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Lot of great games last night, lot of teams pulling off some last second wins. Why can't these games happen when there are 4 games in an night instead of 12.
12 Game Lightning Round:
- Bulls v Bucks: Bucks put up a good fight here. Bayless got good crunch time mins over Dudley, too bad he sucks. Pau, Taj, and Jimmy Buckets have decided they will be kicking everyone's ass this year. rising. DRose still laboring with the injury, but looks to be back on track.
- Heat v Hornets: The Heat got off to a great start in the season, but they have one glaring problem.Wade and Bosh are the entire team. Everyone knew Mario and Cole weren't good, but the problem here is Deng the GOAT. When Deng plays well they will win. Deng is a bit inconsistent, and those workloads over the last 4 years might be catching up to him. falling. Gary Neal is getting mins, but those will drop once MKG comes back.
- ORL v PHI – I'm liking Harris a lot this year, as you can tell if you have been reading these. And I'm out on Ben Gordon. I have no idea why they are giving him large mins, and I expect once Oladepo comes back, they won't be. Hollis Thompson and Brandon Davies both had very interesting lines last night, they should definitely be watched if not owned in deeper leagues.
- TOR v BOS – I'm starting to like watching this Celtics team. When Rondo plays like this, he makes everyone great. Maybe someone finally told him to dominate so he can get traded to a contender.Rising. Go ahead and own anyone in that starting lineup, too bad there isn't more mins for Smart,which hurts his value. Terrance Ross is not putting it together here at the start, Falling, whilePatrick Patterson has had two pretty good games in a row here, watch
- MIN v BKN – Everyone forgets that new rosters take some time to figure out how to play with each other (ask Lebron). And for the most part, the T-wolves roster is brand spanking new. Plus their offense no longer revolves around KLove. Last night, they figured it out, and everyone looked great. I think they know their starting five now, and might experiment still, but those guys will get the mins. I'd rank them Young, Rubio, KMartin, Pek, Wiggins. For the Nets, Jarrett Jack is on the rise as someone on the staff finally realized he is a good NBA player. (I forget if he was hurt to start the season, as well)
- NYK v DET – Greg Monroe looks like he came to beast people. Hold up, remember when I said, "frontcourts will dominate this Knicks team" Lets not get a head of ourselves. Granted Monroe looked great, he is looking to build his resume for a trade or contract, but we still don't know his playing time situation or how he'd play against Memphis. watch. Melo is shooting poorly, and I can't tell if it is the system or just Melo. Melo is known to have these types of slumps, followed by a month or so of pure domination. He could be a buy low candidate
- IND v WSH – I'm fairly sure Donny Sloan just played his way into the rotation even when Hill, Stuckey, and Watson get back. But there lies the problem, those are 3 known starters in the NBA. Sloan should play, but it won't be 43 min a game. ride him till they stop playing him. Hib Dib shat his pants out there. Still got you the blocks and rebounds, and he even shot a 3pt. I continue not to trust Hibbert. I believe I have already talking about Temple being owned in all leagues. And Otto Porter is having the rookie woahs falling
- SAS v ATL – Timmy D had himself a block party, he is a safe bet all year, just watch the way Pop treats him on back-to-backs so you can adjust accordingly. I'm sure he'll sit him a few games as well. Some not great lines from everyone else, don't panic. Except Millsap who had my favorite line of the night, if only he would have drained 1 of those 2 3-pointers
- MEM v PHX – Conley finally turned it out, told you not to panic. And Courtney Lee had a great return after missing two games. I'm willing to take a flyer on Lee in shallower leagues, since he will get the mins. The Suns looked to hit it their Guard trio chemistry right away, but looks can be deceiving. Marqueef has turned into the Suns best fantasy player, while the 3 guards have taken mins and stats away from each other. Bledsoe is gonna get his and should be the safest of the 3, but Dragic and Thomas have been inconsistent. Dragic has looked bad, compared to last year. I'm not jumping ship on him, because it is too early to know if this is just growing pains, or not. But you should be worried.
- CLE v UTH – I believe I was just saying that Hayward should get more credit as a fantasy and real life player. Thanks for proving me right kid. Kyrie had zero assists. The Cavs had SIX! SIX ASSISTS. WHAT THE HELL. Who does this Lebron guy think he is. You would think he would have learned his first year he jumped ship the first time, that you can't just coast into the season. You have to work. So, did he take lesson back to the Clev the second time he jumped ship? Guess not. Losing is the best thing that can happen to them, because the media scrutiny, and pressure will build, and they will have to respond. But don't worry, it all rests on a coach with ZERO NBA experience to figure it out.
- DEV v SAC – BOOOOGGIEE! Could there be a more Boogie line of the year. 30/11 in 22min. and 6 fouls. Dammit Boogie! rising. I haven't talked about Gay yet, but I didn't think I would have to, he has started the year great, but he is shooting lights out, and I don't think that will continue at this pace. He could be a sell high type of guy if you can get some really good stuff back for him. Ty Lawson has a lot of carrying to do for this team, might not be best for him bump down
- LAC v GSW – Well I guess we know who came to play. My god the Warriors can fill it up. They shot out of their minds, though, and that won't happen every night, but they can do it. Draymond Green should be watched after a performance like that. I'm not worried about anyone on the Clips, though.Hawes got some mins and should be watched, he will have fantasy value if someone gets hurt.


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A link is named external links in Magento 2 when links point from this website to another website. In other words, if the webmaster places a link on the page to another website, the link is considered an external link.
External links are links from different domains but it contributes significantly in assessing Pagerank and ranking of the website.
The top SEOers in the SEO website believe that External Link is the most important factor for ranking the site, as search engine considers them the 3rd party choice, so the external links are supported ranking more than the Internal link.
What is SEO for Magento 2 store? Importance of Internal Links in Magento 2 What is Anchor Text? Why are backlinks important?
According to research, search engines rely on a number of factors to determine the value of external links, including the following important factors:
With a long-lived domain, good quality less spam is always considered high reliability. External links from trusted sites also contribute because the amount of traffic is stored in individual server logs, while external links are publicly visible and easy to store. For this reason, external links are a gauge to determine the popularity of a certain website
Search engines are very difficult to accurately measure popularity based on site visit metrics (according to Yahoo's search engineers), external links are a more stable metric, and is the metric to measure easily.
In SEO people are always interested in the word "related" and the link is, too. For example, Mageplaza is a site specializing in "magento 2" but external links' name to "tredep.biz" a site specializing in beauty products, when customers learn about "magento 2", they will not be concerned "tredep.biz" because it is specializing in beauty, it has no knowledge of the magento that the client is looking for. Thus, the external link here is not valid.
It is a criterion for evaluating the quality of an affiliate page. A site with few external links, the page is poor quality, low pagerank …, but a page with too many external links you also need to review to avoid spamming.
The anchor text used in links is usually written by website admins (who can explain the site better than the computer) and will often reflect the content of the page that is linked to.
In closing, External Link plays a very important role in the SEO Magento 2 website. It is not only one of the important criteria for evaluating the ranking of a website on the results of the search engines, External Link also has a direct influence on the quality of credibility of a reliable Website.
Posted by Vicent in SEO in Magento 2. June 16, 2018

