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"lukery has today's Most Important Article In The World, right here "heh.
* kathleen is having trouble posting comments, so this is via email:
"I watched the (Plame)/Waxman hearing this morning and had an irresistable urge to call the committee while the hearing was ongoing. i wanted the committee to ask what duty the administration had to clarify Plame's status before they mentioned he name to the press.good work kax
I basically said that they knew or should have known it was illegal to reveal the name of a covert agent, and therefore , they should have inquired about her status before they spoke to anyone about her. that they did not even exercise a minimal due diligence to clarify her status first means to me that they intentionally revealed her name to eliminate anyone who could reliably refute the Niger forgeries.
The staffperson said it was a good point and he would speak to the members. Lo and behold, that cutie from maryland, Van Halen, did indeed ask what obligation the had to check first. I loved it. they blabbed plame's name with reckless abandon without the slightest concern for the damage they did to our national security.
to be continued felolow GSFers."
* wolcott:
"Caught Fred Thompson on Fox News Sunday, flirting with a presidential run, though I can't imagine whom he'd drive into an amorous caucus frenzy. God what a grumpy old dog farting on the front porch he was yesterday, parked across the table from Chris Wallace. I so hope he runs. He has all the sparkle, verve, charisma, and inspirational lift of Lawrence Eagleburger acting as if it's some great imposition on him to discuss foreign policy and explain subtleties to idiots. Despite being a two-time Senator, Thompson acts as if he didn't cotton the way they do things in Washington and shouldn't be confused with the rest of those deal-cutting politicians. Put his gruff ego on the debate stage and the energy level will drop five octaves and take everybody else down with it. My TV isn't equipped with the special high-frequency decoder that enables me to understand Republican dog whistling, but none of Thompson's political positions--opposed to Roe v. Wade? check against gun control? check--struck me as any different than what Duncan Hunter or Sam Brownback or John McCain or the newly reconstituted Mitt Romney espouses. Yet he's labeled a "true conservative," and somehow the rest of the field is somehow considered suspect, vaguely inadequate."
* susan @ larry's:
"While it was an honor to hear (Plame's) testimony today, I wish I had never heard of Valerie Plame Wilson. And I wish she were still doing her job. It sickens me that Bush administration officials, for the most base political reasons, destroyed the career of this woman who was doing the work I, and all of you, were counting on.
Each of us U.S. citizens pays these officers for that work. We entrust these officers to give our political leaders accurate information.
We further entrust our political leaders -- no matter their political party or particular ideological bents -- to assess intelligence data and analysis in an unbiased manner and to protect those intelligence officers and their assets who are devoting, and risking, their lives to provide and analyze raw data.
Otherwise, our nation would end up going to war for false reasons, and our military forces would die unnecessarily."


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WILL----Used to express desire, choice, willingness, consent.WAY----The course traveled from one place to another, a series of actions, or sequence of events leading in a direction or toward an objective.MY OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE GOD'S WILL, MY WAY.
The losing the weight has been such a blessing. There have been a couple of downsides to it though.Said, as she laughs. First thing, I buy clothes that for the most part, I really like. I found as the pounds dropped away, I would not be able to wear some of the clothes that I really liked and felt very comfortable wearing.
But the second reason was the hardest to bear. I have lost enough weight now that my wedding band, no longer fit my finger. We talked of having it downsized.But that filled me with a kind of horror, what if I regained the weight and then I could not wear it again.:( Well, we came up with another idea and this one, I like much better.:) For a Mother's Day gift this year, Jim would buy me another wedding band. I liked that idea the best. I had a anniversary ring that he had bought me for our 30th anniversary. I probably never wore that ring more than a dozen times. It had big diamonds across the top. I felt like I was sticking out and saying, "hey, look at me." I was very proud of the ring but just could not bring myself to wear it.
So, last Saturday evening, He took me to the jewelry store and let me pick out a wedding band. The one above is the one that I picked. It is a gold band with 12 little diamonds across the top. We have been married 49 years this past March 18th, so this ring was very special to me. I feel in my heart, it is the one that I will be wearing when I go out of this world to meet my Lord.
I love the ring because first, it is from him but too, it represents the good, very good marriage we have today. I hold it with much thankfulness as I look at it and count the memories of those years.I look at it and see the man that means the world to me.I look at it and it reminds me of all the sacrifices he has made to give me such a good life. I love him, did you know?
So, this was a sweet reward from my sweet husband. I have now lost 93 pounds from my highest weight.It has taken years but I am so glad that I started on this journey and for the most part, have done it God's way.As His will became my way, I found the pounds leaving. Not always easy, but so worthwhile. When I see my husband's happy, proud look when he looks at me, yes! it has all been worthwhile. Let me add here even when I weighed 256 Pounds, he still looked at me with a pride that only a husband has in someone he loves. He never belittled me or EVER made me feel ugly. His pride when he looks at me now, is in the fact that he knows how hard I have tried. But I know that next to the Lord, Himself, I owe so much to my sweet loving husband, Thank you Jim, from the bottom of my heart♥♥connie
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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Today is a BIG day in our house. Kate, Maggie, and Sarah have entered the world of Kindergarten. They are probably the youngest in their class since they won't actually be 5 until the end of this month, but they are ready. We couldn't hold them back any longer!
Ella... first day of 1st grade, and she didn't even look up as she waved me off this morning. She's an old pro at this school stuff and has been eager to get back to "The Creek" since mid-July.


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PEOPLE PARK by Pasha Malla (Anansi), 488 pages, $24.95 paper. Rating: NN
Pasha Malla can write. too bad he has no idea what he's writing about.
As far as I can tell, People Park is about a city on a fictional island whose mayor thinks she owns the town and uses her personal security force to keep control. When she hires charismatic, egomaniacal illusionist Raven to create a spectacle marking the 25th anniversary of People Park, her pet project, things go terribly wrong.
I couldn't keep track of all the other characters. There's a family, with gifted son Gip, Raven's biggest fan; two lovers, Debbie and Adine; alienated Sam; activist Calum; and a bunch of artists and security guys with strange names. Who are these people?
Malla then complicates things by shifting storylines in ways that will make you dizzy.
Where's the backstory? Why do bars only have chicken wings on the menu? Is there an eco-explanation for the natural disasters that occur? How come the trains are efficient and everything else is not?
Malla can, however, string a sentence together. His descriptions of the nonsensical events are vivid, he knows how to convey a reaction - the mayor responds to a comment as if she's found a slug in her salad, for example - and in Gip's perennially perky dad, Kellogg, he's penned a credible character.
But the rest is totally out of control. A kindly editor has helped out by supplying a guide to the nearly 40 characters, but who wants to flip to a chart every time someone utters a word of dialogue? Too bad the map at the back doesn't say where People Park is located.
This is the author's first novel after taking the Trillium Award for his short story collection The Withdrawal Method. That helpful editor should have convinced Malla that a novel needs a narrative readers can follow. As it is, I have no idea what this speculative fiction is speculating about.
Malla launches People Park in High Park on Wednesday (July 11).
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today was a pretty good day. It was supposed to be an easy, relaxing day and it started that way. Last night I went to Zumba in the Club, at Club Rendezvous with other Zumba instructors. It was a lot of fun, I got to see instructors I knew, met 2 new ones, and was able to see one that was in a serious accident.
on a side note, seeing her up and walking is a great inspiration
As usual, I sweated so much it was just crazy. I love doing this party but the club needs to have more fans, lol. So since I spent 2 1/2 hours dancing my butt off I thought I would take it easy today. I dropped Savie off at ballet class, drove across town, came back to this side of town, only to rush to the farmer's Market to leave again to pick her up. I wish I had been able to stay a little longer but my knee was just hurting too much to be there in flip-flops.
I thought I would be able to come home and eat before I had to get ready for the Baseball game. No real luck since I didn't really have anything to eat for lunch. Made lunch and then fell asleep on the couch. Not good. I had to rush to make the signs for the baseball game tonight where my boys, won the first game but lost the second game.
Now I'm home and my day is over but I am not ready to end it. There are thoughts still racing thru my head but I don't know what to do first. I should go to bed so I can get ready for tomorrow. I have a Zumbathon to go to tomorrow so I need to get some sleep but I don't want to go to bed. I'm just stubborn that way.


