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Always we meet summer and spring with special expectation – together with them in our soul hopes for new life waken, girls become especially sensitive and romantic. We touch the clothes, trying to update it for all 100 percent. The spring and is summer for us time of changes, transformations, pleasures, paints and love. No wonder, what exactly the most courageous and extraordinary novelties on fashionable podiums fall on this time. Whether will be also next year? Read our article, and you will precisely be aware of fashionable novelties of footwear for 2015, and you will be able to stock up with them before the girlfriends.
Photo of fashionable shoes for the spring and summer of 2015
Comfortable shoes fro women of the forthcoming season as if it is specially created in order that you could be allocated from crowd. It will become the main accent in ensembles, allowing to create, thus, the real works of art. Eminent designers reached this effect by means of a stylish pair of shoes for spring of 2015, through unexpected contrasts of footwear and other details on an image surface.
Ease and refinement of your anklebones will emphasize shoes from lace or skin with perforation, and also abundance of metal rivets as a decorative element. For example, late spring it is possible to get halfboots from thin skin with high shnurovy a contrast color and graceful draperies on a covering surface.
Fashionable spring and summer women's shoes: main tendencies
In creation of comfortable shoes for women each designer, apparently, tried to surpass in eccentricity and each other brightness. We can meet in shoe collections with triangular and square noses on difficult, but high heels; even more often sandals, sneakers and gym shoes with powerful (sometimes goffered) a sole meet. The footwear in the forthcoming season plentifully is decorated with metal rivets (as well as other decorative elements).
Not to surprise us with summer boots any more, but, despite it designers continue to include them in the fashionable collections. For example, you can meet many models with an open nose or a heel.
One of new tendencies of the forthcoming spring is a mix of several types of footwear in one couple. Thus, habitual models change the style and as if receive the second life.
Not the last role in this fountain of fantastic and super fashionable couples is played by an unusual decor. Here again at popularity top a high lacing, a fringe, abundance of beads and bugles which decorate easy and graceful sandals, for example.
Here it is worth beginning conversation with color preferences. Stylists recommend to lay open footwear aside for some seasons until the fashionable spiral returns to the habitual course again. Next year you are simply obliged to be bright, courageous, unusual, noticeable, and sometimes even vulgar and provocative. If attentively to look narrowly at the last collections, it becomes clear: designers obviously compete among themselves: who will be able to create the brightest, most unusual pair of comfortable shoes for unique women for this summer and spring. In the course all possible cunnings – an unusual form of a sock or a heel, change of height of a sole and mix of several styles rolled into one, a difficult and intricate decor. But the most effective, and thus the easy and expressive way to draw attention to beauty of your feet (and shoes respectively) is a color. And designers actively use him every year.
Never the timeless black-and-white classics will leave world podiums (both together, and separately). Traditionally many types of footwear (especially for spring) are executed in is given to a color palette. They perfectly resemble for any pastime – for beaches, walks in the hot summer, smart receptions with their specific дресс a code.
If this color combination never bothers with the fashion designer, we will quickly start missing with such black-and-white strip in our life. The summer on that and – to be summer color, bright and memorable. And the unknown enchanting spectacle of juicy flowers and shades is of great importance for a season of 2015.
Choose those from them that will be to you more to liking: saturated shades of the sun, as if gone down to your feet (orange or red); emerald-green, as first grass; mysterious dark-lilac or innocent celestial-blue colors. It is possible to choose also more optimistical, saturated colors – a sapphire shade blue, dazzling pink (loads with improbable optimism and good mood for all day) and stridently red, under color of the Sicilian oranges.
Also the women's shoes of metal shades – gold and silver as always in a priority will be popular with fashionable designers. We recommend to carry them with evening dresses, but it is possible to try to dress and with casual clothes – it will be courageous and interesting to look. And complete with clothes of a snow-white shade you will look not worse than goddesses of Ancient Greece at all (exactly there especially loved a similar combination of flowers).
Also you shouldn't forget that at peak of the popularity there is a comfortable shoes for unique women from leather of a crocodile or a snake. It is possible to meet models as from natural, and artificial material – anyway, they will be ideal on any case of life. The benefit are combined practically with any modern style in clothes.
Except a monotonous combination also the combination of several shades, even the most courageous is also welcomed. Fashion designers often risk, combining in one couple on three and more shades. Generally, here the main rule of a season also works: the more unusually, the better.
What women's shoes will be in the fashionable spring and summer of 2015?
The main hit is lacy shoes. In them you will look romantically and attractively. And in principle, there is no definite answer to a question of what footwear will be in the fashionable spring and in the summer of 2015 — each girl and the woman independently defines compliance of new pair of shoes for the created individual style. And for this purpose it is enough offered forms and styles.
Also shoes on the highest heel with motley a leopard print or a bright coloring will be very popular. Girls who love unusual additions to shoes – can choose model with bows, krepezha, rivets and other decorative elements.
The favourite of all girls and women a refined hairpin doesn't disappear this year anywhere — designers simply decided to give her an unusual format: she can coil (as if a snake) or to take other skillfully executed form.
Along with comfortable shoes for women on a heel or a platform, so in a large number flats on a flat sole – from different materials, a different shape of a nose and different decorative elements are presented. Most often it is sandals or convenient slippers.


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Gunday is the story of Bala (Arjun Kapoor) and Bikram (Ranveer Singh) who meet as orphaned children in a refugee camp in Bangladesh circa 1971. They get involved in the illegal gun trade, but when Bala shoots and kills a camp guard who was about to sexually assault Bikram they are forced to flee by train to Calcutta. Once there, they get jobs in a cafe but are soon fired and turn to stealing and selling coal. Ten years later, the now-adult Bala and Bikram kill the bandit at the head of the black market coal trade and take over his business. They expand into other areas of the black market and become Calcutta's biggest gangsters, using their ill-gotten gains to open schools and hospitals. But the good times are interrupted by the arrival of two people in their lives: ACP Sarkar (Irrfan Khan) brought to Calcutta to bring down Bala and Bikram's criminal empire, and cabaret dancer Nandita (Priyanka Chopra) with whom both young men "fall in love."
I suppose at this point I should know better than to expect a touch of realism from certain Bollywood films, particularly those produced by YRF, but I'm so tired of movies like Gunday in which the main characters are "gangsters" but are never shown engaging in actual gangsterism. We see Bala and Bikram kill the coal bandit, but only after he taunts them with their refugee status. Then we are told they expanded into other black markets, but are never shown any hint of how that was accomplished – I don't think they did it by asking nicely – and instead all the emphasis is on their charitable works. When ACP Sarkar finally catches up with Bala and Bikram at the end of the movie they blame "the system" for letting them down and causing them to turn to a life of crime. I'm sorry, but I don't buy it. They were horsing around at work, broke a bunch of cups, and were fired. Then, instead of trying to find another honest job, they realized that a life of crime was more lucrative and immediately turned to that. Yeah, it sucks that under capitalism we are forced to sell our labour, but don't blame "the system" because stealing coal pays better than clearing tables – that was a choice you made.
When Bala and Bikram meet the cabaret dancer Nandita they are young men in their twenties, the most powerful gangsters in Calcutta, but neither of them has a lover, or even shows up at the opening night of a cabaret with a girl on his arm. Again, sorry, but I don't buy it. Later, Nandita describes them as being still like boys, with innocent hearts, and while some arrested development in the area of romantic relationships could be conceivable, especially considering Bikram's traumatic experience with the refugee camp guard, it needed to be greatly expanded on in the script in order to be believable. When Bala and Bikram "fall in love" with Nandita she confronts them and accuses them of only wanting to take turns sleeping with her. Um, yeah, they are the most powerful gangsters in the city and you are supposed to be a cabaret dancer. Not to be gross, but how realistic is it for her to confront them in that way considering her position in the underworld pecking order of Calcutta circa 1981? But Bala and Bikram swear up and down to her that their intentions are honourable, which, again – they are gangsters and therefore by definition dishonourable. I just find it hard to believe that people who have turned to crime, and have therefore willfully rejected society's conventions, and especially in the still-pretty-free-love 1970s/early 1980s, would be so hung up on such middle-class values as monogamy… and heterosexuality.
Which brings me to my last point. As I've already mentioned, Bala and Bikram are supposedly Calcutta's most powerful gangsters, but neither of them has a girlfriend. They are shown sleeping in the same bed, wearing matching outfits, and drinking out of the same cocktail with two straws. They both claim to love Nandita, but neither of them have any chemistry with her. So perhaps it's not unreasonable to think that their feelings for her are a form of displacement for their feelings for each other. The audience in our theatre was certainly shipping it – when Bala and Bikram decide to make one last run for it at the end of the movie people cheered. Throughout the film the young men refer to their status as refugees, and the discrimination they face as a result of this status. But as the film went on "refugee" started to seem more and more like a code word for "gay." Especially at the end, when Bala and Bikram via voice over say something along the lines of "We reached for the stars, but the world wouldn't let us. But the world won't always be the same, and someday there will be a place in it for people like us" (I'm paraphrasing from memory), which seemed to me like a not-very-veiled reference to the gay rights movement.
Anyway, those are my thoughts on the movie overall. Now to get a little bit more specific… Ranveer Singh overacts dreadfully, which is a shame because we know he can do better. His scenery-chewing was not so out of place in Ram Leela, but in Gunday it really grates on your nerves. Arjun Kapoor fares a little better, but I look forward to seeing him play characters that are not even slightly unhinged. Irrfan Khan is, as expected, very cool as ACP Sarkar. Priyanka Chopra looks amazing as Nandita, but as I've already said, has no chemistry with either Ranveer or Arjun. Gunday is apparently full of allusions to Amitabh Bachchan movies of the 1970s, which were unfortunately lost on me. However, the movie is fun to look at, kitschy and colourful, with the songs in particular standing out as perhaps the best part. There's also a (visually) great scene that takes place during the celebration of Durga Puga – just like all gangster movies set in Mumbai have a scene that takes place during Ganesh Chaturthi. The writer and director, Ali Abbas Zafar, also wrote and directed Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, which is a movie I thought had a lot of charm. Unfortunately Gunday, his sophomore effort, doesn't have nearly as much to recommend it.

