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Ever tried to change the colour of a gradient in Illustrator? Tough, isn't it? Surely a program like Illustrator shouldn't have such a huge limitation in regard to picking colours!?
There is a very easy way of grabbing a colour for any existing gradient, already present in your artboard, using the eyedropper.
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3. Click on the colour-stop for the area of the gradient you wish to edit. (Small underside box that points to the area on the gradient)
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5. Shift-Click any colour or swatch and voila. (the shift click is important, otherwise the eyedropper will just place a block of that colour, replacing your gradient – just Ctrl-Z [Undo] if this happens.)
Finding this little tidbit helped speed up my workflow by a silly amount. I suppose a program as comprehensive as Illustrator probably needs to use tools and hotkeys for various other tasks, but I must admit I was surprised that this one was hidden away. It was also hard to find via Google, I hope it helps someone 🙂


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I was intrigued when Dunkin Donuts introduced their salted caramel hot chocolate for the 2013 holiday season. My usual drink at DD has always been coffee with cream and sugar and toasted almond flavor. When I tried the new salted caramel hot chocolate for the first time, it instantly became my favorite.
If you've read my other posts whether here or on Craft Box Girls then you know I am a sucker for salted caramel. This drink had everything I love about morning java except it's not coffee. The warm, rich and smooth chocolate taste was enough to shake me from my morning grogginess. The savory salted caramel made it extra unique like a glimpse of sunshine on an overcast kind of day.
During last year's frigid winter months, this salted caramel hot cocoa has kept me company on days I can't make it outside. More importantly, on days I needed a pick-me-up. We all can use a little sunshine on those cold and dark winter days. Make one for yourself or a few extra mugs to share the love.
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Ingredients: Make 2 servings
2 cups milk
4 tablespoons chocolate syrup
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In a sauce pan, warm the milk. Add chocolate syrup and stir. When milk comes to a boil, remove it from the stove. Pour the hot cocoa into a mug. Add whipped cream topping. Drizzle salted caramel on top. (I used a pipping bag.) Stir and enjoy the warmth with a friend.
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Hero Rana Daggubati stole the show with the first look of 'Haathi Mere Saathi.' This film will be simultaneously made in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages. We hear that this film might also feature one more and the makers are in talks with none other than Varun Tej. Tamil director Prabhu Solomon is the director of the film and he is busy with the script work.
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Central American minors and members of their families keep making their way toward the U.S. border despite President Donald Trump's moves to stop caravans, USA Today is reporting.
According to data released by U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection, agents apprehended 27,518 members of family units in December – the highest monthly total on record.
In all, more than 60,000 migrants were either detained at U.S. ports of entry or taken into custody along the border for the third straight month.
Still, the number is a marked decrease from earlier in the 2000s when border patrol agents regularly arrested more than 100,000 migrants a month, the newspaper noted. On two occasions they made more than 200,000 arrests a month.
USA Today pointed out that Democrats have accused President Donald Trump of using the caravans as a political tool in trying to get funding to build a wall on the southern border.
Meanwhile, another caravan, estimated at up to 15,000 people, is reportedly set to depart from Honduras in mid-January.
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Special thanks to the mucky-mucks at Pajiba for giving me third place in the Best Alternative Zombie Titles contest; I guess I'll have to buy my own copy of The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue, aka Let Sleeping Corpses Lie. Here was the bizarre entry:
3. Oklahoma Outbreak! by Robert From the twisted minds that brought you Carousel - a musical of spousal abuse and pedophilia - and South Pacific - the greatest racist war musical ever created, comes the next iteration of terror: Oklahoma Outbreak! In a sunny farm town, on a sunny farm day, where the corn grows as high as an elephant's eye, a simple way of life is about to die. The long standing feud between the farmers and the cowhands has reached a tentative peace over a basket lunch gone terrible. A deranged cowhand named Curly thought he could eliminate the farmers from the Oklahoma territory by poisoning the water system. What he didn't count on was the ancient In'jun burial ground down by the old swimmin' hole. Now Judd, cowboy Curly, and Laurey - the lady torn between them - must band together to fight off the vengeful wave of In'jun savages bent on scalping heads and scooping brains. Featuring unforgettable hits like "Surrey with a Scope On Top," "(I'm Just a' In'jun who) Cain't Say No to Brains," and "Out of the Grave/Head Shot Ballet," Oklahoma Outbreak! is good ol' fashioned fun for all ages.
