text: BeneathMyWillow 223 Posted April 15, 2018 This is a story set in the 'Kaymala' world -- you should be able to read these in any order, but if interested the previous and first one is here ************************************************ Ellen leant back in her chair, eyeing the clock on the far wall of the open-plan office. It was just past five. Her friend Jasmine was supposed to be meeting her here any time now. Ellen glanced once more at her inbox, and sighed. She was in no mood to keep working today. She put her feet up on her desk, lifted her skirt, and slipped a couple of fingers into her slit, playing gently with herself. She attracted the attention of a couple of the others in the room, who weren't subtle in turning to watch what she was doing. The man at the desk beside hers craned his head for a better view. Ellen winked at him, before closing her eyes so that the onlookers didn't distract her. It was good to be back in a country where such things were allowed. Ellen had spent the past week abroad for a conference in Copenhagen -- her first trip overseas. Interesting though it had been to see another country, she had found the rules of foreign society difficult to live by. Now that she was back in Kaymala she was making full use of the pleasures of being home again. She had put on her shortest skirt with no panties, perfect for lifting up and pissing under her desk whenever she felt like it. She had joined her boss in taking a leak while chatting beside the water cooler. At lunchtime she had got good use out of her vibrator while she sat with her friends in the canteen. "Hey, Ellen," came Jasmine's voice, breaking Ellen out of her reverie. "You look like you're having fun." Ellen shrugged. "I was just passing time." She gave her clit one final rub before pulling her skirt back into place. "Shall we go?" They walked together towards the lifts, chatting about how their days had gone. Jasmine wore suit trousers and a jacket over a white blouse. She was a few inches shorter than Ellen, with untidy black hair to Ellen's straight and blond, and petite breasts to Ellen's more full pair -- but she had a plump ass that attracted many a boy's attention. She could do wonderful things with her hands, as Ellen knew from experience. The two had been friends from their university days, but as they worked on different floors of the building they hadn't seen each other since Ellen got back from the conference. Jasmine was undoing her trousers as they stepped into the lift, and had pulled them off and squatted over the vinyl floor before the doors had closed. She peed a powerful stream towards the centre of the lift. "Looks like you've been needing that for a while," Ellen said, amused. "I really have," Jasmine said. "It's been a busy afternoon, and you know I don't like to pee at my desk." The lift doors opened, and a man from floor three joined them. "Afternoon, ladies," he said, nodding at them both. He stepped carefully on the floor to avoid Jasmine's still-spreading pee puddle. "Afternoon, Mikah," Jasmine said. "Don't mind me, I'll be done soon." "Don't rush on my account," said Mikah. His eyes lingered on Jasmine's pussy, which he had a clear view of with the way her legs were spread. "We were just headed to the pool, Mikah," Ellen said. "How about you?" "On my way to the same place," Mikah said. "There's no practise this week, but the wife's away and some exercise will do me good." Outside of work hours, Mikah was the coach for a football team at the nearby university. He was a powerfully-built, broad-shouldered man in his late twenties. Ellen had seen him at the gym a couple of times before, and always found the sight rather attractive. Jasmine finished her piss and wiped herself with a tissue from the box that was kept in the elevator for just such occasions. The puddle was already draining away through a grille in the corner of the floor. She didn't bother to put her trousers back on, instead slinging them over her shoulder. Employees were supposed to wear clothes while they were in the office building for reasons of 'professionalism', but Jasmine wasn't the only person to strip off bits of clothing as soon as they left, especially on a nice day like this. The three of them left the office and cut across the park towards the gym. The weather was warm and sunny, and the park was busy, especially along the riverbank which was thronging with naked sunbathers. Ellen's attention was drawn to a young couple who were hungrily fucking each other against the trunk of a willow tree. The man had a nice ass, she noted. "You never said how the conference was, Ellen," Jasmine said. "What was Copenhagen like? Did you fuck any foreigners? That's something special if you did." "Not at the conference," Ellen said. "There was a guy on the plane who was a pretty good fuck, but nobody else. They do things differently out there. I asked a couple of guys if they wanted to screw, but they seemed to think I was joking. Or when they realised I was serious, they'd make excuses about having wives or girlfriends -- they have this whole monogamy thing, you know." "Monogamy's pretty common out there, right? I've heard that before," Mikah said. "It sounds damned restrictive." "Oh, they love to be restricted," Ellen said. "All these rules they have. Don't piss here, don't take your clothes off there. I couldn't keep track of it all. The hotel had a pool, so I went down for a swim one morning before the conference talks -- and some security guard sent me back to my room because I wasn't wearing a swimming costume! So I went out to buy a costume, and came back the next day, and I got sent away again!" "What was it for the second time?" Jasmine asked. "I took a piss of the edge of my sun lounger. I was sunbathing, I wasn't about to go wandering off to find a toilet." "You can't even piss on the poolside?" Mikah asked. "Do they think people aren't pissing in the pool itself?" "That's what I said to the guard, but he didn't seem to like that idea either. I tell you, it's a hard place to live out there. We don't realise how lucky we have it." Ellen paused to lift up her skirt, baring all for the world around. She squatted slightly and pissed, full force, onto the path. Few people took any notice of her. An elderly gent behind her tutted at her for blocking the path, and a group of teenagers on a nearby bench started whispering and shooting her aroused but furtive looks, as though afraid at what she would do if she caught them looking. Mikah was giving her the same appreciative look he had given Jasmine in the elevator. "It's good to be back," Ellen said. They carried on to the gym. It was a newish centre that served the offices in the business park, as well the surrounding housing estates. They walked in through reception, flashing their membership cards at the woman behind the desk. She was sat with one hand down her trousers, watching porn on her phone, and barely glanced at them as they passed. "That girl's got a serious addiction," Mikah commented. "Every time I come here, she's on the porn." They climbed the stairs and came out, through a pair of double doors, directly onto the poolside. It was as busy as it always was at this time of day. Perhaps twenty or thirty people were in the water, their voices echoing in the high-ceilinged room. Most of them were naked, but as always there were a couple of people who preferred to wear trunks or swimming costumes. Signs around the walls reminded people of the rules, including several which read, "Please leave the pool to pee" -- a vain attempt by the staff to keep the pool water clean. Some people obeyed the rule: as Ellen looked around the room, she could see a couple of men who had climbed out to piss against the nearest wall, and a mother who was squatting in front of the lockers and peeing discreetly while her children changed. However, Ellen could also