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So a couple weeks ago I entered the last year of my twenties. I made a list of nine things I've learned in my 20's (one for each year) and I meant to post it on my birthday, but things got in the way and I never typed it up. Turning 29 was kind of weird this year, but not weird in a bad way. I spent the entire day with my boyfriend, something I'd never done before on a birthday. I spent the morning alone at the beach even though it had snowed before I woke up. Last year on my birthday the temperature was 72 degrees and I drank iced coffee and watched the water. This year it was 32 degrees and I drank hot coffee and lamented the fact that I didn't want to open my car window as I looked outside. I spent the rest of the day dragging J to a photo booth, not wanting to drive far enough to go to my favorite places (bookstores, Lush and Duck & Bunny). We wrote fiction in my living room then ate pizza at a restaurant that has two-for-one deals on Tuesdays. J made me red velvet cupcakes, the first cupcakes he's probably ever made. It was super sweet and low key. I kept celebrating with dinners and lunches and friends after the actual day. Every day should be a celebration, really. Every day should be filled with friends and great food and love and acceptance.
Here are nine things I've learned in the past twenty years:
* If you aren't sure if you like-like someone (that you are dating, might date, etc.) you don't.
* Essentials include writing, good food, tea, movement, reading, music & creativity. Don't sacrifice these. Also don't sacrifice love, friendship or family.
* Invest in quality / natural food, shoes and body products
* make friends everywhere in every state and in other countries. use faraway friendships as vessels for travel, mental escapes and excuses to send and receive snail mail
* There's someone out there who will defy what you've come to learn about dating and love and relationships. There may be many someones.
* "All we really have in life is the ability to help each other through the tough times" – Francesca Lia Block 11/7/13
* You will meet people you've never dreamed of meeting and go places you never thought you would go
* Happiness isn't goal to strive for but a state of mind to be in. Find joy in the small things and change what you don't like
* life is made up of millions of tiny moments. These moments are beautiful, heartbreaking, fragile, intimate, daring and ordinary. It's what you do with these moments that make up your own meaning of life.
*** bonus ***
have passion, don't lose it. let it waver. let what you're passionate about change. water your passion. let it fill you. if you think you might want to do something for the rest of your life – follow that dream. go back to school. join the circus. risk everything. take care of yourself. you are an adult and it's no longer acceptable for you to rely on anyone else to take care of you. take care of other people. don't let life pass you by. don't follow trends just because. don't sacrifice yourself. be amazing. open your heard. eat that cake.
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Citrus Pay was acquired by Nasper's PayU in September, 2016 and is now a part of PayU India. As an immediate effect of the association, HPCL users will now receive an SMS the day their cylinder is out for delivery and they may follow the link in SMS to pay for the same online, via credit and debit cards, net banking or Citrus Pay wallet.
Mobile wallet transactions have observed a significant hike post the recent demonetization. The same money stored in the mobile wallet of Citrus Pay can now be used to buy the LPG gas cylinder from HPCL, an item of essential utility.
Additionally, daily commuters halting at HPCL petrol pumps for fuel fill-ups will be able to pay for the same via automated QR Codes or POS machines, using their Citrus Pay or PayU mobile wallet.
Further commenting on the association, Jitendra Gupta, Managing Director, PayU India said, "We are excited to associate with HPCL and extend the cause of cashless economy, offering complete easy and convenience to users.
The association works in the favor of the users in two ways; firstly, it intimates users the moment the cylinder is out for delivery via an SMS. Secondly, the same SMS also carries link for digital payments, including the mobile wallet by Citrus Pay, and users will receive an invoice of the entire transaction online.
We are fully committed to govt. initiative of driving cashless economy and this is a significant step enabling 50 million consumers to go cashless."
"Additionally, users may now utilize the money already stored in their Citrus Pay or PayU mobile wallet to pay for the fuel at every HPCL petrol pump located across India. The payments are incredibly secured, with the POS being supported by OTP triggered validation. Owing to the pragmatic benefits, we are affirmative a majority of users would make the most of this development", he further added.
Echoing the same line of thought, HPCL commented, "At HPCL, we are constantly in pursuit of opportunities to make the lives of our valued customers easier. We have a customer base of 57 million and it is growing by the day. We believe our association with Citrus Pay is a step in the same direction, since the users will now be well-informed via the SMS Invoicing Solution rendered by Citrus Pay along with their mobile wallet integration, further allowing them to pay online via Citrus Pay wallet, one of the cashless methods being offered by HPCL. We are hopeful that our users will appreciate the latest development and extensively utilize the same."
The association marks a significant leap in the Indian economy still recovering from the demonetization of 500 and 1000 currency notes.
By allowing digital payment for an essential consumer and household product, Citrus Pay is contributing towards enabling India into becoming a cashless economy, via its smart SMS invoicing solution and mobile wallet.
Furthermore, since hard cash has been utilized to pay for the gas cylinders, the deliveries are mostly canceled in case the one placing the order is not present at home. Now that the payment can be made from remote, a neighbor can collect the cylinder, even if the user is unavailable.

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By Brad Gray
There'd be no more deserving Sydney Cup winner than Who Shot Thebarman.
