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Its been a while since I updated, sorry about that. I went away during Easter but I did finish the carriers first.
I took these photos on my workbench as the newly-glued static grass still was drying. I used my mobile phone since my regular camera had gone AWOL. I think you can make out the details anyway.
I was waiting for some markings from Dom's Decals. Dom's decals are meant for 15mm tanks, but as the carriers are quite small 15mm decals fit nicely. (He also got loads of aircraft markings in the smaller scales.) I ordered allied stars and 7th armoured division markings, both the regular red version and the black version commonly used on recon vehicles to reduce visibility.
The 7th armoured division is the famous "Desert Rats" from North Africa. Unfortunately their track record was not that glorious during the Normandy campaign, but they were involved in a lot of fighting and really is an iconic unit. Besides, I already have Desert Rat themed dice!
I wasn't really aware of the intricacies of british vehicle markings though. Apparently the vehicles belonging to the armoured regiments get either the 51, 52 or 53 regimental sign. These regiments either used armoured cars or light tanks for recon. The carriers were used by the recon troops of the Motor Batallion, which had the number 54 instead. I did not know that at the time of ordering and just figured I needed the desert rat emblem and some stars.
Google is your friend they say, but after learning what I now know, I couldn't finish the carriers without regimental markings. I also realised I had ordered the wrong kind of stars -- stars within a circle was mostly used on top of tank turrets as an aerial recognition symbol -- I needed plain stars.
So I had a rummage through my model stash. First I looked at the IBG carrier I recently bought to see what markings I got there. Regimental number 45, whatever that is. Probably the mortar batallion since the kit was of the mortar carrier. Then I found my stash of left-over Airfix carrier bits. I had started these several years ago, but I abandoned the project since I thought they looked too small. I still had the decals from them, but they showed number 56. Bohoo.
I could use the stars from the airfix carriers though. And I realised I could take the two 45 markings from the IBG version, carefully slice them in half and rearrange the numbers to get 54. And I could take a 56 from the airfix versions and cover up the 6 with dirt. Splendid! I bungled one of the 5's though, so I had to cover that one too. I took the serial numbers from the IBG carrier, the airfix carrier and a Revell Cromwell kit to get different numbers.
I used 60x40 bases from Renedra. The bases were quickly done by adding Vallejo Base gel and some larger rocks. I basecoated them with GW Khemri Brown and drybrushed with GW Bleached Bone once the gel was dry. Some base gel was also used as dried mud on the carriers and touched up with Khemri brown. I then glued the carriers to their bases and dusted both the bases and carriers with MIG European Dust pigments. Tamiya gun metal pigment was used on the upper edges. Finally static grass was added.
I'm quite satisfied with these. I need to do the crews now, of course. And the bridge weight discs are missing too. So I have now ordered plain stars, more tank numbers and the correct regimental numbers from Dom's Decals. Why? you ask. Well, I still have the IBG carrier left to do, and I'm planning on buying one more box of PSC carriers.
|A nice little trio.
|Nice and dusty, but not too muddy.
|Note the black version of the desert rat emblem.
|Side view, note the muddied up regimental markings.
|Third one, dusty with rat barely visible.
|Simon says "Follow me!"
|Simon says "Moon the enemy!"
|Still need to add crew and personal belongings as they look quite bare inside.
|Note how the dust pigments tie the ground and the carrier together, as well as toning down the markings.

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Beijing gold medalist Abhinav Bindra and Pullela Gopichand have got selected for an eight-member task force formed by the Sports Ministry. As per the reports, this team will help in planning to draw new procedures for next three Olympic Games.
During Rio Games in 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that a task force will be set up to help & plan for the 'effective participation' of Indian sports persons. Additionally, the PM had announced the years of the next three Olympic Games which will happen in 2020, 2024 and 2028.
The existence of Viren Rasquinha, former Indian hockey captain, is making this force more exciting among people. Viren is the only other ex-sportsperson included in this newly formed task force.
The other five members of the task force include School Sports Promotion Board head Om Pathak, hockey coach S Baldev Singh, who runs an academy in Shahabad.
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For Nigeria, liberation song remains green 56 years after
This is 2016, the year that announces our country's fifty-six years existence as one country or nation of different peoples, different nations and nationalities yoked together as a homogeneously heterogeneous or heterogeneously homogeneous entity. Whatever you or anybody may say, since 1960 when our founding fathers drove the Brits from here without firing a bullet in any episode of liberation war, we have been living together of our own free will. Ours clearly has been, since 1960, a country of diverse peoples who have been trying to relish, in varying degrees, the classical doctrine of unity in diversity.
These days, however, our unity-in-diversity slogan is seriously threatened and endangered by harbingers of the doctrine of liberation, the "liberation of Nigeria," which is truly what they mean by their slogan of re-structuring, the structuring of Nigeria. These harbingers and drummers of their peculiar brand of liberation or of re-structuring see and take anybody who does not share their view as an enemy of the masses and of the people of our country. Maybe I am wrong and maybe I am not wrong.
But whatever the case is or whatever the case may be I would like to see myself as a member of the Re-structuring Resistance Brigade – that is if such a brigade exists. Despite our many challenges since 1960 we have steadily cruised and steered our ship of state in a turbulent and rocky sea of nationhood as diverse peoples possessing homogenous credentials. Some may argue, rightly or wrongly, that what we have had (and are still having) since independence is a romance of the state of Nigeria that has assumed absurd proportions. One reason they canvass and advance is that a particular section of the country has been lording over other sections since we stopped and "beat" the colonialists out of our land.
Their submission is not entirely correct. Yes, Northern persons have politically ruled Nigeria more than Southern persons. But the effects of the political policies of both Northern and Southern political play-makers on the entire country are more or less the same. All the political play-makers from the North and South are birds of the same feather. In varying degrees, they have feathered the nests selfishly and, nepotically speaking, of their own people. In fact and indeed, both Northern and Southern leaders who have presided over our national affairs centrally have played the roles of nepotists and of ethnic and tribal barons and lords. And in several instances many of them ended up giving sparse infrastructural developments to their geographical regions against far better ones that they gave their ethnical homelands. But there may be tiny exceptions.
The late Obafemi Awolowo of Western Nigeria of our first republic and Ahmadu Bello of Northern Nigeria also of our first republic did not, infrastructural-wise, develop their respective ethnical homes, their respective ethnical homelands of Ikenne and Sokoto to the total neglect of their respective regions.
They did the best they could to open up their vast regions – economically and otherwise. But they still experienced developmental debacles. In fact, minority ethnical groups in the two regions dreamed several times of rising in revolt in order to liberate themselves from the yoke of the majorities – the major ethnical groups in the regions. The same feelings of uneasiness and anxiety occurred in Eastern Nigeria of our first republic as well..
But the first republic years were glorious years compared to what came thereafter starting from the years of the soldiers. The goal of the soldiers was the exact opposite of our first politicians, our founding fathers. The soldiers presented themselves as occupying troops of Nigeria and behaved as if we were in their trap, as if we were rabbits and rats in their trap. Their respective governments dreamed for us their dreams that trapped us indeed as preys regardless of some of their developments – road construction, bridge-building and other sundry economic and educational and recreational structures (that have since collapsed) – , but these in the main were centred in their respective ethnical and regional power bases and blocks.
The power of force, of the one man who is the sole owner and user of power, was what we learnt, in the main, from the respective military governments that have shown us their eyes and nostrils. They never really gave the people their
ears for they heard only their own echoes and noises in their tiny
circles. They were not in the real sense of the word and term the corrective regime that they proclaimed their respective coup de tat regimes to be.
The respective assignments they gave themselves were poorly executed. They were in no way exemplary. All our current damning disgrace derives from the military guns and their mythic corrective regimes.
The corruption everywhere about us today, the fraud everywhere about us today, the insecurity everywhere about us today, were caused by the military people whose regimes and governments never truly affirmed the sovereignty of the Nigerian people. Many of these civilian geniuses are in control of our current petrol, politics and economics where they are displaying their considerable talents in a number of operations that are wrecking, wreaking and
cracking our country.
From North to South, from West to East, from anywhere and everywhere to the Niger Delta of boiling trouble the geniuses are there to deliver powerful blows at true champions of freedom and change that will prepare Nigeria and our peoples for deliverance and liberation for shining modernity and inspiring growth.
These powerful people are garnering worthless titles everywhere in the land today with their blood money that they also employ to decorate their homelands with worthless structures that they cannot conveniently assess because there are no good roads to get there. But we must develop the great persistence of spirit and ingenuity to get out of the very tight spots they want to put us. We must display exceptional courage that will enable us to resist them and smash them out of reckoning – politically and otherwise.
