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Dr. Perry Webb was a man who wore many hats. Often dressed in slacks, a dress shirt, and some sort of flat cap, he had a classic style about him. Slim in build and with a full head of silvery hair, he had been a Baptist preacher for many years. But to me, he was always just the kind neighbor who lived across the street, and my first boss. He and his wife built a house in my neighborhood several years ago and lived there until he passed away earlier this year. He was 91.
When my older brother and I were growing up, Dr. Webb would often call us over to rake leaves, clean flowerbeds, lay pine straw, and mow his yard. One summer, Dr. Webb bought grass for his back yard and called us to come lay it down. We spent two days—two of the hottest days on record in a sweltering Louisiana summer—laying grass pads down in his back yard. But he paid us well—we each earned $48, good money for part-time labor.
Dr. Webb would often joke about paying us in Confederate States money, just to see how we would react. He would also sometimes use his age to play jokes on people, like one time he fondly recounted to us. After dinner in a downtown restaurant, he called the waitress over and said (very seriously), "Do you have change for a dollar? I want to leave you a good tip." At this, the waitress made a face and said, "That's not a good tip!" which made Dr. Webb laugh (after which he left a real tip).
There seemed to be no end to Dr. Webb's stories. Born in 1925, he could remember speculating with his friends as a teenager when D-Day was going to happen. His guess had been June 4th—two days early as it turned out.
Even into his 80's, Dr. Webb maintained a great deal of energy. I often saw him in the early morning going on a walk around the neighborhood. He maintained that as he got older he needed less sleep—staying up until midnight and rising at 5 or 6 every day. He chalked the change up to the fact that he expended less energy during the day than he used to.
This past November, on break from school around Thanksgiving, I had an extra day with nothing to do, so I called Dr. Webb to see if he needed any work done the next day. He explained that he did need some wood moved to his garage for the winter, and that I could do that. There was some other work to do, he said, but a sorority at the local university had volunteered to come work, and he wanted to make sure the sorority girls had plenty to do. "I understand they're doing this for senior citizens in the community," he said, adding dryly, "Jack, apparently I now qualify as a senior member of the community."
The next day, I walked over and met him at his garage. In his usual fashion (part of what made him a good boss), he gave me a careful breakdown of what he wanted me to do—he showed me where the wood was stacked, where he wanted it moved, the best way to orient the wood, and a cart I could use to move the logs.
After I finished later that day, we talked for a bit. He told me how he was unable to do as much as he used to, and how he knew that's what happened when people get old, but that it still took adjusting to. Dr. Webb didn't say this in an irritated tone, but in his usual, matter-of-fact sort of way. We talked some more, and then said goodbye. I remember thinking to myself as I walked home, If I can be half as active and full of energy when I am his age, I'll be a happy man.


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The Nifty June 2019 futures were at 11,925, a premium of 18.80 points compared with the Nifty's closing of 11,906.20 in the spot market.
Turnover on the National Stock Exchange's futures & options (F&O) segment was Rs 11.29 lakh crore compared with Rs 9.24 lakh crore reported in the previous session.
In the cash market, the Nifty 50 index declined 59.40 points or 0.50% to settle at 11,906.20.
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The PDF pattern includes over 30 pages of instruction full of detailed descriptions and tons of pictures. Some sewing experience is a plus, but the instructions are detailed for even the most beginner sewers.
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The PDF pattern includes over 30 pages of instruction full of detailed descriptions and tons of pictures. Some sewing experience is a plus, but the instructions are detailed for even the most beginner sewers.
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If you are like me, you have probably found it difficult to strengthen the romantic relationships in your life. You love a person but you don't know quite how to improve your relationship with them. With all the business of life it can be difficult to dedicate time and energy to strengthening a relationship. Most people just find some sort of status quo and live with it. They find life too overwhelming to focus on drastically improving their relationship. However, when we don't try to improve our relationships they tend to fall into problems. The marriage seems to become stale and boring. Like so many things in life, when the marriage stops growing it tends to die. It will take effort and patience to strengthen your relationship with a spouse, but it will be worth it in the long run. So what are some tools for strengthening your relationships?
There are a number of ways to strengthen relationships and only some of them will work for you and your spouse. Realize that because your situation is unique you will have to be the one to figure out what works best. It will probably require some experimentation and effort to finally come up with a strategy that will move you forward.
One common tool for strengthening any relationship is spending time together. If you don't spend time together you really don't have relationship, and the more time spent together the better. Obviously with the demands that modern life places on so many of us it can be difficult to find lots of time to spend together, but if you can set aside at least one night a week you will greatly improve your marriage. A date night is a very effective tool for strengthening a relationship, but it only works if you plan the date carefully. Because you will only have a limited amount of time to spend together you need to make that time exciting and pleasurable. Sit down each week and plan your date with your spouse. Date planning time can also be a good time to spend with each other.
Another very important tool for strengthening any relationship is communication. Communication means more than just having a conversation-although this is very important as well. Communication means that you share important information about your thoughts and feeling with each other. You talk about your hopes and dreams, and about exciting new ideas. Most relationships are based on some sort of shared interests or a passion for similar hobbies or ideas. You need to continue to look for things to share and make these passions a major part of the marriage. You also need to find ways to communicate things that are difficult or unpleasant. Often people think that they will frighten or scare their friends or spouse if they tell them about their problems. However, it is often when people share their deepest and darkest secrets that they can form a bond of trust with another person. Your marriage will only go as deep as you allow it to go-if you keep it on the surface it will only stay there.
Another important tool is frequent displays of affection. You need to show your spouse that you love them as often as possible. This could take various forms, such as hugs, or simply saying that you love them. Marriages that succeed are often the ones where spouses' communicate their affection openly. If your spouse does not know that you love them they will find it very difficult to love you in return.


text: The announcement came as part of second-quarter earnings reported by NextEra's Florida-based parent, FPL Group, which blamed a significant nationwide reduction in growth due to the economic downturn, along with increasing difficulty in securing long-term power purchase agreements with today's lower power prices. The company, however, expects such challenges to sort themselves out as the economy picks up, according to FPL's Armando Pimentel. "We still expect to add approximately 1000 MW of wind this year and roughly 1000 MW of wind next year. These are substantial amounts, especially when you consider that our closest competitor only had approximately 2000 MW in the US at the end of last year," says Pimentel, referring to Spanish firm Iberdrola. He adds that NextEra is also likely to fall short of its previous 2008-2012 minimum new wind projection of 7000 MW. By the end of 2008, NextEra owned and operated over 60 wind projects in 16 states and Canada, totalling some 6300 MW.