The evergreen nine-year-old will tackle his fifth $2m Schweppes Sydney Cup (3200m) and after an eye-catching run in the Tancred Stakes, he's certainly better than a fluker's hope to go one better than last year when second to Polarisation.
"He is such a great horse. He comes up twice a year, every year. We aim him towards the Melbourne Cup in the spring and towards the Sydney Cup in the autumn," marvelled Chris Waller.
"We realise in the first few runs in his preparation he is not competitive but he needs those runs to properly condition him for the races like the Tancred Stakes and Sydney Cup.
"It was only an overseas horse that beat him last year."
Age catches up to all of us eventually but Who Shot Thebarman confirmed he was right on track for another Sydney Cup tilt in the Tancred Stakes with Punters' Intel revealing he ran the fastest last 200m in the race at 11.95s, and was the only runner to break 12s home.
"He drew a bit awkward and was a pair or two further back than we would have liked but if he had drawn softer he'd have gone close to winning it," Waller said.
"He is not as effective now as he was two years ago but he stays two miles and he'll keep the others honest.
"He will have a holiday after Saturday and each preparation we assess whether he was competitive, will he be competitive and if he is telling us he wants another chance. He used to be a very difficult horse to train. He was a fresh, spirited horse, which is the nicest way you could put it, but nowadays he is pretty good."
Patrick Erin was raised at the same 660 acre farm in New Zealand as Who Shot Thebarman and will also line up in the Sydney Cup, with Waller suggesting he's the readymade replacement once the veteran's racing days are over.
That North Taieri farm is White Robe Lodge founded by legendary trainer and breeder Brian Anderton, who in 2012 was inducted into the NZ Hall of Fame.
"Patrick Erin is the new Barman. He was born at the same farm at the bottom of the South Island. It's a tough area and a lot of the Australian horse would go over there and wouldn't cope," said Waller.
Libran is Waller's other runner in the field and although he tackles the two miles only third up having missed his planned lead up run in the Tancred Stakes, the work has been poured into the seven-year-old to make sure he isn't found out at the end of two miles.
"He missed the run with a bad blood count which was disappointing. That's made things awkward but he has had two solid gallops plus a trial to make sure we have made up for missing the run," he said.
Check out the fields, form and replays for Day 2 of The Championships at Royal Randwick.


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Finished Object (FO): New Socks
This is the third pair of socks I have made since January. I don't know what is about socks, but if I start with one pair I end up making 10 pairs. I think I need to learn how to magic loop two socks at once. Why is this? Well look at the picture real carefully and you let me know…
Did you spot it? The aqua color is most certainly NOT even at the toes. Whoops! That is what I get for not counting rows properly. I could frog one back, but I am kind of too lazy to do it right now.
I knitted these from the Basic Sock pattern from Learn to Knit Socks by Edie Eckman. The yarn is Cascade Heritage Sock Yarn in Deep Plum and the aqua is an alpaca blend that was in my stash (sorry no yarn info). The pattern is a cuff down pattern with a heel flap construction. I haven't used this pattern in awhile, and I remembered why. 1) I always cast on too tight and then have to jam my foot in the sock cuff and 2) I hate picking up the stitches around the heel flap. I defiantly going to shelf this pattern and look for some more complex socks to make in the future.
What is your favorite sock pattern to make?
The Knitty Gritty
I love Instagram! It has opened my eyes to so many amazing fiber artist that I never would have known about. A few nights ago I saw this image…
What a beautifully rich orange! The cabling is amazing! Wait… Did I read the comment right? This amazing piece is going to be a jockstrap??? Well a couple of clicks later I was on the Knitty Gritty NYC Site and discovered this amazing piece of knitwear (caution: may not be work friendly). I laughed, but then had to admire the
Make sure to follow Michael @knittygrittynyc and me @fabwhitty on Instagram
Who do you love to follow on Instagram or other social media sites?
A Fiber Lover's Heaven
As I exited the light rail door and saw the Santa Clara Convention Center, I knew that I was about to enter one of the most fantastic yarn events I had ever been to. The excitement was mounting and my quickened heart rate and speedy steps were a testament to it. Finally, I was getting the chance to attend the Stitches West Convention! If you don't know, Stitches West is a 3-day event celebrating all things fiber. There are classes, fashion shows, and of course the marketplace. Unless you are going to a class or are a vendor, I think one day to hit the marketplace is enough.
Entering the Marketplace was initially overwhelming. Actually it was more like sensory overload. I wanted to clone myself so I could run down each aisle and touch as many beautiful skeins as I could. However, it this type of situation one must exhibit some self-control (haha).
How to Shop the Marketplace at Stitches West:
1) Bring a Friend. It is essential to bring a friend that will reel you in. Thankfully, I had a veteran Stitches West attendee with me. She really helped me focus my attention and develop a plan of attack.
2) Do a reconnaissance lap. Take your time to go up and down each aisle. You never know what you might stumble upon!
3) Bring a pen. During your initial lap you can write down which booths you want to re-visit. (or if you are tech savvy put the names in your smartphone)
4) Save your purchasing until your last hour of being in the Marketplace. Unless it is the last of something truly amazing, do your purchasing at the end of your journey. Not only will you then purchase what you really want, but it is less to carry around with you during the day.