What I am at pains to point out so far is that the men and women who have ruled and commanded our lives as rulers and leaders are the trouble and problem with Nigeria.
If we must liberate Nigeria, we must courageously liberate ourselves from them. Indeed, our leaders and rulers have been our country's bane. Re-structuring of Nigeria will not liberate Nigeria. What we need are leaders who will enable us to resist future ethnic conquerors of our country.
We need leaders and rulers who must re-structure their brains, thoughts, visions, sentiments and interests in order for us to enjoy ad infinitum our joy of unity, development and progress in diversity. We want men and women who must be members of the new brigade and society, members of the new order that will enable every Nigerian to bear witness to a new, liberated Nigeria by their actions – regardless of where they come from. Nigerians must fight and do what they must do to give us a liberated Nigeria where none will exploit none, where everyone must be treated equally, where everyone must disavow the notion of putting his or her hope in anyone other than oneself.
• Eminent poet, Prof Tony Afejuku, public figure of several parts, radical activist and front-line columnist and distinguished University of Benin teacher spoke to Hendrix Oliomogbe on Nigeria at 56
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Warm Wooden Bedroom Decor – It's Time to Redecorate your Haven!
You know that nothing brings coziness and warmth into a bedroom like wooden furniture. It doesn't only work with rustic or traditional styles, you can add the wooden element even if you have it the modern Avant-grade way. In order to do that, understand the basics then start thinking with endless creativity. Here are some ideas to help you get there;
First thing you should do is have a solid background about types of wood and the pros and cons of each type. Cherry wood for instance, is a beautiful choice. Although it could be expensive but it can last ages without a scratch. Can you believe that it gets even prettier as it ages? It tends to get darker as time goes by! So those furniture pieces will definitely be heirlooms.
Maple, walnut, and mahogany are also elegant choices. If you're going for a cheaper type, you can still have the expensive elegant look by applying a veneer. Even though it won't last for ages, it will be very serviceable as long as you're using it. You should also look into the eco-friendly rubber wood. It's one of the most durable types in the furnishing industry nowadays.
After choosing a type of wood for your furniture pieces, you can then explore the choices of wooden décor that could compliment your warm haven. You can add wooden wall decorations to any wall space. Wooden wall decorations come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes. You can have them customized into initials, names, musical instruments, animals. Those should bring color and flare to your bedroom more than you can ever imagine.
You could also apply wood paneling to your bedroom walls. Then, choose a color scheme to match the ambiance look. Opt for green or red in dark and light hues if you're wishing for a rustic or a classical look. If you're designing your bedroom in a modern way, colors like purple or magenta will do the trick. Finally, embellish your decorating scheme by adding a complementary third color in small accent pieces such as throw pillows, curtains, vases, and throw rugs. Good luck making yourself a beautiful warm cozy haven!


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An easy cake balls recipe is Betty Crocker's chocolate cake bites. Just bake a boxed chocolate cake according to package instructions, wait for it to cool, then mix the cake with 3/4 cup of chocolate frosting. Roll the mixture into balls, and chill before dipping into melted chocolate candy coating.
Parenting magazine also offers an easy cake balls recipe. Prepare and bake a packaged cake of any flavor. After it cools, crumble it into a bowl with 1 16-ounce tub of any flavor of frosting. Blend the cake and frosting with an electric mixer, then chill it for at least one hour. Once the cake and frosting mixture is firm enough to handle, remove it from the refrigerator, and roll it into 1-inch balls.
Chill the balls for another three to four hours. Melt 3 cups of semisweet, bittersweet, white or milk chocolate chips with 1 tablespoon of vegetable shortening in the microwave. Do not overheat. Microwave until just melted, stirring often. Dip the cold cake balls into the melted chocolate, coat, and remove to a wax paper-lined cookie sheet using a fork. To make cake pops, insert lollipop sticks into the cake balls.
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Call for clarity on avian flu risks
Date Published: 25/08/2005
Defra must be swift in providing a clear lead on measures which may be necessary to avoid an avian flu outbreak, says a leading organic certifier.
Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G) is deeply concerned that timely advice and early planning is crucial as Britain and Northern Ireland's poultry
industry braces itself for the possibility of extreme measures.
Many producers and processors are nervous about whether rulings such as moving birds indoors will be introduced and, if so, what can be done to limit the impact of this.
OF&G inspects and certifies the vast majority of organic eggs and poultry in the UK.
It's Business Manager, Richard Jacobs, said: "The uncertainty, while terrible for the whole industry, is undoubtedly worse for organic and free-range producers. Not only would they face the same problems as their non-organic counterparts, as things stand today their hard-earned organic or free-range status would be in doubt.
"The organic standards state that birds must have access to the outdoors, weather permitting. We need to know, sooner rather than later, whether that organic status will be protected should we be forced to
shut birds in their sheds. If not, a whole sector of the industry could be devastated."
OF&G also believes that it would be the responsible thing for Defra to begin early consideration of what compensation measures would be necessary if extreme action was to be taken.
Mr Jacobs added: "If there's even an outside likelihood of damage to producers it would be wise for a compensation structure to be discussed and agreed before it's needed, with a mechanism in place for businesses to access it quickly. Otherwise we run the very real risk of a knee-jerk or very slow response.
"People are having visions of their entire livelihoods disappearing and it's only fair to give them some reassurance. We also need to know that
the most rigorous surveillance programme is in place as an early warning system."


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Welcome to Over the Moon! If you've not yet made it into the store, please feel free to peruse the website, then stop by to see us in person. Here's just a few of the ABCs you'll have to look forward to:
Abundant Young Adult section.
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My Slides at YAPC::Asia 2010 (Writing Prefork Servers / Workers, Unix Programming with Perl)
The slides I used for my presentations at YAPC::Asia 2010 are now available from the links below. Thank you to those who came, and JPA and the volunteer stuff for running the event. I hope you enjoyed (will enjoy) my slides!
Writing Prefork Workers / Servers
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Valentine's Day is around the corner, so here's a few GIFs from Cinema Paradiso to get you in the mood. (Try to watch this movie and NOT cry.)
Have a happy Valentine's Day!!
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Hi, just wanted to up date on where we live. We have gotten 12 inches of rain from T. Storm Isaac. It rained all night long. We are now in a flash flood warning untip 8p.m. Tornado watch until 11a.m. I will be glad when this is done. I have never slept well during tropical storms or hurricanes. I probably got around 3 to 4 hours of sleep last night. I know this is off topic from diabetics discussion. But I just wanted to let you know we are safe, and doing good. A little bit of flooding here, lights goes on and off to. But we are fine. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers. Be safe.
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how are things now? don't know where you are located. things look better for us, as far as wind strength, maybe won't get hurricane force winds here but tropical storm winds especially tonight and tomorrow but even for us, the rain is going to be a deluge for two days, up to 15" in my area they say. I am concerned about you and praying for everyone in it's path. I have friends in LA.. Keep us posted when you can. I know how bad it is to lose power, that is one of the worst things.
I hope the storm will pass quickly and that you will all be safe.
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The frosty and cold weather that I and my fellow New Yorkers are experiencing this week, brought me to a place that offered Hot Sauna (banya) and other healthy services to rejuvenate the immune system, restore your skin, energy and vitality. Going to banya was a tradition in my family, and I simply wanted to feel the experience again.
The journey was fantastic, and I will share a few important tips for those who wanted to try hot saunas but never had an opportunity in the past. The Hot Sauna experience is great if it is done right. So before you go to any Hot Sauna make sure that your are ready to take a full advantage of your trip.
Plan to spend at least 3-4 hours there, bring some necessary accessories with you and invite your friends, family, yoga teammates, or your children. Regardless of the age of your "sauna team" all of the members will greatly benefit from the trip.
Make sure that the hot sauna you choose has a cold pool in it as well, because for most effective experience you will need to switch between the hot and cold temperature on many occasions by immersing your body in the hot 'spot' and after that by jumping into the cold pool for more relaxation. (Make sure you consult your doctor before your go to the hot sauna as the heart rate in hot saunas increases up to 55-65% so you want to make sure your doctor is fine with that.)
Birch Whisk
Why birch? It is common to bring a birch or oak whisk with you for massaging and therapeutic 'spanking ' with the whisk. Sometimes people call birch whisking - a "jewish acupuncture" because the tradition originated in Russia a long ago and it was also very popular in some jewish shuls and temples in Europe. Birch whisks are beneficial for your skin and using birch or oak whisks brings about the same effect as some acupuncture session does.