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*The Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz has done a very interesting piece on former ABC-TV anchor Carole Simpson, whose new memoir – "News Lady" – chronicles a career marred by racist and sexist attacks.
Kurtz writes that Simpson was a rookie radio reporter in 1966 when she conducted an all-night stakeout of visiting civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and blurted out: "I'm the only Negro female reporter in Chicago!" She got him to tell her why he was there (to challenge Mayor Daley-the original Mayor Daley-on segregated housing). That was her first big break.
But it hasn't been easy for Simpson. In fact it could be argued that being a good looking black female seems to have been more of a curse than a blessing for her:
Race has always loomed large for the scrappy South Side native. Simpson reveals a slew of race-related battles with ABC News, including her account that she was pushed out the door after a 25-year career.
What's most striking about the book is that some of the most cringe-inducing incidents occurred not just in the early phase of her career, when black women were a rarity in the senior ranks of television news, but years after you would assume that the fried-chicken jokes had stopped. Even if Simpson is enlarging these episodes through the mists of memory, her anger-and sometimes her tears-shows they left an indelible mark.
Her troubles began at NBC in 1974 when she became the first black woman to work in the Washington bureau. After a long stint when she couldn't get on the air, word got back to Simpson that she was deemed "lazy."
"To me that was a racial epithet," she writes. "Black people-to ignorant people-don't want to work, are stupid, and unqualified." After threatening to quit-and go public about the racial and gender reasons-Simpson was suddenly back on NBC Nightly News.
Kurtz also writes that despite the books' strong racial theme, Simpson says the sexual harassment was actually worse, describing male colleagues brushing against her breasts, pulling down a dress zipper, commenting on her butt or saying, in one case, "The way you're looking I could fuck you on the spot."
Daayuuum! I think I'll click over to Amazon.com right now to get a copy of "News Lady." In the meantime, read MORE of this Howard Kurtz story, HERE.


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An ambitious report urging dramatic changes in the nation's farm system continues to generate heated debate within the food industry two months after its release.
"Alternative Agriculture," a 448-page study by the National Research Council, strongly recommends that the farm sector establish environmental preservation, as well as economic viability, as a top priority.
The Washington-based group, which is an arm of the National Academy of Sciences, studied means of reducing farm chemical usage among growers without significant declines in crop yield. Ways of improving soil and water quality were also examined.
The researchers analyzed a wide variety of alternative practices to commercial agriculture. These ranged from cases where farmers have successfully reduced their use of chemicals to the more stringent organic farming process. Also among the methods studied in the report was Integrated Pest Management, a technique that employs predator insects to destroy only those bugs that pose a threat to crops.


