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It's been a long time since I've written here in my blog. I really write writing and somehow it's my way of venting out my feelings, emotions and especially my frustrations. Speaking of frustrations let's talk about my frustration about cooking. So if you knew me for like quite some time maybe way back December 18 or something I've written this blog about living on my own in college and so here I am today still unable to cook a single grain of rice for dinner. We all have that feeling heroic moments when you just suddenly woke up from an 8-hour slumber induced by no sleep late last night due to a long quiz that never happened caused by your teacher feeling like, "Oh, I'm not gonna give a quiz today just cause I don't want to." and think that you could do everything you want to do cause you think you're the most capable being on earth. So here you were, washing some rice, readying for your first ever cooking show and humming to yourself while putting it over your rice cooker. You take out your phone taking the most epic picture possible just cause it's your first time cooking rice and its expected in your country to know how to cook rice at the age of 10 and you're already 18 and ambitious enough. You take this little stroll in insta until you smell something burning and this time it's not your hair. It's your nonexistent work of art. You forgot to add in some water and all you had to do was wait for that rice cooker to just say keep warm!
So College life is going well for me aside from the fact that I had to buy my Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner from the Cafeteria. Good job self! You're going to survive it all so come at me life! *notice the potato sarcasm* So if you're having a bad day out there cause you're crush can't notice you, or your being bullied by someone who doesn't really know your true self at school, or you're bored all the time just cause you have all the time in the world and time is your slave or you're just plain frustrated with life's problems and hurdles remember there's a girl out there that is supposedly expected to capable of cooking rice at the age of 10 and is now 18 but still can't have dinner due to her own clumsiness, negligence plain old stupidity. Don't be too harsh on yourself. We learn from mistakes but for me I think I'm going to learn from youtube since Mum's not here. 😛
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Good day! (It's 22:42, but what gives...)
Fate tells me today to expose myself. The reason is... well... I've taken strong conscience of some truths, and now I am here to accept everything (at least part of it until I fall asleep).
Let's see, where to start... How about something light, eh?
First revelation -> This year's Halloween is coming soon, and my costume is so close to be complete, I am ready to announce here with much pride and excitement that I am in fact going to cosplay as none other than Sakuya Izayoi from Touhou Koumajou Densetsu.
Yeh... I'm going to be crossdressing for the first time, and since this appearance (to me) reflects well enough my way of being (just my weird way of thinking, aye?) it's the most special costume to date, for me at least.
Remember my last entry where I stated I was growing a second identity? That did not turn out to be an issue. After long hours of introspection, I decided to accept this side of me (which had slightly awoken last year, curiously...) and embrace every bit of it. I am *nearly complete* again, since I'm still on it.
So, this new part of me is really none other than my dark consciousness. It has all of my dark emotions in it; sadism, vengefulness, hate, and ruthlesness.
I find it similar to poetry. It's beautiful, isn't it? A duality, light and dark in balance, that's how I want to be, and that's my road from now on.
- This is something I only talked about with my closest friends. Loyal readers will remember that at some point I talked about how I lost trust in my ex-best friend. Well, it's inevitable to have those memories come back, eh? I do not feel any regret, but what does worry me a bit is that our common friends really see me differently now, and they used to be my best friends too. I have gladly found replacements.
Lastly, I'll finish with this ( ′~‵) :
My friends mean everything to me. They are fascinating, and extraordinary, and deserve much more than they have. One thing I will not tolerate is carelesness towards them.
I declare one thing : Any who will threaten them, will severely regret it, I no longer fear holding back my grudges or stacked up hate over the years.
The universe is warned. I am small, I am easy to kill, but what I would do for them would be remembered indefinitely.
Very special thanks to them, (⌒▽⌒)
-The inimitable (code names used) : *My companion of adventures *My long-time rival and friend *My real history book *My flaming flower *My binary speaker
*My will to question things *My instinct *My shadow
Done at last. Heck, it's 0:33 now, it took two hours to write this.
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Conservative Juan Orlando Hernandez was sworn in Monday to a four-year term as president of Honduras, vowing "zero tolerance" against crime in the impoverished country's battle against illegal drugs.
He took the oath of office in a ceremony at the National Stadium attended by an estimated 30,000 people.
Hernandez, 45, a lawyer, inherits a deeply divided country of 8.5 million people where 71 percent of the population lives in poverty and a spiraling homicide rate has reached 20 murders per day, one of the highest in the world.
"The party is over for criminals," Hernandez said after his swearing in, adding that he would allow "zero tolerance on crime" and "reduce homicide more" in the coming months.
He also promised to increase the presence of military and civil police on streets, recruit new troops, and rid criminal elements from the country's police, prosecutors and judges.
