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A new survey of RV Rental Association (RVRA) members indicates RV rental companies anticipate 2009 will be better for RV rentals than 2008, despite a slow economy. Those responding to the association's annual survey report RV rental activity will be up an average of 12% this year, according to a news release.
"The survey results show that even in a tough economy, people still plan to go on RV vacations," said RVRA Chairman Bert Alanko of MBA Insurance Inc. in Scottsdale, Ariz. "People value their vacation time, and renting an RV is still a very economical way to travel."
Unlike previous years, gas prices are less of a concern for those responding to the survey. Most RV rental vacations will be about the same length as previous years, RVRA members report. The survey shows that only about 10% of RV rental customers are booking shorter trips, while 71% are booking their rental for the same amount of time as the previous year.
For anyone looking to plan an RV rental vacation this year, information and resources are available at www.rvra.org. This site offers an online directory that has a state-by-state listing of more than 300 rental companies across the U.S. and Canada. The site features consumer tips on renting, including advice on selecting the proper unit.
RVRA is the rental division of the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA), the national association representing RV retailers. The association's members include RV dealers, RV rental operations and RV aftermarket locations.


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Thanks to Wandering Soul for hosting this prompt challenge. This week's challenge is up to a 500 word piece of writing with the beginning sentence: "The delicious aroma of the freshly baked croissants wafted through the near-empty café."
The delicious aroma of the freshly baked croissants wafted through the near-empty Cafe. It was Sunday morning around 9:00 am and the majority of people weren't up this early. Many church services did not begin until 10:00 or 10:30 am. Giselle thought about her home church while eating a buttery croissant and drinking a cappuccino.
She hadn't been to church in a while. It wasn't because she stopped believing in God or his son Jesus. It didn't mean she didn't have a few Christian friends or that she didn't miss some of the people she grew up with in church.
Other issues were at work in Giselle's life and a place which had always felt peaceful and inviting to her, became a place full of judgement. There was no forgiveness to be found in her old church and Giselle felt heavy hearted. People she had fondly thought of as Aunties and Uncles growing up, now gazed upon her with severe disapproval.
Giselle believed it was God's right alone to judge a person's sins. Other Christians in her life could guide her and warn her of where her actions might lead, but she didn't deserve hatred from them, to be the subject of gossip. Her best friend Ivy especially, had turned on Giselle.
Giselle had read a meme on the internet that read: "Thou Shall Not Judge Because Thou Has F$&#%d Up Too." It was pertinent. When Giselle admitted to Ivy she had been attacked and raped by a stranger in an alley one night, Ivy had given her a stunned stare.
"Are you sure?" Ivy had asked, then later told her parents and other church members Ivy ran into. Giselle had told Ivy she was pregnant with the rapist's child. Rumours and gossip spread. Ivy, her family, and many other church members thought Giselle was having an abortion when she was admitted into hospital.
The reality was Giselle's pregnancy had failed; the tiny baby growing within Giselle had died. A doctor informed Giselle there had been complications. She could never have a child again.
An elderly man at church had told Giselle, "You sew what you reap," when he had heard the gossip Ivy had spread about Giselle having an abortion.
Giselle was suffering inside and some of her best friends were 'outing her.' The only people who knew and believed the truth were Giselle's family and they were judged harshly for supporting Giselle.
She attended her home church for the last time that Sunday, enduring cat-like behaviour from the women and men who told her she should be ashamed. Shouldn't they be helping her and 'lifting her up?' Did they no longer care about her?
Giselle thought it ironic her church wondered why Christains were not attending church. Couldn't they see, the world had become a kinder place than their church? That Jesus' light was brighter out among strangers? People Giselle had known and trusted all her life had become like 'a den of vipers.'
Looking up one last time at the cross and steeple of the church Giselle had called home, she left her church for good; Giselle had hope she would find a kinder church someday.
Note: There are great Christian churches with kind and understanding people attending them. They are good neighbours who through God, help people like Giselle heal. This story is fictional and hopefully, a worst case scenario.
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RIVERSIDE – The American Cancer Society will hold a volunteer orientation on Jan. 16 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Society's offices, 6355 Riverside Ave.
An RSVP is requested at 951-300-1218.
There are many different volunteer opportunities to serve as an American Cancer Society volunteer. All volunteers are matched with specific jobs, depending on their skills, interests, and time availability.
Other volunteer orientation dates are Feb. 6 from noon to 1 p.m.; Feb. 20 from 6 to 7 p.m.; March 6 at noon; and March 20 at 6 p.m.
Information on the American Cancer Society: 800-ACS-2345, or www.cancer.org.


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CMYK or process color is the color mode used by commercial printing equipment to create full-color graphics and images. The process involves combining varying amounts of cyan (C), magenta (M), yellow (Y), and black (K-for "key") ink to produce the full spectrum of color. The other common color mode – RGB color – uses three colors – red (R), green (G), and blue (B) – to create a full-color effect.
RGB is the color mode used by computer monitors, digital cameras, and TVs. Varying levels of red, green, and blue light combine to create the images which appear on the screen. That's why web-based images are created in RGB color mode.
When designing your artwork for print, we recommend starting with CMYK color mode. This will help ensure your images and background colors look good from the start. Of course, you can create your artwork in RGB and then either convert it yourself or have us convert it to CMYK for you after the fact. However, because the two color modes are so different, such conversions are never just a simple flip of the switch.
While most colors translate pretty well from one color mode to the other, subtle color shifting is common when converting from RGB to CMYK (and vice versa), requiring some manual adjustments to get things just right. For example, many software programs will translate a 100% blue RGB value into a CMYK color that looks more purple than blue. Such changes will need to be accounted for if you start with an RGB color mode and then convert to CMYK later on.
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- Choose the copy you want to convert and select Image > Mode > CMYK Color from the main toolbar at the top of the screen. This will convert the image to CMYK.