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Read about the many cases where O'Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors have successfully sued the police on behalf of our clients!
O'Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors are strong supporters of you asserting your rights when you have been mistreated by those in positions of authority. We are often approached by people who are hesitant to make a claim against authorities because they feel that they do not have a case that is likely to succeed. For this reason we recommend speaking to our specialist unlawful arrest and false imprisonment lawyer in a free first consultation. Our lawyer will listen to your case in a confidential manner and assist you in determining what the best course of action would be.
Here are a number of successful cases where O'Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors have secured a favourable result for our clients who have made a claim against the police for battery, assault, unlawful arrest, false imprisonment and/or malicious prosecution.
Suing the Police
BST v State of NSW – Client sues police after being arrested for a previously revoked warrant
BST was unlawfully arrested by Campbelltown Police on a previously revoked warrant. BST was put in the officer's vehicle and was taken to the police station. The officer took her DNA and placed her in a cell where she was kept until the following morning. Our firm acted for BST and brought a court action against the police for unlawful assault and battery.
Keywords: NSW Police; Local Court; False Imprisonment; Assault, Battery; Police Mistake; Compensation for Plaintiff.
JG v State of NSW – Client sues police after being arrested without reasonable suspicion
JG was a passenger in a vehicle with his friends, which was stopped by police. The police searched him, and nothing was found in his possession. He was then informed that he was under arrest, and was summarily placed in the back of the police officers' vehicle. The police were aware they did not have any evidence to commence proceedings.
Keywords: Unlawful arrest, Unlawful detention, False Arrest, Action against police, No reasonable suspicion for arrest.
BGB v NSW Police – Client sues police after a case of malicious prosecution and unlawful arrest
BGB was walking at night in an inner City suburb with friends. It was alleged by police officers patrolling the area that the defendant yelled abuse at a police officer. The police approached the defendant and a confrontation ensued where the plaintiff was charged with using offensive language in a public place, assaulting a police officer in the execution of his duty and resisting an officer in the execution of his duty.
Keywords: Action against police, Police officer not acting in 'execution of their duty', damage property of client, unlawful arrest, false arrest, unlawful imprisonment, malicious prosecution; Assault; Battery by police officer Summary Offences Act 1988 NSW / Good Behaviour Bond / Section 10.
JT v NSW Police – Client sues police after a case of mistaken identity
A case of mistaken identity where the police arrested JT thinking that he was the person named in an outstanding warrant. After he was brought to the police station and questioned on the matter they realised that they had arrested the wrong person with the same name. O'Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors helped JT sue the police for unlawful arrest.
KS v Police – Client awarded compensation over 3 day hearing
KS was served with an AVO, arrested and then charged with malicious damage after a minor egging incident. The police withdrew the charge at court. We helped KS successfully sue the police for assault, false arrest and unlawful imprisonment. Our client was awarded compensation after a 3 day hearing.
JF v Police – Client sues police for assault, unlawful arrest and false imprisonment
Our client was an Indigenous Australian man who had been charged with and arrested for possessing child abuse material. The police did not find any incriminating evidence, however, he was refused bail and kept in remand for a month before charges were withdrew against him. We assisted JF in successfully suing the NSW police for unlawful arrest and false imprisonment.
Suing Corrective Services
CYP – False imprisonment claim against Corrective Services
CYP was sentenced to a term of imprisonment with Corrective Services receiving a warrant of commitment specifying his date of release. CYP was kept in custody for several dates after his date of release because Corrective Services had failed to note this correctly. We assisted CYP in suing Corrective Services with the matter eventually settled. Our client was appropriately compensated for the time he had been falsely imprisoned in jail.
Suing Security Guards
EA v Commercial Supermarket – Client sues supermarket for false imprisonment
EA was shopping for groceries at the supermarket where he taste tested some grapes. After paying for his groceries a security guard accused him of being a 'thief' before arresting and imprisoning him. We assisted EA in suing the supermarket for false imprisonment. The matter being settled outside of court with a monetary sum being paid to EA.
Suing the Police cases
JR v Police – Client awarded compensation for suing police for assault, battery, unlawful arrest and false imprisonment
JR was at a bar with his wife when he was assaulted by a bouncer. When the police arrived they arrested him and took him to the police station. He was released without charge a few hours later. JR sued the police in the District Court for assault.
BVM v The State of SA – Man sues police for assault, battery, false imprisonment & malicious prosecution
Police had been constantly visiting a neighbour in the apartment below where BVM lived, with many of these times being after midnight. One night the police turned up at 2am which disturbed the residents in the apartment block so BVM yelled over the balcony to tell the police to go away. The police approached his apartment, and after some incidents involving his door, police pulled him out of his apartment. He was arrested, charged with hindering police and resisting arrest, and was subjected to an invasive DNA swab. At court the magistrate dismissed the charges against BVM. He approached O'Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors who successfully helped BVM to sue the SA police and obtained a significant settlement sum from them.
RTR v State of NSW – Woman sues police for unlawful arrest whilst she videoed them
A good case for showing that an individual has the right to video police as long as they do not hinder police operations. In this case a woman was filming the police when they came to her home and arrested one of her sons. One of the police officers grabbed RTR by the wrist, arrested her and eventually charged her with hindering police and resisting arrest. The charge of resisting arrest was dropped before RTR's hearing with the Magistrate then dismissing the resisting arrest charge on the basis that it was nonsensical to arrest RTR if she was not hindering police. We assisted RTR in suing the police for assault, battery, unlawful arrest and false imprisonment. She successfully obtained a settlement sum from the police.
AC v Police – False allegations against client leads to false arrest
Directors of an organisation that AC had resigned from made false allegations to the police about her. The police asked her to attend the police station to which they arrested her without adequately investigating the allegations. She was released from custody and approached us to assist her in suing the police for false arrest.
DG v Police – Young Indigenous client sues police for false arrest and unlawful imprisonment
A young Indigenous client was near a group of other people who were causing a commotion outside Woolworths. Despite not being involved in the dispute police arrested him, charged him and kept him in custody for one month. We assisted DG in suing the NT police for false arrest and unlawful imprisonment.
RJ v Police – Client sues police after they injure him
RJ, a member of the Australian Defence Force, was at a bar in Sydney. After failing to comply with police instructions to leave, RJ was taken to the police station and charged with failing to leave licensed premise. He was assaulted by police which caused him injuries that prevented him from going on tour in Afghanistan. We assisted RJ in suing the police.
EH and PH v NSW State – Brothers sue for unlawful arrest and false imprisonment after being assaulted by police
Two brothers were badly assaulted by a police officer. The police officer arrested, detained and charged EH and PH with resisting arresting and assaulting police. However, CCTV footage of the incident clearly showed that EH and PH were victims of a brutal assault. O'Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors represented the brothers who sued the State. They received compensation after the State agreed to settle before the matter went to trial.
BH v NSW – Client compensated for being unlawfully arrested by police
BH was arrested, detained, charged and prosecuted for allegedly breaching a condition on his AVO. Our client told police that the condition had been varied by the court previously, however, the police did not believe him. He was found to have been truthful and was released. We assisted BH in suing the State which resulted in a settlement agreement before the case went to court.
JS v State of NSW – Client sued police for brutality
JS was pulled over by police whilst he was driving his son to the hospital. The police officers were dressed in plain clothes when they ordered JS out of his car. After the situation escalated quickly into an argument, the police sprayed JS in the face with capsicum spray. They proceeded to handcuff and arrest him, and charged him with assault and resisting arrest. After being acquitted of the charges he approached O'Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors. We helped JS sue the police for battery, unlawful arrest and false imprisonment.
GL v State of NSW – Client sued police for unlawful strip search
Whilst attending the Mardi Gras a police drug dog stopped beside GL. Police took GL to a "private" fenced off tent where they commenced a full strip search. However, there was in fact a gap in the tent, and GL was exposed to the view of people outside the tent. We helped GL argue that the strip search was unlawful on the basis that it was not conducted in private. Police agreed to settle with GL.
SG v NSW – Client awarded compensation after suing police for mistreatment
Client made claims against the police in regards to mistreatment in two circumstances. The first incident was when police dragged SG out of the bathroom, naked, into the living room and arrested her. The second incident involved the arrest of SG despite her heightened state of stress. At trial the court found in favour of our client in regards to the two complaints and she was awarded compensation.
AB v State of NSW – Client sues police after being arrested, and then released, for unsubstantiated allegations of sexual assault
AB's ex-partner contacted the police and made unsubstantiated allegations that AB had sexually assaulted him. Relying on this allegation, a police officer arrested AB when he was living at a hostel. The arrest was public and AB was not given any reasons for his arrest. After being released of the charge AB approached us to sue the police on his behalf. We argued that the allegations were insufficient grounds for his arrest and that the arrest was humiliating and unnecessary. The police settled on AB's claim of unlawful arrest.
JW v NSW – False imprisonment claim against police
JW was assaulted by police at Bankstown Railway Station. After spending four hours in custody, JW lodged a claim against police with the case being settled.
HG v NSW – False imprisonment, assault, battery, malicious prosecution
HG was attacked by a police officer in a hotel before spending four hours in custody. He initiated a claim against the police officer where it was found that the police had lied about their statements regarding the incident. The case was settled.
NO v NSW – Assault, battery and unlawful imprisonment
NO was choked, hit and kicked by a police officer. He was arrested and spent several hours in custody before being released with no further court proceedings. NO initiated action against the police officer with the case being settled.
FR v NSW – False imprisonment claim against police
FR was arrested for breaching an AVO condition which had never actually been in existence. He was in custody for five hours. FR lodged a claim for false imprisonment against the police. The case was successfully settled.
KQ v NSW – False imprisonment against police
KQ was arrested for a fine-only offence and spent a night in custody. After being released KQ lodged a claim for false imprisonment and the matter was settled.
IF v NSW – Claim against police settled
IF attempted to move towards a friend who was being assaulted and arrested by police. The police sprayed him with capsicum before assaulting and arresting him. After spending 4 hours in custody the charges were dismissed. IF initiated a claim for false imprisonment, assault and battery. The matter was settled.
DS v State of NSW – False imprisonment, assault, battery
DS was arrested in relation to an alleged assault. It was found that her arrest was instigated for the wrongful purpose of questioning her. DS lodged a claim for assault, battery and false imprisonment. The matter was settled.
BA v NSW – False imprisonment, assault, battery
Our client attended a police station to speak about an allegation, however, she was arrested and forced to perform a strip search. She was interviewed and then released. BA initiated proceedings for false imprisonment, assault and battery. The case settled.


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I've been away from WordPress for a while and have logged on recently to have a nose around and I've missed so much, every ones getting on with projects babies are growing and changing… I have been so busy 'Living' and finding things to Blog about that I haven't actually sat down to Blog (naughty me – slap on the wrist)!
If this has taught me anything it's that I'm taking on far too many things at once, I've started reading 3 different books, I keep collecting things to make/do/learn and they are all waiting to be started!
So far…
- My infamous Retro tea-tray awaiting make over(sanded and painted) awaiting something pretty to go behind the clear perspex 'window' in the middle.
- 2 wooden candle sticks-currently a shade of emerald-green awaiting make over,
- Glass pebble rings started look beautiful need finishing,
- Quilting Book,
- Soft toy making Book & Wadding,
- Lots of Jam Jars and Chutney & Jam book,
- Lots of Items to poss eBay (I buy on eBay but have never sold anything)
- Waiting for wax and candle wicks from eBay,
- Coconut oil for soap making
- Foraging – Herbal remedies – lots of dried flower heads,
- Lots of lavender to make lavender Bags etc…
I'm sure there are more(I will update it if I find any)!
It feels like Life has been pretty hectic lately, the last few weeks especially, my organisational skills have been called upon to organise my parents packing for their holiday, (supervising really) and reminding my Mum of things she's forgotten to pack/do…
and sort out my little brother.
Not only did he get stranded abroad only making it home by the skin of his teeth but he's also off to Uni soon…which means lots of sorting and list making so he has everything he needs when he gets there.
I'm sure he'd survive with the clothes on his back and a tin of beans (which he would happily arrive with) but for my mother's health – I have stepped in 😀
I do complete my Lists of things to do, but no sooner have I checked something off, there's something new to put on it.
I'm awful for writing lists and putting certain things off until i absolutely have to do it but once it's done I feel great!
Today I was supposed to catch up with paper work and emails, but instead I did some research into Free range chickens, and animal welfare, and looked at the LUSH spa in London and day dreamed about massage! 😀
I did complete lots of gardening I planted my sunflower (it was begging for more root space than the flower-pot that contained it)!
Lots of cutting and tidying, it's not finished, but I am happy with what I achieved today it's very satisfying when you can SEE what you've done.
I have made plum Jam and will upload photos and recipe soon, been on a fair few day trips and will be reviewing two places to eat 'Thai up at the Quay' and 'The Angel Inn'.
I guess the main project I have completed is 'project work space' My own creative work space with 'inspiration board' and all the things I could need …(including my own biscuit tin)! I will upload photos.
Oh yes and towards the end of Aug was my Birthday! 🙂 Got so many lovely goodies feel thoroughly spoilt and still got some to come(late presents are the best I think, because you forget your getting them).
Great present from my family I'm going to see The Hairy Bikers in London with my Mum (I have my suspicions she really wanted to go) 😀