The 2009 Grammys, Part 2 Today, I will be discussing that phenomenon that happens almost every year. That puzzling circumstance that can make heads spins and record labels cry. To put it plainly: one best new artist nominee, showered in loads of nominations, goes home completely empty handed. This year, that nominee was Jazmine Sullivan. So what happened? A cynic would just say she clearly wasn't the best in any nominated category. A realist would say she didn't receive enough votes. It really is one of the stranger cases in recent memory. Take, for example, India.Arie. She lost most of her categories to Alicia Keyes. Fine. Two artists with a strong R&B aesthetic battled it out and one was named clearly superior. Cool. That was direct competition. But with Jazmine Sullivan, she didn't have internal competition from other Best New Artist nominees. She rarely hit the same competition going from category to category. For those who don't know, Sullivan was nominated for Best New Artist (lost to Adele), best Contemporary R&B Album (lost to Mary J Blige), Best Traditional R&B Performance (lost to Al Green/Anthony Hamilton), and Best R&B Song (lost to Ne-Yo et. al). And for those who don't even know who Jazmine Sullivan is, here is her lead-off single (I'd say debut, but this is her second go at the industry, and thank goodness persistence paid off), Bust Your Windows (scroll to about 0:45 for the song) Very nice voice, interesting interpretation style, and demonstrates a strong knowlede of and appreciation for music throughout the album. So what went wrong? With Jazmine Sullivan, for once, the artist was just nominated in tough categories. With the exception of Best New Artist, she was only nominated in categories with a ton of heavy hitters. Best Contemporary R&B album put her up against an Album of the Year nominee and a previous winner. Best R&B Song tends to go to the biggest R&B single of the eligibility period, and that was not Sullivan's Bust Your Windows. What this particular set of nominations indicates is a strong respect from the R&B branch of NARAS. Being nominated in both traditional and contemporary categories acknowledges the diversity and strength of her style, while sneaking in categories loaded with industry veterans shows the potential for a very strong career. Jazmine Sullivan is one to watch out for. This may not have been the most surprising series of losses throughout the night, but it was unexpected for me. Saturday ends the Grammy Round-Up with a look at some of the stranger categories voted on by NARAS>
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A Bouquet of Spring Containers/
After a long, snowy winter, I can't wait to fill my containers with spring blooms! Here are some ideas for fun spring container plantings.
Above: Violas, creeping jenny and heart-shaped stones adorn a small wire basket welcoming visitors to a lovely private oasis.
Purple and orange tulips, purple heather, miniature daffodils, variegated vinca, accented with pussywillows in a classic iron urn. (courtesy smallspacegardening.com)
Orange and maroon tulips underplanted with english daisies and red lettuce.
(courtesy gardeninggonewild.com)
A Victorian-style white wire basket planted with heather, trailing variegated ivy, pansies, white tulips, and lily of the valley. (courtesy gardeninglife.ca)
Scarlett tulips, yellow, orange and burgundy primroses, and creeping jenny are fabulous in these dark crimson pots. (courtesy gardeninglife.ca)
Bright orange tulips are set off by blue grape hyacinths and heuchera, and complemented by 'Midwinter Fire' dogwood. (courtesy finegardening.com)
'Golden Hearts' bleeding heart in a beautiful jade-colored pot complements spring bulbs. (courtesy blackgold.bz)
In my own garden, pansies in shades of burgundy, yellow and pink with golden lamium highlighted by gold hosta and hanoke grass.
I like to experiment with a mixture of plants in a large container - shrubs, perennials, annuals and veggies. Above, a PJM rhododendron is set off with blue salvia, violet wallflower, purple and white pansies, and red-tinged lettuce.


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i0n1c is very famous as security researcher for iDevices. In the jailbreak community known as i0n1c and real name is Stefan Esser, released video clip showing his iOS 8.4 beta 1 installed iPhone running unique Cydia application as the latest. It was the new concept for iOS 8.4 jailbreak because most of the Developers failed to release proper version for beyond iOS 8.1.2 version. So iPhone & iPad users could make hopes for iOS 8.4 full version Cydia installation. Finally, it was able to jailbreak iOS 8.4 version. Pangu, TaiG and PP Jailbreak teams did it successfully. These three teams followed Stefan Esser's method to find jailbreak tool for iOS 8.4.
Author of the CyberElevat0r tool. Even if, he proved via YouTube video, it is possible to jailbreak iOS 7.1.1 as untethered jailbreak with CyberElevat0r tool, he did not release it for the public. Pangu jailbreak team got the encouragement and released Pangu jailbreak version for iOS 7.1 to iOS 7.1.x versions using Stefan method.
i0n1c expressed about iOS 10, when it released the second beta version for the public. As the Security researcher, he identified system and security issues of this beta released. But until now he did not release any jailbreak tool for iOS 10 - iOS 10.3.3 or iOS 11 & higher versions.
Also iH8snow has involved for this case by publishing one of the videos to prove, it can be jailbroken iOS 10 beta 01 version. But he did not mention about iOS 11 & higher versions jailbreak methods up to now.
Every time it has the lack of jailbreak in the field, i0n1c encourage others with given some solution.
Visit following Pages if you are finding most perfect jailbreak solutions for iOS 10 onwards.
i0n1c publishes his JB magic into the world very rarely. Most important thing is even though he was able to prove installing Cydia is possible or not, he does not publish any jailbreak tool or method for the Cydia lovers. It was a big discussion about Cyberelevator tool. But it was not real.
Here is the all his efforts for the iOS versions jailbreak.
jailbreak effort of i0n1c was iOS 8.4 beta 01 jailbreak and proved via YouTube video, it is possible to jailbreak it for Cydia. But, it did not mention any tool, which is used to complete the jailbreak. Then Pangu, TaiG and PP Jailbreak released tool version to jailbreak iOS 8.4.
Here is the video proved of iOS 8.4 beta 01 jailbreak.
i0n1c revealed about the CyberElevat0r tool as a untethered JB tool for the first time. But, it was not published. Pangu team got help from @evad3rs and @i0n1c to release Pangu tool for iOS 7.1.1 jailbreak. Pangu team been thankful for i0n1c as well as @evad3rs. But Stefan Esser rejected it by claiming the Pangu team did not buy the vulnerabilities never ever to release JB tool.
