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After our very emotion filled day in Hiroshima, we headed out to another one of my favorite city in Japan, the historical city of Nara. While planing for this trip, I was really excited by the prospect of bringing Hudson and Tristan to Nara... The city with the deers crossing at the intersection (while obeying the pedestrian signal...) But after our little mishap with the deers in Miyajima, I started to be a bit more concern about having to face hundreds if not thousands of deers in the city. So we headed out in mid-morning and got there right at lunch time.
We first grabbed lunch, and since Hudson decided she ONLY wanted to walk, it took us all afternoon to make the trek to the Daibustu temple. By the time we got there, it was closing but we managed to sneak in with the last few people. The place was so empty it gave us great opportunities to take lots of pictures.
And that is pretty much the only think we saw in Nara... We had plan on temple hopping, but with an eight months old baby that only wanted to walk, it slowed us down tremendously. Still we had a blast as Hudson tried to catch deers, and even fed one.


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For those of you who like cheese then Cheese Fondue is not foreign to you, it is a typical Swiss food served with a variety of snack companion, this food is usually served at gathering with family or friends, in this article I will discuss about Easy Swiss Cheese Fondue Recipe at Home.
Ingredients Cheese Fondue
500 ml of skim milk
500 grams of cheese (can be in various types, like parmesan, cheedar, and mozzarella)
250 grams of cream cheese
1 cloves of garlic in the puree
1 tablespoon lemon juice.
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Salt and Pepper to taste
How to Make Cheese Fondue
- Saute garlic that has been pureed with medium heat
- Then add beige cheese, use medium heat to stir fry it
- If it melts then addsusu and stir until smooth, when it boils add other cheese and stir all until evenly
- Then add the orange juice water
- Add pepper and salt to your taste
- Add maize starch solution to thicken cheese fondue.
- Serve Cheese Fondue with bread, vegetables, fruit or other to your taste.
For additional moeslemates, you should serve by using a place that can be hot for Cheese Fondue always in a thick, not dry and hard.
Maybe you can practice cheese fondue recipe in your home according to your taste, and enjoy it with your family or friends at the time of gathering.

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Dear Friends,
In case you didn't receive the latest e-mail blast updating the information about our Free Conference March 1-3, you may view it by clicking HERE.
This e-mail contains very little information that is new, but because of the interest by many who are wanting to attend this Conference we wanted to make sure everyone understood the deadlines we are working under. Basically this is what we are dealing with:
1. We will take registrations for the Conference even if you walk in the door March 1st.
2. The Hawthorne House, where we are having our banquet, has a limit of 250 people, So, if you desire to attend the banquet and enjoy the fellowship, the excellent facility and food (which includes grilled sirloin steaks and/or basil chicken, a scrumptious dessert and a glass of wine or beer) not to mention a stimulating presentation by Rev. Jonathan Fisk, Pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, Springfield, PA, Philadelphia Lutheran Ministries and WorldViewEverlasting, then we must have your reservation in our hands by the 20th of February at the latest.
If you have any questions, send us an e-mail!
Your Servants For Christ's Sake,
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Become a Millionaire: SportsTradex Hosts Their Millionaire Maker Pick'Em Contest
If you're growing tired of the typical salary-driven daily fantasy sports game, we've got an alternative for you. Our friends at SportsTradex are hosting their August Millionaire Maker pick'em contest tomorrow where you, the average Joe with an unhealthy amount of baseball knowledge, have a chance to win one million dollars.
Perhaps you're new to the pick'em contest at SportsTradex, and if you are, you're missing out. Each pick'em matchup consists of three players on each side, and your goal is to choose the side that you think will score the most fantasy points. Tomorrow's contest will have 20 different matchups to choose from, and if you get all 20 correct, you're an instant millionaire. Even if you miss one, you're still walking away with up to $50,000.
But the great part about the contest is that, no matter what happens, $20,000 is being paid out. It's guaranteed. It's not as though this is only a high-risk game, folks.
You still, however, shouldn't go into tomorrow's big game without an idea of how to win. So let's run through two strategies that can help you bring home some cash.
Winning the Million
You've obviously got an uphill battle to win the million, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't go for it. There are a couple of strategies that you may want to incorporate when choosing your matchups tomorrow.
1. Pick the dominant pitcher.
There aren't a ton of aces on the mound for tomorrow's games, but pinpointing the hurlers you like most is the top way to win these pick'em matchups. Quite simply, pitchers score the most points, and finding the largest variance between their scores is a surefire way to ensure a victory for the matchup.
The matchups themselves won't be posted on SportsTradex until tomorrow morning, but when they are, feel free to take a look at our projections to see where the biggest discrepancies lie.
2. Pick teams, not players
Most daily fantasy players know what stacking is all about – you choose players from the same team in order to maximize your opportunity to win if that team ends up going bonkers. It's especially big in baseball, as each player in a lineup is tied to one another in some way – if three guys have a big night, chances are the rest of the lineup will benefit.
And when you stack, you should be looking at opposing pitchers to stack against. In tomorrow's matchups, a total of 10 probable pitchers have ERAs above 4.00. Target the teams they're playing against, and consistently choose those players in the pick'em contest. It's a go-big or go-home way of playing, but if you're wise with your decision-making, it could lead to a lot of cash in your pockets.
Go Win Some Cash
So what are you waiting for? You have the tools here at numberFire and the strategy to win SportsTradex's big August Millionaire Maker contest tomorrow. Head on over to the site, sign up and get picking tomorrow morning when the contest opens.