5) Make sure you bring sustenance. You are allowed to bring in food and drinks. Make sure you are well hydrated and fed. There is a lot of walking and shopping to be done. You don't want to loose steam too quickly.
6) Bring your own shopping bag. Not too many shops were including a bag with the purchase so make sure you bring a reusable bag.
See how amazing it was?!? Some of my highlights included spotting Stephen West (sorry I didn't ask him for a picture) and also being introduced to Miss Babs yarn. Wowzers! The yarn is to die for! After much debate, I ended up purchasing a rainbow varigated skein to make some socks. The yarn is so soft it feels like a box full of fuzzy bunnies.
I also purchased a giant cone of 100% wool from the WEBS booth. I plan on making a sweater with it. I could resist as it was only $30. I mean $30 for a pound of wool?!? Who could say no? I am also in love with this coral color. It most certainly screams springtime.
I am really glad I stuck to my "list" and didn't go outside of my yarn budget. Stitches West is such a great way to discover new yarn and other goodies. There is a very good chance that the yarn buying could have gotten out of control. However, my wonderful fiber buddy kept me in check and I am really happy about that. I am sad it is over, but I look forward to Stitches West 2016!
Stitches West Excitement
I may not be Christmas, but tomorrow it will sure feel like it. I am jumping on the train and heading to the Stitches West Convention in Santa Clara, CA! This will be my first time going. I cannot wait to caress some beautiful yarn and check out all of the fun knitting accessories. I hope I can contain myself and stick to my "shopping list."
Wonder Knitter Project
That's right it's back! I busted out my Wonder Knitter last night for a quick little project. Not like I need another project to work on. 😳 (I have two others in progress.) However, my favorite simple headband (black I-cord made on my Wonder Knitter) is looking a little shabby. Since I wear it so much, a new one was much needed.
20 minutes later and Tah-dah! My favorite Natural Hair Accessory!
Forgotten Things
I had plans. But like many things in life they weren't accomplished. I was going to have an amazing post about my weekend trip to Palm Springs, CA and I was going to finish my newest socks on the needles. Well none of that got done. Between meeting tons of new people, playing several games of Cornhole, and hanging by the pool I just well…forgot. Better luck next time I guess 😳
I went to Palm Springs and all I came back with was this crummy picture


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Courtney | The Photography of Olivia G.
This is my sweet and beautiful friend, Courtney. I don't remember how I met her and I don't remember when I met her. I've known her for two months and all I know is that becoming her friend was natural and normal, the way coming home feels after a vacation.
Full of love and life and wisdom.
She loves people well, with hugs and and words and prayers.
She writes words on people's skin - words they need and words they didn't know they needed.
She puts stickers on her computer and wears whatever she wants.
She loves Jesus. A lot.
And she's pretty cool, I guess.
October 16, 2014
Audra | 2015 Indiana Senior Photographer
We caught the beginning of fall and a passing train and made some magic.
It was so good - the best way to start my fall season of sessions!
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Jordan + Nick | Brown County Wedding Photographer
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Just the other day when we told you RIM was working on a touchscreen for the BlackBerry Style2, we also noted they had been working on a Touch Curve. Turns out they still are and it should be releasing late 2011, early 2012. The new Curve Touch is codenamed Malibu and will be the first keyboard-less Curve. Check out the rumored specs below:
- Processor: Qualcomm MSM 8655 800MHz CPU
- Radio: CDMA – EvDo Rev A
- Display: 3.25″ 480×360 HVGA
- Navigation: Trackpad & Nav Keys
- Keypad: Virtual QWERTY
- Camera: 5 MP (with HD Video recording)
- Memory: 1GB Flash + 512MB RAM, Hot Swap MicroSD slot
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- GPS: Autonomous & A-GPS
- Connectivity: NFC, Micro USB, Bluetooth 2.1
- Sensors: Ambient Light Sensor, accelerometer
The Malibu will be a CDMA device and looks relatively similar to the Monaco, except with a form factor like the BlackBerry Sedona. What do you think of the Malibu?
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As expected, 'my' field was harvested over the weekend....
|A Roll in the Hay? Oo-er missus!!
Cassie maintained a safe distance from proceedings from the top of the gate and feigned indifference.
|Keep that thing away from me!!
The Wheel of the Year is turning so quickly... blessings upon your harvest home - whether it be a few bendy carrots - or three hundredweight of courgettes!!


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So here is the deal. It was a mixed bag between me going on match.com and writing a journal of my dates and corresponding with a few ladies behind bars. This week I am going to set up a PO BOX and start doing the prison thing. I don't know where this is going to go but I think it maybe mildly entertaining. I am going to leave it up to you to craft the letters and do some other things with this. Maybe do a letter mad libs style or have us create a character. But first we need to find me a woman.... Contestant 1: Julie from California Her description: "We are two of a kind, … [Read more...]
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Traditional Book Publishing Is NOT Dead
Book Sales Near All-Time Highs: "According to Nielsen's BookScan—a sales-monitoring service widely regarded as representing 70 to 75 percent of trade sales—Americans bought 751,729,000 books in 2010. Excepting 2008 and 2009,"--read worldwide recession--"when sales reaches 757 million and 777 million, respectively, that's many millions more books sold than in any other year BookScan has recorded. (Five years earlier, in 2005, the total was just 650 million.)"