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10 Great Christmas gifts for wife
So gents, have you got the wife's Christmas present already stashed away somewhere safe? Or, are you going to leave it to the last minute again, like you did last year?! If you are still figuring out what to buy the special lady in your life this Christmas, then we have a list of ideas for some good Christmas gifts for wife that she will adore. Don't leave it until Christmas Eve again guys, check out this list of ten great Christmas gifts for wife and buy something for her before the stores run out of all the good stuff!
You really can't go far wrong with a big woolly scarf at this time of year and it's something you can be sure that will never go out of style. There will be no worries about getting the right size either, just a big, warm, tartan woollen scarf and she'll be able to wear it to go out in the snow on Christmas day too.
2. Portable bluetooth headphones or mp3 player
Portable bluetooth headphones come in all sizes and all prices, so there there's bound to be one that's just right for your wife. Whether it's a cute, waterproof headphones that she can take in the shower or swimming pool, or a more upmarket stereo version, she'll really appreciate being able to listen to her music in high quality sound, wherever she goes.
Every woman deserves to have some relaxation days, when she can pamper herself and enjoy wonderful bubble bath…So one of great Christmas gifts for wife would be a bath gift set. They come in many different shapes and sizes, so you are free to chose one according to your wife's preference, as well as your budget. Bath gift sets usually contain everything from a shower gel to bubble bath bombs to body lotion, so that your beloved wife can indulge in that soothing and calming experience of some well-deserved relaxation.
A luxuriously soft and warm cashmere sweater is something that every girl should have in her wardrobe and, if you know she already has one, then she will still be over the moon to receive a second. Real cashmere sweaters may not be the cheapest item of clothing you will ever buy for your wife, but trust us, it will be one that she treasures.
5. Perfume
You could buy her a bottle of her favourite scent, but if you are looking for a gift that is a little bit rare and not something that you will find on the high street, then you could take a look at the Nancy Meiland Perfume collection. Nancy Meiland is an English perfumer who usually only makes bespoke perfumes, but this year she has her first collection of fine fragrances, made from the finest raw materials from all around the world, that you can choose from.
6. Gourmet cookies
If your wife has a sweet tooth, then check out the gourmet cookies that you can get from the French Bakery, La Mere Poulard Cookies. We are not talking about the cookies that you can buy in your local supermarket, these cookies are something special. The tasty treats come in a rage of different selection boxes and they also do a range of fine chocolate as well, and they all come in beautifully decorated boxes.
7. Pyjamas
You could be practical this year with your choice of nightwear for your wife, and buy her a pair of luxury pyjamas. One of the up and coming brands is the company Del Rossa who make a range of cotton pyjamas in a variety of different styles and colours. They also do his and her sets, if you don't think that it would be too cheesy.
This is another fabulous idea of great Christmas gifts for wife. A makeup pallet will give your wife a chance to experiment with her makeup and try some new styles. Don't worry, you don't need to know anything about makeup to be able to buy one, just check out the Too Faced Everything Nice Makeup Set that you can buy on Amazon, and it's also a limited edition one, and girls love everything that's exclusive and limited edition.
Smart watches have come of age, so splash out a new Pebble for the love of your life. The latest smart watch form Pebble is billed as being the world's thinnest and lightest smart watch, it comes in two different colours and it's water resistant. It doesn't matter whether she has an apple or an Android phone, it will work with both, and it has quick change bands and downloadable watch faces, so she can personalise it for herself.
10. A luxurious set of scented candles
Another great Christmas gift you can give to your wife is a set of wonderful scented candles. All ladies love candles, and if you know your wife can't spend an evening without lighting a candle, then this gift will be perfect for her. You could buy a collection of differently scented candles, so that she can enjoy a different atmosphere every evening. Set of mini handmade candles by Winter Wonderland is the perfect choice!
Do you have other ideas of great Christmas gifts for wife?
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In the kitchen, Japanese Chef Shinichi Sato, who trained with Pascal Barbot, chef at the Astrance, works with veal tartare or brings tuna tataki to life with verbena and lemon juice. Passage 53 is one of the many restaurants that serve a set menu (salsify, cream of courgette, caviar tart…). This starred restaurant is one of the most esteemed in the city.
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The GOAL (A Process of Ongoing Improvement)/
Title: The GOAL (A Process of Ongoing Improvement)
Author: Eliyahu M Goldratt and Jeff Cox
Publication details: First Indian edition, 2004, Productivity and Quality Publishing Private Limited
Number of pages: 396 pages
Is increase in efficiency and cutting costs good? Not always as the book 'The Goal' demonstrates while revisiting some basic management fundamentals. It reveals how businesses can enhance productivity by applying the Theory of Constraints (TOC). Written in a fast-paced thriller style (I could not put it down), 'The Goal' is a gripping novel about Alex Rogo a plant manager who is desperately trying to save his plant and his marriage. A chance meeting with his old professor Jonah helps him turn the plant around by breaking out of conventional thinking like optimising resources or focusing on worker efficiency. The book shows how a system of local optimums is not optimum system at all. And yes his marriage is saved too
Eliyahu Goldratt uses Socratic questions, an inductive reasoning approach to teach TOC. Alex finds the path to plant profitability by responding to questions asked by Jonah. The story's pace gives the reader time to examine the issues and come up with ideas before sample answers are provided. Jonah helps Alex understand that the goal of a plant is not to increase efficiency, reduce wage etc but to make money by balancing 3 critical areas of a plant's operations viz., Throughput (the rate at which the system generates money through sales), Inventory (all the money that the system has invested in purchasing things which it intends to sell) and Operational Expense (all the money the system spends in order to turn inventory into throughput).
The book shows that a manager should be able to answer 3 important questions for an ongoing process improvement viz.,1)What to change?, 2)What to change to? and 3)How to cause the change? The economic concepts are easy to understand on account of the way they are presented. For instance manufacturing bottlenecks which determine the rate of production, can be identified by looking for a big stack of products waiting to be processed. This is illustrated through a hiking trip that Alex takes with his son and a game with match sticks and bowls. The slowest boy in the middle of the line of children hiking who is delaying others' progress is a bottleneck. Alex's discussions with his team also highlight the short comings of cost-accounting where inventory is viewed as an asset on the balance sheet.
The book shows numerous times how constraints can be dealt with by following 5 steps of 1) Identifying the constraint, 2) Exploiting the constraint (bottleneck), 3) Subordinating everything to the constraint, 4) Elevating ie., increasing the throughput of the constraints no matter the costs since they limit the entire system's throughput and 5) Repeating the steps with new constraints. Step 2 could be as simple as maximizing a bottleneck machine's output by not keeping it idle because of staff taking lunch breaks or doing a quality check before products get processed through the bottleneck machine. The book has several management techniques that can be applied to any business. For instance to communicate to everybody in the plant which parts need to be processed on priority the parts are tagged with different colours or clinching a large order customer order by reducing delivery time vis-a-vis competitors and meeting the order by despatching batches.
Since the book provides a solution for factories struggling with production delays and low revenues is it relevant for service organisations? (Hmm... have been hit by the Socratic bug!) Consider these applications of TOC. A US Bank reduced their loan approval time almost half by focusing on the 3 most important items. A South African hospital decreased patient waiting list from 9 months to below 4months by creating a patient buffer. Though the book was originally published 25 years ago the revised versions contains, in an interview with Eliyahu Goldratt himself, recent examples of organisations that prove the relevance of TOC for today's context. This is definitely a must read management classic for all managers.


