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While I know it's inappropriate to pull out a cell phone during dinner, I do wonder whether there are caveats to that rule: Is it OK while you're having a casual meal with family, or perhaps during a lull in conversation with friends?
—Dinner With Phones
Pulling out your phone during dinner is basically like saying, "Hold on just a second. You're marginally interesting, but I'm just going to see if I can find anything better." It doesn't matter who you're with—it makes you look like a jerk. Don't be a jerk.
If you're expecting an important call, you probably shouldn't be out to dinner in the first place. And if you absolutely must check your phone, fake a trip to the bathroom and do it there—if you can't give someone your full attention for an hour, you should at least make them feel like you can.
And even putting social decorum to the side entirely for a second, it's probably in your best interest to put the phone away during dinner as well. Think about it, cell phones are already everywhere—I'm checking mine in between pauses while writing this. We spend so much of our day connected—checking email, sending texts, perusing the top 20 Hollywood plastic surgery disasters—that it's probably good to take a quick break, if only for the span of a meal.
There are no exceptions to this rule. Okay there are actually a couple. If you're in a relatively relaxed setting, and you have a funny text message to share, or scantily clad screenshots of a mutual friend on a hookup app, then by all means break it out over appetizers. Just remember to ignore the missed texts and put the phone away right after.
Is there any way to end an email that doesn't come off as a cheesy sign-off slogan?
—Tears for Cheers
But how about this? Don't use a sign-off at all.
Best, Cheers, Sincerely, Take care, Thanks, and the countless iterations of Regards (Best, Kind, and Warm, to name just a few) are among some of the most common valedictions we assign to emails, and for the most part, they tend to elicit the exact opposite of their intended purpose.
For instance, does anything sound less sincere than signing an email with "Sincerely"? And what does "Best" even mean? You're the best? That was the best conversation ever? This is the best email I've ever sent? And I hate to break it to anyone that uses it, but few things make me cringe more than the overused Britishism "Cheers." I get it—you're cool and unique and super creative. You probably blog. But Cheers doesn't make you sound cultured or worldly or like a character from a P.G. Wodehouse novel. It's basically just the Warm Regards of the 2010s.
So why not drop the sign-off entirely? After all, these are all terms left over from letter writing, and let's face it—most digital correspondence doesn't aspire to such lofty goals as a handwritten note. Your sign-off is being completely disregarded at best, and misinterpreted at worst ("Oh no, she did not just tell me to take care after dumping all this extra work in my lap").
If you can't bear to see the end of your message trail off into the digital ether, stick your name on the bottom. It's curt, it's honest, and it won't be misunderstood. And if you're sending something really official, like a cover letter, then fine, Sincerely won't hurt. But go ahead and ditch the signature otherwise and see how freeing it feels.
And while we're on the topic, I'd like to take a moment to address anyone that still uses a canned auto-signature: Stop it. It's one thing to include your contact info on the bottom of new emails. But it's quite another to attach "Thanks!" to the end of everything you send. Most of the time it doesn't even make sense, and sometimes it can be flat-out offensive ("Again, I'm so sorry for your loss. Thanks!"). So please, even if you can't quit sign-offs, at least drop the auto-signature and use something relevant.
My girlfriend and I have been dating for a little over a year. She thinks it's time to swap online passwords (for Facebook, Gmail, the works). I think it's too soon, but I don't want to cause a fight. Am I in the wrong?
—Password Access So Soon?
If your significant other wants to know your password for Netflix or HBO GO that's one thing. Make sure it's different from the rest of your passwords, and be prepared for some weird stuff to show up in your queue (I know I'm not the one that added Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and Glitter to mine). And if she wants the password to access your computer, your iPad, or some other shareable gadget, I think it's fine to give those up too.
But if your partner wants the password to your email account, your answer should be a resounding "no." I've got nothing to hide, but if someone wanted to access my email account at will I'd think that's pretty creepy. The same goes for Facebook, or any other social network. Sure, most of what you do is broadcast to the public, but there's nothing wrong with wanting to keep your private messages private.
And if she won't take no for an answer, PASS, I suggest first changing any passwords you may have already shared, and then changing your girlfriend.
Need some tech etiquette advice? Check to see if your question has already been answered, or send Alex an email at [email protected].
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Can't go into too much detail, but this is definitely on our own wish-list as well. I can post updates here if there's something to share.
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By Lindsay Ashcraft and Lee W. Frederiksen, PhD
Today, accounting and finance firms face a multipronged challenge: find ways to grow in the coming years and take advantage of the opportunities in this rapidly changing environment. The ripple effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, however, continue to cause uncertainty and delays around growth for these firms. A LexisNexis and Hinge Research Institute study, 2021 Marketing & Business Development Report: Accounting & Financial Services, reveals that 64% of firms found business development and sales difficult due to the pandemic, but these aren't the only areas feeling the impact. Over 50% of firms found hiring and maintaining staff to be challenging. "The Great Resignation" is dramatically shifting the workforce, with, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 4 million people having quit their jobs in September 2021 alone. These shifts in the labor force, especially among mid-career professionals, are leaving financial services and accounting firms hard hit.
The Marketing & Business Development Report shows that 51% of firms point to COVID-19 as negatively affecting marketing and business development efforts. However, when you look deeper, a different story emerges.
For high growth firms (those seeing at least a 15% annual revenue increase between 2019 and 2020), fewer than half of the respondents claimed the pandemic had a negative impact, and nearly 40% reported a positive effect for business development. However, three-quarters of low-growth firms (those who saw negative growth year-over-year), reported that their business development was hurt by the pandemic. Just under 7% claimed a positive impact. It may not come as a surprise that high-growth firms spent nearly triple the amount of revenue on marketing than other firms during the pandemic.
Talent plays a significant role in marketing and business development success, too. For example, when high-growth firms in the Marketing & Business Development Report made changes, it was more often to add talent to their respective marketing and business development departments. Low-growth firms tended to reduce headcounts more significantly than their high-growth counterparts.
A digital transformation has been underway at firms for years, but the pandemic accelerated the need to embrace it. Now, firms are leveraging technology to connect with prospects and nurture current clients to sustain long-term growth.
Retaining talent is critical as well. Firms need to take a holistic look at how company culture impacts employees. Dissatisfaction with how former employers handled the pandemic is nearly universal among those who left jobs and are on the hunt in the COVID-19 era.
Firms today compete on a global stage for business. Financial services and accounting firms must dedicate time and investment to make the most of the opportunities that technologies bring. That means more than simply adding new tools and resources. Time, training, and process development all need to be part of the strategic shift.
According to the Marketing & Business Development Report, firms understand this shift. More than 75% said strategies to win new business changed significantly last year, while another two-thirds reported business development and sales as more difficult than 2019. Looking at the marketing techniques financial services and accounting firms use, relying on a website, email marketing, and social media are common. Yet, email marketing, which typically generates more brand awareness and leads, is still not used by nearly 35% of firms.
Here is something else to consider: while 83% of firms cite marketing as a vital part of overall brand strategy, only 33% found their efforts highly successful. Many low-growth firms struggle with marketing challenges, including a lack of access to good data, content creation, and generating awareness compared with their high-growth counterparts. A lack of technology may play a role, too.
Business development and talent go hand in hand. Without the right talent in place, it becomes harder to execute strategic visions and be proactive with opportunities. Over half of firms cited difficulties in managing and hiring new talent over the past year.
Struggling to recruit and develop new talent can hamper the ability to adapt and leverage new technologies, impacting strategic goals and plans. Something accounting and financial services firms also need to face directly is the shortage of CPAs. With a shrinking pool of professionals over the past decade, the pandemic intensified this ongoing shift in the labor market.
To help meet business goals, accounting and financial services firms need a forward-thinking marketing strategy that fully embraces technology and brand identity.
Accounting and financial services firms are at a crossroads. Firms should embrace the tools and techniques that faster-growing industries are already using to engage today's professional services prospects and the talent needed to serve those clients.
Here are some recommendations on the marketing and business development side:
Here are a few recommendations for the talent side:
Although COVID-19 was a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon, the pandemic has brought several unusual challenges to the forefront. As a result, accounting and financial services firms can no longer be passive and hope things return to normal. Instead, it's time to develop a strategy that invests in and embraces talent, marketing, and technology moving forward.
Lindsay Ashcraft is an account executive with LexisNexis InterAction in Raleigh, NC. She has 10-plus years of working in the accounting, legal, and professional services industries, and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Lee W. Frederiksen, PhD, is managing partner at Hinge, a research-based branding and marketing firm in Reston, VA. He can be reached at email@example.com.
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Once dubbed as the "nation's little sister," Park Shin Hye is undoubtedly one of South Korea's most loved actresses. But it's not just her natural beauty that's captivated fans all over the world; she's also applauded for her good acting skills and kind personality.
Shin Hye left a strong first impression when she appeared as the younger version of Choi Ji Woo's character in the 2003 hit K-drama, Stairway To Heaven. Three years later, she landed her first "adult" role in Tree Of Heaven, a melodrama that also aired in Japan.
Who can forget her character in Prince Hours? We all saw a different side to the actress when she portrayed a fierce and competitive Shin Sae Ryung—the complete opposite of her usual good-natured roles.
In 2010, she was in the rom-com Cyrano Agency, and she earned the Most Popular Actress award in the film category at the Baeksang Arts Awards. And her success in movies continued when she appeared in Miracle In Cell No. 7, one of South Korea's highest-grossing films of all time. For her portrayal of Ye Sung, she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 33rd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards.
But it wasn't until she starred alongside Lee Min Ho in The Heirs that she gained massive international stardom. It's arguably one of the topmost addicting Korean dramas to date, with a classic love triangle that tugged on everyone's heartstrings. Proving she has chemistry with pretty much any lead actor, fans also couldn't get enough of her and Lee Jong Suk in Pinocchio. In 2016, Shin Hye played a compassionate and fearless medical professional in Doctors; and two years later, she took on Memories Of Alhambra with veteran actor Hyun Bin.
2020 was also a big year for Park Shin Hye, with two successful movies added to her growing list of accomplishments: #Alive and The Call. Most recently, we saw her in JTBC's 10th anniversary special drama called Sisyphus: The Myth where she worked with Cho Seung Woo.
There's so much to love about one of South Korea's go-to lead actresses, so keep reading for more fun facts!
1. Park Shin Hye was born on February 18, 1990.
That's right, we got ourselves an Aquarius over here. They're known to prioritize human connection, valuing friendships more than most zodiac signs. Wanting to form deep bonds, it's easy for an Aquarius to bring their best self into relationships, too. They're fun, good at conversation, and want someone with multiple interests. Sounds like our girl, right?
2. She originally wanted to be a police officer.
And this was largely because of her family's financial standing when she was younger. During a guest appearance on THE JTBC variety show Ask Us Anything, she said that their house was robbed when she was in elementary school. Shin Hye explained, "At the time, my mom had about 800,000 won in her wallet, and the robber took all of that. I was young at the time, so when I thought about how much that was, I thought, 'You could buy so many jellies and snacks with 800,000 won.' With that innocent mindset, my dream from first to sixth grade of elementary school was to become a police officer."
Even with those struggles, she said her family has always supported her career—something they proved when they moved to Seoul. She also shared a fun memory of when the teachers at her church sent Shin Hye's photo when there was an audition for Lee Seung Hwan's music video. She was rejected for the music video but was offered to work as a child actress. Wow!
3. Apparently, she is most stressed while preparing for her roles.
And that immediately goes away once she's actually on set. Beforehand, though, Park Shin Hye goes through so many emotions. On an episode of KBS 2TV's Entertainment Weekly, she revealed, "The interesting thing is, I suffer from a migraine for about a month when deciding on and preparing for a project. I guess I feel stressed while preparing. I also feel tired, nervous, and anxious. But it's interesting because the migraine goes away when I go on set."
4. The character she's most attached to is Cha Eun Sang.
If it seemed like the cast of The Heirs had the best time making the drama, it's because they absolutely did! So much so that when Shin Hye was asked which character she's fondest of, she answered Cha Eun Sang: "There wasn't a lot of age difference between me and the guys, so I made a lot of great memories."
5. In 2018, she was on a program called Little House In The Forest.
She and fellow actor So Ji Sub lived off the grid for a few days to experience a minimalist lifestyle. During that time, they were able to reflect on their current lifestyles and focus on what's really important. She opened up about some of her small joys; unsurprisingly, family was a top priority: "I'm happy when my family and I divide into teams and go bowling, or when I go fishing with my family. I endure difficult times with my family. The second [thing that makes me happy] are my friends."
Her favorite mission was when they were told to just do *one* thing. She didn't realize that she was multitasking so much, sometimes listening to music, scrolling through her phone, and cooking food—all at the same time.
6. Her personal style is pretty casual.
In a 2018 feature on Harper's Bazaar, the actress said she loves rider jackets, jeans (over a skirt), hooded sweatshirts, and denim outfits, in general. She also shared how her view of "beauty" has changed: "When I was in my teens, I had a vague thought that I would be more beautiful in my twenties, and when I entered my twenties, I believed that I'll be more beautiful in my thirties. I think beauty comes from all of the hard work you put into your life over time."
7. She narrated and presented the documentary Humanimal.
Broadcasted in three parts, the documentary was about the opposing views of humans when it comes to animals: Some kill for sport while others dedicate their lives to protect these creatures. Park Shin Hye accompanied the crew in Africa for two weeks and observed the power struggle. During a press conference, she became emotional when she spoke about seeing animals being poached: "When I saw the poached elephants, I wondered how people could be so cruel. It was an unforgettable August for me. It made me think that many elephants are probably killed and disappear around that time every year in August and in the warm spring. I can't explain it in one word. I'll have to think about it over and over again."
8. Dating rumors about Park Shin Hye and fiance Choi Tae Joon started circulating as early as 2017.
ICYMI, the two actors announced through their agencies that they are engaged and expecting their first child together. They confirmed their relationship in March 2018 but rumors of them dating started as early as May 2017. Funnily enough, Shin Hye's agency refuted the report saying they simply have a "close senior-junior relationship." The lovebirds will tie the knot in a private wedding on January 22, 2022.