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CruiseMates in the Pressby Paul Motter
- Budget Travel Online - Family Cruises, Easy as 1-2-3 - February 12, 2007
- New York Newsday - The lowdown on cruises - February 9, 2007
- USA Today - February 3, 2005: No-frills cruise ship sets sail with sale fares
- USA Weekend - February 29, 2004: Cruising for a deal
- Time for a Cruise? Remember These Tips for Shopping Online
- ABC News - World's Largest Cruise Ship - January 13, 2004
- Los Angeles Times - October 19, 2003
- USAToday.com - October 10, 2003
- SFgate.com - April 27, 2003
- Yahoo.com - March 9, 2003
- Yahoo.com - December 5, 2002
- SFGate.com - December 1, 2002
- USAToday.com - November 21, 2002
- USAToday.com - November 20, 2002
- USAToday.com - October 31, 2002
- New York Times - October 1, 2002
- New York Times - September 29, 2002
- CNN - September, 2002
- Chicago Tribune - May 26, 2002
- Chicago Tribune - May 19, 2002
- Los Angeles Times - September 16, 2001
- Los Angeles Times - March 17, 2001
- PRNewswire - March 28, 2002
- Fortune.com - February 1, 2002
- Boston Herald - February 3, 2002
- Smarterliving.com - December 5, 2001
- USAToday.com - Nov. 23, 2001
- Washington Post - October 7, 2001
- Chicago Tribune - September 9, 2001
- Chicago Tribune - May 20, 2001
- Kiplingers Magazine - February, 2001
- USA Today.com - January 19, 2001
- New York Times - October 1st, 2000
- Washington Post - Sept. 29, 2000
- Hartford Courant -September 17, 2000
- CNN Today - June 12, 2000
- USAToday.com - June 7, 2000
- Inland Empire - May 14, 2000
- Los Angeles Times - April 9, 2000
- USAToday.com - April 6, 2000
- The Chicago Tribune - April 2, 2000
- "Consumer Reports Travel Letter" - March 2000
- USAToday - February 8, 2000
- ABCNews.com - January 5, 2000
- ABCNews.com - December 17, 1999
- USAToday.com - December 2, 1999
- USAToday.com - November 26, 1999
- USAToday.com - November 15, 1999
- USAToday.com - November 1, 1999
- MSNBC.com - October 7, 1999
- Washington Post - September 12, 1999
September 1, 1999
CruiseMates Sets Sail as the Web's Independent Voice for Cruisers
The Internet's first comprehensive, editorially independent online cruise magazine, CruiseMates.com ( http://www.CruiseMates.com), has been launched by noted cruise authority Anne Campbell, co-founder and former editor-in-chief of Cruise Critic on America Online.
Advertising-supported and not affiliated with any cruise line or travel agency, CruiseMates is a free-to-join "community of cruisers."Features include message boards, daily multiple chat rooms, member ship reviews and peer-hosted areas where kids, teens, singles, gay/lesbians and parents can read targeted articles, ask questions of area hosts, and meet online.
CruiseMates' articles are objective and informative, written in a conversational, entertaining style with a focus on cruise ships and the people who love to sail aboard them. Contributing writers include Fran Golden, author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cruise Travel Vacations" for 1999 and 2000; and nationally published cruise writers Arline and Sam Bleecker.
CruiseMates is the first Internet site designed to help cruisers connect with each other before their sea-going vacations begin. "CruiseMate Match" is search engine in which users can enter ship and departure date of future cruises and "match" their interests and demographics with others who are sailing on the same cruise. Another unique aspect is the "Net's Best Bargains" section, which offers the top cruise bargains CruiseMates can find, continuously updated from a large pool of cruise-specialist travel agencies.
The site also offers objective ship reviews by Campbell that rate vessels from one- to five-stars-plus, along with "value for money" ratings for all major cruise ships and specialty vessels. In addition, readers can access ship deck plans, sample menus and daily programs.
Reviews are supplemented with a steady stream of lively feature articles with insiders' advice on topics from bargain hunting to ship cuisine. CruiseMates also hosts cruises for its members, the first scheduled March 25, 2000 on Princess Cruises' new Ocean Princess sailing round-trip from San Juan to southern Caribbean ports. Rates for the one-week voyage begin at $959 per person, double occupancy, including taxes and port charges.
Other areas include a monthly poll, bi-monthly newsletter, and cruise reviews written by CruiseMates members. CruiseMates' editor, Anne Campbell, authored the 1994 and 1995 editions of Fielding's Guide To Worldwide Cruises prior to co-founding Cruise Critic on America Online and serving, until recently, as that site's editor-in-chief. CruiseMates' publisher, Paul Motter, is affiliated with the successful online investment site Motley Fool. Back to Top
January 7, 2000
Good Ship? Bad Ship? You Be the Judge!
Online cruise magazine offers an innovative new service.
NEW YORK, NY (Jan. 6, 1999) - CruiseMates.com, the first editorially independent cruise magazine on the Internet, has introduced a new Ship Rating Poll where visitors to the site can give their own ratings to the ships they've sailed on.
Cruisers can rate ships from one to five in each of several areas including food, service, accommodations, entertainment, shore excursions, overall condition of ship, children's facilities and value for money. Cruisers can then specify what they consider to be the ship's biggest strength and weakness, and finally assign an overall rating for the ship from one to ten.
The poll is ongoing and the results are cumulative. Other site visitors can use the poll results as a research tool for narrowing down the ship selection process. They are able to pull up the rating results for as many as three ships at once, comparing them side-by-side.
The new Ship Rating Poll is an added resource designed to complement CruiseMates' own critiques and ratings of ships by well known cruise writer Anne Campbell. CruiseMates has also expanded its chat-room programs to include the "Online Cruise Bargains" where cruisers can meet travel agents in the CruiseMates chat-room to scout out the best deals on the ship of their choice. "Online Cruise Bargains" is held on the first Monday of each month.
According to Anne Campbell, CruiseMate.com's editor-in-chief, the most heavily accessed feature is "News and Bargains," a daily listing of cruise industry news plus the best discounts she can find every day from a variety of travel agents. Another very popular CruiseMates area is "Let's Meet on Board," a search engine already containing hundreds of listings by cruisers who enter the ship and departure date for their future cruises and "match" their interests and demographics with others who are sailing on the same cruise.
Another new feature is the "Cruising Alaska 2000" section with the most comprehensive information on ships cruising this region on the Internet. Features include "Best of the Best in Alaska," "Small Ships" and "First-time Alaska Cruiser."
"One characteristic unique to cruising is the opportunity to meet online in message boards, chat rooms and by e-mail, and then to sail together as a group," Campbell said. CruiseMates.com has scheduled two "Netbuddy Cruises," including the March 25, 2000 voyage of Princess Cruises' new Ocean Princess and the Sept. 17, 2000 cruise of Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas.
Internet cruise magazine and community CruiseMates.com, launched September 4, 1999, is advertising-supported, editorially unbiased, and not affiliated with any cruise line or travel agency. CruiseMates is a free-to-join "community of cruisers" with feature articles, ship reviews, daily news and special-interest areas for first-time cruisers, singles, families and gay/lesbian cruisers. In addition to Anne Campbell, CruiseMates' staff of 22 includes well-known cruise writers: Fran Golden who penned "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cruise Travel Vacations" for 2000 and Frommer's Guides to cruising in Alaska and Europe; and syndicated travel authors Arline Bleecker and Mary Ann Hemphill.
Other features include message boards and cruise chat. CruiseMates' editor, Anne Campbell, wrote the 1994 and 1995 editions of Fielding's Guide To Worldwide Cruises prior to co-founding Cruise Critic on America Online, where she served until recently as editor-in-chief. CruiseMates' publisher, Paul Motter, is affiliated with the successful online investment site Motley Fool, www.fool.com. For additional information, contact Paul Motter at [email protected] or call (212) 579-1917. To visit CruiseMates.com, go to: www.cruisemates.com. Back to Top
March 16, 2000
Cruise Passengers Share Their Gripes with CruiseMates.Com
Consumer surveys conducted by the cruise industry have repeatedly found that overall customer satisfaction with cruising vacations ranks among the highest of any travel experience. But CruiseMates.Com, the independent Internet cruise magazine, has uncovered the things that really bother experienced cruise passengers the most.