Essential Oils.
For more relaxation and pleasure you can use some essential oils, including rosemary oil, pine tree oils, eucalyptus, lavender, ect.
Hot sauna is a great place to practice Hatha yoga that requires a variety of stretching exercises and is not very difficult for majority of people. The benches in the sauna rooms are extremely hot, so make sure you have a blanket or a towel with you so that you can perform a variety of yoga poses without any discomfort.
Wearing a Hat
Make sure you have a special sauna hat so that your hair won't get damaged by high temperature generated in the sauna. Don't bring any over the counter cosmetics, shampoo, lotions, creams and other artificial "beauty" products that are loaded with chemicals and harmful oils. Try to limit your supplies to an organic shampoo, organic soap and some body scrubs.
Educate Yourself
There are plenty of websites & podcasts on benefits of Hot Sauna. Here is one I can recommend: https://www.saunatimes.com/health-benefit/
If you are tired of reading articles about sauna, you can listen to a podcast too:
And yes, it is so cold outside, so go to banya, now!
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Don't play with your food right? I mean it's rude....... or is it? I guess it depends on who you are!!! I love fruits and vegetables and a lot of what we (I) create comes from food! Aren't you inspired by the shapes the colors the textures? Well here are a few times that I have played with food, it's usually for my daughter but sometimes I build a mashed potato castle just for me :)
Rainbow of yumminess!!!
When my daughter was starting to eat lots of different solid foods I was obsessed with getting all the amazing colors of different food in her diet. I wanted her to have a well rounded palate for different flavors and most of all be healthy! Here is one of the ways I encouraged her to eat a variety of food. This particular picture was taken before she had a friend over for a play date and snack :)
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I used dark chocolate chips, tomatoes, cheddar cheese, chicken, salba nuts, avocado, lettuce, bananas, blackberries, strawberries, carrots, cheddar bunny crackers, hummus, sour cream and onion bunny crackers and cucumbers! My daughter loved it, I still love making my rainbow taster trays for her!!! O by the way I use ice cube trays for this over the rainbow flavor :)
So on another play date my friend packed her son this pre-made peanut butter and jelly round sandwich with no crust in a plastic packet, did I mention it was white bread???!!!!
*Side note, I am a little weird about food, I like my food items fresh and we eat primarily organic. I choose not to eat meat and the only sugar in our house is the packets you find at restaurants for our guest when I am serving coffee.
As I stared at the packet debating whether to actually give them this food item a picture flashed through my thoughts of those awesome bento boxes that are amazingly designed to be animals and depict scenes and then it came..... (side note....I served these sandwiches my daughters Halloween party te-he-he)
My little under the sea, fish food creation!!! The kids loved it!!! I had a blast putting the plates together and even a more amazing time seeing the look on their faces when I gave them their snack!
So lesson learned........
Just because I won't eat it, doesn't mean I can't make it cute for others to eat :)
Chocolate stuffed orange slash jack o lantern yumminess!!!!
I love to make these! They are time consuming to "prep" but so worth it!!!
Here's what I do.....
Cut the top off the orange
Hollow it out (takes a little work) but don't take the pulp out to the rind inside (adds flavor)
Now use your favorite brownie recipe
(I used my triple chocolate recipe)
Fill the hollowed orange
Baked in the oven
Let the orange cool completely
Pipe a face on with chocolate!
Ooooo La La
Delish and Creative!!!!!!!
Hope you all enjoyed this post and I can't wait to hear if any of you try out these fun foods!!!


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HEED 3 - Refilling
The HEED 3 is a refillable fully self contained breathing device. The included Dial Gauge displays an accurate pressure reading in increments of 200 psi. Store the HEED 3 at full pressure and refill it only if you use it. The always-on regulator is ready to deliver life-saving air in an underwater emergency or toxic air environment.
Refilling is about as difficult as refilling a bike tire. There are 4 typical methods for refilling a HEED 3.
|Refilling from SCUBA Tank
|The HEED 3 can be filled using an optional SCUBA tank refill adapter attached to a filled 3000 psi SCUBA tank.
|Attach the 910S Tank Refill Adapter to your
|Place the refill adapter onto a filled SCUBA Tank. Slowly open the tank valve to allow the pressure to equalize, filling your HEED 3.
|Refilling from a Hand Pump
|In extreme circumstances where a SCUBA tank or powered air compressor may not be practical, a high pressure hand pump may be used to fill the HEED 3.
|Attach the HEED 3 to the pump yoke.
|Like inflating a bike tire, fully charge the HEED 3 to 3000 psi for maximum air capacity.*
|Refilling at a Local Dive Shop
|The HEED 3 can be filled at most local SCUBA Diving Shops who are Spare Air Dealers using the optional air compressor refill adapter.
|Attach the 920C Air Compressor Refill Adapter to your
|Attach the compressor whip to the refill adapter. Release air into the Heed 3 to 3000 psi.
|Refilling from a personal Breathing Air Compressor
|If you have several HEED 3s to refill on a regular basis, a Nuvair Breathing Air Compressor may be your best option. Available in both Gas and Electric models.
|Attach the HEED 3 to the 920C Air Compressor Refill Adapter.
|Connect the adapter to the air compressor yoke and turn the compressor on, filling the unit to 3000 psi. (Electric Model shown)
Note: if the unit is completely emptied of air in any underwater conditions, refer to the manual regarding proper servicing before refilling your HEED 3.
* Pressuring the HEED 3 to 3000 PSI using the hand pump is a strenuous, time consuming process.
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Friday, July 1, 2011
circus fun
Heeeyyyy everyone! Hope you've all been well and had a fab week :) This month over at our group blog - We Love To Illustrate - we're having some fun with circus themed illustrations. Here is my contribution, but please head on over and have a peek at the super illos by Julissa, Jennifer, Cally, Nina, and Shirley yay! Hope you enjoy. Have lovely weekends all!
11 comments:
- Julissa Mora said...
Me again hehe! You sure have been busy! :P I just love your circus themed illo, it's such a sharp design. I can really see a series of these guys.;)Have a wonderful Friday Bee!
- July 2, 2011 at 12:23 AM
- Tamara Henderson said...
very pretty circus illo, i love the colors too! have a wonderful weekend!!
- July 2, 2011 at 12:58 AM
- Shirley said...
EEEEP!! This is simply AWESOME, Bee..your work just pops off the page. I'm so jealous. : ) I love the confidence in this acrobat, and the calm poise of your gorgeous horse..well done!! Always so good to see your fresh and amazing work. Hugs to peanut for me! : )
- July 2, 2011 at 1:22 AM
- Kelly Medina said...
Absolutely awesome Bee! Great colors and I simply love your illustration style.
Thanks for your sweet comment :) Have a great weekend!
- July 2, 2011 at 6:15 AM
- Vanessa Brantley Newton said...
YUMMMMMMMMMMMY!!! Oh my goodness I can't stand the cuteness of it all. HOW WONDERFUL! I love it! Great illustration.
- July 2, 2011 at 8:40 AM
- Tracy said...
I love how the colors pop with that black background...I love using black! :) Great work!
- July 4, 2011 at 12:37 AM
- Little Jackrabbits said...
Love, love, love this!!! So good to see you on the weekend. Should get the group together more. Xo
- July 6, 2011 at 9:00 PM
- Dr. Mary said...
I absolutely adore your work!
- July 9, 2011 at 3:38 PM
- The Ink House said...
This is outside your normal colours Bee but I LOVE it!!!! I want to see more circus fun :P
- July 10, 2011 at 10:55 AM
- the bolu dancer said...
i loveeeeee ur illustrations!
- July 20, 2011 at 4:21 PM
- Nomar Perez said...
Hi Belinda, WOW great Awesome work!!!
Nice to meet you. :)
- August 10, 2011 at 4:24 AM


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|Mayrhofen, Tyrol
|HUBER'S Boutiquehotel
|Winter sports, Summer sports, Food & Drink
|Sophisticated Alpine lifestyle hotel
sophisticated, modern alpine hotel in a fantastic location close to the slopes and the local nightlife
The slopes are calling your name! You get up, get dressed, enjoy a hearty breakfast before making your way to the Mayrhofen ski resort: 136km of slopes right on the HUBER'S Boutiquehotel's doorstep. A day of downhill runs and plenty of fun ensues and après ski in the resort's cosy local bars is the icing on the cake after a great day of skiing.
