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Part III
"The Crust of Irony"
Well, you've probably noticed in your trials, as I have in mine, that there is always some irony, but not nearly as much as in the ironies the Savior endured. Enduring mine enabled me to see and appreciate the grueling ironies of the Savior, and to come to know Him better.
The Spirit tutors and chisels and presses even or especially around the "crust of irony," as Elder Maxwell aptly calls it. Such was the case here.
Mom confronted pancreatic difficulties all her life, but was never diagnosed with cancer until nine days prior to her passing. Apparently, pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult to diagnose, and more than 60 percent aren't actually even identified until death or some other necessary surgery that reveals it.
Mom's official diagnosis prior to the final one was "benign cystic disease." Like most others whose loved one has an illness, I began immersing myself in articles about the nature of pancreatic cysts.
As I read about the types of cysts, I noticed that each one except one was either cancerous or pre-cancerous; or had strands of cancer cells lined within an innocuous, non-cancerous group of cells.
As all the lit indicated overtly the difficulty in distinguishing benign and malignant pancreatic growths, I wondered, naturally, "How did they make the call in Mom's case?" In fact, in spite of my ignorance, flags went up, and, ultimately, I suspected cancer.
I decided to e-mail Mom's doctor. An excerpt of that original e-mail appears below:
Dr. [X],
Hello. I'm Karen . . ., daughter of Adele . . . who will be coming to see you next Wed for a second opinion after a bout of pancreatitis and long history of pancreatic and biliary problems that no one has been able to figure out.. I guess she's one in a million!
Anyway, I'm not a medical person, but just an interested family member with lots of questions after pouring over material on the net …and reading Mom's reports. I wonder if I could list a few of my questions… I apologize for my ignorance.
How do we know this is psuedo-cyst for sure since it sounds like neoplasms are hard to identify clearly and some carcinadenomas are mistaken for or initially diagnosed as pseudo-cysts…?
It sounds like biopsy is poor way to detect if cancerous since some strands of growths/cysts in pancreas tend to be benign while others malignant, is that true? If so, how does one know if it's malignant? They say 60% plus of malignancies aren't correctly diagnosed til autopsy,amazing… Are there are new ways of diagnosing?
Has mucinous ductal ectasia, [mucinous carcinadenoma], been ruled out? Some say this mimics pseudo-cyst…
He wrote back and kindly assured me that her diagnosis was benign. Here is a copy of the response I received:
Hello Karen,
I'm sorry-I just happened to see this email today. You've certainly read a lot about pancreatic lesions. Essentially, I don't think your mom has a pseudocyst. I think it is a real (not pseudo) cyst, probably like that of her kidney cysts. We will watch it, however. If it should grow, it may well need drainage. In this location, it would be best drained surgically. Don't worry about rupture, or cancer, as her CA19-9 was normal and there appear to be no solid elements present.
While I recalled reading that the mentioned blood test was highly inaccurate in diagnosing pancreatic cancer, I thought I ought to take the doctor's word at this point.
So when Mom was 'suddenly' diagnosed on that memorable Friday, it seemed so odd in a way. As Dad read the report to me over the phone, I heard the words, "mucinous carcinaden-oma." I realized that it was precisely the kind of cancer I'd inquired about.
Now the natural man would have missed the feast-the signature dish. And, initially, she began to surface in thoughts like: "How could the team have missed it?" But just as quickly as I let it in, the Spirit hovered close and whispered in no uncertain terms something to this effect:
You see, this is part of the answer to prayer. Had Mom been diagnosed two months ago, or a year or three ago, she would have had to go through chemo/radiation just to extend life. But she had expressly asked me to spare her that-and in her case, I can, for she has suffered enough in her life to be with me. The fact that it was overlooked or somehow not recognizable from prior tests and scans was more than human error.
I believe that to be true.
Purifying Our Lineage
Back to the story about my Dad. He was not a believer in the afterlife. That was another most difficult thing to bear. I can't imagine the feeling of thinking his sweetheart of 50 years was gone-forever-just ceased to be.
I watched him agonize as his world as he envisioned it turned upside down. Last year at this time, we were at the same hospital, same floor, watching him struggle with chemo for his esophogial cancer. He thought it would be him going-all his funeral papers were worked out, and nothing was yet in place for Mom. I tried to find right moments to continue to plant seeds and all cousins prayed for the gift of faith for him, and he took some steps forward I believe. As I saw him grieve-part a necessary grief, and part an unnecessary grief, I grieved.
And then the Spirit washed over me as I thought of the little offering I had made for him this year. This was the year I felt so impressed to have an extended fast for Dad and to pray for a miracle of conversion for him. I was joined on one of those days by about ten close friends, my husband and children. I can't tell you how secure I felt knowing, at least, that 'that' was in place.
In those difficult moments of watching Dad, the still small voice was saying to stand back and watch "the arm of the Lord be revealed" in his behalf (D&C 90:10). I knew what I was promised then. I knew the outpouring of the Spirit I felt. I knew the words of Truman Madsen that still ring in my ears and that are typed in 22-or is it 26-point font in my journal.
They are the words that came to me as I was well into my fast for Dad, feeling the thinning of the veil, and receiving impressions regarding the time my father would accept the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ as revealed in our day.
I was driving, listening to one of Brother Madsen's (a Mormon scholar) talks, in which he spoke of the redemptive work of the Savior in gathering families to Him eternally. He spoke of how individuals coming into the Church, if righteous, could be grafting in branches of their own family and cleansing a lineage. As part of this commentary, he shared on tape a blessing given by Joseph Smith to, I believe, Elder Snow.
Fortuitously, I was pulling into a parking lot when I heard it; otherwise, I think I may have veered off the road, for it penetrated my heart so. The words resemble these:
…Your earthly father has not accepted the gospel, but Heavenly Father will be your father. And if you will live in full path of righteousness, the time will come when you will save all your kindred flesh and the blessings which are being conferred on you by your Heavenly Father will be conferred on you by your own father.
In those moments of longing to help Dad, I was comforted with the previous promise of a miracle. The Lord never bows out, so we don't need to either. He always comes through.
The Funeral
So, Dad and I were virtually at opposite ends of the spectrum. I was so relieved that Mom got to go home early while sorry for his dear loss and he felt "the gods had cheated her" and given her "a raw deal."
However, by the time we were all finished visiting with him-all of my Italian Catholic extended family who believe and made comments as inspired, and after all the prayers, and after the funeral Mass, I sensed a nuance of change in him-from his sure disbelief to an "I-hope-you're-right" stance. The music of the funeral service was so faith-infusing, it was amazing. Perfect for Dad. Perfect for Mom.
I was asked to give the eulogy-another of Heavenly Father's purposeful interventions. I told my Dad he might want my sister to give it since he didn't believe in the afterlife, and I could only speak about Mom and offer comfort in that context. His preference didn't change. His reasoning was that since Mom believed in the afterlife, and the eulogy and remarks were for her, it would be appropriate.
I had the opportunity to share a portion of Alma 40 regarding the state of the soul between death and the resurrection during the eulogy, which I invite you, if you are a friend of another faith reading this, to consider:
Now concerning the state of the soul between death and the resurrection-behold, it has been made known that the spirits of all, as soon as they are departed from this mortal body, are taken home to that God who gave them life.
And then shall it come to pass, that the spirits of those who are righteous are received into a state of happiness, which is called paradise, a state of rest, a state of peace, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow.
The soul shall be restored to the body, and the body to the soul; yea, and every limb and joint shall be restored to its body; yea, even a hair of the head shall not be lost; but all things shall be restored to their proper and perfect frame (Alma 40: 11, 12, 23).
And while I have always been grateful for that passage, never have I been as grateful for its clarity, explanation, and succinctness.
Well, the service brought back my Gentile days and confirmed the blessings of the restored gospel. Snow blanketed the ground as she was entombed in a mauseleum, with the words, "together forever" inscribed on the outside of the crypt. I felt the Lord's hand pressing and melting Dad's heart.
Additional Witnesses of God's Hand
After Mom's passing, I found information she seemed to have left for me to find about her ancestors. It was joyful to provide for them and her in the temple the gospel blessings. Bellos seemed to be ever present in our home.It was all amazing to me. God is so good. How can we say the smallest part? How can we miss the signature dish of His love? In or out of adversity? The lines begin to blur. Is this really adversity?
A Heart Pressed
The heat of summer, the heat of the furnace, the heat of the Son, is intense-"white hot, a holy flame." Likely there will be pain. But there will be greater joy.
And, as Shad Mash Abed aptly observes,
"Sometimes we must take the heat even if we are not certain the thermometer of trial will soon be turned down" (As quoted in Elder Neal A. Maxwell's All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience).
For Dad-and for some who have struggled with the loss of a loved one-"the grief of death may be the fuel, an understanding of God's plan the oxygen, and the love of God the heart that makes the refiner's fire burn"-or the heart pressed to perfection (Dunn & Eyre, The Birth We Call Death p. 41).
For some of us, the press is something else.
Just Remember:
There are two ways of seeing the world-one way is that nothing is a miracle. The other way is that everything is. And:
The crushed oil is virgin…all bitterness and unsavory flavor is gone.
The silver refined by the refiner is perfect when finished. And the Silversmith knows it's complete by seeing His own image reflected in the silver.
That is the miracle of the atonement of Christ-of hearts pressed and perfected-and hope for a life with the Savior forever and a way through the pain and struggle that will be worth it one day, some how, some way.
Living out a great season of my life, thanks to Jesus Christ, and two wonderful daughters, a great life's work. Loving this opportunity to share faith online... I'm a single Mom, convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, second-gen Italian, from the East coast originally. Love the fine arts, dance, frozen yogurt, temples, scriptures, writing, jazz, helping others reach their potential, king salmon, ....and not in that order. God is good. I feel it deeply when people have a misconception of Heavenly Father or Jesus Christ, His Son, that lessens or cheapens Them and blinds one's ability to feel His presence or to trust in an ultimately good eternal end to life's circumstances.