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- Postseason Impact Game Selections: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres, San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
- ESPN to Exclusively Televise American League Wild Card Game on October 5
- Melanie Newman and Jessica Mendoza Make History Calling ESPN's First All-Female MLB Telecast on September 29
ESPN is the national home of the baseball pennant races as the MLB regular season culminates. ESPN will nationally televise airing nine games through September 29, including the season finale of Sunday Night Baseball leading up to the exclusive coverage of the American League Wild Card Game on ESPN.
Postseason Impact Games
ESPN has selected additional postseason impact games to document the end of the regular season. The New York Yankees and Aaron Judge, currently half of a game behind the Toronto Blue Jays, will visit the Boston Red Sox and Xander Bogaerts on September 24 at 7 p.m. as part of an ESPN MLB tripleheader. The Red Sox are poised as the first AL Wild Card team as of September 21. Ravech, Perez and MLB national reporter Marly Rivera will provide commentary for the game on ESPN. Roxy Bernstein and Chris Singleton will describe the action over the airwaves on ESPN Radio.
Immediately following at 10 p.m., the first place Atlanta Braves and Freddie Freeman will visit the San Diego Padres and Fernando Tatis Jr. Mike Monaco will call the game with Olympic Gold Medalist and analyst Jessica Mendoza. The game is subject to blackout restrictions in the Atlanta and San Diego markets. The Padres return to ESPN in another postseason impact game on September 28 as they visit the World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Ravech, Mendoza and analyst Tim Kurkjian will call the full national telecast at 10 p.m.
In addition to postseason impact games, ESPN will televise two Wednesday night doubleheaders. The Red Sox will host the New York Mets and Pete Alonso on September 22 at 7 p.m. with Ravech and Perez on the call. This game will be subject to blackout restrictions in both the New York and Boston markets. Next at 10 p.m., the Padres will host the first place San Francisco Giants and Mike Yastrzemski. Play-by-play voice Melanie Newman will join ESPN to call the telecast alongside analyst Doug Glanville. The game will be blacked out in the San Diego market.
The St. Louis Cardinals and Paul Goldschmidt, currently second in the NL Wild Card race, will host their rival Chicago Cubs to begin the ESPN MLB tripleheader on September 24 at 4 p.m., with Kevin Connors and analyst Xavier Scruggs on the call. This game will be subject to blackouts in both the St. Louis and Chicago market.
Newman and Mendoza will make history on September 29 at 10 p.m. as they become the first all-female broadcast team on ESPN during a MLB, NBA or NFL regular season or playoff telecast. ESPN will select the games for September 29 in the coming days.
Sunday Night Baseball Season Finale
The 2021 season finale of Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Taco Bell will feature a potential AL Wild Card preview as the Red Sox host the Yankees in the exclusive, national game of the week. Matt Vasgersian, World Series Champion and analyst Alex Rodriguez and reporter Buster Olney will call the action at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown will precede Sunday Night Baseball at 6 p.m. with Ravech and Perez, plus additional contributions by Senior MLB Insider Jeff Passan. Sunday Night Baseball is also available on ESPN Radio, with Jon "Boog" Sciambi on the call with Singleton. Dave Jageler and Singleton will also call Saturday's game on ESPN Radio.
All ESPN MLB games, programming and content is available on the ESPN App.
Upcoming ESPN Major League Baseball game schedule:
Date | Time (ET) | Game | Commentators | Platforms |
Wed, Sept 22 | 7 p.m. | New York Mets* vs. Boston Red Sox*
Telecast Presented by USAA |
Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez | ESPN, ESPN App |
Wed, Sept 22 | 10 p.m. | Wednesday Night Baseball Presented by Hankook Tire: San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres* | Melanie Newman, Doug Glanville | ESPN, ESPN App |
Fri, Sept 24 | 2 p.m. | St. Louis Cardinals* vs. Chicago Cubs*
Telecast Presented by USAA |
Kevin Connors, Xavier Scruggs, | ESPN, ESPN App |
7 p.m. | New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox | Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Marly Rivera | ESPN, ESPN App | |
10 p.m. | Atlanta Braves* vs. San Diego Padres* | Mike Monaco, Jessica Mendoza | ESPN, ESPN App | |
Sun, Sept 26 | 7 p.m. | Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Taco Bell: New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox | Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney
ESPN Radio: Jon "Boog" Sciambi, Chris Singleton |
ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN App |
Tue, Sept 28 | 10 p.m. | San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers | Karl Ravech, Jessica Mendoza, Tim Kurkjian | ESPN, ESPN App |
Wed, Sept 29 | 7 p.m. | To Be Determined
Telecast Presented by USAA |
Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian | ESPN, ESPN App |
10 p.m. | To Be Determined
Presented by Hankook Tire |
Melanie Newman, Jessica Mendoza | ESPN, ESPN App | |
Tue, Oct 5 | 8 p.m. | American League Wild Card Game | Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney | ESPN, ESPN App |
*Blackout restrictions apply to local markets


