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Good Morning and Happy Saturday my loves! I hope you all have a joyful weekend spread with lots of cheer!
Today I am going to be showing you a brand new indie called Elysian Lacquer created by the sweetest girl, Lauren. I'm so excited to show you this today because everything about her brand, and this collection is nothing but creative.
First up, is Pretty Soul. This is much like a hot coral crelly with loads of shimmer throught out it. The shimmer in person is so ridiculously beautiful, and the color equally matches.
The real stunner in this one is when you hit it at a certain angle, it's got a golden sheen, to me it's like the perfect sunset. It's so gorgeous and this one I didn't want to take off. I'm a huge coral nut and this really hit the spot.
This is two coats topped with seche vite. In the photo's you can see some VNL but in person it's less visible.
Next up, we have Appearing Daylight. This is a matte yellow again, loaded with shimmer, which you can't really tell when it's matte. Just wait a few moments...
BAM beautiful shimmer. I am so in love with this one, and I didn't think I would. I topped this with one coat of Seche Vite.
This is three coats with no topcoat shown. It is a little streaky so you need to be careful with application.
Next up, we have Queen of the Amazons. A beautiful bright orange creme. This one also really surprised me. It is a little brighter on the nail than in the bottle and I love the color outcome.
I had a little trouble getting this one color accurate because it was so bright my camera wonked it a bit. The photo on top is the most color accurate. This is two coats followed by Seche Vite.
Next, we have Night with No Moon. Just look at it, how beautiful is this? It's not really metallic but not really a frost either, it has that perfect combination of being absolutely stunning.
Please excuse my middle finger, the topcoat kind of messed it up:( Let's just embrace this stunner. Originally I thought there would be a slight shift on the nail like in the bottle but there isn't. It still does not bother me, I'm not a huge blue fan but I could definitely see myself wearing this a lot over the summer.
This is three coats of Night with No Moon topped with Seche Vite.
Next up, we have Forest Fairy. WOW. I'm so impressed with this color. Again, not really a frost, but not a metallic either. The perfect blend of.. well.. perfection. This screams grass green to me in which I think goes great with the name.
This one I had a hard time getting to "even out" so you can see a few brush strokes. This isn't something that bothers me unless its a true metallic or frost, which this is not. The color that shoots off of this one when it hits the light is incredible.
This is three coats of Forest Fairy topped with, you guessed it, Seche Vite.
Last, but finally not least we have Misapplied Magic. This is a beautiful shredded gold glitter topper that you do not want to miss out on. I've swatched it over each color so you can see how it transforms them.
What do you think of this collection? I love everything about it. I love that for a first collection Lauren added a creme, a frost/metallic, a shimmer, and a glitter. She didn't go all out and create a ton of glitter bombs to throw into the world. This is a pure perfect collection.
The formula on each of these polishes was also OUTSTANDING! I was so impressed with the formula.
Overall? I think that you need this collection. It will be available June 1st but she is going to start a preorder TOMORROW! They will be $9 a bottle. May 25th on her shop which you can find here. You can also follow her on instagram for giveaway and sales as well @elysianlacquer
Will you be purchasing any? The whole collection? Let me know which ones you loved!
Until Next Time!
*Products in this post were provided to me for my honest review. All opinions are my own.*


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Rolling Stones
Robert A. Heinlein
Baen, Mar 2009, $14.00
The Stone family of seven consists of a grandma, two parents, three sons and one daughter living on the moon. The middle kids, teen twins Castor and Pollux, are tired of their bossy older sister and their nosy younger brother. They decide to make money as independent space traders by buying a vessel and flying to the Asteroids. Dad says no insisting they go to an earth bound school and get an education; but Grandma Hazel supports their daring scheme with one annoying (at least to the twins) modification; the magnificent seven band together on this solar system venture.
The entire family leaves their moon based home for Mars and beyond. The septet continually argues and has spats, but come together when emergencies arise. For instance the twins almost fail to leave Mars as they break the law angering the Martians when they tried to skip out on the import tax after selling bikes; Grandma Hazel saves their respective butts. When they reach the Asteroid Belt, Grandmother Hazel and the youngest Lowell vanish. The remaining Stones in a frenzy search for the missing pair.
This exciting middle school science fiction focuses on the family who fly the solar system together stay together. The seven Stones are each fully developed with unique characteristics. Their escapdes at their lunar home, on Mars, and the Asteroid Belt make for a fun trip through space. Young adult fans will get plenty of satisfaction from the reprint of Robert A. Heinlein's ROLLING STONES.
Harriet Klausner
Monday, January 26, 2009
Rolling Stones-Robert A. Heinlein
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Tens of thousands of anti-globalization activists have rallied in southern Brazil for an annual meeting meant to counter the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The activists massed in Porto Alegre, Brazil Wednesday as they opened the annual World Social Forum, which is expected to address the war in Iraq, poverty, debt forgiveness for developing countries and other issues.
As many as 100,000 people from around the world are taking part in the six-day World Social Forum.
Brazilian leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is scheduled to address the gathering Thursday.
Some information for this report provided by AFP and Reuters.


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For a long time you all have been requesting earrings from us and we have finally delivered. We launched them a few weeks ago though I have yet to write about them here. Sorry to all my blog readers! We do, however, have daily updates on our Facebook fan page so "like" us to stay in the loop. I have added a link below for easy access.
We have added a matching pendant to all of our earrings and we are soon to be introducing a bracelet line. To see all of our earrings check them out here!
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I can hear you saying, "If I wanted to do planing I would have kept my day job in Corporate America." Well if, like me, you have several different blogs that you maintain you have to plan. As a matter of a fact, I can't do anything with out having a plan.
Now when I say plan, I do not mean a 100 page power point presentation, with color glossy photographs that have a paragraph on the back explaining what each picture is about.
No, what I have in mind is something that will guide you through a complex process. For some people that can be something as easy as just making a list of steps that you are going to follow. A check list of sorts. You may not even write it down. Me I have to make notes. I have reached that age where I have to write things down to remember them. You know what they say, "Memory is the second thing to go".
And besides what would I have to write about if I did not write about planing. One of the things that happens to many bloggers is that after a while they run out of steam. It is difficult to day in and day out come up with post that others will want to read. This is one of the problems that having a plan will help you avoid. I have to refer back to the plans that I initially wrote for some of my blogs to regain my focus and to make sure that I am creating new ideas that fit in with the stated purpose of the blog.
So let's get started. The first thing you need to plan is the Name of your blog.
Name Your Blog - It is important to give your blog a unique name that allows readers to get a glimpse into what the blog is all about.
One reason to give your blog name some thought is to ensure that you have a unique name. If you choose a name that is being used by some other site, or one that can be confused with something else you run the risk that your blog will not be found. And you may put in a lot of hard work building your blog only to find that you have to change the name at some later time. So put in a little work up front and choose a unique name.
Choose a name that is meaningful. I have seen many blogs that have names that do not give any idea of what they are about. And you can name your blog this way too. But you will have to build name recognition, and this task is easier when the name is relevant to the subject matter of the blog. The point is to think about it, and give your blog a name that helps your reader understand what your blog is all about. A meaningful blog name may even help you to stay focused as you post to your blog.
I suggest that after you have decided on a name that you enter it into a search engine and see what comes up. This step will help you see what other sites are using the words that you pick for your blog's name.
In my case I named my music blog "Squeeze My Lemon" because the blog that I am going to create is a blues music blog. Squeeze my lemon is a reference to an old Blues music lyric. If you have heard the Led Zeppelin tune "The Lemon Song" then you are no doubt familiar with this lyric. If not, don't worry it is just an example, but I am hoping that blues music fans will relate to that name.
Ideas for naming your blog;
- Name it after a band that plays the type of music you will blog about.
- Name it from a music lyric.
- Name it for a musical instrument.
- Name it for a performer, songwriter, or individual related to music.
Purpose of Blog - Next I like to write a purpose of the blog. You may feel that you know what the purpose of your blog is. But I can tell you from experience that after you have been writing a blog for a while, it can become difficult to stay focused. And having a written purpose will help you to focus.
Having a written out purpose will also help you later when we start promoting the blog. You will have an answer when you are asked to describe your blog.
You could write something like the following;
The purpose of the Squeeze My Lemon blog is to be a blues music resource. It will be a collection of links to other blues music resources, including books, blogs, articles and other media. The main focus of the blog will be a place for blues music fans to download legal mp3 files.
Squeeze My Lemon is a blog that will review other blues mp3 blogs as well as provides links to free and legal online mp3s. Discussions of digital music and the hardware needed to play digital music will also be covered. Tips, and "how to" information will be provided to help the modern music enthusiast make informed choices.
It will also be a platform for affiliate links. Links to digital music providers as well as hardware and other music equipment will linked to.
List of possible purposes for your music blog (besides being a platform for affiliate links).
- 1. To keep others informed about the music industry. News, concert dates, venues, trends.
- 2. Hardware, mp3 players, car audio, home stereo equipment, portable digital players.
- 3. To interface with other fans of a certain band, group or performer. ie a bolg about Led Zeppelin.
- 4. Provide links, references to music.
- 5. To give the history of a band, musical form or style of music.
- 6. Again there could be many purposes for your blog, this list is just provided to get you thinking.
Sources of content - Now that you have chosen a name for your blog and you have a good idea of the purpose of the blog it is time to think about the source of content. This is the biggie. The other steps in planning were the lead up to this step.
The sources of content depend on the purpose of the blog. And the purpose is reflected in the name you chose. For example if your purpose is to inform, then your sources may be news web sites, books, magazines and other resources that give you news.
If your purpose is to entertain then you may have to create content or find legal sources of entertainment out on the web.
If your purpose is just to collect a group of resources for your own edification (which is an excellent reason to keep a blog / journal) then again, you will have to do some searching to find sources.
In my case because I have chosen to blog about blues music. I will use the following sources (they are being presented here as examples).
- 1. Amazon.com down loadable music.
- 2. Other music blogs.
- 3. The local edition of my news paper.
- 4. Local Bands.
- 5. Various RSS Feeds.
- 6. flickr.com.
- 7. Google images.
- 8. Yahoo images.
So in today's post I have tried to give a brief plan for the creation of a music blog that I will use for affiliate links. I am doing this to help new affiliates get an idea of how they can create an affiliate program step by step. In future post I will go over the tools we will need to implement the blog plan that I have developed in this post.
Feel free to add your comments or ideas to make this plan better.
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The Doubleday is given for the best writing informed by a relationship with the natural world. The Blanchan is given for the best writing by a woman author.
These are the Wyoming Arts Council's only privately-funded fellowships. In the 1980s, artist and arts patron Neltje of Banner established an endowment for the writign awards named after her grandfather, founder of Doubleday & Company Publishers, and her nature writer grandmother. The WAC supervises the endowment and administers the competition.
The WAC will anounce the juror's choices by Feb. 1, 2010. Each winner receives a $1,000 cash prize.
E-mail me for info on the Blanchan/Doubleday competition or any of the WAC's fellowship programs.
--Michael Shay


