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Cameron turned 6 months old on Monday (April 16). It really is like everyone always says- time just flies by and before you know it they are all grown up. The last 6 months has just flown by and it just keeps on going by faster and faster the older he gets. It's moving so quickly that I missed his 5 month celebration. He was 5 1/2 months before I realized that I missed it! (Since he was 3 months old I've "celebrated" by sticking candles (unlit ones) into a cupcake and taken a picture.)
6 months is a milestone so this month I stepped it up a bit. All ramping up of course for that very exciting first birthday! So this month I got him a frozen ice cream cupcake (YUMMY!), made a 6 month topper for it and a fun little birthday hat!
I got the idea for the hat from Painted Preppy and tweaked it to make it work for me. The tutorial on Painted Preppy says to print out the hat template but I couldn't find it or a link anywhere on the page so I Googled party hat templates and found Oh Happy Day which has a downloadable template. Of course when I tried to print it out our printer stopped working for some reason and after fidgeting with it for a few minutes I gave up and just drew a template myself, basing it on the general shape of the Oh Happy Day template. I needed a smaller hat anyway, one that would fit Cameron so it ended up working out well.
Boo Kitty is a total photo bomber! Especially when it comes to pictures of Cameron.
(Someone's a little jealous!)
Since I don't have a stash of fabric ribbon I ended up using scrapbook paper for the fringe instead. I simply cut strips, folded them in half and then cut them into fringe. Instead of stapling the fringe I taped it to the edge of the hat. To make the fringe topper I just cut fringe into a longer/larger piece of paper, rolled it up, stuck it through the top hole and taped it to the inside. I didn't put a chin strap on the hat because I thought that it would irritate Cameron and cause him to swipe at it so I adhered it to his head with double sided tape. It worked well and wasn't so sticky that it pulled his hair when I pulled it off.
Happy 6 Month Birthday Cameron!


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Friday, July 20, 2007
The UFO Arena (minus the phenomenon itself)
Science won't intrude on the UFO community, and science won't surely take a gander at the UFO phenomenon, not since the tainted Condon Committee, for the United States Air Force, seemed to eschew UFOs and flying saucers in its final report of 1968.
(Wikipedia has a thorough encapsulation of the Condon Committee's efforts here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condon_Report )
But science is wrong by avoiding a study of UFOs, since the phenomenon offers grist for several scientific disciplines, including psychology, sociology, mythology, and even quantum physics (as we detail elsewhere).
The problem for science is that they'd have to deal with the quacks, cranks, and UFO vagrants who've captured the phenomenon beginning in 1947, distorting its relevance by self-aggrandizement and totally inept (amateurish) investigations – and that includes astronomer J. Allen Hynek's foray into the UFO world (first for the Air Force's Project Blue Book and later for his own Center for UFO Studies).
The UFO phenomenon is intriguing, and curious scientists – curiosity being the general demeanor of scientists – would normally be inclined to check out such a sporadic and circumstantial presence in the upper air.
The militaries of the world have taken notice, as have news media; the former seriously, the latter much less so.
But science, in this instance, just as it has with anything in the paranormal world, chooses to ignore or anathematize UFOs, and this because of the fanatic buffoons who've commandeered the phenomenon.
One can't blame science, or scientists, from avoiding the UFO arena. What have they to gain by immersing themselves in a scrutiny of UFOs which will bring them opprobrium (as it has already for some) and ridicule?
The phenomenon doesn't have the academic cachet that science feeds upon, and exploits for it own ends: career advancement, grant monies, recognition by peer groups, and university or corporate tenure. (The seeking of truth, nowadays, is at the bottom of many scientific goals.)
Yet, it's the foolish ambiance that UFO arena purveys which has kept the phenomenon from a niche in the scientific pantheon.
If one looks at the investigation methods of "ufologists" (the mantle the hobbyists of the phenomenon has assumed) or the grammatical presentations of their hypotheses, one will be stunned by the lack of professionalism or even an understanding of logic and a decent methodology.
The UFO community is diverse, but doesn't include, at any level, spokespersons who give the impression that they are learned in any discipline that might lead them to a considered approach for unraveling the UFO mystery.
(One noted "ufologist" was heard to say, during a recent UFO documentary, that some UFO circumstances collaborated [sic] each other.)
There is a pretense in "ufology" that the phenomenon has been studied or investigated seriously and professionally but any perusal of the UFO material and UFO groups extant will show otherwise, and dramatically so.
Science would have to start from scratch to avoid the miscreant accretions that have accumulated around UFO episodes, many of which are, in their original form, scientifically interesting, to say the least.
Can science retake the phenomenon, and give it credibility? Perhaps. But science would have to work around the ufological vultures who won't give up their hobby easily. UFO mavens are dogged about their avocation; fanatic, as we've said.
Is a workaround worthwhile? Maybe. Since UFOs are rife with attributes that may not pay off in material dividends, but could pay off in ways that are much more beneficial, to the human mythos and civilization, even if they (UFOs) end up being nothing more than a projection of mentally deficient persons, which is what the UFO arena consists of pretty much right now.
N.B. Log on to a web-site, UFO UpDates at http://www.virtuallystrange.net/ufo/updates/latest/ for examples of the oppugnations mentioned above.
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- Brandon said...
You've got it backwards, in my opinion. The case is not that "science will not touch the ufo phenomenon because of the fanatic buffons in ufology." The case is rather that there exist fanatic buffons in ufology specifically *because* mainstream science will not touch it.
Think of any idea (possessing longevity) where there exist fanatics... ufology, new age, religion. These nutty "authorities" exist because ordinary people recognize that there is some reality there, but they cannot understand or interpret it. This is where science would normally enter, specialists to help people reach a common understanding or interpretation. But science will not touch these subjects because scientists at large have become blinded. They have become blinded by means of following an agenda, rather than simply inquiring into the nature of reality.
What logically follows from this situation? If no trained specialists will inquire into a legitimate aspect of reality, this certainly does not make that aspect go away. The people still desire answers, and so the door is wide open for any charlatan to step in and provide what the people are so desperately seeking. If there were trained specialists actively looking into it there would be no place for charlatans, they would naturally drop away.
I place the blame almost entirely on the scientific intelligensia. They stand at a slightly higher vantage point than the public at large, and so they have a responsibility to them. They are failing at this.
- Friday, 20 July, 2007
- RRRGroup said...
Your points are well taken, and actually better than ours, perhaps.
The void created by scientific elitism does produce charlatanism.
Thanks for the astute observation.
- Friday, 20 July, 2007
- Joseph Capp said...
Dear RRR group,
I like the subject of your article but you overlooked an important element about the fringe area in the UFO community. They might have been produced mostly by ET themselves. I don't mean created just inspired. George Adamski and others had very significant phenomenon reported around them in the beginning.
I have been going to the conferences the large and the small and speaking to some of the UFO "crazies" and many of them seem to have real experiences and have these wonderful feelings around UFOs. they know they are right as if inspired by a mystical experience.
If i was ET and wanted serious investigation off limits with scientist, having a weird public persona of people" associated with UFOs and the conferences to prove this subject is ridiculous not worth your time of day is a brilliant move. Being in control of the way something is viewed by your subject is very good disinformation. Doing it for at least 60 years is inspiring.
Joe Capp
UFO Media Matters
- Sunday, 22 July, 2007
- RRRGroup said...
Of course you're right, as usual; some strange things do seeem to accompany UFO episodes, things that seem to have nothing to do with the UFO sighting itself, but may very well be connected.
The Adamski affair is replete with weird accoutrements, but our concern in this post was how "ufologists" have responded to UFO sightings, and how science has been turned off by those responses.
Again, we send readers here to UFO UpDates where the panoply of inane and irrational is on display, in spades.
- Sunday, 22 July, 2007

