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|Upcoming Aviation Events
|If you would like to post an event please fill out our "Events Form" with your details.
|Aerospace Supplier
eXchange 2011 (ASX 2011) April 27 - 29, 2011
The Aerospace Supplier eXchange (ASX) 2011 is a regional conference and exhibition that will feature the 3rd and 4th tier suppliers who service the vibrant aerospace industry. Showcasing their best products and services, this biennial event is an excellent business platform that meets the vital sourcing needs of both Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) companies. Located at Sands Expo and Convention Center, Hall D, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Contact Name: Violet Yong / Evylene Chua Contact Phone Number +65 6319 2668 Contact Email: email@example.com Association of Aerospace Industries Website
The event features
many aspects of aviation, such as Experimental, Homebuilt, Civil,
Corporate, Military, WWII and Vintage. The event offers numerous
exhibitors and vendors to visitors of all ages. Come see, hear and learn
about the many aspects of aviation. EAA 237 will host a pancake
breakfast from 7am to 11am each day and the Civil Air Patrol will host a
lunch from 12 noon to 3pm each day. Kids activities will be available on
Guests are invited to fly in or drive out to the festival. While most
participants will be doing the latter, that doesn't mean you can't take
to the skies; those who sign up can enjoy helicopter and/or plane rides.
Attendees who prefer their feet firmly on the ground can check out the
Guests are invited to fly in or drive out to the festival. While most
participants will be doing the latter, that doesn't mean you can't take
to the skies; those who sign up can enjoy helicopter and/or plane rides.
Attendees who prefer their feet firmly on the ground can check out the
"World's Smallest" Air Show
Saturday, May 28, 2011 - Sunday, May 29, 2011
The 17th annual "World's Smallest" Air Show will be held Saturday 28 &
Sunday May 29, 2011 from 8 AM until 2 PM. There will be ultralight,
light sport, & general aviation flying & static displays, RC airplanes,
a rocket demonstration, sky divers, & other events. Food & memorabilia
will be available. There will be activities for kids. Fly-ins are
welcome. Admission & parking are free. Brian Ranch Airport Llano, CA,
|Freedom's Call Military
Tattoo - June 24, 2011 - 24/2011
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base celebrates freedom during the seventh annual Freedom's Call Military Tattoo. The event features live music by the U.S. Air Force Band of Flight, aircraft fly-overs and fireworks. Activities take place on the museum's back field. Free admission and parking. Gates open at 4 p.m. for pre-show activities, and the show begins at 8 p.m. National Museum of the U.S. Air Force 1100 Spaatz St. Dayton, OH. Website: Contact Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Paris Air Show
Monday, June 20, 2011 - Sunday, June 26, 2011
The International Paris Air Show is a worldwide event dedicated to the aviation and space industry. 2,000 exhibitors, 138,000 trade visitors. Paris Le Bourget Exhibition Center Paris, FRA Website
Arlington Fly-In 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - Sunday, July 10, 2011
Seminars, camping, food, exhibits, fun, and lots of fun and exciting aircraft and flying! See our website for more details! Arlington Airport Arlington, WA, USA Contact: Arlington Fly-In Phone: 360-435-5857 Fax: 360-435-6480 Website
Jet World Masters
Sunday, July 24, 2011 - Saturday, August 6, 2011
This international competition brings the best scale military and civilian turbine-powered aircraft together to compete for the title of "Jet World Master." The event takes place July 24-Aug. 6 on the runway behind the museum. Public activities will be announced closer to the event. International Jet Modeling Committee Dayton, OH, USA Contact: Public Affairs Division 1100 Spaatz St. PAFB, OH, USA Phone: 937-255-3286 Email: email@example.com Website:
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Fly-In Convention
Monday, July 25, 2011 - Sunday, July 31, 2011
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (formerly The EAA Annual Convention and Fly-In) is America's largest annual gathering of aviation enthusiasts held each summer at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. The event is presented by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), a national international organization based in Oshkosh. The airshow is seven days long and typically begins on the last Monday in July. The airport's control tower is the busiest control tower in the world during the gathering. Oshkosh, WI, USA Phone: 920-426-4800 Website:
|Giant Scale
Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Air Show - September 04, 2011
See daring acrobatics performed by model jets, helicopters and warbirds during a three-day air show of giant scale radio-controlled aircraft on the runway behind the museum. Sponsored by the Dayton Ohio Giant Scalers. Free admission. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. National Museum of the U.S. Air Force 1100 Spaatz St. Dayton, OH. Website Contact Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
|Flights of Our Fathers
Fly-In September 16 - 18, 2011
Hangar Dinner/Dance: Catered meal; adult beverages; The Heritage Brass Band (1940's music & the "Andrews Sisters"); art and garden display. September 17, 2011 FLY-IN: Pancake Breakfast All-day happenings include: Talks by Tom Killebrew, author of The RAF in Texas" and Dr. Calvin Spann, WWII Tuskegee Airman; static plane demonstrations; plane rides. Adults - $5.00; Car - $10.00. September 18, 2011 MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3:00 pm at Terrell's Oakland Memorial Cemetery for the 20 BFTS cadets (killed while in training) who are buried there. Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL) 119 Silent Wings Blvd Terrell, Texas United States. Contact Phone Number: 972-524-1714 Contact Email: firstname.lastname@example.com website
|World War I Dawn Patrol
Rendezvous - September 23, 2011- 25, 2011
One of the nation's premiere historical aviation events brings the excitement of early air power to Ohio. The three-day WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous features aircraft fly-bys, radio-controlled models, era automobiles, period re-enactors and more. Sponsored by the Great War Aeroplanes Association. Free admission. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. National Museum of the U.S. Air Force 1100 Spaatz St. Dayton, OH. Website Contact Email: email@example.com
Wings Wheels & Rotors Expo
Sunday, October 23, 2011 - Sunday, October 23, 2011
On display will be military aircraft, helicopters, many cars,
warbirds, along with public safety, first responder & military
equipment. Aircraft flyovers are planed including aircraft static
displays. and much more. Los Alamitos Army Airfield Los Alamitos, CA,
USA Contact: Chamber of Commerce Phone: 562-598-6659 Fax: 562-598-7035
On display will be military aircraft, helicopters, many cars, warbirds, along with public safety, first responder & military equipment. Aircraft flyovers are planed including aircraft static displays. and much more. Los Alamitos Army Airfield Los Alamitos, CA, USA Contact: Chamber of Commerce Phone: 562-598-6659 Fax: 562-598-7035 Website:
Southeast Aviation Show
Saturday, October 29, 2011 - Saturday, October 29, 2011
The Southeast Aviation Show will be Saturday, Oct 29 at the Greenville Downtown Airport from 9 am-5:00pm. There will be a $5 admission fee to attend. Static display as well as possible technical college aviation competitions. This event will provide pilots a showcase of the latest products on the market as well as receive education on the products being marketed. There are only 12 education sessions available so the sessions will be first come first served. Greenville Jet Center will provide FREE tiedowns & fuel discounts for fly-in attendees. Greenville Downtown Airport Greenville, SC, USA Contact: SCAA PO Box 12067 Columbia, SC, USA Phone: 1-877-359-7222 Fax: 1-803-252-7799 Website
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Maryland Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski will become the first woman to chair the Senate Appropriations Committee, a powerful congressional panel that controls government purse strings.
A spokeswoman for Mikulski said the decision is expected to be ratified on Thursday at a meeting of the Democratic caucus.
Vermont Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, who through seniority had been in line to head the Appropriations Committee following the death of veteran chairman Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, announced on Wednesday that instead, he will remain chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The Judiciary Committee is one of the busiest in Congress, handling a wide range of legislation and nominations.