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PPT On Hadoop
Hadoop Presentation Transcript:1. What is Hadoop?
Hadoop was created by Douglas Reed Cutting, who named haddop after his child's stuffed elephant to support Lucene and Nutch search engine projects. Open-source project administered by Apache Software Foundation. Hadoop consists of two key services: a. Reliable data storage using the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS). b. High-performance parallel data processing using a technique called MapReduce. Hadoop is large-scale, high-performance processing jobs — in spite of system changes or failures.
2. Hadoop, Why?
Need to process 100TB datasets On 1 node: – scanning @ 50MB/s = 23 days On 1000 node cluster: – scanning @ 50MB/s = 33 min Need Efficient, Reliable and Usable framework
3. Where and When Hadoop
Batch data processing, not real-time / user facing (e.g. Document Analysis and Indexing, Web Graphs and Crawling) Highly parallel data intensive distributed applications Very large production deployments (GRID) Process lots of unstructured data When your processing can easily be made parallel Running batch jobs is acceptable When you have access to lots of cheap hardware
4. Benefits of Hadoop
Hadoop is designed to run on cheap commodity hardware It automatically handles data replication and node failure It does the hard work – you can focus on processing data Cost Saving and efficient and reliable data processing
5. How Hadoop Works
Hadoop implements a computational paradigm named Map/Reduce, where the application is divided into many small fragments of work, each of which may be executed or re-executed on any node in the cluster. In addition, it provides a distributed file system (HDFS) that stores data on the compute nodes, providing very high aggregate bandwidth across the cluster. Both Map/Reduce and the distributed file system are designed so that node failures are automatically handled by the framework.
6. Hdoop Architecture
The Apache Hadoop project develops open-source software for reliable, scalable, distributed computing Hadoop Consists:: Hadoop Common*: The common utilities that support the other Hadoop subprojects. HDFS*: A distributed file system that provides high throughput access to application data. MapReduce*: A software framework for distributed processing of large data sets on compute clusters. Hadoop is made up of a number of elements. Hadoop consists of the Hadoop Common, At the bottom is the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), which stores files across storage nodes in a Hadoop cluster. Above the HDFS is the MapReduce engine, which consists of JobTrackers and TaskTrackers. * This presentation is primarily focus on Hadoop architecture and related sub project
7. Data Flow
This is the architecture of our backend data warehouing system. This system provides important information on the usage of our website, including but not limited to the number page views of each page, the number of active users in each country, etc. We generate 3TB of compressed log data every day. All these data are stored and processed by the hadoop cluster which consists of over 600 machines. The summary of the log data is then copied to Oracle and MySQL databases, to make sure it is easy for people to access.
8. Hadoop Common
Hadoop Common is a set of utilities that support the other Hadoop subprojects. Hadoop Common includes FileSystem, RPC, and serialization libraries.
Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) is the primary storage system used by Hadoop applications. HDFS creates multiple replicas of data blocks and distributes them on compute nodes throughout a cluster to enable reliable, extremely rapid computations. Replication and locality
10. For more please refer our PPT. Thanks.
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Class defining Form Builder Vocabulary methods.
Form Builder Vocabulary - FBV Generates form markup in templates using {fbvX} calls. Group form areas with the {fbvFormArea} call. These sections mark off groups of semantically related form sections. Parameters: id: The form area ID class (optional): Any additional classes title (optional): Title of the area Group form sections with the {fbvFormSection} call. These sections organize directly related form elements. Parameters: id: The section ID class (optional): Any additional classes title (optional): Title of the area Form submit/cancel buttons should be created with {fbvFormButtons} Parameters: submitText (optional): Text to display for the submit link (default is 'Ok') submitDisabled (optional): Whether the submit button should be disabled confirmSubmit (optional): Text to display in a confirmation dialog that must be okayed before the form is submitted cancelText (optional): Text to display for the cancel link (default is 'Cancel') hideCancel (optional): Whether the submit button should be disabled confirmCancel (optional): Text to display in cancel button's confirmation dialog cancelAction (optional): A LinkAction object to execute when cancel is clicked cancelUrl (optional): URL to redirect to when cancel is clicked Form elements are created with {fbvElement type="type"} plus any additional parameters. Each specific element type may have other additional attributes (see their method comments) Parameters: type: The form element type (one of the cases in the smartyFBVElement method) id: The element ID class (optional): Any additional classes required (optional) whether the section should have a 'required' label (adds span.required) for (optional): What the section's label is for inline: Adds .inline to the element's parent container and causes it to display inline with other elements size: One of $fbvStyles.size.SMALL (adds .quarter to element's parent container) or $fbvStyles.size.MEDIUM (adds .half to element's parentcontainer) required: Adds an asterisk and a .required class to the element's label