Here is the iOS 7.1.1 jailbreak video using CyberElevat0r tool.
When TaiG released version 2.1.3 to jailbreak iOS 8.4, there was a installing Cydia issue when using TaiG tool. i01nc pointed it. At that time TaiG team mentioned i01nc's help via twitter after fixed it. Normally, Stefan is famous for doing nothing for Cydia without showing the possibility of download it for the iOS versions. So Cydia lovers lifted him up this time.
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Portland Headlight, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
My jaw was sore. My pride hurt worse. Dolores directed the small army of Blue Jackets as they bagged anything suspicious.
These guys have a plastic baggy fetish.
I held the compress a little further up my jaw. The team had set up Klieg lights and yellow tape to cordon off the area. I'm sure the box van control unit had a stale coffee maker to complete the stereotype.
Dolores walked back my way. She looked me up and down and shook her head. "You look like hell."
"Maybe it's the hair cut?"
She came right up to me and tousled my hair. Then, in a surprise move, gave me a deep hug and whispered in my ear.
"I think it's a little more than the haircut, boyfriend."
Then she stood back and pierced me with one of her patented Dolores glares.
Uh oh. Here we go.
"Jake, what have you gotten into?"
"You got a year?"
She chewed on her bottom lip. I remember that from high school.
"No, I don't have a year. Give me the five-minute version. But this time, start at the beginning." She crossed her arms in front of her. "And Jake, don't leave anything out."
I hesitated. I searched her eyes. Then I noticed her hand – an engagement ring.
A big one too.
"Congratulations" I nodded my head toward the impressive rock.
She caught my look, held her hand out and sighed. "I know. About damn time. After my luck with men …" Then she caught herself. "Don't change the subject, Jake." She crossed her arms again and began to drum her forearm with her fingers.
I sighed and let it out. "Okay, here's what I know, and here's what I'm guessing. I wanted to sell my business to take care of Moira." I used my five minutes -- and more. Dolores never blinked; she just kept on drumming her fingers.
When I was done she looked at me, then out into the darkness. She kept drumming.
"Jake, you were always one of the smartest guys I've ever known. But dear Lord, you are dumb as a post!"
"What? Come on …" I started to protest.
She cut me off. "Jake, its because your greatest strength is also your greatest weakness: Your heart, Jake. You lead with your heart." I stared at her. I had no idea what she was saying.
She sighed, shook her head and came over and hugged me again. "You are so naïve, boyfriend – and I am so cynical."
Then she sat on the tailgate beside me. She gazed past the lights and told me exactly how naïve I was. I listened. And felt sick.
Dolores left nothing out.
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January 01, 2019
Scaling of random walk betweenness in networks
- Narayan O.
- Saniee I.
We study the betweenness centrality (BC) of vertices of a graph using random walk paths. Random walk BC (RWBC) provides an alternative measure to the shortest path centrality of each vertex in a graph as it aggregates contributions from possibly all vertex-pairs in the graph and not just from those vertex-pairs on whose geodesic path the vertex lies. As such, RWBC is more relevant in the context of information diffusion in virtual networks, such as spread of news or rumors in online social media. We derive a closed-form analytical expression for RWBC using eigenfunctions of the graph Laplacian. We then show the distribution of RWBC scores of the vertices of a graph exhibits a scaling collapse with no adjustable parameters as the graph size $N$ is varied. This means that the distribution of RWBC over all the nodes in a large graph can be obtained in terms of the distribution of RWBC for a prototypical or small graph that is generated using the same model. The exact distribution itself depends on the graph model. A normalized random walk betweenness (NRWBC), that counts each walk passing through a vertex only once, is also defined. This measure is argued to be more useful and robust and is seen to have simpler scaling behavior.View Original Article


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Despite the outpouring of books, movies, museums, memorials, and courses devoted to the Holocaust, a coherent explanation of why such ghastly carnage erupted from the heart of civilized Europe in the twentieth century still seems elusive even seventy years later. Numerous theories have sprouted in an attempt to console ourselves and to point the blame in emotionally satisfying directions—yet none of them are fully convincing. As witnesses to the Holocaust near the ends of their lives, it becomes that much more important to unravel what happened and to educate a new generation about the horrors inflicted by the Nazi regime on Jews and non-Jews alike.
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After the adventures in Thailand had come to an end, it was time to cross the border and see what Malaysia has to offer. First stop was Penang.
After a 10 hour minibus drive, we eventually arrived in Penang, Georgetown, Malaysia. Penang is very well known for its street food. So for dinner we went to this night market with food stalls where they serve all sorts of different types of food. For example, Indian, Chinese, teppanyaki, dim sum, dumplings and even traditional Western food were just some of the things on offer.
The next day was a city tour of Penang where we took at city tour and saw many beautiful and colourful temples. We also sampled some coffee in many different flavours. We walked along the Penang Heritage Trail along the waterfront. We also got to see some Clan Jetties, which are houses on a set of stilts over water. They were home to numerous Chinese clans. There are lots of little shops in there as well in case you wanted to pick up some souvenirs.
We also went into a little shop selling all sorts of things made with batik. It brought back lots of memories of art lessons in school when we were doing this and we got a close up look of the way batik was done.