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Perhaps you've listened to others discuss SEO. However, you ought to become educated on the subject yourself. While it may be something you have to work hard at, you are going to get more back than what was put in. This article has all the tips you need.
Remain patient when attempting to boost your site's SEO value, remember that it's not going to all happen overnight. A large amount of traffic will not come overnight from your efforts. It will actually take months or longer for new sites. Just as with an offline business, the reputation of a cyber business takes time to enhance.
When publishing content, it's best to post multiple short pieces on topics that are similar than it is to post extremely long articles. Having multiple small article helps boost your site better than one large one. Many visitors may leave the article if it's too long.
Help search engines find you easily and you will rise in the ranks. Spiders analyze all aspects of your site's content, but that content must first be easy to find. When producing a site map, keep your site's hierarchy in mind so that spiders can get a sense of the structure of your pages.
Seo Style
Write meta tags that engage the reader on each website page, this can help you obtain good search engine results. These description tags benefit your webpage by providing a quick, useful blurb when it appears on search results pages. Make sure it is a clear, valuable tag. If they are powerful enough, these tags can bring visitors to your site whether you have the top rank or not.
Change from AP to SEO style, in order to improve the quality of your site's search engine optimization. In SEO style, you repeat your keywords as often as you can, as long as your article flow is not interrupted and your style remains unstilted. As the search engines do their job by finding keywords and putting a value on their density, you will find your rankings improving.
Position yourself as a specialist or expert. Utilize your expert qualifications for the purpose of creating a successful Internet marketing program. Using proper SEO on a designated niche site is crucial to getting your site and products found in searches. Create a product line that meets customers' preferences, rather than selling merchandise that is simply what you might assume is what they want to buy.
Pick a domain name which has your desired keyword in it. This can help make it easier for people to find your website. Keep in mind that not all people that come to your site go there due to advertisements, some people are there due to the products in your website.
A good technique to SEO is to create a blog and link to other related blogs. Blogs can easily rank in search results, as long as they feature new content and quality data. If you want a high ranking with the search engines then backlinks are an important part of this.
Check out the competitions' HTML code. This will let you see how they are using SEO on their own website, and what keywords they are using. You're not going to copy them, but just taking a look around can help your own efforts with developing keywords and phrases.
Creating a site map for your website should be an integral part of your overall search engine optimization strategy. Site maps make it significantly easier for search engine crawlers and spiders to access every webpage on your website. The larger the site, the more maps it needs. You should not have too many links on any site map, it becomes too much for the search engine spiders.
You can get a little more SEO performance by taking your website into the blogging world. Start a blog of your own, and get involved with other blogs that cover related topics. Because search engines like well organized data and regular content updates, it can be easy to move a blog up in the rankings. The more backlinks you have to your site, the higher you'll rank on the search engine results page.
Be sure you register your site on all the key search engines. It is common assumption that this just happens automatically. Check back from time to time to make sure that your site is still there and being found. This search ensures that web crawlers are still finding your webpage.
Talk with an education or non-profit website to see if they will provide a link on their site to content on your site. Search engines look favorably on sites that have been linked to by reputable sources. Ensure that the quality of your content is high, and you may attract reliable, professional organizations who want to feature a link to your site on their own. Create material that these companies will benefit from.
Invest in advertising online using services such as Adbrite or Adwords. When you try to do search engine optimization yourself, it may not yield the increase in rankings you were hoping for. Ad sites specialize in gleaning traffic for you. Adwords is a product available to you from a major search engine and can greatly improve your site traffic.
Site Map
Though Javascript can be used, know that certain search engines don't respond to it very well. You can still choose to use Java. Just be aware that there are some search engines that might not find it as easily as others.
Site maps can be the lynch pin in driving your rankings with the search engines. A site map makes it easier for the spiders to understand your website. Large sites may need more than one map. A good rule to go by is to show only 100 links maximum on any given site map.
Make use of the "alt" tags for image links when using SEO to boost your rankings. The purpose of these tags is to replace images, should the viewer choose not to view them. Search engines will also read these tags, and use them when determining your site's ranking, so make sure to put in some keywords.
Site maps are perfect for facilitating page indexing by search engines. A site map (navigation bar) provides directions to content on your whole site. You will increase your search engine rankings by including a site map, no matter how large or small your site.
The initial sentence on any page of your website are essentially the META description tag for that page. A few search engines look at that content rather than the specific tag when they decide what to list as your site description in their listings. If this content is poor or ineffective, people will not click through to your site.
Improving your description tags will also increase your search engine ranking, which in turn will increase the number of visitors your site receives. Limit the tag to 30 words or fewer. Don't let the file size of this page get any higher than 100 KB.
Purchasing a previously used domain name can help you achieve a higher ranking. Some search engines provide higher rankings to older domain names. Try to locate domain names that have been abandoned, and determine whether you might be able to use them for your own website.
Websites which are properly executed for strong SEO results usually will not employ image links. You cannot add descriptions to an image link, which limits the ability of search engine spiders to see it and rank it.
Keep in mind that if you do anything to manipulate the rank of your site, search engines will manually suppress the visibility of your page on their results. Some companies have been banned by the major search engines due to this type of outrageous activity. Use good ethics when you are utilizing search engine optimization techniques on your site.
Search engines are the most popular portals between online businesses and online consumers. Many business to not take this into account when developing their website.
Search engines use bots which constantly search for new and updated content. Adding new content on a daily basis will invite these bots to take a look at your site. People will also share your articles if they are good. Once your content is share, you can expect additional visitors to your site.
Using relevant links to trusted reference sites will also improve your search engine ranking. This is one important part to linking. Search engines value off-site links more than internal links to your own pages. To maximize the ranking impact, find linking options that will also link to your website.
Maintaining constant tabs on your standings in the search engine rankings is vital to judging the effectiveness of your optimization work. If you don't monitor your page standings then you will not know if your seo efforts are paying off. You can follow your page rank with the Google toolbar or Alexa.
Duplicate the first sentences of your content as a meta description tag. Some search engines may use this instead of actual tags since it's a blurb that will explain your site in your page results. Your SEO efforts will suffer if your content is not up to snuff.
Are you marketing through email correctly? SEO keywords ought to be used within your emails, as should social site sharing tools. Make the email easy to forward.
Anchor Text
Gear your efforts toward getting a few of the most popular search engines to rank your site highly. The major search engines all have their own way of utilizing SEO elements and establishing page rank. , Ask. com and Bing have their own sorts of nuances.
When you're setting your website's interlinks, use the right anchor text. There are some words that you should never use because they will not help you with your SEO endeavors. Someone who specializes in search engine optimization will be able to help you find the proper anchor text to use.
Do not concentrate on SEO so much that you lose focus. Of course you want to attract new traffic, but you should also strive to keep your current visitors loyal and coming back for more. If you have a website that ranks high, this will happen, but you also need genuine content that is continuously updated on your site. Having good content is one of the better ways to bring people to your site. Post quality content often.
It is important to have a web host that doesn't block domain ownership info. If your domain is registered with Google, and it has a block on it, you can be seen as spam, and you won't get ranked in search results.
Use obvious keywords in your link titles, whether they are on your site or someone else's. " as anchor text. The more relevant your links are to your given topic, the higher your ranking will be. Every now and then, you should verify that all internal links also use keyword links.
On-page SEO is essential when it comes to marketing articles, so research thoroughly everything about optimizing your website. Ranking high with the search engines and making the first page is how your site gets seen instead of overlooked, so be sure you're employing the right SEO strategies properly.
Have loads of content if you want to be ranked higher on search engines. Expand topics within your niche by writing about other aspects involved within that niche. If you blog about baseball, include content on baseball cards, players, fans, and equipment. When you offer a lot of content, your website is more likely to appear in the first few pages of results.
Search Engine Optimization
Search engine rankings are improved this way. In many search engines, the meta description appears right under the hyperlink for the website, so make it inviting for searchers to click onto your site. Try to use a content manager that allows you to adjust meta descriptions via the editing space for the page in question.
The marketing term SEO, is short for search engine optimization. With search engine optimization, you tweak the content of your site to meet the desired criteria of popular search engines like Google or Yahoo. This will show people your site when they preform a search.
Use keywords in your META tags. This is an excellent way to improve your search engine ranking. Make sure these keywords are related to your site's content and that they're popular in online searches.
The more time that visitors spend on your site, the higher the website's page rank will be. Therefore, you obviously want viewers to spend time and return frequently to your site, so give them great content that will encourage this.
Putting your keywords and your keyword phrases into every place possible on your website will help to optimize your search engine ratings. This means they should be included in all image ALT attributes, test links and, most importantly, in the domain name. Your site should have keywords you are focused on.
You might only be able to get your site optimized for two good search engines, depending on your resources. Keyword selection is an important part of gaining recognition by different search engines. , Ask. com, and Bing all have their own nuances that favor certain SEO elements.
Your titles should catch the eye of a potential visitor, even if all of your content is on the same thing. These titles should be short and each word should be useful. That makes the very first couple of words the most vital to the reader.
Now you have the tips you need to master SEO. While you may have already known some of this information, we hope that you have, either reinforced your current knowledge or learned something new. With them, you can really make your SEO mark.
If you want to keep track of how effective your SEO tactics are, frequently check your organic results. Search engines track your history, and will rank sites based on that information as well as raw results. So, be sure to clear your browser cache before checking your position or open your site in a private browsing window.