One high-profile issue the committee is likely to address early next year is tighter federal gun controls, an issue that has moved near the top of the political agenda due to the deadly school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
In a message on Twitter, Leahy was first to announce Mikulski's accession to head the Appropriations Committee. "Congratulations to my friend @Senatorbarb who will be 1st woman to chair Senate Appropriations Committee. She'll be great (already is)," Leahy wrote.
Mikulski said in her own Twitter message: "It's an honor & privilege to be expected to follow the great leadership of Senator Inouye as Appropriations Committee chairwoman."
Capitol Hill aides said on Tuesday they expected Inouye's death would set of a round of musical chairs in which Leahy would take over Inouye's chairmanship of the Senate appropriations panel, while Senate Intelligence Committee chair Dianne Feinstein of California would assume the Judiciary Committee's chairmanship, and Mikulski would become chairwoman of the intelligence panel.
Now, congressional officials said, with Mikulski chairing the appropriations panel and Leahy remaining in the chair at the Judiciary Committee, Feinstein is expected to remain at the helm of the Intelligence panel.
In a brief statement announcing his decision, Leahy said: "Chairing the Judiciary Committee and maintaining my seniority on the Appropriations Committee will allow me to protect both the Constitution and Vermont."
Leahy is also expected to chair one of the appropriations panel's powerful subcommittees, congressional aides said.
(Reporting by Mark Hosenball and David Lawder.; Editing by Sandra Maler and Christopher Wilson)


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Those were among five benchmarks the Republican governor outlined in his second State of the State address, which he was delivering Tuesday night to a joint session of the Indiana House and Senate.
The goal is to address a worker shortage, which Holcomb described in prepared remarks as "85,000 jobs in Indiana unfilled because employers can't find the people equipped with the skills they need." And it's a problem he said will get worse as economic development wins add more jobs.
As a result, Holcomb wrote in his address that his focus for 2018 "can be summed up in three words: people, people, people."
"We have the resources to begin to crack this code, and we're going to put them to work for every student and worker in our state who wants to get ahead," he said in the prepared remarks.
Holcomb's goals are:
"Add this all up, and we're talking about more than one million of our fellow Hoosiers that need and can be skilled up," Holcomb planned to say. "Let's give them the tools they need to reach their full potential. Think of the value for them, your communities and for our state."
The programs and processes associated with Holcomb's goals have generally been underway. But the specificity of the goals for 2018 is new.
Take the goal of re-enrolling Hoosiers who have earned some college credits but dropped out of school before earning a degree. In 2016, the state set a long-term goal of helping 200,000 of those adults earn degrees by 2020. The Indiana Commission for Higher Education worked with universities to target students via direct mail or other communications and provide incentives for returning to school.
In its first year, more than 9,000 adults contacted by the state through the "You Can. Go Back" initiative had re-enrolled in college, according to a state report. That was about 4.5 percent of the larger goal.
Now Holcomb wants 25,000 of those adults to return to school this year.
Editor, John C. DePrez Jr.; Executive Editor, Carol Rogers; Publishers: IBRC and IAR


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Blue Corn Tortilla Strips: Heat 2 inches of oil in a large high-sided saute pan over medium heat until it reaches 350 degrees F on a deep-fry thermometer. Add the tortilla strips in batches and fry until just crisp, about 20 seconds. Remove with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels and season with salt. Set aside.
Mushroom Grits: Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large saute pan over high heat. Add the garlic and mushrooms and cook until golden brown. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the remaining oil and onion, cooking until soft. Add 4 cups of the stock and bring to a boil. Slowly add the cornmeal, whisking constantly, and continue to whisk until thickened. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until the grits are soft stirring constantly, adding more stock if needed, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low and stir in the mascarpone, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and then stir in mushrooms. Remove from heat.
Serrano Chile Sauce: Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Add the onion and Serrano chiles and cook until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the cream, wine and vinegar and cook until reduced by a third. Transfer the mixture to a blender, add the spinach, honey, salt and pepper and blend until smooth.
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This section provides the main information for parents/carers about the processes for applying for a place at a school in Sefton.
National Offer Day Information for Primary School Places 2018
Monday 16 April 2018 is National Offer day for the allocation of Primary School places.
If you applied for your Primary school place online, you will receive an email confirmation (if you requested to be notified by email). You can also log in to the citizen portal directly to view your offer information.
Further information and frequently asked questions can be found on the Admissions Information & FAQ page.
The closing date for online applications for both Primary and Secondary School Applications for September 2018 has now passed. If you have not yet made an application please contact the School Admissions Team for further advice.
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This clever piece by Claudio Salas, Robin Günther, and Madeleine Fia Matsson paints a nice picture. As you may know, I'm part of Hyper Island's Interactive Art Director program (art director huh?) — fifty students of varying backgrounds, from twenty countries. We grappled and grew together over the past nine months in Stockholm, where we worked collaboratively on real creative briefs, encouraged by industry experts who came from all over to hold workshops and lectures – the nearest thing we had to teachers. Now, we're on internships around the world. I'm at Ogilvy Paris working under creative director Simon Mogren, who also went to Hyper Island, and whose Fun Theory campaign you may know. Chesley and I think it's pretty OK to be in Paris in the springtime.
Blog » by Nate
Alfred Hitchcock
Hitchcock's droll irony crafts one of the better pitches I've seen.
Advertising, Immigration, and Swedish Elections
Sweden's swift Autumn has come and gone since my last post, so have the Swedish elections. You could say that my excuse for not posting, and Swedish election's upset, are related.
You've probably heard about the Swedish Democrats. They're conservative nationalists who swept into 20 of 349 Swedish parliamentary seats a few weeks ago. While the name "Swedish Democrats" sounds left, the party is actually far-right — comparible to America's "Tea Party" — and their platform centers on limiting immigration. Founding members of the party, now regarded for their anti-Muslim rhetoric, publicly brandished Nazi uniforms just twenty years ago.
Most of Sweden was shocked that the SD's actually got parliamentary seats and a voting influence on policy. Sure, my friends here in Sweden (even the immigrants) acknowledge that immigration poses real and complex choices for Scandinavia, and they're familiar with their grandparents' rants. Still they're still shocked that the bigoted wolf-in-sheep's-clothing earned parliamentary seats. They're also thankful, that the other parliamentary parties — the Social Democrats, Center Party, Christian Democrats, etc. — have agreed to lose a few seats to each other, to effectively nullify the Swedish Democrats' votes. The anti-immigration debate here, like anti-Mexican, anti-Muslim rhetoric in the US, is emerging from the shadows. On the other hand, maybe Sweden won't have it in the long run. There's a feeling that apathy and complacency let this happen, and now daily protests against the party signal vociferous opposition in next election.
I suppose I should tell you then about my little immigration drama, even if by now it bores Chesley and me and some people around us to tears. Of course, we're not victims of ethnic or religious bigotry (even the American embassy mistook me for Swedish.) We're victims of terribly bureaucratic, inflexible immigration policy. Immigration policy that Swedish Democrats, like those lost souls who patrol the US-Mexico border, would like to see become more stringent, and less flexible.
Last May, Chesley and I applied to Sweden, in accordance with the Migration Board's laundry list of requirements. At first we were told we were approved, and then told we were denied, because I hadn't proved payment of my school tuition — never mind that I hadn't even been invoiced yet from my school, or that it's not a written Migration Board requirement. We came anyway on tourist visas because I had to start school. From Sweden we submitted an appeal to our rejection which was arbitrated by the Swedish Court. They sent the case back to the Migration Board, saying that the Migration Board should have kicked us out of the country because we came to Sweden with an open visa application. Lots of paperwork ensued. Lots of pleading. Lots of me saying, "what can I do to be allowed to spend my money here for a few more months?" I'll spare you the boring details, but two days ago when Chesley and I squeezed onto a RyanAir jet for London, we didn't know if we would be coming back. Finally, yesterday, after corresponding with one of the first human beings we've encountered at the Migration Board, Chesley and I were granted our visas.