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by Recthie B. Tolinero
In a usual local survival and retention school rate in the Philippines, out of 100 students that enter Grade 1, about 58 proceed to high school and only 14 students graduate in college.
One of the major causes of this sudden enrolment drop is poverty. Since most parents find it expensive to send their children in high school, they believe that it is just practical to let their children stay at home or help in finding a living for the family thus, the children become illiterate that adds up to the country's problem on upholding competent and literate citizens.
In Lapasan National High School, Eduardo T. Cuartel, School Principal, shared that since the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program with the efforts of the school administration to enhance the quality of education in the school, their enrolment and academic statistics dramatically increased from 2006 up to the present school year.
According to Cuartel, the school has been named as one of the non-performing schools in 2006 after garnering only 29% in the National Achievement Test percentage scoring.
The school's ranking climbed up in the succeeding years after gaining 45% in the said scoring in 2007 and 2008.
Faith Maygay, DSWD City Link who has been working closely with the school's head, shared that Cuartel has been very diligent in making significant changes with the student's performance through participating in compliance monitoring. "Now that the students are provided with the necessities by their parents, it is no longer a question why they are performing well in class," Maygay said.
"He also supports the program since he believes that 4Ps helps in encouraging students to go to school every day especially now that the program has been giving out Compliance Verification System (CVS) forms to strictly monitor the students' compliance to the conditions of the program particularly in school attendance," Maygay added.
Taking note of this particular condition, Cuartel noticed that their enrolment rate increased from 2,242 students in 2006 to 2,299 in 2007. It further improved in 2008 where they were able to enroll 2,303 students. "Many students were inspired to go to school since their parents are now able to provide for their needs," Cuartel happily mentioned.
The 4Ps is one of the strategies of the government to alleviate poverty and improve the education, nutrition and health in country by providing conditional cash grants to extremely poor households.
This serves as a five-year educational and health support to the beneficiaries with children aged 0-14 provided that they comply with the program's conditions.
Per responsibilities on education, the beneficiaries' children aged 3-5 must attend day care or pre-school classes at least 85% of the time while children aged 6-14 must enroll in elementary and high school and must attend at least 85% of the time. (DSWD X)
PHOTO: Faith Maygay, City Link, explains and distributes 4Ps Compliance Verification System (CVS) forms to Eduardo Cartel, LNHS Prinrical. (PIA 10)


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Bryan, William Jennings
A political leader of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Bryan, claiming to be the candidate of the ordinary American, lost three presidential elections as the nominee of the Democratic party, although he gathered substantial votes in the South and West. At the 1896 Democratic national convention, he delivered the much-remembered "Cross of Gold" speech in favor of unlimited coinage of silver and against the gold standard. A fundamentalist in religion, Bryan opposed the teaching of the theory of evolution in schools and assisted in the prosecution at the Scopes trial.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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text: KIRKUS REVIEW A collection, made by the author, herself a negress (remember her novel last year, Jonah's Gourd Vine?), of negro folk stories and songs. She goes back to Florida after graduating from college, takes down the tales of biblical interpretation, of old Massa and his favorite slave, John (don't confuse with John Henry), of animals, of negro smartness, together with their songs and music. In New Orleans she apprentices herself to several of the hoodoo practitioners, describing her experiences, their methods, and the cases brought to them. Authentic in feeling, plenty of race humor, excellent cross section. Sell to Roark Bradford and Julia Peterkin market. Illustrator -- Miguel Covarrubias. Pub Date: Oct. 10th, 1935ISBN: 0061350176Page count: 372ppPublisher: LippincottReview Posted Online: Sept. 26th, 2011Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1st, 1935


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Don't miss this chance to learn about fruit growing!
Join Seattle Tree Fruit Society at the Cedar Valley Grange and practice grafting apples, pears, and stone fruits. More than 200 varieties of apples, and numerous varieties of pears, plums and cherries will be available for sale, as well as a limited number of potted berries, and currants. In addition, grape, kiwi and fig cuttings will be available.
Learn about fruit in lectures by David Johnson- "Growing Grapes", by Kiwibob - "Kiwis and Figs", Randy Lee - "Soil Fertility", and Dave Pehling - "Little Known Pollinators". Learn about about pests and diseases, and bring your pruners to be sharpened.
Admission: $5 for non-members.
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Event Phone: (206) 683-9665
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|The community that plays together stays together.
|I always wanted to buy this t-shirt (image found here)
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|The community that plays together stays together.
|I always wanted to buy this t-shirt (image found here)
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great article, tho I have never played Secret World you are spot on with Panda. I recently tried it for a month and was shocked at the rage in chat when a simple question is asked. I look forward to the expansion of RT Chat within the game.ReplyDelete
Thanks! It would all just be easier if we got along, right? Looking forwards to it here as well!Delete
We love you too chief.
I find that RP communities are at their best when trying to keep everyone involved and getting to know each other. Though Raid guilds and PVP teams are fun, there always seems to be a better feel of camaraderie with groups of roleplayers. Sure, we'll have the occasional elitist or asshole, but every community has a couple trolls.
I'm excited to see where Wildstar goes, from what I've seen so far I have high hopes.
Awww, thanks!
I have certainly seen some friendly and helpful people in PVE, raiding and PVP guilds, but nowhere else have I seen the camaraderie as I have in roleplaying guilds. Maybe it's because we take the game just one step further. We don't just interact with the community, we immerse ourselves into it. We aren't just showing our skills and making friends, we are also laying bare much of our creative genius.
It may sound a little silly to some, but roleplayers really put their hearts into their characters and when we meet fantastic people to interact with, it is hard not to form lasting bonds.


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Madrasapattinam is a 2010 Indian Tamil period drama film that stars Arya and Amy Jackson in the lead roles, whilst, actors Nasser and Cochin Hanifa play other prominent roles. Directed by A. L. Vijay, who earlier directed movies like Kireedam (2007) and Poi Solla Porom (2008), the film released on July 9, 2010 with positive reviews.
The movie begins as an old English woman Amy Wilkinson (Amy Jackson) almost at her death bed in London, wants to come down to Chennai in search of a young man Parithi (Arya) whom she last saw on 15 August, 1947.
Almost 60 years from then, she is clueless as she has just a picture of Parithi, which was taken then. The search begins. There are scenes where she recalls her past. It is revealed that Parithi was a valorous dhobi in Madarasapattinam. He revolts against the British officials for they plan to construct a golf course in their dhobikhana.
Comes Amy, daughter of Madras Presidency Governor, and she develops an affinity towards Parithi. She is friendly and helpful. Sequence of events leaves romance blossoming between them. Parithi calls her affectionately as Duraiamma.
Even as they face trouble from the angry White officials, comes 15 August 1947 which brings freedom to India. Duraiamma is now forced to go back to England. Parithi runs from pillar to post and fights to hold his sweetheart's hands. But he couldn't achieve his mission. Cut to present, Duraiamma is back in search of Parithi. Did she realise her mission forms the climax.
The movie has wonderfully picturesqued madraspatnam, the principality of the then Madras state. The picturesque of the boat ride on the Buckingham canal, which is today a bemire water way was extraordinary. Buckingham canal carried boats as till 1985.
- Arya as ElamParithi
- Amy Jackson as Amy Wilkinson
- Nassar as Ayyakanu
- Cochin Hanifa as Nambi
- Lisa Lazarus as Amy's Granddaughter
- M. S. Bhaskar
- Alexx O'Nell as Robert Ellis
- Carole Trungmar as Aged Amy Wilkinson
- Balasingh
- M.R. Kishore Kumar as Telugu Renga
- Kumaravel
- Omar Lateef
- N.L. Srinivasan as Karna
- Satish as Pacha
Madraspattinam Songs:-
Pookal Pookum
Harini, Roop Kumar Rathod, Andrea Jeremiah, Vaama Duraiyamma
Udit Narayan, V.M.C. Haneefa, Amy Jackson
Feel Of Love
Saindhavi, Sonu Nigam
Hariharan, Zia, Augustin Choir
The Dance Theme Of Madharasapattinam


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There are a lot of different things that you will no doubt venture forward with in life. One of them is collecting jewelry. You may not do so outright, but most people will get a few pieces here and there. Some of them will occur because of an event, such as a wedding, and others will simply be given items. Whatever the reason, you'll no doubt have a necklace, bracelet, or rings.
If these items are made of gold or silver, then you may have something valuable in your possession, and often you may not even be wearing it. Many people leave items like this in a drawer, forgotten or abandoned outright. You may not even think about it, and when you do, you'll find that things are dusty and may not look all that well.
There are a few things that you can do with these things, from selling them outright to visiting a pawn shop, you may find yourself focusing on what to do next.
Selling To A Jewelry Expert
If you watch television or listen to the radio, you may be hit with a lot of ads in regards to selling gold or silver. There are companies that want your items, and they seem to be wanting to pay top dollar.
The thing about this is however is that you may end up going with a company that is not that good. Selling jewelry to experts is ok, but you have to go with reputable resources. For instance, you may find companies like Cash4jewelrynow.com, are good to work with. Others may not be so grand. If you fail to do a little due diligence in this regards, you could end up falling short of the greater good that comes with selling your items outright.
Pawn Shop Solutions
You may not know this, but pawn shops can help you out in a great number of ways. If you have old jewelry that you don't want, you can always go to one of these locales and get money.
There are two major ways that you can pull money from your items. Pawn shop options start with buying and selling. In that regards, you could sell them your gold and get a standard rate. But if you wanted to get a loan, you could use the items you have as collateral and move forward that way. Whatever the case may be, you'll find that pawn shops provide you with a variety of solutions that can help you get the most out of your jewelry.
Considerations To Remember
When you're dealing with jewelry at any level, you need to focus on a few simple things. First, make sure that the items are in fact made of precious metals. If they aren't, they may be plated. Plated options will not be as good overall.
They can still garner you some money, but the real money is found with the deeper options. When you consider solid pieces, you will find that your benefits will rise because the cost break down will be good.
Pawn shops and jewelry locations both work well if you have jewelry that you don't want. They can take it off your hands by giving you fair market value, and cash right away. Understanding which option is right for you depends on several factors, but if you're going to have these things lying around, you are going to miss out on their inherent value. Unwanted, broken, and otherwise unused jewelry can pose a great benefit to just about anyone, as long as you focus on finding the right solution for getting rid of it. Selling is always a good option if you're not going to use things outright.
Nowadays Pawn Shop are very useful place, where you can sell your old jewelry at best price. You can sell your jewelry and get good amount.