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Pattie Fellowes is THE Photographer in Toulouse - Family Photoshoot and Professional Portraits
When I meet people with an artistic talent, I am in awe.
Add to that professionalism, a gentle manner which puts you at ease, and a personality that is as beautiful as she is - you can be sure you have found a great photographer.
Don't just take my word for how talented Pattie Fellowes Photography Toulouse is - she was featured in Italian Vogue recently, and every time I check her Facebook page it seems like she has won more awards! And that, my friends, speaks for itself.
So how lucky am I that she has taken some photos of my little clan, AND some professional photos for my Copywriting business too!
I want to share with you my experience and some of the results, which I am extremely pleased with.
Family Photo Shoot with Pattie Fellowes
If you live in Toulouse or are visiting the area, I highly recommend that you get in touch with Pattie Fellowes Photography for a family photoshoot.
We had a family photoshoot during this summer's sunflower season. I wanted to capture our first summer, our first sunflowers, and beginning of our life in the South of France. Every time I saw the sunflowers I couldn't help but smile. I think that they capture all that is positive and uplifting. I wanted to immortalise that, and freeze my little family in this moment in time.
So we did. With Pattie Fellowes' expert help.
I don't know if you have ever had a family photo session? We have had one before, and the photographer is so important. Not just their photography skills, of course, but their ability to engage with you, especially your children, so that everyone feels comfortable. Pattie is a mum. She has young children and she gets it!
Here were our particular family challenges: en route my daughter (age 3) vomited all over her dress. No spare outfit and I had no baby wipes with me…. I know - parenting fail!). Pattie went and got some so we could clean my daughter, and my husband's new car. Above and beyond! Very shortly before the photo triplicate you see below I was stung by a wasp, and my son (age 4) was being generally quite non-compliant. Only my husband was on top form! AND there was a storm coming so we were against the clock of nature.
I was sure that Pattie was going to struggle to get some nice photos of us, given all of this drama. But she seemed relaxed and positive throughout, and it is a mark of her sheer skill that despite all of the above she got us some beautiful photographs to treasure. They are natural and my children's cheeky personalities really shine through. I am delighted with the results.
Afterwards, Pattie was really great at helping me choose as well. Our photos were uploaded to her website really quickly and when I was stuck between a couple, she told me her preference and why. When I received the photos I got a CD Rom, and she sent them to me digitally as well (as my MacBook doesn't have a CD Rom drive so this was very useful). Each of my chosen photographs came edited (yay, due to vomit stains), in 3 colour options, and also a versions for printing and for the web.
For more information you can find Pattie Fellowes' website here: http://pattiefellowes.com/
As they say, the proof is in the pudding. So take a look for yourself:
Professional Portrait Photo Shoot with Pattie Fellowes
I have been meaning to have a professional photo shoot done for ages as I have had my Copy Kate website for over a year now! When I met Pattie I told her I wanted her to do my professional photographs, as I had seen her other work and was really impressed. But I then procrastinated… I wanted to lose just a little more baby weight (ahem, 3 years on), make sure my hair had been freshly coloured, ensure good weather… excuses! Instead of pushing or forgetting about me, she started messaging me about pinterest boards and ideas for the image of my website. Her enthusiasm got me excited about doing it, so we booked a date.
When the day came, I was a bit nervous. I hadn't had much time to plan outfits, but I put together a few ideas (the logistics of how I would change in the car to be overcome at the time!), and gathered some accessories. Location wise, I knew I wanted to be outside, and somewhere out of the city (because that's me!) with some hints of french-ness in the background (doors/shutters/Toulousian pebble walls). Pattie suggested the gorgeous local village of Levignac. She knew it had some good inspiration for the sort of photographs that I was after and we could achieve my relaxed, friendly, and approachable style, whilst maintaining my overall aim of looking professional and trustworthy.
The actual shoot felt very like a collaboration. I was able to suggest potential backgrounds I liked, and Pattie would say whether they would work or not with the light and other technical things she would need to consider. I didn't feel at all rushed and Pattie would patiently suggest throughout how I could pose my head and body for the best results. As a complete novice, it felt to me that I took a while to feel relaxed and understand what to do. I really thought that the first few photos would come out with me looking really awkward, and yet I ended up choosing one of them because I think Pattie said something at the time that made me chuckle!
As with the family shoot, Pattie was patient, helpful and honest in helping me make my final photographs selection. I have received the files in different sizes so they can be printed or uploaded to different places.
I am delighted with my professional photographs taken by Pattie Fellowes Photography. I think they capture what I wanted really well and they really transform my professional website. Here are a few examples below, you can click on the gallery and scroll along to see more, and please do check out all of the photographs I selected that are in situ on my website too: www.copy-kate.com
Don't hesitate for so long like I did. Get some professional photographs taken. You are in very safe and competent hands with Pattie Fellowes, and I highly recommend her.
Again, for convenience, you can find her website here with details of all the services that Pattie offers: http://pattiefellowes.com/
She will travel around South-West France too (and anywhere in the world for weddings), so keep her in mind.
Kate x
p.s. This is a collaborative post and Pattie is a personal friend. Please remember that I am very discerning about who and what I review on Five Little Stars and am always honest, with my main aim being that you can trust in my recommendations.


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text: We had a good response to our advertised Monastic Experience Weekend this August. Shortly before it began we were expecting 14 to come; at one point it looked as if it would be 17; but then, like Gideon's army, the numbers dwindled, and we landed up with 6. We were however very happy with our 6, and they all seemed very happy with their weekend. We keep them all in our prayer, asking that their brief but intense monastic experience may bear good fruit in their lives, according to God's will, and for his glory.