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HOUSE IN THE DUNES Set of 2 houses on a plot of 4000m2 not close and no close neighbors, overlooking the dune, comprising: PART 1 : ( independent studio) MAIN ROOM (North Is South) 22m2avec KITCHEN: 4 gas burners, sink, dishwasher, microwave, oven electric,refrigerator 160l + freezer 50l. Dining area: table and chairs. Seating area: sofa bed 2x80 (160), chest of drawers, tv. BATHROOM: (west) 2.84m2, shower, sink. Separate TOILET. INTERNET : adsl + tv. PART 2 : MAIN ROOM (South) 26.68m2 with 2 armchairs, a sofa, a dresser, a buffet, a dresser , a table (extensions possible), chairs. tv and wi-fi loft with mattresses 140 (or 2 x 90) (troubleshooting) BEDROOM 1 (East) 10.13m2 with 2 beds of 90, bedside tables, wardrobe. Shower ROOM: shower, washbasin, washing machine. Separate TOILET. BEDROOM 2 pull-out beds can make a bed 180, storage KITCHEN ( with hob induction, fridge with freezer, microwave, sink,dishwasher, electric oven. EXTERIOR : (Full South) Vast areas shaded and sunny. Terrace of 50m2 with wooden table and chairs, sun loungers, barbecue. Large table and chairs under the pine trees. PETS ALLOWED
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Correction to: Lung cancer mortality of residents living near petrochemical industrial complexes: a meta-analysis
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After publication of the article [1], it has been brought to our attention that the original version of this Article contained a typo in the 3rd paragraph of the section 'Review process and data extraction'. It concerns the equation published as "Var(lnRR) = Var(lnR1 + lnR0)". On the right part, the "+" within the parenthesis should be "-", as defined and derived from the left part. As a result, Var(lnRR) = Var(lnR1 + lnR0) should be revised to Var(lnRR) = Var(lnR1 - lnR0).
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Last Life: The Blue Key is one of the more simple and very focused point and click adventures. Of course, it should be noted that the entirety of the game is set in a single room. That should be more than laser-focused! This adventure should be new to you, and feel free to mute the music if you find it grating.
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Exactly how To Choose The Greatest Crawl Room Liner
Utilizing an encapsulation set in your crawl room is actually the initial remedy to remove water clogging, pests, dust, filth, rats as well as certainly bad name. Unfortunately, lots of people do certainly not understand just how to opt for the most ideal encapsulation package since it is the crawl space liner that gives all the security that you need to have. Embracing a random encapsulation package might not supply you the best crawl space liner which surely are going to leave you in disappointment of wasting your opportunity, electricity as well as money. crawl space repair
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IMHO, this is a fundamental question that only they can answer. It cuts to the heart of how they chose between personal comfort and personal integrity—and it gets the the very essence of how they understand the concept of obedience.
If they feel *threatened* by things outside the church or concepts that stretch or confront the gospel, then they will chose to sacrifice the relationship rather than dwell in an uncomfortable space that continually challenges their beliefs. (Members of my own family have chosen this path. They risk developing a sense of self-righteousness and arrogance that may eventually come back to haunt them, but it is not my place to point that out or make that judgement.)
If, on the other hand, they value the relationship and are willing to suspend judgement and allow the space for individuality and alternate perspectives, the friendship can flourish for both parties. (My Mom is one who conducts herself this way. She is clear in her beliefs, but she does not feel ithreatened by disbelief. It is also amazing that she doesn't fall into that trap of covering up a tendency to condemn non-believers with a false sense of compassion: "Oh, if they would only accept my truth their lives would be so much better.")
Perhaps she has lived such a long, full life that she has learned not to judge, not to condemn, but just to love. And is that not exactly what the Savior taught? I think He called it the first and second commandments...


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President Donald Trump met with North Korea's Kim Jong Un in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea on Sunday, becoming the first sitting U.S. President to step foot onto North Korean soil.
Trump crossed into North Korea around 3:45 p.m. local time, meeting Kim at the heavily fortified border in a seemingly spontaneous event with a global leader who has been ostracized from the world community thanks to his country's nuclear ambitions and record on human rights. Kim was seen clapping as Trump crossed the border, stepping on North Korean soil.
"Stepping across that line was a great honor," Trump told Kim after walking to him. The two leaders could be seen shaking hands and patting each other's backs before Trump returned back over the border after spending about a minute in North Korea.
"I never expected to meet you at this place," Kim reportedly told Trump through an interpreter.
Trump said that he was "proud to step over the line," and thanked Kim for the meeting, inviting him to the White House. However, Trump later acknowledged such a visit by Kim was unlikely to happen.
Trump and Kim met for nearly an hour inside the Freedom House at the DMZ, in which the two leaders agreed to set up teams to review negotiations about North Korea's nuclear program. However, no agreement appeared to surface out of the 50-minute meeting beyond a commitment to restart nuclear talks.
Kim congratulated Trump for his "determined and courageous visit" that was designed to "bring an end to the unpleasant past."
The high stakes encounter between Trump and Kim came after the U.S. President tweeted Saturday he hoped to meet Kim at the border for a handshake while he was in South Korea for a meeting with with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
"If Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello(?)!" Trump wrote.
Before Saturday, no sitting U.S. President had stepped foot onto North Korean territory. President Bill Clinton traveled to the hermit country in 2009 to meet with then-leader Kim Jong Il to free two American journalists, Euna Lee and Laura Ling who had crossed into the country from Mainland China without a visa.
It was the first time the two leaders met since a summit in Vietnam collapsed when the two sides could not come to an agreement to restrict Pyongyang's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. Talks have made very little progress since then. North Korea recently resumed testing short range missiles, but, have not resumed testing of their intermediate or long-range missile tests, nor have they conducted a nuclear test since Sept. 2017.
Trump appeared highly satisfied with his meeting with Kim, calling it a "great honor!"
"Leaving South Korea after a wonderful meeting with Chairman Kim Jong Un. Stood on the soil of North Korea, an important statement for all, and a great honor!" Trump tweeted Sunday morning.
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Hey Champagne Dreamers!
Small Business Saturday is a wonderful time to show some love to local businesses and independent artists – and do we have an exciting event coming up to help you do just that!
Miss Jaye and Champagne Dreams Productions have teamed up with some other residents of the commercial space in the St. John's Block building to host a fantastic day of shopping, activities, and refreshments to help you relax, do some holiday shopping, and maybe even get a little perspective on your life! Join us Saturday, November 24 from 12 to 5 for a day of holiday cheer and an array of independent vendors and service providers!
The three event hosts are Meg Morley of Morley Legal Services, Amanda and Kelly with the Lovely Dozen Bellydance Studio, and Miss Jaye with Champagne Dreams productions:
Meg Morley may be a top notch legal professional, but that doesn't mean she doesn't love a little bit of glam and pampering! She'll be there with some amazing Mary Kay products (always at the top of someone's gift list!) and offering facial treatments and satin hands demos, and you can enter your name for a chance to win a fantastic door prize!
The Lovely Dozen Bellydance Studio is a great place to let loose and have some fun while learning about dance and culture! The Lovely Dozen will have dance demos during the day and will have a variety of metaphysical supplies for sale as well as some gorgeous, hand-crafted consignment items from the independent artisans at Grey Fox Supplies!
And of course Miss Jaye will be on hand, opening up the CDP "branch office" with very special guest, Mama Champagne (who we hear is bringing refreshments!). You can shop a small selection of brand spankin' new Miss Jaye merch, including mouse pads and mugs and all three 2019 calendar designs, as well as Miss Jaye's hand-crafted jewelry in her Fit For A Queen Designs line!
In addition to the regular residents of the office block, we're inviting some fantastic friends to the party as well, including psychic medium Debbie Kuryn, who will be available for readings, and author RoxAnne Moore, who will be signing copies of her book Out of the Blue. You never know who is going to be added to the event next, so be sure to check out the event page on Facebook, let us know you're coming, and have a great time while supporting independent local businesses!
The Saint John's Block building is in downtown Grand Forks, on the corner of Demers and 3rd! The most up to date information on vendors and scheduling will be available in the Facebook event, so check that out to get a full list! Can't wait to see you!