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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Cravings: Desiring God in the Midst of Motherhood
Title: CRAVINGS: Desiring God in the Midst of Motherhood
Author: Carey C. Bailey
Vendor: Dicksons
Genre: Gift/Devotional/motherhood
CRAVINGS is an adorable cupcake devotional card holder, trimmed in roses and accented with sweet treats. Every morning, you can read your devotion and place it in the wire holder as a constant reminder of God's love and faithfulness. Holds forty devotions; 3.25" x 3.5"; resin.
This is a devotional that would look adorable on the kitchen counter, the middle of the table, or beside your computer at work. A cupcake that you won't gain weight on.
The devotions are short and sweet, easy to fit into a jam-packed day full of babies, toddlers, preschoolers, or older kids, and work. These aren't deep devotions, that will help you grow as a Christian. Rather they are just tiny reminders of God's love and faithfulness.
Recommended. The perfect gift for mothers, bakers, or anyone who loves cupcakes. $14.99. 40 cards with cupcake holder.
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Today we've met Kayji. A player on Dathura since 1 year and a half, he tells his story and the adventures of his character through music. Are you really to go on a lyrical journey ? I invite you to discover his universe with our new interview.
– When and why did you start making music ?
I think, I really started when I was 14 years old. Why ? I guess I can't live without music or I'll turn mad. It's stronger than me. I've been a temporary show business worker, to finally stop and become a sound designer.
– What instruments do you play and which are your favourite ?
I mostly play guitar and its string derivatives : electric, folk, classic, mandolin, bass. A bit of piano too but at a lower level since long nails are annoying to play piano ^^. Some flute and quite a few percussions. I also master CAM (Computer Assisted Music).
Guitars are my favourite instruments because of their sensuality. To be clearer, more than the sound, it's the physical contact with the instrument : under the fingers and in the belly. The sound rebounds from the soundbox and it provides feelings and interactions I've never found again with any other instrument. Here are the guitars you can hear during my concerts and my videos :
– What do you like the most in your activity ?
If we're talking about my musical activity, what I love the most is the complete liberty. In concrete terms, I've been a professional musician some time ago, but I had to play music in which I had no interest to be able to live from this. I therefore made the choice to have another job to be able to do what I love with music. I play music less often but at least I have the choice of doing what I want and it suits me better.
Furthermore, playing an instrument is a pleasure above all and I can't get bored with it. It's the sound magic, it's a one time temporal thing and when it's over, it's over. You have to seize the moment and enjoy it as long as you are in. It's an art of performance with a volatile aspect. Each show is unique, and even though we can record, it gives a special value to each performance.
– Why did you start playing Wakfu and what do you like the most about the game ?
Since I've been Flash developer and animator, I know Ankama since a very long time. I didn't really get hooked on Dofus. Maybe because of a lack of free time ? Later, the Wakfu anime arrived on Netflix. Really enthusiastic about the Universe and the characters, I remember that a colleague tried the game in Beta, meaning that there was a game. Thanks to the free-to-play, I tried the game (even though I promised myself I won't spend too much time on video games anymore) and I adored it.
In my job we call it the "wahouuuu" effect, and clearly, Ankama has this power. The first few months it was all about discovering the content, the quests and the Universe. It was beautiful and really pleasant. I loved this period. Then came the more social aspect of the game with guilds, ecology and politics. Apart from the PvP which is not my cup of tea (except in politic), I almost love everything in Wakfu.
– Why did you decide to create music linked to Wakfu ?
I kind of want to answer… Why not ? 😀 First of all, I would like to evoke the concerts on the community TeamSpeak server named WakfuTime. After a little private concert for my guild, one of the server's moderators had the idea of turning it into a regular event. The principle is simple, I play for 1h30 to 2h in a channel created for the occasion. The community's reaction was immediate and very welcoming. These concerts take place once to twice a month since January 2016 (Ainla : You can find all the dates in our Calendar).
On the other hand, I compose since years for my own pleasure. But since a part of my free time is spent in game, I can consider that the game is a part of what I live. It's only a game, but the adventures that we live there are still real. Therefore I decided to tell the stories I lived in-game with other players like some kind of chronicles, through the prism of my character.
The original project was to tell the stories created by the players on Dathura server. But the strength of the Universe and the content also gave me the will to make a tribute to the game itself. It's a mix of all that. Moreover, I love the idea of turning things upside down sometimes. Rather than merely consuming the content given by Ankama, sometimes players can push their own content, as an extension of the trans-media. It shouldn't get the upper hand but I still like this idea.
Fan-fics and Fan-arts are really numerous. So why not fan-music ? The process is roughly the same. Eventually, I'd like to say that it's thanks to the numerous positive reactions from the players that I continue my activity. I receive many PMs in-game, on Twitter or TeamSpeak saying that they would like to know more and that they are really happy to be able to enjoy this content. Hence, I am not likely to stop any time soon 🙂 The humble home-studio :
– Which are your favourite creations and why ?
I will only talked about the published ones as of today's date. First there is "La chute de Sufokia" (Sufokia's fall).
It's purely a players' story. It relates the story of an important politic event, when the guild "la coalition universelle" took over the 4 Nations. That's what got me into politics and it had an important influence on the whole server for months. It deserved to be transformed into a music, like a historical fact (for Dathura). I included a very deep melancholy because I was part of the ones who saw it coming. I tried to persuade guilds not to multiply candidacies at the elections to prevent this assumption of power. There were 13 applications and the power was taken by "la coalition universelle".
Small detail : piano in the second part is taken from Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. It's completely voluntary, to remind the indirect emotion brought up by this song.
I will then talk about "Mimi la merveilleuse" (Mimi the marvelous) because even more than being a piece I really love, it's the complete opposite of "La chute de Sufokia".
Several songs are already written and just waiting to be recorded. But they're all about Dathura's players. But during the past few months, I saw how the Wakfu team worked especially hard to offer new content and features. Between the UB, adjustable levels, stasis dungeons, quests, events… I shamefully took advantage of the fact that Kme seemed to be really attached to her character (which proves that the Team is not only here to make money but that they really love what they are doing) to compose a music about Mimi.
It was firstly made for Kme but also the whole team ! To thank them for all the accomplished work we can enjoy every day. Mimi's character seemed to be the good subject to make something full of emotions. Even though I decided to conceal a part of her personality (it had to be beautiful and so I avoided the burlesque part that could have been present). I changed my recording planning to finish this piece in 2016.
– How would you like to see your activity evolve in the future ?
I really don't know (laughter) ! What's certain is that I'll keep doing music. I have several IRL concerts that are scheduled but it's a completely different genre. I wish to keep composing and most of all, to find time and means to do clean recordings (I actually have to wait for the house to turn silent to record with my guitar).
I would like to live from it of course, but it's something really difficult when you want to make personal music applied to images or video games. What is absolute certainty is that even without any publication or broadcasting, I'll keep composing like I do since 15 years.
When I will get bored of my work as a lead dev, I will look for opportunities to compose for multimedia supports. It is though out of the question to live from the scene. I still do some but it's exhausting and doesn't leave much free time for creation.
– What are your future plans for your website/Youtube channel ?
I would like to revamp the website since I've made it quickly and it's badly organized. I also need some graphic work but I'm waiting to have more money to be able to pay some people to work on that revamp. I won't ever ask for work without any kind of payment. I also have to redo the categories because between the personal compositions, the fan-music and the concerts on the TeamSpeak server WakfuTime, it's a bit too much for a simple reader to understand ^^. The Youtube channel will often be supplied with original compositions, fan-music and covers asked by the players. Maybe even some tutorials and tablatures since people often ask for it ^^
I simply need time (a lot) to do that. A room completely isolated from domestic noises is being prepared especially for this use but it won't be ready before March (the microwave noises are really bad with a Rode NT1 microphone for example).
– Do you have any idol/particular inspiration ?
I have a lot but if I had to only choose 4, it would be these ones :
- 1/ Mike Oldfield. As for him, I can really say that I am a fan. Since I'm 15 y.o, his music moves me, his sound, his guitar touch is unique, the liberty and the nonconformism of some of his creations ! For the youngsters who do not know him, look for "Tubular Bells" (The exorcist), "Moonlight Shadow", even though he did better compositions than these ones.
- 2/ Pierre Bensusan. Discreet guitarist in France but very well known in the USA. He has a very personal guitar playing but his technic is at the service of musicality and emotion. While listening to him, it's sometimes hard to believe that there is only one guitar playing.
- 3/ Soir Siberil. A Breton guitarist, as talented as kind. His guitar playing can seem a bit complex but in reality, when you try it, it's even more difficult. It's Celtic music and he is part of a Breton folk generation that revived the genre.
- 4/ Kawai Kenji. Personal, typical, beautiful, awesome. I don't have anything to add. He knows how to make synthesizers cry which is not something easy to do. As well as being a good guitarist, he also is a genius compositor.
– You have a Tipeee, would you like to talk about it a bit ? (His Tipeee here)
I see that nothing can escape from you Method Wakfu 😀
At the beginning, this Tipeee was mainly about the concerts I made on the community TeamSpeak server WakfuTime. I'll explain myself : each concert means invested time and material. It could seem ridiculous but I can assure you that a new pack of strings is dead after each concert. Moreover, I spend time preparing the "song request", the songs the community asked for.
It's about 2-3 days of work before each concert and I prepare the soundtracks myself when it's possible. I rent or buy virtual instruments like the EastWest ComposerCloud X or Native instrument Komplete. Of course, without the concerts, I would still rent them. Some people spontaneously asked to provide financial help. I decided to make it in the form of a Tipeee to cover concerts, original creations (inspired from wakfu or not) and covers. It is a formula I want to believe viable to finance these activities while letting the content free and accessible to everyone. The people providing financial help know that they're helping for everyone's benefit.
Another important point, I would like to have illustrations for some of my compositions made by graphists and drawers from the community. But it is out of the question that it could be free. If the Tipeee works, it would also allow me to reward eventual contributors. 100% of the money won't be invested in illustrations or to rent audio plug-ins. It would be dishonest to say so, but a big part (depending on the volume). If the experience works, I might reduce my actual working time to leave more space to musical production, but in another genre (different from Wakfu).
– Do you have anything to add for the community ?
A huge thank you ! Sincerely. This year was full of games, histories, RP and also concerts. I receive lots of messages about my songs and it makes me extremely happy. I hope that 2017 will be as rich as this past year. Henceforth, I know many players from Dathura and Aerafal. I'd like to say to other communities that if I talk english pretty badly, I can still read it and write it correctly.
Feel free to contact me, I love exchanges ! Eventually, I noticed that several complete fan-sites and Youtube channels opened and that they are very active ! I adore that and it can only be positive for the game and the community. Keep going ! So Wakfu lives for a long long time and even stronger !
Reminder : All the audio files are on kayji-music.com they are free to listen, to share and can be used in videos as long as you don't make money on it. Think about credits. If you monetize, then contact me ^^
Thank you Method Wakfu 🙂