After a long day in the outdoors, the GREEN SPA at the HUBER'S Boutiquehotel awaits with its five saunas and luxury saline steam room for a truly pampering experience. It's soon time for your revitalising massage, which is the perfect antidote to a day on the slopes.
Completely blissed out, you retire to your sophisticated boutique-style room for a little shut-eye before dinner. Your four-course evening meal is made up of traditional Tyrolean specialities created using the tastiest produce from local suppliers. You delight in the wine you have chosen to go with your meal and admire the beautiful views from the panoramic windows.
HUBER'S à la carte restaurant
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- A hearty breakfast
- Skiing in the Mayrhofen ski resort
- Free-skiing in Penken Park
- Back to HUBER'S Boutiquehotel for fresh pastries and cakes
- Relaxing on the loungers admiring the Zillertal mountains
- Me-time in the saunas
- Choosing wine from the wine cabinet
- A delicious four-course dinner
The HUBER'S Boutiquehotel's 26 rooms combine Tyrolean tradition, Alpine nature and personal creativity to create a unique atmosphere where guests feel at home. Each room or suite is individually designed, with mountain views and either classic Tyrolean style décor or a contemporary boutique style featuring wood, stone and glass. All rooms include a balcony or terrace to make the most of the stunning surroundings, and many have separate sitting areas or freestanding baths for extra space and luxury.
HUBER'S cuisine places a particular emphasis on freshness and quality. Ingredients are sourced locally, from known and trusted producers, to provide the basis for traditional Austrian-Alpine cuisine interpreted in a light, modern and creative style by chef Klemens Huber. HUBER'S à la carte restaurant, rated Gault&Millau 1 toque, 13/20 points, offers international dishes and Tyrolean specialties. And in the summer, guests can dine on the terrace or under the fruit trees in the floodlit garden.
A walk-in vinotheque or wine cabinet is a special feature connecting the hotel lobby, bar and restaurants. Guests are encouraged to browse the world of fine wines before choosing their evening's accompaniment.
The HUBER's inclusive services include a refreshing welcome drink, generous buffet breakfast, fresh pastries and cakes in the afternoon, and a four-course evening meal, including starter, soup, dessert and a choice of three main courses.
Nature and architecture are intrinsically intertwined throughout the GREEN SPA – an oasis of wellness. Wood, stone, water, light and soothing colours were used to create this haven of tranquillity, which includes five different saunas and a luxury steam room.
Facilities include saline steam room, Finnish sauna, infrared sauna, bio sauna, chill zone, relax loungers, ice fountain, experience showers, relax room and outdoor area. Soothing massages and spa treatments can also be booked in advance, including reflexology, lymphatic drainage, physiotherapy and acupressure.
Arrive in style by taking the steam train on the historic Zillertal railway to Mayrhofen.
- Hiking – hiking backpacks available to rent at reception
- Mountain biking – secure bicycle storage at the hotel
- Skiing – only 190m away from the Ahornbahn and Penkenbahn
- Glacier Ski & Golf in autumn & spring
- Warm clothing for skiing, winter walking or ice climbing in winter
- A book to enjoy on the sunny terrace with stunning mountain views
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Small Monday #25
Today in my Link Party - Small Monday - a flower. Outside, getting warmer, the sun warms harder and harder, and soon will appear and colorful flowers. I always admire them and I can not get over how nature has so many colors.
Why I took the picture? Because small is beautiful. If you have interesting photos (and certainly you have) insects, flowers, objects and small details which do not all pay attention, I invite you.
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Renewed enchantment
Almost two decades after its debut on the big screen, Enchanted April (1992) is finally out on DVD. The charming tale follows four English women in 1920s London who rent a small castle in Italy for the month of April. As the unlikely foursome – who are variously unhappy, religious, freewheeling, or widowed – relax in the idyllic setting their change in mind and mood borders on the magical. Time to plan your vacation!
Old satire, new relevance
Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb has lost none of its zany relevance on its 45th anniversary. Out on Blu-ray June 16, this satirical riff on the dangers of bombs as political tools is as pointedly resonant today as it was in the cold war era that birthed it. The extras are a bonus, but really, pick this up for Peter Sellers's classic turn as the film's multiple leads.
A revolution's back story
As a 17-year-old revolutionary in 1979 Iran, Nahid Persson Sarvestani was part of a generation that brought Islamic rule to her native land and sent the royal family into exile. Three decades later, this Emmy-nominated filmmaker, who became disillusioned with Iran's harsh revolutionary rule and went into exile herself, comes full circle as she seeks out Queen Farah, who now lives in Paris. Together they share their journeys in a 90-minute documentary, The Queen and I. This compelling look at two personal stories and the light they shed on the larger political story airs June 17 at 8 p.m. on HBO.
Broadway dreams
You'll laugh, cry, and yearn to dance down the aisles as you watch Every Little Step, the splendidly touching documentary about the making of Broadway megahit "A Chorus Line." The movie, now showing in independent theaters nationwide, looks back to the show's origins in the early '70s even as it follows a new crop of eager young performers vying for roles in the 2005 revival. The result is a narrative packed with song, dance, and the fragile beauty of youthful dreams.
Fine feathers
For bird-watchers, amateur or expert, PBS's online videos and audio, and the fascinating background that accompanies David Attenborough's Life of Birds series is not to be missed, even if you miss the show. You can find it at www.pbs.org/lifeofbirds/index.html.
Clint on both sides of the camera
Clint Eastwood's dark Gran Torino was overlooked by the Oscars, but this tale of a tough Korean War vet who must face both his own prejudices and the final years of his life without his beloved wife was a critical favorite. Troubled times in Detroit give this story set in the heart of car culture added emotional heft. Out on Blu-ray and DVD June 9.


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United States of America v. DNA Plant Technology Corporation
Criminal No.
The United States hereby informs the Court:
At all times relevant to this Information:
1. Defendant DNA Plant Technology Corporation ("DNAP") was, a corporation organized under the lawn of the state of Delaware. DNAP was a biotechnology firm engaged in the development and improvement of various plant species and varieties through the use of advanced breeding and genetic engineering techniques. Until in or about 1994, DNAP's principal place of business was located in Cinnamonson, New Jersey. In or about 1994, DNAP moved its principal place of business to Oakland, California.
2. A co-conspirator* of the defendant, known to the United States, was a corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing cigarettes and other tobacco products for sale in the United States and abroad. Throughout this Information, this corporation will be referred to as "Tobacco Company."
Factual Background
3. In or about 1983, Tobacco Company entered into a contract with DNAP ("the contract"). Pursuant to the contract, DNAP was to use biotechnology to develop and improve different varieties of tobacco plants for USQ by Tobacco Company. Among the goals specified in that contract we" the [a]lteration of chemical composition of tobacco lines" which "could include production of lines with elevated nicotine content . . . . "
4. In or about April of 1985, the contract was expanded and modified. The "[d]evelopment of commercial high nicotine varieties" of tobacco was listed as the first goal of the expanded contract.
5. From in or about 1983 through in or about 1994, DNAP did in fact, pursuant to the contract, work for Tobacco Company on the breeding, development, and agronomic improvement of various varieties of tobacco that contained elevated levels of nicotine.
6. One variety of flue-cured tobacco that was a subject of the contract had a nicotine level of about 6%, which is about twice the normal nicotine level of flue-cured tobacco Tobacco Company gave this high-nicotine tobacco the code name Y-1 and provided it to DNAP, which worked on Y-1 pursuant to the contract.
7. In or about 1984, Tobacco Company informed DNAP that a good portion of the work on Y-1 tobacco would be done in Brazil, where an affiliate of Tobacco Company was located. (Throughout
this Information, this affiliate will be referred to as "Brazilian Tobacco Company"). Performing the work in Brazil served several purposes: a) it helped conceal the Y-1 work from competitors of Tobacco Company and other outside parties; b) because the growing season in Brazil takes place during what are the winter months in the U.S., working on the tobacco in both the U.S. and Brazil allowed DNAP and Tobacco Company to grow two crops a year instead of just one and allowed the research to progress more rapidly; and c) because domestic regulations prohibited the commercial growing or such a high-nicotine tobacco variety in the U.S., commercial quantities of Y-1 could only be grown in another country, such as Brazil.
8 Tobacco Company was also interested in exploring other possible locations outside the United States for growing Y-1 tobacco. During the course of the contract, at different times Tobacco Company grew, or attempted to grow, Y-1 in several other countries, including Nicaragua, Honduras, Chile, Nigeria, and Canada.