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Richard Hammond and James May refuse to continue on Top Gear
- Bang Showbiz
- 19 March 2015
Richard Hammond and James May refused to continue on 'Top Gear' without Jeremy Clarkson
Richard Hammond and James May have refused to continue presenting 'Top Gear' without Jeremy Clarkson.
The two co-hosts had been in discussions with BBC staff to finish the current series without their suspended co-star, but they rejected the offer by saying they wouldn't continue on the show without the controversial star which caused it to be taken off air.
A BBC executive revealed: "They didn't want to do it without Jeremy so the talks didn't get off the ground.
"There is a feeling that it is all of them or none of them."
The 54-year-old broadcaster was suspended from his position on the long-running driving programme earlier this month after he allegedly hit the show's producer Oisin Tymon over an argument about his dinner.
The fate of Jeremy's future on the show now lies with BBC Director General Tony Hall, but the source explained there is a huge amount of pressure to complete the investigation into the incident due to the public reaction to the news.
They told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "We must play everything with a straight bat but it is very frustrating while Clarkson's friends continue to pour pressure on the BBC.
"Our priority has to be the person who has allegedly been attacked but we are between a rock and a hard place in all of this.
"There is no way everyone is going to be happy whatever is decided."


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You may not known who Carl Erik Rinsch is yet, but you will soon. Rinsch is a filmmaker, currently part of Ridley Scott's RSA team, that has been working on commercials and shorts for a few years and is finally on the verge of breaking out. He's been hired by Universal to direct 47 Ronin as well as the Creature from the Black Lagoon remake. Philips, the electronics manufacturer, has commissioned five directors (Rinsch one of them) to create short films for another cinema series, where we got that amazing robbery short from last year. Rinsch's sci-fi short, titled The Gift, has just debuted online (via SlashFilm) and is a must watch.
Watch Carl Erik Rinsch's short film The Gift below (or on YouTube in HD):
The Gift is part of the Parallel Lines project from Philips Cinema and Ridley Scott Associates that highlights great up-and-coming directors as well as Philips' TVs: 'Five short films. Five genres. Five of RSA's hottest directors. One unifying piece of dialogue.' Each director was required to use the same bit of dialogue ('It's a unicorn') but beyond that, everything was up to them. Two more of the shorts just debuted on SlashFilm yesterday and the rest will be unveiled on Philips' website tomorrow. This was a beautifully shot short from Carl Erik Rinsch and I'm excited to see what his future holds directing those two projects. I've heard some great things already and I can't wait to see him direct a full-length feature film. Head to Facebook for more!
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Friday 26 March 2010
Tuesday 23 March 2010
Roll The Dice
This is just what the doctor ordered, more Cluster- esque phase arpeggiating night cycles from two swedes Peder Mannerfelt and Malcolm Pardon aka "Roll The Dice". They have produced some lush lush grooves but I guess it's not too surpricing considering Mannerfelt help to mold the Fever Ray LP.
Roll The Dice - The New Black from The Subliminal Kid on Vime0
Roll The Dice - Guadeloupe.mp3
I cant seem to find anywhere that still has their Self Titled 12" in stock; BOO HISS BOO. Again back to the overpriced Discogs for your fix.
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Friday 19 March 2010
Mount Kimbie - Maybe
Mount Kimbie + James Blake + A Smoke filled Church in Olso = Super Awesome
Mount Kimbie - Maybe.mp3
Buy Mount Kimbie - Maybe 12"
They are play at "Bodytonic" on the 16th of April, same day as Patrick Kelleher's Remix Album Launch, I guess I aint going since Im DJing at it.
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Wednesday 3 March 2010
Teeth Mountain On Judge Judy
Sad but quite funny at the same time.
Teeth Mountain - Black Jerusalem.mp3
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Tuesday 2 March 2010
Swansea Love Story
Honest accounts of drug life in Swansea, Wales.
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When you are dieting, most people stay away from alcoholic drinks. Most of them are full of sugar and carbs and they aren't on your diet plan. But with How To Drink While Dieting, you can go out with your friends and drink, and you can make tasty cocktails at home without ruining your diet.
In fact, several studies have shown that some alcoholic drinks, in moderation (like one or two a day) can help you lose weight. This book is so fun to use. It has a definite niche in my kitchen for when I feel like making myself a drink or having some friends over. The recipes are super easy to use and the ingredients are either easy to acquire or you have most of them in your kitchen already.
You can make drinks, just like you order, that taste fabulous with tons of less calories and carbs. You will be able to still have a great time, or relax after work, without the guilt. Not only does this great book have super recipes, but it also has a section about suitable glassware, garnishes, the terminology on mixing and much more. There are classic cocktails, retro, blended, after dinner drinks and wine and much, much more. I'm not a beer drinker, so I sort of glossed over that section, but if you drink it, there are options for you as well - a chart showing how many calories in each particular brand, portions and more!
You can be the life of the party, drinking and having a good time, with low calorie drinks or you can be the designated driver and just nurse a soda and lime, but either way, you're sure to stay on track with your diet.
A great book that is a great addition to anyone dieting or to your kitchen!


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I wasn't going to buy any Tanya Burr lipglosses. I'm not a great lipgloss lover and to me they seemed quite expensive for what they were. They had been so hyped up, with promises of a non sticky formula and great pigmentation, so I thought these may be a rare lipgloss love for me. I went to Superdrug to get my eyebrows threaded, but turned up too early, which proved to be a dangerous thing, as I found myself wandering to the tills with three Tanya Burr lipglosses in hand (3 for 2 so not so bad!).
First off I have to mention the scent. These lipglosses smell amazing - possibly even better than MAC lipsticks! They smell like sweets, I can't quite put my finger on which ones though.
The shades I got were Afternoon Tea, Picnic In The Park and Exotic Island. For me they were a little bit hit and miss. I don't know if it was just the shades I got, but it seemed that the darker you went, the better the formulation was. Afternoon Tea, the lightest of the bunch, was a little bit gloopy and tricky to apply evenly, compared to Exotic Island, the darkest, which glided on really nicely. Maybe I just got a dodgy one in Afternoon Tea, but it was quite sticky too compared to the other two shades.
I do have to agree though that the pigmentation of these lipglosses is really good, some of the best out there for this kind of product. In terms of wear, they are the same as most other lipglosses - you're going to get one or two hours wear out of them at most and you'll definitely need to top up after eating and drinking, but that's always the case with a lipgloss.
|l-r: Afternoon Tea, Picnic In The Park, Exotic Island
Have you tried any of Tanya Burr's lipglosses? What did you think?