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Natl Cybersecurity Month: Credit Card vs. Identity Theft
The Christmas holidays are a little more than two months away and more people than ever will be doing their shopping online as opposed to brick-and-mortar retail stores. With October being National Cybersecurity Month, now is the time to make sure you make those online purchases safely, so as not to become a victim of credit card, or more importantly, identity theft.
"Most people confuse credit card theft with identity theft and they are really two different things," says Abbe Forman, a computer and information science instructor in Temple's College of Science and Technology.
Credit card theft is the theft of either your physical credit card or credit card number by someone who wants to spend up to your credit limit and max out your card, while identity theft is the swiping of someone's actual identity, says Forman, an expert in computer ethics.
"Generally, with identity theft, someone will get hold of your social security number and use it to get themselves credit cards in your name or take out a mortgage–which can be a huge amount of money–in your name or take out loans in your name and just spend, spend, spend," she says. "Meanwhile, they're destroying your credit which can take seven years of very hard work to correct."
While most credit card companies have mechanisms in place to catch fraudulent charges on your credit card, people who have had their identity stolen may not be aware of it for a long period of time.
Forman suggests routinely checking your credit card and bank statements for suspicious activity on your accounts. She also recommends checking your credit report, which you can often acquire for free, every year or two.
If you are going to buy something online, make sure the Web site is legitimate and secure.
"When making an online purchase from a legitimate site, make sure that the Web address bar starts with 'https' as opposed to the normal 'http,'" Forman says. "When the 's' is included, it tells you that the Web site is using secure socket layers and that your information is being encrypted both ways."
And lastly, Forman warns, never, ever respond to an e-mail that requests you to supply your personal information, no matter how legitimate the e-mail might look.
"Thieves have gotten so good that they're using Photoshop to recreate actual looking Web sites in their e-mails," she says. "If you get an e-mail that says your account has been compromised, call the company to verify it."
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
It started with an old pair of boots
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- FlowerLady Lorraine said...
Dear Annie ~ Your joy in creating is inspiring me to pick up needle and thread again.
Your sweet little birds are wonderful.
Happy holidays to you and yours,
FlowerLady Lorraine
- December 18, 2012 at 10:31 PM
- Susan, a Sometimes Blogger said...
A girl just can't have too many bags now can she!
Loving those cute little birds.
Have a very Merry Christmas Annie.
Catch you later, Susan :D) xx
- December 18, 2012 at 11:06 PM
- Carmel Morris said...
I never thought of recycling a pair of boots into a bag. I can't wait to see the final product! How beautiful are those baby birds!
- December 19, 2012 at 7:30 AM
- Calidore said...
Good grief is there anything you won't sew into a bag. Love the idea. Well done. Those baby birds remind me of meal time here....lol.
- December 19, 2012 at 7:31 AM
- Susan said...
You are such a clever girl. I can't believe you turned old favourite boots into a bag! They are both gorgeous.
- December 19, 2012 at 7:33 AM
- gaby@727m2 - a garden diary said...
A great idea, never thought to recycle boots like that... can't wait to see the finished product. The baby birds in all your recent posts are just adorable!
- December 19, 2012 at 8:54 AM
- Muddling Through said...
Clever Annie! The bits of bags really look good, and I love seeing the birds, too.
- December 19, 2012 at 12:05 PM
- Paula Shaw said...
Loving the boot bag
- December 19, 2012 at 9:01 PM
- Quiltedtime said...
Annie, you are so ingenious! I would have never thought of saving old boots.
You bird picture is exquisite!
- December 20, 2012 at 12:01 AM
- Thimbleanna said...
Very, very clever Annie! And just look at those hungry babies -- what a great picture!!!
- December 20, 2012 at 1:58 AM
- Madara said...
Very cool work! It inspired me to recycle my boots too! Happy holidays!
- December 20, 2012 at 9:13 PM
- nasrin akter said...
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- December 21, 2012 at 8:32 AM


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12th August 2017
You are the series of mistakes that had to happen for you to find you. Atticus
It's been an interesting week, I'm finishing the week in a completely different place than I expected when I started the week! I've been taken out of my comfort zone on a number of occasions, challenged a few times and I have to say I've enjoyed it. It's much too easy to stay stuck where we are, I know, I know, circumstances dictate our lives to a great degree, but we still have the power to make changes. We always have a choice! We might pretend we don't, heck we might believe we don't, but we do – it's just scary sometimes making those choices.
You know what though, it's better to be scared and make the wrong choices than to stay stuck.
I woke up silly early again, so I've used that time and finally started clearing up my office – you can actually get in the room easily now and two people could get in, they couldn't have yesterday. I've just found things I haven't seen for a while (not since I did my bedroom out) and it's made me smile. Every day, I'm getting a little more organised, it isn't a race is it.
I'll tidy the house when they've finished messing about in my kitchen, it starts today, and the cupboards are going in today! French doors Monday, lino Tuesday, and then I can get the cooker delivered – woo hoo…. Until then I have a fridge full of stew and a freezer full of ready meals to keep me going.
I can't wait to get cooking again, I've missed it, it's my therapy – I love to spend an hour in the kitchen creating something delicious, although my first meal with my new cooker will be cheese on toast, I haven't had a grill for months and months, it'll be proper cheese on white bread too, mmm.
Keeping it short this morning because my brain is processing lots of stuff, so I'm gonna go get my day started, looking forward to laughter at my meeting this morning, that's one thing I'm always guaranteed, no matter how I feel when I get there, they always lift me higher, it really is the best job in the world, as I said in a little video I made for Facebook yesterday, https://www.facebook.com/WWBev/videos/10155628585632351/?hc_ref=ARQoWsjOwwPX7qIMu8fVOgNM3tnXpe46cOjplZk2dW5Z08dtje5Va6VDTN-wRo4Fof0 We were asked what we love about working for Weight Watchers. I am not a fan of being on video so that was a step outside that comfort zone again, what helps me when I have to do it, is realising I'm recording what everyone sees day in, day out – that's what I look and sound like! The only person not used to seeing and hearing it is ME! The easy answer to that is don't watch it back. I really do have the best job in the world, I work for a great company with great people. If you've ever considered it, apply, you don't have to be like me or any other Weight Watcher coach you've ever met, you will be like you because that's what makes the role special, we get to take ourselves into it and as Louis Walsh would say "make it your own". If you are interested you can find out more here http://www.weightwatchers.co.uk/job/
Moms moving, I'm off to make her a nice cuppa, here's to a great day BeYOUtiful – you got this!


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Pokémon is going on tour this summer, visiting Woolworths stores across the UK.
Travelling across the UK in August, Woolworths stores will be transformed by Pokémon Live. You'll be able to play the all new Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness in-store, and download
Darkrai, the 491st Pokémon to either your Pokémon Diamond or Pokémon Pearl. Whether it is a friend or a foe though, remains to be seen.
Whether you're an experienced trainer or just starting out, you'll be able to take you DS Lite down to a store and challenge a fellow Pokémon trainer to a battle using Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, or transfer your Pokémon onto the big screen and battle in 3D Colloseums in Pokémon Battle Revolution on Wii.
There'll also be plenty of extra fun going on such as face painting, and balloon modelling, and you'll be able to discover Pokémon Ranch, the brand new title available exclusively through WiiWare.
If that wasn't enough, there will competitions running throughout - one of which will give the opportunity to win a family holiday to Floride for four people. Very nice too.
For a full list of stores the tour will be visiting, head on to the Woolworths website and look up your local store.