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AUC Welcomes Dr. Ashraf Hatem as New Counselor
With the beginning of a new school year, The American University in Cairo (AUC) welcomes Dr. Ashraf Hatem, the University's new counselor. Hatem is joining AUC after an extensive career that spans more than 30 years in the field of medicine and public and nonprofit medical administration. He was recently secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Universities and he also served as the minister of health in 2011.The role of the counselor is typically liaising between Egyptian authorities and the University, including working on continuing to develop good relations between AUC, Egyptian institutions and the Supreme Council of Universities, as well as helping to implement the accreditation process for all academic degrees. The counselor's vision for AUC is brimming with innovative and constructive ideas, but before anything, his priority is to listen. "My priority is to meet everybody, listen, study, then emplace plans with them," he said. "I will be meeting with students, the administration, faculty members, councils and the Board of Trustees. I cannot say there is a bigger priority now than to listen to everyone." His experience within both an administrative and academic setting has prepared him to have an analytical point of view in working with other institutions to expand and benefit the medical field in the country. One of his visions for AUC is offering a public health postgraduate degree, emphasizing that it would collectively benefit the Egyptian community and other universities as well. "It would be great to collaborate with other university hospitals in strengthening master's programs in health, hospital and quality management," he said. "There are programs here that are not available in other schools, so we need to explore and promote these with other universities and professionals in the medical field." After meeting with President Francis J. Ricciardone, Hatem noted that one of the topics of discussion was children with disabilities. "We thought of how AUC can help children and families in these situations: how to prepare the parents and siblings, and how to prepare them to deal with their children in their surroundings," he explained. "Instead of having parents traveling abroad to find professional teachers for their children, we could have training here through AUC's Graduate School of Education." As a practicing medical doctor, Hatem took up several positions at the medical administrative level. Currently, Hatem is a pulmonary professor of medicine, and previously, he was the deputy general manager for Kasr El Aini's semiprivate French Hospital and general manager for Cairo University's Kasr El Aini Teaching Hospital. His experience in medical administration entailed the management of one of the largest medical complexes in the region, serving approximately 2 million patients, supervising 16,000 employees and more than 4,500 faculty members.


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Hoban's power-play goal in third period leads Swift Current past Medicine HatNHL.com @NHLdotcom
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. - Brad Hoban's power-play goal with 5:16 left in regulation lifted the Swift Current Broncos to a 3-2 win over the Medicine Hat Tigers in WHL action Friday.
Jordan Peddle's first of the season and Michael Stickland's first-period power-play goal provided the rest of the offence for the Broncos (21-17-2). Mark Friesen earned the win with 32 saves.
Joey Frazer had both goals for the Tigers (23-12-7), while Tyler Bunz turned aside 22 shots in defeat.


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Independent retailers in Edinburgh have expressed concerns that an increase in parking costs and "obscene" hikes in business rates have created "an inhospitable environment for local shoppers".
As the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on 2-26 August kicks off this weekend, independent retailers have hit out at the myriad of problems impacting trade in the Scottish capital.
"April, May, June are usually my biggest months, but April was 64% down on [sales] forecast, and more than 50% down on last year," said Sarah Connelly, owner of independent lingerie retailer Odyssey Boutique. "This year, some months have been down by 60% on forecast. It's been pretty devastating."
She added: "You're lucky if you see people in [independent fashion shops]. In the West End, parking is £4.10 an hour, which is expensive. People are harassed and are rushing trying to get out of the door so that they won't get a ticket."
Holly Mitchell, owner of womenswear independent Totty Rocks, agreed: "It's getting harder to have a smaller independent business in Edinburgh. Parking costs have gone up about three times in the past six months and they've got a rule in Edinburgh: if you stop between 4.30pm and 6.30pm, you get an instant ticket. It makes it an inhospitable environment for shoppers."
Rachel Snedden, owner of bridal boutique Rachel Scott Couture, added: "It discourages shoppers from staying to browse, which is what so many fashion independents rely on."
Snedden said that following the rating revaluation in 2017, not only did the rateable value of her property increase, but it also took her over the threshold for qualifying for small business rate relief. Small businesses with a combined rateable value of £35,000 or less or a rateable value of £18,000 or less on a single premises can apply for assistance from the Scottish government.
In April 2017 her business rates bill doubled overnight.
"It's my second biggest outgoing, so to have it double was really quite frightening," said Snedden. "We appealed and won, but it took a year. Meanwhile, I was paying double rates. If you're a business on the edge, that's it: game over."
Mitchell agreed the revaluation has had a devastating impact: "In Scotland there's small business rates relief, which is great if you've got it, [but the business rates increases] caused quite a few people to close."
The Edinburgh Business Gateway also provides support for small businesses including one to one advisers, digital workshops and supplier development programmes.
Drapers has contacted the City of Edinburgh Council for comment.
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by Stephanie Pappas, Live Science Contributor | August 07, 2015 02:25pm ET
Have you ever wondered why your cat's eyes have those creepy vertical slits for pupils? A new study suggests the reason may lie in cats' preferred mode of hunting.
Vertical-slit pupils are most common among nocturnal predators that ambush their prey, according to the new research, published today (Aug. 7) in the journal Science Advances. Most likely, this pupil shape provides the sharpest way to gauge distance for a prey-snatching leap, the study found.
The new research doesn't only demystify the housecat, however; it also reveals that the bizarre horizontal, rectangular pupils sported by goats and sheep likely help these prey animals scan the horizon for predators — and watch the terrain when sprinting from danger. Moreover, circular pupils tend to be found on tall, active predators that are awake during the day. (Sound familiar, humans?)


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Was a lovely room comfatable beds.bad points..kettle didnt work and shower leaked into room..bath was abit awkward to get into
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The room was lovely with plenty of room and very clean. Beds were really comfy and there were plenty of teas and coffees available there. The accomodation was situated around 10 minutes away from the city so easily accessible. I was extremely happy with my stay and would recommend and come back again. Thank you.
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Fantastic view &only a short distance to the town, room was pleasant &i would stay again
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Everything was fine,the accommodation was very nice and clean,the bed could be bigger.
Reviewer:Istvanne C | Thu 20th Sep 2018 | 1 year ago
Very nice and clean. Close to bus station and Liberty stadium. Had no problems at all.
Reviewer:Riley L | Wed 12th Sep 2018 | 1 year ago
clean comfortable modern.great value
Reviewer:barry p | Mon 10th Sep 2018 | 1 year ago
It was a nice and comfortable loft conversion that accommodates us for two nights. It was clean tidy and equipped with basic sleeping facilities.
Reviewer:Marie T | Tue 4th Sep 2018 | 1 year ago
Everything was excellent
Reviewer:Rodney M | Mon 16th Jul 2018 | 1 year ago
My daughter and I travelled two hours from our home to Swansea one evening in readiness for a shopping trip the next day. The hotel was so convenient, being close to Morfa retail park. It meant we could start shopping early, refreshed, without travelling there and back in the same day and without breaking the bank on accommodation.
Reviewer:Kate H | Tue 5th Jun 2018 | 1 year ago
I had a single room with a TV &kettle and a hairdryer. shared a single toilet and separate bathroom. can't fault it for the price. might suit a block booking by a group of footy or rugby fans who want somewhere within walking distance of the Liberty stadium. Landore Park &Ride is fairly close.
Reviewer:Mike S | Thu 10th May 2018 | 1 year ago
Everything as expected and better:comfortable and clean. Finding it can be a problem (not that it si that complicated, but that is a bit out of the way)
Reviewer:SERGIO V | Tue 24th Apr 2018 | 2 years ago
We stayed overnight and were very pleased with the size and condition of the apartment. We would definitely stay again.
Reviewer:david f | Fri 2nd Mar 2018 | 2 years ago
Did the job, clean room, nice personal welcome (and yorkshire tea!). Parking was easy as was finding the location. Ideal for the football ground. Would happily stay again.
Reviewer:Paul S | Thu 1st Mar 2018 | 2 years ago
Great place to stay, facilities good, plenty of room, clean and easily able to access wifi
Reviewer:Luke A A | Thu 1st Mar 2018 | 2 years ago
Enjoyed the stay here at the apartments. We had the lift room and the bottom apartment very spacious, everything you needed. There was slight problem with bedding for the sofa bed in the ground floor apartment.
Reviewer:Sophie T | Mon 5th Feb 2018 | 2 years ago
Logement sympathique dans un quartier tranquille. Pas facile à trouver (il est préférable d'avoir un GPS). Seul petit bémol :le plafond est un peu bas pour les personnes de grandes taille. Bon rapport qualité/prix
Reviewer:Luc S | Sat 3rd Feb 2018 | 2 years ago
Was a bit dubiois about the accommodation just because it was such a great price! Couldn't believe it when we arrived and it was exactly the same as the pictures! We stayed in the loft which had everything you need for somewhere to stay and lay your head for the night. In a great spot, not too far from city centre. It cost £7 for a taxi into town. Will definitely be looking to stay here again when I next need somewhere to stay in Swansea. Everything was clean.
Thank you very much for such a kind review! Very pleased to hear you have enjoyed your stay and will look forward to having you as our guest again.Kind RegardsCarys Serviced Accommodation
Reviewer:Meinir L | Mon 22nd Jan 2018 | 2 years ago
Great value for money will definatly use again very clean and tidy
Reviewer:Tyron m | Mon 18th Dec 2017 | 2 years ago
lovely nice clean and quite, a lovely view from windows across Swansea.
Reviewer:tracey a | Wed 25th Oct 2017 | 2 years ago