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Over 400 unique species comprise the Genus Aloe. Despite all the species being worthy of praise, this post focuses solely on aloe vera – easily found, affordable and an excellent, low-maintenance air purifier – it effortlessly aligns with the current "Put a Plant On It" criteria.Featuring a rosette of lance-shaped, fleshy leaves adorned with small whitish teeth (spines), aloe vera appear stemless and grow directly out of the soil. Bold and architectural in form, the aloe vera plant is downright handsome, making it a striking addition to any interior.
One of the few medicinal species in the Aloe Genus, aloe vera boasts an array of healing properties:
- The skin produces bitters that, when taken internally, resolve intestinal woes.
- An anti-inflammatory gel, derived from the fleshy interior of the leaves, hydrates and soothes a variety of skin conditions when applied topically.
- A nutrient-rich health tonic containing anti-oxidants, enzymes, minerals and more, can be extracted from the center of the leaves.
In addition to its medicinal value, aloe vera aces indoor air purification. Since it harvests carbon dioxide at night, actively improving the air quality while you sleep, it's a rock star plant for the bedroom.Read on for instructions and tips to facilitate aloe vera becoming a tool in your self-care arsenal and staple in your home decor.
Found while cruising weekend yard/estate sales, the planters in this post are of mixed age and origin. Markings include: Gardeners Eden (made in Portugal), Bauer, Deroma Italia Terracotta, Ikea and Norden (made in California).
- Bright light!! Though happiest with loads of indirect sun, aloe can also survive in partial light.
- Too much direct sunlight may desicate the leaves; too little light, on the other hand, may stunt the plant's growth.
- Adores dry, fast draining soil. Mixes designed especially for cacti and succulents are ideal. If regular potting soil is far easier to come by, it will work. For best results add a significant amount of perlite, or pumice.
- Water rarely; about every other week in the summer. During the cooler months, aloe is not as thirsty; adjust both watering quantity and frequency accordingly. After watering, the soil should be damp to the touch, but not drenched. Be sure to allow your soil to dry completely between waterings.
- Standing water stunts the plants growth and constantly damp soil causes the roots to rot.
- When leaves receive sufficient water they feel cool and moist; if under-watered they may curl and crisp, turning dry, brown and brittle.
- Choose a vessel about an inch or two larger than your plant; the mother plant will generate babies in the space available.
- The most critical element is good drainage; consider this when selecting a pot.
- Allow your aloe vera plenty of indirect light – unobstructed West or South facing windowsills are often ideal.
- If you plan to harvest and make use of aloe vera's medicinal magic, I suggest keeping one in the kitchen window for proximity.
- A well lit place in the bedroom also beckons an aloe plant since they work to clear the air at night.
- Remember that aloe grows upwards and toward the sun, so make sure it has room to do both of these things.
- In order to promote growth, cut leaves that are about 2" away from the soil.
- When transplanting, remove all dead or dying leaves as well as old flower stems. Remove pups at this time as well to cultivate new individual plants and to provide more space for the root-ball of the mother aloe.
- Aloe is super easy to propagate. The mother plant completes the majority of the labor for you by naturally generating individual rosettes, that when removed create entirely new parent plants.
- Transplant a healthy aloe to a slightly larger vessel every 1-2 years. Carefully uproot the entire plant. Shake off the soil. Harvest the pups that have formed; follow the base of the offshoots to the connection with the main root and separate. Replant the parent aloe, positioning the leaves just above the soil line. Do the same with the aloe pups. Wait approximately 4-7 days to water.
Extra Tip:
- Aloe leaves grow upward from the center of the base therefore drooping or flat leaves often indicate a lack of sunlight.
- Like most plants, aloe vera grows toward the light available to it. In order to maintain balanced growth and keep your aloe tall, rotate its vessel every once in awhile.
- To make aloe extra happy and to maximize its purifying function, occasionally dust or wipe the leaves with a damp cloth.
WARNING: Some species In the Aloe Genus are poisonous. Please use caution if utilizing for medicinal purposes. Be certain you are working with an aloe of the healing variety.