CruiseMates Editor in Chief Anne Campbell asked readers to share their gripes about cruising, and she got plenty of replies�but not what you might expect, just lots of little, nagging aspects of the cruise experience that left many vacationers doing a slow burn.
The most common gripes of cruisers include:
Port lectures by cruise staff that tell passengers very little about the destination they are about to visit, but instead concentrate on promoting the line's shore tours (which cost extra) and on-shore shopping recommendations. Moreover, "They need to state if they are getting any compensation for sending their cruisers to certain stores," says one traveler. Others noted that in a few ports, some lines don't allow passengers off the ship at all unless they buy a shore excursion.
The policies of some cruise lines that prohibit passengers from bringing liquor or spirits on board and drinking it in their cabins�forcing them instead to buy all their drinks from the ship. "I should be allowed, as an adult, to bring whatever I please to my room�within reason, of course," one passenger wrote.
The growing trend among cruise lines to charge extra for many on-board services and amenities�including dining in some specialty restaurants�while still promoting cruise prices as being "all-inclusive." Especially grating to many passengers is the practice of charging extra for soft drinks with dinner.
The persistence of the photographers in taking pictures and the increasing price for ship photos, in some cases as high as $10.
The annoying ploy that some passengers use to "reserve" prime deck chairs for themselves--coming out in the morning and placing a towel, or other personal items on the chair to indicate to others that it is already "taken," although they may not return for several hours.
Smoking. Several respondents urged cruise lines to designate more ships as totally smoke-free, or at the very least to restrict smoking to a few indoor areas�or none at all.
The practice by shore tour operators of herding passengers into "tourist trap" souvenir stands before returning them to the ship.
"The major cruise lines are generally very good about using passengers' comment cards to fix problems with on-board service," Campbell said. "But our readers' replies indicate there are some areas where the lines haven't yet caught up with customer demand."
"Our readers have gripes, but not about the things the media has been writing about," says CruiseMates publisher Paul Motter. "This is what is really on their minds, and it's obvious that the overall satisfaction level remains extremely high."
Cruisemates.com (http://www.cruisemates.com) is an online magazine and community where experienced cruisers can share their thoughts, and where novices and prospective passengers can read reviews of all the major ships. The site also features articles by prominent cruise journalists about all aspects of seagoing vacations. Back to Top
April 10, 2000
New CruiseMates Service Matches Consumer Needs With Travel Agent Deals
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2000--Travelers no longer need to spend hours searching the internet to get the best price on their cruise vacation. CruiseMates.com, an online magazine covering all aspects of cruising, announces an innovative new feature - the ``I Need a Cruise'' Bargain Finder.
CruiseMates' Bargain Finder is a simple-to-use tool that connects consumers seeking discounts on cruises with travel agents who can offer the best deals that match the consumers' needs. There is no charge to use the bargain finder to either cruisers or travel agents.
Cruisers seeking a bargain simply input their preferred destination, the period or dates of the cruise and desired itinerary length. They may add details such as a specific ship name and preferred cabin category, a target price range and any other pertinent information.
Travel agents simply click on the bargain hunter's posting and reply with their best offer, along with their name, agency, e-mail address and phone number. To ensure confidentiality, consumers' postings will not show their e-mail addresses. CruiseMates will forward the travel agent replies to the cruisers placing the ads, thus ensuring bargain hunters that their personal information, including their email addresses, will not be revealed to solicitors as a result of placing the ad.
According to CruiseMates' editor-in-chief, Anne Campbell, ``Since travel agents' faxes are constantly receiving discount offers from the cruise lines, this is the perfect opportunity for bargain hunters and agents with great prices and last minute deals to benefit from advanced technology. Moreover, it saves cruisers time over searching the entire Internet for discounts.''
Cruisemates.com is an online magazine with original content and a community where experienced cruisers can share their thoughts, and where novices and prospective passengers can read reviews of all the major ships. The site also features articles by prominent cruise journalists about all aspects of seagoing vacations.
For additional information on CruiseMates' ``I Need A Cruise Bargain Finder'', contact publisher Paul Motter via e-mail at [email protected] or telephone: 212-579-1917. Back to Top
February 6th, 2004
Time for a Cruise? Remember These Tips for Shopping Online
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- More travelers than ever are using the Internet to research and buy their trips -- but booking a cruise vacation is not the same as reserving an airline seat or hotel room, according to Anne Campbell, editor of CruiseMates. This is the cruise industry's "Wave Season," the time of year when major lines are inundated with bookings for the months ahead. Industry executives predict that in 2004, Wave Season cruise bookings will show a return to pre-9/11 levels, and that trend is also reflected in visitor traffic to CruiseMates ( http://www.cruisemates.com ), the online cruise consumer magazine. A record 162,999 unique visitors consulted CruiseMates during January 2004, according to CruiseMates' publisher Paul Motter -- an increase of 60% over the previous month. "Not only are people using the Internet to research cruises more than ever before, they are also booking substantially more cruises online," Motter said. While CruiseMates itself does not sell cruises, many online cruise agencies promote their services there. With hundreds of travel agents selling cruises on the Internet at attractive prices, CruiseMates editor Anne Campbell offers these tips on shopping for and/or buying a cruise on the Internet. * Only book a cruise online if you are an experienced cruiser and feel comfortable making your own arrangements. * Booking a cruise online is faster, gives you instant access to all available inventory, and can save you money, since many established cruise agencies now offer a discount for booking online. * Although it is possible to go directly to a cruise line's Web site to book, there is no price advantage compared to using an online cruise agency, and you might even pay more for the same cruise. Many well- established cruise agencies now offer online booking capability, and in addition to a possible discount for booking online, you also gain the advantages a full-service cruise agency provides, such as air and hotel arrangements if you need them. * Customer support varies considerably among online cruise agencies. Look for a toll-free number prominently displayed on the agency's Web site, so you'll know a travel agent will be on hand in case you need to contact them later. Be wary of online agencies that will communicate only by email. * Look for well-established online agencies that belong to professional organizations like Cruise Lines International Assn. (CLIA) and/or the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA). The agencies offering services in CruiseMates' online cruise shopping mall, Cruise Bargains, are all well-established cruise-only agencies, among the biggest and best in the nation. * The Internet lets you compare prices from a number of travel agents. But remember that pricing for cruises is as volatile as it is for airline seats. When price-shopping, be aware that the low lead price you see promoted for a particular ship or cruise is usually for an inside cabin, i.e., one with no windows. * Suites and cabins with balconies almost always sell out first, so make sure you don't wait too long to book if your heart is set on one of these premium categories. When you find a price that you consider attractive, book it soon, because it may not be available for long. For people who have never cruised before, Campbell recommends the following: * Do not book online. Consult a cruise travel professional. * Never shop by price alone. A ship you don't love is never a bargain. Do your research first, and find the particular vessels that come closest to meeting your own interests and lifestyle (CruiseMates can help with its thoroughly researched ship reviews). Then look at itineraries and prices for those ships. * Once you've narrowed down the field, have a full-service cruise agency make the booking for you. A cruise cabin isn't an airline seat: Cabins come in many categories that vary in location, size and amenities. There are many other arrangements to be made that may be dinner reservations, transfers, air travel, etc. CruiseMates is an Interactive Cruise Guide -- not a travel agency. Recommended by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and ABC-TV's "The View." Contact: Paul Motter, President, CruiseMates, Inc. http://www.CruiseMates.com. 602-279-4356


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(UPDATED) International Films at Tonight's Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Golden Globe Awards
Tonight in Hollywood, the 69th annual Golden Globe awards put on by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) will take place. Hosted, as it has been for the past three years, British comedian Ricky Gervais will be back even though in his past appearances he has caused controversy by taking aim at Mel Gibson and Sir Paul McCartney in 2010; and again in 2011 when he openly questioned the sexuality of "some famous Scientologists" before revisiting the troubled past of actor Robert Downey Jr.