"The good news is that there isn't as much bad news as popularly assumed. In fact, almost all of the news is good, and most of it is very good. Book sales are up, way up, from twenty years ago. Young adult readership is far wider and deeper than ever before. Library membership and circulation is at all-time high. The good news goes on and on.
But still, perceptions persist that in a few years there will be no books printed on paper. That e-readers will take over the industry, and perhaps soon after, some other trend will kill books dead.
Sales of e-books still represent a small percentage of the overall book market. Depending on who's counting, the portion of the market is between 8% and 10%. When Amazon reports that their e-book sales are now larger than their paperback sales, it's easy to extrapolate this to encompass overall reading trends. But that would be a mistake. Amazon is an internet company, and it follows that their sales would favor electronic delivery of text. They are but one of many ways people get books, and the ratio of printed books to e-books changes drastically with each venue."
And for those of you in need of snide and sarcastic in your daily reading, may I link you to Paperback Writer, who rather humorously responds to a SPAM trying to help her self-publish:
I have worked with traditional publishing houses, and I have self-published. Quite frankly, I have found that self-publishing is more fun, more satisfying, and more lucrative!
Really? Because we're both published authors, that means I, too, could have more fun, more satisfaction and make more money self-publishing. Wow. I should call New York right now and tell them to tear up my latest contract. Tell you what, you hold your breath while I do that.
And far be it from me to ignore Joe Konrath, who, naturally, will probably disagree with these articles in time, but presents his POV here:
"Kindle readers are still buying overpriced bestsellers because that's how they're used to shopping. However, the many of the ereader owners I've spoken with are changing their buying habits."
Which makes me say, "Wow! You mean I bought a $9.99 e-book by John Gilstrap or Lincoln Child and Doug Preston or any number of other writers simply because that's what I'm used to, not because I think they're f***ing great writers and wanted to read their books on my Kindle? By all means, let's just give up all our reading habits and favorite authors and buy books by unknowns simply because their books are cheap!"
Honestly, I'm not against self-publishing on the Kindle--obviously, I've done it and expect I'll continue to do so. I also hope to continue publishing books in paper and through traditional publishers, big and small. There are good reasons for both, I think, but maybe we could keep all the hysterical smugness to a minimum while we do it (ha, like that's going to happen).
Well, I don't have all the answers and today my publishing crystal ball is cloudy and my Ouija Board keeps saying, "Sorry, this number is disconnected."
Anybody out there have all the answers? Please, share them with me.


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Measurement of overall insecticidal effects in experimental hut trials
© Briët et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
- Received: 5 September 2012
- Accepted: 4 November 2012
- Published: 13 November 2012
The 'overall insecticidal effect' is a key measure used to evaluate public health pesticides for indoor use in experimental hut trials. It depends on the proportion of mosquitoes that are killed out of those that enter the treated hut, intrinsic mortality in the control hut, and the ratio of mosquitoes entering the treatment hut to those entering the control hut. This paper critically examines the way the effect is defined, and discusses how it can be used to infer effectiveness of intervention programmes.
The overall insecticidal effect, as defined by the World Health Organization in 2006, can be negative when deterrence from entering the treated hut is high, even if all mosquitoes that enter are killed, wrongly suggesting that the insecticide enhances mosquito survival. Also in the absence of deterrence, even if the insecticide kills all mosquitoes in the treatment hut, the insecticidal effect is less than 100%, unless intrinsic mortality is nil. A proposed alternative definition for the measurement of the overall insecticidal effect has the desirable range of 0 to 1 (100%), provided mortality among non-repelled mosquitoes in the treated hut is less than the corresponding mortality in the control hut. This definition can be built upon to formulate the coverage-dependent insecticidal effectiveness of an intervention programme. Coverage-dependent population protection against feeding can be formulated similarly.
This paper shows that the 2006 recommended quantity for measuring the overall insecticidal effect is problematic, and proposes an alternative quantity with more desirable properties.
- Experimental hut
- Insecticidal effect
- Effectiveness
- Mosquitoes
- Vectors
- Malaria
- Insecticides
- Protection
Phase II experimental hut trials are the main means of evaluating insecticides used in indoor interventions against mosquitoes at field level. The World Health Organization Pesticide Evaluation Scheme (WHOPES) provides guidelines on how such trials should be carried out and analysed [1]. The potential impact of insecticides on disease transmission is measured by two key effects: personal protection against bites, and the overall insecticidal effect. The overall insecticidal effect depends on the killing of mosquitoes that enter the hut and the deterrence of mosquitoes from entering the hut, compared to a hut without the intervention.
Overall insecticidal effect in an experimental hut study
assuming that the entry rate in treated huts is less than or equal to the entry rate in untreated huts, so 0 ≤ δ ≤ 1.
The definition σ seems preferable to σ′ as an 'overall insecticidal effect' measure because the former corrects for the mosquitoes that would have died anyway in the absence of insecticide. The value of the latter, σ′, is lower with increasing μ0, at constant μ t ; with μ0 > 0, σ′ can never be 1, even if μ t = 1. If δ is large, more dead mosquitoes may be found in control huts than in those treated, rendering both σ and σ′ negative, even if μ t ≥ μ0, wrongly suggesting that the intervention enhances mosquito survival. For instance, if μ t = 1, μ0 = 0.3, and δ = 0.8, then σ = − 0.143 and σ′ = − 0.1, which are counter intuitive values, especially given that the control-corrected mortality ω = 1.