We then paid a visit to the Botanical Gardens, known as the Monkey Gardens because of the long-tailed monkeys that hang around there.
We visited quite a few Chinese temples in Malaysia. We paid a visit to the biggest Buddhist temple in South East Asia – Keh Lok Si Temple.
We also went to Penang Hill, watched the sunset and caught some of the most amazing views of Georgetown once we reached up the top – both at daytime and at dusk. We also drove by Keh Lok Si Temple on the way back to the hotel and it's safe to say it was beautifully sit.
The next morning, I briefly explored the surrounding area before it was off to the Cameron Highlands. Penang also has some very impressive and creative street art, as you can tell by the following pictures.
After a morning stroll I managed to get quite a few pictures. What's more, we even learned that Jimmy Choo was Malaysian and went to the place where his undertook his first apprenticeship. You really do learn something new every day…
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B oth clubs will be disappointed with a draw after an exciting game at the Estadio Rosas Pampa, played out in front of a 5000 strong crowd and a pocket of 50 or so Huaraz ultras who never sat down and never stopped singing.
Sport Rosario deservedly took the league just before half time, with star striker Posito expertly dispatching a well-earned penalty for his 10th goal of the season. Sport Rosario had looked the more likely for the first 45 minutes, with the rapid Adrianzen always looking to take on Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres's full back Arana, who looked out of his depth. The home team were threatened only by a snapshot from Succar, well saved by Duarte, and by a comical dive in the box by San Martin's Arakaki, which the referee correctly over looked.
After a cagey first half, the visitors, from Callao, having lost their first three games of the season's 3rd quarter, started showing some intent. They were rewarded for their efforts with a finely taken goal from 25 yards by Succar, also registering his tenth of the season. In the absence of any away fans, there was a silence that had me wondering whether a goal had been scored at all.
The game really opened up in the last 15 minutes, with both teams missing excellent chances. Posito had an excellent chance to win the match with a header from 3 yards that bounced into the ground and over the frame of the goal. San Martin responded with an excellent chance of their own, Succar sending a header just wide. With both teams now going for the win, the match was end to end, and the last chance of the match fell to Sport Rosario's Jasaui, who sent an outrageously ambitious bicycle kick high into the stands. In the dying moments the home team found themselves 3 on 2 on the counter attack before the referee blew the final whistle, inciting unrepeatable obscenities from the crowd.
Both teams are struggling this season, and both look very unlikely to qualify for the Cope Libertadores. Sport Rosario looked the more likely for large parts of this game, and they will come away wondering what happened in the second half. A win would've done a world of good in advance of their trip next Sunday to table-toppers Real Garcilaso, who are yet to lose this quarter.
Man of the Match: Adrienzen looked lethal on the right wing, and was at the heart of all of Sport Rosario's best moves.
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Often you'll hear people say, "They're poor because they're lazy." What people mean is that it takes hard work to get rich. The problem is that it is only partially true. It does take hard work to get rich, but it also takes financial intelligence.
The other is that people who work hard are also some of the laziest people around.
We have all heard the story of the businessman who works hard to earn money, spending long hours at the office and bringing work home on the weekends, only to see his wife and kids leave him. Rather than work on his relationships, he stayed busy at work.
Today, I meet people who are too lazy to take care of their money, their health and their family or get a financial education. They work hard, but that is really a way of staying busy so they don't have to face these things.
They are lazy. Nobody has to tell them. Deep down they know, and if you bring it up they get irritated.
And if they're not busy with work, they're busy with TV, fishing, playing golf, or shopping. They stay busy to avoid important things in life.
If that rings true for you, it's essential that you overcome laziness in order to become rich in terms of both money and life. So the question is, how do you overcome laziness?
The answer: with a little greed.
Spare the guilt trip
I know what you're probably thinking, "Isn't greed bad?" Many of us were raised to think this way. "Greedy people are bad people," my mother used to say. Yet, if we're honest, all of us have a yearning for nice, new or exciting things.
To keep that yearning under control, parents often find ways of suppressing it with guilt. "You only think about yourself," was one of my mom's favorites. "You want me to buy what for you? Do you think we're made of money?" was my dad's. It wasn't the words that hurt so much as the angry guilt trip that came with them.
But the reality is that there's nothing wrong with wanting nice, new, or exciting things. The only thing that is wrong is how you go about attaining them. Will you be lazy and steal from your family's future by pulling out bad debt and spending all your money on them, or will you increase your financial intelligence and find ways to build your wealth so that you can enjoy the finer things in life? Will you say, "I can't afford it," or will you ask, "How can I afford it?"
How can you afford it? (click)
My rich dad forbade the words, "I can't afford it," in his house. In my real home, that's all I ever heard. Instead, Rich Dad required his children to ask, "How can I afford it?"
The words, "I can't afford it," shuts down your mind to possibilities—you don't have to think. It is a poor and lazy mindset. The words, "How can I afford it," open up your mind, forcing you to think and search for answers. It is a rich and creative mindset.
Most important, asking, "How can I afford it," releases the potential of your human spirit to battle with the lazy mindset. Most people think using the words, "We can't afford it," teaches them to battle greed, but really it teaches kids to find excuses, which leads to laziness.