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Figlet is a program for making large letters out of ordinary text. It has been around since 1991 and we have created a Mac OS X Dashboard Widget based on it. Figlets are often used in email signatures. At Memention we also use them for commenting source code and configuration files.
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Theatre of the Absurd was coined by critic Martin Esslin to describe a particular style of modern drama in the 1950s that centres on the irrational nature of human existence. Some of the principal practitioners- Harold Pinter, Samuel Beckett, Jean Genet- riddled their plays with nonsensical dialogues and esoteric argots to enhance a sense of unease and hyper-reality. Their purpose is often to enlarge the powerlessness of human beings when confronted by a world that seems exceedingly deprived of meanings. The movement, coincided at a time when people were gradually convalescing from the traumas of WWII, but would soon be assailed by more upheavals in the coming years, served implicitly as intellectual comments on the fraught state of affairs.
Esslin, in the eponymous article, redefines the notion of the absurd: "Absurd is that which is devoid of purpose... Cut off from his religious, metaphysical, and transcendental roots, man is lost; all his actions become senseless, absurd, useless." Many playrights had actually gone against such definition by justifying the layered meanings of the word- absurd is more than just a case of purposelessness. One of them was Edward Albee, who in many of his plays explored the "purpose" of those that invariably act absurd. He reckoned his characters' absurdity to be more of a conscious effort than a naïve impulse; a devious but viable means of forestalling the awareness of truth by assuming a silly disguise and eccentric behaviours.
In Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Albee's most reputed and possibly most blusterous, absurdity comes in the form of a charade, a dangerous attempt at fiddling with distorted realities and false illusions. At its centre is a middle-aged couple, Martha and George, who are in the death throes of an unhappy marriage. The play takes place solely in the couple's house, where they are joined one late evening by a young couple, Honey and Nick, on a host of sadistic games and violent brawls. As the orgiastic fun starts going awry, Martha and George become increasingly affected by a story they casually make up, about their invisible, emotionally troubled son.
The film, a debut from Mike Nichols, takes its characters away from Martha and George's cramped abode to their courtyard, their car, and a rundown roadhouse. This somewhat attenuates the unrelenting feel of angst that, in the play, resonates when the environs narrow. But any of such erred deviations are redeemed by the dazzling performance of the cast. Elizabeth Taylor's Martha is ferocious, scathing and obstreperous. She clucks around her husband like a virago, drinks like a fish, and laughs like a lost soul bewailing her fate. There lurks beneath that doggedly matriarchal front a vulnerable soul that fears the contact of reality, and harbours an excessive idolatry for her possibly domineering father. Her husband, played by Richard Burton, is a decided contrary. At first laconic, brooding and submissive, his indignation at his perpetual cowardice bestirs him to commit spasmodic acts of violence, and to scheme for his ultimate revenge. One especially horrific sequence sees George contemplating a perfect ending to the story of the couple's imaginary son. His pensive face is lit up suddenly by a gleam of viciousness that flits across his eyes, the moment when an idea dawns on him, and then he pronounces the fateful words: the son is going to die. Burton superbly evokes the inner turmoil of a misunderstood man, who takes ruinous measures to reassert himself as an unsympathetic tyrant.
George Segal and Sandy Dennis are equally brilliant in their supporting roles as the young couple, though both seem slightly eclipsed by Taylor and Burton. Segal is too mild throughout, and misses the significant moments when he should be impetuous and provoked. And after seeing Dennis's intriguingly peculiar screen test for the role, I must say I'm disappointed somewhat of how, and confused of why, she resolves to deviate from that, and makes Honey an unhinged alcoholic.


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If someone with diabetes is driving down the road and starts to feel a hypoglycemic attack coming on, that person may realize what's happening and stop to get a bite to eat. Or not, which could lead to trouble. That latter scenario inspired Medtronic's "M-Powered Concept Car" and its onboard glucose-monitoring system.
With data transmitted via Bluetooth, the wireless setup lets people wearing a continuous glucose-monitoring system (CGMS) get readings of their blood sugar levels through audio and visual cues from the car's dashboard. Medtronic, a medical-device manufacturing company, premiered the car at the 68th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, which is wrapping up Tuesday in San Francisco.
Steven Cragle, Medtronic's senior director of communications, said people with diabetes risk losing consciousness due to a sudden drop in blood sugar levels. Diabetics with active lifestyles could possibly experience this while driving.
"Losing consciousness while driving is obviously not a good thing and statistics can back up that this is a safety risk for people with diabetes," he said. "We wanted to make driving safe and possible."
The system looks a lot like a GPS unit. With it onboard, drivers are informed when they have a drop in blood sugar levels, and are urged to pull over or given directions to the nearest restaurant or rest stop. The company said a future system would allow the car to dial up medical assistance once the driver has abnormal levels of blood glucose or fails to respond to prompts.
For now Medtronic has no estimate of when, or if, the car will enter the market.
The "M-Powered Concept Car" is the most recent addition to what appears to be a growing field of products that help patients monitor their medical conditions.
Germany's Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft research institute, for example, recently conceived of a digital assistant that measures a wearer's respiratory signals and transmits the information to a cell phone or a PDA. If the value fails to reach a predefined level, the system sets off an alarm.
And the Tyndall National Institute in Ireland has come up with a radiation detector that fits inside an implantable medical device to measure how well radiation therapy is working for cancer patients.
Star Wars Episode 9 filming wraps: But where's that title? Director J.J. Abrams says the milestone "feels impossible."
The great white shark's genetic healing powers have been decoded: We know more about how they potentially stave off cancer.