The graph of Ψ is a straight line passing through 0 at μ t ⋆ = μ0⋆, and through (1 − δ)(1 − ρ t ) at μ t ⋆ = 1 with slope (1 − δ)(1 − ρ t )/(1 − μ0⋆), and Ψ is positive for μ t ⋆ > μ0⋆. σ runs parallel to Ψ, and is negative for . σ′ is also negative for , but has smaller slope (1 − δ)(1 − ρ t ).
Insecticidal effectiveness in intervention programmes
Quantity Ψ c 's validity as a measure for the insecticidal effectiveness of an intervention programme depends on the assumptions' validity. On the one hand, insecticidal effectiveness of indoor intervention programmes targeting indoor biting mosquitoes may be lower if deterred mosquitoes shift to outdoor biting and resting. On the other hand, deterred mosquitoes are at higher risk of dying because of the increased search time, thus insecticidal effectiveness may be higher.
The quantity Ψ c provides a 'quick and dirty' estimate of the potential insecticidal effectiveness of an intervention programme. The effectiveness of an intervention programme against disease transmission depends both on protection against bites and the insecticidal effectiveness. If detailed information about the vector population is available, such as data on (or good estimates of) daily survival rate (in the absence of intervention), anthropophily, endophagy, and endophily, more sophisticated models (e.g. [4, 5]) can be used to predict impact on transmission.
Protection against feeding in intervention programmes
The relationship of Φ c with c is similar to that of Ψ c with c. When c is low, the slope is approximately ; when c approaches 1, the slope is approximately . Note that Φ c can be biased if a proportion of the mosquitoes that enter huts is exophagic.
aDue to the possibility of mosquitoes escaping or being lost (e.g. through predation), depending on the hut design, the total number of mosquitoes caught in the experimental hut generally underestimates the number of mosquitoes that entered. The number escaping will be higher with increased excito-repellence, but lower with increased insecticidal effect.
bRepellence is defined here as the proportion of both unfed and live mosquitoes out of those that entered the hut and is not necessarily equal to the proportion of mosquitoes found in exit traps. All other mosquitoes collected (dead or both alive and fed) are presumed to have attacked the occupant of the hut.
cAttractants, with more mosquitoes entering treated huts than control huts, are not considered here.
dIt is assumed here that mortality as measured in experimental huts is not biased upwards due to the experimental design. Mortality could be higher in exit traps than inside a control hut due to increased desiccation risk or prolonged exposure to insecticide, if exit traps are not emptied regularly [6].
The authors would like to thank two anonymous reviewers for helpful comments. This work was supported through the project #OPP1032350 funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).
Authors' Affiliations
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Exterior and interior views of the Dessau theater
- Title: Exterior and interior views of the Dessau theater
- Creator(s): Linkhorst, Franz, photographer
- Related Names:
Lipp, Friedrich, 1882-1957 , architect
Roth, Werry , architect
Leitner, Emil , photographer
Third Reich Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
- Date Created/Published: 1938.
- Medium: 20 photographic prints ; 23 x 29 cm. or smaller.
- Summary: Photographs show exterior and interior views of new theater built in Dessau in 1938 by architects Friedrich Lipp and Werry Roth with exterior views and interior views of stage, audience seating, foyer and cafe. Includes three photographic reproductions of architectural drawings that show variations in size of stage and orchestra seating.
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Issue 10
Adam and Charlotte Cameron
Conversational Style was created with a simple editorial mission: to be an archive of engaging interviews and visual conversations with the protagonists of menswear today. With an emphasis on fine writing and innovative creative content, we aim to provide a unique perspective into the menswear industry through its most charismatic and relevant voices.
The Conversation Continues…


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Who are these leather people? An introduction to a subculture
This is a CARAS presentation that was given at Creating Change 2014 in Houston, TX on January 31, 2014
The citation for this document is:
Sprott, R. A. (January 2014). Who are these leather people, and why do we need to include them? Kink history, culture, communities and dilemmas. Paper presented at the National Conference on LGBT Equality. Houston, TX.


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I use my crafting as a way of unwinding all the stresses of everyday life. I hope you will enjoy sharing the journey with me!
Just viewed your mini and so enjoyed hearing your voice. So sweet and so much detail! Hugs EllenBeeReplyDelete
Another beautiful mini album Alyson, you have a style all your own :) I have joined a group on FB called SMASH*UK there's lots of ideas for smashbooking, and a really nice group if you fancy joining. Suzie xxx :)ReplyDelete
thank you for stopping by yesterday, aly :)
and what beautiful creations! i still need to crack on with the beauty i got from you - i need to put it on my desk to remind me :)


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Oakland, Berkeley, And East Bay News, Events, Restaurants, Music, & Arts
Chez Panisse has lost its Michelin star.