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"Following the receipt of a request from 25 members of council, notice is given that a special meeting of AUT council will be held on Thursday 26 May 2005 in central London.
The sole business of this special council meeting will be to have a full debate on proposals to boycott Israeli universities.
Details of how to register delegates for this meeting will be sent to local associations shorty.
Submission of motions by local associations
Motions for this council meeting should be received at Egmont House by 12 noon on Wednesday 18 May. Motions will be circulated to local associations as soon as is practical after that deadline. The deadline for amendments to those motions will be 5pm on Monday 23 May.
The council agenda committee will meet prior to the special council meeting and their report will be circulated to delegates on their arrival at the meeting.
Motions should be approved by a local association general meeting or in accordance with another provision set out in a local association�s local rules. A copy of the form for the purpose of submitting council motions is included in circular LA7629.
Alternatively, motions can be submitted by e-mail to Catherine Wilkinson from the contact e-mail address that is held by head office for the local association secretary. E-mails should state that the motion was passed at a quorate general meeting, and the date of that meeting (as shown on the attached form for submitting motions by post).
Receipt of all motions will be acknowledged; if you do not receive an acknowledgement before the deadline, please contact Catherine Wilkinson at head office."
Any AUT members reading this, please get active in your local association to hold an open, democratic local association meeting, and for this meeting to send an anti-boycott motion to Special Council. For more information, go to ENGAGE.
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It's a circus in here
Last few weeks have been lacking in content and Friday Flashbacks, but I've not been idle. If anything I've been busier than ever. Even without a shop full of scenery, I've had my hands full getting Little Dude ready for Kindergarten.
Meanwhile in the shop I've been tackling our big musical for the fall, Barnum, or as I like to call it, 'Holy crap, that's a lot of soft goods!'
This show is filled with drops, banners, swags, and painted fabric galore. There's also a few hard scenery pieces (doors, circus plinths, poles, pedestals, rolling units, and a staircase of building) to keep me busy as well. Oh and there's the elephant....or rather the lower half of one. (you will see).
So let's get you caught up, shall we?
The first project I was able to start was the Jumbo signs.These were the only things I had muslin on hand for. Stretched over frames like a canvas, the muslin was then sized, based and the layout drawn on it.
The inked letters ready to paint.
In progress. You can see the white being added to the lettering on the back one.
Nearly done.
And done. I really like how these came out. It was a nice start to the show.
While working on the above signs, the muslin order came in and I started on the rest of the soft goods. The side walls have striped swagged curtains, reminiscent of a circus tent. The longer pieces are for those. The shorter piece farther on is for the remaining banners.
And behold the magic of starch.
I seem to have forgotten the camera on the day I completed the 'white' stripes and the banners. Pulled up the 'white' ones and started on the red. Starched and painted.
Time for the portal drop. From the box...
squared and stapled down...
Again the camera was lacking on the day I starched, drew the layout, and based the striped portal drop.This is what it will look liked in space. The gold arches are going to be hard pieces that the fabric will be attached to. The top and sides are tied off to poles. Across the top will be flags and swags and lots of showy goodness.
Here's the red stripes. I labeled the heck out of these things. I was terrified of painting the wrong color in the wrong place.
Then the blue stripes.
That is one reason I go through a lot of primer.
Here is the lovely diamond pattern that wraps around the wagon edge. Strangely enough the pattern pretty much worked out even. There was a little tweaking on the short end, but not enough to look to horrible.
The plinths offered a few layout challenges. The finished pieces are different sizes from the draftings. The sizes changed due to instructions from the director and pieces we already owned. So I had to tweak measurements a little bit. I went old school geometry on the stars with a protractor and some trammel points.
After all the pencil layout, I inked the lines I needed for painting. Then I rolled another coat of primer. This will cover the pencil lines but leave the Sharpie still visible enough to use as a guide.
I had a bid more trouble with the circular plinths. I figured to do the layout I'd need a vertical line on these pieces. But you might notice that the bases are not straight cylinders but tapered like cones. This posed a problem for getting an accurate line. That's where the miracle of the laser level comes in. Gave me a perfect vertical line to start from. From there I measured around and kept dividing until I had enough points. As you can see from the front plinth I ended up needing to add more to get the right look, hence the black lines and red lines. I took a different approach on the second one. I couldn't just transfer the measurements because they were different sizes. I wrapped around a thin strip of paper and cut to size. Then I just kept folding and marking to divide it evenly.and then used it as a ruler to mark points. Much easier. I couldn't
Then some blue tape and I (finally got to painting).
The best advice with the blue tape is to remove it as soon are you are painting. If you let it dry you run the risk of pulling off what you just painted.
And that's as far as I got...Little Dude fell ill and I had to switch into Mom mode.
Now you are caught up on Barnum. Next week will start off with finishing the plinths and the wagon, flameproofing the soft-goods and tweaking a previously painted scrim.


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Can you see it wearing a Buick badge?
The Opel Insignia Sports Tourer has been officially revealed ahead of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show. We've already seen the Insignia wagon completely undisguised in spy photos, but we can't pass up another opportunity to show you the car that could preview our next Buick Regal wagon.
Like the Opel Insignia sedan, which was officially revealed late last year but leaked with the wagon, the Sports Tourer will offer European customers both gas and diesel engine options mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission. Exact engine specs haven't been revealed yet, however. The wagon will also use an improved version of GM's FlexRide system, which lets the driver adjust damping, steering, throttle response, and shift timing through three selectable modes. A torque-vectoring all-wheel drive system will be available as an option.
The Insignia Sports Tourer's best feature though could be its exterior design. With its low-slung profile and sloped D-pillar, the Insignia gives the Volvo V90 some tough wagon competition. The interior isn't as striking in our opinion, but still handsome. A frameless touchscreen in the center stack runs Opel's version of the IntelliLink infotainment system, which is compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Just like many GM models in the U.S., the Insignia offers a 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot that can connect all passengers to the internet. Other notable options include IntelliLux adaptive LED matrix headlights, a 360-degree camera system, and lane keep assist.
Opel Insignia wagons have been spotted testing in the U.S. before, but it's unclear if Buick is still considering a five-door body style for the Regal. Now that we've seen more of the Opel Insignia Sports Tourer, we hope a Regal wagon is still on the table.
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Is my wife's Alzheimer's causing her to fall asleep frequently during the day?
My wife is in early to mid moderate stage. She has started to doze off quite frequently. I have noticed this happening over the last month or so. It was mostly at night around 7 or 8 pm, but now she dozes off very often during the day. She sleeps well at night and appears well rested. Is this normal with the illness? What could be causing this change? She increased her Aricept to 23mil about 3 months ago. Not sure if this may be having some effect? Her Neurologist is in office Monday and I plan on calling him to ask same question.
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Dear caregiving husband:
Dementia has many different effects on people, and the drugs used to treat patients also impact behaviors and habits. I honestly cannot tell you that your wife's increased naps and dozing are due to her dementia or to drugs or a combination of both.
You've actually come up with the best approach on your own. Tell your wife's neurologist about the changes in her sleep and behavior patterns and ask him if she is possibly over-medicated or if her frequent dozing during the day is part of her "normal" decline with the disease.
It's also possible that your wife is not being socially stimulated with enough activities, visits with other people or by being part of a group at a senior center or Alzheimer's group. You might discuss these ideas with her neurologist to see what he thinks. Perhaps you'll need to increase her social stimulation to keep her both awake and more engaged in activities and life. Doing this will enhance her quality of life and fulfill a part of her day that may be missing.
I wish I could give you a more definitive answer, but as I stated, you're on the right track. With the help of the neurologist and some experimentation involving increased activities, you make find the answer to your question. Best of luck, I know you'll resolve this to your satisfaction.
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My Mom is taking naps during the day, something unheard of in the past. She will lie down after a meal, or sometimes sit to watch something on TV, and falls asleep.
If she is sitting in a group setting (lives in a rest home), she watches the games, and sometimes participates, but she does stay awake!
Her rest home offers 'adult day programs' and people leave their family members while they work. I believe some families bring their loved ones for some stimulation or activities with others.
There are a few things things going on:
1) First, the nature of the disease. People with brain diseases become exhausted quickly because their brains have to work much harder in order to simply process what is going on. My research shows clearly that people with dementia need two to three rest periods each day; usually a half hour before lungh and an hour tyo 90 minutes after lunch. This helps to stabilize mood, increases night time sleep, decreases late day confusion, agitation, psychosis, and increases socialization. Another colleagues reasearch adds that no activity, whether TV or playing in a marching band, should be longer than 90 minutes.
2) People with dementia have difficulty starting and carrying through activities to reach a goal, so unless you start them into the activity and stay with them prompting until they finishe -- and then starting the next activity, they will go to sleep. This issue of boredom and the inability to know what else to do and how to sequence it is often resolved with adult day programming.
3) She may be depressed. Check with her doc about whether she might benefit from an antidepressant
4) She may have a physical illness or pain -- so an MD visit is a good idea with some blood tests and a urine sample. If she has a painful condition such as arhtritis check with your doc about giving her a mild analgesic (acetamiinophen) twice a day -- even if she is not complaining of pain.
5) It is not uncommon for people with dementia to go through a relatively short period where they sleep up to 20 hours per day. This is usually limited to a few months but you need to account for the above first.
So, in mild to moderate dementia we need to think about doing the following:
a. She should be having 2 rest periods each day; quiet times with no TV on. In moderate disease these will be naps.
b. She needs to have a routine where activities (the MOST important part of care) are built in and she receives support in starting and completing.
c. A primary care visit to rule out illness and depression
Hope this helps
Geri R Hall, PhD, ARNP, GCNS-BC, FAAN Banner Alzheimers Institute
My name is Joe, i suffer from AD and FTD now about 5 years in and I have started to sleep at the drop of a pin. I even zone out at the computer, is it the meds, since I take no AD meds, no, is a lacck of stimulatiion i do not know, but until this bastardly disease took hold really hard in the last year, i sleep anywhere no matter how much I sleep at night. No one has a real answer because no one really knows this disease period, no matter who they are, except those of us that walk in it. GoD bless you and your familly,
About Aricept. My dad started on that when he first got Alzheimer's about 5 years ago. Aricept is a strange drug, please read the side effects. Dad is now on Memantine and was on the execelon patch. I found both of these memory drugs far better than Aricept, which caused him not only sleeplessness, but also horrible mood swings and outbursts of anger. Ask your doctor, perhaps it is time for your mom to switch her memory meds, personally I noticed the Aricept causing very disturbing behaviors in my dad, and after being off for only a day or two these behaviors stopped.
About the sleeping, it is vital to have your loved one on a routine that involves movement (exercises and stretching) and cognitive work, including reading together or puzzles. Any senior center that has Alzheimer patients can tell you some things you can do to help them stay in the moment, (and realize that they forget so much that remaining in the moment is important), stay active and participate socially. Day sleeping can lead to not sleeping at night. My dad has gone 3 days and nights without sleeping in the past. This landed him in the ER or the psych ward very confused. Activities and a structured day with a definitive bed time will help your loved one sleep at night.
I believe a nap is OK sometimes before or after lunch. However, if he/she sleeps too long it will totally confuse their inner clock. And if they wake up when sundowners starts it is all the worse. Keep naps short if possible.
Finally, medications have a way of helping one thing but depleting the body of others. My dad is on 1500 mg of good fish oil a day. He also takes Coenzyme Q10, which helps especially if the patient is on a statin for cholesterol. 200 mg 2 times day, this is also one really important supplement in that it is believed to slow down the aging process, including the brain!
Vitamin D, K2, Gamma E, Ester C and a Centrum for seniors are all also part of what I give my dad.
I have much more to write to you all, but this is the time when my dad gets up to say good night to me for hours. I need to get off the computer and get into my bed so he can SEE it is bedtime for him as well as me.
Good luck and be patient. Get your rest as a caregiver and give yourself a break, take a walk each day, whatever it is. We cannot help our loved ones if we are burnt out! It is not an easy job, but each time my dad smiles or remembers something it makes my day worth it.
Always, annie
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My third quilt for my brother! Plus two cross-stitched pillows. Found a cute pattern for the pillows and thought that they could be perfect for Maris.
I used a very weird technique making this quilt, I always find my own. ;) I think it looks soo much better like this. I wanted to make something that is not old fashioned, but is modern and boyish. It's probably hard to see in the pictures, but I sew the lines right on to the stuffing and under part. Hard to explain.. ;) Anyway, I like it!!