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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - January 21, 2009 --A federal judge has sentenced a former Newark city contractor to five years in prison for a scam that defrauded a prominent computer company of several million dollars. Michael Kyereme, of Piscataway, provided technical support for Newark and was authorized to buy replacement computer parts from Cisco Systems.
The 41-year-old admitted that over several years he falsely claimed various computer parts had failed, then ordered replacement equipment that he later sold for personal gain.
The scam defrauded San Jose, Calif.-based Cisco of nearly $4.2 million.
Prosecutors say that Kyereme, who was sentenced Tuesday, resold the parts in California. He pleaded guilty in July to mail fraud and tax evasion.
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Months and months ago, my sister got an Instant Pot for Valentines day and she's been singing the praises ever since. In case you don't know, an Instant Pot is a type of electric pressure cooker with six other functions like a slow cooker, yogurt maker, rice maker, etc.
I was curious about my sister's Instant Pot but I didn't plan on ever buying one. Pressure cookers kind of intimidate me and I couldn't imagine adding another gadget to my kitchen. Plus, they're a little expensive for a student budget.
Then I went to visit my sister this spring. Oh how I stared at this thing! My envy started growing by the day. My sister and I talked numerous times about how I needed to start saving for one.
Then came Prime Day when I saw they were almost 50% off. I quickly double checked my bank account ... and realized I couldn't do it. Waaaaah. So like any normal sister, I texted my sister the link with this message, "I want it, I need it, I can't afford it. BOOOOO."
She boo'd back and I moved on. Two days later, I come outside to a huge box from Amazon and can't figure out what the heck I had bought. Yup, she bought it for me.
Now, just in case you don't understand my surprise, my family doesn't really give gifts. My mom stopped giving us Christmas and birthday presents when I was nine and my sister was seven. My sister and I go years without exchanging gifts. AND THIS WASN'T EVEN MY BIRTHDAY. I was so surprised!
The included note said Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, and Happy Kwanza! Which really shows how rare it is for us to buy each other gifts.
I'm so excited but I'm also slightly terrified of this thing. I added all the ingredients to make bone broth and then chickened out and put the inner bowl in the fridge. Yesterday. I've read the instruction manual 3 times and I still don't understand how to make it work.


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Looking to live in Americas tropical paradise the Florida Keys. The best way to start is by viewing the most comprehensive Florida Keys real estate website. My 20 years of Florida Keys living and experiences started with 10 years as a licensed captain and diver working off shore exploring the Florida Keys waters for much of that time. The last 12 years, 10 of which as a full time Florida Keys Realtor. This experience has helped me compile one of the most comprehensive Florida Keys websites get you all the information you need. And what you don't find there please contact me directly for. You will be able to search all of the homes listed in the Florida Keys Multiple Listing or MLS with ease. So please visit me on line and reach out to me with any questions you may have. Here's what Florida Keys home owners have said about me.
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Saturday, February 1, 2014
Florida Keys real estate market report
The Florida Keys real estate market is fast becoming a challenging market for buyers. The number of properties being sold as short sales has been greatly reduced partly because the market's values are rising giving sellers more equity. The Florida Keys are seeing a drop in distressed properties entering the market. One might think that this would translate into lower numbers of foreclosures entering the market too, however Florida Keys Foreclosures numbers have remained somewhat constant as lenders seem to want to maintain that inventory around 100 units so as to follow the market up which is mainly driven by arms length transactions much different from what the market was from 2006 through 2011. As most foreclosures were once short sales that did not sell, this number maybe a good indicator of foreclosures to come. The numbers of short sales at time of this writing were down to just under 200. The real estate market here in the Keys reached a low in both volume of sales and property values in 2011. At that time there were close to 800 short sales being marketed. Visit me on line at my Florida Keys real estate website for the most up to date Florida Keys information and the most comprehensive search of the Florida Keys MLS and Florida Keys Homes.
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The Grave Architects - The Bike Song
Artist: The Grave Architects
Song: The Bike Song
THE GRAVE ARCHITECTS- We all fell over in amazement on first hearing this incredible new act- and I was actually already reclined so dunno how that occurred. I think I actually stood up in a falling down way. Any rate , the offbeat humour of a Jonathon Richman, the kookiness of early Pavement, the tunefulness of Loaded era Velvets , yet very English and eccentric ….The ghost of Syd Barret's also in the house, there's psychedelic passages with kind of posh rapping over the top. Which bizarrely sounds a bit like Caravan in places! So this is really quite interesting, but more importantly great fun! Their opus about bikes [er, 'Bike'] is kind of Queen by The Monks via De La Soul. A single out on Fortuna Pop. Buy/steal/blag- but see them play now!
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Cheryl Fernandez-Versini ready to start family with Liam Payne
London, Aug 1 (IANS) Singer Cheryl Fernandez-Versini is ready to start a family with Liam Payne, says music mogul Simon Cowell, who was on the judging panel with her on "The X Factor".
Cowell said she is in a "good place" after ditching French husband Jean-Bernard, reports mirror.co.uk.
She got together with the One Direction star during "The X Factor" live stages in December 2015, but sources close to the couple say they are already trying for a baby.
When asked about the reports, Cowell referred to his own new family and said with a smile: "I guess that is what happens when you are with someone".
"Cheryl would be an amazing mum. I have seen her with my son Eric and other kids over the years and she is incredible. She is very good with them. I think she is in a good place in her life right now. I had dinner with her a couple of months ago with Liam and they were great."
Cowell added: "I saw her the other night and she was on great form. She stays in contact on phone and text and she is good. But I do think she misses working with me."


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"Access to books and educational material is the single biggest barrier to literacy development in the United States and beyond. If we can solve the problem of access, we will be well on the road to realizing educational parity – a goal which has eluded this country for generations."
– Susan B. Neuman, Ph.D. University of Michigan, Ctr. for Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
Twenty years ago, I was volunteering every week at a soup kitchen in Washington, D.C. That is where I met the most amazing children and families. As I got to know them, I saw how much they had to struggle, but I also saw how bright they were and how motivated they were to succeed. I also learned that most of them didn't have a single book to call their own, and that broke my heart.
In 1992, motivated by the above experience, I started with two good friends First Book to make sure those kids, and all kids like them across the country, would have brand-new books of their own, and to make sure that the teachers and program leaders working with these children every day would have the books and resources they need to do their jobs.
Books are the key. Without books, a child won't become a strong and capable reader, and without that, their chances of succeeding in school drop alarmingly. It's something that parents understand and research confirms. The number of books in the home directly predicts reading achievement. Children who grow up with books in their homes reach a higher level of education than those who do not.
Since 1992, First Book has distributed over 90 million books to kids in need; we work with a national network of over 25,000 schools and programs; and we have local volunteers raising money in over 160 cities.
But we've only just scratched the surface. There are 30 million children living in low-income households in the United States, and we're only reaching a fraction of them. They're waiting for us, and they can't wait any longer.
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Visit First Book online to learn how you can volunteer or donate. Every $2.50 pays for a brand-new, high-quality book for a child in need.
Kyle Zimmer is the President and CEO of First Book.
A note from the editor-in-chief: Reading is an important aspect of parenting. Reading time provides a wonderful opportunity for the parents to interact with their children. In addition, studies show that children who are read to do better in school due to earlier language acquisition. Moreover, a child who learns to speak earlier because he or she was read to from infancy, may have less temper tantrums at age 2-3 years. That alone is a great reason to read daily to your child shortly after birth and throughout the rest of his/her childhood!