Hernandez invited US President Barack Obama and the US Congress to recognize their "common, but different responsibilities" on drug trafficking, one of the main factors behind Honduran violence, calling for both countries to "work together."
He also said that the governments of Colombia, Mexico and other Central American countries had agreed to "increase cooperation" to focus on the drug trade and related crimes like money laundering.
"Seven out of ten homicides are drug-related… which means that if there were no drug problem, we would not be among the most violent countries in the world," he said.
Hernandez also took the moment to reiterate his campaign promise to help Honduras' 800,000 poorest families improve their living conditions and help small producers in the largely agricultural country.
Hernandez replaces Porfirio Lobo, of the same National Party.
The country's supreme court last month rejected an appeal to overturn November's presidential election results, which the leftist Libre party claimed was stolen by fraud.
Libre candidate Xiomara Castro, wife of party leader and ex-president Manuel Zelaya, officially lost to Hernandez, garnering just 29 percent against 37 percent. She described the results as a "disgusting monstrosity."
Some 5,000 protesters led by Zelaya protested Monday in Tegucigalpa during the swearing in.
Zelaya was deposed at gunpoint in a June 2009 coup after he aligned Honduras with the leftist governments of Cuba and Venezuela.
The move led to 100 days of unrest that included massive street protests and a crackdown on leftist activists.
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Planning application for permanent site approved
The Multi Academy Trust, Education for the 21st Century (E21C), is delighted to announce that the planning application for the permanent site for its new school The Eden Park High School, has been approved by Bromley Council
The decision was made at a meeting of the Council's Development Control Committee at the Civic Centre last night. This follows the approval on appeal of the planning application last week for the temporary site at Ravensbourne School.
This means the school can now open for its first intake of year 7 in September this year and plans for the construction of the new school in Balmoral Avenue can be progressed with the objective of opening in 2019.
Paul Murphy, CEO of E21C and Head of The Ravensbourne School made a presentation in support of the application to the Council members. "We are absolutely delighted for parents and students in Bromley," he said. "There is a desperate shortage of secondary school places in Bromley, which is set to get worse over the next four years. This decision means there will be 1,600 new places available. I'd like to thank everybody who has supported the school throughout some difficult challenges over the last four years."
Peter Fortune, Bromley's Portfolio Holder for Education, spoke in support of the school and said that the Council 'would fail in its statutory duty if it did not provide enough school places for the children of Bromley'. He explained that if members did not take action, the Council's own data shows that there would be a shortfall of eight forms of entry this year increasing to 19 by 2021
Despite strong local support in the chamber, a local resident group asked for the council to reject the application and Chair of the committee, Peter Dean, who is also Ward Councillor for Kelsey and Eden Park in which Balmoral Avenue lies, tabled a motion against the application on the grounds of traffic impact in the area. However, only two other members supported the motion and Councillor Reddin tabled a second motion to support the application, which was carried on a majority of 14 to 3.
Head Teacher, Emily Codling, was clearly moved by the decision: "It's been such hard work, with so much uncertainty for parents and staff over such a long time. It's a huge relief and we can now look forward to providing Bromley children with the education they deserve in a first-class facility."
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Keith Krantz was almost trampled to death when trying to get some Christmas shopping deals on Black Friday.
"There was a good period of a few seconds when I thought, 'I can't get myself out of here, I think I might die here,' " Krantz tells INSIDE EDITION.
As shoppers flooded into a Target store in Buffalo, New York, Krantz lost his footing in the doorway. A stampede ensued.
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"It's kind of disgusting to think that people can just step over somebody laying on the ground who's obviously in pain," Krantz says.
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The sound of a single strum fills the sanctuary, and she covers these walls with the soft roof of an old hymn. The words to "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" flow from her lips with ease, but they must pry and jimmy their way into my heart. She reaches "Oh what needless pain to bear," and I am stirring and shifting, uncomfortable with my own familiar tears that knock at the door of my closed eyelids.
Her voice is both raw and gentle, the perfect touch to the open wound of a still-bleeding heart. But these words peel back skin and draw my eyes to see the depth of the cut, and I cannot look away.
My head finds rest in its home, wedged safely between two gripping hands. The church floor supports my fallen knees that hold my collapsed elbows that house my dropped head. This wound is gaping and heart blood quickly takes on the form of wet tears.
The song is long over but I am completely still, head bowed with knees to the floor. My body is frozen in this new fetal position, the safest posture for minimizing further affliction, the most comfortable stance for preparing to know life and light.
Silence wraps its arms around me as the people of the church bow to pray. The floor supports their fallen knees that hold their collapsed elbows that house their dropped heads. Together we assume our most primal way of being, this fetal position, this posture of prayer. Through prayer, all of these broken hearts, begging for a gentle touch to stop the bleeding, prepare to know Life and to rise to face the Light.