text: Diego Biurrun <diego at biurrun.de> writes: > On Sat, Jun 11, 2005 at 06:06:25PM +0200, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote: >> >> That's a good example. Now consider this: an application (A) uses a >> GPL library (B), and, according to the FSF, is covered by the GPL. >> Suppose that there exists a compatible library (C), under a >> GPL-incompatible license. By the same logic that made A a derivative >> of B, it will now also be a derivative of C. > > False. The logic that makes A a derivative of B is the fact that A > _uses_ B, nothing else. It will use whichever of B or C is found first by the dynamic linker. The decision is made each time A is executed. >> Hence, A must comply with the license requirements of both B and C. >> These licenses being incompatible, such compliance is impossible, >> rendering A undistributable. > > Nonsense. Of course it is, which is why the "dynamic linking creates a derived work" theory is false. > A need not comply with the license requirements of C, unless it uses C. > If it uses C it need not comply with the license requirements of B. It can use B or C. It's all up the dynamic linker on the machine where A is run. Hence, distributing A does not bind the distributor to either of the licenses of B or C. -- M?ns Rullg?rd mru at inprovide.com


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Saturday, April 3, 2010
My idea of fun
Yeah! Life is too short... let's have FUN!
Oh wait... what do you mean by fun?
Oh... that. You just want "no strings" access to my body parts?
That's um.. sweet. Tempting.. but no thanks.
Want to know what my idea of fun is?
Let's talk about how to make the world a better place.
I want to hear your ideas, your hopes and dreams for the future.
I want to know what makes your heart ache... what makes you laugh out loud.
I want to know your deepest darkest secret... and then laugh together at how silly it is.
I want to know your fears and weaknesses... and love you anyway.
I want coffee made for me, just the way I like it.
I want chocolate and flowers.. because "I thought of you today."
Body parts? You want body parts? Let me show you how.. and where... in a million different ways. Isn't that better than one sloppy drunken night? It is for me...
Know what else is fun? Having a life growing inside you.
One that I made with you... a combination of both our lives... a part of both of us.. forever. How fun is that?!
Then we get to watch it grow... we love and nurture it together.. we learn, we grow.. together.
I see you every day, and learn more about you every day.. and love you more... every single day.
And you teach me more about myself.. and I grow and change.. and become a better person because of you. And you love me... more and more.
Are we having fun yet?
So... yeah. I like having fun.
I want fun... with someone who knows what it's really all about.
Call me when you grow up and figure it all out.
love ani.
yes... love me.
it's all or nothing.
i'm worth it.
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- AnonymousApril 5, 2010 at 1:12 AM
Wow! I'm pretty sure those are the exact thoughts going through my ex's head right about now. Albeit I was not asking for "no strings access to body parts", in her mind I was and she doesn't have something growing inside her.ReplyDelete
Anyway, I assume your wrote that to a guy. Give him some credit, as men we do not communicate effectively, do not understand our own feelings or anyone else's, and often are jerks for the silliest of reasons. In addition, we don't understand any feeling beyond hunger, thirst, or weariness. Ultimately we have to be treated as small animals, you slowly coax us out of our caves but any sudden movement and we'll go running back in. On the flip side, we generally do love people we spend time with and never intentionally hurt the people we love, we're just too dumb to realize we're doing it.
Good luck,
Love this post Ani. The all or nothing, the doing things TOGETHER....it's exactly what anyone deserves and wants. Don't settle till you find it all! mwaReplyDelete
@anon: It wasn't directed at anyone specifically.ReplyDelete
But give the guy some credit? Um... no. I won't.
If she's worth the effort, the "poor guy" will find a way to communicate his feelings.
I'm tired of small animals.
I want more.
@cazpi: *mwah*
There are only ever 2 choices - all or nothing!ReplyDelete
It IS that simple!


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And special thanks to the FFS gang for giving a shout out in the episode to EPL Talk.
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CALGARY, Canada — When local organizing committee officials placed an Olympic flame on Mt. Allan, the site of the Alpine skiing competition, they made it accessible to spectators who might want to light candles by it. They thought it would represent a ritualistic link to the Ancient Olympics.
But if they thought everyone would hold the flame sacred, the officials found out otherwise last week when they caught spectators roasting wieners over the fire.
Apparently, even some of the committee's volunteers thought that was a good idea. On Friday, they were using the flame to roast marshmallows.
Asked if he were disturbed by the breach of Olympic etiquette, Bill Payne, an organizing committee official, said: "No. Perhaps I don't understand the implications of it, but I was quietly amused."


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You are all on a new years diet kick…is that right?
How about you save this one then for a rash day of calorie consumption? This recipe is in honor of my South African friends everywhere, but in particular my friend and business partner Mandy, without whom I would be a lot of good ideas with no direction…we are dreaming big together for 2012…so watch this space!
Every country has their own form of donut it would seem, and this is a savoury filled one which I have made before to great acclaim. It has been sitting around in my draft folder for months, so I thought I would trot it out…just in time for something completely different on here…I have cleaned up the Christmas decorations, the Christmas food slash chocolates are all gone (except for my mother in laws most excellent fruit cake which will last until mid March at least!) and I really am now in Empty the Pantry Mode…not wishing to buy anything but the fresh stuff. This fit the bill perfectly.
Enjoy…oh…and don't forget, you can stuff these donuts with a nice melty cheese before frying if you dare…but you will definitely eat more than one. (Consider yourself warned!)
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- 2 eggs
- 30 g fresh yeast
- 1 tsp golden cater sugar
- 250 g buttermilk or milk
- 60 g butter
- 1 tsp Pink Salt Flakes BUY
- 600 g bakers flour
- Cobram Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil for frying BUY
Curry Filling
- 1 medium onion, halved
- 1 dried chilli, soaked in boiling water and drained
- 4 - 5 cloves of garlic
- 1 tbsp Landsdale Curry Powder Recipe
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 20 g Cobram Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil BUY
- 2 small carrots, roughly chopped
- 1 small apple, quartered
- 400 g beef mince (mince is traditional, I used strips as that was what I had in the fridge!)
- 400 g tinned tomatoes, chopped
- 50 g tomato sauce
- 1 Handful frozen peas
- Salt, pepper and sugar to taste
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Inquiry Initiative
The Inquiry Initiative is transforming the teaching of science and math at Southwestern University to incorporate the process of discovery at all levels and to generate a creative, accomplished, and diverse pool of future scientists.
Faculty throughout the Natural Sciences are incorporating the process of inquiry into introductory classes, upper level courses, and laboratories, and a new cadre of specially-trained peer mentors, the SCI Guides, will help students maximize their learning and critical thinking skills. Learning through discovery will continue for students who conduct research with faculty mentors in SCOPE, the Inquiry Initiative's summer research program. Through intentional, evidence-based practices, we are building an even stronger and more successful scientific community here at Southwestern University.
The Inquiry Initiative is dedicated to equal opportunity and creating an inclusive learning environment in the science and math programs at Southwestern. We are eager to celebrate all students' accomplishments and to promote student success with an understanding of the importance of diversity in the science classroom and the greater science community.
Inquiry Initiative News
Director of First Year Lab to partner with national project to examine anti-biotic resistance
The Fondren-Jones Science Hall is undergoing renovations that will expand laboratory space, offices, and classrooms, and will allow the Inquiry Initiative's transformative effects to continue moving forward.
Dr. Maha Zewail Foote and President Edward Burger, as well as Southwestern students, were recently quoted in this great article on flipped classrooms by the Chronicle of Higher Education.