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So You Want to Be a Rock Star?
There probably isn't a person out there who hasn't dreamed of being a pop star or lead guitarist at one time or another. But those jobs aren't exactly dime a dozen (at least not paying ones).
Sure, anyone can strap on a guitar, put out a hat for tips in the park, and call herself a musician. You can even make your own CD and hawk it on MySpace. But American Idol aside, achieving the status of legend, or even mere fleeting fame, isn't easy.
Driven to Stand Out
For one thing, there's no well-trod path to stardom. Hard work, years of lessons and even luck are no guarantees in the music industry. A degree from a conservatory doesn't matter, nor does being in a band that can fill some tiny local club. You might be happy and even make a living, but that's a far cry from being a star.
Still, there are some traits that people with huge musical success have in common. Here's a look:
Mark Wolfson has worked as a producer and writer in the music business for more than three decades, working with artists like Smokey Robinson, Van Halen and the Talking Heads. He says the superstars do stand out. "They're driven, and would probably be successful at whatever they set out to do. It's an inherent personality trait. The more glutted the market is, the more they stand out."Telling Your Story Well
According to Robert Fink, chair of UCLA's musicology department, legend status is often designated by the media rather than consumers. "Certainly it is possible to be a legend in your own time, if your story is archetypal enough," he says. "The turning moment would be when someone tells the tale in a way that catches the public's attention and fixes the artist's story in a form that will last."Finding Staying Power
If you compare photos of the artists who sang "We Are the World" in 1985 and "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" this year, you'll realize that most of the singers in the older group are still around, singing and filling seats. For example, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Tina Turner and Bruce Springsteen, to name a few. Among the 2010 crew, only time will tell for newbies like Justin Bieber, Akon and Nick Jonas.The Good News for Mere Mortals
While the odds of becoming a megastar are small, the truth is that many musicians find happiness and fulfillment anyway. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 186,400 people identified themselves as musicians and singers in 2008. 43% worked part time and 50% were self-employed. And the paycheck? The median hourly wages worked out to $21/hour (that includes salaried employees such as those who play for orchestras).
Scott Albert Johnson, a blues-influenced musician from Jackson, MS, has degrees from Harvard and Columbia. He pays the bills as a writer, but if you ask the married father of three what he does for a living, he'll say he's a musician. "You had better love it, to the extent that you can't live without it, if you're going to give it a go," he says. "My main goal has always been to get my music to as wide an audience as possible, via recordings as well as live performances. That goal has never changed and I don't think it ever will. Thanks to the Internet and social media, I have been able to get fans and recognition all over the world despite very limited touring."
Johnson released his album, Umbrella Man, in 2007. He's not selling out stadiums, but he's shared the stage with Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer James Burton and with Marty Stuart, who played with Johnny Cash has made his own gold records. Johnson's Okay with this.
In fact, his goals provide a model for anyone wanting to pursue a musical career, or side career. He aims to sing well, play an instrument exceptionally well and write "good, challenging songs that work on a lot of levels." Says Johnson, "That's what I strive for."


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Boris Kodjoe Wins a Lead Role in 'Addicted'
On the heels of his co-starring role in the blockbuster Resident Evil: Retribution, Boris Kodjoe has signed on to play the leading male role in Lionsgate's Addicted.
Directed by Billie Woodruff and based on the novel by New York Times best-selling author Zane, Addicted will tell the story of Zoe, a wife and mother of three enthralled in the life of sex addiction. Zoe finds herself sleeping with other men, which puts her on a dangerous path that she may not survive.
Kodjoe will play the husband. However, the role of Zoe has not yet been cast.
Kodjoe can be seen next in Nurse 3D. His past credits include Surrogates, Resident Evil: Afterlife and Brown Sugar.


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Dimitri Pittas | Meet the Artists
Tenor. Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly.
A native of Queens, New York, Dimitri is a graduate of The Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development program.
This production marks Dimitri's WNO debut as well as his debut in the role of Pinkerton.
Some of Dimitri's most notable roles include Rodolfo in La bohème, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, Macduff in Macbeth, the title role in Don Carlo, and Nemorino in The Elixir of Love.
Fun fact! The life of an opera singer is unlike any other. It's unpredictable and nonstop and exciting—and this story from Dimitri encapsulates it perfectly. This year, while preparing to travel to Virginia from South Carolina for Passover, Dimitri received a call asking him to replace an ill tenor in an Opera Philadelphia production of The Elixir of Love. Always ready for the stage, Dimitri was forced to forgo his family trip and travel to Philadelphia instead. With only days to rehearse before the premiere, Dimitri saved the day.
Enjoy a clip of Dimitri singing in The Elixir of Love—a role he debuted!
The New York Times proclaims,"Mr. Pittas has a future and, evidently, already a present."
Buy tickets for Madame Butterfly and prepare for Dimitri's powerful voice. (Note that the role of Pinkerton will be performed by Brian Jagde on certain dates.)


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mileage for September
I actually feel pretty good about this number. The runs that make it up are another story. Pretty much all of September's run sucked. There was entirely too much walking this month. I felt like I just could not get it together. I've been telling everyone in ear shot (seriously whether they want to hear it or not) that this race is not going to be pretty, but I'll finish. Barely. I've logged the miles. I know I can finish it, but I still feel out of shape, so there won't be any records broken. Well, maybe a record for my worst marathon time ever (which is saying something considering I've torn my calf during one and another one had me all the hills of San Francisco).
Maybe my Don't Call it a Comeback tour was too lofty an aspiration. Going from 0-26 just 10 months post major surgery? Yeah, I probably should have had better base mileage before attempting another marathon. I feel like that's the issue here, that I spent all of my time building miles and didn't have the chance to work on quality (speed and hill training). So I'll run the race. I'll even call it a success if I can finish it, but I am just a little disappointed that I am not going to make a good show of it.
Despite all of that boo-hooing, I am still excited. I got my race shoes–the Nike Air Pegasus 29s (I didn't have enough time to customize a pair) which originally seemed a little boring with the mostly gray coloring, but they've grown on me a bit and I think they'll do just fine as a race day shoe. Stay tuned for the rest of my race day outfit….
We are now just 5 (FREAKING) days, 22 hours and 26 minutes out from Chicago!
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Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.
I did not get a new stove installed this week. Even if I did, said stove would not have been sitting in my garage for, oh, about a year, before getting installed. I am definitely not excited about having TWO ovens to use to prepare for Thanksgiving dinner.
Speaking of Thanksgiving, I am definitely not hosting the big event at my house. Even if I were, I most certainly would not be stressing out about making sure everything is perfect. I love to entertain, so little things like roasting a turkey and hand scrubbing every inch of my house does not worry me in the least.
And finally, I definitely did not spend my entire weekend hand stitching ornate trim pieces on Sissy's Madrigal costume, which certainly does not have to be completed tonight for dress rehearsals tomorrow. I would never bite off more than I can chew in this regard.
What have you not been doing this week?


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Eurostar reported a 21.3% increase in passenger numbers today as the opening of St Pancras International station and debut of a £5.8bn high-speed link through south England lured more passengers to the cross-Channel train operator.
Eurostar said 2.17 million customers travelled between London, Paris and Brussels in the first three months of the year, an increase of more than 21.3% on the same period in 2007.
Nick Mercer, Eurostar's commercial director, said the service was benefiting from shorter journey times thanks to the high-speed link and more customers from around Britain due to the location of St Pancras, which is better connected to the UK rail network than the train operator's former base in Waterloo.
"The passenger increase is coming from shorter journey times, better punctuality and improved connectivity, particularly from the UK regions. We have seen a near doubling of passengers from places such as York and the east Midlands," he said.
Eurostar is embarking on a joint marketing campaign with Virgin Trains, East Midlands Trains and National Express East Coast this summer and will tour stations in cities including Leeds, Sheffield and Birmingham to advertise deals such as £77 for a return trip from Sheffield to Paris, via St Pancras.
Mercer said around half the growth in passenger numbers came from new customers based north of London, with the rest taken from rival ferry operators and airlines.
He added that Eurostar had not lost as many passengers as it expected from south-west England following the move from Waterloo, which it had thought would drive some customers towards Heathrow and Gatwick instead.
"In all business models you always expect when making a geographical move that you will lose a small proportion of customers, in our case from the south west. That has not happened," he said.
Ticket revenues for the privately owned company increased 25.2% to £178.4m in the first quarter, helped by the early Easter, the leap year and the Six Nations rugby tournament.
The company also reported its punctuality figures reached a record high, with 93.6% of services turning up on time on time or arriving within 15 minutes of schedule.