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Old Smokey
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Old Smokey
The scrap yard lies hard alongside the Allegheny River. Years ago, it was infamous for being the final resting place of most of the last great Pennsy power—the duplexes. Nowadays, it's mostly old barges and rusty freight cars slowly being made ready for the melt furnace. Over the years the scrap yard has used old rare locomotives to marshal cars around. For many years, a pair of ex-Army Whitcomb center cabs puttered about and when those were about worn out along you came. You were a Mon Valley veteran; having put in over 40 years moving pipe around for US Steel in McKeesport. Still strong and shiny, you sent the Whitcombs to scrap.
It was easy to tell that you were working—even from up on Route 28 anyone could see your dull gray exhaust hanging above the trees. In your time at Sharpsburg, you earned both your nickname "Old Smokey" and your keep.
Now you just sit at the end of a yard lead, a blue tarp over your engine. No doubt one of the guys said, "Hey, we might get her running again, so let's cover her up." You were with them a long time and they just can't give up on you. You know that the longer you sit and the more that those tracks under you sink into the mud, the less chance there is that you'll be fixed. One day, the EMD switcher that took your place will drag you down the lead to the men with the torches.
Good bye, Old Smokey.
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AAR CORP WASS Technical Order Librarian - Iraq in Iraq
Title: WASS Technical Order Librarian - Iraq
Location: Iraq
Job Number: 8732
Manage and maintain all technical publications in the central, dispersed and site libraries for immediate retrieval of accurate technical information by both maintenance and management personnel.
Orders, receives and distributes aircraft technical orders and publications.
Maintains master aircraft publications library, to include posting and filing.
Maintains technical order inventory system using manual and automated methods.
Requisitions new and replacement technical orders and related commercial publications.
Must have experience in maintaining a technical order library in accordance with Technical Order 00-5-2 policy.
Maintain the master repository and satellite locations for use by system maintainers.
Must be able to review automated indexes and determine the need to establish initial distribution requirements and for updates to the applicable date for the systems assigned.
Maintain all certification forms, exams and computer products in relation to the certification / licensing program.
Coordinate all certification requirements with work center supervisors and outside agencies.
Type and file quality assurance correspondence and coordinates all library and certification functions with Quality Assurance Manager / Supervisor.
Maintain a computer file of all publications within the central / dispersed and site libraries.
Document and verify accuracy of all publications for each library in accordance with applicable Government / Company policies and instructions.
Coordinate publication procedures with all dispersed librarians in accordance with applicable Government / Company policies and instructions.
Distribute changes to each dispersed and site librarians for incorporation into their libraries.
Assist and train personnel in the use and maintenance of technical publication libraries.
Conduct scheduled library audits / inventories of all work center / site libraries as required.
Submit a Technical Publications Deficiency Report on any that is incomplete upon receipt.
Coordinate and keep the Quality Assurance Manager informed of all library and certification / licensing functions.
Coordinate and administratively provide assistance in developing licensing and certification processes, to include the development of examinations and OJT requirement in accordance with applicable Government / Company policies and instructions.
Assist in preparation of CDRLs.
Process and track all special process certifications and re-certifications for all employees.
Distribute to work centers a monthly report of personnel scheduled for re-certification.
Coordinate the certification program submission for the Monthly Maintenance Plan.
Administer and grade exams for initial and recurring certifications.
Issue support equipment licenses.
Ensure all company maintenance instructions are formatted, typed, properly approved, distributed correctly and reviewed annually.
Prepare typed and / or computer printed correspondence and reports for Quality Assurance.
Maintain files of correspondence, directives and other Quality Assurance reports. - Comply with all established general and industrial safety rules and regulations as applicable to the contract, facility and job assignment.
Assist as directed to ensure safety, security and preservation of government /company owned equipment.
Position requires a U.S. Department of State Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT).
Perform other duties as assigned.
High School Diploma or GED
A.A./A.S or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum two (2) years general publications experience of which one (1) year must be specialized in U.S. Armed Forces Aviation Technical Publication Inventory Control / requisitioning / upkeep.
Satisfactory completion of U.S. Armed Forces Technical Publications Librarian courses or civilian schools with equivalent curriculum or one (1) year of on the job training / experience required.
Must be able to meet Government / Company licensing / qualification requirements for the position.
Working knowledge of applicable maintenance / technical manuals and publications.
Able to type a minimum of 35 words per minute.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, PowerPoint).
Able to read, write, understand and communicate in English.
Able to follow verbal and written instructions.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Focus on Results - Able to plan and organize work to achieve goals; achieves targeted results with minimal supervision; is accountable for own actions.
Communications - Possess excellent verbal & written communications skills; Provides timely, well organized verbal & written information that is audience appropriate; listens attentively to others and retains/processes information.
Teamwork - Builds alliances, partnerships & collaboration with others including those different from him/her; deals tactfully with others; assumes helps with a variety of team roles.
Strategic Planning & Decision-Making - Develops strategic short & long term plans; arranges priorities, distinguishing urgent, important and unimportant in order to meet goals & deadlines; consults & collaborates with appropriate people.
Initiative & Innovation - Generates new ideas personally & encourage team to do the same; stays up-to-date on technology & approaches to work; provides creative solutions & input when faced with challenges.
Interpersonal Relationships - Builds effective relationships with internal & external customers; ability to work independently and coordinate work with others; resolves conflicts in a professional manner.
Quality & Safety - Adheres to all safety & security policies and regulations; demonstrates quality work that is accurate, thorough & efficient.
Continuous Improvement - Examines personal & organizational processes, promotes opportunities for improvement; analyzes successes & failures to learn and improve.
Training & Development - Completes required & suggested training; shows eagerness and capacity to learn; receptive to coaching & feedback.
Integrity - Committed to passionately and consistently promoting a professional culture that is trustworthy, honest, socially responsible, and where differences are respected and valued.
Performance Management - Sets clear expectations & direction for staff; achieves team results consistently; coaches staff to improve; is a positive role model.
Expense Management - Plans budget appropriately, uses sound judgment; analyzes operation for improving expense efficiency; demonstrates knowledge of financial process & results.
Leadership - Builds commitment to team, company, mission & customer through effective & frequent communications; promotes an environment of trust; fosters a respectful, energetic & positive work culture.
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You are cordially invited to attend the ALSS Guest Lecture. Our speaker is Professor Kenneth Armstrong, who will speak about Brexit and Article 50, the mechanism by which a member state can withdraw from the European Union.
Drinks and canapes will be on offer, too!
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Develops questionnaires for local elections and distributes candidate answers to news media, local locations and on this website.
Members provide transportation to and from polling sites for all elections.
Attends all naturalization ceremonies in Rutland County, stands in official reception line as Naturalization Certificates are presented, hands out voter registration materials and provides assistance in filling out forms.
Calendar of Castleton Area and LWV-Vermont events
Our next Castleton area Naturalization Ceremony voter registration will be on April 26, 2018
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VTOL and STOL Aircraft
Vertical take off and landing aircraft have come in many forms
Vertical Take Off and Landing aircraft can go where no others can.
VTOL and STOL are acronyms for Metrical Take Off and Land ting, and Short Take Off and Landing. Both types of aircraft have had a long and varied history. Perhaps the very first were hot air balloons, blimps, dirigibles and zeppelins. All of theses are the lighter than air class of airships. After this came gyro-copters or auto-gyros, helicopters, variable winged and directed prop and turbofan heavier that air aircraft. Air travel really began with the invention and fight of the hot air balloon developed by the Montgolfier brothers. This was followed by hydrogen and helium filled blimps and dirigibles like the Hindenburg Zeppelin. Nikola Tesla designed a veritable wing propeller driven VTOL air-plane. Out of this grew the gyro-copter/auto-gyro, a type of fixed wing helicopter. From this evolved the true helicopter where the prop was expanded and served as a rotating set of wings. The other branch were the variable wing aircraft where the wings could rotate, pointing the propellers upward. The ultimate development of these types of aircraft were the turbofans and jets, where the wings could rotate or the thrust of the jet could be directed downward as in the Harrier "Jump" Jet. VTOL aircraft typically have no landing gear, forcing the vertical landing. The one exception is the Harrier "Jump" jet that can land conventionally.
The hot air balloon was used in combat as a spying device, but it had only limited use, being subject to short duration flights and completely dependant upon the winds. Fights into enemy territory could not guarantee safe return. With the advent of the internal combustion engine, this changed. Balloons evolved into blimps and dirigibles that achieved lift using hydrogen or helium. Helium was considered safer, but not always available. When the Nazis pursued Zeppelin technology, they were forced to use hydrogen, which proved disastrous in the end for the Hindenburg during its landing in the US shortly after an electrical storm.
VTOL and STOL aircraft have the distinct advantage of being able to take off and land "on a dime". They did not require a runway like traditional aircraft. The The VTOL could take off and land virtually anywhere including rooftops and ship decks other than aircraft carriers. STOL only required a short runway. There has always been an interest in developing these types of airships for strategic and practical reasons. However. There are size constraints. The largest helicopter is the Russian Sikorsky which can lift full sea container crates. The Largest and fastest VTOL is the Harrier "Jump" jet, used extensively to this day by the British and Indian Air Force. There are no commercial sized VTOL or STOL aircraft. There is a revival of interest in Zeppelins, originally popularized by the Nazis, taking them the next step further, where thousands of people can be transported.
In 1928, Nikola Tesla got a patent for an air-plane that was among the first VTOLs, which he called the Flivver. It had a top mounted propeller, the pitch of which could be varied to provide directional motion once lift off had been achieved. This patent also lead to the so called "tail sitter" aircraft, which took off and landed on their tails. From here planes were developed with traditional engines for forward motion and one on top for lift.
One of the more popular variable winged aircraft that could carry several people into combat was the US Marines V-22 which was a tiltrotor design. It could take off vertically and travel further than a helicopter. It could land vertically, eliminating the need for a landing field at the destination, which was often in enemy territory. It could also allow for paratroop manoeuvres. The V-22 Osprey is the world's first production tiltrotor aircraft, with one three-bladed proprotor, turboprop engine, and transmission nacelle mounted on each wingtip.
"The Harrier is often flown in STOVL mode" (Short TAke Off and Vertical Landing), "which enables it to carry a higher fuel or weapon load over a given distance. The Indian Navy operates Sea Harriers mainly from its aircraft carrier INS Viraat. The United States Marine Corps, and the Italian and Spanish Navies use the AV-8 Harrier II, an advanced derivative of the Harrier. The Harrier II will be replaced in the air arms of the US and UK by a STOVL variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Harrier form has proven to be popular since its introduction in Britain in 1953...
In the 1960s and early 70s Germany planned three different VTOL planes. One used the F-104 as a base for research for a V/STOL (Vertical/Short Take Off and Landing) aircraft. Although two models (X1 and X2) were built, the project was cancelled due to high costs and political problems as well as changed needs in the Luftwaffe and NATO. The EWR VJ 101C did perform free VTOL take-offs and landings, as well as test flights beyond mach 1 in the mid- and late 60s.... The others were the VFW-Fokker VAK 191B light fighter and reconnaissance plane, and the Dornier Do 31E-3 (troop) transport." (1)
The VTOL and STOL have gone through many evolutions in their design and are popular especially with many military organizations around the world. Adaptations and improvements of the original Harrier Jet concept is the route chosen by aircraft developers today. Interplanetary designs are under consideration for exploration of distant worlds. VTOL aircraft are the choice hear as there is clearly very little opportunity for a traditional landing.
This dramiatic footage shows a Harrier jump jet pacing an air craft carrier and landing "on a dime".
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John H. Crawford, Jr., Principal
John Crawford is a senior Litigation Support and Fraud Investigation Professional with more than 25 years of experience assisting companies and plaintiffs' and defendants' counsel with fraud investigations, computer forensics, quantification and proof of damages, as well as many other complex financial, electronic evidence and litigation issues.
He focuses on computer forensics and legal damages analyses as they relate to the misappropriation of assets, lost profits, the diminution in value of business organizations and other commercial matters in dispute.
Mr. Crawford has assisted clients in a variety of industries, including Banking, securities and financial markets, Energy, Healthcare, Manufacturing and High Technology. Mr. Crawford has assisted counsel with Electronic Discovery, Computer Forensics, Fraud Investigations and Intellectual Property issues, and has testified as an expert witness in commercial disputes concerning such matters in both the U.S. Federal Courts and in State Courts in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Florida, New York, Colorado and New Jersey.
Mr. Crawford has a BME from the General Motors Institute (now Kettering University), an MBA from Clark University, and a JD from the Suffolk University Law School. A longstanding member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Mr. Crawford has also earned professional credentials as an EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE), a Certified Handheld Examiner and as a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).


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- Solid hardwood construction for strength and stability; Full stretcher leg support
- Bow back with spindles for Colonial look
- Bow back with spindles for Colonial look; Classic windsor spindle design
- Cherry finish seat shaped for comfort; Full stretchers for strength
- Set of 2 chairs; RTA construction-easy to assemble
- Set of 2 chairs; RTA construction - easy to assemble
The Farmhouse Chair in Black and Cherry (Set of 2) from Boraam Industries features... Solid hardwood construction. Full stretcher leg support. Bow back with spindles for Colonial look. Set of 2. Solid hardwood for strength and stability. Classic windsor spindle design. Shaped seat for comfort. Full stretchers for strength. Seat is cherryfinish. RTA construction-easy to assemble. Boraam Industries was established in 2001 and is renowned for quality furniture in a classic, casual style. Boraam provides well-styled, high-quality home furnishings and furniture at affordable prices. Their highly qualified team comes with many years of experience in the furniture industry and the result is elegant classical and contemporary designs at a very reas


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Are all Hard Tops compatible?
It's likely that the 93 pinned-latch top will NOT be a perfect fit for a 94, which used a bladed latch. The front latches for 93 have a simple pin, which may not seat in the larger hole in the windshield header of a 94 which accommodates a small blade, and NOT a pin. The TOP will fit....the question is HOW SNUG will the pins pull it down? My guess is not enough. I believe that the latches are interchangeable. Northwind Engineering has latches, and would possibly sell you a set for 1993. I believe he also makes his own latches. The person who can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt is Mike Trost of Northwind Engineering, an advertiser in EVERY VQ/VM. Trust Mikes answer, but mention my concerns to him...he'll know. Bad Experience Story: One owner LOST a '93 soft top that his dealer put on his '95 Viper.