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A rare opportunity to purchase a one of a kind 4 bedroom 4 bathroom property with unobstructed and breathtaking seaviews,just a few minutes away from Praia da luz and Burgau village.This property offers an open and airy floor plan,situated on a 12 500m2 plot of land.The property is on the final stage of construction and is consists of:
Ground floor:Entrance hall,cloak room,three bedrooms,three bathrooms(two en-suite)living room with direct acssess to the pool area and gardens,dining area,kitchen and basement with wine cellar.
First floor:The top floor has 110m2 and comprises one bedroom with en-suite bathroom,dressing room and south facing terraces with excellent views of the ocean.
Garage:Large double garage with 52m2 with laundry area and technical room in the basement.
*Ocean front
*10x5m swimming pool
*Gardens with automatic irrigation
*Underfloor heating and A/C
*Fully equipped kitchen by Siemens
*First quality finishings
*Borehole(1000L/H) and cistern with 10m3
*10mind away from Lagos
*Automatic gates
*Offers ultimate privacy
While every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the description and details herein, it is only for guidance and they do not constitute part of an offer or contract.


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ATLANTA — The Rev. Joan Gray, former moderator of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly is teaching polity at Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary this semester. Gray is co-author with Joyce Tucker of Presbyterian Polity for Church Officers.
The Rev. Carrie Scott is joining the JCSTS staff as an ordination coach/mentor. Her job will be to help students negotiate the ordination process in the PCUSA, giving particular attention to the educational requirements of students' respective presbyteries, and ordination exam preparation.
The seminary will celebrate its 143rd Founders Day, March 2-4, 2010. The theme of this year's Founders Day is "Apostolic Leadership for the 21st Century." Events include worship, workshops on various aspects of leadership, and alumni and trustee activities.
AUSTIN, Texas — Alumni/ae and friends of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary will gather Feb. 1-3, 2010 for the seminary's annual MidWinters lecture and homecoming event.
The event will include nine lectures and conversations with the lecturers, a welcome dinner, worship and social time with the Jim Cullum Jazz Band; dedication of the Stanley R. Hall Liturgics Lab; and the Alumni/ae Association Annual Banquet which honors two alumni/ae with Distinguished Service Awards. One of the awards will be given posthumously to alumnus Clint Rabb (Class of 1974), head of the United Methodist Church's mission volunteer program who died in the Jan. 12 Haitian earthquake. The other will go to the Rev. Laura Mendenhall, recently retired president of Columbia Theological Seminary and a 1997 graduate of APTS.
Featured speakers include Barbara K. Wheeler, former president of Auburn Theological Seminary and currently director of the seminary's Center for the Study of Theological Education; the Rev. Brian K. Blount, president and professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, VA; Rodger Y. Nishioka, professor of Christian Education at Columbia Theological Seminary; and the Rev. Thomas W. Currie III, professor of theology and dean of Union-PSCE's Charlotte campus and a 1973 graduate of Austin Seminary.
The seminary has also announced the appointment of the Rev. Lana Russell as director of church and alumni/ae relations. Russell, a Texas native, joined the seminary staff in early January after serving pastorates in Michigan, New Jersey and Connecticut.
PRINCETON, N.J. — The Rev. Haruko Nawata Ward, associate professor of church history at Columbia Theological Seminary, will deliver Princeton Theological Seminary's History and Ecumenics Department spring lecture on Feb. 4 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Lounge of the Mackay Campus Center.
Her lecture, "Catharina of Farão: Reform and Justice in Portuguese Goa," features the fruit of Ward's most recent book, Women Religious Leaders in Japan's Christian Century, 1549-1650 (Ashgate Publishing 2009). Ward, a native of Japan, graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2001 with a doctorate in church history and an emphasis in reformation studies.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Rev. Stanley H. Skreslet, professor of Christian mission at Union Theological Seminary-Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, VA, will deliver the inaugural lecture Feb. 8 in a new Mission Lectureship Series at Union-PSCE's Charlotte campus. The lecture for pastors and lay leaders will begin at 10 a.m. at Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church in Charlotte.
Skreslet will address the theme of this year's series, "What's New in World Mission? Implications for Congregations."
Skreslet, who earned his D.Min at Union-PSCE, is the author of Picturing Christian Mission: New Testament Images of Disciples in Mission (Eerdmans, 2006). A former faculty member of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo, Egypt, his interests include the church's encounter with Islam, the witness of Orthodox Christianity, and the particular calling of Western Christians within the context of the church universal.
LOUISVILLE — Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary will hold its Convocation of the Spring Semester Feb. 11 at 11:30 a.m. in Caldwell Chapel on the seminary's campus.
The convocation address will be presented by the Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick, visiting professor of ecumenical studies and global ministries at the seminary and president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches. He will speak on "Reconciled Diversity; An Ecumenical Vision for the 21st Century."
DECATUR, Ga. — Columbia Theological Seminary will host its fifth annual Call Fair for Pastor Nominating Committees on Feb. 19 from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. The event is designed to help connect graduating seniors with congregations and organizations that have openings for leadership positions.
Information about students who are seeking a call is available on Columbia's website at Student Placement and Internships/Placement. Profiles are listed according to the type of positions seniors are seeking following graduation in May. Information is updated continuously.
"The best way to interest students in open positions is to come to campus and share your needs with graduating seniors," says Dean of Students John White. "We would love to see churches looking for pastors and associate pastors, as well as those looking for Christian educators, youth directors, and leaders in non-ordained positions."
For more information, contact Judy Graves in the seminary's Office of Student Services, by email, or by phone at (404) 687-4523.
CHICAGO — McCormick Theological Seminary is partnering with the Presbytery of Chicago and Arlington Heights (Ill.) Presbyterian Church to present its annual LEAD (Leadership Education and Development) event on March 6 at Arlington Heights Church.
Keynote speaker is the Rev. Rhashell Hunter, director of Racial Ethnic and Women's Ministries/Presbyterian Women for the PC(USA)'s General Assembly Mission Council.
The event will also include training for new elders, deacons and clerks of session as well as more than 30 workshops and all aspects of church leadership and ministry.


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Last August I had a dreadful wargaming/model soldier experience. I had engaged in an agreement for someone to produce some figures. It was fully funded and the figures (are) were awesome.
Then an unexpected change of fortune – and my family were left without a financial safety net. The only decision I could take was to let the other party down. I am deeply ashamed at that, even though it was the only course of action I could take.
The experience has left me quite shocked and discomforted and my partner in the venture did not deserve this (neither did I to be fair) and I have been through quite a bit of soul searching as to whether my hobby of more than 35 years was actually giving me anything any more.
I only picked up a paint brush again in April 2016.
With great irony, it was to paint some of those ubiquitous multi part plastic figures which I hate with a passion and World War Two, which I am not sure is a viable area for gaming, being both impossible 'model' as a tabletop experience and having two morally compromised opponents which need to be included in any game (three, I suppose, if you include the Russians) I wonder if anyone else struggles with the morality of it all?
Late war British –
I did a 30 infantry on single bases. but didn't take photographs as they are quite dull. and some larger bases as below
Vickers MMG
Forward Artillery observer
Forward Air Controller
and yes he is in an allotment! there are cabbages and some onions in there which gave me an idea for an element on this base
Command stand
Notice the trooper holding 'tea'. And the two Huns. I imagined the British officer holding them at gun point as having no concern at all about the rules of war.
There is an abandoned German lmg position on there as well.
Basing is from all sorts of sources with etched brass trees.
And two Tanks
Churchill Croc
AND finally a Sherman Firefly
The burlap cammo was done using a gauze bandage soaked in old tea and coffee grounds to colour it. Then in a mixture of water, acrylic flow improver and white glue to give it a little bit of stiffness – don't skip this step. it makes the modelling bit so much easier. then cut this into scale size strips portions (whats the biggest piece a crew of 28mm tankies could handle sort of approach). and fix strategically around the tank.
The cloth strips are, well…cloth strips. Its called bias binding and its available from all good haberdashers. I used three colours brown, green and a beige. Its fragile stuff and once again the old water /flow improver /glue mixture is brought into play to give it some stiffness and stop it disintegrating. This is the cut into tiny tiny strips and glued one at a time onto the netting. Start at the bottom and make clumps of same coloured binding leaving small gaps between clumps.work your way around the tank. When you have a 'row' paint the clumps of strips in the old glue mixture. Then using the colour of the binding as a guide paint the clumps. (I used chocolate brown, Russian uniform, and English uniform)
Then repeat for another 'row' once its all on. I gave a wash of burnt umbar oil paint and then (does the process never end?) painted a variety of differences in colour on individual strips. Finally I made some twiggy- foamy things to act as foliage and glued on here and there.
One problem that never occurred to me when I started though. Underneath all the netting and stuff I had carefully made quite a bit of track armour especially on the Firefly which is now covered over. When the model is in you hand , you can see it and you can see the detail behind the netting, but the extra detail is sort of lost in photographs.
I guess that all means I am back.
I am doing some more Berg Light Horse as a commission. and after that who knows?
In a few days I will post some pics of Jerries that just happened to be painted at the same time as the Brits.