see a young woman sat on the edge of the pool, her legs akimbo, spraying piss over the surface a clear foot in front of her. The woman's friends were stood in the water around her, all laughing. A pool attendant was sat in the raised lifeguard's chair only a few metres away, but he seemed to be watching in amusement rather than challenging the girls. Ellen, Jasmine and Mikah made their way over to a nearby bench to get changed. One of the things Ellen had found strange while she was abroad was the concept of a 'changing room' -- the idea that people needed a designated area where they could change. The strangest part was that men and women had to be segregated for the process, just in case you saw somebody you were attracted to without their clothes on. (Apart from anything else, the idea only seemed to work if you pretended that gay or bi people didn't exist -- but she had noticed that some people outside Kaymala had a habit of doing that.) At Kaymalan swimming pools, there were no changing rooms. Benches, lockers and showers were arranged along the poolside. A couple of changing cubicles were provided for the shy, but not many people used them; and a door led to a small bathroom, which was also rarely used. Ellen put her bag down on the bench and began to strip her clothes off. Beside her, Jasmine and Mikah were doing the same. "You must be looking forward to swimming in a pool you won't be chucked out of," Mikah said, as he unfastened and pulled down his work trousers. "Totally," Ellen said, pulling her shirt up over her head. She gestured towards Mikah's boxer briefs, which were stretched tight and bulging forwards. "You seem pretty happy to be here as well." Mikah shrugged as he pulled his briefs down, letting his erect cock hang free. "It's always nice to see naked ladies, and I admit you two are particularly fine." Jasmine smirked. "How long did you say your wife's been out of town?" "She's been gone all week," Mikah said. "I've got to admit I'm thirsting for something." Ellen unfastened her bra, giving Jasmine a suggestive look. "Perhaps we'll see what we can do about that." "Well, I'm not going to say no to that," Mikah said. He locked his bag in one of row of lockers behind him, tying the key around his wrist. He then stood back a little, pointing his stiff penis forwards. He started to piss with a powerful stream that splashed up the front of the lockers. "Which of us do you want?" Jasmine asked. She came across to stand next to Ellen, both of them naked. "Ellen's got those tits, look." "Jasmine's got the ass, though," Ellen said, giving her friend's ass a playful slap. "And she's great at fingerwork." Jasmine laughed. "Forget that, you should see what Ellen can do with her tongue." Mikah chuckled. His stream was dying away. He shook himself off, turning back to face the two women. "You both look hot as hell, and I've got plenty of stamina. Why don't we take turns?" Ellen and Jasmine looked at each other. "You can go first," Jasmine said, "it sounds like you've been starved of cock all week." She gave Ellen's bum a playful pinch and headed off towards the diving boards. Ellen took Mikah's hand and led him towards the shallow end. They jumped in. Ellen shivered at the feel of the warm water on her flesh. Mikah moved close to her. He put his hands out for her breasts and started to massage them, his movements slow and surprisingly gentle for a man his size. Ellen reached down for his cock under the water and gave it some strokes, appreciating the feel of it -- not just its size, which was certainly remarkable, but how solid and meaty it felt. She guided Mikah over to the pool wall and whispered that he should stay there, then she jumped out to sit on the poolside, wrapping her legs around his torso. He was now looking up at her, his face level with her tits, her crotch pressed against his muscular stomach. She felt a touch of pressure in her bladder, so she relaxed and let it go. The feeling of her piss spurting between her flesh and his sent shudders through her entire body. Mikah was smirking, clearly into it. He lowered himself down until his mouth was level with Ellen's pussy, and he started to probe her with his tongue. Ellen found a few more spurts of piss to push out, which he eagerly lapped up. Then she leant back on her arms to enjoy it, breathing heavily. The girl who had been playing around pissing into the water earlier was now elbowing her friends, pointing at Ellen and Mikah and giggling. The lifeguard was watching from his chair, his expression interested, a bulge in the front of his shorts. Ellen, enjoying the attention, gave him a sultry wink. Feeling it was time to step things up, Ellen slipped back into the water. She felt for Mikah's cock and guided him inside her, enjoying how well he fit. He pushed her back against the pool wall and started to thrust. She came before he did, letting out a loud gasp that echoed around the pool. Then he came, grunting as he did, shooting cum deep within her. When he pulled his cock out of her slit a cloud of cum drifted out as well, floating in the water between them. Both of them were panting and sweating. A couple of swimmers had stopped to watch, including the woman who had peed from the poolside and her friends, all of whom were eyeing Mikah's body and giving Ellen congratulatory looks. "That certainly cleared the pipes," Mikah said. "I've needed that for a while." "Tell me about it," Ellen said. "That was just what I needed today. You still have another go in you? You did promise Jasmine." Mikah laughed as he pulled himself out to sit on the poolside. "Give me five minutes and I'll have it up again. You hanging around to watch?" "I should do some lengths," Ellen said. "All right, but we might do this again sometime," Mikah said. "Perhaps you could come over next week, meet the wife? We'll put on a dinner party." As he spoke, he widened his legs slightly and pissed with a strong arc, hands-free, into the water between them. Ellen smiled. "I'd like that," she said. She pushed away to start swimming. As she swam, she saw the lifeguard push his cock through the leg of his shorts and pee, right from his chair onto the poolside. She saw a woman climb out at the deep end and sit on the steps to the diving board, her piss running over the metal and into the drain beneath. She saw Jasmine approach Mikah and start to play with his cock, while he ran his fingers over her tits. Yes, it was definitely good to be back home. 4 1 10 Share this post Link to post


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On November 9, 2012 Matt offered his thoughts on what it means to leave a Legacy of Value. Through discussion and a hands-on exercise students explored their true life values. Matt helped them look inside themselves to determine who they are and where they stand today. A value Matt takes to heart and practices throughout both his personal and professional lives.
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The majority of hospitals collect this data using manual methods and store the data in various systems. Various issues and complications arise from these methods. Firstly, manually entering the data into these systems leads to errors in the data, which hinders the quality of the data. Secondly, it is a time consuming process, which stops healthcare professionals spending more time with patients, research and so forth i.e. stops them from doing the activities that they are passionate about. Furthermore, DCC has found, from our conversations with healthcare professionals, that the systems that are used to store data are limited in many ways. Extracting and reporting from this data as well as visualising the data in a graphical format are amongst the no-can-do. Additionally, if systems make these capabilities permissible, they are often not to the required standards or require additional funds to unlock.