I'll say this: I love London. We're eating really well. I also love Stockholm, not for this experience, but for everything else. We'll be 100% legal and returning next week. Sometime soon I'll tell you about this educational utopia called Hyper Island.
O' Pioneers
Wieden + Kennedy's "Go Forth" campaign for Levi's is an ethnography of America's unyielding, evergreen optimism, or, a youthful charge declared in the words of Walt Whitman. (Only this year have I truly read Whitman, thanks to a proseful 15-hour documentary about New York. He brandished a big beard and grew up in the woods of Brooklyn, which might explain today's hipster.)
"America" incorporates the only known recorded sound by Walt Whitman. What splendor! All this energy could have been spent on something more meaningful than jeans. Nonetheless, art is art, is art.
Marc Johns' Bearded Fish
Marc Johns illustrates the absurd.
Everything Must Go!
In the spirit of re-purposing and shamelessly fund-raising for next year: We're having a moving sale. It's like a stoop sale, or a pop-up-shop, but you know, on the internet. Contents include a wok and a Honda Civic. Maybe you'll find something useful.
We had a moving sale and sold almost everything. We were happy to see these things get a new lease on life.
We're Moving to Sweden
- Stockholm's Hyper Island beckons as one of the best (and only) schools in the world for Interactive Art Direction;
- The Swedish state remains among the World's Best Governments, conditioning a mostly fair, high quality of life, a strong economy and responsible safety net;
- Despite popular belief and the dark existentialism of August Strindberg, the New Economics Foundation reports that Sweden is one of the Happiest Places in The World;
- Particularly, Monacle ranks Södermalm, Stockholm as one of the most livable places in the world (June note – we're looking for an apartment in Södermalm, we'd sure love ANY help);
- Sweden's cultural exports include IKEA, lox salmon, Komeda and Lykke Li;
The Parties Chesley Andrews and Nathaniel Kerksick resolve
- To move on – if momentarily – from a good thing in Brooklyn, to try on Stockholm for a year.


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Lori spends much of her time processing payroll and is very familiar with processing payroll for companies. She is experienced in EFTPS deposits, direct deposit activities, filing Form 941, 940 and Forms W2 and W3.
Lori graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1995. She currently sits on the City of Plymouth Planning Commission, and is a member of the Plymouth Kiwanis Club. As a volunteer with the American Red Cross, Lori spent over two weeks in Louisiana after hurricane Katrina, and also helped in relief operations for the 2008 Midwest flooding.
Lori is the President of Express Payroll Solution, Inc. which operates out of the same location as Schultz & Associates,CPA.
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Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble : the second book of their adventures
story by Cynthia Rylant ; pictures by Suçie Stevenson
The Penderwicks in Spring
Jeanne Birdsall
Hogwood Steps Out : A Good, Good Pig Story
Howard Mansfield
Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble : the second book of their adventures
story by Cynthia Rylant ; pictures by Suçie Stevenson
The Penderwicks in Spring
Jeanne Birdsall
Hogwood Steps Out : A Good, Good Pig Story
Howard Mansfield
Caldecott Award Winner And Honor Books
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear, illustrated by Sophie Blackall, written by Lindsay Mattick
Trombone Shorty, pictures by Bryan Collier and words by Troy Andrews
Last Stop on Market Street, illustrated by Christian Robinson and written by Matt de la Peña
Pura Belpre Award Winner and Honor Books
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir, written by Margarita Engle
Drum Dream Girl, illustrated by Rafael López, written by Margarita Engle
The Smoking Mirror, written by David Bowles
Newberry Award Honor Books
The War that Saved my Life, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Roller Girl, written and illustrated by Victoria Jamieson
Call Number: E851 St26h (in the new book section)
This is the second Humans of New York book by photographer Brandon Stanton. The first book was mainly photographs, while this book is a compilation of photographs and stories. Humans of New York originated as a blog, and also has a facebook page. The idea started when Brandon became unemployed and decided to take 10,000 photographs of people in New York. He sometimes got short quotes from them, but as his blog evolved he began getting longer stories.
The really interesting thing about this book is the stories that go along with the powerful photos. While one of the interviewees referred to it as being labeled, the stories give fascinating insight into people's lives. The book doesn't have chapters and the pictures aren't officially grouped in any way, but there seems to be a theme for groups of photos, such as sickness or loneliness or love. Brandon shoots a variety of people, not shying away from the homeless or mentally ill. This is important because it gives these people, who are often ignored, a voice. The reader gets a glimpse into their lives and how they feel. He also does this with children, who are another group of people whose opinions aren't always heard.
Some of my favorite photographs are the ones of children, and these often have funny quotes about life from a child's perspective. One of my favorites was a series of three pictures of a little boy in a school uniform. The first paragraph is him talking to Brandon about math and the reader immediately can tell how smart and likeable he is. In the second paragraph he admits that he doesn't have many friends and that other kids think he is a geek. The third picture of him is with an adult we assume is his parent, with this parent explaining how unique and caring he is. This series of pictures was my favorite because it gives you several perspectives of the same person. The reader is able to see what he thinks of himself (that he's smart and loves math), what his peers think of him, and how his family feels. This allows the reader to see who he is in a more in depth way and shows that certain opinions aren't always important.
Because many of the stories were one or two sentences or short paragraphs, it seems like Brandon is focusing on the most important or traumatic moments in these people's lives. Many of the stories are about suicide or drug addiction, and while this is important to hear about, it often reduces the person's story to just one problem. I would have really liked to know more about these people's lives and not just their struggles with mental illness or drug addiction. I feel like this book was more about building awareness about these issues than the actual people themselves.
One other problem with the book was that the author never specified who was speaking, so in photos with two or more people, the reader can't always tell who the quote is from, which can be confusing. On the other hand, this may have been done on purpose, and sometimes, in group shots, it really doesn't matter who's speaking.
All in all, this was a really fun, quick read with beautiful pictures and interesting stories. You can see more about Humans of New York at http://www.humansofnewyork.com/photographer or on their facebook page.
Written and illustrated by Don Brown
Call Number: YA Brown Graphic (also available as a downloadable ebook)
This is an amazing young adult graphic novel about the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina and how it affected New Orleans. The drawings were created with pen and ink and digital paint. The artwork reflects the seriousness of this event by using dark colors in muted tones.
What I loved about this graphic novel was that it's a great way for adults and teens to learn about the terrible effects of Hurricane Katrina in a clear, simple manner that is not overly upsetting. There are descriptions of how people died and also illustrations of people who have drowned, but this is important to have since the book is trying to paint an accurate picture of what actually happened. The author tells the story of tragedy with a lot of empathy and also tries to explain the political and scientific reasons behind it.
Reading this as an adult, there were still a lot of things I learned that I hadn't previously known, such as the route the storm took on the way to New Orleans and the other areas it impacted. It really shows how the problem got out of control, with police abandoning their posts and provisions not being delivered. Because this book is illustrated, instead of just being a narrative, the reader gets a much better idea of what it would be like to experience it.
The novel also touches on the reactions of political figures, such as George W. Bush and Mayor Nagin. While it documents the responses of these political figures, which were mostly negative, and the reactions of the people to these responses, it doesn't get overly political, and lets the reader draw their own opinions. It also makes a point of following the storm from its very beginnings, to the devastation afterwards, and finally the rebuilding of the city. Because it's told in the form of a story, it's much more interesting and engaging than just reading articles about the storm. This is especially important for younger and struggling readers.