9. In order to grow Y-1 in Brazil and other countries, it was necessary for DNAP and/or Tobacco Company to get seed for Y-1 into those countries.
10. Until December of 1991, under United States law, it was a crime to export tobacco seed or living tobacco plants outside of the United States, with limited exceptions not relevant here. This law was codified at 7 U.S.C.. S 516 and will be referred to in this Information as the "Tobacco Seed Export law." The
Tobacco Seed Export law was repealed, effective on or about December 13, 1991.
The conspiracy
11. From in or about 1984, and continuing through in or about July, 1991, the exact dates being unknown to the United States, the defendant DNAP knowingly and willfully combined, conspired, confederated, and agreed with Tobacco Company, Brazilian Tobacco Company, and with officers and employees of DNAP, Tobacco Company, and Brazilian Tobacco Company, known and unknown to the United States, to commit an offense against the United States, that is, to export tobacco seed from the United States to a foreign country, port, or place, without a written permit granted by the Secretary of Agriculture, in violation of the Tobacco Seed Export law, Title 7, United States Code, Section 516.
The Goals of the Conspiracy
12. It was a goal of the conspiracy that Tobacco Company and DNAP would illegally export tobacco seed to Brazil and other countries in order to further the research being conducted under the contract into the growth and improvement of Y-1 and other highnicotine varieties of tobacco.
13. It was further a goal of the conspiracy that Tobacco Company and/or DNAP would illegally export Y-1 seed to other countries, including Nicaragua, Honduras, Chile, Nigeria, Costa
Rica, Argentina, Zimbabwe and Canada, in order to explore whether or not these were good locations for growing and producing Y-1 tobacco.
14. It was further a goal of the conspiracy that Tobacco Company, by violating the Tobacco Seed Export law in order to grow Y-1 and other high-nicotine tobaccos, would develop a reliable source of supply of high-nicotine tobaccos that Tobacco Company could then use to control and manipulate the nicotine levels in its cigarettes.
15. It was further a goal of the conspiracy that DNAP and Tobacco Company would conceal from the United States and from third parties the fact that tobacco seed was being illegally exported to Brazil and other countries by DNAP and Tobacco Company.
The Manner and Means Used to Further the Goals of the Conspiracy
The conspiracy was accomplished through the following manners and means, among others:
16. DNAP and Tobacco Company illegally smuggled and exported tobacco seed to Brazil and other foreign countries through a variety of methods:
a) DNAP and Tobacco Company, through their employees, packaged Y-1 seed and other tobacco seed and illegally shipped it to Brazil and other countries by air express or courier;
b) Employees of DNAP and Tobacco Company smuggled seed of Y-1 and other tobacco varieties to Brazil during trips to Brazilian Tobacco Company, by concealing the seed in their luggage or on their person;
c) DNAP and Tobacco Company, through their employees, packaged seed of Y-1 and other tobacco seed and provided it to employees of Brazilian Tobacco Company who were visiting the United States, knowing and intending that these employees would smuggle the seed back to Brazil;
d) DNAP, through its employees packaged seed of Y-1 and other tobacco seed and sent it to Tobacco company, which then would arrange for that seed to be illegally transported to Brazil, Honduras, Chile, Nicaragua, and other countries.
17. At the direction of Tobacco Company, DNAP used "code words" in its internal documents and its reports to Tobacco Company, to conceal the fact that seed was being illegally exported. For example, DNAP would refer to the plantings in Brazil simply as the "winter trials" without mentioning the location, and would refer to seed being sent to Brazil not as seed but as "special material." Tobacco Company also used these terms in its own internal documents and in correspondence with DNAP and Brazilian Tobacco Company.
18. During the 1994 investigation of the tobacco industry by the United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"), DNAP knowingly and willfully concealed information about the contract from the FDA, including the fact that tobacco seed had been illegally exported to Brazil and other countries by DNAP and Tobacco Company.
Overt Acts
19. In furtherance of the conspiracy and to accomplish its goals, defendant DNAP, Tobacco Company, and other co-conspirators committed and caused to be committed the following overt acts, among others.
A. On or about August 13, 1984, an employee of DNAP shipped tobacco seed to an employee of Tobacco Company, to be used for conducting field trials in Brazil.
B. In or about March, 1985, employees of DNAP or Tobacco Company caused a quantity of tobacco seed to be illegally sent to Brazil.
C. On or about July 18, 1987, an employee of DNAP provided Y-1 seed to an employee of Brazilian Tobacco Company, knowing and intending that this employee would and did smuggle that seed back to Brazil.
D. In or about December, 1987, employees of DNAP or Tobacco Company illegally sent five grams of Y-1 seed to Honduras.
E. In or about July, 1988, an employee of DNAP illegally sent two shipments of tobacco seed, including Y-1 seed, to Brazil.
F. In or about July, 1988, employees of Tobacco Company caused Y-1 seed to be illegally sent to Venezuela, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Zimbabwe.
G. on or about September l, 1988, employees of Tobacco Company illegally sent Y-1 seed to Brazilian Tobacco Company.
H. In or about January, 1989, an employee of DNAP illegally hand-carried Y-1 seed to Canada.
I. In or about July, 1989, an employee of DNAP illegally shipped 13 pounds of Y-1 seed to Brazil.
J. On or about May 22, 1990, an employee of DNAP provided about 12 pounds of Y-1 seed to an employee of Brazilian Tobacco Company, knowing and intending that the employee would and did smuggle the seed back to Brazil.
K. In or about July, 1990, an employee of DNAP provided Y-1 seed to an individual knowing and intending that this individual would and did smuggle that seed to Brazil.
L. On or about July 26, 1990, an employee of Tobacco Company arranged for a courier to deliver Y-1 seed to Brazilian Tobacco Company, and informed DNAP of that fact.
M. On or about June 18, 1991, an employee of Tobacco Company wrote to an employee of Brazilian Tobacco Company to inform him that the Y-1 seed would soon be arriving, stating
that "[s]pecial materials will be handled as done last year. "
N. On or about July 17, 1991, an employee of DNAP provided Y-1 seed to an employee of Brazilian Tobacco Company who was in the United States, knowing and intending that the employee would and did smuggle that seed back to Brazil. In a cover letter accompanying the seed, the DNAP employee stated: "Enclosed please find the special materials required for the 1991-1992 winter trials."
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
Assistant U.S. Attorney
D.C. Bar #394411
555 4th St. N.W..
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 514-9832
Chief, Fraud Section
Criminal Division
U,S. Department of Justice
Deputy Chief, Fraud Section
JIMMYE S. WARREN, DC Bar #430784
Senior Trial Attorneys
Fraud Section, Criminal Division
U.S.. Department of Justice
1400 New York Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 305-1881
*Note: Brown & Williamson has admitted it is the unnamed co-conspirator: "We accept that we were party to a technical infringement of a law which was subsequently repealed. It looks like pretty desperate stuff by the department." (Jan. 8, 1998)
Go To: Tobacco BBS HomePage / Resources Page / Health Page / Documents Page / Culture Page / Activism Page


text: There have been an increase of posts and complaints about Airbnb hosts hiding small cameras throughout their property and filming guests without their knowledge. It's not super surprising since you can buy a small wireless camera for about $200, but many people don't think to ask or check for something like a hidden camera in their rental. It's not explicitly against Airbnb's policies, and depending on your state laws it's possible hosts could lie to you if asked about the presence of hidden cameras. [More]


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From crop tops to cutouts, skin is definitely in! To rock the A-list look with confidence, Alicia Quarles shares her style and beauty secrets with Us Weekly.
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Cisco - The Internet of Everything is a phenomenon driving new opportunities for Cisco and it's transforming our customers' businesses worldwide. We are pioneers and have been since the early days of connectivity. Today, we are building teams that are expanding our technology solutions in the mobile, cloud, security, IT, and big data spaces, including software and consulting services.
As Cisco delivers the network that powers the Internet, we are connecting the unconnected. Imagine creating unprecedented disruption. Your revolutionary ideas will impact everything from retail, healthcare, and entertainment, to public and private sectors, and far beyond. Collaborate with like-minded innovators in a fun and flexible culture that has earned Cisco global recognition as a Great Place To Work. With roughly 10 billion connected things in the world now and over 50 billion estimated in the future, your career has exponential possibilities at Cisco.
