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Friday, May 22, 2015
This guy, talking about the latest Game Of Thrones uproar*, is both spot on and spectacularly unfair, I think.
To a certain extent, he's right to call the show basically pornographic, in that it's filled with hilariously gratuitous sex, nudity and cartoonish violence. The show is ludicrously over-the-top even by comparison with the famously fighty-fucky book series that it's based upon, and that's a big part of why it's popular. If the tone is perpetually adolescent then, well, I'd say that's not always a bad thing.
This isn't to say that the show doesn't feature some cracking drama, because it really does. It usually attracts comparisons with The Lord of the Rings but I'd say it's the closest thing to I, Claudius** that I've seen in a long time.
From the outset, it established a huge ensemble cast of intriguingly flawed characters who each have clear aims and interests, then sent them off smashing into one another, causing chaos. For a show that features dragons and magic, it's admirable how organic some of the plot and characterisation feels, and even the bloody cull of the cast towards the end of the third season didn't feel like shock for its own sake. It felt like it could never have turned out any other way.
And without dorking out entirely, I'll add that the most gripping scenes in it are quiet and conversational, as characters say their piece against a placid backdrop of unchewed scenery. Consider Charles Dance's first scene, which succinctly and effectively lays out Tywin Lannister's entire character and his domineering relationship with his children. Or the compelling moment that can be summarised as blandly as - Jaime explains how he acquired his nickname. Everyone could see Daenerys's Crowning Moment Of Awesome on the funeral pyre coming a mile off, but we all loved it anyway as a great payoff for everything that had come before.
Much of the cast is exemplary. Peter Dinkelage has been rightly deluged with big-money film offers off the back of his performance, and Diana Rigg quietly steals every episode that she appears in.
Nonetheless, as the show has gone on, the interpersonal drama has waned and it's now relying on shock value and viciousness to keep the punters in their seats, with diminishing returns. I'm seeing a few people now wondering why that is, and have a couple of ideas on that score...
- The first four seasons were based upon the best of George Martin's novels, back when his writing was relatively compact and his plots comparatively opaque and straightforward.
This season however is based upon the point where the series takes a sudden and baffling nosedive into what is, unfortunately, utter navelgazing bollocks. Where once the plot was propelled forward by its own internal logic, now it stands around like it's waiting for a bus, scratching its testicles and thinking about what it wants for dinner.
Seriously, here's a brief, non-spoilery summary of A Feast For Crows and A Dance With Dragons:
- Cersei stands around a lot thinking about how pissed off and frustrated she is.
- Jaime wanders around a lot thinking about how pissed off and frustrated he is.
- Tyrion sails down a river getting pissed-up and thinking about how frustrated he is.
- Jon - pissed off, frustrated, wanders about.
- Sam - frightened, confused, wanders about.
- Arya - confused, frustrated, wanders about.
- Daenerys - frustrated, pissed off, wanders about.
- Boring new characters - frustrated, pissed off, wandering about.
- Most of the other interesting characters - Dead.
Etc etc. I could go on, but you get the idea. When all of your main characters are pissed off, frustrated and aimless, you can imagine the effect that this has on the reader. These two books together must clock in at about three thousand pages and contain between them maybe four or five moments of actual conflict or drama.
Personally, I think this happened because Martin realised that the logic of his own premise meant he'd soon have to write massive battle scenes in which a beautiful silver-haired princess flies around on a dragon burning up ice zombies, and recoiled in horror at the prospect. I think he decided instead that he'd have a bash at writing the Great American Novel, vastly broadening his scope and turning his entertainingly hokey swords-and-tits action series into an extended meditation on power, war and man's eternal inhumanity to man***.
And this is how we've wound up with e.g. last week's gratuitous rape scene. Even cutting out enormous chunks of the dull source material, the writers are left with only a few dramatic moments to play with. Rather than use their imaginations a little, it looks like they've decided to stick with what they have and milk it for shock effect.
This is pretty bad news, and doesn't bode well.
- And let's face it, the elephant in the room here is HBO, the production company. Recall that when HBO writers were asked to depict Cleopatra in Rome, they decided that the best thing to do would be to make the famed Queen of Egypt an opium-sucking nymphomaniac, with predictable results.
All that needs to be said here is that if HBO were going to remake Every Which Way But Loose, the Clint character would definitely fuck the orangutan in the first episode.
All of which is a roundabout way of saying that, if you ever find yourself asking Why did event (x) happen in Game of Thrones, the answer is probably that the writers couldn't think of anything better to do.
I don't doubt that the show will still be entertaining and exciting in future but really, I think its best days are behind it... Although they really were very good days, at the time.
*The current controversy is basically the same as the last i.e. the delight that the show's writers seem to take in having their characters sadistically rape and abuse each other, and whether it's acceptable for such things to be used for shock effect in what is, ultimately, just entertainment.
As always happens in such situations, the public's response can be divided into (mainly but not entirely female) outrage; thick lads honking on about how Bitches Be Crazy LOL, and the majority of viewers who think it's just a TV show and aren't arsed to think on it further.
The ladies are in the right on this one as it happens, although being right won't do them much good. A quick Google search will turn up plenty of clever people explaining why, far more concisely than I could.
**Seriously - would a scene like this look much out of place in Westeros? Would Caligula, Livia, Tiberius or Sejanus clash with the overall tone? And even if most of the depravity and mayhem is offpage in both the Graves book and the BBC drama, I doubt there's anyone who didn't take vicarious pleasure in Uncle Claudius executing some sense into the Roman aristocracy.
***And, as you'll have gathered, man's inhumanity to woman.
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Ian Chadwick
Ian Chadwick is a Canadian writer, researcher, amateur historian, political commentator, blogger, politician, and avid reader. He began working and writing for newspapers in 1969, and has been a newspaper reporter, photographer and managing editor; magazine editor, columnist and feature writer; book editor and book author. He currently writes feature articles for the travel press, motorcycle press, pets magazines, local magazines, and write a regular weekly newspaper column on computers and technology, as well as regular articles for Discover Mexico.
In 1995 Ian launched his website about Tequila. In the years since then he has expanded the site considerably (including sections on Motorcycles and Henry Hudson), adding a forum 2003, which now has over $1,500 members comprised mostly of aficionados and industry representatives. And finally in 2004 he started and his blog.
Ian and his wife Susan loveMexico, especially Zihuatanejo, and have been traveling around the country for the last 20+ years. They enjoy the culture, people and geography of Mexico.
In March, 2006, Ian joined 35 members of his forum in a historic whirlwind tour of tequila distilleries in Jalisco, including Tequila, Amatitan and Arandas. It was perhaps one of the most exciting and memorable events of his life. So memorable that he returned to Mexico again in 2007 2008 and 2009, leading a group of 26 members of his forums, this time including stops in Arenal and Tepotitlan. He is currently in the process of planning a tour for 2010.