While a lot of the novel focuses on the horrific events and terrible living conditions after the storm, the author also makes it a point to also show the bravery of the rescue workers and how much people helped each other, from regular citizens with their own boats to animal lovers that rescued more than 15,000 animals. Pointing out the lengths people went to help each other really helps balance the sadness of the rest of the book.
Another thing I really loved about this book was that it really helps readers understand how the storm affected people who didn't have the economic means to evacuate. It emphasizes the fact that people such as the poor and elderly had a much harder time because of their situation. I think it's important for readers to see how socio economic status and other factors can make a disaster even more difficult to deal with.
If more historical events were written in the form of graphic novels, I think that people would be much more eager to learn about them.
Who doesn't love a book that moves you to tears? Crying can be cathartic and surprisingly, has a lot of health benefits. If you're in the mood to read something that will make you cry, these are some great books we have here at HPL.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Call Number: Hosseini LP (in the Large Print section) (Also in Audio)
Amir grew up in Kabul with his best friend Hassan, but during their childhood Amir betrays Hassan. Amir, who is living in America find out that Hassan has been killed and goes back to Kabul to look for his son.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Call Number: Miller
Achilles, who is the son of a king in Greece, befriends a banished prince. When Achilles must go to war to save Helen of Sparta, the prince goes with him, not knowing that their friendship will be tested.
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Call Number: Backman
Ove is a bitter, grumpy old man and makes a terrible neighbor. But when a young couple and their two daughters move in next door everything changes and friendships start to develop.
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Call Number: Ozeki
16 year old Nao lives in Tokyo and has decided to kill herself, but decides that first she must document the life of her great grandmother. Ruth, who lives across the Pacific, finds a washed up lunch box and is intrigued by what happened to Nao.
We the Animals by Justin Torres
Call Number: Torres
The youngest of three brothers, who are of white and Puerto Rican descent, finally breaks away from his family. Although the brothers were often wild, he misses the closeness of his family and feels alienated on his own.
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Call Number: Kidd (Also in Paperback and Large Print)
Sarah, who is the daughter of a wealthy family, is given a slave, Hattie, to be her handmaid. Inspired by the life of Sarah Grimke, who was an abolitionist, this book follows thirty five years of both Sarah and Hattie.
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
Call Number: Harbach (Also in Large Print)
Henry is a baseball star at a small college and destined to become pro. But things suddenly change and the lives of five people go off course.
Call Number: Lotz
When four planes crash simultaneously in different areas of the world, and only three children survive, people begin to question if there is something supernatural going on. When the children start to display strange behavior, such as talking through a robot or curing a sick grandfather, religious cults begin to form around them. This novel is not only about the children themselves, but also about the effects the events have on the world.
The Three is written in the same style as World War Z, with many different characters dictating their own personal stories of the events to a reporter who then compiles it into a book. I think this worked very well for this book. It can be hard to focus on one event for an entire novel, but by giving dozens of different perspectives the author is able to keep the reader engaged.
Because the novel takes place in several different countries, the reader is taken from one interesting setting to the next, and also gets an idea of the different cultures, especially Japan. Although the book seems to take place in the present there are several hints that it may be slightly farther in the future, such as the humanoid robots the father of one of the surviving children creates.
One of the best things about this novel was the characters. There was a range of interesting characters, from the mundane and relatable, to the bizarre and comic. Pastor Len, who creates the a doomsday cult, and his followers are so strange and narcissistic that they are comical, as I believe the author intended. But because they come across as comical, the author seems to be pointing out how absurd religion can be, and how hypocritical some of those who practice it can be. The women who follow Pastor Len are often backbiting and horrible to each other, although they claim to be best friends. On the other hand, these characters are not completely one dimensional. Their behaviors are often justified by their previous experiences and their lives in general.
The three creepy children are very interesting. Although the book revolves around them, we don't see very much of them. The creepiest relationship, and my favorite, is between Jess, one of the three, and her Uncle Paul, who takes her in. We see Paul go from a doting uncle and a really likable character, to a paranoid alcoholic who fears his own niece. It's really interesting to see the most normal characters question themselves and descend into madness, when really they are the ones who are closest to the truth. While Jess doesn't even do anything very sinister, her constant happiness and strange comments make her pretty scary.
This is classified as a horror novel, and although there was creepy scenes, there were not enough of them for it to really come across as scary. It is more of a supernatural mystery, especially because it is more focused on the characters and their lives than it is on supernatural events. The ending of the book was slightly disappointing because the mystery of the three is never really explained. There are vague hints as to what is really going on, but nothing concrete enough for the reader to be sure. Though the reader doesn't get a lot of answers to their questions, the book is still really enjoyable because of the characters and their lives. We really get to see them from several different perspectives, their own, and often their friends and enemies, which gives them a lot more depth as characters. A really fun read.
Janet Evanovich is most well known for her best selling mystery/romance series about Stephanie Plum, who is a bounty hunter from New Jersey. Stephanie Plum is a unique character that loves to cook and has a fondness for junk food. These books are lighthearted and fun, especially appealing to women, and always written in the first person. Evanovich is also the author of the Wicked series and the Fox and O'Hare series.
Listed below are authors that are similar to Evanovich and write books that involve both mystery and romance. All of the books listed can be found here at HPL
Donna Andrews
Sue Grafton
Sarah Strohmeyer
Victoria Laurie
Joanne Fluke
J.D. Robb
Lisa Lutz
Gemma Halliday
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Former Wales captain Scott Quinnell has said that the French side that lines out against New Zealand this weekend will be the worst side ever to appear in a World Cup final.
Joking with retired England captain Will Carling about the English side who were outclassed by South Africa in the 2007 final, he said; "great for your boys because now England '07 aren't the worst side ever to get to a world cup final, it's now the French."
"They are the worst side to get to a world cup final," he emphasised.
New Zealand's 58-time capped flanker Zinzan Brooke said that his homeland should expect to win as he didn't believe the French had two top level performances in them, but Quinnell disagreed saying "they haven't had on, they don't even have one."
Brooke disagreed though saying: "the French have done enough to get through, when it gets to this stage it's just 'win ugly, win ugly.'"


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What is Interrupt?
(1)Basic operation
Interrupt means that the CPU stops the current program processing and processes another program in response to a request signal from the outside. In other words, it is a technique of performing another processing in asynchronization with program processing.
At this time, the address at which the program processing is stopped and the CPU branches to another program is defined for each interrupt source.
In 78K microcontrollers, the start address of each interrupt servicing routine is called a vector, and the vectors corresponding to various interrupt sources are set to a contiguous address space as a table in ROM. When an interrupt is acknowledged, information corresponding to the source is referenced from this vector table, and a program flow branches to the start address using this information. The start address of each interrupt servicing routine that is designed for specific sources must be written into the interrupt vector table by the user.
In V850 microcontrollers, a (16-byte) area of the branch destination for each interrupt is called an interrupt handler.
When an interrupt is acknowledged, a program flow branches to the handler's start address corresponding to the interrupt source. If the interrupt servicing routine has not fallen within the handler area, and has instead been placed in a different area, a branch instruction to the start address of that area is set to the handler.
When servicing is completed, processing returns to the previous task.
When branching occurs in a 78K microcontroller, the execution information for the interrupted program, i.e., the address (value of the program counter (PC)) and status flag (value of program status word (PSW)), are automatically saved to the stack area in RAM. When the RETI (Return from Interrupt) instruction is executed at the end of the interrupt servicing routine, the saved execution information for the program is restored to the PC and PSW, so that the CPU can return to the original processing.