Tune in to WII-FM
I have a radio station that's my favorite. It's called, "What's in it for me?" Or WII-FM. OK, it's not a real station, but it's an easy way for me to remember that important question.
We need to often sit down and ask questions like, "What would my life be like if I never had to work again?" "What would I do if I had all the money I needed?" Without the desire to have something better, progress is never made. And wanting something better, whether we acknowledge it or not, takes a little bit of greed. It means asking, "What's in it for me?"
Our world progresses because we all desire a better life. New inventions are made, we go to school and study hard and we make sacrifices, all because we want a better life. So whenever you find yourself facing something so hard that you'd prefer to avoid it and be lazy, ask, "What's in it for me?" Be a little greedy. It's the best cure for laziness.
Don't be too greedy
Finally, a word of caution. Too much greed, as almost anything in excess, is not good. Michael Douglas in the movie Wall Street said, "Greed is good." Rich Dad said it differently, "Guilt is worse than greed. Guilt robs the body of its soul."
Don't feel guilty about wanting a better life and working hard to attain it, but also don't become guilty of sacrificing the most important things in life, your family, health, and integrity, to attain them. Because at the end of the day, money is only important if you can enjoy it with the ones you love and with a clear conscience.
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Positives and Negatives
If there's one thing that I'm learning, it's that our brains are funny things.
They need to be told how to assess an event. If not, usually they'll blow it out of proportion when you try to remember that event later on down the road.
Take falling off your horse as an example. There's a reason that the saying you've got to get back on the horse that threw you exists. Sure, the quick answer would be to not let that event make you fear riding that horse or riding all together. But why is that? Why would you develop that fear?
I'm reading a book right now that discusses this topic in a little bit more detail. I'll be sure to share this book with you once I've finished it. Basically, your brain wants to protect you. To keep you safe and alive. So, when something dangerous happens, even if in reality it was just a silly mistake, your brain can easily make it a bigger deal than it was. Especially when you start to obsess over it (guilty!). So, that's why we jump right back on. That's why we do that same exercise right away. It's our way of training our brains to think positively about riding. That way, instead of thinking that riding leads to falling and getting hurt, we end up thinking that riding leads to a joyful, successful and rewarding experience.
I guess our minds hold more importance to our last experience than it does to all of our other ones.
Don't let yourself make something a bigger deal than it needs to be. Just like ending your ride on a good note for your horse, do the same for yourself. Sure, not every ride will be perfect. I can guarantee that you'll keep making mistakes. That is how we learn after all. Instead of obsessing over that one moment, be proud of all the other moments that went right. Maybe you were able to keep your cool while riding in front of other people, maybe you cleared a higher jump than you're used to or maybe you were able to keep your horse's focus for the majority of the ride. Those are all big accomplishments. Be proud of them. That one mistake, that one fall, it was just a hiccup. Dust yourself off, assess what went wrong, take a deep breath, get back in the saddle and try again.
It will only be a big deal if you let it.
I know it's a lot easier said than done. I get that. It's something that I'm working on as well. What I've come to realise is that if you let your few bad moments overwhelm your thoughts, they start to affect your ride. They'll prevent you from progressing and they'll keep you fearful.
There comes a point where you'll have to decide whether you think that these bad moments, these fears are worth hanging on to. Are they worth taking your success away? Are they worth keeping you away from your goals? Probably not. So, you need to change your way of thinking.
You'll need to reprogram your brain.
And believe me, it's not easy. You'll struggle and maybe fall back into your old ways for a bit. Just try to stay focused on what you want. You'll get there eventually.
Keep your head up, stay focused on the positives and keep moving forward. Don't let the little hiccups affect your whole riding experience.
Until next time, happy riding!


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The value and volume of business for energy services companies remain below normal. Fifty-nine per cent of energy services companies polled indicated that the value of their business was down in the third quarter of 2018.
Fifty-four per cent of the respondents indicated that this was due to a decrease in demand for their services and thirty-nine per cent indicated that it was due to less business opportunities.
Fifty-five per cent of respondents also indicated that the volume of their business was down in the fourth quarter of 2018. Fifty per cent of respondents indicated that this was due to a decrease in demand for their services. While there are indications in the upstream sector that the volume of work is set to increase, this is not reflected in the views of the service companies polled. One reason could be the news of the closure of the Petrotrin refinery.
The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago's (Energy Chamber) Energy Services Sectors Survey (ESSS) is a quarterly survey of energy services contractors which allows for such an assessment. Overall, a vibrant energy services sub-sector is integral to the overall health of the energy sector. The ESSS attempts to map the performance and optimism of our energy services sector members, providing data on their business confidence and on some of the phenomena which impact their operations and business prospects. The survey draws on information from survey participants, such as the level of confidence of service contractors and the value and volume of business in the current quarter, as well as what they project for the next quarter.
Employment Regarding employment, in the past three months, 14 per cent of respondents indicated that total number of persons employed increased, while 41 per cent indicated that the total number of employees decreased and 45 per cent indicated that there was no change in the number of employees within their organisation.
Capital expenditure Capital expenditure (CAPEX) authorisations over the next quarter according to the survey, suggest that most respondents are seeking to reach and engage new clients (62 per cent), while 52 per cent indicated that they would be seeking to provide new services.