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I just am not quite sure what I am going to do about this little blog of mine. I have been writing on it for over 6 years! That is crazy to me. I am not quite ready to give it up, but it is so overwhelming for me to think of catching it up. I have an idea, but my OCD side wants everything to be in perfect, chronological order, so I'm struggling a bit. As I go through photos from the past 5 months, since M's diagnosis, it is completely and utterly overwhelming. I have caught up on 5-6 months in the past, but that was when I didn't have a job + school. And sleep is a necessary evil, so I can't give that up. I've also let my health take a backseat since last summer, so that needs to be addressed as well. I am currently training for a half marathon as well as Ragnar this summer, so I have to run at least 4 times a week. Whew! Life, huh? What a trip.
Anyway, I am thinking that I may just photo dump each month into a post and make sure big events have their own post as well. The only thing I won't include in monthly posts is Magnus' stuff. I still have high hopes that I can do separate posts for him and his progress. I have so many hospital photos I still haven't shared on here, as well as therapy sessions and info that I want to have a record of. And then there is his cancer treatments that I have literally written nothing about. I am pretty much relying on Heavenly Father to bless me for trying to keep a family history and for Him to help me remember specifics. I don't think it will be too hard. I just need to find the time to do it!
In the meantime, I wanted to post these lovely family photos that my dear friend Julia did for us. I love them. I also want to give just a quick update on our family happenings.
Soooo, The Collette's! Here's where we are...
Andy quite his job at UPS right before Halloween. He has been needing to start a job in the medical field so he can start getting medical hours to apply for the Master's Program that he wants to do. It requires 2,000-4,000 hours experience in the medical field, depending on the school he applies to. After our experience at Primary Children's, he decided he was going to apply there. Andy has always loved kids and they love him. He is the perfect kind of "goofy" and he can totally relate to them. I don't know how he does it. He's amazing. He absolutely loves his new job. He even works in the unit where Magnus stayed, the NTU (NeuroScience Trauma Unit). He also received his EMT certification! His hard work has paid off over the last few months. He has a meeting with a nursing school tomorrow to see if he can start an accelerated nursing program that would have him graduate with his Bachelor's degree in just 15 months, and then he can move onto his Master's program. It is all very exciting and I am just such a proud wife.
Then, there's me. I am taking 11 credit hours this semester and working 2 jobs. Eek! It's a lot. However, I only work my stylist job one day a week. It's pretty much an outlet and I love going there. It is such a fun job, and I adore my clients. I am also working as a CNA to gain medical experience. I work 2 days a week (always weekends) and it is not too shabby. It's not as bad as I feared it to be. However, I will be glad when my CNA life is behind me :) I will be applying for nursing school at the end of the year. I was rushing so fast a year ago so I could apply last December, but it became overwhelming and I realized that I was doing this because I wanted to and not because I had to. So I have slowed down a bit and I am just taking my time. I am also busy with running like I mentioned, and of course--kids! I love my kids. The schedule I have now allows me to spend A LOT more time with them than I was previously. We have made much more time for family outings and general togetherness. We are definitely busy, but we keep the important stuff first.
Laylah is loving dance SO much. She is excelling in school and gets straight A's. She will be 12 soon (seriously?! seriously.) and be going into Young Women's. She has started babysitting for about 4 families in our neighborhood and has lots of money to show for it. I can hardly believe she is starting Jr. High in a short 6 months!! It's all just flown by too quickly.
Jonah is so much fun. He is the funniest kid ever and always has me laughing. He continues to be a rock star on the soccer field. He took a break from soccer this winter and started basketball. He is improving, but it is harder for him. He made a couple baskets at his last game, and his face lit up like a light bulb. He earned 3 pins at his last pack meeting and enjoys scouts a lot. He also does well in school and enjoys his friends so much.
Daphne... this girl marches to the beat of her own drum and I love it. She is such a great example to me. She continues to LOVE soccer as well and she has two teams that have asked her to guest play for them at games and in tournaments. She is an amazing defender and has gotten so aggressive. She loves school and loves, LOVES her friends. She does so well and is so good at managing her time.
Baron has grown up a lot this past year. He is a crack up. He continues to be quiet and mature, but he makes us laugh like nobody's business. He does awesome in school, and his teacher even went as far as to say that he was at the very top of his class. He is an old soul and very logical about everything. He decided he hates soccer, but prefers basketball. He has been playing this winter and loves it. His coordination is off, but I have to keep reminding myself that even though he looks 10, he is only 6. I love my Bear and every snuggle he begrudgingly gives me.
And, Magnus. How this kid has improved with all of the challenges he faced a few months ago is nothing short of a miracle. He is so much fun and has a zest for life. He is up for anything and my little partner in crime. he absolutely LOVES his cousin Liam like nobody else. They are inseparable. He loves to play quietly with his toys and watch movies. He has such a wonderful imagination and I love to hear him playing by himself. He also loves to read and will bring me stack after stack of books. I love it.
Sadie.... continues to be a pill. I love our little dog to pieces, but most of the time she drives me nuts. Good thing she's cute :)
And there's a long, old update on our fam. New Year.... lots happening.... happy, blessed life.... what more can a gal ask for?
Nothing. Nothing at all.


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DIY - Fog light install on the 2010 Chevy Camaro. We have finally done this for all you Camaro owners to see how easy it is to have control of your own fog lights.
The instructions can be found on Camaro5.com
here is the link: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56238
Here are just a few pictures of the install...


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Some audio, taken two days ago, of two well-grown Long-eared Owl chicks calling from a wooded area near Newmarket. These are the chicks recorded in an earlier post HERE. Compare how much stronger their voices are after 18 days. The two are calling alternately from perches high in trees about 30 metres apart and the sound was carrying for almost 700 metres on this calm, still night.
Two Long-eared Owl chicks calling (M.O'Clery).
The young owls are flying competently at this stage, and were well away from their nest.


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has contracted my novel, Devotion!!
As most of you know, I'm blessed by an extraordinary relationship with White Rose Publishing. Being given the opportunity to share my Christian fiction debut with its 'sister' company, Harbourlight, is a dream come true. I couldn't wait to share the news, plus give you a little information about the story to come - so, here's an unedited blurb:
but in the unwitting surrender, piece by piece, of a precious relationship.
Kellen Rossiter operates at the top of his game. Savvy, confident, charismatic, he's a music agent representing A-list clients from coast to coast. But years ago, his heart led him from Los Angeles to Nashville, and to his wife, Juliet. There, he set up shop and never looked back, focusing on Christian recording artists, his bride and a faith life that never wavered.
Juliet Rossiter is a beautiful and enthusiastic source of support to her husband. She's eager to raise a family with Kellen and shares her time and talents with their faith community at Trinity Christian Church and by tending to the life and heart of the man she's loved completely from the moment they met.
But what happens when their picture-perfect marriage begins to unravel in the face of an unexpected and powerful temptation?
Human frailty, and the pull of the forbidden, creeps into the cracks of their once rock-solid relationship. Kellen and Juliet learn that even in the most Christ-centered relationships, the patina of day-to-day living can dim the shimmer of passion; even the deepest love can fall victim to the call of a relationship full of freshness and exciting allure.
How does the lifelong decision to love stand the test of finding a way back from the ordinary? How does the strongest relationship find a way back to God when its foundation has been rocked—when temptation has dealt its blow to a marriage built on the strongest, most committed sense of love—and devotion?
For more on Pelican Book Group - the home of White Rose Publishing (romance) & Harbourlight Books (Christian fiction), please visit their website: http://www.pelicanbookgroup.com/ec/


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… Things might look a bit screwy for a few hours. But I'll wrestle this new theme in shape soon! This change will help me be more flexible with this site.
4 thoughts on "Changing Themes …"
I'm sorry it didn't work out. I don't mind the old theme, tho. It's reasonably pleasant on the eyes. {Smile}
Anne Elizabeth Baldwin
Okay, collage has been taking up tooo much of my time. I didn't even see the change until you announced it was over. Not to worry, I like the regular set-up just fine. 🙂