There is little value in collecting data that is inaccurate and that which an organisation cannot use in an actionable way. Actionable insights are the ability to analyse and report on the data so that it facilitates decision making that brings about positive change and improvements.
In order to explain ourselves we incorporated data from the publicly available Patient Led Assessment of the Care Environment (PLACE) assessment to an interactive dashboard. PLACE evaluate the quality of a hospitals environment against various distinct categories such as food quality and ward safety and of the other areas of the hospital. The data is collected and submitted to the HSCIC who make the data available on their website to the public on Excel spreadsheets.
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The House of Commons' Library (the "Library") has published a briefing (the "Briefing") which considers issues that are likely to be raised in the proposed "Great Repeal Bill".
The Briefing discusses following likely features of the Great Repeal Bill:
Repealing the European Communities Act 1972 (the "ECA") (Section 2)
The Briefing explains the fact that since the enactment of the ECA, EU law has been a major part of the UK's constitutional and legal framework. The Briefing discusses the key provisions of the ECA (sections 2(1), 2(2), 2(4) and 3(1)) as well as case law which engages these provisions.
Challenges for converting EU law to domestic law (Section 3)
The Library explains that some EU law cannot be replicated in UK domestic law following Brexit Day, for example the right to seek a reference from the Court of Justice of the EU (the "CJEU"). They also raise the important question of how transposition will be carried out, both in terms of the form of words used and whether it will be done using statutory powers delegated to ministers or on the face of the Bill.
Other legislation that implements EU law (Section 4)
The Briefing explains that repealing the ECA will not remove EU law's influence on the statute book, as Parliament has enacted a significant amount of legislation to give effect to the UK's obligations under the Treaties. Furthermore, the Library discusses the fact that while the majority of this legislation will function effectively post-Brexit, some provisions may need to be amended, while others might need to be repealed altogether, such as the European Union Act 2011.
The proposed use of delegated powers (Section 5)
The Government has indicated that the Great Repeal Bill will contain delegated powers enabling ministers to make changes to the statute book to give effect to the outcome of the withdrawal negotiations. The Briefing discusses the fact that such delegated powers enabling ministers to make changes to primary legislation (sometimes known as Henry VIII powers) will likely be subject to scrutiny. Such scrutiny will cover the following:
- Whether the delegated powers are limited in scope by any purpose or subject based restrictions; and
- The parliamentary procedure specified by the Bill to enable the secondary legislation to be made. For example whether a negative, affirmative or super-affirmative procedure is used.
Devolution (Section 6)
Legislating for Brexit will have significant implications for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This is due to the fact that implementation of the Great Repeal Bill will potentially mean the transposition of all directly applicable EU law. The Library discusses the fact that this could trigger a range of provisions that fall within the competence of devolved institutions; in such instances, these such matters will require the consent of the devolved legislatures.
The Courts (Section 7)
The Library explains that removing the ECA from the statute book will mean that the UK courts will no longer, after Brexit, give primacy to EU law. The Briefing discusses the fact that the judgments of the CJEU, and EU law itself, could still remain relevant to the national courts when they decide cases on domestic legislation which originates from EU law.
The full Library briefing can be found here.
For more information on the Great Repeal Bill, see our previous Blog post here.


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Today, we take time out from our regularly scheduled programming to thank the people who rule us. To the TSA agents at airports…to the IRS agents who audit our tax returns…to the NSA agents who are reading our mail…and to zombies everywhere…
…to all of you, we'd like to say a heartfelt: Go f*** yours…..
No… no… no…
We meant to say THANK YOU!
Yes, dear reader, we've got to bring our thinking in line with the prevailing trend. And today, the US is developing a real affection and respect for authority! Americans seem to like to have people riffle through their luggage and pat down their grandmothers at airports, for example. It makes them feel safer.
They want someone 'in charge' of the US economy too. That's why the new head of the Federal Reserve is so important. What are the requirements for the job? It has to be someone who can keep a secret and tell a joke with a straight face.
The secret is that the Federal Reserve can't really control the economy at all. It can influence it. And the influence it has is all negative; that's the joke. Setting interest rates at any level other than that chosen by willing borrowers and lenders, the Fed distorts the price of credit. And distorting prices always leads to problems…either shortages or surpluses.
Also, by fixing rates at ultra-low levels, the Federal Reserve is actually stealing from one group and giving to another. The middle class, savers, and working people lose wealth. Hedge fund managers, bankers, zombies…and, of course, those loveable feds themselves…gain.
That's why the rich are getting richer, while everyone else loses ground. They call it a 'stimulus' program. And they're right — it's very stimulating, for those who get the money. As for the rest — well, the joke's on them!
Dear readers should use this period to buy whatever gold they intend to hold through the next phase of the crisis. Prices are low. While they may go lower, you can't count on it. Better to get what you need now. Buy gold now.
What's the next phase? Well…of course, no one knows. But here's what you should be prepared for:
Weakening stock and bond prices in the early autumn, followed by a crash in October or November. Gold will rise in anticipation of more Fed action.
As you know, the best candidate to take over at the Federal Reserve, after Ben Bernanke leaves, is yours truly. But so far our phone has not rung. And the person not calling is the POTUS, Barack Obama. (We're hoping that this very sincere note of appreciation, respect and thanks to the feds will help our candidacy.)
As the end of Mr. Bernanke's term approaches, if things seem to be going well in the economy, Mr. Obama will go with the safe choice — Janet Yellen. If they are going badly, as in the scenario you should be worried about above, he will go for the bolder candidate, Mr. Summers.
Alas, your editor is unlikely to get the nod. The president is too busy claiming to 'save the middle class' to spend any time actually trying to figure out what's wrong with the middle class. Since he hasn't figured it out…he won't call the only candidate who could turn things around (albeit in a very unpleasant way).
If Mr. Summers takes over we can expect some real excitement. He is less sure of the benefits of QE than Ms. Yellen. But he is more sure of himself. He will be more direct…
So, when the sound of helicopters reaches the news media, that is the moment when you will wish you had taken our advice and done your gold shopping now. We don't know what will happen…or when. But no credit-based money system has ever survived a full credit cycle. This will be no exception.