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I am an urban ethnographer working at Cardiff University. I founded A Community Productions in 2017, under the belief that academic research needs to engage more with – and to care more about – the people it aims to study and represent.
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I've been in the music field for many years, and now run, with Alex and Simon, Black Wire Music, a collaborative music production company, Record Label and Publisher. Our composers work on original scores, we have a small and precious roster of artists, and we provide music supervision services, from searches to licensing.
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I've been freelancing in graphic design for a long time and I'm now an art director for Three Dots, a new kind of communication agency where we put the emphasis on the human factor. What I love about my job is the fact that I need to use both sides of my brain to solve design problems and help people to communicate better.


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Watch The Cast Of Avengers: Infinity War Hilariously Try To Draw Their Characters
The Avengers: Infinity War cast may rule over the box office, but there seems to be one talent that they lack: drawing. In a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the cast was asked to draw their Marvel characters, and the results were less than super.
Kimmel had the cast do the drawings over their multiple nights of appearances on his show. Although the cast was nervous to put their artistic talents to the test, it was all for a good cause: the finished products will be auctioned off on charitybuzz.com to benefit the Starlight Children's Foundation, which helps hospitalized children and their families. You can bid on the drawings until May 10th.
Infinity War launched this weekend to a massive $250 million domestic, beating out Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the biggest domestic opening weekend of all time. The movie also earned the biggest worldwide opening weekend of all time with a massive $630 million, smashing the record set by The Fate of the Furious ($541.9 million) despite the fact that it doesn't open in one of the world's biggest global markets, China, until May 11.
Infinity War unites dozens of the MCU's many superheroes to fight against Thanos' (Josh Brolin) quest to gather all of the Infinity Stones and take over the universe. Appearing in the film are Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans), Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), T'Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), Bruce Banner/The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), and Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch).
Also featured in the film are Shuri (Letitia Wright), Okoye (Danai Gurira), M'Baku (Winston Duke), Vision (Paul Bettany), Heimdall (Idris Elba), Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olson), Wong (Benedict Wong), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Groot (Vin Diesel), Rocket (Bradley Cooper), Drax (Dave Bautista), Mantis (Pom Klementieff), James Rhodes/War Machine (Don Cheadle), and Sam Wilson/Falcon (Anthony Mackie). Tom Hiddleston, who plays Loki, and Benicio del Toro, who plays the Collector, also appear, while Peter Dinklage shows up in a surprise role.
Captain America: Civil War helmers Anthony and Joe Russo direct the film and its untitled sequel, both of which are based off scripts from Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. Avengers: Infinity War is in theaters now.
avengers infinity war cast draws their characters 😂 i'm shookt 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/oKWTbKp6Ex
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Update 2019: A reader reported that this flooring is no longer available. But as an alternative, I did recently (Oct. 2018) find this: Mesita from Armstrong.
Flooring designs come and go with some frequency. To check my latest research, see my Flooring subcategory here. And, leave me a comment or send an email (Contact info at bottom of the page) if you are getting stuck, and I'll see if I can help.
I will leave this for the record:
"Retro flooring" is one of the top search terms for people coming to this blog. So, a couple of weeks ago I went hunting at the tile and floor shop — and found a few new flooring alternatives to share. This is my #1 favorite among them — a vinyl sheet flooring from Armstrong that suits a retro kitchen perfectly, is affordable, easy to clean and easy to get installed.
The style name is Saguaro – the 'bricks' are a nice modest size – and I like the colors, especially the Desert White (shown) and the more classic red Canyon Clay. Note, there is a larger brick style, Mesita. I think it is too big!
When I look at the floor in the photo, I think it would have been 100% appropriate for my kitchen — a very nice alternative to the Azrock Cortina Autumn Haze #423 that I'm so crazy about. You can see that for the room shot, Armstrong even paired this floor with retro elements – like the Saarinen tulip table in the foreground.
This floor style reaches all the way back to the 50s. And there is no doubt – vinyl flooring is easiest to maintain. So if you're looking for a less-hassle lifestyle — and great retro style — this is a great choice.
Finally, if you're looking for retro flooring choices – I implore you to check out the Flooring Category. Categories are to the right, and at the TOP of posts. (What's below are Tags, basically there to help search engines connect people.)


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Here is an exclusive sneak peek at the 'Black Panther' bonus features, including a giggling Chadwick Boseman and dancing Letitia Wright.
Dora Milaje-ing ain't easy, as proven in this exclusive clip from the Black Panther gag reel that shows Lupita Nyong'o -- who plays the War Dog, Nakia, and is the star of the movie's outtakes -- filming the movie's climactic battle scene. "Wakanda forever!" she screams as she throws one of her blade rings in the air and...well, she doesn't catch it, repeatedly.
"Sh*t. I am sorry," Chadwick Boseman says in another scene, impressively maintaining his Wakandan accent even as he apologizes.
"Aw, you was good, bro," someone -- presumably director Ryan Coogler -- can be heard off-camera, as Boseman's onscreen little sister, Letitia Wright, chimes in. "He was..." she starts, breaking into a jig that elicits a big laugh from Nyong'o. "Superb."
In addition to the gag reel, the Black Panther special features contain four deleted scenes, including a much-anticipated cut sequence between Okoye and W'Kabi which further delves into the relationship between Danai Gurira and Daniel Kaluuya's characters, a UN meet and greet with Martin Freeman's Everett K. Ross and a flashback sequence featuring young T'Challa and King T'Chaka (Atandwa Kani).
Here is the full breakdown of the bonus materials:
Never-before-seen extras feature commentary from director Ryan Coogler; deleted scenes; outtakes; and several making-of featurettes, which detail the Black Panther's evolution, the remarkable women of Wakanda, the history of T'Challa's proud nation, and the cosmic origin and technological applications of vibranium. Also included are a roundtable discussion with BLACK PANTHER filmmakers and writers; a featurette tracing the countless connections between heroes, characters and storylines within the Marvel Cinematic Universe; and an exclusive sneak peek at ANT-MAN AND THE WASP.
Black Panther is now available digitally and on Blu-ray and DVD on May 15.