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It's just not possible for me to wear any color other than green on March 17. Of course it's St. Patricks's day and I do have plenty of things to choose from. One of my favorites is this skirt made for my green item in 2013. Or I could wear my green coat which was my most worn item this winter. But that's not very likely as it was in the mid 70˚'s today, so no coat required. A rummage around in my closet for a green t-shirt will be likely tomorrow as it's just about sandals and shorts weather. With my apologies to those of you still in the grip of winter.
The Irish family heritage goes deep - both my paternal grandparents were born on the west coast of Ireland and them emigrated to San Francisco. I've been fortunate to go to Ireland twice and would go again anytime - it is so beautiful, so much fun, and the food is fantastic (yes, really).
So this year's green outfit was finished a while ago, already worn and now relegated to the back of the closet until next fall when it will be more suitable. But it does highlight a pattern that turned out so well, I have already used it twice with very likely more to follow.
Also this fabric is a green/blue houndstooth and the green looks a lot greener in person - all these pictures make it seem more like an aqua/blue combo.
The pattern is Vogue 9205 which I included in my pattern whisperer post a few weeks ago. While this pattern doesn't have a lot of variations other than the sleeve length it sewed together really well, the darts add some fitting and shaping across the front even though they are decorative darts not fitting darts. The pattern calls for a regular jersey type knit, and my fabric was not that at all!
I bought this fabric at a American Sewing Guild stash sale a few months ago, it was two yards/60" wide. And kind of weird. Basically I think it was a bit on the vintage side, with very little stretch even though it looked like a knit. So there is almost no give in it, and it's a good thing the top fits. But I can't say it is the most comfortable thing I have made.
Here's proof, my super awkward looking backyard timer photo. I just got a new camera and am trying to figure out the settings, work with the light etc. Starting with a houndstooth fabric is probably the worst idea - do you have this issue where checks like this look all wrong on the camera or computer screen? Anyway - you can see I had enough fabric to make a skirt.
Which I did because it was there. And what else would it become other than just a remnant? And when I first got this fabric I thought about making a dress but then the idea of the top seemed more wearable.
A super simple elastic waist skirt, no pattern used. Which actually has a zipper in the center back since I had very little fabric so I made it pretty slim, plus I couldn't get it on without the zipper. You can see the inside of the fabric, it looks like a sweater knit on the inside. Just without the stretch of a nice knit
And a much better photo of me and Pauline at the Bay Area Sewist's Frocktails event last month. She is one of my many sewing muses - every time she posts something I want to sew it. I even bought similar fabric and the exact pattern to copy the version she did of a Vogue pattern. Maybe I will get to it this summer. In fact she and I buy a lot of the same Vogue and Burda patterns, and it is interesting to see how they look on different people (oh I wish I had some of her height :) Note she is wearing Vogue 9227 which I sewed a while ago and plan to give to a friend of mine.
So that's the latest on my streak of success with Vogue patterns and news flash - more to follow!
I hope you have a great St. Patrick's day if that's something you celebrate, and perhaps think about all the generations and waves of immigrants that contributed to our country, and welcome those yet to come.
Happy Sewing, Beth
Here's a closer look at the tulips - every year I plant more bulbs in November and then instantly forget what color they were on the package. Which makes it a lovely colorful surprise!
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Vogue 9205 knit top and Happy St. Patrick's Day
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I like this top. Making a top and skirt will get extra mileage for both I think.ReplyDelete
I love that colour. So beautiful!ReplyDelete
Love the neckline of this top& matching skirt give it so much versatility.ReplyDelete
Love your top and it was a great idea to make the skirt.ReplyDelete
Hope you had a great day. I like the neckline detail on the top.ReplyDelete
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BERLIN — Ah, how politically rare and tingly: a man in a white hat riding into town to stare down or be gunned down by a guy in a black one.
The fellow on the horse, according to this scenario, is Joschka Fischer, the former German foreign minister, who's just been hired by two of the members of the consortium backing the projected Nabucco natural gas pipeline. His job: to make the case that Nabucco is vitally needed to rescue Europe from a crippling dependency on Russia for its energy supply.
Lurking in a nearby saloon: Gerhard Schröder, the former Social Democratic chancellor and once Mr. Fischer's boss, who now functions as point man in Germany for Gazprom, the Russian energy monopoly. Gazprom has spiced the script with a plan to build a pipeline called South Stream that's clearly meant to thwart Nabucco, supported cautiously by the European Union and the United States.
In truth, the plot's socko, big-star confrontation bears the weight of a back story about bringing gas from the Caspian region and the Middle East to Europe that is full of gray zones and caveats, nuance and private deals. Nothing dictates, of course, that a direct Fischer-Schröder matchup will take place.