Gervais has tweeted about his Globes game plan in the days leading up to the show: "I keep having to write new jokes as I pick my victims, I mean targets, I mean presenters to introduce. Some great people have confirmed." He even told Twitter followers that he'll be drinking lager, ad-libbing and speaking his mind.
The HFPA origins stem from a group of journalists' desire "to efficiently and accurately cover all aspects of the world of entertainment". According to the group's website, "today's organization has its roots in the early 1940s when Pearl Harbor had drawn America into World War II. Audiences, hungry for diversion, were seeking out films offering escape, inspiration and entertainment. Amid the turmoil of war and the difficulties with communications, a handful of Los Angeles-based overseas journalists banded together to share contacts, information and material."
(Ricky Gervais 2011 Golden Globe Opening Monologue, Courtesy Golden Globe Awards)
In 1943 the journalists, led by the correspondent for Britain's Daily Mail, formed the HFPA and conceived the motto "Unity Without Discrimination of Religion or Race." The group's first special event was a luncheon in December 1947, at which a plaque was awarded to Harry M. Warner, president of Warner Bros., in recognition of his humanitarian work as the principal sponsor of the "Friendship Train," which left Hollywood with food, clothing and medical supplies for the needy of Europe.
During its early years the HFPA established itself with the studios by innovations such as its World Favorites awards, which it came up with by polling more than 900 newspapers, magazines and radio stations around the world. The group also came up with the idea of "bon voyage" interview lunches with actors and actresses who were leaving to make films in countries represented by the members.
At first awards were only given for films, but in 1955 the Golden Globes began honoring achievements in television too. Today, the Golden Globes recognize achievements in 25 categories; 14 in motion pictures and 11 in television. Dick Clark Productions has produced the Golden Globes ceremony since 1983.
Today the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association represent some 55 countries with a combined readership of more than 250 million. Their publications include leading newspapers and magazines in Europe, Asia, Australasia and Latin America, ranging from the Daily Telegraph in England to Le Figaro in France, L'Espresso in Italy and Vogue in Germany as well as the China Times and the pan-Arabic magazine Kul Al Osra.
However, despite the group's international beginnings, only one of the twenty six categories for awards features `International Films". This year from China, Belgium, Iran, Spain and the United States.
The Flowers Of War (China) features Christian Bale and Ni Ni tells the story of a Westerner who finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.
The Kid With A Bike (Belgium) directed by brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, starring Cécile de France and Thomas Doret. Set in Seraing, it tells the story of an 11-year-old boy who turns to a woman after his father has abandoned him. The film was produced through companies in Belgium, France and Italy.
A Separation (Iran) tells the story of a married couple who are faced with a difficult decision, to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimers. The film stars Peyman Moadi, Leila Hatami and Sareh Bayat.
The Skin I Live In (Spain) features the story of a brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, who creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession. The film stars Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya and Jan Cornet.
And Angelina Jolie's recently released film In The Land Of Blood And Honey (United States) which tells a story which took place during the Bosnian War, in which Danijel, a soldier fighting for the Serbs, re-encounters Ajla, a Bosnian who's now a captive in his camp he oversees. Their once promising connection has become ambiguous as their motives have changed. Directed and written by Jolie the film stars Zana Marjanovic, Goran Kostic and Rade Serbedzija.
The 68th Golden Globes will be seen LIVE around the world on local broadcasters from Brazil to Botswana to Bahrain and beyond.


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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 21, 2013) - Route1 Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ROI), a digital security and identity management company whose customers include the U.S. Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Energy and the Government of Canada, today provided an update on its short-term product development road map. Prior to March 31, 2013, Route1 intends to make available for sale the following technologies:
MobiLINK solves the challenge of secure delivering of internal applications to mobile users. MobiLINK is a new technology offering for Route1.
Available for download from the Apple App Store, MobiLINK is an authentication and secure connection technology that enables remote users to securely access internal applications using a device running iOS, including iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, and iPod touch devices.
"MobiLINK is in direct response to feedback we have received from current and prospective clients when discussing their mobility and security requirements," said Tony Busseri, CEO of Route1. "MobiLINK is Route1's first technology offering that decouples our authentication capability from our remote access protocol."
MobiLINK utilizes the MobiNET, Route1's universal identity management and service delivery platform to reliably connect remote users to their workspace from any location in the world.
MobiLINK empowers enterprises to securely provide internal application(s) to the remote workforce. MobiLINK is NOT a VPN-based technology and does not create additional nodes on the enteprrise network or open your application to the outside world.
To use MobiLINK 1.0, the enterprise needs to host their own browser-based accessible application(s), and permit incoming HTTPS (mutually authenticated TLS 1.1) connections into the demilitarized zone (DMZ).
"MobiLINK meets the growing market demand for mobile users to be able to securely access specific enterprise applications while working from their own or an enterprise issued iPad," said Brian Brunetti, President of Route1. "Initial feedback from the market place on the MobiLINK technology has been positive and helped us further refine the offering to meet a need that Route1 believes to be under serviced."
MobiKEY for iOS
MobiKEY for iOS is a new technology offering for Route1.
MobiKEY subscribers will now be able to use MobiKEY on a device running iOS, including iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, and iPod touch devices. MobiKEY is a full desktop, secure remote access technology that integrates multi-factor authentication and identity management in a mobile computing environment.
"Evolving technology, network based services, volumes of digital data and ubiquitous connectivity have created a demand for increased mobile access capabilities in both the public and private sectors. Further, there is an increase in teleworking and a prevailing allowance by organizations that encourage the employee to "bring your own device," said Tony Busseri, CEO of Route1. "The challenge for an organization is how to address access, data security and entitlement management in a balanced, yet cost effective fashion. MobiKEY for iOS is a new tool for a progressive enterprise technology deployment."
MobiKEY 4.2
In addition to expanding the operating systems that MobiKEY supports, Route1 will be releasing MobiKEY 4.2. This technology update will include the following feature or security enhancements:
MobiKEY 4.2 application software will work with both the MobiKEY Classic 2 (MC2) device and MobiKEY Fusion device.