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Sunday, 20 February 2011
Welcome Sherry
A very warm welcome to Sherry.My posts will be a bit hit and miss until after the Miniatura show! Carol:)
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Monday, 14 February 2011
Miniatura show
At the moment I am working hard trying to get lots of work ready for the Miniatura show at the NEC Birmingham UK next month.There are not enough hours in a day!
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I have recently had the message service unavailable when attempting to post.I have never seen this before so haven't got a clue what causes this problem.Carol:)
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Deli items
I am glad that you liked my deli set of food Bea! Carol:)
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We've finally had a chance to break out the Play Clay my kids got for Christmas. Oh my, this stuff is just downright awesome!
Mama K's is no ordinary play dough. It is Gluten Free, and made with Organic essential oils to give it the beautiful scents of Lavendar, Bergamot, Lemongrass, Geranium, Sweet Orange (my favorite!), Cardamom, and Chamomile.
It has the wonderfully smooth texture of homemade play clay, with vibrant colors and exotic scents that made our hands and kitchen smell wonderful while we played with it. Oh yes, I played too. I promise if your kids have this out, you won't be able to resist.
We all enjoyed smelling each flavor and trying to decide which was our favorite. Playing with these felt like an indulgence of the senses, and I love the little storage containers they come in too.
MamaK was an Etsy featured seller recently, and you can read more about her here. Check out her shop for individual tubs of clay, sets, and these adorable Mini Clays, which my 4 year old thinks are awesome - and are perfect for using in the car or in a waiting room somewhere.
Thank you MamaK, for making such an amazing product!
(And no, this is not a sponsored post in any way. I just wanted to share since I think these are so great!)


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Amid staff layoffs and magazine closings, Conde Nast launched a new potential source of revenue today with the launch of a GQ iPhone app.
Conde Nast will start selling digital versions of its issues on the iPhone for the discounted price of $2.99 (versus $4.99 on the newstand). The first question that comes to mind is this: Who will start doing this next?
If Apple approves the app, Conde will eventually start selling other titles through the iTunes store. Condé says the GQ digital issue will replicate the print version (including ads). But it will also include related videos and links to sites for products featured in the issue.
It's unclear if the viewing experience will be an effective replication of magazine reading (many online efforts to replicate print content online have been clunky and annoying to read), but wth the advances that digital readers have made over the past year, it shouldn't be expecting too much to assume Conde can figure out the details. Or improve upon them as it goes.
But as far as revenue streams go, this could be very useful for the publisher. Readers who have let their magazine subscriptions lapse due to paper fatigue aren't likely to read an entire magazine online, but they could easily do so on a smartphone. (Or e-reader, or other device. Getting content onto the iPhone will pay the way for a more device agnostic marketplace later.)
Meanwhile, Conde can count iPhone subscriptions as part of its total subscriber base. And it can add more ad inventory for brands. Already, the company says that its print advertisers can add digital links to the iPhone version for a premium. And Grey Goose and Gillette are signed on as "premium sponsors" of the digital GQ issue.
Apple still controls the billing situation on the iPhone (and will ilkely take a 30% cut of all sales), but this could be a great way to get people — especially commuters — back in the magazine habit. For magazines that already stream all their content online, it might be a tough sell to start charging for that content in mobile. But if they add enough digital features, and make the viewing experience slick enough, it shouldn't be too hard to win brand loyalists to the new platform. Getting new readers may be a different story, but an iPhone app can't be expected to fix all publishing woes, can it?
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Several specialist publishers in the UK are experimenting with iphone subs: Athletics Weekly, Spectator, White Lines are some I know about. As this article points out, it's a clever way to reach time-poor readers on the move. Some services are downloads so they can be read off-line as well. There's a discussion going on the Specialist Media Network on Linked-in; do join the group and add your own experiences.


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Julia Lipnitskaia Falls & Loses Medal In Olympic Figure Skating Finals
15-year-old Russian superstar Julia Lipnitskaia was heavily favored to win the individual gold in the Sochi games after her fantastic debut in the team skate, but a series of falls in her short and free skating programs led to heartbreak during the Feb. 20 grand finale.
Julia Lipnitskaia is going to have to wait until 2018 if she wants to nab that gold. The Russian teen sensation suffered a devastating fall in her routine of Feb. 20, knocking her out of contention.
Julia Lipnitskaia Falls In Olympic Figure Skating Finals
Poor Julia! Putin's golden girl was holding back tears after she finished her gorgeous Schindler's List routine, as two falls clearly ruined her chances of nabbing that gold.
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Julia's unfortunate fall — which did not take away from her awe-inspiring performance from a viewer's perspective, by the way — instantly took her out of contention, as several of the night's best skaters hadn't even gone yet. However, she still managed to score a 135.34, briefly putting her in first place before Carolina Kostner and her own teammate Adelina Sotnikova knocked the judges' socks off with performances that scored 142.61 and 149.95 respectively.
Of course, her fall on Feb. 19's short program also hurt her, as score of 65.23 fell far short of expectations.
"I don't know what happened," Julia told reporters after her performance on Wednesday. "My preparation was all fine. I wasn't nervous. I didn't feel too much pressure. I feel sad. I wasn't good enough on the jumps. Tomorrow, I will go out there and fight."
What did you think about Julia's routine, HollywoodLifers? Were you shocked to see her fall? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
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When I was a child, a day out in Chester
was both a treat and a joy.
We did the same thing pretty much every time we were there.
A walk around the walls.
An hour in the cathedral.
Lunch in one of the city's first family friendly pubs.
We're just back from a long weekend in Chester,
and I re-enacted those days for my own family.
Chester is, in my opinion, one of the United Kingdom's
most beautiful cities.
If you've never been, make a plan to go.
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Magic Lamp Sunday 5/8/16
We discovered this feature at Ya-Aholic, where it ran on Fridays. It sounded like a fun addition to our lineup, but fits better here on Sundays. It's based on the basic Magic Lamp = 3 wishes idea. Since there are so many of us, though, we're just taking one wish each per week.
If we had a Magic Lamp, we'd wish:
Paula: I wish a Happy Mother's Day to our blog Momma, Andrea. She is celebrating her first Mother's Day as a Mommy today, and deserves the best. <3
Aimee: I wish I could tell my pre-Y2K self to relax. Inspired by The Miracle Girl by Andrew Roe.
Andrea: I wish that I could spend more time in North Carolina - inspired by "In Ninety Minutes, Turn North" by Stephanie Perkins from Summer Days & Summer Nights edited by Stephanie Perkins.