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- The spot LGC price opened the month at $83.00 and progressively declined to close February at $80.50. The price has declined further over March to below $77.00.
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Victoria by Victoria Beckham Spring/Summer 2016 Collection – LFW
If we were visiting the Yves Saint Laurent gardens in the city of Marrakech in Morocco for our spouse's birthday, we would certainly find ourselves very impressed as well, with creative juices flowing and sudden realizations that the Moroccan flowers would look incredibly beautiful on the latest pieces within the Victoria diffusion line. "The collection really reflects the color, the tiles, the energy of Marrakech 'Äö√Ñ√∂'àö√ë'àö√Ü and I really wanted it to be fun. And I really want to reach out to as many women as I can with this collection,' Beckham said during a walk-through. It is clear that the flowers really had their effect since we see the lovely plants sprouting on shirts and dresses and even denim. We also see ladybugs, a chicken and some abstract tile patterns. The spring collections are a favourite for us and we cannot imagine how the fashion would be without them. In the case of the Victoria by Victoria Beckham spring/summer 2016 collection, we love the more casual appeal of the VB designs.
Within the Victoria Victoria Beckham spring 2016 lineup we see a whole lot of the signature Majorelle Blue bloom prints with really lovely effects. "We visited the Jardin Majorelle, and I was really inspired by all the tiles and the color,' Victoria explains. These florals appear on everything from the off-white lace on the crepe shifts worn by the models to the macramé sweater. We love the use of technology in terms of the laser-cut aspects to some of the dresses, while the looser, more relaxed silhouettes are very much beginning to mark the major trends of the coming year. Voluminous backed cape dresses have become a favourite for the designer, as she has understood that wearing such pieces can actually be quite flattering as well.
If there is one thing we love about Victoria, it is the fact that she thinks about those with varying budgets, offering pieces that are lower on the scale in order to reach a much wider audience. In her own words, she wants everyone to just experience her brand, thus offering a wide array of T-shirts in order to reach that goal. This includes contenders for eveningwear, with fuzzy felted finish flowers on top and in lovely primary color palettes, leather also incorporated here and there. Dinky denim dresses look awesome while we see some halter pieces that remind us of lighter, brighter summer days.
The whole collection has a rather energetic feel with freshness to it that we were craving from a Victoria Beckham line. She seemed to be concentrating too much on the darker hues and too deeply on the professional attire of late. This particular diffusion line offers enough pieces to truly make a wardrobe for the coming year, particularly the tees and denim pants. This is what the customers love, this is what they want and this is certainly what is being delivered now. Beckham has her game plan ready and a trip to Morocco doesn't sound like a bad idea to come up with some incredible inspirational ideas.
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Confirmed! Nokia 808 To Arrive In May,First In IndiaMay 2, 2012
Good news for all those Nokia fans waiting for Nokia 808 PureView. In an official press release Nokia has stated that their latest Symbian Camera Flagship phone, Nokia 808 will be rolled out in global markets starting this May. More exciting part is that India will be one of first two countries to get Nokia 808 with Russia being the second country. The Nokia 808 uses Nokia's latest technology, breakthrough in smartphone imaging, PureView. Nokia 808 PureView carries biggest ever 41MP sensor on any cameraphone which provides excellent image and video quality. Nokia 808 PureView has been under limelight since its first debut at Mobile World Congress 2012 where it won 'Best Mobile Device'. Very recently it also won Best Imaging Innovation for 2012 from the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA).
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Rainy Smallest Farm Sunday
Yet another rotten day so all I can do with the garden is tell you about it.
It's far enough into the season that I can start to contemplate my mistakes, and too far in for me to fix them.
Mistake one is that, despite being a vast improvement, the giant eight foot fence is insufficient for the pole beans. The only year I didn't run out of fence was a year I lived in a first floor apartment and they grew past the fence onto a second floor porch.
That said, we're starting to see baby beans already. It won't be long till harvesting becomes a chore and we get beans with every meal.
The beans and cukes are starting to form that wall of green.
I'm not much of a flower gardener, but veggie flowers have a beauty all their own - both in their appearance and in the anticipation of the harvest they promise.
Here's a cucumber flower; I picked the first small cuke this week. I need to pick them faster this year for pickle purposes.
Nothing says Iowa like a corn field, and my little patch is starting to look like one. I had a little bad luck with weather and was unable to weed right around sprouting time, so I lost a few plants to being buried in weeds and a couple more to my own stupidity ("oops, that wasn't a weed.") But I still should have plenty.
While I note my failures, I'm having better luck with a couple things. My okra's been eaten the last couple years, but I have several intact plants. I also have two watermelon plants growing; the trick is not to plant them next to the faster growing pumpkins.
Speaking of which...
The patch is looking quite sincere. Not to mention aggressive. I need to angle it a couple inches each day so it doesn't invade the zone of peppers, eggplants and tomatoes.
The peppers are an incomplete success. They're planted outside the fencing and some of them are getting nibbled. But the funny thing is, one will be chewed and its neighbor is untouched. (The two litters of baby bunnies seem to have avoided becoming owl food.)
The first eggplant is close to eating size. I'm waiting till the first 8 ball zucchini (basically a regular flavor zook only round) is bigger too. It's growing at a bad angle for photography.
There's something magical about planting tiny tomato plants the second week in May, and they're taller than the cage in late June. In the background is the now-blooming bee balm. The reddish color also attracts hummingbirds. I didn't have the camera with me, and it would have been an uncooperative model anyway, but Thursday I got to watch a hummingbird for a couple minutes.
The saucy Roma tomatoes are doing well. I don't even remember or know how many kinds of maters I have; the volunteers from past years will be a surprise.