Cisco is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Associate Systems Engineer (Full Time) Sales (Nigeria)
Requisition #: S1019745
Location: Lagos
Level of Experience: Entry Level
Job Category: Sales
Start Date: July, 2017
Job Description
Why You'll Love Cisco:
- Everything is converging on the Internet, making networked connections more relevant than ever before in our lives. Our employees' revolutionary ideas impact everything imaginable - from entertainment, retail, healthcare, and education, to public and private sectors, smart cities, smart cars, and everyday devices in our homes. Here, that means you will take creative ideas from the drawing board to powerful solutions that have real world impact.
- You will interface with Cisco leaders, partner with experienced mentors, and develop incredible relationships with colleagues who share your interest in connecting the unconnected.
- You will be part a team that cares about its customers, enjoys having fun, and you will take part in changing the lives of those in our local communities. Come prepared to be inspired.
- Participate in a world-class training program. Gain valuable skills with global qualifications. Join the team that's been recognized as one of the industry-leading early-in-career development program for top university graduates from around the world! A successful Associate Systems Engineer (ASE) will expand their networking knowledge and be trained to collaborate with Cisco sales professionals to provide technical solutions for our customers.
- Learn from top Cisco experts in a unique setting among your peers. The Cisco Sales Associates Program offers a global environment that provides 12 months of on-the-job training that will prepare you for a successful engineering career at Cisco. Gain hands-on education and experience with leading-edge technology, while receiving an attractive salary and accelerating your career aspirations.
- For the first three months of the program, you will undergo courses focusing on the latest technology advancements, including Cisco architectures, solutions, products, and competitors.
- Over the next nine months, you will advance into an engineering role as part of your on-the-job-experience within the Cisco Global Virtual Engineering Team, actively involved in sales opportunities as well as shadowing technology professionals while continuing certification studies and virtual learning.
- Global Virtual Engineering is a multilevel technical pre-sales organization, which provides systems engineering services to customers, partners, and internal Cisco sales employees in a global virtual networked environment. Upon graduation from the program, you will be promoted into a Virtual Systems Engineering role within Cisco, where you can continue to grow your career.
- Recent graduate or on your final year of studies towards a Bachelor's (BS/BA/etc.) or Master's Degree in Electrical, Computer, or Networking Engineering; Computer Programming; Information Technology; Management Information Systems; Computer Science; Mathematics; or Physics
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Túró Rudi is one of my favorite Hungarian desserts since my childhood.
Wikipedia says:
Túró Rudi is the name of a chocolate bar popular in Hungary. The bar is composed of a thin outer coating of chocolate and an inner filling of Quark. The "Rudi" in the product name comes from the Hungarian "rúd", which translates to bar. It is also a nickname for "Rudolf" The "pöttyös" (spotty or spotted) theme is part of the marketing scheme of the bar, and the distinctive red polka-dots are readily associated with Túró Rudi by regular consumers. Friesland Hungária, Inc. (which claims to be the manufacturer of the "original" Túró Rudi) released its product in Slovakia, Romania, Spain and Italy under the name DOTS in 2003. The version sold in Western Europe is said to be sweeter and comes with a milk chocolate coating to suit the taste of locals..


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In my placemats post I talked about a magnetic gadget I'd used to sew a straight line. This baby:
I've had a couple of comments asking for more information so I thought I'd fill you all in.
This is a magnetic seam guide. I have lines on my needle plate, but they are of specific dimensions (3/8, 4/8 etc... (why 4/8?? Surely that's 1/2? It just confuses me)) and I don't always want my seam that size. I usually use the side of my standard foot but for the placemats I wanted even top stitching in two rows around the edge so I used this.
On the underside is a magnet which you can attach to your needle plate. Line it up at whatever distance you want your seam/topstitching. Then you simply rest the fabric against the guide as you sew - perfect seam every time.
It was a Christmas present and I thought it would be brilliant but the first time I used it I had a metal bobbin loaded in my top loading bobbin holder... the magnet on the seam guide just pulled the bobbin up and caused havoc. Can you believe it took me over a month to realise it wasn't useless, I could just use a plastic bobbin!
It's made by Hemline and costs a grand total of £2.25! You can buy them in Hobbycraft, or here if you are in the UK. Probably most on line fabric stores will sell them.
US readers can buy one here for $3.85 - it's a different brand but I'm sure it's just the same. In Australia you can buy them here for $3.65. I can't find a Canadian site that does them... They also seem to sell them in Joanns and Target - so no excuses!
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
The magnetic thing...
handmade by Wendy at 09:04
4 comments:
- Lindsay(PACountryCrafts) said...
I just use the lines and guess, and sometimes move my needle to the left or right. Looks like a helpful tool!
- 2 March 2011 at 11:39
- Sew Sane Jane said...
Thank you! Excited to go get one. I have a 1/4" seam foot for my machine, but this will be great for those 1/8" or even 1/2" moments!
- 2 March 2011 at 21:22
- RobynK said...
Thank You :D!
- 2 March 2011 at 23:24
- Jen @ lil Mop Top said...
ooohhh...i need to get one of those! seems like one of those small things that makes life so much easier! :)
- 4 March 2011 at 13:03
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Ageing can be difficult. We are all increasingly bombarded by the media to consider our Long Term Care in the future. If you are concerned about your future, or wish to review your own personal situation, we can help guide you through the possible available options.
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If you are finding day-to-day living a struggle, you should contact your local authority. At your request, they will carry out a free assessment of your care needs. The assessment will determine whether you need care at home, don't require care or need care in a care home.
If the assessment shows that you would benefit from care in a home, before agreeing, there are financial implications to consider.
Financial Assistance for Care Services in Scotland
While some care services do not require to be paid for, most care services do and care home fees can be very expensive.
To assist, firstly you should ensure that you are receiving all the benefits available to you. If you are unsure, our specialist care solicitors, will be able to help you.
Additionally, you may be eligible for help with payment for care from your Local Authority. To find out if you are eligible for financial assistance, the Local Authority should carry out a Financial Assessment of your savings and income. In doing so, they will determine how much you will need to pay towards the costs of any care services. It is worth noting that in making their determination, the local authority can consider assets that you have recently gifted away.
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If you ask the Local Authority to carry out a financial assessment, they are required to do so by law. It is your choice however, whether or not to ask for the financial assessment. Of course, if you do not, you will have to pay any and all care fees.
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Two former inmates at the Logan County Detention Center have filed lawsuits in federal court claiming conditions at the facility violate their Constitutional rights. The lawsuits were filed on Feb. 5 in United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas by Kenneth Ray Morphis and Jerry Wayne Mills.
Mills and Morphis were transferred to the Arkansas Department of Correction on Feb. 12.
In their complaint, the inmates allege that written grievances about conditions weren't addressed in a timely fashion, that conditions in cells are unsanitary or unsafe, that medical conditions haven't been addressed by seeing a doctor and that conditions in the facility violate standards set by the state. Morphis further claims that he has been denied access to news, adding that is a violation of his Constitutional rights. Mills further claims that magazines mailed to him while in jail have been taken by jailers and that jailers did provide him a confiscation form, as required.
Asked about the lawsuits last week, Logan County Chief Deputy and Jail Administrator David Spicer had no comment and referred a reporter to County Attorney Kevin Barham of Paris.
"I think the charges are defensible," Barham said. "We've got problems at the jail and the Quorum Court has acted on some of those problems. They have funded four new jailer positions.
"The next step is to answer the lawsuits in court," Barham said. "We have 21 days from the day we were served to answer them and we'll probably file an answer within the next week."
Barhams said the county was served on Feb. 6
Barham also said he will be consulting with lawyers for the Arkansas Public Entities Risk Management Association. Logan County is a member of the organization.
In October, the chairman of the state's Criminal Detention Facilities Review Committee wrote a letter to County Judge Gus Young stating that conditions at the jail did not meet minimum standards. Specifically, the letter stated that the facility was chronically overcrowded, that there was a lack of inmate separation by type of charge filed (inmates with misdemeanor charges housed with inmates with felony charges), that cell design doesn't meet state standards and that there was a lack of sufficient staffing.
The letter states that if the situation is not addressed within one year, the committee may be forced to put the facility on probation or petition the Attorney General to close the facility.
Conditions at the jail have also prompted the Logan County Quorum Court to look for solutions, such as building a new county jail or joining with another county to build a bi-county jail.
Morphis is charged with theft of property and was placed in county jail on Nov. 15. Mills is charged with theft by receiving, possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest, breaking or entering and driving on a suspended license. He was jailed of Nov. 27. Both were on parole from ADC at the time of their arrests.


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In the Australian Standards As 3959, they have arranged distinctive bushfire power levels that a home may involvement amid a bushfire. These are alluded to as Bushfire Attack Levels, or BAL's for short.