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"A Royal Affair"!
This year's Event featured a "fresh coat of paint" –
with lots of changes and great new ideas!
Florida Federation of Fairs Annual Convention
And IAFE Zone 2 Meeting was held May 18-20
This year's Florida Federation of Fairs Annual Convention and IAFE Zone 2 Meeting was held May 18th – 20th at the awesome Hilton Buena Vista Palace in Orlando, Florida. This exceptional hotel is directly across the street from the new Disney Springs (with a bridge walkover). The Federation has wanted to hold the Convention in Orlando for many years and it finally happened. Attendees had access to discounted Disney and other Orlando attractions so lots of folks came, brought their family, and enjoyed the Orlando area! The event was themed "A Royal Affair" to go along with being in the Disney area.
Dawn Rowe and the Convention Program Committee planned a great Convention. The Committee spent a great deal of time "putting a fresh coat of paint" on this year's event. The schedule was streamlined (with shorter lunches) and expanded with new and creative workshop and round table sessions.
On Wednesday, May 17th, in addition to the Annual Giles Ellis Golf Tournament which was held at one of the awesome Disney courses, there was also a special event Wednesday called Splitsville Mix and Mingle. It was open to everyone but was sponsored by our YPI Committee. It was fun and a GREAT chance to get to meet other Fair folks!
Thursday's program had a whole new look and featured very specific, targeted topics with extended workshops that provided attendees with a very in-depth training on specific issues – from an Active Shooter Workshop, to a Crowd Management Training Program to a special workshop put on by our keynote speaker – Candy Whirley with Know 'em; Manage 'em; Choose 'em!. The Trade Show also opened after lunch with 113 booths – the largest ever!
New this year were "speed round table sessions"! Instead of 1 hour sessions, there were 2 thirty minute sessions so every group had to get into high gear to hear everyone's ideas then move on to the next session to hear more great ideas!
Thursday morning started out with workshops and round tables and then flowed into a new style Opening Session. Opening Session was primarily focused on our keynote speaker - Candy Whirley, and she presented "It Takes 4 To Tango". One of our BEST keynote speakers ever! A special thanks to Populous for sponsoring our Keynote Speaker.
Thursday night's President's Party was in honor of President Felecia Chivington, and was themed "My Fair Lady" – everyone came decked out in My Fair Lady attire and enjoyed an evening of fun and fellowship as well as some great showcases! A special thanks to Reithoffer Shows and the Florida Dairy Farmers for sponsoring the President's Party. Fair Publishing House sponsored "Felecia" cookies – that were a hit throughout the convention.
For the first time ever, lunch on Friday was held in the Trade Show. This gave everyone the chance to pick up a box lunch, find a quick place to eat, then enjoy the trade show. To entice everyone to stay throughout this dedicated time for the trade show, SEE Tickets sponsored "The Great Cash Give-Away" with $1000 in cash given out. Thanks to the Miami Dade County Fair and Expo for sponsoring this year's luncheon in the trade show.
Last year's Friday Night Showcase Extravaganza was so successful we did it again! There was an "ice cream social" with complimentary glasses and drinks, good company, and lots of great showcases. A special thanks to Wade Shows for sponsoring this event! We also ended the program earlier on Friday so everyone could go out for dinner but be back for the Extravaganza.
We are also delighted that Fairs from IAFE Zone 2 joined us again! What a great way to network with other Fairs in the southeast as well as our own Florida Fairs. Zone 2 was welcomed with a "toast" on Thursday evening sponsored by Etix.
The Convention Committee also felt strongly that the way for our Associate members to get more involved with our Fairs is to participate more in our workshops and round tables. So, this year's Saturday morning sessions featured topics of interest to both Fairs and Associates and the trade show was closed until after lunch. Then, there was some final time in the Trade Show Saturday afternoon to "finish up your business" as well as a few dynamic final workshops to close out the program!
Saturday's luncheon was when the Federation's Business Meeting was held with over 400 attendees. Thanks to Netterfield's Popcorn & Lemonade, Inc. for sponsoring lunch.
And the grand finale was Saturday night's "Gala" with a whole new look and feel – everyone put on their "fancy duds" and joined us for a spectacular presentation of awards, showcases, and our presentation of the Hall of Fame and Associate of the Year recipients. Thanks to EMC Tickets for sponsoring this year's Gala. This year's IAFE Institute Management Scholarship was announced and the winner was Paige Poole with the South Florida Fair. Thanks to North American Midway Entertainment for sponsoring this scholarship. Becky Brashear also recognized Florida's newest Institute Management graduate – Matt Daley with the South Florida Fair, and our newest CFE – Ismael Ramos with the Miami Dade County Fair and Expo.
This year's Hall of Fame award was presented to Pete Sutton, CFE and retired manager of the Clay County Fair. Pete's dedication to the Fair industry and the Federation as well as the Clay County Fair made an impact on many people and the Federation was proud to honor him in this way!
The Associate of the Year was presented to Charlie Smith with Populous. Charlie is a longtime supporter of the fair industry as well as the Florida Federation of Fairs.
The evening closed with a Toast to the Incoming President, Dawn Rowe as well as our Hall of Fame and Associate of the Year. The toast was sponsored by Strates Shows.
Each evening the Federation's Hospitality Suite, sponsored by The Dennis Lee Show, was a great place to meet and greet – it was always filled with lots of talk and laughter!
It was definitely "A Royal Affair" and we welcome everyone to come again next year – May 17 – 19, 2018 again at the Hilton Buena Vista Palace in Orlando.


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Surrey offers a number of bike parks, and each of them have been carefully designed to offer a variety of tracks and trails to suit all abilities. From the dirt jumps and pump track at South Surrey Bike Park to the technical downhill trails at Invergarry Mountain Bike Park, you'll find a level and style that works for you!
Surrey parks are open throughout the year from dawn until dusk.
Bike Parks in Surrey
|Park Name
|Cloverdale Athletic Park
|6330 - 168 St
|Fun Fun Park
|1472 - 128 St
|South Surrey
|Invergarry Park
|11297 Surrey Rd
|North Surrey
|Newton Athletic Park
|7395 - 128 St
|Panorama Park
|12863 - 60 Ave
|Port Kells Park
|19340 - 88 Ave
|South Surrey Athletic Park
|14600 - 20 Ave
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Here I am back again so soon after the last entry today lol. I actually had them both made I just had to post them is all lol. The sketch below is the one we had to follow this week over at Card Patterns.
and here is my interpretation of the above sketch. I used a brand new paper line for this card and if you would like to know the details please email me. I thought I would do a Valentine's Day card this time as I have to get some made for the markets along with a Valentine's Day inspired Soy Melt and some romance type aromatherapy products to package up and sell as well. If anyone is interested in one of these Romance packages then drop me an email I do custom orders as well.
Okay for today that is it for me. I have a couple of orders to get out before the end of the week.
In the meantime. . . .
Walk about your day with absolute beauty.
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I hope everyone had a nice, safe New Year's Eve last night.
Can you believe we're in 2012? (I have a theory on the Mayan thing. They lived SO long ago that they just probably Gave Up counting at 2012 because in their minds that was way longer than time would last. Works right? Shut up. It works! I refuse to entertain all this 2012 crap! [Mostly because I'm a huge wimp and 2012 stuff freaks me out.])
I've never been one for resolutions. I prefer to call them goals. I have some for this year. I'll talk about them in a post soon.
Happy New Year, Everyone!


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Protect the delicate skin on your face and neck with the gently mattifying SunSense Daily Face Sunscreen with SPF50+, perfect for combination and oily skin-types.
The SunSense Daily Face sunscreen is ideal for year round sun protection and is the closest thing to sun block for the face. This lightweight, moisturising SPF50+ cream is suitable for use every day and will protect skin from UVA and UVB broad spectrum radiation and premature ageing caused by sun exposure.
It's lightly tinted to produce a sheer matt finish, whilst the oil-free base makes it a perfect choice for those with combination and oily skin. The velvety, fragrance-free formula is enriched with Vitamin E and 3% niacinamide which work together to gradually improve the appearance of skin-tone and texture.
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As mentioned, I went to Swarthmore College. Despite the idyllic setting, the place is an intellectual pressure cooker of the first order. Having gotten decent grades in high school despite an almost total lack of effort, I assumed college would be more of the same. I could not have been more wrong. I have never felt as stupid as I did during my freshman year at Swarthmore. It's bad enough being a geek, but being a not-particularly-bright geek is pure humiliation. Such was my lot.
Fortunately I got the hang of the academics early in year three, so the stupidity 'thing' began to fade. However, I continued to be a slightly overweight, maladroit introvert. This did not begin to change until well into graduate school. All of this is a long way of saying I didn't feel too worried going back to my reunion, did not feel compelled to go on a diet, etc. etc. because given my general state at the time, the only way to go was up!
Slightly unnerving, however, was the invitation, which implied that as a group, we were likely to occupy the dumpy/frumpy end of the personal sleekness scale. I immediately took the opportunity to inform my reunion chair that I have never, ever, not even on the worst day of my entire life, looked like Dick Cheney.
Monday, June 09, 2003
My College Reunion
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Innovation and Technology Transfer in Security: From the Lab to General Use
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Where do security technologies come from? Grants are proposed by academics and funded by the government. Startups move technologies across the "valley of death" to early adopters. Global corporations take technology wide (by acquiring startups). Yet there are key gaps in this system. This distinguished panel of innovation experts and entrepreneurs will discuss how they make tech transfer work.
Gary McGraw CTO, Cigital