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Pope Benedict's Challenge to Redistribute Wealth and Bring Justice and Peace
Pope Benedict's profound five page letter, "Educating Young People in Justice and Peace" (click here for full document) (Jan 2012) is well worth reading and praying over these last days of Advent. Peace - Fr. Rick
Educating in peace
5. "Peace is not merely the absence of war, and it is not limited to maintaining a balance of powers between adversaries. Peace cannot be attained on earth without safeguarding the goods of persons, free communication among men, respect for the dignity of persons and peoples, and the assiduous practice of fraternity."8 We Christians believe that Christ is our true peace: in him, by his Cross, God has reconciled the world to himself and has broken down the walls of division that separated us from one another (cf. Eph 2:14-18); in him, there is but one family, reconciled in love.
Peace, however, is not merely a gift to be received: it is also a task to be undertaken. In order to be true peacemakers, we must educate ourselves in compassion, solidarity, working together, fraternity, in being active within the community and concerned to raise awareness about national and international issues and the importance of seeking adequate mechanisms for the redistribution of wealth, the promotion of growth, cooperation for development and conflict resolution. "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God", as Jesus says in the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5:9).
Peace for all is the fruit of justice for all, and no one can shirk this essential task of promoting justice, according to one's particular areas of competence and responsibility. To the young, who have such a strong attachment to ideals, I extend a particular invitation to be patient and persevering in seeking justice and peace, in cultivating the taste for what is just and true, even when it involves sacrifice and swimming against the tide.
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I thought I would keep a log of what I do for observing tonight to share the experience. Note that all times are my local time (EST). (A discussion of the various times involved in observing is here.)
9:30 pm: I arrive at the office. I'm not scheduled to be the telescope for an hour yet. This is my time to collect everything I need for the night (notes, pens, etc.) and take care of important tasks – making myself a pot of coffee.
10:00 pm: Time to start preparing for the observing. This is when I call the telescope operator, mostly to let them know that I'm here and ready to log in for my observing time. I'm also setting up all the remote connections I need for the run now. We use VNC for our remote observing. This is a program that allows me to remotely display the desktop of one of the computers at Arecibo. In essence, I'm running the programs that control the telescope and observations on a computer at Arecibo and using a viewer to have these programs displayed in front of me in Ithaca. The nice thing about this is that if the internet connection drops out for a minute for any reason, the programs are still running at Arecibo – our observations aren't affected.
10:30 pm: I'm on the telescope now! Which means it's time to start slewing the telescope to where we need it for the night. This requires moving a giant arm that suspends the housing holding the receivers above the dish. As the support arm and housing case for the receivers are both quite massive this can take a while.
10:40 pm: The telescope is in position and it's time to start observations. First, I run a script called TOGS which does calibrations for another observation program (G-ALFA) that piggybacks off of our observations. This means that they record data while we are observing and use it for their own studies.
10:48 pm: TOGS is done running and it's time to start the observations for the night. I tell the telescope to start observing. Ann talked earlier about how we observe, letting the telescope stay still and the sky move through the receiver. This means that I don't need to tell the telescope to do anything more until our time is up for the night and I start the observations. My main job now is to monitor the data coming in and keep our log of the observations up to date. Does everything look good? Do I note something odd? Then I should make a comment in the observing log. Does something go wrong on the backend of the telescope? Then it's a bad night and I need to halt the observations, reset and start observing again.
12:30 am: I thought I would share a little bit of the data monitoring with you. The image below is a screen capture of the programs I use to keep an eye on things. The top window monitors the power in each beam. ALFA has seven beams, each with two polarizations. You can see that the one there is one red number. The power in one polarization of beam 6 is extremely low. This is because this beam polarization is dead; it's not receiving any signal. This is a known problem and something I can ignore. I need to make sure the power levels in the other beams stay within accepted values (blue). If the powers get too high or low, the values change color to help alert me. If the power levels start to go all crazy, I might need to restart things. The bottom window contains the waterfall plots. This shows the data instantaneously coming in for each beam, cascading up the screen. If some sort of interference or strong source comes into the beams, I can notice it in these plots and make a comment in the log file for the night. You might notice that there is a strong white line to the left side in each of the waterfall plots. This is the FAA radar for the San Juan airport. There is also a white line to the right side of the plots. It's harder to notice than the other line, but try looking at the center and upper leftmost plots. This is the hydrogen in our own Galaxy.
2:16 am: It's the most excitement observing has offered me tonight: I notice some GPS bursts. (Not that I mind quiet nights observing at all.) See the little white dots in the centers of the plots below? That's a short burst of radio signal from the GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites in orbit. This is a type of noise called RFI – radio frequency interference. Humans use radio frequency for communication and this produces signals that are observed incidentally with radio telescopes (like the airport radar). As you might guess from the name (interference and all), RFI creates issues for radio astronomers. Typically, we mark where RFI occurs so that we can mask those parts of our data. We're not going to be able to see any astronomical signals within the RFI and we want to get rid of it. I made a note in the log of the GPS burst so that whoever processes the data from tonight's observations will know that there was this extra RFI that they need to mask. These GPS bursts have been extremely short in duration which is nice. It means that there is less data we will need to mask out.
2:23 am: I get a little bit more excitement. This time what shows up is a continuum source. Do you see the bright swath across the bottom two plots? It is a little bit higher and fainter in the left plot. The sources the survey is designed to detect are "line" sources; they are the result of emission at a specific frequency (with Doppler shifts) due to atomic transitions. There are other types of sources in the sky which emit at a broad range of radio frequencies; they are referred to as continuum sources since they emit across a continuum of the spectrum. These sources are typically powered by a process known as synchotron emission. You can see below how these sources show power across the plot, which shows the whole frequency range we observe. While we are not observing continuum sources for science (although they can be quite interesting), we do use them to help with pointing corrections. The positions of continuum sources are typically known to high accuracy so we can use them to know exactly where the telescope is looking. Some continuum sources are strong enough that they can create artifacts in the data that make processing a little bit more challenging. Once again, it is something that is useful to note in the log when they occur. Plus, it helps me feel like I'm doing something active for the observing.
3:30 am: This is what I get for blogging about a night's observing: an error message I've never seen before. ERROR 'Taking drift scan …' should have finished 4 minutes ago! Not the most comforting words and it also flashed red at me in the display which tends to induce panic. I'm still not quite sure what seemed to happen. We observe the sky for ten minutes at a time before firing a calibrator and starting another ten minute observation. We call each of these ten minute chunks a 'drift'. When this error message came up, I noticed that countdown on the current drift was off compared to when that drift had started. That is, less time on the countdown for the drift had elapsed then since the drift should have started. I thought I had a few minutes until the next drift started, so I was searching through the log generated by the observing software to see if I could figure out what happened. While I was doing this, the next drift started at the time I would have expected it to had I not seen an error message. Things seem to be running smoothly now, so I'm not going to worry about it too much. I did run a program called 'quicklook' which produces a quick spectrum of the data. It produced the image below, which looks exactly like I would expect. I can see the dead beam, the radar (left spike) and the Galaxy (small right spike) – all things I know about. Really, I was checking to see if the file with that drift was "good". I'm mostly glad that the program didn't crash when I ran it as it would have if there had been something grievously wrong with the data file. There's still a possibility that the file could be bad. If it doesn't contain a full ten minutes worth of data, it will cause issues with our data processing programs. At the end of the night, I run a script that converts all the data from FITS files (a type of image used in astronomical applications) to a structure that can be read by IDL, the software program we use for our data processing/analysis. I will probably find out then if there are any issues with this drift.
05:12 am: The internet connection dies. No online music for me and the VNC viewers stop updating.
05:16 am: I've been debating at what point I call the operator to see have them end the observations at Arecibo (it's near the end of the night) when I regain an internet connections. My VNC viewers update. A wonderful feeling.
05:30 am: The end of the scheduled night's observing. I stop the current drift and run the end of the night TOGS script. The time for running TOGS is scheduled on as additional time at the end of the night – it isn't part of the block assigned to our program. Now I do all the fun end of the night things. I make a list of the files we observed, moved the logs from the night to the directories they belong in, update a webpage with the night's observing information, convert the FITS image files into another type of data structure. Basically, it's end of the night housekeeping. Normally I would have left the office by now, but I'm sticking around to make sure all the IDL structures are properly created from the FITS files as I'm worried about the one drift from the middle of the night. That's what I get for blogging about observing. Oh well, it could have been worse. I could have had a failure that required me to stop observations and restart. I can safely say this now because I'm not just done observing for the night but for the near future.
05:56 am: Woohoo! The file I was worried about was created just fine. Now I can go home and sleep.


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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
So here it is:
The tiles with flowers are made of cardboard, I painted every tile separately, watercolor is great for it. Simple green tiles on the table are made of polymer clay.
11 comments:
- The Old Maid said...
Beautiful! So many pretty detiles! Great work Victoria!:)
- April 20, 2011 at 3:13 PM
- otterine said...
This is so beautiful! Love the painted tiles and your work on the tiny green ones is impeccable! :]
- April 20, 2011 at 4:49 PM
- Marie75 said...
You have done a marvelous work !
- April 20, 2011 at 5:10 PM
- Mooghiscath said...
Très original , j'aime .
- April 20, 2011 at 7:12 PM
- Patty said...
What a glorious wash stand! You have done a wonderful job on it and I love the "tile" that you have made!
- April 20, 2011 at 7:21 PM
- Little Rabbit Miniatures said...
Wonderful work, every detail is stunning, The tiles are to die for :)
- April 20, 2011 at 7:55 PM
- Rosamargarita said...
Absolutamente adorable! una obra perfecta!
Un abrazo
- April 20, 2011 at 10:30 PM
- Daydreamer said...
Very nice! Your furniture is so perfectly detailed and proportioned! It looks beautiful!
- April 21, 2011 at 1:44 AM
- Susi said...
Maravilloso trabajo, es magnifico... imagino que habra disfrutado mucho haciendolo y nosotras lo disfrutamos viendolo, muchas gracias y muchos besos.
- April 24, 2011 at 10:25 PM
- Josje said...
Lovely piece of furniture! I love the tiles you painted.
I was looking through your previous posts, the book you bought is wonderful! I can imagine you want to make many pieces from it.
- May 3, 2011 at 10:18 AM
- Debora said...
Totally agree with all of the above. The tiles are so delicately done, they are breathtaking. And your work speed is so rapid, I had to catch up on some of your work and postings. Love the little side table with inlay, ooh well I love it all.
And indeed. like Josje said, the book is marvelous. Great way for reference and to get inspiration. Expensive yes, but they are worth every penny!
- May 18, 2011 at 11:35 PM