The energy services sector is an important sector of the economy: firstly, it is the largest employer in the energy sector, accounting for over one-third of total energy sector jobs. Secondly, the sector includes a large number (around 300-400) of small- to medium-sized Trinidad and Tobago-owned and operated companies. This contrasts with the rest of the oil and gas sector, which is dominated either by multinational companies or state-owned companies. With increased activity in the upstream energy sector, we anticipate that the energy services sector would benefit from seeing an increase in their value and volume of business in the upcoming year.


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During his time there was perhaps no American more popular amongst Canadians than General — later President — Dwight David Eisenhower.
He led Canadian troops during the Second World War and earned the respect and admiration of both a Liberal prime minister– Louis St. Laurent – and a Conservative prime minister — John Diefenbaker — whom he worked with while president.
"Your country, my country — each is better and stronger and a more influential nation because each can rely upon every resource of the other in days of crisis," he told the Canadian Parliament in 1953. "Beyond this each can work and grow and prosper with the other through years of quiet peace."
With these words in mind it is fitting, today, to recall from Kingston that President Eisenhower founded the Sister Cities program in 1956. Fittingly he believed that people from different cultures could understand and celebrate their differences and in so doing, these new partnerships would reduce the chance of new global conflicts.
Today, the Sister Cities mission of promoting peace through mutual respect and understanding is no less important. Sister Cities International advances their mission by focusing on four areas: cultural exchange, humanitarian assistance, youth and educational programs, and economic and sustainable development.
The internet has made the world a smaller place but personal relationships developed through sister cities are vital and irreplaceable.
Sister Cities International is a nonpartisan, non-profit organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C. The organization serves 545 U.S. sister cities, counties, and states with partnerships in 145 countries, bringing together tens of thousands of citizen volunteer diplomats.
Sister Cities International serves as a hub for best practices in the field of citizen diplomacy and strives to build global cooperation at the municipal level, promote cultural understanding and stimulate economic development.
On May 9, 1994, the cities of Scottsdale, Ariz. and Kingston, Ontario signed a Sister Cities agreement "to share ideas and encourage exchanges of our citizens that will lead to a lasting friendship and promote community development between our people."
The agreement was signed by past Kingston Mayor Ken Matthews and past Scottsdale Mayor Herbert Drinkwater. The City of Kingston declared May 9, 1994 to be Scottsdale Arizona Day!
Interestingly Mayor Drinkwater grew up in Alexandria Bay, New York and developed a fondness for neighbouring Kingston, Ontario. When he became mayor of Scottsdale, he formalized a partnership between the two cities, both of which have tourism at the core of their economies.
In the late 1990s, past Kingston Mayor Gary Bennett traveled to Scottsdale with a delegation of Kingston citizens with business, political and artistic expertise. Gary Bennett was very impressed with what he saw in Scottsdale.
"There seems to be a very close political/business community relationship. The local government understood their role in supporting business and business-promotion for their city. Business understood their role in creating economic growth and employment growth for everyone. These were lessons that I felt Kingston needed more time to study and learn from."
That time is now.
Last year, the Scottsdale Sister Cities Association reached out to the City of Kingston to reinvigorate our Sister Cities relationship. The Kingston Chamber of Commerce is pleased to be working with Scottsdale Sister Cities Assoc. President Kathy George and Suzie Austin.
The Scottsdale Sister Cities Assoc. is holding a welcoming reception for past Kingston Chamber President Wendy Bellamy in May. Kingston looks forward to reciprocating when Scottsdale visits Kingston this summer during Canada's 150th Anniversary celebrations. There is much to celebrate as Scottsdale and Kingston revitalize their Sister City relationship!
Kingston — the home community of Canada's first and founding Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald (1815-1891) and the first capital of the United Canadas in the 1840s — is at the heart of Canada's story — shaping our past and still building our future.
We are therefore proud to reach across the border in friendship and cross-border partnership to the good people of Scottsdale.
Editor's note: Ms. Berg of Kingston, Ontario, is a former City Councilor and a proud member of the Kingston Chamber of Commerce


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Fundraiser here for MNDBy Riverine Herald
LUCIA Rochford was astounded at the support she has received since setting the ambitious goal of running 10km.
The St Joseph's year 11 student will take on Run Melbourne later this month to raise money for motor neurone disease (MND).
MND is the name given to a group of diseases in which neurones fail to work normally. Muscles then gradually weaken and waste, as neurones degenerate and die.
Lucia was inspired to raise money for the cause by Neale Daniher, who was diagnosed with MND in 2013 and is now a prominent campaigner for medical research.
"MND is a terrible disease and anything that can be done to help out is a good thing," Lucia said.
"It touches so many lives and finding a cure would be life changing for so many."
Lucia has so far received $1500 worth of products and vouchers to go towards a raffle she is running to raise money for her cause.
"The generosity has been unreal. So many businesses have been willing to support what I'm doing," she said.
"I'm selling raffle tickets and people can donate through a website or a tin in local businesses."
Despite a few people doubting her ability to run 10km, Lucia said she was ramping up her training to prepare for the big day.
"I play netball at the moment so that helps a lot and I'll start to go for longer runs to prepare myself for the big day on July 29," she said.
"It will be great to reach the finish line to prove to myself that I can do it and knowing I've done it for a great cause.