But no matter, the editorial page of the left-of-center Süddeutsche Zeitung is presenting "Nabucco versus South Stream as something akin in the view of Europeans to the struggle between good and evil."Continue reading the main story
(This much is sure: its potential actors make for a much more interesting face-off than the September election between Chancellor Angela Merkel and her foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, both stuck with defending the same Grand Coalition economic policies that the International Monetary Fund projects will keep Germany in recession into 2011.)
While Mr. Schröder turned east in 2005 — he rushed through a Russia-to-Germany pipeline project called Nord Stream that detours around Poland a few weeks before his election defeat, and just afterward grabbed Vladimir V. Putin's offer to run Gazprom's German operation — Mr. Fischer, the former Greens party chief, headed for the United States to teach at Princeton.
Two weeks ago, Mr. Fischer signed a year's contract as a political and diplomatic adviser with RWE of Germany and OMV of Austria, members of the Nabucco investor group that also includes firms from Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary.
The easy assumption about Mr. Fischer's job is that it involves smoothing relations with Turkey, whose full membership in the European Union has his backing, but which continues to maintain demanding terms for Nabucco to actually come on line in 2014.
In talking to him last week, I got the sense he feels his mission involves a lot more.
Very particularly, convincing his own country, with its very lukewarm feelings about Nabucco because of how it could affect relations with Russia, that Germany must not be perceived as protecting its sweetheart deals in a way that reinforces Europe's dependent energy status.
Mr. Fischer said, "Nabucco is not against Russia. But the Russians give the impression that they think they have been given a monopoly. Nobody who's concerned about our national interests can want this monopoly."
In the context of German debate, numbed by the collusive fog of four years of the Grand Coalition and its in-house arrangements — do you remember Mrs. Merkel expressed reservations about Nord Stream during the 2005 election campaign then quickly approved it once chancellor? — Mr. Fischer's words represent strong, independent language.
This year, at the annual meeting on international security in Munich in February, Mrs. Merkel talked about energy without ever mentioning Nabucco.
In April, according to two U.S. officials, Germany (with France), apparently acting out of concern for sounding confrontational to Russian ears, went so far as to resist juxtaposing the words energy and security in a declaration coming out of the NATO summit meeting in Brussels.
One of the officials said that by way of an explanation he was offered "the convoluted logic that being dependent on Russia for energy actually made the Russians dependent on the West for cash."
More: A former American diplomat, in a conversation, asserted recently that Russian officials have told Germans that Nabucco's effect would be to cannibalize the Russian plans for supplying Germany with gas via Nord Stream.
He also said Germany brushed aside a discussion, backed by the European Commission, on whether the European Union should take Gazprom to court as a monopoly in the manner of its successful suit against Microsoft.
Although the Obama administration has assumed a softly-softly approach in its support of Nabucco, its concerns about Europe's energy dependency hardly appear to have diminished.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has said Russia was "attempting to create a gas equivalent" of OPEC, and that this, alongside the pattern of Russian cutoffs of European gas supply "is certainly a significant security challenge that we ignore at our peril." Senator Richard Lugar, a senior Republican member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has referred to "Europeans who have not dealt very positively" with energy security.
The Americans, perish the thought, don't name names, perhaps thinking Berlin's position has become more flexible, now that Russia is again threatening Ukraine with cuts in its gas supply. Just perhaps, though, because in this capital you can't miss the considerable sentiment to portray Ukraine as the ultimate culprit.
I asked Mr. Fischer, who's amused about being cast as the man in the white hat, about his relations with Gazprom's top gunslinger in Europe.
Referring to how the old chancellor landed in Mr. Putin's lap in exchange for big bucks (and only limited opprobrium at home), he said of Mr. Schröder, "He's not an evil guy, but I am unable to explain it to you. I didn't understand it, and I don't understand it now.
"We talk, but not about Russia."Continue reading the main story


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Pre-kindergarten programs play an important role in preventing kids from committing crimes as adults, Attorneys General Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma and Hardy Myers of Oregon said today. Edmondson and Myers told their colleagues at the National Association of Attorneys General 2007 Spring Meeting that exhaustive research and their own experiences prove the impact pre-k has on crime prevention. They participated in a panel discussion with Amy Dawson of the national anti-crime organization Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, and Sara Watson, senior officer, State Policy Initiatives, with The Pew Charitable Trusts.
"Pre-k educates kids and starts them on a path toward productive, crime-free lives," Edmondson said. "There are few things more disheartening to law enforcement officials than having to arrest a juvenile. Pre-k keeps kids in school and out of our jails."