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A stop-loss order is a type of advanced trade order that can be placed with most brokerages. To put a stop loss and profit target is one of the best risk management techniques in stock trading.
For traders, Stop Loss orders are extremely important tools. We know that the global markets operate day and night, making it virtually impossible for a single trader to follow multiple deals on a variety of shares, commodities, currencies, and indices. Various instruments are extremely volatile and can experience huge price changes in a matter of hours, or even minutes. However, the Stop Loss orders offer a simple solution to investors' need to carefully monitor changes and help protect a trader's balance.
Various veteran traders believe that Stop Loss orders are not a perfect solution if they are not used carefully as they can also limit potential profits by effectively closing a deal too soon.
This is the best way to minimize the loss that you may face while trading. Stop loss is said to a point or price beyond which if the stock's current price goes, in that case, you need to reverse your earlier position. A trader must keep in mind that a stop loss order instructs your broker to sell when the price hits a certain point or price. The main goal of putting stop loss is to get out of the stock before it falls any further and it indicates maximum loss you are willing to absorb.
If you want to understand the theory of stop-loss with an example then suppose if stock breaks below a key support level, in that case, traders often sell as soon as possible.
But on the other side, profit target is the price at which you need to sell a stock and book a profit on the trade. Usually, this happens when the extra upside is limited to the given risks. In general, you sell the profitable shares quickly and hold on to the losing stocks for a longer period of time in the hope that in future they will bounce back.


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NEW YORK — In its biggest and boldest move onto the Web, agreed Thursday to buy the Internet media company CNET Networks Inc. for $1.8 billion in a deal that drew flak from critics for its high price and its daunting management challenges.
Flush with cash and hoping to vastly expand its Internet advertising reach in a single stroke, CBS announced that it would pay $11.50 a share in an all-cash tender offer for CNET.
That is a 45% premium over Wednesday's closing price and turns CBS into a white knight for CNET, which is embroiled in a proxy fight against a dissident shareholder group.
"There are very few opportunities to acquire a profitable, growing, well-managed Internet company like CNET Networks," CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves said in an interview Thursday, adding that the move "pushes the clock forward" on the New York company's goal of becoming a bigger Web player.


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Before I get into my Bar Testing again I thought I'd do a little post about fake OPI.
The other day I started looking into potentially getting Mad As A Hatter, since then I've realised that they are waaaay too expensive (someone's selling MAAH & Absolutely Alice for $61!).
So the first one I got (the one in the pictures), I probably should have foreseen that it would be a fake but I'd never heard of anyone selling fake OPI before! I emailed the seller when I got it, suspecting it to be a fake, and he replied "you should note that I never said 100% authenticity guaranteed" (I imagine him speaking in a really douche-y voice), he said that I could send it back for a refund but honestly I don't want someone else to have to buy a pre-used bottle and one of my friends loves the colour and doesn't mind if it's not fake.
The second one I got thinking that it would be real! Again, I must be the most naive person ever! The listing said that she ran a salon and used these in her store and also that these were factory seconds. It was exactly the same as the first bottle but I didn't have the energy to send it back to her and she stuck to her factory seconds story so I just left it.
At least I can use this to make a little tutorial on how to tell if your OPI is real or fake. I've learned quite a bit through my google-ing and I know for a fact that some of the tutorials say that certain things make an OPI fake that aren't true, so hopefully I can cover everything!
Also I used a Kleenex box as the background because the puppies are cute, at least there's something good in the photos haha!
|Compared to OPI Pirouette My Whistle
|Off centre label
|Lid touches bottle on the fake
|Off centre label
|Real OPI on the left, different brushes
|Real OPI on the left, fake has a thinner lid
|Colour shot
|Colour shot
All in all this is a pretty good fake, the colour is really similar to the real MAAH although I can't compare to a real one. It even had the OPI engraved onto the brush! The main thing that was different was the smell, it didn't really smell like any of my other OPIs. One of the main things that people comment on for fake MAAHs is that instead of having magenta and teal glitter they have red and green glitter, this one I would say that there is definitely teal glitter, but there's red glitter too.
Main things to look out for in Fake OPIs:
- Height difference in comparison to real OPIs.
- Different lid's to OPIs, this can include a lighter lid, thinner lid, no 'cog' like markings on the inside of the lid. If there is no gap between the bottle and the lid, it's most likely a fake.
- Some cheap fakes don't have OPI engraved on the white part of the brush.
- Missing a label on the bottom of the bottle (some have just the top label with the 'peel here' part and some have just the label underneath).
- There are heaps of websites that say that if your OPI doesn't have 4 warning signs on the back then it's a fake, this is WRONG! I have bought OPIs from David Jones, Hairhouse Warehouse, other beauty stores, and TransDesign. None of these have 4 warning signs, actually I think there might be one in my entire collection that has 4 warning signs. The extra one warning sign is to say that there's more information on the bottom of the bottle. So it doesn't mean that your collection is fake if none of them have it.