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I guess I abandoned this blog for awhile. So many things that happened for the past month. Good and bad. It's hard to put it in writing. I rather want to skip the details.
For now, everything is fine. I will post again soon when I have the energy, motivation and ideas to write. Promise to post new pics again. If you missed it, I miss it too.


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Ramdev calls Manmohan a FEEBLE prime minister
Yoga guru Ramdev on Thursday called Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a 'feeble' prime minister and asked his followers in Punjab to participate in his protest against the United Progressive Alliance to be held in Delhi on August 9.
The yoga guru held a meeting with his disciples in Punjab in the city and asked them to join his stir next month accusing the UPA of failing to repatriate Indian black money kept in foreign banks and reining in inflation.
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Ramdev calls Manmohan a FEEBLE prime minister
The rally has the support of Anna Hazare, he said. Talking to reporters, Ramdev described Singh as a 'feeble prime minister unable to initiate action against party leaders steeped in corruption'.
Congress appointed Singh as prime minister because it knew he would never speak out against the wrongdoings of party leaders, he alleged.
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Accusing Singh of never attempting to do anything for justice to 1984 riot victims despite being a Sikh, he said the country should not expect much from a person who couldn't do anything even for his own community.
Demanding speedy justice for the victims of Delhi (1984), Gujarat and Orissa riots, the yoga guru said the guilty must be taken to task regardless of their political affiliations.
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Its hard to imagine that its been 4 months since I last posted on here. In the 4 months of my absence my husband passed away after a long battle with cancer. He went into ICU on my birthday (June 25th) and passed away 3 months and 3 days later. It has been a very exhausting and tiring journey, but he and I both finally reached the peaceful shores from the turbulent waters we had been treading. He is now up in heaven with our precious Lord and Savior; talking and walking on the streets of gold with Jesus and all of our loved ones who have gone before him. He is no longer in pain and has anew body to run, walk and move like he never was able to before. I will be getting back into crafting and sharing items at the beginning of the year, but for now I can't even go upto my craftroom as he built it for me and all the customazation he did, makes it hard to be in there as I see him everywhere in there and just cry. So please be patient and say a prayer for me to regain my strength and help the healing process become a little easier. After 20 years of having a soulmate sent from heaven, its hard to be alone in the house and time will heal I know, but until then...thank you for checking in. Please feel free to leave comments. Here is my sweet hubby's memorial page for any who would like to read it:
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Best Buy's weekly circular ad has three nice phones on its back cover. Unfortunately, the HTC Thunderbolt, perhaps the most desired out of the three, still isn't available and Verizon still hasn't announced an official release date for the 4G LTE phone. Best Buy is still advertising the $299.99 on-contract price.
The HTC Thunderbolt is the first phone announced for Verizon's speedy 4G LTE network. While no official release date has been announced by Verizon,ads such as these and some other missteps are frustrating many Thunderbolt fans. Best Buy began taking $50 pre-order deposits for the Thunderbolt back on February 6. The 30-day return window for those deposits, issued in the form of a gift card, is about to expire.
As you can see in the Flash version of the Best Buy ad, the Thunderbolt is being compared to the HTC Inspire 4G on AT&T and the HTC EVO 4G from Sprint. The Thunderbolt's pricing may look out of line for most consumers considering all three of these phones have nearly identical home screens and are all '4G'. Hopefully Best Buy's reps will be able to clearly articulate the reasons behind the price premium for the Thunderbolt.
The HTC Thunderbolt was featured in last week's Best Buy weekly circular as well, ahead of a rumored March 4 release date. The latest guesses point to a March 10 (this Thursday) release date, but Verizon has yet to set an official date. In fact, Verizon's asked Thunderbolt fans to move on to other topics in what seems to be a bit of frustration.
The HTC Thunderbolt ads previously published on the Verizon Wireless YouTube channel were pulled. HTC is running a Thunderbolt television ad nationally ahead of its launch.
This is a hands-in video of the HTC Thunderbolt at CES 2011. In this demo, our own Chuong Nguyen goes through some of the Thunderbolt's features and the Sense interface.
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...Well, several schools actually!
If you (or your child) would like to have me visit your school, pick your dates! Contact your school: teachers, librarians, reading instructors… My new home site should be live on August 20, 2015 and all the information needed to book an author visit will be found there! Don't worry – this doesn't mean that Rambling Voices in My Head is leaving. I will simply have a new platform for my books and my new ventures to stand on.
And what amazing new ad-VENTURES await!?!?!?
I'll also be doing workshops for adults and available for speeches (keynote, banquets, etc)
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Let's be Friends (K-4)
BFFs: Book Friends Forever (5-7)
Characteristics of a Friend (8-12)
2 – The Joys of Writing: Enjoying the creativity of various forms of writing with the use of poetry, songs, and writing activities.
Word Power (5-7)
Developing Your Story (8-12)
3 – Character Characteristics: Character identification and development, observation and vocabulary skills.
Who Are You? Who Am I? (K-4)
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Alright, I might be getting a little ahead of myself, since they aren't really calling for a snow day. But I wanted to be prepared since what better way to spend a snow day than sewing. There is no shortage of projects on the go so it shouldn't be a problem.
I have all of my pinwheel blocks sandwiched and quilted, so this weekend I am planning to get them sewn together. I will take some pictures along the way to show you how it goes together. I'm hoping its as simple as it sounds…
Until then I'll I've quilted this week is my pinwheel blocks so will show you some pictures of that, since I know you are here for the quilting 🙂
Fronts, there is 20 all together
Boy, what an exciting day at the mailbox today, no bills and my January Bingo Winnings! The theme for January was batiks, and since I won a game during the month I got a squishy envelope in the mail. These are very pretty ones, especially the brightly coloured ones. Although to be completely honest I'm not really sure what the big draw is for batiks. It seems like everyone just loves them. I can think of a number of different types of fabrics I would prefer…hmm, just personal preference and I do have some batiks in my stash, I guess a few more now!
I've been spending a large amount of time lately working on a new product for Pioneer Spirit. Lip balm in a tube! Up until now we have only been able to offer it in a tin as I just couldn't bring myself to put it into a virgin plastic tube. But a little while back I was able to find tubes made some recycled plastic, that once empty are also recyclable! Yahoo! That was a pretty exciting day. So I've been working to get them ready to be available early April, our designer has done a great job on the labels. Once we have them packaged and ready I will get a picture for you.
Did you celebrate Pancake Tuesday? We sure did, can't skip a reason for having pancakes! I tried a modified recipe from what I usually do and I turned out really well. If you didn't celebrate pancake Tuesday maybe you would like to try this recipe to celebrate Pancake weekend.
Ultra Yummy Pancakes
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1-1/2tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup blueberries (optional)
- Combine milk with vinegar in a medium bowl and set aside for 5 minutes to sour.
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in mixing bowl. Whisk egg, butter and vanilla into "soured" milk. combine wet and dry ingredients and whisk until lumps are gone. If you are adding blueberries (or chocolate chips 🙂 add them now and mix into the batter.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and coat with cooking spray. Pour about 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake onto the skillet, and cook until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip and cook until browned on the other side.
- Enjoy!
I was going to take a picture of the snowman we built the other night, but it had fallen over before I had a chance, turns out we could use a lesson on snowman building 🙂 Who knew it would be so difficult!
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Last year we braved the snow and took Caleb, Abby and Elle to get their picture taken with Santa. Trucking two babies and a two year old through the mall was tough but totally worth it.
I'm sure people in the mall who saw us coming thought we were crazy for trying this but,
look how cute they are?
Well done 2010!
This year we braved it with a three year old and two almost two year olds,
it should be way easier right?
We decided to try it stroller-less...in and out.
They can all walk right?
A herd of turtles I tell you, and if you let go of one for even a second they take off.
Where is that speed when we are all holding hands?
We made it to Santa's village with three excited little people and two tired Mommy's.
Our adventure had just begun.
Here's how it turned out...
We started with the Irvine's on their own since they didn't have one of just the two of them yet.
Since this was going so well, and Santa was super helpful and cooperative, (haha...sense the sarcasm) we decided to try and get Elle in there too. I started by standing her in front of Abby, but she took off. When I caught her I tried to put her on Caleb's lap, because there was no offer from Santa she was terrified and took off, don't believe me see our family photo here. The whole time I was putting her in I was ducking and yelling "just take one". I wasn't looking for the best family photo ever, just proof of our years of trying.
So, the above photo, as unwarm and Christmasy as it is, totally represents the mood of our experience.
It will take it's place, as the 2011 memory, and wait to see what next year holds.
Never a dull moment or a wasted memory.
Not every picture as rosy as you plan.
But a family full of love and Mommies willing to battle the Christmas craziness for a photo.
I love our memories with Elle's cousins.
And wouldn't trade this picture for one with perfect smiles and children standing like soldiers.
This is real life.
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The Black Calla
From: The Floating Bridge Of Dreams - Black Calla
"they often long for what could render all questions useless, or so they seem to believe: a single, perfect - because beyond any naming, untouched by the notion of presence - flower.
at other times, though, they find themselves longing for neither the flower nor the skin against which it rests. they seem to yearn for precisely that which only a word could bring into presence, the contrast between the dark of the petal and the ivory shimmer of skin. a single word, which could, then, redeem their lives, even if for just one moment, the perfect moment when the shadow of the black calla merges with the warmth of flesh."
Monday, June 11, 2012
Goldfinch, Crow Blacker Than Ever
|Crow Blacker Than Ever
When God, disgusted with man,
Turned towards heaven,
And man, disgusted with God,
Turned towards Eve,
Things looked like falling apart.
But Crow.. Crow
Crow nailed them together,
Nailing heaven and earth together-
So man cried, but with God's voice.
And God bled, but with man's blood.
Then heaven and earth creaked at the joint
Which became gangrenous and stank-
A horror beyond redemption.
The agony did not diminish.
Man could not be man nor God God.
The agony
Crying: "This is my Creation,"
Flying the black flag of himself.
By Ted Hughes. From the Life and Songs of the Crow (London: Faber & Faber, 1970)