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Spurs, Gaters clash in Elite League
National shooter Shantal Slater of Man-chester Spurs and Claren-don Gaters' top defender and national captain Nicole Aiken-Pinnock will square off this evening in the Berger Paints Elite netball league at the Leila Robinson Courts.
The highly anticipated match is set to tip off at 6:15 p.m. It will be preceded by the opening game between St Ann Orchids and St James Sharpes at 6 p.m.
St Catherine Racers and defending champions Kingston Hummingbirds clash in the final match of the evening at 7:30 p.m.
The feature game between the Spurs and Gaters is expected to competitive. Both teams are seeking vitals points as they look to secure berths in the semi-finals.
Another interesting match-up will see national defender Vangelee Williams from Spurs facing off with national Under-21 shooter Simone Gordon from Gaters.
The Spurs are fourth in the standings with 12 points, three behind leaders Racers.
crucial win
The Gaters and the Sharpes are tied for second on 13 points. They are followed by Orchids
in fifth, nine points, and the Hummingbirds, still without a point.
The Spurs are coming off a 52-39 win over St Ann Orchids in their last game. Carline Graham, coach of Spurs, said today's match is a crucial one for her team.
"It is very important game for us because we have no intention of losing anymore because we want to be in the final," said Graham.
"We are extremely confident because we have a very strong centre court, and that gives us an advantage over the other teams," she said.
Graham added: "We also have Shantal Slater, who is the top shooter in the competition, and that is a plus for us.
Gaters, who have been having a good season, so far, are coming off a 43-30 win over the Hummingbirds.


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Get it done / Fixing the leather couch
Couch before
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When my family moved eight months ago, our leather couch wouldn't fit through the doorway. The house is raised on stilts, so we had to lug the couch up the steep porch steps to the front door, and there it sat as we tried to figure out what to do. It was too heavy to get back down the steps, and, when a rainstorm came in, the executive decision to saw the couch in half was made.
We successfully got the couch pieces through the doorway and put them against each other in the living room, so that it still looked the same; the middle was hidden and supported by wooden blocks, but, if you separated the pieces, the cut sides were exposed with wood and nails and all the inner workings of the couch on display. The plan was to attach legs to the middle of each piece for central support, and take matching leather and stuffing to seal off the inside. I bought the materials and they sat by the couch for months. The project was intimidating and wasn't urgent, so I just kept putting it off and sat on our other couch instead.
Finally, with family in town for the holidays, I started taking steps to get the couch project done. I sketched the existing front and back legs and measured their width, height, and distance from supportive wooden planks. I took the sketches with me and purchased legs that were not the same shape as I wanted, but the measurements worked, so I went with them. I bought some stuffing, nails and wood glue, and made sure my staple gun, pliers, and drill were ready to go.
I started with the fun part—drilling holes to screw the new legs on—but the first hole wouldn't hold the screw properly. It was wiggling around and falling out, and it was very frustrating. Finally, I grabbed some wood glue and that helped secure it in place. All the other legs screwed on just fine. Next, I took my staple gun and started attaching the leather pieces to cover up the wood. It was tricky because the staples had to go through thick leather into the planks of wood, and a lot of the angles were really hard to staple. I ended up having to cut and fold the leather in a lot of places to make it look nice.
Couch after
I painstakingly removed old staples with a pair of pliers, no easy task, because they were so tiny and locked into place. Whoever made the couch did an excellent job. After attaching the leather along the edges, I tucked sheets of cushion in them to give the sides a nice, plush look and then sealed it off with staples to match the appearance of the couch.
Being able to see the interior build of the couch was interesting. So much goes into building a couch that I didn't know about before; so many gears, wood, and coils all woven together. After months of procrastination, the couch mission was accomplished, and I ended up with two leather chairs instead of a couch. The way the legs were attached made it harder to push the two pieces together, but, with a little creativity our living room is now a cozy place.
Useful Info: How to attach a couch leg
Things you will need: Couch legs, T-Nuts, Measuring tape, Drill
First, turn your couch over to look at the bottom of the frame and see how the legs are attached. They can be attached in different ways; if it's with screws, you can purchase legs with screws already in them, which makes this process fairly simple.
Find and mark the center point on your couch frame where the legs are going to be attached. For reference, measure the existing legs and where their center lies in relation to the edge of the couch and a supportive piece of wood. Once you've made your mark, drill the hole the same length as the screw on your furniture leg.
Next, hammer in the T-Nut until it is flush with the surface and the teeth have gripped into the wood. The couch leg should easily screw into place after the T-Nut is secured. Paint the leg to match if necessary.—K.C.