Stories you shouldn't miss:
1. Republican gubernatorial candidate Carly Fiorina spent last night in the hospital because of a severe infection related to surgery she had for breast cancer. The LA Times reports that Fiorina hopes that she can resume campaigning later this week. The illness is a setback for the ex-Hewlett Packard CEO, because polls show that she needs to make up ground on Barbara Boxer before Election Day. The hospitalization also reminds voters that Fiorina is campaigning to overturn Obama's health-care reform law, even though it will provide coverage to more than 30 million uninsured Americans.
Berkeley should have its own low-cost bus system outside the realm of AC Transit, according to a lifelong Berkeley resident who will discuss his proposal for this system, the "B-Line," during a community forum at the Berkeley Public Library's Central Branch tonight.
Updated: Oakland A's owners Lew Wolff and John Fisher, who desparately want to move their team to San Jose, are trying to influence the outcome of the Oakland mayor's race, pumping $25,000 into a political committee that is backing ex-state Senator Don Perata. The move is unusual because Oakland sports team owners don't typically attempt to sway city elections and because Wolff is known for being frugal with his money. The large donations also came after recent statements made by Perata that stopping the A's move to the South Bay will not be a priority if he becomes mayor.
Over the past week, several Oakland politicians indebted to former state Senator Don Perata have come out strongly for his mayoral candidacy. At least two of them, Oakland City Councilmembers Jane Brunner and Larry Reid, have been known over the years as "Peratistas," a nickname given to Oakland politicians who owe their careers at least in part to Perata.
Stories you shouldn't miss:
1. Jerry Brown has opened up a thirteen-point lead over Meg Whitman with a little more than a week to go before the election, according to a Los Angeles Times/University of Southern California poll released over the weekend. The poll shows Brown ahead 52 percent to 39 percent as an increasing number of Latino, women, and independent voters have distanced themselves from Whitman in the wake of Nannygate.
2. The same LA Times/USC poll has Barbara Boxer with an eight-point lead over Carly Fiorina, 50 percent to 42 percent. The results show a reversal of fortune for Fiorina, who had been closing the gap in other recent polls. Whitman and Fiorina immediately decried the poll as undercounting Republican voters. But the pollsters, a Democratic and Republican firm, contend that if anything, their poll has a slight Republican bent. Their polling model assumed that the number of Democrats who turn out to vote will be only 4 percentage points higher than the number of Republicans, even though Democrats have a 13-point registration advantage in California.
Campaigns attempting to elect Don Perata mayor of Oakland have spent a record $965,000, newly filed campaign finance reports show. Perata's own mayoral campaign had spent at least $669,000 through October 16, and two other committees backing his candidacy spent at least $296,000 trying to put him in the mayor's office. The totals easily shatter previous Oakland mayoral campaign spending records.
Stories you shouldn't miss:
1. With less than two weeks until Election Day, New York Times statistician Nate Silver is forecasting that Democrats will lose control of the House of Representatives but not the Senate. Silver, who accurately predicted the 2008 elections, forecasts that Democrats will maintain a 52-48 edge in the Senate, but that Republicans will take a commanding 228-207 advantage in the House. In California, he predicts that Barbara Boxer will keep her Senate seat, but forecasts that East Bay Democratic Congressman Jerry McNerney will lose his to Republican David Harmer.
This needs no introduction:
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On Wednesday, March 26, several members of the RPI Athletics led by Director Brick Thamer addressed the Office of the President in hopes of expanding its program to include several additional Division III sports. This action was due in large part to a new report by the Rensselaer Financial Planning Committee saying that funds being saved for the construction of the Nuclear Research and Development Facility in nearby Colonie will no longer be required. Why? Because on Thursday, March 20, the Environmental Protection Agency declared the formation of such a facility to be in direct violation of the Safe Living Environment Standards called for in the National Environmental Safety Act of 1982. This act says that "no site designed for the production of nuclear energy (which would therefore store nuclear wastes on its grounds) can be placed within 10 miles of the nearest house or living area."
Since the ruling against construction of the nuclear facility last week, RPI's administration has reached out to several esteemed lawyers including William Darrow of Jennings, Bryan, and Darrow, in New York City in hopes of overturning this decision in the national circuit courts. But, due to the unsuccessful history of like cases, RPI's administration has begun to consider alternative spending programs for its newfound surplus of capital.
Hudson is not the first person to present his case to the Office of the President since the decision. Several other groups have asked for additional funding. These groups also include: Residence Life, Alumni Services, the School of Management, the School of Engineering, and even Admissions, just to name a few.
According to the Financial Planning Committee, the total amount of available funding is approximately $30 million. In his presentation Wednesday, Hudson asked for $2 million over three years to expand the athletic program. In addition to some funding for new gear and equipment for the sports already in place, the athletic director also asked for funds to add two new sports to Rensselaer's Division III program. First, in response to the growth in popularity of club tetherball from three members to 15 in the past five years, Hudson asked for the funds necessary to start a 10-person, Division Three team that will play in the Northern Atlantic Athletic Conference. The proposed team would become the 10th member of the NAAC and would play schools such as Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Quinnipiac University, Middlebury College, and Amherst College.