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I opened a checking account making 5% interest requiring 15 debt transactions a month. To get the debits, I buy a daily Sonic drink at happy hour which I love.
The drink is also half price, which I love.
Paid off some debts already and increased my spending on food storage and emergency supplies.
2010 just started.
but in 2009 i learned to spend much more wisely, and still get about the same satisfaction...maybe more.
i don't buy new clothes, SOMETIMES i buy a pair of yoga pants at wal mart (the girls dept is CHEAP and easily wearable for petite girls, should i be embarrased?) so i learned to wear kids clothes, and shop more thrift stores.
NO starbucks, but if i need a coffee out i get 7-11 coffee, its waaaayy cheaper and they have free extra shots and creamer, marshmallows, syrups, you name it. wowza!
and coffee at home, of course.
i guess i pretty much don't buy anything anymore. but what i do buy retains its novelty value, like a playstation 3...internet...coffee maker...paints...and so on...
people need to lower their expectations and reevaluate their needs vs wants.
in my experience personally having less and thus lower expectations makes for a more content albeit simple lifestyle.
costa rica is the happiest place on earth and look how "little" they have from the average american's perspective....
I agree with you. People should learn to spend less, and save more.
Not true, if all people in particular region starts to spend less or get into frugality, how come there will be progress ?
Progress is not about spending money to buy another pair of shoes or overpriced cup of coffee
That way it is right we are not supposed to do excessive spending, but if we stop creating needs for ourselves, definitely this will hurt the economy.
We can create "smarter" needs, like energy efficient houses,cars, etc.
Exactly. But 5 fingers are not all the same, i'm sure some people will disagree with you and me. They'll prefer spending randomly. Oh well, even we have some jobs to cater those people.
i started spending less in 2009, although i have always been careful with my expenditures. i pay cash for everything i buy (or i don't get it) and pay off my credit card balance every month.
started to watch what we buy back in 2009...going to use more coupons this year than last. and going to only buy what we need. have plenty of books so don't need anymore of those lol
trying not to waste money on food i won't eventually eat.
Well, let's see...I'm unemployed but got my taxes back fast so...
I paid for my college classes (they weren't eligible for financial aid)
I purchased the books & software for the classes starting next month
I bought a laptop & accessories
I got my son a new cell phone (don't know why he's having difficulty with them)
Bought a digital camera - so I can upload pics to HubPages (eventually)
Got caught up with a few bills
and the remainder of my taxes? Spend as frugally as possible!
I have actually been spending more the past 18-24 months, mainly because I am making a lot more money now. I don't spend extravagntly or buy things on a whim just because I have money. I consider myself very lucky to be in this position.
It is hard to change habits whatever habit it is. Since I do not have a horrible shopping habit, it is not necessory to change it, but I should make more money to make the balance of my budget.
In no way. I hope I get some money this year so that maybe I could start spending, that would be a change.
Well i'm saving more and reinvesting in my marketing efforts.
Im spending more because of the tax breaks here in the UK. But that is the whole idea of Government initiative. I am trying to make the most of the breaks whilst it lasts... when the next Government comes in things will become tight and there will be a great social change.
We decided to go green and crack down hard. We sold one car and are learning how to get by on one vehicle. It's been hard, but we've made it work. We get up a lot earlier and I drive my wife to work, then go to work myself. We both pack a lunch, and I pick her up when the work day is over. We have to really work at coordinating car use, but it's going good. We used proceeds from one to pay off the other, and so now, instead of two car payments...we have none.
I now doing some research in youth spending habit. Can give me some feed back on why do youth spend so much on unnecessary stuff. Like branded cloth and many more?
I've been spending more this year than I have in the past few years... I blame it on working too much! Just got a new car and I'm about to be at the casino (45 minutes to go!)
We cut back when by husband was unemployed for 4 months. Now I'm back to the normal spending. I've never been a big spender, so its not a big deal.
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Best Pressure Cookers: Cook Up A Quick Good Meal
There is a reason why a pressure cooker is one of the most important kitchen appliances. From making your daily pulses to cooking biryani or baking a cake, a pressure cooker can help with all this and more. Apart from giving consistency to your broth and daals, a pressure cooker can also help speed up the whole process of cooking. Indian cooking style makes a pressure cooker almost mandatory to have in place. We have listed some of the best pressure cookers that you can buy online, a buying guide for the ease of buying and most of your questions answered here.
Best Pressure Cookers
1. Prestige Svachh Aluminium Induction Base Pressure Cooker
These Prestige pressure cookers are no mess cookers that allow cooking without any spillage or leakage, thanks to their unique lid design. The strong anti-bulge induction base ensures that these do not disfigure or bulge, and stay stronger for longer. Durable handles of these pressure cookers don't get heated up and allow easy handling.
2. Pigeon By Stovekraft Favourite Pressure Cooker
This pressure cooker is made from high grade virgin aluminum material which is highly durable and strong. This pressure cooker from Pigeon comes with a metallic safety plug to make the cooking process safer. Its ergonomic, user friendly handle makes it easy to use and convenient to handle. This is a 3 litre capacity pressure cooker which makes it ideal for small families.
Pigeon Favourite Induction Base Aluminium Pressure Cooker with Outer Lid, 3 Litres, Silver
3. Geek Robocook Automatic Electric Pressure Cooker
Modern homes require modern appliances. This is an electric pressure cooker which works using advanced technology for faster cooking. This pressure cooker has been made based on the fundamentals of a basic pressure cooker and is improvised with 7-safety guards for efficient, mess free cooking. Programmable intelligent cooking offers 11 functions and this cooker can be controlled using an app as well.
Geek Robocook Zeta 5 Litre Electric Pressure Cooker | One Touch Instant Cooking For Smart Kitchen | 11-in-1 Function | 13 Indian Preset Menu | Automatic Rice Cooker, Steamer & More (Non-Stick)
4. Hawkins Contura Hard Anodised Aluminium Pressure Cooker
This is a 3 litre hard anodized aluminum pressure cooker with a stainless steel lid. The hard anodized body ensures even heat distribution for efficient and fast cooking which results in saved fuel. The curved body of this pressure cooker makes stirring easy while the broad opening gives you a good view. The fixed sturdy pivot ensures a steam-tight seal without creating extra pressure.
5. Hawkins Stainless Steel Induction Compatible Pressure Cooker
If stainless steel is your choice then picking this stainless steel pressure cooker from Hawkins should be a wise choice. This pressure cooker is also induction compatible. Its extra thick base keeps the pressure cooker in shape without making it bulge or go out of shape. The pressure locked safety lid cannot be opened without letting the pressure out. The gasket does not get rubbed sideways hence lasts longer.
Hawkins 5 Litre Pressure Cooker, Stainless Steel Cooker, Induction Cooker, Silver (HSS50) - Inner Lid
6. Butterfly Curve Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker
Butterfly stainless steel pressure cooker is highly popular because of its shape and curves, which allow easy viewing and sautéing. The aesthetically designed easy grip handles are made of stay cool technology which makes it easy to handle and comfortable to hold the cooker. Its specially formulated food grade rubber gasket lasts longer. Thick aluminum thermal base makes it induction compatible.
Butterfly Curve Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker, 3 Litre
7. Miss Mary Pressure Cooker
This pressure cooker comes in a leak proof design which makes cooking a stress free process. This is a 3 litre pressure cooker which is ideal for a family of 3-4 members. Its sturdy stay cool handles are easy to grip on during the cooking process. The cooker is easy to clean and wash hence is low in maintenance.
Hawkins Aluminium 3 Litre Miss Mary Pressure Cooker, Inner Lid Cooker, Silver (Mm30)
8. Butterfly Curve Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker
This stainless steel pressure cooker from Butterfly comes with a special lock arrangement for uni-directional rotation. The cooker allows steady and even cooking thanks to its thicker base. The base is also peel proof which makes it induction safe and dishwash safe. Specially formulated food grade gasket lasts much longer.
Butterfly Curve Stainless Steel Outer Lid Pressure Cooker, 5.5 Litre
9. Impex IFC 235 Induction Base Aluminium Pressure Cooker
This is a pressure cooker combo set of 3 cookers of different sizes to suffice all kinds of cooking requirements. These pressure cookers come with an induction compatible base. These pressure cookers are known for their toughness and durability provided by the virgin aluminum material they are made of. Food grade rubber gasket sits safely and works on the gasket release vent system which allows it to bulge out when there is excess build up.
Impex 2,3,5 litre Aluminium Pressure Cooker Combo With Outer Lid Induction and Gas Stove Compatible Pressure Cooker For Healthy Cooking, 5 Years Warranty (2 Litres, 3 Litres and 5 Litres)
10. Amazon Brand - Solimo Aluminium Outer Lid Pressure Cooker
If you are looking for a compact small size pressure cooker then this 2 litre capacity pressure cooker from Amazon rand- Solimo is a great buy. The precision weight valve is spring operated that facilitates easy fitment onto the vent tube that helps prolong its life usage. Food grade compression type gasket made with nitrile rubber (NBR) does not impart colour, taste or odour to the food and helps release steam if vent tube is blocked.
Amazon Brand - Solimo Aluminium Outer Lid Pressure Cooker 2 L (Induction Compatible)
11. Wonderchef Nigella Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker
This pressure cooker form Wonderchef Nigella Cookers is beautifully crafted using stainless steel and proudly adorns classy soft-touch handles. The 3-ply base and steel-aluminum-steel layers save energy and prevent burning of food, and also allow quick heating to save a lot of energy. High-quality food grade silicon gasket comes with longer life. Aluminum is 9 times better conductor of heat, which ensures heat spreads quickly and evenly avoiding hotspots and burning or sticking of food.
Wonderchef Cook With Pride Nigeela Pressure Cooker Blue ( 3 Litre )
Buying Guide For The Best Pressure Cookers
- Size: Depending on your family size, you can decide what size pressure cooker should you buy. Buying a smaller one could lead to repetitive cooking which could lead to fuel wastage as well, hence a medium sized pressure cooker of 3 to 5 litres works best for a family of 3 to 5 members.
- Types of cookers: Cookers come made in all kinds of material like – aluminum, stainless steel, and iron as well. Aluminum reacts with acidic foods which could be a health factor that you would want to avoid.
- Compatibility: Many households have an induction stove as well, hence a pressure cooker with induction stove compatibility could be a wise choice to make.
- Durability: Once you have bought an appliance like a pressure cooker, then you would definitely want it to last long; hence picking a durable material is extremely important. Stainless steel is a highly durable material which could last you many years to come.
- Dishwasher safe: Hard anodized pressure cookers are not dishwasher safe while stainless and aluminum cookers can safely be used in a dishwasher.
- Lid type: Pressure cookers come with 2 types of lids – inner and outer lid. Inner lid cookers are safer as they offer additional locking mechanism to help hold the lid safely in place.
Frequently Asked Questions About Pressure Cookers
Q. What should I look for when buying a pressure cooker?
A. When buying a pressure cooker, you must carefully look at the lid lock, gasket, pressure release valve, material it is made of and the size of the cooker.
Q. What's the right way to clean a pressure cooker?
A. Best is to wash your pressure cooker immediately after you have finished coking to avoid drying and clogging in the edges.
Q. What are the basic safety guidelines for using a pressure cooker?
A. Using a pressure cooker is safe but keeping a few things on top of mind will help avoid any chances of accidents. Keep in mind that:
1. Never fill the cooker more than half way full. You should have enough space for the pressure to build and for the grains to swell up and expand.
2. Don't store the pressure cooker with the lid over it so as to crush the gasket.
3. Make sure the pressure release value is in the right direction and able to release the pressure.
4. Don't try to force open the pressure cooker with the pressure inside, let the cooker release all the pressure on its own before you try opening it.
Q. Can cooking with other liquids apart from water be used in a pressure cooker, like – liquor, fruit juice, vegetable stock and the like?
A. Yes, you can use any other liquids to cook in a pressure cooker without fearing anything.
Q. What should I do if the food is not fully cooked after the pressure is released from the cooker?
A. You can put the lid back on and bring the food back to pressure for a little more time, this is mostly upto 5 mins no longer.
Best Pressure Cookers
Best Pressure Cookers: Cook Up A Quick Good Meal | Price in India |
Prestige Aluminium 2+3+5 Litre Combo cooker | ₹ 3,610 |
Pigeon Favourite Induction Base Aluminium Pressure Cooker with Outer Lid, 3 Litres, Silver | ₹ 718 |
Geek Robocook Zeta 5 Litre Electric Pressure Cooker | One Touch Instant Cooking For Smart Kitchen | 11-in-1 Function | 13 Indian Preset Menu | Automatic Rice Cooker, Steamer & More (Non-Stick) | ₹ 5,989 |
Hawkins Contura Pressure Cooker, 3 Litres | ₹ 1,979 |
Hawkins 5 Litre Pressure Cooker, Stainless Steel Cooker, Induction Cooker, Silver (HSS50) - Inner Lid | ₹ 3,069 |
Butterfly Curve Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker, 3 Litre | ₹ 1,550 |
Hawkins Aluminium 3 Litre Miss Mary Pressure Cooker, Inner Lid Cooker, Silver (Mm30) | ₹ 1,125 |
Butterfly Curve Stainless Steel Outer Lid Pressure Cooker, 5.5 Litre | ₹ 1,799 |
Impex 2,3,5 litre Aluminium Pressure Cooker Combo With Outer Lid Induction and Gas Stove Compatible Pressure Cooker For Healthy Cooking, 5 Years Warranty (2 Litres, 3 Litres and 5 Litres) | ₹ 1,549 |
Amazon Brand - Solimo Aluminium Outer Lid Pressure Cooker 2 L (Induction Compatible) | ₹ 789 |