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This is my second post about pictures of hunters in Wolrd of warcraft. I think that this is very useful for all hunters because those pictures can be used for wallpapers and avatars. So here are the pictures. Enjoy !!!
Dwarf hunter with his warp stalker pet
Night elf hunter
Troll hunter with his raptor
Dwarf hunter
Friday, July 13, 2012
Random hunter pictures (part 2 )
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About RBC > Media Newsroom > News Releases > Nelly Furtado, Kardinal Offishall and iconic Canadians come together with Spencer West to celebrate students opening the door to education at We Create Change Tour grand finale
TORONTO, June 17, 2014 - Today the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, GRAMMY® and JUNO Award-winner, Nelly Furtado, Award-winning Canadian rapper and record producer, Kardinal Offishall, three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and RBC Olympian, Jennifer Botterill, cast members from the Emmy-nominated TV series DEGRASSI and more will come together with 800 students at Western Technical Commercial School in Toronto to welcome home Spencer West and the We Create Change Tour team for an amazing finale event.
Ten weeks. Nine provinces. One epic Canadian road trip. The We Create Change Tour has come to an end after connecting directly with tens of thousands of young Canadians to celebrate the incredible actions they have taken to provide their peers overseas in developing communities with access to education. An initiative of international charity and educational partner, Free The Children, made possible by RBC and driven by Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd., the We Create Change Tour gathered students and supporters in schools and auditoriums across the country for a series of dynamic and interactive educational events that explored the issue of equal access to education. Akin to a 'mini We Day', each Tour event was headlined by motivational speaker and author Spencer West and featured musical performances from chart-topping, MMVA nominated Canadian group, Neverest and 11-year-old activist Hannah Alper.
Told that he would never be a functioning member of society after losing both his legs at the age of five, West strives to redefine what is possible and inspires millions of people with powerful stories of overcoming challenges. Last year West helped inspire Canadians to raise over $1.4 million through Free The Children's We Create Change campaign with an 11 day, 300 km walk from Edmonton to Calgary –which he did on his hands and in his wheelchair – to raise funds to provide clean water for life to more than 56,000 people. In 2012, West reached the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, garnering international media attention and raising more than half a million dollars in support of clean water.
The We Create Change Tour was West's third initiative with Free The Children. West has travelled the world to hear girls talk about their hopes for the future. He has met parents who built bamboo school rooms by hand on the coast of Ghana. He has talked to boys on the sprawling plains of Kenya's Maasai Mara and the foothills of India's Aravalli mountains about the power of education. Everywhere West travels, stories of empowerment begin with the same dream – the dream of going to school.
"Fifty-seven million children are still denied access to education. I've had the chance to speak with young people around the world, who dream of changing their lives and the lives of their families through education. I've seen firsthand, the difference that going to school can make," said West. "I've had the privilege of meeting the most incredible students over the past ten weeks. Students who value the educational opportunities they have in Canada and who want to give the gift of education to their peers in the developing world, so they have taken action in their communities to fundraise and make this dream a reality. To say I was humbled by this generation of change-makers would be an understatement and I'm so grateful I had the opportunity to witness and celebrate their stories along the way."
Throughout the school year students across Canada have supported Free The Children's Year of Education initiative – a commitment to build 200 schools and school rooms for children overseas, to provide them with an education that will help break the cycle of poverty. From bake sales and school dances, to pajama days and participating in the national We Create Change coin drive, young Canadians have been hard at work shining a light on the issue of equal access to education and fundraising to build schools and school rooms overseas.
"Free The Children launched the Year of Education this year, setting the challenge to support the building of 200 schools and school rooms. We are proud to announce that through the collective fundraising efforts of young people and supporters across Canada to date, 210 schools and school rooms will be built in Free The Children developing communities overseas in the coming years," said Free The Children Executive Director, Scott Baker. "Education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and these schools and school rooms will offer life changing opportunities to 84,000 students over the next 10 years."
Free The Children and RBC jointly launched this year's We Create Change campaign in September 2013, as a Canada-wide coin drive in support of Free The Children's Year of Education initiative. Throughout the school year, students across the country have been reaching out to family, friends and the community for support in collecting coins in special cardboard school houses. Students have then been rolling up their coins and depositing them at their local RBC branch, where each $20 donation has equalled one brick to build a new school or school room overseas. Since the campaign began, students have raised enough money to build 50 of the 210 schools and school rooms – and the campaign isn't even over yet.
"Our RBC branches will be accepting donations right up till the end of June, to ensure that every last coin collected by students throughout Canada can help Free The Children build as many new schools and school rooms as possible," said Jennifer Tory, group head, Personal & Commercial Banking, RBC. "We've seen how even small amounts can add up to make a big difference. We encourage everyone – young and old – to participate in this campaign to help Canadian youth create the positive change they want to see in the world, one coin, one brick, one school at a time."
To travel coast-to-coast for the We Create Change Tour, Spencer West drove a custom 2014 Ford Escape donated by Ford. The Ford Escape was outfitted with hand controls for brakes and gas pedals, extra padding in the driver seat and hand grips for ease of accessibility into the vehicle for West and his wheelchair. Remote control engine start and remote control lift-gate, already standard in the Ford Escape, offered added convenience and accessibility for West. The vehicle also has functioning gas and brake pedals for use by other drivers offering maximum flexibility.
"We have heard Spencer share his inspiring story of passion and dedication and we have watched and listened as this nation's youth have come together to speak in a similar spirit of collaboration and positive change," said Dianne Craig, president and CEO of Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd. "At Ford we are looking forward to going even further with Free the Children and all of us – our dealers, our employees and everyone in the Ford family – are extremely proud to support this initiative and this organization."
Footage and high resolution photos from today's event, of participating students, Spencer West, Hannah Alper, Neverest and other supporters, the tour bus and the 2014 Ford Escape specially modified for Spencer, etc. can be downloaded from the Electronic Press Kit: www.freethechildren.com/wecreatechangetour/press .
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Pan Pacific Hotels Group appoints General Manager of Pan Pacific Ningbo and Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Ningbo
Singapore, 20 February, 2012 - Pan Pacific Hotels Group has announced the appointment of Chris Ong as General Manager of Pan Pacific Ningbo and Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Ningbo.
Chris helms the pre-opening team and will oversee the launch of the 415-room Pan Pacific Ningbo and 195-room Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Ningbo. As General Manager, he is responsible for the operations at the properties when they open in June this year.
A seasoned hotelier who brings with him over 28 years of experience spanning Brunei, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, China and Taiwan, Chris boasts extensive knowledge in opening and rebranding hotels.
An Australian of Malaysian descent, Chris started his hospitality career with Starwood Hotels and Resorts at Sheraton Utama Hotel in Brunei and spent more than a decade at several Sheraton properties, including Sheraton Ningbo Hotel, China. In his last appointment, he led the opening of the 770-room Sheraton Hsinchu Hotel in Taiwan.
At Nirwana Gardens Bintan Island, Indonesia where he served as General Manager, Chris played a key role in the integration of four hotels into one resort.
In addition to his responsibilities as General Manager of Bintan Lagoon Resort and Nirwana Gardens, Chris was concurrently Group General Manager of 56 luxury villas, a 416-room upscale hotel, 245-room mid-range hotel, an entertainment centre, spa and two 18-hole golf courses. He also oversaw the rebranding of the resort's golf course, water sports centre and spa.
"Chris' experience in Ningbo and expertise in integrated developments will serve him well as he helms the Group's first joint hotel and serviced suites development in China." said A. Patrick Imbardelli, President and CEO, Pan Pacific Hotels Group. "Managing a hotel and serviced suites property on the same site allows us to reap maximum synergies and we will optimise such opportunities to strengthen our brand presence across the portfolio."
Pan Pacific Hotels Group unveiled its refreshed brand proposition for Pan Pacific in September last year, following a robust customer research conducted in key markets.
Characterised by its brand promise "Your refreshing Pacific experience", Pan Pacific embodies a refreshing blend of the unique culture and heritage of the Pacific Rim underscored by discreet elegance, personalised and uncomplicated service.
Located in the heart of a new commercial and upmarket residential enclave and next to the 600,000-square metres Ningbo International Conference Exhibition Centre, Pan Pacific Ningbo and Pan Pacific Serviced Suites Ningbo are part of a mixed-use development and will feature aspects of the refreshed brand.
Pan Pacific Hotels Group currently manages the award-winning Pan Pacific Xiamen and Pan Pacific Suzhou in China.
In addition, the Group manages the PARKROYAL Hotels & Resorts brand across Asia and Australia.
The PARKROYAL brand will debut in China in 2012 with the opening of PARKROYAL Serviced Suites Green City, Shanghai.
Outside of China, the Group will launch PARKROYAL on Pickering as well as a serviced suites project in Singapore in 2012.
Media contacts:
|Pan Pacific Hotels Group
Elaine Heng
Corporate Communications Manager
Fax: (65) 6821 8001
|Chan Hse May
Director, Corporate Communications
Fax: (65) 6821 8001
About Pan Pacific Hotels Group
Pan Pacific Hotels Group is a wholly-owned hotel subsidiary of Singapore-listed UOL Group Limited, one of Asia's most established hotel and property companies with an outstanding portfolio of investment and development properties. Based in Singapore, Pan Pacific Hotels Group owns and/or manages over 30 hotels, resorts and serviced suites with over 10,000 rooms including those under development in Asia, Oceania and North America The Group comprises two acclaimed brands: Pan Pacific® and PARKROYAL®.
Pan Pacific® provides refreshing Pacific experiences inspired by an invigorating blend of its Pacific Rim locations. It is focused on enriching experiences that draw on a diversity of landscapes and cultures; and relevant choices that convey freedom and individuality. PARKROYAL® is a collection of comfortable leisure and business hotels and resorts located in the heart of cities and interesting locales across Asia Pacific. Each PARKROYAL reflects the spirit and individuality of its locations through creative touches, authentic tastes and local connections. For more information, visit pphg.com.