The contents of the other general-purpose registers are not automatically saved to the stack, etc., when an interrupt occurs. If necessary, perform processing to save them (by the PUSH instruction) or restore them (by the POP instruction). In a 78K microcontroller (except for 78K0S), the general-purpose registers are in a register bank (multiple set), so if selection instruction of the register bank is executed at the start of a interrupt servicing routine, there is no need for executing PUSH or POP instruction.
When an interrupt occurs in a V850 microcontroller, execution information is just automatically saved to the system register. Therefore, to avoid overwriting the system register contents when multiple interrupts are enabled, the information must be saved to a stack area.
Since a reset changes most interrupts into disabling status (DI), an EI (Enable Interrupt) instruction needs to be executed to enable interrupts. During the DI status, the IE flag (PSW) = 0 in 78K devices and the ID flag (PSW) = 1 in V850 devices.
For the interrupt function of specific microcontroller products, also refer to FAQ of the 78K and V850.
If there are two or more interrupt sources, each source usually has a priority and, according to this priority, an interrupt controller determines the source to be serviced. An interrupt request having the lower priority is held pending.
When servicing of the interrupt source with the highest priority has been completed, servicing of the interrupt source with the second highest priority (the highest priority at that point) is started.
(3)Masking interrupt
Interrupts come in two types: maskable and non-maskable. The maskable interrupt can be disabled. To disable a maskable interrupt, the DI (Disable Interrupt) instruction is used. To enable it, the EI (Enable Interrupt) instruction is used. Some microcontrollers mask interrupt requests by register setting, so that they are not generated.
The non-maskable interrupt cannot be disabled and has the highest priority.
(4)Multiple interrupts
If an interrupt request having a priority higher than that of the interrupt currently being serviced occurs, that interrupt must be serviced. In this case, execution branches further, creating a state of multiple interrupts. This is called nesting.
Generally, however, a DI (Disable Interrupt) status is created when an interrupt request has been acknowledged. To enable nesting, therefore, the EI (Enable Interrupt) instruction must be executed. If the timing of enabling nesting passes after the EI instruction has been executed, the DI instruction is executed and nesting is disabled.
When interrupt servicing has completed by the RETI instruction, the EI status is automatically restored, and the next interrupt request can be acknowledged.


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Ray Rice's Workload to Increase
Everyone has bad habits. Some people try to quit smoking, others try not to drink and drive more than a couple times a week, but for the Baltimore Ravens, it's all about trying to rid themselves of light workloads for Ray Rice. For whatever reason, this seems to come up every year. If you watch the Ravens on tape, you'll see their passing-attack is most balanced and fluid when Rice is involved. Across three games, Rice has only touched the ball 41 times. Apparently, Head Coach John Harbaugh took notice.
Harbaugh told reporters on Wednesday that the team would do everything in its power to get the ball into Rice's hands more often. Citing the need to create more plays for the passing-game, Harbaugh hinted that Rice would have more opportunities as a pass-catcher moving forward. While Rice attempts to fully recover from a hip injury that kept him out of Week 3, the Ravens would be advised to cut back some of Bernard Pierce's touches and let their workhorse do his thing.


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Though no title did well enough to lift the box office out of its stunning summer slump, in their weekend debuts, both "Lucy" and "Hercules" are doing better than expected. Scarlett Johansson's "Lucy" easily snatched first place with a $43 million debut. Dwayne Johnson's "Hercules" could nudge $30 million, which would put it about $5 to $7 million above some previous estimates.
A brutal Cinemascore of C+ for "Lucy" means it could flame out fairly quick. A fascinating trailer with sexy Scarlett basically assuming the role of Neo in "The Matrix" drew an impressive number of moviegoers, but word of mouth will not be kind.
"Hercules," on the other hand, earned a B+ from Cinemascore, which might give the surprisingly good revisionist adventure some box office staying power. With a $100 million production budget, positive word-of-mouth will be crucial. There had been talk that director Bret Ratner's sword and sandals actioner could be the first big budget bomb of the summer. A $30 million debut at least puts that fear to rest.
Also debuting this weekend is director Rob Reiner's "And So It Goes," starring Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton. Although the romantic comedy is in 1,762 theatres, Deadline predicts a paltry take of under $5 million.
In its second weekend, "The Purge: Anrachy" dipped a brutal 65%. After grabbing another $10 million this weekend, the anti-Obama horror sequel will sit at $52 million.
"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" is struggling to the $200 million mark. By Monday, the sequel will have earned $173 million thanks to another $16 million haul this weekend. There's no question that "Apes" is a hit but it is in no way a phenomenon.
"Sex Tape" can now safely be tagged a bomb. In its second weekend, the raunchy, R-rated comedy dropped 60% over its disappointing debut. A lousy $5.8 million take this weekend brings the film's total to just $27 million. With a $40 million production budget (probably closer to $80 million with advertising) "Sex Tape" is almost certain to disappear entirely before crossing $35 million.
Year-to-date, the 2014 North American box office is the worst in the 6 years Box Office Mojo tracks, even lagging behind 2011, a year that broke everyone's heart. Can "Guardians of the Galaxy" (8/1), "Into the Storm" (8/8), and "The Expendables 3" (8/15) mount anything close to a comeback?
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It's all about the way, not the destination!
A 10'000 km trainride
A train rattling along an endless stretch of land, linking distinct cultures and breathtaking views. Sitting in a smoothly jiggling compartement, time seems to come to a stand, while timezones, landscapes, people and languages are changing on the other side of the window. This shall be another big milestone in our travel history.
St Petersburg
Sunny St Petersburg makes a good start on our itenerary. Tsar monuments, lively neighbourhoods, markets, a surprisingly alternative scene and a lot of funny contrasts are keeping us busy for a couple of days exploring history packed former Leningrad.
|one of the many canals lined by the nice buildings from the tsar era
|shopping for old stuff at the fleamarket
|matrushka gallery
The in-and outside of the church of the spilled blood. A never seen before mosaik work.
Getting into nowadays art scene
Some more onion domes, mosques and churches
Strolling along the streets and climbing the roofs
|heavy contrasts
After a bumpy 720 kms nighttrainride we get to the Russian capital Moscow. The cold and drizzly weather makes a rather less convenient arrival.
However we almost get to appreciate this weather as it's probably more pleasent to wander the endless roads in the cold.
The Kremlin and Red Square
|visiting the mummy of Lenin
Moscow by night
|our "night-guides", the family of Kathrins colleague, showing us around after dark
|the univerity in one of Stahlins skyscrappers
Exploring Europe's biggest city
|another of the seven sister,s how Stahlins skyscrappers also are called
|the Tsum shopping mall
inside St Basil's church
|the Red Octobre chocolate factory
Moscow's Metro
|entering Moscows tube is a sight itself, one could spend a while exploring the monumental socialism classistic stations
|good to know some Russian basics
On our last day at least, we are blessed with warm and sunny weather, just perfect to commemorate to the lines of the Scorpions "Wind Of Change":
|...down to Gorki Park...
|...following the Moskwa...
|...and listening to the wind of change...
Moscows lovely last evening mood assures to stay in our minds.
At night we get to start the biggest chunk of our train rides. For 96 hours there is a little compartement of about 4 m² that we call our home. A blank schedule keeps us free from any kind of obligations. Four days, five nights, reading, eating, looking out the window and enjoing doing nothing.
|Next Stop; Ulan Bator in about 6'000 kms
|first breakfast on the train after a good night of sleep
|our cozy cabin
because of the crisis there not many fellow travellers,
the two other beds in our cabin and most of the other
compartments stay empty for most of the time
|a "provodniza", there is one for every carriage; they are responsible that the toilet is closed in urban areas (usually just after having a beer), and shovel coal to keep the kettles boiling
|some impressions out the window
|South Siberian villages
|Novosibirsk Station
|life on the tracks
Unfortunately the most famous part of the journey, along the hughe Lake Baikal, is dipped in heavy smoke. Big forest fires shade the whole area around the mighty lake.