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Umberto Eco (January 5, 1932 - February 19, 2016) was an Italian medieval historian, semiotician (semiotics: the study of signs and significationnote ), and philosopher. Outside academia, he is best known as a novelist, particularly his debut novel, The Name of the Rose, which was made into a film starring Sean Connery.
Because of his background, his works tend to avoid Small Reference Pools and Viewers Are Morons—only to go right through to the other side, invoking Viewers Are Geniuses instead. His novels abound in language games, meticulously researched history and more than a little philosophizing. Basically, he's the polar opposite of Dan Brown: a knowledgeable and skillful writer whose fiction is well researched, and full of genuine historical, narrative, and cultural intrigue, but who never pretends that his novels are anything more than stimulating intellectual entertainment. In fact, he once humorously mused, in The Paris Review, that Dan Brown might as well have stepped out the pages of his book Foucault's Pendulum.
He listed Western tropes in a 1975 comic essay "How to Play Indians". He also wrote an essay in 1984 about tropes called "Casablanca: Cult Movies and Intertextual Collage", which ends with what might as well have been to a reference to TV Tropes, describing a possible future in which viewers and artists are all equally aware of the universe of tropes and spend their time recognizing them and using them to communicate.note
He died of pancreatic cancer on February 19, 2016 at the age of 84.
List of Novels
- The Name of the Rose
- Foucault's Pendulum
- The Island of the Day Before
- Baudolino
- The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
- The Prague Cemetery
- Numero Zero
List of non-fiction
- Turning Back the Clock, a collection of essays, mostly dealing with current events of The Noughties.
- Ur-Fascism, an essay first published in the New York Review of Books in 1995, exploring the qualities of fascism, producing a list of 14 attributes common to fascist movements, and even recounting his own boyhood in Fascist Italy.
List of children's books
- The Bomb and the General
- The Three Astronauts
- The Gnomes of Gnu
Tropes pertaining to his work in general
- Berserk Button: Apparently, a sure-fire way of getting thrown out of his lectures was to quote his own works to him.
- Bilingual Bonus: In some novels, it's almost necessary to understand three or four languages.
- Bookworm: Had a 50,000 volume library.
- Cool Old Guy
- The Conspiracy: Numero Zero involves shady plots during Italy's "Years of Lead", featuring the Masonic "Black" Lodge, Propaganda Due, right- and left-wing terrorists, the CIA, the papacy, and sensationalist journalism.
- Direct Line to the Author: As a postmodernist, he had a thing for the thin, blurry line between historical documents and outright fiction. Hence, some of his works purport to be genuine, yet unrecorded history:
- The Name of the Rose is presented as the recently uncovered manuscript of Adso of Melk, Eco's "Italian [translation] of an obscure, neo-Gothic French version of a seventeenth-century Latin edition of a work written in Latin by a German monk". Needless to say, none of this is true.
- The Island of the Day Before is him commenting on a mysterious manuscript written by Roberto della Griva recovered from the In-Universe lost ship The Daphne.
- "How I Wrote This Article" Article: He had a column in the Italian news magazine L'espresso where he once wrote an article about how he can't think of anything to write about, but the space needs to be filled, so he's now writing this article about how he can't think of anything.
- International Date Line: Plays a big role in The Island of the Day Before, where the protagonist believes he is stuck near one side of it.
- Irony:
- He has a good explanation in his comment for The Name of the Rose. Nowadays, a man who loves a well-read woman can't simply tell her "I love you more than my life", because he knows (and she knows, and he knows she knows, and she knows he knows she knows...) that these words have been overused by Liala (Italian author of Silly Love Novels). That's why he'll say instead: "As Liala would say, 'I love you more than my life'." It's ironic because we live in times where innocence has been lost, but it's still a way to talk about love.
- He spent his entire academic career studying the effect of 'fake news' and 'alternative facts' on the individual and society at large, only to pass away in February of 2016, less than a year before Donald Trump's presidency, during which concepts like those entered mainstream political discussion.
- Locked Room Mystery: Eco's fascinated with this trope, and it shows up as a major or minor plot point in pretty much every novel he's written.
- The Longitude Problem: In The Island of the Day Before. It contains a number of different attempts to solve the longitude problem, including one that uses Sympathetic Magic (the theory is that a wounded dog is taken on the ship; the sympathetic magic is performed on the dog every night at midnight in Paris; by watching the dog's reaction and noting the local time, you can figure out your longitude much as with the "clock" method).
- Never Heard That One Before: In one essay in How To Travel With A Salmon, he writes how many times he was told puns based one the similarity of his name and the word "echo". He states that the reason for this is that people who have an idea don't realize that other people already must have thought of that.
- Omniglot: Eco himself.
- Postmodernism: In the critical, academic sense.
- Pretender Diss: When asked if he considers Dan Brown his literary heir, he once responded that the difference is that while he himself writes about conspiracy theories, Dan Brown simply repeats them - "as such, he's probably not my heir, but maybe my bastard."
- Shown Their Work: His novels come with footnotes, glossaries and bibliographies.
- Sophisticated as Hell: Occasional examples are found in his non-fiction works.
- Word Salad Title: Prefers titles of this nature.
- You Are What You Hate: Could be the case with Eco and occultism. While he savagely criticizes the occultists and conspiracy theorists, he himself shows interest and expert knowledge in such matters (most of his works feature this to some extent, especially Foucault's Pendulum). Though it could also be like the case of an atheist studying religion: Just because you know a lot about a subject, doesn't necessarily mean you believe it.