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October 2014
2014, October, 8, 21:05:00SANCTIONS VS PRICES
Oil prices that have plunged to a 27-month low are inflicting damage on a Russian economy already contending with escalating sanctions from the U.S. and European Union over its role in Ukraine.
2014, October, 8, 21:00:00LUKOIL LAUNCHES OILFIELD: 1.4 BLN BBL
Russia's No.2 oil producer Lukoil launched an oilfield in western Siberia ahead of schedule on Wednesday, a major step in its drive to prop up falling production and to weather U.S. sanctions over Ukraine.
2014, October, 8, 20:55:00OCCIDENTAL SELL $3 BLN
Occidental Petroleum Corp, the fourth-largest U.S. oil and gas producer by market capitalization, is looking to sell its North Dakota oil assets for as much as $3 billion as the company seeks to focus on profitable regions, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
2014, October, 8, 20:50:00CHAD: DOUBLE OIL 2016
Chad expects to double oil production by the end of 2015 as new fields come on stream and has appointed firms to inventory potential mineral deposits in an effort to diversify the economy, its finance minister said.
2014, October, 8, 20:45:00BIG RESERVES OF KAZAKHSTAN
Investors flocked to Kazakhstan's first dollar-denominated bond in more than a decade, the first sovereign bond deal to include terms created in response to Argentina's acrimonious default.
2014, October, 8, 20:40:00IVORY COAST NEED MONEY
Ivory Coast will seek investors in its available offshore oil acreage, including seven new ultra-deep water blocks in the Gulf of Guinea, at a promotional event in Texas next week, a senior oil ministry official said on Tuesday.
2014, October, 8, 20:35:00LARGE OIL OF SENEGAL
Shares in Cairn Energy rose 3.6 per cent on Tuesday after the Edinburgh-based oil explorer confirmed a large oil discovery off the coast of Senegal in west Africa.
2014, October, 8, 20:30:00ПАТРИОТИЗМ ИМЕЕТ ЦЕНУ
«Башнефть», несмотря на то, что почти 85% акций арестованы и в будущем могут быть переданы государству, сохраняет планы по SPO, заявил президент нефтяной компании Александр Корсик в эфире телеканала «Россия 24»
2014, October, 7, 21:20:00DESPITE WHITE HOUSE POLICIES
The president's economic address at Northwestern University celebrated the results of America's energy revolution but omitted key steps forward, according to API President and CEO Jack Gerard.
2014, October, 7, 21:15:00UKRAINE NIGHTMARE EU
The U.S. is helping Ukraine plan how to keep homes and businesses heated during winter as the European Union's incoming chief diplomat warned the government in Kiev may struggle as freezing temperatures approach.


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1. Re: List of Content and Permissions in Tableau OnlineBrandon Babbitt May 7, 2018 2:49 PM (in response to Maria Narvaez)
Hey Maria Narvaez,
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Says centre hurting emotions of the state's people
Budgam, Oct 12: Castigating PDP- BJP coalition Government for bartering the interests of the state for power lust, the Chairman, PDF and MLA, Khansahib, Hakeem Muhammad Yaseen has said that refusal of the centre to return power projects to J&K was another betrayal to the promises made to the people of the state in the Agenda Of Alliance (AOA). He said total silence of the state Government over the statement of the Union power Minister, R K Singh that Centre won't return power projects to J&K speaks volumes about the non seriousness of the PDP towards the most sensitive and emotional issues of the people.
Speaking to people during his tour to various areas of his Khansahib constituency, particularly Shalnar, Arigam, Fraswar and Hangoo, Hakeem Yasin said that in the AOA, which is the road map for governing the affairs of state, both the PDP and BJP coalition partners had assured the people of the state to get the power projects back from the NHPC, but, they are now betraying from their promises just for remaining clinched to the chair, "Hakeem Yaseen said adding playing against the emotions of the people is fraught with serious consequences which are against the overall interests of the Nation. He said that fiddling with the emotional issues of the people shall give rise to further alienation among the people and its responsibility lies on the PDP and BJP parties.
He said that the present government has miserably failed to implement the AOA in all respects, hence has no morality to remain in place.
Hakeem Yaseen has demanded that the Centre should return back power projects to the state without wasting any further time so that hundreds of Corers of rupees spent on import of electricity are saved.
Hakeem Yaseen has said that the present government has also failed to provide good governance to the people adding that common people are facing tremendous hardships for want of basic amenities of life.
Hakeem Yaseen held public durbars with the people and heard their grievances. He asked the concerned officers and engineers, accompanying him, to redress their all the genuine grievances. He assured the people that their problems with respect to drinking water and power supply will be solved. He said that all the habitations in the Khansahib constituency will be connected to the road network to generate economic and livelihood opportunities.
Hakeem Yaseen was accompanied by the concerned officers of the district administration Budgam. (KNS)