"Violent criminals belong behind bars, but let's not bar kids from the programs proven to get them the right start in life," Myers said. "As Attorney General, I've seen the positive difference pre-kindergarten can make in children's lives, and more kids need access to pre-k."
Edmondson and Myers, both members of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, said the evidence is clear in their states that pre-k works. Research shows that at-risk children left out of quality pre-k are five times more likely to grow up to become criminals by age 27 than similar children who attended pre-k. Quality pre-k can save $17 for every $1 invested, studies show. Yet due to inadequate funding, four out of five 4 year olds are denied state-funded pre-k.
Edmondson talked about Oklahoma's pre-k program, ranked first in the nation for the percentage of 4 year olds enrolled in publicly-funded pre-k programs. Edmondson said his state's pre-k program has been successful because the focus has been on quality. In every classroom, the head teacher must have a bachelor's degree, and there must be one teacher for every 10 kids.
Myers said unfortunately, several states are not up to par with Oklahoma, and 12 states still have no state-funded preschool programs. Myers and Edmondson urged their colleagues to advocate for programs proven to cut crime.
Dawson said that in response to a national poll, 66 percent of kindergarten teachers said children who attended pre-k are "substantially better prepared" to start and succeed in school. The poll also found that 86 percent of teachers said poorly prepared students in the classroom negatively affect the progress of all children.
"If we want our kids to get the most out of school, we need to make sure all families, especially those who can least afford it on their own, have access to high quality pre-k programs," Dawson said.
Watson said studies funded by Pew found that quality pre-k for all kids could contribute two percent to the gross domestic product and create 3 million new jobs.
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Fight Crime: Invest in Kids has more than 3,000 members who are sheriffs, police chiefs, prosecutors and survivors of violent crime.


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Newman, 38, is coming off two strong seasons with the Vikings, where he reunited with coach Mike Zimmer for the third time in his career.
In 2015, after signing a one-year deal, Newman impressed by getting three interceptions for a team that won the NFC North title. Newman had one interception as he played 15 games in 2016, triggering a $300,000 incentive in his contract by playing 72.5 percent of the Vikings' snaps, even as second-year corner Trae Waynes took on a slightly larger role.
A bizarre episode on Christmas Eve in Green Bay, however, loomed over the end of Newman's second season with the Vikings. After Minnesota's 38-25 loss to the Packers, Zimmer told reporters that cornerback Xavier Rhodes was supposed to shadow wide receiver Jordy Nelson, until "someone decided they wouldn't do that."
Asked for further clarification, Zimmer said, "In the first half, Terence Newman came over and said something to me like, 'I can cover this guy; let me have him,'" Zimmer said. "I said, 'Do what you're supposed to do.'"
Rhodes told reporters that the Vikings' cornerbacks had decided during the week they would play Nelson differently than what coaches had planned, and as the story mushroomed, the Vikings scrambled to get their story straight. Newman and Rhodes repeatedly called the issue a "miscommunication" two days after the game, while the veteran corner insisted there was no issue between himself and Zimmer.
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The fifth overall pick in the 2003 NFL draft, Newman has 41 career interceptions, eight forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries, three defensive touchdowns, one punt return for a touchdown and 841 career tackles with the Cowboys, Bengals and Vikings. He is a two-time Pro Bowl selection.
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Dealing with love interests without all the romance novel crap.
Onscreen characters in Hollywood motion pictures have the world's shortest lifespan of any living thing: about 90 minutes. If they don't reproduce before the credits, no sequel. As a result, they tend to get tunnel vision when it comes to falling in love. First person they see. Bam! Works out great. Sixty minutes left. Oh no! They got in fight! Okay, they made up, now they're back together. Thirty minutes left. Time to get married. Oh s**t, five minutes left! Quick, make a baby! Score! We're gonna have a sequel!
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As a guy I tend to like guy things. Mainly tits, beer, and fire. Okay granted, most girls like those things too...at least the girls I hang out with do. I don't know about your friends. So when I think of great love stories the first movie that comes to mind is True Romance. If you've never seen it, don't be thrown by the title. Tarintino wrote the screenplay so it's still a bloodbath. It's a love story between a hooker and guy that hallucinates Elvis. And it's full of machine guns. But you know what? By the end of the film you know they're completely in love. You can feel it. And that's powerful.
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Many in Europe say the US is dreamily naive in trying to turn two Muslim nations, Afghanistan and Iraq, into democracies after liberating them from oppressive rulers.
Democracy, they say, may be an antidote to terrorism, but it takes generations to grow from within.