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So you could have guessed with the upcoming release of Man of Steel this spring that there would be an onslaught of merchandise tied to it. Well this is among the first to pop up. It's a 1/6 scale statue by Gentle Giant. It's available for pre order at BigBadToyStore.com for 109 bucks.
I'm super psyched for this movie but I'm not sold on this statue. Thoughts?


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A Hard Day's Night
Sunday February, 24 2019 at 10:30 AM
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Helping spread the "Beatlemania" that raged worldwide in the mid-1960s was A Hard Day's Night (1964), a semidocumentary comedy about 36 hectic hours in the life of the Beatles -- George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. This was the British pop group's first film; many still consider it the best.
Director Richard Lester later acknowledged that A Hard Day's Night was put together quickly because it was thought The Beatles might be a passing vogue with little staying power. The movie was made in six and a half weeks, on a budget of only $500,000, and aimed primarily at English audiences. Premiering in theaters only three months after shooting began, the film became an international sensation and an instant classic.
Lester shot the movie on the run, with a quirky visual style that draws on his experience as a director of television commercials and utilizes some of the techniques of France's "new wave" filmmakers. The London street scenes had to be filmed furtively, with only a shot or two possible before interruptions by screaming fans and the police who tried to control them; the fans seen chasing The Beatles into the train at the beginning of the film are real ones. Some settings, notably the exterior of London's La Scala Theatre for the press interview sequence, were quickly improvised to avoid the crush.
Screenwriter Alun Owen built his plot around the boys' efforts to get to a theater on time to perform on a television show. McCartney later said that "Alun hung around with us and was careful to try and put words in our mouths that he might've heard us speak, so I thought he did a very good script." According to Owen, only Lennon ad-libbed and the other Beatles stuck to the written script. Although the movie's working title had been simply "The Beatles," those words are never mentioned in the final screenplay.
Much of the film's throwaway humor revolves around McCartney's efforts to keep his grandfather, played by Wilfrid Brambell, out of mischief. The Beatles first worked with Brambell when they were on the same bill at the Royal Command Variety Performance in November 1963. The references to him as a "clean old man" sprang from Brambell's performance in "Steptoe and Son" (a popular British comedy series), in which a catch-phrase was "You dirty old man."
Also prominent in the supporting cast are Norman Rossington and John Junkin as The Beatles' managers, Norm and Shake, inspired by real-life road managers Neil Aspinall and Mal Evans, respectively. Victor Spinetti plays the harried television director, with other roles filled by cartoonist Bob Godfrey and comedienne Anna Quayle. Harrison's future wife Pattie Boyd appears in several early scenes on the train. Director Lester and Beatles mentor Brian Epstein have cameos.
The songs include "I Should Have Known Better," "I Wanna Be Your Man," "Don't Bother Me," "All My Loving," "If I Fell," "Can't Buy Me Love," "And I Love Her," "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You," "This Boy (Ringo's Theme)," "Tell Me Why," "She Loves You" and the title song.
"A Hard Day's Night" was written by Lennon, with McCartney's help, the same night that phrase was chosen as the movie's title. (Producer Walter Shenson had suggested the title after hearing Starr use the malapropism in describing an all-night recording session.) Lennon was away promoting a book when the scene of the boys cavorting in a field to "Can't Buy Me Love" was shot. A double filled in, and close-ups of Lennon were added later.
Producers: Walter Shenson, David V. Picker (Executive Producer), Denis O'Dell (Associate Producer)
Director: Richard Lester
Screenplay: Alun Owen
Cinematography: Gilbert Taylor
Editing: John Jympson
Art Direction: Ray Simm
Costume Design: Julie Harris, Dougie Millings (uncredited)
Original Music: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Martin (uncredited)
Cast: John Lennon (John), Paul McCartney (Paul), George Harrison (George), Ringo Starr (Ringo), Wilfrid Brambell (Grandfather), Norman Rossington (Norm), John Junkin (Shake), Victor Spinetti (TV director), Anna Quayle (Millie).
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PGA Tour pro and RBC Heritage 2009 champion, Brian Gay, his wife Kimberly and their two daughters joined Sir Willie Innes in congratulating students at Okatie Elementary School for winning the annual Plaid About Reading program Tuesday.
Gay answered questions about golf and even demonstrated a few putting lessons to four students.
Student participants read about 17,000 books, the most of the 11 participating schools, which earned them a visit from a PGA Tour pro and Willie. Okatie Elementary was awarded $500 from Belk, which is part of a $3,500 sponsorship awarded to the Plaid About Reading program participants this year.
The Plaid About Reading program hosted by the Heritage Classic Foundation celebrated a record year as 2,700 students read more than 47,000 books. Last year, more 1,200 students from nine schools read more than 20,000 books in the program.
The competition gives area elementary school students in kindergarten through fifth-grade exclusive opportunities to experience the fun factor that's the heart of the RBC Heritage.


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Gov't Mule
The Beacon Theater; 12/30 at 8 p.m. and 12/31 at 9 p.m.; 2124 Broadway, nr. 74th St.; 212-465-6500
Warren Hayes of the Allman Brothers and the Dead is also a member of this Southern jam band, who will be performing at the Beacon for New Year's Eve for the eighth time. They must be doing something right. Plan to stay a whilethey're known for epic three-set performances.
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Best Buy Theater; 12/30 at 7 p.m. and 12/31 at 8 p.m.; 1515 Broadway, at 44th St., 212-930-1950
The soul revivalists and Daptone Records house band bring their brass-funk party to Times Square, right in the middle of all the action. Joining them will be New Orleans R&B legend Allen Toussaint, whose music was recently featured on HBO's Treme.
The Bad Plus
Village Vanguard; 12/28–12/30 and 1/1–1/2/2011 at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.; 12/31 at 9:30 p.m.; 178 Seventh Ave., nr. 11th St.; 212-255-4037
This unconventional jazz trio's been around for a decade, but just released their first album of all-original music this year. That's definitely something to celebrate, and celebrate they will, with their traditional six-night run in the East Village jazz venue.
The Roots
Brooklyn Bowl; 12/31 at 8 p.m.; 61 Wythe Ave., nr. N. 11th St., Williamsburg; 718-963-3369
Bowl your way into the New Year with the seminal hip-hoppers (and Jimmy Fallon house band), who play three sets at Brooklyn Bowl, which will remain open until 6 a.m. for extra festive fun.
Patti Smith and Her Band
Bowery Ballroom ; 12/29–12/31 at 8 p.m.; 6 Delancey St., nr. Bowery, 212-533-2111
The legendary rocker and National Book Award winner's shows sold out months ago, but we'd be remiss if we didn't mention them. (Besides, you can always get creative. Patti would want it that way.)
Titus Andronicus
285 Kent Ave.; 12/31 at 8 p.m.; nr. S. 1st St., Williamsburg
The Garden State is well-represented in this lineup that includes Springsteen-referencing rockers Titus Andronicus and the beach-boardwalk lovers Real Estate, who cite "New Jersey" as an influence. Also on the lineup: Andrew Cedermark and Julian Lynch.
We Are Scientists
Mercury Lounge; 12/31 at 8 p.m.; 217 E. Houston St., nr. Ludlow St., 212-260-4700
These noted Anglophiles are sincere power-poppers onstage but hilarious jokesters in real life (check out their website for evidence). The combination should make for a thoroughly entertaining way to ring in the New Year.
Har Mar Superstar
Littlefield; 12/31 at 8:30 p.m.; 622 Degraw St., nr. Fourth Ave., 718-855-3388
With Dark Touches, his first album since 2004 out this year, the perpetually shirtless Har Mar stirs up trouble with R&B hooks and Ron Jeremy looks. We think it's a winning combination.
Guided by Voices
Irving Plaza; 12/31 at 8 p.m.; 17 Irving Plaza, at 15th St., 212-777-6800
"We're old, but we're not completely feeble yet," says Bob Pollard about his resurrected band, who will celebrate 2011 with a no doubt killer set. Another one that's sold out, but it's an intimate venue with the classic lineup, and the first time on NYE since 2004, so use this information as you see fit.