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"When first we faced, and touching showed
How well we knew the early moves,
Behind the moonlight and the frost,
The excitement and the gratitude,
There stood how much our meeting owed
To other meetings, other loves.
The decades of a different life…"
The opening lines in Philip Larkin's poem serve as an entry point for a fascinating story I read a couple of weeks ago. It's a story that centers around two people who are fairly well known, albeit primarily on account of their spouses. It's a story about love and loss and grief. It's a story about journeys of brokenness and emptiness and tragedy endured on the road to healing. It's one of the more unlikely stories I've come across and yet it warmed my heart as I read it. This morning, it's a story worthy of a sermon…
The story begins, at least from my perspective, with a really good book I read while I was on sabbatical. When Breath Becomes Air, was published in 2016 and may well be familiar to some of you. Written as a memoir by Paul Kalanithi, who was both a noted surgeon and brilliant writer, it describes the final years and months of Kalanithi's life in the wake of his unexpected lung cancer diagnosis at age thirty-seven…a disease which progressed to the point of becoming terminal before claiming Kalanithi's life.
Poignant, raw, devastating and inspirational at the same time, When Breath Becomes Air, has met with both critical acclaim and commercial success. It's a stunning, not particularly long book which I commend to all of you. And now, nearly three years after his death, Paul Kalanithi's life and legacy live on through his wife, Lucy, and their three year old daughter, Cady.
The other side of the story begins with a book I haven't yet read, although it's now on my list. Entitled, The Bright Hour, it was written by Nina Riggs as a memoir describing her final years and months in the wake of her unexpected breast cancer diagnosis at age 39. Published posthumously in 2017, it too, has met with both critical acclaim and commercial success. And now Nina Riggs's life and legacy live on through her husband, John Duberstein, and their two sons, eight year old, Benny, and ten year old, Freddy.
Not surprisingly, given their similar subject matter, When Breath Becomes Air and The Bright Hour have been mentioned together in a number of recent book reviews and lists and conversations. Far more surprising, however, is what has happened to Lucy Kalanithi and John Duberstein in the wake of their spouses deaths.
In the final days of her life, Nina Riggs was worried about her husband and how he would continue on with his life when she was gone. So Nina made an offhanded suggestion to John that he contact Lucy Kalanithi. "Lucy has experience with this and she will know what to do," Nina thought to herself.
Nina's husband, John, only vaguely knew Lucy Kalanithi's name at this point in time. And he hadn't finished reading When Breath Becomes Air. Nina and Lucy, however, had formed a quiet friendship…a friendship that took root when Lucy read The Bright Hour and gave it a glowing review. Lucy Kalanthi liked Nina's book so much, in fact, that she wrote Nina an e-mail two days before Nina died…
"I'm beaming you love from my whole being," Lucy wrote. And Lucy signed the e-mail, "your forever fan, Lucy."
As Nina was dying at a hospice facility in North Carolina, John read Lucy's e-mail to Nina and took it upon himself to respond. "Thank you for being such a strong supporter and friend to Nina. She's talked about you a ton these past few weeks, and her sense of you being a person with great insight and empathy. She's clearly on the mark there."
As he kept vigil by his wife's bedside, John grew sleep deprived, emotionally overwhelmed, and fearful of the future. Those feelings multiplied and turned to untamed grief in the wake of his wife's death. So much so that two days after Nina died, John wrote another e-mail to Lucy asking question after question. "How do I write a eulogy? How do I sleep through the night? How do I not go insane?
As soon as she received John's e-mail, Lucy responded supportively. Focus on the eulogy and "take a chill pill" about the rest. In other words, take one step at a time. John took that wisdom to heart and he made it through the next day. But not without staying in regular contact with Lucy. In fact, over the next weeks and months, Lucy became John's lifeline.
"I felt like John's guardian," Lucy confessed when asked about John.
"She totally was," John admitted in response. And John, in turn, helped Lucy realize how far she had come in the two years since her husband, Paul, had died…
Time went on and the e-mails between John and Lucy grew in volume and in intensity. And coincidentally, their feelings for each other grew and took on new shape. They shared memories. They shared poems, like the one at the beginning of this sermon. They shared messages that were lighter and more flirtatious. "We talked a lot about the minefield of managing to fall in love and actively grieve at the same time," Lucy revealed.
Eventually, one day in late April of 2017, Lucy let John know she was coming east from Stanford, California to Raleigh, North Carolina on a business trip. And Lucy and John knew they had to see each other for the first time face to face. Which they did during two dinner dates. And a tentative romance began to blossom between the two.
That romance grew into a love that continued to take root over the summer of 2017 and into this past fall. And it's a love that has grown large enough to include Cady and Freddy and Benny. In fact, Lucy and John and their three children spent New Year's Eve together a few short weeks ago.
To this day, there are pictures of her late husband, Paul Kalanithi, in Lucy's home and she still wears her wedding ring. And John will freely admit that he planned to spend his entire life with Nina and would have been a hundred percent happy doing that. He too still wears his wedding ring. Yet when they reflect on what they have found between them, Lucy and John give thanks for the relationship their beloved spouses tacitly approved and encouraged, even in those dying days.
If you ask them today, Lucy and John recognize the lingering pain and the inevitable challenges they face as a couple. Entering into any relationship, Lucy notes, means accepting the possibility of losing your partner. And she holds onto precious insight borne of her own lived experience.
"If you are lucky enough you will feel devastated when the other dies. Willingly entering that relationship anyway feels gutsy, but what else could you choose…?"
How Lucy Kalanithi and John Duberstein came together seems as though it was written as a Hollywood script for a big screen romance. It's almost beyond comprehension how two people can bear such deep and personal witness to the shattering and gut wrenching trauma of grief. While at the same time, bearing witness to the fragile, cautious, unexpected possibility of new life that sometimes emerges even in the depths of despair.
I trust if anyone had told Lucy and John a few years ago that they would be where they are today, they would have been unable to wrap either their minds or their hearts around the possibility. Indeed the words of Phillip Larkin's poem reverberate in ways they could never have predicted. "There stood how much our meeting owed to other meetings, other loves. The decades of a different life."
At the same time, however, I read Lucy and John's story and I find myself reflecting on a God who leaves a quiet and often surprising imprint on human life.
I'm not thinking about the kind of God who sits up in the heaven somewhere like a great puppeteer, pulling the strings of human life at God's own whim. Not the kind of God who wished for Paul Kalanithi to die at age thirty-seven, leaving a beloved wife and three year old daughter behind. Not the kind of God who wished for Nina Riggs to die at age thirty-nine, leaving a beloved husband and eight and ten year old sons behind. Not even the kind of God who drew Lucy and John together as though their relationship was conveniently predestined the moment both their spouses died.
Rather, I think about a God who sends us lifelines in the midst of our sorrow. A God who raises up guardians to companion us through our grief. And a God who reminds us how precious human life is even in all its gutsy fragileness.
The God I'm thinking about promises to walk with us through the valley of the shadow of death. And one day, the God I'm thinking about promises to gently wipe every tear from our eyes. Making all things new. Amen.
NOTE: The story of Lucy Kalanithi and John Duberstein is detailed in an article written by Nora Krug. Entitled "Two dying memoirists wrote bestsellers about their final days. Then their spouses fell in love," was published in the January 3, 2018 edition of The Washington Post.