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When you have worked out your bushfire assault level, you are then ready to allude to the significant area of the Australian Standards AS 3959. These segments control you on the means that ought to be taken amid the development or retrofitting of your home, this will bring down the hazard related with living in a bushfire inclined zone. Some of these means aren't as costly as one may think however can have a colossal effect amid a bushfire. You are likewise ready to perceive how your bushfire assault level may be decreased, one stage that can have a tremendous effect is the span of a bushfire security zone around your home.
A bushfire security zone is a wellbeing edge around your home that is free from combustible material, the separation prescribed by most fire organizations is at least 20 meters, be that as it may in the event that you live in a very forested region, you might need to expand this separation. By alluding to the Australian Standards AS 3959, you can obviously observe the separation that your support zone ought to be keeping in mind the end goal to lessen your bushfire attack level to a tasteful rating.
Inside this zone you can at present have some vegetation, the principle center is keeping any grass to underneath 10cm and have the correct dividing between trees and additionally bushes.
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A base development standard applies to new private structures, schools, youngster mind focuses, healing facilities, matured care offices and related structures in assigned Bushfire Prone Areas. Landowners are required to work to a base Bushfire Attack Level of 12.5.
A Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) is a method for estimating the seriousness of a building's potential introduction to coal assault, brilliant warmth and direct fire contact.
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Name Nina Fenner
Artform Handmade Books
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In my studio in a lovely garden setting I make handmade books in a wide variety of shapes and sizes from standard hardbacks to concertinas, theatre books and sculptural forms. I also teach a wide variety of workshops.
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Simple speed-reading tips to transform your semester
Speed-reading is not as hard as it seems, and can make it so that you zip through that pile of books so you can get back to having fun this semester.
So many books, so little time: As reading assignments start pouring in this semester, you may quickly recognize the necessity of being able to plow through them at lightning speed.
Paul Nowak, founder of speed-reading training company Iris Reading, helps people ramp up their reading so they have time to do everything else. "If a college student spends 40 hours a week reading, just doubling their speed frees up an extra 20 hours of time. That translates into an extra 1,040 hours a year — 43 whole days," he says. Whether you choose to sleep, spend time with friends or binge-watch shows on Netflix, chances are that getting on the reading fast track will make you feel more liberated and help you become a more efficient student overall.
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There are several ways to effectively plow through textbooks while absorbing the information. "Use your finger or a pen to guide your eyes while reading," he advises. This improves focus, reading speed and concentration, Nowak says, "because your eyes are naturally attracted to motion."
You can time yourself to figure out how long it takes you to read one page of a book. Nowak mentions the average reading speed for a medium-level text is 150 to 250 words per minute. If it's a technical textbook (hello, physics and math), anything above 300 words per minute is considered superfast. You'll gradually get faster and faster by turning it into a game to beat your former time.
If you have a huge assignment, Nowak recommends strategically factoring in breaks to review notes. Read for 25 minutes, then take a five-minute break. "Research in neuroscience shows that our brain has trouble focusing on a single task for more than 25 minutes," he explains. Our brains need rest to absorb information.
In addition, a "preview" will help you grasp the most important points. Read the introduction and conclusion, and then the headings and first sentences of paragraphs. "This distills the most crucial information from the lengthy text. Now that you know what to expect, you'll be able to read faster with better comprehension."
If you're reading Shakespeare or any other non-textbook, you might resist the preview method for the sake of spoilers. But Nowak says previewing fiction may actually boost your enjoyment by helping you read more swiftly and remember more.
2. Take notes.
If you want to remember something for the long run, take notes while reading. Note-taking has been shown to improve reading retention. A good balance would be to follow the 80/20 rule. Spend 80 percent of your time reading and no more than 20 percent of your time taking notes if you want to improve your retention.


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K.G. Young –Spider/ Spider Woogie 9th Movement –CBS 4302 (1969 German issue)
K.G. is in fact Brill Building songwriter/producer Kenny Young whose long and varied career encompasses many fine Girl Group, Bubblegum, Purepop and novelty (Yellow Dog) sides. Spider is a fine specimen of late 60s Psych Pop featuring fine line in orchestration and arrangement. This single is an astute blend of melodicism and quirkiness which could have appealed to kids as well as the more sophisticated pallet
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Grazed from Reseller. Author: Hafizah Osman.
Microsoft has launched a digital guide to cloud regulations in Asia Pacific, aimed at helping key decision makers when it comes to the adoption of cloud. Specifically, in Australia, the guide is set out to achieve efficiency, cost savings, strategic business objectives and to enhance levels of security and privacy compared with existing on-premises solutions.
According to Microsoft, Australia is one of the most advanced markets in the Asia Pacific region for the adoption of cloud computing and locally, many organisations are leveraging cloud services for the benefit of their employees or customers. As a result, with the guide, it claims that organisations can move to the cloud in a way that meets all applicable security and privacy requirements...
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Aconcagua (22,841ft) Ski Descent
Words: Ollie Nieuwland-Zlotnicki
Photos: Ollie Nieuwland-Zlotnicki & Anton Sponar
[Editor's note: This is part 1 of a 2 part exclusive web story chronicling the ski descent of the massive Aconcagua on the Argentina/Chile border. Check back soon for part 2.]
At 6962m (22,841ft) Aconcagua is the roof of the Americas. What it ostensibly lacks in technical mountaineering difficulty it makes up for in extreme altitude and winds. Aconcagua is oft reserved as a stepping stone for climbers looking to climb the Himalayas. For those with the resources or at least the financial prudence to save for such adventures, the summit is attainable with one of a myriad of guiding companies. For those like me on a shoestring and a propensity to blow off work for a powder day, a guide or even base camp logistical support was out of the question. Complicating matters further, I was due in two weeks for arthroscopic Bankhart repair surgery to fix a constantly dislocating surgery. What did I get myself into?
Stretching for over 4,000 miles, the Andes form the backbone of the South American Continent. Lying on a spur which straddles the Chilean and Argentinean borders, Aconcagua rises dramatically over its surrounding peaks. This dramatic prominence gives it great cultural significance in both ancient and contemporary South American cultures, but more significantly for mountaineers means there is nothing that lies between the mountain and the storms that sweep in from the Pacific. Raging winds constantly beat down on the mountain, wiping clean most of the snow that falls on the peak, and giving rise to the 'viento blanco' or white wind for which Aconcagua is known. The name Aconcagua derives from the native Que Chua word for 'stone sentinel' – unfortunately not the great white one. The sole skiable route from the summit down descends the Polish Glacier on its Eastern lee flank.
As a Seven Summit, Aconcagua is attempted by nearly 2,000 people per year. Over 90 percent attempt the mountain via the Normal Route, a sinuous scree filled affair which winds up the North slopes. The remaining climbers attempt the False-Polish Traverse, The Polish Glacier, or the Polish Glacier Direct Routes, ordered in increasingly difficulty. For the truly courageous, the South Wall offers 9,000ft of technical mountaineering. During my convalescence I was thoroughly entertained by the story of the establishment of the Slovene Route on the South Wall. Due to warm temperatures and ensuing rockfall the Slovenian team had to put up the majority of the high-altitude route under cover of night.
Anton and I were coworkers in Aspen, although we hardly knew each other. I might be able to pick him out of a Police line-up, but only with that innate ability that one skier tends to recognize another. Other than that I was traveling to the other side of the world to climb a 23,000 ft peak with someone I hardly knew.
Outside of Aspen, Anton has spent the last three Northern Hemisphere summers working as a guide at El Arpa, a snowcat skiing operation in Chile. "El Arpa's slogan is skiing in the shadow of Aconcagua," Anton explains to me. "You can see it so clearly from Arpa. Every week someone asks me if I've climbed it, and I have to say no. You can see the disappointment in their eyes. I've stared at that mountain long enough." I can respect that, and with that a new team of two was formed.
November 7th I arrived in Santiago, Chile. Cloud cover hid the mountains as my eyes scanned the horizon for a view of Aconcagua. I was disappointed I couldn't see it, but more pressing matters ensued. Hmmm, how to find a guy I barely knew at the airport? Perfect – The only really lanky and really white guy at the airport wearing a Powder shirt – Anton. He spotted me right away. I was the only one exiting baggage claim with a mountain of gear. I knew skiers could always find their own. As quickly as I arrived in Chile, we were off to our first peak: Cerro del Plomo. Plomo, tucked behind the ski centers of La Parva, El Colorado, Valle Nevado and Farrellones, is only a short drive from Santiago. At 17,995ft. it provides a quick and easy chance to begin acclimatizing and gave us Colorado boys our first taste of air over 14,000ft. and the bite of Andean wind.