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Chicken Corners Trail For ATV Riding
The 4th most popular all terrain vehicle trail in Utah.
Thursday 30 June 2016 04:13 GMT
Southwest of Moab, the Chicken Corners Trail is a 43 mile ATV route along the Colorado River gorge. The route follows scenic Kane Springs Canyon and then climbs the Kane Creek anticline to Hurrah Pass. Then it descends to benches above the river. The route ends about 400 feet above the river across from Dead Horse Point.
To reach the trailhead from Main Street at Center Street in Moab, travel south on Main 0.6 mile, turn right on Kane Creek Blvd., follow it through two sweeping curves past its junction with 500 W. St., and continue into the river canyon. When the pavement ends near Kane Creek [0.0], continue on the good gravel road as it enters Kane Springs Canyon and follows the canyon meanders at various levels above the creek. Continue with the good road as it crosses the mouth of Hunters Canyon at a hiking trailhead.
Overall, Chicken Corners Trail is the 4th most popular ATV riding trail of all 75 ATV trails in Utah. Several of the better atv trails are nearby Chicken Corners Trail including Amasa Back Trail, White Wash Sand Dunes and Top Of The World Trail.


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Chiranjeevi Biography
Chiranjeevi, is a Telugu film performing artist, additionally called "MegaStar" by his fans and admirers. He was granted the Padma Bhushan honor, the third most astounding grant gave by the Government of India. He is the main Tollywood performing artist to get seven Filmfare Best Actor recompenses. He reported his formal passage into legislative issues on in August 2008 by propelling the Praja Rajyam Party at Tirupathi in vicinity of a major social affair from each side of the state and took an interest in 2009 races. He is an individual from the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly speaking to Tirupathi.Chiranjeevi wedded Surekha, the little girl of veteran humorist Allu Ramalingaiah. He has two little girls Sushmitha, Sreeja and a child Ram Charan Teja.
Chiranjeevi was an understudy at the Madras Film Institute and a novice stage on-screen character. Before finishing his preparation at the film establishment, he went to tryouts and chose for the film Punaadi Raallu (1978). Be that as it may, Pranam Khareedu was his first film discharged in theaters. His first open execution was in the Republic Day parade artful dance of Andhra Pradesh on 26 January 1976. In the film Paleru Narsayya, he acted without cosmetics and inspired the noticeable individuals from the business. Well known executives Bapu and K Balachandar, who had gone to the sneak peak of this film, offered the parts in their separate motion pictures. In Balachander's Idi Katha Kaadu he acted in a negative part, however in Bapu's Manavoori Pandavulu he assumed one imperative part. For this motion picture he got a compensation of Rs.1116. Towards the end of 1979, Chirajeevi began picking up pace in the business with eight discharges in the year. In Kothala Rayudu, a film discharged amid this period, he assumed the title part interestingly. In 1980, a record fourteen movies featuring Chiranjeevi hit the theaters, building up a strong base for him in the business. In the following two years Chiranjeevi acted in a few movies in driving, supporting and even in negative parts.
Most remarkably, his exhibitions in Punnami Naagu (1980) and Nyayam Kavali (1981), Albeit having negative shades, were acclaimed by scrutinizes and group of onlookers alike. The year 1983 was a noteworthy defining moment in Chiranjeevi's vocation. Khaidi, which was discharged in October of this current year, conveyed prompt fame to Chiranjeevi and denoted the start of his strength in the business. Numerous film studies trust that the film has impacted the Telugu Cinema similarly as the Hindi film Sholay affected Bollywood. Motivated intensely by the Hollywood flick "First Blood", Khaidi expanded the interest for the executive and scholars likewise, other than turning the blend of the pair – chief A Kodanda Rami Reddy and Chiranjeevi – into a standout amongst the best mixes in the business. This pair went ahead to cooperate in 23 movies altogether, the majority of them being enormous film industry blockbusters. Prevalent tamil chief Balachandar once said that Chiranjeevis acting is a blend of Rajnis mass advance in addition to Kamal hasans acting and moving discernment. Renowned Ad master Prahlad Kakkad said that the thoughts of Chiranjeevi helped him for setting up the AD of Thums up in Andhrapradesh whose deals were up by 55% once chiru began advancing Thums up. Be that as it may, later on, Chiranjeevi surrendered its advancement because of the conceivable vicinity of pesticides in the sodas
He has acted even in Hindi motion pictures and his execution was acknowledged in numerous Bollywood films including Prathibandh (1990), Aaj Ka Goonda Raj (1992), and The Gentleman (1994). Some of his Telugu movies were named in Hindi like Indra-the tiger, Coolie, Himmatwala, Bajrang-The Heman, Aadmi aur apsara etc..His named film Indra-The Tiger is one of the success in the Hindi DVD market.
Chiranjeevi began his political gathering "Praja Rajyam" on 26th August, 2008 in the midst of tremendous exhibition at Avilala grounds, Tirupathi. Around 17 lakh individuals went to the gathering dispatch meeting. Chiranjeevi expressed that Social equity as the principle motivation of his gathering and he demonstrated it by giving 104 MLA tickets to the retrogressive segments in Andhrapradesh including a poor tribal lady Tupakula munemma. Numerous coverts from TDP and Congress went along with him and surrendered just before races there by insulting his picture. He challenged in 2009 general races and won from Tirupati voting demographic as MLA in Andhra Pradesh. In any case, the gathering got a noteworthy drubbing and couldn't make any real wins. Chiranjeevi himself challenged from two distinctive constituencies(Palakollu and Tirupathi)in 2009 races and lost in Palakollu. Praja rajyam got just 18 MLA situates in the 2009 general decisions. Yet, chiru was not discouraged by the frustrating result but rather he attempted to put a bravefront and proceeding with his political adventure with trusts on future. On December, 10, 2009, Chiranjeevi changed his stand on telangana issue and expressed that he wishes to see United AP until the end of time. In May,2010, he directed a mass educative rally in the seaside locale of AP for achieving national status for the prestigious Polavaram venture and he additionally met PM in such manner. Chiranjeevi ended up being a political fledgling with his somersault on Telangan
Chiranjeevi Profile
Real Name : Konidela Sivashankara Vara Prasad
Screen Name : Chiranjeevi
Date of Birth : 22 August 1955
Place of Birth : Missionary Hospital, Narsapur
Chiranjeevi Body size/Measurements
Height ; 5'9″
Weight ; 76 kg
Hair color ; Black
Eye color ; Brown


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Medical questions & health advice by board certified doctors
"I have had a migraine for two days now, what could be causing it?"
I have had a migraine for two days now and it hurts when i look to the sides and up and down. What should I do to stop the pain? I have taking ibuprofen, tried resting, closing my eyes, etc. What is causing my eyes to hurt?
The most important question here is what type of headache you are having, which is why it is important that you discuss this with a neurologist. While certainly migraine headaches are the most common type, there are many other types of headaches and they are often treated differently. Migraine headaches typically are on one side of the head and are throbbing in nature. People that get migraines often say that they feel better when they are in a dark room or away from noise. There are many different types of treatments for migraine headaches but they include acetaminophen, ibuprofen, other non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and medications such as sumatriptan, metoclopromide, among others. I suggest that you schedule an appointment with a neurologist to find out what type of headache you are experiencing. If your headaches are frequent in nature, then there are options for preventing these headaches by taking a daily medication such as topiramate or amitriptyline. These medications only work if the type of headache is determined by a professional. If this is the first time you have ever had a headache, then your doctor might decide to obtain head imaging to rule out some other cause. The usual type of head imaging that is obtained for a new type of headache is a brain MRI. Good luck.
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Today I wanted to share a simple idea using Rain Drop Echo's Christmas Tree in Words stamp. I cut out a simple tag shape and embossed the stamp in gold and added a few embellishments. I thought this would be a great way to decorate a simple gift full of gorgeous paper flowers most of which are available from Whimsy Stamps and Wild Orchid Crafts. The perfect gift for a crafter! I know I'd love it!
Don't forget to check out all the great newly released stamps at Whimsy!