"My goal is to raise $1000 and I'm hoping people will get behind me to make that happen."
Raffle tickets cost $2 each and are being sold at Annabella Clothing, High St Barber and Hair Room 501 and there is a donation tin at The Odd Captain Cafe and Bar
To donate, visit goo.gl/XFbHDg
For more information, visit Lucia Rochford's Facebook page.
Lucia would like to thank the following businesses for their generous support:
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We went to Dunedin this past week to see Aerosmith in all of their rocking glory. It was definitely amazing to see one of the biggest rock groups in history perform many of my favorite songs with perfect vocal and instrumental harmony. I'd heard before that they were great performers, and after seeing them I can satisfyingly say they didn't disappoint. It's still hard to believe that a band could sound even better live than they do on my iPod.
Steven Tyler sizzled the stage as he sang classic titles like, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," "Walk this Way," and "Dream On." Drummer, Joey Kramer, brought the stadium down with his drum solo. After he threw his sticks into the crowd, he continued to beat the hell out of his drum set with his head and elbows. Legendary lead guitarist, Joe Perry, electrified the stage with his excellent guitar playing.
Their energy had the crowd pumped and going crazy all night. It was lively from the beginning when Steven magically appeared out of smoke on stage, to the end that exploded in a spectacular display of lights and confetti. This for me, had to have been one of the best concerts I've ever been to.


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Why can't Winter Storms Go by THIS Fast?! Awesome Timelapse Storms in Maine [WATCH]
A Nor'ester is wrecking havoc on Maine and New Hampshire today. Schools are closed, businesses are closing early, and we are hunkering down for a doozy. Weather reports are changing every hour; just how much snow are we actually getting? It's always been funny to me that the Weatherman is the only job you can have, and actually be wrong; and still have a job. They do their best, but here in New England, we use our gut. Been living here long enough that we are one with the snow. Or, you have those people that have been living here their entire life; and still panic at the word snow. Either way, we are made for this weather, and we will survive.
But, how cool would it be if snow storms would actually fast forward, and not take THAT long to pile up? Let's play pretend that they DO with these awesome timelapse videos of snow storms in Maine!


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Biologist leads field trip to Samish Flats in search of wintering raptors
Paula Rustan peered through a scope set up on the side of Persons Road in the Samish Flats one February morning and got an eyeful, in crisp detail, of a merlin.
"Oh my god, it's so beautiful. This is so exciting. I can't believe it," the Bellingham-area resident said of seeing the small falcon during the field trip led by raptor biologist Bud Anderson.
The trip was part of an annual class Anderson taught on raptor identification and behavior. The Bow resident and founder of the Falcon Research Group has been teaching it for at least 32 years. Whatcom Land Trust sponsored this year's event, which is popular with experienced birders and beginners alike. Some have taken the class many times.
Standing by the small group of enthusiastic birders, Anderson reeled off tidbits about the compact bird.
"Remember, merlins have the biggest head of any raptor in proportion to their body," he said. "They're like a little rocket. This is one of the most efficient aerial predators in the world."
As the merlin flew from the top of one tree to another tree nearby, Anderson added admiringly: "That is truly an athlete of the sky. They are something."
The trip started Sunday morning, Feb. 8, from the parking lot of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. From there, students followed Anderson in a caravan of vehicles through parts of the Samish Flats — a combination of rich farmland and mudflats, where saltwater meets land — which is renowned as a place to watch birds, especially local and visiting raptors in winter. It's an area with plenty of food for the birds of prey, given the abundance of ducks, shorebirds, voles and starlings.
As Anderson drove, his eyes scanned the ground as well as the top of fence posts, trees, utility poles and lines in a constant search for raptors. When he pulled off along the side of a road, the students spilled out of their vehicles and followed him with binoculars in hand.
Meanwhile, class volunteers Sue Cottrell, Andrea Warner and Becky Rosencrans, who have a wealth of knowledge about the birds themselves, scanned the surrounding area in search of raptors to site in their scopes for the students.
Even on this blustery day, when the quantity of raptors that could be seen was lower because they were hunkered down against the wind, the students still saw a number of the big four found in the region during winter: bald eagle, red-tailed hawk, northern harrier and rough-legged hawk.
Anderson said about 85 to 95 percent of the birds seen on these winter field trips were those four.
With Mount Baker and the Twin Sisters as a backdrop, along with the beauty of Padilla and Samish bays, Anderson led the students on a cultural and natural history of the birds, their habitat and habits.
A rough-legged hawk off Persons Road seemed to be floating in the sky.
Rough-legged hawks hover more than any other hawk, Anderson said, noting that the big birds are masters at it.
They let their legs down for counter-balance when they're hovering, he explained, as students stared through their binoculars. "Look at the habitat he's hunting. He missed. There's nothing in his talons"
He entertained the students by describing red-tailed hawks as being football-sized and even dipped into 1960s Japanese B-movie cinema to talk about eagles. "Look at Mothra out there. They're so big and so bulky."
The way Anderson sees it, students don't learn if they don't have fun.
And he wants people to learn about what, for him, has been a lifelong love spanning nearly 50 years.
"I was 18. I was a young man. I was lost. I didn't know who I was," Anderson said. He was a student at the University of Washington then, and picked up a book on falconry. He flipped the book open to a picture of a merlin. "That was it. It hit me really hard. There was a rightness to it. Just one picture of a merlin and it just gripped me."