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Hi Susan - great post by Christine .. and I can certainly see her logic here - market the author ... keeping it simple ... you know who you are it's easier to be you, with your books ... cheers HilaryReplyDelete
Thanks, Hilary. I don't know if it's more nerve-wracking marketing one's self or the book!Delete
I think it works well for you to just use your real name. We do all have a certain theme or aspect that runs through all of our stories and we can focus on that.ReplyDelete
Thankfully I had the romance theme to go with. And I know my geek shows through everything I write! :)Delete
Great advice, Christine. Thanks for sharing from your experience. Your point about marketing/promoting the author more than the book(s) is interesting.ReplyDelete
Thanks for hosting me today, Susan! :)ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing your insight, Christine. I always feel like there's more I can learn about marketing. I think you're spot on about marketing the name and yours is becoming better known all the time.Delete
I agree with the approach of either using a pen name or marketing the author as much as the books. :)ReplyDelete
Thanks, Cherie. :)Delete
I had never really thought about marketing the author as opposed to/in addition to the work. Definitely something for me to consider. Thanks! :)ReplyDelete
You're welcome, Madeline. I did my research for this one as I wanted to make sure I marketed it right.Delete
I'm in much the same position. I've used one pen name till now, but the book I'm currently writing is so different, I'm going to try a different pen name.
Best of luck with your release!
Thanks, Cate! Good luck with your new book.Delete
I tend to just use my full name for more adult stuff and Pat Hatt for the kids stuff. Works easy enough that way.ReplyDelete
That's a good idea, Pat!Delete
I decided to create another pen name for my longer, more serious historicals, and keep the original pen name for my shorter, more lighthearted books, and my books set in the U.S. with American-born characters. I just felt my original pen name didn't match the tone of my serious, deep books. To make things easier, I kept my blog url the same and just added the other pen name to my banner, though I recently discovered my banner is cut off on the right on mobile devices!ReplyDelete
That's good reasoning, Carrie-Anne. Oh those tricky mobiles! I've actually never looked at mine on a phone. I think maybe I should make certain it works!Delete
All great points, Christine. Marketing is huge, and marketing to different audiences can be an ever bigger challenge. Sounds like you got the right idea about this. :)ReplyDelete
Thanks, David! For me, it's the biggest challenge as a writer.Delete
I think your marketing your different genres very well, Christine. :)ReplyDelete
I think you're doing a great job! I'm having a tough time marketing to different audiences . . . still feels like I'm a total newbie at any of this . . .ReplyDelete
Me too, Tyrean. If only there was some sort of magic formula... and I was a wizard!Delete
I really like the tip about marketing the author, and not the book. It's a great idea, and one I hadn't heard before. And your tagline is pretty freaking awesome, too :)ReplyDelete
Thanks, Liz! I hope it attracts readers. :)Delete
I use a pen name because it was pointed out to me by several publishing professional the my real name (Leszczuk) was too hard to say, spell, or remember. Pretty much would kill any hope for word of mouth advertising.ReplyDelete
I've heard that advice given before. I probably would've used a pen name if I had my maiden name still. Sometimes I joke I married my husband for his last name! :)Delete
Great tip. Marketing one platform is exhausting enough. :) All success to you, Christine.ReplyDelete
I would add, though, maybe a pen name is best if you have end-spectrum genres like, say, erotica and children's picture books. Or horror and romance. If you can link your genres together though, it's okay because there would be overlap in your audience, anyway.ReplyDelete
I agree, Jennifer. I would definitely use a pen name if I wrote children's books. Thanks for your comments.Delete
I can't even imagine marketing two different platforms. I have a hard enough time managing one. Even though I don't have pen name, I've read often if you write in two different genres you should. Congratulations and best wishes for your continued success!ReplyDelete
Thank you, Donna. I have a tough time with one too! :)Delete
Such a great post from Christine! Marketing in general is already so, so tough, so I can only imagine how much harder it'd be when you need to promote books from two separate genres...ReplyDelete
Thanks, Heather! It's a little bit crazy. Lucky writers are that way! ;)Delete
Hello, Christine! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.ReplyDelete
I'm not an author, butit was interesting to read this on how to market. I would imagine if one was marketing something like a musical talent (hubby is a professional musician), one could use some of the same techniques you listed here :)
Hi Betty! Great point. It makes sense in that context too.Delete
I'm following a bit of both strategies, but it can be hard work. :-)ReplyDelete
Very hard! Good luck with your books.Delete
I'm in the same boat as you, writing in different genres and had to figure out if I wanted to use a pen name or not. After looking around a bit at other authors, I decided on the pen name, but not on creating separate accounts for it. I'm just made a point to add to all my profiles that I write in another genre under my pen name.ReplyDelete