But enough of that. Let's talk about something else. Besides, it is not very civic minded of us to kvetch about our authorities this week. The feds have mounted a full-on charm offensive. From what we read, the progress of mankind depends on them.
No kidding.
Edward Luce in the Financial Times: 'Washington ain't that bad.'
Clyde Prestowitz: 'Thank Washington for shale oil.'
Martin Wolf: 'The state is the real engine of innovation.'
What all these headlines have in common is a kind of breathtaking cloddishness…an appreciation of government that is so naïve that you wonder about the species itself: how could the brightest people in the human race be so dull-witted?
Of Martin Wolf, we would expect no less. Said to be one of the '100 most influential people' on the planet, it just raises questions about the other 99. His influence comes from his post at the Financial Times, where he leads the 'pink paper' to its wrongheaded ideas. In his article last week, in the very first sentence, with no hesitation nor even a qualification, he sets out in the wrong direction: 'Growth in output per head determines living standards.'
He should have hesitated. Imagine an economy where everyone is given a tiny shovel and told to turn the earth. Then, in an effort to improve output per head, each is given a bigger shovel. Will living standards improve? Not a bit. They are all wasting their time, no matter how much dirt they turn over.
Having set out in the wrong direction, naturally, Mr. Wolf soon arrives at the wrong destination. There, he discovers a world well suited only to simpleminded intellectuals — where molecular research, Google's search engine, the internet itself, and even hydro fracking are the products of what he calls 'state-supported innovation'.
Of course, the people who supposedly benefit from these innovations are the taxpayers. Do they want them? Do they get their money's worth? Is this the best way to get these benefits? Are they actually beneficial at all…and how does anyone know? The questions never seem to occur to Mr. Wolf.
Instead, he accepts the feds' storyline without quibble or irony and regards the failure to appreciate the feds' contributions as 'the greatest threat to rising prosperity'. What? Greater than the lack of real savings? Greater than the burden of crushing debt? Or unfunded pensions? Or over-funded, over-leveraged, over-hyped speculations? Or jackass economists?
Never mind.
Meanwhile, here comes Clyde Prestowitz, an agreeable and intelligent man whom we met in Georgetown just last year. 'The truth,' he says, 'is that virtually none of America's great inventors and entrepreneurs did it on their own. In the overwhelming majority of cases, they received taxpayer supported federal help along the way.'
When we started our business we looked around for a place to put it. At the time the city of Baltimore was such a rundown dump that it was giving away buildings for $1. We took two of them. Was our business also 'supported by government'? You bet.
It is almost impossible to do anything without receiving some form of taxpayer support. The feds pass out money as if they were seeking re-election. Support the universities? Support research? Support everybody! As long as it's not your money, why not?
But does that mean that government funding is an efficient or effective way of allocating capital resources? How do you know if the investment will pay off? With hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of taxpayer money running in every direction, some of it is bound to rub up against something that is actually useful.
But why would public officials, with no skin of their own in the game, do a better job of investing it than the people who earned the money in the first place? It's easy to piddle away money. It's hard to get a good return on it.
Nevertheless, Edward Luce looks on Washington with favour. It is 'home to some of the brightest people in the US,' he says. Hmmm… We lived in and around Washington for many years. As we recall, the gas station attendants and bootblacks were about as clever as those in any other city. But the closer you got to the halls of power, the more you ran into real nincompoops.
Years ago, sharing a car with a member of Congress from California, at first, we thought he was just stupid. But after a while, we began to wonder. His conversation was so mindless, it was as though it was recorded elevator music playing in a continuous loop. Soothing. Senseless.
When he turned his head, we took the opportunity to peer in his ear, thinking we might catch of glimpse of the electronic gear that made him work. We saw nothing but a normal ear…which just goes to show what great advances in bionics the feds have made!
But at least Washington has 'the decency to apologise for itself,' says Luce. Huh? We can't remember getting an apology. During our lifetime, we estimate that the feds may have squandered as much as $30 trillion. In addition, in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan…they have gotten approximately 2 million people killed…for no apparent gain.
Over the years, we have suffered countless imbecilities and indignities, from pointless gas lines and Whip Inflation Now buttons in the '70s, to TSA, NSA and a silly 'War on Terror' today. The war in Iraq alone cost an estimated $5 trillion (most of it still to be paid) and some 100,000 lives. Apology? Public hangings would be more appropriate.
But respect for authority is cyclical. And presently, the authorities are enjoying an upswing. People look to them to get things they can't get on their own. Health care paid for by someone else…a retirement they can't afford…and foolish pride they don't deserve.
US troops patrol the streets of towns we never heard of…American drones wipe out families we never met…the NSA listens in on the world's conversations… Yes, thanks to the NSA, TSA, CIA, IRS, FBI and the Pentagon no sparrow can fall anywhere in the world without it setting off alarms in America's command centres.
Larceny, bullying, eavesdropping, assassinations…they all help us to stand a little taller and hold our heads a little higher.
Thanks, bureaucrats…really.
Bill Bonner
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From the Archives…
Treasurer Bowen: Australian Economy in Crisis
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Bonner For Fed Chairman Over Larry Summers
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Interest Rate Troubles and a House Price Bubble
7-08-2013 – Nick Hubble
Australia's Shadow Banking Sector is Collapsing
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Preparing for the Internet of Things: Assessing the Impact on Your Datacenters and Edge IT Sites
This IDC study analyzes the impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on organizations' datacenter assets and operations and discusses the key use profiles that will shape deployments of IT assets at organizations' edge locations. It also examines the importance of effective use of hosted private and public cloud facilities to support long-term archiving and real-time analysis required in advanced IoT services. The rapid expansion in the use of Internet of Things will be a major driver of technology investment in the coming decade. While acquisition and deployment of sensors and intelligent systems will receive much of the attention, those endpoints are of minimal value if there isn't an equal investment in IoT platform services residing in datacenters. This study provides guidance to CIOs and their business unit partners on the most important considerations that they must address to ensure their remote site and datacenter IT assets are ready to support the creation and use of IoT services.