A short night after a long but unexceptional border hassle, a nice, well deserved sunrise welcomes us to Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia where we get of the train for a couple of days.
|our Ger on a downtown rooftop
|the modern city center
|and our shabby but charming neighbourhood
|the Gandantegchinlen Monastery
As we are short in time, we decide to get a car, a driver and a guide to get into the nature as quick and deep as possible. Endless steppe, sand dunes, rugged hills and cozy Gers make this old country so special and a particular highlight on this trip.
|literally feeling free like a bird; as soon as we leave Ulan Bator there is nomads land, no private property and no fences
|on a hike in the Hustain Nuruu National Park; looking for wild Przewalski horses
|off the road for a lunch break
|the Ger of our first night with a spectacular view
|in and around the Ger
|the welcome ceremony; drinking Kumis - fermented mares milk
|Russian Van
|our host family
|getting on a Camel
|riding towards the sunset
|foto session with the host mother
|our Ger for the night
|some more Camel shots
After a hearty breakfast we head further towards the former capital Karakorum, where ruins and a huge undestroyed monastery proofs from a rich history.
|some funny Yaks on the way
|Charchorin Monastery
getting food supplies on the market
|pine nuts
|an incredible place where three distinct landscapes merge at one point; steppe, mountains and sanddunes, all stretch endlessly in each direction
|another Ger in a big flat
|in the middle one can spot the toilet, especially hard to find at night
|another host family
Hitting the long road back.
Some down from our roof shots back in Ulanbator
The last night we are blessed with the full moon raising over the city.
Back on the train
|this time chinese brand
After the rather less enthusiastic Russian conductresses, it's getting more and more asian in the train. Funny Chinese conductors pass by constantly, with big smiles, selling maps, shirts, beer and other stuff, or they come across with their currency collection asking if one could add some missing coins from back home. And, of course, the general volume is turning up!
|the landscape is getting flat
|almost more important than the toilet; the always boiling, coal run kettle found in every single coach
|platform-vendors waiting for the next train to approach
A surprisingly warm welcome awaits us at the Chinese entering point, after expecting a harsh border control. We are treated with nothing but smiles snd good mood sprawling immigration authorities.
|lift up to get the carriages changed, due to tighter trails in China
|we even got free food vouchers for every meal
|buildings getting much more, closer and higher
|Beijing Main Station - first impression how crowded it can get
|wandering the narrow Hutongs
|our cozy home before we have to give way to the parade, as the government shuts down every hostel and guesthouse for foreign visitors
Since they've also shut down all shops in most parts of the town and even closed the forbidden city, there are at least some other well worth visiting sights around the center which we can explore.
Temple of Heaven
Lama Temple
|the biggest one outside Tibet
|burning incense in proper style
Beijing City Centre
|snoozing in a Rikshaw
|high quality Chinese copy, the coffee was good though
|it all looks yummy but you never know what's inside
|early morning; moving out into anozher Hutong
To make shure to be safe of the tourist mass we decide to climb the Great Wall of China at a rather secluded spot. What els would you expect? It takes us ages to get there with public transport. However the drawback is quickly made up with all the funny experiences and meetings on the way and finally, breathtaking views on a stretch of wall, almost on our own.
|The Wall at Jinshanling
|a rest and plenty of vitamins to cope the steep up and downs
Back in Beijing
Back in town things are getting worse! Meanwhile even the food supply decreases, yet our last harbour, the 24/7 McDonalds around the corner locks us out. Fed on whatever we got we go to sleep with a light feeling of hunger and are looking forward for the big parade tomorrow and over all the reopening of everything.
|A very rare occasion; as all the factorys in and around Beijing stayed shut down for days and even street vendors with coal barbeques were banned, we are lucky to have blue sky and breathe in almost unpolluted air in the middle in one of the probably most contaminated city in the world.
We dedicate to another big song, this time Katie Meluas "Nine Million Bycicles in Beijing" - now we got two of them to rattle along the narrow alleyways.
The last evening we join the bank hollyday crowd in a bustling nightlife district.
|the not to missed Beijing Roast Duck
The Forbidden City
After being inaccessible over two dynasties for common people, it is almost so for us as well. But we are lucky. The last try on the day of our departure shall be successfull. They just reopened the doors this morning.
|we have not be the only ones being waiting for the reopening! Additionally with those restrictions they also suspended the ones for the factorys bringing back the dark and heavy clouds!
|got to know something about the place
The last train ride
A bullet train forwards us with an average speed of 300km/h, within 4:48 hours, towards our 1'200 km away, final destination.
"Oh travellers!" A student comments, spotting our backpacks in the subway. A nice chat and a hug welcomes us to bustling Shanghai. Tropical climate, amiable people and an interesting mixture of culture and modern spirit make this city well worth to visit.
From outside the concrete jungle hard to spot, there are a lot of gems, hidden between the high skyscrappers. Such as the chic French consession, labyrinth like shopping alleys, art studios in run down industrial parks and so on.
|Taikang Lu - shops, galleries and food stores
Shanghai at night
above the new, below the old town
Pudong - Buisness District
|the modern verses...
|...the old skyline
Art Street
Living in a Box
Streetlife II
The Bund at Night
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Current Playlist (ii)
P.S. I'm going to do a question and answer vlog, so if you want to ask me some questions that would be cool.
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TWENTY ONE PILOTS IS MY FAVORITE BAND! MY FAVORITE BAND MADE YOUR PLAYLIST!ReplyDelete
Sorry I get really excited whenever I see their name pop up somewhere. lol.
that was actually the only song on your list that I knew. haha. I've heard of the others though. truthfully, the only song by Bastille that I know is Pompeii (sorry not sorry. its actually a great song. Im still not over it even though the hype is gone.)
Sia is really good too, though Ive never heard anything by Lamar.
thanks for sharing your music! I love listening to new stuff :)
PLAYLISTS ARE MY FAVORITE THINGS AND I CANNOT WAIT TO LISTEN TO YOURS!!!ReplyDelete
THE JUDGE! BASTILLE! Are we related??ReplyDelete
I've never actually heard of The Neighbourhood, but I'll definitely try this out. And as for sharing classical music....go for it! Do you like Christian Baczyk's compositions? (I don't really know what genre to classify him as but...ohwell)
I like your music taste! (;ReplyDelete


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Consultation on UK policy towards renewable energy
UK Government consultation (289 pages, 2.1M PDF) on policy towards renewable energy. The main driver of the process appears to be a need to produce a UK Renewable Energy Strategy in 2009 to meet the "UK share" of an EU renewable energy target.
The document proposes to introduce some direct financial support like a feed-in tariff for microgeneration heat and electricity, but rejects replacing the renewables obligation schemes with a general feed-in tariff.
The previously proposed changes to the renewables obligations, including banding, are described as still "subject to Parliamentary and State Aid approval" and "expected to become effective in April 2009".
The document includes an open question on possible further changes to the renewables obligation schemes, with a statement of policy in favour of grandfathering of current levels of support for pre-reform plants, with details (such as, perhaps, grandfathering down) to be worked out later. The documents floats the idea of further "banding" the scheme by offering technology-specific levels of subsidies (or even "several bands within a single technology").
The use of renewable energy in transport and heating is also discussed.
Responses by Friday 26 September 2008.
Ofgem and the Government have also published the conclusions (61 pages, PDF) of the transmission access review. This suggests changes to the processes for developing the GB transmission networks to accommodate new renewable generation.
Update: There is also some draft environmental and social guidance for Ofgem (21 pages, PDF) out for consultation.
For further information or advice please contact Franck Latrémolière.