If you are a current subscriber to the MobiKEY technology, this 4.2 software upgrade will be available to you at no extra cost.
Route1 intends to provide further communication to the marketplace once beta testing is complete, relevant apps are available in the Apple App Store, and the technologies are available for sale.
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I noticed the sound was a bit darker than when I was using the iPod as a source. It should be noted that many experts say there are several issues with Windows in the way that it processes audio, and the amount of jitter it introduces in the equation. There are several very expensive USB based Digital Audio Converters on the market that use "asynchronous" technology that claim to eliminate many of the problems with using a PC or MAC as direct source. It must also be said that a MAC seems to be more audio friendly, if one is to believe what is written in many of the computer audio internet forums.
I had so much fun with the Trends combo, it almost seems to good to be true. A 15 watt amp, a tubed preamp and headphone amp, a USB DAC, and an external power supply for less than a pair of decent speaker cables? Well, this maybe the first time in a while my skepticism was unfounded. I used the word, fun, because I enjoyed the focused, distortion free, musical presentation with no downside. The Trends combo uses very little power, will fit almost anywhere, and will have budget audiophiles doing dances. Let me be clear that I don't think the Trends combo is just good enough to stick in the corner of the room, or in some dingy basement. It would work absolutely fine as a main system in a confined space with correctly matched speakers. You would not have to look hard for appropriate speakers either. My Spenders are low in sensitivity and offer an 8 ohm load. It was a breeze for the Trends amp to drive them.
I am also sure the Trends combo would even reach higher levels of performance with a few tweaks, such as a good power cord, perhaps an Ayre Myrtle Block or two, and a good solid platform to house the system. But even without such perfectionist obsessions,the Trends combo delivers. If hifi is supposed to be about fun, musical enjoyment, this system is off the charts. It also delivers what high end audio does not always bring with it, namely, value, and practicality. I wish this system was around when I was in college. I was living in a small apartment, had to make do with a cheap plastic all in one system. To say this set up beats the living hell out of that landfill fodder is the understatement of the decade. This may have been the most enjoyable review I have done, and it gives me pleasure to recommend a product that is affordable to all, saves space, electricity, and best of all, sounds great. That it allows for sources as varied as a turntable, CD player, music server, iPod, or computer makes this deal even more of a no brainer. It should be noted that any of these components can be purchased separately.
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Posted: 15 Feb 2013, 12:08
Here is the thing, I have a highly restricted diet, which is working wonders for the past three months, however it doesn't really promote a reeducation of your eating habits.
We all know that it's best a balanced diet, however my question is simple, can you outwork your diet?
I mean, if you consume about 3-3.5 kcal a day, can you maintain a weight loss and then a fit body burning 4-4.5kcal per day?
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Posted: 15 Feb 2013, 12:30
Not entirely sure what you're asking, but...if you consume 3500 calories per day or less, while expending at least 4000 calories per day - you will continue losing body mass.
As to the general question of whether you can "outwork" your diet - if by "outwork" you mean out-exercise or out-activity, in theory you can, but in practice it rarely happens that way. It's much easier for most people to reduce intake by X amount than to increase activity by the same amount. Sustaining a very high level of activity is almost impossible over time, unless you're a competitive athlete or have a physically demanding job.
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Posted: 15 Feb 2013, 13:01
Like Nimm said, if you are burning more calories than you consume (regardless of whether that's 1300 calories or 3000 calories, you should lose weight (in theory).
Burning 4000-4500 calories a day would take a LOT of activity, especially as you lose weight. Obviously people with higher body weight burn more calories just because it takes more calories to "run" a body with such a large mass, but as that person loses weight, their daily sedentary calorie burn will naturally decrease. It just doesn't take as much effort to haul their body weight around.
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Posted: 15 Feb 2013, 14:01
So true..
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Posted: 15 Feb 2013, 14:46
Thanks for all the response guys, using the exercise calculators, which are always a bit higher in expenditure, not to mention Heart Rate Monitor and apps, my daily cal cost is roughly around 4-4.5k with exercises, during weekends with heavy cycling it can reach between 5-6k, with bike rides burning as much as 3.5k.
I asked that because, a lot of people criticize the cal in vs cal out tactic, and to tell you guys, I was always an addict in exercises, even overweight, however I didn't exercise as much as I do now and I ate a ton of crap, which probally was the reason I was not morbidly obese.
However now I'm exercising a lot, gym 5x a week(in the morning), Jiu Jitsu 3x a week(that's the only sport that really takes a heavy toll in my body), moderate cycling 4-5x a week(20-30km each) and an intense cycling during sundays(between 80-140km).
I manage to do that just fine as long as I don't overtrain in the JJ, my body is able to resist all that load without complaining too much, of course if I get injured or something like that, the whole thing goes through the window and I regain all my weight loss back.
My point is that I'm thinking of normalize my eating habits to around 2-2.5k a day, instead of the radical all protein 1.4-1.8k that current is, and I'm worried that even with a cal deficit I will stop losing weight, for some reason I only started to lose weight significantly, when my cal deficit was around 2-3k a day, and the weight loss was still within the max recommended range of 1-1.5kg(2.2-3.3lbs) per week.
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Posted: 15 Feb 2013, 15:41
Goethe wrote:
...for some reason I only started to lose weight significantly, when my cal deficit was around 2-3k a day, and the weight loss was still within the max recommended range of 1-1.5kg(2.2-3.3lbs) per week.
I would say it's quite possible that you are overestimating your calorie burn. That type of daily deficit would put you in the ballpark of burning 14-21,000 calories a week over your intake, which would (in an ideal world) result in a loss of 4-6 pounds/week. (If 3,500 calories does indeed equal a pound)
Try only inputting sleeping and resting and "true" exercise into your diet calendar - that might give you a better idea of your calorie burn. FS exercise calculators tend to be not just a bit higher in their calorie burn estimation, but a LOT higher.
I would try to depend more on a heart rate monitor or body bugg or even just the calories that the exercise machine says you burned and then enter it as "other" instead of using the pre-made FS calculator.
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Posted: 15 Feb 2013, 16:34
I will try that, I always wanted to try bodybugg to see how much calories I spend in a daily basis, however it's impossible to get in brazil and they are very expensive to order from the US, not to mention custom taxes, also my HRM with the help of a friend of mine who is a physio, I can calculate with a lot of precision how much I spend on the exercises.
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Posted: 16 Feb 2013, 00:23
Goethe, here's another suggestion:
If you feel that your calorie intake is too low/radical/hard-to-do, try going up maybe 200 calories per day. See where it takes you. Sometimes just a couple of hundred cals can make a HUGE difference. On the other hand, you're still a big guy, you burn a LOT of calories, and I find it totally unnessecary to be at such a low intake.
Just be prepared that if you mess with your intake, you risk a week or two where you might not lose as much, or might gain.
What's the worst that can happen? If it doesn't work, just bounce back to your old RDI. You're not in a hurry, right?