"IoT will emerge as the leading driver of new compute/storage deployment at the edge, countering the branch/remote office consolidation trend of the past decade. The most challenging consequence of this return to the edge is the growing likelihood that you will have suppliers that want to deploy their IoT aggregation points at your location while you will be attempting to do the same thing at your customers' locations. Improving asset management and network security must be a high priority." — Richard Villars, VP, Datacenter & CloudPlease Note: Extended description available upon request.
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From George Washington to the United States Senate, 28 February 1793
To the United States Senate
United States [Philadelphia],
February 28th 1793.
Gentlemen of the Senate,
I was led, by a consideration of the qualifications of William Paterson, of New Jersey, to nominate him an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. It has since occurred that he was a Member of the Senate when the law creating that Office was passed, and that the time for which he was elected is not yet expired. I think it my duty therefore to declare, that I deem the nomination to have been null by the Constitution.1
Go: Washington
LS, DNA: RG 46, Second Congress, 1791–1793, Senate Records of Executive Proceedings, President's Messages—Executive Nominations; Df (letterpress copy), in Thomas Jefferson's writing, DLC: Jefferson Papers; LB, DLC:GW.
1. The current federal court system was created by "An Act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States" that GW had approved on 24 Sept. 1789 (1 Stat., description begins Richard Peters, ed. The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America, from the Organization of the Government in 1789, to March 3, 1845 . . .. 8 vols. Boston, 1845-67. description ends 73–93). Although Paterson had resigned from the Senate on 13 Nov. 1790 to become governor of New Jersey, his original term of service did not end until 3 Mar. 1793. For the constitutional problem posed by this fact, see Article I, section 6 of the Constitution. On the morning of 28 Feb., Tobias Lear had written to Jefferson: "The President requests the Secretary of State to call upon him this morning as he goes to the War-Office so as to give him about 10 or 15 min[u]t[e]s conversation." Jefferson wrote at the bottom of this document that "this was to consult about the premature nomin[atio]n of Judge Patterson" of 27 Feb. (DLC: Jefferson Papers). At the bottom of the letterpress draft, there is a letterpress copy of a short note that Jefferson sent to GW later this day: "Th: Jefferson will immediately have letters of summons proposed to convoke the Senate on Monday according to the form used on a former occasion." For the subsequent summonses, see GW's circular letter to U.S. senators of 1 March. GW resubmitted Paterson's nomination to the Senate on 4 Mar., and at a special session held that same day, the Senate approved the nomination (Executive Journal, description begins Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America: From the commencement of the First, to the termination of the Nineteenth Congress. Vol. 1. Washington, D.C., 1828. description ends 138).


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Ken Burns' 'The Vietnam War' Coming Sept. 17
For Immediate Release
Ken Burns' 'The Vietnam War' Premieres Sept. 17 on NET
LINCOLN, Neb (Aug. 30, 2017) – "The Vietnam War," a new, 10-part, 18-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, will premiere at 7 p.m. CT, Sunday, Sept. 17 on NET.
The first five episodes will air nightly Sept. 17-21, and the final five episodes will air nightly Sept. 24-Sept. 28. Each episode will premiere at 7 p.m. CT on NET with a repeat broadcast immediately following the premiere.
In this immersive narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never been told on film. "The Vietnam War" features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
Ten years in the making, the series brings the war and the chaotic epoch it encompassed viscerally to life. It includes rarely seen, digitally re-mastered archival footage from sources around the globe, including photographs taken by some of the most celebrated photojournalists of the 20th century, as well as historic television broadcasts, evocative home movies, and revelatory audio recordings from inside the Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon administrations.
On Sept. 17, concurrent with the broadcast premiere, the first five episodes of "The Vietnam War" will be available for streaming on all PBS platforms, including PBS.org and PBS apps for iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Chromecast. The final five episodes will be available beginning Sept. 24. Members of NET Passport, an on demand library of PBS and NET programs, can view the entire series (all 10 episodes) beginning Sept. 17. The series will also be available via streaming in Spanish and Vietnamese.
Viewers are encouraged to join the conversation via social media by using #VietnamWarPBS.
Preview screenings of "The Vietnam War," also continue to take place across Nebraska. Visit netNebraska.org/vietnam for dates and times of these events, plus related materials, photos, videos and more.
In addition, NET will collect stories related to "The Vietnam War" to include on this website. Stories can be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com and should be no more than 500 words accompanied with a photo of the veteran.
"The Vietnam War" rounds out a trilogy of exploration of American wars by Florentine Films that began with Burns' landmark series, "The Civil War" (1990), followed by Burns and Novick's acclaimed seven-part series on the World War II, "The War" (2007).
Funding for "The Vietnam War" is provided by Bank of America; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; PBS; David H. Koch; The Blavatnik Family Foundation; Park Foundation; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; National Endowment for the Humanities; The Pew Charitable Trusts; Ford Foundation Just Films; Rockefeller Brothers Fund; and
Members of The Better Angels Society:
Jonathan & Jeannie Lavine, Diane & Hal Brierley, Amy & David Abrams, John & Catherine Debs, Fullerton Family Charitable Fund, The Montrone Family, Lynda & Stewart Resnick, The Golkin Family Foundation, The Lynch Foundation, The Roger & Rosemary Enrico Foundation, Richard S. & Donna L. Strong Foundation, Bonnie & Tom McCloskey, Barbara K. & Cyrus B. Sweet III, The Lavender Butterfly Fund.
"The Vietnam War" is a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington, DC. Directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. it was written by Geoffrey C. Ward and produced by Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick and Ken Burns.
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Wii:Summer and Beyond
Make way for the Wii-ly fun games for they will be dropping down in just a few weeks time. Which game should you consider buying? Powerplay lists some of the coolest and hotest down.
Red Steel
Red Steel flies players to the harsh worlds of the Japanese Yakuza, where danger always seems to lurk every corner. Master the art of the ancient katana and learn wielding the wide variety of weapons and you will have a recipe for success. The game allows for a cool slow-mo mode where time will suddenly freeze to a halt and you will have much time to aim at your opponents before they do. Make the enemy submit to you – that is, if you are merciful enough. Being able to hold the weapons horizontally is an added bonus.