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With pride we can announce that we have a new title from July 2015: 'Approved apprenticeship'. In our opinion, learning in practice is an important combination to secure good professionals for the future. The youth has the future and we are happy to help them with that!
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In my project I added lots of assets on top of the image and put them all in a container. This allowed me move a chart (map) and overlay marks and routes and have them all zoom, pinch and scroll.
Have you ever wondered how to create 9-sliced images using Corona? Corona only provides a few possibilities to do it, but it requires 9 previously sliced images to mount it at runtime, but now you can do it using just one image!
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A remarkable village since the times of Fernán González, it grew under the protection of the monastery of San Salvador and the grace of the monarchs.
In addition to the arch of Estrella, the fortified walls, and the church of San Juan, the visitor should not miss the church of San Salvador, which still has some Romanesque windows, and a Gothic-Mudejar arch. The interior is richly ornamented, specially the royal pantheon, where lie the remains of Sancho el Mayor of Navarre and Sancho García. A historic play called "El Cronicón de Oña" is staged there in the summer. The cloister (16th century) was made by Juan de Colonia.
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What you will need:
- a clear glass plate (I got one for $.50 at a thrift store)
- a paint brush
- mod podge
- birthday tissue paper. Now, good luck finding tissue paper. Our birthday plate was made out of very vibrant tissue paper that had presents all over it. I looked ALL over for birthday tissue paper and the only place I found it was Wal-Mart. It was $1 for more than you will need. If you find any other more festive tissue paper, leave a comment so we know where we can find it!
Lay out your plate over the design to make sure you have what you want showing.
Cut out a piece of tissue paper that is a few inches larger than your plate.
Lay your plate with the eating side face down on top of a canister or oatmeal container. This will make it easier to spread mod podge and keep from getting the edges messy. Then spread a generous amount of mod podge on the bottom side of your plate like this: (make sure you get it all the way to the edge of the plate)
Then lay your piece of tissue paper on top of the mod podge. Be sure to smooth out all wrinkles.
Let the plate dry completely. Then cut off the excess tissue paper.
Cover the bottom of the plate at least one more time with mod podge. Then viola~you have a festive birthday plate!
Remember--the plate is no longer dishwasher safe. After you use it, just use a damp rag to wipe off the top of the plate. Getting the bottom of your plate wet will ruin it.
You could make a generic one for all members of your family to use or make a personalized one. Seriously, this whole project cost me $1.50 and I have enough tissue paper to make at least 5 more! This could also be a fun way to take a birthday treat to someone.
Let us know if you find any cute birthday tissue paper anywhere!


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Shuffle Aces: Frank Turner – Recovery
I was first made aware of Frank Turner by the 90 Percent Hits podcast when they discussed one of his songs – this one! Sitting in the car listening to it was one of those moments when you knew you'd discovered someone pretty special. Recovery is a great entry point for this artist, but as you dig around you realise there's a lot more to him than this style.
Frank Turner is an English folk/punk singer-songwriter in the Billy Bragg style. Interestingly he started out as the vocalist in a post-hardcore band called Million Dead and only moved into his current genre when the band split in 2005. He now performs with a backing band called the Sleeping Souls. He has released five solo albums, two rarities compilation albums, one split album and five EPs, with the most recent one – Tape Deck Heart – coming out in 2013.
Some other cool stuff about Turner is the fact he went to school at Eton College with Prince William, and then was at the London School of Economics doing History. In 2004 he appeared on the BBC's Celebrity Mastermind answering questions on Iron Maiden and came first – an interesting guy indeed! Check out this track, but also dig around to find more as it's clever stuff well worth getting into.
Official Website: http://frank-turner.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/frankturnermusic
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FrankTurner
You can find all the Shuffle Ace tracks – including this one – on a Spotify playlist here.
Shuffle Aces is a series of posts that highlights a song of the week that "shuffling" has brought forth. With all the streaming services it's not just an iPod on shuffle mode that we use to discover new stuff, but the principle remains the same: hit play and wait to see what gems come forth.