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Ripe fruit is hanging in abundance from the trees in the orchard. They will have to be harvested soon though, as the raven is about to snatch the juicy fruit.
Try to pick the fruit from the trees, and with a bit of luck and tactics, you will do so before the raven reaches the orchard.
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Anneliese Farkaschovsky
Ina Hattenhauer
Year: 2009
Players: 1 - 6
Time: 10 - 15 minutes
Ages: 3 - 6
Weight: 181 grams
- 1 raven
- 1 die
- 40 fruits
- 9 path cards
- 1 orchard
- 6 baskets
- set of game instructions (German, English, French, Dutch, Spanish and Italian)
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Life, love, laughter. Ramblings of a twenty-something somewhat normal girl in England.
no actual thoughts.
and sometimes we just have to sit down, put the tv on mute, play your favourite songs and think about everything at the same time.
round and round.
things you love, stuff you don't, things you wish hadn't happened, things you're glad that did.
what makes you tick, what makes you squirm. what do you reckon?
i love cheesy lyrics, toast, the word 'beard', lil wayne and positivity.
i hate baked beans (especially in those yogurt pots) and louis walsh.
i love picking up my best friends on the way to uni because we can sing along to radio one before our 9am lectures. and anyone that makes me laugh in a day.
and moments on shiny paper.
i hate spotify adverts.
i love anyone that actually gives a shit. because that's cool.
it only happens once.
k bye with love.
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and it's SO good to be back
I've missed you
it's two weeks on today
and yesterday was the first day that I felt a proper improvement
I'm here all the same.
I've spent lots of time cosied up under my Peaceful quilt
and it really has been comforting
and I've been VERY well looked after by my sweethearts.
I've kept myself occupied with hours upon hours of hand sewing hexies
so much so that I have worn a hole in my finger
so now I have to sew with a plaster on it!
|this will become a quilt for a sweet vintage doll bed
I shall be taking it easy a while longer
and ..... we have a holiday planned!
Up till now I've not really thought about it too much
didn't want to tempt fate, I guess
I haven't been 100% sure that I'd be well enough to go
(this is a special holiday that has been planned forEVER
..... I would cry a LOT if I couldn't go)
sending your love, healing thoughts and prayers
and for all the wonderful tips
lavender oil on a pretty hankie was most soothing
thank you Sally
you really are all SO wonderful
..... and just take a look at this
this absolutely beautiful and perfect work of quilty art
was a surprise gift made especially for me
(I mean how sweet and thoughtful is that?)
from my dear new friend Sarah
I was so very touched that I cried ..... happy tears
what a truly lovely LOVELY thing to do
|this will become a rainbow baby quilt
Before I go
I LOVE nurses
they must be the loveliest people on the planet
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Himmatwala Box Office Prediction
Director: Sajid Khan
Producers: Puja Films and UTV Motion Pictures
Writers: Sajid-Farhad and Sajid Khan
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Tamannaah Bhatia, Paresh Rawal, Mahesh Manjrekar
Music: Sajid-Wajid
Genre: Action/ Drama
Release Date: March 29, 2013
Star Value: The presence of a quality performer and superstar Ajay Devgn is enough to give a high rating to the star value of Himmatwala (remake of the film by the same name released in 1983). Plus, although Tamannaah Bhatia is a newcomer, she has already become known.
Hype: The curiosity for the movie was developed right from the time the shoot commenced. The idea of providing a live online telecast (webcast) of the mahurat shot worked well. Later on, the promos got a decent response, although not excellent. Due to this, the excitement is not very high although it is there.
Music: The remakes of the two songs from the original movie – 'Naino Mein Sapna' and 'Taki Taki' – have gone well with the audiences and have helped promote the film. The rest of the songs haven't been that popular but they have a chance if the film does well.
Himmatwala will surely get a good opening at the box office, although not terrific. Due to its genre, it will surely do very well in the single screen theatres but that doesn't mean it will struggle at multiplexes.
Such high-on-entertainment sagas also have the advantage of doing well in both metros and small towns. Therefore, even if the film doesn't receive thumbs up initially in terms of the content, it won't harm the producers much. These commercial capers with big stars are always a safe bet these days. And if Himmatwala does manage to highly impress, it will find itself in the Rs 100 crore club.
Pictures from anti-women harassment event, Adhya
Recently, an event named Adhya to empower women to be safe and vigilant against crimes like rape and sexual harassment took place in Powai, Mumbai. Organized by Powai residents Karishma Sharma and Shivani Thakkar, sensitize and train people to deal against crimes like Rape, Sexual Harassment and even Child Molestation. (For the complete pre-event article, click HERE.)
Adhya saw a number of interactive sessions including 'Good Touch & Bad Touch' by Psychiatrist Beenal Gangar, Child Molestation by Arpan, Women's Right by Majilis, Sexual Harassment by Mr Jasaon Temasfieldt of We The People Foundation, 'Portraying Right Image and Be Secure' by Mr Harissh Iyer and Mrs Suman Agarwal (Image Consulting Business Institute), Constitutional Rights of Women by Inspector Asha Korke and Psychiatrist Taruna Khattar.
The event was wound up with the pledge to make world a better place for women.
Here are some of the pictures from the event:
Tuhya Dharma Koncha? (Marathi Movie) Review
By: Keyur Seta
Director: Satish Manwar
Producers: IME Motion Pictures and Sprint Art Creations Pvt. Ltd.
Writer: Satish Manwar
Cast: Upendra Limaye, Vibhawari Deshpande, Kishor Kadam, Suhas Palshikar, Suhas Shirsat, Gauri Konge
Music: Dattaprasad Ranade
Genre: Drama
Rating: * * * *
(Review taken from the website HALTI CHITRE.) (To join us on Facebook, click HERE.)
Story Outline: Kavudu (Upendra Limaye) lives a tribal life with his wife Bhulabai (Vibhawari Deshpande) and two children near a tiger sanctuary in the interiors of Maharashtra. After their already struggling life goes through another bad turn, Bhulabai has no option but to convert to Christianity. The film focuses on the consequences of the conversion.
Review: A character in Satish Manwar's Tuhya Dharma Koncha? is once heard saying, "Our survival is more important that our religion and name." The movie gives this bold message in such a realistically fearless yet enchanting manner that one is forced to stand up and applaud. In fact, Tuhya Dharma Koncha? is a high quality celluloid experience in all aspects that has the potential to please audiences world over.
Thankfully, the film doesn't aim to be a tear-jerker about the tragic struggle of a tribal family. The focus is completely kept on how struggle for survival forces someone to happily change their religion or God. The issue of religious extremism is also portrayed in a bold manner. What makes the film special is how beautifully the visual medium is used to put forth the message rather than using any kind of dramatic dialogues.
As a writer and director, Mawar easily succeeds in getting us involved with the family's tribal life without making the proceedings appear as a docu-drama whatsoever. Even the simplest of everyday scenes are presented in a manner that will amuse you. This ensures that you instantly feel for the characters and their decision to convert. The story flow is maintained perfectly with the important issue of conversion being introduced and developed in an intelligent manner.
There is always a danger of the writer or director going overboard with the consequences of such an act in such genre of films but fortunately that doesn't happen here. That part is portrayed in a sensible yet mature manner which stops the proceedings from going chaotic or loud. But it is the climax that takes the cake for it delights you for the daring message it gives in such a simple yet most appealing manner.
There does come a moment in the second half where the film shows signs to become a drag. This is also felt during a song on Jesus which should have been shortened. But since that doesn't happen for a longer period, it won't bother you, especially after the final culmination. All in all, after Gabhricha Paus, Manwar has again given a loud message that he is here to stay.
What further gives an international feel to the film is the artistic camerawork (Parixit Warrier) and an impressive background score (Augustine Samuel). Perfect art direction (Ranjeet Desai) and costume designing (Geeta Godbole) help in adding realism. The taut editing also needs to be lauded. Dattaprasad Ranade composed tracks suit the subject. The song 'Ravavani Lanka' deserves special mention, also for the lyrics.
In a performance-oriented film, the actors rise to the occasion. Upendra Limaye once again proves himself as one of the top performers in the Marathi film arena by giving a realistically mature act. Vibhwari Deshpande is simply outstanding! The way she gets every nuance right in a difficult role speaks volumes about her talent.
Kishor Kadam shines as a Catholic Priest. Some earnest support is provided by Gouri Konge, Yash Sutar, Suhas Palshikar, Sneha Majgaonkar, Shashank Shende, Padmanabh Bind, etc.
Overall, Tuhya Dharma Koncha? is a superlative realistic saga that deserves to be seen by all. Due to the low hype, there film is in desperate need of positive word-of-mouth to have an impact at the box office.
Adhya: Be Safe, Be Vigilant
With atrocities against women being on an all-time high, there has been an all-round demand for the amendment of laws for the strictest punishment for crimes like rape. But along with the laws, training women to combat such a situation is equally important.
Karishma Sharma and Shivani Thakkar, residents of Powai (Mumbai), have joined hands to do the needful in an event called Adhya on March 17, 2013 at Galleria Circle, Powai from 11 am to 8 pm. The motto of the event is to sensitize people and train them to deal against crimes like Rape, Sexual Harassment and even Child Molestation. The word 'Adhya' depicts various roles a woman plays in her lifetime - daughter, sister, friend, wife, saviour, etc.
"A single being may not be able to change the mindset of the human race but certainly one small stone thrown inside the ocean can cause a few ripples. Increasing number of cases against women & kids has led to desensitization. Awareness about these issues is the most important aspect for individual safety," says Karishma. The event is contributed by NGOs like Kranti, Arpan, Urmi, We The People Foundation, Majlis, Think beyond, Mimaansa and G.O.D.S.
Adhya will see a number of interactive sessions including 'Good Touch & Bad Touch' by Psychiatrist Beenal Gangar, Child Molestation by Arpan, Women's Right by Majilis, Sexual Harassment by Mr Jasaon Temasfieldt of We The People Foundation, 'Portraying Right Image and Be Secure' by Mr Harissh Iyer and Mrs Suman Agarwal (Image Consulting Business Institute), Constitutional Rights of Women by Inspector Asha Korke and Psychiatrist Taruna Khattar.
There will also be interactive games and some performances by students from Powai. Recently, the team of Adhya performed freeze mobs all over Hiranandani which received a positive response.
Detailed Schedule of the event:
11:00- 11:10: Inaugration
11:10- 11:30: Introduction about Adhya and NGO associated with event.
11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Interactive Session by Arpan – "Good Touch or Bad Touch"
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Speech about Child Molestation by Harissh Iyer
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm: Performance By G.O.D.S
2:15 pm- 3:00 pm: Short film about Unwanted Girl child ; Each NGO's self-Introduction Speech; Speech By Taruna Khattar
3:00 pm – 4:45 pm: Interactive Session By Majilis – Women right
5:00pm – 5:10 pm: Dance Performance by Kranti.
5:10 pm – 5:30 pm: Speech By Mrs. Suman Agarwal initiator of Image Consulting Business institute.
5:40pm – 6:15 pm: Dance Performance from Adhya
6:20pm -7:45 pm: Seminar on Sexual Harassment by Jason Temasfieldt, Founder, We The People Foundation.
7:45pm - 8 pm Vote of Thanks
Sachin Khedekar in double role!
The veteran actor revealed the news while having a down-to-earth interaction with the audience during the event Ek Kalakar, Ek Sandhyakal.
By: Keyur Seta
(News taken from the website HALTI CHITRE.)
Over the years, Sachin Khedekar has acquired a cult following among the Marathi cinema audience. It is his ability to play a wide range of characters with ease that has helped him reached this level. However, few people might have noticed that he has never played a double role ever in his career. Well, the wait is over. Khedekar is finally playing a double role in the movie Pitruroon.
"I am currently shooting for a film called Pitruroon. It is directed by Nitish Bharadwaj. This time, you will see me in a double role," said Khedekar. Although Pitruroon is Bharadwaj's directorial debut, he is still known for his portrayal of Lord Krishna in the famous Mahabharat series by B R Chopra. Apart from acting in few Marathi films and directing serials like Gita Rahasya and Apradhi, Bharadwaj has also been into politics.
Khedekar revealed the news while interacting with the audience in Mumbai during the event Ek Kalakar, Ek Sandhyakal by Chaturanga. The actor had a candid discussion with the audience as he happily answered a number of their questions (some unusual ones too). "Sometimes we complain that people don't come to the theatres when we do something good. Sometimes when we do some good work, we are not there to talk about it with the audience. So I have come here precisely for that," he said.
The discussion started in a humorous manner when an admirer pointed out to Khedekar that after he played a young lad in the serial Chaal years back, he has always played aged characters. The actor took it sportingly and said, "I played young characters even after that serial but I wasn't famous then. And by the time I became a known actor, my age had increased (laughs). This happens with many of us. But I take your point as a compliment. I firmly believe there should be hard work. If you get something soon, it will also vanish soon."
While answering a question, Khedekar also recalled the experience of shooting his most challenging role of Subhash Chandra Bose for Shyam Benegal's Bose – The Forgotten Hero. Although the makers had worked hard for his look, he gained tremendous confidence only after someone from Bose's family felt he resembled the revolutionary. Considering the hard work they had put in, Khedekar said he wasn't pleased with the film's fate. "Still I am glad with the response it gets when it is shown on TV during Independence and Republic Days. This means, the film is reaching the right people."
Apart from Bose – The Forgotten Hero, it seems the actor isn't too upbeat about his filmography in Bollywood. He was honest enough to say, "I have played unimpressive characters like the one I played in Singham. It is a requirement of my profession. I did Hindi films only because I wasn't getting opportunities in Marathi. Else, I would have never done."
Apart from speaking about his upcoming movie Aajcha Diwas Majha, his growing up days in Mumbai's Vile Parle suburb and his career as a theatre and TV artist, the actor requested everyone to watch Marathi films in theatre. "These days, I can see such bad films becoming highly successful which makes me feel bad."
All in all, the joy of getting to interact with their respected star in an informal manner was visible from the audience's faces. Khedekar's humbleness was seen from the fact that he respectfully answered even a couple of strange questions from the audience.
(The remaining part of this interesting interaction will be published soon. Ek Kalakar, Ek Sandhyakal will take place every month in Mumbai with prominent people from the Marathi film industry. Stay tuned to our FACEBOOK PAGE for information regarding the next installment of the event.)
Dialogues: Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns
By: Keyur Seta
Tigmanshu Dhulia's Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns is one of the rare films of today's times which can boast of its super-impressive dialogues. The lines written by Dhulia and Kamlesh Pandey are not run-of-the-mill types but intelligently witty and highly impactful. I have just compiled some of those below. Enjoy!
- Bohat sasti ho chuki ho tum. Tumhe dene ke liye humare paas chillar bhi nahin hai.
- Agar hum yahan baithe baithe Dubai mein kaand karwa sakte hain phir aapka ghar toh humare ghar se sirf 300 kilometer ki doori par hai.
- Humari toh gaali pe bhi taali padti hai.
- Bandookon ka shauk humko bhi nahin tha. Woh bas zinda rehne ki zaroorat shauk ban gayi.
- Yeh humesha mard hi kyun milte hai humein? Shayar kyun nahin milte?
- Chaand pe baad mein chale jana. Pehle dharti ko toh theek se jaan lo.
- Humara itihaas hai aur hum kal bhi itihaas banayenge.
- Aapko pata hai mard zyada gaaliyan kyun dete hain? Kyunki woh rote kum hain.
- Humein maafi maangte dekh aapko badi khushi ho rahi thi na? Maaf kijiyega yeh khushi hum aapko zyada der nahin de paye.
Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns Box Office Prediction
Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia
Producers: Brandsmith Motion Pictures, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Tigmanshu Dhulia Films
Writers: Tigmanshu Dhulia and Kamlesh Pandey
Cast: Jimmy Shergill, Irrfan Khan, Mahie Gill, Soha Ali Khan
Music: Sandeep Chowta
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: March 8, 2013
Star Value: Although Irrfan Khan is one of the best actors ever to come from India, he isn't a big crowd puller. Nevertheless, he commands respect even among the masses which will surely create excitement for the movie. And considering the presence of known names like Jimmy Shergill, Mahie Gill (both retained from the first installment of the franchise) and Soha Ali Khan, we can say that Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns has a decent star value.
Hype: The biggest hype factor for the movie is the fact that it is the sequel to the successful and impressive Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster (2011). The promos of the movie have got a decent response although not excellent. The inclusion of Irrfan and Soha has added on to the excitement. But for some reason the overall hype hasn't been as high as expected, although it isn't bad.
Music: The hit number 'Jugni', from the first installment, is recreated in this movie. That song has managed to make heads turn. The rest of the songs aren't known.
Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns will get a decent opening at the box-office. The not-so-high hype will make sure the opening isn't very impressive. It needs to impress initially to have a good run at the ticket-window. If it does, it has a fairly good chance of making good profits since the nature of the film suits both single screen and multiplex audience.
As there are no big releases up for the next week, Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns might slowly climb the box office ladder like most of the content-based films, provided it gets thumbs up from the masses.