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Oliver Cromwell, in England banned Christmas Carols between 1649 and 1660. Cromwell thought that Christmas should be a very solemn day so he banned carols and parties. The only celebration was by a sermon and a prayer service.
In 1643, the British Parliament officially abolishes the celebration of Christmas.
The Puritans in America tried to make Thanksgiving Day the most important annual festival instead of Christmas.
Silent Night was written in 1818, by an Austrian priest Joseph Mohr. He was told the day before Christmas that the church organ was broken and would not be prepared in time for Christmas Eve. He was saddened by this and could not think of Christmas without music, so he wanted to write a carol that could be sung by choir to guitar music. He sat down and wrote three stanzas. Later that night the people in the little Austrian Church sang "Stille Nacht" for the first time.
St Francis of Assisi introduced Christmas Carols to formal church services.
Telesphorus, the second Bishop of Rome (125-136 AD) declared that public Church services should be held to celebrate "The Nativity of our Lord and Saviour." In 320 AD, Pope Julius I and other religious leaders specified 25 December as the official date of the birth of Jesus Christ.
26 December was traditionally known as St Stephen's Day, but is more commonly known as Boxing Day. This expression came about because money was collected in alms-boxes placed in churches during the festive season. This money was then distributed during to the poor and needy after Christmas.
Melbourne, Australia has a sporting Boxing Day tradition. The Melbourne Cricket Ground hosts a Cricket test match. Sometimes this attracts 90, 000 spectators. Cricket is Australia's premier Summer sport.
The first printed reference to Christmas trees appeared in Germany in 1531
In 1836, Alabama is the first state in the USA to declare Christmas a legal holiday.
In 1843, the first Christmas card was printed in England for Sir Henry Cole. He was busy man who wanted to save time in his own Christmas letters, but was also interested in encouraging the expansion of the postal system. 1000 copies of the card were sold at one shilling each. It was not until the 1860s that the production of cards accelerated, with cheaper printing methods. Then in 1870, the Post Office introduced a half penny stamp for sending cards.
In 1856, President Franklin Pierce decorates the first White House Christmas tree.
In 1907, Oklahoma became the last USA state to declare Christmas a legal holiday.
At midnight on Christmas Eve 1914 firing from the German trenches suddenly stopped. A German brass band began playing Christmas carols. Early, Christmas morning, the German soldiers came out of their trenches, approaching the allied lines, calling "Merry Christmas". At first the allied soldiers thought it was a trick, but they soon climbed out of their trenches and shook hands with the German soldiers. The truce lasted a few days, and the men exchanged presents of cigarettes and plum puddings, sang carols and songs. They even played a game of Soccer.
In 1937, the first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria.
In 1974, the Australian city of Darwin is devastated late on Christmas Eve and in the early hours of the morning by Cyclone Tracy.
In 1834, Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert brought the first Christmas tree to Windsor Castle for the Royal family.
6 December is St Nicholas's Day - the first of the gift giving days, especially in Holland and Belgium.
Some priests in Australia advise you to say "Happy Christmas", not "Merry Christmas", because Merry has connotations of getting drunk - which brings its own problems. One should say "Happy" instead.
The actual gift givers are different in various countries:
Spain and South America: The Three Kings
Italy: La Befana (a kindly old witch)
England: Father Christmas
France: Pere Noel (Father Christmas)
Russia: In some parts - Babouschka (a grandmotherly figure)
Other parts it is Grandfather Frost.
Germany: Christkind (angelic messenger from Jesus)She is a beautiful fair haired girl with a shining crown of candles.
Scandinavia: a variety of Christmas gnomes. One is called Julenisse
Holland: St Nicholas.
Every year since 1947 the people in Oslo have given a Christmas tree to the city of Westminster. The gift is an expression of goodwill and gratitude for Britain's help to Norway in the 1939-1945 war.
The first American Christmas carol was written in 1649 by a minister named John de Brebeur and is called "Jesus is Born".
Mexicans call the poinsettia "Flower of the Holy Night" - the Holy Night is the Mexican way of saying "Christmas Eve".
Tom Smith who owned a sweet shop in London was the originator of the cracker. In the 1840s Tom found that people like sugar almonds, but while he was in France he discovered a variety of sweets wrapped up in a twist of paper. These bonbons were popular, so Tom decided to copy them. When Tom noticed that young men were buying them to give to their sweethearts he began to place "love mottoes" on small slips of paper inside the sweet wrapping.In 1846 Tom's thoughts turned towards Christmas - instead of sweets he thought he would place toys and novelties inside the twisted wrapping. He experimented with this and the idea of producing a wrapping that could be pulled apart - just like the cracker as we know it today.
The word carol is derived from the old French word caroller which derives from the Latin choraula. This itself was derived from the Greek choraules.
Births on 25 December:
W C Field (1946)
Alice Cooper (1945)Princess Alexandra (1936)
Paul Borget (1935)
Charles Spencer Chaplin (1889)
Deaths on 25 December:
Conrad Hilton (1979)
Humphrey Bogart (1957)
Dorothy Wordsworth (1855)
Sir Isaac Newton (1727)
The biggest selling Christmas single of all time is Bing Crosby's White Christmas.
In Switzerland during the Reformation, al instrumental and choral music was banned from churches. In Germany, disapproval of carols resulted in some being converted into hymns.
Tinsel on the Christmas Tree is attributed to a woman whose husband died. She was left to bring up a large family of children herself. She was left to do everything working so hard and she was determined to make a happy time for them at Christmas. She prepared a Christmas Tree to surprise them on Christmas Day. Unfortunately spiders visited the tree, and crawled from branch to branch, making webs all over it. The Christ Child saw the tree and knew she would be devastated to find this on Christmas morning. He changed the spiders' webs to shining silver.
The first church the Dutch built in New York City was named in St Nicholas' honour -St Nicholas Church.
Many Christmas customs are carryovers from pre-Christian celebrations. Hanging gifts on trees is supposed to stem from tree worship of the Druids, and the belief that the tree was the giver of all good things. The Druids are also partly responsible for the use of mistletoe at Christmastime. They regarded the mistletoe as sacred, made certain that it never touched the ground, and dedicated it to the Goddess of Love, which explains the kissing that goes on under it. Originally, when a boy kissed a girl, he plucked a berry from the cluster and presented it to her. When the berries were gone, so were the kisses.
In Christmas tree decorations, angels are usually portrayed as wimpy blondes in girl's blouses and sandals. In the Bible, however, angels are muscular bullies who frequently goad humans into fistfights. Life isn't all harps and heavenly choirs for angels; there's a strict career structure. The only angels mentioned by name in the Bible are archangels, the eighth-ranking order of angels.
Visitors to Bethlehem rarely exceed a few thousand at Christmas. In 1995, there were rowdy celebrations of the first Christmas in a Palestinian-controlled Bethlehem. The Christmas Eve service televised on 25 December is celebrated not in the Church of the Nativity, which stands over the place where Jesus was said to have been born, but in the nearby Franciscan Church of St. Catherine.
The largest functional Christmas cracker was 45.72 metres long and 3.04 metres in diameter. It was made by Australian international rugby player Ray Price in Markson Sparks of New South Wales, Australia and was pulled in the car park of the Westfield Shopping Town in Chatswood, Sydney, Australia on 9 November 1991.
A goose was customary Christmas fare until Henry VIII took it upon himself to tuck into a turkey. Mince pies were once shaped like mangers and are thought to date back to the sweetmeats formerly presented to the Vatican on Christmas Eve.
The freedom-fighter and religious activist thought to have been born between 6 BC and 30 AD, by the name of Jesus Christ from the Greek christos, "the anointed one". He was born in a stable in Bethlehem. He started out as a carpenter, but became a missionary following his baptism by a cousin, John. After proclaiming himself the Messiah, Jesus was betrayed by a disciple and crucified. He is later said to have risen from the dead.
If you're wondering why men may have not flocked to kiss you under the mistletoe, the answer may be that it was said that it will only work if the person you are kissing is a virgin. On the sixth day of the new moon, a Druid priest used to cut mistletoe from an oak tree with a sacred sickle. A passing virgin was called upon to catch the falling plant, which was not allowed to touch the ground.
The first commercial Christmas card, produced in 1846, featured a drawing of family members happily toasting each other with glasses of wine - a shockingly decadent portrait that was immediately condemned by temperance advocates. In New South Wales, Australia, the average daily mailbag of six to seven million items of mail can triple over Christmas. The heaviest day ever was on 23 December 1997, when a record 23 million items were delivered in this state in Australia.
Santa's Reindeers are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen.
Saint Boniface is said to have substituted a fir tree for the pagan oak in the eighth century as a symbol of faith. Martin Luther fostered the Christmas tree cult by using a candlelit tree as a symbol of Christ's heavenly home, while trees decorated with candles, fruit and paper flowers were introduced into Britain soon after Queen Victoria's marriage.
The Celts used to bring a large log indoors as a tribute to the sun god. In Cornwall, revellers would chalk a symbol of a man on the log in a cheery reference to the human sacrifices who used to be thrown on the bonfire.
Ancient Roman observances of the Natalis solis invicti and the Saturnalia occurred in December and involved much feasting, singing, parades and other forms of celebrating. Not to be outdone, when the Church adopted Christmas it introduced a major Christian celebration and feasting became a part of the festivities. As the centuries wore on, depending upon the country, a Christmas goose, turkey or other animal was adopted as the main course in the Christmas feast.
The Christmas tree was first decorated with lights in the 16th century. It is believed that Martin Luther, the Protestant reformer, was the first to add lighted candles to the tree. He was so taken with the Christmas night sky that he wished to bring "the lights of the stars" into the home of his family. From this, decorating the tree with ornaments, messages and notes, and small gifts emerged in later centuries leading to our customs today.
Hanging the Christmas stocking on the hearth on Christmas Eve in the hope that it will be filled with presents the next morning is a custom that goes back about 400 years. It derived from the custom in Holland of children placing wooden shoes next to the hearth the night before the arrival of St. Nicholas. The children would fill their shoes with straw and food for St Nicholas's for the donkey that carried the gifts. In exchange he would leave them a small gift such as small cakes, fruits and other gifts. Stockings were substituted for the shoes in Britain, most of Europe and in North America.
A wreath with holly, red berries and other decorations began from at least the 17th century. Holly, with its sharply pointed leaves, symbolised the thorns in Christ's crown-of-thorns. Red berries symbolised the drops of Christ's blood. A wreath at Christmas signified a home that celebrated to birth of Christ.
On Christmas morning since medieval times, church bells have been rung to announce to the world the coming of the saviour. It was customary from the 18th century to wear clothes and carry a small bell to signify the birth of Christ. The ringing of the bells was to signify the importance of His Birth.