For Anderson, the class and field trip is about sharing how amazing he believes hawks, his general term for birds of prey, are and the necessity of protecting them and their habitat.
"It's giving the hawks a voice. When I tell their story, everybody becomes aware of them and can tell their story, too," he said. "If you love birds of prey, you've got to worry about habitat conservation and you also have to worry about global warming."
He's passing along his love and knowledge of raptors to people like Rustan, who's taken Anderson's class twice. Learning to identify the birds is one thing. But Rustan and others in the class talk about how Anderson enveloped the birds in their world and ours.
"He tells the story of how these raptors live and behave and eat and hunt. It's so exciting that way. It's so much more personal to hear all of that, and more interesting. The exciting part is the behavior of the birds," Rustan said.
Bellingham resident Sue Wu also appreciated how Anderson pulled in literature and art that focused on the birds. "He opened my eyes to a whole world beyond what I thought birding was all about."
At another stop, alongside Scott Road near homes and blackberry brambles on Samish Island, the group saw two juvenile bald eagles flying overhead and then were delighted by a juvenile cooper's hawk in a stoop, which is when a raptor dives swiftly.
"That's a hunt," Anderson said.
Later, Rand Jack, a board member of the Whatcom Land Trust, spotted an adult peregrine falcon huddled on the ground to get out of the wind, looking like a plush stuffed animal with pale and dark markings instead of a fierce hunter built for speed that can reach up to 200 miles per hour in a stoop.
"It looks so puffy and sweet," Rustan said as she stared at the bird through a scope.
On it went, with Anderson taking the students to the Samish Eagle Trees with its large nest, and to where another cooper's hawk was perched, briefly, on a post at Blanchard Mountain Farm along Estes Road.
"He flew. He flew to the right," said Rosencrans, a Samish Island resident, of the hawk, which had orange barring on its breast.
Anderson watched and reminded the group of the bird's flying style, one if its identifying characteristics: "Look at that. Flap, flap, flap, glide."
Bird Web at seattleaudubon.org/birdweb.
Falcon Research Group at frg.org.
Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve at padillabay.gov.


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On the anvil of the festive season, explore your spiritual side with precious diamond jewellery from ORRA! Dedicated the emblem of different Gods and Goddesses over the years, ORRA has explored Navratnas through their symbolic energy derivatives as well as colour significance that they hold.
As the celebrations of Navratri beckon, the festival of fasting and Garba for nine nights, theme your look right with jewellery in the myriad of colours:
Day 1 – Yellow
Stone – Yellow Sapphire:
Blessed through Jupiter, this stone is especially significant towards the benefits of good health, prosperity, longevity, wisdom, honor and fame.
A burst of colours, yellow is symbolic of the season of freshness and spring! A symbol of good luck, adorn yellow sapphires as a ring or a pair of dazzling earrings!
Day 2 – Green
Stone – Emerald:
Referred to as 'panna' this stone is known to bring in intellectual progress, creativity and also possesses healing properties related to emotional and physical well being.
Set together with diamonds, emeralds are in vogue all through the year! Pick and choose on a base of gold, rose gold and platinum to turn heads today!
Day 3 – Grey
Stone – Ketu:
Serves as a protector against all harm and evil. Also known as cat's eye, it can be distinctly recognized from its off beat colour in comparison to other gemstones.
The colour grey has been wrongfully ignored all the way! Paired with deep hues of pink or orange, it helps bring out a radiant glow.
Day 4 – Orange
Stone – Hessonite:
With an array of benefits from a physical, emotional as well as physiological level, the stone referred to as Gomedak in Sanskrit, is filled with the energies of the planet-Rahu. With its blessings of power and wealth this gemstone is also significant of giving the wearer victory over negative conditions.
A pop of colour just by itself, you can pair hessonite gems with sober colours or go bold with an equally energetic colours in red, pink or blue!
Day 5 – White
Stone – Pearl:
A centre of calm and reflection, pearl as a gemstone signifies purity, integrity, charity and faith.
Set against a glistening shimmer, pearl gives out an astounding effervescence like no other. A natural beauty with a smooth texture, pearl jewellery allows for a classy, well groomed look!
Day 6 – Red
Stone – Coral:
A shield from evil influences, coral bestows the properties of inventiveness, a balanced outlook and truthfulness. Team it with an all black dress or olive green, it allows for an all natural minimalistic look.
Day 7 – Royal Blue
Stone – Blue Sapphire:
A brilliant stone, blue sapphire helps bring clarity and introspection to ones thoughts. Reminiscence in its wonder with an exquisite array of rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings of this magnificent colour! The birthstone for the month of September, flaunt this hue of blue in absolute style!
Day 8 – Pink
Stone – Ruby:
Bringing love, confidence, loyalty and courage, the ruby is a popular gemstone with a spark of colour like no other!
Rubies team best with the silent hues of white. Designed to dazzle, they are a must have for every jewellery box!
Day 9 – Purple
Stone – Amethyst:
With a color that symbolizes luxury and power, it simply cannot go unnoticed! Intriguing and fascinating, purple amethyst in a cabochon setting is breathtakingly gorgeous!
Log onto www.orra.co.in and explore ORRA's Spiritual collection today!