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4 ways to win a lineout without jumping
in Lineout plays, Rugby coaching, Scrums & Lineouts, Tactics
What should you do if the opposition are just too good in the air? Or if you don't have any jumpers? Instead of throwing the ball several feet above people's heads, some ingenuity will be called for… MORE


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Location: 1618 Yew Street, Vancouver
We're huge fans of happy hour especially when the food is at happy hour prices. That day, we actually went to Chewies afterwards for buck a shuck as well but I digress.
The happy hour menu is pretty decent here. We ordered yam fries, Thai sweet chilli wings, and their Mac and cheese. Yam fries and wings were on point. The Mac and cheese was ok but it wasn't amazing. Price wise, was ok, wasn't too expensive, definitely acceptable for happy hour. I'd link you to their happy hour menu, but their website is half done.
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♀ Honour
What does Honour mean?
Honour as a name for girls is of Latin origin, and the name Honour means "woman of honor". Honour is a version of Honor (Latin): a virtue name.
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OTHER FORMS VIA HONOR Honora, Honorah, Honoree, HonoriaCREATIVE FORMS
Honour Alayna (H.A.), ..
How popular is Honour?
Honour is a rare first name for females but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#74398 out of 150436, Top 49%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Honour (NOT RANKED) listed in the Top 2000 are Honor (#1949 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) and Honora. Other forms, like Honoree, are uncommon. These forms of Honour reached the top of their popularity in the 1880s and are somewhat less popular today. (2016 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
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Strengthening the UN Human Rights Council: Actions for Australia/
The work, functioning and status of the UN Human Rights Council will be reviewed in 2011. An open-ended working group established by the Council to discuss this review is scheduled for 25 to 29 October 2010. Coincidentally, Australia will participate in the Council's Universal Periodic Review process from early- to mid-2011.
Both the Council review and the UPR provide an opportunity for Australia to engage with the Council in an active, constructive and principled manner and to further contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights on the ground.
To this end, the Centre has prepared a Policy Paper which outlines concrete proposals as to how Australia should contribute to strengthening the work and functioning of the Human Rights Council, both through:
- best practice engagement with the Council and its various mechanisms; and
- proactive participation and leadership in the review of the Council.


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Cooking with a Twist: Chef Michelle Adrillana vs Rapper Aklas in a FlipTop Battle
Are you a fan of music? Do you like food? How about watching a rap battle with a chef? If your answer is yes, this video of a FlipTop-battle-cooking-show may interest.
Check out this clip made by Industree TV, an online lifestyle channel of well-produced original shows created and hosted by top media personalities with the aim to entertain, educate, and inspire:
This first episode of "What's The Food" is a cooking show with Filipino rapper, Aklas and Chef Michelle Adrillana making Rissotto.
Michelle Adrillana is a celebrity chef and was featured in 2016 World Street Food Congress in Manila. She is a restaurant consultant and member of Les Toques Blanches Philippines too.
According to the chef's Facebook post:
"The first episode of my own lifestyle cooking show WTF? (What's the Food?) is finally up on IndusTree TV. The show is meant to be light, fun, entertaining, yet there's still a take away for those who want to learn something about cooking. This show aims to show the world that chefs can be fun and crazy too and perhaps that's another side of me which you haven't seen yet. Please be good to us as we constantly improve and create fun and exciting episodes for you together with our interesting roster of personalities from different walks of life. This first episode features Filipino rapper Aklas who has shown his witty and funny side too. Watch as two worlds collide only on #WTF? #IndustreeTv"
Aklas whose real name is Philip Ching is a Filipino DIY Emcee and Fliptopper. In 2010, his rap career started after gaining a spot in FlipTop's tryout for aspirants.
Watch how Chef Andrillana and Aklas incorporated rapping while making the so-called "pagkain ng mayamang may sakit" up top!
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Kraig Grady contributes these images from the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi…. with comments about the magnificent resonant sound in the Mosque, and the largest chandelier in the world at 9 tons. Other superlative architectural details include 4 minarets and 82 domes, the world's largest hand-knotted carpet, reflecting pools of deep blue tile, artistic illumination of the architecture that follows the Lunar cycle, and the use of pure white and coloured marbles…
For detailed information visit the website of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
More images (below) from the Mosque's website.
Thank you, Kraig!
Kraig Grady is a composer-performer, instrument builder, and microtonalist from NSW, Australia


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Weber Q 3100 Gas Grill
Weber Q 3100 gas grill great for grilling out on the patio and balcony. Is simple and easy to use and transport around.
The Weber "Q" series is the ultimate compact grill. A perfect balance of performance and portability.
The Weber Q 3100 with two gas burners and a sizeable grilling area.
The two gas burners allow for both direct an indirect grilling.
This model is equipped with a permanent cart as standard.
- Unique Design for Optimum
- Stainless steel burner
- Infinite control burner valve
- Porcelain-enameled, cast-iron cooking grates
- "Q" Portable Cart ( sold separately )
- Total cooking area = 2400 cm 2
- 21,700 BTU-per-hour input main burner
- Electronic ignition
- Removable Two Folding work tables
- Bolts onto heavy-duty cart that includes three integrated tool hooks
- Two durable all-weather wheels with full wheel hubs.
Dimensions (Lid open) – Table out
- Height: 145cm
- Width : 140cm
- Depth : 74cm
Dimensions (Lid Closed) – Table Out
- Height : 109cm
- Width : 140cm
- Depth: 77cm


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Lawyers urge consultation on 'excessive' permanent residents' scheme rules
The Chamber of Advocates has expressed concern at the lack of government consultation on the suspension of the residence scheme regulations, previously brought to public attention by the Chamber of Commerce.
The rules facilitate the entry and indefinite stay of foreigners to Malta who must first fulfil eligibility rules on heir good standing, minimum income, and wealth requirements – primarily attracting affluent workers. But they were abruptly stopped by the finance ministry over suspicion of abuse.
The Chamber's secretary-general Stefan Camilleri said the scheme had been abused by a "minority of advisors and real estate agents locally and board who highlighted too commercially the indirect legal consequences of taking up residence in Malta to further their business interests."
Camilleri hinted that a significant incident where an EU national had qualified for overseas medical treatment for serious illness at the expense of the national health system, may have contributed to suspicion of abuse of the scheme.
He said many lawyers represent clients who had commenced their relocation to Malta only to find their residence status was now in limbo, after having paid for accommodation, transportation, school fees for children and other deposits on homes.
"While the Chamber sympathises with this reaction, amendments in 20006 proved to have gone overboard in assuring that documents presented in support of an application for residence were genuine to avoid real abuse," Camilleri said.
EU nationals in Malta under the scheme are entitled to free healthcare by virtue of EU citizenship, but non-EU nationals can only access such medical care upon qualifying for long-term residence status.
"The Chamber agrees with the need to revisit the rules but it fears the changes being considered by government will go overboard in redressing these concerns, rendering the scheme unattractive at a time when Malta's competitiveness is under attack by jurisdictions who are more sensitive to wealthy foreigners seeking residence therein," Camilleri said.
Camilleri said Cyprus, Monaco, and Switzerland have been "fast to respond" with favourable conditions to attract the rich and affluent.
"The Chamber urges the government to open up discussions and expedite the issue of new regulations to bring to an end this prolonged period of uncertainty for applicants and approved families caught up in the midst of this suspension," Camilleri said.
Published MaltaToday Wed 27th April 2011