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My mother was a wonderful baker. Surprisingly, most of her baking she did without the aid of a cookbook. I hope my sharing brings back memories for you...for me, it's in my mother's kitchen, with her standing behind me, and letting me create.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
A Bread for the Season
Malted Wheat Flake Bread
For anyone who might steer away from yeast bread, let me assure you how easy this was to prepare. First of all, you put all the ingredients in the bowl, at once!
I had a covered stone loaf pan and sprayed it with a nonstick pan. I turned the dough out onto a floured bread board and shaped the dough into a long loaf. I placed it in the covered bakeware and put the top on so it could double in size, about an hour. Place the covered stone load pan in a cold oven and turn the temperature 450F-degrees. Let bake 45 to 50 minutes. Remove the lid and bake for another 5 to 15 minutes until the loaf is a deep brown. Use an instant-read thermometer, inserted in the center, to make sure the temperature reads about 205F-degree.
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I am over at the Avery Elle blog today with a card featuring the Bunting stamp set.
On a panel of white cardstock, I stamped the little half-circle banner in red, gray, peach and yellow ink- over and over until I filled the card front. To help with placement, I lightly drew pencil lines spaced at 5/8", but I didn't worry too much if the pattern was perfectly straight. I think it looks a little more whimsical when banners are askew.
I adhered the stamped panel to a Fog card stock base and die cut a flag using the Dotted Elle-ments die set from Mimosa card stock. I punched a circle from white card stock and stamped the sentiment with black ink.
Be sure to stop by the Avery Elle blog for even more inspiration!
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Subject: GORILLALAND ... surely that's not the title?
Dear Greg
I am responding to your email to Ed. Ed passed it on to me because he is away in California for a few weeks. He also passed it on because I happen to be from Dar es Salaam, have been to most countries in Africa (also lived in Botswana) and have been looking for a BIG AFRICAN NOVEL for a long time. And of course I remember you from the Douglas days ... It's still hard to accept that he isn't with us any more.
I'm very intrigued by the synopsis you attached, and would very much like to read more. Would you like to send it, and I will read and react as quickly as possible?
Many years ago I travelled through what was then called Zaire - quite an alarming experience! We drove in from Central African Republic, then down to Buto (Buta?) where the local army Adjutant made us give him and his serjeant a lift to Kisangani, to find out why they hadn't been paid for 3 months ... The roads were unbelievably bad. I saw no gorillas - but the biggest bats you can imagine, and the smallest pygmies! Then on into Uganda, which seemed almost sane and sensible after Zaire, even under Idi Amin.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes
Maggie Phillips
Managing Director
Ed Victor Ltd
Ed Victor Ltd
It's five years (almost to the day) since I received that email from Maggie Phillips at Ed Victor Ltd. To get the attention of one of the top literary agents in the world (Douglas Adams, Ranulph Fiennes, Jack Higgins, Nigella Lawson) was something in itself. Living up to her expectations was altogether something else. You be the judge as to whether I've written the "BIG AFRICAN NOVEL." Because, at long last, Gorillaland has landed!
Quest for a Plot
Ever since I was a child I wanted to be an author. My aspiration grew out of reading books by Joseph Conrad, Ernest Hemingway, George Orwell, and Graham Greene, about far away, exotic places. This fascinated me, mostly because I too was living in a far away, exotic place.
Growing up in Africa and Asia bestowed me with experiences I was certain would make me a good writer. Yet it was those experiences that ultimately stunted my work, as I was convinced that retelling them would be enough to captivate readers. It was not. There's no substitute for a good plot.
My quest continued until one day, I was accompanying some brainiacs through the jungles of central Africa, among whom was cognitive dissident John Perry Barlow. As we crawled on our hands and knees through the thick foliage JPB asked the question, "How do you get into the mind of a Congolese rebel warlord?" At that moment the story's antagonist was born.
But it was only after I spent some time in Walikale, in the Congo River Basin, that the novel's central intrigue begin to emerge in my mind. Trekking through the jungle, crossing rivers and swamps, and fighting off swarms of insects in the windless heat, everyone quickly became drained and irritable. What would happen if we were all suddenly ambushed and kidnapped by a rebel warlord? How long could we cope with held hostage in such a harsh environment?
My return from Walikale coincided with the start of a six-month, paid sabbatical, during which I was expected to write my novel. However, it was not until the last month that the story finally came together. Gorillaland was to be a jungle odyssey, full of unsavory characters - not just rebels, but also foreign and local operators - like the ones I had met or heard about in my travels, all tangled up in the heart of the Congo, which would itself be one of the characters.
Fact would also blend with fiction, though I feared some of the actual incidents I knew about could prove too strange for fiction. One terrible event, the abduction and subsequent massacre of tourists at Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, was vital to my research. First-hand accounts by the survivors would help me add authenticity to a situation I had thankfully never experienced myself.
The name Gorillaland is somewhat deceiving. I fully intended for the story to include gorillas, those sentient monks of the forest with whom I'd been communing for so long. I was certain such charismatic creatures would be the easiest thing in the world to write about, but perfection in nature can be quite humdrum. Nonetheless I had all the characters I needed to get started. All I had to do now was write the book.
"All God's angels come to us disguised."
After receiving such an encouraging email from Maggie, I expected to complete the manuscript in just a few months. Sadly though, at the start of 2007 my marriage of seventeen years began to unravel, and by the summer it had ended. I struggled on with my writing, while shifting from one friend's sofa to another one's floor, but work on my manuscript was piecemeal. Gorillaland was getting nowhere fast, and something had to give.
Seeking a fresh start, I resigned my job, uprooted from London - my adopted home of over twenty years - and moved to Kampala. It would take a couple more years to get back on track, but at the start of the new decade I was living with Kigongo, the most wonderful woman in the world.
Although we had no regular income we were a happy family, Kigongo, our puppy Amadeaus, and me. But the bills were mounting, and it was high time I got back to the one prospect I still had: Gorillaland. I bought a desk on the Gaba Road and began writing again in earnest.
Although we had no regular income we were a happy family, Kigongo, our puppy Amadeaus, and me. But the bills were mounting, and it was high time I got back to the one prospect I still had: Gorillaland. I bought a desk on the Gaba Road and began writing again in earnest.
Kigongo turned out to be my muse. She had a real knack for story-boarding, and helped me concentrate on what was most dynamic about the story, suggesting some characters that needed eliminating, as they were superfluous to the plot, while helping me strengthen others.
All through the summer, we worked on tidying up the first seven chapters, following a revised, more elegant story arc than any of my previous drafts. I sent the results to my friend Martin Hay in London, who had just launched a new publishing company Cutting Edge Press, and anxiously awaited his reply.
Dusk descends on the shores of Lake Victoria and my Australian clients, Margot, John and William have just arrived to start a three-week safari across East Africa. We're sitting down to dinner with Kigongo at the beautiful Jahaza Grill, surrounded by wild primates and rare birds, and my phone rings. I answer. "It's actually quite good," says Martin, "I'm prepared to send you a publishing deal." This is the call I've been waiting for all my life.
From then on I worked ten hours a day, often by candlelight during Kampala's regular power cuts, and four months later, even before I signed their contract, CEP had the finished manuscript in their hands. It would take another year of content and copy edits, typesetting, and formatting, before the book was finally ready for publication. Still, in the fullness of time Gorillaland has landed. Enjoy the odyssey! I certainly enjoyed writing it.
Gorillaland by Greg Cummings - now available to buy here.
Gorillaland by Greg Cummings - now available to buy here.