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About 300,000 infotech enthusiasts visited the Dawn Group's extravaganza, "IT - The Future of Pakistan", which ended on Wednesday. The two-day exhibition was organized at the Export Promotion Bureau's Expo Centre here. A number of professionals and technocrats, who visited the venue, belonged to the organizations having impressive presence on the international infotech scene. They wanted to find out first-hand whether they could do business with their Pakistani counterparts. One of these individuals was Christian Morales, the vice-president of Intel Corporation, the co-sponsor of the exhibition. Mr Morales delivered the keynote speech at the opening session of the seminar which was held on Tuesday. In his speech, he had stated that his organization took keen interest in Pakistan's efforts in the infotech sector because it had become the second-largest market in South Asia. He added that Pakistan had the potential of becoming a major player in the world IT market. One of his associates said that their organization had donated a sizable amount to a university in the northern areas of the country. "This shows our commitment towards IT education in Pakistan," he said. Ramesh Varadan, associated with an organization deals in a well-known PC brand, seemed impressed with the way the event had been organized. He told Dawn that his firm had recently signed an agreement with a Pakistani company for marketing their products. In response to a question, he said: "We have set ourselves the target of selling in Pakistan half of all the PCs to be sold in the Saarc countries minus India. You see we want to have a big market share." A technocrat representing Ramesh's partners in Pakistan said that at present between 300,000 to 350,000 PCs were sold annually in Pakistan. "This number is expected to rise sharply in the next couple of years," he said. Francois Matraire of the Consulate General of France also visited the IT exhibition. He said that Pakistan had the potential to become an important player on the infotech scene. "This country does have potential but it has to go some way before this potential can be realized fully," he said. He added that he had seen some interesting stalls at the exhibition. "I cannot now say if we will be doing business with all these people but let's hope that we do with most of them."
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Although Free For All is your general "every man for himself" mode, the other battle scenarios you enter into are team-based affairs. In Containment, you and your squad need to shoot out coolant nodes on hulking devices and hold the machinery as your own for as long as possible; Capture the Flag is the traditional game we all know from our childhood except for the fact that the weighty flag makes you move slower and you're trying to kill one another; Team Deathmatch is probably something you've played in some other game; and Assimilation -- well, Assimilation is the bee's knees.
Think of Assimilation as the PSP's answer to Left 4 Dead. If you've got a room with eight players, seven of you will start as members of the Maquis and one of you will start as a Cloven creature. That creature will run through the level looking for soldiers, and if the beast kills one, the dead player respawns as a member of the baddie's team. Slowly but surely the number of Maquis members begins to dwindle and the Cloven's crew grows -- basically, the zombie is biting people and turning the people into zombies. The interesting dichotomy to this gaining and losing team members is that the smaller your team is, the more powerful you are. When the game starts, that one Cloven dude is more powerful than your entire team of Maquis. On top of that, there can only be one winner in this game mode, so trying to take out people as a squad might not be the best method of attack. You need to bank the points by yourself to come out on top.
Luckily, there are plenty of ways to rack up points in Retribution's multiplayer modes. I got the chance to get a few play sessions in with all five modes last night and found that -- in general -- a kill is worth 10 points, a kill assist is worth 2 points, capturing a flag nets the carrier 50 points, and reviving a teammate score you 2 points.


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Peter Jackson continues making movie history with the second installment of an epic trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
Of all the things that one can say about Peter Jackson, un-prolific is certainly not among them. Regardless of whether one is a diehard Tolkien book fan or just a regular movie fan, they will certainly appreciate the scope and size of the films that Peter Jackson has created. From the Lord of the Rings movies, to The Lovely Bones, Peter Jackson's visionary films are landmarks in the timeline of modern film history.
As a film major, I can now really appreciate the scope and magnitude it takes to create a film like The Hobbit. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people worked on the film for millions of hours combined; CGI, costume, set design, all were the product of Peter Jackson's ambition and dream to create a movie so larger-than-life that the only other series that can compare are Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Before I begin to wax too poetic about my love for big action movies, here is the breakdown of why I liked The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
One of the crowning achievements of Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit trilogy is the visual effects. Visual effects have come a long way since the beginning of the 21st century, and Peter Jackson has certainly helped it along. In fact, new computer special effects programs (most notably, MASSIVE, by Stephen Regelous) were created specifically for the making of Lord of the Rings. The VFX team working on the Hobbit is no different; they continue to push the boundaries of digital creations, wowing the audience with magical sequences of beautiful landscapes and impossible formations.
Monster CGI aside (which in itself was terrifyingly well done), one of the most beautiful scenes in the movie showed Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) sitting atop a bright orange tree, with vibrant blue butterflies fluttering around him. Having taken an animation class before, I truly pay my respects to the animators who undoubtedly slaved away for hours on that sequence, trying to perfect it.