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" A Homeless Child In Your Backyard "
" QUOTE " – "If you believe that children are the future of our country,
then you should be concerned because these homeless children have
gradually become a prominent part of a third world that is emerging in
our own backyards," says Ellen Bassuk, president of the National
Center on Family Homelessness in Needham, Mass.
" So what to do ? "
I am Brother Scott Gibboney, Who I am Is of little importance.
But there is absolutely no reason you and I can't save millions of
small innocent chidren, fight abuse of all forms and basically
save the world horrible conditions like genocide,hunger, and
ignorance. This is not a pipe dream but a well thought out plan
with real facts, figures, and a network already in place. All are
welcome here as I am blind to your race,beliefs or creeds. Nor
will I EVER ask you for one dime as God supplies all my needs.


text: I am one of those individuals who likes a coffee in the morning. Every morning. Even on the weekends and vacations. I go to the hotel and have to do two things: look for the coffee maker and jump on the bed. (I don't know where the jump on the bed thing started, but maybe because I don't do it at home.) During Kairos, I was having this discussion (without the bed jumping, of course) and the inmate made the observation that caffeine was one chemical that was uniform across many plant species. I thought that was rather interesting. After all, I had read the biochemistry of caffeine in the body and understood its inhibition of the cAMP degenerative pathway, but had never heard what its purpose was in a plant. Do they have to wake up in the morning too? So I started to look for the purpose of caffeine in a plant and found an interesting purpose – insecticide. The chemical is toxic to some bugs and keeps them from eating the plant. Look at the abstract here, or here. "For the plants, caffeine acts as a natural pesticide. It paralyzes and kills insects that attempt to feed on the plants." Spouseinbox had an interesting idea as I was describing this: place my coffee grounds around the trees out back to protect them from bugs. I might even consider churning some into the dirt where the garden is to go next year. Let's make life interesting for those insects, and protect our food. Think of this the next time you have your cup of Joe. Pesticide and a doughnut in the morning – the perfect combination. 🙂


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Now, because Club Penguin has a new office is UK, the Coffee Shop is serving Tea and Scones. Just go to the Coffee Shop and click on the Board and it switches into the UK menu. Pretty Cool
Also, there is a new mission on the way!! It is Mission 7. It might be released tomorrow. Here's a Sneak Peak.There is also a new Message at the Secret Agent HQ. It says "Get Ready, Agents! Time to Investigate"
Rockhopper has also been spotted!! Go to the Lighthouse Beacon and look through the telescope. You can see him making his way to Club Penguin! he also looks like he has a motor?!
Super Exclusive Sneak Peeks!
Also, tomorrow is a big day. There is going to be a New Igloo and Catalog! Team Club Penguin Cheats has EXCLUSIVE Sneak Peaks on the New Catalog and the New Igloo! Check them out
That sure is a lot for one day.
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Authenticity. It's a buzzword that's everywhere. It's in business. It's in pop culture. It's in the church. And while the term isn't found when doing a word search in the Bible, the idea of being genuine and honest certainly is. The problem with authenticity is that it's morphed into a cover for brazenly bad behavior even amongst Christians. People use crass language in the name of "keeping it real." They treat others like dirt because "I'm tired of faking it." They brag about – even glamorize – unwise decisions because "it's who I am." That's not authenticity. It's sin masquerading as authenticity.
True authenticity never requires crass language, putting others down, or bragging about sin. It simply means admitting our shortcomings and not pretending to be someone we're not. But there is a right and wrong way to do that. The wrong way makes it all about us. Our "authenticity" is really just a cry for attention. The right way makes it all about God and others. That kind of authenticity comes when we maintain a posture of gentleness, humility, and repentance.


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NEWPORT COAST — Mark Loper sat at the end of the Sage Hill School bench. He was in dress pants and shoes, a collared shirt and a tie.
Coach Jeff Beeler preferred to have his senior guard in basketball gear on Friday night. The team's leading scorer was out of action in a home game against rival St. Margaret's with an ankle injury.
The Lightning had a hard time making shots without Loper. As a result, they suffered their most lopsided loss of the season, a 61-33 setback to the Tartans in an Academy League game.


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I feel like I've been rushing from one thing to another and getting nothing done for weeks. Which is mostly due to the phenomenon that when something is done, you stop thinking about it and switch your attention to the list of things still waiting. And truly, things have been happening.
Last night I realized that it had been over a week since I'd finished knitting the auction socks, and had still not gotten to weave in ends. So I did, and blocked the socks. Hopefully I'll get them sent out this week.
Seeing the socks on the blockers reminds me that weekend before last, the Interweave Labs conference was close to me. I didn't take any classes, but I did manage to swing by the marketplace. In addition to the sock blockers (see the above photo), I found some lovely glass buttons for one sweater-in-progress. I also picked up some blocking mats to replace the tattered, cat-shredded piece of styrofoam I've been using for blocking, and some blocking wires. Which means I've pretty much wiped out my list of 'knitting tools I'd like to get one of these days'. Despite severe temptation, I managed to leave without any new yarn.
The root cause of not completely finishing the auction socks was some business travel. I didn't want to take a knitting project that only needed about fifteen more minutes to finish with me. So instead I packed a sweater (for bland conference knitting) and a ball of sock yarn for the airplane. This is my last skein of the lovely Deep Water Dye Works yarn that my sister gave me, and I thought it would look good in Nutkin.
After looking over the pattern and noting how much it draws in, I decided to knit an extra pattern repeat in the leg. Which I did, casting on 80 stitches. Somewhat to my chagrin, after the heel turn I tried it on and discovered that it's still too tight for me. I actually considered frogging and casting on again with 96 stitches, but came to my senses. In its current size, this will make a perfectly nice pair of socks as a gift for someone with smaller feet. And since I hadn't yet started Christmas knitting, this is a good way to get a jump on it. Fate has spoken- this yarn is not meant for me, and I should just enjoy knitting it, then pass it on.
For conference knitting, I took the long vest I'm working on. I'm past the arms, so it's just a whole enormous whack of stockinette with a few increases as I knit out the long A-line body. My plan is to make this mid-thigh length, so there is still a long ways to go. Fortunately, as far as I can tell, there is just as much yarn on the cone as there was when I started, so I'm unlikely to run out anytime soon.
And then when I was taking pictures, I came across these mittens, which I knit during the last couple of weeks of the auction socks, because I really, really needed to finish something.
In non-knitting news- the same weekend as Interweave, we had a couple of really gorgeous days, and I got a lot of spring yard cleanup finally done, weeded, mowed, and planted some flowers. This week I've got a bunch of little nasturtiums coming up, the lilies of the valley and violets are blooming furiously, and the irises and impatiens are full of budding promises. The day lilies, lupins, and Siberian irises are all flourishing, and I expect they'll give me a show later in the summer. Maybe I'll even get the camera out in daylight so I can take a picture.
Then last weekend- a long holiday weekend here in the US- we had a huge board gaming party, completely with grilling, snack food, and the infamous maple baklava. Biscuit helped by fiercely attacking the sheets when I was making up beds for guests. He even stuck around to see what was going on for a while before hiding from all the scary strange people.
This week...I really, really need to eat sensibly and exercise! And, of course, to knit. And maintain cats. And...I was about to mention other things on the list, but really. Actually finishing everything on my list is never going to happen, but then it's all about the journey, isn't it?