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Wayback Machine is the one of the most interesting websites on the Internet. It used my millions of people to check how a website looked in the past. It keeps snapshot of websites over the time. So, you can go back in time to check the look of a website in past.
In simple words Wayback Machine is the digital archive of the World Wide Web. It is operated by nonprofit organization, based in San Francisco, California, United States. The website was launched back in October 2001, it it started keeping archive much before the launch. I am sure you will try to see how Amazon.com looked when it was launched or the initial look of Twitter and Facebook. Yes, you can go ahead and try. For Amazon.com, I found the record as old as December 12, 1998. So, you know how old data you can check on Wayback Machine.
But Wayback Machine is not the only website offering the past looks of a website. There are some good Wayback Machine alternatives that also let you see how a website looked in past. Wayback machine is currently blocked in China and was blocked in its entirety in Russia in 2015. And your country may also block it someday for some reason. So, it is a good thing to know its alternatives.
Also see: Best Paypal Alternates
I also want to make it clear that alternates of Wayback Machine are rare. So, I am just listing two alternates. Many people have prepared a long list of Wayback Machine alternates with 5-10 alternatives. They just listed websites that captures screenshot or shows information about a domain. I am not sure how people can see Alexa as alternate of Wayback machine while Alexa is just a tool to check traffic related information. Few people even added WHOIS, Page Freezer and Competitor Screenshots. These websites are no where related to WayBack Machine. Few people added tools that starts making archive of a website on request. That is also not related to Wayback machine. So, I recommend you to avoid those articles and focus on what you are actually looking for.
Wayback machine is a website that automatically makes the copy of all the websites of Internet. The frequency depends on the authority of the website. In this article, I am listing those websites that automatically make archive of Internet websites and you can look for look of a website in past.
Wayback Machine Alternatives
Here are the best Wayback machine alternates. Even if these alternates are not as good as Wayback machine, it is a good idea to know about these alternatives. Even if you are not using any of these, you still have name in your knowledge to tell other people about these alternatives.
1. Screenshots
Screenshots is a an alternative to Wayback Machine for checking how a website actually looked in past. Just like Wayback Machine, It captures websites screenshot over the time and make a record to check. It just captures screenshots and does not keep copy of webpage.
You just need to visit a website and enter the URL. It will show you the current screenshot of the website with a gallery of thumbnails to go and check the records of past. In the screenshot, you can see the first row with small thumbnails. For past records.
This website is still much behind that Wayback Machine. As per the records available, Screenshots has been able to capture over 250 millions snapshots while the Wayback Machine has already collected over 350 billion pages. I also checked the previous snapshot of UseThisTip but could only find very few. It seems they capture screenshots less frequently, so the time gap between two consecutive screenshots is much higher.
This website just keeps screenshots while the wayback machine saves the whole page. So, you can get much information at wayback machine that this. But you can easily have an idea of look and feel of a website in past with screenshot.
2. Archive.is
Archive.is is another alternative to Wayback machine. Just like Wayback Machine, it keeps both screenshot and web page. The look and feel of this website is very ordinary. You just need to visit the website and enter the URL that you want to check back in history.
This website is also not as good as Wayback machine. When I searched for my websites, it was showing 4 years of screenshots. So, it is very hard to get copies of website from a desired time frame. It keeps frequent copies of popular websites. If you are looking for websites with good reputation, you will not be disappointed.
Final Words
I could only find these websites that are similar to WayBack machine and can be seen as alternatives to WayBack machine. But trust me, there is no one in this list that is as good as WayBack machine. WayBack machine frequenly captures screenshots of a website and keeps a copy of HTML page. If you check any web page, you will see many copies of the web page in a single year.
These two websites also focus on popular websites more than the less popular websites. While the same is done by Wayback machine, but that still has much higher frequency of capturing a web page. With the alternates, you are less likely get results of a desired time frame. For example, I wanted to see how UseThisTip looked last year and I could find the snapshot of 2014. The same case was with my website Techlomedia.
So, there is nothing as good as WayBack machine. But I made this list just for the knowledge.
I hope the article was useful and you find it interesting. DO not forget to follow UseThisTip on Twitter. We made the Twitter account of UseThisTip bit late. But that is a good thing to get all the latest updates we make. Now I am regular and try to publish interesting articles. If you also want me to write about anything specific. You can either use contact page or comment section to request.


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Caren Winnall is an award-winning fine art photographer. Her work has been widely exhibited and is in private collections. Recent exhibition venues include the Los Angeles Center of Photography, PhotoPlace Gallery in Vermont, Fairfield Museum and History Center in Connecticut, A Smith Gallery in Texas, Slow Exposures 2018 in Georgia, Davis Orton Gallery in New York, South x Southeast Gallery in Georgia, Jadite Gallery in New York, Morean Arts Center in Florida, Blank Wall Gallery in Greece and the Berlin Foto Biennale in Germany.
Caren studied photography at the International Center of Photography in New York and Maine Media Workshops, and currently studies with Sandi Haber Fifield. She received an MBA from NYU's Stern School of Business and worked in finance before becoming a photographer. Caren enjoys photographing both far away and near to her home in Connecticut.


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The best shots in a film aren't always just the fancy, super expensive ones. The most effective shots in a film connect the cinema to the story and communicate the plot; whether that's using a tripod, a stabiliser, or even simply handheld.
This is what motivated camera moves are all about - and today we are going to talk about a move we call "coming to a halt". Welcome to The Film Look.
Today we are using a page from the book "Master Shots" by Christopher Kenworthy. In particular, his chapter on "Revelations & Discoveries", page 112, titled "MOVING ON".
If you want to step up your game and learn how to connect your shots directly to your story, this is the book for you. We haven't been paid to speak about this book, it's just a great resource that every filmmaker should have access to.
US links:
Master Shots Volume 1: https://amzn.to/2tcPMlo
UK links:
Master Shots Volume 1: https://amzn.to/2ln4ZMv
Let's set the scene: EXT. BACK ALLEY - DAY
Jimmy Nine Fingers is being pursued by the police for stealing priceless necklaces from the jewellers. He's finally made a break from the fuzz and runs into a back alley only to be stopped by Detective Rusty Johnson.
There are a few things that aid the effectiveness of this shot, and it all links to the character and story motivation. Firstly you have the character. They are trying to escape a situation, this is why they are running. Then they collide with an obstacle, this is why they stop.
The shot type changes during the move. The motivation for this is to convey the BEST POSSIBLE story at that particular cinematic moment. We begin with a wide shot then land in a close up.
The actor's performance at the beginning of the shot is almost entirely physical. They are running and we understand they are being chased. By the time they stop, the performance is in the actor's facial expression. This is why we are landing so close at the end of the move - the performance is now all in the details.
The movement of the shot is complimented in two ways. Firstly the character is moving at great speed. The camera matches this speed and closes in. The actor and the camera land on their marks at the same time, which gives us a sense of fast movement coming to a rapid halt. It's almost like the camera is the one stopping the character which serves as motivation for the camera move itself.
If we remove the camera movement and instead use a static camera, the effect of rapid movement coming to a halt is lost but we do retain the effect of the camera becoming the obstacle.
This type of shot would work well if the character knows they have failed to reach their target in time...such as in Raiders of the Lost Ark when Indy know he will never find Marion in the crowd.
If we have a static character coupled with a moving camera which stops, the rapid change in speed is lost and feels more like the camera move emphasises the character's slow but strong reaction to something.
This type of shot is also known as The Spielberg Face.
Having three versions of this move is a powerful thing: you can make the choice to add or subtract emphasis on certain parts of this move and tailor it to suit YOUR film.
The tools you use to achieve this move will give you slightly different results. If you use a stabilizer for instance, in our case this is a handheld gimbal, you will get something which looks more clean cut and Hollywood-esque.
If you go handheld, the story beats will be the same but the move will contribute a more brutal approach, which would lend well to a war scene or documentary-style of film.
You can use this technique for a bunch of different scenarios:
A boy needs to get home before his mother gets back from the supermarket only to discover when he reaches the house that the car is already on the drive, or
The protagonist and his love interest are escaping a glass-walled facility but get stopped by a robot killing machine from the future.
Kenworthy goes into more detail about this move including shot height and blocking details. It's definitely worth picking up a copy of Master Shots if direction and cinematography is your passion.
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Congratulations to Eric Clarke on winning the 2018 Canadian Nationals BC Team Shirt Design Contest. Stay tuned for the final design. We would like to do this again next year, so start designing now.
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Mickeymatt's gonna join us for tomorrow, then roll to see Super Droid Robots! for work related activities, then we'll all run off to the beach Saturday (saturday SATURDAY!!!!) ... weeeeee!
Did I mention I have stuff to do? Oh, and it's raining. Like, heavy, hour long drenching. I can only imagine our back drive / ravine area! if only I had a toy boat.
Boo's been busy busy busy - tonight she and Mel had a conf. call over at Hobbit House. As Mel headed out to her science project, she borrowed our gayest umbrella in the world; as she made her way out to our front gate the lightning struck, thunderous clap ... like the intro to a very weird, yet awesomely gay, scary movie... (alone on a dark and stormy night, her science project of a car down to one flashing bar of energy, is that a light on at the castle???)
oh I need sleep.
I stayed up late last night enjoying the hell out of the end of Cory Doctrow's 'Little Brother' - where to start??? smartly written action novel aimed at youths, chocked full of technology and social commentary that pushed all my buttons. Cory distributed it under a creative commons license, so I actually read it for free - very very cool. as in I'll be ordering his other books cause I've enjoyed his writing before, but now I can't help but want to help him out. Highly recommended - either for free or for money.
Boo, on the other hand, has been staying up nights, because she's scaring herself by completing her day job. Go ahead, click on the book in the center at the bottom. Make sure your sound is up, but you might also want to make sure you have your lights on....
Oh, and Boo's been 'art blogging' - don't know if she (and Carrie) have a site up yet, but boy does boo have mad skills ... I should link to a pic or three I've taken so far. Hold on a moment...
There we go.
Go boo!
ok ... think I'll head off to ... cleaning? ugh...
dona nobis pacem
"Keep Calm and Carry On"