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CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders won a wild one.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats fumbled the ball on what would have been the winning field goal Saturday at McMahon Stadium, giving the hosts a 34-32 win in wintry weather.
The Stamps secured second place in the CFL's West Division with the victory, which means they host the division semifinal Nov. 11.
"It was a game of mistakes no question about it," Stampeder head coach John Hufnagel said. "The conditions had a lot to do with it. We got a break at the end.
"I'm not going to take the shine off the victory and what it meant to this organization."
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' 34-28 loss to the Montreal Alouettes earlier Saturday opened the door for Calgary (10-6) to claim second in the division behind the B.C. Lions (12-4).
B.C. had clinched the division's top spot via a win over Edmonton the previous night. The Lions will host the division final Nov. 18.
The Ticats (5-11) weren't mathematically eliminated from the East Division's post-season with the loss, but their playoff odds remain long with two games remaining in the regular season.
Snow squalls before and during the game made for a slick McMahon surface, which contributed to the 10 turnovers in the game.
Andy Fantuz fielded the snap on the attempted field goal to win the game for Hamilton, but when he set the ball down, it slipped and Luca Congi didn't get the 30-yard attempt away as time ran out.
"It was a good snap," Fantuz said. "I put the ball down on the tee and it just went off. It's just one of those things that happens in this type of weather. It seems like it sums up our season, but we're not dead yet."
Jon Cornish scored a pair of touchdowns for Calgary. He's chasing Normie Kwong for the most running yards by a Canadian in a single season, but the slippery field wasn't conducive to the running game.
With 27 yards Saturday, the New Westminster, B.C., is 136 away from Kwong's record set in 1956. Cornish led the Stamps with 108 receiving yards, however, including a touchdown catch.
Keon Raymond ran an interception back 100 yards for a major and twice sacked Hamilton quarterback Henry Burris, who is Raymond's off-season neighbour in Calgary. Maurice Price scored his first career touchdown and backup quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell finished a drive for Calgary.
Bakari Grant and Chris Williams each had touchdown catches and Chevon Walker had a rushing major for the Tiger-Cats. Congi was good on two of three other field goal attempts. Fantuz had a two-point convert catch in the fourth quarter.
Saturday's game marked the return of Burris to McMahon for the first time since he was traded to the Ticats in the off-season.
The man who led Calgary to a Grey Cup in 2008 completed 24 of 33 passing attempts for two touchdowns. He was intercepted twice and sacked six times.
"Just the mistakes we made throughout the game came back to haunt us in the end," Burris lamented. "It's hard when it comes down to one play to decide it or whatever. That truly wasn't the deciding play, but it was disappointing for everything to finish like that."
Hamilton hurt their cause with 98 yards in penalties to Calgary's 40.
Stampeder quarterback Kevin Glenn was 22-for-34 in passing with a pair of touchdown passes. He was intercepted four times, including picks on back-to-back possessions in the fourth quarter.
"I'm very disappointed in myself," Glenn said. "I don't think I've ever had a game like that. We still got the win. Be happy about that I guess, to play that bad and still get the win."
Announced attendance was 26,542. The haze from Calgary's post-touchdown fireworks mixed with snow to reduce visibility of the field.
The snowblowers and shovels were out at halftime in an attempt give the end zone and sidelines definition and clear the yardage markers.
Conditions cleared briefly in the fourth quarter, but the snow was falling again with three minutes to go.
Walker's one-yard dive for a major with a minute remaining pulled Hamilton within two points. Burris's pass attempt at a two-point convert to Dave Stala sailed just over the slotback's fingers.
But Onrea Jones recovered Congi's on-side kick and with 54 seconds left, the Ticats were in position for that winning field goal.
Calgary recovered from a miserable first quarter — they turned the ball over three times — to lead 14-13 at the halftime.
Notes: Hamilton's Ricardo Cloclough twice intercepted Glenn . . . Calgary's Charleston Hughes had two sacks and leads the Stamps with 10. Demonte Bolden and Brian Bulcke each recorded a sack. . . Nik Lewis extended his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 156.


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Tim has wanted a hand-knitted sweater for a long time. I've finally decided that I'll knit him one. It's not that he's not worthy, it's more like I didn't want to knit a man's sweater. (I knitted a REALLY LARGE vest many years ago for an old boyfriend, but before I gave it to him, we were finished!).
Tim has liked many sweaters since we've been in business and last year I'd planned to make him a cardigan out of Rowan Big Wool, which would have been a quick knit, but I sold the yarn before I could even put any of the Big Wool on the shelves. I'm actually glad, since I would have hated knitting an entire sweater on size 15 or 17 knitting needles. Last week he showed me some of the men's sweaters in the new Rowan #48 magazine. When he showed me the one called Hiker which is made out of Rowan Cocoon. I was ready to start making one for him immediately. I love knitting with Cocoon. It's a super soft merino and kid mohair chunky-weight yarn that's a delight to knit with. We choose a soft gray color and after I finished the gorgeous green hat for a friend of ours, I cast-on the back of the sweater Monday night. Tim hinted to me that I should have it done in time for his birthday on October 23rd (I doubt that will happen). He'll be lucky if I'm done by Christmas! One thing I know, as soon as it's done Tim will wear his sweater into the shop.
Keep on knitting!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Finally... a sweater for my guy
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I'm in the middle of writing up a new pattern at the moment and have lost my momentum. I am *this* close to finishing, but just can't find the last little push to get to the end. I know from previous experience that the best way out of this rut is to set the pattern aside and treat myself by spending some time sewing something "just for fun"and I had no difficulty settling on which project to tackle next.
The Minoru Jacket from Sewaholic Patterns has been on the top of my list of things to sew for awhile now. And as every day is geting a bit colder I have been wanting to sew it NOW so that I can get as much wear out of it during winter as I can.
I posted this photo on Instagram on Monday morning and finished the jacket 3 days later. I only sew when Harvey is napping during the day and then when the kids are in bed at night so there were a few late nights thrown in there but I was on a roll and determined to get it finished quickly! I always get the "how do you find the time?" and "you must have more hours in the day than me" comments, but really...if you saw the state of my house (and the dark circles under my eyes) as I was snipping that final stray thread you would totally understand how I managed to squeeze in such a time consuming project!! Once I've started on a new sewing project I find it hard to set it aside and do anything else until it is finished - just like reading a good book!
I knew that this jacket was going to be a time consuming sew and I did a lot of research based on other people's experiences and variations before diving into it myself. After lots of reading I decided not to make too many changes to the original pattern and let this be the guinea pig to see what I did/didn't like. My measurements fell into a size 6 so that is what I sewed and the fit is perfect. I was really hoping that the jacket wouldn't end up too big because jackets have a tendency to make you look bulkier than you are but am really happy with the fit. (And I was too lazy to make a muslin so just crossed my fingers that it would all work out!)
So, the construction of the pattern was really good, everything came together without any hitches. If you are going to sew a Minoru, I would suggest visiting the Sewaholic blog for the Minoru sew-along. The paper instructions included with the pattern are VERY brief and I would have been stuck more than once if I didn't have the sew-along to refer to. The sew-along is really thorough though and I think even a confident beginner sewer would manage with the detailed instructions included there. Personally I would have preferred more thorough instructions on the paper because it was a bit annoying having to go back to my phone or ipad for each step, but nothing worth complaining about.
Fabric...deciding on what fabric to use for the jacket probably took me longer than actually sewing it! I always find it hard to make a decision when there are a lot of different fabrics to decide upon! I started with the exterior and went with this cotton twill. In my photos the fabric looks a purpley blue but it is actually isn't purple toned in real life. The image on fabric.com is closer to what it is like in real life. When I first got the fabric I thought that it was going to be too thin/flimsy for the jacket exterior but once I got all the layers sewn together it was fine. Even though most people seem to make this jacket as a lightweight Spring/Autumn jacket I wanted mine to be really warm because I am more likely to wear a jacket every day in Winter than any other time. When it came to the jacket lining I made myself select from my fabric stash. I wanted to use flannelette as the lining and really liked how this red tartan looked with the exterior but didn't want it to be too visible from the outside because it would limit what I could wear the jacket with. So I lined the front and back pieces with the tartan flannel and then used some of this herringbone print chambray for the collar and hood lining that could be seen from the outside of the jacket.
I also love the elastic in the sleeve cuffs, I actually cut mine 1 1/2" shorter than specified (I think 8") because it seemed a bit loose with the specified amount and I wanted to make sure mine were much more fitted. The sleeve length is a bit longer than usual, I really like that (again, extra warm!) but thought that if the cuff was tighter they wouldn't hang too low and annoy me.
I left out all of the interior pockets because I know I will never use them, but I did add in some side seam pockets because I am always stashing my keys in pockets and like to have somewhere to keep my hands too. I placed these pockets 1 1/2" down from the bottom edge of the elastic, but I think they would be better just 1/2" down.
I opted to line my hood because I think it looks more finished that way.
The jacket is designed with a zipper in the back of the collar which the hood comes out of and then you have the option of rolling the hood up and storing it in the collar when you don't want it to be seen. It's a nice idea if you are actually going to use this feature, but I like the look of a hood hanging out even though I will rarely wear the hood and will never put it in the collar. I think mine is a bit too bulky being 3 layers of fabric anyway and makes the collar really puffy when it is rolled inside. If I had realised how prominent this zipper would be when the hood is being worn I would have taken more care to purchase a matching zipper, instead I didn't buy one but just used one that I had in my zipper collection and light blue was the closest match. It really does stand out when the hood is being worn and if I was to sew the jacket again I would leave the zipper out completely and just attach the hood behind the collar. This would save a lot of time and still have the same look. The thing that I really found strange with the pattern (unless I did something wrong?) is that the inside of the collar (seen through the zipper) is unlined. My collar had the green alien interlining so if the zippered opening opened too much or flopped down a little bit then you could really see them - very annoying! I spent about an hour at the end of the project hand sewing the hood to the zippered opening so now I can't use the zipper at all but at least the alien fabric is hidden! Good to remember for next time anyway...if you don't think you will ever roll your hood up and hide it in the collar then skip the zipper.
I really like the feature of the big collar, but would probably cut it an inch or so shorter if I made it again. It is nice but the ends of the zipper kept poking Harvey in the eye when I was carrying him around!
When the jacket is completely zipped up, it makes a fun game of peek-a-boo with the baby! Oh, and would be handy for a really windy day...
|(You can see how the collar zipper sometimes rolls opened in this photo...another reason I would leave it out - or at least use a coordinating colour!)
If I were to make another one, I think I would like to try a heavier exterior fabric - maybe a denim or some wool coating with no interlining. I have seen a few Minoru's with elbow patches that were pretty cool too...
Phew! This is getting really long...hopefully it will be helpful to you if you are thinking about sewing a Minoru though? I know I appreciated reading other people's reviews, particularly because it is such a time-consuming sew and it's good to learn from other's experiences. All in all, great pattern and awesome jacket for everyday wear!