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Freshly dumped Love Islanders Sam and Georgia agree that Gabby and Marcel will pull through their awkward lie detector drama - but are not convinced that their relationship is strong enough to win the show.
The pair shared their thoughts on the fate of their fellow islanders, who caused a stir on Tuesday when Gabby Allen's lie detector test showed she did not "genuinely love" her TV sweetheart Marcel Somerville, after being booted off the show hours later.
Sam Gowland said: "I think they will pull through it because there are definitely feelings there between them, but I am more looking out for Marcel because he is one of my best mates.
"I don't know what everybody else thinks but that's just my opinion on the matter."
But when it comes to the couple that deserves to win the ITV 2 show, Gowland tipped fiery on-off pair Olivia Attwood and Chris Hughes.
"They are always arguing, but people can relate to it because outside this is what happens with couples and they are dead genuine," he said.
"When I first went in I said they were never going to work, but I've been made to eat my words because they do work and I hope they win the competition."
His new-found partner, Georgia Harrison, said: "I want Kem (Cetinay) and Amber (Davies) to win. They are so close and they do deserve it."
But Gowland and Harrison now have their own romance to focus on to as they hoped to continue their relationship back in the UK, starting with a big night out in London.
Gowland said he would be taking Harrison for "food and drinks" in the capital, before she added: "I am going to show him the Essex lifestyle and see if he can handle it."
Agreeing they would "see how it goes" after leaving the luxurious Majorcan villa, their departure on Wednesday came at just the right time for both parties.
Gowland, who was voted to return to the island after being evicted earlier in the series said he was "quite happy" to be leaving after successfully coupling up the second time around.
Meanwhile, Harrison, who was previously torn between her now partner and former islander Mike Thalassitis, said: "As much as I do like Mike, he doesn't click with me anywhere near as much as Sam, or make me laugh like he does, so I'm definitely glad it turned out the way it did."
But it is far from over for the full island crew, as they told how all the islanders planned to meet up in Newcastle to celebrate Gowland's birthday next month.
Harrison added: "We might even go to Jonny's (former islander Jonny Mitchell) villa in Bali," but said she doubted that dumped pair Thalassatis and Tyla Carr would be receiving an invite.


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I was going to write a blog today about the little artworks I've created for this year's Kunst Altonale in Hamburg. The glue is still drying and two pieces called The Uncanny Traveller are almost ready to be shared with the world.
Whilst I'm waiting on that though I thought I'd give a little nod to another blog which you should give a look at. We artists look at the things other people feel uncomfortable with. We embrace challenge and consider all avenues of creativity in order to explore and promote the things we love. We form dialogues with each other across disciplines in order to support and help each other rather than tear each other apart in a bit for one upmanship. And some of us blog about how and why and what happens to us on those travels.
One such artist is Ben Honebone. I've worked with Ben for a long time now to create my own art series Structured Chaos. But there is more to our collaborative approach. He works with me to deliver my photography workshops and is a talented visual artist in his own right but it doesn't stop there. He is a true multidisciplinarian and as such has been creating videos and music for my Automata series. This is a massive help in promoting this new body of work in the right way to get across the complexities of the art. He understands that little pieces need to be shouted about in a big way to get them to be noticed. He's due to be filming a new piece for Marionette which we're hoping to release to you shortly.
The odd thing is that Ben doesn't always consider himself a visual artist or a film-maker. First and foremost he is a talented musician and his penchant for music making is far stronger than his need to make videos. He has more than 20 year experience in the industry as a singer songwriter*. His movie making is purely down to the need to promote the musician bit of him and he always does an amazing job at this promotion side of things. His videos for goldbringer and NDH are little masterpieces in music promotion. Don't take my word for it though. Check out the latest goldbringer video by clicking here.
Hang on, didn't I mention a blog? Yes, he writes all about his musical travels and artistic musings here. It's always worth a read to see what he's up to next. It's the ultimate crossover blog between music, words, pictures, and ideas. I'm off there now to read his latest installment. By then my glue should have dried and I can crack on with my own uncanny travels.
*There's more than just singing and songwriting here. There's guitars and some keyboards and samples and a whole heap of other musician type stuff. He's probably got Grade 8 in the castanets or something. It wouldn't surprise me.


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In case you missed it, beloved pop-rockers Kingston recently reformed and they've been sharing new music on the world wide web.
Now just a trio, the 'Good Good Feeling' hitmakers have released a brand new EP titled 'Sole Lovers', featuring more of their sunny, feel-good, infectious pop vibes.
Members Dan Gibson, Ben Barter and Scott Cleary are now all based in the U.S. and they've individually all been working on a number of pop projects over the past few years - from Streets of Laredo to Lorde.
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
Cape Mod and the Self-Drafted Skirt
I tried to simulate the look in the book and made a matching, self-drafted skirt and added the boots. Diana explains in her book that there is plenty of ease in the sizes. She is so correct! I truly feel I could have gone down a size both with the tunic and cape. However, the sizing is likely good for a beginner because sewing something that is too small, and thus unwearable, is terribly frustrating.
The construction method was a little frustrating to me, only because the instructions are very simplistic--GREAT for a beginner, but tedious and time consuming for an experienced sewer. For example, the bottom hem of the fashion fabric and lining is simply turned up and pressed. A wide ribbon is handstitched to cover the raw edge. This is a long hem! I hate hand stitching and would much rather bag linings whever possible. However, for a beginner it's a really good way to practice handstitching. The ribbon is also a great opportunity for embellishing the interior too. Gives a beginner sewer design opportunities if they find a really pretty ribbon. Problem is, I couldn't find any fancy nice ribbons and just used a Walmart-purchased brown one. The lining I used is just "any old lining fabric" purchased locally. It's brown. It's matches. It works.
In addition, I didn't see any info on stabilizing the buttonholes with interfacing. There again, there's not going to be too much stress on the buttonholes because of the nature of the cape. It's not form fitting. So not stabilizing would be okay. I think Diana's perspective was not to have the beginning sewer experience what I call "information overload". However, experienced sewers know to stabilize those buttonholes.
One thing I found annoying about this pattern. The shoulders are incredibly wide! Even for a broad-shouldered person. Pat is broad shouldered. I'm narrow shouldered. She made a Large and I made a medium. The shoulders on both sizes were so broad and angular (think square shoulders!), and the shoulder area collapsed. We had to redraw the shoulder seamline on both of our capes so the fabric would curve to our body.
Other than that, it's a nifty pattern for a beginner. It produces a nice, trendy cape great with jeans or to be dressed up as I have done with a matching skirt. I wasn't going to make a matching skirt at first, but thought, "What the heck!" I'm glad I did.
Here's another view showing more of the interior. Note the cape has convenient slits for the arms.
I had a terrible time matching buttons for the fabric I used: a mostly blue 100% thick (and itchy!) Irish wool purchased at Ursula's store. I finally found some at Pocono Sew and Vac with the help of one of their employees. Would have preferred dark brown buttons, but I have no other dark brown accessories and am not a person who wears dark brown well. Another thing I'm having a terrible time with...finding a matching caramel/brown/taupe colored turtleneck to match my boots and pumps. It HAS to be a turtleneck. In the pics, I'm not wearing a top underneath, and as mentioned before, this is itchy wool. I can't have that touching my arms or possibly my neck all day. It will drive me insane.
In order to balance my proportions, since the cape is so flowy, I created a slim, short skirt. My philosophy on dressing is to follow the narrow top/wide bottom, wide top/narrow bottom, or narrow top/narrow bottom rule. Too wide on both will make me look 20 lbs. heavier in an instant.
Here's a pic of the back at left. Nice and flowing. Still working hard to get those creases out with my steam iron. Just when I think they're gone, I find they're still there! Darn. Just by luck the boots were a good match. Do you know why I have them? About three years ago, DS#1 wanted to be Obi Wan Kenobi for Halloween. I made his outfit and we went to Payless to buy the boots. There was no way I was going to pay $20 or $30 for boots he'd wear once, so I bought them knowing full well they'd be mine once Halloween was over ;) . My exact words to him: "NO ONE will know they're girly boots! No boys focus on feet. And the girls will be so consumed with their frilly, girly costumes that they're not going to notice either." That convinced him, and we purchased the boots.
As for the skirt, I used my self-drafted slim skirt pattern and put a small slit in the back. The skirt has enough blue to be able to wear it with black. Here's another pic of the skirt with a black, stretch velvet top I made from a Kwik Sew pattern about 5 or 6 years ago.
Here's the skirt with top and flats:
I really like this look. It's polished, comfortable and would be good for work and church. Proportionately, I think it works for my figure too.
For some reason, I was struck with the idea of a fancier interior finish for my skirt. One that I don't usually do. Instead of traditional lining, I underlined the skirt with lining fabric and did a Hong Kong Finish of the seams. I used purchased brown bias tape to cover the edges. Probably should have just created my own from the lining fabric and it would have been a lot thinner, but that would take much more time which isn't it my schedule. I bound the hem edge with bias tape as well. On the waist edge, I bound it with bias tape and turned/topstitched. I made sure to do it in a way so the wool would not touch my skin because I will not tuck in my shirts unless wearing a blazer (the rule of short-waisted chicks like me).
I'm happy with the result. The skirt fits like a dream and looks nice inside and out. Yeah, I should have interfaced the hemline. Oh well, next time. My sewing jumps around so much from garment to garment that I don't always remember to do these things. The zip in the back is a centered zip, forget about wrestling with an invisible zip in the somewhat thick wool. And anyway, I actually like centered zips. Although a side, lapped one would have looked nice too.
I'll leave you with a view of my Hong Kong finished skirt seams and portion of the hem. The inside skirt finish makes me feel...rich. Fancy. You know...like I went shopping in an upscale boutique :) . I hope this feeling doesn't last too long LOL. You know what that will mean! A one-garment-a-month sewer :( . I sew slow and can't bear the thought of anything slowing me down even more.
Below: "Anti-Itch" Waistline binding at left shown from right side of skirt and Hong Kong finished seam and bound hem.
Till next time, Happy Sewing! Happy Easter to my Christian friends and Happy Passover to my Jewish Friends.
8 comments:
- Lindsay T said...
Very nice outfit! I love your cape and waistband finish.
- April 9, 2009 at 10:06 AM
- Cennetta said...
Hi there, pretty lady. It's been a while since I read your blog. :-( You are making great things in your sewing room. The outfit is lovely. And you are a gem for teaching your friend Pat how to sew.
Cute story about the boots. They look great with the outfit. ;-)
- April 9, 2009 at 1:25 PM
- Sigrid said...
Lovey it, looking good.
- April 9, 2009 at 4:24 PM
- Rhoto said...
Hi Kat!! Really nice '60s looking cape and skirt. Where do you picture yourself wearing it?? Church? ? ? Really interested!!
Very Jackie Kennedy!!
Soft hug,
Rhonda in Montreal (PR)
- April 9, 2009 at 6:33 PM
- Michelle L. said...
Great outfit! I love the finish inside the skirt, that is a really great touch.
- April 10, 2009 at 10:54 AM
- Kat said...
Thanks for posting so many details! I just made the cape and the shoulder are crazy broad on me, too.
- January 30, 2011 at 6:57 PM
I am a novice at sewing at bought Sew Everything by Diana Rupp and found Cape Mod to be fairly clear, except when it came to finishing/hemming the neckline and the front of the cape. Do you do that after you do the understitching of the lining? Also how exactly are you supposed to finish it.....Please help...So frustrated! Monica
- February 26, 2014 at 8:52 PM
- Monica David said...
Hi, that was me who just left the previous (but anonymous) comment. Just created a google account so now you can see a pic of me! I wanted to know how to finish the raw edge around the neckline and front of the Cape. Help!!!
- February 26, 2014 at 9:07 PM


