neon. The film has been picking up near flawless reviews since debuting at last years TIFF and promises to put a fresh twist on some of the more dubious rape-revenge films that have appeared in the past. There is a lot of blood in the trailer, which makes the film look like a cross between Mad Max and Kill Bill.
Jen (Matilda Lutz) is enjoying a romantic getaway with her wealthy boyfriend which is suddenly disrupted when his sleazy friends arrive for an unannounced hunting trip. Tension mounts in the house until the situation abruptly––and viciously––intensifies, culminating in a shocking act that leaves Jen left for dead. Unfortunately for her assailants, Jen survives and re-emerges with a relentless, wrathful intent: revenge.
This is Coralie Fargeat's first film and she has also written the script, with Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe and Guillaume Bouchède all rounding out the compact cast.
Revenge arrives for retribution in UK cinemas on May 11th 2018.


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If we analyse both genres, on the surface we will find many similarities. Both center around the model of the candid frame. They are unpredictable and often the photographer will have to adapt their approach in order to get the story they are wanting to tell. They are a form of social documentary, portraying the current times, people and culture. When we think of some of the masters, take Robert Frank as an example, his work has somehow merged the two genres and made it into one. But remember, that is just the surface. Once we go deeper the differences start to develop and we're going to take a look at them.
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Street And Documentary Photography: What's The Difference?


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Writer/Director, Sabrina McCormick
Sabrina McCormick is a filmmaker who sees lived experiences through a sociological lens, revealing how the personal is political. She has produced and directed several award-winning documentary films, including two segments of the Emmy award-winning The Years of Living Dangerously. Her first film, No Family History,"followed the journey of a woman with breast cancer living in a cancer hotspot as she explored possible environmental causes of the disease; and it won Best Documentary at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival. As an academic working in policy-relevant domains like climate change and health, McCormick has been a Science & Technology Policy Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the Environmental Protection Agency and a Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. She is Associate Professor in the School of Public Health and Health Services at George Washington University, and Senior Fellow at the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the University of Pennsylvania. She completed film work at Rhode Island School of Design and her PhD in Sociology at Brown University in 2005. FRACKTURED is Sabrina's second narrative film. Her first, A Good Egg is currently on the festival circuit.
Producer, Elaine Del Valle
Elaine Del Valle is a WGA Writer, a SAG-AFTRA Signatory Producer and a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She was named Trendsetter at the Multicultural Media Forum 2013, a Soulfrito Arts Foundation Inspiring Artist, and a CNN Woman of Note. The New York Times called her autobiographical, Off-Broadway, one-woman play, Brownsville Bred, a triumph. Elaine owns and operates Del Valle Productions, which is a New York City production house that specializes in the production of independent films. Del Valle Productions has a successful casting division for feature film, shorts, NYC musicals, and national commercials. She recently cast her third feature film, Dark Rite by Richard Lemay and Rodrigo Bellott. Recent writing projects include the comedy webseries, Reasons Y I'm Single, The Bodega Series, and the adaptation of Brownsville Bred as a young adult fiction novel for Parachute Publishing. Elaine also served as producer for The Mark—a short film by Cannes award-winning director Taryn Kosviner, Lee Peterkin's dark comedy Roses on the Lawn, and The Stockroom—a feature film by Victor Cruz. Del Valle is responsible for a first of its kind deal with HBO Latino for interstitial programming of the web series Gran'pa Knows Best, which she co-produces with William D. Caballero.
Director of Photography, Michelle McCabe
Michelle McCabe is the owner and operator of Nun Creative. McCabe has been a Director of Photography for 15+ years. Michelle began in the world of fashion, celebrity, and lifestyle still photography, working with some of the world's top photographers. She then went on her own, shooting fashion and lifestyle still photography for clients like Nordstroms, Italian Vogue, British Marie Claire, Italian and American Glamour, Seventeen, Grazie, Cosmopolitan, and more before transitioning to moving images. She was mentored through that transition by Michel Comte and Peter Arnell. Within a short period of time, Peter brought Michelle on board to shoot a commercial for Banana Republic and Michel Comte asked her to film a commercial for Dolce Gabbana featuring Isabella Rosselini and Kelly Lynch.
Michelle has shot commercials in Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, and extensively in Brasil, as well as, the US. She has shot documentary in USA, China, India, Afghanistan, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Europe, Malaysia, Cuba, Thailand, Philippines, Brasil, and Ukraine.
Assistant to Camera.....Albi Sheridan
Set Design.....Alanna Wray McDonald
Editor.....Jordan Smedberg
Music/Original Score.....Linda May Han Oh
Gaffer.....Lou Blackmon
Sound Mix.....Taylor Roy
Make Up/Hair.....Camelia Sealy
Production Assistants.....Arjun Ramrup, Bronwen Williams, Benjamin Medina Jr.
Casting.....Del Valle Casting, Elaine Del Valle
Casting Assistant.....Gina Tuttle
Special Thanks...Al Eskanazy, Ted and Judy Allo, Chad Scott Eskanazy, Greg Sturge, Dave Miss, Sarah Caponi, Pastor Robert Zinsky, Soopum Sohn


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The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 could be sold in these five colors
The Galaxy Note 10 will arrive this summer packed full of flagship features and specs, and according to MySmartPrice, Samsung hopes to pair all of this with an extensive range of colors.
The Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy Note 9 both launched initially in a range of four colors which were subject to availability. But with this year's Galaxy Note 10, Samsung is reportedly preparing a grand total of five finishes that'll include both old and new colors.