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By Gabe Rotter
The gripping story of the unraveling of one man's seemingly perfect life, and his struggle to get everything back.
A new baby, a loving wife, a solid career, a dream house in Beverly Hills: Dr. Bobby Flopkowski has it all. Until a complicated series of events snowball into a disaster that changes the course of his life forever.
Now, with a tent on the beach as his only home and an addiction that has cut him off from everyone he once loved, Bobby has a revelation that could put him back on track: he believes he has solved the puzzling crime that led to his downfall. But as the reality he's always known slips farther away, will he be able to convince someone -- anyone -- that his suspicions aren't merely the pleas of a desperate man?
by Susan Casey
For centuries, mariners have spun tales of gargantuan rogue waves, one hundred feet high or taller. Until recently, scientists dismissed these stories -- waves that high would seem to violate the laws of physics. But in the past few decades, as a startling number of ships vanished and new evidence emerged, oceanographers realized something scary really is brewing in the planet's waters. They found their proof in February 2000, when a British research vessel was trapped in a vortex of impossibly mammoth waves in the North Sea -- including several that approached a hundred feet.
As scientists scramble to understand this phenomenon, others view the giant waves as the ultimate challenge. These are extreme surfers who fly around the world in search of the ocean's most destructive monsters. The pioneer of extreme surfing is the legendary Laird Hamilton, who, with a group of friends in Hawaii, figured out how to ride terrifyingly large waves of seventy and eighty feet -- and higher. Casey follows this unique tribe of men as they seek to conquer the holy grail of their sport, the hundred-foot wave.
In this mesmerizing account, the exploits of Hamilton and his fellow surfers are juxtaposed against scientists' urgent efforts to understand the annihilating power of waves -- from the tsunami that wiped out 250,000 people in the Pacific in 2004 to the 1,740 foot wave that recently leveled part of the alaskan coast to the bigger and bolder waves of the future that climate change seems destined to bring.
by Alexandra Lebenthal
It's the day after Labor Day, 2008, and the elite universe of New York's Upper East Side is about to unravel along with the economy. Socialite Grigsby Somerset is barely aware of her changing world and has no idea her investment banker husband, Blake, is about to enter into a devil's bargain with hedge fund owner John Cutter. As autumn unfolds, Grigsby's fairytale life starts to unwind. Street-smart Renee Parker has been hired as John's executive assistant and is convinced that something is amiss with her new boss. Renee enlists her friend Sasha Silver, CEO of Silver Partners, to help her decipher what is happening. They soon discover that John is nearly ruined, except for the assets he is hiding in the Cayman Islands from his wife, Mimi, and has concocted with Blake a scheme to redeem himself. This tale of expulsion from a modern-day Garden of Eden captures what happens when economic decline spells ruin for Manhattan's pampered elite.
by John le Carre
For nearly half a century, John le Carre's limitless imagination has enthralled millions of readers and moviegoers around the globe. From the cold war to the bitter fruits of colonialism to unrest in the Middle East, he has reinvented the spy novel again and again. Now, le Carre makes his Viking debut with a stunning tour de force that only a craftsman of his caliber could pen. As menacing and flawlessly paced as The Little Drummer Girl and as morally complex as The Constant Gardener, Our Kind of Traitor is signature le Carre.
Perry and Gail are idealistic and very much in love when they splurge on a tennis vacation at a posh beach resort in Antigua. But the charm begins to pull when a big-time Russian money launderer enlists their help to defect. In exchange for amnesty, Dima is ready to rat out his vory (Russian criminal brotherhood) compatriots and expose corruption throughout the so-called legitimate financial and political worlds. Soon, the guileless couple find themselves pawns in a deadly endgame whose outcome will be determined by the victor of the British Secret Service's ruthless internecine battles.
by Richard L. Mabry, M.D.
Dr. Anna McIntyre's life was going just fine until someone else started living it.
Her patient dies because of an identity mix-up; her medical career is in jeopardy because of forged prescriptions; and her credit is in ruins. She thought things couldn't get worse, but that was before she opened the envelope and saw a positive HIV test with her name on it.
Strangers at the Feast
by Jennifer Vanderbes
On Thanksgiving Day 2007, as the country teeters on the brink of a recession, three generations of the Olson family gather. Eleanor and Gavin worry about their daughter, a single academic and her newly adopted Indian child, and about their son, who ha been caught in the imploding real-estate bubble. While the Olsons navigate the tensions and secrets that mark their relationships, seventeen-year-old Kijo Jackson and his best friend Spider set out from the nearby housing projects on a mysterious job. A series of tragic events brings these two worlds ever closer, exposing the dangerously thin line between suburban privilege and urban poverty, and culminating in a crime that will change everyone's life.
In her gripping new book, Jennifer Vanderbes masterfully lays bare the fraught lives of this complex cast of characters and the lengths to which they will go to protect their families. Strangers at the Feast is at once a heartbreaking portrait of a family struggling to find happiness and an exploration of the hidden costs of the American dream.
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Davenport campus welcomes 104 graduates Oct. 20
Palmer's Davenport campus held commencement ceremonies on Friday, Oct. 20, in Vickie Anne Palmer Hall. The commencement speaker was Michelle (Barber) Drover, M.S.W., D.C., associate dean for Life Sciences and Foundations on the Davenport campus.
"Look at how you've grown together as a group," Dr. Drover told the graduates. "I encourage you to continue to surround yourselves with people who will support you in achieving your dreams."
Ninety-nine students received Doctor of Chiropractic degrees during commencement, two were awarded Associate of Applied Science in Chiropractic Technology degrees, and three were awarded Master of Science in Clinical Research degrees. Co-valedictorians were Giana Backes, Hurley, Wis., and Shayne Samoil, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada. Co-salutatorians were Shelby Crone, Morocco, Ind., and Rebecca Warnecke, Lake Geneva, Wis. The Clinical Excellence Award winner was Tiffany Thorne, Wallback, W.V. The recipient of the Virgil V. Strang Philosophy Award was Jordan Kurbs, Lockport, N.Y.
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Harry Styles Releases Second Solo Track, "Sweet Creature"
Listen to the new track now.
Listen to the new track now.
Text: Jake Viswanath
After weeks of blasting "Sign of the Times" nonstop, fans finally have another track from Harry Styles to add to their playlists. The One Direction alum-gone-solo just released "Sweet Creature," the second track to be unveiled from his upcoming self-titled debut album, set to be released next Friday, May 12.
The new song deviates from the dramatic spacey soundscape of "Sign of the Times" and goes for something a little more simple and, as the title suggests, sweet. Harry relies on nothing but an acoustic guitar, some drum beats, and beautiful harmonies, almost becoming reminiscent of One Direction's softer offerings. While we don't know the inspiration behind the track (and it may be surprising, if the concept of his debut single is anything to go by), it seems like he's revisiting a long-lost relationship that he just can't rid of. Sounds like someone was inspired by a certain girlfriend of his.
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The 1st Annual Masters Agility Championship at Westminster will host a canine competitor with a distinctive name and life story. As reported by KSAZ Fox 10, "Sonic the pirate" is a beagle that was found roaming the desert near Tucson, Arizona at 4-months old. He was only hours away from being euthanized when Suzanne Myers rescued and adopted the puppy.
Suzanne told the station how the pup got his characteristic name, "We came in and Sonic was hanging from the curtains, and he was pulling the curtain rod out of the wall. He was having a little bit of separation anxiety, and so he was, he was hanging by his teeth by the curtains and I said, 'Well that looks like something a pirate would do.' So we just started calling him Sonic the pirate."
The Westminster Masters Agility Championship will host a field of 225 dogs and will take place in New York City two days before the famous Westminster Dog Show. The sport of dog agility has canines and their handlers racing against the clock while they navigate an obstacle course of jumps, ramps, tunnels, and more. According to the Westminster Kennel Club, the sport of dog agility is the fastest growing dog sport in the country.
Sonic's earlier agility trial achievements earned him titles to compete at the "Masters" level. It's a proud accomplishment that Myers, his owner and handler, wants to promote. Myers said, "I just want Sonic to go, not that because he's the fastest dog, not because he's the best dog, but because he's a really good example of what you can do with a rescue dog."
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Oscar judges win special prize for ineptitude
The Venice Film Festival ends today and the Toronto International Film Festival is beginning. Between them they generate a fortnight of red carpet coverage, entertainment news and a selection of serious, well crafted films aimed squarely at arthouse audiences.
Oscar season is up and running.
One race has already been settled, however: the award for most ineptly launched new category goes to the Oscar for outstanding achievement in popular film.
Last month the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a prize for the sort of blockbusters that most viewers actually see at the cinema. On Thursday, facing fierce blowback, it placed that Oscar on hold.
Ratings for the ceremony have slumped since 2014. The viewing figures dropped by almost a fifth this year


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Vikram Limaye
The government is focused on making sure that there is growth and development across infrastructure, manufacturing and agriculture.
The Budget addresses these aspects while also providing the roadmap for looking after the underprivileged and providing a social security framework and encouraging retirement savings and pensions.
It is important to remember that this government has been handed a set of issues that are not easy to resolve, and in our country everything needs to be balanced in terms of the political economy and the time it takes to get things done. Expectation management is, therefore, important for government and people need to understand that things will not happen overnight.
The commitment to fiscal discipline is clear in bringing down the fiscal deficit to 3 per cent over four years rather than three years, which is fine given that in the current construct where private sector investments will be hard to mobilise in the immediate term, the government will need to bridge the gap.
It will be important for government to make sure that leakages in subsidies are plugged.
UNION BUDGET 2015-16:Key highlights | Full coverage | Full speech | Video
The focus on infrastructure is welcome. While the amount of investments by government in the immediate term is approximately an increase of Rs 70,000 crore (primarily in roads and railways) over the previous year, which is not that large relative to the needs of the country, the announcement that the government plans to resort to a "plug and play" model to encourage the private sector to participate in infrastructure once all approvals are in place is a very important step.
It is important to remember that the private sector has become risk averse in investing in greenfield assets primarily on account of operational risks in getting projects completed on time. Therefore, such a step by the government would go a long way in attracting investments.
Tax-free infrastructure bonds is another important element in channelizing domestic savings into infrastructure. Other important measures announced in the Budget to better intermediate savings and facilitate investments include steps to monetise gold assets and convert hard gold assets into financial assets through gold bonds, reduction in corporate tax rates to 25 per cent from 30 per cent over four years through simplification of the tax regime (by rationalising tax exemptions) and providing an easier framework for real estate investment trusts and AIFs through tax benefits and sorting out permanent establishment issues.
Commitment to reforms in dispute resolution, introduction of a bankruptcy code this year and laws to curb black money and cash transactions will go a long way in improving confidence and investments in the economy.
To conclude, this is a good Budget that combines addressing near-term investment issues while providing a roadmap for future growth within the boundaries of maintaining fiscal discipline. There needs to be continued focus on debottlenecking existing projects and improving the productivity of invested capital, which the government is focused on.
(The author is Managing Director & CEO, IDFC)