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- Create a permissive ruleset. Say "Yes you can, and here's how!" instead of "Not unless you took the feat last level!"
- Focus on playing the game, not the rules. Building the most optimal character you can shouldn't matter. What should matter is how much fun you derive from playing.
- Magic comes from the character, not from his/her Christmas tree of items. (Magic means two different things in that sentence, in case it wasn't clear.)
There's a decent enough description of "old school" that can be found here; I won't fully embrace all of those ideas.
I'll see if I can't get the core rules I have typed up and posted by tomorrow.
There's probably going to be a lot of my "design process" (if you can call it that) showing through; this is by no means a finished product.


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Why no vision for older workers?Posted by Olderiswiser Editorial
Traditional idea of retirement no longer exists - so what is the plan to ensure people over 65 have enough to live on?
The whole of Europe accepts that great demographic change is on its way as a result of ageing population. So why is there no debate about how older people gain employment to fund their later life?
This week there is an online debate on employment within the single market at Yourideasforeurope.eu. The focus of the debate is economic migration predominantly among younger workers; it studiously ignores the fact that the number of over 65s still in work has doubled in the past 20 years. Falling pension values and dwindling savings rates have contributed to snare older people in a position from which they cannot afford to retire.
Older workers already experience very challenging conditions in the employment market - competing against younger candidates. And that is before we recieve a fresh influx of foreign talent.
In a bouyant employment market, adding depth to the pool of available talent would be a good idea; in a flat market with significant domestic challenges it is a policy that will inevitably breed resentment. All the major parties are vying for moral supremacy on the issue of employment with fantastical claims of how they will get people back into work. Speaking ahead of the Labour Party conference in Brighton, Ed Miliband says if he wins the next election, he will force companies who employ a foreign workers to offer an apprenticeship to a British worker as well.
Yet, while David Cameron and company quickly trashed Miliband's plans as 'unworkable and illlegal', just like the Labour party they blanked the elephant in the room choosing not to acknowledge any need for a role for older people in the labour market. And if the problems faced by today's over 65s are grim spare a thought for those following behind.
A survey carried out by Standard Life found that 79% of people under 45 have little idea what their retirement income would be. Head of pensions accumulation at Standard Life Alistair Hardie said: "Our research shows that most of us don't really know the value of our pension until we are older and in the run up to retirement, despite the fact that we are likely to be receiving annual pension statements."
The research comes on the back of similarly worrying news from HSBC who found that only one in five people believe they will ever be able to fully retire, and research from the Institute of Economic Affairs which found that retiring gave people a short-term boost, however the lack of employment and economic mobility was responsible for a long-term decline in both physical and mental health.
Flat savings rates and miserable pension returns emphasise the problems facing those approaching or already past the default retirement age. For many, working beyond 65 has now become a necessity rather than a choice. The IEA concurs and points to the economic boost an older, experienced workforce would offer if the Government pushed up the pension age and removed other red tape discouraging older people from taking on jobs.
Baroness Sally Greengross, chief executive of the International Longevity Centre said: "Lots of employers talk about innovation but far too few deliver.
"Some innovative employers have implemented measures to support older workers but they are few and far between. In the current economic climate it is unlikely that there will be significant financial support available to support getting older people into work so innovation will have to play a part in increasing employment levels."
When are the major political parties going to acknowledge the scale of the problem?
If you want to participate and add you own ides to the discussion, take a look Your Ideas For Europe.
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Topic category: Other/General
Sarah Palin Sends Told-You-So to Obama re Putin Entering Ukraine
Regarding Putin's action in Ukraine, Palin said "I could see this coming from Alaska."
Sarah Palin sent a "Told You So" to President Obama that Obama's 2008 indecisive/moral-equivalence position in response to Putin's invasion of Georgia would entice Putin to later invade Ukraine, which view by Palin the foreign-policy "intelligentsia" mocked in 2008 when she said it. (More at Breitbart.)
--Jim Wrenn, Editor at PoliSat.Com.
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Jim Wrenn
Political Satire/Commentary at PoliSat.Com (Editor)
Biography - Jim Wrenn
Jim is a proud descendant of 18th Century criminal exiles from England who swam to the Outer Banks when the British ship taking them to a Georgia penal colony sank in a storm near Cape Hatteras. Having the prescience to prevent their descendants from becoming "TarHeels," they immediately migrated to Virginia, where, within just a few generations they worked their way up into poverty. Jim's grandfather was the first in the family tree to see the distant horizons, but his career was cut short by severe injuries he sustained when a cousin cut down the tree.
After a brief stint in the Amry (ours) following graduation from law school, he began his legal career in the state bureaucracy but was never able to break into the federal bureaucracy. Several years later, he entered the private practice of law and co-founded a small law publishing company. Later, finding the publishing of small laws unstimulating and finding his private practice too private to be lucrative, he began writing political satire/commentary. His greatest vice is taking himself too seriously.
He wrote the definitive books on the Clinton
Era Error: the Clinton Liebrary Book (pre-October, 2000), which he later updated as the Clinton Liebrary Book 2001 Edition to include Election 2000, the post-election shennanigans, and related events through August, 2001. The 2001 edition is the only known literary source that conclusively shows why Bill Clinton pardoned Susan McDougal but not Webster Hubbel. It also presciently contains the Billary/Hillary Dueling Memoirs. At every opportunity he shamelessly promotes his books for orders on-line or by fax at www.ClintonLiebraryBook.Com. He's also the Librarian at the Clinton Liebrary (www.ClintonLiebrary.Com), which owns exclusive rights to Bill Clinton's most famous speech as well as Bill Clinton's comments after revelation of the identity of Deep Throat in 2005.
As an amateur scientist as well as a scientific amateur, he de-bunks the man-is-causing-Global "Warming" theory, and predicts that by the middle of the 21st Century (when he will be safely dead) physicists will discover the obvious flaws in Einstein's Theory of Relativity, which will lead to vastly-faster-than-light travel through polarization of gravity. As a constitutional-law scholar, he's trying to teach those who hold a static, zero-sum-game view of economic and social theories to understand that "property" is not a "thing" but rather is a human right.
Although he regularly teaches Continuing Legal Education courses to lawyers, he's too-often available through he Rubber Chicken Speakers Bureau to speak on politics, satire, etc., at luncheons, dinners, root canals, funerals, etc. His speaking fees are so outrageously high they border on criminal price-gouging, but as a free-market advocate, he defends his fees on the higher moral ground of charging whatever the traffic will bear. For more information (surely more than one would want or need), go to www.PoliSat.Com.