The second point I want to highlight about the movie is the storyline. Now, I realize that the people who have read the books are likely to disagree with me on this point. The truth of the matter is that while I know Peter Jackson added a lot of previously non-canon compliant details to the movie, I wasn't bothered by it. In fact, I thought that the story pacing of this film was a lot better than The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The first one didn't have much substance to it until the end; the beginning was a lot of establishing plot, and it took about 30 minutes before Bilbo even left the house to start the adventure. This film was a lot better in that it started and ended with continuous adventure throughout.
The one aspect of the film that I did not enjoy (SPOILER AHEAD) is the awkward elf-elf-dwarf love triangle. While I can appreciate the sentiment and the additional layer of emotional complexity, The Hobbit has only ever been a romantic novel in the classical, swashbuckling sense of the word. I really disapproved of the addition of the extraneous romance triangle.
Lastly, I want to briefly touch on the acting in the film, because Martin Freeman's performance was golden. I first had the pleasure of watching him as John Watson in Sherlock, and there's something about his hard sarcasm and faked choleric temperament that is perfect for the character of Bilbo. He brought a lightness and comedy to the character that would otherwise have not been there, and would have otherwise made the film feel a lot different than it did. In the Lord of the Rings, these comedic moments were brought by the repeated banter between Legolas and Gimli over how many orcs they killed in battle; in The Hobbit, it is less banter and more of Bilbo's under-reactions to the dramatically life-threatening situations that they are thrown into. Martin Freeman started as a comedic actor (in Ali G, alongside Sacha Baron Cohen), and I'm glad that he's never lost his sarcasm and wit in playing Bilbo.
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- Directed by: Peter Jackson
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You're Saying "I Love You" This Month; Let Your Smile Say "I Love Myself"
West Hills Smiles can use veneers and anti-aging dentistry to restore your dental self-confidence.
Feb 13, 2013, 02:15 EST
WEST HILLS, Calif., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The doctors of West Hills Smiles, Pasha Hakimzadeh, DDS and Ben Reyhani, DDS, believe that veneers are an incredible weapon in the restorative dentistry battle against aging. Veneers and the advanced Lumineers system are capably crafted and bonded to teeth by Dr. Hakimzadeh and Dr. Reyhani as key tools in their cache of anti-aging dentistry techniques for their West Hills and surrounding area patients. Each West Hills dentist and the friendly staff believe that the time around Valentine's Day is the perfect time for life-changing cosmetic dentistry.
Veneers (thin pieces of ceramic that adhere permanently to teeth) and Lumineers (thinner, translucent veneers that can be placed in as little as two visits) can easily solve many aesthetic and functional dental problems, especially at the skilled hands of Dr. Reyhani and Dr. Hakimzadeh. They can correct single teeth that are cracked or discolored, restore length to teeth that have been grounded down and severely age a patient, can properly space a smile that's too crowded or far apart, and much more restorative dentistry in West Hills. More importantly, anti-aging treatments with veneers and Lumineers can make teeth easier to clean for decades, leading to better health in addition to appearance.
Just in time for Valentine's Day, West Hills Smiles is launching a wide-range of holiday specials and services. The first is to celebrate the month of love. The special is an incredible discount on an in-office teeth whitening with a take home tray; perhaps it's to inspire more kissing or even in anticipation of all the smiling that happens throughout February. Going until the 28th, this special is only $214, which is a true bargain.
West Hills Smiles also offers gift certificates that are a perfect and unique present for Valentine's Day. Some might scoff at the thought of a gift that implies that a loved one isn't perfect; however, there are ways to tactfully give such a gift. For one, a dental rejuvenation could have been in a partner's mind for a very long time and this could be the year it finally happens. Similarly, when combined with the spa style dentistry at West Hills Smiles, a gift of anti-aging dentistry can convey that a person is worthy of self-improvement and beauty and he or she is worth being treated to it. Most of all, the self-confidence that comes with a dental makeover will make the recipient feel better health-wise and beauty-wise, which can make him or her feel better about life and love.
Finally, the team at West Hills Smiles is continuing a promotion that started on January 1st. It's a special referral program that's running until the end of May. If a patient refers someone, both people are entered into a drawing to win a flat screen TV with no limit on the number of entries. There will be an official drawing on June 4th from 5 PM until 6:30 PM. West Hills Smiles will also be providing drinks and appetizers in-house during the drawing - just a small token of appreciation for their dedicated patients and their friends.
More information about any of the high-quality services available at West Hills Smiles can be found by going to www.westhillssmiles.com. The dental practice can also be reached by phone at (818) 963-7901.
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Dealer Insights - March/April 2012 - 4 Tips for Securing Financing
With the economy brighter than it was a few years ago, your dealership may be considering applying for a loan to make some improvements at your store — or other investment in your business. But banks and other lending institutions have long memories, and they may be reluctant to lend significant sums to auto dealerships unless they consider the risks to be minimal. Here are four suggestions for convincing a lender that your business is creditworthy.