Filed under DTI/BERR, Electricity, State aid.


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All I Need Is One Jar
I found it to be sound advice, and decided to start trying out the products in my hair drawer -- one at a time.
The first experiment was with my SheaMoisture leave-in conditioner. The results? Meh. But I have to keep in mind that my fat twists were still pretty wet when I took them down. So I need to try it out again, allowing my hair to dry more completely before trying to assess the results.
My second experiment -- the Lustrasilk Olive Oil Cholesterol Conditioner. Can we say *ding ding ding!*? You saw the results of that one in Friday's post. Still, I only got about three good days out of it before my hair started drying up. But I figure it's a solid option to keep in my hair drawer.
Have you discovered that you can use a certain product on its own and get great results? What works for your curls?
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- Butterfly73 said...
I swear I've been trying to do only one at a time...but the only one I succeeded in was KCCC.*kicking rocks*
- June 24, 2009 at 11:40 PM
- Sunshinelovespeace said...
I pride myself on NOT being product junkie so I basically always use one product. It's more of a self made concoction. It's my shea butter mixed with coconut oil. I use it for everything and it works wonders. I just did my first twist out using this mixture and my hair is looking really good today!
I also put this mixture into my spray bottle for a spritzer. My hair is all Shea Butter and coconut oil and it thanks me for it!
- June 25, 2009 at 1:18 PM
- Sheena said...
So, I just tried this product this morning, and so far, I'm thrilled.
After co-washing and detangling, I used Garnier Fructis Style Curl Sculpting Cream-Gel.
I want to SING about it!
I pulled it through my hair in four sections, pulled my hair into a ponytail, wrapped with a t-shirt to let dry while getting dressed. Once I took down the t-shirt and let the ponytail out, I left the house with the most glorious head of curls I've had in a looong time.
It's like magic, I tell ya.
- June 26, 2009 at 11:16 AM
- Sheena said...
and now, I need to retract my praises after finding this:
So sad. The product is great, but the company is run by . . . I'll keep my name calling slightly less than audible.
- June 26, 2009 at 3:15 PM
- Nikki said...
Tresseme conditioner. I wash my hair and leave some of the conditioner in (just enough to feel some slickness), comb it, then go. It's never failed me.
- July 13, 2009 at 6:36 PM
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IHC image of hair cortex Cytokeratin staining in Human normal skin formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue section, performed on a Leica Bond™ system using the standard protocol F. The section was pre-treated using heat mediated antigen retrieval with sodium citrate buffer (pH6, epitope retrieval solution 1) for 20 mins. The section was then incubated with ab112444, 5µg/ml, for 15 mins at room temperature and detected using an HRP conjugated compact polymer system. DAB was used as the chromogen. The section was then counterstained with haematoxylin and mounted with DPX.
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Mobile LinuxWorld: Accessing the other Palm story
If Palm Inc. (née Palm Computing) is trying to find life after the PDA, its former alter ego (PalmSource) is trying to run to the front of the parade of adapting Linux to mobile platforms.
Of course, PalmSource was purchased in fall 2005 by Access of Japan, outbidding Palm (Inc.) and Motorola. This was only about six months after PalmSource started shifting towards an embedded Linux strategy with its money-saving strategy of buying China MobileSoft, a Nanjing-based Linux developer.
Today, the business cards in the booth say Access Systems Americas, but the address show the same Sunnyvale address of the former PalmSource.
"How did they hope to make money off of Linux?" is what I asked myself after the original sale, rebranding, and abandonment of ongoing Palm OS revenues. Actually, after visiting the booth (and doing some background research), I realized I already had the answer. What ASA (PalmSource) is doing is exactly what I would have recommended from my 7 years of studying "how do firms make money from open source" — and they didn't have to pay me a dime.
The most obvious point was the Access Linux Platform (ALP) architecture diagram — which is a mixture of off-the-shelf open source (shown here in blue), technology developed by ASA released as open source (purple), and the proprietary code licensed by ASA (gray).
As I understand it, ASA's open source contribution is mostly found in the "Hiker" project, which is intended to supply many of the key APIs missing from GTK/GNOME but necessary for writing real native Linux mobile applications. (Hiker is described in a PDF white paper and now has a downloadable tarball). The Hiker part was originally MPL (because it's a better license) but OSS guru "Lefty" Schlessinger said it will be available Real Soon Now dual-licensed in LGPL(v2) to make the GPL-centric GNOME community happy.
As befitting all the ex-Apple people at ASA, its decision to give away some (but not all) technology parallels the early Apple Computer open source strategy, which I described in a 2003 research paper as "opening parts." It also fits the general pattern I found in my subsequent larger study of open source business models, where firms sell some parts and give away others.
In addition to the opening parts, the other key point was that (as Bill Lee of ASA developer relations told me) "On this side [of the Pacific], we're a services company." Services (despite lower margins) are also common with open source companies. Services have historically been big in the embedded market because no two devices are identical. Unlike the PC industry (where commonality is sought to reduce costs), embedded device makers relish differences (and differentiation) as they seek to push the envelope. There are lots of reasons why hardware companies need help with embedded software, which is why there are companies like MontaVista.
In fact, (today) ASA doesn't sell a Linux distribution, but assumes that most of its customers have an existing distribution from MontaVista or Wind River (which just won Palm Inc.'s business). This was probably the part that made the least sense: once upon a time PalmSource sold an entire operating system, so the dependency on MontaVista or Wind River doesn't make sense in the long run. That seems easily fixed: four years ago, WindRiver was a proprietary embedded OS company and the ultimate anti-Linux — and then they got into Linux. So Access could buy (or sell to) an existing Linux distro, or build it from scratch.
ASA is evangelizing developers (using the process perfected by Apple in the 1980s) to support its new Access Linux Platform. (To run the installed base of 25,000 old Palm OS apps, the ALP has a Palm OS compatibility layer). I'm sorry I couldn't make Tuesday's developer event but they wanted money and besides I was out of town. In addition to courting ISVs, ASA has also won support as the preferred Linux provider to Orange, the large French mobile phone operator.
There was one more surprise as I riffled through the various ALP white papers, i.e. marketing brochures (in the dead tree version handed out at the booth but also available online.) To put it starkly, Access wants to be the Symbian of mobile Linux.
Specifically, their white paper "Mobile Linux - Going Native" contains arguments that could have been ripped from a Symbian brochure. For users of "smartphones" (a term practically invented by Symbian), it extols the importance of making full native applications (as with a PDA or PC) rather than using lightweight application frameworks like Java or BREW. One excerpt:
Applications that run in a "sandbox" are nice, but future users of smartphones will come to expect the performance and capabilities of applications designed to run in native mode.So Symbian and Access are predicting a world in which native applications continue to matter, while Google and thus far Apple expect mobile devices to use device-independent rich internet apps (based on things like Ajax) to be the wave of the future. The jury is still out.
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Hon'ble Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi released new varieties of Calla Lilly (Him Sumukh & Him Sweta) and Gerbera (Him Aabha, Him Apoorva, Him Gaurav, Him Keerti & Him Saumya)
- Internationally gerbera ranks fifth among top ten cut flowers with market trade of 134 million Euros with 570 million flower sticks (2012). US and China are the major producers of Gerbera cut flowers.
- Currently, in India gerbera is cultivated in 2250 acres. Being a three-year crop with 30,000 plant density in an acre, the annual demand of this crop is 23 million plants costing Rs. 57.5crores (price per plant is Rs. 25/-).
- Presently, all the cultivars of gerbera in trade are imported and subsequently mass multiplied through tissue culture.
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I decided to go with a blueish theme color scheme for this card. She would have been totally adorable in pink as well.