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Film: MP3 (Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar)
Director: Robby Grewal
Producer: Percept Picture Company
Cast: Ruslaan and Hazel
Release Date: 8 June, 2007
Percept Picture Company's forthcoming movie 'Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar' is a film that depicts teen 'Puppy love', and is here to enthrall the audiences into the world of popcorn and candy floss entertainment. The movie is slated for a June 8, 2007 release and stars the next teen heart throb on the block 'Ruslaan' and his stunning co-star 'Hazel'.
The film opens up with chocolate boy Rohan (Ruslaan), the male lead of the film, catching a little more than the usual forty winks. As he wakes up just on time to scuttle away on his bicycle to school, en route his close friend Sudhir joins in.
Enter Ayesha (Hazel), a bright young fresher on her first trip to school who ends up having this bizarre first time experience with Rohan, while the latter is bunking class uses her as a shield to protect himself from the seething school principle.
The meet ups thereafter are full of drama as they realise that their mothers are school pals. After all the wisecracks and leg pulling at each others expense, the two fall in love.
The crux of the story is to be determined when an upset Ayesha moves to France with her aunt after a tussle over Rohan's ego and sleep patterns.
How does Rohan react to the situation and would he be able to meet his Lady Love ever again? Would umpteen hurdles and the far thrown distance from the Eiffel Tower cement an end to their relationship?
For all this and more, watch out for this teeny bopper this June 8, 2007 as it takes you back into the world of 'Youth and Mush' galore!!
Character Sketch
Sports enthusiast yet a lover of slumber, Rohan, the only child of rich parents, is never intimidated by anything or anyone, except his father. A regular at skipping classes, his life takes a swirling turn when his heart skips a beat for a girl. The simply clever, good-at-heart and audacious Rohan takes on the adventure of a lifetime when he decides, against the wisdom of the friends and the world, to take a secret trip to Paris, just to meet his girlfriend.
Simple minded girl with a sense of responsibility- from supporting her working mother at home to not littering the streets with chocolate wrappers. A straightforward non-scheming person, Ayesha's nature and beauty are an instant swipe on Rohan. She suffers at times because of her naivety. But as an upfront person, it is not difficult for her to come out of problems. Especially when she is firm believer in the strength of love.


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It's now very almost December, and for the next few weeks, my posts will involve Christmas-related recipes. Last year just before Christmas, my dad bought a couple of bottles of 1883 de Philibert Routin gingerbread syrup and made me gingerbread lattes for a few months. To me, this was more the taste of Christmas than hot chocolates (which are just wintery). I now can't wait until he buys some more for this Christmas. In the meantime, while I was looking for things to put into my Christmas scrapbook last year, I found this recipe for homemade gingerbread latte on SweetHappyLife.com. I definitely think this is a good recipe for making gingerbread syrup from scratch. Next week, I'll be getting even more Christmassy so stay tuned!
IngredientsFor Gingerbread Syrup:
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
For Gingerbread Latte:
1/2 cup milk of choice (or more if using an espresso machine)
8oz coffee or a shot of espresso (about 30ml)
3-4 tablespoons gingerbread syrup (according to taste)
whipped cream (optional)
ground cinnamon
InstructionsFor Gingerbread Syrup:
- Combine the water, sugar, ginger and cinnamon in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat when the syrup has thickened a bit. Stir in vanilla extract and allow to cool slightly before using.
- Once cooled, you can store the syrup in a Tupperware container or bottle in the fridge for about 2 months. Shake well before using after the syrup has been refrigerated.
For Gingerbread Latte, Makes 1 Serving:
- Pour milk into your coffee mug. Stir the syrup and add desired amount to mug.
- Heat milk-syrup mixture in the microwave for about 1 minute until hot.
- Pour in the brewed coffee or shot of espresso.
- Top with whipped cream (optional) and a sprinkle of ground cinnamon.