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Enterprise Storage Projected to Branch Locations: Riverbed and IBM Team Up
I just had the pleasure of sitting with Rob Whitely from Riverbed and Michelle Tidwell from IBM to discuss their jointly validated solution that combines IBM enterprise class storage in the data center with Riverbed Granite in branch locations. Together, the result is as if you had enterprise class storage in each branch location, but really all data is managed and protected in the data center. And each branch gains resiliency to network failures and local storage performance.
Since all the data actually is actually consolidated in the data center, backup/restore and patching images and such is made much easier and simpler, and likely cheaper. Overall, agility is perhaps the biggest benefit - branches are dirty and dangerous places for IT infrastructure, but with this approach you can easily copy, deploy, recover or re-deploy any branch's data at any time.
For those whose central operations and processes depend on aggregating and analyzing branch data, this approach works wonders. All the branch data is kept up to date and available in the data center.
For a great discussion that goes into some more details, see the video of our talk here.
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Azone releases in 2015
Last year I wasn't terribly excited about the Azone releases — apart from Haru Usagi-san Mia and Mio of course, haha. But those 10th anniversary re-releases weren't very interesting to me because the outfits weren't that much to my taste… nor did they include the face sculpts that I like best. Although, now later on the nikkori versions of Cheshire Cat Aika and regular Tick Tock Rabbit Himeno have grown on me – and I'd love to get Aika's red dress and ribbon hairband for Yumei. It would look really lovely with her black hair. x3
But anyway, I spotted some photos of the incoming Azone Pureneemo releases on flickr from the Doll Show 42, then proceeded to check MFC and twitter for more info and photos – my gods, I really love that Swan Lake Raili!! ;__; Her cute face and outfit are perfection~ ♥ Although she's perhaps a bit too monochromatic to my taste when her outfit has so many gray-ish tones, and I don't generally care much for silver hair on dolls, but… she's sooo cute!! ;__; I've been looking for either regular Majokko Raili or Bambi-san Raili, but especially the latter is hard to find for a reasonable price these days… I paid 30000yen for Usagi-san Miu 'cause she could be considered my "grail" when it comes to Azone dolls, but the others I'd rather not use as much money on. xD;; I'd prefer if I could buy them around 10-13000yen, my maximum price being 16-18000yen. But preferably as little as possible, ahah. So far I've had good luck with the others. But I certainly hope that the Swan Lake Raili won't be limited – I'll definitely pre-order her! T__T Finally a cute Raili of my own, eheh~ I really love that outfit, it has so many cute little details. >u< And her blue eyes are definitely lovely~ I just giggled a little because she seems like she'll be released in summer - her outfit looks very wintery to me, haha. xD I'd definitely want to photograph her out in the snow~ ♥ And also, quite surprisingly I really love the new Little Briar Rose Lien! ;u; She hasn't exactly been one of my favourite faces, although her Majokko 1.1 version has grown on me… but this one is just sooo pretty, I completely adore her outfit, it's to die for! T__T ♥ She'd be another green-eyed blonde girl, but… ugh, I want her too! xD I should've known that after many not-so-interesting releases, Azone is going to troll me hard this year, ahah. xD Fingers crossed neither of these girls will be limited. ;___; ♥
… although, it doesn't end here. When I was digging around for more info, I also spotted that there will be two versions of Koron for this series too. She also isn't my biggest favourite, but as I've seen her in other people's photos, she's grown on me. But, I right about died at the Wolf version of Koron! THAT WOLF HAT OMG! xD It's soooo adorable, I love animal hats on dolls so much, haha~ Well, her outfit as a whole is lovely and she also has really beautiful blue eyes. ;__; She, too, has silver hair, though… and I generally like the regular smile better for Koron, than the :3 mouth… the Little Red Hood would have the mouth that I like better, but she's blonde with green eyes… blue eyes definitely trump in this case. And the wolf hat. xD I really, really, hope that if one of them is the DS version, it would be the Little Red Hood one… because I really want the Wolf version, ugh. Those eyes and that hat, I can't get over them. xD
The Pink! Pink! a la Mode Sahra is really cute, too… but she's not a must-have, I'd rather get the Happy New Year 2015 Sahra because I love her kimono and brown hair… but she's a DS version so hunting her down is a bit more challenging 'cause I'm sure her second hand prices just keep going up over time… I couldn't afford to order her when she was released, so I'll have to keep an eye on Y!J and Amazon. Perhaps I'll get lucky at some point. :3
But yeah, this will certainly be a Azone year for me! I did already promise that I wouldn't buy any BJDs this year because 2014 was crazy with all the limiteds — only exceptions will be if Bimong re-releases Narins and Soom has a Faery FCS including Asis and Gray skin — so I can fully focus on gathering more cute little neemos. They're friendlier for my budget, too, ahah. xD I can't wait for some new info on these cuties!! ♥
Aahhh, so much cuteness! *___* ♥
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My year of weakness was year 9… the Mori girls were too much for me, and I am so (sososososososo) sad that they didn't make true Mori versions of the smaller ones (Aoto, Yuuta, Nina and Chisa (and Sera))… and Minami… gah. I'm counting Mio as being Mori enough, since her look closely followed Miu and Mia's.
I have to agree that the 10th Anniversary girls didn't do much for me… it was supposed to be girls chosen by popular vote… but I never saw any ballots with who was on them, and they obviously left some of the most popular versions of the girls off the ballot (Sweet Dreams Chiika, for example…. with how coveted she was, and still is, I would have thought she would have won, hands down)
I'm really interested to see what all of this year will bring… since they are doing collaborations with outfit designers this year, there could be some truly awesome stuff (like that blue eye, wavy grey/white hair wolf combo… beautiful!)
I'm sure the mori series would've been my weakness as well if I hadn't been avoiding neemos for as long as I did. xD I only allowed myself to look at them when Mia was released, so she was the only one that I was able to pre-order. And now I'm stuck hunting down the rest of the girls second hand and cry because they're so expensive. :'D I started playing Poupeegirl in the beginning of 2008 and that way I was soon introduced to mori girl fashion and fell in love with it. I've been trying to build a mori wardrobe for myself, too, but it's difficult finding (reasonably priced) mori-style clothes in Finland. I haven't gotten into online shopping for myself, as I already buy enough for dolls online, lol!
… oh, sorry I got distracted again. x_o;; I always start rambling… but yes, the mori series is definitely my favourite too. :3 I still need at least Bambi-san Raili, Ookami-san Himeno and Neko-san Aika. All three of them were on Mandarake for 18000yen recently, which was a good price but I prioritised getting Usagi-san Miu over them so they were sold out by the time I could've invested in one of them… oh well, I'm sure I'll find them someday. :3
But yeah, this new series has now got my interest as well. In a way I'm glad that they had the 10th anniversary girls in between, so I was able to hunt down a few must-have dolls that had already been released. If I'd wanted to pre-order new ones AND hunt down older ones at the second-hand market, I would've been in real trouble! xD
Sweet Dream Chiika is definitely very sought after. I've been trying to help a friend find her for a reasonable price, but they're always 30000+yen on Y!J, Amazon, Mandarake etc… >.>;; Surely there are many people who wish that she'd be re-released. But I don't know if it's because she was a collaboration with Kinoko Juice, maybe they can't re-release her again because of that. Although, now KJ is working with Azone again and they're selling those Kiki dolls of hers, so maaaybe there's hope that they'd collaborate with KJ on Pureneemos as well… ? I hope so. Thankfully I don't feel the need to get that particular Chiika myself (I prefer the Majokko Chiika Little Witch of the Heart with her cute black kitty, haha) but I'd love for my friend to be able to get her. :3
Yeah, I started collecting Neemos after they had already released 2 dolls in series 8 (the little Majokko witches, thus my blog name, lol)… but then they came out with the Mori girls, and I sold off most of my witches, because I loved the Mori gals so much more (Bambi Raili really is adorable, and I wish you luck finding her!) I still have my Witch Aika though, she was the first Neemo I ever bought and I still love her devious red hair/red eye combo XD (I still have my witch Miu too, she's the inspiration for the main character in a little story I'm working on!)
I would love to have Mori clothes for myself too! But here in America, also, they are either harder to find, or waaaay too expensive. I'm too busy spending my money on doll Mori clothes, lol!
I will keep an eye out for Sweet Dreams Chiika at a reasonable price for your friend, and if I see one, I'll send you a message!
Well I don't blame you for wanting the mori girls, haha. xD They really did a great job with them, I adore their outfits so much. ;u; I'm a big fan of mix & matching clothes, and the mori girls come with several cute pieces that are easy to combine with others. It's so much fun to create new outfit combinations with them~ ♥
I feel you! There's one brand that they sell here, called "Cream" I think… they have some really Mori style pieces, like one time there was this gorgeous delicate lace dress… but all of their dresses cost at least 80 euros or more. @__@;; That's far too expensive for me to pay for one dress… I'm such a cheapskate when it comes to my own clothes, because I always count it like "I could buy a doll for this price". xD Oh well, at least my dolls can dress up cute in my stead! And occasionally I do find some cute mori pieces for reasonable prices, for example this Esprit dress that I got for half the price is one of my treasures. xD ♥
Oh, thank you so much! :3 It definitely helps to have more people on the lookout~ ♥