Far Cry Vengeance
Once again, you play as Jack trying to clear the hordes of militants looking for your blood on the lush tropical island, that may at times, look too real. Far Cry Vengeance not only promises a fresh storyline, new characters, new weapons, but also new multiplayer maps. Unfortunately, the map editor will be sorely missed. But the best thing that you should be looking forward to in this game are the controls. No longer restricted to just buttons and sticks, gameplay is set to get more enjoyable.
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Probably the most anticipated title of the year, this game will have gamers around the world screaming for it. (Adapted from IGN) -- Link, a young man raised as a wrangler in a small, rural village, is ordered by the mayor to attend the Hyrule Summit. He sets off, oblivious to the dark fate that has descended upon the kingdom. When he enters the Twilight Realm that has covered Hyrule, he transforms into a wolf and is captured. A mysterious figure named Midna helps him break free, and with the aid of her magic, they set off to free the land from the shadows. Link must explore the vast land of Hyrule and uncover the mystery behind its plunge into darkness.
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Everyone's favorite heroine, Samus, makes her debut on the next-gen console with this Wii outing. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption looks engaging enough, with players having the ability to shoot at mid-air or at a full run. The array of weapons will certainly aid you in destroying Samus' arch enemy, Dark Samus, into smithereens. Join Samus on her quest.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
What happens when you put Zelda, Samus, Wario, Mario and many other of your favorite game characters together? Well, to put it simple, thy challenge each other to a fight. Take control of your preferred character and smash and box your way to victory in this unmatched Nintendo fighting franchise. Snake makes an appearance in this new game. Look out for him!
Mario Strikers Charged
Mario can do many things – basketball, karting, fighting, and escaping from Bowser, but does he play football? Yes, he does, and he is going to attempt it a second time with Mario Strikers Charged. Mario and his pals take to the fields once again as they try their best to put the balls behind the nets. Select the captain for your team and get ready for some really light-hearted action!
Battalion Wars 2
Several enemies dot the battlefield. What do you do? Of course, call in your own troops. Get your guns ready, and shoot! Blast the enemy base with that helicopter or take hold of a tank and romp right into the enemy base. Your soldier can perform tricks like rolling just by flicking the nuchuck attachment. Jump by lifting the nunchuck attachment. Simple, but wait till you see the game in action. That is when you will go, "Wow!"
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
Mortal Kombat fighting games are most famous for – guess what? It is none other than the blood and gore. The way that you use to finish off your opponents is all up to you to decide. Do you want to break your opponent's neck? Or … … Okay, let's not put it any further. This game contains much more than those. Want to create your own character? Now you can. In addition to that, there is a new Konquest mode. Look forward to it.
Rayman Raving Rabbids
For a game that is created around the Wii console, expectations are high, and this game will not fail to deliver. The world is suddenly put under critical situation when it is invaded by some weird-looking bunnies, which are up to no good. Here comes Rayman – to foil their plans. Utilizing the Wii-mote and its nunchuck attachment, players will have to steer Rayman towards the goal of saving the world. With the aid of some magical creatures and new abilities, there is every chance that you will succeed. Do not forget the wacky mini-games.


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plu de plus de
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11 May 2017
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plu de plus de
do we have lessons explaining when to use plu de and plus de? Thanks Bonnie
This question relates to:
French lesson "Making comparisons with nouns: plus de... que, moins de... que, autant de... que"
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sorry, I didn't word that very well. when to pronounce the s and when it is silent.
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Bonjour Bonnie ! The general rule here is as such: - Never pronounce the "s" when "plus" has a negative meaning (no more, no ... left): "Je n'ai plu[s] de beurre." (I have no butter left) but - Pronounce it in positive context most of the time, though it can be omitted: "Il y a de plus en plu[s] / de plus en pluS de pollution." (more and more) The only cases you need to pronounce it is when the meaning could be either negative or positive, for clarity. For example, when using "ne...plus", as a lot of people would drop the "ne" in speech: "Je fume plu[s]." = Je ne fume plus. = I don't smoke any more. "Je fume pluS." = I smoke more. Here are links to our related lessons: https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/how-to-say-more-and-more-less-and-less-nouns-de-plus-en-plus-de-de-moins-en-moins-de-comparisons https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/making-comparisons-with-nouns-plus-de-que-moins-de-que-autant-de-que-comparative https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/n-avoir-plus-de-to-have-none-left I hope that's helpful! À bientôt !
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Very helpful! Also, thank you for pin pointing the links that address this question. Bon week end, Bonnie
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So, I leave this website alone for a couple of years….
Let me start again. In the past, I wrote in this website at least once a day for six or seven years. I've migrated it twice, changed engines powering it three or four times, changed the host three times, and I have backups of backups….
So why do I not have all the pages I remember having, once upon a time?
Am I really going that crazy? Or did I just think I got to these things and never did?
So, I checked out my overall site stats, and I only have about 30 posts and 2 pages.
What the heck? I could've sworn I had more.
And then I thought about that carefully, running what I've written above back through my mind, and I realized that each software engine I've used didn't migrate content. And I found some of those backups, with notes on how to import those things in.
But I don't have all the backups. In addition to moving websites, I've moved to three new physical habitations between then and now. I have a pile of burned CDs and DVDs… Somewhere.
Considering the mess my digital life is in right now, I decided to recreate many of the pages I thought should be here, not only to fill out this site a little more, but also so I can get a clearer idea of the structure before truly diving into the style sheets and source and mucking it all up or missing things, and I have a chance to create things better than memory tells me they were.
So, the menu across the top will be changing and shifting as I go through mental taxonomies and rearrange content.
Then I will begin hunting down backups and exporting the information.
Then I will figure out how to import all those old entries in a way that WordPress will understand, properly back-dated and with notifications turned off so no one gets a flood of "new post" notifications that aren't new at all.
All while tinkering with the theme of this website to get it less bright and shiny, and maybe even recover the ability for readers to set color schemes that I had around the turn of the millennium.
Between 2013 and now, WordPress themes have gotten much cleaner and more structured, so now I don't have to wildly hunt through 35 screens of style declarations to find the properly nested item to change, as well as 12 PHP files used to structure content, thus dictating the cascading nature of these style declarations….
Jeeze, but hobbies seem to be able to swallow up time. Why do we do them?
Oh, yeah, relaxation.
And to think I've been pondering the idea of starting a web comic here. Why do I hate myself, so?