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Sunday October 23
Welcome to SERMACS 2016!
On-site registration at the upper level of the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center:
Sunday Oct 23 7:00 AM-6:30 PM
Monday Oct 24 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday Oct 25 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday Oct 24 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The technical program has been updated as of October 19 and may be downloaded as a pdf file. It will also be available via the ACS SERMACS 2016 App. There will be no printed program available at the meeting. Download the ACS SERMACS 2016 App now!
The conference hotels are the Hilton and the Hampton Inn. Rooms are also available at the Hyatt Place.
University of South Carolina Alumni Lunch Monday 12PM @ the Hickory Tavern
ACS Member Insurance Academic Coverage Seminar Tuesday 9:15-10:15 Hilton Hotel, Carolina Wren Room
The Tuesday Ice Cream Social has been moved to 1:00 p.m.
The Tuesday night barbeque and jazz event start time has been moved to 6:30 p.m.
SERMACS, Inc. Board meeting is Wednesday 8:30-11:30 a.m. (Breakfast at 7:30).
Be sure to follow us in Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SERMACS2016/.
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A tall building on the seashore in which the government
maintains a lamp and the friend of a politician.
When being alive at the same time is a wonderful coincidence.
Linus' Law:
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To call a spade a thpade.
Lockwood's Long Shot:
The chances of getting eaten up by a lion on Main Street
aren't one in a million, but once would be enough.
love, n.:
Love ties in a knot in the end of the rope.
love, n.:
When it's growing, you don't mind watering it with a few tears.
love, n.:
When you don't want someone too close--because you're very sensitive
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When you like to think of someone on days that begin with a morning.
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Henrik Stenson
Henrik Stenson has worn Hugo Boss golf clothing since 2004, forming a strong partnership for over a decade in wearing the iconic Pro range from the Hugo Boss Athleisure collection. Stenson has enjoyed some superb success on both the European and PGA Tours in recent years and, most notably winning the Open Championship at Royal Troon - the first ever major title for a Swedish golfer. Stenson also won both the Race to Dubai and the FedExCup in 2013, whilst his Ryder Cup record for team Europe is also very impressive. His fun-loving character and sense of humour comes across more than most and in speaking of his partnership with Hugo Boss, Stenson said, "Wearing Hugo Boss always makes me look and feel good on and off the golf course (when I wear clothes on the golf course!)"
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Mahi - A 4 Year Girl Fell in Bore Well in Manesar, Gurgaon on 21 June 2012 Video
A four-year-old birthday girl fell into a 60-feet-deep borewell in Kho village of Manesar on Wednesday night. District administration has started rescue operation to bring her out. National Security Guard (NSG) team was also called to assist rescue work. According to information, Mahi, 4-year-old baby has celebrated his birthday with his family members.
She was playing with other children outside his house and reached near an open borewell. She slipped and fell into it, an eye witness said. Locals informed to the local police, who reached to spot and started rescue operation. Meanwhile, fire and rescue service personnel started digging two parallel pits to bring the victim out.
A senior fire service officer said the girl fell into the bore well around 11.30pm. Within half an hour, a rope was sent down to rescue her. However, she did not know how to make use of the rope. The child responded to parents` queries on his well being for more than an hour. A team of health officials were on the spot and supplying oxygen through tubes from the ambulance vehicle.
The shocked mother, fainted immediately prompting the fire rescue personnel nearby to administer her first aid. Senior officials of District Administration camped on the sport since Wednesday night to look after the rescue operation. Meanwhile, a senior administrative official informed that they have also called NSG team to assist them in rescue operation.


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It seems as if almost every post I have written lately begins with some sort of apology for my infrequent blogging. A year of school, days in the garden, summer holidays… lots of reasons and excuses, but enough is enough already. I officially graduate in less than a week so school isn't an excuse, the garden is (almost) ready for winter, and I'm attending a blogging conference just days from now. Gulp. Let me repeat that, the woman who has averaged about a blog a quarter is attending a conference. For food bloggers. Filled with people who write (and publish!) for a living. Double gulp. With that looming motivation in mind I pulled out my notebook and started looking at the list I've been keeping of topics I want to turn into brilliant, informative, funny or tasty stories. But where to start? Continue reading
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Cook(those)books & spaghetti.
November seemed to be a slow month in the kitchen at my house. I must confess, the cook (those) books recipe challenge I set for myself hasn't been going exceptionally well. I tried a few new meals last month, but not many, and very few exactly as written. Which, of course, was the challenge.
I promise that December will be all about cooking. There will be several new recipes that are challenge approved to start out the new year. In the meantime, here are a few of the November meals I tried that passed muster. Continue reading
Monday musings, and meatloaf.
We are raised to believe that Mondays aren't to be trusted. Monday, Monday. Can't trust that day. Back to work, back to school, the fun of the weekend is over….it's just another Manic Monday after all. But what happens if you want to play a different tune?
Hmmm…. my positive Monday song lyric search is coming up a blank.
When I awoke, several hours before my alarm, that was all I could think of. I'm self employed and even I was dreading Monday morning. (Rainy days and Mondays…) I make my own schedule and still – Yikes! Tell me why I don't like Mondays…
So, I did what any normal adult would do (well, normal to me). I read a cookbbook. I made a great list of Meatless Monday ideas and then thought "now what". Meatloaf.
Okay. SO not meatless….
Now I'm not a vegetarian and I don't pretend to be. But for many reasons I am trying to eat less meat. Sometimes though comfort food is the way to go. This week it was meatloaf. Meatloaf it a very personal thing with endless possible variations. This is my go to version. Tasty and easy it also has a few hidden ingredients to up the "healthy" quotient a bit (which also makes it a great way to sneak in some vegetables at the dinner table).
Now if only Meatloaf had written a song about Mondays.
- 1lb lean ground beef
- 1lb lean ground turkey breast
- 2 whole eggs or 4 egg whites
- 1c. panko
- 1 c. shredded brussel sprouts or 1 c finely chopped kale
- 1 bunch italian parsley, finely chopped
- 1 small onion or 4-6 scallions, chopped
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1-2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 c milk
- fresh ground pepper
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix all ingredients, except ketchup and maple syrup, in a large bowl.
- Place mixture in a loaf pan. Cover with tin foil and bake for 45 minutes.
- While cooking mix the tomato paste and syrup in a small bowl.
- When meatloaf has been cooking for 45 minutes, remove tin foil, spread the tomato and syrup on the top. Bake another 5-10 minutes until sauce has crisped.
Being thankful.
This past weekend was Canadian Thanksgiving. I'm still a little freaked by how early it was this year, but I think I'm kind of glad. With the days getting shorter, the garden slowly going to sleep for the season and the Vancouver rains beginning I was starting to get a little cranky. Cranky isn't a good thing. For me, cranky turns into eating too many wasted carbs, bad sleeps, a lack of any sort of activity and a proclivity to trashy "chick novels". Not exactly the healthiest, most productive way to go about things.
Thanksgiving this year came at the perfect time. It was about so much more than overeating and slipping into a turkey coma. It was about life, about laughing,
about a wedding between two beautiful people….
… a surprise fun breakfast made for me
…. harvesting sprouts from the garden
… creating a new variation on pumpkin soup (recipe coming soon!)
… celebrating dinner with friends and family (and trying a new brussel sprout recipe with aforementioned sprouts!)
…. a quiet nights dinner with some homemade pasta.
All a reminder of how lucky I am. Thank you.
Brussel Sprouts, welcome back.
Thanksgiving is ridiculously early this year here in Canada. While I haven't had much time to sit and research new recipes I'm not worried. Thanksgiving dinner doesn't need to be fancy. Just friends, a big ol' bird and some simple home cooking.
If your family is anything like mine they have their holiday dinner traditions (even if sometimes you can't help but wonder why since no one really seems to like them!). When I was younger, turnip, parsnips and brussel sprouts always seemed to show up uninvited.
Sprouts tend to have a (pretty legitimate) bad rep. Often served boiled beyond all recognition (with a horrible smell!) it's no wonder many people don't like them. As a member of the brassicas family (like kale, cabbage and cauliflower) brussel sprouts are high in vitamins K & C, folic acid and loaded in dietary fibre. Cooked properly they are a great little addition to your diet and your table.
With age, thankfully, comes wisdom. Brussel sprouts are now a welcome fixture on my menu. This year for the first time I actually grew them in the garden (word to the wise – they take up a lot of real estate!) and they should be ready just in time for Thanksgiving.
If you are willing to give sprouts a second chance try this simple recipe for pan seared sprouts and pancetta. You just might welcome them back to your family table.
- 1lb of brussel sprouts
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1-2 cloves garlic, smashed
- 1-2 tbsp canola oil
- 5-10 slices of pancetta
- Fresh ground pepper to taste
- Wash the sprouts and peel off any loose leaves. Place sprouts in top part of steamer and steam until just cooked (approx 10mins).
- When done rinse with cold water and immediately squeeze lemon juice over top. (Note, all the steps up to this point can be done up to a day ahead to free up stove space and save time.)
- Before proceeding cut each sprout into either halves or quarters.
- Very lightly coat bottom of large saute pan with oil. Cut pancetta into strips. Slowly cook pancetta until soft, but not overly crispy.
- When the pancetta is done, remove and place on paper towel to drain. Pour off any excess grease at bottom of pan.
- Add garlic to pan. When slightly soft add the sprouts, remaining oil and pepper to taste. Heat through. Re-add pancetta.
- Toss and serve.
In the interest of full disclosure I still don't get turnip or parsnips…