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Can a person with reduced mobility enter the stadium?
The Specialised Care Office (OAE) manages and coordinates the 'T'Acompanyem' programme in association with the Red Cross. To request it, you must contact the OAE by sending an email to email@example.com between 7 and 4 days before the game. The service cannot be requested by phone.
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The electronic recipe organizer is a godsend to the millions of people that love to cook. The average person does a horrible job keeping track of and organizing their recipes. Most people either have one (or many) recipe books that they had write those recipes that they like to save, or they jot down the recipes on 3.5" by 5" index cards and keep them in recipe boxes. As far as a long-term solution, these two methods are very inefficient. Organization is very difficult to maintain and there's always the possibility of losing the recipes. An electronic recipe organizer is by far the best way to effectively manage and safeguard all of your favorite recipes.
The cliche "having it at your fingertips" is very common in the digital age. Manufacturers of all types of products claim to provide this kind of convenience. But with an electronic recipe organizer, this cliche is a fact. About the size of a paperback novel, the typical version of this recipe organizer can provide you with ability to store thousands of your recipes. They are made to sit on your countertop, and have a clear plastic covering to make the occasional cleaning easy. Since it usually sits right next to the stove, it will get food spilled on it. But this is fine because the plastic cover protects it. Just wipe it down with warm damp cloth if this happens.
From the main screen, you can easily browse through the electronic recipe organizer and quickly find your desired recipe. The navigational buttons are incredibly easy to understand and even the most "non-technical" person should have no problem operating it. The designers of this type of product did this for a reason: most people using an electronic recipe organizer are not IT people. They are just mothers, grandmothers, and other people who love to cook and who may not have much experience operating electronic products. Ease of use is key.
How are the recipes loaded onto the electronic recipe organizer?
This is a common question among people thinking about purchasing these amazing tools. The reality is that adding recipes is also easy. All a person needs to do is go to a specific website, fill out a simple form with the recipe details, and hit the submit button. In an instant, the recipe is transferred to the electronic recipe organizer. But not only that, a copy of the recipe is also saved online. So if anything should ever happen to the organizer itself (whether it is lost, stolen, or destroyed), all of the recipes will be saved because a backup copy of all of them will still be online.
If you needed to find your favorite recipe, would you find it faster by going through your collection of recipe books, or by scrolling through your electronic recipe organizer? The latter, of course. It takes literally seconds to locate any of your recipes using an electronic recipe organizer. And this is among potentially thousands of recipes. If you are looking for the ideal way to store and manage the many recipes that you have, you can't go wrong with one of these convenient solutions.
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"If you have found your truth within yourself, there is nothing more in this whole existence to find." ~ Rajneesh
One might read the title to this article and immediately scoff at them. "For centuries, some of the greatest scientists, philosophers, artists, mathematicians, and spiritual gurus have attempted to find the 'truth' and I'm supposed to believe that some writer for an article I found on Facebook, knows the answer?" – they may say.
And while yes, this is true, there are those who have devoted years, their entire lives even, to attempting to discover the magical formula or unified theory that can explain the reality of existence. I dare to suggest that the "truth" may be a lot simpler than we have previously realized.
Perhaps it is the joke of the century, and the most ironic set of circumstances that "god" itself could play on us, that the truth is not on the other end of an intricate equation (although that's one way to look at it,) nor is it solely the words of your spiritual teacher of choice (although that's another way to look at it,) or in the ramblings of the greatest philosophers the world has known – but is in fact, in something much easier to access and simpler to comprehend.
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I usually give students the last few minutes of class to jot down their homework from the board, pack their bags, and ask me questions that don't apply to the whole class. I'm sure you do the same.
Every day, there's a rotating cluster of kids who need my individual attention, and their needs are varied. Student #1 needs me to sign a field trip form. Student #2 wants to clarify a point from the class discussion. Student #3 has a funny story to share about her uncle that is (sort of, not really) related to something I said in class. Student #4 wants to show me the Poe vs. Stephen King Epic Rap Battle he found on YouTube. Student #5 needs to make up a quizzer from when he was absent last week.
So today I give my fourth period the green light to pack up and the daily cluster of Kids Who Need Things rolls up to my desk. I quickly deal with Student #1 and am talking to Student #2 as #3, #4, and #5 patiently wait. Then – and here's where the teeth-grinding begins – Student #6 walks up, cutting in front of the others and starts to ask his question while I'm talking to Student #2.
"Excuse me," I say to Student #2 with a nod of apology, turning my attention to the interloper. "Student #6 (name withheld to protect the clueless), do you not see me talking to Student #2?"
"Yeah, but I have a question and I'm in a hurry." I swear, this is exactly what this kid said to me. Now this was right before lunch and I know this young man was hoping to beat the food line, but still.
"Well, you are not the only or the most important person in the room. You need to wait your turn." He fades to the side as I return my attention to #2.
I take my time with the others, lingering over their questions and laughing mightily at their mirth. Finally, #6 and I are left alone as everyone has run off to lunch.
"Now, how I can help you?" He asks his question (a clarification about the homework assignment that any classmate could've answered – sigh) and, as he returns to his desk to pack his bag, I just can't help myself. "You know, I'm not mad at you, but I am frustrated. There's a right way and a wrong way to try to get what you need from people."
"Yeah, I know, Ms. R.," he mumbles. As he leaves the room, a conciliatory "sorry" is tossed to me over his shoulder. It's a start, I think.
Some days, teaching English seems like only a small part of this job because there's so much our kids need to know that can't be found in a book.
Okay – steam's released. Let's end on a fun and slightly school-inappropriate note (Thanks, T.L.):
Teach on, everyone!
(Four days 'til winter break, but who's counting?)


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Beacon of Light
Ruyton XI Towns will be commemorating the Centenary of the end of the First World War by lighting a beacon as part of a nationwide day of events. The huge 5 metre tall beacon will be lit at 7:00pm on Sunday 11th November after The Last Post which will be sounded by a pupil from Packwood School. Our local bell-ringers will ring out the peace at St John the Baptist Church and our town crier will join his voice with others throughout the world in an international Cry for Peace. At around 7:10 Wendy Lowdon will recite a World War One poem, and then a 'Tribute to the Millions' will be read by our vicar Lucinda. This will be followed by reading the names of the fallen and then a medley of songs.
The event is taking place at Rock House, SY4 1LR which is directly above the war memorial. Please note the restrictions/guidelines:
- There is NO VEHICULAR ACCESS – parking at Rock House is for blue badge holders only – everyone else is encouraged to park at St John's Primary School.
- Assemble in the field at Rock House by 6:45pm
- Please bring torches – it is dark on the approach to the driveway to Rock House
- School children from St John's School are advised to wear high visibility jackets – the school have some that can be borrowed for the weekend
The event is due to finish at 7:40 and then the Talbot Inn are providing a Hot Pot Supper but you must pre-book with them if you are intending to go.
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SHERMAN OAKS—On August 10, the Marlin & Ono Grille, a new Southern Italian seafood restaurant, will open its doors to the dining public.
According to the restaurant's official website, their menu is "inspired by the Capania region of Southern Italy, where the Mediterranean Sea influences their fabulous seafood creations." The menu offers options for land-based meats like lamb and certified angus beef, but the primary focus is seafood.
Marlin & Ono is owned and operated by Chef Martin Colman, who asserts that their seafood is of the highest possible quality. The sushi grade seafood is "flown in daily from Hawaii" and is obtained in compliance with the Monterey Bay Aquarium's guidelines on sustainable seafood.
Patrons can order seafood both cooked—like the caramelized scallops, which are wrapped in Italian pancetta and served with linguini cremini carbonara—and in raw crudo preparations.
In addition to the more traditional bar, which will serve "creative cocktails," there will also be a dedicated "crudo bar," which will serve fresh fish. From the crudo bar, patrons can order raw preparations of seasonal fish, seared or charred variations and fully cooked clams, scallops and shrimp.
The restaurant currently offers crudo dishes featuring big eye tuna, yellowtail, black sea bass, and red snapper, among others.
The selection of fish is subject to change upon availability.
This will be Colman's first time as a restaurant owner, but not his first as an executive chef. From 2005 to 2008, Colman worked as corporate executive chef and consultant on new operations for the El Dorado Ranch, a privately owned resort in Baja California. During his time there, Colman opened the Pavilion Restaurant, which won the distinction of "best restaurant in the area" from 2005 to 2008 by Golf Magazine.
Marlin & Ono Grille is located at 13730 Ventura Boulevard, the property formerly known as Señor Fred, a longtime Valley landmark.
The restaurant will be open from 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on weekdays, and from 5 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. on weekends. Reservations may be made through the restaurant's OpenTable page, or by calling (818) 849-5585.