1. Line up your inventory
First, strengthen your balance sheet. Inventory is a prime source of collateral. You should have a car on the lot for each item on your floor plan loan. Some dealers keep a private stash of vehicles for their personal use or use their floor plan loan as a credit line — either is a major faux pas in the eyes of modern financiers.
Lenders also look at your days-in-inventory ratio. Order the bare minimum stock to keep yourself afloat and identify slow-moving vehicles. Discounts and auctions can help you move metal, if needed. Consider returning extraneous parts inventory to the manufacturer; some offer refunds (or at least credits).
Then turn to your income statement. Lenders like profitable businesses. Strong inventory management can help you lower variable costs, such as storage and interest expenses. But fixed expenses — including equipment leases and payroll — should also be pared back where possible.
2. Stockpile the ammunition
Before meeting with your lender, assemble a package of relevant documents, including three years of financial statements and tax returns, detailed lists of used and new vehicles, business plans, and the dealer-owner's personal financial statements.
Then learn to "lenderspeak." Know what common terms — such as "debt coverage," "accounting payback" and "debt-to-equity ratio" — mean, as well as the adjustments the lender customarily makes when evaluating your financial statements.
Lenders, for instance, often use the debt-to-equity ratio to gauge a business's financial leverage. This ratio is equal to long-term debt divided by equity. Lenders typically use data from the prior fiscal year in the calculation, and they consider lending to a business with a higher debt-to-equity ratio to be risky, especially in times of rising interest rates.
Also important is "debt coverage ratio," the amount of cash available to service interest and principal on outstanding obligations. Lenders generally are comfortable when the cash available is 1.25 times the amount needed to service debt. So, it's important to have an understanding of the amount of noncash expenses included in your operations, such as depreciation. Understanding any one-time expenses also can help your case with the lender.
3. Practice good habits
Other ways to "wow" your lender include closing your books by the 10th of the following month, preparing weekly cash budgets and maintaining a minimum current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) of 1.2. It's also good to provide a future projection of the financial health of your dealership. This could include sales forecasts, expense forecasts and future cash flow projections. Be conservative with your projections and have a solid game plan for achieving the results.
Strictly adhering to loan covenants — the financial statement benchmarks set forth in your loan agreement — is critical. Dealers who violate loan covenants automatically default on their loans, unless the bank waives its right to call the loan. And, if you violate a loan covenant, auditors won't sign off on your financial statements until they've received the bank's waiver.
4. Go for the long haul
A long-term banking relationship can win you points with your lender. If you've stuck by your bank in good times and bad, chances are that they'll do the same for you, especially if you've always made timely payments. But if you've switched banks in search of greener pastures in the last few years, you may be out in the cold when you need to take on more debt — or when it's time to renew your existing loans.
Communication is paramount to building your lender's trust. Lenders reward borrowers who maintain open, honest lines of communication. Never hide deteriorating financial performance. Experienced lenders have been around the block before and can smell "cooked books."
With the recession still a fresh memory for lenders, securing a business loan isn't a slam dunk. But a dealership that makes a strong case for its creditworthiness will likely be able to obtain the financing it needs to reach its goals.
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LOS ANGELES – A Paramount man faces more than 5 years in jail after admitting guilt last week to driving under the influence and being involved in a crash that severed both legs of one victim and crushed the right leg of another so badly it had to be amputated.
Terrence Conrad Meeks, 40, pleaded no contest to driving under the influence and causing injury.
Judge Terry Bork is expected to sentence Meeks to 5 years, 4 months in state prison on July 17.
The accident occurred about 3:30 a.m. March 10, after Meeks drove his BMW form a parking lot at Olympic Boulevard and McGarry Street near the Fashion District in Los Angeles.
The two male victims were standing near a parked Mini Cooper when the Meeks' vehicle slammed into them, pinning them against the parked car.
In exchange for the plea, one of the counts will be dismissed at sentencing.
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The classic platformer Pandemonium will not die. After appearing on a number of the 32-bit systems, such as the PlayStation and Saturn, it went on to be featured on the N-Gage and traditional mobile. Lest one screen not get its taste of the jester Fargus, Electronic Arts has published Pandemonium for the iPhone.
Live on the App Store today for $4.99, Pandemonium is a 2.5D platformer. You run and jump along a linear path, but that path twists, turns, and winds through 3D space. It was indicative of the situation developers well-versed in 2D found themselves in when gamers were demanding polygons and 3D games. 2.5D was a stop-gap measure of sorts, employed in games like Pandemonium, Crash Bandicoot, and Clockwork Knight.
Is Pandemonium worth your download dollars? Check back on IGN Wireless soon for a full review.