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In this article, we will take a detailed look at the end-to-end working scenario of setting up monitoring of an Azure Logic App with a real time scenario.
Let's say we have two Logic Apps (MyFirstLogicApp and MySecondLogicApp) that are up and running (Enabled) in the Azure Portal. You can set up monitoring on the Logic App (say, MyFirstLogicApp) and get updates from BizTalk360 when the Logic App is in a different state (disabled). Follow the steps as shown below to monitor the health of the Logic App.
- Log in to the BizTalk360 application
- Create a New Alarm. Select For Threshold Monitoring from the drop down.
- Enter the Alarm Name as "Monitor Azure Services", enter the email id's to which you want to send the notifications in case of any threshold violation (say, email@example.com), a description for the alarm. Click Next.
- Toggle the Alert on Threshold Violation icon to set the threshold violation. Set the threshold violation persist duration to 10 minutes. Select the "Limit number of alerts per violation to" checkbox to 3. Select the "Notify when things become normal after violation" checkbox to receive an email notification when things become normal after the violation is resolved. Click OK to set up the alarm.
Click 'Monitoring' in the navigation panel. Click the + button against 'Manage Mapping' tab and select 'Azure Services'. Select the Alarm name (Monitor API app) from the drop down.
- Choose the Azure subscription from the drop downIf there are no Azure subscriptions mapped to your environment, you will see a warning message as "No Azure Subscriptions Found/Enabled". Click "Go to Settings to Add/Enable". Refer this article to know the details of adding a new Azure subscription.
- Select the Logic Apps tab. This will list the Logic Apps that are created under the selected subscription.
- Let's say, we want to monitor the MyFirstLogicApp Logic App from the list of available Logic Apps. Select the check box against the MyFirstLogicApp Logic App.
- From the Expected State drop-down, choose the expected state of the Logic App in order to set up monitoring. Let's say, we expect the Logic App to be Enabled at all time.
- Setting the expected state will automatically start monitoring the Logic App. BizTalk360 monitoring service will automatically compare the current state of the Logic App with the expected state and display the status (as Healthy or Error). If the expected state matches with the current state, you will notice the status of the Logic App as Healthy (in green color). If there is a state mismatch, the status of the Logic App will be displayed as Error (in red color).
- To auto correct the state of the Logic App, select the check box against the Logic App and click the AutoCorrect box. Select Enable from the drop-down. If at any time the current status of the Logic App becomes Disabled (opposite of the expected status), the auto correct logic will start functioning and the BizTalk360 monitoring service will try to automatically enable the Logic App (based on the number of retries defined in the Max Retry section).
- The Last Run section will display the last time when the Logic App actually executed
- In order to receive email notifications from BizTalk360 on the threshold violation alerts (and auto correction alerts), you need to configure the SMTP settings under BizTalk360 Settings. Follow the steps in this article to be able to configure the SMTP settings in BizTalk360. You will receive an email notification with the exact details of the status of the Logic App with the auto correction details (as shown in the email below)
- The monitoring dashboard will reflect the health of the Azure services as shown in the image below.


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Postwar American Television
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(1949 - Projection)
The 1949 RCA 9PC41 projection set uses the same chassis as the 1948 8PCS41, but a more elaborate cabinet. It sold for $798.61. For 1949 a remote control for brightness and contrast was added. RCA produced perhaps two thousand of the 1948 and 1949 sets. This set used a projection system developed by RCA in 1945. Here is an article about the system, used in all late 40s RCA projection sets.


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CEMEX Fairborn Plant Receives Volunteer of Year Award - CEMEX Fairborn Plant Receives Volunteer of Year Award - CEMEX USA
Fairborn, Ohio - June 9, 2006
Because of CEMEX's continued commitment to education, the environment and the community, the City of Fairborn Parks and Recreation Advisory Board recognized CEMEX and its employees today at a public ceremony with the "Dr. Michael Horton Volunteer of the Year Award."
This is the first year the City of Fairborn has dedicated an award to an individual, group, or business for its outstanding efforts to make the community a better place. CEMEX was recognized in the business category for its volunteer efforts over the past seven years to restore Wright Park by planting more than 1,000 trees and improving the forest habitat.
"Because of CEMEX's willingness to volunteer and assist in community projects, Wright Park has been pulled from the throngs of dilapidation and restored into a vibrant neighborhood park featuring many different ecosystems and promoting positive wildlife habitat," said Pete Bales, Fairborn Parks and Recreation Superintendent. "The area has been restored so dramatically, the elementary school adjacent to the park was using it as a land laboratory for several years."
CEMEX is officially the "Land Lab Steward" for Wright Park. Next year, the park will again be used as a learning tool when the Fairborn elementary school reopens for kindergarten children.
"We are extremely honored to accept this recognition, especially an award named after local conservationist and community volunteer Dr. Michael Horton," said CEMEX Fairborn Plant Manager Bud McCormick. "Although CEMEX's employees have been volunteering in the area throughout the years, the last seven years we've spent restoring Wright Park have meant a lot to us. We're glad the community is benefiting from the project, too."
CEMEX also recently assisted the Fairborn Parks Division in transforming a 190-acre former quarry into the city's newest and largest park. CEMEX helped move boulders, create a two mile walking trail, and build a parking lot for the city.
In the local area over the last year alone, the CEMEX Fairborn plant and its employees have adopted a highway, donated land, planted trees, hosted quarry tours for elementary school classes, volunteered with the United Way to paint and build shelves at a Family Violence Prevention Center, adopted families in need during Christmas, donated gifts to terminally ill children, hosted a fundraiser for Adventures for Wish Kids, supported the "Kids Interested in Discovering Science Program" at the local elementary school, donated cement for the high school field house, and donated more than $37,000 to local charities and schools.
CEMEX is a growing global building solutions company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities in more than 50 countries throughout the world. Commemorating its 100th anniversary in 2006, CEMEX has a rich history of improving the well-being of those it serves through its efforts to pursue innovative industry solutions and efficiency advancements and to promote a sustainable future. For more information, visit www.cemexusa.com.
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Research and High School Students
Editor's Note: Perspectives on History welcomes letters to the editor on issues discussed in its pages or which are relevant to the profession. Letters should ideally be brief and should be sent to Letters to the Editor (or mailed to Letters to the Editor, Perspectives on History, AHA, 400 A Street SE, Washington, DC 20003-3889) along with full contact information. Letters selected for publication may be edited for style, length, and content. Publication of letters does not signify endorsement by the AHA of the views expressed by the authors, who alone are responsible for ensuring accuracy of the letters' contents. Institutional affiliations are provided only for identification purposes.
To the Editor:
In the December 2009 issue, Caroline Walker Bynum completely demeaned high school history teachers. She claimed that high school history students do not really "do research" because they basically cut-and-paste, and she argued that because incoming undergraduates don't know much beyond facts, college instructors must teach "critical thinking" and "introduce the very concept of an expert opinion or a primary source." As a high school history teacher, I take great offense at these gross generalizations.
First, here at my high school, we place a heavy emphasis on analyzing primary sources. We teach the students the difference between primary and secondary sources, how to look for bias or point of view within the sources, and how to use the sources to write an essay. Students also learn about change and continuity throughout history. We do not merely teach "facts."
Second, when I have my students conduct research, I do not just let them pick a topic and go to it. We discuss how to form a research question, how to look for resources, how to integrate quotes, and how to cite sources. During this semester-long process, I also take them to the archives and library at the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison.
Third, apparently Bynum believes that it is only high school students who cut-and-paste from Google. I can assure her that college students do it as well. Most students are aware, however, that all an instructor needs to do is type a phrase into Google, and if a student got that phrase from a website, it will appear as a search result.
Finally, I hope that this attitude of the superiority of college instructors over high school teachers does not pervade the AHA. If anything, we need to work more closely together to ensure that students at all levels obtain the skills necessary to think like historians.
—Jason Knoll
Verona Area High School
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The 2012 vintage of the Apothic Rosé Limited Release California 'First Cut' was a mild surprise and one I didn't expect. But then again, I never know what to expect from a bottle of wine I've never tried before. I picked this up due to the fact I really enjoy the Apothic Red Blend and figured I would like to try this to see how it would compare to other Rosés' and was pleased with the whole wine experience on this one.
First, this must be chilled to enjoy the complete wine. Second, you can have this with food or have it by itself. I decided to have this with stuffed green peppers & long grain rice. I wasn't sure how this was going to pair. The sweetness of the wine complemented the roasted pepper with meat filling much better than I anticipated.
The color of the wine was that of raspberry lemonade and per the back label, was a description of its hue "…its vibrant hue from an ancient wine making practice called saignée, which means 'to bleed' intense color from the grape's red skin". Hmmm, wonder if that equates to raspberry lemonade?? The wine has medium acidity with 13% alcohol by volume and I picked this up for $8.99 ($11 average price from several different wine sites I visited).
Guess you want to know what the aromas and flavors were, huh? On the nose were aromas of apple, strawberry, berry, watermelon, and cherry. This is a blend of Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon which produced flavors of strawberry and watermelon and didn't really have much of a finish to it. There was a dash of sweetness to the wine, more so than in other Rosés' I've had in the past. I'm thinking this would be much more suited to the warmer climates sipping out on the deck on a hot summer night.