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I was going to write about this last week but had a bit of a technical disaster (think tea + keyboard). Plus I had a sudden rush of paid work, which rather sapped my creative energies. Still, I shouldn't complain – it pays the bills and will run out soon.
Back to the point. During the second half of last term at Morley College we were experimenting with textiles and heat. One of the most popular pieces of equipment was the heat press, which we used to transfer dyes from pre-printed papers onto thick Vilene (pelmet or craft Vilene), polyester and fleece. Apparently synthetics are much better than natural fabrics for this. Some students also used dye to paint their own patterns onto paper, which they transferred to fabric using the heat press. Colours that looked quite sober on paper came out much brighter on the fabric, so the results were always unpredictable!
Our tutor provided a handout with diagrams of how to make 3D hats out of Vilene, by scoring it and folding along the score lines. I have to say I found it very difficult to see how to get from a flat semi-circle to an amazing sculptural 3D form – I just don't have that sort of mind! So I decided to stick to a simple bowl.
First I cut out a circle of Vilene and then removed a slice before dyeing one side purple, using pre-printed paper, in the heat press.
I dyed the other side red, then scattered a few sunflower seeds on top before dyeing again with blue.
(The first time I did this I put too many seeds on top. As a result, despite the pressure, the dye paper didn't touch the Vilene, and I just ended up with a pile of sunflower seeds that were blue on one side!)
As expected, sunflower seeds prevented the blue dye from reaching the Vilene, so the area around them remained red. More unexpectedly, the red areas seemed to be linked, so they look a bit like a matrix of neurons. The seeds also left small indentations, adding texture as well.
The final stage was to score two circles into the Vilene on different sides, fold along the scores and stitch the edges together to form a bowl.
It was a bit tricky trying to sew the bowl together with the folds – as you can see from the picture above, the stitching isn't quite straight! But I made a better job of the second bowl (below), which I dyed re-using the blue dye paper from the first bowl, to get a positive print where the sunflower seeds had been rather than a negative print.


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Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing at Schuylkill Health in Pottsville: Campus Safety
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Main Campus is one of the safest branches nationally in comparison of all branches in the US. It is calculated as the average percent of crimes yearly by five years of data for every campus, based on an overall number of students studying there. The branch is a part of Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing at Schuylkill Health with 8.33% of maximum crimes a year. The only type of crimes detected on Main Campus is aggravated assault.
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Town's Dragons Racing For Ward!
St Neots Dragon Boat Team rounded off their league season in style picking up silverware with a convincing win in the 500 metre Major Plate Final at the BDA's London Albert Dock Regatta on August 31st. The team's racing season is due to conclude across the weekend of the 20/21 September with the BDA National Cup competition covering racing distances of 250 metres, 500 metres and 1,000 metres.
With the racing season almost over, crew manager Dan Clarke has been busy organising the next challenge for the club, with the crew set to represent the town in the 2014 Great River Race;
London's River Marathon, it is a spectacular 22 mile boat race up the River Thames attracting over 300 crews from all over the globe, appealing to every level of competitor from those seeking a personal challenge, to serious sportsmen and women out to win their vessel class.
SNDBT are using the opportunity to raise some much needed funds for Addenbrookes Haemotology Day Unit ward, E10 who treat people with blood disorders such as leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and MDS and do curative, supportive and palliative care.
Clarke explained, 'Competing in a river marathon requires a very different level of training to sprint race distances with a focus on strength and stamina. As a club we feel it is very important to give back to the community we represent and we took a joint decision this season that some of our sprint racing results may be slightly compromised in order to invest support in activities such as the St Neots Charity Regatta and to keep a keen focus on our distance preparations for the Great River Race. We have two very good reasons to raise money for E10 ward. Crew member, Rachel Wallis who has been paddling with us since 2008 is a junior sister on the ward and she will be one of the competing members for this year's team in the GRR.
Another SNDBT paddler, Damian Stone has been a patient on the ward and has received fantastic treatment from the staff there who perform amazing work. Damo has paddled for us for many years and we sincerely hope to have him back in our boat very soon once he has recovered.'
You can support the team's efforts by donating to the Addenbrookes Charitable Trust via the JustGiving site www.justgiving.com\sndbt
St Neots Dragon Boat Team are set to compete in London's 22 Mile Great River Race to raise money for Addenbrookes Haemotology Ward E10 on Saturday September 27th.
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Most of you have probably seen this before but I dare say you have not really read more than the first names so I will make them out for you. As the title says it is the seating arrangement for the supper on the eve of the marriage between Dauphin Louis Auguste and Archduchess Marie Antoinette.The King is sitting at the head of the table and since Marie Leszczynska has been dead for some years there is no one at the opposite side.
On the left side, nearest to the King:
Louis Auguste, Dauphin of France
The Comte d'Orlèans
Madame Victoire
The Duc d'Orlèans
The Duchesse de Chartres
The Duc de Bourbon
The Comte de Clermont
The Prince de Conti
The Comtesse de la Marche
The Princesse de Lamballe
On the right side, nearest to the King:
Marie Antoinette, Dauphine of France
The Comte d'Artois
Madame Adélaïde
Madame Sophie
The Duc de Chartres
The Prince de Condé
The Princesse de Bourbon
The Princesse de Conti
The Comte de la Marche
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Predator (1987)
Dutch and his group of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue downed airmen from guerillas in a Central American jungle. The mission goes well but as they return they find that something is hunting them. Nearly invisible, it blends in with the forest, taking trophies from the bodies of its victims as it goes along. Occasionally seeing through its eyes, the audience sees it is an intelligent alien hunter, hunting them for sport, killing them off one at a time.
CAST: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham
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Free Downloads from the Past
I have noticed on my webstats that there is a good amount of traffic arriving relating to Bablyon 5 and I-War models created many moons ago and made available for download. I am sure there are several sites around the interweb that have the models hosted for download (which they shouldn't have had strictly speaking, but it's hardly worth losing sleep over now is it?).
In view of this traffic, I have uploaded the models for download here. Click the image and copy and paste the URL in the description.