text: Liberal Resistance > Blog > Blog > Guess what? Republican Voters Also Support Roe v. Wade Guess what? Republican Voters Also Support Roe v. Wade By libresist | August 5, 2018 Yesterday we wrote about how new polling indicates that the vast majority of Americans support a woman's right to choose, and that this could be a problem for the GOP, which seems hell bent for leather to overturn Roe v. Wade. Well, guess what? Turns out the majority of Republicans support pro-choice legislation, too. Writing in Newsweek, Alexandra Hutzler notes that "52 percent of GOP voters responding [said] that they wanted the law [Roe v. Wade] to remain intact. Only around four in every 10 Republicans said that the decision should be changed." The kicker? This is happening at exactly the same moment that the GOP, beholden to its more extreme supporters, is acting to shut down reproductive rights for women. Writes Hutzler, "A majority of Republican voters do not support overturning the nation's landmark Supreme Court ruling legalizing abortion—but there is little sign of that from those representing the GOP, either in Congress or the White House." Again, the question is, how long can this go on? Clearly, the GOP, or rather the Trumpian Party, no longer represents the wishes of the majority of its registered voters. Instead, it represents the biases of certain Evangelical Christians, White Nationalists, and the obscenely wealthy men and women who are pulling strings in the background. We can only hope that, eventually, the majority of Republican voters will unite and take their party back from the thugs who've stolen it from them…or, that they will defect to the Democratic Party and help us put sanity back into American politics. Posted in Blog and tagged 45, Donald Trump, Fascism, GOP, pro choice, prochoice, Racism, reproductive rights, Republicans, Roe v. Wade, treason, Trump


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Yoga is a safe and fun practice for children and can provide them with valuable life skills. A child will enjoy their yoga class a lot more if they are willing to follow gentle instructions and take part.
It is important that your child feels physically comfortable and feels able to tell me if something doesn't feel right for them. Please explain to your child that they must stop any movement or activity if it causes them pain or discomfort. I will also explain this to them.
It is never a good idea to undertake a physical exercise if the child is unwell or has had any pain relief medication, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen because these medications can interfere with normal pain receptors which will greatly increase their risk of injury.
Some medical conditions, old or current, may affect the child's ability to practise. If you are aware any of the following concerns, you should check with your health professional that it is safe for your child to practice yoga (including abdominal disorder, recent surgery, back pain, joint problems, heart disorders, balance-affecting disorder.) In addition to this, it would be useful to be aware of any recent upheaval that may have affected the child such as a house move, bullying or family separation as this could potentially cause anxiety or depression issues or noise sensitivity.
Please read and complete the following Health Declaration. You should be aware that in accordance with my insurance regulations and with UK law, I am required to hold this information securely for 7 years after the child's 18th birthday.
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Wind, hail, blow or shine, this project encompassed weather conditions, plus a helter skelter of my emotions but after our adventures yesterday I can look back and feel happier that I set out to knit Adelaide as part of a Brooklyn Tweed kal (although the kal part left me feeling isolated on an Island) and I have just realised I chose to go to Sketrick Island to take styled photos to complete my project.
Saturday started out with a relaxing cup of coffee out in one of our favourite coffee shops. The vibe there is special and the coffee service is tip top which all helped me to feel more relaxed when dad suggested we plan to take the finished photos of Adelaide which was in my 'naughty corner' I have a place in my mind and in the corner were my knitwear goes when I don't feel good about it. Various aspects surrounding this project and the desert island feeling really made me set this aside. A glimpse of hope and enthusiasm appeared towards the end of the week to penthouse me to try the sweater on again and feel much happier. My project notes have the details about my gauge and after trying to wear the sweater to the styling the designer intended, I just didn't feel it was me. I decided to layer it over a shirt and wear it the way I felt most comfortable. I had already knit the neckline higher and tweaked a few little details but it wasn't until I saw the photos dad took that I overcame all the emotions I had felt to see how pretty the design was and even wonder if I should pan to knit another one with some lace weight wool I have or find another UK stockist of Vale as Loop London no longer carry this line.
I know from my previous blogs everyone will have realised we had a heatwave and both of us struggled to cope with daily routines and constant heat. Yesterday started promising and it wasn't too hot or freezing cold, well until we went to Sketrick! I know I added memories while knitting Adelaide and collected a sea urchin and pretty shells and stones as part of the inspiring theme chosen for this collection. Memories of yesterday have been added and they made us laugh and I feel a lot more relaxed after the tension I experienced when I felt Brooklyn had forgotten ordinary knitters and the kal. I checked the time stamps on the card when I downloaded the photos and this proved we didn't have time to breath as the sea mist rolled in and the rain came on but the fun didn't end, more about that towards the end of this blog.
Standing, trying not to blow over : bad hair day!
Dad took a few shots and neither of us would admit the breeze was changing. We waited when some children came along to play like warriors in the ruins and hid in the open chambers, wishing they would get bored as we really needed extra time although at this stage we didn't realise how little time we would actually have. Thank goodness for dad's eye and accuracy as the shots we got were within a short period of time before we had to rush headlong into the wind and try to get back to the car, dry and in my case with my jeans still round my waist! One of the fun photos dad took has given me a reason to buy new white jeans as I despite having time to find my belt they still wouldn't say up. Dad saw the funny side as I flew along faster than I even thought I could go. I was very cold (happy days!) and all I could think about was my Atlas cardigan was in the car and I needed to wrap up in Milarrcohy tweed's mohair and wool. I will never forget the feeling when dad opened the car door and I put Atlas on and really felt the warmth, it was an ohhh ahhh moment and brought back memories of how it felt when mum cuddled a blanket around me after feeling cold. After the heatwave experience the feeling of cold to warm was a remarkable moment to me. One I took fro granted but now it was a luxury and it really didn't matter if we had enough photos or not as we had fun, making more memories which always add warmth to the way I feel about finishing a project.
I was glad I had my sneaky shot too after I saw the one dad took of me as after he had let me into the car off he went with his reusable bags. I jumped out of the car, into the wind and rain hoping I could capture his bags of conditioner, no not for his white hair….seaweed (he always goes prepared) and this I am told is a conditioner for the soil in the garden after the salt is was he away. Sketirick has different seaweed from Rough Island and now we have rain it is easy to let the salt wash away. Note his hands when he got back into the car. I best pack some baby wipes just in case our next location doesn't have clean water to wash those hands!
We hope to go back and take photos of the ruin and island. We have other areas in County down to explore which we were reminded about due to taking the photos of the project I took out of the naughty corner to share on our blog and complete my project on Ravelry. Brooklyn Tweed are moving so fast with new releases and it seems people who used to knit in the relaxed kal are preview knitters now which only left a few to knit along. I am thankful the kal became active last week but I had just finished knitting and now Adelaide is part of the finished objects. Hopefully if they have another kal I will feel I part of a fun island and not the desert I was on. At least I have the motivation to knit but I didn't realise I would feel lonely when there was very little activity. I am counting YO's for a lady who is knitting now and won't abandon the island as there is more than enough room for people to join in. The deadline has been extended so it's not to late to add another project to The Wool People 12 kal. I am a lot happier with Adelaide and dad has helped me to see how comfortable I looked even if the styling wasn't quite what Brooklyn or Isabel Kraemer envisaged, it's me.
Points of interest for the who like history:
Sketrick Castle is located on Sketrick Island which is reached by a causeway on the west coast of Strangford Lough. The large tower house was built in the mid 15th century and was actively involved in warfare during the 16th century. Originally it would have been four storeys high with a boat bay and subterranean passage. There were four chambers at ground level, the largest had a vault built on wicker centring and two ovens. The small unlighted room could have been a lock up or treasury. The tower-house was relatively complete until half of it collapsed in a storm in 1896. Part of the bawn wall survives to the north and east of the castle.
The restaurant at Sketrick is calle Daft Eddies and little Eddies but we didn't have time to take photos of the sign
A little note to my friends: I have messages to reply to but with balancing my energy being out to take the photos and then preparing the blog, means I am not online for as long. I have to take a few days of resting which I didn't have to do before but I know friends will understand and will enjoy the blog until I can reply to my messages. I can't apologise for another long blog as I seem incapable to type a precisé Thank you for reading, especially if you have reached the last dot. Beverley