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Every awards show has its hits and misses. For every teleprompter miscue and corny — or questionable — joke, there are moments of greatness and even some inspiring acceptance speeches. It's truly just part of the process. Add the National Basketball Player Union's first annual Players' Choice Awards to the long list of ceremonies that made you smile, clap and raise your brow in a way that would make Anthony Davis jealous.
The show was important because NBA players have long desired their own voice in determining regular-season accolades.
President of the Players' Association, Chris Paul, said to me on the red carpet, "Who knows us better than us? We play against each other every day. We practice against each other every day. Who better to decide the awards then your peers?"
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"I think these awards allow us to flex our muscles," Dooling said. "We have some of the most recognizable faces on the planet right now. This is part of taking your space back and creating your own branding and controlling the messaging."
The event had its share of NBA star power with Paul, Stephen Curry and James Harden representing the marquee MVP names in attendance. With BET's help in producing the show, talent from outside the NBA was well represented. Various entertainers, actors and personalities including Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Jessie Williams, Mo'ne Davis, Kid Ink and the show's host, Jay Pharoah, all made their presence felt for this inaugural event.


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A series of artist commissions returns this summer at Stern Grove Festival
Part of Stern Grove Festival's founding mission is to provide paid performing opportunities for local artists. The Festival is also a place for local artists to connect and interact with their community in an intimate and admission-free setting.
This summer, Stern Grove Festival continues this legacy with its local artist commission series. Ten local artists performing this summer will debut new works during the 79th Season. Using the the theme, "Interplay: In Concert with Nature" as a point of departure, artists will craft these new works inspired by the unique "interplay" between performance, nature, and the audience.
Fans can look forward to new works in hip-hop music and dance, funk, Afro-Colombian, synth pop, and more from the following local artists:
Keep up with the Festival's blog and connect with us on Facebook for a glimpse behind the scenes as the artists work on these new pieces.
Midtown Social
Mix'd Ingrdnts
Golden State Breakers
John Brothers Piano Company
La Misa Negra
MJ's Brass Boppers
Astronauts, etc.
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Playlist :: Stern Grove Festival's 79th Season Line-Up
Welcome to Stern Grove Festival's 79th season! This year, the admission-free concert line-up features some big names like king of funk George Clinton, the GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY-winning Julieta Venegas, and the Bay Area's own groundbreaking hip hop collective Hieroglpyhics. These major artists are accompanied by a ring of impressive local performers, from the Mission District's nightclub-turned-big-band, Afrolicious, to the swinging styles of John Brothers Piano Company, who got their start (literally) in train stations and on street corners around the Bay Area.
"Aside from the diversity and world class talent that we'll be having on our stage this summer, I'm proud that we're highlighting local artists each week," says Judy Tsang, Director of Programming for Stern Grove Festival. "The Bay Area is full of talent and we should all get to know and support the artists who live here."
In addition to the artists and bands shared in the 79th Season's Spotify Playlist below are three incredible dance groups: the world-famous San Francisco Ballet (performing 7/31), the all-girl dance group Mix'd Ingrdnts (7/3), and the b-boys of the Golden State Breakers (7/3).
Please visit Stern Grove Festival's concert page for a complete list of and further information on the performing artists of the 79th season, or visit any of the Artist Pages below:
June 19
Janelle Monáe
Midtown Social
June 26
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic
July 3
Mix'd Ingrdnts
Golden State Breakers
July 10
San Francisco Symphony
July 17
Joan Osborne's Soul Revue
John Brothers Piano Company
July 24
Julieta Venegas
La Misa Negra
July 31
San Francisco Ballet
August 7
The O'Jays
MJ's Brass Boppers
August 14
ATOMIC BOMB! The Music of William Onyeabor feat Jamie Lidell, Luke Jenner, Money Mark, Sinkane, and more
August 21
The New Pornographers
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Dogwood 52 2019 Week 2
Here is my 2nd entry for the Dogwood 52 2019 Week 2. I have to admit that while I'm off at home, I'm consummed with taking care of the children along with house chores that the few times I am able to go out and shoot, it's not with that much thought. Granted, this was a great morning that consisted of having breakfast with my dad at the new breakfast spot in Del Mar called Ranch 45 (website/Yelp).
📷: Week 2: Composition: Rule of Thirds Motion // You already know what the rule of thirds is, now is the time to use it. Use Rule of Thirds to show motion in your picture.
While sitting outside enjoying the chorizo breakfast bowl with my father, I knew that the road nearby would instantly give me the chance to accomplish the motion in thirds. I imported this photo onto my iPad Pro and then edited in Snapseed. I'm not too happy with it, but being Sunday at 23:50, it'll have to do. I hope to revisit this sometime but onto Week 3!
Here's a picture of my father enjoying the journey in finding the best Steak and Eggs in San Diego along with my Joby Gorillapod that I've been bringing along with me on this 52 week challenge. After thinking about it a little bit more as well as watching many youtube videos and querying some amazing talented photographers on twitter, I think that I'm going with the Sony - FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM Wide-angle Zoom Lens (SEL1635GM).


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