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I have been using that approach for a year now. I have been almost always above 2100 kcal per day and during some months I have averaged 2700 kcal per day, still managing to loose fat, obviously at a lower rate.
I use body media and it is quite accurate. The challenge is to gradually integrate better food habits not just loosing fats. Over time resting metabolism has gone down quite a lot, but thanks to my BM and calorie counter managing my fat loss is possible.
In the end by trying to generate a deficit and having a clear calorie budget goal I had to learn more and more about food and nutritions to make sure that I could eat without feeling deprived.
So to sum up, based on my experience, it is definetly possible but not enough to rely on the calorie deficit. The most important thing is to learn a new lifestyle
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Posted: 19 Feb 2013, 21:41
@kingheld and paperiniko
I'm definitely gonna improve my cal intake in the next week, but at the same time, eat better, only less refined carbs, not fully eliminate it, because my main objective is to reeducate myself and those protein diets just don't do that IMO.
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Posted: 20 Feb 2013, 07:49
The question you need to consider is, what is the lifestyle you intend to transition to? Does it involve daily calculating calories consumed vs calories burned and then determining how much exercise you need to add before you can end your day? That's hardly natural, and few people would find that sustainable.
If what you intend to do is exercise recreationally and eat moderate portions, you will need to decide what foods you will be eating, when you will be eating, portion sizes, and what sort of exercise you intend to do for the rest of your life. Really, only you can answer these questions.
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Hope Lutheran Church in Fargo, N.D. is a very large congregation, averaging over 2200 worshipers each week. Hope is also the host for a unique brand of internship. Two interns, anchored at Hope, also serve rural/small town congregations and a nursing home. The interns spend 80% of their time in their "dispersed" settings, and 20% of their time at Hope. Pastor Mike Toomey of Hope is their supervisor. One of the interns, Scott Fielder, serves at St. John Lutheran Church and the Good Samaritan Center in Arthur; the other, Katie Jerabek, at Nordland Lutheran Church in Rutland and Havana Trinity Lutheran Church in Havana. Here is how Katie described her internship.
Being the intern pastor at Nordland and Havana Trinity Lutheran Church means that I am basically the only pastoral presence for these two congregations. I preach every week, leading two services on Sunday mornings (one at each point), and now I lead a combined Wednesday night service for Lent that alternates between the two. (The average combined Sunday attendance is probably in the 50-70 person range.) The parish also works with a third congregation in a neighboring town for confirmation class, and so I teach the eighth-graders each week. (The pastor at the third congregation teaches the seventh-graders, and we alternate with the ninth-graders, who meet once a month.)
I am also responsible for the pastoral care for both congregations and help lead a ladies' Bible study once a month at each congregation. We have a part-time secretary and a well-organized worship committee, so I don't have to create and copy bulletins or provide too much (but a little!) in the way of worship planning. Basically, anything that comes to mind when you think of what a pastor does is what I do.
Because this is a joint internship with Hope Lutheran, I also spend one day a week in Fargo, N.D. At Hope Lutheran, we do group and individual supervision, meet with church staff to learn about ministry in a larger church, hear from congregation members who are leaders in the business community, and discuss how to equip pastors to serve as effective leaders.
Supervision consists of cohort time each week where we do a combination of learning/debriefing about the past week. We also work through leadership and organization material (books, DVDs, etc.) that Mike has selected. After cohort time, Scott and I each meet with Mike for an individual supervisory conference. Mike is always available by phone/text/email to provide help and advice. Having Mike on the other end of the phone when I need him, and having him available to process the big things with me weekly, I feel like I have the freedom to learn, play and explore, but with good support.
The biggest frustration is feeling a little isolated. There are no other churches in either of the communities I serve, so I'm effectively the only town pastor. On Wednesdays I see the pastor who I share confirmation duties with, but it would be nice at times to have more colleagues around for support, encouragement and companionship.
This has been a great experience for me, because it has given me a very realistic picture of what the totality of ministry is like, especially in a solo pastorate. I've learned that I need other people around me; that I would work much better in a team setting, than on my own. Also, teaching confirmation has been the best part of every week—okay, most weeks! This has been a great way for me to realize that teaching needs to be a big part of my future ministry.
I do think this is an excellent model for internships, and I would recommend it highly to almost anyone. It serves the congregations well because they are not in a financial situation to call a full-time pastor, and without an intern would be functioning with basically pulpit supply every week. It also helps give the congregations a sense of identity as a teaching congregation, and allows them to see just what it means to support someone who is learning to be a pastor.
It's great for the intern because you really get a very broad exposure to what being a pastor is. You learn how to love and care for a congregation, you are responsible for "reading the audience," you learn the rhythm of preaching every week, you truly learn where your strengths are, you're responsible for leading a congregation through tough times, and celebrating with them in the good times, you help the Council navigate their responsibilities and plan what you're going to do for Advent and Lent. You learn how to recruit and empower lay leadership. You learn that you can't do everything. You marry and bury and baptize and confirm. You learn to do pastoral care "on the run," whether it's listening to someone whose marriage has been rocky but is suddenly falling apart RIGHT THIS VERY MINUTE CAN YOU MEET ME AT CHURCH I NEED YOU IMMEDIATELY, or chatting with the person who decided to show up at your home at 9 a.m. completely unannounced to tell you about every single problem they're having in their life. It's a great internship because unlike other sites where you preach occasionally, teach sometimes, and basically shadow the pastors or other staff, this internship here is pretty much "all you." You're the one enforcing the policy on how many confirmation notes have to be done, not your supervisor. You're one saying, "No, we're not singing that hymn during Lent." You really, really learn your pastoral identity, the things that are important to you, what it means to love people that you don't really know, how and when to exercise pastoral authority, and what the congregation's expectations of their pastor are.
I'm really glad I'm doing my internship here. Odds are this is what my first call will be like, so at least I've learned what I'm getting myself into!
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Voyle Harris and his smokin guitar No photo shopping here - just a lucky exposure
Cool photo story, Bob. 10,000 bonus points for getting Voni on film.
We need to get you on a photosharing site like SmugMug so you can post up to 20 images in a single thread. They have a promotion for MOA members that's $5.00 off I think.
Something to think about.
Cool photos; thanks.
Which would have been the better photo for our "Weekly Assignments?"
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Flash & Smoke
I liked the smoky shot for the competition since it was a campfire and the smoke added, IMHO not subtracted. But if only one shot was going into the family snapshot album I would take the smoke free shot.
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Neat shots, both.
I like the smoke shot better. The no-smoke shot looks cold and distant. However, recognizing hindsight is 20/20, I may have messed around a bit with the flash setting, or location (assuming you can move it off camera) to try to balance the shot a little between the no-smoke and smoke version. I like the fact that the folks on the opposite side of the fire are more visible in the no-smoke shot. I'm not certain my retrospective suggestion could be pulled off, but that's my two cents. Neat environment for shooting and perfect pics for the assignment!