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Last night, Adrian and I went to the PWC Halloween party in Orem for our date night. The party was in a barn and there were tons of things to do. The activites were mostly for the children but we still had a blast. We got to make caramel apples which was Adrian's favorite treat. My favorite part was when Adrian won this giant glass jar filled with candy. He had to guess how many fireballs were in the jar. I think my luck is rubbing off on other people. I almost won another prize-I was only three off but someone else was closer to the actual number. Oh well! It was just funny to see how Adrian was securely holding the jar like it was his prized possession. He was quite proud of winning! It was cute! I also got to hold Cameron and Erin's baby Claire so that was fun. She is such a good baby. The funny part was at the end when the owners told everyone that they could take as much candy home that they could find. I took a few extra pieces and a few small pumpkins. Now we are set for our own trick or treaters next week. I can't wait to see how many kids come to our neighborhood. My favorite part of Halloween is seeing the children's cute costumes. Thanks Adrian for the fun date night. Happy Halloween!
My day started when I ran in the morning. I'm on my fourth week and it is starting to get a little hard but very rewarding. Then it was off to Brighton's bridal shower with Cassie and Tiffany. It sure is harder with two babies. We were about an hour late because one baby needed feeding, and we needed to pick up Grandma's gift. Oh well! We made our grand entrance. Congrats Brighton for finding your one true love. Jordan seems like a great catch. I'm so happy for you! Sorry that we won't be able to attend your wedding. We will be in California for our Thanksgiving break. Afterwards, Adrian and I went to Zupas with Clint and Chelsea. Chelsea is one of Adrian's accounting friends. I loved Zupas. I had a berry salad and the lobster bisque. Delicious! They also give you some bread and a chocolate covered strawberry. Then we headed to the movies to see Eagle Eye. Great movie! Very intriguing. Then it was a night of DDR (dance dance revolution). Clint was actually pretty good and Chelsea beat one of my high scores. Adrian and I will need some practice. Overall, it was one fine day to say the least. Thanks friends for making it a spectacular day.
I love to decorate for any holiday! It is one of my favorite things to do. I was actually quite proud of myself when I put together the decorations for our kitchen island (it is the picture with the flowers, autumn greetings sign, and glass jars with potpourri). Didn't I do a fabulous job? Well, it is a lot easier to decorate for a holiday than your normal day to day decorations. It would be easier if I had a ton of money to spend but we are on a budget. Anyway, Adrian and I went to Tai Pan to get a couple of Halloween decorations and there were so many to choose from. We wanted a pumpkin and some flowers to go in our basket. We also wanted to find an autumn wreath which we did. Yippee! Tai Pan also had a ton of christmas decorations which distracted us but we stuck with our plan to buy only autumn type decor. Once December is here we will be back. We have a few ideas in mind. But for now, we will enjoy our Halloween/Thanksgiving decorations. Does anyone else love to decorate for the holiday?


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May 10th – 13th 2013
I just cannot get enough of this place.
Here are the important notes from this time around:
- Go to the touristy must-see spots at night. The Spanish Steps, the Trevi, the Pantheon and Piazza Navona are most definitely not as crowded and absolutely lovely to see all lit up at 10pm compared to during the middle of the day.
- Ristorante Elettra Roma is a charming little place on Via Principe Amadeo not far from the Termini Station where we had our first and last dinners. Emiliano took such good care of us and I'm pretty sure everything that came out of that kitchen was golden. Noteworthy: the Tiramisu, the gnocchi with pesto, the wild boar and the coconut-creme-hazelnut-chocolate-pie-cake whatever it was.
- The gelato… Fragola, I love you.
- Mass at the Vatican on Mother's Day made me feel like a good daughter. Pope Francis led the service for the canonization of Antonio Primaldo and Companions, Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena and María Guadalupe García Zavala, and I've realized that I love wooden scented rosaries.
- Italian guards and the Carabinieri are all hot. No lie.
- Angelina a Trevi – I spent the best two hours of this trip by myself at this little restaurant down a side street. It was my 'wow' moment (Thanks Contiki Jason) because I felt like I was exactly where I wanted to be at that time. The seating host was more than welcoming and the caprese salad I ordered the best I've had. I sipped on the Sicilian red the host recommended and left positive comments in the old school note book that the cheque came in.
- Trastevere is lively, reminds me of walking down Lincoln Road and has more scarves for sale than I have ever seen in my life.
I wanted to give London, Paris and Amsterdam fair chances first before I drew any conclusions, but deep down I already knew where my favourite stop on this trip would be. There is a different feel that Italy has that nowhere else has been able to match so far. The people are beautiful; the language is like music; the food is amazing and the mix of old and new is perfectly balanced.
So I think what I'm trying to say here is do yourself a favour and book a ticket to Rome. Or do me a favour and book me one to go back 😉


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My new book explains how to learn long draw. The way to use the it is to look first of all at the line drawings in the middle pages and see if you can identify with any of the learning concepts - don't worry if not. The following pages outline four different ways to learn long draw designed to complement the various ways we take in information. The pages at the front of the book are practical things you can do to give yourself the best chances of success/help yourself.
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