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About two weeks ago, the brightest supernova in over 20 years has erupted in the nearby galaxy M-82, which is 12-million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. I wanted to see it as soon as it appeared, but rain and clouds have moved in until three nights ago. When clear weather arrived, I loaded the 15-inch telescope into my car and drove to a darker site than my driveway.
Upon turning my telescope to M-82, I was immediately rewarded with success. There in the central region of the galaxy the supernova was glaringly apparent at magnitude 10.5 or so. It clearly occurred in a dusty region of the galaxy, which has dimmed the supernova by about two magnitudes. The supernova is a type 1A, which occurs when a white dwarf star accumulates so much mass from another star that it becomes unstable, collapses, then explodes from runaway nuclear fusion that spreads through the entire star in seconds. Most white dwarfs are mostly made of carbon and oxygen, so when nuclear fusion occurs in them those elements are rapidly transformed into other elements ranging from neon to nickel. The star was totally destroyed in the explosion and since the supernova actually occurred 12 million years ago, the star is in reality long gone. As for the galaxy itself, the dust lanes and bright regions across it's length were plainly visible through my telescope at 227X.
M-82 and its supernova weren't the only objects I observed that night. One object I stopped to look at was the bright open cluster NGC-1664 in Auriga. Large and bright, it is a fine sight in small and big telescopes. This star cluster is large and rich in bright and faint stars, with a curious kite or Ginko leaf shape. This open cluster has an apparent magnitude of 7.6 and an apparent size of 18 arc-minutes across.
Lepus the Hare has a number of moderately bright and faint galaxies, one of which is the nearly edge-on spiral NGC-1888. Small and moderately bright, this object has an oval outline. Along one side there's a sharper border where one of the main dust lanes are. The nuclear region was fairly bright and prominent, but over all this galaxy was fairly dim, and hindered by the light dome from my city. This 12th magnitude galaxy is about 3 arc-minutes long and bear magnifying fairly well.
In Auriga lies the open cluster NGC-1893, which is surrounded by the faint emission nebula IC-410. I saw little of it mainly because I concentrated on the cluster and did not use my nebula filters to search it out. The star cluster itself is quite large, rich and appears to have a dark, starless void in it. Spanning 11 arc-minutes and shining at a overall magnitude of 7.5, NGC-1893 sports a rich population of both bright and faint stars.
NGC-2192 is a very different star cluster than NGC-1893 and 1664. While they consist of brighter, younger stars, NGC-2192 is composed of much older and fainter stars. Indeed it's impossible to see from a light polluted area because it fades into the surrounding star field. From a reasonably dark site it is easy to locate with a medium or large aperture telescope as a faint, oval collection of faint and very faint stars. NGC-2192 shines at a magnitude of 11 and an apparent size of 6 arc-minutes.
While known for it's nebulae and star clusters, Gemini also has it's share of moderately bright and faint galaxies. NGC-2339 is a SBbc spiral galaxy that shines at a magnitude of 11.6 and an apparent size of 2.7 by 2 arc-minutes. It is moderately faint with a weakly brighter central core and nearly oriented north to south. There is also a faint star in front of one end of the central bar. This is probably the brightest and easiest of Gemini's galaxies for amateurs to see.
NGC-2389 is another face-on spiral galaxy in Gemini with a classification of Sc. Much smaller and fainter than NGC-2339, this galaxy shines at magnitude 12.8 and an apparent size of 1.4 X 2 arc-minutes. Also visible was the nearby oval galaxy NGC-2388. Shining at magnitude 13.9 and a mere arc-minute long, this spiral galaxy is much harder to see, it took jiggling the telescope to confirm its reality.


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Science fiction cordially ignores many vital technologies, such as, say, garbage recycling. Recycling is hugely important, but it has zero science-fictional thrill.
Perhaps we won't be quite as wasteful in future, but if you take a look at Star Wars (Episode IV) They've got a trash compactor scene... and in Episode I, Watto appears to be reusing and reselling used engine parts and scraps in his store. The expanded universe also refers to people salvage combing space debris for profit. Don't forget the Jawas, who 'scavenge' the desert and resell parts and even whole droids! StarWars.com offers up its own report.
This dynamic box, hopefully, continues to display examples contrary.


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From The Death Penalty: Which System Is Barbaric?
Reducing False Witness. Under this system, would false witness be common? I doubt it. At every step of the process of false witnessing, the criminal would be reminded of the penalty. He would cast the first stone. If later convicted, he would be the recipient of the first stone.
Humanists abandoned this system in the West. First came the public executioner, usually masked — a paid, anonymous functionary of the state. Then came public hangings, where the community attended, but refused to be participants in the act. The modern humanist wants to hide the execution. It must be invisible.
At each stage, the progressives claimed that the existing mode of execution was barbaric.
At each stage, the witnesses against the accused have been farther removed from the visible consequences of their testimony. This is barbaric.
Conclusion. The person who thinks of the citizens of a community stoning of a person convicted of a capital crime as barbaric has accepted the first principle of modern political theory: the superior sovereignty of the state over its citizens. To begin re-thinking this premise, I suggest that people re-think their views on stoning.
I regard the idea of a disarmed citizenry as barbaric.
Our Masters do not care about Justice or Victim's Rights or Righteousness: they care about not being seen as barbaric.
On the other hand, killing as many as you wish in secret – before or after birth – is seen as civilized.
Demanding that men limit and control their sexual appetites – and refusing to legitimize their fraud and delusions – is seen as barbaric. Enforcing the marriage contract is also barbaric. Banning abortion is seen as barbaric. But public subsidizes for destructive behaviour that despises God, despises marriage, and harms the innocent (and society in general) is seen as civilized.
Civilizations that are evil are destroyed by the consequences of their own nature (and by the direct action of God). Barbarians that fear God and do what is right inherit the future – and eventually build cities of their own.


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Where did this week go?! I didn't think that I had achieved much this week, but having just sat down to edit the photos of all the little crafty projects that I have done this week, I've realised that I have done more that I thought! Trouble was, as fast as I made things they were going out the door, hence the feeling that I hadn't got much done! February is always a manic month for Birthdays in our family and amongst our friends, however with a few recent arrivals in the last few years March is rapidly catching up....I turned over the calender page to March on Friday just to check what was coming up only to see that there are 7 birthdays in the first week and that doesn't count the two that fall on 29th Feb. Now got most of them covered thank goodness one of which will fit rather nicely in Linda's Alphabet Challenge which is R for Red.
This card is for my mother-in-law's partner, who keeps bees as a hobby...so he is into anything bee related...hence a bee card...Last year's card was one of my very first blog posts, but I had completely forgotten that I needed to make the card this week so I hadn't planned anything...normally I have this one planned way in advance....so I just had to go with what I had...namely Penny Black stamps again. The bees are coloured with Copic markers and the diecut circles and flowers were coloured using Distress Inks. All in all a quick, cheery, bright, simple card, just what I needed! I hope he likes it!
One of the things I have tried for the first time this week is digital downloads...I'm still not sure about the concept though...I really would prefer to have a real stamp I think...I'm not going to share what I did with the download just yet, but I was really pleased with how it came out....so watch this space.


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Our weekly round up of the local news from Fethiye, Oludeniz, Hisaronu and area this week includes relocation of the Fethiye boat yard still uncertain, 28 year old man dies after wave drags him into the sea and more.
Relocation of the Fethiye Boat Yard Still Uncertain
It's been some considerable time since the relocating of the Karagözler boatyard appeared in the news, but this week it turned up again.
For new readers, here's the back story. For years efforts have been underway to try to move the boatyard away from its current location.
The land it currently occupies in Karagözler on the edge of the bay could be extremely valuable for hotel/residential development, but that is never stated.
Instead the lack of space and facilities in the boatyard, particularly space for storing boats on land in the winter, are given as the prime reasons for the move.
The first choice for the move was Karaot beach in Yanıklar, but the villagers of Yanıklar are anti the development and protested vigorously against the proposal and won.
A couple of years ago Çiftlik council offered 150,000 sq.m. of land for the new boat facility.
The plot is 400m from the sea but they would build a wide deep canal and everyone seemed happy.
However, no tender for building has yet been issued, and this week the boat builders told press we want to go to Karaot not Çiftlik.
Valentine Serenade
And Valentine's Day wasn't just marked by the '1 billion rising' event.
A couple of enterprising florists shared the cost of a violinist to play outside their shops, while red carnations were handed out to passers-by.
They told the press that flower prices were as normal, in fact they hadn't gone up since last year.
A single rose was 7.5TL and a bouquet of local flowers could be had for 15TL.
Freak Wave Drowns 28 Year Old Man
Two brothers, Selim and Erkan, aged 25 and 28 respectively, were fishing from Karadere beach this week when the sea was heavy.
A freak wave washed them both off the shore and, while Selim was quickly rescued by onlookers, Erkan drowned.
Tourism Attractions Discussed
A meeting of the great and good in Muğla this week, chaired by the Governor considered, yet again, ways to attract tourists all year round.
Walking and cycle trails are top of the list with the meeting being informed that the 800km Carian Trail (from Marmaris to Aydın) was officially opened at the beginning of this month.


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- Oracle acquires Siebel Systems - which brings two megalomachos into the same boat :-)
- Ebay acquires Skype - which opens new horizons to a new generations of auctioneering gadgets.
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12 September 2005
Acquisition Day: eBay and Oracle both spent a few pennies...
Due to Scobleizer its acquisition day today:
1 comment:
- Stefan Tilkov said...
The absurd thing is that Skype is valued at half the price of Exel ... 1999 all over again.
- Monday, 12 September, 2005
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