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Pfeffer's Flamboyant Cuttlefishes, Metasepia pfefferi
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Description & Behavior
Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefishes, Metasepia pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885), are truly amazing animals and well named. A favorite of underwater photographers and videographers, flamboyant cuttlefishes display stunning changing colors and patterns and actually "walk" along the bottom of the sea (the only one known to do so). M. pfefferi has a maximum mantle (the part behind the head) length of 6-8 cm with 3 pairs of flap-like fleshy papillae (fleshy nipple-like protuberances) and a V-shaped ventral (underside) fleshy ridge. These cuttlefishes also have large violet oblique V-shaped patches on both sides of their dorsal (topside) mantle. Papillae are also present over their eyes. The papillae are used for camouflage to break up the outline of the cuttlefish.
Flamboyant cuttlefishes have 8 broad blade-like arms with four rows of suckers. One of the left ventral arms is modified (called the hectocotylus) and is used for fertilization.
Like squid, these cuttlefish have two tentacles inside their arms used for capturing prey whose ends are called tentacle clubs which have flat surfaces with 5-6 suckers, 3-4 of which are relatively "enormous" and located in the center of the clubs.
Their fins are yellow and their arms are purplish with margins of yellow.
Their internal shell, or cuttlebone, is diamond-shaped (rhombic), thick and small without a keel-like vertical ridge like that in Metasepia tullbergi (the paintpot cuttlefish) and is 2/3 to 3/4 the length of the mantle.
Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefish undergoes incredible color changes possible due to three types of structures contained within its skin, called chromatophores, leucophores and iridophores, which are small structures filled with colored ink which can be rapidly expanded and contracted to communicate or are used as camouflage within its habitat. These structures allow the cuttlefish to rapidly reflect a myriad of colors and change the textures of their skin (see this video for an example).
The name Sepia refers to the type of ink it produces. Like many squid, this ink is used to deceive predators by being ejected by their funnel into the water to form an ink cloud, while the cuttlefish swims to safety.
Cuttlefish (Sepiida) are in an Order of mollusks that possess an internal shell called the cuttlebone. The cuttlebone is made of calcium carbonate and is used by these mollusks to control their buoyancy. The cuttlebone is divided into many tiny chambers in which the cuttlefish can rapidly fill or empty of gas, depending on its buoyancy needs. They are in the Class Cephalopoda which is the group that contains cuttlefish, octopuses, squid and the chambered nautilus.
World Range & Habitat
Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefishes, Metasepia pfefferi, are found on shallow (3 to 86 m) sand and mud substrates in tropical waters throughout Indonesia and Malaysia to Papua New Guinea and northern Australia, South Queensland to Western Australia.
Feeding Behavior (Ecology)
Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefishes, Metasepia pfefferi, are active during the day and have been observed hunting small fish and crustaceans. With a base color of dark brown, when they are disturbed or attacked they quickly change color to a rippling pattern of black, dark brown, and white, with yellow patches around the mantle, arms, and eyes and the arm tips displaying bright red. This behavior advertises the poisonous nature of the flamboyant cuttlefish (the only known poisonous cuttlefish at this time).
Life History
Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefishes, Metasepia pfefferi, mate face-to-face, with the male using his hectocotylus to insert a packet of sperm into a pouch on the underside of the female's mantle. The female then fertilizes her eggs with sperm from the packet. The eggs are laid singly and placed by the female in protective crevices or under ledges in coral, rock, or wood. In one instance, around a dozen eggs were found under a coconut shell. She had placed them there through the central hole in the shell.
Freshly laid eggs are white and slowly turn translucent with time, making the baby cuttlefish clearly visible. From birth, juvenile M. pfefferi are capable of the same color and camouflage patterns as their parents.
Conservation Status & Comments
Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefishes are toxic according to a toxicology study of their muscle tissue, which makes it the third cephalopod and the only known cuttlefish found to be toxic. Research by Mark Norman with the Museum Victoria in Queensland, Australia has shown the toxin to be as lethal as that of blue-ringed octopuses.
According to MarineBio's Cephalopod Expert: "Due to their beautiful coloration and interesting behavior, these cuttlefish demand a premium in the aquarium trade. However, unlike Sepia species, Metasepia pfefferi has never been raised in captivity although a related species, M. tullberghi has. Additionally, they are easy to catch once located but don't appear to be common. For these reasons and their potential toxicity, I advise against keeping them in home aquaria. Sepia species are a much better alternative; some species of Sepia have been raised for over ten generations in captivity."
References & Further Research
Dr. James B. Wood, The Cephalopod Page
Tree of Life: Cephalopoda
Tree of Life Cephalopoda Glossary
Dr. Takashi Okutani's Cuttlefish and Squids of the world 2005
National Resource Center for Cephalopods
Norman, M., Debelius, H. 2000. Cephalopods - A World Guide, Conchbooks, Germany. 319 p.
Jereb, P.; Roper, C.F.E. (eds) Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4, Vol. 1. Rome, FAO. 2005. 262p. 9 colour plates.
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Name: Lee Lai-ShanGender: WDate of birth: September 5, 1970Place of birth: Cheung Chau, Hong KongRepresenting: Chinese Hong KongHeight: 1.70mWeight: 58kgSport: WindsurfingPersonal best: 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games - 1st boardsailing (first Olympic gold for Chinese Hong Kong)
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Book me with at least 3 weeks notice so we have enough time to do a book if needed 🙂 Another idea is to book it the same day you have an event so you already have your makeup done.


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Old Snory Time
One of my journalist friends suggested that I should be honoured for my writing. "You have a vast body of work," he said. I looked him straight in the eye and said, "At my age I would prefer to have a vast body that works." There was a time I thought I did but, alas, I was lulling myself into a false sense of security. I found out that I had become a sound sleeper. In other words, I snored loudly but only when I slept. I did not onlyRead More
About Tony Deyal
Tony Deyal is a Caribbean journalist who believes laughter is the best medicine.