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The End, the Arc, and Alma the Younger by H.B. Moore
In the last couple of weeks I've been finishing up a manuscript. It's been an interesting process with this manuscript because I had the beginning and the middle almost from the get-go, but I couldn't really figure out the perfect ending. I had several options that I'd tried to write for it: a happy tied up ending, a kill off one of the characters so it's not happy for everyone ending, make this the book that has a sequel so leave it as a cliffhanger ending, or just end it right after the main plot is wrapped up with sort of an open ending. I asked one of my readers where I should end it and she told me that she didn't like any of those endings, but thought that instead of killing off the character I had in mind, I should just maim him, so people would still come away feeling satisfied that he was alive, but not exactly happy because he was maimed. I wasn't sure how I felt about her wanting to maim one of my characters, but it was food for thought.
For me, I like the happy endings the best. I like it when the couple gets together, the good guys win, and everyone has a happily ever after. My first three books were more happily ever after books and some of my reviews reflected how there are a lot of people who don't like that. They don't consider it realistic. But for me, I guess I don't read for realism per se. I read for escape and entertainment, sometimes learning, but most of all because there is hardly anything more relaxing for me than to settle down with a book, a comfy chair, and a tall glass of raspberry lemonade.
Lately, I've been reading Alma the Younger by H.B. Moore and it's definitely not a fluffy book. The book starts out with a scene that totally made me want to cringe and read it through my fingers. She wouldn't, I thought, but she did. It is so gripping, and yet so thought-provoking as Moore puts out a plausible theory as to why Alma the Younger would turn away from the Church and actively campaign against it. I have long been a fan of her writing, but in my opinion, this is her best book yet. I like how real the Book of Mormon world is in the book, and her impeccable research shines through. The characters are rich and tangible, and though this is a fiction work, it is easy to imagine a fleshed out version of these familiar people and their lives because of the way the author writes them.
This book tackles some difficult issues, but even those are presented in such a way that stays true to what we actually know about these prophets and the people around them. I like that there isn't any overt preachiness in the book, and we are left to draw our own conclusions and interpretations on several issues. In my opinion, Heather Moore is one of the best Book of Mormon fiction writers around because of her innate ability to bring such an amazing and realistic texture to this time period and weave a story using research, real people, and a compelling storyline.
I'm not quite done with the book, I have to read the ending, but I can't wait to see how the author deals with it, knowing what I do about what really happens to Alma the Younger. And it might give me a little inspiration on which ending to pick for my book. I sometimes think to myself that I ought to put all these different endings that I write for my books on my website so people can pick and choose what ending they want to have: Happy for the happily ever after people, sort of happy for the not, open for people who like to imagine it more themselves, that sort of thing. But no matter what the ending ends up being, I'm just glad this manuscript is about done. There is no other feeling in the world like that.
(Also, as an aside, I was feeling sad this week because I signed up to get an ARC of the Fourth Nephite by Jeff Savage a long time ago, but never got one. Then today, in the mail, I got a beat up old ripped envelope that said it had come unsealed so they'd been keeping it in some Salt Lake post office all this time. I was so glad to see it and I take back all the cranky thoughts I had about Jeff Savage.)
Anyway, here is the backliner to Alma the Younger. It's definitely a keeper, and a book you'll want to read over and over. (And even though I got a review copy, I would have bought it myself anyway because I wouldn't want to have an incomplete H.B. Moore collection).
As night falls, a scarlet-robed man emerges from the temple and a hush falls over the waiting crowd. Studying the hooded figure with enmity, Alma recognizes that this is the man who incites rebellion among the people of Zarahemla. This is the man who dares preach from the very place where King Benjamin uttered his final blessings upon the people of the church. Defiling the tower with his very presence, the man who embodies evil raises a hand to silence the drums, then calls to his followers through the eerie quiet. And that's when Alma realizes the terrible truth: this man is his son.
Alma the Younger, son of the aging high priest, once was taught by the wisdom of prophets. Now the young man is a thief — ensnared by the wiles of strong drink and harlots; a bitter dissenter determined to overthrow the church, to lead the people into new "freedoms." He has gathered a strong army to create a revolution, which only begins with the desecration of the temple and will escalate to calamity once he captures King Mosiah's daughter. But en route to his malicious mission with his royal henchmen, Alma is halted by an unexpected opponent: an angel of the Lord, a messenger of the very God he has sought to defame. And what unfolds is a story of miraculous redemption, a story building on the poignant Book of Mormon account to show how even the vilest of sinners can be transformed by the Savior's amazing grace.
304 pages published by Covenant Communications


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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
So long it has been... And it will probably take some time before I can update again. I have my schedule completely filled up with work, freelance and exciting projects. I may not have time update my blog but trust me, it does not mean that I am lazy. Looking forward to show what I've been working on when it is official, has been a lot :3. Here is a The Prophet, just a character that I dreamed up. Nothing fancy but needed to get it out of my system. ...enjoy!
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it's a wonderful life! i hope you are inspired by my creations both scrappy and culinary!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
This Weekend
We started our weekend going to the Halloween party at the Community center in town. The kids got all dressed up and had a blast! Saturday was rainy and a total PJ day! It was great. We made a pumpkin cake, and it was DELISH!!! We are hoping to get the the Boo at the Zoo today. Hopefully Daddy will be home soon!
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Iraq: Change in Command
So are we to assume that Casey and Abizaid were fired for opposing the so-called "surge option"? They can't be dumb: Abizaid is Harvard and Casey is Georgetown. It's certain that George W. Bush is repositioning his pieces on the game board, but I really have no clue of what's in store, other than possibly going after Sadr, who went to Najaf U.
In any case, what's the point of sending in good people to do something that will end up bad, no matter how they perform their mission? Remember World Bank President Wolfensohn? Bush sent him to Palestine as High Quartet Commissioner and after a few months, he admitted the intractability of the crisis and quit. He was thanked by no one.


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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Ricardo Montalbán, Khan of Star Trek (1920 - 2009)
An excerpt from The Wrath of Khan (1982)
American actor Ricardo Montalbán (1920 - 2009) has died. Montalbán is probably best remembered by many as the superhuman villain Khan Noonien Singh of the 1967 Star Trek episode "Space Seed", the role which he reprised in 1982 in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, one of the best films in the otherwise uneven series. Montalbán was also known from many other TV roles and film appearances among all in the sequels of The Planet of the Apes.
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TMuC is the initial test model of JCT-VC, but it is not formally adopted as a test model of the draft standard, as no thorough testing has been performed for such a possible combination of tools. The coding tools in TMuC will be further tested to confirm their effectiveness, before adopted in a formal test model.
TMuC provides more flexibility than H.264/AVC. The basic coding unit, called coding tree block (CTB), which has a similar role to the macroblocks in H.264/AVC, can have variable sizes (a power of 2). The sizes of the largest and smallest CTBs are specified in the sequence parameter set (SPS). A frame is divided into non-overlapped largest CTBs (LCTB), e.g., 128×128, and then each LCTB can be further divided in a recursive tree representation.
Each CTB has its own prediction type (intra/inter) and prediction partition. The partition can be symmetric, just as in H.264/AVC, or asymmetric, e.g., 64×64 block can be partitioned into 64×16/64×48 or 16×64/48×64. Furthermore, geometrical shapes for partition are also allowed.
The increased flexibility means the valid sizes of the basic coding unit and the prediction block can be much larger than those in H.264/AVC, and consequently, related modules need modification accordingly. For example, transforms with larger sizes 16×16, 32×32, and 64×64 are developed; 33 intra prediction directions for large blocks are also developed.
Supporting variable sizes of CTB enables the codec to be readily optimized for a wider spectrum of content, applications and devices. Support of CTB sizes greater than the conventional 16×16 macroblocks benefits the efficiency of high or even ultra-high definition video coding, because homogeneous regions can be represented by a smaller number of symbols. On the other hand, support of small CTB sizes is also remained. It is useful for low resolution video services, which are still commonly used in the market.
Some design elements are borrowed from KTA and H.264/AVC, such as adaptive interpolation filter (AIF), adaptive loop filter (ALF), mode-dependent directional transform (MDDT), and quantization.
The design elements in TMuC are summarized as below. More details of TMuC can be found in JCTVC-A033.
Unit definition
- Coding Tree Block (CTB)
- Prediction unit (PU)
- Transform unit (TU)
Motion representation
- Motion vector prediction for rectangular partitions
- Motion vector prediction for geometric block partitions
- Interleaved MVD coding
- Adaptive interpolation
- Single pass Switched Interpolation Filters with Offsets (single pass SIFO)
- Choice of filter set and offsets
- Adaptive motion vector resolution
Intra-frame prediction
- Adaptive reference sample smoothing
- Planar prediction
- Angular prediction
- Arbitrary Directional Intra (ADI)
- Combined Intra Prediction (CIP)
Spatial transforms
- Large transform (16×16, 32×32, 64×64)
- Rotational transform (ROT)
- Mode Dependent Directional Transforms (MDDT) for intra-prediction residuals
Quantization – as in AVC
Deblocking filter
- Luma filtering
- Chroma filtering
- Intra planar mode filtering
Adaptive loop filtering
Entropy Coding
- Low complexity entropy coding with VLC codes
- High coding efficiency entropy coding with V2V codes
It was agreed that not all technical features should be considered equal priority. Therefore, a relative prioritization of the design features described in the TMuC was established. The initial assignment of priorities to technical features was shown as below.
Priority 1: CTB, PU, TU, scaling for MV prediction, interleaved MVD coding, adaptive interpolation, adaptive motion vector resolution, planar prediction, angular prediction, combined intra prediction (CIP), large transforms (16×16, 32×32, 64×64), MDDT for intra-prediction residuals, quantization, luma & chroma deblocking filter, planar mode deblocking filter, adaptive loop filtering, low-complexity entropy coding with VLCs, and high coding efficiency entropy coding with V2V codes.
Priority 2: asymmetric partitions, non-rectangular partitions, motion vector prediction for non-rectangular partitions, adaptive reference sample smoothing for intra prediction, ADI, rotational transform, switched KLT for inter, and augmenting prediction, and residual signals as input to the filter.
Priority 3: block-based illumination compensation, edge detection based intra prediction.
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I'm getting sick and it's raining, so I'm going trying to fend it off with good food.
Breakfast: Half WW bagel with PB, Orange slices and honeydew melon wedges, chocolate soymilk, water via the cafeteria (ick)
Lunch: WW Penne with Mushroom and tomato sauce with some brussle sprouts from the cafe, more water.
Then to Coburg for some real food:
Tomato Balsamic soup
Vegan Cookie
Soy Mint Mocha
Study Time Snacks:
Vanilla Soy late
Samosa with Pineapple Chutney
Strawberry Italian soda
Dinner: Pasta salad with peppers