Well, thanks for reading. I'll probably have more tomorrow. (Note to self: don't go to work tomorrow. It's a holiday, and no one will be there if you do.)


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The Code Coverage tool provides information about which lines of code have been executed. This tool is useful during testing because it tells you whether the code coverage of your test plan is acceptable.
When you build a binary with code coverage instrumentation, the compiler inserts code that counts, at run time, each execution of a basic block. Execution of individual lines is not counted because the required instrumentation would adversely affect both the size and execution time of the binary. The basic block counts are gcov metrics and are sent by the instrumented binary to the qconn agent.
When you launch an application with the Code Coverage tool enabled, the tool requests coverage data from qconn at regular intervals, as defined in the launch configuration. The IDE uses the block count data that it receives to calculate the line coverage for the program. To map code blocks to specific lines, the Code Coverage tool needs the notes (.gcno) files generated when the binary was built. Then, the IDE visually presents the line coverage data in a new code coverage session.
When you launch an application in Coverage mode, the IDE switches to the QNX Analysis perspective and in the Analysis Sessions view, displays a new session containing the coverage data for the running program. The session header contains the code coverage session icon (), the binary name, a session number (which gets incremented each time a program is run with any analysis tool that displays its results in this perspective), and finally, a timestamp showing the launch time.
Each code coverage session also has a Logs container that lists an XML-based log file (session.gcs), which stores details such as the session name, number, and start time.
You can view the data from any previous session by expanding it and examining the coverage percentages for its files and functions. If you don't see these components listed when you first expand a session, right-click it and choose Open.
The IDE writes the report as a set of dynamic HTML files. The main output directory stores the HTML root file and the supporting CSS, JavaScript, and icon image files. In a subdirectory named after the project, additional HTML files store the coverage results for source files and functions.
When you open a source file, there's a field, Source View, shown just above the code. This field lets you toggle between seeing all of the source code lines or only the uncovered lines. Clicking the latter setting lets you quickly see the areas of code missed by your test program. The Source View field isn't shown for functions; when you click a link to a function, you see only its code (with the coverage markup).
You can also add coverage data from included files to the report, by setting the right code coverage preference. When this preference is specified, the summary page has entries for functions in included files (in addition to those functions in the project source files).
If you leave the Include source files in report property at its default disabled setting, the IDE still generates HTML files containing the source code and line-by-line markup for files but not functions. You can access these HTML files in the subdirectory named after the project; there just aren't any links to them in the summary page.


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Louis de Casabianca was the captain of the French flag ship "Orient" that took part in the Battle of Nile. He had taken his 12-year old son Giocante de Casabianca also on the voyage. When the ship was attacked by the British, father Louis was standing on the deck with the young boy Giocante, supervising the activities on the ship. The captain was called by another officer for attending to an emergency in the lower deck. While going over there, the father advised the son to stay on the deck till he returned. When the father was on the lower deck, the ship's magazine (a place in the ship where ammunition or other explosives were stored for distribution in time of need) exploded and the whole ship became a giant inferno. As the other sailors abandoned the ship and jumped into the sea, they asked the boy to accompany them and save himself from death. He refused to leave without his father or his permission.
Sage Agastya is considered as the shortest of the seven celestial sages, known as Saptarshis. He was requested to do something to stop the growth of Vindhya. Agastya Rishi is highly revered and considered as the founder of the "Siddha Form of Medicine", a branch of Ayurveda. He was held in high esteem by all including Vindhya. The sage who lived in the Himalayas came south with his wife Lopamudra. Looking at the sage near him, Vindhya bowed to him in reverence. Agastya blessed Vindhya and told him that he was going south for some work and would return after sometime. He also told Vindhya that his growth would create problem for him to cross over to the north when he returned. Being a short man, it was difficult for him to climb a growing mountain and move to the other side. Due to the respect he commanded, Vindhya promised the sage that he would stay in his bowed form, thus shortening his height, till the sage returned from the south. He would hold his growth till Agastya returned to the north. The sage was happy and went south. He told his wife Lopamudra that they would settle down in south forever. Vindhya is waiting for the sage to return; that is not going to happen as the sage Agastya has settled down in south of South India.
Agastya is still believed to be living near Rameswaram. He is said to have been present when Lord Rama created the Temple of Rameswara, during Ramayana days. He is credited with being the earliest author of Tamil Grammar.


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In honor of today's holiday and our devotion to Mexican cuisine, this will be the first of two Cinco de Mayo posts (lucky you!). On a lovely spring evening a few weeks ago, we got together for a quick weeknight dinner featuring homemade salsa verde and grilled steak tacos, the results of which we are sharing with you in case you need to inject some last-minute festivity into your day.
For meat-eaters and vegetarians, kids and adults, breakfast and dinner, tacos are basically the perfect food. They are easy to dress up with homemade toppings and expensive local meats, but just as delicious with last night's Costco rotisserie chicken and a can of Herdez salsa found lurking in the back of a kitchen cabinet. Because of this, I like to think of the taco as a metaphor for the two of us: versatile, relaxed, and ready for some unexpected combinations. And, for the most part, pretty easy on the eyes. I mean, look at that flame-grilled tortilla.
With this recipe, salsa verde has become one of my favorite things to make; smoky and tangy with a kick of heat, it's a perfect addition to Mexican dishes, an appetizer spread, even salad dressing. It's also surprisingly fun to make. The vegetables must be grilled to an intoxicating charred perfection before being blended noisily into the final product, a process which fills your house with the scent of roasted peppers and garlic. The addition of avocado lends a creaminess – and a degree of mood-lifting fattiness – to the sauce. It was a miracle the salsa was not devoured by enthusiastic "testers" before the steak was even on the grill, but iron self-will ensured that enough was left for dinner. The steak itself was easy – four to five minutes a side on a hot grill before a quick rest on the cutting board (where it, too, fell prey to sneaky nibblers). Since I don't have a grill at home, I am qualified to advise you that broiling flank steak also yields a nicely browned exterior and juicy middle perfect for taco filling. Whatever route you choose, a generous spoonful of the salsa verde, a little chopped cilantro, and a spritz of lime is all you need to add for a delicious meal.
Stay tuned for more Cinco de Mayo fun!