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The recent 4th annual Barbados Pre-Independence Extravaganza, organized by the Office of the Consul General at New York, was compact and intimate, showcased a variety of new products and activities, and in many ways enjoyed a sense of renewal.
Indeed, the 12 noon until 6:30 pm affair was better patronized than the past two years.
The cultural bazaar had three stations: a business, cultural and information marketplace; an open restaurant styled food space; and genealogical history and storytelling presentations which were held in the gym, cafeteria and auditorium respectively, of public school 109, on East 45 Street, Brooklyn, located in the heart of the Barbadian community.
Patrons were treated to background music and a stilt-man performance as they interacted with vendors, moved in between stations, toured the mobile museum of artifacts or enjoyed a traditional Saturday Bajan meal.
Among the new features were a Martin Cox-led presentation and information about the Barbados Family History project of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society; umbrella painting; selfie picture frames and a hands-on climate change science project by students.
Rich Harris and his family, participating in the Extravaganza for the first time, test-marketed his black, blue and gold soft shoe line "Just For Kicks." The Bronx-born 25-year-old enjoyed the experience.
The poster board display of Dr Errol Byer caught his attention. "Did you see the story and pictures teaching people how to make cou cou? I love it. My father is Barbadian and my mother is American. He is always talking about cou cou," remarked the young marketing and communication specialist.
By the way, it was clear that many patrons came for a taste of cou cou, pudding and souse, and the other Barbadian delicacies on offer. They spent most of their time in the cafeteria.
Around six o'clock, one of the food vendors sat resting her feet. Still on one side of the table lay a few loaves of coconut bread. On the other side of the table was a plastic container with pickled pig feet.
"I hope you have more coconut bread. I want to take home one of them for my husband," said a patron who rushed through the door. The vendor smiled and looked towards her assistant, who handed her a coconut bread packed in a brown paper bag. She gave it to the patron and a solemn face became all smiles.
"You are really lucky. This is the last one, " said the vendor, as she handed another bag to a next patron. When asked what her name was, the vendor replied: "My name (is) Greta – just like grater that you grater coconut with. How come you don't know me? Well, I make the best pudding 'n souse around this place on Saturdays."
Table displays included books, caps, carnival costumes, culinary and health products, genealogy and ancestry searches, jewelry, memorabilia, paintings, and Tee shirts. The Barbados Public Workers Co-operative Credit Union Ltd and Team Barbados had information displays.
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Baroque White Collection
Baroque White Collection
The Baroque in white gives our classic style Baroque a touch of modern. It's adorned with acanthus leaves and rope detailing and finished in an updated white lacquer.
• Made from resin and hand painted.
• Suitable for indoors or covered patios.
• Outdoor use should be limited to covered areas only to avoid extreme temperatures and direct sunlight.
• Wipe resin body with damp cloth to clean.
• Stainless steel bowls can be removed for dishwasher or hand wash cleaning.
• 9.75W x 9.75D x 12H inches
• Weight – 8.5lbs
• Holds up to 5.5 cups of dry food or 44 oz of water.
• 8.75W x 8.75D x 9H inches
• Weight – 6lbs
• Holds up to 4.5 cups of dry food or 36 oz of water.
• 7.50W x 7.50D x 4.50H inches
• Weight – 4lbs
• Holds up to 2 cups of dry food or 16 oz of water.


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I will be adding new work to this area as soon as I am able. Most of what i do is custom designed for people in the area, so its usually delivered and most often hung by me, as it was designed specifically for them and their wall. See the video " What is Retinal-Art " to understand better how I work with people.
The work that I do post here will be a selected group that i have developed to be shipped affordably. I tend to not send framed pieces for obvious reasons. Mainly the prohibitive cost of crating and shipping, and of course the fragility of art and the chances it might get damaged.
What I do provide is specific framing details for
your local framer.


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I want to do this command in one line:
git pull && [my passphrase]
How to do it?
This is not exactly what you asked for, but for http(s):
https://user:pass@domain/repo but that's not really recommended as it would show your user/pass in a lot of places...
Usage examples for credential helper
git config credential.helper store - stores the credentials indefinitely.
git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout=3600'- stores for 60 minutes
For ssh-based access, you'd use ssh agent that will provide the ssh key when needed. This would require generating keys on your computer, storing the public key on the remote server and adding the private key to relevant keystore.
I found one way to supply credentials for a https connection on the command line. You just need to specify the complete URL to git pull and include the credentials there:
git pull https://username:firstname.lastname@example.com/my/repository
You do not need to have the repository cloned with the credentials before, this means your credentials don't end up in
.git/config. (But make sure your shell doesn't betray you and stores the command line in a history file.)
:password part, you will be prompted for the password after hitting enter. That way, your password will not be saved in the bash history.
– Matthias Fischer
Dec 7 '17 at 16:23
Doesn't answer the question directly, but I found this question when searching for a way to, basically, not re-enter the password every single time I pull on a remote server.
git allows you to cache your credentials for a finite amount of time. It's customizable in
git config and this page explains it very well:
In a terminal, run:
$ git config --global credential.helper cache
# Set git to use the credential memory cache
To customize the cache timeout, you can do:
$ git config --global credential.helper 'cache --timeout=3600'
# Set the cache to timeout after 1 hour (setting is in seconds)
Your credentials will then be stored in-memory for the requested amount of time.
Note that the way the git credential helper "store" will store the unencrypted passwords changes with Git 2.5+ (Q2 2014).
See commit 17c7f4d by Junio C Hamano (
Tweak the sample "
store" backend of the credential helper to honor XDG configuration file locations when specified.
The doc now say:
If not specified:
- credentials will be searched for from
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/credentials, and
- credentials will be written to
~/.git-credentialsif it exists, or
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/credentialsif it exists and the former does not.