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SAP Solution Manager 7.2 – Focused Insight – troubleshooting, part 4/4
In last time I wrote about installation Focused Insight (here), configuration (here) and creating Your first dashboard (here). Today I'll write how to resolve problems with unavailable metrics in Tactcial Dashboards. Below information will also apply to other dashboards.
I have in mind situation when some metrics are unavailable or still show the same information like below screen:
Regarding the different scenarios within the Tactical Dashboard application, data is collected from 2 different Solution Manager scenarios for most of these:
– System and Application Monitoring
– Rootcause Analysis.
For System Monitoring, the metrics which populate the Tactical Dashboard scenarios need to not only be generating alerting in the System Monitoring application for the managed systems, but also be set to send alerting data to BW, which can be confirmed via the Metric Monitor tool in the System Monitoring application for the metric.
For Rootcause Analysis, the DB Analysis application and Workload Analysis application must be configured within the RCA Workcenter for the managed systems/DBs and be collecting data for these systems/dbs to populate the related Tactical Dashboard scenarios.
Please review and complete my above recommendations, and ensure that the required System Monitoring metrics are configured as required in Template Maintenance in the System Monitoring guided procedure via. transaction SOLMAN_SETUP, with the settings stated within: KBA: 2855230 – Missing data in Tactical Dashboard – System Monitoring requirements.
Within the System Monitoring metric configuration in Template Maintenance, the following settings need to be applied:
– The send alerting values to netweaver bw needs to be checked/selected;
– The BW granularity needs to set to long;like medium;
– The BI mapping option selected needs to be the default option.
You should confirm in the Metric Monitor tool in the System Monitoring application that data is available for these metrics. Please see the following KBA for reference: 2411606 – How to change the Time Frame in the Metric Monitor in Solution manager 7.2.
Please also confirm that the DB Analysis and Workload Analysis applications via the Rootcause Analysis workcenter are configured and are collecting data for the managed systems as per KBAs:
2993583 – How to confirm availability of data & validate for the DB Growth scenario in Tactical Dashboards with Focused Insights ST-OST 200.
2993570 – How to confirm availability of data & validate for Transactions Performance scenario in Tactical Dashboards with Focused Insights ST-OST 200.
It all comes down to the correct configuration Your satellite systems in SOLMAN_SETUP transaction in section:
- Managed System Configuration
Here all steps should be performed. Pay particular attention to steps 4 and 7 (here most of all: 'Database Extractor Setup', 'Extractors Setup' and 'Introscope Host Adapter').
2. Application Operations -> System Monitoring
First, You have to completed the above system configuration. If it's completed You can configure monitoring. Assign appropriate Templates and activate all.
Please note that all required metrics are enabled. Turn on what you need, e.g.:
At the end recheck the Tactical Dashboard instance. Sometimes You have to wait a few minutes for the data…


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Auto Expo 2018 will include the Motor Show and the Components Show, both of which are now in their 14th edition, however the Components show will be open for public viewing from February 8 only. Many manufacturers of the auto vehicles are going to be present at the event, to showcase their own products, from Volkswagen Group, and industry giants like VW, Audi, Skoda, Nissan India, Bajaj Auto, Royal Enfield etc. A press conference was done in the beginning of the show, and the main speakers were from Maruti Suzuki India, that had come to the even with all-new Concept Future S.
Honda cars India is also going to unveil its brand new Civic, and then the day will conclude with Kia Motors, which is going to show off its new SP Concept SUV. There will be other, important attractions as the day goes on. Maruti Suzuki, which is arguably the biggest manufacturer of auto mobiles in India, showed its Concept Future S, which has been hailed as a replacement for the Alto hatchback model.
Mr Kenichi Ayukawa, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki, said about the Concept Future S, "Compact is the natural choice of India's car customers. Compact needs a fresh design language, one that is bold, confident and dynamic. Our designers have created this brand new design, aggressive on the outside, and bold and inviting interiors. Nothing like this has ever been attempted before on a vehicle this size. ConceptFutureS will define the next generation of design for compact vehicles in India."


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First images have been released from Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey, a horror film reimagining of the children's teddy bear.
As discovered by Dread Central, Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey is directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield and stars Amber Doig-Thorne, Maria Taylor, Danielle Scott, Danielle Ronald, Chris Cordell and Craig David Dowsett as Winnie himself.
According to the film's IMDB page, it's described as a "horror retelling of the famous legend of Winnie the Pooh." It's expected to be released later this year.
As shown in the first images from Jagged Edge Productions, Pooh appears to be a slasher serial killer wielding a sledgehammer. There's also a twisted reinterpretation of Piglet, and a shot with the words "get out" written across windows in blood.
You can check out the first pictures below.
Originally created by author A.A. Milne and illustrator E.H. Shepard in 1926, Winnie the Pooh entered the public domain at the start of this year – allowing anyone to use the character in creative media free from copyright laws.
The next major horror release looks set to be Nope from director Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us), starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun. The film is scheduled to be released on July 22, 2022.
A synopsis for the film reads: "Residents of an isolated town in California, among them ranch owners James and Jill Haywood, witness a mysterious and abnormal event."
The final instalment in the modern Halloween trilogy, Halloween Ends, is also set to be released on October 14. Jamie Lee Curtis, who plays Laurie Strode, shared pictures from the sequel earlier this year.


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A Quest for knowledge....
I haven't found much out there on the internet to educate myself on the workings of a BIG ol' radial engine. That being said I started looking around for old literature on the subject. I finally found a few books/manuals that were written in the 1940s. They should be here any day now. I figure... if I'm like many of the "new" homebuilders that are out there looking to hang a radial engine on the front of their plane, and would like to know a little bit about them, then, I guess I'll be one of the ones finding and reading up on this stuff. I'll then post it here to my blog for everyone else to read. Someone's gotta do it. I'm also looking for an old runout engine. (Actually, if I had the money I'd buy one with a little bit of life left in it.) Build it from the ground up. Whenever you take something down to it's primal form you tend to look at it in a different way. Sorta like building the 'bolt. I see a plane now... and it's more than sexy lines... I can see the ribs (DAMN can I see ribs ! That's ALL I've been seeing lately.), the rib stiching, the tubing and all the weld joints, all the individual metal fittings. A deeper understanding and appreciation. Can't wait to get those books and start learning.
March 20, 2007 I got those books in the mail the other day. They turn out to be a correspondence course for an A&P mechanic back in 1940. It's pretty funny. I need to go back to the '40's to learn about these engines. Doesn't surprise me actually. Most of the knoweledge you can find about these older engines and planes is buried deep inside of one of the pilots/mechanics that have been around for years. It's interesting just talking with these guys about this stuff. One of these days that's gonna be me.
Anyways.... I just started to read up on these older engines. I'll summarize what I read... put it out on the table for you to consume.
August 18, 2012 From Rogue Monkey... to Grease Monkey It's been awhile since looking at these books (the ones listed above)... yeah, a little over five years ?!?! Damn ! Over the past few weeks/months/something like that, I've been seriously thinking of disassembling the R755, aka Jacobs Radial Engine. And no... I won't be doing this on a wing and a prayer. I'll have a qualified AI (aircraft mechanic) looking over my shoulders as I do it. I'm interested in the shape of it... how many parts and pieces will I need to replace and/or have sent out. I need to get moving on this soon or I'll have a fuselage with nothing to hang on it.


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On the right is Arthur Friedenreich. On the left is Leônidas da Silva.
Fried's career lasted from 1909 to 1925. He was top scorer in the Liga Paulista in 9 seasons. He represented Brazil 23 times, scoring 10 goals. He was a South American Championship winner in 1919 and 1922. He missed out on the 1930 World Cup squad as São Paulo players were overlooked. Friedenreich scored over 1,200 goals in his first class career.
Leônidas began his career in 1929 and played until 1946. His international goal return was 21 goals in 19 matches.
Most of Leônidas' triumphs came after 1937- but he did feature in the 1934 World Cup. During his first 4 years in top football (including a season at Peñarol) his strike rate was greater than a goal a game.


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Micro Brewery
Still small but no longer a backyard hobby, your brewery is taking shape as a real business. You're starting to employ people, your micro brewery is now a destination with tours, tastings and serving food.
You're also travelling around the region, showcasing your craft beers at festivals and events, trying to get your beers ranged in a few more shops. Life is still hectic and there is a lot still to learn.
One of the biggest issues is quite how many obligations, responsibilities and risks you are exposed to.