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Backdoor Undetected, Until Now
Monday, December 14, 2015 @ 04:12 PM gHale
A quiet, but successful backdoor infiltrated companies around the world and remained largely undetected by anti-malware since 2013, researchers said.
The backdoor, called LATENTBOT by security firm FireEye, compromised companies in the U.S., UK, South Korea, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Canada, Peru and Poland in 2015.
Botnet Protects Against Malware
Botnet Strengthens Attack Capabilities
Security Differences by Industry
Strategy Shift: Security by Design
"Stealth being one of its traits, LATENTBOT will only keep malicious code in memory for the short time that is needed. Most of the encoded data is found either in the program resources or in the registry. A custom encryption algorithm is shared across the different components, including in encrypting its command and control (CnC) communications. Due to this, its family binaries are detected with a generic name such as Trojan.Generic:," said FireEye researchers Taha Karim and Daniel Regalado in a blog post.
FireEye witnessed multiple campaigns targeting multiple industries, but primarily in the financial services and insurance sectors.
LATENTBOT has a 6-stage obfuscation process, and has the ability to scan for cryptocurrency wallets via Pony stealer 2.0 malware plugin.
LATENTBOT implements multiple layers of obfuscation, a unique exfiltration mechanism, FireEye said.
The bot has also infected multiple organizations.
Some of the main features of LATENTBOT:
1. Multiple layers of obfuscation
2. Decrypted strings in memory remove after use
3. Hiding applications in a different desktop
4. MBR wiping ability
5. Ransomlock similarities such as being able to lock the desktop
6. Hidden VNC Connection
7. Modular design, allowing easy updates on victim machines
8. Stealth: Callback Traffic, APIs, Registry keys and any other indicators end up decrypted dynamically
9. Drops Pony malware as a module to act as infostealer
LATENBOT is not at targeted attack, but it is selective in the versions of Windows systems it infects, FireEye researchers said. The threat won't run in Windows Vista or Server 2008. Additionally, if the malware is running on a laptop, it will query the battery status via GetSystemPowerStatus and call SetThreadExecutionState try to prevent the system from sleeping or turning the display off if the battery is low.
Based on similar samples found in the wild and passive DNS information, FireEye said LATENTBOT came to life in mid-2013, and uses compromised web servers as C2 infrastructure.
The attackers behind the campaigns have been using malicious emails containing an old word exploit created with Microsoft Word Intruder (MWI), a well-known exploit kit. When the victim opens the malicious word document, embedded code executes and connects to a MWISTAT server, which allows operators to track attack campaigns, and a C2 server to get a second stage binary download, which turned out to be LuminosityLink, a RAT that has the ability to steal passwords, record keystrokes, transfer files and enable attached microphones or webcams.
"Since the running LuminosityLink is a RAT that offers multiple capabilities to fully control the infected box, it is surprising that another payload is being downloaded from a secondary C2 at emenike[.]no-ip.info (188.8.131.52)," FireEye said. That new module is LATENTBOT.
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Slap on a half-apron and even the most mundane house chores become fabulously exciting! What's that, time to cook dinner? Yippee!
You just can't diss the half apron. The popularity of this apron style through the past century has been documented in magazines, television, movies, and it has become an iconic symbol for the American Housewife. And it is one of the simplest sewing projects to stitch together, made with about one yard of fabric, perfect for adding trimmings or personal touches.
Look honey, I found time in between laundry and dinner to whip up a fresh apron!
The half-apron was so popular that it would most probably be your first sewing project in school around 1950. Here are just a few examples of the one yard apron project from learn-to-sew books and school texts from about 1950.
From left to right, The New Encyclopedia of Modern Sewing published in 1950, Singer Sewing Book published1949,
and Junior Homemaking published 1958.
Take a closer look at the 1950 version of this project and notice the fabric is a 36" x 36" square. In 1950 the standard width for most yardgoods was between 30" - 36" inches wide, which explains why the cutting diagram looks like a 36" square. In fact, all three of the apron projects pictured above use 35" - 36" wide fabric.
Since our modern day100% cotton fabrics are manufactured in 45" widths, these patterns are a a bit obsolete (if you're trying to use one yard with no wasted fabric, that is). So, what to do if you want to stitch up your own half-apron? You can follow my tutorial! Click here to get the Miss Sews-it-all tutorial for the one yard "Use-it-all" apron. It's the perfect apron pattern to add a bit o' trim, ribbon, or anything else.
These days you don't HAVE to wear an apron while doing housework, but sometimes it can be fun to tie one on for the heck of it. So go forth, stitch up your own personalized apron, and have fun wearing it - no matter what you're doing!


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Eggs are a wonderfully versatile and delicious food. These little oval-shaped goodies are full of protein and other vitamins and minerals that are essential to your daily diet, and can be served up for any meal of the day. Whether you like your eggs deviled, scrambled or sunny-side up, you'll be sure to find a recipe you can't wait to try. Let's get cracking!
For an quick and impressive party appetizer, these curried deviled eggs are sure to be a hit. They make simple and quick hors d'oeuvres that are surprisingly easy to prepare. (Check out how to peel boiled eggs fast!)
An herb and zucchini frittata is a tasty meal that is almost effortless to prepare. Simply combine the cheese, herbs and eggs and scramble together in a medium skillet. (And then see how you can keep leftover herbs fresh. )
There are many unique ways to prepare a hearty fried egg sandwich, and we've put together 11 delicious ideas. Try it with creme fraiche and smoked salmon; serrano and manchego; or with ricotta and strawberries. Trust us -- your taste buds will not be disappointed!
Scrambled eggs a classic breakfast staple, but to make them the "right" way (creamy in texture), there's one key move you need to master. We've laid it out for you.
There are several way to create poached eggs, including using a stovetop or microwave. No matter what you choose, these methods will help deliver a delicately poached egg.
Eggs baked in tomatoes are a healthy and low-carb breakfast food. All you need to do is hollow out a tomato, add an egg and bake for 20 to 30 minutes.
Follow these instructions if you are looking to poach an egg without a poacher. Just bring a pot of water to a simmer and pour in the raw egg until it is cooked through to your liking.
This omega-3 vegetarian omelet recipe is a hearty meal option. Saute mushrooms, onions and spinach together and fold into the egg mixture for a neat and flavorful omelet.
For a fun and tasty way to prepare eggs, this chicken deviled eggs recipe fits the bill. After creating your deviled eggs, decorate each eggs with black sesame seeds and slivers of radish to create your chicks. (If you haven't see this yet, here's how to peel hard boiled eggs fast.)
Frittatas are a healthy and filling breakfast food filled with delicious vegetables and ingredients. This broccoli cheddar frittata combines generous servings of veggies and cheese to provide you with a well-rounded meal.
These parmesan and thyme pastry baked eggs are a fragrant and delicious finger food. They're bite sized yet so delicious -- you'll find yourself coming back for seconds. Perfect for Sunday brunch!
These spinach and tomato frittatas are baked inside individual muffin tins to make it perfectly portioned and packable.
A creamy spinach quiche can be easily achieved with this simple, savory recipe. You can use store bought tart dough for the crust to save on prep time.
How about this for a genius egg hack: "hard boil" your eggs using a muffin pan. Just cook in the oven for about 30 minutes, and these eggs practically peel themselves!


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TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia's ruling parliamentary coalition stripped President Mikheil Saakashvili of some powers on Thursday, the latest round in a political skirmish that could potentially threaten supplies of Caspian oil and gas to Europe.
The country's billionaire Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, 57, has been trying to assert his supremacy over Saakashvili since he took office last October, creating an awkward power-sharing arrangement.
The Georgian parliament unanimously passed a motion in the first of three readings to make constitutional changes that water down the president's powers and remove his authority to dismiss the government and parliament.
"I was never going to dismiss the government or the parliament ... But this vote was important for democratic dialogue in our country and for demonstrating that the National Movement is still very strong," Saakashvili, 45, said in a televised statement after the vote, referring to his party.
The prime minister enjoys greater day-to-day authority in Georgia than the president, who has the power to send laws back to the assembly. Until the amendment becomes law, he also will retain the power to dismiss both government and parliament.
The measure was supported by Saakashvili's allies in parliament who had insisted the president had no intention to use his powers against Ivanishvili's Georgian Dream coalition that won elections last October.
Ivanishvili and Saakashvili have cooperated in an uneasy coalition since the Georgian Dream won a majority in parliament last year and political analysts expect further political clashes until the president's term ends in October.
Further instability in the country of 4.5 million, which fought a five-day war with Russia in 2008, would worry the West because of the threat to pipelines which carry Caspian natural gas and oil to Europe through Georgia.
The former Soviet republic also commands an important strategic location on the Black Sea between Russia and Iran, Turkey and its oil and gas-producing Azerbaijan.
Some of the president's powers are already due to be transferred to the prime minister under constitutional changes agreed by the last parliament, but Ivanishvili's allies had demanded legislation to ensure Saakashvili could not dismiss the government.
"We don't want Saakashvili to have this stone in his pocket (to throw at the government)," Tina Khidasheli, a lawmaker from the Georgian Dream coalition, said.
The first reading vote took place after a non-binding test vote, in which Saakashvili's allies voted against the measure to prove the Georgian Dream members did not have the two-thirds majority needed to change the constitution on their own.
Reporting by Margarita Antidze; Editing by Sophie Hares