The paper is from Authentique and was left over from a previous project. I used my gold label 4, large oval and fancy tag 2 from Spellbinder. I also added a die cut in the corner that comes from Joy craft French Lily corner. I added a bunch of pearls to finish this off.
Here's a closer look at the digi that I colored with my copics. I found a sentiment from Create with TLC that I thought was just perfect for this image!
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We've got questions, and you've (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we're lobbing queries left and right about shows including Parks and Recreation, Devious Maids, The Bridge and Rookie Blue!
1 | We know Will and Mack are The Newsroom's endgame, but doesn't Hope Davis make you want to see him try to make a go of it with shifty gossip columnist Nina? And are you as much of a sucker for the show's physical comedy — like Don falling over in his tiny desk chair — as we are? Also, when is Jim coming home?!
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2 | Now that Devious Maids' Rosie is engaged in a torrid affair with her employer Spence, isn't it time she stopped putting "Mr." in front of his Christian name?
3 | How did Russell manage to win Food Network Star's "Restaurant: Impossible" challenge while abandoning his "Seven Deadly Sins" point of view, while Damaris was criticized for failing to stick with her typical southern-style recipe? Could Giada's pretty obvious mini-crush on the former finalist have helped his cause?
4 | What's going to cause The Voice's demise faster: NBC's insistence on two cycles per year, or the show's judges maintaining at the TCA press tour this week that its main purpose isn't to discover and launch the careers of future singing stars?
5 | How is it that everything that Switched at Birth's Jace does just makes us dislike him more? Case in point: What should have been a dig at Chef Jeff – he never learned sign language, but Jace did – just came off as arrogant, right?
6 | How refreshing was it to see Wyatt on The Fosters not act like a jealous boyfriend and instead tell Callie to follow her heart? And shouldn't that mane of his have its own billing by now?
7 | Which Breaking Pointe visual was more disturbing: last week's shot of Ronnie's festering incision or this week's look at Allison's busted toe?
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8 | Is it possible that Michelle Fairley is more of a ballbuster on Suits than the mighty Game of Thrones?
9 | How did the judge manage to fault Alan's absolutely effortless salsa on So You Think You Can Dance, while barely criticizing his partner Malece for her lack of hip action and stamina? And is it just us, or is there a general lack of chemistry among almost all the partners this season?
10 | Doesn't the success of any Capture team in large part depend on the stealthiness of the camera man who is accompanying them? Also, how overproduced-yet-chintzy looking is the elimination/voting ritual?
11 | How in the world is Leslie Knope going to survive without Ann Perkins?!
12 | What fan-desired project has a better chance of getting made: the long-talked-about Friday Night Lights movie or the Buffy movie Sarah Michelle Gellar (very lightly) floated this week?
13 | Dear The Bridge: Are we really supposed to believe there's a newspaper in America that would run a live video feed of a kidnapped woman dying of dehydration in an isolated desert location?
14 | Big Brother's Jessie might not have been a nominee this week, but couldn't we just evict her for that awkward, tearful speech she gave to Howard shortly after the nomination ceremony?
15 | Doesn't the world seem a little more right now that Mary Lynn Rajskub is officially bringing Chloe to 24: Live Another Day?
16 | Who's finding ABC's Motive the perfect summer procedural — not so complicated that it taxes the brain, but smart enough that its various twists and turns always wrap in satisfying fashion?
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17 | Is Rookie Blue's Gail about to switch teams?! There was a spark between her and "Brennan," right?
18 | How did Project Runway get all the way from Yoplait to an unconventional Coney Island materials challenge?
19 | Haven't John Oliver and The Daily Show writing staff been on fire with their coverage of Anthony Weiner and Bob Filner? (And shouldn't the show thank the heavens that Oliver's had such made-to-be-mocked news events happen during his time in Jon Stewart's chair?)
20 | In light of all the Saturday Night Live cast departures, which "Weekend Update" character are you more excited to see get more airtime next season: Drunk Uncle, or The Girl You Shouldn't Have Started a Conversation With at a Party?
21 | Anyone else find themselves mildly obsessed with the Double Divas Season 2 promo set to Rob Base & DJ Ez Rock's "It Takes Two"?
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Wichita State guard point guard Malcolm Armstead took the long route to Kansas. The Florence, Ala., native played junior-college ball in Florida, played a year at Oregon and transferred to Wichita.
The Shockers didn't have a scholarship available for him, so Armstead got a job at a car dealership in Cheney, Lubber Cars. He was a runner, driving cars from one lot to another, and a jack-of-all-trades.
"I learned to change oil, rotate tires, I didn't know that stuff before I started working there," Armstead said. "They gave me a great opportunity."
Cowboy up
Shockers forward Carl Hall, from Cochran, Ga. — about 120 miles from Atlanta — knew little of Wichita State when the junior-college All-America went looking for a Division I home.
"I had to Google it," he said. "When I first heard, 'Wichita,' I'm thinking a small, country town, people walking around in cowboy boots on."
Armstead went for the Hollywood stereotype in his early research.
"When I found out it was in Kansas, the first thing that came to mind was Wizard of Oz," he said.Drury meets media
On Sunday, Drury of Springfield, Mo., will meet Metro State of Denver for the Division II championship.
The NCAA has brought its Divisions II and III title games to Atlanta as part of the NCAA Tournament's 75th birthday.
The teams, including Division III finalists Mary Hardin-Baylor and Amhurst, got the full media treatment on Friday — at the podium with a moderator.
"Just being here with the D-1s and seeing all the things they're going through and we're doing the same thing they are, it's something special," said senior guard Brandon Lockhart.
McGruder wins finale
Rodney McGruder's East team won the NABC All-Star Game 87-81 over the West team that was coached by Iowa State's Fred Hoiberg.
"I won my last college game, and in the Georgia Dome," said McGruder, the Kansas State senior who had 11 points, including four free throws in the final minute that helped seal the outcome.
McGruder said he doesn't have an agent yet, but looks to land one soon. He'll be playing in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament for professional prospects next week in Virginia.
Kansas guards Travis Releford and Elijah Johnson and Missouri forward Laurence Bowers are listed on PIT rosters.Thanks, Danny
Several former college star players and coaches spoke to the NCAA's 75th birthday, including Kansas' Danny Manning and Duke's Christian Laettner, who offered thanks to Manning,
"I want to thank Danny for not letting Duke win in 1988," Laettner said.
Huh? Kansas won the 1988 title by beating the Blue Devils in the semifinals and Oklahoma in the title game. How did that impact Laettner's college career?
"If Duke had won in '88, I might not have signed with them," he said. "Since they didn't win that year, I said to myself, 'They haven't to the pinnacle yet; I want to be a the team when they get there.' And it worked out that way.
"When Duke didn't win in 1988, I thought everything was just primed for them to get to the next level. I really wanted to be part of the program when they were doing that. So thanks to Danny for making sure that didn't happen."All-time tournament team
An all-tournament team has long been part of the Final Four. Friday, the NCAA announced anall-time
all-tournament team.
The 15-member team includes Manning, whose 31 points and 18 rebounds against Oklahoma in 1988 paved the way for one of the tournament's biggest upset victories. Fans and college sports personnel and media voted for the players, the all-time team — the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers — and the tournament's greatest moment. That was the buzzer beater by Laettner against Kentucky to win the 1992 East Regional.
The top 15 players:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, UCLA; Larry Bird, Indiana State; Bill Bradley, Princeton; Patrick Ewing, Georgetown; Grant Hill, Duke.
Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Michigan State; Michael Jordan, North Carolina; Christian Laettner, Duke; Jerry Lucas, Ohio State; Danny Manning, Kansas.
Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston; Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati; Bill Russell, San Francisco; Bill Walton, UCLA; Jerry West, West Virginia.