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Gail, if you're pleased with the results of your pumpkin post-process will you share it with us? I'm curious to see what you manage to come up with.
Thanks folks very interesting comments! The commentary is instructive.
If anyone out there has photo tips that they would like added to Touring Tips please sent them to me via PM or email.
Have talked to Vince and Mandy and adding a few at a time would add to Touring Tips. And if there are a lot of tips who knows maybe a separate page but that is way into the future and only if there are lots of tips.
Although I haven't made a submission (yet), these photo assignment threads have been a joy. It's really been fun to learn something and at the same time see other person's ideas with respect to the "themes."
Thanks to all who have contributed and critiqued so far . . .
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Thanks for great pics of Morton's O-fest this weekend.....the ONLY reason I didn't go was I had a surprise sked change.........good pic of Jeff!!!!!
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2018-11-19 - Choosing the right stroller can be a daunting task. To help you along the way, we spoke to Bugaboo stroller owners from around the world and came up with a few things to think about when making that all-important decision.
How do you spend your days?
Think about the place you live and what you get up to in your free time. Are you a city dweller who is always on to go? If so, the Bugaboo Bee 3 – designed for urban life – could be the stroller for you. There's no need to stop visiting your favorite art gallery or café – the Bugaboo Bee 3 is quick and easy to maneuver, even in small spaces.
"…our Bugaboo Bee 3 glides softly in and out of the rooms and deftly maneuvers through tight spaces"
Ginette Chittick lives in Singapore and loves exploring the city's museums and galleries with her daughter Luella. With their Bugaboo Bee 3, they are free to discover every corner of the city. "Luella loves going to the museum! And our Bugaboo Bee 3 glides softly in and out of the rooms and deftly maneuvers through tight spaces without knocking into any exhibits."If you love to spend your weekends exploring the great outdoors, the Bugaboo Fox was built with you in mind. Whether you're hiking through the forest or surfing on the beach, it's ready to go on any terrain thanks to its 4 large wheels.
Enjoy the best of both worlds? The versatile Bugaboo Cameleon 3 plus makes it easy to go everywhere you want to go. With the small swivel wheels forward your child will have a steady, stable, comfortable ride in the city. When you're taking the road less traveled, simply reverse the handle bar to put big wheels forward.
"…we chose the Bugaboo Cameleon 3 as it's so versatile"
The Bugaboo Cameleon 3 was the stroller of choice for Paulina Eaborn, who lives by the coast in Brisbane, Australia. She loves to keep active with her little ones and appreciates the versatility that the stroller offers to her family. "With 3 kids an outing can be a bit of a challenge, - a stroller is the last thing I want to worry about so we chose the Bugaboo Cameleon 3 as it's so versatile. I can pop a Comfort Wheeled Board on when my toddler is too tired to walk, I can turn my baby around depending which direction the strong Aussie sun is shining, I can maneuver it with one hand when I'm busy holding little hands, and the compartment under the stroller is big enough to hold all my 3 boys treasures, snacks and blankets."Choose a stroller that matches your style
Becoming a parent doesn't mean you have to sacrifice on style. It's easy to create a stroller that fits with your wardrobe, whether you go classic with an all-black Bugaboo Cameleon 3 plus or add a pop of color with a bright yellow canopy on your Bugaboo Bee 5. With so many different color combinations and special editions to choose from, you're sure to find one that fits with your personal taste.
"It also works with my choice of thread on any given day…"
Tess Guinery is a creative spirit with a love for color. The Bugaboo Bee 3 was the stroller that best suited her family as they are always on the go with their spontaneous careers (Tess is designer and her husband Caleb is a stunt man). They often have to hit the road with only 24 hours' notice and it's all systems go, so the Bugaboo Bee 3 lends to the nature of their lifestyle - light, easy, and swift! Finding a stroller which matched her eclectic style was also on the agenda when making her selection. "It also works with my choice of thread on any given day, so whether I am wearing a vibrantly colored dress or a vintage floral print – the classic black canopy never clashes. As I shuffle from A to B dancing the crazy mumma-work life-juggle, I am able keep a sense of style in all facets of my life." How much storage space do you have?
All Bugaboo Strollers can be folded with ease, but it's worth remembering the dimensions vary depending on the model. If you plan on storing your stroller in a small space at home, or traveling with it in your car, it's always best to double check the measurements first. It might not be the most exciting part of choosing a stroller, but it's an important one.
Do you plan on expanding your family?
If you're thinking on having more than one child, you might want to consider purchasing a stroller that is practical for now but can adapt when the time comes. Designed to grow with your family, the Bugaboo Donkey is available as a mono, duo or twin stroller. In mono form, the handy side luggage basket can hold up to 5kg, in addition to the 10kg that can be stored in the underseat basket – ideal for when you want to hit the shops or do groceries on foot. When child number two comes along, convert it into a duo stroller in just three simple clicks. Of course, if you're expecting twins then the Bugaboo Donkey can accommodate two children of the same age.
"I really love having my kids right next to each other riding side by side!"
Rachel Parcell runs her own clothing brand and blog. She is a mother of two and has found the Bugaboo Donkey the perfect stroller to make the transition from one to two children. "It has quickly become one of my very favorite strollers! I used this stroller for my first baby and absolutely loved having storage space to the side as well as the basket underneath. And since having my second baby this stroller is still one of our most-used strollers because I really love having my kids right next to each other riding side by side! We take our Bugaboo Donkey traveling with us, but our favorite place to use the stroller is on walks as a family or out to the park!"
At Bugaboo we understand that every family is unique, and that's why we have created a portfolio of strollers to suit different lifestyles. If you're still not sure which stroller is right for you can compare our different strollers in detail here, or visit your nearest retailer to try them out for yourself.


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Chocolate Orange King Cake (Galette des Rois)
La galette des Rois, or king's cake, is made every year to celebrate Epiphany. For those who don't know, epiphany is a Christian holiday that celebrates the Magi visiting baby Jesus. January 6th is the official day of Epiphany, but in France, we usually celebrate it on the Sunday between the 2nd and the 8th.
This delicious treat is a flaky puff pastry with a sweet filling. The traditional filling is a simple almond cream, or frangipane, but this year I felt like a change. To the basic frangipane recipe I added melted chocolate and Grand Marnier (or orange extract for the kids).
Before serving, it's customary to hide a small figurine in the galette. Whoever gets the piece with the figurine is king (or queen) for a day. In reality, the winner is anyone who gets to have a slice of this delicious dessert.
Yields: 6 small galettes12 (5 x 5-inch) squares puff pastry dough (store-bought)
2 eggs, at room temperature
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
1-1/3 cups almond flour, (125 grams)
2/3 cup granulated sugar
8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), at room temperature
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 tablespoon Grand Marnier (see tips)
1/3 cup chocolate (I used milk chocolate), 2 ounces
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons marmalade
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
For the frangipane (almond cream):
Using a handheld mixer, whisk the eggs with about 5 tablespoons of sugar until you get a pale, yellow foam. It will take about 5-6 minutes. The consistency must be very airy. Add the almond extract and Grand Marnier. Set aside.