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Pond - Flowers in Terracotta - Elizabeth Hartman for Robert Kaufman Fabrics - AZH-16622-92 - 1/2 yard
Manufacturer: Robert Kaufman Fabrics (AZH-16622-92)
Designer: Elizabeth Hartman
Collection: Pond
Print: Flowers in Terracotta
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I Am Now The Published Author of Instant Razor View Engine How-To
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The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) announced today that, following rigorous review, MRA has once again achieved the "Peer Reviewed by HFMA®" designation for its accident claims management solution, AcciClaim™.
MRA's innovative AcciClaim solution enables hospitals to get fully-paid for Motor Vehicle and Workers' Compensation accidents. Accident claims are only a small percentage of total claims but, when managed correctly, they can provide higher reimbursement rates than other financial classes. Hospitals often lack the dedicated resources and expertise to process these difficult-to-work claims. MRA's AcciClaim solution bridges the gap by offering a leading team of specialized attorneys, revenue cycle experts and account resolution specialists supported by a proprietary, industry leading technology to deliver new revenue, improved patient satisfaction, and guaranteed billing compliance to the motor vehicle and work comp recovery industry.
"Accident claims management represents an often overlooked source of additional revenue for hospitals," said Michael Ford, MRA EVP. "In addition, these claims, if handled incorrectly, can pose critical compliance concerns. We are proud that the HFMA Peer Review has once again recognized the quality of our solution and we look forward to continuing to help our hospital clients in the years to come."
HFMA's Peer Review process provides healthcare financial managers with an objective, third-party evaluation of business solutions used in the healthcare workplace. The rigorous, 11-step process includes a Peer Review panel review comprising current customers, prospects who have not made a purchase, and industry experts. The Peer Review status of the healthcare business solution and its performance claims are based on effectiveness, quality and usability, price, value, and customer and technical support.
"We're pleased to have MRA renew their HFMA Peer Reviewed designation for their AcciClaim solution" says HFMA President and CEO Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA. "The HFMA Peer Review process assures our members, through a rigorous evaluation, that the reviewed healthcare business solution meets an objective, third-party assessment of overall effectiveness, quality, and value."
About HFMA With more than 40,000 members, the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) is the nation's premier membership organization for healthcare finance leaders. HFMA builds and supports coalitions with other healthcare associations and industry groups to achieve consensus on solutions for the challenges the U.S. healthcare system faces today. Working with a broad cross-section of stakeholders, HFMA identifies gaps throughout the healthcare delivery system and bridges them through the establishment and sharing of knowledge and best practices. We help healthcare stakeholders achieve optimal results by creating and providing education, analysis, and practical tools and solutions. Our mission is to lead the financial management of health care. hfma.org
Medical Reimbursements of America (MRA) provides specialty reimbursement solutions that identify and recover additional revenue for hospitals and health systems nationwide. MRA's AcciClaim™ solution, led by the industry's leading team of specialized attorneys, revenue cycle experts and account resolution specialists, delivers new revenue, improved patient satisfaction, and guaranteed billing compliance to the motor vehicle and work comp recovery industry. MRA's Integrity solution provides underpayment identification and recovery services from closed Medicare and Managed Care claims. Founded in 1999 and based in Franklin, Tennessee, MRA continues to serve as the definitive source for specialty reimbursement services for more than 500 hospitals and health systems nationwide.


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Slow week but things are moving ahead. More focus and getting more deep work done.
Familiar name that caught my attention while watching the game demo. Glad to see him living his dream and doing what he love. He is part of the team (Ninja Theory) that developed Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (watch the development diaries, IGN's review, or GamePlayHK's broadcast) is worth checking out. I've wondered, what if I'm more persistent and follow his path?
The Search for Better Search at Reddit. Every initial search implementation starts with default Database's own internal natural language full-text search implementation. For PostgreSQL is Tsearch2 and MySQL is FULLTEXT index.
Different publications have different writing style guides. If you're going to publish to their journals, follow their convention.
When comes to affordable (ahem, cheap) amplifier, Lepai is a well-known brand and the general most people would recommended it as your first amplifier. However, there was confusion about another brand, Lepy or Lvpin, which was initially thought as a clone but actually is the same company but a new name. To differentiate this, Lepai brand is used in US or internationally by Part Express and Lepy brand is used in China or TaoBao. Different name confused and influenced my search effort as I was searching for the wrong brand name. Nevertheless, if you searching for Lepai amplifier in MY, search for "Lepy" keyboard instead.
Even though these are cheap amplifier, the audio amplifier chip (more on this later) and quality of the capacitors will determine the overall sound output and pricing. Some audio enthusiasts with good electronic knowledge will purchase this category of amplifier and upgrade or modify it with better parts.
Tripath TA2020 is interesting audio amplifier chip. IEEE ranked it as one of the microchip that shock the world as it allows consumer grade sound systems to produce higher sound at a lower price. It even created a new amplifier category, Class-T amplifier, which is a proprietary variant of Class-D amplifier.
Entry level amplifier typically based their design on these few variants of Class-D/Class-T amp chips.
(1) Tripath TA2020A/TA2020A+ (20 watt per channel), TA2021, TA2024(15 watt per channel).
(2) Texas Instruments TPA3118 (30 watt per channel).
(3) STMicroelectronics TDA7492PE (45 watt per channel).
Discussion on different audio amplifier brings no benefit if you're not a audiophile or trained ears to notice the subtle differences. For a beginner, start with the cheapest possible amplifier available at your place.