Grilled Steak Tacos with Salsa Verde (First We Eat)
Serves 4-5
For the Salsa Verde
- 7-8 Tomatillos, husks peeled and washed
- 3 Cloves Garlic
- 3 Jalapenos, chopped lengthwise & seeded
- 1 Yellow Onion, quartered
- 3 Avocados
- 1 Bunch Cilantro
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Lime, juiced
Set oven to broil at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Put the tomatillos, garlic, jalapeno and onion into a roasting dish and under the broiler until the tomatillos get slightly burnt on the skins, turn everything a few times to get the char on all sides. In your food processor, combine the charred tomatillos, garlic, jalapeno, and onion with a fresh bunch of cilantro (stems included) and 3 avocados. Blend until your salsa reaches a smooth consistency. Squeeze in the lime juice and salt and pulse a few more times. Spoon onto your steak tacos and serve with chips.
For the Grilled Steak Tacos
- 1 3/4 Pounds Skirt Steak
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Tbsp Salt
- 1 Lime, juiced
- 1 Tsp Fresh Ground Pepper
- Corn Tortillas – we bought a packet of 18 small corn tortillas
- extra limes, cilantro, and avocado for serving and anything else you like with your taco
Pre-heat your grill to about 400-450 degrees Fahrenheit. Rub your steak with olive oil, salt, pepper, and lime juice. Once the grill is hot, put steak on the grill and cook for about 4 minutes on each side, rotating 4 times total so that your grill marks make a square pattern on your steak. Once your steak is cooked to your liking (we opted for medium rare) take it off the grill and cover with tinfoil. Let rest for about 15 minutes before cutting into slices against the grain.
In the meantime, heat corn tortillas on the grill about 2 minutes per side until they get nice grill marks and are hot. Wrap in a kitchen towel and bring inside to start assembling those tacos!


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Birmingham based Raj TV is all set to unveil its new look in January, ending months of speculation the channel was in trouble.
The relaunch of the channel will see a complete schedule makeover and the introduction of new shows. For the past year, Raj TV has been depending on viewers wedding movies (Shaadi) and old sports shows.
Raj TV will continue its popular 'Shaadi' strand, its health show called 'Health and Wellbeing' and cookery show 'Chef's Special'. According to a channel release, there will be live interactive shows, plus music and current affair based programmes.
Whilst the changes take place, the channel is also temporarily going off air, as the release states;
"As our new live installation set-up is being installed, the channel will be off-air for a few weeks due to the widespread nature of the changes, but we feel sure that this temporary interruption to programmes will be worth it when you see the new revamped service we'll be providing. The proof of the Christmas pudding will be in the eating! Please bear with us while we work on getting our live installation set up right in the heart of Birmingham's fashionable Mailbox Commercial Centre."
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How many people blame their genetic pre-disposition on their slow metabolism?
Or, how many people say that their partner can take off weight easily when they work harder and still stay stagnant because of their metabolism? By having these foods in the right portions and at the right times of the day, you'll be helping yourself in your own weight-loss, muscle-gain ventures.
1. Blueberries
2. Almonds
3. Whey Protein
4. Salmon
5. Psyllium Husk
6. Spinach
7. Turkey
8. Oatmeal
9. Water
10. Green Tea
Conclusion: Believe me; if you include any (preferably all) of these foods in your daily eating plan, your body will thank you with extra energy and longevity. There aren't many foods out there that can help keep you fit AND healthy, but these 10 are a great start. Keep reading ABFITT, train using my H.I.G.T and most important, believe in yourself.


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Friday, October 1, 2010
Warm Wishes
I just finished my 1st Christmas card of the year. Wow, did I just say Christmas??
Is this the 1st day of October? Amazing how time goes by so fast!!
Anyways, hope you like it.
Paper Playtime-Challenge #18
Fantabulous Cricut-Challenge Me Monday #29
Joys of the Season-Snow flakes & Swirls
Simply Charmed-Snow Hat
White Pen Touch for Stitching
Peachy Keen Stamp
Cardstock: DCWV-The Christmas Stack
Premium Stacks-Latte
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Wow, you're back and with an even cuter project. That card is absolutely adorable. I love it. Thanks again for joining us at FCCBReplyDelete
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So pretty....love the ribbon and the silvery "twigs?" So Fantabulous!!ReplyDelete
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Thank you so much for hopping by my blog during "The Little Hop of Horrors" Halloween Blog Hop this weekend. Very much appreciated!
This is so precious! I love the face on the hat. I am going to HAVE to get some face stamps. They are adorable! Thanks for playing in paper with us this week at Paper Playtime! :) JanisReplyDelete
This is wonderful! I love the large ribbon bits with the swirls. Just gorgeous! And that hat is so sweet!ReplyDelete
Thanks for playing along at FCCB!
OMG! I'm so happy you commented on my blog because now I can see your GORGEOUS work on your blog!! I love everything! I am now a follower!ReplyDelete
I love all the blue you used! I love the swirls for the details... they look so delicate!ReplyDelete
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Last month, I was commissioned to create a painting of a nearby farm. As the seasons had already changed from Autumn to Winter, I had to rely on photographs taken earlier. Among the views of the cabin and barn and ponds were a number of cow and calf photos. So of course, I had to paint the cows. Here is the first.
At the Gate
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
Each painting is an original, one of a kind. Once it's sold, it is gone. Click on the button above to pay with paypal or credit card.
Or contact me directly at: steve at sfilarsky.com
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A donation to Danny and Ron's Rescue will be made for every painting sold.
Continue on this journey with me and see what's in store for tomorrow.
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'Do research' before Kenya holidays
People planning to go to Africa would be well advised to research their trip beforehand.
This is because Dan Linstead, editor of Wanderlust magazine, noted no one wants to go somewhere that will be swarming with tourists, something those going on Kenya holidays may want to consider.
"The onus is on popular destinations to manage tourism intelligently," Mr Linstead added.
He continued by saying individuals should get themselves a guide book and "read about the issues" the area may have.
If holidaymakers do investigate the area, there is a good chance they will find an intimate spot for themselves to enjoy.
Mr Linstead remarked travellers should go when it is off-peak, stay in locally-owned accommodation and avoid "honeypot sites".
The Swahili island of Lamu in Kenya is one of the locations that features on Wanderlust's annual Endangered Destinations List.
Destinations on the rundown need greater care and attention in order to retain their authenticity.


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