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A mother described as a "fighter" and a much-loved friend will be remembered at a fundraising event to be held in her memory.
Eileen Barlow (55), of Clitheroe, was taken ill and admitted to hospital in March this year and diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. She was then given just 6 to 12 months to live by doctors. After one round of chemotherapy and a short battle with the disease, Eileen was re-admitted to hospital where she sadly died on March 29th.
The charity event will be held at the Royal British Legion in Clitheroe on Sunday, August 30th from 2 to 5 pm, with all funds raised going to Cancer Research UK.
The day will feature entertainment, a bouncy castle, face painting, a tombola, cake stall, bric-a-brac and more.
Originally from Northern Ireland, Eileen had lived in Clitheroe since her 20s. A volunteer with the Salvation Army, she was well-know in the town and a regular at Swales' cafe.
Eileen's daughter Kelly said: "We hope to raise as much as possible on the day. My mum meant the world to me and I'm doing this in memory of her and to raise money for a fantastic charity."


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Lambda Pi Eta
Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) is the National Communication Association's official honor society with over 400 active chapters at four-year colleges and universities worldwide, and is an accredited member of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS). The group strives to recognize, foster and reward outstanding achievement in communication studies. For more information about LPH at the University of Toledo, contact Advisor, Amy Capwell-Burns or visit the group's Facebook page.
LPH's mission is to build a visibly cohesive community of national and international honor societies, individually and collaboratively, exhibiting excellence in scholarship, service, programs, and governance, by representing what Aristotle described in The Rhetoric as the three ingredients of persuasion: logos (Lambda), meaning logic; pathos (Pi), relating to emotion; and ethos (Eta), defined as character credibility and ethics.
The Six Goals of Lambda Pi Eta:
1.Recognize, foster, and reward outstanding scholastic achievement in communication studies;
2.Stimulate interest in the field of communication;
3.Promote and encourage professional development among communication majors;
4.Provide an opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas in the field of communication;
5.Establish and maintain closer relationships between faculty and students; and
6.Explore options for graduate education in communication studies.
Public Relations Student Society of America
The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) is the foremost organization for students interested in public relations and communications. We seek to advance the public relations profession by nurturing generations of future professionals; we advocate rigorous academic standards and the highest ethical principles and diversity in the profession.
Members enjoy local and national opportunities to connect with industry professionals while enhancing their knowledge of public relations outside the classroom. For more information about the PRSSA, email the chapter or adviser Gigi McNamara. The chapter also has a website, and a presence on Facebook and Twitter.
PRSSA is made up of more than 11,000 students and advisers organized into 300 plus Chapters in the United States and one in Argentina. Headquartered in New York City and led by a National Committee of PRSSA and PRSA members, PRSSA has a rich history of support from our parent organization, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). PRSA offers professional development and networking opportunities as a community of more than 21,000 public relations and communications professionals worldwide - from recent college graduates to leaders of the world's largest multinational firms - connecting you to members in sports and entertainment, government, and investor relations.
Student Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists (formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi) is dedicated to the perpetuation of a free press as the cornerstone of our nation and our liberty, standing on the premise that the role of journalists is to provide information in an accurate, comprehensive, timely and understandable manner. The mission of SPJ is to ensure that the concept of self-government outlined by the U.S. Constitution remains a reality into future centuries; it is the duty of journalists to keep the American people well informed in order to make decisions regarding their lives, and their local and national communities.
SPJ includes broadcast, print and online journalists, journalism educators, and students interested in journalism as a career.
The UT chapter of the SPJ works with the Independent Collegian, the student-run campus newspaper. Students learn to interview potential sources, to write an effective news story, to design the layout for a newspaper, to monitor its delivery system and readership base, and to approach potential advertisers. For more information about the chapter, contact Paulette Kilmer.
Zeta Phi Eta
Zeta Phi Eta, a National Professional Fraternity in the Communication Arts & Sciences, aims to build professional character and integrity while increasing preparedness for its members and other students in CoCA. Events held by Zeta will be designed to enhance employment opportunities, assist in professional development, create networking opportunities, and give back to the UT community through philanthropic efforts.
For more information about Zeta Phi Eta, contact chapter president Abigail Tomalewski.


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After beancounting the sales of the recent re-release of Darkstalkers titled Darkstalkers Resurrection, Capcom's decided it just wouldn't be worth it to make a new Darkstalkers. The franchise has officially been put back in cold storage.
This should come as no surprise: Capcom has enough data on how Ressurection should have performed to merit putting the budget behind a big new Darkstalkers release – they did the same with Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom. A pity, though. In the recent fighting game boom, only Darkstalkers and Bloody Roar have been absent.
Source: Siliconera


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3D printing with wood filament
This week the wood filament by laywood is explored for 3D printing using makerbot replicator2. 3D printing in wood offers a new range of application. Experimentation with this new medium to explore the possibilities of what can it used for. The beauty of this wood filament, it can be post treated as per the usual wood working, sanding included.
Loading of the wood filament into makerbot replicator2 for 3D printing is a breeze. Check out the previous post of modifying the loading mechanism http://shin-ajaran.blogspot.sg/2014/04/3d-printing-using-ninjaflex-with.html
Standard PLA setting from makerware is used, but the temperature is set to 180degC instead of the usual 210degC to explore the texture and colour of the 3D printed parts. "Oozing" is observed from the 3D printed parts. Oozing in this context refers to the web of fine threads hanging from wall to wall of the model akin to a spider web. It has a term for it: "oozing while printing".
Further refinement of the speed of filament extrusion/retraction, speed while extruding, and speed while travelling need to be tweaked to achieved a "cleaner" 3D printed parts.
A challenging model to print without support, due to the overhangs that are spiralling up.
This is the final output is plague with "oozing while printing". Mentioned earlier, tweaking of the movement speeds of the 3 parameters are still waiting to be tweaked to perfection.
This website http://reprage.com/post/37966750340/how-do-i-stop-plastic-from-oozing-when-3d-printing/ offers some suggestions such as lowering the temperature of the hot end, reducing the movement speed, and increasing the retraction length. All the above requires time to discover the best settings!


text: Issue #2 of Garage Magazine, dropping on February 20th, explores the contemporary state of sex and relationships. The cover, inspired by the work of Yayoi Kusama, and influenced by classic fairy tales, features outfits from Prada, Missoini, Balenciaga, Marc Jacabs, Louis Vuitton, and Stella McCartney. Editor Dasha Zhukova says the issue is about how our society is changing in a world made closer through the internet.


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Welcome to Jane Ferguson photography.
I am a freelance photographer based in Crystal Palace, South East London, specialising in photographing babies, children and families.
I take natural photographs in your home, local park or favourite family hang out.
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Don Quixote Volume 2, Chapter 64
Everyone except Don Quijote are happy because he wanted to rescue Gregorio. Sancho reminds him that the fact they have no ship might have been a handicap in getting Gregorio back to Spain. Don Quijote sees this as an irrelevant detail. A few days later as Don Quijote is taking a walk to the seashore with Rocinante he meets up with another knight who is wearing full armor like himself. He identifies himself as the Knight of the White Moon and he has come to challenge Don Quijote to combat unless Don Quijote admits that the Knight of the White Moon's lady is a better-looking babe than Dulcinea. His terms are that Don Quijote return home for a year and lay down his sword, living quietly if the Knight of the White Moon wins. If he loses, he will give Don Quijote his sword, his horse and even his life if Don Quijote wishes. Don Quijote finds this knights arrogance astonishing!
Word travels incredibly fast in Barcelona and soon the governor and Don Antonio and a host of others join them at the seaside. The governor stands between them and asks why do they wish to battle. After checking with Don Antonio, who tells the governor that this is no joke of his, the governor gives them permission to fight believing it must be the joke of someone surely! Don Quijote and the other knight charge at the same time but the other horse is far stronger and faster than Rocinante leaving Don Quijote at a disadvantage. The Knight of the White Moon avoids using his spear but savagely knocks Don Quijote and Rocinante to the ground. Placing the point of his lance on Don Quijote's visor he demands that Don Quijote agree to the terms of his challenge. Don Quijote tells him to go ahead and kill him because he is not going to say some other woman is more beautiful than his Dulcinea. The White Moon Knight says he'll leave Dulcinea's beauty uncontested if Don Quijote goes into retirement. Don Quijote agrees to honor this term, and the knight rides away. The governor tells Don Antonio to follow him and find out his identity.
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Rocinante is in shock and cannot move. Don Quijote is completely devastated. Sancho for once is speechless, so grieved is he.


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All right, the time is upon us. We are T-minus 2 days until the September 2017 LSAT is unveiled to a nation of law school hopefuls and, in the case of the fine people who contribute to this blog, LSAT instructors.
If you're reading this, you've probably been studying for that moment for months on end. You've used past exams to guide your study. You've seen that, while there are only a few different kinds of Logical Reasoning questions, Logic Games, and Reading Comprehension passages that the LSAT returns to again and again, you never quite know which combination of those you're going get on a given exam. The malevolent sorcerers who write this test can be quite unpredictable in that way.