Cream the butter with the rest of sugar. Pour in the egg mixture. Add the almond flour. Mix until the batter is smooth. Add salt.
For the chocolate and orange:
Place a pot filled with hot water (at a gentle simmer), topped with a piece of cloth so the bowl does not move and place a stainless-steel bowl filled with chopped chocolate on top. When the chocolate is melted, add the orange zest. Add the chocolate to the almond cream. Stir well.
For the egg wash:
Using a fork, beat the remaining egg yolks with 2 tablespoons of milk. Set aside.
Assembly time:
Using a 5-inch (127-millimeter) circle cutter, create 6 puff pastry disks and 6 other disks using a 3-7/8-inch (98-millimeter) circle cutter.
Line 2 baking sheets with a silicone mat or a sheet of parchment paper. Place the smaller-sized puff pastry disks onto the baking sheets. Prick the dough with a fork. Spread about 2 tablespoons of chocolate almond cream in the center of each disk. Lightly brush the puff pastry around the mound of almond cream with egg wash. Place a second layer of puff pastry (using the 5-inch puff pastry disks) over the almond cream. Press with your thumb around the almond cream to ensure both puff pastry pieces are sealed well.
Using the tip of a paring knife, create a flower design on the puff pastry dough and brush the top with more egg wash. Chill in the refrigerator for about 15-20 minutes prior to baking.
Baking time:
Bake for 5 minutes at 375°F, then lower the temperature to 350°F and bake for another 20 minutes until the top is golden.
In the meantime, dissolve the marmalade with 1 tablespoon of water (if you fancy more Grand Marnier flavor, add a drop). Warm the mixture in the microwave for 20 seconds (or over the stove).
Open the oven. Using a silicone brush, glaze the galettes with the warm marmalade and bake for an additional 3-5 minutes to get a nice golden crust and glossy look.
Let the galettes cool for a few minutes. Serve warm with a nice cup of hot tea.
Bon appétit!
I used our friend Laura's French marmalade (orange, vanilla and sugar) for the base of the glaze. You can find her preserves at the annual Belmont Arts and Crafts fair (San Francisco Bay Area) or directly online at www.domainebrix.com.
Little reminder on how to obtain orange zest: Grate an orange with a fine mesh microplane, being careful to take only the thin orange skin, not the white pith beneath. Gather about 1 teaspoon.
You can either buy ready-made almond flour, or make it yourself. Remember to get a little more than 125 grams of whole almonds to get the correct amount of flour. Place whole almonds in a metal bowl, then cover them with boiling water. Let them sit for no longer than 2 minutes. Strain and transfer them into a cold water bath. Pat them dry on a towel, and the skins should come right off. Grind them with a food processor or spice grinder. Make sure you stop before it turns into almond butter. I use the VitaMix Dry Blade Container. The result should be a fine white mill.
Grand Marnier is an orange-flavored liqueur. You can also use Cointreau. For a kid-friendly version, you can substitute 1/2 teaspoon of orange extract for the Grand Marnier.
You can skip the step with the egg wash if you like and brush the puff pastry dough with only water or melted butter. The egg wash gives a finished golden, glazed look and shine to the pastries. It also helps the dough sheets to stick to each other. You can also replace milk with cream, half and half or water.
Set aside the egg whites from the egg wash in the refrigerator and save them for making almond tuiles cookies (literally "roof tiles" in French).
Don't discard the remnants of puff pastry. Make savory goat ricotta cheese puffs, parmesan puff pastry knots or cheese twists the next day!
Check out more desserts using frangipane and puff pastry.Published By: on January 9, 2010.


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Miley, we know you're sad about your breakup with Liam Hemsworth right now, but we promise you, your heartbreak won't last forever!
We"re so sorry to hear that you broke up with your boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, Miley Cyrus, but it's good to see you aren't letting your heartache disrupt your work. Instead of letting your sadness get you down, you're focusing your energy in a positive direction — on your upcoming flick LOL: Laughing Out Loud.
We know it's hard to stay so positive during this heartbreaking time, but Miley, you've got to keep your head up. Everything WILL be OK! Sooner or later your going to meet a guy who totally blows you away and wipes away any memories of Liam!
Until that day happens though Miley, we suggest you do all that you can to move on. Put on your favorite songs and dance around your trailer in between scenes on the LOL set (we personally recommend Kellie Pickler's "Red High Heels" – it's an awesome breakup song!) or go for a run to clear your head in between takes. When you're NOT working, surround yourself with your girlfriends, like co-star Ashley Greene or Demi Lovato). Soon enough, Liam will be a thing of the past!
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"Garry's Choice": A Great Predecessor
In the preceding post I reviewed Informant 113 and mentioned a new column, "Garry's Choice". In the column's initial installment Kasparov features the game Paragua - Debashis, taking special note of a spectacular missed possibility:
Black has enough extra material to win several games, but his king is in a world of trouble. In the game he played 24...Kf8, which allowed a forced mate, but what he missed was 24...Qg4!!, after which the best White can do is play 25.Rxg4+ Kxf7 26.Qxh7+ Ke6 27.Re4+ Kd7 28.Rxe7+ Bxe7 29.h4, with good drawing chances.
An even prettier version of that move was possible a couple of moves before.
Here White played 23.Bxf7+, but 23.Rg1 is more accurate and more frightening, cutting off the enemy king's escape.
The only move, as you've surely surmised by now, is 23...Qg4!! The queen can be taken four different ways, even with check, but in every case Black is at least equal.
Kasparov confesses that this move is unique to him, and the best he can do to come up with a vague predecessor is "Mitrofanov's Deflection", the crowning blow to a deservedly famous composition. The key moment comes here:
White plays the spectacular 1.Qg5!!, pulling Black's queen to a dark square, so that after 1...Qxg5+ 2.Ka6 it can't safely check White's king along the f1-a6 diagonal.
The other predecessor Kasparov suggests is even less compelling, so while I'll provide it in the replayable games section I won't bother with it here.
Nevertheless, while the (missed) ...Qg4 idea is indeed magnificent, it's not entirely unique, and Kasparov missed a far greater predecessor. First of all, it's from an actual game. Second, it wasn't found later on and possibly by a computer; it was found by the player himself and executed in the game. Third, it's far more similar, making it a genuine predecessor.
MacDonald-Burn, Casual Game 1910, position after 33.Bh5
White is down a piece for a pawn, but the bishop on g5 is a goner and Black's king is looking kind of crispy. But once again her majesty comes to the rescue: 33...Qg4!! and all is well (or at least almost all). The same piece, going to the same square, and for at least one of the same reasons - to obstruct the g-file. Another similarity is that all White captures but one give Black an immediately winning advantage.
MacDonald correctly played 34.Rxg4, and after 34...Nf3+ the accurate 35.Kg3 would have maintained some advantage. After 35.Kg2? Nxd2 36.Rxg5+ Kh6 Black was better (in the 35.Kg3 case White would have 37.Kg4) and went on to win.