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NASA has just released a breathtaking image of the Crab Nebula. It is a composite image that combines data from three different space observatories. The nebula is powered by a pulsar –a fast-spinning, highly magnetized neutron star– the result of a once massive star that ran out of nuclear fuel, leading to its collapse. As a result, there is now a rapidly spinning core with a strong magnetic field that generates an "intense electromagnetic field that creates jets of matter and anti-matter moving away from both the north and south poles of the pulsar, and an intense wind flowing out in the equatorial direction," notes the NASA release.
Chandra X-ray observatory captures light in blue and white apart from the X-ray wavelength, the Hubble Space Telescope contributes the purple hues in the image, and the Spitzer Space Telescope provides the pinks.
The extent of X-rays seen in this image is smaller because of "extremely energetic electrons" that emit X-rays radiate their energy faster than low energy electrons that emit optically visible light as well as infrared.
NASA reports that the Crab Nebula is one of the first objects in space that the Chandra examined since its launch almost 20 years ago. Chandra was launched in 1999 by a Space Shuttle Columbia mission and has, since been studying the universe with keen precision.
The Crab Nebula is an interesting celestial object. It is, according to NASA, one of the few cases where there is actual evidence of when a star exploded and continuous record of it has been kept. There were reports of a "new star" appearing in the night sky in the direction of the constellation Taurus, from several countries around the world. These reports were found as early as 1054 AD, says NASA.
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Vegan Mango Kulfi Ice Cream
My tiny house is crowded with people, all with spoons peeling mango kulfi ice cream from their scalloped glass cups into their mouths. The voices mix together with the clinking of metal to glass, music to my ears. Introducing my old friends to my new friends, watching the pop and fizz of good conversation and new connections made, it warms me like a whiskey shot -- clear and intoxicating. I like to think that my friends are the BEST. Don't we all think that about the good people in our lives? I'm biased. I know. But I can't help but feel like some fantastic witchcraft is at foot, working through me to fashion constellations out of these unique spinning lights in the great, expansive void. Through ice cream and good food magic. Is there another way?
The ice cream, like our chill dinner party get-together, is a hit. The perfect ending to the picnic we all took over to the park (we came back to my house for dessert). I want to recreate just about everything we ate, over and over again. It's too bad it got dark before I could grab some good shots of the table. Barbecue cauliflower, a fabulously lemony kale salad, a mango avocado slaw, almond butter pad thai (my favorite recipe by Gena Hamshaw), nectarine sangria (a la Bojon Gourmet).
I like to think of this vegan ice cream as a genius recipe. I've been making vegan ice cream for years (4 years to be exact). And never have I had vegan ice cream this luscious and custardy. I usually make my ice creams with full fat coconut milk and sweeten with either coconut blossom sugar or maple syrup, occasionally dates. And it's always delicious, with a texture not dissimilar from frozen yogurt. But this ice cream, because it's made with reduced coconut milk and dates, has a texture which I can only describe as Haagan Dasz -- thick, melt-in-your-mouth, decadent.
How often can you say fruit ice cream is decadent? It's usually a word I reserve for chocolate. Maybe a slice of perfect peach pie with whipped coconut cream. Mostly, for me, it's a word for foods that feel sinful, sexy, that make you close your eyes and nod your head and hum to yourself because damn.
The perfectly ripe mango, cardamom, rose, and toasted pistachios all whip up together to create that oh hell yes scenario. The mango is subtle, not intense like sorbet or gelato. It has almost a tropical melon thing going on. Which makes it possible for all of the other flavors to shine in perfect balance.
What makes it really "genius" is that you can reduce the coconut milk in any coconut-milk base vegan ice cream recipe and get a bomb texture. Sweeten with dates if you want it super thick, like this ice cream.
Inspired by traditional kulfi (a popular Indian ice cream made from reduced milk, pistachios, cardamom, and rose), this vegan mango kulfi is thick and aromatic. Traditional kulfi is often made into popsicles, and it's meant to be so thick that it melts very slowly. Some regions even make it with bread whipped into the milk to stabilize the texture. Other regions simply reduce the milk. It gives the milk a deeper flavor as the milk sugars caramelize. It works out similarly with coconut milk, as the sugars in the coconut milk caramelize when reduced. But coconut milk is also higher in fat than milk, so you get a lovely thick texture -- especially in combination with the fiber in dates and whole mango fruit. No bread necessary.
- 2 13 oz cans full fat coconut milk
- 1.5 tablespoons dried red rose petals
- 8-10 fresh medjool dates, pitted
- 2 medium ripe mangos (2.5 cups mango fruit)
- pinch Celtic sea salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon cardamom
- 3/4 cup roasted unsalted pistachio nutmeats
- Pour the coconut milk into a medium soup pot. Simmer for 30 minutes until the milk is reduced by half.
- Add the rose petals and infuse the petals into the hot coconut milk for 30 minutes as the coconut milk cools down to room temperature.
- Once the reduced rose-scented coconut milk is at room temperature, pour the coconut milk through a sieve into a medium bowl to remove the flower petals.
- Press the coconut milk out of the petals and discard the petals, scraping any coconut milk from the bottom of the sieve into the bowl.
- In a high powered blender, blend together the rose scented coconut milk with the dates, mangos, sea salt, vanilla, and cardamom and blend together until the mixture is smooth and creamy. You may need to do this in two batches depending on how large the bowl of your blender is.
- Chill the ice cream base for at least 30 minutes in the fridge.
- While the ice cream base is chilling, toast the pistachio nutmeats in a wide pan for about 3 minutes over medium-high heat -- until they're aromatic. Remove the nuts from the pan, chop roughly, and set aside.
- Make the ice cream in your ice cream maker according to maker instructions (or if you don't have a machine [url href="http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-ice-cream-without-124210"]do it like this[/url]). It will look like soft serve ice cream when the ice cream maker process is done.
- Spread the ice cream out into a loaf or cake pan. Fold in 1/2 cup of the chopped, toasted pistachios and freeze for at least 3 hours before serving.
- To serve, top the ice cream with the remaining 1/4 cup of toasted pistachios and enjoy!


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Commercial Executive | Food
- Recruiter
- MorePeople
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £35000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
- Posted
- 27 Nov 2018
- Closes
- 25 Dec 2018
- Ref
- Contact
- Tom Edmondson-Matthews
- Function
- Other Job Function, Sales
- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
This is a key role that is integral to the day-to-day running of the business and its ability to grow. The main focus will be planning, forecasting and problem solving. It will ultimately suit a candidate with ambitions to take on Account Management responsibilities as they develop in the role.
About the Company:
Our client is a privately owned UK based food business specialised in sourcing, developing, and producing unique, top-quality, added value, prepared foods from the Far East.
They have offices in London and an established factory in situ.
The Role:
Reporting to the Commercial Manager and working closely with them, your other main points of contact will include the Logistics Manager and as the role develops, Supply Chain Planners and Forecast Planners at our client's main customer in a major high street food retailer.
You will have day-to-day involvement in the management of our client's large account and regular face to face customer contact/relationship management.
In time you will be able to develop your own areas of responsibility - either a small customer or distinct areas of responsibility as the business needs dictate.
Your specific accountabilities will be to:
Maintain and improve our client's long term forecasting system.
Use this to provide guidance to the Factory team and logistics partners to ensure perfect planning.
Undertake sales capture and analysis using IRI Worldwide Unify database (specific training available, but must understand POS data).
Provide insight which will guide product development direction and commercial opportunity in the markets our client trade.
Find new ways of working with suppliers to improve service and control cost - e.g. Sleeve Printers
Support the wider team in customer meetings with insightful presentations.
Plan the peak sales periods.
Be a problem solver.
The Person:
You must have in-depth knowledge of the food retail industry and their supply chains. Ideally within the Chilled/Frozen sectors.
You must have a good track record, gained within or supplying a major retailer. Some exposure to the food service industry would also be an asset.
If you are someone with a planning / category background that wants to work towards account management you would be ideally suited to this role.
You must be able to demonstrate the following:
Knowledge of the food industry and the cost elements which affect the value of food.
Strong analytical skills, and the ability to data mine EPOS data to help support sales opportunities for the business. e.g. Dumbumby/Kantar World Panel/IRI Worldwide.
Confidence in delivering presentations and producing written reports which may form the basis of communication to customers or internal Directors: presenting solutions and influencing others.
The ability and confidence to make changes and improvements within the business.
Be highly organised and structured, but also able to work flexibly within the team (UK and Far East).
Have a positive attitude and outlook.
Application Process:
If you feel you have the required experience and knowledge please click on apply now. To discuss the role in more detail please contact Tom on 01780 480 530 or email@example.com. Job reference TEM10907
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