Later in his presentation, Hudson added that the amount of funding would be much smaller over the first few years due to the fact that the program wouldn't need to recruit players until probably 2016 or 2017. The main costs he stated, "are equipment and transportation for the team. Furthermore, all of the participating colleges in the NAAC run an overnight stay program in which tetherball teams can stay in vacant on-campus apartments Saturdays into Sundays. This will eliminate overnight hotel stays."
For those who aren't familiar with tetherball, it is a sport played in a dirt pit (indoors in the case of Division III tetherball) in which players try to hit a ball tied to a pole by a string in opposite directions until one players manages to wind the entirety of the string around the pole. Games in Division Three are played best-of-three sets, each to seven points. In a subsequent interview with club tetherball's third-ranked player, freshman Jon Wrona, Le Polyteknique's William Walton asked the young star what it felt like to possibly get the chance to play competitive tetherball for RPI. "I think it's great for my friends and I on the club team who've worked hard these past six months and have really improved. I'm looking forward to playing against other schools … Honestly, I didn't know there was such a thing [Division III Tetherball]. I think it's great for the sport."
Later on in his presentation, Hudson discussed the second Division III sport he hoped to include in RPI's expanded program. "Due to the number of talented Frisbee players on campus, and the development of Frisbee golf conferences throughout the country during the past decade, we would also like to start a Frisbee golf team at RPI."
In Frisbee golf, players aim for holes on a course and try to get the Frisbee into the hole in the least number of throws. As opposed to golf, the holes in Frisbee golf are metal baskets that stand a few feet off of the ground. The holes are set randomly throughout the grounds of the golf course.
This part of the proposal was made by Assistant Athletic Director Kathryn Perry, a former Ultimate Frisbee star at Colgate University. She stated that Frisbee golf will be a very low cost addition for the athletic program. "Because Frisbee golf is played on the terrain that is available with randomly placed holes, the Institute will not need to landscape a new field for the team. The lacrosse and soccer fields, as well as the fields near Stackwyck, will more than suffice for the Frisbee golf course. Furthermore, because the team will only have six players, the team can drive themselves to away events. Lastly, the total estimated cost for equipment for the team is only $500, a very small amount compared to other sports."
The proposed Frisbee golf team would compete in the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Conference against schools such as Columbia University (the school's only non-Division I sport), University of Rochester, Amish College of Technology, and Hobart College. The proposed team would start practice two weeks before the official start of school in late August of 2014.
After Perry finished her discussion of the suggested Frisbee golf team, Hudson once again addressed the Office. "The proposal for $2 million will cover not only equipment upgrades for many of the sports already in the program, it will also, based upon the cost growth rate model shown here, cover the costs of the two suggested additional sports for the first twenty to twenty-five years of their existence."
Hudson added that he already reached out to the conferences and they're ready to add RPI to their ranks. "These two sports," he said, "will be very easy to implement into the program. Probably the easiest yet."
At the end of the presentation, Hudson stressed the importance of a diverse athletic program on campus that can support the interests of all student athletes. "It is important for these kids that want to compete to have the chance to do so. Getting to compete against other schools allows student athletes to become better. Better players, better students, better leaders, and better people."
In a special newsletter released on Sunday, March 30, the Office of the President announced that it will wait until June to see if the civil suit against the Environmental Protection Agency overturns its ruling. Then it will decide by July 1 how to distribute the surplus funding and whether the proposed sports will be accepted into Rensselaer's athletic program.


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We're one lighter today. Only 15 mins into our AAP yesterday, someone saw the fantastic character, adorable face, and snuggly nature in Corky even while he wasn't on his best behavior at all – barking at every dog, uninterested in any person, and fiestily pulling on the leash.
She came in searching for bird food, but followed close behind as Corky, Zoe and I went to set up. Almost immediately she was sold but even more so when she heard he adores children (she has a young granddaughter).
I was shocked! Corky is about a year and a half and has been in a foster home since he was two days old! Along with his foster mom and other fosters, we are thrilled for Corky and hope it will be a lasting adoption for him. He's on a two week trial but as the applicant has worked with rescues in the past, they will surely be able to work through his shyness and then we'll be officially celebrating, singing CORKY'S GOT A HOME, CORKY'S GOT A HOME!


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What You Should Do If Your Smartphone Gets Wet
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The rainy season is here, and wet weather and gadgets do not mix. So, here's what to do if your smartphone gets wet!
Warranty companies report a rise in water-damaged smartphones in the fall and winter months.
The first thing you should do — turn it off immediately, the sooner the better. The longer it's wet and on, the better the chance water can seep down to an active circuit board, and that is not good.
Do not shake the phone. Do not use a hair dryer, oven, microwave, or bag of rice. Those do not work.
If you have a phone you cannot open, like an iPhone, use a straw to suck out water from the device and spit it out. Place the straw on the external openings, like the mic, earphone port, speaker, headphone jack, charger port.
Although it might sound a bit odd it really works. Instead of a straw, you could use a small vacuum attachment nozzle.
If you have an Android or a phone you can open, open it. And take out all the parts you can, like the battery, sim card, mini SD card.
Dry those inside parts and the external parts of the phone with a cotton cloth towel.
Then for the secret ingredient, magical little bags that you have thrown away with a second thought. The silica gel packets come in every shoe box, purse, bag, packaged goods, etc. People usually toss them, but they are the key to drying a phone.