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The Pinwheel Star Quilting Block
The Pinwheel Star Quilt Block is a 4-patch block, that is further divided into 16 grids.
This quilt block looks difficult, but is actually very simple. It is made with squares and half square triangles, and it uses value so that both the star and the pinwheel stand out.
The block at the top of the page is made from batiks. You need a lot of contrast between the background and the pinwheel and star blocks. The block would have scanned better had I used darker fabric. In person it is very beautiful.
I made this block using simple measurements. Each grid finishes at 2 inches. It makes an 8 1/2 raw block.
To make it easy, I used all half square triangles. However, if you want to eliminate some of the seams, you could make flying geese units for the outside of the block.
Here are the grids. Just make your half square triangles and squares and piece and press.
This is one of those blocks where you need to lay out the units on a big square ruler or a piece of cardboard and then take to the sewing machine. It is easy to get confused on how to place each piece.
The can be a frugal, scrappy block by using value instead of color. You could use a dark color for the pinwheels, and a medium color for the other star points.
This is an easy block that is very beautiful.


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We have painted the ceiling and are going to install the fan soon. The Library is a little closer to opening!
I also had to move the books whose call numbers begin with D to their final location.
We are gearing up for a book sale which will take place in about a month. We are currently accepting donations of books to sell. The dates have yet to be finalized for it. Stay tuned!


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2013-14 VCC Successes Abound at All Levels
The 2013-2104 season was a successful one for many different VCC teams and individuals who were representing the Club at competitions from Ottawa to the Comox Valley, and many places in between.
This season was a unique one for the Club because for the first time in recent memory, there were VCC teams at three different national championships. We would like to congratulate Team Switzer, Team Gibson, Team Schneider and Team Thompson for representing the Club so well on the national stage.
Team Switzer (skip Keith Switzer, third Sandra Comadina, second Leonard Firkus and lead Carman Cheng) were in Ottawa last fall for the 2014 Canadian Mixed Curling Championships. Competing as Team BC, one of their highlights during the event was defeating the defending national champions from Ontario. They wrapped up the 2014 Canadian Mixed Championships in 10th place.
Team Gibson, meanwhile, achieved success at two different levels. First, and after winning both the BC Dominion Club Challenge and the Pacific International Cup in the spring of 2013, they earned the right to compete as Team BC in Thunder Bay at the 2013 Dominion Curling Club Championships this past fall. The team was composed of skip Amy Gibson, fourth Rebecca Turley, second Michelle Dunn and lead Marilou Richter. They finished tied for third in their pool, both winning and losing some very close games.
Team Gibson continued their strong season when they qualified for the 2014 Scotties BC Womenís Curling Championship, held at the Prince George Golf and Country Club. Skip Amy Gibson, fourth Rebecca Turley, second Carman Cheng, and lead Michelle Dunn headed into their final game of the round robin in a three-way tie for seventh and needed to win as well as get a break in the other game results to possibly create a six-way tiebreaker. The other results came in as desired, but the team sustained yet another close and heartbreaking loss as they finished on the wring side of a 6-5 decision decided by a measure, and ended in ninth place.
At the 2014 Canadian Gay Curling Championships, and for the third consecutive year in a row, Team Schneider solidified their hold as the undisputed national champions. During the intense all-Vancouver rematch, Team Schneider (skip Stephen Schneider, third Shawn Eklund, second Shelley Birston and lead Glenn Smith) came out on top against long-time rivals Team Thompson (skip Aaron Thompson, third Jack Holmes, second Brian Oldham and lead Mark Trowell).
VCC success did not stop at the national level. There were many VCC members who waved our Club flag proud at a number of playdown events and provincial championships this past season. Beginning with the masters level competitions (for those curlers aged 60 and over), two VCC teams (and one partial VCC team) participated in the Masters Menís Lower Mainland Playdowns in early February at the Mission Curling Club. The VCC teams included Team Bain (skip Croft Bain, third Randy Chambers, second Bill Dauphinee and lead Gary Lubin), and Team Watson (skip Ken Watson, third Dale Hockley, second John Smiley and lead Bill Rafter). In addition to Teams Bain and Watson, Team Martin (VCC members skip Jerry Martin, third Irwin ìShortyî Sellars, second Wayne Chine and lead Wayne Saito) played under the Royal City banner. Team Martin lost in the B semi finals and C quarter finals to finish tied for 7th place, and Team Bain finished tied for 10th place. Team Watson was one of three teams (the B qualifier) who moved on to the provincial championships. At the 2014 BC Masters Menís Curling Championship in Creston in March, Team Watson finished the round robin in fourth place. In the page playoff 3-4 game, Team Watson finished fourth when they lost a one point game that was decided in the eighth end on a measure.
At the senior level (for curlers aged 50 and over), Dianne Petrant played second on Team Thompson (playing out of Richmond CC), and lost in the C final at the Lower Mainland Playdowns. Jane Cuthbertson played lead and Brad Burton coached Team Smiley (from Royal City CC). As winners of the playdowns in the C division, they qualified for the Tim Hortonís BC Senior Womenís Curling Championship. Once there, and after having played at the Comox Curling Club in February, Jane and Brad, along with the rest of Team Smiley, finished in fourth place against the rest of the province.
On the menís side of the senior competitions, Team Watson (skip Ken Watson, third Dale Hockley, second Randy Nelson, lead Dale Reibin) won the Lower Mainland Playdowns to qualify for their second provincial championship of the season. Jan Bos played third for Team Brower (out of the Langley CC). They lost in the A semi finals but came back to win the B final and qualify for the provincials. Keith Switzer, meanwhile, played third for Team Moss (Richmond CC). They bowed out in the B quarterfinal of the Lower Mainland Playdowns. Moving forward to the results at the 2014 Tim Hortonís BC Senior Menís Curling Championship in Comox in February, Team Watson and Jan and his team both finished in a three-way tie for fourth, where only the top three teams qualified for the playoffs.
In the Mixed division, the VCC sent five teams to the Lower Mainland Playdowns, and had two other teams with strong VCC connections competing. Team Gessner (skip Brian Gessner, third Marilou Richter, second Chris Chute, lead Jaime McLaren) won the C event to pick up the final qualifying position for the provincial championships. Team Birston (skip Scott Robertson, third Shelley Birston, second Kevin Mintenko, lead Krista Frazee) finished tied for 12th place. The 2013 defending BC Mixed champions entered with a player change at the second position as Team Switzer (skip Keith Switzer, third Sandra Comadina, second Wayne Hogaboam, lead Carman Cheng) lost in the C semi final to finish tied for 7th place. Team Tully (skip Brock Tully, third Laura Guetta, second Chris Faa, lead Wilma Fuchs) and the 2013 BC Mixed Bronze medalists Team Wakefield (skip Jay Wakefield, third Rebecca Turley, second Jeff Cawker, lead Michelle Dunn) both finished tied for 9th place. The two other teams at the competition with strong VCC connections included Team Holladay playing out of the Richmond CC, but with all four team members also being VCC members. Skip Siobhan Holladay, third Mark Robinson, second Allison DenToom, and lead Craig Coyne finished tied for 12th place. Meanwhile, Amy Gibson played third with Team Denis from Richmond CC and won the B event to qualify for the provincial championships.
At the 2014 AMJ Campbell Van Lines BC Mixed Championship, Team Gessner lost in the B semifinals and the C finals to finish in a tie for fifth, and one place away from the playoffs. Meanwhile, Amy Gibson on Team Denis lost in the C finals to also finish in a tie for fifth place.
Our younger members were able to replicate the success of our older members as the high school boys curling team from David Thomson Secondary qualified for the provincial championships in Parksville in January. Skip Matt Chan, third Benny Jiang, second Jonah Fourchalk, lead Patrick Fourchalk, fifth Kent Yip, and coaches Zoe Higgs and Kevin Chen won the Zone 2 playdowns to qualify for the provincials, and went on to finish in eighth place at the BC School Sports 2014 Curling Championships in Parksville.
A second group of younger curlers continued their success from last season. Team Ueda (skip Jay Ueda, third Cullen Quek, second Keegan Lennie, lead Arthur Yee, fifth Matt Chan) plays out of the North Shore Winter Club. At the BC Winter Games in Mission in February, Team Ueda won their round robin pool and their semi final game. They lost in the championship final by one point in an extra end to earn the silver medal. Jay, Keegan and Arthur were members of the VCC at the time. They continued their season in March when they traveled to Vernon to compete at the BC qualifier for the Canada Winter Games. Team Ueda finished tied for fourth in their pool and did not advance to the playoffs.
The final group of VCC teams competing in playdowns were a number of menís teams and individual members playing for other clubsí teams. In Salmon Arm in January, at the final playdown for the 2014 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Menís Curling Championship, presented by AutomationOne, there was one VCC team and two teams with VCC connections who came close to playing at home for the 2014 BC Menís Championship. Team Schneider (skip Stephen Schneider, third Shawn Eklund, second Rick Feeney, lead Brant Amos, and fifth Adam Cseke) represented the Club well but bowed out of the competition in the C semifinals.
Meanwhile, the two other teams with strong VCC connections played well. Team Brower, from Royal City CC, featured two VCC members (third Chris Faa and second Jan Bos) and they lost incredibly close one point games in both the B and C finals to barely miss out on qualifying. Team Gessner from Royal City CC had one VCC member (skip Brian Gessner). They lost out in the C semifinals.
At an earlier menís playdown, held in December at Royal City Curling Club, Team Brower (with Chris and Jan) and Team Gessner (with additional VCC members including Brian as skip as well as second Dale Reiben and coach Brad Burton) competed alongside a couple of VCC teams. Team Brower lost in the A quarterfinals and B quarterfinals, and finished tied for 10th place. Team Gessner lost in the C quarterfinals, finishing tied for seventh place. Meanwhile, other VCC teams in this playdown achieved the following results: Team Forrest (skip Andrew Forrest, third Dave Marchant, second Chris Chute, lead Kris Davis) finished tied for 10th; Team Schneider (skip Stephen Schneider, third Wes Johnson, second Shawn Eklund, lead Brant Amos) lost in the B semi finals and C semi finals and finished tied for fifth place; Team Thompson (skip Aaron Thompson, third Jack Holmes, second Brian Oldham, lead Mark Trowell) lost in the C quarterfinals, finishing tied for seventh place.
The final two teams who deserve a round of applause for their efforts this past season are Team Birston and Team Schneider for their results at the Dominion Curling Club Challenge. Team Birston (skip Shelley Birston, third Allison DenToom, second Siobhan Holladay, lead Krista Frazee) competed in the womenís division and won their round robin pool at the Lower Mainland division. They went on to capture the silver medal and qualify for the provincial playdowns. Team Schneider (skip Stephen Schneider, third Shawn Eklund, second Brant Amos, lead Christopher Ordog) finished tied for second in their pool and did not qualify for the playoff round.
At the BC Dominion Curling Club Championship, Team Birston started out strong and built a 3-0 record halfway through the round robin; however, they had a couple of close games go against them to finish the provincial event with a record of 3-4, for fifth place.
Congratulations to all VCC teams and members who competed against the rest of the country, the province and the lower mainland. The Club is proud of everyone's achievements and accomplishments during the 2013-2014 season.