We spent the first night at the base of La Parva, now closed for the summer season. From camp we could see the bright lights of Santiago in the distance. We enjoyed a peaceful nights rest before skinning up La Parva the following day burdened by 70lb. packs. We spent the day touring around and skiing another valley before establishing camp only about 1.5km East of La Parva. We spent the next day practicing glacier travel, crevasse rescue, and testing gear for Aconcagua. This left us with one day for Plomo – a route normally done in 3 to 4 days. We left all equipment at camp and traveled fast and light. We awoke at 3am and left camp at 4am. We made fast progress during the night and reached La Olla, typically the final camp just after sunrise. However, progress slowed significantly as the wind picked up. We made our way slowly up a scree ridge, pausing every 20 steps, as the wind made walking impossible. The Skis strapped to our packs acted as giant sails – Damn those fat skis! However, to our right was our motivation, a 3000 vertical feet perfectly pitched 35 degree snow slope.
By 2pm we finally reached the summit ridge. We zig-zagged along as we would take one step forward and the wind would blow us three steps to the side. However, we made it and were rewarded with a massive descent. The surface was skiable wind slab, and I arced turns in the biggest mountains I'd ever been in. It was surreal skiing a single steep face with the same vertical drop as the whole mountain back home. Welcome to the Andes.
Aconcagua beckoned. We boarded buses and left Los Andes for the ride to Mendoza. The road switchbacks up steep hills through the backbone of the Americas. On the Chilean side, black rock and a dearth of vegetation give a sense of foreboding. This Alien landscape is not for humans. The road continues past the trailheads for Aconcagua, but once again the stone sentinel stood silently in the clouds. In Mendoza we enjoyed our last days in flip-flops and t-shirts. Last minute preparations were made, food purchased, and climbing permits arranged. "Hey Anton, are we really doing this." "Oh, yeah!" Unequivocally yes, we were doing this.
We returned to the trailhead where we had arranged mules. We loaded up our packs and put the remaining gear on the mules. We then began the three-day trek into Plaza Argentina. Clouds hugged the surrounding peaks, the word was a storm was on the way.
Following the bends and turns of the Rio Vacas and Rio Relinchos we arrived at Plaza Argentina. At 13,900ft, base camp approaches the summits of the highest peaks in the Lower 48. We had not seen anyone in days save two Germans who were exiting camp. They had weathered 4 days in a tent at camp at Camp I at 16,600ft and given up. Not a good sign. At base camp we found only a group of 8 Italians – mountain guides from Val Gardhena – and the camp for Daniel Lopez expeditions. Not even the Park Rangers or Medics had arrived. Being without base camp support, we set up our tent in a far corner of camp between two large rocks and surrounded by rock walls.
Aconcagua is a disproportionately deadly mountain. Most fall victim to the twin perils of altitude and exposure. It is necessary to move up slowly. We followed the old adage of mountaineering, 'climb high, sleep low.' The next week Anton and I spent portering gear up to Camps I and II. Normally this should have been light work, but the weather had not relented. Beautiful blue skies extended toward the East, and to the West the summit of Aconcagua stood mired in weather. Fighting gale force winds we moved gear up. At night we tried to sleep to the sound of winding rocking the tent. It sounded like a freight train.
Persistence paid off, and after a week we became the first to reach Camp II for the season. We also got a break in the clouds. 9 days after entering the camp we finally saw the Polish Glacier, our objective. I saw Aconcagua summit for the first time, too. Steep. We could also see ominous clouds extending to the North and West, more weather was on the way. We descended back to base camp, shocked to find a little city under way. At this point several other expeditions had arrived including a Spanish expedition also intent on skiing. Our mule carriers, Fernando Grajales Expeditions, had also arrived by this point to establish their base camp for their guided groups, by far the nicest spread in Base Camp. The extremely friendly base camp staff was happy to share weather reports – more clouds and more wind.
At Grajales base camp, they tell me they usually only see a group of skiers every 1 or two years. This year I count 4 groups with skiers at Plaza Argentina, and on the other side of the mountain at the other base camp there is at least one other. We were in good company. We also meet Kellie, an Alaskan on her own, and the first person we met roughing it like us without logistical support. That earns her points. She had just come from the IceAxe.tv Antarctica expedition and needed partners for Aconcagua. We invited her to join us.


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From woolly mammoth tusks to gift-wrapped Mustangs, this lady knows her stuff
For certain couples, the usual cards-and-candy exchange just isn't going to cut it anymore. After you've given your significant other, say, a giant flower installation for Mother's Day and 150 gifts (and counting) for Christmas, it becomes tough to top yourself year after year. That's where Simone LeBlanc comes in.
The L.A.-based gift specialist started her business in 2011, and now splits her time between conceiving super-thoughtful gifts you can deliver to friends and loved ones (Jaime King is a fan of her boxes) and coming up with incredibly elaborate custom orders for her "money-is-no-object" type clients. So we had to ask, with Valentine's Day on the horizon (and a private jet trip with Drake planned): What's the most insane gift she's ever masterminded?
For the wife of a tech mogul, LeBlanc was tasked with creating a 40th birthday experience that was less a "gift box" than a "gift room" — literally.
"There were 40 unique, ultimate, meaningful gifts in the mix," she says. "We crafted an environment in which every item in the room was a part of the gift, from clothing items to custom luggage to art you'd swear was swiped from The Broad [Museum] to a 1930s phonograph with a collection of rare records to accompany it. We imagined it like stepping into a room-sized version of one of our gift boxes where every corner hides a special thing. The scale alone was quite impressive and extravagant."
But with a "sky's the limit" budget, it's the little things that make the difference. "Every single gift would have been incredible on its own. But what I loved pausing to reflect on was that the range of the gifts was so varied, and that they were all equally special and meaningful, regardless of price," she says. "Even with a very generous budget, sometimes it's the small things that are priceless. Amidst all of the fancy things, there were also some virtually "free" items — sentimental gestures that were just as special, if not more!"
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That's not to say that certain impossible-to-find things aren't also pretty darn special. "Woolly mammoth tusks dating to the Pleistocene Era pulled from the Black Sea for a wedding party" have been among the hardest things to track down. And once, at eight months pregnant, she was asked to go to Palestine "to procure something that Indiana Jones might have been better suited to procure. Needless to say, I had to say no, even though I never like saying no."
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LeBlanc also excels at a wrapping job no one else wants to take on. One standout item? "A vintage 1968 Mustang, which was totally a challenge! The gift tag ended up being basically the size of my body and we had a sign painter paint it. Safe to say that was the most art directed bow I've ever made."
Other boxes that would blow the average mortal's mind?
• Her most expensive box to date: "It involves a yellow diamond and many zeroes."
• "We created a holiday gift for a media company where the idea was a step-by-step guide to a cozy and very fancy winter's eve in New York City. Inspired by the client's favorite spots and indulgences in the city, the gift included favorite cocktail recipes from the Carlyle Hotel, plus matches and napkins from the bar, Petrossian caviar which we had to have overnighted, a sterling silver and mother of pearl serving set, and black truffles overnighted from Italy. It's always fun to deal with customs!
• "We worked for about a year to produce this one honeymoon gift 'box.' The vessel, in this case, was a set of custom-made Bottega Veneta luggage in the most gorgeous pale-pistachio-meets-icy-gray hue. Inside of the luggage we included trip itineraries and everything the couple would need on the various trips we designed. A beautiful camera, clothing, you name it! It was quite over-the-top!"
• "There was an ultimate game room gift box, for which we worked with a famous London-based games fabricator. In addition to the custom-designed marquetry Backgammon board which featured mother-of-pearl and onyx playing pieces engraved with special messages, the gift featured cigars, an Eli Bleu humidor that we imported from France, a vintage sterling silver tabletop cigar lighter from the year of the client's birth, and a very nice bottle of scotch."
So if you're not quite working with that budget but you'd like to make the same level of impact, any suggestions? LeBlanc recommends their LOVE Keepsakes box (pictured at top) with a few special extras. "It's a mix of really luxurious everyday essentials and timeless keepsakes that feel at once old-world special and modern and fresh," she says of the box. "Around that, we'd recommend he create a languid, luxurious day or weekend. Waking up at San Ysidro Ranch with our LOVE box on the pillow … or something else that feels a touch extraordinary. It's all in the details!"
So…how do we get someone to buy us one of those "boxes?"
— Alex Apatoff