Put the phone and its parts in a baggie that seals, with as many silica gel packets as you can. If you threw them all away, you can buy them online. You can get dozens for under $10 on amazon.
Silica is a desiccant, a drying agent. It sucks up water moisture, so it's perfect for drying a wet smartphone.
But there is one hard part. You have to leave the phone in the bag with the silica for 72 hours. Consider it a chance to unplug and go out and play in the rain.
One other thing to consider, squaretrade.com is an online warranty company. They offer good deals for covering your phone for as low as $4 a month. If you sign up with them and have liquid damage, or any kind of damage, they will fix it. If they can't, you will get a new one.


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I rarely feature bodybuilders on Stunning Men but I will make an exception for sexy Steven Tavarez because he has all the making of a great fitness model and in particular a very handsome expressive face and the great ability to 'work' the camera.
Joe Ticknow
Sexy fitness model Steven is 22 years old and currently lives in New York, NY, USA. He is of Hispanic decent, from which no doubt he gets his stunning looks. As mentioned he is also a competitive bodybuilder.
Abel Cruz
He is currently working at a gym in Long Island as a fitness trainer. Fitness is his whole life and everything he lives for is training for competitions and doing photo shoots.
This has taken over his life and he says he wouldn't want it any other way.
Edwin J'Lebron
Steven is a very ambitious man and is very competitive. He firmly believes that fitness is the field he belongs in.
Jorge Freire
Steven has worked with photographers such as Luis Rafael, Joe Ticknow, Edwin J'Lebron (emages photography), Jorge Freire, David Arnot and Abel Cruz among others.
Luis Rafael
David Arnot
Vital statistics:
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 190lbs
Chest: 44"
Waist: 29"
Hair colour: Black
Eye colour: Hazel
Skin colour: tanned


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Title: The Daemon Whisperer
*Series: The Liminals Series
Author: Candice Bundy
Publisher: Lusios Publishing
Pages: Ebook; 366
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Source: Author
Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance
HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart
Recommended to: Readers who are fans of strong female characters, UF and PNR.
Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon
Meriwether Storm discovered the grisly remains of her parents when she was only fourteen—the result of a failed daemon summoning. Meri immediately swore vengeance on the daemon who'd killed her parents, but there was only one problem: she had no idea which one had committed the atrocity. Before their untimely deaths, her parents trained her intensively in the arts, which Meri used to follow in their footsteps, ever seeking the daemon's name. Now, despite her years of searching, she's no closer to the truth and her time is running out.
When a mysterious daemon named Azimuth offers Meri a deadly summoning in exchange for information about her parents' murderer, she takes it immediately and without intimidation. What does worry her is her attraction to Azimuth: when he touches Meri, her pulse races and she breathlessly awaits the feel of his lips upon her skin. Meri knows she should keep him at arm's length, but her traitorous thoughts obsess over him night and day.
Blinded by her desperation for the truth and her desire for Azimuth, Meri places her trust in the creatures who are her sworn enemy, jeopardizing her need for vengeance. After Meri discovers there's more to the deal than the daemon cabal first promised, can she accept all they have to offer?
When retribution is the only thing that drives you, how much are you willing to sacrifice before you lose yourself to the cause?
Candice Bundy has definitely started something fresh with this series. What first struck me about The Daemon Whisperer was Meri's personality. She is a strong, but believable, female character. Meri hurts. She carries baggage and craves revenge. Underneath the calm exterior is a woman who just wants to feel vindicated. I liked Meri a lot to be completely honest. Watching her grow from a wary, reserved person to someone who could trust in others was extremely satisfying.
Pair that with a whole new take on daemons and I was hooked. Perhaps it's because I'm so new to the UF genre, but this is the first book I've read that really deals with daemons and the way that they operate. The line that Bundy walks between beauty and brutality is truly wonderful. Meri's interactions with the other side really give the reader a look into why things end up where they ultimately do. There is a whole new world build in this book, and I enjoyed every minute of it.
Really, if Meri had just continued right on being a bad-ass daemon dealer I would have been perfectly okay with it. What threw the book into a tailspin for me was the romantic subplot. We have a woman whose parents were viciously murdered by a daemon. A woman who makes it her job to keep these entities away from her and under her control. Then, all of the sudden, one walks into her life that has her head over heels in lust. This just felt forced to me, and not believable at all. Don't get me wrong, I liked Azimuth. It's just that the two of them together didn't seem to make sense.
I also had no idea that there were heavy erotic scenes in the story. While these didn't really affect my reading at all, I do think it's important to note to others who might want to give this series a shot. The line between UF and PNR in The Daemon Whisperer is very thin. I'm a fan of sex in my books (if it's done well), but if you're not you might be turned off by Meri's very interesting talents. That's all you'll get from me. No spoilers! Just be warned that there is sex and it is sizzling.
So there you have it. I wavered for a long time on what to give this first book in The Liminals Series. Despite any issues, The Daemon Whisperer was a read I ultimately enjoyed. I'm looking forward to seeing where Meri's story takes her next, and how much more she grows in her new role. The world that Candice Bundy has built is tantalizing and I'm fairly certain I'm in for the long haul.
FTC Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. I was not monetarily compensated for my opinion.


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