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St. Augustine was one of the only places we really wanted to see on our way back up, since we barely got a chance on the way down. It is America's oldest city after all. After recovering from our exhausting travels in the ICW, we set out to see the city.
|Couldn't help myself :)
We made a trip to Flagler College, a once very prestigious hotel that only the richest of the rich (both in money and in the social hierarchy) were allowed to stay, and they had to stay (or at least pay) for the entire "hotel season", about 5 months. Built by Henry Flagler, along with some help from Rockefeller and Thomas Edison, this huge and beautifully ornate structure only took 18 months to build. It is also covered in Tiffany stained glass, and is the first use of Tiffany Blue. It was really beautiful, and I'm so jealous of the students that get to study in here, it reminded me of Hogwarts, but several decades earlier.
|The first use of Tiffany Blue
|Admiring Thomas Edison's clock
We also took a tour of the distillery, and the guys bought some vodka (which to me tasted far too close to my nail polish remover), but it was interesting to see behind the scenes.
We decided to treat ourselves to a nice dinner and night out on the town (I mean it was a Friday night, not that we needed an excuse). Turns out the nightlife in St. Augustine is not quite what it is in Montreal. Leaving the restaurant a young guy driving a bicycle rickshaw offered us a free ride, but I don't think he new what he was getting into, since there was only enough room for 2 people, but we made it work for 4. We made for a heavy load, and I'm pretty sure the poor guy retired for the night after. We ended up at the local Legion (does it get cooler than that?). There was very cheap drinks and a colourful crowd. We didn't think we'd end up there (at least not the whole night), but the next thing you know we are actually getting kicked out the back door because they were closing, that's how you know you're having fun, when they make you leave.
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|John making friends at the Legion
The next day was a bit rough for everyone, so I spent the day with Dexter roaming St. George street, in the many little boutiques and shops. I was exhausted after, because walking with Dexter can be exhausting when every second person wants to stop and pet him and chat. I love meeting people, I even enjoy small talk, but after the first 100 times, it gets a bit much. There were also many many other dogs out and about and Dexter would get very excited about each and every one. I feel like every time he sees another dog he freaks out and says "Help! Help! I'm trapped on a boat with 2 crazy people! They only give me a 2'x2' patch of grass to pee on-its torture! Save me!". Sorry Dexter, there's no use. It could be worse, I saw a dog walking the streets actually wearing human hipster glasses, or the stroller full of tiny dogs dressed in costumes labelled "pet therapy". When those dogs saw Dexter they started freaking out and barking, probably saying "Stop complaining! At least you don't have to play dress up EVERY day of your life-only on Halloween or special holidays, you don't know how good you have it!". The woman pushing them made many an excuse, "They're not supposed to bark, they never do this!", I felt especially sorry for the one dressed as a sailor. I'm very happy we decided to stop back into St. Augustine!


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SOURCE: Sage North America
May 03, 2011 09:00 ET
Start-Up General Contracting Firm Turns to Sage Construction and Real Estate to Meet Growth Demands
RICHMOND, BC and BEAVERTON, OR--(Marketwire - May 3, 2011) - Sage North America, a provider of business management software and services to more than three million small and midsized businesses in Canada and the United States, today announced that Tercera Construction, based in Vancouver British Columbia, has selected Sage Timberline Office as its construction software solution. Shortly after opening its doors, Tercera Construction used Sage Simply Accounting and then transitioned to a web-based construction application before coming back to the Sage product line and choosing Sage Timberline Offices as the company's solution.
Sage Timberline Office is a powerful financial and operations software for construction and real estate management industries -- software designed to control costs and maximize revenues. With its integrated and scalable approach, Sage Timberline Office continues to be the market leader by providing a modular and flexible solution with a robust feature set that can add greater depth and breadth when required.
"After conducting some research, one name kept coming up: Sage Timberline Office. So we attended an information session with Sage Construction and Real Estate and were impressed that the tools were designed specifically for contractors," said Dennis Donovan, president of Tercera Construction. "The added benefit was having the aid of a local business partner that assisted us with the setup and configuration of the software as well as helped us avoid some missteps that would have cost us in the long run. We knew then that the investment would pay off for our employees, partners and clients."
Once Tercera had the software in place, Donovan immediately recognized the competitive advantage Sage Timberline Office brought to the team. The company's software is hosted by a third-party hosting service making data easily accessible to employees from the field. Integration with industry-standard tools captured building information for estimates which proved to be more accurate and cost-effective by saving time.
"At Sage, we're committed to delivering beyond our customers' expectations to help them meet their needs and maximize their productivity," said Jon Witty, vice president and general manager of Sage Construction and Real Estate. "In Tercera's case, its services needed to be hosted by a third-party. Patrick Baker, one of our local business partners, helped to bring Tercera's goals to fruition while making the transition as seamless as possible."
About Tercera ConstructionTercera Construction is a boutique contractor focusing on solving our clients' needs. We believe in the use of technology to solve the assumption gap between us and our clients. With the practical use of Revit, Timberline Office, and cloud server technology we are able to show our clients what they are buying and quantify our assumptions anywhere there is an internet connection.
About Sage Construction and Real Estate SolutionsSage's construction and real estate products include Sage Timberline Office, Sage Timberline Enterprise, Sage Master Builder, and Sage Peachtree software that are industry-tailored to help companies optimize financial and operational performance. With over 40 years in the industry and more than 20,000 construction and real estate customers, Sage product lines have been recognized as the most widely used applications for construction estimating, job costing, accounting, payroll, and project management in the mid-market, according to the Construction Financial Management Association's (CFMA) 2010 Information Technology Survey for the Construction Industry.
About Sage North America Sage North America is part of The Sage Group plc, a leading global supplier of business management software and services. Sage North America employs 4,000 people and supports 3.2 million small and midsized business customers. The Sage Group plc, formed in 1981, was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989 and now employs 13,400 people and supports 6.3 million customers worldwide. For more information, please visit the website at www.sagenorthamerica.com. Follow Sage North America on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/SageNorthAmerica, and Twitter, http://twitter.com/#!/sagenamerica.
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Microsoft is holding a press event in Los Angeles on Monday, June 18th. That much we do know.
What we don't know is why Microsoft is holding an event on Monday.
The invitation distributed by Waggener Edstrom, Microsoft's PR agency, reads,
"You are invited to an exclusive Microsoft Media event in Los Angeles, California on Monday, June 18th. Doors open at 3:30 p.m."
We can say with confidence and confirmation that this isn't a Windows Phone event. That press event will be held two days later in San Francisco (which we'll be in attendance at). But what could it be?
Xbox related? Maybe more information about Xbox Music? Maybe something SmartGlass or Windows Tablet related? Could we see a few Windows tablets revealed? Maybe Microsoft has changed it's mind and is going to buy Nokia after all? Okay... that one might be too much of a stretch.
At this point, your guess is as good as ours. Should we hear anything definitive we'll pass it on. The nice thing about this mystery is that we don't have long to wait for the event.
Source: ZDnet