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Fear no more the judgement of others while you indulge in a sumptuous meal with your one and beautiful self – solo dining is no longer taboo and here are 5 tips for you to own it!
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Teresa and bouncing bundle of baby Burberry are finally getting discharged from the hospital. Obviously the baby is swaddled to the point of mummification in pink. Even though he would have preferred a little testosterone-producing boy, Joe gets all gooey eyed when cradling his baby and immediately demands that they have at least eight more kids. Make it an even dozen of Baby Phat and Ed Hardy customers. Teresa is pretty sure she is done having kids. Her four girls are more than enough to rule the pageant circuit for years to come. She wants Joe to get the big V. That's right, a vasectomy. Joe, well, Joe doesn't exactly react, but he does mutter, no. Then he tries to mate with her some more. Even though she is wearing an oversized pink fleece headband. Men! The Giudices pull up to their Jersey chateau and little girls dressed in head to toe pink start spilling out of the house to greet their new baby sister and start chanting "One of Us! One of Us!" while I recoil in horror. Obviously Teresa wants the girls to admire the baby's outfit, which is a newborn-sized tutu and princess socks. Dina pipes in to ask, "Who wouldn't want to be Teresa's daughter?" And 95% of the world's population raises their hand, tilting the world slightly on its axis, causing us to lose another two minutes of daylight. Thanks a lot, Teresa.
Danielle is meeting one of her putative friends Kim G. (not to be confused with Kim Gordon or Kim Deal or Rudyard Kipling's "Kim") at a local wine bar. Danielle is wrapped in half a baby otter that she either trapped, slaughtered, and tanned at home or swiped from the IMG Model Management closet. Danielle reminds us that she loves little babies and especially little cancer babies and would do ANYTHING for them. Well, anything except simply donate a check to the charity and not cause a ruckus by showing up at the Manzos place of business. Anything else, though. Danielle has asked Kim G. to escort her to the Brownstone and Kim G. apparently has severe mental side effects from all the Botox she injected in her face, because she agrees to this plan. Oh Kim G., Caroline Manzo is totally going to ham fight your ass for this.
Over at Caroline's house, the whole family is awaiting the arrival of John G., who, yes, is the fruit of Kim G.'s loins. John G. is practically part of the Manzo family, but this does not mean that Kim G. and Mama Manzo are anything other than polite acquaintances. At least that's how Caroline puts it at first, but after Chris chucks some ham at her head, she admits that Kim G. invited her to lunch and she said no, which does not sound particularly polite. Caroline swears she did it because she didn't want to impede on the friendship between the boys, but it's really because she is friends with Danielle. Good fucking god, grow up, woman. At the dining room table, Caroline blathers on some more about how she just loves the boys, but in the confessional it's all Danielle all the time. Can someone hit her with some more ham please? Or fuck it, a whole salami.
Fairy godmother Dina stops by Teresa's granite palace to see the baby. Teresa sits her down and announces that she really needs Dina to start drinking. Otherwise she won't be able to trust her with the baby. Yeah, I get that. Dina laughs that if this Danielle situation doesn't settle down, she might have to start hitting the hooch with the other ladies. Hold up. What Danielle situation? NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. All you know is that Danielle is considering coming to a charity event at your catering hall and event space. Why is this so shocking? It's not shocking! IT'S BORING. Also, Dina? Last week you said you wanted to have a sit down with Danielle, so why all the dramaz now?


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Spring crossed the threshold today with wind in her untamed hair and mud on her tattered skirt, and I've never been so glad to see her. Like a wayfaring friend who'd been gone too long, I welcomed her in and we seemed to pick up right where we left off last year. I'd been itching to clean out the beds and get some peas, carrots, onions, and potatoes in the ground. I hadn't so much as picked up one solitary twig from all this winter's storms, so the place is an outright mess. This one little … [Read more...]
enter the mantis
Things seem to happen so quickly in the greenhouse, so I decided a quick update was in order. This post is kind of a departure for me, as it will be mostly pictures. (try to contain yourselves.) So aphids. They mostly seem to like my tropicals- hibiscus, brugmansia, and elders in particular. They love the underside of leaves (like the hibiscus below), and tender new growth that they can easily suck the sap out of. Their sweet excrement is called "honeydew" and ants love it. It was the … [Read more...]