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Ratings agency Moody's has slapped Kenya with a 'credit negative' warning as the Somali Islamist militant attack on the Nairobi Westgate shopping mall is set to severely impact the country's tourism.
Moody's said in a research note that while the country's rating of B1 has a stable outlook, Kenya's growth and fiscal revenues are set to be detrimentally affected by the siege, which has left 72 shoppers, sales staff, police officers and foreign visitors dead, as tourism accounts for a large slice of GDP.
"We expect this high profile attack to be credit negative and will adversely (affect) Kenya's growth and fiscal revenues, most directly through its effect on tourism, which accounts for 12.5% of GDP, 7.4 percent of investment and 11% of total employment," said Moody's.
However, the ratings agency says that it does not predict that there would be an effect on foreign direct investment and therefore no effect on financing for infrastructure projects.
Latest Developments
The Islamist terrorist group that took over Nairobi's most prestigious shopping mall for four days has claimed that Kenyan troops used nerve gas to retake the building and killed more than 100 hostages in the process.
Somalia-based al-Shabaab said that the Kenyan government was responsible for the deaths of 137 shoppers, sales staff and tourists. The corpses had been deliberately buried under the rubble after parts of the Westgate shopping centre collapsed in an explosion, said the militants.
The official death toll stood at 72 but not all victims' bodies have been recovered yet.


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Ethics (also known as moral philosophy) is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and bad, noble and ignoble, right and wrong, justice, and virtue.
Major branches of ethics:
- Meta-ethics is the branch of ethics that seeks to understand the nature of ethical properties, and ethical statements, attitudes, and judgments.
A. Semantics of ethics - divides naturally into descriptivism and non-descriptivism. Descriptivism holds that ethical language (including ethical commands and duties) is a subdivision of descriptive language and has meaning in virtue of the same kind of properties as descriptive propositions. Non-descriptivism contends that ethical propositions are irreducible in the sense that their meaning cannot be explicated sufficiently in terms of descriptive truth-conditions.
B. Epistemology of ethics - divides into cognitivism and non-cognitivism. Non-cognitivism may be understood as the claim that ethical claims reach beyond the scope of human cognition or as the (weaker) claim that ethics is concerned with action rather than with knowledge. Cognitivism can then be seen as the claim that ethics is essentially concerned with judgments of the same kind as knowledge judgments; namely about matters of fact.
C. Ontology of ethics - is concerned with the idea of value-bearing properties, i.e. the kind of things or stuffs that would correspond to or be referred to by ethical propositions.
- Normative ethics (also known as moral theory) was the study of what makes actions right and wrong.
In this view, Knowledge having a bearing on human life was placed highest, all other knowledge being secondary. Self-knowledge was considered necessary for success and inherently an essential good. A self-aware person will act completely within their capabilities to their pinnacle, while an ignorant person will flounder and encounter difficulty.
In Aristotle's view, when a person acts in accordance with his nature and realizes his full potential, he will do good and be content. At birth, a baby is not a person, but a potential person. To become a "real" person, the child's inherent potential must be realized.
- Applied ethics is a discipline of philosophy that attempts to apply ethical theory to real-life situations.
The sort of questions addressed by applied ethics include: "Is getting an abortion immoral?" "Is euthanasia immoral?" "Is affirmative action right or wrong?" "What are human rights, and how do we determine them?" "Do animals have rights as well?" and "Do individuals have the right of self determination?"
A more specific question could be: "If someone else can make better out of his/her life than I can, is it then moral to sacrifice myself for them if needed?"
"Is lying always wrong?" and, "If not, when is it permissible?"
- Moral psychology concerns about how moral capacity or moral agency develops and what its nature is.
Such topics are ones that involve the mind and are relevant to moral issues. Some of the main topics of the field are moral responsibility, moral development, moral character(especially as related to virtue ethics), altruism, psychological egoism, moral luck, and moral disagreement
- Descriptive ethics, about what moral values people actually abide by.
Ethical codes applied by various groups. Some consider aesthetics itself the basis of ethics– and a personal moral core developed through art and storytelling as very influential in one's later ethical choices.
Informal theories of etiquette that tend to be less rigorous and more situational. Some consider etiquette a simple negative ethics, i.e., where can one evade an uncomfortable truth without doing wrong? According to this view, ethics is more a summary of common sense social decisions.
Practices in arbitration and law, e.g., the claim that ethics itself is a matter of balancing "right versus right," i.e., putting priorities on two things that are both right, but that must be traded off carefully in each situation.
Observed choices made by ordinary people, without expert aid or advice, who vote, buy, and decide what is worth valuing. This is a major concern of sociology, political science, and economics.


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Although gyroscopes are expected to the big hardware change in "Mango" (along with some new CPUs), front facing cameras are sort of up in the air--nothing official from Microsoft on it, yet it doesn't seem forbidden either. Going further, now that Microsoft owns Skype, video calling all but seems a certainty at some point in the OSs continued development. (There were also some rumors awhile back that front-facing cameras were coming from @MS_Nerd)
Looking at the Windows Phone 7.1 SDK, we can still see the SelfPortraitCamera enumeration value listed. We say "still listed" because it is technically not new--it's been there since the 7.0 SDK but obviously was not put to use. Seeing though that MS has yet to remove it, there's a good chance that (a) WP7 has always been meant to have a front-facing camera and (b) it's still on the table.
Whether or not the APIs go deeper than that and the software can fully support it is another matter. The early Samsung Taylor developer devices did have a front facing camera, but ultimately the hardware was either not active or the APIs were yet to be written (or both). However, those 1st generation phones also lacked 4G--something that is added in "Mango" and usually desired in the U.S. for phones with front-facing cameras. Having said all that, we're betting on later "Mango" devices to have ff-cameras, just because we dont' want to get our hopes up.
Update: We've received confirmation from a trusted source (i.e. you've heard of him) that the new Mango hardware specs do list front-facing cameras, meaning we can expect some video goodness from some OEMs in the fall. This is looking to be confirmed, at least from our standpoint.
via: Leon Zandman (Twitter)